Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Embedding Successful Pedagogical Practices: Assessment Strategies for a Large, Diverse, First Year Student Cohort

Abstract This paper argues that the transition to first year in a diverse, multi-campus, multimodal university provides significant difficulty and disorientation for school leavers and mature age and international students. Consequently, curriculum design for first year students requires an awareness of the need to provide commencing students with a framework for meeting the requirements of the academic environment. This paper illustrates how the successful practice of teaching first year students addresses the learning issues and needs of first year university students through the use of scaffolding and developmental assessment. The case study is from a first year Faculty of Business core course at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. It provides a range of examples of successful pedagogical practices, including examples of scaffolding and developmental assessment embedded within the course materials to support and meet student needs. The strategies to embed these support mechanisms included spreading the assessment across the semester using two assignments and a final examination. In the second assignment of the course we utilise an incremental research and assignment process that includes an exercise to deconstruct the assignment question, a short annotated bibliography, the concept mapping of the assignment argument and the assessment of a supplied essay before the writing and submission of the student’s final essay. As a result of these curriculum changes, we argue that preliminary indications are an improvement in both student assignment performance and student retention.
What Sets the Long-Term Level of Renal Sympathetic Nerve Activity: A Role for Angiotensin II and Baroreflexes?

Abstract— Increasing evidence suggests elevated sympathetic outflow may be important in the genesis of hypertension. It is thought that peripheral angiotensin II, in addition to its pressor actions, may act centrally to increase sympathetic nerve activity (SNA). Without direct long-term recordings of SNA, testing the involvement of neural mechanisms in angiotensin II–induced increases in arterial pressure is difficult. Using a novel telemetry-based implantable amplifier, we made continuous recordings of renal SNA (RSNA) before, during, and after 1 week of angiotensin II–based hypertension in rabbits living in their home cages. Angiotensin II infusion (50 ng · kg−1 · min−1) caused a sustained increase in arterial pressure (18±3 mm Hg). There was a sustained decrease in RSNA from 18±2 normalized units (n.u.) before angiotensin II to 8±2 n.u. on day 2 and 9±2 n.u. on day 7 of the angiotensin II infusion (P <0.01) before recovering to 17±2 n.u. after ceasing angiotensin II. Analysis of the baroreflex response showed that although angiotensin II–induced hypertension led to resetting of the relationship between mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate, there was no evidence of resetting of the MAP-RSNA relationship. We propose that the lack of resetting of the MAP-RSNA curve, with the resting point lying near the lower plateau, suggests the sustained decrease in RSNA during angiotensin II is baroreflex mediated. These results suggest that baroreflex control of RSNA and thus renal function is likely to play a significant role in the control of arterial pressure not only in the short term but also in the long term.
PADRÕES DE ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE INDIVIDUALISMO-COLECTIVISMO E CONCEPÇÕES PESSOAIS DE INTELIGÊNCIA NOS CONTEXTOS CULTURAIS PORTUGUÊS E ROMENO

Resumo Neste estudo indagamos os padrões de associação entre a dimensão cultural de individualismocolectivismo (IND/COL) e as concepções pessoais de inteligência (CPI) nos contextos culturais português e romeno. O IND/COL foi avaliado com o Questionário de Atitudes em Relação a Si Próprio(a) – QARSP –, construído no contexto neozelandês por Shulruf, Hattie e Dixon (2003, Anonymous Questionnaire of Self-Attitudes), e adaptado aos contextos português e romeno por Ciochină e Faria (2007). As CPI foram avaliadas através da Escala de Concepções Pessoais de Inteligência (ECPI), construída e validada para a população portuguesa por Faria (1990-2006) e adaptada ao contexto romeno por Ciochină e Faria (2006). O QARSP, constituído por 26 itens, 15 da escala de IND e 11 da escala de COL, e a ECPI, constituída por 26 itens, 15 da escala Estática e 11 da escala Dinâmica, foram administrados a uma amostra de 1394 alunos do 10o e 12o anos, 591 portugueses e 758 romenos, dos dois sexos e de diferentes níveis sócio-económicos. Globalmente, os resultados apontaram para o facto de as CPI dinâmicas serem mais ilustrativas do IND e as CPI estáticas serem mais ilustrativas do COL, resultados estes que foram interpretados à luz de factores de natureza sócio-cultural.
Organizational Psychology: Good Intentions and False Promises

Theory and practice within organizational psychology have been greatly influenced by humanistic psychology in general and theories of self-actualization in particular. Yet the concept of self-actualization is problematic, and may encourage a misguided view of people as exploiting each other and their environments in a hedonistic quest for satisfaction. Applied in an organizational context such an interpretation of the human condition would demean human interactions. Further, organizational psychologists have employed the humanistic paradigm in a search for effective ways of managing organizations while giving insufficient attention to a study of the wider effects that organizations have upon people in society. Coupled with an inadequate model of man such limited horizons may have led them to play an essentially conservative role in their work and to support institutional structures which could be seriously debilitating psychologically. A review of implicit assumptions within the discipline is required.
School Size and Program Comprehensiveness: Evidence From High School and Beyond

The demand for school improvement has increased concern over the ability of small high schools to offer comprehensive programs and has raised anew the pressure for consolidation. However, although large schools clearly offer more courses than do small ones, it is less clear that they offer more comprehensive programs. In this study we use the High School and Beyond data to address three questions, (a) Are the math, science, and foreign language programs of large schools more comprehensive than those of small ones? (b) For any given school size, are these programs equally comprehensive? (c) Is there some point on the school size continuum beyond which comprehensiveness shows little change? We find that although large schools offer more comprehensive programs than do small ones, there is substantial variation in comprehensiveness among the three programs at any given school size, and there is no common point where the programs of smaller schools approximate the comprehensiveness of larger ones.
Cerebral Dominance and Attentional Bias in Word Recognition

This study investigated the role of cerebral dominance, functional localization, and attentional bias on the recognition of neutral and emotionally charged words presented unilaterally and bilaterally by a tachistoscope to the left and right visual fields of 42 left and 42 right handers. The major findings were: (1) Over-all, right handers perceived more words than left handers; (2) Although more neutral words were perceived, there were no interactive effects for type of word; (3) Unilateral presentation: LVF = RVF for left and right handers; Bilateral presentation: left handers evidenced a left visual-field advantage, right handers evidenced a right visual-field advantage; (4) Directional cuing did not magnify the existing visual field advantage but increased efficiency of recognition for words presented to the correctly cued nondominant visual field and decreased efficiency of recognition for words presented to the incorrectly cued dominant visual field. It was concluded that, although each hemisphere was equally capable of processing single words, cerebral dominance and functional localization interact with attentional bias to produce the observed differential in word recognition of the left and right visual fields.
Parental Cognitions and Adaptation to the Demands of Caring for a Child with an Intellectual Disability: A Review of the Literature and Implications for Clinical Interventions

The manner in which parents adapt to the experience of caring for a child with an intellectual disability is generally thought to depend upon a range of variables typically conceptualized within multi-dimensional models. This review briefly describes three such models that share significant common features, incorporating child variables, environmental characteristics, and parental cognitive processes as contributors to parental coping styles or parenting stress. The effects of child and environmental characteristics on parenting stress and coping in parents of children with disabilities have been well documented. It is argued, however, that some aspects of cognitive processes in parents of these children have received less attention from researchers. In particular, there has been a large amount of research into parenting self-esteem, parental attributions, and parental locus of control with parents of other groups of children. This research is reviewed, and it is argued that further research into similar cognitions in parents of children with intellectual disabilities is warranted. Finally, the potential clinical implications of such research are examined in relation to behavioural interventions for children's behavioural difficulties. It is suggested that parental cognitions may influence the acceptability of such interventions and also be associated with their effectiveness.
Pathview Web: user friendly pathway visualization and data integration

Abstract Pathway analysis is widely used in omics studies. Pathway-based data integration and visualization is a critical component of the analysis. To address this need, we recently developed a novel R package called Pathview. Pathview maps, integrates and renders a large variety of biological data onto molecular pathway graphs. Here we developed the Pathview Web server, as to make pathway visualization and data integration accessible to all scientists, including those without the special computing skills or resources. Pathview Web features an intuitive graphical web interface and a user centered design. The server not only expands the core functions of Pathview, but also provides many useful features not available in the offline R package. Importantly, the server presents a comprehensive workflow for both regular and integrated pathway analysis of multiple omics data. In addition, the server also provides a RESTful API for programmatic access and conveniently integration in third-party software or workflows. Pathview Web is openly and freely accessible at https://pathview.uncc. edu/.
Posterior lesser trochanter line should not be used as reference for assessing femoral version in CT scans: a retrospective reliability and agreement study

Background The estimation of femoral version in preoperative planning of total hip arthroplasty and to assess complications after total hip arthroplasty is crucial. Recent studies have recommended the posterior lesser trochanter line as an intraoperative reference for estimating femoral version. We hypothesized, that if there is a correlation, the posterior lesser trochanter line could be used to assess femoral version in computed tomography (CT) scans. Purpose To evaluate the correlation between the posterior lesser trochanter line and the posterior femoral condyle axis. Material and Methods CT scans of 126 patients after unilateral total hip arthroplasty were analyzed by means of a newly developed digital planning software for CT scans. Both hips were measured, the angle between the posterior lesser trochanter line and the posterior femoral condyle axis was determined, and the relationship between both lines was evaluated. Results We found significant differences between male and female patients (P < 0.001) and between left and right femora (P = 0.001). There was no significant difference between healthy hips and hips with osteoarthritis after total hip arthroplasty (P = 0.901). Conclusion There is no reliable correlation between posterior lesser trochanter line and posterior femoral condyle axis. Therefore, posterior lesser trochanter line should not be used to assess femoral version in CT scans. As a consequence, the gold standard for measuring femoral version should still be a three-dimensional CT scan of the whole femur.
Who is James Bond? : the Dark Triad as an agentic social style

If the Dark Triad are costly traits for individuals to have and individuals are predisposed to avoid interacting with selfish individuals, how do those who have those traits extract resources from their environment? We contend that a specific set of personality traits will enable individuals to do so. We showed that those who are disagreeable, extraverted, open, and have high self-esteem along with low levels of neuroticism and conscientiousness score high on the Dark Triad (Study 1: N = 216). Additionally, having a more individualistic and competitive approach to others and not a strongly altruistic orientation will also help those who are high on the Dark Triad (Study 2; N = 336). We contend that the Dark Triad may represent one social strategy that is characterized by an agentic social style.
Teacher, Student, and School Attributes as Predictors of Teachers' Responses to Inclusion

General educators (N = 188) were surveyed regarding their responses to including students with disabilities in their classrooms. Two dimensions of responses were identified: hostility/receptivity and anxiety/calmness. Results indicated that teacher attributes and beliefs, student characteristics, and school climate relate to both dimensions. Specifically, receptivity toward inclusion was associated with higher teacher efficacy, inclusion of students with physical rather than cognitive or behavior disorders, use of differentiated teaching practices, and teacher collaboration. Findings further suggest that with experience, teachers become more hostile toward inclusion. Lower anxiety was associated with the inclusion of students with learning or behavior disorders, high teacher efficacy, and small class size. Results demonstrate the complex nature of teachers' thinking about inclusion and suggest that teacher, student, and school factors need to be considered in the analysis of teachers' willingness to support this innovation.
Validation of two complementary instruments for measuring work stress in Chilean workers.

Introduction: Instruments based on Karasek’s Demand/Control/Support and Siegrist’s Effort-Reward Imbalance models have been extensively used in the worlds to evaluate exposure to psychosocial workplace risks linked to physical and mental health, but have not been validated in Chile. Objective: To analyze the factorial structure and the concurrent and criteria validity in two complementary scales to measure psychosocial risk at work in Chile. Method: the design is transversal, the study was conducted at the national level(Chile), the random sample included 3010 workers(51% males and 49% females) in a households survey. The analysis included correlations, structural equations(SEM) and logistic regression. Results: the internal consistency of Karasek’s global scale was ? =0.74, while in Siegrist’s global scale it was ? =0.72. The models evidenced good structural adjustment (Karasek: RMSEA=0.051 and CFI=0.97; Siegrist: RMSEA=0.054 and CFI=0.98), and evidenced dose-response association between incremental exposure to the psychosocial dimensions of work and distress. Conclusion: the original theoretical constructs of the Karasek and Siegrist models are well-represented in the Chilean population. However, we suggest eliminate two social support items and adding items to the Psychological Demands scale in order to improve the consistency of Karasek’s instrument. The results support the use of instruments for research with Chilean workers.
Geometric feature based facial expression recognition using multiclass support vector machines

In this paper, a novel Geometric features extraction method for facial expression recognition is proposed. ASM automatic fiducial point location algorithm is firstly applied to a facial expression image, and then calculating the Euclidean distances between the center of gravity coordinate and the annotated fiducial points' coordinates of the face image. In order to extract the discriminate deformable geometric information, the system extracts the geometric deformation difference features between a person's neural expression and the other seven basic expressions. A multiclass Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier is used to recognize the facial expressions. Experiments indicate that our proposed method can obtain good classification accuracy.
The development of handedness in children

Direction and degree of handedness were assessed in children aged 3 to 9 years old, in transverse and longitudinal studies, using a 10-item performance battery. Item analysis revealed a single underlying factor with a bimodal distribution. Direction of handedness appears to be more or less fixed by the age of 3. Degree of handedness increases at least over the range 3 to 7 years, and perhaps more slowly from 7 to 9. Degree of handedness increased more rapidly in left-handers than in right-handers. Degree of handedness showed no correlation with reading ability or general intelligence. The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed, and interpreted in terms of a hypothesis whereby degree of handedness is a phenomenon sui generis.
An experience sampling and cross-cultural investigation of the relation between pleasant and unpleasant affect

The present study examined whether the relation between pleasant and unpleasant emotion varies across cultures and level of analysis (i.e., within-person vs. between-person). A total of 386 participants included European Americans, Asian Americans, Japanese, Indian, and Hispanic students. Momentary mood was assessed up to 7 times daily for one week. At the between-persons level, pleasant and unpleasant mood were positively correlated among Asian Americans and Japanese, but were uncorrelated among the other groups. Factor correlations at the within-person level were strongly negative in all cultures, suggesting that pleasant and unpleasant feelings are rarely experienced at the same time. Implications for dialectical experiences are discussed.
Comparison of decoding algorithms for LDPC codes of IEEE 802.16e standard

One of forward error correction codes that were defined in the IEEE 802.16e standard was the LDPC code. This paper presents the simulation of the LDPC codes using three decoding algorithms, i.e. sum-product algorithm, min-sum algorithm, and min-sum-plus-correction-factor algorithm. Simulation results show the decoding with sum-product algorithm and min-sum-plus-correction-factor algorithm provide BER performances better than the min-sum algorithm.
Ten-Year Detection Rate of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations in a Large, Multiethnic, Defined Population

Background and Purpose— To evaluate whether increased neuroimaging use is associated with increased brain arteriovenous malformation (BAVM) detection, we examined detection rates in the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program of northern California between 1995 and 2004. Methods— We reviewed medical records, radiology reports, and administrative databases to identify BAVMs, intracranial aneurysms (IAs: subarachnoid hemorrhage [SAH] and unruptured aneurysms), and other vascular malformations (OVMs: dural fistulas, cavernous malformations, Vein of Galen malformations, and venous malformations). Poisson regression (with robust standard errors) was used to test for trend. Random-effects meta-analysis generated a pooled measure of BAVM detection rate from 6 studies. Results— We identified 401 BAVMs (197 ruptured, 204 unruptured), 570 OVMs, and 2892 IAs (2079 SAHs and 813 unruptured IAs). Detection rates per 100 000 person-years were 1.4 (95% CI, 1.3 to 1.6) for BAVMs, 2.0 (95% CI, 1.8 to 2.3) for OVMs, and 10.3 (95% CI, 9.9 to 10.7) for IAs. Neuroimaging utilization increased 12% per year during the time period (P<0.001). Overall, rates increased for IAs (P<0.001), remained stable for OVMs (P=0.858), and decreased for BAVMs (P=0.001). Detection rates increased 15% per year for unruptured IAs (P<0.001), with no change in SAHs (P=0.903). However, rates decreased 7% per year for unruptured BAVMs (P=0.016) and 3% per year for ruptured BAVMs (P=0.005). Meta-analysis yielded a pooled BAVM detection rate of 1.3 (95% CI, 1.2 to 1.4) per 100 000 person-years, without heterogeneity between studies (P=0.25). Conclusions— Rates for BAVMs, OVMs, and IAs in this large, multiethnic population were similar to those in other series. During 1995 to 2004, a period of increasing neuroimaging utilization, we did not observe an increased rate of detection of unruptured BAVMs, despite increased detection of unruptured IAs.
Pouchitis: prevention and treatment

Purpose of reviewPouchitis, representing a spectrum of disease phenotypes, is the most common long-term complication in patients who have undergone restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). Its management and prevention are challenging. Recent findingsTreatment modalities vary according to phenotypes of pouchitis. The medical therapy of pouchitis remains largely empiric and antibiotic-based. However, patients may develop de-novo chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis (CARP) or progress from acute antibiotic-responsive phenotype. Patients with CARP often require alternative medical approaches to routine antibiotics, including the use of oral or topical mesalazine, corticosteroids, and sometimes immunomodulators or biological agents against tumour necrosis factor. There are two strategies to prevent pouchitis, the primary (i.e., the prevention of the initial episode) and secondary (i.e., the prevention of recurrent episodes) prophylaxis. There are scant data in the literature on nutritional aspects. SummaryWe evaluated the efficacy of current strategies of prevention and treatments of pouchitis and propose algorithms, including attention to nutrition wherein data exist.
Power supply with independently regulated multiple outputs

This paper presents a new power supply with independently-regulated multiple isolated-outputs, based on a phase-shift PWM control of a multi-leg bridge. The power supply was developed for a multi-level switched-gradient-amplifier for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems that require good regulation during all operating conditions for good image quality. The gradient driver is a challenging load, almost purely reactive with large power transients. The power supply topology consists on one half-bridge leg for each independent output plus an additional common leg. The control is achieved by phase-shifting each leg with respect to the common leg, with two transformers with their primary connected between its corresponding leg and the common leg. Experimental results obtained with a 60 kW prototype confirm the validity of the concept.
Glocal gender identities in market places of transition: MARIANISMO and the consumption of the telenovela Rebelde

This article follows recent calls to take the study of gender construction beyond the affluent cultural contexts of Northern America and Western Europe. The article examines the negotiation and representation of gender in the Mexican telenovela Rebelde. The study analyses the identity positions and tensions in the cultural product as well as analyzing consumer interpretive strategies to negotiate countervailing gender ideals. The article analyses how processes of market place transition and the negotiation of gender are handled by navigating between countervailing cultural meanings of tradition and modernity, conformity and rebellion, in glocalized forms.