Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The perils of latency

Latency in Freud's psycho-sexual model is questioned as a somewhat perilous notion, seldom experienced indeed as a latent period as regards sexual and other drives. This appears to be reflected in the literature. Instead, the author suggests following Hartung with regard to a latency mode rather than a latency stage: the latency mode refers to a mind-set into which it is desirable to enter when engaged in learning, at whatever age, and wherever the learning situation. The perils of latency are then also those factors that inhibit that mind-set, and therefore the capacity to learn; six major factors are then considered in relation to difficulties in learning, mainly drawing upon examples in the setting of further and higher education.
Multi-step classification approaches to cumulative citation recommendation

Knowledge bases have become indispensable sources of information. It is therefore critical that they rely on the latest information available and get updated every time new facts surface. Knowledge base acceleration (KBA) systems seek to help humans expand knowledge bases like Wikipedia by automatically recommending edits based on incoming content streams. A core step in this process is that of identifying relevant content, i.e., filtering documents that would imply modifications to the attributes or relations of a given target entity. We propose two multi-step classification approaches for this task that consist of two and three binary classification steps, respectively. Both methods share the same initial component, which is concerned with the identification of entity mentions in documents, while subsequent steps involve identification of documents being relevant and/or central to a given entity. Using the evaluation platform of the TREC 2012 KBA track and a rich feature set developed for this particular task, we show that both approaches deliver state-of-the-art performance.
Protection of Integrity and Ownership of PDF Documents Using Invisible Signature

Distributing digital document through insecure channel leads to the question of the integrity and the ownership of the file on the receiver's side. Employing hash function and digital signature algorithms solves the difficulties of the receiver to proof the approval of the document from the sender as well as detecting if the file has been altered by illegitimate parties. In this paper, a method to attach digital signature in Portable Document File (PDF) as invisible watermark is proposed. We show that the space character that splits the field in cross-reference table can be overwritten without corrupting the file. The method to embed and extract the signature are proven to be efficient, since the offset index for cross-reference table are available at the end of the file. Our proposed method to embed the signature in the PDF file does not increase the size of the file and offer flexibility for the user to implements the digital signature scheme of his/her own preference.
Curbing ‘Anti-Systemic’ Tendencies in Peru: democracy promotion and the US contribution to producing neoliberal hegemony

Abstract Critical scholars and investigative journalists have developed a significant body of evidence demonstrating how US democracy assistance programmes undermine left and centre-left governments in Latin America. This article draws upon original research to examine how democracy promotion has sought to stabilise neoliberal polyarchy in Peru, a longtime regional ally of the US. It contributes to a neo-Gramsican theorisation of democracy programmes by examining how ‘soft’ tactics have contributed to the state's efforts at creating an inclusive neoliberal social order, a project which has ultimately failed. Particular attention is paid to the way in which US programmes were configured and carried out to respond to the rise of the ‘anti-systemic’ Peruvian nationalist party of Ollanta Humala, who won the recent presidential elections in June 2011.
Substantial Influence of Level of Endurance Capacity on the Association of Perceived Exertion with Blood Lactate Accumulation

Capillary blood lactate assessment is increasingly used by well-trained runners to monitor the intensity of endurance exercise. In order to examine the known association of exercise intensity with blood lactate accumulation also in less trained subjects, we analysed data from a standardized incremental maximal test on the treadmill of 319 men (age 22.9 +/- 5.5 years, [means +/- S.D.]) and 145 women (22.7 +/- 4.5 years) characterized by a wide variation in endurance capacity. Results showed that the running velocity eliciting a blood lactate concentration of 4 mmol/l did not correspond to the same exercise intensity in well endurance-trained vs poorly endurance-trained subjects. At 4 mmol/l blood lactate, the slowest decile of men (i.e. 32 out of 319) ran at 71 +/- 4.7% (corresponding to 2.9 +/- 0.3 m/s) of their maximal treadmill velocity attained during the test (4.1 +/- 0.4 m/s), indicating a rating of perceived exertion (RPE) of 12.3 +/- 1.8 points (Borg scale, range 6-20 points), while the fastest decile of men (n = 32) ran at 91 +/- 3.1% (corresponding to 5.4 +/- 0.2 m/s) of their maximal treadmill speed (5.9 +/- 0.2 m/s), indicating a RPE of 16.6 +/- 1.1 points. Very similar results were observed in women. There was a highly significant, positive correlation between running speed eliciting a blood lactate concentration of 4 mmol/l and RPE when running at this speed, with r = 0.64 in men and r = 0.55 in women. At the same proportional level of maximal running velocity, poorly endurance-trained athletes showed a 2-3 mmol/l higher capillary lactate concentration than well endurance-trained athletes, with both groups indicating the same RPE. These results suggest that fixed blood lactate concentrations not at all mean the same exercise intensity for well vs poorly endurance-trained subjects; this systemic trend should be considered when using blood lactate assessment for individual exercise counselling.
Channel-Aware Decision Fusion With Unknown Local Sensor Detection Probability

Existing channel-aware decision fusion schemes assume that the local detection probability is known at the fusion center (FC). However, this paradigm ignores the possibility of unknown sensor alarm responses to the occurrence of events. Accordingly, this correspondence examines the binary decision fusion problem under the assumption that the local detection probability is unknown. Treating the communication links between the nodes and the FC as binary symmetric channels and assuming that the sensor nodes transmit simple one-bit reports to the FC, the global fusion rule is formulated initially in terms of the generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT). Adopting the assumption of a high SNR regime, an approximate maximum likelihood (ML) estimate is derived for the unknown parameter required to implement the GLRT that is affine in the received data. The GLRT-based formulation is intuitively straightforward, but does not permit a tractable performance analysis. Therefore, motivated by the affine nature of the approximate ML solution, a simple alternative fusion rule is proposed in which the test statistic remains affine in the received data. It is shown that the proposed fusion rule facilitates the analytic characterization of the channel effect on the global detection performance. In addition, given a reasonable range of the local detection probability, it is shown that the global detection probability can be improved by reducing the total link error. Thus, a sensor power allocation scheme is proposed for enhancing the detection performance by improving the link quality. Simulation results show that: 1) the alternative fusion rule outperforms the GLRT; and 2) the detection performance of the fusion rule is further improved when the proposed power loading method is applied.
Visual Perception and Asperger Syndrome: Central Coherence Deficit or Hierarchization Deficit?

The performance of eight adults diagnosed with Asperger syndrome was compared with the performance of a control group of adults on a range of perceptual tasks (the Block Design Task, the Embedded Figures Task, the Hierarchical Stimuli Task and the Impossible Figures Task). The tasks were selected in an attempt to test two models of perceptual deficit suggested to account for the pattern of perceptual performance typically associated with autistic spectrum disorders: the central coherence deficit model and the hierarchization deficit model. The aim of the investigation was to determine whether either model was appropriate as an explanation of perceptual skills amongst people with Asperger syndrome. Tentative support for the hierarchization deficit model was demonstrated.
Replacement of Harmful Animal Use in Life Science Education: The Approach and Activities of InterNICHE

Harmful animal use in undergraduate education is increasingly being replaced by alternatives, such as computer software, manikins and simulators, ethically sourced animal cadavers, apprentice work with animal patients, and student self-experimentation. Combinations of such alternatives can better meet teaching objectives, reduce costs and avoid the negative pedagogical and social impact of animal experimentation. Since 1988, the International Network for Humane Education (InterNICHE, formerly EuroNICHE) has been working with teachers to replace harmful animal use and has been supporting students’ right to conscientious objection. This paper presents the approach, history and current activities of InterNICHE. With a vision of 100% replacement, the network aims for empowerment by networking information and providing support. It works with the belief that most teachers want investment in the best quality and most humane education possible. The forthcoming second edition of the InterNICHE book, from Guinea Pig to Computer Mouse, 1 includes practical details of progressive teaching aids and approaches, as well as case studies from teachers who employ such alternatives. In 1999, InterNICHE produced the film Alternatives in Education, now available in 20 languages. Such resources are complemented by outreach trips and conferences and an Alternatives Loan System, which offers products for familiarisation and assessment. The InterNICHE website (www.interniche.org) was launched in 2001.
Adding value and equity to primary healthcare through partnership working to establish a viable community health workers’ programme in Namibia

Community health worker (CHW ) programmes have been criticized on two fronts: either as being inappropriate for effectively improving healthcare in impoverished societies, or as being fraught with relationship problems between partners. This paper uses an example from Namibia to suggest that both these criticisms can be overcome: the first by clarifying the objectives of a CHW programme, the second by careful planning. It is concluded that CHW programmes do have a legitimate and important role to play in the delivery of primary healthcare in developing countries. In particular, at a small incremental cost, they can reduce inequalities in access to and utilization of formal healthcare services by deprived communities.
A Survey of Domestic Violence Organizations on the World Wide Web

SUMMARY This paper presents the results of an exploratory study of one hundred sixty-six domestic violence organizations that use the World Wide Web. Domestic violence agencies primarily used the Web to promote agency visibility and provide community education, and to a lesser extent for advocacy, direct services, and securing resources. Agency satisfaction with their Website is generally high, although more than one-third of agencies reported problems. Related issues discussed include Web-based sources of client victimization, agency legal liability, agency vulnerability to online disruption, the need to create access for low-income clients, and evaluation of Web services.
PLANT-PIs: a database for plant protease inhibitors and their genes

PLANT-PIs is a database developed to facilitate retrieval of information on plant protease inhibitors (PIs) and related genes. For each PI, links to sequence databases are reported together with a summary of the functional properties of the molecule (and its mutants) as deduced from literature. PLANT-PIs contains information for 351 plant PIs, plus several isoinhibitors. The database is accessible at http://bighost.area. ba.cnr. it/PLANT-PIs.
Antimonotonicity in Chua's canonical circuit

Antimonotonicity, i.e. forward period-doubling bifurcation sequences followed by reverse period-doubling sequences, as a parameter is varied in a monotone way, is observed for the first time in Chua's canonical circuit, with a nonlinear resistor, which has a symmetric piecewise linear (PWL) v characteristic of type - N. Antimonotonicity is observed, when the well-known double scroll attractor of Chua's circuit family can not be created. Dynamics of the circuit, in the parameter space where the reverse period - doubling cascades are observed, is very sensitive to initial conditions, as chaotic attractors coexist with period-1 limit cycles.
2012 International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering Research of the Effect of Intellectual Capital on Performance in Chinese High-tech Enterprise

In knowledge-based economy, The creation, accumulation, sharing and integration of knowledge is the main driving force of the high-tech enterprises to create value. In this paper, the correlation between intellectual capital and company performance of listed high-tech enterprises is studied by using regression analysis. The empirical results indicate that both human capital and customer capital have significant effect on company performance, while human capital does not give full play to its own advantages. Structural capital has no correlation with company performance of high-tech enterprise. So in the process of development, the high-tech enterprises should pay particular attention to company performance which is significantly related to intellectual capital, such as human capital, to enhance company performance.
Resilience and coping: Implications for gifted children and youth at risk

The large body of literature on resilience and coping gives promise to finding specific ways in which teachers, counselors, and schools can enhance success among gifted and talented children and youth placed at risk. While high intelligence is not a requirement for resilient outcomes, cognitive ability appears to be a supporting factor, especially as it relates to problem solving and coping. To the extent that low‐income and culturally diverse children and youth have more experience overcoming adversity, they may possess a greater range of and flexibility in coping strategies that can be shared with others. This article summarizes findings from resilience literature relevant to the development of children and adolescents and derives specific strategies for enhancing outcomes for gifted children and youth most at risk for encountering adversity.
Believing in the human capacity to respond to HIV and malaria: sharing experiences on a human level for global impact

We truly felt like global citizens. The International Knowledge Fair, organised by the Constellation for AIDS Competence, took place in February 2009 in Chiang Mai, Thailand and brought together 76 participants from 13 countries. They shared experiences relating to HIV/AIDS at a human level. No long speeches, no Power Point. The focus was facilitated learning and sharing of experiences. Stories told in Tamil language were translated into English, Thai and Bahasa. The story of a young woman dying at a busy bus stop reached many in one afternoon. And so did other experiences of strong community responses. Language or borders were secondary aspects. The event demonstrates how Knowledge Management together with a specific mindset can connect community responses to HIV. This article shows that for knowledge to flow, people require a facilitative, non-hierarchical environment where they share on an equal basis. It addresses the importance of local ownership of HIV and how it is a prerequisite for effective exchanges between communities. It shows that as outsiders, we must change our mindset from expert to facilitator. Finally, a practical example of the Chiang Mai Knowledge Fair shows how to prepare community members to share their experience and produce valuable new knowledge.
Teaching Children to Evaluate Television Violence Critically: the impact of a Dutch schools television project

Abstract Using a quasi‐experimental pretest‐posttest control group design, the study investigated the educational effects of a six‐programme schools television series designed to encourage children aged 10‐12 to become more discriminating consumers of violent television crime series. Results indicated that the schools television project led to an increase in factual knowledge of differences between violence as depicted in crime series and real‐life violence, and a decrease in the perceived realism of violent television programmes. Children reacted very positively to the schools broadcasts and found them instructive and useful. Teachers reacted positively to the broadcasts and the related materials (student workbook and teacher's manual) that accompanied the programmes.
Social networking applications in health care: threats to the privacy and security of health information

The advent of social networking websites for use in health care has prompted concerns about the risks that such systems pose to the security and privacy of personal health information. In this paper, we survey the research literature, in order to provide a current snapshot of privacy and security safeguards for social network websites. We describe some of the unique features of the health care space, and recommend directions for future research in this relatively new area.
A Discrete Monetary Policy Framework An Application to the Japanese Economy §

Since Taylor (1993), monetary policy is usually modeled through continuous contingent rules. In this paper, we propose an original alternative discrete modeling of the monetary policy reaction function. While this modeling covers a wide range of problems, we provide a simple application to the particularly topical issue of the Zero Lower Bound. First, we give exact determinacy conditions for a broad class of general equilibrium models with rational expectations in which monetary policy follows a discrete rule. More precisely, at each period, the central bank changes its interest rate with a probability linearly depending on the economic conditions. This hypothesis seems more empirically relevant as central bank overwhelmingly raises or decreases its interest rates by a fixed step namely 25bps. Then, we give a closed-form solution and document the difference with standard Taylor rules. Finally, we give some illustrations of the method in developing a standard New Keynesian model with discrete monetary policy which formally allows for Zero Lower Bound. We calibrate and confront it to the Japanese economy since 1996.
The psychological impact of viewing the film JFK: Emotions, beliefs, and political behavioral intentions.

Oliver Stone's controversial film, JFK induced an array of psychological sequelae in an educated, politically diverse audience seeing the film under natural circumstances. Fifty-three adults were surveyed as they entered a theater to see the film, while another 54 respondents answered the same questions as they exited from seeing the film. The film significantly aroused anger and changed beliefs toward accepting the broad conspiracy hypothesis of multiple agents and agencies involved in the Kennedy assassination and its cover-up. The film's impact on moods, beliefs, and judgments was found to be specific to the themes and persuasive message of the film and did not carry over to general political judgments or to perceptions of conspiracies in viewers' own lives, with one exception: viewing JFK was associated with a significant decrease in viewers' reported intentions to vote or make political contributions. A general helplessness effect is dproposed to account for the increase in feelings of anger and hopelessness and the decrease in intentions to vote or make political contributions
Advances in understanding the interaction between the gut microbiota and adaptive mucosal immune responses

Commensal gut bacteria are necessary for the complete development of mucosal innate and adaptive immunity and thus may influence intestinal and systemic immune disorders. Recent work has advanced our understanding of this association by identification of a single taxon of the murine microbiota which can stimulate T-cell development and differentiation. It is hoped that further characterization of the mechanisms involved will enable targeted manipulation of the microbiota-immune system relationship.
Personal Values of Accountants and Accounting Trainees in Cyprus

Accountants are neither devoid of ethical dilemmas nor are they immune from financial scandals. In order to improve the credibility of the profession, it is important to study the personal values that qualified and trainee accountants consider important. Using Maccoby's instrument, which measures head and heart values, qualified accountants (chartered and certified) and trainee accountants were surveyed for the first time in a European Union member country (Cyprus) to ascertain their character ethical traits/personal values. Accountants were found to value head more than heart traits and there were no gender differences. For male respondents, age and years of professional experience were significant correlates of the importance attributed to head traits, while having religious beliefs was associated with valuing heart traits more. Finally, the implications for accounting education and the professional bodies are considered.
New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been extensively studied in postoperative critically ill surgical patients, but little literature exists to describe the outcomes of patients in the medical intensive care unit (ICU). Objectives: To determine the incidence of new-onset AF in patients admitted to a medical ICU and if new-onset AF was associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective study of all adult patients admitted to the medical ICU at an academic medical center for >24 hours between December 2008 and April 2010. Collected data included past medical history, incidence of new-onset AF, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores, organ failure, length of stay in the ICU and hospital, and in-hospital and 60-day survival. Results: A total of 741 patients were included. New-onset AF occurred in 53 patients (7.2%). In-hospital mortality was significantly greater for patients with new-onset AF (45% vs 16%; adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 2.21, 95% CI 1.07-4.54, P = 0.032), as was 60-day mortality (51% vs 23%; adjusted OR = 1.99, 95% CI = 1.01-3.91, P = 0.047). Patients with new-onset AF experienced greater ICU (6 ± 10.2 days vs 3 ± 3.6 days, P < 0.01) and hospital (15 ± 19 days vs 7 ± 9 days, P < 0.01) lengths of stay. Conclusions: Medical ICU patients who developed new-onset AF experienced a 2-fold increase in the odds of in-hospital mortality and death at 60 days. Further research investigating contributing factors to new-onset AF and potential treatments is warranted.