Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Influence of Multicultural Counseling Training on School Counselors' Self-perceived Multicultural Competence the Influence of Multicultural Counseling Training on School Counselors' Self-perceived Multicultural Competence

With the changing demographics of the school population, the multicultural competence of school counselors has become increasingly important. This study examined the influence of formal training and exposure to persons different from the school counselor on multicultural competence. A demographic questionnaire and the Multicultural Counseling Inventory (MCI) were mailed to a random sample of American Counseling Association (ACA) members. Overall, formal training was not correlated with multicultural competence. However, working with and exposure to people who were different than the school counselors in terms of race/ethnicity, disability status, and sexual orientation was correlated with multicultural competence. When asked to comment broadly on important multicultural experiences that influenced them as professionals, school counselors mentioned race/ethnicity most frequently. Implications for training school counselors includes the importance of exposing trainees to people who are different than them and examining the content and style of school counseling multicultural courses.
Organizational Credibility: The Role of Issue Involvement, Value-Relevant Involvement, Elaboration, Author Credibility, Message Quality, and Message Effectiveness in Persuasive Messages from Public Health Advocacy Organizations

The relationship between receiver characteristics (including issue involvement, value-relevant involvement, and elaboration) and message features (including language intensity, author credibility, message quality, and message effectiveness) on perceptions of organizational credibility were examined in this investigation within the context of public health advocacy messages about the U.S. Farm Bill and various food and food production topics. Undergraduate students (N = 218) completed an online survey that employed a 3 × 2 experimental message design. Results indicated that receiver variables and message features (excluding language intensity) were positively correlated with organizational credibility; message quality, message effectiveness, and author credibility accounted for 30.9% of the variability in perceptions of organizational credibility. The utility of examining organizational credibility in persuasive messages, particularly in the context of public health advocacy messages, is discussed, as well as the implications for including organizational credibility in future theoretical frameworks.
A Role of the Mitochondrial Apoptosis-Inducing Factor in Granulysin-Induced Apoptosis1

Granulysin is a cytolytic molecule released by CTL via granule-mediated exocytosis. In a previous study we showed that granulysin induced apoptosis using both caspase- and ceramide-dependent and -independent pathways. In the present study we further characterize the biochemical mechanism for granulysin-induced apoptosis of tumor cells. Granulysin-induced death is significantly inhibited by Bcl-2 overexpression and is associated with a rapid (1–5 h) loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, which is not mediated by ceramide generation and is not inhibited by the general caspase inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone. Ceramide generation induced by granulysin is a slow event, only observable at longer incubation times (12 h). Apoptosis induced by exogenous natural (C18) ceramide is truly associated with mitochondrial membrane potential loss, but contrary to granulysin, this event is inhibited by benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone. Ceramide-induced apoptosis is also completely prevented by Bcl-2 overexpression. The nuclear morphology of cells dying after granulysin treatment in the presence of caspase inhibitors suggested the involvement of mitochondrial apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) in granulysin-induced cell death. We demonstrate using confocal microscopy that AIF is translocated from mitochondria to the nucleus during granulysin-induced apoptosis. The majority of Bcl-2 transfectants are protected from granulysin-induced cell death, mitochondrial membrane potential loss, and AIF translocation, while a small percentage are not protected. In this small percentage the typical nuclear apoptotic morphology is delayed, being of the AIF type at 5 h time, while at longer times (12 h) the normal apoptotic morphology is predominant. These and previous results support a key role for the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, and especially for AIF, during granulysin-induced tumoral cell death.
Divergence-free Wavelets for Coherent Vortex Extraction in 3D homogeneous isotropic turbulence

In this paper we investigate the use of divergence-free wavelet bases for the Coherent Vortex Extraction (CVE) of turbulent flows. We begin with a short presentation of the construction of 3D divergence-free biorthogonal wavelets. We apply the CVE decomposition to a homogeneous isotropic turbulent flow, computed by a Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) at resolution 2403 and upsampled to N=2563. First, the CVE is applied to the vorticity field. Using the divergence-free wavelets for the vorticity field makes sense since the vorticity also verifies an incompressibility condition when the velocity does. The coherent part of the vorticity field is reconstructed from the largest wavelet coefficients, corresponding to $ 3\% N$, while the complement constitutes the incoherent part. We show that the coherent part corresponds to the vortex tubes of the flow and retains most of the energy and enstrophy. These results are then compared to those obtained using non-divergent free wavelets, both orthogonal and biorthogonal ones. Then we also apply the CVE method, using divergence-free wavelets, to decompose the velocity field and subsequently compute the corresponding vorticity fields. The results show that the decomposition of velocity exhibit large smooth vortex structures in contrast to what is obtained with the decomposition of the vorticity.
The Triple Uptake Inhibitor (1R,5S)-(+)-1-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0] Hexane Hydrochloride (DOV 21947) Reduces Body Weight and Plasma Triglycerides in Rodent Models of Diet-Induced Obesity

Selective inhibitors of biogenic amine (e.g., serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine) uptake exhibit varying degrees of safety and efficacy as antiobesity agents. Moreover, preclinical findings suggest that the combined inhibition of monoamine neurotransmitter transporters synergistically enhances antiobesity activity. (1R,5S)-(+)-1-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo-[3.1. 0] hexane hydrochloride (DOV 21947) inhibits norepinephrine, 5-hydroxytryptamine, and dopamine uptake, and it reduces body weight in rodent models of diet-induced obesity (DIO). DIO rats treated orally with DOV 21947 for 1 to 24 days showed significantly lower body weights than vehicle-treated DIO rats. The decrease in body weight resulted specifically from a loss of retroperitoneal and mesenteric depots of white adipose tissue. DOV 21947 also reduced daily food intake in DIO rats, but consumption returned to control levels after 11 days of treatment. With the exception of a decrease in triglyceride levels, blood chemistry was unaltered after 24 days of DOV 21947 treatments. DOV 21947 had no effect on motor activity. Although DOV 21947 increased respiratory rate and decreased the tidal volume of normal rats, it did not alter the minute volume. In addition, DOV 21947 did not significantly affect blood pressure, heart rate, electrocardiographic indices or body temperature in telemeterized dogs. However, it caused a sustained, but reversible reduction in the rate of body weight gain for as long as 6 months in normal rats, and for up to 1 year in normal dogs. In summary, DOV 21947 is effective in causing a sustained and selective reduction in fat content and triglyceride levels in animal models of obesity without significantly altering vital organ function.
The Role of Expert and Novice Tutors in Computer Mediated and Face-to-Face Problem-Based Learning

This study investigates the role of tutors in face-to-face as well as computer-mediated problem-based learning. This study examined whether or not a tutor should use his or her expertise in facilitating small group problem discussion practiced in classroom or in synchronous computer-mediated communication. In one experimental condition, the tutor acted as a moderator providing no information regarding the presented problem. In the second condition, the tutor contributed his expertise, corrected wrong statements, or answered directly to questions. Results suggest that learners assessed the setting more positively and achieved higher scores in a final test when the tutor imparted his knowledge. After the sessions, learners were asked how confident they feel regarding their status of knowledge in the learning domain. Results showed that they were more confident in the moderated condition. The outcomes suggest that intensive tutoring can help to overcome several problems in computer-mediated distance education.
Dealing with Class Skew in Context Recognition

As research in context recognition moves towards more maturity and real life applications, appropriate and reliable performance metrics gain importance. This paper focuses on the issue of performance evaluation in the face of class skew (varying, unequal occurrence of individual classes), which is common for many context recognition problems. We propose to use ROC curves and Area Under the Curve (AUC) instead of the more commonly used accuracy to better account for class skew. The main contributions of the paper are to draw the attention of the community to these methods, present a theoretical analysis of their advantages for context recognition, and illustrate their performance on a real life case study.
Cooperative disparity and object boundary estimation

In this paper we carry out cooperatively both disparity and object boundary estimation by setting the two tasks in a unified Markovian framework. We introduce a new joint probabilistic model that allows to estimate disparities through a Markov random field model. Boundary estimation then cooperates with disparity estimation to gradually and jointly improve accuracy. The feedback from boundary estimation to disparity estimation is made through the use of an auxiliary field referred to as a displacement field. This field suggests the corrections that need to be applied at disparity discontinuities in order that they align with object boundaries. The joint model reduces to a Markov random field model when considering disparities while it reduces to a Markov chain when focusing on the displacement field. The performance of our approach is illustrated on real stereo images sets, demonstrating the power of this cooperative framework.
How is Power Shared in Africa?

Is African politics characterized by concentrated power in the hands of a narrow group (ethnically determined) that then fluctuates from one extreme to another via frequent coups? Employing data on the ethnicity of cabinet ministers since independence, we show that African ruling coalitions are surprisingly large and that political power is allocated proportionally to population shares across ethnic groups. This holds true even restricting the analysis to the subsample of the most powerful ministerial posts. We argue that the likelihood of revolutions from outsiders and coup threats from insiders are major forces explaining allocations within these regimes. Alternative allocation mechanisms are explored. Counterfactual experiments that shed light on the role of Western policies in affecting African national coalitions and leadership group premia are performed.
Assessing with new eyes? Assessment for learning in Norwegian physical education

Background: The latest curriculum reform in Norway is one example of an education reform with a highly emphasised assessment for learning (AfL) agenda. Acknowledging that there is a lack of empirical research on AfL in physical education (PE), and that AfL potentially can have an important role to play in development of PE pedagogy, this paper set out to examine the extent to which the emphasis on AfL from educational authorities has led to change in assessment practice in PE. Purpose and research question: The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation of AfL in PE at upper secondary level in Norway, and discuss possible implications. More specifically we ask ‘How do students’ and teachers' perspectives of assessment practices in PE reflect AfL key principles? ' Methods: A mixed-method design has been applied in this study. Quantitative data, collected through a questionnaire answered by 1486 students from six upper secondary schools (15–19 years), were combined and compared with qualitative data from focus groups of a total of 23 PE teachers at the same schools. Data were analysed in relation to four key principles of AfL. Findings: For the majority of the students in the study, their reports of assessment practice in PE did not reflect the four key principles of AfL. This result was supported by the fact that their PE teachers conveyed very varied understandings and enactments of AfL. The study revealed some difference between teacher and student perspectives regarding AfL key principles, in particular regarding feedback that moves learners forward. Conclusions: The study demonstrates limited implementation of AfL principles in PE and we conclude that the educational authorities' emphasis of AfL has not proven productive in PE. However, most of the teachers acknowledged the need to change teaching and assessment practices in PE, and all schools in the study are observed to be in an area of changing assessment. Considering the findings on different AfL key principles, this study highlights engaging student more directly in assessment processes as an important development area.
The Organization of Markets

Markets have sometimes been described as vastly different from and even opposite to formal organizations. But markets and organizations share a similarity as well. Both are organized – by the use of decisions on membership, rules, monitoring, sanctions or hierarchy. Market organization creates differences among markets, and specific dynamics, which can be explained by the actions and interactions of market organizers: profiteers, ‘others’, sellers and buyers. The concept of market organization is an analytical tool, which can be used for analysing why and how markets are created, why they get their specific form and how they change.
Effectiveness and safety of Devil's Claw tablets in patients with general rheumatic disorders

Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions (AORC) are the leading cause of disability, are associated with poor quality of life and incur considerable direct and indirect costs. It is considered that the instance of AORC will continue to increase. To assess the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of Harpagophytum (Bioforce) in the treatment of AORC, a single group open study of 8 weeks duration (259 patients) was performed in the United Kingdom. Effectiveness was assessed by numeric rating scales, the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) Index and the Algofunctional Hand Osteoarthritis Index. Tolerance was measured by a numeric rating scale and safety by self‐reporting, blood analysis and liver function tests. Quality of life was measured by SF‐12 questionnaire. There were statistically significant (p < 0.0001) improvements in patient assessment of global pain, stiffness and function. There were also statistically significant reductions in mean pain scores for hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee and back pain. Quality of life measurements (SF‐12) were significantly increased from baseline and 60% patients either reduced or stopped concomitant pain medication. Harpagophytum is an effective and well‐tolerated serious treatment option for mild to moderate degenerative rheumatic disorders providing improved quality of life measure. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Slavery as Contract: Betty's Case and the Question of Freedom

Abstract This article offers a theoretical reading of the 1857 freedom suit, Betty's Case, wherein a slave woman, Betty, declared free by Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, returned to Tennessee with her owners. Based on the case's enduring question of whether the freedom to contract should include the freedom to be a slave, the article argues that this question is foundational for the ever-present jurisprudential problem of negotiating the empirical development of the idea of free will with the transcendental right of freedom in modern contract law. This deeper understanding of slavery as contract deconstructs and builds on critical legal studies of slavery that have largely focused on the legal constitution of the slave as property.
Does Your Business Process Management (Still) Fit the Market? - A Dynamic Capability Perspective on BPM Strategy Development

Business Process Management (BPM) can be viewed as a set of techniques to integrate, build, and reconfigure an organization‟s business processes for the purpose achieving a fit with the market environment. While business processes are rather stable in low-dynamic markets, the frequency, quality, and importance of business process change amplifies with an increase in environmental dynamics. Taking the public sector example, we recognize that market dynamics can change over time (market dynamic shift), here: increase. We show that existing designs of BPM might not be able to cope with the mounting frequency and quality of business process change (market-BPM-misfit). On the basis of a qualitative in-depth case study, we provide evidence that a major cause for such misfit lies in ineffective (second order) organizational learning. We contribute to the literature by applying the Resource-Based View and Dynamic Capability framework to the case of BPM in order to better understand shifts in market dynamics and their consequences for BPM effectiveness. Practitioners find a proposal for identifying, understanding, and reacting to a market-BPM-misfit and for developing market-oriented BPM strategy.
Thinking Globally, Eating Locally: Website Linking and the Performance of Solidarity in Global and Local Food Movements

It has become trite to observe that the Internet is allowing communities to spring up across distances that previously prohibited the timely sharing of experiences and strategies of advocacy. New communication technologies may aid the practice of frame alignment that social movements have always engaged in, but they may also highlight the dilemma between local and global forms of action. For example, food scandals continue to provoke varied and sustained public outcry, but are solutions to food provision problems conceived similarly at the local and the global level? Under the assumption that message makers use new media to perform and represent ideological sympathy explicitly, this paper looks at organizations facilitating the consumption of local food, compares their linking practices with those of organizations that actively oppose globalized agriculture, and describes the way local/global distinctions are implied, or performed, on the World Wide Web. It identifies a disparity between global rhetoric and local engagement (the globals don't go local) and shows that website linking highlights global/local discontinuities (the locals don't go global). The disparity could be a consequence of ‘ideological baggage’ (Johnson, 2000) in each organization. The appeal to get involved focuses on creating protest and opposition, but alternative ways of engaging in the food system – apart from the promotion of organic agriculture – are not facilitated. The organizations studied here include international environmental, consumer, and social justice movements as well as local food organizations in the USA and the UK.
Security, privacy, and personalization: Informing next-generation interaction concepts for interactive TV systems

The success of the next-generation of interactive TV systems will depend on the type and form of user interaction these systems can support. New services like social TV, direct image, and data up- and download from the set-top box, connectivity of the iTV system to the PC and other mobile media devices, pose the question of how to support security, privacy, and personalization. To investigate the (sometimes naïve) concepts of users of what changes an interactive TV system will bring for their living room behaviors in terms of security and privacy, and how to support these aspects regarding user interaction, we set up two ethnographic studies. Study one investigated users' assumptions and ideas on the concepts of security, privacy, and personalization in households that did currently not use interactive TV. This allowed us to understand possible problems in terms of security and privacy before the introduction of interactive TV. Study two investigated current practices and usages of media and devices, to understand what type of interaction concept would support the practices of the user best. The results show that new forms of user interaction must support personalized access to the content on the TV, that they must support security and privacy, and that they should enable new forms of connectivity for all devices used in the living room.
The humanities and/in HCI

In the past two decades, as technology has moved from the workplace to nearly all aspects of our everyday lives, HCI has also increased the breadth and depth of its research agenda. The breadth increase can be seen in the increasingly broad understanding of stakeholders and long-term socio-cultural-environmental consequences of interactive technologies. The depth increase can be seen in the seriousness with which HCI takes complex, subjective dimensions of interaction, such as affect, identity, experience, aesthetics. Humanistic forms of scholarship, including theories, methodologies, and scholarly forms, have increasingly been used to address many of these breadth and depth issues. In this panel, we explore the state of the art of humanist scholarship in HCI and consider its future trajectories.
To Be or Not to Be a Profession: Pros, Cons and Challenges for Evaluation

Debates on the professionalization of evaluation regularly fuel controversies. Evaluation literature contains varied points of view in favour of or against means of restricting access to the profession and quality control mechanisms. This article examines the aims pursued (e.g. institutionalization, quality improvement, ethical practice) and challenges faced by the promoters of the professionalization of evaluation. It also presents the mechanisms and means envisioned in Canada by the Société québécoise d’évaluation de programme (Québec Society of Programme Evaluation: SQEP) designed to address these points. These mechanisms include the drafting process of an evaluation charter, membership of a professional order and evaluator certification. This article is based on a documentary review and an analysis of semi-directed interviews conducted with current and former members of the SQEP and its administrative council. These results help to fuel debates in matters of the professionalization of evaluative practice which arise in most contexts where evaluation has reached a certain maturity.