Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Author ' s personal copy The role of psychological fl exibility in a self-help acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for psychological distress in a randomized controlled trial

This study examined the role of psychological flexibility, as a risk factor and as a process of change, in a self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention for adults with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Participants were randomized to the self-help programme with e-mail support (n 1⁄4 250), or to a waiting list control group (n 1⁄4 126). All participants completed measures before and after the intervention to assess depression, anxiety and psychological flexibility. Participants in the experimental condition also completed these measures during the intervention (after three and six weeks) and at a three-month follow-up. With multilevel modelling, it was shown that the effects of the intervention on psychological distress were stronger for participants with higher levels of psychological flexibility. Furthermore, our study showed that improved psychological flexibility mediated the effects of the ACT intervention. With a cross-lagged panel design, it was shown that especially improvements in psychological flexibility in the last three sessions of the intervention were important for further reductions in anxiety. To conclude, our study showed the importance of targeting psychological flexibility during an ACT intervention for a reduction in depressive and anxiety symptoms. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Association of interleukin-10 polymorphisms and haplotypes with the risk of breast cancer in northern China

Many environmental and genetic factors are involved in the development of breast cancer. IL-10 is an immunoregulatory cytokine produced by Th2 cells, regulatory T cells, and monocytes/macrophages. We carried out a case-control study to assess the relationship of three SNPs (rs1800872, rs1800871 and rs1800896) in the promoter regions of IL-10 with the risk of breast cancer. A hospital based case-control study was implemented, including 312 patients with breast cancer and 312 control subjects. The genotyping of IL-10 rs1800872, rs1800871 and rs1800896 was implemented in a 384-well plate format on the sequenom MassARRAY platform. We observed that the homozygous AA genotype of rs1800896 was significantly associated with risk of breast cancer, when compared to the homozygous GG genotype, with an adjusted OR (and 95% CI) of 1.98 (1.12-3.49). The haplotype analysis showed linkage disequilibrium between rs1800872 and rs1800896 (D’=0.62, r2=0.10). The C-T-G (OR=0.76, 95% CI=0.59-0.98) haplotype revealed a reduced risk of breast cancer, while the A-T-A (OR=1.78, 95% CI=1.16-2.74) indicated an elevated risk of breast cancer in the Chinese population. In conclusion, the present study indicates that IL-10 rs1800896 polymorphism and A-T-A and C-T-G haplotypes could affect the risk of breast cancer.
The Effect of Sociodemographic Variables and Love of Money on Financial Risk Tolerance of Bankers

The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of sociodemographic variables and love of money on financial risk tolerance levels among bankers. The sociodemographic variables used in the study are age, gender, marital status, number of children, education, monthly income, years in occupation and sector (public or private). The study also investigates the relationship between love of money which is one of the personal characteristics and financial risk tolerance. Data is gathered from 259 bankers with a structured questionnaire. Results of the multiple regression analysis show that while there is a positive and significant relationship between number of children, education, and monthly income and financial risk tolerance, there is a negative and significant relationship between marital status and years in occupation. According to t-test and ANOVA analysis, there are significant differences in financial risk tolerance level according to the love of money, age, number of children, level of education, and years in occupation.
Life in the midst of changes in climate conditions : adoption of sustainable land management practices in the Niger basin of Benin

Climate change constitutes a serious challenge for the world, especially for developing countries. For the structural transformation of African agriculture, African farmers have to adopt strategies to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change on their activities such as declining agricultural productivity. Thus this paper examines farmer perception of climate change and adoption of sustainable land management practices in the Niger basin of Benin. A variant of the Heckman two-step procedure, which is composed of a univariate probit at the first stage, and a multivariate probit at the second stage was used to analyze the determinants of the perception of climate change and of adoption of sustainable land management practices. The results of the correlation coefficients of the error terms indicate that there are complementarities between different sustainable land management practices being used by farmers. Results confirm that secure land tenure, distance to nearest market, tractor use, plow use, have heard about climate change and membership of farmers’ organizations are some of the important determinants of perception of climate change and of the adoption of farm-level sustainable land management practices. Policies aimed at easing the structural transformation of agriculture, have to provide basic services to farmers such as better access to market, to appropriate roads, to education, to relevant extension services and to climate information.
How Good Are ASEC Earnings Data? A Comparison to SSA Detailed Earning Records 1

On-going research has highlighted systematic differences over time in Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Demographic Supplement (ASEC), poverty rates among persons reporting all of their income items; those reporting some information on income but missing one or more amounts (item imputes); and, those who were imputed all ASEC supplement items including their income (whole imputes). 2 This research, however, cannot determine to what degree Census Bureau methods for imputing income bias reported poverty rates or, more generally, income estimates across the entire income distribution. These questions can be only addressed by matching survey data with administrative data which provide independent estimates of income 3 . With funding from the Office of the Assistant Secretary from Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Department of Health and Human Services, the Census Bureau is matching ASEC respondents’ information to the Social Security Administration’s Detailed/Summary Earnings Records (DER). Amounts shown in these independent records will be compared to both reported and imputed ASEC responses. The match is conducted using 2005 income data, a year in which earnings accounted for over 82% of the total income reported on the ASEC. Further examination indicates that a major portion of finding, for year
Spatial Analysis of Market Power

The present study aimed to investigate the spatial price transmission of starch, addressing the major producing regions. The specific objectives were to identify their long-term behavior and to verify possible asymmetries on the price transmission. The analysis of price transmission among the markets indicates that prices cointegrated themselves in the long run, leading to the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Through the econometric regressions it was possible to verify the application of the Law of Price for only a region under analysis. This study concluded that the markets for starch were not spatially integrated. Thus, it was possible to infer that the market for starch showed a competitive inefficiency.
H-Guides Dispersion and Losses in Metamaterial DNG

This article addresses the influence of the metamaterial losses and dispersion on the performance of double negative H-guides. The lossy dispersive Lorentz model is adopted for both the electric permittivity and the magnetic permeability. The dispersion properties of the longitudinal section magnetic modes and their root dynamics in the complex plane of the longitudinal wavenumber are analyzed. To emphasize that the modal characteristics must be analyzed taking losses into consideration, results for the lossless approximation are also presented. Finally, it is shown that the effect of metamaterial losses may suggest some potential applications.
1 A multiscale modelling approach for estimating the 2 effect of defects in unidirectional carbon fiber 3 reinforced polymer composites 4

A multiscale modelling approach was developed in order to estimate the effect of defects 13 on the strength of unidirectional carbon fiber composites. The work encompasses a micromechanics 14 approach, where the known reinforcement and matrix properties are experimentally verified and a 15 3D finite element model is meshed directly from micrographs. Boundary conditions for loading the 16 micromechanical model are derived from macroscale finite element simulations of the component 17 in question. Using a microscale model based on the actual microstructure, material parameters and 18 load case allows realistic estimation of the effect of a defect. The modelling approach was tested 19 with a unidirectional carbon fiber composite beam, from which the micromechanical model was 20 created and experimentally validated. The effect of porosity was simulated using a resin-rich area 21 in the microstructure and the results were compared to experimental work on samples containing 22 pores. 23
Exploring the Proactivity Levels and Drivers of Environmental Strategies Adopted by Vietnamese Seafood Export Processing Firms: A Qualitative Approach

Export processing firms from emerging markets often need to adjust their export strategies towards environmentally friendly directions to address strict regulatory requirements and increasingly environmental concerns among the public and consumers in advanced countries. This study aims to explore and evaluate different proactivity levels and drivers of environmental strategies (ESs) adopted by Vietnamese seafood export processing firms. Data was obtained from two sources: Public archival data of 32 listed firms, and semi-structured interviews with 44 managers from seafood export processing firms. Content analysis revealed that reactive ESs were adopted the most by Vietnamese seafood export processing firms, followed by opportunistic ESs, focused ESs and proactive ES, respectively. The findings also demonstrated that both internal factors and external factors in home and host countries motivate the firms to pursue different ESs. This study sheds light on unexplored characteristics and drivers of ESs in Vietnam and it assists key stakeholders including export processing firms and policymakers in the adoption, development and promotion of ESs.
Population distribution of thrips , Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood ( Thysanoptera : Thripidae ) in rose plant within different plant parameters

Investigation on “population distribution of thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in rose plant within different plant parameters” was carried out at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore during 2008. Out of the different plant parameters viz., young shoot, matured shoot, old shoot, unopened bud, calyx opened bud, matured flower, fully opened flower tested to sample thrips population in upper, middle and lower canopies, matured flower and young shoot (r = 0.96 and 0.90, respectively) were most preferred plant parts for the thrips sampling. They served as the best sampling unit. In polyhouse, fully opened flowers had maximum positive relationship (r= 0.94) compared to matured flower (r = 0.92). Regression equation also showed that matured flower and young shoot were the best representative of the thrips density and were reliable sampling unit. Hence, while sampling for thrips, matured flowers are most reliable parameter. However, during non-flowering time, young shoots can be taken for effective thrips count.
P 210 BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase prevents apoptotic cell death through multiple pathways converging at mitochondrial membranes Research Article

Manuela Mancini*, Natalia Calonghi, Eleonora Pagnotta, Lanfranco Masotti, Gianluca Brusa, Elisa Zuffa, Alberto Calabrò, Enza Barbieri, Maria Alessandra Santucci Istituto di Ematologia e Oncologia Medica “L. e A. Seràgnoli” Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Biochimica “Giovanni Moruzzi” Università di Bologna, Istituto di Radioterapia “Luigi Galvani”, Università di Bologna __________________________________________________________________________________
Expression of acrA gene in ciprofloxacin and tetracycline resistant Esherichia coli mutants with possible mutation in acrR

In E. coli the major transporter responsible for the high intrinsic level of antibiotic resistance is AcrAB-TolC. The ingredients of pump are encoded by acrA, acrB and tolC. The expression of first two genes is inhibited by a repressor called AcrR. However, MarA activates the expression of three genes. Occurrence of a mutation in marR and acrR can lead to overexpression of the pump. The aims of this research were to use ciprofloxacin and tetracycline resistant mutants having a mutation in marR gene for studying first, the possible presence of mutations in acrR gene and then the expression of acrA. For these purposes the DNA binding region of acrR gene in these mutants were amplified and sequenced, and the relative expression of acrA in these mutants was quantified by real time PCR. Results showed that one of the mutant and its clone had a mutation in acrR, but none of the mutants overexpresses acrA in comparison with wild type strain. The effect of marR and acrR mutations on acrAB overexpression is dependent on levels of resistance to tetracycline and ciprofloxacin.
CONSTRAINTS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF LAC IN KORBA DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH

Lac culture is a cash crop of importance and provides valuable income to resource constrained growers inhabiting tribal-dominated forest and sub-forest regions of Chhattisgarh. The State of Chhattisgarh contributes almost 25 per cent of the total Stick Lac produced in India. Almost one hundred thousand household in the state is involved with the cultivation and procurement of this forest produce. However, the production per tree is almost on the lower end in Chhattisgarh. Jharkhand state ranks 1st followed by Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra. Lac growers give more important to regular income from cultivation of lac over the years to one-time income from timber or fuel. The study aims to examine the cost, return, Marketing pattern and constraints in Lac production and marketing in the study area. The study is relied on the response collected personally from 75 Lac growers, selected purposely from two villages of Korba district of Chhattisgarh state. It was found that, most of the respondent belonged to schedule tribes; literacy of family members was observed 89.29 per cent in all categories of farmers. Agriculture is observed as the main occupation. The major constraints pertaining to cultivation of Lac were problem of Shortage of Broodlac 92 per cent is generally faced by Lac grower farmers Similarly, high temperature during summer season, intensity with continuous rainfall, and insect pest etc., Lack of demonstration, Lack of labour and regulated marketing system was reported as most important constraint faced by the farmers during marketing of Lac. Study suggested that looking to the importance of Lac in the study area Government should provides Brood lac to the growers at subsidized rate and also ensured the marketing of Lac has to be done through cooperative societies/ other Government agencies at remunerative price to minimize the role of middleman in study area.
Consumers ’ Perceptions Trust : E-Service Quality and Its Effect

E-service quality estimation in web based shopping has been accepting expanding consideration at present and therefore, many reviews have attempted to highlight significant measurements of e-administration quality connected with online condition. Brilliant e-service quality is an essential matter for online seller. The variable will empower them to pull in more online clients. The point of the review is to decide e-service quality and its impact on buyers' view of trust. A quantitative research configuration was embraced to gather information. Various relapse examination techniques were utilized to lead this review. The discoveries of the review will add to both hypothesis and practice. The aftereffects of this review have essential commitments and suggestions for experts and strategy producers. This review added to the field of administration quality desires association with web based shopping with regards to creating nations The discoveries likewise uncovered that administration quality was generally noteworthy in its effect on buyer confide in web based shopping, demonstrating the proposed positive direct effect of saw administration quality upon client trust.
The effects of various desensitizers on the bond strengths of different cements to dentin

The aim was to evaluate the shear bond strength (SBS) of dentin to resin composites with different desensitizers, cements, and thermal-cycling. This study consists of the SBS test (60 premolars) and the scanning electron microscopy (SEM/8 premolars) test. 60 premolars were sectioned yielding 120 specimens and divided into four groups (n=30 each): control, Duraphat, Bifluorid 12, and Prime & Bond NT. Each group was divided into three subgroups (n=10 each): RelyXTM U200, Glass ionomer cement (GIC), and Resin Modified Glass Ionomer Cement (RMGIC/RelyXTM Luting Cement). After 24 hours storage in a 37°C water bath and thermal-cycling (5°C/55°C), the SBS was tested by a universal testing machine. We checked the failure modes under a magnifying glass and analyzed the data. Additionally, the effect of desensitizers on the dentin surface was observed with SEM. The application of Duraphat and Bifluorid 12 reduced the SBS value significantly (P<0.05), and the Prime & Bond NT combined with RelyXTM U200 improved the retentive strength (P<0.05), and with GIC, the SBS was reduced (P<0.05), and with RMGIC, there was no significant difference from the untreated group (P>0.05). The SBS values of all the groups was lower after thermal-cycling than in their corresponding 24 h groups (P<0.05). The three desensitizers have different effects on the three cements, and the Prime & Bond NT can enhance the SBS of RelyXTM U200.
Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Chinese Mainland: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Some studies have investigated the prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in China. However, the results were inconsistent. This review was performed to estimate the prevalence of osteoporosis in T2DM patients in the Chinese mainland and to characterize its epidemiology. Methods: A literature search was conducted utilizing PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang database from their inception through June 2017. A total of 54 studies evaluating the prevalence rate of osteoporosis in T2DM patients were collected. Prevalence estimates from the individual study were combined utilizing random-effect models in Stata 12.0. Results: The pooled prevalence rate of osteoporosis in T2DM patients was 37.8%. Notably, osteoporosis was more frequent in females than in males (44.8% vs. 37.0%) and was increased with ageing (over 60: 40.1% vs. below 60: 26.5%). Osteoporosis prevalence was higher in less developed areas than in developed areas (41.0% vs. 32.7%) and almost the same between the southern and northern regions (37.6% vs. 38.2%). The prevalence rate between 2010 and 2017 decreased compared with the period between 2001 and 2009 (42.3% vs. 35.6%). Additionally, the meta-regression suggested that gender and age could significantly influence the estimation of prevalence rates respectively (P = 0.011, P = 0.022). Conclusion: Osteoporosis affects more than one-third of T2DM patients in China mainland. Females and older adults more likely require clinical prevention due to a higher prevalence. Further studies are needed to be conducted to incorporate and verify previous results.
Cost of radiotherapy The cost of radiation therapy

Background and purpose: The rising cost of health care is of universal concern. If the cost effectiveness of conventional and novel radiotherapeutic strategies is to be established we need to have confidence in our estimates of both cost and effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to explore the degree of consistency of recently published cost estimates for radiation therapy. Methods and materials: Eleven publications form the basis of this analysis. From each study we have estimated the cost of a 21 fraction course (when possible) of radiation therapy. The costs have been decomposed into the three inputs: process, clinical infrastructure and supporting infrastructure. We have also investigated the time course of radiation therapy costs over the last two decades. Results: From the latest four studies we conclude that the cost of a 21 fraction course of radiation therapy is 3239 € ± 566 €. The percentages of this total spent on process, clinical infrastructure and supporting infrastructure over the last 15 years are 54, 29 and 17, respectively. The real increase in the cost of radiotherapy over the last 15 years is estimated to be approximately 5.5%. Conclusion: Cost estimates for radiation therapy appear to be converging. However, we will need far more sophisticated analyses in the future if we are to establish the cost effectiveness of the newer treatment strategies currently under active clinical investigation. Crown copyright c 2008 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. Radiotherapy and Oncology 86 (2008) 217–223.
Exploring metrics for post-editing effort: and their ability to detect errors in machine translated output

As more companies integrate machine translation (MT) systems into their translation workflows, it becomes increasingly relevant to accurately measure post-editing (PE) effort. In this paper we explore how different types of errors in the MT output may affect PE effort, and take a closer look at the techniques used to measure it. For our experiment we curated a test suite of 60 EN > ES sentence pairs controlling certain features (sentence length, error frequency, topic, etc.) and had a group of 7 translators post-edit them using the PET tool, which helped collect temporal, technical and cognitive effort metrics. The results seem to challenge some previous error difficulty rankings; they also imply that, once other sentence features are controlled, the type of error to be addressed might not be as influential on effort as previously assumed. The low correlation values between the metrics for the different effort aspects may indicate that they do not reliably account for the full PE effort if not used in combination of one another.