Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Social Competencies, Job Performance and Cultural Adjustment Among Expatriate Assignees In Malaysia

This study investigates the relationships and impact of social competencies on job performance and the mediating role of cultural adjustment of expatriates engaged in the ICT sector in Malaysia. Based on a quantitative survey with a sample of 301 expatriates, the findings of this study revealed that social competencies have a positive relationship with job performance. The findings also support the role of cultural adjustment in mediating the relationship between social competencies and job performance. The findings of this study support the results from some earlier studies and also bring out several new ideas such as the importance of social competencies. The findings of this study will significantly contribute to the advancement of knowledge in job performance and cultural adjustment and it is evident that expatriate social competencies facilitate expatriates’ job performance and cultural adjustment. The implications are in the areas of expatriate selection, training and support practices. It is recommended that organizations consider social competencies and cultural adjustment and implement suitable HR policies to select the right candidates, train and motivate them. The results of this study will add to the current body of knowledge as well as assist in creating foundational solutions to ensure success in expatriate global assignments in Malaysia.
Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Treatment of Mood Disorders: One-Year Follow-up.

INTRODUCTION Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is known to be an effective option in the treatment of mood disorders, especially resistant depression. However, the remission achieved by ECT was reported to be not long lasting enough. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relapse/recurrence rates and associated risk factors during the first year after ECT in patients diagnosed with mood disorders. METHODS In a naturalistic observation, patients diagnosed with unipolar depressive disorder or a depressive episode of bipolar disorder and who had achieved remission by ECT were followed up for at least one year. The patients were evaluated with structured interviews during the follow-up period. The relapse/recurrence rates were the primary outcome measurements, while hospitalization and suicide attempts were the secondary outcome measurements. The remitted and non-remitted patients were compared regarding the clinical features, ECT, and pharmacological variables. RESULTS Fifty of 62 patients who had achieved remission with ECT completed the one year follow-up period. Thirty-three patients (66%) had relapse/recurrence, while 17 (34%) patients remained in remission. The relapse rates were similar in patients with unipolar depression and bipolar disorders. The mean number of ECT sessions was higher in relapsed patients with bipolar disorders. Multiple episodes were more frequent in non-remitted patients with unipolar depression. Comorbid psychiatric diagnosis was higher in non-remitted patients with unipolar and bipolar disorders. CONCLUSION The relapse/recurrence rate was found to be fairly high in the first year of follow-up in patients who had achieved remission with ECT. ECT decisions should be made carefully in patients with comorbid psychiatric diagnosis and multiple episodes as these are more risky. The ECT application procedure and successive maintenance treatment (maintenance ECT, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy) should be planned to sustain the remission for patients with mood disorders in long-term follow-up.
Integrated Information System to Revitalize The Cooperatives in Banyumas

Nowadays, cooperatives, in general, have experienced many obstacles in running their businesses so that very few cooperatives have good financial performance. This condition also occurs in several Village Unit Cooperative (VUC) in Indonesia generally and in Banyumas region particularly. Constraints, in general, are in the form of limited financial and non-financial resources. Limited financial resources can be seen from the phenomenon that many cooperatives experience cash flow difficulties to sustain their business either because of the difficulty of competing in selling their products with the competitors from big businesses or also the difficulties in gaining access to financial resources. While non-financial limitations can be seen such as from the quality of human resources and the limitations of business networks that are very far behind when compared to big business. This study proposes a model of the application of accounting information systems in an integrated manner both manually and computer-based to improve the professionalism of cooperative management so that it is expected to be able to survive amid the intense business competition with modern business. In order to achieve research objectives, qualitative approach is implemented on this study where data is collected through in-depth interview, observation, and focus group discussion during 2018 period with 6 VUCs in Banyumas as a sample.
Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2013 Comparative Study of Sampling Methods for Online Social Networks

The properties of online social networks are of great interests to the general public as well as IT professionals. Often the raw data are not available and the summaries released by the service providers are sketchy. Thus sampling is needed to reveal the hidden properties and structure of the underlying network. This thesis conducts comparative studies on various sampling methods, including Random Node(RN), Random Walk(RW) and Random Edge(RE) samplings. The properties to be discovered include the average degree and population size of the network. Additionally, this thesis proposes a new sampling method called STAR sampling and applies this method to an online social network Weibo. Furthermore, visualization of network structure is studied to explain the impact of network structure on the performance of sampling methods. We show that RE sampling is better than RN sampling in general. This result is supported by over 20 real-world networks.
An examination of the effects of mountaintop removal coal mining on respiratory symptoms and COPD using propensity scores

Previous research on public health consequences of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining has been limited by the observational nature of the data. The current study used propensity scores, a method designed to overcome this limitation, to draw more confident causal inferences about mining effects on respiratory health using non-experimental data. These data come from a health survey of 682 adults residing in two rural areas of Virginia, USA characterized by the presence or absence of MTR mining. Persons with a history of occupational exposure as coal miners were excluded. Nine covariates including age, sex, current and former smoking, overweight, obesity, high school education, college education, and exposure to coal as a home-heating source were selected to estimate propensity scores. Propensity scores were tested for balance and then used as weights to create quasi-experimental exposed and unexposed groups. Results indicated that persons in the mountaintop mining group had significantly (p < 0.0001) elevated prevalence of respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The results suggest that impaired respiratory health results from exposure to MTR environments and not from other risks.
Effect of service quality on the satisfaction of low-cost carrier service users in Indonesia

: This study aims to reveal the effect of service quality on the satisfaction of Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) service users in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of service quality through tangible features, flight schedules, service provided by ground staffs, service provided by flight at-tendants, and online services on LCC service users. This study is causal research and was conducted using 150 respondents who are Air Asia, Citilink, and Lion Air flight service users. Multiple regression methods using SPSS 20 software for Windows was used for this study. The results of this study show that two of the five hypotheses are accepted. Hypothesis 2 and 5, namely flight schedules and online services, has a significant effect on customer satisfaction because the significance value is less than 0.05. Meanwhile, tangible features, services provided by ground staffs, and flight attendants do not have a significant effect on customer satisfaction.
Molecular cloning and characterization of the aklavinone 11-hydroxylase gene of Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius ATCC 27952

The gene encoding aklavinone 11-hydroxylase of Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius ATCC 27952 was cloned and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence of the gene contains at least two common motifs of well-conserved amino acid sequences of several flavin-type bacterial hydroxylases. The hydroxylase gene is apparently transcribed from a single transcriptional start point. The phenotype of a dnrF mutant generated by gene disruption supports the idea that the dnrF gene encodes aklavinone 11-hydroxylase.
Macrophage‐elicited osteoclastogenesis in response to Brucella abortus infection requires TLR2/MyD88‐dependent TNF‐α production

Osteoarticular complications are common in human brucellosis, but the pathogenic mechanisms involved are largely unknown. In this manuscript, we described an immune mechanism for inflammatory bone loss in response to infection by Brucella abortus. We established a requirement for MyD88 and TLR2 in TNF‐α‐elicited osteoclastogenesis in response to B. abortus infection. CS from macrophages infected with B. abortus induced BMM to undergo osteoclastogenesis. Although B. abortus‐infected macrophages actively secreted IL‐1β, IL‐6, and TNF‐α, osteoclastogenesis depended on TNF‐α, as CS from B. abortus‐infected macrophages failed to induce osteoclastogenesis in BMM from TNFRp55–/– mice. CS from B. abortus‐stimulated MyD88–/– and TLR2–/– macrophages failed to express TNF‐α, and these CS induced no osteoclast formation compared with that of the WT or TLR4–/– macrophages. Omp19, a B. abortus lipoprotein model, recapitulated the cytokine production and subsequent osteoclastogenesis induced by the whole bacterium. All phenomena were corroborated using human monocytes, indicating that this mechanism could play a role in human osteoarticular brucellosis. Our results indicate that B. abortus, through its lipoproteins, may be involved in bone resorption through the pathological induction of osteoclastogenesis.
Purification and Characterization of Alkaline Serine Proteinase from Photosynthetic Bacterium, Rubrivivax gelatinosus KDDS1

In order to reduce the protein content of wastewater, photosynthetic bacteria producing proteinases were screened from wastewater of various sources and stocked in culture. An isolated strain, KDDS1, was identified as Rubrivivax gelatinosus, a purple nonsulfur bacterium that secretes proteinase under micro-aerobic conditions under light at 35°C. Molecular weight of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 32.5 kDa. The enzyme showed the highest activity at 45°C and pH 9.6, and the activity was completely inhibited by phenylmethyl sulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), but not by EDTA. The amino-terminal 24 amino acid sequence of the enzyme showed about 50% identity to those of serine proteinases from Pseudoalteromonas piscicida strain O-7 and Burkholderia pseudomallei. Thus, the enzyme from Rvi. gelatinosus KDDS1 was thought to be a serine-type proteinase. This was the first serine proteinase characterized from photosynthetic bacteria.
Diagonal ear-lobe crease is correlated with atherosclerotic changes in carotid arteries.

BACKGROUND The diagonal ear-lobe crease (ELC) is reported to be a marker of cardiovascular disease. Very few reports have assessed the relationship of ELC with atherosclerosis. This relationship is investigated here using a Japanese population. METHODS AND RESULTS A prospective cross-sectional study included 212 consecutive patients. Bilateral ear lobes were checked for the ELC and this was followed by carotid ultrasonography to measure the far wall common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT), plaque score (PS) and plaque number (PN). Patients with ELC had significantly higher carotid IMT than controls (0.90 +/-0.24 vs 0.77 +/-0.15, respectively, P<0.001). ELC presence correlated significantly with carotid IMT, PS, and PN (r=0.306, P<0.0001; r=0.198, P<0.008 and r=0.221, P<0.0001, respectively), and also with age, male sex and hypertension. ELC presence and absence in mild or no PS and moderate or severe PS subgroups was significant, with a chi-squared value of 7.59 (P<0.006). In multivariate regression analysis, ELC presence correlated with CCA-IMT independently. The odds ratio for the presence of ELC in patients with CCA-IMT of <0.8 mm vs patients with CCA-IMT of >or=0.8 mm (the median value) was 0.41 (95% confidence interval, 0.22-0.76). CONCLUSIONS The present study showed an association between ELC and increased CCA-IMT, PS, and PN.
Electromagnetic Characterization of Chiral Media

During recent decades, a great variety of novel and complex materials have been designed with promising practical applications. It has been found, however, that in many cases the relations between electric and magnetic fields cannot be described by standard constitutive equations. Among these new materials we may mention, for example, chiral, nonreciprocal, gyrotropic and negative refractive index media. Bi-isotropic media are the most general line‐ ar, homogeneous and isotropic materials, and they respond to electromagnetic excitation ac‐ cording to the following relations:
Interaction between chemoattractants and bacterial lipopolysaccharide in the induction and enhancement of neutrophil adhesion.

Chemotactic peptides in the circulation stimulate neutrophils to become sequestered in the pulmonary vasculature, and low concentrations of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) enhance and prolong this effect. This interaction of neutrophils with the vascular endothelium is thought to involve, in part, the increase in adhesiveness induced in neutrophils by such stimuli. In this study, the binding of albumin-coated latex beads to neutrophils was used to determine whether the enhancement seen with LPS results from an increase in the number of adhesive cells, from the enhancement of the adhesiveness of individual neutrophils, or both. Chemotactic peptides alone and LPS alone induced an increase both in the adhesive population and in the number of beads bound per individual neutrophil. The number of beads bound per cell increased over a very wide range of stimulus concentrations, showing that the degree of adhesiveness of an individual cell in the population varies over a considerable range. Trace concentrations of LPS (10 ng/ml or less), i.e., levels close to those measurable in vivo, had little effect on the proportion of neutrophils that were stimulated by chemotactic factor to become adhesive but did significantly enhance the number of beads bound to each individual neutrophil. The enhancement may require the presence of the CD11/18 glycoprotein complex, but was not further upregulated by LPS. No evidence could be obtained to suggest that the effect of LPS involved release of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) from the numbers of monocytes in the preparation, and the observations are consistent with a direct effect of LPS on the neutrophils. It is suggested that this increase in adhesive sites on the cell could explain the persistence of the sequestration of neutrophils in the microvasculature seen in the presence of both chemoattractants and LPS by enhancing the "strength" of the adhesion to endothelial cells. The increased adhesion may also set the stage for enhanced endothelial injury.
Charge movements in intact amphibian skeletal muscle fibres in the presence of cardiac glycosides

1 Intramembrane charge movements were examined in intact voltage‐clamped amphibian muscle fibres following treatment with cardiac glycosides in the hypertonic gluconate‐containing solutions hitherto reported to emphasise the features of qγ at the expense of qβ charge. 2 The application of chlormadinone acetate (CMA) at concentrations known selectively to block Na+‐K+‐ATPase conserved the steady‐state voltage dependence of intramembrane charge, contributions from delayed (qγ) charging transients, and their inactivation characteristics brought about by shifts in holding potential. 3 The addition of either ouabain (125, 250 or 500 nm) or digoxin (5 nm) at concentrations previously reported additionally to influence excitation‐contraction coupling similarly conserved the steady‐state charge‐voltage relationships, Q(V), in fully polarised fibres to give values of maximum charge, Qmax, transition voltage, V*, and steepness factor, k, that were consistent with a persistent qγ component as reported on earlier occasions (Qmax≈ 25‐27 nC μF−1, V*≈ ‐45 to ‐50 mV, k≈ 7‐9 mV). 4 In both cases shifts in holding potential from ‐90 to ‐50 mV produced a partial inactivation that separated steeply and more gradually voltage‐dependent charge components in agreement with previous characterisations. 5 However, charge movements that were observed in the presence of either digoxin or ouabain were monotonic decays in which delayed (qγ) transients could not be distinguished from the early charging records. These features persisted despite the further addition of chlormadinone acetate over a 10‐fold concentration range (5‐50 μm) known to displace ouabain from the Na+‐K+‐ATPase. 6 Ouabain (500 nm) restored the steady‐state charge movement that was previously abolished by the addition of 2.0 mm tetracaine in common with previous results of using ryanodine receptor (RyR)‐specific agents. 7 Perchlorate (8.0 mm) restored the delayed ‘on’ relaxations and increased the prominence of the ‘off’ decays produced by qγ charge following treatment with cardiac glycosides. This was accompanied by a negative (≈10‐15 mV) shift in the steady‐state charge‐voltage relationship but an otherwise conserved maximum charge, Qmax, and steepness factor, k, in parallel with previously reported effects of perchlorate following treatments with RyR‐specific agents. 8 The features of cardiac glycoside action thus parallel those of other agents that act on RyR‐Ca2+ release channels yet influence the kinetics but spare the steady‐state properties of intramembrane charge.
INDUSTRI 4.0 DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY SERTA KESIAPAN TENAGA KERJA DI INDONESIA

Revolusi industri telah mengubah masyarakat dengan pengembangan teknologi kunci.Istilah revolusi industri 4.0 sendiri pertamakali diperkenalkan tahun 2011 oleh GermanIndustry-Science Research Alliance. Industri 4.0 mengacu pada digitalisasi produksi industri.Visi revolusi industri 4.0 menggambarkan realisasi dari Internet of Things dalam kontekspabrikasi untuk merealisasikan kemampuan fleksibilitas dan kemampuan beradaptasi yangtinggi dari sistem produksi. Studi ini dilakukan untuk memeriksa kesadaran, kesiapan dankemampuan untuk menghadapi tantangan revolusi industri 4.0 dengan mempertimbangkanperan khusus industri teknologi keuangan di Indonesia. Tinjauan literatur sistematisdilakukan untuk menganalisis artikel akademis tentang topik industri 4.0 yang dipublikasikansecara online sampai akhir agustus 2018 khususnya di Indonesia. Makalah inimengklasifikasikan revolusi industri ke-4 secara sistematis dan menggambarkan Perubahanmasa depan untuk kebijakan tenaga kerja dalam Perusahaan.
Rye flour enriched with arabinoxylans in rye bread making

The aim of the study was to investigate physical and chemical properties of preparations of water soluble arabinoxylans (arabinoxylan-enriched flour) obtained by industrial method and their derivatives (obtained by hydrolysis and cross-linking of aranbinoxylans), as well as their impact on baking properties of rye flours. Additionally, these results were compared with highly purified arabinoxylans prepared by laboratory method and well characterized in the literature. Flour enriched with arabinoxylans was obtained by industrial method involving air separation of flour particles. It was characterized by 8.6% arabinoxylan content, lack of insoluble material and substantial residue (67%) of starch and dextrins. The addition of all industrial method preparations in amount of 10% (i.e. approx. 1% water soluble arabinoxylans), to rye flours resulted in an increase in water absorption, bread volume and decrease in hardness of the bread crumb and the effect was especially strong in the case of flour type 720. Due to the easiness of isolation procedure, industrial method preparation could be advised as an improver for rye bread making.
Canal length evaluation of curved canals by direct digital or conventional radiography.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of a digital radiograph imaging system (DDR) with conventional radiography for the purpose of estimating endodontic file lengths in curved canals of mandibular molars. STUDY DESIGN Sixty extracted human mandibular molars with root curvatures ranging from 5 degrees to 52 degrees were mounted in plastic blocks. Canal length was estimated by using on-screen DDR with both 2- and 3-click measurement and from conventional E-speed radiographs by using a millimeter ruler and x2 magnification. Two operators familiar with both radiographic methods performed the estimates. RESULTS One-way analysis of variance and Newman-Keuls tests revealed no significant differences between the groups. Although both conventional and DDR methods of analysis overestimated the true canal length, the DDR accuracy improved as the curvature severity increased. CONCLUSIONS The image quality of DDR systems has improved to the point that they can now be used for estimating canal lengths, even for curved canals, with accuracy comparable to that of conventional radiographs. However, further work remains to be done to optimize image quality.
DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG LISTED FIRMS AT THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KENYA

This study aimed at establishing the determinants of financial distress in the context of listed firms where despite there being strict compliance and regulation rules and the reporting frameworks in place firms still struggled to operate and were faced with financial distress challenges. The specific objectives of the study were to show the influence of liquidity, the influence of financial leverage, the influence of capital structure and the influence of asset structure on financial distress of listed firms at the NSE. A descriptive survey design was adopted and the target population for the study was 65 listed firms and a census was conducted for all the listed firms. Document analysis sheet was used to collect secondary data. Data was analyzed using SPSS and multiple regression showed that Liquidity (β=-1.221, p-value=.004)), Financial leverage (β=5.002, p- value=.031), capital structure (β=0.531, p-value=.025) significantly influence financial distress of listed firms at the NSE whereas asset structure (β=6.051, p=.067) had an insignificant positive effect on financial distress of listed firms at the NSE. The study concluded that liquidity, financial leverage and capital structure were significant determinants of financial distress and thus firms should strive to adopt moderate thresholds that ensure payment of maturing short term obligations while also ensuring maximum returns on investment. The study recommended that firms should strive to maintain an optimal liquidity and debt level that could lower the cost of borrowing such that the earnings generated by debt financing are not exhausted by fixed charge payments such as interest. Lastly the management of firms listed at the NSE should periodically review their capital structure so as to alter it depending on the financial fortunes of the company. The regulatory authority should continuously play their vigilance roles so as to ensure investor’s wealth is safeguarded so as to enhance confidence in the capital markets authority. Key Words: Liquidity, Financial Leverage, Capital Structure, Asset Structure, Financial Distress