Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Globalization, Markets, and the Ideal of Economic Freedom

Of the various ways in which the slippery (and emotionally charged) notion of “globalization” is currently used, there are perhaps two that are particularly relevant to my argument in this paper. On the one hand, the term is used to refer to the ongoing (and accelerating) processes that have resulted in the emergence of—and that have been giving shape to—a global economic system. While there is difference of view about the character of these processes—about how far, for example, they are primarily economic or primarily political—and while there is also difference of view about the best description of the structure of the system that is taking shape, the term “globalization,” in the sense at issue, can be used by all the parties to these disagreements simply to refer to the fact that these processes have been (and continue to be) underway. It is immaterial, when the term is used in this compendious way, whether or not these processes—and the system to which they are giving shape—are thought to be wholly benign. It simply is the case, for better or worse, that an economic system with global reach has been shaped, and is continuing to be shaped, by complex processes at both national and international levels. It doesn’t matter (for this use of the term) what precisely the formative processes are thought to be and it doesn’t matter what assessment of them (and of the structure of the emerging economic system) is thought to be appropriate. On the other hand, the term “globalization” is sometimes used, more narrowly, in a way that encapsulates a certain account of the nature of the formative processes and of the structure of the emerging system, and that, simultaneously, incorporates a favorable assessment both of these processes and of the system they are helping to shape. It is only when the term is used in this narrower way that critics of certain aspects of “globalization” in the first sense can be said to be “anti-globalization. ” However, since being opposed to globalization in this narrower sense of the term doesn’t go hand-in-hand with opposition to all aspects of the much broader phenomenon to which reference is being made when the term is used in the first sense I identified, considerable care must obviously be taken in the further characterization of the attitude adopted towards globalization in the broader sense by critics of globalization in the narrower sense. It is a mistake, for example, to suppose that the critics are committed to trying to reverse (all) the processes that have been giving shape to a global economic
Contributions of positive and negative affect to adolescent substance use: Test of a bidimensional model in a longitudinal study.

Contributions of bidimensional affect measures to adolescent substance (tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana) use were measured. Participants (baseline N = 1,702) were surveyed at age 12.4 years and followed longitudinally through age 15.4 years. Multiple regression indicated negative affect related to higher levels of substance use and positive affect related to lower levels of substance use. Buffer interactions indicated that the relationship of negative affect to substance use was reduced among persons with higher positive affect. Clustering analyses indicated 5 different patterns of affect over time; affect patterns were systematically related to change in substance use over time. Structural modeling analysis indicated that relationships of affect to substance use were mediated through coping motives. The findings are discussed with respect to resiliency research and affect-regulation models of substance use.
Criticism on moral development theories of Piaget, Kohlberg, and Bandura and providing a new model for research in Iranian students' moral development

It's been years in the psychology and assessment of moral development that theories of genetic epistemology and social behaviorism (which are based on Piaget, Kohlberg, and Bandura's approaches) have been in the center of attention for the psychologists and education experts and have been used by the educational counseling centers and other psychology centers in Iran. Therefore, there have not been a suitable theory and proper native assessing tools made in our country in the field of moral development. The main issue is that the theoretical foundations and the structure and content of th se viewpoints are provided without considering the innate and eternal moral foundations, moral motive and feeling, moral belief and culture, and moral behavior and reactions. Such viewpoints are not in consistency with our school students' moral development. This article has shown that Piaget, Kohlberg, and Bandura's viewpoints have strictly positioned the moral judgment, learning social laws, and relations of the Western countries as the foundation for their theories without considering spiritual, rational, and motivational bases of moralities, which have roots in divine creation and the human nature. 1Professor of educational psychology of Shahid-Beheshti University
Association of rs6983267 Polymorphism and Thyroid Cancer Susceptibility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background Recent genome-wide association studies have identified rs6983267 polymorphism as a key locus in the 8q24 region associated with multisite cancers. However, the information on its association with thyroid cancer is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to determine whether this locus is a risk factor for susceptibility to thyroid cancer by conducting a meta-analysis. Material/Methods Relevant studies were identified by searching PubMed and Embase databases. The pooled odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were calculated. Results A total of 4 studies including 2825 cases and 9684 controls were enrolled to this meta-analysis. The pooled data showed the G allele of the rs6983267 polymorphism is a risk factor for susceptibility to thyroid cancer (OR=1.08, 95%CI: 1.02–1.16, P=0.01). Significant associations were also found in homozygote comparison (GG vs. TT: OR=1.17, 95%CI: 1.03–1.33, P=0.02) and dominant model (GG+GT vs. TT: OR=1.13, 95%CI: 1.01–1.26, P=0.03). Borderline significant associations in similar directions were found in the recessive model (GG vs. GT+TT: OR=1.10, 95%CI: 0.99–1.22, P=0.07) and heterozygote comparison (GT vs. TT: OR=1.10, 95%CI: 0.99–1.24, P=0.09). Conclusions Our meta-analysis shows that the rs6983267 G>T polymorphism might be associated with higher risk of thyroid cancer. Further research with larger sample sizes and full investigation of confounding risk factors is needed to confirm or revise our conclusions.
A Bi-population multi-objective algorithm for continuous multi-objective optimization problem

The decomposition based multi-objective evolution algorithm(MOEA) had been successfully applied into solving many kinds of multi-objective optimization problems. MOEA/D is the the most classical MOEA based on decomposition approach, which has received an increasing interesting from computational intelligent in the past few years. In the MOEA/D, a multi-objective optimization problem would be decomposed into a set of scalar single-objective subproblems and then the evolutionary algorithm is utilized to address these subproblems simultaneously. In order to improve the quality and distribution of the nondominated solutions, the differential evolution is used to evolve the external archive based on the Pareto rule, where the global and local evolution is designed to improve the quality and distribution, adaptively. A set of experiments are carried out to investigate the strength and weakness of our proposed algorithm on a series of benchmark test problems in comparison with the original MOEA/D.
Muscle Power and Fiber Characteristics Following 8 Weeks of Plyometric Training

ABSTRACTWe examined changes in muscle power output and fiber characteristics following a 3 d*wkr−1, 8-week plyometric and aerobic exercise program. Male subjects (n = 19) were randomly assigned to either group 1 (plyometric training) or group 2 (plyometric training and aerobic exercise). The plyomet
The role of the father in child development.

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New Scenic Subjects: Explorations of a System of Autonomous On-Stage Observers

This paper describes a full body interactive performance system where the users interact with a set of non-human observers. An observer is a sculptural scenic presence, vaguely anthropomorphic, equipped with a camera, that analyses the movements of the users, and creates a soundscape. The observers are movable but not mobile, meaning that their placement on stage defines a set of overlapping layers of activation for the users to interact with. This work aims to answer questions on what scenic subjects emerge from interacting with the observers, what new identities and relationships are established, and how we can use emotional and scenic components of these relationships to find new expressive qualities in stage productions.
Climate-mediated changes to mixed-layer properties in the Southern Ocean : assessing the phytoplankton response

Abstract. Concurrent changes in ocean chemical and physical properties influence phytoplankton dynamics via alterations in carbonate chemistry, nutrient and trace metal inventories and upper ocean light environment. Using a fully coupled, global carbon-climate model (Climate System Model 1.4-carbon), we quantify anthropogenic climate change relative to the background natural interannual variability for the Southern Ocean over the period 2000 and 2100. Model results are interpreted using our understanding of the environmental control of phytoplankton growth rates – leading to two major findings. Firstly, comparison with results from phytoplankton perturbation experiments, in which environmental properties have been altered for key species (e.g., bloom formers), indicates that the predicted rates of change in oceanic properties over the next few decades are too subtle to be represented experimentally at present. Secondly, the rate of secular climate change will not exceed background natural variability, on seasonal to interannual time-scales, for at least several decades – which may not provide the prevailing conditions of change, i.e. constancy, needed for phytoplankton adaptation. Taken together, the relatively subtle environmental changes, due to climate change, may result in adaptation by resident phytoplankton, but not for several decades due to the confounding effects of climate variability. This presents major challenges for the detection and attribution of climate change effects on Southern Ocean phytoplankton. We advocate the development of multi-faceted tests/metrics that will reflect the relative plasticity of different phytoplankton functional groups and/or species to respond to changing ocean conditions.
SIRT3, a Mitochondrial Sirtuin Deacetylase, Regulates Mitochondrial Function and Thermogenesis in Brown Adipocytes*

SIRT3 is one of the seven mammalian sirtuin homologs of the yeast Sir2 gene, which mediates the effect of caloric restriction on life span extension in yeast and Caenorhabditis elegans. Because adipose tissue is essential in energy homeostasis and also plays a role in life span determination, we decided to investigate the function of sirtuin members in fat. We report here that murine SIRT3 is expressed in brown adipose tissue and is localized on the mitochondria inner membrane. Caloric restriction activates SIRT3 expression in both white and brown adipose. Additionally, cold exposure up-regulates SIRT3 expression in brown fat, whereas elevated climate temperature reduces the expression. Enforced expression of SIRT3 in the HIB1B brown adipocytes enhances the expression of the uncoupling protein PGC-1α, UCP1, and a series of mitochondria-related genes. Both ADP-ribosyltransferase and deacetylase activities of SIRT3 are required for this action. Furthermore, the SIRT3 deacetylase mutant exhibits a dominant negative effect by inhibiting UCP1 expression. This inhibitive effect can be abolished by the coexpression of PGC-1α, indicating a major role of PGC-1α in the SIRT3 action. In addition, SIRT3 stimulates CREB phosphorylation, which reportedly activates PGC-1α promoter directly. Functionally, sustained expression of SIRT3 decreases membrane potential and reactive oxygen species production while increasing cellular respiration. Finally, SIRT3, along with genes related to mitochondrial function, is down-regulated in the brown adipose tissue of several genetically obese mice. In summary, our results demonstrate that SIRT3 activates mitochondria functions and plays an important role in adaptive thermogenesis in brown adipose.
Epididymal epithelium: Its contribution to the formation of a luminal fluid microenvironment

To understand the process of sperm maturation, an understanding of interactions between the spermatozoa with the luminal fluid microenvironment and with the epididymal epithelium is necessary. The composition of epididymal luminal fluid of several species is well documented but the manner by which the epididymis contributes to the formation of this specialized milieu is not so well understood. A major role played by the epididymis is to finely regulate the movement of molecules into and out of the lumen. This ensures that as spermatozoa progress along the duct they are exposed to a continually changing, but optimal environment necessary for their maturation and survival. This review focusses on our current understanding of the contributions of the epididymal epithelium to the formation of a specialized luminal fluid microenvironment. The role of the blood‐epididymis barrier, the composition of the epididymal luminal fluid, the permeability properties of the epididymal epithelium, and recent studies on a number of luminal fluid proteins and expression of the genes which encode these proteins are discussed. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Cardiomyocyte cell cycle activation improves cardiac function after myocardial infarction.

AIMS Cardiomyocyte loss is a major contributor to the decreased cardiac function observed in diseased hearts. Previous studies have shown that cardiomyocyte-restricted cyclin D2 expression resulted in sustained cell cycle activity following myocardial injury in transgenic (MHC-cycD2) mice. Here, we investigated the effects of this cell cycle activation on cardiac function following myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS AND RESULTS MI was induced in transgenic and non-transgenic mice by left coronary artery occlusion. At 7, 60, and 180 days after MI, left ventricular pressure-volume measurements were recorded and histological analysis was performed. MI had a similar adverse effect on cardiac function in transgenic and non-transgenic mice at 7 days post-injury. No improvement in cardiac function was observed in non-transgenic mice at 60 and 180 days post-MI. In contrast, the transgenic animals exhibited a progressive and marked increase in cardiac function at subsequent time points. Improved cardiac function in the transgenic mice at 60 and 180 days post-MI correlated positively with the presence of newly formed myocardial tissue which was not apparent at 7 days post-MI. Intracellular calcium transient imaging indicated that cardiomyocytes present in the newly formed myocardium participated in a functional syncytium with the remote myocardium. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that cardiomyocyte cell cycle activation leads to improvement of cardiac function and morphology following MI and may represent an important clinical strategy to promote myocardial regeneration.
Effect of Coronary Atherosclerosis and Myocardial Ischemia on Plasma Levels of High-Sensitivity Troponin T and NT-proBNP in Patients With Stable Angina

Objective— Circulating levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and N terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are predictors of prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed at evaluating the effect of coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial ischemia on cardiac release of hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP in patients with suspected CAD. Approach and Results— Hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP were measured in 378 patients (60.1±0.5 years, 229 males) with stable angina and unknown CAD enrolled in the Evaluation of Integrated Cardiac Imaging (EVINCI) study. All patients underwent stress imaging to detect myocardial ischemia and coronary computed tomographic angiography to assess the presence and characteristics of CAD. An individual computed tomographic angiography score was calculated combining extent, severity, composition, and location of plaques. In the whole population, the median (25–75 percentiles) value of plasma hs-cTnT was 6.17 (4.2–9.1) ng/L and of NT-proBNP was 61.66 (31.2–132.6) ng/L. In a multivariate model, computed tomographic angiography score was an independent predictor of the plasma hs-cTnT (coefficient 0.06, SE 0.02; P=0.0089), whereas ischemia was a predictor of NT-proBNP (coefficient 0.38, SE 0.12; P=0.0015). Hs-cTnT concentrations were significantly increased in patients with CAD with or without myocardial ischemia (P<0.005), whereas only patients with CAD and ischemia showed significantly higher levels of NT-proBNP (P<0.001). Conclusions— In patients with stable angina, the presence and extent of coronary atherosclerosis is related with circulating levels of hs-cTnT, also in the absence of ischemia, suggesting an ischemia-independent mechanism of hs-cTnT release. Obstructive CAD causing myocardial ischemia is associated with increased levels of NT-proBNP.
Major and Minor Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Peritoneal Dialysis

All uremic patients have multiple risk factors for CAD including in many, the conditions that caused their ESRD--for example, diabetes and hypertension. conventional risk factors--for example, dyslipidemia and hyperhomocysteinemia. risk factors that are unique to uremia--for example, calcium and phosphate abnormalities. PD patients have particular risk with respect to their lipid status and hyperinsulinemia. Many of these risks are potentially modifiable, but evidence does not exist to assess the impact of treatment on clinical outcomes. Therefore, current decisions for therapy directed at risk factor modification must be made on an individual basis.
Associations and Their Journals: The Search for an “Official” Voice

The shift from an occupation to a profession has been analyzed as a series of steps or stages. Among those frequently identified are the founding of a professional association and the existence of professional journals. In a review of the histories of forty professional associations, it was discovered that professional journals existed before any of these organizations were established. Yet they all gained ownership and control of one or more “official” journals as they grew and developed. The analysis was guided by two research questions: Why did these organizations decide to own and control an official journal and what were the means by which they acquired them? Vignettes from eight associations provide the data necessary to answer these questions. It was discovered that those involved in these organizations recognized early on that owning and controlling a publication was an effective means of establishing a legitimate and effective voice for the profession. Further, these associations were able to obtain their own official journal by four different routes: Start a competing publication, receive one as a gift, inherit one, or buy one outright. The similarity among the patterns discovered in this process suggests that associations were a population of organizations that responded to their environments in ways that produced organizational isomorphism.
Real‐time performance monitoring, goal‐setting, and feedback for forklift drivers in a distribution centre

In this study conducted in two auto-parts after-market distribution centres, immediate performance goals and feedback were delivered to employees in a warehouse on wireless vehicle-mounted computers. Engineered labour standards (ELS) calculated work-unit goal times and presented the driver with immediate performance feedback. Ultimately, the ELS feedback was linked to the company's forklift driver team palletper-hour quota achievement. Replenishment performance for forklift drivers (N = I2) was improved by 2.I4 pallets per hour when an intervention package that included the depiction of goal times and immediate performance feedback on wireless vehicle-mounted computers and a newly developed ELS. The implications of these findings, limitations, and safety issues are discussed in terms of operational issues regarding ELS in large industrial settings.
Seamustard (Undaria pinnatifida) Improves Growth, Immunity, Fatty Acid Profile and Reduces Cholesterol in Hanwoo Steers

The study was designed to evaluate the effect of 2% seamustard (Undaria pinnatifida) by-product (SW) on growth performance, immunity, carcass characteristics, cholesterol content and fatty acid profile in Hanwoo steers. A total of 20 Hanwoo steers (ave. 22 months old; 619 kg body weight) were randomly assigned to control (basal diet) and 2% SW supplemented diet. Dietary SW supplementation significantly (p<0.05) improved average daily gain and gain:feed ratio as well as serum immunoglobulin G concentration. Chemical composition and quality grade of meat and carcass yield grades evaluated at the end of the trial were found to be unaffected by SW supplementation. Dietary SW significantly reduced meat cholesterol concentration (p<0.05). Dietary SW supplementation significantly reduced the myristic acid (C14:0) and palmitoleic acid (C16:ln-7) concentration, while SW increased the concentration of stearic acid (C18:0) and linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) compared to control (p<0.05). Dietary SW supplementation had no effect on saturated fatty acids (SFA), unsaturated fatty acids, poly unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) or mono unsaturated fatty acid content in muscles. A reduced ratio of PUFA/SFA and n-6/n-3 were found in SW supplemented group (p<0.05). In conclusion, 2% SW supplementation was found to improve growth, immunity and fatty acid profile with significantly reduced cholesterol of beef.