Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Prosocial tendencies in organizations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the factors promoting prosocial behavior, focusing on the role of attachment styles in individuals' construal of social exchanges in organizations and in shaping their tendencies for organizational citizenship behaviors. Positive relationships between secure attachment styles and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) tendencies, and between secure attachment styles and perceptions of interactional justice were postulated. A moderating effect of interactional justice on the relationships between attachment styles and OCB tendencies was also posited.Design/methodology/approach – The participants were 212 individuals (165 women and 47 men), enrolled as undergraduate students (most with substantial work experience) at a college in Northern Israel. Self‐report structured questionnaires were used to assess the research variables.Findings – The findings support the hypothesis, that antecedents of prosocial behavior in organizations may depend on individ.
Insulin differentially regulates systemic and skeletal muscle vascular resistance.

To explore the relationships among insulin action, vascular resistance, and insulin sensitivity, we studied three groups of lean (Ln) and one group of obese (Ob) men. Glucose uptake was measured in whole body (WBGU) and in leg muscle (LGU) under basal and hyperinsulinemic euglycemic conditions. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output (CO), leg blood flow (LBF), and systemic (SVR) and leg (LVR) vascular resistance were also ascertained. Ln groups were studied during insulin infusion rates of 20, 40, and 600 mU.m-2.min-1 and the Ob group at 40 mU.m-2.min-1. In Ob vs. Ln groups, WBGU and LGU were reduced by 51 (P < 0.01) and 42% (P < 0.05), respectively. In response to insulin, LBF increased > 60% (P < 0.01) in Ln groups but only approximately 20% in the Ob group, P = not significant (NS). CO was unchanged in Ob compared with a 15% increase (P < 0.05) in Ln groups, LBF was highly correlated with CO, r 0.70, P < 0.001. During hyperinsulinemia, MAP and LVR decreased in Ln (P < 0.001) but not in the Ob group (P = NS). In Ln groups, SVR decreased by 26 vs. 9% in the Ob group, P < 0.01. In summary, 1) insulin decreases LVR more than SVR and via this mechanism redistributes CO to insulin-sensitive tissues, 2) this insulin effect is blunted in Ob humans, and 3) insulin decreases MAP and vascular resistance more effectively in insulin-sensitive than in insulin-resistant subjects. In conclusion, insulin resistance to carbohydrate metabolism is associated with resistance to insulin's effect to decrease skeletal muscle vascular resistance and as such could act as a risk factor for the development of hypertension.
Psychodynamic psychotherapists' lived experience of working with patients with borderline personality disorder : an interpretative phenomenological analysis

This thesis presents an in-depth exploration of psychotherapists’ lived experience of working with borderline personality (BPD) disorder in psychodynamic psychotherapy, using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The existing research literature suggests that working with borderline patients is very difficult, as they can evoke negative countertransference experiences in therapists and thus make the working alliance difficult to maintain. The stigmatising and negative attitude towards BPD, which is found amongst mental health professionals, can cause many therapists to avoid working with this patient population, leaving many patients without the necessary help for treatment. Some literature also suggests that psychodynamic therapy may not be helpful for the treatment of BPD in its traditional form, because of the neutrality of the model and borderline patients’ ‘reduced capacity to mentalise’. Instead, empathy and the therapeutic relationship have been reported to be significant factors. This qualitative study aimed to provide a rich and detailed examination of the experiences, which psychodynamic psychotherapists and counselling psychologists might have in their work with BPD patients. Five psychodynamic psychotherapists were interviewed twice in one unstructured and one semi-structured interview, and IPA was used to analyse the data. The five master-themes (Negative countertransference feelings; “Sitting in the dark together”; Hindrance in therapeutic work; Therapist omnipotence; Labelling as problematic) found in this study suggested that borderline patients could benefit from a modified version of psychodynamic 1 Note that the ‘psychodynamic’ and ‘psychoanalytic’ terms will be interchangeably used in this study. 2 The researcher, as a trainee-counselling psychologist, is in favour of using the word ‘client’. However, psychodynamic practitioners talk about their ‘patients’ rather than ‘clients’, and as this study focuses on psychodynamic therapists’ experiences, the researcher will use these two terms interchangeably. Thus, the word ‘patient’ here is applied in the psychodynamic and not in the medical sense.
Cognition, Brain, and Consciousness: Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

Cognition, Brain and Consciousness provides students and readers with an overview of the study of the human brain and its cognitive development. It discusses brain molecules and their primary function, which is to help carry brain signals to and from the different parts of the human body. These molecules are also essential for understanding language, learning, perception, thinking, and other cognitive functions of our brain. The book also presents the tools that can be used to view the human brain through brain imaging or recording. Brain recording is used to measure electric and magnetic signals in our brain. The most precise recording method is the single neuron or unit recording that uses deep needle electrodes implanted in the brain. In addition, the book discusses peoples consciousness and attention spans, which are considered complementary processes. Learning and memory capacity of the brain are also discussed. The study of cognitive neuroscience is very challenging, as every aspect of the human brain must be studied to fully understand how the brain works. * New edition of a very successful textbook* Completely revised to reflect new advances, and feedback from adopters and students* Includes a new chapter on Genes and Molecules of Cognition* Student Solutions available at http://www.baars-gage.com/ For Teachers: *Rapid adoption and course preparation: A wide array of instructor support materials are available online including PowerPoint lecture slides, a test bank with answers, and eFlashcords on key concepts for each chapter. *A textbook with an easy-to-understand thematic approach: in a way that is clear for students from a variety of academic backgrounds, the text introduces concepts such as working memory, selective attention, and social cognition. *A step-by-step guide for introducing students to brain anatomy: color graphics have been carefully selected to illustrate all points and the research explained. Beautifully clear artist's drawings are used to 'build a brain' from top to bottom, simplifying the layout of the brain. For students: *An easy-to-read, complete introduction to mind-brain science: all chapters begin from mind-brain functions and build a coherent picture of their brain basis. A single, widely accepted functional framework is used to capture the major phenomena. *Learning Aids include a student support site with study guides and exercises, a new Mini-Atlas of the Brain and a full Glossary of technical terms and their definitions. *Richly illustrated with hundreds of carefully selected color graphics to enhance understanding.
Interactions between the cytoplasmic proteins and the intergenic (promoter) sequence of mouse hepatitis virus RNA: correlation with the amounts of subgenomic mRNA transcribed

Previous studies suggested that coronavirus RNA transcription involves interaction between leader RNA and the intergenic (IG) sequences, probably via protein-RNA interactions (X. M. Zhang, C.-L. Liao, and M. M. C. Lai, J. Virol., 68:4738-4746, 1994; X. M. Zhang and M. M. C. Lai, J. Virol., 68:6626-6633, 1994). To determine whether cellular proteins are involved in this process, we performed UV cross-linking experiments using cytoplasmic extracts of uninfected cells and the IG (promoter) sequence between genes 6 and 7 (IG7) and the 5' untranslational region of mouse hepatitis virus genomic RNA. We demonstrated that three different cellular proteins (p70, p48, and p35/38) bound to the promoter sequence of the template RNA. Deletion analyses of the template RNA mapped the binding site of p35/38 at the consensus transcription initiation signal. In contrast, the binding of p70 and p48 was less specific. p35/38 is the same protein as the one previously identified to bind to the complementary strand of the leader RNA; its binding affinity to the leader was approximately 15 times stronger than that to IG7. Site-directed mutagenesis of the IG sequence revealed that mutations in the consensus sequence of IG7 (UCUAAUCUAAAC to UCGAAAC and GCUAAAG), which resulted in reduced subgenomic mRNA transcription, also caused correspondingly reduced levels of p35/38 binding. These results demonstrated that the extent of protein binding to the IG sequences correlated with the amounts of subgenomic mRNAs transcribed from the IG site. These studies suggest that these RNA-binding proteins are involved in coronavirus RNA transcription and may represent transcription factors.
THE EFFECT OF PRACTICE ON EYE MOVEMENTS IN THE 1/D PARADIGM

OF THESIS THE EFFECT OF PRACTICE ON EYE MOVEMENTS IN THE 1/D PARADIGM Previous studies have demonstrated that observers may ignore highly salient feature singletons during a conjunction search task through focusing the attentional window (Belopolsky, Zwaan, Theeuwes, & Kramer, 2007), or by the suppression of bottom-up information (Treisman & Sato, 1990). In the current study, observers’ eye movements were monitored while performing a search task in which a feature singleton was present and corresponded with the target at a chance level. With practice, observers were less likely to make an initial saccade toward the singleton item, but initial saccades directed at the target were likely throughout. Results demonstrate that, in an effort to ignore the singleton, observers were more likely to suppress bottom-up information than adjust the size of the attentional window.
DRUG EFFECTS UPON PERFORMANCE AS A FUNCTION OF DATA INPUT RATE

Abstract : A fourth experiment was conducted as part of a series designed to test an hypothesis concerning drug enhancement of performance under task-induced stress. The drug conditions included chlordiazepoxide (25 mg.), d-amphetamine (11-17 mg.), placebo and no drug. Other independent variables were latency and input pacing rate. Chlordiazepoxide had a slight tendency to impair performance at both levels of pacing. D-amphetamine confirmed the previously-observed trend to enhance performance at moderate levels of pacing, but significantly impaired it at the extremely high level. Implications are derived for the role of drug effects in filtering strategies. (Author)
Double-knockout of ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5 in mice results in physiologically normal animals and prevents the progression of osteoarthritis.

OBJECTIVE To phenotypically characterize ADAMTS-4- and ADAMTS-5-double-knockout mice, and to determine the effect of deletion of ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5 on the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) in mice. METHODS Mice lacking the catalytic domain of ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5 were crossed to generate ADAMTS-4/5-double-knockout animals. Twelve-week-old and 1-year-old male and female ADAMTS-4/5-double-knockout mice were compared with age- and sex-matched wild-type (WT) mice by evaluating terminal body weights, organ weights, clinical pathology parameters, PIXImus mouse densitometry findings, and macroscopic and microscopic observations. ADAMTS-4/5-double-knockout mice were challenged by surgical induction of joint instability to determine the importance of these genes in the progression of OA. Articular and nonarticular cartilage explants from WT and ADAMTS-4/5-double-knockout mice were treated with interleukin-1 (IL-1) plus retinoic acid ex vivo, to examine proteoglycan degradation. RESULTS There were no genotype-related phenotype differences between ADAMTS-4/5-double-knockout and WT mice through 1 year of age, with the exception that female ADAMTS-4/5-double-knockout mice had a lower mean terminal body weight at the 12-week time point. Eight weeks after surgical induction of joint instability, OA was significantly less severe in ADAMTS-4/5-double-knockout mice compared with WT mice. Following stimulation of cartilage explants with IL-1 plus retinoic acid, aggrecanase-mediated degradation in ADAMTS-4/5-double-knockout mice was ablated, to a level comparable with that in ADAMTS-5-knockout mice. CONCLUSION Dual deletion of ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5 generated mice that were phenotypically indistinguishable from WT mice. Deletion of ADAMTS-4/5 provided significant protection against proteoglycan degradation ex vivo and decreased the severity of murine OA. These effects in the ADAMTS-4/5-double-knockout mice were comparable with those observed with deletion of ADAMTS-5 alone.
The improving outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Ontario, 1981 to 1995.

BACKGROUND There is continuing uncertainty over the relative contribution of outcomes monitoring to changes in surgical outcomes over time. The authors studied temporal trends in the clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in Ontario before and after the implementation, in 1993, of a province-wide program to provide feedback on cardiac surgery outcomes. METHODS The authors analysed data from hospital discharge abstracts on the clinical characteristics and in-hospital death rates of all 67,784 patients who underwent isolated CABG in Ontario between Apr. 1, 1981, and Mar. 31, 1996. RESULTS Death rates were relatively stable during the first half of the 1980s, then declined gradually in the second half of the decade; this decline continued into the first half of the 1990s. In the 1990s patients were older than those in the 1980s, and a higher proportion had coexisting diseases. Between 1986/87 and 1995/96 the unadjusted death rate decreased by 52% (5.0% v. 2.4%) (p < 0.001). The annual relative rate of decline was approximately 6% (95% confidence interval 5% to 7%) in the period before the outcomes feedback program was implemented and about 9% (95% confidence interval 7% to 11%) in the period after implementation. INTERPRETATION Rates of death after CABG have been declining steadily in Ontario since the mid-1980s. Outcomes-based quality improvement interventions may facilitate; but are not a prerequisite for, improvements in the quality of surgical care.
Small-signal modeling and fast response control strategy for DCVM Cúk converters in PFC applications

Cúk Converter operating in discontinuous capacitor voltage mode is an inherent PFC converter in which, unity power factor can be achieved using constant duty cycle and switching frequency. In this paper, a reduced-order switch network modeling technique is applied to Cúk converter operating in DCVM in order to derive small-signal model of the converter assuming a dc voltage source as the input source of the converter. This model is extended to derive the small-signal behavior of the converter while operating as a PFC converter. The validity of the proposed model is confirmed by both simulation and experimental results. Afterwards, a new control strategy is proposed in which switching frequency is a function of load effective resistance. This control strategy considerably improves transient response of the converter to load variations besides stabilizing voltage stress on semiconductor switches. Experimental results are presented to demonstrate the features of proposed control algorithm.
Die kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe stad van fundamentele beweginsvaardighede van Senior Fase leerders in die Potchefstroom-omgewing, Suid-Afrika

The purpose of this study was to determine the quantitative and qualitative level of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) of Senior Phase learners in Potchefstroom, South Africa. A total of 239, 13 to 14 year old learners were randomly selected from eight schools. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency 2 (BOT-2), was used to assess six fundamental movement skills quantitatively, and the Fundamental Movement Pattern Assessment Instrument (FMPAI), was applied to analyse the same skills qualitatively. The results of the quantitative assessment showed that the total group of learners, including the boys and girls separately, performed below the norm for their age. The qualitative analysis showed that balancing on one leg on the balance beam was the skill in which the participants performed poorest. The quantitative and qualitative assessment results showed no statistically significant correlations in the tests of bouncing and catching a ball in the total group, nor in the boys’ and girls’ groups, and ball dribbling in the boys’ group. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended that the mastering of FMS should be included in the Senior Phase Physical Education curriculum, and that both quantitative and qualitative assessment should be used when assessing these skills. Keywords: Fundamental Movement Skills, Quantitative, Qualitative, Assessment, Adolescents
Spheroidal Mode Approach for the Characterization of Metallic Objects Using Electromagnetic Induction

We propose a spheroidal mode approach to characterize the electromagnetic induction (EMI) response of buried objects, assumed to be much more conductive than their environment. Both the excitation and the response are formulated as the linear superpositions of basic spheroidal modes. The scattering coefficients characterize objects, regardless of their geometrical complexity and material inhomogeneity, due to the orthogonality of the spheroidal modes. The ill-conditioning encountered in retrieving the scattering coefficients is dealt with by mode truncation and Tikhonov regularization. The approach is tested for both simulated and measured data, and the retrieval results show encouragingly that only few excitation and response modes effectively represent the EMI response of the objects. The proposed approach is therefore promising in the detection and classification of buried objects
Why Doesn't the Us Have a European-Style Welfare State?

A power boring bit is made by steps including the forming of an elongated shaft member so as to provide a shaft portion and a pointed tip portion at one end which has cutting surfaces which extend along a portion of the axial length thereof and a generally axially extending planar shoulder portion spaced from the point of the tip portion which has a radial distance less than the circle of rotation of maximum radius of the tip portion. A disc is provided with a coaxial aperture and a channel extending from the circumference to the aperture with a portion of the disc being bent upwardly to provide the cutting lip. The disc is seated on the shaft member so that the cutting lip terminates closely adjacent the shoulder portion and intermediate the width thereof and thus lies inwardly of the circle of rotation of maximum radius.
Stochastic analysis of unsaturated flow with probabilistic collocation method

In this study, we present an efficient approach, called the probabilistic collocation method (PCM), for uncertainty analysis of flow in unsaturated zones, in which the constitutive relationship between the pressure head and the unsaturated conductivity is assumed to follow the van Genuchten‐Mualem model. Spatial variability of soil parameters leads to uncertainty in predicting flow behaviors. The aim is to quantify the uncertainty associated with flow quantities such as the pressure head and the effective saturation. In the proposed approach, input random fields, i.e., the soil parameters, are represented via the Karhunen‐Loeve expansion, and the flow quantities are expressed by polynomial chaos expansions (PCEs). The coefficients in the PCEs are determined by solving the equations for a set of carefully selected collocation points in the probability space. To illustrate this approach, we use two‐dimensional examples with different input variances and correlation scales and under steady state and transient conditions. We also demonstrate how to deal with multiple‐input random parameters. To validate the PCM, we compare the resulting mean and variance of the flow quantities with those from Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. The comparison reveals that the PCM can accurately estimate the flow statistics with a much smaller computational effort than the MC.
Questioning methodologies in research on men in ECEC

Research that elucidates the complexities of gender balance is itself a controversial field. This article examines challenges and limitations in quantitative as well as qualitative research on gender balance in early childhood education and care (ECEC). Cross country comparisons of male and female participation in the ECEC workforce are often flawed by discrepant categorization of workers, professional positions, and qualifications. Detailed data analysis demonstrates that regional and organizational differences of incidence of male workers often belie the national averages. The purported phenomenon of men rising quickly to managerial positions is discussed and data supporting this thesis is challenged by carefully unpacking statistics used in this discourse. Interview data adds a motivational perspective indicating a lack of interest in such career advancement by men and women. Research on differences between male and female modes of caring and professional practice are examined and shown to be flawed by lack of observational data and by researcher bias based on gender and attitudes. Conclusions indicate a need for gender mixed research teams to openly discuss and deal with their a priori assumptions in order to objectify research outcomes.
Race: The Reality of Human Difference

* Opening Statement: The Case for Race * Race and the Law * Race and History * Anthropology as the Science of Race * Resolving the Primate Tree * Homo sapiens and Its Races * The Two Miracles That Made Humankind * Race and Physical Differences * Race and Behavior * Learning to Live with Race
Studies on the Nervous Regulation of the Heart Beat in Decapod Crustacea

The effect of electrical stimulation of cardioaccelerator and cardioinhibitor nerves on the mechanically recorded heart beat of crayfish was studied. Similar experiments were performed with the lobster, Homarus americanus. Quantitative relationships between uni- and bilateral accelerator and/or inhibitor nerve stimulation and the resulting change in frequency and amplitude of the heart beat were established. With increasing frequency of stimulation the accelerator nerves show a relative decrease in their action, while that of the inhibitor nerves increases. It appears that left and right regulator nerves have synaptic contacts at the same areas of the postsynaptic cells within the heart ganglion. Similar results are obtained whether all impulses arrive over one, or over the other, or over both accelerator (or inhibitor) nerves; the resulting acceleration or inhibition depends strictly on the number of accelerator, or inhibitor impulses arriving at the ganglion. The ganglion cells can adapt to the inhibitor action. This is shown to be a postsynaptic phenomenon. Adaptation to accelerator stimulation is virtually absent. Characteristic after-effects of the accelerator and inhibitor action were observed and quantitatively evaluated. The interpretation of the results is based on the assumption of chemical transmitter substances. It is concluded that the accelerating transmitter decays slowly while the inhibitory transmitter is inactivated relatively rapidly.