Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hypertension-related knowledge, medication adherence and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among hypertensive patients in Islamabad, Pakistan

Purpose: To determine knowledge regarding hypertension, adherence to medication and HealthRelated Quality of Life (HRQoL), and their associations in hypertensive patients in Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 hypertensive patients attending a tertiary health care public sector hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. Data were collected using knowledge questionnaire regarding hypertension, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, and EuroQol (EQ-5D) scale. Results: The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures of the 384 patients were 140.39 ± 15.485 and 88.74 ± 10.683 mmHg, respectively. The coefficient of correlation between knowledge regarding hypertension and adherence was 0.638 (p < 0.001), showing a positive association. The correlation coefficient between knowledge and HRQoL was 0.709 (p < 0.001), suggesting a good association. The correlation coefficient between adherence to medication and HRQoL was 0.545 (p < 0.001), which indicated a positive correlation. Conclusion: These results indicate that there are statistically significant associations between hypertension knowledge and HRQoL, hypertension knowledge and medication adherence, and between adherence and HRQoL in the hypertensive patients studied.
Children on the borders between institution, home and leisure: space to fend for yourself when leaving the school-age educare centre

ABSTRACT The study aims to contribute to knowledge of children’s views on their space to fend for themselves at a time in their lives when they face change and decreased institutional care, i.e. in the transition from organized to unorganized after-school activities. The study builds on interviews with 22 children who are about to leave or change after-school arrangements and uses the theoretical framework of the sociology of childhood. The results show that children understand the ‘after’ with regard to the transition as a space that provides more freedom, where they are trusted and where they have more influence over their own activities. Having greater self-determination is often described as positive, but it can also be unwanted and seen as a demand.
Biodiesel Production by Esterification of Oleic Acid over Brønsted Acidic Ionic Liquid Supported onto Fe-Incorporated SBA-15

The esterification of oleic acid with short-chain alcohols using Bronsted acidic ionic liquid supported onto Fe-incorporated SBA-15 (Fe-SBA-15) was studied to develop a green method for biodiesel production. This catalyst was prepared by immobilization of Bronsted acidic ionic liquid 1-(propyl-3-sulfonate)-3-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) imidazolium hydrogen sulfate ([SO3H-PIm-CPMS][HSO4]) onto Fe-SBA-15 (IL/Fe-SBA-15). The structure of the catalyst was characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption–desorption measurement, FT-IR and TEM. The results demonstrated that Fe was incorporated into the framework of SBA-15, bringing Lewis acidic site. After the ionic liquid was successfully immobilized onto the surface of Fe-SBA-15, the structure of the catalyst remained intact. This catalyst displayed relatively high catalytic activity in esterification of oleic acid with short-chain alcohols because of the synergistic effect of Lewis and Bronsted acidic sites. Under the optimum reaction conditions (reaction temperature 363 K,.
Growing Up Nonprofit: Predictors of Early-Stage Nonprofit Formalization

The nonprofit organizational life cycle literature has traditionally focused on the entry and exit processes; the intermediate organizational life stages between these bookends have received less attention. Almost half of all nonprofits at any given time operate in an early life stage with less than US$100,000 in revenue, minimal overhead spending, and no paid managers. This study examines the process by which nonprofits leave the small, informal, startup phase and begin the next life stage characterized by growth and formalization. We identify financial and organizational characteristics that predict whether the nonprofit will successfully transition out of the early and informal life stage. We find that investments in professional fundraising and access to government funds are predictive of the transition out of the start-up phase, while traditional financial predictors such as revenue concentration, equity ratio, fixed cost ratios, and the accumulation of unrestricted assets have modest to no effects.
EFFECTIVENESS OF MORINGA OLEIFERA COAGULANT PROTEIN AND CHITOSAN AS NATURAL COAGULANT AIDS IN REMOVAL OF COLLOIDAL PARTICLES AND BACTERIA FROM TURBID WATERS

Effectiveness of Moringa Oleifera Coagulant Protein and Chitosan as natural coagulant aids in removal of colloidal particles and bacteria from turbid waters Mohammad Hadi Mehdinejad (Student of PhD)*, Bijan Bina(PhD) Mahnaz Nikaeen(PhD), Hossein Movahedian Attar(PhD) Student of PhD, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Academic Instructor, Department of Paramedicine and Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. Professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. ________________________________________________________________________ Abstract
Polarimetric HRRP recognition based on feature‐guided Transformer model

Polarimetric high-resolution range proﬁle (HRRP) holds great potential for radar automatic target recognition (RATR) owing to its capability of providing both polarimetric and spatial scattering information. In recent years, deep learning (DL) has obtained state-of-the-art results in many classiﬁcation tasks and has drawn great attention in the RATR ﬁeld. However, as one of the most challenging tasks in RATR, small training sample case will restrict the application of DL because its superior performance generally depends on a large number of training samples. A feature-guided deep model based on Transformer framework is proposed for polarimetric HRRP recognition with limited training samples. In the proposed model, artiﬁcial features are introduced to the attention module to guide the model focus on the range cells of HRRP with more target scattering information so as to reduce the dependence of the model on the number of training samples. Several different approaches are also studied to measure the similarity between artiﬁcial features and HRRP data to further improve the learning capacity of the model. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed feature-guided Trans-formermodelmodifyingbyCosinesimilaritymeasureisabletoachieveabetterperformanceforpolarimetricHRRPrecognitionwithlimitedtrainingsamples
Collection, freezing of Ban epididymal sperm and evaluation of in vitro fertility after thawing

Many researches on characteristics of porcine ejaculated semen on popular commercialized breeds collecting at breeding centers or households with pig breeding services have been carried out in Vietnam. However, very few investigation had been dealt with epididymal sperms, especially the ones from boar of Ban, a popular Vietnam native mini-pig breed which is usually freely raised in far rural and mountainous regions in some provinces of Northern Vietnam. In the present study, we surveyed on criteria of epididymal sperms from 4 Ban boars at collection, after freezing and thawing processes, and tested their fertility by an in vitro fertilization and embryo culture experiment. Approximate volume of sperm collected from a Ban boar did not differ (3-4 mL), with sperm concentration from 6.4 x 10 to 11.3 x 10 sperm/mL. Motility varied from 8.7 to 27.0%, whereas vitality was from 58.0 to 85.6%. After freezing and thawing, the motility of sperm slightly decreased to values of 6.3 to 25.7%, and viability significantly decreased to values of 41.3 to 79.6%. No difference was found between rates of abnormal morphology before and after freezing and thawing (10.6 to 31.0% and 12.0 to 32.0%, respectively). A test by in vitro fertilization with Landrace oocytes revealed that two sperm lots had acceptable in vitro fertility with rates of blastocyst formation from 14.4 to 18.8%. In conclusion, a study on collection, freezing and fertility testing of epididymal sperm collected from Ban boars has been carried out. The results of the present study could contribute necessary information as well as standardized sperm lots as important materials to further research on in vitro fertilization of Ban in Vietnam.
Aroma and Sensory Profiles of Sauvignon Blanc Wines from Commercially Produced Free Run and Pressed Juices

Sauvignon blanc is the most important grape cultivar within the New Zealand wine industry, and wines from the Marlborough region are renowned for their intense aromas including tropical, passionfruit, and green capsicum. Quality Sauvignon blanc wines are usually made from free run juice, although press fractions can be included. The chemical aroma composition and sensory profiles of two wine sets made from three press fractions (free run, light press and heavy press) were compared. The compounds 3-mercaptohexan-1-ol and 3-mercaptohexyl acetate were found to decrease between free run and heavily pressed wines while hexyl acetate, hexanol, and benzyl alcohol increased. The accompanying sensory analysis showed that free run wines were marked by aromas of Passionfruit/sweaty, Boxwood and Fresh green capsicum, while the heavy pressed wines were described by French vanilla/bourbon, Floral and Banana lolly attributes, consistent with the aroma chemical composition.
Investigating the Relationship Between Ultrasound Criteria in Determining the Age of Postdate Pregnancy

Postdate pregnancy is a pregnancy that pasts more than forty weeks. This can be dangerous for the mother, fetus, and newborn. By knowing the most appropriate ultrasound criteria in predicting the probability of postdate pregnancy, its complications can be reduced by taking timely measures. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between ultrasound criteria in determining the age of postdate fetuses. This cross-sectional study (descriptive-analytical type) was done in Kermanshah Imam Reza Hospital on 33 pregnant women that, according to LMP and first-trimester ultrasound, pregnancy age was more than 40 weeks. Gestational age was calculated by various ultrasound criteria, including head circumference measurement (HC), Abdominal Circumference (AC), Biparietal Diameter (BPD), femur length (FL), and Transcerebellar Diameter (TCD). The findings were compared with calculated age by LMP. Data were analyzed by SPSS16 software. Correlation rate of pregnancy age based on LMP with FL (R=0.576, P<0.001), AC (R=0.208, P=0.245), BPD (R= -0.200, P=0.264), HC (R= -0.211, P=0.238) and TCD were (R=0.111, P=0.538). The pregnancy age correlation rate based on LMP with ultrasound criteria in general was (R=0.140, P=0.436). There was a direct relationship between gestational age based on LMP with FL, AC, TCD and inversely related to BPD and HC. Among the sonographic criteria, only the FL criterion was significantly correlated with LMP. In general, the correlation between gestational age based on LMP and ultrasound was not statistically significant.
Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Staphylococcus aureus Strains Carried by Poultry in North of Morocco: A Preliminary Analysis

The transmission of antibiotic resistance to human population through food consumption is a global public health threat. This study aimed to assess the nasopharyngeal carriage of S. aureus in poultry and to investigate antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence-associated genes. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from chickens at the slaughterhouse of Tangier and immediately transported to the microbiological laboratory for phenotypic identification and assessment of antibiotic susceptibility. The presence of 16S rRNA, nuc, mecA, mecC, Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL), and the toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) genes were detected by PCR analysis for all isolates. Overall, 548 nasopharyngeal swabs were collected, of which 17 (3.4%) were S. aureus positive. More than half of the strains (54%) were resistant to penicillin, 29.4% to tetracycline, 23.5% to erythromycin, and 17% showed resistance to ciprofloxacin. The mecA and mecC were not identified in any of the recovered isolates. Of the S. aureus recovered, 29.41% of the isolates were found to be toxinogenic; 17.64% and 11.76% were positive for PVL and TSST-1 encoding genes, respectively. The trends of antibiotic resistance and the toxinogenic S. aureus carried by the poultry intended for consumption in Tangier present a huge concern. Preventive and containment measures should be implemented in order to limit the dissemination of resistance genes through the food chain and to reduce their increased rate.
Sentiment Analysis to Measure Quality and Build Sustainability in Tourism Destinations

The models used for analyzing and measuring quality in tourist destinations are changing with the incorporation of new techniques derived from data science and artificial intelligence. Recent studies show how social media and e-word of mouth (e-WoM) are playing key roles in the perception and image diffusion of tourist destinations. Thus, it is necessary to look for new methods for analyzing the tourist management and attractiveness of tourist spots. This includes conducting a sentiment analysis of tourists that modifies former research methods based on previously proposed model, supported by a survey, which obtained predefined and incomplete results. This study analyzed the quality of tourism in Spain, a major tourist destination that is considered to be the country with the greatest tourist competitiveness according to the World Economic Forum, and in China, the country with the greatest level of development and potential. A sentiment analysis was carried out to measure the quality of tourist destinations in Spain, and this involved three challenges: (1) the analysis of the sentiments of Chinese tourists obtained from e-WoM; (2) the use of new models to measure the quality of a destination based on information from Chinese social networks, and (3) the use of the latest artificial intelligence analytical technologies. Our findings demonstrate how sentiment analysis can be a determining factor in measuring WoM and identifying areas of development in tourist destinations in order to build a more sustainable destination. The results includes the following aspects: (1) the use of real images with more empirical evidence, (2) the use of impressive and disappointing sentiments, (3) a “no comment status”, (4) elimination of stereotypes, and (5) the identification of new opportunities and segments.
The real effects of earnout contracts in M&As

Earnouts address merger valuation risk by deferring payment of a large part of deal consideration and making it contingent on targets ’ future performance. We find acquirers of unlisted targets using earnouts gain more (less) than those making full up ‐ front payments in cash (stock). Larger and older acquirers benefit more from earnout ‐ based deals, as do foreign acquirers and acquirers advised by top ‐ tier or boutique advisors. We address identification through the propensity score matching method and a quasi ‐ natural experiment. Acquirers realize the highest returns from earnouts when the deferred payment is around 30% of deal value. Deferred payments are larger after the SFAS 141(R) reform
Cellular Antioxidant Effects and Bioavailability of Food Supplements Rich in Hydroxytyrosol

The present study evaluates the effect of olive (Olea europaea L.) vegetation water on human cells regarding its antioxidant properties and radical scavenger bioactivities. To this aim, two food supplements containing concentrated olive water in combination with 6% lemon juice or 70% grape juice, respectively, were assessed in different oxidation assays. From the investigated polyphenols, hydroxytyrosol, present in olives and in a lesser extent in grapes, was found to be the most abundant in both formulations, followed by tyrosol and oleuropein for the olive-derived concentrate with lemon juice, and by proanthocyanidins and tyrosol for the olive concentrate with grape juice. Cellular studies suggest that both formulations are effective antioxidants. In particular, the combination of olive and grape extracts showed a remarkable superoxides-, hydroxyl radicals-, and hydrogen peroxides-scavenging activity, while the formulation containing 94% olive concentrate wasmore potent in protecting the cells against lipoxidation. Both products showed a significant and similar effect in preventing advanced glycation end products’ (AGEs) formation. In addition, preliminary data indicate that hydroxytyrosol is absorbed into the human body when administered via these hydrophilic matrices, as confirmed by the urinary excretion of free hydroxytyrosol. Since the availability of phytochemicals largely depends on the vehicle in which they are solved, these findings are of relevance and contribute to supporting the healthful effects here assessed in a cellular environment.
Conflicted Religionists: Measuring Political Backlash on Salient Issues

Scholars have pointed to “political backlash” as a key reason for why people leave religion in the United States. This study adds to the growing body of work that emphasizes backlash to localized conditions, rather than national-level phenomena, by demonstrating the importance of conflict on salient issues within churches. Using data from the Baylor Religion Survey, the author exploits a unique set of items to analyze what he calls “conflicted religionists”—those who experience attitudinal conflict with their churches—and measures conflict on two salient issues: same-sex marriage and abortion. The author finds that there is a considerable proportion of conflicted religionists and that the probability of experiencing conflict varies drastically across different groups in the sample. In line with past work, he demonstrates that experiencing conflict is significantly associated with lower church attendance. He concludes with a discussion of the possible pathways available to conflicted religionists.
Full Variation of Site Substitution in Ni-Mn-Ga by Ferromagnetic Transition Metals

Systematic doping by transition elements Fe, Co and Ni on each site of Ni2MnGa alloy reveal that in bulk material the increase in martensitic transformation temperature is usually accompanied by the decrease in ferromagnetic Curie temperature, and vice versa. The highest martensitic transformation temperature (571 K) was found for Ni50.0Mn25. 4(Ga20.3Ni4.3) with the result of a reduction in Curie temperature by 55 K. The highest Curie point (444 K) was found in alloy (Ni44.9Co5.1)Mn25.1Ga24. 9; however, the transition temperature was reduced to 77 K. The dependence of transition temperature is better scaled with the Ne/a parameter (number of non-bonding electrons per atom) compared to usual e/a (valence electrons per atom). Ne/a dependence predicts a disappearance of martensitic transformation in (Ni45.3Fe5.3)Mn23.8Ga25. 6, in agreement with our experiment. Although Curie temperature usually slightly decreases while the martensitic transition increases, there is no significant correlation of Curie temperature with e/a or Ne/a parameters. The doping effect of the same element is different for each compositional site. The cascade substitution is discussed and related to the experimental data.
Staroverstvo - the Old Religion - the Slovene Pre-Christian Religion

The data about staroverstvo, i.e. about the pre-Christian religion in three regions in Slovenia are reviewed. The most archaic of them is the Pososko staroverstvo - the Old Religion around the upper Soca River valley. For it is characteristic the single, female god, the Great Mother, a number of spirits, importance of triangular features, rocks, caves, stone and wood, way of life in peace, reincarnation of souls. The Krasko staroverstvo - the Old Religion in the Karst region is intermediate between it and the East Slavic pre-Christian religion. The influence of the arrival of agriculture about 7,500 years ago is indicated in it. The Dolenjsko staroverstvo - the Old Religion in Western Lower Carniola reflects the Iron Age situation. Characteristic for it is the revering of waters as well as the bird-hills close to hill-forts. The hill-forts started to be erected on the intrusion from east of the Y chromosome haplogroup R1b people about 6,500 years ago. The bird-hills served the birds, which would carry the soul of the deceased into the other world, possibly onto the other side of the moon. All these Old Religions indicate that the ancestors of Slovenes did not arrive in the 6th Century AD from east of the Carpathian Mountains but were aboriginal in Slovenia.
Validation of Methodology on the Microbial Limit Test for Akafen Powder

OBJECTIVE:To establish a microbial limit test method for Akafen powder and validate the methodology.METHODS:The three methods for microbial limit test in appendices volume Ⅱ of Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2005 Edition)were adopted to study Akafen powder.The optimal test method was obtained by comparing the recovery rates of test organisms.RESULTS:According to the results,the recoveries of five test bacteria of Akafen powder by plating method were less than 70% versus above 85% by membrane-filter procedure.The the test organisms were successfully detected in the control bacteria test by media dilution method.CONCLUSION:Membrane-filter procedure is advisable for the test of bacteria,mould and yeast fungus,while media dilution method is advisable for the control bacteria test.
Error Analysis of Written Essays: Do Private School Students Show Better EFL Writing Performance?

This study investigated writing errors committed by engineering students at An-Najah National University in Palestine and compared these errors based on school type. It analyzed errors in essays of 54 undergraduate students, 28 attended governmental schools, and 26 attended private schools. Errors were classified based on James's taxonomy. Results showed that both groups faced the same problems when writing in English, as the frequency of committed errors for both groups had the order of morphology, spelling, punctuation, formal, syntactic, semantic and ordering, except for formal errors being higher than punctuation for private school students. The study also concluded that no statistical significant differences were apparent in frequency of errors committed by the two groups. This indicates that private school students do not outperform their governmental school peers in school performance. Such results are necessary for parents and for the Ministry of Education as they oppose the general belief that performance of private school students is better.
Sorption removal of chromate in single batch systems by uncalcined and calcined Mg/Zn-Al-type hydrotalcites.

This work investigated the sorption removal of chromate anion, in single batch systems, from aqueous solutions. The process involves the sorption of the chromate by a series of Mg/Zn-Al - type hydrotalcites, with four Mg/Zn/Al ratios, in two forms: uncalcined and calcined at 500 °C. The calcined Mg-Al (Mg/Zn/Al = 2/0/1) material showed the highest sorption capacity: 35.7 mg/g. The three-parametered Langmuir-Freundlich model approximated the experimental equilibrium data over the concentration range to the best. The kinetic results of the anion sorption were fitted satisfactory with the Lagergren equation for the uncalcined and with the pseudo-second order model for the calcined materials, respectively. The calcined Mg/Zn-Al - type hydrotalcites were able to remove more than 50% of chromate anionic species within a wide range of concentration.