Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impacts of Peers’ Unethical Behavior on Employees’ Ethical Intention: Moderated Mediation by Machiavellian Orientation

Research suggests a direct negative relationship between peers&#8217; unethical behavior and employees&#8217; ethical intention. But several possible mechanisms might explain this relationship in more detail. For example, Machiavellianism is a personality trait characterized by interpersonal manipulation and the use of unethical means to achieve certain self&#8208;interested ends, whether useful or pleasant. This article adopts an Aristotelian understanding of philia, related to three goods on which human relationships rest: useful, pleasant, and honest. We propose that Machiavellianism, a self&#8208;interested, pragmatic personality orientation, might explicate the relationship between peers&#8217; unethical behavior and ethical intention. The results of a structural equation model applied to a sample of 436 banking employees in Spain reveals that Machiavellianism partially mediates the relationship between peers&#8217; unethical behavior and employees&#8217; ethical intention. We also find that with a greater level of peers&#8217; unethical behavior, the negative effect of Machiavellianism on ethical intention increases, and that when peers&#8217; unethical behavior is nonexistent, the negative effect of Machiavellianism on ethical intention disappears. These findings advance current literature by revealing that unethical peers can indirectly influence ethical intention, through shaping Machiavellianism. Our study is also the first to show that pairing high Machiavellians with ethical peers can help to cancel out the negative influence of Machiavellianism on ethical intention.
Enhancing Quality of Experience (QoE) assessment models for video applications

Video applications are becoming the key services in today's networks (both fixed networks and mobile networks). Consideration of video service quality has become essential to provide the end users with satisfying Quality of Experience (QoE). In order to evaluate and manage the video quality, methods for QoE assessment are desired to estimate the service quality perceived by the end users. In this paper, we study a number of existing objective quality assessment models for assessing the QoE of video applications, and compare their performance with simulations to find out their individual advantages and limitations to use in practice. To overcome the shortcomings of the existing models, this paper proposes an enhanced QoE model which considers a wide range of codec rates and video formats, and moreover considers the packet losses and video content dependence in quality assessment. Simulation results show that the proposed QoE model can be applied for evaluating the quality of different video sources in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, considering the lossy property of mobile networks. In addition to the objective QoE methods, we also plan to carry out subjective tests in the lab as well as in the real system for the subjective evoluation of QoE.
Will they end up doing what they like? the moderating role of the attitude towards entrepreneurship in the formation of entrepreneurial intentions

ABSTRACT When studying entrepreneur’s intentions, researchers have mainly relied on the theory of planned behaviour model developed by Ajzen (1991. “The Theory of Planned Behavior.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 50 (2): 179–211) which includes personal variables such as subjective norms, attitude and perception of behavioural control. However, it may be affected, mediated or moderated by other variables or situational factors that influence the relationships between these predictors and intention. The aim of the present study is to analyse the moderating effect of attitudes on the link between the perception of behavioural control and intentions. For this purpose, Partial Least Squares Structural Equations Modeling (PLS-SEM) were used in a sample of 654 last year students from an Spanish University. The results highlight the important role that attitudes play as moderator of business intentions, since the direct effect of perceived control behaviour on intentions increases as attitudes increase. It is also worthy to stress the positive effect that the learning process and subjective norms have on entrepreneurs perceived control behaviour.
Modeling Newspaper Information Workflow for Cross Media Publishing

During the past two decades computer technology has revolutionized newspaper production work. As technology for the distribution of journalistic information in various forms has become more easily available, and with the Internet and the World Wide Web’s introduction into companies and households, the tendency has been for the larger media organizations and companies to have several publication channels at their disposal. This study addresses the issue of implementing cross media publishing in newspaper organizations. More precisely this paper models the information workflow that must be supported by a newspaper in order to produce the news in multiple formats.
Engaging Nurses in Research for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Behavioral Health Intervention

Nurse involvement in research is essential to the expansion of nursing science and improved care for patients. The research participation challenges encountered by nurses providing direct care (direct care nurses) include balancing patient care demands with research, adjusting to fluctuating staff and patient volumes, working with interdisciplinary personnel, and feeling comfortable with their knowledge of the research process. The purpose of this paper is to describe efforts to engage nurses in research for the Stories and Music for Adolescent/Young Adult Resilience during Transplant (SMART) study. SMART was an NIH-funded, multisite, randomized, behavioral clinical trial of a music therapy intervention for adolescents/young adults (AYA) undergoing stem cell transplant for an oncology condition. The study was conducted at 8 sites by a large multidisciplinary team that included direct care nurses, advanced practice nurses, and nurse researchers, as well as board-certified music therapists, clinical research coordinators, and physicians. Efforts to include direct care nurses in the conduct of this study fostered mutual respect across disciplines in both academic and clinical settings.
International Journal of Modern Physics a C World Scientific Publishing Company

The form factors of the K + → γ transition are studied in the light-front quark model and chiral perturbation theory of O(p 6). The decay spectrum of K + → e + νeγ, dominated by the structure dependent contribution, is illustrated in both models. It is known that the decay of K + → e + ν e γ receives two types of contributions: " inner bremsstrahlung " (IB) and " structure-dependent " (SD) 1,2. The former is helicity suppressed and contains the electromagnetic coupling constant α, while the latter gives the dominant contribution to the decay rate as it is free of the helicity suppression. In the standard model (SM), the decay amplitude of the SD part involves vector and axial-vector hadronic currents, which can be parametrized in terms of the vector form factor F V and axial-vector form factor F A , respectively. However, the experimental determinations on these form factors are poorly given and model-dependent 3,4,5. In particular, the experimental results on the decay rate of K + → e + ν e γ in Ref. 3,4,5 were based on the assumption of F V and F A being some constant values in the chiral perturbation theory (ChPT) at O(p 4) 6. In the ongoing data analysis of the E949 experiment at BNL, more precision measurements on the decay of K + → e + ν e γ are expected 7 and thus, the model-independent extractions of the SD form factors are possible. Theoretical calculations of F V and F A in the K + → γ transition have been previously done in the ChPT at O(p 4) 6 and O(p 6) 8,9 as ell as the light-front quark model (LFQM) 10. However, the results have not been fully applied to the decay of K + → e + ν e γ yet. In this talk, we will present our recent results 11 on the transition form factors of K + → γ in the ChPT of O(p 6) and light-front quark model (LFQM). We will show the spectrum of the differential decay branching ratio of K
The β-lactam antibiotic ceftriaxone as a treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss of dopamine (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra. The most effective treatment is DA replacement therapy using the DA precursor L-DOPA, which can unfortunately often result in L-DOPAinduced dyskinesia (LID). Animal studies in hemi-Parkinsonian rats have shown glutamatergic NMDA receptor antagonists to be effective in treating both PD symptoms and LID. However, the cognitive side effects prevent these drugs from passing clinical trials. Upregulation of GLT-1, the primary glutamate transporter that removes glutamate from the synapse, could be an alternative to direct receptor antagonism. The β-lactam antibiotic ceftriaxone has been shown to substantially increase GLT-1 protein expression and activity in the brain without side effects. In Experiment 1 it was found that sub-chronic injections of 100 mg/kg ceftriaxone in unilaterally 6OHDA-lesioned rats caused a 44% increase in impaired forepaw stepping, a measure of bradykinesia, that lasted at least 30 days after the last ceftriaxone injection. In Experiment 2, subchronic injections of 50 mg/kg ceftriaxone resulted in a 41% increase in impaired forepaw stepping that was found to be equivalent to that produced by 10 mg/kg L-DOPA. However unlike ceftriaxone, treatment with L-DOPA resulted in the development of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia. Ceftriaxone was able to slow the development of LID, but not decrease the expression of pre-established LID. Indicating that the effects of ceftriaxone on forepaw stepping were due to enhanced GLT-1 function, injections of the selective GLT-1 inhibitor, dihydrokainate (DHK) reduced the improvement in stepping produced by ceftriaxone. Collectively, these data indicate that ceftriaxone may be a superior treatment for Parkinson’s disease than L-DOPA.
Bank Capital, Asset Prices and Monetary Policy

We study a general equilibrium model in which informational frictions impede entrepreneurs' ability to borrow and banks' ability to intermediate funds. These financial market frictions are embedded in an otherwise-standard dynamic New Keynesian model. We find that exogenous shocks have an amplified and more persistent effect on output and investment, relative to the case of perfect capital markets. The chief contribution of the paper is to analyse how these financial sector imperfections - in particular, those relating to the banking sector - modify our understanding of optimal monetary policy. Our main finding is that optimal monetary policy tolerates only a very small amount of inflation volatility. Given that similar results have been reported for models that abstract from banks, we conclude that assigning a non-trivial role for banks need not materially affect the properties of optimal monetary policy.
An association of IgG anti-laminin-1 autoantibodies with endometriosis in infertile patients.

BACKGROUND Laminin-1, a multifunctional glycoprotein of the basement membrane, is thought to be important in embryogenesis, embryonic implantation, and placentation. We recently showed that serum IgG anti-laminin-1 autoantibodies (auto-Abs) are associated with recurrent first-trimester miscarriages. The present study assessed the clinical significance of anti-laminin-1 Abs with infertility, accompanied with or without endometriosis. METHODS Sixty-eight infertile patients who underwent laparoscopy or laparotomy and 39 healthy non-pregnant women were tested for IgG anti-laminin-1 Abs. The association between the Abs and endometriosis was analysed. The presence of laminin-1 mRNA was detected in endometriotic lesions. RESULTS Twenty infertile patients were positive for anti-laminin-1 Abs. The Ab levels in those patients were significantly higher than those in healthy non-pregnant women (P = 0.0005). The presence of the Abs was significantly associated with endometriosis in those patients (P = 0.0096). The Abs recognized a particular domain, i.e., the laminin-alpha1 chain G domain. mRNA encoding laminin-alpha1, -beta1, and -gamma1 chains was expressed in 90% of endometriotic lesions. CONCLUSIONS IgG anti-laminin-1 Abs were significantly associated with endometriosis in infertile patients. The Abs might be clinically important in the development of autoimmune-mediated reproductive failures and the assessment of the Abs may provide a novel non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis.
The conserved AAA-ATPase Msp1 confers organelle specificity to tail-anchored proteins

Significance Membrane protein targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes, and mitochondria requires specialized machinery to ensure the appropriate localization of proteins, which is important for defining organelle identity. Additional specificity is provided by sensing and degrading proteins that are mistargeted to an inappropriate compartment. One class of membrane proteins, which contain a hydrophobic segment at their extreme C terminus (called tail-anchored proteins), are prone to be mistargeted; however, how cells cope with this burden is unknown. In this work, we identify a conserved ATPase of the outer mitochondrial membrane, Msp1, which we propose functions as an extraction engine to remove and initiate degradation of an inappropriately targeted tail-anchored protein. In this way, Msp1 serves to enhance the fidelity of protein localization. The accuracy of tail-anchored (TA) protein targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) depends on the Guided Entry of Tail-Anchored (Get) protein targeting machinery. The fate of TA proteins that become inappropriately inserted into other organelles, such as mitochondria, is unknown. Here, we identify Msp1, a conserved, membrane-anchored AAA-ATPase (ATPase associated with a variety of cellular activities) that localizes to mitochondria and peroxisomes, as a critical factor in a quality control pathway that senses and degrades TA proteins mistargeted to the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM). Pex15 is normally targeted by the Get pathway to the ER, from where it travels to peroxisomes. Loss of Msp1 or loss of the Get pathway results in the redistribution of Pex15 to mitochondria. Cells lacking both a functional Get pathway and Msp1 accumulate increased amounts of Pex15 on the OMM and display severely dysfunctional mitochondrial morphology. In addition, Msp1 binds and promotes the turnover of a Pex15 mutant that is misdirected to the OMM. Our data suggest that Msp1 functions in local organelle surveillance by extracting mistargeted proteins, ensuring the fidelity of organelle specific-localization of TA proteins.
Something’s Going on Here: Psychological Predictors of Belief in Conspiracy Theories

Research on individual-difference factors predicting belief in conspiracy theories has proceeded along several independent lines that converge on a profile of conspiracy believers as individuals who are relatively untrusting, ideologically eccentric, concerned about personal safety, and prone to perceiving agency in actions and profundity in bullshit. The present research represents the first attempt at an integrative approach to testing the independent contributions of these diverse factors to conspiratorial thinking. Two studies (N = 1,253) found that schizotypy, dangerous-world beliefs, and bullshit receptivity independently and additively predict endorsement of generic (i.e., nonpartisan) conspiracy beliefs. Results suggest that “hyperactive” agency detection and political orientation (and related variables) might also play a role. The studies found no effects of situational threats (mortality salience or a sense of powerlessness) – though it remains to be seen whether real-world instantiations of situational threats might move some people to seek refuge in conspiratorial ideation.
Time Warp state restoration via delta encoding

Optimistic simulation yields impressive performance gains for many models. State saving is a quick way to provide the rollback mechanism required for this approach, but it has some drawbacks: it may not handle models with massive states or be able to support memory-constrained systems. This work presents a novel approach to state saving by storing only the relative changes caused by an event. Compressing these deltas allows retaining a greater number of noncommitted events and allows Time Warp to further exploit parallelism in a window less constrained by memory limitations. By compressing the data, we realize greater returns in performance and avoid memory limitations on event / state sizes. Compression ratios over 200 are observed; and, despite chosen pathological conditions, state restoration is fast and efficient. Runtimes are often faster using delta encoding than are their conservative counterparts, without the need for complex reverse code or large memory consumption.
Earprint: Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emission for Biometrics

Biometrics is attracting increasing attention in privacy and security concerned issues, such as access control and remote financial transaction. However, advanced forgery and spoofing techniques are threatening the reliability of conventional biometric modalities. This has been motivating our investigation of a novel yet promising modality transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE), which is an acoustic response generated from cochlea after a click stimulus. Unlike conventional modalities that are easily accessible or captured, TEOAE is naturally immune to replay and falsification attacks as a physiological outcome from human auditory system. In this paper, we resort to wavelet analysis to derive the time-frequency representation of such nonstationary signal, which reveals individual uniqueness and long-term reproducibility. A machine learning technique linear discriminant analysis is subsequently utilized to reduce intrasubject variability and further capture intersubject differentiation features. Considering practical application, we also introduce a complete framework of the biometric system in both verification and identification modes. Comparative experiments on a TEOAE data set of biometric setting show the merits of the proposed method. Performance is further improved with fusion of information from both ears.
The Efficacy and Safety of Entecavir and Interferon Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Meta-Analysis

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of entecavir (ETV) and interferon (IFN) combination therapy in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) mono-infection via a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). All eligible RCTs evaluating combination therapy for treating CHB were identified from nine electronic databases. A meta-analysis was performed in accordance with the Cochrane Systemic Review handbook. Eleven trials encompassing 1010 participants were included in this meta-analysis. It showed that at 12 and ≥ 96 weeks of therapy, the combination of ETV and IFN was not better than ETV in improving the undetectable HBV DNA (12 weeks: RR=1.12, 95% CI=0.88-1.42; ≥ 96 weeks: RR = 0.64, 95% CI=0.21-1.98, respectively) and HBeAg seroconversion rates (12 weeks: RR=1.35, 95% CI=0.60-3.04; ≥ 96 weeks: RR=1.36, 95% CI=0.75-2.64, respectively). But at 48 weeks of therapy and approximately 2 years of follow up, combination therapy was superior to ETV in improving the undetectable HBV DNA (48 weeks: RR=1.46, 95% CI=1.13-1.90; follow up: RR=2.20, 95% CI=1.26-3.81, respectively) and HBeAg seroconversion rates (48 weeks: RR=1.82, 95% CI=1.44-2.30; follow up: RR=1.92, 95% CI=1.19-3.11, respectively). When compared to IFN group, at 24 and 48 weeks of therapy, combination group showed a greater undetectable HBV DNA (24 weeks: RR=2.14, 95% CI=1.59-2.89; 48 weeks: RR=2.28, 95% CI=1.54-3.37, respectively) and ALT normalization rate (24 weeks: RR=1.56, 95% CI= 1.24-1.96; 48 weeks: RR=1.55, 95% CI = 1.16-2.07, respectively). At 48 weeks of therapy, combination group achieved a greater HBeAg seroconversion rate than IFN (48 weeks: RR=1.58, 95% CI=1.24-2.00). No significant differences were observed in the side effects of the three therapies. So we can conclude that ETV and IFN combination therapy is more effective than ETV or IFN mono-therapy in CHB treatment. ETV, IFN, and the combination of the two are safe in CHB treatment.
Systematic Molecular Differentiation in Starless Cores

We present evidence that low-mass starless cores, the simplest units of star formation, are systematically differentiated in their chemical composition. Some molecules, including CO and CS, almost vanish near the core centers, where the abundance decreases by at least 1 or 2 orders of magnitude with respect to the value in the outer core. At the same time, the N2H+ molecule has a constant abundance, and the fraction of NH3 increases toward the core center. Our conclusions are based on a systematic study of five mostly round starless cores (L1498, L1495, L1400K, L1517B, and L1544), which we have mapped in C18O (1-0), CS (2-1), N2H+ (1-0), NH3 (1, 1) and (2, 2), and the 1.2 mm continuum [complemented with C17O (1-0) and C34S (2-1) data for some systems]. For each core we have built a spherically symmetric model in which the density is derived from the 1.2 mm continuum, the kinetic temperature is derived from NH3, and the abundance of each molecule is derived using a Monte Carlo radiative transfer code, which simultaneously fits the shape of the central spectrum and the radial profile of integrated intensity. Regarding the cores for which we have C17O (1-0) and C34S (2-1) data, the model fits these observations automatically when the standard isotopomer ratio is assumed. As a result of this modeling, we also find that the gas kinetic temperature in each core is constant at approximately 10 K. In agreement with previous work, we find that if the dust temperature is also constant, then the density profiles are centrally flattened, and we can model them with a single analytic expression. We also find that for each core the turbulent line width seems constant in the inner 0.1 pc. The very strong abundance drop of CO and CS toward the center of each core is naturally explained by the depletion of these molecules onto dust grains at densities of (2-6) × 104 cm-3. N2H+ seems unaffected by this process up to densities of several times 105 cm-3, or even 106 cm-3, while the NH3 abundance may be enhanced by its lack of depletion and by reactions triggered by the disappearance of CO from the gas phase. With the help of the Monte Carlo modeling, we show that chemical differentiation automatically explains the discrepancy between the sizes of CS and NH3 maps, a problem that has remained unexplained for more than a decade. Our models, in addition, show that a combination of radiative transfer effects can give rise to the previously observed discrepancy in the line width of these two tracers. Although this discrepancy has been traditionally interpreted as resulting from a systematic increase of the turbulent line width with radius, our models show that it can arise in conditions of constant gas turbulence.