Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hardiness and Perceived Work Stress as Predictors of Professional Quality of Life Among Emergency Services and Assessment Clinicians

YOST, DAVID M. , Ph.D., August 2016, Counselor Education Hardiness and Perceived Work Stress as Predictors of Professional Quality of Life Among Emergency Services and Assessment Clinicians Director of Dissertation: Christine S. Bhat Research shows that stress in the workplace can contribute to negative physical and mental health outcomes among workers in a variety of settings, while the personality disposition of Hardiness can serve as a protective factor against those outcomes. Existing literature on human services professionals shows that Perceived Work Stress and Hardiness can predict Professional Quality of Life, which includes the positive outcome of Compassion Satisfaction and the negative outcomes of Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress (Stamm, 2010). The purpose of the current study was to determine whether Perceived Work Stress and the Hardiness components of Control, Commitment, and Challenge predict Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress among Emergency Services and Assessment (ES) clinicians in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ES clinicians conduct prescreening assessments for involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations and are exposed to unique work stressors. A secondary aim of the current study was to determine if there are interactions among the variables that better explain the relationships. Findings indicated that Perceived Work Stress and Hardiness are significant predictors of Professional Quality of Life for ES clinicians, but not all components of Hardiness made significant contributions to each regression model. The Hardiness component of Commitment did not significantly predict Secondary Traumatic Stress. The Hardiness component of Challenge did not significantly predict any of the 4 outcome variables. Perceived Work Stress, Control, and Commitment accounted for 58.3% of the variance in Compassion Satisfaction. Perceived Work Stress, Control, and Commitment accounted for 65.2% of the variance in Burnout. Perceived Work Stress and Control accounted for 31.2% of the variance in Secondary Traumatic Stress. No interaction effects were detected among the predictor variables that better explained the relationships in the regression models for each of the three outcome variables. The findings of this study suggest that assessment of stress management ability and hardiness could inform hiring practices for ES clinicians and that training and supervision could benefit from incorporating stress management and modeling features of Hardiness. Future research should employ qualitative measures to identify other variables contributing to Professional Quality of Life in this population and utilize longitudinal designs to assess directionality of relationships and their changes over time.
Analysis of Acceptance and Success Implementation of Academic Information System (SIAk) Based on Technology

— The research objective is to predict and explain the acceptance and success of the implementation Academic Information System (SIAk) based on technology by Undiksha academic society. Data collection methods used pick up survey for sixth and seventh semester students undergraduate program, academic staff and lecturers at Undiksha where data are processed using Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results showed, all constructs had a positive effect on the construct of behavioral intentions except the construct of system quality and construct of perceived usefulness became the main determinant. All constructs also influence the construct of use behavior where the construct of information quality becomes the main determinant. All of constructs in the acceptance and success models can predict and explain the implementation of it used by Undiksha academic community. Finally, it is need to be improvement and development to adapt user needed, especially the user responses for implementation of it .
Enterprise Risk Management Applications at Bist-Istanbul Non-Financial Companies

Turkey has made great strides towards increasing international competitiveness and aims to adapt to the international risk management platforms to further its national economic policy. Risk management would serve to the corporates to run their business in optimum level, to reduce the chance of the hazards, to protect the resources and to improve the image. The purpose of this study is to investigate the inherent risks plaguing non-financial companies in Turkey and the risk management behavior and insurance approach undertaken in order to combat these important risks. The analysis consists of survey questions generated via appropriate risk management literature and reports from the Federation of European Risk Management Associations and Risk & Insurance Management Society. The sample consisted of 59 high level Risk Managers from publicly available non-financial firms on BIST, 20 of which were included under top 100 of ISO 500 by 2017.
Infant milk feeding practices in the Netherlands and associated factors

Aim: The aim of the study was to describe infant feeding practices and associated factors, and to explore mothers' main reasons for starting and stopping breastfeeding. Methods: We performed a national inquiry into milk feeding practices among 9133 Dutch infants aged <7 mo by means of a questionnaire. Results: 78% of mothers initiated breastfeeding. At 1 and 4 mo, respectively, 51 and 25% of infants were fed primarily on human milk; after 6 mo, only 15% of mothers still provided human milk as the only source of milk feeding. During the whole 6‐mo period, another 11 to 18% was fed on both breast and formula milk. Women initiating breastfeeding were more likely to be higher educated, have a higher‐educated partner, be non‐smokers, have a full‐time job, and be primipareous. In addition, breastfeeding initiation rate was higher for women born outside the Netherlands. Longer duration of breastfeeding was mostly found amongst higher‐educated, non‐smoking women. The odds for continuation of breastfeeding after 4 mo increased when mothers' working hours did not exceed 16 h/wk. Infant delivery at home was associated with a higher initiation rate as well as longer duration of breastfeeding compared to hospital delivery. Infants born after 38 wk of gestation, with a birthweight of 3500 g had higher odds to be breastfed for a longer period.
Conventional versus Microdebrider Assisted Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Sinonasal Polyposis - A Comparative Study

BACKGROUND: Sinonasal polyposis is frequently encountered in rhinology practice and has a significant effect on the quality of life. Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery with conventional instruments or powered tools is the modality of choice. The objective of our study was to compare the efficacy of microdebrider assisted endoscopic sinus surgery versus conventional instruments and to assess the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes in both methods. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted on 50 patients with bilateral sinonasal polyposis of which 25 patients underwent conventional polypectomy and the rest 25 patients underwent microdebrider assisted endoscopic polypectomy. The study aimed at comparing the intraoperative (blood loss, duration of surgery) and post operative results (postoperative pain, symptoms, scarring, synechiae formation, polyp recurrence) and the data was statistically analysed. RESULTS: Paired t test was used for statistical analysis of the data obtained. The intraoperative mean blood loss and duration of surgery were significantly higher in the conventional group (p-value <0.001) as compared to microdebrider group. Postoperative pain in both groups were compared and was significantly higher in the conventional group (p-value<0.001). Scarring, synechiae formation and recurrence of polyps were significantly higher in the conventional group in our follow up period of 6 months, however results were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Microdebrider assisted polypectomy is precise, relatively bloodless surgery, with cutting and suction in a single tool making the duration of surgery shorter with minimal trauma and thus offers better intraoperative and postoperative outcomes and better therapeutic results in comparison to endoscopic sinus surgery using conventional instruments.
Effect of End-to-End Connectors in Elastic GFRP Gridshell

The presence of end-to-end connectors for lengthening the glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) pipes in elastic gridshell causes imperfections in the structure. Such geometrical imperfections alter the structural properties of members and affect the overall performance of the structure. Hence, for a comprehensive analysis of such structures, the aforementioned imperfections need to be acknowledged. In this study, an equivalent rigid part (ERP) for the connector was proposed for taking into account the effect of connectors in the structural analysis. The applicability of ERP for predicting the deformation of structural members was first verified by bending beam models. A typical GFRP elastic gridshell was further utilized for investigating the effects of connectors (with two different arrangement) in the shape and stress of the structure. Results show that proposed ERP is practicable for simplifying the end-to-end connectors in the structural analysis model. Significant differences in results were found between the analysis with and without the consideration of end-to-end connectors, and therefore the effect of connectors should be considered during structural analysis of elastic gridshell.
A Longitudinal Observational Study of Developmental Defects of Enamel from Birth to 6 Years of Age

Developmental defects of the enamel (DDE) commonly occur in the primary dentition. Although several cross-sectional studies have shown the association of DDE with caries, there is a paucity of longitudinal studies demonstrating that teeth with DDE are at greater risk of caries than are normal teeth. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to longitudinally track a total of 14,220 primary teeth in 725 children from a large birth cohort study, who were interviewed by telephone or home visits at 6-mo intervals. There were 74 children with at least 1 tooth with DDE. We compared teeth with and without DDE by calculating hazard ratios for caries using a Cox proportional hazards model and by plotting caries-free probabilities by child’s age for DDE categories in a Kaplan-Meier plot. Our results show that teeth with DDE had a much higher risk for caries and developed caries earlier than did teeth without DDE. The hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for caries were 6.0 (2.4 to 14.6; P < 0.001) for pits, 5.5 (3.8 to 7.8; P < 0.001) for missing enamel, and 4.5 (1.8 to 11.3; P < 0.002) for hypoplasia occurring with yellow-brown opacities. Kaplan-Meier survival plots of caries-free probabilities by age, depending on DDE type, suggest that all types of enamel hypoplasia are associated with a statistically significant increased risk for caries. The study provides longitudinal evidence that DDE are a strong determinant for caries in the primary dentition (ACTRN No. 012606000356561). Knowledge Transfer Statement: The study provides longitudinal evidence that developmental defects of enamel of the primary dentition are strongly associated with increased risk of early childhood caries.
Photo-induced Charge Separation and Photoredox Catalysis in Cerium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks

Separation of photo-induced charges (electrons and holes) can exert important control over the lifetimes of photo-excited states. Such separation may be promoted in Metal–Organic frameworks (MOFs), which are organic–inorganic hybrid materials, through ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT). In this chapter, we discuss our recent work on photocatalysis with Ce-based MOFs, which feature LMCT due to the low-lying empty 4f states of Ce(IV). We discuss the electronic structure of Ce-based UiO-66, the effects of linker functionalization and metal (Zr or Ti) doping on the electronic structure of Ce-based UiO-66, and the photoredox possibilities of the selected Ce-MOFs.
Traité d'Helminthologie Médicale et Vétérinaire: By M. Neveu-Lemaire, Professeur agrégé, Chef des traveux de parasitologie a la faculté de médicine de Paris. Pages i–xxiii, 1–1515. 787 figs. Vigot Frères, Paris. 1936

This extensive compendium of medical and vertinary helminthology is the first adequate manual of its kind to be published in any language since the work of Professor A. Railliet in 1895 and will be welcomed by all workers in this dual field, because it is comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative. It is dedicated to Professor Raphael Blanchard (1857–1919), the distinguished medical helminthologist, and to Professor Alcide Railliet (1852–1930), the equally distinguished veterinary helminthologist. The volume is divided into four parts: (1) general helminthology, (2) special helminthology, (3) definitive hosts of helminths and (4) intermediate hosts of helminths. Part I (pp. 1–76) includes a general consideration of parasitic worms; their adaptations to a parasitic existence; their evolution; their host relations, methods by which definitive hosts become infected, migration through the hosts' tissues, the tissue reactions provoked and their effects on both the host and the parasite; technics employed in identification and methods of diagnosis of adults and eggs; the parasitic groups of worms and the nomenclature of helminths and helminthiases.
ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN STABILITAS SISTEM PERBANKAN SYARIAH DAN KONVENSIONAL DI INDONESIA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perbandingan stabilitas sistem perbankan syariah dan konvensional di Indonesia beserta faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Penelitian ini menggunakan regresi data panel dengan mengambil sampel 9 aset terbesar bank syariah dan konvensional di Indonesia selama periode observasi 2010-2016. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis nilai Z-score dan regresi data panel. Hasil regresi menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan faktor internal yang terdiri dari pembiayaan berbasis PLS, NPF, LAR, BOPO, Ukuran Bank, HHI dan faktor Eksternal terdiri PDB dan inflasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap stabilitas sistem perbankan syariah. Secara parsial variabel pembiayaan berbasis PLS, NPF, LAR, BOPO, Ukuran Bank dan PDB berpengaruh signifikan terhadap stabilitas sistem perbankan syariah. Sementara itu hasil regresi data panel menunjukkan secara simultan faktor internal (BI Rate, NPL, LAR, BOPO, Ukuran Bank dan HHI) dan faktor eksternal (PDB dan inflasi) berpengaruh signifikan terhadap stabilitas sistem perbankan konvensional. Secara parsial variabel BI Rate, BOPO, Ukuran Bank, HHI dan PDB berpengaruh signifikan terhadap stabilitas sistem perbankan konvensional. Hasil analisis perbandingan stabilitas sistem perbankan syariah dan konvensional di Indonesia melalui analisis nilai Z-score menunjukkan bahwa sistem perbankan syariah mempunyai stabilitas yang lebih baik daripada sistem perbankan konvensional.
Evaluation of neuropathy in breast cancer patients treated with ixabepilone

657 Introduction: Ixabepilone, a microtubule stabilizing agent, has activity in breast cancer and is associated with peripheral neuropathy (PN) which has not been well characterized. This analysis was performed to look for predictive factors for PN. Methods: Metastatic breast cancer patients (pts) with grade (G) 0 or 1 PN were treated with ixabepilone 6 mg/m2 daily x 5 every 21 days. Baseline functional testing included balance testing (BT), Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments (SWM), the Jebsen test of hand function (JTHF) for non-dominant (ND) and dominant (D) hands, and the grooved peg board test (GPBT) for ND and D hands. Baseline testing and factors were compared with the exact Wilcoxon rank sum test, while Fisher’s exact test compared binomial parameters, p 2 cycles of treatment were analyzed. They received a median of 6 cycles (3 - 22 cycles). 9 patients (30%) developed PN of G2/3 (7 pts with G2 and 2 pts with G3).
Clustering Algorithm for Multi-density Datasets

DBSCAN (Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise) algorithm is density-based clustering method. It discovers clusters with varied shapes, sizes and handles noise. But it fails to discover clusters of varied density. This problem arises due to its dependency on global parameters especially Eps (represents neighborhood radius for each point in dataset). This paper introduces very simple idea to deal with this problem. The idea is steamed from density-based methods especially DENCLUE (DENsity-based CLUstEring), DBSCAN algorithm and k-nearest neighbors. The proposed method estimates local density -for each point in dataset-as the sum of distances to the k-nearest neighbor, arranges points in ascending order based on local density. The algorithm starts the clustering process from the highest density point by adding un-clustered points that have similar density as ﬁrst point in cluster. Similar means there is small variance in density between the current point and the ﬁrst point in cluster. Also, the point is assigned to current cluster if the sum of distances to its Minpts-nearest neighbors is less than or equal to the density of ﬁrst point (core point condition in DBSCAN). Experimental results show the efﬁciency of the proposed method in discovering varied density clusters from data.
Anti-inflammatory activity of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill & Perry oil in carrageenan-induced paw edema in female rats

The present study was planned to evaluate in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill & Perry oil (clove oil), following single dose oral administration @ 100, 250 and 500 mg/kg in female wistar rats by using carrageenan-induced paw edema model. Twenty five rats were divided randomly into 5 groups and each group consists of five female rats. All rats were injected subcutaneously with 0.1 ml of 10% w/v carrageenan suspension subcutaneously as a local acute edema inducer after 30 min subsequent to oral administration of clove oil. Rats of control groups were kept untreated. Rats of standard control group were treated orally with indomethacin @ 10 mg/ kg body weight as a reference standard drug. Rats of other three treatment groups were treated with clove oil @ 100, 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight, respectively. Edema was expressed as the increase in paw volume in ml and measured up to the tibiotarsal articulation. Volume of edematous paw was measured at 0 h (before treatment), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 24 h after treatments. Increase in paw thickness was measured by using digital plethysmometer and per cent inhibition was calculated. The anti-inflammatory effect of clove oil was highest at 3 h (35.46 %) at the dose of 500 mg/kg. The anti-inflammatory effect of standard drug indomethacin (42.99 %) was higher than clove oil at 3 h. Clove oil at 3 h all doses gave higher anti-inflammatory effect. Clove oil showed dose dependent anti-inflammatory activity in female wistar rats.
Pengaruh Brand Awareness, Perceived Value, dan Brand Image Terhadap Customer Satisfaction

This research was conducted to influence brand awareness, perceived value, and brand image of the customer satisfaction of The Body Shop products in Jakarta. The method used in this study is non-probability sampling. Questionnaires were distributed to 150 people. The population is a community that uses The Body Shop products. The data analysis technique used is multiple regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that brand awareness, perceived value, and brand image can positively influence the customer satisfaction of The Body Shop products in Jakarta.Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mempengaruhi kesadaran merek, nilai persepsi, dan citra merek terhadap kepuasan pelanggan produk The Body Shop di Jakarta. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah non-probability sampling. Kuesioner dibagikan kepada 150 orang. Populasinya adalah masyarakat yang menggunakan produk The Body Shop. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi berganda. Hasil dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kesadaran merek, nilai persepsi, dan citra merek dapat mempengaruhi secara positif kepuasan pelanggan produk The Body Shop di Jakarta.
Foster care in Spain : Its establishment and current challenges

countries. The idea that children without a family can be taken in by another family which assumes responsibility for their upbringing and care in all necessary aspects indeed goes back many centuries, though in very different forms depending on the culture in question. In Spain, as early as the 18th century, in the regulations of the Madrid foundling home or inclusa, together with the guidelines governing the collection of children from the locality, it was recommended to maintain as few children as possible in the institution, and that the majority should be raised in the villages close to the capital. To this end, nursemaids were sought out and given wages, always very low, until the child reached the age of seven (Trinidad, 1996). Another measure existing at that time was that of prohijamiento, regulated by the Charity Law of 1822, and even prior to that by a Royal Decree of 1796, in accordance with which minors were taken in permanently by a new family, with a view to their adoption after a few years. In this sense it was more or less comparable to the present day concept of preadoptive fostering. Nevertheless, as Caparros and Jimenez-Aybar (2001) point out, in Spain “there is no specific antecedent (or precedent) for foster care as we know it today” (p. 19). This measure was not introduced in our country until the legislation of 11th November 1987 for the Reform of the Civil Code and the Civil Procedure in Relation to Adoption and Other Forms of Child Protection (21/1987, de Reforma del Codigo Civil y de la Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil en Materia de Adopcion y de Otras Formas de Proteccion de Menores). Foster care becomes defined as that situation in which minors obtain full participation in the life of foster families, which in turn have the obligation of caring for them, providing them with food and shelter, and giving them a proper upbringing and a comprehensive education (obligations which coincide with the duties inherent in the exercise of parental responsibility or patria potestad). What is important to stress is that the legislation of 1987 FOSTER CARE IN SPAIN: ITS ESTABLISHMENT AND CURRENT CHALLENGES
Analysis of the Effect of Information Asymmetry on Dividends

This study aims to examine the effect of information asymmetry on the dividend policy of nonfinancial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Basically, there is information asymmetry between managers and investors in which investors only know company information through dividend information, while managers have all the company's actual internal information. The study used a sample of companies that pays dividends listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and a control variable of growth opportunity (market-to-book ratio, asset structure), firm size, firm risk, and profitability. The findings of this study concluded that information asymmetry does not significantly influence the dividend policy of non-financial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The dividend payment is not influenced by the high or low asymmetry of the available information; this is because the dividend payment policy is an expensive policy.