Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Trade-off between Cost and Environmental Performance in the Presence of Sustainable Supply Chain

The foremost objective of the current study is examining the trade-off between environmental performance and cost performance in the presence of the sustainable supply chain. In particular the study has examined the impact of sustainable supply chain implantations namely sustainable procurement, sustainable distribution, sustainable production and sustainable reserve logistic on the cost and environmental performance. The study has broached the argument that the financial performance and profitability of a firm can be enhanced using SSCM activities or not. Research is limited in the context of developing economies. However, extensive research is available on developed economies. It is considerable to know about the influence of SSCM initiatives on the production sustainability in the developing countries. There is need to understand the relation between performance and SSCM initiatives among the firms in developing regions including Indonesia. There is need for creating a balance between economy and environment in these economies. Employing the survey-based methodology, the PLS-SEM technique is used to test the hypothesized relationships. So, current study has used PLS-SEM as statistical tool to answer the research questions raised in this study and research objectives envisaged in the current study. The findings of the study have provided support to the theoretical foundation and proposed hypothesis of the current study. Current study will be helpful for policymakers and practitioners in understanding the issues related to sustainable supply chain implementation and supply chain performance. In author knowledge this is among very few pioneering studies on this issue.
The Transition Practices of One County's Rural Elementary School Districts and Their Receiving Independent School District

The purpose of this study was to describe the transition implementation experienced by rural elementary school district students entering the ninth grade at an independent school district, and to describe the ties to the school that exist among these same ninth grade students. This qualitative research involved interviewing 11 ninth grade students, six rural elementary school district counselors and/or administrators, and one independent school district counselor. Conclusions of the study revealed that the independent school district in the study does not have a structured transition implementation program to assist rural elementary school district students. Despite literature that supports the success of transitional programs for students and the fact that the county in the study once had a transitional program, there is currently no program in place. The one thing every rural elementary and independent school district staff member agreed on was that the transition process for the rural elementary students needs drastic improvement. Suggestions were provided by all participants to assist with improving transition.
The Impact of Corruption on Economic Growth in SAARC Countries

The corruption is the issue that is frequently perceived as unfavorable to economic growth. This study addresses the econometric shortcomings of the literature and provides an estimate the impact of corruption on economic growth rates over the years 1995-2014. This research reports the econometric limitations of the literature and offers an evaluation of corruption impact on the economic growth rates over the years 1995-2014. The research is showed with a regression on a sample of 5-member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and four variables (Corruption, Foreign Direct Investment, Government Expenditure, Population Growth). The models of study are built on the endogenous growth theory to analyze the relationships. Outcomes using economic freedom index (EFI) shows that corruption has a negative impact of economic growth in the SARRC countries.
Empowering Leadership, Social Support, and Job Crafting in Public Organizations: A Multilevel Study

The public sector requires job crafting from employees so that they can better cope with overdemanding jobs due to layer upon layer of public management reforms. Simultaneously, however, red tape and austerity constrain job autonomy. This study therefore tests how job crafting can be fostered in public organizations by studying social resources at work and, specifically, empowering leadership and social support. Multilevel analyses based on survey data from 1,059 nurses in 67 public elderly care organizations in Flanders, Belgium, show that empowering leadership and social support contribute to job crafting and, simultaneously, strengthen each other’s contribution. Additional analyses showed that empowering leadership, social support, as well as their interaction have differential relations vis-à-vis the different dimensions of job crafting. The implications for public management are discussed.
Investigating the Link between Transport Sustainability and the Representation of Women in Swedish Local Committees

Abstract: There are large discrepancies in the transport sector along gender lines in travel patterns and means of transportation used, but also in attitudes and norms among citizens, planners and decision-makers, with women generally more positive towards measures involving the lowering CO2 emissions. At the same time, the number of women involved in transport-related decisions is low. This is a problem for gender equality but possibly also for sustainability. A careful review of previous studies indicated a lack of analyses on the subject based on quantitative data at the local level. We investigated a possible link between women’s presence in local policymaking and more sustainable transport policies, and whether it is possible to capture such an effect. The main contribution of this paper is a methodological approach in which, besides generating unique data on representation in municipalities (confirming men’s dominance, specifically in transport policymaking), possibilities for quantitatively measuring gender and the level of sustainability in transport planning are discussed and tested. Challenges in collecting relevant data and analyzing possible covariances in the data set are discussed and presented as well as suggestions for further investigations into the possible link between gender and sustainable transport performance.
A study of raised intra-abdominal pressure and the abdominal compartment syndrome in liver intensive care

Introduction Interest in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) measurement has increased significantly, with evidence of its deleterious effects demonstrated on every organ. Despite the volume of publications – several assumptions relating to the measurement of IAP remain unproven and there is a paucity of data relating to patients in a specialised liver Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU). Methods This thesis encompasses a survey of the available literature and national attitudes / practice with several clinical experiments; Generic Questions 1. IAP measurement technique – validation of current gold-standard against alternatives 2. Identification of potential sources of error in measurement of IAP 3. Impact of body position and zero-reference point on IAP Specialty Specific Questions 1. Incidence of raised IAP in specialised liver ITU and its link to complications / length of stay 2. Identification of early predictors of raised IAP 3. Study of regional abdominal compartmental variation in IAP
CANE: Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly

This volume provides all the materials necessary to assess the health and social needs of older people; particularly those with mental health problems. The book includes the desciption of how the CANE was developed, administration details, a description of their psychometric properties and a detailed manual providing case examples. In addition the books shows how the CANE can be used to look at needs in different populations and settings (e.g. in Europe) including acute inpatient units and long term care in the community. The book also shows how the CANE can be used in clinical services as an assessment tool or to evaluate services and service needs.
Addressing Social and Structural Determinants Affecting HIV Medical Care Among Adolescents Aged 13-24 in Georgia, 2013

________________________________________ Date III DEDICATION Every challenging work needs self-efforts as well as guidance of elders especially those who were very close to our heart. I dedicate my humble efforts to my sweet and loving parents whose devotion, encouragement, and prayers allow me to achieve such recognition and privilege. IV ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank my committee members who were more than generous with their expertise and precious time. A special thanks to Dr. Richard Rothenberg and Jamila Ealey for their countless hours of reflecting, reading, encouraging, and most of all patience throughout the entire process. Thank you Dr. Monica Swahn for agreeing to serve on my committee. In presenting this thesis as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for an advanced degree from Georgia State University, I agree that the Library of the University shall make it available for inspection and circulation in accordance with its regulations governing materials of this type. I agree that permission to quote from, to copy from, or to publish this thesis may be granted by the author or, in his/her absence, by the professor under whose direction it was written, or in his/her absence, by the Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences. Such quoting, copying, or publishing must be solely for scholarly purposes and will not involve potential financial gain. It is understood that any copying from or publication of this dissertation which involves potential financial gain will not be allowed without written permission of the author. All theses deposited in the Georgia State University Library must be used in accordance with the stipulations prescribed by the author in the preceding statement. Users of this thesis who not regularly enrolled as students at Georgia State University are required to attest acceptance of the preceding stipulation by signing below. Libraries borrowing this thesis for the use of their patrons are required to see that each user records here the information requested. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Adolescents aged 13-24 account for a substantial number of new HIV infections every year in the United States. Timely linkage to care and continuous engagement is very imperative for effective medical interventions and overall improved health outcomes for HIV positive young adults. This thesis addresses and evaluates the factors affecting linkage to and retention in care for the newly diagnosed HIV positive adolescents in Georgia in 2013 and potential solutions to address the disparities.
Textbook of Atopic Dermatitis

1. Clinical Manifestations 2. Genetic Dissection 3. Pathogenesis 4. Spidermal Barrier Dysfunction 5. _Staphylococcus aureus_ 6. The Role of Viruses 7. The Role of Fungi 8. The Role of Food Allergens 9. The Role of Inhalant Allergens 10. Itch: Pathophysiology and Treatment 11. Psychosomatic Aspects 12. Quality of Life 13. General Management of Patients 14. Mode of Action of Glucocorticosteroids 15. Clinical Aspects of Glucocorticosteroids 16. Phototherapy 17. Antihistamines 18. Systemic Immunomodulation 19. Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors 20. Possible Clinical Associations with Bronchial Asthma 21. Experimental Therapies
Final thoughts on antibiotic use: wake up call for the oral health care professionals

ABSTRACT Antibiotic treatment is a form of pharmacotherapy with the specialty of rendering both etiological and curative action. Dentists traditionally administer antibiotics, to restrain contagions and to handle the prevailing dental ailments. Penicillins have been the drug of choice to be opted by the dental practitioners in their routine dental practice. Prudent application of antibiotics in concoction with surgical therapy is the most pertinent mode to cure odontogenic contagions. Considerable prescriptions of antibiotics are ascribed especially in cases which induce bleeding in the oral cavity. Regardless of the obvious indications, perplexity prevails between the oral health care professional's pertaining to the administration of antibiotics in coalition with dental maneuvers. Dreadful ailments have been cured after the incipience of antibiotics in 1929. Besides it also leads to cumbersome consequences by virtue of its misuse. Irrational usage of antibiotic therapy leads to false positive effects on both health and financial grounds and poses a threat to the microbial resistance. The present communication aims to delineate the absolute indications, consequences of abuse and imperative factors to be considered while prescribing antibiotics in routine dental practice.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Two Stay Two Stray Berbantuan Media Video Terhadap Hasil Belajar IPS

Permasalahan rendahnnya hasil belajar IPS yang diduga karena dalam proses pembelajaran cenderung masi berpusat pada guru. penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran two stay two stray berbantuan media video terhadap hasil belajar IPS siswa kelas V SD Gugus IV Desa Cupel Kecamatan Negara Kabupaten Jembrana. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas V di gugus IV Desa Cupel Kecamatan Negara Kabupaten Jembrana. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 2 kelas, yaitu kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol terdiri dari 40 orang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode tes. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriftif dan inferensial, dengan uji-t. Berdasarkan analisis data dengan uji-t, diperoleh nilai t (2,30) >t (2,12). Hala ini menandakan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan hasil belajar ips antara kelompok yang dibelajarkan dengan menggunakan two stay two stray Berbantuan Media Video dan kelompok siswa yang dibelajarkan dengan metode konvensional pada siswa kelas V Gugus IV Desa CupelKecamatan Negara Kabupaten Jembrana Tahun Pelajaran 2017/2018.Kata Kunci:hasil belajar ips, staytwo stray, media video
Cost Accounting Practices in Bangladesh: A Study of the Pharmaceutical Sector

Copyright © 2019 by author(s) and International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0) ABSTRACT This study purports to present an investigation of the current cost accounting practices in the selected pharmaceutical companies of Bangladesh. Through a combination of illustrative and cumulative case study of five randomly selected pharmaceutical companies, this study finds that the sampled companies, in general, have a high ratio of product costs to period costs, a higher degree of operating leverage, a number of discretionary costs, absence of activity based management, reliance on budgets for planning and controlling costs and primarily apply process costing method for product costing, absorption costing for internal reporting and tend to avoid complex methods in favor of simply understandable methods even at the cost of accuracy. This study recommends the introduction of the concepts of activity based management, total quality management, life cycle costing, six sigma principles and balanced scorecard to reflect the recent developments in the cost accounting of the pharmaceutical companies to ensure better control, greater effectiveness and a more informed management. The major limitations of this study involve the lack of previous research concerning the same topic in Bangladesh, the unavailability of cost accounting information and inadvertence of management to share internal data on grounds of confidentiality. An important finding is that managers, in general, are less informed about the overall organizational practices of cost accounting and tend to concentrate on own areas. This study is expected to add value to the cost accounting stakeholders of the country along with academicians, corporations, management, students and the public in general through refining their views about the cost accounting practices in Bangladesh.
Modern Operative Techniques in Liver Surgery

SECTION I GENERAL OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES: Surgical Anatomy of the Liver and Associated Structures. General Principles of Liver Surgery. Left Hepatectomy and Extended Left Hepactectomy. Right Hepatectomy and Extended Right Hepactectomy. Segmentectomy Procedures: The Left Liver. Segmentectomy Procedures: The Right Liver. Resection of Segment 1 (The Caudate Lobe). Liver Resections Associated with Proximal Bile Duct Cancer. Liver Trauma. Miscellaneous Techniques SECTION II TECHNIQUES in LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: Liver Transplantation. Bibliography Index
A Simulation Study on the Performance of Different Reliability Estimation Methods

The accuracy of certain internal consistency estimators have been questioned in recent years. The present study tests the accuracy of six reliability estimators (Cronbach’s alpha, omega, omega hierarchical, Revelle’s omega, and greatest lower bound) in 140 simulated conditions of unidimensional continuous data with uncorrelated errors with varying sample sizes, number of items, population reliabilities, and factor loadings. Estimators that have been proposed to replace alpha were compared with the performance of alpha as well as to each other. Estimates of reliability were shown to be affected by sample size, degree of violation of tau equivalence, population reliability, and number of items in a scale. Under the conditions simulated here, estimates quantified by alpha and omega yielded the most accurate reflection of population reliability values. A follow-up regression comparing alpha and omega revealed alpha to be more sensitive to degree of violation of tau equivalence, whereas omega was affected greater by sample size and number of items, especially when population reliability was low.
Role of Access to Finance for the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Muhoza Sector, Rwanda

Muhoza sector, Musanze District in Northern Province of Rwanda was taken under the study to analyze the role of access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance within a period from 2012-2015. The sample size of the study was 133 SMEs from the total population of 2128 SMEs. In order to achieve the objectives, this study employed a descriptive case study design and the data were collected using questionnaires and interview techniques. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear multiple regression analysis and then presented in statistical tables. The results show that the factor influencing access to external finance was Simple application procedures for loan with 84%. Also the results confirmed the role of access finance such as improve profitability (91%) improve firm efficiency (87%), prevent liquidity problems (72%), improve firm solvency (69%) and increase of assets quality (64%). Other role of access to finance by SMEs is to meet expenditures which accounted for 39 percent of the responses. The results confirm the hypothesis because the linear regressions are significant at p<0.05. The study conducted a multiple regression analysis from which means all the independent variables have a significant contribution to SMEs. There is therefore the need to design short courses in the area of financial management practices for entrepreneurs, particularly those with lower educational background as education is an important factor in accessing finance. Size of the firm was also found to be a significant factor affecting access to finance and therefore small firms should come together to form bigger firms in order to attract sources of finance. Banks and other financial providers should have a department solely devoted to the financing needs of SMEs and develop products purposely for SMEs which contribute to economic development of Rwandans society. Citation: Harelimana JB (2017) Role of Access to Finance for the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Muhoza Sector, Rwanda. Bus Eco J 8: 279. doi: 10.4172/2151-6219.1000279
Dynamic Simulation of Land Use Change of the Upper and Middle Streams of the Luan River, Northern China

Climatic, socio-economic, geophysical, and human activity factors, among others, influence land use patterns. However, these driving factors also have different relationships with each other. Combining machine learning methods and statistical models is a good way to simulate the dominant land use types. The Luan River basin is located in a farming-pastoral transitional zone and is an important ecological barrier between Beijing and Tianjin. In this study, we predicted future land use and land cover changes from 2010 to 2020 in the Luan River’s upper and middle reaches under three scenarios—the natural scenario, the ecological scenario, and the sustainable scenario. The results indicate that cultivated land will decrease while the forested areas will increase quantitatively in the future. Built-up areas would increase quickly in the natural scenario, and augmented expansion of forest would be the main features of land use changes in both the ecological scenario and the sustainable scenario. Regarding the spatial pattern, different land use patterns will be aggregated and patches will become larger. Our findings for the scenario analysis of land use changes can provide a reference case for sustainable land use planning and management in the upper and middle Luan River basin.
Studies on Crop Yields and Their Extreme Value Analysis over India

Trends of rice, wheat, maize, sorghum (jowar) and pearl millet (bazra) yields of India are studied in relation to water irrigation for the period 1951 to 2012. These crop yields have been subjected to correlation with the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), obtained from NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) (for 1982 to 2000) and Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra (for 2001 to 2012) to understand the linear association among them. Crop products and food inadequacy in percentage along with the average food production rate, available from FAO have been used in the present study. The present study mainly focuses on the estimation of return values of crop yields for different periods using Gumbell Extreme Value analysis. The present study is very important in the context of increased global food demands by 2050 where in many studies report that food production to be doubled by the year 2050 to meet the demands of increasing population. The main results of the study are: (i) significant positive correlations between NDVI and the crop yields during the study period; (ii) rice, maize and jowar yields did not show the required incremental rate while wheat and bajra yields are able to meet the expectations by the 2050. More efforts require to an increase of additional ~8% in the rice yields as the present growth is only ~12% and ought to be enhanced to ~20%.