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Endothelial Cell Activation after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

OBJECTIVE Evidence from animal experiments suggests that endothelial cell activation plays a pathogenetic role in the development of cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). We measured plasma concentrations of two markers of endothelial cell activation, i.e., ED1-fibronectin (ED1-fn) and von Willebrand factor (vWf), among patients with aneurysmal SAH. We analyzed the relationships of concentrations to initial clinical conditions, treatment modalities, and the occurrence of delayed cerebral ischemia. METHODS We collected 123 blood samples from 27 patients with aneurysmal SAH. Aneurysms were treated surgically in 19 cases, were treated endovascularly in 7 cases, and remained untreated in 1 case. Twelve patients developed symptomatic delayed cerebral ischemia. RESULTS Initial concentrations of ED1-fn (4.3 ± 3.7 &mgr;g/ml) and vWf (17.8 ± 8.2 &mgr;g/ml) were higher than the reference values (ED1-fn, 1.7 ± 0.9 &mgr;g/ml, P < 0.001; vWf, 11.5 ± 5.2 &mgr;g/ml, P = 0.003). Concentrations were higher among patients in poor clinical condition at admission, compared with patients in good clinical condition (mean difference, ED1-fn, 5.7 &mgr;g/ml, P = 0.04; vWf, 10.4 &mgr;g/ml, P = 0.02). Levels of both markers increased significantly after surgery (mean increase, ED1-fn, 7.5 &mgr;g/ml, P = 0.01; vWf, 13.2 &mgr;g/ml, P = 0.05) and after ischemic episodes (mean increase, ED1-fn, 8.3 &mgr;g/ml, P = 0.02; vWf, 5.0 &mgr;g/ml, P = 0.04). CONCLUSION Plasma concentrations of markers of endothelial cell activation were increased early after SAH and were significantly associated with the clinical condition at admission. We also observed a significant increase in concentrations after surgery and after ischemic episodes. Whether endothelial cell activation is a causal or indirectly related factor in the pathogenesis of delayed cerebral ischemia after SAH is still uncertain.
The Moderating Role of Ethical Climate on Salesperson Propensity to Leave

Recruiting and retaining high-performing salespeople are two of the most difficult tasks facing sales managers today. Yet researchers have observed inconclusive results for many factors theorized to lead to turnover, raising the question of possible moderating factors. In this paper, we consider ethical climate and the potential for a moderating relationship for ethical climate on factors linked to turnover. Results of a study of 130 salespeople in various industries indicate that ethical climate moderates the influence of performance on intentions to leave, with higher-performing salespeople reporting greater intentions to leave in the lower ethical climate condition. Differences for other variables have implications for previously inconsistent results.
Bronchogenic carcinoma in olmsted county, 1935–1979

The incidence rates of bronchogenic carcinoma based upon 414 cases that occurred in Olmsted County, Minnesota, over a period of 45 years are described. Histologic preparations were available for 97% of cases and were reviewed by one pathologist. The overall average annual age‐adjusted rates per 100,000 person‐years for the most recent 5 years were 45.6 and 14.0 for men and women, respectively. Squamous cell carcinoma was most common among men and adenocarcinoma was the most common cell type among women. Incidence rates for women have risen to approximately those of men 30 years ago, whereas the incidence for men in the last 5 years has ceased to increase. Age‐specific rates show increases for women in all age groups 55 years and older, and for men 65 years and older, whereas the incidence in men younger than 65 years has declined. Survival for 5 years is best for women for all cell types except small cell carcinoma, and is essentially unchanged from the earlier 40‐year report.
User Transparent Data and Task Parallel Multimedia Computing with Pyxis-DT

The research area of Multimedia Content Analysis (MMCA) considers all aspects of the automated extraction of knowledge from multimedia archives and data streams. To satisfy the increasing computational demands of emerging MMCA problems, there is an urgent need to apply High Performance Computing (HPC) techniques. However, as most MMCA researchers are not also HPC experts, in the field there is a demand~for~programming models and tools that are both efficient and easy~to~use. Today several user transparent library-based parallelization tools exist that aim to satisfy both these requirements. Such tools generally use a data parallel approach in which data structures (e.g. video frames) are scattered among the available nodes in a compute cluster. However, for certain MMCA applications a data parallel approach induces intensive communication, which significantly decreases performance. In these situations, we can benefit from applying alternative approaches. This paper presents Pyxis-DT: a user transparent parallel programming model for MMCA applications that employs both data and task parallelism. Hybrid parallel execution is obtained by run-time construction and execution of a task graph consisting of strictly defined building block operations. Each of these building block operations can be executed in data parallel fashion. Results show that for realistic MMCA applications the concurrent use of data and task parallelism can significantly improve performance compared to using either approach in isolation.
Four Generations of Nurse Theorists in the U.S.

Since the academic era of U.S. nursing started in the mid 1950s different questions and answers regarding nursing as an independent discipline is posed. The first theorists wanted to separate nursing from medicine, later theorists asked questions about nursing theory, and the essence and substance of nursing. The aim of this article is to describe the questions and answers directed by four generations of U.S. nurse theorists. The article gives an overview of how the theorists connected to each others' thoughts for the identification and development of nursing domain. The theorists' influence in the Nordic countries is mentioned. An assumption of practice discipline as being more than science, and including art, crafts, science, history and philosophy of nursing, is presented. The importance of the four generations of theories for nursing as a practice discipline is discussed. It is concluded that all four generations of theories have had importance for nursing as a practice discipline, and that much of nursing's theoretical thinking has been studied during the four generations. It is however, an ebb in nursing knowledge concerning environment. Future studies are suggested to challenge this ebb.
Humor and Affective Consequences of a Stressful Task

Abstract This study addressed the combined effects of trait humor and a humorous situation designed to generate mirth on affective consequences following anagram tasks inducing either low or high stress, and differences between men and women. The results revealed an overall greater benefit from viewing a humorous video versus a nonhumorous video with reduction in state anxiety and improvement in positive affect under both low and high stress. However, an interaction with gender indicated women benefiting more from the humorous condition under low stress and men benefiting more under high stress. At low trait humor, significantly lower state anxiety existed for those experiencing high stress and viewing a humorous versus nonhumorous video; no significant difference for type of video existed at high trait humor. Finally, a significant negative relationship existed between trait humor and anxiety for highly stressed women regardless of video viewed, no significant relationship was obtained for men. Results w.
Theory and Research

The practice of individual assessment has been moving toward the empirically derived Cattell–Horn–Carroll (CHC) theory of intellectual ability, which offers a hierarchical taxonomy of cognitive abilities. Current assessment tools provide varying adherence to operationalizing CHC theory, making clinical inference difficult. Expert consensus explicating the factors of contemporary tests has proven to be valuable by showing the promise of using a multifactorial assessment of intellectual abilities. The Weiss et al. (2013) articles in this special issue represent the next evolution of this approach by providing empirical research detailing the test factors of the popular Wechsler tests, so that practitioners using those tests can base their clinical inferences on an evidence-based understanding of their measurement tools.
UNITN: Training Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Twitter Sentiment Classification

This paper describes our deep learning system for sentiment analysis of tweets. The main contribution of this work is a process to initialize the parameter weights of the convolutional neural network, which is crucial to train an accurate model while avoiding the need to inject any additional features. Briefly, we use an unsupervised neural language model to initialize word embeddings that are further tuned by our deep learning model on a distant supervised corpus. At a final stage, the pre-trained parameters of the network are used to initialize the model which is then trained on the supervised training data from Semeval-2015. According to results on the official test sets, our model ranks 1st in the phrase-level subtask A (among 11 teams) and 2nd on the messagelevel subtask B (among 40 teams). Interestingly, computing an average rank over all six test sets (official and five progress test sets) puts our system 1st in both subtasks A and B.
Risks for Efficiency: Comprehensive Reform of Direct Regulation

Alternative models of regulatory decision making/legislative choice are presented and evaluated. A limited rationality model oriented to the common good is proposed as more complete and no less accurate than any of the more cynical alternatives. The implication of this model is that many inefficient regulatory policies are mistakes and that under specified conditions these mistakes can be avoided or corrected.
Why Organizations Fail: Models and Cases

Organizations fail due to incentive problems (agents do not want to act in the organization's interests) and bounded rationality problems (agents do not have the necessary information to do so). This survey uses recent advances in organizational economics to illuminate organizational failures along these two dimensions. We combine reviews of the literature with simple models and case discussions. Specifically, we consider failures related to short-termism and the allocation of authority, both of which are instances of "multitasking problems"; communication failures in the presence of both soft and hard information due to incentive misalignments; resistance to change due to vested interests and rigid cultures; and failures related to the allocation of talent and miscommunication due to bounded rationality. We find that the organizational economics literature provides parsimonious explanations for a large range of economically significant failures. ( JEL D21, D23, D82, D83, M10)
MEDIA LEAFLET, VIDEO DAN PENGETAHUAN SISWA SD TENTANG BAHAYA MEROKOK (Studi pada Siswa SDN 78 Sabrang Lor Mojosongo Surakarta)

Merokok merupakan kegiatan yang sering kita jumpai di masyarakat. Meskipun sebagian besar masyarakat mengetahui bahaya merokok, namun kebiasaan merokok tetap banyak dilakukan di masyarakat. Bahkan telah merambah ke siswa sekolah dasar. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh media leaflet dengan video terhadap pengetahuan siswa SDN 78 Sabrang Lor Mojosongo tentang bahaya merokok. Jenis penelitian ini adalah eksperimen, dengan rancangan penelitian pretest and posttest without control group design. Sampel sebanyak 96 siswa kelas V dan VI SD Sabrang Lor Mojosongo yang ditentukan dengan tehnik total sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai pre test pengetahuan siswa SD pada kelompok leaflet sebagian besar, yaitu 30 orang (62,5%) dalam kategori baik dan pada kelompok video sebagian besar, yaitu 33 siswa (68,8%) dalam kategori cukup. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan ada pengaruh penggunaan media leaflet (p= 0,000≤ α=0,05) namun tidak ada pengaruh penggunaan media video (p= 0,328> α=0,05) terhadap pengetahuan siswa SDN 78 Sabrang Lor Mojosongo tentang bahaya merokok. Sehingga dapat dikatakan media leaflet lebih efektif dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa SD tentang bahaya merokok dibandingkan video. Smoking is an activity that often be done by society. Although almost human know the negative effect of cigarette, but they still have cigarette smoking habit. In fact, the habit have cut down to students in elementary school. The aim of the research was to know the influence of health education with leaflet and film toward elementary school Sabrang Lor student’s knowledge about the negative effect of smoking. The study was experimental with pretest and posttest without control group design. Sample were 96 Sabrang Lor elementary school students that was given by total sampling technique. The result of the study showed, before intervention in leaflet group, the score of student’s knowledge majority was in good category= 30 students (62,5%) and in film group majority in enough category= 33 students (68,8%). After intervention, the score increased, in leaflet group there were 8 Students to be good category and in film group there were 3 students to be enough category. The conclu-sion of the research was : leaflet is more effective to increase the knowledge of Sabrang Lor elementary school students about the dangerous of smoking than film media.
The Incremental Validity of Perceived Goal Congruence

Person–organization (P–O) fit has attracted much attention as an important workplace and career variable, but there is little consensus regarding conceptualization, operationalization, and the criteria used to measure it. Values congruence, personality congruence, knowledge–skills–abilities, and goal congruence are recognized as separate aspects of P–O fit, and have been identified as predictors of work attitudes and behaviors. The present study reports on the development and initial validation of a perceived goal congruence scale that can be used to measure perceptions of similarity between employee and organizational goals, which has not been studied previously. Initial items were administered to 895 employees of a manufacturing company in Indonesia. Exploratory factor analyses identified a single factor, which was confirmed on a holdout sample using confirmatory factor analysis. Construct validity was demonstrated by testing correlations between the new scale and attitudinal variables of job satisfaction, intention to quit, and organizational commitment. Structural validity was demonstrated by showing that perceived goal congruence was independent from, and explained additional variance over and above, the other measures of fit.
Methamphetamine use and depressive symptoms among heterosexual men and women

This study investigated the relationship between intensity of methamphetamine use and depressive symptoms in a sample of 182 heterosexually identified methamphetamine users. Perceived stigma and social and health problems were hypothesized as potential mediators of the relationship between methamphetamine use and depressive symptoms. Forty per cent of the sample met criteria for moderate to severe depression. As hypothesized, the greater the intensity of methamphetamine use, the higher the levels of depressive symptoms. Results of the mediation analyses failed to identify mediating effects for stigma, social problems or health problems. However, perceived stigma had a significant positive direct effect on depressive symptoms. Gender, age and marital status also predicted higher levels of depression. This research suggests the need for drug treatment programmes to: (1) identify and treat depressive symptoms among methamphetamine users; and (2) address social and psychological issues, such as perceived stigma, in an effort to decrease depressive symptomatology and ultimately enhance programme effectiveness.
Female and male usage of pragmatic expressions in same-sex and mixed-sex interaction

ABSTRACT The present study focuses on the use of the three pragmatic expressions (you know, you see, and I mean) by female and male British English speakers. The aim of the study is two-fold: first, to establish actual differences in usage between men and women over a number of functions of the three pragmatic expressions; second, to find out whether such differences could be correlated to same-sex as opposed to mixed-sex interaction. The results of my investigation show that there are gender-specific differences in the use of pragmatic expressions. Some of the more salient differences were that the women tended to use pragmatic expressions between complete propositions to connect consecutive arguments, whereas the men preferred to use them either as attention-drawing devices or to signal repair work. The two groups also showed differences from the point of view of absolute frequencies, so that, generally speaking, the men used the expressions about 25% more often than the women and in some contexts up to twice as much. The results also point to the use of pragmatic expressions being largely dependent on whether the conversation takes place in a same-sex or in a mixed-sex environment, so that they tend to be used more sparingly in mixed-sex as compared to same-sex interaction.
A Nested Case-Control Study of Leukemia Mortality and Ionizing Radiation at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Abstract Kubale, T. L. , Daniels, R. D. , Yiin, J. H. , Couch, J., Schubauer-Berigan, M. K. , Kinnes, G. H. , Silver, S. R. , Nowlin, S. J. and Chen, P. A Nested Case-Control Study of Leukemia Mortality and Ionizing Radiation at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Radiat. Res. 164, 810–819 (2005). A nested case-control study using conditional logistic regression was conducted to evaluate the exposure–response relationship between external ionizing radiation exposure and leukemia mortality among civilian workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), Kittery, Maine. The PNS civilian workers received occupational radiation exposure while performing construction, overhaul, repair and refueling activities on nuclear-powered submarines. The study age-matched 115 leukemia deaths with 460 controls selected from a cohort of 37,853 civilian workers employed at PNS between 1952 and 1992. In addition to radiation doses received in the workplace, a secondary analysis incorporating doses from work-related medical X rays and other occupational radiation exposures was conducted. A significant positive association was found between leukemia mortality and external radiation exposure, adjusting for gender, radiation worker status, and solvent exposure duration (OR = 1.08 at 10 mSv of exposure; 95% CI = 1.01, 1.16). Solvent exposure (including benzene and carbon tetrachloride) was also significantly associated with leukemia mortality adjusting for radiation dose, radiation worker status, and gender. Incorporating doses from work-related medical X rays did not change the estimated leukemia risk per unit of dose.
Definitions of occupational balance and their coverage by instruments

Introduction Occupational balance is an important and widely used concept in occupational therapy and occupational science. There is, however, not one unified definition in use, but several different ones, and thus instruments that measure the concept in research studies are diverse as well. Consequently, it is unclear how instruments and definitions correspond. The purpose of this study was to examine the coverage of occupational balance definitions by occupational balance instruments. Method Within a mixed-methods design we conducted a qualitative and quantitative content analysis of definitions and items of existing instruments. Definitions and items were extracted from articles identified in a systematic literature search. The extent of congruence and coverage between definitions and instruments was examined. Results The definitions used in 47 articles were structured into 19 categories. The categories which were found in most definitions were a balance of ‘various occupational patterns and areas’ (42; 89%) and ‘occupational accomplishment, performance, roles and responsibilities’ (35; 75%); 20 instruments were explored. Together they covered 16 (84%) of the 19 categories. Conclusion Knowing which instruments cover which dimensions of occupational balance can support occupational therapists, other health professionals and health researchers in their selection of an instrument to measure occupational balance.
Extending the demands‐control model: A daily diary study of job characteristics, work‐family conflict and work‐family facilitation

Using personal digital assistants, 91 parents employed in non-professional occupations were surveyed for 14 consecutive days about their job characteristics and work-family experiences. We found significant daily variation in work-to-family conflict (WFC) and work-to-family facilitation (WFF) that was predictable from daily job characteristics. Higher levels of WFC were associated with greater job demands and control at work. Contrary to the demands-control model (Karasek, 1979), these two job characteristics interacted such that the relationship between demands and WFC was stronger when control was high. We also found that demands were negatively related and control and skill level positively related to WFF. The results suggest ways in which jobs may be redesigned to enhance individuals' work-family experiences.
Combinatorial Analysis of Secretory Immunoglobulin A (sIgA) Expression in Plants

Delivery of secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) to mucosal surfaces as a passive immunotherapy agent is a promising strategy to prevent infectious diseases. Recombinant sIgA production in plants requires the co-expression of four transcriptional units encoding the light chain (LC), heavy chain (HC), joining chain (JC) and secretory component (SC). As a way to optimize sIgA production in plants, we tested the combinatorial expression of 16 versions of a human sIgA against the VP8* rotavirus antigen in Nicotiana benthamiana, using the recently developed GoldenBraid multigene assembly system. Each sIgA version was obtained by combining one of the two types of HC (α1 and α2) with one of the two LC types (k and λ) and linking or not a KDEL peptide to the HC and/or SC. From the analysis of the anti-VP8* activity, it was concluded that those sIgA versions carrying HCα1 and LCλ provided the highest yields. Moreover, ER retention significantly increased antibody production, particularly when the KDEL signal was linked to the SC. Maximum expression levels of 32.5 μg IgA/g fresh weight (FW) were obtained in the best performing combination, with an estimated 33% of it in the form of a secretory complex.