Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Women Breaking Out: Changing Discourses on Grandmotherhood?

For Australian couple families, grandmothers provided 56% of all informal child-care in 1992. The aim of this research was to analyse discourses on grandmotherhood and to examine the impact of these discourses on the way that grandmothers incorporate grandmotherhood into their daily lives and their subjectivities. Local papers were content analysed and semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 grandmothers living in a middle-class residential area in Sydney. For these women, grandmotherhood is important and brings joy but it is not the whole of their identity. Where responsibility for child care is involved, expectations and parameters need to be negotiated. Implications for the helping professions, child-care policy, and ageing policy involve the acknowledgment and valuing of grandparents’ caregiving activities, as well as the recognition of their freedom to explore new horizons, at this stage of the life course.
Pull vs. Hybrid: Comparing Scheduling Algorithms for Asymmetric Time-Constrained Environments

Abstract Data broadcasting has been recognized as a very effectivedata delivery mechanism in mobile computing environmentswith an unlimited number of users and changing demandpatterns. A fundamental server design issue is thescheduling algorithm needed for the construction of thebroadcast program. In most situations, users requireinformation before a certain time, and therefore the serverscheduling algorithm should consider the existence oftiming constraints. In this paper we analyse the theoreticallower bound for deadlines missed in strong server overloadconditions. Considering the results of the theoreticalanalysis, this paper compares two recent schedulingalgorithms, pull-based SINα and hybrid (push-pull)AHB, both proved to perform efﬁciently in asymmetrictime-constrained communication environments in whichthe user access distribution is dynamic. Performance isevaluated by simulation. 1 Introduction Recent technical advances in the development of portablecomputing devices and the rapidly expanding wirelesstechnologies have made mobile computing a reality. Thedesign of information servers with capabilities to providedifferent types of information (e.g., trafﬁc reports, stoc kquotes, weather, news, airline schedules) to a potentiallyunlimited number of mobile users carrying portable devicesgives rise to signiﬁcant challenges. In these emerginginformation-access applications, there exists an asymmetryin the communication between server and clients, mainlydue to the fact that the available bandwidth for transmissionand the ﬂow of information from the server to the clients(downlink direction) are much larger than the ones fromclients to server (uplink direction). In most situations, mobile users require the desiredinformation by a certain time, and therefore the servershould consider the existence of timing constraintsassociated with the requests of the data. For example, let
Teachers' understanding of internationalization as an essential part of nursing education in Sweden

This study investigated how 60 teachers' in Swedish nurse education, in higher education, understood and taught internationalization. The teachers answered a self-administered questionnaire. A phenomenographic, contextual and content analysis approach was used. The results show that teachers were found to experience and understand internationalization in different ways, which could be related to two perspectives within their working context; an organizational didactic or an educational didactic. The findings imply the importance of reinforcing an understanding of internationalization in connection with a didactical theoretical awareness.
A Categorical Description of Infant-mother Relationships in the Home and its Relation to Q-sort Measures of Infant-mother Interaction

The development of the Strange Situation (Ainsworth, Bell, & Stayton, 1971; Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall, 1978) shifted the focus of the study of attachment relationships from the infant's natural environment to the assessment of individual differences in novel laboratory environments. Paradoxically, as Bretherton (1992) suggested, the dramatic success of this assessment method in supporting investigations of the sequelae of individual differences in early social development may have inhibited the study of the origins of distinct attachment relationships in naturalistic contexts. The success of the Strange Situation served to move research out of the naturalistic domain of the home and into the world of structured separations and reunions, where there are few opportunities to study the dynamics of mother-infant interaction. Yet, according to attachment theory, it is these interactions-particularly the sensitivity and responsiveness of the mother-that are the fundamental precursors to variations in patterns of attachment (Ainsworth et al., 1971; Sroufe & Fleeson, 1986). In this report, we describe a system of classifying attachment relationships at home and relate these classifications to descriptions of maternal and infant attachmentrelevant behavior.
Matched Statistical Analyses of Risk Factor for Stroke Risk factor Hypertension Cardiac disease Cerebral cysticercosis Alcohol abuse Hyperlipidemia Diabetes Smoking habit Case

Background and Purpose: A probable association between cerebral cysticercosis and susceptibility to stroke, especially among young and middle-aged patients, has been reported. We examined the association between cerebral cysticercosis and stroke and the possible factors causing this association. Methods: In 169 stroke patients (75 males and 94 females) under 65 years of age admitted to our neurology department, we evaluated the following possible risk factors: arterial hypertension, diabetes, cardiac disease, hyperlipidemia, smoking, alcohol abuse, and cerebral cysticercosis. In 169 control patients under 65 years of age matched by sex and age, we evaluated the same possible risk factors for stroke. Results: In the univariate matched analyses, the frequencies of cerebral cysticercosis (p< 0.001), arterial hypertension (p<0.001), cardiac disease (p<0.001), hyperlipidemia (/><0.05), and alcohol abuse (p=0.05) were higher in the stroke patients than in the control patients. After controlling for possible confounding factors, we found that arterial hypertension (p<0.001), cardiac disease (p<0.001), and cerebral cysticercosis (p<0.001) were independent risk factors for stroke. Conclusions: Cerebral cysticercosis should be considered a risk factor for stroke in young and middle-aged individuals. (Stroke 1992;23:1563-1565)
Effects of sleep-wake states on reaction times and priming effects in a semantic priming paradigm

Recently, Stickgold et al. (1999) demonstrated that subjects awakened from REM sleep showed a greater priming effect by weak primes than by strong primes, which is in contrast to the normal pattern of priming. Their interpretation was that REM sleep is involved in enhancing the strength of memory association. To replicate these findings a semantic priming experiment was designed. Subjects were exposed to prime-target pairs just before sleeping, just after awakening from slow wave sleep as well as from REM sleep, and after waking up in the morning. Reaction times on the target word were dependent on the level of association of the prime-target words, and on the sleep-wake state just before testing. In agreement with the literature was the finding that the stronger the association, the shorter the reaction time on the target was. Moreover, and in agreement with Stickgold et al.` findings, was the fact that reaction times after awakening from sleep and REM sleep were longer compared to those when wakefulness was preceding the test. This is in line with the phenomenon of ‘sleep inertia’. However, not in agreement with Stickgold et al.` results was that the priming effect after REM sleep was smaller than that after slow wave sleep. This effect was even comparable to the priming effect after waking. This finding jeopardises the interpretation and conclusions with respect to the positive function of REM sleep in memory consolidation.
Effect of Pile- Soil- Structure Interaction on Dynamic Characteristic of Sample Jacket Type Offshore Platform by Experimental and Numerical Investigation

Dynamic response of Pile Supported Structures is highly depended on the Pile Soil Structure Interaction. In this paper, by comparison of experimental and numerical dynamic response of a prototype jacket type offshore platform for both hinge based and pile supported boundary conditions, effect of soil-pile-structure interaction is studied. Jacket and deck of a prototype platform is installed on a hinge-based case first and then platform is installed on eight skirt piles embedded on continuum monolayer sand. Dynamic characteristics of both cases of platform in term of natural frequencies, mode shapes and modal damping are computed and compared with the others. Numerical simulation of responses for the studied structure is also performed for both cases using capability of ABAQUS and SACS software. The 3D model of ABAQUS is created using continuum elements for soil and piles, and beam elements for jacket and deck elements. Mohr-Coulomb model and pile-soil contact theory are used for considering nonlinear inelastic soil properties. Simplified modeling of soil-pile-structure interaction is also studied using SACS software. It is observed that dynamic characteristics of the system changes significantly due to soil-pile-structure interaction. Meanwhile, both of complex and simplified (ABAQUS and SACS) models can predict this effect accurately for the studied platform in small range of deformation.
Influence of psychopathy on self-perceived quality of life in forensic patients: a cohort study in Belgium

Compared with other offenders, psychopaths have a longer criminal trajectory punctuated by prolonged placements in correctional facilities or forensic establishments. However, little is known about how they experience these environments. Against this background, the influence of psychopathy characteristics on self-perceived quality of life (QOL) in forensic patients was evaluated. Patients (N = 96) were male adult offenders interned in a Belgian forensic hospital, divided into three groups according to psychopathy level: high (N = 26), moderate (N = 35), and low (N = 35). QOL was evaluated with the short version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment tool. Psychopathy was evaluated with the psychopathy checklist – revised. The high- and moderate-psychopathy patients reported better social relations compared with low-psychopathy patients. A detailed examination of the facets of psychopathy showed arrogant/deceitful interpersonal style, and emotional detachment to be positively correlated to a favorable perception of social relations. It may be that the psychopathic characteristics linked to emotional detachment and interpersonal style ‘protect’ against an unpleasant perception of events experienced and allow looking at social relations in a positive manner.
Altered neurochemical profile in the McGill‐R‐Thy1‐APP rat model of Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal in vivo 1H MRS study

We investigated metabolite levels during the progression of pathology in McGill‐R‐Thy1‐APP rats, a transgenic animal model of Alzheimer's disease, and in healthy age‐matched controls. Rats were subjected to in vivo 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of the dorsal hippocampus at age 3, 9 and 12 months and of frontal cortex at 9 and 12 months. At 3 months, a stage in which only Aβ oligomers are present, lower glutamate, myo‐inositol and total choline content were apparent in McGill‐R‐Thy1‐APP rats. At age 9 months, lower levels of glutamate, GABA, N‐acetylaspartate and total choline and elevated myo‐inositol and taurine were found in dorsal hippocampus, whereas lower levels of glutamate, GABA, glutamine and N‐acetylaspartate were found in frontal cortex. At age 12 months, only the taurine level was significantly different in dorsal hippocampus, whereas taurine, myo‐inositol, N‐acetylaspartate and total creatine levels were significantly higher in frontal cortex. McGill‐R‐Thy1‐APP rats did not show the same changes in metabolite levels with age as displayed in the controls, and overall, prominent and complex metabolite differences were evident in this transgenic rat model of Alzheimer's disease. The findings also demonstrate that in vivo 1H MRS is a powerful tool to investigate disease‐related metabolite changes in the brain.
Ambient Temperature and Horn Honking

Using a method developed in previous field studies of aggression, this study examined the influence of ambient temperature on responses to a car stopped at a green light. To investigate alternative models of the effects of high temperature on interpersonal hostility, the study was conducted during the spring and summer in Phoenix, Arizona, and included a range on the temperaturehumidity discomfort index up to 1 160. Results indicated a direct linear increase in horn honking with increasing temperature. Stronger results were obtained by examining only those subjects who had their windows rolled down (and presumably did not have air conditioners operating).
Product Market Competition , Wages and Productivity : International Evidence From Establishment-Level Data March 1995 September 1995-Revised

That greater product market competition has the potential to affect outcomes in labour and product markets is borne out by one of the key premises of standard economic theory which predicts that, all other things held constant, prices should be lower and efficiency enhanced by more competition. In this paper we test this notion by considering the relationship between product market competition and establishment-level wages and economic performance. We use two microeconomic data sources from Britain and Australia to consider this relationship. Our results find only a limited role for market competition to impact on wages and productivity. In British workplaces, labour productivity is not raised by more competition, whilst in Australia we can only find evidence of the conventionally expected positive impact in manufacturing workplaces. With respect to wages, the results are more consistent with the competition hypothesis, though effects are not that strong, with significant effects only being found for some of the skill groups within our samples of establishments. Hence, there is only limited support for the key hypothesis of interest that we consider. Acknowledgements We would like to thank the John Abowd, Francis Kramarz and participants in the December 1994 Paris Conference "The Microeconometrics of Human-Resource Management: Multinational Studies of Firm Practices" for a number of helpful comments.
Feature based opinion mining: A survey

In olden days people were only information consumers but since advent of Web 2.0 they plays more important role in publishing information on Web in the form of comments and reviews. The user generated content forced organization to pay attention towards analyzing this content for better visualization of public's opinion. Opinion mining or Sentiment analysis is an autonomous text analysis and summarization system for reviews available on Web. Opinion mining aims for distinguishing the emotions expressed within the reviews, classifying them into positive or negative and summarizing into the form that is quickly understood by users. Feature based opinion mining performs fine-grain analysis by recognizing individual features of an object upon which user has expressed opinion. This paper gives an insight of various methods proposed in the area of feature based opinion mining and also discuss the limitations of existing work and future direction in feature based opinion mining.
A novel method for reduction of coil weight and size in wireless power transfer

Higher switching frequency in wireless power transfer (WPT) applications leads to higher efficiency and makes it possible to transfer the same power in higher distances or in smaller footprints. The footprint and switching devices operational frequency limitation, make the efficient power transmission impractical in small available footprint of coils or high power transmission. In this paper a novel approach is proposed, which is based on filtering an odd harmonic of fundamental switching frequency instead of fundamental switching frequency. This results in higher transfer frequency at the same switching frequency. Additionally, the paper investigates appropriate converter for this approach. The selective harmonic approach decreases the required mutual inductance dramatically. This advantage leads to far smaller and lighter coils in the same coupling distances and the same application. The accuracy and effectiveness of this approach and the designed converter is verified by simulation.
If These Walls Could Speak: A Visual Ethnography of Graffiti at Boggo Road Gaol

When analysed in context, prison graffiti can provide valuable insight into the lived experiences of incarcerated individuals. This study uses Brisbane's Boggo Road Gaol as a case study site to evaluate the importance of historical, social and political context in the interpretation of prison graffiti. Visual ethnographic methodology was employed to allow the triangulation of various contextualising resources: newspaper articles, government reports, biographies and institutional records, and the graffiti. We discuss the theme of resistance as an example to demonstrate the value of the contextual analysis of images. By locating the graffiti within the historical, social and political context that it was produced, the significance of the graffiti is identified, and the ambiguity associated with the interpretation of images potentially is reduced. A contextualised analysis of prison graffiti provides a narrative of prison life, allowing the independent expression of prisoners to be ‘heard’.
Query expansion using wordnet with a logical model of information retrieval

This paper describes the experimentation conducted to test the effectiveness of query expansion within the logical model PLBR. We ran different experiments generating queries as logical formulas with different connectives, and using different types of linguistic information extracted from WordNet. Results show that lexical expansion is not able to improve retrieval performance. Nevertheless, the experiments allow us to conclude that query expansion can benefit from a logical model which allows structured queries.
Behavior Problems Increase Costs of Care of Children With Intellectual Disabilities

It is well known that communities face high costs in the care of individuals with intellectual disability (ID). Factors that influence those costs are less well studied. This study examined the relationship between behavioral problems and the costs of caring for children with ID. Parents/family carers of 109 children with ID were surveyed using a modified version of the Client Service Receipt Inventory and the Developmental Behaviour Checklist. Behavioral and emotional disturbance was associated with increased cost of care for parents of children with ID. Such results demonstrate that effective early intervention services aimed at redressing behavioral problems have the potential to reduce costs of care. However, such programs will also need to be affordable if they are to have adequate reach and adoption.
Dimensionality Reduction Framework for Detecting Anomalies from Network Logs

Dynamic web services are vulnerable to a multitude of intrusions that could be previously unknown. Server logs contain vast amounts of information about network traffic, and finding attacks from these logs improves the security of the services. In this research features are extracted from HTTP query parameters using 2-grams. We propose a framework that uses dimensionality reduction and clustering to identify anomalous behavior. The framework detects intrusions from log data gathered from a real network service. This approach is adaptive, works on the application layer and reduces the number of log lines that needs to be inspected. Furthermore, the traffic can be visualized.
Toward the control of a multi-jointed, monoped runner

We propose a new family of controllers for multi-jointed planar monoped runners, based on approximate but accurate models of the stance phase dynamics of a two degree of freedom "SLIP" leg. Unlike previous approaches, the new scheme gives control over all parameters of the system including the hopping height, forward speed and duty cycle. The control laws are "deadbeat" in nature, derived by computing the inverse of an approximate return map and corrected by integral compensation. We use the expressions obtained in this way to control the original SLIP leg as well as radically different, more realistic four degree of freedom legs. In each case, the performance of the deadbeat scheme in controlling forward running velocity is compared to a modified Raibert control strategy, whose experimental stability properties have been analyzed carefully in the low degree of freedom setting.
Peripheral neuropathy in complex inherited diseases: an approach to diagnosis

Peripheral neuropathy is a common finding in patients with complex inherited neurological diseases and may be subclinical or a major component of the phenotype. This review aims to provide a clinical approach to the diagnosis of this complex group of patients by addressing key questions including the predominant neurological syndrome associated with the neuropathy, for example, spasticity, the type of neuropathy and the other neurological and non-neurological features of the syndrome. Priority is given to the diagnosis of treatable conditions. Using this approach, we associated neuropathy with one of three major syndromic categories: (1) ataxia, (2) spasticity and (3) global neurodevelopmental impairment. Syndromes that do not fall easily into one of these three categories can be grouped according to the predominant system involved in addition to the neuropathy, for example, cardiomyopathy and neuropathy. We also include a separate category of complex inherited relapsing neuropathy syndromes, some of which may mimic Guillain-Barré syndrome, as many will have a metabolic aetiology and be potentially treatable.
Induction Motor Bearing Failure Detection and Diagnosis: Park and Concordia Transform Approaches Comparative Study

This paper deals with the problem of bearing failure detection and diagnosis in induction motors. Indeed, bearing deterioration is now the main cause of induction motor rotor failures. In this context, two fault detection and diagnosis techniques, namely the Park transform approach and the Concordia transform, are briefly presented and compared. Experimental tests, on a 0.75 kW two-pole induction motor with artificial bearing damage, outline the main features of the aforementioned approaches for small- and medium-size induction motors bearing failure detection and/or diagnosis.
Let's walk up and play!: design and evaluation of collaborative interactive musical experiences for public settings

This research was funded by a Doctoral Studentship from Queen Mary University of London. The studies of this thesis were kindly supported by the Centre for Digital Music EPSRC Platform Grant (EP/E045235/1; EP/K009559/1), and by Hunan University, Changsha, China (Study II). The attendance at ACM Creativity & Cognition 2013 was kindly supported by the EPSRC funded DePIC project (EP/J017205/1).