Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Body temperatures of some amphibians from Nayarit, Mexico

Thermal ecology studies of ectothermic organisms provide important information for studying ecological physiology, evolution, behavior, and more recently, to assess how climate change may affect them. Ectotherms have received wide attention, but field studies on amphibians are lacking. Consequently, we present data on thermoregulation of 11 species of amphibians from Nayarit, western Mexico. The results are discussed with thermally similar strategies. Our results fill some existing knowledge gaps of amphibian thermal ecology and provide the framework for future research on the eco-physiology of ectotherms.
Music mood recognition: State of the Art Review

There is a saying that goes, music is what feelings sound like. Not only common sense suggests a strong bond between music and emotion but also researchers refer to music as a language of emotion [1] and discuss this relationship in many di↵erent disciplines, including philosophy, musicology, psychology etc. [2]. Kim, Youngmoo E. et al. (2010) states in [3] that automatic recognition of emotions (or mood) as a music information retrieval task is in its early stages. Against this background, the central question that motivates this seminar paper is: How automatic music classification is done? The paper will introduce foundations for the classification of mood, show general ideas of competing solutions for automatic audio based mood recognition and dive then into the hybrid approach of [4].
Etiologies and Pathophysiology of Elevated Intracranial Pressure Basic Categories of Intracranial Pressure Elevation Examples of Intracranial Pressure Pathophysiology Traumatic brain injury

Purpose of Review: Intracranial pressure (ICP) can be elevated in traumatic brain injury, large artery acute ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, intracranial neoplasms, and diffuse cerebral disorders such as meningitis, encephalitis, and acute hepatic failure. Raised ICP is also known as intracranial hypertension and is defined as a sustained ICP of greater than 20 mm Hg. Recent Findings: ICP must be measured through an invasive brain catheter, typically an external ventricular catheter that can drain CSF and measure ICP, or through an intraparenchymal ICP probe. Proper recognition of the clinical signs of elevated ICP is essential for timely diagnosis and treatment to prevent cerebral hypoperfusion and possible brain death. Clinical signs of elevated ICP include headache, papilledema, nausea, and vomiting in the early phases, followed by stupor and coma, pupillary changes, hemiparesis or quadriparesis, posturing and respiratory abnormalities, and eventually cardiopulmonary arrest. Summary: Management of elevated ICP is, in part, dependent on the underlying cause. Medical options for treating elevated ICP include head of bed elevation, IV mannitol, hypertonic saline, transient hyperventilation, barbiturates, and, if ICP remains refractory, sedation, endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, and neuromuscular paralysis. Surgical options include CSF drainage if hydrocephalus is present and decompression of a surgical lesion, such as an intracranial hematoma/large infarct or tumor, if the patient’s condition is deemed salvageable. Future research should continue investigating medical and surgical options for the treatment of raised ICP, such as hypothermia, drugs that reduce cerebral edema, and operations aimed at reducing intracranial mass effect. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015;21(5):1299–1323.
GENETIC FIDELITY ANALYSIS OF ENCAPSULATED MICROSHOOTS OF SARCOSTEMMA BREVISTIGMA USING RAPD MARKERS.

Susmita Mishra. In vitro grown microshoots of Sarcostemma brevistigma were used as explant for encapsulation. Encapsulated microshoots were kept at 25°C, and the success rate of regrowth was found to be approximately 50% following 1 months of storage. Encapsulated microshoots showed 37.66% formation of multiple shoots on plant growth regulator free Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium. Healthy root formation was observed in all microshoots following two weeks of transfer on half-strength MS medium containing 0.5 μM αnaphthalene acetic acid and 0.5 μM Indole acetic acid. These plants were subsequently transferred to pots containing a mixture of soil, sand and farm yard manure (2:2:1, v/v), and then shifted in the greenhouse. In the green house and the overall survival was found to be 75% after 2 months. The genetic fidelity analysis of S. brevistigma plants developed from encapsulated microshoots was done using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker. For molecular analysis 25 decamer primers were used to check genetic fidelity of plants selected from all three batches was carried out using. Only 5 primers produced scorable amplified products and a total of 38 bands were observed; out of these 10.52% bands were polymorphic. Cluster analysis of the RAPD profile revealed an average similarity coefficient of 0.95 confirming genetic stability of plants derived from encapsulated microshoots following 1 months of storage at 25°C.
The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome : an Endocrinological Perspective from 1 the European Society of Endocrinology 2 3 The ESE PCOS Special Interest Group :

34 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common ovarian disorder associated with androgen 35 excess in women, which justifies the growing interest of endocrinologists. Great efforts have been 36 made in the last two decades to define the syndrome. The presence of three different definitions for 37 the diagnosis of PCOS reflects the phenotypic heterogeneity of the syndrome. Major criteria are 38 required for the diagnosis, which in turn identifies different phenotypes according to the 39 combination of different criteria. In addition, the relevant impact of metabolic issues, specifically 40 insulin resistance and obesity, on the pathogenesis of PCOS, and the susceptibility to develop earlier 41 than expected glucose intolerance states, including type 2 diabetes, has supported the notion that 42 these aspects be considered when defining the PCOS phenotype and planning potential therapeutic 43 strategies in an affected subject. This paper offers a critical endocrine and European perspective on 44 the debate on the definition of PCOS and summarizes all major aspects related to etiological factors, 45 including early life events, potentially involved in the development of the disorder. Diagnostic tools 46 of PCOS are also discussed, with emphasis on the laboratory evaluation of androgens and other 47 potential biomarkers of ovarian and metabolic dysfunctions. We have also paid specific attention to 48 the role of obesity, sleep disorders and neuropsychological aspects of PCOS and on the relevant 49 pathogenetic aspects of cardiovascular risk factors. In addition, we have discussed how to target 50 treatment choices based according to the phenotype and individual patient’s needs. Finally, we have 51 suggested potential areas of translational and clinical research for the future with specific emphasis 52 on hormonal and metabolic aspects of PCOS. 53
Resistance Training in Parkinson’s Disease: A Longitudinal Study

Objective: The objective of this study was to verify the effect of micro-loads and elastic bands exercise program in a group of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods: Twenty-one people with PD, participated in this study. All participants were able to walk unassisted, and their disability score using the Hoehn & Yahr scale was 2 ± 0.5. Subjects were randomly assigned to micro-loads group (11 subjects, age 69 ± 10 years; weight 72 ± 12 kg, height 171 ± 7 cm) or to elastic band group (9 subjects, age 70 ± 11 years; weight 69 ± 15 kg and high 169 ± 9 cm). Both groups performed two sessions of physical activity per week during a period of 5 months. Subjects were evaluated on flexibility with sit and reach test; the body balance with stabilometric platform, useful to evaluate the center of pressure (COP); the Spinal Mouse® to assess the column shape and the sit to stand test to measure the strength performance of lower limbs. Tests were three times during the training period: after the first and the third month of physical activity and at the end of the training period. Results: Data showed a statistically significant variation in the sit to stand test in the EG group (T0 vs T2; Anova, p < 0.001, post hoc, p < 0.01, +19%). Conclusion: Both micro-loads and elastic band exercises were well-tolerated. Elastic bands exercises produced a significant improvement in the lower limbs muscles performance.
Discretionary Accruals and the Predictive Ability of Earnings in the Forecast of Future Cash Flows: Evidence from Australia

We examine whether discretionary and non-discretionary accruals improve the predictive ability of earnings for forecasting future cash flows in an Australian context. Using both within-sample and outof-sample forecasting tests, we demonstrate that discretionary accruals improve the predictive abilty of earnings in the forecast of future cash flows. Further, discretionary and non-discretionary accruals and direct method cash flow components together are more useful than (i) aggregate earnings, (ii) aggregate cash flow from operations and total accruals, and (iii) aggregate cash flow from operations, discretionary accruals and nondiscretionary accruals.
The Impact of Social Robots on Young Patients ' Socio-emotional Well-being in a Pediatric Inpatient Care Context

In this thesis, I explore how interactive technologies can positively impact human wellness and flourishing. I investigate this in the context of pediatric inpatient care. Children and their parents may undergo challenging experiences when admitted for inpatient care at pediatric hospitals. While most hospitals make efforts to provide socio-emotional support for patients and their families during care, gaps still exist between human resource supply and demand. The Huggable project aims to close this gap by creating a social robot able to mitigate stress and anxiety and to promote positive affect and physical activity in pediatric patients by engaging them in playful interactive activities. We ran a randomized controlled trial study at a local pediatric hospital to study how three different interactive mediums (a plush teddy bear, a virtual agent on a screen and a social robot) affects the child patient's physical activity, affect, joyful play, stress and anxiety. In this thesis, I analyze the social, emotional, linguistic and physical behaviors of the patients, caretakers and medical staff with the video data collected during the Huggable study. Results from the behavioral analyses show that a social robot promotes more physical movement, more emotional verbal expressions, and more dynamic patient-caretaker-medical staff interaction than the virtual character and the plush interventions. Then, I extend the findings from the in-hospital experiment and develop an autonomous virtual avatar mobile application that provides personalized positive psychology interventions. A three-week longitudinal study with smartphone users showed that the interactive virtual avatar resulted an immediate improvement on people's affect and the users' engagement with the avatar increased over time due to the personalization algorithm implemented in the system. The findings from the randomized clinical trial in the pediatric hospital and the longitudinal study with smartphone users suggest the potential benefit of an autonomous and personalized social robot in pediatric inpatient-care contexts on young patients' social and emotional wellbeing. Thesis Supervisor: Cynthia Breazeal Title: Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences The Impact of Social Robots on Young Patients' Socio-emotional Wellbeing in a Pediatric Inpatient Care Context
Reversible Capacitance Change of Nematic Liquid Crystal Cell Doped with Semiconductor CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots

Electrical characteristics of the nematic LC cells with 3.5 nm semiconductor CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) were investigated. We observed variation of the LC cell capacitance with QDs concentration about 0.18 wt. %. The capacitance grown to three orders of magnitude at primary measuring under voltages below the Fredericks threshold and then it dropped. Repeated tests shown that the capacitance maximum of dependence decreased and disappeared after repeated measurements of the LC cell. The maximum arose again after applying to the LC cell of the alternating-current electric field with voltage of 30 V at a frequency of 1 kHz for 10 minutes. Changing of the capacitance was observed in the result of mobile ions interactions of liquid crystal with QDs in the electric field. That contributed to an aggregation and moving charged nanoparticles in the direction of substrates of LC cell as well as their reverse motion to a centre under action of applied voltage onto the LC cell.
Investigating Individuals' Intention to be Involved in Knowledge Management Process

Problem statement: Implementation of Knowledge Management (KM) process in organizations is considered as essential to be competitive in the present competitive world. Though the modern KM practices highly depend on technology, individuals (‘organizational members’) intention to be involved in KM process plays a major role in the success. Hence, the evaluation of individuals’ intention is deemed as significant before the actual implementation of KM process in organizations. Nevertheless, inadequate information is presented in this regard; as a result, a wide research gap prevails in the literature. In this context, the present study focuses on developing a research frame work that can be used to measure the individual intention to be involved in KM process. Approach: Subsequent to a critical analysis of the research gaps, a basic research model has been developed based on knowledge creation theory, KM enablers, and individual acceptance model. Measurers and questionnaire items were identified for each variable from relevant literature. Consequently, the reliability of the instrument was tested among academic staff of a Malaysian university. Results: The Cronbach’s alpha for each variable is more than 0.800 that exhibits the reliability of the instruments. Conclusion: The presented research framework might be a doorstep for future study in this area of KM. Moreover, practitioners may use the proposed framework to measure the intention of individuals to be involved in KM process before actually embarking to it. However, the framework and the model should be tested in different socio cultural and organizational climate to make it robust.
The inherent tensions and ambiguities of hope: Towards a post-formal analysis of experiences of advanced-cancer patients

Sociological and anthropological analyses of hope in healthcare contexts have tended to address institutional processes, especially the power dynamics that function through such systems or political economies of hope, which in turn shape interactions through which hopes are managed. This article extends this approach through a more detailed consideration of the experience of hoping itself. Our post-formal analysis denotes the tensions that are intrinsic and defining features of lifeworlds around hope, emphasising the dissonance and fragility of hoping. Drawing upon interview and observational data involving patients with advanced-cancer diagnoses who we taking part in clinical trials, we explore three main tensions which emerged within the analysis: tensions involving time and liminality between future and present; ontological tensions involving the concrete and the possible, the ‘realistic’ and the positive; and tensions in taken-for-grantedness between the reflective and the mundane, the specific and the ambiguous. Rather than three separate sets of tensions, those involving time, ontology and taken-for-grantedness are very much interwoven. In denoting the influence of social processes in engendering tensions we bridge sociological and anthropological approaches with a more definition-oriented literature, developing understandings of hoping and its key characteristics in relation to other processes of coping amidst vulnerability and uncertainty.
High Status Turkish Women Administrators in Higher Education by Nuray Senemoglu Current Status of Women in the Information Technology Field

Although progress has been made, it remains clear that women are still underrepresented in administrative positions in all types of higher educational institutions throughout the world. While the issue is often now addressed in the literature, there are still few articles reporting research findings on the experiences and perceptions of university presidents, particularly women. Ten women university presidents were interviewed using the phenomenological research methodology. This paper reports the results of this research related to the presidents' perceptions of their own leadership styles and philosophies. Leadership Styles and Philosophies of Women University Presidents Although progress has been made, it remains clear that women are still underrepresented in administrative positions in all types of higher educational institutions throughout the world. Berryman-Fink, Lemaster, and Nelson (2003) reported that only 15% of chief academic officers in the post-secondary academy were women, with 70% of these positions being held in colleges with less than 1,000 students. They explained that of the women college and university presidents in the United States (who make up 19.3% of the total), 70% of them “head schools with 3,000 or fewer students, religious or women's colleges, or two-year institutions” (p. 60). Some have speculated (while others have reported research findings) about reasons for the continued underrepresentation of women in administration. These include the challenge of obtaining effective mentoring, strategic committee assignments, and work experiences; lack of leadership opportunities and experiences; devalued mental models (from women and men); lack of selfconfidence, isolation, deep-seated traditions, overall discrimination; and other cultural, attitudinal, political, and structural constraints (Berryman-Fink, et al., 2003;
3 1970 ’ s Synthesis and Antithesis : Formality and Waterfall Processes

George Santayana's statement, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," is only half true. The past also includes successful histories. If you haven't been made aware of them, you're often condemned not to repeat their successes. In a rapidly expanding field such as software engineering, this happens a lot. Extensive studies of many software projects such as the Standish Reports offer convincing evidence that many projects fail to repeat past successes. This paper tries to identify at least some of the major past software experiences that were well worth repeating, and some that were not. It also tries to identify underlying phenomena influencing the evolution of software engineering practices that have at least helped the author appreciate how our field has gotten to where it has been and where it is. A counterpart Santayana-like statement about the past and future might say, "In an era of rapid change, those who repeat the past are condemned to a bleak future. " (Think about the dinosaurs, and think carefully about software engineering maturity models that emphasize repeatability.) This paper also tries to identify some of the major sources of change that will affect software engineering practices in the next couple of decades, and identifies some strategies for assessing and adapting to these sources of change. It also makes some first steps towards distinguishing relatively timeless software engineering principles that are risky not to repeat, and conditions of change under which aging practices will become increasingly risky to repeat.
Do husbands and wives pool their incomes? Experimental evidence

In this paper, we propose a direct test of income pooling within couples, which yields new insight into intra-household bargaining behaviour. For this purpose, we performed a five-round experiment with 95 real, established couples in Germany. In each round, the couples received the same amount of money, though with differing allocations between the spouses, to make consumption choices for private goods. We observed the choices to depend strongly on the spouses’ relative resources for about half the sample and interpret this as a rejection of the income pooling hypothesis. Moreover, non-pooling was positively related with the homogeneity of the spouses’ characteristics (in terms of age, education, working hours) and negatively with their average education and income levels.
Different aspects of impulsivity in patients with a borderline personality disorder , patients with a substance use disorder and patients with the combination of both disorders Running title : Impulsivity in BPD and

Background: Impulsivity is a much debated although clinically important concept especially in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Substance Use Disorders (SUD). The current study aims to examine the presence of various aspects of impulsivity (self-reported impulsivity and delay discounting) in patients with BPD, SUD and the combination of both disorders (BPD+SUD). Methods: In total, 345 participants were assessed: patients with BPD (N=36), SUD (N=124), BPD+SUD (N=74), and a healthy control group (HC; N=111). Results: BPD and SUD have an additive effect on impulsivity in BPD+SUD regardless of the nature of measurement (self-reported or neurocognitive). When self-reported, these results are not better accounted for by demographic variables or by the severity of distress. In contrast, delayed discounting is moderated by differences in distress and depression. Conclusions: These results provide support for the notion that impulsivity is not a unitary construct and that impulsivity has different manifestations in BPD and SUD patients.
Global existence to Boltzmann equation with external force in infinite vacuum

In this paper, we give a condition on the bicharacteristic which guarantees the global existence of the mild solution to the Boltzmann equation with an external force for the hard-sphere model and potentials with angular cutoff in infinite vacuum. This generalizes the previous results to the case when the force can have arbitrary strength. The constructive condition on the bicharacteristic is used to obtain the pointwise estimates on the collision operator so that the global existence comes from the contraction mapping theorem.
A Markov Chain Algorithm for determining Crossing Times through nested Graphs

According to the by now established theory developed in order to define a Laplacian or ― equivalently ― a Brownian motion on a nested fractal, one has to solve certain renormalization problems. In this paper, we present a Markov chain algorithm solving the problem for certain classes of simple fractals $K$ provided that there exists a unique Brownian motion and hence, a unique Laplacian on $K$.