Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Could Steven Spielberg Manage the Yankees

Few genius-level creators have achieved such success in more than a single domain, but that may be because of the extensive time it takes to prepare for high-level performance in any domain. Some self-report and personality studies of more "garden-variety" creativity suggest domain general factors that influence creativity in all domains, while performance assessments of creativity in different domains generally find little or no evidence of such general factors. This discrepancy is explained by arguing that people's implicit conceptions of creativity may often contain content general creativity-relevant factors, the actual cognitive mechanisms underlying creative performance - with the likely exception of g - are domain specific.
Prophylactic effect of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria probiotic strains on experimental bacterial vaginitis

The objective of the study was determining the prophylactic effect of Lactobacillus casei IMV B-7280, L. acidophilus IMV B-7279, L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus IMV B-7281, Bifidobacterium animalis VKL and B. animalis VKB probiotic strains on experimental vaginitis in BALB/c mice induced by Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4. The infection with S. aureus 8325-4 caused an imbalance of microbiota in the vagina and intestine, as evidenced by an increase in the number of opportunistic microorganisms and a decrease in the amount of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. L. casei IMV B-7280, B. animalis VKL and B. animalis VKB probiotic strains altered the microbiota spectrum of the vagina and intestine of Staphylococcus-infected mice: the amount of Lactobacillus and bifidobacteria increased with the reduction of the number of opportunistic microorganisms. Also under the influence of these strains, the normalization of the microbiota spectrum typical for vagina and intestine was observed in different periods of observation – in the intestines of mice the number of coliform bacteria increased, the number of microscopic fungi, streptococci and staphylococci decreased; in the vagina, the number of coliform bacteria and microscopic fungi decreased, the number of streptococci normalized. Rapid elimination of S. aureus 8325-4 from the vagina and prevention of the spread of infection to the intestine were observed after use of probiotics. Preventive effect of L. acidophilus IMV B-7279 and L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus IMV B-7281 for bacterial vaginitis in mice was less effective. So, the target probiotic strains L. casei IMV B-7280, B. animalis VKL and B. animalis VKB are promising for the creation of highly effective novel probiotic drugs that can be used for directed prevention of infectious and inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system caused by pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms.
The Impact of Student Interest and Instructor Effectiveness on Student Performance

This research project began by asking if and how student interest and instructor effectiveness impacted student performance. Research was conducted with two middle school students. The data was gathered by administering questionnaires, collecting student work, and recording observations. Findings revealed that students’ interest and their relationship with the instructor were contributing factors in successful academic performance. Therefore, the data implied that teachers need consider student interest and develop a relationship with them in order to foster student growth and success. Document Type Thesis Degree Name MS in Literacy Education Department Education Subject Categories Education This thesis is available at Fisher Digital Publications: http://fisherpub.sjfc. edu/education_ETD_masters/243 The Impact of Student Interest and Instructor Effectiveness on Student Performance
Molecular Characterization of the Genetic Locus Responsible for Cereulide Toxin Production in Emetic Bacillus cereus

The emetic Bacillus cereus cereulide synthetase ces genes encoding the biosynthetic machinery responsible for emetic toxin production are expressed as a polycistronic transcript from a central, most likely chromosomally regulated promoter. The present work revealed evidence that regulation of toxin production is not restricted to the transcriptional level, but may involve other levels of regulation. Expression of the cereulide synthetase and toxicity of the analyzed strains are highly dependent on environmental factors such as sodium chloride, and especially temperature, underlining the critical role of temperature abuse in food borne emetic disease. As well, the central promoter was significantly more active in farinaceous, versus proteinaceous foods, supporting the case that most outbreaks involved pasta or rice based dishes.
“ On the diurnal , weekly , seasonal cycles and annual trends in atmospheric CO 2 at Mount Zugspitze , Germany during 1981 – 2016

Examining weekend-weekday variability in order to comment on which fluxes are driving CO2 signals is a powerful tool. This, along with the outcomes of such a study should be highlighted in the abstract. At the moment the reference to it is 25 rather vague, “indicating potential CO2 sources”, and could easily be strengthened. Authors: Thank you very much for the point. We have rephrased now in the abstract,
FLASHOVER AND FIRE ANALYSIS - A Discussion of The Practical Use of Flashover Analysis In Fire Investigations

Properly understanding the phenomenon of flashover and applying that understanding to fire investigation and analysis can be very valuable tools in unraveling the mysteries of a fire's origin, cause, and development. Nevertheless, many current practitioners in the fire investigation and analysis community misunderstand, or fail to fully understand, flashover. This lack of understanding being the case, the effective use of the analysis of a flashover event in a fire investigation is seldom done, or not done properly. Thereby the potential value of flashover analysis to an effective fire investigation is frequently lost. There are several considerations associated with flashover and fire analysis for the modern fire investigator or fire analyst to understand in order to use the science effectively. These elements include proper working definitions of flashover and “full room involvement;” understanding the nature of the flashover phenomenon itself; methods for using flashover in investigations; and debunking commonly held misconceptions about flashover. The "problem" to be solved before a fire investigator or analyst can effectively use flashover in investigations is to reach a true understanding of each of these elements. This paper endeavors to present historical research on the definitions and understanding of flashover; report current, peer-reviewed, practical definitions of flashover and “full room involvement;” give a basic applied-science understanding of the nature of flashover; discuss and debunk a number of commonly held misconceptions about flashover; provide some guidance in using flashover in fire investigations; list some areas of valuable information which can be gleaned from flashover analysis; and provide a basic scientific bibliography of published flashover research. It is also the intent of this discussion to present the topic in a format that reaches all the wide range of levels of education and experience in the fire investigation and analysis community.
Complete mitochondrial genome of Procapra picticaudata, with phylogenetic implication

Abstract The Tibetan gazelle Procapra picticaudata is endemic to the Tibetan plateau. The species is listed as a Near Threatened (NT) species by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals and the Red List of China’s Vertebrates. In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of P. picticaudata and examined its phylogenetic position with other nine species in Artiodactyla. The complete mitochondrial genome is 16,620 bp in length and contained 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and 1 control region. Our data would provide reference information for further study of this species and be useful for evolutionary and phylogenetics studies for this NT species.
The Price Setting Behavior in Colombia: Evidence from Micro Data

In this paper we explore the price setting behavior of Colombian producers and importers using a unique database containing the monthly price reports underlying the Colombian PPI from Jun-1999 to Oct-2006. We focus on five particular questions: 1. Are prices sticky or flexible? 2. Is a price increase more likely than a decrease? 3. Are price changes synchronized? 4. Is the pricing rule state or time dependent? 5. Are price changes sizable? Answers to these questions provide some of the micro fundamentals for the design of monetary policy in this country.
Learning with tactile feedback on a humanoid robot

RESUME : La perception tactile est un facteur cle et une condition necessaire pour la prehension et la manipulation d'objets. Une approche possible pour apprendre des tâches de manipulation est le programmation par demonstration (PbD), nous l'utilisons sur un robot humanoide equippe de capteur tactiles sur le bout des doigts. Nous utilisons une seule fonction de regression basee sur un modele de melange de Gaussiennes (GMM), construite a partir des demonstrations effectuees a la main sur le robot. Cette fonction permet le controle complet du bras robotique. Cette approche est testee sur le bras de l'iCub a 16 DDL pour plusieurs tâches de manipulation. L'information tactile sert a la fois de signal implicite guidant la transition entre les differentes phases du mouvement et de retour d'information pour effectuer un controle en force pour la prehension d'objets. Nous montrons que le controle resultant de cet apprentissage permet l'execution de tâches de manipulation simples telles que faire glisser un objet sur une table ou attraper cet objet pour le relâcher dans une boite a proximite. La capacite de generalisation de GMM permet au systeme d'accomplir les tâches demandees en partant de positions initiales qui n'ont pas ete montrees pendant l'apprentissage. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TRADUCTION : Tactile sensing is a key requirement for grasping and object manipulation. Programming by demonstration (PbD) is an approach to learn manipulation tasks. We present it on a humanoid robot equipped with fingertip tactile sensors. In our approach we use Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) to build the control policy to control the arm for a set of demonstrations. We test our approach on the iCub's 16-DOF's arm on several manipulation tasks. The tactile information both serves as an implicit signal to transition between phases of the movements and to achieve some force control for object grasping. We show that the learnt control policies allow successful execution of simple manipulation tasks such as sliding an object on a table or grasping an object to release it in a box next to its initial position. The ability of Gaussian Mixture Regression (GMR) to generalize over the demonstrations enables the robot to perform the tasks with initial positions not shown during teaching.
Quantification Assessment of Extraneous Water Infiltration and Inflow by Analysis of the Thermal Behavior of the Sewer Network

Infiltration and inflow (I/I) of unwanted water in separate urban sewer networks are critical issues for sustainable urban water management. Accurate quantification of unwanted water I/I from individual sources into a sewer system is an essential task for assessing the status of the sewer network and conducting rehabilitation measures. The study aim was to quantify extraneous water I/I into a sanitary sewer network by a temperature-based method, i.e., fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing (DTS), which was applied for the first time in a separate sewer network of a catchment in Trondheim, Norway. The DTS technology is a relatively new technology for sewer monitoring, developed over the past decade. It is based on continual temperature measurement along a fiber-optic cable installed in the sewer network. The feasibility of this method has been tested in both experimental discharges and for the rainfall-derived I/I. The results achieved from the monitoring campaign established the promising applicability of the DTS technique in the quantification analysis. Furthermore, the application of this method in quantifying real-life, rainfall-derived I/I into the sewer system was demonstrated and verified during wet weather conditions.
Using Side‐Scan Sonar and
 N
 ‐Mixture Modeling to Estimate Atlantic Sturgeon Spawning Migration Abundance

Understanding the relationship between number of spawners and recruitment is essential for managing fish populations. Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus (ATS) are endangered anadromous fish inhabiting the rivers, estuaries, and marine environments along the Atlantic coast of North America. Atlantic Sturgeon are periodic life history strategists that exhibit both spring and fall spawning migrations. Traditional capture–mark–recapture techniques can be used to estimate spawning run abundance but are resource intensive and potentially stressful on migrating individuals. Noninvasive methods, such as side-scan sonar, can be a less stressful alternative to estimating abundance. We sampled the uppermost portion of the Savannah River, USA, over 50 occasions from August to November 2017 using side-scan sonar. Bayesian N-mixture modeling was used to estimate spawner abundance and covariate effects based on spatially and temporally replicated count data obtained from sonar recordings. We detected at least one ATS on each sampling occasion and estimated a maximum daily spawner abundance between 35 and 55 individuals (95% credible interval) within the sampled area during the 2017 fall spawning season. Maximum discharge significantly affected ATS detection, and site average maximum depth significantly affected ATS abundance. Our results suggest that side-scan sonar can be used as an alternative to traditional mark–recapture techniques for spawner abundance estimation. Routine sampling by using our methods will efficiently produce spawning run estimates and provide insight regarding the effects of environmental covariates on spawner abundance seasonally. *Corresponding author: peoples@clemson.edu Received January 11, 2019; accepted June 17, 2019 North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39:939–950, 2019 © 2019 American Fisheries Society ISSN: 0275-5947 print / 1548-8675 online DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10326
Effects of Topical Antimicrobial Formulations on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm in an In vivo Porcine Burn Wound Model

Silver has been incorporated into a variety of wound dressings and topical agents to prevent and combat wound infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of burn wound infections and well-known biofilm producer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a panel of wound dressings containing different silver formulations on P. aeruginosa biofilms using an in vivo porcine burn wound model. Second-degree burns were created on the skin of specific pathogen-free pigs (n = 3) and inoculated with 2.14 × 105 cfu P. aeruginosa per wound. Biofilms were allowed to develop for 24 h, and then each wound was treated with one of 6 treatments: silver oxynitrate dressing (OXY), silver oxynitrate powder (POWD), nanocrystalline silver dressing (NANO), silver chloride dressing (AGCL), silver sulfadiazine (SSD), or a negative control polyurethane film with no silver-based formulation (NEG). Wounds were cultured at D3 post-infection (n = 3 per pig per treatment) and at D6 post-infection (n = 3 per pig per treatment) for quantification of bacteria. On D6, biopsies (n = 3 per treatment) were taken from POWD, SSD, and NEG wounds and wound healing progress was evaluated histologically. At the time of treatment initiation, 24 h post-infection, 8.71 log cfu P. aeruginosa were present in burn wounds. On D3 and D6, all treatments significantly reduced bacterial counts in wounds as compared to NEG, but POWD caused an approximately 7-log reduction in bacterial counts on both days and was the only treatment to reduce the bacterial counts to below the threshold for detecting bacteria. The OXY, NANO, and SSD treatments had similar reductions in bacterial recovery on D3 and D6 of approximately 2.5-4 log. The histological healing metrics of reepithelialization percentage, epithelial thickness, white cell infiltration, angiogenesis, and granulation tissue formation were similar among wounds from POWD, SSD, and NEG groups at 6 days post-infection. Silver oxynitrate powder reduced P. aeruginosa growth in burn wounds more effectively than other silver-based dressings but did not impact wound healing.
Barred Owls reduce occupancy and breeding propensity of Northern Spotted Owl in a Washington old-growth forest

ABSTRACT Protected lands like national parks are important refuges for threatened and endangered species as environmental pressures on wildlife and their habitats increase. The Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), a species designated as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, occurs on public lands throughout the western United States including Mount Rainier National Park (MRNP), Washington. With virtually no history of timber harvest or large forest disturbance within MRNP boundaries since the park's creation in 1899, MRNP provides an ideal place to evaluate potential impacts of climate change and invasive Barred Owls (Strix varia) on the Northern Spotted Owl. We used a multi-state, multi-season occupancy model to investigate how Northern Spotted Owl occupancy dynamics and breeding propensity are related to the presence of Barred Owls, local and regional weather, and habitat characteristics at MRNP from 1997 to 2016. Historical occupancy of Northern Spotted Owl breeding territories in MRNP has declined by 50% in the last 20 yr, and territory occupancy by breeding Northern Spotted Owls also decreased, reaching a low of 25% in 2016. Occupancy rates were higher on territories with steeper terrain and breeding rates were lower when Barred Owls were detected within historical territories. Our results also indicated that breeding propensity was higher when early nesting season temperatures during March and April were higher. In addition, the ability to detect breeding Northern Spotted Owls decreased when Barred Owls were present in the territory. Habitat variables from LiDAR were not correlated with Northern Spotted Owl occupancy dynamics, likely reflecting the dominance of old-growth forest in this protected park. This study illustrates the strong relationship between Barred Owls and Northern Spotted Owl demographics and breeding site selection in a landscape where habitat loss by timber harvest and fire has not occurred.
Assessing Nighttime Place Identity using Measurable Indicator Scoring Technique

This paper is a comparative study of place identity of nighttime urban public parks between Shah Alam that was built in 1957 and Putrajaya in 1999. This study used four research domains that form place identity adapted from Relph, 1976 and Cheshmehzangi, 2012. The method of this study involves the behavior mapping survey and the questionnaire survey. The data were then analysed using Measurable Indicator Scoring Technique (Karim, 2008) to ensure constant comparative process by creating analytic codes. It is hope that the findings from this study would help to improve the place identity and functions of future nighttime urban public parks.Keywords: Nighttime place identity; urban public park; Measurable Indicator Scoring TechniqueeISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
Chicano Students: Applying Tinto's and Astin's Theories.

Chicano Student dropout and persistence is approached through an examination of the theories of Tinto and Astin on student integration and involvement. An overview of each theory is presented with references to Chicano student retention. A review of the literature on Chicano students is included and composites of the social and academic integration factors influencing Chicano student persistence are presented.
A new species of Bythinella Moquin-Tandon, 1855 (Caenogastropoda: Truncatelloidea) from Naxos Island, Greece

A bstrAct : A new species of Bythinella : B. walensae is described from Aria spring at Naxos Island, Greece. Cytochrome oxidase subunit I ( COI ) sequences of mtDNA, as well as internal transcribed spacer (ITS-1) of nuclear ribosomal DNA indicate distinctness of B. walensae . The shell, female reproductive organs and penis are described. The most characteristic of this species are: slender shell, narrow aperture, J-shaped bursa coupled with bulky and spherical receptaculum, and the length ratio of penis arms. Simple anatomy coupled with wide variation ranges overlapping between the species are emphasised.
Differentiation and speciation in mountain streams : a case study in the caddisfly Rhyacophila aquitanica ( Trichoptera )

Few studies have analysed the biogeography of mountain aquatic organisms, although this habitat provides stable conditions in which many species survived Pleistocene climatic oscillations, usually in the geographical vicinity of their present distribution ranges. The mountain caddisfly Rhyacophila aquitanica was selected as a model organism for this habitat type. Morphological measurements of genitalia and external characters of male individuals were obtained from almost the entire range of distribution of the species. Morphometric results were analysed by cluster analysis and multivariate statistics. Important differences were discovered among three population groups of R. aquitanica inhabiting different European mountain ranges: (i) mountain ranges north-west of the Alps (Massif Central, Vosges, Schwarzwald and Fribourg); (ii) the southern Alps (Lombardia and Carinthia); and (iii) the western part of the southern Carpathians. This divergence suggests a long-term isolation among these groups, which presumably took place long before the last Pleistocene glaciation, with no secondary contact among these populations. The differentiation centres of the southern Alps and Carpathian groups may have been mostly homotopic to their actual ranges, whereas the western group must have been distributed in the areas west or north-west of the Alps with secondary expansions and disjunctions.
Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on endothelial function , arterial wall properties , in fl ammatory and fi brinolytic status in smokers : A cross over study ☆

Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on endothelial function, arterial wall properties, inflammatory and fibrinolytic status in smokers: A cross over study☆ Gerasimos Siasos , Dimitris Tousoulis ⁎, Evangelos Oikonomou , Marina Zaromitidou , Aleksis Verveniotis , Aris Plastiras , Stamatios Kioufis , Konstantinos Maniatis , Antigoni Miliou , Zoi Siasou , Christodoulos Stefanadis , Athanasios G. Papavassiliou a
The Oedipal Paradigm in Group Development

Small group researchers and participant observers of psychotherapy and training groups have for some time attempted to identify and explain the &dquo;phases&dquo; or &dquo;stages&dquo; which characterize the development of small social systems. To this end, many different kinds of groups have been studied-laboratory groups, sensitivity training groups, psychotherapy groups, college classrooms, and &dquo;natural&dquo; groups in &dquo;real life&dquo; settings. In addition, several generations of social scientists have struggled with the complexities of social change in a wide variety of collectivities. One perennial goal of at least