Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Determinants Of Islamic Retail Banking Adoption In Malaysia

This study aims to examine the factors affecting the adoption of Islamic retail banking (IRB) products and services among the banking customers of Malaysia. The market share of Islamic retail banking remains low despite being in operation for the past 28 years. Therefore, an empirical analysis was conducted to study the usage of Islamic retail banking products and services between the urban and rural banking customers of Malaysia. Comparisons were also made on the usage of Islamic deposits and financing schemes between the Muslim and nonMuslim customers. The findings of the study revealed, relative advantage, promotional efforts, complexity, compatibility and awareness on attributes of Islamic retail banking as the significant determinants of the usage of Islamic retail banking products and services. Thus, the findings of this study serves as a valuable guideline to the banking sector and policy makers to devise appropriate marketing strategies to promote Islamic retail banking products and services aggressively among the banking customers of Malaysia.
Determination of calcium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, urea and creatinine in high prevalence rickets area of Northern Nigeria

Nutritional rickets remain a problem in developing countries despite a decline in the prevalence of the condition in developed countries. Due to the high Prevalence of rickets among infants and young children in Gonin-Gora, Jankasa and Kaso Northern Nigeria; this study aimed to explore the relationship between some biochemical parameters and the development of rickets in children living in these communities. Serum levels of calcium sodium, potassium, phosphorus, urea and creatinine were estimated as an investigation into the scourge of Rickets. Randox diagnostic kit was used for the determination of serum calcium and urea. Agappe diagnostic kit was used to determine inorganic phosphorus and creatinine while serum sodium and potassium levels were determined using flame photometric method. The results obtained showed lowered levels of serum calcium with mean values of 2.29± 0.01 S.E.M. , 2.34+ 0.01 S.E.M and 2.24 ± 0.01 S.E.M for rickets affected children in Gonin Gora, Jankasa and Kaso respectively compared with the 2.25-2.75 mmol/l normal limit. Phosphorous levels were toward the upper limit with mean values of 1.48 ± 0.02 S.E.M and 1.68 ± 0.02 S.E.M for the children in Goningora and Jankasa respectively; compared with the normal limit of 0.8-1.9 mmol/l. Also, the mean serum calcium for rickets affected children from Kaso community (2.19 ± 0.03S.E.M) was below the normal range value of (2.25-2.75mmol/dL). Rickets among rural children has been reported to be attributed to low serum calcium levels. The low serum levels of calcium and high serum phosphorus levels or the defect in the metabolism of these minerals could be the causes of the disease in these settlements. The comparison of the mean biochemical parameters for Gonin-Gora, Jankasa and Kaso showed significant lowered level of calcium in Kaso compared with the other two communities, which could be the reason why more rickets children were found in Kaso. In conclusion, the concentrations of serum calcium for rickets children were lowered while the concentrations of serum phosphorus were higher which can be attributed to rickets disorder among the children.
Calvin Digital Commons Calvin Digital Commons A 4-dimensional 1-LCC Shrinking Theorem A 4-dimensional 1-LCC Shrinking Theorem

This paper contains several shrinking theorems for decompositions of 4-dimensional manifolds. Let f : M ! X be a closed, cell-like mapping of a 4-manifold M onto a metric space X and let Y be a closed subset of X such that X (cid:0) Y is a 4-manifold and Y is locally simply co-connected in X . The main result states that f can be approximated by homeomorphisms if Y is a 1-dimensional ANR. The techniques of the proof also show that f can be approximated by homeomorphisms in case Y is an arbitrary 0-dimensional closed subset. Combining the two results gives the same conclusion in case Y contains a closed, 0-dimensional subset C such that Y (cid:0) C is a 1-dimensional ANR. The construction in the paper also gives a proof of a taming theorem for 1-dimensional ANRs. (cid:211) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Individual attitudes, organizational reward system and patenting performance of R&D scientists and engineers

The interactive process perspective of innovation suggests that the innovation performance of individual R&D scientist or engineers (RSEs) is influenced by a nexus of interaction between individual attributes and organizational characteristics. While numerous empirical studies have investigated the effects of various sets of individual and organizational antecedents on the innovation performance of individuals, few have examined the interaction effects between the two. This paper addresses this gap in the literature by providing empirical evidence on the interactive effects of the attitudes of individual RSEs and the organizational reward system on the patenting performance of these RSEs.
Innovation and entrepreneurship : An empirical study of Moroccan firms

Many researchers have discussed the relation between entrepreneurship and innovation based on the process, structure, and strategy of either entrepreneurship or innovation (Littunen, 2000, Cornwall and Perlman, 1990, Caird, 1988; Casson, 1982). While others have touched on the conceptual relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation (Schumpeter, 1934, Drucker, 1994, Legge and Hindle, 1997, Kanungo 1999, Sundbo, 1998), there have been few empirical studies that explore the synergies between the two. This study adopts a qualitative approach in exploring the presence of innovation in entrepreneurship process and actions. Therefore, interviews with senior managers of Moroccan entrepreneurial and innovative organizations and were conducted. The main findings of our empirical study will be presented and discussed in order to analyze how they would add to an understanding of the existing theories and practices of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Phospholipase C (cid:1) 1b associates with a Shank3 complex at the cardiac sarcolemma

Activation of the heterotrimeric G protein Gq causes cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in vivo and in cell models. Our previous studies have shown that responses to activated Gq in cardiomyocytes are mediated exclusively by phospholipase C (cid:1) 1b (PLC (cid:1) 1b), because only this PLC (cid:1) subtype localizes at the cardiac sarcolemma. In the current study, we investigated the proteins involved in targeting PLC (cid:1) 1b to the sarcolemma in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. PLC (cid:1) 1b, but not PLC (cid:1) 1a, coimmunoprecipitated with the high-MW scaffolding protein SH3 and ankyrin repeat protein 3 (Shank3), as well as the known Shank3-interacting protein (cid:2) -fodrin. The 32-aa splice-variant-speciﬁc C-termi-nal tail of PLC (cid:1) 1b also associated with Shank3 and (cid:2) -fodrin, indicating that PLC (cid:1) 1b binds via the C-termi-nal sequence. Shank3 colocalized with PLC (cid:1) 1b at the sarcolemma, and both proteins were enriched in the light membrane fractions. Knockdown of Shank3 using siRNA reduced PLC activation and downstream hypertrophic responses, demonstrating the importance of sarcolemmal localization for PLC signaling. These data indicate that PLC (cid:1) 1b with a Shank3 complex at the cardiac sarcolemma via its splice-variant-speciﬁc C-terminal tail. Sarcolemmmal localization is central to PLC activation and subsequent downstream signaling following Gq-coupled receptor activation. —Grubb, a Shank3 complex Plus 6.0 software (Media Cybernetics, Inc., Bethesda, MD, USA). A minimum of 40 cells over 4 wells/treatment were measured for each independent experiment, and the experiments were re- peated (cid:1) 3 times. Protein/DNA ratio was quantiﬁed on the same individual samples using the BCA method for protein (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA) and Burton’s diphenylamine procedure for measurement of DNA (20), as described previously (21). Each treatment was performed in sextupli-cate. prepared from NRVMs were immunoprecipitated with anti-Shank3 antibody and blotted with anti-PLC (cid:2) 1b C-terminal directed antibody. NB, nonbound; B, bound; IP, immunoprecipitating antibody; IB, immunoblotting antibody. All experiments were performed (cid:1) 3 times with similar results.
The Impact of Leadership on Organisational Innovation Performance Among Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) SME

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the role of leadership in influencing the level of organisational innovation performance among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A theoretical model was developed where transformational and transactional leadership was posited as having direct influence on the types of innovation that the SMEs undertook. It was also suggested that the types of innovation undertaken by the SMEs will mediate the relationship between leadership and their innovation performance.
Autonomous classification of PD sources within three-phase 11 kV PILC cables

To allow utilities to fulfill self-imposed and regulative performance targets that apply to them, the demand for new tools to help judge the health of modern power distribution networks has increased. The analysis of partial discharge (PD) signals has been identified as a potential diagnostic tool for the condition monitoring of HV plant. In order to investigate the PD activity produced by a range of defects within three-phase paper insulated lead covered (PILC) distribution cable under rated conditions, an experiment has been developed. The experiment incorporates a commercially available on-line PD measurement system employing a high frequency current transformer (HFCT) to record PD data in a manner that is currently in operation in the UK. By replicating field conditions and using realistic hardware to collect experiment data, that any findings or analysis tools developed during this investigation are directly transferable to use in the field. Four defective cable samples, each containing different imperfections that are known to reduce in-service plant life have been fabricated and extensively PD tested. The raw experiment data was processed to produce a dataset containing a range of features from individual PD pulses including time, frequency and time-frequency information. This data was used to optimize and train several support vector machine (SVM) models to perform automated pulse classification. Four SVM models were tested using different combinations of pulse features to identify which characteristics were most effective at transferring source dependent information for classification. The results of the automated algorithm validated the approach returning a classification accuracy of 91.1%.
Job Enrichment Versus Traditional Issues at the Bargaining Table: What Union Members Want

The article focuses on the reaction of union leaders toward job enrichment and motivation programs. The study presented attempts to examine the attitudes of union members to the use of job enrichment as a possible collective bargaining issue. According to the author, this study differs from earlier works in a number of ways, including its request that union members allocate the percentages of time that representatives will spend for traditional negotiation issues as well as issues surrounding job enrichment.
The Effects of Caloric Restriction on the Body Composition and Hibernation of the Golden‐Mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis)

In preparation for hibernation, golden‐mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) must deposit sufficient amounts of lipid during the summer to survive winter hibernation. We conducted an experiment from May 1998 to February 1999 to examine the effects of caloric restriction on the body composition (lipid and fat‐free mass) and hibernation of golden‐mantled ground squirrels. Ground squirrels were either provided with food ad lib. (controls) or with only enough food to maintain a constant body mass throughout the experiment (calorically restricted). Changes in body composition were followed using total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC). Implanted data loggers that recorded body temperature were used to determine when ground squirrels entered their first torpor bout and the lengths of torpor bouts. Body composition did not change in the calorically restricted ground squirrels between May and September, while both lipid and fat‐free mass increased in the controls. However, from September to February, calorically restricted ground squirrels lost only fat‐free mass, not lipid mass, but controls lost both lipid and fat‐free mass. Calorically restricted ground squirrels entered their first torpor bout about 4 wk after controls, but the torpor bout duration (or length) during hibernation did not differ between the two groups. These results show that ground squirrels maintain body composition during caloric restriction, and the limited quantities of stored lipid have an effect on when hibernation begins but not on torpor bout length.
A two dimensional quantization algorithm for CIR-based physical layer authentication

Recently, channel impulse response (CIR) based physical layer authentication has been studied to enhance the security of wireless communications. However, the reliability of CIR-based authentication is substantially reduced at low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) conditions due to the presence of communications noise, channel estimation error and mobility induced channel variation. To this end, we integrate additional multipath delay characteristics into the CIR-based physical layer authentication and propose a two dimensional quantization scheme to tolerate these random errors of CIRs for reduced false alarm rate and more reliable spoofing detection. Instead of directly comparing the estimated CIRs from different transmitters for authentication purpose, we first quantize the CIR estimates in two dimensions (i.e., the amplitude dimension and multipath delay dimension) and then differentiate transmitters based on the quantizer outputs with a binary hypothesis testing. More specifically, the quantization intervals are determined by using a searching algorithm based on a guaranteed miss probability of detection of the presence of spoofing attack. A logarithmic likelihood ratio test (LLRT) is used to evaluate the authentication performance, and a threshold with a constant value is used for the decision-making of authentication under the binary hypothesis testing. To verify the effectiveness of proposed algorithm, an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system is considered in our simulation.
Transvaginal ultrasound and computed tomography combined with clinical parameters and CA‐125 determinations in the differential diagnosis of persistent ovarian cysts in premenopausal women

The purpose of this prospective study was to compare the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) (and transvaginal ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of persistent cystic ovarian lesions. The candidates for this study were 161 premenopausal non‐pregnant women with an adnexal mass. After a 3‐month follow‐up, 83 masses persisted and were examined by both techniques before surgery. We also evaluated the CA‐125 plasma levels. The CT and ultrasonographic diagnoses were then compared with the histopathological diagnosis. The overall agreement between the test results and the actual outcome was calculated by means of the kappa statistic. Transvaginal ultrasonography has a closer accuracy in the diagnosis of serous cysts and serous cystadenoma, ovarian carcinoma and endometrioma (value of kappa: 0.78, 0.73 and 0.80, respectively) than CT, even if the latter is associated with clinical and biochemical parameters such as patient's age and CA‐125 plasma levels. Only in the diagnosis of cystic teratoma, is transvaginal ultrasonography less accurate than CT. In conclusion, in premenopausal women, transvaginal ultrasonography remains a cost‐effective method in the diagnosis of most cystic ovarian lesions. Copyright © 1997 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Melatonin cytotoxicity in human leukemia cells: relation with its pro‐oxidant effect

Melatonin has a variety of functions in human physiology and is involved in a number of pathological events including neoplastic processes. The tissue protective actions of melatonin are attributed to its antioxidant activity though, under certain conditions, melatonin might also exert oxidant effects, particularly in cancer cells. This study evaluated the effects of 10−5 and 10−3 m concentrations of melatonin on human leukemia cells. Moderate cytotoxic effects of melatonin at 10−3 m concentrations were observed in CMK, Jurkat and MOLT‐4 cells which was associated with significant reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Melatonin treatment was not associated with significant cytotoxicity in HL‐60 cells, although the generation of ROS was significantly increased. K562 and Daudi cells did not appear to be effected by melatonin treatment. Cellular membrane lipid peroxidation was not influenced by melatonin with the exception of CMK cells. Cell cycle kinetics were not affected in melatonin‐treated samples, again with the exception of CMK cells which showed increased apoptosis. Melatonin, therefore, induces the production of ROS that may be associated with cytotoxicity depending on the concentration of melatonin in some leukemia cells and does not appear to stimulate leukemia cell growth. These pro‐oxidant actions of melatonin may assist in limiting leukemic cell growth.
THE FIRST Hi-GAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE OUTER GALAXY: A LOOK AT STAR FORMATION IN THE THIRD GALACTIC QUADRANT IN THE LONGITUDE RANGE 216.°5 ≲ ℓ ≲ 225.°5

We present the first Herschel PACS and SPIRE photometric observations in a portion of the outer Galaxy (216.°5 ≲ ℓ ≲ 225.°5 and −2° ≲ b ≲ 0°) as a part of the Hi-GAL survey. The maps between 70 and 500 μm, the derived column density and temperature maps, and the compact source catalog are presented. NANTEN CO(1–0) line observations are used to derive cloud kinematics and distances so that we can estimate distance-dependent physical parameters of the compact sources (cores and clumps) having a reliable spectral energy distribution that we separate into 255 proto-stellar and 688 starless sources. Both typologies are found in association with all the distance components observed in the field, up to ∼5.8 kpc, testifying to the presence of star formation beyond the Perseus arm at these longitudes. Selecting the starless gravitationally bound sources, we identify 590 pre-stellar candidates. Several sources of both proto- and pre-stellar nature are found to exceed the minimum requirement for being compatible with massive star formation based on the mass–radius relation. For the pre-stellar sources belonging to the Local arm (d ≲ 1.5 kpc) we study the mass function whose high-mass end shows a power law N(log M)∝M−1.0 ± 0.2. Finally, we use a luminosity versus mass diagram to infer the evolutionary status of the sources, finding that most of the proto-stellar sources are in the early accretion phase (with some cases compatible with a Class I stage), while for pre-stellar sources, in general, accretion has not yet started.
Brain Activity Patterns in Stable and Progressive Mild Cognitive Impairment During Working Memory as Evidenced by Magnetoencephalography

It has been reported that mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients, when compared with controls, show increased activity in different brain regions within the ventral pathway during memory tasks. A key question is whether this profile of increased activity could be useful to predict which patients will develop dementia. Herein, we present profiles of brain magnetic activity during a memory task recorded with magnetoencephalography from MCI patients (N = 10), Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients (N = 10), and healthy volunteers (N = 17). After 2½ years of follow-up, five of the MCI patients developed AD. Patients who progressed to AD (PMCI) showed higher activity than those who remained stable (SMCI), AD patients and controls. This increased activity in PMCI patients involves regions within the ventral and dorsal pathways. In contrast, SMCI patients showed higher activation than controls only along the ventral pathway. This increase in both the ventral and dorsal pathways in PMCI patients may reflect a compensatory mechanism for the loss in efficiency in memory networks, which would be absent in AD patients as they showed lower activity levels than the rest of the groups.
Making Psychiatric Sense of Sand: A Case of Delusional Disorder in Saudi Arabia

Somatic delusional disorder is an uncommon psychiatric disorder that has been typically reported in elderly women. This article reviews the literature and describes a Saudi female patient who presented with novel somatic delusion of turabosis–the conviction that she was continually being covered by sand from sandstorms. Although the systematized delusional convictions remained unshakable, her anxiety and mood symptoms responded to a regimen of tricyclic antidepressants and her delusional beliefs resolved within eight weeks of treatment with risperidone. Sociocultural themes and therapeutic approaches to somatic delusional disorder are discussed.
Changes in FGFR2 amino-acid residue Asn549 lead to Crouzon and Pfeiffer syndrome with hydrocephalus

Abstract Mutations in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor II (FGFR2) have been identified in patients with Crouzon and Pfeiffer syndrome, among which rare mutations of the intracellular tyrosine kinase domain. Correlating subtle phenotypes with each rare mutation is still in progress. In Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, we identified three patients harboring three different pathogenic variants of the same amino acid residue Asn-549 located in this domain: in addition to a very typical crouzonoid appearance, they all developed clinically relevant hydrocephalus, which is an inconstant feature of Crouzon and Pfeiffer syndrome. Overall, FGFR2 tyrosine kinase domain mutations account for 5/67 (7.4%) cases in our hospital. We describe a novel mutation, p.Asn549Ser, and new cases of p.Asn549His and p.Asn549Thr mutations, each reported once before. Our three cases of Asn-549 mutations, alongside with rare previously reported cases, show that these patients are at higher risk of hydrocephalus. Clinical and imaging follow-up, with possible early surgery, may help prevent secondary intellectual disability.
The effects of family support and work engagement on organizationally valued job outcomes

Th ere are calls for more empirical research about the antecedents and outcomes of work engagement in frontline service jobs in the hospitality management literature. With this realization, using the precepts of the motivational process of the Job Demands-Resources model, the present study aims to develop and test a conceptual model that examines work engagement as a mediator of the eff ect of family support on organizationally relevant and valued job outcomes. Turnover intentions, job performance, and extra-role customer service are the outcomes investigated in this study. Data collected from frontline employees with a time lag of two weeks in the international fi ve-star chain hotels in Turkey were used to gauge these relationships. Th e results from structural equation modeling provide empirical support for all hypothesized relationships. Specifi cally, frontline employees who receive suffi cient support in the family domain are highly engaged in their work. Th ese employees in turn are less inclined to leave the current organization. Th ey also display in-role and extra-role performances at elevated levels in the workplace. In short, work engagement functions as a full mediator of the impact of family support on turnover intentions, job performance, and extra-role customer service. Implications of the results and future research directions are discussed in the article.