Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Sociological indicators of ethical attitude toward ethnic humor: an empirical study on persian jokes

People’s ethical attitude toward ethnic humor (EATEH) is not well-investigated. The present article explores the relation of gender, anomie, socioeconomic status, ethnocentrism, and national identity to ethical attitude toward ethnic humor. 500 high school students were surveyed from 10 high schools of Ahvaz, Iran. Findings revealed that attitudes toward jokes are significantly related to the dimensions of ethnocentrism, anomie, socioeconomic status, national identity, and gender. A significant proportion of the EATEH’s variance was predicted by socioeconomic status and anomie, whereas ethnocentrism was still significant but played only a minor role. Further, on average men show prejudice more openly than women. Findings show that ethical attitude of individuals toward ethnic humor have been rooted and influenced by sociological factors most notably their social context and feeling of anomie.
1 6-8-2013 SELF-EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT AFTER EXIT : THE EFFECT OF AN ENTREPRENEUR ’ S AGE AND GENDER

Building on career literature, we predict that an entrepreneur’s age at the time of re-entry has a unique and complex non-linear effect on the choice to become self-employed versus employed after an exit. Based on a database covering the whole Swedish population, we studied 79,356 entrepreneurs who experienced exit in a five year window (2000-2004) and we examined their career choice as self-employed versus employed. Our results show an inverted S-shaped curve which follows the career lifecycle stages (early, middle, and late). Also, we demonstrate that gender (man vs. woman) moderate the entrepreneur’s age/re-entry relationship.
Effects of road transportation on excitability scores of pigs administered with ascorbic acid during the hot-dry season

This study was carried out in order to determine the effect of eight-hour road transportation on the excitability scores of pigs administered ascorbic acid (AA) during the hot-dry season in Northern Nigeria. Thirteen experimental pigs were administered with AA orally at 100 mg/kg, while ten control pigs were given only distilled water orally. Excitability score of each pig was determined 30 min before and immediately after transportation by a single ‘blind’ observer during weighing. An excitability score of 4 indicated the highest excitability. Percent excitability of experimental and control pigs with each score was also determined. Post-transportation, an increase in the percentage of experimental pigs with excitability score of 4 was recorded (38.5 to 69.2%), while a decrease was obtained in the control pigs (40.0 to 10%). Road transportation decreased the excitability scores and percent excitability in control pigs with high scores. In conclusion, administration of AA increased the nervous excitability of pigs transported by road during the hot-dry season in northern Nigeria.
Classical and Technological Convergence: beyond the Solow-Swan growth model

Recent investigations into cross-country convergence follow Mankiw, Romer, and Weil (1992) in using a log-linear approximation to the Swan-Solow growth model to specify regressions. These studies tend to assume a common and exogenous technology. In contrast, the technology catch-up literature endogenises the growth of technology. The use of capital stock data renders the approximations and over-identification of the Mankiw model unnecessary and enables us, using dynamic panel estimation, to estimate the separate contributions of diminishing returns and technology transfer to the rate of conditional convergence. We find that both effects are important.
Pulverized Mangifera Indica ( mango ) Seed kernel Mitigated Monosodium Glutamate-Intoxicated rats ’ Kidney Histology and Bio-functions

Aim: To analyze Blood Pressure (BP) control among hypertensive individuals with or without type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) who were followed over 11 years at a reference center. Method: This was a historical cohort study of patients who were regularly treated for hypertension and who had DM as an exposure factor. Time-points of assessment: baseline – 2004, mid-term – 2009 and final – 2015. Variables: gender, race, age, BP, Body Mass Index (BMI), and length of treatment at specialized service. The BP goals were <140/90 mmHg for non-diabetics with hypertension and <130/80 mmHg (stricter goal) or <140/90 mmHg (standard goal) for diabetics with hypertension. An association analysis was performed using the chi-square or Fisher’s exact test, with a 5% significance level. Results: The sample included 139 individuals with hypertension (diabetic: 55; non-diabetic: 84). When stricter goals were considered, the participants with diabetes exhibited poorer BP control rates at all the time-points of assessment (23.6%, 27.3%, and 29.1%) compared to the non-diabetic patients (57.1%, 67.9%, and 69.0%)(p<0.001). When the standard goals were applied to both groups (<140/90), no differences in control rates between the groups were observed (p>0.05). Specifically, the BP control rates in the group of patients with DM at the three time-points were 47.3%, 61.8%, and 60.0%. In the case of SPB, there was no difference in mean values (continuous variable) when compared between diabetic and non diabetic hypertensives (p>0.05), in all evaluations. And, in the case of DBP, the values have been reduced over time in both groups of patients. Conclusion: The presence of DM was associated with poorer BP control rates when stricter goals were considered; this difference disappeared when similar goals were applied to both groups.
THE QUALITY OF OPENSTREETMAP IN MALAYSIA: A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT

Abstract. Over recent years, the phenomena, Web 2.0 has led to the growth of volunteered geographic information (VGI). The emergence of VGI has played an important role in providing timely data when the costs and its availability is a major concern particularly during emergency and humanitarian efforts. The worldwide crowdsourcing efforts through OpenStreetMap (OSM), the most successful open platform for collaborative mapping have managed to assist authorities such as during the 2017 Mexico earthquake and Hurricane Irma and Maria that impacted several countries in America continent. However, there are lots of arguments on the quality of VGI, particularly in regard to OpenStreetMap (OSM). Therefore, this study was carried out to assess the quality of OSM against authoritative sources using a dataset of Putrajaya, Malaysia. This study assessed the quality of OSM, including completeness, positional and thematic accuracy. From the preliminary assessment, the results showed that the OSM data was good in terms of relative positioning accuracy, particularly in road feature, but still poor in terms of completeness and thematic correctness against the reference dataset. This study is significant with an expected contribution to the assessment of quality of VGI in developing countries that commonly facing slow-paced progress in mapping the OSM. The findings could be used as a basis for various parties that plan to use OSM in Malaysia, particularly Putrajaya as a supplementary data to authoritative sources, including data supplied by the professional surveyors.
The Role, Significance and Applicability of Aberrant Crypt Foci in Clinical Practice

Major risk factors of CRC are personal history of precursor lesion, inflammatory bowel disease, age (about 90% of cases occur after age 50) and family history of CRC or a genetic susceptibility to the development of CRC resulting from DNA mutations. It is estimated that approximately 15% of CRC cases develop as a result of inherited factors and 5-10% of them result from known genetic syndroms, e.g., familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma (HNPCC), while most cases of CRC occurs sporadically (70-80%) [2]. In patiens with inherited genetic factors CRC occurs early in life, usualy before 40 years of their age, while in sporadic cases cancer develops after 40 years of age with the highest incidence between 60 and 70 years of age. CRC remains asymptomatic for years. Symptoms develop insidiously and are frequently present for months, sometimes years, before being diagnosed. If colon tumors are not identified and removed at the precancerous or adenoma stage, the disease gradually progresses into carcinoma stage where cancer cells invade the wall of the intestine and distant organs [1].
In vitro chemosensitivity study of human leukemic cells in a three-dimensional bone marrow culture system

In the bone marrow, hematopoietic stem cell proliferation and differentiation are regulated by the hematopoietic microenvironment. This is reflected by the ability of the bone marrow microenvironment to alter the growth of leukemic cells, and protect leukemic cells from anticancer agents. Previously, we established a three-dimensional (3D) bone marrow culture system that maintained normal hematopoiesis, including prolongation of hematopoietic stem cell proliferation and differentiation. In the present study, we analyzed the effects of the anti-cancer drug, cytarabine, on the human leukemic cell line (K562) co-cultured with stromal cells in the 3D system. Comparisons were made with K562 cells treated with cytarabine in suspension or grown on a two-dimensional stromal cell monolayer (2D). We demonstrated that K562 cells cultured in the 3D system were more resistant to cytarabine treatment compared with cells grown in 2D or in suspension. Furthermore, there was a significant increase in the number of K562 cells in G0/G1 phase in 3D culture compared with cells grown in 2D or suspension cultures. These findings suggest that the differential response to cytarabine treatment in 3D culture may be related to the cell cycle period, which was modulated by stromal cells in the 3D microenvironment. Thus, the 3D culture system may be a valuable new tool for investigating leukemic cell-stromal cell interactions and the leukemic cell response to anti-cancer agents in vitro.
IDENTIFICATION OF AFLP MARKER ASSOCIATED WITH STRESS TOLERANCE INDEX IN SARDARI WHEAT ECOTYPES

Sardari is one of the most important landraces of common wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) that is mainly cultivated in drylands and mountainous area of Iran. Moreover, it shows a high level of genetic diversity. In the present research a total of 73 Sardari wheat ecotypes were evaluated for drought tolerance. Genetic diversity was analyzed using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) marker based on three pairs of primer combinations. Of the 2,431 AFLP bands detected, 1,582 (73.92%) were polymorphic. Cluster analysis divided all ecotypes into eight major groups. Ecotypes also showed genetic diversity for drought tolerance and were classified into three groups. The first group consisted of forty-two of the 73 landraces and had a low stress tolerance index (STI), ranging from 0.165 to 0.401, while the second (23 landraces) and the third group (7 landraces) had a medium and high STI ranging from 0.425 to 0.640 and 0.662 to 0.817, respectively. Discriminant analysis (DA) identified twenty-four markers selected from 218 AFLP markers that accounted for the difference between the three phenotypic groups . By using the selected markers, DA validated the phenotypic grouping, with a zero error rate. The results showed a high degree of genetic diversity between the Sardari ecotypes, suggesting that Sardari can be used as a germplasm source for wheat improvement toward releasing more desirable cultivars.
A Case of a 13 Year-Old Female with Eating Disorder, Insulin DependentDiabetes Mellitus and Major Depression: Abroad Review of the Literature

Eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS), with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), and major depressive disorder (MDD) in a 13 year old patient can be very complicated and in this case report we define the need for multidimensional approach with integrative behavioral methods towards the treatment of this subgroup of patients. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, [1] major depressive disorder is defined as a depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities. Five or more of the following symptoms must be present over the course of more than two weeks: depressed mood or irritable most of the day, decreased interest or pleasure in most activities, significant weight change or change in appetite, change in sleep (insomnia or hypersomnia), psychomotor agitation or retardation, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt, inability to concentrate, or thoughts of suicidality.
Orienting Recovery as Predictor of Higher Emotional Regulation in Soccer Players

Purpose of the present study was to extrapolate intricate relationships between autonomic indices of emotionality in predicting changes in transient as well as dispositional emotionality. Performance excellence in sports and games, particularly in soccer has been referred to as resultant of mental toughness or more specifically the aspect of emotional flexibility and hardiness of the athlete. One hundred thirty five high-achiever young-adult male competitive soccer players, who were residents of Kota Bharu region volunteered as participants. All of them were subjected to evaluation of inner psychobiological status (decomposed indices of phasic skin conductance activity – viz. orienting recovery time; rise time and skin conductance adaptation levels); assessment of projective analyses of unconscious core of emotionality (employing Rorschach Ink-Blot Test) in the form of evaluation indices of impulsivity, irritability, integrity. Results however revealed corroborative relationships between psychobiological autonomic indices in predicting differential aspects of inner core emotionality. Multiple linear regression analyses were done to identify differential possibilities of direct, inverse, moderating and supportive relationships between decomposition indices of autonomic orienting activity related to cognitive-affective and affective-motivational aspects of sports behaviour. Analyses of autonomic activation and arousal modulation and various indices habituation paradigm indices were found as significant predictors of changes in dispositional emotional constellation observed in the athletes. Orienting latency was observed as the most significant contributor in influencing recovery from autonomic arousal (orienting recovery) in predicting changes in emotional hardiness as well as in flexibility.
Tit for Tat: Perceived Procedural Injustice, Organisational Politics and Emotional Intelligence as determinants of Organisational Retaliatory Behaviour

This study investigated the relationships between perceived procedural injustice, organisational politics, emotional intelligence and organisational retaliatory behaviour. The Perceived procedural, organisational politics, emotional intelligence and organisational retaliatory scales were used to elicit responses from participants. Hypotheses were tested among 141 public-service employees of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Consistent with our hypotheses, results showed that perceived procedural injustice was positively related to organisational retaliatory behaviour. The results equally revealed that perceived organisational politics was positively related to organisational retaliatory behaviour and that emotional intelligence was negatively related to organisational retaliatory behaviour. The discussion was based on the social exchange theory. The result implies that organisational practitioners should desist from all acts that are capable of causing employees to hurt the organisation which in the long run will diminish its chances of realizing its goals.
Critical risk factors in PPP waste-to-energy incineration projects

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is increasing rapidly due to the global economic growth and worldwide mass urbanization, creating serious environmental, economic and social problems. In China, public-private partnership (PPP) is regarded as an effective mechanism to attract private capital to provide MSW treatment works and services, and hence a number of waste-toenergy (WTE) incineration projects have been developed. Various risks could occur in different stages of the PPP project delivery process, causing problems or even leading to failure of a project. This paper first identified 21 risk factors in PPP WTE incineration projects through literature review and case studies. Then, through a questionnaire survey, the top five most critical risk factors were found by statistically analyzing the significance of each factor. Next, factor analysis was conducted to determine the major common dimensions of the failure reasons in PPP WTE incineration projects. After that, agreement analysis was performed to explore the perspectives of academic researchers and industry experts in terms of the similarity and difference in the ranking of the risk factors. Finally, the causal relationships of the risk factors were discussed. Outputs of this research would facilitate both public and private sectors to design effective preventive measures to successfully address the risks in PPP WTE incineration projects, and they could also be used as a reference for risk management in PPP projects of other sectors as well.
Did Financial Liberalization Lead to Bank Fragility? Evidence from Tunisia

The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of the Tunisian banking sector following the liberalization of its financial sector. To this end, we collected annual frequency data from nine banks for the period 1980-2009. By using Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR), our estimations show that financial liberalization negatively affected the profitability of Tunisian banks and increased the degree of credit risk. However, empirical results reveal that financial liberalization significantly increased the liquidity of banks due to liberalization of deposit interest rates.
CLINICAL PROFILE OF DIABETES MELLITUS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE

A total number of 125 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) under eighteen years of age were admitted in the Paediartic department of BIRDEM hospital between January 2001 to October 2002. Eighty-eight patients (71%) were newly detected. Female to male ratio was 3:1. Out of the total admission 38 (30.4%) patients had type 1 DM (group 1), 37 (29.6%) patients had fibrocalculous pancreatic FCPD diabetes (group II), 48 (38.4%) patient had malnutrition modulated diabetes mellitus MMDM (group III) and 2 (1.6%) patients had type 2. Mean age of onset was 9±3.9 yrs in group I and 13±2.3 yrs in group II and group III. All groups had very high glucose and HbA1c value at presentation. The mean fasting glucose (mmol/l) was 19±7.14, 22.39±9 and 19.54±7.9 in group I, group II and group III respectively. The Mean HbA1c (%) value in the three groups was 14.4±2.7, 16.72±2.26 and 15.27±3.05 respectively. FCPD patients had poorest glycaemic status. Acute complications were more common in type 1 patients. Twelve (31.5%) patients had diabetic ketoatin DKA and two (5%) patients had hypoglycaemia in group I. Chronic complications were present in all three groups. MMDM patients had highest rate of complications. which was present in 2.6%, 21.6% and 33.3% patients in group I, group II and group III respectively. The rate of microalbuminuria was 5.3%. 10.8% and 18.8% in the three groups respectively. The rate of neuropathy was 2.6%, 16.2% and 20.8% in the three groups respectively. Among the associated problems skin infection, pulmonary tuberculosis and bilateral parotid swelling were common. Malnutrition was present in 66%, 86% and 100% in group I, group II and group III respectively. Majority (50% in group I, 91.6% in group II and 100% in group III) of our patients came from poor socio-economic background. Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2007; 1(1): 11-15 Key words: Diabetes mellitus doi: 10.3329/imcj.v1i1. 2889
Numerical investigation on effect of blade shape for stream water wheel performance.

Stream water wheels are one of the oldest and commonly used types of wheels for the production of energy. Moreover, they are economical, efficient and sustainable. However, few amounts of research works are available in the open literature. This paper aims to develop numerical model for investigation of the effect of blade shape on the performance of stream water wheel. The numerical model was simulated using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method and the developed model was validated by comparing the simulation results with experimental data obtained from literature. The performance of straight, curved type 1 and curved type 2 was observed and the power generated by each blade design was identified. The inlet velocity was set to 0.3 m/s static pressure outlet. The obtained results indicate that the highest power was generated by the Curved type 2 compared to straight blade and curved type 1. From the CFD result, Curved type 1 was able to generate 0.073 Watt while Curved type 2 generate 0.064 Watt. The result obtained were consistent with the experiment result hence can be used the numerical model as a guide to numerically predict the water wheel performance
STUDY OF THE DIFFUSE GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM THE GALACTIC PLANE WITH ARGO-YBJ

The events recorded by ARGO-YBJ in more than five years of data collection have been analyzed to determine the diffuse gamma-ray emission in the Galactic plane at Galactic longitudes 25° < l < 100° and Galactic latitudes ∣ b ∣ < 5 ° ? > . The energy range covered by this analysis, from ∼350 GeV to ∼2 TeV, allows the connection of the region explored by Fermi with the multi-TeV measurements carried out by Milagro. Our analysis has been focused on two selected regions of the Galactic plane, i.e., 40° < l < 100° and 65° < l < 85° (the Cygnus region), where Milagro observed an excess with respect to the predictions of current models. Great care has been taken in order to mask the most intense gamma-ray sources, including the TeV counterpart of the Cygnus cocoon recently identified by ARGO-YBJ, and to remove residual contributions. The ARGO-YBJ results do not show any excess at sub-TeV energies corresponding to the excess found by Milagro, and are consistent with the predictions of the Fermi model for the diffuse Galactic emission. From the measured energy distribution we derive spectral indices and the differential flux at 1 TeV of the diffuse gamma-ray emission in the sky regions investigated.
Human-subject Evaluation of Shared-Control Approaches for Robotic Telemanipulation

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés. Human-subject Evaluation of Shared-Control Approaches for Robotic Telemanipulation Firas Abi-Farraj, Claudio Pacchierotti, Paolo Robuffo Giordano