Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Assessing Inter-Model Continuity Between the Section II and Section III Conceptualizations of Borderline Personality Disorder in DSM–5

DSM–5 includes 2 competing models of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in Sections II and III. Empirical comparisons between these models are required to understand and improve intermodel continuity. We compared Section III BPD traits to Section II BPD criteria assessed via semistructured interviews in 455 current/recent psychiatric patients using correlation and regression analyses, and also evaluated the incremental predictive power of other Section III traits. In addition, we tested the hypothesis that self-harm would incrementally predict BPD Criterion 5 over the Section III traits. Results supported Section III BPD traits as an adequate representation of traditional BPD symptomatology, although modifications that would increase intermodel continuity were identified. Finally, we found support for the incremental validity of suspiciousness, anhedonia, perceptual dysregulation, and self-harm, suggesting possible gaps in the Section III PD trait definitions.
Conflict of Interest in Director Remuneration by Remuneration Committee in Family Firm

This study focuses on conflict of interest of remuneration committee during the remuneration process in family firm. The remuneration committee role is to monitor director remuneration in order to ensure the incentive is linked with board skills, knowledge and experience. The presence of the non-executive director as a majority member on the board of directors and remuneration committee may influence the remuneration process. The remuneration committee is responsible for ensuring the remuneration is able to motivate the board to enhance performance. However, the remuneration committee has a conflict of interest with links between remuneration and performance in a family firm. Family executives tend to manipulate power and control to increase their remuneration for personal interest. As a result, increasing remuneration by a family executive without enhanced performance will affect minority shareholders wealth.
Turning Point Research: Advancing Process Analysis in Negotiation

As a scholar with a special interest in communication, I have always been capti-vated by process, specifically, how a negotiation evolves over time. My research began in the laboratory setting in which I noticed how bargainers who had the same negotiation exercise and directions developed radically different process-es—some that escalated into impasse through matching contentious tactics while others that reached agreements through buffering mismatched strategies (Putnam and Jones, 1982). This work evolved into a research program that focused on understanding negotiation processes; namely, the study of communication strategies and sequences (Adair and Loewenstein, 2013). Later in my career I focused on teacher-administrator negotiations, particularly on the development of policy arguments over time and shifts in language patterns that helped teams reach set-tlements—often through experiencing a crisis, discovering new insights, reframing issues, and transforming the negotiation itself (Putnam, 2010; Putnam, Wilson and Turner, 1990). I also learned that these shifts in negotiation development paral-leled the work on turning points in international negotiations (Druckman, 1986). Turning points are critical moments that occur during a negotiation interaction or development process (Druckman and Olekalns, 2013b). This essay compares two bodies of research, communication strategies and sequences and turning point studies, to decipher the contributions of turning point research to negotiation scholarship. It begins with a brief overview of the work on communication strategies and sequences and then examines the contributions of turning point studies to unearthing the complexities of negotiation process. It concludes with sugges-tions for advancing the study of turning points and negotiation process. In doing so, this essay pays tribute to Dan Druckman’s 1986 article and his thirty years of conducting important scholarship on turning points in international negotiations.
Genotoxic evaluation of common commercial pesticides in human peripheral blood lymphocytes

This study aims to evaluate the genotoxic potential of four commercial pesticides with diverse health categorizations by different world associations currently in use. We tested the fungicide mancozeb and the insecticides pirimicarb, monocrotophos and permethrin. The research was done with in vitro human peripheral blood lymphocytes using the DNA single gel electrophoresis assay and the cytokinesis-block micronucleus (MN) test, where we analysed common parameters such as the tail moment and the frequency of MN formation. We also measured other parameters like frequency of nucleoplasmic bridges, nuclear buds, apoptosis and necrosis with the MN test. Each pesticide induced significant differences in all of these parameters when compared with the negative control and showed different behaviours in the concentration-dependent response. This could be attributed to their genotoxic potential where mancozeb and monocrotophos induced the highest genetic damage, permethrin caused mainly cell death and pirimicarb had the least impact upon cells. This research provides valuable data about the harmful effects of these pesticides on human cells and may be an important contribution in the construction of a unique international classification of health and to reinforce the use of genotoxic analyses to regulate the use of pesticides.
Using Shared Stories and Individual Response Modes to Promote Comprehension and Engagement in Literacy for Students with Multiple, Severe Disabilities

This study investigated the effects of scripted task analytic lessons with systematic prompting on engagement and comprehension of students with a multiple, severe disability using a multiple probe single case design. Three teachers followed the scripts to include a target student in a story based lesson to increase comprehension and engagement. All three students had both a severe intellectual disability and either a severe physical or sensory impairment and relied primarily on nonsymblic communication prior to the study. Each student used a different response mode to participate in the story based lesson (i.e., eye gaze response for a student with inconsistent hand use, point response for a student who grabbed, and object response for a student with visual impairments). Results indicated increases in both comprehension and engagement for all three students. Limitations and implications for research and practice are discussed.
The Economics of Credit Cards

The skyrocketing bankruptcy filing rates of recent years are well known. Some commentators and scholars have charged that the cause of the bankruptcy boom has been promiscuous lending by credit card issuers and irrational borrowing by credit card users. Spurred on by high-profits, it is argued that credit card issuers have extended ever-larger amounts of credit to ever-riskier borrowers. In turn, irrational consumers have borrowed ever increasing amounts, generating a downward spiral into bankruptcy. This theory rests on a substantial number of assumptions about the nature of the credit card market and the nature of rational credit card use by consumers. The thesis requires assuming that credit card users are homogenously concerned only about interest rates and not about any other term of the credit card contract, whether benefits, grace periods, or annual fees. In short, for the argument to be plausible, it requires a series of heroic assumptions about persistent profits in a market with low barriers to entry, a failure of competition in a market with all structural indicia of competitiveness, a peculiar and extraordinarily narrow definition of the indicia for measuring competition, and a failure of consumer rationality in a situation where there are strong incentives for consumers to act rationally and to learn over time. Alternatively, it could be argued that the credit card market is competitive and that consumers use credit cards rationally. As this article will show, both credit card issuers and consumers appear to act in a manner consistent with the predictions of economic theory. It is not necessary to rely on implausible assumptions about consumer irrationality or to devise idiosyncratic models of a failure of competition in the credit card market. This article will present voluminous empirical evidence - most of which has heretofore been ignored in the legal literature - demonstrating that the operation of the credit card market and consumer choice is consistent with rational decision-making subject to real-world constraints. Moreover, this suggests that there is some efficiency loss as a result of bankruptcy, and that at least some of the losses of credit card issuers are absorbed by other consumers. Finally the paper suggests some bankruptcy implications of a proper understanding of the nature of the credit card market and rational credit card use by consumers.
Implementation of minimum wage policy in Malaysia: manufacturing employers’ perceptions of training provision and fringe benefits

Pay and fringe benefits are the highest form of reward for workers.The main aim of the minimum wage policy in Malaysia is to ensure the workers receive ‘fair’ wages and are not exploited. However, the negative impact of minimum wage on firm’s margin profitability has lead employers to make adjustments to the workers’ fringe benefits. Consequently, challenges faced by employers and their response to workers’ fringe benefits become an important research topic. Data were gathered from interviews with six employers in electrical and electronics firms.The main findings require employers to adopt logistical and wage scale adjustments. The results also show that minimum wages do not adversely impact the rate of workers’ allowances.However, there are changes to the percentage of insurance coverage. These findings provide an additional view on the issue of minimum wages and should facilitate in the drafting of better wage strategies in future.
Corporate Governance, Board Composition, Director Expertise, and Value: The Case of Quality Excellence

In this paper, we highlight the strategic role of the board of directors (BOD) in business excellence and its link with firm value. We empirically investigate the relationship between the composition of the BOD and the winning of a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) or a local award explicitly based on the MBNQA criteria, a proxy for business excellence. Using a contingency approach, we examine several characteristics of the BOD, such as the number of inside directors, the number of directors who can be considered industry experts, and the number of directors with management expertise. We show that the likelihood of winning a quality award is positively associated with the number of outside directors with Ph.D. in the main object of business operations, and the number of outside directors with recent industry expertise. Subsequent residual analysis reveals that firm value is positively associated with the degree of the fit between board composition and quality management strategy. Specifically, operating income before depreciation, operating margin, Tobinâ€™s Q, and ten-day raw and market adjusted returns, are positively related to the degree of fit, while cost per dollar of sales, negatively. Thus, we, conclude that an appropriate board structure that fits the QM strategy exists, and this fit is positively associated with firm value.
PENGARUH CITRA MEREK, HARGA DAN PROMOSI TERHADAP LOYALITAS KONSUMEN

This research is motivated by tour and travel business which grows rapidly. Competition among similiar businesses has arisen and it requires the company to be more creative and to notice service product in order to mantain customer loyalty. One of the ways to mantain customer loyalty is by regarding the marketing mix aspect and brand image in service to gain customer loyalty. It can be concluded that brand image, price and promotion have a correlation to the customer loyalty of the user of tour and travel service, in the middle of competition similiar tour and travel service business. The purpose of this research to find out the influence of variables i.e. brand image, price and promotion to the custoer loyalty of PT Roda Express Sukses Mandiri. The population is all men and women who have ever used service product of PT Roda Express Sukses Mandiri. The data collection technique has been carried out by issuing questionnaires to the respondents and 100 people have been selected as samples. The analysis technique has been carried out by using validity test, reability test, feasibility model test, classic assumption test, multiple linear regression test, and hypothesis significance test. The result of the research show that marketing mix which consists of promotion, price and brand image have positive and significant influence to the customer loyalty of the PT Roda Express Sukses Mandiri. Keywords: Brand Image, Price, Promotion, Customer Loyalty
The Associated Factors with Scaling Experience among Some Workers in Small and Medium-Sized Companies

The prevalence of periodontal disease was steadily increased. The best prevention methods for periodontal disease are teeth brushing and scaling. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of scaling experience and related factors among some workers. Total 455 workers in 5 manufacturing companies in Gwangju were selected using convenience sampling method. General characteristics, work-related characteristics, oral health-related characteristics and scaling experience were collected by self-reported questionnaires. Chi-square tests, t-tests and multiple logistic regression analysis were performed to investigate the factors influencing the scaling experience using SPSS software. Statistical significance was defined as a p-value ＜ 0.05. The proportion of scaling experience during the past year was 47.0%. In simple analysis, age, current working position, number of oral disease, interest in oral health, use of secondary oral products, oral health screening use, oral health education experience and awareness of scaling inclusion in the National Health Insurance (NHI) coverage were associated with scaling experience. Finally, the odds ratios (ORs) for scaling experience were significantly higher in younger subjects (adjusted OR [aOR], 3.09; 95% confidence internal [CI], 1.60 ∼ 5.96), assistant manager (aOR, 2.68; 95% CI, 1.55 ∼ 4.63), subjects with high interest in oral health (aOR, 2.15; 95% CI, 1.02 ∼ 4.52), subjects with oral health screening use (aOR, 2.76; 95% CI, 1.50 ∼ 5.11) and awareness of scaling inclusion in the NHI coverage (aOR; 2.91, 95% CI, 1.80 ∼ 4.72) in multiple logistic regression analysis. Scaling experience was relatively low (47.0%). The related factors with scaling experience were age, working position, use of screening and awareness of scaling inclusion in the NHI coverage. Considering these factors will increase the utilization rate of scaling.
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2018 Golden Helix Summer School – Rare Genomics Syros Island, Greece, 26–30 September 2018 Basel · Freiburg · Paris · London · New York · Chennai · New Delhi · Bangkok · Beijing · Shanghai · Tokyo · Kuala Lumpur · Singapore · Sydney Guest Editors George P. Patrinos, Patras Federico Innocenti, Chapel Hill, NC Ron H. van Schaik, Rotterdam
Intellectual Capital and Sustainable Growth in Small and Medium Enterprises in Indonesia

This research aims to determine impact of intellectual capital on sustainable growth in small and medium enterprises (SME) in Indonesia, particularly in Central Java. In Indonesia, despite SMEs’ have significant contribution to the national economy, they have not been given adequate attention as the various researchers have been biased towards larger and listed enterprises in Indonesia. Research about SME in Indonesia, especially about its relationship with its human resources, is still few comparing with any other topic.The objectives of the study is to to see how intellectual capital, that is reflected through innovativeness, skills, competency, and knowledge influence the SME’s sustainability itself. The research method used in this study was a descriptive study conducted to determine and describe the characteristics of several variables in a given situation. Data was collected by means of questionnaires administered to 100 SME in Central Java, which is known as the area with huge number of small and medium enterprises. Collected data was presented and analyzed using tables and bar charts as extracted from Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). Before doing the next analyzing, we use validity and reliability test in order to avoid error that typically occurred in the analysis that is used primary data. Lastly, multiple regression analysis is used to analyze the impact of each indicator of intellectual capital on organizational sustainability of SME. This study is significant not only for the owners/managers of SMEs but also for the policy makers.
Insect Frass as a Pathway for Transmission of Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits

ABSTRACT Insects that vector diseases of plants are of critical concern to agriculture, but relationships between the vectors and pathogens often are poorly understood. In this study, we present research on vector relationships between the striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma vittatum (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), and the pathogen that causes bacterial wilt of cucurbits, Erwinia tracheiphila (Smith) (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae). We studied how the bacteria were retained in the gut of the beetle by developing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technique for extracting and identifying bacterial DNA in the frass. Bacterial DNA usually was present in the frass for 24 h after beetles had consumed inoculum but diminished quickly and was undetectable within 96 h. The amount of time that bacterial DNA could be detected in frass increased with the amount of inoculum and the length of time that beetles were exposed to inoculum and also varied with the strain of bacterium. Frass that tested positive for bacterial DNA also was infective to cucumber plants, confirming that DNA was indicative of viable bacteria and that frass could be a pathway for transmission of the pathogen. This research suggests that few cucumber beetles serve as long-term vectors of the pathogen and that aggregation of the beetle on host plants may be critical for initiating plant infections in spring.
PARENT PARTICIPATION IN THE CARE OF HOSPITALIZED CHILD IN THAI AND WESTERN CULTURES

This integrated literature review provides state-of-the-science information regarding parent participation in the care of hospitalized child. The database search revealed only 12 articles on this subject published between 1996-2002. Ganong's (1987) integrative research review process guided this study, and the matrix method of Garrard (1999) was modified to develop the data collection tool. The rules of inference for data analysis and interpretation were identified. Research outcomes were systematically analyzed and reported using a qualitative descriptive approach. Three major themes emerged from the investigation: parents, nurses, and child care interactions. As there were both similar and different findings between Thai and Western cultures, cultural differences regarding parent participation in the care of hospitalized child must be considered in future investigations. Because cultural competence in parent participation has not been well addressed in the literature, further research is needed to delineate the cultural underpinnings of parent participation in the care of hospitalized child.
Self-reference and emotional memory effects in older adults at increased genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease

ABSTRACT The present study investigated whether cognitively healthy older adults who are carriers of the ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E, the most prevalent genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, benefit from self-referential processing and emotional processing to the same degree as noncarriers of this gene. Participants encoded emotional and nonemotional narratives using a baseline-orienting task, semantic elaboration, or imagination-based self-referential processing and then completed a recognition memory test. Both groups of older adults showed enhanced recognition memory for narrative information following self-referential processing relative to semantic elaboration, and the magnitude of this memory effect was not affected by ε4 status. However, older adult ε4 carriers did not show an emotional enhancement effect, whereas older adult ε4 noncarriers did. These results indicate that whereas the self-reference effect is not attenuated in cognitively healthy older adults ε4 carriers, deficits in emotional memory may be an early cognitive marker of abnormal decline.
Inhibitory effect of full-length human endostatin on in vitro angiogenesis.

Endostatin, a C-terminal product of collagen XVIII, is a very powerful angiogenesis inhibitor. In vivo experiments in mice indicate that endostatin dramatically reduces tumor mass without causing the onset of any resistance to the treatment. Recently, a 12-aa shorter human endostatin has been purified from plasma, but is ineffective in in vitro angiogenesis assays. Here we report that the full-length human recombinant endostatin has a potent inhibitory activity in in vitro angiogenesis assays. Two powerful angiogenic factors were used to stimulate endothelial cells: FGF-2 and VEGF-165. Endostatin prevented cell growth both in the basal condition and after stimulation with FGF-2 or VEGF-165. Migration of microvascular endothelial cells toward FGF-2 or VEGF-165 was impaired, both when cells were pretreated with the inhibitor and when endostatin was added together with the growth factors. Furthermore, experiments of inhibition of proliferation performed on nonmicroendothelial cells showed that endostatin was ineffective. This study indicates that human endostatin is a potent angiogenesis inhibitor and suggests its use in human anticancer therapy.
Inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates TNF‐α‐induced expression of adhesion molecules in endothelial cells

Increased expression of adhesion mole‐ cules by the activated endothelium is a critical feature of vascular inflammation associated with several dis‐ ease states such as atherosclerosis. However, mecha‐ nisms regulating the endothelial induction of adhesion molecules are not entirely clear. Herein we report that inhibition of the polyol pathway enzyme aldose reduc‐ tase (AR) prevents the increase in ICAM‐1 and VCAM‐1 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and decreases monocyte adhesion to these cells. In TNF‐α‐stimulated HUVECs, treatment with AR inhibi‐ tors sorbinil and tolrestat diminished NF‐κB activity, phosphorylation and degradation of Iκ‐Bα, and the nuclear translocation of NF‐κB. Inhibition of AR abro‐ gated TNF‐α‐induced activation and membrane trans‐ location of PKC, and antisense ablation of AR pre‐ vented both TNF‐α‐induced PKC and NF‐κB activation. However, inhibition of AR did not prevent phorbol ester‐induced activation of PKC or NF‐κB, indicating that inhibition of AR does prevents events upstream of PKC activation. These results identify a novel regulator of endothelial activation and suggest that AR is an obligatory mediator of TNF‐α signaling leading to an increase in the expression of adhesion molecules and increased binding of monocytes to the endothelium. — Ramana, K. V. , Bhatnagar, A. , Srivastava, S. K. Inhibi‐ tion of aldose reductase attenuates TNF‐α‐induced expression of adhesion molecules in endothelial cells. FASEB J. 18, 1209 –1218 (2004)