Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
What knowledge is important to a software professional?

Efforts to develop licensing requirements, curricula, or training programs for software professionals should consider the experience of the practitioners who actually perform the work. We surveyed software professionals representing a wide variety of industries, job functions, and countries to learn which educational topics have proved most important to them in their careers and to identify the topics for which their education or current knowledge could be improved.
Public Communication of Science in Blogs

New media are having a significant impact on science communication, both on the way scientists communicate with peers and on the dissemination of science to the lay public. Science blogs, in particular, provide an open space for science communication, where a diverse audience (with different degrees of expertise) may have access to science information intended both for nonspecialist readers and for experts. The purpose of this article is to analyze the strategies used by bloggers to communicate and recontextualize scientific discourse in the realm of science blogs. These strategies involve adjusting information to the readers’ knowledge and information needs, deploying linguistic features typical of personal, informal, and dialogic interaction to create intimacy and proximity, engaging in critical analysis of the recontextualized research and focusing on its relevance, and using explicit and personal expressions of evaluation. The article shows that, given the diverse audience of science posts, bloggers display a blending of discursive practices from different discourses and harness the affordances of new media to achieve their rhetorical purposes.
Tight bounds for anonymous adopt-commit objects

We give matching upper and lower bounds of Θ(min(log m/log log m, n)) for the space and individual step complexity of a wait-free m-valued adopt-commit object implemented using multi-writer registers for n anonymous processes. While the upper bound is deterministic, the lower bound holds for randomized adopt-commit objects as well. Our results are based on showing that adopt-commit objects are equivalent up to small additive constants, to a simpler class of objects that we call weak conflict detectors. It follows that the same lower bound holds on the individual step complexity of m-valued wait-free anonymous consensus, for randomized algorithms with global coins against an oblivious adversary. The upper bound can also be used to slightly improve the cost of randomized consensus in the probabilistic-write model.
Contours of an Interaction Sequence in Rioting: The Gothenburg Disturbances of 2009

This article examines a series of public disturbances in Gothenburg, Sweden. Drawing on recent work in micro-sociology, public order theory, and imitation studies, it considers why and how the ‘travelling’ of violence could develop among the city's street gangs as dramatically as it did, resulting in widespread rioting, vandalism, and arson. The situational dynamics behind the unfolding sequence of events are explored, using police intelligence records, interviews, and court documents as primary data sources. A five-part interaction sequence is outlined, focusing on the role of flash-point events, hostile belief systems, moral holidays, spirals of opinion, and mimetic rivalry in the escalation of the unrest.
The Impact of Different Diagnostic Criteria on the Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Healthy Elderly Participants and Geriatric Outpatients

Background: A consensus on the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia, a common syndrome in the elderly, has not been reached yet. Prevalence rates vary between studies due to the use of different criteria encompassing different measures, correction factors and cutoff points. Objective: This study compared prevalence rates of sarcopenia using nine sets of diagnostic criteria applied in two different elderly populations. Methods: The study population encompassed 308 healthy elderly participants (152 males, 156 females; mean age 74 years) and 123 geriatric outpatients (54 males, 69 females; mean age 81 years). Diagnostic criteria included relative muscle mass, absolute muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance. Results: Prevalence rates of sarcopenia varied between 0 and 15% in healthy elderly participants and between 2 and 34% in geriatric outpatients. Conclusion: This study clearly demonstrates the dependency of sarcopenia prevalence rates on the applied diagnostic criteria.
Corpus-Based Grammar and the Heineken Effect: Lexico-grammatical Description for Language Learners1

The storage of vast amounts of text on computer, together with sophisticated concordancing software, has begun to have a significant impact on language description and on language pedagogy. The theorical impetus for this developement comes from Firthian linguistics and is in marked contrast to the more psychological approaches to language description. This article assess the current status of corpus-based lexico grammar with particular reference to the one substantial descriptive grammar of English to have made use of the new computational techniques, the Collins COBUILD English Grammar.
A multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial comparing the efficacy and safety of TUDCA and UDCA in Chinese patients with primary biliary cholangitis

Aim:Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) is a taurine conjugated form of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) with higher hydrophility. To further evaluate the efficacy and safety of TUDCA for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), we performed this study on Chinese patients. Methods:199 PBC patients were randomly assigned to either 250 mg TUDCA plus UDCA placebo or 250 mg UDCA plus TUDCA placebo, 3 times per day for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was defined as percentage of patients achieving serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) reduction of more than 25% from baseline. Results:At week 24, 75.97% of patients in the TUDCA group and 80.88% of patients in the UDCA group achieved a serum ALP reduction of more than 25% from baseline (P = 0.453). The percentage of patients with serum ALP levels declined more than 40% following 24 weeks of treatment was 55.81% in the TUDCA group and 52.94% in the UDCA group (P = 0.699). Both groups showed similar improvement in serum levels of ALP, aspartate aminotransferase, and total bilirubin (P > 0.05). The proportion of patients with pruritus/scratch increased from 1.43% to 10.00% in UDCA group, while there's no change in TUDCA group (P = 0.023). Both drugs were well tolerated, with comparable adverse event rates between the 2 groups. Conclusions:TUDCA is safe and as efficacious as UDCA for the treatment of PBC, and may be better to relieve symptoms than UDCA.
Asynchronous Master-Slave Parallelization of Differential Evolution for Multi-Objective Optimization

In this paper, we present AMS-DEMO, an asynchronous master-slave implementation of DEMO, an evolutionary algorithm for multi-objective optimization. AMS-DEMO was designed for solving time-intensive problems efficiently on both homogeneous and heterogeneous parallel computer architectures. The algorithm is used as a test case for the asynchronous master-slave parallelization of multi-objective optimization that has not yet been thoroughly investigated. Selection lag is identified as the key property of the parallelization method, which explains how its behavior depends on the type of computer architecture and the number of processors. It is arrived at analytically and from the empirical results. AMS-DEMO is tested on a benchmark problem and a time-intensive industrial optimization problem, on homogeneous and heterogeneous parallel setups, providing performance results for the algorithm and an insight into the parallelization method. A comparison is also performed between AMS-DEMO and generational master-slave DEMO to demonstrate how the asynchronous parallelization method enhances the algorithm and what benefits it brings compared to the synchronous method.
Direct anD inDirect effects of Personality traits on leisure satisfaction: eviDence from a national Probability samPle in taiwan

We aimed to examine both direct and indirect effects of personality traits on leisure satisfaction in a national sample of Taiwanese adults. Data came from the 2007 Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS), which is the largest nationwide social survey in Taiwan. The TSCS adopts three-stage stratified probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling using trained interviewers to collect high quality data. This current national sample had 2,147 respondents, with 50.2% males, 49.8% females, and a mean age of 46.70 ( SD = 17.19, range = 20-96). The majority of respondents (63.2%) were married and held full-time employment (53.3%).
Recruitment of proteins to DNA double-strand breaks: MDC1 directly recruits RAP80

DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most severe type of DNA damage. Occurrence of DSBs in the cell activates the DNA damage response (DDR), which involves signaling cascades that sense and respond to the damage. Promptly after DSB induction, DDR proteins accumulate surrounding both DNA ends and form microscopically-visible foci. Recently, we demonstrated that the key DDR protein MDC1 directly binds RAP80, an additional DDR protein that recruits BRCA1 to DSBs. We provided evidences that the MDC1-RAP80 interaction depends on a ubiquitylation event on K-1977 of MDC1. However, it remained unknown whether K-1977 of MDC1 is required for the recruitment of RAP80 to DSBs. Here we show that K-1977 of MDC1 is necessary for focus formation by RAP80. Nevertheless, it has not effect on focus formation by γ-H2AX, MDC1 or 53BP1. The results imply a role for the MDC1-RAP80 interaction in focus formation by the RAP80-BRCA1 complex. In light of these recent results we discuss several aspects of the complexity of focus formation and present a model for the involvement of individual and complex recruitment mechanisms in focus formation.
Seasonal Variability of Blood Pressure in California

A 69-year-old woman visiting Anaheim in southern California from Stockton in north central California in November requested a refill for lisinopril ⁄ hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 20 ⁄ 25 mg daily on the basis of home blood pressures (BPs) that had been rising during the past month. She stated for the past 5 years that she had been taking lisinopril ⁄ HCTZ 20 ⁄ 25 mg from October through March each year, but did not require any antihypertensive medication between April and September. She first noticed her seasonal BP variability becoming extremely dizzy during warmer months with low blood pressures on antihypertensive medication. Home BPs taken with a LifeSource UA-767 Plus monitor (A&D Medical, Milpitas, CA) twice a day 3 d ⁄ wk averaged 132 ⁄ 76 mm Hg during the warmer months off medication, but averaged 146 ⁄ 78 mm Hg during the months of October and November. Physical examination revealed BPs of 152 ⁄ 80 mm Hg and 154 ⁄ 78 mm Hg with a normal cardiac examination, intact peripheral pulses, and no bruits. Her body mass index was 23 kg ⁄ m and she exercised regularly by walking 45 min 5 d ⁄ wk throughout the year. Electrocardiographic results were normal, creatinine was 1.2 mg ⁄ dL (normal 0.6 mg ⁄ dL to 1.1 mg ⁄ dL), estimated glomerular filtration rate 54 mL ⁄ min, sodium 142 meq ⁄ L (normal 135 meq ⁄ L to 145 meq ⁄ L), and potassium 4.2 meq ⁄ L (normal 3.5 meq ⁄ L to 5.0 meq ⁄ L). The patient was given a prescription for lisinopril ⁄ HCTZ 20 ⁄ 25 mg 1⁄2 tablet daily with instructions to follow home BPs according to her usual method. If home BPs remained >135 ⁄ 85 mm Hg in 2 weeks, she was instructed to increase to a full tablet daily. She called back in 3 weeks, messaging that her home BPs were consistently running 118 mm Hg to 130 ⁄ 70– 76 mm Hg on lisinopril ⁄ HCTZ 20 ⁄ 25 mg daily and that she was returning to northern California to resume her routine health care follow-up.
Contesting hegemons: US–French relations in the ‘New World Order’

International relations is now marked by a distinct bias against both realism and materialism. This, allied to the currently fashionable notion that in a globalized, liberal economy cooperation rather than competition is the norm, has meant that few scholars have been concerned to analyse the sources of rivalry between the various capitalist states. This article suggests that a version of realism informed by a keen sense of power and hierarchy remains essential if we are to understand the dynamics of US foreign policy in the post-Cold War period. The case study deployed here revolves around the various attempts made by one of America's allies to contest Washington's vision of a ‘new world order’. The French challenge assumed many forms but in the end was seen off by the dominant state; the outcome only confirming US preponderance and guaranteeing its hegemonic position into the 21st century.
Cloning and Functional Characterization of Novel Large Conductance Calcium-activated Potassium Channel β Subunits, hKCNMB3 and hKCNMB4*

We present the cloning and characterization of two novel calcium-activated potassium channel β subunits, hKCNMB3 and hKCNMB4, that are enriched in the testis and brain, respectively. We compare and contrast the steady state and kinetic properties of these β subunits with the previously cloned mouse β1 (mKCNMB1) and the human β2 subunit (hKCNMB2). Once inactivation is removed, we find that hKCNMB2 has properties similar to mKCNMB1. hKCNMB2 slowsHslo1 channel gating and shifts the current-voltage relationship to more negative potentials. hKCNMB3 and hKCNMB4 have distinct effects on slo currents not observed with mKCNMB1 and hKCNMB2. Although we found that hKCNMB3 does interact with Hslo channels, its effects on Hslo1 channel properties were slight, increasing Hslo1 activation rates. In contrast, hKCNMB4 slows Hslo1 gating kinetics, and modulates the apparent calcium sensitivity of Hslo1. We found that the different effects of the β subunits on some Hslo1 channel properties are calcium-dependent. mKCNMB1 and hKCNMB2 slow activation at 1 μm but not at 10 μm free calcium concentrations. hKCNMB4 decreases Hslo1 channel openings at low calcium concentrations but increases channel openings at high calcium concentrations. These results suggest that β subunits in diverse tissue types fine-tune slo channel properties to the needs of a particular cell.
Marriage systems and remarriage in 19th century Hungary: a comparative study

The paper tries to examine the intensity and possible influencing factors of remarriages in two distant communities of historic Hungary during the 19th century. It uses longitudinal data gained from parish registers and family reconstitution method and event history models for the analysis of remarriage. Having only incomplete information on the social status of widowed persons, we used sex, age at widowhood, period, duration of widowhood and family composition as independent variables in the models. The analysis could prove that there were considerable differences within the ‘Eastern marriage pattern’: the analysed Transylvanian community showed a higher propensity to remarry than the West Hungarian one. This result fits well into the differing demographic patterns of the two communities. The most probable causes of these differences were better mortality and differing social composition in the Hungarian village. High propensity to remarry and the high proportion of widower/widow marriages stress the unique character of the Transylvanian community. Otherwise the role of sex was decisive in remarriage, that of age and duration of widowhood were also considerable, while period effect could not be observed. The presence of working-age sons decreased the relative risk of remarriage significantly. In this respect there were no considerable differences between the studied communities, and the results are similar to those of other research.
Self-Adaptive Cloud Pricing Strategies with Markov Prediction and Data Mining Method

Cloud computing as a new IT technology is burgeoning and an increasing number of providers are offering various web services related to cloud computing. Meanwhile, the demands of different kinds of users are also rising sharply. In order to maximize the revenue, a proper pricing model is in desperate need. Nowadays, most of the providers are using static pricing which neglects the changes of supply and demand. Since the web services are easy to access and can be used by a large number of users, a dynamic pricing model aimed at maximizing the revenue is proposed. Our dynamic pricing model can automatically adjust the prices of resources according to the demands from users and the pricing for packages is based on Apriori Algorithm. Furthermore, the dynamic pricing model also can be adjusted and optimized by Genetic Annealing Algorithm so as to well adapt to the changes of Supply and demand. Compared with the static pricing model, the dynamic pricing model can increase the revenue to a considerable extent.
Development of Heterodera glycines as Affected by Alachlor and Fenamiphos.

A series of greenhouse experiments was conducted to elucidate the postinfection development of Heterodera glycines in response to applications of alachlor and fenamiphos. The rate of H. glycines maturation on a susceptible soybean cultivar was not altered by 1.0 mug alachlor/g soil but was completely inhibited by 1.0 or 1.5 mug fenamiphos/g soil. An alachlor-fenamiphos combination allowed development after an initial 300-degree-day delay. Nematode maturation on the resistant soybean cultivar Centennial with 1.0 mug alachlor/g soil was similar to that observed on an untreated resistant control. Twice as many females matured on Centennial plants growing in alachlor-treated soil as on untreated Centennial plants. Fenamiphos in combination with alachlor (1.0 mug a.i./g soil) allowed development on Centennial at half the rate of the resistant control. This antagonism between alachlor and fenamiphos on development may help to explain late season population resurgence of H. glycines observed with field application of these pesticides.
Molecular and Biomolecular Processing: Three-Dimensional-Topology Processing and Memory Cells

This paper examines the processing, aggregation and interfacing utilizing molecular solutions. The molecular processing platforms (MPPs) will be comprised from modules, units and devices. For example, a brain neuron, as a super-high-performance biomolecular module, performs processing, memory storage, communication, interfacing and other related tasks. Molecular and biomolecular processing is a fundamental and technological frontier of this century. We study the feasibility, soundness and practicality of processing, memory storage and interfacing by molecular aggregates.
Transactive Memory System Impact on Team Performance through Knowledge Quality and Perceived Knowledge Satisfaction

Knowledge management is deemed as an effective way to maintain organization competitive advantage. However, researchers and practitioners began to question function of knowledge management on performance and try to measure knowledge management performance more precisely. To better understand the relationship between knowledge management and performance, we combine transactive memory systems with knowledge management performance to investigate their impact on team performance based on an integrative research framework for studying knowledge management. We conducted survey in knowledge worker teams in several cities in Mainland China. Results indicate that transactive memory systems have a positive impact on team performance through knowledge management performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Formative Evaluation of the No-Fee Teacher Education Program from the Students' Standpoint

This exploratory case study applied a formative evaluation framework to evaluate the no-fee teacher education program at Southwest University. The study focused on the students' perspective and their perceptions of the program, both intrinsic and extrinsic. A self-evaluation checklist and a questionnaire were the instruments used to collect data. Some of the findings indicated that the students were not fully prepared to become qualified teachers. The students evaluated the program's effectiveness as fairly high, but their critical feedback deserves attention for the sake of advancing and improving this teacher preparation program.
Hebrew-language Narratives of Yiddish-speaking Ultra-Orthodox Girls in Israel

This paper reports on a study conducted with children belonging to a rarely studied minority group, the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Israel, an extremely religious group that endorses patterns of voluntary segregation. The research population also demonstrates linguistic segregation, as they use only Yiddish for daily communication with Hebrew, the main official language of Israel, serving primarily for study and ritual purposes. The sample consisted of 56 girls, divided between 4th graders and 7th graders, who were asked to write a story in Hebrew about a good thing that had happened to them. Two lines of analysis were adopted: (1) Quality of referential information, defined in terms of three types of ‘Information- Units’: events, descriptions and interpretations. Analysis revealed that informative density of narratives increased significantly with age, with a higher proportion of interpretive elements in 7th than in 4th grade – in marked contrast to baseline data of similar analyses of Hebrew monolingual schoolchildren in the same agegroups. (2) Analysis from a ‘social capital perspective’, which revealed high frequency of elements expressing affect, bonding and dogmatism in relation to the family, the community and the larger cultural–religious context. Results are discussed in view of the role of Hebrew in the lives of the participants, its ideological context and the ways language development and usage among ethnolinguistic minorities may reveal deeper layers of thought and emotion.
Metabolite Profiling of Root Exudates of Common Bean under Phosphorus Deficiency

Root exudates improve the nutrient acquisition of plants and affect rhizosphere microbial communities. The plant nutrient status affects the composition of root exudates. The purpose of this study was to examine common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) root exudates under phosphorus (P) deficiency using a metabolite profiling technique. Common bean plants were grown in a culture solution at P concentrations of 0 (P0), 1 (P1) and 8 (P8) mg P L−1 for 1, 10 and 20 days after transplanting (DAT). Root exudates were collected, and their metabolites were determined by capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry (CE-TOF MS). The shoot P concentration and dry weight of common bean plants grown at P0 were lower than those grown at P8. One hundred and fifty-nine, 203 and 212 metabolites were identified in the root exudates, and 16% (26/159), 13% (26/203) and 9% (20/212) of metabolites showed a P0/P8 ratio higher than 2.0 at 1, 10 and 20 DAT, respectively. The relative peak areas of several metabolites, including organic acids and amino acids, in root exudates were higher at P0 than at P8. These results suggest that more than 10% of primary and secondary metabolites are induced to exude from roots of common bean by P deficiency.