Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Perceived Risk and Behavioral Determinants of Using Internet Banking in Egypt

Internet banking (IB), refers to the use of bank’s web site through which users access their banking accounts and conduct financial transactions. The success of IB is determined not only by banks or government support but also by users’ acceptance of it. Therefore, this research aims at examining perceived risk and behavioral determinants of using internet banking in Egypt. The research design a model based on using the original postulates of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use and introducing new factors (such as: security risk, financial risk, privacy risk, awareness, computer self-efficacy (CSE) and resistance to change (RTC)). Testing the hypotheses proposed in the research model involved developing and administering a questionnaire to a convenience 200 sample of bank customers in Egypt. The results indicate that the theoretical model provide good understanding of the factors that impact the intention to use IB. The results revealed that perceived usefulness and perceived ease to use have a positive and significant role in shaping the user’s intention to use IB. All different explanatory variables are significantly correlated with the outcome variable (intention to use internet banking). The structural Equation model occurs to have a reasonable and accepted goodness of fit indices. The correlation matrix along with the structural model support all the research hypotheses.
Corporate Governance and Brand Value

Corporate governance became a crucial issue for both business and academic world as a result of world-wide financial scandals; hence many studies were conducted about it. As distinct from the others, this study aims to determine whether there is a relation between the corporate governance sub-scores (shareholders score, stakeholders score, public disclosure and transparency score and board of directors score) of the firms and firms’ brand values by using panel data analysis for the period 2011-2015. We focus on the nexus between corporate governance and brand value while most of the previous studies investigated the impact of corporate governance on firm performance. Contrary to expectations, our results surprisingly indicate that there is a statistically insignificant relationship between corporate governance rating scores and brand values.
The levels of vitamın B12, folate and homocysteine in mothers and their babies with neural tube defects

Abstract The aim of the present study was to determine the serum levels of vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine (Hcy) in mothers and their babies, and to assess the association between these levels and neural tube defect (NTD). The study group included 92 baby-mother pairs, where the babies had NTD, and the control group included 102 pairs, where the babies had no NTD, from May 2012 to May 2015. Plasma vitamin B12, folate, and Hcy levels of the babies and mothers were measured, and compared with each other. NTD was diagnosed in 2.6% of our babies. The vitamin B12 levels in the mothers and the babies in the study group were determined as 166.2 ± 63.7 pg/mL and 240.3 ± 120.3 pg/mL, and in the control group as 1 9 0 ± 80.2 pg/mL and 299.5 ± 151.4 pg/mL, respectively. There was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of both the mothers’ and the babies’ vitamin B12 levels (p = 0.024 and p = 0.003, respectively). The plasma folate levels of the mothers in the study group (5.2 ± 3 ng/mL) were significantly lower than control group (6.4 ± 4.3 ng/mL, p = 0.032). The plasma Hcy level of the mothers in the study group (9.3 ± 3.8 μmol/L) was significantly higher than the control group (7 ± 3.8 μmol/L, p < 0.001). High plasma Hcy levels and low plasma folate and vitamin B12 levels are risk factors for NTD. Our results show that the risk for NTD can be decreased by fortification of mothers-to-be, particularly in rural areas with folate and vitamin B12 deficiency, which would lower the plasma Hcy level.
Human leukocyte antigen polymorphism in chronic and aggressive periodontitis among Caucasians: a meta-analysis.

AIM Multiple studies have reported associations between periodontitis and particular human leukocyte antigens (HLA). Because associations are inconsistent, we conducted a systematic literature review and a meta-analysis focusing on Caucasian case-control studies. MATERIAL AND METHODS A literature search reporting on the distribution of HLA class I and II phenotypes in Caucasian patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) and aggressive periodontitis (AP) was performed. Data sources included electronic databases and bibliographies of published articles. Screening and data abstraction were conducted independently by different reviewers. RESULTS Out of 174 publications, 12 studies were considered to be suitable for meta-analysis. In patients with CP, no significant HLA associations were found. Patients with AP showed a positive association with HLA-A9 [odds ratio=2.59 (95% confidence interval 1.36-4.83), p=0.004] and HLA-B15 [1.90 (1.15-3.16), p=0.01] as well as a negative association with HLA-A2 [0.72 (0.56-0.94), p=0.01] and -B5 [0.49 (0.30-0.79), p=0.004]. On grouping all patients into one periodontitis group (AP+CP), the same deviations were confirmed with higher statistical significance. For HLA-A9 and -B15, significant heterogeneity was found between the studies. No significant associations were found with HLA class II antigens. CONCLUSIONS HLA-A9 and -B15 seem to represent susceptibility factors for AP whereas HLA-A2 and -B5 are potential protective factors against periodontitis among Caucasians.
Explain The Relationship Between Green Brand Image, Green Satisfaction and Green Trust and Factors Affecting on Green Brand Equity

Today, environmental sustainability for making goals in favor of the beneficiaries in the society is highly considered. Since environment conservation is more important in the world, selling green products has increased. As a result, the customers have a tendency to pay more money for the green products. Therefore, the present paper applies the structural equations model and the partial least squares approach in order to study the relation among the variables of the green brand image, green brand satisfaction, and trusting the green brand in association with the perceived awareness of the green brand, the perceived quality of the green brand, and the green brand loyalty. The research results show that there is a direct and positive relation among the "green brand image", "green brand trusting and satisfaction", " perceived quality of the green brand", loyalty to the green brand", and " awareness of the green brand". Therefore, it is true to say that the green brand image is positively and indirectly in relation with the perceived quality of the green brand, the loyalty to the green brand, and the awareness of the green brand via the green brand satisfaction and trusting. According to the results, the main hypothesis of the research related to the significant relation among the brand image, the green trust, the green satisfaction, and the components of the green brand equity. © 2015 Bull. Georg. Natl.Acad. Sci.
Association Between Genotypes and Phenotypes in Coeliac Disease

Background: Coeliac disease (CD) is a genetically driven immunological intolerance to dietary gluten with a wide range of clinical presentations. The aim of this study was to investigate the heritability of the phenotype in CD and the influence on the phenotype of different genes associated with the disease. Patients and Methods: One hundred and seven families with at least 2 siblings with CD were collected. The patients were grouped in symptom grades on the basis of the clinical presentation, the age at diagnosis, and sex. Stratification analyses of the human leucocyte antigen-DQA1 and human leucocyte antigen-DQB1 genotypes, the CTLA4 +49A/G polymorphism, the CTLA4 haplotype MH30*G:−1147*T:+49*A:CT60*G:CT61*A, and the 5q31-33 loci were done. Results: The heritability of the phenotype was estimated to be 0.45. Significant association and linkage was found between the clinical presentation and the CTLA4 +49A/G polymorphism but not for the other genotypes. No correlation was found between genotypes and age at diagnosis or sex. Conclusions: Our results indicate that the heritability is determiner of the phenotype in CD. The CTLA4 +49A/G polymorphism is correlated to the clinical presentation: the AA genotype is associated with clinically silent disease.
The effect of diode laser (980 nm) treatment on aggressive periodontitis: evaluation of microbial and clinical parameters.

OBJECTIVE The aim was to compare the effect of scaling and root planing (SRP) alone, diode laser treatment (LAS) alone, and SRP combined with LAS (SRP + LAS) on clinical and microbial parameters in patients with aggressive periodontitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients with aggressive periodontitis were assessed for plaque, bleeding on probing (BOP), probing pocket depth (PPD), and clinical attachment level (CAL). Four plaque samples were randomly obtained, one from each quadrant that was randomly assigned to SRP alone, SRP + LAS, LAS alone, and control (CRL). A 980-nm diode laser was used in continuous mode at 2 W power. Plaque samples were collected 2 wk, 12 wk, and 6 mo post-treatment. The levels of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Treponema denticola, and total bacterial load (TBL) were evaluated using ssrRNA probes. RESULTS Bacterial counts were decreased with all three treatment modalities and they did not reach baseline levels at 6 mo post-treatment. The SRP + LAS group showed statistically significantly lower TBL and bacterial levels of P. gingivalis and T. denticola at 6 mo post-treatment compared to SRP or LAS treatments alone. At the end of the observation period significant differences were observed for PPD and CAL between the SRP + LAS group and both the SRP alone and LAS alone groups. No differences were detected for percentage of plaque and percentage of BOP between any of the treatment groups at 6 mo post-treatment. CONCLUSIONS Within the limits of this study, diode laser-assisted treatment with SRP showed a superior effect over SRP or LAS alone for certain microbial and clinical parameters in patients with aggressive periodontitis over the 6-mo monitoring period.
Studies on the structure and intrinsic innervation of the normal human prostate

Prostates from eight adult males (age range 17‐63 years) were employed in this investigation. Six glands were obtained from multiorgan transplantation donors at the time of organ harvesting, and two additional glands, at routine post‐mortem. Microscopic examination has shown that the majority of acini in the peripheral parts of the gland were individually relatively small and lined by an epithelium two to three cells in thickness. In contrast, acini in the central part of the gland were usually large and contained numerous prominent epithelial folds within the lumen. On the basis of morphology, a clear distinction between peripheral and central acini was not observed. The distribution of autonomic ganglia both within and adjacent to the prostate was studied, and nerve cell bodies containing both acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and neuropeptide immunoreactivity were identified. The distribution and density of AChE‐positive nerves associated with smooth muscle in either the peripheral or central parts of the prostate were indistinguishable. In addition, the majority of acini in peripheral and central regions possessed a rich subepithelial plexus of autonomic nerves. VIP‐positive nerve fibers were found in relation to the epithelium lining acini in central and peripheral regions of the gland. In contrast, nerves possessing NPY immunoreactivity occurred only in relation to the smooth muscle trabeculae of the prostate.
Toward a neuroanatomy of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

This issue of the ARCHIVES includes three new reports of functional brain imaging studies in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). 1-3 These articles add to a growing literature on changes in either regional brain metabolism or blood flow in patients with OCD. Although the first such article was published only 5 years ago, 4 there is already a consensus developing toward a neuroanatomic model of the pathophysiologic characteristics of this mysterious syndrome. In this Comment, I examine the evidence for such a model in light of these new findings. BACKGROUND Proposals for a neurologic basis of OCD can be traced back to the last century. 5 With time, many different forms of evidence have been marshalled to support a neurologic origin for OCD, 6-8 including recent reports 9,10 that more than 90% of patients with OCD have "soft signs" consistent with some subtle neurologic disorder. In addition, several true neurologic
Size-dependent mechanical properties of PVA nanofibers reduced via air plasma treatment

Organic nanowires/fibers have great potential in applications such as organic electronics and soft electronic techniques. Therefore investigation of their mechanical performance is of importance. The Young’s modulus of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanofibers was analyzed by scanning probe microscopy (SPM) methods. Air plasma treatment was used to reduce the nanofibers to different sizes. Size-dependent mechanical properties of PVA nanofibers were studied and revealed that the Young’s modulus increased dramatically when the scales became very small (<80 nm).
Factors associated with potentially harmful antibiotic prescription during pregnancy: a population-based study.

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions during pregnancy may adversely affect the fetus. There were few studies on factors associated with antibiotic prescriptions potentially harmful to the fetus. METHODS This was a population-based cross-sectional study using data from National Health Insurance Research Database. We calculated the frequency of antibiotic prescription according to the status of pregnancy, type of infections, characteristics of patients, doctors and medical institutions. According to the British National Formulary, sulfonamides, trimethoprim, tetracycline and quinolones were classified as antibiotics potentially harmful to the fetus. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the independent effect of various characteristic on antibiotic prescriptions, during pregnancy, potentially harmful to the fetus. RESULTS Among the 19 464 pregnant subjects, 6554 (33.67%) received antibiotic prescriptions during pregnancy. Antibiotic prescriptions potentially harmful to the fetus accounted for 6.31% of all antibiotic prescriptions during pregnancy. Pregnant women aged <20 years, in their first trimester, and who were presenting with urogenital infections had the highest risks of receiving antibiotic prescriptions potentially harmful to the fetus. Non-gynaecologists, doctors aged 39-49 or ≥50 years, and doctors at clinics had higher risks of prescribing antibiotics potentially harmful to the fetus. CONCLUSIONS Measures to improve the quality of practices should include efforts to increase awareness of antibiotic prescription guidelines for the treatment of infections in the pregnant population.
Penalty and Smoothing Methods for Convex Semi-Infinite Programming

In this paper we consider min-max convex semi-infinite programming. To solve these problems we introduce a unified framework concerning Remez-type algorithms and integral methods coupled with penalty and smoothing methods. This framework subsumes well-known classical algorithms, but also provides some new methods with interesting properties. Convergence of the primal and dual sequences are proved under minimal assumptions.
Clinical trial evaluating the peroxide concentration response of whitening strips over 28 days.

PURPOSE The research evaluated the peroxide concentration whitening response following self-directed use of whitening strips over a 28-day period. METHODS A randomized, double-blind, parallel group clinical study was conducted. 37 healthy adult volunteers were randomly assigned to one of three groups based on tooth color at screening: 1.8% hydrogen peroxide strips (HPS), 3.3% HPS or 5.3% HPS. Subjects applied the assigned maxillary strips twice per day for 30 minutes over 28 days. Tooth color was evaluated at day 7, 14 and 28 from digital images of the maxillary six anterior teeth using a standard method. Treatments were compared using analysis of covariance (adjusting for baseline) at a 0.05 level of significance. RESULTS Hydrogen peroxide at concentrations ranging from 1.8-5.3% resulted in significant (P< 0.05) color improvement versus baseline as early as Day 7. There was a concentration-response for reduction in yellowness (deltab*) and lightness improvement (deltaL*) at all timepoints, favoring the higher concentrations. While the concentration-whitening relationship approached a linear response at Day 7, continued treatment resulted in incremental color improvement. All three peroxide concentrations were well tolerated, and no subjects discontinued early due to a treatment-related adverse event.
Breath carbon monoxide concentration in cigarette and bidi smokers in India.

OBJECTIVE To measure and compare the breath carbon monoxide (CO) levels in cigarette and bidi smokers in India. METHODS Breath CO was measured in 389 smokers (241 cigarette smokers,148 bidi smokers) using portable breath CO analyser (Bedfont-England, Smokelyzer). Tobacco contents and length of single stick of different brands of cigarette and bidi were also measured. RESULTS Their mean age was 38.7 +/- 13.4 years. The average duration of smoking was 18.2 +/- 13.0 years. Average breath CO levels were 15.6 +/- 7.0 ppm in smokers and 4.07 +/- 1.16 ppm in non-smokers. Average breath CO level was significantly higher in bidi smokers (18.9 +/- 7.7 ppm) compared to cigarette smokers (13.6 +/- 5.8 ppm) when total consumption of cigarette/bidi was more than five pack-years (p = 0.002). Average tobacco weight of bidi (216.8 mg) was significantly less than cigarette (696 mg). CONCLUSIONS Bidi is equally or more harmful than cigarette smoking. One bidi may be considered to one cigarette for calculating "pack-years" of smoking.
Factors Impacting Intention to use of Erp Systems In Indian Context: an Empirical Analysis

The demand for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications in India has increased tremendously from US$1596 million in 2006 to US$2399 million in 2011. The presented study is a specific attempt to investigate factors impacting the intention to use of ERP systems in India using Technology Acceptance Model. Data was collected from 27 organizations from which 152 valid responses were analysed. Reliability Analysis was conducted on the sample followed by Exploratory Factor Analysis to validate the constructs. Linear Regression Analysis was done to validate the significance of the model. Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and system flexibility, showed significant relationships with the intention to use of ERP systems in Indian organizations and contributes to 42.3% of its variation. The study concluded that perceived usefulness of ERP systems along with its ease of use and flexibility for the end-user are important factors to predict the ERP adoption in Indian organizations. Keywords: Enterprise Resource Planning, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, system flexibility, indian context;
Halal Food: Study on Non-Muslim Acceptance

Halal food industries are one of the huge industries in our countries. It is one of the industries that influence the level of economic in Malaysia. Halal food is the food handled according to the Islamic Sharia Law and food has been subjected by approved certification systems which guarantee to consumers that nothing in the food has any forbidden components. Perceive that halal food is suitable for Muslim, but Halal food also suitable for non-Muslim. The purpose of this research is to identify the perceptions and knowledge of people about halal food. This can be influenced by many reasons on how Non-Muslim can accept Halal Food in their everyday diet. Existing literature is reviewed and discussed in order to know the relationship between the halal foods and explore to non-Muslim. This study will help to know the level of knowledge of people towards halal product and food. This finding helps to generate revenues and enhance personal and firm income.
Nilai Ekonomi dan Sebaran Aren (Arenga pinnata) di Desa Bukum dan Desa Suka Maju, Kecamatan Sibolangit

Arenga pinnata is a forest plant that has a lot of advantages but can not be utilized yet completely by the local community. This research conducted in Bukum and Suka Maju village from March to May 2013. This research aimed to determine the distribution and economic value of Arenga pinnata. Sampling was done by purposive sampling technique to select the respondents and to determine the distribution of the Arenga pinnata by plotting at each height class as much as 2 plot using random line. Market price approach technique used to determine the economic values. The results of this research showed that the distribution of Arenga pinnata is obtained and dominant grew at the altitude of 600-800 meters above sea level, while the highest economic value of Arenga pinnata is brown sugar (Rp. 333.600.000/year for 31 farmers) and the lowest economic value is palm wine (Rp 39.360.000/year for 10 farmera). The marketing channels of Arenga pinnata involved Arenga pinnata farmers, brown sugar and palm wine producers, collector agents and consumers. Keywords : Aren, Arenga pinnata, distribution, economic value
Transcriptional regulation of human polyomavirus JC: evidence for a functional interaction between RelA (p65) and the Y-box-binding protein, YB-1

The transcriptional control region of the human neurotropic polyomavirus JC virus contains a consensus NF-kappa B site which has been shown to enhance both basal and extracellular stimulus-induced levels of transcription of JC promoters. Here, we show that the expression of JC late promoter constructs containing the NF-kappa B site is decreased by cotransfection with the NF-kappa B/rel subunits, p50 and p52, but enhanced by the p65 subunit. However, JC promoter constructs lacking the NF-kappa B site were activated by p52 and p50 and repressed by p65. This antithetical response of the JC promoter mapped specifically to the D domain, which is a target site for the cellular transcription factor, YB-1. Band shift studies indicated that YB-1 and p65 modulate each other's binding to DNA: YB-1 augments the affinity of p65 for the NF-kappa B site, while p65 reduces the binding of YB-1 to the D domain. Results from coimmunoprecipitation followed by Western blot (immunoblot) analysis suggest an in vivo interaction between p65 and YB-1 in glial cells. Functionally, YB-1 appears to act synergistically with p65 to control transcription from the NF-kappa B site. A converse pattern is seen with the D domain, in which YB-1 acts synergistically with p50 and p52 to regulate transcription. p50 and p52 may function as transcriptional activators on the D domain by removing the repressive effect of p65 on YB-1 binding to the D domain. On the basis of these data, we propose a model in which NF-kappa B/rel subunits functionally interact with consensus NF-kappa B sites or YB-1-binding sites, with disparate effects on eukaryotic gene expression.