Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Stumbling into Change and Overcoming My Creative Fears in the Process: My CCT Experience Identifying and Overcoming Uncertainty and Fear in My Creativity

Though I originally enrolled in CCT as a means to prevent me from working too much, I ended up discovering I actually needed to do much more work –toward my creative development, instead of my professional development. While my " head-on " approach had proven effective and successful in my professional development when faced with challenges, it turned out that the same approach would be ineffective toward my attempts at personal change. Fears quickly emerged in my creativity that required my consideration-before I could enjoy any level of success. This synthesis considers the development and manifestation of my fears in creativity, and shares my experience, actions, and reflection in overcoming these fears in my personal creativity. Through the trial of seven actions focused on overcoming fear, I share how my thinking changed – which resulted in me finding comfort in creativity, and not discomfort with uncertainty. NARRATIVE: MY " FEARRIS " WHEEL 2 Narrative: My " Fearris " Wheel Fear manifests itself in some of the usual ways for me. My fear glows in my bright cheeks and dances in my trembling voice when I have to share my writing aloud. It flutters in my stomach when my boss says something in her "very quiet" voice-because with her, I've learned, the quieter she says it.the louder she really should be saying it. It coils my stomach when I hear people yelling at each other. And fear squeezes my throat and chest when my loved ones are sick-as my heart fears for the uncertainty of our tomorrow. But, my fear has a sense of humor, too-like when it moves to deep within my colon and hits "EVACUATE"-regardless of my proximity to a bathroom. And my fear has a protective side, too, as it attempts to save me from danger. For example, it's there at the start of my sprint triathlons-screaming at me, "Get out of the water-you can't swim! " Apparently my fear can have memory problems too, because it never remembers my Adult Tadpole Class at the local YMCA – where, at 36 years of age, I finally did learn how to overcome that fear of swimming. But as much as fear can take up residency in my existence making me sound, look, and feel different than I think I am – that's not really the fear that bothers me. That fear is like my Auntie Gina-who somehow always makes her …
5 Fulminant Amoebic Colitis : Role of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses

About 10% of the world population is affected by an invasion of the colon by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) that results in intestinal amebiasis. This pathogenesis is an important cause of death worldwide, ranking fourth among parasite related fatalities, behind malaria, Chagas disease and Leshmaniasis. Clinically speaking, E. histolytica causes amoebic dysentery, ameboma, amoebic appendicitis and fulminant amoebic colitis (FAC) (Espinosa-Cantellano & Martínez-Palomo, 2000; Pérez-Tamayo, 1986; Prathap & Gilman, 1970).
Opinion-focused Summarization and its Analysis at DUC 2006

In this paper, we present our approach to opinion-focused summarization, its results with the DUC 2006 data, and additional analysis. We extend our approach previously proposed from DUC 2005 to achieve summarization responding multiple questions, assuming that given narrative consists of multiple questions, by segmenting the “narrative” into questions. Our new approach is based on sentence extraction, where sentence type annotation is used for weighting, and frequencies of terms with sentiment polarities are taken into account if question types are appropriate for this. In addition, we selected 15 topics related to opinionfocused summarization and analyzed sentences in original source documents which correspond to model summaries.
Impulsive consensus for second-order multi-agent systems with a reference velocity and input delays

In this brief, a distributed impulsive algorithm for second-order multi-agent systems with a group reference velocity and input time delays is proposed. A distinctive feature of the algorithm is to address second-order consensus problems with local instantaneous interaction, where each agent can only exchange the information with its neighbors at a series of discrete-time instants and follow a desired reference velocity in the meantime. Some generic criteria for such algorithm over, respectively, directed fixed and switching network topologies are derived analytically. It is shown that consensus can be asymptotically reached if the interaction graph of the system has a spanning tree and the input time delays are less than the interaction intervals, which is assumed to be less than a given threshold value. Subsequently, numerical simulations are given to illustrate and visualize the effectiveness and feasibility of the theoretical results.
Scalable inter-domain routing architecture

As internets grow, both in size and in the diversity of routing requirements, providing inter-domain routing that can accommodate both of these factors becomes increasingly crucial. We propose a scalable inter-domain routing architecture consisting of two major components: source-demand routing (SDR) and node routing (NR). The NR component pre-computes and installs routes that are shared by a significant number of sources. These generic routes are commonly used and warrant wide propagation. The SDR component provides on-demand computation and installation of specialized routes that are not shared by enough sources to justify computation by NR. The potentially large number of different specialized routes, combined with their sparse utilization, make them too costly to support with the NR mechanism. Together NR and SDR address the issue of scaling to global internet sizes without restricting the availability of a diverse set of routes. Routing will adapt naturally over time to changing traffic patterns and new services by shifting computation and installation of particular types of routes between the two components. To complement earlier discussions of SDR design choices [3], this paper evaluates the algorithmic design choices for the NR component in terms of scalability and functionality. In addition, we discuss mechanisms for improving the scaling properties of link-state SDR, and for integrating the two components of the architecture.
What is the evidence for the role of audits to improve the quality of obstetric care

Medical or clinical audit has become an acquired concept in the context of obstetric and other health care in industrialised countries, but experience in developing countries is scant. In this paper, I will introduce some important concepts and principal methods of audit by examining some of the best known examples of audits in the context of obstetric care. These examples include approaches that aim at assessing and improving obstetric care at national level such as the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths, as well as facility-based methods such as case note reviews and criterion-based audits. Lessons are drawn for application to developing countries, and examples of audit experiences in developing countries are presented. Finally, the big, and as yet unanswered question of whether audit can improve care, let alone obstetric care, is addressed briefly.
The Limits of Culture?

ABSTRACT Recent debates about the meaning and role of cultural history have focused on the relationship between ‘culture’ and ‘society’. Some have taken this opportunity to position cultural history as a site of resistance to ‘biological’ explanations of human behaviour. In contrast, this article argues that ‘biological’ methodologies – particularly the perspectives of evolutionary psychology – can usefully contribute to the historical understanding of culture and social development. To this end, it outlines the fundamentals of Darwinist psychology, suggests options for interdisciplinary cooperation and uses the topic of interpersonal violence to explore the potential for uniting cultural, social and evolutionary psychological methodologies.
Teaching Granny (and Grandpa) to suck eggs: Psychology and the practicing teacher

This paper argues that psychology has an important role for practicing teachers. Firstly, it is important that they keep their knowledge of best teaching and learning practices updated; psychology is a continually evolving field of research and whilst some traditional aspects may remain compelling even today, others are no longer seen as valid, thus updating of the knowledge gained during initial training should be seen as essential for all practicing teachers. Secondly, the current emphasis on evidence–based teaching and the need for teacher–led research, highlight a need for understanding the research methods used in education, which again psychology at postgraduate level can deliver. Finally the challenges of teaching psychology to practicing teachers are discussed.
Polyneural innervation in the psoas muscle of the developing rat

Polyneural innervation was studied in the psoas muscle in developing rats from P4 till P25 and at adult age, with the combined silver–acetylcholinesterase technique. Nerve endings were counted, and end‐plates were measured. These data were compared with such data in the human. The end of polyneural innervation in the rat (around P20) and in the human (around 12 weeks postterm age) in both cases coincides with a transformation in motor behavior and postural control. The rat's psoas muscle at early stages is less heavily innervated than this muscle in the human. Up to three axons per motor end‐plate were counted at P4, but in the human up to five axons at 25 weeks of post menstrual age. This difference might be related to the lower percentage of type I muscle fibers in the rat. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 21:1058–1063, 1998.
Lower bounds for kinetic sorting

Let S be a set of n points moving on the real line. The kinetic sorting problem is to maintain a data structure on the set S that makes it possible to quickly generate a sorted list of the points in S, at any given time. We prove tight lower bounds for this problem, which show the following: with a subquadratic maintenance cost one cannot obtain any significant speed-up on the time needed to generate the sorted list (compared to the trivial O(n log n) time), even for linear motions.
RATIOS OF VACCINIA VIRUS PARTICLES TO VIRUS INFECTIOUS UNITS

Total virus particle counts, infectivity titrations and the ratios between particles and infective units have been determined for vaccinia virus infected tissues. Growth curves of vaccinia in the chorioallantoic membrane are characterized by relatively low ratios from 1 to 4 days after inoculation and a marked rise in the ratio at more prolonged intervals. Ratio determinations of vaccinia virus passages in the egg, rabbit skin, and guinea pig skin have been made to study the phenomenon of adaptation in different hosts. The embryonated egg chorioallantoic membrane shows no variation in the ratio of particles to infectious units during passage and it is concluded that this host is completely susceptible to vaccinia. During adaptive passages on the skin of rabbits and guinea pigs relatively large amounts of non-infective virus appear as indicated by a rise in the particle-infectivity ratios. The extent of ratio increase appears related to the general resistance of the host to the virus. Finally, treatment of crude tissue extracts with sonic vibration is described as an aid in dispersing the virus particles for quantitative particle counts.
SIGMA: A simulator for segment delay faults

We propose an efficient combinational circuit simulation technique for the recently proposed segment delay fault model. After simulation of a vector pair, activated segments are traced using a depth-first search. A segment numbering scheme finds the number of faults to be simulated. A labeling technique generates edge labels to compute a unique label for each segment fault. The use of labels avoids explicit storing of fault lists and allows efficient access to previously detected segment faults. Experimental results demonstrate several advantages of the segment delay fault model. First, the total number of faults remains manageable for small segment lengths. Second, many segments, not included in any robustly testable path fault, may have robust segment delay fault tests. Generating tests for such segments may increase the delay defect coverage.
A 10.3GS/s 6b flash ADC for 10G Ethernet applications

Increasing demand for bandwidth has resulted in broad adoption of 10G Ethernet throughout the network infrastructure. A wide array of standards has been developed supporting 10GE over both fiber and copper media. A particularly challenging standard is Long Reach Multimode (LRM), which targets installed base multi-mode fiber. The challenging communication channels presented by legacy fibers at the 10.3Gb/s rate lend themselves to the use of DSP-based adaptive receivers. Such receivers can be designed to be quite flexible - at once capable of meeting the performance requirements for multiple 10GE standards for all media: short- and long-reach multi-mode fiber (MMF), 10-to-80km single-mode fiber (SMF), as well as PCB backplanes and copper cable channels. A critical block for such receivers is the frontend ADC that digitizes the incoming data. This paper describes a 40nm CMOS 10.3GS/s, 6b Flash ADC used as the analog frontend for a DSP-based receiver that meets the requirements for all the NRZ 10G Ethernet standards, for both fiber (LRM, SR, LR, ER ZR) and copper channels (KR and CX1) [1].
Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD: A Review and Consideration of the Role of Arterial Vasodilators

The possibility that pulmonary hypertension (PH) may develop in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is well established, but prevalence data vary. The current World Health Organization clinical classification includes COPD in diagnostic group III: PH associated with disorders of the respiratory system or hypoxemia. The National Institute of Health defines PH as a mean pulmonary artery pressure of greater than 25 mmHg. Approximately 10% of the patients seen over the last decade in the PH Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, have PH due to COPD. The pathophysiology is likely complex and involves hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Ultimately, chronic hypoxia results in vascular remodeling with narrowing of the vascular lumen. The right heart is forced to generate increased driving pressures to overcome the increased vascular resistance. As the disease progresses, cor pulmonale may develop. The mortality in this setting is increased with five-year survival of 20% to 36% and seems to correlate with worsening PH and age. Fortunately, the PH in most cases is mild and occurs primarily in those with severe hypoxemia. Only 1% to 4% of patients have PH seemingly out of proportion to the severity of the COPD. This disproportionate subgroup may represent an important phenotype that requires a different therapeutic approach. Although supplemental oxygen remains the primary treatment for all PH in association with chronic hypoxia, pulmonary arterial vasodilators may have a therapeutic role in this subgroup. Vasodilators may worsen gas exchange, however, and to date, have no proven benefit. Rigorous future study will be required to determine whether there is a role for using pulmonary arterial vasodilators in this setting.
Severe GERD with Non Resolving Pneumonia Requiring SurgicalIntervention for Survival

Infant reflux becomes evident in the first few months of life, peaks at 4 months and resolves in up to 88% by 12 months and in nearly all by 24 months. Infantile reflux manifests more often with regurgitation, signs of esophagitis and resulting failure to thrive. We report the case of two months old male child with GERD with non-resolving pneumonia only relieved after surgical intervention.
Hierarchy in the Library: Egalitarian Dynamics in Victorian Novels

The current research investigated the psychological differences between protagonists and antagonists in literature and the impact of these differences on readers. It was hypothesized that protagonists would embody cooperative motives and behaviors that are valued by egalitarian hunter-gatherers groups, whereas antagonists would demonstrate status-seeking and dominance behaviors that are stigmatized in such groups. This hypothesis was tested with an online questionnaire listing characters from 201 canonical British novels of the longer nineteenth century. 519 respondents generated 1470 protocols on 435 characters. Respondents identified the characters as protagonists, antagonists, or minor characters, judged the characters' motives according to human life history theory, rated the characters' traits according to the five-factor model of personality, and specified their own emotional responses to the characters on categories adapted from Ekman's seven basic emotions. As expected, antagonists are motivated almost exclusively by the desire for social dominance, their personality traits correspond to this motive, and they elicit strongly negative emotional responses from readers. Protagonists are oriented to cooperative and affiliative behavior and elicit positive emotional responses from readers. Novels therefore apparently enable readers to participate vicariously in an egalitarian social dynamic like that found in hunter-gatherer societies. We infer that agonistic structure in novels simulates social behaviors that fulfill an adaptive social function and perhaps stimulates impulses toward these behaviors in real life.
A matter of hierarchy: activation of orfamide production by the post‐transcriptional Gac‐Rsm cascade of Pseudomonas protegens CHA0 through expression upregulation of the two dedicated transcriptional regulators

In this work, we surveyed the genome of P. protegens CHA0 in order to identify novel mRNAs possibly under the control of the Gac-Rsm cascade that might, for their part, serve to elucidate as-yet-unknown functions involved in the biocontrol of plant pathogens and/or in cellular processes required for fitness in natural environments. In view of the experimental evidence from former studies on the Gac-Rsm cascade, we developed a computational screen supported by a combination of sequence, structural and evolutionary constraints that led to a dataset of 43 potential novel mRNA targets. We then confirmed several mRNA targets experimentally and next focused on two of the respective genes that are physically linked to the orfamide biosynthetic gene cluster and whose predicted open-reading frames resembled cognate LuxR-type transcriptional regulators of cyclic lipopeptide clusters in related pseudomonads. In this report, we demonstrate that in strain CHA0, orfamide production is stringently dependent on a functional Gac-Rsm cascade and that both mRNAs encoding transcriptional regulatory proteins are under direct translational control of the RsmA/E proteins. Our results have thus revealed a hierarchical control over the expression of orfamide biosynthetic genes with the final transcriptional control subordinated to the global Gac-Rsm post-transcriptional regulatory system.
User evaluation of see-through vision for mobile outdoor augmented reality

We have developed a system built on our mobile AR platform that provides users with see-through vision, allowing visualization of occluded objects textured with real-time video information. We present a user study that evaluates the userpsilas ability to view this information and understand the appearance of an outdoor area occluded by a building while using a mobile AR computer. This understanding was compared against a second group of users who watched video footage of the same outdoor area on a regular computer monitor. The comparison found an increased accuracy in locating specific points from the scene for the outdoor AR participants. The outdoor participants also displayed more accurate results, and showed better speed improvement than the indoor group when viewing more than one video simultaneously.
Local linear perceptrons for classification

A structure composed of local linear perceptrons for approximating global class discriminants is investigated. Such local linear models may be combined in a cooperative or competitive way. In the cooperative model, a weighted sum of the outputs of the local perceptrons is computed where the weight is a function of the distance between the input and the position of the local perceptron. In the competitive model, the cost function dictates a mixture model where only one of the local perceptrons give output. Learning of the local models' positions and the linear mappings they implement are coupled and both supervised. We show that this is preferable to the uncoupled case where the positions are trained in an unsupervised manner before the separate, supervised training of mappings. We use goodness criteria based on the cross-entropy and give learning equations for both the cooperative and competitive cases. The coupled and uncoupled versions of cooperative and competitive approaches are compared among themselves and with multilayer perceptrons of sigmoidal hidden units and radial basis functions (RBFs) of Gaussian units on the application of recognition of handwritten digits. The criteria of comparison are the generalization accuracy, learning time, and the number of free parameters. We conclude that even on such a high-dimensional problem, such local models are promising. They generalize much better than RBF's and use much less memory. When compared with multilayer perceptrons, we note that local models learn much faster and generalize as well and sometimes better with comparable number of parameters.
The Acp26Aa seminal fluid protein is a modulator of early egg hatchability in Drosophila melanogaster

Drosophila melanogaster male accessory gland proteins (Acps) that are transferred in the ejaculate with sperm mediate post–mating competition for fertilizations between males. The actions of Acps include effects on oviposition and ovulation, receptivity and sperm storage. Two Acps that modulate egg production are Acp26Aa (ovulin) and Acp70A (the sex peptide). Acp26Aa acts specifically on the process of ovulation (the release of mature eggs from the ovaries), which is initiated 1.5 h after mating. In contrast, sperm storage can take as long as 6–9 h to complete. Initial ovulations after matings by virgin females will therefore occur before all sperm are fully stored and the extra eggs initially laid as a result of Acp26Aa transfer are expected to be inefficiently fertilized. Acp26Aa–mediated release of existing eggs should not cause a significant energetic cost or lead to a decrease in female lifespan assuming, as seems likely, that the energetic cost of egg laying comes from de novo egg synthesis (oogenesis) rather than from ovulation. We tested these predictions using Acp26Aa1 mutant males that lack Acp26Aa but are normal for other Acps and Acp26Aa2 males that transfer a truncated but fully functional Acp26Aa protein. Females mating with Acp26Aa2 (truncation) males that received functional Acp26Aa produced significantly more eggs following their first matings than did mates of Acp26Aa1 (null) males. However, as predicted above, these extra eggs, which were laid as a result of Acp26Aa transfer to virgin females, showed significantly lower egg hatchability. Control experiments indicated that this lower hatchability was due to lower rates of fertilization at early post–mating times. There was no drop in egg hatchability in subsequent non–virgin matings. In addition, as predicted above, females that did or did not receive Acp26Aa did not differ in survival, lifetime fecundity or lifetime progeny, indicating that Acp26Aa transfer does not represent a significant energetic cost for females and does not contribute to the survival cost of mating. Acp26Aa appears to remove a block to oogenesis by causing the clearing out of existing mature eggs and, thus, indirectly allowing oogenesis to be initiated immediately after mating. The results show that subtle processes coordinate the stimulation of egg production and sperm storage in mating pairs.