Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Measuring Personality Adaptation in Task-Oriented Dialogs

Decades of research on human communication provides substantial evidence that human conversants in dialogue adjust their language to their conversational partner: conversants adapt to particular ways of referring to things (Brennan and Clark, 1996), mimic the partner’s lexical diversity (Coupland et al., 1988) and entrain to their vocabulary choices (Parent and Eskenazi, 2010). For example, for the question “Do I make a left at Pacific Ave? ”, an adaptive response could be “Yes, make a left at Pacific Avenue. ”, while a non-adaptive response might change the verb and referring expression: “Yes, turn left at Pacific. ” Conversants also adapt to each other’s personality through gestures (Tolins et al., 2013): in a conversation involving two extraverted speakers, both became more stylistically extraverted over time by increasing gesture expansion and broadness. However, little work has addressed linguistic adaptation in terms of personality. For example, will two extraverted speakers use more words that exhibit extraversion as their dialog progresses (e.g. words of positive emotions: “happy”)? In this paper, we propose a method to calculate adaptation score for a dialog. We apply our method on two task oriented dialog corpora and show that as the dialogs progress, the adaptation score for extraversion related LIWC features (1) displays a distinct trend compared to all LIWC features, and (2) differs between two corpora.
Social disclosure rating system for assessing firms' CSR reports

Purpose – The paper aims to contribute to the development of a systematic social disclosure rating system for analysing firms' social performance through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports or similar social disclosures. The rating incorporates the comprehensive Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) 2002 reporting framework as the benchmark for measuring firm's social performance.Design/methodology/approach – Literature review in the areas of CSR development, CSR reporting, CSR reporting frameworks, GRI 2002 Guidelines will be utilised in order to create social disclosures rating using GRI 2002 reporting framework.Findings – The rating accommodates standardized measures of social performance based on the GRI 2002 Guidelines and enables comparison of CSR practices among companies, particularly firms' social accountability to society.Originality/value – The contribution of the paper will fill the lack of standardized content analysis measures of CSR reports, particularly social aspects of CSR.
L 2-gain analysis for networked predictive control systems based on switching method

This article deals with the problem of L 2-gain for a class of networked control systems with time-varying network delay in both forward and feedback channels. An improved network predictive control scheme is proposed to compensate the effects of network delay and data dropout using a switching control strategy. Based on the average dwell time method, the restrictions that the original delay-compensation strategy imposes on the subsystems are relaxed and a sufficient condition for weighted L 2-gain is developed for a class of switching signal. An example illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed method.
An Energy Model for Viewing Embodied Human Capital Theory

Human capital development is one of the emerging areas of study with regard to social science theory, practice, and research. Arelatively new concept, human capital is described in terms of individual knowledge skills and experience. It is currently expressed as a function of education as well as a measure of economic activity. Little theory exists to establish models of individual or group human capital. By drawing upon existing physical science constructs such as embodied energy, this article applies a framework for articulating an approach to human capital development and interaction. Our proposition is that human capital consists of active and passive capacity, which parallels the theoretic dimensions of potential and kinetic energy. Aconceptual binary phase diagram of a human capital system is presented along with examples for applying the model to practice. Utilizing an economic model of resource flows; a model of embodied human capital is developed as a vehicle for sustainable human capital theory.
Marker molecules of human endometrial differentiation can be hormonally regulated under in-vitro conditions as in-vivo.

An established cell culture system of isolated human endometrial stromal and epithelial cells has been used to study the effects of oestrogen and progesterone, as well as their antagonists, upon endometrial cells. Normal hormonal regulation in vivo was investigated simultaneously in endometrial tissue samples taken at different phases of the menstrual cycle. Several marker molecules analysed by immunohistochemistry appeared to depend strongly on endocrine regulation and could be traced in culture. Immunohistochemically, basic parameters of cell biology were identified in vitro, e.g. cell proliferation (Ki-67), adhesion molecules (beta3 integrin) and paracrine factors (leukaemia inhibitory factor). The most reliable parameters to assess hormonal influences were oestrogen and progesterone receptor molecules. Immunohistochemical localization could be improved by molecular biological analysis using RT-PCR. In the presence of oestrogen, a significant expression of hormone receptors was also shown by RT-PCR, and withdrawal of oestrogens and addition of gestagen, i.e. medroxyprogesterone acetate, caused receptor downregulation. Addition of the anti-oestrogen ICI 182.780 to cell-culture medium significantly decreased the synthesis of progesterone receptors.
Oil and Ideology: The Cultural Creation of the American Petroleum Industry

Traditional accounts of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company, as well as more recent best-selling books on the subject, still accept without question charges of unethical and anti-competitive behaviour by the American oil industry. In this synthesis of cultural, business, gender and intellectual history, Roger and Diana Davids Olien explore how this negative image of the petroleum industry was created -and how this image in turn helped shape policy toward the industry in ways that were sometimes at odds with both the goals or reformers and the public interest. By turning a critical eye on sources that have often been accepted at face value and examining the self-interests of oil industry critics, the authors seek to produce a more balanced, complex picture of the industry. Their case study of the impact of technology offers an example of how business must be understood through its cultural context and offers an approach to understanding problems of regulation and reform.
Information, the Introduction of Roths, and IRA Participation

Abstract This study investigates the issue of whether part of the increase in total IRA contributions from 1997 to 1998 can be attributed to increased advertising due to the introduction of Roth IRAs in 1998. In this study, the use of a tax preparer will proxy for exposure to information regarding IRAs. A preparer is expected to have less of an influence on IRA participation in 1998 relative to 1997. I find evidence supporting this prediction amongst taxpayers eligible for an IRA contribution in both 1997 and 1998. However, I also find evidence suggesting that more information would have led to a potentially sizable increase in participation for taxpayers newly eligible for an IRA contribution in 1998.
Bilateral trade flows, the gravity equation, and functional form

The gravity equation has been frequently and successfully used for nearly thirty years to further understanding of the determinants of bilateral trade flows across countries and, subsequently, to analyze commercial policy measures. A maintained hypothesis by the applied literature on international trade as gravity equation loglinearity is questioned in this paper since the possibility of a general functional form is open through Box-Cox transformations. Using data corresponding to the sixteen OECD most developed countries from 1964 to 1987 the authors reach the conclusion that the optimal functional form is slightly, yet statistically, different from the loglinear form in every year of the sample and they are able to propose one unique functional form suitable for all the sample period. Copyright 1993 by MIT Press.
Three‐Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Allows Detailed Evaluation of Left Atrial Function in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy–Insights from the MAGYAR‐Path Study

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) represents a generalized myopathic process affecting both ventricular and atrial myocardium. Reduced left atrial (LA) function was demonstrated in HCM by different methods. Three‐dimensional (3D) speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) has just been introduced for the evaluation of LA. This study was designed to compare 3DSTE‐derived LA volumetric and strain parameters in HCM with healthy controls.
A Case Study Comparison of the Analytic Hierarchy Process and a Fuzzy Decision Methodology

ABSTRACT The Analytic Hierarchy Process has been widely used for decision analysis, especially in situations where there are important qualitative aspects that require consideration in conjunction with various measurable quantitative factors. The popularity of the method can be attributed in part to the comparatively simple manner by which it combines qualitative ratings with quantitative measurements to arrive at overall priorities for the alternatives. In recent times another multicriterial decision methodology has emerged based on Fuzzy Set Theory. This method uses everyday words for rating and translates these linguistic variables into fuzzy sets for subsequent operations. The method is also relatively simple to apply and possess a similar ability to the Analytic Hierarchy Process for combining quantitative and qualitative factors. These two methods were applied to the question of whether to introduce a new IT system into a public hospital. Both, the same factors and the same experts for rating, were .
Factors influencing bilateral intra-industry trade in the auto industry: the case of South Africa

This study investigates factors influencing bilateral intra-industry trade (IIT) between South Africa and main trading partners in the auto industry, crucial to managers and policy-makers within this industry. The econometric results of the gravity model of IIT are statistically and economically significant in the context of the fixed effects method of estimation. Thus, the econometric investigation reveals that IIT is positively influenced by difference in economic size, trade openness and foreign direct investment, while it is negatively affected by geographical distance, economies of scale and automotive assistance. The findings of this study propose advancing trade liberalisation and deregulation of the South African auto industry to enhance IIT levels.
Production of Infectious Hepatitis C Virus by Using RNA Polymerase I-Mediated Transcription

ABSTRACT In this study, we used an RNA polymerase I (Pol I) transcription system for development of a reverse genetics protocol to produce hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is an uncapped positive-strand RNA virus. Transfection with a plasmid harboring HCV JFH-1 full-length cDNA flanked by a Pol I promoter and Pol I terminator yielded an unspliced RNA with no additional sequences at either end, resulting in efficient RNA replication within the cytoplasm and subsequent production of infectious virions. Using this technology, we developed a simple replicon trans-packaging system, in which transient transfection of two plasmids enables examination of viral genome replication and virion assembly as two separate steps. In addition, we established a stable cell line that constitutively produces HCV with a low mutation frequency of the viral genome. The effects of inhibitors of N-linked glycosylation on HCV production were evaluated using this cell line, and the results suggest that certain step(s), such as virion assembly, intracellular trafficking, and secretion, are potentially up- and downregulated according to modifications of HCV envelope protein glycans. This Pol I-based HCV expression system will be beneficial for a high-throughput antiviral screening and vaccine discovery programs.
Physical basis of spindle self-organization

Significance The spindle segregates chromosomes during cell division and is composed of microtubules and hundreds of other proteins, but the manner in which these molecular constituents self-organize to form the spindle remains unclear. Here we use a holistic approach, based on quantitative measurements in spindles of the spatiotemporal correlation functions of microtubule density, orientation, and stresses, to identify the key processes responsible for spindle self-organization. We show that microtubule turnover and the collective effects of local microtubule interactions, mediated via motor proteins and cross-linkers, can quantitatively account for the dynamics and the structure of the spindle. We thus reveal the physical basis of spindle self-organization and provide a framework that may be useful for understanding cytoskeletal function in vivo. The cytoskeleton forms a variety of steady-state, subcellular structures that are maintained by continuous fluxes of molecules and energy. Understanding such self-organizing structures is not only crucial for cell biology but also poses a fundamental challenge for physics, since these systems are active materials that behave drastically differently from matter at or near equilibrium. Active liquid crystal theories have been developed to study the self-organization of cytoskeletal filaments in in vitro systems of purified components. However, it has been unclear how relevant these simplified approaches are for understanding biological structures, which can be composed of hundreds of distinct proteins. Here we show that a suitably constructed active liquid crystal theory produces remarkably accurate predictions of the behaviors of metaphase spindles—the cytoskeletal structure, composed largely of microtubules and associated proteins, that segregates chromosomes during cell division.
SPT-3G: a next-generation cosmic microwave background polarization experiment on the South Pole telescope

We describe the design of a new polarization sensitive receiver, spt-3g, for the 10-meter South Pole Telescope (spt). The spt-3g receiver will deliver a factor of ~20 improvement in mapping speed over the current receiver, spt-pol. The sensitivity of the spt-3g receiver will enable the advance from statistical detection of B-mode polarization anisotropy power to high signal-to-noise measurements of the individual modes, i.e., maps. This will lead to precise (~0.06 eV) constraints on the sum of neutrino masses with the potential to directly address the neutrino mass hierarchy. It will allow a separation of the lensing and inflationary B-mode power spectra, improving constraints on the amplitude and shape of the primordial signal, either through spt-3g data alone or in combination with bicep2/keck, which is observing the same area of sky. The measurement of small-scale temperature anisotropy will provide new constraints on the epoch of reionization. Additional science from the spt-3g survey will be significantly enhanced by the synergy with the ongoing optical Dark Energy Survey (des), including: a 1% constraint on the bias of optical tracers of large-scale structure, a measurement of the differential Doppler signal from pairs of galaxy clusters that will test General Relativity on ~200Mpc scales, and improved cosmological constraints from the abundance of clusters of galaxies
A novel secure model: Image steganography with logistic map and secret key

Nowadays, with the widespread use of the internet, digital images are increasing in use rate. Digital images are attractive for creating a suitable environment for those who want to communicate securely. It is not easy to notice when substituting data into the least significant bit of these images, and the ability to embed excess data makes it attractive to make the use of steganography in secure communication. The aim of this paper is to provide secure communication via a new image steganography using LSB method with secret key and logistic map for generating random numbers. Also it is to compare to other approaches in the literature in term of image quality. As a result, it is seen that the PSNR is 55.91 at the maximum payload capacity namely 29127 bytes and is better than many other steganography algorithms in the literature.
Frequency Compliance of MV Voltage Sensors for Smart Grid Application

With the advent of smart grid paradigm, medium voltage (MV) distribution networks have experienced great structural changes that, with the massive deployment of distributed generation, impose the network monitoring in a wider frequency range, up to some kilohertz, to evaluate power quality (PQ) phenomena and to ensure proper operation. Classical voltage instrument transformers (VT) with primary rated voltages higher than a few tens of kilovolt are typically usable in a limited range around power frequency, and thus for accurate measurements up to some kilohertz new types of MV sensors should be needed. Nevertheless, the massive replacement of VTs in a short time is not convenient from an economic point of view. In order to delay the transition to new types of transducers, without limiting the possibility to monitor PQ, if the VTs are characterized in a wider frequency range, then their systematic deviations could be compensated with suitable digital signal processing techniques. Therefore, in this paper, a calibration setup, intended to be employed both in laboratory as well as on-site, for the verification of frequency compliance of MV voltage sensors for smart grid application is presented. A comparison with the Italian National Metrology Institute Laboratory reference system is also described.
Hyper-Growth of SMEs: Toward a Reconciliation of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Strategic Resources

Purpose – This study seeks to focus on factors characterizing a pool of hyper‐growth firms, trying to gather insights on how the hyper‐growth firms achieve hyper‐growth.Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical framework is proposed, borrowing well established approaches from strategic management and entrepreneurship. Subsequently, some explorative case studies are described and help in understanding how much of a firm's hyper‐growth can be explained by the resource endowment and entrepreneurial orientation (EO). A revised framework and some propositions are eventually suggested.Findings – Hyper‐growth seems mainly explainable by extraordinary business opportunities and extraordinary access to resources (especially knowledge‐based). Entrepreneurship appears much more as a moderating variable, rather than an explanatory variable per se of hyper‐growth.Research limitations/implications – Although the case study approach is robustly motivated as a research step that can contribute to the process of theory .
The Next 'New Wave': Law-Genre Documentaries, Lawyering in Support of the Creative Process, and Visual Legal Advocacy

Unlike law-related feature films, law-related documentary or nonfiction films have rarely been the subject of legal scholarship, nor have they been extensively used as teaching tools throughout the law school curriculum. The lack of interest in such films is explained by a number of popular misconceptions about documentaries, such as their genrelessness or the lack of common threads running through the films that facilitate critical reception; the elusive nature of documentary truth; the films' fixation on victimization and by necessity the exploitation of the films' subjects; and the lack of practical payoff for law students and lawyers from critically studying documentaries and the process by which they are produced. This Article addresses those misconceptions. First, it identifies a body of nonfiction film work that might be characterized as law-genre documentaries in that they tell real or true stories as to which the law is the point of departure, a central organizing theme, or most importantly such an important consideration affecting the advancement of the chronicle or story that the subject matter might reasonably be characterized as law as a lived experience. Second, the Article argues that critical analysis of this body of work should not entail an elusive search for truth. Rather reflexivity is the key to assessing a documentary's value or quality. A good documentary will present its subjects as deeply contextualized, socially connected, and individually complex beings who are reflexive or introspective about their own situation and the filming of it. The filmmaker will be reflexive or self-critical about the people and the circumstances she or he is filming, as well as reflexive about the process by which she or he has interpreted reality for the benefit of the audience. Finally, the audience should be provoked to be reflexive about its possible involvement in the lives of the subjects or the circumstances portrayed in the film. Third, with regard to many documentary films, the quality of the finished product and the reception they receive will depend on what happened during their making, particularly with regard to access to venues, permission to use copyrighted material, and the treatment of subjects. Because of these concerns, law and lawyers are also playing an increasingly important role in the creative process of documentary film production. Lawyers, then, are not just the subjects and the viewers of documentary film; they are inextricably engaged in their making. Finally, lawyers are now producing visual legal advocacy on behalf of clients. For example, lawyers are using the narrative styles of documentaries to generate arguments on film on behalf of death-row inmates seeking clemency and personal injury claimants seeking damages in arbitration and mediation proceedings. An enhanced ability to engage in visual legal advocacy is likely to provide the biggest payoff for scholars and students who seriously pursue the study of law-genre documentaries.
Momentum Dynamics in U.S. Valuation Ratios

We divide the time series of aggregate valuation into bull and bear market phases to test for momentum and reversal, respectively. Our results are consistent with price-earnings and price-dividends displaying continuation by drifting upwards in bull markets irrespective of fundamentals. Such persistence can be explained by market sentiment but not within a classical framework. However the link to fundamentals is restored in bear markets where valuation ratios exhibit mean reversion toward their long run equilibrium levels and thus overall stationarity. Finally, impulse response functions indicate that shocks to the ratios typically follow an underreaction-overreaction time profile that is more pronounced in bull rather than bear markets.