Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Cross-Disciplinary Ethics Education in MBA Programs: Rhetoric or Reality?

This research-based essay offers a cross-disciplinary examination of ethics education in MBA programs. Based on data underlying the Beyond Grey Pinstripes (BGP) survey we find: that business schools doubled the number of ethics-related courses in different disciplines between 2005 and 2009, that about 75% of all offered courses are electives, and that integration of ethics varies considerably between disciplines with management-related courses exposing students more often to ethical questions. Further, we find that and hardly change over time. We argue that these results point towards a problem: business schools increasingly risk creating a gap between their upbeat rhetoric around ethics education and their actual MBA curriculum. Such decoupling is likely to emerge because schools face a tension between increasing institutional pressures to legitimize their MBA programs and internal impediments to fully integrate ethics into the curriculum. We suggest that more effective ethics education requires structural changes to the curriculum, in particular more mandatory ethics courses and a stronger integration of ethics-related debates into disciplines like finance and accounting.
Friendships of Indonesian, South Korean, and U.S. college students

The friendships of college students in the United States (n ¼ 61), Indonesia (n ¼ 56), and South Korea (n ¼ 35) were assessed to evaluate the H. C. Triandis, R. Bontempo, M. J. Villareal, M. Asai, and N. Lucca (1988) hypothesis that the friendships of individuals in collectivist cultures are more intimate and less extensive than those in individualistic cultures. Students rated the qualities of their friendships, reported the identity and characteristics of friends, and recorded details of their social interactions using the Rochester Interaction Inventory. The friendship characteristics of South Korean students were generally consistent with the H. C. Triandis et al. (1988) hypotheses, whereas those of the Indonesian students were not. It appears that friendships in some collectivist cultures, including Indonesia, display characteristics of extensive social contacts with others in conjunction with limited intimacy with specific individuals.
An Analysis of Hamster Afferent Taste Nerve Response Functions

Sensitivities to moderately intense stimuli representing four taste qualities to man were determined for 79 hamster chorda tympani fibers. Some fibers were very sensitive to sucrose, sodium chloride, or hydrochloric acid, but none were very sensitive to quinine. These sensitivities were not randomly distributed among fibers: the sucrose sensitivity was separated from and negatively correlated with the other sensitivities which were associated and positively correlated with each other. Moreover, there were a limited number of sensitivity patterns: (a) fibers responding best to sucrose responded second-best to salt, less to acid, not to quinine; (b) fibers responding best to salt either responded second-best to sucrose and not to acid or quinine; or second-best to acid, less to quinine, and not to sucrose; and (c) fibers responding best to acid responded second-best to salt, more to quinine, and less to sucrose than other fibers. Therefore, if four stimuli of different taste qualities are ordered from acceptable to unacceptable, neural response functions of most hamster chorda tympani taste fibers peak at one point. Sensitivities to nine other moderately intense stimuli which vary in quality to man were also determined for 46–49 of the fibers. Sensitivities to sweet stimuli were always associated with each other and separated from sensitivities to nonsweet stimuli. Sensitivities to nonsweet stimuli were all associated with each other; however, the strongest correlations were between sensitivities to stimuli of like quality, e.g., the three acids or the two sodium salts.
Dos décadas de transformaciones de la nupcialidad uruguaya. La convergencia hacia la segunda transición demográfica

This article seeks to present the main trends in Uruguayan marriage rates over the past two decades. Although the study is based on the main explanatory lines of the second demographic transition (SDT) to interpret the evolution of the various indicators of family life, it is basically descriptive. Over a period of approximately two decades, Uruguayan marriage rates underwent similar transformations to those that occurred in developed countries in the late 1960s. Between the mid 1980s and the early years of 2000, marriage rates were halved whereas consensual unions increased sharply among young people of all levels of educational attainment. In 1987, the proportion of persons ages 20 to 24 living in consensual unions accounted for just under 20% of the total number of young people who had begun their conjugal lives whereas in 2007, it accounted for over 80%. Concomitantly, the divorce rate doubled and unions (both legal and de facto) began to dissolve within increasingly short periods of time. Lastly, a slight postponement was recorded in the age of entering unions, which appears to reflect the social polarization in the marital time-frames of young people with different levels of educational attainment. It is a matter of debate whether the recent transformations that occurred within the sphere of family relations in Uruguay reflect a change in the pattern of values similar to that described for developed western countries. And the discussion is relevant insofar as in recent years, the Uruguayan population has experienced a marked process of social exclusion while cultural specificities and public policies have played a key role in the ways family changes are expressed. However, it is difficult to explain the similarity in the trends in family changes in Uruguay regarding those countries without referring to the overall pattern of family change entailed by the second demographic transition.
٢٠٠٨ ،١ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ،‫ﻋﺸﺮ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﳌﺠﻠﺪ‬ ،‫ﺍﻟﻌﺎﳌﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺔ‬ ،‫ﺍﳌﺘﻮﺳﻂ‬ ‫ﻟﺸﺮﻕ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﳌﺠﻠﺔ‬ Prevalence of Induced Abortion and Associated Complications in Women Attending Hospitals in Isfahan

A high proportion of maternal deaths are caused by abortion, especially induced abortion. This cross-sectional study determined the prevalence of illegally-induced abortion prior to admittance and its associated risk factors in 8 maternity hospitals in Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran, during 2003–04. In confidential interviews with 417 women who attended the hospitals with abortion, 50 (12.0%) reported that it was illegally induced. These abortions had a significant correlation with fever, septic shock and septic abortion. Of all pregnancies, 35.0% were unwanted, and 27.1% of these were illegally-terminated by induced abortions. Unwanted pregnancy was one of the most important risk factors for induced abortion Prévalence de l'avortement provoqué et de ses complications chez les patientes des hôpitaux d'Ispahan (République islamique d'Iran) RÉSUMÉ L'avortement, en particulier l'avortement provoqué, est responsable d'un fort pourcentage de la mortalité maternelle. Cette étude transversale a déterminé la prévalence de l'avortement provoqué et des facteurs de risque qui lui sont associés dans 8 maternités d'Ispahan, en République islamique d'Iran, au cours de la période 2003-2004. À l'issue d'entretiens confidentiels avec 417 femmes s'étant présentées à l'hôpital pour avortement, 50 (12,0 %) ont avoué qu'il s'agissait d'un avortement provoqué illégal avant leur admission. Il est apparu une corrélation significative entre ces avortements et la fièvre, le choc septique et l'avortement septique. Sur l'ensemble de ces grossesses, 35,0 % étaient non dési-rées et 27,1% ont donné lieu à un avortement provoqué illégal. La grossesse non désirée s'est affirmée comme l'un des principaux facteurs de risque d'avortement provoqué
The prevalence of Serpulina pilosicoli in humans and domestic animals in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea

In a survey of five villages in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Serpulina pilosicoli was isolated from rectal swabs from 113 of 496 individuals (22·8%). Colonization rates ranged from 22·6–30·1% in four of the villages but was only 8·6% in the other village. In comparison colonization was demonstrated in only 5 of 54 indigenous people (9·3%) and none of 76 non-indigenous people living in an urban environment in the same region. Colonization did not relate to reported occurrence of diarrhoea, age, sex, or length of time resident in a village. A second set of 94 faecal specimens was collected from 1 village 6 weeks after the first set. S. pilosicoli was isolated from 27 of 29 individuals (93·1%) who were positive on the first sampling and from 7 of 65 individuals (10·8%) who previously were negative. In this case, isolates were significantly more common in watery stools than in normal stools. The annual incidence of infection in the village was calculated as 93·6%, with an average duration of infection of 117 days. S. pilosicoli could not be isolated from any village pig (n=126) despite its confirmed presence in 17 of 50 commercial pigs (34·0%) sampled at a local piggery. Four of 76 village dogs (5·3%) and 1 of 2 village ducks were colonized with S. pilosicoli, suggesting the possibility of cross transmission between humans and animals.
Winners or Losers? Democracies in International Crisis, 1918–94

We attempt to explain when and why democratic states will prevail in international crises. We review several of the prominent theories about democratic political structures and derive hypotheses from each framework about crisis outcomes. These hypotheses are tested against the population of 422 international crises between 1918 and 1994. Our findings provide further evidence that the democratic peace is not a spurious result of common interests. Moreover, we also begin the difficult task of differentiating among the many theories of the democratic peace. In particular, we find strong evidence that democratic political structures are important because of their ability to generate domestic audience costs. Our findings also support the argument that democratic political structures encourage leaders to select international conflicts that they will win.
Dielectronic recombination of boronlike argon.

We present measurements and calculations of {Delta}{ital n}=0 dielectronic recombination resonances of boronlike argon between 0.2 and 6 eV. A storage ring equipped with an electron cooler was used for the measurements. Methods employed to reduce the electron energy distribution and improve the accuracy of resonance energy measurements have yielded an energy resolution of 30 meV full width at half maximum at low energies, and an energy uncertainty better than 30 meV. The high energy resolution results from the use of an adiabatic expansion technique to reduce the transverse electron energy distribution. The improved accuracy in energy determinations is achieved through the inclusion of variations in the ion velocity, which occur during scans of the electron velocity, in the relative velocity transformations. Calculations of the resonance strengths and energies were made using two different methods, multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock and multiconfiguration Breit-Pauli approximations. A comparison of the experimental data to the calculations shows fair agreement in both the spectral features and integrated intensities above 3 eV. However, poor agreement is found below 3 eV. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society. }
Assessing water security in the São Paulo metropolitan region under projected climate change

Abstract. Climate change affects the global water cycle and has the potential to alter water availability for food–energy–water production, and for ecosystems services, on regional and local scales. An understanding of these effects is crucial for assessing future water availability, and for the development of sustainable management plans. Here, we investigate the influence of anticipated climate change on water security in the Jaguari Basin, which is the main source of freshwater for 9 million people in the São Paulo metropolitan region (SPMR). First, we calibrate and evaluate a hydrological model using daily observed data, obtaining satisfactory coefficient of determination and Kling–Gupta efficiency values for both periods. To represent possible climate change scenarios up to 2095, we consider two International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) and use an ensemble of future projections generated by 17 general circulation models (GCMs). These data were used to drive the hydrological model to generate projected scenarios of streamflow. We then used indicators of water scarcity and vulnerability to carry out a quantitative analysis of provision probability. Our results indicate that streamflow can be expected to exhibit increased interannual variability, significant increases in flow rate between January and March, and a 2-month extension of the hydrological dry season (currently June to September) until November. The latter includes a more than a 35 % reduction in streamflow during September through November (with a > 50 % reduction in October). Our findings indicate an increased risk of floods and droughts accompanied by an expansion of the basin critical period, and our analysis of the water security indices identifies October and November as the most vulnerable months. Overall, our analysis exposes the fragility of water security in the São Paulo metropolitan region, and provides valuable technical and scientific information that can be used to guide regional plans and strategies to cope with potential future water scarcity.
Elementary properties of CaV1.3 Ca2+ channels expressed in mouse cochlear inner hair cells

Mammalian cochlear inner hair cells (IHCs) are specialized to process developmental signals during immature stages and sound stimuli in adult animals. These signals are conveyed onto auditory afferent nerve fibres. Neurotransmitter release at IHC ribbon synapses is controlled by L‐type CaV1.3 Ca2+ channels, the biophysics of which are still unknown in native mammalian cells. We have investigated the localization and elementary properties of Ca2+ channels in immature mouse IHCs under near‐physiological recording conditions. CaV1.3 Ca2+ channels at the cell pre‐synaptic site co‐localize with about half of the total number of ribbons present in immature IHCs. These channels activated at about −70 mV, showed a relatively short first latency and weak inactivation, which would allow IHCs to generate and accurately encode spontaneous Ca2+ action potential activity characteristic of these immature cells. The CaV1.3 Ca2+ channels showed a very low open probability (about 0.15 at −20 mV: near the peak of an action potential). Comparison of elementary and macroscopic Ca2+ currents indicated that very few Ca2+ channels are associated with each docked vesicle at IHC ribbon synapses. Finally, we found that the open probability of Ca2+ channels, but not their opening time, was voltage dependent. This finding provides a possible correlation between presynaptic Ca2+ channel properties and the characteristic frequency/amplitude of EPSCs in auditory afferent fibres.
Oviposition Efficacy of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) on Different Cultivars of Blueberry

ABSTRACT Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) is an important pest of thin-skinned fruits including blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, and cherry. Blueberry was introduced into Japan in the 1950s, and severe economic losses attributable to D. suzukii were first reported in 2002. The objective of this study was to elucidate whether oviposition behavior varies among blueberry cultivars having different firmness of fruit. Fruit firmness in 12 cultivars of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) and rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum Aiton) was determined using a rheometer. More eggs tended to be laid in berries of cultivars possessing softer fruits than in those having firmer fruits. Choice tests, where one female was allowed to oviposit on blueberry fruits with different firmness, showed that softer fruits were more vulnerable to D. suzukii females than firmer fruits.
Organ Donation and Utilization in the United States, 1996–2005

The success of clinical transplantation as a therapy for end‐stage organ failure is limited by the availability of suitable organs for transplant. This article discusses continued efforts by the transplant community to collaboratively improve the organ supply. There were 7593 deceased organ donors in 2005. This represents an all‐time high and a 6% increase over 2004. Increases were noted in deceased organ donation of all types of organs; notable is the increase in lung donation, which occurred in 17% of all deceased donors. The percentage of deceased donations that occurred following cardiac death has also reached a new high at 7%. The number of living donors decreased by 2%, from 7003 in 2004 to 6895 in 2005. This article discusses the continued efforts of the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative and the Organ Transplantation Breakthrough Collaborative to support organ recovery and use and to encourage the expectation that for every deceased donor, all organs will be placed and transplanted.
The Organizing Circumstance: Environmental Determinants in Self-Directed Learning

This study reports a qualitative analysis of interviews conducted with 78 self-directed learners with less than high school completion and who were currently engaged in a learning project. The analysis focused on how and why learners chose particular resources or made other decisions when early analysis failed to detect evidence of conscious pre-planning. Kurt Lewin's view, that to understand human behavior the proper area for study is the individual's life space of field, led the investigators in determining that the structure and direction of learning projects derive from the resources available and apparent to the learner in the environment. The concept of the Organizing Circumstance is formulated and four categories of environmental structuring of learning are identified.
A Volunteer-Based Hospital Elder Life Program to Reduce Delirium

A community hospital with nearly 50% of its admitted patients 70 years or older adapted the well-established Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). The primary adaptation entailed an enhanced participation of trained volunteers in HELP interventions designed to prevent and reduce delirium. Integral program elements include detailed volunteer training, required demonstration of competencies, and regular evaluation and feedback of volunteers provided by program staff. Nurse satisfaction with HELP increased from 64% to 91% in the second year of implementation, and a survey of patients and families indicated that 95% were satisfied with HELP. This innovative volunteer-assisted model of elder care support was positively embraced by patients, their families, and the nursing staff and supported by nursing administration. The use of volunteers is a cost-effective method of enhancing the nursing care of vulnerable elders during hospitalization.
Stimulus/Response Learning in Masked Congruency Priming of Faces: Evidence for Covert Mental Classifications?

Reaction times for categorization of a probe face according to its sex or fame were contrasted as a function of whether the category of a preceding, sandwich-masked prime face was congruent or incongruent. Prime awareness was measured by the ability to later categorize the primes, and this was close to chance and typically uncorrelated with priming. When prime faces were never presented as visible probes within a test, priming was not reliable; when prime faces were also seen as probes, priming was only reliable if visible and masked presentation of faces were interleaved (not simply if primes had been visible in a previous session). In the latter case, priming was independent of experimentally induced face–response or face–category contingencies, ruling out any simple form of stimulus–response learning. We conclude that the reliable masked congruency priming reflects bindings between stimuli and multiple, abstract classifications that can be generated both overtly and covertly.
Mutant MyoD Lacking Cdc2 Phosphorylation Sites Delays M-Phase Entry

ABSTRACT The transcription factors MyoD and Myf-5 control myoblast identity and differentiation. MyoD and Myf-5 manifest opposite cell cycle-specific expression patterns. Here, we provide evidence that MyoD plays a pivotal role at the G2/M transition by controlling the expression of p21Waf1/Cip1 (p21), which is believed to regulate cyclin B-Cdc2 kinase activity in G2. In growing myoblasts, MyoD reaccumulates during G2 concomitantly with p21 before entry into mitosis; MyoD is phosphorylated on Ser5 and Ser200 by cyclin B-Cdc2, resulting in a decrease of its stability and down-regulation of both MyoD and p21. Inducible expression of a nonphosphorylable MyoD A5/A200 enhances the MyoD interaction with the coactivator P/CAF, thereby stimulating the transcriptional activation of a luciferase reporter gene placed under the control of the p21 promoter. MyoD A5/A200 causes sustained p21 expression, which inhibits cyclin B-Cdc2 kinase activity in G2 and delays M-phase entry. This G2 arrest is not observed in p21−/− cells. These results show that in cycling cells MyoD functions as a transcriptional activator of p21 and that MyoD phosphorylation is required for G2/M transition.
Beliefs about Gender Appropriateness, Ability, and Competence in Physical Activity

Beliefs about gender appropriateness and conceptions of ability have been identified as powerful influences on beliefs about competence. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interaction of those two factors on competence beliefs in physical activity. Participants completed a survey about the sport of hockey, watched a video of a specific hockey skill, and then responded to questions about the skill. Males expressed more confidence in their ability to learn hockey than females, but females who perceived the activity to be gender neutral were more confident in their ability to learn hockey than females who believed the activity was predominantly for males. Participants’ explanations of their beliefs about gender appropriateness and confidence shed light on how competence beliefs are affected by perceptions of gender appropriateness and conceptions of ability.
Synergistic effects of combination sequential immunotherapies in a murine ovarian cancer model.

The antitumor effects of Corynebacterium parvum in a murine ovarian teratocarcinoma model depend upon a sequential activation of neutrophils and macrophages within the peritoneal cavity. We studied the sequential administration of biological response modifiers that independently activate each phase of the response. Tumor-challenged mice treated by i.p. injection of a pyridine-extracted fraction of cell-free Propionibacterium acnes (PA-PE, 1400 micrograms) demonstrated prolonged survival in less than 20% of the cases. An i.p. injection of a detoxified Salmonella endotoxin (DSE) preparation (150 micrograms) had no effect on tumor outgrowth. However, i.p. treatment with PA-PE (1400 micrograms), followed by 150 micrograms of DSE 1 day later, resulted in long-term survival (greater than 100 days) in 40 to 60% of mice. This antitumor effect was only evident when PA-PE was administered first (before DSE) and optimal when DSE was administered 24 h after PA-PE. The synergistic antitumor effect could be duplicated when tumor-challenged mice were first treated i.p. with peritoneal polymorphonuclear leukocytes, elicited by injection of PA-PE, and then treated with DSE 18 h later. These data indicate that appropriately timed injection of biological response modifiers with complementary effects can result in a synergistic prevention of tumor growth.