Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Perception and control of occupational injury risks in fishery--a pilot study

The frequency of occupational accidents in fishery is high in most fishery nations. Implementation of safety measures has, however, been limited. The purpose of the present cross-sectional study was to explore Swedish fishermen's attitudes towards occupational risks and accident control. Information was acquired through a questionnaire distributed to a convenience sample of 92 fishermen. Indices were built, containing variables relevant to perceived risk levels in connection with work, perceived manageability of risks, activity in safety work, technical knowledge and individual attitudes towards risks. The results did not support earlier findings of low risk awareness and risk acceptance among fishermen. Perceived manageability of risks but not perceived risk level, accident experience or risk acceptance, were significantly associated with activity in safety work. The results suggest that safety work might benefit from efforts to develop fishermen's understanding of how the development of hazardous situations can be prevented or managed. The results do not support strategies for accident control in fishery based solely on increasing risk awareness.
Mind–body therapy via videoconferencing in patients with neurofibromatosis

Objective: To test, within a single-blind randomized controlled trial, the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and durability of a mind–body program (the Relaxation Response Resiliency Program for neurofibromatosis [3RP-NF]) vs an attention placebo control (Health Enhancement Program for NF [HEP-NF]), both delivered via group videoconferencing. Methods: Sixty-three patients completed baseline assessments and were randomized. Primary outcomes were physical health and psychological quality of life (QoL), measured by the WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization QoL abbreviated instrument). Secondary outcomes were social relations and environment QoL, depression, anxiety, pain intensity, and pain interference. Results: Sixty-three participants completed the intervention (100%) and 52 the 6-month follow-up (82.5%). Acceptability was 4.1 (5-point scale). Patients in the 3RP-NF showed greater improvement in physical health QoL (7.69; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.29–15.10; p = 0.040), psychological QoL (5.57; 95% CI: 0.17–11.34; p = 0.056), social relations QoL (10.95; 95% CI: 1.57–20.31; p = 0.021), environment QoL (8.02; 95% CI: 2.57–13.48; p = 0.005), and anxiety (−2.32; 95% CI: −3.96 to 0.69; p = 0.006) compared to those in HEP-NF, and gains were maintained at follow-up. Patients in the 3RP-NF did not improve more than those in HEP-NF on depression, with both groups showing improvement. Patients in the 3RP-NF with baseline pain ≥5 of 10 showed improvement in pain intensity from baseline to posttest (1.30; 95% CI: −2.26 to −0.34; p = 0.009) with effects maintained at follow-up; this improvement was not greater than that in HEP-NF. There were more treatment responders in the 3RP-NF group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The 3RP-NF delivered via videoconferencing was highly feasible and accepted by patients, and resulted in sustained improvement in QoL. Classification of evidence: This study provides Class II evidence that for patients with NF, a mind–body program is superior to an attention placebo control in improving QoL.
Response to Intervention and the Courts: Litigation-Based Guidance

The purpose of this study is to examine decisions rendered by the courts with regard to compliance or noncompliance to the statutes and regulations related to Response to Intervention (RtI). The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004 encourage state and local educational agencies to develop and provide a high-quality, scientifically research-based intervention system to determine the eligibility of a child for special education services. Most states have adopted a multi-tiered intervention system in an effort to collect data and address the RtI requirements of IDEIA. Whereas it is the duty of Congress to write legislation, the courts’ interpretation provides the guidance needed to ensure that appropriate measures are taken in identifying students with potential learning disabilities.
Incorporating Strategy Instruction Within the Writing Process in the Regular Classroom: Effects on the Writing of Students with and without Learning Disabilities

This study examined the effectiveness of embedding strategy instruction in the context of a process approach to writing in inclusive classrooms. Through a series of extended mini-lessons during writers' workshop, both students with and without a learning disability were taught a previously validated writing strategy and procedures for regulating the strategy and the writing process. The strategy instructional procedures had a positive effect on the participating fourth- and fifth-grade students' writing. The schematic structure of their stories improved substantially following instruction and remained improved over time and with a different teacher. The quality of what was written also improved for all but two of the students following instruction. Overall, improvements in story quality were maintained and generalized by all of the students, except for the younger fourth graders and one fifth-grade student who failed to maintain quality gains on a generalization probe. In addition, one of the students who had not evidenced quality gains immediately following instruction, wrote qualitatively better stories on the generalization and maintenance probes. Finally, data collected during instruction demonstrated that the best results were obtained when all stages and components of instruction were enacted. Implications for instruction and research were examined.
The fetish of technique: methodology as a social defence

Methodology is a central issue in the theory and practise of information systems development. Structured methods, for instance, have been widely championed as providing a way of improving the quality of software systems. In this paper a case study is presented in which a mail order company made an attempt to implement a well‐known methodology, Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology (SSADM). Far from facilitating the development process, SSADM encouraged a rigid and mechanical approach in which the methodology was applied in a ritualistic way which inhibited creative thinking. The argument is thus, that methodology, although its influence may be benign, has the potential to operate as a ‘social defence’, i.e. as a set of organizational rituals with the primary function of containing anxiety. The grandiose illusion of an all‐powerful method allows practitioners to deny their feelings of impotence in the face of the daunting technical and political challenges of systems development. By withdrawing into this fantasy world the learning processes that are critical to the success of systems development are jeopardized. Methodology, whilst masquerading as the epitome of rationality, may thus operate as an irrational ritual, the enactment of which provides designers with a feeling of security and efficiency at the expense of real engagement with the task at hand.
English Language Teaching in China: Regional Differences and Contributing Factors

In response to an escalating demand for English proficiency brought about by the rapid economic, social, and cultural development in China, there has been a massive drive to expand and improve English language teaching (ELT) since the mid-1980s. Tremendous efforts and resources have been expended on upgrading the various components of ELT, including curriculums, syllabuses, textbooks, tests, and teachers' professional competence. However, not all parts of China have benefited equally from the invested efforts and resources. The economically and socioculturally developed regions differ notably from the less developed ones in the development of ELT. This paper examines regional differences in ELT in China. First, it reports on a study of 439 post-secondary Chinese students, which found clear region-based differences in their English proficiency, previous learning experiences, classroom behaviours, and language learning and use strategies. Next, it explores how a range of economic, social, cultural and pedagogical factors have jointly created such differences. The paper concludes with a critique of some recent top-down efforts directed at reducing regional disparity in ELT.
Gender Differences in Negotiation: A Status Characteristics Theory View

In this conceptual article, the basis for status as an antecedent of gender differences in negotiated outcomes is developed. Because of diffuse status characteristics, men are perceived to be of higher status. Two key implications of higher status include greater perceived competence and increased legitimacy of actions that reinforce status. Specifically within a negotiation context, these implications legitimize the “right” of higher status parties to offer proposed agreements and to have them viewed as coming from a competent source. Based on our model, we propose that men are better able than women to balance the simultaneous needs to compete and to cooperate in negotiation.
Normal Crimes: Sociological Features of the Penal Code in a Public Defender Office

school, has it that the categories of the criminal law, e.g., "burglary," "petty theft," "homicide," etc., are not "homogeneous in respect to causation. "1 From an inspection of penal code descriptions of crimes, it is argued that the way persons seem to be assembled under the auspices of criminal law procedure is such as to produce classes of criminals who are, at least on theoretical grounds, as dissimilar in their social backgrounds and styles of activity as they are similar. The entries in the penal code, this school argues, require revision if sociological use is to be made of categories of crime and a classificatory scheme of etiological relevance is to be developed. Common attempts at such revision have included notions such as
Effects of Long-Term Exposure to 60 GHz Millimeter-Wavelength Radiation on the Genotoxicity and Heat Shock Protein (Hsp) Expression of Cells Derived from Human Eye

Human corneal epithelial (HCE-T) and human lens epithelial (SRA01/04) cells derived from the human eye were exposed to 60 gigahertz (GHz) millimeter-wavelength radiation for 24 h. There was no statistically significant increase in the micronucleus (MN) frequency in cells exposed to 60 GHz millimeter-wavelength radiation at 1 mW/cm2 compared with sham-exposed controls and incubator controls. The MN frequency of cells treated with bleomycin for 1 h provided positive controls. The comet assay, used to detect DNA strand breaks, and heat shock protein (Hsp) expression also showed no statistically significant effects of exposure. These results indicate that exposure to millimeter-wavelength radiation has no effect on genotoxicity in human eye cells.
Pollination Services of Mango Flower Pollinators

Measuring wild pollinator services in agricultural production is very important in the context of sustainable management. In this study, we estimated the contribution of native pollinators to mango fruit set production of two mango cultivars Mangifera indica (L). cv. ‘Sala’ and ‘Chok Anan’. Visitation rates of pollinators on mango flowers and number of pollen grains adhering to their bodies determined pollinator efficiency for reproductive success of the crop. Chok Anan failed to produce any fruit set in the absence of pollinators. In natural condition, we found that Sala produced 4.8% fruit set per hermaphrodite flower while Chok Anan produced 3.1% per flower. Hand pollination tremendously increased fruit set of naturally pollinated flower for Sala (>100%), but only 33% for Chok Anan. Pollinator contribution to mango fruit set was estimated at 53% of total fruit set production. Our results highlighted the importance of insect pollinations in mango production. Large size flies Eristalinus spp. and Chrysomya spp. were found to be effective pollen carriers and visited more mango flowers compared with other flower visitors.
Pink1 and its Δψ -dependent cleavage product both localize to the outer mitochondrial membrane by a unique targeting mode*

analysis of the Pink1 sequence reveal its N-terminus to act as a genuine matrix localization sequence which mediates the initial Δψ -dependent targeting of the Pink1 precursor to the inner mitochondrial membrane but it is dispensable for Pink1 import or processing. A hydrophobic segment downstream of the signal sequence impedes complete translocation of Pink1 across the mitochondrial inner membrane. Additionally, the C-terminal end of the protein promotes the retention of Pink1 at the outer membrane. Thus, multiple targeting signals featured by the Pink1 sequence result in the final localization of both the full-length protein and its major Δψ -dependent cleavage product to the cytosolic face of the outer mitochondrial membrane. Full-length Pink1 and deletion constructs resembling the natural Pink1 processing product are found to assemble into membrane potential-sensitive molecular weight protein complexes at the mitochondrial surface and displayed similar cytoprotective effects when expressed in vivo , indicating that both are functionally relevant.
Quality of business graduates in Vietnamese institutions: multiple perspectives

Purpose – The purpose of this exploratory and analytical study is to investigate some quality indicators of graduates in business master programmes in Vietnam and the perception gaps of graduate quality if any among the three primary participants in the educational process, e.g. graduate, faculty and employers.Design/methodology/approach – The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and MANOVA are the two major statistical approaches used for scale purification and data analysis. The population for this study is composed of 460 graduate students and 195 faculty members from 7 main tertiary institutions across Vietnam and 153 employers in Hochiminh City.Findings – The findings from the study indicate that there are 19 variables which represent the graduate quality in business master programmes in Vietnam. Of the 19 variables, critical analysis, problem‐solving skills, and overall quality of work are the most important indicators. The findings also indicate that there is a significant difference of perception on .
Trade Still Follows the Flag: The Primacy of Politics in a Simultaneous Model of Interdependence and Armed Conflict

While many scholars have posited a simultaneous relationship between trade and conflict, very few empirical studies have specified the relationship as such. Those that did employed samples that were relatively limited in spatial-temporal coverage. None have employed conflict indicators based on Militarized Interstate Dispute (MID) data due to the difficulty of including discrete dependent variables in a simultaneous equation framework. We overcome both limitations in this study and offer results with important theoretical implications. In line with the most recent published studies, we design our model to “condition” the estimates on recent histories of dyadic trade and conflict. We apply Maddala's estimator, which is designed for a two-equation system in which one endogenous variable is continuous and the other is dichotomous. While the signs of all control variable coefficients match those reported in mainstream trade-conflict literature, our main result does not. We find what we call the “primacy of politics”; i.e., that conflict indeed inhibits trade while the effect of dyadic interdependence on the likelihood of conflict is statistically insignificant. Extensive sensitivity analyses show the results to be consistent across estimators as well as alternative model specifications and trade data sets. We conclude that liberal claims about interdependence and conflict may be problematic.
Complement Inhibition Promotes Endogenous Neurogenesis and Sustained Anti-Inflammatory Neuroprotection following Reperfused Stroke

Background and Purpose The restoration of blood-flow following cerebral ischemia incites a series of deleterious cascades that exacerbate neuronal injury. Pharmacologic inhibition of the C3a-receptor ameliorates cerebral injury by attenuating post-ischemic inflammation. Recent reports also implicate C3a in the modulation of tissue repair, suggesting that complement may influence both injury and recovery at later post-ischemic time-points. Methods To evaluate the effect of C3a-receptor antagonism on post-ischemic neurogenesis and neurological outcome in the subacute period of stroke, transient focal cerebral ischemia was induced in adult male C57BL/6 mice treated with multiple regimens of a C3a receptor antagonist (C3aRA). Results Low-dose C3aRA administration during the acute phase of stroke promotes neuroblast proliferation in the subventricular zone at 7 days. Additionally, the C3a receptor is expressed on T-lymphocytes within the ischemic territory at 7 days, and this cellular infiltrate is abrogated by C3aRA administration. Finally, C3aRA treatment confers robust histologic and functional neuroprotection at this delayed time-point. Conclusions Targeted complement inhibition through low-dose antagonism of the C3a receptor promotes post-ischemic neuroblast proliferation in the SVZ. Furthermore, C3aRA administration suppresses T-lymphocyte infiltration and improves delayed functional and histologic outcome following reperfused stroke. Post-ischemic complement activation may be pharmacologically manipulated to yield an effective therapy for stroke.
‘Does your granny eat grass?’ On mass migration, care drain and the fate of older people in rural Albania

Older people have been the main social casualties of the collapse of the Albanian communist system and the ensuing mass emigration of younger generations since 1990. Some have had to forage for survival on a near-starvation diet, making broth from grass and weeds. For others, remittances from emigrant children ensure adequate material well-being, but a loss of locally-based trans-generational care and of intimate family relations occurs. Rates of emigration have been highest in the southern uplands, where our fieldwork took place. Migration has been mainly to Greece, but also to Italy and elsewhere. Interviews with elderly 'residual households' single people and couples reveal stories of loneliness and abandonment; crossgenerational rupture of hitherto tight family structures is seen as emotionally painful because of the impossibility of enjoying mutual benefits of care sustained by geographical proximity. Profoundly upsetting is the denial of the practice of grandparenting, which the older generation see as their raison d'tre. Cost of travel, visa regimes and emigrants' irregular status conspire to prevent international visits. Finally, we examine various strategies of overcoming the 'care drain' produced by this situation, one of which is for older people to try to join their migrant children and grandchildren abroad.
Gradients of metabolite accumulation and redifferentiation of nutritive cells associated with vascular tissues in galls induced by sucking insects

Galls are structures entirely made of plant tissues manipulated by gall-inducing parasites. We analyzed the alterations of cell phenotypes caused by a sucking-insect, Nothotrioza cattleiani, on the leaves of Psidium cattleianum that led to the formation of a globoid gall morphotype. We found changed cell fates in the leaves compared to the galls, and different degrees of cell alterations in gall layers, which formed gradients. Surprisingly, the vascular parenchyma cells on N. cattleiani galls are nutritive. Herein, we show that even though the globoid shape is one of the most common in nature, the galls of N. cattleiani are unique entities.
Verbal memory in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide

Memory is one of the crucial human cognitive functions, and deficits in memory processes may lead to difficulties in everyday functioning. The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) used in breast cancer treatment on verbal memory and learning. We also evaluated the relationship between verbal memory and psychological, somatic and socio-demographic factors. The study was carried out on a group of 31 women with early breast cancer treated with adjuvant chemotherapy and 30 healthy controls. The patients underwent neuropsychological assessment using the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test at three time points: before chemotherapy, mid-chemotherapy and post-chemotherapy. The examination in the controls was conducted at the same time intervals. We found an association between AC-schema chemotherapy and deficits in delayed memory. A deterioration in performance after treatment was observed in 19% of patients. The results showed no deterioration of immediate memory or the verbal learning process. Moreover, a positive relationship was shown between the level of education, physical fitness and the functioning of verbal memory. The results of the study also indicate that age and hormonal status are factors that may increase the possibility of deficits in verbal memory after AC-schema chemotherapy.
The Relationship Between the Response to Risperidone Treatment and 5-HT2A Receptor Gene (T102C and 1438G/A) Polymorphism in Schizophrenia

The relationship between the response to risperidone treatment and 5-HT2A receptor gene (T102C And 1438G/A) polymorphism in schizophrenia Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between treatment response to risperidone, an antipsychotic, and 1438 G/A and T102C polymorphism of 5-HT2A receptor gene. Method: All patients were evaluated by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), the assessment of negative symptoms (SANS), and the assessment of positive symptoms (SAPS). Assessment with the BPRS, SANS, and SAPS scales were evaluated at each interview (days- 0, 60). Our sample was composed of 63 unrelated subjects who strictly met DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia and all were of Turkish origin. Results: The patients who had homozygous for T/T genotype was found to give better response to risperidone treatment than the patients who were C/C and C/T genotypes with respect to their SANS and BPRS scores (x 2 =10.61, p=0.005; x 2 =5.99, p=0.05). Similarly the patients who had homozygous for A/A genotype was found to give better response to risperidone treatment than the patients who had G/A and G/G genotypes with respect to SANS and BPRS scores (x 2 =11.58, p=0.003; x 2 =6.59, p=0.037). No significant difference was found between the treatment response according and 1438 G/A and T102C polymorphisms of 5-HT2A receptor gene with respect to the SAPS scores (p> 0.05). Conclusions: T102C and 1438G/A polymorphisms of 5-HT2A receptor gene can be used as markers in the prediction of responses to risperidone treatment in schizophrenic patients. Further clinical studies in the investigation of the relationship between the response to atypical antipsychotic agents and the genotypes of T102C and 1438 G/A polymorphisms of 5-HT2A receptor gene in schizophrenic patients are needed.