jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Sex offenders in community corrections : policy and practice in British Columbia

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

b . I b-The dramatic increase of sex offences in British Columbia threatens public safety. Heightened public pressure has been placed on corrections to develop effective management for sex offenders in the community. There are a few studies focusing on the effectiveness of community-based treatment initiatives. However, few d d i e s have examined the response of the community corrections in British Columbia to sex offenders. 1 This thesis explores the management policies and operational practices utilized for sex offenders on probation in British Columbia. A qualitative research method is used involving interviews with policy-makers in charge of sex offender policies and sex offender specialists (probation officers), as well as people who are working for victimsof-crime organizations and citizen groups in British Columbia. According to the findings, while in the 1980s sex offender supervision practices were developed based on the increased knowledge about sex offenders and treatment (i.e., the relapse prevention approach), in the. 1990s the sex offender policies in British Columbia were formulated to respond to the public's and victims' demands for increased community safety. Recently, the formalization of supervision and intrusion into the life of offenders have increased. Sex offender policies in British Columbia are implemented with more emphasis on the goals of offender control and public safety than on the goal of offender rehabilitation. These policies are based on the assumption that thcre is no cure e for sex offenders, but that such behaviour can be managed through efficient risk management in the community. However, some difficulties were pointed out with translating these policies into actions. Treatment opportunities were not provided for sex offenders as much as home visits and liaisons with the local police. There were few . networks for solving problems in the community. and for helping victims. Community members presented a variety of critical views of the sex offender poiicies and practices. The study concludes that the sex offender policies and practices in British C Columbia are based on the traditional offender-focused paradigm and function as a punitive approach against the backdrop of retributive political climates. Finally, the
Assessment of Potential Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) (Family: Lycanidae) Reintroduction Sites in Ontario, Canada

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract Although species reintroduction is useful as both an integral part and a performance indicator of habitat restoration, it is not a risk‐free process. Evaluation of potential reintroduction sites is often crucially important in reducing chances of failure. Despite its importance, there is no standard way to do so. This study applied a systematic scheme to evaluate five potential reintroduction sites for the endangered Karner Blue butterfly ( Lycaeides melissa samuelis Nabokov) in Ontario, Canada, by looking at both biotic and abiotic aspects. Field data were collected in 2003 from these sites, and three potential founder butterfly sites in the United States. We used data collected from the U.S. sites to determine the minimum standards for ecological requirements of the Karner Blue. Data from the Ontario sites were then compared against these standards. The results show that all five potential reintroduction sites are of lower quality, at least in certain aspects, compared with the three potential founder butterfly sites. This implies that success is not guaranteed if the Karner Blue is reintroduced into these sites under current habitat conditions. Further site restoration is required and should focus on the shortcomings identified for individual sites in this study. The lessons from this study are useful for potential reintroduction site assessment in other restoration projects because they reveal whether the sites are ready for species reintroduction and, if not, how they need to be improved.
Effects of Aircraft Motion on Passengers' Comfort Ratings and Response Times

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Comfort ratings and response times for changes in the experienced level of comfort were examined in 20 subjects using the NASA Flight Research Center's Jetstar aircraft modified to carry the GPAS system (General Purpose Airborne Simulator). Data were obtained for each of the subjects during two runs of 10 1-min. flight segments. In general, as the magnitude of aircraft motion increased in either the vertical or transverse (lateral) directions, there was an increase in feelings of discomfort and a decrease in response times to those changes. These results suggest parallels between the large body of laboratory data on human reaction time and that collected in this field study on response times to changes in ride comfort.
One-shot Learning for Channel Estimation in Massive MIMO Systems

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

In conventional supervised deep learning based channel estimation algorithms, a large number of training samples are required for offline training. However, in practical communication systems, it is difficult to obtain channel samples for every signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Furthermore, the generalization ability of these deep neural networks (DNN) is typically poor. In this work, we propose a one-shot self-supervised learning framework for channel estimation in multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems. The required number of samples for offline training is small and our approach can be directly deployed to adapt to variable channels. Our framework consists of a traditional channel estimation module and a denoising module. The denoising module is designed based on the one-shot learning method Self2Self and employs Bernoulli sampling to generate training labels. Besides,we further utilize a blind spot strategy and dropout technique to avoid overfitting. Simulation results show that the performance of the proposed one-shot self-supervised learning method is very close to the supervised learning approach while obtaining improved generalization ability for different channel environments.
Provider supply and access to primary care

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Abstract Resource‐constrained delivery systems often have access issues, causing patients to wait a long time to see a provider. We develop theoretical and empirical models of wait times and apply them to primary care delivery by the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Using instrumental variables to handle simultaneity issues, we estimate the effect of clinician supply on new patient wait times. We find that it has a sizable impact. A 10% increase in capacity reduces wait times by 2.1%. Wait times are also associated with clinician productivity, scheduling protocols, and patient access to alternative sources of care. The VHA has adopted our models to identify underserved areas as specified by the MISSION Act of 2018.
Modified Course of T. congolense Infection in Mice Given Diets with Milk Casein

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

In February, 1952, mice which had been fed on diets with different amounts of milk caseip as protein were inoculated with Trypaniosoma congolense (Busimbi strain).Contrary to expectation, blood films from the animals failed to reveal trypanosomes and the mice did not die.This phenomenon was so unexpected that it was further studied with a range of diets as described in this paper.The results of two further experiments confirmed the original observation and showed that the unexpected result might be attributed to a change of diet.In the absence of fuller investigation the results were not published.However, since they show a close analogy with the findings of Maegraith, Deegan, and Jones (1952) of the suppression of Plasinodium berghei infection in rats fed on milk diets, it now seems desir- able to give a brief account of the experiments with trypanosomes.Five diets were tested: (1) Rowett Research Institute Stock Diet No. 86 (Howie, 1951).This is a cubed diet of a mixture of natural foods giving good growth and breeding performance.(2) Diet containing 30% casein.(3) Diet containing 20% casein.(4) Diet containing 10% casein. (5)Stock diet of bread soaked in milk daily, with a handful of oats weekly.The percentage composition of diets 1-4 is given in Table I.
INTEGRATING THE STANDARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL, QUALITY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

マネジメントシステム (以下MS) 規格の多様化・細分化に伴い, 環境マネジメントシステム (以下EMS) を運用する際にも, 並行する品質や労働安全衛生のMSとの関係性・整合性を鑑みることが重要となるなど, MS規格の統合が課題となっている. こうした課題を受け, BSI (英国規格協会) がMSを統合するIMS (Integrated Management System) を規格化するなど, MSのあり方としてIMSが脚光を浴びている. 本研究では, 規格統合化も含めたMS規格の今後のあり方を検討するための基礎的な知見を得る二とを目的として, MSの発展段階に関する理論的な検討と国内企業に対する実態調査を行った. 研究の結果として, 統合MSに必要な1) 構成要素, 2) 導入に至るインセンティブ, 3) 導入によるメリット及びデメリットを明らかにした.
Implementation of Emotional Model of Software Robot Using the Sensor Modules for External Environments

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Recently, studying on modeling the emotion of a robot has become issued among fields of a humanoid robot and an interaction of human and robot. Especially, modeling of the motivation, the emotion, the behavior. and so on, in the robot, is hard and need to make efforts to use ow originality. In this paper, new modeling using mathematical formulations to represent the emotion and the behavior selection is proposed for the software robot with virtual sensor modules. Various points which affect six emotional states such as happy or sad are formulated as simple exponential equations with various parameters. There are several experiments with seven external sensor inputs from virtual environment and human to evaluate this modeling.
In Vitro Effect of Estradiol, Progesterone, Testosterone, and of Combined Estradiol/Progestins on Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Oxidation in Postmenopausal Women

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Objective One of the mechanisms currently proposed to explain the cardioprotective effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the antioxidative property of estrogens. Considering that HRT involves the administration of an estrogen, usually combined with a progestin and sometimes with an androgen, we investigated the following in vitro: (1) the effect of estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone on the oxidation of low density lipoprotein; (2) the possible pro-oxidative effect of progesterone and testosterone on native low density lipoprotein; and (3) the possible modification of the antioxidant effect of estradiol on low density lipoprotein induced by progestins. Design Low density lipoprotein was isolated from blood samples obtained from 20 untreated postmenopausal women and divided in multiple aliquots, each containing 0.5 mg LDL protein. In Protocol 1 (n = 10) different doses of estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone ranging from 0 to 26 μg/ml were tested inducing oxidation with 15 μM copper sulfate. In Protocol 2 (n = 6) we studied the rate of oxidation of low density lipoprotein incubated with progesterone or testosterone without any oxidative induction. In Protocol 3 (n = 10) we studied the concomitant effect of 15 μM estradiol with four separate progestins (progesterone, medroxyprogesterone acetate, norethindrone, and norgestrel) in different doses (0, 5, 15, and 50 μM). After incubation for 4 h at 37°C, malonaldehyde was measured as a marker of low density lipoprotein oxidation. The results were expressed in mean ± SD. Results Protocol 1: Estradiol induced a dose-dependent decrease in malonaldehyde generation, from a baseline of 61.8 ± 30.2 nmol/mg protein to 11.6 ± 7.1 nmol/mg protein at the highest dose of estradiol tested (p < 0.0001). Progesterone or testosterone did not modify malonaldehyde generation. Protocol 2: Progesterone and testosterone did not show pro-oxidative action. Protocol 3: Estradiol 15 μM alone induced a 35% decrease in malonaldehyde generation, from a baseline of 75.4 ± 25.4 to 49.3 ± 18.8 nmol/mg protein (p < 0.0001). Norgestrel and norethindrone did not modify the antioxidant effect of estradiol (p > 0.05). Progesterone and medroxyprogesterone acetate induced a further reduction of malonaldehyde concentration to 37.2 ± 20.8 and 38.6 ± 18.2 nmol/mg protein, only at the highest dose tested (p < 0.02 and p < 0.01, respectively). Conclusions Our results demonstrate that, in contrast with the potent antioxidant effect of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone did not show any pro- or antioxidant effect on low density lipoprotein in vitro. Furthermore, progestins did not counteract the antioxidant effect of estradiol in vitro.
Chitosan/gelatin porous bone scaffolds made by crosslinking treatment and freeze‐drying technology: Effects of crosslinking durations on the porous structure, compressive strength, and in vitro cytotoxicity

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

ABSTRACT In this study, freezing was used to separate a solute (polymer) and solvent (deionized water). The polymer in the ice crystals was then crosslinked with solvents, and this diminished the linear pores to form a porous structure. Gelatin and chitosan were blended and frozen, after which crosslinking agents were added, and the whole was frozen again and then freeze‐dried to form chitosan/gelatin porous bone scaffolds. Stereomicroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, compressive strength testing, porosity testing, in vitro biocompatibility, and cytotoxicity were used to evaluate the properties of the bone scaffolds. The test results show that both crosslinking agents, glutaraldehyde (GA) and 1‐ethyl‐3‐(3‐dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide, were able to form a porous structure. In addition, the compressive strength increased as a result of the increased crosslinking time. However, the porosity and cell viability were not correlated with the crosslinking times. The optimal porous and interconnected pore structure occurred when the bone scaffolds were crosslinked with GA for 20 min. It was proven that crosslinking the frozen polymers successfully resulted in a division of the linear pores, and this resulted in interconnected multiple pores and a compressively strong structure. The 48‐h cytotoxicity did not affect the cell viability. This study successfully produced chitosan/gelatin porous materials for biomaterials application. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132 , 41851.
Finding the self in mind: Vermeer and reflective function

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Abstract The concept of mentalization (Fonagy, Steele, Moran, Steele, & Higgitt, 1991 Fonagy, P., Steele, H., Moran, G., Steele, M. and Higgitt, A. 1991. The capacity for understanding mental states: The reflective self in parent and child and its significance of security of attachment. Infant Mental Health Journal, 13: 201–218. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) has been used to describe the way in which the child's ability to understand his own and others' minds crucially depends on the developmental opportunity to recognize himself as represented in the mind of another. Within the context of a case presented for supervision, this paper discusses the importance of mentalization or ‘reflective function’ in the development of the psychological self, drawing on recent attachment-related research. Peter Webber's film Girl with a Pearl Earring is also presented and discussed as illustration of the psychotherapeutic significance of searching for the individual's inner psychological potential.
Competitive spreading of different ideas : a simulation study

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Competitions between different ideas widely exist in social systems. In this dissertation, we study on spreading dynamics of multiple competing ideas in complex networks, mainly by conducting extensive simulations on a few popular synthetic network models. Specifically, we introduce an S-I-H model where individuals holding an idea may lose the enthusiasm and capabilities to spread out the idea after a certain period of time, while they may still keep certain levels of resistances to other ideas. It is interesting to evaluate whether and how the reduced enthusiasm/capability of idea spreading after the enthusiastic time may affect system dynamics. We also assess the effects of a few factors, e.g., transmissibility and resistance levels, initial infection size, etc., by testing on some different cases with different parameter values. A few interesting observations have been made.
Comparative Study of Ogee and Stepped Spillway for Enhancement of Energy Dissipation

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Stepped spillway is one of the oldest drop structures used in the construction of small dams Because of its simple form, its effectiveness as an energy dissipater. With this in regard the project aims to present the hydraulic design of stepped spillway for Ungated Garudeshwar Weir located at 12.10 km downstream of Sardar Sarovar Dam which is analyzed and modeled on Ansys 19.0 software. The proposed flow over the dam is analyzed for ogee spillways, results will be presented through this paper. The present discharge and the downstream velocities are obtained from the concerned authorities, which are validated through the model proposed in this paper. Primarily ANSYS models are developed for 8, 10 and 12 no’s of steps to study the characteristics of flow that will be achieved and the velocity calculations will be recorded. Depending on the no of steps and the energy dissipation achieved relationship is achieved for the flow pattern and recommendations are proposed. The findings of the study shows that the model investigated showed approximately the same downstream velocities as it is observed on the actual dam site. Thus, this study will serve as a reference for the researches to study the characteristics of flow, the velocities of the flow etc. through Ansys software.
Pharmacokinetics of magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate after a single and multiple intravenous dose in healthy volunteers

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

AIM: To study the pharmacokinetics of magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate (MgIG), which was diluted by 5 % glucose injection in a total volume of 250 mL, after a single and multiple intravenous dose in 10 healthy volunteers. METHODS: MgIG 100 mg once daily for 9 d in the multiple-dose regiment. Plasma MgIG concentrations are measured using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Waters HPLC instrument was used with the Hypersil ODS2 C18 (5 μm, 300 mm×4.6 mm) column. The mobile phase was composed of 0.23 mol·L -1 phosphate buffer (pH=7.4)∶acetonitrile (79∶21). Flow rate was 1.0 mL·min -1 and column temperature was maintained at 40 °C. The UV detector was set at 250 nm. The concentration-time curves of MgIG were fitted to a two-compartment open model. RESULTS: The pharmacokinetic parameters obtained from the single-dose study were as follows: c max=(29±s 4) mg·L -1;t 12α= (1.72±0.27) h;t 12α=(23±3) h and AUC 0-72= (448±75) mg·h·L -1. The steady-state pharmacokinetic parameters were: c ss min=(13±3) mg·L -1; c ss max= (42±6) mg·L -1;c av=(21±4) mg·L -1; t 12α=(1.6±0.4) h;t 12β=(24±4) h and AUC ss 0-24= (513±108) mg·h·L -1. CONCLUSION:The distribution and elimination rate of MgIG were not changed after multiple intravenous administration.
Parametric Urban Comfort Envelope An Approach Toward A Responsive Sustainable Urban Morphology

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

By taking advantage of computer-s processing power, an unlimited number of variations and parameters in both spatial and environmental can be provided while following the same set of rules and constraints. This paper focuses on using the tools of parametric urbanism towards a more responsive environmental and sustainable urban morphology. It presents an understanding to Parametric Urban Comfort Envelope (PUCE) as an interactive computational assessment urban model. In addition, it investigates the applicability potentials of this model to generate an optimized urban form to Borg El Arab city (a new Egyptian Community) concerning the human comfort values specially wind and solar envelopes. Finally, this paper utilizes its application outcomes -both visual and numerical- to extend the designer-s limitations by decrease the concern of controlling and manipulation of geometry, and increase the designer-s awareness about the various potentials of using the parametric tools to create relationships that generate multiple geometric alternatives.
Studies in Turkish Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

1. Introduction (by Slobin, Dan I.) 2. Turkish (by Underhill, Robert) 3. Bibliography of Modern Linguistic Work on Turkish (by Underhill, Robert) 4. Impersonal Passives and the ArAk Construction in Turkish (by Biktimir, Tuvana) 5. Monoclausal Double Passives in Turkish (by Ozkaragoz, Inci) 6. Lexical Causatives in Turkish (by Knecht, Laura) 7. The Unmarked Sentential Subject Constraint in Turkish (by Sezer, Engin) 8. Habits and Abilities in Turkish (by Savasir, Iskender) 9. Definiteness and Referentiality in Turkish Verbal Sentences (by Dede, Muserref) 10. Definiteness and Referentiality in Turkish Nonverbal Sentences (by Tura, Sabahat Sansa) 11. Topic Switching and Pronominal Subjects in Turkish (by Enc, Murvet) 12. Pronominal versus Zero Representation of Anaphora in Turkish (by Taylan, Eser Erguvanli) 13. Semantic Effects of Word Order in Complex Sentences (by Kuruoglu, Guliz) 14. The Acquisition of Past Reference in Turkish (by Koc, Ayhan Aksu) 15. The Significance of Word Order in the Acquisition of Turkish (by Ekmekci, F. Ozden) 16. The acquisition and use of Relative Clauses in Turkic and Indo-European Languages (by Slobin, Dan I.) 17. Name Index 18. Subject Index
Model Pengawasan Pembiayaan di BMT Mujahidin Pontianak

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

This research uses descriptive analysis method which aims to 1) know anddescribe the system of distribution of the finance products at the BMTMujahidin in the fiscal year 2009­2011; 2) know and explain the financingimplementation at the BMT Mujahidin Pontianak in the fiscal year 2009­2011.Results of the study were: KSU BMT Mujahidin was the same as other Shariahfinancial institutions, namely the financing run through a series of proceduressystematically arranged in part involving the marketing, financing, andmanagers has been quite effective. The manager accepted the proposalsanalyzed them and if approved will sign it. Supervision of the financing was done in three categories, first by doing active field supervision; Second by doing administrative supervision starting from the time of the filing process by way of checking the completeness of requirements until the reimbursement; third by helping the customer to identify the problems that will arise as early as possible in case of trouble and the BMT Mujahidin will participate in finding a solution for the customer.