Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
‘I Could Eat My Baby to Bits’; passion and desire in lesbian mother–children love

Mother–children love and adult–sexual love tend to be differentiated by the absence/presence of passion and desire. In the course of my research on lesbian parent families, the artificiality of this distinction has become transparent. In attempting to describe ‘mother love’ mothers said repeatedly they loved their children ‘to bits’, wanting to ‘eat them up’, feeling ‘utterly passionate’ towards them. This challenges the traditional sexual–sexless boundaries between parents and children. The intensity of ‘maternal love’ often means that mother–child intimacy becomes a site of delicate negotiations between desire and love. The legal–moral boundaries that are invoked prohibit intergenerational desire, upholding the incest taboos that dominate Western culture. However the construction of these boundaries neither stop adult–child ‘border skirmishes’ nor quash children's ‘natural’ exploration of their sexuality. I explore how bodies and bodily boundaries are used to manage sexuality and desire in families. I consider how mothers negotiate their way through the contradictions of mother–children love, incorporating the passion and desire of this love. I suggest mothers' acknowledgment of their passion does not mean that ‘maternal love’ is potentially sexual/incestuous, but instead questions its conceptual framing. I suggest that future research on mother–children love might usefully look outside the traditional discourses used to describe and delineate love, towards ones that incorporate non‐sexual desire.
Response of primary production and calcification to changes of pCO2 during experimental blooms of the coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi

Primary production and calcification in response to different partial pressures of CO2 (PCO2) (“glacial,” “present,” and “year 2100” atmospheric CO2 concentrations) were investigated during a mesocosm bloom dominated by the coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi. The day‐to‐day dynamics of net community production (NCP) and net community calcification (NCC) were assessed during the bloom development and decline by monitoring dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and total alkalinity (TA), together with oxygen production and 14C incorporation. When comparing year 2100 with glacial PCO2 conditions we observed: (1) no conspicuous change of net community productivity (NCPy); (2) a delay in the onset of calcification by 24 to 48 hours, reducing the duration of the calcifying phase in the course of the bloom; (3) a 40% decrease of NCC; and (4) enhanced loss of organic carbon from the water column. These results suggest a shift in the ratio of organic carbon to calcium carbonate production and vertical flux with rising atmospheric PCO2.
Changes in Hepatic Glutathione Metabolism in Diabetes

Glutathione is important in the regulation of the redox state, and a decline in its tissue level has often been considered to be indicative of increased oxidative stress in diabetes. In this study of diabetic rats, the level of hepatic glutathione was normal unless food intake was restricted. Thus, the previous report of a reduction in hepatic glutathione in diabetes is likely to be the result of food deprivation rather than diabetes alone. In contrast to changes characteristic of oxidative stress, the efflux of glutathione in bile from diabetic animals was significantly decreased, whereas hepatic mixed disulfides were unchanged, and the hepatic γ-glutamyltransferase activity was considerably increased. These changes were not reproduced by food deprivation. The decrease in biliary excretion of glutathione in diabetes may reflect an attempt to conserve glutathione by activation of the hepatic γ-glutamyl cycle. We conclude that the disturbances of glutathione metabolism in diabetes are not typical of those seen in oxidative stress or food restriction.
Financial Stress, Family Conflict, and Youths' Successful Transition to Adult Roles

We analyze the effect of mothers' and youths' reports of family financial stress and conflict on youths' transitions into adult roles. We find that mothers’ reports of financial stresses and borrowing constraints are associated with earlier transitions to inactivity and public assistance, while youth reports of financial stresses are associated with earlier nest-leaving. Youths reporting conflict with parents leave school and move out earlier than their peers, while conflict between parents is associated with youth making later transitions. Overall, financial stress and conflict have independent effects on youths' transitions and youths' perspectives have different consequences to those of their mothers.
Effects of Intervention on Differential Treatment of Boys and Girls in Elementary Physical Education Lessons

This study examined the effects of verbal and graphic feedback: on the distribution of teacher verbal behaviors (positive and corrective feedback, praise, desist, and ques ­ tioning) and the teacher's use of student demonstrators during elementary coeducation physical education lessons. Data were coUected over a 3·month period on two female nonphysical education specialist elementary teachers . A multiple baseline design was used to show the effICaCY of the treatment. The results indicated that in baseline both teachers interacted with boys and girls inequitably on all variables . The intervention package and daily follow-up were influential in establishing more equitable teacher interaction patterns with boys and girls , The teachers' use of demonstrators was also distributed more equitably between boys and girls following the intervention , Society is increasingly aware of the differential ! realment of males and females in all facets of daily life. Despite the acceptance that sex-role messages pervade children's schooling experiences, little is known about the differences in day-to--day teacher-student interaction patterns in classroom or gymnasium settings. Much of the effort to eliminate sex inequities in the public school system has dealt mainly with the development of nonsexist curriculum materials and the provision of activities to raise teachers' awareness levels of inequitable practices, Unknowingly, many teachers provide differential treatment to boys and girls in both their formal and informal interactions with them (Brophy & Good, 1970; Serbin, O'leary. Kent, & To­ nick, 1973). Brophy and Good (1974) reviewed the literature on student-teacher interactions and reported that "dsta from many different sources and educational levels agree in showing . the printsry difference is quantitative; boys tend to have more interactions of all kinds with their teachers than girls" (p. 229). They concluded that boys and girls received quite different amounts and types of teacher feedback and that • ' the sex of the student and his behavior characteristics [are) important predictors of teacher-student interaction patterns " (p. viii) .
Model explaining the predisposition to donate blood from the social marketing perspective

The purpose of this research is to develop a model of the explanatory factors that determine the predisposition to donate blood in order to improve the effectiveness of donor recruitment and retention programs. A personal survey was conducted on a sample of 303 potential donors between 18 and 60 years old and from both sexes, who are resident in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) and have either never donated blood or not donated in the last 3 years. The findings lead us to say that the predisposition to donate blood is positively influenced by the information that the potential donor has about the requirements to become a donor, and by the motivations to donate blood. It is negatively influenced by the inhibiting factor of fear of the extraction procedure and its after-effects. However, prior experience as a donor and links with reference groups who are donors do not have any direct influence on the predisposition. These findings suggest that it is necessary (1) to design communication campaigns in which information and education are the goals, and which aim to make donation a habit; (2) to clarify to society the need for blood donation and to describe the process of donation in order to eliminate those inhibitors linked to fear and the perception of risks; (3) to design advertising campaigns focused on rational messages since information exercises a greater influence on the predisposition to donate than motivations linked to altruism; (4) to recommend that no great efforts be made to recapture previous donors, since experience is not a direct antecedent of the predisposition to donate but an indirect antecedent via information and (5) to stimulate word-of-mouth among reference groups using member-get-member programs whereby current donors bring new donors to the system. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Pediatric cancer risk in association with birth defects: A systematic review

Background Many epidemiological studies have examined associations between birth defects (BDs) and pediatric malignancy over the past several decades. Our objective was to conduct a systematic literature review of studies reporting on this association. Methods We used librarian-designed searches of the PubMed Medline and Embase databases to identify primary research articles on pediatric neoplasms and BDs. English language articles from PubMed and Embase up to 10/12/2015, and in PubMed up to 5/12/2017 following an updated search, were eligible for inclusion if they reported primary epidemiological research results on associations between BDs and pediatric malignancies. Two reviewers coded each article based on the title and abstract to identify eligible articles that were abstracted using a structured form. Additional articles were identified through reference lists and other sources. Results were synthesized for pediatric cancers overall and for nine major pediatric cancer subtypes. Results A total of 14,778 article citations were identified, of which 80 met inclusion criteria. Pediatric cancer risk was increased in most studies in association with BDs overall with some notable specific findings, including increased risks for CNS tumors in association with CNS abnormalities and positive associations between rib anomalies and several pediatric cancer types. Conclusions Some children born with BDs may be at increased risk for specific pediatric malignancy types. This work provides a foundation for future investigations that are needed to clarify specific BD types predisposing toward malignancy and possible underlying causes of both BDs and malignancy.
Bending with the Wind: Strategic Change and Adaptation by Women's and Racial Minority Organizations1

This article provides an integrated analysis of social movement organizational change and survival based on the activities of national women's and racial minority organizations during 1955‐‐85. Results demonstrate that core transitions in social change strategies are influenced in contradictory ways by the social movement environment. Older and more formalized movement organizations are more flexible, but the kinds of changes undertaken are not necessarily conservative. The benefits of transformation are limited, however, and organizational change increases the risk of failure with little evidence of a declining effect over time. In the long run, this shapes the organizational system in ways that potentially improve its legitimacy but may also limit the development of an infrastructure for future mobilization.
Accurate Object Detection with Joint Classification-Regression Random Forests

In this paper, we present a novel object detection approach that is capable of regressing the aspect ratio of objects. This results in accurately predicted bounding boxes having high overlap with the ground truth. In contrast to most recent works, we employ a Random Forest for learning a template-based model but exploit the nature of this learning algorithm to predict arbitrary output spaces. In this way, we can simultaneously predict the object probability of a window in a sliding window approach as well as regress its aspect ratio with a single model. Furthermore, we also exploit the additional information of the aspect ratio during the training of the Joint Classification-Regression Random Forest, resulting in better detection models. Our experiments demonstrate several benefits: (i) Our approach gives competitive results on standard detection benchmarks. (ii) The additional aspect ratio regression delivers more accurate bounding boxes than standard object detection approaches in terms of overlap with ground truth, especially when tightening the evaluation criterion. (iii) The detector itself becomes better by only including the aspect ratio information during training.
Evaluation and Psychometric Status of the Brief Resilience Scale in a Sample of Malaysian International Students

The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric status of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). The BRS is a brief self-rating questionnaire to measure resilience. This instrument consists of six items and was administered on 120 international students studying at a public university in Malaysia. The sample consists of 76 male and 44 female, with a mean age of 24.4 years old. The BRS met the requirement for the implementation of PCA based on the Bartlett test of Sphericity and the Kaiser Mayer Olkin. Factor analysis reveals a single factor with eigenvalues above 1.0, which accounted for 73.54% of the total variance. Reliability analysis using Cronbach’s Alpha was . 93, indicating that the scale has good reliability. This study demonstrates that BRS is appropriate to be used by college personnel and counselors to examine and identify resiliency among college students in Malaysia. Suggestions for future study are also discussed.
Unwinding of double-stranded DNA helix by dehydration.

Conformation changes of the double-stranded DNA helix in response to dehydration were investigated by monitoring, by agarose gel electrophoresis, the linking number of covalently closed circular DNA generated by ligation of linear DNA in the presence of different organic solvents or different temperatures. It was found that: (i) The DNA helix unwinds upon addition of certain organic solvents or elevation of temperature. (ii) The conformational change observed under the experimental conditions is a continuous process in response to the organic solvent concentration. (iii) The delta H of unwinding one linking of the DNA helix is constant at approximately 12.2 +/- 0.4 kcal/mol (1 kcal = 4.184 kJ); the corresponding delta S and d(delta S)/dn are 2nkR and 2kR, in which n is the relative equivalent linking number (referred to the state of delta S = 0 for unwinding) of the DNA, R is the gas constant, and k is equal to 1117/number of base pairs. The delta H, delta S, and d(delta S)/dn for unwinding i linkings are i X 12.2 kcal/mol, 2inkR, and 2ikR, respectively. (iv) d(delta S)/dn, like k, is inversely proportional to the number of base pairs in DNA. (v) Double-stranded DNAs of different chain lengths have average delta S = 35 cal/mol.K for unwinding one linking under the experimental conditions; this corresponds to 127 +/- 14 base pairs per "relative linking. "
A 3-Year Comparison Study of WISC-R and WISC-III Iq Scores for a Sample of Special Education Students

The purpose of this study was to compare the Wechsler scores for the same group of students after a 3-year interval. A sample of 84 regular and special education students were tested first on the WISC-R and then 3 years later on the WISC-III. Scores were broken up into five score subgroups from lowest to highest. More WISC-III scores appeared in lower IQ ranges, whereas fewer WISC-III scores appeared in higher IQ ranges. It was surmised that the WISC-III was more difficult at the higher IQ ranges and less difficult at the lower IQ ranges. WISC-III Performance scores displayed more (lower) differences between administrations, whereas the Verbal scores, which were higher, showed more variability. Researchers concluded that practicing psychologists might be more inclined to place students in classes for the educable mentally retarded (EMR) based on the effects of lower Performance Scale scores than on Full Scale IQs.
The Diameter and Laplacian Eigenvalues of Directed Graphs

For undirected graphs it has been known for some time that one can bound the diameter using the eigenvalues. In this note we give a similar result for the diameter of strongly connected directed graphs G, namely D(G) ≤ ⌊ 2minx log(1/φ(x)) log 2 2−λ ⌋ + 1 where λ is the first non-trivial eigenvalue of the Laplacian and φ is the Perron vector of the transition probability matrix of a random walk on G.
A Stochastic Approximation Algorithm with Varying Bounds

Many optimization problems that are intractable with conventional approaches will yield to stochastic approximation algorithms. This is because these algorithms can be used to optimize functions that cannot be evaluated analytically, but have to be estimated (for instance, through simulation) or measured. Thus, stochastic approximation algorithms can be used for optimization in simulation. Unfortunately, the classical stochastic approximation algorithm sometimes diverges because of unboundedness problems. We study the convergence of a variant of stochastic approximation defined over a growing sequence of compact sets. We show that this variant converges under more general conditions on the objective function than the classical algorithm, while maintaining the same asymptotic convergence rate. We also present empirical evidence that shows that this algorithm sometimes converges much faster than the classical algorithm.
Pemetrexed for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Introduction: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a major cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Although advanced NSCLC is still incurable, various anti-neoplastic agents have become available for the treatment of this disease. Pemetrexed, a multi-target folate antagonist, has improved the survival of non-squamous NSCLC patients. Currently, pemetrexed is approved for first-line treatment in combination with a platinum derivate, for second-line treatment as a single agent and, more recently, as maintenance treatment after first-line chemotherapy. Areas covered: The authors analyzed the state of the art of pemetrexed through a review of the literature. Clinical trials and meta-analyses involving pemetrexed in NSCLC were evaluated. Pemetrexed improved survival of non-squamous NSCLC in first-line, maintenance, and second-line treatments; this benefit is limited to non-squamous histology. Because pemetrexed has become part of the standard of care, current clinical trials are designed to compare it to other investigational combinations. Limited data on resectable disease are available, and additional clinical trials are being conducted. Expert opinion: Pemetrexed has shown effectiveness and a favorable toxicity profile. Histology-driven indications and the relationship of pemetrexed with thymidylate synthase expression suggest that a more precise definition of predictive biomarkers could be further investigated.
Chapter 9: Knowledge Transfer and Utilization in Education

Although few educational researchers would state the case for educational knowledge utilization as strongly as Glaser, most would agree that producing knowledge, transferring it to a setting where it can be applied, and using that knowledge in some form is a worthwhile aim for social scientists concerned with improving education. And although some writers have wondered whether the "utilization problem" (to be discussed in this chapter) might well result from a lack of research findings worthy of use (e.g., Boruch & Wortman, 1979), most educational researchers and policy analysts whose work is assessed here are concerned with discovering ways of generating knowledge that is potentially useful, with designing effective mechanisms of transfer and with enhancing utilization of the knowledge. This chapter reviews recent thought and research related to knowledge production, transfer, and utilization, assesses the strengths and shortcomings of this research, and suggests directions and frameworks for guiding future efforts to more fully understand these processes. After presenting a brief history of the knowledge utilization "industry" and reviewing the definitions and conceptions that are used in the research reviewed, the discussion proceeds to a review and analysis of the research. In conducting this review three major difficulties surfaced that make it impossible to arrive at a single, integrated synthesis of factors determining the degree or extent of utilization. These difficulties are not simply an inconvenience to the reviewer, however. They represent very real characteristics of the state of the art in research on utilization that must be dealt with before major advances in our understanding can occur. As such,
Cultural determinants of entrepreneurial emergence in a typical sub-Sahara African context

Purpose - With the increasing research attention given to the culture-entrepreneurship research, the need to explore the apparently neglected cultures has continued to escalate. The Nnewi culture of Anambra State in Nigeria is a culture known for high incidence of productive entrepreneurship, but unfortunately has received limited research attention. Using this as a point of departure, this paper aims to examine the influence of cultural traits of the Nnewi people that propel entrepreneurial emergence and success. Design/methodology/approach - A survey of 30 owner-managers (chief executives) and 236 top management staff (cutting across gender, class, age and religious lines) of select Nnewi indigenously owned firms were surveyed. Findings - Culture had a strong and positive impact on the entrepreneurial and managerial performance of the Nnewi people. The critical aspects of the Nnewi cultural traits that propel entrepreneurial zeal and managerial performance include prudence, individualism, innovativeness, trust, intimacy and openness in the workplace, submissive apprenticeship as well as perseverance. Furthermore, the results suggested that the “Afia Olu” and “Ikwu Aru” festivals celebrated yearly, are the basis for the industrious cultural attributes of Nnewi people. Originality/value - The paper lends an “African voice” to the culture-entrepreneurship literature by providing an empirical basis for sub Saharan African (SSA) cultures to look inwards for the purposes of identifying social values, ethos, beliefs, and practices that could propel entrepreneurship development in the same manner the Nnewi community has evolved. Overall, the paper provides an update on a decade old enterprising community – Nnewi, drawing inspiration from other native communities such as the Taos Pueblo in North America and the Kibbutz communities in Israel.
Classification and definition of major flares in SLE clinical trials

Multiple reliable and valid disease activities indices exist and have been used successfully in longitudinal studies. However, the definition of flare, using these intruments, has not been universally decided or accepted. Because flare is one of the three major patterns of lupus activity, it will remain an important outcome measure in both longitudinal and clinical trial studies.