Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Causal Model of Well-Being Among Caregivers of People with Spinal Cord Injury

The act of caregivingfor people with spinal cord injury at home can result in decreased caregiver well-being which directly affects their quality of caregiving. The purpose of this cross-sectional descriptive study was to develop and evaluate a causal model which illustrates the relationship among the rewards of caregiving, social support, caregiving hours, functional ability of people with spinal cord injury, caregiving burden, and the well-being of caregivers. This study used comprehensive empirical evidence from a literature review as the conceptual framework. A sample of 205 caregivers of people with spinal cord injury was recruited via five hospitals in Thailandwhere such people received treatment.Instruments used for data collection included the Demographic Questionnaire, the World Health Organization-Five Well-being Index, the Rewards of Caregiving Scale, the Social Support Questionnaire, the Barthel Index, and the Caregiving Burden Scale. Data were analyzed via path analysis using the Maximum Likelihood technique in the LISREL program. Results revealed that caregiving hours did not significantly affect the well-being of caregivers. The rewards of caregiving, social support and caregiving burden had a direct effect on well-being of caregivers. The rewards of caregiving, social support and functional ability of people with spinal cord injury had an indirect effect on well-being of caregivers through caregiving burden.These fourpredictors in the Model of Well-Being among Caregivers of People with Spinal Cord Injury explained 31% of total variance in the well-being of caregivers. These findings can guide nurses and health care providers to develop appropriate interventions to promote the well-being of Thai caregivers. บทคดยอ : การดแลผปวยบาดเจบไขสนหลงทบานสงผลใหความผาสกของผดแลลดลง ซงมตอคณภาพการใหการดแลแกผปวยในทางลบไดการศกษาภาคตดขวางเชงบรรยายในครงนมวตถประสงคเพอพฒนาและทดสอบแบบจำลองเชงสาเหตระหวาง รางวลจากการดแล การสนบสนนทางสงคม จำนวนชวโมงทใหการดแล ความสามารถในการทำกจวตรประจำวนของผทบาดเจบไขสนหลงและภาระการดแล ตอความผาสกของผดแล โดยใชการประมวลความรจากหลกฐานเชงประจกษของวรรณกรรมงานวจยในอดตเปนกรอบแนวคดในการศกษากลมตวอยางในการศกษาครงนประกอบดวยผดแลและผทบาดเจบไขสนหลงจำนวน 205 รายทเคยเขารบการรกษาในโรงพยาบาล 5 แหงในประเทศไทยแบบสอบถามทใชเกบรวบรวมขอมลไดแก แบบสอบถามขอมลสวนบคคลของผดแลและผทบาดเจบไขสนหลง ดรรชนชวดความผาสกขององคการอนามยโลก แบบสอบถามรางวลจากการดแล แบบสอบถามการสนบสนนทางสงคม แบบสอบถามความสามารถในการประกอบกจวตรประจำวนของผทบาดเจบไขสนหลง และแบบสอบถามภาระในการดแลทดสอบรปแบบสมมตฐานดวยโปรแกรมลสเรลโดยวธความนาจะเปนสงสด ผลการศกษาพบวาจำนวนชวโมงทใหการดแลไมสามารถทำนายความผาสกของผดแลไดอยางมนยสำคญทางสถตพบวารางวลจากการดแล การสนบสนนทางสงคม และ ภาระการดแลมอทธพลโดยตรงตอความผาสกของผดแลรางวลจากการดแล การสนบสนนทางสงคม และ ความสามารถในการทำกจวตรประจำวนของผทบาดเจบไขสนหลงมอทธพลโดยออมตอความผาสกของผดแลผานภาระการดแลปจจยทงสรวมกนทำนายความแปรปรวนในความผาสกของผดแลไดรอยละ 31 ผลการศกษาครงนชวยใหพยาบาลและบคลากรทางสขภาพนำไปพฒนากจกรรมพยาบาลทเหมาะสมในการสงเสรมความผาสกของผดแลไทยตอไป
Ouverture Commerciale Et Croissance Economique En Zone CEMAC

L‟objet de la présente étude est d‟analyser l‟influence de l‟ouverture commerciale sur la croissance économique en zone CEMAC. La littérature théorique et empirique existante sur cette problématique dans les PED donne des résultats contradictoires. Pour tester notre hypothèse selon laquelle l‟ouverture commerciale affecte négativement la croissance économique dans cette zone, nous avons utilisé la Méthode des Moments Généralisés (MMG) en panel dynamique des six pays de la CEMAC dans la période 1967 2016. Les résultats obtenus montrent que ces pays ne tirent pas vraiment profit de l‟ouverture commerciale.
Genetic diversity and the discovery of a putative cryptic species within a valued crab fishery, Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus 1758), in the Philippines

T he blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus (Brachyura, Portunidae), is a widely distributed crab species across much of the Indo-West Pacific. A recent taxonomic revision based on morphological and genetic divergence between populations across the species’ vast range has revealed that the species is actually a four-member species complex. These species, P. pelagicus sensu stricto, P. reticulatus (Herbst 1799), P. armatus (A. Milne-Edwards 1861), and P. segnis (Forskal 1775), have juxtaposed ranges with some peripheral regions of overlap. The species P. pelagicus sensu stricto is believed to be the sole representative of this species-complex occurring across the entire Philippine archipelago. Here we test this assumption using the mitochondrial Cytochrome oxidase sub-unit I gene region and identify the presence of two Portunus species, P. pelagicus sensu stricto and a previously identified but un-described Portunus
Nitrosomonas eutropha: A Study of the Effects of Nitrosomonas on Pathogenic Bacterium and the Effects of Current Hygiene Habits on the Colonization of Nitrosomonas Within Our Normal Flora

Nitrosomonas eutropha is a motile, gram-negative, bacillus that metabolizes ammonia as its energy source. Nitrosomonas eutropha was isolated from a probiotic skin product and used to determine how it would function in the normal flora of the integumentary system, and how it potentially benefits the human body. The effects of current hygiene products and practices on the ability of the Nitrosomonas eutropha to form and maintain healthy colonies were also examined. Cover Page Footnote Dr. Ellyn R. Mulcahy, PhD, MPH was the Faculty Advisor for this Honors contract. The research of former students Heather Pointdexer, Araceli Hernandez Guerrero, Keith Kennedy, and Sarah Tonnies was utilized by the author to complete the research contained in this paper. This article is available in JCCC Honors Journal: http://scholarspace.jccc. edu/honors_journal/vol7/iss1/3
Gauging the impact of management expertise on the distribution of large mammals across protected areas

The world's network of protected areas (PAs) plays a critical role in biodiversity conservation. The management expertise within PAs is a function of the training, support and depth of the staff tasked with protecting the resources and should be a significant factor determining the distribution of wildlife species. However, there are few measurable linkages between wildlife populations and management effectiveness. Here, we addressed whether the management expertise within a PA is an important covariate explaining the occupancy of large terrestrial mammals, and identify the attributes of mammal species that would be effective for comparative monitoring of management effectiveness within PAs of developing countries.
Influence of minimally processed grapes washing with lemon essential oil

The increased interest in ready to eat products along with the great production of grapes make necessary to find a new way of presentation of this product in order to ease its consumption. The main goal is to keep quality and extend the shelf-life of grains of table grapes by applying different concentrations of lemon essential oil (LEO) which were applied in a preliminary stage of immersion. Samples were stored in PET trays at 5 oC for 21 days. Soluble solids content, pH, acidity, antioxidant capacity, optical and mechanical properties and microbiology counts were periodically analysed. Noteworthy was that the application of LEO in the washing stage did not keep the preservation of the grapes’ colour and texture. All samples would be considered safe according to microbiology requirements and based on the period of study, regardless of the concentration of LEO applied.
Adoption of new technologies by fish farmers in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Fish has been used a major source of protein for Nigerians. Of all the resources protein, fish is the easiest to digest with low level of calories than other protein foods and thus have overall superiority over. Others in weight control diets. Despite its importance, the level of production is low in Nigeria. There is therefore, the need by the fish farmers to adopt improved technologies for fish production. The adoption of new technologies by fish farmers in Ondo State was clearly investigated. The identification of various technologies being introduced to the farmers, determine the sources of information to the fish farmers, examine the effect of extension visitation on farmers adoption of new technologies and compare farmers production level before and after adoption of new technologies were preformed. Purposive sampling technique was used to select five communities and 50 fish farmers by observation technique to obtain information on farmers’ production and confirmed some of the facts earlier stated by the respondents. Results showed significantly associated between age, level of education and adoption of new technologies while sex, religion and marital status were no significantly associated with adoption of new technologies. The average output of fish farmers before adoption was 2653.57 and after adoption was 3,465.63. The cost of input before adoption was $ 3718.62 and after adoption was $11861.11, while the quality of stock before adoption of innovation was 5,950.0 and after adoption of innovation was 25,360.
SOFA scoring system in assessing prognosis of critically ill surgical and trauma patients: a prospective study

Background: Major trauma, major surgery or sepsis include the bulk of Surgical patients who become critically ill. This relates to significant injury of a single organ system or anatomical part, or multiple injuries, often of varying severity, of different body parts good scoring or predicting system essentially clears this confusion. Predicting the patients’ outcome depends on good scoring system. Scoring systems are composed of degrees of organ dysfunction, organ failure or multiple organ failures, and anatomical derangements which eventually contribute to morbidity and mortality. With the help of such evaluation system. A well-performing ICU prognostic model helps to make meaningful comparison of the hospital’s current performance with the past. But present study focuses on mainly on SOFA score. Sequential organ failure assessment score.Methods: Scoring systems in assessing prognosis of critically ill surgical and trauma patients - a prospective study was undertaken at MVJ Medical Hospital and Research Hospital, Bangalore after the approval from Ethics Committee. The study was carried out in the period of November 2016 to September 2017 and 50 patients were included in the study.Results: Studies have shown that in the SOFA scores; cardiovascular, neurological, and respiratory, renal, haematological and hepatic dysfunctions were independent risk factors for mortality.Conclusions: In this study, extensive study of SOFA score was done from day 1 to the last day. The SOFA score on day 1 was high among non-survivors and survivors which was statistically significant (9.33 v/s 6.62, p<0.001). Also, SOFA score showed significant increasing trend in the first week, especially on first 3 days, which signifies progressive organ dysfunction among non-survivors.
Xylanolytic Activity of the Recombinant Plasmid (pBX6) Cloned from Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 Expressed in Escherichia coli HB 101

pBX6 is a recombinant plasmid containing a 3 kb fragment from Fibrobacter succinogenes S 85 genomic DNA encodes xylanase activity which express in E. coli HB 101. Growth characteristics of the plasmid showed that xylanase activity was observed after 24 to 48 h incubation period. The growth kinetic of the recombinant plasmid pBX6 on 2 Yeast Tryphtone (YT) medium was higher in the presence of ampicylin. pBX6 produced higher xylanase activity at pH 7.4 and 37 o C.
Şef Adaylarının Niteliklerine İlişkin Mutfak Şeflerinin Görüşleri (Chefs Opinions on The Qualifications of Chef Candidates)

Çalışmada şeflerin, gastronomi eğitimi alan öğrencilerin niteliklerine ilişkin görüşlerinin tespit edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırmada nitel yaklaşım çerçevesinde veri toplama tekniği olarak yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme; veri analizi olarak da içerik analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda 30 Nisan – 7 Mayıs 2017 tarihlerinde Bolu Mengen’de düzenlenen III. Ulusal Aşçılık Kampı’nda eğitim veren 7 aşçıbaşı ve aşçıbaşı yardımcısı ile görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Şeflerin tamamının erkek, lise ve lisans mezunu olduğu ve çalışma sürelerinin de 9 ile 21 yıl arasında değiştiği tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular neticesinde şeflerin görüşlerinin iki adet ana kategori ile sekiz alt kategoriden meydana geldiği görülmektedir. Bireysel nitelikler ana kategorisinde çalışma disiplini, ekip çalışması ve mesleki ilgi alt kategorileri yer almaktadır. Gıda güvenliği, hijyen ve sanitasyon, ekipman ve ekipman kullanımı bilgisi, ürün bilgisi ve pişirme, hazırlama ve sunum teknik ve yöntemleri alt kategorileri de mesleki nitelikler ana kategorisini oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada öğrencilerin teorik bilgisinin üst düzeyde olduğu ancak uygulama yeterliliğinin ise kısıtlı olduğu da saptanmıştır.
The quasar relation through cosmic time – I. Data set and black hole masses

We study the MBH–Mhost relation as a function of cosmic time in a sample of 96 quasars from z = 3 to the present epoch. In this paper, we describe the sample, the data sources and the new spectroscopic observations. We then illustrate how we derive MBH from single-epoch spectra, pointing out the uncertainties in the procedure. In a companion paper, we address the dependence of the ratio between the black hole mass and the host-galaxy luminosity and mass on cosmic time.
Career Customization and Employee Age 1 The Impact of Career Customization on Work Outcomes: Boundary Conditions of Manager Support and Employee Age P. MATTHIJS BAL University of Bath

The current paper investigated the longitudinal effects of mass career customization (MCC) on job attitudes and objective career outcomes of employees in a professional service firm in the Netherlands. Based on theory on individualization of career trajectories, it was expected that the possibility for employees to customize their careers would be positively related to their job attitudes and subsequent objective career success, as indicated by their levels of affective commitment, work engagement, and received salary and bonuses. However, these effects were expected to occur primarily under the combination of high manager support for implementation of career customization and, based on lifespan theory, older workers, since customization fulfills their increased heterogeneous career preferences. A three-wave longitudinal study largely showed support for the study hypotheses; the relation between MCC use and work engagement and subsequent career success was stronger for older workers who received support for MCC, while the relation between MCC use and commitment was negative for older workers who received low support. The study shows the benefits of career customization in organizations by showing the conditions under which these benefits will manifest.
Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) Index among First-grade Elementary Students in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran

Background Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) indicator is one of the most epidemiologic indexes in dentistry indicating the situation of oral and dental health among people of a society. The present study has been conducted with the aim of determining the dmft index among Iranian first-grade elementary students. Materials and Methods This study was conducted on 3,000 (1,500 girls and 1,500 boys), first-grade elementary students in Mazandaran province through descriptive-analytical method. Sample members were gathered using random sampling method. Participants were checked sitting at a conventional seat on the natural light using disposable mirror and dental explorer by a senior dental student. Results The total dmft of students was 4.08 ± 2.93 at which there were no significant differences between the dmft of boys and girls. dmft of students in urban areas was 3.94 ± 3 and in rural areas the dmft of students was 4.43 ± 2.66 that the statistical difference between these two groups was significant (P=0.032). dmft difference between healthy people and those with systemic disease was not significant (P=0.818). Conclusion The results of this study showed that dental health status of first-grade students in Mazandaran province needs more attention in order to get closer to the international standards in this regard. Also, preventive measures such as Fluoride therapy and fissure sealants, and teaching the appropriate way of brushing and flossing must be used.
Numerical Analysis of Novel Back Surface Field for High Efficiency Ultrathin CdTe Solar Cells

This paper numerically explores the possibility of high efficiency, ultrathin, and stable CdTe cells with different back surface field (BSF) using well accepted simulator AMPS-1D (analysis of microelectronics and photonic structures). A modified structure of CdTe based PV cell SnO2/Zn2SnO4/CdS/CdTe/BSF/BC has been proposed over reference structure SnO2/Zn2SnO4/CdS/CdTe/Cu. Both higher bandgap materials like ZnTe and Cu2Te and low bandgap materials like As2Te3 and Sb2Te3 have been used as BSF to reduce minority carrier recombination loss at the back contact in ultra-thin CdTe cells. In this analysis the highest conversion efficiency of CdTe based PV cell without BSF has been found to be around 17% using CdTe absorber thickness of 5 μm. However, the proposed structures with different BSF have shown acceptable efficiencies with an ultra-thin CdTe absorber of only 0.6 μm. The proposed structure with As2Te3 BSF showed the highest conversion efficiency of 20.8% ( V, mA/cm2, and ). Moreover, the proposed structures have shown improved stability in most extents, as it was found that the cells have relatively lower negative temperature coefficient. However, the cell with ZnTe BSF has shown better overall stability than other proposed cells with temperature coefficient (TC) of −0.3%/°C.
When Risk and Return are Not Enough: The Role of Loss Aversion in Private Investors' Choice of Mutual Fund Fee Structures

Using data from surveys as well as as real transactions we analyze which and why investors choose funds with performance fees even though these funds may be more expensive. According to agency theory, performance fees could incentivize managers to achieve better returns, but they could also result in excessive risk taking. While we find evidence that these considerations indeed matter for investors, a major and consistent determinant for selecting a performance fee fund is individual loss aversion: Both survey subjects and online broker clients are more likely to buy funds with a performance fee when they are loss averse, i.e. prefer the lower amount of total fees to be paid in case of fund losses. Our results show how Prospect Theory preferences can help explain the emergence of certain financial products beyond other "classical" explanations.
Nearshore evolution at Noordwijk (NL) in response to nourishments, as inferred from Argus video imagery

We use an approximately 16-year long data set of daily low-tide video images to examine the effect of three consecutive nourishments on the temporal evolution of the subtidal sandbars and the low-tide water line at Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The data set starts in 1995, with shoreface nourishments implemented in 1998 and in 2006, and a "Zwakke Schakel" beach nourishment in 2007/2008. We find that, consistent with observations elsewhere, the shoreface nourishments halted the interannual, net-seaward migration of the two sandbars. Also, the first nourishment resulted in large-scale sandbar variability known as bar switching. The beach nourishment had no effect on the sandbars, other than an immediate 50-m seaward shift of the low-tide waterline and the inner sandbar. Neither the shoreface nor the beach nourishments were found to result in an increase or decrease in the number and cross-shore extent of rip channels. On the whole, the successive nourishments have reduced the natural dynamics of the Noordwijk coastal system.
Microlocal properties of scattering matrices for Schr\"odinger equations on scattering manifolds

Let $M$ be a scattering manifold, i.e., a Riemannian manifold with asymptotically conic structure, and let $H$ be a Schr\"odinger operator on $M$. We can construct a natural time-dependent scattering theory for $H$ with a suitable reference system, and the scattering matrix is defined accordingly. We here show the scattering matrices are Fourier integral operators associated to a canonical transform on the boundary manifold generated by the geodesic flow. In particular, we learn that the wave front sets are mapped according to the canonical transform. These results are generalizations of a theorem by Melrose and Zworski, but the framework and the proof are quite different. These results may be considered as generalizations or refinements of the classical off-diagonal smoothness of the scattering matrix for 2-body quantum scattering on Euclidean spaces.
The integration of exercise as an adjunct treatment for depression by clinical social workers in Massachusetts : a study designed to expand the practice of area social workers

The purpose of this study is to explore the practice of clinical social workers utilizing exercise as an adjunct treatment to psychotherapy for major depression. A significant motivation in undertaking this study for the researcher was the limited attention to the effectiveness of exercise as an intervention in the treatment of depression by clinical social workers. While there is significant literature on the value of exercise in maintaining and improving physical and mental health of exercisers, there is a scarcity of material relating to the perspectives, experiences and practices of clinical social workers who are integrating exercise into treatment of depression. The primary goal of this descriptive study is to provide clinical social workers interested in exercise as an intervention with knowledge regarding experiences members of their profession have had using exercise doing so. Twelve participants, all Massachusetts clinical social workers of varied experience levels who introduce exercise into their work with depressed clients in a variety of treatment settings were interviewed for this study. This study explores the participants’ observations about the psychological, physical and psychosocial benefits of exercise in the treatment of depression. Findings show participants’ thoughts on the efficacy of exercise, the role of the therapeutic relationship and treatment planning in overcoming barriers and client resistance to exercise adherence as well as offering participants advice for social workers interested in harnessing the power of exercise as an intervention in promoting healing and life long mental and physical health for their depressed clients.