Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The predictive strength of career decision making difficulties on high school students’ career maturity according to their levels of locus of controlLise öğrencilerinin denetim odaklarına göre mesleki olgunluklarının kariyer karar verme güçlüklerini yordama gücü

The aim of this study is to examine how career maturity levels of high school students predict their career desicion-making difficulties according to their locus of control. The sample consisted of 562 (321 female, 241 male) students from 4 different High Schools affiliated with the ministry of national education in city center of Adana province. In the study, Career Decision Difficulties Questionnaire which was developed by Gati and Saka (2001) and adapted to Turkish by Bacanlı (2008), Rotter’s Internal and External Locus of Control Scale developed by Rotter (1966) and adapted to Turkish by Dağ (1991; 2002) and Career Maturity Scale developed by Kuzgun and Bacanlı (2005) were used. The pearson moment product correlation coefficient technique was used for the analysis of the relationship between variables Regression analysis was used for the power to predict career desicion making difficulties scores of career maturity of students with internal and external locus of control. According to the findings, career maturity predicts career desicion-making difficulties and its subscales. In addition, the level of career maturity of the students with internal locus of control has reached the level of career decision making difficulties more than the students with external locus of control. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı, lise öğrencilerinin denetim odaklarına göre mesleki olgunluk düzeylerinin kariyer karar verme güçlüklerini ne kadar yordadığını incelemektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu dört farklı anadolu lisesinde öğrenim gören 321’i kız ve 241’i erkek olmak üzere toplam 562 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada Gati ve Saka (2001) tarafından geliştirilen ve Bacanlı (2008) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Kariyer Karar Verme Güçlükleri Ölçeği, Rotter (1966) tarafından geliştirilen ve Dağ (1991;2002) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Rotter’in İç-Dış Kontrol Odağı Ölçeği ve Kuzgun ve Bacanlı (2005) tarafından geliştirilen Mesleki Olgunluk Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkinin analizi için pearson momentler çarpım korelasyon katsayısı tekniği, iç ve dış denetimli öğrencilerin mesleki olgunluklarının kariyer karar verme güçlükleri puanlarını yordama gücü için ise regresyon analizi ile hesaplanmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre mesleki olgunluk, kariyer karar verme güçlüklerinin toplam puan ve alt boyutlarını yordamaktadır. Ayrıca iç denetimli öğrencilerin mesleki olgunluk düzeyi kariyer karar verme güçlükleri düzeyini dış denetimli olanlara göre daha fazla yordadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
The Impact of Public Pension on Household Consumption: Evidence from China’s Survey Data

It is of vital importance to examine the relationship between pensions and household consumption/saving because this forms a link between social policy and economic development. Based on theories of absolute income, permanent income, and the life-cycle hypothesis, this paper constructs panel data models to investigate the effect of public pension participation and benefit level on household consumption. Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011 and 2013 survey data shows that, compared with those not covered by any public pension program, individuals enrolled in the public pension system tend to consume more within respective income-quantile groups. Moreover, for the retired population, we found lower income groups have a higher marginal propensity to consume than higher income groups. In other words, lower income groups are likely to spend a higher proportion of any increase in pension benefit on consumption than higher income groups. To achieve a virtuous cycle between public pension, household consumption, and economic growth and, thus, a social-economically sustainable development, we suggest that China’s pension system should be extended to cover all in the lowest income group, and the benefit level should be increased gradually to secure a stable expectation for the future and motivate current consumption.
Epidermal growth factor receptor expression in pre-invasive and early invasive bronchial lesions

The 1999 World Health Organization/International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer histological classification of preneoplastic bronchial lesions has been shown to be reproducible but little is known about its biological significance. The current study evaluated the correspondence between the morphological changes of the bronchial epithelium and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) expression. Thirteen normal bronchial epithelia, 19 hyperplasia, 16 metaplasia, 10 mild dysplasia, one moderate dysplasia, 10 severe dysplasia (SD), 14 carcinoma in situ (CIS) and 11 microinvasive tumours were assessed. A global EGF-R score obtained by the sum of the positivity score plus the EGF-R staining intensity score was calculated for each lesion. A global EGF-R score of >5 was reached only in one metaplasia, in six SD, in six CIS and in six microinvasive tumours. There was no difference in EGF-R expression between normal, hyperplastic and metaplastic epithelia versus mild dysplasia or between severe dysplasia versus CIS and microinvasive tumours but there was a statistically significant difference between mild versus severe dysplasia. This study demonstrates that epidermal growth factor receptor expression rate changes with the stage of the bronchial lesion, increasing from normal epithelium to carcinoma in situ and microinvasive tumours with a statistically significant difference between mild versus severe dysplasia.
WORKPLACE OSTRACISM AS A PREDICTOR OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND EMPLOYEE TURNOVER- EVIDENCE FROM THE BANKING SECTOR

Workplace ostracism has been identified as a separate entity from workplace harassment. Practised through banishing the target from a social group and social interaction, workplace ostracism is probable to have negative impact on the employees. Though different from harassment, it is equally destructive when it comes to the workplace environment. It manifests itself in a number of forms not only at individual level but also at the organizational level. This paper aims to explore the effects of ostracism on employee behaviour in terms of their performance and turnover. Testing the study in the banking sector, the results suggest that ostracism adversely affects employee performance. Similarly, the former leads to high turnover trend. Statistical significance has been found in the inverse relationship between workplace ostracism and employee performance; and workplace ostracism and employee turnover. The study makes a significant contribution towards the literature on Workplace Ostracism, as it examines the effect of workplace ostracism on two of the key performance indicators i.e. Performance and Turnover. The study will also provide managers with insight on the construct of ostracism will enlighten them about the costs associated with the presence of ostracism in the workplace in terms of employee performance & employee turnover.
An Examination of Staff Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Professional Learning Community Model: A Multiple Case Study Design.

This qualitative multiple case study sought to understand staff members’ perceptions of the components of an effective and sustainable professional learning community. The Professional Learning Community Assessment questionnaire and interviews were the instruments utilized to attain data. The study’s results allowed the researcher to identify areas of strength and areas of weakness that were integral aspects of each learning community’s operation. Specifically, the study included 22 participants across three middle school study sites. There were 12 key findings that emerged from the data across the three study locations. The findings revealed the need for regular collaboration, supportive leadership practices, a clear vision and a distinct set of values to guide learning community members. Additionally, the findings highlighted the beneficial aspects of professional learning communities but revealed the need for refinement related to adequate meeting time, supportive structures, and planning. Future research should be conducted across a longer time period with a larger sample size to ascertain if the findings are similar to those that arose from this research. Finally, a recommendation of adding an evaluative component to the learning community was made. This will enable school administrators to regularly monitor the progress of the PLC. This study will support positive change and will provide valuable data that can be utilized at each of the study sites to promote a school culture of collaboration, academic success, and collegiality. This research may potentially result in a more well-organized learning environment. The findings may serve as the impetus for sustained change and an atmosphere that influences teacher and student learning. Document Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Education (EdD) Department Education First Supervisor Jeff Wallis Second Supervisor Janice Kelly Subject Categories Education This dissertation is available at Fisher Digital Publications: https://fisherpub.sjfc. edu/education_etd/371 An Examination of Staff Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Professional Learning Community Model: A Multiple Case Study Design
Making news funny: Differences in news framing between journalists and comedians

Classic agenda setting and news framing research focuses on traditional media actors: journalists, political figures, professional communicators. However, the personalization of politics and journalism, as well as the rise of social media, is creating new spaces for other actors, like comedians. In the separation of vertical media (media which are still aiming for a wide audience with content of general relevance) and horizontal media (more specific media actors building a community around the content they produce), comedians can be considered actors in horizontal media, who help provide the community agenda. This study compares how comedians in horizontal media frame news and current affairs with how journalists in vertical media frame similar news. The study is performed via a quantitative content analysis of Swedish political comedy and traditional Swedish news coverage, with a focus on the emerging podcast medium. It shows that the comedic framing is dramatically more personal and emotional. It is also more thematic and more often on a societal level, while the journalistic news framing is more episodic and on an individual level. The comedic framing is also more focused on issues of political figures and processes, more negative, and more inclusive of different types of societal actors when compared to the news reporting of vertical media.
Chiral unitary approach to S -wave meson baryon scattering in the strangeness S = 0 sector

We study the S-wave interaction of mesons with baryons in the strangeness S=0 sector in a coupled channel unitary approach. The basic dynamics is drawn from the lowest order meson baryon chiral Lagrangians. Small modifications inspired by models with explicit vector meson exchange in the t-channel are also considered. In addition the pi pi N channel is included and shown to have an important repercussion in the results, particularly in the isospin 3/2 sector.
The age of onset of cannabis use and executive function.

This thesis explored the association between cannabis use and executive function, with a specific focus on the age of onset of cannabis use. Previous research has provided some preliminary evidence that early onset cannabis use, namely cannabis initiation during the early teenage years or younger, is associated with greater cognitive deficits than later onset use. The first study within this thesis included a large battery of validated neuropsychological tasks administered to cannabis users, controls and tobacco using controls to compare executive function performance. This approach found several cognitive domains in which cannabis users performed at significantly lower levels than the two controls groups. Further analyses showed that the early onset cannabis users (16 years) when compared to the control groups. While the early onset hypothesis did not explain all of the deficits in the cannabis using groups there was a clear pattern for early onset users to be impaired at a greater level on some tests. In particular, it appeared that the cannabis-related deficits were more pronounced on tests which required visual scanning, set switching abilities and visuo-motor coordination. While the visuo-motor deficits were quite clear, it could not be determined if visual scanning deficits were explaining the performance deficits on the set switching task.Subsequently an eye-tracking study was conducted to investigate the age of onset of cannabis use effects on visual scanning and set switching processes. This study suggested that visual scanning was impaired while set switching processes remained intact in cannabis users. Furthermore, this study found some support of an age of onset effect; two of the dependent variables showed evidence of greater impairments among early onset cannabis users relative to the other groups.In addition this thesis includes a large scale survey which assessed lifestyle predictors of the age of onset of cannabis use. Two lifestyle factors were highly associated with executive function abilities - other drug use and educational achievement - were predictors of the age of onset of cannabis use. As the two quasi-experimental studies controlled for these two variables, in addition to other confounding variables, it is unlikely they were explaining the pattern of deficits reported.Based on data presented here and supported by existing multidisciplinary research, it is argued that the relationship between cannabis use and cognition reported in this thesis is causal. While cannabis may have a causal impact on cognitive performance, such as visual search and visuo-motor coordination, the cannabis users still performed at a "normal" level. The severity of cognitive impairments does appear to be mediated by early onset cannabis use, however not all cognitive processes appear to be at risk for these greater impairments. Findings may indicate a developmental vulnerability to cannabis use.
The 3D Structure of the Galactic Bulge

Abstract We review the observational evidences concerning the three-dimensional structure of the Galactic bulge. Although the inner few kpc of our Galaxy are normally referred to as the bulge, all the observations demonstrate that this region is dominated by a bar, i.e., the bulge is a bar. The bar has a boxy/peanut (X-shaped) structure in its outer regions, while it seems to become less and less elongated in its innermost region. A thinner and longer structure departing from the main bar has also been found, although the observational evidences that support the scenario of two separate structures has been recently challenged. Metal-poor stars ([Fe/H] ≲ −0.5 dex) trace a different structure, and also have different kinematics.
The Hsp90 chaperone controls the biogenesis of L7Ae RNPs through conserved machinery

RNA-binding proteins of the L7Ae family are at the heart of many essential ribonucleoproteins (RNPs), including box C/D and H/ACA small nucleolar RNPs, U4 small nuclear RNP, telomerase, and messenger RNPs coding for selenoproteins. In this study, we show that Nufip and its yeast homologue Rsa1 are key components of the machinery that assembles these RNPs. We observed that Rsa1 and Nufip bind several L7Ae proteins and tether them to other core proteins in the immature particles. Surprisingly, Rsa1 and Nufip also link assembling RNPs with the AAA + adenosine triphosphatases hRvb1 and hRvb2 and with the Hsp90 chaperone through two conserved adaptors, Tah1/hSpagh and Pih1. Inhibition of Hsp90 in human cells prevents the accumulation of U3, U4, and telomerase RNAs and decreases the levels of newly synthesized hNop58, hNHP2, 15.5K, and SBP2. Thus, Hsp90 may control the folding of these proteins during the formation of new RNPs. This suggests that Hsp90 functions as a master regulator of cell proliferation by allowing simultaneous control of cell signaling and cell growth.
Input-to-state stabilizability of quantized linear control systems under feedback dropouts

This paper studies the input-to-state stabilizability of quantized linear control systems with external noise under feedback dropouts. A vector of feedback measurements is quantized prior to being transmitted over a communication channel. The transmitted data may be dropped by the channel. The channel dropouts are governed by a stationary model, which is quite general to include many realistic dropout models. This paper derives a lower bound on the constant bit rates which can almost surely stabilize the system in the input-to-state sense under the given dropout condition. A dynamic quantization policy is shown to be able to stabilize the system at that lower rate bound. So the minimum constant stabilizing bit rate has be obtained. The achieved theoretical results are also verified through an example.
Self-Esteem and Tendency of Bullying among Primary School Children

In this exploratory research, a mixed method research design was used to understand how primary school children perceive bullying behaviour and to uncover the extent of self-esteem on their bullying experiences. Two hundred and eighty participants took part in a survey of their bullying behaviour and self-esteem. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 6 children. Survey findings indicated that higher self-esteem leads to higher bullying behaviour. Further analyses within sub-samples defined by gender and ethnic subgroups revealed that there are differences in bullying behaviour across subgroups. In addition, qualitative interviews yielded three key themes including (i) physical and verbal bullying, (ii) relational bullying, and (iii) gender-based bullying.
Bevacizumab with preoperative chemotherapy versus preoperative chemotherapy alone for colorectal cancer liver metastases

AbstractThis study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab plus preoperative chemotherapy as first-line treatment for liver-only metastatic colorectal cancer in Chinese patients compared with those of preoperative chemotherapy alone.Patients with histologically confirmed liver-only metastatic colorectal cancer were sequentially reviewed, and received either preoperative chemotherapy plus bevacizumab (bevacizumab group, n = 32) or preoperative chemotherapy alone (chemotherapy group, n = 57). Progression-free survival, response rate, liver resection rate, conversion rate, and safety were analyzed.With median follow-up of 28.7 months, progression-free survival was 10.9 months (95% confidence interval: 8.7–13.1 months) in bevacizumab group and 9.9 months (95% confidence interval: 6.8–13.1 months) in chemotherapy group (P = 0.472). Response rates were 59.4% in bevacizumab group and 38.6% in chemotherapy group (P = 0.059). Overall liver resection (R0, R1, and R2) rate was 68.8% in bevacizumab group and 54.4% in chemotherapy group (P = 0.185). Conversion rate was 51.9% in bevacizumab group and 40.4% in chemotherapy group (P = 0.341). No postoperative complication was observed in all patients.Bevacizumab plus preoperative chemotherapy as first-line treatment for liver-only metastatic colorectal cancer tends to achieve better clinical benefit with controllable safety in Chinese patients.
Fluctuating Asymmetry of Craniological Features of Small Mammals as a Reflection of Heterogeneity of Natural Populations

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in nine species of small mammals (Insectivora and Rodentia) was estimated using 10 cranial features (foramina for nerves and blood vessels). The main criterion was the occurrence of the fluctuating asymmetry manifestations (OFAM). A total of 2300 skulls collected in the taiga and forest-tundra of Yakutia (Northeast Asia) were examined. The examined species are characterized by comparable OFAM values in the vast territories of the taiga zone; on the ecological periphery of the range an increased FA level is registered. Asymmetric manifestations in analyzed features are equally likely to occur in males and females. OFAM values in juveniles are higher than in adults; this difference is more pronounced on the periphery of the geographic range. Among juveniles, lower FA levels are observed in individuals that have bred. It can be surmised that the risk of elimination of individuals with high FA levels increases in stressful periods (active reproduction and winter). In conditions that are close to optimal, populations demonstrate relatively homogeneous FA levels, while on the periphery of the area an increase in occurrence of disturbances in developmental stability is observed, which leads, on one hand, to higher average FA for the population and, on the other hand, to heterogeneity of the population in this parameter.
Methylophiopogonanone A Protects against Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury and Attenuates Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption In Vitro

Methylophiopogonanone A (MO-A), an active homoisoflavonoid of the Chinese herb Ophiopogon japonicus which has been shown to have protective effects on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, has been demonstrated to have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties. However, little is known about its role in cerebral I/R injury. Therefore, in this study, by using a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and reperfusion rat model, the effect of MO-A on cerebral I/R injury was examined. The results showed that MO-A treatment reduced infarct volume and brain edema, improved neurological deficit scores, reversed animal body weight decreases, and increased animal survival time in the stroke groups. Western blotting showed that MO-A suppressed MMP-9, but restored the expression of claudin-3 and claudin-5. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy were monitored to determine the blood–brain barrier (BBB) alterations in vitro. The results showed that MO-A markedly attenuated BBB damage in vitro. Additionally, MO-A inhibited ROS production in ECs and MMP-9 release in differentiated THP-1 cells in vitro, and suppressed ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression in ECs and leukocyte/EC adhesion. In conclusion, our data indicate that MO-A has therapeutic potential against cerebral I/R injury through its ability to attenuate BBB disruption by regulating the expression of MMP-9 and tight junction proteins.
Uncovering Cloaking Web Pages with Hybrid Detection Approaches

Web search cloaking, used by spammers for the purpose of increasing the visiting rates of their website, is a challenging spamming technique to search engines. Existing cloaking detection systems have some shortcomings: the accuracy of their algorithms is not high enough, the types of cloaking techniques that be detected are limited. In this paper, we present a new system to attack these two problems. To improve the detection accuracy, our algorithm combines text, tag and URL based method. For the purpose of detecting more types of cloaking techniques, our system works as follows: driving a real browser to execute scripts in web pages, crawl a page for the second time by modifying the referrer field of our HTTP headers, obtaining search engine's cached page for further comparison. We apply our system to 104,800 URLs extracted from Yahoo. Results show that our system can gain a high accuracy: precision at 94.52% and recall at 98.57%. More types of cloaking techniques are successfully detected by our system.
Dark Side of the Moon

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