Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Project Boost : Addressing the “ Socio ” in a Socio-Technical System to Improve Income-Earning Opportunities in Urban America

Sharing economy” ventures such as Uber and Airbnb use rhetoric that claims to provide income-earning opportunities for those seeking them. Research to-date, however, suggests that the people who most benefit from these services are those with significant advantages to begin with. In other words, even effective, widely accessible technology isn’t enough to address socio-economic divides on its own. We propose Project Boost, which seeks to document all of the nontechnological elements required for citizens of Detroit to benefit from online income opportunities. In particular, we seek to understand what residents who wish to earn income by giving local tours require beyond a website. We have already begun on the project, and at the workshop, we would like to continue planning with our geographically scattered team, and invite others to work with us or attempt similar programs in other cities. Author
Associations between Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factors and Bipolar Disorder

Abstract Background: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is known related to the psychopathology of bipolar disorder. However, the results of the relationship between BDNF levels and bipolar disorder were inconsistent. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between BDNF levels, the different phases and clinical phenotypes of bipolar disorder. Methods: Over a 4-year period, bipolar patients in different disease phases, including mania phase, depressive phase and remission, were recruited. All participants had peripheral blood drawn to analyze the serum BDNF levels. We also investigated the relationships between serum BDNF levels, violence, suicidal behavior and Young Mania Rating Scale score (YMRS) before and after 4-week treatment. Results: A total of 102 participants in different disease phases, including acute mania (n=44), acute depressive episode (n=20) and remission (n=38) of bipolar disorder were invited for this study. The serum BDNF levels of patients with acute mania or depressive phases were significantly lower than bipolar patients in remission phases using ANCOVAs with age and sex adjustment (mania: p=0.013, depression: p=0.003, respectively). Bipolar mania patients with violence had lower BDNF levels than those without violence (p=0.025). Among 42 followedup patients, increased BDNF level from baseline was noted after one-month treatment, but there is not statistically significant by means of paired t test (mania: p=0.845 and depression: p=0.931, respectively). Conclusions: Our study found that lower serum BDNF levels are strongly associated with the depressive and manic phase of bipolar disorder than remission phase. In addition, bipolar mania patients with violence had lower BDNF levels than those without violence. In the future, it needs a large sample to prove these results.
The 2011 marine heat wave in Cockburn Sound, southwest Australia

Abstract. Over 2000 km of Western Australian coastline experienced a significant marine heat wave in February and March 2011. Seawater temperature anomalies of +2–4 °C were recorded at a number of locations, and satellite-derived SSTs (sea surface temperatures) were the highest on record. Here, we present seawater temperatures from southwestern Australia and describe, in detail, the marine climatology of Cockburn Sound, a large, multiple-use coastal embayment. We compared temperature and dissolved oxygen levels in 2011 with data from routine monitoring conducted from 2002–2010. A significant warming event, 2–4 °C in magnitude, persisted for > 8 weeks, and seawater temperatures at 10 to 20 m depth were significantly higher than those recorded in the previous 9 yr. Dissolved oxygen levels were depressed at most monitoring sites, being ~ 2 mg l−1 lower than usual in early March 2011. Ecological responses to short-term extreme events are poorly understood, but evidence from elsewhere along the Western Australian coastline suggests that the heat wave was associated with high rates of coral bleaching; fish, invertebrate and macroalgae mortalities; and algal blooms. However, there is a paucity of historical information on ecologically-sensitive habitats and taxa in Cockburn Sound, so that formal examinations of biological responses to the heat wave were not possible. The 2011 heat wave provided insights into conditions that may become more prevalent in Cockburn Sound, and elsewhere, if the intensity and frequency of short-term extreme events increases as predicted.
Larval rearing of burbot ( Lota lota L.) using Brachionus calyciflorus rotifer as starter food

Summary Burbot Lota lata L. is one of the endangered freshwater fish species in western Europe for which the development of control1ed larval rearing procedures could produce enough material for stock enhancement. The suitability of the freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus as a start food for larviculture of bur bot was investigated. After yolk-absorption, the larvae were stocked in 40-L tanks under different feeding conditions: clear water rearing conditions with rotifers (Brachionus calyciflorus) for 10 days (R), green water conditions (Chlorella sp.) with rotifers offered for 10 days (MALR), green water conditions (Chlorella sp.) for 3 days fol1owed by clear water in combination with rotifer feeding for 7 days (AL3R), and clear water conditions with Arte171ia nauplii offered for 10 days (Art). After the 10-day feeding, all groups received Arte171ianauplii up to 35 days post-hatching. Larval survival was counted at day 10 and at the end of the 35-day rearing experiment. At day 35, a significant survival difference was noted between the groups where rotifers were supplemented with algae vs only Artemia. At the end of the experiment, the highest survival rate (69.20%) was obtained with larvae receiving only algae in the first 3 days of feeding. Lowest survival rate (24.90%) was obtained with larvae receiving only Artemia for 35 days. This indicates that smal1er prey are essential for burbot at first feeding. Larval length and wet weight were measured at the time of mouth opening, at days 7, 10, and 21, and at the end of the experiment (day 35). On day 35, mean length of the larvae varied significantly between the treatments. However, the final wet weight of the larvae did not vary significantly between the treatments.
Coping Resources and Athlete Burnout: An Examination of Stress Mediated and Moderation Hypotheses

Although it is widely accepted that coping resources theoretically influence the stress-burnout relationship, it is unclear whether key internal (i.e., coping behaviors) and external (i.e., social support satisfaction) coping resources have stress-mediated or moderating influences on athlete burnout. Therefore we examined whether coping behaviors and social support satisfaction (a) had indirect stress-mediated relationships with burnout or (b) disjunctively (independently) or conjunctively (in combination) moderated the relationship between perceived stress and burnout. Senior level age-group swimmers (N = 244; ages 14–19 years) completed a questionnaire assessing burnout, perceived stress, general coping behaviors, and social support satisfaction. The results revealed that perceived stress, general coping behaviors, and social support satisfaction were related to burnout. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that general coping behaviors and social support satisfaction had stress-mediated relationsh.
Carbon dioxide: sometimes it is a cooling gas, sometimes a warming gas

Current government policies are designed to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels because of the widespread belief that increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere will cause large and dangerous warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. Because 80% of the world’s energy comes from coal, oil and natural gas and are vital to providing the food, clothing and shelter that are the cornerstone of the well–being of our people, it is imperative that we examine the validity of this widespread belief.
1 The Effects of Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse on 2 Maternal Nutritional Profile During Pregnancy 3

1 Neonatology Unit, Hospital Clinic-Maternitat, ICGON, BCNatal; GSEBASTI@clinic.cat, 6 CBORRASN@clinic.cat, MMALSINA@clinic.cat, mireiapascualt@gmail.com, OGARCIAA@clinic.cat 7 2 BCNatal | Barcelona Center for Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; 8 sferrero@sjdhospitalbarcelona.org, lgomezroig@sjdhospitalbarcelona.org 9 * Correspondence: GSEBASTI@clinic.cat; Tel. : +34 610602714 10 11 12 Abstract: The consumption of alcohol and drugs of abuse among pregnant women has experienced 13 a significant increase in the last decades. Optimal maternal nutritional status is of great importance 14 for proper fetal development, yet is often altered with alcohol or drugs consumption. There is a lack 15 of information on the effects of alcohol and drugs on maternal nutritional status, so the focus of this 16 review was to provide an overview on nutrional status of mother and fetus in abusers pregnant 17 women. Alcohol and drugs consumption can adversely affect the quality and quantity of proper 18 nutrient supply and energy intake, resulting in malnutrition especially of micronutrients (vitamins, 19 omega-3, folic acid, zinc, choline, iron, copper, selenium). When maternal nutritional status is 20 compromised by alcohol and drugs essential nutrients are not available for the fetus, this can result 21 in suboptimal outcomes like Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum 22 Disorder (FASD). It is critical to determine a means to resolve and reduce the physical and 23 neurological malformations that develop in the fetus as a result of prenatal alcohol and drugs 24 exposure combined with poor maternal nutrition. Prenatal nutrition interventions are required that 25 may prevent or alleviate the development of such abnormalities. 26
Functional Living Skills and Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis: References Included in the Analyses

The contents of this manuscript were developed under the Preparation of Leaders in Autism Across the Lifespan grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (Grant No.: H325D110046). Support was also provided by the Center on Disability and Development, a federally-designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, at Texas A&M University. The views herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Education or the Center on Disability and Development.
Assessing Command-Following and Communication With Vibro-Tactile P300 Brain-Computer Interface Tools in Patients With Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome

Persons diagnosed with disorders of consciousness (DOC) typically suffer from motor disablities, and thus assessing their spared cognitive abilities can be difficult. Recent research from several groups has shown that non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology can provide assessments of these patients' cognitive function that can supplement information provided through conventional behavioral assessment methods. In rare cases, BCIs may provide a binary communication mechanism. Here, we present results from a vibrotactile BCI assessment aiming at detecting command-following and communication in 12 unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) patients. Two different paradigms were administered at least once for every patient: (i) VT2 with two vibro-tactile stimulators fixed on the patient's left and right wrists and (ii) VT3 with three vibro-tactile stimulators fixed on both wrists and on the back. The patients were instructed to mentally count either the stimuli on the left or right wrist, which may elicit a robust P300 for the target wrist only. The EEG data from −100 to +600 ms around each stimulus were extracted and sub-divided into 8 data segments. This data was classified with linear discriminant analysis (using a 10 × 10 cross validation) and used to calibrate a BCI to assess command following and YES/NO communication abilities. The grand average VT2 accuracy across all patients was 38.3%, and the VT3 accuracy was 26.3%. Two patients achieved VT3 accuracy ≥80% and went through communication testing. One of these patients answered 4 out of 5 questions correctly in session 1, whereas the other patient answered 6/10 and 7/10 questions correctly in sessions 2 and 4. In 6 other patients, the VT2 or VT3 accuracy was above the significance threshold of 23% for at least one run, while in 4 patients, the accuracy was always below this threshold. The study highlights the importance of repeating EEG assessments to increase the chance of detecting command-following in patients with severe brain injury. Furthermore, the study shows that BCI technology can test command following in chronic UWS patients and can allow some of these patients to answer YES/NO questions.
A software tool for measurement of the modulation transfer function

Calculation of the modulation transfer function (MTF) is a multi-step procedure. At each step in the calculation, the algorithms can have intrinsic errors which are independent of the imaging system or physics. We designed a software tool with a graphical user interface to facilitate calculation of MTF and the analysis of accuracy in those calculations. To minimize the source of errors, simulated edge images without any noise or artifacts were used. We first examined the accuracy of a commonly used edge-slope estimation algorithm; namely line-by-line differentiation followed by a linear regression fit. The influence of edge length and edge phase on the linear regression algorithm is demonstrated. Furthermore, the relationship of edge-slope estimation error and MTF error are illustrated. We compared the performance of two kernels, [-1,1] and [-1,0,1], in the computation of the line spread function (LSF) from finite element differentiation of the edge spread function (ESF). We found that there is no practical advantage in choosing the [-1,0,1] kernel, as recommended by IEC. However, a correction for finite element differentiation should be applied; otherwise, there is a measurable error in the MTF. Finally, we added noise into the edge images and compared the performance of two noise reduction methods on the ESF; convolution with a boxcar kernel and a monotonicity constraint. The former method always produces MTF error higher than 4% up to the sampling frequency, while the latter was consistently less than 1%.
Linear and nonlinear effects of temperature and precipitation on ecosystem properties in tidal saline wetlands

Climate greatly influences the structure and functioning of tidal saline wetland ecosystems. However, there is a need to better quantify the effects of climatic drivers on ecosystem properties, particularly near climate-sensitive ecological transition zones. Here, we used climate- and literature-derived ecological data from tidal saline wetlands to test hypotheses regarding the influence of climatic drivers (i.e., temperature and precipitation regimes) on the following six ecosystem properties: canopy height, biomass, productivity, decomposition, soil carbon density, and soil carbon accumulation. Our analyses quantify and elucidate linear and nonlinear effects of climatic drivers. We quantified positive linear relationships between temperature and above-ground productivity and strong positive nonlinear (sigmoidal) relationships between (1) temperature and above-ground biomass and canopy height and (2) precipitation and canopy height. Near temperature-controlled mangrove range limits, small changes in temperature are expected to trigger comparatively large changes in biomass and canopy height, as mangrove forests grow, expand, and, in some cases, replace salt marshes. However, within these same transition zones, temperature-induced changes in productivity are expected to be comparatively small. Interestingly, despite the significant above-ground height, biomass, and productivity relationships across the tropical–temperate mangrove–marsh transition zone, the relationships between temperature and soil carbon density or soil carbon accumulation were not significant. Our literature review identifies several ecosystem properties and many regions of the world for which there are insufficient data to fully evaluate the influence of climatic drivers, and the identified data gaps can be used by scientists to guide future research. Our analyses indicate that near precipitation-controlled transition zones, small changes in precipitation are expected to trigger comparatively large changes in canopy height. However, there are scant data to evaluate the influence of precipitation on other ecosystem properties. There is a need for more decomposition data across climatic gradients, and to advance understanding of the influence of changes in precipitation and freshwater availability, additional ecological data are needed from tidal saline wetlands in arid climates. Collectively, our results can help scientists and managers better anticipate the linear and nonlinear ecological consequences of climate change for coastal wetlands.
Neurophysiological correlates of artistic image creation by representatives of artistic professions

The steadily increasing demand for artistic professions brings to the fore the task of studying the phenomenon of art by researching the unique capacity of the human brain to create works of art in different spheres of creative activity. So far, only a few studies have investigated creativity-related brain activity in representatives of the creative professions. The aim of the empirical research was to study the neurophysiological correlates of artistic image creation by representatives of the artistic professions. The participants were 60 right-handed females aged 23-27, divided into three groups—artists (23 people), actors (17 people), and specialists who do not work in an artistic field (20 people). The mono-typing technique was used to model the creative artistic process. EEG signals were recorded in a resting state, and during four stages of the creation of an artistic image (viewing of monotypes, frustration, image creation, and thinking over the details) from 21 electrodes set on the scalp according to the International 10-20 System. We analyzed EEG coherence for each functional trial at theta (4.00–8.00 Hz), alpha1 (8.00–10.5 Hz), alpha2 (10.5–13.00 Hz), and beta (13.00– 35.00 Hz) frequency bands. For statistical analysis, we used MANOVA and post hoc analysis. We found that the neurophysiological correlates of creating an artistic image are different at different stages of the creative process, and have different features for artists and actors. The actors primarily show dominance of right hemisphere activity, while close interaction of the hemispheres distinguishes the brains of the artists. The differences revealed in brain cortex functioning when artists or actors create an artistic image reflect different strategies of imaginative creative work by representatives of these professions.
NON-CONVEX ECONOMIC LOAD DISPATCH PROBLEMS USING NOVEL BAT ALGORITHM

In this paper a novel bat algorithm (NBA) is proposed for solving non-convex economic load dispatch (ELD) problems so as to minimize the total generation cost when considering the linear and non linear constraints. The proposed algorithm combines the bats’ habitat selection and their self-adaptive compensation for Doppler effects in echoes into the basic bat algorithm (BA). The selection of bats’ habitat is modeled as the selection between their quantum behaviors and mechanical behaviors. Many nonlinear characteristics of the power generators and practical constraints, such as power loss, ramp rate limits, prohibited operating zones and valve-point effects, are considered. The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method are demonstrated by two real power systems and compared with other optimization algorithms reported in literature.
A comparison of frontal plane projection angle across landing tasks in female gymnasts

The aim of this study was to compare FPPA between three landing tasks and determine the reliability of FPPA in 15 competitive female gymnasts (age 13.5 ± 2.07 years). Reliability of FPPA was highest in the drop landing task, with no learning effect present. The backaway task showed the greatest FFPA (right: 26.75 ± 9.57°; left: 19.67 ± 9.03°), which was greater than the drop landing task (right: 19.07 ± 7.42°; left: 12.18 ± 4.83°). Individuals involved in training young female gymnasts are encouraged to screen for injury risk using FPPA during the drop landing task.
Service Members Prefer a Psychotherapist Who Is a Veteran

The military is experiencing high rates of mental illness, yet service members and veterans with mental health problems often choose not to seek treatment. Based on clinical-psychology models of client-therapist matching and cultural competency, we hypothesized that willingness to seek treatment among military personnel is higher when the potential psychotherapist is a discharged veteran. Seventy-seven military personnel (73% men, 70% White, Mage = 34.2) took part in the study. As hypothesized, the majority of participants indicated that they would prefer to see a psychologist who is a veteran. When responding to vignettes, ratings of the psychotherapist’s ability to understand the client (a soldier post-deployment), of his ability to help such a client, and of whether the client should seek treatment from this psychotherapist were higher when the psychotherapist was a veteran compared to when he had no military experience. There were no between-group differences in age, years of service, deployment history, or attitudes toward psychotherapy in general. Similarly, gender and education level had no effect on the results. These findings imply that having the opportunity to receive treatment by a psychotherapist who is a veteran may remove barriers for treatment and encourage more service members and veterans to seek and obtain the help that they need. This can be done by communicating these findings to the military population and by encouraging therapists who have military experience to make this fact known to their potential clients.
Predictions for oil slicks detected from satellite images using MyOcean forecasting data

Abstract. The pan-European capacity for the Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting (MyOcean) Marine Core Service, implementing the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) objectives, targets the provision of ocean state observations from various platforms and analysis and forecasting products to assist, among other downscaling activities, the needs of the operational response to marine safety, particularly concerning oil spills. The MEDSLIK oil spill and trajectory prediction system makes use of the MyOcean regional and Cyprus Coastal Ocean Forecasting and Observing System (CYCOFOS) downscaled forecasting products for operational application in the Mediterranean and pre-operational use in the Black Sea. Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) satellite remote sensing images from the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Maritime Safety Agency CleanSeaNet (EMSA-CSN) provide the means for routine monitoring of the southern European seas for the detection of illegal oil discharges. MEDSLIK offers various ways, to be described in this paper, of coupling the MyOcean forecasting data with ASAR images to provide both forecasts and hindcasts for such remotely observed oil slicks. The main concern will be the drift of the oil slick and also, in the case of the forecast mode, its diffusive spreading, although some attempt is also made to estimate the changes in the state of the oil. The successful link of the satellite-detected oil slicks with their operational predictions using the MyOcean products contributes to the operational response chain and the strengthening of maritime safety for accidental or illegal spills, in implementation of the Mediterranean Decision Support System for Marine Safety (MEDESS-4MS) regarding oil spills.