Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Relationship between Financial Literacy and Its Component: A Research on Working Women

Developing countries, such as Malaysia, are in need of working women to help to improve the country's economy. Thus, it is of immense need for our economy to take into consideration the fact that where and how working women are spending or investing their funds. For appropriate utilization of funds, working women need to be financially literate. Financial literacy is the convergence of financial, credit and debt management and the knowledge that is necessary to make financially responsible decisions. This paper is conducted to assess the correlation between financial literacy and its component namely financial education, financial attitude, financial behavior and financial knowledge. Data processing of this study using a Pearson correlation coefficient and the sample size of 35 respondents which is working women in Universiti Utara Malaysia. A part from Pearson correlation coefficient, include descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages as a methid of data analysis employed in this study. The data are quantitatively analyzed through statistical software namely, Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS) version 25.0. The result indicates that financial literacy does not have a significant relationship with financial knowledge. However financial education, financial attitude and financial behavior together have a significant relationship with financial literacy.
Hipotermi ve varfarin uygulanan şiddetli femoral arter kanamalı sıçan modelinde kitosan lineer polimer’in (Celox®) hemostatik etkinliği

BACKGROUND In this study, the hemostatic efficacy of Celox® in rats under hypothermia or warfarin treatment was investigated. METHODS A total of forty-eight Sprague-Dawley female rats weighing 200-350 g were used in the study. Six experimental study groups were designed, as follows: Group 1: Normothermia + compression; Group 2: normothermia + Celox®; Group 3: hypothermia + compression; Group 4: hypothermia + Celox®; Group 5: normothermia + warfarin + compression; and Group 6: normothermia + warfarin + Celox®. RESULTS Celox® provided effective hemorrhage control in all three tested groups. There was a statistically significant difference between compression and Celox® implementation in all groups in terms of hemostasis (p-values for the normothermia, hypothermia and warfarin groups were p<0.05, p<0.01 and p<0.01, respectively). Furthermore, the compression numbers were significantly lower in all of the groups that received Celox ® than in those in which compression alone was applied (p-values for the normothermia, hypothermia and warfarin groups were p<0.01, p<0.01 and p<0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION Celox® provides effective hemorrhage control under conditions of normothermia, hypothermia and use of the oral anticoagulant agent warfarin.
Problem-Solving Based Intervention for Informal Caregivers: A Scoping Review

Background: Caregiving for someone is a huge task for informal caregivers. The caregiving role is often challenging and overwhelming for them. Stress, burden, and depression have been frequently identified as the negative caregiving experiences. This systematic review synthesized the available evidence for the problem-based intervention provided for caregivers as there is little insight about the effects of problem-based intervention on caregivers. Objectives: To describe: 1) the design of problem-solving intervention; 2) the effects of problem-solving intervention for caregiver outcomes. Methods: This review followed Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework for conducting scoping reviews which entail setting research questions, selecting relevant studies, charting the data and synthesizing the results. FPRISMA guidelines were adopted and several databases were searched including MEDLINE; EMBASE; web of science. This review contains literature from 2012 to 2019 on problem-solving-based intervention which intended to caregivers. Results: 41 publications representing 27 unique problem-based interventions. Problem-solving-based intervention has different extent effects on caregiver emotion status, burden and quality of life. Conclusions: Problem-solving intervention is promising in caregiver intervention which could reduce caregiver depression, anxiety and burden.
Continuous Flow Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles in Microfluidic Systems for SERS and Antimicrobial Applications

In this thesis we focus on the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) which are mainly used for the Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and antimicrobial applications. As the properties of Au NPs are morphology-dependent, synthetic routes with good control are quite important to obtain the Au NPs with best performance during applications. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the adaptation of different synthetic routes of Au NPs from batch to continuous microfluidic systems to overcome some shortcomings in batch and achieve controllable fabrication. Firstly, sub-3 nm citrate-capped gold nanoparticles were synthesized in continuous flow capillary reactors with enhanced nucleation for easier further functionalization compared to thiol-capped Au NPs in similar size range. It is speculated that the negatively charged tubing-water interface, offers heterogeneous nucleation sites for positively charged citrate-gold precursor species, stabilizing the nuclei and inhibiting their growth. As a gaseous reducing agent, carbon monoxide (CO) has a big potential in nanoparticle synthesis as it is very easy to remove from the product. The second synthetic route was the synthesis of Au NPs by CO reduction in microfluidic system. With the aid of segmented microfluidic system, the polydispersity of Au NPs was reduced to 95%, throughput ~ 50 mg/h) synthesis of Au25(Cys)18 nanoclusters (NCs) via CO reduction in segmented microfluidic system. These Au NCs as a crystal violet (CV) photobactericidal enhancement agent was tested against S. aureus, which showed significantly enhanced bactericidal activity of crystal violet encapsulated in a silicon substrate under white light illumination of ~312 lux.
Semi-Parametric Sampling for Stochastic Bandits with Many Arms

We consider the stochastic bandit problem with a large candidate arm set. In this setting, classic multi-armed bandit algorithms, which assume independence among arms and adopt non-parametric reward model, are inefficient, due to the large number of arms. By exploiting arm correlations based on a parametric reward model with arm features, contextual bandit algorithms are more efficient, but they can also suffer from large regret in practical applications, due to the reward estimation bias from mis-specified model assumption or incomplete features. In this paper, we propose a novel Bayesian framework, called Semi-Parametric Sampling (SPS), for this problem, which employs semi-parametric function as the reward model. Specifically, the parametric part of SPS, which models expected reward as a parametric function of arm feature, can efficiently eliminate poor arms from candidate set. The non-parametric part of SPS, which adopts nonparametric reward model, revises the parametric estimation to avoid estimation bias, especially on the remained candidate arms. We give an implementation of SPS, Linear SPS (LSPS), which utilizes linear function as the parametric part. In semi-parametric environment, theoretical analysis shows that LSPS achieves better regret bound (i.e. O̴(√N1−α dα √T) with α ∈ [0, 1])) than existing approaches. Also, experiments demonstrate the superiority of the proposed approach.
Exploring the role of industrial structure for regional economic resilience

The evolutionary approach of regional economic resilience suggests that an external shock can lead to a structural change and the development of new industrial specializations. Among its determinants, a role is played by the industrial structure where a certain degree of specialisation or diversification may influence the response of regions to shocks. The article aims at investigating the role of the relatedness of new specialisations to the existing industrial structure in favouring resilience of territories. Evaluating the resilience of Italian provinces in relation to the economic crisis of 2008, the analysis seeks to understand if provinces who resisted and recovered better, followed a ? related? or ? unrelated? diversification strategy. Conclusions discusses the implications for the policy debate on smart specialisation.
Mapping the expatriate literature: a bibliometric review of the field from 1998 to 2017 and identification of current research fronts

Abstract As expatriate literature continues to grow, this review presents a quantitative analysis of the expatriate field, utilizing advances in bibliometric science mapping and social network analysis to examine 1650 articles published from 1998 to 2017. This approach offers a conceptual, relational and analytic framework for examining the foundations, structure and interconnections of the expatriate field. The results of a co-occurrence keyword analysis show four interconnected clusters: ‘strategic management of international organizations’, ‘expatriates’ context’, ‘managing expatriates’ and ‘adapting to the local environment’. A bibliometric coupling analysis of articles published from 2015 to 2017 identifies the current research fronts, which centre on the topics of ‘expatriate adjustment’, ‘expatriates and multinational companies’, ‘careers’ and ‘methodological advances’. Using social network metrics, central keywords and articles are identified. Each cluster and research front is discussed. Three downloadable, searchable maps are provided, enabling further examination. The results offer a visual and structured overview of the field, and indicate both areas of research concentration and areas that are neglected.
Epistemic modals in early Modern English history texts. Analysis of gender variation

In the present study, samples of late Modern English scientific texts have been analysed to evaluate cases of epistemic modality as realised by modal verbs. The aim of this research was to detect if there exist variances in the way modals are used in historical texts from a gender perspective. For this, I have interrogated the Corpus History English Texts (1700-1900) which is part of The Coruna Corpus of English Scientific Texts, which contains history texts written by male and female authors. I have used the Coruna Corpus Tool for retrieval, although manual analyses have been carried out as well. Each of the occurrences found have been categorised according to their contextual meanings. The results obtained account for a high frequency on the usage of these modal verbs according to gender and the diverse pragmatic functions these modal verbs accomplish in the communicative process, such as mitigation and negative politeness. From a pragmatic perspective, epistemic modals have the potential to allow negotiation of meaning between writers and their audience among other functions.
Knowledge on cervical cancer and screening tests among women at two reference hospitals in Yaounde, Cameroon

Cervical cancer is the second cause of women cancer in Cameroon. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge on cervical cancer and screening tests among women at two reference hospitals in Yaounde, which will contribute to reinforce cervical cancer prevention. A cross-sectional study conducted in two reference hospitals in Yaounde included 523 sexually active women aged 25-65 years. Each consenting woman filled a self-administered questionnaire and data on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge on cervical cancer and screening tests collected. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics. A total of 508/523(97.1%) participants had heard of cervical cancer. According to 167/523(31.9%) participants, Human papilloma virus was the causative agent. The media was the main source of information as reported by336/523(64.2%) participants. Also 209/523(40.0%) participants had previously been screened and in 135/523(25.8%) cases, the lack of information was the main barriers for screening. We found 490/523(93.7%) participants with poor a knowledge of the disease. Poor knowledge on cervical cancer was observed in this study. Educational programmes and media information should be used to improve women’s knowledge and awareness of the disease for a successful cervical cancer screening and prevention. Keywords : Cervical cancer, awareness, screening tests, barriers, knowledge score.
Determinan Manajemen Laba Akrual Pada Perusahaan Sektor Manufaktur Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji faktor-faktor yang dapat memperngaruhi tindakan manajemen laba secara akrual pada perusahaan sektor manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Tindakan manajemen laba secara akrual dianalisis dari perspektif corporate governance, yang diproksikan dengan komposisi dewan komisaris independen dan kepemilikan manajerial, earning power, kompensasi eksekutif dan penghindaran pajak serta leverage dan ukuran perusahaan sebagai variabel pengendali. Sampel penelitian adalah 37 perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) dengan observasi selama 5 tahun yaitu 2013-2017 yang diuji menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penghindaran pajak berpengaruh signifikan positif terhadap manajemen laba secara akrual, sedangkan komposisi dewan komisaris independen, kepemilikan manajerial, earning power, kompensasi eksekutif tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap manajemen laba akrual. Implikasi dari hasil penelitian ini dapat dijadikan pertimbangan bagi pemakai laporan keuangan seperti investor, kreditur, pemerintah dan masyarakat dalam mencermati laporan keuangan perusahaan terutama terkait dengan praktik pembayaran pajak perusahaan.
The Rise of Part-Time Work: A German-French Comparison

I study possible determinants of part-time employment among women in France and Germany using microdata of the Labour Force Survey. Voluntary part-time work is substantially more widespread among women in Germany than it is in France. Estimation results show that while the presence of children and marital status are related to the choice to work part time in both countries, their impact is substantially greater in Germany. Controlling for several factors, the probability of working part time in Germany exceeds that in France among married women and among women with children, while there is hardly any difference among single women and women without children living in the same household. Further results suggest that, besides financial incentives, social norms and cultural legacy play a role in choosing to work part time.
Clinicopathologic and Prognostic Significance of Thymopoietin-α Overexpression in Gastric Cancer

As one of the deadliest and most common malignancies in the world, gastric cancer (GC) represents a serious health threat. Despite recent advances in the field, the prognosis of patients with metastatic GC remains poor. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical impact of the alpha subunit of the nuclear structural protein thymopoietin (TMPO-α) in GC. The expression of TMPO-α in seven gastric cell lines was detected by immunoblotting. The expression level of TMPO-α levels in gastric tissues collected from 145 GC patients was examined by immunohistochemistry. The correlations between TMPO-α expression level and clinicopathologic parameters, as well as the association of TMPO-α expression with overall survival, were assessed. Immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of TMPO-α was significantly higher in GC tissues and cells in comparison with non-tumor tissues and cells. Furthermore, the overexpression of TMPO-α in gastric tissues (56%) was positively associated with Lauren classification (P = 0.0159), nodal status (P = 0.0265), distant metastasis (P < 0.0001), stage (P = 0.0367), and degree of differentiation (P = 0.0009). Patients with high TMPO-α levels had a significantly poorer overall survival than those with low levels (P = 0.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis also indicated that TMPO-α was an independent prognostic marker for GC (P = 0.045). In addition, studies conducted in GC cells indicated that knockdown of TMPO-α suppressed cell proliferation and invasion. These findings indicate that TMPO-α overexpression can predict clinicopathologic features and the outcome of patients with GC.
IUSE computational creativity: Improving learning, achievement, and retention in computer science for CS and non-CS Undergraduates

Duane Shell is Research Professor of Educational Psychology His primary research areas are learning, self-regulation, and motivational inﬂuences on behavior and cognition as these are manifest in education and public health settings. Dr. Shell specializes in multivariate, mul-tidimensional analyses of complex relationships between motivation, classroom factors, self-regulation, and learning. He is primary author of the Uniﬁed Learning Model. In addition to his primary research, he has 32 years experience as an evaluator on federal, state, and foundation grands. Dr. Leen-Kiat Soh is a Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Nebraska. His research interests are in multiagent systems, computer-aided education, computer science education, and intelligent image analysis. He has applied his research to smart grids, computer-supported collaborative learning, survey informatics, geospatial intelligence, and intelligent systems, and He is a member of IEEE, ACM, and AAAI. design and computational creativity A gives form and voice to the for Creativity of life-size sewn ”skins” the International & of more than 9,000 miles of travel across Nebraska ”Mapping Nebraska”—a stitched, drawn and digitally imaged cartography of the state (physical and psychological) where resides. research into computational creativity is part of on-going interest in combining the digital (pixels and code) with the digital (the work of the hand).
The influence of dipper vs. non-dipper pattern on left ventricular function and ascending aorta dimensions in hypertensive patients in Angola

Objectives: The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of the dipper vs non-dipper patterns on left ventricular function and the dimensions of the ascending aorta in hypertensive patients in Angola Methods: This is a descriptive, observational study performed at the Department of Cardiology of Luanda Medical Center. For this purpose, information on demographic data, echocardiographic parameters and 24-hours-ambulatory blood pressure measurement parameters was collected. All patients underwent both, echocardiographic study and 24-hours-ambulatory blood pressure measurement. Dipper pattern is considered when there is a decrease of the nocturnal BP in relation to the daytime BP greater than 10%, if this decrease is not observed either of the systolic blood pressure or in the diastolic blood pressure the patients are considered non-dippers. Results: We enrolled 159 patients, of which 85 (53.46%) were dippers and 74 (46.54%) were non-dippers and 87 (54.71%) were male. The mean age (SD) is 43.62 (±10.73) years. Patients with the non-dipper pattern had larger ascending aortic diameters (29.68±4,88 vs 27,8±5,18, p=0.001), higher left ventricular diastolic diameters (52.85 ± 9.24 vs 50.24 ± 4.16, p = 0.027) and greater posterior wall thickness (10.73 ± 1.94 vs 10.07 ± 1.70, p = 0.024). In addition, the LVDD (B = 0.103, p = 0.001) and the PW thickness (B = 0.350, p = 0.001) are significant estimates of non-dipper pattern. Conclusions: The results show that hypertensive patients with non-dipper pattern have more alterations in left ventricular geometry, but not in left ventricular systolic and diastolic function.
Property rights and domestication

Abstract This paper combines the property rights approach of Barzel with models from renewable resource and evolutionary economics to examine the domestication of wild animals. Wild animals are governed by weak property rights to stocks and individuals while domesticated animals are governed by private ownership of stocks and individuals. The complex evolutionary process of domestication can be viewed as a conversion of wild populations into private property, as well as a transition from natural selection to economic selection controlled by owners of populations and individuals. In our framework domestication is not the explicit goal of any economic agent, but it emerges as a long-run outcome of an innovation in hunting strategies in a hunter–gatherer society. Our formal model also suggests that the domestication process moves slowly at first but then proceeds rapidly, and is aligned with the archeological evidence on domestication events.
Visual communion: The photographic image as phatic communication

Phatic communication is a mode of communication where the significative content of the used utterance gives way to the social bonding function of the utterance itself. This mode of communication appears to be increasingly common in our current media culture and is exemplified by frequent photo sharing through applications such as Snapchat. However, most theoretical discussions on phatic communication have taken place in the context of linguistic expressions. In this theoretical article, we broaden the focus to visual interpersonal communication by way of photography theory. We suggest that photographic phatic communication is based on the indexicality of the medium itself and the sense of presence it produces. We argue further that, contrary to previous literature, photographic phatic communication is not without meaningful content. However, we propose that it is connected, primarily, to the material indexicality of the photograph and only secondarily to the signifying function of the iconic content.
Civilianising specialist units: Reflections on the policing of cyber-crime

Civilianisation refers to utilising non-sworn personnel to perform certain roles within police organisations. While the civilianisation of policing has been examined in a variety of contexts, it has generally been in relation to attempts to improve police efficiency. The current literature is much less focused on efforts to intentionally seek out civilians to improve police effectiveness, which, we suggest, is likely to apply in the case of police responses to cyber-crime. Using empirical data collected with three specialist cyber-crime units in Australia, we explore the arguments for and against civilianising cyber-crime units as a strategy to improve police capacity, as reported by police and civilian members of these units. We consider these arguments in relation to a broader debate as to whether it is better to improve police capacity by employing civilian experts or attempt to develop greater expertise on cyber-crime among police.
Addressing the psychological needs of conflicting parties as a key to promoting reconciliation: The perspective of the Needs-based Model

Reconciliation processes have attracted much scientific interest over the last two decades. In the present paper, after discussing the difficulty in defining the elusive concept of reconciliation, I will present the theoretical perspective of the Needs-based Model of reconciliation. According to this model, transgressions threaten the identities of victims and perpetrators in an asymmetrical manner. Victims experience threat to their sense of agency, whereas perpetrators experience threat to their moral image. The restoration of victims’ and perpetrators’ positive identities (e.g., through the exchange of empowering and accepting messages, or through identity-affirmation interventions) may increase their willingness to reconcile with each other. I will present empirical evidence supporting the Needs-based Model’s hypotheses in various contexts including interpersonal transgressions, direct intergroup violence, structural inequality, and duality of social roles (i.e., when both parties transgress against each other and engage in “competitive victimhood”). Finally, I will discuss the practical implications of the model and point to future research avenues.