Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection in Men Who Have Sex With Men Related to Knowledge, Perceived Susceptibility, and Perceived Severity of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection: Dutch MSM–Cohort Study

Background: This longitudinal study was conducted to investigate whether knowledge, perceived susceptibility, and perceived severity of HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are associated with the incidence of STDs and new HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods: A 3-year cohort study was conducted among 190 HIV-negative MSM. Data were collected on the incidence of STDs and new HIV infections, as well as on knowledge and perceived susceptibility to and perceived severity of HIV infection and STDs. Knowledge and perceptions were assessed in self-administered questionnaires. Results: In the course of the 3-year study, six MSM (3.2%) HIV-seroconverted and 78 (41.1%) participants were diagnosed with at least one STD. MSM seemed to be better informed about HIV infection compared with STDs, and HIV infection was perceived as more severe than other STDs. In multivariable analyses, low perceived severity of HIV infection significantly (P = 0.025) predicted increased likelihood of infection with STDs or HIV, and the practice of anal intercourse was (marginally) associated with an increased risk of acquiring STDs or HIV (P = 0.052). Conclusions: A high perceived severity of HIV infection seems to induce sexual behavior that protects against STDs and HIV infection. More research is needed to establish the specific behaviors by which perceived severity of STDs/HIV influences the incidence of STDs and HIV.
Capture and Communicate Value in the Pricing of Services

Widespread pricing mismanagement plagues service industries because too many services marketers ignore the special challenges of pricing intangible products. The authors discuss the implications of this kind of pricing in today's highly competitive conditions and offer a framework that reconciles the implications with customers' quest for value. Three distinct but related strategies for services pricing ? satisfaction-based pricing, relationship pricing, and efficiency pricing ? can help services marketers capture and communicate value through their pricing.
THE EFFECT OF PROSPECTIVE HLA‐A AND ‐B MATCHING ON CORNEAL GRAFT SURVIVAL

The effect of prospective HLA‐A and ‐B matching on corneal graft survival was studied in 159 Dutch recipients. The follow‐up period ranges from 3 months to 4 1/2 years. In the same period 380 grafts were performed at random. The influence of HLA‐A and ‐B matching on graft survival in all vascularized cases (n = 137) was significant (P = 0.046). If the non‐immuno‐logical failures are excluded the effect of HLA‐A and ‐B matchings becomes more pronounced (P = 0.027). The influence of HLA‐A and ‐B matching on the graft survival of only the first grafts in vascularized corneas was more significant (p = 0.028). Finally a significant influence of HLA‐A and ‐B matching was also found in repeated grafts in vascularized corneas (P = 0.037).
Modelling trust in service relationships: a transnational perspective

Purpose – This empirical paper aims to assess the multi-dimensional nature of trust in service relationships. Although trust is deemed to be important for managing service relationships there is a dearth of research looking at its multidimensional nature outside of Western markets. Design/methodology/approach – The study is undertaken in three countries: UK, Hong Kong and India (September to November 2010). The sample consists of more than 300 sample members from across the three countries with an approximately even split between each. Findings – The findings show that cognitive trust does not significantly impact affective trust, but the other relationships in the model are supported. Customer ' s disposition to trust impacts both cognitive and overall trust. Research limitations/implications – The research provides direction for services marketing scholars and practitioners, but there are limitations because not all types of financial institutions are evaluated. Practical implications – The practical im.
A Duration Analysis of the Time from Prospectus to Listing for A-Reit Ipos

Abstract Dimovski (2010) finds that the time from prospectus registration to listing is significantly positively related to the amount of underpricing amongst 45 Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) initial public offerings (IPOs) from 2002 to 2008. This makes the understanding of the time from prospectus registration to listing for A-REITs an important matter. This study analyses 82 A-REIT IPOs from 1994 to 2008 using a Cox proportional hazard model to analyse the duration from prospectus date to listing date. The study finds that A-REIT IPOs issued after 2000 listed more quickly, as did those A-REITs that were underwritten and also those that sought to raise larger amounts of equity capital. Those that proposed higher debt to assets ratios in their prospectuses listed more slowly. When the data is partitioned into 1994 to 1999 and 2002 to 2008 groupings, earlier A-REIT IPOs listed more quickly if they were larger while in the more recent group, those that had higher debt to asset ratios took longer to fill their subscriptions.
Organizational Differences, Relational Mechanisms, and Alliance Performance

In studying the antecedents of alliance performance, one stream of research has underscored the alignment between partners’ characteristics whereas another has concentrated on relational mechanisms such as mutual trust, relational embeddedness, and relational commitment. We integrate these two perspectives by examining how congruence of the partners’ cultures and organizational routines facilitates the emergence of relational mechanisms in nonequity alliances. Our analysis of 420 nonequity alliances in the information technology industry demonstrates how differences in partners’ internal-task routines undermine relational mechanisms that in turn impact alliance performance. Partners who acknowledge their latent differences can overcome some of these negative consequences. We advance alliance research by studying the performance implications of alliance partners’ organizational differences and by demonstrating how these effects are mediated by relational mechanisms.
Recapturing Lost Customers

For both academics and practitioners, the dominant focus of customer relationship management has been customer retention. The authors assert that customer winback should also be an important part of a customer relationship management strategy. Customer winback focuses on the reinitiation and management of relationships with customers who have lapsed or defected from a firm. In some cases, firms engage in extensive efforts to reacquire lapsed customers or defectors, and a common tactic is lowering the price to reacquire a customer. This investigation goes beyond the reacquisition pricing strategy and also examines the optimal pricing strategy when the customer has decided to reinitiate the relationship. By simultaneously modeling reacquisition and duration of the second tenure with the firm, the authors determine that the optimal pricing strategy for their application involves a low reacquisition price and higher prices when customers have been reacquired. In addition to pricing strategy, they also discuss the implications of their findings for targeting lapsed customers for reacquisition.
EFFECTS OF DEPOSIT INSURANCE SYSTEM ON BANKS’ RISK TAKING INCENTIVES IN TURKEY

Deposit insurance is an insurance system that guarantees bank deposits of people in case of bank failure or a run on the bank. Deposit insurance in Turkey is handled by Savings Deposit Fund Insurance and according to the latest regulations compensation limit covers a maximum of 100,000 TL per depositor per member institution. The system is adopted in most countries and has various advantages for both individuals and banks. However academic debates commonly focus on whether this system encourages banks to take excessive risks. In this context the purpose of this study is to analyze the link between deposit insurance and banks’ risk taking. For this purpose, a panel regression analysis is applied to the ratio of deposits under insurance to total deposits and basic risk measures of banks operating in Turkey during 2002Q4-2013Q1. Results suggest that, higher insured deposit ratios are related to higher credit risk and interest rate risk but lower liquidity risk and overall default risk.
Discrete-time decentralized control using the risk-sensitive performance criterion in the large population regime: A mean field approach

This paper considers a discrete-time decentralized control problem using the risk-sensitive cost function when there is a large number of agents. We solve this problem via mean field control theory. We first obtain an individual robust decentralized controller that is a function of the local state information and a bias term that is related to the mean field term. We then construct an auxiliary system that characterizes the best approximation to the mean field term in the mean-square sense when the number of agents, say N, goes to infinity. We prove that the set of individual decentralized controllers is an ε-Nash equilibrium, where ε can be made arbitrarily close to zero when N → ∞. Finally, we show that in view of the relationship with risk-sensitive, H∞, and LQG control, the equilibrium features robustness, and converges to that of the LQG mean field game when the risk-sensitivity parameter goes to infinity.
Buffalo meat quality, composition, and processing characteristics: Contribution to the global economy and nutritional security

The rapidly growing world population will be consuming two-thirds more animal protein by 2050 than it does today. Numerous studies have shown that an increase in consumer income in fast-growing BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries, which account for more than 50% of global population, tends to induce important changes in the amount and composition of food consumption. The livestock sector can positively contribute towards augmenting rural livelihood, poverty alleviation, and food security. However, developing and fostering livestock systems that require low to moderate amounts of economical and external inputs and will significantly enhance production potential are key features of sustainable development. Sustainable livestock development, including diversifying livestock production, is a pragmatic approach to address both hunger and food security. Of all domestic animals, Asian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) holds the greatest promise and potential for meat production (Cockrill, 1994). The performance of this species exceeds that of other bovine species in tropical or sub-tropical regions, where pastures are poor in terms of their quality. These differences have been attributed mainly to the capacity of buffaloes to transform and digest feeds of low quality (Ranjan, 1992). Buffaloes have also been reported for their diet flexibility, high disease resistance, and acceptability to a wide range of housing, feeding, and management conditions (Wanapat and Kang, 2013). The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO, 2000) has termed buffalo as an important asset that is “undervalued. ” Meat produced from buffaloes has gained increased popularity in several southeastern and middle-eastern Asian countries and Africa because of its reduced fat, reduced cholesterol, and other healthier attributes. In terms of buffalo production and population, India is the most important place in the world. With more than 50% of the buffaloes in the world, India has become the largest bovine meat exporter. Buffalo meat does not possess any religious taboo against its consumption, is emerging as important red meat source, and is gaining popularity in many parts of the world. Considering the similarity of buffalo meat with cattle meat (beef) for several quality attributes and the increasing acceptability of buffalo meat, there are huge opportunities for development of the buffalo meat sector. Increasing global requirements and the ever-changing consumer demand for sustainable, economically viable, high quality, and healthier meat and meat products warrants the livestock sector to look for an alternative meat animal/poultry source to feed the burgeoning population. Therefore, keeping in mind the changing face of the global scenario, the present review was written to provide comprehensive information about buffalo slaughtering, meat quality, composition, nutritional aspects, and value addition relative to other established meat sources, especially beef.
Students' trust, value and loyalty: evidence from higher education in Brazil

This paper focuses on students' perception of value, trust and loyalty and how these constructs connect in the context of higher education in Brazil. For this endeavor we conducted a survey among undergraduate business students in Brazil. The findings suggest that trust in faculty and trust in staff positively affects students' trust in management policies and practices; trust in management policies and practices and trust in faculty positively impacts on perceived value; and, perceived value strongly affects student loyalty.
Phylogenetic placement of the sugarcane orange rust pathogen Puccinia kuehnii in a historical and regional context

Sugarcane orange rust, caused by Puccinia kuehnii, was once considered a minor disease in the Australian sugar industry. However, in 2000 a new race of the pathogen devastated the high-performing sugarcane cultivar Q124, and caused the industry Aus$150–210 million in yield losses. At the time of the epidemic, very little was known about the genetic and pathogenic diversity of the fungus in Australia and neighbouring sugar industries. DNA sequence data from three rDNA regions were used to determine the genetic relationships between isolates within two P. kuehnii collections. The first collection comprised only recent Australian field isolates and limited sequence variation was detected within this population. In the second study, Australian isolates were compared with isolates from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, China and historical herbarium collections. Greater sequence variation was detected in this collection and phylogenetic analyses grouped the isolates into three clades. All isolates from commercial cane fields clustered together including the recent Australianfield isolates and the Australian historical isolate from 1898.The other two clades included rust isolates from wild and garden canes in Indonesia and PNG. These rusts appeared morphologically similar to P. kuehnii and could potentially pose a quarantine threat to the Australian sugar industry. The results have revealed greater diversity in sugarcane rusts than previously thought.
Agonist‐dependent internalization of D2 receptors: Imaging quantification by confocal microscopy

In positron emission tomography and single photon emission computed tomography studies using D2 dopamine (DA) receptor radiotracers, a decrease in radiotracer binding potential (BP) is usually interpreted in terms of increased competition with synaptic DA. However, some data suggest that this signal may also reflect agonist (DA)‐induced increases in D2 receptor (D2R) internalization, a process which would presumably also decrease the population of receptors available for binding to hydrophilic radioligands. To advance interpretation of alterations in D2 radiotracer BP, direct methods of assessment of D2R internalization are required. Here, we describe a confocal microscopy‐based approach for the quantification of agonist‐dependent receptor internalization. The method relies upon double‐labeling of the receptors with antibodies directed against intracellular as well as extracellular epitopes. Following agonist stimulation, DA D2R internalization was quantified by differentiating, in optical cell sections, the signal due to the staining of the extracellular from intracellular epitopes of D2Rs. Receptor internalization was increased in the presence of the D2 agonists DA and bromocriptine, but not the D1 agonist SKF38393. Pretreatment with either the D2 antagonist sulpiride, or inhibitors of internalization (phenylarsine oxide and high molarity sucrose), blocked D2‐agonist induced receptor internalization, thus validating this method in vitro. This approach therefore provides a direct and streamlined methodology for investigating the pharmacological and mechanistic aspects of D2R internalization, and should inform the interpretation of results from in vivo receptor imaging studies. Synapse 61:231–241, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Efficient and Consistent Key Extraction Based on Received Signal Strength for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Various advanced 5G techniques are bringing us even closer to the era of smart vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), among which enabling secure communication for any vehicle pair is a necessary prerequisite. However, due to the unique features of fast moving and high dynamics in VANETs, the time for key establishment between a vehicle pair is rather limited. Consequently, traditional shared or public key-based mechanisms, which rely heavily on underlying infrastructure and are usually time-consuming, cannot be adopted for key establishment between vehicles. Toward this end, we propose in this paper an efficient physical layer key extraction method utilizing the received signal strength to generate secret keys, which is able to achieve high bit generation rate and 0-b disagreement, as corroborated by extensive experimental results.
Pharmacogenetics of HIV therapy

Drug treatment in HIV disease is characterized by variable responses, in terms of both efficacy and toxicity. Both genetic and environmental factors are important determinants of this variability, although the relative contributions are unclear and likely to vary with different drugs. Many of the antiretrovirals are metabolized by polymorphically expressed enzymes (cytochrome P450, CYP450; glucuronyl transferase, GT) and/or transported by drug transporters (ABC and SLC families). Initial studies of antiretroviral efficacy have therefore focused on these genes. For example, it has recently been shown that a CYP2B6 genetic variant predicts higher plasma efavirenz exposure and possibly increased central nervous system toxicity. A large number of studies on ABCB1 genetics with antiretrovirals have also been undertaken; however, as in other therapeutic areas, the data have been contradictory, and currently, no firm conclusions can be reached on the effect of ABCB1 variability as a determinant of efficacy. Indeed, this highlights the need for validation of initial association studies in pharmacogenetic research. By contrast, the clearest association between genetic variants and response relates to the hypersensitivity reaction that occurs with abacavir. The identification that the major histocompatibility complex haplotype 57.1 acts as a strong genetic predisposing factor can be regarded as a prime example of how fundamental research can be translated into a pharmacogenetic test. Nevirapine hypersensitivity has also been related to an HLA gene (HLA-DRB1*0101) but the predictive value does not appear to be sufficient to implement in clinical practice. Much more work needs to be done to define the genetic factors determining response to antiretroviral agents. These studies need to be sufficiently powered and utilize a modern genotyping strategy. Most importantly, the phenotype needs to be carefully characterized. We also need to disseminate this information: a pivotal resource for this can be found at www.HIV-pharmacogenomics.org.
The establishment of a strain of Australorbis glabratus which combines albinism and high susceptibility to infection with Schistosoma mansoni.

Among the strains of Australorbis glabratus maintained in this Laboratory are an albino Brazilian strain which is not susceptible to infection with a Puerto Rican strain of Schistosoma . mansoni and a pigmented Puerto Rican one which is highly susceptible. When these snails at a size of 8 to 10 mm. were exposed to 10 miracidia, 0% and 95% respectively, of the albino and the pigmented strains became infected with cercariae (Newton, 1953). Studies of crosses between these strains have demonstrated that this susceptibility is inherited as a multifactor character (Newton, 1953). It was also shown that albinism in A. glabratus is inherited as a simple Mendelian recessive (Newton, 1954). It was of interest to attempt to combine these characters and develop an albino strain which was also highly susceptible to the parasite. Such snails would be useful in further genetic studies, and because of the transparency of the albino, certain phases of the development of the parasite might be followed in the live snail.
Scoping the market orientation literature from 2009 to 2013: a review of the concept and the discussions found across a range of academic disciplines

A wide-ranging debate about the concept of market orientation continues to generate interest amongst academics across a number of disciplines around the world. The definitions and differing approaches found in the literature reveal that although many are complementary, there continue to be contradictions between the various perspectives. Nevertheless, the concept generates lively debate whether taken from a behavioural or a cultural perspective, with many authors addressing the two, as they discuss the implications of market orientation upon organizational performance. After evaluating the contributions of various authors using a range of approaches, this paper presents a model which illustrates the convergence of ideas as a multi-dimensional construct of market orientation, each of which has different implications for customer-orientated or performance-orientated organizations.
Trends in Facial Fracture Treatment Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database

Background: Facial fractures are commonly encountered scenarios for surgeons in the emergency room. The aim of this study was to assess epidemiology and complication rates of facial fractures and the impact of surgical specialty on facial fracture repair using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Methods: The authors performed a retrospective review of prospectively collected data from the 2005 to 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databases using Current Procedural Terminology codes to identify patients undergoing facial fracture repair. Demographic data, postoperative complications, comparison between single and multiple facial fractures, and surgical specialty were accessed. Chi-square tests or Fisher’s exact test were used for comparing categorical variables and t tests for continuous variables. Results: A total of 1170 patients were analyzed. The mean age was 38.7 ± 17.0, and the male-to-female ratio was 3.72:1. The most prevalent facial fracture was mandibular fracture in the single-fracture group and zygomatic fracture in the multiple-fracture group. Mandibular fractures were more prevalent in males and orbital fractures in females. Wound complication, morbidity, and mortality rates were 1.8, 1.3, and 0.1 percent, respectively. Multiple facial fractures and orbital fractures were more frequently treated by plastic surgeons among all surgeons. Conclusions: Epidemiologic analysis of facial fractures identifies the most affected patient populations and the characteristics of their fractures. Comparison of complication rates and surgical specialty may permit broad insight into how patients are currently managed. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, III.