Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Disrobing beautiful people: an introduction to the special issue of behavioural real estate research

Twenty-five years ago, as a doctoral student in decision sciences contemplating the investment of a significant part of my life in the study of real estate, I struggled to build an intellectual foundation. I suspected that eventually this foundation would underpin theories and methods and perhaps even develop into a full blown research paradigm (see Diaz, 1993; Diaz & Hansz, 2007). But first I needed a point of view. The disciplines of economics and finance seemed a good place to start. After all, if economics can be viewed as that applied discipline focused on the study of the allocation of scarce resources and finance as that applied discipline focused on the study of the allocation of scarce resources over time, then real estate must be the applied discipline focused on the study of the allocation of scarce resources over time and space. Surely the intellectual groundwork had been laid. All I needed to do was look it up. I didn’t need to reinvent it. Entering the literatures of economics and finance, I encountered the tenet of rational man, the idea that humans are wholly capable, perfectly informed, logical, egocentric decision makers on a wealth maximising (or more generally, utility optimising) pilgrimage. The second tenet I encountered was efficient markets, the argument that prices on traded assets reflect all knowable information. In economics, markets are wonderful constructs. They are beautiful mechanisms that smoothly bring us back time and time again to equilibrium prices and a perfect bubble-free world where only non-diversifiable risk is priced, portfolios are all mean-variance efficient, and price is value. Sure, there may be a few non-rational, noise traders operating here and there, but that is why we have our all-seeing arbitrageurs. Like constantly patrolling leukocytes, they quickly detect and pounce on mispricing opportunities, trading them away before there is any real violence to the system while quietly pocketing the profits. Beautiful people. Beautiful markets. Beautiful world. Who needs data in such a beautifully operating system? To reveal the descriptive truth of human behaviour, all we really need are our normative tenets and our powerful reason, usually clothed in the impressive vestments of our opaque mathematics. The syllogism proceeds thus:
Particulate matter air pollution control programs in Japan — an analysis of cost savings in the absence of future remediation

The objectives of this study were to assess avoided economic costs (or anticipated ‘benefits’) of not implementing new environmental policies for particulate matter (PM) in Japan and compare these future benefits to estimates of future health risks developed in a separate analysis. The estimates for the benefits of avoided PM pollution control in the year 2010 were (1) $27 billion USD for stationary source controls, (2) $2.1 billion to $3.3 billion USD for diesel motor vehicle controls, (3) $41 million USD for governmental employee salaries, (4) $470 million USD for governmental financial assistance, (5) $510 million USD for special diesel vehicle control measures in Tokyo, and (6) $31 billion USD for total costs. Using human health and productivity risks, calculated in a separate study to be $56 billion USD, the best net ratio of benefits to costs was 1.8 to 1. Inexpensive control options include road watering or paving for unpaved dirt roads and road vacuuming for paved roads. Intermediate options include differential road pricing, retrofitting diesel particulate filters, and reformulating diesel fuel. High cost options include adding particulate controls, such as wet scrubbers, baghouses, and electrostatic precipitators on uncontrolled stationary sources.
Triple Contractile Imaging in the Stress Echo Lab: the Additive Prognostic Value of Pressure–Volume and Preload Recruitable Stroke Work Relationships

Introduccion: La positividad del ecoestres a traves de alteraciones de la motilidad parietal ha ido cediendo terreno frente a nuevas propuestas basadas en la reserva contractil del ventriculo izquierdo (indice stress/reposo de la elastancia ventricular izquierda). Por otra parte, la pendiente del trabajo latido reclutable por precarga, es decir, la pendiente de la relacion trabajo latido y volumen de fin de diastole proporciona una medida independiente de la precarga y la poscarga. Objetivo: El proposito de este estudio fue evaluar el valor pronostico adicional de la reserva contractil ventricular izquierda y la pendiente del trabajo latido reclutable por precarga. Metodos: Se seleccionaron 692 pacientes de la base de datos del estudio multicentrico de ecoestres del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR), con edad media de 62 ± 12 anos, ecoestres negativo (ejercicio = 130; dipiridamol = 438; dobutamina n = 124) y sin dilatacion (n = 470) o miocardiopatia idiopatica dilatada (n = 22). Todos los pacientes fueron sometidos a triple imagen: 1) evaluacion de alteraciones de la motilidad parietal; 2) evaluacion de la reserva contractil ventricular izquierda; y 3) evaluacion de la pendiente del trabajo latido reclutable por precarga. Resultados: De acuerdo a la norma de seleccion, todos los pacientes tuvieron un estudio de ecoestres negativo segun el criterio de motilidad parietal alterada; la tasa de positividad global fue de 49% para la reserva contractil, 36% para la pendiente del trabajo latido reclutable por precarga (criterio de positividad ≤ 64 erg × cm−3 × 103), 19% para ambos criterios de positividad y 33% para ambos criterios de negatividad. En los 692 pacientes con una mediana de seguimiento de 20 meses, hubo 132 eventos. La tasa de eventos fue menor en pacientes con doble negatividad y mayor en aquellos con doble positividad (c2=51, p<0,001). Conclusiones: La tasa de positividad del ecoestres y el rendimiento pronostico aumentan marcadamente si la reserva contractil con estres y la pendiente del trabajo latido reclutable por precarga se suman a las alteraciones de motilidad parietal regional convencionales.
The Role of Farm Size in the Sustainability of Dairy Farming in Austria: An Empirical Approach Based on Farm Accounting Data

ABSTRACT This contribution examines the extent to which farm size affects the sustainability of dairy farms in Austria. Correlations between sustainability indicators and farm size are calculated on data from accounts voluntarily provided by a network of farms. The results show that in large farms income from agriculture and forestry per unpaid family work unit was higher and the proportion of direct payments in income was lower. Smaller farms, on the other hand, tend to exhibit a higher proportion of diversification and generally contribute more to the regional economy. Moreover, smaller farms tend to provide greater environmental services than larger ones per unit agricultural area. Note, however, that larger farms show higher values of certain environmental indicators, when these are related to the produced output. This study concludes that boosting efficiency and increasing output reflects a trade-off with environmental and social services provided by the agricultural sector.
BOOK REVIEWS

ABSTRACT AGING, RIGHTS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE: PROSPECTS FOR OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. Herr, S. and G. Weber. (Eds.). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 1999, pp. xxi & 392, $49.00. Reviewed by Christopher Newell. IN THE SHADOWS OF OUR STEEPLES: PASTORAL PRESENCE FOR FAMILIES COPING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. Govig, S. D. New York: The Haworth Pastoral Press, 1999, pp. xiv & 122. $49.95 (hard cover), $14.95 (soft cover). Reviewed by Joseph E. Havranek. BROKEN BODIES, HEALING HEARTS. TenBrook, G. W. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Pastoral Press, 2000, pp. xiii & 172. $49.95 (hard cover), $19.95 (soft cover). Reviewed by Joseph E. Havranek. A CRY FROM THE CLAY. Bender, E. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1999, pp. 64. $12.99. Reviewed by Joseph E. Havranek. WHAT PSYCHOTHERAPISTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DISABILITY. Olkin, R. New York: Guilford Press, 1999, pp. xvi & 368. $38.00. Reviewed by Thomas St. James. BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR. Labas, Linda, Martie Kendrick, Colette Bilodeau, Kathy Son, and Theresa Gooldrup. Orono, Maine: Center for Community Inclusion, Maine's UAP, University of Maine, 1999, pp. iv & 113. Reviewed by Becca Hornstein.
Animal-Assisted Therapy: Role of Animals as a Therapeutic

Animal assisted therapy is a role in which animal is getting the healing tool to assist a person. A therapist who takes along a pet may be reckoned as being less threatening, increasing the rapport between patient and therapist. Therapy involving animals was first employed in therapy by doctors. AAT is a goal-directed intervention in which an animal that matches specific criteria is an inbuilt component of the discussion procedure. Animals can be incorporated into a variety of programs. People with a different of disorders can benefit from animal-assisted therapy, including: autism spectrum disorders, addiction Keywords: Animal assisted therapy, therapy, interaction, technology, goal Cite this Article Kanti Raje, Sadhana Ojha, Lokesha E, et al. Animal-Assisted Therapy: Role of Animals as a Therapeutic. Research & Reviews: Journal of Dairy Science and Technology . 2018; 7(1): 18–21p.
Book reviews

INSURING THE ESSENTIALS: BOB BALL ON SOCIAL SECURITY. Edited by Robert M. Ball and Thomas N. Bethell. New York: Century Foundation Press, 2000. 324 pp., $14.95 (paper). WHAT'S GOD GOT TO DO WITH THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE? Edited by E. J. Dionne, Jr. and John J. K. Dilulio, Jr. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000. 188 pp., $16.95. SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION: ITS ORIGINS IN EUROPE. By Katherine A. Kendall. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education, 2000. 144 pp., $21.95 (paper). ETHICS EDUCATION IN SOCIAL WORK. By Frederic G. Reamer. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education, 2001. 237 pp., $21.95 (paper). THOMAS VERNER MOORE: PSYCHIATRIST, EDUCATOR AND MONK. By Benedict Neenan. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2000. 336 pp., $29.95 (paper).
Restrictive versus Liberal Fluid Resuscitation in Children with Dengue Shock Syndrome: the differences in Clinical Outcomes and Hemodynamic Parameters

Background: Fluid resuscitation is the mainstay of treatment to counteract massive plasma leakage in dengue shock syndrome. We aimed to determine the differences in clinical outcomes and hemodynamic parameters of children with dengue shock syndrome post restrictive and liberal fluid resuscitation. Materials and Methods: A retrospective observational study of pediatric patients who were between one month to 18 years old, presented with clinical criteria for dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) grade III and IV based on WHO classification of dengue fever in 2011, and admitted to the Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang- Indonesia, from January 2016 to December 2016. Patients were divided in two groups: resuscitated with either 40ml/kg BW (liberal group) solutions; then we analyzed the clinical outcomes and hemodynamic parameters between two groups. Results Among 100 patients, 92 patients were classified as DHF grade III and 8 patients were DHF grade IV. 74 patients were in the restrictive group and 24 patients were in the liberal group. Median age at diagnosis was 6 years old, and 56% of patients were female. No significant differences were observed between length of stay in pediatric intensive care unit (P=0.09), and duration of ventilator use (P=0.68). The restrictive group had 53% lower mortality compared to the liberal group (P=0.18). This study also showed that there were no significant differences in hemodynamic parameters between two groups based on measurement with USCOM which were preload component (SVV) (P=0.89), inotropy components (SMII) (P=0.07), SVRI (P=0.85) as well as the cardiac index (P=0.66). Conclusion This study showed that there is no difference in clinical outcomes (length of mechanical ventilation and length of PICU stay), and hemodynamic parameters (preload, inotropy, afterload, and cardiac index) in Dengue Shock Syndrome patients who receive restrictive or liberal fluid resuscitation.
Chronic Pain, Dopamine and Depression: Insights from Research on Fibromyalgia

There have been several indications that pain and reward are partly mediated by similar neural pathways in the central nervous system, and that these common pathways are related to both the dopamine (DA) and the opioid systems. Several studies have demonstrated the analgesic effects of rewarding stimuli or activities on positive affective states. On the other hand, chronic pain was shown to impair several aspects of reward processing by possibly altering pain-reward interac-tions. However, the precise mechanisms of the mutual pain-reward interaction are unclear and few studies have investigated the influence of pain on rewards and vice versa in humans. Therefore, we aim to summarize recent findings on the neuroana-tomical and molecular chances associated with chronic pain conditions, particularly fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) with a focus on the dopamine system. Recent findings on the mechanisms involved in the alterations of the brain reward circuit in chronic pain and FMS as well as the role of DA in the pathophysiology of FMS and other chronic pain conditions will be discussed. Furthermore, we aim to discuss the interplay between the dopaminergic reward system and depression in chronic pain, as the prevalence of co-morbid depression in chronic pain is quite high.
Impact of firm’s customer orientation on performance: the moderating role of interfunctional coordination and employee commitment

ABSTRACT The effect of a firm’s strategic orientation, such as customer orientation, on performance has received research attention; however, knowledge regarding its specific effect on the customer-related performance measures is very limited. Most of the previous attempts have focused on developing a direct relationship with a firm’s financial performance, which contradicts with the central tenet of customer orientation. In addition, in this context, the role of employees’ committed behavior, customer contact time and a firm’s emphasis on interfunctional coordination for the efficacy of customer orientation have received little research attention. Drawing on dynamic capability theory and service climate theory, this study addresses how employees and a firm’s interfunctional coordination play a key role in the firm’s customer orientation to drive its customer-related performance. Based on a sample from the UK’s service industry, the findings support the arguments. The findings also offer new insights into the interplay of different strategic orientations and employees’ role in driving superior performance through customer orientation.
Peasant-driven agricultural growth and food sovereignty

The concept of food sovereignty presents us with an important theoretical and practical challenge. The political economy of agriculture can only take up this gauntlet through improving its understanding of the processes of agricultural growth. It is very difficult to address the issue of food sovereignty without such an understanding. Developing such an understanding involves (re)combining the political economy of agriculture with the Chayanovian approach. This paper gives several explanations (all individually valid but stronger in combination) as to why peasant agriculture results in sturdy and sustainable growth and also identifies the factors that undermine this capacity. The paper also argues that peasant agriculture is far from being a remnant of the past. While different peasantries around the world are shaped and reproduced by today's capital (and more specifically by current food empires), they equally help to shape and contribute to the further unfolding of the forms of capital related to food and agriculture. It is important to understand this two-way interaction between capital and peasant agriculture as this helps to ground the concept of food sovereignty. The article argues that the capacity to produce enough food (at different levels, distinguishing different needs, and so on) needs to be an integral part of the food sovereignty discourse. It concludes by suggesting that peasant agriculture has the best potential for meeting food sovereignty largely because it has the capacity to produce (more than) sufficient good food for the growing world population and that it can do so in a way that is sustainable.
On the Mechanism of α-Helix to β-Sheet Transition in the Recombinant Prion Protein†

It is believed that the critical event in the pathogenesis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies is the conversion of the prion protein from an α-helical form, PrPC, to a β-sheet-rich conformer, PrPSc. Recently, we have shown that incubation of the recombinant prion protein under mildly acidic conditions (pH 5 or below) in the presence of low concentrations of guanidine hydrochloride results in a transition to PrPSc-like β-sheet-rich oligomers that show fibrillar morphology and an increased resistance to proteinase K digestion [Swietnicki, W. , Morillas, M, Chen, S. , Gambetti, P., and Surewicz, W. K. (2000) Biochemistry 39, 424−431]. To gain insight into the mechanism of this transition, in the present study we have characterized the biophysical properties of the recombinant human prion protein (huPrP) at acidic pH in the presence of urea and salt. Urea alone induces unfolding of the protein but does not result in protein self-association or a conversion to β-sheet structure. However, a time-depende.
Effect of atorvastatin and trimetazidine combination treatment in patients with NSTE-ACS undergoing PCI

Background: Our study sought to assess the effect of atorvastatin (ATV) and trimetazidine (TMZ) combination treatment in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Materials and Methods: Two hundred and fifty patients with NSTE-ACS who were undergoing PCI were enrolled in this study. Standard secondary prevention of coronary heart disease drug treatment was administered to both the groups (the ATV + TMZ group and the ATV group). In the ATV + TMZ group, patients were given 80mg of the combination medical orally 12h before PCI, 60mg 30min before PCI, and a further 20mg every day for 30t days after PCI, and. In the ATV group, patients were given only 80mg orally 12h before PCI, with a further 20mg every day for 30t days after PCI. Echocardiography was executed and plasma N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) levels were measured just prior to the PCI and at 30 days after PCI. The major cardiovascular events (MACE) were also evaluated in both groups 30 days after PCI. Results: MACE occurred in 14.17% of patients in the ATV group and 6.50% of those in the ATV + TMZ group (P = 0.047). NT-pro-BNP levels were decreased 30 days after PCI for both groups; however, NT-pro-BNP levels in the ATV + TMZ group were significantly lower than those in the ATV group (P < .05). Cardiac function in NSTE-ACS patients, as reflected by the increased left ventricular ejection fraction, fractional shortening as well as decreased left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (P < .05) increased in all groups at 30 days after intervention, but cardiac function parameters were more significantly improved in the group administered with ATV + TMZ (P < .05). Conclusions: Our study suggests that short-term pretreatment with the combination of ATV and TMZ administration before PCI could reduce the incidence of MACE, further decrease NT-pro-BNP levels and improve cardiac function compared to a single administration of the ATV.
An Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia as the Initial Presentation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

An autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is an acquired hemolytic disease due to the autoantibody against the antigen presenting upon the surface of the own red blood cells. Besides the features of hemolysis, it is characterized by the positive direct anti-globulin test. AIHA may be classified into primary or idiopathic if it occurs spontaneously and secondary if it is found in some associated instances such as an autoimmune disease, malignancies, infections or drug usage [1-3].
A multifactor approach to the social discount rate: An application to the Spanish forest system

ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the calculation of the social discount rate to be used in the valuation of long-term investment projects and, more specifically, in the appraisal of public and environmental projects. The key idea is that the instantaneous discount rate of the discount function used for valuation must be equal to the hazard rate of the public good or the mortality rate of the population affected by the project. Previously, this approach has been applied by the authors to a system in which failure depends on a single component, but in this paper, we are going to consider the failure of several independent components which, in combination, give rise to a multivariate hazard rate. In our empirical application, the entire forested area of Spain will be the system, and the forests of the seventeen autonomous communities will be considered the components of the system; the forest fire will be the failure, measured by the number of hectares devastated by fire in each region. Finally, once the failure corresponding to all regions has been aggregated in a multivariate hazard rate, it will be implemented as a part of the social discount rate.
Appreciative Inquiry with Children and Youth: Harnessing a Powerful Approach to Occupational Change

Although the appreciative inquiry approach naturally complements and directly aligns with the shift toward occupation-centered practice in occupational therapy with children and youths, it has not yet been explicitly considered for application in occupational therapy for children and youths. Intentionally using an appreciative inquiry approach will change the questions occupational therapists ask in practice, changing perspectives on framing the problem, how to solve it, and indeed what is regarded as a solution. By definition, the approach is both client- and occupation-centered and will contribute to the benefits and positive impact of occupational therapy with children and youths.
Obedience: defying the crowd in midwifery practice

Most people will have observed the often impressive synchrony of the behavior of fish in a school or birds in a flock. The fact that the behavior of a fish is so well matched to that of the behavior of others is straightforward: Perception directly affects behavior. When a fish perceives a change of direction in another fish it simply matches this change in direction. This direct link between perception and behavior can be easily witnessed in humans as well. We too match the behavior of others and we do this simply because perception directly affects action. The specific behavioral changes perception can bring about differ between humans and fish, but the underlying mechanism is essentially the same. Perhaps we share this important psychological mechanism with a haddock. Dijksterhuis, 2001, p. 105)
Book reviews

Same sex relations in history and culture: An up‐to‐date synthesis Homosexuality and Civilization. By Louis Crompton. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003, 623 pages. Cloth, $35.00. A chorus of transgender voices Finding the Real Me: True Tales of Sex and Gender Diversity. Edited by Tracie O'Keefe and Katrina Fox. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass, 2003, 293 pages. Paper, $17.95. Psychosexual issues: A caring providers manual Sexual Disorders: Perspectives on Diagnosis and Treatment. By Peter J. Fagan. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003, 151 pages. Paper, $18.95; hardcover, $40.00. Surveying the history of gay rights activists Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context. Edited by Vern L. Bullough. New York: Harrington Park Press, 2002, 454 pages. Paper, $27.95. Sex and romance: Never the twain shall meet? Adolescent Romantic Relations and Sexual Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practical Implications. Edited by Paul Florsheim. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003, 414 pages. Hardcover, $79.95.