Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Personality and Functional Limitations: Investigating the Mediating Effect of Positive Social Exchanges

Personality and Functional Limitations: Investigating the Mediating Effect of Positive Social Exchanges Priyanka S. Mehta Research suggests a link between personality traits and various health outcomes. There is now a need to understand why this association exists by investigating potential underlying mechanisms. The current study investigated a potential mechanism that has not received much attention, positive social exchanges (PSS). PSS have been linked to health in various studies, but more research is needed to understand its association with health. The current study utilized data from 6,095 community-dwelling adults from the National Study of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS Wave 1; ages 20-75; Mage = 46.83, SD = 12.90). Using the Hayes PROCESS macro, we investigated whether PSS mediated the association between the Big Five personality traits (i.e. conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, openness to experience) and functional limitations. The associations between neuroticism, conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness and functional limitations were significantly mediated by PSS. Exploratory age moderation revealed that age significantly moderated the association between neuroticism, conscientiousness, and extraversion with functional limitations such that the association was stronger at older ages. Through further analyses of these paths, it is possible to get a stronger understanding of how these processes work. PERSONALITY, POSITIVE SOCIAL EXCHANGES, & HEALTH iii Table of
Persistent Liver Enzyme Abnormalities Precedes Proximal Muscle Weakness: A Rare Case Report of Anti-HMGCR Necrotizing Myopathy in a Statin Naive Female

Within the past decade, a novel antibody to HMG-CoA-Reductase [3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase] has surfaced as the possible link to statin associated Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy (NAM). This antibody, however, has now also been discovered in NAM without prior statin exposure sparking heightened interest in the pathophysiology. This case reports highlights a unique initial presentation of this obscure disease process to promote clinical awareness and discuss potential novel mechanisms leading to the development of Anti-HMGCR autoimmune necrotizing myopathy. Future research attempts should continue to identify additional genetic and phenotypic risk factors in predisposed individuals to facilitate early diagnosis of this disease process to prevent unnecessary functional decline.
Impact of E-Commerce Sales on Profitability and Revenue. The Case of the Manufacturing Industry

E-commerce has grown significantly in recent years. Although the factors that contribute to the implementation of e-commerce have been studied in prior literature, little has been done about the impact that the introduction of e-commerce has on both profitability and revenue. This is important because, as Solow (1987) points out, the information technology expenditures do not always allow firms to achieve a better performance. For this purpose, the authors use the data from the Spanish Survey on Business Strategies (ESEE). The research covers an eight-year period (2008-2015). 2,544 Spanish companies belonging to the manufacturing sector were analysed. Results show that neither business-to-business (B2B) nor business-to-consumers (B2C) e-commerce seem to have influence on the revenue growth. Therefore, a substitution effect may exist between the sales by physical channels and e-commerce sales. However, the authors have found evidence that companies which adopt a high level of e-commerce (B2C and B2C simultaneously) immediately experience increase in their profitability. Moreover, if firms adopt only B2B or B2C the positive effects on profitability are achieved in the year subsequent to that of the measurement of the e-commerce status.
Down-regulation of tissue factor inhibits invasion and metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer

Objective: Tissue factor (TF) is clinically identified as a marker for the detection of various types of cancer as well as the prediction of prognosis for cancer patients. This present study aims to explore the possibility and feasibility to use plasma TF as a biomarker for the prediction of prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: A total of 100 patients with NSCLC at stage I to IV was included in the study, in whom the expression of plasma TF was detected. The Cox proportional-hazards regression model was then used to analyze the collected information, attempting to identify how patients' overall survival (OS) was associated with the expression of plasma TF. To verify the function of TF in invasion and metastasis, the expression of plasma TF was downregulated by SiRNA both in vivo and in vitro. Results: The expression of plasma TF in NSCLC patients was related to the diagnosis age of the patient. It was noted that patients with high TF expression levels tended to have worse OS performance, which implied that TF could be used as a marker for patients with stage I-IV NSCLC (HR = 2.030, 95% CI = 1.21-3.398, P = 0.007). TF down-regulation inhibited the growth of tumor in vitro as well as the metastasis and invasion of NSCLC cells in vivo. Conclusion: Both in vivo and in vitro, the invasion and migration of NSCLC cells are suppressed by TF knockdown. TF has the potential to become an effective biomarker for the prediction of prognosis of patients with stage I-IV NSCLC.
SELECTED THERMAL AND RHEOLOGIC PARAMETERS OF LIQUID FUELS

This article deals with thermal and rheologic properties of selected liquid fuels (diesel with different content of RME – Rapeseed Methyl Esters). Fuel samples had RME content 3 %, 7 %, 10 %, 15 %, 20 %. There were measured basic thermophysical parameters as: thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, volume specific heat and effusivity. Thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of samples were measured by two different transient method – Hot wire (HW) method and Dynamic plane source (DPS) method. The values of volume specific heat and effusivity were calculated from obtained experimental results. All results were statistically processed. Rheologic parameter – dynamic viscosity was measured during heating process in temperature range (20 80) °C. For dynamic viscosity detection was used digital rotational viscometer DV 2T. For every dependency were obtained decreasing exponential relations with high coefficients of determination. The results of physical properties measurement showed on significant influence of RME concentration in diesel.
Increased prevalence of obesity, diabetes mellitus and hypertension with associated risk factors in a mine-based workforce, Democratic Republic of Congo

Introduction The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries, with the largest portion occurring in Africa. Results from earlier baseline measures on obesity, diabetes and hypertension (ODH) in the Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) workforce in 2010 showed high proportions of overweight, pre-diabetic and pre-hypertensive individuals, predicting an upward trend in the burden of ODH over time. The 2010-2015 longitudinal trends on ODH and related risk factors among the TFM workforce is presented herein, and projects the consequent burden of these diseases on the workforce by 2025 if an effective prevention program is not implemented. Methods A longitudinal, retrospective cohort study with 3-time intervals was conducted using occupational health records collected on all employees and contractors who had a pre-employment or follow up medical checkups covering the period between January 2010 and December 2015. Repeated paired t tests measured changes in mean values of quantitative risk factors, while a chi-square test assessed changes in prevalence and categorical risk factors over time. A linear projection model was used to predict the consequent morbidity of ODH for the subsequent 10 years up to 2025. Results Between 2010 and 2015, prevalence increased from 4.5% to 11.1% for obesity, 11.9% to 15.6% for diabetes, and 18.2% to 26.5% for hypertension. By 2025, provided no prevention program is implemented, prevalence is predicted to reach 25%, 24% and 42% respectively for obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Conclusion Without implementation of a comprehensive NCD prevention plan, the burden of ODH and other NCDs is predicted to increase dramatically in the TFM workforce. Alone or combined, NCDs have the potential to dramatically increase operational costs while decreasing productivity over time.
In Vitro Comparative Evaluation of Newly Produced Desensitizer, Chlorhexidine and Gluma on Bond Strength and Bond Longevity of Composite to Dentin

Statement of the Problem: Etching process on dentin can activate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) which hydrolyze organic matrix of demineralized dentin. Gluma and chlorhexidine could inhibit the activation of MMP. Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a new desensitizing material consisting of Gluma and chlorhexidine together on the shear bond strength and bond durability of composite restorations. Materials and Method: One hundred and twenty caries-free extracted premolars were sectioned horizontally from one third of the coronal crown to expose flat dentin surface and randomly divided into 4 groups. In the control group, no surface treatment was used. In the first group chlorhexidine (CHX) 2%, in the second group, new material (NM) and in third group Gluma desensitizer (GD) was applied after etching and before bonding(total-etch bonding system). After the bonding process, the composite was placed on the surface of the samples using a cylindrical mold. Then, the shear bond strengths of half of the specimens were measured after 24 hours and the other half after 6 months of storage in distilled water and thermocycling. The failure types of specimens were evaluated with a stereomicroscope. Data were analyzed using One-way Anova and Tukey's Post Hoc tests in SPSS software. Results: After 6 months, the bond strength decreased in all groups and differences were statistically significant (p= 0.002). The highest shear bond strength was observed after 6 months in the NM group and the GD group with no statistically significant difference. The 24-hour bond strengths were not significant between groups. Mix failure had the highest rate in all groups. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the effect of combination of chlorhexidine and Gluma on maintaining the integrity and strength of bond over time is similar to Gluma compound alone and they have better effect than chlorhexidine.
Markups, Quality, and Trade Costs

We investigate theoretically and empirically how exporters adjust their markups across destinations depending on bilateral distance, tariffs, and the quality of their exports. Under the assumption that trade costs are both ad valorem and per unit, our model predicts that markups rise with distance and fall with tariffs, but these effects are heterogeneous and are smaller in magnitude for higher quality exports. We find strong support for the predictions of the model using a unique data set of Argentinean firm-level wine exports combined with experts wine ratings as a measure of quality.
Impact Of Some Antitranspirants On Yield And Fruit Quality Of Hamawy Apricot Trees Grown In Sandy Soils

During 2010 and 2011 seasons, Hamawy apricot trees were subjected twice to three antitranspirants namely Vapor gard, Kaolin and green miracle each at 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0 % in addition to the control treatment. Results showed that foliar application of the three antitranspirants namely Vapor gard, Kaolin and green miracle at 1.0 to 4.0 % considerably declined preharvest fruit dropping and total acidity % and improved the yield, calcium pectate % on distal and proximal sides of the abscission zone, fruit weight, total soluble solids %, total and reducing sugars, sucrose % and ascorbic acid comparing with the check treatment. The effect either in reduction or promotion was associated with increasing concentrations of these antitranspirants. In ascending order, application of Vapor gard, Kaolin and green miracle was very effective in this respect. Increasing concentrations from 2.0 to 4.0 % failed to show measurable effect on these parameters.Treating Hamawy apricot trees grown in sandy soil twice with green Miracle at 2.0 % was essential for improving the yield quantitively and qualitatively.
Psychosocial profiles of children referred for treatment for sexual behavior problems or for having been sexually abused

Aim/Background: Both children with sexual behavior problems and children who have been sexually abused have a variety of psychosocial profiles, and the treatments offered to these two groups of clients overlap considerably. The question arises whether it makes sense to offer treatments tailored to each of these two groups. To investigate this question, this study attempted: 1) to identify the various psychosocial profiles of children referred for services either because they had displayed sexual behavior problems or because they had been sexually abused, and 2) to compare the proportion of children from each of these two client groups among children with each of the profiles identified. Material/Methods: The participants in this study consisted of 147 children living in Quebec and their parents or other adults significant in their lives. The children's ages ranged from 6 to 12 years (M = 9.3), and the gender ratio was 62% male, 38% female. Out of these 147 children, 117 had been referred for a specific course of treatment for children with SBPs, while 30 had been referred to children's protection services because they had been sexually abused. Semi-structured interviews and standardized questionnaires were used to measure indicators of the children's psychosocial profiles (individual characteristics predisposing them to behavior problems, stressors affecting their parents' ability to provide optimal care, coercive parenting practices, and disruptions in psychosexual development). Results: By means of a latent-class analysis, the children in the sample were classified as presenting three different psychosocial profiles: 1) resilient children, 2) children involved in an intergenerational cycle of abuse, and 3) children whose functioning was highly impaired. Within each of these three classes, the proportions of children referred for sexual behavior problems and children referred for having been sexually abused were about equal. Conclusions: The results support the hypothesis that children referred for sexual behavior problems and children who have been sexually abused can benefit from the same treatments, provided that these treatments are tailored to the specific characteristics of the three psychosocial profiles identified in this study. Keywords: sexual behavior problems, sexual abuse, children, typology Language: en
Nurses' related factors influencing the use of physical restraint in critical care units

Although physical restraints are used commonly to maintain the safety of critically ill patient, the use of physical restraints is associated with many adverse effects. Therefore, several attempts have been made to identify and control factors affecting restraint utilization in critical care units (CCUs). This study aims to identify nurses' related factors influencing the use of physical restraints in CCUs. This study was conducted in three of the CCUs of Alexandria Main University Hospital. Fifty critical care nurses, working in the above mentioned settings, who apply physical restraints, were recruited sequentially in this study. Fifty patients who were restrained and assigned to the observed nurses were included in this study. Patients who were restrained for a period of less than two hours were excluded. Two tools were used to collect the required data; nurses' restraint performance checklist, and nurses' related factors influencing the use of physical restraint questionnaire. It can be concluded from this study that older nurses and those with higher qualification and years of experience have better restraint related performance than others. Nurses' knowledge and performance are in need for improvement. Therefore, it is recommended to conduct in-service training programs for nurses working in CCUs on restraint utilization and restraint alternatives. The hospital should develop evidence based guideline on physical restraining to be available for all nurses and physicians in order to follow. (Tarek H. Al-Khaled, Eman M. Zahran, and Azza H. El-Soussi. Nurses' related factors influencing the use of physical restraint in critical care units. Journal of American Science 2011; 7(8):13-22). (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.americanscience. org .
Documenting Domestic Violence among Ethnically Diverse Populations: Results from a Preliminary Study

Domestic violence against women is pervasive and an unrecognized cause of chronic mental and physical health problems. Although recently domestic violence has received much attention, little research has been focused on documenting, comparing, and understanding the experiences of Anglo. Hispanic, and Native American women in rural communities. The present study examines violence as experienced by women in abusive relationships, seeking services of domestic violence shelters in rural communities. Study findings indicate that the violence started early in relationships, was frequent, severe enough to be shared with others, and varied in type. Further, the study results also indicate differences among Anglo and Hispanic study subjects in terms of the typology of domestic violence experienced and in the violence experienced in childhood and previous intimate relationships. These findings can be helpful in understanding and addressing the issues of domestic violence among underserved populations and in developing shelter-based community-wide, culturally sensitive education, prevention and intervention strategies.
Methadone Diversion: A New Look

This paper examines the nature and extent of methadone diversion, drawing on interviews and ethnographic data collection with methadone maintenance clients and current narcotics users not in treatment. We explore the social as well as the economic role of diversion in the drug world and find that it is a more complex phenomenon than the simple monetary transaction it is often portrayed to be. Our data indicate that selling or sharing of methadone by methadone clients, though still uncommon, is the primary source of street methadone. We find that removal of take-home dosages from the client population would have deleterious effects on retaining in treatment many otherwise compliant clients and would have minimal effect on diversion. A flexible and differentiated approach might help to reduce diversion while a singular, punitive administrative approach is unlikely to do more than simply contain the situation on the surface and drive it underground.
The Capital Purchase Program’s Effect on Firm Dynamics over the Business Cycle

Using census data on county level business dynamics I estimate the impacts of the Treasury Department’s Capital Purchase Program on firm entry, firm exit, employment expansion, and employment contraction following the 2008 Financial Crisis. The Capital Purchase Program bought stock in banks to shore up risky assets and ideally induce banks to extend new loans to credit worthy households and small businesses. If the Capital Purchase Program made banks more likely to provide credit to local firms and entrepreneurs, counties should have seen improved firm entry and employment expansion and decreased firm exit and employment contraction relative to untreated counties. Using synthetic control methods I estimate the direct and spillover effects of a county having a bank receive Capital Purchase Program funds on local business dynamics in the seven years following treatment. The estimates show the CPP had small impacts on firm entry, but caused moderate improvements in long run firm exit, expansion, and contraction behavior.
A novel ZZ/ZW chromosome morphology type in Eigenmannia virescens (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from upper Paraná River basin

Gymnotiformes fishes present a great variation in chromosome numbers. Sternopygidae species are either sex-homomorphic or sex-heteromorphic. This study reports a novel ZZ/ZW chromosome morphology type in Eigenmannia virescens collected from the upper Paraná River basin, which presented karyotype composed of 2n = 38 chromosomes, 6 metacentric (m), 10 submetacentric (sm), 4 subtelocentric (st) and 18 acrocentric (a) for males and 5 m, 11 sm, 4 st and 18 a for females, where the Z is a metacentric chromosome and the W is submetacentric chromosome. A single pair of chromosomes carrying the nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) was detected in the acrocentric chromosome pair No. 15 by silver-staining and confirmed by the 18S rDNA-FISH. Multiple 5S rDNA sites were detected in the karyotype, all of them in pericentromeric regions. The heterochromatin was mainly located in the pericentromeric regions of all chromosomes, and a conspicuous accumulation of heterochromatin colocated in NORs sites. Thus, the variation of Z and W chromosome types, associated with different chromosome sex systems (undifferentiated, XX/XY and ZZ/ZW) and different karyotypic formulae, reinforce that E. virescens should be considered a species complex.
Is this pregnancy viable? When bleeding or pain occur in early pregnancy and ultrasound is inconclusive, a single progesterone test can often answer that question.

This leads to concern, both for patients and physicians, as it can be the first sign of a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy. A longitudinal popu-lation-based Swedish study of women who had ever been pregnant found that one in 4 had experienced an early pregnancy failure. Overall, about 12% of clinically recognized pregnancies ended in miscarriage.
Pharmacy Student Attitudes to Patient Education: A Longitudinal Study

Background: A significant level of interest in patient-centredness, one of the components required for effective interaction with patients, is being shown in health communication circles. By adopting a patient-centred approach in the process of patient consultation, pharmacists strive to ensure safe and effective medicine use. The purpose of this study was to explore pharmacy student attitudes toward patient education and patient-centredness as they progressed through a 4-year program. Methods: One class year of pharmacy students at the University of Saskatchewan volunteered to complete a self-administered survey each year of their program to longitudinally assess their confidence in and difficulty with patient consultation, their level of patient empathy and their orientation toward patient-centredness. Results: Noticeable changes were seen in all constructs, especially from first to second year. Gender appeared to influence 2 of the constructs: patient-centredness and empathy. Conclusion: A combination of overall life experience, pharmacy undergraduate training and practice site experience likely contributed to the observed results. While attempting to quantify such constructs is of interest and may turn out to be a useful monitoring component, observation of student behaviour during objective structured clinical exams likely will continue to be the most valuable tool.