Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The survey form of the Leyton Obsessional Inventory-Child Version: norms from an epidemiological study.

Abstract In the first stage of a two-stage epidemiologic study of obsessive compulsive symptoms in nonreferred adolescents, 81.3% of a county-wide population of high school students ( N = 5596) completed a survey form of the Leyton Obsessional Inventory—Child Version. The 20-item self report inventory demonstrated good psychometric properties. Females scored slightly higher than males both for number of obsessional habits and degree of interference. At least 46% of the students reported ‘obsessional habits' in relation to cleanliness; less than 17% of students reported obsessional habits in relation to school work, numbers and luck. The entire sample rated obsessional schoolwork habits and indecisiveness as causing the most interference with their lives, while neatness and having a favorite number bothered them the least.
Employee Motivation and its Role in Improving the Productivity and Organizational Commitment at Higher Education Institutions

This study investigates the impact of employee motivation on productivity and organizational commitment in the higher education sector. The data is collected using an online survey from 242 employees from public universities in northern Malaysia. During the analysis of the data, SPSS and structural equation modelling are used for generating the results. The findings show that employee motivation has a significant positive effect on employee productivity. Additionally, the effect of employee motivation on organizational commitment is positive and statistically significant. Finally, the results prove that organizational commitment has a significant positive effect on employee productivity. These results carry extreme significance to policy makers in the education sector with regards to the importance of employee motivation if they intend to enhance organizational productivity and competitiveness.
A model of fluid–biofilm interaction using a Burger material law

A two‐dimensional finite element model of the biofilm response to flow was developed. The numerical code sequentially coupled the fluid dynamics of turbulent, incompressible flow with the mechanical response of a single hemispherical biofilm cluster (∼100 µm) attached to the flow boundary. A non‐linear Burger material law was used to represent the viscoelastic response of a representative microbial biofilm. This constitutive law was incorporated into the numerical model as a Prony series representation of the biofilm's relaxation modulus. Model simulations illuminated interesting details of this fluid–structure interaction. Simulations revealed that softer biofilms (characterized by lower elastic moduli) were highly susceptible to lift forces and consequently were subject to even greater drag forces found higher in the velocity field. A bimodal deformation path due to the two Burger relaxation times was also observed in several simulations. This suggested that interfacial biofilm may be most susceptible to hydrodynamically induced detachment during the initial relaxation time. This result may prove useful in developing removal strategies. Additionally, plots of lift versus drag suggested that the deformation paths taken by viscoelastic biofilms are largely insensitive to specific material coefficients. Softer biofilms merely seem to follow the same path (as a stiffer biofilm) at a faster rate. These relationships may be useful in estimating the hydrodynamic forces acting on an attached biofilm based on changes in scale and cataloged material properties. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2007;96: 259–271. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Dental health of 12-year-olds in Israel-2002.

OBJECTIVE To gather epidemiological information on caries prevalence and treatment needs of Israeli 12-year-olds. RESEARCH DESIGN Prevalence survey of a representative sample of 12-year- olds examined according to WHO Oral Health Survey methods. RESULTS The mean DMFT was 1.66 (DT = 0.91, MT = 0.03 FT = 0.72), a 40% decline since the previous national survey in 1989. DT and DMFT were lower amongst males (p < 0.01). There were no differences between urban and rural communities. Arab subjects had a higher prevalence, higher DT, MT and DMFT (p < 0.01), but lower FT than the Jewish subjects. In fluoridated areas, the mean DMFT was 1.39 compared to 1.83 in the non-fluoridated areas (p < 0.01). SiC (Significant Caries Index which shows the average DMFT of the third of the population with the highest DMFT) was found to be 4.31. CONCLUSIONS Caries prevalence has declined among 12-year-olds in Israel. However, 53.9% of the children still suffer from caries at this age. There are wide dental health disparities.
Performance of patients with intermittent claudication undergoing physical training, with or without an aggravation of arterial disease: retrospective cohort study.

PURPOSE This was a retrospective cohort study aiming to investigate the clinical outcome of patients with intermittent claudication undergoing physical training in whom there was an aggravation of the arterial disease. METHOD Three hundred and sixty-four patients with claudication who presented with femoropopliteal or tibioperoneal obstructions in at least 1 of the lower limbs and who did not have aortic or bilateral iliac obstructions were included. Forty patients developed new stenoses in previously spared arterial segments (confirmed by duplex scanning), which were proximal to preexisting lesions, and formed the progression group, in contrast to the stable group of patients (n = 324) who did not exhibit this worsening of the disease. Follow-up was 276 and 277 days for stable and progression groups, respectively. All patients underwent an unsupervised program of submaximal walking 4 days a week. Changes in maximal walking distance at a progressive treadmill test were appraised during follow-up, with special interest directed to the periods between admission, diagnosis of arterial worsening, and the end of follow-up. RESULTS Performance was not significantly different between groups during the entire follow-up period. Furthermore, patients with claudication who evolved with progression of their arteriopathy did not present a reduction of their maximal walking distance in response to the development of new arterial lesions at any time during their follow-up. CONCLUSION Worsening of the peripheral arterial disease in patients with claudication undergoing physical training, manifested as de novo arterial occlusion in proximal and previously spared segments, does not imply in an impairment of their claudication distance.
Pengungkapan Sustainability Report dan Nilai Perusahan: Studi Empiris di Indonesia dan Singapura

The categories of sustainability report disclosure consist of economic, environment, and social. This research aims to examine the influence of each categories of sustainability report disclosure on firm value. This research use secondary data from all companies that listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange and Singapore Stock Exchange in 2014-2016. There are 116 samples that obtained from purposive sampling method. The results of this research show that only economic category of sustainability report has positive influence on firm value in Indonesia and Singapore. The environment category of sustainability report has negative influence on firm value, while the social category doesn’t have influence on firm value. The result of this research indicate that sustainability report disclosure which reported appropriately with choosen standard, especially in economic category will be useful to increase firm value in the point of view of investors. Keywords: sustainability report, GRI-G4, firm value
Investor Under-Reaction to Earnings Announcement and 10-K Report

We compare investor response to two sequential public disclosures: earnings announcements and 10-K reports. Overall investor reaction to these information releases appears sluggish in that future stock prices continue to drift in the same direction as the immediate market response. We find that the magnitude of such drift is larger for 10-K reports compared to that for earnings releases. In addition, as the time gap between these two information releases lengthens, the magnitude of the delayed response to 10-K increases. At the same time, the immediate market response to 10-K filings gets weaker. Collectively the evidence suggests that the way financial information is released to investors affects their usage of such information. In particular, investors tend to react more to information that is presented in a more salient manner (such as the earning release). Longer time gaps between earnings announcements and 10-K filings seem to reduce investors' attention and increase investors' uncertainty about the informativeness of 10-K, causing investors to react less to such information.
Checklist of aquatic and marshy Monocotyledons from the Araguaia River basin, Brazilian Cerrado

Abstract Background The Araguaia River basin runs through the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, and Pará, covering 373,000 Km2, mostly within the Brazilian Cerrado. The region has a wide variety of wetlands. The climate is characterized by high temperatures and strongly seasonal precipitation. There are two well defined seasons: the dry season (winter-spring) and the rainy season (summer- fall). The Araguaia River basin is dominated by plinthosoils that are found in low flat areas, poorly drained and prone to flooding, yielding wetland habitats of high plant diversity. Since the 1970s, human activities have led to reduction in both the diversity and area of wetlands. The construction of the Belém-Brasília highway and hydroelectric dams, as well as the expansion of agricultural and mining activities, have had major impacts on the region. New information The flora diversity data of the Araguaia River basin was developed through field work, herbarium research, and use of a database (Species Link). The resulting checklist of 162 aquatic and marshy monocotyledons from the Araguaia River basin represents 20 families and 50 genera. Cyperaceae (51 spp.), Poaceae (39 spp.), and Eriocaulaceae (16 spp.) are the most representative families. Life form analysis indicates that helophytes predominate (98 spp.; 60.5%). One hundred one species are native to tropical and/or subtropical America and twenty one are endemic to Brazil. Ninety-three species are new occurrences for the Araguaia River basin. Among them, three species are reported in the Brazilian Cerrado for the first time. This work contributes to the understanding of aquatic plant diversity in the Cerrado and other savanna-like vegetation physiognomies; environments and habitats poorly understood taxonomically and undercollected generally.
Managing Knowledge in the Construction Industry

Knowledge management presents a new way of understanding organizations and companies, and is especially suited to sophisticated and highly technical firms and operations such as those in the construction industry. This new book draws on hard data from three separate research programs in Sweden and shows how the concept of knowledge can make sense in the construction industry, an industry which can be viewed in essence as being engaged in the material transformation of "nature into buildings". In particular it explores and examines three different businesses: a medium sized construction firm; Wingârdh Architecture, Sweden's most prestigious architecture firm; and BESAB, a specialist concrete injection firm working on underground construction. An emerging theme is the situational and context-bound nature of knowledge in the construction industry, thus showing "knowledge" to be a remarkably heterogeneous concept. A range of readers should find the book useful, from students and construction managers through to researchers.
Fetal exposure to a maternal low-protein diet is associated with altered left ventricular pressure response to ischaemia–reperfusion injury

Rats exposed to protein restriction as fetuses develop hypertension as adults. Hypertension increases the risk of myocardial ischaemia and infarction. We investigated whether rats exposed to low-protein diets in utero are more susceptible to myocardial ischaemia–reperfusion (IR) injury. Pregnant Wistar rats were fed control or low-protein (MLP) diets throughout pregnancy. At 4 and 8 weeks postnatal age systolic blood pressure was determined in the offspring using tail-cuff plethysmography. At 6 months of age, rats were treated with saline or N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for 48 h. Rapidly excised hearts were retro-perfused (Langendorff) to assess isolated cardiac function before (baseline), during 30 min ischaemia (no coronary perfusion) and for 60 min after reinstating coronary perfusion (reperfusion). Hearts were then harvested and treated appropriately for analysis of infarct size. Exposure to the MLP diet in utero significantly increased systolic blood pressure at 4 and 8 weeks of age (6–13 mmHg increase; P < 0·001) and significantly impaired recovery of left ventricular developed pressure after ischaemia at 6 months of age in male offspring only (P < 0·003). Pre-treatment with NAC prevented this impairment of recovery in MLP male offspring and improved recovery in all females. Myocardial infarct size was not different between dietary groups after IR, but NAC pre-treatment significantly reduced the degree of infarction (P < 0·001). In conclusion, an MLP diet throughout gestation significantly impairs recovery of the 6-month-old adult rat heart to IR-induced injury in a sex-specific manner. Undernutrition during development may increase susceptibility to CHD by impairing recovery from coronary events.
Mouse hepatitis virus receptor activities of an MHVR/mph chimera and MHVR mutants lacking N-linked glycosylation of the N-terminal domain

Mouse hepatitis virus binds to the N-terminal domain of its receptor, MHVR, a murine biliary glycoprotein with four immunoglobulin-like domains (G.S. Dveksler, M. N. Pensiero, C. W. Dieffenbach, C. B. Cardellichio, A.A. Basile, P.E. Elia, and K. V. Holmes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:1716-1720, 1993). A recombinant protein with only the anchored N-terminal domain was not a functional receptor, but a recombinant protein with the N-terminal domain of MHVR linked to the second and third immunoglobulin-like domains and anchor from the mouse poliovirus receptor homolog, mph, was a functional receptor for mouse hepatitis virus. The native four-domain MHVR has 16 potential N-linked glycosylation sites, including three on the N-terminal domain. Recombinant proteins lacking each one of these three sites or all three of them were functional receptors. Thus, glycosylation of the N-terminal domain is not required, but a glycoprotein longer than the N-terminal domain is required for virus receptor activity.
A stochastic node-failure network with individual tolerable error rate at multiple sinks

Many enterprises consider several criteria during data transmission such as availability, delay, loss, and out-of-order packets from the service level agreements (SLAs) point of view. Hence internet service providers and customers are gradually focusing on tolerable error rate in transmission process. The internet service provider should provide the specific demand and keep a certain transmission error rate by their SLAs to each customer. This paper is mainly to evaluate the system reliability that the demand can be fulfilled under the tolerable error rate at all sinks by addressing a stochastic node-failure network (SNFN), in which each component (edge or node) has several capacities and a transmission error rate. An efficient algorithm is first proposed to generate all lower boundary points, the minimal capacity vectors satisfying demand and tolerable error rate for all sinks. Then the system reliability can be computed in terms of such points by applying recursive sum of disjoint products. A benchmark network and a practical network in the United States are demonstrated to illustrate the utility of the proposed algorithm. The computational complexity of the proposed algorithm is also analyzed.
Behavior-based Malware Detection with Quantitative Data Flow Analysis

We study the usefulness of quantitative data flow analyses for behavior-based malware detection. To this end, we propose a generic model to represent system behavior, i.e. traces of system calls, as sequences of quantifiable data flows that together form a Quantitative Data Flow Graph (QDFG). We operationalize this model in four different ways for highly accurate, robust, and efficient malware detection. We do so by both identifying patterns of known malicious behavior in unknown QDFGs and by profiling malware with graph metrics over QDFGs. Using large data sets, we demonstrate that quantitative data flow analysis yields better detection effectiveness than non-quantitative analysis.
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SMOKING CESSATION

Persons with serious mental illness (SMI) are faced with substantial challenges to their health. This population is two to three times more likely to smoke cigarettes than persons who do not suffer from mental illness. In particular, young adults are at high risk for vulnerability to both SMI and cigarette smoking. Although there are proven methods for smoking cessation, both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions show limited usefulness for SMI who smoke. Alternative health care options as well as support groups and physical exercise are discussed as methods that may be useful in smoking cessation. Finally, integration of smoking cessation programming into existing mental health treatment services may offer the greatest opportunity for client success.
Do Firm-Created Contents on Social Media Enhance Brand Equity and Consumer Response Among Consumers of Automotive Brands?

Abstract The main objective of this study is to examine the roles of firm-created contents (FCCs) on social media in enhancing consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) and consumer response. In this study, 615 consumers of automotive brands were surveyed and the data collected were analyzed with SEM. Relying on the CSRM, this study hypothesizes positive relationships between social media advertising, social media promotion, social media interactive marketing, CBBE and consumer response. The findings reported in this research demonstrate that social media advertising and promotion are positively related to CBBE. Also, CBBE and social media promotion are positively related to consumer response. However, the findings of this study demonstrate nonsignificant relationships between social media interactive marketing and CBBE, social media advertising, interactive marketing and consumer response.
The Diagnostic Significance of Serum Alcohol Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activity in Prostate Cancer Patients.

BACKGROUND/AIM The aim of this study was to investigate a potential role of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) as tumor markers for prostate cancer (PCa). MATERIALS AND METHODS Serum samples were obtained from 52 patients with PCa, 34 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and 60 healthy subjects. Class III and IV of ADH and total ADH activity were measured by the photometric method. For measurement of class I and II ADH and ALDH activity, the fluorometric method was employed. RESULTS Significantly higher total activity of ADH, ADH III and ADH IV were found in the sera of both, PCa and BPH patients compared with healthy individuals. The diagnostic sensitivity for ADH III activity was 94.2%, specificity 100%, PPV (positive predictive value) and NPV (negative predictive value) were 100% and 95.2% respectively. Area under receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curve for ADH III activity was 0.993. CONCLUSION The results suggest a potential role of ADH III activity as a parameter included in the panel of markers for PCa.
Biomechanical and neurophysiological mechanisms related to postural control and efficiency of movement: A review

Understanding postural control requires considering various mechanisms underlying a person's ability to stand, to walk, and to interact with the environment safely and efficiently. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the functional relation between biomechanical and neurophysiological perspectives related to postural control in both standing and walking based on movement efficiency. Evidence related to the biomechanical and neurophysiological mechanisms is explored as well as the role of proprioceptive input on postural and movement control.
Household Responsibilities, Income, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Among Working Men and Women

Objective: To test the hypothesis that a greater perceived responsibility for household tasks and a greater number of hours spent doing these tasks would be associated with elevated ambulatory systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). The connection between job characteristics and cardiovascular outcomes has been widely studied. However, less is known about links between household work characteristics and cardiovascular health. Methods: A total of 113 employed unmedicated hypertensive men and women underwent 1 day of ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring. Participants provided information on 1) the number of hours spent doing; and 2) their degree of responsibility for seven household tasks (child care; pet care; caring for ill/elderly; household chores; house/car repair; yard work; finances). Associations between task hours and responsibility ratings in relation to SBP and DBP were estimated, using generalized estimating equations, with covariates age, race, gender, body mass index, location, and posture. Interactions with gender and socioeconomic position were assessed. Results: A greater perceived responsibility for household tasks, but not the hours spent doing these tasks, was associated with higher ambulatory SBP (b (95% confidence interval [CI]), 0.93 (0.29–1.56), p = . 004) and DBP (b (95% CI), 0.30 (0.10–0.51), p = . 003). Significant interactions with income indicated that associations between household responsibilities and ABP were most pronounced among low income participants (SBP: b (95% CI), 1.40 (0.58–2.21), p < . 001; DBP: b (95% CI), 0.48 (0.18–0.78), p < . 01). The task associated most strongly with BP was household chores. No interactions with gender were observed. Conclusions: Greater perceived responsibility for household tasks was associated with elevated ABP, particularly for lower income participants. Household obligations may have important implications for cardiovascular health, meriting further empirical attention. ABP = ambulatory blood pressure; CI = confidence interval; BP = blood pressure; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; M = mean; SD = standard deviation.
Parathyroid hormone-sensitive adenyl cyclase in isolated renal tubules.

Tubules were isolated from kidneys of rats after incubation with collagenase and the effect of parathyroid hormone on adenyl cyclase in this tissue was studied. Adenyl cyclase in homogenates of tubules was assayed by measuring conversion of ATP-α-32P to cyclic 3′,5′-AM32P. Incorporating an ATP-regenerating system (phosphoenolpyruvate and pyruvate kinase) enhanced the sensitivity of the system. Virtually all of the enzyme activity in the renal cortex was found in the tubules. Parathyroid hormone caused rapid activation of the enzyme in tubules from the renal cortex; enzyme activity was directly proportional to the concentration of parathyroid hormone over the range of 0.05 to 5 μg/ml. The effect of parathyroid hormone was much greater with tubules isolated from the renal cortex than with those from the medulla. In contrast, arginine vasopressin activated the enzyme in the medulla but not the cortex. Epinephrine, glucagon and thyrocalcitonin caused an increase in enzyme activity but showed no dose-response .