Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Word of Mouth via Twitter On Moviegoers' Decisions and Film Revenues

ABSTRACT This study drew on the existing decision process theory to empirically examine the effect of word of mouth (WOM) generated by social media. The prospect theory was adopted to illustrate how both the volume and valence of WOM influence a person's decision to watch a movie through the movie quality evaluation stage. Using U.S. movie industry data and online post data from Twitter, the authors found that the effect of online WOM is well explained by the prospect theory. Particularly, findings suggest that intensively advertising a movie before its release to attract moviegoers could backfire by raising the moviegoers' expectations.
Null Subjects in Northeast English Bailey 23 NULL SUBJECTS IN NORTHEAST ENGLISH

This paper presents data and analysis relating to null subjects in spoken colloquial English. While English is not a „pro-drop‟ language (i.e. subjects must usually be overt), a corpus of speech collected on Tyneside and Wearside in 2007 shows that null subjects are permitted in finite clauses in certain contexts. This paper analyses these examples and follow-up questionnaires, and compares the data with the other types of null subject described in the literature (pro-drop, topic-drop, early null subjects, aphasics‟ null subjects and „diary-drop‟), ultimately concluding that the colloquial English phenomenon is most closely related to diarydrop.
Archaeology: the loss of innocence

We published last year two articles dealing with the aims and relevance of the so-called ‘new archaeology’: thefirst was by Professor Richard Watson (1972, 210-15) and the second by A. C . Hogarth (I972, 3OI-4). We also published a review by David Clarke of ‘Explanation in archaeology’ by P . J: Watson, S. A. LeBlanc and C . L. Redman (Ig72, 237-9). Here, Dr David Clarke, Fellow and Tutor of Peterhouse, Cambridge, sets out his considered views on the name and nature of archaeology, some of which he has already discussed in his book ‘Analytical archaeology’.
Discount Rate Regulation for Canadian Private Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Due to the scarcity of the long-term market instruments, the valuation of private defined-benefit (DB) pension liabilities requires an extrapolation of the yield curve. In Canada, corporate yields are adopted to discount the private DB pension liabilities, but the issue on how to extrapolate the yield curve beyond the market liquid point has not been clearly addressed in the regulatory guidance. This paper introduces a macroeconomic extrapolation method called "the Canadian ultimate forward rate" to complete the yield curve. The new method effectively reduces the valuation volatility for it is robust against interpolation models and instantaneous market distortions.
Efficacy and safety of desvenlafaxine 50 mg/d in a randomized, placebo-controlled study of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with major depressive disorder.

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the 8-week efficacy and safety of desvenlafaxine at the recommended dose of 50 mg/d in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with major depressive disorder (MDD) based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. METHOD This phase 4, multicenter, parallel-group, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted from June 30, 2010, to June 8, 2011. Patients received placebo or desvenlafaxine 50 mg/d (1:1 ratio; n = 217 in each group). The primary outcome measure was the change at week 8 in the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS17) total score. Secondary outcome measures included change in the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS), the Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement scale (CGI-I), the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and the Visual Analog Scale-Pain Intensity (VAS-PI). RESULTS At end point, compared to placebo, desvenlafaxine was associated with a significantly greater decrease in HDRS17 total scores (last-observation-carried-forward analysis; adjusted mean change from baseline -9.9 vs -8.1, respectively; P = .004) and significant improvements on the CGI-I (P < .001), MADRS (P = .002), SDS (P = .038), and VAS-PI (P < .001). Improvements on the SDS and VAS-PI reached significance by week 2. Desvenlafaxine was generally safe and well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS Short-term treatment with desvenlafaxine 50 mg/d was effective for the treatment of MDD in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, with significant benefits on pain and functional outcomes evident as early as week 2. The safety and tolerability of desvenlafaxine were consistent with data in other populations. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01121484.
AN EYE TRACKER ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF APPLICANT ATTRACTIVENESS ON EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT PROCESS: A NEUROMARKETING STUDY

Tourism sector is one of the largest service sectors in the world economy both in terms of revenues and the numbers of tourists involved. One of the structural problems in the Turkish tourism industry is the high level of labour turnover. This study aims to explore the role and influence of attractiveness/attractivity on the recruitment process in the tourism and hospitality sectors. The study particularly aims to measure the influence of attractiveness on the selection of job candidates by managers involved in recruitment. Particularly, the study aims explore to what extent managers act rationally or under the influence of Pavlovian conditioning in making their recruitment decisions. That is to what extent managers resort to heuristics, i.e. shortcuts regarding attractiveness of job applicants for backstage positions in a hotel. The study has used a neurological data gathering tool, the Eye Tracker (ET, to determine the influence of attractiveness on the recruitment decisions of managers in the hospitality sector .
H-infinity state feedback control for a class of uncertain discrete-time switched descriptor systems with state delay

The state feedback robust H-infinity control problem is investigated for discrete-time state delay switched linear descriptor systems with exponential uncertainties in this note. Aiming at the effect of exponential uncertainties, we first treats the uncertain exponential terms as polynomial uncertainty with an additive norm bounded uncertainty based on Taylor series approximation and convex polytope technique, and then a switching strategy and state feedback sub-controllers design are stated to guarantee the H-infinity performance of the whole discrete-time switched linear descriptor system with state delay by using multiple Lyapunov function technology and LMI approach. Finally, a numerical example is presented to illustrate our results.
CephaNN: A Multi-Head Attention Network for Cephalometric Landmark Detection

Cephalometric landmark detection is a crucial step in orthodontic and orthognathic treatments. To detect cephalometric landmarks accurately, we propose a novel multi-head attention neural network (CephaNN). CephaNN is an end-to-end network based on the heatmaps of annotated landmarks, and it consists of two parts, the multi-head part and the attention part. In the multi-head part, we adopt multi-head subnets to gain comprehensive knowledge of various subspaces of a cephalogram. The intermediate supervision is applied to accelerate the convergence. Based on the feature maps learned from the multi-head Part, the attention part applies the multi-attention mechanism to obtain a refined detection. For solving the class imbalance problem, we propose a region enhancing (RE) loss, to enhance the efficient regions on the regressed heatmaps. Experiments in the benchmark dataset demonstrate that CephaNN is state-of-the-art with the detection accuracy of 87.61% in the clinically accepted 2.0-mm range. Furthermore, CephaNN is efficient in classifying the anatomical types and robust in a real application on a 75-landmark dataset.
Assessment of Frequency of Errors in Conventional Panoramic Radiographs

Although use of conventional panoramic systems leads to degrade the image quality, it is still common in Sri Lanka. The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of errors occurred during Ortho Pantomo Graph (OPG) and to minimize the further occurrence. Two hundred and fifty OPGs were collected from Department of Radiology, Dental Hospital (Teaching) Peradeniya (DHTP). Quality of 250 OPGs was evaluated by one radiologist and a radiographer. Evaluators assessed all 250 radiographs for presence of errors in categories including patient preparation, patient positioning, patient motion, exposure, handling and processing. The frequency of each error was recorded. Further, number of repeated radiographs was also recorded. There were only 22 (9%) error-free OPGs. 228 (91%) radiographs had errors. 6% of OPGs were unacceptable and had to be re-taken. The frequencies of errors in conventional OPGs were relatively high in this study with patient positioning errors being the most frequent error.
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists and GnRH antagonists do not alter endogenous GnRH secretion in short-term castrated rams.

The administration of GnRH agonists and antagonists suppresses pituitary LH secretion. However little is known about their effects on endogenous GnRH secretion. To determine if GnRH analogs act on GnRH secretion through a short or ultrashort loop feedback mechanism, experiments were performed to analyze GnRH secretion in hypophyseal portal blood of conscious short-term castrated rams under both agonist or antagonist treatment. In Study 1, six rams were castrated and surgically prepared for portal blood collection on day -7. Portal and peripheral blood were collected simultaneously every 10 min for 14-15 h on day 0. Five hours after the beginning of the portal blood collection, animals were injected im with 5 mg potent GnRH antagonist (Nal-Glu). In Study 2, six rams were treated daily from day -11 to day 0 with the GnRH agonist D-Trp6 GnRH (0.5 mg im). Castration and surgical preparation for portal blood collection were performed on day -7. On day 0 portal and peripheral blood were collected simultaneously every 10 min for 10-11 h. In both studies, to determine whether an increase in GnRH concentration in hypophyseal portal blood can overcome the inhibitory effect of the GnRH analogs, between 5 and 5.5 h after the injection of the analogs, endogenous GnRH secretion was stimulated by Naloxone administration (3 x 100 mg, iv, at 30-min intervals) followed by a bolus of exogenous GnRH (2 x 10 micrograms, iv at 30-min intervals). In Study 1, Nal-Glu administration led to a rapid cessation of pulsatile LH secretion for the duration of blood collection while GnRH pulse frequency and amplitude were not affected. GnRH and LH pulse frequency before and after Nal-Glu administration were, 6.2 +/- 0.6 vs. 5.7 +/- 0.8 (NS) and 5.3 +/- 0.3 vs. 0.3 +/- 0.2 pulses/6 h (P less than 0.001) respectively. In Study 2, peripheral LH secretion was completely suppressed while GnRH secretion (portal blood) remained pulsatile. GnRH pulses frequency and pulse amplitude were 4.3 +/- 0.3 pulses/6 h and 43.0 +/- 4.7 pg/ml, respectively. In both experiments, neither stimulation of endogenous GnRH secretion by naloxone nor administration of exogenous GnRH allowed reinitiation of LH secretion. However, additional studies in two animals of each treatment group (study-III) showed that this was clearly a dose related effect in antagonist treated but not in agonist-treated animals since higher doses of exogenous GnRH (i.e. 100 micrograms or 1000 micrograms) can increase significantly LH levels. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
Health Communication Issues among Migrant Workers in Thailand: A Systematic Review for Health Communication Practices

Migration moving from neighboring countries provides economic contribution and development to both migrant workers per se and a nation as a whole. In Thailand, a number of migrant workers are large, especially those who are from Myanmar, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Cambodia, and that could indicate high prevalence of communicable and non-communicable disease widespread in a country they wish to seek for job opportunities. The objective of this study was to systematically review the importance of health communication issues among migrant workers in Thailand and later on to give practical applications for health communicators and healthcare service providers. Articles available on Bangkok University database and relating to migrant workers in Thailand were selected. So, out of 281 search results, 15 papers met the requirements. The results indicated that the majority of the papers were triggered to Burmese migrant workers, while none aimed at exploring Laotian and Cambodian migrant workers. Two exceptions were found, though: one paid attention to Thai, Cambodian, and Burmese migrant workers and the other focused on migrant workers from Thailand, Vietnam, Lao, and Cambodia. Further to this, the selected studies were mostly primary research using the quantitative approach. Likewise, the majority of them prioritised the necessity of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and human trafficking. In addition to these, the migrant workers in Thailand were somewhat facing unhealthy and deteriorating conditions due to demographic, personal and environmental factors. Recommendations for health communication practices were discussed. ประเดนการสอสารสขภาพในแรงงานตางดาวในประเทศไทย: การทบทวนเอกสารอยางเปนระบบเพอแนวทางปฏบตดานการสอสารสขภาพ การอพยพยายถนฐานกอใหเกดประโยชนและการพฒนาดานเศรษฐกจของทงแรงงานตางดาวเองและประเทศชาตโดยภาพรวม แรงงานตางดาวในประเทศไทยมจำนวนมาก โดยเฉพาะอยางยงแรงงานตางดาวทมาจากประเทศเมยนมาร ลาว และกมพชา ซงนนสามารถบงบอกไดถงการแพรกระจายของโรคตดตอและไมตดตอทเกดขนในประเทศทแรงงานตางดาวดงกลาวตองการจะยายถนเพอไปทำงานการวจยชนนมวตถประสงคเพอศกษาถงการใหความสำคญกบประเดนการสอสารสขภาพในกลมแรงงานตางดาวในประเทศไทยอยางเปนระบบ และนำเสนอแนวทางการปฏบตดานการสอสารสขภาพใหกบผททำงานดานการสอสารสขภาพและผใหบรการดานสขภาพ โดยใชบทความในฐานขอมลของมหาวทยาลยกรงเทพ และเลอกผลงานทศกษาเฉพาะแรงงานตางดาวในประเทศไทย ดงนน จากผลการคนหาทงสน281 ผลลพธ พบบทความทเปนไปตามขอกำหนดเพยง 15 บทความเทานน ผลการวจยพบวาการศกษาสวนใหญมงศกษาแรงงานตางดาวชาวพมา และไมมการศกษาใดทสนใจศกษาแรงงานตางดาวชาวลาว และกมพชาเลย ยกเวนการศกษาหนงทศกษาภาพรวมของแรงงานตางดาวชาวไทย กมพชา และเมยนมารในขณะทอกการศกษาหนงมงใหความสนใจไปทแรงงานตางดาวจากประเทศไทย เวยดนาม ลาว และกมพชาในขณะเดยวกนการศกษาสวนใหญใชการศกษาปฐมภม และใชวธการวจยเชงปรมาณ ประเดนดานการสอสารสขภาพทพบบอยมากทสด คอ วณโรค เอชไอว/เอดส และการคามนษย นอกจากนน การทแรงงานตางดาวเผชญกบปญหาดานสขภาพเกดขนทงจากปจจยสวนบคคล และปจจยภายนอก โดยมการเสนอแนะถงแนวทางการปฏบตดานการสอสารสขภาพกน
Colorectal Cancer and Dysplasia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review of Disease Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Management

Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) characterized by recurrent episodes of mucosal inflammation. This chronic mucosal inflammation has several potential consequences, one of which is the occurrence of colitis-associated colorectal cancer. Over the past decade, our understanding of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and overall approach to diagnosing and managing colitis-associated colorectal cancer has grown considerably. In the current review article, we outline these advancements and highlight areas in need of further research. Cancer Prev Res; 9(12); 887–94. ©2016 AACR.
Voice without influence: small- and medium-sized enterprises in childcare

ABSTRACT There is abundant research on employee voice, but most focuses on large organisations rather than small organisations, which limits the voice literature. With the aim of addressing this limitation, this study explores different factors affecting voice and its outcomes in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), utilising semi-structured interviews in three childcare centres in Sydney, Australia. While past literature assumed that employee voice practices implemented in large organisations could be practiced in SMEs creating similar outcomes, the findings of this study indicate that the unitary stance of employees and managers/supervisors in SMEs regarding the definition and perception of voice challenges the practice of voice as indicated by the literature. It suggests that further exploring voice in SMEs would bridge an important gap in voice literature.
Radiology of the adrenal incidentalomas. Review of the literature

Abstract The term “adrenal incidentaloma” is a radiological term. Adrenal incidentalomas are adrenal tumors discovered in an imaging study that has been obtained for indications exclusive to adrenal conditions (Udelsman 2001; Linos 2003; Bulow et al. 2006; Anagnostis et al. 2009). This definition excludes patients undergoing imaging testing as part of staging and work-up for cancer (Grumbach et al. 2003; Anagnostis et al. 2009). Papierska et al. (2013) have added the prerequisite that the size of a tumor must be “greater than 1cm in diameter”, in order to be called incidentaloma. Although in the most cases these masses are non-hypersecreting and benign, they still represent an important clinical concern because of the risk of malignancy or hormone hyperfunction (Barzon et al. 2003). Th e adrenal tumors belong to the commonest incidental findings having been discovered (Kanagarajah et al. 2012).
A novel approach in the detoxification of intravenous buprenorphine dependence

Background: Opioid dependence remains a significant problem in India, and of late intravenous (IV) buprenorphine use has increased in India, especially in combination with antihistamines and benzodiazepines. Its usage has many serious consequences in the form of needle-transmitted hepatitis and HIV, which is showing an increasing trend. Buprenorphine is a partial agonist at μ-opioid receptors. In tablet form (and rarely as IV), it is widely used in the treatment of opioid detoxification. We assessed the safety and efficacy of transdermal patch of buprenorphine with week long duration of action in the treatment of detoxification of IV buprenorphine dependence in view of its many advantages. Materials and Methods: Six consecutive patients with International Classification of Diseases diagnosis of Opioid Dependence Syndrome (IV buprenorphine) were given a buprenorphine patch for treatment of withdrawal symptoms after receiving consent. Severity of opioid dependence was assessed by using Severity of Opioid Dependence Questionnaire on the day of presentation. Subjective and objective rating for opioid withdrawal was done by subjective opiate withdrawal scale (SOWS) and objective opiate withdrawal scale (OOWS) prepatch and postpatch 3rd and 7th day. Buprenorphine side effect checklist was applied on a daily basis. Results: The patients had a mean age of 30 years, of whom 83.3% are males. All were educated and 50% were currently employed. All of them had additional comorbid substance use as well as a comorbid psychiatric diagnosis. Each of them received a patch of varying dosage. The patch dose used initially was based on clinical considerations alone and was fairly adequate in controlling acute withdrawal symptoms. There is a significant improvement in SOWS and OOWS while comparing the baseline (prepatch) with 3rd and 7th day (postpatch) (P ≤ 0.05). None of the patients reported any side effect with the patch. Conclusion: This study shows that transdermal buprenorphine is safe, useful, and clinically effective, and a 7-day application may provide an alternative means of detoxification. However, the result of the study needs to be replicated in a larger sample in a clinical setting, and a control group receiving a conventional mode of treatment needs to be included.
New quinolone antibiotics: a survey of the literature from 2005 to 2010

Importance of the field: The quinolone class of antibacterial agents has a proven track record over the past several decades for the treatment of bacterial infections. Their unique mechanism of action and bactericidal properties make them attractive therapeutic agents. Areas covered in this review: Significant research efforts continue to the present day in both academia and industry, which have provided a number of promising drug candidates for further development. This review examines quinolones that have been approved for market, entered into clinical trials or reported in the literature during 2005 – 2010. What the reader will gain: The reader will be provided with background information on the quinolones as well as recent research findings that demonstrate the continued utility of the class as antibacterial agents. The review highlights a number of recently reported compounds of interest. Take home message: Despite nearly 40 years of research, quinolones still provide new analogs of both scientific and clinical interest. Compounds that are active against antibiotic resistant strains including multiple drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as compounds with improved pharmacokinetic and safety profiles are goals for current and future programs in this area.
Determinants of Credit Default Swap Spreads: A Four-Market Panel Data Analysis

﻿This paper attempts to elucidate whether firm performance and macroeconomic conditions play a significant role in explaining credit default swap (CDS) spreads. Our panel dataset covers 112 reference entities in four markets (South Korea, Hong Kong, France, and Germany) for the period 2001-12. Overall, our results suggest that market value indicators (Tobin’s Q, stock market returns, and the interest rate) appear to be more important than book value indicators (i.e., ROA, ROE, and the GDP growth rate) in determining CDS spreads. Moreover, Asian CDS markets are shown to be more sensitive to both GDP and stock market volatility, than the two European markets. Finally, the 2007-09 global financial crisis may have significantly affected the CDS market as a whole, but it generally did not affect the individual markets. These results are robust to various model specifications. This paper contributes to the understanding of CDS determinants at firm-, economy-, and market-level.
Impact of Food Brand Controversy on Consumers’ Attitude Toward Brand and Company

ABSTRACT It is critical to understand the impact of controversy on the consumer. There is a scarcity of research measuring post-controversy consumer attitude on both product and corporate brand during a controversy. The study is based on a recent brand controversy linked with instant noodle brand “Maggi” in India. The study examines impact on brand perceived quality, credibility, trust and loyalty, and attitude about brand and company. Data have been collected during July–October 2015 when the brand Maggi was banned in India due to quality-related controversy. Results indicate that respondents, with higher post-controversy brand loyalty, hold positive attitudes about brand. The interaction effect reveals that the relationship is significant and positive. During controversy, consumers’ attitude about brand and company is not identical. For a strong brand, consumers may have positive attitude but they become quite negative about company.