Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparison of Restricted Fluid Volume with Standard Fluid Volume in Management of Transient Tachypnea of the Newborns: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is one of the most common neonatal respiratory disease and its symptoms usually begins in the first few hours after birth. The volume of fluid intake according to the neonate's conditions varies. We aimed to compare the restricted fluids volume with standard fluids volume in treatment of neonates with TTN. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was performed on 80 neonates with a diagnosis of TTN admitted in the Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Fatemiyeh Hospital and Beasat Hospital of Hamadan Medical University in Iran. Patients were randomly divided to standard fluids volume (control = 40), and restricted fluids volume treatment groups (case = 40). The hospitalization duration, oxygen therapy duration as well as the number of days need for oxygen with hood; Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP), and mechanical ventilation therapy was recorded. After data collection, the data were statistically analyzed via SPSS software (version 21.0). Results: The subjects were 30 (37.5%) females and 50 (62.5%) males (62.5%) with an average gestational age of 38.12(±1.07) weeks.The main aim from this interventional study was effect of restricted fluidtherapy on management of TTN in NICU section. The hospitalization duration, oxygen therapy duration and need for oxygen therapy with hood in the intervention group were significantly lower than the control group (P 0.05). Conclusion TTN treatment with restricted fluids volume, compared with standard volume of fluids, significantly reduces the need for respiratory supports as well as the duration of hospitalization in the NICU section.
Anomalies in the GRB spatial distribution

Swift's remarkable ability to quickly localize gamma-ray bursts has led to the accumulation of a sizable burst sample for which both angular locations and redshifts are measured. This sample has become large enough that it can potentially be used to probe angular anisotropies indicative of large-scale universal structure. In a previous work, a large clustering of gamma-ray bursts at redshift z about 2 was reported in the general direction of the constellations of Hercules and Corona Borealis. Since that report, a 42 per cent increase in the number of z about 2 gamma-ray bursts has been observed, warranting an updated analysis. Surprisingly, the cluster is more pronounced now than it was when it was first reported.
The growth and survival of lead solubilizing strains of Pseudomonas in the presence of carbon and nitrogen sources supplements in a lead culture medium.

Cell growth and survival of three strains of Pseudomonas species obtained from a battery manufacturing factory effluent were investigated in varying concentrations of lead in the presence of carbon and nitrogen sources. Glucose and fructose as well as ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) and potassium nitrate (KNO3) served as carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively. Turbidimetric readings of growth showed that highest growth changes in carbon sources occured at 96 hours in 2% w/v glucose supplement medium having 0.76, 0.70, and 0.36 absorbance reading for strains B6, D4, and E4, respectively, while strains B6 and D4 had 0.31 and 0.33 at 3% w/v fructose supplement at 48 hours, and at 72 hours strain E4 had its highest growth of 0.16 at 3% w/v. Exceptional growth changes of 0.82 and 0.53 absorbance were recorded in strain E4 in 0.2% w/v on NH4NO3 and KNO3 supplement at 96 hours while other strains did not show appreciable growth changes in both sources of nitrogen. This investigation showed that single supplement with either carbon or nitrogen sources resulted in increased growth rate, but not a combination of the sources, except in E4 that showed growth changes of 1.1 and 0.9 in NH4NO3 combined with glucose and with fructose, respectively. Understanding of the physiological and biochemical factors on growth of these isolates will expose the potentiality of such isolates for the bio-treatment of lead polluted environment.
The welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination.

The welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination are known to be negative when demand functions are linear, marginal cost is constant and all markets are served. This paper shows that discrimination lowers welfare for a more general class of demand functions. Demand varies across markets with additive and multiplicative shift factors. Total welfare (defined as consumer surplus plus profits) with discrimination is lower than with uniform pricing when the density function of consumer valuations satisfies a weak version of concavity that encompasses logconcavity. Most standard demand functions including linear, quadratic, probit, logit, exponential and iso-elastic ones, satisfy this assumption, which is also a weak sufficient condition for existence.
The atmospheric parameters and spectral interpolator for the MILES stars

Context. Empirical libraries of stellar spectra are used to classify stars and synthetize stellar populations. MILES is a medium spectralresolution library in the optical domain covering a wide range of temperatures, surface gravities and metallicities. Aims. We redetermine the atmospheric parameters of these stars in order to improve the homogeneity and accuracy. We build an interpolating function that returns a spectrum as a function of the three atmospheric parameters, and finally we characterize the precision of the wavelength calibration and stability of the spectral resolution. Methods. We used the ULySS program with the ELODIE library as a reference and compared the results with those in the literature. Results. We obtain precisions of 60 K, 0.13, and 0.05 dex, respectively, for Teff ,l ogg ,a nd [Fe/H] for the FGK stars. For the M stars, the mean errors are 38 K, 0.26, and 0.12 dex and 3.5%, 0.17, and 0.13 dex for the OBA. We construct an interpolator that we test against the MILES stars themselves. We test it also by measuring the atmospheric parameters of the CFLIB stars with MILES as reference and find it to be more reliable than the ELODIE interpolator for the evolved hot stars, like those of the blue horizontal branch in particular.
Nutritional potential of yam chips (Dioscorea cayenensis and Dioscorea rotundata Poir) obtained using two methods of production in Togo

Yam is one of the most staple foods in West African countries and provides an important part of the energetic for people. This study examines chemical composition of Dioscorea cayenensis and Dioscorea rotundata Poir species dried yam chips obtained using two methods of production in Togo. Three local varieties of yams (Koukou, Keki and Laboco) were processed in chips and were sun dried (at 28-30°C) or oven-dried (at 50°C). Nutritive components (carbohydrates, protein fats, mineral salt, vitamin C and anti-nutritional factors) of yam chips were assessed and compared with those of fresh yam. Sugar is a major component of yam chips followed by proteins, vitamin, fats, mineral salt and anti-nutritionals factors. For the same variety of yam, the nutritional quality depends on the method of production followed and the drying methods. Key words: Yam chips, Dioscorea cayenensis, Dioscorea rotundata, nutritional potential.
Volatility of a Seemingly Fixed Exchange Rate

A conditional variance analysis is applied to study the exchange rate of the Czech crown. The crown is pegged to a currency basket with an imposed narrow band. The central bank's consistent policy enables the semi-fixed exchange rates to behave similarly to free ones. Their movements exhibit strong nonlinear dependency which is accounted for by an employment of the GARCH(1,1) model with daily dummies. The nonparametric BDS test proclaims accuracy of the model that filtered out nonlinearity and captured a forecastable structure present in the data.
A matter of norms: Family background, religion, and generational change in the diffusion of first union breakdown among French-speaking Quebeckers

BACKGROUND: Previous research conducted in societies where unmarried cohabitation remains limited suggests that having grown up with unmarried parents fosters marital instability. There is little research on this relationship in societies where unmarried cohabitation has become common. OBJECTIVE: We take advantage of the concurrent diffusion of unmarried cohabitation and union breakdown among French-speaking Quebeckers to examine whether family background (having grown up with unmarried parents and parental separation) and religion (reporting a denomination and religious attendance) have been key factors (intermediate variables) in the diffusion of conjugal instability or have been different consequences of a process of normative change unfolding across cohorts. METHODS: We use a subsample of 2,265 first unions from the 2011 Canadian General Social Survey. We estimate the hazard function and the effects of the independent variables on the hazard of breakdown using Royston‒Parmar flexible hazards models. RESULTS: Results show that having grown up with unmarried parents has no effect on the hazard of breakdown despite the increasing proportion of respondents having lived in this form of family, whereas religious attendance does have an effect despite its decreasing importance. Parental separation increases the hazard of marital disruption for men but not for women. CONTRIBUTION: Among French-speaking Quebeckers, the diffusion of unmarried cohabitation and of union breakdown seem to be two aspects of a profound shift in norms regarding family life rather than being related to each other in a direct causal way.
FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF GROUND MOVEMENT ON THE ROAD CW 16 SÉRAIDI-CHÉTAIBI ( ANNABA , NE ALGERIA )

Grounds movements are considered a natural hazard, some of which have, over time, significant slow movements. Significance of these dynamic effects involves a risk which generates human and material damage. Policymakers must take this issue into account in their permanent security organization program. Some landslides exhibit a function of time, significant slow movements. They are assigned to a behavior of clay materials mechanism caused by the variation of geotechnical properties. The effects of water seepage in wet periods generally linked to the viscous nature of clay materials are causes primarily . They can also be related to the variation modeling parameters. The land slip site is located at the road CW16 Seraidi -Chétaibi, (Annaba, Algeria) area with an annual rainfall of more than 700mm. Analysis of the slope stability is carried out using several methods of deformation calculation of the natural ground state. In our case we use a plastic Mohr Coulomb from supported models. The project proposes to examine the different causes using the example of Cam Clay. The project will examine the different causes using the example of Cam Clay; elasticvisco plastic model with time (SSCM: Soft Soil Creep Model) set in a finite element program Plaxis. This technique can show us how different behavioral assumptions can describe the slow movements of a slope. A comparison will be made with the Mohr Coulomb (MC).
Unit Roots and Co-Integration Tests: the Effects of Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Non-Performing Loans (NPL) in the Banking Sector in Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is any genuine long run relationship between Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Non-Performing Loans (NPL). Using the logarithmic values of Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation and Non-Performing Loans (NPL), different methodologies are employed in the analysis so that the robustness of unit roots and cointegration results is guaranteed. Based on the results, we consistently do not observe any genuine long run relationship between the two variables.
The kinematics of water masers in the stellar molecular outflow source, IRAS 19134+2131

Using the Very Large Array (VLA) and the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), we have observed water maser emission in the proto-planetary nebula candidate IRAS 19134+2131, in which the water maser spectrum has two groups of emission features separated in radial velocity by ~100 km s -1 . The blue-shifted and red-shifted clusters of maser features are clearly separated spatially by ~150 mas, indicative of a fast collimated flow. However, not all of the maser features are aligned along the axis of the flow, as is seen in the similar high-velocity water maser source, W43A. Comparing the VLA and VLBA maps of the water maser source, we find 4 maser features that were active for 2 years. Using only VLBA data, we identified proper motions for 8 maser features. The full 3D outflow velocity is estimated to be ~130 km s -1 , indicating that the dynamical age of the flow is only ~50 yr. On the basis of the relative positions with respect to the nearby extragalactic reference source, J1925+2106, we also obtain a secular motion of IRAS 19134+2131of $\mu_{l}=-4.6\pm0.7$ mas yr -1 along the Galactic plane toward the Galactic centre. This indicates a “far distance" ( ≥ 16 kpc) for IRAS 19134+2131 if the Galactic rotation curve remains flat at 220 km s -1 .
Grain size control on Sr‐Nd isotope provenance studies and impact on paleoclimate reconstructions: An example from deep‐sea sediments offshore NW Africa

Five sediment cores from offshore NW Africa were analyzed for strontium and neodymium isotope ratios to reconstruct temporal variations in continental weathering regimes. Sediments were taken from three time slices with well‐known and distinctive environmental conditions: present‐day (dry and warm), ∼6 ka (wet and warm), and ∼12 ka (dry and cold). Terrigenous sediment samples were split into two size fractions to distinguish between the two dominant transport mechanisms offshore NW Africa: fluvial (0–10 μm) and aeolian (10–40 μm). Sr isotope data record evidence of marked grain size control with higher isotopic ratios in the fine fraction. In contrast, ɛNd values are largely unaffected by grain size. Minor variability in Nd isotope data at each sampling site indicates near constant sources of terrigenous matter over the last ∼12 ka. Variations in Sr isotope ratios are interpreted to reflect major changes in the evaporation‐precipitation balance. We suggest that the Sr‐Nd isotope data record a latitudinal shift of the northern limit of the African rainbelt and associated wind systems causing changes in the humidity and rate of chemical weathering over NW Africa. While hyperarid conditions prevailed ∼12 ka, more humid conditions and intensified monsoonal rainfall at ∼6 ka resulted in greater breakdown of easily weathered K‐bearing phases and increased 87Sr/86Sr in the detritus. In late Holocene times the monsoonal circulation diminished resulting in a return to arid conditions. Our results clearly show that it is of vital importance in paleoenvironmental studies to carry out isotopic analyses on individual sediment fractions that were carried to the studied deposition site by distinct sediment transport mechanisms. If isotopic analyses are carried out on bulk sediments, the observed variability in isotopic values most likely represents changes in the particle size and mixing proportions of the sediment subpopulations.
The Presentation of Financial Crisis Forecast Pattern (Evidence from Tehran Stock Exchange)

The purpose of this study is presenting a model for forecasting financial crisis in Tehran Stock Exchange listed companies. To do this, productive firms that had accepted in Tehran Stock Exchange between 2002 and 2009, were selected as the study sample. First the independent variables were obtained based on financial ratios and then based on Article 141 of the Co mmerce Law, the insolvent and solvent firms were separated. Next , based on these two groups of firms, the presence or absence of meaningful d ifference between independent variables (financial ratios) of this two groups samples were tested. The results obtained fro m this test contributed to the ext raction of a proper model of forecast using logistic regression. The results indicated that the variables of debt to the equity ratio, net profit to net sales ratio & working capital to assets ratio were identified as independent variables in the final model. In addition, the results indicated that using the test data, the forecast strength of the model is 81.49%, its degree of sensitivity is 96.12% and its degree of identification is 67.48%.
- 1-TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITHIN MNES : AN INVESTIGATION OF INTER-SUBSIDIARY COMPETITION AND COOPERATION

Much theory and research that seeks to explain why and how technology transfers occur within multinational enterprises (MNEs) actually addresses the question of how these transfers occur among cooperative subsidiaries, and relies on the assumption of inter-subsidiary cooperation. However, subsidiaries do not always cooperate. We suggest that the success of technology transfer among subsidiaries depends on the extent to which the relationships among an MNE's subsidiaries (i.e. inter-subsidiary) are competitive or cooperative. Inter-subsidiary cooperation is determined by the MNE's international strategy, organizational structure, and the social relationships among subsidiaries. Both hierarchical and social relational factors drive the potential for inter-subsidiary multimarket competition that originates from the overlap on the subsidiaries' products, technologies, and market portfolios.
The Influence of Context in the South African Higher Education System: A Social Realist Critique

Abstract Higher education systems, the world over, operate in different contexts. The South African education system is no exception. This concept paper employs a social realist theoretical framework to examine the influence of context on the South African higher education system. In this concept paper the researchers interrogate the influence of context in the predemocratic era in South Africa. The researchers show how culture in terms of racial discrimination in society then influenced structure in terms of policies and institutions which served to propagate a differential higher education system on racial lines. The researchers also examine the post-apartheid environment which is marked by the need to address past imbalances in higher education. The new political dispensation ushered in after the demise of apartheid, the resultant policies and reorganisation of the higher education system are further examined. In this paper the researchers argue, using a social realist lens, that context has a great influence on the conceptualisation, organisation and implementation of higher education. The researchers conclude that a closer understanding of higher education system operations is made clearer by interrogating the interplay between structure, culture and agency in any given historical period.
Earth’s rotation irregularities derived from UTIBLI by method of multi-composing of ordinates

SUMMARY: Using the method of multi-composing of ordinates we have identified in Earth’s rotation a long-periodic term with a period similar to the relaxation time of Chandler nutation. There was not enough information to assess its origin. We demonstrate that the method can be used even in the case when the data time span is comparable to the period of harmonic component.
Corporate Governance and Intangibles Disclosure as Determinants of Corporate Reputation

The paper investigates corporate governance mechanisms and the voluntary disclosure of intangible assets as determinants of corporate reputation. Reputation scores from Management Today Britain’s “Most Admired Companies” 2004 survey are applied as a measure of corporate reputation. A content analysis method is applied to UK 2003/2004 annual reports in establishing the voluntary disclosure index which consists of structural, relational and human capital attributes. This paper suggests that when the resource based view of the firm is applied together with signalling theory, both the presence and disclosure of corporate governance structures and intangible resources is important if markets are to acknowledge a firm’s quality and reputation; the agency approach is twofold, on the one hand the existence of governance structures allows firms to draw on various corporate governance mechanisms that may align directors’ interests with the firm’s objectives; on the other hand, governance mechanisms may enhance accountability and transparency through disclosure and therefore mitigate risks associated with asymmetry of information. The results of the analysis indicate that financial performance and growth enhance corporate reputation whereas directors’ share ownership and executive remuneration appear to hinder the development and maintenance of corporate reputation. The presence of financial expertise on the audit committee is a governance mechanism that appears to be employed by firms whose strategy comprises building and developing corporate reputation. In addition, maintenance of lower voluntary disclosure of intangible assets appears to appeal to firms with higher levels of corporate reputation whereas, although the relationship is weaker, higher levels of financial gearing lead to lower corporate reputations as perceived by stakeholders. Furthermore, the results indicate that the proportion of experienced non-executive directors to total directors is insignificant in explaining the variation in corporate reputation. Management strategies differ significantly as they may be tailored to build and develop corporate reputation or tailored to maintain such reputations once attained.
Debris Disks around Sun-like Stars

We have observed nearly 200 FGK stars at 24 and 70 μm with the Spitzer Space Telescope. We identify excess infrared emission, including a number of cases where the observed flux is more than 10 times brighter than the predicted photospheric flux, and interpret these signatures as evidence of debris disks in those systems. We combine this sample of FGK stars with similar published results to produce a sample of more than 350 main sequence AFGKM stars. The incidence of debris disks is 4.2+ 2.0−1.1% at 24 μm for a sample of 213 Sun-like (FG) stars and 16.4+ 2.8−2.9% at 70 μm for 225 Sun-like (FG) stars. We find that the excess rates for A, F, G, and K stars are statistically indistinguishable, but with a suggestion of decreasing excess rate toward the later spectral types; this may be an age effect. The lack of strong trend among FGK stars of comparable ages is surprising, given the factor of 50 change in stellar luminosity across this spectral range. We also find that the incidence of debris disks declines very slowly beyond ages of 1 billion years.