Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Reflections on Simulation and Experimentation in the Study of Negotiation

This article discusses the application of simulation and experimental techniques to the study of international negotiation and mediation. It explores some of the origins of experimental and simulation work in political science, and some of the particular difficulties facing researchers in this area. As an example of such work, the article discusses a specific experimental design in which a human-computer simulation was used to examine hypotheses pertaining to the impact of mediator style on the processes and outcomes of crisis negotiations. The article ends with a discussion of some of the areas in international negotiation study where simulation and experimental techniques can significantly add to the type of knowledge we can develop from more conventional sources, such as case studies and cross-national empirical analysis.
Psychological contract breach and turnover intention: The moderating roles of adversity quotient and gender

We examined the relationship between psychological contract breach (PCB) and insurance industry workers’ turnover intention. We also explored the moderating effects of adversity quotient (AQ) and gender on that relationship. The results showed that turnover intentions were positively affected by PCB, and AQ significantly moderated that relationship. In contrast, the moderating effect of gender was not found to be significant. To retain employees, the findings of this study should be taken into account when developing training programs. However, future researchers should concentrate on different aspects of AQ that may also be relevant to staff turnover.
Parental Entrepreneurial Role Model Influence on Male Offspring: Is it Always Positive and when does it Occur?

Parental self–employment has been shown to have a positive influence on offspring's subsequent choice of self–employment as a career. Previous studies have, however, not considered its dependence on parental performance in self–employment and at what stage of the offspring's development (late childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood) this influence is highest. This article uses social learning and career development theories to argue that first, parental influence may not exist in case of parents’ economic failure in self–employment, and second, that when it does occur, it is more pronounced when the offspring is a young adult. Using the United States Panel Study of Income Dynamics data set, we find empirical support for our hypotheses.
Using Freirean Pedagogy of Just IRE to Inform Critical Social Learning in Arts-Informed Community Education for Sexual Minorities

The authors work in the intersection of theorizing, experience, and research in this article as they explore a critical social model that they created to guide an informal, arts-informed, community education project for sexual-minority youth and young adults. As they consider the influence of arts-informed education and Freirean pedagogy of indignation or just ire in framing this model, the authors consider possibilities for informing and transforming adult education as a field of study and practice.
A microtubule-associated protein antigen unique to mitotic spindle microtubules in PtK1 cells

Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) that copurify with tubulin through multiple cycles of in vitro assembly have been implicated as regulatory factors and effectors in the in vivo activity of microtubules. As an approach to the analysis of the functions of these molecules, a collection of lymphocyte hybridoma monoclonal antibodies has been generated using MAPs from HeLa cell microtubule protein as antigen. Two of the hybridoma clones secrete IgGs that bind to distinct sites on what appears to be a 200,000-dalton polypeptide. Both immunoglobulin preparations stain interphase and mitotic apparatus microtubules in cultured human cells. One of the clones (N-3B4.3.10) secretes antibody that reacts only with cells of human origin, while antibody from the other hybridoma (N-2B5.11.2) cross-reacts with BSC and PtK1 cells, but not with 3T3 cells. In PtK1 cells the N-2B5 antigen is associated with the microtubules of the mitotic apparatus, but there is no staining of the interphase microtubule array; rather, the antibody stains an ill-defined juxtanuclear structure. Further, neither antibody stains vinblastine crystals in either human or marsupial cells at any stage of the cell cycle. N-2B5 antibody microinjected into living PtK1 cells binds to the mitotic spindle, but does not cause a rapid dissolution of either mitotic or interphase microtubule structures. When injected before the onset of anaphase, however, the N- 2B5 antibody inhibits proper chromosome partition in mitotic PtK1 cells. N-2B5 antibody injected into interphase cells causes a redistribution of MAP antigen onto the microtubule network.
Implicit User Feedback based on Fuzzy ART

This paper is focused on the information retrieval area. Implicit user feedback is today very important part of this research area. Increase of the amount of information also increases the time to find relevant information. Currently most Web search engines produce the same results independently of who the user is. The article includes system design, which implements an implicit users feedback to search based on user profile generated by Fuzzy Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) neural network.
Substrate Depth, Vegetation and Irrigation Affect Green Roof Thermal Performance in a Mediterranean Type Climate

Green roofs are consistently being used to reduce some of the negative environmental impacts of cities. The increasing interest in extensive green roofs requires refined studies on their design and operation, and on the effects of their relevant parameters on green roof thermal performance. The effects of two design parameters, substrate thickness (ST) and conductivity of dry soil (CDS), and four operating parameters, leaf area index (LAI), leaf reflectivity (LR), stomatal resistance (SR), and moisture content (MC), were investigated using the green roof computer model developed by Sailor in 2008. The computer simulations showed that among the operating parameters, LAI has the largest effects on thermal performance while CDS is a more influential design parameter than ST. Experimental investigations of non-vegetated and sparsely vegetated green roofs in Melbourne were principally used to understand the effect of the substrate and enable better understanding of dominant heat transfer mechanisms involved. Investigated green roofs had three substrate thicknesses (100, 150 and 200 mm), and their performance was compared to a bare conventional roof. In contrast to the computer simulations, the experimental results for summer and winter showed the importance of MC and ST in reducing the substrate temperature and heat flux through the green roof.
Neighborhood and family contexts of adolescent sexual activity.

Although numerous studies have examined the sociodemographic and psychosocial factors associated with first sex there is little research on the contribution of social context. The impact of neighborhood and family structure on adolescents risk of first sex was investigated in a community-based sample of 879 ethnically diverse youth 12-17 years of age (mean age 14.5 years) from Los Angeles California. 48.7% of respondents were Hispanic; 57.9% lived with both biological parents. Commonly reported neighborhood hazards included gangs (59.8%) and drug use or dealing (43.4%). Males who lived in underclass Black or working class Hispanic neighborhoods had significantly higher rates of first sex than those from middle or upper-middle class White neighborhoods. Those reporting more ambient hazards in their neighborhoods had the highest levels of first sex suggesting that neighborhood structural effects are mediated by adolescents perceptions of the level of threat and social disintegration. Males and females living in single-parent or step-parent families had significantly higher rates of first sex than their counterparts living with both biological parents. Parental socio-emotional support and control captured distinct dimensions of the family contexts and were particularly important dimensions for males risk of first sex. These findings suggest that adolescents experience of their neighborhoods and their family situations are key determinants of their propensity to become sexually active. Both families and neighborhoods provide a milieu of opportunities and norms that shape social behavior.
Deconstructing Stigma

Abstract This study addressed the perceptions of stigma and disclosure behavior of HIV-seropositive mothers. Eighty-eight HIV-seroposi-tive women in New York City completed two independent measures of stigma, the Perceived Stigma Scale and the Devaluation-Discrimination Measure. Disclosers (67%) and nondisclosers (33%) were similar in most sociodemographic characteristics-marital status, race, religion and employment, with the exception of age and education. Significant differences were found between disclosure groups in the use of secrecy as a stigma management tool and in perceived devaluation-discrimination associated with an HIV diagnosis. Nondisclosers to children were significantly more likely than disclosers to use secrecy as a stigma management tool (t = -2.76; p = .01), and to feel devalued and discriminated against as a result of HIV serostatus (t = 3.11; p = .01). Disclosure of parental HIV serostatus to children is an important aspect of continuous care and custody planning. Secrecy and perceptions of devaluation and discrimination related to HIV diagnosis should be seen as barriers to disclosure of serostatus to children.
Does whole body autoregulation mediate the hemodynamic responses to increased dietary salt in rats with clamped ANG II?

The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that salt-dependent hypertension, in rats with an unresponsive renin-angiotensin system, is characterized by a "whole body autoregulation" hemodynamic profile. To test this hypothesis, rats were chronically instrumented to continuously measure cardiac output (CO) and arterial pressure (AP). A venous catheter was implanted for infusion of saline vehicle (Veh; n = 8) or treatment [enalapril (2 mg.kg-1.day-1) plus ANG II: ANG-NORM (5 ng.kg-1.min-1 ANG II, n = 8) or ANG-HI (10 ng.kg-1.min-1 ANG II, n = 9)] to pharmacologically clamp plasma ANG II. After a 10-day recovery period on a 0.1% NaCl diet, AP and CO were measured continuously for 5 days of control (0.1% NaCl), 7 days of high salt (4.0% NaCl), and 5 days of recovery (0.1% NaCl). Hemodynamics did not change in the Veh group at any time. AP increased by approximately 20 mmHg in the ANG-NORM and ANG-HI groups when NaCl was increased. Hypertension was mediated by an increase in CO of approximately 12% at steady state, with no change in total peripheral resistance (TPR) during the high salt period. AP returned to control levels when dietary sodium was decreased, mediated by a approximately 10% decrease in TPR, with CO remaining elevated. There was no difference in the hemodynamic responses to increased salt between the ANG-HI and ANG-NORM groups. We conclude that the whole body autoregulation hypothesis does not explain the hemodynamic profile of salt-dependent hypertension in rats with an unresponsive renin-angiotensin system.
The Inevitable Metathesis of the Retiring Athlete

The sociological study of sport in society raises issues which are sometimes considered peripheral to the field of inquiry. In the past the retirement of the professional athlete has fallen into this category. Presumably this is because the transposition from player to ex-player has severed the athlete’s connection with sport. Such a superficial approach emanates from the belief that the study of sport should embody only intrinsic or ’’active’’ consideration. However, if one views sporL as an itneractive force within society then topics which seemingly appear peripheral are seen to have a more pervasive quality. This paper supports the later contention by drawing attention to the manifold ramifications
The human gut virome: a multifaceted majority

Here, we outline our current understanding of the human gut virome, in particular the phage component of this ecosystem, highlighting progress, and challenges in viral discovery in this arena. We reveal how developments in high-throughput sequencing technologies and associated data analysis methodologies are helping to illuminate this abundant ‘biological dark matter. ’ Current evidence suggests that the human gut virome is a highly individual but temporally stable collective, dominated by phages exhibiting a temperate lifestyle. This viral community also appears to encode a surprisingly rich functional repertoire that confers a range of attributes to their bacterial hosts, ranging from bacterial virulence and pathogenesis to maintaining host–microbiome stability and community resilience. Despite the significant advances in our understanding of the gut virome in recent years, it is clear that we remain in a period of discovery and revelation, as new methods and technologies begin to provide deeper understanding of the inherent ecological characteristics of this viral ecosystem. As our understanding increases, the nature of the multi-partite interactions occurring between host and microbiome will become clearer, helping us to more rationally define the concepts and principles that will underpin approaches to using human gut virome components for medical or biotechnological applications.
A study of the DNA damage checkpoint in Candida albicans: uncoupling of the functions of Rad53 in DNA repair, cell cycle regulation and genotoxic stress‐induced polarized growth

In response to genotoxic stress (GS), Candida albicans can undergo polarized growth and massive genome rearrangements including loss‐of‐heterozygosity (LOH) events. We evaluated the contribution of the CaRad53p and CaDun1p kinases of the DNA damage checkpoint (DDCP) in these processes. Characterization of C. albicans rad53ΔΔ and dun1ΔΔ mutants revealed that the two kinases were involved in the maintenance of heterozygosity. SNP‐RFLP typing and whole‐genome sequencing of rad53ΔΔ isolates having undergone a LOH revealed that, according to the chromosome on which LOH had occurred, these were predominantly due to break‐induced replication/mitotic cross‐over or chromosome loss. Loss of CaRAD53 also resulted in frequent aneuploidies. Deletion of CaDUN1 led to an increase in recombination‐dependent LOH but did not trigger aneuploidies. It also increased GS sensitivity but did not impair GS‐induced polarized growth contrary to CaRAD53 deletion. Characterization of CaRad53p site‐directed mutants demonstrated that its kinase activity and N‐terminal phosphorylation sites were crucial for its function in the resistance to GS, maintenance of heterozygosity, cell cycle regulation and polarized growth. Moreover, using phosphomimic mutants, we revealed an uncoupling of the functions of CaRad53p in these different processes, thus providing a novel understanding of how the DDCP may regulate downstream events in response to GS.
Resisting an isolated learning discourse

The primary objective of this paper is to suggest that researchers on workplace learning avoid an isolated learning discourse. The point at issue is that being a learner is just one aspect of people’s sometimes complicated lives in the workplace, and that people may sometimes—for good reasons—resist a learning discourse if it is linked excessively to the educational system, management or researcher processes. It is suggested that associating learning excessively to a learner identity is problematic. A more comprehensive situated perspective on workplace learning may assist in understanding the different and sometimes conflicting aspects of learning situations in the workplace. The paper is based on recent literature on situated learning with a particular focus on workplace learning studies.
EMOTION AS AN INTERVENING VARIABLE IN UNDERSTANDING THE COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL COMPLEXITY AND WELL-BEING OF CHIMPANZEES

The problem with attempts to improve the well-being of captive chimpanzees is that even the best efforts at environmental enrichment do not ensure immediate, clear-cut outcomes due to the complex nature of chimpanzee society and cognition. Additionally, multiple alternative measures are necessary for outcome evaluation because well-being cannot be measured directly ( via self-reports) in chimpanzees. In this article, we suggest that the notion of emotion as an intervening variable is useful for integrating complex structures of society and cognition and complex causal relationships among multiple enrichment attempts and multiple consequences. Well-being can be regarded as a homeostatic state under which individual emotional components interact with one another in a complex, well-balanced manner. The use of emotion as an intervening variable thus contributes to a synthetic view of chimpanzee society, cognition, and well-being.
Should LSIL‐H be a distinct cytology category?

The 2001 Bethesda System for gynecologic cervical cytology reporting classifies squamous intraepithelial lesions into low‐grade (LSIL) and high‐grade (HSIL) lesions. An intermediate term, “low‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, cannot exclude high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL‐H),” has been used in a small percentage of LSIL cases. To the authors' knowledge, little is known regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV) status in patients with LSIL‐H.
Empirical evidence for freud's theory of primary process mentation in acute psychosis

Freud (1895/1966; 1900/1953; 1915/1957) has proposed that primary process functioning is typical for acute psychosis. A nonverbal method, the 'Geocat' (Brakel, Kleinsorge, Snodgrass, & Shevrin, 2000), measures primary processes operationalized as attributional categorization, which considers exemplars as similar if particular features match, even if these components are arranged in a quite different configuration. With the use of GeoCat we explored primary process mentation in 127 psychiatric patients. Results show that (1) there are substantially higher levels of attributional choices in our sample of psychiatric patients, independently of diagnosis, than in a non-patient population; (2) psychotic patients tend to have more attributional choices than non-psychotic patient; patients with acute psychotic symptoms show more attributional re-sponses than patients without acute psychotic symptoms; (3) this increase of attributional choices with the psychotic condition is independent of self-rated anxiety or medication intake. We propose that, instead, this increase of attributional levels in the acutely psychotic patients reflects a predominance of primary processing which is specifically tied to the acutely psychotic condition, as proposed by Freud. © 2012 American Psychological Association.
Disordered personality traits in primary headaches

Previous researchers have shown an association between primary headaches and some extreme features of normal personality traits, however, studies of the relationship between these headaches and the disordered or abnormal personality traits are still needed. In this study we sought to examine the disordered personality trait profiles in patients with migraine, tension-type headaches compared to healthy controls. Disordered personality traits were assessed using the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology (DAPP; Livesley & Jackson, in press), a self-report measure of abnormal personality function that subsumes major models of normal personality, in 41 patients with chronic headaches (CTH), 34 frequent episodic tension-type headaches (FETH), and 48 migraines without aura, as well as 37 headache-free healthy control individuals. All patient groups scored significantly higher than healthy controls on submissiveness, cognitive distortion, identity problems, intimacy problems, social avoidance, and self-harm. In addition, the migraine group scored higher on submissiveness than did the FETH group. Our findings, thus, confirmed personality dysfunctions in primary headache sufferers.
Application of Project-Based Learning (PBL) to the Teaching of Electrical Power Systems Engineering

Project-based learning (PBL), a learning environment in which projects drive learning, has been successfully used in various courses in the educational programs of different disciplines. However, concerns have been raised as to the breadth of the content covered and, in particular, whether PBL can be applied to specialized subjects without compromising the coverage of the required technical content. This paper discusses the advantages and drawbacks of using the PBL methodology in teaching specialized subjects in electrical power engineering, based on the authors' reflections and student feedback. The design and delivery of a PBL-based course in power system modeling and analysis is used as an example. It is asserted that proper usage of PBL makes it possible to deliver both technical content and generic professional skills in a specialized course.
Abnormalities of neutrophil adherence in newborns.

Polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) adherence to glass and nylon wool was examined in 19 healthy term newborns, 19 normal children aged 2 weeks to 17 years, and 33 adults in good health who were taking no medication. Using a whole blood glass adherence assay, neonatal PMN adherence (0.18 +/- 0.16%) was significantly less than PMN adherence in children (7.4 +/- 4.0%, P less than .0001) and in adults (16.0 +/- 4.5%, P less than .0001). Similar results were obtained when separated neonatal and adult PMNs were used with both glass and nylon wool column adherence assays, indicating that decreased neonatal PMN adherence is due to a cellular defect. In other experiments there was significantly greater reduction in adherence of separated PMNs with addition of neonatal serum than with adult serum, indicating that a humoral inhibitor also contributes to decreased adherence of neonatal PMNs. Decreased neonatal PMN adherence may be one cause of the increased susceptibility of neonates to serious bacterial infections.