Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Moderators of psychological recovery from benign cancer screening results.

OBJECTIVE The sudden confrontation of a potential health threat such as cancer, even after the diagnosis turns out to be benign, can have enduring adverse psychological consequences, including persistent anxiety, cancer fears, and other manifestations of psychological distress. The present study examines factors that potentially moderate psychological recovery among women who face a breast cancer threat. DESIGN Participants were adult women had just received a benign outcome from a breast cancer diagnostic procedure that had been conducted because of suspicion of breast cancer (a non-conclusive mammography or ultrasonography result, a referral from their doctor because of pain or family history, detection of a lump, a 6-month follow-up appointment after a breast abnormality from a previous screening or diagnostic procedure, or a fluid leak from one or both breasts). We measured several psychological traits at Time 1 (right after receipt of the "no cancer" feedback) and then each month for the next 3 months. Analyses examined the factors that hindered or facilitated psychological recovery from the cancer threat. RESULTS Results showed that trait anxiety and family history of cancer hindered recovery and that older age and optimism facilitated recovery and lessened adverse psychological consequences. Self-regulatory strategies such as planful problem-solving, positive reappraisal, and mastery facilitated recovery. CONCLUSIONS Our findings shed light on the factors that are implicated in psychological recovery from a benign breast cancer outcome after a diagnostic procedure (ultrasonography, repeat or initial mammography, stereotactic biopsy, fine-needle aspiration, or ultrasound-guided biopsy). Those factors could be used to identify women who may experience prolonged psychological distress, so as to assist them when they face stressful diagnostic concerns.
Upper lip asymmetry in adults during smiling.

PURPOSE This study examined the incidence of upper lip asymmetry in adults while smiling. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two-hundred ten students between the ages of 21 and 44 years were examined. Subjects determined to have an occlusal plane cant were eliminated from the study. Repeated smiles were then evaluated in the remaining subjects to check for upper lip asymmetry. RESULTS Fifteen subjects were observed to have occlusal plane cants and were eliminated from the study. Of the remaining 195 subjects, 17 (8.7%) were found to have an asymmetrical smile secondary to canting of the upper lip. CONCLUSIONS Although there was not a high incidence, the results of this study indicate there is clinically evident upper lip canting associated with smiling in the adult population that needs to be considered in patients undergoing orthognathic and cosmetic surgery.
The return of phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated epitopes of neurofilament proteins to the regenerating optic nerve of Xenopus laevis

Neurofilament proteins of mammalian axotomized peripheral axons, which regenerate effectively, resemble those of embryonic axons. However, injured centrally projecting mammalian axons, which fail to regenerate, have very different neurofilament compositions than during development. If changes in neurofilament composition after injury reflect the ability of axotomized neurons to regenerate effectively, then the neurofilaments of centrally projecting axons that can regenerate should more closely resemble those of developing axons. In this study, the neurofilament compositions of injured optic axons of the frog, Xenopus laevis, were examined, since these axons can regenerate a fully functional projection. Antibodies to phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated forms of neurofilament proteins that had been used previously to study the neurofilament composition of newly developing X. laevisoptic axons were used in immunocytochemical studies to examine the return of neurofilaments to the optic nerve after an intraorbital nerve crush. Intraocularly injected wheat germ agglutinin conjugated to horseradish peroxidase was used to label the regenerating axons independently of their neurofilaments. Neurofilament immunoreactivities disappeared rapidly from crushed axons during the first week after surgery. By nine days after surgery, antibodies to nonphosphorylated form of middle (NF‐M) and low molecular weight (NF‐) neurofilament proteins and the Xenopusneuronal intermediate filament protein (XNIF) began to stain the nerve just beyond the lesion. By this time, however, growing axonal terminals had reached the optic chiasm. Antibodies to phosphorylated epitopes of NF‐M began to stain axons at 15 days, just as growing axons began to arrive at the optic tectum. Nonphosphorylated high molecular weight neurofilament protein (NF‐H) began to appear in axons between 18 and 21 days after surgery. Thus, the reappearance of neurofilaments during optic axon regeneration resembled the general pattern seen during development. The chief difference between development and regeneration was that neurofilament epitopes took longer to emerge during regeneration. One possibility is that cues encountered along the optic pathway influence the neurofilament composition of retinal ganglion cell axons. Then, the greater distance travelled by regenerating axons could account for the longer time taken for their neurofilament compositions to mature. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Impact of the Core Founder’s Functional Experience Diversity on New Venture Performance and Moderating Effects of Environmental Dynamism

ABSTRACT Prior research on the association between functional experience diversity (FED) and firm performance has focused primarily on top management teams (TMTs). In this study, we shift the focus of research from teams to key individuals and consider the moderating effects of environmental dynamism. Specifically, we argue that the core founder’s functional experience diversity (CFFED) helps not only to enhance the absorptive capacity of new ventures but also to improve the quality of decision-making and promote its implementation, thereby enhancing new venture performance. Experience inertia occurs after repeated use of functional experience and it can save time and effort in a stable environment; however, it can lead to wrong decisions and worsen the new venture performance in a dynamic environment. Using data about entrepreneur alumni of a Chinese university, we validate the above hypotheses. In addition, we find that environmental dynamism has the opposite moderating effect for CFFED compared to the TMTs case.
Common Ownership Does Not Have Anti-Competitive Effects in the Airline Industry

Institutional investors often own significant equity in firms that compete in the same product market. These "common owners" may have an incentive to coordinate the actions of firms that would otherwise be competing rivals, leading to anti-competitive pricing. This paper uses data on airline ticket prices to test whether common owners induce anti-competitive pricing behavior. We find little evidence to support such a hypothesis, and show that the positive relationship between average ticket prices and a commonly used measure of common ownership previously documented in the literature is generated by the endogenous market share component, rather than the ownership component, of the measure.
An exploration of how discourses of efficiency and social justice shaped the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector with special reference to TVET colleges

iv OPSOMMING . vi DECLARATION . viii CONTENTS . ix LIST OF TABLES . xiii LIST OF FIGURES . xiv ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS . xv Chapter 1 Orientation to the research . 1 1.
Costs and quality in the treatment of acute depression in primary care: a comparison between England, Germany and Switzerland

No study has yet compared the costs and quality of depression treatment between European countries. The present study aimed to compare the costs and quality of treatment for the first manifestation of an acute major depression in England, Germany and Switzerland. Seventy-four randomly selected physician practices assessed their services for one hypothetical average patient (cost evaluation) and 73 practices reported retrospective data on one real patient (quality evaluation) for the year 2001. Reimbursement fees served as unit costs for Germany and Switzerland. Average reimbursement fees were used to measure resource utilization in all countries. Resource utilization was lowest in Switzerland. The percentage of patients receiving evidence-based treatment for major depression was insignificantly higher in Switzerland and England compared to Germany (56%, 52% and 35%, respectively; P>0.30). Switzerland was both the most effective and the most efficient country (in terms of resource utilization) in providing outpatient treatment for depression.
Nol12 is a multifunctional RNA binding protein at the nexus of RNA and DNA metabolism

Abstract To counteract the breakdown of genome integrity, eukaryotic cells have developed a network of surveillance pathways to prevent and resolve DNA damage. Recent data has recognized the importance of RNA binding proteins (RBPs) in DNA damage repair (DDR) pathways. Here, we describe Nol12 as a multifunctional RBP with roles in RNA metabolism and genome maintenance. Nol12 is found in different subcellular compartments—nucleoli, where it associates with ribosomal RNA and is required for efficient separation of large and small subunit precursors at site 2; the nucleoplasm, where it co-localizes with the RNA/DNA helicase Dhx9 and paraspeckles; as well as GW/P-bodies in the cytoplasm. Loss of Nol12 results in the inability of cells to recover from DNA stress and a rapid p53-independent ATR-Chk1-mediated apoptotic response. Nol12 co-localizes with DNA repair proteins in vivo including Dhx9, as well as with TOPBP1 at sites of replication stalls, suggesting a role for Nol12 in the resolution of DNA stress and maintenance of genome integrity. Identification of a complex Nol12 interactome, which includes NONO, Dhx9, DNA-PK and Stau1, further supports the protein's diverse functions in RNA metabolism and DNA maintenance, establishing Nol12 as a multifunctional RBP essential for genome integrity.
A Research Note on Bargain Purchase Gains on Acquisition

I explore the incidence, amounts, disclosure and potential sources of bargain purchase gains reported by an Australian sample of firms during 2013-15. I find that 7.58% of the acquirers reported bargain purchase gains during this period. The median gain as a percentage of consideration transferred was 18.90%. In contravention of IFRS 3 Business Combinations, not all acquirers with material bargain purchase gains disclosed in notes why the gain arose. The evidence suggests uncertainty about the sources of the gain.
Cancer Among Blacks in Newark, New Jersey, 1970–1976 A National and International Comparison

Newark black men had age‐adjusted cancer rates comparable to those of Washington, D. C. , but lower than the other three American city blacks. Rates for Newark black women were generally similar to other American black women. American blacks, like those of Newark, had cancer rates higher than the African blacks in three out of four countries studied. Only blacks of Rhodesia had cancer experience like that of American blacks. Except for cancer of the cervix, the African blacks had generally lower rates compared to the American blacks for the ten sites investigated. However, high rates did occur for certain sites, e.g., esophagus and bladder cancers in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. Newark blacks also had higher rates for certain sites (prostate, lung, breast and cervix) compared to Washington, D. C. , and certain other U. S. cities. Thus, the total risk of malignancies to develop among Newark blacks was no greater than that expected, based upon the four U. S. cities' experience. Cancer 50:180–186, 1982.
Tricuspid valve replacement: bioprostheses are preferable.

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY Tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) is rarely undertaken, most surgeons preferring to use conservative tricuspid valve procedures. Thus, limited data are available in patients following TVR. The purpose of this study was to analyze the early and late results in 87 patients (52 tissue valves, 35 mechanical prostheses) who underwent TVR between January 1973 and September 1996. METHODS The patient group comprised 74 (85%) females and 13 (15%) males; mean (+/- SD) age was 59.4 +/- 12.8 years; range: 15 to 81 years). Forty-four patients (51%) had undergone at least one previous cardiac operation. There were 19 (23%) isolated TVRs, 43 (49%) triple valve replacements, and 25 (29%) double valve replacements. Total cumulative follow up was 707 patient-years (pt-yr) (tissue valves 393 pt-yr, mechanical valves 314 pt-yr); mean follow up was 8.1 years (range: 0 to 23.6 years). RESULTS The early (30-day) mortality rate was 10.3% (n = 9; tissue 7, mechanical 2, p = 0.28). Logistic regression identified prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass time (p <0.03) and advanced NYHA functional class (p <0.007) as risk factors for operative death. No risk factors were significant on multiple logistic regression analysis. Mean (+/- SEM) survival rate was 68 +/-5.3% (n = 50) at 5 years, 52 +/- 5.9% (n = 36) at 10 years, 35 +/- 6% (n = 20) at 15 years, and 16 +/- 5.3% (n = 7) at 20 years. Freedom from tricuspid valve reoperation at 5, 10 and 15 years was 93 +/- 3.3% (n = 46), 83 +/- 5.8% (n = 33) and 71 +/- 2.8% (n = 17) respectively. Eleven patients required tricuspid valve reoperation: six mechanical valves (five for prosthetic valve thrombosis and one for mechanical failure secondary to pannus ingrowth), and five tissue valves (two for prosthetic valve endocarditis and three for prosthetic valve degeneration). Freedom from reoperation at 5, 10 and 15 years for tissue prostheses was 97 +/- 2.5%, 89 +/- 6.3% and it was 70 +/- 12%, and 86 +/- 7.4%, 74 +/- 9.9% and 68 +/-11% for mechanical prostheses. The mechanical prostheses required reoperation earlier after the initial surgery. CONCLUSIONS We recommend the use of a bioprosthesis in the tricuspid position because of its initial durability and low reoperation rate.
Comparison of the radiation characteristics calculated using MoM and FDTDM for a printed grid array antenna

A grid array antenna (GAA) printed on a dielectric substrate is analyzed using the finite-difference time-domain method (FDTDM) to validate the method of moments (MoM) results. The GAA is excited by a vertical probe that is connected to the inner conductor of a coaxial line. The radiation characteristics and the computation time using the FDTDM are compared with those using the MoM.
New Vascular Tissue Rapidly Replaces Neural Parenchyma and Vessels Destroyed by a Contusion Injury to the Rat Spinal Cord

Blood vessels identified by laminin staining were studied in uninjured spinal cord and at 2, 4, 7, and 14 days following a moderate contusion (weight drop) injury. At 2 days after injury most blood vessels had been destroyed in the lesion epicenter; neurons and astrocytes were also absent, and few ED1+ cells were seen infiltrating the lesion center. By 4 days, laminin associated with vessel staining was increased and ED1+ cells appeared to be more numerous in the lesion. By 7 days after injury, the new vessels formed a continuous cordon oriented longitudinally through the lesion center. ED1+ cells were abundant at this time point and were found in the same area as the newly formed vessels. Astrocyte migration from the margins of the lesion into the new cordon was apparent. By 14 days, a decrease in the number of vessels in the lesion center was observed; in contrast, astrocytes were more prominent in those areas. In addition to providing a blood supply to the lesion site, protecting the demise of the newly formed vascular bridge might provide an early scaffold to hasten axonal regeneration across the injury site.
Adaptation of an Expressive Single Speaker Deep Neural Network Speech Synthesis System

One of the advantages of statistical parametric speech synthesis is the ability to alter some of the characteristics of the speech e.g. change the speaker, expression etc. In this paper we present a technique to adapt an expressive single speaker deep neural network (DNN) speech synthesis model to a new speaker, allowing for both neutral and expressive speech in the new speaker's voice. Experiments show that the proposed adaptation technique achieves higher MOS scores on both neutral and expressive speech, and higher speaker similarity and slightly lower expression similarity scores on the expressive speech when compared with another DNN speaker adaptation technique.
The effects of exercise training on arterial stiffness in coronary artery disease patients: a state‐of‐the‐art review

The purpose of this state‐of‐the‐art review was to examine the effects of exercise training on arterial stiffness (AS) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). A PubMed and SCOPUS literature search was conducted up to March of 2013. Two authors performed the selection of the studies and the subsequent data extraction (e.g. information on study design, exercise programme characteristics and outcome measures). Of 34 papers identified, only five studies met the inclusion criteria, with no one being a randomized controlled trial. Within the selected studies, the sample size varied between 28 and 119 patients, with mean ages ranging from 48 to 67 years old in patients with CAD after an acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Although all studies utilized the aerobic exercise mode, the other characteristics of the exercise programmes varied largely between the studies: programme length (from 6 to 20 weeks), exercise duration (15–20 to 50 min) and exercise intensity, which was based on heart rate reserve (40 to 85%) or heart rate at anaerobic threshold or ventilatory threshold. All the three studies evaluating pulse wave velocity, as well as one of two studies that assessed the augmentation index, reported significant reductions on those variables after exercise training. Results indicated that the majority of the AS and related measures improved after the different exercise training programmes. However, these results need to be confirmed in future randomized clinical studies controlling potential confounders.
A New Tight and General Bound on Return Predictability

We propose a novel upper bound on the predictability of asset returns. This bound is tighter than the bound proposed by Ross (2005) because it takes into account not only the volatility of the pricing kernel but also the correlation between the pricing kernel and trading strategies that exploit predictability. It is also at least as tight as the bound proposed by Huang and Zhou (2017). We apply our bound to study the predictability of returns on currencies of emerging and developed economies from 1994 to 2016. We find evidence of return predictability in excess of the bound, especially for emerging markets currencies. This implies either market inefficiency or, alternatively, that investors either can become very risk-averse or price currencies using a model radically different from the CAPM. In contrast, the evidence of excess-predictability is much weaker under the wider bound proposed by Ross (2005).
[Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire with 82-food items (FFQW82) for nutrition education].

OBJECTIVE To assess the validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire with 82-food items (FFQW82) for nutrition education to modify eating habits. METHODS The validity of nutrient intake assessed by FFQW82 was evaluated with seven-day diet records (7d-DR) as the gold standard, with questionnaire being administered twice with a one month interval to assess reproducibility. Twenty nine men (ages 42-63) and sixty women (ages 35-53) completed both surveys. Daily consumption of energy for 12 food groups and 9 nutrients was calculated from the FFQW82 and the 7d-DR with respect to breakfast, lunch, dinner, and whole-day meals. A Pearson correlation coefficient was obtained for each using log-transformed data. RESULTS The estimated energy intakes from FFQW82 were higher than those from 7d-DR for men and women (relative differences of the median were 7% and 15%, respectively). As for validity, Pearson correlation coefficients of total energy intakes were 0.61 for men and 0.47 for women. Those for breakfast and lunch ranged from 0.66 to 0.89, while those for dinner were 0.19 and 0.26 for men and women. The daily intakes of nine nutrients ranged from 0.28 (potassium) to 0.65 (carbohydrate) in men and from 0.39 (fat) to 0.59 (calcium) in women. Regarding reproducibility, Pearson correlation coefficients for whole-day total energy intake were 0.65 for men and 0.69 for women. Those for the other nutrients ranged from 0.46 (salt) to 0.70 (carbohydrate) in men and from 0.59 (fat) to 0.70 (salt) in women. CONCLUSION The results suggest that FFQW82 could be used as a tool to obtain information concerning unbalance energy intake with reference to individual meals and to understand appropriate intake of the various food groups for nutrition education of middle-aged men and women.
Opinions versus Facts: A Bio-statistical Paradigm Shift in Oenological Research*

Abstract A substantial oenological literature exists on opinions of experts and neophytes as they relate to opinions about the quality of wines (Ashenfelter and Quandt, 1998; Cicchetti, 2004; Lindley, 2006). These opinions can be contrasted with factual binary questions about wine: Is it oaked? Does it contain sulfites? Is it filtered? Is the grape varietal Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc? Syrah or Grenache? Pinot Noir or Gamay? Such factual binary issues are examined within the broader context of the various measures of factual judgment: Overall Accuracy (OA), Sensitivity (Se), Specificity (Sp), Predicted Positive Accuracy (PPA), and Predicted Negative Accuracy (PNA). The resulting biostatistical methodology derives from biobehavioral diagnostic research investigations. The purpose of this report is to apply this methodology to the discipline of oenology to compare wine judgments with wine facts. Using hypothetical examples, wine judges’ classifications of wines as oaked or unoaked were analyzed for their degree of accuracy. The results show that OA is a poor measure of the accuracy of binary judgments relative to Se, Sp, PPA, or PNA. The biostatistics of the problem could have wide-ranging applications in the design of future oenological research investigations, and in scientific research more broadly. (JEL Classifications: C1, L15, Q13)