Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
How authentic leadership and inclusion benefit organizations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine perceptions of inclusion and related factors, to understand how organizations can encourage and facilitate the full participation of employees. The research explored authentic leadership (AL) as an antecedent of inclusion, and two outcomes, organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Design/methodology/approach – Using an online survey, data were collected from 107 primary and 219 peer participants in various industries throughout the USA. Primary participants provided perceptual ratings on inclusion, AL, OBSE and OCB. Co-workers assessed primary participants’ OCB. Findings – AL was positively related to inclusion (β=0.58, p<0.01) as well as self-rated OCB (β=0.36, p<0.01). Inclusion was positively associated with OBSE (β=0.48, p<0.01) and self-rated OCB (β=0.63, p<0.01). Inclusion mediated the relationship between AL and self-rated OCB. OBSE mediated the relationship between inclusion and self-rated OCB. All analys.
Spirituality: concept analysis based on hybrid model.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to obtain a clearer understanding of spirituality and examine the process of spirituality through defining the meaning and attributes of spirituality. METHOD Concept analysis was done in the three phases, theoretical phase, fieldwork phase, and analytical phase suggested in the Hybrid Model. Five people participated in the fieldwork phase. RESULTS Spirituality is activated through self-awareness which occurs as spirit being activated through self-introspection, and through restoration of the relationship with Supreme Being. This interconnectedness with Supreme Being has an absolute impact on one's harmonious interconnectedness with self and neighbors, thus leads all the critical attributes of spirituality to be revealed. The core energy of this harmonious interconnectedness is love. When activated, it has a great impact on an individual as integrative energy, leads one to go beyond everyday experience as well as to have new perspectives, and to live a satisfactory life in every aspect. CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that promotion of connectedness is the most important element in spiritual nursing interventions. The results can also be used effectively in developing spirituality assessment scales and theory.
Molecular mechanisms in intimal hyperplasia

Intimal hyperplasia is the process by which the cell population increases within the innermost layer of the arterial wall, such as occurs physiologically during closure of the ductus arteriosus and during involution of the uterus. It also occurs pathologically in pulmonary hypertension, atherosclerosis, after angioplasty, in transplanted organs, and in vein grafts. The underlying causes of intimal hyperplasia are migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells provoked by injury, inflammation, and stretch. This review discusses, at a molecular level, both the final common pathways leading to smooth muscle migration and proliferation and their (patho)‐physiological triggers. It emphasizes the key roles played by growth factors and extracellular matrix‐degrading metalloproteinases, which act in concert to remodel the extracellular matrix and permit cell migration and proliferation. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Outcomes and complications associated with off-label and untested use of drug-eluting stents.

CONTEXT Limited data exist regarding use of drug-eluting stents outside of approved indications in real-world settings. OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency, safety, and effectiveness of drug-eluting stents for off-label (restenosis, bypass graft lesion, long lesions, vessel size outside of information for use recommendation) and untested (left main, ostial, bifurcation, or total occlusion lesions) indications in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS Observational, prospective, multicenter registry to evaluate in-hospital, 30-day, and 1-year outcomes among patients undergoing PCI between January and June 2005 in 140 US academic and community medical centers. Of 7752 PCI-treated patients, 6993 (90%) received drug-eluting stents; of these, 5851 (84%) received no other devices. Standard, off-label, and untested use was determined in 5541 (95%) of these 5851 patients, constituting the study cohort. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Frequency of off-label and untested use, 1-year repeat target vessel revascularization, and composite of death, myocardial infarction (MI), or stent thrombosis at in-hospital follow-up and during 1 year of follow-up. RESULTS Of 5541 patients receiving drug-eluting stents, 2588 (47%) received stents for off-label or untested indications. Adjusted in-hospital risk of death, MI, or stent thrombosis was not statistically different with off-label or untested vs standard use. At 30 days, the risk of this composite end point was significantly higher with off-label use (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 2.08; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.24-3.48; P = .005) but not untested use (adjusted HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 0.79-2.67; P = .23). Excluding early events, this end point was not different at 1 year with off-label use (adjusted HR, 1.10; 95% CI, 0.79-1.54; P = .57) or untested use (adjusted HR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.60-1.38; P = .66). At 1 year, compared with standard use, significantly higher rates of target vessel revascularization were associated with off-label use (adjusted HR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.13-1.98; P = .005) and untested use (adjusted HR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.10-2.02; P = .01), although absolute rates were low (standard, 4.4% [n = 113]; off-label, 7.6% [n = 95]; untested, 6.7% [n = 72]). CONCLUSIONS In contemporary US practice, off-label and untested use of drug-eluting stents is common. Compared with standard use, relative early safety is lower with off-label use, and the long-term effectiveness is lower with both off-label and untested use. However, the absolute event rates remain low.
A quick safari through the reconfiguration jungle

Cost effective systems use specialization to optimize factors such as power consumption, processing throughput, flexibility or combinations thereof. Reconfigurable systems obtain this specialization at run-time. System reconfiguration has a vertical, a horizontal and a time dimension. We organize this design space as the reconfiguration hierarchy, and discuss the design methods that deal with it. Finally, we survey existing commercial platforms that support reconfiguration and situate them in the reconfiguration jungle.
On the Performance of an LTE SFBC System in Frequency-Selective Channels in the Presence of Channel Estimation Errors

The uncoded performance of an Alamouti space-frequency block code operating in a frequency-selective channel is studied in the presence of channel estimation errors. The Alamouti Maximum Likelihood (ML) symbol detector with linear combining is considered at the receiver. Imperfect channel estimates are provided by a realistic Wiener interpolator. The impact of channel estimation errors and correlation mismatch on the uncoded performance of the system is evaluated as a function of key system parameters, such as the anticipated power delay profile at the channel estimator, the actual, i.e. true, power delay profile, the pilot spacing and the Wiener filter length. The role of partial knowledge of the channel statistics is investigated as well.
Psychosocial aspects of endometriosis: A review

This paper reviews present knowledge and future research needs regarding the relationship between psychosocial factors and endometriosis. Two central areas are reviewed: psychosocial factors which research suggests may be implicated in the etiology of endometriosis; and the psychological impact of the disease. The general dearth of data from population-based, longitudinal or other substantive studies means that the results of many studies should be treated with considerable caution. In particular, studies seeking to investigate possible psychological causes by comparing patients with endometriosis with other populations are misleading given the probable psychological impact of endometriosis on the woman concerned. There is more general agreement that endometriosis can be emotionally debilitating and future research could be usefully directed towards a clearer understanding of the psychological impact of the disease, coping resources and counseling needs.Die vorliegende Abhandlung befast sich mit dem gegen.
Sexual harassment at workplace and in educational institutions: A case study of District Srinagar, Kashmir

Women were sexually harassed long before there was a term for it. Women working in homes have long been targets of sexual abuse. Since industrialization, women working in factories and offices have had to endure sexual comments and demands by bosses and coworkers as the price for economic survival. As students, women and girls have been sexual prey to teachers for as long as they have been allowed to be educated. This paper provides an analysis of the magnitude and nature of sexual harassment in Kashmir. It also examines women’s responses to this type of violence. Administering 300 structured and pre-tested interview schedules on women through stratified random sampling, the paper concludes that sexual harassment was rampant, and was happening across the board - in educational institutions and offices. Moreover, women’s responses to sexual harassment were more of endurance than of resistance for the fear of double victimisation. Key words: Sexual harassment, violence, magnitude, women’s responses, Kashmir.
The chronic fatigue syndrome – an update

Background – In this article, current scientific knowledge on the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is reviewed. The US case definition of CFS (the CDC‐definition) is most widespread in research and clinical practice. Estimates of prevalence vary from 0.2% to above 2%. The female–male ratio is approximately 3:1.
Attachment to Parents and Peers as a Parameter of Bullying and Victimization

The purpose of the present study was threefold. First, we tried to investigate whether the quality of attachment with parents and peers predicts bullying and victimization. Second, we also attempted a moderation analysis in order to examine whether the relationship between quality of attachments and bullying is moderated by the child’s gender. Finally, we explored whether there are significant differences in the quality of attachment between children identified as bullies, victims, bully/victims, and uninvolved. The participants were 303 fifth and sixth grade children with a mean age of 11.06 years that completed the Revised Bullying and Victimization Questionnaire and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment. The results showed that poor quality of attachment with parents and peers predicts bullying and victimization. Moderation analysis revealed that the link between quality of attachment and bullying and victimization is significantly stronger for girls. Also, as hypothesized, bullies and bully/victims manifest the worst quality of attachment with parents and peers. The results are discussed with the framework of attachment and aggression theory, exploring the pathways that explain the association between poor attachment and externalizing problems during late childhood.
A staging calculus and its application to the verification of translators (preliminary report)

We develop a calculus in which the computation steps required to execute a computer program can be separated into discrete stages. The calculus, denoted λ2, is embedded within the pure untyped λ-calculus. The main result of the paper is a characterization of sufficient conditions for confluence for terms in the calculus. The condition can be taken as a correctness criterion for translators that perform reductions in one stage leaving residual redexes over for subsequent computation stages. As an application of the theory, we verify the correctness of a macro expansion algorithm. The expansion algorithm is of some interest in its own right since it solves the problem of desired variable capture using only the familiar capture avoiding substitutions.
Gazing at suffering Gaza from suffering Sderot: Seeds of forgiveness and reconciliation amidst the turmoil?

Most studies on forgiveness and reconciliation in intergroup conflicts are conducted during the postresolution stages of conflict. The present research was conducted in the south of Israel to examine the issue of forgiveness among people currently enmeshed in active and violent conflict. Study 1 was conducted in the Israeli town of Sderot, which for more than a decade has been under frequent rocket fire from neighboring Palestinian Gaza and has also witnessed numerous Israeli retaliatory attacks on Gaza. Study 2 was conducted among residents of towns and communities close to the Gaza border during the 2014 war. We investigated the potential readiness for mutual forgiveness with Gaza residents, apology, and reparation and help to repair war damage. Mutual forgiveness received considerable support, but apology and reparations did not. Perspective-taking vis-à-vis the Palestinians predicted support for mutual forgiveness in the first but not the second study. Acceptance of moral responsibility and dismissal of exonerating cognitions regarding Israel’s conduct in Gaza predicted readiness for apology and reparations. Hence a step towards mutual forgiveness with the adversarial outgroup is feasible under active conflict mainly because it does not involve culpability.
Exploring relatedness to field of study as an indicator of student retention

Currently, tertiary education student retention is an important concern for universities. Prior research suggests that course completion depends on a number of factors, many of which are recalcitrant to intervention. This paper explores one factor: student relatedness to their chosen course and profession, as evidenced within two education courses. The analysis of survey and focus group data from first year, semester one students has found that the respondents relate to their course and their profession more idealistically than pragmatically. We suggest that relative unawareness of the realities of teaching might retain students in the early years, only to cause attrition when harsher realities of classrooms set in during the later years of their course. Two possible interventions are considered: post‐structurally‐derived critical reflection and peer mentoring in the hope that they will facilitate a blend of idealism and pragmatism that will sustain students to course completion and entry into their profession.
Roadcast: A Popularity Aware Content Sharing Scheme in VANETs

Content sharing through vehicle-to-vehicle communication can help people find their interested content on the road. In VANETs, due to limited contact duration and unreliable wireless connection, a vehicle can get the useful data only when it meets another vehicle and the encountered vehicle has the exactly matched data. However, the probability of such case is very low. To improve the performance of content sharing in intermittently connected VANETs, we propose a novel P2P content sharing scheme called Roadcast. Roadcast ensures popular data is more likely to be shared with other vehicles so that the overall query delay and the query hit ratio can be improved. Roadcast consists of two components called popularity aware content retrieval and popularity aware data replacement. The popularity aware content retrieval scheme makes use of Information Retrieval (IR) techniques to find the most relevant and popular data towards user's query. The popularity aware data replacement algorithm ensures that the density of different data is proportional to their popularity in the system steady state, which firmly obeys the optimal "square-root" replication rule. Results based on real city map and real traffic model show that Roadcast outperforms other content sharing schemes in VANETs.
Myosin VIIa and otoferlin in cochlear inner hair cells have distinct response to ototoxic exposure

Abstract Conclusion: Ototoxic gentamicin exposure does not disrupt the expression of myosin VIIa in the inner hair cells (IHCs) of mice, whereas gentamicin ototoxicity causes altered expression of otoferlin in IHCs, as well as parallel hearing threshold shifts. Objective: To explore whether myosin VIIa and otoferlin in IHCs have different responses to gentamicin ototoxicity. Methods: Lower dose treatment (100 mg/kg): adult C57 mice were continuously injected intraperitoneally with gentamicin once a day for 14 consecutive days. Dose-dependent gentamicin treatment: mice were injected intraperitoneally with differing doses (100, 200, and 300 mg/kg) once a day for 2 consecutive days. The hearing thresholds were detected by auditory brainstem response (ABR). Immunostaining and Western blotting were utilized to measure the manner of expression of myosin VIIa and otoferlin in IHCs. Results: Lower dose treatment: There were no significant differences among the control (day 0), and 4, 7, and 14 days after the ototoxicity exposure (p > 0.05). Dose-dependent gentamicin treatment: There were no significant differences among the control, 100, 200, and 300 mg/kg groups after the ototoxicity exposure (p > 0.05). In contrast, we found an altered expression of otoferlin in IHCs among the control (day 0), and 4, 7, and 14 days of exposure, when the mice were exposed to gentamicin ototoxicity (p > 0.05).
Joint L1-L2 regularization for inverse scattering

We propose a method for a solution of the inverse electromagnetic scattering problem using both L1 and L2 norms as regularization. The applicability of the method is demonstrated for a two-dimensional (2D) microwave imaging problem using the Born-iterative Method(BIM) with synthetically generated data. Though a single L2 regularization can estimate the dielectric constant profile, the reconstruction (if and when it converges) is over-smoothed. Similarly, a single L1 regularization fails when the problem is ill-conditioned. We propose an optimization strategy where both the regularization parameters are estimated simultaneously. Different object shapes have been considered to evaluate the performance. The results indicate that the method can produce an accurate object localization and estimation of the dielectric constant.
A global assessment of invasive plant impacts on resident species, communities and ecosystems: the interaction of impact measures, invading species' traits and environment

With the growing body of literature assessing the impact of invasive alien plants on resident species and ecosystems, a comprehensive assessment of the relationship between invasive species traits and environmental settings of invasion on the characteristics of impacts is needed. Based on 287 publications with 1551 individual cases that addressed the impact of 167 invasive plant species belonging to 49 families, we present the first global overview of frequencies of significant and non‐significant ecological impacts and their directions on 15 outcomes related to the responses of resident populations, species, communities and ecosystems. Species and community outcomes tend to decline following invasions, especially those for plants, but the abundance and richness of the soil biota, as well as concentrations of soil nutrients and water, more often increase than decrease following invasion. Data mining tools revealed that invasive plants exert consistent significant impacts on some outcomes (survival of resident biota, activity of resident animals, resident community productivity, mineral and nutrient content in plant tissues, and fire frequency and intensity), whereas for outcomes at the community level, such as species richness, diversity and soil resources, the significance of impacts is determined by interactions between species traits and the biome invaded. The latter outcomes are most likely to be impacted by annual grasses, and by wind pollinated trees invading mediterranean or tropical biomes. One of the clearest signals in this analysis is that invasive plants are far more likely to cause significant impacts on resident plant and animal richness on islands rather than mainland. This study shows that there is no universal measure of impact and the pattern observed depends on the ecological measure examined. Although impact is strongly context dependent, some species traits, especially life form, stature and pollination syndrome, may provide a means to predict impact, regardless of the particular habitat and geographical region invaded.
Pattern-based texturing revisited

This paper presents a method for texturing any surface using texture samples while avoiding distortion, discontinuity and repetitiveness. The principle consists in replacing global parameterization of the surface by a serie of local parameterization, and reporting the continuity constraints to the content. For doing this, we make a set of triangular samples whose borders are compatible, we build a mesh of quasi-equilateral triangles on the surface, we project these triangles on the surface using geodesics, and we parameterize each triangular texture patch. We propose solutions to synthesize textures samples having the continuity property in the case of Perlin and Worley procedural textures, and to draw or edit images.
Function proxy: template-based proxy caching for table-valued functions

In this paper, we demonstrate advanced proxy-caching techniques for function-embedded queries. We term our proxy a function proxy. It does not only service a function-embedded query that is an exact match to a previous one, but also services a query that can be answered by processing results of previous queries. We focus on table-valued functions (which return a set of tuples) as opposed to scalar functions (which return a scalar value), because the former brings additional challenges as well as opportunities for our function proxy.
IMMUNOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF ENCAPSULATED AND CAPSULE-FREE STRAINS OF ENCAPSULATUS PNEUMONIÆ (FRIEDLÄNDER'S BACILLUS)

1. "S" strains of Friedländer's bacillus produce capsules, soluble specific substance, and are of exalted virulence. "S" strains are type-specific and react with only the type-specific antibodies of the homologous types. 2. Immunization with "S" cells induces the formation of antibodies which agglutinate type specifically, precipitate the corresponding soluble specific substance, and protect white mice against infection caused by organisms of the same type. 3. "R" strains of Friedländer's bacillus produce no capsules, produce no soluble specific substance, and are not pathogenic. "R" strains are serologically undifferentiated from each other and react with only the species antibodies. 4. Immunization with "R" cells induces antibodies which do not agglutinate encapsulated organisms, do not precipitate soluble specific substance, and do not afford protection against infection by Friedländer's bacillus. Anti-R serum contains only the species antibody which reacts with any capsule-free organism regardless of its type origin. 5. Decapsulation of "S" cells by heat and acid chemically converts a type-reacting organism into a species-reacting organism.