Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hypermasculinity & Dickwolves: The Contentious Role of Women in the New Gaming Public

As video games have attracted more critical attention and theoretical discourse and games play a more visible part in our media landscape, the modern video game community impacts the wider world of online culture and warrants more detailed study. Using the case of the Dickwolves incident from Penny Arcade.com, the authors address issues of hypermasculinity and sexism within the gaming community and how this lens brings to light issues with a hostile response to the expression of a female identity or femininity. The authors argue that this case highlights how the hypermasculine discourse encourages the overt privileging of masculinity over femininity and discourages women from engaging in gendered discourse within the community.
Crowd Dynamics: Exploring Conflicts and Contradictions in Crowdsourcing

Unfair reputation systems, slow payments, lack of transparency, and socio-spatial inequalities are only some of the many reasons for conflicts in crowdsourcing. The divisive logic of the system and the sharing processes in the peer-community create interesting dynamics and new foci on old conflicts. In this workshop we explore the reasons, processes, power relations, and dynamics of conflicts within crowdsourcing. We invite participants from a diversity of disciplines and perspectives to contribute with insights from different types of crowdsourcing, and thereby deepen our understanding of the relations in contexts such as crowd-work, crowdfunding, peer-production and citizen science. Furthermore, we examine strategies for accommodating differences in crowdsourcing environments.
Viva la Nano-Revolución! A Semantic Analysis of the Spanish National Press

This study analyzes nanotechnology’s anchoring and codification in the Spanish national press to determine the thematic contexts in which this technology has been discussed. Latent semantic analysis was applied to identify themes based on semantic clusters and their longitudinal evolution. This analysis was carried out on a corpus of more than 600 articles from the most prominent Spanish national newspapers and includes articles from 1997 to 2009. Findings indicate an overall positive coverage and dominant thematic clusters related to national policies, economic development, and business opportunities. Surprisingly, controversies surrounding nanotechnology are present in the early years of coverage but have become marginal over time, in contradiction to a general trend that emerged from previous studies on media representations of new technologies.
SDS-Urea Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis

Flagel lar ou te r double t micro tubules were solubi l ized by use of sonicat ion, and the tubulin was r eas sembled in vi tro into single micro tubules conta in ing 14 and 15 pro tof i l aments . The tubul in assembly was d e p e n d e n t on both the KCI and tubul in concent ra t ions , exhibi t ing a critical concen t ra t ion of 0.72 mg/ml at o p t i m u m solvent condi t ions . F lagel la r tubul in was pur i f ied by cycles of t empera t u r e d e p e n d e n t assembly-d isassembly and molecu la r sieve c h roma tog ra phy , and charac te r ized by two-d imens iona l gel e lec t rophores is . A l though double t miero tubules were not f o r m e d in vi t ro , ou te r double t tubul in assembled onto intact Aand B-subfibers of ou te r doub le t mic ro tubu les and basal bodies of Chlamydomonas; the ra te of assembly f rom the distal ends of these s tructures was g rea te r than that f rom the proximal ends . Mic ro tubu le -assoc ia ted pro te ins ( M A P s ) f rom mammal i an bra in s t imula ted ou te r double t tubulin assembly , decora t ing the micro tubules with fine f i lamentous pro jec t ions .
Comparison of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Plus Lidocaine on Attenuation of Hemodynamic Responses to Tracheal Intubation in Controlled Hypertensive Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia

Background Induction of anesthesia and endotracheal intubation often creates a period of hemodynamic instability in hypertensive patients. Endotracheal intubation of the trachea stimulates laryngeal and tracheal sensory receptors, resulting in a marked increase in the elaboration of sympathetic amines. Objectives This trial aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy of fentanyl and fentanyl plus lidocaine in attenuating the hemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation in hypertensive patients. Patients and Methods We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial in 37 patients with hypertension in the Rasoul-Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran, from March to December 2011. The patients were randomly divided into two groups (fentanyl group and fentanyl plus lidocaine group). The fentanyl group received 2 mcg/kg and the fentanyl plus lidocaine group received 1.5mg lidocaine and 2mcg/kg fentanyl. Hemodynamic variables were recorded at baseline, after giving inductive anesthetic agents, and 1, 3 and 5 minutes after performing endotracheal intubation. Results We evaluated 37 patients including 15 males (40.54%) and 22 females (59.46%), with a mean age of 56.08 ± 10.85 years. There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding; heart rate, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure before induction, 3 minutes before intubation and 1, 3 and 5 minutes after intubation. Conclusions Fentanyl and fentanyl plus lidocaine effectively decreased the hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation, however, neither fentanyl nor fentanyl plus lidocaine, could inhibit all hemodynamic responses, moreover fentanyl plus lidocaine was not more effective than fentanyl alone.
Clinical characteristics and outcome of brain abscess

Objective: To define clinical characteristics, causative organisms, and outcome, and evaluate trends in epidemiology and outcome of brain abscesses over the past 60 years. Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on brain abscesses published between 1970 and March 2013. Studies were included if they reported at least 10 patients with brain abscesses, included less than 50% extra-axial CNS infections (empyema) without brain abscess, and did not solely report on brain abscesses caused by a single pathogen. Results: We identified 123 studies including 9,699 patients reported between 1935 and 2012. There was a male predominance of 2.4 to 1, and the mean age of patients with brain abscesses was 34 years. The most common causative microorganisms were Streptococcus and Staphylococcus species, comprising 2,000 (34%) and 1,076 (18%) of 5,894 cultured bacteria. Geographical distribution of causative microorganisms over continents was similar and did not substantially change over the past 60 years. Predisposing conditions were present in 8,134 of 9,484 patients (86%) and mostly consisted of contiguous or metastatic foci of infection. The classic triad of fever, headache, and focal neurologic deficits was present in 131 of 668 (20%) of patients. Case fatality rate decreased from 40% to 10% over the past 5 decades, while the rate of patients with full recovery increased from 33% to 70%. Conclusions: The prognosis of patients with brain abscesses has gradually improved over the past 60 years. Important changes over time were the modality of cranial imaging, neurosurgical technique, and antimicrobial regimen.
Essential role of Drosophila Hdac1 in homeotic gene silencing

Deacetylation of the N-terminal tails of core histones plays a crucial role in gene silencing. Rpd3 and Hda1 represent two major types of genes encoding trichostatin A-sensitive histone deacetylases. Although they have been widely found, their cellular and developmental roles remain to be elucidated in metazoa. We show that Drosophila Hdac1, an Rpd3-type gene, interacts cooperatively with Polycomb group repressors in silencing the homeotic genes that are essential for axial patterning of body segments. The biochemical copurification and cytological colocalization of HDAC1 and Polycomb group repressors strongly suggest that HDAC1 is a component of the silencing complex for chromatin modification on specific regulatory regions of homeotic genes.
Smooth pursuit neck torsion test: a specific test for cervical dizziness.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine how the smooth pursuit neck torsion (SPNT) test is affected by various diseases associated with disturbances in balance and arising in the neck, in the posterior intracranial fossa, and in the labyrinth in patients having such conditions, and to compare the findings with those in healthy subjects. STUDY DESIGN This study was a consecutive, prospective, double-blind clinical study. SETTING This study was conducted with ambulatory patients in a tertiary referral center (i.e., a county hospital). PATIENTS Studied were 75 patients with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) of at least grade II, according to the Quebec classification, all of whom had been injured in car accidents. Of these, 50 patients reported dizziness and 25 did not. CONTROL SUBJECTS: Twenty patients had vertigo of central origin with positive central nervous system findings, 20 patients had Meniere's disease, and 30 subjects were healthy. INTERVENTION The SPNT test is a smooth pursuit eye movement test. The subjects are placed in a neutral position, and then they turn 45 degrees to the right and to the left. The difference between the average gain in neutral and torsion positions is the test parameter. In addition to the SPNT test, the authors performed saccade tests, auditory brain stem response, and the caloric test. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES In the two WAD groups, neck torsion reduced the SP gain (p < 0.001), but in control patients with central and peripheral vertigo and in the healthy control subjects, it did not. RESULTS The sensitivity of the SPNT test in the WAD group with dizziness was 90% and the specificity was 91%. The sensitivity in the WAD group without dizziness was 56%. CONCLUSION The SPNT test seems to be useful for diagnosing cervical dizziness, at least in patients with WAD having symptoms of dizziness, because it has a high sensitivity and specificity.
Teaching and Learning Regimes: Implicit theories and recurrent practices in the enhancement of teaching and learning through educational development programmes

This paper uses the concept of teaching and learning regimes (TLRs) to help explore a set of questions about why some academic staff in universities thrive on and benefit from accredited programmes designed to improve HE learning and teaching practices ("educational development programmes") whilst others experience periods of resistance or some drop out altogether. "TLR" is a shorthand term for a constellation of rules, assumptions, practices and relationships related to teaching and learning issues in higher education. These include aspects of the following salient to teaching and learning, each of which we elaborate and illustrate in the paper: identities in interaction, power relations, codes of signification, tacit assumptions, rules of appropriateness, recurrent practices, discursive repertoires, implicit theories of learning and of teaching. The argument presented here is that academic staff on educational development programmes ("participants") bring to programmes sets of assumptions and practices rooted in TLRs. Educational development programmes themselves instantiate TLRs which may be more, or less, compatible with those of individual participants. Where there are incongruities between the two they need not be fatal if participants are able to, or are encouraged to, surface and reflect on previously tacit assumptions embedded in their TLRs. Similarly, there may not be a problem if participants are able to exercise discretion over the application of aspects of different regimes; applying them in different contexts as appropriate. Evidence from participants' writing, participant observation, secondary sources and data from eight interviews inform the paper and form the basis for illustrative vignettes.
Anatomy of The Anatomy of Racial Inequality

In this review, I summarize and offer thoughts about two arguments key to Glenn Loury's analysis of the anatomy of racial inequality. The first concerns the idea that many negative stereotypes held about blacks in the United States are self-fulfilling, despite little evidence of inherent differences between the races in human potential. The second argument concerns the proposition that the racial stigmatization of blacks is deeply embedded in the public consciousness and that such stigma racially biases socially cognitive processes to the severe detriment of African-Americans.
Highly increased familial risks for specific lymphoma subtypes

Studies have shown that familial risk contributes to aetiology of lymphomas. Using large population registries from Sweden, we evaluated risk of lymphoma subtypes among first‐degree relatives of 2668 follicular lymphoma (FL) patients, 2517 diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients, and 6963 Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients compared to first‐degree relatives of controls. Relatives were at the highest risk for developing the same lymphoma subtype as the case. DLBCL was increased 10‐fold among relatives of DLBCL patients, FL was increased fourfold among relatives of FL patients and HL was increased fourfold among relatives of HL patients. These results imply that germline susceptibility genes are specific to lymphoma subtype.
Investigating degradation mechanisms in 130 nm and 90 nm commercial CMOS technologies exposed to up to 100 Mrad ionizing radiation dose

The purpose of this paper is to study the mechanisms underlying performance degradation in 130 nm and 90 nm commercial CMOS technologies exposed to high doses of ionizing radiation. The investigation has been mainly focused on their noise properties in view of applications to the design of low-noise, low-power analog circuits to be operated in harsh environment. Experimental data support the hypothesis that charge trapping in shallow trench isolation (STI), besides degrading the static characteristics of interdigitated NMOS transistors, also affects their noise performances in a substantial fashion. The model discussed in this paper, presented in a previous work focused on CMOS devices irradiated with a 10 Mrad(SiO2) gamma-ray dose, has been applied here also to transistors exposed to much higher (up to 100 Mrad(SiO2)) doses of X-rays. Such a model is able to account for the extent of the observed noise degradation as a function of the device polarity, dimensions and operating point.
Set JPDA algorithm for tracking unordered sets of targets

In this article we show that traditional tracking algorithms should be adjusted when the objective is to recursively estimate an unordered (unlabeled) set of target state vectors, i.e., when it is not of importance to try to preserve target identities over time. We study scenarios where the number of targets is known, and propose a new version of the Joint Probabilistic Data Association (JPDA) filter that we call Set JPDA (SJPDA). Simulations show that the new filter outperforms the JPDA in a two-target scenario when evaluated according to the Mean Optimal Subpattern Assignment (MOSPA) measure.
Vitamin D status and distribution in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease versus healthy controls

Background: Vitamin D has a potential to modulate inflammatory response against noxious particles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The present study was conducted to determine the status of serum vitamin D in COPD versus healthy group. Methods: The patients presented to the outpatient pulmonary clinic of Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol Iran. Diagnosis of COPD was confirmed based on airflow limitation defined as FEV1/FVC ratio <70% and FEV1< 80% of predicted. All eligible patients aged ≥ 40 years old entered the study. Pulmonary infection, tuberculosis, pleural effusion, congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and embolism, restrictive airway disease, conditions leading changes in vitamin D metabolism and absorption were excluded. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) was determined by electrocheminluminescence method and levels <20, 20-29, and ≥30ng/ml were considered as deficiency, insufficiency, and sufficiency. In statistical analysis, the frequency of serum 25-OHD deficiency and insufficiency in patients were compared regarding age of ≤ 50 or >50 years old. All patients were males and age and sex-matched controls were selected among healthy subjects accompanied COPD patients. Results: Ninety patients and 100 controls with respective mean (±SD) age of 64.8±11.7 and 62.6±11.7 years old (P=0.19) were studied. Compared with control, proportions of serum 25-OHD deficiency and insufficiency in patients >50 years were higher and deficiency was lower (61.5% vs 87.5%, P=0.11). Conclusion: These findings indicate that a significant proportion of young COPD patients have insufficient serum 25-OHD. Regarding a positive relationship between 25-OHD and FEV1 in COPD, these findings highlight serum 25-OHD assessment in COPD for recognizing high risk patients.
Organoselenium compounds, an overview on the biological activities beyond antioxidant properties

For a long period, Selenium was considered mainly a toxic element and has been the object of disputes for its controversial balance between beneficial and toxic effects. Nowadays, many evidences demonstrated its role as essential microelement in mammalian diet, having an essential role in redox homeostasis of all the living systems. Around 25 proteins were discovered to contain a selenocysteine in the place of the more common sulfureted amino acid and, in this protein, selenium have the main role in the catalytic center and playng a key role in several major metabolic pathways such as thyroid hormone metabolism, antioxidant defense systems, and immune functions. Many studies report that selenium has a protective effect against some forms of cancer decreases, cardiovascular disease mortality, regulates the inflammatory mediators in asthma, maintains bone homeostasis and protects against bone loss. Antioxidant activities of organoselenium compounds has been widely studied and discussed in a number of recent review article. In this communication taking inspiration from a number of recent publications we want to highlight that other biological activities can be envisioned for organoselenium compounds deriving from the peculiar reactivity of this element.
Inferencing in adults with right hemisphere brain damage: An analysis of conflicting results

Recent proposals have suggested that inferencing deficits may underlie many cognitive-communicative disorders following right hemisphere brain damage (RHD). However, there is conflicting evidence for these claims. The current review details two major factors that may contribute to the inconsistent findings. First, RHD inferencing studies do not take into consideration models of normal inferencing processes. Such frameworks suggest that inference generation may be modulated by inference type, stimulus characteristics, and the task used to measure inferencing. Few of these factors have been considered in the RHD literature. As a result, conclusions and interpretations may not accurately reflect the state of inferencing abilities after RHD. Predicting and evaluating results also are problematic without a guiding framework. The difficulties encountered in dealing with a heterogeneous population create a second source of inconsistent results. Common sampling biases contribute to inaccurate interpretations of RHD inferencing. Suggestions are provided for dealing with group heterogeneity and issues of generalizability.
Analysis of the Internal Noise of Quartz-Crystal Oscillators

This paper describes the influence of the parallel capacitance of a quartz-crystal resonator on the amplitude-frequency coupling and particularly on the internal noise spectra of the oscillator working at the series resonance. A theoretical analysis which is a first order perturbation method is used. It is shown that the parallel capacitance of the quartz-crystal resonator increases the amplitude-frequency coupling and drastically modifies both amplitude and phase spectra of the internal noise. The 1/f2 phase spectrum of the internal thermal noise is transformed into a white phase spectrum for noise component frequencies greater than f0 + f¿ or less than f0 - f¿, where f0 is the resonator series resonant frequency and f¿, the difference between antiresonant and resonant frequencies of the quartz crystal. A "noise quieting" phenomenon appears when the noise component frequencies are in the vicinity of the antiresonant frequency fp. A good agreement between theoretical and experimental results for different values of the parallel-capacitance proves the validity of the mathematical model.
The molecular phylogeny of the Sparidae (Pisces, Perciformes) based on two satellite DNA families

In this study, the phylogenetic relationships and which the taxonomic status of the species belonging to the Sparidae family (Pisces: Perciformes) are analysed and revised. This study includes species of this family that are distributed by the North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, is based on the analysis of two satellite DNA families. While one satellite DNA, the centromeric EcoRI family, extends to all the species analysed, the other, the subtelomeric DraI family, is restricted to only six of the 16 species studied. Based on phylogenetic use of these two markers, we conclude that the Sparidae family is composed by two major lineages: one comprising the species of the genera Sparus, Diplodus, Lithognathus, Boops, Sarpa and Spondyliosoma, and one species of Pagellus (P. bogaraveo); and the other lineage is comprised of the species of Pagrus and Dentex, and one species of Pagellus (P. erythrinus). This classification is consistent across the two markers used and clearly contradicts previous morphological phylogenies based mainly on dentition. In addition, the current status and the phylogenetic position of some of the species analysed (i.e. species of Pagrus, Dentex and Pagellus) are not supported by our analyses. Finally, we discuss the value of the morphological characters used until now for the classification of this group of fish.
Mutual calibration of camera motes and RFIDs for people localization and identification

Achieving both localization and identification of people in a wide open area using only cameras can be a challenging task, which requires cross-cutting requirements: high resolution for identification, whereas low resolution for having a wide coverage of the localization. Consequently, this paper proposes the joint use of cameras (only devoted to localization) and RFID sensors (devoted to identification) with the final objective of detecting and localizing intruders. To ground the observations on a common coordinate system, a calibration procedure is defined. This procedure only demands a training phase with a single person moving in the scene holding a RFID tag. Although preliminary, the results demonstrate that this calibration is sufficiently accurate to be applied whenever different scenarios, where area of overlap between the field of view (FoV) of a camera and the "field of sense" (FoS) of a (blind) sensor must be efficiently determined.