Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A model of Early Psychological Intervention for Direct and Indirect Road Victims

Road accidents are a major emergency in Europe, and several studies investigating road trauma victims have demonstrated their serious psychological consequences and their incidence related to several serious psychological disorders (e.g., anxiety disorders, depression, psychoactive substance abuse, Acute Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). The quality of assistance provided to the victims immediately after the event is crucial for both short-and long-term psychological consequences and can often explain the causes of post-traumatic morbidity. Based on these considerations, the paper presents a scientifically grounded early psychological intervention program that is specifically designed for road accident victims: ANIACARES. ANIACARES provides psychosocial support to road trauma victims who suffered serious injuries and/or to their relatives. This model is inspired by the most-investigated protocols related to first-aid psychology, crisis intervention, and trauma-focused psychological interventions. ANIACARES aims to reduce the possible post-traumatic psychological effects, as well as to limit the decline in the life quality of family members, and of the seriously traumatized, by providing psychological counselling and support. The program aims to support the victims during the different phases of the traumatic event to foster better emotion regulation strategies, to facilitate communication between victims and rescue personnel, to promote adherence to medical care, to promote the mourning process, to prevent the onset of post-traumatic psychopathologies, and to promote the resolution of conflicts. The validity of the model was evaluated by presenting the pre-and post-intervention results, focusing on several aspects of the individual’s well -being investigated on 125 road trauma victims categorized as Direct Victims, Indirect Victims with seriously Injured family members, and Indirect Victims with a Deceased family member. Results allow to support the validity of ANIACARES; in fact, an improvement in the general conditions of psychological health and well-being of the victims has been shown and on
ValueML: A Proposal for Representing Values Embedded within Web Resources

— Growing on recent research work in the fields of Value Sensitive Design, Design for Well-Being and Disclosive Computer Ethics, this paper focuses on values embedded in multimodal web resources during the design and development processes. They are inscribed within the artifact as symbolic meanings or as a built-in use consequence. We propose a preliminary version of a markup language, called ValueML, that may be used for value representation and annotation. After a brief review of various perspectives on the concept of value and relevant taxonomies and vocabularies, we discuss the syntax and semantics of ValueML together with examples of manual annotation of video commercials.
Performance Optimization of Face Detection Algorithm

: Human face detection is known as one of the most concerned topics in numerous fields such as monitoring and surveillance system. In today's era, the existed face detection system is needed to be modified and optimized to adapt the changing demands. In this study, the face detection system with Viola-Jones algorithm had been used, modified, and optimized. The compilation of the optimized face detection system is conducted in Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description (VHDL) language by using Quartus Prime 15.1 Lite Edition software. The new optimized face detection system is applied on the Altera DE2-115 Development and Education board. Several performance measurements such as power consumption, computing frequency and accuracy are carried out to examine the performance of the new optimized and implemented structure. To evaluate the accuracy of the new face detection system, the results of the measurements were compared to the results of the original face detection system. The obtained results had shown some improvement on the performance of the face detection system.
Beware the kudzu: Corporate creep, university consumers, and epistemic injustice

Recently, a story appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education that caught my eye. Its headline read, Elsevier Says it will Acquire Interfolio, Purveyor of Faculty Technology. The story contained a link to Elsevier’s upbeat press release announcing the pending acquisition (Tucker and Davis, 2022). Earlier in my career, I would have paid little heed. Now, the story appeared ominous, like the kudzu vine’s menacing creep. Right on the heels of reading this article, I attended a lecture entitled Executive Search Firms and Disempowerment of Faculty. It was based on the research of Drs Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein of George Mason University (Wilde and Finkelstein, 2017a, 2017b). They reported that over the last 50 years in the United States, the use of executive search firms for hiring university and college presidents has risen from 2% in 1975–76 to 92% in 2015–16. These executive search firms typically insist on rigid confidentially provisions which are squeezing out meaningful faculty participation in the hiring process (Wilde & Finkelstein, 2017a, 2017b). Search committees guided by executive search firms conduct generic “listening sessions” to appease faculty while selecting candidates in closed searches. The time allotted for collecting faculty feedback on specific candidates is curtailed or bypassed altogether. In addition, candidates hired using search firms are increasingly offered compensation packages—with incentive payments and bonuses tied to outcomes—structured more akin to corporate CEOs than those of the professoriate of yesteryear. Trounson (2013) notes, the “idea of tying executive pay” to “specific performance goals” has drifted “into higher education from the corporate world. ” While
Consensus workshop on advanced diagnostic andrology techniques

The Workshop reviewed four areas of advanced diagnostic andrology identified in the World Health Organization's 1992 Laboratory Manual for the Examination of Human Semen and Sperm-Cervical Mucus Interaction as 'research tests'. These were computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA), acrosome reaction tests, the zona-free hamster egg penetration test and sperm-zona pellucida binding tests. For each topic, the Workshop Report comprises an overview of the particular field, a chronicle of the discussion that followed and a statement of the specific consensus points that were established. Free discussion allowed the elaboration of several general concepts that are presented here as the Workshop participants' perceived framework for future work in this area. While it was recognized that large-scale screening of male partners using advanced sperm function tests is almost certainly totally impractical on grounds of cost and lack of adequate services, urgent consideration was recommended for the development of a sperm function testing strategy capable of providing the likelihood of pregnancy for given diagnostic situations within certain timeframes. Establishing a clear definition of the role of diagnostic andrology in male infertility should be a primary focus of the Special Interest Group's activities. Further initiatives, including training courses, workshops, symposia and multicentre research studies, will be accorded high priority. Similar consideration will also be given to protocols for facilitating rational management decisions to ensure cost-effective therapeutic strategies, including consideration of the hierarchy of complexity and cost versus predicted fecundity. In addition, it was recognized that we need a greater understanding of the genetic basis of male infertility and how this impacts on the achievement of a viable pregnancy, while also minimizing the burden of genetic defects on the next generation.
Investigation on performance of adding manganese dioxide into graphene oxide electrode film

ABSTRACT In this paper, the preparation of electroactive polymers artificial muscle electrode membrane with graphene oxide and manganese dioxide as the main research material to explore the performance of electrode membrane. Using sodium alginate as matrix, manganese dioxide with different mass ratios was compounded with graphene oxide and sodium alginate aqueous solution to prepare electrode films. The effects of manganese dioxide on the morphology and electrochemical properties of electrode films were discussed. From the test results, it can be seen that the scanning electron microscopy results show that the manganese dioxide layer is uniformly compounded on graphene oxide. With the increase of manganese dioxide/graphene oxide mass ratio, the specific capacitance of the electrode film gradually increases and the impedance increases. With the increase of driving voltage, the deflection displacement gradually increases and then shows a downward trend. When the mass ratio of manganese dioxide/graphene oxide is 0.1(# 2), the maximum deflection displacement is 14.1 mm, which is 2.76 times of the minimum deflection displacement of the sample (# 1). The specific capacitance of the electrode film was increased by 1.57 times to 15.62 F · g−1. Finally, the performance difference of graphene oxide electrode film and multi-walled carbon nanotube electrode film on EAP artificial muscle was explored.
EPFRs Formation/Emission from Waste Burning

Thermal treatment of wastes and e-wastes is associated with the formation of toxic products of incomplete combustion. One of the most feared by the public pollutant from such processes are polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs). In this manuscript we have shown, that other pollutants should be also considered more due to their large emission factors. Our recent discoveries of the Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPFRs) as key intermediates of PCDD/F formation route have indicated, precursor model to be the most important path to PCDD/F formation. At the same time, EPFRs can be emitted independently from PCDD/F associated with the particulate matter matrix. Current studies were concentrated on the EPFRs emission from combustion sources depending on the presence of their precursors in the combustion fuel where experiments were designed to mimic the backyard trash burning. It was found, that incineration of waste materials containing chlorinated organics doubles the level of EPFRs on the (particulate matter) PM, and such EPFRs have a longer lifetime in the ambient atmosphere. Since the health impacts of EPFRs indicate a potential health hazard, their emission can define the health impacts of the emitted PM. The primary fuel components have been found to be a driver of EPFRs emission.
Server-Side Workload Identification for HPC I/O Requests

In this paper, we develop a method to identify High Performance Computing (HPC) workloads from a stream of incoming I/O requests. This characterization of workloads could then be used to intelligently schedule the I/O requests in the parallel file system (PFS) that most HPC systems use. We use a deep learning model for this purpose that is designed to pick up changes in the workload as they occur. We show that our method accurately determines the workload characteristics when evaluated on publicly available server-side HPC traces. We also show that the I/O scheduling based on such a characterization can substantially increase the available I/O bandwidth and thus reduce the latencies for the HPC workloads.
A comparative analysis of cybercrime and cyberlaws in Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates

The usage of web applications especially social media is increasing day by day. Moreover, the usage of information and communication technology applications both in public and private sector is the need of the hour since the usage of these applications has improved working efficiency. On the other side, excessive use of computer networks and its applications has augmented the issues of cybercrime, and there exist cyberlaws to deal these crimes but in developing countries, these laws are not matured. Furthermore, cyberlaws have been developed in almost every developed and developing country, but their implementation is weak, especially in Southeast Asia and the Middle East due to law unawareness in the masses. An attempt has been made in this paper to analyze the cybercrimes and cyberlaws, a part from the review of these laws in accordance with Pakistan and gulf countries.
Commuter-Centric Resilience Index for Rapid Transit System Networks: Case Study of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Network

Rapid transit systems (RTSs) will increasingly play an important role in the daily commute. However, RTSs are complex systems and are susceptible to degradation over time, and recurring RTS service disruptions are inevitable. Therefore, resilience should be considered in the design of an RTS network, to provide commuters alternative paths that enable them to work around service disruptions. This paper proposes a commuter-centric resilience index for RTS networks that is based on the concept of an acceptable commute time. The proposed index was applied to the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit network, and the findings revealed that the introduction of each new rail line increased the resilience of the RTS network. Ring lines or orbital lines appeared to be most effective in improving network resilience. The resilience index can also be determined for individual stations to help planners identify gaps in the RTS network and to provide useful insight for land use and transport planning. The proposed index would be applicable to RTS networks in other cities or regions, but while information on an RTS network can be sourced from the public domain, computation of the index requires the corresponding commuter trip data.
Comprehensive Seismicity, Seismic Sources and Seismic Hazard Assessment of Assam, North East India

ABSTRACT In this study, an effort has been made to perform seismic hazard analysis (SHA) for the state of Assam, considering earthquake catalog collected since 1761–2015 using PSHA and DSHA methods at bed rock level. Earthquake catalog declustered and seismicity parameters (a & b) of faults estimated. The SHA performed using newly proposed modified attenuation relation and compared. Results are presented in the form of seismic hazard curve and peak ground acceleration (PGA) for each 33 district headquarters. The PGA at the bed rock level with 2%, 5%, and 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years and 100 years estimated.
Induced IL-18 Binding Protein g and Th17 Responses Are Inhibited by IFN-Inflammation in the Central Nervous System

Inﬂammatory responses are essential for immune protection but may also cause pathology and must be regulated. Both Th1 and Th17 cells are implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune inﬂammatory diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. We show in this study that IL-18–binding protein (IL-18bp), the endogenous inhibitor of the Th1-promoting cytokine IL-18, is upregulated by IFN- g in resident microglial cells in the CNS during multiple sclerosis-like disease in mice. Test of function by overexpression of IL-18bp in the CNS using a viral vector led to marked reduction in Th17 responses and robust inhibition of incidence, severity, and histopathology of disease, independently of IFN- g . The disease-limiting action of IL-18bp included suppression of APC-derived Th17-polarizing cytokines. IL-18bp thus acts as a sensor for IFN- g and can regulate both Th1 and Th17 responses in the CNS. The Journal of Immunology , 2010, 185: 2458–2466.
Design and Analysis of Slotted Ring Wideband Bandpass Filter for Microwave Sensor

Aiming to operate in wideband frequency range as a microwave sensor to measure the rice quality, two new design of slotted ring wideband bandpass filter design are presented in this paper. Broadside-coupled microstrip-slot technique has been implied into both designs to produce tight coupling filter with a wideband frequency range performance. Rogers RO4003C substrate with a thickness of 0.508 mm is used for the designs to maintain the low manufacturing cost. Both designs have different slotted ring widths. Therefore, investigations on the effect of difference slotted ring’s widths towards the scattering parameter performance will also be presented in this paper. The simulation results show that the slotted ring wideband bandpass filter with thicker width shows better results compare to the one with thinner width. The overall results show that the designed wideband BPF possess good performance and suitable to be used as a microwave sensor to measure the rice quality.
www.srsa.org/rrs The Review of Regional Association Searching for Isard’s Regional Essence

USA Abstract: At the inception of the Southern Regional Science Association in the early 1960s, Walter Isard maintained that areal regions are fundamental units of observation and analysis. To this day, understanding the special significance of regions motivates much of our empirical research. In my address, I argue that regional fixed effects estimates from regression analysis can help us comprehend the distinctive character of areal units. This paper offers two examples from my research. First, I present the results of a regression model that explains regional knowledge spillovers in U.S. counties. Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) has by far the largest fixed effect estimate of any U.S. county. Overall, the county level fixed effects for knowledge spillovers follow a pattern of rapid exponential decay. Next, I inspect neighborhood fixed effects taken from a hedonic housing price model of the Charleston, South Carolina region. The results suggest a clear preference for coastal proximity as reflected in house prices. For neighborhoods away from the coast, the fixed effects estimates exhibit a steep decline toward zero. Like Silicon Valley’s regional advantage in knowledge, beachfront neighborhoods benefit from an exclusive, time invariant advantage that is hard, if not impossible, to replicate in
ATHLETIC GENDER

For most of humanity’s existence, sport meant men’s sport. From the ancient Olympics up through the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, women faced many cultural obstacles to sport success. For instance, it was not until the 1928 Olympic Games that women were first allowed to participate in track and field, the signature sport of the games. And it was not until much later in the twentieth century that women began to achieve some semblance of equality within the sporting world through federal legislation. The creation of a separate category for female athletes inevitably leads to a fundamental conundrum—precisely who should be allowed to compete in women’s sports? To some, the answer to this question would seem self-evident, but in reality, biology does not neatly divide human beings into two sexes. Accordingly, there are two main groups of people who fall outside of the binary division that most people have not historically considered: intersex and transgender people. Intersex people—the term used by the Organisation Intersex International and other organizations run by and for intersex people—have chromosomal or physical conditions that blur the line separating men from women. Intersex conditions are often referred to as DSDs, an abbreviation that can stand for Disorders of Sexual Development or Differences of Sexual Development. Transgender people can be defined as those whose gender identity—an innate sense of whether one is male, female or somewhere in between—differs from
Running Head: Angiotensin-(1–7) mitigates right ventricular fibrosis

Angiotensin-(1–7) treatment mitigates right ventricular fibrosis as a 1 distinctive feature of diabetic cardiomyopathy 2 Running Head: Angiotensin-(1–7) mitigates right ventricular fibrosis 3 By: 4 Pan-Pan Hao, Jian-Min Yang, Ming-Xiang Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yu-Guo Chen, 5 Cheng Zhang,* and Yun Zhang* 6 7 From: 8 The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, 9 Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Qilu Hospital, 10 Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China 11 12 *Address for Correspondence: Cheng Zhang or Yun Zhang, Shandong 13 University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, No. 107, Wen Hua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong, 14 250012, P.R. China, e-mail: zhangcheng8003@yahoo.cn (CZ) or 15 zhangyun@sdu.edu. cn (YZ). 16 17 18 19 Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (February 27, 2015). doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00563. 2014
Kinematics and Gait Analysis of a Linkage-jointed Wheel-legged Robot

： A novel linkage-jointed wheel-legged mobile robot is proposed by applying the parallelogram mechanism. Three gaits, i.e. crawling gait, diagonal gait and rolling gait, of this robot are proposed. The generation principle and kinematics characteristics of three gaits are analyzed by using some concepts and methods of legged robot. The height of the center of gravity, stride lengths, duty factors and stability margins of the robot in the three gaits are studied. Simulation experiments in the flat and ditch are carried out with ADAMS software. The simulation results demonstrate the advantages in stability, environment adaptability and walking velocity of the novel robot and prove the feasibility and validity of these three gaits.
The Epidemiology of Variola Major

Good studies of the epidemiology of smallpox (Variola major) were conducted in Asia, Africa, and Europe in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. These studies showed that transmission is fairly slow and generally to susceptible persons who had prolonged face-to-face contact with patients, often as caregivers. Patients are not infectious during the violent prostrating prodrome caused by intense viremia. The rare exceptions to this pattern include true airborne spread, and spread by aerosols created by shaking out heavily infected bedding. Vaccination of contacts within two or three days after exposure generally protects them and aborts the disease. Thus contacts must be identified quickly and vaccinated with good vaccine and vigorous technique. These epidemiologic facts led to the development of the surveillance and containment methodology, which became the main tool for the eradication program. This consisted of active search for patients, effective patient isolation, identification of their close contacts, vaccination of contacts, supervision of the contacts to immediately isolate them if they developed a fever, and if time and staff permitted identification of the contacts of contacts, the “second ring”. In the unlikely occurrence of a bioterrorist attack employing smallpox, surveillance and containment methods should be the mainstay of control efforts.
Metabolic pro ling of CSF from people suffering from Sporadic and LRRK2 Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study

Ali Yilmaz (  ali.yilmaz@beaumont.org ) Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Zafer Ugur Beaumont Health Ilyas Ustun DePaul University Ray O. Bahado-Singh Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Michael Maddens Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Jan O. Aasly Norsk Treteknisk Institutt Stewart F. Graham Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine