Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Possession, feelings of ownership and the endowment effect

Research in judgment and decision making generally ignores the distinction between factual and subjective feelings of ownership, tacitly assuming that the two correspond closely. The present research suggests that this assumption might be usefully reexamined. In two experiments on the endowment effect we examine the role of subjective ownership by independently manipulating factual ownership (i.e., what participants were told about ownership) and physical possession of an object. This allowed us to disentangle the effects of these two factors, which are typically confounded. We found a significant effect of possession, but not of factual ownership, on monetary valuation of the object. Moreover, this effect was mediated by participants’ feelings of ownership, which were enhanced by the physical possession of the object. Thus, the endowment effect did not rely on factual ownership per se but was the result of subjective feelings of ownership induced by possession of the object. It is these feelings of ownership that appeared to lead individuals to include the object into their endowment and to shift their reference point accordingly. Potential implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Molecular CO Outflows in the L1641-N Cluster: Kneading a Cloud Core

We present results of 1.3 mm interferometric and single-dish observations of the center of the L1641-N cluster in Orion. Single-dish wide-field continuum and CO(2-1) observations reveal the presence of several molecular outflows driven by deeply embedded protostellar sources. At higher angular resolution, the dominant millimeter source in the cluster center is resolved into a pair of protostars (L1641-N MM1 and L1641-N MM3), each driving a collimated outflow, and a more extended, clumpy core. Low-velocity CO line-wing emission is spread widely over much of the cluster area. We detect and map the distribution of several other molecular transitions (13CO, C18O, 13CS, SO, CH3OH, CH3CN, and OCS). CH3CN and OCS may indicate the presence of a hot corino around L1641-N MM1. We tentatively identify a velocity gradient over L1641-N MM1 in CH3CN and OCS, oriented roughly perpendicular to the outflow direction, perhaps indicative of a circumstellar disk. An analysis of the energy and momentum load of the CO outflows, along with the notion that apparently a large volume fraction is affected by the multiple outflow activity, suggests that outflows from a population of low-mass stars might have a significant impact on clustered (and potentially high-mass) star formation.
CancerGenes: a gene selection resource for cancer genome projects

The genome sequence framework provided by the human genome project allows us to precisely map human genetic variations in order to study their association with disease and their direct effects on gene function. Since the description of tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes several decades ago, both germ-line variations and somatic mutations have been established to be important in cancer-in terms of risk, oncogenesis, prognosis and response to therapy. The Cancer Genome Atlas initiative proposed by the NIH is poised to elucidate the contribution of somatic mutations to cancer development and progression through the re-sequencing of a substantial fraction of the total collection of human genes-in hundreds of individual tumors and spanning several tumor types. We have developed the CancerGenes resource to simplify the process of gene selection and prioritization in large collaborative projects. CancerGenes combines gene lists annotated by experts with information from key public databases. Each gene is annotated with gene name(s), functional description, organism, chromosome number, location, Entrez Gene ID, GO terms, InterPro descriptions, gene structure, protein length, transcript count, and experimentally determined transcript control regions, as well as links to Entrez Gene, COSMIC, and iHOP gene pages and the UCSC and Ensembl genome browsers. The user-friendly interface provides for searching, sorting and intersection of gene lists. Users may view tabulated results through a web browser or may dynamically download them as a spreadsheet table. CancerGenes is available at http://cbio.mskcc. org/cancergenes.
Two loci control tuberculin skin test reactivity in an area hyperendemic for tuberculosis

Approximately 20% of persons living in areas hyperendemic for tuberculosis (TB) display persistent lack of tuberculin skin test (TST) reactivity and appear to be naturally resistant to infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Among those with a positive response, the intensity of TST reactivity varies greatly. The genetic basis of TST reactivity is not known. We report on a genome-wide linkage search for loci that have an impact on TST reactivity, which is defined either as zero versus nonzero (TST-BINa) or as extent of TST in millimeters (TST–quantitative trait locus [QTL]) in a panel of 128 families, including 350 siblings, from an area of South Africa hyperendemic for TB. We detected a major locus (TST1) on chromosomal region 11p14 (P = 1.4 × 10−5), which controls TST-BINa, with a lack of responsiveness indicating T cell–independent resistance to M. tuberculosis. We also detected a second major locus (TST2) on chromosomal region 5p15 (P < 10−5), which controls TST-QTL or the intensity of T cell–mediated delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) to tuberculin. Fine mapping of this region identified SLC6A3, encoding the dopamine transporter DAT1, as a promising gene for further studies. Our results pave the way for the understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in resistance to M. tuberculosis infection in endemic areas (TST1) and for the identification of critical regulators of T cell–dependent DTH to tuberculin (TST2).
Increasing Persona Effects: Does It Matter the Voice and Appearance of Animated Pedagogical Agent

The animated pedagogical agent has been implemented to promote learning outcomes and motivation in multimedia learning. It has been claimed that one of the advantages of using pedagogical agent is persona effect – the personalization or social presence of pedagogical agent can enhance learning engagement and motivation. However, prior research is inconclusive as to whether and how the features of the pedagogical agent mediate the persona effect. This study investigated whether the similarity between a pedagogical agent and the real instructor in terms of the voice and outlook would improve students’ perception of the agent’s persona. The study also examined a potential mediation effect of the size of pedagogical agent on the persona perception. Two experiments were conducted with a total of 115 college students. Experiment 1 indicated a significant main effect of voice on the persona perception. Experiment 2 was conducted to examine whether the size of pedagogical agent would mediate the voice effect on the persona perception. The results showed that the instructor-like voice yielded higher persona perception regardless of the pedagogical agent’s size. Overall, the study findings indicated that the similarity in voice positively fostered the agent’s persona.
Phosphorylation of Microtubule-associated Protein Tau Is Regulated by Protein Phosphatase 2A in Mammalian Brain

Hyperphosphorylated tau, which is the major protein of the neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease brain, is most probably the result of an imbalance of tau kinase and phosphatase activities in the affected neurons. By using metabolically competent rat brain slices as a model, we found that selective inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A by okadaic acid induced an Alzheimer-like hyperphosphorylation and accumulation of tau. The hyperphosphorylated tau had a reduced ability to bind to microtubules and to promote microtubule assembly in vitro. Immunocytochemical staining revealed hyperphosphorylated tau accumulation in pyramidal neurons in cornu ammonis and in neocortical neurons. The topography of these changes recalls the distribution of neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease brain. Selective inhibition of protein phosphatase 2B with cyclosporin A did not have any significant effect on tau phosphorylation, accumulation, or function. These studies suggest that protein phosphatase 2A participates in regulation of tau phosphorylation, processing, and function in vivo. A down-regulation of protein phosphatase 2A activity can lead to Alzheimer-like abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau.
Living in displacement context: Coping strategies, changing attitudes and family dynamics among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mindanao, Philippines

ABSTRACT The main objective of the paper is to critically examine and document the living conditions of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Marawi City. Forcibly displaced more than a year ago due to armed conflict, these IDPs managed to find their way to an unoccupied building in the outskirt of Iligan City, Lanao del Norte Province, Philippines. Results show their range of main concerns such as the supply of electricity and water, health services and medicines and more importantly, food. Disruptions on children’s schooling and most especially the discontinuation of their parents’ livelihood were also documented. The community is waiting for their “turn” to access better temporary shelters provided by the government. The study utilized key informant interview (KII) among 10 household heads (from among the 75 families living in the building). Their narratives reveal several coping strategies amidst insufficient government assistance and community feeling of isolation, the most glaring of those, is the dependency to social network, capitalizing on the social ties with relatives and friends for assistance. The IDPs admitted however that the same assistance is not enough. Additionally, the reduction of food consumption and selling of food relief packs remain unsustainable in coping with their destitute condition. Moreover, the article also touches on the consequence of their displacement context on socio-familial dynamics.
The Influence of Lower Secondary School Quality on Students’ Learning Achievements in Two Selected Districts of Uganda

Purpose: The number of secondary schools in Uganda (private or public, and rural or urban) exponentially grew in the last decade up to 3,070 by 2017. While this was matched with a rise in enrolment, there was no corresponding growth in the number of competent teaching staff, nor other quality inputs. The objective of the study was to determine the influence of school quality on the pass rates at O’Level in two selected districts of Iganga and Jinja in the Eastern region of Uganda. Method: A stratified random sample of 36 secondary schools from a sample frame of 126 for the two districts was selected. The head teacher and one randomly selected teacher of each of the three core subjects of Mathematics, English Language, and Biology from each school acted as primary and secondary respondents respectively. A mixed research design approach was applied using both qualitative and quantitative primary data, while secondary data in form of pass rates was used. Out of 144 administered questionnaires, 127 were returned (effective response rate of 88.2%). Both the primary and secondary data was analyzed using the SPSS package and tested for adequacy (KMO), validity (Validity Index), and reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient Reliability) with respect to the null hypothesis that school quality does not have significant influence on the pass rates of lower secondary school candidates in the two selected districts of Uganda. Results: Overall, school quality was statistically significant on the students learning achievements at the lower secondary level in the two districts with the coefficient of school quality of β=0.076, Sig. = 0.0257, and the p-value = 0.0257. Specifically, a unit change in the school inputs on average affected the pass rate by 4.9% in the 34 schools that responded; while, a unit change in the school processes changed the pass rate by 7.1% on average in the schools. Similarly, urban schools on average performed at a pass rate of 94% compared to 84% by the rural schools; public schools’ performance rate was 89% versus private schools’ achievement of 90%. Contribution to theory, policy and practice: Government policies should be directed towards improving school quality while bridging the gaps between the rural and urban schools, and between the public and private schools as well. At school, the demand, supply and process drivers should together be targeted in their plan. Further studies into education quality should focus on in-depth analysis into the contributing factors to school quality, in form of both inputs and processes. Keywords: lower secondary schools, school quality, inputs, process, and output. DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/11-11-06 Publication date : April 30 th 2019
BiP prevents rod opsin aggregation

Misfolding mutations in rod opsin cause the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. The ER chaperone BiP is required to prevent rod opsin aggregation, and overexpression of BiP can improve mutant rod opsin mobility. This could be important for therapies based on manipulating rod opsin folding and aggregation.
Self-Cognition and Parental Brain

SYNOPSIS A key feature of parenting is that it is observable starting from behaviors that are performed daily by adult caregivers during repeated interactions with the child. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research on parental brain should integrate settings that resemble ecologies of situations in which parents typically care for children. However, as our commentators point out, ecological settings in fMRI research are challenging and require a multiperspective approach that systematically considers psychological and behavioral complexities of “mommy brain” to better understand how contingent mental states of mothers articulate with specific multi-tasking situations.
Energetics of a Black Hole-Accretion Disk System with Magnetic Connection : Limit of Low Accretion Rate

We consider the energetics of a black hole-accretion disk system with magnetic connection: a Keplerian disk is connected to a Kerr black hole by a large-scale magnetic field. We assume that 1) the magnetic field is locked to the inner boundary of the disk and corotates with it, and 2) the accretion rate is low, but the accretion from the disk can still provide a sufficient amount of cold plasma particles in the transition region so that the magnetohydrodynamics approximation is valid. By finding solutions that smoothly pass the fast critical point near the equatorial plane, we find that a system with a fast rotating black hole and that with a slow rotating black hole behave very differently. For ab lack hole with a>a cr ≡ 0.3594 M ,w hereM is the mass and a is the specific angular momentum of the black hole, the spinning energy of the black hole is efficiently extracted and transported to the disk, thus increasing the radiation efficiency of the disk by orders of magnitude. For a black hole with 0 ≤ a<a cr, the inner region of the disk is disrupted by the magnetic field and the inner boundary moves out to a radius where the angular velocity of the disk is equal to the spinning angular velocity of the black hole. As a result, the disk may have an extremely low radiation efficiency if 0 ≤ a/M � 1.
Integração pedagógica das TIC no contexto de um Edulab – reflexão e sistematização de princípios orientadores de boas práticas (projeto AGIRE)

O projeto AGIRE, resultante de uma parceria entre a Universidade de Aveiro, empresas ligadas ao ensino e a aprendizagem, e o Agrupamento de Escolas da Gafanha da Nazare, implementou o conceito Edulab (laboratorios escolares dotados de equipamentos tecnologicos - tablets, computadores portateis e quadros interativos, e recursos educativos digitais – manuais digitais e plataformas de aprendizagem) que visa a adocao de praticas pedagogicas inovadoras. Preconizando a inovacao da pratica pedagogica atraves do uso das Tecnologias de Informacao e Comunicacao (TIC) e a promocao da literacia digital de professores (e alunos, por intermedio da inovacao das praticas pedagogicas), implementou-se uma oferta formativa durante o ano letivo de 2014/2015 com 13 professores de Educacao Basica, que potenciasse o aproveitamento pedagogico do investimento tecnologico realizado. Foi desenvolvido e aplicado um conjunto de instrumentos de recolha de dados, no sentido de se desenvolver uma reflexao em torno da integracao pedagogica das TIC no contexto do Edulab, apresentando-se como principais resultados: i) o balanco de posicionamento pelos professores envolvidos face a integracao das TIC na sua pratica pedagogica, no inicio e no final do projeto; ii) a analise SWOT sobre o trabalho desenvolvido ao longo do projeto, resultante de uma entrevista do tipo Focus Group realizada aos professores no final do projeto; e iii) um conjunto de principios de boas praticas, resultante da monitorizacao do projeto. Palavras-chave: Edulabs; Integracao pedagogica das TIC; Desenvolvimento profissional docente; Pratica reflexiva; Boas praticas.
Conflict And Satisfaction In Romantic Relationships

Past research regarding the link between conflict resolution styles and marital satisfaction have been consistent; each partner's level of relationship satisfaction is positively related to the frequency with which both partners use constructive strategies to resolve conflict (such as agreement, compromise, and humor) and negatively related to the frequency with which each partner uses destructive strategies to resolve conflict (such as conflict engagement, withdrawal, and defensiveness) (Kurdek, 1995). The purpose of this research was to examine the links between conflict and satisfaction in romantic relationships that are one or more years in duration. Six self-report indices (the Relationship Assessment Scale - RAS, Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory - CRSI, Ineffective Arguing Inventory - IAI, Assessing Relationship Conflicts Questionnaire - ARCQ, Relationship Styles Questionnaire - RSQ, and Last Argument Questionnaire - LAQ) were administered to 235 participants. Several significant findings were obtained. Fifty six percent of the variance in relationship satisfaction was explained by all the conflict measures (CRSI, IAI, and RSQ). Females scored significantly higher than males on conflict engagement. For couples with more severe perpetual problems, Satisfaction was lower on the Relationship Assessment Scale. Married participants scored significantly higher than participants who were in a dating relationship on both conflict engagement and withdrawal. Post-graduates (those earning a Master's degree and above) scored significantly higher than those who either attended and/or graduated from college on relationship satisfaction and positive problem solving, and lower on ineffective arguing. Participants who reported a medium income level scored significantly higher on conflict withdrawal than those who reported they earned a low income.
Secure Audit Logs with Verifiable Excerpts – Full Version

Log files are the primary source of information when the past operation of a computing system needs to be determined. Keeping correct and accurate log files is important for after-the-fact forensics, as well as for system administration, maintenance, and auditing. Therefore, a line of research has emerged on how to cryptographically protect the integrity of log files even against intruders who gain control of the logging machine. We contribute to this line of research by devising a scheme where one can verify integrity not only of the log file as a whole, but also of excerpts. This is helpful in various scenarios, including cloud provider auditing.
Multiple QTL Mapping in Autopolyploids: A Random-Effect Model Approach with Application in a Hexaploid Sweetpotato Full-Sib Population

Genetic analysis in autopolyploids is a very complicated subject due to the enormous number of genotypes at a locus that needs to be considered. For instance, the number of. In developing countries, the sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (2n=6x=90), is an important autopolyploid species, both socially and economically. However, quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping has remained limited due to its genetic complexity. Current fixed-effect models can fit only a single QTL and are generally hard to interpret. Here, we report the use of a random-effect model approach to map multiple QTL based on score statistics in a sweetpotato biparental population (‘Beauregard’ × ‘Tanzania’) with 315 full-sibs. Phenotypic data were collected for eight yield component traits in six environments in Peru, and jointly adjusted means were obtained using mixed-effect models. An integrated linkage map consisting of 30,684 markers distributed along 15 linkage groups (LGs) was used to obtain the genotype conditional probabilities of putative QTL at every centiMorgan position. Multiple interval mapping was performed using our R package QTLpoly and detected a total of 13 QTL, ranging from none to four QTL per trait, which explained up to 55% of the total variance. Some regions, such as those on LGs 3 and 15, were consistently detected among root number and yield traits, and provided a basis for candidate gene search. In addition, some QTL were found to affect commercial and noncommercial root traits distinctly. Further best linear unbiased predictions were decomposed into additive allele effects and were used to compute multiple QTL-based breeding values for selection. Together with quantitative genotyping and its appropriate usage in linkage analyses, this QTL mapping methodology will facilitate the use of genomic tools in sweetpotato breeding as well as in other autopolyploids.
UNDERGRADUATES’ RETROSPECTIVE PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AS GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Don Edwin Jenrette III UNDERGRADUATES’ RETROSPECTIVE PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AS GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Under the direction of GERI COLLINS, Ed.D. Research shows that gifted high school students engage in academically dishonest behavior. Likewise, research shows that individuals can use neutralization techniques offered by Sykes and Matza (1957) to rationalize academic dishonesty. This study was to investigate how undergraduates, who are former gifted high school students, can rationalize academically dishonest behavior by using neutralization techniques identified chronologically by Sykes and Mata (1957), Klockars (1974), Minor (1981), Benson (1985), Cromwell & Thurman (2003), and Coleman (2006) in a high school setting. Likewise, this investigation was conducted to uncover any novel neutralization techniques for cheating, issues that could lead to academic dishonesty and procedures, and instructions that could promote academic integrity in a high school setting. This mixed-methods study used a quantitative online survey and semi-structured interviews focusing on neutralization techniques to rationalize academic dishonesty.