Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Discourse as strategic coping resource: managing the interface between “home” and “work”

Purpose – To provide insight into the consequences of telework from the perspective of the teleworker and the household. The paper discusses the consequences of telework for the formulation of identities.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on empirical work, which comprises home visits to teleworkers and therefore includes observational data and interview data. The data are analysed following a particular framework, which is views discourse as a “strategic resource” and draws on the vocabulary of performativity and connectivity to investigate why some “discursive acts” take successfully while others fail.Findings – It is shown that teleworkers and their households need to engage in strategies to protect and reconfirm their respective identities. This is achieved through the enactment of regulatory as well as self‐regulatory (identity) acts.Originality/value – The paper is located in the household of teleworkers and therefore, includes this less well researched perspective. The linking of the .
Is a New Urban Development Model Building Greener Communities?

Although neotraditional architecture largely focuses on promoting sense of community (SOC), it has the potential to influence environmentalism in residents as well. In October 2002, the authors conducted a mail survey of 1,611 middleclass homeowners in Gainesville, Florida, to determine if there were differences in SOC and environmental behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge among homeowners from three development types (traditional, post–World War II, and neotraditional). The neotraditional community reported the strongest SOC among the development types. In terms of environmental behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge, however, the neotraditional communitywas not more environmentally friendly than were the post– World War II communities and it was considerably less so than was the traditional community. The results suggest that neotraditional design could play a role in influencing homeowners'SOC but that it may not go far enough in terms of promoting the environmental behaviors and awareness needed to form sustainable communities.
‘Wii play as a family’: the rise in family-centred video gaming

The idea that video gaming is for the ‘whole family’, to be played in the communal space of the living room, has gained momentum since the release of Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation and Nintendo Wii. This article addresses the growing popularity in family-centred video gaming in the British context by examining the design, promotion, instatement and use of this new media technology in the home. Research on the domestication of media technology is drawn on to examine the social impulses and conditions under which family-centred video gaming is introduced in the home as a domestic leisure activity. In response to parental anxieties about children’s disengagement from family life through new media use, industry-led claims that video gaming can foster family harmony are appealing. Representations of family gaming in the Wii commercials are analysed in relation to the findings of recent independent surveys on emerging patterns of gaming between parents and children. Policy issues emerge about the potential social and educational benefits of family-centred gaming and assumptions about them made in surveys and government-commissioned reports. Important questions are raised about the family dynamics of video gaming and children’s potential to benefit from this family-centred media entertainment in diverse family contexts.
Childhood- versus adult-onset asthma.

Although the overall features of asthma are similar in children and adults, numerous distinctions exist. Furthermore, it is possible that for many patients with asthma, the onset of their disease be­ gins in childhood. However, efforts to study asthma have largely been restricted to adult patients. Thus, it is highly likely that key insights into asthma pathogenesis are being missed, because the onset of the disease has been well established by adulthood, and mechanisms of injury and repair are then difficult to dissect. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop on childhood- versus adult-onset asthma was convened to discuss unique features of childhood asthma and identify areas for study, especially areas that might help establish the important features of childhood asthma. Summarized below are the workshop presen­ tations and recommendations for future areas of investigation. Outcome Analysis of Wheezing in Children and Adults Risk factors shown to be important in reducing maximally attained lung function include wheeze or a doctor's diagnosis of asthma, active and passive cigarette smoking, airway responsiveness, and peripheral blood eosinophilia. The relative importance of these factors changes at different phases of the life cycle. For maximal lung function between the ages of 15 and 35 yr, airway respon­ siveness is the most important. Wheeze does not appear to be any more or less predictive than other respiratory symptoms of cough, sputum production, or dyspnea. Data also suggest that airway responsiveness, respiratory symptoms, and peripheral blood eosinophilia are independent risk factors for the develop­ ment of chronic obstructive disease and that the mechanism by which these factors predict this development is by reducing max­ imallung function and precipitating early decline in FE~ in chil­ dren and young adults. The development of chronic obstructive lung disease is a lifelong process involving risk factors that begin at conception.
Cold-Adapted Viral Attenuation (CAVA): Highly Temperature Sensitive Polioviruses as Novel Vaccine Strains for a Next Generation Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine

The poliovirus vaccine field is moving towards novel vaccination strategies. Withdrawal of the Oral Poliovirus Vaccine and implementation of the conventional Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (cIPV) is imminent. Moreover, replacement of the virulent poliovirus strains currently used for cIPV with attenuated strains is preferred. We generated Cold-Adapted Viral Attenuation (CAVA) poliovirus strains by serial passage at low temperature and subsequent genetic engineering, which contain the capsid sequences of cIPV strains combined with a set of mutations identified during cold-adaptation. These viruses displayed a highly temperature sensitive phenotype with no signs of productive infection at 37°C as visualized by electron microscopy. Furthermore, decreases in infectious titers, viral RNA, and protein levels were measured during infection at 37°C, suggesting a block in the viral replication cycle at RNA replication, protein translation, or earlier. However, at 30°C, they could be propagated to high titers (9.4–9.9 Log10TCID50/ml) on the PER.C6 cell culture platform. We identified 14 mutations in the IRES and non-structural regions, which in combination induced the temperature sensitive phenotype, also when transferred to the genomes of other wild-type and attenuated polioviruses. The temperature sensitivity translated to complete absence of neurovirulence in CD155 transgenic mice. Attenuation was also confirmed after extended in vitro passage at small scale using conditions (MOI, cell density, temperature) anticipated for vaccine production. The inability of CAVA strains to replicate at 37°C makes reversion to a neurovirulent phenotype in vivo highly unlikely, therefore, these strains can be considered safe for the manufacture of IPV. The CAVA strains were immunogenic in the Wistar rat potency model for cIPV, inducing high neutralizing antibody titers in a dose-dependent manner in response to D-antigen doses used for cIPV. In combination with the highly productive PER.C6 cell culture platform, the stably attenuated CAVA strains may serve as an attractive low-cost and (bio)safe option for the production of a novel next generation IPV.
The Role of Motivation and Media Involvement in Explaining Internet Dependency

Links among demographics, motivation for using the Internet, cognitive and affective involvement, and Internet dependency were investigated. By integrating uses and gratifications theory and media dependency research, motivation was found to play a more important antecedent role in explaining Internet dependency than demographics, and cognitive and affective involvement mediated the relationship between motivation and Internet dependency. This finding supported the uses and gratifications argument that certain factors intervene in the media uses and effects process between motivation to communicate and outcomes of communication behavior such as media use.
Evaluation of a postgraduate educational programme for occupational physicians on work rehabilitation guidelines for patients with low back pain

OBJECTIVES The postgraduate educational programme for occupational physicians on guidelines for work rehabilitation of patients with low back pain was evaluated as to what extent did knowledge of the guidelines increase, and did the workers improve their performance at work. METHODS An experimental group (n=25) attended an educational programme and a reference group did so (n=20) 6 months later. Knowledge and performance were assessed for both groups, before and after education of the experimental group. Knowledge was assessed for the reference group after education. RESULTS Knowledge increased significantly more in the experimental group. The reference group's score increased further after education. The experimental group's adjusted gain score for performance indicators was significantly positive. Analysis of covariance also showed a significant effect for the experimental group for increased performance score. CONCLUSIONS The educational programme improved the quality of care because knowledge and performance of occupational physicians improved and complied better with practice guidelines.
Marginal Sealing Durability of Two Contemporary Self-Etch Adhesives

Introduction. Sealing abilities of two self-etch adhesives were evaluated after two aging processes: storage in water and thermocycling. Materials and Methods. Cl V cavities were prepared on the buccal and lingual aspects of 48 human premolars, with cervical margins 1 mm below the CEJ. Clearfil Protect Bond (CPB) and BeautiBond (BB) (two-step and one-step self-etch adhesives, resp.) were applied, each to half of the cavities and restored with composite resin. Each group was randomly subdivided into 4 subgroups (n = 12) and evaluated for dye penetration after 24 hours, after 3000 thermocycling rounds, after a 6-month water storage, and after 3000 thermocycling rounds plus 6-month water storage, respectively. Data was analyzed using SPSS 11.5 and Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests (α = 0.05). Results. There were no significant differences in enamel and dentin microleakage between the adhesives (P = 0.683; P = 0.154). Furthermore, no significant differences were observed in enamel microleakage of each one of CPB and BB (P = 0.061 and P = 0.318, resp.). However, significant decrease was observed in subgroups 3 and 4 (P = 0.001) for CPB dentinal margins. Conclusion. In this study, limited aging procedures had no influence on marginal integrity of composite resin restorations bonded with self-etch adhesives of CPB and BB. Furthermore, CPB dentinal sealing improved after aging.
Comparison of clomipramine, alprazolam and placebo in the treatment of obsessive—compulsive disorder

Forty‐four patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) were entered into a double‐blind randomly assigned treatment protocol with clomipramine (CMI) or placebo. In addition, alprazolam was administered to 14 OCD patients in a separate open‐treatment study. The response rate of patients completing treatment was 50 per cent with CMI, 19 per cent with placebo, and 18 per cent with alprazolam. Self‐ratings of obsessive–compulsive symptoms in intent to treat and completer samples demonstrated a significantly greater benefit with CMI than with alprazolam. Ratings of depression and clinician ratings of obsessionality in both intent‐to‐treat and completer samples did not, however, indicate differences between the treatment groups.
Comparison of assays for anti-endomysial and anti-transglutaminase antibodies for diagnosis of pediatric celiac disease.

BACKGROUND Anti-endomysial antibodies are sensitive and specific markers for celiac disease. This antibody has recently been identified as an antibody to tissue transglutaminase, an enzyme that cross-links and stabilizes extracellular matrix proteins. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical usefulness of an enzyme-linked immunoassay for anti-transglutaminase antibodies, and to compare the results with those of AEA, the current gold standard serological test for celiac disease. METHODS Serum samples were collected from 33 patients with biopsy-proven celiac disease and AEA tests were performed. Control samples for anti-transglutaminase were obtained from 155 patients. An ELISA test for immunoglobulin A anti-transglutaminase utilizing guinea pig liver transglutaminase was developed and performed on all sera. Cutoff values for the test were performed using logistic regression and receiver operating curves analysis. RESULTS An optical density cutoff value of 0.34 was established for the assay. The mean value was 0.18 +/- 0.19 optical density for controls, and 1.65 +/- 1.14 for patients with celiac disease (P < 0.001). Sensitivity and specificity of the assay were both 90%, while AEA had a sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 94%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS A tissue transglutaminase-based ELISA test is both sensitive and specific for detection of celiac disease.
Loneliness and Interpersonal Judgments

This study examines ratings of self and partners by high and low tested lonely college students following brief interactions with opposite sex strangers. Results replicate and extend previous findings, indicating more negative evaluations for high as compared to low lonely subjects in self ratings, ratings expected from partners; and for men only, ratings of partners. High lonely men were rated more negatively than low lonely men but the corresponding effect for women was not observed. The data also indicate that high lonely participants were perceived by their partners as more likely to rate themselves negatively. The findings are discussed in relation to the probable consequences of perceived social skill inadequacies for the experience of loneliness.
Turning maneuvers in sharks: Predicting body curvature from axial morphology

Given the diversity of vertebral morphologies among fishes, it is tempting to propose causal links between axial morphology and body curvature. We propose that shape and size of the vertebrae, intervertebral joints, and the body will more accurately predict differences in body curvature during swimming rather than a single meristic such as total vertebral number alone. We examined the correlation between morphological features and maximum body curvature seen during routine turns in five species of shark: Triakis semifasciata, Heterodontus francisci, Chiloscyllium plagiosum, Chiloscyllium punctatum, and Hemiscyllium ocellatum. We quantified overall body curvature using three different metrics. From a separate group of size‐matched individuals, we measured 16 morphological features from precaudal vertebrae and the body. As predicted, a larger pool of morphological features yielded a more robust prediction of maximal body curvature than vertebral number alone. Stepwise linear regression showed that up to 11 features were significant predictors of the three measures of body curvature, yielding highly significant multiple regressions with r2 values of 0.523, 0.537, and 0.584. The second moment of area of the centrum was always the best predictor, followed by either centrum length or transverse height. Ranking as the fifth most important variable in three different models, the body's total length, fineness ratio, and width were the most important non‐vertebral morphologies. Without considering the effects of muscle activity, these correlations suggest a dominant role for the vertebral column in providing the passive mechanical properties of the body that control, in part, body curvature during swimming. J. Morphol. , 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Intimate partner violence and unwanted pregnancy, miscarriage, induced abortion, and stillbirth among a national sample of Bangladeshi women

Objective To estimate (1) lifetime prevalence of physical and sexual victimisation from husbands among a national sample of Bangladeshi women, (2) associations of unwanted pregnancy and experiences of husband violence, and (3) associations of miscarriage, induced abortion, and fetal death/stillbirth and such victimisation.
Aerodynamic Damping on Vibration of Rotating Disks and Effects of Shroud and Top Cover

Aerodynamic damping on vibration of rotating disks surrounded by a shroud was experimentally investigated. Hammer tests were conducted in a vacuum and in air, and a curve-fit technique was used to estimate natural frequencies and modal damping ratios of disk modes precisely from measured frequency responses. The experimental results revealed that aerodynamic damping is dominant rather than structural damping and independent of the amplitude of the disk vibration. The relationships of aerodynamic damping with disk-to-shroud and disk-to-cover gaps were also investigated. When the disk-to-shroud gap is narrower than 0.3 mm, the damping ratios increase rapidly as the disk-to-shroud gap narrows and the rate of increase depends on the disk mode. For the (0, 0) mode, the damping ratio is inversely proportional to the cube of the disk-to-shroud gap, which agrees with our previous theoretical prediction. In contrast, when the disk-to-shroud gap is wider than 1 mm, the rate of increase is slow and varies insignificantly with disk mode.
Care Through Authenticity: Teacher Preparation for an Ethic of Care in an Age of Accountability

Abstract This study elucidates the role that authenticity—knowing and being one's self—plays in preservice teachers' introduction to care ethics in a multicultural urban context. In one teacher education program, in observations, interviews, and surveys, preservice teachers described that caring required authenticity to avoid complying with uncaring mandates, to make choices reflective of one's beliefs, to find connections between one's self and the curriculum, and to de-center one's own ways of seeing the world.
Gender and War

Gender inequality is magnified in situations ofwar, andwomen are disproportionately disadvantaged in terms of personal safety, access to resources, and human rights. This article summarizes the effects of armed conflict on women and women's greater vulnerability to health and mental health concerns because in war, women's bodies become a battleground. UN Security Council Resolution 1325 is introduced as an international framework to address women's participation in solutions to war, reconstruction, and nation building. The article also indicates ways in which socialworkers can be part of implementing this resolution to defend the human rights of women.
The Relationship Between Meaning of Working and Socioeconomic Transformations: The Case of Post-Communist Russia

The problem and the solution. This article discusses how the meaning of working is changing in Russia as a result of rapid socioeconomic transformations that started after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Results of the review of academic books and articles related to work values and meaning of working published by Russian and Western scholars are presented.The article introduces three stages of socioeconomic transformation and discusses the link between these stages and the changes in meaning of working dimensions, such as centrality of work, valued work outcomes, and attachment to work.
Epidemiology of cancer among Hispanics in the United States.

BACKGROUND There are very limited data on cancer among U.S. Hispanics. The data that are available seldom appear outside individual registry reports. Without coalescing and assessing such information, the epidemiology of cancer among Hispanics cannot be understood. PURPOSE This article presents an overall view of the epidemiology of cancer among Hispanic populations in the United States. METHODS Major types of cancer were reviewed from geographic areas with 1) large Hispanic/Latino populations and 2) population-based cancer registries that cover 68% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Age-standardized rates, standardized rate ratios, and ranks of the top cancers are presented for Hispanics and non-Hispanics by sex. RESULTS Hispanic men had consistently lower rates of cancers of the lung, prostate, colon, rectum, and oral cavity as well as of melanoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma than non-Hispanic men. Among Hispanic men, higher rates were observed for cancers of the stomach, liver, and gallbladder. Compared with the rates in non-Hispanic women, Hispanic women had consistently lower rates of cancers of the breast, colon, rectum, endometrium, lung, ovary, and oral cavity, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and melanoma and higher rates of cancers of the uterine cervix, stomach, liver, and gallbladder. Perhaps more importantly, however, was that, within U.S. Hispanic populations, the top five sites of cancer for women were breast, colon, lung, cervix, and uterine corpus. For men, the top sites were usually prostate, lung, colon, stomach, and rectum. Furthermore, some geographic areas showed differences in the order of importance within these five sites, while in other areas, the top five cancers for Hispanic men included kidney and bladder cancers, liver cancer, and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. For women, other leading cancers mentioned were ovarian cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and gallbladder cancer. CONCLUSIONS Hispanics had consistently lower rates of breast, lung, prostate, and colon cancers than non-Hispanics. In some geographic regions, however, differences in cancer incidence rates with respect to specific sites existed between the heterogenous Hispanic populations. Furthermore, the rankings demonstrated that, even if Hispanics have lower rates of the most common cancers than non-Hispanics, such sites are still the most important cancers among Hispanic populations. IMPLICATIONS Cancer is a major problem among U.S. Hispanic populations. The information given in this article can be used to develop etiologic studies and cancer control interventions. Data limitations and recommendations for improving data quality are presented.
Fault modeling and simulation for crosstalk in system-on-chip interconnects

System-on-chips (SOCs) using ultra deep sub-micron (DSM) technologies and GHz clock frequencies have been predicted by the 1997 SIA Road Map. Recent studies, as well as experiments reported in this paper, show significant crosstalk effects in long on-chip interconnects of GHz DSM chips. Recognizing the importance of high-speed, reliable interconnects in GHz SOCs, we address in this paper the problem of testing for glitch and delay errors caused by crosstalk in buses and interconnects between components of a SOC. Since it is not possible to explicitly test for all the possible process variations and defects that can lead to crosstalk errors in SOC interconnects, we present an abstract model, Maximum Aggressor (MA) fault model, and its test requirements. The attractiveness of the model is that it can abstract crosstalk defects in interconnects with a linear number of faults, while the corresponding MA tests provide complete coverage for all level defects related to cross-coupling capacitance the interconnects. A SPICE-level fault simulation methodology is presented which allows simulation of a small subset of the potentially exponential number of defects. The simulation methodology also enables validation of the proposed fault model and the resulting test set.