Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A different look at why selection procedures work

Personnel selection procedures such as assessment centers, structured interviews, and personality inventories are useful predictors of candidates' job performance. In addition to existing explanations for their criterion-related validity, we suggest that candidates' ability to identify the criteria used to evaluate their performance during a selection procedure contributes to the criterion-related validity of these procedures. Conceptually, the ability to identify criteria can be framed in the broader literature on peoples' ability to read situational cues. We draw on both theory and empirical research to outline the potential this ability has to account for selection results and job performance outcomes. Finally, implications for future research are presented.
Nanofluidic terahertz metasensor for sensing in aqueous environment

The terahertz spectral region has received tremendous attention for label free chemical and biological sensing, due to the presence of molecular fingerprints, low energy characteristics, and remote sensing capabilities. However, a major hindrance for the realization of a high performance terahertz bio-chemical sensor comes from the large absorption of terahertz waves by aqueous solution. Here, we overcome this limitation by confining the analyte-aqueous solution in a nanovolumetric fluidic chamber, integrated on metamaterial resonant cavities. The metamaterial resonators confine electromagnetic fields in extremely subwavelength space and hence allow for the enhanced interaction between the nanovolumetric analyte-aqueous solution and terahertz waves, while minimizing the absorption loss. We compare the sensing performance of split ring resonator and Fano resonator systems as metamaterial resonators. As a demonstration of chemical sensing, three alcoholic solutions with different concentrations were measured. Selective adenosine triphosphate (ATP) sensing capability was examined through ATP aptamer functionalization on gold metamaterials, where a decrease in the transmittance value was observed as the ATP concentration increased. The proposed sensing approach has the potential to be an effective tool for molecular analysis through exploiting the advantages offered by low energy terahertz, subwavelength metamaterial resonators and nanofluidic technologies.The terahertz spectral region has received tremendous attention for label free chemical and biological sensing, due to the presence of molecular fingerprints, low energy characteristics, and remote sensing capabilities. However, a major hindrance for the realization of a high performance terahertz bio-chemical sensor comes from the large absorption of terahertz waves by aqueous solution. Here, we overcome this limitation by confining the analyte-aqueous solution in a nanovolumetric fluidic chamber, integrated on metamaterial resonant cavities. The metamaterial resonators confine electromagnetic fields in extremely subwavelength space and hence allow for the enhanced interaction between the nanovolumetric analyte-aqueous solution and terahertz waves, while minimizing the absorption loss. We compare the sensing performance of split ring resonator and Fano resonator systems as metamaterial resonators. As a demonstration of chemical sensing, three alcoholic solutions with different concentrations were measure.
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Biomolecule with High Speed , Low Power and Accuracy Using GPU-Accelerated TSUBAME 2 . 0 Supercomputer

This paper describes the usability of GPUaccelerated molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for studying biomolecules from the viewpoints of speed, power consumption, and accuracy. The results of simulations showed that GPUs were considerably faster and more energy-efficient than CPUs and their accuracy was high enough. The results computed by an 8 nodes, 16 GPU system were comparable to those of an 8 nodes, 96 CPU cores system; the GPUs produced an acceleration of 10 times and an energy reduction of 75%. These results are encouraging enough for us to use GPUs for MD simulations.
Linear functional minimization for inverse modeling

We present a novel inverse modeling strategy to estimate spatially distributed parameters of nonlinear models. The maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimators of these parameters are based on a likelihood functional, which contains spatially discrete measurements of the system parameters and spatiotemporally discrete measurements of the transient system states. The piecewise continuity prior for the parameters is expressed via Total Variation (TV) regularization. The MAP estimator is computed by minimizing a nonquadratic objective equipped with the TV operator. We apply this inversion algorithm to estimate hydraulic conductivity of a synthetic confined aquifer from measurements of conductivity and hydraulic head. The synthetic conductivity field is composed of a low‐conductivity heterogeneous intrusion into a high‐conductivity heterogeneous medium. Our algorithm accurately reconstructs the location, orientation, and extent of the intrusion from the steady‐state data only. Addition of transient measurements of hydraulic head improves the parameter estimation, accurately reconstructing the conductivity field in the vicinity of observation locations.
Genetic diversity and population structure of Fenneropenaeus penicillatus determined by mitochondrial DNA analyses

Fenneropenaeus penicillatus is a widely distributed economically and ecologically important shrimp species, which is endangered in China. Sequence analysis of 16s rRNA and control region (CR) fragments from mitochondrial DNA was conducted to obtain information on genetic diversity and population structure. Individuals from 12 wild F. penicillatus populations located along the southeast coast of China were used. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fragments of the CR gene revealed high genetic diversity among the 12 populations; however, PCR fragments of the 16s rRNA gene revealed very low genetic diversity in the Hainan (HN) and Ningde (ND) populations and high genetic diversity in the DS, BH, PT, XM, and SZ populations. Data obtained from the CR and 16s rRNA genes suggested that high genetic differentiation exists among the 12 populations, which 2 Y.Y. Cao and Z.B. Li Genetics and Molecular Research 15 (3): gmr.15038503 is mainly due to the high genetic differentiation between HN and all other 11 populations. These results may be useful for further sustainable management and utilization of this species.
Optimal Monetary Policy

Optimal monetary policy maximizes welfare, given frictions in the economic environment. Constructing a model with two sets of frictions - the Keynesian friction of costly price adjustment by imperfectly competitive firms and the Monetarist friction of costly exchange of wealth for goods - we find optimal monetary policy is governed by two familiar principles. First, the average level of the nominal interest rate should be sufficiently low, as suggested by Milton Friedman, that there should be deflation on average. Yet, the Keynesian frictions imply that the optimal nominal interest rate is positive. Second, as various shocks occur to the real and monetary sectors, the price level should be largely stabilized, as suggested by Irving Fisher, albeit around a deflationary trend path. (In modern language, there is only small 'base drift' for the price level path). Since expected inflation is roughly constant through time, the nominal interest rate must therefore vary with the Fisherian determinants of the real interest rate - as there is expected growth or contraction of real economic activity.
Preparing for and Coping with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema

Despite recent trends indicating that new diagnoses of breast cancer have decreased slightly, the American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 207,090 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 54,010 new cases of in situ (i.e., early stage) breast cancer that are likely to have developed in 2010 (American Cancer Society, 2010). Given that the 5-year survival rate for breast cancer is now 90% and that the National Cancer Institute estimates that there were approximately 2.5 million women living in 2006 who had a history of breast cancer (American Cancer Society, 2010; Horner et al., 2009), experiencing breast cancer is increasingly about survivorship. Breast cancer survivors are at lifetime risk for developing lymphedema, a chronic condition that occurs in up to 40% of this population (Armer, Stewart, & Shook, 2009; American Cancer Society, 2007; Ferlay, Bray, Pisani, & Parkin, 2004). Lymphedema involves the accumulation of protein-rich fluid that impacts physical, functional, and psychosocial health and well-being. Second only to breast cancer recurrence, lymphedema is the most dreaded outcome of breast cancer treatment. Research has shown that women with breast cancer-related lymphedema report their most frequent action for management of lymphedema symptoms is no action (Armer & Whitman, 2002). This indicates that patient education about self-care is critical for effective self-management and risk reduction. Given the distressing and chronic nature of breast cancer-related lymphedema, there are both individual and family level psychosocial impacts related to the onset and long-term management.
Overview and Related Work 2 . 1 Android Application

Android applications are used by millions of users to perform useful activities. Unfortunately, many legitimate and popular applications are targeted by malware authors. Malware authors repackage existing applications by injecting additional code intended to perform malicious activities. As legitimate applications are updated with new features, malware authors also keep up their effort to repackage them with malicious functionalities. Thus, it is important to validate applications for possible repackaging before their installation to safeguard end users. This paper presents the detection of repackaged Android application malware based on the use of a popular metric known as Kullback-Leibler Divergence (KLD). Our approach builds the population distribution of a legitimate and suspected repackaged malware application based on a set of Smali opcode. A high KLD value indicates that an application is dissimilar compared to an original application, hence likely a repackaged application. The approach has been validated based on real-world malware samples. The results indicate that KLD values remain high for all the malware when repackaged within a legitimate application, and hence can be used as a suitable metric for detection of new malware.
Reversibility of Different Types of Capital Flows to Emerging Markets

Most of the emerging market currency crises are accompanied by sharp reversals or “sudden stops” of capital inflows. We investigated whether some types of capital flows are more likely to reverse than others during these crises. Foreign direct investment is usually considered stable while portfolio investment is frequently depicted as the least reliable type of flow. Recent statistical testing has yielded conflicting results on this issue. We argue that a major problem with recent studies is that the degree of variability of capital flows during normal or inflow periods may give little clue to their behavior during crises and it is the latter that is most important for policy. Using data for 35 emerging economies for 1990 through 2003, we confirm that direct investment is the most stable category, but find that private loans on average are as reversible as portfolio flows.
Impact of Method of Heifer Development and Post-AI Management on Reproductive Efficiency

An important part of any production system is the reproductive performance and costs associated with developing replacement heifers. The cost of developing replacement heifers has a tremendous impact on the profitability and sustainability of cow-calf operations, and reproductive failure costs the U.S. beef and dairy industries approximately $1 billion annually (Bellows et al., 2002). Heifers need to calve by 24 months of age to achieve maximum life-time productivity (Patterson et al., 1992), and heifers that lose a pregnancy or conceive late in the breeding season are likely to not have enough time to rebreed during a defined breeding season. In addition, heifers that calve earlier with their first calf are more likely to bred back as two year olds and remain calving at the beginning of the calving season. This is important to overall profitability since age of calf at weaning is the single largest factor that affects weaning weight. Analysis of 3700 calves at the USDAMeat Animal Research Center indicated that for each day of age after the beginning of the breeding season that a calf is born 2.4 pounds of weaning weight is lost (personnel communication R. Cushman). Therefore, to improve the efficiency of production, it is important to develop heifers that will bred early and calving at the beginning of the calving season.
PERFORMANCE OF STAR PATCH ANTENNA ON A PAPER SUBSTRATE MATERIAL

This paper presents the performance of the antenna on a paper substrate material. The antenna consists of star patch and two L-stub added on the star patch to achieve lower band frequency. It has been shown that the sustainable paper substrate has a widest impedance bandwidth of 84% from 2.45 GHz to 6 GHz. Moreover, the antenna performance comparison in terms of impedance bandwidth and antenna gain using different substrates have been discussed. The antenna performances characteristics are given in terms of reflection coefficient, impedance bandwidth, antenna gain, surface current distribution, VSWR and radiation pattern. In addition, a parametric study is conducted to facilitate the design and optimization process.
New Linear-Electromagnetic Actuator Used for Cellular Phones

The mobile communication industry powered by electronics and information technology is building a transforming way for human communication. Electromechanical part, such as vibration motors, is essential components for mobile phones in order to come up with advance in the communication industry. The traditional vibrating component in mobile phones is a tiny rotating motor having an eccentric weight on top of the shaft. The size reduction, life span, reliability and productivity of mobile phones still remains the most prominent trend in the marketplace and demands a continual effort for the new construction. In this article, design of a linear-electromagnetic actuator is introduced.
Detection and Epidemiology of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among Asymptomatic Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is caused by the overgrowth of Candida species, most commonly Candida albicans in the vagina and is characterized by curd-like vaginal discharge, itching and erythema. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and to emphasize the need for proper detection of vulvovaginal candidiasis among asymptomatic pregnant women. A total of 140 pregnant women aged between 20-49 years and of gestation age of 14-36 weeks were recruited for this study. High Vaginal swabs were collected under aseptic condition. Samples collected were analyzed within one hour of collection using microscopy and culture methods. The isolates were further subjected to Germ tube test (GTT) and chromogenic agar test (CHROMagar). The rate of Candida infection was found to be 25% (n=35) among the pregnant women. The peak age of infection was 20-29 years 33.8% (n=26), no woman between the age 40 to 49 years had candidiasis. Candidiasis was significantly detected in pregnant women in the second trimester compared to those in the first (? 2 =5.952; p <0.05) and third trimesters ((? 2 =9.282; p <0.05). This study revealed a high incidence of asymptomatic vulvovaginal candidiasis among pregnant women in Ogbomoso and various Candida spp responsible for VVC were identified.
High Sensitivity Magnetoresistive Based Systems for Non-Destructive Testing ( NDT ) Applications

Magnetoresistive sensors (MR) have been applied to a large spectrum of applications from biomedical applications to industrial devices due to their spatial resolution (μm scale) and high sensitivity in a broad range of frequencies (from DC to MHz range). In particular, MR sensors are replacing inductive coil sensors in non-destructive testing (NDT) based on eddy currents, due to the limitation of conventional pickup coils in a low frequency regime and their spacial resolution that lies in the mm range. Thereby, throughout this work, two configurations of magnetoresistive sensors based on MgO-magnetic tunnel junctions with soft pinned sensing layer were microfabricated and characterized at INESC-MN in order to be applied as a NDT probe capable of detect subtle variations on the magnetic field due to the presence of surface defects on a conductive material, such as aluminum or titanium.
Cytokines and Inflammatory Mediators in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by a breakdown in immune tolerance that induces an attack on normal tissues by the immune system. The dysfunction within both the innate and adaptive immune systems increases cytokine production, B lymphocytic overproduction of autoantibodies, and T lymphocyte activity. Cytokines and inflammatory mediators have been associated with several clinical endpoints, including the activity of disease and outcomes. In fact, some of them have been associated with different clinical subphenotypes (e.g., lupus nephritis), suggesting their role as biomarkers, and, in some cases, therapeutic targets. Thus, knowledge of the pathophysiological processes associated with the development of SLE could aid in setting up better diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to reduce the high burden of disease, and thus improve quality of life and outcomes. Herein, the authors have compiled a concise review of the clinically relevant cytokines and inflammatory mediators associated with SLE and its manifestations.
Fluorodinitroethyl Ortho-carbonate and -formate as Potential High Energy Dense Oxidizers

Tetrakis(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl) ortho-carbonate (1) and tris(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl) orthoformate (2) were synthesized by the reaction of carbon tetrachloride, respectively chloroform, with 2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethanol and catalytic amounts of anhydrous iron(III) chloride. The compounds were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, vibrational spectroscopy (IR and Raman), multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and multi-temperature DSC measurements. The suitability of the compounds as potential oxidizers in energetic formulations has been investigated and discussed. The heats of formation of the products were determined experimentally using bomb calorimetric methods. With this value and the experimental (X-ray) density, several detonation parameters such as the detonation pressure, velocity, energy, and temperature were computed using the EXPLO5 code. The sensitivity towards impact, friction and electrostatic discharge was tested using the BAM drop hammer, a friction tester and a small-scale electrostatic discharge device. Graphical Abstract Fluorodinitroethyl Ortho-carbonate and -formate as Potential High Energy Dense Oxidizers
Building and Maintaining the TEI LingSIG Bibliography. Using Open Source Tools for an Open Content Initiative

The present contribution addresses an infrastructural issue of universal relevance, addressed in the specific context of the TEI. We describe a combination of open-source tools and an open-access approach to creating knowledge repositories that have been employed in building a bibliographic reference library for the “TEI for Linguists” special interest group (LingSIG). The authors argue that, for an initiative such as the TEI, it is important to choose open, freely available solutions. If these solutions have the advantage of attracting new users and promoting the initiative itself, so much the better, especially if it is done in a non-committal way: no one using the LingSIG bibliographic repository has to be a member of the LingSIG or a “TEI-er” in general.
Phase-contrast microscopy at high X-ray energy with a laboratory set-up

We report on the design and realization of an X-ray imaging system for quantitative phase-contrast microscopy at high X-ray energy, with laboratory-scale instrumentation. Phase and amplitude were separated quantitatively at X-ray energies up to 80 keV with micrometric spatial resolution. The accuracy of the results was tested against numerical simulations and the spatial resolution was experimentally quantified by measuring a Siemens star phase object. This simple set-up should find broad application in those areas of X-ray imaging where high energy and spatial resolution are simultaneously required and in those difficult cases where the sample contains materials with similar X-ray absorption.
3D MHD MODELING OF TWISTED CORONAL LOOPS

We perform MHD modeling of a single bright coronal loop to include the interaction with a non-uniform magnetic field. The field is stressed by random footpoint rotation in the central region and its energy is dissipated into heating by growing currents through anomalous magnetic diffusivity that switches on in the corona above a current density threshold. We model an entire single magnetic flux tube in the solar atmosphere extending from the high-β chromosphere to the low-β corona through the steep transition region. The magnetic field expands from the chromosphere to the corona. The maximum resolution is ∼30 km. We obtain an overall evolution typical of loop models and realistic loop emission in the EUV and X-ray bands. The plasma confined in the flux tube is heated to active region temperatures (∼3 MK) after ∼2/3 hr. Upflows from the chromosphere up to ∼100 km s−1 fill the core of the flux tube to densities above 109 cm−3. More heating is released in the low corona than the high corona and is finely structured both in space and time.
Effects of cholesterol-supplemented and unsupplemented diets containing unextracted and extracted Syzygium cumini seeds on lipid profiles of alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats -

Background: Hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia are the major problems associated with diabetes. Various agents are being tried to solve these so that problems related to micro- and macroangiopathy can be averted. Plant fibers particularly water-soluble gummy fibers have been reported earlier to reduce blood lipids and cholesterol levels in normal and diabetic animals and humans. Objective: Effects of cholesterol-supplemented and unsupplemented diets containing unextracted and extracted Syzygium cumini seeds on lipid profiles of alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats Material and Methods: Powder of Syzygium cumini seeds was successively extracted using organic solvents, and hypolipidemic and hypocholesterolemic activities of 15% unextracted, 15% extracted, and 15% degummed S. cumini seeds with cholesterol-supplemented and unsupplemented diets were assayed in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Result: In this study, significant decrease in the levels of total serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, serum phospholipids, and total cholesterol and triglycerides in tissues of liver, heart, and aorta was observed. Also, significant increase was observed in the phospholipid levels in tissues of liver, heart, aorta, and biliary, and fecal bile acid content and sterols in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Conclusion: The hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic effects of S. cumini seeds may be attributed to their watersoluble gel-forming gummy fiber acting by decreasing cholesterol absorption and breakdown leading to an increased fecal excretion of bile acids and sterols.