Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Life and miracles of bank: Stories and metaphors in-between narrated worlds and acts of narrating

This paper discusses the use of metaphors and stories by organizational and management researchers and provides examples from research on the internationalization of a bank. I will show the limits of the coupling of metaphors and stories, by highlighting the tension present in research between structure and closure of stabilized forms of determinacy produced and the always open and contingent life story in which both organizational members and researchers find themselves. A return to language is proposed where narrative research could embrace greater proximity with the life world and its inherent in-betweenness, that is to say, an intermediate space where exchanges between narrated words and acts of narration never cease to be renewed. This move will entail a shift of attention to the openness of temporalities, characters and projections.
Articulatory coding and phonological judgements on written words and pictures: The role of the phonological output buffer.

Abstract The ability of Italian subjects to make phonological judgements was investigated in three experiments. The judgements comprised initial sound similarity and stress assignment on pain of both written words and pictures. Stress assignment on both words and pictures as well as initial sound similarity on pictures required the activation of phonological lexical representations, but this was not necessarily the case for initial sound similarity judgements on word pairs. The first study assessed the effects of concurrent articulatory suppression on the judgements. Experiment 2 used a concomitant task (chewing), which shares with suppression the use of articulatory components but does not involve speech programming and production. The third experiment investigated the effects of unattended speech on the phonological judgements. The results of these three experiments showed that articulatory suppression had a significant disrupting effect on accuracy in all four conditions, while neither articulatory non.
Common Peak Approach Using Mass Spectrometry Data Sets for Predicting the Effects of Anticancer Drugs on Breast Cancer

We propose a method for biomarker discovery from mass spectrometry data, improving the common peak approach developed by Fushiki et al. (BMC Bioinformatics, 7:358, 2006). The common peak method is a simple way to select the sensible peaks that are shared with many subjects among all detected peaks by combining a standard spectrum alignment and kernel density estimates. The key idea of our proposed method is to apply the common peak approach to each class label separately. Hence, the proposed method gains more informative peaks for predicting class labels, while minor peaks associated with specific subjects are deleted correctly. We used a SELDI-TOF MS data set from laser microdissected cancer tissues for predicting the treatment effects of neoadjuvant therapy using an anticancer drug on breast cancer patients. The AdaBoost algorithm is adopted for pattern recognition, based on the set of candidate peaks selected by the proposed method. The analysis gives good performance in the sense of test errors for classifying the class labels for a given feature vector of selected peak values.
Process Variation Analysis and Optimization of a FinFET-Based VCO

Fin-type field-effect transistors (FinFETs) are promising substitutes for bulk CMOS for nanoscale technologies. In this paper, the viability of a mixed-signal design for FinFET-based technologies using a nanoscale current-starved voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is investigated. Design issues are analyzed and a comparison between a CMOS VCO and a FinFET-based VCO is presented. The figures-of-merit used for comparison are center frequency and frequency–voltage (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${f}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>–<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) characteristics under process variation. Models are developed for the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${f}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>–<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> characteristics of both the CMOS and FinFET VCOs. In addition, width quantization-aware modeling has been performed for the FinFET-based VCO using a polynomial metamodel, which can be used for further optimization. The quantization aware modeling is highly accurate as evident from a correlation coefficient <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${R^{2}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of 0.999 and root mean square error of 6.2 MHz. The FinFET VCO has <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$5.5 {\times }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> faster oscillation frequency with 2.6% variability as opposed to 19.7% for the CMOS VCO. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper that examines FinFET technology with respect to process variation in mixed signal designs at the circuit level, and presents a quantitative as well as qualitative comparison between CMOS and FinFET technologies.
Performativity in practice: some recent work in cultural geography

For the appreciation of difference requires the acknowledgment of some point beyond which the dancer cannot go. If she were able to go everywhere, there would be no difference, nothing that eludes. Denial of the unity and stability of identity is one thing. The epistemological fantasy of becoming multiplicity – the dream of limitless multiple embodiments, allowing one to dance from place to place and self to self – is another. What sort of body is it that is free to change its shape and location at will, that can become anyone and travel anywhere? ’ (Susan Bordo, quoted in Foster, S.L., 1998: 29).
Qualitative analysis of the drawings of Alzheimer patients

Abstract The qualitative aspects of drawing errors made on a drawing-from-memory task in 10 AD patients are compared to those made by 10 normal control subjects. In a subgroup of AD patients, we studied the deterioration in drawing performance by retesting them a year later. The pattern of drawing performance was also examined on two other tasks in which the memory component plays a minimal role (copying and tracing of objects). The results of all drawing tasks revealed qualitative differences in drawing disability between AD patients and control subjects. In the longitudinal study, it was found that some types of drawing errors were more susceptible to deterioration than were other error types. The possible mechanisms playing a role in the different types of drawing errors are discussed. It is suggested that some error types may be considered as compensatory strategies for defective components of the drawing task.
From the heart to the mind: cardiac vagal tone modulates top-down and bottom-up visual perception and attention to emotional stimuli

The neurovisceral integration model (Thayer and Lane, 2000) posits that cardiac vagal tone, indexed by heart rate variability (HRV), can indicate the functional integrity of the neural networks implicated in emotion–cognition interactions. Our recent findings begin to disentangle how HRV is associated with both top-down and bottom-up cognitive processing of emotional stimuli. Higher resting HRV is associated with more adaptive and functional top-down and bottom-up cognitive modulation of emotional stimuli, which may facilitate effective emotion regulation. Conversely, lower resting HRV is associated with hyper-vigilant and maladaptive cognitive responses to emotional stimuli, which may impede emotion regulation. In the present paper, we recapitulate the neurovisceral integration model and review recent findings that shed light on the relationship between HRV and top-down and bottom-up visual perception and attention to emotional stimuli, which may play an important role in emotion regulation. Further implications of HRV on individual well-being and mental health are discussed.
On the Equivalence of Cellular Automata and the Tile Assembly Model

In this paper, we explore relationships between two models of systems which are governed by only the local interactions of large collections of simple components: cellular automata (CA) and the abstract Tile Assembly Model (aTAM). While sharing several similarities, the models have fundamental differences, most notably the dynamic nature of CA (in which every cell location is allowed to change state an infinite number of times) versus the static nature of the aTAM (in which tiles are static components that can never change or be removed once they attach to a growing assembly). We work with 2-dimensional systems in both models, and for our results we first define what it means for CA systems to simulate aTAM systems, and then for aTAM systems to simulate CA systems. We use notions of simulate which are similar to those used in the study of intrinsic universality since they are in some sense strict, but also intuitively natural notions of simulation. We then demonstrate a particular nondeterministic CA which can be configured so that it can simulate any arbitrary aTAM system, and finally an aTAM tile set which can be configured so that it can be used to simulate any arbitrary nondeterministic CA system which begins with a finite initial configuration.
Implementation of the Harvard case method through a plan–do–check–act framework in a university course

In 2005, the Harvard Business School began to promote the Harvard case method (HCM) within the Asian region. Because of differences in classroom culture between Asian and Western countries, Asian participants’ reaction to the HCM implementation is of interest. This study explores how the western initiated method was implemented in one of the Asian areas, Taiwan, and how the participants perceived the instructional approach. The plan–do–check–act (PDCA) concept was adopted to implement the case method. The data collection consisted of surveys, interviews and class observations. The study results indicate that both the instructors and students showed rather positive attitudes toward HCM. Although obstacles are yet to be overcome, disseminating the case method in higher education in Taiwan appears promising. To more effectively implement HCM, a suggested PDCA framework is provided.
The Evolution of Leadership Theory

Leadership is one of the most complex and multifaceted phenomena to which organisational and psychological research has been applied. An evolutionary developmental perspective is used to create an evolutionary tree of leadership theory and reveal the path along which it has evolved. Nine evolutionary eras are identified, and requirements for a tenth era of leadership theory are discussed. These eras provide a broad framework for researchers and practising managers to categorise existing, and evaluate future, theories.
Collegiality and Complexity: Humboldt's Relevance to British Universities Today

The two fundamental features of Humboldt's prescription for the new University of Berlin in 1810 – research-like learning as a collaboration of teachers and students, and academic freedom of research and teaching (based essentially on an intuitive, but deep understanding of complexity theory) – are as valid now as they were 200 years ago in spite of all the changes over the nearly 200 years, including the substantial loss of societal status of the academic profession. It proposes means of adapting them to 21st century conditions, in strong contrast with the increasing present practices of school-like learning, micromanagement by top-down administrations and constant interference by governments. Man, it seems, is a delicate machine, which gets out of order easily. N. Kazantzakis, ‘Christ Recrucified’
Evaluation of brain mitochondrial glutamate and α‐ketoglutarate transport under physiologic conditions

Some models of brain energy metabolism used to interpret in vivo 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic data assume that intramitochondrial α‐ketoglutarate is in rapid isotopic equilibrium with total brain glutamate, most of which is cytosolic. If so, the kinetics of changes in 13C‐glutamate can be used to predict citric acid cycle flux. For this to be a valid assumption, the brain mitochondrial transporters of glutamate and α‐ketoglutarate must operate under physiologic conditions at rates much faster than that of the citric acid cycle. To test the assumption, we incubated brain mitochondria under physiologic conditions, metabolizing both pyruvate and glutamate and measured rates of glutamate, aspartate, and α‐ketoglutarate transport. Under the conditions employed (66% of maximal O2 consumption), the rate of synthesis of intramitochondrial α‐ketoglutarate was 142 nmol/min·mg and the combined initial rate of α‐ketoglutarate plus glutamate efflux from the mitochondria was 95 nmol/min·mg. It thus seems that much of the α‐ketoglutarate synthesized within the mitochondria proceeds around the citric acid cycle without equilibrating with cytosolic glutamate. Unless the two pools are in such rapid exchange that they maintain the same percent 13C enrichment at all points, 13C enrichment of glutamate alone cannot be used to determine tricarboxylic acid cycle flux. The α‐ketoglutarate pool is far smaller than the glutamate pool and will therefore approach steady state faster than will glutamate at the metabolite transport rates measured. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Plane detection in stereo images based on homography

This work presents an algorithm for detecting planar regions in uncalibrated stereo images. The algorithm can also apply to situation that feature point matching between images is unreliable. First, a set of feature points are detected and matched between image pairs. Then an initial homography is computed from match points. Last, Planar region augmentation is performed to enlarge the initial planar region.
Reliable channel regions for good codes transmitted over parallel channels

This paper describes a given ensemble of good binary codes and a codeword-symbol with channel assignment rule and error probability performance. The reliable channel regions based on the parallel-channel Gallager bound achieves all functions of the code weight enumerators, parallel-channel transition probabilities, and the channel assignment rates. The channel model consists of parallel binary-input symmetric-output (BISO) discrete memoryless channels. The uniform codeword partition and decoded iteratively of a reliable channel regions for good codes transmitted over parallel channels is studied.
The brain’s best friend: microglial neurotoxicity revisited

One long standing aspect of microglia biology was never questioned; their involvement in brain disease. Based on morphological changes (retracted processes and amoeboid shape) that inevitably occur in these cells in case of damage in the central nervous system, microglia in the diseased brain were called “activated. ” Because “activated” microglia were always found in direct neighborhood to dead or dying neuron, and since it is known now for more than 20 years that cultured microglia release numerous factors that are able to kill neurons, microglia “activation” was often seen as a neurotoxic process. From an evolutionary point of view, however, it is difficult to understand why an important, mostly post-mitotic and highly vulnerable organ like the brain would host numerous potential killers. This review is aimed to critically reconsider the term microglia neurotoxicity and to discuss experimental problems around microglia biology, that often have led to the conclusion that microglia are neurotoxic cells.
Y-Source Boost DC/DC Converter for Distributed Generation

This paper introduces a versatile Y-source boost dc/dc converter intended for distributed power generation, where high gain is often demanded. The proposed converter uses a Y-source impedance network realized with a tightly coupled three-winding inductor for high voltage boosting that is presently unmatched by existing impedance networks. The proposed converter also has more variables for tuning the required gain and, hence, more degrees of freedom for meeting design constraints. These capabilities have been demonstrated by mathematical derivation and experimental testing. For the experiments, a 300-W prototype has been built in the laboratory using silicon carbide devices for better efficiency. The prototype has been tested with a regulated power supply, before operating it with a high-temperature proton-exchange-membrane fuel cell. Results obtained confirm the practicality and performance of the proposed converter.
Linear Response of General Observables in Spiking Neuronal Network Models

We establish a general linear response relation for spiking neuronal networks, based on chains with unbounded memory. This relation allow us to predict the influence of a weak amplitude time dependent external stimuli on spatio-temporal spike correlations, from the spontaneous statistics (without stimulus) in a general context where the memory in spike dynamics can extend arbitrarily far in the past. Using this approach, we show how the linear response is explicitly related to the collective effect of the stimuli, intrinsic neuronal dynamics, and network connectivity on spike train statistics. We illustrate our results with numerical simulations performed over a discrete time integrate and fire model.
Reconstruction of ancestral chromosome architecture and gene repertoire reveals principles of genome evolution in a model yeast genus

Reconstructing genome history is complex but necessary to reveal quantitative principles governing genome evolution. Such reconstruction requires recapitulating into a single evolutionary framework the evolution of genome architecture and gene repertoire. Here, we reconstructed the genome history of the genus Lachancea that appeared to cover a continuous evolutionary range from closely related to more diverged yeast species. Our approach integrated the generation of a high-quality genome data set; the development of AnChro, a new algorithm for reconstructing ancestral genome architecture; and a comprehensive analysis of gene repertoire evolution. We found that the ancestral genome of the genus Lachancea contained eight chromosomes and about 5173 protein-coding genes. Moreover, we characterized 24 horizontal gene transfers and 159 putative gene creation events that punctuated species diversification. We retraced all chromosomal rearrangements, including gene losses, gene duplications, chromosomal inversions and translocations at single gene resolution. Gene duplications outnumbered losses and balanced rearrangements with 1503, 929, and 423 events, respectively. Gene content variations between extant species are mainly driven by differential gene losses, while gene duplications remained globally constant in all lineages. Remarkably, we discovered that balanced chromosomal rearrangements could be responsible for up to 14% of all gene losses by disrupting genes at their breakpoints. Finally, we found that nonsynonymous substitutions reached fixation at a coordinated pace with chromosomal inversions, translocations, and duplications, but not deletions. Overall, we provide a granular view of genome evolution within an entire eukaryotic genus, linking gene content, chromosome rearrangements, and protein divergence into a single evolutionary framework.
A wake-based correlate of swimming performance and foraging behavior in seven co-occurring jellyfish species

SUMMARY It is generally accepted that animal–fluid interactions have shaped the evolution of animals that swim and fly. However, the functional ecological advantages associated with those adaptations are currently difficult to predict on the basis of measurements of the animal–fluid interactions. We report the identification of a robust, fluid dynamic correlate of distinct ecological functions in seven jellyfish species that represent a broad range of morphologies and foraging modes. Since the comparative study is based on properties of the vortex wake – specifically, a fluid dynamical concept called optimal vortex formation – and not on details of animal morphology or phylogeny, we propose that higher organisms can also be understood in terms of these fluid dynamic organizing principles. This enables a quantitative, physically based understanding of how alterations in the fluid dynamics of aquatic and aerial animals throughout their evolution can result in distinct ecological functions.
IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL: FROM STEREOTYPES TO INVENTED WORLDS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL SPANISH TEXTBOOKS

The history of textbooks is a history of contested territory. Science and history textbooks for K–12 students are particularly vulnerable to protests from various constituencies. What is the history of potentially controversial, sociopolitical material in Spanish language textbooks? Are today's students presented with a nuanced and complex vision of the Spanish-speaking world? Have historically rooted cultural and racial stereotypes disappeared or do they remain in cloaked forms? This study examines four high school Spanish language textbooks currently in use in the US and discusses how the sociopolitical content and underlying messages inherent in their design and activities has (or has not) changed in comparison with analyses of textbooks published between 1975 and 2000. Suggestions for new directions are given that would incorporate intellectually challenging material, real-life portraits, and social issues of the Spanish-speaking world—rather than the imaginary worlds drawn by today's high school textbooks.
Live accurate and dense reconstruction from a handheld camera

We present a method to make an accurate and dense reconstruction from the input of video captured by a free moving handheld camera in real time. By the method firstly, the positions of the camera and sparse 3D points are estimated by simultaneous localization mapping. Then the depth maps of selected reference frames are computed from corresponding camera bundles. Lastly a novel linear algorithm is also proposed to integrate all the depth maps into dense meshes partially. The main contributions of this paper are in the following points: the reference frames and corresponding camera bundles are able to be selected automatically, then accurate and smooth depth maps are generated in real time, and the depth maps are merged into a dense mesh by using a linear algorithm based on the error clouds optimization. Our algorithm is implemented on dual CPU and graphics processing unit in a parallel framework for improving the performance. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A move to an innovative games teaching model: Style E Tactical (SET)

This paper reports on the development and testing of a hybrid model of teaching games – The Style ‘E’ Tactical (SET) Model. The SET is a combination of two pedagogical approaches: Mosston and Ashworth's Teaching Styles and Bunker and Thorpe's Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU). To test the efficacy of this new model, the SET was compared to two other teaching models. A quasi-experimental balanced factorial design with repeat measures was employed. Data were collected from secondary school boys (n = 225) in Penang, Malaysia. Focus group interviews elicited qualitative data, which were triangulated with the observations of skills, tactical responses and knowledge of field hockey. The results of analysis revealed that the SET model achieved learning outcomes that were better than, or equal to, the results obtained from the two other teaching frameworks for most learning domains, specifically for the sport of field hockey. Further testing of this model with other sports and in other cultural contexts is recommended.