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    Evaluasi Perubahan Desain Fisik Unit Hunian Apartemen Green Park View Tower E

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    Tingginya permintaan akan hunian vertikal mendorong pengembang Cempaka Group untuk membangun fasilitas hunian vertikal / apartemen dikawasan Daan Mogot Jakarta Barat dengan nama Apartemen Green Park View. Namun desain unit hunian yang ditawarkan oleh pengembang tidak selalu dapat memenuhi kebutuhan atau selera penghuni.Hal ini terbukti dengan ditemukanya Perubahan – Perubahan desain fisik terhadap unit hunian yang disediakan oleh pengembang. Penelitian ini akan melihat bagaimana Perubahan – Perubahan fisik yang terjadi pada unit hunian tersebut. Sebagai sampel penelitian ini diambil sejumlah unit yang telah dihuni selama 2 tahun.Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif dengan pengumpulan data melalui observasi dan wawancara.Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa Perubahan yang terjadi sebagaian besar pada dinding yang dirubah warna catnya dan penambahan elemen plafond

    The illusion of replacement in research into the development of thinking biases: the case of the conjunction fallacy

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    The conjunction fallacy is a violation of a very basic rule of probability. Interestingly, although committing the fallacy seems irrational, adults are no less susceptible to the fallacy than young children. In Experiment 1, by employing tasks where the conjunctive response option involved two non-representative items, we found a large reduction in fallacy rates as compared to traditional conjunction fallacy problems. Nevertheless, fallacy rates remained relatively high in both adolescents and adults, although adults showed more consistency in their normative responses. In Experiment 2, we demonstrated that children’s relatively good performance on the task was not the consequence of their missing knowledge of social stereotypes. Additionally, children were more strongly affected by explicitly presented frequency information than adults. Indeed, adults only took frequency information into account when frequencies were made relevant by a training in probabilistic reasoning. Overall, the results suggest that whereas the potential for normative reasoning increases with development, this potential is often overshadowed by a pervasive tendency in adolescence and adulthood to rely on contextual information, knowledge, and beliefs, even when conflicting information is available. By contrast, children are more strongly influenced by explicitly presented information than relevant knowledge cued by the tasks.This research, and the writing of this paper, was partially supported by a UK Economic and Social Research Council post-doctoral fellowship [PTA-026-27-2989] to KM

    Effect of embryo culture media on birthweight and length in singleton term infants after IVF-ICSI.

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    QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: To investigate if two distinct, commercially available embryo culture media have a different effect on birthweight and length of singleton term infants conceived after IVF-ICSI. METHODS: University hospital based cohort study. Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2004, patients conceiving through IVF-ICSI at the University Hospital, Lausanne have been allocated to two distinct embryo culture media. Only term singleton pregnancies were analysed (n = 525). Data analysis was performed according to two commercially available culture media: Vitrolife (n = 352) versus Cook (n = 173). Analysis was performed through linear regression adjusted for confounders. Media were considered equivalent if the 95% confidence interval lay between -150 g/+150 g. RESULTS: Length, gestational age and distribution of birthweight percentiles did not differ between groups (for both genders). Analysis of the whole cohort, adjusted for a subset of confounders, resulted in a statistically not different mean birthweight between the two groups (Vitrolife +37 g vs Cook, 95%CI: -46 g to 119 g) suggesting equivalence. Adjustment for an enlarged number of confounders in a subsample of patients (n = 258) also revealed no relevant mean birthweight difference of +71 g (95%CI: -45 g to 187 g) in favour of Vitrolife; however, lacking power to prove equivalence. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that significant differences in birthweight due to these two distinct, commercially available embryo culture media are unlikely

    Abiraterone acetate in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after chemotherapy. A retrospective “Real Life” analysis of activity and safety

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    Abiraterone acetate (AA) is a potent, selective androge (CYP17) biosynthesis inhibitor, which showed to improve overall survival (HR = 0.646) in mCRPC patients progressing after docetaxel. In this retrospective analysis we assessed the safety and efficacy of AA in patients affected with mCRPC progressing after chemotherapy, treated in the normal clinical practice, in several Italian Oncologic Units, after the approval of the drug from the Italian Drug Agency (AIFA)

    The efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for high school students: A preliminary randomized study

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    Early onset in adolescent gambling involvement can be a precipitator of later gambling problems. The aim of the present study was to test the preliminary efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for students within a high school-based setting. Students attending a high school in Italy (N=168) participated in the present study (58% male–age, M=15.01; SD=0.60). Twelve classes were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: intervention ( N=6; 95 students) and control group (N=6; 73 students). Both groups received personalized feedback and then the intervention group received online training (interactive activities) for three weeks. At a two-month follow-up, students in the intervention group reported a reduction in gambling problems relative to those in the control group. However, there were no differences in gambling frequency, gambling expenditure, and attitudes toward the profitability of gambling between the two groups. In addition, frequent gamblers (i.e., those that gambled at least once a week at baseline) showed reductions in gambling problems and gambling frequency post- intervention. Frequent gamblers that only received personalized feedback showed significantly less realistic attitudes toward the profitability of gambling post-intervention. The present study is the first controlled study to test the preliminary efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for students within a high school-based setting. The results indicate that a brief web-based intervention delivered in the school setting may be a potentially promising strategy for a low-threshold, low-cost, preventive tool for at-risk gambling high school students

    Abiraterone acetate in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after chemotherapy. A retrospective analysis of progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in the “Real Life”

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    Background: Abiraterone acetate (AA) is a potent, selective androgen (CYP17) biosynthesis inhibitor, which showed to improve overall survival (HR = 0.646) in mCRPC patients progressing after docetaxel. In this retrospective analysis we assessed the PFS and OS safety in patients affected with mCRPC progressing after chemotherapy, treated in the normal clinical practice, in several Italian Oncologic Units

    Cognitive differentiation during childhood: A study on cognitive profiles of 5, 7, and 9-year-old children

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    No seio do debate sobre se a inteligĂȘncia Ă© mais bem definida por um fator geral ou por aptidĂ”es especĂ­ficas, ganha relevĂąncia a hipĂłtese da diferenciação cognitiva. AnĂĄlises recentes enfatizam o interesse dessa questĂŁo para a investigação e alertam para a relevĂąncia das suas implicaçÔes na ĂĄrea educativa. Este estudo analisou a possibilidade de a diferenciação das aptidĂ”es cognitivas ocorrer jĂĄ na infĂąncia e tambĂ©m o efeito moderador do Quociente de InteligĂȘncia na magnitude da relação entre as habilidades cognitivas. Aplicou-se uma bateria de provas que avaliam vĂĄrias funçÔes cognitivas a uma amostra de 231 crianças com 5, 7 e 9 anos, distribuĂ­das por trĂȘs grupos de desempenho cognitivo. Os resultados de uma anĂĄlise de clusters hierĂĄrquica e de uma anĂĄlise de variĂąncia apontam para a nĂŁo diferenciação das funçÔes cognitivas na infĂąncia. Contudo, uma anĂĄlise mais cuidadosa aponta para alguma diferenciação suportada pela heterogeneidade dos perfis cognitivos junto dos alunos com Quociente de InteligĂȘncia elevado.Within the debate about whether intelligence is best defined by a general factor or specific skills, the hypothesis of cognitive differentiation gains relevance. Recent analyses have emphasized the importance of this issue in the investigation of cognitive skills and have highlighted its implications in education. This study examined the possibility that the differentiation of cognitive abilities may occur during childhood and investigated the moderating effect of Intelligence Quotient on the magnitude of the relationship between cognitive abilities. A battery of tests for assessing cognitive function was administered to 231 children aged 5, 7, and 9 years old, who were divided into three cognitive performance groups. The results of hierarchical cluster analysis and variance analysis indicate the lack of differentiation of cognitive functions during childhood. However, a more careful analysis suggests some differentiation supported by the heterogeneity of cognitive profiles among students with high Intelligence Quotient.FCT -Fundação para a CiĂȘncia e a Tecnologia(SFRH/BD/84153/2012
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