Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Participation in bowel cancer screening : a qualitative exploration of the factors influencing participation and uptake

Bowel cancer is major global public health problem. In the United Kingdom, it is the third most common cancer in men and women and second major cause of cancer deaths. It has been suggested that the risk of bowel cancer deaths can be reduced by 16% through regular bowel screening. However, screening uptake remains low. This research explored factors influencing participation in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme, specifically ‘the faecal occult blood test (FOBt)’ in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, (NEYH) regions. Drawing on grounded theory, (GT) a qualitative research approach enabled the development of an understanding of participants’ experience of the FOBt and the processes involved in the choices they made. Twenty-six research participants were recruited through the bowel cancer screening hub in accordance with ethical approval. Data collection was by semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. Analysis was done using grounded theory techniques of constant comparative method and theoretical sampling aided by Nvivo and mind genius software. Awareness of the FOBt prior to screening invitation was found to be low. Knowledge of bowel cancer seemed to come mostly from past personal experience and family history. Decisions to participate in the FOBt were largely influenced by three main themes: Social contexts such as demographic, cognition and cultural issues; Knowledge and awareness; and Practicalities associated with obtaining samples for FOBt. Knowledge and awareness seemed to be a key influence in participation and pivotal to social contexts and practicalities. Screening was viewed positively by all participants particularly in relation to health protection. Within the social contexts and practicality issues, there are facilitators and potential barriers. The interactions of social and practical contexts tend to dissuade people from participating in the FOBt. However, knowledge and awareness seem to mediate the two in such a way as to encourage people to participate. A tentative explanatory model called “awareness-led behaviour model” was developed and appears to have commonalities with the health belief model typically used to explain health behaviours. This study is one of the few studies to investigate factors affecting uptake of the NHSBCSP in the NEYH. The results obtained in this study are likely to have high policy and practice importance as they represent user-focused perspectives. Recommendations and implications for further research, policy, practice and education are offered in the concluding chapter.
The use of life review activity with confused nursing home residents.

: Reminiscing and life review are adaptive tasks of old age. This article describes an occupational therapy group program for confused nursing home residents designed to facilitate reminiscing and promote the review process. Results of the study indicate that behaviors of confused residents improved during group meetings and that participants who attended most frequently showed the greatest change in behavior.
An Economic Analysis of Milk Production of Buffalo and Cow in Rajasthan

The present study was conducted in Rajasthan during the year 2017-18. An attempt has been made in this investigation to work out the cost and returns from milk production across different milch species of animals. The study covered 60 dairy households from Jaipur and Alwar districts.The results of the study revealed that the average size of herd (standard animal units) of households surveyed was 6.68 and majority of them were buffalo followed by young stock, crossbred cow and local cow. Average investment per household was ` 2,69,455 per annum and the major expenditure was on milch animals ( ` 1,98,842) followed by cattle shed and stores ( ` 59,475) and dairy equipments ( ` 11,138). Average milk yield per day per animal was highest for crossbred cow (7.22 litres) followed by buffalo (5.49 litres) and local cow (3.98 litres). Net maintenance cost per milch animal per day was found to be relatively higher in case of crossbred cow ( ` 151.51) followed by buffalo ( ` 148.91) and local cow ( ` 119.68). The per litre cost of milk production was observed to be higher in case of local cow ( ` 30.07) followed by buffalo ( ` 27.12,) and crossbred cow ( ` 21.04). The net income per day was relatively higher in case of buffalo ( ` 73.44) as compared to crossbred cow ( ` 23.18), while it was found negative for local cow (-4.86).
The Four-Year College Pipeline and Factors Related to Bachelor's Degree Completion for High School Graduates

This study examines students' progress from high school graduation through college enrollment and completion. Much of the existing research frames high school dropout, college access, and college completion as separate phenomena; few studies examine individuals' transitions across these points. Thinking about these events as related pieces of a pathway to educational attainment is called an education pipeline perspective. This perspective is particularly useful today, given recent reforms aimed at improving high school academic achievement, preparing students for college and careers, and increasing educational attainment. Using two nationally representative, longitudinal data sets (ELS:2002 and NELS:88) I examined changes in the education pipeline for high school seniors in the 2004 and 1992 cohorts. I also explored the relationship between bachelor's degree completion and high school academic achievement using logistic regression for students from the 2004 senior cohort who enrolled on-time in four-year institutions. The logistic regression results were used to conduct a path analysis modeling to what extent the experience of transferring from a four-year college mediates the relationship between bachelor's degree completion and academic achievement. Findings from this study indicate that a greater percentage of the 2004 cohort enrolled in college compared to the previous cohort, but the increase was largely driven by students who delayed enrollment by six months or more. The six-year bachelor's degree completion rate of the 2004 cohort was also lower than that of the 1992 cohort. Additionally, students who transferred from four-year institutions tended to switch to public two-year institutions. Results from the regression analyses suggest that high school GPA was a stronger predictor of bachelor's completion than SAT score; however, SAT score better predicted transferring. Transferring was a significant, but weak mediator of the relationship between academic achievement and bachelor's degree completion. This study's findings contribute to the understanding of student transitions along the education pipeline and to the literature on academic achievement, transfer, and bachelor's degree completion. Degree Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Graduate Group Education First Advisor Rebecca Maynard
Recovery from an early life shock through improved access to schools: Evidence from Indonesia

We examine the extent to which a supply-side intervention aimed at improving access to schools helped individuals recover from an early-life shock. Using variation in an Indonesian primary school construction program, we show that individuals who experienced low rainfall in the first year of life but were later exposed to the school construction program recovered completely from the educational deficit caused by the early-life shock. For individuals who did not experience the adverse rainfall shock, the school construction had no impact. This was, in part, a result of deteriorating school quality and increased competition to get into middle schools that affected the high-rainfall individuals disproportionately.
Reducing the gender gap in spatial skills in high school physics

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses in college require intensive use of spatial skills. This research determines the correlation of the high school physics grades and the spatial skills of selected students from the Philippines. To measure the participants’ spatial skills, the Purdue Visualization of Rotations Test (PVRT) was utilized. Results show that these two variables have a moderate positive correlation. The data also reveal a significant difference in the PVRT scores between the male and female participants in this study. The gender gap in spatial skills was significantly removed after the females received an intervention in the form of a special program for improving spatial skills. This suggests the effectiveness of the special program, and the malleability of spatial skills even in adolescence. Recommendations for improving the spatial skills, as well as directions for future research are also discussed.
Slew-to-Cue Electro-Optical and Infrared Sensor Network for small UAS Detection, Tracking and Identification

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott and University of Colorado Boulder have designed and prototyped a small UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) detection, tracking, classification, and identification system for UTM (UAS Traffic Management) compliance verification and counter-UAS security for non-compliant UAS. The system design, known as Drone Net, which continues to be developed and improved, is a network of sensors designed to cover a square kilometer area used instead of or in addition to RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging). System tests completed previously have shown feasibility for lower-cost UTM and counter-UAS or enhanced classification and identification features compared to RADAR alone. The partially demonstrated and hypothesized advantages are based on not just track data, but additionally target characteristic shape, texture, and spectral data from EO/IR (Electro-Optical Infrared) sensing that can be used with MV/ML (Machine Vision and Machine Learning). For EO/IR to provide effective data to MV/ML, a narrow-field camera system must track small UAS to provide an effective small cross-section image (less than 1 meter) along with track. To address this challenge, we have coordinated the use of an All-sky camera system with a hemispherical wide field of view and six cameras with resolution of 2 million pixels each (12 million total) for coarse detection of a potential target with azimuth and elevation estimation. The estimated azimuth and elevation in turn provide a cue for slew of the narrow-field EO/IR for re-detection of the same target and tracking with much higher optical zoom at similar or better resolution. This provides a sufficiently large target pixel neighborhood of at least nine or more pixels within an operating range similar to RADAR, which has been purpose-built for small UAS detection at similar kilometer ranges. Further, the paper provides an initial evaluation for the potential to reduce false alarm cues generated by the All-sky camera based upon supplementary acoustic cues as well as future work concepts for visual and acoustic data fusion. In this paper, we present experimental results to establish feasibility of the All-sky camera system to narrow the size of EO/IR re-detection search space with and without acoustic data fusion for slew-to-cue message generation. The All-sky allows for narrowed search space re-detection and tracking with a high optical gain EO/IR instrument used as an alternative or in addition to RADAR based upon site needs, costs, and constraints.
DANA DESA DALAM PENINGKATAN KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT PADA DESA WISATA MENGGORO

Wisata menjadi salah satu sektor unggulan yang dikembangkan oleh pemerintah. Keberadaan wisata dianggap sebagai sebuah potensi daerah dalam peningkatan pendapatan. Masyarakat dilibatkan dalam pengelolaan potensi wisata daerah. Pada tahun 2016 Pemerintah Kabupaten Temanggung menetapkan sepuluh desa wisata, salah satunya Desa Menggoro yang terdapat wisata tradisi Jum’at Pahing dan wisata religi Masjid Jami’ Menggoro. Pengembangan desa wisata menggunakan dana desa yang diberikan oleh pemerintah. Dana desa yang dikucurkan diharapkan mampu meningkatkan animo masyarakat dalam berkunjung pada desa wisata dengan memperbaiki dan menambah beberapa fasilitas pendukung. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mempelajari pengaruh dana desa dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Desa Menggoro dengan 100 responden. Teknik sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik purposive sampling dan menggunakan alat analisis regresi berganda. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang positif antara kebijakan desa dengan kesejahteraan masyarakat.
Trends in Global Shipping and the Impact on Alaska's Forest Products

Roos, Joseph A. ; Brackley, Allen M. ; Sasatani, Daisuke. 201l. Trends in global shipping and the impact on Alaska’s forest products. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNWGTR-839. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 30 p. Traditionally, there has been a strong forest products trade between Alaska and Asia. This trade relationship has developed owing to Alaska’s proximity to Asia and, in the past, an abundance of high-quality timber. Although forest products markets in North America remain soft, markets in Asia are growing. However, to benefit from Asia’s growing forest products market, it is important to understand the concepts of global shipping including containerization, intermodal transport, non vessel operating common carriers, and freight forwarders. One key development that could have a major impact on Alaska’s forest products trade is the opening of the Port of Prince Rupert (British Columbia) in 2007. The Port of Prince Rupert ships lumber, logs, and wood pellets to Asia and is much closer to southeast Alaska than are the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. The Prince Rupert port is also 1 day closer to Asia. Despite Prince Rupert’s proximity to Alaska, however, there is still no regularly scheduled barge service between the Port of Prince Rupert and southeast Alaska. Potential connections that may develop are examined in this paper. This paper also examines the changing concepts of global shipping and how they affect Alaska’s forest products industry.
Characteristics of teacher knowledge produced by pre-service mathematics teachers: the case of open-ended problem-based learning

One major issue in mathematics teacher education regards the role of university-level mathematics in teacher knowledge. In the context of a design-based research project, an advanced mathematics teacher education course aimed at strengthening the connections between university-level mathematics and school mathematics was developed. In this paper, I present a case study, conducted within the education course, in which I analyse the characteristics of teacher knowledge produced by five small groups of pre-service teachers in an open-ended problem-based learning task. The results indicate the problem-based learning approach has the potential for enhancing specialised content knowledge such as knowledge of different representations of and applications of mathematical concepts. The results also highlight the challenges in using this approach for enhancing horizon content knowledge such as knowledge about the relationships between mathematical concepts. The findings in this case study suggest that problem-based learning can be used to develop mathematics teacher education, although further research is needed to design instructional practices that enhance pre-service teachers’ horizon content knowledge.
Alterations in maternal-fetal Doppler flow velocity waveforms in preterm labor patients undergoing magnesium sulfate tocolysis.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of magnesium on fetal hemodynamics in mothers treated with magnesium sulfate for preterm labor. METHODS Twenty women who presented to the Carolinas Medical Center in preterm labor between 24-35 weeks' gestation were enrolled in the study. Pulsed-wave Doppler measurements were made from the fetal middle cerebral artery, the fetal umbilical artery, and the maternal uterine arteries before the initiation of magnesium sulfate tocolysis and during its intravenous administration. Baseline measurements were compared with intra-therapy measurements using paired t tests. RESULTS During the administration of magnesium sulfate, the fetal middle cerebral artery diastolic blood flow velocity decreased significantly (P = .05) and the maternal uterine artery diastolic blood flow velocity increased significantly (P = .01). There were no significant changes in the umbilical artery diastolic blood flow measurements. These findings remained the same after adjusting for gestational age, estimated fetal weight, frequency of contractions, serum magnesium level at the time of the intra-therapy Doppler study, and maternal blood pressure. CONCLUSION The alterations in fetal hemodynamics during magnesium sulfate administration suggest a physiologic normalization process related to the stressed preterm infant and the preterm labor process itself.
An ordered sparse subspace clustering algorithm based on p‐Norm

Images in video may include both Gaussian noise and geometric rotation. Thus, it is challenging to represent an image sequence in its intrinsically low‐dimensional space in a noise‐robust and rotation‐robust manner. In this paper, we propose a novel‐ordered sparse subspace clustering algorithm based on a p‐norm to achieve an effective clustering of sequential data under heavy noise conditions. We also use the wavelet‐histogram of oriented gradient (HOG) transform in the kernel view to extract both the global features (with the wavelet process) and the local features (with the HOG process) from the image. In addition, we assign different weights to different features to obtain a sparse coefficient matrix that helps to emphasize the global and local correlations in each sample. Similarly, the clustering algorithm based on the p‐norm for sequential images emphasizes the within‐class correlations amongst samples. Therefore, in this paper, we select additional denoising main components under a Laplacian constraint to achieve a better block‐diagonal structure and highlight the independence of different clusters. Extensive experiments performed on various public datasets (including the ordered face dataset, handwritten recognition dataset, video scene segmentation dataset, and object recognition dataset) demonstrate that the proposed method is more resilient to noise and rotation than other representative sparse subspace clustering methods.
Preventing Eating Disorders : A Handbook of Interventions and Special Challenges

Part I. Addressing Societal Institutions and Values. Mission More Probable: Media Literacy, Activism, and Advocacy as Primary Prevention. Eating Disorders: Transcultural Perspectives Inform Prevention. The Role of Parents in the Emergence, Maintenance, and Prevention of Eating Problems and Disorders. The Bolder Model of Prevention: Science, Practice, and Activism. Part II. Prevention Programs for Elementary and Middle Schools. Elementary School Curricula for the Primary Prevention of Eating Problems. Resisting Weightism: Media Literacy for Elementary School Children. Discussion Groups for Girls: Decoding the Language of Fat. Peer Relations, Body Image and Disordered Eating Adolescent Girls: Implications for Prevention. The Reduction of Preoccupation with Body Weight and Shape in Schools: A Feminist Approach. Part III. Prevention Programs for High Schools and Colleges. The Efficacy of Eating Disorder School-Based Prevention Programs: Building Physical Self-Esteem and Personal Competencies. The Looking Good, Feeling Good Program: A Multi-Ethnic Intervention for Healthy Body Image, Nutrition, and Physical Activity. Sexual Harassment and the Prevention of Eating Disorders: Educating Young Women. An Integrated Prevention Intervention Program. The Panhellenic Task Force on Eating Disorders: A Program of Primary and Secondary Prevention for Sororities. Part IV. Special Challenges: High Risk Populations and Secondary Prevention. Small Victories: Prevention of Eating Disorders among Elite Athletes. On the Move from Tertiary to Secondary and Primary Prevention: Working with an Elite Dance School. Preventing Eating Disorders in Young Women with Diabetes. Working with Physicians Toward the Goal of Primary and Secondary Prevention. Prevention of Medical Complications in Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders. Reflections, Conclusions, and Future Directions.
Occupational therapy expert opinion on work capacity : a grounded theory

The provision of expert opinion for the medico-legal system has emerged as a specialised area of occupational therapy practice. There has been an increased demand for occupational therapists’ opinions on the functional implications of injuries in terms of work capacity and independent living for the purposes of litigation, compensation or insurance. The evaluation of work capacity has emerged as a challenging area of the medico-legal specialty requiring separate examination, and as such forms the basis of the present research. Occupational therapists with expertise in work rehabilitation are often asked to provide medico-legal reports on the work capacity of claimants with injuries for stakeholders with competing interests (e.g., plaintiff solicitors and insurance companies), and can be required to serve as expert witnesses before courts or tribunals. However, research to guide occupational therapists who assess work capacity in personal injury cases has not kept pace with the growth of this specialised area of practice. Therefore, the research aims were (a) to understand the contribution of the occupational therapy profession to medico-legal decisions about work capacity, (b) to identify current occupational therapy medico-legal work capacity evaluation and expert witness practices, and (c) to identify strategies to improve occupational therapy expert opinions on work capacity. Grounded theory methodology was used to collect and analyse data from 31 participants of whom 19 were occupational therapists, 6 were medical specialists and 6 were lawyers. Participants were selected by theoretical sampling. Focused semi-
iLDA: An interactive latent Dirichlet allocation model to improve topic quality

User-generated content has been an increasingly important data source for analysing user interests in both industries and academic research. Since the proposal of the basic latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) model, plenty of LDA variants have been developed to learn knowledge from unstructured user-generated contents. An intractable limitation for LDA and its variants is that low-quality topics whose meanings are confusing may be generated. To handle this problem, this article proposes an interactive strategy to generate high-quality topics with clear meanings by integrating subjective knowledge derived from human experts and objective knowledge learned by LDA. The proposed interactive latent Dirichlet allocation (iLDA) model develops deterministic and stochastic approaches to obtain subjective topic-word distribution from human experts, combines the subjective and objective topic-word distributions by a linear weighted-sum method, and provides the inference process to draw topics and words from a comprehensive topic-word distribution. The proposed model is a significant effort to integrate human knowledge with LDA-based models by interactive strategy. The experiments on two real-world corpora show that the proposed iLDA model can draw high-quality topics with the assistance of subjective knowledge from human experts. It is robust under various conditions and offers fundamental supports for the applications of LDA-based topic modelling.