Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Linking ITIP and the Writing Process The recursive stages of the writing process can effectively be incorporated into the instructional sequence outlined in the ITIP model

A fter conducting a series of writing-across-the-curriculum work shops, I was approached by a teacher who was dismayed about how she was going to integrate these new ideas into her own instructional ap proach. In particular, she wanted to know how her training in Instructional Theory Into Practice (ITIP) correlated with what she had learned about the writing process in my seminar Curriculum coordinators and staff development directors have also talked with me about this relationship in hopes of discovering ways to coor dinate follow-up programs for staff trained in both models. In this article, 1 attempt to demonstrate that the re search on effective instruction and methodology, as evidenced in ITIP and other paradigms, does not conflict with the writing process model. In fact, the two models complement each other, since both describe teacher be haviors that promote effective instruc tion and student behaviors that pro mote successful learning
Vowel Reduction in Dutch as Metrical Variation

The phenomenon of vowel reduction is a well-known problem in Dutch phonology (cf. Martin 1968, Kager 1989, Booij 1995, van Oostendorp 1997a, Geerts 2008), which, at first glance, seems very simple and straightforward (unstressed vowels are pronounced as schwa in informal style), but is quite complex in reality. It can be described as a process with an extremely simple, categorical structural change (full vowel → schwa), but an extremely complicated set of conditioning factors both tendencies and categorical constraints at various levels: segmental, syllabic, word-prosodic, lexical, and stylistic (pragmatic). Although the various analyses of the problem (see above) are quite different, there is one fundamental assumption which they all share the assumption that the prosodic structure of a word is constant, and vowel reduction is a (variable) process operating on certain positions in that prosodic structure. The current paper (based on Nazarov 2008) challenges this assumption and presents a different perspective on the problem: the prosodic structure of a word is claimed to be variable, while vowel reduction is an automatic consequence of a vowel’s being in a certain prosodic position. Although perhaps a bit exotic at first sight, this proposal has interesting implications, and is in some ways better as an explanatory model. Section 2 will present the main empirical details of the contexts in which vowel reduction applies; after that, Section 3 will explain the theoretical idea proposed here, and Section 4 will present an analysis in OT which makes this theoretical idea compatible with stress assignment, and which explains the correlation between reduction and style levels. Finally, Section 5 will provide some concluding remarks.
Characterizing the phase diagram of finite-size dipolar Bose-Hubbard systems

We use state-of-the-art density matrix renormalization group calculations in the canonical ensemble to determine the phase diagram of the dipolar Bose-Hubbard model on a finite cylinder. We consider several observables that are accessible in typical optical lattice setups and assess how well these quantities perform as order parameters. We find that, especially for small systems, the occupation imbalance is less susceptible to boundary effects than the structure factor in uncovering the presence of a periodic density modulation. By analyzing the nonlocal correlations, we find that the appearance of supersolid order is very sensitive to boundary effects, which may render it difficult to observe in quantum gas lattice experiments with a few tens of particles. Finally, we show that density measurements readily obtainable on a quantum gas microscope allow distinguishing between superfluid and solid phases using unsupervised machine-learning techniques.
Determining the Precursors of Boredom

This paper presents analysis of user action log files and human observation data gathered from students using Aplusix. The objective of the study is to determine the precursors of student boredom, an affective state that is negatively correlated with learning. The researchers matched the action logs with the humancoded observation by using the time window synchronization technique. The researchers segregated the data into bored and non-bored time windows. The researchers then compared the features of these sets, e.g. frequency of different actions (i.e. hit of a key, special keys and arrow keys) and average duration between actions. The analysis identified three probable precursors of boredom: frequent use of the ask for solution, ask for verification and ask for score, rare use of the Number keys and rare use of the Special buttons.
Three-year study of fast-growing trees in degraded soils amended with composts : 1 effects on soil fertility and productivity 2 3

Three-year study of fast-growing trees in degraded soils amended with composts: 1 effects on soil fertility and productivity 2 3 Paula Madejón *1 , Joaquin Alaejos 2 , José García-Álbala 2 , Manuel Fernández 2 , Engracia 4 Madejón 1 5 6 1 Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida 7 Reina Mercedes 10, P.O. Box 1052, 41080 Sevilla, Spain 8 9 2 Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería. 10 Universidad de Huelva. Campus Universitario de La Rábida. Palos de la Frontera. 11 21819. Huelva, Spain. 12 13 *corresponding author: email: pmadejon@irnase.csic. es 14 Telephone: +34954624711 FAX +34954624002 15 16 17 Abstract 18 Currently, worries about the effects of intensive plantations on long-term nutrient 19
ANALYSIS OF EYE IMAGE SEGMENTATION USED IN EYE TRACKING APPLICATIONS

1 “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, E-mail: alexpasarica@gmail.com 2 “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, E-mail: cristian.rotariu@umfiasi.ro 3 Institute of Computer Science of Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch ANALYSIS OF EYE IMAGE SEGMENTATION USED IN EYE TRACKING APPLICATIONS
Predicting Drug-Free Treatment Response in Acute Psychosis From the Soteria Project by

Although an estimated 25 to 40 percent of acute psychoses remit without antipsychotic drug treatment, only limited efforts have been made to identify individuals in early episodes who might be able to recover without medications. This retrospective exploratory study uses baseline information from the Soteria project (young, unmarried, first and second episode DSM-II schizophrenia, n = 179) to develop a preliminary model for this purpose. Forty-three percent of experimentally treated subjects received no antipsychotic medications during the 2-year followup period and were designated "drug-free responders. " At followup, this group had better outcomes (+ 0.82 of a standard deviation [SD]) on a composite outcome scale (representing rehospitalization, psychopathology, independent living, social and occupational functioning). A predictive model using three variables (age, the Goldstein Adolescent Social Competence Scale score, and number of diagnostic symptoms) correctly identified this subgroup 79 percent of the time (bootstrapped 95% confidence interval [CI], 65-90%). Predicted drug-free responders exhibited moderately better outcomes (effect size: 0.38 to 0.61 of an SD) when treated at Soteria. These data advance the hypothesis that an identifiable subgroup of individuals with early episode psychosis might fare better when receiving specialized psychosocial intervention and minimal or no use of antipsychotic medications.
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium Rational Incompatibility with International Product Standards by

This paper considers the incentives of firms to conform to an exogenous international product standard. Product standardization enables traditional, price-based international competition. But the existence of redesign costs or network effects creates market frictions that diminish the incentive to standardize if there already exists a different technology in an established market. This leads to multi-attribute competition between products and will generally reduce trade flows. Not only do incumbent firms using a different technology have an incentive to deviate from the international standard, but a host country government that is also concerned for the welfare of consumers who own the old technology has no incentive to enforce the international standard. Indeed, the government may value deviation from the international standard more than the firm does, thereby creating incentives to adopt and enforce technical barriers to trade. The results highlight the challenge lock-in effects pose to the international standard-setting process.
Frequent Subgraph Mining Algorithms – A Survey

Graphs are common data structures used to represent / model real-world systems. Graph Mining is one of the arms of Data mining in which voluminous complex data are represented in the form of graphs and mining is done to infer knowledge from them. Frequent sub graph mining is a sub section of graph mining domain which is extensively used for graph classification, building indices and graph clustering purposes. The frequent sub graph mining is addressed from various perspectives and viewed in different directions based upon the domain expectations. In this paper, a survey is done on the approaches in targeting frequent sub graphs and various scalable techniques to find them. © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of organizing committee of the Graph Algorithms, High Performance Implementations and Applications (ICGHIA2014).
Emergency responders : drastically underfunded, dangerously unprepared : report of an Independent Task Force sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations

Two years after September 11, 2001, the United States is drastically underfunding local emergency responders and remains dangerously unprepared to handle an attack on American soil, particularly one involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or catastrophic conventional weapons. If the United States does not take immediate steps to better identify and address the urgent needs of emergency responders, the next terrorist incident could be even more devastating than those of September 11. The Council-sponsored Independent Task Force on Emergency Responders met with emergency responder organizations across the country to assess what would be required to achieve a minimum effective response to a catastrophic terrorist attack. The presently unbudgeted needs total $98.4 billion over the next five years, according to the emergency responder communities and budget experts. Although the Task Force argues that additional funding for emergency responders is urgently needed, the report also stresses the importance of developing national preparedness standards to ensure the most efficient and effective use of limited resources. The Task force credits the Bush administration, Congress, governors, and mayors with taking important steps since September 11 to respond to the risk of catastrophic terrorism. It does not seek to apportion blame for what has not been done or not been done quickly enough. Rather, the report is aimed at closing the gap between current levels of emergency preparedness and minimum essential preparedness levels across the United States.
and Invasive Species Management in the United States :

AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST • Winter 2003 Since 1993, graduate students in entomology or a related discipline have organized and participated in a debate hosted at the national meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Topics selected are generally of current interest to the students, as well as to the entomology community and the public. Huberty (2003) provides a summary of the debate guidelines, which traditionally have b e e n very lowed by pro and con summaries. Because of space constraints, each team was allowed 500 words to summarize their position in publication. Consequently, some positions may be more thoroughly developed than others.
Relative Deprivation and Mortality – A Longitudinal Study in a Swedish Population

Background: Relative deprivation has previously been discussed as a possible mechanism underlying the income-health relation. The idea is that income matters to the individual’s health, over and above the increased command over resources, as the basis of social comparisons between a person and his or her reference group. The following study aimed to analyze the role of individual-level relative deprivation for all-cause mortality in the Swedish population. The Swedish context, characterized by relatively small income inequalities and promoting values as egalitarianism and equality, together with a large data material provide unique possibilities for analyzing the hypothesized mechanism. Methods: The data used are prospective longitudinal data from the Swedish population and based on a linkage of registers. Restricting selection to individuals 25–64 years, alive January 1st 1990, gave 4.7 million individuals, for whom a mortality follow-up was done over a 16-year period. The individual level relative deprivation was measured using the Yitzhaki index, calculating the accumulated shortfall between the individual’s income and the income of all other’s in the person’s reference group. All-cause mortality was used as the outcome measure. Results: Relative deprivation, generated through social comparisons, is one possible mechanism within the income and health relation. The present study analyzed different types of objectively defined reference groups, all based on the idea that people compare themselves to similar others. Results show relative deprivation, when measured by the Yitzhaki index, to be significantly associated with mortality. Also, we found a stronger effect among men than among women. Analyzing the association within different income strata, the effect was shown to be weak among the poorest. Revealing the importance of relative deprivation for premature mortality, over and above the effect of absolute income, these results resemble previous findings. Conclusion: Relative deprivation, based on social comparisons of income, is significantly associated with premature mortality in Sweden, over and above the effect of absolute income. Also, it was found to be more important among men, but weak among the poorest.
Reducing maternal mortality in South Africa : editorial

Extracted from text . EDITORIAL Obstetrics & Gynaecology Forum - April 2003 1 Reducing maternal mortality in South Africa The Minister of Health, Mr Manto Shabalala Msimang launched the Saving Mothers Report on the 8 March 2003, at the Tembisa Community Hall. This report on a triennium of maternal deaths (1999-2001), is a national survey of deaths undertaken by the National Committee on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths (NCCEMD) in South Africa. The report contains an enormous amount of information and though the accuracy of the data may be criticised, 2777 deaths over a 3 year period are large enough numbers to show .
APPLICATIONS FOR MODELS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGES IN MATERIAL FLOW SIMULATION

The increasing reliance on volatile renewable energy sources in the European Union raises questions regarding the future mechanisms of the energy markets. Energy-intensive production industries are particularly expected to take a more active role by shaping their energy demand according to the availability of wind and sun. Hence, they will need to align their production processes with external energy market signals. This paper presents an application example for a Siemens Plant Simulation extension that makes holistic material flow and energy flow studies of factories possible. The so-called eniBRIC class library provides functionalities for investigating the flow of energy between infrastructure and production equipment. Since its latest update, it can also be used to model renewable energy sources as well as energy storages. A case study of the E3-Research Factory showcases the features of eniBRIC and provides an outlook on future research in the field of energy-flexible production.
O N OPTIMAL PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTRICITY MARKETS OF WIND POWER PLANTS WITH BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS

The recent cost reduction and technological advances in mediumto large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) makes these devices a true alternative for wind producers operating in electricity markets. Associating a wind power farm with a BESS (the so-called Virtual Power Plant (VPP)) provides utilities with a tool that converts uncertain wind power production into a dispatchable technology that can operate not only in spot and adjustment markets (day-ahead and intraday markets) but also in ancillary services markets that, up to now, were forbidden to non-dispatchable technologies. What is more, recent studies have shown capital cost investment in BESS can be recovered only by means of such a VPP participating in the ancillary services markets. We present in this study a multistage stochastic programming model to find the optimal operation of a VPP in the day-ahead, intraday and secondary reserve markets while taking into account uncertainty in wind power generation and clearing prices (day-ahead, secondary reserve, intraday markets and system imbalances). A case study with real data from the Iberian Electricity Market is presented.
Price Transmission on the Milk Portuguese Market 1

This paper aims to analyze the milk prices transmission along the food chain in Portugal, temporally and spatially. The results show that the volatility on retail prices is small but happens after 2008. The farm gate price does not change when the price of package milk changes. In mainland, price transmission does not happen but for Azores the transmission is effective. In the intensive systems, the risk to collapse is bigger than in the extensive systems, where the volatility of prices reflects the process of markets adjustment.
Field-aligned currents in the polar cap during saturation of the polar cap potential

During periods of very strong southward magnetic field in the solar wind the polar cap potential becomes saturated. Recent investigations of the saturation of the polar cap potential suggest that the Region 1 current system plays a major role in balancing the solar wind pressure, leading to the saturation effect. To do this, the Region 1 current must flow on open field lines, closing outside Earth magnetosphere, where it can exert a J B force on the solar wind. In this paper we present observations from DMSP F13 of the low-altitude distribution of field-aligned currents with Region 1 polarity relative to the boundary between open and closed field lines. The observations show that during a period of strongly southward solar wind magnetic field, a substantial amount of field-aligned current was flowing on field lines that had merged with the interplanetary magnetic field. On the other hand, during a period of nominal southward solar wind magnetic field, much less field-aligned current with Region 1 polarity was found in the open field line region. These observations support the view that Region 1 field-aligned currents can play a role in the force balance between the magnetosphere and the solar wind during periods of strongly southward IMF. r 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Epidemiological investigations of surveillance strategies of zoonotic Salmonella : a dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University

This thesis is concerned with the application of recently developed epidemiological and statistical tools to inform the optimisation of a national surveillance strategy of considerable importance to human health. The results of a series of epidemiological investigations of surveillance strategies for zoonotic Salmonella are presented. Salmonella are one of the most common and serious zoonotic foodborne pathogenic bacteria globally. These studies were motivated by the increasing focus on the cost-effectiveness of surveillance while maintaining consumer confidence in food supply. Although data from the Danish Salmonella surveillance and control programme has been used in these investigations, the techniques may be readily applied to other surveillance data of similar quality. The first study describes the spatial epidemiological features of Danish Salmonella surveillance and control programme data from 1995 to 2004, using a novel method of spatially adaptive smoothing. The conditional probability of a farm being a case was consistently high in the the south-west of Sonderjylland on the Jutland peninsula, identifying this area for further investigation and targeted surveillance. The identification of clustering of case farms led into the next study, which closely examines one year of data, 2003, for patterns of spatial dependency. K-function analyses provided evidence for aggregation of Salmonella case farms over that of all farms at distances of up to six kilometres. Visual semivariogram analyses of random farm-level effects from a Bayesian logistic regression model (adjusted for herd size) of Salmonella seropositivity, revealed spatial dependency between pairs of farms up to a distance of four kilometres apart. The strength of the spatial dependency was positively associated with slaughter pig farm density. We describe how this might inform the surveillance programme by potentially targeting herds within a four kilometre radius of those with high levels of Salmonella infection. In the third study, farm location details, routinely recorded surveillance information, and industry survey data from 1995 were combined to build a logistic seroprevalence model.
Why Should Robots in Unstructured Environments Perform a Dynamically Balanced Regular Gait ?

During a day, moving in an unstructured environment, man is realizing different types of walk, requiring from him on-line trajectory planning and permanent changes of gait parameters (turning, stopping, speeding up and slowing down, switching from the walk on a flat ground to the walk on inclined surfaces or staircases, etc.). Besides, apart from realizing the motion, there appears frequently the need to perform some additional tasks, e.g. manipulation. In view of the expectation that the future robots will share with humans their living and working environment, it is expected from them to be endowed with similar capabilities of motion. We think that a necessary prerequisite for fulfilling all these tasks is a permanent maintenance of dynamic balance, which may be achieved by the realization of a regular gait. Therefore, one of the basic characteristics of regular bipedal walk of humanoid robots is the maintenance of their dynamic balance during the walk, whereby a decisive role is played by the unpowered degrees of freedom arising at the foot-ground contact. Hence, the role of Zero-Moment Point (ZMP) as an indicator of dynamic balance is indispensable. On the other hand, we are witnesses of the diverse realizations of locomotion systems, from those with human-like feet, aiming to mimic in full the human gait, passive walkers, which practically roll on specially profiled feet, to the footless locomotion systems. It is quite clear that any of these systems can realize a gait (very often such gait is not dynamically balanced), but our present study shows that the performances of such walking systems are essentially different and inapt to meet the requirements that are put before the humanoids in a human environment. The work points out the indispensability of the regular, fully dynamically balanced gait for the simultaneous realization of locomotion-manipulation activities, as well as for the walk in an unstructured environment.