Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
MRSA-CARRIER DETECTION IN SEMESTER-1 STUDENTS OF MEDICAL DOCTOR PROGRAM, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY, SURABAYA, CLASS 2009

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become one of the most widespread causes of secondary infection, especially in the hospital. Recently, reports have emerged that S. aureus strains which is resistant to methicillin not only from the patients and community, but also from healthcare worker (especially medical student). This study was undertaken to detect the spreads and percentage of Methicillin-resisitant among isolat at university student of Faculty of Medicine in Airlangga University, Surabaya, 2009. The samples were collected from nasal swabs of medical student who were alumnus from High School at Surabaya. To identifies colonization of S. aureus, are by identified hemolytic capability (by culturing in Blood-agar Plate), the morfology (by Gram stainning), and biochemical testing (catalase and coagulase tets). After that, doing Antimicrobal susceptibility tests by using Oxacillin and Cefoxitin disk.according to guideline recommendations of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. The Prevalence of MRSA from nasal swabs were 60 (83,3%) isolates Non S. aureus (26 isolates from men and 34 isolates from women) and 12 isolates S. aureus. 3 (4,2%) isolates of 12 was MRSA and none of them is woman. Finally, MRSA colonization was found in university student of Faculty of Medicine in Airlangga University, Surabaya, 2009. To prevent the spreading of MRSA, we suggest that follow up examination and treatment are needed immediately. (FMI 2012;48 126-130)
Horizontal variability of bacterioplankton growth dynamics in a large lake

We examined the horizontal variability of bacterioplankon growth dynamics in the western part of Lake Constance, Germany, including its northwestern fjord-like arm, Lake Uberlingen. From May until September 1993, we measured depth profiles of bacterioplankton abundance and production as well as temperature and chlorophyll at 7 stations on the same day or on 2 consecutive days. In addition, we examined the horizontal distribution of bacterioplankton growth with a higher area1 resolution In Lake Uberlingen in August 1993 and May 1994 by collecting samples from the upper 20 m at 10 statlons on 4 occasions. In August 1994 we also measured these growth dynamics in 1 km2 in the center of Lake Uberlingen by sampling 9 stations. The results show that the variability of bacterioplankton production was more pronounced than that of abundance and that the variability was always greatest in the upper 10 m. Total horizontal variability of bacterioplankton production ranged from <2to 8-fold but in most cases remained <3-fold. Greatest variabilities always occurred at the transitions between different seasonal phases such as the phytoplankton spring bloom and clear-water phase or clear-water phase and phytoplankton summer bloom. On the basis of the coefficient of variation of the horizontal mean of production rates [standard error/mean) variability in the total study area and in Lake Uberlingen was greater than that in 1 km2 in the center of Lake Uberlingen, which was still greater than the within-sample variation. The seasonal dynamics of bacterioplankton growth were fairly similar at all 7 stations and 3to 6-fold higher than the horizontal variability. We did not find any systematic horizontal patterns of bacterioplankton growth dynamics and there were no clear correlations to horizontal patterns of chlorophyll or temperature.
THE IMPACT OF SHOULDER INJURIES ON BADMINTON PLAYER AVAILABILITY AND PERFORMANCE

1 This form should be used for both quantitative and qualitative dissertations. The descriptors associated with both quantitative and qualitative dissertations should be referred to by both students and markers. 2 There is scope within qualitative dissertations for the RESULTS and DISCUSSION sections to be presented as a combined section followed by an appropriate CONCLUSION. The mark distribution and criteria across these two sections should be aggregated in those circumstances. Student name: Student ID:
Tax Revenue Mobilization in Conflict-Affected Developing Countries

How does conflict affect tax revenue mobilization? This paper uses a newly updated dataset to explore longitudinal trends of tax revenue mobilization prior to, during, and after conflict periods in a selection of conflict-affected states since 1980. This medium-N trend analysis is complemented by prototypical case study analysis, which provides greater insight into the relationship between tax revenue performance over time and the characteristics of the conflicts in question. Offering detailed snapshots of tax experiences prior to, during, and after conflict, this paper provides an empirical counterpoint to theories about the role of taxation in war-making and state building.
A green and facile synthesis of carbon-incorporated Co 3 O 4 nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution

Carbon-incorporated Co3O4 nanoparticles with an average diameter of 50nm were prepared via a facile and environmentally friendly one-pot carbon-assisted method using degreasing cotton as a template aswell as a reactant. The elemental analysis indicates the incorporation of carbon species into the Co3O4 nanoparticles and the XPS measurements demonstrate the presence of carbon species which comes from the incomplete combustion of the degreasing cotton. Interestingly, the resultant sample was able to split pure water into hydrogen under visible light irradiation without any cocatalyst, which is mainly due to the enhanced light absorption behavior confirmed by the UV-Vis absorption spectra. This facile method provided a potential strategy for applying narrow bandgap semiconductors in pure water splitting.
Depression, Anxiety at School and Self-Esteem in Children with Learning Disabilities

Educational research places emphasis on the fact that pupils with Learning Disabilities may develop depressive and anxiety symptoms characterized by lower levels of self-esteem. The aim of this research is to compare the levels of depression, anxiety at school and self-esteem in children with learning disabilities, mathematical disabilities and a control group who showed typical learning. The participants were 132 children (52 girls and 80 boys), with an average age of 9 years, attending the fourth grade of primary school. These pupils were selected by scores on a battery of tests commonly used in Italy for the assessment of learning disabilities. On the whole, analyses revealed that children with Learning Disabilities and Mathematical Disabilities showed higher level of depression and school anxiety as well as lower rated self-esteem at school than children with typical learning. Moreover our findings highlight the co-occurrence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in pupils with Learning Disabilities. One of the issues that emerges from this study is the need to implement prevention programs aimed at identifying at an early age high-risk children showing increased levels of depression and anxiety. Moreover, these findings highlight the importance to find which are the most appropriate educational and clinical interventions to reduce cognitive maladaptive strategies in school aged children.
Time for cotton to uptake water of a known isotopic signature as measured in leaf petioles

While stable isotopes of water have been used to study water movement through the environment, they generally have not been used to examine shorter, more transient events, e.g., rainfall of Gossypium hirsutum (L.)) plants were grown in a greenhouse and the time required for the enriched water added the soil to show up in the meristematic petioles of cotton leaves was measured. The initial divergence from the irrigation water signature occurred as quickly as 4 hours. The water from the sampled petioles then reached equilibrium with the new source water within 12 hours.
A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Educational Impact of E-Learning Tools on Griffith University Pharmacy Students’ Level of Understanding Using Bloom’s and SOLO Taxonomies

Objectives. To design a series of e-learning tools within the framework of a defined educational pedagogy to complement the conventional pharmacology curriculum at Griffith University and evaluate the impact of this strategy on student level of understanding through taxonomic classification of student final exam answers. Methods. A series of 148 e-learning tools was designed for 3rd year undergraduate pharmacy students and incorporated into their curriculum during 2012. The educational benefits of the e-learning tools were evaluated by analyses of student level of understanding (by SOLO taxonomy) at the final exams between the control group (standard curricula) in 2011 and the intervention group (standard curricula
Competition of density waves and quantum multicritical behavior in Dirac materials from functional renormalization

We study the competition of spin- and charge-density waves and their quantum multicritical behavior for the semimetal-insulator transitions of low-dimensional Dirac fermions. Employing the effective Gross-Neveu-Yukawa theory with two order parameters as a model for graphene and a growing number of other two-dimensional Dirac materials allows us to describe the physics near the multicritical point at which the semimetallic and the spin- and charge-density-wave phases meet. With the help of a functional renormalization group approach, we are able to reveal a complex structure of fixed points, the stability properties of which decisively depend on the number of Dirac fermions $N_f$. We give estimates for the critical exponents and observe crucial quantitative corrections as compared to the previous first-order $\epsilon$ expansion. For small $N_f$, the universal behavior near the multicritical point is determined by the chiral Heisenberg universality class supplemented by a decoupled, purely bosonic, Ising sector. At large $N_f$, a novel fixed point with nontrivial couplings between all sectors becomes stable. At intermediate $N_f$, including the graphene case ($N_f = 2$) no stable and physically admissible fixed point exists. Graphene's phase diagram in the vicinity of the intersection between the semimetal, antiferromagnetic and staggered density phases should consequently be governed by a triple point exhibiting first-order transitions.
HOSPITAL COSTS AND SOCIAL COSTS: A CASE STUDY OF NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING

The economic evaluation of health care programs can be carried out from two diferent perspectives: the hospital´s narrow perspective and the social perspective, which includes all costs. It is well known that, depending on the perspective, the economic evaluation may lead to discrepant recommendations. In this paper we present an example of this situation by reporting an economic evaluation of the screening procedures to detect congenital hearing impairment in newborns. We obtain that from the hospital´s perspective a targeted procedure, based on a previous high-risk criterion, is preferred, whereas from the social perspective a universal procedure is preferred
Maternal BMI during Pregnancy: Effect on trace elements Status and Pregnancy Outcomes

Purpose: To investigate the effects of maternal prenatal body mass index (BMI) on trace elements (copper, iron and zinc) status, haematological parameters and pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women in Abakaliki, south-eastern Nigeria. Methods: Plasma levels of copper, iron and zinc of 349 pregnant women (gestational age ≤25 weeks; mean = 21.77±3.14 wks; aged = 15-45 years, mean = 27.04±4.75 yr) were analysed using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer while haematological and biochemical parameters were determined using standard laboratory techniques. Results: Four women (1.1%) were underweight, 40.7% had normal BMI, 35.5% were overweight, 17.2% were obese and 5.4% were morbidly obese. Maternal BMI was significantly positively related to age, parity and socioeconomic status. While a negative relationship was found between plasma copper and maternal BMI, significantly (p < 0.05) lower zinc levels were found in underweight and obese women when compared to women with normal BMI. Maternal anaemia was significantly lower in overweight/obese women. Also maternal BMI was related to one adverse pregnancy outcomes. Conclusion: Both high and low prenatal BMI are associated with alterations in trace element status, haemoglobin concentrations and adverse pregnancy outcomes. In the face of concurrent deficiencies of micronutrient in this population, as in most developing countries, it appears that maintenance of appropriate weight and food diversification/fortification during pregnancy would be alternative ways of mitigating the consequences associated abnormal prenatal weight. Keywords: Prenatal weight, Plasma Copper, Iron and zinc, Anaemia, Maternal morbidities, Foetal outcomes
Laminar Burning Velocity and Development of a Chemical Kinetic Model for Small Oxygenated Fuels

The thesis work was performed with the aim of increasing knowledge and understanding of the combustion of oxygenated fuels and intermediates. This was accomplished in two steps: experimental measurements of the laminar burning velocity to expand current databases and development of a reaction mechanism. In the first part of the project, the laminar burning velocity of oxygenated fuels and intermediates was measured using the heat flux method. Emphasis was placed on extending the experimental database for fuels and intermediates with limited or scattered experimental data. The laminar burning velocities of acetaldehyde and methyl formate were investigated experimentally and were compared with kinetic mechanisms from the literature. In addition, temperature dependence of the laminar burning velocity, expressed as SL=SL0(T/T0)α, was investigated both numerically and experimentally. It was found that a kinetic mechanism can overpredict the experimental laminar burning velocity yet still display good agreement with the experimentally determined temperature dependence. To investigate the temperature dependence further a sensitivity analysis of the α coefficient was performed. The sensitivity analysis provided a different view of the chemistry involved compared to the sensitivity of the laminar burning velocity. In the second part of the project, a contemporary detailed kinetic mechanism for the combustion of small oxygenated fuels and intermediates was developed. The mechanism was developed with the version 0.6 of the Konnov mechanism as a starting point. Reactions involved in the combustion of formaldehyde, methanol and acetic acid were reviewed and the most reliable rate constants were selected. The new kinetic mechanism was validated against experimental data from the literature covering a wide range of conditions including shock tube and flow reactors as well as burner stabilized and freely propagating flames. The sub mechanism for methanol and formaldehyde successfully reproduced experimental data from shock tube pyrolysis and flow reactor oxidation. The mechanism was in closer agreement with experimental data concerning the laminar burning velocity of methanol than version 0.6 of the Konnov mechanism was. Validation of the mechanism for acetic acid combustion included laminar burning velocities, measured here for the very first time by use of the heat flux method. The calculated velocities were about 3 cm/s higher than the experimental results. Further validation of the kinetic mechanism was achieved by simulating species profiles of burner stabilized acetic acid flames. While major species were reproduced successfully, minor species were either under-or-over predicted. Sensitivity analysis showed ketene to play an important role in the acetic acid combustion. The results of this project provide the scientific community with experimental data potentially useful for model validation as well as a new kinetic mechanism for small oxygenated fuels and intermediates.
Genetic analysis of conserved residues in PhoU of Escherichia coli

GENETIC ANALYSIS OF CONSERVED RESIDUES IN PHOU OF ESCHERICHIA COLI Stewart G. Gardner Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Master of Science The Pho regulon is controlled by the PstSCAB transporter, PhoU, and the twocomponent proteins, PhoB and PhoR. PhoU is a negative regulator of the Pho regulon under phosphate-replete conditions. How PhoU functions is unknown. Many PhoU homologues are found widely throughout prokaryotic domains. There are several conserved amino acid residues in the PhoU protein. It is hypothesized that these residues play an important role in the function of PhoU. To test this hypothesis, several site directed mutations in the phoU gene have been produced with single amino acid changes in conserved residues. After testing these mutants, it was found that some of the mutants abolished repression of the Pho regulon while other mutants had little or no effect. Further study of these mutants and their phenotypes will reveal more about how PhoU functions and help to better understand bacterial signaling in general.
Feasibility of the Radiofrequency Hot Balloon Catheter for Isolation of the Posterior Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Background—Atrial fibrillation originates mostly from the pulmonary vein (PV) foci or non-PV foci in the posterior left atrium (LA). The present study was designed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a novel radiofrequency hot balloon catheter for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation by electrically isolating the posterior LA, including all PVs. Methods and Results—One hundred consecutive patients with drug-resistant atrial fibrillation (63 paroxysmal, 37 persistent) were enrolled. The isolation of the PVs was performed by wedging the balloon at each PV antrum to create circumferential lesions in each case. Contiguous linear lesions were also created at the roof between the superior PVs and at the bottom of the posterior LA between the inferior PVs by dragging the balloon along the endocardium. Complete elimination of the posterior LA and PV potentials was achieved in all 100 cases, confirmed by either conventional or electro-anatomic mapping system. The total procedure time was 129±26 minutes, inclusive of 29.9±7.3 minutes of fluoroscopy time. Follow-up during 11.0±4.8 months confirmed that 92 patients (60 paroxysmal, 32 persistent) were free from atrial fibrillation without antiarrhythmic drugs, and in the remaining patients except for 2 with LA tachycardia, sinus rhythm was maintained with antiarrhythmic drugs. With precautions of esophageal cooling by irrigation dictated by temperature monitoring and monitoring phrenic nerve pacing, no LA-esophageal fistula or permanent phrenic nerve injury occurred. Conclusion—This feasibility study supports the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency hot balloon catheter for complete isolation of the posterior LA and PVs.
Seasonal differences in the quality of shortfin glass eel, Anguilla australis, and subsequent effects on growth and survival in captivity

Where glass eel harvest from the wild is strictly controlled it is advantageous for aquaculturalists to ensure that the eels are of the highest quality. The quality of shortfin glass eels, Anguilla australis (Richardson), were compared among three sampling events over a migratory season (August, October and December 2005) for a river in northern New Zealand. Glass eel quality was assessed by measuring length, dry mass and lipid content, as well as subsequent growth and survival when reared under laboratory culture conditions in brackish water (17.5 ‰) maintained at 25° C over 70 days. The mean length, mass, lipid and survival of shortfin glass eels declined with the progression of the migratory season. There were positive relationships between all of the measures of quality for glass eels, i.e., mass and lipid content, mass and length, and length and lipid content. Mean specific growth rate (SGR) of shortfin glass eels captured at the start of the migratory season, August, and then cultured was significantly higher than for the subsequent two samples in October and December. These results indicate that aquaculturalists of this species in New Zealand should target the harvest of early season glass eels to produce the most effective subsequent aquaculture performance.
Inter-organizational partnership for children with medical complexity: the integrated complex care model

Background Integrated care has important implications for children with medical complexity (CMC) who rely on care and service delivery involving multiple providers in different places over time. Most studies describing complex care programmes focus on the effectiveness of care co-ordination rather than the process of system integration. This pilot study explores the implementation process of the Integrated Complex Care Model: a voluntary partnership between acute, rehabilitative and community care aimed at system integration through a key worker model to improve care co-ordination for CMC. Methods This descriptive study used qualitative analyses and syntheses to explore the process of inter-organizational collaboration under ‘real-life’ circumstances. Multiple methods and sources of data were gathered to support triangulation in understanding of enablers and barriers to model implementation. Forty hours of meeting minutes and administrative databases housing patient records were reviewed. Baseline demographic information was available for 23 families, including child health-related quality of life and healthcare utilization. A subset of 12 parental caregivers and 21 additional key informants participated in individual interviews or focus groups. Findings are presented using King and Meyer’s description of system integration and care co-ordination. Results Model enablers included dedication, timing, leadership and electronic care plan use/ communication among key workers, families and health providers. Barriers included assumptions about partner organizations, differing organizational structures and client information systems, constrained project resources and limited engagement of primary care. Parents perceived an electronic care plan as a facilitator of timely and effective care for CMC across multiple settings. Conclusions At a systems level, the integrated model fostered collaboration between partner organizations. At a family level, development of inter-organizational management structures and communication platforms; provision of adequate resourcing; and increased engagement of primary care may enable high level organizational integration aimed at improved care co-ordination for CMC. bs_bs_banner
Location Factors as Moderators between Some Critical Demographic Characteristics and ICT Adoption: A Study of SMEs

The effect of demographic characteristics of management on ICT adoption is well-researched but how such location issues as firm’s knowledge centre and diverse workforce explain the interactions between demographic composition of management and the rate of ICT adoption is yet to receive adequate scholarly attention. This forms the cornerstone of this paper. Opinions of 344 SME operators were purposefully sampled across five industries located in three geo-political areas of Nigeria. Two cities (a state capital and a commercial nerve centre) were studied and a four-step hierarchical regression was used to analyze the data. The finding shows that location factors such as availability of diversified workforce and improved knowledge centres statistically influence the age, gender, education, and experience composition of management team and ultimately ICT adoption. Therefore, location factors shape management team’s demographics and ICT adoption, and such combination provides SMEs with stronger latitude to be more proactive and pre-emptive in their ICT adoption decision.