Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Industrial Management & Data Systems Exploring privacy and trust for employee monitoring

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate privacy boundaries and explores employees’ reactions in employee monitoring. Design/methodology/approach – The research used the metaphor of boundary turbulence in the Communication Privacy Management (CPM) theory to demonstrate the psychological effect on employees. The model comprised organizational culture, CPM, trust, and employee performance in employee monitoring to further investigated the influence exerted by organizational culture and how employees viewed their trust within the organization when implementing employee monitoring. Variables were measured empirically by administrating questionnaires to full-time employees in organizations that currently practice employee monitoring. Findings – The findings showed that a control-oriented organizational culture raised communication privacy turbulence in CPM. The communication privacy turbulence in CPM mostly had negative effects on trust in employee monitoring policy, but not on trust in employee monitoring members. Both trust in employee monitoring policy and trust in employee monitoring members had positive effects on employee commitment and compliance to employee monitoring. Research limitations/implications – This research applied the CPM theory in workplace privacy to explore the relationship between employees’ privacy and trust. The results provide insights of why employees feel psychological resistance when they are forced to accept the practice of employee monitoring. In addition, this study explored the relationship between CPM and trust, and offer support and verification to prior studies. Practical implications – For practitioners, the findings help organizations to improve the performance of their employees and to design a more effective environment for employee monitoring. Originality/value – A research model was proposed to study the impacts of CPM on employee monitoring, after a broad survey on related researches. The validated model and its corresponding study results can be referenced by organization managers and decision makers to make favorable tactics for achieving their goals of implementing employee monitoring.
The Experience of Hope for Mothers with Speech-Language Delay Children

Hope is an essential attribute for parents to build a positive perspective on children with developmental problems. Due to the importance of hope, this study explored the experience of hope for mother with speech-language delay children. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with six mothers and analysed the data using the constant comparative method as proposed by grounded theory. The results showed that mothers do experience changes in their hope about their child. Mother’s hope is moving between unrealistic to realistic hope, which is influenced by various protective and risk factors. Unrealistic hope is the wrong hope that is not suitable for the child condition (wishful thinking), resulting in incorrect parenting processes. It also becomes a burden for the mother to make it happen. Realistic hope is the correct hope suitable for the child condition, resulting in correct parenting process and not be a burden for the mother to make it happen.
Neutrophil CD 64 in diagnosis of infection in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Background: Infection is one of the major complications as well as cause of death in systemic lupus erythematosus patients (SLE). Differentiation between early infection and disease flare in these patients is often clinically difficult because both have similar signs and symptoms. Aim: To evaluate CD64 expression on neutrophils as an early marker that can discriminate between infection and disease flare in SLE patients. Also, its clinical utility in comparison with traditional laboratory tests used for detecting infection will be studied. Methods: The study included 38 subjects; 10 apparently healthy individuals as healthy controls and 28 SLE patients divided into three groups (10 SLE patients with infection, 10 SLE patients with flare and 8 SLE patients without infection or flare). CD64 on neutrophils was measured using flow cytometry. Total leucocytic count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and high-sensitive C-reactive protein were also measured. Results: The median of the percentage of neutrophils expressing CD64 was higher in all SLE patients compared to normal control. It was significantly higher in SLE patients with infection than those with disease activity (P <0.001). Using a cutoff value of ≥17.6, % of neutrophils expressing CD64; it revealed 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Conclusion: The results of the present work showed that measurement of CD64 expression on neutrophils could be used as a sensitive and specific marker for detection of infection in SLE patients and differentiation between infection and disease activity.
The Influence of Nutritional Information in Food and Drink Products on Young Consumers ’ Purchase Intent

The importance of packaging and labeling as media, and as a means of persuading customers has grown. In this context, product nutritional information becomes an important packaging element to be considered during consumer’s decision making process. Based on this, the objective of this paper is to evaluate the effect of nutritional information the food package on consumer purchase intention. To this end, a descriptive survey was conducted with 430 young consumers in South Brazil. Results indicate that the information available on food labels influences purchase intent. Energetic value (calories) and trans fat revealed themselves to be the most significant attributes at the moment of purchase. We compare the effects from nutritional information highlighted and the mandatory nutritional information table in the label. Moreover, important statistical differences were found between consumer groups, in accordance with their sex and age. Managerial implications are drawn to the food and drink industry.
Reviews of Geophysics Observations , inferences , andmechanisms of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation variability : A review

This is a review about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), its mean structure, temporal variability, controlling mechanisms, and role in the coupled climate system. The AMOC plays a central role in climate through its heat and freshwater transports. Northward ocean heat transport achieved by the AMOC is responsible for the relative warmth of the Northern Hemisphere compared to the Southern Hemisphere and is thought to play a role in setting the mean position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone north of the equator. The AMOC is a key means by which heat anomalies are sequestered into the ocean’s interior and thus modulates the trajectory of climate change. Fluctuations in the AMOC have been linked to low-frequency variability of Atlantic sea surface temperatures with a host of implications for climate variability over surrounding landmasses. On intra-annual timescales, variability in AMOC is large and primarily reflects the response to local wind forcing; meridional coherence of anomalies is limited to that of the wind field. On interannual to decadal timescales, AMOC changes are primarily geostrophic and related to buoyancy anomalies on the western boundary. A pacemaker region for decadal AMOC changes is located in a western “transition zone” along the boundary between the subtropical and subpolar gyres. Decadal AMOC anomalies are communicated meridionally from this region. AMOC observations, as well as the expanded ocean observational network provided by the Argo array and satellite altimetry, are inspiring efforts to develop decadal predictability systems using coupled atmosphere-ocean models initialized by ocean data.
Towards Absolute Phase Recovery with InSAR : Correcting for Earth Tides and Phase Unwrapping

Radar interferograms provide a map of the phase difference between the reference and repeat acquisitions modulo 2π . Under ideal conditions the phase can be unwrapped to provide an absolute phase connection across the map although there is always an unknown integer phase ambiguity (i.e. N2π) for the entire map. Here we demonstrate a practical time series method to solve for these integer ambiguities in order to recover the absolute phase change between the first and last SAR images. An important first step is to correct the phase of each SAR image for the, well known, solid earth tide which typically produces a line of sight offset ±150 mm as well as trends along and across each image of ~ 20 mm. This tide correction significantly reduces the noise in the InSAR time series, especially at L-band. These tidally corrected interferograms are then unwrapped and used to solve for a set of integer ambiguities that achieves phase closure when summing around loops in the stack. There are an infinite number of ambiguity combinations that achieve loop closure, thus regularization is required. In contrast to previous studies which use a least squares approach to find the ambiguities, we adopt an L1-norm approach to find the minimum number of ambiguity corrections needed to achieve loop closure. We note that the split-spectrum ionospheric correction can introduce Nπ ambiguities and suggest two approaches for correcting both N2π and Nπ ambiguities.
EFFECTS OF VARIETY, FERTILIZER RATE AND FERTILIZER TYPE ON THE ROOT YEILDS AND BETA-CAROTENE CONTENT OF YELLOW FLESH CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta Crantz) IN IBADAN, OYO STATE

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Ibadan during the 2012 rainy season to study the effect of variety, fertilizer levels and fertilizer type on the root yields and beta-carotene content of yellow flesh cassava. Three (3) IITA pro-vitamin A varieties (IITA TMS 01/1368, IITA TMS 01/1371 and IITA TMS01/1412) 3 fertilizer rates (0kg/ha, 400kg/ha and 600kg/ha) and two mineral fertilizers (NPK15:15:15 and Crystallizer) were tested using a split-split plot experimental design, with four replications. Data collected were subjected to analyses of variance. Beta-carotene significantly (P≤0.05) differs among the varieties studied. The variety TMS01/1371(7.25μg/g) significantly (P≤0.05) produced higher beta-carotene. The varieties, significantly (P ≤0.05) differ in root yields. TMS01/1412 (11.84 t/ha-1) significantly (P ≤0.05) produced the highest fresh yield. TMS01/1412 (3.17 t/ha-1) and TMS01/1371 (3.17 t/ha-1) were statistically the same and significantly (P <0.05) produced higher dry yield than TMS01/1368 (2.51 t/ha-1). It was concluded, that the variety TMS01/1412 produced fair beta-carotene content and higher fresh and dry root yields could be recommended for cultivation in Ibadan to enhance vitamin A content and higher root yields. A further research and study is recommended to ascertain the appropriate fertilizer type and rate of application.
Core-Shell Nanoscale Ferrite for Thermochemical Hydrogen Generation

In this study, water was used as energy carrier for H2 generation via thermochemical water-splitting process using core-shell nanoscale ferrite material, which was synthesized using pluronic P123 templating assisted sol-gel method. Ferrite nanoparticles with porous zirconia shell were thoroughly characterized by powdered x-ray diffraction and BET surface area analyzer. This material was utilized in a continuous flow through tubular reactor as a packed-bed for thermochemical water-splitting process where the regeneration and water-splitting steps were carried out at 1100C and 900C, respectively under continuous N2 flow of 35 cm.min at STP conditions. At these process conditions, five thermochemical cycles were performed. The transient profiles were analyzed to determine the hydrogen volume generation as well as rate of hydrogen generation. Thermochemical water-splitting reactor was integrated with a hydrogen fuel cell to determine the energy conversion. Pressure drop (p) for the packed-bed of Niferrite(c)/ZrO2(s) core-shell nanoparticles was calculated and compared with the packed-bed of Ni-ferrite nanoparticles. In addition, the current output for the hydrogen fuel cell was monitored as a function of hydrogen flow rate.
Dynamic Analysis of Upper Limbs Movement of Breast Cancer Patients

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer in women, with a high rate of survival. However, common treatment procedures, such as radiation therapy or surgical removal of the axillary lymphatic nodes, lead to a decrease in patients’ quality of life due to impairments in upper limb function. Premature detection of these types of problems is vital to decrease the impact in UBF and further complications. Nevertheless, detection is currently performed using subjective methods, either using volume and angle measurements or inquiries. The present work aims to create an objective method to perform this evaluation and provide a more accurate analysis of upper limb impairments. For that, a number of exercises were selected and, using Microsoft Kinect, RGB-D and skeleton tracking data was acquired. Data acquired was then processed to ensure better feature extraction. To accomplish it, a filter selection was performed by comparing the results of five different filters with a marked ground truth, being the selected filter applied in skeleton tracking data. RGB-D data allows the computation of volume measurements. However, this requires that the arm is segmented, therefore, three methods of segmentation were compared with a marked ground truth, and the method with the best results was used for arm segmentation. Volume calculation was then performed, using point cloud information created by the segmented RGB-D data and convex hull algorithm. Lastly, supervised classification algorithms were used to construct a prediction model for characterized patient condition. Acquired patients were divided in classes according to her condition. Were evaluated the presence of pain, stiffness, weakness, lymphedema and functionality. Due to the high number of extracted features, three methods of feature selection were used to minify the set of features tested. Results obtained in this work were very promising for breast cancer patients’ classification, and are better than those presented in the literature.
Sowy terenów leśnych zachodniej części Pogórza Przemyskiego Owls in forests of the western part of the Przemyskie Foothills

Celem artykułu jest podsumowanie wyników inwentaryzacji sów prowadzonej w latach 2003–2010 na obszarach leśnych zachodniej części Pogórza Przemyskiego i porównanie uzyskanych wyników z dotychczasowymi danymi o liczebności i rozmieszczeniu sów na tym terenie. W trakcie badań stwierdzono 6 gatunków sów. Najliczniejszym gatunkiem był puszczyk uralski Strix uralensis, który występował w wysokim zagęszczeniu 5,2–7,3 teryt. /10 km2. Zagęszczenia puszczyka zwyczajnego Strix aluco były o połowę niższe – 2,8–4,0 teryt. /10 km2. Nowe gatunki dla Pogórza Przemyskiego, notowane tu dopiero po 2000 roku to sóweczka Glaucidium passerinum i włochatka Aegolius funereus. Ich zagęszczenia są stosunkowo niskie i wynoszą odpowiednio 0,5 teryt. /10 km2 i 1,0 teryt. / 10 km2. Nielicznie występowały również uszatka Asio otus i pójdźka Athene noctua, ale ich zagęszczenia po uwzględnieniu terenów rolnych i wiejskich mogą się okazać wyższe, gdyż ptaki te są bardziej związane z obszarami rolniczymi. W trakcie badań na Pogórzu Przemyskim nie udało się zlokalizować ani jednego terytorium puchacza Bubo bubo. Udokumentowano, iż puszczyk zwyczajny zajmuje na omawianym obszarze mozaikę środowisk w niższych położeniach, a puszczyk uralski wyżej położone zwarte lasy jodłwo-bukowe i bukowe. Sóweczkę i włochatkę spotykano w jedlinach występujących w środkowej części stoków, a uszatkę głównie na obrzeżach lasu. Pójdźki zaś obserwowano w łęgu wierzbowym porastającym dolinę potoku. W zespole sów leśnych Pogórza Przemyskiego odnotowano regres gatunków puszczańskich (puchacz i puszczyk zwyczajny) i dominację sów o zasięgu borealno-górskim (puszczyk uralski, sóweczka i włochatka).
FARMERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF CASSAVA WASTE-BASED FEEDING REGIME ON GOATS IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

This study assessed farmers’ knowledge of the health consequences of cassava waste-based feeding regime on goats in Southwest Nigeria. Interview guides were used to elicit information from selected 370 goat farmers obtained through multi-staged sampling method. Findings revealed that the mean age of goat farmers was 50.7 years and 55.4% had formal education. Majority (35.4%) of respondents fed combination of grass, cassava and kitchen wastes to their goats followed by 32.4% that fed cassava peels and root. Majority (91.9%) of respondents believed that cassava does not harm their goats, though 74.3% indicated that it has toxin. About half (57.3%) of respondents had low knowledge of cassava nutrients and toxicity while 93.0% of them had low knowledge of signs and symptoms of cassava poisoning in goats. Most of the farmers (51.9%) processed cassava waste by sun-drying. There were significant relationships (p<0.05) between household size (χ2=57.2; df=8), education (χ2=82.5; df=10), farming experience (χ2=16.5; df=8), marital status (χ2=15.9; df=6) and knowledge of cassava nutritional and toxin content. This study concluded that knowledge of farmers on effects of cassava toxin on goats was low hence cyanide poisoning awareness should be created among goat farmers in order to prevent loss of animals and income.
The Yellow Camellias of the Tam Dao National Park

Through the cross-combination, C. japonica cultivar, ‘Tama Beauty’ x C. amplexicaulis, two pale-yellow hybrids were obtained. This is another example that demonstrates that the hybrids of non-yellow Camellia species can also be used to breed yellow ones, following results from previous work. The flower characteristics of the hybrids were described in details and the leaf characteristics, growth vigor and resistances were also compared between the hybrids and their crossparents. The first hybrid, H-No.1 is pale yellow and the second hybrid is pale-yellow with light-pink tone on flowers. Their growth vigor is 2-5 times that of their cross-parents and their resistances are stronger. Also, the reasons that yellow hybrids can be obtained from the hybridizations of non-yellow Camellia species and the gardening value of the hybrids were discussed.
VJM Volume 3(2) - 2017 - Final .3.3

The linkage between Corporate Environmental Performance (CEP) and Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) has been a long-standing debate since all previous efforts achieved inconsistent results. The current study therefore attempts to present the relationship between corporations’ environmental and financial performance to explore the notion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in a developed nation. This case derives empirical observational data from corporate sustainability reports and integrated annual reports of Japanese firms. The sample is comprised of observational data of a total of 85 Japanese corporations from 2008 to 2014. The selected firms are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the first section of the market division and are categorized under various industrial sectors. The effort of the current study has revealed that corporate environmental measurements have different effects on financial performance. The evidence was less strong in evaluating the impact level of all variables except firm size (total assets). Three hypotheses (H1, H2, and GNANAWEERA AND KUNORI 2 H3) were developed for further evaluation of the effect of financial indicators on environmental performance. H1 was accepted since environmental performance has a significant impact on firm size. However, the rejected H2 and H3 state that environmental performance has no significant impact on financial leverage and profitability, due to the weak relationship or insignificant outcome, i.e. in the profitability measurement, only Return on Sales (ROS) showed positive correlation between particular CEP variables, but the coefficient of determination (R 2 value) does not support the ROS contribution for every model in the study. The other two profitability ratios (return on assets and return on equity) have less contribution. Both the relationship between environmental performance and financial performance according to R 2 values and the relationship between CEP and CFP are broad spectrums that yet to be explored.
II . PREVIOUS STUDIES ON L 1 TRANSFER IN SENTENCE PROCESSING

The study compared performance by native English speakers and Korean bilinguals in sentence reading tasks, using causative/inchoative alternating verbs. It tested the reaction times (RTs) in an on-line self-paced reading task and the scales in an off-line naturalness judgment task, and found significant difference in the former task but no significant difference in the latter one between native English speakers and Korean bilinguals. This means that the comprehension processing of English sentences was different between participant groups, although the final judgment of the naturalness of the sentences was similar. More specifically, the results showed that the Korean bilinguals with low English proficiency showed RT patterns reflecting the salient subcategorizations of verbs in their L1. They anticipated the sentence structures in L2, based on the corresponding verbs in their L1. Meanwhile, the Korean bilinguals with high English proficiency showed different patterns from those of the Korean bilinguals with low English proficiency. However, such L1 effect was not found in the off-line judgment task. Thus, the study concluded that 1) the salient subcategorizations of verbs are involved in L1 transfer to L2 sentence “processing,” but not its product and that 2) bilinguals’ L2 proficiency determined the patterns of the transfer.
Prevention of suicidal behaviour of сhildren on the basis of art-pedagogical activity

Currently the problem of suicide among children and adolescents is one of the most pressing social problems all over the world. Reasons for such behavior should interest not only parents, psychologists or social services, but also teachers. Art-pedagogical activity can be regarded as one of the effective means to sort out such problems in elementary school. Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify the content of art and educational activities in the prevention of abnormal domains in society after the pilot art-pedagogical session. 87 children at the age of 10-17 participated in the survey. 9 techniques were apllied during 6 research steps. The authors argue the establishment of creativity contributes to promotion of individual in society, the development of all the senses, memory, perception, will, imagination, intuition, and stress relief, increase of emotional tone, confidence, and positive attitude.
The Economic and Institutional Determinants of COVID-19 Mortality

This paper examines the potential influence of economic and institutional factors on the death toll of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In this endeavour, we estimate a variety of functions using the Poisson Pseudo-Maximum Likelihood method (PPML) with cross-sectional data from 107 countries. Economic factors are represented alternatively through GDP per capita and unemployment, while the multiple aspects of institutional quality are encompassed through different indices. Our results suggest that economic variables do not directly affect the death rates of COVID-19 while institutional variables such as regulatory quality, government effectiveness and corruption control have a significant and consistent downward correlation with COVID-19 mortality across countries. These results support the claim that investing in better institutions helps mitigate the deadliness of infectious diseases.