Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Study on Effect of Music on Working Memory in Healthy Young Adults

Background and Aim: Working memory is divided into two independent subsystems: the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad. In normal day to day life, we may use both these subsystems together as in listening to music while studying. This study aims to investigate whether this interaction is beneficial or not. The present study sought to determine the effect of different types of music on working memory. Methods: 20 Male and 13 young healthy female volunteers were included in the study. They were shown and asked to remember textual and facial information in the presence of different varieties of background music. They were asked to recall as many as they could soon after. Their subjective feelings about the music and their performance while memorizing and recalling for each task was also taken and compared with their original performance. Their performance in presence of different music was also compared. Results: It was found in this study that music had no effect on short term textual memory or face recognition memory, but if the tone played in the background expresses similar emotion as that of the face seen (e.g. joyful music with happy facial expression) it may positively help in memory encoding and recalling as pointed out by our subjective recalling scores. Discussion: While memorizing textual and facial pieces of information, different people respond differently to the music in the background as confirmed by our current study. But while comparing the subjective scores in the presence of different varieties of music, it was found that the emotional tone conveyed by background music can influence subsequent memory for emotional details of an event, indicating the cross-modal nature of memory for emotional aspects of situations.
EVASION OF EFFLUX AND ENHANCING BIOAVAILABILITY OF AMPRENAVIR BY PRODRUG DERIVATIZATION

Millions of people worldwide have been infected with human immunodeficiency (HIV). Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has substantially improved the clinical management of HIV-1 infection. Inclusion of HIV protease inhibitors (PIs) in HAART has substantially improved clinical outcomes of HIV infected patients. However complete eradication of virus poses an unmet goal. Major challenge with current anti-HIV drug regimen is the inability of PIs to attain sufficient concentrations in sanctuary sites such as brain resulting in persistent viral replication and may lead to viral resistance. Sub-therapeutic concentration of PIs in brain leads to drug resistance and HIV associated dementia. One of the major factors which limit central nervous system (CNS) permeation of PIs is the presence of efflux proteins on brain capillary endothelial cells. There are several reports demonstrating that PIs are substrates of efflux proteins which limit their oral bioavailability and brain permeation. Various approaches have been employed to evade the efflux and improve the bioavailability, however improving brain absorption still remains as an elusive goal. The overall objective of this dissertation project was to improve oral and brain bioavailability of Amprenavir (APV) by prodrug strategies targeting nutrient transporters to bypass Pglycoprotein (P-gp) mediated efflux. APV has low bioavailability and negligible brain
Tracing Back Log Data to its Log Statement: From Research to Practice

Logs are widely used as a source of information to understand the activity of computer systems and to monitor their health and stability. However, most log analysis techniques require the link between the log messages in the raw log file and the log statements in the source code that produce them. Several solutions have been proposed to solve this non-trivial challenge, of which the approach based on static analysis reaches the highest accuracy. We, at Adyen, implemented the state-of-the-art research on log parsing in our logging environment and evaluated their accuracy and performance. Our results show that, with some adaptation, the current static analysis techniques are highly efficient and performant. In other words, ready for use.
Estimating Time to Event from Tweets Using Temporal Expressions

Given a stream of Twitter messages about an event, we investigate the predictive power of temporal expressions in the messages to estimate the time to event (TTE). From labeled training data we learn average TTE estimates of temporal expressions and combinations thereof, and define basic rules to compute the time to event from temporal expressions, so that when they occur in a tweet that mentions an event we can generate a prediction. We show in a case study on soccer matches that our estimations are off by about eight hours on average in terms of mean absolute error.
Le chirurgien-dentiste face au refus de soins chez l’enfant avec troubles psychiques ou cognitifs

Des inegalites majeures sont reconnues dans le domaine de la sante bucco-dentaire chez les enfants avec troubles psychiques ou cognitifs. Les comportements d’opposition sont tres frequents. Les soins sont realises parfois dans des conditions difficiles. Ce travail etudie les enjeux ethiques retrouves par le chirurgien-dentiste face au refus de soins chez ces enfants. Les objectifs sont : (1) d’exposer des elements de contextualisation (2) de recenser les pratiques de soins a l’echelle nationale et internationale (3) de se concentrer sur les opinions et les perceptions des praticiens pour en degager les lieux de tension ethique (4) de proposer une synthese et une discussion. Deux enquetes sur les pratiques de soins face au refus ont ete menees aupres de chirurgiens-dentistes. Une demarche deductive a ete conduite pour etudier des profils de praticiens selon leurs pratiques et les opinions qu’ils ont de ces pratiques (enquete quantitative en ligne) et analysee par AFM (Analyse Factorielle Multiple). Une demarche inductive a partir d’entretiens (focus groups) a ete menee pour etudier la perception et l’opinion des praticiens. L’analyse de contenu thematique des discours a permis de comprendre les motivations et les difficultes rencontrees. La plupart des chirurgiens-dentistes s’inscrivent dans une demarche teleologique lorsqu’ils doivent choisir entre respect de l’autonomie et la bienfaisance. Neanmoins, si ces decisions contraintes sont impregnees d’une conscience deontologique, cela garantit leur caractere ethique. Il serait necessaire de developper la formation et l’ethique de la discussion pour concilier la double exigence technique et affective du soin.
A Topological Investigation of Power Flow

This paper combines the fundamentals of an electrical grid, such as flow allocation according to Kirchhoff's laws and the effect of transmission line reactances with spectral graph theory, and expresses the linearized power flow behaviour in slack-bus independent weighted graph matrices to assess the relation between the topological structure and the physical behaviour of a power grid. Based on the pseudoinverse of the weighted network Laplacian, the paper further analytically calculates the effective resistance (Thevenin) matrix and the sensitivities of active power flows to the changes in network topology by means of transmission line removal and addition. Numerical results for the IEEE 118-bus power system are demonstrated to identify the critical components to cascading failures, node isolation, and Braess’ paradox in a power grid.
Toward autonomous car driving by a humanoid robot: A sensor-based framework

To achieve the complete car driving task with a humanoid robot, it is necessary to develop a set of basic action primitives, including: walking to the vehicle, manually controlling its commands (ignition, accelerator and steering), and moving with the whole-body, for car ingress/egress. In this paper, we propose an approach for realizing the central part of the complete task, consisting in driving the car along a road. The proposed method is composed of two main parts. First, a vision-based controller uses image features of the road, to provide the reference angle for the steering wheel. Second, an admittance controller allows the humanoid to safely rotate the steering wheel with its hands and realize the desired steering command. We present results from a car driving experience, by humanoid robot HRP-4, within a video game setup.
Snakes: Ecology and Behavior

Although snakes are among the most fascinating of animals, information on their ecology and behaviour has always been relatively inaccessible. Now, this volume provides a broad and comprehensive overview of snake ecology and evolutionary biology, including contributions by leading researchers who provide an in-depth literature review and report on exciting areas of study such as population genetics, neurobiology, functional morphology and ecology, behaviour and evolution. With the help of this compendium, herpetologists, zoologists, naturalists, and environmentalists can now have at their fingertips the latest research findings on snakes, such as thermoregulation, foraging ecology, habitat selection, adaptations to arboreality, and sexual dimorphism. This reference also features a wealth of illustrations and extensive bibliographies that will aid researchers in current and future research.
In Praise of Moderation: Suggestions for the Scope and Use of Pre-Analysis Plans for Rcts in Economics

Pre-Analysis Plans (PAPs) for randomized evaluations are becoming increasingly common in Economics, but their definition remains unclear and their practical applications therefore vary widely. Based on our collective experiences as researchers and editors, we articulate a set of principles for the ex-ante scope and ex-post use of PAPs. We argue that the key benefits of a PAP can usually be realized by completing the registration fields in the AEA RCT Registry. Specific cases where more detail may be warranted include when subgroup analysis is expected to be particularly important, or a party to the study has a vested interest. However, a strong norm for more detailed pre-specification can be detrimental to knowledge creation when implementing field experiments in the real world. An ex-post requirement of strict adherence to pre-specified plans, or the discounting of non-pre-specified work, may mean that some experiments do not take place, or that interesting observations and new theories are not explored and reported. Rather, we recommend that the final research paper be written and judged as a distinct object from the “results of the PAP”; to emphasize this distinction, researchers could consider producing a short, publicly available report (the “populated PAP”) that populates the PAP to the extent possible and briefly discusses any barriers to doing so.
Resolving Amphitropical Phylogeographic Histories in the Common Dung Moss Tetraplodon (Bryopsida: Splachnaceae).

Many plants have geographic disjunctions, with one of the more rare, yet extreme being the amphitropical, or bipolar disjunction. Bryophytes (namely mosses and liverworts) exhibit this pattern more frequently relative to other groups of plants and typically at or below the level of species. The processes that have shaped the amphitropical disjunction have been infrequently investigated, with notably a near absence of studies focusing on mosses. This dissertation explores the amphitropical disjunction in the dung moss Tetraplodon , with a special emphasis on the origin of the southernmost South American endemic T. fuegianus. Chapter 1 delimits three major lineages within Tetraplodon with distinct yet overlapping geographic ranges, including an amphitropical lineage containing the southernmost South American endemic T. fuegianus . Based on molecular divergence date estimation and phylogenetic topology, the American amphitropical disjunction is traced to a single direct long-distance dispersal event across the tropics. Chapter 2 provides the first evidence supporting the role of migratory shore birds in dispersing bryophytes, as well as other plant, fungal, and algal diaspores across the tropics. Chapter 3 describes the complete chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes and nuclear ribosomal repeat across seven patches of the endemic T. fuegianus . Screening of variation within distinct patches of moss revealed inter-individual polymorphism within single patches of moss, and intra-individual variation in the nuclear ribosomal repeat. Chapter 4 employs a RAD-seq approach to sequence thousands of loci across the range of the amphitropical lineage inferred in Chapter 1 allowing for resolution of a monophyletic T. fuegianus , which shares an ancestor with populations from northwestern North America. Within the lineage, geographic structure is identified, suggesting a complex phylogeographic history for this group, likely shaped by Pleistocene glaciations in northwestern North America.
Anthropometric Indicators of Children and Young Adults and Rainfall in a Native Amazonian Society of Bolivia

Culture evolved to help people adapt to their environment, but when culture cannot buffer the person against environmental adversity, anthropometric indicators might adaptively change to afford protection. To assess phenotypic variability in relation to climate variables, we link anthropometric, demographic, and socioeconomic data from (a) 266 females and 293 males ages 3-20 and (b) their parents with (c) local rainfall records during 1943-2005. Data comes from a native Amazonian society of farmers-foragers in Bolivia (Tsimane’). We estimate the relation between anthropometric indicators (outcome) and: i) amount and coefficient of variation (CV) of rainfall during subject’s gestation (age 0), birth year (age 1), and age 2-4, ii) ethnobotanical knowledge of each parent, and iii) rainfall amount and CV when parents were 2-4 years old. For each sex we regress separately height, weight, and BMI on i-iii and other covariates. Rainfall during birth year did not affect outcomes, but rainfall during gestation and age 2-4 was associated with lower height, particularly among females. Rainfall during age 2-4 was associated with increased weight and BMI. Parental ethnobotanical knowledge bore no significant association with offspring nutritional status. Rainfall had trans-generational effects; rainfall while fathers were 2-4 years old bore a positive association with anthropometric indicators of daughters. By lowering height and increasing weight and BMI, rainfall might give the body energy reserves to cope with environmental adversity, trigger earlier menarche, and lock females into lower final adult height.
Especies acuáticas no indígenas en México

Especies acuáticas no indígenas en México. En las aguas mexicanas se descargan anualmente alrededor de 50 millones de metros cúbicos de agua de lastre. El megaproyecto federal “Escalera Náutica” implica que 76,400 embarcaciones estarán cruzando las aguas de Baja California hacia 2010, dichas embarcaciones llevarán en sus cascos flora y fauna incrustante desde la costa de California hasta el golfo de California. Existen diferentes agencias que están involucradas en el desarrollo y control de la legislación respecto a la introducción de las especies no indígenas. Sin embargo, México carece de regulaciones de agua de lastre de barcos, flora y fauna incrustante de buques y yates, y escasa regulación o estándares bajos para el manejo de la acuicultura, comercio de mariscos vivos, mascotas, cebos y otras vías de transporte de especies acuáticas no indígenas (EANI). Se discute la participación de representantes de M é x i c o e n l o s p r o y e c t o s internacionales y la actividad dentro del país respecto a las introducciones de estas especies. Se presenta un resumen de las introducciones
An Application of Path Planning Algorithms for Autonomous Inspection of Buried Pipes with Swarm Robots

— This paper aims to demonstrate how various algorithms can be implemented within swarms of autonomous robots to provide continuous inspection within underground pipeline networks. Current methods of fault detection within pipes are costly, time consuming and inefficient. As such, solutions tend toward a more reactive approach, repairing faults, as opposed to proactively seeking leaks and blockages. The paper presents an efficient inspection method, showing that autonomous swarm robotics is a viable way of monitoring underground infrastructure. Tailored adaptations of various Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP) and path-planning algorithms provide a customised inspection procedure for complicated networks of underground pipes. The performance of multiple algorithms is compared to determine their effectiveness and feasibility. Notable inspirations come from ant colonies and stigmergy , graph theory, the k-Chinese Postman Problem ( 𝑘 -CPP) and traffic theory. Unlike most swarm behaviours which rely on fast communication between agents, underground pipe networks are a highly challenging communication environment with extremely limited communication ranges. This is due to the extreme variability in the pipe conditions and relatively high attenuation of acoustic and radio waves with which robots would usually communicate. This paper illustrates how to optimise the inspection process and how to increase the frequency with which the robots pass each other, without compromising the routes they are able to take to cover the whole network.
Maternal Satisfaction and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attended at Antenatal Care Service in Bedessa Health Center, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia, 2018

Background: Client satisfaction is indispensable for further advancement of the quality of focused antenatal care service and women's satisfaction has been directly linked to the quality of services given. This is essential to meet specific client needs and to provide uniform health care services for pregnant women. Objective:-To assess maternal satisfaction and associated factors among pregnant women attending Antenatal care service in Bedessa Health center, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia, 2018. Methods: Facility-based cross-sectional study using quantitative methods was conducted among 387 pregnant women’s. Subjects were selected using systematic random sampling technique. Data were coded, cleaned and entered by using Epi info version 7.2 and analyzed using SPSS version 20, and Bivariate and multiple logistic regression were carried out to identify factors associated with client satisfaction on antenatal care services and strength of association were declared at significance level of 0.05. Result: More than half of the respondents (64.1%) were satisfied with the service that they received. Those pregnant mothers who were merchants were three times more likely satisfied than housewife’s (AOR=2.649, 95%CI: 1.008, 6.96). Mothers who had first visit ANC were almost three times more likely satisfied than those who had a fourth visit (AOR=2.85, 95%CI: 1.383, 5.90) and mothers who had second visits were two times more likely satisfied than those who had four visits (AOR=2.14, 95%CI: 1.09, 4.21). Conclusions and Recommendation: The level of satisfaction was lower compared to other studies. Client feedback should be recognized as a legitimate method of evaluating health services in the health center as a whole.
Expected versus Perceived: Service Quality Gap among International Passengers

Airports are powerful engines of many economies, and over millions of international passengers arrive at and depart from major airports daily. Accordingly, airports play a significant role as the most important hub in the world, connecting people from all over the world that contribute massively for the development of each country, also providing many countries an opportunity to earn a greater amount of foreign income by supplying utilities to international passengers. This study was conducted to evaluate the expected level of service quality with the perceived level of service quality of the international passengers who use the airport of Sri Lanka. Convenience sampling technique was adopted, and the data was collected from 205 international passengers from the regions of Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, using a structured questionnaire. The independent sample t-test was employed for the major purpose of evaluating the difference between the expected level of service quality and the perceived level of service quality in airports. The results of the study show a significant difference between the expected and the perceived level of service quality. Thus, it is concluded that the expected level of service quality of all the three components, namely pre-flight services, inside services and post-flight services, among international passengers, is relatively high compared to their perceived level of service quality.
Participatory Mapping for the Grenadines

Marine resources provide the foundation for livelihoods in the transboundary Grenadine island chain. A better understanding of the abundance and distribution of key marine resources and space-use patterns is critical for planning and management for sustainable use of the marine resources of the Grenada Bank. Stakeholder involvement in participatory mapping exercises is thought to be pivotal in the documentation of local spatial knowledge and the development of an integrated multi-knowledge marine resource space-use information system. This paper summarizes participatory methods used and lessons learned during the creation of Grenadine marine resource users’ spaceuse profiles. Further mapping will be conducted with marine resource users’ in order to highlight areas for management such as: critical habitats; areas of high aesthetic/cultural importance; areas important for livelihoods including fishing, shipping and tourism; as well as areas of space-use conflict. It is anticipated that participatory GIS will enable more holistic and integrated transboundary planning and management between government, NGOs and communities of the Grenadine Islands and will also contribute to stakeholder education and capacity.
The Process of Forming Professional Development Challenges for Faculty Members of Ghazni University, Afghanistan

The purpose of study was to explain the process of shaping the professional development challenges of the faculty members of Ghazni University of Afghanistan. The research approach was "qualitative" and the research method was "Grounded Theory". The target group consisted of faculty members of Ghazni University who were selected by purposeful theoretical sampling. In-depth semi-structured interview was used for collection of data. Interviews were conducted on up to 14 cases and theoretical saturation was obtained. The data were analysed in three levels of open, axial, and selective coding. Triangulation approach was applied for assessing the credibility of findings. Findings indicated that the lack of students’ motivation, inadequate salary and inappropriate welfare status of faculty members, inefficiency of recruitment system and shortage of faculty members, weakness of educational and research system, and lack of supervision and quality assurance system, weakness of academic communications and collaborations, and lack of faculty members participation in making decision process resulted in forming the core concept of "the anti-developmentalism of in-university climate and culture". Further, contextual conditions such as educational finance, laws and regulations, structure and management of university, equipment, facilities, and technology, and university autonomy and environmental conditions such as cultural-social and political environment and security provided potentials for the descriptive reactions of faculty members including employment in other jobs and lack of motivation and apathy, resulting in disturbing the process of empowering students, being unable to respond to the needs of community and labour market, and endangering progress in university.