Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A 450- $\mu$ A 128-dB Dynamic Range A/D CMOS Interface for MOX Gas Sensors

This paper presents a fast high-linearity low-power versatile interface circuit for MOX gas sensor. The device is based on a resistance-to-frequency converter with digital output, featuring 128dB-Dynamic Range with 8-bit accuracy. This is achieved with a constant measurement time of 250ms (i.e. with 4Hz output data-rate). The ASIC covers the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$100\Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-1M<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula> resistive range, with large programmability for the sensor resistance values. Large linearity (no glitches) is achieved with a single-scale measurement arrangement. The design effort reduces the power consumption to fit portable devices applications. The interface is realized in a standard CMOS 130nm technology with an area of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$125000~\mu \text{m}^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$450~\mu \text{A}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Total Current from a single 1.5V supply. Electrical and chemical measurements with a SnO<sub>2</sub> sensor validate the results, showing high minimum CO detection capability in ambient air of 5ppm.
Neighbourhood chaos moderates the association of socioeconomic status and child executive functioning

Funding information Boston University, Grant/Award Number: Clara Mayo Fellowship; American Psychological Association of Graduate Students, Grant/Award Number: Basic Psychological Research Grant Abstract Although broad associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and child executive functions (EFs) are well established, contextual factors that may matter for effects of SES on EF are not fully understood. This study used a bioecological approach to examine factors that may moderate SES–EF relations. A socioeconomically diverse sample of children ages 4.5–5.5 completed working memory and go/no-go tasks. Parents reported on well-being, household chaos, and neighbourhood chaos. Higher SES related to better working memory performance and higher accuracy on go trials, but neighbourhood chaos moderated these associations. Specifically, for higher neighbourhood chaos, the relations between SES and working memory and go accuracy (indexing general vigilance) were especially pronounced, such that the best EF performance was observed in children in high-SES households who experienced higher neighbourhood chaos. Results highlight the relevance of neighbourhood quality for underlying processes of EF development, particularly in the context of high SES. Further, findings suggest the importance of teasing apart specific contextual factors that matter for child cognitive functioning. Highlights • Children ages 4.5-5.5 years completed working memory and go/ no-go tasks to assess executive function. Parents reported on household socioeconomic status, well-being, household chaos and neighborhood chaos. Received: 13 November 2018 Revised: 22 July 2019 Accepted: 29 July 2019
The Effect of Working Memory Training on Executive Function of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is among developmental disorders that has taken the attention psychologists and psychiatrics from a long time ago. The present study aims to investigate the effect of attention and working memory improvement training on executive function of children with ADHD. The present study was a quasi-experimental study and the sample included 44 children with ADHD who referred to psychiatric clinics of Babol and had the characteristics of interest and they were divided into test and control groups, each group contained 22 subjects. Their performance was evaluated using Tower of London Test at the pretest stage. Then, each group member exposed to training with attention and working memory improvement application for 20 sessions of 30 minutes (7 weeks, 3 times a week, 30 minutes). After the training period, posttest was administered with the same application for both groups. The results of analysis of covariance showed that despite increased executive function in both groups at the presets, the executive function in test group was higher and for this reason, attention and working memory improvement training has influenced the executive function of children with ADHD. Attention and working memory training and similar programs can be used as a complementary treatment method or an alternative for medical therapies.
News you can use! Evaluating the effectiveness of newsjacking based content on social media

Purpose Newsjacking (real-time deployment of news stories in communications) is now ubiquitous for brands using social media. Despite its pervasiveness, little analysis of its effectiveness exists. The purpose of this paper is to test if newsjacking positively influences various consumer responses (attitude toward content, brand attitude and purchase intent). Taking an audience perspective supported by the elaboration likelihood model, the research also establishes if a higher level of news involvement, as well as an ability to recognize the story behind the content, enhances the effectiveness of newsjacking content. Design/methodology/approach An experimental design using taglines (newsjacking vs non-topical content) from a real BMW campaign was tested on a sample of 252 consumers. Three research questions pertaining to the effectiveness of newsjacking were specified and analyzed within a structural equation modeling framework. Findings The findings support the conclusion that newsjacking is an effective communication tool. More favorable consumer responses were elicited in the newsjacking condition, as compared to content deploying a non-topical tagline. In addition, recipients reporting a higher level of news involvement rated the content more favorably in the newsjacking (vs the non-topical) condition. Deploying news stories that are more recognizable increases the chances of successful newsjacking. Messages received by those with higher product involvement (category level: cars) were more effective regardless of the type of the appeal. Originality/value The authors contribute to the communications and social media literatures by investigating the effectiveness of an emerging but popular tactic leveraged by content creators. The work builds upon the limited research that has tested consumer responses to newsjacking. From a practical perspective, the research provides insight into the type of audience and situations most likely to yield a favorable outcome from newsjacking.
Increasing Learning Outcomes and Ability Critical Thinking of Students Through Application Problem Based Learning Strategies

Classroom action research aims to determine the improvement of critical thinking skills and student learning outcomes in the Faraidh material fiqh lessons. The research location is MTS. Medan PAI in class IX. This research was conducted in 3 cycles. Each cycle consists of Planning, Implementation, Observation, and Reflection. The results showed an increase in student learning from Cycle I, II, III. Research results show that in Cycle I: Scores of 90-100 (30%), 80-89 (50%), 70-79 (10%), 60-69 (10%), <59 (0%), At Cycle II, Score Range 90-100 (40%), 80-89 (40%), 70-79 (15%), 60-69 (5%), <59 (0%), In Cycle III. Scores of 90-100 (60%), 80-89 (40%), 70-79 (0%), 60-69 (0%), <59 (0%). The results of the study also showed that there was an increase in students' thinking skills which was characterized by several indicators namely Find and formulate problems, Analyzing problems, Expressing criticism and ideas, Presentation of solutions.
Asthma, body mass and aerobic fitness, the relationship in adolescents: The exercise for asthma with commando Joe’s® (X4ACJ) trial

ABSTRACT Although an association has been suggested between asthma, obesity, fitness and physical activity, the relationship between these parameters remains to be elucidated in adolescents. Six-hundred and sixteen adolescents were recruited (334 boys; 13.0 ± 1.1years; 1.57 ± 0.10m; 52.6 ± 12.9kg), of which 155 suffered from mild-to-moderate asthma (78 boys). Participants completed a 20-metre shuttle run test, lung function and 7-day objective physical activity measurements and completed asthma control and quality of life questionnaires. Furthermore, 69 adolescents (36 asthma; 21 boys) completed an incremental ramp cycle ergometer test. Although participants with asthma completed significantly fewer shuttle runs than their peers, peak V̇O2 did not differ between the groups. However, adolescents with asthma engaged in less physical activity (53.9 ± 23.5 vs 60.5 ± 23.6minutes) and had higher BMI (22.2 ± 4.8 vs 20.4 ± 3.7kg·m-2), than their peers. Whilst a significant relationship was found between quality of life and cardiorespiratory fitness according to peak V̇O2, only BMI was revealed as a significant predictor of asthma status. The current findings highlight the need to use accurate measures of cardiorespiratory fitness rather than indirect estimates to assess the influence of asthma during adolescence. Furthermore, the present study suggests that BMI and fitness may be key targets for future interventions seeking to improve asthma quality of life.
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Core Strengthening Exercises in U.S. Air Force Helicopter Crewmembers with Low Back Pain

Abstract : The purpose of this study was to determine if 5 core strengthening exercises would decrease pain severity and related disability in U.S. Air Force helicopter aircrew members with low back pain. The study was a randomized control group repeated measures design. The experimental manipulation consisted of a set of 5 core strengthening exercises performed 4 days a week for 12 weeks. Twelve participants were enrolled and 5 were randomized to the intervention group. Core strengthening exercises were effective in reducing in-flight pain and led to a reduction in pain symptoms and disability over the 12 week study period as compared to those participants who maintained their regular exercise regimen.
When the Whole World Tips: The Buddhist Teaching of Equanimity for Parents

Parents witnessing suffering in their children activate the shared pain circuitry of empathy which may lead to “empathetic distress” (Singer & Klimecki, 2014, p. 875) precipitating hopelessness and despair. These common emotions in parents dealing with children’s illness or injury are the greatest predictors of depression (Abramson, Seligman, & Teasdale, 1978; Gilbert, 1992; Wilner & Goldstein, 2001). The author offers the Buddhist teachings of equanimity as an antidote to parental helplessness and despair. Equanimity engages compassion which activates the neural network of affiliation, love, reward, and positive affect (Anālayo, 2015; Desbordes et al., 2015; Feldman, 2017; Hanh, 1998; Klimecki, Leiberg, Lamm, & Singer, 2012; Kilmecki, Leiber, Ricard, & Singer, 2013; Olendzki, 2010; Rothberg, 2010; Salzberg, 1995; Singer & Klimenki, 2014). The components of equanimity include compassion, wisdom, and unfailing love (Anālayo, 2015; Desbordes et al., 2015; Feldman, 2017; Hanh, 1998; Olendzki, 2010; Rothberg, 2010; Salzberg, 1995). The addition of compassion, the intention to actively relieve suffering, helps maintain emotional sovereignty and protects from the common occurrence of burnout due to despair and hopelessness (Desbordes et al., 2015; Feldman, 2017; Hanh, 1998; Klimecki, Leiberg, Lamm, & Singer, 2012; Kilmecki, Leiber, Ricard, & Singer, 2013; Olendzki, 2010; Romm, 2007; Singer & Klimenki, 2014). This ancient Buddhist practice supports the restoration of intention and desire to effect change and offers a radically different approach to caring for both child and parent.
Hotel brand personality and brand loyalty: an affective, conative and behavioral perspective

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to test the structural relationship between hotel brand personality and brand loyalty. Brand loyalty was conceptualized as a three-dimensional construct along a continuum: affective loyalty, conative loyalty and behavioral loyalty. This study proposed that customers’ perception of hotel brand personality has a positive influence on their affective loyalty, which in turn has a positive effect on their conative loyalty, which leads positively to their behavioral loyalty. Furthermore, this study attempted to examine the moderating role of brand familiarity between brand personality and affective loyalty. Structural equation modeling was used to test the structural relationships. The results suggested that hotel brand personality played an important role in shaping customer’s loyalty toward a brand. In addition, the moderating role of brand familiarity was supported. As familiarity toward a hotel brand increased, the relationship between brand personality and affective loyalty became stronger.
Coached Conversational Preference Elicitation: A Case Study in Understanding Movie Preferences

Conversational recommendation has recently attracted significant attention. As systems must understand users’ preferences, training them has called for conversational corpora, typically derived from task-oriented conversations. We observe that such corpora often do not reflect how people naturally describe preferences. We present a new approach to obtaining user preferences in dialogue: Coached Conversational Preference Elicitation. It allows collection of natural yet structured conversational preferences. Studying the dialogues in one domain, we present a brief quantitative analysis of how people describe movie preferences at scale. Demonstrating the methodology, we release the CCPE-M dataset to the community with over 500 movie preference dialogues expressing over 10,000 preferences.
The role of the tutor teacher in secondary school pastoral care : challenges and expectations

The social, emotional wellbeing of students today is as of great a concern as their academic achievement. In New Zealand secondary schools, special arrangements are made for pastoral care. The purpose of this research was to examine the role of the tutor teacher in two secondary schools and to examine the expectations and challenges of this role. The role of the tutor teacher is frequently cited as an important role in the care of secondary school students yet there is no current research on the role of a tutor teacher in the secondary sector in New Zealand. Therefore, this research will contribute to the knowledge of pastoral practices in a New Zealand setting. This qualitative research comprised document analysis of pastoral care documents such as pastoral care curriculum documents and school website information on pastoral care. Eight semistructured interviews ​were conducted at two New Zealand secondary schools with a Dean and two tutor teachers at each school and a deputy principal at one school. The findings established that although both schools deemed pastoral care important, only School Two resourced and led their tutor teachers to fulfil the role adequately. Subsequently the quality of pastoral care provided for students in School One was completely dependent upon the individual teacher’s motivation to provide pastoral care for their students. In conclusion, pastoral care is important for students, but schools need to ensure that their teachers are sufficiently resourced and trained to provide such care. Further research on the practices of tutor teachers in a variety of schools is required to extrapolate the findings of this research.
The moderating effect of social media usage on the relationship between personality traits and job performance in private sector in Jordan

This study is aim to examine the moderating effect of social media usage on the relationship between personality traits (independent variables) and Job performance (dependent variable). Scarce literature of social media usage were found In the Jordanian context and studies were limited in scope. The novelty of current study is, it accounts to capitalized moderating effects social media usage which is now compulsory part of human life however limited studies were focused on social media effect on work related behavior and task. The study were used sample of firms from 381 employees of Al Manseer Group which is listed in ASE (Amman Stock Exchange). The PLS SEM analysis were proven that social media had not moderating effect between personality traits and job performance however three of personality trait were found significant with job performance. This study added the body of knowledge of social media using, personality traits and job performance management practices literature in Jordan. The results of this study cannot be generalized, this study were used sample size from AL-Manseer group of Jordan. The results of this study might be changed if future researches use different set of sample firms.
Diagnostic reasoning in medical students using a simulated environment

Diagnostic ability occupies a pre-eminent position in the skills of a doctor in modern society. Underpinning this attribute is a number of cognitive strategies which are gradually developed through a mixture of experience, acquired knowledge and training. These strategies include processing and structuring information, decision making, and the emergence of higher cognitive skills. The apprenticeship model in medicine assumes that students assimilate such skills during training, without ever questioning how they view or engage with the diagnostic role.
Extracting Retinal Anatomy and Pathological Structure Using Multiscale Segmentation

Fundus image segmentation technology has always been an important tool in the medical imaging field. Recent studies have validated that deep learning techniques can effectively segment retinal anatomy and determine pathological structure in retinal fundus photographs. However, several groups of image segmentation methods used in medical imaging only provide a single retinopathic feature (e.g., roth spots and exudates). In this paper, we propose a more accurate and clinically oriented framework for the segmentation of fundus images from end-to-end input. We design a four-path multiscale input network structure that learns network features and finds overall characteristics via our network. Our network’s structure is not limited by segmentation of single retinopathic features. Our method is suitable for exudates, roth spots, blood vessels, and optic discs segmentation. The structure has general applicability to many fundus models; therefore, we use our own dataset for training. In cooperation with hospitals and board-certified ophthalmologists, the proposed framework is validated on retinal images from large databases and can improve diagnostic performance compared to state-of-the-art methods that use smaller databases for training. The proposed framework detects blood vessels with an accuracy of 0.927, which is comparable to exudate accuracy (0.939) and roth spot accuracy (0.904), providing ophthalmologists with a practical diagnostic and a robust analytical tool.
I Knew You Weren’t Going to Like Me! Neural Response to Accurately Predicting Rejection Is Associated With Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety and depression often emerge in adolescence. A normative increase in the desire for peer acceptance may be one of many contributing factors. These shifts occur during a phase of development in which neural reward networks, including structures such as the ventral striatum, undergo critical changes. Despite the salience of peer feedback during adolescence, neural responses to reward have largely been examined in the monetary domain, leaving many open questions about responses to social rewards. Moreover, most paradigms do not tease apart different aspects of reward processing (e.g., receiving feedback, being correct). Anxiety and depression are also associated with alterations in reward networks; however, little is known about how anxiety and depression in adolescence relate to differences in social vs. non-social reward processing. In this study, adolescents (n = 28) underwent fMRI while completing novel monetary and social feedback tasks, which tease apart reward domain (social/monetary), valence (positive/negative), and outcome (correct/incorrect). Participants were shown a pair of stimuli (doors/age-matched peers) and asked to indicate which stimulus would provide positive (win money/social like) or negative (lose money/social dislike) feedback. Participants then received feedback about the purported accuracy of their response. Region-of-interest analyses showed that left ventral striatum response varied by domain (social/monetary), valence (positive/negative), and outcome (correct/incorrect) of reward. Additionally, unique associations between anxiety, depression, and brain function were observed for correct, but not for incorrect trials, in the social, but not monetary task. Specifically, adolescents with high anxiety symptoms, but low depression, displayed greater left ventral striatum activation when correctly identifying peers who gave dislike (vs. like) feedback. Thus, anxious youth exhibited enhanced activation in a brain region implicated in reward processing when they accurately predicted someone was going to dislike them. Higher levels of both depression and anxiety symptoms were associated with greater striatal activation to correctly identifying peers who gave like (vs. dislike) feedback. These results suggest a neural mechanism by which negative prediction biases may be reinforced in anxious youth.
Cognitive Counseling Behavioral with Modeling The Figure of Dharmawangsa to Increase Verbal

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The authors declare that they have no significant competing financial, professional or personal interests that might have influenced the performance or presentation of the work described in this manuscript. Abstract: This research aims to know the influence of behavioral counseling Modeling techniquesDharmawangsa figure to improve verbal through lesson study on grade XII HIGH SCHOOL Language Lab Undiksha.This type of research is Research experiment pseudo ("Quasi alphabets experiment"). The population of this research was a HIGH SCHOOL Language class XII students of the laboratory Undiksha. Sampling techniques using a purposive sampling so that the retrieved 6 students who have low verbal ability as a group of 6 persons and more experiments as a control group. The Data collected with verbal ability tests of verbal ability.Methods of analysisthe test used wasthe t-test. Results of the study indicate that there is the influence of cognitive behavioral counseling with techniques of modeling the figure against the verbal ability of Dharmawangsa through lesson study.
An Investigation of the Connection between Parenting Styles, Birth Order, Personality, and Sibling Relationships

The purpose of the current study was to examine the potential effects of parenting styles and birth order on personality and sibling relationships. Two hundred forty-seven participants completed a demographics questionnaire as well as the Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale (LSRS) to measure affect, behavior, and cognitions associated with the sibling relationship in both childhood and adulthood. They also completed the Big Five Inventory (BFI) as well as reported on which parenting style their mother and father engaged in while they were growing up. Birth order had no significant effect on any of the aspects of the sibling relationship, but did show differences in conscientiousness and neuroticism. Other significant results were the finding that father’s parenting style impact all six areas assessed by the LSRS. Authoritative fathers led to more positivity in assessing the relationship with the sibling the participants felt closest to in their lives. Mother’s parenting style affected participants’ view of the sibling relationship similarly, but only for adult and child cognitions. Implications of these findings will be discussed, including support for the notion that authoritative parenting results in the most positive outcomes for offspring.