Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Telling lies: clues to deceit in the marketplace

From breaking the law to breaking a promise, how do people lie and how can they be caught? Ekman study describes how lies vary in form and can differ from other types of misinformation, as well as how a person's body language, voice, and facial expressions can give away a lie but still escape detection.
L-Functions for Symmetric Products of Kloosterman Sums

The classical Kloosterman sums give rise to a Galois representation of the function field unramfied outside 0 and ∞. We study the local monodromy of this representation at ∞ using l-adic method based on the work of Deligne and Katz. As an application, we determine the degrees and the bad factors of the L-functions of the symmetric products of the above representation. Our results generalize some results of Robba obtained through p-adic method. 1991 Mathematics Subjectd Classification: Primary 11L05, 14F20.
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells for sustained remissions in leukemia.

BACKGROUND Relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is difficult to treat despite the availability of aggressive therapies. Chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells targeting CD19 may overcome many limitations of conventional therapies and induce remission in patients with refractory disease. METHODS We infused autologous T cells transduced with a CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CTL019) lentiviral vector in patients with relapsed or refractory ALL at doses of 0.76×10(6) to 20.6×10(6) CTL019 cells per kilogram of body weight. Patients were monitored for a response, toxic effects, and the expansion and persistence of circulating CTL019 T cells. RESULTS A total of 30 children and adults received CTL019. Complete remission was achieved in 27 patients (90%), including 2 patients with blinatumomab-refractory disease and 15 who had undergone stem-cell transplantation. CTL019 cells proliferated in vivo and were detectable in the blood, bone marrow, and cerebrospinal fluid of patients who had a response. Sustained remission was achieved with a 6-month event-free survival rate of 67% (95% confidence interval [CI], 51 to 88) and an overall survival rate of 78% (95% CI, 65 to 95). At 6 months, the probability that a patient would have persistence of CTL019 was 68% (95% CI, 50 to 92) and the probability that a patient would have relapse-free B-cell aplasia was 73% (95% CI, 57 to 94). All the patients had the cytokine-release syndrome. Severe cytokine-release syndrome, which developed in 27% of the patients, was associated with a higher disease burden before infusion and was effectively treated with the anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody tocilizumab. CONCLUSIONS Chimeric antigen receptor-modified T-cell therapy against CD19 was effective in treating relapsed and refractory ALL. CTL019 was associated with a high remission rate, even among patients for whom stem-cell transplantation had failed, and durable remissions up to 24 months were observed. (Funded by Novartis and others; CART19 ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT01626495 and NCT01029366.).
On the reliability of a simple method for scoring phenotypes to estimate heritability: A case study with pupal color in Heliconius erato phyllis, Fabricius 1775 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)

In this paper, two methods for assessing the degree of melanization of pupal exuviae from the butterfly Heliconius erato phyllis, Fabricius 1775 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiini) are compared. In the first method, which was qualitative, the exuviae were classified by scoring the degree of melanization, whereas in the second method, which was quantitative, the exuviae were classified by optical density followed by analysis with appropriate software. The heritability (h2) of the degree of melanization was estimated by regression and analysis of variance. The estimates of h 2 were similar with both methods, indicating that the qualitative method could be particularly suitable for field work. The low estimates obtained for heritability may have resulted from the small sample size (n = 7-18 broods, including the parents) or from the allocation-priority hypothesis in which pupal color would be a lower priority trait compared to morphological traits and adequate larval development.
Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality

Part I: Foundations of the Psychology of Religion. Paloutzian, Park, Integrative Themes in the Current Science of the Psychology of Religion. Zinnbauer, Pargament, Religiousness and Spirituality. Hill, Measurement in the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality: Current Status and Evaluation. Hood Jr., Belzen, Research Methods in the Psychology of Religion. Corveleyn, Luyten, Psychodynamic Psychologies and Religion: Past, Present, and Future. Kirkpatrick, Evolutionary Psychology: An Emerging New Foundation for the Psychology of Religion. Part II: Religion through the Developmental Lens. Boyatzis, Religious and Spiritual Development in Childhood. Levenson, Aldwin, D'Mello, Religious Development from Adolescence to Middle Adulthood. McFadden, Points of Connection: Gerontology and the Psychology of Religion. Mahoney, Tarakeshwar, Religion's Role in Marriage and Parenting in Daily Life and during Family Crises. Part III: Religion and Basic Psychology Subdisciplines. Newberg, Newberg, The Neuropsychology of Religious and Spiritual Experience. Ozorak, Cognitive Approaches to Religion. Emmons, Emotion and Religion. Piedmont, The Role of Personality in Understanding Religious and Spiritual Constructs. Donahue, Nielsen, Religion, Attitudes, and Social Behavior. Part IV: The Construction and Expression of Religion. Park, Religion and Meaning. Exline, Rose, Religious and Spiritual Struggles. Paloutzian, Religious Conversion and Spiritual Transformation: A Meaning-System Analysis. Hood Jr., Mystical, Spiritual, and Religious Experiences. Spilka, Religious Practice, Ritual, and Prayer. Altemeyer, Hunsberger, Fundamentalism and Authoritarianism. McCullough, Bono, Root, Religion and Forgiveness. Geyer, Baumeister, Religion, Morality, and Self-Control: Values, Virtues, and Vices. Part V: Psychology of Religion and Applied Areas. Oman, Thoresen, Do Religion and Spirituality Influence Health? Miller, Kelley, Relationships of Religiosity and Spirituality with Mental Health and Psychopathology. Pargament, Ano,Wachholtz, The Religious Dimension of Coping: Advances in Theory, Research, and Practice. Shafranske, The Psychology of Religion in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. Giacalone, Jurkiewicz, Fry, From Advocacy to Science: The Next Steps in Workplace Spirituality Research. Silberman, Religious Violence, Terrorism, and Peace: A Meaning-System Analysis. Park, Paloutzian, One Step toward Integration and an Expansive Future.
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Combined Epinephrine and Corticosteroid Therapy for Acute Bronchiolitis in Infants

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of combined epinephrine and corticosteroid therapy for acute bronchiolitis in infants. Methods: Four electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and CENTRAL) were searched from their inception to February 28, 2017 for studies involving infants aged less than 24 months with bronchiolitis which assessed the use of epinephrine and corticosteroid combination therapy. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration's Risk of Bias Tool. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to pool the effect estimates. The primary outcomes were hospital admission rate and length of hospital stay. Results: Of 1,489 citations identified, 5 randomized controlled trials involving 1,157 patients were included. All studies were of high quality and low risk of bias. Results of the meta-analysis showed no significant differences in the primary outcomes. Hospitalization rate was reduced by combinatorial therapy of epinephrine and corticosteroid in only one out of five studies, whereas pooled data indicated no benefit over epinephrine plus placebo. Clinical severity scores were significantly improved in all five RCTs when assessed individually, but no benefit was observed compared to epinephrine monotherapy when the data were pooled together. Pooled data showed that combination therapy was more effective at improving oxygen saturation level (mean difference: −0.70; 95% confidence interval: −1.17 to −0.22, p = 0.004). There was no difference in the risk of serious adverse events in infants treated with the combined epinephrine and corticosteroid therapy. Conclusions: Combination treatment of epinephrine and dexamethasone was ineffective in reducing hospital admission and length of stay among infants with bronchiolitis.
Color Filter Arrays : Representation and Analysis

A color filter array (CFA) used in a digital camera is a mosaic of spectrally selective filters, which allows only one color (can be of a mixture of primary colors) to be sensed at each pixel. There are two factors that are crucial for the performance of a CFA: the demosaicking algorithm and CFA design. Demosaicking refers to the process of estimating the missing colors, and CFA design specifies the size of the CFA pattern (one period of the CFA) and which color to be sensed at each pixel. In this paper, we propose using the frequency structure as a representation of a CFA pattern of an arbitrary rectangular size. The frequency structure is a matrix that records all the information of the multiplexing of the luminance/chrominance components of the original image after it is filtered by the CFA, modulated at certain frequency points in the frequency domain. The frequency structure can be easily obtained by computing the symbolic discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of the CFA pattern. It provides the theoretical foundation for the analysis and design of the CFAs. We give some examples to show that characteristics of CFAs can be easily understood by examining their frequency structures.
Terahertz electro-optic properties of PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 and BaTiO3 ferroelectric thin films

Electro-optic effects of PbZr0.52Ti0. 48O3(PZT) and BaTiO3(BTO) ferroelectric thin films in the terahertz frequency range are studied with high-sensitive terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). A linear response of PZT film with the linear electro-optic coefficient rc=6.73×10-11 m/V, and a quadratic response of BTO film with the second-order electro-optic coefficient Rc=1.42×10-17 m2/V2, are observed at the frequency of 1 terahertz under the applied static electric field less than 80 kV/cm. The calculation of rc and Rc based on the Landau-Devonshire free energy theory explains the different electro-optic effects of PZT and BTO well.
The role of increasing job strain in deteriorating fitness-for-work and rising incapacity benefit receipt

Over the past three decades, the number of incapacity benefit claimants in the UK has trebled. Conventional wisdom argues that this rise cannot reflect ‘real’ incapacity; Britons are perceived to have got healthier and jobs to have become less physically demanding. Yet self-reported work-limiting disability (WLD) grew over the 1990s. Moreover, some working conditions deteriorated, with ‘job strain’ (the combination of high job demands and low job control) rising sharply. In this thesis, I investigate the possibility that rising job strain partly explains the rise in WLD and incapacity benefit receipt through four pieces of empirical research. First, different surveys appear to conflict on whether job strain has risen. Given that trends in job strain are of paramount importance, I systematically review the available trend data across 44 individual datasets. Second, I look at whether self-reported demands and control predict WLD and healthrelated job loss. Using the Whitehall II cohort, I look longitudinally at whether baseline job strain predicts WLD/health-related job loss at the following wave. I also look at the extent to which WLD mediates any relationship between job strain and health-related job loss. Third, the Whitehall II analysis is limited to civil servants and is based on self-reports. I therefore complement this analysis by looking at average job strain in particular occupations and imputing this into the nationally representative BHPS. I then relate job strain to later WLD and incapacity benefit receipt in parallel fashion to the Whitehall II analyses. Finally, the quantitative analyses leave unanswered questions about the meaning of ‘fitness-for-work’, the processes through which working conditions affect incapacity benefit receipt, and how these impact differently on different people. These are explored in a qualitative analysis of 32 interviews with people with health problems, culminating in a conceptual model of job strain, WLD, and incapacity benefit receipt.
Innovation Happens Elsewhere, but Where Does Design Happen? Considerations on Design and Participatory Processes in Emerging Information Technologies

Abstract By taking as departing point the convergence of emerging technologies and their related production practices, this work reflects on design and participatory processes. This contribution tries to highlight how these processes changed from the traditional Information and Software Systems (ISS) context to the emerging one, where technologies are mainly characterized by decentralized and open-ended processes. The paper presents the traditional conception of design as a linear process and problem-solving endeavour and the role that users’ participation has within this frame. It then moves to focus on how design for emergent technologies extends beyond the 'production' phase and on how the distribution of (users-)participants to these technologies intertwine with the endeavour of designing them. Keywords designing; information and software system; users participation; distribution; continuity.
Trackball text entry for people with motor impairments

We present a new gestural text entry method for trackballs. The method uses the mouse cursor and relies on crossing instead of pointing. A user writes in fluid Roman-like unistrokes by ""pulsing"" the trackball in desired letter patterns. We examine this method both theoretically using the Steering Law and empirically in two studies. Our studies show that able-bodied users who were unfamiliar with trackballs could write at about 10 wpm with <4% total errors after 45 minutes. In eight sessions, a motor-impaired trackball user peaked at 7.11 wpm with 0% uncorrected errors, compared to 5.95 wpm with 0% uncorrected errors with an on-screen keyboard. Over sessions, his speeds were significantly faster with our gestural method than with an on-screen keyboard. A former 15-year veteran of on-screen keyboards, he now uses our gestural method instead.
Development of annotated Bangla speech corpora

This paper describes the development procedure of three different Bangla read speech corpora which can be used for phonetic research and developing speech applications. Several criteria were maintained in the corpora development process that includes considering the phonetic and prosodic features during text selection. On the other hand, a specification was maintained in the recording phase as the speaking style is a vital part in speech applications. We also concentrated on proper text normalization, pronunciation, aligning, and labeling. The labeling was done manually – in the present endeavor sentence level labeling (annotation) was completed by maintaining a specification so that it could be expanded in future. Index Terms —Speech corpora, Phonetic research, Speech processing
Teacher job satisfaction and learner performance in South Africa

Against the backdrop of the dismal performance of a number of South African high Schools in recent years, this study investigates the relationship between poor performance of learners and teacher motivation in selected high schools in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Adopting an exploratory approach, a random sample of 279 educators was drawn from the database of the poorly performing high schools as provided by the Western Cape Department of Education. Using closed and open-ended questions, a survey questionnaire was utilized to collect data. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 21) was utilised to analyse the data. A number of descriptive statistical tests including Chi Square, and Spearman’s correlation were conducted on the data. The results suggest that highly motivated educators experience job satisfaction; and also perform better than their poorly motivated counterparts. In terms of motivation, the results further suggest that a mix of intrinsic and extrinsic factors tend to exert influence on the educators motivation. For instance, working conditions, job security, and perceived growth opportunities in order of importance were noted to be contributing factors. As far as the obstacles that these educators encounter, lack of resources, work over load and lack of recognition were noted in order of severity. A positive relationship between the factors that influence an educators’ motivation and the level of obstacles encountered was noted. The implication is that, notwithstanding the rankings of the two sets of factors, no factor should be addressed in isolation.
The acid test?: Competing theses on the nationality -democracy nexus and the case of Switzerland

The article deals with the connection between nationality and democracy and explores the role Switzerland plays in the scholarly debate on this question. It identifies three main theses – the liberal-nationalist, the liberal-multinationalist and the liberal-postnationalist one – and shows that each of them uses the Swiss case to claim empirical support. It then analyses the connections between nationality and democracy in Switzerland and demonstrates that the country is neither multinational nor postnational but is best characterised as a mononational state. These findings expose the fallacy of using Switzerland to claim support for either the multinational or the postnational thesis and call for a re-consideration of them. Additionally, they show that ‘civic nationalism’ and ‘civic republicanism’ can be conflated and that a predominantly civic nation is viable and sustainable and is not necessarily an ethnic nation in disguise. The Swiss case thus provides qualified empirical support for the liberal-nationalist thesis.
Extracting pattern meanings for interpretation based on surrounding word relations of serial verbs

Currently, the Internet is the largest source of information where people come to look for what they need. However, this information may be misinterpretation according to the existing of multiple verbs, or serial verb constructions (SVCs) in a sentence. Although many researchers have proposed various techniques to translate the available content, most of them are not overcome with the SVCs effects. This research proposed a new mechanism that can clear this problem based on two SVCs by performing the semantic analysis and syntactic analysis in one interpretation process. The result indicates that the right denotation of sentences can be obtained. Thus, the objective of performing an automatic interpretation process of sentences over the Internet can be performed.
Minimum Classification Error Training in Exponential Language Models

Minimum Classification Error (MCE) training is difficult to apply to language modeling due to inherent scarcity of training data (N-best lists). However, a whole-sentence exponential language model is particularly suitable for MCE training, because it can use a relatively small number of powerful features to capture global sentential phenomena. We review the model, discuss feature induction, find features in both the Broadcast News and Switchboard domains, and build an MCE-trained model for the latter. Our experiments show that even models with relatively few features are prone to overfitting and are sensitive to initial parameter setting, leading us to examine alternative weight optimization criteria and search algorithms. 1. MCE FOR LANGUAGE MODELING Language models are typically used in the context of a Bayesian classifier, usually filling the role of the prior, as in speech recognition:
Endocrine and Metabolic Changes in Epileptic Patients Receiving Valproic Acid

It has been well known for many years that valproic acid (VPA) therapy can induce obesity and important endocrine dysfunctions; among these dysfunctions, the most common are hyperandrogenism, menstrual disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome, hyperinsulinism, and changes in LH, FSH, and sexual and thyroid hormones. Moreover, abnormalities in pubertal development and impaired skeletal growth have been reported. The aim of this review is to analyze the main effects of VPA on endocrinological functions in patients with epilepsy in order to understand in depth the pathophysiological mechanisms and, consequently, to improve the care of these patients.
A Realidade Virtual como instrumento de inclusão social dos portadores de deficiências neuropsiquiátricas

Resumo: Este artigo apresenta um projeto de exploracao do computador e da tecnologia de Realidade Virtual para apoiar o processo de reabilitacao cognitiva de pacientes com disturbios neuropsiquiatricos. Os ambientes desenvolvidos sao apoiados em um Modelo Cognitivo especifico para trabalhar deficiencias cognitivas associadas a diversos tipos de disturbios. Os resultados iniciais de sua aplicacao sao apresentados e indicam que mais pesquisas devem ser realizadas nesta area para verificar o valor da tecnologia de Realidade Virtual para a Reabilitacao Cognitiva. Abstract: This article presents a project that explores com puters and Virtual Reality technology to support the cognitive rehabilitation process of persons with neuropsychiatrics disorders. The environments are supported by a Cognitive Model that is specific to cognitive deficits of diverse disorders. Also, the i nitial results are presented and indicate that further research projects must be carried out to verify the value of Virtual Reality technology for cognitive rehabilitation.
Ethical issues concerning the experience of representational predicaments at work

Representational predicaments refer to situations in which job incumbents believe that dominant authorities are holding incomplete or otherwise incorrect work-related assumptions about them. We carried out qualitative interviews with a diverse and gender-balanced sample of 55 Hong Kong Chinese job incumbents, from whose perspective we identified three broad categories of representational predicament: (1) doing unvalued work; (2) doing thankless work; and (3) being subject to distorted representation. Each category of representational predicament was reported both by female and male informants, with females reporting more representational predicaments than males. Stories of unvalued work referred either to unnoticed and unvalued work, which entailed voluntary care work, or to noticed but unvalued work. Stories of thankless work fell into four subcategories: carrying out a superior’s request believed to be illegitimate; pacifying uncivil service recipients; dealing with subterranean internal obstacles; and conducting informal negotiations with troublesome service recipients/suppliers. Stories about being subject to distorted representation fell into six subcategories: being publicly ridiculed or humiliated; having flaws spotlighted but merits downplayed; receiving misattributed blame; being subject to false or misleading uncorrected allegations; suffering prejudicial stereotyping; and receiving reprimands perceived as unfounded. All but two of the representational predicament stories alleged or implied at least one type of ethical problem that concerned breaches of interpersonal justice; violations of, or threats to procedural justice; or indifference toward, or neglect of, the ethics of care. It is inferred that representational predicaments are symptoms of poor ethical climates.