Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Conveyance of Brand Identities and Portrayal of Minority Groups in 2013 Superbowl Automobile Advertisements

The fact that brands have unique identities and personalities is well known and researched. However, the extent to which a brand’s personality or identity manifest itself in advertising is less known. This study examined how brand identities were conveyed in 10 automobile advertisements from the 2013 Superbowl. It also analyzed portrayal of the women, gender roles and sexual orientation in the advertisements. A qualitative content analysis revealed that the advertisements communicated clear brand identities through storytelling, and contained stereotypical gender roles and sexualized or marginalized portrayals of women. I. Introduction This study tried to gain insight into how a brand’s personality or identity are conveyed through advertisements, and how these identities may differ among brands. This study also examined the portrayal of women, gender roles and sexual orientation in advertisements. This research tried to find plausible explanations for only differences found among brands in portrayals of these groups,
Effects of Tempo on the Perceived Speed of Human movement

Studies in crossmodal perception often use very simplified auditory and visual contexts. While these studies have been theoretically valuable, it is sometimes difficult to see how the findings can be ecologically valid or practically valuable. This study hypothesizes that a musical parameter (tempo) may affect the perception of a human movement quality (speed) and finds that although there are clear limitations, this may be a promising first step towards widening both the contexts in which crossmodal effects are studied and the application areas in which the findings can be used.
Hybrid Adaptive Beaconing in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: A Survey

Beacon or safety messages are broadcasted in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) to disseminate network state or emergency incident information to other vehicles in the network. The freshness of information depends upon the frequent transmission of beacons. Similarly, to increase the awareness area or communicating with the distant nodes, beacons are disseminated with a high transmission power. However, increasing the beacon transmission power or rate has a negative effect on information communication efficiency because of the finite bandwidth of the wireless link. Therefore, different schemes have been proposed to individually control beacon's transmission power, transmission rate, or contention window at the MAC layer, or any combination of those, to achieve quality beacon communication in VANETs. The latter case is called hybrid adaptive beaconing schemes. In literature, there are many hybrid adaptive beaconing schemes that control multiple communication parameters to efficiently broadcast beacon messages in VANETs. In this paper, we explicitly survey and summarized various aspects of those schemes. The open and challenging issues are also highlighted in this paper.
Cell adhesion molecules in neural histogenesis.

Aside from evolutionary change itself, there are three main sources of variabil­ ity in neural networks: the somatic developmental sequence, which is responsi­ ble for network formation and neuroanatomy; the chemical and structural variation at synapses (particularly that related to neurotransmitters and chan­ nels); and the electrical variation that depends both upon intrinsic cellular metabolism and external signals. These processes emerge in a clear-cut order of development. It is just as clear, however, that none of these processes is fully independent of the others, although their relative contributions vary in time. While much has been done to study neurotransmitters and electrical activity in the last three decades, only recently has it become possible to study the molecular bases of constancy and variation in network formation, fiber tract mapping, and the establishment of the earliest contacts of nerve and muscle. One of the key elements in this molecular analysis has been the development of a concerted series of assays (4, 12, 13, 32) that unequivocally establish criteria for the isolation and structural and functional characterization of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs). Prior to this approach, the evidence for the existence of such molecules was sparse and unconvincing, but since its applica­ tion at least three different CAMs have been isolated and described (1,4, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32, 34). On the basis of their description, previously recognized molecules whose functions had been unknown (20, 26, 31) were identified as CAMs. Particular CAMs have pivotal roles in neuron-neuron, neuron-muscle, and neuron-glial binding, and from the earliest stages in the development of the nervous system, each appears in neural tissues in characteristic dynamic patterns and spatiotemporal distributions (12).
Guidelines for the management of acute meningitis in children and adults in South Africa

This guideline provides a rational and cost-effective approach to patients with acute meningitis, which causes considerable morbidity and mortality, predominantly in children.There are many aetiologies, but a small number of bacteria and viruses account for the majority of cases. There should be a low threshold for suspecting acute meningitis, which is a medical emergency and antibiotics should not be delayed. Blood culture and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis are the most important diagnostic tests and should be performed whenever it is safe and practical. Contraindications to lumbar puncture are discussed and an algorithm is given regarding administering empiric antibiotics and antivirals, performing blood cultures, computer tomography brain scanning and cerebrospinal fluid analysis, depending on the clinical features and availability of resources. Administration of steroids is not recommended. Guidelines are provided for definitive therapy whenever a causative organism is identified. When no organism is identified, treatment and further investigation should be guided by laboratory results and clinical response. An approach to this process is outlined in a second algorithm. The epidemiology of resistance to common pathogens is described and advice given regarding special groups, including those with recurrent meningitis or base-of-skull fractures. Advice regarding infection control, post-exposure prophylaxis and vaccination is provided.
Off-label antineoplastic drugs. An effectiveness and safety study.

OBJECTIVE The use of antineoplastic medicines in special situations is common in clinical practice; it is strongly regulated and there is little information on its outcomes. We have analysed such use and health outcomes. METHODS All off-label cases between 2005 and 2015, with any type of cancer and in any stage were included. Health histories of a single health centre were reviewed to gather information on treatment features, response, survival, andtoxicity. RESULTS 85 men and 83 women, aged 56, had largely metastatic tumours treated with a median of 4 cycles (0-118) of chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or biotherapy, for palliative purposes between 1st and 4th lines (80% of cases). The subjective response rate was 32.5%, complete objective 1.9%, partial 8.8%, stabilisation 15.6%, progression 38.8%, and not assessable 35.1%. The median duration of response was 2.5 months (1-17), progression-free survival (PFS) 5 months (4 - 21.3), and overall survival (OS) 11 months (9.2-20.6). In the univariate analysis, performance status, treatment line, number of cycles, and type of response influenced on OS. In the multivariate model, the functional status (HR 0.36; CI 95% 0.17-0.77. P= 0.009) and number of cycles (HR 3.66; CI 95% 2.08-6.44. P= 0.0001) influenced independently on overall survival. The most frequent grade 3 and 4 toxicity were asthenia (19%), neutropenia (10.7%), and nausea and vomiting (8.9%). CONCLUSIONS Off-label antineoplastic drugs were mostly used in metastatic tumours, with little effectiveness. The functional status must be considered to select the patients to be treated.
a ) Effect of warfarin treatment on abundance of rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) in Baltimore

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Measuring reactive near-field interference using the quartz oscillators intermodulation

A quartz oscillator is susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI). To evaluate the effect of EMI, this research used the same quartz oscillator circuit for transmitter(s) and receiver(s), but with distinct quartz crystal (QC) frequencies. An equivalent impedance change occurred because of the reactive near-field feedback on the quartz oscillator. The strength was roughly proportional to the inverse transmitter-to-receiver distance. The unhoused QC, which functioned as a parallel and perpendicular receiver to the transmitter, displayed nondirectional and unidirectional radiation patterns, respectively. The intermodulation of the EMI transmitted from the QC oscillator was recognizable in the superposition feature.
Progressive Depletion of Peripheral B Lymphocytes in 4-1BB (CD137) Ligand/I-Eα-Transgenic Mice1

Interaction of 4-1BB (CD137) and its ligand (4-1BBL) is thought to positively regulate cell-mediated and humoral immune responses. We have prepared transgenic mouse strains that express 4-1BBL cDNA under the control of MHC class II I-Eα promoter. The 4-1BBL-transgenic mice show progressive splenomegaly and selective depletion of B220+ B cells accompanied with low levels of circulating IgG and defective humoral responses to Ag challenge. In addition, splenocytes from the transgenic mice fail to provide stimulation for allogeneic T cells in both lymphoproliferative and CTL responses in vitro, whereas their T cells remain functionally normal. Our results reveal unexpected functions of 4-1BBL in the regulation of humoral immune responses and Ag presentation.
Craniofacial Reconstruction With Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) hold enormous promise for the treatment of complex tissue defects throughout the entire body. The ability for iPSCs to form all tissue types makes them an ideal autogenous cellular building block for tissue engineering strategies designed to replace any combination of skin, muscle, nerve, and bone deficiencies in the craniofacial region. Several obstacles to their use remain, however, chief among which include concerns over insertional mutagenesis and tumorigenicity. As studies continue to develop strategies minimizing these risks, the potential for development of patient-specific regenerative therapies has become tantalizingly close.
Helicobacter pylori Uses Motility for Initial Colonization and To Attain Robust Infection

ABSTRACT Helicobacter pylori has been shown to require flagella for infection of the stomach. To analyze whether flagella themselves or motility is needed by these pathogens, we constructed flagellated nonmotile mutants. This was accomplished by using both an insertion mutant and an in-frame deletion of the motB gene. In vitro, these mutants retain flagella (Fla+) but are nonmotile (Mot−). By using FVB/N mice, we found that these mutants had reduced ability to infect mice in comparison to that of their isogenic wild-type counterparts. When these mutants were coinfected with wild type, we were unable to detect any motB mutant. Finally, by analyzing the 50% infectious dose, we found that motility is needed for initial colonization of the stomach mucosa. These results support a model in which motility is used for the initial colonization of the stomach and also to attain full infection levels.
BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA FOR SKIN

The health benefits of green tea are well documented. This antioxidant-packed drink helps fight free radicals, naturally occurring atoms that can cause disease and premature aging. To maximize the many benefits of green tea, you can use it in different ways as a topical treatment for the skin to protect against sun damage, combat signs of aging, treat inflammatory skin conditions and soothe cuts and sunburns.
Prototypes and Fuzzy Work Practices : Assigning Causal Credit for Performance

The diffusion of practices poses the problem of credit assignment: identifying the path of causality between interacting practices and their effects. Because of the complex relationship between cause and effect, the adoption of better practices is frequently characterized as fads. We apply Ragin’s (2000) fuzzy logic methodology to identify high performance configurations in the 1989 data set of MacDuffie (1995). The results indicate that discrete bundles of practices are associated with higher performance, but that the variety of outcomes points to experimentation and search. Managerial discourse around prototypical practices is, in this light, not simply a reflection of fads, but the groping for better performance when categorization and causality between practice and outcome are fuzzy. Evolution towards Fit Nicolaj Siggelkow Management Department The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania mailto:siggelkow@wharton.upenn. edu Paper available from: mailto:siggelkow@wharton.upenn. edu Abstract This paper proposes four constructs, thickening, patching, coasting, and trimming that can be used as building blocks to describe organizations’ developmental paths towards configurations and organizations’ transitions between configurations. The constructs are linked to the creation and subsequent elaboration of organizations’ core elements. We use the four constructs to describe two ideal types of development termed thin-to-thick and patch-by-patch. Within the context of a longitudinal study of The Vanguard Group we illustrate the constructs and offer an operationalization of the concept of a core element. Future research opportunities based upon the suggested constructs and the ideal types of development are discussed.This paper proposes four constructs, thickening, patching, coasting, and trimming that can be used as building blocks to describe organizations’ developmental paths towards configurations and organizations’ transitions between configurations. The constructs are linked to the creation and subsequent elaboration of organizations’ core elements. We use the four constructs to describe two ideal types of development termed thin-to-thick and patch-by-patch. Within the context of a longitudinal study of The Vanguard Group we illustrate the constructs and offer an operationalization of the concept of a core element. Future research opportunities based upon the suggested constructs and the ideal types of development are discussed. Two-Stage Partial Observability Models of Innovation Adoption Christophe Van den Bulte The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania vdbulte@wharton.upenn. edu Gary L. Lilien Smeal College of Business Administration The Pennsylvania State University G5l@psu.edu Paper available from: vdbulte@wharton.upenn. edu
Producción de poli-β-hidroxibutirato por Pseudomonas a partir de residuos de la industria petroquímica

Con el objetivo de evaluar la produccion de poli-β-hidroxibutirato (PHB) por Pseudomonas , empleando borra oleosa como fuente carbonada; se aislaron cinco cepas a partir de borra oleosa de la Refineria Iquitos de Petroperu S.A-Operaciones Selva, las que posteriormente se cultivaron en agitacion, a 37°C por 24 h, empleando el medio mineral de Ramsay et al . (1990); que contenia borra oleosa como unica fuente de carbono en exceso y limitacion de la fuente nitrogenada. Todas las cepas produjeron PHB durante el bioensayo; sin embargo, no se observaron diferencias significativas entre sus valores de concentracion de PHB intracelular (p>0,05), siendo el maximo valor promedio 657 ± 98,75 µg x ml -1 .
Identifying the topology of the K‐pop video community on YouTube: A combined Co‐comment analysis approach

YouTube is a successful social network that people use to upload, watch, and comment on videos. We believe comments left on these videos can provide insight into user interests, but to this point have not been used to map out a specific video community. Our study investigates whether and how user commenting behavior impacts the topology of the K‐pop video community through analysis of co‐commenting behavior on these videos. We apply a traditional author cocitation analysis to this behavior, in a process we refer to as co‐comment analysis, to detect the topology of this community. This involves: a) an analysis of user co‐comments to elicit the inclination of user homophily within the community; b) an analysis of user co‐comments, weighted frequency of co‐comments, to detect user interests in the community; and c) an analysis of user co‐comments, weighted sentiment scores, to capture user opinions by polarity. The results indicate that users who comment on specific K‐pop videos also tend to comment on topically similar YouTube videos. We also find that the number of comments made by users correlates with the degree of positivity of their comments. Conversely, users who comment negatively on K‐pop videos are not inclined to form specific user groups, but rather present only their opinions individually.
The Predementia Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease

The concept of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is aimed to capture patients in the transition from normality to Alzheimer’s dementia. Once identified, MCI patients could receive treatments aimed to stop the progression of the disease, thus reducing the burden of dementia-associated disability. The most widely used definition of MCI—isolated memory loss documented by neuropsychological testing in the absence of accountable physical (metabolic, cardiac, etc.) or cerebral conditions (vascular lesions, tumors, etc.)—is associated with a 5to 10-fold greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s dementia within 3 to 5 years. Here, we argue that recent evidence is paving the way to the possibility of telling those who will from those who will not develop Alzheimer’s dementia while patients are still at the MCI stage.
PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF A TURKISH VERSION OF THE COMPULSIVE INTERNET USE SCALE

This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) in a Turkish adolescent sample. The data were collected from 409 adolescents. The sample included 229 (56%) females and 180 (44%) males. The age of the participants ranged between 16 and 18 years with a mean age of 17.3 (SD= 1.3). Adolescent ages 16- 18). First, the factor structure of the scale was examined and the results of the explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that the CIUS is a onedimensional construct.As for the convergent validity; the correlations of CIUS with measures of Internet addiction were examined. For divergent validity; the correlations of CIUS with measures of social and emotional loneliness and depression were examined. These results revealed strong correlations. Following, reliability wasexamined via internal consistency, test-re-test reliability coefficients and split-half correlation. Reliability analyses showed that the scale had high internal consistency, high test-retest and split half reliabilities. The results of the present study indicate that Turkish version of CIUS has good psychometric properties.Finally, findings were discussed in line with the relevant literature.
Impact of Mobility on Routing Energy Consumption in Mobile Sensor Networks

Mobility in mobile sensor networks causes frequent route breaks, and each routing scheme reacts differently during route breaks. It results in a performance degradation of the energy consumption to reestablish the route. Since routing schemes have various operational characteristics for rerouting, the impact of mobility on routing energy consumption shows significantly different results under varying network dynamics. Therefore, we should consider the mobility impact when analyzing the routing energy consumption in mobile sensor networks. However, most analysis of the routing energy consumption concentrates on the traffic condition and often neglects the mobility impact. We analyze the mobility impact on the routing energy consumption by deriving the expected energy consumption of reactive, proactive, and flooding scheme as a function of both the packet arrival rate and topology change rate. Routing energy consumption for mobile sensor networks is analytically shown to have a strong relationship with sensor mobility and traffic conditions. We then demonstrate the accuracy of our analysis through simulations. Our analysis can be used to decide a routing scheme that will operate most energy efficiently for a sensor application, taking into account the mobility as well as traffic condition.
A model system for cell adhesion and signal transduction in Drosophila.

Cells must cooperate and communicate to form a multicellular animal. Information about the molecules required for these processes have come from a variety of sources; the convergence between the studies of particular molecules by vertebrate cell biologists and the genes identified by scientists investigating development in Drosophila has been especially fruitful. We are interested in the connection between cadherin proteins that regulate cell-cell adhesion and the wingless/wnt-1 cell-cell signaling molecules controlling pattern formation during development. The Drosophila segment polarity gene armadillo, homolog of the vertebrate adherens junction protein-catenin, is required for both cell adhesion and wg signaling. We review what is known about wingless signaling in Drosophila, and discuss the role of cell-cell junctions in both cell adhesion and cell communication. We then describe the results of our preliminary structure-function analysis of Armadillo protein in both cell adhesion and wingless signaling. Finally, we discuss evidence supporting a direct role for Armadillo and adherens junction in transduction of wingless signal.
Receptor-Binding Profiles of H7 Subtype Influenza Viruses in Different Host Species

ABSTRACT Influenza viruses of gallinaceous poultry and wild aquatic birds usually have distinguishable receptor-binding properties. Here we used a panel of synthetic sialylglycopolymers and solid-phase receptor-binding assays to characterize receptor-binding profiles of about 70 H7 influenza viruses isolated from aquatic birds, land-based poultry, and horses in Eurasia and America. Unlike typical duck influenza viruses with non-H7 hemagglutinin (HA), all avian H7 influenza viruses, irrespective of the host species, displayed a poultry-virus-like binding specificity, i.e., preferential binding to sulfated oligosaccharides Neu5Acα2-3Galβ1-4(6-O-HSO3)GlcNAc and Neu5Acα2-3Galβ1-4(Fucα1-3)(6-O-HSO3)GlcNAc. This phenotype correlated with the unique amino acid sequence of the amino acid 185 to 189 loop of H7 HA and seemed to be dependent on ionic interactions between the sulfate group of the receptor and Lys193 and on the lack of sterical clashes between the fucose residue and Gln222. Many North American and Eurasian H7 influenza viruses displayed weak but detectable binding to the human-type receptor moiety Neu5Acα2-6Galβ1-4GlcNAc, highlighting the potential of H7 influenza viruses for avian-to-human transmission. Equine H7 influenza viruses differed from other viruses by preferential binding to the N-glycolyl form of sialic acid. Our data suggest that the receptor-binding site of contemporary H7 influenza viruses in aquatic and terrestrial birds was formed after the introduction of their common precursor from ducks to a new host, presumably, gallinaceous poultry. The uniformity of the receptor-binding profile of H7 influenza viruses in various wild and domestic birds indicates that there is no strong receptor-mediated host range restriction in birds on viruses with this HA subtype. This notion agrees with repeated interspecies transmission of H7 influenza viruses from aquatic birds to poultry.