Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Knowledge-sharing behavior among banking officers in Indonesia

Knowledge-sharing behavior has been a hot issue in knowledge management. In the context of highly dynamic business, understanding the factors that encourage a knowledge-sharing behavior is critical if an organization wants to compete and win in the industry. This study investigates the antecedents of knowledge-sharing behavior. This study examines the factors that encourage knowledge-sharing behavior among banking officers using Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior. The suggested research model was tested using partial least square analysis. Data consisting of 200 responses from employees who have been working in banks in Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia are analyzed. The results reveal that personal attitude, subjective norm, and Received: November, 2017 1st Revision: February, 2018 Accepted: April, 2018 DOI: 10.14254/20718330.2018/11-2/10 Journal of International Studies S ci en ti fi c P a pe rs © Foundation of International Studies, 2018 © CSR, 2018 Muhammad Rasyid Abdillah, Ching-Torng Lin, Rizqa Anita, Bambang Suroto, Hadiyati Knowledge-sharing behavior among banking officers in Indonesia 137 perceived behavioral control lead to knowledge-sharing intention. Findings also suggest that the effect of personal attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control on knowledge-sharing behavior is indirectly influenced by knowledge-sharing intention.
Evidence of African‐American women's frustrations with chronic recurrent bacterial vaginosis

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV) and its treatment on quality of life (QOL), acceptance of current treatment options, and psychosocial issues related to lifestyle practices associated with BV. Data sources: Qualitative and quantitative data were obtained from 23 African American women with recurrent BV. Participants completed a short survey, developed by the researchers based on a prior study which examined factors associated with recurrent BV, and a one‐on‐one interview assessing the impact of BV, current treatment modalities, and lifestyle practices related to recurrent BV. Conclusions: Emerging themes suggest that recurrent BV is associated with psychosocial issues that are currently not addressed in a typical office visit. Reported feelings of shame and embarrassment often cause women to engage in hypervigilant routines of hygiene that negatively impact their professional, personal, and intimate relationships, significantly affecting their QOL. Implications for practice: Without proper education, advice, and support, BV is perpetuated by lifestyle practices leading to recurrent infection and associated symptoms. With proper guidance, it is expected that women with recurrent BV will see an improvement in their QOL, with fewer complications from BV infection, and healthy relationships with intimate partners, family, and friends.
Pengaruh Good Governance, Sistem Pengendalian Intern Pemerintah dan Gaya Kepemimpinan terhadap Kinerja Pemerintah Daerah (Studi pada Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah Kabupaten Rokan Hilir)

This study aims to determine the effect of good governance, internal control system the government and style leadership on the performance of local government in District Government in Rokan Hilir. The research samples are selected by using questionnaire survey method were many as 124 people are respondents. The population in this study is 31 working units Rokan Hilir district. The analytical tool used is multiple regression assisted with SPSS Windows ver 19. The results showed of good govermance, internal control system the government and style leadership significant effect on the performance government. In this research the size of the influence inflicted R square of 0,663 shows that variable good governance, internal control system the government and the style leadership simultaneously explain performance variables of 13,8% while the rest 86,2% influenced by other variable not guilty in this study.
Evaluation of the long-term cost-effectiveness of insulin detemir compared with neutral protamine hagedorn insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes using a basal-bolus regimen in Sweden

Aims: To evaluate the long-term clinical and economic outcomes associated with insulin detemir and neutral protamine hagedorn (NPH) insulin in combination with mealtime insulin aspart in patients with type 1 diabetes in Sweden, based on data from a two-year, multi-national, open-label, randomized, controlled trial. Methods: Insulin detemir was associated with significant improvements in glycaemic control after 24 months (HbA1c 7.36% versus 7.58%, mean difference -0.22%, p = 0.022) and major hypoglycaemic events (69% risk reduction, p = 0.001) versus NPH. Patients treated with detemir gained less weight (1.7 versus 2.7 kg, P = 0.024). Based on these findings, a published and validated computer model (IMS CORE Diabetes Model) was used to estimate life-expectancy, quality-adjusted life expectancy and both direct medical costs and indirect costs. Results: Basal-bolus therapy with insulin detemir was projected to improve life expectancy by 0.14 years (15.02 ± 0.19 versus 14.88 ± 0.18 years) and quality-adjusted life expectancy by 0.53 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) versus NPH (8.35 ± 0.11 versus 7.82 ± 0.10 QALYs). Improvements in QALYs were driven by avoided or delayed diabetes-related complications and fewer hypoglycaemic events. Direct medical costs over patient lifetimes were SEK 26,144 higher in the insulin detemir arm (SEK 995,025 ± 19,580 versus 968,881 ± 19,769), leading to an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of SEK 49,757 per QALY gained. Capturing indirect costs led to insulin detemir being cost saving over patient lifetimes, by SEK 80,113, compared to NPH (SEK 2,959,909 ± 64,727 versus 3,040,022 ± 62,317). Conclusions: Compared with NPH, insulin detemir is likely to be cost-effective from a healthcare payer perspective and dominant from a societal perspective in patients with type 1 diabetes in Sweden.
A conceptual model of co-creating an authentic luxury spa experience

ABSTRACT The rapid growth of the international hotel or resort spa establishments underscores the importance of defining the spa operators’ unique authenticity and understanding of customers’ perceptions of authenticity, experiential value, and satisfaction. Today's luxury hotel or resort spas are criticised for losing the essence of the spa experience, lacking authenticity, and being over-commercialised. In this paper, we focus on authenticity and argue that authentic spas are considered as a premium offering. We develop a conceptual framework that incorporates both the views of spa operators and their customers. The model draws on multi-disciplinary theories to define authenticity and to guide spa operators in creating and rendering an authentic spa experience. To that end, we examine factors contributing to customers’ perceptions of authenticity, experiential value, and satisfaction. Managerial and future research implications are also discussed.
Psychological Adaptation of Adolescents With Immigrant Backgrounds

Abstract In the present study, the author examined 3 theoretical perspectives–family values, acculturation strategies, and social group identity–as predictors of the psychological well-being of adolescents from immigrant backgrounds. The 3 perspectives share the view that immigrants' successful adaptation involves the balancing of their heritage culture and the culture of the society of settlement. The participants were 506 adolescents from 4 backgrounds–Vietnamese, Pakistani, Turkish, and Chilean–who were living in Norway. The 3 theoretical perspectives together accounted for between 12% and 22% of the explained variance of mental health, life satisfaction, and self-esteem. The predictive powers of the different perspectives, however, were dependent on which outcome was predicted. On the whole, social group identity showed the strongest predictive power.
Effect of Standby Redundancy on System Reliability

Two reliability models for a 2-unit cold-standby intermittently available system, whose units are subject to repair and preventive maintenance, have been studied. In Model I, the Laplace Transform of the pdf of `Disappointment time' and in Model II, the Laplace Transform of the `Interference time' are derived. Disappointment time and the interference time definitions include the demand pattern.
Uterine haemodynamics as a possible driving force for endovascular trophoblast migration in the placental bed.

Uteroplacental vascular adaptation during pregnancy depends on retrograde endovascular migration of trophoblast in the uterine spiral arteries and their subsequent incorporation into the vessel wall. In the human, this migration process occurs in a step-wise fashion, starting with plugging of the distal ends of the arteries, followed by migration into the decidual and, after several weeks' delay, into the myometrial segments. The hypothesis is put forward that haemodynamical forces play an important regulatory role in this process. A mechanical signal transduction system should then be present within the trophoblastic cells to trigger their rheotactic behaviour. Since the condition of preeclampsia is characterized by restricted colonization of spiral arteries by trophoblast, the implications of this proposed regulatory system on the pathogenesis of the disease are considered.
“I Learned That No Death Is Routine”: Description of a Death and Bereavement Seminar for Pediatrics Residents

The American Academy of Pediatrics' statement on palliative care for children emphasizes the need to identify and address barriers to effective palliative care. The authors describe a seminar for pediatrics residents on death and bereavement that addresses these issues. The day-long seminar for second-year residents has been offered annually since 1996. The seminar is conducted offsite so that residents can concentrate without distraction. The seminar uses an intense and comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to accomplish seven goals: (1) to have residents gain expertise in talking with parents about the death of their child; (2) to have residents practice and experience how it feels to be in emotionally charged situations; (3) to train residents to become more knowledgeable concerning autopsy and organ donation, and to learn strategies to approach these topics with a child's parents; (4) to have residents gain an understanding of the role of the ministry for families who are grieving; (5) to provide residents with multidisciplinary strategies to support a family after a child has died; (6) to help residents gain insight into the impact of death on their own emotions and the importance of addressing their own emotions to cope with stress and potential burnout; (7) and to help residents better understand the parents' perceptions of the medical care providers and their dying child. In their evaluation comments, the residents report value from a seminar designed to help them address issues of patient death and bereavement. This type of educational intervention should be considered for the curriculum by other residency programs.
Extraction of 1 GW of rf power from an injection locked relativistic klystron oscillator.

Initial results of extracted power from a moderately modulated intense relativistic electron beam are reported. The modulation circuit is operated as a relativistic klystron oscillator frequency locked to an external oscillator. A 40% modulated electron beam has yielded more than 1 GW of rms power to a vacuum load and also radiated through an antenna. The ratio of the rf power to the intense electron beam power is approximately 20%.
The experience of self-drive international tourists in Malaysia

Self-drive tourism is an independent form of travel which suits an individual or small group of travellers. In essence this form of tourism offers the most flexible visitation to mainstream tourist attractions as well as those off the beaten track. Nevertheless, self-drive tourism has received relatively little attention from researchers despite its significance in spreading economic benefits to rural areas and communities. In this light, understanding the demand characteristics of self-drive tourists is essential in ensuring their trip satisfaction. Hence, this study aims to investigate the phenomenon of self-drive tourism in Malaysia from the perspective of international tourists, specifically in terms of their satisfaction levels. To meet this objective two main methods are applied. Firstly, the Expectation and Satisfaction Analysis is used to measure the level of self-drive tourist satisfaction by using the Confirmation Paradigm Theory. It involves four main dimensions in the self-drive tourist experience namely; the physical dimension, experiential dimension, visual dimension and activity-based dimension. Secondly, the Tourist-Activated Network Analysis is used to understand the movement patterns and stopping behaviour of self-drive tourists during their trips in Malaysia. Based on the analysis, it was found out that self-drive tourism in Malaysia is spatially a regional phenomenon which is shaped by endogenous and exogenous factors. Despite the growing popularity of self-drive tourism in Malaysia, there are still gaps in their satisfaction levels. Among four dimensions stated previously, physical dimension has merely generated a negative gap of -1.2 which significantly affects the whole level of satisfaction. This has indicated that the service quality in Malaysia is still below the international standard. Finally, a model of self-drive tourism experience is developed to explain the underpinning phenomenon of self-drive tourism in this country which can help destination managers and marketers in enhancing the self-drive travel experience and provide appropriate services to attract more self-drive tourists to the country.
Green innovation and the development of sustainable communities

With nearly one-third of the UK’s total consumption of energy devoted to the domestic household sector, sustainable housing developments have an important part to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to combat climate change. This study analyses a sustainable housing development in the city of Nottingham in the United Kingdom that takes the form not merely of a sustainable housing project, but rather an experiment in developing sustainable communities. In terms of green or eco-innovation, it incorporates innovations in housing design geared to curbing the demand for energy; technological innovations in energy supply centred on a novel community energy system; and innovations in the governance models employed. The scheme is notable for the novel public–private partnership carrying out the development, which specializes in developments characterized by an emphasis on quality urban design and a strong commitment to environmental sustainability.
Pentadactyl ground state of the avian wing.

The issue of the homology of bird fingers with those of pentadactyl amniotes has been a topic of contention for nearly 200 years. Data from the fossil record and phylogenetic systematics ascribe bird digit homologies to digits I, II, and III of pentadactyl amniotes while embryological evidence supports digital homologies of II, III, and IV. Using a molecular marker specific for condensation competent mesenchymal cells, we describe a pentadactyl arrangement of prechondrogenic digital anlagen in the wings of stage 29 chick embryos. Only the middle three anlagen develop into mature fingers. This pattern supports the hypothesis that bird fingers develop from digital anlagen II, III, and IV of pentadactylous amniotes. In addition, this result rejects a model assuming a shift in the primary axis in bird digit development and shows that a prechondrogenic digital anlage has been maintained in the bird lineage for at least 220 million years since the last known pentadactylous ancestor of the lineage. Such a vestige suggests that strong constraints are maintaining a pentadactyl ground state in amniotes.
DNA polymorphisms at fibrinogen loci and plasma fibrinogen concentration

Associations have been reported between restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) at fibrinogen loci and plasma fibrinogen concentration, in a British study. We have examined a series of unrelated Norwegians. We found no association between plasma fibrinogen concentration and any genotype in either of two fibrinogen polymorphisms examined (one at the α‐fibrinogen locus, the other at the β‐fibrinogen locus). We have also examined monozygotic twins and evaluated heritability of fibrinogen level by the intraclass correlation coefficient. We arrived at an unimpressive estimate of heritability. With such a low level of heritability, it would have been surprising if we had found an association with a single gene marker in a relatively limited series of people. The reason for the discrepancy between the British and the Norwegian study is unknown. Great care has to be exercised in interpreting disease associations, since with DNA variations being examined at an increasing number of “candidate loci”, the risk of finding spurious associations increases with the number of analyses conducted.
Ferromagnetism in the strong-coupling regime of the one-dimensional Kondo-lattice model.

The ground state of the one-dimensional Kondo lattice model is examined in the strong-coupling regime. An effective Hamiltonian is developed to describe low-energy processes. This leads to a ferromagnetic ground state in this regime for all conduction electron densities. The spin excitations are those of a squeezed spin chain with ferromagnetic Heisenberg exchange coupling. In addition there are quasiparticle excitations, which are discussed in detail only for the case of half filling.
Hippocampal Cell Distributions in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Comparison Between Patients With and Without an Early Risk Factor

Summary: Neuronal cell distributions were measured for anterior and posterior locations in the hippocampi of epilepsy patients who were seizure‐free after temporal lobectomy. Patients were divided into two groups, those with an early risk factor, defined as a neurologic insult occurring in the first 4 years of life, and those with no early risk factor. Early‐risk patients had lower hilar cell densities, lower granule cell densities, and fewer granule cells per millimeter, a measure related to total granule cell number, than no early risk patients. Moreover, each risk group had different anteroposterior density gradients for granule cells and hilar cells. These differences in cell distribution may arise from different patterns of cell loss or cell migration in the dentate gyrus during development. In the early‐risk group, there was also a distinction between patients with a history of febrile convulsions without CNS infection and patients with a history of meningitis or encephalitis. These two subgroups had similar numbers of granule cells. However, the meningitis/encephalitis subgroup exhibited a wider granule cell layer, suggesting that the granule cell layer was more dispersed. Our results support the hypothesis of a predominantly anterior hippocampal insult in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In nonepileptic hippocampus, the ratio of putatively excitatory granule neurons to putatively inhibitory hilar neurons is highest in the anterior hippocampus. This ratio may explain in part why the anterior hippocampus is more prone to cell loss and seizures.
Accurate similarity index based on the contributions of paths and end nodes for link prediction

Link prediction whose intent is to discover the likelihood of the existence of a link between two disconnected nodes is an important task in complex network analysis. To perform this task, a similarity-based algorithm that employs the similarities of nodes to find links is a very popular solution. However, when calculating the similarity between two nodes, most of the similarity-based algorithms only focus on the contributions of paths connecting these two nodes but ignore the influences of these two nodes themselves. Therefore, their results are not accurate enough. In this paper, a novel similarity index, called Scop, is proposed for link prediction. By directly defining the contributions of paths to their end nodes and the contributions of end nodes themselves, Scop not only distinguishes the contributions of different paths but also integrates the contributions of end nodes. Hence, Scop can obtain better performance on accuracy. Experiments on 10 networks compared with six baselines indicate that Scop is remarkably better than others.
Would Gender, Education and Age Influence Internet Banking Adoption Constructs in Jordan?

Internet banking is becoming a commodity rather than a strategic choice for banks in the 21st century. This study aimed at exploring the influence of the factors adopted from the SERVQUAL model and extended with trust and security to predict customer satisfaction with IB. The second objective is to see if education, gender, and age have significant influence on the constructs proposed by the research model. The study utilized a questionnaire to measure the research model utilizing a structural equation modeling technique. Results emphasized the role of security concerns, reliability and responsiveness in predicting the level of trust in IB. Also, trust was a significant predictor of satisfaction in IB services. The level of prediction yielded 22% of the variance in satisfaction. Finally, nearly no influence was estimated by all three demographic factors in determining the level of all model variables.
Antiinflammatory principle of Ephedra Herbs.

Since the traditional usage of an Oriental medicine "mao", consisting of Ephedra herbs, suggests that it may possess antiinflammatory activity, a crude drug preparation, the aerial part of E. intermedia, was subjected to bioassay for antiinflammatory activity by two methods. The methanol extract was found to be active. The extract was fractionated in monitoring the antiinflammatory activity, resulting in the isolation of (+)-pseudoephedrine as the active principle. The antiinflammatory effects of ephedrine analogs were determined by four assay methods ; pseudoephedrine exhibited the strongest activity in the Whittle method, the carrageenin paw edema method in mice, and the fertile egg method.
Comparison of Reduced Port Totally Laparoscopic-assisted Total Gastrectomy (Duet TLTG) and Conventional Laparoscopic-assisted Total Gastrectomy

Background: The aim of this study was to compare surgical outcomes of patients with gastric cancer undergoing reduced port totally laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy (duet TLTG) with those of patients undergoing conventional laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy (LATG). Materials and Methods: Between January 2013 and 2015, 54 patients with gastric cancer underwent LATG at the Samsung Medical Center. Duet TLTG using 3 ports was performed in 30 patients, and conventional LATG using 5 ports was performed in 24 patients. Either extracorporeal or intracorporeal anastomosis was used for esophagojejunostomy. Surgical outcomes were compared between the operation methods. Results: The operating time was similar for duet TLTG and conventional LATG [222 min (range, 163 to 287 min) vs. 233 min (range, 170 to 310 min), respectively; P=0.807]. Blood loss during surgery was also similar between duet TLTG and conventional LATG groups [100 mL (range, 50 to 400 mL) vs. 175 mL (range, 50 to 400 mL), respectively; P=0.249]. The median number of nodes dissected [duet TLTG vs. conventional LATG, 47 (20 to 67) vs. 41 (22 to 70), P=0.338] was not different between groups. Pain scores were 3.9, 3.3, and 2.9, and 3.9, 3.4, and 2.8, at postoperative days 1, 3, and 5, respectively, in the duet TLTG and the conventional LATG groups (P=0.857, 0.659, and 0.427, respectively). Overall complication rates in the duet TLTG and conventional LATG groups were not significantly different (36.7% vs. 16.7%, P=0.103). Conclusions: Duet TLTG is an acceptable procedure with quality of lymph node dissection, including the number of dissected lymph nodes and morbidity.