Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Prevalence and pattern of ophthalmic morbidity in pediatric patients at a district early intervention centre of North India

Objective: To find out prevalence and pattern of Ophthalmic morbidity in pediatric population in a district early intervention centre (DEIC) of North India. Study Design: A retrospective cross sectional study conducted in DEIC of JNMCH, AMU for a period of one year. Materials and Methods: Complete ophthalmological workup was done for 495 pediatric patients. Result: Prevalence of Ophthalmic morbidity was 49.09%. Peak prevalence (72.41%) was found in age gp. (9-12 Yrs). Refractive errors was the commonest morbidity (33.74%). Females had higher prevalence of morbidity than males. Conclusion: Refractive error was the commonest Ophthalmic morbidity. Early intervention in Pediatric population is utmost essential to prevent irreversible visual loss and amblyopia. Keywords: Ophthalmic morbidity, Pediatric patients, Refractive error.
ENHANCEMENT OF GLIBENCLAMIDE DISSOLUTION RATE BY SOLID DISPERSION METHOD USING HPMC AND PVP

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of changing in the proportions of the solid dispersion formula on the dissolution rate of glibenclamide. Methods: Solid dispersions were prepared by solvent evaporation method by using methanol as solvent, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as polymers. The prepared product was evaluated by the saturated solubility test and the dissolution rate test. The prepared product was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Results: The result showed solid dispersion with a ratio of glibenclamide: PVP: HPMC (1: 3: 6) has the highest increase in solubility (20 fold) compared to pure glibenclamide. This formula also showed an improvement in dissolution rate from 19.9±1.19% (pure glibenclamide) to 99±1.60% in 60 min. Characterization of FT-IR showed that no chemical reaction occurred in solid dispersion of glibenclamide. The results of X-ray diffraction analysis showed an amorphous form in all solid dispersion formulas. The results of DSC analysis showed that endothermic peak melting point of solid dispersion occurred, and the morphology of solid dispersion was more irregular than pure glibenclamide based on SEM characterization Conclusion: The solid dispersion of glibenclamide using PVP: HPMC as carriers can increase the solubility and dissolution rate compared to pure glibenclamide.
Social Media as a Field of a Modern Teenager’s Socialization

The paper explores teenagers’ attitude towards social media: their opinion about functions, specifics, and content of the interaction. The analysis is based on the data of a questionnaire survey carried out by the staff of the Centre of Sociology of Education (Institute of Education Management of the Russian Academy of Education). The survey involved 2074 students of 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th grades of schools of the Moscow Oblast. The data obtained in the research reveal specific gender and age differences. In using social media male students aim at expanding their social contacts, whereas female students are more interested in its informational and educational functions. The interest in the topic of personal relationships increases with age. The data showed that use of social media depends on student’s social status: those with high status among classmates value interaction in social media for its “freedom”, while those who have low status in real life emphasize the possibility to have a different self—representation in social media. According to the survey motives and activity in social media of those adolescents who consider their profiles as ‘provocative’ or ‘explicit’ significantly differ from those who want to keep their real-life personality (p≤0,05 for all comparisons). The results allow us to conclude that to a modern adolescent social media is a social testing ground where they solve their age-related and social conflicts.
Monetary Policy Uncertainty and Volatility Jumps in Advanced Equity Markets

We analyze the role of monetary policy uncertainty in predicting volatility jumps in nine advanced equity markets. The standard linear Granger causality test detects weak evidence of monetary policy uncertainty causing volatility jumps. But given the strong evidence of nonlinearity between jumps and monetary policy uncertainty, we next use a nonparametric causality-in-quantiles test, since the linear model is misspecified. Using this data-driven robust approach we find strong evidence of the role of monetary policy uncertainty in predicting volatility jumps, especially towards the lower end of the conditional distribution.
Transdiaphyseal osteomyelitis: Review of literature and our experience at a tertiary care center

Chronic haematogenous osteomyelitis persists to be a key reason of musculoskeletal morbidity globally. It has remained a perennial dilemma for the orthopedic surgeon which levies a considerable healthcare burden. With regards to the treatment of chronic transdiaphyseal osteomyelitis numerous issues still remain unresolved. This was a retrospective study at a tertiary care centre from May 2015 to July 2019, analysing 13 patients (9 males and 4 females, mean age 21 years) who were diagnosed with chronic transdiaphyseal osteomyelitis. The clinical records of all patient were retrospectively evaluated and the data recorded. Osseous stabilizations in the form of intramedullary nails or external fixators were essential in 4 cases and plastic surgery reconstructions were required in 9 cases. Our objective in this article was to study the magnitude of the problem and to emphasize areas wherein optimum research might enhance the management of this condition. We have also reviewed the literature to summarise the existing research. We would like to report our experiences in the treatment of transdiaphyseal osteomyelitis patients admitted to our hospital.
Creative pedagogies: a systematic review

ABSTRACT This paper is a critical systematic literature review of empirical work on creative pedagogies from 1990 to 2018. It responds to the increased international attention being afforded creativity and creative pedagogies in research, policy and practice and examines the evidence regarding creative pedagogical practices and the potential impact of these on students’ creativity. The methodology encompassed four stages. Firstly, an educational database keyword search was undertaken and 801 papers identified, manual searches added 12 further papers. Secondly, through applying inclusion/exclusion criteria, 89 papers were identified for closer scrutiny; these papers focused on students aged 0–18 years in formal educational settings and were peer-reviewed reports of empirical work. Thirdly, these papers were subjected to in-depth review and rating, this reduced the included selection to 35 papers. Finally, these papers were subject to further analysis and synthesis. The findings reveal that seven interrelated features characterise creative pedagogical practice, namely generating and exploring ideas; encouraging autonomy and agency; playfulness; problem-solving; risk-taking; co-constructing and collaborating; and teacher creativity. The paper also reveals that the evidence for the impact of these pedagogical practices on students’ creativity is inconclusive. It highlights the complexities and challenges of documenting creative pedagogies in the years of formal schooling and concludes with key recommendations and implications for research, policy and practice.
Systemic risk attribution in the EU

Abstract Systemic default risk is due to multiple private and/or public entities’ simultaneous default. This risk has caused great concern in the recent past and its assessment is not a trivial subject. We have provided a model for systemic risk attribution in order to disentangle its different components. We have applied it to a selection of EU countries consistent with previous research. We have extracted a common EU factor and analysed the residual components related to an individual country’s banking system, to the interaction between banking system and government, and to the country’s and banking idiosyncratic components, as well.For this purpose, we have introduced a multivariate distribution for all the countries and the relative banks, also providing an integrated analysis. We have applied the multivariate Marshall–Olkin distribution, where the marginal probability of default for any country or bank depends on its default intensity. Risk attribution has been performed using weekly market data referred to sovereign and bank CDSs over the period 2009–2015. Our results have highlighted relevant differences between Northern and Southern EU countries, as far as risk decomposition is concerned. In Southern countries, risk is mainly concentrated in a country-banking system shock at each level. In Northern countries, the prevailing components of risk are the systemic EU shock at country level, and the idiosyncratic component at banking system level and individual bank level.
Potential Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome in a Group of Small for Gestational Age Neonates

Objective - Small for gestational age (SGA) infants have an increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MS) later in life. The aim of our study was to analyze some of the potential MS biomarkers in SGA neonates and to find the most indicative neonatal biomarker associated with MS in SGA. Materials and Methods - Serum adiponectin, fasting glucose, insulin, total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides were evaluated in 43 small (SGA) and 25 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) neonates in the first month of life. Glucose/insulin (G/I) ratio and the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) were calculated. Results - Mean serum adiponectin in SGA was significantly lower than in AGA neonates (36.6 vs. 42.6 mg/L, P=0.021). In SGA infants a statistically insignificant higher fasting insulin levels (9.8 vs. 6.4 mIU/L), lower G/I ratio (1.9 vs. 3.0 mol/IU) and higher HOMA-IR (2.6 vs. 1.4) was observed. The mean serum triglyceride level in SGA neonates was significantly higher than in AGA neonates (1.7 vs. 1.4 mmol/L, P=0.031). Conclusion - SGA neonates demonstrated significantly reduced serum adiponectin and significantly increased serum triglyceride levels in comparison to AGA infants in the first month of life. Triglycerides appeared to be the most promising biomarker reflecting metabolic tendencies in SGA newborns and could possibly be used in predicting the future development of MS.
The nature and experience of anxiety in bipolar disorder

Anxiety experiences (defined either categorically as a disorder or on continua as symptoms) have been found to be highly prevalent in bipolar disorder (BD) and have been consistently associated with poorer outcomes. Current research in this area has primarily focused on prevalence rates of anxiety disorders and their association to retrospective outcomes. There is a lack of research regarding the psychological processes which may underlie the relationship between anxiety and bipolar mood experiences and current psychological models of BD have generally omitted anxiety in their explanations of mood swings. A qualitative meta-synthesis and semi-structured interviews were employed in this thesis to explore the lived experience of anxiety in BD. A longitudinal analysis of data from a large scale RCT was also conducted to assess a range of categorical and continuous measures of anxiety as predictors of outcome in BD. Finally, experience sampling methodology assessed momentary interactions between anxiety and affect in daily life for individuals with BD and non-clinical controls. Anxiety was found to be intrinsically linked to bipolar mood experiences across methodologies. Subjectively, anxiety was perceived as a trigger to both depressed and manic experiences. Anxiety about relapse due to extreme negative appraisals of mood swings was reported and impacted on several important life domains including quality of life, sleep, relationships and employment. Anxiety was consistently associated with increased depression and reduced functioning across all studies. Anxiety and mania were found to have both positive and negative associations across studies. The continuous measurement of anxiety, rather than categorical, was the most reliable predictor of outcome longitudinally when carefully controlling for a range of extraneous variables. The results provide support for anxiety as an intrinsic experience in BD and encourage the consideration of integrated psychological models and treatment approaches which include anxiety as a core feature of BD.
Impacts of knowledge sourcing on employee innovation: the moderating effect of information transparency

PurposeInnovation is the combination of idea generation and idea implementation. Sourcing relevant and credible external knowledge is critical for individuals to generate new feasible ideas and reduce the uncertainty of implementation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of knowledge sourcing on employee’s innovations behavior.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected by paper-based survey in four Chinese companies’ R&D departments and consisted of 569 valid responses. Structure equitation modeling method was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicate that knowledge sourcing, which is formatively conceptualized by tacit knowledge sourcing and explicit knowledge sourcing, significantly influences employee’s innovation behavior. In particular, the direct effect of knowledge sourcing is fully mediated by task-efficacy. Furthermore, the effects of knowledge sourcing are contingent upon information transparency.Originality/valueThis study not only contributes to knowledge sourcing literature by investigating knowledge sourcing from idea generation and idea implementation perspectives, but also is of importance to knowledge management research by demonstrating the moderating effects of information transparency.
Estudio de la carga interna y externa a través de diferentes instrumentos. Un estudio de casos en fútbol formativo

Los dispositivos tecnológicos utilizados actualmente para registrar carga externa e interna no son accesibles al fútbol formativo por su alto coste económico. Por ello, herramientas para cuantificar la carga y categorizar las tareas son muy útiles para el proceso de entrenamiento. Por tanto, los objetivos del presente trabajo son: (1) identificar las diferencias en la carga objetiva en función de las variables de carga externa subjetiva y (2) analizar la relación entre ambos métodos de cuantificación. 157 tareas realizadas por un equipo de 20 jugadores juveniles fueron analizadas. La recogida de datos se realizó mediante: (a) carga objetiva, dispositivos inerciales WIMUTM y (b) carga subjetiva, Sistema Integral para el Análisis de las Tareas de Entrenamiento (SIATE). El análisis estadístico estuvo compuesto por ANOVA de un factor con el post-hoc Bonferroni y la prueba de correlación de Pearson. Los principales resultados indican que existe influencia de las variables de carga subjetiva en las variables de carga objetiva (p<.05), excepto en el porcentaje de ejecutantes simultáneos (p>.05), encontrando una alta correlación entre ellas (r>.84). Las características de las tareas modifican de forma directa las demandas de carga, siendo herramientas subjetivas como SIATE útiles para su registro ante la ausencia de material tecnológico.
Nanoemulsions: Factory for Food, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics

Nanotechnology, particularly nanoemulsions (NEs), have gained increasing interest from researchers throughout the years. The small-sized droplet with a high surface area makes NEs important in many industries. In this review article, the components, properties, formation, and applications are summarized. The advantages and disadvantages are also described in this article. The formation of the nanosized emulsion can be divided into two types: high and low energy methods. In high energy methods, high-pressure homogenization, microfluidization, and ultrasonic emulsification are described thoroughly. Spontaneous emulsification, phase inversion temperature (PIT), phase inversion composition (PIC), and the less known D-phase emulsification (DPE) methods are emphasized in low energy methods. The applications of NEs are described in three main areas which are food, cosmetics, and drug delivery.
Between Reconstruction of the Past, Visitor Expectations and Animal Well-being: Told and Untold Stories about Human–Animal Relationships at Open-air Museums Told and Untold Stories about Human–Animal Relationships at Open-air Museums

As most open-air museums focus on preindustrial rural living conditions, they exhibit historical farmhouses that are presented in a specific holistic way, including the surroundings and livestock. Although these presentations create the impression of historical authenticity, they must remain incomplete due to missing sources and practical exhibition reasons. This also involves the human–animal relationships. Moreover, most visitors cannot interpret the settings displayed properly due to missing knowledge. After highlighting some historical aspects of human–animal relationships using the example of northwest German farmhouses, the article deals with the limits and opportunities of the open-air museums’ presentation of human–animal relationships based on a survey among German-speaking open-air museums. Finally, it pleads for a transparent approach to sensitize the visitors to humans’ current handling of and attitude towards animals.
A Reflection on the Applicability of Google Scholar as a Tool for Comprehensive Retrieval in Bibliometric Research and Systematic Reviews

Google Scholar has recently attracted great attentions as an open access multidisciplinary citation database, and a tool for retrieving scientific works for scientometricians and researchers. The present research intended to highlight the limitations brought about by efficiency policies of the search engine and its impact on the results available to users. To do so, it examined the accessibility of the retrieval results, through conducting 54 searches in this database. The results showed that the estimation of the results on the top of the first page returned by Google Scholar did not match that of the accessible results. Therefore, these statistics could not be accounted for to precisely determine the number of documents on a topic. Moreover, the results showed that although the subjects selected for the searches were very specific, the number of results for each search was very wide and exceeded the upper limit of 1,000 records authorized in Google Scholar for display. By limiting the searches to the title field, the number of the results was dramatically reduced. Since title is one of the most important representations of document contents in scientific and technical fields, this strategy can increase the precision of the results and thus the effectiveness of the retrievals. The investigation of the accessibility of the search results for the title field also showed that some documents, though scarce in number, were still inaccessible despite the fact that they were within the 1000-record limits. In addition, in title field search, some rare cases of duplicate records, incompatibilities between queries and documents were observed regarding the language of the documents and exact phrase search. The lack of automatic truncation in field searches was one of the most important issues necessitating the use of sophisticated search strategies.
Pay or not to Pay Dividends: Company Policy and Investor Expectations

This paper attempts to understand the linkage of dividend decisions and investors’ perceptions within the context of the Pakistani corporate sector. It is intended to proffer new evidence for designing dividend policies that satisfies investors’ perceptions. Data are collected from individual investors by using questionnaires to obtain opinions about essential factors, patterns, processes and preferences for cash dividends. Results indicate that stability in the rate of dividend, compatibility with the inflation rate and continuity of dividend payment are the top-ranking factors for investors. Stock dividends are preferred by Pakistani investors if their company is not paying cash dividends, and share buy-back decisions are taken negatively. The theoretical explanation for preferring dividends indicates that Pakistani investors support dividend signaling theory, agency cost, clientele effect, asymmetric information effect, tax effect and rational expectation models. That is why it exhibits a positive relation between dividends and investors’ perception. The contributions and recommendations for further studies are also addressed.
A clinical study of management of unstable Intertrochantric Fractures with Proximal Femoral Nail

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of proximal femoral nail in the management of unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the hip in different age group and to determine the clinical, radiological and functional outcomes at the end of 6 months of follow up. Methods: This is a prospective study was done in the Department of Orthopedics Kakatiya Medical College and Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Warangal. The patients with intertrochanteric fractures underwent surgical treatment with the proximal femoral nail with a follow-up period of 12 months. A standard surgical approach was used during the operative procedure Quadriceps physiotherapy: Strengthening exercises, Static quadriceps exercise, and calf pumping are started soon, followed by knee and ankle mobilization on post-op day 1. Sutures were removed on 12th post-Operative day. Patients were advised to walk non-weight bearing as soon as tolerable depending upon the fracture pattern. Results: The total number of cases in this study was n=25 of which n= 16(64%) were males and n=9(36%) were females. Boyd and Griffin Classification of intertrochanteric fractures in the study shows type II were found the most common involving n=14 (56%) of the patients followed by type III n=5(20%). The type I were found in n=4(16%) and type IV was found in n=2(8%) The Harris hip score at the end of 6 months revealed excellent scores in 68% of the patients good score in 24%, fair score in 4% and poor score in 4% of the patients. Conclusion: proximal femoral nail is a good choice in cases of unstable intertrochanteric fractures of femur because it serves a buttress against the lateral translation of the proximal fragments. It also replaces the comminuted lateral wall which is useful in unstable fractures. The implant temporarily compensates for the function of the medial column.
Integrated Teaching of Extreme Geometric Problems in Vietnam

Integrated teaching is a modern, learner-centered trend. Today, Vietnam is strongly innovating from teaching academic knowledge to integrated teaching. Integrated teaching helps learners to develop their competencies. This method makes students to be active and creative. Students have more motivation in learning. Integrated teaching means helps us to find the relationship between these knowledge, methods and other ones. The above things are illustrated by teaching geometric extremes. This is a practical problem in Hau Giang, Vietnam. Teacher gives questions and students answer them. These questions are pedagogic. In addition, the article gives some results of empirical investigation confirming the superiority of integrated teaching compared to traditional teaching. The article proposes a number of research results on the concept of integration and features of integration. Some features of integration are subjective, association, useful combination, expression of introvert and extrovert orientation, creating a unified block, in a certain context. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.18. 8.11