Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Pay Satisfaction , Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intent La satisfaction à l ’ égard de la rémunération , la satisfaction au travail et l ’ intention de quitter

The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationships among pay satisfaction, job satisfaction, and turnover. While there is a fairly large body of literature on pay satisfaction/dissatisfaction-turnover relationship, there are reasons to expect different outcomes in occupations – such as social work and nursing – where job satisfaction, versus pay, may be of equal, if not greater importance. Essentially, it may be argued that in these sectors, workers are driven more by job satisfaction rather than their paychecks. Yet, there is little empirical research on this issue; thus, a primary purpose of this study is to address this research need. This study will add to the recent research that has focused on key human resources management and industrial relations issues related to the nursing profession in Canada. Furthermore, many studies use a unidimensional measure of pay satisfaction even though the literature suggests that there are better measures. Using a four-dimensional instrument in this study, we improve on past practices.
Histomorphologic characterization of the hepatopancreas of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii ( De Man , 1879 )

This study aimed to describe the Macrobrachium rosenbergii hepatopancreas histomorphology. The hepatopancreas is constituted by a set of blind end tubules, divided into proximal, middle, and distal regions, with the epithelium formed by E, F, B, R, and M cells differently of other species. Measurements of the length and width of the tubules were 419.64+69. 09μm and 117.42+16. 99μm, respectively. The percentage of each cell type per region was: proximal region (40%B, 20%F, 6.7%M, 33.3%R), middle region (45.4%B, 18.2%F, 9.1%M, and 27.3%R) and distal region (36.4%E, 27.2%B, 18.2%F, 9.1%M, 9.1%R). Cell B that stores glycogen and lipids, is the most commonly found cell in proximal and middle regions. In the distal region, the E, responsible for the mitosis, is the most prominent. M, responsible by nutrient storage, is numerically constant among the portions differently in the Macrobrachium amazonicum. The study for the first time also suggests that in addition to digestive enzymes, the F cell produces protective mucus. The present study generated for the first time a morphometric profile of M. rosenbergii hepatopancreas, demonstrating differences from other species, and can be an important tool for new studies in nutrition, reproduction, and production with the species.
Perceptual evaluation of Mandarin tone sandhi production by Cantonese speakers before and after perceptual training

This study is the first to examine the effect of perceptual training on Mandarin tone sandhi production by Cantonese speakers. Auditory and visual inputs of tone sandhi contrasts were included in a short-term laboratory training, and the training was followed by an identification test. Twenty-four native speakers of Cantonese participated in the study, which comprised the training session and a preand post-training recording session. There were 192 target stimuli of real words and wug words and 192 filler words in each recording session. Two native Mandarin-speaking linguists perceptually evaluated a total of 23040 syllables on a 101-point scale. The results show that Cantonese speakers may be able to improve their lexical word production in the context of T3+T1/T2/T4 by perceptual training or high familiarity of stimuli, whereas the application of Mandarin sandhi Tone 3 slightly improves within a short time. Besides, the participants consistently apply Mandarin half-third tone sandhi rule with a lexical mechanism rather than a computational mechanism, whereas the preference to lexical mechanism is not found in the application of Mandarin third tone sandhi rule.
Impact of ICT on Students’ Academic Performance: Applying Association Rule Mining and Structured Equation Modeling

Information and communication technology (ICT) plays a significant role in university students’ academic performance. This research examined the effect of ICT on the students’ academic performance at different private universities in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Primary data have been collected from the students of those universities using a survey questionnaire. Descriptive Statistics, Reliability Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, OLS regression, Structured Equation Modeling (SEM) and Data Mining algorithms such as Association rule mining and eclat have been employed to evaluate the comparative importance of the factors in identifying the academic performance of the students. From a statistical and mining perspective, overall results indicate that there is a significant relationship between ICT use and students’ academic performance. Also, student’s addiction to ICT has a significant influence on the comparative measurement in identifying the academic performance of the students. Finally, some recommendations are provided on the basis of the findings.
QUALITATIVE AND YIELD CHARACTERS IN CORIANDER GENOTYPES

The present study was conducted during rabi season in the year 2015-2016 at HCRI Venkataramannagudem, Andhra Pradesh (India) to evaluate thirty genotypes of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) based on the data obtained from different stages. Among qualitative traits the colour of the stem was classified as light green in nineteen genotypes; light violet in six genotypes, greenish violet in three and deep violet in two genotypes. Leaf colour was classified as green in sixteen, light green in twelve and deep green in two genotypes. The aroma was classified as mild for seven genotypes, moderate for twelve genotypes and strong for eleven genotypes. Maximum plant height was achieved in genotype LCC-322 (74.68 cm), which was on par with LCC-200 (72.42 cm) but significantly superior over both the checks AD-1 (local check) and Suguna (commercial check) at 75 DAS. The grain yield was maximum in the genotype Suguna (commercial check) (502.17 kg/ha) which was significantly superior over the other genotypes evaluated.
The impact of structure and pattern of landscape on grassland ecosystems : the case of Mygdonia basin

ぉhe aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the structure and pattern on grassland ecosystems, using landscape indicators. The research was conducted in five municipal departments in the northwestern part of Mygdonia basin. The spatial allocation of the four different types of landscape structure (grassland, crop fields, tree crops and mountainous crop fields), resulting from the interpretation of satellite image Alos 2008 and indicators of the spatial structure of the landscape were calculated using the Patch Analyst program. The results showed differences between the four types of landscape structure in terms of indicators such as a) class area, the sum of areas of all patches belonging to a given class, b) number of patches for each individual class and c) mean shape index, the average perimeter-to-area ratio for a particular patch type. Most of the area consists of grassland, while the greatest number of patches is found in mountainous crop-fields. Moreover, the patches of these two types of landscape structure have the most irregular shapes, which mean that the inhabitants of each different area have different needs.
The Challenges of Urban Mobility Regulation and the New Urban Agenda

The objectives set by the United Nations New Urban Agenda pose important challenges to the traditional regulation of urban mobility in our cities. Regardless of the region of the world in question and its level of development, the goals established by the Agenda expose the importance of improving urban mobility regulation. Therefore, some traditional regulatory approaches need to be modified or intensified, which is potentially difficult in certain cases. In addition, and complicating the matter further – as well as being more interesting from an academic perspective – the disruptive emergence of new agents and market niches related to urban transportation (such as digital sharing platforms) and new forms of mobility (such as electric mobility) will force certain new solutions to be adopted sooner rather than later. This paper tries to explore both phenomena and assess how traditional regulation of urban mobility is evolving altogether with a brief analysis of how different legal regimes are dealing with the effects of digital platforms on urban mobility.
APPLICATION OF SPECTRAL CT IN EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSTIC VALUE IN PREOPERATIVE T STAGING , NODAL INVOLVEMENT AND SEROSAL INVASION IN GASTRIC CANCER

The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical utility of spectral imaging in T staging of gastric carcinoma and feasibility of measuring Iodine concentration of perigastric fat tissue adjacent to the lesion and lymph nodes in diagnosing serosal invasion and nodal involvement respectively.86 pathologically confirmed gastric carcinoma patients (52 males, 34 females; mean age of 59 years) who underwent spectral CT imaging (Discovery CT750 HD; GE Health-care) between July 2017 and December 2017 were selected. Dual phase contrast enhanced scans were performed using Gemstone spectral imaging (GSI) scan mode and the raw data were transmitted and processed in special workstation to obtain a set of polychromatic images corresponding to conventional 140kVp imaging, monochromatic images ranging from 40-140 keV single energy levels, and material decomposition images (iodine-water base pair). Accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of CT derived T staging of gastric carcinoma compared to pathological staging was calculated for conventional kVp images, 70 keV images, and MPR on 70 keV images and compared. The overall accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of T staging was 79.9%, 66.28% and 83.57% respectively for conventional kVp images (Group A); 83.96%, 74.42% and 86.79% respectively for 70 keV images (Group B); and 86.39%, 77.9% and 88.98% respectively for MPR on 70keV images (Group C). Group C images had significantly higher accuracy compared to Group B images, while sensitivity and specificity was higher but not significantly different. Group B images compared to Group A images had significantly higher accuracy and sensitivity, while specificity was higher but not significantly different. The nIC value of metastatic lymph nodes were also significantly higher than that of non-metastatic lymph nodes during both AP and PVP (0.24±0.02 vs 0.12±0.04 during AP, p<0.05; and 0.45±0.03 vs 0.31±0.01 during PVP, p<0.05). DEsCT imaging is a relatively newer technology and its full KC Gyanendra et al., IJSIT, 2019, 8(2), 420-431 IJSIT (www.ijsit.com), Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2019 421 capabilities have not been completely studied yet. Preliminary studies have shown promising clinical utility and further research is required for detailed radiological evaluation of gastric carcinoma patients.
Bacteriological Analysis of Bile Culture from a Tertiary Care Hospital

Background: Human bile though sterile normally, can become infected in Biliary tract obstruction due to entry of microorganisms through various routes like Papilla of Vater or hematogenous, leading to bactobilia. Aim and Objectives: To determine the Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bile cultures from a Tertiary Care Hospital. Setting and Design: A retrospective study was conducted in the Dept. of Microbiology, GMC, Jammu for a period of 1 year i.e. Sep 2016-2017. Methods: The bile samples were collected in Blood Culture Bottles and incubated for 24 hrs. After that the samples were inoculated on Blood agar and MacConkey agar and incubated overnight at 37 0 C. The isolates were identified by standard microbiological methods. Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing was done by Kirby-Baur Disc Diffusion Method as per CLSI guidelines. Results: 27 (26.47%) patients showed bile culture positive. The most commonly isolated gram negative organisms were Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas spp and Klebsiella spp. Of the gram positive isolates, Staphylococcus aureus and CONS were obtained. Maximum number of patients were females and in age group 35-40 years. Studying the sensitivity profile, the gram negative isolates were most sensitive to Meropenem, Amikacin and Tobramycin while the gram positive isolates were more sensitive to Linezolid and Vancomycin. Conclusion: This study concludes that a bile sample for microbiological analysis becomes a valuable diagnostic tool as it leads to more accurate selection of antibiotics for the proper management.
ECB Corporate QE and the Loan Supply to Bank-Dependent Firms

Using a representative sample of businesses in the euro area, we show that Eurosystempurchases of corporate bonds under the Corporate Sector Purchase programme (CSPP)increased the net issuance of debt securities, triggering a shift in bank loan supply infavour of firms that do not have access to bond-based financing. Identification comes frommatching bank-dependent firms to their lenders and accounting for the effect of CSPPon banks’ activity in the syndicated loan market. In a difference-in-differences setting,we show that credit access improved relatively more for firms borrowing from banksrelatively more exposed to CSPP-eligible firms. Unlike in previous studies, this resultapplies regardless of bank balance sheet quality as measured by Tier 1 and NPL ratios. JEL Classification: E52, E58, G01, G21, G28
The Effects of Fiscal Policy under the Zero Lower Bound of Nominal Interest Rate in Japan : Time-Varying Parameters Vector Autoregrresion Approach

This study presents a new strategy for identifying unconventional monetary policy shocks in the framework of the time-varying parameters vector autoregression (TVP-VAR) model. We characterize monetary policy shocks at the zero lower bound (ZLB) of the short-term interest rate by combining the zero restrictions on the interest rate equation with the sign restrictions. Furthermore, this study investigates whether the effects of fiscal policy are enhanced during a ZLB period, as predicted by theory. The main findings are as follows. First, during a ZLB period, the volatility of short-term interest rates is quite small, while that of the monetary base is large. Second, unanticipated fiscal policy basically has positive time-varying effects on GDP. On the other hand, we cannot obtain the strong results that anticipated fiscal policy and monetary policy have a positive effects on GDP. Third, there is evidence that the effects of unanticipated fiscal policy increase during a ZLB period. JEL classification: E62, E52, C11, C32
Avwerosuoghene Moses OKORO ENHANCEMENT OF ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY PROPERTY OF NATURAL CLAY / EPOXY COMPOSITE FOR ELECTRICAL APPLICATION

Properties of particulate inorganic clay reinforced epoxy resin for electrical applications were investigated in this research. Ikere clay particle of 38 μm size was utilized to develop the clay particulate reinforced epoxy composites having 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20 and 25 wt. % of the clay particle as reinforcements. Unreinforced epoxy was produced for control experimentation. The effect of reinforcing epoxy with clay on the mechanical, wear and electrical characterization were studied. Scanning Electron Microscopic analysis was carried out on the fracture surfaces of the developed composite samples. The result shows that Ikere clay particulate reinforced epoxy composite developed with 15 wt. % reinforcement has the best impact strength, maximum resistivity and least conductivity while 10 wt. % reinforced composite possess the best hardness and wear resistance, respectively. The results demonstrate the potential of using Ikere clay particulate as a reliable cost effective and technically efficient reinforcement material for electronic casing application.
Perceptual Motion Illusions as a Tool to Probe Neural Mechanisms of Motion Integration in the V1-MT-MSTl Feedforward-Feedback System

Visual motion integration needs to resolve ambiguous or conflicting information. While for most stimuli subjects are able to perceive the stimulus motion correctly, subjects fail to do so for motion illusion stimuli. In this work we use such illusion stimuli, namely drifting Gabor wavelets, to probe a hierarchical computational neural model of V1-MT-MSTl for its mechanisms of motion integration via recurrent feedforward-feedback interactions. We find that later stages are more susceptible to illusory motion, while earlier stages closely capture the true stimulus location. By lesioning of feedback connections we show that the effect can be explained by feedforward computation alone already. We conclude that cortical topdown feedback within the employed model serves as a predictive element besides taking part in linking information across neural model columns.
Neural Network-Based Matrix Completion for Minimal Configuration of Body Surface Potential Mapping

Body surface potential mapping (BSPM) provides high spatial resolution recordings of the electric potential of the heart on the body surface. BSPM can involve up to 200 electrodes, in contrast to standard 12-lead ECG. The costs and complexity of a BSPM procedure are a limiting factor to its use in clinical practice. Both can be reduced by using fewer electrodes and reconstructing signals from the missing electrodes with an artificial neural network. The minimal configuration consists of the electrodes that are most relevant for reliable reconstruction. We propose an architecture for a variational autoencoder, trained on BSPM procedures from the Nijmegen dataset: EDGAR [1], to reconstruct a full 65-lead system from a reduced number of input electrodes. Further, we determine the effect of an increased numbers of missing electrodes on the corresponding reconstruction error, and show that it is possible to achieve a good 65-lead reconstruction from as few as 12 electrodes. We consider the implication of our research in the scope of current BSPM practice, as well as the limitations of using neural networks for this task.
Micro and macro microstructure modelling for the influence of grain size on magnetic properties in structural steel and modelled commercial sensor outputs

The mechanical properties of steels are controlled by their microstructural parameters, such as grain size, phase balance and precipitates, which are developed during thermal mechanical processing. It is desirable to be able to monitor microstructural changes during processing, allowing in-situ feedback control, or to characterize microstructure in steel products in a non-contact and non-destructive manner. Electro-magnetic (EM) sensors are now widely employed in the steel industry, for example to monitor phase transformation during strip cooling after hot rolling (EMspec) and strength in cold rolled strip (IMPOC, HACOM, 3MA), where a combination of empirical correlations and fitted models are used to relate the property of interest to the sensor signal. FEM based models have recently been developed to relate the sensor signals to magnetic properties and, separately, to relate magnetic properties to microstructure. In this work an ultra-low carbon steel sample was used to generate ferrite grain sizes between 14 78 μm in the laboratory. EBSD data was used to generate 3D voronoi based microstructure models representing the grain structures, which have been used in multi scale magnetic modelling approaches to predict the magnetic properties. Both micro (EMicroM) and macro (COMSOL Multiphysics based) scale models have been developed and applied to determine magnetic hysteresis curves and low field permeability values respectively . These have been compared to experimentally determined hysteresis curves and magnetic parameters. The modelled and, where available, measured magnetic data have then been used in EM sensor (IMPOC, 3MA and EMspec) models to determine commercial sensor sensitivity to grain size measurements.
Di ff erences in Occupants ’ Satisfaction and Perceived Productivity in High-and Low-Performance O ffi ces

This paper reports the results from a dataset comprising 9794 post-occupancy evaluation (POE) surveys from 77 Australian open-plan offices. This paper specifically focuses on a sub-set of 20 offices (n = 2133), identified from ranking 10 offices each, with the least (n = 1063) and highest (n = 1070) satisfaction scores, respectively. The satisfaction scores were evaluated on the basis of seven factors (i.e., building/office aesthetics and quality, thermal comfort and indoor air quality, noise distraction and privacy, personal control, connection to outdoor environment, maintenance and visual comfort, and individual space). Using the POE survey data from 20 offices, regression analyses and two-way ANOVA tests were carried out to understand the differences in occupants’ satisfaction and perceived productivity arising from open-plan offices. According to the statistically significant regression analyses results, it was identified that building/office aesthetics and quality (β = 0.55, p < 0.001) and noise distraction and privacy (β = 0.33, p < 0.001) were the two strongest predictors contributing perceived productivity in low-performance offices. Two-way ANOVA test results for the 10 high-performance offices indicate that the perceived productivity was strongly associated with the office’s physical configuration, the employees’ working experience, and the working hours at that office.
Composition of the Main Dominant Pigments from Potential Two Edible Seaweeds

Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty ex P.C. Silva 1996) is an introduced-species, which has been mono-cultivated as the largest seaweed commodity not only in Indonesia, but also in other tropical Asian countries. Indonesia is currently leading the production of K. alvarezii with nearly 1.5 x 106 tons in 2009, driven by the increasing demand for κ-carrageenan (Meinita et al. 2012). Another potential seaweed is Padina australis (Hauck 1887), a native species of brown seaweed that is increasingly being cultivated and studied as source of alginate (Widyastuti 2012). In addition to carrageenan and alginate, K. alvarezii and P. australis are also rich sources of natural pigments that have other additional biological functions (i.e., antioxidant, anti-obesity, anti-inflammation, and antihyper cholesterol) as well as natural colorants, depending on the chemical properties of the pigment. However,
Beat gestures and prosodic domain marking in French

It is widely held that co-speech gestures are produced in a coordinated fashion with prosodic prominence [11, 17]. Studies have shown that gesture strokes and apexes tend to be temporally executed in conjunction with pitch accentuation [8, 15, 21, 6, among others]. Fewer studies have looked at beat gestures as prosodic domain markers, as in French where pitch accentuation can serve a demarcative function on the Accentual Phrase (AP) domain. Prosodic and gestural analyses of an 18minute long academic-style discourse were carried out, with the goal of exploring the relationship between beat gesture production and prosodic structure in French, where pitch accents have a demarcative function. Our findings show that beat gesture apexes were aligned with pitch accented syllables at much lower rates than previously observed, those that did align prosodically tended to align with AP-final accents, and finally those that did not align tended to occur in AP-initial positions.