Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Folk wisdom and traditional healing practices: Some lessons for modern psychotherapies

Freedom from pain and suffering has been a major preoccupation of Indian society since antiquity, like many other traditional cultures. Based on a shared understanding of human nature and the causes of suffering, every society has developed its own healing institutions and practices. The traditional systems so evolved have weathered the vagaries of time, and still thrive in the present times on popular support. A wide range of healers and healing centres, which includes temples, majars, shrines, local deities, etc. are found in every nook and corner of the country. The burgeoning crowd which one sees around these places is a testimony to the fact that their relevance for healing the human psyche has not declined. Kakar (1982) has stated in his book, Shamans, Mystics and Doctors, that India is a country of healers. There are ṣ amans, gurus, ojhas, tāntrics, priests, and faith healers, who specialize in dealing with a variety of social and personal problems. The rapid progress in modern medicine has little affected the popularity of traditional systems. According to the Fifth Plan Document (1992), India has more than half a million traditional healers. This number, of course, includes all practitioners of alternative medicine. A gross estimate (VHAI, 1991) suggests that more than 90% of the Indian population use these services at some point in time. Thriving on folk wisdom and trusted by the masses, these traditional healing practices are still an enigma for the health scientists. The main objective of this paper is to examine these healing systems and to highlight the salience of socio-cultural belief systems in triggering a healing mechanism within the suffering individual.
STRESS MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR NURSING STUDENTS IN GHANA

This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the sources of stress, the stress management strategies, and the resilience among Junior and Senior nursing students at different nursing schools in Ghana. 240 students enrolled in different schools in Ghana were surveyed during the month of September 2013. The data collected were analyzed through SPSS. Descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard Deviation) and inferential statistics (t test and ANOVA) were used to compare the Junior and Senior baccalaureate nursing students in terms of their stress management and resilience. The findings showed that nursing students are exposed to different source of stress but the fear of their performance in the clinical setting is the greatest source of stress. The findings also revealed that while students were somehow resilient, emotional and spiritual support along with getting more involved in physical/school activities are the main strategies used to deal with stress. Finally, the results revealed that the source of stress, the strategies to manage stress, and the resilience level differ according to the students’ age and level; but do not differ in terms of gender.
Allergic Rhinitis to Japanese Cedar in Cheju Island

Background and Objectives:Abundance of Japanese cedars (JC in Cheju Island has caused some of the island's residents to suffer from severe allergic symptom in the spring time. This study was carried out to verify the presence of JC allergic rhinitis (AR in the island. Materials and Method:We performed a history survey, skin testing and nasal provocation test to JC and other common allergens for 170 residents who have symptom of AR. We also performed the same tests in 18 Japanese who had history of AR to JC and have lived in Korea more than 3 years. And as a control, skin tests were performed for 581 patients who live in Seoul. Results:Positive reactions to JC were seen in 22.4% of the resident group. The prevalence rate was remarkable in the state capital of Cheju. These reactions were associated with conjunctivitis, dermatitis, asthma and food allergy. All the 18 Japanese patients were sensitive to JC. However, the allergic symptoms disappeared within 1 year after the move to Korea. And there were no patients sensitive to JC in the control subjects. Conclusions:We confirmed the presence of AR of JC in Cheju island. The distribution is comparatively coincided with JC and/or air pollution and this result indicate that environmental factors can be involved in the manifestation of the disease. (Korean J Otolaryngol 1999;42:1129-33
Björn Ambos and Sjoerd Beugelsdijk and Phillip C. Nell Conceptualizing and Measuring Distance in International Business Research: Recurring Questions and Best Practice Guidelines

Distance is a central concept in international business research, yet there is debate about the construct as well as its operationalization. In this editorial, we address three of the most important recurring questions posed by authors, editors, and reviewers by examining the theory, methods, and data of distance research. We discuss (1) how to theorize on distance, and (2) what method and (3) what data to use when constructing a distance index. We develop practical recommendations grounded in theory, illustrating and supporting them by calculating cross-country distance indices for all available country pairs and two of the most used distance indices: cultural and institutional distance. We show that whereas a specific method to calculate distance may matter to some extent, the choice for a specific cultural or institutional framework to measure cultural or institutional distance has a major impact on country pair distances. Overall, this editorial highlights the importance of matching data and method to the theoretical argument.
Determination of carcass composition of goats by video image analysis

The use of video image analysis (VIA) in the meat industry has gained significance as a consequence of good results on evaluation of carcass traits in cattle, sheep and pigs. For goat carcass evaluation as far as our best knowledge the VIA was not yet used. The study herein aimed to develop a methodology with VIA measurements to predict the carcass composition of and prime cuts for kid goat. For this investigation it was used 42 kid goat from Serrana breed Jarmelista ecotype (13.4 ± 5.2 kg live weight). While the carcass hanging in the gambrel a digital image of the dorsal and lateral sides of each carcass was obtained. The light and position of carcasses were standardized. Through image analysis with the ImageJ software 21 measurements on the dorsal side and 18 measurements on the lateral side have been made. The left half of the carcass was entirely dissected into muscle, subcutaneous fat, intermuscular fat and bone. Also it was considered the prime cuts which include leg, chump and loin cuts. A stepwise regression was used to identify the suitability of hot carcass weight (HCW) and VIA measurements to predict carcass composition and prime cuts. All regression analyses were performed with Statistica 5 (StatSoft, 1998). The VIA measurements and HCW have estimated with high accuracy the amounts of tissues and prime cuts of the carcass (R between 0.446 and 0.996, P < 0.001). Whereas the prediction ability of equations of the tissues and prime cuts carcass percentages proved to be lower (R between 0.141, P < 0.05 and 0.715; P < 0.001). The VIA measurements can accurately estimate the amounts of tissues and prime cuts of the light kid goat carcass. Refinements will be considered in future research to improve the accuracy of the models before the use of this technique for goat kid carcasses grading.
Airway challenges in different clinical phenotypes and their relationship to markers of disease and treatment

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Sensitivity of System Design on Heat Distribution Cost in District Heating

5 1 Introduction . 7 1.1 Advantages of district heating . 7 1.2 Disadvantages and barriers for further implementation . 7 1.3 Aim . 8 2 History and current situation . 9 2.1 District heating in IEA countries . 9 2.2 Situation in Switzerland . 10 3 Method . 11 4 Assumptions . 13 4.1 Parameters for economic assessment . 13 4.2 Piping design . 17 4.3 Model district heating system . 19 5 Results . 20 5.1 Heat distribution losses . 20 5.1.1 Influence of the insulation class (Figure 8) . 20 5.1.2 Influence of the temperature difference (Figure 9) . 20 5.1.3 Influence of the full-load hours and as a consequence the linear heat density (Figure 10) . 22 5.1. 4 Influence of the connection load and as a consequence of the linear heat density (Figure 11) 22 5.2 Economic analysis . 24 5.2.1 Share of the capital and operation cost (Figure 12) . 24 5.2.2 Influence of the interest rate (Figure 13) . 25 5.2. 3 Influence of the fuel price (Figure 14) . 26 5.2. 4 Influence of the insulation thickness (Figure 14) . 26 5.2. 5 Influence of the electricity price (Figure 15) . 27 5.2. 6 Influence of the supply temperature (Figure 16) . 28 5.2. 7 Influence of the temperature difference (Figure 17) . 29 5.2. 8 Influence of the full-load hours and consequently the linear heat density (Figure 18) . 30 5.2. 9 Influence of the network length respectively the connection load (Figure 19 and Figure 20) . 30 5.2.10 Diseconomy of scale and influence of layout (Figure 21, Figure 22) . 32 6 Conclusions . 35 6.1 Methodology . 35 6.2 Heat distribution cost . 35 6.3 Network design . 36 6.4 Sensitivity . 36 7 Literature . 38
The Journal of Toxicological Sciences

To examine the contribution of metallothionein (MT) to mercury accumulation in mouse tissues, 129 strain female mice and MT null mice were exposed to metallic mercury vapor at a sub-toxic level, and Hg levels in the brain, kidney and liver were determined on 1, 3 and 7 days after the exposure. After exposure to mercury vapor, significant Hg accumulation was observed in the brains of wild-type and MT-I/II null and MT-III null mice, as well as in the liver and kidneys. No strain difference was observed in the tissue Hg accumulations 24 hr after the exposure except for the kidneys, where the highest accumulation was found in MT-III null mice. Although the brains of MT-III null mice showed slightly higher Hg accumulation than the other two strains, no significant difference was observed except in the cerebrum on Day 7. Gel chromatograms of cerebrum soluble fractions revealed that a significant amount of Hg existed as an MT-bound form in all the mouse strains. On the other hand, MT-bound Hg was found as a minor fraction in soluble fractions of the kidneys and livers in wild-type and MT-III null mice. Despite a significant strain difference in total MT levels in the cerebrum, there was no difference among the three strains in the amount of Hg accumulated in the cerebrum and its distribution rates in MT fractions. The present study demonstrated that brain uptake of Hg0 and its accumulation as Hg2+ did not depend on the amount of MT isoform in the tissue, at least in the early phase.
Clinical Activity of Crizotinib in Patients with Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Harboring ROS1 Gene Rearrangement

● Objective response rate (ORR) was assessed using RECIST v1.0. - Disease control rate (DCR; stable disease (SD) + partial response (PR) + complete response (CR)) was evaluated at 8 weeks. ● ● Safety was monitored continuously, with adverse events (AEs) graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 3.0.
HERBS USED BY THE URHOBO PEOPLE IN DELTA STATE NIGERIA FOR THE TREATMENT OF TYPHOID FEVER

Typhoid fever is a common disease that very many people across the globe suffer from over time. There has been little investigation into the local medicinal herbs used for the treatment of this disease. Herbal plants used in the treatment of typhoid fever by the Urhobo people in Delta State were investigated in this study. A well structured questionnaire were administered to the focus group, which comprises of traditional healer, School Teachers and people that were adjudged by the locals to be knowledgeable in the use of medicinal herbs. It was found that beside the use of orthodox medicine, herbal plants were also used for the treatment of the ailment. The survey shows that majority of the herbs used by these people to treat the disease were used in combination with other herbs. Agronomy crops form buck part of the plants used to treat the disease. It was observed during the survey that the medicament containing unripe pawpaw, unripe pineapple, grape fruit and lime were more frequently used among the people in different places of the study area. The study showed that 23 plants belonging to 19 families were frequently used than other plants by the Urhobo people of Delta state Nigeria in the treatment of typhoid fever.
E-Mails as a Mode of Communication among Jordanian University Students: A Sociolinguistic Perspective *

Electronic mediated communication is an increasingly popular form of communication among Jordanian university students. They are used for serving various communicative functions. This study was carried out with two main objectives in mind. Firstly, to determine the full extent of communication that is thereby achieved, and secondly, to see whether e-mail, as a new mode of communication, signifies the emergence of a new genre of writing. The corpus for this study comprises 210 e-mail messages collected from the files of 42 Jordanian university students of English. The study attempts to approach this phenomenon from a sociolinguistic point of view and hence, discusses the communicative functions of e-mail messages as used by a homogeneous group of students (i.e. students of English) in terms of language mastery and socio-cultural background. The data was analyzed in light of several views and theories on written and spoken discourse communication (e.g. Hymes, 1972; Blom and Gumperz, 1972; Swales, 1990, 199; Danet, 2002, 2003; Herring, 2002, 2001; Crystal, 2001, among others). The findings of this investigation showed that the texts are written in a mode different from that used in personal letter-writing, and that they do serve a considerable number of communicative functions. Moreover, the study revealed that the content of e-mail messages is governed by such sociological factors as sex and religion, and a number of other local communicative strategies as well. The major argument, therefore, developed in this study is that electronic mail messages have certain peculiarities of their own which are the by-product of using a new medium of communication. Based on the findings of this study, one may also argue for the emergence of a new genre of writing, though it is still in its initial stages.
Millennials ’ environmental awareness , price sensitivity and willingness to pay for Green Hotels

This study analyse the Malaysian millennials’ willingness to pay for green hotels. Through a survey with millennials as market segment, the exploratory study sought to examine the respondents’ level of environmental awareness and price sensitivity. The findings suggest that environmental awareness was an important influencing factor in a respondent’s willingness to pay for green hotels. However, the Malaysian millennials’ demand for green hotel must be put in the context of their relatively low environmental awareness. Approximately half of the respondents were neither certain about the attributes of a green hotel, nor aware of green certification of hotels. Further, many respondents could not differentiate between a green hotel and a non-green hotel and could not be certain if the hotels they stayed in were green hotels. Moreover, price sensitivity was a major determinant for the purchase of green hotel where Malaysian millennials were concerned. The main implication of the study is managerial, in that the findings facilitate effective pricing, which is an essential aspect of a green hotel’s marketing strategy.
THE PINNOTHERID TYPE MATERIAL OF SEMPER (1880), NAUCK (1880) AND BÜRGER (1895) (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: BRACHYURA)

– The major study of pinnotherid crabs by Otto Bürger (1895) is a landmark publication for students of the Pinnotheridae, not only for the many new species described, but also for its introduction of useful species characters. Bürger (1895) described and illustrated 28 new species, mainly from the Philippines, and reported additional species including those described by his colleagues, Semper and Nauck. Unfortunately, few subsequent workers have examined the ‘Bürger’ material–a significant problem because his species accounts are inadequate by modern taxonomic standards leading to questionable identifications. Therefore, all available ‘Bürger’ material has been re-examined herein. Of the 31 new species described by Bürger, Semper and Nauck, types of 21 species are still extant. Species for which original types are still extant are redescribed and refigured, with lectotypes usually selected. Species for which type material is lost are briefly diagnosed and illustrated by their original figures. Species for which neotypes have been assigned by previous studies are illustrated and diagnosed for completeness. Generic assignments of all species are reassessed and updated. Bürger’s specimens of Pinnotheres parvulus Stimpson, 1858, are syntypes of P. alcocki Rathbun, 1909, and transferred to Arcotheres. Pinnotheres glaber Bürger, 1895, is synonymised with P. impressus Bürger, 1895, and transferred to Orthotheres. Pinnotheres rhombifer Bürger, 1895, is synonymised with P. latissimus Bürger, 1895, and transferred to Arcotheres. Pinnotheres rotundatus Bürger, 1895, is also synonymised with P. consors Bürger, 1895, and transferred to Arcotheres.The type series of Arcotheres palaensis Bürger, 1895, comprised two species, one of which is referable to A. guinotae Campos, 2001; a lectotype is selected to retain validity of both species. The type series of Xenophthalmus latifrons Bürger, 1895 (here transferred to Arcotheres), contained two species, one of which is named A. rayi, new species. Pinnotheres gracilis Bürger, 1895, and P. burgeri Rathbun, 1909, are transferred to Viridotheres. Miscellaneous, unstudied material in the ‘Bürger’ collection included an undescribed Viridotheres, herein named V. otto, new species. Pinnotheres placunae Hornell & Southwell, 1909, is also referred to Arcotheres.
Impact of the demographic dividend on economic growth

In the context of the working-age population decline in the Russian Federation, the study of the influence of the dynamics of the share of the working -age population on economic growth is of particular interest. The main purpose of the article is to assess the contribution of the first demographic dividend to the GDP per capita growth rate in Russia betwеen 1997 and 2015. The main methods used by the author of this work are statistical analysis and econometric modeling based on Rosstat data. According to the results obtained in the course of this study, the first demographic dividend provided about 13% growth of real GDP per capita in the Russian Federation in 1997-2015. It has been proved that the age structure of the population is important.
BOND STRENGTH OF INJECTION ANCHORS

Supplementary injection anchors are used as a repairing-system inside historic masonry. They basically consist of a tensile element usually steel inserted into the slightly larger borehole and the annulus is grouted with cement. Assuming successful grouting, considerable tensile forces can be transferred at short bond lengths. More then 500 pull-out tests in laboratory and in-situ have been performed to obtain the loadbearing characteristics of such anchors. As a result, design recommendations have been developed. The paper summarises the state of the design recommodations from the point of structural failure and reects on the interaction between fresh grout and surrounding masonry. Latest results about the inuence of restraint to free transverse deformations are provided.
MOTH ABUNDANCE AND BREEDING SUCCESS IN A GREAT TIT POPULATION WHERE MOTHS ARE THE MAIN NESTLING FOOD

The relationships between the timing of breeding and the reproductive success of Great Tits Parus major, and the phenology and abundance of the most abundant prey type in the nestling diet (Peridroma saucia moths, Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), were studied in orange groves in eastern Spain during three years. There were significant differences in moth abundance between the three years. A seasonal peak in P. saucia abundance was detected only one year, and this was very late in relation to the Great Tit breeding period (89% of the chicks had fledged by this date). This suggests that the timing of the Great Tits is not related to the phenology of moths. Breeding success seems to be favoured by high moth abundance. However, in a very early year, breeding success was comparatively high in spite of the low moth abundance. We suggest that caterpillars are available during a short period, and most years are nearly over when nestlings are present, the breeding success being related to the abundance of moths. Nestlings could be fed more caterpillars in exceptionally early years, and breeding success is therefore not related to moth abundance. lUnidad de Ecologia, Universidad de Valencia, Dr. Moliner 50,46100 Burjassot, Valencia. 2Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
Sovereign Rating Downgrades and Firm Performance: The Sovereign Ceiling Channel

We study the effect of sovereign credit rating downgrades on firm performance through the sovereign ceiling channel. Sovereign ceiling policies of CRAs require firms to have ratings at or below their sovereign. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we show that the performance of non-bound firms improve relative to firms at the bound after a sovereign rating downgrade. We further show that the effect is concentrated in bound firms with large reductions in debt issuance and investment levels around a sovereign downgrade suggesting that nonbound firms benefit significantly from the increasing debt financing costs faced by bound firms after a sovereign rating downgrade. Overall, our findings indicate that there are reallocation effects from CRAs’ credit policies. JEL classification: G24, G31, G32, G38, H63, I25
Analysts’ Forecasts: Bond Analysts versus Equity Analysts

We examine the propensity and properties of bond analysts’ forecasts on cash flows and earnings. We find that the probability to issue cash flow, relative to earnings, forecasts is greater for bond analysts than for equity analysts, consistent with the notion that cash flow, relative to earnings, information is more important to bond investors than for stock investors. In addition, bond analysts’ cash flow (earnings) forecasts are more (less) accurate than equity analysts’ cash flow (earnings) forecasts. Finally, we show that bond investors’ reaction to bond analysts’ cash flow forecast revision is greater than that to bond analysts’ earnings forecast and that bond market reacts only to bond analysts’ forecast revisions but not to equity analysts’ forecast revisions. This manifests bond investors’ stronger demand for reliable information on future cash flows than for earnings. Overall, this study enhances our understanding of bond analysts’ informational role through their forecasting activities.