Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The positive effects of tattooing in relation to body image and self-esteem

This study had the intention of exploring the positive effects tattooing has on an individual in relation to their body image and self-esteem. It did this by combining numerous methodological pathways such as ethnographic interviews and participatory, photographic elicitation. This study focused on six individuals, two males and four females, three of which were tattoo artists and three whom where members of the tattoo community. These individuals were selected using convenience sampling. Narrative analysis was used with a means to analyse interview transcripts in order to tell the participants story. This resulted in three main themes being uncovered: “I was an Ugly Duckling”, “You Feel More Attractive To You” and “Tattoos Are Like My Own Personal Camouflage”. These themes represent the journey the individuals experienced because of tattoos and reflect how the individuals increased in terms of their self-esteem, body image and confidence.
Borja Martinovic and Religious Group Identification Social Identity Complexity and Immigrants ' Attitude Toward the Host Nation : The Intersection of Ethnic

Social identity complexity refers to individual differences in the interrelationships among multiple ingroup identities. The present research conducted in the Netherlands examines social identity complexity in relation to Muslim immigrants’ national identification and the attitude toward the host majority. Three studies are reported that focused on the interrelationship between ethnicity and religion and examined social identity complexity in different ways. Study 1 showed that lower social identity complexity is associated with lower national identification. Studies 2 and 3 examined the interaction between ethnic and religious group identification. For Muslim identifiers, higher ethnic identification was related to lower national identification and higher ingroup bias (Studies 2) and lower endorsement of national liberal practices (Study 3). In contrast, for those who did not strongly identify with Muslims, higher ethnic identification was associated with higher national identification, stronger endorsement of Dutch liberal practices, and more positive stereotypes about the Dutch outgroup (Study 3).
Sticky Floors and Occupational Segregation: Evidence from Pakistan

The paper uses the micro data from nationwide Pakistan Labour Force Survey 2005-06 to examine the hypothesis of glass ceilings and sticky floors, both in public and private sectors. The study explores the conditional gender wage distributions at different quantiles—a subject that so far has not attracted much attention in Pakistan. The results support that the gender wage differentials monotonically increase as one moves towards the bottom floor of the conditional wage distribution, i.e., the evidence validates the sticky floor hypothesis. The second sub-theme of the paper has been to investigate those factors that encourage occupational segregation in the labour market. For this purpose, an index of occupational segregation has been calculated for each of the occupational group. The value of Duncan’s D (Duncan Gender Occupational Dissimilarity Index) suggests that 40 percent employees (both men and women) have to change their jobs for an identical male and female labour force distributions. As a final result it has been established that the female participation has been very low, particularly in high paid occupational categories like mangers, legislators and senior officials.
THE IMPACT OF PATH-GOAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOUR ON GROUP COHESIVENESS: A JAPANESE ELECTRONIC COMPANY AND SINGAPOREAN ELECTRONIC COMPANY IN JOHOR

between line managers in two electronics companies, one a Japanese and the other a Singaporean in Johor Bahru, Johor. The objectives of the study are 1) to seek characteristics of Path-Goal leadership behaviour often displayed by a manager of an organization. 2) to seek the effects of Path-Goal leadership behaviour towards group cohesiveness? One hundred and one Line Managers were selected as respondents of the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument used in this study. The first questionnaire was developed by Yulk (1981) and further improved by Aminuddin (1992). This was used to measure Path-Goal leadership. The second questionnaire is by Dobbins and Zaccaro (1986) which was used to measure group cohesiveness. The data was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The result showed that supportive leadership behaviours were present at the Japanese company whilst directive top down leadership behaviours at the Singaporean company. The result was significant for the Singaporean company where the Path-Goal leadership style practiced affected group cohesiveness at r2 = 0.305, P< 0.05. However, the Path-Goal leadership in the Japanese Company did not have an impact on group cohesiveness recorded at r2 = 0.167, P< 0.05. Keywords: leadership, path-goal theory, strategic management, research, evaluation
Evaluation of the Expression and Function of the TRE2-like and TRE2 Genes in Ecdysis of Harmonia axyridis

Harmonia axyridis is an important predatory insect and widely used in biological control of agricultural and forestry pests. Trehalose is directly involved in the energy storage of the H. axyridis and in the oxidative function of various physiological activities thereby providing an energy source for its growth and development. The aim of this study was to explore the potential function of membrane-bound-like trehalase (TRE2-like) and membrane-bound trehalase (TRE2) genes in H. axyridis by RNAi. In addition, the activity of soluble and membrane-bound trehalase and the expression of genes related to trehalose and glycogen metabolism were determined in the larvae injected with dsTRE2-like or dsTRE2. The results showed that wing abnormality and mortality appeared in adults, as well as the activity of soluble trehalase and glycogen contents increased when interfering with TRE2-like gene. However, the activity of membrane-bound trehalase, trehalose and glucose contents in the larvae decreased. The expression of glycogen synthase (GS) and glycogen phosphorylase (GP) genes were decreased after RNAi in the ecdysis stage. The expression of chitin synthase gene A (CHSA), chitin synthase gene B (CHSB), and trehalose-6-phosphate synthase genes (TPS) were decreased significantly after RNAi, especially in the ecdysis stage. These results indicated that RNA interference is capable of knocking down gene expression of TRE2-like and TRE2, thereby disrupting trehalose metabolism which affects the chitin synthesis pathway in turn and also leads to developmental defects, such as wing deformities. This study could provide some theoretical guidance for the function of TRE2 gene in other insects.
QALY and health care costs-based damage cost toolkit for evaluating air quality measures

This toolkit is targeted at local authorities in the UK. It aims to generate estimates of QALY losses and health care costs (NHS and PSS) per tonne of emission of PM2.5 and NOx (or NO2) emitted, in order to support the economic evaluation of air quality measures. As a number of inputs were derived from the Leeds-Bradford Low Emission Zone (LEZ) feasibility study, the toolkit is especially appropriate for the economic evaluation of air quality measures in this region, using information on the targeted population size and the expected annual reduction in pollutant load (spread-sheet “using emission data only”). Alternatively, in order to evaluate air quality measures outside of West Yorkshire or in areas with a substantial different population density than Leeds/Bradford, it is possible to enter area-specific estimates of avoided cases of adverse health endpoints as input data of the toolkit (via spread-sheet “Using emissions and HIA results”).
Systems Biology and Polygenic Traits GSTP 1 c . 313 A G polymorphism in Russian and Polish athletes

Aleksandra Zarebska, Zbigniew Jastrzebski, Ildus I. Ahmetov, Piotr Zmijewski, Pawel Cieszczyk, Agata Leonska-Duniec, Marek Sawczuk, Katarzyna Leznicka, Grzegorz Trybek, Ekaterina A. Semenova, and Agnieszka Maciejewska-Skrendo Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland; Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia; Sport Technology Research Center, Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism, Kazan, Russia; Department of Physiology, Institute of Sport – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland; Centre for Human Functional and Structural Research, Faculty of Physical Education and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland; Department of Oral Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland; and Department of Biochemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
Vaccine Prepandemic Priming on CD 4 + T-Cell Responses

Jennifer L. Nayak, Katherine A. Richards, Hongmei Yang, John J. Treanor, and Andrea J. Sant Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, David H. Smith Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York
Cytoplasmic expression of recombinant interleukin-2 and interleukin-4 proteins results in hydrogen peroxide accumulation and reduction in catalase activity in Escherichia coli

Background and the purpose of the study: The Reactive oxygen species (ROS) is induced in the cells following various stresses but the effect of recombinant protein expression on ROS generation has not been studied yet. In this study, H2O2 concentration and catalase activity variations and their correlation with cell growth following cytoplasmic expression of human interleukin-2 (hIL-2) and mouse interleukin-4 (mIL-4) in Escherichia coli were investigated. Additionally, the effect of recombinant protein expression under different conditions was compared to the effect of foreign DNA introduction on these factors. Methods: Plasmids pEThIL-2 and pETmIL-4 were used for expression of human interleukin-2 (hIL-2) and mouse interleukin-4 (mIL-4) inside the cytoplasm of the cells. Having confirmed protein expression using SDS-PAGE analysis and ELISA assay, H2O2 concentration and catalase activity were measured at various ODs. Results and major conclusion: Empty vector introduction increased significantly H2O2 concentration of the cells. However, H2O2 concentration in hIL-2 and mIL-4 expressing cells was significantly higher than its concentration in empty vector transformed cells. Catalase activity was reduced in foreign DNA introduced cells. It was more lowered following expression of recombinant proteins. Results of this study revealed the relationship between foreign DNA introduction and protein expression with H2O2 elevation and catalase activity reduction. There was also correlation between H2O2 elevation and reduction in catalase activity with the cell growth depression.
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance Barriers to accurately measuring patients ’ dietary intake in hospitals using the visual estimation method : A qualitative study

Purpose – Visual estimation, an easy-to-perform technique, is commonly used in hospitals to assess dietary intake in patients. The authors performed a qualitative study where the authors interviewed nurses and dietitians about their perceptions of barriers to accurately measuring patients’ dietary intake in hospitals using the visual estimation method. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Ten dietitians and ten clinical nurses responded to 30-minute individual interviews in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2014. Each interview was conducted using a common protocol of open-ended questions focusing on the challenges of the visual estimation method and barriers to accurately measuring patients’ dietary intake as part of their routine work. The tape-recorded interviews were transcribed and analyzed based on grounded theory. Findings – Five main categories emerged: hospitals, meals, colleagues, raters, and patients. Various individual barriers such as skill, attitude, knowledge, and others that had not been considered in previous studies also emerged. External barriers that were out of the raters’ control, such as shortage of time, human resources, financial ability, and others, emerged from the “hospitals” category. Research limitations/implications – Research participants were all females and many of them had less than ten years of experience. Practical implications – In addition to standardizing the visual estimation process, medical staff need to overcome various other internal and external barriers to accurate measurements. Originality/value – This is the first study to articulate some important barriers that influence reliability and validity when measuring patients’ dietary intake by visual estimation methods in typical clinical settings.
Quantitative proteomics reveals fundamental regulatory differences in oncogenic HRAS and IDH 1 driven astrocytoma Running title : Signaling and epigenetics in astrocytoma

Glioblastoma multiformes (GBMs) are high-grade astrocytomas and the most common brain malignancies. Primary GBMs are often associated with disturbed RAS signaling, and expression of oncogenic HRAS results in a malignant phenotype in glioma cell lines. Secondary GBMs arise from lower-grade astrocytomas, have slower progression than primary tumors, and contain IDH1 mutations in over 70% of cases. Despite significant amount of accumulating genomic and transcriptomic data, the fundamental mechanistic differences of gliomagenesis in these two types of high-grade astrocytoma remain poorly understood. Only a few studies have attempted to investigate the proteome, phosphorylation signaling, and epigenetic regulation in astrocytoma. In the present study, we applied quantitative phosphoproteomics to identify the main signaling differences between oncogenic HRAS and mutant IDH1-driven glioma cells as models of primary and secondary GBM, respectively. Our analysis confirms the driving roles of the MAPK and PI3K/mTOR signaling pathways in HRAS driven cells and additionally uncovers dysregulation of other signaling pathways. Although a subset of the signaling changes mediated by HRAS could be reversed by a MEK inhibitor, dual inhibition of MEK and PI3K resulted in more complete reversal of the phosphorylation patterns produced by HRAS MCP Papers in Press. Published on November 10, 2016 as Manuscript M116.063883 Copyright 2016 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. 2 expression. In contrast, cells expressing mutant IDH1 did not show significant activation of MAPK or PI3K/mTOR pathways. Instead, global down-regulation of protein expression was observed. Targeted proteomic analysis of histone modifications identified significant histone methylation, acetylation, and butyrylation changes in the mutant IDH1 expressing cells, consistent with a global transcriptional repressive state. Our findings offer novel mechanistic insight linking mutant IDH1 associated inhibition of histone demethylases with specific histone modification changes to produce global transcriptional repression in secondary glioblastoma. Our proteomic datasets are available for download and provide a comprehensive catalog of alterations in protein abundance, phosphorylation, and histone modifications in oncogenic HRAS and IDH1 driven astrocytoma cells beyond the transcriptomic level.
Genetics of CETP Deficiency-Associated Cardiovascular Risk

doi: 10.1111/j.1527-3466.2008. 00049.x The recent failure of a major inhibitor of the cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP), in trials on high-risk coronary patients, indicated that potentially this therapeutic target might not be a viable one. This conclusion is, however, not surprising since evaluating prior knowledge, the rationale of this therapeutic approach appears to be extremely weak. Although raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) by a variety of pharmaceutical approaches may still provide a desirable target, CETP inhibitory treatment has very little to offer. Analysis of the literature pertaining to the CETP approach, epidemiological data on individuals with CETP mutations, and finally and in-depth analyses of pharmacological interventions, all appear to indicate that CETP inhibitory treatment should not be pursued as a viable approach. In addition, some of the findings from the clinical studies, for example, in particular a dramatic rise of infectious complications, cast significant perplexity on the possibility of convincing health authorities on the clinical safety of CETP inhibitors. Potentially CETP stimulation, for example by probucol or derivatives may provide instead a more satisfactory approach to cardiovascular prevention.
Repeatability of Gradient UHPLC-MS/MS Methods in Instrument-Controlled Thermal Environments

The impact of viscous friction on eluent temperature and column efficiency in liquid chromatography is of renewed interest as the need for pressures exceeding 1000 bar to use with columns packed with sub-2 μm particles has grown. One way the development of axial and radial temperature gradients that arise due to viscous friction can be affected is by the thermal environment the column is placed in. In this study, a new column oven integrated into an ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatograph that enables both still-air and forced-air operating modes is investigated to find the magnitude of the effect of the axial thermal gradient that forms in 2.1 × 100 mm columns packed with sub-2 μm particles in these modes. Temperature increases of nearly 30 K were observed when the generated power of the column exceeded 25 W/m. The impact of the heating due to viscous friction on the repeatability of peak capacity, elution time, and peak area ratio to an internal standard for a gradient UHPLC-MS/MS method to analyze neurotransmitters was found to be limited. This result indicates that high speed UHPLC-MS/MS methods under conditions of high viscous friction may be possible without the negative effects typically observed with isocratic separations under similar conditions.
Is Education the Cause for Iberian Economic Growth ? A Study in Econometric History

Recent models of growth, such as Romer (1986, 1990) and Lucas (1988), following Arrow (1962) and Uzawa (1965), emphasise human capital investment as an important factor contributing to long-run growth. In the lit erature, human capital investment takes several forms (edu cational attainment, learning by doing, etc.). Our focus in this paper is on human capital accumulation through the formal schooling. It is our thesis that education is more an accompanying investment than a "driving force" behind growth. We test this argument with the concept of the causal relationship formulated by Granger. All the tests are performed on the basis of the aggregate series of public ex penditures on education (EXPEDU), total public expendi tures (EXPTOT), population (Population) and Gross domes tic product (GDP) in Portugal and Spain before World War II.
Longitudinal variation of attributes from flagellate protozoan community in tropical streams - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.7228

This study verified the existence of longitudinal patterns in species composition, richness, density and biomass of flagellate protozoan in tropical streams and investigated whether the possible zonation patterns are different between two periods of the year. For this, samplings were carried out in three regions from 10 streams, during the summer and winter. The flagellate community may be considered species-rich, because it was represented by 106 taxa, belonging to 8 orders and 1 residual group. The values of density and biomass are greater than those commonly found in other lotic environments, with mean values close to 2.3x10 4 cels. mL -1 and 150.8 µgC L -1 . We did not observe any conspicuous and significant longitudinal pattern of the attributes from flagellates community. Only temporal variations of these attributes were verified. The Pearson Correlation evidenced that this temporal patterns was mainly driven by the nutrients availability, temperature and dissolved oxygen, since, the higher values of species richness, density and biomass were recorded during the winter, when the higher concentrations of nutrients and dissolved oxygen and lower temperatures were registered. In summary, the absence of patterns may be ascribed to the unidirectional and continuous flow from lotic environments.
The Associations a nd Age-Related Development of Motivational Climate , Achievement Goals , Enjoyment , Technical Skills , a nd Body Mass Index in Young F loorball P layers

Article History Received: 07.06. 2018 Accepted: 19.06. 2018 Published: 30.06. 2018 Abstract: The present study examined the associations and age-related development of motivational climate, achievement goals, enjoyment, technical skills, and body mass index (BMI) in young floorball players. The sample comprised 283 Finnish competitive male floorball players with a mean age of 11.49 ± . 27 years in the beginning of the data collection. Players completed floorball-specific technical skill tests and questionnaires across two time points, twelve months apart. The path model showed that perceptions of task-involving climate positively associated with masteryapproach, performance-approach, and enjoyment, whereas perceptions of egoinvolving climate related with masteryand performance-approach and masteryand performance-avoidance. The results indicated that players with higher BMI had higher mastery-avoidance and slower dribbling skill scores. However, the findings supported previous findings, as a player can have high mastery-approach and high performance-approach or high performance-avoidance at the same time. Finally, masteryand performance-approach, performance-avoidance, dribbling skills, and passing test scores increased over time. In contrast, perceptions of taskand egoinvolving climate, mastery-avoidance, enjoyment, and BMI remained stable. The findings indicated that task-involving coaching methods could enhance approach goals and enjoyment in young floorball players. All young floorball players, especially players with higher BMI could benefit, if they were encouraged to spend more time with a wide range of fundamental skill practices on their leisure time, not only during the organized sessions. This could increase their floorball-specific skills, and in turn, decline the negative perceptions of mastery-avoidance.
Factors Affecting Primary Cultures of Abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ovary-dissociated Cells and General Culture Aspects

【We investigated factors affecting primary cultures of Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai ovary-dissociated cells to identify general aspects of their early-phase culture. Ninety-seven cell populations derived from 30 individuals were cultured in different media with varying compositions of medium supplements, and initial attachment, subculture, and survival for ${\geq}10$ weeks were assessed according to medium composition and individual. We also examined the time required for subculture and the rate of cell death according to both culturing period and passage number within 10 weeks. A lack of fetal bovine serum (FBS) and hemolymph significantly inhibited the growth of cultured cells, while we detected no significant effect of medium composition on initial cell attachment. Through data reallocation, with the omission of data from cell populations cultured in FBS-free and hemolymph-free media, we showed that growth inhibition was also affected by individual differences among the abalones used. During the culture, we observed four different types of cell morphology. Moreover, considerable time was required for subculture-18.4 and 19.5 days for first and second subcultures, respectively-and cell death did not occur within 30 days or for passage 0. Our results will provide valuable information for developing universal cell culturing guidelines in abalone species and suggest the feasibility of culturing abalone ovary-dissociated cells. 】