Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Consumer Reactions to a Provider's Position on Social Issues: The Effect of Varying Frames of Reference

How do consumers’ perceptions of a provider's stance on a social issue affect their intentions to patronize that provider? Drawing on research on public opinion and consumer decision making, we examined how the reference frames implicit in alternate issue wordings and a provider's status-quo position on that issue interact to affect consumers’ willingness to engage in a range of consumption behaviors. Results of two experiments indicate that subjects perceived a minority rights law as being more justifiable and were more willing to patronize a provider that supported such a law when it was framed as “protection from discrimination” than as “special rights. ” Moreover, subjects were less willing to patronize a provider that had withdrawn its prior support of a minority rights law than if it had never supported such a law only when the issue was framed as “protection from discrimination” and not as “special rights. ” This difference is partially explained by subjects’ justifiability perceptions and is moderated by their sex and familiarity with the minority group.
Identification of additional proteins in differential proteomics using protein interaction networks

In this study, we developed a novel computational approach based on protein–protein interaction networks to identify a list of proteins that might have remained undetected in differential proteomic profiling experiments. We tested our computational approach on two sets of human smooth muscle cell protein extracts that were affected differently by DNase I treatment. Differential proteomic analysis by saturation DIGE resulted in the identification of 41 human proteins. The application of our approach to these 41 input proteins consisted of four steps: (i) Compilation of a human protein–protein interaction network from public databases; (ii) calculation of interaction scores based on functional similarity; (iii) determination of a set of candidate proteins that are needed to efficiently and confidently connect the 41 input proteins; and (iv) ranking of the resulting 25 candidate proteins. Two of the three highest‐ranked proteins, beta‐arrestin 1, and beta‐arrestin 2, were experimentally tested, revealing that their abundance levels in human smooth muscle cell samples were indeed affected by DNase I treatment. These proteins had not been detected during the experimental proteomic analysis. Our study suggests that our computational approach may represent a simple, universal, and cost‐effective means to identify additional proteins that remain elusive for current 2D gel‐based proteomic profiling techniques.
Design of Compact Cross-Fed Three-Dimensional Slot-Loaded Antenna and Its Application in Wideband Head Imaging System

Microwave head imaging systems require compact wideband antennas with directional radiation. To realize the antenna miniaturization, the halving technique based on image theory has been used. However, it causes a tilt in the main-beam direction. This letter demonstrates that the side feeding technique can be used to cross-feed the halved antennas with the potential to retain their beam direction. The performances of one-sided direct-feeding and cross-feeding methods are compared using a halved slot-loaded folded-dipole antenna. The underlying mechanism behind the beam correction is analyzed. The prototyped antenna achieves 97% fractional bandwidth (1.1-3.2 GHz) and an average gain of 3 dBi along its boresight direction. The overall dimensions of the designed antenna (with respect to the lowest operating wavelength) are 0.25 × 0.06 × 0.06λ03. The measured near- and far-field radiation patterns demonstrate the unidirectional radiation of the antenna with a stable boresight main beam. Moreover, considering the fundamental limit of antennas, the prototyped antenna is found to be near the edge of optimally attainable solutions. The antenna is applied in an automated microwave head imaging system. The reconstructed images illustrate the efficacy of increasing sensing elements, due to antenna compactness, to detect hemorrhagic strokes inside a realistic artificial human head.
La entrevista motivacional en el tratamiento del tabaquismo: una revisión

La Entrevista Motivacional (EM) ha demostrado su eficacia en un amplio rango de conductas adictivas. Sin embargo, con el tabaco es donde resulta mas dificil demostrar su eficacia. La EM proporciona estrategias motivacionales especificas para cada estadio de cambio. El objetivo de este trabajo es revisar los estudios que investigan el uso de la EM en el tratamiento del tabaquismo con el fin de ofrecer una actualizacion de su eficacia. Para ello, se han revisado las investigaciones mas importantes, publicadas a nivel internacional y en Espana. La revision de los 33 estudios seleccionados nos lleva a concluir que es muy dificil evaluar y comparar los resultados de los estudios entre si, debido a la variabilidad y heterogeneidad de los mismos. De ahi que sea en este campo donde se muestren los resultados mas contradictorios sobre su eficacia. Se necesita, por lo tanto, mas investigacion para determinar la fiabilidad y las posibles explicaciones para los hallazgos discrepantes observados en el tabaquismo. Finalmente se sugiere la necesidad de conocer donde y como interviene la EM dentro del tratamiento y que condiciones podrian afectar a su eficacia.
Le rôle des stratégies externes et internes dans le choix des politiques de rémunération

La presente etude, realisee aupres de 252 entreprises quebecoises, a permis de mettre en evidence que les politiques de remuneration sont davantage influencees par les strategies internes de l’organisation que par leurs strategies externes. Plus specifiquement, les entreprises qui preconisent les equipes autonomes de travail, la qualite totale et la gestion participative optent davantage pour des politiques de remuneration orientees vers la performance individuelle et collective, tendent a accorder un pourcentage de bonis plus eleve et a favoriser une plus grande transparence dans leurs mecanismes de gestion. Les resultats montrent egalement que la presence syndicale joue un role determinant dans le choix des politiques de remuneration.
Type testing a 2000 MW turbogenerator

Type tests completed in August 2008 have validated all electrical and mechanical design parameters of the 1992 MVA 4-pole, 1500 RPM turbogenerator that Teollisuuden Voima Oy is now installing in the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power station. Olkiluoto 3 is the first European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) power station. In response to TVO's requirement that the generator capability be at least 10% above the 1992 MVA nameplate rating, Siemens Energy designed the generator so that its capability is above 2222 MVA (2000 MW, 0.90 power factor). Besides being designed to have this high capability, the generator is also designed to be very efficient (tested generator efficiency is nearly 99% at the 1992 MVA nameplate rating), and it is designed to exhibit very low mechanical vibration levels. In this paper the authors report the following highlights of the electrical and mechanical characteristics that were observed during recent type tests: • Confirmation of expected steady state MVA capability • Confirmation of expected dynamic stability parameters • Confirmation of expected acceptable mechanical vibration
Walking and running in the red-legged running frog, Kassina maculata

SUMMARY Although most frog species are specialized for jumping or swimming, Kassina maculata (red-legged running frog) primarily uses a third type of locomotion during which the hindlimbs alternate. In the present study, we examined Kassina's distinct locomotory mode to determine whether these frogs walk or run and how their gait may change with speed. We used multiple methods to distinguish between terrestrial gaits: the existence or absence of an aerial phase, duty factor, relative footfall patterns and the mechanics of the animal's center of mass (COM). To measure kinematic and kinetic variables, we recorded digital video as the animals moved over a miniature force platform (N=12 individuals). With respect to footfall patterns, the frogs used a single gait and walked at all speeds examined. Duty factor always exceeded 0.59. Based on COM mechanics, however, the frogs used both walking and running gaits. At slower speeds, the fluctuations in the horizontal kinetic energy (Ek) and gravitational potential energy (Ep) of the COM were largely out of phase, indicating a vaulting or walking gait. In most of the trials, Kassina used a combined gait at intermediate speeds, unlike cursorial animals with distinct gait transitions. This combined gait, much like a mammalian gallop, exhibited the mechanics of both vaulting and bouncing gaits. At faster speeds, the Ek and Ep of Kassina's COM were more in phase, indicating the use of a bouncing or running gait. Depending on the definition used to distinguish between walking and running, Kassina either only used a walking gait at all speeds or used a walking gait at slower speeds but then switched to a running gait as speed increased.
Conexiones teóricas y metodológicas entre las geografías del género y la infancia

El objetivo de esta comunicacion es examinar las conexiones conceptuales y metodologicas que se dan entre la geografia del genero y la geografia de la infancia. En relacion al ambito conceptual destacamos la consideracion a la otredad, la importancia del lugar y la centralidad de la vida cotidiana. En cuanto al ambito metodologico aflora una clara preferencia por las tecnicas cualitativas, la valoracion del conocimiento subjetivo, la preocupacion por las relaciones de poder y la etica de la investigacion. Finalmente aflora una gran variedad de temas de estudio y una sensibilidad ante la diversidad y la diferencia que se han articulado inicialmente alrededor del enfoque de genero y que posteriormente han permitido valorar tambien las experiencias y practicas espaciales de los mas pequenos/as.
Intracranial Angioplasty and Stent Placement After Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) Trial: Present State and Future Considerations ⋆

The results of prematurely terminated stenting and aggressive medical management for preventing recurrent stroke in intracranial stenosis (SAMMPRIS) due to excessively high rate of stroke and death in patients randomized to intracranial stent placement is expected to affect the practice of endovascular therapy for intracranial atherosclerotic disease. The purpose of this report is to review the components of the designs and methods SAMMPRIS trial and to describe the influence of those components on the interpretation of trial results.
Ecology Predicts Levels of Genetic Differentiation in Neotropical Birds

Despite the theoretical link between the ecology and the population genetics of species, little empirical evidence is available that corroborates the association. Here, we examined genetic variation in 40 codistributed species of lowland Neotropical rain forest birds that have populations isolated on either side of the Andes, the Amazon River, and the Madeira River. We found widely varying levels of genetic divergence among these taxa across the same biogeographic barriers. Our investigation of the extent to which ecological traits predicted the amount of cross‐barrier divergence revealed a strongly significant relationship between the forest stratum at which a species forages and the level of cross‐barrier genetic differentiation. Canopy species had statistically lower genetic divergence values across the Andes and the two Amazonian rivers than did understory birds. We hypothesize that the association reflects an effect of dispersal propensity, which is greater in canopy birds, on the movement of alleles among demes (i.e., migration) and, consequently, on the interdemic proportion of the genetic variance. Differences in dispersal propensity may also explain the observation that understory species contain a significantly greater number of subspecies than do canopy species. This result indicates that higher rates of diversification may occur in lineages with lower dispersal propensity.
Prediction of protein secondary structure at 80% accuracy

Secondary structure prediction involving up to 800 neural network predictions has been developed, by use of novel methods such as output expansion and a unique balloting procedure. An overall performance of 77.2%–80.2% (77.9%–80.6% mean per‐chain) for three‐state (helix, strand, coil) prediction was obtained when evaluated on a commonly used set of 126 protein chains. The method uses profiles made by position‐specific scoring matrices as input, while at the output level it predicts on three consecutive residues simultaneously. The predictions arise from tenfold, cross validated training and testing of 1032 protein sequences, using a scheme with primary structure neural networks followed by structure filtering neural networks. With respect to blind prediction, this work is preliminary and awaits evaluation by CASP4. Proteins 2000;41:17–20. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Characterization of integrons among Escherichia coli in a region at high incidence of ESBL-EC

Objective : The aim of study was to investigate the distribution of the integrons in Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates, and analyze the possible relationship between the antimicrobial resistance profiles and the integrons. Methods : The antimicrobial profiles of 376 E. coli strains were analysed by disk diffusion test. The integron genes and variable regions were detected by PCR. Some amplicons were sequenced to determine the gene cassettes style. Results : Of 376 isolates, 223 isolates (59.3%) were confirmed as ESBL-EC. Comparison to ESBL-negative E. coli, the high rates of resistance to the third and fourth generation of cephalosporins, penicillins and amikacin were found in ESBL-EC. Only class 1 was integron detected in the isolates, and the prevalence of it was 66.5%. It was commonly found in ESBL-EC (77.6%, 173/223), which was higher than that of ESBL-negative E. coli (50.3%, 77/153) (p<0.001). Six different genes cassettes were detected in this study and were classified into three groups: dfr17-aadA5, dfrA12-aadA2 and aacA4-CmlA1. Additionally, more than one gene array harboured in 13.9% isolates of ESBL-EC, while in 9.1% isolates of ESBL-negative E.coli. Conclusion : The high incidence of ESBL-EC with resistance to multiple antibiotics were detected in the isolates from Blood stream infection (BSI). More resistant gene cassettes in ESBL-EC may partially underlie the high resistance to amikacin, while no relation exists between the high incidence of ESBL-EC and classes 1~ 3 integrons in this region.
EXCLUSION AND REGULATED INCLUSION

This article examines the ways in which the Sikh kirpan has been imagined and re-imagined by the Canadian state, as a signifier of exclusion from the public sphere, and regulated inclusion within the public sphere. The focus on Sikh cultural and religious practices provides a way to examine recent cases of an ethno-racial group that has long-tested and challenged the boundaries of multicultural accommodation in Canada. Through a critical race lens, I examine the 2006 Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys Supreme Court decision to permit kirpans in schools, and the 2011 ban of the kirpan by the Quebec legislature, in order to identify the function of kirpan debates for Canadian nation-building. In particular, I contend, kirpan debates in Canada serve to re-perform the myth of multiculturalism and the legitimacy of settler-colonialism, secure white hegemonies, and consolidate cultural and gender norms. To counter these hegemonies of power, I conclude by signaling a political praxis that can potentially complement the democratic impulse of inclusion while also countering the hegemonic effects of regulated inclusion, one that is grounded in a politics of disruption.
The Whorf Theory Complex: A Critical Reconstruction

At last — a comprehensive account of the ideas of Benjamin Lee Whorf which not only explains the nature and logic of the linguistic relativity principle but also situates it within a larger ‘theory complex’ delineated in fascinating detail. Whorf’s almost unknown unpublished writings (as well as his published papers) are drawn on to show how twelve elements of theory interweave in a sophisticated account of relations between language, mind, and experience. The role of language in cognition is revealed as a central concern, some of his insights having interesting affinity with modern connectionism. Whorf’s gestaltic ‘isolates’ of experience and meaning, crucial to understanding his reasoning about linguistic relativity, are explained. A little known report written for the Yale anthropology department is used extensively and published for the first time as an appendix. With the Whorf centenary in 1997, this book provides a timely challenge to those who take pleasure in debunking his ideas without bothering to explore their subtlety or even reading them in their original form.
System Identification Using Optimally Designed Functional Link Networks via a Fast Orthogonal Search Technique

In this paper, a sparse nonlinear system identification method is proposed. Functional link neural nets (FLN) with their high orders polynomial basis functions are capable of performing complex nonlinear mapping. However, a large number of inputs and accurate modeling will require a huge number of basis functions that need to be explored. The Fast Orthogonal Search (FOS) introduced by Korenberg [1] is adopted here to detect the proper model and its associated parameters. The FOS algorithm is modified by first sorting all possible nonlinear functional expansion of the input pattern according to their correlation with the system output. The sorted functions are divided into equal size groups, pins, where functions with the highest correlation with the output are assigned to the first pin. Lower correlation members go the following pin and so forth. During the identification process, candidates in lower pins are tried first. If a solution is not found, next pins join the candidates pool for further modeling until the identification process completes within a prespecified accuracy. The proposed architecture is tested on noisefree and noisy nonlinear systems and shown to find sparse models that can approximate the experimented systems with acceptable accuracy.
Renal sympathetic denervation modulates ventricular electrophysiology and has a protective effect on ischaemia‐induced ventricular arrhythmia

What is the central question of this study? It is well known that modulation of the autonomic nervous system affects cardiac electrophysiology. Renal sympathetic denervation has been shown to reduce systemic sympathetic activity. However, it is unknown whether renal sympathetic denervation could modulate ventricular electrophysiology and decrease the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias associated with ischaemia. What is the main finding and its importance? Our data show that renal sympathetic denervation stabilizes ventricular electrophysiological properties in normal hearts and reduces the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia in hearts experiencing acute myocardial ischaemia. These findings suggest that renal sympathetic denervation may become a new treatment option for ventricular arrhythmia.
Hemispheric Lateralization, Cerebral Dominance, Conjugate Saccadic Behavior and Their Use in Identifying the Creatively Gifted

In an effort to establish new means of locating the gifted creative productive thinker, an investigation of current brain research in the areas of hemispheric lateralization, cerebral dominance and conjugate saccadic behavior is analyzed. Although some promise of its possible use in future research dealing with this particular group of gifted population exists, innumerable questions have also been raised.
Suburban Inertia: The Entrenchment of Dispersed Suburbanism

type="main"> During the years following the second world war, an urban development model—dispersed suburbanism (DS)—came to predominate in North America. The low-density functional specialization and all-out automobile orientation of this new urban form were ideally suited to the circumstances of the time, thus accounting for its rapid adoption. DS also proved to be adaptable to changing societal circumstances, which explains its predominance as an urban development model under both Fordism and neoliberalism. The adaptability of this urban form also contributed to its spread across much of the world, including Europe. This essay contends that powerful path dependencies maintain DS in place, despite planning efforts to achieve more compact, public-transit oriented urban development. It also argues that the persistence of DS is a source of hardship for low-income households forced to live in suburban environments, and entrenches conservative political values.
Genetic influence on parent-reported attention-related problems in a Norwegian general population twin sample.

OBJECTIVE To assess the genetic and environmental influences on attention problems in a general population twin sample and to investigate whether there are changes in the relative genetic influence on attention problems with increasing severity. METHOD Parental ratings of the Child Behavior Checklist were collected from five Norwegian national cohorts of same-sex twins. The sample comprises 526 identical and 389 fraternal pairs. RESULTS Considerable genetic influence on attention problems was found for both sexes and across age groups (aged 5 to 9 years and 12 to 15 years). A two-parameter model with additive genetic influence and nonshared environment showed a good fit, with heritability ranging from . 73 in boys aged 5 to 9 years, to . 76 in girls aged 5 to 9 years. There was no change in the relative genetic influence across severity after accounting for the influence of cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and low birth weight. CONCLUSION The results indicate a substantial genetic influence on attention problems across sex, age, and severity.
Heuristic Algorithm for Priority Traffic Signal Control

A heuristic algorithm is presented for traffic signal control with simultaneous multiple priority requests at isolated intersections in the context of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications being available on priority vehicles, such as emergency vehicles and transit buses. This heuristic algorithm can achieve near-optimal signal timing when all simultaneous requests are considered and can be visualized in a phase–time diagram. First, the problem with the control of multiple priority traffic signals is transformed into a network cut problem that is polynomial solvable under some reasonable assumptions. Second, a phase–time diagram is presented to visualize and evaluate priority delay given a signal plan and a collection of priority request arrival times. Microscopic traffic simulation is used to compare the heuristic with the state-of-the-practice algorithms for transit signal priority. The proposed heuristic algorithm could reduce average bus delay in congested conditions by about 50%, especially with a high frequency of conflicting priority requests.