jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Fairness, understanding, and satisfaction: Impact of mediator and participant race and gender on participants' perception of mediation

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract This empirical study explores the effects of matching mediators and mediation participants by gender and by racial or ethnic identity group. It considers both the effect on a participant of being present in a mediation session where there is no mediator of the same gender or racial/ethnic group and the effect of being present when there is also a mediator who matches the gender or race/ethnicity of the other participant. The results show that failing to match disputants and mediators by gender has negative effects on mediation satisfaction measures and that those effects increase when the mediator's gender also matches that of the other participant. In contrast, failure to match by racial or ethnic group has little effect, but when an unmatched participant faces both an opposing participant and a mediator who share a racial or ethnic identification, mediation satisfaction decreases in several respects.
A Short Record for the Distribution of Bulbophyllum inconspicuum Maxim. on Yeongsando

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

영산도는 전남 신안군 흑산면에 속하며 다도해해상국립공원과 신안-다도해 유네스코 생물권보전지역에 포함된다. 세계식물구계 구분에서 중일구계, 온대아구계, 한반도구에 속하며, 한반도 관속식물 분포상 후박나무, 구실잣밤나무, 붉가시나무 등 상록성 식물의 분포한계인 흑산도, 남해안 등 여러 섬이 포함된 남해안아구에 속한다. 현재까지 문헌조사를 통한 영산도에 자생하고 있는 환경부 지정 멸종위기 야생식물은 Ⅰ급 풍란과 Ⅱ급 석곡, 2분류군으로 나타났으나 본 연구를 통해 멸종위기 야생생물 Ⅱ급 혹난초가 자생하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 섬 중앙부의 문암귀운과 얼굴바위 주변에서 총 4지점, 약 370개체군의 혹난초를 발견하였고, 착생기질과 주요 서식특성 분석을 통해 영산도 혹난초의 서식특성을 파악하였다. 더불어 영산도에 분포하는 멸종위기 야생식물에 대한 전수조사를 통해 기 알려진 풍란 1집단과 석곡 약 1000개체의 분포를 확인하였다. 영산도에 분포하고 있는 멸종위기 야생식물들은 대부분 인간의 접근이 불가능한 절벽사면 등에 분포하고 있어 인위적인 훼손위협은 낮은 것으로 판단되었다. 하지만 섬의 특성상 좁은 면적에 다수의 멸종위기 야생식물이 함께 분포하고 있어서 일부 식물의 자생지가 노출된다면 다수의 멸종위기 야생식물들이 불법적으로 훼손될 가능성이 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 방목염소에 의한 수목피해, 높아지는 귀화식물 점유율 등 환경훼손에 따른 위협은 지속적으로 증대하고 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 이에 따라 멸종위기 야생식물의 지속적인 관리와 모니터링, 섬 전체에 대한 특정도서, 생태경관보호구역 지정 등 정부 차원의 지속적인 관리를 포함한 현지 내· 외를 구분 짓지 않는 적극적인 보전 대책이 필요한 것으로 판단되었다.
Enhancing Asphalt Binder Sustainability with Nano Size Additives

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The Asphalt binder usually practices changes in its physical and rheological properties throughout its service life. This can exhibit losses of the required flexibility, its cohesion and adhesion properties. Implication of Nano size additives into the asphalt cement can enhance its required quality and can extend its service life. In this work, two penetration grades of asphalt cement (60-70, and 40-50) have experience modification with Nano size additive (silica fumes and Fumed silica). The modified binders were subjected to testing for temperature susceptibility and other rheological properties. It was detected that for (60-70) and (40-50) binders, the penetration viscosity number declines by (1.2, and 2.1) % and (0.3, and 1.4) % for (fumed silica, and silica fumes) treated binders respectively. For (60-70) and (40-50) asphalt binder, the viscosity exhibit significant increase of (135.5, and 112) % and (33.4, and 54.4) % for (fumed silica, and silica fumes) treated binders respectively. However, the creep stiffness increases for (60-70) and (40-50) binders by (12.5, and 18.7) % and (25, and 35) % when the fumed silica, and silica fumes, additives were implemented. It can be concluded that the implementation of Nano size additives into both grades of asphalt cement can significantly lower the temperature susceptibility and increase the creep stiffness. Such properties are favorite for sustainable asphalt binder.
Retinal Thickness in Healthy and Diabetic Subjects Measured Using Optical Coherence Tomography Mapping Software

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Purpose To define the normal retinal thickness in healthy subjects using optical coherence tomography (OCT) mapping software and to assess the ability of OCT to detect early macular thickening in diabetic patients. Methods Six radial scans centered on the fixation point were done on 60 healthy eyes and 70 eyes of 35 diabetic patients without macular edema on biomicroscopy. Retinal thickness was measured automatically with OCT mapping software. Mean retinal thickness was compared in subgroups of healthy patients based on age, sex, and eye, and in the eyes of diabetic patients and healthy subjects. Thickening was diagnosed if mean retinal thickness of an area was greater than the mean thickness + 2SD in the corresponding area in healthy subjects; or if the difference between right and left eye exceeded the mean difference + 2 SD in a given area in healthy subjects. Results In healthy subjects, mean retinal thickness in the central macular area 1000 μm in diameter was 170±18 μm. There was no significant difference according to age, or left or right eye, but central macular thickness was significantly greater in men than women (p=0.0139). No difference was observed between the eyes of healthy subjects and diabetic patients without macular edema on biomicroscopy, but OCT detected early macular thickening in 12 diabetic eyes. Conclusions In this study average retinal thickness and mean local variations in a normal population were defined using a commercially available mapping software. OCT seems a sensitive tool for detecting early retinal thickening.
A RECOMBINANT AVIAN ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS AS A VECTOR FOR INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VACCINATION.

Field: Veterinary (Health Sciences)

Infectious bursal disease is a worldwide distributed immunosuppressive disease of young chickens that need to be controlled by vaccination; it represents one of the main concerns for the poultry industry. The adeno-associated viruses are non-pathogenic viruses, capable of accommodating relatively long pieces of DNA, and of infecting a wide variety of cell types. A member of this family, the avian adeno-associated virus has been fully characterized and successfully used for gene delivery in chicken embryo tissues and cells. In this study, it was demonstrated by electron microscopy and immunocitochemistry the feasibility of generating recombinant avian adeno-associated virus (rAAAV) virions expressing the immunogenic viral protein 2 of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). Serological evidence of VP2 protein expression measured as IBDV specific antibody response after in ovo or intramuscular inoculation of the recombinant virus in specific pathogen free (SPF) chickens was observed. The use of rAAAV virions for gene delivery in poultry is a promising approach to poultry vaccination.
Analysis of Global Performances for the Companies listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange: A Sectorial Perspective

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

In the current context of sustainable development performance means not only to create profit at any cost but to create profits without affecting the interests of other participants in the business including without affecting the environment. Meanwhile corporate governance should ensure the achievement of these objectives by adopting the best corporate practices which means adopting a code of ethics for its own governance, transparency, including the transparency of the financial reporting, assuring independence of the members of the Board of Directors; assuring a balance between non-executive and executive members of the Board of Directors, the existence of advisory committees in governance etc. In this context, our research aims to analyze the global performances of Romanian companies on three main levels: a) financial performances; b) social and environmental performances; c) and corporate governance performances. Sample analysis is represented by 64 companies operating in various sectors of activity less financial sector. The companies are listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange and the period of analysis is 2002-2013.
[The effect of an arginine-imbalanced diet on the growth of implanted MM-48 and MH-134 tumors in C3H/He mice].

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

The arginine-imbalanced diet used in this study was a diet of 27% casein supplemented with 8% arginine monochloride. There was no difference in the serum protein level between C3H/He mice fed a casein diet (N-mice) and mice fed on the arginine-supplemented diet (A-mice). The serum arginine level was increased in the A-mice compared with the N-mice. Significant inhibition of MM-48 tumor incidence was seen in the A-mice when the transplanted tumor was below 5 X 10(6) cells. Growth inhibitory effect against MM-48 tumor was significantly enhanced in the A-mice with i.p. injection of OK-432. Interferon production of spleen cells was increased in the A-mice compared with the N-mice. We speculate that the effect of arginine depends partially on the immune functions in the mice.
Ultra‐trace level determination of diquat and paraquat residues in surface and drinking water using ion‐pair liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry: A comparison of direct injection and solid‐phase extraction methods

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

Direct injection and solid‐phase extraction methods for the determination of diquat and paraquat in surface and drinking water were developed using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. The signal intensities of analytes based on six ion‐pairing reagents were compared with each other, and 12.5 mM nonafluoropentanoic acid was selected as the best suited amongst them. A clean‐up method was developed using Oasis hydrophilic–lipophilic balance; this was compared to the direct injection method, with respect to limits of detection, interference, precision, and accuracy. Limits of quantification of diquat and paraquat were 0.03 and 0.01 μg/L using the direct injection method, and 0.002 and 0.001 μg/L using the hydrophilic–lipophilic balance method. When the hydrophilic–lipophilic balance method was used to analyze target compounds in 114 surface water and 30 drinking water samples, paraquat and diquat were detected within a concentration range of 0.001–0.12 and 0.002–0.038 μg/L in surface water, respectively. When the direct injection method was used to analyze target compounds in the same samples, the detected concentrations of paraquat and diquat were within 25% in samples being >0.015 μg/L using the hydrophilic–lipophilic balance method. The liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method using direct injection can thus be used for routine monitoring of paraquat and diquat in surface and drinking water.
Effect of row skipping in tree cotton (Gossypium arboreum) on efficacy of chemical control of spotted bollworms (Earias vittella and E. insulana) and pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella).

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The effect of skipping a row at sowing to provide a path for spray operation was studied on the efficacy of chemical control of bollworms on 'LD 327' tree cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) during 1992 and 1993. Skipping the fourth, fifty, sixty and seventh rows was compared with no skipping at 3 locations during 1992. However, skipping of fourth row was omitted in subsequent trials in 1993. Average data kof locations and years showed that skipping every fifth row at sowing proved significantly better than no skipping as well as skipping of sixth and seventh rows in lowering the incidence of spotted bollworms (Earias vittella fabr. and E. insulana Boisd.) and pink bollworm (Pectibophora gossypiella Saund.) as well as stained seed-cotton. Besides compensating for missing row, this treatment also incresed the seed-cotton yield by 15.2 and 20.1% during 1992 and 1993 respectively.
Infection of normal human thymic epithelial cells by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) following implantation of EBV receptors.

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Normal human thymic epithelial cells cannot be infected and transformed by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Measurements using fluorescein-labelled EBV and cytofluorograph revealed that the cells do not have receptors for the virus. Following transplantation of functional EBV receptors onto epithelial cell membranes, however, the cells were infected with EBV and expressed EBV-determined nuclear antigen (EBNA). No EBV associated antigens characteristic of the lytic cycle of the virus were detected. This method of in vitro infection by transforming viruses such as EBV may provide ways of deriving functioning thymic epithelial cell lines.
Suspected Pharmacological Interactions in a Cancer Patient During Methadone Maintenance

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

A 50-year-old man with chemotherapy resistant stage IV bronchioalveolar lung carcinoma had been managed successfully with oral methadone for opioid addiction for more than 30 years. Fifty days before admission, gefitinib, an oral epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor, was prescribed. At admission he was confused with persistent hypotension. He received oxygen, bronchodilators, dexamethasone, ranitidine, and phenobarbital. The fifth in-hospital day, after developing the overdose syndrome, methadone was stopped. When he subsequently presented symptoms of withdrawal, methadone was reintroduced, but he continued displaying tachypnea, until he died for respiratory failure. Physicians should pay careful attention to the clinical respiratory symptoms and radiographic findings of these patients, especially during the first months after starting gefitinib. Further research into specific gefitinib interactions with the P450 enzyme systems is encouraged.
Effect of Light Stimulation and Body Weight on Productive Performance of Broiler Breeder Hens

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

An experiment with broiler breeder pullets was undertaken to determine the effect of pattern of light stimulation and pullets body weight at 20 wk of age on various production parameters, body weight and age at onset of lay. Two light stimulation treatments were used: abrupt (ALS) and step-up (SLS). Pullets were randomly assigned to one of three body weight groups: low weight (1800 g), medium weight (2200 g), or heavy weight (2600 g) at 20 wk of age. The results obtained indicated that pattern of light stimulation and weight at 20 wk did not markedly affect egg production, however, pullets exposed to SLS or ALS produced the lightest eggs. A numerical advancement occurred in age at first egg due to SLS. Significant weight gain occurred in low weight pullets due to SLS. The results of this experiment indicated that SLS of low weight broiler breeder pullets represents a viable means for increasing weight gain and advancing onset of egg laying.
The Effect of Product Quality, Service Quality and eWOM on Repurchase Intention: Consumer Satisfaction as a Mediating Variable (Study on Consumers of Erigo Official Marketplace Products in Malang)

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of product quality, service quality and electronic word of mouth on repurchase intentions by mediating customer satisfaction on Erigo products in the shopee marketplace in Malang City. Study Design: This research uses a descriptive quantitative approach. Place of Study: Respondents in this study were Erigo consumers who had bought at least 2 times, had a shopee platform and the age of consumers was at least 17 in Malang City. Methodology: The sampling method applied is nonprobability sampling, specifically through purposive sampling technique. A total of 154 respondents were selected using purposive sampling technique. The data was processed with version 4.0 of smartPLS. Results: All elements in the statement are legitimate, according to the validity test findings. Furthermore, the results of the hypothesis test show that product quality does not influence the desire to repurchase (P Values 0.362>). P Values 0.002 indicate that service quality influences repurchase intentions, whereas P Values 0.751 indicate that electronic word of mouth does not influence repurchase intentions. 0.05. The following conclusions can be drawn: - Repurchase intention is influenced by customer satisfaction (P Values 0.000 <0.05), which in turn is influenced by product quality (P Values 0.002 <0.05), service quality (P Values 0.005 <0.05), and electronic word of mouth (P Values 0.080 <0.05). - Repurchase intentions are influenced by product quality (P Values 0.002 <0.05), which is mediated by customer satisfaction (P Values 0.007 <0.05), and by electronic word of mouth (P Values 0.077>), which is mediated by customer satisfaction (P Values 0.080 <0.05), which in turn affects repurchase intentions (0.5). 0.05. Conclusion: Product quality affects customer happiness but has little effect on their propensity to buy again. The quality of service has an effect on customer satisfaction and their propensity to make a repeat purchase. Online recommendations have little effect on consumers' happiness or propensity to buy again. The quality of the product or service does influence the likelihood that a consumer will make a repeat purchase, but the impact of electronic word of mouth on consumer satisfaction is minimal.
Robust PI control of a grid-connected voltage source inverter for virtual inertia response in weak grid conditions

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Chemical battery energy storage systems (BESS) providing frequency compensation techniques such as virtual inertia response (VIR) can be a solution to tackle the frequency volatility ac-island grids suffer when inverter-based generation such as PV is integrated. However, the inverter connecting the BESS may suffer performance and stability issues when due to a low short circuit ratio (SCR) the inverter phase-locked loop (PLL) and the grid impedance negatively interact. To address this issue this work proposes a robust proportional-integral controller (R-PI) for the inverter inner-loop current control. The R-PI is synthesized by the structured H-infinity method using MATLAB and the performance is compared with a regular proportional-integral controller (PI) designed by the conventional frequency shaping method. A sensitivity analysis that includes the dynamic impact of the PLL is conducted for varying SCR. The analysis is verified by time domain simulations in MATLAB and shows that both the R-PI and the PI maintained the inverter stability under the worst-case SCR of 2. However, the benchmarked transient performance of the regular PI was compromised under the simulated SCR variation of 7.2 to 2, while the R-PI was capable of maintaining this performance throughout the SCR variation.
S3287 A Rare Case of Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Hepatic Sarcoidosis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Introduction: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a disease characterized by immune-mediated destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts resulting in cholestatic liver disease. Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, chronic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology with hepatic involvement seen in majority of the patients. Very rarely, hepatic sarcoidosis can present as diffuse intrahepatic biliary inflammation, destruction and cholestatic liver disease, thereby resembling PBC. We present a rare case of hepatic sarcoidosis with PBC and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Case Description/Methods: A 47 year old female with history of asymptomatic pulmonary sarcoidosis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, morbid obesity underwent liver biopsy for evaluation of fatty liver and abnormal liver enzymes (AST 41 U/L, ALT 55 U/L, alkaline phosphatase 238 U/L, Total bilirubin 0.5 mg/dL). Biopsy showed steatohepatitis with non-necrotizing granulomas consistent with sarcoidosis. Patient was asymptomatic and not on treatment for sarcoidosis or any other hepatotoxic medications. Social history was pertinent for no significant alcohol intake. Patient continued to have persistently abnormal liver enzymes and was further evaluated with a comprehensive chronic liver disease work up. This came back positive for Anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA), raising suspicion for underlying PBC. Patient underwent repeat liver biopsy which showed similar findings of steatohepatitis and non-necrotizing granulomas along with focally identified biliary inflammation suggestive of underlying chronic biliary disease such as PBC given positive serologic testing for AMA. Iron and copper stains were negative. Patient was subsequently started on therapy with Ursodiol. (Figure) Discussion: Hepatic sarcoidosis most commonly manifests as non-necrotizing granulomas as seen on liver biopsy. However, in this case the liver biopsy showed evidence of three pathological processes- PBC, sarcoidosis and NAFLD. Patients with hepatic sarcoidosis very rarely develop an underlying co-existing cholestatic liver disease. The postulated underlying mechanism of chronic cholestasis in sarcoidosis involves confluent granulomas causing granulomatous cholangitis and ductopenia. It is prudent to identify this co-existing pathological process in order to initiate appropriate treatment and prevent further hepatic damage. Therefore, chronic cholestasis in hepatic sarcoidosis should prompt extensive evaluation for an alternative cause of chronic liver disease.Figure 1.: 1A: Moderate large-droplet steatosis (white arrow) with mild to moderate lobular inflammation is seen. Figure 1B: Scattered non-necrotizing granulomas (yellow arrow) with focal portal inflammation (black arrow) is seen.
miR-222 stimulates M2b macrophage polarization in severely burned mice through the degradation of long noncoding RNA GAS5

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Abstract M2bMφ have been characterized as cells responsible for the increased susceptibility of severely burned mice to various opportunistic infections. We have previously demonstrated that a long noncoding RNA GAS5 is not expressed by M2bMφ, significantly. This RNA is involved in CCL1 gene silencing, and CCL1 is essential for the prolongation of M2bMφ. In this study, the mechanism involved in the reduction of a GAS5 level in M2bMφ was investigated. Mφ were isolated from the mesenteric lymph nodes of mice 1–15 days after severe burn injury (3rd degree, 25% TBSA burn). The level of phosphorylated UPF1 (pUPF1), a marker of the nonsense-mediated RNA decay (NMD) pathway, was determined in various Mφ preparations by Western blotting. In some experiments, these Mφ were transfected with miR-222 mimic, and tested for the GAS5 RNA and CCL1 mRNA levels. miR-222 has been shown to directly binds to GAS5. In the results, the levels of pUPF1 and miR-222 were increased in Mφ from mice 10–15 days after burn injury. These Mφ did not express GAS5 RNA and expressed CCL1 mRNA. The GAS5 reduction was also demonstrated in normal mouse Mφ transfected with miR-222, but not in the same Mφ treated with an inhibitor of the NMD pathway. M2bMφ were not demonstrated in severely burned mice injected with an miR-222 inhibitor. These results suggest that, through the reduction of long noncoding RNA GAS5, miR-222 appeared in Mφ of severely burned mice stimulates the M2bMφ polarization.