Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Study on the Determinants of Years in Service of Youth Employee

This study verified the determinants of years in service of youth employee by analyzing panal data. The study results showed that sex, age, education, marital status, full-time job, wage, employment stabilization, household earned income, benefit package, fairness of performance evaluation determined years in service of youth employee. Also, years in service was longer in male, higher age, married, lower household earned income, full-time job, age-limit system, possible to work continuously, corresponding to mager, higher wage, higher job satisfaction group. This study provided practical implication to prepare effective emplyment policy for maintaining long-term and stable youth employment by confirming the determinants of years in service of youth employee.
Shoppers' Awareness of Retail Grocery Prices

Recent studies indicate that in recent years customers' price awareness (involving both recall and sensitivity) has diminished, but it is still affected by direct means such as advertising, promotion and display, and also, at a deeper level, by socio‐economic factors. The weak product identification process in which a product's market trends, market performance and financial performance are considered by the manufacturing company are also outlined. The study of price awareness can offer important insights into the consumer buying process, and there is scope for a re‐examination of the effect of pricing in the current retail marketing scene.
The effects of board human and social capital on investor reactions to new CEO selection

This study extends work on independent directors to examine the influence of their human capital and social capital on investor reactions to the board's CEO selection decision. We predict that human capital, as represented by the board's CEO experience and industry experience, and social capital, as represented by directors' co-working experience on the board and external directorship ties to other corporate boards, will influence the stock market reactions to new CEO appointments. In a sample of 208 new CEO appointment events in U.S. manufacturing firms between 1999 and 2003, we found that the stock market reacted favorably to the appointments made by boards with higher levels of human and social capital. We also found that the effect of internal social capital was stronger when the new CEO was an insider rather than an outsider. The implications of the results for director selection and CEO succession are discussed. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Behavioral and physiological responses of young horses to different weaning protocols: A pilot study

In this study, effects of weaning on behavioral and physiological stress parameters in young horses (foals) were determined. Foals were weaned either simultaneously without the presence of adult horses (group A, n = 6), or in the presence of two adult females familiar but unrelated to the foals (group B, n = 5), or weaned consecutively by removing two mother horses per day (group C, n = 6). Behavior, locomotion, salivary cortisol concentration, beat-to-beat (RR) interval, heart rate variability (HRV) and weight were determined. Group A foals lost weight for 2 days (mean ± SEM) − 8.3 ± 1.6 kg, p < 0.05. Weaning was followed by increased vocalization which was least pronounced in foals of group B (p < 0.05). Locomotion was most pronounced on weaning day in foals of group A and lowest in group B (p < 0.05). Weaning increased salivary cortisol concentration on the day of weaning in groups A and B and for 2 days in group C (p < 0.05). The RR interval decreased most pronouncedly in group A foals (p < 0.05). There were no consistent changes in HRV. Based on cortisol release and behavior, weaning is associated with stress but this was least pronounced in foals weaned in the presence of two familiar but unrelated adult female horses.
Sialic acid storage disease of the Salla phenotype in American monozygous twin female sibs

Salla disease, one of three disease phenotypes that manifest increased urinary excretion of unconjugated sialic acid, is an autosomal recessive condition caused by a mutation in SLC17A5. This gene encodes sialin, a lysosomal membrane transporter for sialic acid. Salla disease is rare outside of individuals of Finnish ancestry. In this report we describe the disorder in non‐Finnish monozygous twin siblings, the first reported American cases of Salla disease. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Prospective, serial investigations of in-vitro lymphocyte cytokine production, CD62L expression and proliferative response to microbial antigens in women with recurrent miscarriage.

BACKGROUND Lymphocytes from pregnant women with unexplained recurrent miscarriage (RM) may be characterized by a T-helper type 1-dominated cytokine production and a higher proliferative response to microbial recall antigens compared with normal pregnant women. METHODS Serial blood samples were taken from 14 women with RM (at least three previous consecutive miscarriages) during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, and one blood sample was taken from 15 control women in gestational weeks 7-8. Of the 14 pregnant RM patients, four produced a live birth and 10 miscarried. Lymphocytes were in-vitro-stimulated by mitogens, allogeneic cells and microbial antigens, and the production of a series of cytokines, the proliferative responses and lymphocytic expression of CD62L (which may be a marker of T-helper type 2 lymphocytes) were measured. RESULTS Repeated measurements of cytokine production were reproducible during the first trimester. The proliferative responses to herpes simplex and tetanus antigens were increased, and the ratio of CD62L-/CD62L+ expressing CD4+CD45RO+ lymphocytes was decreased in patients compared with controls (P = 0.01, P < 0.01 and P < 0.01 respectively). CONCLUSION The results of the in-vitro assays used were reproducible in serial testing during pregnancy. The importance of CD62L expression on lymphocytes for RM and the relevance of the maternal response to microbial antigens during pregnancy should be further explored.
Identification of Electronic Banking Acceptance Components in Branches of Keshavarzi Bank of Mazandaran Province

Today, the services industry is changing in the world. The new technologies have changed the method of service representation to customer in many of service organizations. Bank services have been changed basically because communication and in formation technology . In this study, it has been identified the electronic Banking acceptance components in branches of keshavarzi bank of Mzandaran province. The stoical community of this research includes all customers of various branches of keshavarzi bank of mazandaran province. The current study statistical sample includes 375 individuals (person) of male and female customers with high education and various jobs that are randomly choose of slightly statistical community, and the obtained data are analyzed using of factorial analysis test.
Droplets Evaporation in Vacuum Arc Plasma

A method of cleaning vacuum arc plasma from the droplet fraction of cathode erosion by creating conditions favorable for ignition and further operation of "droplet spots" in plasma is proposed. Such conditions are realized in the reflective arc discharge. Plasma of this discharge has substantially higher temperature and density in comparison with plasma of usual vacuum arc at the same current. The experiments performed have shown that, in contrast with the usual vacuum arc, arc at the reflective discharge mode results in several times decrease in the number of droplets residuary after passage through plasma. The experimental results are being discussed in the term of heat exchange between droplets and surrounding plasma. The method proposed opens up new possibilities of cleaning vacuum arc plasma from droplets.
Consumers as resource integrators

Ongoing research on the service-dominant logic of marketing has identified consumers as integrators of operant resources (physical, social, cultural) as they actively immerse themselves in experiences. However, little is yet understood about how consumers integrate their operant resources and those of co-consumers in the course of defining experiences and creating value. Through exploration of a case study of a finite experiential episode (a consumer campaign to save a local, independent cinema), examples of the use and integration of consumer operant resources are highlighted, and characteristics of successful outcomes of consumer resource integration (the manner of consuming and co-consuming and the interaction with key elements of the external environment) are identified. Finally, a framework for systemised further studies of consumer resource integration is offered.
Epistemic Motivation and the Structure of Moral Intuition: Dispositional Need for Closure as a Predictor of Individualizing and Binding Morality

Moral foundations theory argues that morality encompasses both group–preserving binding concerns about in–group loyalty, authority and purity and individualizing concerns about harm avoidance and fairness. Although studies have examined the relationship between sociopolitical attitudes and the moral foundations, the relationship between individual differences in epistemic motivation—as indexed by need for cognitive closure—and moral intuition remains unexplored. Given the role of groups in providing epistemic security, we hypothesized that the need for closure would be most strongly related to support for the foundations most central to the regulation of group ties, that is, the binding foundations as opposed to the individualizing ones. Data from three samples provided evidence for this. Unpacking this pattern, we also found that those high in need for closure endorsed all foundations, whereas those low in need for closure emphasized only the individualizing ones. Finally, we found that the relationship between need for closure and the binding foundations was mediated by right–wing authoritarianism, an orientation closely linked to a desire for the preservation of conventional in–group morality. Copyright © 2016 European Association of Personality Psychology
Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses to Yersinia pestis Infection in Long-Term Recovered Plague Patients

ABSTRACT Plague is one of the most dangerous diseases and is caused by Yersinia pestis. Effective vaccine development requires understanding of immune protective mechanisms against the bacterium in humans. In this study, the humoral and memory cellular immune responses in plague patients (n = 65) recovered from Y. pestis infection during the past 16 years were investigated using a protein microarray and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay (ELISpot). The seroprevalence to the F1 antigen in all recovered patients is 78.5%. In patients infected more than a decade ago, the antibody-positive rate still remains 69.5%. There is no difference in the antibody presence between gender, age, and infected years, but it seems to be associated with the F1 antibody titers during infection (r = 0.821; P < 0.05). Except F1 antibody, the antibodies against LcrV and YopD were detected in most of the patients, suggesting they could be the potential diagnostic markers for detecting the infection of F1-negative strains. Regarding cellular immunity, the cell number producing gamma interferon (IFN-γ), stimulated by F1 and LcrV, respectively, in vitro to the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 7 plague patients and 4 negative controls, showed no significant difference, indicating F1 and LcrV are not dominant T cell antigens against plague for a longer time in humans. Our findings have direct implications for the future design and development of effective vaccines against Y. pestis infection and the development of new target-based diagnostics.
Complications After Titanium Elastic Nailing of Pediatric Tibial Fractures

A retrospective review of 60 diaphyseal tibia fractures (31closed and 29 open fractures) treated with flexible intramedullary fixation was conducted. All charts and radiographs were reviewed. Children ranged in age from 5.1 to 17 years. Fifty patients with 51 fractures were followed up until union and comprised the study group. The mean follow-up period for these 50 patients was 79 weeks. Forty-five fractures achieved bony union within 18 weeks (mean, 8 weeks). Five patients (11%) had delayed healing (3 had delayed unions that ultimately healed with casting or observation, and 2 had nonunions that required secondary procedures to achieve union [1patient underwent a fibular osteotomy, and 1 underwent exchange nailing with a reamed tibial nail]). These 5 fractures ultimately healed, with a mean time to union of 41 weeks. Patients with delayed healing tended to be older (mean age, 14.1 years) versus the study population as a whole (mean age, 11.7 years). In addition to delayed union, other complications were observed in the study population. One patient healed with malunion (13-degree valgus), requiring corrective osteotomy. One patient with a grade II open fracture was diagnosed with osteomyelitis at the fracture site after attaining bony union. Two patients developed nail migration through the skin, requiring modification or nail removal. The fixation of pediatric diaphyseal tibia fractures with titanium elastic nails is effective but has a substantial rate of delayed healing, particularly in older patients.
Theory of own mind in autism

Assuming that self-awareness is not a unitary phenomenon, and that one can be aware of different aspects of self at any one time, it follows that selective impairments in self-awareness can occur. This article explores the idea that autism involves a particular deficit in awareness of the ‘psychological self’, or ‘theory of own mind’. This hypothesised deficit renders individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at least as impaired at recognising their own mental states as at recognising mental states in other people. This deficit, it is argued, stands in contrast to an apparently typical awareness of the ‘physical self’ amongst people with autism. Theoretical implications of the empirical evidence are discussed.
The Impact Of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Processes Towards Business Performance

This study attempts to determine the most significant factors of contributing CRM process to improve a business performance in Small Medium Enterprises (SME‟s) firm. The factors utilized based on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) process as sales, marketing and services. The data collections from 114 SME‟s firms were gathered in field survey. The findings indicate that firms with improved CRM process enjoy better organizational performance. Moreover, the results revealed that services as a successful key of CRM processes are more affected by combination of managerial commitment, cultural change and a combination of resource to achieve improving business performance. Research on the CRM processes has been fragmented due to various perspectives on business performance.
Proactive environmental strategies: a stakeholder management perspective

This paper includes an empirical analysis of the linkages between environmental strategy and stakeholder management. First, it is shown that several simultaneous improvements in various resource domains are required for firms to shift to an empirically significant, higher level of proactiveness. Second, more proactive environmental strategies are associated with a deeper and broader coverage of stakeholders. Third, environmental leadership is not associated with a rising importance of environmental regulations, thereby suggesting a role for voluntary cooperation between firms and government. Finally, the linkages between environmental strategies and stakeholder management, based on a sample of 197 firms operating in Belgium, appear more limited than expected. Country-specific characteristics may to a large extent account for these results. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Secure Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks: A Survey

Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSNs) are used in many application domains, such as surveillance systems, telemedicine and so on. In order to ensure a broad deployment of such innovative services, strict requirements on security, privacy, and distributed processing of multimedia contents should be satisfied, taking also into account the limited technological resources (in term of energy, computation, bandwidth, and storage) of sensor nodes. Thus, with respect to classic Wireless Sensor Networks, the achievement of these goals is more challenging due to the presence of multimedia data, which usually requires complex compression and aggregation algorithms. In order to provide a unifying synthesis on the last achievements, this survey summarizes the main findings on secure WMSNs proposed in the literature and forecasts future perspectives of such a technology.
Linking organizational change, coordination mechanisms and incentive systems in different industries1

This study explores organizational change in different industrial environments in terms of how coordination mechanisms evolve with a focus on the role that incentive systems can play as a determinant of the subsequent organizational change process. The empirical setting consists of two large Spanish firms belonging to different industries. One of the firms belong to a highly technological-intensive sector in the economy (chemical and biotechnology) whereas the other one belongs to a more traditional and highly labor-intensive industry (textile). Our results show that the incorporation of networking elements in new forms of organization involves a more important role for incentive schemes linked to cultural, social, and psychological aspects that extend beyond the contractual approach. Likewise, our study reveals that during the processes of organizational change companies should introduce incentive schemes that allow for the co-existence of exploration and exploitation actions. In this sense, we suggest that in more traditional settings, companies should place greater importance on incentive systems aimed at upholding exploitation actions (what can be achieved through the performance-based system), whereas in more innovative environments greater significance should be attributed to incentive systems designed to favor exploration actions (what can be achieved through the hierarchy-based system).
Taxonomy of service‐based loyalty program members

Purpose – This study aims to present a taxonomic framework that categorizes hotel loyalty program members on the basis of involvement and a mix of behavioral outcome variables.Design/methodology/approach – The taxonomy is derived through mixture modeling from a sample of 1,395 loyalty program members of two global hotel chains.Findings – Study results suggest the presence of four classes of program members across both hotels. Class members differ with respect to the attitudes they hold, the behaviors they exhibit, and the motivations they have for maintaining membership in the program.Practical implications – First, the study enhances understanding of member differences that exist within loyalty programs. Second, the study advances understanding of the ways through which loyalty programs can best be managed. Third, the study illustrates the usefulness of mixture modeling as a classificatory tool.Research limitations/implications – Study results are not generalizable beyond the sample used in deriving them.
Effects of Ball Size, Ball Color, and Preferred Color on Catching by Young Children

45 males and 45 females between 7 and 8 years of age were required to catch rubber playground balls which varied in both size and color. Prior to the administration of the criterion catch test, subjects indicated their choice for a preferred color ball. Analysis indicated that the 6-in. balls (diameter) were caught significantly better than were 10-in. balls. Although the main effect of ball color was nonsignificant, the children caught balls of preferred color significantly better than those of non-preferred colors. Males scored significantly higher than the females on the catching task.
Slicing, Dicing, Spicing, and Pricing: Factors Influencing Purchase and Consumption of Fresh Potatoes

Abstract To better understand potential reasons for a North American decline in fresh potato consumption, a region-wide survey (n = 1009) was undertaken in eastern Canada. Results were examined comparing high- and low-frequency potato users on a variety of factors, including beliefs, attitudes, barriers, needs, and satisfaction with potatoes. Respondents indicated positive perceptions pertaining to potato nutrition, taste, preparation, and overall enjoyment. Multiple logistic regression analysis suggested two variables—age and the perceived importance of potatoes for the everyday meal—were strong predictors of high versus low frequency of potato consumption. Respondents judged the ability to see the potato in the package, potato firmness, and locally produced as point-of-purchase characteristics particularly important when buying fresh potatoes. However, respondents also indicated that their needs were not fully met and expressed relatively low levels of satisfaction when purchasing potatoes. Based on the results, suggestions are provided for improving the marketing of fresh potatoes.
Predicting Knowledge Sharing Intentions in the Public Sector: Comparing TAM with TPB

Knowledge sharing has been identified as a critical activity in any knowledge management initiative. This study aims to provide an understanding of public employees’ intention to share knowledge using knowledge management system by adopting existing intention-based models, the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the technology acceptance model (TAM). The original TPB, modified TPB, original TAM, and modified TAM were empirically examined and compared using employee data collected from five public organizations. The structural equation modeling results revealed that all four models performed well in terms of fit and were roughly equivalent in terms of their ability to predict intention. The authors offer several implications based on the findings.
Negative Press Coverage, Litigation Risk, and Audit Opinions in China

Exploiting a legal regime change in China in 2005 that significantly increased auditors’ civil liability, we reexamine why auditors are more likely to issue modified audit opinions (MAOs) to clients who receive negative press coverage before audit report dates. We find that negative press coverage prior to the audit report date significantly increases the probability for auditors to issue MAOs during 2001-2009, consistent with findings using the U.S. data. More importantly, we find that such a positive relation does not exist in the low litigation risk period (2001-2004) and is present only in the high litigation risk period (2006-2009). Moreover, first-reported negative press coverage and repeated negative press coverage affects audit opinions differently. While neither affects the probability of MAOs in the low litigation risk period, only first-report negative press coverage increases the probability of MAOs in the high litigation risk period. Finally, additional analyses on regulatory sanctions in the year after negative press coverage rule out the possibility that the observed no relation between auditors’ MAOs and negative press coverage in the low litigation risk period is due to slack regulatory sanctions in that period. Taken together, our findings suggest that auditors increase the probability of issuing MAOs to firms receiving negative press coverage to mitigate a perceived increase in litigation risk stemming from negative press coverage in the high litigation risk period.