Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Internet of Things–Related Business Change: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis

The Internet of Things (IoT) recently developed from the far-away vision of ubiquitous computing into very tangible endeavors in politics and economy, implemented in expensive preparedness programs. Experts predict considerable changes in business models that need to be addressed by organizations in order to respond to competition. Although there is a need to develop strategies for upcoming transformations, organizational change literature did not turn to the specific change related to the new technology yet. This work aims at investigating IoT-related organizational change by identifying and classifying different change types. It therefore combines the methodological approach of grounded theory with a discussion and classification of identified change informed by a structured literature review of organizational change literature. This includes a meta-analysis of case studies using a qualitative, exploratory coding approach to identify categories of organizational change related to the introduction of IoT. Furthermore a comparison of the identified categories to former technology-related change is provided using the example of Electronic Business (e-business), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. As a main result, this work develops a comprehensive model of IoT-related business change. The model presents two main themes of change indicating that personal smart things will transform businesses by means of using more personal devices, suggesting and scheduling actions of their users, and trying to avoid hazards. At the same time, the availability of information in organizations will further increase to a state where information is available ubiquitously. This will ultimately enable accessing real time information about objects and persons anytime and from any place. As a secondary result, this work gives an overview on concepts of technology-related organizational change in academic literature.
The prevalence of faecal carriage of ampicillin-resistant and high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococci among inpatients at 10 major Norwegian hospitals.

From March to October 1999, 854 patients hospitalized at 10 major Norwegian hospitals were screened for rectal carriage of ampicillin-resistant enterococci (ARE) and high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococci (HLGRE). A total of 59 ARE carriers (prevalence 6.9%, range 0-22% among hospitals) and 28 HLGRE carriers (prevalence 3.3%, range 1-11%) were detected. All ARE or HLGRE strains were susceptible to vancomycin, whereas 77% of the ARE isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin. All the ARE strains were identified as Enterococcus faecium, and 48% of these were genomically closely related as shown by PFGE. Specific point mutations in the pbp5 gene were associated with reduced susceptibility to ampicillin. The adjusted risk of becoming a carrier of ARE was related to the use of glycopeptides [odds ratio (OR) = 4.8], the use of any antimicrobial agent (OR = 3.1) and more than one hospital admission during the last six months (OR = 2.0). Twenty-five of 28 HLGRE isolates were Enterococcus faecalis. The aacA/aphD genes were detected in 26 (93%) and the aphA3 in 19 (68%) of the HLGRE isolates. Sixty-four percent of the HLGRE isolates belonged to two PFGE clusters. Consumption of antimicrobial agents was also a significant risk factor for HLGRE colonization (OR = 5.4), while prescription of penicillins was associated with reduced risk (OR = 0.28).
The effect of management change, audit opinion, and financial distress on auditor switching

To avoid undesirable things related to auditor independence, some companies take an action to make mandatory auditor switching, but on the other hand, many other companies make voluntary auditor switching. This study, therefore, aims to find out empirical evidence related to the factors, such as management changes, audit opinion, and financial distress, which affect the manufacturing companies to do voluntary auditor switching. The data used in this research are consumer goods industry sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2011-2015. A total of 33 manufacturing companies are used as the sample. Analysis method used is logistic regression analysis. Overall, the finding shows that there is no significant evidence that management change, audit opinion, and financial distress have an effect on auditor switching. Suggestion for the future research is to extend survey area coverage and to add more variables that can influence auditor switching.
Determinants of medical tourism destination selection process

ABSTRACT Even though American health care providers have incessantly raised their prices, medical insurers have managed to achieve (greater) profitability covering fewer services for a smaller number of clientele every year. Against this backdrop, there has been a sharp increase in the number of people seeking health care in foreign countries. Using prospect theory, this study finds medical tourism consideration to be driven by domestic medical costs, patient privacy concerns, medical restrictions, and foreign destination desirability. The latter is in turn influenced by tourist attractions and service quality assurance in addition to domestic medical costs. The findings and their implications and limitations are also discussed.
Gender and Theory of Mind in Preschoolers’ Group Effort: Evidence for Timing Differences Behind Children’s Earliest Social Loafing

This study explored mental state reasoning within the context of group effort and possible differences in development between boys and girls. Preschool children (59 girls, 47 boys) were assessed for theory of mind (ToM) ability using classic false belief tests. Children participated in group effort conditions that alternated from one condition, where individual effort was transparent and obvious, to one where individual effort remained anonymous. The aim was to investigate if emergent mental state reasoning, after controlling for age, was associated with the well-known phenomenon of reduced effort in group tasks (“social loafing”). Girls had slightly higher ToM scores and social loafing than boys. Hierarchical regression, controlling for age, indicated that understanding of others’ false beliefs uniquely predicted social loafing and interacted weakly with gender status.
Maintaining distinctions under threat: heterosexual men endorse the biological theory of sexuality when equality is the norm.

According to social identity theory, group members sometimes react to threats to their group's distinctiveness by asserting the distinctiveness of their group. In four studies (n = 261) we tested the hypothesis that heterosexual men with a greater propensity to be threatened by homosexuality would react to egalitarian norms by endorsing biological theories of sexuality. Heterosexual men, but not women, with narrow prototypes of their gender in-group endorsed biological theories the most (Study 1). Heterosexual men with higher gender self-esteem, with heterosexist attitudes, who endorsed traditional gender roles, and with narrow prototypes of their gender in-group, endorsed the biological theories more when egalitarian norms rather than anti-egalitarian norms (Studies 2 and 3) or pro-minority ideologies that emphasized group differences (Study 4) were made salient. These findings show group-level reactive distinctiveness among members of a high-status group in a context of threat to the unique privileges that they once enjoyed.
Knowledge Level of Rice Farmers Regarding Cultivation Practices In Mahanawiyah district, AL-Qadisiya Province, Iraq

roductivity of most common Iraqi rice cultivar was low compared to an average production among major rice-producing countries, this may be due to inadequacy of knowledge and skills of rice farmers about rice cultivation practices. The study was conducted in Mahanawiyah district of AL-Qadisiya Province in Iraq, to assess knowledge level of rice farmers about some rice cultivation practices . The study was conducted with 125 rice farmers selected through random sampling. A structured questionnaire and face-toface interviews were used to collect data. The findings revealed that half of respondents had medium knowledge level about rice cultivation practices. The respondents have a high level of knowledge in aspect of land preparation and medium level in aspects of marketing, harvesting and post harvesting, fertilization, seed and seedling, and water management. Significant correlation was investigated between respondent’s knowledge and educational attainment, years of experience in rice cultivation and annual revenue from rice cultivation. There is a significant difference between knowledge level of respondents depending on these characteristics. For increasing rice production and productivity, improved and scientific rice cultivation practices should be diffused and application by rice farmers.
Driven by Change: Commercial Drivers’ Acceptance and Perceived Efficiency of Using Light-Duty Electric Vehicles in Germany

In this paper, we examine to what extent commercial drivers accept the substitution of conventional cars with light-duty e-vehicles (LDEVs) by conducting a cross-sectional survey at Deutsche Post, a major German postal delivery service provider. Specifically, we explore drivers’ acceptance from two perspectives. First, we investigate whether drivers are more satisfied with the LDEVs than with the conventional vehicles. Second, we question whether the EVs increase drivers’ perceived efficiency. Combining these two perspectives, we show that the greater the drivers’ overall satisfaction with LDEVs, the higher is the drivers’ perceived efficiency. We prove this by means of latent measures, such as perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, using adaptations of Davis’ Technology Acceptance Model and Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation Theory to form our Unified Technology Acceptance Model. Findings suggest that, on average, drivers are slightly more satisfied with their assigned LDEVs than with the available conventional cars. If drivers were able to choose their preferred vehicles, the majority of them would favor LDEVs. We detect statistically significant patterns of latent measures affecting perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of LDEVs. While this paper focuses on German delivery service employees, the methodology presented here could easily be applied to any enterprise in the growing logistics sector electrifying its car fleet. Hence, our contributions are valuable for transportation research, and more specifically, to all potential commercial EV drivers, e.g., our insights might be relevant for approximately 500,400 drivers employed in the German logistics sector alone.
Impact of Food Security Package Loan on Food Insecure Households’ Income and Asset Creation: The Case of West Belesa District, North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

Food security package loan has been found to be a critical instrument in order to improve the income of food insecure households. The main purpose of the program was to enhance the food insecure livelihood status through accessing of micro credit. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the impact of Food Security Package Loan (FSPL) of micro credit service on the income and livelihood of food insecure households residing in West Belesa District. The study applied an econometric model of propensity score matching (PSM) to analyze the impact of FSPL on the income and livelihood of households based on data collected from a sample of 254 rural households (157 were food insecure and 97 food secure). The results of the econometric analysis display that FSPL participation significantly affects positively household’s on-farm and off-farm income, employment, animal hold, saving and children participation in formal school. However, the food consumption level and types of house owned show no difference. This suggests that the stakeholders (government authorities, NGOs, aid agencies, etc) that deemed micro finance as a means to poverty reduction should take into account the implications of these indicator variables for better promotion of micro finance specifically FSPL and devise an intervention mechanism to further expand its impact towards improving food consumption and household asset building.
Gastrointestinal amyloidosis: radiologic features by chemical types.

PURPOSE To determine the correlation between the radiographic and histologic findings of amyloidosis according to chemical type of amyloid protein. MATERIALS AND METHODS The 49 patients with amyloidosis were examined radiographically, and gastrointestinal tract biopsy specimens were studied histologically. RESULTS Considerable differences were found between amyloid proteins. On immunohistochemical studies, amyloid A produced a coarse mucosal pattern with innumerable fine granular elevations, which reflected expansion of the lamina propria by amyloid deposits. Polypoid protrusions and invariable thickening of the folds were evident only in light chain protein, correlating with massive amyloid deposits in the muscularis mucosae and submucosa. beta 2-Microglobulin produced marked delay in transit time and dilatation of the small and large intestines, relating to extensive amyloid deposits in the muscularis propria. The prevalence of these radiographic changes was highest in the small intestine for every chemical type. CONCLUSION Characteristic radiographic changes of each chemical type of amyloid protein can be detected well in the small intestine.
Is maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the third trimester of pregnancy harmful to neonates?

1Physicians were advised to taper the dosage of antidepressants in pregnant women during the last trimester so that the fetus receives no drug for at least 7–10 days before delivery. A month later, Health Canada followed suit; the Canadian advisory 2 similarly suggested that “Physicians may consider slowly decreasing the dose of these medications in the third trimester. ” These advisories were based on “reports reveal[ing] that some newborns whose mothers took these medications during pregnancy have developed complications at birth. ” 2 These complications were seen as consistent with withdrawal symptoms or a direct adverse effect by the antidepressant on the baby. We believe those recommendations are only partially evidence-based and may put the depressed mother-to-be and her baby at an unreasonable health risk. This paper presents a brief discussion of the pattern of neonatal symptoms observed after maternal use of selective serotonin or serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs or SNRIs, respectively).
CUSTOMER LOYALTY MODEL: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AS INTERVENING VARIABLE

This study aims to test the research model of Brand Image and Product Quality on Customer Loyalty through Customer Satisfaction. The population of this study is the customers who have Xiaomi smartphone product in Pangkalpinang City, Indonesia. The quota sampling method of 120 respondents is taken in this study. The method of analysis used in this study is path analysis. The results of this study indicate that Product Quality and Brand Image directly influence Customer Loyalty and also influence indirectly through Customer Satisfaction.
Aerosol Laser Ablation Mass Spectrometry of Suspended Powders from PM Sources and Its Implications to Receptor Modeling

Abstract Primary sources of particulate matter (PM) were analyzed by suspending powdered samples into an aerosol laser ablation mass spectrometer (LAMS). PM sources studied included vehicle exhaust particulates, dust from a non-ferrous smelter, cement powder, incinerator fly ash, two coal fly ash samples, and two soils. Marker peaks signified certain PM source sectors: construction particles could be distinguished by abundant Ca and Ca compounds, fuel combustion was marked by elemental carbon clusters, and nonferrous industrial particles showed inorganic As, Cu, Pb, Zn, and SOx. In addition to the distinction between particles from these different source sectors, mass spectral results also showed that for a single source, different particle types existed, and among different sources within a sector, similar spectra were present. The aerosol LAMS results show the difficulty in differentiating among separate fly ash sources as well as among different soil samples. A particle class balance receptor model that measures the amount of specific particle types rather than the amount of a chemical component is suggested as a means of source apportionment when particle spectra with overlapping source possibilities occur. The assumptions and limitations of receptor modeling aerosol LAMS data are also described. In particular, methods need to be developed to account for the contribution of secondary sources.
Design and Molecular Characterization of C-Kit Transgene Construct during Spermatogenesis in Mice

In the postnatal testis, undifferentiated Type-A Spermatogonial Stem Cells (SSCs) differentiate into Type-B Spermatogonial Cells (SGCs) in the presence of c-Kit, which is expressed in a cell/stage specific manner during spermatogenesis in mammals. c-Kit is subjected to tight transcriptional control as it is essential not only for germ cells but also for the development of hematopoietic stem cells and melanocytes. Although, c-Kit expression is a dynamically regulated process, the molecular basis for its transcriptional regulation during spermatogenesis remains mostly unidentified. The aim of the study is to determine whether or not introduction of c-Kit expressing transgene construct into c-Kit negative SSCs isolated from Wv/Wv mutant mice will differentiate and colonize in the testis of recipient mice. For this purpose, a 7.4 kb pG1-Kit-ORF-GFP transgene construct that contains a 4.4 kb c-Kit-ORFGFP expression cassette was designed and its in vitro expression was confirmed by immunofluorescence and flowcytometry analysis. For comparison of the results, three control-GFP constructs, having 1.1 kb (lacking both c-Kit promoter and ORF), 4.1kb (lacking c-Kit promoter) and 1.4 kb (lacking c-kit-ORF) were also designed and introduced into SSCs by electroporation (EP). These SSCs were introduced into the testis of busulfan treated recipient infertile mice via rete using Germ Cell Transplantation (GCT) approach. It was observed that SSCs carrying c-Kit-ORF-GFP transgene insert were able to colonized and differentiated into other germ cell lineages in the seminiferous tubules of recipient mice as compared to controls. In conclusion, the testis Wv/Wv mutant mice have the population of SSCs, wherein the function of c-Kit signaling is impaired for the first time we report that SSCs function in the recipient infertile mice could be resumed with the introduction of c-Kit-ORF-GFP transgene insert. Thus the present findings may have significant impact in understanding reproductive physiology and potential for novel future therapies in patients with testicular failure.
Properties of dissimilatory nitrate reductase purified from the denitrifier Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Dissimilatory nitrate reductase was purified to homogeneity from anaerobic cultures of the denitrifying bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The following procedures were used in the rapid isolation of this unstable enzyme: induction by nitrate in semianaerobic cell suspension, heat-stimulated activation and solubilization from the membrane fraction, and purification by hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was estimated by nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, sucrose density gradient sedimentation, and gel filtration chromatography. Subunit molecular weights were estimated by electrophoresis in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. The active enzyme monomer, with a molecular weight of 176,000 to 260,000 (depending upon the method of determination), was composed of subunits with molecular weights of approximately 64,000 and 118,000. The monomer aggregated to form an inactive tetramer of about 800,000 molecular weight. Purified enzyme exhibited a broad pH optimum, between 6.5 and 7.5. Kinetic studies showed that the apparent Km was 0.30 mM for nitrate, and 2.2 to 2.9 microM for dithionite-reduced benzyl viologen. Azide was an effective inhibitor: the concentration required for half-maximal inhibition was 21 to 24 microM. Azide inhibition was competitive with nitrate (Ki = 2.0 microM) but uncompetitive with reduced benzyl viologen (Ki = 25 microM). Based upon spectral evidence, the purified molybdo-enzyme had no associated cytochromes but did contain nonhaem iron that responded to dithionite reduction and nitrate oxidation. The enzyme that was purified after being heat solubilized from membranes had properties essentially identical to those of the enzyme that was purified after deoxycholate solubilization.
Identification of chlamydiae and mycoplasma species in ruminants with ocular infections

Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) is a highly contagious ocular inflammatory condition, which is often reported in domestic small and large ruminants. Multiple infectious aetiologies are reported to be involved, but information about the role of certain fastidious bacterial pathogens such as chlamydiae and mycoplasmas is limited in India. Hence, this study was performed to determine the role of these pathogens and their identification by molecular approach. A total of 53 samples from 31 ovine, 14 caprine and eight bovine having clinical symptoms were collected and tested using species‐specific PCR tests for chlamydiae and mycoplasmas followed by nucleotide sequence analysis. The results showed 77·41, 14·29 and 25% samples were chlamydiae positive in ovine, caprine and bovine, respectively, whereas 41·93, 14·29 and 37·5% prevalence of mycoplasma infection was detected in ovine, caprine and bovines, respectively. Chlamydophila abortus, Chlamydophila psittaci, Mycoplasma arginini and Mycoplasma hyorhinis were detected from tested samples. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time these species are identified in IKC cases from India. Coinfection of both chlamydial and mycoplasmal species was detected in eight IKC cases of ovine which suggest synergistic roles played by both chlamydiae and mycoplasma in IKC samples.
A new oxide-trap based on charge-pumping (OTCP) extraction method for irradiated MOSFET devices: part I (high frequencies)

In this paper, we propose a new extraction method of radiation-induced oxide-trap density (/spl Delta/N/sub ot/), called Oxide-Trap based on Charge-Pumping (OTCP). This part presents the HF-OTCP method, which relies on high-frequency (HF) standard charge-pumping measurement. By applying an HF gate voltage signal, we avoid the border-trap effect in CP current (I/sub cp/) measurements. Hence, I/sub cp/ will be only due to the interface-trap contribution. We establish, using the HF-OTCP method, that /spl Delta/N/sub ot/ is only dependent on /spl Delta/V/sub th/ (threshold voltage shift) and /spl Delta/I/sub cpm/ (increase of maximum CP current), where /spl Delta/I/sub cpm/ is caused by radiation-induced interface-trap increase (/spl Delta/N/sub it/). We also clearly show that /spl Delta/V/sub th/ and /spl Delta/I/sub cpm/ can be obtained from lateral and vertical shifts of Elliot's charge-pumping curves, respectively. Thus, this new procedure allows the determination of /spl Delta/N/sub ot/ without needing any additional techniques. Finally, this procedure can be used in rapid hardness assurance test to evaluate both radiation-induced oxide and interface traps.