Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Occupational heat exposure and injury risk in Washington State construction workers

Occupational heat exposure and injury risk in Washington State construction workers Miriam Margaret Calkins Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Associate Professor June Spector Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Department of Medicine Introduction: The primary objectives of this research were to: 1) assess the relationship between heat exposure and occupational traumatic injuries in Washington State; and 2) assess heat exposure and the relationship between heat stress and psychomotor vigilance and balance in a population at high risk for injuries and heat related illness. Methods: We conducted an epidemiologic study and a field study. First, we assessed the relationship between maximum daily humidex and Washington State Fund workers’ compensation injuries in outdoor construction workers from 2000-2012 using a case-crossover design and highresolution meteorological data. Second, we collected full-shift measurements of heat exposure and tests of psychomotor vigilance and balance in a sample of 22 commercial roofing workers in the Greater Seattle area in a repeated-measures study during the summer and fall of 2016. Heat exposure was compared across three spatial resolutions (regional, area, and personal). The association between heat stress, specifically the mean one-hour difference between the worksite wet bulb globe temperature and the recommended exposure limit (ΔREL), and PVT and balance outcomes were modeled using linear GEE. Results: We observed a traumatic injury odds ratio (OR) in outdoor WA construction workers of 1.0053 (95% CI 1.003, 1.007) per °C change in humidex. We report a positive mean (95% confidence interval) difference between personaland area-level temperature of 4.4 (4.1, 4.7)°C. The direction of the difference between regional and area monitors varied by site. We observed a positive (detrimental) association (0.3; 95% CI -3.0, 3.5) and a negative association (-0.9; 95% CI -1.7, -0.1) between heat stress and PVT and balance, respectively. Post hoc interaction analyses of heat stress and dehydration yielded positive associations of heat stress with psychomotor outcomes. Conclusion: In the case-crossover study, increasing humidex was associated with increasing traumatic injury risk. In the field study of commercial roofing workers, personal temperature measurements were consistently higher than area temperature measurements, and the difference between regional and area temperatures varied in direction by site. No decrements in psychomotor vigilance or postural sway were observed with the low levels of heat stress measured in this study, however dehydration may modify this effect.
Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs

The Ankylosauria is a group of herbivorous, quadrupedal, armoured dinosaurs subdivided into at least two major clades, the Ankylosauridae and the Nodosauridae. The most derived members of Ankylosauridae had a unique tail club formed from modified, tightly interlocking distal caudal vertebrae and enlarged osteoderms that envelop the terminus of the tail. We review all known ankylosaurid species, as well as ankylosaurs of uncertain affinities, in order to conduct a revised phylogenetic analysis of the clade. The revised phylogenetic analysis resulted in a monophyletic Ankylosauridae consisting of Ahshislepelta, Aletopelta, Gastonia, Gobisaurus, Liaoningosaurus, Shamosaurus and a suite of derived ankylosaurids (Ankylosaurinae). There is convincing evidence for the presence of nodosaurids in Asia during the Early Cretaceous. In the mid Cretaceous, Asian nodosaurids were replaced by ankylosaurine ankylosaurids. Ankylosaurines migrated into North America from Asia between the Albian and Campanian, where they diversified into a clade of ankylosaurines, here named Ankylosaurini, characterized by arched snouts and numerous flat cranial caputegulae. There is no evidence for any ankylosaurids in Gondwana; Ankylosauridae appears to be completely restricted to Asia and North America. The genus Crichtonpelta gen. nov. is created, type species Crichtonsaurus benxiensis Lü et al. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EE5B88A3-3353-4FB6-B9A2-FCF0F99770EB
Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children: A Case Report

Background: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is considered rare, and it is even rarer in the pediatric population. AIH in the pediatric population is categorized into type 1 and 2, which are differentiated by their autoantibody profiles. Case report: 5 years old Saudi boy presented with history of jaundice, fever and dark urine for 5 days with previous similar history at the age of 3 years. Examination revealed that he was conscious, looks pale and jaundiced but not in respiratory distress and well hydrated. Abdominal examination showed hepatosplenomegaly. Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), antismooth muscle antibodies and anti-neutrophilantibodies were positive whereas anti platelet antibodies and anti-mitochondrial antibodies were negative. Hepatitis serology was negative. Magnetic resonant cholangiopancreatogram (MRCP) showed diffuse periportal edema, likely related to liver cirrhosis. Liver biopsy was suggesting end stage biliary cirrhosis. Diagnosis was end stage cirrhosis with biliary features secondary to autoimmune process. The patient was treated with prednisolone, ursodeoxycholic acid, Vitamin K, omeprazol and iron. He was discharged and listed on the liver transplant clinic. Conclusion: This case report highlights and alerts physicians that AIH should always be considered in paediatric patients presenting with chronic liver disease.
Evaluation of prescription pattern of psycholeptic medications at hospital discharge for patients with cardiovascular diseases in national cardiovascular disease hospital of Bangladesh

Background: The association of mental disorder with cardiac disease is not a coincidence rather a strong relationship exists in between those two. Objective: We investigated the prescription pattern of psycholeptic drugs during the discharge of patients in a national cardiovascular hospital. Methods: Data was collected from the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) at Dhaka in Bangladesh. In total, 1076 prescriptions were collected randomly from July 2012 to June 2013. Data were analyzed by using the software Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS, version 22). Results: Benzodiazepine was the highest (99.3%) prescribed psycholeptic class while Bromazepam (87.49%) the highest advised molecule. Psycholeptics were advised for 15 (38.77%), 10 (19.91%), 30 (15.72%) and 7 (13.39%) days. The patient group without psycholeptic medication (M=6.64 day) spent significantly (p < 0.05) a longer duration in the hospital compared to the psycholeptic medication (Mean=5.06 day) group. Age is significantly (p < 0.05) associated with the duration of staying in hospital and polymorbidity. Also, polymorbidity (p < 0.05) is significantly associated with the polypharmacy. No significant (p < 0.05) correlation has been found between age and polypharmacy. Duration of psycholeptics intake was not significantly (p < 0.05) related to either age, or polymorbidity,or length hospital stay. Conclusion: This study revealed that bromazepam is the utmost prescribed drug of choice at NICVD, Bangladesh. Frequent prescription of bromazepam indicates that this kind of patients' needs enough sleep to reduce their mental stress.
How Spanish is used in Head Start: Observational Evidence from Four Classrooms

Developmental science recommends and national Head Start policy mandates incorporating Dual Language Learner (DLL) children’s home language in classroom instruction. It is less clear, however, how this is implemented in the real-world context of early childhood classrooms. In four local Head Start centers in a predominantly Spanish-speaking DLL county, exploratory qualitative observations helped shed light on when the home language of Spanish was used in the classroom and how it may have contributed to DLL children’s school readiness skills. Emergent patterns from the observations revealed that Spanish was used to promote certain academic as well as planning and recall skills; to provide emotional caregiving; and to communicate with parents as well as during daily health routines. Thus, in line with Head Start’s “whole child” model, Spanish was used in the domains of academic, socio-emotional, and health development as well as to strengthen the home-school partnership. Implications for practice are discussed.
Integrated Health Care for Decreasing Depressive Symptoms in Latina Women: Initial Findings

There exists a lack of studies focusing on integrated care for racial and ethnic minorities. This is particularly true for Latina women, who are at even greater risk for poor mental health outcomes because of cultural and language barriers, as well as limited income and resources. This study examined the effectiveness of a measurement-based integrated health care program in improving depressive symptoms for a low-income, Spanish-speaking population of women within a federally qualified health center in Texas. Sixty participants were enrolled during a 1-year evaluation period of the program. The final sample included adult, Latina women who engaged in care with a Care Manager during the evaluation period. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), which was administered at baseline and follow-up visits. PHQ-9 scores were significantly different following the intervention. Over two thirds of the patients reported reduction in their depression symptoms, with over a third reporting clinically significant reductions. Overall, the effect size of the intervention was moderate and suggests the efficacy of measurement-based integrated health care in a primary care setting with low-income, uninsured, Spanish-speaking Latinas. These preliminary findings suggest an opportunity to reduce disparities for a population who lacks access to mental health specialists, and warrant further exploration. Existe una falta de estudios enfocando en salud integral para personas minorías raciales y étnicas. Esto es particularmente cierto para las mujeres Latinas, que están en mayor riesgo para malos resultados de salud mental, a causa de barreras culturales y de lenguaje, similar a los ingresos y recursos limitados. Este estudio examinó la efectividad de un programa de salud integral para mejorar los síntomas depresivos en una población de mujeres hispanohablante de bajos ingresos, dentro de un centro de salud primaria en Texas. Sesenta participantes se matricularon durante el año de evaluación del programa. El grupo final de participantes fueron mujeres adultas Latinas que recibieron servicios de un administrador de cuidado para depresión (Care Manager) durante el año de evaluación. Los síntomas depresivos se midieron utilizando el Cuestionario de Salud del Paciente (PHQ-9), que se administró al inicio del estudio y durante cada visita. Los resultados del PHQ-9 fueron significativamente diferentes después de la intervención. Más de dos tercios de las pacientes reportaron reducción en sus síntomas de depresión, con más de un tercio reportando reducciones clínicamente significativas. En general, el tamaño del efecto de la intervención fue moderado y indica la eficacia de la salud integral basada en un centro de salud primaria con Latinas hispanohablante con bajos ingresos y sin seguro. Estos resultados preliminares indica la posibilidad de reducir las disparidades para una población que le falta acceso a especialistas de salud mental y justifican mas exploración.
Heritage and rural gentrification in Spain: the case of Santiago Millas

Abstract Although gentrification has been mostly understood as an urban phenomenon, the permanent establishment of urban dwellers in rural areas is becoming a widespread trend across the world. Despite its relevance to postindustrial societies, rural gentrification has been largely overlooked by heritage scholars, and has been explored very little in the context of Spain. In this article, I examine the relationship between heritage and rural gentrification through the case study of Santiago Millas, a village located in the Maragatería region of Spain. Based on long-term ethnographic engagement with different actors (newcomers, local residents, and public officials), I examine a specific instance of the globalizing phenomenon of rural gentrification, highlighting the key role heritage plays in this phenomenon, including (1) the impact on local governmentalities based on heritage discourse; (2) the refurbishing of houses and changes in the social spaces of villages; and (3) the transformation of social life and rituals into metacultural discourses of heritage. I emphasize the urgency to carry out more research in order to improve our understanding of the complex and multifaceted phenomenon of rural gentrification from a heritage perspective.
Assessment of the audiovestibular system in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Objective This study was designed to assess hearing and vestibular function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in comparison with a control group. In addition, we correlated these findings in disease activity and severity. Materials and methods Totally, 40 RA patients (35 women and five men) diagnosed according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria and 20 healthy controls (11 women and nine men), whose age ranged from 25 to 66 years with a mean age of 45.5±12.4 years, were included in the study. Each individuals was tested with pure tone audiometry. Mean values of air and bone conduction at each frequency and tympanometric values were calculated for the study groups. Videonystagmography (VNG) test including smooth pursuit, saccade, optokinetic tests, positioning tests, positional test, and water caloric tests was also carried out. Results The mean air conduction threshold values at high frequencies (4000 and 8000 Hz) in the RA group were lower than in the control group. The difference between mean air conduction threshold values of the control group and the RA group at high frequencies was statistically significant (P<0.05). There was no statistically significance between the two groups as regards speech reception threshold, speech discrimination (DIS), and tympanometric values (P>0.05). VNG testing revealed central abnormalities in 12 (30%) patients, peripheral abnormalities in nine (22.5%) patients, and mixed abnormalities in one (2.5%) patient. There was no association between VNG abnormalities in patients with RA and age, sex, duration of disease, accompanying vertigo complaint, and the laboratory findings (P>0.05). Conclusion There is an association between RA and audiovestibular system dysfunction regardless clinical and demographic situation of patients. We assume that the shearing and vestibular disturbances in RA are more prevalent than previously recognized. High-frequency hearing loss in RA patients could be an indicator of cochlear involvement.
‘Competent’ or ‘Considerate’? The Persistence of Gender Bias in Evaluation of Leaders

The aim of this article is to analyze the possible persistence of gender bias in the evaluation of leaders in Finland. Findings are based on two different studies. The first study confirmed that the perceived effectiveness and likeability ratings of fictive leaders (n = 358) varied as a function of leader gender. The second study, based on qualitative content analysis of subordinates’ descriptions (n = 119) of good and poor leaders, pointed to gendered differences in the dimensions that subordinates paid attention: female leaders were both more likely than men to be praised for having, and criticized for not having, communal traits, whereas men were more likely than women to be judged on their expertise. As Finland has consistently been rated one of the most gender-equal countries in the world, these findings can be seen as particularly strong evidence of the persistence of gender bias in evaluations and of ongoing gendering of
Model-driven Development of Evolving Secure Software Systems

—Software systems are continuously entering more and more parts of our lives and have to deal with a higher amount of sensitive data than ever before. At the same time, these software systems get more complex and have to be maintained over long periods. One approach to deal with the issues arising from these trends is model-driven software development (MDD). Much research has been done on automating MDD approaches and integrating the different artifacts used. However, there are still plenty of issues that have to be solved. In this work, we discuss the three main challenges we discovered at the development of our MDD approach GRAViTY. GRaViTY supports developers in the model-driven development and maintenance, and evolution of long-living secure software systems. Thereby, GRaViTY itself leverages multiple MDD approaches.
DISTINGUISHING FACTORS TO PREDICT THE SUCCESS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK (BPD) TRANSFORMATION IN INDONESIA 2024

This study aims to examine several distinguishing factors that are considered to influence the success of Regional Development Bank (BPD) transformation in Indonesia in 2024. This study uses discriminant analysis. The study shows that there are 7 variables that are predictive factors for the success of BPD transformation in Indonesia in 2024, namely learning and growth perspective,nation’s culture,organizational culture,public policy,bank health level,regional autonomy and BPD's sustainable competitive advantage. Nation’s culture variable is a differentiator that acted as the strongest driver. BPD's sustainable competitive advantage variable is the strongest obstacle to predict the success of BPD transformation in Indonesia in 2024.
Exploring the immune environment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Pancreatic cancer ranks amongst the most aggressive, incurable cancer diseases. While recently developed immunotherapies provided a breakthrough for treatment of several solid tumors, clinical trials failed for pancreatic cancer. Therefore, the complex composition of pancreatic cancer immune infiltrates was dissected in genetically engineered mouse models revealing a lack of adaptive anti-tumor immunity but prominent accumulation of myeloid immune suppressors. Notch activation, however, was found to provide a promising target to reprogram tumor-associated macrophages to a more favorable anti-tumor phenotype.
A prospective study of pathways to hospital readmission in Canadian forensic psychiatric patients

Abstract Individuals admitted to secure care often experience lengthy hospitalizations and are likely to be admitted on more than one occasion. In the context of growing demand and costs associated with secure care, the current study investigates the frequency and reasons for readmission among 87 forensic patients recently discharged into the community. We identify risk factors that are associated with the likelihood of readmission and describe areas of overlap and discordance with the existing literature in civil and forensic samples. Using a prospective design that included patient follow-up interviews and records review, we found that 28% of patients were readmitted on one or more occasions over a 12-month period. Psychiatric decompensation, substance use, and treatment non-adherence were the central reasons prompting readmission. Patients with one or more readmissions were found to have spent significantly more time in the forensic mental health system as compared to patients not readmitted. They were more likely to have a substance use disorder and were estimated to be at higher risk for violence. Results replicate the finding of low rates of serious violence and reoffending among discharged forensic patients, and substantiate the centrality of substance use as a growing and clinically important treatment issue.
Study on system fairness dimensions and tax compliance in the Middle East context

People’s perceptions of a fair tax administration system have garnered growing interest as a decisive ingredient that can install compliance behavior among taxpayers. The tax that taxpayers wish to evade is determined by their perceptions of the various robust dimensions of fairness (i.e., general fairness, preferred tax rate structure, exchange with the government, special provisions, and self-interest). Such an important matter, like tax fairness, has been overlooked in the extant literature, especially in the Middle East context, although tax administrations still suffer from low and unsatisfactory rates of compliance. This paper aims to empirically examine the influence of fairness perceptions of the income tax system on compliance behavior of taxpayers in Yemen. The study used a survey questionnaire administered to 400 individual taxpayers in Hadhramout, one of the most prosperous business regions in Yemen. Based on the PLS-SEM analysis tool, the study found that general system fairness, preferred tax rate, exchange with the government, and the extent of self-interest are significantly related to income tax compliance, while special provisions do not affect compliance decisions. The results of the study can alert the tax authority and policymakers to consider the non-pecuniary factors, other than the measures of the coercion. Establishing a fair tax system is probably one of the most successful approaches to boost compliance among taxpayers, thus yielding more tax revenue and diminishing the administrative cost for the tax authority.
Behavioral Factors Influencing Investment Decision-Making By College Student: An Empirical Study In Bali Province, Indonesia

The purpose of this research is to empirically examine the effect of behavioral factors in investment decision-making. This study examines behavioral factors (Heuristics, Prospects, Market, and Herding) that influence stock investment decisions by College students. This research was conducted in the province of Bali-Indonesia. Data were collected by survey method through questionnaires. The respondents were students who have invested in shares. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The proxy of behavioral factors is determined by factor analysis. The analysis results show that the heuristic behavior factor carried out by students in investment decisions is availability bias. Prospect behavior factor is mental accounting, market behavior is past stock price trends, and the forming factor of herding behavior is the speed with which other investors react. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that heuristic, did not affect investment decisions, prospect factors influenced investment decisions, market behavior factors influenced investment decisions and herding had a negative effect on investment decisions.