Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mengidentifikasi Faktor-Faktor Motivasi yang Memengaruhi Perilaku Memainkan Game RPG (Role-Playing Games) Produksi Luar Negeri oleh Pemain Game di Kota Semarang

Game merupakan salah satu bentuk implementasi dari kemajuan teknologi di ranah media komunikasi. Game dapat digunakan sebagai media penyampai pesan dan memungkinkan adanya feedback dari pesan tersebut. Game juga didesain sebagai sarana hiburan untuk mengisi waktu luang yang dibuat universal. Namun kenyataannya, beberapa game yang dikonsumsi oleh masyarakat Indonesia tidak dibuat universal. Dalam beberapa game beraliran role-playing game (RPG) memuat konten kekerasan, seksual dan nilai-nilai lain yang tidak sesuai dengan nilai kultur lokal khususnya Indonesia. Meskipun mengandung perbedaan, banyak dari kalangan masyarakat Indonesia, khususnya di Kota Semarang masih tetap memainkan game RPG tersebut dengan berbagai motivasi atas dasar alasan dan tujuan tertentu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor motivasi yang memengaruhi perilaku memainkan game RPG produksi luar negeri oleh pemain game Indonesia di Kota Semarang. Penelitian ekploratif kuantitatif ini menghimpun data primer dari 100 orang dengan kuesioner. Data dianalisis dengan teknik analisis faktor. Sebanyak 18 faktor telah diuji dengan KMO dan Bartlett’s Test diketahui nilainya 0,958 dengan signifikansi 0,000. Kemudian melalui perhitungan model Principal Component Analysis (PCA) diperoleh 4 kelompok faktor yang memuat 18 faktor yang diuji, dengan kata lain, seluruh faktor yang diuji lolos. Keseluruhan faktor tersebut memberikan kontribusi sebesar 65,367 persen terhadap motivasi memainkan game RPG asing tersebut. Social Factor adalah faktor motivasi yang paling berpengaruh. Diketahui faktor ini menyumbangkan sebanyak 40,663 %. Faktor ini dilabeli social factor karena terdiri dari motivasi untuk berinteraksi dan berkompetisi dengan pemain lain. motivasi ingin mengoptimalkan performa karakter dalam game motivasi ingin menjadi orang lain dan motivasi ingin memperoleh pengetahuan. Ketiga variabel utama dari faktor ini yakni teamwork, socializing dan relathionship termasuk dalam social gratification yaitu suatu bentuk gratifikasi yang mengarah pada keuntungan sosial apa yang didapatkan pemain game dengan memainkan game tertentu.
Shame, Guilt and Alcoholism — Treatment Issues in Clinical Practice, 2nd edn

Shame, Guilt and Alcoholism — Treatment Issues in Clinical Practice, 2nd edn. By Ronald Potter-Efron. The Haworth Press, New York. 237 pp., $24.95. ISBN 0-7890-1517-X. The first edition of this book appeared in 1989 and this new edition incorporates developments in the psychology of guilt and shame. The author is an experienced counsellor in mental health and addictions. Those reared on the importance of defining terms in a way that is categorical and susceptible to reproduction may worry about the elusive nature of the concepts involved here. He describes shame as ‘a painful sense of one's basic defectiveness as a human being’ and guilt as an ‘uncomfortable self …
Simulation of self-heating effects in 30nm gate length FinFET

This paper presents a detailed thermal analysis of nanoscale FinFET devices. A three-dimensional electro-thermal device simulator, calibrated against Monte Carlo simulations at various temperatures, is adopted in order to study self-heating effects in Fin-FETs, and their dependence on geometrical parameters such as buried oxide thickness, source/drain extension length, fin-pitch and fin height.
The table layout problem

In this paper we study a geometric problem arising in typography: the problem of laying out a two dimensional table. Each cell of the table has content associated with it. We may have choices on the geometry of cells (e.g., number of rows to use for the text in a cell.) The problem is to choose configurations for the cells to optimize an objective function such as minimum table height given a fixed width for the table. We formulate a combinatorial version of the table layout problem, where the objective is to choose cell geometry to minimize table size, The table layout problem is NP-complete, even for very restricted instances. One of our main results is an algorithm for computing the convex hull of the set of feasible table configurations, which gives a heuristic algorithm for table layout. We establish a connection between the fractional (LP) solution to the table layout problem and generalized network flow. We also present experimental results comparing the performance of heuristics. Our final result is an algorithm for a general paragraphing problem, where we are interested in generating all minimal height-width configurations of text. We show that the set of all height-width pairs for a paragraph of n words can be determined in O’(n3f “) time.
A Low-EMI Buck Converter Suitable for Wireless Sensor Networks With Spur-Reduction Techniques

This paper presents a low electromagnetic interference buck converter for wireless sensor networks with the spur-reduction techniques. The proposed buck converter uses the third-order delta-sigma modulator (DSM) with its noise-shaping characteristic to achieve low output noise. The DSM is designed with the chopper-stabilization techniques, which further reduces the impacts of low-frequency noises, such as flicker noise and offset voltage. The proposed buck converter also adopts fast transient path in order to get a fast transient response. The proposed buck converter has been fabricated with a TSMC 0.35-μm CMOS 2P4M process. The area of the whole chip is 2.18 mm2. Compared with previous works, the noise floor of the proposed converter's output is below -76 dBm, which is lower than others. The settling time of the proposed converter's output is ~20 μs with the load current skipping between 50 and 500 mA, that is faster than previous works, too. Moreover, the peak efficiency of the proposed converter is better and equals to 90%.
A novel Bcr-Abl–mTOR–eIF4A axis regulates IRES-mediated translation of LEF-1

Internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs) in cellular mRNAs direct expression of growth-promoting factors through an alternative translation mechanism that has yet to be fully defined. Lymphoid enhancer factor-1 (LEF-1), a Wnt-mediating transcription factor important for cell survival and metastasis in cancer, is produced via IRES-directed translation, and its mRNA is frequently upregulated in malignancies, including chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). In this study, we determined that LEF1 expression is regulated by Bcr-Abl, the oncogenic protein that drives haematopoietic cell transformation to CML. We have previously shown that the LEF1 5′ untranslated region recruits a complex of proteins to its IRES, including the translation initiation factor eIF4A. In this report, we use two small molecule inhibitors, PP242 (dual mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) kinase inhibitor) and hippuristanol (eIF4A inhibitor), to define IRES regulation via a Bcr-Abl–mTOR–eIF4A axis in CML cell lines and primary patient leukaemias. We found that LEF1 and other IRESs are uniquely sensitive to the activities of Bcr-Abl/mTOR. Most notably, we discovered that eIF4A, an RNA helicase, elicits potent non-canonical effects on the LEF1 IRES. Hippuristanol inhibition of eIF4A stalls translation of IRES mRNA and triggers dissociation from polyribosomes. We propose that a combination drug strategy which targets mTOR and IRES-driven translation disrupts key factors that contribute to growth and proliferation in CML.
Examining paid sickness absence by shift workers.

BACKGROUND Shift workers are at greater risk than day workers with respect to psychological and physical health, yet little research has linked shift work to increased sickness absence. AIMS To investigate the relationship between shift work and sickness absence while controlling for organizational and individual characteristics and shift work attributes that have confounded previous research. METHODS The study used archive data collected from three national surveys in Canada, each involving over 20000 employees and 6000 private-sector firms in 14 different occupational groups. The employees reported the number of paid sickness absence days in the past 12 months. Data were analysed using both chi-squared statistics and hierarchical regressions. RESULTS Contrary to previous research, shift workers took less paid sickness absence than day workers. There were no differences in the length of the sickness absence between both groups or in sickness absence taken by female and male workers whether working days or shifts. Only job tenure, the presence of a union in the workplace and working rotating shifts predicted sickness absence in shift workers. The results were consistent across all three samples. CONCLUSIONS In general, shift work does not seem to be linked to increased sickness absence. However, such associations may be true for specific industries. Male and female workers did not differ in the amount of sickness absence taken. Rotating shifts, regardless of industry, predicted sickness absence among shift workers. Consideration should be given to implementing scheduled time off between shift changes.
Jordanian student teachers' perceptions of teaching writing in kindergartens during their field training experience

The purpose of the study was to examine student teachers' perceptions of teaching writing in kindergartens and to identify to what extent the cooperating teachers influence the student teachers' perceptions. To achieve the research aims, a 31‐item questionnaire was developed by the researchers and administered to 50 student teachers and their cooperating teachers. The questionnaire was administrated to both groups as a pre‐test and to student teachers as a post‐test. The results of the study revealed that student teachers were more likely to be emergent literacy‐oriented in their perceptions of teaching writing than they were to the reading readiness philosophy. Furthermore, the influence of the cooperating teachers was insignificant as the student teachers' perceptions of teaching writing developed earlier were more stable and difficult to alter later. In light of these findings the researchers addressed a number of suggestions and recommendations.
Vessel transform for automatic optic disk detection in retinal images

Precise localisation of an optic disk (OD) in the retinal images is one of the most important problems in the ophthalmic image processing. Although a considerable progress has been made towards a computerised solution of the problem, the numerical algorithms often fail on retinal images characterised by poor quality. Therefore, the authors propose a new method suitable for low-quality images based on exploiting the convergence of the blood vessels to the OD. The novelty of the proposed techniques includes clustering the vessels endowed with a novel correction procedure and the vessel transform (VT) which measures the distance to the main clusters. The algorithm is integrated into the scale-space (SS) analysis to detect the boundary of the OD. The integrated method is called SS algorithm with VT (SSVT). SSVT has been tested on retinal images from two databases with fair and poor images against the fuzzy convergence (FC) method and a modification of the circular transform proposed by Lu. The absolute improvement on sensitivity of SSVT against FC and Lu's are up to 12.37% and 8.18%. Bigger improvements of SSVT in terms of positive predictive value are up to 37.46% and 30.84% against FC and Lu's, respectively.
Commonly prescribed medications and potential false-positive urine drug screens.

PURPOSE The implications of potential false-positive urine drug screen (UDS) results for patients receiving commonly prescribed medications were evaluated. SUMMARY A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify false-positive UDSs associated with all clinic formulary medications, as well as common nonprescription medications. The references of each report describing a medication whose use was associated with false-positive UDS results were also reviewed. If a class effect was suspected, additional agents in the category were searched. A total of 25 reports of false-positive UDS results were identified. Categories of medications included antihistamines, antidepressants, antibiotics, analgesics, antipsychotics, and nonprescription agents. Reports of false-positive results were found for the following formulary and nonprescription medications: brompheniramine, bupropion, chlorpromazine, clomipramine, dextromethorphan, diphenhydramine, doxylamine, ibuprofen, naproxen, promethazine, quetiapine, quinolones (ofloxacin and gatifloxacin), ranitidine, sertraline, thioridazine, trazodone, venlafaxine, verapamil, and a nonprescription nasal inhaler. False-positive results for amphetamine and methamphetamine were the most commonly reported. False-positive results for methadone, opioids, phencyclidine, barbiturates, cannabinoids, and benzodiazepines were also reported in patients taking commonly used medications. The most commonly used tests to screen urine for drugs of abuse are immunoassays, even though false-positive results for drugs of abuse have been reported with a number of these rapid-screening products. Results from such tests should be confirmed using additional analytical methods, including gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. CONCLUSION A number of routinely prescribed medications have been associated with triggering false-positive UDS results. Verification of the test results with a different screening test or additional analytical tests should be performed to avoid adverse consequences for the patients.
A transfer learning approach for integrating biological data across platforms

Transfer learning refers to situations where a classifier is trained on one set of data and tested on another set of data that may have an entirely different probability distribution. Biological data derived from diverse platforms, and possibly using diverse technologies, is a natural candidate for applying transfer learning methodologies. In this paper, we adapt the ℓ1-norm SVM to fit into the paradigm of Transfer Learning, by using the importance weighting approach. Our aim is to integrate biological data from diverse platforms. To validate our approach, we applied the proposed algorithm to the problem of classifying breast cancer tumors as Estrogen- Receptor-positive (ER-positive) or Estrogen-Receptor-negative (ER-negative), which is the first step in personalizing therapy to the patient. The standard approach used in Biology is to convert data to Z-scores, that is, to subtract the mean and divide by the standard deviation. The algorithm proposed here shows better performance than using Z-scores to account for platform variations.
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli-Induced Inflammation Alters Mouse Urinary Bladder Contraction via an Interleukin-6-Activated Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase-Related Pathway

ABSTRACT Escherichia coli is the most common cause of urinary tract infection. Elevated blood and urine interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels have been shown in inflammatory urinary tract diseases. The role of IL-6 in mediating the urodynamic dysfunction in response to E. coli-induced urinary tract infection has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the role of IL-6 in the nitric oxide (NO)-triggered alteration of contractile responses in the urinary bladder under an E. coli-induced inflammatory condition. The electrical field stimulation (EFS)-evoked contractions of the isolated detrusor strips, and immunoblotting for detecting protein expression in the bladders was measured short term (1 h) or long term (6 or 24 h) after intraperitoneal injection of E. coli endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) or intravesical instillation of human pyelonephritogenic E. coli-J96 (O4:K6) strain or LPS into mice. IL-6 and NO productions were increased in the urinary bladders of mice 1 to 24 h after LPS or E. coli-J96 treatment. Inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression and protein kinase C (PKC) activation and EFS-evoked detrusor contractions were increased in the bladders at 6 h after LPS or E. coli-J96 treatment, which could be reversed by anti-IL-6 antibody and iNOS inhibitor aminoguanidine. At 1 h after LPS administration, bladder NO generation, endothelial NOS expression, and EFS-evoked detrusor contractions were effectively increased, whereas anti-IL-6 antibody could not reverse these LPS-induced responses. These results indicate that IL-6 may play an important role in the iNOS/NO-triggered PKC-activated contractile response in urinary bladder during E. coli or LPS-induced inflammation.
A Review of Trafficking and Activation of Uterine Natural Killer Cells

Enrichment of uterine natural killer (uNK) cells occurs during pregnancy in many species. However, functions of uNK cells and regulation of their uterine homing are not fully defined. In mice and women, uNK cells contribute to angiogenesis, a role reviewed here and now addressed in a mammal with an alternative placental type.
Analysis of Low Latency MAC Protocols for Clustered Sensor Networks

In this paper, a low latency MAC protocol that can be used in sensor networks is proposed. To extend the lifetime of sensor nodes, it was used to synchronize active/sleep periods of all sensor nodes. However, due to these synchronized sensor nodes, packets in the intermediate nodes must wait until the next node wakes up before it can forward a packet. This induces a large delay in sensor nodes. To solve this latency problem, cluster-based sensor networks are used. The active/sleep periods of sensor nodes in each cluster are synchronized with a timing offset. Thus, the sensor nodes in each cluster have the same timing offsets and reduce the sleep delay. Using this concept, the latency problem can be solved. In addition, this method can also solve the collision problem in inter-cluster communication when a number of nodes try to send information to the same node in other clusters. Our numerical results show that the latency can be reduced when synchronized nodes with timing offsets are used.
"Why computing students are not using e-resources?": Evidence from the University of the East

This descriptive study utilized a validated questionnaire to gather data on student-related factors and barriers to the use of the library online e-resources. It was found out that most of the respondents were male; all except one had computer access at home; majority had Internet access at home; and most were aware that the library had e-book and e-journal collections. Respondents disclosed that they had a high possibility of using the e-resources provided they knew the benefits of using e-resources. They agree to a lesser extent that personal and environmental barriers restrained them from using e-resources. On the other hand, they disagreed that content suitability barriers in terms of value and effectiveness of the e-resources suppressed the use of e-resources. Multiple regression analysis revealed that personal barrier in terms of commitment had negative influence on the intention to use e-resources. Conclusion and recommendations were presented.
Automated counterexample-driven audits of authentic system records

xv 1 Audit: An Approach to Generate Evidence . 1 1.1 IT Audits and their Building Blocks . 1 1.1.1 Audit and Policy Rules . 2 1.1.2 Audit and System Records . 3 1.1.3 Audit and Generated Evidence . 5 1.2 Contribution: An Architecture for Automated Audits . 6 1.2.1 Assumptions Underlying the Audit Architecture . 8 1.3 Application in Privacy Protection and Usage Control . 9 1.3.1 Shortcoming of Current Privacy-Enhancing Technologies . 10 1.3.2 Possible Application Scenarios . 12 1.4 Structure and Presentation . 14 2 A Characterisation of Auditable Policies . 17 2.1 The Elements of Policies . 17 2.1.1 The Authorisation Element . 18 2.1.2 The Obligation Element . 19 2.2 Trace-Based Semantics and Properties . 20 2.3 Policies as Properties . 22 2.4 On the Enforcement of Postconditional Rules . 23 2.4. 1 Forbidding Postconditional Predicates . 24 2.4. 2 Demanding Postconditional Predicates . 25 2.4. 3 Further Considerations . 27 2.5 The Policy Language Praia . 28 2.5. 1 Language Definition . 28 2.5. 2 The Semantics of Praia . 31 2.5. 3 Characteristics of Praia . 33 Part I: Elements of the Audit Architecture 35 3 BBox: Secure Logging and Log Views . 37 3.1 On the Authenticity of Log Data . 37 3.1.1 Characterising Authenticity for Log Data . 37 3.1.2 Threats to the Authenticity of Log Data . 38 3.2 The Digital Black Box BBox . 39 3.2.1 BBox Architecture: Components and Operation . 40 3.2.2 Initialisation Phase of the BBox . 42 3.2.3 Online Phase of the BBox . 43 3.2.4 Shut Down Phase of the BBox . 46
Immunoblot detection of class-specific humoral immune response to outer membrane proteins isolated from Salmonella typhi in humans with typhoid fever

The studies reported here were undertaken to assess the ability of the outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of Salmonella typhi to induce a humoral immune response in humans with typhoid fever. OMPs were isolated with the nonionic detergent Triton X-100 and were found to be contaminated with approximately 4% lipopolysaccharide. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis patterns showed protein bands with molecular size ranges from 17 to 70 kilodaltons; the major groups of proteins were those that correspond to the porins and OmpA of gram-negative bacteria. Rabbit antiserum to OMPs or to S. typhi recognized OMPs after absorption with lipopolysaccharide. Sera from patients with typhoid fever contained immunoglobulin M antibodies which reacted with a protein of 28 kilodaltons and immunoglobulin G antibodies which reacted mainly with the porins, as determined by immunoblotting. These results indicate that the porins are the major immunogenic OMPs from S. typhi and that the immune response induced in the infection could be related to the protective status.