Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Acceptance of Housing Alternatives for the Elderly: Consumer Perspectives

AbstractMany housing options for the elderly are being developed and promoted that could help older persons avoid premature nursing home care. Elderly person’s acceptance of four of these options was examined through a survey of Virginia Extension Homemaker Council members. These options were: ECHO housing, accessory apartments, shared housing, and board and care homes. Respondents had limited awareness of the ECHO housing, though they were somewhat familiar with the other options. Although they had not sought information on any of these options to any degree, a large proportion (37% - 47%) of the sample would consider living in them. Multiple regression was used to determine demographic and personal innovativeness characteristics which affect overall acceptance of the four types. Education, income, and age were significantly related to the Housing Adoption score. However, the innovativeness variable, Willingness to Take a Chance, was the strongest predictor in the regression model. The analysis indicates.
In vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the evaluation of hepatic encephalopathy in dogs.

OBJECTIVE To investigate clinical use of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H MRS) and to compare metabolic brain bioprofiles of dogs with and without hepatic encephalopathy. ANIMALS 6 dogs with hepatic encephalopathy and 12 control dogs. PROCEDURES Conventional MRI and single-voxel (1)H MRS were performed with a 3-T magnet. Images for routine MRI planes and sequences were obtained. Single-voxel (1)H MRS was performed with a point-resolved sequence with a short echo time (35 milliseconds) and voxel of interest placement at the level of the basal ganglia. Metabolites of interest included the glutamine-glutamate complex (sum quantification of glutamate and glutamine), myoinositol, N-acetyl aspartate, total choline, and creatine. Data were analyzed with postprocessing fitting algorithm software, and metabolite concentration relative to water and ratios with creatine as the reference metabolite were calculated. RESULTS Compared with control dogs, dogs with hepatic encephalopathy had specific changes, which included significantly higher concentration relative to water of the glutamine-glutamate complex and significantly lower concentration of myoinositol. Choline and N-acetyl aspartate concentrations were also slightly lower in dogs with hepatic encephalopathy than in control dogs. No differences in creatine concentration were detected between groups. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE (1)H MRS aided in the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in dogs, and findings supported the assumption that ammonia is a neurotoxin that manifests via glutamine-glutamate complex derangements. Use of (1)H MRS may provide clinically relevant information in patients with subclinical hepatic encephalopathy, equivocal results of bile acids tests, and equivocal ammonia concentrations or may be helpful in monitoring efficacy of medical management.
Stay on the Wikipedia task: When task-related disagreements slip into personal and procedural conflicts

In Wikipedia, volunteers collaboratively author encyclopedic entries, and therefore managing conflict is a key factor in group success. Behavioral research describes 3 conflict types: task‐related, affective, and process. Affective and process conflicts have been consistently found to impede group performance; however, the effect of task conflict is inconsistent. We propose that these inconclusive results are due to underspecification of the task conflict construct, and focus on the transition phase where task‐related disagreements escalate into affective and process conflict. We define these transitional phases as distinct constructs—task‐affective and task‐process conflict—and develop a theoretical model that explains how the various task‐related conflict constructs, together with the composition of the wiki editor group, determine the quality of the collaboratively authored wiki article. Our empirical study of 96 Wikipedia articles involved multiple data‐collection methods, including analysis of Wikipedia system logs, manual content analysis of articles' discussion pages, and a comprehensive assessment of articles' quality using the Delphi method. Our results show that when group members' disagreements—originally task related—escalate into personal attacks or hinge on procedure, these disagreements impede group performance. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Embodied Accounts of HIV and Hope

Capturing the complexity of the experience of chronic illness over time presents significant methodological and ethical challenges. In this article, we present methodological and substantive insights from a longitudinal qualitative study with 20 people living with HIV in Serbia. We used both repeated in-depth interviews and audio diaries to explore the role of hope in coping with and managing HIV. Using thematic longitudinal analysis, we found that the audio diaries produced distinctive, embodied accounts that straddled the public/private divide and engaged with alternative social scripts of illness experience. We suggest that this enabled less socially anticipated accounts of coping, hoping, and distress to be spoken and shared. We argue that examining the influence of different methods on accounting not only illustrates the value of qualitative mixed-method study designs but also provides crucial insights to better understand the lived experience of chronic illness.
In the vanguard of openness: do KIBS need internal innovation capabilities?

A major question in the research on openness concerns its connection to in-house innovation activities. Building on the notion of the innovation value chain, scholars have started to assess the relevance of external parties during the distinct phases in which knowledge is translated into business value. The possibility to substitute internal capabilities is particularly interesting in the domain of knowledge intensive business services (KIBS), which are relatively open by their very nature. On the basis of a literature review and an in-depth case study, we assess the opportunities for KIBS to rely on the knowledge and competences of external partners when pursuing innovation. We argue that openness can substitute a KIBS? internal capabilities for both the explorative and exploitative aspects of service innovation, but is of less relevance for the intermediate translation of raw ideas into marketable service propositions. Using panel-data from a survey conducted in the Netherlands, we show that openness in KIBS only has an interaction effect with the capability of conceptualizing. Our contribution lays in the demonstration of a functional limitation to substituting innovation capabilities for openness.
Cytogenetic characterization through chromosomic banding of Pinirampus pirinampu (Pisces, Pimelodidae) from the Tibagi river basin PR/Brazil.

Abstract Specimens of Pinirampus pirinampu were analyzed cytogenetically. Fifteen individuals were obtained from the Tibagi river near Sertaneja, PR, Brazil. A karyotypic structure consisting of 50 chromosomes distributed as 26M+12SM+2ST+10A was observed. The nucleolar organizing regions ( NORs) were identified on the short arm of a pair of subtelocentric chromosomes. A variation in size of the NOR regions was observed among the paired chromosomes. Chromomycin (CMA 3) staining established not only the nucleolar chromosome pair, but also fluorescent marking in the telomeric and centromeric regions of other chromosomes which seem to correspond to the distribution patterns of the constitutive heterochromatin. Restriction enzyme Alu I was employed and the reaction pattern obtained also corresponded to the heterochromatin constitutive distribution.
Reviewing and previewing the transparency of corporate social responsibility elements on Arab corporate websites, 2007-2010

This explorative study clearly brings to light current efforts of the Arab world on their way to become a globally competitive region in transparency and corporate social responsibility. Despite the current gap in comparison to leading CSR regions, it does seem that there several highly motivated leaders among Arab service companies, the Levant/Egypt region, and the globally active companies, who are driving strongly at the improvement of current performance gaps to benefit from the fruits of CSR by 2010, using recognized frameworks and up-to-date online technologies to engage stakeholders
Electronic Commerce Adoption in Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Executive Summary Electronic commerce (E-commerce) has been widely touted as a technology that enables small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to compete on par with their larger counterparts. Indeed, previous research has indicated that significant benefits are achieved by those SMEs that adopt and use E-commerce in their organizations. Amongst these are reduced costs, increased sales and the ability to reach a global market. The study presented in this report set out to determine whether SMEs in Wollongong were capitalizing on these benefits. In order to do so, it was necessary to examine the current rate of E-commerce adoption in Wollongong and compare it to the rate of adoption in a similar regional centre elsewhere to establish our rate of progress. This report presents the findings of a study of E-commerce adoption in SMEs in Wollongong (Australia) and Karlstad (Sweden). A survey instrument was developed and used to collect responses from 474 SMEs in total. The questions contained in the survey addressed a number of key E-commerce adoption issues, including the reasons SMEs adopt E-commerce, the benefits and disadvantages of E-commerce adoption and the barriers or inhibitors to E-commerce adoption. Although the findings are too numerous to summarise, several key statements can be made: 1. SMEs in Australia lag significantly behind their Swedish counterparts in E-commerce adoption. 2. E-commerce adoption and use in SMEs is determined by a number of business characteristics and it is not possible to develop a " one-size-fits-all " E-commerce solution for SMEs. 3. SMEs need to be re-educated about the benefits of E-commerce because this type of technology is still perceived by SMEs as being unsuitable to the way they do business.
A study of pesticide usage and pesticide safety awareness among farmers in Commewijne in Suriname.

In Suriname, the use of pesticide application is widely used in the production of rice, banana and vegetables. Even though, the pesticide law has not been enforced in Suriname, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (LVV) has taken several steps to reduce chemical application, such as the introduction of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) since 2003. Despite these actions between 2003 at present, L.V. V. is still receiving notifications from the Netherlands, which is Suriname’s largest vegetable export market. However, it is important that farmers comply with food safety requirements to protect themselves and the consumers, because the concerns of health impacts are rapidly growing. A survey was conducted with sixty farmers in district Commewijne to investigate how farmers are cultivating their crops and if they are cultivating according to minimum food safety rules. Findings revealed that farmers didn’t cultivate their vegetables in a sustainable matter. Results further indicated that most farmers do not use biopesticides, nor did they know what biological control is.
FIRM PERFORMANCE AND DIVIDEND-RELATED FACTORS: THE CASE OF MALAYSIA

The theory of dividend and its effect on the value of the firm is perhaps one of the most important yet puzzling theories in finance. The main objective of this study is to examine dividend related factors that can be relied upon when determining the value of the firm. We investigate the relationship between individual stock returns with dividend yield, dividend stability and changes in dividend yield from 1992 to 2000 in the Malaysian Trading/Services and Plantation firms. The statistical result from annually cross-sectional regression show weak evidence to support the significant role of dividend yield and dividend stability in explaining firm stock returns. Changes in dividend yield, on the other hand, have negative and significant coefficients in explaining stock returns in Trading/Services firms throughout 1993-1996 and the average crisis period. For Plantation firms, it is negatively significant only in 1994 and 1997.
Characteristics of Upward Leader Emerging From a Single-Phase Conductor With Different Voltage Class

In order to improve the shielding effect of the transmission line, the accurate line system design is significant. The electrogeometric model and leader progression model are two typical and most widely used numerical analysis models to analyze the shielding failure performance. However, both models call for more experimental evidence for accurate application. This paper investigates the characteristics of an upward leader emerging from 110-, 220-, 500-, and 1000-kV single-phase conductors through simulated experiments, and the conductor parameters and heights adopted are similar to the actual transmission lines in operation. The ac voltage generator is connected to the conductor to apply an operating voltage to the conductor. The influence of bundle number and conductor height on the upward leader is also discussed in detail. The obtained characteristics of an upward leader will be helpful to build appropriate numerical analysis models for the shielding failure of the transmission line.
Role of P‐selectin and P‐selectin glycoprotein ligand‐1 interaction in the induction of tissue factor expression on human platelets after incubation with porcine aortic endothelial cells

Development of coagulation disorders remains a major challenge in pig‐to‐primate organ xenotransplantation. Our previous studies demonstrated that porcine aortic endothelial cells (pAEC) activate human platelets to express tissue factor (TF). In this study, we investigated the molecular interaction between human platelets and pAEC to identify possible targets for further genetic modification and/or systemic therapy. Human platelets were incubated with pAEC from wild‐type (WT), α1,3‐galactosyltransferase gene‐knockout (GTKO), and GTKO pigs expressing human CD46, after which the platelets were analyzed for TF expression, TF mRNA level and TF function. pAEC were analyzed for von Willebrand factor (vWF) expression and mRNA level as well. Neutralizing antibodies for P‐selectin and P‐selectin glycoprotein ligand‐1 (PSGL‐1) were used to block the molecular interaction between platelets and pAEC. GTKO and GTKO/CD46 pAEC‐activated human platelets to induce human TF activity equivalently to WT pAEC. Simultaneously, after incubation with pAEC, platelets co‐expressed TF and P‐selectin. TF expression was blocked when pAEC and platelets were pre‐incubated with anti‐human P‐selectin or anti‐human PSGL‐1 antibodies, but not by anti‐porcine P‐selectin antibody. Activated pAEC up‐regulated TF on platelets through the interaction of porcine vWF with the human GPIb receptor. Up‐regulation of TF on human platelets by GTKO and GTKO/CD46 pAEC was comparable to that by WT pAEC, which is associated with concomitant expression of P‐selectin and PSGL‐1, forming an auto‐augmented loop of pAEC and platelet activation. Blocking of P‐selectin and PSGL‐1 interaction may be required to prevent up‐regulation of recipient TF in vivo after organ xenotransplantation.
Mothers’ attitudes towards toys as fast food premiums

Purpose – To explore mothers’ attitudes to fast food companies’ use of toy premiums as a marketing technique.Design/methodology/approach – Two focus groups and 12 individual interviews were conducted with 21 mothers of young children.Findings – The mothers considered toy premiums to be a highly effective form of marketing targeted at their children. Such purchase incentives stimulate a constant barrage of requests that parents must manage.Research limitations/implications – If parents are to successfully perform their role of food providers to address escalating rates of childhood obesity, they need assistance to counter‐balance the highly effective forms of marketing being employed by fast food companies.Practical implications – The findings have relevance for public policy makers in their efforts to assess the impacts of various promotional activities targeted at children. They are also useful for food marketers as they suggest how product offerings may be differentiated to better meet parents’ preferen.
Urinary 6‐sulfatoxymelatonin levels and their correlations with lifestyle factors and steroid hormone levels

Abstract: Exposure to light at night, as experienced by rotating night shift workers, has been related to lower circulating levels of melatonin, a hormone with recognized cancer protective properties. However, little is known about the relationship of other lifestyle factors or endogenous sex steroid hormones with melatonin levels. We examined cross‐sectional associations of age, reproductive and menopausal factors, body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption, smoking history, night shift work, as well as several other breast cancer risk factors, and circulating sex steroid hormone levels with creatinine‐adjusted morning urinary melatonin (6‐sulfatoxymelatonin, aMT6s) levels. Participants were 459 healthy, primarily premenopausal (age range 33–50 yr) women from the Nurses’ Health Study II (NHS II). Using multiple linear regression, we computed least‐square mean hormone levels across categories of lifestyle factors. Age was inversely related to aMT6s levels, particularly before menopause (premenopausal women, ≤39 yr versus ≥49 yr; aMT6s, 20.8 ng/mg versus 11.8 ng/mg creatinine; P for trend, 0.02). In multivariate analyses, BMI was significantly and inversely associated with aMT6s levels (P for trend, <0.01). Higher pack‐years of smoking were associated with significantly lower aMT6s levels (never smoker versus 15+ pack‐years, aMT6s = 17.4 ng/mg versus 12.3 ng/mg creatinine; P for trend, 0.04). We also observed a positive association between parity and aMT6s levels (P for trend, <0.01), but no other reproductive factors nor any of the sex hormones (estradiol, progesterone, estrone, estrone sulfate, dehydroepiandrostenedione, dehydroepiandrostenedione sulfate, testosterone, and androstenedione), as measured either in the luteal or the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, were significantly associated with aMT6s. In conclusion, higher age, BMI, and heavy smoking were significantly related to lower levels of melatonin, whereas parity was significantly associated with higher aMT6s levels. Melatonin levels may be one mechanism through which these factors influence the development of cancer, but more studies are needed to elucidate these mechanisms definitively.
Cox's Theorem and the Jaynesian Interpretation of Probability

There are multiple proposed interpretations of probability theory: one such interpretation is true-false logic under uncertainty. Cox's Theorem is a representation theorem that states, under a certain set of axioms describing the meaning of uncertainty, that every true-false logic under uncertainty is isomorphic to conditional probability theory. This result was used by Jaynes to develop a philosophical framework in which statistical inference under uncertainty should be conducted through the use of probability, via Bayes' Rule. Unfortunately, most existing correct proofs of Cox's Theorem require restrictive assumptions: for instance, many do not apply even to the simple example of rolling a pair of fair dice. We offer a new axiomatization by replacing various technical conditions with an axiom stating that our theory must be consistent with respect to repeated events. We discuss the implications of our results, both for the philosophy of probability and for the philosophy of statistics.
HERDING BEHAVIOR An Experience in Indonesian Stock Market

Stock market is a place where investor can make profit through stock trading, and many investor prefer to buy stocks over other financial instrument because it can give significantly higher return at the expense of higher risk. Many phenomenons are occuring within stock market that influence the movement of stock price, and one of them is herding behavior, which usually viewed as making the stock market more volatile and more risky. Herding behavior is a phenomenon in which an investor is following the decision made by other investors, and it can be caused by either irrational behavior (panic or euphoria) or rational behavior (an investor take a similar action since he/she thinks the other investors must know something that he does not). Researchersâ�� opinion on the effect of herding on stock market is also divided
Social Inclusion Through Cultural Engagement Among Ethnic Communities

This study analyzes arts attendance of six ethnic communities in Australia using social inclusion as a theoretical lens. Qualitative data from 20 interviews and 6 focus groups (N = 37) were examined. Respondents were from established (Italian, Greek), moderately established (Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian), and newly settled (African) communities. Four themes were identified that are linked to social inclusion: (a) social connectedness; (b) link with home culture; (c) link with host and other cultures; and (d) inclusive initiatives. All ethnic participants shared views on social connectedness; Vietnamese, Chinese, and Indian participants expressed a strong need to maintain links with their home culture and develop links with the host culture. Italian and Greek respondents focused on developing links with host and other cultures. African respondents wished to maintain home country links. The study advances arts marketing literature and cross-cultural marketing initiatives using a social inclusion lens to explain arts attendance by ethnic communities.
Corticotectal projections in the cat: Anterograde transport studies of twenty‐five cortical areas

Retrograde transport studies have shown that widespread areas of the cerebral cortex project upon the superior colliculus. In order to explore the organization of these extensive projections, the anterograde autoradiographic method has been used to reveal the distribution and pattern of corticotectal projections arising from 25 cortical areas. In the majority of experiments, electrophysiological recording methods were used to characterize the visual representation and cortical area prior to injection of the tracer.
Linear spin waves in a frustrated Heisenberg model.

Etude d'un modele d'Heisenberg qui possede un etat fondamental classique presentant une transition continue d'un etat de Neel a un etat spiral incommensurable. Ces etats ne sont pas stables par rapport aux fluctuations de spin quantiques dans une region finie de l'espace des parametres. Les resultats obtenus par la theorie de l'onde de spin lineaire suggerent l'existence d'un etat quantique de liquide de spin entre les 2 etats