Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Negative Outcomes After Morally Injurious Experiences: A Replication and Extension

Objective: The current study replicates and extends a model of the relationship between morally injurious experiences, moral emotions, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Jordan, Eisen, Bolton, Nash, & Litz, 2017). The current study builds on this earlier work by including broader measures of moral emotions and by including an assessment of symptoms of depression. Method: An online survey, distributed using crowdsourcing software, was completed by 161 military veterans. The survey included measures of transgressive acts, appraisals of these acts including self-transgressions and betrayal by leadership, and symptoms of PTSD and depression. The hypothesized model was tested using structural equation techniques. Results: The results of the current study largely replicate the earlier work, suggesting the effects of morally injurious experiences are mediated by moral emotions while also indicating transgressive acts can have a direct effect on PTSD. The model accounted for a large percentage of the variance of both PTSD and depression and supported specific paths between forms of morally injurious experiences, moral emotions, and negative psychological outcomes. Conclusion: The current study replicates the model that suggested moral emotions mediate the role of morally injurious experiences on symptoms of PTSD. The results also demonstrate that future studies should account for the role of transgressive acts in addition to appraisals of these acts. Finally, the results suggest the model developed by Jordan and colleagues may be useful in predicting outcomes beyond PTSD.
Distributed punctured LDPC coding scheme using novel shuffled decoding for MIMO relay channels

We propose a distributed punctured LDPC coding scheme to approach the theoretical limit for half-duplex MIMO relay channels. Distributed punctured LDPC coding scheme only requires the design of mother code which avoids complicated joint signal design in previous LDPC schemes [6],[7]. For punctured LDPC decoding, shuffled decoding algorithm proposed in [4] can provide good performance, however traditional BP decoding algorithm should also be used for calculating recoverability. Therefore we propose a low complexity algorithm to calculate the recoverability of punctured variable nodes which can reduce nearly 90% computational time compared with [4]. Furthermore, soft information relaying protocol is adopted to allow relay forwarding soft messages to destination. By this method, LLR values received at the destination will become more reliable. The simulation results verify that our proposed methods can achieve better performance comparing with previous reported methods in literature.
THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE MALAYSIAN MEDICATION ADHERENCE SCALE ( MALMAS ) ON PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES IN MALAYSIA

Objective: Thus far, there is no gold standard for assessing medication adherence although various methods and assessment tools have been used. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of an assessment tool, the Malaysian Medication Adherence Scale (MALMAS). Methods: The MALMAS consists of one domain with 8 items. The face and content validity of the MALMAS was established via an expert panel. The MALMAS was compared to the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). A total of 84 patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited from a teaching hospital and randomly allocated to answer either the MALMAS (43 respondents) or the MMAS-8 (41 respondents). A retest was conducted 4 weeks later on each group. Results: Demographic and medical characteristics of participants who answered the MALMAS and MMAS-8 were similar. Reliability analysis of MALMAS produced a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.689 whereas that of the MMAS-8 was 0.504. All items in the MALMAS showed no significant difference in the test-retest analysis, indicating that the MALMAS has achieved stable reliability. There was no difference in psychometric properties of the MALMAS and the MMAS-8. In addition, MALMAS produced similar non-adherence rate as the MMAS-8 (34.9% and 36.6%, respectively; p=0.871). The MALMAS also produced similar results to that obtained from two questions posed via face-to-face interview on medication adherence and the reason(s) for non-adherence (p=0.625 and 0.486, respectively). Conclusion: The 8-item MALMAS developed in this study is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing medication adherence.
Modulation of Escherichia coli Adenylyl Cyclase Activity by Catalytic-Site Mutants of Protein IIAGlc of the Phosphoenolpyruvate:Sugar Phosphotransferase System

ABSTRACT It is demonstrated here that in Escherichia coli, the phosphorylated form of the glucose-specific phosphocarrier protein IIAGlc of the phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system is an activator of adenylyl cyclase and that unphosphorylated IIAGlc has no effect on the basal activity of adenylyl cyclase. To elucidate the specific role of IIAGlcphosphorylation in the regulation of adenylyl cyclase activity, both the phosphorylatable histidine (H90) and the interactive histidine (H75) of IIAGlc were mutated by site-directed mutagenesis to glutamine and glutamate. Wild-type IIAGlc and the H75Q mutant, in which the histidine in position 75 has been replaced by glutamine, were phosphorylated by the phosphohistidine-containing phosphocarrier protein (HPr∼P) and were equally potent activators of adenylyl cyclase. Neither the H90Q nor the H90E mutant of IIAGlc was phosphorylated by HPr∼P, and both failed to activate adenylyl cyclase. Furthermore, replacement of H75 by glutamate inhibited the appearance of a steady-state level of phosphorylation of H90 of this mutant protein by HPr∼P, yet the H75E mutant of IIAGlc was a partial activator of adenylyl cyclase. The H75E H90A double mutant, which cannot be phosphorylated, did not activate adenylyl cyclase. This suggests that the H75E mutant was transiently phosphorylated by HPr∼P but the steady-state level of the phosphorylated form of the mutant protein was decreased due to the repulsive forces of the negatively charged glutamate at position 75 in the catalytic pocket. These results are discussed in the context of the proximity of H75 and H90 in the IIAGlc structure and the disposition of the negative charge in the modeled glutamate mutants.
Repeat migration and disappointment.

This article investigates the determinants of repeat migration among the 44 regions of Canada, using information from a large micro-database which spans the period 1968 to 1971. The explanation of repeat migration probabilities is a difficult task, and this attempt is only partly successful. May of the explanatory variables are not significant, and the overall explanatory power of the equations is not high. In the area of personal characteristics, the variables related to age, sex, and marital status are generally significant and with expected signs. The distance variable has a strongly positive effect on onward move probabilities. Variables related to prior migration experience have an important impact that differs between return and onward probabilities. In particular, the occurrence of prior moves has a striking effect on the probability of onward migration. The variable representing disappointment, or relative success of the initial move, plays a significant role in explaining repeat migration probabilities. The disappointment variable represents the ratio of actural versus expected wage income in the year after the initial move, and its effect on both repeat migration probabilities is always negative and almost always highly significant. The repeat probabilities diminish after a year's stay in the destination region, but disappointment in the most recent year still has a bearing on the delayed repeat probabilities. While the quantitative impact of the disappointment variable is not large, it is difficult to draw comparisons since similar estimates are not available elsewhere.
Real-Time MPEG Encoding in Shared-Memory Multiprocessors ⁄

Advances in digital imaging and faster networking resources enabled an unprecedent popularization of digital video applications, not only for entertainment, but also for health and education. However, capturing, digitizing, storing and displaying video in real time remains a challenge for nowadays technology. Furthermore, the large number of frames that compose a digital video, each of them occupying hundreds of kilobytes, stress significantly both storage and networking resources available currently. A common strategy to reduce the amount of data that has to be handled while providing digital video services is compression, as specified by the MPEG coding standards, for instance. The compression cost then becomes the greatest, demanding the use of either specialized hardware or parallel computing to meet the real time demands. In this work, we propose a novel shared-memory parallel algorithm for MPEG-1 video encoding based on the modularization of dierent coarse grained tasks and the exploitation of the maximum parallelism among them. Dierent types of video sequences are used as a benchmark and rates of 43 frames per second are achieved for standard sequences with a non dedicated Sun multiprocessor with 32 CPUs.
Fostering Cultural Diversity: Problems of Access and Ethnic Boundary Maintenance

This presentation explores theoretical reasons for the underutilization of services, discusses types and problems of access which may be both inadvertent and institutionalized, and discusses policy implications of this work. Data suggest that individuals from distinct ethnic populations, particu- larly Hispanic, African-American, and Native American, tend to underutilize social and human service programs available to them.
ANALISIS KESULITAN BELAJAR BAHASA JEPANG SISWA SMK BAGIMU NEGERIKU SEMARANG

Bahasa Jepang memiliki bentuk bahasa yang berbeda dengan bahasa Indonesia maupun bahasa daerah yang ada di Indonesia dilihat dari huruf, tata bahasa dan bentuk bahasa yang digunakan. Oleh karena itu tidak menutup kemungkinan pembelajar mengalami kesulitan dalam mempelajari bahasa Jepang. Berdasarkan studi pendahuluan peneliti menemukan bahwa masih banyak siswa SMK Bagimu Negeriku yang nilainya rendah. Hal ini mengindikasikan bahwa siswa masih kesulitan dalam belajar bahasa Jepang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apa saja kesulitan siswa dalam belajar bahasa Jepang secara rinci, penyebab serta cara mengatasi kesulitan tersebut. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa SMK Bagimu Negeriku Semarang. Sedangkan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah kelas XI TKR (Teknik Kendaraan Ringan) dan XI TKBB (Teknik Konstruksi Batu Beton) SMK Bagimu Negeriku Semarang. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan angket. Teknik analisa data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif persentase. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa kesulitan belajar bahasa Jepang siswa SMK Bagimu Negeriku Semarang yang paling besar adalah kesulitan dalam menyusun pola kalimat dengan persentase 79,3%. Selain itu siswa juga kesulitan dalam menulis dan membaca huruf hiragana dan katakana sebesar 62,8% , kesulitan dalam berbicara menggunakan bahasa Jepang sebesar 47,9% dan menggunakan kosakata sebesar 47,3%. Penyebab dari kesulitan tersebut adalah kurang lengkapnya bahan ajar (buku) dengan persentase 61,7% sehingga siswa kurang dapat belajar dengan maksimal. Cara untuk mengatasi kesulitan belajar bahasa Jepang yang paling sering dilakukan siswa adalah bertanya langsung kepada guru bahasa Jepang sebesar 62,8%.
Identification of a fractional order model by a least squares technique: Hn1, n2 model

The present study deals with fractional modeling and identification of non-integer systems by least squares method (LS). Identification of fractional differentials equations (FDE) is investigated when estimating system parameters by a linear model with respect to parameters, as well as non-integer orders from temporal data (Hn1, n2 model). Estimated parameters by LS method will be used for initialization of Output Error method (OE). Numerical simulations show the performance of the modal approach for modeling and identification.
Enhancing architectural mismatch detection with assumptions

Detecting software architecture inconsistencies is a critical issue in software design. Software systems are described in terms of components, component behavior and interaction and mismatch detection is explored through techniques based on behavior analysis. Integration problems, however, are not only caused by behavioral mismatch: components make assumptions about their environment to guarantee functional and non-functional properties. If the actual deployment environment of each component does not satisfy its assumptions, component and system properties may not hold. In this work we propose to extend the idea of architectural mismatch to include the notion of assumption. We concentrate on a subset of possible assumptions and show how software architects can benefit from using them. We also present a discussion on how architecture description languages (ADLs) can be extended to include assumptions.
c-Src-Mediated Phosphorylation of hnRNP K Drives Translational Activation of Specifically Silenced mRNAs

ABSTRACT hnRNPK and hnRNP E1/E2 mediate translational silencing of cellular and viral mRNAs in a differentiation-dependent way by binding to specific regulatory sequences. The translation of 15-lipoxygenase (LOX) mRNA in erythroid precursor cells and of the L2 mRNA of human papilloma virus type 16 (HPV-16) in squamous epithelial cells is silenced when either of these cells is immature and is activated in maturing cells by unknown mechanisms. Here we address the question of how the silenced mRNA can be translationally activated. We show that hnRNP K and the c-Src kinase specifically interact with each other, leading to c-Src activation and tyrosine phosphorylation of hnRNP K in vivo and in vitro. c-Src-mediated phosphorylation reversibly inhibits the binding of hnRNP K to the differentiation control element (DICE) of the LOX mRNA 3′ untranslated region in vitro and specifically derepresses the translation of DICE-bearing mRNAs in vivo. Our results establish a novel role of c-Src kinase in translational gene regulation and reveal a mechanism by which silenced mRNAs can be translationally activated.
Transmission power control in mobile wireless sensor networks: Simulation-based approach

Saving energy is a very critical issue in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) because sensor nodes have a severe resource constraints such as lack of processing power and limited in power supply. Since the communication is the most energy consuming activities in WSNs, the power use for transmission or reception of packet should be managed properly. Transmission power control (TPC) technique is one of the techniques to reduce energy consumption which has been widely studied in mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs). This technique is implemented by adjusting the transmission power in communication between nodes. However, as mobile wireless sensor networks (MWSNs) applications emerge, the unique characteristics of this network such as severe resource constraints and frequent topology change suggest that TPC might be useful to reduce energy consumption in MWSN. Therefore, we investigate the impact of TPC on Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol for MWSNs. AODV is used as a medium of communication to assist the investigation of the effects of TPC in multihop communication in MWSNs. The simulation results show that the implementation of TPC technique has some impact on MWSNs in respect to transmission energy consumption and transmission power level required at low node mobility.
Reflections on academics' assessment literacy

This small-scale, mixed-methods study aims to investigate academics’ understanding of formative and summative assessment methods and how assessment literacy impacts on their teaching methods. Six semi-structured interviews and a scrutiny of assessments provided the data and results suggest that while these academics understand summative assessment, they have a poorer awareness of the implementation of well-constructed formative assessment. While the academics were able to clearly articulate the perceived benefits to students from undertaking formative assessments, they were less able to identify potential benefits for themselves as educators, so these went largely unrealized. Opportunities therefore exist for tutors to utilize the outcomes of formative assessment to improve student performance, particularly around tutor-reflection to amend future learning and teaching approaches in line with the theory underpinning summative and formative assessment methods. The study highlights the importance of considering all stakeholders when thinking about assessment literacy.
Ethical perspectives on the erotic in retailing

Purpose – To define erotic retailing in the context of shops selling sexually arousing products to women, and the ethical implications of High Street “porno‐chic”. Its purpose is to assess the moral implications of access to sexual imagery and products in the High Street and examines the boundaries of its acceptability in society.Design/methodology/approach – The approach is inter‐disciplinary, with two objectives; firstly to demonstrate the value of archived source materials to explore and structure the research problem in depth and secondly to turn directly to a primary philosophical source, to provide a new ethical approach to the research problem.Findings – The findings demonstrate a typology of erotic retailing, the interrelatedness of the commercial opportunity with social and cultural developments in the late twentieth century and propose a philosophical answer to the ethics of erotic retailing.Research limitations/implications – It is concerned with the development of new theoretical frameworks th.
Risk for Intimate Partner Violence and Child Physical Abuse: Psychosocial Characteristics of Multirisk Male and Female Navy Recruits

This study examined psychosocial characteristics of individuals at risk for perpetrating both intimate partner violence (IPV risk) and child physical abuse (CPA risk). The sample consisted of 775 female and 592 male Navy recruits. The psychosocial variables assessed included symptoms of dysphoria, posttraumatic stress, self-dysfunction, alcoholrelated problems, and drug use. IPV risk and CPA risk were positively associated with approximately9% of the total sample considered multirisk (i.e., positive for both IPV risk and CPA risk). Results of regression analyses revealed that patterns of predictors (demographic and psychosocial variables) for IPV-risk only and CPA-risk only differed with multirisk individuals characterized by the combined predictors of both types of violence risk. Nearly half (47.2%) of the multirisk individuals were characterized by multiple (i.e., two or more) clinical elevations on the psychosocial characteristics assessed.
Simulation and Visualization in the VISSION Object Oriented Dataflow System

Scientific visualization and simulation steering and design are mostly addressed by non object-oriented (OO) frameworks. Even though OO powerfully and elegantly models many application areas, integration of OO libraries in such systems remains complex. The power and conciseness of object orientation is often lost at integration, as combining OO and dataflow concepts is very limited. We propose a visualization and simulation system with a generic object-oriented way to simulation design, control and interactivity, merging OO and dataflow modelling in a single abstraction. Advantages of the presented system over similar ones are illustrated by a comprehensive set of examples.
On-line study of fungal morphology during submerged growth in a small flow-through cell.

A flow-through cell is designed to measure the growth kinetics of hyphae of Aspergillus oryzae grown submerged in a well controlled environment. The different stages of the growth process are characterized, from the spore to the fully developed hyphal element with up to 60 branches and a total length lt up to 10,000 micrometer. Spore swelling is found to occur without change in the form of the spore (circularity index constant at about 1.06) and the spore volume probably increases exponentially. The germ tube appears after about 4 h. The branching frequency and the rate of germ tube extension is determined. After about 10 h growth at a glucose concentration of 250 mg L-1, 6-7 branches have been set, and both the total hyphal length lt and the number of tips increase exponentially with time. The specific growth rate of the hyphae is 0. 33 h-1 while the average rate of the extension of the growing tips approaches 55 micrometer h-1. The growth kinetics for all the branches on the main hypha have also been found. The main hypha and all the branches grow at a rate which can be modeled by saturation kinetics with respect to the branch length and with nearly equal final tip speeds (160 micrometer h-1). Branches set near the apical tip of the main hypha attain their final tip speed in the shortest time, i.e., the value of the saturation parameter is small. Finally, the influence of substrate (glucose) concentration cs on the values of the morphological parameters has been determined. It is found that saturation type kinetics can be used to describe the influence of cs on the growth. Experiments with recirculation of effluent from the cell back to the inlet strongly suggest that the fungus secretes an inducer for growth and branching.
Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Blood Flow-Adrenoceptor-mediated coronary vasoconstriction is augmented during exercise in experimental diabetes mellitus

Setty, Srinath, Wei Sun, Rodolfo Martinez, H. Fred Downey, and Johnathan D. Tune. -Adrenoceptor-mediated coronary vasoconstriction is augmented during exercise in experimental diabetes mellitus. J Appl Physiol 97: 431–438, 2004. First published February 20, 2004; 10.1152/japplphysiol.01122.2003. —This study tested whether -adrenoceptor-mediated coronary vasoconstriction is augmented during exercise in diabetes mellitus. Experiments were conducted in dogs instrumented with catheters in the aorta and coronary sinus and with a flow transducer around the circumflex coronary artery. Diabetes was induced with alloxan monohydrate (n 8, 40 mg/kg iv). Arterial plasma glucose concentration increased from 4.7 0.2 mM in nondiabetic, control dogs (n 8) to 21.4 1.9 mM 1 wk after alloxan injection. Coronary blood flow, myocardial oxygen consumption (MV̇O2), aortic pressure, and heart rate were measured at rest and during graded treadmill exercise before and after infusion of the -adrenoceptor antagonist phentolamine (1 mg/kg iv). In untreated diabetic dogs, exercise increased MV̇O2 2.7-fold, coronary blood flow 2.2-fold, and heart rate 2.3-fold. Coronary venous PO2 fell as MV̇O2 increased during exercise. After -adrenoceptor blockade, exercise increased MV̇O2 3.1-fold, coronary blood flow 2.7-fold, and heart rate 2.1-fold. Relative to untreated diabetic dogs, -adrenoceptor blockade significantly decreased the slope of the relationship between coronary venous PO2 and MV̇O2. The difference between the untreated and phentolamine-treated slopes was greater in the diabetic dogs than in the nondiabetic dogs. In addition, the decrease in coronary blood flow to intracoronary norepinephrine infusion was significantly augmented in anesthetized, open-chest, -adrenoceptor-blocked diabetic dogs compared with the nondiabetic dogs. These findings demonstrate that -adrenoceptor-mediated coronary vasoconstriction is augmented in alloxan-induced diabetic dogs during physiological increases in MV̇O2.