Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Gender 101— beyond the binary: Gay-straight alliances and gender activism

This article seeks to expand the discourse on sexuality education in the United States by examining ways in which youth are mobilizing to educate their own schools and communities about gender identity. The author conducted a descriptive case study within the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network, a youth-based community organization in the San Francisco Bay Area that provides leadership and networking opportunities for youth involved in gay-straight alliance clubs throughout California. Youth in this community are significantly expanding the categories of sexual and gender identification, which they situate directly within an activist and educational outreach agenda in their schools. This article explores how gender activism and educational outreach focus on a right to be protected from discrimination and also a right to expand the possibilities for gender identity and expression.
“ Technical Consultants and Organisational Learning in IT Purchase Situations ”

Though it is widely acknowledged that both organisational learning and the purchasing of IT products are important areas for study, it is surprising to find that very little research has explicitly linked these two areas together. As a result, the key reason for undertaking this research is to begin to address this gap in the literature by developing a model which is based on a review of the extensive literature on organisational buying behaviour, organisational information search, and organisational learning. In addition, a key contribution of this research is to model the effects that outside IT consultants are likely to have on the processes of information search and organisational learning in firms purchasing this type of product.
What's in a Line? Exploration of a research and reflection tool

This exploratory study investigated the potential of non-verbal modes of expression-in particular, line drawing-as a research tool for eliciting the personal perspectives of teachers' professional development and as a tool for reflection in teacher education. Participants were asked to draw freely a line or lines of any length and shape that they know to constitute significant 'felt experiences'. Each participant also wrote a brief paragraph explaining the significance of the graphic representation. Using grounded theory procedures, recurring themes, passages and particular events that emerged from the teachers' graphic and verbal representations were analyzed and interpreted. The study sheds light on the potential of visual representation techniques for elucidating tacit aspects of a person's personal and professional development, and as a unique source of data that can be used at the collection, analysis, and representation stages of conducting qualitative research. In particular, its application seems especially relevant for research agendas that focus on participants' perceptions of complex, dynamic and personally 'charged' experiences, such as the recall and interpretation of their professional development.
The 5-Dimensional Personality Test (5DPT): Relationships With Two Lexically Based Instruments and the Validation of the Absorption Scale

Although intended to assess vulnerability factors associated with psychopathology, the 5-Dimensional Personality Test (5DPT) shows at least a superficial similarity to instruments that adhere to the lexical tradition in personality psychology. To investigate to which extent this similarity goes, this article compares the 5DPT with 2 lexically based measures, the NEO–Five Factor Inventory and the HEXACO–Personality Inventory–Revised. Moreover, as the NEO Openness to Experience construct demonstrates little relationship with maladaptive personality, whereas the 5DPT Absorption factor was hypothesized to underlie the emergence of positive schizotypic symptoms and related phenomena, the 5DPT was also correlated with the Schizotypic Syndrome Questionnaire (SSQ), the Creative Experiences Questionnaire, Thalbourne's Transliminality Scale, the Launay–Slade Hallucination Scale, and the OLIFE–Unusual Experiences scale. On examining the correlations between the various instruments, it was ascertained (a) that there is no need to extend the theory-informed 5DPT with a 6th dimension similar to the HEXACO factor Honesty–Humility, (b) that the 5DPT dimensions were found on average to share only a moderate amount of variance with the Five-factor model/Big Five factors, and (c) that the 5DPT Absorption scale turned out as anticipated to correlate with the positive symptom scales of the SSQ, as well as with the remaining criterion scales that measure similar constructs.
Influence of the glycemic index and glycemic load of the diet in the glycemic control of diabetic children and teenagers.

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the influence of the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) of the diet in the glycemic control of children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). METHODS A total of 146 subjects, aged 7-19 years, monitored at the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at the HC/UFMG participated in the study. The consumed diet was evaluated using a quantitative food frequency questionnaire previously validated and tested in a pilotproject. The GI of the participant's diet was estimated according to the equation described by Wolever and Jenkins (1986). The GL was estimated using the equation proposed by Foster-Powell et al. (2002). The glycemic control was classified as good, intermediate or poor according to the average of two HbA1c values obtained six months prior to the dietary evaluation date. RESULTS Subjects that had good glycemic control consumed diets with significantly (Tukey test, p = 0.000) lower GI/GL (54.8 ± 2.7/118.3 ± 29.8) than the ones with intermediate (60.1 ± 3.8/142.5 ± 27.3) and poor (60.3 ± 4.1/153.7 ± 40.7) glycemic control. The diet consumed by 75.5% of diabetics with good glycemic control was classified as medium GL, suggesting that the consumption of medium GL diet may favor an adequate glycemic control. The low GI diet consumed by these participants also presented higher protein content, which might have contributed to the attenuation of the postprandial glycemic response and better glycemic control of these patients. CONCLUSION The intake of a reduced GI/GL diet favors the glycemic control of the studied population.
Occupational stress in different organizations: a Saudi Arabian survey

Reports on a study which utilized responses from 442 employees working in 23 different Saudi organizations to assess stress levels and their differences with respect to nationality (Saudis, Arabs, Asians and Westerners), age, tenure, type of organization (public, semi‐private, private), and organizational size (small, medium, large). The findings suggest that: the main source of stress for employees working in private organizations is the lack of knowledge about their performance evaluation results, while this is not the case for employees working in public organizations; Saudi employees have the highest levels of stress, with Arabs second, Asians third, while Westerners (Europeans and North Americans) registered the lowest levels of stress; employees who are less than 30 years old experience the highest levels of stress; employees with six‐to‐ten years of experience show the highest levels of stress; and there is a significant inverse relationship between educational level and stress level.
Self-Discrepancies and Involvement Moderate the Effects of Positive and Negative Message Framing in Persuasive Communication

One individual difference that is conceptually closely related to the positive and negative framing of outcomes in persuasive communications is the person's self-discrepancy. It was expected that a match between a person's self-discrepancy and framing will lead to more persuasion, under the condition that the information is processed centrally (high involvement). Two experiments were conducted to test this expectation, one through the Internet among obese people and one in the laboratory among students. Both experiments showed that only among those with high involvement—assessed as an individual difference—participants with an ideal-discrepancy were persuaded the most by the positively framed information, whereas participants with an ought-discrepancy were persuaded the most by the negatively framed information.
Balance between genetic search and local search in memetic algorithms for multiobjective permutation flowshop scheduling

This paper shows how the performance of evolutionary multiobjective optimization (EMO) algorithms can be improved by hybridization with local search. The main positive effect of the hybridization is the improvement in the convergence speed to the Pareto front. On the other hand, the main negative effect is the increase in the computation time per generation. Thus, the number of generations is decreased when the available computation time is limited. As a result, the global search ability of EMO algorithms is not fully utilized. These positive and negative effects are examined by computational experiments on multiobjective permutation flowshop scheduling problems. Results of our computational experiments clearly show the importance of striking a balance between genetic search and local search. In this paper, we first modify our former multiobjective genetic local search (MOGLS) algorithm by choosing only good individuals as initial solutions for local search and assigning an appropriate local search direction to each initial solution. Next, we demonstrate the importance of striking a balance between genetic search and local search through computational experiments. Then we compare the modified MOGLS with recently developed EMO algorithms: the strength Pareto evolutionary algorithm and revised nondominated sorting genetic algorithm. Finally, we demonstrate that a local search can be easily combined with those EMO algorithms for designing multiobjective memetic algorithms.
The influence of organizational and functional support on the development of salesperson job satisfaction

This article investigates whether organizational and functional support (OS and FS) provided to the sales force are distinct determinants of salesperson job satisfaction. We examine whether salesperson trust in their supervisor and in the organization serve as mediating mechanisms through which OS is translated to salesperson job satisfaction. Using data from 157 salespeople in a health care field setting, we explore the relationship between OS and job satisfaction as mediated by trust and moderated by the extent of FS provided to salespeople. Study results were consistent with the hypothesized conceptual scheme of moderated mediation, in that FS moderated the indirect effect of OS on job satisfaction through trust in organization but not through trust in supervisor. These findings broaden current understanding of relationships among trust, OS and job satisfaction and illustrate that the OS–salesperson job satisfaction linkage is more nuanced than previously depicted. This study has important implications for the practice, as it reinforces the notion that trust is essential in a social based employment relationship, yet challenging to manage. Organizations should avoid overinvesting in specific support offered to the sales force and train their supervisors to enact the most effective support practices.
Interdisciplinary Research Boosted by Serendipity

Interdisciplinary research can be defined as the practice of discovering new objects of knowledge beyond disciplinary borders. It often operates through the cross-fertilization and hybridization of concepts, theoretical frameworks, and methodological tools to enable the description, analysis, and understanding of the complexity of objects of study that cannot be reduced to the strict limits imposed by any one discipline. The aim of this article is to take stock of the theoretical and methodological issues involved in the interdisciplinary research process from the perspective of serendipity, which is a creative process of considerable value to science. The intent is to show that the decompartmentalization of disciplines, the ability to decenter and open one's mind to the unexpected are intrinsic to the work of researchers who position themselves between and beyond disciplines. Our contention is that, as a process of discovering with a completely open mind (sine anticipatio mentis) things that are not being searched for, serendipity is thus capable of playing a central role in interdisciplinarity, boosting the exchange of ideas and speeding up their circulation among researchers committed to exploiting the heuristic dimension of the unexpected.
When HART goes wireless: Understanding and implementing the WirelessHART standard

As a newly released industrial communication standard, WirelessHART complements the ever so successful HART field devices by providing the possible means for communicating via wireless channels. The WirelessHART standard is designed to offer simple configuration, flexible installation and easy access of instrument data, and at the same time, ensure robust and reliable communications. In this paper, we first look closely into the specifications and present a comprehensive overview of the standard by summarizing the main functions of the various protocol layers. We then survey the literature and identify amongst the existing methods and algorithms, which ones can be effectively adopted in implementing the standard. More specifically, we set our focus on issues relating to realization of the medium access layer and the network manager, which are essential in creating a successful WirelessHART network for specific applications.
Online SOC Estimation of Li-FePO4 Batteries through a New Fuzzy Rule-Based Recursive Filter with Feedback of the Heat Flow Rate

A new method for State of Charge estimation of LiFePO4 batteries through recursive filtering is presented. A fuzzy rule-based system is used to compute the nonlinear gain of the filter, and computational intelligence techniques are used to evolve the definition of the rule base. The estimation of the charge is based on a novel battery model that accurately predicts battery voltage and temperature. It will be shown that feeding back the difference between modelled and measured heat flow rates noticeably shortens the time needed to reach a correct estimation of the battery charge when initial conditions are unknown. An empirical study has been carried over data gathered at the Battery Laboratory at Oviedo University. The results show improvements in speed and stability. An accuracy of 95% was reached five times faster than linear filters with feedback of the cell voltage error.
Leisure and Life Politics

From the debate on the transformation of society, two theses have emerged which are of central relevance to social thought regarding leisure. First, the post work thesis argues that society is moving into a condition in which the cybernation of labor dramatically reduces the working week and the concomitant notion of the work career. One task of social theory is therefore the review of resource distribution, notably time allocation, in the light of the radically revised demand for labor. The second thesis is that the established institutions of politics, especially party politics, are of declining significance in everyday life and that they are being replaced by life politics, that is, a syncretic, non-party form of social and cultural orientation focusing on issues of lifestyle, environment, and globalization. This article shows the relevance of the life politics and post work arguments for understanding the future of leisure. It examines the concept of civil labor and points to tensions with traditional ideas of leisure. It is a contribution to the debate on leisure policy and the projection of trends in leisure practice. Finally, it concludes that the relationship between leisure and citizenship rights will be of dominant importance in the unfolding debate on the future of leisure.
Downtilted Base Station Antennas - A Simulation Model Proposal and Impact on HSPA and LTE Performance

This paper proposes a low-complexity model for vertical antenna radiation patterns, e.g. for inclusion in system- level simulations. They can be seen as extensions to the horizontal radiation pattern model used in 3GPP simulation scenarios. The model is verified against and compared to predicted and measured data from real networks. The impact on system-level performance is also investigated. It is seen that using the proposed model, simulated geometry distributions and soft handover statistics closely matching those of real networks may be achieved. The analysis also concludes that many real networks have better cell isolation than what is modeled by the 3GPP antenna model. As a consequence, the horizontal radiation pattern model significantly under-estimates the system level performance in such networks. Furthermore, the proposed model is used to assess the LTE and HSPA system-level performance for realistic scenarios.
Comparison of QEEG Reference Databases in Basic Signal Analysis and in the Evaluation of Adult ADHD

SUMMARY Introduction. Despite the relatively widespread investigation of potential quantitative electroencephalographic (QEEG) characteristics of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), relatively little is known about the possible QEEG characteristics of adult ADHD. In addition to general magnitude or power measures, or ratios of these measures, the additional analyses and comparisons provided by QEEG reference databases may prove useful in providing unique markers for adult ADHD. Method. This investigation reports the findings of evaluations using three QEEG reference databases for a sample of ten adults previously diagnosed with ADHD. The packages used in the current investigation included the NeuroRep QEEG Analysis and Report System, the SKIL Topometric QEEG software package, and the NovaTech EEG EureKa3! QEEG analysis package. Results. As compared with the respective databases, adults with ADHD appear to demonstrate higher levels of 8–10 Hz activity during both eyes-closed and eyes.
Supporting video/image applications in a mobile multihop radio environment using route diversity

This paper investigates the need for multiple path transport (MPT) of video and image information in a multihop mobile radio network. The video and image information is encoded non-hierarchically into a multiple description coding (MDC) with the following objectives. The received picture quality should be acceptable even if only one description is received and every additional received description contributes to enhanced picture quality. Typical applications will need a higher bandwidth/higher reliability connection than that provided by current mobile networks. For supporting these applications a mobile node may need to set up and use multiple paths to the desired destination either simply because of the lack of raw bandwidth on a single channel or because of its poor error characteristics which reduces its effective throughput. In the context of this work, the principal reasons describe a protocol architecture that addresses this need and with the help of simulations, we demonstrate the feasibility of this system and compare the performance of the MDC-MPT scheme to that of a hierarchical coding scheme.
Documenting Attitudes toward Undocumented Immigrant Access to Public Education: A Multilevel Analysis

This study investigates how students' views toward undocumented immigrants' access to public education change during college. A multilevel analysis among a national sample of 12,388 undergraduates, drawn from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program's (CIRP) Freshman Survey and College Senior Survey, revealed that significant predictors of senior-year views include various student characteristics and predispositions, political contexts, college experiences, and institutional contexts. Given the often-hostile debates over undocumented immigrants' participation in American education, the findings have broad implications for college access, campus climate, and the way institutions of higher education think about their role in shaping students' understanding of this compelling issue.
2016 Ieee International Conference on Big Data (big Data) Context-aware Point of Interest Recommendation Using Tensor Factorization

—The wide adoption of Location Based Social Networks along with advances in mobile technology, has brought forth as a core service the analysis of large volumes of location-based data for personalized Point of Interest (POIs) recommendations. The majority of the existing recommendation systems take advantage of Collaborative Filtering, but they fail to exploit the contextual information involved with POI checkins (i.e.,, POI category, location, or the checkin timestamp). In this paper we propose CoTF, a Context-Aware Point of Interest Recommendation system using Tensor Factorization, that aims at enhancing the user experience by providing personalized context aware POI recommendations. Our approach exploits Category-based context related to checkins without the need of any pre-or post-filtering techniques. Our detailed experimental evaluation using real data from the Foursquare location-based social network illustrates that our approach can efficiently produce personalized recommendations to users, while significantly reducing the training time compared to current state-of-the-art methods.
Mining Arguments From 19th Century Philosophical Texts Using Topic Based Modelling

In this paper we look at the manual analysis of arguments and how this compares to the current state of automatic argument analysis. These considerations are used to develop a new approach combining a machine learning algorithm to extract propositions from text, with a topic model to determine argument structure. The results of this method are compared to a manual
Automatic Translation of Norwegian Noun Compounds

This paper discusses the automated translation of Norwegian nominal compounds into English, combining (a) compound segmentation, (b) component translation, (c) bi-lingual translation templates, and (d) probabilistic ranking. In this approach, a Norwegian compound will typically give rise to a large number of possible translations, and the selection of the ‘right’ candidate is approaches as an interesting machine learning problem. Our work extends the seminal approach of Tanaka and Baldwin in several ways, including a clarification of some fine points of their earlier work, adaptation to a more adequate machine learning framework, application to a Germanic language with a small speech community and very limited existing resources, and systematic experimentation along several dimensions of variation. 1 Background: The Task
I The relationship between nominal dysphasia and the acquisition of vocabulary in childhood

The relationship between the breakdown of mental processes associated with organic cerebral pathology and the development of these mental processes in childhood has been discussed by psychologists and physiologists for many years. Whereas there is no doubt that the two often show parallels, the possibility that the order of breakdown is in any way dependent on that of acquisition has been debated. In the sphere of memory, there is much evidence that as people enter the senium they begin to live more and more in the past (Ribot, 1885), even to the extent that generic images may revert to forms which must have been developed in early youth (Zangwill, 1950). Moreover, after concussional head injuries there is a consistent time relationship betw-een the