Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Clinical evaluation of children testing positive in screening tests for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A preliminary report

Background and Objectives: Screening tests are of great diagnostic value in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), however final diagnosis relies on a clinical examination by an expert. The objective of the present study was to clinically evaluate children who had been screened positive for ADHD through both a parent and a teacher questionnaire. Methods: Parent interview and child behavior checklist and clinical assessment were used to confirm the preliminary diagnosis in 42 children aged 8 years, who have been screened positive for ADHD out of 1,708 children, in a large, two-setting screening study conducted in Crete, Greece. Results: The diagnosis of ADHD was confirmed for 31 children (74%). In the remaining 11 children, ADHD manifestations were attributed to other primary disorders. None of the 42 children was classified as lacking symptoms suggesting ADHD. Among the 31 children with confirmed ADHD, only 2 had been diagnosed prior to the screening test. Conclusions: Although clinical evaluation is the golden standard for diagnosis of ADHD, two-setting screening questionnaires by parent and teacher are useful tools in identifying children who need further investigation and intervention. Received 14 July 2008 Revised 17 January 2009 Accepted 27 January 2009 116 MARIA SKOUNTI ET AL.
Teaching social work students about social policy

This paper describes an integrated approach to teaching social policy within a unique experience-based social work education program. It argues that the teaching of social policy should not be separate within the social work curriculum and provides an example of the integration of policy and practice in teaching students about child protection. It examines the teaching of policy practice using a strengths perspective where it is seen as a bottom-up, inductive process rather than an activity carried out by social work experts with or without the participation of their client groups.
Multi-Objective Optimization of Feature Selection procedure for EEG signals classification

EEG is one of the biomarkers adequate for memory load assessment. Feature Selection (FS) routines for electroencephalogram (EEG) signals have been extensively studied in the past years. Current research is often based on machine learning algorithms. This paper investigates the impact of a new evolutionary approach to Multi-Objective Optimization (MOO) of FS routine for memory load classification using EEG. The main contributions of this study consist in: i) the analysis of candidate feature vectors regarding the accuracy of classification and parsimony; ii) the development of a multi-objective Genetic Algorithm (GA) with an improved selection of the preferred final solution, able to optimize the accuracy and the parsimony of any associated classifier. The feature vectors are classified using Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Random Forests (RF) classifiers. The suggested algorithms are verified on two benchmark datasets, optimizing feature selection for memory load level recognition using EEG data. The testing scenarios motivate the necessity of MOO for EEG signal feature selection. The superior performance of the proposed method recommends it as a preprocessing phase in EEG complex applications.
Media frames of mental illnesses: The potential impact of negative frames

Background: Mass media (e.g., television news and entertainment programming, films and newspapers) are a primary source for information about mental illnesses. Aims: The possible effects of media coverage and predominant frames in which mental illnesses are portrayed are discussed. Methods: Framing is defined as the means by which media information is organized, presented and interpreted. The literature focused on media coverage of mental illnesses and media framing is reviewed. Results: The frequently negative frames used by the media to portray mental illnesses contribute to the development and persistence of the public's negative attitudes toward persons with mental illnesses. Conclusions: An obvious extension to this work is a systematic analysis of framing functions, structures and elements used in the media to describe mental illnesses. The experimental manipulation of mental illness frames and their consequences on media consumers will help to provide some understanding of how media consumers react specifically to frames of mental illnesses. Declaration of interest: None.
Inflammatory Stimuli Increase Progesterone Receptor-A Stability and Transrepressive Activity in Myometrial Cells

The steroid hormone progesterone acting via the nuclear progesterone receptor (PR) isoforms, progesterone receptor A (PR-A) and progesterone receptor B (PR-B), is essential for the maintenance of uterine quiescence during pregnancy. Inhibition of PR signaling augments uterine contractility and induces labor. Human parturition is thought to be triggered by modulation of PR signaling in myometrial cells to induce a functional progesterone withdrawal. One mechanism for functional progesterone withdrawal is increased abundance of PR-A, which decreases progesterone responsiveness by inhibiting the transcriptional activity of PR-B. Human parturition also involves tissue-level inflammation within the myometrium. This study examined the control of PR-A abundance and transrepressive activity in myometrial cells and the role of the inflammatory stimuli in the form of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in these processes. We found that abundance of PR-A was markedly increased by progesterone and by exposure to IL-1β and LPS via posttranslational mechanisms involving increased PR-A protein stability. In contrast, progesterone decreased abundance of PR-B by increasing its rate of degradation. Together, progesterone and proinflammatory stimuli induced a PR-A-dominant state in myometrial cells similar to that observed in term laboring myometrium. IL-1β and LPS also increased the capacity for PR-A to inhibit the transcriptional activity of PR-B. Taken together, our data suggest that proinflammatory stimuli increase the steady-state levels of PR-A and its transrepressive activity in myometrial cells and support the hypothesis that tissue-level inflammation triggers parturition by inducing PR-A-mediated functional progesterone withdrawal.
An automatic place-and-routed two-stage fractional-N injection-locked PLL using soft injection

This paper presents an automatic place-and-routed two-stage fractional-N injection-locked PLL (IL-PLL) using soft injection technique for on-chip clock generation. Fabricated in a 65nm CMOS process, this prototype demonstrates a 3.6-ps integrated jitter at 1.5222 GHz and consumes 3mW leading to an FoM of -224.6 dB while only occupying an area of 0.048 mm2. It realizes the first fully synthesized fractional-N injection-locked PLL up-to-date.
Competing activation in bilingual language processing: Within- and between-language competition

Two eye-tracking experiments examined spoken language processing in Russian-English bilinguals. The proportion of looks to objects whose names were phonologically similar to the name of a target object in either the same language (within-language competition), the other language (between-language competition), or both languages at the same time (simultaneous competition) was compared to the proportion of looks in a control condition in which no objects overlapped phonologically with the target. Results support previous findings of parallel activation of lexical items within and between languages, but suggest that the magnitude of the between-language competition effect may vary across first and second languages and may be mediated by a number of factors such as stimuli, language background, and language mode.
The child's lexical representation: the ‘puzzle-puddle-pickle’ evidence

Smith (1973) presents a detailed analysis of his son's phonological development between the ages of two and four.1 The book is impressive, not only for the care with which the analysis was done but also, and more importantly, for the clarity with which central acquisition issues were stated. The analysis of the child's productions was done in two ways: first as a mapping from the adult system and second as a self-contained system. In his introduction, Smith raises seven issues that any theory of language acquisition must address; one of these concerns the nature of phonological change. Smith states that when changes occur in the child's output, they do so in an ‘across-the-board’ fashion. On the basis of this (and other) evidence, Smith concludes that the child must have the adult surface form as his underlying lexical representation. The implication is clear: the child must thus perceive in an adult-like fashion and the deviance of his/her output is due to the articulatory difficulty of certain sounds and sound sequences (and in some cases to certain formal properties of his mapping system).
Enga(y)ging the Discipline: Sexual Minorities1 and Communication Studies

This article reflects upon theoretical and applied challenges and needs in incorporating sexual orientation issues into communication studies. The author argues that communication courses need to explicitly include material related to the life experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people and that reducing homophobia and heterosexism among high school and college students in communication courses should be a disciplinary goal. Rooted in the perspective of an out lesbian faculty member, the essay examines personal experiences in academic settings and generates specific guidelines for effectively including g/l/b/t issues in the classroom and the university community.
L2 Speakers and the Pronouns of Address in Welsh.

This paper discusses the reported patterns of address of 45 children, all L2 speakers of Welsh attending 3 Welsh‐medium primary schools in South Glamorgan. The L2 patterns are compared with those of L1 speakers of Welsh from the same schools and elsewhere. Whereas the L1 speakers had clear norms of address, the L2 speakers did not, and it is tentatively suggested that this may be an outcome of an apparent process of ‘accommodation’ on the part of the L1 speakers to the L2 speakers’ ‘Interlanguage’ (IL). There is evidence that the L1 speakers are adopting a code of Welsh in the school‐setting which bears many of the characteristics usually associated with the IL of L2 speakers of Welsh. In adopting such a code, it may be argued that the L1 speakers are not providing their L2 peers with a target‐language norm and this has implications for the level of competence the L2 speaker may attain.
Load shedding analysis in local energy management systems

In the paper load shedding time analysis in Buildings Energy Management Systems are presented. Influence of the communication system structures on the data exchange duration is analysed and its results for a few communication structures are presented. Streszczenie. W artykule przedstawiono analizy czasowe operacji redukcji obciążenia w budynkowych systemach zarządzania energią. Przeanalizowano wpływ struktury systemów komunikacyjnych na czas trwania wymiany danych wraz z wynikami dla kilku przykładów struktur. (Analizy czasu zrzutu obciążenia w lokalnych systemach zarządzania energią)
Point sampling with general noise spectrum

Point samples with different spectral noise properties (often defined using color names such as white, blue, green, and red) are important for many science and engineering disciplines including computer graphics. While existing techniques can easily produce white and blue noise samples, relatively little is known for generating other noise patterns. In particular, no single algorithm is available to generate different noise patterns according to user-defined spectra. In this paper, we describe an algorithm for generating point samples that match a user-defined Fourier spectrum function. Such a spectrum function can be either obtained from a known sampling method, or completely constructed by the user. Our key idea is to convert the Fourier spectrum function into a differential distribution function that describes the samples' local spatial statistics; we then use a gradient descent solver to iteratively compute a sample set that matches the target differential distribution function. Our algorithm can be easily modified to achieve adaptive sampling, and we provide a GPU-based implementation. Finally, we present a variety of different sample patterns obtained using our algorithm, and demonstrate suitable applications.
Viral level is an indicator of long‐term outcome of hepatitis B virus e antigen‐negative carriers with persistently normal serum alanine aminotransferase levels

Summary. The association between viral level and the long‐term outcomes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers who test negative for hepatitis B virus e antigen (HBeAg) but have persistently normal serum alanine aminotransferase levels (PNALT) remains unclear. We examined hepatocarcinogenesis, hepatitis reactivation, predictive factors and the time course of HBV DNA levels during follow‐up in 104 HBeAg‐negative Japanese carriers with PNALT. During a mean follow‐up period of 6.4 ± 3.4 years, 5 patients (4.8%) had hepatocarcinogenesis and 14 (13.5%) had hepatitis reactivation. At 5 and 10 years, the cumulative rates of hepatocarcinogenesis were 2.4% and 9.9%, while those of hepatitis activation were 13.7% and 15.5%, respectively. An HBV DNA level of ≥5 log10 copies/mL was the sole predictor of hepatocarcinogenesis with a univariate analysis. An HBV DNA level of ≥5 log10 copies/mL and an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level of >20 to ≤40 IU/L were independent predictors of hepatitis reactivation in a Cox model. Because there was no association between hepatocarcinogenesis and ALT activity, the HBV DNA level was considered an essential predictor. In addition, the baseline HBV DNA level was related to the future level and was not subject to wide fluctuations. Our results showed that an HBV DNA level of ≥5 log10 copies/mL predicts subsequent hepatocarcinogenesis and hepatitis reactivation in HBeAg‐negative carriers with PNALT. As the baseline HBV DNA level reflects the future level, appropriate clinical management according to the viral level is expected to decrease future risk.
The Continuity Of Mind

1. Toward a Continuity Psychology 2. Some Conceptual Tools for Tracking Continuous Mental Trajectories 3. Some Experimental Tools for Tracking Continuous Mental Trajectories 4. Some Simulation Tools for Tracking Continuous Mental Trajectories 5. Constructive Feedback for Modularity 6. On the Temporal Dynamics of Categorization 7. Temporal Dynamics of Language Comprehension 8. Temporal Dynamics of Visual Perception 9. Temporal Dynamics in Action 10. Temporal Dynamics in Reasoning? 11. Uniting and Freeing the Mind 12. Dynamical (Self-)Consciousness?
Comprensión de narraciones orales en niños con Trastorno Específico del Lenguaje

The present study aimed to provide information about oral narratives comprehension in a group of Chilean children diagnosed with Specifi c Language Impairment (SLI), without pragmatic disorders. Sixty children were divided into three different groups: 1) twenty children with SLI (average age of 6.6 years old), 2) twenty children grouped by chronological age, and 3) twenty children grouped by linguistic age. Both control groups demonstrated typical language development. Narrative comprehension was assessed through factual and inferential questions based in three stories. Results showed that children with SLI are similar to the linguistic controls when considering the global comprehension, factual and inferential questions, while they signifi cantly differed from the chronological controls.
Electrically small loop antenna using the MNG ground plane structure

In this paper, the high gain electrically small loop antenna which is satisfied with the small antenna condition ka <1 and MNG MTM condition kreles0.5 is proposed. The proposed antenna is designed with the MNG MTM ground structure in order to match a high inductive reactance. Although it has a compact size, the high efficiency and gain are achieved. It will be available to apply to mobile UMTS system.
Neural repair in the adult brain

Acute or chronic injury to the adult brain often results in substantial loss of neural tissue and subsequent permanent functional impairment. Over the last two decades, a number of approaches have been developed to harness the regenerative potential of neural stem cells and the existing fate plasticity of neural cells in the nervous system to prevent tissue loss or to enhance structural and functional regeneration upon injury. Here, we review recent advances of stem cell-associated neural repair in the adult brain, discuss current challenges and limitations, and suggest potential directions to foster the translation of experimental stem cell therapies into the clinic.
A dual band notch planar SWB antenna with two vertical sleeves on slotted ground plane

This paper presents the design of a novel and compact microstrip-fed monopole super wideband (SWB) antenna with dual band-notch characteristics. The antenna impedance bandwidth (BW) extends from 3.2 reaching to 40 GHz. Moreover, the antenna inherently reject both the WLAN and X-band satellite communication systems that interfere with SWB spectrum. The antenna is analyzed using two software packages: high frequency structure simulator (HFSS) and computer simulation technology (CST) with relatively good agreement between results obtained from the two packages.
Autonomous RC Car Controller

The Embedded Computing Systems Laboratory is equipped with the Vanderbilt Embedded Computing Platform for Autonomous Vehicles (VECPAV)–an infrastructure designed to allow for system design in Simulink during design time and for automatic C-code generation and distribution onto real-time QNX computational nodes. The system was formerly used to control the autonomous motion of small helicopters. Our task was to use VECPAV to control a small car instead. After becoming familiar with the infrastructure, we assembled a remote-control car from a kit and fitted it with a platform for a set of localizing sensors. Then we designed a model-based controller for the car’s steering and throttle and implemented it in Simulink. The VECPAV system allowed us to test the response of our controller to real-time car motion.
High-Fidelity Reprogrammed Human IPSCs Have a High Efficacy of DNA Repair and Resemble hESCs in Their MYC Transcriptional Signature

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are reprogrammed from adult or progenitor somatic cells and must make substantial adaptations to ensure genomic stability in order to become “embryonic stem cell- (ESC-) like. ” The DNA damage response (DDR) is critical for maintenance of such genomic integrity. Herein, we determined whether cell of origin and reprogramming method influence the DDR of hiPSCs. We demonstrate that hiPSCs derived from cord blood (CB) myeloid progenitors (i.e., CB-iPSC) via an efficient high-fidelity stromal-activated (sa) method closely resembled hESCs in DNA repair gene expression signature and irradiation-induced DDR, relative to hiPSCs generated from CB or fibroblasts via standard methods. Furthermore, sa-CB-iPSCs also more closely resembled hESCs in accuracy of nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ), DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair, and C-MYC transcriptional signatures, relative to standard hiPSCs. Our data suggests that hiPSCs derived via more efficient reprogramming methods possess more hESC-like activated MYC signatures and DDR signaling. Thus, an authentic MYC molecular signature may serve as an important biomarker in characterizing the genomic integrity in hiPSCs.
Autonomic Modulation and Health-Related Quality of Life among Schizophrenic Patients Treated with Non-Intensive Case Management

Background Schizophrenia is associated with autonomic dysfunction and this may increase cardiovascular mortality. Past studies on autonomic modulation of schizophrenic patients focused on inpatients rather than individuals in a community setting, especially those receiving non-intensive case management (non-ICM). Besides, autonomic modulation and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in this population remain unexplored. Methods A total of 25 schizophrenic patients treated by non-ICM and 40 healthy volunteers were matched by age, gender and body mass index; smokers were excluded. Between the two groups, we compared the individuals' 5 min resting assessments of heart rate variability and their HRQoL, which was measured using EuroQoL-5D (EQ-5D). Patients with schizophrenia were assessed for psychopathology using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia (PANSS). We examined the relationship between heart rate variability measurements, HRQoL scores, PANSS scores, and other clinical variables among the schizophrenic patients treated by non-ICM. Results Compared to the controls, patients with schizophrenia showed a significant impairment of autonomic modulation and a worse HRQoL. Cardiovagal dysfunction among the schizophrenic patients could be predicted independently based on lower educational level and more negative symptoms. Sympathetic predominance was directly associated with anticholinergics use and EQ-5D using a visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS). Conclusion Patients with schizophrenia treated by non-ICM show a significant impairment of their autonomic function and HRQoL compared to the controls. Since the sympathovagal dysfunction is associated with more negative symptoms or higher VAS score, the treatment of the negative symptoms as well as the monitoring of HRQoL might help to manage cardiovascular risk among these individuals. In addition, EQ-VAS scores must be interpreted more cautiously in such a population.
Comparison of Multisystemic Therapy and Functional Family Therapy Effectiveness

Propensity score matching (PSM) is used to examine the effectiveness of Multisystemic Therapy compared with Functional Family Therapy (FFT) in a multiyear statewide sample of juvenile offenders. Outcomes include offenses and violations of probation during service and 12-month recidivism. Salient selection effects including delinquent peer associations, substance use, and lack of adherence to parental rules, as well as strong correlates of the outcome measures (risk assessment scores, age at first offense, most serious prior offense) and pertinent demographics, were controlled for in the PSM. Results indicate few significant differences in the effectiveness of the two modalities, with the exception that female youth receiving FFT have lower recidivism and low risk youth receiving FFT have fewer offenses/violations of probation during service provision.