The Japanese government’s plan to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea has sparked widespread concerns both domestically and internationally. Taking attitude system of Martin’s Appraisal Theory as theoretical framework, this study collects news reports on nuclear-contaminated water China Daily corpus. Through qualitative quantitat...

This paper analyzes hedge fund investors’ geographical preference and its implication for hedge fund performance. We document that funds of funds overweigh their investments in hedge funds located in the same cities by 6 to 15 percent. We also find that funds of funds with a stronger local bias exhibit superior performance. However, this local bias of funds of funds can adversely impact the hed...

Reward probability crucially determines the value of outcomes. A basic phenomenon, defying explanation by traditional decision theories, is that people often overweigh small and underweigh large probabilities in choices under uncertainty. However, the neuronal basis of such reward probability distortions and their position in the decision process are largely unknown. We assessed individual prob...

When determining the cause of a person's behavior, perceivers often overweigh dispositional explanations and underweigh situational explanations, an error known as the Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE). The FAE occurs in part because dispositional explanations are relatively automatic, whereas considering the situation requires additional cognitive effort. Stress is known to impair the prefro...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presence of family breakdown factors among eutrophic and overweight/obese adolescents. METHODS Cross-sectional study of 242 students aged between 14 and 19 years old, from a public school. Each student was weighed, measured and answered a questionnaire with closed questions addressing the presence of family breakdown factors. The adolescents were divided in two group...

Nitrated phenols (NPs) are important atmospheric pollutants that affect air quality, radiation, and health. The recent development of the time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer (ToF-CIMS) allows quantitative online measurements NPs for a better understanding their sources environmental impacts. Herein, we deployed nitrate ions as reagent in ToF-CIMS quantified six classes gaseous ...

Background: Red cell transfusion is indicated to increase the oxygen delivering capacity and it cannot be replaced by any pharmacological agent. Although blood generally safe, adverse effects can occur; hence, benefits must always overweigh risks of before decision transfuse made. Information about aims transfusion, explained patient written consent obtained. Objective: To assess awareness amon...

Background: Obesity has become one of the most important health problems worldwide. Body mass index (BMI) is a clinical assessment overweight and obesity in children, although mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) more straightforward, especially for parents. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate relationship between MUAC BMI children aged 6 - 12 years. Methods: cross-sectional was performed...

Overweight and obesity which are known to pose serious health problems becoming increasingly prevalent in Nigeria is a sub-Saharan African country. This study utilized the 2018 Demographic Health Survey examine demographic socio-economic risk factors of overweight among Nigerian women aged 15-49 years. Exploratory analysis was used provide basic description data while semiparametric structured ...