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A Brief Overview of Social Neuroscience

Until recently, the prevailing attitude toward biological approaches to social behavior could be described as ambivalent. On the one hand, there has long been interest in how biological variables could be used as measures of social variables and how biological variables could influence social behavior. On the other hand, the biological approaches to social psychology were seen as reductionistic and having little to contribute to “real” conceptual debates in the field. The recent years have witnessed many theoretical, methodological, and empirical breakthroughs, and now a discipline called social neuroscience is generating great excitement among junior and senior investigators, with a variety of journals, conferences, books, and granting agencies supporting its development. This volume aims to capture this excitement by highlighting some of the most interesting streams of social neuroscience research. In what follows, we define social neuroscience, sketch some of its historical roots, and highlight its benefits to social psychology. Finally, we describe the goals that guided us in preparing this volume and preview the chapters.
Effect of Immersion (2D vs. 3D) on Attention through Virtual Reality

: There are growing evidences which shows the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in numerous fields such as education, real estate, research, data mining etc. However, the role of neural substrate in information processing vary when the level of immersion in VR changes. It leads to variation in performance task based on the attention in the task. There are very few studies which deal with the effectiveness of immersions in display of information with neuroscience. In this experiment, we examined effect of fully immersive 3D VR and less immersive desktop VR environments on the brain. In this, eight participated in spatial navigation task in three modes. Each mode consisted of different times. Electroencephalography (EEG) was acquired during third person's and first person's perspective navigation. After each mode some questions were asked to check the attention of the participants. Result was analysed using energy and power spectral density of Gamma and Alpha bands. Alpha band showed reduction in 3D VR while Gamma Band showed enhancement in 3D VR. The objective score of questionnaires in both 3D and desktop VR showed the amount of alertness. The immersive virtual reality results shows that it had much more immersion and it provided more information compared to Desktop VR. Also, there was increase in alertness in immersive virtual reality. This study confirmed use of 3D VR in displaying information using EEG for enhancing performance in normal and rehabilitation.
Efficient online summarization of large scale dynamic networks in social network

---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract - Social media forms a central domain for the production and dissemination of real-time information . Information diffusion is fundamental process taking place in social network. While it is often possible to directly observe when nodes become infected or publish the information, observing individual transmissions (who infects whom, or who influences whom) is typically very difficult. Furthermore, in many applications, the underlying network over which the diffusions and propagations spread is actually unobserved. A key tool in this regard is data summarization. However, few existing studies aim to summarize networks for interesting dynamic patterns. Dynamic networks raise new challenges not found in static settings, including time sensitivity, online interestingness evaluation, and summary traceability, which render existing techniques inadequate. We propose dynamic network summarization to summarize dynamic networks with millions of nodes by only capturing the few most interesting nodes or edges over time. Based on the concepts of diffusion radius and scope, we define interestingness measures for dynamic networks, and we propose OSNet, an online summarization framework for dynamic networks. Efficient algorithms are included in OSNet.
Inverse Reinforcement Learning for Team Sports: Valuing Actions and Players

A major task of sports analytics is to rank players based on the impact of their actions. Recent methods have applied reinforcement learning (RL) to assess the value of actions from a learned action value or Q-function. A fundamental challenge for estimating action values is that explicit reward signals (goals) are very sparse in many team sports, such as ice hockey and soccer. This paper combines Q-function learning with inverse reinforcement learning (IRL) to provide a novel player ranking method. We treat professional play as expert demonstrations for learning an implicit reward function. Our method alternates single-agent IRL to learn a reward function for multiple agents; we provide a theoretical justification for this procedure. Knowledge transfer is used to combine learned rewards and observed rewards from goals. Empirical evaluation, based on 4.5M play-by-play events in the National Hockey League (NHL), indicates that player ranking using the learned rewards achieves high correlations with standard success measures and temporal consistency throughout a season.
Clearinghouse Views

Educational reform challenges educational programs, including those serving students with disabilities, to refine, redefine, and transform in order to focus on the philosophy that all students can learn, and can learn at higher levels. Many educators, policy makers, and researchers are calling for a more unified, coordinated, and inclusive educational system. The term inclusive schools describes these changes. Inclusion is a controversial concept, one that means different things to different people. Many people view inclusive schools as schools that educate all students with disabilities in regular classes, no matter how intensive the services they require. For purposes of this review, inclusion describes an educational context and a process that amount to much more than a "place" (e.g., the regular classroom). Inclusive schools do not just mainstream students-they include them. They maintain a continuum of educational options in order to provide choice and meet the needs of individ ual children. Throughout all of the educational options is a philosophy of coordination and inclusion. This philosophy reflects a change in attitudes and values that celebrates diversity; promotes accountability and professional collaboration; recognizes the importance of strong social relationships among children; and explores
Single-folded quadrifilar helix antennas for land mobile satellite MIMO receiver

A compact dual circularly polarised single-folded quadrifilar helix antenna (SFQHA) array has been proposed to be used in mobile terminal for land mobile satellite (LMS) MIMO system. The antenna performance in terms of its MIMO capability was evaluated by conducting an outdoor measurement campaign with the antennas at the mobile terminal and emulated satellite at the transmitter where minimum capacity increase of 0.8 b/s/Hz at 10% outage probability can be achieved. The results also show that the receive antenna orientation and design plays significant role in determining the capacity of LMS MIMO system. Comparison between SFQHA and dipole array in LoS and NLoS environments was conducted using a novel LMS MIMO channel model which includes the receive antennas properties. The SFQHA is shown to outperform the dipole array in both channel conditions especially in LoS area where a difference of 0.7 b/s/Hz at 10% outage capacity between the two antennas.
The Evolution and Innovation of Business Models in Manufacturing Industry: Alternatives of Business Models for Increasing Returns

The purpose of this paper is considering about the alternatives of the business for increasing returns through grasping the evolutionary process until the business model in the manufacturing industry reaches today. The increasing returns mean the phenomenon that profits increase gradually in the point of view of the company management. As for this paper, however, it is aware of the increasing returns as a phenomenon that the expansion of the competitive advantage is shown through the capture of the rivals' competitive advantage. Therefore, we know that the clear sharp divide between winners and losers in a "Winner Takes All" game. We think that the phenomenon is brought by the increasing returns. When we understand the increasing returns in that meaning, we know that most of the businesses for the increasing returns are realized by the electronic commerce through the Internet. Moreover, we also know that most is advanced in the field of the non-manufacturing industry. That mechanism doesn't attract the customer by the offer of their products, but the value, which the customer gets, is enhanced through the offer of many benefits. Increasing returns in the electronic commerce are concluded with enclosing many customers through the offer of them. Therefore, it is difficult to realize the business for the increasing returns in the manufacturing industry that makes the offer of the product a basis. So, this paper sorts business models in some types by the difference in nature of the business models in the manufacturing industry. And we think that each type should be analyzed. This paper will explain the condition of the increasing returns and its contents in the business model of the manufacturing industry.
Effect of miR-215 on the Expression of Tumor Suppressor Gene Rb1 in Retinoblastoma Cell Lines

Background: Effect of miR-215 on the expression of tumor suppressor gene retinoblastoma (Rb)1 in Rb cell lines was investigated. Methods: A total of 128 patients were selected. The expression of miR-215 in cancer and adjacent healthy tissues of the 128 patients was detected by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). HXO-Rb44 and Y79 cell lines were transfected with miR-215 analogs or miR-215 inhibitors, and the expression of Rb1 protein in the cell lines was detected by western blotting. Results: The expression of miR-215 in the adjacent healthy tissues of patients was significantly lower than that in cancer tissues (P<0.001). The expression of miR-215 in Y79 and HXO-Rb44 cells was significantly higher than that in APRE-19 cells (P<0.001). The expression of miR-215 in HXO-Rb44 cells was significantly higher than that in Y79 cells (P<0.001). The expression of miR-215 was statistically different from the degree of differentiation and nerve infiltration (P<0.05). The expression of Rb1 in cancer tissues was significantly lower than that in adjacent tissues (P<0.001), the expression of APRE-19 was significantly higher than that in Y79 and HXO-Rb44 cells (P<0.001), and the expression of Rb1 in HXO-Rb44 cells was significantly higher than that in Y79 cells (P<0.05). There was a negative correlation between miR-215 and Rb1 in the tissues of patients, and Rb1 expression decreased with the increase of miR-215 (r=-0.576, P<0.001). Conclusion: miR-215 is highly expressed in Rb cell lines, and is related to the clinicopathological features of this disease.
Survey on Energy Aware Routing Protocols for MANET

— Routing is among the vital points in MANETs owing to their extremely dynamic and disseminated nature. Specifically, routing that is energy-efficient is an ultimately significant design specification for MANETs as the nodes are battery-powered with minimal capacity. The power outage of a mobile node not only affect the node itself but also its ability to pass on packets on behalf of others and thus the overall network lifetime. Hence, many research deeds had been dedicated to developing energy-aware routing protocols. This paper investigates and groups plentiful energy efficient routing protocols recommended for MANET.
Demographic response to constant temperatures in Neoseiulus barkeri (Phytoseiidae) fed on Tetranychus urticae (Tetranychidae)

Abstract The effect of temperature on survivorship, reproduction, adult longevity, population growth parameters, fecundity and sex ratio of the predatory mite Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes fed on nymphal stages of Tetranychus urticae Koch was determined at seven constant temperatures of 15, 20, 25, 27, 30, 35 and 37°C. Fitting adult survival data to Weibull frequency distribution indicated that the adult survival curve was type I at all temperatures tested, which means most deaths occurred among older individuals. The values of the life table entropy at the temperature range of 15–37°C (H < 0.5) correspond to type I Slobodkin's survivorship curve. The oviposition period and female and male adult longevity decreased as temperature increased from 15 to 37ºC. The highest value of the net reproductive rate (R0) was 22.02 females/female at 25°C.The longest and shortest female longevity were 86.28 and 20.5 days at 15 and 37°C, respectively. Furthermore, the highest and lowest values of the intrinsic rate of increase (rm) were 0.256 and 0.036 females/female/day at 30 and 15ºC, respectively. The relationship between temperature and rm of N. barkeri was modeled and critical temperatures including Tmin, Topt and Tmax for intrinsic rate of increase were estimated at 13.51, 32.20 and 39.92°C, respectively using the Lactin 2 model. Moreover, the mean generation time (T) decreased significantly from 47.18 to 8.51 days with increasing temperature from 15°C to 37°C. The shortest and longest doubling times (DT) were 2.71 and 19.16 at 30°C and 15°C, respectively. The results of this study indicated that N. barkeri has inherent potential for the control of two-spotted spider mite at higher temperatures especially at temperatures between 30–35°C.
Personality Factors as Correlates of Domestic Violence among Married Couples in Rivers State Nigeria: Implication for Counselling

The study examined personality factors as correlates of domestic violence among married couples in Rivers State Nigeria. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. The TaroYamen’s formula was used to arrive at a useable sample size of 389 respondents from the population of 14784 married couples in Port Harcourt City and Obio/Akpo Local Government Areas of Rivers State Nigeria based on the 2006 population census. A researcher’s structured questionnaire titled Domestic Violence Assessment Scale (DVAS) and The Big Five Personality Inventory were used to elicit information for the study on the extent of relationship between extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and domestic violence. The instruments were validated by experts in the field of education while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to establish the reliability of the instruments and a reliability index of 0.087 obtained to ascertain that the instrument was reliable. Out of 389 copies of questionnaire distributed, only 351 used for the analysis of the study were retrieved. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used in analyzing the stated research questions while inferential statistics of Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation was used in testing the formulated null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that agreeableness has negative relationship with domestic violence while, extraversion and neuroticism have positive relationship with domestic violence. It was concluded that extraversion significantly relates to domestic violence among married couples in Rivers State Nigeria, agreeableness does not relate to domestic violence among married couples in Rivers State Nigeria, finally neuroticism significantly relates to domestic violence among married couples in Rivers State Nigeria. It was therefore, recommended among other things that counselors and practitioners handling cases of abuse need to adequately learn personality traits and use it in prevention, screening and treatment of abuse cases. Counseling association should identify with agencies and non-government organizations in their locality in preventing the prevalence of domestic violence. In Nigeria a law aimed at tackling domestic violence should be promulgated at all levels to protect the rights of those who are victims of violence.
An Improved Internet Design for Effective Network Services

The rapid growth and development of the internet over last few decades have proven that it is difficult to integrate new functionality in order to fulﬁll the demands of new applications and the capabilities of new transport technologies; more specially the core mechanisms (TCP/IP) which are hard to change. This is what provoked this study which analyzed the current architecture and performance of the internet with emphasis on Domain Name System (DNS), routing system vulnerabilities and architectural complexity that have impacted on the performance of the Internet. The scholars have therefore proposed a service-oriented internet architecture which eliminates the limitation of the existing system.
REGULATION OF COLLECTING DUCT ENDOTHELIN‐1 PRODUCTION

Collecting duct (CD)‐derived endothelin‐1 (ET‐1) is an important autocrine inhibitor of renal Na reabsorption; CD ET‐1 knockout causes marked hypertension. High Na intake augments CD ET‐1 release; the mechanisms involved are unknown. To assess this, primary cultures of rat inner medulla CD (IMCD) were studied. Cells exposed to flow had a 3‐4 fold increase in ET‐1 mRNA and intracellular Ca [Ca]i. Inhibition of calmodulin (CaM) or CaM kinase II, as well as chelation of [Ca]i, markedly reduced ET‐1 release and mRNA levels. Transfection with rat ET‐1 promoter‐luciferase constructs revealed maximal reporter activity, as well as sensitivity to CaM blockade, between the region 1319‐1725 bp 5' to the transcription start site. Incubation of this 406 bp region with IMCD nuclear extracts caused an electrophoretic mobility shift that was prevented by competition with a 125 bp fragment between 1455 and 1576 bp 5' to the transcription start site. This 122 bp region contains two NFAT sites. An antibody to NFAT‐5 caused a supershift, while oligos containing the NFAT consensus site reduced the shift. In vitro footprinting of the ‐1455 and ‐1576 bp region revealed protected areas at the NFAT consensus binding sites. Cyclosporine A (CyA), a calcineurin inhibitor, caused a 60% reduction in IMCD ET‐1 release. In contrast, in rat aortic endothelial cells, ET‐1 promoter‐luciferase activity was maximal in the proximal 500 bp promoter region and was not CaM regulated; further, CyA stimulated ET‐1 production. We propose that Na loading increases CD luminal flow, augmenting [Ca]i, activating CaM and calcineurin, leading to NFAT nuclear translocation and increased ET‐1 gene transcription. This pathway may be unique to CD.
A novel technique is adopted in re-mediating cracks and fissures in concrete by utilizing Microbiologically Induced Calcite or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) Precipitation (MICP)

In this paper results are presented on an experimental investigation carried out on mortar cubes which were subjected to bacterial precipitation by different bacterial strains and influence of bacterial calcite precipitation on the compressive strength of mortar cube on 7, 14 and 28 days of bacterial treatment. Three bacterial strains Bacillus Flexus, isolated from concrete environment, Bacillus pasturii and Bacillus sphaericus were used. The cubes were immersed in bacterial and culture medium for above mentioned days with control cubes immersed in water and was tested for compressive strength. The result indicates that there was improvement in the compressive strength in the early strength of cubes which were reduced with time. Among the three strains of bacteria, Cubes treated with Bacillus flexus which is not reported as bacteria for calcite precipitation has shown maximum compressive strength than the other two bacterial strains and control cubes. Bacillus flexus which is capable of surviving at high pH, precipitate high calcite, and has less generation time can be used for bacterial calcite precipitation as concrete crack remediation and improvement of compressive strength of both mortar and concrete.
Flu and Flu Vaccination in Comparison, in the Evaluation of the Health Status of Children

Influence often have severe consequences in the short and long term, and could cause fatal outcomes in some of the sick people. We evaluated the impact of flu vaccines on the health of children in the months following the epidemics, comparing these data with those of children who, on the other hand, caught the flu. The present study was performed between 2014/15 and 2018/19 (5 seasons), focusing on children aged between 6 months and 14 years old, and it compared two group of children, sorted according to whether they received the flu vaccine or contracted flu. We demonstrate, in a statistically significant way, that children who get vaccinated with the seasonal flu vaccine catch fewer diseases in the following months, compared to those who catch the flu, especially with respect to the feared acute otitis media and wheezing. Moreover, vaccinated children receive fewer antibiotic therapies and, consequently, they attend the office of the family pediatrician less. We conclude that flu vaccine protects any child, even if this child is healthy, and does not suffer from any preexisting pathology, during the months after vaccination.
SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT HIGH-PERFORMANCE PWM ALGORITHM FOR INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVES

This paper presents a simple generalized pulse width modulation algorithm for induction motor drives. The conventional space vector approach requires the angle and sector information to calculate the actual gating times of the inverter, which increases the complexity of the pulsewidth modulation algorithm. Hence to reduce the complexity, the proposed approach generates the actual gating times from the instantaneous sampled reference phase voltages only. Moreover, the proposed generalized pulse width modulation algorithm uses a unified expression for offset time from which by varying a parameter various PWM algorithms cam be generated. The current ripple characteristics of various pulsewidth modulation algorithms are analytically modelled. With the aid of these characteristics, high performance pulsewidth modulation algorithm has been developed. To verify the proposed high performance pulsewidth modulation algorithm, numerical simulation studies have been carried out and results have been presented.