Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Full Digital Control based Switched Mode Power Supply

A switched mode power supply (SMPS) with full digital control has many advantages over analog or mixed-signal implementation. This paper presents a digital controlled SMPS consisting of an AC-DC power factor correction converter and a phase-shifted full-bridge DC-DC converter. Digital algorithm of PFC control, system design of digital PFC and PSFB (phase shifted full bridge) part, PWM strategy for phase-shifted control are discussed. A 500 W prototype has been built and tested under different conditions
Intraclass correlation and design effect in BMI, physical activity and diet: a cross-sectional study of 56 countries

Objectives Measuring the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and design effect (DE) may help to modify the public health interventions for body mass index (BMI), physical activity and diet according to geographic targeting of interventions in different countries. The purpose of this study was to quantify the level of clustering and DE in BMI, physical activity and diet in 56 low-income, middle-income and high-income countries. Design Cross-sectional study design. Setting Multicountry national survey data. Methods The World Health Survey (WHS), 2003, data were used to examine clustering in BMI, physical activity in metabolic equivalent of task (MET) and diet in fruits and vegetables intake (FVI) from low-income, middle-income and high-income countries. Multistage sampling in the WHS used geographical clusters as primary sampling units (PSU). These PSUs were used as a clustering or grouping variable in this analysis. Multilevel intercept only regression models were used to calculate the ICC and DE for each country. Results The median ICC (0.039) and median DE (1.82) for BMI were low; however, FVI had a higher median ICC (0.189) and median DE (4.16). For MET, the median ICC was 0.141 and median DE was 4.59. In some countries, however, the ICC and DE for BMI were large. For instance, South Africa had the highest ICC (0.39) and DE (11.9) for BMI, whereas Uruguay had the highest ICC (0.434) for MET and Ethiopia had the highest ICC (0.471) for FVI. Conclusions This study shows that across a wide range of countries, there was low area level clustering for BMI, whereas MET and FVI showed high area level clustering. These results suggested that the country level clustering effect should be considered in developing preventive approaches for BMI, as well as improving physical activity and healthy diets for each country.
Analyzing Political Rhetoric in Conservative and Liberal Weblogs Related to the Construction of the “Ground Zero Mosque”

ABSTRACT We use different text-processing algorithms to gain insight into the political rhetoric used in conservative and liberal weblogs. We specifically focus on the online debate regarding the issue of the “Ground Zero Mosque,” which has been one of the most controversial political issues in U.S. politics in the last several years. Overall, our results show that there are significant differences in the use of various linguistic features related to sentiments of collective identity, moral concerns, and emotional dynamics between liberals and conservatives, thus highlighting the differences between the ideological and moral frameworks of these two groups.
Sanity Plea: Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut

In this revised edition of a volume originally published in 1989, Lawrence Broer extends his comprehensive critique of the body of writing by Kurt Vonnegut. Broer offers a broad psychoanalytic study of Vonnegut's works from "Player Piano" to "Hocus Pocus", taking a new approach to the work of this American writer. "Sanity Plea" explores how Vonnegut incorporates his personal experiences into an art that is not defeatist, but rather creatively therapeutic and life-affirming.
Evidence of boosted 13CO/12CO ratio in early-type galaxies in dense environments

We present observations of ^(13)CO(1-0) in 17 Combined Array for Research in Millimeter Astronomy (CARMA) Atlas^(3D) early-type galaxies (ETGs), obtained simultaneously with ^(12)CO(1-0) observations. The ^(13)CO in six ETGs is sufficiently bright to create images. In these 6 sources, we do not detect any significant radial gradient in the ^(13)CO/^(12)CO ratio between the nucleus and the outlying molecular gas. Using the ^(12)CO channel maps as 3D masks to stack the ^(13)CO emission, we are able to detect 15/17 galaxies to >3σ (and 12/17 to at least 5σ) significance in a spatially integrated manner. Overall, ETGs show a wide distribution of ^(13)CO/^(12)CO ratios, but Virgo cluster and group galaxies preferentially show a ^(13)CO/^(12)CO ratio about 2 times larger than field galaxies, although this could also be due to a mass dependence, or the CO spatial extent (R_(CO)/R_e). ETGs whose gas has a morphologically-settled appearance also show boosted ^(13)CO/^(12)CO ratios. We hypothesize that this variation could be caused by (i) the extra enrichment of gas from molecular reprocessing occurring in low-mass stars (boosting the abundance of ^(13)C to ^(12)C in the absence of external gas accretion), (ii) much higher pressure being exerted on the midplane gas (by the intracluster medium) in the cluster environment than in isolated galaxies, or (iii) all but the densest molecular gas clumps being stripped as the galaxies fall into the cluster. Further observations of ^(13)CO in dense environments, particularly of spirals, as well as studies of other isotopologues, should be able to distinguish between these hypotheses.
The Form and Function of Remedial Moves: Reported Use, Psychological Reality and Perceived Effectiveness

Three studies were conducted to examine the form and function of remedial moves. In the first study, the remedial moves that subjects reported using and receiving were analysed for frequency of occurrence. A surprisingly large percentage (55%) of these moves involved a combination of concessions and accounts. Subjects in the second study sorted into categories a sample of these remedial moves. A hierarchical cluster analysis of these sorts provided evidence for the psychological reality of some of the primary conceptual categories of remedial moves. A multidimensional scaling analysis suggests that the major remedial move types can be ordered on a single dimension. The results of the third study provided further support for this dimension, and suggest that remedial moves can be ordered in terms of the extent to which they encode concern for the face of the speaker and hearer. As expected, perception of hearer satisfaction was greater for moves that encoded concern for the hearer's face, and the more satisfying a move was perceived to be for the hearer, the more difficult it was judged for a speaker to use that move.
Digital watermarks for audio signals

In this paper, we present a novel technique for embedding digital "watermarks" into digital audio signals. Watermarking is a technique used to label digital media by hiding copyright or other information into the underlying data. The watermark must be imperceptible and should be robust to attacks and other types of distortion. In addition, the watermark also should be undetectable by all users except the author of the piece. In our method, the watermark is generated by filtering a PN-sequence with a filter that approximates the frequency masking characteristics of the human auditory system (HAS). It is then weighted in the time domain to account for temporal masking. We discuss the detection of the watermark and assess the robustness of our watermarking approach to attacks and various signal manipulations.
Shaping and Cutting the Media Agenda

This monograph examines television reporters’ perceptions of how sources both within and outside the media attempt to influence news content and coverage decisions and to what degree they are successful. Using structural equation modeling and original data from a national web survey of television reporters, this research explores how market size, extramedia, organizational, and within-media forces influence television news content from a comprehensive perspective. The study also attempts to advance theory with the development and expansion of agenda cutting, and by updating the literature for agenda building and frame building as well as the social control of the newsroom.
The prognostic relevance of tumor associated macrophages in advanced stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma

Although the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has been improved, distinguishing reliable prognostic biomarkers could better stratify patients for more effective treatment. We analyzed the prognostic relevance of CD68+ tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) by immunohistochemical analysis at diagnosis and standard clinical parameters in 52 ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine)-treated patients with advanced stage classical HL (cHL). Patients with >25% CD68+ TAMs compared to those with ≤25% had worse 5-year overall survival (45% vs. 77%, log-rank p = 0.019) and showed a trend toward shorter 5-year event-free survival (51% vs. 71%, log-rank p = 0.19). Additionally, no significant correlation with selected clinical features was found. Significantly shorter 5-year overall survival was associated with International Prognostic Score (IPS) >2, bulky disease, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (log-rank test, p = 0.003, p = 0.049, p = 0.007, respectively). In multivariate analysis, increased CD68+TAMs, IPS >2, and bulky disease were identified as independent prognostic factors for overall survival (Cox multivariate model, p = 0.006, p = 0.007, p = 0.013, respectively). Tumor-associated macrophages represent a potential prognostic biomarker which could contribute to better risk stratification of patients with cHL.
Age- and Child-Friendly Cities and the Promise of Intergenerational Space

Descriptions of age-friendly and child-friendly cities exhibit similarities and differences, yet both are essential if we are to develop an understanding of intergenerational space. It is argued that combining age-based priorities and the possibilities for generational empathy provide a way of reintroducing intergenerational relations as key to the debate on the future of the City. By shifting the focus or debate towards a critical understanding of intergenerational relations, a way forward is suggested that draws on the work of Guy Debord and on contemporary debates about environments ‘for all ages’. Seen through a life course lens, the urban environment becomes instrumental in shifting debate, away from the fixed needs of work and consumption and towards a more flexible creation of urban time and space that includes social and emotional aspects of intergenerational belonging and community.
Preproinsulin mRNA in the rat eye.

PURPOSE The goal of this study was to extend the results of previous immunoassay, immunocytochemistry, and in situ hybridization studies showing the presence of insulin-related peptide in the rat retina by confirming the expression of insulin genes in the rat eye. METHODS Total and poly(A)+ RNA were isolated from whole rat eyes, and separately from the retina, choroid, iris, lens, and vitreous. The poly(A)+ RNA was used for preparation of insulin-specific cDNA according to a coupled reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) protocol under high stringency conditions. Southern transfers, restriction fragment analyses, and nucleotide sequencing were used to characterize and identify the amplified cDNA products. RESULTS Amplified cDNA fragments of 329 +/- 6 base pairs (bp) were derived from whole rat eye and rat retina poly(A)+ RNA, but not from other regions of the eye. Southern blots probed with preproinsulin-specific primer demonstrated homology with similar-sized cDNA from rat pancreas. Restriction digests with 10 restriction enzymes and direct nucleotide sequencing confirmed that the 329-bp cDNA was identical to the previously known coding sequence for rat pancreatic preproinsulin1 DNA. CONCLUSIONS The identification of retinal preproinsulin1 mRNA was confirmed. This correlates with previous studies showing insulin immunoreactivity in rat eyes and in cultured retina, and verifies in situ hybridization evidence for the presence of insulin-related mRNA in retinal glial cells.
Telomerase core components protect Candida telomeres from aberrant overhang accumulation

Telomerase is a cellular reverse transcriptase that extends one strand (the G-strand) of the telomere terminal repeats. Aside from this role in telomere length maintenance, telomerase has been proposed to serve a protective function at chromosome ends, although this is not well understood mechanistically. Earlier analysis suggests that, in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans, the catalytic reverse transcriptase subunit of telomerase (TERT/EST2) can protect telomeres against nucleolytic degradation. In this report we demonstrate that the RNA component (TER1) has a similar function; in addition to complete loss of telomerase activity and progressive telomere attrition, the ter1-ΔΔ strains manifested a dramatic increase in the amount of G-strand overhangs, consistent with aberrant degradation of the complementary C-strand. We also demonstrate that a catalytically incompetent EST2 protein can suppress such overhang accumulation in the est2-ΔΔ mutant to the same extent as the wild-type protein. Altogether, our data support the notion that the Candida telomerase core components mediate a protective function through a mechanism that is independent of its catalytic activity.
Reflective Practice for Sport Psychologists: Concepts, Models, Practical Implications, and Thoughts on Dissemination

Current training models appear ill equipped to support sport psychology trainees in learning the requisite humanistic skills to provide athlete-centered services (Petitpas, Giges, & Danish, 1999). The aim of this paper is to build a case for the value of reflective practice as an approach to professional training and development that can assist practitioners in effectively managing themselves in practice. In developing the case for reflective practice, we discuss the nature of professional knowledge (Schon, 1987), define reflection, and present popular models of the reflective process from “educare” professions. In addition, we consider the application of reflective practice within sport psychology practice and highlight how reflective practice can benefit the professional and personal development of practitioners. Finally, discussion on appropriate outlets for the dissemination of reflective narratives is undertaken.
The Interaction Between Methods of Instruction and Individual Learning Style

ABSTRACT Individual learning differences under competitive and co‐operative methods of instruction were investigated. It was hypothesised that: (a) students would learn more when the method was matched to the student's preference and that (b) the co‐operative (and tutorial) methods would promote more favourable attitudes toward peer students. One hundred and thirty‐two female students participated in the experiment. In the first part of the experiment they were asked to state their preferences and in the second part, half of the students received their preferred method of instruction. Both hypotheses were confirmed. In addition, it was found that students who preferred competition had better initial knowledge of the material, learned more during the learning experience and held somewhat less favourable attitudes toward their peers. The analysis of the results suggests that the interaction between goal, individual, subject‐matter and learning methods needs to be taken into account when determining an optim.
Examining Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Response to Catastrophic Disasters

This research focused on the interorganizational and intergovernmental response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The study used the concepts from the network and partnerships literature and used current techniques of network analysis. The study found that the use of intergovernmental and interorganizational response to coordinate complex operations in multiorganizational environments of catastrophic disasters was not successful in responding to both Hurricane Katrina and Rita in 2005. The research suggests that more investment should be made in community capacity building at the local and state levels for successful and effective partnerships in responding to catastrophic disasters. In this research, the local and state levels are shown to be faster in response and future research should focus on local, state, and federal resources coordination in response to catastrophic disasters.
ACETYL DISULFIDE, (CH3COS)2, A MAJOR ACTIVE COMPONENT IN THE THIOLACETIC ACID HISTOCHEMICAL METHOD FOR ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE

Triple distilled thiolacetic acid (TA) was found to be much less active as a histochemical substrate for acetylcholinesterase (AChE) of mouse intercostal muscle than either the original, impure preparation, thiolacetic acid (practical, Eastman) or the residue from the first distillation. Iodimetric titration showed that the crude preparation had only 92-94% of its theoretical TA content, which fell to 70-72% with storage. Findings from column and thin layer chromatography and ether-water extraction indicated that the active material is relatively polar and acidic, and contains an S—S group. The addition of 0.0015-0.006 M acetyl disulfide (AcDiS) to 0.03 M triple distilled TA markedly enhanced the substrate activity of the latter so that it matched that of 0.03 M thiolacetic acid (practical); treatment with the reducing agents, sodium ascorbate and sodium borohydride, reduced the substrate activity of both the mixtures and thiolacetic acid (practical) but not that of triple distilled TA alone. Mass spectrometric examination of thiolacetic acid (practical), the distillation residue and a benzene extract of extemporaneously prepared AcDiS showed the presence in each of a peak at mass 150 (the molecular weight of AcDiS), which was not present in triple distilled TA. All except the AcDiS extract showed a peak also at mass 76 (the molecular weight of TA). It was concluded that AcDiS is the major component of thiolacetic acid (practical) that is responsible for its enhanced activity as a histochemical substrate for AChE.
A Flexible Test for Present Bias and Time Preferences Using Land-Lease Contracts

When agents have present bias, they discount more between now and the next period than between period t (> 1) and t + 1. How fast the future discount rate (evaluated today) decays is an empirical question. We show that the discount function can be non-parametrically identified with contracts that specify payments that take place at various points in time in the future and which are traded and priced in a competitive market. We use a unique land lease-contract data set for Amsterdam, which has the above properties, to test for present bias in a flexible way. We find no evidence for present bias in this market. Even though we allow for a general-hyperbolic specification (which has exponential discounting as a special case), our estimates converge to an exponential discount function with a corresponding discount rate (in our baseline specification) of 8%.
Relations of Autonomy, Self-Referenced Beliefs, and Self-Regulated Learning among Japanese Children

This study was designed to investigate relations among autonomy, self-referenced beliefs, and self-regulated learning for 356 elementary school children (180 boys and 176 girls) from Grades 5 and 6. They were asked to complete a questionnaire designed to measure four types of motivation, self-esteem, strategy beliefs, capacity beliefs, control beliefs, and values, three types of goal orientations, and three types of learning strategies. Four types of motivation (external, introjected, identified, and intrinsic regulations) were shown to conform to a simplex structure or ordered correlational structure. Correlations among scores on autonomy (four kinds of regulation) and on self-regulated learning and between scores on self-referenced beliefs and on self-regulated learning were examined. Finally, canonical correlation was used to investigate the relations between autonomy and learning and between beliefs and learning. Implications of the findings for the relations were discussed.
Cross-border mythologies: The problem with traveling planning ideas

In the debate on the transnational transfer of planning ideas, many authors refer to a basic interpretive scheme of diffusion/dissemination that acknowledges an “origin” (contextualization) and a “destination” of the travel (recontextualization), with a thick “trajectory” in between (de-contextualization). This article questions such a scheme, arguing that planning ideas cannot be viewed as facts or truth statements, least of all fixed things that can be moved about. Rather, they are myths. Drawing upon Roland Barthes’ and Michel Foucault’s visions of modern mythology, the article envisages the origin narrative of a planning idea as a mythological narrative that planners may use to refresh their own knowledge and traditions each and every time an idea is put into play. An example taken from a planning event in the Middle East illustrates the practical implications of such an approach.
Fault tolerant flight control system using emmae method and reconfiguration with sliding mode technique

This paper presents a fault tolerant flight control system. The Extended Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation EMMAE method is used to design the Fault Detection and Diagnosis FDD process. This process is able to detect, isolate and identify in real time faults that occurs in aircraft actuator. Based on information given by FDD process, a Sliding Mode Controller (SMC) is designed to compensate effects of such faults, and allows the aircraft to accomplish its mission safety with acceptable performances.
Cyclic and acyclic products from the reactions between methyl 3-oxobutanoate and arylhydrazines.

The molecules of methyl 3-(2-nitrophenylhydrazono)butanoate, C(11)H(13)N(3)O(4), (I), and methyl 3-(2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazono)butanoate, C(11)H(12)N(4)O(6), (II), both prepared from methyl 3-oxobutanoate and the corresponding nitrophenylhydrazine, exhibit polarized molecular electronic structures; in each of (I) and (II), the molecules are linked into chains by a single C-H.O hydrogen bond. The molecules of 5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole, C(10)H(10)N(2)O, (III), prepared by the reaction of methyl 3-oxobutanoate and phenylhydrazine, are linked into chains by a single O-H.N hydrogen bond. The reaction between methyl 3-oxobutanoate and 3-nitrophenylhydrazine yields 5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(3-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrazole, (IV), which when crystallized from acetone yields 4-isopropylidene-3-methyl-1-(3-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one, C(13)H(13)N(3)O(3), (V).
Successful Program Development Using Implementation Evaluation

SUMMARY Four methods used to enhance implementation of a resiliency-based early childhood substance abuse and violence prevention initiative are described. Project staff drew up formal agreements with participating programs to ensure administrative support for the intervention, provided high quality training for program implemcnt-ers, used a participatory evaluation approach, and monitored implementation both directly and through practitioners' self-report. The contribution of each of these methods to fidelity of implementation is discussed, and implementation challenges are identified. The growth and success of the project demonstrates the utility of implementation evaluation data for ongoing program development and improvement.