Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Birth outcomes among laboring mothers in selected health facilities of North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia: A facility based cross-sectional study

Background: Poor birth outcomes are common health problems everywhere in the world. Hence institutional delivery in Ethiopia is very low, improving birth outcomes through recent evidence remained critical. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of poor birth outcomes and associated factors among women who delivered in selected health facilities of North Wollo Zone. Methods: A facility based cross-sectional survey was conducted on 295 laboring mothers from May to June 2009. Interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Patient’s chart was reviewed to retrieve medical information. Anthropometry of the neonate was taken by standard measurement tools. Data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS), version 15. Binary logistic regression analyses were used to identify predictors of poor birth outcomes. P-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: All the data resulted from 295 laboring mothers were made part of the analyses. A total of 266 (90.2%) laboring mothers gave live birth. A quarter, 68 (23.1%) of the laboring mothers had a poor birth outcome. The common adverse outcomes were intrauterine fetal death (IUFD, preterm, and birth defects with the proportion of 29 (42.6%), 22 (32.4%), and 3 (4.4%), respectively). Mother whose husband’s occupation was merchant (AOR = 4.4, 95% CI: 1.0-19.0), driver (AOR = 4.2, 95% CI: 1.12-15.76), & women who were illiterate (AOR = 4.0, 95% CI: 1.2-13.5), primary school completed (AOR = 4.3, 95% CI: 1.3-13.8), non-antenatal care visited (AOR = 3.4, 95% CI: 1.12-10.2), rural residence, (AOR = 2.6, 95% CI: 1.11-5.80), & mother’s HIV status, (AOR = 34.2, 95% CL 5.6, 207.0) were independent predictors of poor birth outcomes. Conclusions: Poor birth outcomes were very common in the study area where low birth weight accounted for much of all adverse pregnancy outcomes. Occupation, residence, antenatal care visit, income, maternal education and HIV status were determinants of poor birth outcomes. Accessing antenatal care in early trimester, mild physical work, maternal education to secondary level and above should be encouraged.
TIME DELAY BETWEEN RR AND RT HEART BEAT INTERVALS ASSESSED BY TREND EXTRACTION OF EXERCISE TEST DATA

The RR and RT time intervals extracted from the electrocardiogram measure respectively the duration of cardiac cycle and repolarization. The series of these intervals recorded during the exercise test are characterized by two trends: A decreasing one during the stress phase and an increasing one during the recovery, separated by a global minimum. We model these series as a sum of a deterministic trend and random fluctuations, and estimate the trend using methods of curve extraction: Running mean, polynomial fit, multi scale wavelet decomposition. We estimate the minimum location from the trend. Data analysis performed on a group of 20 healthy subjects provides evidence that the minimum of the RR series precedes the minimum of the RT series, with a time delay of about 19 seconds.
CE: Atrial Fibrillation Updated Management Guidelines and Nursing Implications

OVERVIEWAtrial fibrillation, the most common chronic cardiac arrhythmia, adversely affects the quality of life of millions of people. The condition is frequently associated with advancing age, structural cardiac dysfunction, and preexisting comorbidities. The most common complications, stroke and heart failure, result in significant morbidity and mortality. Indeed, atrial fibrillation is responsible for over 450,000 hospitalizations and 99,000 deaths annually and adds up to $26 billion to U.S. health care costs each year. Given the aging of the U.S. population, the incidence of atrial fibrillation is expected to double within the next 50 years. There is evidence that nursing intervention in patient education and transition of care coordination can improve adherence to treatment plans and patient outcomes.This article reviews the recently updated guideline for the management of atrial fibrillation, issued jointly by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Heart Rhythm Society. It focuses on the prevention of thromboembolism and on symptom control, and stresses the importance of patient adherence to treatment plans in order to ensure better outcomes.
Gain Enhancement by Dielectric Horns in the Terahertz Band

A new geometry for the design of antennas in the Terahertz band is presented. The structure is based on a horn antenna etched in the substrate and fed with a planar printed antenna used for generation of terahertz radiation, designed for the 200 GHz to 3 THz range. For the proposed antenna, the energy distribution through the substrate is reduced towards an increase in the gain of the system, at least, 8 dB in a 1:10 bandwidth. The structure has been measured showing the expected behavior in the low band.
The Rongorongo Script: On a Listed Sequence in the Recto of Tablet “Mamari”

Abstract Rongorongo, the undeciphered writing system of Rapanui (Easter Island) has received a lot of attention in the last 12 months with new studies tackling the “Mamari” (see Horley, 2009a; Melka, 2010a) and the “Keiti” tablets (see Horley, 2010; Wieczorek, 2011). The “Mamari” section is a potential “lunar series” (see Barthel, 1958a; Barthel, 1971, p. 1183; Guy, 1990); however more work is needed to ascertain whether “Keiti” reflects to some extent the same genre. In this study we look to other inscriptions in the corpus for the possible presence of the îka and timo genres (see Routledge, 1919; Fischer, 1997). After a review of the ethnographic data, in combination with a statistical analysis, we propose that one group of tablets that may reflect these genres are Gv, Ia, and Ta. The analysis focuses on a number of identified sequences that show examples of glyph /700/ across the rongorongo corpus. A mixed-methods approach has been adopted since it has the potential to coalesce advantages in terms of ethnography, text analysis and statistics. This is especially true when one has a lot of factors to consider, and errors tend to build up in the company of the unidentified data, of possibly contaminated folkloric and fragmented informants' material, of abstruse glyphic combinations, and of an imperfect system of transliteration (see Guy, 2006, p. 53).
High-Efficiency Nanoparticle Solution-Processed Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Solar Cells

Thin film Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2-based (generally referred to as CIGS) solar cells represent a promising alternative to conventional crystalline silicon solar cells due to their high efficiencies, reduced cost, and better material utilization. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that it is possible to form thin films by annealing nanoparticulate material such that the nanoparticles coalesce to form large grained thin films. In this paper, we present a 13.8% efficient CIGS solar cell derived from printed nanoparticle inks. The approach was successfully extended to fabricate monolithic devices on larger substrates. These results demonstrate that low-cost, nonvacuum printing of CIGS nanoparticles has great potential to achieve high efficiencies and reduce the performance gap with the more traditional vacuum co-evaporation and sputtering techniques.
Characterization of Raw Egg Shell Powder (ESP) as A Good Bio-filler

Chicken eggshell (ES) is an aviculture byproduct that has been listed worldwide as one of the worst environmental problems. It constituted by a three-layered structure, namely the cuticle on the outer surface, a spongy (calcareous) layer and an inner lamellar (or mammillary) layer. The chemical composition (by weight) of by-product eggshell consists of calcium carbonate (94%), magnesium carbonate (1%), calcium phosphate (1%) and organic matter (4%) such as type X-collagen, sulfated polysaccharides, and other proteins. This study was conducted to investigate the various characteristics of ESP including scaning electron microscopy (SEM), particle size, surface morphology, FTIR and X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and thermo gravimetric analyzer (TGA). Based on its unique characteristics, the potential use of ESP as a natural filler prepared from food waste incorporated with natural rubber latex foam (NRLF) was investigated.
THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA

The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of human resource information systems (HRIS) on human resource management (HRM) practices in state corporations in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design in order to help understand the underlying motivation, perceptions about, and reasons for adoption of HRIS among public corporations in Kenya today. The study adopted a sample of 45 state corporations out of 187. The study used a structured, self-administered questionnaire to collect primary data. Data analysis was based on descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The results were presented in form of tables, charts and graphs. The study findings revealed that across a majority of state corporations surveyed, there were relatively high levels HRIS adoptions complete with among others, integrated HRIS software and a support system for continued improvements and updates. Most state corporations in Kenya have various practices in place that drive HRIS uptake that includes routine reviews of HRIS policies and related procedures and feedback mechanisms through which staff can submit feedback and suggestion for improvements. The regression analysis results revealed that there was a statistically significant relationship between HRIS and human resource management practices; the correlation coefficient for the model was 0.928. The study recommends that, to further improve, HRM practices organizations should continuously upgrade information systems.
Impact of national culture on aid effectiveness in Nigeria

For nearly 60 years since rich countries started channeling foreign aid resources to Nigeria, aid effectiveness is still being contemplated. This study sought to determine the impact of national culture on aid effectiveness, in order to develop frameworks for aid effectiveness in Nigeria. A combination of the Geert Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture; the Paris Declaration’s principles of aid effectiveness as well as the Easterly and Pfutze’s best practices of aid were used to underpin the study. The analytic survey research design was adopted. Data was collected through computerized self-administered Qualtrics web-based survey, using Likert scale questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to all 846 aid workers that composed the sampling frame across the six geographic regions of Nigeria. Out of this number, 416 were returned valid and analyzable. Descriptive (frequencies) and inferential (Chi-square and ANOVA) statistics were utilized for data analysis. In order to increase statistical rigor and control for biases, the Kruskal Wallis test of variance and Mantel-Haenszel procedures were conducted. Of the five principles deployed in this study, participants perceived aid effectiveness in four principle areas. That is, aid alignment to country systems, managing aid for results, country ownership of aid, and mutual accountability of aid. Harmonization of aid emerged from this study as ineffective. Of the four principles of aid effectiveness that were perceived to be effective, country ownership of aid had significant relationship with national culture. Therefore, culture sensitive institutional framework, as well as a conceptual framework for aid effectiveness were proposed for implementation to improve the effectiveness of aid; particularly, promoting culture sensitive ownership and harmonization of aid in Nigeria.
Enhancing Student Empathetic Engagement, History-Taking, and Communication Skills During Electronic Medical Record Use in Patient Care

Purpose To examine whether an intervention on proper use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in patient care could help improve medical students’ empathic engagement, and to test the hypothesis that the training would reduce communication hurdles in clinical encounters. Method Seventy third-year medical students from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University were randomly divided into intervention and control groups during their six-week pediatric clerkship in 2012–2013. The intervention group received a one-hour training session on EMR-specific communication skills, including discussion of EMR use, the SALTED mnemonic and technique (Set-up, Ask, Listen, Type, Exceptions, Documentation), and role-plays. Both groups completed the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) at the clerkship’s start and end. At clerkship’s end, faculty and standardized patients (SPs) rated students’ empathic engagement in SP encounters, using the Jefferson Scale of Patient Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE), and their history-taking and communication skills. Results Faculty mean ratings on the JSPPPE, history-taking skills, and communication skills were significantly higher for the intervention group than the control group. SP mean ratings on history-taking skills were significantly higher for the intervention group than the control group. Both groups’ JSE mean scores increased pretest to posttest, but the changes were not significant. The intervention group’s posttest JSE mean score was higher than the control group’s, but the difference was not significant. Conclusions The findings suggest that a simple intervention providing specialized training in EMR-specific communication can improve medical students’ empathic engagement in patient care, history-taking skills, and communication skills.
Sharing memory in multistage ATM switches

We study a multistage ATM switch in which shared-memory switching elements are arranged in a banyan topology. By "shared memory", we mean that each switching element uses output queueing and shares its local cell buffer memory among all its output ports. We apply a buffer management technique called delayed pushout that was originally designed for multistage ATM switches with hierarchical topologies. Delayed pushout combines a pushout mechanism, for sharing memory efficiently among queues within the same switching element, and a backpressure mechanism, for sharing memory across switch stages. The backpressure component has a threshold to restrict the amount of sharing between stages. A synergy emerges when pushout, backpressure, and this threshold are all employed together. Using a computer simulation of the switch under bursty traffic, we study delayed pushout as well as several simpler pushout and backpressure schemes under a variety of traffic conditions. Of the five schemes we simulate, delayed pushout is the only one that performs well under all load conditions.
Pressure-induced expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 through activation of MAP kinase.

BACKGROUND In glomerular hypertension, mesangial cells (MC) are subjected to at least two physical forces: a high pressure and mechanical stretch. In 5/6 nephrectomized rat, a model of progressive glomerular sclerosis associated with glomerular hypertension, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is expressed in glomeruli, suggesting the possible role of MCP-1 in the pathogenesis of glomerular sclerosis; however, whether pressure directly affects MCP-1 expression remains undetermined. Here we examined the effects of pressure on MCP-1 expression in cultured rat MC and the signal transduction pathways that lead to MCP-1 expression. METHODS Pressure was applied to MC by instilling compressed helium gas into sealed plates. MCP-1 mRNA and protein levels in MC were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or Northern blotting and ELISA or Western blotting, respectively. Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activity was measured with the catalytic activity of p42/p44 MAP kinase and anti-phospho p42/p44 MAP kinase antibody. A transient transfection assay that specifically modulates MAP kinase kinase (MEK) activity was carried out. RESULTS MCs subjected to external pressure expressed MCP-1 mRNA rapidly and transiently with the peak level noted at 10 minutes and 80 mm Hg pressure. MCP-1 protein levels in cell lysates and culture medium also significantly increased after pressure loading. Pressure rapidly increased the phosphorylation level and activity of p42/p44 MAP kinase. Treatment of MC with a MAP kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor, PD98059, suppressed levels of both pressure-induced MAP kinase activities and MCP-1 mRNA expression. The constitutively activated type of MEK1 induced MCP-1 expression (13.7-fold) even in non-pressurized MC. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that pressure per se can induce MCP-1 via activation of MAP kinase pathway, suggesting that glomerular hypertension might be involved in the progression of renal diseases through the expression of MCP-1 in MC.
Internationalisation of Firms: Relationship between Firm Characteristics, International Market Orientation and the Degree of Internationalisation

This paper examines the relationship between firm characteristics, international market orientation and the degree of internationalisation. The degree of internationalisation was measured using a non-single-item measure. The results suggest that firm characteristics influence the degree of internationalisation. It was also found that international market orientation mediate the relationship between firm characteristics and the degree of internationalisation.
Mutation of His-157 in the Second Pore Loop Drastically Reduces the Activity of the Synechocystis Ktr-Type Transporter

ABSTRACT Mutation of a conserved His-157 in the second pore loop of KtrB drastically reduced the activity of the K+ transporter from Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803. This result suggests that His-157 plays an essential role in the K+ transport activity of the transporter system.
Exploring vs. Enjoying: The Choice between Hedonic IS in Post-Adoption Scenarios

The increasing spread of electronic entertainment systems and content delivery networks have changed how individuals make choices for their leisure time. Users can choose not only between different activities, e.g. sports, movies, but also between different technologies for the same activities. While the initial adoption of technologies received a lot of attention, there is hardly any research concerned with how individuals decide between adopted technologies. This study analyzes the choices among different technologies in a post-adoption scenario. Our approach applies the assessment of two technologies in the same dimensions. The study presents multiple findings for IS research. First, the antecedents of continuous use intentions differ from the antecedents of usage intention in a post-adoption scenario and can shed light on the choice between technologies for the same purpose. Second, we propose a way to analyze choice scenarios. Finally, we provide the first study of a choice scenario between hedonic IS.
Skull Morphometry of the Lion (Panthera leo), Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) and Cat (Felis catus)

The skull morphology of the lion (4), dog (15) and cat (4) are described and compared in this work. Meas- urements of their skull length, weight (without mandible), cranial length and width, facial length and width, skull index, cranial index, facial index, orbital index and cranial capacity are given. Correlations between these measurements were also examined for each species. These results are discussed in terms of the usage of these morphometric measurements in several basic and clinical applications as well as in the intelligence status of these species. Four tables and three figures supported the results of this study. Strong correlations (R> 0.7, R < -0.7) were seen between 63% of measurements in the lion’s skull enablingregression models to be constructed that could be used to predict measurements such as skull weight if facial width is known. This differed from the cat where 38% of measurements were correlated and the dog where only 3 parameters of measurements were correlated.
Differential effects of professional leaders on health care teams in chronic disease management groups

Background: Leadership by health care professionals is likely to vary because of differences in the social contexts within which they are situated, socialization processes and societal expectations, education and training, and the way their professions define and operationalize key concepts such as teamwork, collaboration, and partnership. This research examines the effect of the nurse and physician leaders on interdependence and encounter preparedness in chronic disease management practice groups. Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of complementary leadership by nurses and physicians involved in jointly producing a health care service on care team functioning. Methodology: The design is a retrospective observational study based on survey data. The unit of analysis is heart failure care groups in U.S. Veterans Health Administration medical centers. Survey and administrative data were collected in 2009 from 68 Veterans Health Administration medical centers. Key variables include nurse and physician leadership, interdependence, psychological safety, coordination, and encounter preparedness. Reliability and validity of survey measures were assessed with exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach alphas. Multivariate analyses tested hypotheses. Findings: Professional leadership by nurses and physicians is related to encounter preparedness by different paths. Nurse leadership is associated with greater team interdependence, and interdependence is positively associated with respect. Physician leadership is positively associated with greater psychological safety, respect, and shared goals but is not associated with interdependence. Respect is associated with involvement in learning activities, and shared goals are associated with coordination. Coordination and involvement in learning activities are positively associated with encounter preparedness. Practice Implications: By focusing on increasing interdependence and a constructive climate, nurse and physician leaders have the opportunity to increase care coordination and involvement in learning activities.
Pengaruh profitabilitas dan leverage terhadap nilai perusahaan

Nilai perusahaan sangat penting karena mencerminkan kinerja perusahaan yang dapat mempengaruhi persepsi investor terhadap perusahaan. Terdapat beberapa faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi nilai perusahaan, diantaranya adalah profitabilitas dan leverage. Pe¬¬nelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pengaruh profitabilitias terhadap nilai perusahaan pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) Tahun 2016. Penelitian termasuk penelitian kausal, yaitu untuk menganalisis hubungan sebab akibat antar variabel melalui uji hipotesis. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif dengan alat uji regresi linier berganda. Data penelitian didapat dari Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan profitabilitas berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan. Hasil variabel leverage berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan. Investor dapat meninjau profitabilitas dan leverage saat mempertimbangkan nilai perusahaan pada perusahaan.