Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Promoting Workplace Health Using Wearable Technology: A Mixed Methods Study in a Nonprofit Organization

ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . iv DEDICATION . v LIST OF TABLES . xiii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . xv CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION . 1 Background of the Study . 2 Statement of the Problem . 11 Purpose of the Study . 12 Research Questions and Objectives . 12 Significance of the Study . 13 Conceptual Framework . 13 Limitations . 17 Delimitations . 17 Assumptions . 18 Definition of Key Terms . 18 Summary . 19 CHAPTER II – LITERATURE REVIEW . 21 Types of Workplace Wellness Programs . 23 vii Legislation Surrounding Workplace Wellness Programs . 25 Financial Incentives and the ACA . 26 The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act and WWPs . 28 The Benefits of Workplace Wellness Programs . 28 Additional Benefits of WWPs . 32 The Impact of WWPs on the Study’s Performance Variables . 33 Barriers to Participation in Workplace Wellness Programs . 35 The Relevance of Technology in Workplace Wellness Programs. 37 The Effects of Wearable Technology on Common Barriers to Participation . 40 The Effects on Convenience. 41 The Effects on Time. 42 The Effects on Location. 42 The Effects on Cost. 42 Employer Limits in Using Wearable Technology . 43 Human Capital Theory . 44 Health as Human Capital . 45 Self-Determination Theory . 47 Basic Psychological Needs Theory . 48 Cognitive Evaluation Theory . 50 Organismic Integration Theory . 52 viii The Target Population’s Need for a Workplace Wellness Program . 54 Summary . 56 CHAPTER III – METHODOLOGY . 58 Research Questions and Objectives . 59 Research Design. 60 Population . 62 Reason for Choosing the Population. 63 Participation and Reporting . 64 Sampling . 65 Intervention . 66 Instrumentation . 70 The Health and Work Performance Questionnaire . 70 Participant Journals . 73 Validity and Reliability . 75 Reliability of the HPQ . 75 Validity of the HPQ . 76 Procedures . 77 Data Collection . 79 Quantitative Data Collection. 79 Qualitative Data Collection. 80 ix Protocols for Data Collection. 81 Protocols for Non-Responses . 84 Data Analysis . 86 Quantitative Analysis . 86 Qualitative Analysis . 88 Summary . 91 CHAPTER IV – RESULTS . 93 Research Objective One Results . 93 Research Objective Two Results . 96 The Relationship between Physical Activity and Health-Related Absenteeism . 96 Changes in Rates of Health-Related Absenteeism . 99 Research Objective Three Results . 100 The Relationship between Physical Activity and Presenteeism . 100 Changes in Rates of Presenteeism . 102 Research Objective Four Results . 103 Features with the Most Impact on Physical Activity and Well-Being. 105 Impact on Other Areas of Life . 110 Impact on Time, Convenience, and Location . 111 Features with an Impact on Motivation . 113 Overarching Themes . 117 x Demotivators . 118 Summary . 119 CHAPTER V – DISCUSSION . 120 Summary of the Study . 121 Summary of Results . 122 Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations . 123 Finding 1. Understanding all variables related to the health of an individual can imp
Elman Neural Network-Based Identification of Krasnosel’skii–Pokrovskii Model for Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys Actuator

Magnetic shape memory alloys (MSMAs), which are a class of innovative functional materials, are used as the actuators to be applied widely in high-precision positioning. However, the hysteresis nonlinearity in the MSMA seriously affects the precision positioning of the MSMA-based actuator. In this paper, to study the hysteresis nonlinearity in the MSMA, the Krasnosel’skii–Pokrovskii (KP) model is employed to describe the hysteresis nonlinearity in the MSMA-based actuator, and the density function of the KP model is identified by the Elman neural network. The simulations show that the modeling error rate of the KP model using the Elman neural network is 0.81%, which is reduced by 63.5% compared with that of the KP model based on a recursive least-squares method. This result demonstrates that the KP model based on the Elman neural network can accurately describe the hysteresis nonlinearity in the MSMA-based actuator.
Core Losses Under the DC Bias Condition Based on Steinmetz Parameters

The calculation of core losses in inductive components is difficult and has not yet been entirely solved. In particular, it is impossible to predict the influence of a dc premagnetization on the losses without extensive measurements. For this paper, different materials have been tested to gain information on how core losses are influenced by a premagnetization. Measurements on molypermalloy powder, silicon steel, nanocrystalline material and ferrite cores have been performed. The Steinmetz premagnetization graph (SPG) that shows the dependency of the Steinmetz parameters ( , and ) on premagnetization is introduced. This permits the calculation of core losses under dc bias conditions. Such graphs are given for different materials and different operating temperatures. In addition, a detailed description of the test system is given, as high accuracy is crucial.
An Empirical Examination of Economic Determinants of Financial CEO Compensation: A Comparative Study on Pre- and Post-financial Crisis Periods

The purpose of this study is to conduct a comparative analysis of the economic determinants of the compensation for chief executive officers (CEOs) between the pre- and post-financial crisis periods. To conduct the comparative analysis, the authors consider five years before and five years after the financial crisis of 2008. The authors use the data from the US financial service institutions and run separate regressions for the pre- and post-crisis periods to check if there is any significant difference in the economic determinants of executive compensation before and after the financial crisis. The authors find that total compensation and its incentive components decreased significantly in the post-crisis period. In the pre-crisis period, total compensation was determined by stock performance, accounting profit, growth, and leverage, whereas in the post-crisis period stock returns and leverage are the major factors influencing total compensation. The authors also find that firms’ leverage negatively influences the sensitivity of the pay for performance, but the influence of leverage on pay for performance is weaker in the post-crisis period. Our research is significant in the context of the US economy, the regulatory reforms of financial institutions, and the perspectives of the executive compensations. This is the first study that compares the relationship between compensation and firm performance over the pre- and post-crisis periods. It is an explicit attempt to develop a theoretical understanding of the compensation/performance relationship for the financial industry, which is blamed for the financial crisis and is affected by the Dodd–Frank regulation after the crisis.
Relationship between mammary blood flow, infrared thermography and ovine placental lactogen during the periparturient period in ewes

The aim of the study to verify the hypothesis whether a drop in the oPL levels in the blood in the periparturient period is associated with changes in the right mammary vein blood flow (RMVBF) and udder skin temperature (UST). We were also interested in comparing variations in the above-mentioned parameters in single- and twin-pregnant ewes. Beginning six days before parturition (-6th day) until four days postpartum (4th day), every second day each of 15 experimental pregnant ewes was subjected to color Doppler ultrasound performed with continuous wave-equipment (My Lab One/Touch) and infrared thermography (IRT), which allowed for noninvasive collection of data. Plasma oPL levels were determined using quantitative sandwich ELISA Kit specified for sheep placental lactogen 1 (oPL). The measured values of UST were affected by the periparturient period but not by the number of lambs delivered. The highest udder temperatures were recorded at four days before parturition, which was followed by their gradual decrease. As a result, UST achieved the lowest values in single- and also in twin-pregnant ewes on the day of parturition (35.70 ± 0.65°C and 35.42 ± 0.45°C, respectively). Among all the time points of measuring IRT and oPL, a significant positive correlation (P≤0.01) was estimated at -4 and 0 days before parturition for single- (r= 0.99) and twin- (r= 0.59) pregnant ewes. In comparison to control ewes, right mammary vein blood flow (RMVBF) significantly (P≤0.05) increased in all pregnant ewes under study. Especially in twin-pregnant ewes, a positive correlation between the plasma concentration of oPL and blood flow occurred between the -4th and 0 day (r = 0.76). Maximal velocity of blood flow in the mammary vein in single- (25.90 ± 5.95 cm/s) and twin-pregnant ewes (24.62 ± 4.86 cm/s) was recorded at the 2nd and 4th day postpartum, respectively. The highest values of plasma oPL (0.56 ± 0.05 µg/ml) recorded at the beginning of the experimental period (-6 days before parturition) dropped significantly (P≤0.05) during the subsequent days, until parturition. The curve of the temporal changes in the concentrations of plasma oPL remains unchanged regardless of the number of fetuses. Three-phasic thermal changes in the periparturient period and an increase in blood flow parameters are related to the disappearance of oPL from the circulation, which should be taken into account when assessing a pathological state of this gland.
Surgical Advances for Extracranial Carotid Stenosis.

Carotid endarterectomy is a commonly performed operation to prevent stroke in patients who have asymptomatic or symptomatic internal carotid artery atherosclerotic stenosis. Carotid angioplasty and stenting has also been advocated for treatment of these patients. In this article, we address a number of questions for which a review of available data will advance our understanding of the role of carotid endarterectomy in stroke prevention. These include the following: Are carotid endarterectomy and carotid angioplasty and stenting equivalent procedures for the treatment of carotid artery disease? Which patients should be deemed at high risk for carotid endarterectomy? Should carotid endarterectomy be an urgent procedure in symptomatic patients with severe internal carotid artery stenosis? Finally, what is the role of carotid endarterectomy in asymptomatic patients? We also review the senior author's personal experience with >2000 consecutive carotid endarterectomies, with special attention to his present approach to this operation. We believe that carotid endarterectomy, in experienced hands, is a minimally invasive operation that remains the procedure of choice for most patients with carotid artery disease who will benefit from invasive treatment.
Modulation and control for a new hybrid cascaded multilevel converter with DC blocking capability

Summary form only given. The hybrid cascaded multilevel converter is a newly introduced voltage-source converter with dc blocking capability. It has two key parts, that is, the director switch (DS) made of insulated-gate bipolar transistors in series and the wave-shaping circuit (WSC) containing stacks of full-bridge submodules (FSMs). This paper focuses on the modulation schemes of the DSs and the WSCs. First, to reduce switching losses of the DSs, a novel asymmetrical square-wave modulation at a very low frequency is proposed, and the energy flow of the WSC under this modulation is analyzed. Second, modified phase-shifted carrier-based pulse width modulation (PSC-PWM) is presented to determine the number of FSMs to be inserted or bypassed; and the specified FSMs to be fired are selected according to the capacitor voltage-balancing strategy. Third, the capability to limit the short-circuit current during the dc fault is investigated, and fast ac overcurrent protection is designed. The effectiveness of the modulation and control strategies is verified by PSCAD/EMTDC simulations.
KEMAMPUAN MENEMUKAN FAKTA DAN OPINI DALAM TEKS PIDATO JOKOWI PADA PEMBUKAAN MUKTMAR KE 33 MELALUI MODEL COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SISWA KELAS IX SMA TAMANSISWA MEDAN

Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kemampuan siswa menemukan fakta dan opini dalam teks pidato jokowi pada pembukaan muktamar ke 33 melalui model collaborative learning. Lokasi penelitian dilaksanakan di SMA Tamansiswa Medan yang beralamat di jalan singosari nomor 11. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas XI SMA Tamansiswa Medan yang berjumlah 97 siswa tersebar 4 kelas. Untuk menentukan sampel, peneliti menggunakan teknik random kelas dan terpilih kelas XI IPA-2 yang berjumlah 21 siswa sebagai kelas eksperimen dan XI IPA-1 yang berjumlah 21 siswa sebagai kelas kontrol. Metode dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen. Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan instrumen penelitian berupa tes essai yaitu menemukan fakta dan opini dalam teks pidato jokowi pada pembukaan muktamar ke 33. Berdasakan analisis data diperoleh kemampuan menemukan fakta dan opini dalam teks pidato Joko Widodo kelompok eksperimen memperoleh mean 83,80 kategori baik sekali sedangkan kelas kontrol memperoleh mean 71,80 kategori baik. Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat diketahui bahwa hipotesis terbukti, melalui uji t diperoleh thitung> ttabel atau 6,5>2,70.Kata Kunci: Kemampuan menemukan Fakta dan opini, Model Collaborative learning, Teks pidato pembukaan muktamar ke 33.
Grid Impact of Voltage Control and Reactive Power Support by Wind Turbines Equipped With Direct-Drive Synchronous Machines

This paper proposes voltage control and reactive power support with direct-drive synchronous machines in wind turbines during normal operation and transient events. The wind turbines are equipped with voltage and reactive power control for normal operation and undervoltage ride-through modes for voltage dips. The wind turbine contributions are evaluated both for theoretical test cases as well as for two specific locations in the Belgian grid. Simulations reveal that the preferred mode for voltage support during a voltage dip depends on the grid characteristics short-circuit power and X-R ratio. Additionally, the angle stability of both induction motor load and nearby synchronous generators can be improved by adding reactive power support by the wind turbines. From the Belgian case study, it is concluded that voltage control by wind power plants is preferred, especially in remote areas where the additional control becomes necessary to maintain operation in between voltage limits. In case of voltage dips, a coordinated control of wind power plants in the area lowers the voltage reduction.
Methods and Applications of Raman Microspectroscopy to Single-Cell Analysis

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful biochemical analysis technique that allows for the dynamic characterization and imaging of living biological cells in the absence of fluorescent stains. In this review, we summarize some of the most recent developments in the noninvasive biochemical characterization of single cells by spontaneous Raman scattering. Different instrumentation strategies utilizing confocal detection optics, multispot, and line illumination have been developed to improve the speed and sensitivity of the analysis of single cells by Raman spectroscopy. To analyze and visualize the large data sets obtained during such experiments, sophisticated multivariate statistical analysis tools are necessary to reduce the data and extract components of interest. We highlight the most recent applications of single cell analysis by Raman spectroscopy and their biomedical implications that have enabled the noninvasive characterization of specific metabolic states of eukaryotic cells, the identification and characterization of stem cells, and the rapid identification of bacterial cells. We conclude the article with a brief look into the future of this rapidly evolving research area.
Coronary risk factors among Malaysian male executives in two urban areas.

Four hundred and six Malaysian executives and professionals in two urban areas were screened for coronary risk factors. They comprised 44% Malays, 45 % Chinese, 9% Indian and 3% other ethnic groups with ages ranging from 25-54 years of age. Risk factors surveyed included hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, obesity, diabetes, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia and hyperuricemia. Risk factors were found to be widely prevalent with more than half (51.5%) of the sample having one or more risk factors.
Pengaruh Tingkat Suku Bunga, Inflasi dan Rasio Kecukupan Modal terhadap Penyaluran Kredit UMKM oleh Bank Umum di Indonesia Tahun 2007 – 2013

The Indonesian Government has been providing a business credit program to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for financing and working capital. The government wants SMEs to grow more rapidly because wider access to capital can accelerate a country's economic growth. This study aims to obtain empirical evidence of the influence of interest rate, inflation and the capital adequacy ratio on the distribution of SMEs credits by banks in Indonesia. This research focuses on three independent variables expected to affect interest Rate, inflation and capital adequacy ratio. The data used are secondary data from the Indonesian bank directory. The subjects of this research are eight banks that were awarded the Excellent Service Experience Award (ESEA) in Indonesia for the period 2007 - 2013. Fifty-six areas were investigated. We used quantitative analysis with multiple linear regression analysis tests to analyze the data. The results of this study show that interest rate andinflation affect the distribution SMEs credits by banks in Indonesia while capital adequacy ratio has no significant effect.The results of this study will be of interest to the public, banks, SMEs and academics.
Two-temperature modelling and optical emission spectroscopy of a constant current plasma arc welding process

In this work, a plasma arc welding (PAW) process operating in pure Ar with constant current at 40 A has been characterized by means of thermo-fluid-dynamic modelling under the assumption of local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) and of two-temperature thermal non-equilibrium modelling (2T), neglecting radiation reabsorption: thermal non-equilibrium is strongest in the fringes of the arc and upstream the plasma flow. The effect of radiation re-absorption has been then estimated using the discrete ordinate (DO) model for radiation transport, which requires the calculation of absorption coefficients as a function of wavelength and temperature, and it has been found that temperature profiles at the torch outlet obtained with this model are similar to those obtained neglecting reabsorption. Also, excitation temperature of Ar atoms has been measured using optical emission spectroscopy, exploiting a new method (called hybrid method) that combines features of the relative and absolute intensity methods. A good agreement has been verified between the electron temperature predicted by the 2T model and the measured excitation temperature in the whole investigated spatial region.
THE THIRD WAY: Prepositional Adverbials in the Diachrony of Romance (Part One)

This paper analyzes the role of adverbials including a preposition and an adjective (PA pattern) in the diachrony of Romance, from Latin to present-day varieties. In view of present-day standardized Romance languages, PA -patterns (e. g., Sp. de seguro) appear to be lexicalized »adverbial locutions«. Empirical data show, however, that they are (i) productive and (ii) systematically used as alternatives to adverbial adjectives (e. g., Sp. viene seguro’s/he comes sure‘) and adverbs ending in-mente (e. g., Sp. viene seguramente’s/he surely comes‘), until the 17th century. Consequently, PA -patterns are likely to have systematically appeared as a third way of forming adverbials in terms of mainstream analyticity in the Latin-Romance transition. Regarding functional differentiation, PA -patterns display affinity to circumstantial modification, which secondarily favors the development of discourse functions. Two case studies provide a fine-graded diachronic analysis that checks seven claims formulated in the Introduction. The first case concerns Sp. fijo, a learned word borrowed from Classical Latin which undergoes colloquialization (> de fijo, a la fija, por fijo, etc .). The second deals with Fr . vrai, which belongs to the genuine oral tradition. The paper confirms the systematic role of the PA -pattern in the diachrony of Romance.
MRAS Speed Observer for High-Performance Linear Induction Motor Drives Based on Linear Neural Networks

This paper proposes a neural network (NN) model reference adaptive system (MRAS) speed observer suited for linear induction motor (LIM) drives. The voltage and current flux models of the LIM in the stationary reference frame, taking into consideration the end effects, have been first deduced. Then, the induced part equations have been discretized and rearranged so as to be represented by a linear NN (ADALINE). On this basis, the transport layer security EXIN neuron has been used to compute online, in recursive form, the machine linear speed. The proposed NN MRAS observer has been tested experimentally on suitably developed test set-up. Its performance has been further compared to the classic MRAS and the sliding-mode MRAS speed observers developed for the rotating machines.
ROLE OF ROUTINE ILIOINGUINAL NEURECTOMY IN PREVENTION OF CHRONIC POST OPERATIVE PAIN FOLLOWING LICHTENSTEIN HERNIOPLASTY

BACKGROUND : Lichtenstein hernioplasty is a widely performed surgery for the repair of groin hernia. Postoperative pain is a frequent and disabling complication of this surgery. The ilioinguinal nerve, due to it’s close proximity immediately beneath the divided external oblique fascia, is most frequently involved. Theoretically, ilioinguinal nerve excision looks lucrative in prevention of postoperative neuralgia due to nerve entrapment in sutures, inflammation, fibrosis or neuroma. Methods: 120 patients with confirmed diagnosis of inguinal hernia reporting to surgery OPD and undergoing surgery were randomized in two groups: Group A (60 patients ) in which prophylactic ilioinguinal neurectomy was performed and Group B (60 patients ) in which the ilioinguinal nerve was preserved. Results: At POD 1, 2nd week, one month post operatively, the pain in the neurectomy group was lesser though it was statistically significant only at rest. However, the post operative pain was significantly lesser in neurectomy group at 3 months post operatively (p=0.024 at rest, p=0.049 during coughing, p=0.036 during walking). Numbness at post operative day 1 and until one month after surgery, was significantly higher in the neurectomy group. But the degree of numbness was insignificant in the two groups thereafter. Conclusion: Ilioinguinal neurectomy results in significantly lower incidence of chronic postoperative pain. Even in early postoperative period, the pain severity in neurectomy patients is much less than that in control group. But there is a side effect of increased incidence of numbness in area of sensory innervations of the nerve in patients undergoing elective neurectomy in the initial post operative days. This numbness should not condemn the procedure as this improved with time and the incidence was almost similar in the two groups in the long run.