Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
[Occupational satisfaction and quality of life in women aged 45-60 years in the Silesia voivodeship].

BACKGROUND Quality of life is an important issue of public health. It becomes essential in the population of active workers, especially women who besides their occupational activity have to perform other important roles, such as care of their children or older parents. MATERIALS AND METHODS The presented study is an attempt to answer the question on whether occupational activity, especially job satisfaction, provides better quality of live in the population of women aged 45-60 years. RESULTS The obtained results confirm that a better quality of live, measured by the status of physical and mental health, is characteristic of occupationally active women with a higher level of education, who also experience job satisfaction. Care of children or older parents has no impact on the decline of quality of life. CONCLUSIONS The improvement of qualifications and occupational activity can contribute to a better quality of live in the population of women.
Coherent diffractive imaging: a new statistically regularized amplitude constraint

Statistical information about measurement errors is incorporated in an algorithm that reconstructs the image of an object from x-ray diffraction data. The distribution function of measurement errors is included directly into reconstruction processes using a statistically based amplitude constraint. The algorithm is tested using simulated and experimental data and is shown to yield high-quality reconstructions in the presence of noise. This approach can be generalized to incorporate experimentally determined measurement error functions into image reconstruction algorithms.
Histology and glycoconjugates histochemistry in the small and large intestinal epithelium of the Malayan pangolin, Manis javanica

Histology and glycoconjugates histochemistry in the small and large intestinal epithelium of the Malayan Pangolin (Manis javanica) were studied by means of histological and histochemical techniques. The staining procedures employed were Hematoxylin-Eosin (H&E), Alcian Blue (AB) pH 2.5, Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS), AB pH 2.5-PAS and lectin including penut agglutinin (PNA), Ulex europeus agglutinin-I (UEA-I), wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) and Maackia amurensis (MAL-II). The intestinal canal displayed no divivsion between small and large intestine, other than a continuous enlargement, and there was no cecum. The mucous membrane of the pangolin small intestine was thrown into high villi and long crypt of Lieberkuhn. While, the mocosa of large intestine lied in a series of irregular fold, not villi. The mucosa of both intestine was covered by simple columnar epithelium in which 2 type of cells were encountered columnar and goblet cells. The mucous granule of goblet cells in small intestine were found to contain primarily neutral glycoconjugates with galactose and sialic acid residues. On the contrary, the mucous epithelium of large bowel involved predominantly acid sulfated glycoconjugates with N-acetylglucosamine, fucose and sialic acid residues. Furthermore, the nature of glycoconjugates in mucous epithelium of both intestine was found to change during the upward migration from deep to superficial part.
Comparison of marketing mix dimensions between local and international hotel customers in Malaysia

The main purpose of this paper is to compare the perception of local and international customer of marketing mix components in the hotel industry in Malaysia. The exploratory study involved 282 respondents, employed self-completed questionnaire survey to collect data from local and international hotel customers. T-test analysis and One-way ANOVA are used to identify the significant mean difference of marketing mix components between local and international hotel customer. The main finding indicated that the three components of marketing mix namely product and services, promotion and people have significant differences between the means for both local and international hotel customers. This study also revealed that the product/services and promotion also had significance mean difference between the means of male and female hotel customer. Implications and limitations of the study are also discussed.
Sleep disorders in myotonic dystrophy type 2: a controlled polysomnographic study and self‐reported questionnaires

There is a paucity of data available regarding the occurrence of sleep disorders in myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2). In this study the sleep–wake cycle and daytime sleepiness were investigated in DM2 patients and compared with results from healthy subjects and myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) patients.
Development of a legible deaf-signing virtual human

Many deaf people rely on sign language as their primary mode of communication. They will enjoy enhanced information access if media applications can provide signed commentaries. The advent of multimedia makes such provision possible. We outline a prototype real time subtitle-to-signing translation system, based on the adaptation and integration of existing software components. We describe the development of a framework, using the Tcl/Tk environment, that supports the integration of distributed system components using a basic communications infrastructure. We discuss the development of a virtual human (avatar), deployed in this framework, to perform the signing.
A functional database

This thesis explores the use of functional languages to implement, manipulate and query databases. Implementing databases. A functional language is used to construct a database manager that allows efficient and concurrent access to shared data. In contrast to the locking mechanism found in conventional databases, the functional database uses data dependency to provide exclusion. Results obtained from a prototype database demonstrate that data dependency permits an unusual degree of concurrency between operations on the data. The prototype database is used to exhibit some problems that seriously restrict concurrency and also to demonstrate the resolution of these problems using a new primitive. The design of a more realistic database is outlined. Some restrictions on the data structures that can be used in a functional database are also uncovered. Manipulating databases. Functions over the database are shown to provide a powerful manipulation language. How to make such functions atomic is described. Such atomic transaction-functions permit consistent concurrent transformations of a database. Some issues in the transaction model are also addressed, including nested transactions. Querying databases. Others have recommended list comprehensions, a construct found in some functional languages, as a query notation. Comprehensions are clear, concise, powerful, mathematically tractable and well integrated with a functional manipulation language. In this thesis comprehensions are proved to be adequately powerful, or relationally complete. Database and programming language theories are further integrated by describing the relational calculus in a programming language semantics. Finally, the mathematical tractability of the notation is used to improve the efficiency of list comprehension queries. For each major conventional improvement an analogous comprehension transformation is given.
A COMPARISON OF CAREER STATUS AND ATTITUDES AMONG MEN AND WOMEN IN LOGISTICS

This study compares and evaluates the current career status of diverse groups of logistics professionals. Based on a random sample of managers, this research provides companies with benchmarks for the progress and attitudes of their own managers, with particular focus on gender differences. Approaches to future research on diversity in the careers of logistics professionals are suggested.
The Impact of Customer Satisfaction on Word-of-Mouth: Conventional Banks of Malaysia Investigated

Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to test the impact of customer satisfaction on word-of-mouth in the banking industry of Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – A framework was developed based on the extensive review of literature, with two variables – customer satisfaction and word-of-mouth. The causal relationship envisaged was tested using Structural Equation Modelling. For this purpose a self-administered structured questionnaire was distributed among 500 customers registered with different banks operating in Malaysia. Out of the total 500 distributed questionnaires 407 were finally selected for data analyses. SPSS and AMOS software programmes were used to analyse data. Data analyses encompass descriptive analyses, reliability tests, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and full fledge structural modelling. Findings – The results reveal that customer satisfaction has a significant positive impact on word-of-mouth. Data resulted in acceptably high reliability during the reliability tests. Exploratory factor analysis for customer satisfaction resulted in 3 dimensions which were further converged into 2 dimensions during confirmatory factor analysis. Measurement models resulted in good fit giving a green signal for testing causal relationship and full structural modelling. The results of full fledge structural model indicated good fit with the data. In this case, a normed chi-square (χ²/df) of 3.087, comparative fit index (CFI) of 0.954, and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) of 0.045 indicate the same. Practical implications – A high positive significant impact (0.825) of customer satisfaction on word-of-mouth clearly indicates that it is imperative for banking sector to enhance customer satisfaction. This is due to the inevitable growth of information technology, instant popularity of websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Wikipedia which have given liberty to customers in spreading their positive or negative feedback quickly and conveniently. Policy makers of service industry in general and financial service industry in particular may benefit from the findings of this study. Originality/value – Importance of word-of-mouth is not new to the organisations. This research is a unique attempt, using structural equation modelling (SEM), to investigate the impact of customer satisfaction on word-of-mouth in the banking industry of Malaysia.
An investigation into employee empowerment in four star hotels

This research is an investigation of employee empowerment In the four star hotel industry. The study is based on a two tiered approach. The first component consists of an in-depth literary review and analysis. This includes a thorough examination academic work in the area of employee empowerment. From this review the researcher identifies categories and measurement tools for empowerment. The second component of the research involves an analysis of three four star hotels. This primary research provides an insightful and distinctive way of analysing employee empowerment in practice. Each organisational example is systematically set out in a consistent manner with distinct sections. This conformity was essential in ensuring that the results was presented in an objective and unbiased manner. The review of literature establishes notion of empowerment is plagued by conceptual ambiguities. inconsistency and a lack of persuasive supporting substantiation that there is no universal definition of empowerment. Nevertheless. the understanding that is gained from the research is that empowerment entails some additional employee autonomy. The results of the primary research echo this as there is no single industry accepted definition of the concept. Moreover findings highlight that the concept ii defined within the parameters of individual organisations. Each organisation investigated had a different view and policy towards the empowerment of frontline employees. The level of autonomy experienced by employees varied between participating hotels from full discretion over tasks to ridged job descriptions. Additionally, the findings highlight a correlation between employee seniority and the level of empowerment in hierarchical structures. Finally the research uncovers the managerial motives behind the different empowerment strategies in each organisation
Pregnancy and natalizumab: results of an observational study in 35 accidental pregnancies during natalizumab treatment

Background: Natalizumab, a therapeutic monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is recommended to be withdrawn 3 months prior to a planned pregnancy. Our aim was to analyse the safety and impact of natalizumab exposure on course of disease and pregnancy outcome. Objectives: Prospective follow-up of women with MS who became accidentally pregnant during natalizumab treatment in comparison with pregnancies of women with MS not exposed to disease-modifying treatments (DMT). Method: 35 women with MS who became accidentally pregnant while treated with natalizumab, and 23 women with MS who became pregnant devoid of any DMT as a control group, were chosen. Results: All pregnancies except one were followed in a prospective fashion. Of the women exposed to natalizumab during pregnancy, 29 women gave birth to 28 healthy children; one child was born with hexadactyly. Five pregnancies ended in an early miscarriage and one woman decided to undergo an elective termination of pregnancy. MS activity did not rebound during pregnancy or post partum after natalizumab was withdrawn, and no significant differences were observed when compared with the non-DMT-exposed control group. Conclusion: Our data may support the notion that an elective termination of pregnancy due to natalizumab exposure may not be necessary, but rather requires careful monitoring. Women should still be advised to stop natalizumab in the course of planned pregnancy until more data on long-term outcomes are available.
Unfalsi fi ed Control : A Behavioral Approach to Learning and Adaptation 1

Unfalsified control theory facilitates the representation of adaptive processes of control law discovery from evolving information flows and noisy data. In this paper, the theory of unfalsified adaptive control is examined from the behavioral perspective of Willems. An abstract, but parsimonious, min-max optimization problem formulation is developed that descibes and unifies direct adaptive control, learning theory and system identification problems in a common behavioral setting based on the concept of controller/model unfalsification. Thus, adaptive control is seen to be firmly and directly linked to, and to conceptually unified with, the growing body of knowledge on behavioral approaches to model validation and unfalsified system identification. The results elucidate and underscore the fertile conceptual links that exist between adaptive control theory and the rich theory of system identification.
Sinc-sampled fiber Bragg gratings for identical multiple wavelength operation

Through a periodic sine modulation of the refractive index-profile in fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs), we demonstrate gratings with multiple equally spaced and identical wavelength channels. We show 10-cm-long gratings with 4, 8, and 16 identical uniform wavelength channels separated by the ITU spacing of 100 GHz and a 22.5-cm-long grating with four identical dispersion compensating channels with a 200-GHz separation designed to dispersion compensate 80-km data transmission through standard fiber at 1.55 /spl mu/m.
Comparison of DSM-IV versus proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for eating disorders in a Japanese sample.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) and the proposed Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria in terms of the number of cases of eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) and to see which diagnostic system can effectively capture variance in psychiatric symptoms in a Japanese sample. METHOD One thousand and twenty-nine women with an eating disorder (ED) participated in this study. Assessment methods included structured clinical interviews and administration of the Eating Attitudes Test and the Eating Disorder Inventory. RESULTS Relaxing the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and recognizing binge ED decreased the proportion of EDNOS (from 45.1% to 26.1%). The DSM-5 categorization of patients was better able to capture variance in psychopathology scales. CONCLUSIONS The proposed revisions to EDs in the DSM-5 partially reduced reliance on EDNOS. The DSM-5 may differentiate ED groups more effectively than the DSM-IV.
Lactobacillus sakei K17, an inducer of IL-10 expression in antigen-presenting cells, attenuates TNBS-induced colitis in mice

Abstract To understand the anti-colitic effects of probiotics that up-regulate interleukin (IL)-10 expression in dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages, we isolated Lactobacillus sakei K17, which potently induced IL-10 expression in DCs and peritoneal macrophages in vitro, among the lactic acid bacteria strains collected from kimchi and investigated its anti-inflammatory effect in mice with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis. Oral administration of K17 (2 × 109 CFU·mouse−1·day−1) in mice with TNBS-induced colitis suppressed colon shortening and myeloperoxidase activity, as well as infiltration of CD86+ cells into the colon. Treatment with K17 also increased TNBS-suppressed expression of tight junction proteins and IL-10, but inhibited activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinases and expression of tumor necrosis factor α and IL-17. Its effect was comparable with that of sulfasalazine (50 mg/kg), a positive commercial ant-colitic drug. Furthermore, treatment with K17 (1 × 105 CFU/mL) potently inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated NF-κB activation in DCs and peritoneal macrophages and restored tight junction protein expression in LPS-stimulated Caco-2 cells. These findings suggest that Lactobacillus sakei K17 may ameliorate colitis by up-regulating the expression of IL-10 and tight junction proteins and inhibiting NF-κB activation.
Capital Structure Choice and Company Taxation: A Meta-Study

This paper provides a quantitative review of the empirical literature on the tax impact on corporate debt financing. Synthesizing the evidence from 46 previous studies, we find that this impact is substantial. In particular, the tax rate proxy determines the outcome of primary analyses. Measures like the simulated marginal tax rate (Graham (1996a)) avoid a downward bias in estimates for the debt response to tax. Moreover, debt characteristics, econometric specifications, and the set of control-variables affect tax effects. Accounting for misspecification biases by means of meta-regressions, we predict a marginal tax effect on the debt ratio of 0.3.
A Systematic Review of Effectiveness of Therapeutic Interventions on Quality of Life (QoL) for Adult Vitiligo Patients.

Review Objective: The overall objective of this systematic review is to examine the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions, in terms of quality of life (QoL), for adult patients with vitiligo. Question: What is the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on quality of life (QoL) in adult patients with vitiligo? Types of participants: Since the onset of vitiligo is most commonly in the second decade of life, we would review adult patients who are more than 18 years old. Exclusion: Patients with hypopigmentation secondary to other pathologies will be excluded. Please refer to Appendix I for a list of differential diagnoses of hypopigmenting or depigmenting skin diseases. Types of interventions: This component of the review will consider studies that include current therapeutic interventions for patients with vitiligo, including topical treatments, phototherapy, counselling, depigmentation therapy, camouflage or cosmetic therapy. Types of outcome measures/anticipated outcomes: This component of the review will consider studies that include outcomes related to quality of life. Anticipated outcomes would relate to domains of quality of life such as physical functioning, daily role activities limitation due to a physical problem, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, emotional problems and mental health. All scales measuring quality of life, including the Dermatology Life Quality Index, Skindex and WHO-GHQ12, will be accepted. Where possible, outcomes measured with similar scale will be pooled together.
The Membrane-Proximal External Region of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope: Dominant Site of Antibody Neutralization and Target for Vaccine Design

SUMMARY Enormous efforts have been made to produce a protective vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus type 1; there has been little success. However, the identification of broadly neutralizing antibodies against epitopes on the highly conserved membrane-proximal external region (MPER) of the gp41 envelope protein has delineated this region as an attractive vaccine target. Furthermore, emerging structural information on the MPER has provided vaccine designers with new insights for building relevant immunogens. This review describes the current state of the field regarding (i) the structure and function of the gp41 MPER; (ii) the structure and binding mechanisms of the broadly neutralizing antibodies 2F5, 4E10, and Z13; and (iii) the development of an MPER-targeting vaccine. In addition, emerging approaches to vaccine design are presented.
Organization and expression of the hemolin gene, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily in an insect, Manduca sexta

Hemolin is a protein from the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily found so far in the haemolymph of two lepidopteran insect species, Hyalophora cecropia and Manduca sexta. Injection of bacteria into these insects induces the expression of hemolin. We have isolated the hemolin gene from M. sexta and determined its DNA sequence and transcription start site. The hemolin gene is 3127 bp long and contains six exons. The only correspondence between exons and the four Ig domains of hemolin is in domain 4, which is encoded by exon 6. Southern blot analysis indicates that there is one copy of the hemolin gene in the M. sexta genome. Analysis of the 5'‐flanking sequence of the hemolin gene resulted in identification of potential regulatory sequences. Hemolin mRNA accumulated in haemocytes, as well as fat body, in response to injection of larvae with bacteria. Hemolin was detected by immunocytochemistry in only one of the five morphological haemocyte types in M. sexta, the granular cells.