Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
What Drives Trust Transfer? The Moderating Roles of Seller-Specific and General Institutional Mechanisms

ABSTRACT Trust transfer theory posits that trust can be transferred from the selling platform to the sellers and has been widely applied in the e-commerce environment. However, prior research has overlooked the boundary conditions under which trust can be transferred. Understanding of the general institutional mechanisms is necessary to ensure the trust environment underlying e-commerce. The present study identifies two key moderators that affect the relationships between trust-in-platform, trust-in-seller, and purchase intention in consumer to consumer (C2C) online shopping contexts: perceived effectiveness of e-commerce institutional mechanisms (PEEIM) and perceived website quality of the seller (PWQS). Using a sample of 294 online buyers from TaoBao (a major Chinese C2C portal), we find that trust-in-platform positively affects trust-in-seller; meanwhile, trust-in-seller positively influences purchase intention. In addition, PEEIM negatively moderates the relationship between trust-in-platform and trust-in-seller, whereas it positively moderates the relationship between trust-in-seller and purchase intention. PWQS positively moderates the relationship between trust-in-platform and trust-in-seller but negatively moderates the relationship between trust-in-seller and purchase intention. Our findings complement trust transfer theory by demonstrating how PEEIM and PWQS have different moderating effects on the trust transfer process. For C2C platform providers and sellers, the findings suggest that they should strategically build buyers’ trust according to different levels of PEEIM and PWQS in order to promote buyers’ purchasing behavior.
Pneumococcal carriage in children during their first two years: important role of family exposure

Background. Close family and day-care contacts have been identified as risk factors for pneumococcal (Pnc) carriage. This study addresses the risk of Pnc carriage by infants 2 to 24 months of age in terms of simultaneous carriage of pneumococcus by family members. Methods. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from 100 Finnish infants and their family members on 10 scheduled visits (when infant was 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 24 months of age). The 7 most common pneumococcal serogroups (4, 6, 9, 14, 18, 19, 23), also represented in the new heptavalent Pnc conjugate vaccine, were analyzed. Marginal logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the relative importance of different predictors for carriage. Results. The carriage of the studied Pnc serogroups increased with age, being highest at the age of 18 months (28%). Among children older than 6 months of age, the strongest predictor of carriage was simultaneous carriage of the same serogroup by another family member (odds ratio, 3.8; 95% confidence interval, 2.1 to 6.9). At the age of 6 months or younger, carriage was rare and was not significantly associated with a family carriage. Conclusions. Young infants (≤6 months old) were largely protected from pneumococcal carriage. After this age family transmission seemed very important despite the small family size. Contrary to some earlier studies communal day care was not associated with an increased risk of Pnc carriage. This could be partly because of the long parental leave in Finland and thus the late age of starting organized day care.
Slow-release granisetron (APF530) versus palonosetron for chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting: analysis by American Society of Clinical Oncology emetogenicity criteria.

BACKGROUND APF530 is a novel sustained-release formulation of granisetron. In a Phase III trial, APF530 500 mg was noninferior to palonosetron 0.25 mg in preventing acute chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) after moderately (MEC) or highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC) and delayed CINV after MEC, but not superior in preventing delayed CINV after HEC. Emetogenicity was classified by Hesketh criteria; this reanalysis uses newer American Society of Clinical Oncology criteria. METHODS Complete responses (no emesis or rescue medication) after cycle one were reanalyzed after reclassification of MEC and HEC by American Society of Clinical Oncology criteria. RESULTS APF530 maintained noninferiority to palonosetron. CONCLUSION Single-dose APF530 is a promising alternative to palonosetron for preventing acute and delayed CINV after MEC or HEC. The Clinicaltrials.gov identifier for this study is NCT00343460.
Induction of HIV blocking anti-CCR 5 IgA in Peyers ’ s Patches 1 without histopathological alterations 2 3

1 Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele 9 Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy 10 2 Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 11 PA, US 12 3 Inserm, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France 13 4 CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France 14 5 Entrée Muqueuse du VIH et Immunité Muqueuse Institut Cochin, Univ. Paris 15 Descartes Cité Paris Sorbonne, Paris, France 16 6 Pathology Department, Mouse Histopathology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific 17 Institute, Milan, Italy 18 # Corresponding author 19 8 These authors contributed equally 20 21 22 Running title: HIV protective CCR5 specific IgA 23 24 25 Corresponding author: lopalco.lucia@hsr.it 26 27 28 29 JVI Accepts, published online ahead of print on 8 January 2014 J. Virol. doi:10.1128/JVI.03663-13 Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
MID-INFRARED GALAXY MORPHOLOGY FROM THE SPITZER SURVEY OF STELLAR STRUCTURE IN GALAXIES (S4G): THE IMPRINT OF THE DE VAUCOULEURS REVISED HUBBLE–SANDAGE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AT 3.6 μm

Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Array Camera imaging provides an opportunity to study all known morphological types of galaxies in the mid-IR at a depth significantly better than ground-based near-infrared and optical images. The goal of this study is to examine the imprint of the de Vaucouleurs classification volume in the 3.6 μm band, which is the best Spitzer waveband for galactic stellar mass morphology owing to its depth and its reddening-free sensitivity mainly to older stars. For this purpose, we have prepared classification images for 207 galaxies from the Spitzer archive, most of which are formally part of the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G), a Spitzer post-cryogenic (“warm”) mission Exploration Science Legacy Program survey of 2331 galaxies closer than 40 Mpc. For the purposes of morphology, the galaxies are interpreted as if the images are blue light, the historical waveband for classical galaxy classification studies. We find that 3.6 μm classifications are well correlated with blue-light classifications, to the point where the essential features of many galaxies look very similar in the two very different wavelength regimes. Drastic differences are found only for the most dusty galaxies. Consistent with a previous study by Eskridge et al., the main difference between blue-light and mid-IR types is an ≈1 stage interval difference for S0/a to Sbc or Sc galaxies, which tend to appear “earlier” in type at 3.6 μm due to the slightly increased prominence of the bulge, the reduced effects of extinction, and the reduced (but not completely eliminated) effect of the extreme population I stellar component. We present an atlas of all of the 207 galaxies analyzed here and bring attention to special features or galaxy types, such as nuclear rings, pseudobulges, flocculent spiral galaxies, I0 galaxies, double-stage and double-variety galaxies, and outer rings, that are particularly distinctive in the mid-IR.
Demographically Corrected Normative Standards for the Spanish Language Version of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery

Abstract Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnicity in the United States, yet there are limited well-validated neuropsychological tools in Spanish, and an even greater paucity of normative standards representing this population. The Spanish NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) is a novel neurocognitive screener; however, the original norms were developed combining Spanish- and English-versions of the battery. We developed normative standards for the Spanish NIHTB-CB, fully adjusting for demographic variables and based entirely on a Spanish-speaking sample. A total of 408 Spanish-speaking neurologically healthy adults (ages 18–85 years) and 496 children (ages 3–7 years) completed the NIH Toolbox norming project. We developed three types of scores: uncorrected based on the entire Spanish-speaking cohort, age-corrected, and fully demographically corrected (age, education, sex) scores for each of the seven NIHTB-CB tests and three composites (Fluid, Crystallized, Total Composites). Corrected scores were developed using polynomial regression models. Demographic factors demonstrated medium-to-large effects on uncorrected NIHTB-CB scores in a pattern that differed from that observed on the English NIHTB-CB. For example, in Spanish-speaking adults, education was more strongly associated with Fluid scores, but showed the strongest association with Crystallized scores among English-speaking adults. Demographic factors were no longer associated with fully corrected scores. The original norms were not successful in eliminating demographic effects, overestimating children’s performances, and underestimating adults’ performances on the Spanish NIHTB-CB. The disparate pattern of demographic associations on the Spanish versus English NIHTB-CB supports the need for distinct normative standards developed separately for each population. Fully adjusted scores presented here will aid in more accurately characterizing acquired brain dysfunction among U.S. Spanish-speakers. (JINS, 2016, 21, 364–374)
Climate and aeroallergen levels in asthma: a 12 month prospective study.

BACKGROUND: There is evidence to suggest that changes in weather and airborne fungal spore and pollen counts may affect asthma symptoms. METHODS: The relationship between climate, airborne fungal spore, and pollen counts and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and asthma symptoms was prospectively investigated in a population of mild to moderate asthmatic subjects in Blenheim, New Zealand. Subjects recorded twice daily PEFR measurements and asthma symptom scores for up to one year. Spore and pollen counts were measured two hourly and meteorological data were measured hourly. Individual, within person, multiple linear regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for auto-correlation. A random effects model was assumed for the individual regression co-efficients and weighted estimates of the mean of these coefficients were obtained by the method of maximum likelihood. RESULTS: One hundred and thirty nine asthmatic patients (60% atopic) aged 17-80 years completed the study. Of the weather variables, only temperature showed a small but consistent association with PEFR. The mean rise in PEFR for an 8.8 degrees C (2 SD) change in temperature was 0.78% (95% CI 0.44% to 1.11%), approximately 3.0 l/min. There was a weak association between days of high basidiospore counts and increased nocturnal wakening and reliever medication use. Pollen counts showed no consistent association with either PEFR or asthma symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that the effects of weather and aeroallergens on PEFR and asthma symptoms in this population are small, and that other causes need to be sought to account for variations in asthma severity and exacerbations.
Multiple-Bit Upset Analysis in 90 nm SRAMs: Heavy Ions Testing and 3D Simulations

SEU and MBU cross-sections are measured with heavy ions for commercial 90 nm single port and dual port SRAMs. SEU and MBU rates are discussed as a function of the LET and beam tilt. A new sensitive area devoted to MBU is computed with full 3D TCAD simulations on single and adjacent memory cells.
Gadolinium-enhanced preoperative MRI scans as a prognostic parameter in scaphoid nonunion

The purpose of this prospective study was to correlate preoperative gadolinium-enhanced MRI scans with intraoperative bleeding of the proximal fragment and postoperative union in a series of consecutive patients with established scaphoid nonunions. In 60 patients (6 females, 54 males) with a mean age of 29 years, scaphoid perfusion was judged preoperatively as normal, impaired or absent using a gadolinium-enhanced MRI scan. Scaphoid reconstruction was performed using a nonvascularized bone graft and screw fixation. Perfusion of the proximal fragment was assessed intraoperatively in 49 of 60 patients; compromised or absent vascularity was predicted with a specificity of 90% by contrast-enhanced MRI. However, there was no significant correlation between preoperative MRI assessment of vascularity and subsequent union of the scaphoid.
Motivated Skepticism: Use of Differential Decision Criteria for Preferred and Nonpreferred Conclusions

Three experiments show that information consistent with a preferred conclusion is examined less critically than information inconsistent with a preferred conclusion, and consequently, less information is required to reach the former than the latter. In Study 1, Ss judged which of 2 students was most intelligent, believing they would work closely with the 1 they chose. Ss required less information to decide that a dislikable student was less intelligent than that he was more intelligent. In Studies 2 and 3, Ss given an unfavorable medical test result took longer to decide their test result was complete, were more likely to retest the validity of their result, cited more life irregularities that might have affected test accuracy, and rated test accuracy as lower than did Ss receiving more favorable diagnoses. Results suggest that a core component of self-serving bias is the differential quantity of cognitive processing given to preference-consistent and preference-inconsistent infor
Disorders of the inert structures : ligaments

Ligamentous lesions at the knee are quite common. The joint is relatively uncovered by muscles, which makes it vulnerable to direct injury. Furthermore, the indirect forces acting on the knee have a large leverage, whereas the active and passive stabilizers of the joint have only a small leverage (Fig. 53.1) and thus give very inadequate protection. Few other sports injuries cause as much concern as ligamentous lesions. Each contusion, even slight damage to the medial collateral or the coronary ligament, can cause serious trouble. Knee traumas should always be taken seriously because a neglected knee injury may lead not only to instability but also to the formation of adhesions. There are great differences in attitudes towards the treatment regimes for the different injuries. The wide variety of traumas, the different degrees of damage and the combination of various lesions make it very difficult to compile a list of clear recommendations for treatment. In the classic textbooks, it is advised that minor ligamentous sprains are immobilized, whereas for serious or combined lesions, surgical intervention is generally recommended, especially when the patient is a young athlete or when development of later instability is feared. We firmly believe that immobilization is never a good method. If there is a serious grade III lesion (see below) in a young athlete and instability is feared, the patient should be sent for surgery. If, for one reason or another, the patient is not treated surgically, early mobilization, deep transverse friction and functional treatment should be used. This treatment regime gives the needed physiological stimulus for quick and proper healing of the lesion and prevents the formation of adhesions, so often the cause of persistent trouble.
Phaeochromocytoma in a 86-year-old patient presenting with reversible myocardial dysfunction

Abstract Background. Phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare, mostly benign catecholamine-producing tumours of chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla or of extra-adrenal paraganglia. Phaeochromocytoma may occur at any age, the greatest frequency being in the fourth and fifth decades. Only on extremely rare occasions does the tumour develop in the very old patients. Methods. We are describing an 86-year-old patient with phaeochromocytoma, presenting with reversible myocardial dysfunction. Results. This very old patient with phaeochromocytoma had hypertension characterized by labile blood pressure values and increased daytime blood pressure variability. This patient exhibited reversible myocardial dysfunction suggestive for “catecholaminergic cardiomyopathy”, as the complication of phaeochromocytoma. After surgical removal of the tumour, recovery of left ventricular function was documented by echocardiography showing normalization of systolic function and improvement of diastolic function. Conclusion. Phaeochromocytomas are rare forms of secondary hypertension, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis, regardless of age, even in very old patients.
No Evidence for Audience Effects in Reciprocal Cooperation of Norway Rats

Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) cooperate according to indirect reciprocity, which implies the involvement of a reputation mechanism. Here, we test whether the rats employ such mechanism in repeated cooperative interactions. Focal subjects were first trained individually to pull food towards a social partner. During the experiment, the focal rats were confronted with two types of trained social partners: one always cooperated and the other one always defected, either in the presence or in the absence of an audience. Based on the hypotheses that the rats possess a reputation mechanism involving image scoring, we predicted them to be more helpful in the presence of an audience, independently of the partner’s cooperative behaviour. If, in contrast, reputation involved a standing strategy, we predicted the rats to distinguish more between cooperators and defectors in the presence of an audience than in its absence. The rats helped cooperative partners more than defectors, but against both predictions the presence or absence of an audience did not influence their helping propensity. This indicates that either reputation is not included in the decision of rats to help an individual that has helped others, or that reputation is neither involving image scoring nor a standing strategy. Although the rats have been shown to modulate their decision to help a social partner based on its helpful behaviour towards others, they do not seem to adjust their behaviour strategically to the presence of an audience.
Wages and International Tax Competition

Firms generating larger surpluses on average pay higher wages. We study the effect of this rent-sharing between firms and workers on international tax competition. In our model, firms in a large country can shift surplus to a tax haven. In the benchmark case firms only have a tax incentive for profit shifting as shifted surplus is fully taken into account in the wage bargaining. In this case rent-sharing decreases the competitive pressure on the large country and leads to higher equilibrium tax rates. When workers do not observe the full surplus shifted, a wage incentive arises. Profit shifting then becomes more attractive as it reduces the surplus bargained over with workers. If this effect is sufficiently strong, rent-sharing increases the competitive pressure on the large country, which implies a lower equilibrium tax rate.
Ethnic Endogamy-the Case of Mexican Americans

A three-generational analysis of marriages involving Mexican American in Los Angeles County shows higher rates of exogamy than do earlier studies. Exogamy is higher for women and increases with removal from immigrants status. There is a strong pattern of generational endogamy and a strong suggestion that social distance between generations may be as important as social distance between the ethnic group and the dominant society. Exogamy is more prevalent among higher-status idividuals; with some exceptions, occupation appears to be a better predictor fo exogamy than generation. Generally, the older the groom, the more "Mexican" the spouse, though the pattern is not the same for brides. The findings have implications for assimilation of the Mexican Americans and for understanding processes of assimilation.
Caries prevalence in children with cleft lip and palate--a systematic review of case-control studies.

AIM To conduct a systematic review of literature in order to examine the evidence of an increased prevalence of dental caries in children with cleft lip and palate (CLP). METHODS A search of the PubMed database was conducted through May 2006. Sex- and age-matched case-control studies with noncavitated and manifest caries lesions as endpoint were targeted (n = 6). The studies were assessed independently by two reviewers and scored A-C according to predetermined criteria for methodology and performance. RESULTS Significantly more caries in CLP children were reported in two of the four studies in the permanent dentition and in three out of four publications dealing with primary teeth. None of the articles were, however, assessed with the highest grade 'A' and the level of evidence was therefore based on three papers graded 'B'. There was a tendency towards higher caries scores in preschool children, but as conflicting results were revealed, the evidence that children with CLP exhibit more caries than noncleft controls was inconclusive. CONCLUSION This systematic review of literature was unable to find firm evidence for the assumption that CLP children have an increased prevalence of dental caries.
Comparison of the Effects of Clinoptilolite and Sodium Zeolite A on Tibia Bone Mineralisation and Calcium and Phosphorus Utilisation in Broiler Chicks

A total of 320 Ross 308 seven-day old male broiler chicks were assigned to five treatments with four replicates, each containing 16 chicks and effects of clinoptilolite (1.5 and 3%) and sodium zeolite A (1.5 and 3%) were examined. The different levels of clinoptilolite affected body weight gain in periods of 22-42 and 7-42 days, so that the chicks given clinoptilolite (1.5 and 3%) showed a significant increase in body weight gain than control group that did not received clinoptilolite and sodium zeolite A (P<0.05). Adding clinoptilolite (1.5%) to the diet caused a significant improvement in feed conversion ratio during 22-42 and 7-42 days of age (P<0.05). But sodium zeolite A hadn’t significant effect on feed conversion ratio (P>0.05). The effect of various levels of clinoptilolite and sodium zeolite A on apparent digestibility of calcium were not significant in day of 21 (P>0.05). But digestibility of calcium significantly improved in broilers were fed with clinoptilolite (1.5%) in day of 42 (P<0.05). The highest amount of blood calcium obtained in broilers were fed with sodium zeolite A (1.5%) and clinoptilolite (1.5%) (P<0.05). The sodium zeolite A affected tibia weight in day of 42, so that the chicks given sodium zeolite A (1.5%) showed a significant increase in tibia weight than control group (P<0.05). The highest tibia ash were obtained in broilers were fed with sodium zeolite A (1.5%) (P<0.05). Therefore, it can be concluded that the supplementation of diet with clinoptilolite and sodium zeolite A has positive effects on performance and tibia bone quality in broilers.