Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Similarity Measures for Text Document Clustering

Clustering is a useful technique that organizes a large quantity of unordered text documents into a small number of meaningful and coherent clusters, thereby providing a basis for intuitive and informative navigation and browsing mechanisms. Partitional clustering algorithms have been recognized to be more suitable as opposed to the hierarchical clustering schemes for processing large datasets. A wide variety of distance functions and similarity measures have been used for clustering, such as squared Euclidean distance, cosine similarity, and relative entropy. In this paper, we compare and analyze the eectiveness of these measures in partitional clustering for text document datasets. Our experiments utilize the standard Kmeans algorithm and we report results on seven text document datasets and five distance/similarity measures that have been most commonly used in text clustering.
Face perception in children and adolescents with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Novas possibilidades promissoras de avaliacao vem sendo estudadas nos Transtornos Invasivos do Desenvolvimento (TID) como, por exemplo, analise dos movimentos oculares. O objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar criancas com TID e criancas com desenvolvimento normal na percepcao de faces humanas, por meio da analise do rastreamento visual. Foram avaliados 10 participantes com TID, idade media de 11,9 anos (DP=3,22), pareados por idade e sexo, com 10 criancas com desenvolvimento normal. Dez faces neutras em branco e preto foram observadas por 10 segundos, controlando-se nos estimulos: genero (masculino ou feminino); posicao (normal ou invertida) e presenca dos olhos (presente ou ausente). Observaram-se diferencas significativas: o grupo TID olhou menos tempo para a regiao dos olhos nas figuras masculinas; gastou menos tempo na face e nos olhos em figuras invertidas; alem de utilizar menos tempo na fixacao da face com olhos presentes e ocultados; ja o grupo controle olhou mais na regiao dos olhos, quando os estes estavam ocultados.
La gamificación aplicada a la mentoría mediante dinámicas de team building para el fortalecimiento de equipos de trabajo

Resumen. La gamificacion constituye una metodologia de aprendizaje participativa idonea para el desarrollo de competencias dentro de la mentoria. En concreto, a traves de las dinamicas de Team Building se puede mejorar la competencia de trabajo en equipo. El objeto del presente estudio es valorar si los alumnos perciben que han aumentado su capacidad para trabajar en equipo, su relacion, comunicacion y confianza con los companeros de clase, su motivacion para realizar trabajos grupales y su capacidad para resolver problemas en equipo. Para esta experiencia se propuso a los alumnos de Actividad Fisica y del Deporte que, como monitores, realizaran dinamicas de Team Building a alumnos de las titulaciones de Administracion y Finanzas y de Gestion Comercial y Marketing. Se desarrollaron en dos dias distintos en sesiones de dos horas. Los alumnos participantes valoraron dichas sesiones a traves de un cuestionario de desarrollo de competencias y de satisfaccion. Se concluye que un alto porcentaje de los participantes perciben haber mejorado las competencias analizadas, y valoraron muy positivamente las sesiones y su satisfaccion con las mismas.
KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN YANG BERPIHAK KEPADA PENDUDUK MISKIN

Tulisan ini mendiskusikan tinjauan kepustakaan mengenai kebijakan pembangunan yang berpihak kepada kemiskinan. Untuk pemahaman lebih jauh tentang kondisi empiris di Sumatera Barat, kajian mengenai kebijakan pembangunan dan kemiskinan di Sumatara Barat mutlak diperlukan. Bagaimanapun juga, walaupun tulisan ini hanya membahas tentang tinjauan kepustakaan, teori dan kebijakan yang telah dibahas dapat memberi beberapa implikasi bagi daerah khususnya Sumatera Barat untuk mengurangi kemiskinan.
Robust Regularized Kernel Regression

Robust regression techniques are critical to fitting data with noise in real-world applications. Most previous work of robust kernel regression is usually formulated into a dual form, which is then solved by some quadratic program solver consequently. In this correspondence, we propose a new formulation for robust regularized kernel regression under the theoretical framework of regularization networks and then tackle the optimization problem directly in the primal. We show that the primal and dual approaches are equivalent to achieving similar regression performance, but the primal formulation is more efficient and easier to be implemented than the dual one. Different from previous work, our approach also optimizes the bias term. In addition, we show that the proposed solution can be easily extended to other noise-reliable loss function, including the Huber-epsiv insensitive loss function. Finally, we conduct a set of experiments on both artificial and real data sets, in which promising results show that the proposed method is effective and more efficient than traditional approaches.
Role of Sports in streamlining the Social Life of the student at the College Level: A Review

The purpose of this research study was to determine the role of sports in social life of college Students. Although other literature has centered on why students chose to leave an institution for the academic purposes or the importance of student involvement and engagement in the sports, this study focused on who is most influential in encouraging the college students to work toward their degree attainment, sports participation and a mindset of feelings in a social life. To develop social awareness and social consciousness of factors and issues that affect sports. Be familiar of the consequences of various forms of social institutions and be able to critically examine their life experiences in relation to their own sports participation. The present work explores how sports, in whatever form, can be used to provide opportunities for those who lack access, power and opportunity. It also examines how social justice and social change can be achieved in sports settings. To explore the relationship between sports and social life like family, education, politics, economy, the media and religion. How sports and physical activity may impart knowledge regarding the body, gender, sexuality, social class, race and ethnicity and disability.
Evidence-based information systems: a decade later

The “evidence-based practice” paradigm was proposed to IS researchers a decade ago. Since then evidence-based practice has become established across a range of disciplines, but it has received relatively little attention in IS. This paper explains the idea of evidence-based practice and reviews the related work found in the IS research literature. Some possible reasons for the lack of widespread adoption in IS are suggested. Systematic literature reviews (SLRs), a key research method in evidencebased practice, are explained. Recent developments in SLRs are discussed, which enable a richer and more nuanced approach to understanding information systems than found in conventional SLRs. It is proposed that these developments now make SLRs more suitable for synthesising empirical studies in IS. Greater use of SLRs by IS researchers would enable us to develop a cumulative knowledgebase of use to both researchers and practitioners.
Effect of tumor necrosis factor antibody given to horses during early experimentally induced endotoxemia.

OBJECTIVE To test efficacy of murine monoclonal, rabbit polyclonal recombinant equine or human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (rETNF or rHTNF, respectively) antibodies to inhibit native equine tumor necrosis factor (TNF) activity. ANIMALS 8 and 18 healthy adult horses for parts 1 and 2 of the study, respectively. PROCEDURES In part 1, supernates from endotoxin-activated peritoneal macrophages were incubated with various dilutions of each rETNF antibody and subsequently tested for TNF activity. Serum was also obtained from a horse 1 hour after infusion with 20 ng of endotoxin/kg of body weight and was incubated with various dilutions of rabbit polyclonal rHTNF antibody. In part 2, 20 ng of endotoxin/kg was infused in horses during a 30-minute period. Fifteen minutes after the endotoxin infusion was initiated, 1 of 3 preparations was infused: 0.1 mg of rabbit polyclonal (rHTNF antibody/kg, 0.1 mg of human IgG/kg, or 500 ml of 5% dextrose. Clinical and hematologic data were collected for 24 hours. RESULTS Compared with the monoclonal antibody, the rabbit polyclonal rETNF antibody was more effective in inhibiting TNF activity. The 50% effective doses of the murine monoclonal rETNF, rabbit polyclonal rETNF, and rabbit rHTNF antibodies were 1.8, 0.8, and 0.6 micrograms of antibody/ml, respectively. In part 2, endotoxin infusion resulted in significant alternations in all variables; however, differences among treatment groups were not significant. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Although murine monoclonal and rabbit polyclonal rETNF or rHTNF antibodies are capable of inhibiting native equine TNF activity in vitro, when given after initiation of endotoxemia, administration of 0.1 mg of rabbit polyclonal rHTNF/kg does not alter the response to infusion of endotoxin.
Elaboration d'un tableau de bord des coûts logistiques de distribution

Le schema logistique d'une organisation doit apprehender, a moyen terme (3 a 5 ans), le reseau geographique d'entrepots et de plates formes, les objectifs de delais et de qualite de service, et surtout les couts qui constituent la variable a minimiser. L'objectif de cet article est de presenter la mise en place – sur Excel 97 – d'un tableau de bord des couts logistiques de distribution. L'optique souhaitee est d'avoir une vision de la repartition des couts et d'ouvrir des perspectives de reflexion sur la chaine logistique en termes de gestion de stock, de preparation des commandes et d'utilisation des transports.
Post-Perovskite Phase Transition in MgSiO3

In situ x-ray diffraction measurements of MgSiO3 were performed at high pressure and temperature similar to the conditions at Earth's core-mantle boundary. Results demonstrate that MgSiO3 perovskite transforms to a new high-pressure form with stacked SiO6-octahedral sheet structure above 125 gigapascals and 2500 kelvin (2700-kilometer depth near the base of the mantle) with an increase in density of 1.0 to 1.2%. The origin of the D″ seismic discontinuity may be attributed to this post-perovskite phase transition. The new phase may have large elastic anisotropy and develop preferred orientation with platy crystal shape in the shear flow that can cause strong seismic anisotropy below the D″ discontinuity.
Design and methodology of a community-based cluster-randomized controlled trial for dietary behaviour change in rural Kerala

Background Interventions targeting lifestyle-related risk factors and non-communicable diseases have contributed to the mainstream knowledge necessary for action. However, there are gaps in how this knowledge can be translated for practical day-to-day use in complex multicultural settings like that in India. Here, we describe the design of the Behavioural Intervention for Diet study, which was developed as a community-based intervention to change dietary behaviour among middle-income households in rural Kerala. Methods This was a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a sequential stage-matched intervention to bring about dietary behaviour change by targeting the procurement and consumption of five dietary components: fruits, vegetables, salt, sugar, and oil. Following a step-wise process of pairing and exclusion of outliers, six out of 22 administrative units in the northern part of Trivandrum district, Kerala state were randomly selected and allocated to intervention or control arms. Trained community volunteers carried out the data collection and intervention delivery. An innovative tool was developed to assess household readiness-to-change, and a household measurement kit and easy formulas were introduced to facilitate the practical side of behaviour change. The 1-year intervention included a household component with sequential stage-matched intervention strategies at 0, 6, and 12 months along with counselling sessions, telephonic reminders, and home visits and a community component with general awareness sessions in the intervention arm. Households in the control arm received information on recommended levels of intake of the five dietary components and general dietary information leaflets. Discussion Formative research provided the knowledge to contextualise the design of the study in accordance with socio-cultural aspects, felt needs of the community, and the ground realities associated with existing dietary procurement, preparation, and consumption patterns. The study also addressed two key issues, namely the central role of the household as the decision unit and the long-term sustainability through the use of existing local and administrative networks and community volunteers.
STABLE FOURTH-ORDER STREAM-FUNCTION METHODS FOR INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOWS WITH BOUNDARIES *

Fourth-order stream-function methods are proposed for the time dependent, incompressible Navier-Stokes and Boussinesq equations. Wide difference stencils are used instead of compact ones and the boundary terms are handled by extrapolating the stream-function values inside the computational domain to grid points outside, up to fourth-order in the noslip condition. Formal error analysis is done for a simple model problem, showing that this extrapolation introduces numerical boundary layers at fifth-order in the stream-function. The fourth-order convergence in velocity of the proposed method for the full problem is shown numerically.
A Review of the Neural and Behavioral Consequences for Unitizing Emotional and Neutral Information

A special type of association, called a “unitization,” is formed when pieces of information are encoded as a single representation in memory (e.g., “shirt” and “blue” are encoded as a “blue shirt”; Graf and Schacter, 1989) and typically are later reactivated in memory as a single unit, allowing access to the features of multiple related stimuli at once (Bader et al., 2010; Diana et al., 2011). This review examines the neural processes supporting memory for unitizations and how the emotional content of the material may influence unitization. Although associative binding is typically reliant on hippocampal processes and supported by recollection, the first part of this review will present evidence to suggest that when two items are unitized into a single representation, memory for those bound items may be accomplished on the basis of familiarity and without reliance on the hippocampus. The second part of this review discusses how emotion may affect the processes that give rise to unitizations. Emotional information typically receives a mnemonic benefit over neutral information, but the literature is mixed on whether the presence of emotional information impedes or enhances the associative binding of neutral information (reviewed by Mather, 2007). It has been suggested that the way the emotional and neutral details are related together may be critical to whether the neutral details are enhanced or impeded (Mather, 2007; Mather and Sutherland, 2011). We focus on whether emotional arousal aids or inhibits the creation of a unitized representation, presenting preliminary data, and future directions to test empirically the effects of forming and retrieving emotional and neutral unitizations.
Early Intervention with Children Who Have a Hearing Loss: Role of the Professional and Parent Participation

Early intervention is defined as “a set of services for children six years of age or younger who are at risk of or who currently have developmental delays or social emotional problems” (Guralnick, 2005, as cited in Mahoney & Wiggers, 2007). The underlying premise for early intervention is that children's developmental or social-emotional problems can be either prevented or remediated through specialized services and activities designed to maximize their developmental learning (Bailey, et. al., 1998; Baguley, et al., 2000; Bluebanning , et. al., 2004). Early intervention is grounded in the conviction that the first five years of life are a span during which there is unique opportunity to prevent or reverse children's developmental problems. The rapid brain growth that occurs at this time of children's lives is believed to be associated with critical periods during which children are uniquely prepared to benefit from developmental stimulation that is matched to their individualized needs and abilities (Mahoney & Wiggers, 2007; Ryugo, Limb & Redd, 2000). In other words there are clearly defined times when the physiological readiness of the organism must coincide with the occurrence of specific externally derived experiences (Ryugo, Limb & Redd, 2000).
ManR, a Transcriptional Regulator of the β-Mannan Utilization System, Controls the Cellulose Utilization System in Aspergillus oryzae

ManR, a DNA-binding protein possessing the Zn(II)(2)Cys(6) binuclear cluster domain, acts as a positive regulator of mannanolytic enzyme genes in Aspergillus oryzae. In this study, we found that ManR controlled the expression not only of mannanolytic enzyme genes but also of cellulolytic enzyme genes in A. oryzae, based on DNA microarray analysis of a manR-disruptant and a manR-overexpressing strain. A new model for the regulation of cellulase and hemicellulase genes mediated by ManR and XlnR in A. oryzae is proposed.
Taking an 'intentional stance' on moral psychology

A key question of interest to philosophers, and more recently psychologists and neuroscientists, is how we go about attributing complex mental states to the entities (including people) we encounter. Typically, unless we are told explicitly what a person thinks, believes, or desires, our access to information is limited to the observation of behavior. For example, when a man reaches for his pen, we see an arm extended from a body, and fi ngers wrapped around the pen. Yet we also “ see ” beyond the surface properties of the action to internal psychological states; we might infer that the man wanted the pen and maybe even for a particular purpose. We might make further behavioral predictions as well (e.g., the man planned to write something down) even in the absence of direct physical evidence (e.g., a piece of paper). By making inferences about mental states that extend beyond what is directly observable, we can be said to have a “ theory of mind ” — we make inferences about people ’ s internal mental lives (Baron-Cohen 2001; Onishi and Baillargeon 2005; Saxe 2009). Our focus in this chapter is not to explain theory of mind — how we represent others ’ specifi c mental states. Instead we want to focus on the broad categories of how we represent other minds. Th at is, we want to focus not on what people believe or feel specifi cally but on whether people have minds that render them capable of believing or feeling. An important means by which we represent other minds is by adopting what Dennett (1987) calls an intentional stance . To take an intentional stance is to treat an entity as though it has a mind . In taking an intentional stance, we eff ectively change our approach to dealing with the entity in order to more accurately explain and predict its
Ultra-fast Pulse Transmitter for UWB Microwave Radar

A design and measurement result on formation of ultra short pulses for the transmitter of ultra wideband (UWB) microwave radar is presented in this paper. Ultra-fast transmitter pulses were generated by avalanche pulse generator and successively sharpened using step recovery diode (SRD) based pulse sharpener circuit. The SRD diode was auto-biased from the input pulses of amplitude +7V. Present method reduces parasitic in the circuit arising from the bias network, which results in less distortion of the output pulses, and facilitates broadband matching with the transmitter antenna. Using double stage SRD diodes, rise time of the output pulses were down to 50 ps of amplitude 1.1V in a 50 ohm system. Experimental results from single stage and double stage pulse forming networks were compared. The impulse generator has been used for the transmitter of an UWB mono-static microwave radar system. Time domain measurement results of the UWB radar shows improved accuracy (plusmn0.75 cm at a distance of 1m) in distance measurement
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Sport and Physical Activity: A Review and a Look at the Future

Motivation has been repeatedly reported as a key element of athletes’ success in sports (Gould, Dieffenbach, & Moffett, 2002) and exercisers’ persistence with an exercise regimen (Wilson & Rodgers, in press). Thus, it is not surprising that much research has been conducted on motivation in sport and physical activity. Intrinsic motivation (doing something for its own sake) and extrinsic motivation (doing something as a means to an end and not for its own sake), in particular, have been very popular topics and have allowed researchers to make sense of several phenomena of importance in sport and physical activity (see Vallerand, Deci, & Ryan, 1987; Vallerand & Rousseau, 2001). The purpose of this chapter is to present a review of research on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with a keen eye on the most recent research and trends. I start by defining motivation in general and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in particular. I then present a brief overview of the organismic approach, specifically selfdetermination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000). I present the hierarchical model of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation (HMIEM; Vallerand, 1997, 2001, in press; Vallerand & Ratelle, 2002), which serves as the organizing framework for the review. I then focus on recent research that has appeared since our initial review (Vallerand & Rousseau, 2001). Finally, I conclude by highlighting recent research trends considered to be important and provide suggestions for future research directions that appear promising.
The Turkish Hearing in Noise Test

Turkish is a language spoken by 95 110 million people worldwide (Wikipedia, 2008), and is the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Turkish speakers are located predominantly in Turkey, with smaller groups in Cyprus, Bulgaria, and other parts of eastern Europe. Turkish is also spoken by several million immigrants in western Europe, particularly in Germany. In 1928, as one of Atatürk’s reforms in the early years of the new Turkish republic, the Ottoman script was replaced with a phonetic variant of the Latin alphabet. Concurrently, the newlyfounded Turkish Language Association initiated a drive to reform the language by removing Persian and Arabic loanwords in favor of native variants and coinages from Turkic roots. The distinctive characteristics of Turkish are vowel harmony and extensive agglutination. The basic word order of Turkish is subject/object/verb. A variety of speech audiometry materials are available in Turkish for clinical use; however, most of these materials utilize isolated words to assess speech intelligibility and are administered only under quiet conditions. There are currently no sentence materials in Turkish for measuring the threshold of speech intelligibility. As a result of the demand for such tests, the Turkish version of the HINT has been developed, and is described in this report.