Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Obstetric practices developed in two maternities for low risk mothers

Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de la atención prestada a la mujeres y a su hijo durante el parto normal en las maternidades públicas de la ciudad de Natal/RN, Nordeste de Brasil. Método: Se realizó un estudio transversal, cuantitativo, en dos hospitales públicos con 314 madres asistidas en el período de abril a julio 2014. Resultados: Las diferencias entre los hospitales fueron identificadas en cuanto a la oferta de líquidos por vía oral (p=0,018), estímulo a la posición no supina (p=0,002), presencia de partograma (p=0,001), apoyo o atención por profesionales de la salud (p=0,047), infusión intravenosa (p<0,001), posición supina (p<0,001), uso de oxitocina (p<0,001), restricción de líquidos y alimentos (p=0,002), y el hecho del toque ser realizado por más de un examinador (p=0,011). La asistencia durante el proceso del parto y nacimiento mostró mejores resultados en general para la maternidad A.Conclusiones: Se hace necesario implementar mejoras y la readecuación del actual modelo obstétrico. Objective: Evaluate the quality of care provided to women and children during cases of natural childbirth in municipal public maternity wards of the city of Natal/RN, Brazilian Northeast. Method: A cross-sectional study, quantitative in two public hospitals with 314 puerperal women attending the period between April and July 2014. Results: The differences between the maternity wards were identified with regard to the provision of liquids orally (p=0.018), stimulus for non-supine position (p=0.002), existence of partograph (p=0.001), support or welcoming by health professionals (p=0.047) intravenous infusion (p<0.001), supine position (p<0.001), use of oxytocin (p<0.001), food and liquid restriction (p=0.002), and the fact that the touch is performed by more than one examiner (p=0.011). Assistance during the process of labor and birth showed better results in general for motherhood A. Conclusions: They become necessary to implement improvements and realignment of current obstetric model. Objetivo: Avaliou-se a qualidade da assistência prestada à mulher e ao filho durante o parto normal nas maternidades públicas municipais da cidade de Natal/RN, Nordeste do Brasil. Método: Foi realizado um estudo transversal, quantitativo, em duas maternidades públicas, com 314 puérperas atendidas no período de abril a julho de 2014. Resultados: As diferenças entre as maternidades foram identificadas quanto ao oferecimento de líquidos por via oral (p=0,018), estímulo a posições não supinas (p=0,002), existência de partograma (p=0,001), apoio ou acolhimento pelos profissionais de saúde (p=0,047), infusão intravenosa (p<0,001), posição supina (p<0,001), uso de ocitocina (p<0,001), restrição hídrica e alimentar (p=0,002), e o fato de o toque ser realizado por mais de 1 examinador (p=0,011). A assistência prestada durante o processo de parto e nascimento apresentou melhores resultados, em geral, para a maternidade A. Conclusões: Fazem-se necessárias à implementação de melhorias e readequação do modelo obstétrico vigente.
Peer assessment of student-produced mechanics lab report videos

We examine changes in students’ rating behavior during a semester-long sequence of peer evaluation laboratory exercises in an introductory mechanics course. We perform a quantitative analysis of the ratings given by students to peers’ physics lab reports, and conduct interviews with students. We find that peers persistently assign higher ratings to lab reports than do experts, that peers begin the semester by giving high ratings most frequently and end the semester with frequent middle ratings, and that peers go through the semester without much change in the frequency of low ratings. We then use student interviews to develop a model for student engagement with peer assessment. This model is based on two competing influences which appear to shape peer evaluation behavior: a strong disinclination to give poor ratings with a complementary preference to give high ratings when in doubt, and an attempt to develop an expertlike criticality when assessing peers’ work.
Supplemented Ice Milk with Natural Bioactive Components from Roselle Calyces and Cinnamon Extracts

The objective of this research was to study the feasibility of using roselle calyces and cinnamon extracts as enriching bioactive components in ice milk making. Formulations of ice milk containing 2%,4% roselle extract and 10%,15% cinnamon extract was carried out. The chemical analysis of roselle extract indicated higher total phenolic, total flavonoids, tannic acid, total antioxidant and anthocyanin contents, compared with cinnamon extract. The highest overrun were observed in the control sample and ice milk with roselle calyces extract of 2%. The control samples had the lowest flavonoid, anthocyanin and tannic acid contents, while ice milk samples with roselle extracts 2 and 4% additive ratio were of the greatest concentration of flavonoid, anthocyanin and tannic acid. Phenolic content of most ice milk samples showed slight increases during the storage at -18C for 30 days. The total antioxidant content (TAC) increased in the ice milk by increasing the ratio of roselle calyces extracts and cinnamon extract. The differences in sensory scores of ice milk samples were no statistically significant (P>0.05) in the colour, flavour , taste, mouth feel and texture. The total bacterial count of the ice milk formulations was within the safe levels.
The Entrapment of Art: Rock-Art, Order, Subversion, Creativity, Meaning, and the Appeal of Illusive Imagery

Abstract Bringing together apparently opposing modern and post-modern approaches to interpretation is one of the challenges that lie ahead for rock-art studies. This endeavour may help to surmount ‘no interpretation is possible’ stances (see Bednarik, 2014) and to value rock-art as a diverse and complex phenomenon where precise significance is concealed within multiple meaning-carrying conveyors. The idea that different rock-art traditions (as with any other art form) made use of a given set of symbols (also) aiming to enforce an ‘imagined’ order is instrumental to the present paper. Ancient imagery, despite precise production contexts, materializes the need to resort to visual symbols in order to help maintain social concord, regardless of exact meaning. However, this is a dynamic process; whenever there is an effort to uphold a certain set of moral and social complying principles, there are also nonconformist and subversive attempts to challenge and mutate that same collection of rules.
Earning Management and Risk Profile in the Banking Industry: Case Study from Indonesia

This study aims to investigate the application of earnings management and risk profile in the banking industry in Indonesia, during the period 2008-2017 data on 41 banks listed on the Stock Exchange. This research use analysis technique of FMOLS regression data by first doing correlation test by using correlogram. From the research that has been conducted in the results that there is a very significant relationship between earnings management and risk profile in 41 banks in Indonesia.
The Integrated Workload Scale – Translation and validation of a subjective workload scale

The Integrated Workload Scale (IWS) is a scale for the assessment of subjective workload in real-time that was specifically designed for use with train traffic controllers. The IWS has nine anchor points that describe the degree of workload – ranging from ‘not demanding’ to ‘work too demanding’ – and captures the multi-dimensionality of workload by incorporating items that reflect time, demand and effort. In this paper, we describe how we translated the IWS into Dutch and subsequently validated the translation by having English-language students, Dutch students and Dutch train traffic controllers rate the individual items of the IWS according to the amount of workload each item conveyed, on a scale ranging from 0 (‘no workload at all’) to 150 (‘complete overload’). A comparison between the ratings of the English and Dutch items showed no significant differences, suggesting that the English and Dutch versions of the IWS are perceived similarly. Moreover, a comparison between the Dutch students and train traffic controllers also showed no apparent differences in the items' ratings. Regression analyses showed a strong linear component reflecting that the items were roughly equidistant on the rating scale. In a final analysis, alternate translations were tested as possible substitutes for some of the original items, but were not considered to substantially improve the scale. In sum, the similarity of the Dutch IWS to the original IWS, as well as the fact that train traffic controllers and students gave similar ratings on the Dutch IWS, suggest that it is a robust and reliable tool for subjective workload assessment across different populations and that it can be reliably translated to other languages.
Pengaruh Brand Image dan Harga Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Mobil Toyota Avanza pada PT. Hasjrat Abadi Tendean Manado

This research aims to determine the influence of Brand Image and Price on consumers purchasing decisions in PT. Hasjrat Abadi Tendean Manado. The population that used is all of the consumers’ of PT. Hasjrat Abadi Tendean Manado where the population size is unknown. The sample which is taken in this research is 96 respondents who had used Toyota Avanza and used the simple random sampling technique. The sample based on respondent level techniques and the data collection method with using questionnaire. The statistical analysis that used in this research in linear regression analysis with using SPSS 25 for windows. The result of this research demonstrate that the Brand Image and Price have a positive influence and have significant influence on purchasing decisions. The amounts of Brand Image and Price influence on purchasing decisions are 59,5% and 40,5% which are influenced by other variables. Based on the results of multiple linear regression analysis that the brand image and price variables have a significant and positive effect on purchasing decisions.
Algorithms for Nonlinear Finite Element-based Modeling of Soft-tissue Deformation and Cutting

Advances in robotics and information technology are leading to the development of virtual reality-based surgical simulators as an alternative to the conventional means of medical training. Modeling and simulation of medical procedures also have numerous applications in pre-operative and intra-operative surgical planning as well as robotic (semi)-autonomous execution of surgical tasks. Surgical simulation requires modeling of human soft-tissue organs. Soft-tissues exhibit geometrical and material nonlinearities that should be taken into account for realistic modeling of the deformations and interaction forces between the surgical tool and tissues during medical procedures. However, most existing work in the literature, particularly for modeling of cutting, use linear deformation models. In this thesis, modeling of two common surgical tasks, i.e. palpation and cutting, using nonlinear modeling techniques has been studied. The complicated mechanical behavior of soft-tissue deformation is modeled by considering both geometrical and material nonlinearities. Large deformations are modeled by employing a nonlinear strain measure, the Green-Lagrange strain tensor, and a nonlinear stress-strain curve is employed by using an Ogden-based hyperelastic constitutive equation. The incompressible property of soft-tissue material during the deformation is enforced by modifying the strain energy function to include a term iv that penalizes changes in the object’s area/volume. The problem of simulating the tool-tissue interactions using nonlinear dynamic analysis is formulated within a total Lagrangian framework. The finite element method is utilized to discretize the deformable object model in space and an explicit time integration is employed to solve for the resulting deformations. In this thesis, the nonlinear finite element analysis with the Ogden-based constitutive equation has also been applied to the modeling of soft-tissue cutting. Element separation and node snapping are used to create a cut in the mesh that is close to the tool trajectory. The external force applied on the object along the tool direction is used as a physical cutting criterion. The possibility of producing degenerated elements by node snapping that can cause numerical instability in the simulation is eliminated by remeshing the local elements when badly shaped elements are generated. The remeshing process involves retriangulation of the local elements using the Delaunay function and/or moving a node depending on what is needed in order to generate elements with the required quality. Extensive simulations have been carried out in order to evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed modeling techniques and the results are reported in the thesis. A two-dimensional object with a concentrated external force has been considered in the simulations.
Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin stresle başetme durumları ve madde kullanım öykülerinin belirlenmesi

Amac: Tanimlayici olan bu calismanin amaci hemsirelik ogrencilerinin stresle basetme durumlari ve madde kullanim oykulerinin belirlenmesidir. Gerec ve yontem: Arastirmanin evreni ve orneklemini bir saglik bilimleri fakultesi hemsirelik bolumunde ogrenim goren arastirmaya katilmak isteyen 371 hemsirelik ogrencisi olusturmustur. Veriler arastirmacilar tarafindan gelistirilen anket formu, Stresle Basetme Tarzlari Olcegi ile olculmustur. Analiz icin SPSS 15.0 istatistik programiyla Sayi, Yuzdelik, Student t Testi, Tek Yonlu Varyans analizi kullanilmistir. Bulgular: Calismadakilerin yas ortalamasi 20.59±1.89’dur. Ogrencilerin %79,2’si kadin, %34,5’i 1. sinif, %25,1’i 2. sinif, %16,4’u 3. sinif, %24,0’u 4. siniftir. Buyuk cogunlugu (%82,7) aile ici ve kendisinin cevre ile olan iletisimini (%83) iyi olarak belirtmislerdir. Calismaya alinanlarin %42,3’u okul ortamindaki stresin sinavlar, dersler ve ders isleme seklinden kaynaklandigini bildirmislerdir. Ogrencilerin buyuk bir cogunlugunun (%99,5) sigara ve alkol disinda herhangi bir bagimlilik yapici madde kullanmadiklari, %81,7’sinin su anda sigara ve %83,0’unun alkol kullanmadiklari belirlenmistir. Ogrencilerin stresle bas etme tarzlari olcegi alt boyut puanlari; kendine guvenli yaklasim 12,61 ±4,01, iyimser yaklasim 8,38 ±2,87, kendine guvensiz/caresiz yaklasim 11,95±4,55, boyun egici yaklasim 6,68±3,42 ve sosyal destek arama 7,02±1,90’dir. Sonuc: Calismaya alinanlarin kendine guvenli yaklasim, ardindan kendine guvensiz/caresiz yaklasim alt boyutunu sik kullandiklari saptanmistir.
Premises and Challenges of High-Stakes Examinations: National Higher Education Entrance Examination Mathematics Test Scores in China

International comparative studies suggest that students from countries with high-stakes examinations often perform better thanÂ students from other countries. Nowadays more and more countries,Â including the United States, are implementing high-stakes examinations at the national or state levels. In this paper, weÂ use the National Higher Education Entrance Examination (NHEEE) in China as an example to illustrate the premises and challenges of high-stakes examinations. NHEEE, commonly known as Gaokao, is the only measure used in China to determine if and which college a high school graduate is admitted to. This study examines the reliability and validity of scores obtained from the 2014 mathematicsÂ test of this critical examination that determines the future of thousands of students in China. Results of the Rasch analysis indicated that the unidimensionality assumption was tenable. The results also showed that the item reliability and separation wereÂ satisfactory, but the person reliability and separation were low. The low person separation reliability indicates that the exam is not sensitive enough to distinguish between low- and high-performing students. Examination of the person-item map suggested a need for more items at the intermediate and difficult levels to improve the reliability and validity of the test scores and to match the students' ability levels. Results showed that the majority of items displayed little or no DIF between male and female students. Predictive aspects of validity are also reported.
Craft Production as an Empowering Strategy in an Emerging Empire

The activities associated with palaces provide clues to understanding the strategies leaders in prehistoric polities used to accrue power. Controlling craft specialists who make prestige goods is one such tactic. Many models presume preciosities were distributed to build alliances or for exchange; however, some objects may be imbued with sacred power. These singular goods would have a different distribution than prestige goods. The relations of production may also differ; elites, rather than attached specialists, may have produced singular objects as an empowering strategy. I propose that some elites in the Wari Empire (600–1000 ce) made elaborate pottery, some of which were sacred goods essential for the performance of rituals, in order to exclude others from this important source of power. To support this hypothesis, I describe the regional distribution of decorated pottery, the manner of its deposition, and evidence that elites created ceramic vessels in a Wari provincial palace at Cerro Baúl, Peru.
Building Stonehenge? An alternative interpretation of lipid residues in Neolithic Grooved Ware from Durrington Walls

Abstract Lipid residues identified in Grooved Ware pottery from Durrington Walls have been interpreted as evidence for large-scale feasting associated with the construction of Stonehenge, around 2500 BC. While a function related to food consumption is possible, other explanations may be equally plausible. An alternative interpretation not previously considered is that these residues may be related to a non-food use of animal resources, such as in the production of tallow. Such an interpretation would support the ‘greased sled’ theory for the transport of the megaliths for Stonehenge.
Physicochemical study of kernel oils from ten varieties of Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) cultivated in 
Cote dIvoire

Mango consumers only use pulp and consider the kernel as wastes. This study aims to valorize the kernel of mango (Mangifera indica). In this study, the kernel of ten mango varieties (Ruby, Kent, Retard, Key, Assabony, Smith tete de chat, Smith normal, Palmer, Governeur and Aravia) collected at Yamoussoukro in the center of Cote d’Ivoire were used. The oils of these kernels were extracted by maceration method. Their physicochemical properties were determinate using standard methods. The yields of oils extracted are higher than 10%. The acid value of these oils varies from 2.50±0.25 to 27.06±0.35 mg of KOH/g, the saponification value ranges between 164.17±1.30 and 199.21±0.32 mg of KOH/g, iodine value varies from 36.38±0.96 to 54.46±0.54 g of iodine per 100 g of fat and the refractive index ranges between 1.458±0.001 and 1.480±0.002. The water and volatile matter content are varying between 1.08±0.19 and 12.30±0.46%. The study of the lipid composition of these fats showed a significant presence of fatty acid and unsaponifiables. The major fatty acids are palmitic acid (6.77-12.80%), stearic acid (36.36-45.76%), oleic acid (43.20-52.42%) and arachidic acid (0.85-1.65%). The major unsaponifiables are ergosterol (1.94%), sitosterol (78.65%), stigmasterol (10.67%), campesterol (5.33%) and 3-hydroxy-pregn-5-en-20-one (3.39%). The results of the study indicated that mango kernel oils could be used in cosmetics and also in human nutrition for prevention against arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. Key words: Mangifera indica, Anacardiaceae, fatty acids.
Learning New Words Through Information-Gap Tasks: Evidence From Utterances

Previous studies have suggested that communication tasks are a useful method of learning vocabulary. Such tasks provide learners with opportunities for generative use of vocabulary and deep processing of vocabulary (i.e., negotiation of meaning) and also facilitate vocabulary learning. The effects of the tasks are said to depend on the task types, and information-gap tasks especially are supposed to be effective for learning vocabulary. However, only a few studies have investigated it. Thus, it is important to revalidate their effectiveness in different environments. In addition, there is room to examine the knowledge learned through these types of tasks in more detail than previous studies measured. Therefore, the present study investigated the effects of information-gap tasks on vocabulary knowledge using 4 tests. 77 EFL university students worked on the task in pairs or small groups for 25 minutes. They took 4 vocabulary tests before and after the task in order to measure learned knowledge. The utterances during the task were recorded and analyzed. Results of this study suggest that learners would gain vocabulary knowledge through information-gap tasks.
Effects of Basic Science Courses and Associated Factors on the Academic Status of Medical Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Background: The academic status of students makes up an essential component of educational assessments. Objectives: The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of basic science courses on the academic status of medical students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran. Methods: The demographic information of the medical students collected in the present cross-sectional study over a three-year period included age, gender, quota for the Iranian university entrance examination (UEE), interval between receiving high school diploma and admission to university, type of high school diploma, high school GPA and score of specialized and general courses in the UEE. Moreover, the academic data included scores of courses, GPA of the basic science courses and score of the comprehensive basic sciences exam were collected using a questionnaire, and analyzed in SPSS V. 16 using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, Tukey’s test and the chi-square test. Results: The majority of the students (94.7%) had a high school diploma in experimental sciences and belonged to regions 2 (51.6%) and 3 (37%) of the UEE. Significant differences were observed between different groups of the students admitted to university in terms of age (P < 0.05), although no significant differences were identified in terms of gender, type of high school diploma, UEE quota and high school GPA. The highest scores of specialized courses in percentage in the UEE were associated with biology and chemistry. Significant correlations were also observed between the GPA of basic science courses and high school GPA in all the three groups of students admitted to university (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The academic status and related factors were found to be nearly the same in the medical students of KUMS in three successive years of admission, and they were affected by constant factors, including high school GPA and GPA of basic science courses.
EFFECTS OF CUSTOM-MADE 3D PRINTED INSOLES FOR FLAT-FOOT PEOPLE ON GAIT PARAMETERS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

The purpose of this study was to make low-cost and custom-made 3D printed insoles for flat-foot people and to investigate the feasibility of these insoles in walking and running. Thirty people (15 normal and 15 flat-foot people) participated in this study. 3D scanner, 3D printer, and CAD software were used to produce insoles and motion capturing system and a force plate were used to perform gait analysis. Results indicated that custom-made 3D printed insoles were not effective on joint angles and ground reaction forces, but they affected the trajectory of COP positively during stance phase. Further study with different filling rate and materials of insoles are required to generalize 3D printed insoles for flatfoot people.