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There is No Pill for Deliberation. Explaining Discourse Quality in Postconflict Communities

Recent experimental research suggests that ordinary citizens are capable of behaving in a democratic and deliberative way in controversial political debates, when given the right instructions. In this study, we test the potential of such instructions in contexts where levels of polarization, conflict and social marginalization are high. Using a randomized controlled experimental design, we test the effect of encouraging members of marginalized and conflict-affected communities in Colombia to live up to the deliberative ideal, including free participation, mutual respect, justification of arguments, and contributing to the common good. Results indicate that deliberative instructions have a positive effect on intervention levels, but fail to increase discourse quality. We also find that socio-economic differences (especially education and gender), as well as inter-group trust dynamics, explain much of the variation in discourse quality. Promoting deliberative democracy under unfavorable conditions might therefore require a combination of short-term policy measures aimed at increasing communal trust, long-term efforts to improve schooling levels, and ensuring constraint-free participation. There is, however, no treatment yet that can ensure deliberation success.
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, as an Analog Site for Future Planetary Resource Exploration: Results from the 2010 ILSO-ISRU Field-Testing Campaign

The major advances in knowledge of extraterrestrial bodies come from in situ measurements on robotized measuring devices deployed by international space missions, for example, on the Moon and Mars. It is essential to test these instruments in environments on Earth thatbearacloseresemblancetoplanetaryconditions.Withintheframeworkofthe2010InternationalLunarSurfaceOperationInSituResource Utilization (2010 ILSO-ISRU) Analog Test, a suite of scientific instruments developed for in situ lunar research was field tested and cali- brated on the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii on January 27 to February 11, 2010. This site will beused as one ofthe future standard test sites to calibrate instruments forin situ lunarresearch.In 2010, atotalof eight scientificteams tested instrument capabilities at the test site.In this paper, a geological setting for this new field-test site, a description of the instruments that were tested during the 2010 ILSO-ISRU field campaign, and a short discussion of each instrument about the validity and use of the results obtained during the test are provided. These results will serve as reference for future test campaigns. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0000200. © 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Students in Social Work Programs. A Study Report from the CSWE Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression

Social work students speak out! The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students in social work programs: A study report from the CSWE Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression. Toronto, Canada: Author. for their insight. The incentives for this study were generously provided by CSOGIE. Data preparation and analysis was supported by the Royal Bank of Canada through funding to Dr. Shelley Craig and Lauren McInroy. We are especially grateful to Erin Bascug and Jessica Holmes of CSWE for their guidance and support throughout the study. Finally, the authors wish to thank the students who completed this study for their time, effort, and thoughtful energies devoted to making their social work programs more inclusive. The Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (CSOGIE), formerly the Commission on Gay Men and Lesbian Women, is a council of the Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice. CSOGIE promotes the development of social work curriculum materials and faculty growth opportunities relevant to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and the experiences of individuals who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or two-spirit. CSOGIE also works for the full participation of individuals who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or two-spirit in social work education, facilitating mentorship of students and junior faculty and offering assistance and consultation to educators and students concerning issues of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. CSWE aims to promote and strengthen the quality of social work education through preparation of competent social work professionals by providing national leadership and a forum for collective action. CSWE pursues this mission through setting and maintaining policy and program standards, accrediting bachelor's and master's degree programs in social work, promoting research and faculty development, and advocating for social work education. 2 This online North American study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) social work students (n=1,018) in bachelor of social work (BSW; 24%) or master's of social work (MSW; 76%) programs explored educational experiences in 126 programs in 44 U. S. states and 7 Canadian provinces. Forty-four percent of students reported limited inclusion of LGBTQ content in classes, yet 64% indicated some degree of support for their LGBTQ identities in their programs. One-third reported homophobic experiences in programs, yet many (63%) were aware of " out " LGBTQ faculty. Overall, students reported fairly low levels of self-assessed practice readiness with specific subpopulations (i.e., gay, …
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If you believe this document infringes copyright then please contact the KAR admin team with the take-down information provided at http://kar.kent. ac.uk/contact.html Citation for published version Skipper, Yvonne and Douglas, Karen (2012) Is no praise good praise? Effects of positive feedback on children’s and university students’ responses to subsequent failures. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 82 (2). pp. 327-339. ISSN 0007-0998.
Culture and Language

The relationship between culture and language was examined across 39 languages spoken in 71 cultures. Correlations were computed across languages and cultures between the use of first- and second-person singular pronouns (e.g., "I" and "you") and global cultural dimensions such as Individualism, which were previously extracted in large-scale cross-cultural surveys. The personal pronouns were analyzed in terms of the number of first- and second-person singular pronouns and whether the pronouns can be dropped when used as the subject of a sentence in speech. Cultures with pronoun drop languages tended to be less Individualistic than those with nonpronoun drop languages. The number of personal pronouns correlated with some cultural dimensions that reflected different conceptions of the person. Personal deixis (person-indexing pronouns) may provide a window through which cultural practices can be investigated.
A snapshot method to provide full visibility for functional debugging using FPGA

Until now, logic simulators are still the most popular verification tools. Although they can provide full controllability and observability during the verification process, the simulation speed is too slow for large amounts of input patterns. Using hardware emulation such as FPGA can have higher simulation speed. However, it is very hard to debug using this approach due to poor visibility in FPGAs. Therefore, in this paper, we propose another approach to "record" the internal behaviors of a FPGA and "replay" the interesting period of time in a software simulator. In this way, we can still have high simulation speed because most simulation efforts are still finished in FPGA. Moreover, full visibility and better debugging environment can be provided in the software simulation. The experimental results have shown the efficiency of using our approach.
Plasma Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Levels Correlated with the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Long-Term Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

The circulating levels of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) can be a simple, but practical and useful marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD). As limited studies are available in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), further studies are needed to establish the clinical application of Lp-PLA2 in DM practice. The present study investigated the correlation between Lp-PLA2 and the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), a recent marker of arterial stiffness, in DM patients according to their diabetes duration. Clinical data, including the plasma Lp-PLA2 mass and CAVI values, were collected from CVD-free type 2 DM female patients (n = 65, mean age 62 years, mean hemoglobin A1c 7.0%). The Lp-PLA2 level of patients with a diabetes duration of <10 years (n = 40:20.2 IU/mL) was not significantly different from that of patients with a diabetes duration of ≥10 years (n = 25:20.5 IU/mL), while the CAVI level was significantly higher in patients with ≥10 years (9.0) than in those with <10 years (8.1; p < 0.05). A stepwise multiple regression analysis found a positive correlation between the Lp-PLA2 and CAVI levels (β = 0.43, p < 0.01) in patients with a diabetes duration of ≥10 years. This correlation between Lp-PLA2 and CVAI suggests the possible use of Lp-PLA2 in DM patients with long-term disease. Further studies on Lp-PLA2 are warranted in DM practice in relation to the disease duration.
Influence of psychological factors on the prognosis of chronic shoulder pain: protocol for a prospective cohort study

Introduction Shoulder pain is a highly prevalent condition. Psychological factors could play an essential role in the prognosis of chronic shoulder pain (CSP). The aims of the study will be to analyse the level of association between psychological factors and pain-disability at baseline and prospectively to assess their prognostic role; to evaluate the association of pain catastrophising and kinesiophobia at baseline and prospectively in the relationship between pain intensity and disability, or between self-efficacy and disability in patients with CSP; to explore the association of self-efficacy at baseline and prospectively in the relationship between pain intensity and disability, in comparison with kinesiophobia and pain catastrophising. Methods and analysis The study is a longitudinal, prospective cohort study with a 12-month follow-up. It will be conducted in 4 primary-care centres and one hospital of the province of Malaga, Spain. 307 participants aged between 18 and 70 years suffering from CSP (3 months or more) will be included. Primary outcomes will include pain, disability and self-efficacy, whereas kinesiophobia, pain-related fear, pain catastrophising, anxiety, depression, patient expectations of recovery, age, gender, duration/intensity of symptoms, educational level and other factors will be predictive measures. Follow-up: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. Ethics and dissemination The local ethics committee (The Costa del Sol Ethics Committee, Malaga, 28042016) has approved this protocol. Dissemination will occur through presentations at National and International conferences and publications in international peer-reviewed journals. Trial registration number NCT02738372; pre-results
Comparative Handover Performance Analysis of MIPv6 and PMIPv6 in LEO Satellite Networks

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks have been one trend for next-generation all-IP wireless networks with the development of satellite technology. Mobility management is one of the most challenging research topics for enabling mobility service in LEO satellite networks. Taking the highly topological dynamics characteristic of LEO satellite networks into consideration, we develop a mobility model, a dynamic network model and a packet transportation model to evaluate the handover performance of Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6) and Proxy Mobile IPv6 (PMIPv6). Based on these models, MIPv6 and PMIPv6 are then analyzed and compared in terms of handover latency, handover blocking probability and packet loss. The numerical results indicate that the performance of MIPv6 and PMIPv6 is affected by link condition, dynamic network topology and traffic in LEO satellite networks. In addition, PMIPv6, the network-based mobility management protocol, outperforms MIPv6 which is the host-based mobility management protocol.
Inteligencia emocional y rendimiento escolar: estado actual de la cuestión

Una de las lineas de investigacion que mas interes ha generado en los ultimos anos, dentro del campo de la Inteligencia Emocional (IE), ha sido el analisis del papel que juegan las emociones en el contexto educativo y, sobre todo, profundizar en la influencia de la variable inteligencia emocional a la hora de determinar tanto el exito academico de los estudiantes como su adaptacion escolar. En los ultimos anos, se han realizado numerosos estudios con el proposito de analizar la relacion existente entre inteligencia emocional y rendimiento academico. Sin embargo, los resultados se muestran inconsistentes debido a la falta de consenso en cuanto a la definicion, operacionalizacion del constructo y la metodologia tan diversa que presentan los estudios. En este trabajo, analizaremos la relacion entre IE y el rendimiento academico asi como los objetivos y beneficios de la implementacion de programas de alfabetizacion emocional en los centros educativos.
Visitors' Expenditure Behaviour at Cultural Events: The Case of Christmas Markets

This paper examines the determinants of visitors' expenditure behaviour at cultural events. The authors analyse visitors' expenditure at the micro-level, dividing it into expenditure on accommodation and expenditure on food and beverages. The explicative variables taken into account are socio-demographic, economic, psychological and trip–related attributes. An ad hoc survey was conducted on the three most famous Christmas markets in the north of Italy in December 2008 and 2009. To achieve their aims, the authors use the robust double-hurdle model. The results indicate that travel purpose, region of origin, perception of the event, length of stay and age are significant factors influencing both the propensity to spend and the amount of money actually spent during visits. The findings will provide destination managers and tourism businesses with practical knowledge useful for destination marketing, event development and customer service.
An Empirical Test of The Audience Cost Proposition

Fearon (1994a) concludes that democracies should be less likely to back down in crises and thus be able signal resolve more effectively than autocratic states. The authors evaluate this argument against the population of conflicts identified by the SHERFACS phase-disaggregated conflict management data set. Their findings indicate that domestic characteristics of democracies enable them to communicate intentions effectively. Between 1945 and 1984, conflicts between pairs of democratic states have been found to have fewer phases than those involving at least one autocratic state. This suggests that the information conveyed by the regime type of a state may help resolve the security dilemma by providing communication between democracies. This finding also supports an integration of existing explanations of the democratic peace.
A measurement based study of TCP protocol efficiency in cellular networks

This paper examines the efficiency of resource utilization with respect to short-lived TCP flows in various cellular networks. The examination is done from the vantage point of an end-user who would like to use as much as possible of the cellular transmission resources that are available at any given time, thus minimizing the delays associated with communication. Based on a comprehensive measurement campaign we first derive network characteristics with regards to base RTT, RTT under load, and average throughput. A protocol efficiency metric is introduced to capture how efficiently short TCP flows are in fact able to use the instantaneously available transmission resources in a cellular network. The measurements show that short TCP connections have low efficiency in 3.5G (HSPA+) and 4G (LTE) mobile broadband networks, and that the improved latency and throughput characteristics of 4G in relation to 3.5G nevertheless results in lower short-flow efficiency for 4G.
Superior antigen cross-presentation and XCR1 expression define human CD11c+CD141+ cells as homologues of mouse CD8+ dendritic cells

In recent years, human dendritic cells (DCs) could be subdivided into CD304+ plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) and conventional DCs (cDCs), the latter encompassing the CD1c+, CD16+, and CD141+ DC subsets. To date, the low frequency of these DCs in human blood has essentially prevented functional studies defining their specific contribution to antigen presentation. We have established a protocol for an effective isolation of pDC and cDC subsets to high purity. Using this approach, we show that CD141+ DCs are the only cells in human blood that express the chemokine receptor XCR1 and respond to the specific ligand XCL1 by Ca2+ mobilization and potent chemotaxis. More importantly, we demonstrate that CD141+ DCs excel in cross-presentation of soluble or cell-associated antigen to CD8+ T cells when directly compared with CD1c+ DCs, CD16+ DCs, and pDCs from the same donors. Both in their functional XCR1 expression and their effective processing and presentation of exogenous antigen in the context of major histocompatibility complex class I, human CD141+ DCs correspond to mouse CD8+ DCs, a subset known for superior antigen cross-presentation in vivo. These data define CD141+ DCs as professional antigen cross-presenting DCs in the human.
Kernel HTTPS/TCP/IP stack for HTTP DDoS mitigation

Application layer HTTP DDoS attacks are usually mitigated by HTTP accelerators or HTTP load balancers. However, Linux socket interface used by the software doesn’t provide reasonable performance for extreme loads caused by DDoS attacks. Thus, HTTP accelerators are starting to bypass an OS and to use user space TCP/IP stacks. This paper discusses the drawbacks of the bypassing technique and explains why a general purpose HTTP accelerator isn’t suitable for filtering volumetric attacks. Neither OS nor HTTP accelerators provide enough protection against application layer DDoS attacks. Tempesta FW, an application delivery controller (ADC), extends the Linux TCP/IP stack with HTTPS and introduces a multi-layer firewall. The resulting HTTPS/TCP/IP stack protects Web applications against DDoS and Web attacks, so userspace programs can operate with preprocessed and cleaned HTTP traffic and be protected against DDoS attacks.
Automated selection of offloadable tasks for mobile computation offloading in edge computing

Mobile computation offloading has recently attracted much interest and first offloading solutions have been developed. However, the relevant technical challenge of how to automatically determine offloadable sections of Android applications has not been adequately investigated so far. This paper proposes an innovative task selection algorithm that can parse an Android application autonomously and classify all the methods based on their offloadability by adopting a finegrained and multi-steps analyzer. The reported experimental results show the effectiveness of our solution when applied to the top 25 most downloaded Android apps on the Google Play store, by showing its accuracy in identifying offloadable methods and demonstrating the potential benefits of automated mobile computation offloading.
Ground Clutter Removal in GPR Surveys

In GPR prospecting, strong reflections due to the background material interface can hinder the detection of localized buried scatterers, especially when the targets are close (in terms of probing wavelength) to the interface. Moreover, signals due to objects located outside the investigated domain and occurring in the observation time window may dramatically affect the reliability of the results. In order to mitigate such kind of clutter, an entropy based approach has been recently proposed in the frame of intra-wall diagnostic. In this paper, we assess the performance of such an approach by processing experimental data collected in laboratory controlled conditions and referred for the challenging situation of shallower dielectric and metallic targets, whose back-scattered fields overlap in time with the air-soil interface signal. In addition, a performance comparison of the proposed method is performed with other two approaches, i.e., the mean subtraction method and the subspace projection procedure.
Definitive Identification of Mammalian 5-Hydroxymethyluracil DNAN-Glycosylase Activity as SMUG1*

Purification from calf thymus of a DNAN-glycosylase activity (HMUDG) that released 5-hydroxymethyluracil (5hmUra) from the DNA of Bacillus subtilis phage SPO1 was undertaken. Analysis of the most purified fraction by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed a multiplicity of protein species making it impossible to identify HMUDG by inspection. Therefore, we renatured the enzyme after SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and assayed slices of the gel for DNA N-glycosylase activity directed against 5hmUra. Maximum enzymatic activity was identified between molecular mass markers 30 and 34 kDa. Protein was extracted from gel slices and subjected to tryptic digestion and analysis by mass spectrometry. Analysis revealed the presence of 11 peptides that were homologous or identical to the sequence of the recently characterized human single-stranded monofunctional uracil DNA N-glycosylase (hSMUG1). The cDNA of hSMUG1 was isolated and expressed as a recombinant glutathione S-transferase fusion protein that was shown to release 5hmUra with 20× the specific activity of the most purified bovine fraction. We conclude that hSMUG1 and HMUDG are the same protein.
Atomic physicochemical parameters for three dimensional structure directed quantitative structure‐activity relationships III: Modeling hydrophobic interactions

In an earlier article8 the need was demonstrated for atomic physicochemical properties for three dimensional structure directed quantitative structure‐activity relationships, and it was shown how atomic parameters can be developed for successfully evaluating the molecular octanol‐water partition coefficient, which is a measure of hydrophobicity. In this work we report more refined atomic values of octanol‐water partition coefficients derived from nearly twice the number of compounds. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogens are divided into 110 atom types of which 94 atomic values are evaluated from 830 molecules by least squares. These values gave a standard deviation of 0.470 and a correlation coefficient of 0.931. These parameters predicted the octanol‐water partition coefficient of 125 compounds with a standard deviation of 0.520 and a correlation coefficient of 0.870. There is only a correlation coefficient of 0.432 between the atomic octanol‐water partition coefficients and the atomic contributions to molar refractivity over the 93 atom types used for both the properties. This suggests that both parameters can be used simultaneously to model intermolecular interactions. We evaluated the CNDO/2 gross atomic charge distribution over several molecules to check the validity of our classification. We found that the charge density on the heteroatoms in conjugated systems is strongly affected by the presence of similar atoms in the conjugation which suggests it should be incorporated as a separate parameter in evaluating the partition coefficient.