Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Dental Anxiety among the Students of Public Sector Medical Universities of Karachi

This study intended to gauge the ranks of dental anxiety among medical, dental and pharmacy students at Dow Univeristy of Health Sciences (DUHS) and Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) and to discover the bases of dental fear among them. This cross sectional descriptive analytical study was carried out among 400 medical, dental and pharmacy students of DUHS and JSMU among which 314 were returned. The questions engendered from standardized questionnaire of DAS (Dental Anxiety Scale). Questions from DAS and DFS along with statistics about age, sex, course of study, year of university admission and history of dental clinic Among the three different faculties MDAS of students of Dental Colleges were lower than the, medical colleges and pharmacy college student. Dental students have ominously lower ranks of dental anxiety than medical and pharmacy students. Females presented advanced ranks than male. Deficiency of dental tutoring may perhaps result in elevated level of dental anxiety amongst non-dental university students.
Value relevance of accounting data and financial crisis in Europe: an empirical analysis

This paper aims at verifying the relationship between book value and market value for a four years period (2006-2009) in Europe, under IFRS. In particular, I used value relevance approach to measure whether net income or comprehensive income are more useful to understand the relationship between market data and financial data. Moreover, the paper analyzes the impact of financial crisis on the value relevance of accounting data. The examination period runs from a pre-crisis period (2006-2007) to an in-crisis period (2008-2009). Results shows that comprehensive income is more value relevant than net income. Furthermore, the financial crisis has a positive impact on value relevance.
Determination of Micronutrients and Colour Variability among New Plantain and Banana Hybrids Flour

Quantitative colour variability and micronutrient content of new plantain and banana hybrids flour was investigated. The mean flour colour of the cultivars ranges from 12.16 for 'BITA-3' to 18.52 for 'FHIA-23', which is an indication of varying degree of yellowness. Both 'FHIA-23' and 'PITA-17' had colour value higher than the general sample means. 'Agbagba' contained the highest level of iron (36.5 microg/g), which is higher than the overall sample means, followed by 'FHIA-17' (16.135 microg/g). The rest of the cultivars, including 'FHIA-17' contained iron levels lower than the sample means. Similarly, 'Agbagba' had the highest level (12.5 microg/g) of zinc, followed by 'FHIA-17' (12.49 microg/g). The value of zinc obtained in Agbagba, 'FHIA-17' and 'BITA-3' were higher than the general sample means. The total carotenoid contents of the cultivars are similar, with 'PITA-17' (4.795 microg/g), 'FHIA-17' (4.15 microg/g) and 'PITA- 14' (3.815 microg/g) having values higher than the overall sample means. The estimated retinol equivalent of the flours ranges from 0.43 in 'FHIA-23' to 0.799 in 'PITA-17'. The new Musa hybrids may be acceptable for increased production based on disease resistant, high yield and micronutrient content. (Author's abstract).
Studo Jobs : Enriching Data With Predicted Job Labels

In this paper, we present the Studo Jobs platform in which we tackle the problem of automatically assigning labels to new job advertisements. For that purpose we perform an exhaustive comparison study of state-of-the-art classifiers to be used for label prediction in the job domain. Our findings suggest that in most cases an SVM based approach using stochastic gradient descent performs best on the textual content of job advertisements in terms of Accuracy, F1-measure and AUC. Consequently, we plan to use the best performing classifier for each label which is relevant to the Studo Jobs platform in order to automatically enrich the job advertisement data. We believe that our work is of interest for both researchers and practitioners in the area of automatic labeling and enriching text-based data.
A Methodology for Measuring Intellectual Capital. A Structural Equations Modelling Approach

The past decade has been characterized by a process of growing dematerialization of the strategic resources possessed by firms. The relational capabilities of the firm, technology connected with the planning and management of firm processes, know-how, as well as the decisional autonomy and technical competencies of the employees all represent intangible assets that are determining in the value creation process of a firm (Longo & Mura, 2007; Roos et al., 2005). The relevance of this topic is supported by the attention that financial markets attribute to the accounting of these assets. In January 2007 the International Accounting Standard Board issued a technical document in support of the ‘Intangible Assets’ project, which is examining the possibility of adding to the balance sheet the intangible assets that are generated internally to the firm and that are not subject to any negotiation on active markets (IASB, 2007). This ‘opening up’ in the accounting system has important effects on the economic evaluation of a company and on its ability to gain access to credit, in that it provides the market, the institutional investors and the financial analysts very precious information regarding the development of fundamental resources for the value creation process of a firm. Furthermore, performance management literature has highlighted the need for specific tools for the measurement of internally-generated intangible assets, defined in managerial literature as intellectual capital (IC) (Tayles et al., 2002). These tools have been shown to greatly support management activity (Roos et al., 2005; Carlucci et al., 2004). As a matter of fact, the integration of information related to company’s intellectual capital together with quantitative information relative to the firm’s strategic policies, offers management a display of important indicators for the definition and the control of corporate objectives. Numerous intellectual capital frameworks have been proposed in the literature (e.g. Edvinsson & Malone, 1997; Roos et al, 2005; Sveiby, 1997), however, further research is still needed to investigate the challenges and opportunities of designing intellectual capital measurement tools that are grounded in relevant measurement theory (Bollen, 1989; M’Pherson & Pike, 2001). 20
Arachidonic Acid Induced Thrombosis in Zebrafish Larvae for Assessing Human Anti-Thrombotic Drugs

Thrombosis is a prominent cause of many cardiovascular diseases, novel anti-thrombosis drugs are still in emergency. However, the development of effective and safe therapeutic agents for thrombotic diseases faces various challenges, especially on animal model. Here, we described the development and validation of a new thrombosis model induced by arachidonic acid (AA), a platelet-coagulation agonist, for drug screening and efficacy assessment, using larval zebrafish which were transparency in their early life period. Zebrafish at 3 days post fertilization (dpf) were pre-treated with tested drug for 3 hours (h), followed by AA treatment at a concentration of 80μM for 1.5 h. Tested drugs were administered into zebrafish either by direct soaking or circulation microinjection. Antithrombotic efficacy was quantitatively evaluated based on an image analysis of the heart red blood cells (RBCs) stained with Odianisidine, and this technology has been patented previously. Thrombosis induced by AA in live zebrafish was visually confirmed under a dissecting stereomicroscope and quantified by the image assay. All the six human antithrombotic drugs (aspirin, clopidogrel, diltiazem hydrochloride injection, xueshuantong injection, salvianolate injection, astragalus injection) showed significant anti-thrombotic effects (p < 0.05, p < 0.01 & p < 0.001) in this zebrafish thrombosis model. In this study, we introduced a new larval zebrafish thrombosis model, which would be an attractive alternative for in vivo thrombosis studies and for rapid screening and efficacy assessment of antithrombotic drugs.
Trauma-focused group music and imagery with women suffering from PTSD / complex PTSD : A feasibility study

Women who have been exposed to physical, psychological and/or sexual abuse, often with a history of childhood abuse and neglect, frequently suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). However, the evidence-based treatments recommended for this population help only 50%, so there is a need to investigate complementary methods. In this study one such promising method has been explored: trauma-focused Group Music and Imagery (GrpMI). In a nonrandomised clinical setting the feasibility of GrpMI and the suitability of chosen measurements were explored. Ten participants with PTSD/CPTSD were enrolled in the pilot study, five in each group. All participants completed the treatment. The primary outcome was symptoms of PTSD measured at pre-, postand follow-up. The secondary outcomes were dissociation and quality of life. The results showed a decrease in PTSD and dissociative symptoms, and an increase in quality of life following treatment. This tendency was maintained at follow-up. An analysis of individual, semi-structured interviews with the participants after the termination of the treatment showed that the participants found the group treatment helpful and acceptable. Since the findings indicate that trauma-focused GrpMI has a positive effect on the psychological health of the women, a larger randomised controlled study is needed.
Extension of coronal structure into interplanetary space

We investigate the extension and evolution of the solar corona into interplanetary space by comparing 1995 Ulysses radio occultation measurements of path‐integrated electron density and density fluctuations measured between 21 and 32 Ro, with simultaneous white‐light measurements made by the HAO Mauna Loa K‐coronameter below 2.5 Ro. The surprising picture of the extended corona to emerge from this comparison is one in which stalks of streamers, occupying a small fraction of volume in interplanetary space, are superimposed on a background corona distinguished by a plethora of ray like structures, often referred to as plumes in polar coronal holes. The radial preservation of the boundary between polar coronal holes and the base of streamers implies that the solar wind from polar coronal holes expands radially rather than undergoing any significant divergence as previously thought. Combining this picture of the extended corona with in situ velocity measurements made by Ulysses throughout its two polar passages, we conclude that the raylike structures, except for the stalks of streamers, seem to be the source of the fast wind. The existence of the fast wind at low latitudes can be attributed to these raylike structures, rather than the expansion of the boundaries of polar coronal holes to low latitudes.
A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using SPSS

From the Publisher: A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using SPSS clearly describes how to conduct a range of univariate and multivariate statistical analyses using the latest version of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, SPSS 11. Each chapter addresses a different type of analytical procedure applied to one or more data sets, primarily from the social and behavioral sciences areas. Each chapter also contains exercises relating to the data sets introduced, providing readers with a means to develop both their SPSS and statistical skills. Model answers to the exercises are also provided. Readers can download all of the data sets from a companion Web site furnished by the authors.
Fandom in the Workplace: Multi-target Identification in Professional Team Sports.

Team identification has been researched extensively from the perspective of the consumer. The current study proposes that employees working in professional sport may also be fans of their respective teams, and provides insight on the role of team identification in the workplace environment. Over 1100 business operations employees from the top profession sports leagues in North America participated, and results indicate that dual targets of identification exist simultaneously in this setting. Strong support is provided for the discriminant validity between organizational and team identification. Beyond the more established effects of organizational identification, the results provide evidence that team identification independently predicts key outcomes such as commitment, satisfaction, and motivation. The results add to the literature by introducing the concept of a sports team as an additional target of identification in the organizational context.
Surface waves on multilayer hyperbolic metamaterials: Operator approach to effective medium approximation

In this paper, we elaborate on the operator effective medium approximation developed recently in Popov et al. [Phys. Rev. B 94 , 085428 (2016)] to get insight into the surface polariton excitation at the interface of a multilayer hyperbolic metamaterial (HMM). In particular, we ﬁnd that HMMs with bilayer unit cells support the TE-and TM-polarized surface waves beyond the Maxwell Garnett approximation due to the spatial dispersion interpreted aseffectivemagnetoelectriccoupling.Thelatterisalsoresponsibleforthedependenceofsurfacewavepropagation on the order of layers in the unit cell. Elimination of the magnetoelectric coupling in three-layer unit cells complying with inversion symmetry restores the qualitative regularity of the Maxwell Garnett approximation, as well as strongly suppresses the inﬂuence of the order of layers in the unit cell.
The End of an Era? The Medium- and Long-Term Effects of the Global Crisis on Growth in Low-Income Countries

This paper investigates the medium- and long-term growth effects of the global financial crises on Low-Income Countries (LICs). Using several methodological approaches, including impulse response function analysis, growth spells techniques and panel regressions, we show that external demand (ED) shocks are not historically associated with sharp declines in output growth. Given existing evidence that LICs were primarily impacted by such a shock in the global financial crisis, our analysis provides some optimism on the chances that LICs will avoid a protracted period of slow growth. However, we also show that there seem to be persistent output losses associated with ED shocks in the medium-run. In terms of policy implications, our analysis provides evidence that countries with lower deficits, lower debt, more flexible exchange rate regimes, and a higher stock of international reserves are more likely to dampen the effects of an ED shock on growth.
Remote sensing of aerosol optical depth over central Europe from MSG-SEVIRI data and accuracy assessment with ground-based AERONET measurements

[1] In this study, the remote sensing of aerosol optical depth (τ a ) from the geostationary Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) is demonstrated. The proposed method is based on the analysis of a time series of SEVIRI's 0.6 μm channel images. Top-of-atmosphere reflectance is precorrected for the effect of atmospheric gases and a background aerosol amount. Subsequently, surface reflectance for each pixel is estimated by determining its lowest precorrected reflectance within the observed time period for each satellite observation time of the day. The resulting diurnal surface reflectance curve in combination with the radiative transfer code SMAC are finally used to derive τ a . This approach is applied to SEVIRI subscenes of central Europe (40.8-51.3°N, 0.3°W-19.9°E) from August 2004, daily acquired between 0612 and 1712 UTC in intervals of 15 min. SEVIRI τ a are related to Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Sun photometer measurements from nine sites. About 3200 instantaneous SEVIRI and Sun photometer τ a are compared. An overall correlation of 0.9 and a root mean square error of 0.08 are obtained. Further, the spatial distribution of SEVIRI τ a maps for August 2004 represent expectable features like higher concentrations in industrialized regions or lower loading in higher altitudes. It is concluded that the described method is able to provide an estimate of τ a from MSG-SEVIRI data. Such aerosol maps of high temporal frequency could be of interest to atmospheric related sciences, e.g., to track aerosol particle transport.
The crystal structure of parisite-(Ce), Ce2CaF2(CO3)3

Abstract The crystal structure of parisite-(Ce) was solved and refined to R = 0.044, Rw = 0.037 using three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data (XRD). In contrast to the putative hexagonal cell, weak XRD maxima on precession films demonstrate that the parisite-(Ce) is monoclinic with a space group C2/c or Cc. The unit cell was refined as a = 12.305(2), b = 7.1053(5), c = 28.250(5) Å, and β = 98.257(14)°. The structure refinement confirmed the space group Cc. Like bastnäsite and synchysite, parisite possesses a (001) layer structure, with layers of (Ca) and (CeF) separated by layers of carbonate groups. The [001] layer stacking sequence is … (Ca), (CO3), (CeF), (CO3), (CeF), (CO3), (Ca), (CO3), (CeF), (CO3), (CeF), (CO3)…. The parisite-(Ce) structure can be considered as two portions of the bastnäsite structure connected by a (Ca) layer. The insertion of a (Ca) layer would create long [001]* structure voids in the F columns if the bastnäsite portions stacked hexagonally; therefore, the two bastnäsite portions are offset along [1̅10] by a/6(sin60°) (or [1̅00] in hexagonal cells, by a/3) such that the oxygen atoms of the vertical edges of the carbonate groups occupy the voids. Polytypism results because a bastnäsite portion can shift equally in two possible directions, ±120° from the previous offset vector. The parisite-(Ce) structure elucidated herein is the simplest and most common polytype possible, 2M. The polytype 6R, which was previously believed to be the most common, has not been found during our extensive study
Power in numbers. Drivers of high population density in insular lizards

Aim Islands organisms usually have fewer predator and competitor species than mainland ones. This is thought to result in high population densities on islands. We hypothesize that insular lizards have denser populations than mainland species and that density, in general, is negatively correlated with competitor and predator richness. Location Global. Methods We compared densities of 346 lizard species on islands and the mainland while examining the relationship between density and, predator and competitor richness, primary productivity, seasonality and island area. We controlled for phylogenetic non-independence, body mass and study area, which are known to strongly affect population density. Results Insular populations (especially on snake-free islands) are denser than mainland ones. Mainland populations of lizard species that also inhabit islands were denser than those of species that do not inhabit islands. Population density was the highest on islands with low net primary productivity and was not significantly affected by competitor or predator richness. Moreover, insular populations show high density regardless of island area. Main conclusions We conclude that the ability of mainland species to reach high population densities may increase their chances in reaching and successfully colonizing islands. We postulate that population density may be affected by predator and competitor density rather than by their richness. Density increase on islands may result not from the environmental simplicity of island faunas but through propagule sorting or pressure.
How Strong ENSO Events Affect Tropical Storm Activity over the Western North Pacific(.

Abstract An analysis of 35-yr (1965–99) data reveals vital impacts of strong (but not moderate) El Nino and La Nina events on tropical storm (TS) activity over the western North Pacific (WNP). Although the total number of TSs formed in the entire WNP does not vary significantly from year to year, during El Nino summer and fall, the frequency of TS formation increases remarkably in the southeast quadrant (0°–17°N, 140°E–180°) and decreases in the northwest quadrant (17°–30°N, 120°–140°E). The July–September mean location of TS formation is 6° latitude lower, while that in October–December is 18° longitude eastward in the strong warm versus strong cold years. After the El Nino (La Nina), the early season (January–July) TS formation in the entire WNP is suppressed (enhanced). In strong warm (cold) years, the mean TS life span is about 7 (4) days, and the mean number of days of TS occurrence is 159 (84) days. During the fall of strong warm years, the number of TSs, which recurve northward across 35°N, is 2.5 .
Impacts of Improved Biomass Cookstoves on Child and Adult Health: Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

This paper presents the three-year impacts of an improved biomass cookstove on child and adult health in rural Ethiopia. After near complete stove adoption during an initial one-year randomized controlled trial, 60 percent of treatment households continued to use the improved stoves three-years on and experienced reductions in hazardous airborne particulate matter. The study finds that treatment status is associated with a precisely estimated 0.3-0.4 standard deviation improvement in height-for-age of young children exposed during their first years of life, compared with a control group of households that never used the improved stove. This is a substantial effect with implications for greater health and well-being throughout the life course. However, the study finds no changes in the respiratory symptoms or physical functioning of older children and adult cooks in treated households relative to control households. The results advance understanding of the health impacts of hazardous air pollution while also refining the design and implementation options for interventions geared toward improving well-being in similar environments.
Potential Pollinators of Gossypium hirsutum L

The present investigations are being carried out during the period 2005-2007 at Amravati. In Gossypium hirsutum L. the investigation was done on different aspect of pollination. The plant species were visited daily or on alternate day to record the pollinators activity. The pollen production was found to be 13774.22 + 1223.67 to 15299.69 + 1383.88. The pollen: ovule ratio was found to be 550.96 to 1235.49. The pollen viability was measured to be 93.58 to 96.54 %. The main pollinators were Apisdorsata, Apisflorea, Trigona spp. , Halictidae fly and red colour bee (unidentified),thrips, grass hopper, red beetle and ants. The bees were more active during the morning hours i.e. from 09.00 hrs. to 13.30 hrs. In the afternoon the visitor’s activity was found to be very less. From 15.30 hrs to 17.30 hrs. The bees visited 1 to 6 flowers in a single bout. The maximum pollen load carried out by A. florea7245.88445. 8. However, less pollen load carried out byTrigonaspp. 442.6-762.3 andHalictidae 493.1-577.4, whereas small size black bee (unidentified) carried out 1831.5 pollen. The effect of different treatments on the yield in terms of dry weight of cotton with seeds was found to be 297.17 to 412.68 gm in self-pollination; 336.58 to 518.16 gm in open-pollination and 379.57 to 637.18 gm in insect-pollination In the present investigation it was found wild pollinator play important role for higher seed yield in G. hirsutum