Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Molecular identification of hookworms in stray and shelter dogs from Guangzhou city, China using ITS sequences

Abstract Canine hookworm infections are endemic worldwide, with zoonotic transmission representing a potentially significant public health concern. This study aimed to investigate hookworm infection and identify the prevalent species from stray and shelter dogs in Guangzhou city, southern China by polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP) based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences. From March 2011 to July 2012, fresh faecal samples from a total of 254 dogs were obtained from five locations, namely Conghua, Baiyun, Liwan, Haizhu and Panyu, in Guangzhou. These samples were screened for the presence of hookworm eggs using light microscopy, with an overall prevalence of 29.53% being recorded. The highest prevalence of 45.28% was found in suburban dogs from Conghua compared with lower values recorded in urban dogs in Haizhu (21.43%), Baiyun (18.97%), Panyu (18.18%) and Liwan (15%). The prevalence in stray dogs was signiﬁcantly higher than that in shelter dogs. PCR-RFLP analysis showed that 57.33% were detected as single hookworm infections with Ancyclostoma caninum, and 22.67% as A. ceylanicum, while 20% were mixed infections. This suggests that high prevalences of both hookworm species in stray and shelter dogs in China pose a potential risk of transmission from pet dogs to humans.
Analisis Kepuasan Konsumen Terhadap Kualitas Pelayanan dan Harga Produk pada Supermarket dengan Menggunakan Metode Importance Performance Analysis (IPA)

Currently, the number of retail companies grow rapidly. This condition make high level competition between retailing in Indonesia and each of company need to have effective strategy to survive in retail business. Beside, a number of big company also take opportunity to expand retail business, not only into big size category (e.q. Hypermarket) but also into small size such as mini market. It can be big challenges for Small Medium Enterprise to handle this situation. The Objective of this paper is to explain the priority of importance factors of customer satisfaction in a supermarket, as a strategy for company to survive in retail business. Data is collected by spreading questioner to 385 respondents, and processed by using Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) to compare between customer's expectations and company's perfomances. There are 11 factors that company must pay attention and it is shown in Cartesian Diagram Keywords : Supermarket, customer satisfaction analysis, Importance Performance Analysis
On Lutzomyia flaviscutellata (Mangabeira) and L. Olmeca (Vargas and Diaz-Najera) (Diptera: Psychodidae).

The phlebotomine sandfly species Lutzomyia flaviscutellata (Mang.), L. OLMECA (V. & D.-N.) and L. olmeca bicolor n. ssp. from Panama are described and figured, and their habits, distribution and relationship to transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis reviewed.
von Willebrand factor in plasma: a novel risk factor for recurrent myocardial infarction and death.

OBJECTIVE--To evaluate as predictors of reinfarction and mortality tissue plasminogen activator antigen and activity before and after venous occlusion, plasminogen activator inhibitor, von Willebrand factor, and established risk factors. DESIGN--Prospective study with a mean observation time of 4.9 years. SETTING--Secondary referral centre, the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Umeå. PATIENTS--123 consecutive survivors of myocardial infarction under the age of 70 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES--Reinfarction and deaths from all causes. RESULTS--23 patients died and 36 patients had at least one reinfarction. High concentrations of von Willebrand factor were independently associated with both reinfarction and mortality. A history of angina at entry into the study was also independently associated with reinfarction and mortality. Hypertension was independently associated with mortality but not with reinfarction. None of the fibrinolytic or lipid variables was associated with reinfarction or death. CONCLUSION--A high concentration of von Willebrand factor was a novel index of increased risk for reinfarction and mortality in survivors of myocardial infarction.
Resale Price Maintenance with Strategic Customers

We consider a decentralized supply chain (DSC) under resale price maintenance (RPM) selling a limited‐lifetime product to forward‐looking customers with heterogeneous valuations. When customers do not know the inventory level, double marginalization under RPM leads to a higher profit and aggregate welfare than without RPM under a two‐part tariff contract (TT). Both RPM and TT profits are higher and aggregate welfare is lower than in a centralized supply chain (CSC). When customers know the inventory, RPM coincides with CSC. Thus, overestimation of customer awareness may lead to overcentralization of supply chains with profit loss comparable with the loss from strategic customers. The case of RPM with unknown inventory is extended to an arbitrary number of retailers with inventory‐independent and inventory‐dependent demand. In both cases, the manufacturer, by setting a higher wholesale price, mitigates the inventory‐increasing effect of competition and reaches the same profit as with a single retailer. The high viability and efficiency of RPM in using double marginalization as a strategic‐behavior‐mitigating tool may serve as another explanation of why manufacturers may prefer DSC with RPM to a vertically integrated firm.
Phoneme and Word Recognition for Words in Isolation and in Sentences

Objective: To evaluate relations among scores for phonemes, words in isolation, and words in sentences for listeners with normal hearing and for listeners with sensorineural hearing loss. Design: Ten‐word lists of consonant‐vowel‐consonant monosyllables with each list utilizing the same 10 vowels and 20 consonants (Boothroyd, 1968) were devised and recorded. These words also were incorporated into contextually correct sentences and recorded by the same talker. The materials were presented in quiet to 36 listeners with normal hearing and to 876 listeners (1260 ears) with sensorineural hearing loss. Formulae derived byBoothroyd and Nittrouer (1988) to relate scores for phonemes, words, and sentences were applied to the data. Results: Phoneme scoring yielded scores that were on the order of 20% higher than scores for whole words heard in isolation, and scores for words in sentences were about 20% higher than when the same words were heard singly. Relations among scores of phonemes, words in isolation, and words in sentences were very similar to those observed by Boothroyd and Nittrouer(1988). The constants derived from application of their formulae to our data were very similar to the constants Boothroyd and Nittrouer obtained for a different set of materials presented against a noise background to listeners with normal hearing. Further, the constants were similar for our group of listeners with normal hearing and our large sample of listeners with sensorineural hearing loss. Conclusions: 1) These findings support Bilger's (1984) unifying assumptions that speech recognition is a single construct; therefore, scores on all speech recognition tests must be related and scores on one speech recognition test should be predictive of scores on other tests. 2) Advantages of phoneme scoring include: A) It increases the sample size of scored items for a given list of words, thereby reducing variability in test results. B) Statistical equivalence of phoneme scores for the same 30 phonemes in each of two isophonemic word lists can be evaluated quickly and easily by applying the binomial distribution model to the scores(Thornton & Raffin, 1978). C) Phoneme scores are reasonably accurate predictors of recognition of words in the contextually correct but generally low probability sentences used in this study.
Earnings announcements and the Stockholm Stock Exchange: Irrational investors and market inefficiency

Earlier research has demonstrated the existence of the anomaly post earnings announcement drift (PEAD) on several efficient markets; i.e. the phenomenon where an unexpectedly good (bad) earnings report causes a firms share price to outperform (underperform) the market for an extended time period after the report. Using event study methodology and an extended sample of 10,252 quarterly earnings reports from 297 small, medium and large-cap stocks listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange during the time period 2005 through 2015, I confirm the existence of PEAD. I present a simple trading strategy that in theory would have generated 11.1 percent in annual abnormal returns. Using a more practical and perspicuous method, I confirm the findings of Setterberg (2007). My findings support the view that liquidity and risk factors are not the sole cause of PEAD and I argue for a behavioral explanation.
The Effects of National Health Care Reform on Local Businesses—Part II: Study Methodology and Primary Research Questions

This is the second part of a 3-part examination of what may be potentially expected from the 2010 national health care reform legislation. Political researchers and pundits have speculated endlessly on the many changes mandated by the 2010 national health care reform legislation, styled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A review and assessment of this legislation at several levels (federal, state, state agency, local region, and individual business leaders) were undertaken. The results of this expanded analysis suggest strongly that, nationally, members of the business community and their employees will benefit from the legislation early on (years 1 through 3) and then likely will be impacted adversely as the payment mechanisms driving the legislation are tightened by new federal regulations (year 4 onward). As a result of this research, it is surmised that businesses will be immediately impacted by the legislation, with small business owners being the prime beneficiaries of the new legislation, owing to the availability of coverage to approximately 32 million individuals who previously had no access to coverage. In that regard, the soon-to-be-newly insured population also will be a prime beneficiary of the legislation as the limitations on chronic illnesses and other preexisting conditions will be reduced or eliminated by the legislation.
Deregulation and its Impact on the Opticians' Market: A Comparison of the Forecasts of Both Proponents and Opponents with Events in Practice

The opticians' market has been fundamentally transformed by the changed legal framework in which this profession has operated since 1984. Advertising, and the operation of unregistered dispensing opticians have been legalized; both highly-subsidized National Health Service spectacles and universal free eye testing have been abolished; and, finally, the sale of ready-made reading spectacles by unregistered and unqualified sellers has been legalized. This article examines the predictions made both by the proponents and opponents of deregulation and compares these with the changes that have occurred in this market.
An Empirical Study on Determinants of Purchasing Behavior in Online Retailing

the main purpose of the study was to explore the determinants of purchasing behavior of the customers in online retailing and to extract key determinant factors that affect the online buying behavior. The primary data was collected mainly through purposive or convenience sampling technique. Exploratory Factor Analysis was done to determine the key underlying determinant factors and to test the hypotheses proposed. It was found that the determinants considered in the study can be reduced to three key determinant factors that affect the behavior of the customers in online retailing settings. The three factors are essential value, merchandising and emotional value. The essential value represents the core value or benefits that customers perceive to receive, merchandising include the aspects of variety, assortment and information whereas the emotional value corresponds to the hedonic benefits consumers perceive to receive by purchasing online. The main implication of the study is that it determines three key determinant factors that affect the buying behavior of the consumers involved in online retailing. The quality of these factors affects the perception online retailer’s quality or the quality of the retailing website. As marketer these factors should be paid attention to enhance the online purchasing experience of customers to satisfy them, to attract more and more customer towards online purchasing and to retain the customers in long term. The main limitation of the study was the use of convenience sampling due to the lack of sampling frame. The benefits of random sampling may not be employed. The other limitation was that the sampling was done from a specific geographical area of Lucknow. This limits the generalization of the results to a specific geographical group of customers.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Reputation in Mexican Small Business

In the current literature of business and marketing science the firm reputation, it isÂ considered not only as one of the most important business strategies, but also as anÂ essential intangible resource to achieve more and better results. However, theÂ results can be better when the activities of corporate social responsibility (CSR)Â and corporate reputation are related, since CSR actions that are adopted andÂ implement by the companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprisesÂ (SMEs), will have positive, negative or neutral effects on the reputation level ofÂ companies, since precisely this inconsistency in the results makes it necessaryÂ conducting more studies providing theoretical and empirical evidence of theÂ effects exerted by CSR activities in the firmâ€™s reputation. Therefore, the aim ofÂ this empirical study is the analysis and discussion of existing effects between CSRÂ activities and the reputation level of SMEs, using a sample of 308 companies inÂ Mexico. The results obtained show that CSR activities have significant positiveÂ effects on the level of the reputation of SMEs.JEL classification numbers: M310Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, firm reputation, small business.
The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study: 12-month and lifetime prevalence of common mental disorders.

BACKGROUND The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study is the first large-scale population-based study of common mental disorders in the country. This paper provides data on the 12-month and lifetime prevalence of these conditions. METHODS Data from a nationally representative sample of 4351 adults were analysed. Mental disorders were assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). An extensive survey questionnaire detailed contextual and socio-demographic factors, onset and course of mental disorders, and risk factors. Simple weighted cross-tabulation methods were used to estimate prevalence, and logistic regression analysis was used to study correlates of 12-month and lifetime prevalence. RESULTS The lifetime prevalence for any disorder was 30.3%, and the most prevalent 12-month and lifetime disorders were the anxiety disorders. The Western Cape had the highest 12-month and lifetime prevalence rates, and the lowest rates were in the Northern Cape. CONCLUSIONS The SASH study shows relatively high 12-month and lifetime prevalence rates. These findings have significant implications for planning mentalhealth services.
Acquiring Firms’ Earnings Management Strategies Around Merger and Acquisitions

This study investigates acquiring firms’ earnings management (EM) strategies around mergers and acquisition (MA firms that use 100% cash payments or mixed cash and stock payments also manage their earnings during the years around acquisition. REM does not act mainly as a substitute for AM, we show that there exist some complementary effects between REM and AM. Finally, the results suggest that the pre-acquisition EM has (positive) negatively effect on the (non-)repetitive acquirer’s post-acquisition performance.
SOCS‐1 gene delivery cooperates with cisplatin plus pemetrexed to exhibit preclinical antitumor activity against malignant pleural mesothelioma

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor with poor prognosis for which an effective therapy remains to be established. This study investigated the therapeutic potential of gene delivery using suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS‐1), an endogenous inhibitor of intracellular signaling pathways, for the treatment of MPM. We infected MPM cells (MESO‐4, H28 and H226) with adenovirus‐expressing SOCS‐1 vector to examine the effect of SOCS‐1 overexpression on MPM cells. We evaluated the antitumor effect of SOCS‐1 gene delivery combined with cisplatin plus pemetrexed by cell proliferation, apoptosis and invasion assay. We also investigated the regulation of NF‐κB and STAT3 signaling related to apoptotic pathways. Furthermore, we evaluated the inhibition of tumor growth by SOCS‐1 gene delivery combined with cisplatin plus pemetrexed in vivo. SOCS‐1 gene delivery cooperated with cisplatin plus pemetrexed to inhibit cell proliferation, invasiveness and induction of apoptosis in MPM cells. SOCS‐1 regulated NF‐κB and STAT3 signaling to induce apoptosis in MESO‐4 and H226 cells. Furthermore, SOCS‐1 gene delivery cooperated with cisplatin plus pemetrexed to regulate NF‐κB signaling and significantly inhibit tumor growth of MPM in vivo. These results suggest that SOCS‐1 gene delivery has a potent antitumor effect against MPM and a potential for clinical use in combination with cisplatin plus pemetrexed.
Choosing Online Partners in the Virtual World: How Online Partners Characteristics Affect Online Dating

Choosing Online Partners in the Virtual World: How Online Partners Characteristics Affect Online Dating By Man-Lin Feng April, 2005 This study used a deductive approach examining how online partners' characteristics impacted online users in the following areas: (1) Appearance (including looks, height &weight), (2) Financial Prospects, (3) Age, (4) Self-disclosure, (5) values and beliefs. This study was focused on three important factors of online users: (1) Gender, (2) Age, and (3) Motive. Quantitative survey methods were used in this study. The research study used descriptive analysis, relationship analysis, Independent-Samples T-Test and ANOVA analysis to test the variables between groups, among groups, and between or among different variables. This research focused on 20 to 45 year olds because most people in this age group are involved in online dating services, and they had the basic technology (computer, Internet, online dating service) skills. The results show that different genders had different preferences in online partners' weight and ambitions. The results show that age group 1 and group 2 had different preferences in online partners' height and online partners' value and belief. Age group 1 and group 3 had different preferences in online partners' age. The results also show that different motives had different preferences regarding online partners height, financial prospects and age. There were four limitation of this study: (1) the researcher chose three popular chat rooms in Taiwan instead of all online dating websites. (2) There was no way to find out if the participants responded more than once because the survey was totally anonymous. (3) Time limit. (4) Participants in three specific online chat rooms were selected for inclusion in the sample, constituting a sample of convenience. Thus, the results may not be generalized to any online dating service or population. The contributions of this study are that there are no online dating research surveys conducted using quantitative methods that were not in English. This study was conducted in Taiwan using the Chinese language. In online dating research studies, most researchers used qualitative methods to analyze the topic. This paper used quantitative methods, sending the survey to online users in Taiwan. The results of this study in Taiwan and of those studies in the literature are very consistent. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER
High expression levels of nuclear factor kappa B and gelatinases in the tumorigenesis of oral squamous cell carcinoma

The cellular mechanisms involved in transformation of a premalignant/potentially malignant oral lesion to a malignant one remain unclear. Previous studies have documented a direct involvement of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) overexpression in the development and progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). MMP activation, particularly MMP2 and MMP9, observed in different cancers, has been shown to be mediated via the transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NF‐κB). The present study analyzes the clinical significance of gelatinases and NF‐κB in various histologic phases of human oral tumor progression.
Fungigrowingonaromatichydrocarbons : biotechnology ’ s unexpectedencounterwith biohazard ?

The biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by fungi has traditionally been considered to be of a cometabolic nature. Recently, however, an increasing number of fungi isolated from air biofilters exposed to hydrocarbon-polluted gas streams have been shown to assimilate volatile aromatic hydrocarbons as the sole source of carbon and energy. The biosystematics, ecology, and metabolism of such fungi are reviewed here, based in part on re-evaluation of a collection of published hydrocarbon-degrading isolates obtained from authors around the world. Incorrect or outdated identifications in original publications are corrected by ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. The data show that many volatile-hydrocarbon-degrading strains are closely related to, or in some cases clearly conspecific with, the very restricted number of human-pathogenic fungal species causing severe mycoses, especially neurological infections, in immunocompetent individuals. Neurochemistry features a distinctive array of phenolic and aliphatic compounds that are related to molecules involved in the metabolism of aromatic hydrocarbons. Hence, there may be physiological connections between hydrocarbon assimilation and certain patterns of mammalian infection.
An assessment of adoption level of mothers regarding immunization of their children among minorities in rural areas of District Faisalabad.

Mu h a m mad Asi m, Faro o q T an wi r, S hab b ir H u s sa in , Ab d u l Re h ma n S ha hz ad a nd D urre S ha war Dep ar t me n t o f R ura l So cio lo g y, U n i ver si t y o f A gr ic ul t ure, F ai sa lab ad , P ak i sta n Abstract It is well said that children are considered the future masons of the country and healthy brain is found in a healthy body. Healthy generations can be produced by giving knowledge of immunization to mothers. The main objective of the present study was to find out the reasons of non-adoption & incomplete adoption of the immunization practices and to identify the best sources of information about child immunization among minorities. A sample of 160 Christian minorities was selected conveniently from District Faisalabad through multistage sampling techniques. The result showed a significant and strong association between the mother socio-economic status and practice of immunization. A huge majority of the respondents 93.1% tried to immunize their children and 39% respondents could not complete the whole immunization course. A mainstream of the respondents 41.3% got information about immunization through L.H. V/ L.H. W and Vaccinators. Data exhibited that higher income, education, role of advertisement, knowledge about basic health units were the factors that had greatly affected the adoption level of immunization of the children.