Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Performance evaluation of Salman Farsi Hospital of Bushehr based on EFQM organizational excellence model

The health care system has a dynamic environment and attending to the factors related to quality, plays the key role in its success. Due to it, health care is receiving much attention around the world. To survive in such conditions, performance evaluation can have an effective role in satisfying proper quality for services. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the performance of Salman Farsi Hospital of Bushehr Based on «EFQM» Organizational Excellence Model. The present research is practical regarding to purpose, and regarding the data collection, it is a descriptive – analytic research, which cross-sectional was conducted in year 2013. The statistic universe of this research consists of directors, managers, matrons, supervisors and units of Salman Farsi Hospital of Bushehr. The data collection tool is the adjusted questionnaire of EFQM organizational excellence model, which consists of 50 questions in nine principal criteria of this model. In order for validity assay, used nominal conceptual validity, which is confirmed by the experts? The reliability of data collection tools is Cronbach's alpha and the coefficient of Cronbach's alpha for the whole questionnaire was 0.98%. The results revealed that Salman Farsi hospital has acquired 362.61 scores out of 500 in enablers criteria. Also the results criteria it has gained 269.59 scores out of 500. The research results indicate that hospital is in an ideal situation regarding the enablers criteria but it's in an average situation regarding the result criteria, which needs more attention of managers in this area.
Game-Based Tasks for Foreign Language Instruction: Perspectives on Young Learners' Vocabulary Acquisition.

The present study attempted to investigate the impact of language games on the vocabulary achievement of Iranian learners. The study also examined the possible differences between male and female participants in terms of their vocabulary learning in game-based tasks. To this end, 40 young language learners (comparison group = 20 and experimental group = 20) were selected. They were administered the KET, after which homogeneity of the participants according to their proficiency level (i.e., elementary level) was ascertained. Four types of games including ‘hangman’, ‘flash card memory game’, ‘bingo’, and ‘odd man out’ were used in the experimental class, each of which lasting for five sessions. After twenty sessions of total treatment, the participants in both groups were given a teacher-made proficiency test which included 30 items. After ensuring the psychometric properties of the post-test and the assumptions of independent samples T-test, the analyses were carried out. Results of T-test for the first research question showed statistically significant differences between the comparison and the experimental groups. However, the results of the Ttest for the second research question were statistically non-significant. The discussions of the findings are further discussed in detail.
Screening of Major Chemical Reactions in In-Situ Combustion Process for Bitumen Production from Oil Sands Reservoirs

The major strategy of bitumen production from oil-sands reservoirs had been changed dramatically to Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) method proposed by Butler and Stephens (1984) [1] with higher recovery ratio from steam flooding methods or Cyclic Steam Injection method (CSS). It was proven that short distance and slow drainage achieved by using horizontal wells are important concepts for heavy oil production to avoid uncertainties existing in flooding processes (Sasaki et al., 2001) [2] . The slow drainage process also contributed to develop numerical simulation models to carry F/S of SAGD projects with high reproducibility. However, bitumen production by SAGD method is now facing some difficulties that are high operating cost, especially natural gas cost to generate steam and water recycling cost, CO2 emissions and environmental limitations of surface water.
Permanent Occlusion of Uterine Arteries in Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of permanent bilateral occlusion of uterine arteries as a treatment modality of abnormal uterine bleeding. Design: prospective single arm study. Setting: Done in Mansoura university hospital, department of Obstetrics and gynecology and private center (Mansoura Integrated Fertility CenterMIFC) MansouraEgypt from October 2011to October 2015 including the study and follow up period. Patients: The study includes One hundred eighteen (118) premenopausal patients followed up for thirty six months. All of them completed their families and needing to preserve their uteri. 68.6 % of them experienced failed medical treatment. Intervention: permanent bilateral uterine arteries occlusion in management of abnormal uterine bleeding. Measurements: The primary outcome measures were patient satisfaction, Quality of life and improvements of pain and bleeding compared with pretreatment one. Secondary outcome measures included postoperative pain, complications, secondary interventions, and failures. Results: One hundred and nine patients completed follow up for three years 109/118 (92.4%) reported their satisfaction as indicated by reduction in days of menstrual flow per cycle (3.7 ± 2.8 vs. 8.8 ± 6.2 days, p < 0.0001) also, significant improvement in quality of life scores (9 ± 1.2 vs. 2.6 ± 1.8 p < 0.0001). with a variable failure rate varies from 5.6% at 6 months to 3.9% at 36 months follow up. Conclusion: permanent bilateral uterine arteries occlusion may be a good alternative to radical surgery in management of abnormal uterine bleeding.
Chronic cervicitis: role of adult autologus stem cells

Background: Stem cells are biological cells found in all multi-cellular organisms and capable to differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and self-renew to produce more stem cells. Stem cells act as immuno-modulatory, angiogenetic, cell repairing and cell protecting agents. They also have strong anti-inflammatory effect due to paracrine action of trophic factors release. Chronic cervicitis is very common disease of adult women worldwide, chronic infection and inflammation of the cervix is hard to cure with high recurrence rate leading to long term consequences like pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, increased predisposition to HPV and HIV infection and even can be a precursor of cervical cancer. Methods: To show the therapeutic and symptomatic benefits of these cells in chronic cervicitis we injected 10 patients with adult autologus stem cells (AASCs) locally in the cervix, and PRP, growth factors IV. All the cells were harvested from bone marrow after bone marrow aspiration. Results: Clinical benefits were evident on follow up visits in the entire treated patient. All the patient had shown improvement in symptoms like continuous malodourous discharge, dyspariunea, pelvic pain and pressure, backache, itching and burning, post coital bleeding. Conclusions: Present study have shown that AASCs and growth factors is a safe effective ethical and viable option not only to cure the disease but also in improving the quality of life of a woman and protecting her from its significant consequences.
EcoTroph: a simple model to assess fishery interactions and their impacts on ecosystems

The EcoTroph model leaves aside the notion of species, and models the functioning of marine ecosystems as flows of biomass from low to high trophic levels, so as to quantify easily the impacts of fishing at an ecosystem scale. In this paper, based on two case studies we present a new development of the EcoTroph model that is devoted to the analysis of fishery interactions and impacts of fleet segments on ecosystems. First, deriving an EcoTroph model from an Ecopath model of the Guinea ecosystem, the impacts of the artisanal fishery are distinguished from those of the industrial fishery. It appears that these fisheries do not always compete for the same fish groups but that they both strongly impact the ecosystem and moderately impact one another. Then, an EcoTroph model of the Southern Benguela ecosystem is set up, also based on a pre-existing Ecopath model. Two scenarios are simulated: a doubling in the fishing mortality of small pelagics and a doubling in the fishing mortality of hake. An increase in fishing mortality of small pelagics causes a strong decrease in biomass at all trophic levels of the ecosystem, confirming the pivotal role of these wasp-waist species in this ecosystem.
Dynamic error estimation for radio occultation bending angles retrieved by the full spectrum inversion technique

Application of any measurement requires reliable error estimates; this is particularly the case when meteorological observations are assimilated into numerical weather prediction models. Radio occultation measurement errors vary considerably between different observations. It is therefore desirable to estimate these errors dynamically on a profile‐to‐profile basis. In this study it is demonstrated that fluctuations in the full spectrum inversion (FSI) log amplitude can be mapped into profiles of error standard deviations for FSI retrieved bending angles on a profile‐to‐profile basis without using any external data. The performance of this technique is assessed by applying it to simulated GPS radio occultation signals sampled at 50 Hz with both severe additive noise and significant phase noise. In both cases, good agreement between predicted error profiles and the “true” error profiles is achieved. Comparisons between power spectra of predicted errors and “true” errors also show good agreement. However, a small part of the simulated signals is distorted by aliasing due to the downsampling to 50 Hz, which affects bending angles retrieved for a narrow range of impact parameters. For these bending angles, the predicted errors are too small as compared with the “true” errors. This shows that the proposed technique cannot predict errors related to poor signal acquisition.
Variation of ionospheric slab thickness observations at Chumphon equatorial magnetic location

This study presents the diurnal and seasonal variations of slab thickness at the equatorial magnetic latitudes in Thailand during 2004–2006, corresponding to the declining part of low solar activity. The GPS-derived total electron content (TEC) and the maximum electron density of the F-region (NmF2) are used to compute the slab thickness (τ) at the Chumphon station (10.72°N, 99.37°E), located near the magnetic equator. The results show that large peaks of slab thickness exist during the pre-sunrise hours in all three seasons at Chumphon when compared with other latitudes. The maximum value of slab thickness occurs when the peak electron density in the F2 region is at the lowest level. During daytime, the slab thickness ranges from 200 kilometers to 580 kilometers for all seasons. During nighttime, the maximum value of slab thickness is 1250 kilometers in the summer of 2004. Moreover, the diurnal variation shows two minima that appear around 0900 LT and 1900 LT, during the post-sunrise and sunset hours. The seasonal variations show that the average slab thickness daily value is greater during summer and winter than those during equinox. Our study finds that the slab thickness at Chumphon located near the equatorial latitude is much larger than those found at low, mid, and high latitudes. The difference in slab thickness between the equatorial latitude and other zones is explained by the lack of plasma flow from the plasmasphere to the F2 region at the magnetic equator.
Cyclical changes in the wage structure of the United Kingdom: a historical review of the GHS 1972-2002

This paper aims to investigate the cyclical changes in the wage structure of the United Kingdom over the period 1972-2002 using the General Household Survey (GHS). Wage structure of the UK shows a cyclical pattern, which may be from the different wage cyclicality of the top, middle and bottom percentile groups. Higher educated male workers have experienced a faster growth of the education premiums so that the wages of males have become more dispersed after the 1970s. However, female workers with only primary education have faster wage growth than higher educated ones. Moreover, the experience premiums of females have grown faster than males and become similar to males in recent years. Changes in the skill endowments and market valuation can account for the cyclical changes in female earnings structure over the entire period. The residual earnings inequality accounts for more than half changes in overall earnings inequality of males, which cannot be explained by changes in skill endowments and market returns. The evolution of the wage structure, including changes in gender gap, overall wage inequality, skill premiums as well as residual wage inequality are affected by business cycle.
FDI and Economic Growth in the Export-Oriented Economy of Fiji: Some Empirical Results

This study examines the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in in the case of Fiji since 1970 to 2010 in the climate of four military coups in this period. In the early stage of industrialization, the government of Fiji turned the island economy into an Export Processing Zone. The objective was to attract foreign direct investors in the various manufacturing industries and then export the finished manufactured products to Australia, New Zealand, European and North American markets. The study analyzes how the spillover and linkage effects between FDI, productivity, domestic investment, and exports impacted economic growth. The results indicate that FDI stock did not lead to the growth success in Fiji due to military coups as it experienced a substantial reduction in FDI over time. However, it was the FDI-driven export sector which was the driving force of economic growth. The study also highlights the challenges that Fiji faced during its development path, lessons that emerging countries can learn from and policy recommendations on how to reposition of the economy going forward.
The Use Of Financial Ratios as Measures Of Risk In The Determination Of The Bid- Ask Spread In Tehran Stock Exchange

Many recent studies accounts for the relationship between market risk measures and accounting risk measures. There is also a relationship between risk and bid-ask spread. Therefore some researchers have studied the relationship between financial information as measures of risk and bid-ask spread. The main goal of this paper is to review the relationship between financial information and bid-ask spread in Tehran Stock Exchange. Therefore 156 firms that their necessary information for a three years period was available are selected. Then information about 14 independent variables has been studied. Bid-Ask spread is also computed as dependent variable. Multivariate fixed effects panel data regression technique is used to examine the hypotheses. Signification of the models is examined by t and F statistics. The conclusions account for that the model measures more than twenty eight percent changes in Bid-Ask spread.
Responses of common diving petrel chicks (Pelecanoides urinatrix) to burrow and colony specific odours in a simple wind tunnel

Abstract Researchers have previously assumed that common diving petrels (Pelecanoides urinatrix) have a limited sense of smell since they have relatively small olfactory bulbs. A recent study, however, showed that adult diving petrels prefer the scent of their own burrow compared to burrows of other diving petrels, implying that personal scents contribute to the burrow's odour signature. Because diving petrels appear to be adapted to use olfaction in social contexts, they could be a useful model for investigating how chemically mediated social recognition develops in birds. A first step is to determine whether diving petrel chicks can detect familiar and unfamiliar odours. We compared behavioural responses of chicks to three natural stimuli in a wind tunnel: soil collected from their burrow or colony, and a blank control. During portions of the experiment, chicks turned the least and walked the shortest distances in response to odours from the nest, which is consistent with their sedentary behaviour within the burrow. By contrast, behaviours linked to olfactory search increased when chicks were exposed to blank controls. These results suggest that common diving petrel chicks can detect natural olfactory stimuli before fledging, and lay the foundation for future studies on the role of olfaction in social contexts for this species.
Performance of empirical BLUP and Bayesian prediction in small randomized complete block experiments

SUMMARY The model for analysis of randomized complete block (RCB) experiments usually includes two factors: block and treatment. If treatment is modelled as fixed, best linear unbiased estimation (BLUE) is used, and treatment means estimate expected means. If treatment is modelled as random, best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) shrinks the treatment means towards the overall mean, which results in smaller root-mean-square error (RMSE) in prediction of means. This theoretical result holds provided the variance components are known, but in practice the variance components are estimated. BLUP using estimated variance components is called empirical best linear unbiased prediction (EBLUP). In small experiments, estimates can be unreliable and the usefulness of EBLUP is uncertain. The present paper investigates, through simulation, the performance of EBLUP in small RCB experiments with normally as well as non-normally distributed random effects. The methods of Satterthwaite (1946) and of Kenward & Roger (1997, 2009), as implemented in the SAS System, were studied. Performance was measured by RMSE, in prediction of means, and coverage of prediction intervals. In addition, a Bayesian approach was used for prediction of treatment differences and computation of credible intervals. EBLUP performed better than BLUE with regard to RMSE, also when the number of treatments was small and when the treatment effects were non-normally distributed. The methods of Satterthwaite and of Kenward & Roger usually produced approximately correct coverage of prediction intervals. The Bayesian method gave the smallest RMSE and usually more accurate coverage of intervals than the other methods.
Efl Teaching At Good Senior High Schools

Abstrak: Penelitian ini berusaha untuk mengungkap bagaimana guru-guru yang baik melaksanakan kegiatan pembelajaran yang baik di SMA unggulan. Empat dari enam belas guru Bahasa Inggris dari dua SMA unggulan dipilih berdasarkan kriteria standar guru dan kriteria tambahan. Data dikumpulkan melalui dokumentasi, observasi, dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa subjek memiliki kesamaan berikut: mereka (1) membangun komunikasi yang baik dengan siswa melalui pemodelan bahasa yang baik; (2) menjelaskan materi dengan cara deduktif dan induktif; (3) memberikan bantuan secara tidak langung; (4) melakukan koreksi kesalahan siswa secara tidak langsung; (5) mengecek pemahaman siswa melalui pertanyaan;(6) memberikan kesempatan kepada siswa untuk selalu terlibat dan praktik menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Kata Kunci : pengajaran bahasa Inggris, sekolah unggulan EFL TEACHING AT GOOD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS Abstract: This study investigated how good EFL teachers implemented good EFL teaching activities at exemplary senior high schools. Four out of sixteen EFL teachers from two selected exemplary schools were chosen based on the criteria of the professional teachers’ standard and some additional criteria. The data were collected through documentation, observation, and interviews. The results showed that the subjects had the following in common: they (1) built good communication with their students as a good model of EFL speakers; (2) explained materials through inductive and deductive ways; (3) provided assistance indirectly; (4) corrected students’ errors indirectly; (5) checked students’ understanding through questions; (6) provided language practice and involved students in all classroom activities. Keywords: EFL teaching, good senior high schools
Surface Hardness as an Indicator of Soil Strength of Agricultural Soils

Soil strength is an important quality of agricultural soils prone to traffic. Surface hardness (SH) measured by the Clegg Impact Tester (CIT) was evaluated as an indicator for assessing soil strength. Proctor tests were performed on a diverse range of soils to examine the relationships between bulk density (BD), penetration resistance (PR), SH and water content. All three indices showed typical response curves with increasing water content, with notable differences among the soils. Maximum dry bulk density (MDBD), peak penetration resistance (PPR) and peak surface hardness (PSH) showed values of 1.98 Mg m-3, 8.2 MPa and 248 Cmax for Piarco, River Estate and Piarco respectively. Corresponding critical moisture contents (CMC) were much greater for MDBD compared to PPR and PSH. SH showed a significant positive correlation with PR, but not BD. Further divulgence into the relationships between SH and other soil properties as well as crop response will facilitate greater use of the CIT.
AVANCES DE CLONACIÓN IN VITRO DE ÁRBOLES ADULTOS DE RAULÍ (Nothofagus alpina Poepp. et Endl.) Oerst.) PARA PROPAGACION COMERCIAL IN VITRO CLONING ADVANCES OF ADULT TREES OF RAULI (Nothofagus alpina Poepp. et Endl.) Oerst) TREES FOR COMMERCIAL PROPAGATION

Rauli, Nothofagus alpina (= N. nervosa) is a species native to Chile with commercial potential. This study describes the procedure for in vitro establishment of adult phenotypes of rauli from two sources, field and graft, cultivated in vitro for periods of several years to produce plants of adequate size and form for commercial scale use. We discuss the results obtained in the rooting phase. The species kept in in vitro culture with constant concentration of BAP (0.125 mg L−1) propagates with no decline in rooting potential after several years of successive subcultures in the laboratory. To evaluate rhizogenic potential over time, two treatments were tested: shoot rooting one year after establishment in vitro and four years of successive subcultures. No significant differences in percentages of rooting were found for treatments or sources. The possibility of maintaining rhizogenic potential of a species cultivated in vitro for prolonged periods is an advantage in implementing a program of large-scale production of clones using micropropagation techniques.
An Alternative Approach to Generalised BV and the Application to Expanding Interval Maps

We introduce a family of Banach spaces of measures, each containing the set of measures with density of bounded variation. These spaces are suitable for the study of weighted transfer operators of piecewise-smooth maps of the interval where the weighting used in the transfer operator is not better than piecewise H\"older continuous and the partition on which the map is continuous may possess a countable number of elements. For such weighted transfer operators we give upper bounds for both the spectral radius and for the essential spectral radius.