Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
When Labor and Nature Strike Back: A Double Movement Saga in Taiwan

Polanyi tells a brilliant, though incomplete, story of the tension between economy and society, where the self-regulating market turned humans and nature into fictitious commodities. Instead of making everyone better off, the market created disasters. The agricultural population was involuntarily pushed off the soil onto the labor market; nature/land was put up for sale; the subsistence economy was smashed; social organizations such as kinship, neighborhoods, and guilds were liquidated; and poverty, hunger, and all kinds of suffering ensued (Polanyi 2001, 136 137, 171). However, as the expansion of unregulated markets jeopardized the integrity of social fabrics, protectionist movements struck back. Social classes affected by market expansion and commercialization joined hands to defend themselves and society as a whole.
Causal ordering of academic self-concept and achievement: Reanalysis of a pioneering study and...

Byrne (1984) established guidelines for evaluating the causal ordering of academic self-concept and achievement, applying these in her pioneering 1986 study. With the hindsight of 15 years' experience, we now recognize issues in her original study that precluded any completely satisfactory conclusions. In this reanalysis of Byrne (1986), we offer commentary on potential problems and how they can be avoided in future research; develop and demonstrate new, more defensible models of these data; emphasize more generally the role of researcher as substantive data detective; and update Byrne's (1984) standards of an "ideal" study and directions for future research.
Single measures of performance do not reflect overall institutional quality in colorectal cancer surgery

Objective To evaluate overall performance of English colorectal cancer surgical units identified as outliers for a single quality measure—30 day inhospital mortality. Design 144 542 patients that underwent primary major colorectal cancer resection between 2000/2001 and 2007/2008 in 149 English National Health Service units were included from hospital episodes statistics. Casemix adjusted funnel plots were constructed for 30 day inhospital mortality, length of stay, unplanned readmission within 28 days, reoperation, failure to rescue-surgical (FTR-S) and abdominoperineal excision (APE) rates. Institutional performance was evaluated across all other domains for institutions deemed outliers for 30 day mortality. Outliers were those that lay on or breached 3 SD control limits. ‘Acceptable’ performance was defined if units appeared under the upper 2 SD limit. Results 5 high mortality outlier (HMO) units and 15 low mortality outlier (LMO) units were identified. Of the five HMO units, two were substandard performance outliers (ie, above 3 SD) on another metric (both on high reoperation rates). A further two HMO institutions exceeded the second but not the third SD limits for substandard performance on other outcome metrics. One of the 15 LMO units exceeded 3 SD for substandard performance (APE rate). One LMO institution exceeded the second but not the third SD control limits for high reoperation rates. Institutional mortality correlated with FTR-S and reoperations (R=0.445, p<0.001 and R=0.191, p<0.020 respectively). Conclusions Performance appraisal in colorectal surgery is complex and dependent on stakeholder perspective. Benchmarking units solely on a single performance measure is over simplistic and potentially hazardous. A global appraisal of institutional outcome is required to contextualise performance.
Early Screening of an Anxiety-prone Temperament in Young Dutch Children with a Multi-ethnic Background

markdownabstract__Abstract__ Al op peuterleeftijd zijn er bij sommige kinderen signalen van overmatige angst zichtbaar. De BIQ-SF, een korte en makkelijk af te nemen vragenlijst, blijkt uitermate geschikt om allochtone en autochtone jonge kinderen in de Nederlandse populatie met een verhoogd risico op de ontwikkeling van angstproblemen op te sporen.
Seeking Information About Climate Change

This study replicates and extends the planned risk information seeking model (PRISM) in the context of impersonal risk by incorporating media use as an antecedent of risk information seeking intention. Results indicate that the model applies equally well to Singaporeans’ climate change information seeking intention as it does in the context of personal health information, suggesting that the model is generalizable across different risk and cultural contexts. Findings suggest that media use is an important source of perceived knowledge and, indirectly, sufficiency threshold, which clarifies the role of actual information seeking in risk perceptions and future information seeking.
The Impact of Outliers on Cronbach's Coefficient Alpha Estimate of Reliability: Visual Analogue Scales

The impact of outliers on Cronbach's coefficient α has not been documented in the psychometric or statistical literature. This is an important gap because coefficient α is the most widely used measurement statistic in all of the social, educational, and health sciences. The impact of outliers on coefficient α is investigated for varying values of population reliability and sample sizes for visual analogue scales. Results show that coefficient α is not affected by symmetric outlier contamination, whereas asymmetric outliers artificially inflate the estimates of coefficient α. Coefficient α estimates are upwardly biased and more variable sample to sample, with increasing asymmetry and proportion of outlier contamination in the population. However, these effects of outliers on the bias and sample variability of coefficient α estimates are reduced for increasing population reliability. The results are discussed in the context of providing guidance for computing or interpreting coefficient α for visual analogue scales.
Genome wide distribution of illegitimate recombination events in Kluyveromyces lactis

Illegitimate recombination (IR) is the process by which two DNA molecules not sharing homology to each other are joined. In Kluyveromyces lactis, integration of heterologous DNA occurred very frequently therefore constituting an excellent model organism to study IR. IR was completely dependent on the nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway for DNA double strand break (DSB) repair and we detected no other pathways capable of mediating IR. NHEJ was very versatile, capable of repairing both blunt and non-complementary ends efficiently. Mapping the locations of genomic IR-events revealed target site preferences, in which intergenic regions (IGRs) and ribosomal DNA were overrepresented six-fold compared to open reading frames (ORFs). The IGR-events occurred predominantly within transcriptional regulatory regions. In a rad52 mutant strain IR still preferentially occurred at IGRs, indicating that DSBs in ORFs were not primarily repaired by homologous recombination (HR). Introduction of ectopic DSBs resulted in the efficient targeting of IR to these sites, strongly suggesting that IR occurred at spontaneous mitotic DSBs. The targeting efficiency was equal when ectopic breaks were introduced in an ORF or an IGR. We propose that spontaneous DSBs arise more frequently in transcriptional regulatory regions and in rDNA and such DSBs can be mapped by analyzing IR target sites.
CHANGES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF ELITE TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES IN SELECTED AGE CATEGORIES

INTRODUCTION It is generally known that regular physical activity has many physiological, psychological and social benefits, both in short- and long-term. There is ample evidence which proves that physical activity may be a factor directly affecting health and, hence, physical fitness and efficiency of individuals and entire popula-tions [2]. An elderly person should be active, as activity is related to higher self-assessment, and feeling of value and meaning of life, without which there is no satisfaction with life. Physically active people seem to be in better health and have better body functions as compared with inactive people. People who lead physically active lives at an older age enjoy better health and are less likely to experience an age-related decrease in their capability for performing everyday activities than inactive people [5]. Elderly people are a particularly neglected group in terms of research in the area of physical culture sciences. It is then important to obtain more exhaustive information on the life style and factors affecting health and physical fitness of people doing sports at various ages. The aim of the study was to assess the physical fitness of elite track and field athletes in selected age categories. METHODS The data included answers to questionnaire questions related to physical fitness collected from men and women aged 40-59 years. In total, 378 subjects were examined, of which 172 were women and 206 were men. All subjects took part in track and field masters tournaments (World Championships in Puerto Rico – 2003, European Championships in Potsdam – 2002). The subjects were divided into four age categories within each sex group: 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59. In the groups there were 47, 41, 42 and 42 women; and 52, 52, 51, 55 men, respectively. The subjects were chosen at random. In order to assess their physical activity questions from the Baecke’s questionnaire were used [6]. The questionnaire consisted of questions related to physical activity under-taken at work, physical activity related to doing sports and physical activity undertaken in leisure time. In the statistical analysis the Mann-Whitney’s test for non-related groups was used. The calculations were made in the Calculation Centre of the University School of Physical Education in Poznan using the Statistica 5.1 software package. RESULTS The mean values of work physical activity, sports activity and activity undertaken in leisure time by the studied athletes in individual age categories are presented in Figure 1. The highest index of sports activity for women was noted between the ages of 40 and 44, and in men between 45 and 49 years of age. The highest mean value of work activity index was noted in women aged 55-59 years and amounted to 3.82. And the highest mean value of this index was noted for men between 45 and 49 and amounted to 3.57. The highest index of leisure time activity was noted in both groups between the age of 40 and 44.
Can I Reach That Sticker? Preschoolers' Practical Judgments About Their Own and Others’ Body Size

Research to date has focused mostly on children's representation of their physical self as a prelude to the development of a theory of mind (ToM) and on their understanding of the self as distinct from others over time. Whether children approaching the well-known age of ToM mastery are also accurately appraising their own body's functional relationship to the everyday environment remains largely an unanswered question. Little work has investigated typical preschool-age children's explicit accuracy when making judgments about their own body's proportions. In the current study, 98 preschoolers made 16 practical judgments about whether their own body or an experimenter's body could fit through an apparatus (half of the apparatuses were 30% smaller than the body in question, and half were 30% larger). Overall, accuracy increased with age but was unrelated to body size. Children in all age groups performed above chance, and accuracy did not differ depending on target (e.g., self or other). Children in a comparison condition judging fit of inanimate objects (n = 23) performed similarly, though showed less evidence of “yes” bias, and there were no age-based differences in accuracy. Results are discussed with regard to preschoolers’ developing body awareness, as are implications for research protocols in which children are asked to accurately identify their own body size and shape from an array.
Improved unseen-visible watermarking for copyrigth protection of digital image

Nowadays consumers of worldwide can capture digital image and video scene using several multimedia devices such as smartphones, tablets and cameras. Thus, the data captured may be easily copied or transmitted without any control and as consequence the intellectual property of the owner can be infringed, causing economic or moral damages. This fact suggests the necessity to develop security tools such as watermarking, to confront problems associated with the copyright protection. In this paper we propose an improved unseen-visible watermarking algorithm for copyright protection of digital color images. Unseen-visible watermarking is a recent approach that takes advantages of the visible and invisible watermarking, such as the readability and imperceptibility respectively, preserving the robustness of both. The design of the proposed method is based on Just Noticeable Difference (JND), Total Variation-based image decomposition and an image enhancement criterion. The watermark can be readable with a naked eye through the manipulation of image enhancement of the display device. Experimental results show that the scheme is effective for digital color images, preserving a high imperceptibility and its computational complexity is low.
Web services for blended learning patterns

Web services currently draw the attention of learning technology researchers and practitioners to leverage the degree of interoperability and extensibility of current and future learning platform solutions. One very recent research thread in blended learning concentrates on capturing Web-based learning processes and their subsequent instantiation on learning technology in the form of reusable patterns. This paper presents CEWebS, an open Web-service-based learning technology architecture designed for supporting the implementation of these patterns with conceptual guidance by the layered blended learning systems structure (BLESS) model.
Social Loafing Tendencies and Team Performance: The Compensating Effect of Agreeableness and Conscientiousness

Although it is often assumed that team member’s tendency to social loaf is detrimental to team performance, I propose that this relationship is not always negative. Drawing from theories on social loafing, social compensation, and trait activation, I propose that both the level of conscientiousness and agreeableness in teams could compensate for social loafing tendencies, in terms of team performance. In a study among newly formed student teams (N 209 teams; n 644 persons) working on a complex task that exceeded their current skill level, I found support for this idea. Consistent with predictions, social loafing tendencies were positively related to team performance when the level of conscientiousness was high rather than low. A significant 3-way interaction between social loafing tendencies, conscientiousness, and agreeableness in predicting team performance indicated that especially if there is a high degree of conscientiousness and agreeableness within the team, team members will compensate for social loafing tendencies, and performance will stay up to par. If there is little tendency to social loaf, the level of conscientiousness becomes less important, while agreeableness stays important for team performance. Given the extensive use of team projects in business schools, the implications of these findings are discussed.
Gender equality and girls’ education: Investigating frameworks, disjunctures and meanings of quality education

The article draws on qualitative educational research across a diversity of low-income countries to examine the gendered inequalities in education as complex, multi-faceted and situated rather than a series of barriers to be overcome through linear input–output processes focused on isolated dimensions of quality. It argues that frameworks for thinking about educational quality often result in analyses of gender inequalities that are fragmented and incomplete. However, by considering education quality more broadly as a terrain of quality it investigates questions of educational transitions, teacher supply and community participation, and develops understandings of how education is experienced by learners and teachers in their gendered lives and their teaching practices. By taking an approach based on theories of human development the article identifies dynamics of power underpinning gender inequalities in the literature and played out in diverse contexts and influenced by social, cultural and historical contexts. The review and discussion indicate that attaining gender equitable quality education requires recognition and understanding of the ways in which inequalities intersect and interrelate in order to seek out multi-faceted strategies that address not only different dimensions of girls’ and women’s lives, but understand gendered relationships and structurally entrenched inequalities between women and men, girls and boys.
NON(ANTI)COMMUTATIVE SYM THEORY: RENORMALIZATION IN SUPERSPACE

We present a systematic investigation of one-loop renormalizability for nonanticommutative N = 1/2, U() SYM theory in superspace. We first discuss classical gauge invariance of the pure gauge theory and show that in contradistinction to the ordinary anticommutative case, different representations of supercovariant derivatives and field strengths do not lead to equivalent descriptions of the theory. Subsequently we develop background field methods which allow us to compute a manifestly covariant gauge effective action. One-loop evaluation of divergent contributions reveals that the theory simply obtained from the ordinary one by trading products for star products is not renormalizable. In the case of SYM with no matter we present a N = 1/2 improved action which we show to be one-loop renormalizable and which is perfectly compatible with the algebraic structure of the star product. For this action we compute the beta functions. A brief discussion on the inclusion of chiral matter is also presented.
Synthesis of 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Analogues Featuring a S2-symmetric CD-ring Core

Three analogues of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol), featuring a trans-fused decalin C,D-core with local S2-symmetry, and possessing identical side-chain and seco-B,A-ring structures, have been synthesized starting from readily available (4aR,8aS)-octahydronaphthalene-1,5-dione (7). The very short sequences involve the simultaneous introduction of the side-chain and seco-B,A-ring fragments via Suzuki and Sonogashira coupling reactions. The analogues are devoid of relevant biological activity.
Lipid Binding to the Tail Domain of Vinculin

Vinculin is a highly conserved and abundant cytoskeletal protein involved in linking the actin cytoskeleton to the cell membrane at sites of cellular adhesion. At these sites of adhesion, vinculin plays a role in physiological processes such as cell motility, migration, development, and wound healing. Loss of normal vinculin function has been associated with cancer phenotypes, cardiovascular disease, and lethal errors in embryogenesis. The tail domain of vinculin (Vt) binds to acidic phospholipids and has been proposed to play a role in vinculin activation and focal adhesion turnover. To better characterize Vt-lipid specificity, we conducted a series of lipid co-sedimentation experiments and find that Vt shows specific association with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), compared with phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylserine (PS), or phosphatidylinositol (PI) in the context of mixed lipid vesicles. The C terminus of Vt has been proposed to be important for PIP2 association, as various mutations and deletions within the C-terminal reduce PIP2 association. Lipid co-sedimentation and NMR analyses indicate that removal of the hydrophobic hairpin does not alter Vt structure or PIP2 association. However, more extensive deletions within the C-terminal introduce Vt structural perturbations and reduce PIP2 binding. Intriguingly, a significant increase in PIP2 binding was observed for multiple Vt variants that perturb interactions between the N-terminal strap and helix bundle, suggesting that a rearrangement of this N-terminal strap may be required for PIP2 binding.
Settling Accounts with Hooligans

Recent ethnographies of male football supporters have provided in-depth, highly engaged accounts from the supporters' subcultural perspectives. Although they are commendable for their ethnographic detail, this article's authors take issue with their theorization of the data, particularly their inadequate interrogations of gender construction and gender relations. The authors argue that McRobbie's critique of earlier male youth subcultural ethnographies is equally applicable to football ethnographies. The authors make three principal criticisms. First, these ethnographies' authors falsely dichotomize the public and private domains, thus failing to provide complex pictures of the gendered social relations in which these subcultural activities are situated. Second, they ignore evidence, in their own data, of the performative role of such activities in the construction and reproduction of masculine identities. Third, their uses of the concept of “carnivalesque” camouflage both the gender themes in the data and the authors' failures to adequately address them theoretically.
Direct Higgs production and jet veto at the Tevatron and the LHC in NNLO QCD

We consider Higgs boson production through gluon-gluon fusion in hadron collisions, when a veto is applied on the transverse momenta of the accompanying hard jets. We compute the QCD radiative corrections to this process at NLO and NNLO. The NLO calculation is complete. The NNLO calculation uses the recently evaluated NNLO soft and virtual QCD contributions to the inclusive cross section. We flnd that the jet veto reduces the impact of the NLO and NNLO contributions, the reduction being more sizeable at the LHC than at the Tevatron.
Heeding Daedalus : Optimal Inflation and the Zero Lower Bound

This paper reexamines the implications of the zero lower bound on interest rates for monetary policy and the optimal choice of steady-state inflation in light of the experience of the recent global recession. There are two main findings. First, the zero lower bound did not materially contribute to the sharp declines in output in the United States and many other economies through the end of 2008, but it is a significant factor slowing recovery. Model simulations imply that an additional 4 percentage points of rate cuts would have kept the unemployment rate from rising as much as it has and would bring the unemployment and inflation rates more quickly to steady-state values, but the zero bound precludes these actions. This inability to lower interest rates comes at the cost of $1.7 trillion of foregone output over four years. Second, if recent events are a harbinger of a significantly more adverse macroeconomic climate than experienced over the preceding two decades, then a 2 percent steady-state inflation rate may provide an inadequate buffer to keep the zero bound from having noticeable deleterious effects on the macroeconomy assuming the central bank follows the standard Taylor Rule. In such an adverse environment, stronger systematic countercyclical fiscal policy and/or alternative monetary policy strategies can mitigate the harmful effects of the zero bound with a 2 percent inflation target. However, even with such policies, an inflation target of 1 percent or lower could entail significant costs in terms of macroeconomic volatility.