Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Transporting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) project to Japan: preliminary observations and service evaluation in Chiba

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implementation and evaluation of a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) training course for clinicians in Chiba, the sixth-largest province in Japan. Design/methodology/approach – Individual CBT for obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, or social anxiety disorder was delivered by trainees of the Chiba CBT training course in a single study design. Findings – The results demonstrated that individual CBT delivered by trainees led to statistically significant reductions in symptom severity for all three disorders. Feedback from the trainees indicated that the training course achieved its aims. Research limitations/implications – Barriers to the dissemination of CBT in Japan such as opportunities for training and possible solutions are discussed. Originality/value – This paper evaluates the Chiba CBT training course, which is a Japanese adaptation of the UK Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Project and the first post-qualification CBT trai.
Combined effect of elastic energy and myoelectrical potentiation during stretch-shortening cycle exercise.

In addition to the utilization of muscle's elastic energy enhancement of performance in exercise involving stretch-shortening cycle might be also due to simultaneous increase of myoelectrical activity. This hypothesis was tested by examining three athletes during jumping exercise on force-platform. Vertical jumps were performed with and without preliminary counter-movement, and the jumps were called counter-movement jump (CMJ) and squatting jump (SJ), respectively. In both conditions several jumps were performed also with extra loads on the shoulders (15–220% of b. wt.). Additional droppingjumps (DJ) were executed from different heights (20–100 cm). During jumping exercise myoelectrical activity of selected muscles from the quadriceps femoris was monitored with surface electrodes. The results obtained were similar to those reported in isolated muscle and as expected, the prestretch in CMJ shifted the force-velocity curve of concentric work to the right. In two cases enhancement of performance was attributed primarily to restitution of elastic energy because myoelectrical activity was similar to that observed in SJ. In one subject increased myoelectrical activity was observed during the concentric phase of CMJ. In DJ condition the EMG activity during eccentric phase was much higher than in SJ. Therefore the high performance in this condition was attributed to both elastic energy and reflex potentiation. In eccentric work of CMJ the average force decreased with the increase of stretching speed. This phenomenon was associated with a light increase of EMG activity. The observed results emphasize that both elastic energy and reflex potentiation may operate effectively during stretch-shortening cycle activity.
Occlusal traits of deciduous dentition of preschool children of Indian children

Objectives: To assess the occlusal relationship, canine relationship, crowding, primate spaces, and anterior spacing in both maxillary and mandibular arches of primary dentition of Indian children of Wardha District and also to study the age-wise differences in occlusal characteristics. Materials and Methods: A total of 1053 (609 males and 444 females) children of 3-5 year age group with complete primary dentition were examined for occlusal relationship, canine relationship, crowding, primate spaces, and anterior spacing in both maxillary and mandibular arches. Results: The data after evaluation showed significant values for all parameters except mandibular anterior spacing, which was 47.6%. Mild crowding was prevalent at 5 year age group and moderate crowding was common at 3 year-age group. Conclusion: Evaluated parameters such as terminal molar relationship and canine relationship were predominantly progressing toward to normal but contacts and crowding status were contributing almost equal to physiologic anterior spacing. Five-year-age group showed higher values with respect to all the parameters.
Floorplan and Power/Ground network co-design using guided incremental floorplanning

As technology advances, the voltage (IR) drop in the Power/Ground (P/G) network becomes a serious problem in modern IC design. The P/G network co-design with floorplan can improve the power design quality in the floorplanning stage. But it is still hard to find a feasible packing due to the multiple objectives and various constraints. To speed up the searching process, in this paper, we present a method for floorplan and P/G network co-design based on an efficient P/G network analysis scheme and a guided incremental floorplan algorithm to efficiently reduce the violations of the IR drop with the B*-tree representation. Experimental results based on the MCNC benchmarks show that our algorithm successfully fixes the IR drop violations at the floorplanning stage and the intelligent incremental changes efficiently eliminate illegal solutions while maintaining the floorplanning quality and P/G network.
‘Strong Minds, Great Hearts, True Faith and Ready Hands’? Exploring Socialist Masculinities Before the First World War

This article explores whether British socialist politics before the First World War provided a space for a counter-hegemonic masculinity or masculinities. In order to reveal underlying assumptions about masculinity, a number of aspects of socialist practice are considered such as socialist iconography and the language employed within the movement. Opportunities to trace ‘subordinate’ masculinities (Tosh) are also provided by moments when the apparently monolithic edifice of masculinity are fractured, exposing sub-strata for scrutiny. The Oscar Wilde court cases of 1895 provided such a moment and the article explores socialist responses to it and what they reveal about socialist masculinities. But this article is not just concerned with perceptions of masculinity, it is also about everyday practices. Thus two important aspects of masculinity are examined in order to establish whether they took a specific socialist form: homosociability, specifically comradeship; and fatherhood. The article concludes by con.
Meta-analysis of bilingual phonological awareness: Language, age, and psycholinguistic grain size

There is increasing interest in the role of phonological awareness across languages. However, the role of phonological awareness in various languages may differ by features of the languages as well as by features of the speakers. The current meta-analysis catalogs these relations and examines factors that may have influenced how closely related these measures are between English and other languages. Studies were selected reporting cross-language correlations with English phonological measures involving children in preschool to upper elementary (ages 4-10 years). A random effects model of 101 correlations within 38 studies suggested that the cross-language correlation of phonological tasks is influenced heavily by the language used and to some extent by the linguistic grain size of the tasks used. Although no strong effect of age was found, variability across studies was significant, reflecting unexplained differences likely due to features unable to be modeled in the current sample. The present study suggests limitations in the current research base for drawing cross-language inferences.
Space, Territory, and Territoriality

In this paper I reconstitute my own approach to the notions of space, territory, and territoriality. Developing from the early 1970s, my thoughts resided in the effort devoted to deriving from space the idea of territory qua production by the projection of labor, a Janus-faced category composed of energy and information. The construction of territory is the consequence of territoriality—defined as the ensemble of relations that a society maintains with exteriority and alterity for the satisfaction of its needs, towards the end of attaining the greatest possible autonomy compatible with the resources of the system. I also propose a descriptive model utilizable in the production of territory as well as in the production of representations of this territory in making available ‘images’ or landscapes. In the conclusion I draw attention to the fact that if labor is always a mediator, it is not thereby any less subordinated to the money whose possessors are in a position to alienate labor by subjecting it to orientations that can be undesirable. Money accelerates the process of territorialization, deterritorialization, and reterritorialization. Geography, by considering only territorial productions, has neglected to take up the issue of labor; consequently, it has not been able to demonstrate the effects on labor of money as a mediator that has rendered everything more and more fluid.
A Robust Low-$k$/Cu Dual Damascene Interconnect (DDI) With Sidewall Protection Layer (SPL)

A robust Cu dual-damascene (DD) interconnect has been developed in a low-density (LD) SiOCH film (k = 2.7) with a low- k sidewall protection layer (SPL) made of plasmapolymerized divinylsiloxane-benzocyclobuten (p-BCB, k = 2.7). A thinned Ta/TaN barrier-metal (BM) structure combined with the low-k SPL was implemented. The SPL covering the DD sidewall in the LD-SiOCH film secures the spacing between the lines and vias, and makes low- k surface smooth which enhances the BM coverage on the DD sidewalls. As a result, the leakage yield against via misalignment and the insulating reliability such as time-dependent dielectric breakdown between the DDIs, particularly with vias, are improved. With our special p-BCB SPL, the BM was able to be thinned to half as thick as the conventional one, reducing resistances of the vias and the line and the interconnect RC delay without any degradation in the via electromigration reliability. The combination of the low-k SPL with the thin BM is a key for scaled-down robust LSIs with Cu DDIs in low-k dielectrics.
Influencing Factors for Developing Managerial Behaviours That Encourage a Work-Family Culture in the University Context

This article develops and tests a theoretical model to find out which factors influence the behaviour of supervisors in terms of promoting a work-family culture. This model explains to what extent the factors studied are relevant to encourage deans to promote this type of culture at Spanish universities. The hypotheses were tested using linear regression analysis. Data were obtained through a questionnaire to deans. The results yield five key factors: (1) the personal work-family conflict of managers; (2) the transformational leadership style of managers; (3) the identification with subordinates in need of work-family cares; (4) the perceived institutional support; and (5) the perceived support from other supervisors in the centre. The findings have practical implications for human resources management (HRM) practices. Human resources management practices such as (a) providing deans and other supervisors with training about the importance of work-family programs; (b) promoting deans’ training in order to develop transformational leadership skills; or (c) increasing institutional support can be useful when implementing a work-family culture in Spanish universities.
Wafer-Level Vacuum Packaging for MEMS Resonators Using Glass Frit Bonding

A wafer-level vacuum package with silicon bumps and electrical feedthroughs on the cap wafer is developed for a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonator device. A MEMS resonator wafer and a cap wafer are bonded together in a vacuum chamber using glass frit bonding. The cap wafer not only provides a vacuum chamber to protect the movable resonator structure and improve the resonant performance but also realizes the redistribution of the electrical feedthroughs by using the silicon bumps. The silicon bumps provide vertical interconnections between the cap wafer and the resonator wafer, which realizes the bonding pads “transferring” from the resonator wafer to the cap wafer. A gold-aluminum eutectic is used to ensure electrical contacts between the cap wafer and the device wafer. The device fabrication and glass frit hermetic bonding process as well as the packaged MEMS resonator characterization are presented in this paper. Experimental results show that the wafer-level vacuum-packaged MEMS resonator results in over 100× higher quality factor (Q) than the resonator vibrating in atmosphere pressure, which confirms the transmission performance improvement due to vacuum packaging. Vacuum inside the package is measured indirectly by measuring the Q of the MEMS resonator inside the package. The experimental results indicate that vacuum about 1 mbar can be sealed in this approach.
Web spam detection based on discriminative content and link features

The problem of spam detection is a crucial task in the web information retrieval systems. The dynamic nature of information resources as well as the continuous changes in the information demands of the users makes the task of web spam detection a challenging topic. So far many different methods from researchers with different backgrounds have been proposed to tackle with spam web pages problem. In this research, we study feature space of web spam detection to recognize most effective and discriminative features. Thereafter, we design a spam detection system that employs a minimum set of features and at the same time its performance is the same or very close to a system with the complete feature set. The experimental results show that we can reduce the number of features in a clever way while the accuracy of the system is intact or even improved.
Discrimination History, Backlash Fear, and Ethnic Identity Among Arab Americans: Post-9/11 Snapshots

The authors examined discrimination history, backlash fear, and ethnic identity of Arab Americans nationally at 3 times, beginning shortly after September 11, 2001. Relations between variables were moderate, and discrimination history and backlash fear were statistically significant predictors of ethnic identity. Implications for acculturation and ethnic identity are discussed. Los autores examinaron la historia de la discriminacion, el miedo a las reacciones violentas, y la identidad etnica de individuos Americanos de origen Arabe a nivel nacional en 3 momentos distintos, comenzando poco tiempo despues del 11 de Septiembre de 2001. Las relaciones entre las variables fueron moderadas, y la historia de la discriminacion y el miedo a las reacciones violentas pronosticaron con una fiabilidad estadisticamente significativa el nivel de identidad etnica. Se discuten las implicaciones para la aculturacion y la identidad etnica.
Homogeneous MGMT Immunoreactivity Correlates with an Unmethylated MGMT Promoter Status in Brain Metastases of Various Solid Tumors

The O6-methylguanine-methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation status is a predictive parameter for the response of malignant gliomas to alkylating agents such as temozolomide. First clinical reports on treating brain metastases with temozolomide describe varying effects. This may be due to the fact that MGMT promoter methylation of brain metastases has not yet been explored in depth. Therefore, we assessed MGMT promoter methylation of various brain metastases including those derived from lung (n = 91), breast (n = 72) kidney (n = 49) and from malignant melanomas (n = 113) by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MS-PCR) and MGMT immunoreactivity. Fifty-nine of 199 brain metastases (29.6%) revealed a methylated MGMT promoter. The methylation rate was the highest in brain metastases derived from lung carcinomas (46.5%) followed by those from breast carcinoma (28.8%), malignant melanoma (24.7%) and from renal carcinoma (20%). A significant correlation of homogeneous MGMT-immunoreactivity (>95% MGMT positive tumor cells) and an unmethylated MGMT promoter was found. Promoter methylation was detected in 26 of 61 (43%) tumors lacking MGMT immunoreactivity, in 17 of 63 (27%) metastases with heterogeneous MGMT expression, but only in 5 of 54 brain metastases (9%) showing a homogeneous MGMT immunoreactivity. Our results demonstrate that a significant number of brain metastases reveal a methylated MGMT-promoter. Based on an obvious correlation between homogeneous MGMT immunoreactivity and unmethylated MGMT promoter, we hypothesize that immunohistochemistry for MGMT may be a helpful diagnostic tool to identify those tumors that probably will not benefit from the use of alkylating agents. The discrepancy between promoter methylation and a lack of MGMT immunoreactivity argues for assessing MGMT promoter methylation both by immunohistochemical as well as by molecular approaches for diagnostic purposes.
Rewriting Logic Model of Compositional Abstraction of Aspect-Oriented Software

Abstraction is an operation of software specifications widely used in formal development and verification. One of the desirable features of the operation is compositionality. It would make abstraction easier to deal with if a system can be abstracted by composing the individual abstractions of the components of the original system. It is considered that compositional abstractions of aspect-oriented software would be useful because the base system and the aspects can be individually abstracted. However, there are only a few research results dealing with these operations consistently because the relation between abstraction and aspect weaving is logically too complicated. This paper proposes a formal model to solve the difficulty of compositional abstraction of aspect-oriented software. Our model is based on an enhanced version of the equational abstraction approach in rewriting logic that is an algebraic specification framework. We first validate our model by applying it to an example of state machine and next describe our approach to compositional abstraction.ion is an operation of software specifications widely used in formal development and verification. One of the desirable features of the operation is compositionality. It would make abstraction easier to deal with if a system can be abstracted by composing the individual abstractions of the components of the original system. It is considered that compositional abstractions of aspect-oriented software would be useful because the base system and the aspects can be individually abstracted. However, there are only a few research results dealing with these operations consistently because the relation between abstraction and aspect weaving is logically too complicated. This paper proposes a formal model to solve the difficulty of compositional abstraction of aspect-oriented software. Our model is based on an enhanced version of the equational abstraction approach in rewriting logic that is an algebraic specification framework. We first validate our model by applying it to an example of state machine and next describe our approach to compositional abstraction.
The European Business School and its Philosophy

In preparing people for careers in international management, the European Business School (EBS), a private institution with centres in France, West Germany, the UK and Spain, and offices in Brussels and Italy, has evolved a distinct philosophy of management education. Its basic four‐year programme provides study and work experience in three countries and equips the school′s alumni with a minimum of three European business languages. EBS continuously monitors and assesses its students. It develops practical skills and competencies alongside academic learning. It aims to build stamina and is unashamedly a school for leadership and responsibility.
Applying Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) to Social Work Administration Research

Multi-level structures are common in social work administration research, where individuals are hierarchically nested within organizations. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) is a statistical method developed to address issues associated with the unique nature of multilevel data. We introduce the basic notion of HLM, highlighting the need for using this technique in multilevel data. We also present analytical procedures, illustrating the major issues involved in the application of HLM to social work administration research. Currently, there has been an increasing interest in promoting a multilevel approach in social work administration research. To comprehend and benefit from the results of research dealing with the multilevel approach, administrators as well as researchers are expected to understand the basic logic of HLM. This paper delivers sufficient practical knowledge for research consumers to appreciate the results of research that has employed HLM, especially for those consumers who are not familiar with advanced statistics.
Sliding-Window Algorithm for Asynchronous Cooperative Sensing in Wireless Cognitive Networks

To improve the performance of spectrum sensing, cooperation among Cognitive Radios (CRs) has been proposed recently as an effective solution. Most existing works require either time synchronization or extra infrastructure support, which are not always practical. This paper proposes an asynchronous spectrum sensing framework which is of high accuracy, short response time and ease to implement. Within such a framework, each node uses our proposed Sliding-Window algorithm to analyze the spectrum status with the sensing results received from its neighbors. This algorithm maintains a minimal and sufficient number of sensing results using Sliding-Window method, and applies Likelihood Ratio Test (LRT) on them to make a decision. This algorithm is evaluated both in theory and by simulations. The results proved that our proposed cooperative sensing solution can show good performance in various situations.
Cross-national qualitative research into the long-term care of older people: some reflections on method and methodology

This paper aims to fill an important gap in cross-national comparison conducted by a solo-researcher through an example of a three-nation study of the long-term care of older people, in order to make transparent some of the key issues—time and space, comparability, culture and language—involved in the practical implementation of cross-national qualitative research. It is argued that cross-national comparison is very demanding in terms of language skills, cultural understanding, resources and time to provide a rigorous comparative instrument and outcome. Key approaches that address challenges for solo-researchers are: careful attention to geographical location and flexibility in timetable and programmes for gathering data; employment of multi-disciplinary knowledge to address the complexity of the research topic; application of a multi-method and multi-layer approach in data collection and analysis; recognition of the caring culture; and sensitivity of national as well as local language. In contrast to the challenges, the paper concludes with an analysis of the added value of solo-researcher activity in cross-national research.