Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Backscatter-Immune Injection-Locked Brillouin Laser in Silicon

As self-sustained oscillators, lasers possess the unusual ability to spontaneously synchronize. These nonlinear dynamics are the basis for a simple yet powerful stabilization technique known as injection locking, in which a laser's frequency and phase can be controlled by an injected signal. Due to its inherent simplicity and favorable noise characteristics, injection locking has become a workhorse for coherent amplification and high-fidelity signal synthesis in applications ranging from precision atomic spectroscopy to distributed sensing. Within integrated photonics, however, these injection locking dynamics remain relatively untapped--despite significant potential for technological and scientific impact. Here, we demonstrate injection locking in a silicon photonic Brillouin laser for the first time. Injection locking of this monolithic device is remarkably robust, allowing us to tune the laser emission by a significant fraction of the Brillouin gain bandwidth. Harnessing these dynamics, we demonstrate amplification of small signals by more than 23 dB. Moreover, we demonstrate that the injection locking dynamics of this system are inherently nonreciprocal, yielding unidirectional control and back-scatter immunity in an all-silicon system. This device physics opens the door to new strategies for phase noise reduction, low-noise amplification, and back-scatter immunity in silicon photonics.
Dietary Guidance and the Role of Food Science: Developing Healthy Foods to Help Americans Achieve the Dietary Recommendations

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provide evidence-based nutrition information and advice—encouraging Americans to eat a healthful diet to maintain a healthy weight, promote health, and prevent disease. This article discusses the role of food science and technology in developing healthy foods to help Americans achieve the dietary recommendations and addresses the opportunities and challenges associated with reducing sodium, sugar, and fat content in foods and beverages and the unintended consequences of a single nutrient approach. This article is based on the presentation by John Ruff, past president of the Institute of Food Technologists, to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee in March 2014.
Esd protection circuit and method thereof

本发明提供一种静电放电保护电路及其方法。 上述静电放电保护电路包括第一保护电路及第二保护电路。 第一保护电路具有直接耦接于电源连接垫与接地连接垫之间的低压元件；第二保护电路具有直接耦接于电源连接垫与接地连接垫之间的高压元件，其中该第一保护电路和该第二保护电路并联于该电源连接垫与该接地连接垫之间，该高压元件和该低压元件是由多个参数之一或该多个参数中的任意组合来定义，该多个参数包括晶体管的阈值电压、晶体管的栅极氧化层厚度、晶体管的结击穿电压、晶体管的阱掺杂密度及晶体管的静态漏电流。
Sustentabilidade e Responsabilidade Social Corporativa como estratégia para a competitividade na Hotelaria

Esse artigo tem como objetivo discutir a relacao entre acoes de sustentabilidade e responsabilidade social corporativa no âmbito da hotelaria e suas possiveis contribuicoes para competitividade do setor hoteleiro. O metodo utilizado envolveu a coleta de dados de hoteis do municipio de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brasil), mediante um estudo de caso descritivo. Avaliou-se o discurso formal, o discurso pronunciado e subtendido, silenciado pelo responsavel por cada hotel na interpretacao dos pesquisadores. O estudo buscou descrever as acoes dos dirigentes hoteleiros com reflexos causais no desempenho organizacional de maneira estrategica. As estrategias pesquisadas com enfase foram a associacao do hotel a alguma rede hoteleira ou instituicao turistica local; e a pratica de acoes relacionadas a responsabilidade social corporativa e sustentabilidade. Os fatores operacionais destacados pelos hoteleiros e identificados como indutores da competitividade dos empreendimentos foram: (1) Organizacao em redes e franquias; (2) Manutencao e investimento em infraestrutura e equipamentos de lazer; (3) Qualificacao da mao de obra, notadamente em servicos; (4) Orientacao estrategica de mercado e, (5) Acoes de responsabilidade social corporativa. Finalmente, as acoes sustentaveis nos hoteis pesquisados enfocam principalmente a gestao rigida de caixa, com enfase em controle de centros de custos operacionais. A responsabilidade social corporativa e sustentabilidade apresentam menor prioridade estrategica para os gestores.
Clinical impacts of azithromycin on lung function and cytokines for athmatic patients

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy,impacts on lung function and cytokines,and safety of azithromycin on the treatment for asthma. Methods Forty patients with asthma were randomized equally to receive azithromycin combined with inhaled cortisteroid(ICS) plus long-acting β2-agonists(LABA),or only ICS plus LABA for 12 weeks.We evaluated the clinical efficacy including asthma control test scores and lung function,cytokines in induced-sputum including interleukin-4,interleukin-5 and interferon-γ,and the safety of azithromycin. Results After 12 weeks,asthma control test(ACT) scores and lung function were improved obviously,and concentrations of IL-4,IL-5 and IFN-γ in induced-sputum were reduced significantly in both groups.Comparing with the control group,the decline of cytokines in induced-sputum was much more significant in patients treated with azithromycin.No severe adverse events were found in both groups. Conclusions Azithromycin combined with ICS plus LABA is an effective and safe treatment for asthma,which could significantly reduce the level of cytokines elaborated from Th2-type cells in the airways.
Experimental approaches to iconicity: Operationalizing form-meaning resemblances in language

While speculations on form–meaning resemblances in language go back millennia, the experimental study of iconicity is only about a century old. Here we take stock of experimental work on iconicity and present a double special issue with a diverse set of new contributions. We contextualise the work by introducing a typology of approaches to iconicity in language. Some approaches construe iconicity as a discrete property that is either present or absent; others treat it as involving semiotic relationships that come in kinds; and yet others see it as a gradient substance that comes in degrees. We show the benefits and limitations that come with each of these construals and stress the importance of developing accounts that can fluently switch between them. With operationalisations of iconicity that are well defined yet flexible enough to deal with differences in tasks, modalities, and levels of analysis, experimental research on iconicity is well equipped to contribute to a comprehensive science of language. keywords : iconicity, linguistic theory, conceptual foundations, experimental linguistics. [*] Address for correspondence: m.dingemanse@let.ru. nl
The communicative function of self-directed behaviours in macaques

In humans and non-human animals, stress is often linked to observable behaviours (e.g scratching, self-grooming and other self-directed behaviour). The link between stress and these behaviours is widely accepted, but their adaptive value remains understudied and so, the reasons for their production is unclear. Stress behaviours are often highly visual (e.g. scratching, yawning, self-grooming), and so it has been hypothesised that these behaviours may provide information to others. In this thesis I explored the hypothesis that stress behaviours (e.g. scratching) have communicative function, using a nonhuman primate model genus, the macaques (Macaca). First, I consider how observers perceive the scratching of others, and more specifically, how they are perceived in comparison to neutral, noncommunicative behaviour. Macaques attended to the scratching of others more so than neutral behaviours, with this shift in attention being modulated by the degree to which the subject is bonded with the actor. Second, I measured how the macaques responded to the stress of others, comparing social interactions with and without a preceding scratch. The findings of this study demonstrate that producing stress behaviour significantly impacted the likelihood of aggression from others, and led to more peaceful social interactions. Finally, I considered the function of scratching during two other contexts, preceding behavioural change, and as a signal during grooming interactions, however, I found no evidence for a communicative function of scratching in either of these contexts. Overall, this thesis supports the idea that stress behaviour is perceived and responded to by others, providing some of the first evidence to suggest that these behaviours may function communicatively. Ultimately, these data adds clarity as to why stress behaviours have evolved, and why they exist in the behaviour repertoire of many social animals (including ourselves).
On the ambiguity regarding the relationship between sequential congruency effects, bilingual advantages in cognitive control, and the disengagement of attention

Grundy, Bialystok, and colleagues have reported that at short response-stimulus intervals bilinguals have smaller sequential congruency effects in flanker tasks compared to monolinguals. They interpret these differences to mean that bilinguals are more efficient at disengaging attentional control. Ten empirical studies are presented that show no differences between bilinguals and monolinguals under conditions that produced robust sequential congruency effects. These null results are discussed with respect to the rate at which sequential congruency effects dissipate and the fact these effects are not adaptive in the sense of improving overall performance. Arguments made by Goldsmith and Morton [1] that smaller sequential congruency effects should not be interpreted as “advantages” are extended. Evidence is also presented that neither simple congruency effects, nor sequential congruency effects, correlate across tasks. This lack of convergent validity is inconsistent with the hypothesis that either provides a measure of domain-general control that could underlie an advantage accrued through experience in switching languages. Results from other tasks purporting to show bilingual advantages in the disengagement of attention are also reviewed. We conclude that sequential congruency effects in nonverbal interference tasks and differences in the rate of disengaging attention are unlikely to contribute to our understanding of bilingual language control and that future research might productively examine differences in proactive rather than reactive control.
Studi Deskriptif tentang Pola Asuh Otoritatif, Kontrol Diri, dan Sikap Remaja Terhadap Perilaku Seks Bebas

Adolescent`s attitude will affect the way they behave. Adolescent`s attitude toward free sex is the degree to which the adolescent accept or refuse the various forms of sexual behavior carried out by a couple who are not bound in the bonds of marriage. Authoritative parenting and self-control is a factor that are factors that may have influenced the adolescent`s attitude towards free sex. This study aimed to describe: (1) the level of applied authoritative parenting, (2) the level of adolescent`s self-control, and (3) the level of adolescent`s attitude towards free sex. This study used quantitative approach by using descriptive method. The population of this research were 303 students at SMAN 1 Stabat growing with authoritative parenting. By using proportional stratified random sampling technique, 172 students were chosen as the samples. The instrument of the research was a scale. The purpose of the research was analyzed by using hypothetic mean. The results of the research revealed that: (1) the authoritative parenting applied by parents was in fairly adequate category, (2) the adolescent`s self-control was in adequate category, (3) the adolescent`s attitude towards free sex was in reasonably refused category.
Thematic learning design development: STEM model through water play activity

2013 curriculum is a curriculum model that can integrate skills, themes, conceps, and topics in both within disciplines, across several disciplines and within and across learners. The enactment of the 2013 curriculum will have an impact on the way learning will be designed and implemented by teachers in the classroom. The lessons that are held are not necessarily rigid, absolute housed in the classroom, trapped by an enclosed wall and a short time. Instead learning should be flexible, fun, stimulating student activities and can provide meaningful experiences for students so that students can be creative, productive, and innovative. The purpose of this research is to develop STEM model learning design through water game activity in elementary school. The development of thematic teaching design is done by several experiments to several schools by adopting DBR (Design-Based research) approach. The resulting product is a STEM thematic learning tool based on a water game activity as the implementation of the 2013 curriculum. One of the major reasons for developing this learning tool is to get an example of a learning device integrated with the game. Fun learning but still oriented to learning materials so that learning can be a weapon that will develop student competence.
IMPACT OF THE B’MORE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOR KIDS INTERVENTION ON DIET AND FOOD-RELATED BEHAVIORS AMONG LOW-INCOME URBAN AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH AND THEIR ADULT CAREGIVERS

s Published in Congress Annals 1. Trude A, Surkan PJ, Pollack Porter K, Cheskin LJ, Anderson Steeves E, Gittelsohn J. Child Obesity Prevention Trial Exposure Correlates with Greater Fruit Intake in Youth’s Caregivers. Poster presentation at: The Obesity Society Annual Meeting at ObesityWeekSM 2018; Nov. 11-15, 2018; Nashville, TN. 2. Trude A, Surkan PJ, Ruggiero C, Anderson Steeves E, Gittelsohn J. The Impact of a Multilevel Obesity Prevention Program on Fruit and Vegetable Purchasing and Consumption among African American Adults. Poster Presentation at: American Society for Nutrition Annual Meeting, 2018; Boston, MA. 3. Trude A. Impact evaluation of a multilevel multicomponent childhood obesity prevention on diet and food-related behaviors among low-income African American children. Invited oral presentation at: International Society for
Concentration of methotrexate in red blood cells and its relevance for diseaseactivity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Reumatoidalne zapalenie stawów (RZS) jest przewlekłą układową chorobą tkanki łącznej o podłożu autoimmunologicznym. Etiologia choroby nie jest znana. Charakteryzuje się ona nieswoistym zapaleniem symetrycznych stawów, a także występowaniem zmian pozastawowych i powikłań układowych. Przebiega z okresami zaostrzeń i remisji, prowadzi do niepełnosprawności i zwiększonej śmiertelności. Lekiem pierwszego rzutu w RZS jest metotreksat (MTX), który w erytrocytach ulega transformacji do poliglutaminianu metotreksatu (MTXPG). Aktywność procesu chorobowego RZS oraz wyniki leczenia są silnie skorelowane ze stężeniem MTXPG w erytrocytach. W artykule przedstawiono zależność między drogą podania leku, stężeniem MTXPG w erytrocytach a wynikami leczenia u chorych na RZS. Zwrócono także uwagę na badania dotyczące wpływu polimorfizmu genów kodujących szlaki biosyntezy puryn na efekt działania MTX. S u m m a r y
Development of a Cultural Competency Curriculum for Physician Assistants

Authors desiring to contribute to “Cultural Perspectives” should forward submissions to Dawn Morton-Rias, EdD, PA-C, Dean, College of Health Related Professions, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 94, Brooklyn, NY 11203. Telephone: 718-270-7709; fax: 718-270-7702; e-mail: Dawn.Morton-Rias@Downstate.edu. Feature Editor’s Note: PA educators are charged with the responsibility of ensuring that graduates possess entry-level knowledge and skills to meet the evolving needs of a dynamic patient population. Educators must not only introduce students to expanding technology, clinical innovation, and evidence-based practice, we must also ensure that they acquire basic interpersonal, clinical, and therapeutic skills: no small undertaking within the confines of a 24to 27-month PA curriculum. Shifting demographics and alarming health outcome statistics provide a clarion call for curricular revision. Wei Chao Chang, MPAS, PA-C, a surgical PA at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and a doctoral student at Nova Southeastern University, was inspired by his clinical experiences and consideration of the literature to explore cultural competency in PA education. This article, which is first in a three-part series on diversity in PA education, provides preliminary evidence to suggest a need for cultural competency education for physician assistants. —Dawn Morton-Rias Wei Chao Chang, MPAS, PA-C, MT (ASCP) Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Motifs d'engagement et abandons dans les MOOCS : enquête auprès de participants de trois MOOCs québécois

Ce memoire traite de l’engagement dans le contexte des Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) et vise a comprendre les raisons pour lesquelles des participants s’engagent et persistent ou abandonnent dans une telle formation. La demarche methodologique adoptee dans cette recherche repose principalement sur l’analyse de verbatims de 31 participants issus de trois MOOCs quebecois differents : Outil d’aide a la scenarisation, Jouer pour apprendre en petite enfance et Management. Afin de contraster certaines donnees presentes dans les verbatims, nous utilisons egalement quelques items issus de questionnaires auxquels ces memes participants ont repondu. Les resultats montrent que certains motifs d’engagement predominent et que la plupart des participants atteignent leurs objectifs d’apprentissages, montrant une difference entre le taux de completion selon l’achevement du cours et selon l’atteinte des objectifs d’apprentissage. Finalement, nous relevons les barrieres en jeu pour les quelques participants qui n’atteignent pas leurs objectifs.
CORPORATE BRAND COMMUNICATION: BEYOND-MODERN REALITIES IN A SOCIAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE

This article contributes theoretically to corporate brand communication literature by identifying the realities of corporate brand communication practices in a beyond-modern and social media landscape. It is widely acknowledged that the advent of the internet has created distinct opportunities to connect and communicate with stakeholders. Yet endeavours to explore the opportunities to employ corporate brand communication in a social media landscape to achieve differentiation and awareness of the corporate brand are limited. The proposed combination of two brand orientations as perceived by Balmer (2013), namely corporate brand and total corporate communication, and the resultant broadening of these views to a corporate brand communication orientation in a social media context could address this gap. Finally, a comparison is drawn between the total corporate communication outlook and the contemporary corporate brand communication orientation to illustrate the various points of contact available to the organisation in a social media landscape.
Social Value Orientation Effects On Adolescents Friendship Quality

The current study intended to explore the association between Social Value Orientation (SVO) and friendship quality in adolescence, the development as well as gender and age differences. Participants between ages 12 and 25 (N = 292) completed a series of games to measure their SVO and Friendship Quality Scale in order to assess their friendship quality. Analysis of covariance confirmed that SVO did not affect friendship quality. No age and gender differences were found in SVO. However, the results revealed that there was a significant gender difference in friendship quality, where girls have higher positive friendship quality. There was also an age effect on friendship quality, such that, as age increased, negative friendship quality decreased. In conclusion, there was no evidence that SVO influences someone friendship quality. It is possible that SVO only influences the number of friends that someone has.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF THE JIGSAW TECHNIQUE IMPLEMENTATION IN LEARNING SPEAKING AT THE FIRST-GRADE OF SMA N 7 BANDAR LAMPUNG

The objective of this research was to investigate the students’ perceptions of the jigsaw technique in learning speaking English. The subjects of the research were 18 tenth-grade students at SMAN 7 Bandar Lampung. The research employed a descriptive qualitative method. The data were collected through interviews Coding was used to analyze the data. The result showed that majority of students had positive perceptions of the jigsaw technique use in terms of levels of difficulty, degree of stress, confidence, interest, and motivation. This suggests that jigsaw technique facilitates the students to understand the materials more effectively and efficiently. Jigsaw technique provides students with enjoyable learning activities. Keywords: Perceptions, jigsaw technique, speaking.
As vértebras cervicais como instrumento para determinação da idade óssea Cervical vertebrae as an instrument for establishment of bone age

The hand and wrist region evaluation on carpal radiographs (CR) is the most used methodology to establish the bone age (BA). However, its replacement by analysis of cervical vertebrae (CV) on lateral cephalograms (LC) is suggested to reduce the radiation dosage and cost of examinations. Thus, this study investigated the validity of one method for estimation of BA by assessment of CV, correlating it to the patient’s chronological age (CA). The null hypothesis (H0) tested was that there was no difference between the BA estimated by this method and the CA. The sample comprised 170 LC of patients of both genders with CA from 60 to 124 months, obtained from radiographic files. The BA was estimated by means of a mathematical formula, in which the variables are measurements carried out in the body of CV 3 and 4, in accordance with the tested method. Additionally, the reliability and reproducibility of this method for BA estimation were assessed. Application of the Pearson test revealed the absence of correlation between the estimated BA and the CA for the total sample and especially for the males. The correlation for females was significant, though weak. Moreover, assessment of inter- and intra-examiner agreement revealed positive correlations with high values, indicating that the method is reliable and allows reproduction. Thus, it was concluded that the method investigated for BA estimation was reproducible and reliable; however, there was no consistent correlation with CA, especially among males, thus partially rejecting the H0. Additional studies are suggested to modify the pattern of the original formula before the method is definitively discarded. Key words: Development. Biological indicators. Cervical vertebra. Radiography.
Protective effects of hydroxysafflor yellow A on acute myocardial ischemia in dogs

Aim To study the protective effects of hydroxysafflor yellow A(HSYA) on acute myocardial ischemia in dogs.Methods The acute ischemia models were prepared by ligation of left anterior descending(LAD) artery.The myocardial blood flow(MBF) was determined by ultrasonic doppler,the oxygen metabolism was recorded using blood-oxygen analysis,and the ET was measured with radioimmunological assay.The experiments adopted epicardiogram mapping to measure the scope and the degree of myocardial ischemia,and used quantitative histological assay to determine the size of myocardial infarction.Results HSYA was showed to obviously increase the MBF and the oxygen volume in coronary vein sinus.And the treatment could inhibit the ET release from the injured microvessels.Furthermore,HSYA could alleviate the degree of myocardial ischemia(Σ-ST),the scope of myocardial ischemia((N-ST),) and narrow the ischemic(area.) Conclusion HSYA was showed to inhibit the ET release,increase the MBF,improve the cardiac oxygen metabolism,and then inhibit the myocardial ischemia damage.