Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hyperlocal Community Media Audiences: An Ethnographic Study of Local Media Spaces and Their Place in Everyday Life

Hyperlocal media is a form of online, alternative community media created by citizens to service their locality. To date, much of the scholarly work in this area has focused on editorial practice, non-UK contexts, or frames these practices as response to receding mainstream local journalism and concerns of civic engagement. In this study I take a different approach, exploring instead the everyday, functional and social contexts which are established in the audience’s highly participatory use of hyperlocal Facebook Pages. I conceptualise such spaces as fields which are integrated both in the individual user’s media ideology, but also amongst a wider sense of overlapping fields of local information and socialites, both online and offline. This work emerges from ethnographic studies of two hyperlocal communities in the West Midlands, in which information was gathered through participant observation, interview, and via an innovative Community Panel approach. I argue that Facebook Pages play a key role for many people in engaging with their neighbourhoods, but not exclusively so, as I demonstrate their place amongst other sources of information and social life. The Pages benefit from being mediated by their editors to create online spaces that welcome participation partly shaped by the audience’s engagement and contribution, thus creating alternative streams of local information that challenge agendas set out by mainstream media. These become integrated into the everyday practices of the audience, therefore, care must be taken to recognise to what extent the broader experience of the neighbourhood is represented in such online practices, and I argue that certain narratives and discourses of the locality are contributed to and constructed online, and not always helpfully so, as in depictions of crime. Where the audience might challenge such depictions, and hold authority to account (the police, for example), this public sphere ideal is not typically acted through. Whilst this does not bode well for the literature’s hopes for political or civic engagement, this thesis demonstrates that audiences develop such spaces in their own vision, to enact and share a capital of local knowledge and information, sometimes innovating in their own ways using mobile technologies in order to do so. This thesis concludes by saying that such online spaces demonstrate the role of media technologies in everyday life, and the extent to which they are perpetuated and maintained by practitioners and their increasingly capable and enabled audiences.
Suspension and Expulsion in Preschool Early Childhood Settings: A Mixed Methods Investigation

Suspensions and expulsions in early childhood programs have become a concern at national, state, and local levels (Gilliam, 2005; Gilliam & Shahar, 2006). This concern has resulted in direction from the federal government for state government to develop guidance to lead local programs in the development of policy to address this issue of concern. This study sought to understand how preschool early childhood programs in one county in Western Pennsylvania are addressing behaviors of concern in young children by identifying current disciplinary practices in these programs. Additionally, the study examined the existing gaps in policy and staff training related to behavioral concerns. Specifically, the study utilized mixed research methods to examine the rates of suspension and expulsion in the participating preschool programs as well as the self-identified needs of each preschool in terms of providing positive behavior supports in response to behaviors of concern. Programs were asked to participate in a survey and interviews that examined their demographics, their need for assistance in policy development, and their professional development needs with regard to positive behavior supports. Data from this study will be used to assist preschool programs in future development of policy and procedure aimed at the significant reduction of suspensions and expulsions in preschool early childhood settings.
Control architecture of delivery robot for supporting nursing staff

This paper proposes a control architecture of a delivery robot system for supporting nursing staffs. There are needs of delivery in the hospital such as the medical kit delivering and the information delivering. Although these tasks are simple, the movement for the delivery spends much time. By reducing the movement time, we could reduce the load of the nursing staffs and they could focus on the caring tasks for the patients. These delivering tasks have a time constraint. This paper proposes a concept of delivery robot system for supporting the nursing staff and its control architecture for realizing the delivering tasks with a time constraint. The delivering tasks of the robot is realized based on a communication between the robot and the human. The proposed control architecture is implemented in the simulator using Robot Operating System (ROS) and the simulation result illustrates the validity of the proposed control architecture.
Conceptualization and sources of costs from breast cancer: Findings from patient and caregiver focus groups

Assessment of economic burden of breast cancer to patient and family has generally been overlooked in assessing the impact of this disease. We explored economic aspects from the perspective of women and their caregivers. Focus groups were conducted in 3 Quebec cities representing urban and semi‐urban settings: 3 with 26 women first treated for non‐metastatic breast cancer in the past 18 months, and 3 with 24 primary caregivers. We purposefully selected participants with different characteristics likely to affect the nature or extent of costs. Thematic content analysis was conducted on verbatim transcripts. Costs of breast cancer could be substantial, but were not the most worrisome aspect of the illness during treatments. Some costs were considered unavoidable, others depended on ability to pay. Costs occurred over a long period, with long term impact, and were borne by the whole family and not just the woman. Principal cost sources discussed were those associated with accessing health care, wage losses, reorganization of everyday life, and coping with the disease. This study provided deeper understanding of cost dynamics and the experience of costs among Canadian women with non‐metastatic breast cancer, whose treatment and medical follow‐up costs are borne through a system of universal, publicly funded health care. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A survey of on-chip monitors

Systems on Chips (SoCs) architecture complexity is result of integrating a large numbers of cores in a single chip. The approaches should address the systems particular challenges such as reliability, performance, and power constraints. Monitoring became a necessary part for testing, debugging and performance evaluations of SoCs at run time, as On-chip monitoring is employed to provide environmental information, such as temperature, voltage, and error data. Real-time system validation is done by exploiting the monitoring to determine the proper operation of a system within the designed parameters. The paper explains the common monitoring operations in SoCs, showing the functionality of thermal, voltage and soft error monitors. The different architectures that are approached by the research community until now are discussed.
Design of fractional delay FIR filter using discrete Fourier transform interpolation method

In this paper, the design of fractional delay FIR filter is investigated. First, the interpolation formula of a discrete-time sequence is derived by using discrete Fourier transform (DFT). Then, the DFT-based interpolation formula is applied to design fractional delay FIR filter by using suitable index mapping. The filter coefficients are easily computed because a closed-form design is obtained. Finally, design examples are demonstrated to show that the proposed DFT method has smaller design error than those of the conventional window and Lagrange fractional delay FIR filters when using the same design parameters.
Musculoskeletal pain and related risks in skydivers: a population-based survey.

INTRODUCTION Sport parachuting from aircraft (skydiving) is a major aerial activity in which parachutists are subject to decelerating forces during parachute opening shock (POS), possibly as much as 3-5 G. While traumatic incidents related to POS have been reported, epidemiological data on musculoskeletal pain among skydivers is absent in the literature. The aim was therefore to examine the prevalence of self-rated musculoskeletal pain related to POS in a skydiver population and elicit related risk factors. METHODS There were 658 Swedish sport skydivers who completed a structured web-based questionnaire (70% response rate; email invitation) validated for use in skydivers. The questionnaire concerned individual and skydiving-related risk indicators, and musculoskeletal pain experiences. Multiple regression analysis was used to estimate the relationship between risk indicators and musculoskeletal pain related to POS. RESULTS The 12-mo prevalence of musculoskeletal pain related to POS was highest for the neck region, 25% (95% CI = 21.4-28.2). Other upper-body regions were as follows: shoulder 16% thoracic spine 10%, and lower back 18%. A high number of parachute jumps in the last 12 mo, i.e., 30-90 jumps (RR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.1-2.7), > 90 jumps (RR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.3-3.4), and a high main parachute wing-loading, i.e., > 1.4 lb/ft2 (RR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.1-2.6) were independent risk factors. CONCLUSIONS Neck pain related to POS was common among skydivers. A high number of parachute jumps the last 12 mo and high wing-loading emerged as risk factors, suggesting that highly active skydivers using small canopies may be at risk. Studies on biomechanics under POS are suggested.
Structural insight into the binding complex: β-arrestin/CCR5 complex

The chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) belongs to the superfamily of serpentine G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The DRY motif (Asp, Arg, Tyr) of the intracellular loop 2 (ICL2), which is highly conserved in the GPCRs has been shown to be essential for the stability of folding of CCR5 and the interaction with β-arrestin. But the molecular mechanism by which it recognizes and interacts with β-arrestin has not been elucidated. In the present study, we described the active state of the β-arrestin structure using normal mode analysis and characterized the binding cleft of CCR5-ICL2 with β-arrestin using SABRE© docking tool and molecular dynamics simulation. Based on our computational results, we proposed a mode of binding between the ICL2 loop of CCR5 and β-arrestin structure, and modeled the energetically stable β-arrestin/CCR5 complex. In view of CCR5’s importance as a therapeutic target for the treatment of HIV, this observation provides novel insight into the β-arrestin/CCR5 pathway. As a result, the current computational study of the detailed β-arrestin/CCR5 binding complex could provide the rationale for the development of next generation of HIV peptide inhibitors as therapeutic agents.
Configuration of the setal fields of Rhoptropus (Gekkota: Gekkonidae): functional, evolutionary, ecological and phylogenetic implications of observed pattern

Many gekkotans possess seta‐bearing adhesive subdigital pads. Details of setal structure, however, are largely based upon putatively exemplary fibrils deemed typical of the species. Little is known of the pattern of configuration of the setae across the subdigital pads and how great, if any, the variance in structure and dimensions is. To understand setal fields as functional entities, as opposed to individual setae, it is necessary to consider this pattern. Additionally, gekkotans within individual radiations occupy different environments and potentially are substrate‐specific in terms of the locomotor surface exploited. To investigate these issues, we herein examine the configuration and dimensions of seven species of the gekkotan genus Rhoptropus, and an outgroup taxon, Chondrodactylus bibronii. All of these taxa are rupicolous and the array of rock surfaces exploited by this cluster of taxa is extensive. Our results show that setal field configuration follows a predictable pattern, both from one digit to another within a species, and between homologous digits and anatomical locations between species. One species, Rhoptropus afer, a more terrestrial taxon, exhibits significantly shorter setae and a smaller subdigital pad area than do its congeners, but exhibits the same overall pattern of setal arrangement. Our findings have implications for the understanding of the evolution of adhesive structures, and for the principles used for generating and manufacturing biomimetic artificial microfibrillar arrays.
Rationale and Study Design for a Single-Arm Phase IIa Study Investigating Feasibility of Preventing Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events in High-Risk Patients with Acute Non-disabling Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events Using Remote Ischemic Conditioning

Background: Acute minor ischemic stroke (AMIS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a common cerebrovascular event with a considerable high recurrence. Prior research demonstrated the effectiveness of regular long-term remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) in secondary stroke prevention in patients with intracranial stenosis. We hypothesized that RIC can serve as an effective adjunctive therapy to pharmacotherapy in preventing ischemic events in patients with AMIS/TIA. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy of daily RIC in inhibiting cerebrovascular/cardiovascular events after AMIS/TIA. Methods: This is a single-arm, open-label, multicenter Phase IIa futility study with a sample size of 165. Patients with AMIS/TIA receive RIC as an additional therapy to secondary stroke prevention regimen. RIC consists of five cycles of 5-min inflation (200 mmHg) and 5-min deflation of cuffs on bilateral upper limbs twice a day for 90 days. The antiplatelet strategy is based on individual physician's best practice: aspirin alone, clopidogrel alone, or combination of aspirin and clopidogrel. We will assess the recurrence rate of ischemic stroke/TIA within 3 months as the primary outcomes. Conclusions: The data gathered from the study will be used to determine whether a further large-scale, multicenter randomized controlled Phase II trial is warranted in patients with AMIS/TIA. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03004820; https://www.clinicaltrials. gov/ct2/show/NCT03004820.
A frequency domain procedure for estimation of the exponentially damped sinusoids

In this paper, the exponentially damped sinusoidal signals are analyzed. The peaks of the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) results are adopted to obtain the parameters. Simple algorithms for fast measurement and estimation of an unknown damping beside frequency are presented. The idea of the quotient interpolation for the two-point frequency estimation can be adopted also for the damping. The Hann window very efficiently reduce the systematic error in the case of a large damping independently of the coherency, but perform worse results at lower values of the damping and under `almost coherent conditions'.
Does a standard measure of self‐reported physical disability correlate with clinician perception of impairment related to cancer screening?

Adults with physical disabilities are less likely than others to receive cancer screening. It is not known, however, whether commonly used measures assess elements of physical ability necessary for successful screening. The objective of this exploratory study was to determine whether patients who reported limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) or instrumental ADLs (IADLs) are perceived by their primary care clinicians to have physical limitations that may impede cancer screening.
Quantifying the Gap between Equilibrium and Optimum Under Monopolistic Competition

Equilibria and optima generally differ in imperfectly competitive markets. While this is well understood theoretically, it is unclear how large the welfare distortions are in the aggregate economy. Do they matter quantitatively? To answer this question, we develop a multi-sector monopolistic competition model with endogenous firm entry and selection, productivity, and markups. Using French and British data, we quantify the gap between the equilibrium and optimal allocations. In our preferred specification, inefficiencies in the labor allocation and entry between sectors, as well as inefficient selection and output per firm within sectors, generate welfare losses of about 6–10% of GDP.
Influence of Human Capital, Social Capital, Economic Capital Towards Financial Performance & Corporate Social Responsibility

The study was intended to determine the influence of human capital, social capital, and economic capital on LPD financial performance in Buleleng regency as well as their influence of financial performance on corporate social. The sampling technique was used purposive sampling, primary data collection (questionnaire) and secondary data (LPD financial report) 50 respondents. Data analysis method in the present research was a descriptive statistic and inferential statistic analysis. Data processing techniques were used in Smart PLS applications. Based on the research result was obtained human capital construct relationship value (1,858) t table (1.96) with a coefficient value of 0.194 means that the relationship was positive and significant. The economic capital construct relationship of (5,853)> t table (1,96) with a path coefficient of -0,697 means the relation was negative and significant. The construction of financial performance relation of (3,797)> t table (1,96) with a path coefficient of 0,669 means that the relationship was positive and significant. Regarding its determination coefficient of financial performance, construction was explored by the construct of human capital, social capital, the economic capital was 80%, whereas, the construct of corporate social responsibility was elaborated by the construct of financial performance was 44.80% and the rest was influenced other variables not listed in this research.
An empirical investigation of living lab ageing care innovations adoption in Chinese healthcare industry

Living Lab is an emerging user-driven open innovation approach. Although innovation adoption has been an active research area for quite a long time, it seems that little empirical studies have been done on the Living Lab innovation adoption research. In this paper, we present empirical results from a study of Living Lab ageing care innovations adoption in Chinese healthcare industry. Our empirical findings from analyses of a survey data suggest that partners' readiness and government support are two major determinant of adoption. Security, cost and usefulness were also found to have a strong effect on the adoption intention. Given the rapid development of Living Lab innovations in healthcare areas, our findings have both practical implications to Living Lab innovations practitioners and theoretical implications to innovation adoption.
Spatiotemporal precision and hemodynamic mechanism of optical point spreads in alert primates

In functional brain imaging there is controversy over which hemodynamic signal best represents neural activity. Intrinsic signal optical imaging (ISOI) suggests that the best signal is the early darkening observed at wavelengths absorbed preferentially by deoxyhemoglobin (HbR). It is assumed that this darkening or “initial dip” reports local conversion of oxyhemoglobin (HbO) to HbR, i.e., oxygen consumption caused by local neural activity, thus giving the most specific measure of such activity. The blood volume signal, by contrast, is believed to be more delayed and less specific. Here, we used multiwavelength ISOI to simultaneously map oxygenation and blood volume [i.e., total hemoglobin (HbT)] in primary visual cortex (V1) of the alert macaque. We found that the hemodynamic “point spread,” i.e., impulse response to a minimal visual stimulus, was as rapid and retinotopically specific when imaged by using blood volume as when using the initial dip. Quantitative separation of the imaged signal into HbR, HbO, and HbT showed, moreover, that the initial dip was dominated by a fast local increase in HbT, with no increase in HbR. We found only a delayed HbR decrease that was broader in retinotopic spread than HbO or HbT. Further, we show that the multiphasic time course of typical ISOI signals and the strength of the initial dip may reflect the temporal interplay of monophasic HbO, HbR, and HbT signals. Characterizing the hemodynamic response is important for understanding neurovascular coupling and elucidating the physiological basis of imaging techniques such as fMRI.
Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Current Evidence and Strategies of Management

&NA; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for gall bladder stone disease. Difficult cholecystectomy is associated with serious complications and a high conversion rate. The aim of this study was to review the current strategies to manage difficult cholecystectomy. Methods A Medline search was conducted to review all published English literatures relevant to difficult cholecystectomy through 1993 to 2009. The search words were “laparoscopic cholecystectomy,” “difficult cholecystectomy,” “difficult laparoscopy,” “subtotal laparoscopic cholecystectomy,” “fundus first cholecystectomy,” and “causes of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ” Results Ninety-one studies, which included 324,553 patients, were selected for this review. Five major categories of difficulty were identified. Conversion rate and iatrogenic injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy are still high despite significant improvement over the last 10 years. Depending on the technique of cholecystectomy, the degree of gall bladder inflammation, patient comorbidities, and surgical experience, the conversion rate was reported between 0.18% and 30%, whereas the incidence of iatrogenic injuries was from 0% to 0.6%. Subtotal cholecystectomy, antegrade and fundus first techniques, and peroperative cholangiogram were associated with lower complications and conversion rate. Risk factors for difficulty were male sex, increased age, acute and thick wall chronic cholecystitis, wide and short cystic duct, cholecystodigestive fistula, previous upper abdominal surgery, obesity, liver cirrhosis, anatomic variation, cholangiocarcinoma, and low surgeon's caseload. Conclusions No consensus is found among surgeons on how to manage difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Iatrogenic injuries and conversion rate can be reduced depending on the surgeon's experience, special techniques, and intraoperative investigations. Subtotal cholecystectomy, antegrade or fundus first techniques, and peroperative cholangiogram significantly reduced the complications and conversion rate.
Achievable RF coverage and system capacity using millimeter wave cellular technologies in 5G networks

This paper presents the achievable radio frequency (RF) coverage and system capacity using mm-wave based cellular systems. It is shown that the RF coverage obtained in each cell are less amorphous in shape compared to the existing microwave bands, and therefore mm-wave based cellular systems will achieve better network-wide RF coverage than the existing micro-wave based cellular systems. It is also shown that realistic base station (BS) radius is about 200m, and that based on this cell size about five times the number of existing cell sites would be required in the mm-wave based network. This gives fourfold additional frequency re-use opportunities or system capacity enhancements over the current cellular capacity, but 400% additional investments must be made in new site acquisitions.