Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Attracting for values: an empirical study of ASA's attraction proposition

Purpose – This paper seeks to report an empirical test of Schneider's attraction proposition that organizations attract similar types of people.Design/methodology/approach – The person‐people (PP), person‐group (PG) and person‐organization (PO) fit of applicants to eight utility firms were compared with the similar fits of members of a suitable comparison group.Findings – The results show an effect for person‐vocation (PV) fit but, once this is controlled for, all significant effects disappear. In other words, the PP, PG and PO fits of applicants to the utilities were no different from those in the comparison group once PV fit was controlled for.Research limitations/implications – These results suggest that applicants choose which organization to apply to based on their desire for a particular type of work rather than their attraction for particular companies, which is contrary to Schneider's attraction proposition. One reason for this might be the nature of graduates who are largely unaware of the organi.
Correction of Moderate to Severe Hallux Valgus With Isometric First Metatarsal Double Osteotomy

Background: The operative treatment for the moderate to severe bunion continues to present challenges. The indications for a single, double, or triple first ray osteotomy remain controversial. In addition, it is not clear whether an opening wedge osteotomy leads to clinically relevant arthritis at the first metatarsophalangeal joint. However, it is this theoretical concern that has led the authors to develop an isometric correction of the first ray. Methods: Thirty-two patients underwent operative correction of hallux valgus with a double osteotomy of the first metatarsal using an opening wedge proximally and a closing wedge distally. The mean follow-up period was 59.3 months with a range of 55 to 65 months. Results: The 1-2 intermetatarsal angle preoperatively was a mean of 18.9 degrees (range 17-23), correcting postoperatively to a mean angle of 8.6 degrees (range 5-12), for an average correction of 10.4 degrees (range 6-16). The postoperative AOFAS scores were 39.4 out of 40 points for pain, 42.4 out of 45 points for function, and 15 points for alignment. The total score was excellent with 94.2 out of 100 possible points. Radiographic union occurred in all cases. There was one case of painful edema of the foot and two cases of early avascular necrosis (AVN) diagnosed by residual pain at the hallux metatarsophalangeal joint and transient osteopenia of the metatarsal head on radiographs. No late sequelae associated with AVN such as arthritis or metatarsal head collapse were noted with long-term follow-up. These healed within months without specific treatment. Conclusion: A double osteotomy of the first metatarsal with a nonlocking, low-profile plate was an effective procedure for correcting severe hallux valgus that carried a low complication rate and high patient satisfaction. It has clear advantages over isolated opening wedge procedures, including potentially better correction especially in those bunions associated with an increased distal metatarsal articular angle. Level of Evidence: Level IV, retrospective case series.
GaAs Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Capacitor With Nd-Based High-k Oxynitrides as Gate Dielectric and Passivation Layer

GaAs metal–oxide–semiconductor capacitors with NdTaON as gate dielectric and NdAlON, NdON or AlON as interfacial passivation layer (IPL) are fabricated, and their interfacial and electrical properties are compared with their counterpart without IPL. Experimental results show that owing to the suppressed hygroscopicity of NdON by Al incorporation, best improvements in electrical properties and reliability are achieved for the sample with NdAlON IPL (low interface-state density (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$8 \times 10^{11}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> cm<sup>−2</sup>/eV), small flatband voltage (0.72 V), negligible hysteresis (43 mV), small frequency dispersion, and low gate leakage current density (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2.56 \times 10^{-6}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> A/cm<sup>2</sup> at V<sub>fb</sub> + 1 V). These should be attributed to suppressed growth of unstable Ga and As oxides on the GaAs surface and reduced in-diffusion of elements from the gate dielectric to the GaAs surface by the NdAlON IPL during gate-dielectric annealing.
Accuracy and Reproducibility of Ultrasound Measurements in Obstetric Management

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the potential of ultrasonography as a routine diagnostic tool in obstetric management. Subjects and Methods: For the investigation on interobserver reproducibility, 2 sonologists independently measured the biparietal diameter (BPD), femur length (FL), amniotic fluid index (AFI), and resistance index (RI) of the umbilical and middle cerebral arteries in 20 healthy pregnant women between 28 and 36 weeks of gestation using color and pulsed Doppler ultrasound. A second group of 10 healthy pregnant women between 30 and 35 weeks of gestation were examined to assess the level of intraobserver reproducibility of the Doppler and ultrasound measurements by 2 sonologists. For each patient in this group, the flow waveform was measured three times in succession. Calculations of the intraclass correlation coefficient (Ri) were used to determine the levels of reproducibility. The agreement was considered acceptable only when the Ri value was ≧ 0.6. Results: The interobserver Ris for BPD, FL, AFI, and RI of the umbilical and middle cerebral arteries were 0.93, 0.8, 0.58, 0.49 and 0.56, respectively. The intraobserver Ris of the 2 sonologists in BPD, FL, and RI of umbilical artery were >0.6, whereas those in AFI and RI of middle cerebral artery were <0.6. Conclusion: Both the interobserver and intraobserver reproducibilities of BPD and FL were clinically acceptable, but not in the AFI and RI of umbilical and middle cerebral arteries.
Observations of Acoustic Signaling in Three Sharpshooters: Homalodisca vitripennis, Homalodisca liturata, and Graphocephala atropunctata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Abstract Observations and comparative data are presented on the acoustic signals of three sharpshooter (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) species native to North America. The acoustic signals of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar), native to the southeastern United States, are compared with two smaller sharpshooters native to the western United States, Homalodisca liturata Ball and blue-green sharpshooter, Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret). Each sharpshooter is a known vector of the plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. Male acoustic signals from all three species and female signals from H. liturata and G. atropunctata were recorded from host plant substrates. The H. vitripennis calls were recorded in the evening and morning, whereas H. liturata and G. atropunctata were recorded in the afternoon. Each species has a characteristic acoustic signal of which the male call structure is most complex in H. vitripennis and simplest in H. liturata. Male–female acoustic duets in H. liturata and G. atropunctata were recorded, and distinct differences were found in the reply latencies between male and female calls in these species.
Mouse heat shock transcription factor 1 deficiency alters cardiac redox homeostasis and increases mitochondrial oxidative damage

In this study, using heat shock factor 1 (Hsf1) knockout mice as a model, we tested the hypothesis that HSF1‐dependent regulation of heat shock proteins (Hsps) is required to maintain redox state and attenuate oxidative damage in the normal heart. Here we report that, in mice, HSF1 deficiency reduces cardiac expression of Hsp25, αB‐crystallin and Hsp70, but not Hsp60 and Hsp90. Consistent with the downregulation of Hsp25, for example, a significantly lower glutathione (GSH)/glutathione disulfate (GSSG) ratio was associated with the decreased activity, but not protein content, of glucose 6‐phosphate dehydrogenase. Con sequently, superoxide was generated at a higher rate, and several mitochondrial proteins, including adenine nucleotide translocase 1 (ANT1), were more oxidized by HSF1 deficiency in vivo. Oxidative damage to ANT1 protein, a structural component of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP), decreases its catalytic activity and increases MPTP opening, respectively. Taken together, our results indicate for the first time that constitutive expression of HSP chaperones requires HSF1 activity, and that such HSF1‐dependent requirements are directly and functionally linked to maintain redox homeostasis and antioxidative defenses at normal (37°C) temperature.
Gas dynamic stripping and x-ray emission of cluster elliptical galaxies

Detailed three-dimensional numerical simulations of an elliptical galaxy orbiting in a gas-rich cluster of galaxies indicate that gas dynamic stripping is less efficient than the results from previous, simpler calculations by Takeda et al. and Gaetz et al. implied. This result is consistent with X-ray data for cluster elliptical galaxies. Hydrodynamic torques and direct accretion of orbital angular momentum can result in the formation of a cold gaseous disc, even in a non-rotating galaxy. The gas lost by cluster galaxies via the process of gas dynamic stripping tends to produce a colder, chemically enriched cluster gas core. A comparison of the models with the available X-ray data of cluster galaxies shows that the X-ray luminosity distribution of cluster galaxies may reflect hydrodynamic stripping, but also that a purely hydrodynamic treatment is inadequate for the cooler interstellar medium near the centre of the galaxy.
When things go wrong: The effect of daily work hassles on effort, exertion and negative mood

This paper discusses the effect of occupational hassles on negative mood and effort exertion. Expert ratings were used to measure the predictor variables, assignment complexity and hassles severity, whereas the dependent variables were measured with validated self-report scales. Using pooled-time series analysis on daily records of a sample of military jump masters (parachute trainers), it was shown that hassles severity predicted end-of-day mood, fatigue and subjective workload. This indicates that, despite their transient nature, daily hassles at work constitute a significant factor whose effect has been overlooked by available methods of occupational stress. Furthermore, the interaction between assignment complexity and hassles severity suggests that other variables, such as coping options for dealing with hassles, moderate the effect of hassles on behavioural and emotional outcomes. Since this effect can be explained by means of different theoretical constructs (i.e. effort exertion, cognitive appraisal and rate of progress) this poses a challenge for future research, both theoretical and applied.
Analysis of the Activity-Deprived Zebrafish Mutantmacho Reveals an Essential Requirement of Neuronal Activity for the Development of a Fine-Grained Visuotopic Map

The formation of a retinotopic map is thought to involve an activity-independent molecular phase for early steps of both axon pathfinding and projection and a later phase in which cross talk between retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and tectal neurons modifies and refines the neuronal connections. We report that the maturation of the retinotopic map in the zebrafish tectum involves activity-dependent processes. Zebrafish larvae mutant for the gene macho(mao) lack neuronal activity in RGCs and also display an enlarged retinotectal projection field but no significant increase in single axon length. This morphological defect can be phenocopied by raising larvae under TTX-induced neural impulse blockade. The effect of activity deprivation is dependent on the developmental stage. The projection phenotype in mao as well as in the TTX-treated larvae develops between 4 and 6 d post-fertilization (dpf), after complete tectal coverage is first achieved. Electrophysiological recordings of RGCs in wild-type andmao zebrafish larvae reveal a temporally regulated reduction of sodium current in the mutant between 5 and 6 dpf. This coincides with the time of the axonal projection shifting on the tectum to compensate for the disparate growth patterns of the retina and the tectum. Our genetic and physiological analyses suggest a model in which neuronal activity in RGCs is needed for the establishment of morphological plasticity.
Prevalence and risk factors of anxiety among Saudi male secondary schools’ students in Madinah, Saudi Arabia -

Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted in Al-Madinah city in 2012. Only secondary school male students were included for study. Multistage sampling technique was used for student’s inclusion. The researcher used a self-administered questionnaire containing sociodemographic and medical data and Beck Anxiety Inventory. Fifteen students were given this questionnaire as a pilot study. All data have been entered and analyzed using SPSS version 17.
Microstructural brain development after perinatal cerebral white matter injury assessed by diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging.

OBJECTIVE Brain injury in premature infants is characterized predominantly by perinatally acquired lesions in the cerebral white matter (WM). The impact of such injury on the subsequent development of cerebral WM is not clear. This study uses diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate the effects of cerebral WM injury on subsequent microstructural brain development in different WM areas of the brain. METHODS Twenty premature infants (gestational age: 29.1 +/- 1.9 weeks) were studied by conventional MRI within the first 3 weeks of life and again at term, with the addition at the latter time of diffusion tensor MRI. Ten of the preterm infants had cerebral WM injury identified by the early MRI and were matched with 10 premature infants of similar gestational age and neonatal course but with normal neonatal MRI scans. Diffusion tensor MRI at term was acquired in coronal and axial planes and used to determine the apparent diffusion coefficient, a measure of overall restriction to water diffusion, and the relative anisotropy (RA), a measure of preferred directionality of diffusion, in central WM, anterior frontal WM, occipital WM, temporal WM, and the posterior limb of the internal capsule. Diffusion vector maps were generated from the diffusion tensor analysis to define the microstructural architecture of the cerebral WM regions. RESULTS At term, the diffusion tensor MRI revealed no difference in apparent diffusion coefficient among preterm infants with or without perinatal WM lesions. By contrast, RA, the measure of preferred directionality of diffusion and thereby dependent on development of axonal fibers and oligodendroglia, was 25% lower in central WM, the principal site of the original WM injury. However, RA was unaffected in relatively uninjured WM areas, such as temporal, anterior frontal, and occipital regions. Notably, RA values in the internal capsule, which contains fibers that descend from the injured cerebral WM, were 20% lower in the infants with WM injury versus those without. Diffusion vector maps showed striking alterations in the size, orientation, and organization of fiber tracts in central WM and in those descending to the internal capsule. CONCLUSIONS Perinatal cerebral WM injury seems to have major deleterious effects on subsequent development of fiber tracts both in the cerebral WM and more distally. The ultimate impact of brain injury in the newborn should be considered as a function not only of tissue destruction, but also of impaired subsequent brain development.
Efficacy beliefs as determinants of teachers' job satisfaction

Self- and collective-efficacy beliefs were examined as main determinants of teachers' job satisfaction. In 103 Italian junior high schools, 2,688 teachers filled out self-reports to assess self-efficacy beliefs, their perceptions of the extent to which other school constituencies, namely, the principal, colleagues, staff, students, and families, were behaving in accordance with their obligations toward school well-functioning, their collective-efficacy beliefs, and their job satisfaction. Multilevel structural equation functioning, modeling analyses corroborated a conceptual model in which individual and collective-efficacy beliefs represent, respectively, the distal and proximal determinants of teachers' job satisfaction. The perceptions that teachers have of other constituencies' behavior largely mediated the links between self- and collective-efficacy beliefs. Collective-efficacy beliefs, in turn, partially mediated the influence that teachers' perceptions of other school constituencies' behavior exerts on their own job satisfaction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Preparing Children to Look at Pictures: Advance Descriptions Direct Attention and Facilitate Active Processing.

CARR, THOMAS H. ; BACHARACH, VERNE R. ; and MEHNER, DENNY S. Preparing Children to Look at Pictures: Advance Descriptions Direct Attention and Facilitate Active Processing. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1977, 48, 22-27. The effect of 3 different kinds of advance descriptions on recognition memory for component information from pictures was measured at exposure durations of 1 and 1/2 sec. Descriptions which mentioned 1 item in a 2-item scene resulted in high retention of the mentioned item and lower retention of the unmentioned item. Descriptions which mentioned both items conjunctively resulted in high retention of both. Descriptions which mentioned both items interactively resulted in high retention of the object but lower retention of the actor. All descriptions resulted in higher retention of all components, including unmentioned items in the single-object condition, than viewing without description. These patterns did not change significantly with exposure duration. Results were interpreted in terms of direct and indirect or associative set.
A Fuzzy Preference Tree-Based Recommender System for Personalized Business-to-Business E-Services

The Web creates excellent opportunities for businesses to provide personalized online services to their customers. Recommender systems aim to automatically generate personalized suggestions of products/services to customers (businesses or individuals). Although recommender systems have been well studied, there are still two challenges in the development of a recommender system, particularly in real-world B2B e-services: (1) items or user profiles often present complicated tree structures in business applications, which cannot be handled by normal item similarity measures and (2) online users' preferences are often vague and fuzzy, and cannot be dealt with by existing recommendation methods. To handle both these challenges, this study first proposes a method for modeling fuzzy tree-structured user preferences, in which fuzzy set techniques are used to express user preferences. A recommendation approach to recommending tree-structured items is then developed. The key technique in this study is a comprehensive tree matching method, which can match two tree-structured data and identify their corresponding parts by considering all the information on tree structures, node attributes, and weights. Importantly, the proposed fuzzy preference tree-based recommendation approach is tested and validated using an Australian business dataset and the MovieLens dataset. Experimental results show that the proposed fuzzy tree-structured user preference profile reflects user preferences effectively and the recommendation approach demonstrates excellent performance for tree-structured items, especially in e-business applications. This study also applies the proposed recommendation approach to the development of a Web-based business partner recommender system.
Region-Based Parametric Motion Segmentation Using Color Information

This paper presents pixel-based and region-based parametric motion segmentation methods for robust motion segmentation with the goal of aligning motion boundaries with those of real objects in a scene. We first describe a two-step iterative procedure for parametric motion segmentation by either motion-vector or motion-compensated intensity matching. We next present a region-based extension of this method, whereby all pixels within a predefined spatial region are assigned the same motion label. These predefined regions may be fixed- or variable-size blocks or arbitrary-shaped areas defined by color or texture uniformity. A particular combination of these pixel-based and region-based methods is then proposed as a complete algorithm to obtain the best possible segmentation results on a variety of image sequences. Experimental results showing the benefits of the proposed scheme are provided.
Rabies postexposure prophylaxis in a UK travel clinic: ten years' experience.

BACKGROUND In 2009, 58.6 million UK residents traveled abroad. Of these, 49.5 million (84.5%) visits were to Europe and North America and 9.1 million (15.5%) were to other parts of the world. Rabies is widely distributed and continues to be a major public health issue in many developing countries. The UK is free of rabies in carnivore host species, although cases of rabies in bats have been reported. This study examined the rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) service from 2000 to July 2009 at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. METHODS Medical records of patients who attended the clinic for rabies PEP were reviewed. RESULTS During the study period, 139 patients were treated for possible rabies exposure. The mean age was 35 years. Thailand and Turkey each accounted for 31 (22.3%) cases. Sixty-nine (49.6%) of those seen were due to dog bites. Most injuries involved a lower limb (n = 67, 48.2%) or hands (n = 26, 18.7%). Eighty-six (61.9%) cases had initiated rabies PEP overseas, but only 3 of the 78 (3.8%) meeting UK criteria for rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) received it while overseas. Only an additional 11 patients received RIG on return to the UK; most were seen more than 7 days after initiation of PEP. The median time from exposure to receiving rabies PEP was 1 day (range: 0-1,720). Only 14 (10.1%) had received preexposure rabies vaccination. CONCLUSIONS The majority of travelers seeking PEP at this clinic initiated treatment overseas. Most had not received RIG abroad, when it would have been appropriate. Initiation of appropriate treatment is often delayed and is a concern to those without preexposure rabies immunization. In view of the scarcity of RIG, travelers need to be aware of the risks, consider preexposure immunization, and present early for PEP.
Therapie von Angst- und Zwangspatienten in der verhaltenstherapeutischen Praxis

Therapy of Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Behavior Therapy Practice Introduction: The importance of exposure in the treatment of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders is widely accepted. The present study investigates how therapists in German ambulatory care actually treat patients with anxiety disorders or obsessive-compulsive disorders. Material and Methods: For this purpose 138 medical and psychological psychotherapists (behavior therapy) were investigated by use of a self-constructed questionnaire. The questionnaire contained 85 closeended and half-open questions on the concrete proceeding in therapies for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder especially regarding exposure. Data were analyzed descriptively. Results: 83.3% of the therapists used exposure therapy in the treatment of anxiety disorders, 79% used it in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders. Mostly, therapists choose gradual exposure. Only sometimes they use exposure in vivo. Only a minority allows 2 hours or more for an exposure session or leaves their private practice for the exposure training.