Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Is Spanish language a barrier to domestic violence assessment?

BACKGROUND Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to premenopausal women and fatal in over 1000 women annually, but few healthcare providers ask about it, citing numerous barriers, including language. This study tested the hypothesis that language does, in fact, pose a barrier to screening and that Spanish-speaking women report lower lifetime screening rates. METHODS This study was part of an ongoing, multiclinic site, cervical cancer prevention trial in which patients completed a baseline survey, available in both Spanish and English, with the question: "Has a doctor or other healthcare provider ever asked you about domestic violence? " as well as other questions. RESULTS Of 2591 women, 1017 (39%) chose to complete the survey in Spanish and 1574 (61%) in English. Within the entire group, 1137 (44%) reported having been asked about domestic violence. Among those completing the Spanish survey, this rate was 47% (lifetime assessment), and among English-language respondents, it was surprisingly lower at 42% (p=0.011). In multivariate analyses, however, this language effect was reduced to nonsignificance. Instead, age (particularly the 28-34-year quartile), having been pregnant, clinic site, and type of medical visit (postpartum) were positively associated with lifetime assessment. CONCLUSIONS This study found a Spanish language preference is not a barrier to domestic violence assessment.
Behavioral dynamics and influence in networked coloring and consensus

IMMUNOLOGY Correction for “14-3-3σ regulates B-cell homeostasis through stabilization of FOXO1,” by Yu-Wen Su, Zhenyue Hao, Atsushi Hirao, Kazuo Yamamoto, Wen-Jye Lin, Ashley Young, Gordon S. Duncan, Hiroki Yoshida, Andrew Wakeham, Philipp A. Lang, Kiichi Murakami, Pamela Ohashi, and Tak W. Mak, which appeared in issue 4, January 25, 2011, of Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (108:1555–1560; first published January 4, 2011; 10.1073/pnas. 1017729108). The authors note that Heiko Hermeking should be added to the author line immediately following Kiichi Murakami, and Bert Vogelstein should be added to the author line immediately preceding Pamela Ohashi. Heiko Hermeking and Bert Vogelstein should be credited with contributing new reagents/ analytic tools. The online version has been corrected. The corrected author and affiliation lines and author contributions appear below.
Continuous high-accuracy radio positioning of cars in ultra-dense 5G networks

The upcoming fifth generation (5G) radio networks will be the game changer of future societies. In addition to obvious improvements in wireless communications, 5G enables also highly accurate user equipment (UE) positioning that is carried out on the network side. Such a solution provides ubiquitous positioning services without draining the batteries of the UEs. In this paper, we concentrate on positioning methods that suits the future needs of automotive transportation and intelligent transportation system (ITS). In particular, we demonstrate how the location estimates can be obtained in 5G ultra-dense networks (UDNs) efficiently and even in a proactive manner where the UE locations can be predicted to some extent. Numerical performance analysis will then illustrate that the proposed 5G-based network-centric positioning solutions are well-suited for car and traffic applications, providing even sub-meter range positioning accuracy.
Millimeter-Wave Miniaturized Substrate Integrated Multibeam Antenna

Substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) presents an excellent candidate in the development of millimeter-wave integrated printed multibeam antenna depending on its inherent advantages. But the SIW-based multibeam antenna usually occupies a large circuit size. To overcome this weakness, we propose a novel miniaturized SIW multibeam antenna at the center frequency 33.5 GHz. Such a structure can be considered as an asymmetric multimode beamforming network (BFN) directly integrated with a compact antipodal linearly tapered slot antenna (ALTSA) array without additional phase shifters or connection lines. It has smaller circuit size compared with the state-of-the-art SIW multibeam antenna technology. Four beams with different beam directions can be generated to cover the angle range of around 76° with 3 dB beam-widths at the center frequency.
Enhanced polymorphonuclear neutrophil-mediated endothelial cell injury and its relation to high surgical mortality rate in cirrhotic patients

Objective:A high incidence of complications has been documented in patients with cirrhosis after operations. Recently, polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) have been revealed to have the capacity to injure vascular endothelium and to cause organ damage. Furthermore, the altered function of PMN has been shown in patients with cirrhosis. However, there are few reports investigating the interaction between PMN and endothelial cells and its relation to a high incidence of postoperative complications in cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate PMN-mediated endothelial cell injury in patients with cirrhosis.Methods:Patients were divided into two groups: those who had normal liver with metastatic liver carcinoma and those who had cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma. All patients in both groups underwent hepatic resection. PMN were isolated from patients before operation. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells and PMN were cocultured after addition of phorbol myristate acetate. The release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and thrombomodulin in the cocultured medium and the elastase activity in PMN suspension were measured.Results:The release of both LDH and thrombomodulin in the group with cirrhosis was significantly higher than in the group with normal liver. The elastase activity was similarly higher in the group with cirrhosis than in the group with normal liver. The surgical morbidity rate was remarkably higher in the group with cirrhosis (50%) than in the group with normal liver (0%). Conclusions:This study shows that PMN have an enhanced potential to cause endothelial cell injury in patients with cirrhosis. This PMN “priming” may be responsible for the occurrence of postoperative complications in patients with cirrhosis after hepatectomy.
Sleep, sleepiness, and performance

Part 1 Sleepiness as a transition: the several qualities of sleepiness - psychophysiological considerations, R T Pivik circadian aspects of subjective sleepiness - a behavioral messenger? , Timothy H Monk the 24-H sleep propensity functon (SPF) - practical and theoretical implications, Peretz Lavie. Part 2 Performance and sleepiness: performing while sleepy - effects of experimentally induced sleepiness, David F Dinges and Nancy Barone Kribbs sleepiness at work - effects of irregular work hours, Torbjorn Akerstedt. Part 3 Sleep loss and sleepiness: sleep restriction, Mary A Carskadon and Thomas Roth dimensions to sleepiness, J A Horne. Part 4 Clinical aspects: pathological sleepiness, Thomas C Neyland and Charles F Reynolds III failing to sleep - psychological and behavioral underpinnings of insomnia, Cynthia M Dorsey drugs affecting sleep, sleepiness and performance, Daniel J Buysse.
A Trust-Role Based Context Aware Access Control Model

Resource sharing is one of the main applications of network. How to establish a trust relationship between resources requestor and provider, and enforce authority is the key issue of efficient resource sharing. Existing models and methods are mostly focus on identity, recommendation and other information, but lack of the considering of resource requestor's conduct and environment of computing. And once authorized, it will not be able to track and control user behavior dynamically. It may cause more risks when sharing resources. Aiming to resolve the above problems, a trust-role based context aware access control model is proposed relying on the measurement and verification of the "trust credentials and evidences" which embody the context information of user behavior and platform environment to achieve the security, dependable and dynamic access control for resource sharing.
Smart Transformer for Smart Grid—Intelligent Framework and Techniques for Power Transformer Asset Management

Condition monitoring and diagnosis have become an essential part of power transformer asset management. A variety of online and offline measurements have been performed in utilities for evaluating different aspects of transformers' conditions. However, properly processing measurement data and explicitly correlating these data to transformer condition is not a trivial task. This paper proposes an intelligent framework for condition monitoring and assessment of power transformer. Within this framework, various signal processing and pattern recognition techniques are applied for automatically denoising sensor acquired signals, extracting representative characteristics from raw data, and identifying types of faults in transformers. This paper provides case studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed framework and techniques for power transformer asset management. The hardware and software platform for implementing the proposed intelligent framework will also be presented in this paper.
Direct involvement of tumor necrosis factor-α in the regulation of glucose uptake in rainbow trout muscle cells.

The proinflammatory cytokine TNF-α is known to have a direct action on skeletal muscle in mammals. However, little is known regarding the potential effects of cytokines on nonimmune tissues, particularly in skeletal muscle, in fish. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of recombinant trout TNF-α (rtTNF-α) on skeletal muscle carbohydrate metabolism in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). We used a primary cell culture of muscle cells from rainbow trout to show that rtTNF-α stimulates glucose uptake in myoblasts and myotubes at concentrations that do not affect the viability of the cells, requiring de novo protein synthesis as shown by the impairment of rtTNF-α-stimulated glucose uptake by cycloheximide. With the use of specific inhibitors, we show that rtTNF-α-stimulated glucose uptake is mediated by the p38MAPK, NF-κB, and JNK pathways. Additionally, we provide evidence that the stimulatory effects of rtTNF-α on glucose uptake in trout skeletal muscle cells may be caused, at least in part, by an increase in the amount of GLUT4 at the plasma membrane. Incubation of trout muscle cells with conditioned medium from LPS-stimulated trout macrophages, enriched in TNF-α, increased glucose uptake. Our results indicate that recombinant, as well as native trout TNF-α, directly stimulates glucose uptake in trout muscle cells and provide evidence, for the first time in nonmammalian vertebrates, for a potential regulatory role of TNF-α in skeletal muscle metabolism.
Adaptive cluster-based browsing using incrementally expanded queries and its effects (poster abstract)

The accuracy of document clustering depends on the user’s viewpoints. We make use of queries as the user’s viewpoints to enhance cluster-based browsing for a large amount of search results, reflecting the user’s interests. Here the queries are incrementally expanded in the process of cluster-based browsing. We present an application of the proposed method to an IR system on the WWW and evaluate its performance by basic experiments.
Constraint Handling in a Fuel Cell System: A Fast Reference Governor Approach

A compressor-based air supply system in a fuel cell is susceptible to saturation during fast transients in load. Aggressive control of the air compressor may result in compressor surge or choke, disrupt the flow of air into the cathode of a fuel cell stack, and negatively impact the fuel cell power generation. Low partial oxygen pressure in the cathode caused by rapid increase in load may also damage the stack and reduce its life. A load governor can be added to the air supply control system to monitor the load and prevent violation of constraints (compressor surge, choke, and partial oxygen pressure) by modifying the load command to the fuel cell system. In this paper, we present the steps involved in the design of such a load governor for the fuel cell application. To reduce the online computations, we utilize the "fast" reference governor (FRG) approach which has been developed for linear systems. FRG utilize a "maximal constraint admissible set" calculated offline and, thus, require fewer online calculations. We propose a modification to the FRG design to make it applicable to the nonlinear fuel cell plant. The scheme is then implemented on a real-time simulation platform and it is shown that the computations of the load governor can be performed in real-time
Kinder und ihr Geschlecht

Dem Zusammenhang von kindlicher Entwicklung und Geschlecht lasst sich nur uber die Analyse des komplexen Zusammenspiels vieler unterschiedlicher, individueller und gesellschaftlicher, politischer und sozialer, historischer und kultureller Faktoren auf die Spur kommen - er kann nicht mit Hilfe punktueller Recherchen erschlossen oder empirisch gemessen werden. Der aktuelle Jahrbuch-Band stellt deshalb theoretische, empirisch-qualitative und empirisch-quantitative Beitrage und Forschungsberichte vor, die Geschlechteraspekte kindlichen Lebens und Lernens untersuchen. Die Beitrage stammen aus unterschiedlichen Forschungskontexten, wie der Bildungs- und Kindheitstheorie, der Kindheitsforschung, der Sexualforschung, aus Forschungen zur Padagogik des Elementar- und Primarbereichs sowie aus der empirischen Schulforschung. Dazu kommen Rezensionen zum Schwerpunktthema dieses Bandes sowie zu weiteren Themen der Geschlechterforschung. (DIPF/Orig.) Aus dem Inhalt: Caryl Rivers/Rose Barnett, The difference myth Sabine Andresen, Kinder und soziale Ungleichheit Hans Peter Kuhn, Geschlechterverhaltnisse in der Schule: Sind die Jungen jetzt benachteiligt? Ulrike Schmauch, Gleichgeschlechtliche Orientierungen von Madchen und Jungen Anja Zeiske/Alexandra Klein/Hans Oswald, Die Lust beim ersten Mal. (Verlag)
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Program – Specialization 2018/2019

LIST C: Including but not restricted to the following: Any courses in Lists A and B plus: ANAT 400; BIOCH 310, 320, 330, 401, 410, 420, 430, 441, 450, 455, 460; BIOL 315, 322, 330, 333, 335, 340, 341, 364, 367, 391, 398, 399, 430, 433, 470, 490, 495 (if appropriate topic), 498, 499; BOT 314, 321, 330, CELL 300, 301, 402, 415, 445; CHEM 211, 213, 303, 361, 363, 371, 373; CMPUT 101, 174, 175; ENT 321, 378; IMIN 200, 324, 371, 401; INT D 400; MMI 351; ONCOL 320, 425; PHYS 124, 126; PHYSL 210, 401; PL SC 335, 355, 380, 385, 465; REN R 421, 468; ZOOL 241, 242, 303, 340, 342, 343, 352, 370, 402, 441, 442, 450, 452
Art and Chartjunk: a Guide for NEUVis

In the fast changing, hybrid and multi-disciplinary practices of artful information visualisation (artful infoVis) and artists using data to inform artworks, the act of translating data into an image can be fraught with peril. There is considerable debate around modes of visualization and their relationship with the underlying data. This paper outlines the debate between the opposing ideologies and, through assessment of design considerations and comparison of creative practice and visual analytics, formulates a set of guidelines for creative practitioners developing visualisations for Non-Expert Users (NEUVis).
Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Variants Isolated from Patients Treated with the Protease Inhibitor Nelfinavir

ABSTRACT Nelfinavir mesylate (formerly AG1343) is a potent and selective inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease approved for the treatment of individuals infected with HIV. Nucleotide sequence analysis of protease genes from plasma HIV type 1 (HIV-1) RNA revealed a unique aspartic acid (D)-to-asparagine (N) substitution at residue 30 (D30N) in 25 of 55 patients treated with nelfinavir for a median of 13 weeks. Although the appearance of D30N was occasionally associated with concurrent or sequential emergence of other changes (e.g., at residues 35, 36, 46, 71, 77, and 88), genotypic changes associated with phenotypic resistance to other protease inhibitors were not observed (e.g., at residues 48, 50, 82, and 84) or were only rarely observed (e.g., at residue 90). In phenotypic assays, viral isolates with high-level resistance to nelfinavir remained susceptible to indinavir, saquinavir, ritonavir, and amprenavir (formerly VX-478/141W94). Similar results were observed in phenotypic assays utilizing HIV-1 NL4-3, which contained the D30N substitution alone or in combination with substitutions at other residues (e.g., residues 46, 71, and 88). These data indicate that the initial pathway of resistance to nelfinavir is unique and suggest that individuals failing short courses of nelfinavir-containing regimens may respond to regimens containing other protease inhibitors.
The Effects of Exercise Under Hypoxia on Cognitive Function

Increasing evidence suggests that cognitive function improves during a single bout of moderate exercise. In contrast, exercise under hypoxia may compromise the availability of oxygen. Given that brain function and tissue integrity are dependent on a continuous and sufficient oxygen supply, exercise under hypoxia may impair cognitive function. However, it remains unclear how exercise under hypoxia affects cognitive function. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of exercise under different levels of hypoxia on cognitive function. Twelve participants performed a cognitive task at rest and during exercise at various fractions of inspired oxygen (FIO2: 0.209, 0.18, and 0.15). Exercise intensity corresponded to 60% of peak oxygen uptake under normoxia. The participants performed a Go/No‐Go task requiring executive control. Cognitive function was evaluated using the speed of response (reaction time) and response accuracy. We monitored pulse oximetric saturation (SpO2) and cerebral oxygenation to assess oxygen availability. SpO2 and cerebral oxygenation progressively decreased during exercise as the FIO2 level decreased. However, the reaction time in the Go‐trial significantly decreased during moderate exercise under normoxia and hypoxia. Hypoxia did not affect reaction time. Neither exercise nor difference in FIO2 level affected response accuracy. These results suggest that acute exercise improves cognitive function, and that hypoxia has no effects on cognitive function at least under the present experimental condition. We received no financial support for this study.
Stereo image de-fencing using smartphones

Conventional approaches to image de-fencing have limited themselves to using only image data in adjacent frames of the captured video of an approximately static scene. In this work, we present a method to harness disparity using a stereo pair of fenced images in order to detect fence pixels. Tourists and amateur photographers commonly carry smartphones/phablets which can be used to capture a short video sequence of the fenced scene. We model the formation of the occluded frames in the captured video. Furthermore, we propose an optimization framework to estimate the de-fenced image using the total variation prior to regularize the ill-posed problem.
Disability, Augmentative Communication, and the American Dream: A Qualitative Inquiry

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Disability and the Individual in Society Part I: The Life History Chapter 2: Growing Up with Cerebral Palsy Chapter 3: Finding a Voice Chapter 4: Days of Gloom, Days of Joy Part II: Participant Observation Chapter 5: Authentic Voices of America: A Relational Ethnography Chapter 6: Travels with Jon and Sarah: A Journey Through Space and Time Conclusion Chapter 7: Disability, Multiculturalism, and the American Dream About the Authors
Finite Block-Length Analysis of Spectrum Sharing Networks: Interference-Constrained Scenario

This letter studies the interference-constrained performance of spectrum sharing networks using adaptive power allocation. The throughput of the secondary user is derived in different cases with constraints on the primary user average or instantaneous received interference power. The analysis is based on some recent results on the achievable rates of finite-length codes and shows the effect of the codeword length on the performance of spectrum sharing networks. The results indicate that, with codewords of finite length and different primary user's interference constraints, there is potential for spectrum sharing, if the transmission power is properly adapted.
Effects of alpha-thrombin on superoxide dismutase levels in human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells.

BACKGROUND Sequelae of traumatic brain injury include generation of oxygen-free radicals and fibrin deposition, which worsen the initial injury. Superoxide dismutases (SODs) scavenge and bind to the free-radical superoxide anion (O2-), potentially defending against oxidative stress. In the present study, we investigated the production of SOD within human cerebral microvascular endothelial (HCME) cells after exposure to alpha-thrombin, hypothesizing that manganese SOD (MnSOD) expression is increased. Our aims were to determine whether alterations in SOD are observed at the mRNA level, to examine whether a particular species is preferentially expressed, and to determine the requirement of the active site of alpha-thrombin. METHODS HCME cells were characterized and grown to confluence. Control cells and cells exposed to 10 nmol/L alpha-thrombin were harvested for mRNA isolation using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Quantitation of mRNA production determined the levels of copper-zinc SOD and MnSOD. Active site blocked alpha-thrombin was used as a negative control and determined the specificity of the response. RESULTS The cells in culture were identified as endothelial after fulfilling criteria, such as positive immunocytochemical staining for factor VIII/von Willebrand factor antigen and binding of Ulex europaeus agglutinin-1 lectin. Levels of MnSOD mRNA were elevated at all time points in response to alpha-thrombin, whereas the cytosolic form was undetectable. HCME cells that were exposed to active site-blocked alpha-thrombin produced mRNA levels of MnSOD that were increased above those of controls, but this increase was half that of mRNA levels of MnSOD produced by HCME cells that were exposed to alpha-thrombin. CONCLUSION Our study showed for the first time that alpha-thrombin partially modulates SOD in HCME cells, causing a preferential increase in MnSOD. Further investigation into secondary brain injury will provide insights into the role of alpha-thrombin in the mechanism of free radical-induced alterations, potentially improving the outcome of patients with head injury.