Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Optogenetic control of social communication

With the rise in diagnoses of social deficit disorders comes an increased demand in elucidating the neural mechanisms that underlie social behavior. In the central nervous system arginine-vasopressin (AVP) has been shown to effect social communication, such as aggression, pair bonding, and maternal behavior, and many AVP cell bodies and fibers are distributed in a sexually dimorphic fashion. One such area is the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), with males having more AVP cells than females, thus making it a likely candidate in the control of male specific social behavior. We found that activation of this specific cell population using optogenetics in socially-naïve males does not induce a place preference, affect male territorial aggression, or investigation towards females.
Multiple-criteria cash-management policies with particular liquidity terms

Eliciting policies for cash management systems with multiple assets is by no means straightforward. Both the particular relationship between alternative assets and time delays from control decisions to availability of cash introduce additional difficulties. Here we propose a cash management model to derive short-term finance policies when considering multiple assets with different expected returns and particular liquidity terms for each alternative asset. In order to deal with the inherent uncertainty about the near future introduced by cash flows, we use forecasts as a key input to the model. We express uncertainty as lack of predictive accuracy and we derive a deterministic equivalent problem that depends on forecasting errors and preferences of cash managers. Since the assessment of the quality of forecasts is recommended, we describe a method to evaluate the impact of predictive accuracy in cash management policies. We illustrate this method through several numerical examples.
Towards Game-Guided Exploration Systems for Self-Facilitated Exhibitions

Automated exhibition sites require facilitation and mediation beyond signage and text labels to guide and sustain user engagement throughout the visit. Museums and cultural heritage sites have a rich history of experimenting with games and playful experiences to enable curiosity and motivate users to explore and engage with the exhibition content, yet the challenge of selffacilitation in automated sites brings unexplored areas into both existing research and practices. Rapid technological advancements have further developed the digital frontier, placing context aware, mixed reality applications and game systems in the hands of a growing number of users. This offers a renewed interest in investigating facilitation in automated sites mediated through games that utilise emerging technologies. However, this optimistic view is tempered by our limited understanding of how to design exhibition games to support the user in self-facilitated situations. This paper introduces the Game-Guided Exploration Systems framework as a way to think and talk about games and playful experiences for facilitation and mediation in automated exhibitions. The framework is based on gaming schemas extracted from game literature (rules, play and context) supported by perspectives on facilitation and mediation. The paper illustrates this framework, which is derived from investigating existing game systems, theory and through the development of a game system designed to support self-facilitation through play and exploration.
THE INFLUENCE OF PRICES PROMOTION AND E-SERVICE QUALITY ON CUSTOMER REPURCHASE INTENTION OF TRAVELOKA: STUDY ON TRAVELOKA USERS IN INDONESIA

This study aims to determine the effect of Price Promotion and E-Service Quality through Efficiency, System Availability, Fulfillment, and Privacy on Repurchase Intention of Traveloka customers in Indonesia. This is an explanatory research that explains the causal relationship between the variables described through hypothesis testing.This study used a sample of 262 people who had made transactions using Traveloka application for the last 2 years, within the criterion between the ages of 19 and 34 years old. Hypothesis testing is done using t test or t-statistic value. The data analysis tool used is Partial Least Square (PLS) and assisted with SmartPLS 3.2. 7 software. The results of the analysis obtained in this study are four variables in this study, namely Price Promotion, Efficiency, Fulfillment and Privacy have a significant influence on Repurchase Intention of Traveloka customers with Fulfilment being the dominant variable; whereas, System Availability does not have significant influence on repurchase intention of Traveloka customers. Keyword: Price Promotion, E-Service Quality, Repurshase Intention, Traveloka
The Acquisition of Ethical Competence in Basic Education and the Present State of Ethics Education

The aim of this study was to reveal the level of ethical competence acquired through basic nursing education, to report on the present state of ethics education, and to consider future directions for ethics education. The medical databases ICHUSHI, MEDLINE, and CINAHL were searched using the search terms “nursing ethics,” “nursing practice,” “ethics education,” and “nursing students. ” Of the total results, 25 research articles (original papers, research reports, practical reports, documents) were used for this study. Ethical competence covered in basic nursing education corresponded to points 1 - 11 of the Code of Ethics, and the competencies acquired included cognizance and judgement. Ethics education included methods such as case studies in Japan and blended learning in other countries. At present, ethical competence education does not comprehensively cover the Code of Ethics, and the judgement level of competence is not acquired during basic nursing education. It is thus necessary henceforth to progressively put an educational program in place to develop ethics education that persists from basic nursing education through to continuing nursing education.
Parent perceptions of literacy learning of their young children on the autism spectrum in their first year of schooling

Many children on the autism spectrum struggle in their reading development. This study investigated parents’ views of challenges and facilitators to literacy learning at home and at school in children on the autism spectrum who were in their first year of schooling. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 37 parents revealed parents’ in-depth knowledge of their child’s strengths and interests, which they utilised to engage their child in literacy learning activities at home. Parents raised concerns about the support their children were receiving at school, with many describing challenges with teacher understanding of autism spectrum disorders, limited adaptation of the curriculum to suit the child’s learning needs and poor communication between school and home. The study challenges schools and educators to review and refine current practices to ensure individualised, learner-focused and inclusive pedagogies and practices to better support children on the autism spectrum.
Antecedents of Consumer Materialism: An exploration in Sri Lankan Context

Materialism is becoming a major problem in the world. Materialistic consumers consume more and even unnecessary things. Overconsumption is one of the major threats to the future of human survival. Hence, the intention of this research is to determine the antecedents of materialism in Sri Lankan context. Through the Literature review, the antecedents of materialism were identified as; depression, anxiety, self- esteem, and stress. Positivist approach with deductive reasoning was used in this study. Individual adult person was taken as the unit of study of this research and this is a single cross -sectional study. Sample of 450 adults was selected according to judgmental sampling technique representing nine provinces in Sri Lanka. Structured questionnaire was used as the data collection tool. Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze the data. Findings show that self-esteem, depression, and stress significantly affect materialism. Further, Self-esteem and depression negatively affect the materialism while “stress” positively affect the materialism. These findings are useful to Marketing Managers to develop more effective marketing strategies in terms of segmentation, strategic brand communication and promotion. By accurately segmenting based on the facet of materialism that is dominant in a specific consumer behavior context will lead to the development of brand communication that better addresses consumer concerns.
User judgements of the online world: factors influencing website appeal and user decision-making.

Websites are an integral part of everyday life but we rarely think about how their visual appeal shapes our responses to them. To understand this relationship, research has outlined a number of visual characteristics that may determine appeal. However, previous studies have often used small stimulus sets or made experimental assumptions about critical website characteristics without careful control, making findings difficult to interpret and generalise. Experiment 1 addressed this through creating a corpus of 480 website stimuli containing normative ratings of key characteristics responsible for website appeal. Subsequent studies employed this corpus, providing stimuli that were well controlled but still represented the wider domain. Experiment 2 examined the timescale of appeal judgements and the impact of verbal brand framing messages on these judgements. As expected, participants made rapid, reliable, judgements even when given only 500ms. However, exposure to positive brand framing had a negative effect on appeal ratings. A possible explanation is discussed in terms of brand placement prominence on consumer attitudes. In Experiment 3 participants evaluated the appeal of embedded website advertising in order to examine the impact of visual framing on appeal judgements. Advertisements were deemed more appealing when they appeared on appealing websites, although brand familiarity had a mediating role. Eye movements revealed a complex relationship between website and advertisement appeal and familiarity in determining where participants attended. In Experiment 4, website appeal judgements were compared between typical participants and participants with autism in order to examine the role of individual differences. Interestingly, despite careful manipulations few differences emerged. However, eye tracking data revealed ASD participants attended to detailed content more than their typical counterparts. The implications of this work are discussed and a revision to the model of aesthetic judgement (Leder et al., 2004) is proposed in order to account for the current findings. An information-processing model of website evaluations is presented which outlines the processes involved from making initial judgements of appeal through to later, long-term evaluations of a website.
Estimation Of Occupational Accident Rate Using Raking Ratio Method

Objectives: While the occupational accident rate is calculated based on the Industrial Accidents Compensation Data in Korea, because there are establishments without registered insurance, it is necessary to revise the estimation method. This study adjusted the employee proportion distribution to estimate the occupational accident rate. Methods: The employee distribution within the Industrial Accidents Compensation Data by industrial sector, region and size was approximated to the population distribution using the raking ratio method, which was estimated through error rate against the Economically Active Population Survey data. The occupational accident rate was calculated through each stratum and adjusted employee proportion. Results: As a result of the raking ratio method, when employee proportions within the industrial sector were compared to the Economically Active Population Survey, the error and occupational accident rates were reduced. However, there was a problem with under-sampling of the construction industry establishment in the survey population where the raking ratio method was used. As a result of analysis by region and establishment size, the error rate was reduced while the occupational accident rate increased. Conclusion: As shown in this study, when data are incomplete, the reliability index can still be estimated using population data. In particular, when the occupational accident rate is calculated based on industrial accident compensation insurance data, the index could be diversified. Further study will examine cases of incomplete population data
Embedded On-line System for Electrical Energy Measurement and Forecasting in Buildings

Fine grained measurement of electrical energy consumption in commercial buildings is essential for improved fault diagnosis and control with impact on the overall operation as well as user comfort. An open system architecture is presented for data collection, processing and communication of measured energy patterns at the local and aggregated level. The implementation is based on an embedded development board with current and voltage sensors, supported by open-source software and packages. Suitable user and programmatic interfaces allow reliable bidirectional connection to external automation equipment and information systems. such as the Building Management Systems (BMS). Recent advances in advanced algorithms for time series pre-processing and data-driven modelling allow good quality in situ predictions for the collected measurements. A relevant example consists of neural network based learning systems which are able to provide accurate hour-ahead and day-ahead predictions that contribute to reduction of peak demand with economic and environmental impact. Integration of such platforms in higher-level Cyber-Physical Energy Systems (CPES) is further discussed.
Talent development in the performing arts: Teacher characteristics, behaviors, and classroom practices

The visual and performing arts have been included in landmark studies of talent development but, within the field of gifted education, less is known of the arts as an area of talent development compared to other intellectual and academic talent areas. The lack of research related to the teachers of talented students in the arts endangers these students by potentially overlooking needs specific to their talent domain. This descriptive study examined the teacher characteristics and behaviors that contribute to working successfully with artistically talented students at the secondary level as indicated by arts teachers in selected specialized secondary schools for the performing arts. This study also examined the instructional strategies and differentiated teaching behaviors implemented by these teachers and compared these to the literature and research on teacher effectiveness and differentiated instruction in the academic fields of gifted education. The study used multiple data sources including questionnaire data from teachers at specialized secondary schools for the performing arts, follow-up interviews with selected teacher participants, administrator interviews, and document review. Overall, the study supported the research on teacher characteristics and behaviors from general and gifted education as applicable to arts teachers who work with talented students in the performing arts in specialized secondary schools. Teacher behaviors received lower ratings overall than teacher characteristics. Participants rated themselves highly on a
Breaking human limits: identifying the reasons which compel athletes to run ultra distances

This paper aimed to investigate the lived experiences of ultra trail mountain runners to make meaning of the reasons why they felt the need to run vast distances over mountain trails and endure the extreme hours and pain to reach their goal. Three experienced ultra trail runners who participated in various ultra trail races registered with the International Trail Running Association (ITRA) were recruited. In depth interviews were conducted to answer the exploratory question: “Can you describe your experiences when running a mountain ultra trail? ”. The participants verbally stated their experiences which were then transcribed. Thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006) was used to analyse the data collected. Significant findings which emerged from the data included the disassociation the mind from the body, where the participants even described a feeling of war between the two. They also anticipated that the ultra was going to be painful, so they devised strategies to cope with the pain throughout the duration of the race. None of the participants referred to the ultra as a race but rather as a journey and described it as a learning experience comparable to the journey of life.
Method for non-invasive hemoglobin oxygen saturation measurement using broadband light source and color filters

A non-invasive optical measurement system based on a broadband light source and color filters has been developed for determining pulse rate and arterial blood oxygen saturation (SaO2). In contrast to classical pulse oximetry using red and infrared LEDs to measure the peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2), we use color filters in our system. Spectral analysis of human tissue can be easily achieved by combining a tiny color filter matrix and a commercial CMOS/CCD image sensor. During system operation, white LED light illuminates our tissue (e.g., a finger), while a CCD sensor covered by filters detects the light transmitted through that tissue. The CCD sensor is controlled by a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and a microcontroller. The detected photoplethysmographic (PPG) signal is transferred to a host computer and analyzed with MATLAB. After sensor system calibration, pulse rate and SpO2 can be simply extracted from the PPG signal. The heart rate and SpO2 of different volunteers are then measured simultaneously by commercial pulse oximetry and the proposed sensor system, in which results from both devices show good agreement. To integrate more functions into system, nanostructured color filter matrix containing 15 filters for different wavelengths is designed and fabricated. This filter can be designed to provide transmission peaks over the visible and near-infrared range (i.e., the human tissue optical transparent window) and has a high potential to be fabricated directly on top of pixels of an image sensor.
Evaluating a Moral Thinking Assessment Model for Evangelical Christian Liberal Arts Colleges

A model using moral judgment and cultural ideology (political and religious ideology) for predicting moral thinking about critical social and political issues, developed by Narvaez, Getz, Rest, and Thoma (1999), was assessed for utility with students at evangelical Christian liberal arts colleges. Freshmen (N = 199) and seniors (N = 230) from 2 evangelical Christian liberal arts colleges participated, completing the Defining Issues Test 2, Inventory of Religious Belief, and Attitudes Toward Human Rights Inventory. The regression model predicted a significant amount of variance for the students in this study; however, the R2 value (.22) was much smaller than in Narvaez et al. (.67). The conclusions from the study were that the model could be used to predict moral thinking for students at these colleges, even though the amount of variance explained by the model was fairly low. Also, the model does not have good statistical fit for students at these colleges, indicating the need for further development of assessment models. Evaluating a Moral Thinking Assessment Model for Evangelical Christian Liberal Arts Colleges
Differing ponderosa pine forest structures, their growth and yield, and mountain pine beetle impacts: Growing stock levels in the Black Hills

Clifford A. Myers conceived the ponderosa pine growing stock levels (GSL) study in 1961 and completed installation of the study in 1963 in western South Dakota on the Black Hills Experimental Forest (BHEF). The GSL concept was intended to help plan, implement, and illustrate tree thinning strategies (from below) in even-aged stands. A GSL is the suggested tree density (i.e., trees and basal area per acre) based on d.b. h. that can be tended to produce a desired basal area per acre (e.g., 80, 100, 120 square feet) when the mean d.b. h. is 10 inches. Plots representing GSLs 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, and 120 were thinned and measured through 2014. The thinnings that occurred in the GSL 80 plots showed the most promise for producing commercially sized trees and volumes through 2010. Unfortunately, by 2014, mountain pine beetles killed trees in all of the plots and ended the study.
What the Smell? An Empirical Investigation on the Distribution and Severity of Test Smells in Open Source Android Applications

The widespread adoption of mobile devices, coupled with the ease of developing mobilebased applications (apps) has created a lucrative and competitive environment for app developers. Solely focusing on app functionality and time-to-market is not enough for developers to ensure the success of their app. Quality attributes exhibited by the app must also be a key focus point; not just at the onset of app development, but throughout its lifetime. The impact analysis of bad programming practices, or code smells, in production code has been the focus of numerous studies in software maintenance. Similar to production code, unit tests are also susceptible to bad programming practices which can have a negative impact not only on the quality of the software system but also on maintenance activities. With the present corpus of studies on test smells primarily on traditional applications, there is a need to fill the void in understanding the deviation of testing guidelines in the mobile environment. Furthermore, there is a need to understand the degree to which test smells are prevalent in mobile apps and the impact of such smells on app maintenance. Hence, the purpose of this research is to: (1) extend the existing set of bad test-code practices by introducing new test smells, (2) provide the software engineering community with an opensource test smell detection tool, and (3) perform a large-scale empirical study on test smell occurrence, distribution, and impact on the maintenance of open-source Android apps. Through multiple experiments, our findings indicate that most Android apps lack an automated verification of their testing mechanisms. As for the apps with existing test suites, they exhibit test smells early on in their lifetime with varying degrees of co-occurrences with different smell types. Our exploration of the relationship between test smells and technical debt proves that test smells are a strong measurement of technical debt. Furthermore, we observed positive correlations between specific smell types and highly changed/buggy test files. Hence, this research demonstrates that test smells can be used as indicators for necessary preventive software maintenance for test suites.
Parent Involvement in Contested Times: A Brief Analysis of the Effects of Anti-Immigrant Policies on Latinx Immigrant Parent Involvement

Parent Involvement in Contested Times by Maria I. Morales Claremont Graduate University: 2019 How do perceived community and school cultural values affect Latinx immigrant parents’ decisions to engage with their children’s schools? What lessons might their experiences have for our understanding of parent involvement beyond the parameters of traditional models of parent involvement? Engaging parents as advocates for school success in the home is particularly important for English Language Learners (ELs). Tapping into the experiences of EL parents is a resource educators can use to increase parental involvement and, consequently, student academic