Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Social Security vs. Educational Opportunity in Advanced Industrial Societies: Is There a Trade-Off?

This research investigates whether specific types of welfare states have different effects on social policy outcomes, to see if variations in national welfare systems are related to the particular institutionalization of the welfare state. It builds on the work of Esping-Andersen (1990), who identified three kinds of welfare regimes in advanced industrial societies, and the effort of Francis Castles (1989) to identify the causes for variation in educational spending by Western societies. Specifically, Castles's model to explain educational spending was modified to examine the applicability of EspingAndersen's welfare state typology to the field of educational policy. The three welfare state types were then tested to determine if variation in educational spending could be associated with the particular constitution of the welfare state. Finally, it was explored if, as Heidenheimer (1981) has suggested, there is evidence of a trade-off between education and other social security policies as alternative welfare state strategies. Esping-Andersen (1990) has identified three distinctive welfare regimes in advanced industrial societies-liberal, conservative, and social democratic. His typology arranges Western welfare states into three clusters, "each organized around its own discrete logic of organization, stratification, and societal integration" (Esping-Andersen 1990, 3). They differ by their unique social policy agendas and coverage for healthcare, unemployment, and old age compensation benefits. Although education was not among the policy provisions included in Esping-Andersen's description of the social welfare package, it should be. Education policy is clearly one component of a nation's total public policy package; and it is not independent of other social policies. It is the position of this paper that there is a specific relationship between the types of social security programs found in Western societies and the kind of educational policies they support. Therefore, EspingAndersen's typology can also be applied to the field of education policy, and welfare regimes will then also cluster according to their educational policy
Trophic ecology of common elasmobranchs exploited by artisanal shark fisheries off south-western Madagascar

Knowledge of the trophic ecology and interactions of marine top predators is funda- mental for understanding community structure and dynamics as well as ecosystem function. We examined the feeding relationships of 4 heavily exploited elasmobranchs caught in coastal arti- sanal shark fisheries in south-western Madagascar in 2009 and 2010— Sphyrna lewini, Loxodon macrorhinus, Carcharhinus falciformis and Rhynchobatus djiddensis—using stable isotope (δ 15 N and δ 13 C) analysis. Relative trophic position (indicated by δ 15 N) and foraging location (indicated by δ 13 C) differed among species. Isotopic niche width was highly variable: more pelagic species, such as S. lewini and C. falciformis, had the broadest isotopic niches while the benthic R. djidden- sis had the narrowest. A high percentage of niche overlap occurred between R. djiddensis and 2 of the species, C. falciformis (93.2%) and L. macrorhinus (73.2%), and to a lesser extent S. lewini (13.3%). Relative trophic position of S. lewini significantly increased with size, suggesting a dietary shift with age. Sex differences in δ 15 N values were observed in L. macrorhinus, suggesting intraspecific niche partitioning. Variation in stable isotope values among these 4 highly exploited elasmobranch species indicates trophic structuring, likely driven by differences in diet and habitat use as well as by size and sex. This study provides the first baseline information on the trophic ecology of elasmobranchs caught in artisanal fisheries from south-western Madagascar.
The Transmission of Productivity Shocks: What Do We Learn About DSGE Modeling?

Nominal rigidities are known to be important for the transmission of monetary policy. We argue that nominal rigidities are important also for the transmission of technology shocks, especially for explaining their effects on hours and real wages. Evidence suggests that a positive technology shock leads to a short-run decline in labor hours and a gradual rise in real wages. We examine the ability of an RBC model augmented with real frictions, a pure sticky-price model, a pure sticky-wage model, and a model combining sticky prices and sticky wages in accounting for this evidence. For each model, we examine the implications of the Frisch elasticity of hours and the extent of monetary policy accommodation for the results. We show that both sticky prices and sticky nominal wages are important for explaining the observed effects of technology shocks on labor market variables. This finding is robust and it holds with a small Frisch elasticity of hours and a relatively high frequency of price re-optimization that are consistent with microeconomic evidence.
ATTENTION CONTROL AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS Tables : 3 Figures : 1 Emotional Distress Intolerance , Experiential Avoidance , and Anxiety Sensitivity : The Buffering Effect of Attentional Control on Associations with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

A number of individual difference factors, including emotional distress intolerance (EDI), experiential avoidance (EA), and anxiety sensitivity (ASI), have been implicated in the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptomatology. Attentional control (AC) has been shown to serve as a protective factor against the development of maladaptive psychological outcomes across a number of studies, even among those with outcome-specific vulnerabilities. The purpose of the present study was to examine AC as a moderator of the relations between three constructs pertaining to the way that people relate to their internal experiences (i.e., EDI, EA, AS) and PTS symptoms among a trauma exposed community sample (N = 903). As predicted, AC moderated the relations between each individual difference factor and PTS symptoms, such that as attentional control decreased, the strength of the association between each individual difference factor and PTS symptoms increased. Study results suggest that AC abilities may be one factor that differentiates those who recover from trauma from those who do not, even among those who may be vulnerable for developing PTS symptomatology. Clinical implications and results of a PTS cluster level analysis will be discussed.
Why Has Clinical Psychology Been Largely Missing From the Conversation ? It ’ s Not Me , It ’ s You

Psychology is in the early stages of examining a crisis of replicability stemming from several high-profile failures to replicate studies in experimental psychology. This important conversation has largely been focused on social psychology, with some active participation from cognitive psychology. Nevertheless, several other major domains of psychological science—including clinical science—have remained insulated from this discussion. The goals of this article are to (a) examine why clinical psychology and allied fields, such as counseling and school psychology, have not been central participants in the replicability conversation; (b) review concerns and recommendations that are less (or more) applicable to or appropriate for research in clinical psychology and allied fields; and (c) generate take-home messages for scholars and consumers of the literature in clinical psychology and allied fields, as well as reviewers, editors, and colleagues from other areas of psychological science.
ANALYSIS OF NONLINEAR DELAY SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS IN BUMBLEBEE POPULATION MODELS

H.T. BANKS1, J.E. BANKS2, RICCARDO BOMMARCO3, A.N. LAUBMEIER4, N.J. MYERS5, MAJ RUNDLÖF6, AND KRISTEN TILLMAN7 1,4,5,7Center for Research in Scientific Computation North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8212, USA 2Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center California State University, Monterey Bay Seaside, California 93955, USA 3Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Ecology 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden and 6Department of Biology Lund University 223 62 Lund, Sweden
Simulation of the underactuated Sake Robotics Gripper in V-REP

The Sake Robotics Gripper is a cheap, robust and versatile underactuated gripper that has not been simulated yet. The simulated model has to be able to interpret the same ROS messages the real gripper receives. This paper proposes a reproduction of the Sake Robotics Gripper in V-REP. We analyze the tools provided by V-REP to develop an algorithm for simulating the underactuation of the real gripper. Our model can be used as a foundation for research in complex grasping and manipulation tasks with the Sake Robotics Gripper.
eye redness , reduced vision , and periorbital swelling for 5 weeks duration associated with a Siah

Objective: To report an aggressive case of extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL) of the ethmoid sinus presenting as orbital cellulitis Hanis Zuhaimy Hayati Abdul Aziz Method: Case report Suresh Vasudevan Results: A 56-year-old male presented with right eye redness, reduced vision, and periorbital swelling for 5 weeks duration associated with a Siah Hui Hui two-month history of blocked nose. The visual acuity of the right eye was 6/18. The eye was proptosed with periorbital oedema and con1 Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia junctival chemosis. The pupil was mid-dilated but there was no relative afferent pupillary defect. The fundus was normal. The extraocular movements were restricted in all directions of gaze. Nasal endoscopy 2 Ophthalmology Department, Universiti Kebangsaan revealed pansinusitis that corresponded with CT scan orbit and paranasal sinuses findings. Despite treatment, he showed no clinical Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia improvement. Ethmoidal sinus biopsies performed revealed extranodal NKTCL. Further imaging showed involvement of the right orbital contents 3 Pathology Department, Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia and its adnexa with intracranial extension into the right cavernous sinus and meninges over right temporal fossa. The patient underwent chemotherapy. However he succumbed to his illness two months after the diagnosis. Conclusion: Extranodal NKTCL is a great mimicker. This case demonstrated how an acute initial presentation of extranodal NKTCL can present as orbital cellulitis with pansinusitis.
Soil organic layer combustion in boreal black spruce and jack pine stands of the Northwest Territories, Canada

Increased fire frequency, extent and severity are expected to strongly affect the structure and function of boreal forest ecosystems. In this study, we examined 213 plots in boreal forests dominated by black spruce (Picea mariana) or jack pine (Pinus banksiana) of the Northwest Territories, Canada, after an unprecedentedly large area burned in 2014. Large fire size is associated with high fire intensity and severity, which would manifest as areas with deep burning of the soil organic layer (SOL). Our primary objectives were to estimate burn depth in these fires and then to characterise landscapes vulnerable to deep burning throughout this region. Here we quantify burn depth in black spruce stands using the position of adventitious roots within the soil column, and in jack pine stands using measurements of burned and unburned SOL depths. Using these estimates, we then evaluate how burn depth and the proportion of SOL combusted varies among forest type, ecozone, plot-level moisture and stand density. Our results suggest that most of the SOL was combusted in jack pine stands regardless of plot moisture class, but that black spruce forests experience complete combustion of the SOL only in dry and moderately well-drained landscape positions. The models and calibrations we present in this study should allow future research to more accurately estimate burn depth in Canadian boreal forests.
Analisis Statistik Pemilihan Bidang Skripsi Menggunakan Ekspectation Maximization

Pada sebuah perguruan tinggi jurusan ilmu komputer, mahasiswa dituntut untuk menerapkan apa yang mereka pelajari ke dalam sebuah implementasi atau penerapan pada bidang tertentu baik dalam bentuk format pembelajaran, analisis maupun berbentuk aplikasi, program atau sistem komputer sebagai syarat lulus (skripsi). Namun dengan banyaknya bidang yang dipelajari membuat mahasiswa bingung menentukan bidang yang akan diambil. Berdasarkan hal tersebut peneliti melakukan perekomendasian bidang skripsi menggunakan algoritma Expectation Maximization Clustering. Cluster yang dihasilkan berasal dari data kelompok mata kuliah terkait penelitian yang diambil dari Computer Science Curriculla yang diterbitkan oleh ACM dan IEEE. Dari data mata kuliah yang terkait bidang penelitian, peneliti mencocokan mata kuliah dengan kode mata kuliah yang terdapat pada program studi Teknik Informatika. Hasil dari penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa rekomendasi bidang Skripsi dengan menggunakan Expectation Maximization Clustering mampu memberi nilai rekomendasi terendah mencapai nilai 1 % dan nilai tertinggi 100 % serta rata-rata 67 % dari jumlah mahasiswa sebanyak 11.167 orang.
Did China’s Rural Appliance Rebate program boost home appliance consumption during the latest recession?

This article investigates the effectiveness of China’s “Rural Appliance Rebate” (RAR) program in boosting rural appliance consumption during the latest economic recession. Based on two rounds of rural household survey data in China, we adopt a difference-in-difference matching approach to assess the extent to which these rebates induced greater rural appliance consumption than they otherwise would have. Our analysis finds that the RAR program boosted subsidized home appliance consumption, but its stimulus effects are driven mainly by cell phones, no significant impacts are detected on refrigerators and color TVs, and its impacts on aggregate home appliance consumption are not pronounced on the whole. Our investigation into the heterogeneity of these effects suggests that, for low income households, the RAR program prominently boost their aggregate home appliance consumption.
Longitudinal Alterations of Frontoparietal and Frontotemporal Networks Predict Future Creative Cognitive Ability

Creative cognition is important to academic performance and career success during late adolescence and adulthood. However, there is a lack of longitudinal data on whether brain structural development could predict improvements in creative thinking, and how such changes interact with other cognitive abilities to support creative performance. Here we examined longitudinal alterations of brain structure and their relation to creative cognitive ability in a sample of 159 healthy young adults who were scanned using magnetic resonance imaging 2-3 times over the course of 3 years. The most robust predictor of future creative ability was the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which in conjunction with baseline creative capacity showed a 31% prediction rate. Longitudinal analysis revealed that slower decreases in gray matter density within left frontoparietal and right frontotemporal clusters predicted enhanced creative ability. Moreoever, the relationship between longitudinal alterations within frontal-related clusters and improved creative ability was moderated by the right DLPFC and working memory ability. We conclude that continuous goal-directed planning and accumulated knowledge are implemented in the right DLPFC and temporal areas, respectively, which in turn support longitudinal gains in creative cognitive ability.
The Linkage between Stock Market and Macroeconomic Fundamentals: The Case of Athens Stock Exchange

This study is interested in empirically testing the existence of a long-run relationship between the Greek Stock Market Index (GEN) and its fundamentals, namely industrial production, inflation and interest rates. This study also tests the existence of cointegration by Johansen's procedure and applies Granger causality tests analysing the causal relationship, which exists between these variables. The results indicate the existence of a cointegration vector, so as the variables tend to evolve together over time. As far as the causal relationship of our variables is concerned, we found a significant causal relationship between ASE and its macroeconomic fundamentals.
Noninvasive Techniques for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

was 68% (95% confidence interval [CI], 58% to 77%) and specificity was 72% (95% CI, 70% to 77%). Eight studies were included for cirrhosis (stage F4) in HCV. The cutoffs for positivity ranged from 0.56 to 0.74 and the summary sensitivity and specificity were 60% (95% CI, 43% to 76%) and 86% (95% CI, 81% to 91%), respectively. Uninterpretable results were rare for tests based on serum markers.
A Lightweight Protocol for Secure Video Streaming

The Internet of Things (IoT) introduces many new challenges which cannot be solved using traditional cloud and host computing models. A new architecture known as fog computing is emerging to address these technological and security gaps. Traditional security paradigms focused on providing perimeter-based protections and client/server point to point protocols (e.g., Transport Layer Security (TLS)) are no longer the best choices for addressing new security challenges in fog computing end devices, where energy and computational resources are limited. In this paper, we present a lightweight secure streaming protocol for the fog computing “Fog Node-End Device” layer. This protocol is lightweight, connectionless, supports broadcast and multicast operations, and is able to provide data source authentication, data integrity, and confidentiality. The protocol is based on simple and energy efficient cryptographic methods, such as Hash Message Authentication Codes (HMAC) and symmetrical ciphers, and uses modified User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packets to embed authentication data into streaming data. Data redundancy could be added to improve reliability in lossy networks. The experimental results summarized in this paper confirm that the proposed method efficiently uses energy and computational resources and at the same time provides security properties on par with the Datagram TLS (DTLS) standard.
Effects on weight loss in adults of replacing diet beverages with water during a hypoenergetic diet : a randomized , 24-wk clinical trial 1

Background: Obese people believe that drinking diet beverages (DBs) may be a simple strategy to achieve weight loss. However, nutritionists advise drinking water when attempting to lose weight. It is unclear how important drinking water instead of DBs is during a weight-loss program. Objective: In this study, we compared the effect on weight loss of either replacing DBs with water or continuing to consume DBs in adults during a 24-wk weight-loss program. Design: Overweight and obese women [n = 89; body mass index (BMI; in kg/m): 27–40; age: 18–50 y] who usually consumed DBs in their diet were asked to either substitute water for DBs (water group) or continue drinking DBs 5 times/wk after their lunch for 24 wk (DB group) while on a weight-loss program. Results: Sixty-two participants (71%) completed the trial (32 in the DB group, 30 in the water group). Baseline variables were not statistically significantly different between groups. A statistically significant reduction in anthropometric measurements and statistically significant improvements in cardiometabolic risk characteristics were observed over 24 wk in both groups. Compared with the DB group, the water group had a greater decrease in weight (mean 6 SD: water: 28.8 6 1.9 kg; DBs:27.66 2.1 kg; P = 0.015, time3 group), fasting insulin (mean6 SD: water:22.846 0.77 mU/L; DBs:21.786 1.25 mU/L, P , 0.001), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (mean 6 SD: water: 20.097 6 0.049; DBs: 20.057 6 0.042, P , 0.001), and 2-h postprandial glucose (mean 6 SD: water: 21.02 6 0.25 mmol/L; DBs: 20.72 6 0.27 mmol/L; P , 0.001) over the 24 wk. However, there was no significant time 3 group interaction for waist circumference, fasting plasma glucose, and lipid profiles within both groups over 24 wk. Conclusions: Replacement of DBs with water after the main meal may lead to greater weight reduction during a weight-loss program. It may also offer clinical benefits to improve insulin resistance. This trial was registered at www.irct. ir/ as IRCT201402177754N5. Am J Clin Nutr 2015;102:1305–12.
Gelatinase B (MMP-9) deficiency does not affect murine adipose tissue development

Summary This study was performed to follow up on the observation that gelatinase A (MMP-2) deficiency impairs adipose tissue development in mice. The aim was to evaluate the role of its functional homologue gelatinase B (MMP-9) in adipose tissue growth. MMP-9 antigen levels were determined in lean and in obese women before and after weight loss. MMP-9-deficient mice and wild-type littermates (genetic background 50% 129sv : 50% CDI or 99.975% C57Bl/6, ten generations backcrossed into C57Bl/6 background) were kept on a high-fat diet (HFD) for 15 weeks. Subcutaneous and gonadal fat pads were analysed in terms of weight and size/density of adipocytes and blood vessels. Obese women had higher MMP-9 serum levels than lean controls (383 ± 29 vs. 304 ± 27 ng/ml, p = 0.02); after weight reduction MMP-9 levels dropped to 334 ± 17 ng/ml (p = 0.1 vs. obese). However, MMP-9-deficient and littermate wild-type mice kept on HFD were indistinguishable in terms of body and fat weight. No effect of MMP-9 deficiency was observed on size or density of adipocytes or blood vessels in subcutaneous or gonadal fat depots. Similar observations were made when mice were kept on normal chow. In conclusion, in lean and obese women, body mass index correlates positively with MMP-9 serum levels (p < 0.0001). However, MMP-9 does not seem to play a major role in adipose tissue development in murine models of diet-induced obesity.
A Standard Greenhouse Method for Assessing Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance in Soybean: SCE08 (Standardized Cyst Evaluation 2008)

The tactic of choice for managing soybean cyst nematode (SCN) in infested fields is the use of resistant cultivars. Because expression of SCN resistance is dependent on the occurrence and frequencies of genes for virulence in SCN populations, labeling of SCN-resistant cultivars can be difficult and, occasionally, highly misleading, leading to unanticipated yield losses. The authors' objective was to offer a set of standards for assessing and labeling SCN-resistant cultivars that would allow farmers to make direct comparisons of cultivars. Accepted for publication 15 March 2009. Published 13 May 2009.
Survey and Evaluation of flexible Pavement Failures

This paper will visually inspect and evaluate the flexible pavement failures for maintenance planning. It is quite important to examine and identify the causes of the failed pavement to select a proper treatment option. Based on previous experiences, obtained through literature reviews, systematic guidelines for evaluation of damaged pavement are proposed to provide useful information for maintenance work. The study consisted of two tasks: the first covered the visual inspection of the existing pavement failures, whereas the second investigated the actual causes of these failures. As a case study, Obeid Khatim road in Khartoum was selected for investigation. An intensive field work was carried out on the existing pavement condition of this road. It was found that most of the damaged pavement sections suffered from severe cracking and rutting failures. These failures might have been caused by fatigue failure on pavement structure due to the movement of heavily loaded truck-trailers. The damage could also be attributed to poor drainage, inadequate design and improper pavement materials used.