Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The development of narrative identity in the psychodynamic treatment of avoidant personality disorder: A case study

Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is characterized by feelings of shyness, inadequacy, and restraint in intimate relationships and has been associated with a disturbance in narrative identity, which is the internalized and evolving story of past, present, and future experiences. Study findings have indicated that an improvement in overall mental health through psychotherapy may increase narrative identity. However, there is a lack of studies incorporating not only the examination of narrative identity development before and after psychotherapy but also within psychotherapy sessions. This case study examined the development of narrative identity in short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy treatment of a patient with AvPD, using therapy transcripts and life narrative interviews before, after, and 6 months following treatment termination. Narrative identity development was assessed in terms of agency, communion fulfillment, and coherence. Results showed that the patient’s agency and coherence increased over the course of therapy, whereas communion fulfillment decreased. At the six-month follow-up, agency and communion fulfillment increased, whereas coherence remained stable. The results of this case study suggest that the patient’s sense of narrative agency and ability to narrate coherently improved after undergoing short-term psychodynamic therapy. The decrease of communion fulfillment during psychotherapy and later increase after termination suggests that the patient became more aware of conflictual patterns in their relationships, therefore realizing that their wishes and desires were not being fulfilled in their current relationships. This case study displays the possible impact short-term psychodynamic therapy may have by helping patients with AvPD develop a narrative identity.
Bone metastases do not affect the measurement uncertainties of a global digital volume correlation algorithm

Introduction: Measurement uncertainties of Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) are influenced by several factors, like input images quality, correlation algorithm, bone type, etc. However, it is still unknown if highly heterogeneous trabecular microstructures, typical of lytic and blastic metastases, affect the precision of DVC measurements. Methods: Fifteen metastatic and nine healthy vertebral bodies were scanned twice in zero-strain conditions with a micro-computed tomography (isotropic voxel size = 39 μm). The bone microstructural parameters (Bone Volume Fraction, Structure Thickness, Structure Separation, Structure Number) were calculated. Displacements and strains were evaluated through a global DVC approach (BoneDVC). The relationship between the standard deviation of the error (SDER) and the microstructural parameters was investigated in the entire vertebrae. To evaluate to what extent the measurement uncertainty is influenced by the microstructure, similar relationships were assessed within sub-regions of interest. Results: Higher variability in the SDER was found for metastatic vertebrae compared to the healthy ones (range 91-1030 με versus 222–599 με). A weak correlation was found between the SDER and the Structure Separation in metastatic vertebrae and in the sub-regions of interest, highlighting that the heterogenous trabecular microstructure only weakly affects the measurement uncertainties of BoneDVC. No correlation was found for the other microstructural parameters. The spatial distribution of the strain measurement uncertainties seemed to be associated with regions with reduced greyscale gradient variation in the microCT images. Discussion: Measurement uncertainties cannot be taken for granted but need to be assessed in each single application of the DVC to consider the minimum unavoidable measurement uncertainty when interpreting the results.
Inclusivity and Diversity: A Systematic Review of Strategies Employed in the Higher Education Marketing Discipline

This paper reports on a systematic review into inclusivity and diversity in the higher education marketing discipline. Thirty-one studies met the inclusion criteria and are analyzed to identify the inclusion and diversity identities that have been studied, synthesize strategies that have been identified as successful in supporting inclusion and diversity in the classroom and propose a future research agenda to further scholarly understanding within the marketing discipline. The findings suggest that most prior studies have focused on cultural diversity or diversity in general, and the strategies identified as effective were (a) utilizing technology to support inclusion and diversity, (b) developing curriculum that takes into consideration the diverse society we live in, (c) integrating projects into curriculum that are focused on diversity and inclusion, and (d) considering extra-curricular activities to deepen students’ inclusivity and diversity skills.
Engaging non-policing partners to prevent or respond to crime

ABSTRACT Multi-agency policing partnerships provide agencies with the opportunity to address underlying social issues that contribute to crime and allow for longer-term solutions. One partnership model is third-party policing (TPP). TPP theory was conceptualised as a way of engaging non-police agencies through the use of legal levers to perform a crime prevention or control role. The theory assumes that (1) police agencies seek out non-police partners because of their legal levers; (2) police are aware of and understand the legal levers available to partners; (3) the application of these legal levers is co-opted or coerced; and (4) police are the ones doing the co-opting or coercing. However, whether these assumptions occur in such a clear manner has received limited attention in the literature. This study used an international case study methodology involving interviews with police officers and representatives from partner agencies across three TPP partnerships in Queensland, Australia and the United Kingdom. The results indicate that there is limited knowledge and understanding of the availability, use and activation of legal levers of other agencies among police officers. Legal levers are often self-activated by a partner agency after becoming aware of new information, rather than through coercion or co-option by police. This study further shows that activation of legal levers by police agencies is not always possible, requiring activation of another agency’s initially, and partner agencies are often the ones doing the co-opting or coercion. The findings suggest that legal levers are not so easily applied as suggested in TPP theory.
Mixed-reality-based human-animal interaction can relieve mental stress

Introduction Interacting with animals has been demonstrated to possess the healing benefits to humans. However, there are limitations in physical interaction due to COVID-19 and safety issues. Therefore, as an alternative, we created mixed-reality (MR)-based human-animal interaction (HAI) content and experimentally verified its effect on mental stress reduction. Methods We created three types of interactive content: observing the movement of a non-reactive virtual cat, interacting with a virtual cat whose responses can be seen, and interacting with a virtual cat whose responses can be both seen and heard. The experiment was performed by 30 healthy young women, and a mental arithmetic task was used to induce mild mental stress before experiencing each content. During the experiment, the subject's electrocardiogram was continuously recorded, and the psychological state was evaluated through a questionnaire. Results The results showed that MR-based virtual cat content significantly reduces mental stress and induces positive emotions after stressful situations. In particular, when the virtual cat provided audiovisual feedback, the activation amount of the parasympathetic nervous system and the increase of positive emotions were the greatest. Discussion Based on this encouraging research result, this method should be further investigated to see if it can replace real HAI for human mental health management.
Dynamic semi-supervised fuzzy clustering for dental X-ray image segmentation: an analysis on the additional function

Dental X-ray image segmentation is a necessary and important process in medical diagnosis, which assists clinicians to make decisions about possible dental diseases of a patient from a dental X-ray image. It is a multi-objective optimization problem which involves basic components of fuzzy clustering, spatial structures of a dental image, and additional information of experts expressed through a pre-defined membership matrix. In our previous work, the authors presented a semi-supervised fuzzy clustering algorithm using interactive fuzzy satisficing named as SSFC-FS for this problem. An important issue of SSFC-FS is that the pre-defined membership matrix is a fixed function in the sense that it uses the same structure and parameters for all dental images. This is a shortcoming of SSFC-FS since each image has its own structure and morphology so that it needs different membership matrices. In this paper, the authors propose another new dynamic semi-supervised fuzzy clustering called SSFC-FSAI that extends SSFC-FS by employing a collection of pre-defined membership matrices for dental images. A procedure to choose a suitable pre-defined membership matrix for a given dental X-ray image is proposed and attached to SSFC-FSAI. Experimental results on a real dataset of 56 dental X-ray images from Hanoi University of Medical in 2014 - 2015 show that SSFC-FSAI has better accuracy than SSFC-FS and the relevant algorithms.
A vertigo network derived from human brain lesions and brain stimulation

Abstract Vertigo is a common neurological complaint, which can result in significant morbidity and decreased quality of life. While pathology to peripheral and subtentorial brain structures is a well-established cause of vertigo, cortical lesions have also been linked to vertigo and may lend insight into relevant neuroanatomy. Here, we investigate the supratentorial lesion locations associated with vertigo and test whether they map to a common brain network. We performed a systematic literature search and identified 23 cases of supratentorial brain lesions associated with vertigo. We mapped the lesion locations to a standard brain template and computed the network of brain regions functionally connected to each lesion location, using a ‘wiring diagram’ of the human brain termed the human connectome (n = 1000). Sensitivity was assessed by identifying the most common connection to lesion locations associated with vertigo, and specificity was assessed through comparison with control lesions associated with symptoms other than vertigo (n = 68). We found that functional connectivity between lesion locations and the bilateral ventral posterior insula was both sensitive (22/23 lesions) and specific (voxel-wise family-wise error-corrected P < 0.05) for lesion-induced vertigo. We computed connectivity with this hub region to define a lesion-based vertigo network, which included regions in the bilateral insula, somatosensory cortex, higher-level visual areas, cingulate sulcus, thalamus and multiple cerebellar regions in the territory of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Next, we used stereo-electroencephalography (80 stimulation sites across 17 patients) to test whether stimulation sites associated with vertigo mapped to this same network. We found that 36/42 (86%) of stimulation sites eliciting vertigo fell within the lesion-based vertigo network in contrast to 16/39 (41%) of stimulation sites that did not elicit vertigo. Connectivity between stimulation sites and our lesion-based hub in the ventral posterior insula was also significantly associated with vertigo (P < 0.0001). We conclude that cortical lesions and direct electrical stimulation sites associated with vertigo map to a common brain network, offering insights into the causal neuroanatomical substrate of vertigo.
Effect of weak gravitation on the plane thermal transpiration of a slightly rarefied gas

Plane thermal transpiration of a slightly rarefied gas that flows horizontally in the presence of weak gravitation is studied based on the fluid-dynamic-type equation and the slip-type boundary condition derived from the Boltzmann equation. We consider the situation where the Knudsen number (the mean free path divided by the channel width) is small and the dimensionless gravity (the channel width divided by the ascent height of the molecules against gravity) is of the order of the square of the Knudsen number. The fluid-dynamic equation is studied by the asymptotic analysis for the slow variation in the longitudinal direction, and the nontrivial leading order solution is obtained analytically. Due to the combination of gravity and the temperature gradient imposed along the channel, a pressure gradient is produced in both the vertical and the horizontal directions. The horizontal pressure gradient induces the flow even in the absence of the gradient of the sectionally averaged pressure. Although the pressure gradient produced is of the higher order of the Knudsen number, the flow induced by the gradient is of the order of the Knudsen number and thus has a relatively finite effect on the thermal transpiration. The velocity profile is considerably different from that of the conventional thermal transpiration due to the effect of weak gravitation. A direct numerical analysis of a flow through a long channel is conducted based on the model Boltzmann equation, and the mechanism of this phenomenon is demonstrated.
Acute effects of blood flow restriction with whole-body vibration on sprint, muscle activation and metabolic accumulation in male sprinters

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the acute effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFRT), Whole-Body Vibration (WBV), and BFRT + WBV on the 20 m sprint, muscle activation, and metabolic accumulation in male sprinters. Method: Sixteen male sprinters randomly performed BFRT, WBV, or BFRT + WBV interventions with 72 h intervals. Electromyography (EMG) signals were collected before and during interventions. Fingertip blood was taken before, immediately after, and 15 min after the intervention. 20 m sprint was performed before and 3 min after the intervention. Results: 1) 0–10m and 0–20 m sprint performance were significantly improved after WBV and BFRT + WBV interventions (p < 0.05), 0–20 m sprint performance was significantly improved after all three interventions (p < 0.05), 2) After BFRT + WBV intervention, the EMG amplitude of the vastus lateralis and soleus were significantly improved. Greater increases in EMG activity of the tibialis anterior muscle (p < 0.05)and blood lactate (p < 0.05)were observed following BFRT intervention compared to BFRT + WBV intervention. Conclusion: For sprint performance, BFRT and WBV had similar post-activation enhancement effects to BFRT + WBV, and the metabolic accumulation immediately following the BFRT were higher than that following BFRT + WBV in male sprinters.
AtCIPK16, a CBL-interacting protein kinase gene, confers salinity tolerance in transgenic wheat

Globally, wheat is the major source of staple food, protein, and basic calories for most of the human population. Strategies must be adopted for sustainable wheat crop production to fill the ever-increasing food demand. Salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses involved in plant growth retardation and grain yield reduction. In plants, calcineurin-B-like proteins form a complicated network with the target kinase CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs) in response to intracellular calcium signaling as a consequence of abiotic stresses. The AtCIPK16 gene has been identified in Arabidopsis thaliana and found to be significantly upregulated under salinity stress. In this study, the AtCIPK16 gene was cloned in two different plant expression vectors, i.e., pTOOL37 having a UBI1 promoter and pMDC32 having a 2XCaMV35S constitutive promoter transformed through the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol, in the local wheat cultivar Faisalabad-2008. Based on their ability to tolerate different levels of salt stress (0, 50, 100, and 200 mM), the transgenic wheat lines OE1, OE2, and OE3 expressing AtCIPK16 under the UBI1 promoter and OE5, OE6, and OE7 expressing the same gene under the 2XCaMV35S promoter performed better at 100 mM of salinity stress as compared with the wild type. The AtCIPK16 overexpressing transgenic wheat lines were further investigated for their K+ retention ability in root tissues by utilizing the microelectrode ion flux estimation technique. It has been demonstrated that after 10 min of 100 mM NaCl application, more K+ ions were retained in the AtCIPK16 overexpressing transgenic wheat lines than in the wild type. Moreover, it could be concluded that AtCIPK16 functions as a positive elicitor in sequestering Na+ ions into the cell vacuole and retaining more cellular K+ under salt stress to maintain ionic homeostasis.
The effects of acute hypoxia on cognitive and cardiovascular parameters in healthy subjects

Background: Hypoxia can affect the health and safety of patients and persons in various occupations. There is uncertainty surrounding the effect acute hypoxia may have on cognition and the cardiovascular system. Aims: The aim was to examine cognition using the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence – First Edition (WASI-I) and investigate heart rate variability (HRV) with varied fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO 2 ) of 0.12, 0.165, and 0.21. Methods: Seventeen healthy volunteers participated in two tasks of the WASI-I: block design (BD) and matrix reasoning (MR). BD, MR, and HRV were measured during randomized gas interventions. A subset had their cerebral tissue oxygenation levels (TOI) evaluated. Results: Cognitive tests for BD ( p = 0.133) and MR ( p = 0.237) were not significantly different under different O 2 concentrations. HRV data showed a decrease in high frequency (HFnu) for MR subset ( p = 0.001) with decreasing FiO 2 . Mean heart rate for BD ( p = 0.016) and MR ( p = 0.007) increased with decreasing FiO 2 . NIRS data showed the mean TOI did not significantly change ( p = 0.611) during BD; however, during MR, TOI ( p = 0.003) decreased with lowering FiO 2 . Conclusions: Parasympathetic activity and cerebral tissue oxygenation both fell during MR with increasing hypoxia. The cognitive tests did show decreasing trends, albeit non-significant, with increasing severity of hypoxia. HR also increased during hypoxia for both BD and MR. We suspect cognitive function is related to oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ) levels.
A comparative study on various cell sources for constructing tissue-engineered meniscus

Injury to the meniscus is a common occurrence in the knee joint and its management remains a significant challenge in the clinic. Appropriate cell source is essential to cell-based tissue regeneration and cell therapy. Herein, three commonly used cell sources, namely, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC), adipose-derived stem cell (ADSC), and articular chondrocyte, were comparatively evaluated to determine their potential for engineered meniscus tissue in the absence of growth factor stimulus. Cells were seeded on electrospun nanofiber yarn scaffolds that share similar aligned fibrous configurations with native meniscus tissue for constructing meniscus tissue in vitro. Our results show that cells proliferated robustly along nanofiber yarns to form organized cell-scaffold constructs, which recapitulate the typical circumferential fiber bundles of native meniscus. Chondrocytes exhibited different proliferative characteristics and formed engineered tissues with distinct biochemical and biomechanical properties compared to BMSC and ADSC. Chondrocytes maintained good chondrogenesis gene expression profiles and produced significantly increased chondrogenic matrix and form mature cartilage-like tissue as revealed by typical cartilage lacunae. In contrast, stem cells underwent predominately fibroblastic differentiation and generated greater collagen, which contributes to improved tensile strengths of cell-scaffold constructs in comparison to the chondrocyte. ADSC showed greater proliferative activity and increased collagen production than BMSC. These findings indicate that chondrocytes are superior to stem cells for constructing chondrogenic tissues while the latter is feasible to form fibroblastic tissue. Combination of chondrocytes and stem cells might be a possible solution to construct fibrocartilage tissue and meniscus repair and regeneration.
Dissipative effects on a generation scheme of a W state in an array of coupled Josephson junctions

The dynamics of an open quantum system, consisting of three superconducting qubits interacting with independent reservoirs, is investigated to elucidate the effects of the environment on a unitary generation scheme of W states (Migliore R et al 2006 Phys. Rev. B 74 104503). To this end a microscopic master equation is constructed and its exact resolution predicts the generation of a Werner-like state instead of the W state. A comparison between our model and a more intuitive phenomenological model is also considered, in order to find the limits of the latter approach in the case of structured reservoirs.
Editorial: Digital learning innovations in education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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A modification event of the auroral E region as studied with EISCAT and other diagnostics

High enhanced backscattered power levels were measured with EISCAT during a modification experiment with a powerful HF heater. They occurred sporadically when the heater frequency was close to the local plasma frequency and very regularly during a time period when the heater frequency was definitely below the local plasma frequency (overdense heating). In this latter time interval, the background electron density in the E region was enhanced due to particle precipitation. From the fact that the enhanced power levels were observed only with the Tromso antenna looking along the magnetic field line and not with the remote antennas, it was concluded that the artificially created irregularities are pancake-shaped, with the plane of the pancakes perpendicular to the magnetic field. Several processes which may be responsible for the excitation of these irregularities are discussed, and simultaneous results from other ground-based experiments are presented. 12 references.
Calculation of Circular Plane Cavity by Numerical Iteration Method

The self reproducing mode iteration equation of the circular plane cavity was figured out based on the Fresnel-Kirchoff integral and diffraction equation.The equation form and integral method of three cavity modes TEM00,TEM01 and TEM10 were given,and the formation process of self reproducing mode,the round-trip fractional diffraction loss,and the phase characteristics were analyzed and calculated,together with the influence of eigenvalue and diffraction loss on the Fresnel number.The study provides some theoretical methods in terms of the cavity modes,diffraction loss and phase in the circular plane cavity.The numerical integral methods can be extended to other type resonance cavities.