Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Operational research applied to decisions in home health care: A systematic literature review

Abstract The efficient deployment of resources in home-based care is considered crucial for the sustainability of health and social care systems worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify and review operational research approaches to support decision-making in home health care. We identified a set of linked decisions at different planning levels (strategic, tactical, operational) and conducted a systematic review of operational research approaches used to address these decisions. We also sampled OR literature applied to analogous decisions in other settings. The 77 papers selected focused predominantly on solutions for staff-to-patient allocation, visit scheduling and staff routing, few of which were adopted by organisations. Few studies dealt with tactical decisions of team size and composition or strategic decisions of districting, and we found no studies on contract design for commissioning home health care, on staff role definitions or on reassessment of patient need. Integrative work is scarce and the aspects of system performance considered are variable and diverse. For these reasons the literature does not provide guidance for home health care services aspiring to effective and coherent decisions across planning levels. OR approaches from other areas of application provide some insights for future research aimed at addressing this shortfall.
Spatial patterns of the Citrus leprosis virus and its associated mite vector in systems without intervention

R. B. Bassanezi* , A. B. C. Czermainski, F. F. Laranjeira, A. S. Moreira , P. J. Ribeiro J unior, E. T. Krainski and L. Amorim Research & Development Department, Fundecitrus, CP 391, 14801-970 Araraquara, SP; Embrapa Grape & Wine, CP 130, 95700-000 Bento Gonc alves, RS; Embrapa Cassava & Fruits, 44380-000 Cruz das Almas, BA; Department of Statistics, Federal University of Parana, CP 19081, 81531-990 Curitiba, PR; and Plant Pathology and Nematology Department, University of Sao Paulo, CP 9, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
Typhoid Mary: A Story-Based Approach to the Teaching of Epidemiological Concepts

Abstract Understanding Koch's postulates, including how they are used to study the spread of disease within a population, is central to the teaching of microbiology. These concepts are often presented and discussed with little or no historical background, and as a result students fail to appreciate how the field has developed from past to present. We designed a lesson based on the story of Typhoid Mary to engage students in the learning and application of Koch's postulates in the field of epidemiology and provide insight into the interplay between scientists and the public as illustrated by this episode. The lesson uses an interrupted story technique in which students watch a documentary about Typhoid Mary, with pauses to discuss the events and engage in a role-play to reenact Mary's trial. The purpose is to improve student understanding of central concepts and to foster a deeper understanding of issues associated with the nature of science (NOS), such as how the process of science is influenced by culture and society (and vice versa). This lesson plan was created for a college-level microbiology course for non-majors, but can be easily modified for use in high school settings.
Trilinguals' Identity Synergism Through Pragmatic Skills

Recent studies on bilingualism and pragmatics paid little attention to trilingual speakers. This investigation examined the trilinguals' identity synergism by drawing on their linguistic repertoire and discursive identity through pragmatic skills. For this purpose, twenty advanced EFL learners with Persian and Turkish as their mother tongues were homogenized through IELTS and played roles in Persian, Turkish, and English languages. For modeling, three monolingual native speakers of the English language responded to the English version of written discourse completion tests taken from the same role-plays. The data underwent content analysis to extract and codify the themes. The results revealed a synergy among the trilinguals' discursive systems when performing apology, complaint, refusal, and request speech acts. Multidirectional transfers among the trilinguals' Turkish, Persian, and English languages developed a form of English communication that was different from that of the native speakers' model. Gestures and mimes were the non-verbal strategies employed more in the trilinguals' Turkish and English languages than their Persian. This study helps researchers and teachers gain insight into identity, pragmatics, and multilingualism.
XBRL Mandate and Timeliness of Financial Reporting: The Effect of Internal Control Problems

Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is intended to make analysis easier and faster by enhancing the exchange of financial information. Such benefits from this global reporting standard would stem from more timely, accurate, and transparent financial reporting. This article investigates whether internal control weaknesses (ICWs) in firms have an impact on the timeliness of financial reporting in XBRL format. The results of our analyses show that the filing lags of firms with ICWs are longer than those of firms without ICWs for their first detail tagged XBRL disclosure. The results also reveal that firms with ICWs are more likely to use the grace period in their initial XBRL disclosures. The length of the grace period used by firms with ICWs is longer than that of firms without ICWs. Furthermore, our additional analyses reveal that the XBRL mandate has affected firms’ filing behaviors differently depending on firm characteristics such as firm size. Overall, our findings indicate that the impact of ICWs on the timeliness of financial reporting is greater under the mandated XBRL disclosure.
Studies on “kokumi” taste components in soybean seeds : Identification, content determination and efficient extraction

Right 許諾条件により本文は2019-07-12に公開; (1)Shibata, M. , Hirotsuka, M. , Mizutani, Y. , Takahashi, H. , Kawada, T. , Matsumiya, K. , Hayashi, Y. & Matsumura, Y. Isolation and characterization of key contributors to the “kokumi” taste in soybean seeds. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 81 (11), 2168‒2177, © 2017 Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry, Tokyo. (2) Shibata, M. , Hirotsuka, M. , Mizutani, Y. , Takahashi, H. , Kawada, T. , Matsumiya, K. , Hayashi, Y. & Matsumura, Y. Diversity of γglutamyl peptides and oligosaccharides, the “kokumi” taste enhancers, in seeds from soybean mini core collections. , © 2017 Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry, Tokyo.
SWMM Sensitivity to LID Siting and Routing Parameters: Implications for Stormwater Regulatory Compliance

Cities are experiencing new growth through infill development, or “redevelopment,” where lower density land uses are redeveloped to high density with increased impervious surfaces. Cities need revised stormwater criteria to manage increases in stormwater runoff and flooding from redevelopment via low impact development (LID). Watershed‐scale hydrologic modeling in the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) can help policy makers revise regulations to adapt to redevelopment. However, LID modeling is still relatively new and the understanding of model sensitivity to certain parameters is lacking. In particular, LID siting and routing parameters such as outflow routing from, area treated by, and placement of LID are not well studied. Using a case study of a redeveloping neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, we tested 32 configurations of these parameters in a calibrated, SWMM for PC (PCSWMM) model. We found some configurations lead to counter‐acting model processes that result in similar runoff reduction across a variety of configurations, suggesting to policy makers that reduction targets may be met in a myriad of ways. The relative sensitivity of runoff volume to area treated and LID placement was found to be on average 3.0 and 11.2 times higher than other model parameters. Given this sensitivity, practitioners and modelers should consider LID siting and routing parameters in hydrologic modeling efforts that inform regulations.
Systematic Review of Child Obesity Prevention and Treatment Trials Addressing Parenting

A systematic review was conducted to determine whether child obesity/overweight treatment and prevention trials that address parenting result in significant changes or differences in child BMIz, BMI percentile, weight status, or related outcomes. On May 14, 2015 Pubmed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched with the following search strategy “parenting OR parent OR mother OR father AND intervention OR RCT OR trial AND parenting style OR feeding style OR responsive feeding OR restrictive feeding AND child obesity OR child overweight OR child weight status OR child waist circumference OR child BMI OR child BMI percentile OR child BMI% or child BMI z OR child BMI centile OR child BMIZ or child BMI‐z,” yielding 244 unique articles. Abstract and title screening (α = .90) excluded all protocols as well as completed studies restricted to adolescents. Full text review resulted in 16 studies that included some aspect of parenting in the trial and also provided weight outcomes for children. Study sample was obese and/or overweight children in 12 studies; the remaining four included children from the full range of weight statuses. Ten of 16 studies reported a significant effect of intervention on child BMIz, BMI percentile, or other weight outcome. All 10 studies with significant effects were focused on intervention and treatment of obese/overweight children rather than on obesity prevention. Only two of the 10 were focused solely on children ages 5 and under. Results suggest obesity intervention trials that address parenting styles and similar constructs have been successful, particularly for older children. Additional efforts to increase the success of interventions for the toddler and preschool periods are needed.
Competing on price, speed, and reliability: How does bounded rationality matter?

Abstract A firm’s delivery performance may have significant impact on the satisfaction and purchase behaviour of its customers. Empirical evidence has shown that customers are willing to pay a higher price for a faster and more reliable service. In this study, we address the interactions between the price, promised delivery time, and delivery-reliability level in a competitive setting. We model the problem as a competition among an arbitrary number of profit-maximizing firms facing boundedly rational customers who can choose to buy the service from one of the firms or balk. We prove the existence of a unique Nash equilibrium and propose a simple iterative algorithm that converges to the equilibrium. Furthermore, we compare our results with those in the existing literature and report interesting managerial insights. Our results suggest that having a clear understanding of customers’ bounded rationality level is crucial for businesses to determine their optimal decisions and position in the market both in monopolistic and competitive settings.
Are Indigenous Americans unique in their voting in US national elections?

ABSTRACT Indigenous Americans are unique in the American political landscape. They are citizens of sovereign tribal nations as well as the US. The relationship of the tribes and their citizens with the US has a unique and sordid past. This has led many to argue that Indigenous Americans will be unique in their political behaviors. To test this expectation as well as to fill a void in our understanding of the voting rates of Indigenous Americans in US National elections, we compare the voting rates of Indigenous Americans from 2006 through 2016 to other Americans, and compare the correlates of their voting with that of Americans generally. Using Current Population Survey and Cooperative Congressional Election Study data, we find little evidence that the voting rates of Indigenous Americans are particularly unique, their voting rates near that of other racial or ethnic minorities, and the correlates of their voting are not unique.
MULTI PERAN WANITA KARIR PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis multi peran wanita karir pada masa pandemi covid-19 ini. Masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana peran wanita karir dalam menjalankan aktivitas mereka selain menjadi wanita karir, ibu rumah tangga, dan juga sebagai guru dalam mendampingi anak belajar daring. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif yang bersifat deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah dokumentasi dan wawancara yang disebarkan kepada sumber data (informan). Intsrumennya berupa panduan wawancara dan dokumentasi. Informan ada 33 orang yang berasal dari kalangan dosen dan pegawai di lingkungan Institut Agama Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa informan merasa kesulitan pada masa pandemi covid-19 ini dengan tambahan peran sebagai guru pendamping untuk anak-anak yang sedang belajar di rumah. Ada kesulitan membagi waktu karena jam belajar anak sama dengan jam kerja si Ibu. Berdasarkan cara informan dalam mengatasi multiperannya salah satunya tetap membagi waktu seefektif dan seefisien mungkin dan membuat perencanaan pekerjaan setiap harinya. Sehingga multiperan wanita karir dapat terlaksana dengan baik dan seimbang baik dalam urusan pekerjaan, rumah tangga, dan tugas belajar anak. Kata K unci : Multi peran, wanita karir, Pandemi Covid-19 Abstract This research aims to analyze the multi-role of career women in the Co vid -19 pandemic. The problem of the research is how the role of career women carrying their activities besides being a career woman, housewife, and a teacher assisting children learn online. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Data collection techniques used are documentation and interviews distributed to data sources (informant). The instrument in the form of interview guides and documentation. 33 informants in this research came from lecturers and employees within the State Islamic Institute Padangsidimpuan . The results showed that the informants found it difficult during the covid-19 pandemic with an additional role as a co-teacher for children who were studying at home. There is difficulty in dividing time because the child's studying hours are the same as the mother's work hours. Based on the results , there are several ways by informants in overcoming the difficulties of carrying out the role of one of them is still to divide the time as effectively and efficiently as possible and make work plans every day. So that the multi roles carried out by career women can be well implemented and balanced both in matters of work, household, and children's studying tasks. Keywords : multi-role, career woman, Covid-19 Pandemic
Pembelajaran kooperatif tipe rotating trio exchange untuk meningkatkan aktivitas dan hasil belajar matematika siswa

Hasil observasi awal menunjukkan rendahnya hasil belajar matematika siswa, dalam proses belajar mengajar matematika aktivitas belajar siswa masih rendah. Penelitian ini menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Rotating Trio Exchange dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan aktivitas dan hasil belajar matematika siswa dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Rotating Trio Exchange tahun pelajaran 2019/2020. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas, dengan subjek penelitian siswa kelas XI yang terdiri dari 28 siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi dan tes. Instrumen dalam penelitian ini adalah tes tertulis bentuk uraian untuk mengukur hasil belajar siswa dan lembar observasi untuk mengukur aktivitas belajar siswa. Penelitian ini terdiri dari 3 siklus, setiap siklus meliputi perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: Rata-rata aktivitas belajar siswa siklus I yaitu 62% (katagori sedang) meningkat menjadi 73% (katagori tinggi) pada siklus II serta 85% (kategori sangat tinggi) pada siklus III ; Rata-rata nilai tes hasil belajar siswa adalah 68 pada siklus I dengan Persentase ketuntasan 43%, kemudian meningkat menjadi 74 dengan Persentase ketuntasan 68% pada siklus II, dan 83 pada siklus III dengan persentase ketuntasan 86%. Disimpulkan bahwa model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe
A Firm Scientiﬁc Community: Industry Participation and Knowledge Diffusion

We study the diffusion of knowledge from scientists to firms within scientific communities. We build on a unique dataset on conference proceedings as "paper trail" of almost all relevant conference series in computer science since 1996. More than 5000 firms appear as conference sponsors or as affiliations in proceedings. Their participation is concentrated in the highly ranked conferences and their scientific contributions are on average highly cited. We exploit direct flights as an instrumental variable for the participation choice of scientists between a conference where a firm participates and other similar conferences. The participation in the same conference has a positive causal effect on knowledge diffusion to the firm's scientific and inventive activities. Additional analyses suggest that interactions and collaborations with scientists that remain external to the firm are likely a key mechanism of this diffusion. The effects are remarkably stronger the larger the firm's investments in participation.
Foraging behavior of the giant honey bee, Apis dorsata F. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) at Peshawar District of Pakistan

Foraging of honey bee is of great importance from pollination point of view, as sunflower production mainly depends on insect visitors in common and honeybee in particular. Keeping in view the importance of pollinators, foraging behavior of the Giant Honey bee, Apis dorsata in sunflower, Helianthus annuus L. at Peshawar District was studies at New Developmental Farm (NDF), The University of Agriculture Peshawar, (34.01° N, 71.53° E) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan during 2012 and 2013. Observation on foraging activities of honeybee recorded from morning hours i.e. 0800 hr and continued until 1800 hr of the day. It was found that foraging of honey bee varied greatly during different hours of the day. Maximum foraging of A. dorsata species recorded at 1600 hr and followed by another peak foraging activities of bee visitors at 1200 noon. Minimum foraging activities found at 1800 hr. It was also learnt that foraging of bee visitors’ greatly affected by the amount of pollens and nectars on blossoms of sunflower. During 20 and 25 days after flowering on the crop, maximum individuals of A. dorsata recorded since numerous plants were in full bloom. Similarly, less number of bees found while foraging as the crop moved toward maturity. It was concluded that sunflower is such a crop that attracts honeybees which helps in cross-pollination of the crop and ultimately increase grain yield as well as enhance quality of the produce as well. Farmer communities hence should advise to avoid extensive use of insecticides during blossoming stage in order to protect honeybees and other natural enemies.
Towards a Multi-theoretical Approach on the Board and Firm Performance Relationship

Recent reviews of research on company boards and firm performance relationship tend to criticise three of the main traditional theories on boards, namely Agency Theory (AT), Resource Dependence Theory (RDT), and Managerial Power Theory (MPT) for their narrow assumptions and focuses on a limited range of board tasks. This study provides a critical review on these above theories and promotes a direction towards an integrated approach with three important governance factors, namely board capability, board incentives, and CEO power for a better understanding of board-firm performance relationship.
Predicting Tourist Loyalty toward Cultural Creative Attractions the Moderating Role of Demographic Factors

ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to assess the role of tourist motivation and demographic factors in influencing tourist loyalty toward cultural creative attractions. This study uses self-administered questionnaires to collect the data from five cultural creative attractions in Taichung, Taiwan. Overall, 304 responses were gathered to examine the proposed hypotheses. The results reveal that tourist experience is a key factor in determining loyalty toward cultural creative attractions while tourist motivation strengthens experience quality and perceived value. The multi-group analysis did not find any significant path differences between loyalty and its determinants across the demographic characteristics.
Whey protein concentrate supplementation protects erythrocyte membrane from aging‐induced alterations in rats

Whey protein concentrate (WPC), a protein complex derived from milk, exerts a number of health benefits. The present study deals with the beneficial effects of WPC on erythrocyte membrane in rats during aging. Male Wistar rats of two different age groups: young (4 months) and old (24 months) were supplemented with WPC (300 mg/kg b.w. orally) for 28 days. The effect of WPC on age‐dependent activities of membrane transporters: Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase, Ca²⁺ATPase (PMCA), and Na⁺/H⁺ Exchanger, and also on markers of oxidative stress: protein carbonyl, lipid hydroperoxides, sialic acid, and total thiol was determined. WPC supplementation ameliorated the age‐dependent alteration in the activity of membrane‐bound transporters, and biomarkers of oxidative stress in old‐aged rats. Thus, WPC could be a useful dietary regimen and may augment the ability of cells to fight damage against age‐dependent structural and functional alterations. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Anti‐aging strategies focused on nutritional modulation of health span provide an exciting area of research. Whey protein, a vital constituent of milk is rich in sulfur‐containing amino acids and has been widely accepted as an effective and safe cysteine donor for glutathione replenishment. It is acknowledged that biomarkers of oxidative stress provide a useful indicator for assessing age‐dependent alterations. Nutritional supplements which augment redox balance provide an effective intervention strategy for age‐dependent oxidative damage. In this study, we provide experimental evidence of WPC‐induced protective effect on biomarkers of aging in rats. Based on the studies on rats, we hypothesize that similar effect may be obtained in humans. Thus, WPC could be explored as a functional food to boost the cellular antioxidant levels and improve health span in humans.
Financial Statement Fraud Risk Factors of Fraud Triangle: Evidence From Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to examine the risk factors that influencing financial statement fraud. Especially, it examines the influence of rationalization, pressure, and opportunity on the fraudulent financial statements and also examines the interaction effect of industry risk and company size on the relationship between rationalization, pressure, and opportunity on financial statement fraud. Secondary data were collected from Bloemberg Data Base, IDX and OJK RI. The population in this study is companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the moving year from 2011 to 2017 and the sample was selected by companies that indicated financial statement fraud and those that did not indicate financial statement fraud. The company indicated by Fraud was collected from Bapepam and OJK RI. Data were tested using logistic regression analysis and different T-tests of 28 committed fraud companies and 28 companies that did not commit fraud. The results showed that only some variables had a significant effect on financial statement fraud, namely financial stability (ACHANGE), Financial Target (ROA), and the Nature of Industry (ARCHANGE). The results also show that company size and industry risk do not moderate the fraud factors on financial statement fraud. These results support the fraud triangle theory in explaining the phenomena of financial statement fraud.