Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Confirming the multidimensionality of psychological well-being among Korean immigrant mothers in the United States

Abstract Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being (PWB) Scale is a theoretically derived instrument that focuses on six dimensions of eudaimonic well-being. Although the PWB scale has been widely used in both clinical and general samples with different sociodemographic characteristics, its factor structure within first-generation Korean immigrant mothers requires examination, as they often face sociocultural challenges due to immigration-related experiences (e.g., acculturation stress, being socially and culturally segregated, following heritage cultural obligations to be a “wise mother and good wife,” or taking less prestigious jobs) that could negatively influence their well-being. This study examined the factor structure of an 18-item version of the PWB scale in a sample of 169 first-generation Korean immigrant mothers of young children in the United States. A second-order confirmatory factor analysis did not support the original factor structure of the PWB scale. More importantly, high correlations among some of the PWB subscales suggested that the PWB factors may not be distinct from each other and the number of factors should be reduced. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted on the four highly correlated factors in subsequent analyses, and three new factors (Satisfaction with Life, Goal Orientation, and Positive Self-Perceptions) were identified. The newly derived PWB factors were negatively correlated with mothers’ depressive symptoms. These findings advanced our understanding of psychological well-being in first-generation Korean immigrant mothers and highlighted the need to consider sociocultural factors in mental health research with this population.
A Chinese Patient with Pusher Syndrome and Unilateral Spatial Neglect Syndrome

Objective: To observe clinical manifestations, behavioral characteristics, and effects of rehabilitation on a patient with pusher syndrome and unilateral spatial neglect caused by right thalamic hemorrhage. Methods: Assessment of pusher syndrome was made by the Scale for Contraversive pushing (SCP), and unilateral spatial neglect syndrome was diagnosed using line cancellation, letter and star cancellation, line bisection tests and copy and continuation of graphic sequence test. Behavioral therapy, occupational therapy, reading training and traditional Chinese medicine methods were adopted for treatment of pusher syndrome and unilateral spatial neglect. Results: The patient showed typical pusher syndrome and unilateral spatial neglect symptoms. The pusher syndrome and unilateral spatial neglect symptoms were significantly improved following rehabilitation treatments. Conclusions: Pusher syndrome and unilateral spatial neglect syndrome occurred simultaneously after right thalamic hemorrhage. Early rehabilitation therapy can reduce the symptoms of pusher syndrome and unilateral spatial neglect syndrome and improve motor function.
Current incidence and estimated residual risk of transfusion‐transmitted infections in donations made to Canadian Blood Services

BACKGROUND: New testing methods such as nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) and chemiluminescent serologic assays have been introduced, more precise estimates for infectious window periods are available, and a new method for estimating the residual risk (RR) of transfusion‐transmitted infections (TTIs) has been developed. Thus, available RR estimates for Canada need to be updated.
Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase (nNOS, NOS1) rs693534 and rs7977109 Variants and Risk for Migraine

Many biochemical, pharmacological, neuropathological, and experimental data suggest a possible role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of migraine. We investigated the possible association between functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the neuronal nitric oxide synthase gene (NOS1 or nNOS; chromosome 12q24.22) and the risk for migraine.
Aquabis(benzoato-κO)(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2 N,N′)zinc(II)

The Zn atom in the title compound, [Zn(C7H5O2)2(C12H8N2)(H2O)], is five-coordinate in a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordination environment involving two O atoms of two monodentate benzoates, two N atoms of a 1,10-phenanthroline molecule and one O atom of a water molecule. The axial positions are occupied by a carboxylate O atom from the benzoate ligand and an N atom from the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand [N—Zn—O = 146.90 (7)°]. The water molecule forms an intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond; an intermolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond gives rise to a dimer.
The effects of screen captures in manuals: a textual and two visual manuals compared

The study examines the use of screen captures in manuals. Three designs of manuals were compared, one textual and two visual manuals. The two visual manuals differed in the type of screen capture that was used. One had screen captures that showed only the relevant part of the screen, whereas the other consisted of captures of the full screen. All manuals contained exactly the same textual information. We examined the time used on carrying out procedures (manual used as a job aid) and the results on retention tests (manual used for learning). We expected to find a trade-off between gain in time and learning effects. That is, we expected that higher scores on the retention tests involved an increase in time used and, vice versa, that gains in time would lead to lower retention test scores. We also explored the influence of manual design on user motivation. For job-aid purposes, there were no differences between manuals. For learning, the full-screen captures manual and the textual manual were significantly better than the partial-screen captures manual. There was no proof for the expected trade-off. More learning was not caused by an increase in time used. We found no effects on user motivation. This study does not yield convincing evidence to support the presence of screen captures in manuals. However, if one wants to include screen captures, this study gives clarity for the type of screen capture to choose. The use of full-screen captures is preferable to partial ones. Finally, we conclude that documentation designed to expedite the execution of tasks does not necessarily hamper the learning that may result.
When high and pop culture (re)mix: An inquiry into the memetic transformations of artwork

This article explores the complex meanings embodied in memes featuring artwork as a juxtaposition between fine arts and participatory culture. A qualitative textual analysis of 119 meme instances identified three dimensions of artwork that can be echoed in digital memes: the content, the form, and the artist. Consistent with the metaphor of communication as transmission, the mimesis of content uses artwork as a device for political expression. The mimesis of form and of the artist, on the other hand, provoke a response that emphasizes the aesthetics over the narrative, albeit for contrasting goals: while the former conveys a communal partaking of iconic gestures, which highlights what Carey depicted as the ritual view of communication, the latter distinguishes the imitators as individuals, thus comparing them to the original creator. This article demonstrates the memetic manipulation of fine art as a dual agent of individual and communal expression.
The measurement of small magnetic signals from magnetic nanoparticles attached to the cell surface and surrounding living cells using a general-purpose SQUID magnetometer

Magnetic nanoparticles have recently been widely applied in the bio-medical field. Responding to the demand for a simple and sensitive magnetic assay system for bio-liquid samples, we employed a general-purpose superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer. Strips of filter paper were used as a liquid-specimen sample holder possessing a very small magnetic background signal. An aqueous solution of superparamagnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles (Resovist®) was dropped in a tiny blot-like spot in the middle of the filter paper and the magnetization was measured. Magnetic moments of a dilution series of Resovist® solutions versus the number of particles provided a linear graph, revealing that the magnetic moment per Resovist® particle was 8.25 × 10−17 emu. 1 × 105 cancer cells were incubated with Resovist®, and the number of Resovist® particles attached to the cell surface and surrounding a living cell was calculated to be 1.02 ± 0.14 × 107 particles/cell. Our system using a commercial SQUID magnetometer should be more than enough to determine the number of magnetic nanoparticles biologically reacting with living cells, contributing to the application of magneto nanomaterials to the life-science field.
Pancreatic dysfunction in severe obesity

AIMS To investigate pancreatic function in children attending an obesity clinic. METHODS Thirty six children (of which 34 were white) with severe obesity of prepubertal onset (body mass index more than +2 SDS) were reviewed clinically and dysmorphologically, with assessment of pancreatic function. RESULTS Eight had dysmorphic features and 13 had learning difficulties. Four of 17 prepubertal children had hyperinsulinaemia and seven had hyperproinsulinaemia. All 19 pubertal children had hyperinsulinaemia, 14 had hyperproinsulinaemia, and one had type II diabetes. CONCLUSIONS Metabolic abnormalities predictive of type II diabetes occur in severely obese white children.
Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, update June 2016

The following sequences have been submitted to the Nomenclature Committee since the May 2016 nomenclature update and, following agreed policy, have been assigned official allele designations (1). Full details of all sequences will be published in a forthcoming report. Below are listed the newly assigned sequences (Table 1) and confirmations of previously reported sequences (Table 2). The accession number of each sequence is given and these can be used to retrieve the sequence files from the EMBL, GenBank or DDBJ data libraries. Although accession numbers have been assigned by the data libraries and most sequences are already available, there is still the possibility that an author may not yet
A Non–Cell Autonomous Role of E(z) to Prevent Germ Cells from Turning on a Somatic Cell Marker

Keeping Germ Cells Special Germ cells separate from the somatic lineage during early metazoan development. Eun et al. (p. 1513) found that Drosophila germ cells lose their identity and turn on somatic cell–specific marker expression in adult testes when a Polycomb group component E(z) is inactivated in somatic cells. However, only early-stage germ cells, including germline stem cells, retain this plasticity. Thus, one role for somatic cells in male gonads is to antagonize somatic identity in germ cells. Somatic cells within the gonad produce a protein that stops Drosophila germ cells from becoming somatic. In many metazoans, germ cells are separated from somatic lineages early in development and maintain their identity throughout life. Here, we show that a Polycomb group (PcG) component, Enhancer of Zeste [E(z)], a histone transferase that generates trimethylation at lysine 27 of histone H3, maintains germline identity in Drosophila adult testes. We find excessive early-stage somatic gonadal cells in E(z) mutant testes, which originate from both overproliferative cyst stem cells and germ cells turning on an early-stage somatic cell marker. Using complementary lineage-tracing experiments in E(z) mutant testes, a portion of excessive early-stage somatic gonadal cells are found to originate from early-stage germ cells, including germline stem cells. Moreover, knocking down E(z) specifically in somatic cells caused this change, which suggests a non–cell autonomous role of E(z) to antagonize somatic identity in germ cells.
Measurement of cholesterol of major serum lipoprotein classes by anion-exchange HPLC with perchlorate ion-containing eluent Published, JLR Papers in Press, May 1, 2003. DOI 10.1194/jlr.D300003-JLR200

We have developed a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for measurement of cholesterol in the major classes of serum lipoproteins, i.e., HDL, LDL, IDL, VLDL, and chylomicrons. Lipoproteins in serum were separated on a column containing diethylaminoethyl-ligand nonporous polymer-based gel by elution with a step gradient of sodium perchlorate concentration, and detected by post-column reaction with a reagent containing cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase. The within-day assay and between-day assay coefficients of variation for cholesterol concentration in lipoproteins were in the ranges of 0.9–6.4% and 1.1–11.9%, respectively. The correlation coefficients between the values of HDL, LDL, IDL, VLDL, and chylomicron cholesterol measured by the HPLC method and those estimated by an ultracentrifugation method were 0.892, 0.921, 0.840, 0.930, and 0.873, respectively. Values of remnant-like particle cholesterol measured by an immunoseparation technique (Japan Immunoresearch Laboratories, Japan) were significantly correlated with VLDL and chylomicron cholesterol values measured by the HPLC method (r = 0.883 and r = 0.729, respectively). This rapid and accurate HPLC method was successfully applied to the analysis of plasma lipoproteins of patients with hyperlipidemia.
Off-Line Handwritten Signature Verification Using Contourlet Transform and Co-occurrence Matrix

We address, in this work, a new feature generation method for two different approaches of off-line handwritten signature verification (HSV), writer-dependent and writer-independent HSV. The proposed method uses conjointly the contourlet transform and the co-occurence matrix. The contourlet transform allows capturing contour segment directions of the handwritten signature, while the co-occurrence matrix allows describing the number of directions. Experiments are conducted on the well known CEDAR dataset and the classification through the support vector machines (SVM). The obtained results show the effective use of the Contourlet transform for handwritten signature verification comparatively to the state of the art.
Automated gene oscillation phase classification for zebrafish presomitic mesoderm cells

Zebrafish somitogenesis is governed by a segmentation clock that generates oscillations of gene expression in the zebrafish presomitic mesoderm (PSM) cells. The segmentation clock causes cells to undergo repeated cycles of transcriptional activation and repression, which can be divided into eight phases based on their distinct mRNA co‐localizations. Recognizing different gene oscillation phases of cells is important in zebrafish research, but manual analysis is time‐consuming and difficult. In this article, an effective automated gene oscillation phase classification framework is established for zebrafish PSM cell images. The framework consists of three major steps: (1) identify the individual cells by a two‐stage segmentation procedure; (2) extract multiple features on each cell patch to measure the subcellular mRNA distribution; (3) employ a support vector machine (SVM) with a combined kernel to complete feature fusion and classification. To evaluate the effectiveness of this framework, a dataset containing 2,227 cell samples is constructed. Experimental results on this dataset indicate that our approach can achieve reasonably good performance for this gene oscillation classification problem. The feature sets NF9 and SPIN introduced in this article have proved to be superior to other cell features in this problem. Besides, the kernel fusion method used in the third step provides a way to combine heterogeneous features together, i.e., numerical feature set and histogram‐based feature set, and classification performance with the combined kernel is better than single feature. © 2011 International Society for Advancement of Cytometry
A Technique for Write-endurance aware Management of Resistive RAM Last Level Caches

Due to increasing cache sizes and large leakage consumption of SRAM device, conventional SRAM caches contribute significantly to the processor power consumption. Recently researchers have used non-volatile memory devices to design caches, since they provide high density, comparable read latency and low leakage power dissipation. However, their high write latency may increase the execution time and hence, leakage energy consumption. Also, since their write endurance is small, a conventional energy saving technique may further aggravate the problem of write-variations, thus reducing their lifetime. In this paper, we present a cache energy saving technique for non-volatile caches, which also attempts to improve their lifetime by making writes equally distributed to the cache. Our technique uses dynamic cache reconfiguration to adjust the cache size to meet program requirement and turns off the remaining cache to save energy. Microarchitectural simulations performed using an x86-64 simulator, SPEC2006 benchmarks and a resistive-RAM LLC (last level cache) show that over an 8MB baseline cache, our technique saves 17.55% memory subsystem (last level cache + main memory) energy and improves the lifetime by 1.33X. Over the same resistive-RAM baseline, an SRAM of similar area with no cache reconfiguration leads to an energy loss of 186.13%.
The role of cyclic nucleotides in the spontaneous contractility and responsiveness to nitric oxide of the rat uterus at midgestation and term.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this investigation was to study the effects of pharmacologic manipulation of cyclic nucleotide levels on the uterine spontaneous contractile activity and responsiveness to nitric oxide in pregnant rats at midgestation and term. STUDY DESIGN Uterine rings from pregnant rats at midgestation and term were placed in organ chambers for isometric tension recording. Concentration-response curves were obtained for phosphodiesterase and guanylate cyclase inhibitors, membrane-permeable cyclic nucleotide analogs, and forskolin. In addition, the effects of minimal inhibitory concentrations of these agents on the concentration-response relationships for diethylamine nitric oxide (a nitric oxide donor) were studied. RESULTS Nonselective phosphodiesterase inhibitors induced more inhibition of contractions of uterine rings from pregnant rats at term than at midgestation and zaprinast induced less. Inhibitors of guanylate cyclase and membrane-permeable analogs of cyclic guanosine monophosphate were equally effective in tissues from pregnant rats at midgestation and term. All agents attenuated the inhibitory effect of diethylamine nitric oxide at midgestation; however, dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate and papaverine increased the inhibitory effect of diethylamine nitric oxide in tissues from pregnant animals at term. CONCLUSIONS Cyclic nucleotides modulate both spontaneous and nitric oxide-induced changes in uterine contraction during pregnancy. Application of nonselective inhibitors of phosphodiesterase, as well as membrane-permeable analogs of cyclic adenosine monophosphate, may counteract refractoriness to nitric oxide at term.
Artificial and bioartificial support systems for liver failure: a Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group Protocol.

AIMS/BACKGROUND Liver support systems may bridge patients to liver transplantation or recovery from liver failure. This review is to evaluate the beneficial and harmful effects of artificial and bioartificial support systems for acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure. DATA SOURCES Randomized trials on any support system versus standard medical therapy will be included irrespective of publication status or language. Non-randomized studies are included in explorative analyses. Trials will be identified through bibliographies, correspondence with original investigators, and electronic searches (Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group Controlled Trials Register, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and The Chinese Biomedical Database). METHODS OF THE REVIEW The extracted data will include characteristics of trials, patients, interventions, and all outcome measures. Methodological quality will be assessed by the randomization, follow up, and blinding. The RevMan and STATA will be used for statistical analyses. Sources of heterogeneity and methodological quality in the assessment of the primary outcome will be explored by sensitivity analyses and meta-regression.
Mining Implicit Correlations between Users with the Same Role for Trust-Aware Recommendation

Trust as one of important social relations has attracted much attention from researchers in the field of social network-based recommender systems. In trust network-based recommender systems, there exist normally two roles for users, truster and trustee. Most of trust-based methods generally utilize explicit links between truster and trustee to find similar neighbors for recommendation. However, there possibly exist implicit correlations between users, especially for users with the same role (truster or trustee). In this paper, we propose a novel Collaborative Filtering method called CF-TC, which exploits Trust Context to discover implicit correlation between users with the same role for recommendation. In this method, each user is first represented by the same-role users who are co-occurring with the user. Then, similarities between users with the same role are measured based on obtained user representation. Finally, two variants of our method are proposed to fuse these computed similarities into traditional collaborative filtering for rating prediction. Using two publicly available real-world Epinions and Ciao datasets, we conduct comprehensive experiments to compare the performance of our proposed method with some existing benchmark methods. The results show that CF-TC outperforms other baseline methods in terms of RMSE, MAE, and recall.
Polarization and wavelength-independent time-division demultiplexing based on copolarized-pumps FWM in an SOA

A novel optical time-division demultiplexer based on copolarized-pumps four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers is presented. The scheme is polarization and wavelength independent. Effective 10-Gb/s channel extraction from an optical time-division multiplexed 40-Gb/s aggregate frame is experimentally demonstrated.
Development of an inexpensive Health Monitoring System for the Lone Elderly

This paper proposes the design and implementation of an intelligent health monitoring system, e-Guardian, which helps the elderly live independently and offers peace of mind to their family members. The heart of the system is a base station (BS) that acts as a gateway between GSM/GPRS and WSN. At seniors’ sides are a number of small and lightweight wearable devices (WDs) which are capable of automatically detecting accidental falls, inferring simple activities of daily livings (ADLs), monitoring body temperatures and heart rates, etc. WDs communicate with BS, possibly via range extenders (REs) in several hops. During an emergency, alert signals will be sent to family members or caregivers via SMS. To avoid network congestions, e-Guardian takes a decentralized approach by processing sensor data locally in WDs instead of streaming raw sensor data to the BS for processing. An interrupt-driven fall detection algorithm using a digital microelectromechanical-system (MEMS) accelerometer has been designed to allow host microcontroller units (MCUs) to process data only upon interrupts and sleep the rest of the time, thus achieving several months of standby time. The system consumes minimum bandwidth thus allows its network to scale easily to cover a large area. The scalability allows an e-Guardian system to be deployed in not only households but also care centers, hospitals and even entire village/community areas thus the cost per senior is further reduced.