Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Interpersonal skills training

The philosophy outlined below has been developed by EITB consultants with the managers and staff of engineering companies. The approach grown by Gerry McIver, George Ball and John Herbert, relates closely to the requirements of a wide variety of working situations. More and more they have come to realise that successful managers seldom motivate their staff, rather do they manage the motivations that people already have.
Effects of structural variations of non‐ionic surfactants on micellar properties and solubilization: variation of oxyethylene content on properties of C22 monoethers

Studies on erucyl alcohol ethoxylated with 40 and 47 units, and on behenyl alcohol ethoxylated with 33 and 43 units, gave values of 106, 101, 271, and 304 (all × 103) for the micellar weight, 51, 42, 152, and 137 for the aggregation numbers, and 257, 362, 209, and 311 moles water mol−1 surfactant for the micellar hydration, respectively. Measurements of the solubilization of azobenzene, cortisone acetate, griseofulvin, sulphadiazine, phenylbutazone, betamethasone, tolbutamide, and menaphthone showed that the erucyl derivatives were better solubilizers than the behenyl compounds, and that solubilization increased as the polyoxyethylene chain was shortened; this change was more pronounced with the erucyl compounds.
Functional infrared imaging of the breast

In order to re-assess the potential contribution of infrared (IR) imaging as a first-line component of a multi-imaging strategy using currently available technology, we first review the history of its introduction and clinical application, including the results of the Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Projects (BCDDP). We then discuss experiments with a new high-resolution, computerized IR station and software program acquired by the Ville Marie Breast Center to assess IR imaging's ability to complement clinical examination and mammography in the early detection of breast cancer. Our goal is to show that high-resolution IR imaging provides additional safe, practical, and objective information when produced and interpreted by sufficiently trained breast physicians.
Neonatal Brain MRI and Motor Outcome at School Age in Children with Neonatal Encephalopathy: A Review of Personal Experience

The aim of this paper is to review (i) the spectrum of neuromotor function at school age in children who had been born full-term and presented with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) and low Apgar scores and (ii) the relation between the presence/absence of such difficulties and neonatal brain MRI. Motor outcome appears to be mainly related to the severity of basal ganglia and internal capsule involvement. Severe basal ganglia lesions were always associated with the most severe outcome, microcephaly, tetraplegia, and severe global delay, whereas more discrete basal ganglia lesions were associated with athetoid cerebral palsy, with normal cognitive development or minor neuro-motor abnormalities. White matter lesions were associated with abnormal motor outcome only if the internal capsule was involved. Children with moderate white matter changes but normal internal capsule, had normal motor outcome at school age.
Association between Progressive Intraventricular Conduction Disturbance and Cardiovascular Events

Background Prolonged QRS duration on electrocardiogram (ECG) has been known as a poor prognostic marker. However, little is known about association between progressive intraventricular conduction disturbance and cardiovascular prognosis. Methods From among a database containing 359,737 12-lead ECG recordings, patients whose QRS duration progressively increased from <120 msec to ≥120 msec were selected using software. The prognosis of patients was searched by medical record. The primary endpoint was defined as heart failure hospitalization. The secondary endpoint was heart failure hospitalization, device implantation, or cardiovascular death. Results A total of 143 patients (100 males; age, 58.9±11.1 years) were enrolled in this study. QRS duration increased by 46.4±13.8 msec, manifesting right bundle branch block (RBBB) in 99 (69.2%) patients and non-RBBB (i.e., left bundle branch block, RBBB with left anterior hemiblock, or nonspecific intraventricular conduction disturbance) in 44 (30.8%). During the follow-up (mean, 16.6±5.3 years), 44 (30.3%), 15 (10.3%), and 6 (4.1%) patients resulted in heart failure hospitalization, device implantation, and cardiovascular death, respectively. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards models revealed that 1) the temporal increase in QRS duration was associated with the primary endpoint (hazard ratio [HR] 1.98; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05–3.80; p = 0.04) and the secondary endpoint (HR 2.79; 95% CI 1.55–5.00; p = 0.0001) and 2) the development of non-RBBB was associated with the primary endpoint (HR 3.02; 95% CI 1.59–5.73; p = 0.0001) and the secondary endpoint (HR 2.82; 95% CI 1.57–5.09; p = 0.001). Conclusion The temporal increase in QRS duration and the development of non-RBBB patterns were independently associated with adverse cardiovascular prognosis.
CAVITY OF MOLECULAR GAS ASSOCIATED WITH SUPERNOVA REMNANT 3C 397

3C 397 is a radio and X-ray bright Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) with an unusual rectangular morphology. Our CO observation obtained with the Purple Mountain Observatory at Delingha, Qinghai Province, China reveals that the remnant is well confined in a cavity of molecular gas and embedded at the edge of a molecular cloud (MC) at the local standard of rest systemic velocity of ∼32 km s−1. The cloud has a column density gradient increasing from southeast to northwest, perpendicular to the Galactic plane, in agreement with the elongation direction of the remnant. This systemic velocity places the cloud and SNR 3C 397 at a kinematic distance of ∼10.3 kpc. The derived mean molecular density (∼10–30 cm−3) explains the high volume emission measure of the X-ray emitting gas. A 12CO line broadening of the ∼32 km s−1 component is detected at the westmost boundary of the remnant, which provides direct evidence of the SNR–MC interaction and suggests multi-component gas there with dense (∼104 cm−3) molecular clumps. We confirm the previous detection of an MC at ∼38 km s−1 to the west and south of the SNR and argue, based on H i self-absorption, that the cloud is located in the foreground of the remnant. A list of Galactic SNRs presently known and suggested to be in physical contact with environmental MCs is appended in this paper.
The preprophase band of microtubules controls the robustness of division orientation in plants

Refined understanding of the preprophase band Because plant cells do not move, plant tissues are constructed according to how they place the divisions of their constituent cells. Schaefer et al. found a mutation in the model plant Arabidopsis that abolishes a visible precursor of cell division, the preprophase band. Despite loss of the band—previously thought essential to define the division plane—the general orientations of cell division planes in the roots of these plants were normal. However, individual division orientations showed more variance than normal. Thus, the preprophase band serves to focus and refine the final orientation of the nascent cell division plane. Science, this issue p. 186 A structure thought to be required for division plane selection in plants merely refines division plane position by reducing spindle rotation. Controlling cell division plane orientation is essential for morphogenesis in multicellular organisms. In plant cells, the future cortical division plane is marked before mitotic entry by the preprophase band (PPB). Here, we characterized an Arabidopsis trm (TON1 Recruiting Motif) mutant that impairs PPB formation but does not affect interphase microtubules. Unexpectedly, PPB disruption neither abolished the capacity of root cells to define a cortical division zone nor induced aberrant cell division patterns but rather caused a loss of precision in cell division orientation. Our results advocate for a reassessment of PPB function and division plane determination in plants and show that a main output of this microtubule array is to limit spindle rotations in order to increase the robustness of cell division.
Aspects of Manual Wheelchair Configuration Affecting Mobility: A Review

Many aspects relating to equipment configuration affect users’ actions in a manual wheelchair, determining the overall mobility performance. Since the equipment components and configuration determine both stability and mobility efficiency, configuring the wheelchair with the most appropriate set-up for individual users’ needs is a difficult task. Several studies have shown the importance of seat/backrest assembly and the relative position of the rear wheels to the user in terms of the kinetics and kinematics of manual propulsion. More recently, new studies have brought to light evidence on the inertial properties of different wheelchair configurations. Further new studies have highlighted the handrim as a key component of wheelchair assembly, since it is the interface through which the user drives the chair. In light of the new evidence on wheelchair mechanics and propulsion kinetics and kinematics, this article presents a review of the most important aspects of wheelchair configuration that affect the users’ actions and mobility.
On the fabrication of aluminum doped silica preform using MCVD and solution doping technique

This paper provides detailed discussions on the fabrication of aluminum doped silica preform using solution doping technique and modified chemical vapor deposition (MCVD). The porous core layer was deposited at 1750°C with 30cm in deposition length. The soot formed at the inlet and outlet segment of the deposited length is analyzed using SEM for soot size and BET for pore size distribution. Refractive index profile of the doped preform is measured using preform analyzer. The refractive index difference obtained at the outlet and inlet segments shows uniform distribution of Al2O3, in agreement with the pore size distribution.
Strictly transporter of antigen presentation (TAP)-dependent presentation of an immunodominant cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitope in the signal sequence of a virus protein

Peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules are derived from intracellularly synthesized proteins. Cytosolic proteins are fragmented into peptides, which are subsequently transported via the transporter of antigen presentation (TAP) into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where they bind to MHC class I molecules. We have investigated the requirements for MHC class I presentation of the immunodominant gp33 cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitope of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. This epitope is located within the leader peptide of the virus glycoprotein. Such an epitope is expected to be presented in a TAP-independent manner, since it is released into the ER by signal peptidase. Taking advantage of TAP1-/- mice, however, we show both in vitro and in vivo that, after virus infection, the presentation of the gp33 epitope is strictly dependent on a functional TAP heterodimer. The results are discussed with respect to peptide trimming processes in the ER.
A Work-in-Process Literature Review: Incorporating Social Media in Risk and Crisis Communication

This work-in-process literature review gives an overview of recent insight in the incorporation of social media in risk and crisis communication. By marrying literature and examples of social media use with best practices in risk and crisis communication, this study demonstrates how communicators can embrace social media tools to better manage a risk or crisis. Best practices in risk and crisis communication are summarized, examples of social media tools used to manage risks and crises are expounded, and recommendations for practitioners are provided to incorporate social media tools in risk and crisis communication.
Composing Real-Time Systems

We present a method to construct real-time systems using as components anytime algorithms whose quality of results degrades gracefully as computation time decreases. Introducing computation time as a degree of freedom defines a scheduling problem involving the activation and interruption of the anytime components. This scheduling problem is especially complicated when trying to construct interruptible algorithms, whose total run-time is unknown in advance. We introduce a framework to measure the performance of anytime algorithms and solve the problem of constructing interruptible algorithms by a mathematical reduction to the problem of constructing contract algorithms, which require the determination of the total run-time when activated. We show how the composition of anytime algorithms can be mechanized as part of a compiler for a LISP-like programming language for real-time systems. The result is a new approach to the construction of complex real-time systems that separates the arrangement of the performance components from the optimization of their scheduling, and automates the latter task.
Cognitive spare capacity as a measure of listening effort

There has been a recent interest in listening effort as a factor to be taken into account in the audiological clinic. However, the term “listening effort” is poorly determined and needs to be defined before it can be used as a clinical or research tool. One way of understanding listening effort is in terms of the cognitive resources expended during listening. Cognitive capacity is finite and thus if cognitive capacity is used up during the act of listening to speech there will be fewer cognitive resources left to process the content of the message conveyed. We have introduced the term Cognitive Spare Capacity (CSC) to refer to residual cognitive capacity once successful listening has taken place. This extended abstract described the work we have carried out to date on measures of CSC for research and clinical use. In the course of this work we have developed tests to assess the role of memory load, executive function and audiovisual integration in CSC under challenging conditions. When these tests are fully developed, our aim is that they should allow objective individual assessment of listening effort in cognitive terms. Results to date indicate that under challenging conditions, CSC is an arena for executive processing of temporarily stored information; it is related to individual working memory capacity and can be enhanced by hearing aid signal processing.
Logit Model for Pre-Warning Financial Distress of Listed Real-Estate Companies in China

This paper mainly discusses the study of models for financial distress pre-warning, trying to select general financial indexes by principal component analysis, and meanwhile adding nonfinancial indexes which reflect corporate governance state to complement. Logit Model which is more accurate in prediction is selected, with the 56 company samples including both delisting pre-warned companies and counterparts without financial distress. Old Logit Model with 9 integrative financial indexes and new model with 6 more nonfinancial indexes are respectively built and pass the tests finally. By adding nonfinancial indexes into Logit Model, this paper goes to the conclusion that the new index system was more precise than the old one.
Listen to the Natives.

Educators have slid into the 21st century—and into the digital age—still doing a great many things the old way. It's time for education leaders to raise their heads above the daily grind and observe the new landscape that's emerging. Recognizing and analyzing its characteristics will help define the education leadership with which we should be providing our students, both now and in the coming decades.
HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN DEPRESI PADA PASIEN PENYAKIT GINJAL KRONIK DI RUANGAN HEMODIALISA BLU RSUP Prof. Dr. R D. KANDOU MANADO

Absract : Depression is a form of emotional disorder that show depressed feelings, sad, worthless, meaningless, don't have morale and pessimistic about the future felt by individuals. The purpose of this research is to know the relation of support families with depression in patients with chronic kidney disease. The research was carried out by the method of cross-sectional study, a sample of 59 respondents comprised of families and patients. Data collection is done by filling in a questionnaire made by researchers and is completed by respondents. Furthermore the data processed using the aid program SPSS for analysis by chi-square test with a level of significance of 0.05 (a). The research results showed that good family support (83.1%) with no depression (79,6%) whereas the depression (20.4%) and less support (16.9%) with depression (70,0%) and no depression (30,0%). Conclusion there is a meaningful relationship between family support with the depression, with a value of p = 0,004. Advice for health agencies in hospitals in order to further improve the quality of service to patients in order to prevent the risk of the occurrence of depression in patients with chronic kidney disease. Keywords : Family Support, Depression, Patients PGK Abstrak : Depresi merupakan salah satu bentuk gangguan emosi yang menunjukan perasaan tertekan ,sedih ,tidak berharga, tidak berarti, tidak memiliki semangat dan pesimis tentang masa depan yang dirasakan oleh individu. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan depresi pada pasien penyakit ginjal kronik.Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan metode cross sectionalstudy , sampel 59 responden yang terdiri dari keluarga dan pasien.Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan pengisian kuesioner yang dibuat oleh peneliti dan diisi oleh responden. Selanjutnya data diolah dengan menggunakan bantuan program SPSS untuk dianalisis dengan uji chi-square dengan tingkat kemaknaan (a)0.05. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa dukungan keluarga baik (83,1%) dengan tidak depresi (79,6%) sdangkan depresi (20,4%) dan dukungan kurang (16,9%) dengan depresi (70,0%) dan tidak depresi (30,0%). Kesimpulanada hubungan yang bermakna antara dukungan keluarga dengan depresi,dengan nilai p=0,004. Saran bagi instansi kesehatan di rumah sakit agar lebih meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan kepada pasien agar dapat mencegah resiko terjadinya depresi pada pasien penyakit ginjal kronik. Kata Kunci : Dukungan Keluarga, Depresi, Pasien PGK
From Colonial to Liberation Psychology: The Philippine Experience

This is an expansion and update of 'Indigenous and National Consciousness', which is mainly based on published and unpublished sikolohiyang Pilipino materials and documents written in the Filipino language. An English overview of the research literature, historical studies, and commentaries in Filipino and English, as well as a description of the philosophy, goals, and activities of sikolohiyang Pilipino in English, should prove useful to the interested English reader.
Empirical evaluation of preservation methods for faecal DNA

We evaluate the relative effectiveness of four methods for preserving faecal samples for DNA analysis. PCR assays of fresh faecal samples collected from free‐ranging baboons showed that amplification success was dependent on preservation method, PCR‐product size, and whether nuclear or mitochondrial DNA was assayed. Storage in a DMSO/EDTA/Tris/salt solution (DETs) was most effective for preserving nuclear DNA, but storage in 70% ethanol, freezing at –20°C and drying performed approximately equally well for mitochondrial DNA and short (<200 bp) nuclear DNA fragments. Because faecal DNA is diluted and degraded, repeated extractions from faeces may be necessary and short nuclear markers should be employed for genotyping. A review of molecular scatology studies further suggests that three to six faeces per individual should be collected.
An Integrative Psychotherapy of Postpartum Adjustment

Becoming a mother is a time of transition, transformation and sometimes trauma. The immediacy of meeting the needs of an infant, combined with the immediacy of becoming a mother, often collide to produce depression, anxiety and stress. Shame, confusion, isolation and cultural expectations often prevent women from seeking the postpartum support they need, which may result in long lasting depression, anxiety and unresolved trauma. Integrative Psychotherapy, Transactional Analysis and Attachment Theory offer ways to understand postpartum adjustment as well as methodologies for addressing this unique developmental event in the life of women.
Identification of software instabilities

As software evolves, maintenance practices require aprocess of accommodating changing requirements whileminimizing the cost of implementing those changes. Overtime, incompatibilities between design assumptions andthe operational environment become more pronounced,requiring some regions of the implementation to requirerepeated modification. These regions are considered tobe "unstable", and may benefit from targetedrestructuring efforts as a means of realigning theseassumptions and the environment.An analysis of these regions that identifies andclassifies these instabilities can be used to prioritize anddirect structural maintenance efforts. To this end, wepresent an identification approach that augments staticdependence graphs with data retrieved fromconfiguration management (CM) systems. This approachavoids the assumption that artifacts changing within thesame CM transaction are related, without requiringsophisticated change management data. We alsodescribe our work-to-date in validating the underlyingassumptions and identifying instabilities.
Facial Identity Memory Is Enhanced When Sender’s Expression Is Congruent to Perceiver’s Experienced Emotion

The role of the social context in facial identity recognition and expression recall was investigated by manipulating the sender’s emotional expression and the perceiver’s experienced emotion during encoding. A mixed-design with one manipulated between-subjects factor (perceiver’s experienced emotion) and two within-subjects factors (change in experienced emotion and sender’s emotional expression) was used. Senders’ positive and negative expressions were implicitly encoded while perceivers experienced their baseline emotion and then either a positive or a negative emotion. Facial identity recognition was then tested using senders’ neutral expressions. Memory for senders previously seen expressing positive or negative emotion was facilitated if the perceiver initially encoded the expression while experiencing a positive or a negative emotion, respectively. Furthermore, perceivers were confident of their decisions. This research provides a more detailed understanding of the social context by exploring how the sender–perceiver interaction affects the memory for the sender.
Towards efficient implementation of packet classifiers in SDN/OpenFlow

Traffic classification is a core problem underlying efficient implementation of network services. In this work we draw from our experience in classifier design for commercial systems to address this problem in SDN and OpenFlow. We identify methods from other fields of computer science and show research directions that can be applied for efficient design of packet classifiers. Proposed abstractions and design patterns can significantly reduce requirements on network elements and enable deployment of functionality that would be infeasible in a traditional way.