Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The impact of depression and PTSD symptom severity on trauma memory

ABSTRACT Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression frequently co-occur following a traumatic event. Differences in the processing of autobiographical memory have been observed in both disorders in the form of overgeneralised memories and negative intrusive memories. The current study examined how symptoms of PTSD and depression influence the phenomenological characteristics of trauma memories. Undergraduate students who had experienced a traumatic event (n = 696) completed questionnaires online including measures of PTSD and depressive symptom severity. They rated their trauma memory on several phenomenological characteristics using the Memory Experiences Questionnaire [Sutin, A. R. , & Robins, R. W. (2007). Phenomenology of autobiographical memories: The memory experiences questionnaire. Memory. ]. Moderated multiple regression was used to examine how PTSD and depressive symptom severity related to each phenomenological characteristic. Symptoms of PTSD and depression were related separately and uniquely to the phenomenological characteristics of the trauma memory. PTSD severity predicted trauma memories that were more negative, contained higher sensory detail, and were more vivid. In contrast, depressive symptom severity predicted trauma memories that were less accessible and less coherent. These findings suggest that depressive and PTSD symptomatology affect traumatic memory differently and support a distinction between these two disorders.
A Group-Discrimination-Based Access Point Selection for WLAN Fingerprinting Localization

Access point (APs) selection approaches have been used in location fingerprinting systems to improve positioning accuracy and to reduce computational overhead. Although the interference between APs is unavoidable due to the overlapped channel, traditional methods treat APs individually by assuming independence among them. This paper proposes a novel group discriminant (GD)-based AP selection approach for improving location fingerprinting, in which the dependence between APs is considered. The proposed GD approach focuses on measuring the positioning capabilities of each group of APs instead of ranking APs based on their individual importance. It utilizes the risk function from support vector machines (SVMs) to estimate the GD value by maximizing the margin between reference locations. Moreover, this paper proposes a faster version, namely, recursive feature elimination (RFE-GD), to find a suboptimal solution of GD efficiently. This paper applies the proposed algorithms to realistic wireless local area networks (WLANs). Experimental results from two different test beds demonstrate that GD and RFE-GD outperform traditional AP selection schemes, reducing the mean localization error by 40.58%-41.13%. The experiments based on different fingerprinting approaches also confirm the advantages of the proposed algorithms.
WEARPG: Movement-Based Tabletop Role-Playing Game with Arm-Worn Devices and an Augmented Die

Augmenting tabletop role-playing games (TTRPG) with computers took much attention of researchers recently. Nevertheless, these efforts mostly remained as functional augmentations. We believe that integrating new gameplay styles to this genre is still an underexplored area. Drawing upon the previous studies, we believe that wearables which support movement-based gameplay can be a good step taken in this direction as previous studies claim that wearables can strengthen the link to the imaginary worlds which is critical for TTRPG experience while the movement-based play can increase the player engagement. However, previous studies did not investigate these concepts with an implemented technology. Therefore, to get a better understanding of how wearables can alter the TTRPG experience, we designed a new RPG game system and developed the Elemental Gauntlet and the Luck Stone which enable movement-based game play in TTRPG context. Our preliminary results showed that, movement-based play and wearable props strengthen the identification feeling with the fictional character and resulted in a better immersion to the imaginary world of the game.
Ships Bound for Lukka: A New Interpretation of the Companion Letters RS 94.2530 and RS 94.2523

L’A. s’interesse a deux documents akkadiens tres proches, issus des archives de la maison d’Urtenu a Ras Shamra Ugarit. Les deux documents sont des lettres adressees a Ammurapi d’Ugarit, la premiere par un dignitaire hittite, Penti Sarruma, la seconde par le grand roi hittite Suppiluliuma II. Les sujets abordes dans ces deux documents sont identiques et traites dans le meme ordre : l’envoi de lapis-lazuli a Hatti, la discorde en Ammuru et Ugarit, les clauses d’un traite regissant les relations entre Hatti et Ugarit et enfin l’envoi d’un convoi de marchandise a Lukka. Si certains termes pourraient faire songer a premiere vue que ce convoi concerne de la nourriture, un examen plus attentif du texte montre qu’il s’agit en fait d’un envoi de metaux sous forme de lingots : cuivre, bronze, argent.
Modern Greek Language: Acquisition of Morphology and Syntax by Non-Native Speakers.

_______________ This study investigated the performance of native and non native speakers of Modern Greek language on morphology and syntax tasks. Non-native speakers of Greek whose native language was English, which is a language with strict word order and simple morphology, made more errors and answered more slowly than native speakers on morphology but not syntax tasks. It seems that Greek free word order is not a problem for non-native speakers who come from a country where the language spoken has strict word order. However, complex morphology of Modern Greek, such as plural markers, causes difficulties to non-native speakers whose native language has simple morphology. ________________
Effect of Four Different Starting Stances on Sprint Time in Collegiate Volleyball Players

Johnson, TM, Brown, LE, Coburn, JW, Judelson, DA, Khamoui, AV, Tran, TT, and Uribe, BP. Effect of four different starting stances on sprint time in collegiate volleyball players. J Strength Cond Res 24(10): 2641-2646, 2010-Starting stance plays an important role in influencing short-distance sprint speed and, therefore, the ability to reach a ball during sport play. The purpose of this study was to evaluate 4 different starting stances on sprint time. Twenty-six male and female collegiate volleyball players volunteered to participate in 1 testing session. Each subject performed 3 15-ft sprint trials at each of 4 different starting stances (P-parallel, FS-false step, S-staggered, and SFS-staggered false step) in random order. Analysis of variance revealed that there was no significant interaction of sex by stance, but there were main effects for sex (men were faster than women) and stance. The FS (1.18 ± 0.10 seconds), S (1.16 ± 0.07 seconds), and SFS (1.14 ± 0.06 seconds) stances were faster than the P (1.25 ± 0.09 seconds) stance, and the SFS stance was faster than the FS stance. This indicates that starting with a staggered stance (regardless of stepping back) produced the greatest sprinting velocity over the initial 15 feet. Although taking a staggered stance seems counterproductive, the resultant stretch-shortening cycle action and forward body lean likely increase force production of the push-off phase and place the total body center of mass ahead of the contacting foot, thereby, decreasing sprint time.
The Continuing Evolution of the Langendorff and Ejecting Murine Heart : 1 New Advances in

1 New Advances in Cardiac Phenotyping 2 3 4 Ronglih Liao, Bruno K. Podesser, and Chee Chew Lim 5 6 Cardiac Muscle Research Laboratory, Cardiovascular Division, Department of 7 Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston 8 Massachusetts, 2 Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research, Core Unit for 9 Biomedical Research, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien, Medical University of Vienna, 10 Austria, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt 11 University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 12 13 14 15 Address for correspondence: 16 Chee Chew Lim, PhD Ronglih Liao, PhD 17 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Cardiac Muscle Research Laboratory 18 2220 Pierce Ave, PRB 332 Brigham and Women’s Hospital 19 Nashville, TN 37232 Harvard Medical School 20 email: chee.lim@vanderbilt.edu 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, NRB 431 21 22 Boston, MA 02115 23 24 email: rliao@rics.bwh. harvard.edu 25 26 Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (May 25, 2012). doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00333. 2012
CCR6 Regulates the Migration of Inflammatory and Regulatory T Cells1

Th17 and regulatory T (Treg) cells play opposite roles in autoimmune diseases. However, the mechanisms underlying their proper migration to inflammatory tissues are unclear. In this study, we report that these two T cell subsets both express CCR6. CCR6 expression in Th17 cells is regulated by TGF-β and requires two nuclear receptors, RORα and RORγ. Th17 cells also express the CCR6 ligand CCL20, which is induced synergistically by TGF-β and IL-6, which requires STAT3, RORγ and IL-21. Th17 cells, by producing CCL20, promote migration of Th17 and Treg cells in vitro in a CCR6-dependent manner. Lack of CCR6 in Th17 cells reduces the severity of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and Th17 and Treg recruitment into inflammatory tissues. Similarly, CCR6 on Treg cells is also important for their recruitment into inflammatory tissues. Our data indicate an important role of CCR6 in Treg and Th17 cell migration.
Metal oxide semiconductor gas sensors utilising modified zeolite catalysts to improve selectivity

A novel method of improving the selectivity of metal oxide gas sensors has been developed by using catalytically active molecular sieve materials. They have been successfully introduced into a proprietary sensor array. The cracking patterns of linear alkanes over transition metal exchanged zeolites Y have been measured using a zeolite bed/GC/MS experimental set-zip within a temperature range of 300/spl deg/C to 400/spl deg/C. Studies have been carried out regarding the effects of metal loading, zeolite type, material fabrication techniques and operating temperature with regards to catalytic activity and selectivity. The composite sensors, utilising the novel zeolite materials, have been used in a custom built sensor rig that houses 3 dual electrode sensors and can measure real time responses of these sensors to an introduced headspace generated from organic liquids.
Phase-of-arrival-based localization of passive UHF RFID tags

This paper introduces a novel 2D localization system for passive UHF RFID tags based on phase-of-arrival evaluation of the backscattered tag signal received by several antennas. To improve localization accuracy and reduce disturbances caused by multipath propagation, we employ a frequency-stepped continuous waveform approach. To achieve proof of concept, a local position measurement system demonstrator comprising an RFID reader, passive EPC Gen 2 RFID tags, several receivers, baseband hardware, and signal processing was used for measurements in an anechoic chamber.
Cyanogenic glycosides in plants

The presence of cyanogenic glycosides was determined in 70 plant species from the campus of the State University of Londrina, PR, Brazil, and a further 45 plant species from the Forestry Reserve on the Doralice Farm in Ibipora, PR, Brazil. Of the vegetative species from the State University of Londrina, 7.1% showed cyanogenic glycosides: Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae), Passiflora edulis (Passifloraceae), Macadamia ternifolia (Proteaceae), Prunus persica (Rosaceae) and Beloperone sp (Acanthaceae). The first four species were considered to be potentially cyanogenic in the field. From the Forestry Reserve on the Doralice Farm, the plant species with cyanogenic glycosides were: Holocalix balanseae (Caesalpinaceae), Nectranda megapotamica (Lauraceae), Trichilia casareti (Meliaceae), Trichilia elegans (Meliaceae) and Rapanea umbellata (Myrsinaceae), making 11.1% of the total species analyzed. Only Holocalix balanseae was considered to be potentially cyanogenic in the field.
Operational modelling to guide implementation and scale-up of diagnostic tests within the health system: exploring opportunities for parasitic disease diagnostics based on example application for tuberculosis

SUMMARY Research and innovation in the diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases has led to the development of several promising diagnostic tools, for example in malaria there is extensive literature concerning the use of rapid diagnostic tests. This means policymakers in many low and middle income countries need to make difficult decisions about which of the recommended tools and approaches to implement and scale-up. The test characteristics (e.g. sensitivity and specificity) of the tools alone are not a sufficient basis on which to make these decisions as policymakers need to also consider the best combination of tools, whether the new tools should complement or replace existing diagnostics and who should be tested. Diagnostic strategies need dovetailing to different epidemiology and structural resource constraints (e.g. existing diagnostic pathways, human resources and laboratory capacity). We propose operational modelling to assist with these complex decisions. Projections of patient, health system and cost impacts are essential and operational modelling of the relevant elements of the health system could provide these projections and support rational decisions. We demonstrate how the technique of operational modelling applied in the developing world to support decisions on diagnostics for tuberculosis, could in a parallel way, provide useful insights to support implementation of appropriate diagnostic innovations for parasitic diseases.
Soft switching multi-phase boost converter for photovoltaic system

In this paper, we proposed soft switching multi-phase boost converter. A high efficiency power conversion device is required to obtain constant voltage from solar cells of which output voltage fluctuates very severely by irradiance and temperature. Using the proposed converter, we can control input voltage that fluctuates within operation range to constant output voltage, and it can reduce input current ripple and output voltage ripple. In addition, using ZVS (zero voltage switching) and ZCS (zero current switching), switching losses are reduced. We performed simulation and experiment for the proposed soft switching multi-phase boost converter.
Use of the Quality of Life Inventory for Measuring Quality of Life Changes in an Inpatient Psychiatric Population

This study measured self-reported quality of life at two time points for 50 diagnostically heterogeneous patients in a state-funded psychiatric hospital and evaluated the Quality of Life Inventory for assessing changes over inpatient treatment. Participants completed the Quality of Life Inventory after admission and before discharge. Improvement occurred in overall scores during participants' hospital stays. Analysis of domains showed improvements in satisfaction with health and self-esteem. The inventory appears a useful tool for evaluating outcomes of psychiatric inpatient treatment from a patient perspective.
The methodological and conceptual aspects of mortality studies in psychiatry

Abstract An extensive literature documented a mortality differential for natural causes between psychiatric patients and the general population. Less clear is the pattern for cancer diseases. Methodological problems arise when trying to explain such mortality gap: selection bias and reverse causation; time-dependent confounders that are also intermediate variables; complex relationships within a life course have to be considered. We try to explain such problems in terms of causal graphs. Excess risk for causes of death which are not attributable to higher prevalence of risk factors or treatment side-effects and higher mortality rates for avoidable causes have been also documented. These findings underline the need for research on health promotion and preventive programs targeted to psychiatric patients.
Purification and Characterization of a [beta]-D-Xylosidase and an Endo-Xylanase from Wheat Flour

A [beta]-D-xylosidase and an endo-xylanase were purified from European wheat (Triticum aestivum) flour. The [beta]-D-xylosidase had a molecular weight of approximately 64,000 and an isoelectric point of 5.5. It hydrolyzed p-nitrophenyl-[beta]-D-xylopyranoside and xylo-oligosaccharides and released D-xylose units from wheat arabinoxylan and oat spelts xylan. An endo-xylanase with a molecular weight of approximately 55,000 was also obtained and it consisted of a number of isoforms with isoelectric points between 4.0 and 5.0. The action of the isolated endo-xylanase depended on the degree of substitution of the polysaccharide. Unbranched polymers were preferentially hydrolyzed. Since xylo-oligosaccharides were not hydrolyzed, the enzyme appeared to need at least five or more consecutive unsubstituted xylose units. Finally, an [alpha]-L-arabinofuranosidase that hydrolyzed p-nitrophenyl-[alpha]-L-arabinofuranoside was partially purified.
Intercarrier interference compression in OFDM communication systems by using correlative coding

This study considers the use of frequency-domain correlative coding with correlation polynomial F(D)=1-D in OFDM mobile communication systems to compress the intercarrier interference caused by channel frequency errors. A theoretical expression of carrier-to-interference power ratio (CIR) has been derived. It shows that such a simple coding method enhances system CIR by 3.5 dB, without reducing the bandwidth efficiency.
A Computational and Inferential Method for Analyzing the Semantics of Phrase and Sentence in Vietnamese Question Answering System Model (VietQASM)

Based on the Reading Answering System (RAS) in S. T. Pham and D. T. Nguyen (2013), this paper aims to present a novel computational and inferential method for computing the semantics of phrase and sentence in Vietnamese in order to build the textual knowledge base of Vietnamese Question Answering System Model (VietQASM). The VietQASM is a Vietnamese question answering system model, which is capable to answer many types of questions about series of events and questions having many interrogative objects. The VietQASM composes three main elements: i) a set of semantic models for phrases, ii) a set of semantic models for sentences, iii) a semantic processing mechanism for analyzing sentences.
Thymic Nurse Cells Determined In Situ at the Light and Electron Microscopic Level

Thymic nurse cells are isolated thymic epithelial/thymocyte complexes described in vitro. Their in vivo existence is controversial. We examined rat thymi in order to distinguish thymic nurse cells in vivo using the zinc iodide-osmium tetroxide (ZIO) fixation/staining technique. There were mainly two types of strongly ZIO reactive cells in the thymic cortex: macrophages and small clusters of thymic epithelial cells. The latter group was composed of thymic epithelial cells and intact thymocytes forming complexes. Thus we suggest that these structures are in situ equivalents of thymic nurse cells.
Liderazgo del enfermero: una revisión integradora de la literatura

Se trata de una Revision Integradora de la literatura, que busco evidenciar y discutir las principales caracteristicas del concepto de liderazgo y del enfermero lider, asi como sus contribuciones para la practica en enfermeria y salud, a partir de publicaciones cientificas de enfermeria indexadas en la base de datos Medical Literature and Retrivial System on Line (MEDLINE) entre 1998 y 2008. Siguiendo los criterios de inclusion, se totalizo 36 estudios seleccionados para analisis, de los cuales 89% (33 articulos) fueron publicados en periodicos extranjeros y 11% (3) publicados en periodicos nacionales. Los perfiles de enfermeros lideres encontrados fueron el autoritario y el autentico, siendo el liderazgo evidenciado como una herramienta organizacional que articula comunicacion, relaciones interpersonales, planificacion, el compromiso con el exito y la resolutividad de conflictos. La educacion se presenta como fundamental para la formacion de lideres, relacionando directamente la valorizacion de la titulacion academica con el perfeccionamiento de esa competencia.
Influence of stretch‐evoked synaptic potentials on firing probability of cat spinal motoneurones.

Shapes of post‐synaptic potentials (p.s.p.s) in cat motoneurones were compared with the time course of correlated changes in firing probability during repetitive firing. Excitatory and inhibitory post‐synaptic potentials (e.p.s.p.s. and i.p.s.p.s) were evoked by brief triangular stretches of the triceps surae‐plantaris muscles. Depolarizing current was injected through the recording micro‐electrode to evoke repetitive firing and the post‐stimulus time histogram of motoneurone spikes was obtained. E.p.s.p.s (n = 80) of different sizes (30‐1040 microV) and rise times (1.1‐8.2 ms) were investigated in fifty‐nine motoneurones. The majority of the e.p.s.p.s were recorded in triceps surae‐plantaris motoneurones with high levels of synaptic noise (estimated peak‐to‐peak fluctuations of 1.5‐3.5 mV). This noise was generated by keeping the triceps surae‐plantaris muscles stretched to a near maximal degree. The remaining e.p.s.p.s were recorded in motoneurones to other hind‐limb muscles with a low level of synaptic noise. The height of the primary peak of the correlogram with respect to base‐line firing rate increased in proportion to both amplitude and rising slope of the e.p.s.p.s. Using normalization procedures or using e.p.s.p.s of constant amplitude but different slopes and vice versa, the relative peak height increased with e.p.s.p. peak derivative with a slope of around 6/mV per millisecond and with e.p.s.p peak amplitude with a slope of about 1/mV. The shape of the correlogram (peak and trough) seemed well described by a linear combination of the shape of the e.p.s.p. derivative and that of the e.p.s.p. itself. The relative e.p.s.p. contribution (e.p.s.p.:e.p.s.p. derivative ratio) varied with e.p.s.p. amplitude and noise level, being largest (mostly 0.25‐1.0) for small e.p.s.p.s (100‐300 microV) in high levels of synaptic noise and smaller (0‐0.25) for larger e.p.s.p.s and for e.p.s.p.s in a low noise background. In conformity with the above finding, a leaky integration of the correlograms gave time courses that in most cases closely resembled the shape of the e.p.s.p.s. The time constant of the leaky circuit (= inverse value of e.p.s.p.:e.p.s.p. derivative ratio) varied with e.p.s.p. amplitude and noise level in the same manner as obtained by direct fitting of e.p.s.p. and e.p.s.p. derivative shape to correlogram shape. Stretch‐evoked i.p.s.p.s (n = 10) of small amplitude (90‐360 microV as measured close to firing level) were investigated in pre‐tibial flexor motoneurones with low levels of synaptic noise. These i.p.s.p.s generated correlogram troughs closely resembling, albeit somewhat wider than, the shape of the i.p.s.p. derivatives. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
Association of peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PPARGC1A) gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta‐analysis

The association between peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PPARGC1A) polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been investigated in several studies, but these studies yielded contradictory results. We conducted a meta‐analysis to assess the association between three polymorphisms (Gly482Ser, Thr394Thr and Thr612Met) in PPARGC1A and T2DM.