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Anti-Elite Politics and Emotional Reactions to Socio-Economic Problems. Experimental Evidence on 'Pocketbook Anger' from France, Germany, and the United States

Many observers have noticed the importance of anger in contemporary politics, particularly with reference to populism. This article addresses the question under which conditions people become angry about a specific aspect of their lives: their personal financial situation. Specifically, it asks if populist anti-elite rhetoric has a causal influence on anger and if this influence differs across socio-economic groups. The theoretical expectation is that anti-elite rhetoric allows people to externalize responsibility for an unfavorable financial situation and thereby to turn negative self-conscious emotions into anger. The argument is tested with original survey data from France, Germany, and the United States. The empirical analysis yields three main insights. First, negative emotional reactions to respondents' personal finances (and anger in particular) are surprisingly widespread in all three countries. Second, there is a pronounced socio-economic gradient in the distribution of anger and other negative emotions. Third, and most importantly, randomly exposing participants to populist anti-elite rhetoric causes considerably higher expressed anger about one's financial situation in France and Germany, but less so in the United States. This suggests a causal role of anti-elite rhetoric in stirring "pocketbook anger. " This is true in particular in the middle classes. The notion that populist rhetoric reduces negative self-conscious emotions, such as shame, is not supported by the data.
Title Good for self or good for others ? The well-being benefits of kindness in two cultures depend on how the kindness is framed Permalink

In light of cultural differences in conceptions of happiness, we investigated whether members of independent (vs. interdependent) cultures would benefit from prosocial behavior when self-focus is highlighted (vs. when other-focus is highlighted). In a 1-week randomized controlled intervention, U.S. (N = 280) and South Korean (N = 261) participants were randomly assigned to read a news article that described kind acts as good for oneself or good for others, or to read a control article. All participants then performed kind acts throughout the week, and completed preand postmeasures of subjective well-being, connectedness, competence, and autonomy. Consistent with independent self-construals, U.S. participants who read that kindness was good for themselves showed greater increases in positive affect, satisfaction with life, and feelings of connectedness – and greater decreases in negative affect – than those who read the control article. Future research is needed to continue developing culturally-sensitive designs of positive activities. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 19 June 2019 Accepted 19 July 2019
Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide

This is the most widely used and highly regarded textbook and reference of emergency medicine - Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians. The 8th edition of Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine provides the depth and breadth of coverage that reflects the complexity and expertise needed to practice emergency medicine successfully in today's fast-paced environments. It is an important contemporary clinical emergency care resource for physicians, NPs, and PAs who practice emergency medicine and for emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine fellows. It remains the preferred study guide for in-training and board examinations and recertification. New to this edition: full-color design with more tables than ever to succinctly present key information; extensive updates to all sections, incorporating the latest guidelines, evidence-based protocols, and relevant research; expanded pediatric section, with complete clinical information for general and pediatric emergency physicians; expanded coverage of common emergency department procedures, with improved illustrations; and online access to more than 30 videos, covering a wide range of procedural and diagnostic topics and focusing on the latest ultrasound-guided techniques. From the reviews of the seventh edition: "Collectively, they have once again produced an excellent text that manages to cover the broad scope of emergency medicine while remaining an easily readable and practical resource.Last, for the inevitable comparison of this current edition of Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine with other available emergency medicine textbooks available: in my opinion, Tintinalli's still comes out on top. It is more concise and easier to read than some, yet it covers the breadth of emergency medicine practice more comprehensively than others. Just as previous editions did, the seventh presents all of the most pertinent and up-to-date information in a well-organized format that is comprehensive yet easy to read. That and many of the attractive new features in this current edition will ensure its place on my bookshelf for years to come. " (Jama).
PLATELETS AND THROMBOPOIESIS High-dose dexamethasone corrects impaired myeloid-derived suppressor cell function via Ets 1 in immune thrombocytopenia

• The impaired suppressive function of myeloid-derived suppressor cells plays a role in the pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia. • The effect of dexamethasone in correcting dysfunction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells suggests a new therapeutic mechanism of high-dose dexamethasone in patients with immune thrombocytopenia. Myeloid-derivedsuppressor cells (MDSCs)areheterogeneous immaturecells andnatural inhibitorsof adaptive immunity. In this study, theMDSCpopulationwasevaluated inadult patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), where cell-mediated immune mechanisms are involved in platelet destruction. Our data demonstrated that both the numbers and suppressive functions of MDSCswere impaired in the peripheral blood and spleens of patients with ITP compared with healthy control patients. High-dose dexamethasone (HD-DXM) treatment rescued MDSC numbers in patients with ITP. And DXM modulation promoted the suppressive function of MDSCs induced in vitro. Moreover, the expression of interleukin 10 and transforming growth factor b was significantly upregulated in DXM-modulated MDSCs compared with the unmodulated cultures. DXMmodulated MDSCs inhibited autologous CD4 T-cell proliferation and significantly attenuated cytotoxic T lymphocyte–mediated platelet lysis, further indicating enhanced control over T-cell responses. Elevated expression of the transcription factor Ets1 was identified in DXM-modulated MDSCs. Transfection of Ets-1 small interfering RNA efficiently blocked regulatory effects of MDSCs, which almost offset the augmentation of MDSC function by DXM. Meanwhile, splenocytes from CD61 knockout mice immunized with CD61 platelets were transferred into severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mouse recipients (C57/B6 background) to induce amurinemodel of severe ITP.We passively transferred theDXM-modulatedMDSCs induced from bone marrow of wild-type C57/B6 mice into the SCID mouse recipients, which significantly increased platelet counts in vivo comparedwith those receiving splenocyte engraftment alone. These findings suggested that impairedMDSCs are involved in the pathogenesis of ITP, and that HD-DXM corrected MDSC functions via a mechanism underlying glucocorticoid action and Ets1. (Blood. 2016;127(12):1587-1597)
One of widely used methods to realize the thermal rectification in this regime is changing the spatial configurations of the thermal systems

The radial thermal rectification in the concentric silicon ring from ballistic to diffusive regime is investigated based on the phonon Boltzmann transport equation. In the ballistic and diffusive limits, the analytical solutions prove that there is no thermal rectification. In the ballistic-diffusive regime, the heat flux prefers to flow from the inner boundary to the outer boundary. Furthermore, as the characteristic length (the distance between two circular boundaries) increases from tens of nanometers to tens of microns, the thermal rectification ratio enhances first and then fades away gradually. It attributes to that as the direction of the temperature gradient changes, the average phonon mean free path changes. The difference of the average phonon mean free path finally leads to the change of the heat flux or thermal conductivity. As the temperature decreases, the maximum thermal rectification ratio decreases. In addition, as the radius ratio between the inner and outer boundary increases, the thermal rectification ratio decreases for a given characteristic length.
Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants: Preterm Birth and Preterm Infants

1.1 General It is agreed by all physicians that preterm labor is comprised of regular uterine contractions, usually <5 minutes apart, that results in cervical change occurring before the 37th week of pregnancy. (Elliott, 2011) Often times, preterm labor can be successfully treated with tocolytic drugs, but when such treatment results in early delivery particularly (<32 weeks) it is devastating for the family, the physician, and society in general. According to statistics in the United States preterm birth occurred in 12.6% of deliveries in 2007. (Goldenberg, 2008) Indeed, up to 75% of all perinatal mortality and half of the neurologic disadvantaged children can be traced to simply delivering before term. Adequate nutritional status of women before becoming pregnant, during the pregnancy, and after delivery, reduces adverse outcomes for both mother and baby. (Kontic & Vucinic, 2006) The absence of appropriate micronutrients lead to maternal complications such as preterm labor (PTL), iron deficiency anemia, preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM), preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), as well as small for gestational (SGA) infants, and congenital malformations. (Scholl, 2008) Oxidative stress has been implicated in the development and pathogenesis of a number of diseases in neonates and especially those delivered prematurely. Newborns, and in particular preterm neonates, have less protection against and are very susceptible to free radical oxidative damage. (Saugstad, 2003) Good nutrition is vital to the health of the mother and baby. Unfortunately, the typical American diet exceeds the recommended daily allowance of meat, grains, and fats by approximately 20% and is as much as 40-60% deficient in dairy, fruit, and vegetables. (Kaiser & Allen, 2002). Pregnancy involves rapidly dividing cells, not only in the fetus, newborn and placenta, but also in the maternal compartment (such as red cell mass and the growing uterus). Pregnancy is one state where there is almost certainly a need for additional antioxidants to combat this stress. (Kaiser & Allen, 2002) Oxidative stress
Age at natural menopause and menopausal symptoms among rural women of Amritsar ( Punjab )

Background: To study the median/mean age at natural menopause and menopausal symptoms among rural females of district Amritsar (Punjab). Materials and Methods: In the present study, 100 post-menopausal women ranging in age from 40-60 years were included. Median age was calculated by probit analysis and mean age by recall method. A pre-tested questionnaire was used for studying menopause and symptoms associated with menopause. The data was presented as percentage. Results: Median/mean age at natural menopause among rural women was found to be 48.86 ±2.12/49.95 ±3.12 years. In the present study, the most frequently reported menopausal symptoms were aching in muscles and joints (88.75%), fatigue (81.25%), decrease in physical strength (75.00%) and aches in head and neck (62.50%). Conclusion: Median age at menopause in rural females of Amritsar was lower than the females of developed countries but higher than the other Punjabi populations. In this study, a majority of females (80%) reported one or more post-menopausal symptoms and the most common clinical symptoms associated with menopause were aching in muscles and joints, followed by fatigue, decrease in physical strength, aches in head and neck, poor memory/concentration, urine leakage during laugh and cough, increased urine frequency, hot flushes, night sweats and weight gain, but these women consider the symptoms as a natural change of life.
Managing Bubbles in Experimental Asset Markets with Monetary Policy

We study the eﬀect of a “leaning against the wind” monetary policy on asset price bubbles in a learning-to-forecast experiment, where prices are driven by the expectations of market participants. We ﬁnd that a strong interest rate response is successful in preventing or deﬂating large price bubbles, while a weak response is not. Giving information about the interest rate changes and communicating the goal of the policy increases coordination of expectations and has a stabilizing eﬀect. When the steady state fundamental price is unknown and the interest rate rule is based on a proxy instead, the policy is less eﬀective
Hypoglycaemic and Hypolipidaemic Effects of Leptadenia hastata ( Pers . ) Decne in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats

187 ABSTRACT: Laptadenia hastata (Pers.) Decne. (Asclepiadaceae) is a widely distributed tropical African herb used as vegetable. It is also used traditionally in the management of diabetes mellitus and treatment of stomach ache. This study evaluated the hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effects of water and methanol extracts of L. hastata in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats model. Oral administration of methanol and water extracts at 300 mg kg body weight (bw) have significantly (p < 0.05) decreased the blood glucose and increased liver and muscle glycogen levels. Significant (p < 0.05) reduction of serum triglyceride, very low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and an increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol level were observed. The results of the current study have demonstrated the hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effects of L. hastata extracts and underscore its potentials in the management of diabetes mellitus.
Avian development and disease:The importance of cranial neural crestcells in understanding cartilage repairstrategies

Improving cartilage repair is a problem faced by scientists and clinicians alike who study and treat a wide variety of diseases including osteoarthritis (OA). OA has recently been seen with greater frequency in the western world due to the increasingly aging population. At present the possibility of using multipotent cells in treatments for OA is an exciting possibility that has been met with difficulties.
High efficient Terahertz generation using pulse front tilt schemes

Engineering school Tecnun Master of Telecommunication Engineering High efficient Terahertz generation using pulse front tilt schemes by Paula Alcorta Intense ultrafast THz fields are of great interest for: electron acceleration, beam manipulation and measurement, and pump-probe experiments with coherent X-ray sources. Moreover, acceleration at THz frequencies has an advantage over RF, it can access high electric field gradients, and the beam delivery can be treated quasi-optically. This permits to reducethe size and cost of conventional accelerators and X-ray sources by many orders of magnitude. Nevertheless, high field THz pulse generation is needed.
The Consumption E ects of the Disposition to Sell Winners and Hold on to Losers*

Using a large sample of transaction-level data on all security trades and holdings as well as all spending and income from an online retail bank, we study the e ects of a ctitious sale initiated by the bank that changed the displayed purchase prices of all mutual funds in individuals' portfolios. We nd that individuals are more likely to sell ctitious winners, i.e., funds that are displayed as winners under the new purchase price but are losers under the actual purchase price. Beyond a ecting individual's disposition to sell winners and hold on to losers, we also document that individual consumption increases in response to realizing ctitious capital gains. To the best of our knowledge, this is the rst study documenting a causal link between purchase prices and trades using observational data and nding that the disposition to sell winning investments has real e ects in terms of a ecting individual consumption. Additionally, our nding that the subjective feeling of investment success and ctitiously changed capital gains a ect consumption is informative for the marginal propensity to consume out of stock market wealth. *We thank Alexander Michaelides, Paul Tetlock, Gur Huberman, Markku Kaustia, Samuli Knüpfer, Christine Laudenbach, Alex Imas, Johannes Maier, Simeon Schudy, and Martin Weber as well as seminar and conference participants at University of Georgia, Columbia, and Rising 5 Star for valuable comments. This research would not have been possible without the collaboration of a German bank. We gratefully acknowledge provision of data from this bank. We thank this bank and all its employees who helped us.
Managerial Practices on Performance of SME ’ s In Ghana : A Case Study of Three ( 3 ) Major Cities

the aim of this paper was to find out the impact of managerial practices on the performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprise’s (SME’s) in Ghana. The growth and development of SME’s are predominantly dependent on the efficient managerial practices of SME’s and subsequently the need to examine its influence on the performance of SME’s as well. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires from 200 registered SMEs operating within the three major cities in Ghana. The Cronbach's Alpha was used to check the reliability of the data which indicated high levels of consistencies. The empirical analysis was conducted using the multiple linear regression model. The results of the study indicated that there was a positive relationship between training practice and SME performance, performance appraisal, and SME performance and between incentive compensation and SME performance. This, therefore, implies that for the effective development of SME’s in Ghana, the owners should pay more attention to employees’ incentive motivation, capacity building of employees and the performance appraisal of employees
Anti-Exceptionalism about Logic

Anti-exceptionalism about logic is the doctrine that logic does not require its own epistemology, for its methods are continuous with those of science. Although most recently urged by Williamson, the idea goes back at least to Lakatos, who wanted to adapt Popper's falsicationism and extend it not only to mathematics but to logic as well. But one needs to be careful here to distinguish the empirical from the a posteriori. Lakatos coined the term 'quasi-empirical' `for the counterinstances to putative mathematical and logical theses. Mathematics and logic may both be a posteriori, but it does not follow that they are empirical. Indeed, as Williamson has demonstrated, what counts as empirical knowledge, and the role of experience in acquiring knowledge, are both unclear. Moreover, knowledge, even of necessary truths, is fallible. Nonetheless, logical consequence holds in virtue of the meaning of the logical terms, just as consequence in general holds in virtue of the meanings of the concepts involved; and so logic is both analytic and necessary. In this respect, it is exceptional. But its methodologyand its epistemology are the same as those of mathematics and science in being fallibilist, and counterexamples to seemingly analytic truths are as likely as those in any scientic endeavour. What is needed is a new account of the evidential basis of knowledge, one which is, perhaps surprisingly, found in Aristotle.
Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series N ° 08 – 14 Evolutionary Finance

Evolutionary finance studies the dynamic interaction of investment strategies in financial markets. This market interaction generates a stochastic wealth dynamics on a heterogenous population of traders through the fluctuation of asset prices and their random payoffs. Asset prices are endogenously determined through short-term market clearing. Investors’ portfolio choices are characterized by investment strategies which provide a descriptive model of decision behavior. The mathematical framework of these models is given by random dynamical systems. This chapter surveys the recent progress made by the authors in the theory and applications of evolutionary finance models. An introduction to and the motivation of the modeling approach is followed by a theoretical part which presents results on the market selection (and co-existence) of investment strategies, discusses the relation to the Kelly rule and implications for asset pricing theory, and introduces a continuous-time mathematical finance version. Applications are concerned with simulation studies of the market dynamics, empirical estimation of asset prices and their dynamics, and the evolution of investment strategies using genetic programming. aEconomic Studies, University of Manchester, United Kingdom. igor.evstigneev@manchester.ac. uk bSwiss Banking Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland. thens@isb.uzh. ch cLeeds University Business School and School of Mathematics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. K.R. Schenk-Hoppe@leeds.ac. uk This manuscript is written for the Handbook of Financial Markets: Dynamics and Evolution, a volume in the Handbooks in Finance series, edited by William Ziemba. We thank the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research “Financial Valuation and Risk Management” for financial support. Klaus Reiner Schenk-Hoppé gratefully acknowledges financial support by the Finance Market Fund, Norway (project ”Stability of Financial Markets: An Evolutionary Approach”).
Sago palm situation in sago using agrarian societies in PNG : A systems thinking approach To review the existing sago palm situation in sago using agrarian societies in Malalaua area of PNG , a Venn

Sago palm’s versatility to grow in hostile conditions and its ability to act as a natural carbon dioxide sink, in the light of environmental damage control, as stressed by Stanton (1993) and recent studies bordering on the morphological variability and genetic diversity of sago palm in Indonesia (e.g. Ehara et al., 2000), in the Pacific Island Countries of Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands (cf. Dowe 2001, 2002; Ehara et al., 2003), have all suggested a fresh multidisciplinary approach to promote sago as a multipurpose food crop and an indispensable industrial material for the 21st century. Adaptive research programmes into soil management, sago estate development and creating effective market distribution of sago-based products, of which networking between multidisciplinary academic communities and sago user groups are quite necessary. Finding synergies (i.e. apt combination and application of resources) within the sago palm industry calls for concerted efforts to promote sago, of which biodiplomacy is not only a vehicle for strategically managing sago resources but is critically important. This strategic management approach weaves biodiplomacy around international negotiation processes and structures. Biodiplomacy is then seen as a vehicle to pave the way for mobilising scientific and indigenous knowledge, appropriate level of technology application, let alone building a network of information society to better manage sago resources. This information society will enhance plant genetic resources, access and benefit sharing, which underlie important human learning and participatory development of societies. This study also explores the inter-linkages between biodiplomacy and bioethics of the sago palm, determining how these linkages will provide the basis for not only sustainable agriculture and rural development, but also has implications for biosafety and biotechnology issues (Laufa 2004).