Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Managing Change from a Quality Perspective.

MFOI/PC01 Plus Postage. Elementary Secondary Education; Institutional Mission; Leadership; *Organizational Change; *Organizational Climate; *Organizational Development; Participative Decision Making; *Principals; School Administration; Strategic Planning; Systems Approach; *Total Quality Management This paper presents findings of a study that examined the change process in 28 schools, with a focus on how principals went about transforming traditional school-work cultures into quality. systems. The principals had participated in Managing Productive Schools (MPS), a comprehensive systems-approach program based on quality management concepts. Data were derived from interviews with the principals, a teacher survey, and administration of a school/work profile to teachers. This paper presents findings based on the interview data. It discusses themes of visionary leadership, cooperative strategic planning, systems thinking and action, innovative information systems, continual improvement, human-resource development, quality programs and services, quality culture, and customer satisfaction. A conclusion is that change is determined by a faculty's readiness to address challenges and that developing staff readiness is the principal's responsibility. The principals provided the knowledge and skills for a systemic framework of change. The strength of their vision of success for all students and belief in their faculty's capacity to respond to students' needs were crucial for su cessful change. Transforming the work culture of schools from bureaucratic patterns to more responsive structures requires leaders who understand the challenge, embrace systems thinking, and have the facilitation skills to enginear school development over time. Two figures are included. (Contains 21 references.) (LMI) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. * ***********************************************************************
Dempster–Shafer models for object recognition and classification

We consider situations in which each individual member of a defined object set is characterized uniquely by a set of variables, and we propose models and associated methods that recognize or classify a newly observed individual. Inputs consist of uncertain observations on the new individual and on a memory bank of previously identified individuals. Outputs consist of uncertain inferences concerning degrees of agreement between the new object and previously identified objects or object classes, with inferences represented by Dempster–Shafer belief functions. We illustrate the approach using models constructed from independent simple support belief functions defined on binary variables. In the case of object recognition, our models lead to marginal belief functions concerning how well the new object matches objects in memory. In the classification model, we compute beliefs and plausibilities that the new object lies in defined subsets of an object set. When regarded as similarity measures, our belief and plausibility functions can be interpreted as candidate membership functions in the terminology of fuzzy logic. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Int Syst 21: 283–297, 2006.
When can multi-agent rendezvous be executed in time linear in the diameter of a plane configuration?

In multi-agent rendezvous it is naturally assumed that agents have a maximum speed of movement. In the absence of any distributed control issues, this imposes a lower bound on the time to rendezvous, for idealised point agents, proportional to the diameter of a configuration. Assuming bounded visibility, we consider Ω(n2 log n) points distributed independently and uniformly at random in a disc of radius n, so that the visibility graph is asymptotically almost surely (a.a.s.) connected. We allow three types of possible interaction between neighbors, which we term signalling, sweeping and tracking. Assuming any such interaction can be executed without significant delay, and assuming each point can generate random bits and has unlimited memory, we describe a randomized algorithm which a.a. s. runs in time O(n), hence in time proportional to the diameter, provided the number of points is o(n3). Several questions are posed for future work.
Reovirus as a Viable Therapeutic Option for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Purpose: Despite the recent advances made in the treatment of multiple myeloma, the disease still remains incurable. The oncolytic potential of reovirus has previously been shown and is currently in phase III clinical trials for solid tumors. We tested the hypothesis that reovirus can successfully target human multiple myeloma in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo without affecting human hematopoietic stem cell (HHSC) re-population/differentiation in a murine model that partially recapitulates human multiple myeloma. Experimental Design: Human myeloma cell lines and ex vivo tumor specimens were exposed to reovirus and oncolysis and mechanisms of cell death were assessed. RPMI 8226GFP+ cells were injected intravenously to non-obese diabetic/severe combined immune deficient (NOD/SCID) mice and treated with live reovirus (LV) or dead virus (DV). Multiple myeloma disease progression was evaluated via whole-body fluorescence and bone marrow infiltration. HHSCs exposed to LV/DV were injected to NOD/SCID mice and re-population/differentiation was monitored. Results: A total of six of seven myeloma cell lines and five of seven patient tumor specimens exposed to reovirus showed significant in vitro sensitivity. Tumor response of multiple myeloma by LV, but not DV, was confirmed by comparison of total tumor weights (P = 0.05), and bone marrow infiltration (1/6, LV; 5/6, DV). Mice injected with LV- or DV-exposed HHSCs maintained in vivo re-population/lineage differentiation showing a lack of viral effect on the stem cell compartment. Reovirus oncolysis was mediated primarily by activation of the apoptotic pathways. Conclusions: The unique ability of reovirus to selectively kill multiple myeloma while sparing HHSCs places it as a promising systemic multiple myeloma therapeutic for clinical testing. Clin Cancer Res; 18(18); 4962–72. ©2012 AACR.
Exchangeable Models of Complex Inherited Diseases

A model of unlinked diallelic loci affecting the risk of a complex inherited disease is explored. The loci are equivalent in their effect on disease risk and are in Hardy–Weinberg and linkage equilibrium. The goal is to determine what assumptions about dependence of disease risk on genotype are consistent with data for diseases such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, and multiple sclerosis that are relatively common (0.1–2% prevalence) and that have high concordance rates for monozygotic twins (30–50%) and high risks to first-degree relatives of affected individuals (risk ratios exceeding 4). These observations are consistent with a variety of models, including generalized additive, multiplicative, and threshold models, provided that disease risk increases rapidly for a narrow range of numbers of causative alleles. If causative alleles are in relatively high frequency, then the combined effects of numerous causative loci are necessary to substantially elevate disease risk.
Energy efficient signaling in deep submicron CMOS technology

In this paper we propose an efficient technique for energy savings in DSM technology. The core of this method is based on low-voltage signaling over long on-chip interconnect with repeater insertion to tolerate DSM noise and to achieve an acceptable delay. We elaborate a heuristic algorithm, called VIJIM, for repeater insertion. VIJIM algorithm has been implemented to design a robust inverter chain for on-chip signaling using 0.25 /spl mu/m, 2.5 V, 6-metal-layers CMOS process. An average of 70% of energy-saving has been achieved by reducing the supply voltage from 2.5 V down to 1.5 K.
The Transcriptional Mediator Component Med12 Is Required for Hindbrain Boundary Formation

Background Rhombomere boundaries form during hindbrain segmentation and are critical for maintaining segmental integrity and regulating migration in the hindbrain. Some genetic models affecting hindbrain boundary formation have been described, but involvement of components of the transcriptional mediator complex in boundary formation has not reported so far. Principal Findings The kto/med12 mutant zebrafish, which affects the Mediator component Med12, causes specific loss of rhombomere boundary cells even though segmentation of the hindbrain takes place at least in part. In kto mutant embryos, cells forming rhombomere boundaries were largely absent as indicated by the use of several marker genes. While no obvious increase in cell death was observed, we found a notable reduction of cell proliferation in the hindbrain of kto mutant zebrafish. Conclusions The kto/med12 mutation results in specific defects of boundary cell formation in the zebrafish hindbrain.
Web Application Security Using JSFlow

Web applications are often vulnerable to code injection attacks and to attacks through buggy or malicious libraries. Unfortunately, the current protection mechanisms are frequently ad-hoc, as a response to attacks after the fact. This had lead to a plethora of specialized protection mechanisms that are often brittle and insufficient to guarantee security. This extended abstract accompanies a tutorial on web application security using JSFlow, an information-flow aware interpreter for full non-strict ECMA-262(v.5). In contrast to access control, which most current protection mechanisms apply, information-flow control focuses on what applications are allowed to do with the information they access. This removes the inherent trust that access control places on entities that are granted access. Dispensing with this trust is key for the protection to withstand bypassing in the presence of untrustworthy 3rd party code and code injection attacks. Based on two practical attacks against an example web application Hrafn, we demonstrate the power of JSFlow. The attacks model the scenario where the current standards protection mechanism are bypassed or not applicable. By using a simple and natural security policy, we show how both attacks are prevented byJSFlow. Although information-flow control has not been tailor made to preventthis kind of attacks, it offers a uniform line of defense against untrustworthyand malicious code and ensures confidentiality of sensitive data.
IMAGINING JAPANESE AS A MUSLIM: THE NARRATIVE OF NON-OPPOSITIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPANESE CULTURE AND ISLAMIC VALUES WITHIN MULIYATUN N.’S “AKATSUKI”

Within the so many positive images of Japan produced and reproduced in Indonesia, there seems to be a convention to portray the relationship between Japanese culture and Islamic values as an oppositional one. This is evident in the depiction of the clash between the two in various stories of the Japanese Military Occupation Period in Indonesia, as well as in Indonesian Islamic literary works until the 2000s. However, through her Islamic-romantic novel “Akatsuki” (2009, 2012, 2017) Muliyatun N. , by creating a story that entirely takes place in Japan and with all Japanese characters, depicts Japanese culture and Islamic values relations as non-oppositional and non-confrontational. This paper first describes the depiction of Japanese culture-Islamic values relations within “Akatsuki”. Furthermore, by considering contexts lingering the production of the novel, it analyzes how the “Akatsuki” marks the shift in Indonesian Muslim’s perception towards Japan in the decade of 2010s. My argument is that this shift is in line with the trends of creating a global and successful image of Muslims through literary works, and the recent development of the relationship between Japan and Islamic world.
High-quality sub-function construction in functional decomposition based on information relationship measures

Functional decomposition seems to be the most effective circuit synthesis approach for look-up table (LUT) FPGAs, (C)PLDs and complex gates. In the functional decomposition that targets LUT FPGAs, the circuit is constructed by recursively decomposing a given function and its sub-functions until each of the resulting sub-functions can be directly implemented with a LUT. The choice of sub-functions constructed in this process decides the quality of the resulting multi-level circuit expressed in terms of the logic block count and speed. In this paper, we propose a new effective and efficient method for the sub-function construction, and we consider its application in our circuit synthesis tool that targets LUT-based FPGAs. The method is based on the information relationship measures. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach leads to extremely fast and very small circuits.
From vocational worker to vocational teacher: a study of identity transition and loss

ABSTRACT This article addresses the transition from vocational worker to vocational teacher in a Norwegian higher institution. Specifically, the vocational worker identity is examined to obtain a deeper knowledge of how trainee teachers describe the transition from vocational worker to vocational teacher. Previous research has highlighted the challenges of this transition and pointed out the struggle to align the vocational work-based identity with the teacher identity. Relatively little attention, however, has been paid to the aspect of detachment in the process of transition from a vocational worker role to the role of teacher of a vocational subject. Through the analysis of focus group interviews with Norwegian trainee teachers, feelings of loss and ‘letting something go’ expressed by the trainee teachers reveal an important dimension in characterising the aspect of detachment in a transition. This analysis highlights the importance of exploring the vocational identity and the influence of the prior vocation in the transition to vocational teacher and the important role of teacher education in assisting trainee teachers of vocational subjects to successfully navigate this transition.
A Framework for Satellite Image Classification in the Context of Crisis Mapping Using Markov Random Fields

In this contribution a framework for classification of high resolution optical satellite images in the context of crisis mapping is proposed and evaluated. Multiscale image information (data model) as well as hierarchical and spatial context information (prior model) is incorporated into the classification process using a hybrid Markov model which combines a hierarchical directed as well as a planar lattice-based Markov Random Field (MRF). The modelling of arbitrary semantic classes in different scales enables the definition of a hierarchical semantic network representing the dependencies and relations between the classes in adjacent scales. Classification is carried out using non-iterative hierarchical maximum a-posteriori (MAP) or mode of posterior marginal (MPM) inference as well as a subsequent optimization step using a planar MRF. Additionally, a modified MAP estimation which is able to outperform the original estimators under certain conditions is proposed. The impact of incorporation of image data from multiple scales is evaluated in this contribution. Furthermore, the dependency between the quantity of the training data and the classification accuracy is analyzed.
Regional Labor Market Dynamics and Net Migration

This paper examines the relationship between regional labor market dynamics and net migration. I present a dynamic model of spatial equilibrium in which regional labor supply can adjust through migration as well as the labor supply decisions of a region's residents. Migration decisions depend on the present value of expected future wages, local amenities, and the cost of moving. I show how net migration, wages, and employment rates jointly respond to di erent types of shocks. Previous empirical studies of net migration do not separately identify the parameters that govern this response and therefore may overstate the e ect of current wages on mobility. I use state and metropolitan area data to estimate a model in which these parameters are identi ed. I then use the estimates to simulate how regional labor markets respond to shocks that di er in their persistence and predictability. The simulations show that the responses of net migration, wages, and employment rates depend on the type of shock. For example, net migration responds more to permanent shocks and current wages and employment rates respond more to transitory ones.
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The toad species Sclerophrys capensis Tschudi, 1838 was erected for a single specimen from South Africa which has never been properly studied and allocated to a known species. A morphometrical and morphological analysis of this specimen and its comparison with 75 toad specimens referred to five South African toad species allowed to allocate this specimen to the species currently known as Amietophrynus rangeri. In consequence, the nomen Sclerophrys must replace Amietophrynus as the valid nomen of the genus, and capensis as the valid nomen of the species. This work stresses the usefulness of natural history collections for solving taxonomic and nomenclatural problems.
Cerebral white matter contains PDGF-responsive precursors to O2A cells

Cells dissociated from the cerebral white matter of immature rats were maintained in monolayer culture. Treatment with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) caused a large increase in the numbers of “O2A” oligodendroglial precursor cells (which bind the monoclonal antibody A2B5) and subsequently in the numbers of galactocerebroside (galC)- positive oligodendroglia. A2B5-negative “pre-O2A cells” in cerebral white matter cultures in which O2A cells and oligodendroglia had been killed by antibody-dependent complement-mediated cytolysis were induced by PDGF to proliferate and to differentiate into O2A cells and subsequently into oligodendroglia and type 2 astroglia. The most mature pre-O2A phenotype in these cultures was a small, round, process-bearing cell which expressed vimentin but not glial fibrillary acidic protein or galC. Cells of this phenotype were not observed upon PDGF treatment of immature rat optic nerve monolayer cultures from which O2A cells and oligodendrocytes had been depleted, and PDGF also failed to elicit the accumulation of O2A cells and oligodendroglia in such cultures.
Performance Monitoring with Predictive QoS Analysis of LTE Backhaul

LTE (Long Term Evolution) represents an emerging technology that will change how mobility service providers connect user devices to their infrastructure over IP networks. To support growing mobile broadband data loads, an all-IP Ethernet cell site backhaul (CSBH) network infrastructure will make possible real-time high bandwidth applications using mobiles. This paper discusses the changes that LTE will bring and examines network operations impacts on the CSBH. It also introduces operations support system solutions to address performance management (PM) to determine if impaired LTE service has occurred. This paper covers major aspects of system solutions, including: capabilities for auto-detection, root-cause analysis based on correlation algorithms, and traffic congestion control mechanisms. It also presents functionality for quality of service (QoS) trending projections to manage traffic capacity and trigger the traffic control mechanisms, to protect network resources and improve the overall customer experience.
Change in Salt Intake Affects Blood Pressure of Chimpanzees: Implications for Human Populations

Background— Addition of up to 15.0 g/d salt to the diet of chimpanzees caused large rises in blood pressure, which reversed when the added salt was removed. Effects of more modest alterations to sodium intakes in chimpanzees, akin to current efforts to lower sodium intakes in the human population, are unknown. Methods and Results— Sodium intakes were altered among 17 chimpanzees in Franceville, Gabon, and 110 chimpanzees in Bastrop, Tex. In Gabon, chimpanzees had a biscuit diet of constant nutrient composition except that the sodium content was changed episodically over 3 years from 75 to 35 to 120 mmol/d. In Bastrop, animals were divided into 2 groups; 1 group continued on the standard diet of 250 mmol/d sodium for 2 years, and sodium intake was halved for the other group. Lower sodium intake was associated with lower systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial blood pressures in Gabon (2-tailed P<0.001, unadjusted and adjusted for age, sex, and baseline weight) and Bastrop (P<0.01, unadjusted; P=0.08 to 0.10, adjusted), with no threshold down to 35 mmol/d sodium. For systolic pressure, estimates were −12.7 mm Hg (95% confidence interval, −16.9 to −8.5, adjusted) per 100 mmol/d lower sodium in Gabon and −10.9 mm Hg (95% confidence interval, −18.9 to −2.9, unadjusted) and −5.7 mm Hg (95% confidence interval, −12.2 to 0.7, adjusted) for sodium intake lower by 122 mmol/d in Bastrop. Baseline systolic pressures higher by 10 mm Hg were associated with larger falls in systolic pressure by 4.3/2.9 mm Hg in Gabon/Bastrop per 100 mmol/d lower sodium. Conclusions— These findings from an essentially single-variable experiment in the species closest to Homo sapiens with high intakes of calcium and potassium support intensified public health efforts to lower sodium intake in the human population.
Translation and Markedness

Translation is a task which involves different aspects of linguistics. Producing equivalent degree of markedness is one of linguistic competences which should be owned by the translators. This ability has a contribution in maintaining the thematic structure and the propositional meaning through the translation process. The present study is a descriptive analytical corpus-based aimed to analyze (1) the translation of English marked structures, those are passive, it-cleft, existential and pseudo-cleft into Indonesian, and (2) the ways presenting the thematic structures in the target language. The development of English marked sentences involves thematization process, therefore analyzing the ways in translating these marked sentences and transferring the thematic structures to their Indonesian counterparts are interesting to be conducted. The corpus found in an English book entitled The Intelligent Investor and its Indonesian translation. The corpus is a parallel data consists of 191 marked English sentences and their Indonesian translations. Comparative analysis conducted to the data showed that 78.5% of the marked English sentences were translated into marked sentences in Indonesian. Translating the marked English sentences into Indonesian marked sentences supported the process of preserving the information.
Genomic SELEX for Hfq-binding RNAs identifies genomic aptamers predominantly in antisense transcripts

An unexpectedly high number of regulatory RNAs have been recently discovered that fine-tune the function of genes at all levels of expression. We employed Genomic SELEX, a method to identify protein-binding RNAs encoded in the genome, to search for further regulatory RNAs in Escherichia coli. We used the global regulator protein Hfq as bait, because it can interact with a large number of RNAs, promoting their interaction. The enriched SELEX pool was subjected to deep sequencing, and 8865 sequences were mapped to the E. coli genome. These short sequences represent genomic Hfq-aptamers and are part of potential regulatory elements within RNA molecules. The motif 5′-AAYAAYAA-3′ was enriched in the selected RNAs and confers low-nanomolar affinity to Hfq. The motif was confirmed to bind Hfq by DMS footprinting. The Hfq aptamers are 4-fold more frequent on the antisense strand of protein coding genes than on the sense strand. They were enriched opposite to translation start sites or opposite to intervening sequences between ORFs in operons. These results expand the repertoire of Hfq targets and also suggest that Hfq might regulate the expression of a large number of genes via interaction with cis-antisense RNAs.