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An Investigation on Mobile Banking and Co-creation Services Adoption Intention in South Africa
Authors: Venter de Villiers Marike , Chuchu Tinashe , Chavarika Gugu Valerie 
Published: July 2020

<p>Co-creation of value between the consumer and services providers is an idea that has been receiving much attention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of consumer motivation on attitudes and adoption intention of co-creational banking activities. By means of a quantitative method, 339 surveys were collected. The research instrument was compiled from existing scales that were adopted for the purpose of this study. The proposed conceptual model and hypotheses were tested using Structural Equation Mod-eling (SEM), while scale reliability and validity was confirmed using SPSS 23. Further, AMOS 23 was used to test the model fit. The findings indicated that all seven proposed hypotheses are significant. Therefore indicating that consumer motives have a positive influence on a consumer’s attitudes toward participating in co-creation activities, which in turn has an impact on rela-tive advantage, complexity and compatibility. Lastly, the results indicate that relationships exist between relative advantage, complexity and compatibility, respectively and adoption intention. This study adds to contextual knowledge of cocreational adoption within digital banking, and provides managers with significant insight into the potential success of digital customization and how banks can benefit from digital co-creation.</p>
Activation of Human Vδ2+ γδ T Cells by Staphylococcus aureus Promotes Enhanced Anti-Staphylococcal Adaptive Immunity
Authors: Cooper Andrew J. R. , Lalor Stephen J. , McLoughlin Rachel M. 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
Murine studies have shown the potential for γδ T cells to mediate immunity to Staphylococcus aureus in multiple tissue settings by the secretion of diverse cytokines. However, the role played by γδ T cells in human immune responses to S. aureus is almost entirely unknown. In this study, we establish the capacity of human Vδ2+ γδ T cells for rapid activation in response to S. aureus. In coculture with S. aureus–infected monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs), Vδ2+ cells derived from peripheral blood rapidly upregulate CD69 and secrete high levels of IFN-γ. DCs mediate this response through direct contact and IL-12 secretion. In turn, IFN-γ released by Vδ2+ cells upregulates IL-12 secretion by DCs in a positive feedback loop. Furthermore, coculture with γδ T cells results in heightened expression of the costimulatory molecule CD86 and the lymph node homing molecule CCR7 on S. aureus–infected DCs. In cocultures of CD4+ T cells with S. aureus–infected DCs, the addition of γδ T cells results in heightened CD4+ T cell activation. Our findings identify γδ T cells as potential key players in the early host response to S. aureus during bloodstream infection, promoting enhanced responses by both innate and adaptive immune cell populations, and support their consideration in the development of host-directed anti–S. aureus treatments.
Study of Ischemia Modified Albumin as New Potential Diagnostic Biomarker In Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Authors: Dr. Dhananjay V. Andure  , Dr. Sangita. M. Patil  , Dr. M. P. Bankar  , Dr. R. K. Padalkar  , Dr. A. P. Pathak  
Published: July 2020

Background: Because of the varied presentation and associated high mortality the identification of patients with acute myocardial infarction is very critical for the patient management and has a bearing on the prognosis. Only about 22% patients admitted to cardiac care centers with chest pain having truly myocardial infarction. Aim: The goal of present study was to assess diagnostic value of serum ischemia modified albumin and compare it with sensitive cardiac troponin I and Creatine Kinase-MB in acute myocardial infarction. Methods: A diagnostic case control study was conducted on 102 patients presenting to the Emergency Department within 6 hrs of acute chest pain and 115 healthy age and sex matched volunteers formed the control group. Serum ischemia modified albumin level was estimated by albumin cobalt binding test using digital spectrophotometer, while troponin I was measured by immunofluroscence assay and creatine Kinase-MB was determined by immunoinhibition method. The sensitivity and specificity of ischemia modified albumin, troponin I and creatine kinase-MB for detection of acute myocardial infarction were analyzed. The results of ischemia modified albumin, troponin I and creatine kinase-MB alone and in combination were correlated. Results: Ischemia modified albumin (p<0.05) and troponin I (p<0.001) concentrations were significantly higher in acute myocardial infarction than healthy controls. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of ischemia modified albumin for detection of acute myocardial infarction was 88.24%, 93.91%, 92.78% and 90.00% compared to 86.27%, 93.04%, 91.67% and 88.43% respectively for the troponin I and 78.43%, 100%, 100%, and 83.94% for creatine kinase-MB. Combined use of ischemia modified albumin, troponin I, creatine kinase-MB significantly enhanced the sensitivity to 96%. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of ischemia modified albumin in acute myocardial infarction was 0.90. Conclusion: Ischemia modified albumin is a new potential diagnostic biomarker used together with other gold standard cardiac biomarkers can improve early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
Modern American Literature in Italian Magazines During the 1930s
Authors: Piazzoni Irene , Guidali Fabio 
Published: July 2020

ABSTRACT
The article examines American fiction in Italian big magazines during the 1930s both in quantitative and qualitative terms, focusing on networks of circulation, production and reception. Analyzing not only American high modernism but also middlebrow and genre fiction, the article demonstrates how American literature in weekly publications conflicted with traditional cultural values and Fascist monitoring and censoring, and how it was instrumental to Italian social and cultural modernity.
“The Strong Matter of Unknown Names”: Modeling Topics and Cross-Reading Poems in The Crisis
Authors: Brinkman Bartholomew 
Published: July 2020

ABSTRACT
Topic modeling and related computational approaches are used to identify labor, education, and military personnel as central examples of “strong matter” in the early years of The Crisis magazine. Keywords are then derived from these topics and used to locate poems for closer consideration. Through cross-reading practices, these poems are read in relation to one another, other periodical texts, and their larger historical moment at the emergence of the Harlem Renaissance. Such readings reveal deep, shared, ideological commitments that are less evident in more traditional approaches focusing on individual writers and texts.
Las emociones en la interacción con la tecnología en el profesorado y el alumnado de centros con buenas prácticas TIC
Authors: De Pablos Pons Juan , Llorent-Vaquero Mercedes 
Published: July 2020

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo conocer las emociones que surgen de la interacción con las TIC en el profesorado y el alumnado de los centros educativos con larga trayectoria y Buenas Prácticas con TIC en Andalucía. Con esta finalidad, se realiza un diseño de corte cuantitativo con un método descriptivo y un diseño tipo encuesta. La muestra es de 18 centros educativos, en los cuales se indaga sobre las emociones del profesorado y el alumnado a través de dos cuestionarios con escalas tipo Likert. Los resultados muestran que las emociones más comunes en el uso de las TIC en ambos colectivos son el bienestar y satisfacción y el orgullo mientras que la disminución de la frustración es la menos frecuente en el uso de las mismas. Asimismo, se identifican algunos elementos asociados a las emociones tanto del profesorado como del alumnado. Entre las conclusiones destaca la necesidad de otorgar relevancia a las emociones que subyacen en la interacción con las TIC tanto en el profesorado como en el alumnado si el objetivo es mejorar los procesos educativos mediados por TIC. Finalmente, el análisis refleja cómo las emociones en el uso de las TIC por parte del alumnado se asocian a factores similares a los que generan una brecha digital en términos de competencia, como son el género, el número de dispositivos que poseen o disponer de Internet en casa, entre otros.
The present study aims to tap into the emotions of teaching staff and students in Spanish schools in the Region of Andalucía when they interact with ICT. The schools chosen for the study had a long-standing experience with ICT programs and a well-defined code of ICT best practices. A quantitative methodological design was used. The sample consisted of 18 schools, in which teachers’ and students' emotions were investigated through two questionnaires designed on a Likert scale. The results show that the most common emotions in the use of ICT in both groups are well-being and satisfaction and pride. A decrease in frustration levels is the least reported emotion. Likewise, some elements associated with the emotions of both teachers and students are identified. The conclusions highlight the need to give relevance to the emotions underlying the interaction with ICT in both teachers and students, if the goal is to improve educational processes mediated by ICT. Finally, the analysis reflects how emotions in the use of ICT in students are associated with factors similar to those that generate digital divide in terms of competition, such as gender, the number of electronic devices and Internet connection at home, among others.
From the index case to global spread: the global mobility based modelling of the COVID-19 pandemic implies higher infection rate and lower detection ratio than current estimates
Authors: Siwiak Marian , Szczesny Pawel , Siwiak Marlena 
Published: July 2020

Background
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple efforts of modelling of the geo-temporal transmissibility of the virus have been undertaken, but none describes the pandemic spread at the global level. The aim of this research is to provide a high-resolution global model of the pandemic that overcomes the problem of biased country-level data on the number of infected cases. To achieve this we propose a novel SIR-type metapopulation transmission model and a set of analytically derived model parameters. We used them to perform a simulation of the disease spread with help of the Global Epidemic and Mobility (GLEAM) framework embedding actual population densities, commute patterns and long-range travel networks. The simulation starts on 17 November 2019 with the index case (presymptomatic, yet infectious) in Wuhan, China, and results in an accurate prediction of the number of diagnosed cases after 154 days in multiple countries across five continents. In addition, the model outcome shows high compliance with the results of a random screening test conducted on pregnant women in the New York area.

Methods
We have built a modified SIR metapopulation transmission model and parameterized it analytically either by setting the values of the parameters based on the literature, or by assuming their plausible values. We compared our results with the number of diagnosed cases in twenty selected countries, ones which provide reliable statistics but differ substantially in terms of strength and speed of undertaken Non-Drug Interventions. The obtained 95% confidence intervals for the predictions are in agreement with the empirical data.

Results
The parameters that successfully model the pandemic are: the basic reproduction number R0, 4.4; a latent non-infectious period of 1.1. days followed by 4.6 days of the presymptomatic infectious period; the probability of developing severe symptoms, 0.01; the probability of being diagnosed when presenting severe symptoms of 0.6; the probability of diagnosis for cases with mild symptoms or asymptomatic, 0.001.

Discussion
Parameters that successfully reproduce the observed number of cases indicate that both R0 and the prevalence of the virus might be underestimated. This is in concordance with the newest research on undocumented COVID-19 cases. Consequently, the actual mortality rate is putatively lower than estimated. Confirmation of the pandemic characteristic by further refinement of the model and screening tests is crucial for developing an effective strategy for the global epidemiological crisis.
Towards Effective Management of Fire Emergency and Risk Reduction in Public and Private Secondary Schools in Kwara State, Nigeria: Is There Emergency Preparedness Plan
Authors: Ilori A. E. , Sawa B. A. 
Published: July 2020

Emergency preparedness plan is a written manual that identifies and provides detailed understanding of what to be done or put in place, assign who to do what and directactions on how to carry out certain responsibilities in an emergency like fire outbreak for peace and tranquility in secondary schools. This study examined emergency preparedness plan availability in public and private secondary schools in Kwara State, Nigeria towards effective management of fire emergency and risk reduction. The objectives were to assess emergency preparedness plan availability in secondary schools, and using Kendall’s w-statistics to justify the responses. Eighteen (18) public and private secondary schools were sampled throughmulti-stage sampling technique. From the sampled schools, 13 principals, 143 teachers and 557 students were randomly sampled. Data were collected through interviews and questionnaires. The results were evaluated using frequency charts and Kendall’s coefficient of concordance (w). The findings revealed that no secondary school has emergency preparedness plan. Results also showed that secondary schools do not have safety committee(s) that will oversee school safety affairs against fire and other disasters. Kendall’s analysis revealed a low (.131) degree of agreement amongst the respondents on emergency preparedness plan availability.The null hypothesis tested at = .05 level of significance was rejected since (i.e.) and P-value of .0228 < .05. Hence, the research hypothesis () was accepted.It was concluded that secondary schools in Kwara State have no fire or any disaster/emergency preparedness plan and are not safe in the event of fire occurrence. The study recommends that the State’s Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development in collaboration with State Fire Service Headquarters, State Emergency Management Agency, school principals’ representative and other stakeholders should develop an agreeable emergency preparedness plan (manual) for secondary schools in the statesubject to annual reviews and amendments.
Cryptic responses to tissue manipulations in avian embryos
Authors: Wahl Christina , Noden Drew M. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractExperimental embryology performed on avian embryos combines tissue manipulations and cell‐labeling methods with increasing opportunities and demands for critical assays of the results. These approaches continue to reveal unexpected complexities in the normal patterns of cell movement and tissue origins, documentation of which is critical to unraveling the intricacies of cell and tissue interactions during embryogenesis. Viktor Hamburger's many pioneering contributions helped launch and promote the philosophical as well as technical elements of avian experimental embryology. Furthermore, his scholarship and profoundly positive presence influenced not just those of us fortunate to have trained with him, but several generations of developmental biologists. The first part of this article presents examples of the opportunities and rewards that have occurred due to his influences. Surgical manipulation of avian embryonic tissues always introduces a greater number of variables than the experimenter can control for or, often, readily identify. We present the results of dorsal and ventral lesions of hindbrain segments, which include defects in structures within, beside, and also at a considerable distance from the site of lesion. Extramedullary loops of longitudinal tract axons exit and re‐enter the neural tube, and intra‐medullary proliferation of blood vessels is expanded. Peripherally, the coalescence of neural crest‐ and placode‐derived neuroblasts is disrupted. As expected, motor neurons and their projections close to the sites of lesion are compromised. However, an unexpected finding is that the normal projections of cranial nerves located distant to the lesion site were also disrupted. Following brainstem lesions in the region of rhombomeres 3, 4 or 5, trigeminal or oculomotor axons penetrated the lateral rectus muscle. Surprisingly, the ability of VIth nerve axons to reach the lateral rectus muscle was not destroyed in most cases, even though the terrain through which they needed to pass was disrupted. These axons typically followed a more ventral course than normal, and usually, the axons emerging from individual roots failed to fasciculate into a common VIth nerve, which suggests that each rootlet contains pathfinder‐competent axons. The lesson from these lesions is that surgical intervention in avian embryos may have substantial effects upon tissues within, adjacent to, and distant to those that are being manipulated.
Clinical characteristics of familial versus sporadic alcoholism in a sample of male and female patients
Authors: Limosin F. , Gorwood P. , Adès J. 
Published: July 2002

SummaryPresence of a family history of alcoholism may predict clinical characteristics in affected subjects, such as an earlier age at onset. More frequent and severe social maladjustment and somatic complications are also regularly cited for familial alcoholism, although subject to many other confusing factors. We analysed the clinical specificities of 79 alcohol-dependent inpatients according to the absence versus presence of family history of alcoholism.Patients were evaluated for lifetime psychiatric morbidity with the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS), for somatic complications with a systematic screening list, and first-degree relatives (N = 428) were assessed with the Family Inventory Schedule and Criteria (FISC).Age at onset and social complications were predicting familial versus sporadic alcoholism, even when considering censored data and/or interaction between variables. But differences became non-significant when excluding patients with antisocial personality.If age at onset effectively appears to be the most informative characteristic for predicting familial versus sporadic alcoholism, it seems that it may be necessary in future studies to systematically take into account antisocial personality diagnosis, because of a probable contamination.
Bipolar sensation seeking is associated with a propensity to abuse rather than to temperamental characteristics
Authors: Henry C. , Bellivier F. , Sorbara F. , Tangwongchai S. , Lacoste J. , Faure-Chaigneau M. , Leboyer M. 
Published: July 2002

SummaryObjective. As some temperament profiles may be markers of genetic vulnerability traits, we aimed to compare sensation seeking in euthymic bipolar patients and in controls. Methods. One hundred ninety-four patients fulfilling DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorders (BP), 81% of whom presented type I BP, and 95 controls were included in this study. Euthymia was assessed using both the MADRS and Bech mania scales. Subjects were evaluated using the French abbreviated form of Zuckerman’s Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS), which provide a total score (TS) and four subscores: Thrill and Adventure Seeking (TAS), Experience Seeking (ES), Disinhibition (Dis), and Boredom Susceptibility (BS). Results. SSS total score differed significantly between men (17.2 ± 0.5) and women (15.3 ± 0.6) (P = 0.02) and all the subscores were negatively correlated with age. On adjustement for sex and age, we found that bipolar patients had a high Dis score (P = 0.003). However, if the same analysis was performed with a lifetime history of alcohol abuse or dependence as a covariable, no such difference was found (P = 0.436). The SSS demonstrated a high degree of test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.91). Conclusion. These results suggest that sensation seeking assessed with the SSS is not a temperament characteristic associated with bipolar disorders but is instead linked to a tendency towards alcohol abuse.
An epidemiological study on eating disorders in two high schools in Naples
Authors: Cotrufo P , Barretta V , Monteleone P 
Published: July 2002

SummaryIn this study, we investigated the prevalence of full syndrome (FS), partial syndrome (PS) and subclinical syndrome (SCS) eating disorders in a sample of 356 high school girls. We identified two cases of anorexia nervosa (0.56%), 14 of bulimia nervosa (3.94%) and one of binge eating disorder (0.28%) according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV. Moreover, 17 girls (4.77%) were recognized as PS cases and 49 (13.7%) as SCS cases. A follow-up is now ongoing to explore the clinical evolution of partial and subclinical syndromes.
The heterogeneous processes of cheating: Attention evidence from two eye tracking experiments
Authors: Fosgaard Toke , Jacobsen Catrine , Street Chris 
Published: July 2020

AbstractDishonesty erodes society. Although much is known about dishonesty, the process leading up to the decision of whether to be honest or dishonest is often assumed to be homogenous and is not well understood. In this paper, we take a more nuanced approach and explore more closely the process of deciding whether to cheat or be honest when an opportunity to cheat arises. We do this in two laboratory eye tracking experiments. In our first experiment (n = 193), we identify heterogeneity in the decision to cheat. Some decisions on whether to cheat or be honest exhibit relatively little variation and appear to be oriented towards cheating (or honesty) with apparently little consideration of the alternative, whereas other decisions seem to be characterized by a higher degree of consideration for both decision alternatives. Our second experiment (n = 299) demonstrates that a gaze dependent intervention in the choices process is able to affect the behavioral outcomes.
Nation‐to‐Nation in Evaluation: Utilizing an Indigenous Evaluation Model to Frame Systems and Government Evaluations
Authors: Bowman Nicole 
Published: July 2020

AbstractEvaluation scholars have offered culturally responsive evaluation theories, methods, and frameworks, but few have applied them to systems or governance evaluations. Culturally responsive and systems evaluation literature does not address the unique legal and political components of sovereign Tribal/First Nations Governments. This chapter addresses literature and practice gaps through an emerging Nation‐to‐Nation (N2N) Systems Evaluation Framework. Applying Tribal Critical Theory (TCT) to systems and governance evaluations, the author builds on an emerging Tribal Critical Systems Theory (TCST) to consider future culturally responsive and legally inclusive evaluation applications at systems and governance levels. TCST is applied within an emerging N2N systems evaluation model helping evaluation practitioners conceptualize systems evaluation design used between sovereign governments.