Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparison of perceived and measured accessibility between different age groups and travel modes at Greenwood Station, Perth, Australia

Although there has been a significant focus on evaluating accessibility to facilities, the differences between age groups and/or mode of access to train stations is less clear. This paper compares perceived and measured accessibility to train stations among three age groups: young adults (18-24), middle aged adults (25-59) and elderly adults (60+) and three travel modes, Park and Ride (PnR), Bus and Ride (BnR) and Walk and Ride (WnR). The study focuses on the Greenwood railway station, Perth, Australia. Measured accessibility was lower than perceived accessibility for all three age groups. Both perceived and measured accessibility to train stations were lower for the elderly than the other groups. The catchment area of elderly PnR users was also the smallest. Middle aged adults evaluated accessibility (perceived) by WnR the highest. Young adults were found to have a larger PnR catchment area than other groups. Inadequate accessibility to Greenwood Station for different age groups and by different travel modes were identified, which can be used as a decision-making aid by practitioners and station managers for improving accessibility for these cohorts. The techniques used are directly transferable to the study of other stations.
KEY POINTS Improvements in data analysis software have the potential to improve quantitative data analysis and make accurate evaluations of abnormalities in vocal fold vibration from HSDI recordings

Recent findings Software designed to summarize the large amounts of data captured with HSDI makes it possible to quantitatively analyze recordings from patients, improving the accuracy of the methodology. The new software has been used in studies of normal individuals, increasing our knowledge of normal vocal fold vibratory behavior. HSDI has also been used in patient populations and shows promise in distinguishing various laryngeal conditions that are difficult to distinguish with other imaging modalities. Studies of postoperative patients with HSDI demonstrate the return of some vibratory characteristics but not others, potentially leading the way to improvements in surgical technique.
Evaluation of Beilschmiedia Seed Gum as a Tablet Binder

Beilschmiedia gum derived from the edible seeds of Beilschemiedia mannii (family Lauraceae) was evaluated for its binding properties at a concentration range of 0.5-10 % w/w in paracetamol tablets with official gelatin as a control. A comparative analysis showed that the granules bound with Beilschmiedia gum were relatively bigger and harder than the ones obtained with gelatin gum. The hardness, disintegration time and dissolution rate increased with increase in concentration of Beilschmiedia gum. Tablets containing 5 % w/w of Beilschmiedia gum had a binding capacity approximately twice that of gelatin with a dissolution rate of 91 % after 30 min. The results obtained suggest that Beilschmiedia gum possesses potential as a commercial binding agent. Keywords: Beilschmiedia gum, gelatin, disintegration, dissolution, hardness East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol. 12 (2009) 15-18
Individual Perception of Ethical Behavior and Whistleblowing on Fraud Detection through Self-Efficacy

This study aims to determine individual perceptions of ethical behavior and whistleblowing on fraud detection through self-efficacy. Study on banking sector in Bali Province. This study uses a quantitative approach. Sampling method using simple random sampling method, with the number of samples that is 70 respondents. Whistleblowers are employees and or stakeholders who see some wrong actions can be independent and without published report the action to the company's management without fear of mutual action. The type of data in this study is primary data. The data were collected by using questionnaires. Measurement using Likert scale. Analysis of research data using hierarchical regression analysis model. The results showed: (1) individual perceptions about ethical behavior have no effect on fraud detection; (2) whistleblowing and self-efficacy have a positive and significant effect on fraud detection; (3) self-efficacy does not succeed in moderating the relationship between individual perceptions of ethical behavior toward fraud detection; and (4) self-efficacy does not moderate the relationship between whistleblowing to fraud detection. JEL Classification : M51; O15 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26905/jkdp.v22i2. 1991
Evaluating Use and Attitudes Towards Social Media and ICT for Portuguese youth: the MTUAS-PY scale

Measures on usage and attitudes towards ICT and social media are very diverse hindering the comparability of data. Due to its heavy use by young Portuguese, it is relevant to have comprehensive and accurate measurement tools. The main aims were to translate and adapt The Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale (Rosen, Whaling, Carrier and Rokkum, 2013a) for the young Portuguese and to analyze the psychometric characteristics of the resulting scale: The Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale for Portuguese Youth (MTUAS-PY). This psychometric study included an EFA conducted on a sample of 322 subjects aged between 12 and 18 years old (Mean age=14.78; SD= 2.04), being 59.3% girls. It also included a CFA on a sample of 479 subjects also aged between 12 and 18 years old (Mean age= 14.94; SD= 2.01), being 53% girls. The subjects were invited to participate voluntarily and the confidentiality of the data was assured. In EFA, for Usage, the PCA with a varimax rotation originated a solution with 10 factors explaining 73% of the total variance and for Attitudes a PCA forced to four factors with oblimin rotation resulted in 61% of total variation explained. The CFA presented acceptable adjustments to fit indices in Usage and Attitudes sub-scales. The MTUAS-PY scale has adequate psychometric qualities for assessing use and attitudes towards ICT and social media in Portuguese youth. Studies on different profiles throughout the youth and the comparison with behavioral data will further our understanding on a reality in constant technological change. © 2016 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy. org.uk
How Do Employment Protection and Parental Leave Benefits Affect Mother's Post-Birth Careers?

Parental leave policies encourage mothers of newborn children to stay home and take care of their children. Two key instruments of parental leave policies are duration of job protection and benefits payments. This paper studies the causal effects of these two policy instruments on mother’s return to work decisions and their subsequent impact on mother’s labor market performance in the medium-run. To examine these issues, we exploit three different policy reforms in Austria that altered various components of the parental leave system. The policy changes were abrupt and unpredicted providing us the unique opportunity to apply a regression discontinuity research design. We find that duration of parental leave benefits is central for mothers time spent at home after child’s birth. Duration of the job-protected period while on leave also influences mother’s decisions to return to work, but to a lower extent. Yet, prolonged work interruptions due to parental leave have surprisingly little effects on mothers’ earnings and employment 5 years after birth. On the other hand, there seems to be a detrimental effect on earnings and employment for women of high earnings capacity when their work interruptions exceed the period of job-protected leave. JEL Classification: J13, J18, J22
Study on 3D Unsteady Swirling Recirculating Flow in a Nozzle with a Slotted-tube

Three-dimensional transient simulation is presented for swirling recirculating flow in a nozzle with a slotted-tube (different grooves) and the effect of the groove number is also investigated. The numerical results on the streamline angles are validated by experimental visualization using the surface oil flow technology. In the downstream center of the injectors, the vortex breakdown experiences a transition from bubbleto spiralbreakdown as time is increased. For all cases under study, as the sizes of two recirculation zones near the injector upstream wall and the step retain almost constant, the spiral breakdown shows a periodic development. The more the groove number is, the longer the computing time is to reach a periodic solution. For the case with four grooves, due to geometry symmetry, the vortex breakdown occurs earlier with axis, and the size and strength of the vortices are larger compared with that in two other cases with three and five grooves. Different from the results of the four grooves, which the breakdown point moves downward over time, the breakdown position is almost fixed for three and five grooves.
heart disease , and stroke in adulthood , which in turn adversely affects late-life cognitive function (

Blacks are especially hard hit by cognitive impairment at older ages compared to whites. Here, we take advantage of the Health and Retirement Study (1998–2010) to assess how this racial divide in cognitive impairment is associated with the racial stratification of life course exposures and resources over a 12year period among 8,946 non-Hispanic whites and blacks ages 65 and older in 1998. We find that blacks suffer from a higher risk of moderate/severe cognitive impairment at baseline and during the follow-up. Blacks are also more likely to report childhood adversity and to have grown up in the segregated South, and these early-life adversities put blacks at a significantly higher risk of cognitive impairment. Adulthood socioeconomic status is strongly associated with the risk of cognitive impairment, net of childhood conditions. However, racial disparities in cognitive impairment, though substantially reduced, are not eliminated when controlling for these life course factors.
Mechanisms of allergy and clinical immunology Chronic cat allergen exposure induces a TH 2 cell – dependent IgG 4 response related to low sensitization

Background: In human subjects, allergen tolerance has been observed after high-dose allergen exposure or after completed allergen immunotherapy, which is related to the accumulation of anti-inflammatory IgG4. However, the specific T-cell response that leads to IgG4 induction during chronic allergen exposure remains poorly understood. Objective: We sought to evaluate the relationship between cat allergen–specific T-cell frequency, cat allergen–specific IgE and IgG4 titers, and clinical status in adults with cat allergy with and without cat ownership and the cellular mechanism by which IgG4 is produced. Methods: Fel d 1–, Fel d 4–, Fel d 7–, and Fel d 8–specific T-cell responses were characterized by CD154 expression after antigen stimulation. Results: In allergic subjects without cat ownership, the frequency of cat allergen (Fel d 1 and Fel d 4)–specific TH2 (sTH2) cells correlates with higher IgE levels and is linked to asthma. Paradoxically, we observed that subjects with cat allergy and chronic cat exposure maintain a high frequency of sTH2 cells, which correlates with higher IgG4 levels and low sensitization. B cells from allergic, but not nonallergic subjects, are able to produce IgG4 after cognate interactions with sTH2 clones and Fel d 1 peptide or the Fel d 1 recombinant protein. Conclusion: These experiments suggest that (1) allergenexperienced B cells with the capacity to produce IgG4 are present in allergic subjects and (2) cat allergen exposure induces
Optimization of electrocoagulation process to treat biologically pretreated bagasse effluent

The main objective of the present study was to investigate the efficiency of electrocoagulation process as a post-treatment to treat biologically pretreated bagasse effluent using iron electrodes. The removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total suspended solids (TSS) were studied under different operating conditions such as amount of dilution, initial pH, applied current and electrolyte dose by using response surface methodology (RSM) coupled with four-factor three-level Box-Behnken experimental design (BBD). The experimental results were analyzed by Pareto analysis of variance (ANOVA) and second order polynomial mathematical models were developed with high correlation of efficiency (R2) for COD, TSS removal and electrical energy consumption (EEC). The individual and combined effect of variables on responses was studied using three dimensional response surface plots. Under the optimum operating conditions, such as amount of dilution at 30 %, initial pH of 6.5, applied current of 8 mA cm-2 and electrolyte dose of 740 mg l-1 shows the higher removal efficiency of COD (98 %) and TSS (93 %) with EEC of 2.40 Wh, which were confirmed by validation experiments.
Simulation of deterministic energy-balance particle agglomeration in turbulent liquid-solid flows

An efficient technique to simulate turbulent particle-laden flow at high mass loadings within the four-way coupled simulation regime is presented. The technique implements large-eddy simulation, discrete particle simulation, a deterministic treatment of inter-particle collisions, and an energy-balanced particle agglomeration model. The algorithm to detect inter-particle collisions is such that the computational costs scale linearly with the number of particles present in the computational domain. On detection of a collision, particle agglomeration is tested based on the pre-collision kinetic energy, restitution coefficient, and van der Waals’ interactions. The performance of the technique developed is tested by performing parametric studies on the influence of the restitution coefficient (en = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8), particle size (dp = 60, 120, 200, and 316 μm), Reynolds number (Reτ = 150, 300, and 590), and particle concentration (αp = 5.0 × 10−4, 1.0 × 10−3, and 5.0 × 10−3) on particle-particle interaction events (collision and agglomeration). The results demonstrate that the collision frequency shows a linear dependency on the restitution coefficient, while the agglomeration rate shows an inverse dependence. Collisions among smaller particles are more frequent and efficient in forming agglomerates than those of coarser particles. The particle-particle interaction events show a strong dependency on the shear Reynolds number Reτ, while increasing the particle concentration effectively enhances particle collision and agglomeration whilst having only a minor influence on the agglomeration rate. Overall, the sensitivity of the particle-particle interaction events to the selected simulation parameters is found to influence the population and distribution of the primary particles and agglomerates formed.
Internal Rotational Knee Laxity Compared With Healthy Knees of a Noninjured Population Noninjured Knees of Patients With Noncontact ACL Injuries Display Higher Average Anterior and

http://ajs.sagepub. com/content/early/2015/06/04/0363546515587080 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0363546515587080 published online June 4, 2015 Am J Sports Med Seil Caroline Mouton, Daniel Theisen, Tim Meyer, Hélène Agostinis, Christian Nührenbörger, Dietrich Pape and Romain Internal Rotational Knee Laxity Compared With Healthy Knees of a Noninjured Population Noninjured Knees of Patients With Noncontact ACL Injuries Display Higher Average Anterior and
miR-199 a-3 p is involved in estrogen-mediated autophagy through the IGF-1 / mTOR pathway in osteocyte-like MLO-Y 4 cells † Running head : miR-199 a-3 p mediate osteocyte autophagy

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE miR-199a-3p is involved in estrogen-mediated autophagy through the IGF-1/mTOR pathway in osteocyte-like MLO-Y4 cells† Running head: miR-199a-3p mediate osteocyte autophagy Jiayao Fu, Lingyu Hao, Yawen Tian, Yang Liu, Yijing Gu, Junhua Wu* 1Department of Prosthodontics, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China *Corresponding author: e-mail: wujunhua_sh@tongji.edu. cn
The Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Monito del Monte (Dromiciops Gliroides) and its Relatives

Marsupials are a group of mammals that give birth to young that are not fully developed. These offspring must complete the remainder of their development outside of the womb attached to their mother’s teat. Marsupials only occur in South America and Australasia, with one species extending into North America. The marsupial known as the monito del monte, which is Spanish for ‘little monkey of the mountain,’ (Dromiciops gliroides) is a South American marsupial; however, it shares a key morphological feature of ankle bone morphology with Australasian marsupials. This shared, derived trait is what defines the cohort Australidelphia, to which the four Australasian orders of marsupials and the monito del monte belong. Because of this placement, the monito del monte appears to be a link between the South American and Australasian marsupials. By reviewing phylogenetic studies on marsupials, fossil evidence, biogeography, and extinct and extant marsupial and placental mammals of Australasia and South America, it is anticipated that the evolutionary history of marsupials will be better understood. The role of the monito del monte is pivotal in this story. The close relationship between the monito del monte and the Australasian marsupials was strongly supported by molecular, biogeographic, and fossil evidence, in addition to morphology. This thesis hypothesized that an ancient American marsupial dispersed across the supercontinent Gondwana and gave rise to the Australidelphians. Subsequently, dispersal is what brought the monito del monte to South America. Therefore, the Australidelphians, including the monito del monte, originated in Australasia.
Effect of composition on shape of bird eggs

Numerous studies over the past 90 years have described the various bird egg shapes in mathematical terms but few studies have considered the underlying reasons for such interspecifi c egg shape variability. Th is study investigated how the size and composition, i.e. proportions of shell, yolk and albumen, were associated with egg shape. Geometric morphometrics were used to generate principal components, which were analysed in relation to taxonomy (i.e. avian order) and degree of neonatal developmental maturity, which correlates with egg composition. Th e analysis confi rmed previous results that most of the variation in shape is associated with degree of elongation (i.e. length divided by breadth) and asymmetry (i.e. position of the broadest part of the egg away from the mid-point of the egg ’ s length). Egg shape refl ected avian order but not developmental maturity. Th e degree of elongation of an egg is related to absolute egg mass and the proportion of yolk. By contrast, the degree of asymmetry is related to the proportion of shell and the mass of the egg relative to female body mass. Although signifi cant, the models explained little of the variation in egg shape and so it was concluded that other factors, such as pelvis size and shape, could be more important in determining egg shape in birds.
Suitability of the marine prosobranch snail H ydrobia ulvae for sediment toxicity assessment : A

Individuals of the mudsnail Hydrobia ulvae (Pennant) (Mollusca: Prosobranchia) were exposed to sediments spiked with increasing concentrations (1.59–123.13 mg kg 1 dry weight) of the anionic surfactant linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS) which is employed in the formulation of laundry powders and liquids, as well as hand dishwashing products. The suitability of the selected organism, H. ulvae for routine sediment toxicity testing was evaluated by measuring acute toxicity recording survival. Sublethal toxicity was evaluated as total number of produced veliger larvae per treatment throughout the test (9 d). Mortality has shown to be a reliable and reproducible indicator of acute toxicity. LC50 values were comprised between 203.4 (48 h) and 94.3 mg kg 1 (9 d) dry weight. As sublethal endpoint, the total number of produced larvae showed to be a useful indicator of toxicity for this organism. The number of produced larvae increased at lower exposure concentrations, whereas at the highest LAS concentration, the number of produced larvae decreased. This is the first report of acute and sublethal toxicity of sediment associated LAS for this species. & 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Symposium : How to calibrate clinical diagnosis by feedback through neuropathology Trends in autopsy-veri fi ed dementia prevalence over 29 years of the Hisayama study

We investigated the trends in dementia over the past 29 years in the town ofHisayama, Japan using 1266 autopsy specimens. The Hisayama study is a prospective cohort study of lifestylerelated diseases that was started in 1961. Clinical examination of dementia was started in 1985 with five detailed crosssectional assessments conducted in 1985, 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2012. To examine the trends in dementia, we divided the 1266 autopsy samples into five groups according to the year of death: I (1986–1991, 257 cases), II (1992–1997, 268 cases), III (1998–2004, 318 cases), IV (2005–2011, 296 cases) and V (2012–2014, 127 cases). The prevalence of all-cause dementia significantly increased over time (28.4% in group I, 22.4% in group II, 32.1% in group III, 30.1% in group IV, 51.2% in group V; P for trend <0.001). A similar trend was observed for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) (15.2%, 11.9%, 17.3%, 20.6% and 33.1%, respectively; P for trend <0.001). A significant increasing trend was observed in both men and women. A rapid increase in senile dementia of the NFT type (SD-NFT) in recent years was notable. Vascular dementia was the most common type of dementia in men prior to 2004; however, its prevalence decreased over time. Our study revealed that tauopathies, including AD and SD-NFT, significantly increased in the aged Japanese population over the course of this study. The neuritic plaque pathology ofADwas associated with metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance and abnormal lipid metabolism, whereas the risk factors for tau pathology remain unclear. Although aging is considered one of the important risk factors accelerating tau pathology, there could be other risk factors associated with lifestyle diseases.