Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Efecto del escaldado, deshidratación osmotica y recubrimiento en la perdidad de humedad y ganancia de aceite en trozos de papa criolla fritas

Los productos fritos son consumidos en gran cantidad contribuyendo de manera significativa a la ingesta de lipidos. Nutricionalmente el consumo de grasas es considerado un elemento clave en el sobre peso y las enfermedades coronarias, por lo tanto, se hace recomendable reducir su consumo. Se determino el efecto de los pre-tratamientos escaldados, deshidratacion osmotica y el recubrimiento con pectina en la reduccion de humedad y la ganancia de aceite en papas criollas. El escaldado aumenta el porcentaje de aceite, mientras la osmo-deshidratacion lo reduce en comparacion con el control. La pelicula con mejores resultados en cuanto a retencion de humedad fue la elaborada con pectina 8002, mientras la elaborada con pectina 121 reduce el contenido de grasa en la papa freida.
Factors that affect retention among freshman students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

of Doctoral Dissertation Research Submitted to the Faculty of Argosy University, Phoenix Campus College of Education In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education by Samuel L. Hinton Argosy University June 2014 Susan Adragna, Ph.D. Andrea Thompson, Ph.D. Department: College of Education
A review of social media posts from UniCredit bank in Europe: a sentiment analysis approach

In recent times, the increasing popularity of social media websites has provided a major source of data for mining public opinion on a variety of subjects. The opinions expressed on social media enables firms to discover individual perceived strengths and weaknesses regarding their operations as well as the products/services they offer. Twitter is one platform that gives us the opportunity to evaluate the opinions expressed by users. In this study, a dataset of tweets is downloaded from the official twitter account associated with UniCredit bank's main public relations outfit within the European sub-region using the Twitter API. Valence Aware Dictionary and sEntiment Reasoner (VADER), a lexicon and rule-based sentiment analysis tool that is specifically attuned to sentiments expressed on social media (e.g. Twitter), was used in conducting sentiment analysis on the tweets to examine the attitudes and feelings expressed. Using VADER to conduct sentiment analysis showed that the overall discussion was positive focusing on tweets describing UniCredit's engagement in corporate social responsibility activities, support for small and medium scale enterprises and business innovation. Our approach will enable the bank to gain insights on how to shape their online presence and address customer and stakeholder expectations. In theory, the study adds up to broaden the scope of online banking given the interplay of consumer sentiments via the social media channel.
Mobile cloud-based e-payment systems in Saudi Arabia: a case study

The rapid revolution of e-commerce has attracted most researchers' attention due to its encountered benefits and conveniences. Numerous e-payment systems have been proposed and applied to cope with current technological development. Mobile payment (also called m-payment) has become one of the most significant e-payment systems available worldwide. m-payment platforms have been widely used owing to their ease of use, high accessibility, and lower transaction costs. However, utilizing mobile devices for m-payment systems has its limitations. In order to overcome these limitations, mobile cloud computing can be an optimal solution to achieve reliability and availability. This paper will highlight the state-of-the-art of m-payment systems and discuss the technological tools involved. It will also identify the research questions based on the purpose of the research. In addition, it will explore various factors affecting m-payment platforms, such as scalability, reliability, usability, and trust. A case study of m-payment in Saudi Arabia was conducted to measure the identified factors. Based on the findings, this paper summarizes the challenges of m-payment systems. Finally, a detailed design of our proposed framework is represented, which reflects the objective of this paper. The aim of this paper is to investigate the ability of introducing the mobile cloud concept into m-payment systems to overcome notable shortcomings that hinder its spreading.
Measuring Food Security Using a Self‐Administered Mail Survey Method among Older Georgians Requesting Older Americans Act Nutrition Program: Georgia Advanced Performance Outcomes Measures Project

Food security is one of the key outcomes in Older Americans Act Nutrition Program (OAANP), however it is unknown how best to measure food security to evaluate this program's impact on a large scale. We measured food security in all new OAANP participants and waitlisted people in Georgia between July and early November, 2008 (n=4,731) using the self‐administered mail survey method used in the ongoing Georgia Performance Outcomes Measures project. We used a modified 6‐item US Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM) with a 30 day reference period and two reminder postcards. About 33% of those identified completed the survey (n=1,594, mean age 74.6±9.5, 68.6% female, 30.6% black). Most of the respondents (91%) completed all 6 food security questions while 26 did not respond to any question. Infit and outfit statistics for each of the 6 questions and overall Rasch model fit were within an acceptable range. Overall psychometric properties observed in our food security data were comparable to the national food security statistics provided by USDA. Our findings suggest that food security can be reasonably measured by a mail survey and a short form of HFSSM in older adults requesting OAANP. Such methodology can be also used to estimate the extent of food insecurity and help guide program and policy decisions to meet the nutrition assistance needs of vulnerable older adults. This study was funded in part by US AoA and USDA ERS.
Rape in Manipur – An analytical study

Victims of rape in Manipur during the period of 1990–1997 were studied and analysed. During this 8 years' period, there were 86 cases of rape. It was found that incidence was much higher in rural area (74%) than that of urban area (14%). Commonest victims were unmarked (57%) and in the age group of 13–20 years. Rape by acquaintance was much commoner (69%) than stranger rapes (25%), and most of the general injuries caused were found in stranger rapes. Incidence of rape was gradually decreasing in Manipur. Child victims constituted 19.8%.
Firm investment, strategy orientation, firm stability, and ownership structure: the determinants of corporate governance structure

Agency theory and resource-dependent theory were intended to explain how companies mitigate agency problems and resource scarcity by governing board structure and composition. However, large numbers of studies have been using this foundation to predict firm performance rather than to identify determinant of corporate governance structure and composition - the intended purposes of the theories. We believed that such approach is unsuitable yet used widespread in previous studies. This study attempts to discuss antecedences of board characteristics considering the firm's critical contingencies and agency problems. Data were gathered from annual reports of listed manufacturer companies in the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX). Results revealed the critical role of investment level and firm age as the critical contingency. Firm strategy orientation is also crucial to determine board characteristics. The study also suggested that particular ownership structures could influence board composition.
The RNA-binding protein QKI-7 recruits the poly(A) polymerase GLD-2 for 3′ adenylation and selective stabilization of microRNA-122

MicroRNA-122 (miR-122) is highly expressed in hepatocytes, where it plays an important role in regulating cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism, and it is also a host factor required for hepatitis C virus replication. miR-122 is selectively stabilized by 3′ adenylation mediated by the cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase GLD-2 (also known as PAPD4 or TENT2). However, it is unclear how GLD-2 specifically stabilizes miR-122. Here, we show that QKI7 KH domain-containing RNA binding (QKI-7), one of three isoforms of the QKI proteins, which are members of the signal transduction and activation of RNA (STAR) family of RNA-binding proteins, is involved in miR-122 stabilization. QKI down-regulation specifically decreased the steady-state level of mature miR-122, but did not affect the pre-miR-122 level. We also found that QKI-7 uses its C-terminal region to interact with GLD-2 and its QUA2 domain to associate with the RNA-induced silencing complex protein Argonaute 2 (Ago2), indicating that the GLD-2–QKI-7 interaction recruits GLD-2 to Ago2. QKI-7 exhibited specific affinity to miR-122 and significantly promoted GLD-2–mediated 3′ adenylation of miR-122 in vitro. Taken together, our findings indicate that miR-122 binds Ago2–interacting QKI-7, which recruits GLD-2 for 3′ adenylation and stabilization of miR-122.
Mental Health Care in Pediatric Rehabilitation Hospitals: A Biopsychosocial, Collaborative, and Agency-based Service Integration Approach

ABSTRACT Background: Canadian hospitals are not currently prepared to meet the psychosocial needs of children with disabilities as services are rooted in a biomedical care model. Objective: To describe a practical and holistic framework for pediatric rehabilitation hospitals to meet the health care needs of children and their families. Method: An environmental scan was conducted of best practice guidelines, policy documents, and models of integrated mental health care. Recommendations from clinical guidelines and national strategy documents were incorporated to develop a service integration approach. Results: An agency-based approach was used to develop a two-phase biopsychosocial framework. In framework Phase I, reactive care is provided to mental health concerns. In Phase II, there is a shift to proactive care and mental health wellbeing. Conclusions: Emphasis is placed on capacity building of clinical staff into best practices for mental health care. Implementation needs and consideration for uptake of the framework are also discussed.
Evaluation of an Afterschool Obesity Prevention Program: Children's Healthy Eating and Exercise Program

ii Abstract Study One.ii Abstract Study Two.iii Acknowledgements.vi Dedication.vii List of Tables.ix List of Figures.x Study One: Evaluation of an Afterschool Obesity Prevention Program: Children’s Healthy Eating and Exercise Program.
Effects of Common and Rare Chromosome 4 GABAergic Gene Variation on Alcohol Use and Antisocial Behavior.

OBJECTIVE Epidemiological estimates suggest that nearly half of individuals diagnosed with alcohol use disorder will be diagnosed with another mental health disorder, with strong associations involving other externalizing disorders. Molecular genetic studies investigating the relation between alcohol use disorder and externalizing behaviors (e.g., antisocial behavior) have focused on a cluster of chromosome 4 γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor genes (GABRG1-A2-A4-B1) but have generated varying results. METHOD The current study examined associations between common and rare variation in this region with alcohol use disorder and antisocial behavior using genetic sequencing data. Specifically, the University of California at San Francisco Family Alcoholism Sample (n = 1,610; 62% female) was used to conduct common and rare variant association tests in the GABRG1-A2-A4-B1 cluster with DSM-5 alcohol use disorder symptom counts, antisocial behavior, and a product term representing their interaction. RESULTS Gene-based analyses of rare variation resulted in a significant association between rare GABRA2 variation and the interaction term. Single-variant analysis yielded only nominally significant associations. The strongest association for alcohol use disorder (rs3756007) was located in GABRA2, the strongest association for antisocial behavior (rs11941860) was located in GABRG1, and the interaction term yielded top associations in GABRA2 (rs2119183) and the intergenic region between GABRA2 and GABRG1 (rs536599). Common and rare variant associations for the interaction remained similar when covarying for the effects of the other type of variation, suggesting that the significant rare variant signal is independent of common variant contributions. CONCLUSIONS The present study suggests that both rare and common variant associations in GABRA2 confer risk for alcohol use disorder and antisocial behaviors, indicating a potential liability toward externalizing behavior more broadly.
Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional study

Objectives To examine associations between shift work characteristics and schedules on burnout in police and whether sleep duration and sleepiness were associated with burnout. Methods Police officers (n=3140) completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, personal accomplishment) and self-reported shift schedules (irregular, rotating, fixed), shift characteristics (night, duration, frequency, work hours), sleep duration and sleepiness. Results Irregular schedules, long shifts (≥11 hours), mandatory overtime, short sleep and sleepiness were associated with increased risk of overall burnout in police. Police working a greater frequency of long shifts were more likely to have emotional exhaustion (adjusted OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.35 to 2.72) than those not working long shifts. Night shifts were associated with depersonalisation (1.32, 1.05 to 1.66) compared with not working nights. Police working mandatory overtime had increased risk of emotional exhaustion (1.37, 1.14 to 1.65) than those who did not. Compared with fixed schedules, irregular schedules were associated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation (1.91, 1.44 to 2.54 and 1.39, 1.02 to 1.89, respectively). Police sleeping <6 hours were more likely to have emotional exhaustion (1.60, 1.33 to 1.93) than those sleeping longer, and excessive sleepiness was associated with emotional exhaustion (1.81, 1.50 to 2.18). Conclusions Irregular schedules and increased night shifts, sleep disturbances and work hours were related to higher burnout risk in police. Future research should evaluate work schedules in law enforcement that optimise shift duration and frequency, and increase consistency in scheduling and control over work hours to limit burnout in police.
Proportion of cognitive loss attributable to terminal decline

Objective To estimate the proportion of late-life cognitive loss attributable to impending death. Methods Older persons (n = 1,071) in a longitudinal cohort study without dementia at enrollment underwent annual cognitive assessments (mean 10.6 years, SD 4.6, range 4–24) prior to death. We estimated the onset of terminal acceleration in cognitive decline and rates of decline before and after this point in change point models that allowed calculation of the percent of cognitive loss attributable to terminal decline. Outcomes were composite measures of global and specific cognitive functions. We also estimated dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) incidence before and during the terminal period. Results A mean of 3.7 years before death (95% credible interval [CI] −3.8 to −3.5), the rate of global cognitive decline accelerated to −0.313 unit per year (95% CI −0.337 to −0.290), a more than 7-fold increase indicative of terminal decline. The mean global cognitive score dropped 0.377 unit (SD 0.516) assuming no terminal decline and 1.192 units (SD 1.080) with terminal decline. As a result, 71% (95% bootstrapped CI 0.70, 0.73) of overall global cognitive loss was terminal. In subsequent analyses, terminal decline accounted for 70% of episodic memory loss, 65% of semantic memory loss, 57% of working memory loss, 52% of perceptual speed loss, and 53% of visuospatial loss. MCI incidence in the preterminal and terminal periods was similar, but dementia incidence was more than 6-fold higher in the terminal period than preterminal. Conclusion Most late-life cognitive loss is driven by terminal decline.
Canadian Nursing Labour Force: Examining the Relationship between Job Dissatisfaction, Nurse Dissatisfaction and Intent to Quit

Canada is challenged with a perceived nursing shortage. Better understanding of the factors that influence satisfaction and turnover may help to formulate improved strategies for retention of the nursing workforce. Our analysis revealed that satisfaction levels in both the job and the nursing profession are high in the Canadian nursing workforce corresponding to relatively high retention rates in the workforce. We found that dissatisfaction with the job and nursing are distinct concepts that are intrinsically associated. Dissatisfaction in the job significantly increased the likelihood of dissatisfaction with being a nurse and vice versa for RNs. Also, nurses were more likely to express intentions to switch jobs than intentions to leave nursing. Job dissatisfaction was the strongest predictor for both the intentions to leave nursing and switch jobs. The findings suggest that targeting both the job structures and the profession‟s role would help to maintain and improve retention rates for nurses.
Identification of Normal and Abnormal Heart Sounds by Prominent Peak Analysis

This paper presents an automatic method of segmenting normal and abnormal Phonocardiography (PCG) signals by analyzing prominent peak distances, amplitudes, area, and cardiac cycle durations. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used to reduce the dimensions of the calculated prominent peak ratios. Subsequently, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are used to identify the boundary between normal and abnormal heart sounds. PhysioNet/CinC normal and abnormal data recordings are used in this proposed method to segment S1 and S2. The segmentation results are used to differentiate normal and abnormal heart sound signals. The identification of normal and abnormal heart sounds achieved 90% accuracy. The results and observations of this paper are verified with some clinical examination observations.
Validity, reliability and feasibility of nutrition screening tools NRS-2002 and MST administered by trained medical doctors in routine practice

ABSTRACT Background & aim: This study aims to prospectively assess the validity, reliability and feasibility of two nutrition screening tools NRS-2002 and MST combined with BMI (MST+BMI) after administration by medical doctors in hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Viet Nam. Methods: Participants were 150 adult patients (validity study), 30 adult patients (reliability study) and 40 medical doctors (feasibility study) in three wards from three general public hospitals in HCMC. Area Under the ROC curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and percent of correctly classified were calculated to determine validity against SGA or BMI. Cohen’s kappa (κ) statistics were calculated to determine the reliability of NRS-2002 and MST+BMI. Viewpoints regarding the benefit and role of nutrition screening and the ease of use, acceptability and feasibility of NRS-2002 and MST+BMI were assessed among medical doctors using self-administered questionnaires with Likert scales to determine feasibility. Results: After completing by medical doctors the NRS-2002 and MST+BMI showed good validity (the sensitivity and specificity were 80.3% and 79.8% for NRS-2002 and were 81.8% and 84.5% for MST+BMI, respectively) and consistent reliability (κ: 0.72 & 0.75) against SGA or BMI. Medical doctors mostly agreed (93%) on the need for and benefits of nutrition screening. It took between two and 4 min to complete screening using NRS-2002 or MST+BMI. Over 82% of medical doctors indicated that the NRS-2002 and MST+BMI were easy to conduct. There was, however, lower agreement (73%), regarding the feasibility of implementing screening in their wards and hospitals. Conclusions: Both NRS-2002 and MST+BMI were valid, reliable and feasible for use by medical doctors for nutrition screening in hospitals in the resource sparse Vietnamese context. Additional activities are required to make nutrition screening more feasible.
Evaluation of Antimalarial Activity of the 80% Methanolic Stem Bark Extract of Combretum molle Against Plasmodium berghei in Mice

Background. People are dependent on the traditional use of medicinal plants for the treatment of malaria without scientific validations. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the antimalarial activity of methanolic stem bark extract of Combretum molle in mice. Methods. After being infected with Plasmodium berghei, the mice were randomly divided into 5 groups (n = 5). In all cases, group I mice were treated as negative control and received 3% Tween 80; group II mice were treated with 25 mg/kg chloroquine; and groups III, IV, and V mice were treated with 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg, and 400 mg/kg of crude extract, respectively. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s post hoc analysis. Results. In the chemosuppressive test, the parasitic suppression effect of the crude extract was found to be significant (P < 0.05) as compared with the negative control. In the curative experiment, the average parasitic level of those mice treated by the 3 doses of the crude extract was significantly suppressed at days 5, 6, and 7 of treatment (P < 0.001). Besides, the crude extract had been found to have a chemoprophylactic role as it inhibited the parasite level significantly relative to the negative control (P < 0.001). Moreover, the crude extract had preventive effects on packed cell volume reduction in the 3 tests (P < 0.001). Conclusions. The findings of the present study has supported the folklore use of the leaves of Combretum molle in the treatment of malaria. Therefore, further fractionation and characterization of the crude extract is necessary to identify the responsible lead compound(s) responsible for antiplasmodial activity.
Pitch properties of infant-directed speech specific to word-learning contexts: a cross-linguistic investigation of Mandarin Chinese and Dutch

Abstract This study investigates the pitch properties of infant-directed speech (IDS) specific to word-learning contexts in which mothers introduce unfamiliar words to children. Using a semi-spontaneous story-book telling task, we examined (1) whether mothers made distinctions between unfamiliar and familiar words with pitch in IDS compared to adult-directed speech (ADS); (2) whether pitch properties change when mothers address children from 18 to 24 months; and (3) how Mandarin Chinese and Dutch IDS differ in their pitch properties in word-learning contexts. Results show that the mean pitch of Mandarin Chinese IDS was already ADS-like when children were 24 months, but Dutch IDS remained exaggerated in pitch at the same age. Crucially, Mandarin Chinese mothers used a higher pitch and a larger pitch range in IDS when introducing unfamiliar words, while Dutch mothers used a higher pitch specifically for familiar words. These findings contribute to the language-specificity of prosodic input in early lexical development.