Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Once upon a Time: Use of Children's Literature in the Preschool Classroom

Preschool storybook reading is a good activity for language stimulation and a milieu for addressing speech and language needs at multiple levels of language processing. While an entire class is receiving language stimulation through story reading, the speech-language pathologist can target specific skills for individual children. This article addresses a model for use of story reading and presents techniques to use with individual children to enable them to make the story their own. An extensive appendix lists clinical intervention uses for many popular children's books. The use of these books within classroom themes is also discussed.
Applying Advisory Agents on the Semantic Web for E-Learning

In this article, we present the software architecture of a new generation of advisory systems using Intelligent Agent and Semantic Web technologies. Multi-agent systems provide a well-suited paradigm to implement negotiation processes in a consultancy situation. Software agents act as clients and advisors, using their knowledge to assist human users. In the presented architecture, the domain knowledge is modeled semantically by means of XML-based ontology languages such as OWL. Using an inference engine, the agents reason, based on their knowledge to make decisions or proposals. The agent knowledge consists of different types of data: on the one hand, private data, which has to be protected against unauthorized access; and on the other hand, publicly accessible knowledge spread over different Web sites. As in a real consultancy, an agent only reveals sensitive private data, if they are indispensable for finding a solution. In addition, depending on the actual consultancy situation, each agent dynamically expands its knowledge base by accessing OWL knowledge sources from the Internet. Due to the standardization of OWL, knowledge models easily can be shared and accessed via the Internet. The usefulness of our approach is proved by the implementation of an advisory system in the Semantic E-learning Agent (SEA) project, whose objective is to develop virtual student advisers that render support to university students in order to successfully organize and perform their studies.
Heart disease is common in humans and chimpanzees, but is caused by different pathological processes

Heart disease is common in both humans and chimpanzees, manifesting typically as sudden cardiac arrest or progressive heart failure. Surprisingly, although chimpanzees are our closest evolutionary relatives, the major cause of heart disease is different in the two species. Histopathology data of affected chimpanzee hearts from two primate centers, and analysis of literature indicate that sudden death in chimpanzees (and in gorillas and orangutans) is commonly associated with diffuse interstitial myocardial fibrosis of unknown cause. In contrast, most human heart disease results from coronary artery atherosclerosis, which occludes myocardial blood supply, causing ischemic damage. The typical myocardial infarction of humans due to coronary artery thrombosis is rare in these apes, despite their human‐like coronary‐risk‐prone blood lipid profiles. Instead, chimpanzee ‘heart attacks’ are likely due to arrythmias triggered by myocardial fibrosis. Why do humans not often suffer from the fibrotic heart disease so common in our closest evolutionary cousins? Conversely, why do chimpanzees not have the kind of heart disease so common in humans? The answers could be of value to medical care, as well as to understanding human evolution. A preliminary attempt is made to explore possibilities at the histological level, with a focus on glycosylation changes.
Computation Peer Offloading in Mobile Edge Computing with Energy Budgets

The dense deployment of small-cell base stations (SBSs) endowed with cloud-like computing capabilities paves the way for pervasive mobile edge computing (MEC), enabling ultra-low latency and location-awareness for emerging mobile applications. To handle spatially imbalanced computation workloads in the network, cooperation among SBSs via peer offloading is essential to avoid large latency at overloaded SBSs and provide high quality of service to end users. However, performing effective peer offloading faces many challenges due to uncertainties of the system dynamics, limited energy budget committed by SBS owners and co- provisioning of radio access and computing services. This paper develops a novel online SBS peer offloading framework, called OPEN, by leveraging the Lyapunov technique, in order to maximize the long-term system performance while keeping the energy consumption of SBSs below individual long-term energy budget. OPEN works online without requiring future information of system dynamics, yet provides provably near-optimal performance compared to the oracle solution with complete future information. Extensive simulations are carried out and show that proposed algorithm dramatically improves the performance of edge computing system.
Can cuticular lipids provide sufficient information for within–colony nepotism in wasps?

Inclusive fitness theory predicts that members of non–clonal societies will gain by directing altruistic acts towards their closest relatives. Multiple mating by queens and multiple queens creates distinct full–sister groups in many hymenopteran societies within which nepotism might occur. However, the weight of empirical data suggests that nepotism within full–sister groups is absent. It has been suggested that a lack of reliable recognition markers is responsible. In this paper, we investigated whether epicuticular lipids could provide reliable cues for intracolony kin recognition in two species of social wasps, the paper wasp Polistes dominulus and the hornet Vespa crabro. Epicuticular lipids have previously been shown to be central to kin recognition at the nest level, making them excellent candidates for within–nest discrimination. We genotyped individuals using DNA microsatellites and analysed surface chemistry by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. We find that in both species epicuticular lipids typically could provide enough information to distinguish related nest–mates from unrelated nest–mates, a difference that occurs in colonies with multiple queens. However, in V. crabro, where colonies may be composed by different patrilines, information for discrimination between full sisters and half–sisters is weaker and prone to errors. Our data suggest that epicuticular lipids at best provide reliable information for intracolony nepotistic discrimination in multiple–queen colonies composed of unrelated lines.
The Power of Play

ABSTRACT This paper explores how peoples' play with companion dogs and cats can challenge the human–animal divide. Data from observation and interviews demonstrate how play honors animals' subjectivity and communication skills, making this everyday activity an act of individualized resistance to human disregard for non-human life. While the notion of human supremacy prevails, this paper examines how interconnection with animals becomes possible – and political – through play.
Once More on the Equilibrium-Point Hypothesis (λ Model) for Motor Control

The equilibrium control hypothesis (λ model) is considered with special reference to the following concepts: (a) the length-force invariant characteristic (IC) of the muscle together with central and reflex systems subserving its activity; (b) the tonic stretch reflex threshold (λ) as an independent measure of central commands descending to alpha and gamma motoneurons; (c) the equilibrium point, defined in terms of λ, IC and static load characteristics, which is associated with the notion that posture and movement are controlled by a single mechanism; and (d) the muscle activation area (a reformulation of the “size principle”)— the area of kinematic and command variables in which a rank-ordered recruitment of motor units takes place. The model is used for the interpretation of various motor phenomena, particularly electromyographic patterns. The stretch reflex in the λ model has no mechanism to follow-up a certain muscle length prescribed by central commands. Rather, its task is to bring the system to an .
Virtually Normal

This essay explores media narratives about Mark Bingham, the gay, rugby-playing Republican and successful businessman, who is believed to have played a key role in the struggle with the hijackers of United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. The analysis reveals that, with few exceptions, both lesbian and gay and mainstream publications mobilized Bingham's story in ways that lent tacit support to the intensified militarism and imperialism that have characterized the post-9/11 period. By focusing on the deployment of narratives about Bingham's athletic abilities, the argument points to the ways in which antihomophobic and gay-positive discourses about sport participation and prowess can operate in ways that bolster regressive political agendas and reproduce, rather than challenge, exclusionary norms of subjectivity.
Patterns of Conservation Acquisition and the Relationship of Conservation to Intelligence for Children of Low Income

The acquisition pattern of conservation tasks of the Concept Assessment Kit—Conservation (Kit) and its relationship to intelligence was determined for 105 children, ages 6 to 8 yr. , from low-income backgrounds. The acquisition pattern of these children was similar to that demonstrated by the standardization sample of the Concept Assessment Kit—Conservation. The comparison of interrelationships of tasks, intelligence and age of the subjects and children of middle income indicated less differentiation in task performance between tasks for the low-income sample. Conservation performance correlated significantly and positively with age and with 1Q; for older children only, conservation performance was related within age to IQ.
Development and characterization of gastroretentive sustained-release formulation by combination of swelling and mucoadhesive approach: a mechanistic study

Background Acyclovir has pharmacokinetic limitations, including poor oral bioavailability of 15%–30%, high variability, and short elimination half-life of 2.3 hours. These limitations necessitate frequent administration of acyclovir, up to five times daily, leading to poor patient compliance, which in turn leads to a reduction in therapeutic efficacy and development of resistance. Methods A gastroretentive sustained-release (GR) formulation of acyclovir, based on a combination of swelling and mucoadhesive mechanisms, has been developed. Composition has been optimized after evaluation of different polymers, carbomer, polyethylene oxide, and sodium alginate alone and/or in combination. GR formulations were characterized for in-process quality-control tests, drug release and release rate kinetics, similarity factor analysis, swelling index, and matrix erosion. Results A formulation containing a combination of carbomer and polyethylene oxide had the highest similarity of drug release compared with a target drug-release profile obtained by pharmacokinetic simulations. The measurement of mucoadhesive strength, carried out with a texture analyzer, showed that the mucoadhesive strength of the GR formulation was significantly higher than that of the immediate-release (IR) tablet. The optimized GR formulation was found to be retained in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract for 480 minutes; the IR tablet was retained for only 90 minutes as measured using a gastrointestinal retention study in albino rabbits. The GR formulation was also found to maintain more sustained plasma concentrations than the IR tablet. Mean residence time of the GR formulation was 7 hours versus 3.3 hours for the IR formulation. The relative bioavailability of the GR formulation was 261% of the IR formulation. Conclusion The GR formulation of acyclovir, based on swelling and mucoadhesive mechanisms, has prolonged retention in the upper gastrointestinal tract, sustained in vitro drug release, prolonged in vivo absorption, and better bioavailability than the IR formulation. Such a formulation would improve patient compliance and increase the efficacy of therapy.
The posttraumatic growth path: An emerging model for prevention and treatment of trauma-related behavioral health conditions.

The aim of this study is threefold. First, the current evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are reviewed. Treatments reviewed for efficacy include prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Next, concepts identified as protective measures against chronic PTSD are explored, with particular emphasis on resiliency and posttraumatic growth (PTG). Third, based on the abovementioned systematic review, a new treatment model for trauma-related behavioral health conditions, the posttraumatic growth path (PTGP), is proposed. This research will demonstrate how this new model integrates a variety of therapeutic approaches and protective measures to treat and mitigate the development of chronic PTSD and other concomitant mental health concerns. Implications for practice are discussed.
The Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Sequence: An Approach to Evidence-Based Practice in Bereavement Counseling

Current theories of bereavement are available and complex and suggest that for the bereaved there is no single pathway through grief. This challenges ethically motivated bereavement counselors to integrate theory into evidence-based practice. The Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Sequence offers a way forward for evaluating the effectiveness of bereavement counseling. Parallels are drawn between grief as disrupted self-narrative and grief as the dissociated voices of unassimilated experience. This assimilation sequence is proposed as a means of tracking psychological change in bereaved clients.
Calculated elastic constants and structural properties of Mo and MoSi2.

Using an all-electron, self-consistent, full-potential, linear muffin-tin-orbitals method within the local-density approximation of density-functional theory, we have studied the structural properties and the elastic constants of Mo and MoSi{sub 2}. The Mo and MoSi{sub 2} ground-state properties, lattice parameters, cohesive energy, and (for Mo) elastic constants are found to be in good agreement with the experimental results. Different structures in the angle-integrated photoemission spectrum of MoSi{sub 2} can be satisfactorily explained in terms of various features present in the calculated total density of states. Since there have been no previous theoretical or experimental determinations, our calculations provide the first available information on the elastic constants of MoSi{sub 2}. For both Mo and MoSi{sub 2} we have calculated the stress tensors for the experimental structures and have minimized their elastic energies. We have found that the lattice parameters and the ground-state total energies of Mo and MoSi{sub 2} obtained from both the elastic energy and the total-energy minimizations are about the same, and that the lattice parameters are close to their experimental values.
Evaluating community detection methods in a controlled experiment

Detecting communities in non-trivial networks is a hard task that has been attracting the attention of many researchers in the field of complex networks. When the network has identical and non-overlapping communities, however, one could expect this task to be easy. We show in this paper that, surprisingly, it is not the case. For this purpose, we carried out a controlled experiment in which 9 well-known community detection methods are applied to 8 different hierarchical ring networks of 60 nodes each. None of the tested methods correctly identified the communities for all networks. Moreover, the modularity score showed a weak response in the identification of rings as communities in hierarchical ring networks. These results point to the need of discussing what community detection algorithms are actually detecting, and how to evaluate their results, both when dealing with trivial or non-trivial networks.
Positive Affect, Intertemporal Choice, and Levels of Thinking: Increasing Consumers' Willingness to Wait

Six studies examine the influence of positive affect on self-control in intertemporal choice (consumers' willingness to wait for desired rewards) and the cognitive processes underlying this effect. Two studies measure participants' levels of thinking in two different ways, showing that positive affect can promote forward-looking, high-level thinking. Two studies using a delay-of-gratification paradigm demonstrate this forward-looking thinking and show it to be a mindful process. Participants in positive (vs. neutral) affect were more likely to choose a larger mail-in rebate over a smaller instant rebate when the reward differences were moderate (but not when they were small). Two studies demonstrate the impact of positive affect on intertemporal preference in another way, showing that participants in positive affect do not discount the value of delayed outcomes as much as people in neutral affect do (decreased present bias). Together, the results indicate that positive affect promotes cognitive flexibility and fosters a higher level of thinking and a more future-oriented time perspective, without obscuring practical considerations and other needed detail, including context and opportunity costs, when evaluating intertemporal options.
Evidence-fuzzy system for human concurrent activities recognition

Activity recognition is an important task which can be applied to many real-life problems in pervasive computing. In this work, we propose concurrent activities recognition system based on two layers of inference. The first layer develops a framework for dealing with fusion system through merging different sources of information using evidence theory. The second layer proposes a decision framework under the fuzzy logic formalism. Our experimental results suggest that the fuzzy logic method for the plausibility combinations at the decision level is the best for activities in progress simultaneously but not necessarily involving the user's interaction at the same time steps. It yields high accuracy of 79.7%, regarding experimental results.
Intercultural communications in remote Aboriginal Australian communities: What works in dementia education and management?

Abstract Dementia education and management is a major challenge nationally. However in the remote Aboriginal context, where the prevalence of dementia is five times greater than the national rate, the challenge is made more complex by cultural and linguistic differences between providers and consumers. This paper presents findings from the evaluation of a targeted dementia awareness resource piloted in three Aboriginal languages as well as English. It focuses on the intercultural communication aspects of the evaluation adding to the limited body of knowledge about communications with speakers of Australian Aboriginal languages. It identifies elements of effective intercultural communication in dementia education, implications for health literacy and considers the difference that culturally safe intercultural communication can make to a single issue such as dementia awareness.
PCR detection of human papillomavirus: comparison between MY09/MY11 and GP5+/GP6+ primer systems

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an etiologic agent of cervical cancer and is the most common sexually transmitted disease in women. PCR amplification of HPV genomes is the most sensitive method for the detection of cervicovaginal HPV. We have compared the two most commonly used PCR primer sets, MY09/MY11 (MY-PCR) and GP5+/GP6+ (GP+-PCR), for the detection of HPV DNA in cervicovaginal lavage samples from 208 women. Oligonucleotide probes for 39 different HPV types were used. Both primer sets amplified a wide spectrum of HPV genotypes and detected similar overall prevalences of 45% (94 of 208) and 43% (89 of 208), respectively. The MY-PCR system detected 27 of 30 (90%) samples with multiple HPV types, whereas the GP+-PCR system detected 14 of 30 (47%) samples with multiple HPV types. Differences in the detection of HPV types 35, 53, and 61 were noted between the two primer systems. Serial dilution of plasmid templates indicated a 3-log decrease in the amplification of HPV type 35 by MY-PCR and HPV types 53 and 61 by GP+-PCR. These results indicate that although the MY-PCR and GP+-PCR identified nearly equivalent prevalences of HPV in a set of clinical samples, differences in the detection of specific types and infections with multiple types were found. Differences in the sensitivities and characteristics of the PCR systems for the detection of HPV within clinical samples should be considered when comparing data between studies and/or in designing new studies or clinical trials.
Clinical judgement and the standardized interview in psychiatry

SYNOPSIS There has been little discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of allowing a psychiatrist to make clinical judgements about the presence or absence of symptoms in administering currently used standardized psychiatric interviews. This paper reports an examination of the value of clinical judgements in defining cases of minor psychiatric disorder, by studying existing data in which the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS) was used. This comparison can be made because the first section of the CIS is largely self-report while interviewers are also instructed to use clinical judgement in the second section to decide on ratings. The results indicate that in the context of identifying minor psychiatric disorder the ratings requiring clinical judgement add little information to those based on self-report, may be less reliable and may lead to the biased assessment of anxiety and depression.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of Simethicone for gastrointestinal endoscopic visibility

Abstract Background. The value of supplemental use of Simethicone in endoscopy including capsule endoscopy (CE), colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy is not addressed and is controversial. Methods. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies on the use of Simethicone for endoscopy were carried out. The effects of this preparation on the following endpoints were examined: small bowel visualization quality (SBVQ), completion rate, gastric transit time, small bowel transit time, diagnostic yield, efficacy of bowel preparation, degree of air bubbles and duration time. Results. A total of 13 studies were eligible in this meta-analysis; 4 studies comparing purgative or fasting plus Simethicone with purgative or fasting alone for capsule endoscopy were identified. For patients who had supplemental Simethicone before CE, the SBVQ was significantly better ([odds ratio] OR = 2.84, 95% CI: 1.74–4.65, p = 0.00), and the completion rate was comparable (OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.44–1.44, p = 0.454). Also, 7 studies comparing purgative plus Simethicone with purgative alone for colonoscopy were identified. For patients who had supplemental Simethicone before colonoscopy, the efficacy of colon preparation was comparable (OR = 2.06, 95% CI: 0.56–7.53, p = 0.27), but the air bubbles were significantly decreased (OR = 39.32, 95% CI: 11.38–135.86, p = 0.00). Conclusion. Supplemental use of Simethicone before endoscopy improves the SBVQ, especially for patients who received no purgative, but does not affect the CE completion rate. It decreases air bubbles in the colonic lumen, but does not improve bowel preparation. And its effect on diagnostic yield remains controversial.