Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
GESTATIONAL DIABETES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH UNPLEASANT OUTCOMES OF PREGNANCY

Background: Diabetes Mellitus account for over 8% of all pregnancies and is associated with increased risk of complications of pregnancy, and prenatal mortality. This study was conducted to determine the disadvantages of gestational diabetes on mother and her baby, in order to prevent neonatal and marital unpleasant outcomes. Methodology: The present historical cohort study includes 420 mothers referred to Shiraz hospitals in 2006. Seventy cases with diabetes and 350 were controls. Data was collected by questionnaire and analyzed by t-test and fisher exact tests in SPSS v.13 software. Results: The recurrence rate of gestational diabetes was 72.4%. There was a significant difference between the two groups in still birth (RR= 8.87), macrosommia (RR= 7.38), respiratory distress (RR= 5.16), hypoglycemia (RR= 13.38), neonatal jaundice (RR= 3.28), need for respiratory support (RR= 3.17), congenital anomalies (RR= 7.28) and cesarean delivery (RR= 1.96) (p 0.05). Conclusion: Stillbirth, macrosomia, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia and neonatal jaundice are more common in women with gestational diabetes. Hence in view of the unfavourable outcome, preventive measures and control of diabetes are essential.
Relationship between Perceived Organizational Politics, Organizational Trust, Human Resource Management Practices and Turnover Intention Among Nigerian Nurses

Prior research has indicated that employee turnover is detrimental to both individuals and organisations. Because a turnover intention in the workplace is detrimental, several factors have been suggested to better understand the reasons why employees may decide to leave their organisations. Some of the organizational-related factors that have been considered by previous research include perceived organizational justice, job satisfaction, perceived psychological contract breach, and perceived organizational support, among others. Despite these empirical studies, literatures indicate that less attention has been paid to the influence of perceived organisational politics, organizational trust, and perceived human resource practices management (HRM) practices on employee turnover. Hence, the present study fills in the gap by examining the relationship between perceived organisational politics, organizational trust, perceived human resource management practices and employee turnover among Registered Nurses in Nigerian public hospitals using multiple regression analysis technique. One hundred and seventy five Registered Nurses participated in the study. Result indicated that perceived organisational politics was significantly and positively related to turnover intentions. The result also showed that both organizational trust and perceived human resource practices were significantly and negatively related to turnover intentions. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.
Abslracl Commuting by car or public transportation ? A social dilemma analysis of travel mode judgements

The currenl paper analyses judgemenls regarding Ihe tkcision 10 commUCe by car versus public Iransporlalion in lerms of a conflicl belween immediale se/f-interesl and long-Ierm col/eclive inleresl (i.e. social dilemma). EXlending IradilionalJormuJalions ofrational choice Iheory, Ihe presenl sludy revealed Ihal preferences for public Iransportation (i.e. Ihe presumed cooperalive oplion) in a slandard commuling si/ualion were enhanced nol only by Ihe belief thaI public Iransporlation provided a shorler average Iravellime Ihan car ( i.e. Ihe presumed noncooperalive oplion) , bUI also by Ihe belief Ihal public Iransporlalion was al leasl as reliable (i.e. an equal or lower variabilily in Iravellime compared 10 car). Moreover ,para/lelingprior research on experimental social dilemmas, preferences were found CO be affecled by a pro-social concern Ihe belief regarding Ihe impacl of cars on Ihe level of environmental pol/ulion. Our flndings indicaled Ihal any combinalion of Iwo such considerations ( i.e. Ira vel time, variabWly, and impaCI of cars on pol/ulion) was more effeclive in promoling public Iransporlation preferences Ihun Ihe sum
When expressions of fake emotions elicit negative reactions: The role of observers' dialectical thinking

Summary Fake displays of emotions are common in social and organizational settings. It is therefore important to understand their consequences. To reconcile mixed previous findings, we develop a model in which the consequences of expressing fake emotions depend on the observers' level of dialectical thinking, a cognitive style characterized by acceptance of inconsistencies. We propose that observers lower, but not higher, on dialectical thinking may infer that interaction partners who fake emotions are untrustworthy and, in turn, react negatively. We found support for our model in 2 studies. In a field fundraising experiment (Study 1), fundraisers who displayed fake (vs. genuine) happiness received smaller monetary donations and elicited lower intentions to volunteer from donors lower, but not higher, on dialectical thinking. In a laboratory negotiation experiment (Study 2), negotiators who displayed fake anger (vs. genuine anger or no emotion) were trusted less and received higher demands from counterparts lower, but not higher, on dialectical thinking. Trust mediated the moderating effect of dialecticism on the relation between fake anger (vs. genuine anger and no emotion) and demands. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the findings.
Mapping the Galactic Halo. VI. Spectroscopic Measures of Luminosity and Metallicity

We present our calibration of spectroscopic measures of luminosity and metallicity for halo giant candidates and give metallicities and distances for our first sample of spectroscopically confirmed giants. These giants have distances ranging from 15 to 83 kpc. As surveys reach farther into the Galaxy's halo with K giant samples, identification of giants becomes more difficult. This is because the numbers of foreground halo K dwarfs rise for V magnitudes of 19–20, typical for halo giants at ∼100 kpc. Our photometric survey uses the strength of the Mg b/H feature near 5170 Å to weed K dwarfs out of the disk and thick disk, but we need spectroscopic measures of the strength of the Ca II K, Ca I λ4227, and Mg b/H features to distinguish between the very metal-poor dwarfs and halo giants. Using a full error analysis of our spectroscopic measures, we show why a signal-to-noise ratio of ∼15 pixel-1 at Ca I λ4227 and ∼10 at Ca II K is needed for reliable luminosity discrimination. We use the Ca II K and Mg b features to measure metallicity in our halo giants, with typical errors (random plus systematic) of 0.3 dex for [Fe/H] values from -0.8 to -3.0.
The Transfer Problem Revisited: Net Foreign Assets and Real Exchange Rates

The relationship between international payments and the real exchange rate-the transfer problemis a classic question in international economics. We use cross-country data on real exchange rates and a newly constructed data set on countries' net external positions to shed new light on this question. We present a simple theoretical framework that leads to testable implications for the long-run comovements of real exchange rates, net foreign assets, relative GDP and terms of trade, and cross-country and time series evidence on the subject. We show that on average countries with net external liabilities have more depreciated real exchange rates, and that the main channel of transmission seems to be the relative price of nontraded goods, rather than the relative price of traded goods, across countries.
On the asymptotic stability for nonautonomous functional differential equations by Lyapunov functionals

Sufficient conditions are given for the asymptotic stability and uniform asymptotic stability of the zero solution of the nonautonomous FDE's whose right-hand sides can be unbounded functions of the time. The theorems are based upon Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals whose derivatives with respect to the equations are negative semidefinite and can vanish at long intervals. The functionals and their derivatives are estimated by either x(t), the norm of the instantaneous value of the solutions or ∥x t ∥ 2 , the L 2 -norm of the phase segment of the solutions. Examples are given to show that the conditions are sharp, and the main theorems with the two different types of estimates are independent and improve earlier results. The theorems are applied to linear and nonlinear retarded FDE's with one delay and with distributed delays.
Gas bubble dynamics model for shallow volcanic tremor

Volcanic tremor at Stromboli (Aeolian islands, Italy) is correlated to small infrasonic transients [Ripepe et al., 1996] which repeat almost rhythmically in time in a range between 0.8 and 1.2 s. We demonstrate that infrasonic transients are associated to small gas bubble (∼0.5 m) burstings which produces no transients in the seismic signal. Tremor ground displacement attenuates with the inverse of the distance from the craters indicating that the source is shallow. Short-term energy release shows that infrasonic and seismic signals are linked to the same dynamical process, while at the long-term scale it is evident that the two signals are controlled by two distinctive mechanisms. We suggest that the possible physical model acts in two steps: first, gas coalescence and, then, gas bursting. In our model, the seismic signal is related to the coalescence of a gas bubble from a layer of small bubbles, while the infrasonic signal is linked to the bursting of the bubble when it reaches the magma surface. Gas bubbles could form by free coalescence in magma or could be forced to coalesce by a structural barrier. We calculate that forced coalescence induces in magma a pressure change (∼104 Pa) 2 orders of magnitude higher than free coalescence, and it explains best the tremor ground displacement (10−5 m) recorded at Stromboli. Moreover, forced coalescence evidences the role of a structural barrier, such as a dike, in volcanic tremor source dynamics. In this gas dynamic process, the delay time of 1–2 s between infrasonic pulses could reflect the gas nucleation interval of basaltic magma [Thomas et al., 1993; Manga, 1996]. We propose that the source function for the shallow volcanic tremor at Stromboli could be the viscoelastic reaction of the magma to the pressure decrease induced by gas bubble growth rate under constant depressurization. The spectrum of our source function is controlled by the time duration of the pressure pulse, which represents the viscoelastic relaxation time of the magma and gas bubble growth rate. The predicted asymptotic decay of the frequency contents fits the spectral behavior of the volcanic tremor ground displacement recorded at Stromboli. We show that the same spectral behavior can be found in ground displacement spectra of volcanic tremor recorded on different volcanoes.
The measurement of recidivism in cases of spouse assault

Implicit in much of the research on spouse abuse' is the assumption that if a perpetrator of spouse assault is going to recidivate (i.e., abuse a victim again), he or she will do so within six months of the presenting offense. A six-month follow-up period has thus become the conventional time period used to assess recidivism in cases of spouse abuse. In 1984 Sherman and Berk conducted a field experiment to assess the effects of different police responses to individuals apprehended for spouse assault. They found, using a six-month outcome period, that arrest was the most effective of three standard methods used by the police (mediation, separation and arrest) to reduce domestic violence. The findings from their research (the Minneapolis Experiment) were so well received by law enforcement and those interested in the welfare of the victims of spouse abuse2 that the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded research in six additional communities (Dade County, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Omaha, Nebraska) to replicate the Minneapolis Experiment. The primary purpose of these six replications was to assess
Muscle Growth and Distribution in Fattening Steer of Different Breeds

The breed patterns in growth and distribution of muscle were studied using three breeds of beef cattle entering fattening phase. This study involved 23 grass-fed steer Brahman, 24 Hereford and 22 Brahman x Hereford crosses with a live weight range of 300 to 600 kgs. An allometric Huxley model was used to study the growth and distribution patterns of muscle tissue within wholesale cut. There were several cuts in which the muscle growth coefficients were significantly different among breeds. Comparisons of muscle weight distribution at log natural of 75 kg side muscle + bone weight (4.313 kg) generally showed significant between-breed differences. Herefords tended to have more muscles in their wholesale cuts than Brahmans and/or Brahman x Hereford crosses, except the muscles in Tenderloin, Rib Set and Chuck. Brahmans had heavier Topside and Silverside than Herefords and Brahman x Hereford crosses and the differences were maintained at log natural of 114 kg side muscle + bone weight (4.733 kg). At this heavier weight, there was a general tendency for Brahmans to have more muscle in their wholesale cuts than the Brahman x Hereford steers, except the muscle in Loin and Neck + Sticking.
Plasma potential mapping of high power impulse magnetron sputtering discharges

Pulsed emissive probe techniques have been used to determine the plasma potential distribution of high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) discharges. An unbalanced magnetron with a niobium target in argon was investigated for a pulse length of 100 μs at a pulse repetition rate of 100 Hz, giving a peak current of 170 A. The probe data were recorded with a time resolution of 20 ns and a spatial resolution of 1 mm. It is shown that the local plasma potential varies greatly in space and time. The lowest potential was found over the target’s racetrack, gradually reaching anode potential (ground) several centimeters away from the target. The magnetic presheath exhibits a funnel-shaped plasma potential resulting in an electric field which accelerates ions toward the racetrack. In certain regions and times, the potential exhibits weak local maxima which allow for ion acceleration to the substrate. Knowledge of the local E and static B fields lets us derive the electrons’ E×B drift velocity, which is abou.
Efficacy of Ethiopian Beauveria bassiana and Metarhiziumanisopliae isolates on spotted spider mites, Tetranychusurticae (Acari: tetranychidae) under laboratory conditions

The efficacy of six Beauveria bassiana and nine Metarhiziumanisopliae isolates of Ethiopian origin were bioassayed in the laboratory replicated 4 times for their lethal effects against the adult of Tetranychusurticae with the aim to incorporate as bio- agent component for IPM of the two spider mites. All the tested isolates were pathogenic tothe two spotted spider mite at 1x10 8 conidia ml- concentration, but virulence ranged from 45.4% to 90.0% with LT 50 from 3.19 to 11.81 days. Based on the extent of mortality, isolates PPRC 29, PPRC 27, PPRC 19, PPRC 66, and EE of Metarhizium; and GG and HH of Beauveria were moderately virulent (60-80%) and PPRC 2 P and9615 & 9604 of Beauveria are weak (<60%). Four isolates (MM P and 9614&9609 of Beauveria) which caused mortality ranges of 86% to 90%,were categorized as highly virulent and further evaluated at four different doses (1×10 5 , 1×10 6 , 1×10 7 and 1×10 8 ml -1 ). The isolates inoculated at different concentrations significantly differed in their efficacy and the higher concentration (1×10 8 conidia ml -1 ) caused higher mortality than the lower (1×10 5 conidia ml -1 ). Isolate 9614 showed the least LC 50 (1.37×10 5 ) followed by MM (1.9×10 5 ). Therefore the two isolates, B. bassiana 9614 and M.anisopliae MM, which caused higher mortalities within shorter periods, were promising bioagents for the management of the two spotted spider mites.
Finding binaries from phase modulation of pulsating stars with Kepler: V. Orbital parameters, with eccentricity and mass-ratio distributions of 341 new binaries

The orbital parameters of binaries at intermediate periods (102–103 d) are difficult to measure with conventional methods and are very incomplete. We have undertaken a new survey, applying our pulsation timing method to Kepler light curves of 2224 main-sequence A/F stars and found 341 non-eclipsing binaries. We calculate the orbital parameters for 317 PB1 systems (single-pulsator binaries) and 24 PB2s (double-pulsators), tripling the number of intermediate-mass binaries with full orbital solutions. The method reaches down to small mass ratios q ≈ 0.02 and yields a highly homogeneous sample. We parametrize the mass- ratio distribution using both inversion and Markov-Chain Monte Carlo forward-modelling techniques, and find it to be skewed towards low-mass companions, peaking at q ≈ 0.2. While solar-type primaries exhibit a brown dwarf desert across short and intermediate periods, we find a small but statistically significant (2.6σ ) population of extreme-mass-ratio companions (q 0.1, we measure the binary fraction of current A/F primaries to be 15.4 per cent ± 1.4 per cent, though we find that a large fraction of the companions (21 per cent ± 6 per cent) are white dwarfs in post-mass-transfer systems with primaries that are now blue stragglers, some of which are the progenitors of Type Ia supernovae, barium stars, symbiotics, and related phenomena. Excluding these white dwarfs, we determine the binary fraction of original A/F primaries to be 13.9 per cent ± 2.1 per cent over the same parameter space. Combining our measurements with those in the literature, we find the binary fraction across these periods is a constant 5 per cent for primaries M1 < 0.8 M , but then increases linearly with log M1, demonstrating that natal discs around more massive protostars M1 2: 1M become increasingly more prone to fragmentation. Finally, we find the eccentricity distribution of the main-sequence pairs to be much less eccentric than the thermal distribution.
A statistical method for the identification and aggregation of regional linguistic variation

This paper introduces a method for the analysis of regional linguistic variation. The method identifies individual and common patterns of spatial clustering in a set of linguistic variables measured over a set of locations based on a combination of three statistical techniques: spatial autocorrelation, factor analysis, and cluster analysis. To demonstrate how to apply this method, it is used to analyze regional variation in the values of 40 continuously measured, high-frequency lexical alternation variables in a 26-million-word corpus of letters to the editor representing 206 cities from across the United States.
Detection of False Data Injection Attacks in Smart Grids Based on Graph Signal Processing

The smart grid combines the classical power system with the information technology, leading to a cyber-physical system. In such an environment, the malicious injection of data has the potential to cause severe consequences. Classical residual-based methods for bad data detection are unable to detect well designed false data injection (FDI) attacks. Moreover, most of the works on FDI attack detection are based on the linearized DC model of the power system and fails to detect attacks based on the AC model. The aim of this paper is to address these problems by using the graph structure of the grid and the AC power flow model. We derive an attack detection method that is able to detect previously undetectable FDI attacks. This method is based on concepts originating from graph signal processing (GSP). The proposed detection scheme calculates the graph Fourier transform of an estimated grid state and filters the graph’s high-frequency components. By comparing the maximum norm of this outcome with a threshold, we can detect the presence of FDI attacks. Case studies on the IEEE 14-bus system demonstrate that the proposed method is able to detect a wide range of previously undetectable attacks, both on angles and on magnitudes of the voltages.
Use of Plastic Waste in Road Construction

Plastic waste is one such resource, a major component of solid waste which is abundantly available and disposed of without proper treatment. There has been an exponential growth in municipal plastic waste disposal especially in urban areas which deteriorates the beauty of the landscape. Plastic was found to be an effective binder for bitumen mixes used in flexible pavements.
Abnormal uterine bleeding in perimenopausal age group women: a study on clinicopathological evaluation and management

Abnormal uterine bleeding is the most common and frequent presenting complaint in Gynaecology Outpatient Department in all age groups, especially in perimenopausal women. Abnormal uterine bleeding may be defined as a bleeding pattern that differs in frequency, duration and amount from a pattern observed during a normal menstrual cycle or after menopause. In the perimenopausal age variation in normal cyclical pattern may be due to physiological hormonal changes or pathological. Ultrasonography is an appropriate relevant radiological diagnostic tool to identify structural abnormalities in uterus and adnexae. Hysteroscopy ABSTRACT
The Effect of Yaw Angle on a Compressible Rectangular Cavity Flow

Experiments are performed to determine the characteristics of a compressible flow over yawed rectangular cavities for Mach numbers of 0.64, 0.70, and 0.83. The cavity’s length-to-depth ratio varies from 4.43 to 21.50 and the length-to-width ratio is unity. The yaw angle is 0°–45°. The upstream compression and downstream expansion near the front and rear corners of a cavity decrease when the value of the yaw angle increases. The amplitude of the fluctuating pressure is a maximum for an open cavity with a yaw angle of 15°. An increase in the yaw angle results in a reduction in the pressure fluctuations for both open and transitional cavities. In the span-wise direction, variations in the mean and fluctuating pressure are less significant than those in the chord-wise direction. The oscillating frequency of resonance varies slightly with the yaw angle, but the amplitudes for the power spectral density are significantly reduced when the yaw angle is larger than 30°. For lower Mach numbers, the lower mode plays an important role in self-sustained oscillations for an open cavity when there is an increase in the yaw angle.
Implications for the Origin of Early-type Dwarf Galaxies: A Detailed Look at the Isolated Rotating Early-type Dwarf Galaxy LEDA 2108986 (CG 611), Ramifications for the Fundamental Plane’s Kinematic Scaling, and the Spin–Ellipticity Diagram

Selected from a sample of nine, isolated, dwarf early-type galaxies (ETGs) with the same range of kinematic properties as dwarf ETGs in clusters, we use LEDA 2108986 (CG 611) to address the nature versus nurture debate regarding the formation of dwarf ETGs. The presence of faint disk structures and rotation within some cluster dwarf ETGs has often been heralded as evidence that they were once late-type spiral or dwarf irregular galaxies prior to experiencing a cluster-induced transformation into an ETG. However, CG 611 also contains significant stellar rotation (≈20 km s−1) over its inner half-light radius ( kpc), and its stellar structure and kinematics resemble those of cluster ETGs. In addition to hosting a faint young nuclear spiral within a possible intermediate-scale stellar disk, CG 611 has accreted an intermediate-scale, counter-rotating gas disk. It is therefore apparent that dwarf ETGs can be built by accretion events, as opposed to disk-stripping scenarios. We go on to discuss how both dwarf and ordinary ETGs with intermediate-scale disks, whether under (de)construction or not, are not fully represented by the kinematic scaling , and we also introduce a modified spin–ellipticity diagram – with the potential to track galaxies with such disks.