Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Book Reviews

The book reflects a rigorous and highly advanced empirical design. This is both a strength and a weakness. The advanced theoretical and statistical presentations limit the readability and utility of the book to only the most advanced academics. To fully comprehend the empirical findings, the reader must have a good understanding of pooled time series regression analysis. For those holding or pursuing doctoral degrees related to international abor relations and/or international markets, the book will be viewed as an important examination of the theories listed above and, as such, will be essential reading for those studying or researching these theories.
Assumptions, Strategies, and Organization

Despite the importance of computerization to data use, little is known about the work of a central office when it comes to preparing for and implementing computer data systems. This study illuminates such work by drawing upon interviews and observations collected in three school districts over 11 months. We describe how central offices thought about, prepared for, and implemented computer data systems. We find that district efforts may be undermined by overly simplistic stances toward technology and planning. Accordingly, we discuss the ways in which central offices might rethink assumptions, strategies, and bureaucratic structures around data systems.
Book Reviews

The Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate. Neal Ashkanasy, Celeste Wilderom, and Mark Peterson, eds. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2000. 627 pp. $99.95. The International Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate. Cary L. Cooper, Sue Cartwright, and P. Christopher Earley, eds. New York: Wiley, 2001. 620 pp. $145.00. When two 600-page handbooks appear within one year with nearly identical titles, it must mean something. But what? This review considers the content and contributions of these two handbooks while trying to interpret what they tell us about the current state of research on organizational culture and climate. I'll get one possible difference between the two books out of the way at the beginning: although the word "international" appears in the title of the Cooper handbook, and despite the publisher's claim on the back cover that this is the "first truly international book on the subject of culture and climate in organizations," the content doesn't bear this out. Both books are highly international, with Cooper presenting a predominantly Anglo-American collection, while Ashkanasy adds more representation from Israel, Canada, and Australia.
An Analysis of Monoamine-Related Genotypes and Childhood Trauma in Relation to Psychopathic Traits in Men and Women

Psychopathy is of great interest to criminologists, given its consistent association with violence, offending, and antisocial behavior. However, the etiology of psychopathy, particularly in terms of a gene × environment (G×E) interaction, has had little examination in the literature. One study has examined the direct and interactive effects of two genotypes (MAOA, 5-HTT) and childhood trauma on psychopathic traits using a high-risk forensic sample of adult males, and identified G×E interactions that may help us understand this complex phenotype. However, given the difficulties replicating G×E research, particularly with antisocial phenotypes, this study conducts a replication and expansion of prior research by examining direct and interactive effects of three genotypes (MAOA, 5-HTT, DRD4) and childhood trauma on psychopathy using a high-risk community sample of males and females. Results only partially support prior findings, illustrating the need for additional replication research in the biopsychosocial and epigenetic arenas.
Parameter identification of unmanned marine vehicle manoeuvring model based on extended Kalman filter and support vector machine

To predict the manoeuvrability of unmanned marine vehicle and improve its manoeuvrability, the parameters of the manoeuvring model of unmanned marine vehicle need to be obtained. Aiming at the inconvenience of obtaining model parameters under the traditional experimental method, this article studies the parameter identification of unmanned marine vehicle’s manoeuvring model based on extended Kalman filter and support vector machine. Firstly, the second-order nonlinear manoeuvring response model of unmanned marine vehicle is discretized by the difference method, and the corresponding data are collected by the manoeuvring motion simulation of the response model. Secondly, the discrete response model is transformed into an augmented state vector based on extended Kalman filter, and the optimal estimation of the state vector is calculated to identify the parameters. And then, the discrete response model is transformed into a support vector machine-based regression model, the collected data are processed and a set of support vectors are obtained to further identify the parameters of the response model. Finally, by comparing the simulation experiments’ results from the original model and the identification model, the recognition results-based extended Kalman filter and support vector machine are analysed and some research results are obtained. The results of this article will provide a powerful reference for the design of unmanned marine vehicle’s motion control algorithm.
Path planning for robotic vehicles using generalized Field D*

Generalized Field D* is a novel graph-based planning algorithm developed to improve autonomous navigation of robotic vehicles. The advantages of this algorithm include the possibility to reduce the search space by using multi-resolution graphs, faster planning, and smoother trajectories. The algorithm works with a wide range of simple graphs that have positive edge costs - there is no requirement for the graph to be a grid. Trajectories generated with generalized Field D* are not guaranteed to be optimal, but, in practice, they are often better than those obtained with conventional graph planners.
Design of a prototype frame of an electrically driven three-wheel vehicle

The article deals with the design of the frame, which will serve to build a new prototype three-wheel vehicle with ecological drive. The proposed frame will be made of aluminum to reduce the weight of a three-wheel vehicle. The new design will allow for optimal distribution of individual parts of an electric vehicle. The 3D model of the frame is created in the CATIA program. The static load calculation will be realized in the ANSYS program.
One-point feed printed crossed dipole with a refrector antenna combined with a reactively loaded parasitic loop for land mobile satellite communication antennas

A one-point feed printed crossed dipole with a reflector antenna combined with a reactively loaded parasitic loop is proposed. The parasitic loop contributes mainly to the improvement of the antenna gain, and the reactive loads contribute mainly to the improvement of the frequency response of axial ratio. Using the proposed antenna, a 4-element printed array antenna is constructed for land mobile satellite communications to obtain highly efficient, compact, light weight array antenna.
The Genomic Approaches to Major Depression

Major depression is a chronic state of depressed mood with significant genetic predisposition. Although a lot of efforts has been tried to localize or associate the genes of major depression, etiological heterogeneity and complexity of this disorder has greatly hold back the use of traditional linkage strategies and candidate gene approaches. Recent advances in high throughput genotyping and microarray techniques have proffered opportunities for comprehensive investigation on genetic alterations and expressions on a scale not previously possible. It has become feasible to find genes with small effect size in major depression using genome-wide association scanning and to identify new pathways or mechanisms of psychopharmac ology by the application of functional genomics. In the era of genomic approach to the pathophysiology of major depression, the authors suggest (1) reducing the heterogeneity of major depression by subgrouping the patients according to biological traits such as responses to antidepressan t treatments, (2) searching for genes with small effect size using association scanning strategy, genomic control and DNA pooling techniques in genotyping; and (3) developing animal models with genetic vulnerability to major depression by ethylnitrosourea (ENU) mutagenesis technology and efficient behavioral screening tests.
The evolution of honest queen pheromones in insect societies

Social insect workers are often capable of reproduction, but will not do so in the presence of a fertile queen. In large societies, queens are expected to produce a pheromone that honestly signals her dominance and/or fertility, to which workers respond by suppressing the development of their ovaries and by preventing other workers from reproducing (worker policing). However, what maintains the honesty of such queen pheromones is still under discussion. The explanation that an honest queen signal evolves simply because it serves the interest of all colony members does not seem to hold, since it is undermined by the fitness benefits of direct reproduction of workers at the individual level. A better explanation may be found in the idea that queen pheromones are difficult to produce for subordinate individuals, either because policing workers attack them, or because queen pheromones are intrinsically costly chemicals. Here, I discuss some of the arguments for and against these hypotheses and the evolutionar.
Book Review

When asked to review this text, I immediately looked at its cover, a silhouette grasping an opened book, staring intently, lost in rapture. The image along with its title, Lost in a Book, drew me in, and immediately I recalled two novels that sat atop my nightstand, waiting their turn. One of the novel's character's visited me frequently throughout the day, pleasantly interrupting the daily routine, bringing smiles at those moments where they are most needed. I wondered how I could take on a review—my schedule was already crowded and I did not need another deadline. Just before I said, "No, but thank you," images of the novel's protagonist danced across my eyes, Owen Meany afloat atop his classmates, metaphorically passed from one set of hands to another (Irving, 1989). I said I would do the review, or maybe my silhouette did, realizing how easy it was to become lost in a book, living life through other characters, reflecting upon how they might act in my daily routine or how I would act in theirs. I was trapped and looked to this book to see how I might escape, or at least find comfort, a sense of resolve. Too few texts or articles dealt with this type of reading. My expectations were high that I could find answers to questions I had yet to verbalize. I have organized this review according to the text's structure. I examined each of its three sections and after each provide personal reactions. I did not refer to other recent reviews because I believed they narrowly focused on how this text might be interpreted by a particular audience, college English teachers (Appleby, 1990; Roberts, 1989). Nell stated that his book was for students of reading—librarians, critics, cognitive psychologists, and reading specialists. My interests are with the last two populations. Victor Nell states that his book was intended to describe "the delights of reading and the psychological mechanisms that take skilled readers out of the work and lead them, absorbed or entranced, into the world of the book" (p. xxi). To describe these factors, Nell uses the term ludic (Latin ludo, to play) as a reminder that pleasure reading is a play activity (i.e., ludic reading). In the first section, Nell examines the social forces that have shaped reading habits, and in doing so, sets the stage for his book's recurring themes—the question of absolute versus relative tastes, the role played by readers in determining text meaning, and whether reading provides escape or therapy. He documents the development of fictional reading from the birth of the penny papers, discusses the publishing industry that supports this habit (and
Modeling and Comparative Study of Speed Sensor and Sensor-less based on TSR-MPPT Method for PMSG-WT Applications

The aim of this paper is to present a comparative study between two maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control based on tip speed ratio (TSR) method: maximum power control with wind speed measurement (TSR-MPCWSM) and the maximum power control with wind speed estimation (TSR-MPCWSE). These methods are analytically compared to illustrate TSR-MPPT and power smoothing capability delivered by the turbine. The dynamic performance, robustness, and fast approximation of the optimal value are proved with the simulations under MATLAB/Simulink software
Use of 14 ~-protein-labelled bacteria for estimating clearance rates by heterotrophic and mixotrophic flagellates

Three cultured species and mixed seawater communities of heterotrophc or mixotrophic flagellates were fed with non-cultivated aquatic bacteria labelled with I4C-protein hydrolysate, i.e. the method of radioactive labelled bacteria (RLB). Seawater bacteria incorporated protein-hydrolysate more rapidly and far more efficiently than 14~-glucose. Loss of label was less in the protein-labelled bacteria compared with those labelled with glucose. All tested flagellate species were found to ingest bacteria; individual clearance rates ranged from 0.014 $ ind. -' h-' (36 bacteria ind.-' h-'; Ochromonas minima) to 0.156 $ ind. -' h-' (156 bacteria ind.-' h-'; Paraphysomonas sp.). Uptake of bacteria by 0. minima and Bodo sp. was linear for ca 10 min, and levelled off between 10 to 40 min. Paraphysomonas sp. had a linear uptake for 20 min. Grazing rates obtained with 0. minima fed labelled bacteria and grazing rates calculated from chemostat culture were not significantly different. RLB proved rapid and efficient for estimating clearance by small heterotrophs and mixotrophs. Grazing rates in Bodo sp, and Paraphysomonas sp, from a 'direct-count' method using DTAF-stained bacteria were 10 % of those obtained with RLR. RLB is shown to work well even with small size differences between predator and prey. This is obtained by use of pre-starved bacteria, which are reduced to a size where they may be separated from predators using a 1.0 pm filter. Field experiments with mixed seawater communities gave 10 to 30 times higher grazing rates using RLB compared to stained bacteria. The method accounts for food vacuoles containing bacteria, egested upon preservation of the bacterivory flagellates.
Die HPV-Impfung und -Typisierung in der Primär- und Sekundärprävention: Stellenwert in der Praxis

Mit dem HPV-Impfstoff werden Infektionen mit den haufigsten HPV-Typen primar sowie deren Folgen zum Teil auch posttherapeutisch verhindert. In der Sekundarpravention erhoht der HPV-Test in Kombination mit dem zytologischen Abstrich die Sensitivitat des Erkennens zervikaler Dysplasien und erleichtert die Beurteilung des Risikopotenzials fur die Entwicklung therapiebedurftiger Lasionen. Kenntnisse zum Einsatz dieser Praventivmassnahmen sind in der gynakologischen Praxis unerlasslich.
Reliability Model and Algorithms of High-Proportion Nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks

It typically identifies the working and state capabilities of a wireless sensor network by assessing the ratio of reliable sensor nodes and the size of the diameter in a wireless sensor network, reflecting local performance in wireless sensor networks. In this paper, a mathematical model of network reliability with diameter constraint D and node-proportion constraint λ is proposed to meet the performance-evaluation requirements of WSN. The computation of the proposed reliability can be simplified by removing irrelevant subgraphs and irrelevant spanning trees. In particular, a subgraph is irrelevant if it contains two nodes whose distance is greater than D . Thus, a reduction algorithm is designed based on the irrelevant subgraphs. The proposed algorithm is improved by removing irrelevant subgraphs and irrelevant trees. The example illustrates that 27 subgraphs are deleted, and 72.97% subgraphs are not included in the computation of the reliability. More examples are carried out to verify the conclusion and show the effectiveness and efficiency of the algorithm.
Non-Adjunctive Deontic Logics That Validate Aggregation as Much as Possible ∗

Hence, any conflict-tolerant deontic logic has to invalidate at least one of these principles. One of the most common solutions is to invalidate or restrict the aggregation principle AND. Deontic logics that invalidate AND (or restrict it in some way) will be called non-adjunctive. Examples can be found in [4], [6], [7], [8], [13], [14]. ∗Research for this paper was supported by subventions from Ghent University and from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO Vlaanderen). The authors are highly indebted to Lou Goble for his notes and comments on a previous paper. These made it possible to present the logics in this paper in a way that is intuitively more justified.
Salinity Induced Differences in Growth and Nutrient Accumulation in Five Barley Cultivars

Salinity-induced changes in growth, photosynthetic performance and nutrient accumulation were determined in five barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars, subjected to different NaCl concentr ations (120 and 240 mM) under controlled conditions. According to germination test data, two of these cultivars (Suleyman Bey and Vamik Hoca) were evaluated as more tolerant while Anadolu 98, Efes 3 and Gem cultivars were assessed as less tolerant. I n the early growth stage (one-week-old seedlings) salinity caus ed an increase of the root/coleoptile length ratio in the less tolerant cultivars while it was not changed in the more tole rant ones. In 4-week-old plants, PSII activity, chl orophyll a and chlorophyll b were not affected negatively by NaCl stress, the c arotenoids being even increased. Na + and Cl - accumulation in all genotypes were raised by NaCl salinity and the shoots accumulated ions at least 4- fold more than the roots. The K + /Na + and Ca 2+ /Na + ratio and Mg accumulation in the shoots of more tolerant Suleyman Bey and Vamik Hoca cultivars remained almost constant with control level. The study established that evolved sa lt tolerance strategy among the barley cultivars was based on maintenance of more cationic nutrients in shoots (K, Ca and Mg) and protection of photosynthetic apparatus in salin e conditions.
Lockwood 1 Prader – Willi Syndrome: An Assessment of Genetics, Ghrelin and Lifestyle

Prader-Willi syndrome is the first genetic syndrome found to cause obesity, as well as the most “commonly identified genetic cause of obesity”. Prader-Willi syndrome results from a lack of expression from the paternal gene on chromosome 15q11-q13 (1-5). Prader-Willi presents symptoms including severe neonatal hypotonia, hyperphagia, hypogonadism, learning disabilities and behavioral problems. Confirmation of Prader-Willi syndrome requires genetic testing. DNA methylation analysis is the only genetic test that can determine if an individual has Prader-Willi syndrome or not. Children with Prader-Willi syndrome often have behavioral problems such as temper tantrums, as well as sleep disturbances, skin picking and a high pain threshold. Almost all children with Prader-Willi syndrome display delayed motor development, such as not sitting up until twelve months and not walking until twenty-four months. Growth hormone therapy is thought to improve growth rate, body composition, muscle function and energy level. Many times, if growth hormone treatment is begun early on in life, the physical characteristics of Prader-Willi syndrome are avoidable. Ghrelin is an orexigenic gastric hormone that is secreted in the duodenum, pancreas, pituitary, hypothalamus, testis, ovary, bone and cartilage. Ghrelin stimulates hunger, which in turn often increases the intake of food causes fat utilization to decrease in humans. It has been found that individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome have elevated levels of plasma ghrelin after fasting. In healthy obese patients there is a negative correlation between body mass index and ghrelin, however this was not observed in children with Prader-Willi syndrome. The current review of literature focuses on Prader-Willi syndrome as a whole as well as the genetic components, effects of ghrelin on the body and lifestyle.
Interactive comment on “Separation of Convective and Stratiform Precipitation Using Polarimetric Radar Data with A Support Vector Machine Method”

This work proposes a new method, based on Support Vector Machine (SVM), to discriminate between convective and stratiform precipitation events. The algorithm receives radar data as input, namely the horizontal reflectivity, the differential reflectivity and the separation index. The results, presented in Section 3, highlight that the performance of the novel method are comparable with the multi-radar-multi-sensor (MRMS) precipitation classification approach, which was used as ground-truth. As a general comment, the manuscript is well structured and is adequate for the audience of AMT journal. However, before considering this work for publication, the authors must address some issues that are listed below:
Plasticidad sináptica como sustrato de la resiliencia

Introduccion. Las experiencias adversas facilitan el desarrollo de enfermedades mentales como la depresion, la ansiedad o la esquizofrenia. Sin embargo, algunos individuos muestran capacidades para superar la adversidad logrando un desarrollo fisico y psicologico adecuado; este proceso se conoce como resiliencia. Objetivo. Discutir cual es el sustrato neuronal de la resiliencia. Desarrollo. Se plantea que la resiliencia, neuronalmente, necesita sistemas que representen y evaluen el contexto (la situacion adversa) para dar una salida conductual adecuada, y que reorganicen la memoria de la situacion adversa para poder contar otro relato a partir de los mismos elementos de la experiencia, es decir, un sistema que permita reorganizar los ensambles neuronales de dicha memoria. En este sentido, no es casualidad que los sustratos neuronales involucrados en la resiliencia incluyan al sistema de la motivacion-accion-recompensa (nucleo accumbens-area tegmental ventral), de las emociones (amigdala-hipocampo), del estres (eje hipotalamo-hipofiso-adrenal) y de la representacion, evaluacion y discriminacion del contexto (corteza prefrontal-hipocampo). Se hace enfasis en mostrar como las experiencias adversas especificas modulan tanto la actividad del sistema neuronal de la resiliencia como la salida conductual de cada individuo. Conclusiones. Se propone que la plasticidad sinaptica en estructuras que representan y evaluan el contexto son el sustrato neuronal de la resiliencia. Especificamente, las interacciones corticohipocampicas permitirian la reestructuracion de las experiencias adversas a traves de la reorganizacion de los ensambles neuronales.