jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
The challenges of instructional leadership in Manitoba First Nations schools: an exploration of what principals have to say

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The focus of this study deals with the perceptions of principals employed by band-operated First Nations (FN) schools in Manitoba. The study explored their educational leadership, especially with respect to their ability to lead in the midst of numerous unique challenges. I argue that these challenges make it difficult for principals to devote sufficient time and energy to instructional leadership. A review of the relevant literature indicates that principals with positive instructional leadership practices can improve student achievement levels. I also argue that improved instructional leadership may result in higher graduation rates. High school graduation is a common indicator used to measure the success of FN schools. The 2004 Auditor General’s report estimated that it will take 27 years for FN school graduation rates to catch up to Canadian mainstream rates. Currently, FN schools in Manitoba are without the sort of legislative framework that is provided by the Manitoba Public Schools Act for provincial schools. While governments in British Columbia and Nova Scotia have adopted legislative frameworks for their FN schools, FN schools in other provinces have not benefited from similar legislation. Would a legislative framework in Manitoba’s First Nations schools provide the necessary conditions to exercise more effective instructional leadership for improved student learning? Western curricular frameworks currently dominate teaching and learning in FN schools. Would principals prefer a more culturally appropriate curriculum? Would such a curriculum improve student engagement and, ultimately, graduation rates in FN schools? A qualitative research methodology “to understand the meaning of events and interactions to ordinary people in particular situations” (Bogdan & Biklen, 2007, p. 25) was used to determine if and how the unique challenges faced by FN school principals affect their instructional leadership.
Energy injected by the sounds from the extra-symbolic in D.H. Lawrence’s “The Last Laugh”

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

D.H. Lawrence's "The Last Laugh" tells the story of two neurotic characters; Miss James, an hysteric whose position is characterized by a fundamental disgust to sexuality and whose deafness stands for her deafness to the demands of the patriarchal culture; and Marchbancks, an obsessive who is, on the contrary, captivated by jouissance. On a 4 snowy night they hear strange sounds and see strange visions. Despite their different positions to sexuality, these strange visual and auditory images work on them (but differently): The following morning Miss James starts to hear, which stands for a new position in the symbolic register, and Marchbancks dies. The text is highly rich in implications, thus, multilayered; therefore, a thematic reading of it fails to tease out the wider implications of Miss James's deafness and the significance of the strange sounds and her response to them. Focusing on only Miss James, I argue that the significance of her deafness and these sounds in this polyphonic text open itself out when it is read from a counter-Lacanian perspective. These strange sounds can be taken as resonances coming from the imaginary real in Lacanian terms. They lead her to a new space of signification, thus, "cure" her by injecting her a new kind of psychic energy. In this paper, I aim to come up with a counter-Lacanian reading of the text: borrowing terminology from Lacan but employing his concepts to decipher the de-phallologocentric feminine space of signification at the heart of the symbolic created by Miss James.
Skeletal Feature Compensation for Imitation Learning with Embodiment Mismatch

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Learning from demonstrations in the wild (e.g. YouTube videos) is a tantalizing goal in imitation learning. However, for this goal to be achieved, imitation learning algorithms must deal with the fact that the demonstrators and learners may have bodies that differ from one another. This condition -- "embodiment mismatch" -- is ignored by many recent imitation learning algorithms. Our proposed imitation learning technique, SILEM (\textbf{S}keletal feature compensation for \textbf{I}mitation \textbf{L}earning with \textbf{E}mbodiment \textbf{M}ismatch), addresses a particular type of embodiment mismatch by introducing a learned affine transform to compensate for differences in the skeletal features obtained from the learner and expert. We create toy domains based on PyBullet's HalfCheetah and Ant to assess SILEM's benefits for this type of embodiment mismatch. We also provide qualitative and quantitative results on more realistic problems -- teaching simulated humanoid agents, including Atlas from Boston Dynamics, to walk by observing human demonstrations.
Alternative Ways to Die5Epac1 deletion prevents cardiomyocyte apoptosis during ischemia/reperfusion6Subcellular redistribution of mitogen and stress activated kinase 1 (MSK1) contributes to protection against oxidative stress- induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes7Excessive ROS production in mitochondria switches off protective mitochondrial kinase signaling

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

<b>Introduction:</b> Early coronary reperfusion has been established as the best therapeutic strategy to limit infarct size and improve prognosis. Therefore, elucidating the mechanisms underlying cardiomyocyte death may yield novel therapeutic targets to limit ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury. I/R is accompanied and influenced by perturbations of the β-adrenergic receptor pathway which acts through cAMP dependent signaling cascade to modulate cardiac function and remodeling. <b>Purpose:</b> Although the involvement of the cAMP-binding protein Epac1 in cardiac hypertrophy and arrhythmia has been recently described, its role in I/R induced-cardiomyocyte death has not yet been investigated. <b>Methods:</b> Isolated adult cardiomyocytes from Epac1 knock-out (Epac1-/-) mice or wild-type (WT) littermates were exposed to hypoxia (HX) for 4h and 2h of reoxygenation period (HX+R). Cell death was determined by Trypan blue staining and LDH release. The mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening was monitored by the calcein loading CoCl(2)-quenching technique. The area at risk was examined by Evans blue and infarct size was evaluated by TTC staining. <b>Results:</b> Our data showed that HX+R-induced cardiomyocyte death were significantly prevented in adult cardiomyocytes isolated from Epac1-/- mice. In addition, we found that the increased expression of apoptotic markers (Bax, cleaved Caspase-9,Caspase-3) during HX+R conditions were also inhibited in Epac1-/- cardiomyocytes compared to WT cells. Interestingly, HX+R induced a decrease in calcein fluorescence corresponding to mPTP opening (56%±1.1 vs control cells set at 100%) in WT cardiomyocytes while genetic deletion of Epac1 prevented mPTP opening in HX+R conditions. Concomitantly, we found that the infarct size was significantly reduced in the Epac1-/- mice compared to the WT animals (53±4 % vs 33±4%, p<0.01) despite the same area at risk. <b>Conclusion:</b> Epac1 deletion confers resistance to I/R injury via the inhibition of a mitochondrial death signaling. Our study shed light the therapeutic potential of the inhibition of Epac1 and, the development of Epac1 inhibitors as new drugs to treat I/R injury.
Spiral-wound Module Nanofiltration of Surface River Water

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The performance of the nanofiltration of surface water, using a spiral-wound module, was accessed for the particular case of the Tagus River surface water collected at ca. 40 km of Lisbon (Portugal). The nanofiltration experiments were performed in the nanofiltration laboratory unit with a spiral wound module with 2.6 m 2 of membrane area (Filmtec NF2702540, DOW Chemical), for different transmembrane pressures, recirculation flow rates and water recovery rates. The permeate flux and the rejection coefficients of total organic carbon (TOC), adsorbable organic halogens (AOX) and inorganic ions were measured. The rejection coefficient of bivalent ions was in the range of 80-98% and for monovalent ions was in the range of 20-70%. The rejection coefficient increases with the transmembrane pressure and is not dependent on the water recovery rate, for the range of operating conditions investigated. The recirculation flow rate had almost no effect on the rejection coefficient of the ions, indicating that the concentration polarization was not severe. The NF process has a rejection of TOC higher than 80%, contributing to reduce strongly the formation of disinfection by-products precursors. The process is also adequate to remove partially the AOX from the surface water. Depending on the operating conditions, the rejection coefficient of AOX was in the range between 26% and 72% for transmembrane pressures higher than 400 kPa.
Contemporary and Early Reception and Criticism (to 1960)

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

It took some time for Mark Twain to be recognized as anything more than just another of the humorists of his time, although from the start, there were critics who recognized that he contained depth and substance that would make him last longer than his ephemeral comic peers. Significantly, William Dean Howells, writing in the influential Atlantic, saw in Twain an important writer to be reckoned with. The public were ahead of most critics in their appreciation of his work, and their letters to him bear witness to his power as a writer. In the early twentieth century, H. L. Mencken was a champion of Twain, although Twain received the same kind of backlash Howells received at the hands of a younger generation, notably Van Wyck Brooks, whose 1920 book The Ordeal of Mark Twain used crude Freudianism to argue that Twain was a comic genius who was censored and emasculated by William Dean Howells and by Twain's wife. In 1932, Bernard De Voto answered Brooks in Mark Twain's America, arguing for Twain's artistry and creative vitality. In many ways, their argument set the tone for Twain criticism, especially in the decades that followed, but continuing even today. In the 1940s and 1950s, Twain's critical reputation rose, with a number of important critics and scholars seeing in him greatness, elevating Mark Twain to the first rank of American writers.
AI-Powered Educational Technologies: Impacts on Curriculum Design and Implementation

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized various domains, and education is no exception. This review article explores the profound impact of AI-powered educational technologies on curriculum design and implementation. By examining advancements from 2013 to 2024, it highlights the ways AI facilitates personalized learning, automates administrative tasks, and supports adaptive curriculum frameworks. Drawing insights from over a decade of scholarly research, this paper identifies the benefits of AI integration, including enhanced engagement, real-time analytics, and curriculum adaptability. However, challenges such as data privacy concerns, ethical implications, and the digital divide remain critical barriers. The findings emphasize the necessity of a collaborative approach involving educators, technologists, and policymakers to ensure equitable access and meaningful implementation of AI tools in education. This paper concludes with actionable recommendations for leveraging AI to design curricula that prepare learners for an AIdriven future while addressing ethical and practical considerations.
HGRID: A self configuring Grid Resource Discovery

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Grid Resource Discovery Service is a fundamental problem that has been the focus of research in the recent past. We propose a scheme that presents essential characteristics for efficient, self-configuring and fault-tolerant resource discovery able to handle dynamic attributes such as memory capacity. Our approach consists of an overlay network with a hypercube topology connecting the grid nodes and a scalable, fault-tolerant, self-configuring search algorithm. By design, the algorithm improves the probability of reaching all working nodes in the system, even in the presence of non-alive nodes (inaccessible, crashed or nodes loaded by heavy traffic). We analyze the static resilience of the approach presented, which is the measure of how well the algorithm can discover resources without having to update the routing tables. The results show that the presented approach has significantly high static resilience.
SH1703740.08FU

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

UNITE provides a unified way for delimiting, identifying, communicating, and working with DNA-based Species Hypotheses (SH). All fungal ITS sequences in the international nucleotide sequence databases are clustered to approximately the species level by applying a set of dynamic distance values (<0.5 - 3.0%). All species hypotheses are given a unique, stable name in the form of a DOI, and their taxonomic and ecological annotations are verified through distributed, web-based third-party annotation efforts. SHs are connected to a taxon name and its classification as far as possible (phylum, class, order, etc.) by taking into account identifications for all sequences in the SH. An automatically or manually designated sequence is chosen to represent each such SH. These sequences are released (https://unite.ut.ee/repository.php) for use by the scientific community in, for example, local sequence similarity searches and next-generation sequencing analysis pipelines. The system and the data are updated automatically as the number of public fungal ITS sequences grows.
Technical Inefficiency in Rice Production and Its Relationship with Farm-Specific Socio-Economic Characteristics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

India is facing challenges to feed its growing population. It is estimated that about 260 million tonnes (MT) of foodgrains are to be produced annually by the year 2030 to meet the food requirements. Rice is one of the major foodgrain crops in India occupying 44.4 million ha. with a production of 84.9 MT. Inefficiency is the inability of the farmer to produce maximum possible output that can be produced by the resources available with him. The available evidence suggests that farmers in the developing countries fail to exploit full potential of a technology and/or make allocative errors (Tayler and Shonkwiler, 1986; Ali and Flinn, 1989; Kalirajan and Shand, 1989; Bravo-Ureta and Evenson, 1994; Banik, 1994; Shanmugam and Palanisami, 1994; Sharma and Datta, 1997; and Thomas and Sundaresan, 2000). Increasing the efficiency in production is one of the means through which output can be increased. It is a very important factor of productivity growth, especially in developing agricultural economies where resources are meager and opportunities for developing and adapting better technologies are less. Under these circumstances reducing the inefficiency is the best option to enhance productivity. An estimate on the extent of inefficiency can also help to decide whether to improve efficiency or to develop new technology to raise agricultural production. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature by quantifying technical inefficiency in rice production and investigating the influence of farm specific socio-economic characteristics on inefficiency.
Takeovers in Sweden : The Returns to Acquiring Firms

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

A takeover announcement does not necessarily mean good news for stockholders of the acquiring firm. In fact, for a majority of takeovers it means losses in share prices. Motives that can explain this trend are agency and hubris. This thesis is an event study of 28 acquir-ing firms in Sweden between the years 1997-2005, and the purpose is set to see whether stock prices are affected or not. This has been done by the help of the market model. The empirical results show that the takeovers are on average value decreasing operations which indicate that agency and hubris are the primary motives even though one can not for cer-tain exclude synergy.
Risk study on supply chain management in construction (Case study: Building projects in Indonesia)

Field: Decision Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract The concept of supply chain in construction is very influential on the improvement of projects performance. In outlining the problems in the supply chain, it need to be identified the risks therein related to the smoothness of the supply chain process. Risk is an event / uncertainty condition, when it happens may lead to positive or negative impact [1]. The purpose of this study are to determine the identification of risks on supply chain in construction projects, analyze the risks, and analyze the response of risks. Primary data obtained through a questionnaire and interview methods. Data processing method that used in this research were Promethee method for risk analysis, and descriptive statistical methods at risk response. From this research, it is known that the identification of risks at supply chain in construction projects can be seen from the potential failure of achievement of Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain Management (SCM). From risk analysis with Promethee method, it is known that the highest risk in SCM is the change of price from sub-contractors. Based on the analysis for risk response, it is known that the contractor has developed mitigation measures to risk response.
The Influence of the Myelin Basic Protein C8 Mutant on the Dynamics of Myelin Membranes

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

The dynamics of reconstituted myelin membranes were studied by$ackslash$nincoherent neutron scattering when the myelin basic protein was added.$ackslash$nThe mutant C8 has properties similar to the highly modified form seen in$ackslash$nMultiple Sclerosis patients and tends to bring the membrane in a more$ackslash$nflexible state. This might be an important element to shed light on the$ackslash$nassociated pathology.
Simultaneous Determination of Aconitine and Hypaconitine in Plasma and Urine by LC-MS/MS

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

OBJECTIVE To develop a LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous assay of aconitine and hypaconitine in human plasma and urine.METHODS Aconitine and hypaconitine were extracted with diethyl ether from human plasma and urine.The residues were separated on a Phenomenex Gemini C18 column(4.6 mm×150 mm,5 μm) with the mobile phase consisting of methanol-water with 0.1% formic acid(70∶30).The flow rate was 0.5 mL·min-1.API3200 triple-stage quadrupole mass spectrometer system equipped with an electrospray ionization source was used as the detector and operated in the positive ion mode.Mutiple reaction monitoring(MRM) using the precursor to product ion combinations of m/z 646.3→105.2 and m/z 616.3→105.2 was performed to detect aconitine and hypaconitine.RESULTS The linear ranges were 0.5-40 μg·L-1 for aconitine and 0.25-25 μg·L-1 for hypaconitine.The limits of quantification for aconitine and hypaconitine were found to be 0.5 and 0.25 μg·L-1,respectively.The average extraction recoveries ranged from 76.54% to 81.25% in urine and 73.22% to 80.31% in plasma.The intra-day and inter-day RSDs were less than 15%.CONCLUSION The method provides a sensitive,accurate,precise and reliable analytical procedure for clinical and toxicological monitoring of aconitine and hypaconitine in human plasma and urine.
The use of linguistic information in operational research

Field: Decision Sciences (Social Sciences)

The use of linguistic information has been applied successfully to many areas. In the literature, we can find three different linguistic computational models for representing linguistic information and defining linguistic aggregation operators. In this paper, we review the use of the linguistic information in different areas of operations research, such as decision-making, scheduling, management, etc. Finally, we make a comparative analysis of the results obtained by combining information using the different linguistic computational models in operations research problems.
Editors’ Note

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Employability, the subjective perception of the individual of his/her ability to obtain, keep a job or obtain a new one, has set itself as a performance indicator for higher education at the end of the last century. In particular, (a) the relevance of the relationships and connections between education and the labor market; and (b) the need to develop job-oriented skills in order to accompany individual transformation through rational, emotional, and learning dimensions in a lifelong perspective. In addition, the changes in cultural and economic contexts and globalization have accelerated the interest in professionalism, leading to employability. From an international perspective, the issue of employability is connected with political and educational strategies that institutions enact to foster the development of professional and continuous learning, as well, along with the modification of knowledge, teaching strategies, and curricula. Contributions collected in this issue propose interpretative frameworks, case studies and teaching practices centered on the category of employability, through which to reflect on the functions of higher education, and to support the educational and professional development of adults. Employability is a category for understanding the need of linking education and the labor market. Adult education and higher education are called upon to respond to the need of developing new competences to facilitate successful transitions between university and the labor world. \nAs co-editors of this volume, we take on the issue of setting the stage for discussions by authoring and co-authoring the first three articlearticles. The three main directions for employability are: as a category for fostering occupation, as a factor for designing teaching and learning practices and as a driver for promoting and integrating soft skills in higher education programs.
The Veil of Esteem

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This essay is the first of a three-part series entitled: The Veil of Esteem: On Seeing Oneself Being Seen. Inspired by Walter Benjamin's “reflection through vignette” method, I inquire into the notions and interconnections between memory and esteem. Esteem is the truth of oneself through the eyes of the other, and any truth of esteem must be told from the perspective of that other, through the spectating other. Thus, I find that any story of esteem is veiled. This first part, Fragment/Never Thinking of Tomorrow, interrogates the role of fiction as a necessary component of the practice of memorialization. The story is narrated not as a representation of a person or of people, but the discourse through which I have been lent her voice. I am the translator through which she is now speaking. The translator is the producer of the discourse that suffocates her and allows her to breathe in gasped breaths, the producer of the discourse that both takes away her voice and gives her voice. The second part of this series, Riddle and Accident, appears in Cultural Studies ⇔ Critical Methodologies Volume 12, Issue 2; the third part, A Loan, appears in Qualitative Inquiry Volume 18, Issue 4.