Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Empathy and the Instructional Designer

Empathy and the Instructional Designer Gregory Spencer Williams Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology, BYU Master of Science The purpose of this study was to understand how instructional designers define empathy in the context of instructional design technology and how empathy was manifest in their daily work. Through a series of in-depth interviews with six designers, three definitions of empathy emerged including caring for the learner, referencing personal experience in service of the learner, and taking on somebody else’s viewpoint. Additionally, analysis of empathy in participants’ daily work resulted in six themes: personal experience, metacognition or selfawareness, project management constraints, multiple stakeholders, practical processes and traditional learner analysis, and navigating learner goals and motivation. Several complexities regarding empathy and learner analysis were revealed, including those pertaining to institutional constraints, managing empathetic relationships with various stakeholders beyond learners, the amount of learner analysis necessary for a good design, the degree to which interaction between designer and learner is necessary, and whether increased content knowledge helps designers effectively empathize with learners. In addition to these complexities of practice, the gap in research regarding learner analysis and empathy in instructional design were recommended as important topics for further research.
Sector-Level Disaggregate Stochastic Trends in Mexico’s Real Output

Our aim is to examine whether sectorial production shocks have predominated in Mexico’s long annual real output, and whether shocks from different sectors are correlated. We study the long-run movement and comovements of 6 production sectors, using long, low frequency data for the Mexican economy from 1921 to 1993 and Johansen’s (1991, 1995) method to test for cointegration, that is, the possibility of common stochastic shocks driving growth among sectors. Under cointegration, the idiosyncratic sectorial shocks cancel out and vanish, giving rise to a (possibly multiple) stochastic growth component common to all (some) sectors. We show that the sources of permanent innovations in Mexico’s real output are more likely to come from sector-group-specific sources rather than from either independent sector-specific technological shocks, or common aggregate permanent innovations.
MHD Heat Transfer Mixed Convection Flow Along a Vertical Stretching Sheet in Presence of Magnetic Field With Heat Generation

The steady two-dimensional MHD heat transfer mixed convection flow of a viscous incompressible fluid near a stretching permeable sheet in presence of a uniform magnetic field with heat generation is considered when the buoyancy force assists or opposes the flow. The equations governing the flow and temperature fields are reduced to a system of coupled non-linear ordinary differential equations. These non-linear differential equations are integrated numerically by using NachtsheimSwigert [1] shooting iteration technique along with sixth order Runge-Kutta integration scheme. Critical values of buoyancy parameter are obtained for vanished shear stress. The numerical results are benchmarked with the earlier study by Mohamed Ali and Fahd Al-Yousef [2] and found to be in excellent agreement. Finally the effects of the pertinent parameters which are of physical and engineering interest are presented in tabular form. Index Term-boundary layer, buoyancy force, electric conductivity, variable wall temperature.
Light-weight RFID device interface for controlling RFID tag memory access

This research is about the interface between a RFID reader device and a host for controlling the RFID tag memory access operations. The traditional RFID reader interfaces are often inflexible to deal with the various forms of integration for the heterogeneous RFID reader devices. Also the industries are demanding a RFID device interface to be easier to handle and to improve the processing speed for the RFID tag access operations. Thus, this research analyzes the existing methods for controlling RFID tag memory access, and then proposes a light-weight RFID device interface, called SRP (Simple Reader Protocol). SRP specifies the message formats, supports access operations, and enables the RFID reader configuration about RFID tag memory access. SRP is expected to help the integrated control for the heterogeneous RFID reader devices and further make RFID system development efficient.
Inferior Vena Cava Aneurysm

Aneurysms of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are exceedingly rare; less than 50 cases have been reported in the world literature. Owing to the paucity of data regarding the natural history of IVC aneurysms, there is no consensus on their treatment. This case report describes the evaluation of an IVC aneurysm in a 56-year-old male, briefly discusses the embryologic development of the IVC, and revisits the question of whether surgical intervention is indicated in these patients.
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire for hallux valgus deformity evaluation.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) in patients affected by hallux valgus in order to assess the accuracy of this cross-cultural adaption. METHODS Thirty female volunteers aged between 18 and 55 years were included in the study. Subjects with hallux valgus were asked to complete the MOXFQ and the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). After receiving permission from the author, the MOXFQ was translated into Turkish twice and then back translated to English, after which its compatibility was evaluated. The Turkish version of the MOXFO was applied twice, 1-3 days apart, to the study subjects. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were assessed using Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), respectively. Construct validity was assessed with the use of Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, using a priori hypothesized correlations with SF-36 domains. RESULTS Subjects achieved similar scores at the first and second administration of the questionnaire (<0.001). The internal consistency reliability was acceptable for all MOXFQ domains (pain, walking/standing, social interaction), with Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from 0.775 to 0.779. The assessment of test-retest reliability revealed satisfactory values, with ICCs ranging from 0.91 to 0.96. Construct validity was supported by the presence of all the hypothesized correlations, with SF-36 within its physical parameters. CONCLUSION The Turkish version of the MOXFQ is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating foot pain and functional status in patients affected by hallux valgus.
Query Processing in Object-Oriented Database Systems

One of the basic functionalities of database management systems (DBMSs) is to be able to process declarative user queries. The first generation of object-oriented DBMSs did not provide declarative query capabilities. However, the last decade has seen significant research in defining query models (including calculi, algebra and user languages) and in techniques for processing and optimizing them. Many of the current commercial systems provide at least rudimentary query capabilities. In this chapter we discuss the techniques that have been developed for processing object-oriented queries. Our particular emphasis is on extensible query processing architectures and techniques. The other chapters in this book on query languages and optimization techniques complement this chapter.
Application of EEG non-linear analysis in cognitive function research

Objective To investigate the changes of non-linear dynamics properties of EEG under different mental tasks,and the application of non-linear dynamic analysis for cognitive function research. Methods EEG was recorded in 30 healthy university students under four states: eyes closed,eyes open,mental arithmetic with eyes closed and graphic reasoning test with eyes open.Correlation dimension (D 2) and point-wise correlation dimension (PD 2) were calculated for all subjects.We also performed a surrogate data test in 5 randomized selected subjects. Results In all states tested,the results argued for the presence of non-linearity and fractal D 2 and PD 2.D 2 and PD 2 increased significantly during mental tasks as compared to the rest states (D 2 of above four states was 3.93,4.47,4.33 and 4.98 respectively). The results showed that values of D 2 and PD 2 fluctuated with time,which suggests an intermittent activation of the brain areas participated in the task.With non-linear dynamic analysis,there might be a working circuit from bilateral temporal lobes to the left frontal lobe and parental lobe under mental arithmetic task.Conclusions Through dynamic analysis based on D 2 and PD 2 topographic maps,we can see clearly the distribution of D 2 and PD 2 in the brain,the sequence and the degree of activation of the regions involved in the cognitive task under mental tasks.Dynamic and short-time non-linear analysis methods are more appropriate for the study of mental functions.Non-linear dynamic analysis might help us understand the working mechanism of brain during mental activities.
Revealing and analysing modem malware

Malware targeting broadband devices like ADSL modems, routers and wireless access points is very frequent in recent days. In this paper, we provide a formal description of modem malware life cycle. Furthermore, we propose a set of techniques to perform detailed analysis of infected modem and we provide the binary samples of modem malware at our web repository. Description of the modem malware evolution is also included. Based on our experiences with analysing and monitoring modem malware, we report on long-term statistics of modem malware activities in campus network including a discovery of new botnet. We propose NetFlow based detection method to reveal the modem malware spreading.
A potential founder variant in CARMIL2/RLTPR in three Norwegian families with warts, molluscum contagiosum, and T‐cell dysfunction

Four patients from three Norwegian families presented with a common skin phenotype of warts, molluscum contagiosum, and dermatitis since early childhood, and various other immunological features. Warts are a common manifestation of human papilloma virus (HPV), but when they are overwhelming, disseminated and/or persistent, and presenting together with other immunological features, a primary immunodeficiency disease (PIDD) may be suspected.
Land-cover evolution class analysis in Image Time Series of Landsat and Sentinel-2 based on Latent Dirichlet Allocation

Satellite Image Time Series (SITS) are widely used in monitoring the Earth's changes for various applications such as land-cover evolution analysis. In this paper, we propose an approach based on Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) which considers spatial and spectral information to measure the land-cover changes in multispectral SITS. For our experiments, we focus on the vegetation dynamics of the Doñana National Park (in southwestern Spain) using a Landsat and a Sentinel-2 SITS dataset. The proposed approach represents each image by Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and tiles it into smaller patches. The patches are then modeled as Bag-of-Words (BoW) and LDA is applied to them in order to discover the latent structure of the image. The divergence between the latent structures of any two consecutive images is then considered as the measure of change. Results show that the changes measured by the proposed approach can represent the vegetation dynamics of the region of interest. Moreover, comparing the results obtained from the two datasets demonstrates that using high-level information allows the proposed approach to measure the changes independent of the sensor. This will support long-term monitoring through combining various available data.
Irrigation-coupled bipolar cautery unit: A practical, economical, and simple version

Hemostasis is a fundamental principle of surgery for which electrocoagulation is universally used. Bipolar electrocautery has an advantage over monopolar electrocautery in terms of the precision of the extent of tissue coagulation and the lateral extent of thermal tissue injury. However, secondary to the thermal changes induced in the tissue due to electric current passage, there is charring of tissue, which adheres to the cautery tip. This, not only decreases its effectiveness, but also, by getting avulsed while removing the cautery tip from the surgical field, causes rebleeding and more trauma to the tissue. Irrigation of the surgical field during application of cautery reduces the charring effect, thereby improving the efficiency and efficacy. Irrigation-coupled electrocautery devices are available but are costly to acquire and maintain. We describe a simple and reliable version of an irrigation-coupled cautery device, which is of immense functional utility in our experience. It decreases the amount of charring of the tissue and its adherence to the bipolar forceps tips, thereby decreasing the frustrating loss of effectiveness and also increases the life of the bipolar forceps as cleaning needs to be less frequent. By virtue of its simplicity and cost-effectiveness, it can be used in almost all hospitals and situations.
Pesticides and Health in Vegetable Production in Kenya

This paper investigates the determinants of pesticide-related cost of illness (COI) and acute symptoms, using a balanced panel of 363 farmers interviewed from seven major vegetable producing districts of Kenya. Finding shows that the incidences of pesticide-related health impairments have increased. Variation in number of symptoms and symptom severity significantly explained COI. The personal protective equipment (PPE), education level, record keeping, and geographical location considerably determined health impairments. Encouraging the proper use of PPE and record keeping of pesticide use could greatly reduce poisoning cases and COI.
DIFFERENTIAL FATTY ACID EXPRESSION IN NATIVE, INJURED AND INFECTED HOUSEFLY - MUSCA DOMESTICA L., LARVAE

Housefly lays eggs on moist matter their larvae consume dead flesh to survive and grow into pupal stage. Adult houseflies feed and breed on unsanitary areas. Thus at every stage through their survival they are associated with feces, garbage and unsanitary matter. They are carriers of diseases, yet are resistant to microorganisms. As fatty acids play diverse roles in immune cells and are a source of energy, we have studied the fatty acid profiles of housefly Musca domestica larvae to identify their innate immune response. We have used GCMS analysis to identify differential fatty acid expression in three stages, injured, and infected by gram positive and gram negative bacteria to compare with the fatty acid profile of native housefly larvae. Housefly M.domestica larvae has abundant of phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine. In our study, some fatty acids have over expressed, some
Attachment anxiety is associated with a fear of becoming fat, which is mediated by binge eating

Background Previous work demonstrated that individuals with higher levels of attachment anxiety are prone to increased binge eating (Alexander & Siegel, 2013). Given that our society rejects obese individuals and individuals with higher levels of attachment anxiety tend to be highly sensitive to rejection (Downey & Feldman, 1996), it follows that those with increased attachment anxiety may be especially fearful of becoming fat. Methods Undergraduate psychology students (n = 148) completed surveys measuring attachment, binge eating, and fear of becoming fat. Results The data demonstrate that attachment anxiety is positively associated with a fear of becoming fat (β = .30, p < .001) and binge eating mediates this relationship. In other words, binge eating underlies the fear of becoming fat. Discussion These findings contribute to a more refined understanding of binge eating which may create pathways for professionals to develop targeted interventions.
An Intelligent System for Improving Energy Efficiency in Building Using Ontology and Building Automation Systems

Energy efficiency is a keyword that can be found nowadays in all domains in which energy demand exists. The steadily rising energy demand, the consequent energy scarcity and rising prices of energy resources are forcing companies and people to redefine their activities in a more energy efficient way. Besides industry and transportation, the building sector is the most important energy consumer, as a study for European countries showed that up to 40% of the total energy consumption in the EU can be ascribed to this segment. The residential use represents around 3% of the total energy consumption in the building sector (Balaras et al., 2007).
Hybrid Vectors Based on Adeno-Associated Virus Serotypes 2 and 5 for Muscle-Directed Gene Transfer

ABSTRACT Vectors based on hybrids consisting of adeno-associated virus types 2 (ITRs and Rep) and 5 (Cap) were evaluated for muscle-directed gene transfer (called AAV2/5). Evaluation in immune-competent mice revealed greater transduction efficacy with AAV2/5 than with AAV2 and no cross-neutralization between AAV2/5 and AAV2. Interestingly, we saw no immunologic evidence of previous exposure to AAV5 capsids in a large population of healthy human subjects.
A conceptual meta-framework for managing multicultural global virtual teams

Although GVTs can bring about many benefits for organisations, the potential advantages of using GVTs largely depend upon fulfilling the requirements prescribed by the critical success factors CSFs of implementing GVTs such as resolving the multiculturalism issues. Likewise, it is acknowledged that management aspects of implementing GVTs present one of the most complicated tasks in deploying the foregoing teams in organisations. These complications have roots in the necessity of using ICTs as the main medium exacerbated by multiculturalism and geographical dispersion of members. The area is in need of further research, which necessitates building intermediate theories and frameworks. This paper aims at critically observing and analysing the existing literature on managing GVTs as the first step resulting in developing theoretical frameworks. Drawing upon a dynamic integrated approach, this paper presents a conceptual meta-framework for incorporating different issues of managing GVTs titled as 'Dynamic Package of Managing' DPM global virtual teams.
Rapid prototyping and incremental evolution using SLAM

The paper shows the outlines of the SLAM system that allows for an effective use of Formal Methods (FM) in Rapid Application Development (RAD) and other prototyping processes. The SLAM system, includes an expressive object oriented specification language and a development environment that, among other features, is able to generate efficient and readable code in a high level object oriented language (Java, C++, .). SLAM is able to generate prototypes that can be used to validate the requirements with the user. The additional advantage is that the prototype is not throw-away because most part of the generated code can be directly used and the other part can be optimised with the additional help of assertions automatically included.
A Field-programmable VLSI based on an asynchronous bit-serial architecture

This paper presents a novel asynchronous architecture of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to reduce the power consumption. In the dynamic power consumption of the conventional FPGAs, the power consumed by the switch blocks and clock distribution is dominant since FPGAs have complex switch blocks and the large number of registers for high programmability. To reduce the power consumption of switch blocks and clock distribution, asynchronous bit-serial architecture is proposed. To ensure the correct operation independent of data-path lengths, we use the level-encoded dual-rail encoding and propose its area-efficient implementation. The proposed field-programmable VLSI is implemented in a 90 nm CMOS technology. The delay and the power consumption of the proposed FPVLSI are respectively 61% and 58% of those of 4-phase dual-rail encoding which is the most common encoding in delay sensitive encoding.
Low-Power VLIW Processors: A High-Level Evaluation

Processors having both low-power consumption and high-performance are more and more required in the portable systems market. Although it is easy to nd processors with one of these characteristics, it is harder to nd a processor having both of them at the same time. In this paper, we evaluate the possibility of designing a high-performance, low-consumption processor and investigate whether instruction-level parallelism architectures can be adapted to low-power processors. We nd that an adaptation of high-performance architecture, such as the VLIW architecture, to low-power 8b or 16b microprocessors yields a signiicant improvement in the processor's performance while keeping the same energy consumption.
Phylogenetic Analysis Based on 16S rRNA Gene of a Thermophilic Protease-Secreting Bacillus gelatini-TPNK-3 Isolate from Kiteezi Landfill, Uganda.

A thermophilic protease-secreting bacterial isolate, TPNK-3, from Kiteezi landfill, is an aerobic Gram-positive spore-forming bacterium with rod-shaped cells (3.28 μm long and 0.45 μm wide). Optimal growth was observed at 55°C and pH of 7.0, and the isolate tolerates up to 5% (w/v) NaCl, exhibits extracellular amylolytic, cellulolytic and caseinolytic activities, utilizes a range of carbon and nitrogen sources and has a GC content of 45 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the studied bacterium belongs to the genus Bacillus, and closest to Bacillus gelatini (>99.9%). Consequently, isolate TPNK3 is tentatively described as Bacillus gelatini strain TPNK3.
Linking translation memories with example-based machine translation

The paper reports on experiments which compare the translation outcome of three corpus-based MT systems, a string-based translation memory (STM), a lexeme-based translation memory (LTM) and the example-based machine translation (EBMT) system EDGAR. We use a fully automatic evaluation method to compare the outcome of each MT system and discuss the results. We investigate the benefits for the linkage of different MT strategies such as TMsystems and EBMT systems.
Generalized Precoder Design Formulation and Iterative Algorithm for Spatial Modulation in MIMO Systems With CSIT

In this paper, we propose two generalized precoder designs to enhance the bit error rates for the general category of spatial modulation (SM) in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems with channel state information at the transmitter (CSIT). We investigate typical SM-MIMO systems and propose two optimization formulations for designing precoders. Our design rationale for the first formulation is to maximize the minimum Euclidean distance among codewords; for the second formulation, it is to minimize the total signal power for the lower-bounded Euclidean distances among codewords. Since both formulations are non-convex and their optimal solutions are generally intractable, we propose an algorithm that acquires effective solutions by iteratively solving the alternative convex problem linearized and approximated from the original non-convex problem. Discussions on complexity analysis, performance comparisons, design challenges, and robustness in imperfect CSIT are then provided. By generalizing the design formulations, the proposed precoder designs can be extended to generalized SM, which completes the investigation for virtually all SM-type systems. Simulation results show that the proposed designs improve the performance of SM-/GSM-MIMO systems and outperform existing precoding methods with a potentially higher complexity cost.