Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Basic Needs Satisfaction on Work Engagement and Turnover Intentions

Purpose: The purpose of the research was to determine how basic needs satisfaction (BNS) impacted work engagement (WE) and turnover intentions (TI) of employees at the mine. Methodology: The author used positivist research philosophy and survey research design and collected data from 100 employees through a well-structured questionnaire comprising scales for BNS, WE, and TI. The questionnaires were delivered to 100 employees based on stratified random sampling after receiving listing of 300 eligible research participants. Data was analysed using SPSS. Cronbach’s alpha for the scales was 0.793, 0.872, and 0.702 respectively for BNS, WE, and TI. Qualitative research was conducted to get views regarding turnover intentions and what should be done to retain employees. Results: The three variables in the study were strongly correlated and significant at p < . 01. The correlation between BNS and WE was . 544, between WE and TI it was -. 519, and between BNS and TI, it was -. 459. With WE controlled, impact of BNS on TI was insignificant at p < . 01. Regression coefficient for BNS decreased from -. 710 to -. 388, indicating reduction in influence of BNS on TI when WE was controlled. According to Baron and Kenny (1986), reduction in regression coefficient for BNS and the insignificant regression result confirmed that WE was a mediator between BNS and TI. However, partial, and not full mediation was achieved since the direct path of BNS to TI was non-zero. Using BNS and WE as independent variables and TI as dependent variable, Pearson correlation coefficient (R) was . 560, giving coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.314, indicating that BNS and WE contributed 31.4% towards variance in TI. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study has provided empirical evidence that TI can be studied through BNS and WE and that WE works as a generative mechanism (mediating variable) through which BNS operates to impact TI. Management at the mine must promote BNS and WE through improvement in compensation, supervisor-subordinate relationship, training and development opportunities, and recognition of competent employees to reduce TI.
DYNAMIC ANALYSES OF SH GUIDED WAVES BY CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL CAVITY IN AN ELASTIC STRIP

Dynamic stress concentrations during anti-plane motion caused by a defect an elastic shell can be treated as a scattering problem of a circular cylindrical cavity with SH guided waves in an elastic strip for the purposes of analysis. Firstly, a compatible guided wave is formulated in the elastic strip, which satisfies stress free conditions in upper and lower bounds. Secondly, the scattering of waves around a circular cylindrical cavity is expressed as series form by the employed wave function expansion method, and compatible scattering guided waves resulting from the reflection of waves off the bounds of the elastic strip is constructed by repeated image superposition. Lastly, the coefficients of the wave function expansion are determined based on the stress free condition of circular cylindrical bounds with pre-given incident guided waves. Numerical calculating examples are presented to solve scattering around a circular cylindrical cavity with a given SH guided wave, to describe dynamic stress distribution at the edge of a cavity, and to discuss influences of guided orders, frequencies, and positions of cavity.
Segmentation-based classification of hyperspectral imagery using projected and correlation clustering techniques

Abstract A partitional clustering-based segmentation is used to carry out supervised classification for hyperspectral images. The main contribution of this study lies in the use of projected and correlation partitional clustering techniques to perform image segmentation. These types of clustering techniques have the capability to concurrently perform clustering and feature/band reduction, and are also able to identify different sets of relevant features for different clusters. Using these clustering techniques segmentation map is obtained, which is combined with the pixel-level support vector machines (SVM) classification result, using majority voting. Experiments are conducted over two hyperspectral images. Combination of pixel-level classification result with the segmentation maps leads to significant improvement of accuracies in both the images. Additionally, it is also observed that, classified maps obtained using SVM combined with projected and correlation clustering techniques results in higher accuracies as compared to classified maps obtained from SVM combined with other partitional clustering techniques.
Analysis of the Effect of Plutella xylostella Polycalin and ABCC2 Transporter on Cry1Ac Susceptibility by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout

Many insects, including the Plutella xylostella (L.), have developed varying degrees of resistance to many insecticides, including Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins, the bioinsecticides derived from Bt. The polycalin protein is one of the potential receptors for Bt toxins, and previous studies have confirmed that the Cry1Ac toxin can bind to the polycalin protein of P. xylostella, but whether polycalin is associated with the resistance of Bt toxins remains controversial. In this study, we compared the midgut of larvae from Cry1Ac-susceptible and -resistant strains, and found that the expression of the Pxpolycalin gene was largely reduced in the midgut of the resistant strains. Moreover, the spatial and temporal expression patterns of Pxpolycalin showed that it was mainly expressed in the larval stage and midgut tissue. However, genetic linkage experiments showed that the Pxpolycalin gene and its transcript level were not linked to Cry1Ac resistance, whereas both the PxABCC2 gene and its transcript levels were linked to Cry1Ac resistance. The larvae fed on a diet containing the Cry1Ac toxin showed no significant change in the expression of the Pxpolycalin gene in a short term. Furthermore, the knockout of polycalin and ATP-binding cassette transporter subfamily C2 (ABCC2) genes separately by CRISPR/Cas9 technology resulted in resistance to decreased susceptibility to Cry1Ac toxin. Our results provide new insights into the potential role of polycalin and ABCC2 proteins in Cry1Ac resistance and the mechanism underlying the resistance of insects to Bt toxins.
Predictors of Success of Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with COPD Exacerbations (Role of Clinical Parameters and Arterial Blood Gases)

Background: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) decreases the need for endotracheal intubation (ETI) and also decreases mortality in severe acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). Objective: The aim of the current study is to assess determinants of NIV effectiveness in patients with COPD exacerbation. Patients and methods: Our study was a cross-sectional comparative study. A total 100 patients with AECOPD were included in this study. Patients were admitted to the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) in Minia Cardiothoracic University Hospital. All patients were evaluated at the time of admission, at the start of NIV, after 1 hour (hr) of NIV and at the end of NIV. This evaluation included heart rate, respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and arterial blood gases (ABG) which include PaO2, PaCO2, PH, HCO3, as well as PaO2 /FiO2 ratio. Results: Patients were divided into 2 groups; 85 (85%) patients improved with NIV (success group, Group I ) and 15 (15%) patients failed NIV and were intubated ( Group II ). PH, PO2, as well as PCO2 revealed significant improvement after 1 hr, which persisted till the end of the study in the success group. Clinical data including heart rate, respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure showed significant difference between the two groups at time of hospital admission and the initiation of NIV. After 1 hr, these variables showed significant improvement in the success group that continued till the and at the end of the study. Also, PaO2/FiO2 ratio showed a significant improvement in the success group after 1 hr of NIV. Multivariate analysis showed PH <7.26 and RR ≥ 35 (at hospital admission) are predictors of failure of NIV. Conclusion : Clinical parameters including HR, RR and blood pressure, as well as ABG, could predict success of NIV in patients with AECOPD. Improvement in these parameters within 1 hr of NIV could be a good predictor of success.
NPK Accumulation, Physiology, and Production of Sour Passion Fruit under Salt Stress Irrigated with Brackish Water in the Phenological Stages and K Fertilization

This research aimed to evaluate the effects of salt stress, varying the phenological stages, and K fertilization on NPK concentrations, physiology, and production of Passiflora edulis Sims. The research was carried out at the University Farm of São Domingos, Paraíba, Brazil, using a randomized block design with a 6 × 2 factorial arrangement. Six irrigation strategies were evaluated (use of low electrical conductivity water (0.3 dS m−1) during all stages of development and application of high-salinity water (4.0 dS m−1) in the following stages: vegetative, flowering, fruiting, successively in the vegetative/flowering, and vegetative/fruiting stages) and two potassium levels (207 and 345 g K2O per plant), with four replications and three plants per plot. The leaf concentrations of N, P, and K in the sour passion fruit plants found in the present study were below the optimal levels reported in the literature, regardless of the development stage and the cultivation cycle. The relative water content, stomatal conductance, and photosynthesis were reduced by salt stress in the first cycle. However, in the second cycle, irrigation with 4.0 dS m−1 in the vegetative/flowering stages increased the CO2 assimilation rate. Passion fruit is sensitive to salt stress in the vegetative/flowering stages of the first cycle. In the second cycle, salt stress in the fruiting stage resulted in higher production per plant.
Estimated Phytate Intake Is Associated with Bone Mineral Density in Mediterranean Postmenopausal Women

The main objective of this work was to explore the association of dietary phytate intake with bone mineral density (BMD) in a Mediterranean population of postmenopausal women. For this purpose, a cross-sectional analysis of 561 women aged 55–75 years with overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome from a Mediterranean area and with data on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans in femur and lumbar spine was performed. Estimated phytate intake was calculated using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Our results indicated that phytate intake was associated with BMD [β(95%CI) per each 25 mg/100 kcal] in femoral neck [0.023(0.060–0.040) g/cm2], femoral Ward’s triangle [0.033(0.013–0.054) g/cm2], total femur [0.018(0.001–0.035) g/cm2], and all the analyzed lumbar spine sites [L1–L4: 0.033(0.007–0.059) g/cm2] after adjusting for potential confounders. The sensitivity analysis showed that phytate intake was directly associated with lumbar spine BMD in women younger than 66 years, with a body mass index higher than 32.6 kg/cm2 and without type 2 diabetes (all p-for interactions < 0.05). The overall results indicated that phytate, a substance present in food as cereals, legumes and nuts, was positively associated with BMD in Mediterranean postmenopausal women. Phytate may have a protective effect on bone resorption by adsorbing on the surfaces of HAP. Nevertheless, large, long-term, and randomized prospective clinical studies must be performed to assess the possible benefits of phytate consumption on BMD in postmenopausal women.
Income Tax Reconstruction on Construction Services to Support Development in Indonesia

Purpose: The rapid development of construction companies is still dominated by various illegal acts, including bribery, embezzlement, and fraud; this means that the correct tax income will not be reported to the tax office. It is necessary to produce a reconstruction of the income tax provisions on development-based construction services. Design/methodology/approach: This paper applied a normative juridical method with an evaluative and prescriptive thought. Findings: The applicable income tax regulations on Construction Services have not been able to overcome various illegal acts, such as fictitious sub-contractors, fictitious work units, replacement or deterioration of material quality, transfer of lump-sum costs to material costs, tender collusion, personal use of project equipment, and money laundering. Research limitations/implications: This paper would benefit from an in-depth study using a socio-legal approach. However, it can enrich subsequent empirical research. Originality/value: It is important and urgent to renew the income tax law in overcoming existing fraud on Construction Services, including the regulation of the Construction Industry Schemes obligations together with sanctions for each violation, revocation of final income tax on construction services, and the obligation to use the percentage-of-completion method in construction services whose project completion exceeds a financial year.
Increased U.S. coastal hurricane risk under climate change

Several pathways for how climate change may influence the U.S. coastal hurricane risk have been proposed, but the physical mechanisms and possible connections between various pathways remain unclear. Here, future projections of hurricane activity (1980–2100), downscaled from multiple climate models using a synthetic hurricane model, show an enhanced hurricane frequency for the Gulf and lower East coast regions. The increase in coastal hurricane frequency is driven primarily by changes in steering flow, which can be attributed to the development of an upper-level cyclonic circulation over the western Atlantic. The latter is part of the baroclinic stationary Rossby waves forced mainly by increased diabatic heating in the eastern tropical Pacific, a robust signal across the multimodel ensemble. Last, these heating changes also play a key role in decreasing wind shear near the U.S. coast, further aggravating coastal hurricane risk enhanced by the physically connected steering flow changes.
Small-molecule PIK-93 modulates the tumor microenvironment to improve immune checkpoint blockade response

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting PD-L1 immunotherapy are state-of-the-art treatments for advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the treatment response of certain patients with NSCLC is unsatisfactory because of an unfavorable tumor microenvironment (TME) and poor permeability of antibody-based ICIs. In this study, we aimed to discover small-molecule drugs that can modulate the TME to enhance ICI treatment efficacy in NSCLC in vitro and in vivo. We identified a PD-L1 protein-modulating small molecule, PIK-93, using a cell-based global protein stability (GPS) screening system. PIK-93 mediated PD-L1 ubiquitination by enhancing the PD-L1–Cullin-4A interaction. PIK-93 reduced PD-L1 levels on M1 macrophages and enhanced M1 antitumor cytotoxicity. Combined PIK-93 and anti–PD-L1 antibody treatment enhanced T cell activation, inhibited tumor growth, and increased tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) recruitment in syngeneic and human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) line–derived xenograft mouse models. PIK-93 facilitates a treatment-favorable TME when combined with anti–PD-L1 antibodies, thereby enhancing PD-1/PD-L1 blockade cancer immunotherapy.
Steady state and transient analysis of compact plate-fin heat exchanger fins for generation of design data using CFD

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to carry out numerical modeling of single-blow transient analysis using FLUENT porous media model for estimation of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of offset and wavy fins. Design/methodology/approach – A computational fluid dynamics program FLUENT has been used to predict the design data in terms of j and f factors for plate-fin heat exchanger wavy and offset strip fins, which are widely used in aerospace applications. Findings – The suitable design data in terms of Colburn j and Fanning friction f factors is generated and presented correlations for wavy fins covering the laminar, transition and turbulent flow regimes. Originality/value – The correlations for the friction factor f and Colburn factor j have been found to be good by comparing with other references. The correlations can be used by the heat exchanger designers and can reduce the number of tests and modification of the prototype to a minimum for similar applications and types of fins.
Long-term stability in obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior in the general population: a longitudinal study in Sweden

Abstract Objective Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior and their related disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) commonly occur in the general population. Clinical populations indicate a high level of stability, although there are few longitudinal studies in the general population. The recommended drug treatments are SSRIs/TCAs. However, there are few long-term follow up studies. The goal of this study was to 1) examine the occurrence and stability of obsessions, compulsions, and OCD in a longitudinal population-based survey, 2) investigate the use of SSRI and TCA and the potential effect on symptoms. Methods A ten-year longitudinal general population in Stockholm was used (2000 and 2010, n = 5650) Obsessional washing, checking, intrusive unpleasant thoughts and the level of suffering due to these symptoms were measured by self-report. Information on use of SSRIs and TCAs by these individuals was obtained from registers. Stability was examined using contingency tables and multinomial logistic regression. Results At baseline, 2.1, 11.7 and 11.9% reported obsessional washing, checking and intrusive thoughts. A total of 5% reported considerable suffering from these (i.e. OCD). Based on psychiatric interview only 0.4% had OCD. Ten years later a quarter of OCD cases were still classified as having OCD, one quarter reported any obsessive or compulsive symptom and half were classified as symptom-free. Treatment receipt was low and controlling for medication did not change the stability. Conclusion Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior are common and stable. While this group is potentially undertreated, there is no indication that those treated display a different pattern of recovery.
Black Communities’ Perspectives on High-Risk Domestic Violence

Domestic violence homicide is a serious issue that is receiving increased attention in communities across the country. The Black community has been disproportionately impacted by domestic violence fatality. However, little information has been obtained as to how these communities understand and perceive high-risk domestic violence. This article provides information from 128 focus group participants from diverse Black communities on their perceptions of what constitutes high-risk domestic violence. The findings affirm some current high-risk indicators, such as stalking, strangulation, use of threats, access to a weapon, and isolation, and provide nuanced perspectives of each indicator. In addition, the findings provide new thoughts on what these communities identified as high-risk domestic violence, including public violence, repeated violence with no consequences, escalation of arguments, disconnection from the community, and being a member of a marginalized group. Implications for practice, policy, education, and protocol development are provided.
The Association of Self-Perception of Aging and Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

Abstract Background and Objectives Self-perception of aging is an important psychosocial factor that can influence quality of life in older age. This review aimed to synthesize findings on the association between self-perception of aging and quality of life among older adults aged 60 and above. Research Design and Methods A systematic search was conducted in 4 electronic databases (Ovid Medline, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and Web of Science). Studies conducted in English and including measures on the perception of aging and quality of life were included in this review. A total of 32 observational studies (21 cross-sectional, 8 longitudinal, 2 mixed-method, and 1 qualitative) met the inclusion criteria. Outcomes reported in the included studies were quality of life, physical health and functioning, psychological health, mental health, and general well-being. Results Overall, 20 quantitative studies indicated a strong association between positive perception of aging and increased quality of life. Similarly, 9 quantitative studies demonstrated that negative perception of aging is associated with lower quality of life. Results of the mixed-method and qualitative studies indicated that older adults with higher morale and good physical capability had more positive perceptions of health. Discussion and Implications These results suggest that promoting a positive perception of aging and a self-care attitude would help to enhance older adults’ quality of life and should be incorporated into future health promotions and interventions.
Effect of lower energy threshold on single and multiple scatter distributions in positron volume imaging

Simulations of the scatter distributions in the Advance tomograph were performed using the SimSET software package. The Zubal phantom was used, centered at the heart with activity only in the heart or in all soft tissues except the lungs. Data were binned axially for: (1) -0.884 to 0.844 cm; (2) 2.53 to 4.22 cm; and (3) -7.6 to 7.6 cm (the full axial field of view). Simulations were performed with both a 45 cm long (Full object) and a 15.5 cm long (Short object) section of the phantom with 250 million decays. The total scatter to trues ratio for the full object vary from 1.20 (300 keV, all soft tissues) to 0.35 (425 keV, heart only). The ratio of single scatters from the short object simulation compared to the total scatters from the full object varied from 40% at 300 keV to 60% at 425 keV. While the multiple scatters were well estimated with a Gaussian convolution of the single scatter events (for the full object), significant errors will occur if the attenuation and activity outside the FOV is not included in the estimation of the single scatters.
On the Radon-Nikodym Derivative with a Chain Rule in a Von Neumann Algebra

The purpose of this paper is to show that by a reorganization of the proofs of the main results concerning Radon-Nikodym derivatives in a von Neumann algebra of Pedersen and Takesaki in [12] and of Connes in paragraphs 1.1 and 1.2 of [5], considerable technical simplification can be achieved. Roughly speaking, the analytic vector techniques developed by these authors for the study of weights on a von Neumann algebra can be replaced, to a large extent, by the tensor product methods introduced by Connes, which are essentially algebraic in nature. In the exposition which follows, analytic vectors are not used at all (see, however, 4.4).