Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce Effects of Electronic Banking Facilities, Employment Sector and Age-group on Customers' Choice of Banks in Nigeria

Ahmed Audu Maiyaki is a Ph.D. candidate in Marketing at the College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia. His areas of interests are service quality, relationship marketing, consumer behavior. (UUM). He holds a PhD in Marketing and Quality Management. Sany was formerly a deputy director of Quality Management Institute, UUM. Besides actively involved in conferences and publication of journal, he is also the consultant and trainer in performance and quality management for various public and private organizations. His area of expertise is on marketing and quality management. Sany areas of research interest include strategic marketing, service marketing, e-commerce and new product. Abstract The paper aims at investigating the relationships between the effects of electronic banking facilities, customers' employment sector and customers' age-group on their-2-choice of banks. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were use. Five hundred copies of questionnaire were distributed and eventually 81.4 percent response rate was achieved. A multi-stage sampling design was employed; delivery and collection strategy of data collection was also used. Chi-square statistical test of independence was employed. The results show that there is no significant relationship between electronic banking facilities and customers' choice of banks. It was however found that there is significant relationship between customers' employment sector and customers' age-group on one hand and their choice of banks on the other hand. It was recommended that the management of Nigerian commercial banks should find the relevant factors that are considered important by customers of various age group to appropriately segmenting the target market.
Male Peer Modeling in the Kindergarten Music Classroom

The purpose of this action research study was to design, implement, and refine an approach to using male peer modeling in Kindergarten general music. Research questions investigated the male kindergarten students’ and peer models’ descriptions of the interactions, my perceptions of the effects of the peer-modeling process on both groups of students, the students’ parents’ perceptions of the effects of the process, and whether male peer modeling affected both the older and younger boys’ perceptions of singing. Two sixth grade peer models interacted with and taught songs to kindergarten students in two different classes throughout two action research cycles, switching between the two cycles. Data was collected through observation and interview. I transcribed parents’ emails and my teacher-researcher journal. I analyzed my teacherresearcher journal, video footage, and interviews for themes. I transcribed and coded the interviews between the sixth grade boys and myself and between the sixth grade boys and the Kindergarten students. The three most interesting themes which emerged included the peer models’ relationships with the Kindergarten students, the peer models’ vocal quality, and the anomaly of a male elementary school music teacher. MALE PEER MODELING IN THE KINDERGARTEN MUSIC CLASSROOM iv Table of
Analysis of source code snapshot granularity levels

Systems that record students' programming process have become increasingly popular during the last decade. The granularity of stored data varies across these systems and ranges from storing the final state, e.g. a solution, to storing fine-grained event streams, e.g. every key-press made while working on a task. Researchers that study such data make assumptions based on the granularity. If no fine-grained data exists, the baseline assumption is that a student proceeds in a linear fashion from one recorded state to the next. In this work, we analyze three different granularities of data; (1) submissions, (2) snapshots (i.e. save, compile, run, test events), and (3) keystroke-events. Our study provides insight on the quantity of lost data when storing data at a specific granularity and shows how the lost data varies depending on previous programming experience and the programming assignment type.
Managerial Risk Taking

Managerial risk taking is a critical aspect of strategic management. To improve competitive advantage and performance, managers need to take risks, often in an uncertain environment. Formal economic assumptions of risk taking suggest that if the expected values for two strategies are similar but one is a greater gamble (uncertain), managers will choose the strategy with a more certain outcome. Based on these assumptions, agency theory assumes that top managers should be compensated or monitored to achieve better outcomes. We review the theory and research on agency theory and managerial risk taking along with theories that challenge this basic assumption about risk taking: the behavioral theory of the firm, prospect theory, the behavioral agency model and the related socioemotional wealth perspective, and upper echelons theory. We contribute to the literature by reviewing and suggesting research opportunities within and across these theories to develop a comprehensive research agenda on managerial risk taking.
Antitumor activity of the novel vascular targeting agent ZD6126 in a panel of tumor models.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the antitumor effects of the novel vascular targeting agent ZD6126 and to use histology, CD31 immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy to gain an insight into the mechanism of action of this novel agent. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The antitumor effects of ZD6126 were examined using a range of solid tumor models: (a) ras-transformed mouse 3T3 fibroblasts (Hras5); and (b) human lung (Calu-6), colorectal (LoVo and HT-29), prostate (PC-3), ovarian (SKOV-3), and breast (MDA-MB-231) tumors, grown as xenografts in nude mice. RESULTS In vivo, a well-tolerated dose of ZD6126 was shown to cause rapid effects on tumor endothelium leading to exposure of the basal lamina after cell retraction and subsequent loss of endothelial cells. This led to thrombosis and vessel occlusion, resulting in extensive tumor necrosis 24 h after ZD6126 administration. Dose-response studies showed that these effects were seen at a dose 8- to 16-fold lower than the maximum tolerated dose, demonstrating that ZD6126 has a wide therapeutic margin in these mouse models. A single dose of ZD6126 (200 mg/kg) led to a significant growth delay in Calu-6 and LoVo tumors. Growth delay was increased when 100 mg/kg ZD6126 was given as a well-tolerated regime in five daily doses. Finally, combining ZD6126 with cisplatin resulted in greater than additive enhancement in growth delay in the Calu-6 model. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide direct support that ZD6126 selectively disrupts tumor vasculature, demonstrate that it has activity in a range of tumor xenograft models, and show that it can significantly enhance the antitumor efficacy of cisplatin.
A day at the pool

Gastrointestinal side effects affect ∼20% of renal transplant recipients [1]. Among such side effects, diarrhoea is common [2] but under-recognized [3]. Diarrhoea may relate to immunosuppressive drugs or infectious complications. The latter may be caused by one of the usual microbial pathogens that also cause gastroenteritis in immunocompetent patients, such as campylobacter, salmonella or viruses. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis, for example, is seen as a cause of diarrhoea, usually within the first one or two post-transplant years. Once these usual suspects have been excluded, the clinician is left with a long differential diagnosis of other causes of diarrhoea in the immunosuppressed host. We describe the interesting case of a 49-year-old renal transplant recipient who presented with an unusual cause of diarrhoea 2.5 years after transplantation.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder : experiences of diagnosis, treatment, and management by African American caregivers

According to the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 5th edition, attention-deficit disorder is a childhood disorder in which symptoms of hyperactivity, inattention, and/or impulsivity are present for at least six months and must be present prior to a child turning12 years old (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Gapin & Etnier (2013) stated the following, ADHD “is one of the leading childhood psychiatric disorders in America and is a costly major public health problem” (p. 1). There is limited research on African American caregiver experiences (Miller, Nigg & Miller, 2009) and social workers would benefit by being familiar with African American caregiver experiences. My research attempted to understand African American caregiver’s experiences’ with diagnosis, treatment and management of their children’s ADHD symptoms. The voices of twelve African American caregivers were captured through an online survey utilizing qualitative analysis. The survey focused specifically on their experiences with their children’s attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The findings suggest that African American caregivers are advocates for their children, want to be acknowledged and invited in the process of diagnosis. In addition, they have different management strategies to help their children with their impulsivity, impatience and excess energy such as reading, making lists, and limiting television usage. Finally, the findings revealed the progress the children have made (i.e., being patient and self-advocates) and the caregiver’s undeniable love for their children. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Experiences of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management by African-American Caregivers A project based upon an independent investigation, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work Lydie Helene Gnacadja Smith College School for Social Work Northampton, Massachusetts 01063 2015
Performance Evaluation of Polish Pension Funds

The paper is the first performance evaluation study of the Polish pension funds operating from 1999. The unconditional performance evaluation models are used. It is shown that pension fund managers did produce additional value due to active management. Therefore, unsatisfactory overall results for the public pension system cannot be attributed to the inefficiency of the investment process. The research presents some facts on pension fund’s investment behaviour (successful diversification, returns clustering around median manager, positive timing skills).
for Crop Management

give high groundnut equivalent yield at Dharwad (Karnataka) and Junagadh (Gujarat) and at a row relatively tolerant to soil acidity, aluminium-toxicity, and Al-induced P-and Ca-deficiencies with a yield potential of 1,500-4,000 kg/ha and have been recommended for cultivation in NEH region. Rapeseed-Mustard : Sesbania green manuring along with soil incorporation of mustard waste @ 2.5tonnes/ha in kharif season has shown beneficial effect on soil health as well as mustard yield. The beneficial effect of Sesbania + mustard straw incorporation was further enhanced when recommended dose of fertilizer (80 kg N + 40 kg P 2 O 5 + 40 kg K 2 O/ha) was applied to mustard crop. Mustard hybrids produced more yield at a 45 cm × 15 cm spacing. The wider spacing opens avenues to reduce the recommended seed rates of hybrid mustard by 33%, augmenting hybrid seed availability for more acreage. Soybean: Soybean-wheat-maize-wheat rotation system was proved to be the best for productivity, profitability and energy efficiency. Ridge tillage and broad bed furrow significantly increased soil microbial biomass, soil enzyme activities and seed yield as compared to minimum tillage and flat bed planting under soybean-wheat and soybean-chickpea system. Thirteen thermo-tolerant rhizobia surviving at 45°C have been identified. were found promising for solubilization of zinc salts. Sunflower: The highest seed yield of kharif sorghum was obtained with 150% RDF application, while rabi sunflower yield was highest with RDF application with preceding sorghum receiving RDF PRODUCTION Wheat: The long-term effect of five tillage options, i.e. conventional tillage, zero tillage, rotary tillage, strip tillage and bed planting were evaluated. The mean yield was 3.04% higher in rotary tillage, whereas 7.55 and 12.81% lower, respectively in strip tillage and bed planting, options compared to conventional field preparation. However, yield under zero and conventional tillage was similar. In six out of eight years and on mean basis, the yield recorded was highest in rotary tillage. Cost savings in zero tillage varied from Rs 2,500 to 3,000/ha and Rs 2,000 to 2,500/ha in rotary tillage. Millets:Intercropping of 40 – 45 day old pigeonpea seedlings with finger millet (2 : 8) was found to be promising and remunerative in light red soils of southern Karnataka.Application of composted poultry manure @ 1.5 tonnes/ha in Uttarakhand and 2.0 tonnes/ha in red soils of Karnataka is a better option for organic cultivation of finger millet.Finger millet variety, Indaf-7, is a better choice for planting in rabi (second …
The social re-orientation of adolescence: a neuroscience perspective on the process and its relation to psychopathology

Background. Many changes in social behavior take place during adolescence. Sexuality and romantic interests emerge during this time, and adolescents spend more time with peers and less time with parents and family. While such changes in social behavior have been well documented in the literature, relatively few neurophysiological explanations for these behavioral changes have been presented. Method. In this article we selectively review studies documenting (a) the neuronal circuits that are dedicated to the processing of social information; (b) the changes in social behavior that take place during adolescence; (c) developmental alterations in the adolescent brain; and (d) links between the emergence of mood and anxiety disorders in adolescence and changes in brain physiology occurring at that time. Results. The convergence of evidence from this review indicates a relationship between development of brain physiology and developmental changes in social behavior. Specifically, the surge of gonadal steroids at puberty induces changes within the limbic system that alters the emotional attributions applied to social stimuli while the gradual maturation of the prefrontal cortex enables increasingly complex and controlled responses to social information. Conclusions. Observed alterations in adolescent social behavior reflect developmental changes in the brain social information processing network. We further speculate that dysregulation of the social information processing network in this critical period may contribute to the onset of mood and anxiety disorders during adolescence.
High-efficiency super-gain antenna arrays

It is an intriguing fact that the array gain of densely packed antenna arrays can be much larger than the number of antennas which comprise the antenna array. However, their large array gain seems to be inaccessible in practice, for it tends to be all eaten up by a loss of efficiency that accompanies such super-gain effects. In this paper, the authors argue that the assertion given above is based on a less than optimum choice of antenna separation inside the array as well as on less than optimum antenna excitation currents. We demonstrate that if both those issues are addressed optimally super-gain actually can be obtained with high efficiency. Compact antenna arrays therefore deserve to be given more attention in both the antenna-, and the signal processing layers of abstraction, for the successful application of such arrays requires optimum design in both layers.
AN EVALUATION OF RSSI BASED INDOOR LOCALIZATION SYSTEMS IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

This paper focuses on the analysis and comparison of existing indoor localization methods using wireless sensor networks (WSNs). The analysis lays emphasis on description of the most known localization techniques and investigation of their use in a WSN. Moreover, two RF-based location estimation methods using hyperbolic triangulation technique with RSSI information are proposed and compared to a third method using RF-based ambient mapping with artificial neural networks (ANNs). These methods are implemented and an experiment is conducted to investigate the advantages and drawbacks of each method. Keywords— Localization, Location estimation, Wireless sensor networks, RSSI, ZigBee.
Spectroscopic evidence for anisotropic s-wave pairing symmetry in MgB2

Scanning tunneling spectroscopy of superconducting MgB2 (T-c = 39 K) were studied on high-density pellets and c-axis oriented films. The sample surfaces were chemically etched to remove surface carbonated, and hydroxides, and the data were compared with calculated spectra for all symmetry-allowed pairing channels. The pairing potential (Delta(k)) is best described by an anisotropic s-wave pairing model, with Delta(k) = Delta(xy) sin(2)theta(k) +Delta(z) cos(2)theta(k), where theta(k) is the angle relative to the crystalline c-axis, Delta(z) similar to 8.0 meV, and Delta(xy) similar to 5.0 meV.
Aspergillosis in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) have the highest life-time incidence of invasive aspergillosis and despite the availability of antifungal prophylaxis, infections by Aspergillus species remain the single most common infectious cause of death in CGD. Recent developments in curative treatment options, such as haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, will change the prevalence of infectious complications including invasive aspergillosis in CGD patients. However, invasive aspergillosis in a previously healthy host is often the first presenting feature of this primary immunodeficiency. Recognizing the characteristic clinical presentation and understanding how to diagnose and treat invasive aspergillosis in CGD is of utmost relevance to improve clinical outcomes. Significant differences exist in fungal epidemiology, clinical signs and symptoms, and the usefulness of non-culture based diagnostic tools between the CGD host and neutropenic patients, reflecting underlying differences in the pathogenesis of invasive aspergillosis shaped by the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-oxidase deficiency.
Cardiac Nav1.5 is modulated by ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component n-recognin UBR3 and 6

The voltage‐gated Na+ channel Nav1.5 is essential for action potential (AP) formation and electrophysiological homoeostasis in the heart. The ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) is a major degradative system for intracellular proteins including ion channels. The ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component N‐recognin (UBR) family is a part of the UPS; however, their roles in regulating cardiac Nav1.5 channels remain elusive. Here, we found that all of the UBR members were expressed in cardiomyocytes. Individual knockdown of UBR3 or UBR6, but not of other UBR members, significantly increased Nav1.5 protein levels in neonatal rat ventricular myocytes, and this effect was verified in HEK293T cells expressing Nav1.5 channels. The UBR3/6‐dependent regulation of Nav1.5 channels was not transcriptionally mediated, and pharmacological inhibition of protein biosynthesis failed to counteract the increase in Nav1.5 protein caused by UBR3/6 reduction, suggesting a degradative modulation of UBR3/6 on Nav1.5. Furthermore, the effects of UBR3/6 knockdown on Nav1.5 proteins were abolished under the inhibition of proteasome activity, and UBR3/6 knockdown reduced Nav1.5 ubiquitylation. The double UBR3–UBR6 knockdown resulted in comparable increases in Nav1.5 proteins to that observed for single knockdown of either UBR3 or UBR6. Electrophysiological recordings showed that UBR3/6 reduction‐mediated increase in Nav1.5 protein enhanced the opening of Nav1.5 channels and thereby the amplitude of the AP. Thus, our findings indicate that UBR3/6 regulate cardiomyocyte Nav1.5 channel protein levels via the ubiquitin–proteasome pathway. It is likely that UBR3/6 have the potential to be a therapeutic target for cardiac arrhythmias.
Serosurveillance of infectious agents in equines of the Central Valley of Costa Rica

Blood samples from 181 equines from the Central Valley of Costa Rica were collected in the year 2012 to determine the presence of antibodies against selected infectious agents in horses and to determine the risk factors associated with these agents. The presence of antibodies against Equine Infectious Anemia Virus (EIAV), Equine Herpes Virus 1 and 4 (EHV-1 and EHV-4), West Nile Virus (WNV), Influenza A Virus (IAV), Equine Viral Arteritis Virus (EVAV), Babesia caballi, Theileria equi, Neospora caninum and Chlamydia abortus was determined using commercial assays, and risk factors associated with seropositivity to the different infectious agents was established. The most seroprevalent agent detected was EHV-4 (96.7%), followed by WNV (44.2%), and IAV (41.8%). Horses >3 years, used for work or sports, and with access to pastures, had significantly increased probability to be seropositive to WNV, whereas horses used for breeding and recreational purposes, being stabled, and without access to pastures, had significantly greater probability to be seropositive to IAV. Seroprevalence to B. caballi (19.9%) was lower than to T. equi (38.1%). For B. caballi, access to pastures was determined as a risk factor, whereas being older than 3 years was established as a risk factor for T. equi. Low seroprevalences were determined for EHV-1 (5.0%), EVAV (5.0%), C. abortus (4.8%), and N. caninum (4.4%). Mares having history of abortion were more likely to be seropositive to EHV-1, whereas horses >3 years, used for work and sports, and mares having multiple parturitions, were more likely to be seropositive to N. caninum. None of the horses were seropositive to EIAV. Earlier, only diseases caused by EIAV, WNV and piroplasmosis were reported in Costa Rica. The present study however, determined the presence of carriers for EHV-1, EHV-4, and EIAV.
The Richness of Giving: Charity Selection and Charitable Gifts in a Large Field Experiment

We build on previous work in the charitable giving literature by examining not only how much subjects give to charity, but also which charities subjects prefer. We operationalize this choice in an artefactual field experiment with a representative sample of respondents. We then use these data to structurally model motives for giving. The novelty of this design allows us to ask several interesting questions regarding the choices one undertakes when deciding both whether and how much to give to charity. Further, we ask these questions in the context of a standard utility framework. Given the unique set up of this experiment, we also explore how these distributional preference parameters differ by charity choice and from what we have observed in the past. We find that there is more variation within demographics and charity types than across distributions.
Semantics-Aware Deep Correspondence Structure Learning for Robust Person Re-Identification

In this paper, we propose an end-to-end deep correspondence structure learning (DCSL) approach to address the cross-camera person-matching problem in the person re-identification task. The proposed DCSL approach captures the intrinsic structural information on persons by learning a semantics-aware image representation based on convolutional neural networks, which adaptively learns discriminative features for person identification. Furthermore, the proposed DCSL approach seeks to adaptively learn a hierarchical data-driven feature matching function which outputs the matching correspondence results between the learned semantics-aware image representations for a person pair. Finally, we set up a unified end-to-end deep learning scheme to jointly optimize the processes of semantics-aware image representation learning and cross-person correspondence structure learning, leading to more reliable and robust person re-identification results in complicated scenarios. Experimental results on several benchmark datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach against the state-of-the-art approaches.