Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Reproducing the Location-Based Context-Specific Proportion Congruent Effect for Frequency Unbiased Items: A Reply to Hutcheon and Spieler (2016)

Stroop effects can be modulated by context-specific cues associated with different levels of proportion congruent, even for items that appear equally frequently in each context. This result has important theoretical implications, because it rules out frequency-driven learning explanations of context-specific proportion congruent (CSPC) effects and leaves open the possibility that a cue-driven retrieval process can reinstate attentional control settings in a rapid online fashion. The purpose of the present work was to address reproducibility concerns that have been raised about this finding. We conducted several reproductions and novel extensions using Amazon's mechanical Turk in both Stroop and flanker tasks. We successfully replicated the central finding that CSPC effects can be observed for frequency-unbiased items. We also provide new Monte Carlo simulation analyses to estimate reproducibility of the phenomena that show important limitations on these designs for measuring contextual control.
Combining mixed titania morphologies into a complex assembly thin film by iterative block-copolymer-based sol–gel templating

Sol–gel templating combined with iterative spin-coating steps are used to custom-tailor hierarchically structured titania thin films. Using poly(styrene-block-ethylene oxide) P(S-b-PEO) as the structure directing agent, a foam-like structure is combined with nanogranules. Both structural elements are merged into a complex assembly in thin film geometry. The resulting morphology is pictured by SEM and probed with GISAXS. The installed mesoporous titania sandwich structure exhibits holes with a size of 45 nm which makes it promising for applications in photovoltaics or photocatalysis. An optical characterization completes the structural investigation.
Transcription boundaries of U1 small nuclear RNA

Transcription-proximal stages of U1 small nuclear RNA biosynthesis were studied by 32P labeling of nascent chains in isolated HeLa cell nuclei. Labeled RNA was hybridized to nitrocellulose-immobilized, single-stranded M13 DNA clones corresponding to regions within or flanking a human U1 RNA gene. Transcription of U1 RNA was inhibited by greater than 95% by alpha-amanitin at 1 microgram/ml, consistent with previous evidence that it is synthesized by RNA polymerase II. No hybridization to DNA immediately adjacent to the 5' end of mature U1 RNA (-6 to -105 nucleotides) was detected, indicating that, like all studied polymerase II initiation, transcription of U1 RNA starts at or very near the cap site. However, in contrast to previously described transcription units for mRNA, in which equimolar transcription occurs for hundreds or thousands of nucleotides beyond the mature 3' end of the mRNA, labeled U1 RNA hybridization dropped off sharply within a very short region (approximately 60 nucleotides) immediately downstream from the 3' end of mature U1 RNA. Also in contrast to pre-mRNA, which is assembled into ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles while still nascent RNA chains, the U1 RNA transcribed in isolated nuclei did not form RNP complexes by the criterion of reaction with a monoclonal antibody for the small nuclear RNP Sm proteins. This suggests that, unlike pre-mRNA-RNP particle formation, U1 small nuclear RNP assembly does not occur until after the completion of transcription. These results show that, despite their common synthesis by RNA polymerase II, mRNA and U1 small nuclear RNA differ markedly both in their extents of 3' processing and their temporal patterns of RNP assembly.
A randomized comparison of trapidil (triazolopyrimidine), a platelet‐derived growth factor antagonist, versus aspirin in prevention of angiographic restenosis after coronary artery Palmaz‐Schatz stent implantation

The aim of the study is to assess the safety of trapidil in the setting of coronary stenting and to evaluate its efficacy in reducing angiographic in‐stent restenosis. One hundred eighteen patients undergoing Palmaz‐Schatz stent implantation were randomly assigned to receive antiplatelet therapy using either aspirin (325 mg/d) or trapidil (400 mg/d), in combination with ticlopidine (500 mg) for the first month. At entry, both groups were comparable with regard to clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics. At 6‐month angiographic follow‐up, >50% restenosis occurred in 15 of 52 lesions (28.8%) of the aspirin group and in 14 of 47 lesions (29.8%) of the trapidil group (P = not significant, NS). At 6‐month clinical follow‐up, there was no difference in the two groups in the rate of adverse events (2.0% vs. 2.1%, P = NS), medication side effects (4.0% vs. 4.2%, P = NS), and peripheral vascular complications (4.0% vs. 4.2%, P = NS). In conclusion, treatment with trapidil seems to be associated with a similar incidence of stent restenosis and adverse cardiac events as compared to aspirin and could be a valuable alternative to aspirin in the setting of coronary stenting.Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 46:162–168, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Hormetic Response by Silver Nanoparticles on In Vitro Multiplication of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. Cv. Mex 69-290) Using a Temporary Immersion System

Background: Hormesis is considered a dose–response phenomenon characterized by growth stimulation at low doses and inhibition at high doses. The hormetic response by silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on in vitro multiplication of sugarcane was evaluated using a temporary immersion system. Methods: Sugarcane shoots were used as explants cultured in Murashige and Skoog medium with AgNPs at concentrations of 0, 25, 50, 100, and 200 mg/L. Shoot multiplication rate and length were used to determine hormetic response. Total content of phenolic compounds of sugarcane, mineral nutrition, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) was determined. Results: Results were presented as a dose–response curve. Stimulation phase growth was observed at 50 mg/L AgNPs, whereas inhibition phase was detected at 200 mg/L AgNPs. Mineral nutrient analysis showed changes in macronutrient and micronutrient contents due to the effect of AgNPs. Moreover, AgNPs induced ROS production and increased total phenolic content, with a dose-dependent effect. Conclusion: Results suggested that the production of ROS and mineral nutrition are key mechanisms of AgNP-induced hormesis and that phenolic accumulation was obtained as a response of the plant to stress produced by high doses of AgNPs. Therefore, small doses of AgNPs in the culture medium could be an efficient strategy for commercial micropropagation.
Evidence on individual preferences for longevity risk*

Abstract The standard model of intertemporal choice assumes risk neutrality towards the length of life: under additivity of lifetime utility and expected utility assumptions, agents are not sensitive to a mean preserving spread in the length of life. Using a survey fielded in the RAND American Life Panel, this paper provides empirical evidence on possible deviation from risk neutrality with respect to longevity in the US population. The questions we ask allow to find the distribution as well as to quantify the degree of risk aversion with respect to the length of life in the population. We find evidence that roughly 75% of respondents were not neutral with respect to longevity risk. Hence, there is a little empirical support for the joint use of the expected utility and additive lifetime utility assumptions in life-cycle models. Higher income households are more likely to be risk averse towards the length of life. We do not find evidence that the degree of risk aversion varies with age or education.
DETERMINATION OF SHARIA STOCK PRICE THROUGH ANALYSIS OF FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS AND MACRO ECONOMIC FACTORS

This study aims to analyze and obtain empirical evidence regarding the influence of corporate fundamental and macroeconomic factors on Islamic stock prices listed in the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII). The company's fundamental information is taken from the company's financial statements on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2012 to 2016 and Macro Economic Data taken from the official website of the Indonesian Central Statistics Agency. The method of selecting samples used was purposive sampling. The study results were fundamental factors such as Earning per Share (EPS), Return on Assets (ROA), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) and Exchange Rate significantly influences stock prices. On the other hand, the interest rate has no significant effect on stock prices. The model studied shows that the influence of independent variables on the dependent variable is high, namely 73.4%. It means other factors that can affect stock prices outside the variables studied are worth 26.6%.
Surgical treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts A retrospective analysis of 425 patients.

BACKGROUND We aimed to retrospectively analyze patients who underwent surgical treatment in our clinic for hydatid cysts in terms of the surgical methods implemented and their results. METHODS Archival records of the patients who underwent surgery for the treatment of hydatid cysts between 2007 and 2014 were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS The records of 425 patients who underwent surgery with varying ages of 16 to 88 years (mean: 44.5) were obtained. Among the patients, 33.9% (n=144) were male and 66.1% (n=281) were female. The most frequent symptoms were abdominal pain (46.4%) and dyspepsia (30.9%). About 79.5% of the patients had hydatid cysts in their livers, and 66.8% of these cysts were on the right lobe of the liver. Surgical intervention was performed on 513 cysts. The average diameter of these cysts was 8.3 cm. About 85.5% (n= 438) of the interventions implemented were partial cystectomy. Laparotomy was performed through the right subcostal incision on 81% (n=345) of the patients who underwent conventional surgery. The most frequently encountered complication was biliary fistula. The mortality rate was 0%. CONCLUSIONS The results showed that most of the cases were uncomplicated isolated hepatic hydatid cysts frequently found on the right lobe of the liver. The most frequently implemented surgical procedure was partial cystectomy. This procedure was simple, fast and applicable for uncomplicated hepatic hydatid cysts. KEY WORDS Hepatic hydatid cyst, Mortality, Partial cystectomy.
Teachers’ professionalism and continuing professional development: The perceptions of accounting teachers in vocational high schools in Yogyakarta Indonesia

Teacher professional development is considered an important strategy in education reform (e.g. Day & Sachs, 2004). Even though there is much written about professional development, teacher professionalism and new conceptions of professionalism, little research has investigated teachers’ perceptions of these concepts. In Indonesia, the government is reforming national education in line with globalisation with a focus on teacher competencies and teachers’ continuing professional development (CPD). I used Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model to explore Indonesian vocational education teachers’ perceptions of professionalism and continuing professional development and the environments in which development occurs. The study employed a qualitative interpretive approach to better understand teachers’ perceptions of professionalism and CPD and factors they perceived to be related to their CPD. The participants were six accounting teachers in Yogyakarta province, Indonesia, including three certified teachers and three uncertified teachers. Data sources included face-to-face interviews and teaching artefacts the teachers brought to the interview and used to explain their views and experience. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Teachers’ explanations revealed a range of perceptions of professionalism and CPD. While some teachers’ conceptions of professionalism were traditional, others were in the process of change towards a transformative conceptualisation. These accounting teachers perceived a range of factors affected their CPD, including person characteristics and environmental contexts such as students, family, colleagues at the microsystem level, principal and school level teacher forum at the mesosystem level, laws and provincial level teacher forum at the exosystem level, and national qualification framework, curriculum, ASEAN Economic Community at the macrosystem level. I discuss the importance of these factors in developing strategies to support teacher development to meet the demands of a changing society.
Educational Attainment and Kinship Ties: Does Kin Network Density Predict High School Graduation?

This paper attempts to address a gap in the literature, which does not account for the role of extended kin in the social fabric of the neighborhood. More specifically, this project seeks to answer whether the neighborhood effect on the chances of high school graduation may be confounded by the density of kin ties. My specific research questions are: 1) does kin network density affect high school graduation rates? And 2) does kin network density confound the correlation between neighborhood disadvantage and high school graduation? Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, U.S. decennial censuses, and the American Community Survey, I assess the density of the kinship network, measured as average number of extended kin within three miles, and likelihood of high school graduation. Results suggest that kin density affects high school graduation, but there is no confounding relationship between neighborhood effect and kin density. INDEX WORDS: Kinship, kin network, kin ties, social capital, neighborhood EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND KINSHIP TIES: DOES KIN NETWORK DENSITY PREDICT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION?
Patient satisfaction and quality of life among persons attending chronic disease clinics in South Trinidad, West Indies.

OBJECTIVE Patient satisfaction and quality of life are increasingly being recognized as central elements in the monitoring and evaluation of healthcare. In this survey, the level of patient satisfaction and quality of life were investigated in regular attendees at public health chronic disease facilities in South Trinidad. METHOD A random sample of 200 clients attending the three public chronic disease clinics during the period August 12, 2002 to December 31, 2002, completed self-administered questionnaires consisting of socio-demographic, quality of life (SF 12) and health service items. RESULTS Participants had an average of four annual visits and 75% of them were 50 years and older. Approximately two-thirds of participants gave health and support staff a rating of good to excellent. Overall clinic experience was rated as poor to fair by 41.5%. Forty-five and a half per cent gave a rating of the explanations given by doctors and nurses about their illnesses. Fifty-three and a half per cent and 58% gave a poor to fair rating for the length of the waiting time and explanation offered when there was a significant delay in the starting times of clinics respectively. In regression analyses controlling for age, gender and number of illnesses, ratings of clinic experience and all categories of clinic staff were significantly associated with SF-12 mental and physical component summary scores. CONCLUSION The findings suggest that in this population of regular clinic attendees, levels of client satisfaction and numbers of illnesses are associated with subjective quality of life.
Social exchange and integration into visits-at-home networks: Effects of third-party intervention and residential segregation on boundary-crossing

In this study, the concept of social integration will be rebuilt along arguments from social exchange theory and applied to close ties in social networks. Visiting children at home is part of daily routine–behaviour based on trust and expectations of reciprocity. Two different approaches to longitudinal modelling of ties in network data show that, once initiated, visits-at-home ties strongly tend towards reciprocity. While the intensification of these ties can be explained by E. Lawler’s affect theory of social exchange, their initiation will be regarded as a rational decision based on uncertainty and costs. Both increase when ethnic boundaries need to be crossed. Ethnic-residential segregation and spatial distance reduce the opportunity structure of inter-ethnic visits, and third-party intervention often inhibits ties in these networks.
Preoperative and Postoperative Clinical and Transvaginal Ultrasound Findings of Adenomyosis in Patients With Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis

Objectives: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) represents the most complex form of endometriosis and its treatment is still challenging. The coexistence of DIE with other appearances of endometriosis stimulates new studies to improve the preoperative diagnosis. Adenomyosis is a clinical form that shares several symptoms with DIE. The present study investigated the possible presence of adenomyosis in a group of women with DIE and its impact on pre- and postoperative symptoms. Materials and Methods: A group of women (n = 121) undergoing laparoscopic treatment for DIE were enrolled. Clinical and ultrasound evaluations were performed as preoperative assessment. The ultrasonographical appearances of DIE and of adenomyosis were recorded by 2-dimensional ultrasound. The following symptoms were considered: dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, abnormal uterine bleeding, bowel, and urinary symptoms. Pain was evaluated by the visual analog scale system and menstrual bleeding was assessed by the use of the pictorial blood assessment chart. In a subgroup of women (n = 55), a follow-up evaluation (3-6 months after surgery) was done. Results: A relevant number of patients with DIE showed adenomyosis (n = 59; 48.7%); in this group, dysmenorrhea (P = .0019), dyspareunia (P = .0004), and abnormal uterine bleeding (P < .001) were statistically higher than that in the group with only DIE. After surgery, painful symptoms improved in the whole group but remained significantly higher (P < .001) in the group with adenomyosis. Conclusions: Deep infiltrating endometriosis is frequently associated with adenomyosis, significantly affecting pre- and postoperative symptoms and thus influencing the follow-up management.
Phloem Ultrastructure and Pressure Flow: Sieve-Element-Occlusion-Related Agglomerations Do Not Affect Translocation[W]

Several protocols and methods were developed to study the in vivo structure, ultrastructure, and physiology of sieve tubes. The ultrastructure of sieve tubes differs significantly from what has been shown so far. The impact on phloem function is discussed. Since the first ultrastructural investigations of sieve tubes in the early 1960s, their structure has been a matter of debate. Because sieve tube structure defines frictional interactions in the tube system, the presence of P protein obstructions shown in many transmission electron micrographs led to a discussion about the mode of phloem transport. At present, it is generally agreed that P protein agglomerations are preparation artifacts due to injury, the lumen of sieve tubes is free of obstructions, and phloem flow is driven by an osmotically generated pressure differential according to Münch’s classical hypothesis. Here, we show that the phloem contains a distinctive network of protein filaments. Stable transgenic lines expressing Arabidopsis thaliana Sieve-Element-Occlusion-Related1 (SEOR1)–yellow fluorescent protein fusions show that At SEOR1 meshworks at the margins and clots in the lumen are a general feature of living sieve tubes. Live imaging of phloem flow and flow velocity measurements in individual tubes indicate that At SEOR1 agglomerations do not markedly affect or alter flow. A transmission electron microscopy preparation protocol has been generated showing sieve tube ultrastructure of unprecedented quality. A reconstruction of sieve tube ultrastructure served as basis for tube resistance calculations. The impact of agglomerations on phloem flow is discussed.
The Effect of Privacy Concerns on the Purchasing Behavior among Malaysian Smartphone Users

The rise of e-commerce and m-commerce has brought the intention to the privacy concerns among mobile buyers, and studies showed that it is an important factor that affect attitude and intention to buy products or services through smartphones. The objective of this paper is to investigate the issue of privacy concerns on the attitude and purchasing intention among Malaysian smartphone users. This was performed by investigating the relationships between privacy concerns and attitude towards purchase, as well as between the privacy concerns and the intention to purchase using smartphone apps. The paper provides significant insights on the issue of privacy concerns in the usage of smartphones which can help developers such as Google and Apple to improve their apps stores to provide better protection for users' privacy and security in Malaysia.
Antileishmanial and Antitrypanosomal Activity of Triterpene Derivatives from Latex of Two Euphorbia Species

The in vitro activity on Leishmania infantum promastigotes and Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes of 25 semisynthetic terpenoid derivatives has been evaluated. These compounds were obtained through chemical modifications of the major components of Euphorbia resinifera (α-euphol and α-euphorbol) and Euphorbia officinarum (obtusifoliol and 31-norlanosterol). Leishmaniasis and Chagas´ disease are major worldwide health problems. The drugs of choice for their treatment are still problematic in both cases, and therefore there is an urgent need to discover new drugs with high activity and low side effects. Natural products have become a key source of new drugs in the last years. The genus Euphorbia has been the subject of abundant phytochemical and pharmacological research because of its potential medical applications, but the antiparasitic effects of derivatives from plants of this genus are still unknown. Our results showed that 76% and 64% of the test compounds had antiparasitic effects on L. infantum and T. cruzi, respectively. The different activities on both parasites, especially their moderate effects on mammalian cells, indicate an interesting selective toxicity.
Effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs against experimental non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Objective: No effective drugs have been developed to date to prevent or treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), although diet modification and exercise to improve obesity have been attempted. Therefore, development of a novel drug/strategy to treat NAFLD is urgently needed. In the present study, a novel concept is proposed for the treatment of NAFLD. Methods: Fisher 344 male rats were given a choline-deficient, l-amino acid-defined (CDAA) diet or a high-fat high-calorie (HF/HC) diet with or without the antiplatelet agents, aspirin, ticlopidine or cilostazol for 16 weeks. Liver steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis, and the possible mechanisms involved were investigated. Results: All three antiplatelet drugs, namely aspirin, ticlopidine and cilostazol, significantly attenuated liver steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis in the CDAA diet group. Of the three agents, cilostazol was the most effective, and the drug also suppressed HF/HC diet-induced liver steatosis. Cilostazol appeared to exert its beneficial effect against NAFLD by suppressing mitogen-activated protein kinase activation induced by oxidative stress and platelet-derived growth factor via intercepting signal transduction from Akt to c-Raf. Conclusion: Antiplatelet agents, especially cilostazol, offer the promise of becoming key agents for the treatment of NAFLD.