Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Endogenous Motivations on Adoption of IT-Enabled Services

Transformative services represent a crucial topic in future service research. Particularly in the energy sector, consumer adoption of transformative—often IT-enabled—services is essential to increased environmental sustainability. As adopting these services increases both individual and collective well-being, research has to delve more deeply into the origins of consumers’ motivations. For this reason, this study aims at augmenting the understanding of how different types of motivation determine consumers’ intention to adopt transformative services. The proposed model integrates the theory of planned behavior and the self-determination theory and is tested with survey data gathered from 462 users and 537 nonusers of home energy management services. Results indicate that consumers’ motivations are major direct determinants of intentions to adopt. While this finding notably holds when consumers perceive the adoption as self-determined and internalize associated values such as environmentalism, motivations based on external rewards and feelings of compulsion matter to a lesser extent. A comparison of users and nonusers reveals important differences in motivation, in particular that extrinsic motivations tend to be more relevant for nonusers than for users.
Androgen receptor epigenetic variations influence early follicular phase gonadotropin levels

Objective. We examined the influence of the androgen receptor gene (AR) CAG microsatellite (AR‐CAG) repeat polymorphism and X‐chromosome inactivation (XCI) pattern on ovarian reserve markers (follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and antral follicle count on menstrual cycle day 3–5) and disease etiology in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) or premature ovarian failure (POF). Design. Case‐control study. Population. In all, 32 women with PCOS, 26 women with POF and 79 controls were investigated. Methods. AR‐CAG and XCI were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction‐based assays following DNA digestion with the methylation‐sensitive restrictase HpaII. Main outcome measures. Distribution of AR‐CAG alleles and XCI patterns. Results. POF patients had shorter AR‐CAG microsatellites than controls. AR‐CAG microsatellite length was negatively associated with serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate level. The magnitude of XCI skewing was negatively and positively correlated with luteinizing hormone (LH) and FSH serum levels, respectively, during the early follicular phase, but showed no correlation with the number of early antral follicles. Conclusions. Our results suggest that AR‐CAG variations and XCI pattern exert an effect on FSH and LH values, and also have the potential to influence the etiopathogenesis of POF.
Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage at Hospital Admission

To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage at the time of admission to our hospital, we screened the medical records of 1,128 patients for demographic and clinical data. The antimicrobial resistance pattern and genotype of MRSA isolates were studied. The prevalence of MRSA carriage at hospital admission was 1.4%. Older patients and patients previously admitted to healthcare centers were the most likely to have MRSA carriage at admission.
Malignant Catarrhal Fever Virus Identified in Free-Ranging Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus) in Norway

To study the epizootiology of malignant catarrhal fever viruses (MCFV), serum and spleen samples collected in 2004–2011 from a free-ranging musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) population in Dovrefjell, Norway, were examined. Sera were tested for antibodies against MCFV by competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and spleen samples were examined by a consensus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for herpesviral DNA and sequencing identification. The study included 101 musk oxen, of which 61 were examined with both tests. Antibodies against MCFV were found in 65 of 72 musk oxen (90%). Antibody prevalence increased with age from 67% in calves to 96% in adults. We detected MCFV DNA by consensus PCR in 67 of 90 spleen samples tested (74%). The prevalence of PCR-positive musk oxen increased with age from 60% in calves to 81% in adults. Fifty (82%) of the 61 animals subjected to both PCR and serology were positive in both tests. Sequencing analysis showed that all PCR-positive animals were infected with a MCFV previously identified in musk oxen in North America. The results suggest that MCFV-Muskox is enzootic in the Dovrefjell musk ox population and that many calves seem to be infected early in life. This is the first report of MCFV-Muskox infection in free-ranging musk ox outside North America.
Observed relationships between leaf H218O Péclet effective length and leaf hydraulic conductance reflect assumptions in Craig-Gordon model calculations.

Stable oxygen isotope techniques may be a useful tool to investigate the pathways of water movement within leaves. However, implementation of such methods is limited due to uncertainty in the effective path length (L) for the Péclet effect in leaf water enrichment models. Previous studies have found relationships between L and physiological parameters such as transpiration rate (E) and leaf hydraulic conductance (k(leaf)) both within and between species. However, these studies relied on assumptions in their calculation of L, which were not directly tested. Eucalyptus paniculata Smith was used to evaluate the relationships between L, k(leaf) and E under differing water availability and a range of leaf temperatures. Coupled gas exchange and transpiration isotope measurements allowed previous assumptions to be directly tested. L was significantly and negatively related to both k(leaf) and E when the isotopic signature of water vapour was assumed to be in equilibrium with source water, was equivalent to the room vapour or equal to source water. However, the relationship between L and k(leaf) was non-significant when measured δ( 18)O of transpired vapour was used and disappeared entirely when non-steady-state leaves were excluded, and when evaporation site water was calculated from coupled gas exchange and transpiration isotope values. These results suggest that great care must be taken when calculating L, particularly regarding assumptions of isotopic steady state and δ( 18)O of vapour. Previous suggestions of changes in pathways for water movement as transpiration rate varied need to be reassessed in light of these observations.
A VALIDATED RP-HPLC METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF BETULIN, LUPEOL AND STIGMASTEROL IN ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA NEES

Objective: The aim of the present study was to develop a reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method for simultaneous estimation of betulin, lupeol and stigmasterol in Asteracantha longifolia extract. Methods: The chromatographic separation was achieved using Luna C18 column (5 µm, 250 x 4.6 mm) under isocratic elution of acetonitrile and 0.1% acetic acid in water (94: 6, v/v) with a flow rate of 1.0 mL min -1 and the detection wavelength was set at 215 nm. The column temperature was maintained at 25°C and the run time was set at 30 min. The method was validated for linearity, specificity, system suitability, accuracy, limit of detection, limit of quantification, precision and ruggedness. Results: Calibration curves showed a good linearity relationship in the concentration range of 5 - 200 μg mL -1 for betulin (r 2 = 0.9994) and 10 - 800 μg mL -1 for lupeol (r 2 = 0.9995) and 10 - 800 μg mL -1 for stigmasterol (r 2 = 0.9986). Limits of detection for betulin, lupeol and stigmasterol were found to be 0.33, 1.0 and 3.0 μg mL -1 and limits of quantification were 2.0, 5.0 and 8.0 μg mL -1, respectively. Mean recovery values were in the range of 98.92 - 100.11%. The %RSD values of intra- and inter-day precision analysis were lower than 2%. System suitability parameters were also found to be satisfactory.
The Off-peak Demand for Train Kilometres and Train Tickets: A Microeconometric Analysis

In this paper the authors model the demand for train kilometres with a disaggregate structural demand model, thereby recognising the fact that consumers have to make a simultaneous choice for this demand and for the type of ticket with which they want to travel. The model is in line with microeconomic theory, which implies that the choice of ticket type is closely linked to the indirect utlility function. Special attention has been paid to the possibility that individuals do not buy the ticket that would have been most advantageous, given their actual demand for train kilometres. A result implies that the average traveller behaves as if the price of a reduction card were more expensive than it actually is, which not only has considerable implications for the railway company whose aim is to maximise its revenues, but also for the government whose aim is to stimulate the use of public transport. © The London School of Economics and the University of Bath 2002
Different concentrations of interleukins in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis: relationships with lymphocyte subsets

The present study explored the possible relationships between immune cell subsets and interleukin (IL)-12 or IL-13 levels in the peritoneal fluid of patients with and without endometriosis. Peritoneal fluid samples were obtained from 80 women while they were undergoing laparoscopy for pain, infertility, tubal ligation or reanastomosis. The American Fertility Society scoring system was used to determine the extension of endometriosis. The peritoneal fluid mononuclear cells were analyzed for immunophenotyping using cytometry, whereas peritoneal fluid concentrations of interleukins were measured using two ultrasensitive commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. Significantly higher peritoneal fluid IL-12 levels were found in women with moderate or severe endometriosis (stages III and IV) than in healthy controls (p<0.01). Conversely, subjects with endometriosis showed remarkably lower peritoneal fluid IL-13 concentrations than controls, independent of the severity of the disease (p<0.05). Considering immune system effectors, patients with endometriosis presented a significantly higher peritoneal fluid CD8+/CD4+ratio when compared with healthy controls. Moreover, the number of peritoneal fluid CD8+and CD4+activated T cells was significantly lower in the former than in the latter group, independent of the endometriosis stage. Connections were observed between peritoneal fluid interleukins and peritoneal fluid T cells: both patients with endometriosis and controls presented an inverse correlation between peritoneal fluid activated T cells and IL-13 levels, and a direct correlation between peritoneal fluid T cells and IL-12 concentrations. These data seem to suggest that a reciprocal modulation exists between peritoneal fluid cytokines and T lymphocyte subsets in patients with endometriosis.
Lessons learned: participatory action research with young Aboriginal women.

All participatory action research (PAR) projects are unique, with a wide range of methodological challenges for participants and researchers. This paper highlights the manner in which methodological challenges and considerations were addressed in a recent school-based PAR project with young Aboriginal women in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Specifically, we outline: (a) potential challenges of defining the community in school-based PAR, (b) issues associated with negotiating informed consent, (c) processes of developing and maintaining relationships, and (d) challenges associated with ensuring participant collaboration throughout the research process. The intent is not to offer simple answers to such challenges, but to highlight the manner in which such processes were addressed. This research may provide practical insight for future researchers and community members who have similar goals of engaging young Aboriginal women in PAR to address important health issues.
Aggression and Love in the Relationship of the Couple

In this paper I examine the interplay of love and aggression in a couple's emotional relationship. I explore the activation of dominant repressed or dissociated object relations with the parental figures, and the unconscious collusion of both partners to enact these past relationships in the present. I then examine the couple's relationship as determined by differences in male and female development, as well as the counterpart of these differences-unconscious moves toward “twinship” and complementarity. Unresolved oedipal conflicts are explored as a major cause of invasion of the couple's sexual boundaries, and a vehicle for the expression of dissociated aggression from many sources. Perversity-the “recruitment of love at the service of aggression”—as a threat to the basic fabric of a couple's love life is one alternative to the normal channels for elaboration of aggression in their relationship. Protective functions of the couple's interaction with their social network are examined in the context of their elaborating and integrating aggression with love.
Are individuals with severe mental retardation and multiple disabilities cost-efficient to serve via supported employment programs?

The relations between cost-efficiency (from the perspective of worker, taxpayer, and society) and personal characteristics of supported employees (i.e., IQ, level of mental retardation, multiple disabilities, gender, ethnicity, and age) were examined. Results suggest that when sheltered workshops were used as alternative placements, supported employees with high IQs benefited more from employment within the community than did supported employees with lower IQs. From society's perspective, African American and male supported employees were more cost-efficient than were European American and female supported employees. Further, regardless of the severity or number of disabilities, all individuals were cost-efficient from each perspective (i.e., worker, taxpayer, and society) and time period (i.e., 1990, 1994, and projected lifelong).
Neuronal subtype specification in the cerebellum and dorsal hindbrain

In the nervous system, there are hundreds to thousands of neuronal cell types that have morphologically, physiologically, and histochemically different characteristics and this diversity may enable us to elicit higher brain function. A better understanding of the molecular machinery by which neuron subtype specification occurs is thus one of the most important issues in brain science. The dorsal hindbrain, including the cerebellum, is a good model system to study this issue because a variety of types of neurons are produced from this region. Recently developed genetic lineage‐tracing methods in addition to gene‐transfer technologies have clarified a fate map of neurons produced from the dorsal hindbrain and accelerated our understanding of the molecular machinery of neuronal subtype specification in the nervous system.
Dispersion of Waves Over a PEC Cylinder Coated With Two-Layer Lossy Dielectric Materials

Dispersion of waves guided along a perfectly electric conducting cylinder coated with two-layer lossy dielectric materials is studied in this paper. With a slight dielectric loss considered in both the substrate and the superstrate, the high-attenuation mode is much easier to be observed and anisotropic effects of the wave propagation are enhanced, as compared to that of the lossless dielectric coating. The azimuthal propagation constants, which are parameterized in terms of the layer radius, dielectric constant and coating thickness, are obtained in this paper by solving the dispersion equation
Congenital nephrosis, mesangial sclerosis, and distinct eye abnormalities with microcoria: An autosomal recessive syndrome

We observed the occurrence of congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS) and distinct ocular anomalies in two unrelated families. Eleven children from both families presented with a similar course of renal disease starting with nephrotic syndrome and renal failure prenatally or immediately after birth that resulted in death before the age of 2 months. Kidney histopathology showed diffuse mesangial sclerosis (DMS). Clinically obvious eye abnormalities were recognized in six of the eight patients in whom sufficient clinical data were available. Ocular anomalies included enlarged or large appearing corneae in some cases suggesting buphthalmos, and extremely narrow, nonreactive pupils (microcoria). Pathological examination of the eyes of two aborted fetuses revealed a more complex ocular maldevelopment including posterior lenticonus as well as anomalies of cornea and retina. On the basis of these observations and other cases in the literature, we delineate a previously unrecognized distinct entity characterized by congenital nephrotic syndrome, DMS, and eye abnormalities with microcoria as the leading clinical feature. Pedigrees of affected families with parental consanguinity support autosomal recessive inheritance. We propose that this syndrome should be designated microcoria‐congenital nephrosis syndrome or Pierson syndrome. Possible overlap with Galloway–Mowat syndrome and relations to other oculo‐renal syndromes are discussed. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Homocysteine and atherothrombosis.

In 1969, McCully made the clinical observation linking elevated plasma homocyst(e)ine concentrations with vascular disease.1 He reported autopsy evidence of extensive arterial thrombosis and atherosclerosis in two children with elevated plasma homocyst(e)ine concentrations and homocystinuria. On the basis of this observation, he proposed that elevated plasma homocyst(e)ine (hyperhomocyst(e)inemia) can cause atherosclerotic vascular disease. The term “homocyst(e)ine” is used to define the combined pool of homocysteine, homocystine, mixed disulfides involving homocysteine, and homocysteine thiolactone found in the plasma of patients with hyperhomocyst(e)inemia. Subsequent investigations have confirmed McCully's hypothesis, and it has recently become clear that hyperhomocyst(e)inemia is an independent risk factor .
Transarterial chemoembolization vs bland embolization in hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Background Although transarterial chemoembolization is considered the standard of care for intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma patients, robust data in favor of a clear superiority of chemoembolization (with chemotherapy injection) over bland embolization are lacking. Objective The objective of this article is to systematically analyze the results provided by randomized controlled trials comparing these two treatments in hepatocarcinoma patients. Methods A computerized bibliographic search on the main databases was performed. Survival rates assessed at one, two, and three years, objective response, one-year progression-free survival, and severe adverse event rate were analyzed. Comparisons were performed by using the Mantel-Haenszel test in cases of low heterogeneity or DerSimonian and Laird test in cases of high heterogeneity. Results Six trials with 676 patients were included. No difference in one-year (risk ratio: 0.93, 0.85–1.03, p = 0.16), two-year (risk ratio: 0.88, 0.74–1.06, p = 0.18) and three-year survival (risk ratio: 0.97, 0.74–1.27, p = 0.81) was observed. Objective response and one-year progression-free survival showed no significant difference between the two treatments (p = 0.36 and p = 0.40, respectively). A statistically significant increase in severe toxicity after chemoembolization was found (risk ratio: 1.44, 1.08–1.92, p = 0.01), although this result could be affected by the heterogeneity of techniques adopted. Conclusions Our meta-analysis demonstrates a non-superiority of transarterial chemoembolization with respect to bland embolization in hepatocarcinoma patients.
ANXIETY AND EEG ALPHA ACTIVITY IN NEUROTIC PATIENTS

The literature is reviewed on EEG alpha activity in different psychological states, i.e., morbid anxiety, attention and mental relaxation. In the present study, 20 male neurotic inpatients suffering from chronic moderate anxiety were assessed with respect to anxiety level and EEG alpha activity (frequency and per cent time) and fast activity. No significant EEG asymmetry was found. The average alpha per cent time was very low, most of the patients being low‐alpha subjects. Anxiety and alpha index were significantly correlated.
Long-term clinical outcomes and risk factors for the occurrence of post-operative complications after cardiovascular surgery in patients with Behçet's disease.

OBJECTIVES Cardiovascular surgery in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) frequently leads to postoperative complications such as anastomotic leakage, occlusion or pseudoaneurysm. We evaluated the clinical outcomes and related risk factors of postoperative complications in BD patients undergoing cardiovascular surgeries, as well as the long-term efficiency of postoperative immunosuppressive treatment. METHODS Forty-one patients with BD who had undergone cardiovascular surgery between 1990 and 2009 were studied. We evaluated the patients' clinical data, postoperative complications, and survival rate. Risk factors related to the occurrence of postoperative complications were identified by univariate analysis using the Kaplan-Meier method with the log-rank test and multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazards regression model. RESULTS Fifty-nine operations were performed in 41 patients. During the mean follow-up period of 65.3±48.1 months, complications such as paravalvular leakage, dehiscence, fistula, graft occlusion, or pseudoaneurysm occurred in 29 operations (49.2%). The cumulative occurrence rate of postoperative complication was 10.2% at three months, 32.8% at 12 months, and 43.8% at 24 months. Upon univariate analysis, young age, high Creactive protein levels, lack of postoperative immunosuppression, and short disease duration were identified as significant factors responsible for the occurrence of postoperative complications. In multivariate analysis, postoperative immunosuppression was found to independently lower the risk of complications. The 5-year survival rate was significantly higher in patients with postoperative immunosup immunosuppression than in those without (84.5% vs. 45.0%, p=0.011). CONCLUSIONS The present study suggests that postoperative immunosuppressive therapy after cardiovascular surgeries in BD patients is important for reducing the development of serious postoperative complications.