Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Workplace Culture Emotional Intelligence and Trust in the Prediction of Workplace Outcomes

There were two aims of this study. The first was to assess the reliability of a new measure of emotional intelligence (EI), the Workplace Culture version of the Swinburne University Emotional Intelligence Test (SUEIT) which was designed to measure EI at a group level. The second aim of the study was to investigate the pre-conditions required for the formation of an emotionally intelligent group culture. Specifically, the study proposed that team leader trustworthiness at the leader/member dyad level was required for the formation of an emotionally intelligent culture at the group level. The sample comprised of 142 participants, of which 54 were male and 88 were female. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing perceptions of group EI, leader trustworthiness, job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Results of the study showed that the Workplace Culture SUEIT was reliable and predicted job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Furthermore, trustworthiness of the team leader was found to be significantly correlated to dimensions of group level EI, job satisfaction and organizational commitment. It was concluded that the Workplace Culture SUEIT is a valid and useful tool for measuring group level EI. Furthermore, it was concluded that there is a significant relationship between group level EI and leader/member trust. Implications of the results and future research concerning group and leader EI are discussed.
Fatty fish , marine x-3 fatty acids and incidence of heart failure

Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, USA; Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden and Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
A Formative, Utilization-Focused Evaluation of USA Swimming’s Nationwide Online Coach Education Program

Large-scale online coach education programs have become a preferred method of compulsory training for sport governing bodies. In particular, USA Swimming launched a revised online version of its Foundations of Coaching program in 2013. To evaluate its effectiveness, a utilization-focused evaluation was employed to engage program decision-makers in the process of inquiry. After conducting program elicitation exercises with program decision-makers, semi-structured interviews with 21 participant coaches examined course effects on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to coaching swimming. Coaches indicated learning and implementing changes to their coaching of swimming skills, but also indicated the adoption of developmentally-appropriate training practices, which was supported by a corresponding attitude change towards developmentally-appropriate training. Goal setting and incorporating fun into workouts were also endorsed. The evaluation uncovered positive perceptions of the course, and showed that using the course to initiate an ongoing conversation between USA Swimming and its membership could help extend learning opportunities and professional development. The course’s effect on some attitudes (but not others) showed how intentionality of course design and pedagogy were linked to attitude formation. Future evaluations show promise for improving the function of similar large-scale coach education programs.
A single-feed arrow-shaped circularly polarized antenna with unbalanced slotted artificial magnetic conductor for GNSS application

In this paper, a single-feed arrow-shaped circularly polarized (CP) antenna is presented for GNSS application. Two orthogonally placed dipoles connected by phase delay lines are printed on both sides of a substrate to realize circular polarization. Further, an unbalanced slotted artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) is proposed to reduce profile of the antenna, enhance impedance bandwidth and CP bandwidth. Simulation results demonstrate the proposed antenna has a wide impedance matching band from 1.12GHz to 1.62GHz (36.4%), and a wide 3-dB axial ratio (AR) band from 1.17GHz to 1.577GHz (29.6%), which can cover B1, B2, B3 of BDS and L1, L2, L5 of GPS.
Inducing Drought Tolerance in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), Accomplishments and Future Prospects

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is dreadfully drought sensitive crop causing incentive reduction in yield. Although conventional breeding has been successful in the past in developing drought tolerant cotton cultivars by modifying the morphological and physiological traits, yet the approach is time consuming and labor intensive. Furthermore the polygenic nature of drought tolerance slows the progress. Considerable efforts have been made to know the drought tolerant mechanisms and figure out the traits related to drought tolerance. The integration of conventional breeding with genetic and genomic tools such as quantitative trait loci (QTL), microarrays and transgenics offer new opportunities for improving drought resistance in cotton. Aim of this review is to integrate current knowledge of physiology, molecular genetics and functional genomics approach which might influence the consolidation of genetic engineering approaches of cotton for drought tolerance.
Energy Saving By Means Of Multiagent Systems And Fuzzy Systems

The reduction of the consumed energy in heating systems is one of the most important actions to be taken in order to achieve a global sustainability. To save energy is urgent, which means that the energy losses must be reduced. In Spain it is especially important as the construction rate is almost the half of that in Europe. It's designed a distributed solution by means of a multi-agent system, and a central control unit responsible for minimising the energy consumption. The central control unit (CCU) includes a fuzzy model - for estimating the energy needs- and a fuzzy controller - to set the power rate of each heater-. The CCU is responsible for distributing the available power over the set of heaters. This solution is the preliminary study to be included in a heating system product of a local company.
Automatic Text Searching For Personal Photos

This demonstration presents the MediAssist prototype system for organisation of personal digital photo collections based on contextual information, such as time and location of image capture, and content-based analysis, such as face detection and recognition. This metadata is used directly for identification of photos which match specified attributes, and also to create text surrogates for photos, allowing for text-based queries of photo collections without relying on manual annotation. MediAssist illustrates our research into digital photo management, showing how a combination of automatically extracted context and content-based information, together with user annotation and traditional text indexing techniques, facilitates efficient searching of personal photo collections.
The RNA-Folding Problem

Because the chemical and biological properties of many RNAs are determined by their conformations, an RNA equivalent exists to the protein folding problem. The RNA folding problem has both a practical side and an academic side. If the practical problem were solved, it would be possible to predict the conformations of RNAs of known sequence. The academic problem has to do with determining what happens when denatured RNAs fold in vitro, and nascent RNA chains fold in vivo. The focus of this essay is structure prediction, but it does include some commentary on what has been learned about RNA folding pathways. Structure prediction is a matter of some urgency today because RNAs are being discovered much faster than their three-dimensional structures are being solved. Furthermore, the techniques available for determining structures experimentally, X-ray crystallography and NMR, are so timeconsuming, applied to RNAs by communities so small, and so uncertain of success when applied to specific RNAs that, absent some technological and/or sociological revolution, the mismatch between supply and demand is certain to persist indefinitely. In principle, biochemists ought to be able to do without the services of crystallographers and NMR spectroscopists. Most (all? ) denatured RNAs renature spontaneously in vitro, which means that the structures of RNAs are determined by their sequences. Furthermore, the physical interactions that drive RNA folding are largely understood (see Chapter 10). Why can’t the structures of RNAs of known sequence be predicted, and failing that, why can’t procedures be developed that determine conformations by combining theory with nonphysical data?
A distributed vision system for boat traffic monitoring in the venice grand canal

In this paper we describe a system for boat traffic monitoring that has been realized for analyzing and computing statistics of trafic in the Grand Canal in Venice. The system is based on a set of survey cells to monitor about 6 Km of canal. Each survey cell contains three cameras oriented in three directions and covering about 250-300 meters of the canal. This paper presents the segmentation and tracking phases that are used to detect and track boats in the channel and experimental evaluation of the system showing the effectiveness of the approach in the required tasks.
“My Mind Is Doing It All”: No “Brake” to Stop Speech Generation in Jargon Aphasia

Objective:To study whether pressure of speech in jargon aphasia arises out of disturbances to core language or executive processes, or at the intersection of conceptual preparation. Background:Conceptual preparation mechanisms for speech have not been well studied. Several mechanisms have been proposed for jargon aphasia, a fluent, well-articulated, logorrheic propositional speech that is almost incomprehensible. Methods:We studied the vast quantity of jargon speech produced by patient J.A. , who had suffered an infarct after the clipping of a middle cerebral artery aneurysm. We gave J.A. baseline cognitive tests and experimental word- and sentence-generation tasks that we had designed for patients with dynamic aphasia, a severely reduced but otherwise fairly normal propositional speech thought to result from deficits in conceptual preparation. Results:J.A. had cognitive dysfunction, including executive difficulties, and a language profile characterized by poor repetition and naming in the context of relatively intact single-word comprehension. J.A. ’s spontaneous speech was fluent but jargon. He had no difficulty generating sentences; in contrast to dynamic aphasia, his sentences were largely meaningless and not significantly affected by stimulus constraint level. Conclusions:This patient with jargon aphasia highlights that voluminous speech output can arise from disturbances of both language and executive functions. Our previous studies have identified three conceptual preparation mechanisms for speech: generation of novel thoughts, their sequencing, and selection. This study raises the possibility that a “brake” to stop message generation may be a fourth conceptual preparation mechanism behind the pressure of speech characteristic of jargon aphasia.
HYERS-ULAM-RASSIAS STABILITY OF THEK -QUADRATIC FUNCTIONAL EQUATION

In this paper we obtain the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability for the functional equation 1 |K| ∑ k∈K f(x + k · y) = f(x) + f(y), x, y ∈ G, whereK is a finite cyclic transformation group of the abelian group (G, +), acting by automorphisms ofG. As a consequence we can derive the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of the quadratic and the additive functional equations.
Error Control System for Parallel Multichannel Using Selective Repeat ARQ

In Wireless Parallel Multichannel data communication system using Selective Repeat Automatic Repeat Request protocol for Error Control Transmission. We assume the modified scheme for improve the performance of Data Transmission over Selective Repeat ARQ by adding SW ARQ protocol features. We evaluate the resequencing delay and the resequencing buffer occupancy, respectively. Under the assumption that all channels have the same transmission rate but possibly different time-invariant error rates, we derive the probability generating function of the resequencing buffer occupancy and the probability mass function of the resequencing delay. Then, by assuming the Markov error model for each channel, we extend our analysis to time-varying channels. Keywords— In-sequence Delivery, Multichannel Data communications, Resequencing buffer occupancy, Resequencing Delay, SW-ARQ, SR ARQ.
No dynamics in the extremal Kerr throat

Motivated by the Kerr/CFT conjecture, we explore solutions of vacuum general relativity whose asymptotic behavior agrees with that of the extremal Kerr throat, sometimes called the Near-Horizon Extreme Kerr (NHEK) geometry. We argue that all such solutions are diffeomorphic to the NHEK geometry itself. The logic proceeds in two steps. We first argue that certain charges must vanish at all times for any solution with NHEK asymptotics. We then analyze these charges in detail for linearized solutions. Though one can choose the relevant charges to vanish at any initial time, these charges are not conserved. As a result, requiring the charges to vanish at all times is a much stronger condition. We argue that all solutions satisfying this condition are diffeomorphic to the NHEK metric.
Surgical navigation display system using volume rendering of intraoperatively scanned CT images

As operative procedures become more complicated, simply increasing the number of devices will not facilitate such operations. It is necessary to consider the ergonomics of the operating environment, especially with regard to the provision of navigation data, the prevention of technical difficulties, and the comfort of the operating room staff. We have designed and created a data-fusion interface that enables volumetric Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) image navigation using intra-operative mobile 3D-CT data in the OR. The 3D volumetric data reflecting a patient's inner structure is directly displayed on the monitor through video images of the surgical field using a 3D optical tracking system, a ceiling-mounted articulating monitor, and a small-size video camera mounted at the back of the monitor. The system performance and accuracy was validated experimentally. This system provides a novel interface for a surgeon with volume rendering of intra-operatively scanned CT images, as opposed to preoperative images.
On Phase Models for Oscillators

Oscillators have been a research focus for decades in many disciplines such as electronics and biology. The time keeping capability of oscillators is best described by the scalar quantity phase. Phase computations and equations describing phase dynamics have been useful in understanding oscillator behavior and designing oscillators least affected by disturbances such as noise. In this paper, we present a unified theory of phase equations assimilating the work that has been done in electronics and biology for the last seven decades. We first provide a review of isochrons, which forms the basis of a generalized phase notion for oscillators. We present a general framework for phase equations and derive an exact phase equation that is practically unusable but facilitates the derivation of usable ones based on linear (already known) and quadratic (new and more accurate) approximations for isochrons. We discuss the utility of these phase equations in performing (semi) analytical phase computations and also describe simpler and more accurate phase computation schemes. Numerical experiments on several examples are presented comparing the accuracy of the various phase equations and computation schemes described in this paper.
Corn silk extract improves cholesterol metabolism in C57BL/6J mouse fed high-fat diets

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Corn silk (CS) extract contains large amounts of maysin, which is a major flavonoid in CS. However, studies regarding the effect of CS extract on cholesterol metabolism is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of CS extract on cholesterol metabolism in C57BL/6J mouse fed high-fat diets. MATERIALS/METHODS Normal-fat group fed 7% fat diet, high-fat (HF) group fed 25% fat diet, and high-fat with corn silk (HFCS) group were orally administered CS extract (100 mg/kg body weight) daily. Serum and hepatic levels of total lipids, triglycerides, and total cholesterol as well as serum free fatty acid, glucose, and insulin levels were determined. The mRNA expression levels of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), cholesterol 7-alpha hydroxylase (CYP7A1), farnesoid X receptor (FXR), lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT), low-density lipoprotein receptor, 3-hyroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase), adiponectin, leptin, and tumor necrosis factor α were determined. RESULTS Oral administration of CS extract with HF improved serum glucose and insulin levels as well as attenuated HF-induced fatty liver. CS extracts significantly elevated mRNA expression levels of adipocytokines and reduced mRNA expression levels of HMG-CoA reductase, ACAT, and FXR. The mRNA expression levels of CYP7A1 and LCAT between the HF group and HFCS group were not statistically different. CONCLUSIONS CS extract supplementation with a high-fat diet improves levels of adipocytokine secretion and glucose homeostasis. CS extract is also effective in decreasing the regulatory pool of hepatic cholesterol, in line with decreased blood and hepatic levels of cholesterol though modulation of mRNA expression levels of HMG-CoA reductase, ACAT, and FXR.
Efficient Implementation of Elementary Functions in the Medium-Precision Range

We describe a new implementation of the elementary transcendental functions exp, sin, cos, log and atan for variable precision up to approximately 4096 bits. Compared to the MPFR library, we achieve a maximum speedup ranging from a factor 3 for cos to 30 for atan. Our implementation uses table-based argument reduction together with rectangular splitting to evaluate Taylor series. We collect denominators to reduce the number of divisions in the Taylor series, and avoid overhead by doing all multiprecision arithmetic using the mpn layer of the GMP library. Our implementation provides rigorous error bounds.
Skyrmion-Induced Memristive Magnetic Tunnel Junction for Ternary Neural Network

Novel skyrmion-magnetic tunnel junction (SK-MTJ) devices were investigated for the first time to implement the ternary neural networks (TNN). In the SK-MTJ, an extra magnetoresistance state beyond binary parallel and anti-parallel MTJ states was achieved by forming a skyrmion vortex structure in the free layer. Based on the SK-MTJ, we propose a synaptic architecture with bit-cell design of +1, 0, and −1 to replace the full precision floating point arithmetic with equivalent bit-wise multiplication operation. To explore the feasibility of the SK-MTJ-based synaptic devices for TNN application, circuitlevel simulations for image recognition task were conducted. The recognition rate can reach up to 99% with 5% device variation and an average power consumption of 29.23 $\mu$ W.
Stabilization of a cascaded DC system via adding a virtual impedance in series with the load converter

Interactions between the individually designed power subsystems in a cascaded system may cause system instability. This paper proposes the concept of a virtual impedance to be connected in series with the input impedance of the load converter, and makes the magnitude or phase of the load converter's input impedance modified only in a small range of frequency. As a result, the instability problem of the cascaded system is solved, and the load converter keeps a good dynamic performance. The expressions of the required series virtual impedance (SVI) are derived, and the control-based realization of the SVI is presented. Finally, considering the worst stability problem that often occurs at the system whose source converter is an LC filter, a 100 W cascaded system consisting of an LC input filter and a 48V-12V buck converter is fabricated and tested to validate the effectiveness of the proposed control methods1.
Uncrossed actions of feline corticospinal tract neurones on lumbar interneurones evoked via ipsilaterally descending pathways

Effects of stimulation of ipsilateral pyramidal tract (PT) fibres were analysed in interneurones in midlumbar segments of the cat spinal cord in search of interneurones mediating disynaptic actions of uncrossed PT fibres on hindlimb motoneurones. The sample included 44 intermediate zone and ventral horn interneurones, most with monosynaptic input from group I and/or group II muscle afferents and likely to be premotor interneurones. Monosynaptic EPSPs evoked by stimulation of the ipsilateral PT were found in 12 of the 44 (27%) interneurones, while disynaptic or trisynaptic EPSPs were evoked in more than 75%. Both appeared at latencies that were either longer or within the same range as those of disynaptic EPSPs and IPSPs evoked by PT stimuli in motoneurones, making it unlikely that premotor interneurones in pathways from group I and/or II afferents relay the earliest actions of uncrossed PT fibres on motoneurones. These interneurones might nevertheless contribute to PT actions at longer latencies. Uncrossed PT actions on interneurones were to a great extent relayed via reticulospinal neurones with axons in the ipsilateral medial longitudinal fascicle (MLF), as indicated by occlusion and mutual facilitation of actions evoked by PT and MLF stimulation. However, PT actions were also relayed by other supraspinal or spinal neurones, as some remained after MLF lesions. Mutual facilitation and occlusion of actions evoked from the ipsilateral and contralateral PTs lead to the conclusion that the same midlumbar interneurones in pathways from group I or II muscle afferents may relay uncrossed and crossed PT actions.
A Human Development Index by Internal Migrational Status

Domestic migration constitutes the largest flow of people in developing countries and is among the most important opportunities for people to improve their human development. We calculate the Human Development Index by internal migrational status to assess the differences between the levels of human development of internal migrants compared with non-migrants. An empirical illustration for a sample of 16 low-income countries shows that, overall, internal migrants achieve a slightly higher level of human development than non-migrants. These improvements are largely due to higher incomes of migrants while differentials in education and health are smaller.