Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Major depressive disorder symptoms in male and female young adults

This research aimed to compare the prevalence rates of major depressive disorder (MDD) and to differentiate the presence and severity of depressive symptoms between women and men aged 18–24 years. In this population-based, cross-sectional study (n = 1560), young adults were screened with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for MDD (n = 137). Participants then completed a self-report questionnaire to gather sociodemographic data, and the presence of each symptom of depression was assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory. The proportion of women (12.2%) with MDD was higher than that of men (5.3%). The symptoms of depression found to be significantly more prevalent in women were sadness, crying, difficulty making decisions, and lack of energy, as well as self-criticism, irritability, changes in self-image, work difficulty, and loss of interest in sex. Sadness and self-criticism were significantly more severe in women than in men. The presentation of depressive symptoms in young adults with MDD differed between men and women.
Titanium Nitride-Based CMOS-Compatible TE-Pass and TM-Pass Plasmonic Polarizers

TE-pass and TM-pass polarizers based on silicon-on-insulator platform are proposed and analyzed. The suggested structures for both the polarizers are truly CMOS-compatible relying on the titanium nitride as an alternative plasmonic material for its favorable properties. The analysis predicts 0.0635-dB insertion loss (IL) and 20-dB extinction ratio (ER) for the TE-pass polarizer at 3.5-μm active device length. The TM-pass polarizer has an IL of 1 dB and an ER of 20 dB at 2.84-μm-long device, at a central wavelength of 1.55 μm.
Forces under the foot.

1. A method is described for measurement of the vertical load carried by different areas of the foot while walking barefoot. The results of tests on fourteen subjects, seven with some foot abnormality, are reported. 2. The results show that the load carried by the normal midfoot is low. Measurements in this area could be useful in the quantitative assessment of some foot abnormalities. 3. Considerable variation between individuals is seen in the distribution of vertical load across the forefoot. The metatarsal bones do not necessarily carry loads in proportion to their size.
Short- and long-term social outcomes following pediatric traumatic brain injury

The social outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) were examined in a prospective, longitudinal study that included 53 children with severe TBI, 56 with moderate TBI, and 80 with orthopedic injuries, recruited between 6 and 12 years of age. Child and family functioning were assessed at baseline, at 6- and 12-month follow-ups, and at an extended follow-up a mean of 4 years post injury. Growth curve analyses revealed that pediatric TBI yields negative social outcomes that are exacerbated by family environments characterized by lower socioeconomic status, fewer family resources, and poorer family functioning. After controlling for group membership, age, race, socioeconomic status, and IQ, path analyses indicated that long-term social outcomes were accounted for in part by specific neurocognitive skills, including executive functions and pragmatic language, and by social problem-solving. Deficits in these domains among children with TBI are likely to reflect damage to a network of brain regions that have been implicated in social cognition. (JINS, 2004, 10, 412–426.)
The People in Your Neighborhood: Evidence of Local Information Leakage Around Corporate Headquarters When Insiders Trade

This study adds to the literature on the existence of information asymmetries in financial markets by investigating whether information leakage occurs in the local geographic area surrounding corporate headquarters at the time of nonpublic corporate events. On days when a corporation’s headquarters city is the top location for Google searches for company-specific financial information, we find that insider selling is positively associated with the volume of Google search. This result is consistent with information leakage in close proximity to corporate headquarters before news of insider selling is public. In addition, we find that insider selling is negatively associated with Google search volume when the top search location is away from corporate headquarters, consistent with insiders avoiding selling shares around public information events. We also find more negative future abnormal returns when local information search is high at the time of insider selling. Collectively, our results provide evidence consistent with a local information advantage near corporate headquarters when insiders sell their shares.
Secure ADS-B design & evaluation

Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADSB) is a newer air traffic surveillance protocol that is expected to strengthen and replace current RADAR-based surveillance systems, which has brought worldwide attention. However, its nature of clear text broadcast introduces many vulnerabilities to the system. We proposed a solution that uses keyed-hash message authentication code (HMAC) to address the authenticity and integrity deficiencies of ADS-B protocol Previously. In this paper we extend it by improving the HMAC computation procedure at the transmitter and the HMAC verification procedure at the receiver. In addition, this new approach is also evaluated under some types of attacks, comparing its performance against unmodified ADS-B transmissions.
Association of X 4 tropism with disease progression in antiretroviral-treated children and adolescents living with HIV / AIDS in São Paulo , Brazil

Management of children with HIV/AIDS is specially challenging. Age-related issues do not allow for direct transposition of adult observations to this population. CXCR4 tropism has been associated with disease progression in adults. The geno2pheno web-base is a friendly tool to predict viral tropism on envelope V3 sequences, generating a false positive rate for a CXCR4 prediction. We evaluated the association of HIV-1 tropism prediction with clinical and laboratory outcome of 73 children with HIV/AIDS in São Paulo, Brazil. The CXCR4 tropism was strongly associated with a lower (nadir) CD4 documented during follow-up (p < 0.0001) and with disease severity (clinical event and/or CD4 below 200 cells/mm3) at the last observation, using commonly applied clinical cutoffs, such as FPRclonal (p = 0.001). When variables obtained during follow-up are included, both treatment adherence and viral tropism show a significant association with disease severity. As for viremia suppression, 30% (22/73) were undetectable at the last observation, with only adherence strongly associated with suppression after adjustment. The study brings further support to the notion that antiretroviral treatment adherence is pivotal to management of HIV disease, but suggests that tropism
Open Access book publisher

The cardiovascular system includes the heart located centrally in the thorax and the vessels of the body which carry blood. The cardiovascular (or circulatory) system supplies oxygen from inspired air, via the lungs to the tissues around the body. It is also responsible for the removal of the waste product, carbon dioxide via air expired from the lungs. The cardiovascular system also transports nutrients such as electrolytes, amino acids, enzymes, hormones which are integral to cellular respiration, metabolism and immunity. This book is not meant to be an all encompassing text on cardiovascular physiology and pathology rather a selection of chapters from experts in the field who describe recent advances in basic and clinical sciences. As such, the text is divided into three main sections: Cardiovascular Physiology, Cardiovascular Diagnostics and lastly, Clinical Impact of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology.
Consolidation with alemtuzumab improves progression‐free survival in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in first remission – long‐term follow‐up of a randomized phase III trial of the German CLL Study Group (GCLLSG)

Alemtuzumab has shown considerable activity in untreated and relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. We report our long‐term experience in 21 patients within a randomized phase III trial investigating the role of alemtuzumab for consolidation therapy after first‐line fludarabine ± cyclophosphamide, which was stopped prematurely due to severe infections. However, after a median follow‐up of 48 months, progression‐free survival was significantly prolonged for patients receiving alemtuzumab consolidation compared to those with no further treatment (P = 0·004). Minimal residual disease (MRD) levels were persistently reduced after consolidation. Therefore, despite toxicity, MRD reduction by alemtuzumab consolidation translates into a significantly improved long‐term clinical outcome.
The Effects of Long-Term Treatment with Metrifonate, a Cholinesterase Inhibitor, on Cholinergic Activity, Amyloid Pathology, and Cognitive Function in APP and PS1 Doubly Transgenic Mice

Recent studies in cell cultures have shown that modulating the cholinergic activity can influence the processing and metabolism of amyloid precursor protein (APP). To investigate whether acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) could decrease production of amyloid beta-peptide (A(beta)) and slow down the accumulation of A(beta) also in vivo, we chronically administered metrifonate (100 mg/kg, po), a second-generation ChEI, to 7-month-old doubly transgenic APP+PS1 mice and their nontransgenic littermate controls for 7 months. Behavioral studies, including open field test, T maze, and water maze, were conducted after 6 months treatment with metrifonate, and the mice were sacrificed at the age of 14 months for biochemical and histological analyses. The long-term treatment with metrifonate failed to inhibit the marked overproduction and deposition of A(beta) in the APP+PS1 mice; in contrast, it increased both A(beta)40 and A(beta)42 levels in the hippocampus. However, the A(beta)42 to 40 ratio was significantly reduced by the treatment. In addition, the number of amyloid plaques in the hippocampus did not differ between the treatment and the control groups. Tolerance to cholinesterase inhibition might be induced in the mouse brain because the inhibition rate of AChE was attenuated from about 80 to 50% during the experiment in both APP+PS1 and nontransgenic mice. The metrifonate treatment did not affect cognitive testing parameters but reduced swimming speed and locomotor activity in both genotypes. Our results do not support the idea that ChEIs would slow down the progression of amyloid pathology in Alzheimer's disease.
Optimized realization of wide dynamic range compression based on DSP5535 hearing aid platform

In this paper, we describe the basic principle of the wide dynamic range compression algorithm, the hardware structure of digital hearing aids, and the structure of core and peripheral devices of DSP5535. On this basis, through the introduction of the realization of the wide dynamic range compression algorithm, this paper describes how to optimize the algorithm in hearing aid platform based on the DSP5535. In the optimization method, some optimization methods make the required cycles of algorithm related operations to reduce 2–3 times, which fully demonstrates the effectiveness of the optimization method. These optimization methods play an important role for the implement of WDRC algorithm in the real-time processing of speech signals.
Psychophysical ‘measurement’ of Cortical Colour Mechanisms: Reply to Meyer

In a paper recently published in this journal, Meyer criticised our study on relationships between channels for colour and spatial frequency for not being able to demonstrate a size aftereffect not specific to colour, a McCollough effect not specific to size, or the functions of cortical colour mechanisms. In fact, our study attempted none of these demonstrations in the sense suggested by Meyer because the first would have been impossible for empirical reasons, the second for conceptual reasons, and the third for methodological reasons. Instead, our study yielded evidence that at least three different types of perceptual channel underlie our capacity to perceive the size and colour of objects.
Turnover Intentions of Nonprofit Fundraising Professionals: The Roles of Perceived Fit, Exchange Relationships, and Job Satisfaction

TURNOVER INTENTIONS OF NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS: THE ROLES OF PERCEIVED FIT, EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS, AND JOB SATISFACTION By Abbi Leinwand Haggerty, Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015 Major Director: Nancy B. Stutts, Ph.D. Chair, Master of Public Administration Program and Advisor, Nonprofit Studies Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs This study explores the turnover intentions of fundraisers employed by 501(c)(3) public charities in the United States. Specifically, the study considers the effects of the following variables on fundraisers’ intentions to leave their current position (in the short-term and longterm) and/or the profession of fundraising: perceptions of fit with organization and job; exchange relationships between employees and their organization and supervisor; overall job satisfaction; culture of philanthropy; salary; age; and organizational size. Through a secondary analysis of a national data set, multiple regression analysis identifies the variables that are statistically significant predictors of turnover intentions. Perceived person-organization fit, job satisfaction, and age are supported as the significant predictors of long-term turnover intentions. Fundraisers who believe they fit well with the culture of their organization, are highly satisfied with their job, and are older will likely stay in their position longer. Perceived person-organization fit and job satisfaction are supported as the significant predictors of short-term turnover intentions. Similar to long-term turnover intentions, but without the effect of age, fundraisers who perceive a high level of congruence with their organization’s culture, and who are satisfied with their job, are less likely to have plans to give notice. Lastly, perceived person-job fit and job satisfaction are supported as the significant predictors of intentions to leave the field of fundraising. Fundraisers who report that their position is a good match for their abilities, and who are highly satisfied in their position, are more likely to remain committed to fundraising as a career. The study also includes subgroup analyses based on fundraisers’ gender and race/ethnicity as well as organizations’ field of interest and regional location, revealing that differences exist among the subgroups in regards to the variables that are statistically significant predictors of turnover intentions. Implications for practical application of the findings are discussed, including: advocating for fundraising as a profession; enhanced training and education for those pursuing careers in fundraising; investments by nonprofits and private and public funders in fundraising staff development; awareness of organizational culture by nonprofit employers and those seeking fundraising positions; and a focus on diversity and inclusion within the profession.
What Determines the Ownership Structure of Business Conglomerates?: On the Cash Flow Rights of Korea's Chaebol

We examine a number of firm- and group-level factors that shape the ownership structure of business conglomerates, which can include both public and non-public firms. Using an exclusive set of 1997-2002 data on the intra-group shareholdings of 46 of Korea's largest conglomerates, or chaebols, we show that the contribution of individual firms to group control and profitability are important determinants of ownership structure in Korea's chaebol: the controlling shareholder's cash flow rights in a group-affiliated firm increases with the firm's contribution to group control and profitability. We also find that the level of disparity between voting and cash flow rights is significantly higher than the levels previously reported in the literature on Korean firms, which makes use of only public firms, indicating that non-public firms play a substantial role in increasing the disparity.
Antipsychotic like effects of atorvastatin and melatonin in a psychosis model in rats

OZET: Atorvastatin ve melatoninin psikoz modeli olusturulmus sicanlar uzerine olan antipsi- kotik benzeri etkilerinin incelenmesi Amac: Son yillarda yapilan calismalarda psikoz gibi dopa- minerjik bozukluklarla giden hastaliklarin patogenezinde serotonerjik bozukluk ve artmis inflamasyon gibi baska mekanizmalarin da olabilecegini one surulmustur ve bu yolaklarla etkili antipsikotik ozelligi olan yeni ilaclarin gerekliligi belirtilmistir. Bu calismanin amaci, deneysel olarak olusturulan, apomorfinle tetiklenmis psikotik dav- ranislar uzerine atorvastatin ve melatoninin etkilerini incelemektir. Gerec ve Yontem: Apomorfinle tetiklenmis steroyotipi modeli in vivo dopamin agonisti yada dopamin anta- gonistlerinin dopaminerjik aktivitelerini degerlendirmek icin kullanilan deneysel bir modeldir. Calismamiza n=6 olacak sekilde 7 grup sican alindi. Gruplar 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg atorvastatin, 10 mg/kg ve 20 mg/kg melatonin, %1'lik etanol (1 ml/kg), klorpromazin 1mg/kg ve izoto- nik NaCl 1ml/kg olacak sekilde belirlendi. Tum sicanlar 15'er dakikalik periyotlar suresince gozlenerek apomor- finle tetiklenmis cigneme hareketleri ve steryotipi skorlari degerlendirildi. Bulgular: 20 mg/kg atorvastatin ve 20 mg/kg mela- tonin cigneme hareketi skorlarini izotonik verilen gruba gore belirgin derecede azaltmisti (p<0.05). 10 mg/kg atorvastatin ve 20 mg/kg melatonin verilen gruplarda, izotonik grubuna gore steryotipi skorlari istatistiksel olarak anlamli derecede azalmisti (p<0.05), ancak bu etki 20 mg/kg dozundaki atorvastatin grubunda daha belirgindi (p<0.001). Sonuclar: Klinik pratikte sikca kullanilmakta olan antipsi- kotik ajanlarin fazlaca yan etkileri ve tatmin edici olmayan etkileri goz onune alindiginda antiiflamatuar, noroptotektif ozellikleri olan atorvastatin ve melatoninin yeni tedavi alternatiflerine isik tutabilir.
[Use of human sperm protein monoclonal antibodies in the diagnosis of sperm pathology and selection of a suitable assisted reproduction method for fertilization].

OBJECTIVE Use of monoclonal antibodies against sperm proteins in human medicine. DESIGN Experimental and clinical studies. SETTING Dep. Biology and Biochemistry of Fertilization, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Prague, Laboratory IVF, Iscare IVF, Prague, Dep. of Immunobiology, Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague. METHODS Monoclonal antibodies against human sperm intra-acrosomal and cell surface proteins were used for quantitative analysis of these proteins by the immunofluorescence test in samples of human sperm of good and poor qualities. RESULTS The detection of intra-acrosomal proteins was decreased and, on the other hand, detection of surface proteins was the same or higher in pathological spermatozoa. CONCLUSIONS Monoclonal antibodies can be used for diagnostics of sperm pathology (quantitative detection of proteins) and for evaluation of the physiological state of sperm cells (state of acrosome before or after acrosome reaction). Finally, monoclonal antibodies could be useful for selection of a suitable method of fertilization (IUI, standard IVF, ICSI) in the laboratories of assisted reproduction.
Printed Log-Periodic Monopole Array Antenna With a Simple Feeding Structure

A novel printed log-periodic monopole array (PLPMA) antenna is proposed and investigated. The antenna has advantages of easy design, wide bandwidth, and high gain. Compared with conventional printed log-periodic dipole array antennas, the antenna has a simpler feeding structure, and its monopole elements have smaller size and can be printed on a single side of the substrate. A PLPMA with 12 printed monopole elements is designed. A prototype of the antenna is fabricated using the standard printed circuit board process, and measured results are consistent with theoretical and simulated results. Measured results show that the design has a broad operation band from 8.4 to 14.6 GHz, in which the voltage standing-wave ratio is lower than 2.0 and the gain is high and stable with a variation from 6.5 to 9.5 dBi.
Evaluation of Populus and Salix Continuously Irrigated with Landfill Leachate I. Genotype-Specific Elemental Phytoremediation

There is a need for the identification and selection of specific tree genotypes that can sequester elements from contaminated soils, with elevated rates of uptake. We irrigated Populus (DN17, DN182, DN34, NM2, NM6) and Salix (94003, 94012, S287, S566, SX61) genotypes planted in large soil-filled containers with landfill leachate or municipal water and tested for differences in inorganic element concentrations (P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Zn, B, Mn, Fe, Cu, Al, Na, and Cl) in the leaves, stems, and roots. Trees were irrigated with leachate or water during the final 12 wk of the 18-wk study. Genotype-specific uptake existed. For genera, tissue concentrations exhibited four responses. First, Populus had the greatest uptake of P, K, S, Cu, and Cl. Second, Salix exhibited the greatest uptake of Zn, B, Fe, and Al. Third, Salix had greater concentrations of Ca and Mg in leaves, while Populus had greater concentrations in stems and roots. Fourth, Populus had greater concentrations of Mn and Na in leaves and stems, while Salix had greater concentrations in roots. Populus deltoides × P. nigra clones exhibited better overall phytoremediation than the P. nigra × P. maximowiczii genotypes tested. Phytoremediation for S. purpurea clones 94003 and 94012 was generally less than for other Salix genotypes. Overall, concentrations of elements in the leaves, stems, and roots corroborated those in the plant–sciences literature. Uptake was dependent upon the specific genotype for most elements. Our results corroborated the need for further testing and selecting of specific clones for various phytoremediation needs, while providing a baseline for future researchers developing additional studies and resource managers conducting on-site remediation.
Ownership Structure and Board Characteristics as Determinants of CEO Turnover in French-Listed Companies

This paper investigates whether ownership structure and board characteristics determine CEO turnover in a sample of largest French-listed firms from 1994 to 2001. The results show that CEO turnover is negatively and significantly related to prior accounting and stock performance. Controlling for prior performance, ownership structure and characteristics of boards of directors impact the sensitivity of CEO turnover to prior performance. Firms with blockholders, high government ownership, two-tier boards, and larger boards are less likely to dismiss CEOs for poor performance. Institutional investors and their co-existence with large blockholders, do not impact the sensitivity of CEO turnover to prior performance