Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Willingness to Forgive among Colombian Adults

espanolResumen Hemos examinado los determinantes del perdon en una muestra de 104 adultos colombianos, utilizando una tecnica de escenarios. Cada escenario describia una situacion de error medico que tuvo consecuencias graves para el paciente. Los factores manipulados en los escenarios eran: (a) la gravedad de las consecuencias (e.g., muy grave incluyendo el riesgo de muerte), (b) el nivel de negligencia por parte del medico, (c) la presencia de excusas o contricion por parte del medico (e.g., excusas personales frente al paciente en su cama del hospital), y (d) el estado de salud presente (e.g., el paciente ha vuelto a casa y las consecuencias han desaparecidas). A traves de un analisis en clusteres, cuatro posiciones, cualitativamente distintas, fueron encontradas: (a) jamas perdonar, independientemente de las circunstancias (15% de la muestra), (b) depende de las circunstancias del dano ocurrido (55%), (c) casi siempre perdonar (24%), y (d) no se (5%). En relacion con el perdon entonces, los colombianos no difieren de las otras personas que pertenecen a otras culturas. Si en los estudios previos, la voluntad de los colombianos a personar ha sido tan escasa, esto se debe al contexto de posconflicto de estos estudios. EnglishAbstract We examined Colombian people's determinants of willingness to forgive. A sample of 104 adults was presented with 24 scenarios depicting a situation in which a medical error resulted in severe consequences for a patient. Four factors were manipulated in the scenarios: (a) the severity of consequences of the error (e.g., extremely severe, including the risk of death), (b) the degree of negligence associated with the physician's act, (c) apologies or contrition for the act from the physician (e.g., direct apologies at the bed of the patient), and (d) the patient's current health status (e.g., consequences fully canceled). Through cluster analysis, four qualitatively different positions were found: (a) never forgive, irrespective of circumstances (15% of the sample), (b) depends on the circumstances of the offense (55%), (c) almost always forgive (24%), and (d) undetermined (5%). As regards forgiveness, therefore, Colombians' views and practices were similar to people from other cultures' ones. If most participants in previous studies on Colombians' willingness to forgive expressed extreme positions -- either never forgive or always forgive, irrespective of circumstances, it was because they deliberately wished to express strong opinions regarding the proper treatment that, in their view, the violent people depicted in the scenarios - paramilitary, guerillas, and members of drug cartels - deserved.
Inherited prothrombotic states and ischaemic stroke in childhood

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of currently recognised inherited prothrombotic states in a population of children with arterial stroke. METHODS Children with arterial stroke presenting to a tertiary level paediatric neurology centre between 1990 and 1996 were investigated for inherited prothrombotic states. RESULTS Sixty seven children with arterial stroke were investigated. Abnormalities were initially identified in 16 patients; however, only eight children (12%) had an inherited prothrombotic state. This was type 1 protein S deficiency in one patient, the factor V Leiden mutation in six, and activated protein C resistance (without the factor V Leiden mutation) in one. The prevalence of the factor V Leiden mutation was not significantly higher in children with arterial stroke (12%) than in a control population of children without thrombosis attending the same institution (5.2%; Fisher’s exact test, p=0.19; difference in prevalence between patients and controls (95% confidence interval)=6.8% (−2.78% to 16.8%)). CONCLUSIONS Currently recognised inherited prothrombotic tendencies were rarely associated with stroke in this group of children, although larger numbers of patients would be needed to confirm this. Age appropriate normal values should be used when interpreting the results of a prothrombotic screen. Prothrombotic abnormalities seen acutely are as often transient as inherited. Longitudinal assessment and family studies are required before low concentrations of an anticoagulant protein found acutely can be attributed to an inherited abnormality.
The Utility of Outcome Measures in Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Total knee replacement (TKR) is the mainstay of treatment for people with end-stage knee OA among suitably “fit” candidates. As a high cost, high volume procedure with a worldwide demand that continues to grow it has become increasingly popular to measure response to surgery. While the majority who undergo TKR report improvements in pain and function following surgery, a significant proportion of patients report dissatisfaction with surgery as a result of ongoing pain or poor function. Poor outcomes of TKR require care that imposes on already overburdened health systems. Accurate and meaningful capture and interpretation of outcome data are imperative for appropriate patient selection, informing those at risk, and for developing strategies to mitigate the risk of poor results and dissatisfaction. The ways in which TKR outcomes are captured and analysed, the level of follow-up, the types of outcome measures used, and the timing of their application vary considerably within the literature. With this in mind, we reviewed four of the most commonly used joint specific outcome measures in TKR. We report on the utility, strengths, and limitations of the Oxford knee score (OKS), knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC), and knee society clinical rating system (KSS).
Multidimensional analyzing of the microteaching applications in teacher education via videograph

ABSTRACT Microteaching is a practice – based teaching method that can be applied at various stages in teacher training programs and it gives the opportunity to engage in self-evaluation and to eliminate or correct inadequacies of both pre-service and in-service teachers. It is believed that this study is important in determining the inadequacies of prospective teachers through microteaching applications, and in determining the steps to be taken to eliminate the inadequacies. Therefore, this study aims to exhibit prospective teachers’ individual, methodological and social performances through two microteaching applications. It is found from this research that prospective teachers’ discipline over the classroom developed, and students’ motivation and their interest in the lesson increased with reinforcement and effective communication in the second microteaching application. This showed that feedback given at the end of the first microteaching application was effective.
A dynamic choice model of hybrid behavior in the attribute-space

This paper presents a dynamic choice model in the attribute space considering rational consumers that discount the future. In light of the evidence of several state-dependence patterns, the model is further extended by considering a utility function that allows for the different types of behavior described in the literature: pure inertia, pure variety seeking and hybrid. The model presents a stationary consumption pattern that can be inertial, where the consumer only buys one product, or a variety-seeking one, where the consumer buys several products simultane-ously. Under the inverted-U marginal utility assumption, the consumer behaves inertial among the existing brands for several periods, and eventually, once the stationary levels are approached, the consumer turns to a variety-seeking behavior. An empirical analysis is run using a scanner database for fabric softener and significant evidence of hybrid behavior for most attributes is found, which supports the functional form considered in the theory.
Examining the Relationship between Autobiographical Episodic Memory and Theory of Mind in Developmental Amnesia and with fMRI: The Role of Personal Familiarity

ii Acknowledgments . iv List of Tables . viii List of Figures . ix List of Appendices . x CHAPTER 1 . 1 General Introduction . 1 The Flexible Nature of AM. 2 Theory of Mind . 3 Neural Basis of ToM . 5 How is ToM Achieved? 7 Reliance on AM . 7 Reliance on Semantic Memory. 9 Interaction Between AM and Semantic Memory . 9 Relationship Between AM and ToM . 11 Developmental Trajectory of AM and ToM . 11 Overlap in the Functional Neuroanatomy of Autobiographical Memory, Theory of Mind, and the Default Mode Network . 12 Dissociations Between AM and ToM in Neuroimaging Studies . 14 Comorbid Impairment of AM and ToM in Clinical Populations . 15 Dissociations Between AM and ToM in Clinical Populations . 15 Overview of Experiments . 16 CHAPTER 2 . 19 Experiment 1: Theory of Mind Development Can Withstand Compromised Autobiographical Episodic Memory Development . 19 Method . 20 Participants . 20 Materials and Procedure . 23 Results . 25 Discussion . 27 CHAPTER 3 . 32 Experiment 2: Familiarity Modulates the Functional Relationship Between Theory of Mind and Autobiographical Memory . 32 Method . 34 vi Participants . 34 Stimuli . 35 Task . 36 Postscan Interview . 38 Data Acquisition . 39 Data Analysis . 40 Results . 42 Participants’ Presence in the AM Photos . 42 Phenomenology of the AM, pToM, and ToM Events . 43 Postscan Interview . 44 fMRI Results . 45 Common regions involved in AM, pToM, and ToM. 45 AM and pToM versus ToM. 48 pToM versus ToM. 55 Discussion . 59 Neural Overlap Between AM and pToM Versus ToM . 59 Differences Between pToM Versus ToM . 62 Differences Between AM Versus pToM . 63 Theoretical Implications . 65 Conclusion . 67 CHAPTER 4 . 68 Experiment 3: Imagining Other People’s Experiences in a Person With Impaired Autobiographical Episodic Memory: The Role of Personal Familiarity . 68 Method . 69 Participants . 69 Stimuli . 69 Adapted Autobiographical Interview Scoring Procedure. 70 Results . 72 Phenomenology of the pToM, ToM, and AM Events . 73 Adapted Autobiographical Interview Results . 74 Discussion . 78 CHAPTER 5 . 85 Experiment 4: Activation of Hippocampal Tissue in Developmental Amnesia During Remembering and Imagining . 85 Method . 88
Left Ventricular Concentric Geometry as a Risk Factor in Gestational Hypertension

Abstract—In the past, an adverse prognostic significance of an altered left ventricular geometry in essential hypertension has been demonstrated. There are no data on the prognostic significance of an altered cardiac structure during pregnancy. The present study was designed to evaluate the prognostic impact on the outcome of pregnancy of an altered geometry of the left ventricle in mild gestational hypertension. One hundred forty-eight consecutive, pregnant, mild gestational hypertensive women (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, 140 to 150 mm Hg and 90 to 99 mm Hg, respectively) were included in the study. Patients were monitored until term to detect subsequent fetal and/or maternal adverse outcomes (preeclampsia, preterm delivery, abruptio placentae, other maternal medical problems, fetal distress, neonatal low birth weight, admittance to neonatal intensive care unit). One hundred one gestational hypertensive patients (68.2%) had an uneventful pregnancy; 47 patients (31.8%) showed a subsequent development of maternal and/or fetal complications. Concentric geometry was prevalent among patients with the subsequent development of complicated gestational hypertension (37 out of 47 patients) compared with the uneventful gestational hypertensive patients (31 out of 101 patients; 78.7% versus 30.1%;P =0.0001). The multivariate analysis showed concentric geometry as an independent predictor of adverse outcomes (odds ratio, 3.65; 95% confidence interval, 1.30 to 10.27;P =0.014). In patients with gestational hypertension, blood pressure values alone appear to be insufficient to identify the effective risk of adverse events. Ventricular geometry gives additional prognostic information, possibly improving our clinical ability to follow and eventually treat these patients.
A Lightweight Approach for Domain-Specific Modeling Languages Design

Off-the-shelves general purpose modeling languages cannot obviously cover the whole range of needs that can be encountered in current systems design. Therefore, putting efficiently Model-Driven Engineering into practice involves designing specific modeling languages. The goal is to cover in a more suitable manner a particular application domain (e.g. automotive) or specific concerns (e.g. hardware modeling) or even to focus on a given class of practitioners. In this respect, two design approaches are generally opposed which respectively propose to define domain-specific modeling languages from scratch or to customize an existing general-purpose language. This paper focuses on the latter approach and claims that UML profiles do provide handy and powerful mechanisms to design domain-specific modeling languages but are penalized by lacks of methodological guidelines and tool support. To cope with these lacks, a profile design approach is introduced, which includes a methodological framework to structure profiles design process and tool support to partly automate this process.
Academic mobility within europe : evidence on the mobility of italian academics to Lisbon and London

Programa de Doutoramento em Migracoes. Tese de doutoramento, Geografia (Geografia Humana), Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Psicologia, Instituto de Ciencias Sociais, Instituto de Educacao e Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Territorio, 2018
Association of Phantom Vibration and Ringing Syndrome and Job-Related Stress among Nurses in Al-Nasiriyah City

Objectives: The study aims to: (1) assess the prevalence of phantom vibration and ringing syndrome amongnurses, (2) determine the level of job-related stress among those nurses who are working at teaching hospitals inAl- Nasiriyah city, and (3) identify the association between job-related stress and experience of phantomvibration and ringing syndrome.Methodology: : A descriptive design, cross-sectional study was used for the present study was carried outfrom 4th December, 2017 to the 4th April, 2018 in order to determine the association of PhantomVibration and Ringing Syndrome with Job - Related Stress among nurses at Teaching Hospitals in AlNasiriyahCity , on a purposive (non-probability) sample was used in this study that composed of (600) nurseswho are working in the morning and night shifts . Data were collected by using the technique of self –administrative report was consisted of four parts: ' socio-demographic characteristics for the nurses, factorsthat are related to mobile use among the nurses , phantom vibration and ringing syndrome scale and job –related stress scale . The validity of the questionnaire was obtained through a panel of experts and theinternal consistency reliability was achieved through the application of Alpha Correlation Coefficient (r=0.76)which was statistically acceptable.Results: The finding of the study revealed that phantom vibration and ringing syndrome are experiencedmoderately among nurses evidenced by significant level among all items of the scale, there were nosignificant association between phantom vibration \ ringing syndrome and job- related stress among nurses.Recommendations: The study recommended spreading awareness among nurses regarding the risks of mobileuse through instructional sessions and continuing education lectures and the necessary conducting of furthersimilar studies for exploring the factors that influence the job-related stress in order to apply the management forsuch factors
Implications of the Incidental Finding of a MYCN Amplified Adrenal Tumor: A Case Report and Update of a Pediatric Disease Diagnosed in Adults

MYCN is a well-known oncogene overexpressed in different human malignancies including neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, medulloblastoma, astrocytoma, Wilms' tumor, and small cell lung cancer. While neuroblastoma is one of the most common childhood malignancies, in adults it is extremely rare and its treatment is based on pediatric protocols that take into consideration stage and genotypic features, such as MYCN amplification. Although neuroblastoma therapy has evolved, identification of early stage patients who need chemotherapy continues to pose a therapeutic challenge. The emerging prognostic role of MYCN phenotype of this disease is currently under investigation as it may redefine MYCN amplified subgroups. We describe an unusual case of adult neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification diagnosed incidentally and discuss possible therapeutic dilemmas.
The Changing Role of Industry and Country Effects in Global Equity Markets

This paper examines the roles of country and industry effects on international equity returns using a comprehensive database covering 50 industry groups and 34 countries over the period 1992 to 2001. The study focuses on the evolving process of those effects over time and on geographical differences. The main results are as follows: although the country effects still dominate the industry effects in the full sample period, there has been a major upward shift in industry effects since 1999. The degree of this shift varies across regions and is prominent in Europe and North America, while in Asia Pacific and Latin America, country effects still dominate. The increasing industry effects are not found to be confined to the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sectors and thus are not considered a temporary phenomenon. The above developments have implications for international portfolio diversification.
Auditory attention based on differences in median vertical plane position.

The first experiment described here asks whether list eners are able to selectively attend to one of two sentences differing in median vertical plane (MVP) location using a paradigm developed for azimuthal attention [1]. It also asks whether their ability to use MVP cues improves with a difference in fundamental frequency (Fo) between the two sentences. Listeners attend to one of two simultaneous sametalker utterances and report which of two target words ("speech" or "phrase") occur in the attended sentence. The sentences are played from matched loudspeakers in an anechoic chamber from different MVP positions. When the sentences are both played on the same constant Fo, listeners report the target word almost perfectly with a 31° vertical separation. For smaller separations, performance is worse but improves with increasing difference in Fo between the sentences. This improvement is not due to the Fo difference improving listeners' ability to use MVP cues, but rather to their using continuity of Fo difference to track the target sentence. When the sentences are low-pass filtered, listeners are less able to use MVP cues and so there is a greater relative use of Fo continuity. The second experiment showed that both the ability to selectively attend to one of two sentences and the ability to localise a single sentence were worse with headphone presentation after convolution with individually-optimised library HRTFs than with free-field presentation. However, the low-pass filtering at 5 kHz gave relatively little additional degradation in eithe r task.
“We’re a Family and that Gives Me Joy”: Exploring Interpersonal Relationships in Older Women’s Softball Using Socio-Emotional Selectivity Theory

Abstract Research suggests that leisure provides a vehicle for women to develop friendships in later life, yet little research has explored older women’s experiences of social connection in a team sport setting. This study explored the experiences of social support and friendship among older women who played softball. Focus groups were conducted with women on six softball teams associated with the North Carolina Senior Games. Focus groups were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically. Three inter-related themes emerged from the data analysis: (1) friendship and social connections played a large role in players’ motivations to join the team and continue playing; (2) their approach to playing softball facilitated social connections with others both on and off the team; and (3) through playing softball, participants developed a social network that was invaluable in coping with life stress. The findings are discussed as they relate to socio-emotional selectivity theory.
Immune specificity of murine T-cell lines to the major outer membrane protein of Chlamydia trachomatis

The antigenically variant Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein (MOMP) is a target of antibody-mediated neutralization in vitro, and it is an important protein for designing a subunit vaccine. Knowledge of MOMP T-cell determinants will be essential to elicit rapid and strong immune responses following an encounter with infectious organisms. C. trachomatis-specific T-cell lines were derived from MOMP-immunized BALB/c mice and selected with intact organisms. We used these short-term T-cell lines to identify determinants of MOMP that could be recognized by T cells following processing of the intact organism. T-cell line proliferation in response to overlapping MOMP peptides showed that only a peptide encompassing the third variable segment (VS3) elicited a strong proliferative response. We further mapped determinants within the VS3 peptide and found that a sequence-conserved portion of the VS3 peptide elicited T-cell proliferation of T-cell lines from BALB/c mice. Thus, unlike the response to several MOMP peptides with unselected T cells, development of short-term T-cell lines with intact organisms restricted the repertoire of antigens capable of being recognized by MOMP-specific T cells.
Parent-Teacher Relationships and Preschooler Outcomes: The Importance of Parent Self-Efficacy Among Low-Income Families

In this quantitative study, the associations among parent-teacher relationships, parent selfefficacy (PSE), and preschooler outcomes in low-income families were explored. Specifically, the direct and indirect effects of parent-teacher relationships and PSE on children’s adaptive skills and behavioural symptoms were investigated. Because the vast majority of research includes mothers as the primary source of information, the current study also involved gathering information from the perspective of fathers. The sample was composed of 75 parents (48 mothers, 27 fathers) who had preschool aged children (3-4 years old) in a Head Start program. Data were collected using self-reports of parenting self-efficacy and parent-teacher relationships and a standardized measure of children’s behavioural and social-emotional functioning. Overall, mothers and fathers reported similar levels of PSE and perceived relationships with their child’s teacher. Furthermore, fathers’ and mothers’ perceived parent-teacher relationships were positively associated with children’s adaptive skills. These associations were stronger for fathers than mothers. Although not significant, small and negative relationships were observed between children’s behavioural symptoms and parent variables. Mediation analyses were conducted to explore how parent-teacher relationships and PSE mediated child outcomes. Altogether, no significant pathways were observed within the mother group, however, some pathways appeared to approach significance. Within the father group, although mediation was not found, significant pathways emerged between fathers’ perceived parent-teacher relationships and reported level of PSE. Fathers’ perceived parent-teacher relationships significantly predicted children’s adaptive skills but not behavioural symptoms. Findings and implications are discussed in relation to research and theory, and aim to facilitate better understandings of the role of parent-teacher relationships and PSE in determining child outcomes.