Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Overqualified as a Euphemism for Too Old?

Erdogan, Bauer, Peiró, and Truxillo (2011) bring to light the potential benefits of overqualification from the perspectives of both the overqualified employee and the organization. This is a phenomenon that has not received extensive attention in the industrial–organizational literature and is of particular importance given our current economic situation. One noteworthy inference that could be made from this article is this: If indeed employers recognize the potential benefits of hiring and retaining overqualified employees, a related outcome could be a decrease in discrimination against older workers. Although there are certainly overqualified employees applying for jobs in many industries across all age groups, older employees have historically been associated with the ‘‘overqualified’’ label. Indeed, many believe that ‘‘you are too qualified’’ or ‘‘you have too much experience’’ are merely euphemisms for ‘‘you are too old. ’’ Thus, if we can remove the stigma of overqualification in the eyes of employers, do we also reduce age bias? Unfortunately, it is likely not so simple. In 2007, my colleague and I (Finkelstein & Farrell, 2007) made a case for the expansion of the current view of age bias in the workplace to include a tripartite perspective on bias (e.g., Kite & Smith Wagner, 2002), separately considering the roles of cognition
Prediction of Rising Stars in the Game of Cricket

Online social databases are rich sources to retrieve appropriate information that is subsequently analyzed for forthcoming trends prediction. In this paper, we identify rising stars in cricket domain by employing machine learning techniques. More precisely, we predict rising stars from batting as well as from bowling realms. For this intent, the concepts of co-players, team, and opposite teams are incorporated and distinct features along with their mathematical formulations are presented. For classification purpose, generative and discriminative machine learning algorithms are employed, and two models from each category are evaluated. As a proof of applicability, the proposed approach is validated experimentally while analyzing the impact of individual features. Besides, model and categorywise assessment is also performed. Employing cross validation, we demonstrate high accuracy for rising star prediction that is both robust and statistically significant. Finally, ranking lists of top ten rising cricketers based on weighted average, performance evolution, and rising star scores are compared with the international cricket council rankings.
Speech motor control in fluent and dysfluent speech production of an individual with apraxia of speech and Broca's aphasia

Apraxia of speech (AOS) is typically described as a motor‐speech disorder with clinically well‐defined symptoms, but without a clear understanding of the underlying problems in motor control. A number of studies have compared the speech of subjects with AOS to the fluent speech of controls, but only a few have included speech movement data and if so, this was primarily restricted to the study of single articulators. If AOS reflects a basic neuromotor dysfunction, this should somehow be evident in the production of both dysfluent and perceptually fluent speech. The current study compared motor control strategies for the production of perceptually fluent speech between a young woman with apraxia of speech (AOS) and Broca's aphasia and a group of age‐matched control speakers using concepts and tools from articulation‐based theories. In addition, to examine the potential role of specific movement variables on gestural coordination, a second part of this study involved a comparison of fluent and dysfluent speech samples from the speaker with AOS. Movement data from the lips, jaw and tongue were acquired using the AG‐100 EMMA system during the reiterated production of multisyllabic nonwords. The findings indicated that although in general kinematic parameters of fluent speech were similar in the subject with AOS and Broca's aphasia to those of the age‐matched controls, speech task‐related differences were observed in upper lip movements and lip coordination. The comparison between fluent and dysfluent speech characteristics suggested that fluent speech was achieved through the use of specific motor control strategies, highlighting the potential association between the stability of coordinative patterns and movement range, as described in Coordination Dynamics theory.
The Telomere Repeat Binding Protein Trf1 Interacts with the Spindle Checkpoint Protein Mad1 and Nek2 Mitotic Kinase

The mitotic spindle checkpoint arrests cells in metaphase until all kinetochores arecorrectly attached to spindle fibres. In a search for new components of the spindlecheckpoint, based on protein interaction, we have identified mouse Telomeric RepeatBinding Factor 1 (Trf1) as a protein that interacts directly with the spindle checkpointprotein Mad1 and the mitotic kinase Nek2. Trf1 has a role in the regulation of telomerelength, but has also been implicated in cell cycle regulation. These interactions nowprovide a direct link between telomere length regulation and the control of mitoticprogression.
A priori par normes mixtes pour les problèmes inverses. Application à la localisation de sources en M/EEG

On s'interesse aux problemes inverses sous determines, et plus particulierement a la localisation de sources en magneto et electro- encephalographie (M/EEG). Dans ces problemes, bien que l'on ait a disposition un modele physique de la diffusion (ou du “melange”) des sources, le caractere tres sous-determine des problemes rend l'inversion tres difficile. La necessite de trouver des a priori forts et pertinent physiquement sur les sources est une des parties difficiles de ce probleme.Dans ces problemes, la parcimonie classique mesuree par une norme l1 n'est pas suffisante, et donne des resultats non realistes. On propose ici de prendre en compte une parcimonie structuree grâce a l'utilisation de normes mixtes, notamment d'une norme mixte sur trois niveaux. La methode est utilisee sur des signaux MEG issus d'experiences de stimulation somesthesique. Lorsqu'ils sont stimules, les differents doigts de la main activent des regions distinctes du cortex sensoriel primaire. L'utilisation d'une norme mixte a trois niveaux permet d'injecter cet a priori dans le probleme inverse et ainsi de retrouver la bonne organisation corticale des zones actives. Nous montrons egalement que les methodes classiquement utilisees dans le domaine echouent dans cette tâche.
The Personalization of Modern Politics

The individual characteristics of leaders and voters have assumed great importance in modern political discourse. Pervasive media influence points to leaders' personality as an anchor around which political information is organized in drawing in and/or deterring the electorate's preferences. Voters' traits, values and perceptions of politicians are no less important than traditional socio-demographic characteristics such as gender, age, educational level, occupation and income in explaining political preferences. Recent findings suggest that politics is becoming personalized, as political choices increasingly depend on voters' personality. More specifically, voters' distinctive pattern of habits, attitudes and values, serve as a compass that grants coherence to their own preferences and that helps them make sense of politicians' behaviour.
Understanding Cultural Models of Parenting: The Role of Intracultural Variation and Response Style

Intracultural variation and response behavior are understood as integral parts of cultural models of parenting that provide independent information. German, Euro-American, and Greek middle-class women representing the independent cultural model; Cameroonian Nso and Gujarati farming women representing the interdependent cultural model; and urban Indian, Chinese, Mexican, and Costa Rican women representing an autonomous-related model were recruited. The results confirm that participants with an interdependent cultural model respond more extremely on the scales, but the expected lower intracultural variation in this group was confirmed only partially.
Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer-Living in Limbo

Few studies have shed light on women's life situation after being informed of having recurrent ovarian cancer. The present study aimed to elucidate women's experiences of living with this knowledge. Interviews were conducted with 12 women who were undergoing or had just completed chemotherapy, 5 to 10 months after learning of the recurrence. Data were collected and analyzed based on a life world perspective using a descriptive phenomenological method. The women's experiences are described via 3 key constituents: being denied one's future while simultaneously hoping to be able to delay the cancer's advancement, feeling alienated from both oneself and one's surroundings, and being responsible. The key constituents were integrated into the structure "living in limbo. " The women lived on the threshold to the unknown. They were preparing themselves both for a continued life and for death. "Living in limbo" can be described as a phase of a health-illness transition characterized by loneliness. The vulnerable position and existential struggle of these women should be focused upon in nursing. The sensitive dialogue is essential in these cases.
Judging the Old and the New: Appraisal Systems for Teachers in Pre-Tertiary Education Institutions in Ghana

This paper investigates the quality of preparation; knowledge and skills given to Teachers, Head Teachers, Circuit Supervisors and District Education Officers for effective appraisal system for the purpose of quality teacher performance and learning outcomes at the basic schools in Tano North and South Districts of Ghana. The study focused on specific elements of education and training such as teachers and education managers' knowledge in staff performance appraisal, key roles the teachers and education managers were expected to play in the appraisal process, skills and techniques needed by appraisers and appraisees for active involvement in the appraisal process and nature of education and training organized for the teachers and managers. Through multiple data sources, the study revealed that Teachers, Head Teachers, Circuit Supervisors and top management personnel at the District Directorate of Education were not well informed about the current appraisal system. Again, the training was inadequate and lacked the necessary appraisal skills and techniques for effective appraisal process. The skill gaps identified were self-appraisal, peer appraisal, target setting, keeping appraisal journal, data collection and analysis and contributing to one's own growth and development. The study suggests that the Ghana government should recognize the importance of teacher professional development and invest heavily in staff performance appraisal and development to promote quality teaching and learning at the pre-tertiary institutions.
Identification and Functional Characterization of a Novel CACNA 1 C-Mediated Cardiac Disorder Characterized by Prolonged QT Intervals with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy , Congenital Heart Defects , and Sudden Cardiac

Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics Laboratory, Mayo Graduate School, Center for Clinical & Translational Science, Divison of Immunology & Neurology, Departments of Medicine (Division of Cardiovascular Diseases) & Pediatrics (Division of Pediatric Cardiology), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics & Pediatrics/Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL
[Anti-sense miRNA-21 oligonucleotide inhibits Tb 3.1 human tongue squamous cell carcinoma growth in vitro].

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of micro RNA-21 (miRNA-21) knocking on the Tb3.1 human tongue squamous cell carcinoma growth. METHODS Anti-sense miRNA-21 oligonucleotide was delivered with oligofectamine to suppress Tb 3.1 tongue cancer cell growth in vitro. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was conducted to detect the miRNA-21 expression after transfection. Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay was used to determine Tb 3.1 cell survival rate. Apoptosis were examined by flow-cytometry. Matrigel matrix and transwell assay were used to determine Tb 3.1 cell colony formation and migration ability. Antigen KI-67 (Ki67), B cell lymphoma (Bcl-2), phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), matrirx metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2, MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) protein expression in Tb 3.1 cell were measured by Western blotting. RESULTS miRNA-21 expression was decreased in miRNA-21 antisense oligonucleotide (ASODN) group. The survival rate of Tb 3.1 cells with AS-miRNA-21 transfection was significantly suppressed (F = 27.02, P = 0.00) and early phase apoptosis (F = 26.641, P = 0.001) induced in Tb 3.1 cell. Ki67, Bcl-2, MMP-2 and MMP-9 protein were down regulated while PTEN and TIMP-1 protein expression was increased. CONCLUSIONS Blocking miRNA-21 expression in Tb3.1 cell could suppress cancer cell growth in vitro and miRNA-21 can serve as a novel target candidate for human tongue cancer gene therapy.
Overnight fluid shifts in subjects with and without obstructive sleep apnea.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the characteristics of baseline body fluid content and overnight fluid shifts between non-obstructive sleep apnea (non-OSA) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) subjects. METHODS A case-controlled study was performed between February 2013 and January 2014, with 36 (18 OSA and 18 non-OSA) outpatients enrolled in this study. Polysomnographic parameters and results of body fluid were compared between the two groups. RESULTS There were no differences in age, weight, and body mass index (BMI) between groups. Compared with the non-OSA group, OSA group had significantly higher neck circumference (NC) and fluid volume shift in the legs. OSA patients had higher left and right leg fluid indices than non-OSA subjects. There were significant correlations between apnoea-hypopnoea index and baseline fluid indices in both legs as well as the reduction in overnight change in both legs fluid volume. The increase in NC was also significantly correlated with the reduction in overnight change in both legs fluid volume, but not with the change in head and neck fluid volume. There were significant correlations between change in NC and increased fluid shifts in head and neck volume. CONCLUSIONS OSA patients had a higher baseline fluid content in both legs as compared with non-OSA subjects, which may be the basic factor with regards to fluid shifts in OSA patients. The increase in head and neck fluid shift volume did not directly correlate with the severity of OSA.
Fast parallel application and multiprocessor design space exploration from sequential code

When designing an application-specific multiprocessor, two key questions arise: (i) how to size the multiprocessor platform to meet application requirements with lowest area and power consumption; and (ii) how to parallelize the target application in order maximize the utilization of the platform. In this paper, we present a methodology for early joint parallel application and multiprocessor design space exploration from sequential application traces and parallelization scenarios. We describe its implementation in Parana, a fast trace-driven simulator, targeting OpenMP applications on the STMicroelectronics' STxP70 Application-Specific Multiprocessor. Results for a NAS Parallel Benchmark and two computer vision applications show an error margin of less than 10% compared to the reference cycle-approximate simulator, with lower modeling effort and one order of magnitude faster execution time.
Requirement of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation for the Meiotic Resumption of Porcine Oocytes

The requirement of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) for the initiation of meiotic maturation in porcine oocytes was examined using U0126, an inhibitor of MAPK activator. Immunoblot analysis and kinase assay showed that U0126 inhibited the phosphorylation and activation of MAPK incompletely in porcine oocytes. In this condition, maturation/M-phase promoting factor (MPF) activity was also inhibited and the rate of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD, 95%) was reduced to 42%. The classification of oocytes remaining at germinal vesicle stage (GV) and reached to second metaphase stage (M2) after 48h culture with U0126 revealed that GV oocytes had low MAPK and MPF activities while M2 oocytes had high activities in both kinases, suggesting the indispensability of MAPK activation for meiotic resumption of porcine oocytes. In mouse oocytes, however, the inhibition of MAPK activation by U0126 had no effect on GVBD nor MPF activation, consistent with previous reports using mos deficient mice. Additionally, we found that the inhibitory effects of U0126 needed the presence of cumulus cells because of the ineffectiveness of U0126 on denuded porcine oocytes. These results suggest that MAPK act as indispensable mediator of MPF activation and GVBD in porcine oocytes, like in Xenopus oocytes but not in mouse oocytes.
Oxygen Delivery in Septic Shock.

A 70-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure was brought to our hospital because of altered mental status. On arrival in the emergency department, he had a temperature of 35.58C, a heart rate of 125 beats/min, a respiratory rate of 32 breaths/min, and blood pressure of 74/38 (50) mmHg. Examination revealed a necrotic, draining right foot ulcer. Arterial blood gas measurements showed a pH of 7.16, a PaCO2 of 38 mm Hg, and a PaO2 of 80 mm Hg. He had a white blood cell count of 223 10/ml with 15% bands, a blood hemoglobin level of 7 g/dl, a bicarbonate level of 14 mmol/L, an anion gap of 24, and a serum lactate level of 11 mmol/L. The patient was diagnosed with septic shock and was started on broad spectrum antimicrobials, aggressive fluid resuscitation, and vasopressor agents. He was intubated and sedated for respiratory distress. A central line was placed and the central venous pressure was initially 1 mm Hg. Three hours later, after 4 L of crystalloid, the heart rate had decreased to 105 beats/min and the blood pressure had increased to 95/50 (65) mm Hg. The saturation of venous blood from the superior vena cava (ScvO2) was 52%, and repeat lactate was 9 mmol/L. Questions
Strategic Sexual Signals: Women's Display versus Avoidance of the Color Red Depends on the Attractiveness of an Anticipated Interaction Partner

The color red has special meaning in mating-relevant contexts. Wearing red can enhance perceptions of women’s attractiveness and desirability as a potential romantic partner. Building on recent findings, the present study examined whether women’s (N = 74) choice to display the color red is influenced by the attractiveness of an expected opposite-sex interaction partner. Results indicated that female participants who expected to interact with an attractive man displayed red (on clothing, accessories, and/or makeup) more often than a baseline consisting of women in a natural environment with no induced expectation. In contrast, when women expected to interact with an unattractive man, they eschewed red, displaying it less often than in the baseline condition. Findings are discussed with respect to evolutionary and cultural perspectives on mate evaluation and selection.
Experimental study of limit cycle and chaotic controllers for the locomotion of centipede robots

In this contribution we present a CPG (central pattern generator) controller based on coupled Rossler systems. It is able to generate both limit cycle and chaotic behaviors through bifurcation. We develop an experimental test bench to measure quantitatively the performance of different controllers on unknown terrains of increasing difficulty. First, we show that for flat terrains, open loop limit cycle systems are the most efficient (in terms of speed of locomotion) but that they are quite sensitive to environmental changes. Second, we show that sensory feedback is a crucial addition for unknown terrains. Third, we show that the chaotic controller with sensory feedback outperforms the other controllers in very difficult terrains and actually promotes the emergence of short synchronized movement patterns. All that is done using an unified framework for the generation of limit cycle and chaotic behaviors, where a simple parameter change can switch from one behavior to the other through bifurcation. Such flexibility would allow the automatic adaptation of the robot locomotion strategy to the terrain uncertainty.
Simulations of galactic disks including a dark baryonic component

The near proportionality between HI and dark matter in outer galactic disks prompted us to run N-body simulations of galactic disks in which the observed gas content is supplemented by a dark gas component representing between zero and five times the visible gas content. While adding baryons in the disk of galaxies may solve some issues, it poses the problem of disk stability. We show that the global stability is ensured if the ISM is multiphased, composed of two partially coupled phases, a visible warm gas phase and a weakly collisionless cold dark phase corresponding to a fraction of the unseen baryons. The phases are subject to stellar and UV background heating and gas cooling, and their transformation into each other is studied as a function of the coupling strength. This new model, which still possesses a dark matter halo, fits the rotation curves as well as the classical CDM halos, but is the only one to explain the existence of an open and contrasting spiral structure, as observed in the outer HI disks
A variant of the Chaum voter-verifiable scheme

We present a variant of Chaum's voter verifiable election scheme that preserves the essential characteristics of the original whilst being significantly easier to understand and implement.The scheme provides voters with an encrypted receipt that they can use to check that their vote is entered into the tabulation. The scheme provides a high degree of transparency, within the constraints imposed by ballot secrecy. Various checks are performed by independent auditors and the voters themselves to catch any failure to decrypt receipts correctly. Thus assurance of accuracy is provided by close monitoring of the vote capture and processing, with minimal dependence on the voting devices and tellers.Assurance of secrecy is derived from multiple anonymising mixes of the ballot receipts.
An Untapped Resource

Research on youth volunteers has overlooked those between the ages of 8 and 12 (younger youth). As a result, little is known about the volunteer activities, motivations, or barriers of youth this age. This study used semi-structured interviews with 73 younger youth from Boys and Girls Clubs in Atlantic Canada and 7 club executive directors to explore the contributions younger youth can make as volunteers and how their experiences differ from older youth volunteers. The findings indicated that younger youth can engage in a wide range of volunteer activities. They participate because they experience volunteering as fun and enjoy the rewards, both tangible and intangible, associated with volunteering. The most significant barriers are related to perceptions others have related to what younger youth can do as volunteers.