Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The usage and outcomes of dextran in the treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis

Objectives In this study, we retrospectively compared the outcomes of patients with acute deep vein thrombosis treated with dextran 40 infusion and unfractionated heparin with those of patients treated with unfractionated heparin alone. Methods We evaluated 104 patients with the diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis. The pain complaints of the patients at the time of admission and the pain complaints in the calf with dorsiflexion of the foot were evaluated with the visual analogue pain scale, and the calf diameter of affected limbs was measured. Fifty five patients had dextran 40 infusion and unfractionated heparin treatment concomitantly (Group HD), while 49 patients had unfractionated heparin treatment (Group H). Heparin dose was adjusted to obtain 1.5- to 2.5-fold of normal activated partial thromboplastin time in both groups. Oral anticoagulant, warfarin sodium, was administered in the first day and resumed. Unfractionated heparin infusion therapy was resumed until international normalized ratio values of 2–2.5 were obtained. Dextran 40 infusion therapy was administered for 3 days. Calf diameters, current pain, and calf pain at foot dorsiflexion were recorded at 48 h and 72 h. 65 patients were distal, and 39 patients were proximal and popliteal acute DVT. None of the patients had phlegmasia. All were acute DVT. Results At 48 and 72 h of therapy, it was determined that the decrease of the calf diameter and the pain were more significant both at 48th and 72nd hours in the Group HD. The calf circumference change, especially at 72 h, was 2.58 ± 0.39 cm in the group receiving heparin + dextran, while it was 1.76 ± 0.56 cm in the group receiving only heparin. (p = 0.000). While there were only 1.24 ± 1.02 people in the group that received dextran at 72 h, leg pain persisted in 3.35 ± 1.11 people in the other group. (p = 0.000). Evaluation was made only with calf vein diameter measurement. When patients with Homan’s sign were evaluated for their calf pain at foot dorsiflexion; both groups had decreased pain at 48th and 72nd hours. Conclusion In this study, we observed that the use of dextran 40 infusion therapy concomitantly with unfractionated heparin accelerates recovery substantially and decreases patient complaints significantly in early stages. In particular, reduction in leg pain and calf circumference reduction were more adequate in the dextran group. The early decrease in the calf circumference will have clinical consequences such as less heparin intake, earlier return to normal life, and a decrease in the total cost of treatment. Since the antithrombotic and anticoagulant effects of dextran are well known, we think that its use in this treatment as well as venous thromboembolism prophylaxis should be discussed.
Posttraumatic Growth after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Examination of Free Descriptions among Fukushima Residents Who Lived in the Evacuation Area

We examined the differences in the posttraumatic growth (PTG) free descriptions from clusters of Fukushima residents (evacuation and non-evacuation zones) who experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the relationship between “recovery from radiation anxiety” and the PTG-free description classification in these regions. A mail survey was conducted in August 2016 among Fukushima residents aged 20–79 years for free descriptions of their PTG. Participants were then divided into the “no anxiety,” “recovered from anxiety,” and “unrecovered from anxiety” groups based on their “recovery from radiation anxiety. ” Data from 786 responses were analyzed. The PTG-free descriptions were classified into eight categories. Among those who lived in the evacuation zone versus those in the non-evacuation zone, “relating to others” (non-evacuation zone: 11.9% vs. evacuation zone: 18.4%) and “appreciation of life” (non-evacuation zone: 2.7% vs. evacuation zone: 9.8%) were significantly higher, and “increased awareness of disaster prevention” (non-evacuation zone: 20.4% vs. evacuation zone: 8.0%) was significantly lower. In the evacuation zone, “renewed recognition of nuclear issues” was significantly lower than the expected value in the no anxiety group (3.1%) and significantly higher than the expected value in the recovered group (22.9%). Further studies are needed to build support measures and potentially aid in preparing for future disasters.
Macroinvertebrate assemblages in mountain tributaries of glacial-fed and rain-fed rivers in eastern Nepal

While river macroinvertebrates are the most widely used form of bioindicators, their baseline information, although crucial, is scarce in Nepal. The main objective of this study was to assess the macroinvertebrate assemblages in mountain tributaries of the glacial-fed Tamor and rain-fed Kamala rivers. A total of eight sites were sampled during March 2015 (Spring), November 2015 (Autumn), January 2016 (Winter), and May 2016 (Summer). Altogether, 49 Families of macroinvertebrates belonging to 15 Orders were identified with 39 Families and 12 Orders in Tamor’s tributaries, and 33 Families and 10 Orders in Kamala’s tributaries. Non-metric multi-dimensional scaling (NMDS) revealed different assemblages between the two river systems. The most dominant Order in the Tamor was Ephemeroptera and it was Trichoptera in the Kamala. EPT (Ephemeroptera Plecoptera Trichoptera) assemblages were the most abundant in all four seasons for both the river systems and higher % EPT in Tamor’s tributaries indicate better water quality than in the Kamala tributaries. Typical cold water adapted Families such as Rhyacophilidae and Stenopsychidae were observed in Tamor’s tributaries whereas in Kamala’s tributaries, warm water adapted Families like Naididae and Thiaridae were found, reflecting a difference in the abiotic variables such as temperature, dissolved oxygen attributed to each of the catchments. This baseline data can serve as the foundation for further bioassessment including those of climate change impacts on aquatic biodiversity.
Fully probabilistic seismic displacement analysis of spatially distributed slopes using spatially correlated vector intensity measures

Earthquake‐induced slope displacement is an important parameter for safety evaluation and earthquake design of slope systems. Traditional probabilistic seismic hazard analysis usually focuses on evaluating slope displacement at a particular location, and it is not suitable for spatially distributed slopes over a large region. This study proposes a computationally efficient framework for fully probabilistic seismic displacement analysis of spatially distributed slope systems using spatially correlated vector intensity measures (IMs). First, a spatial cross‐correlation model for three key ground motion IMs, that is, peak ground acceleration (PGA), Arias intensity, and peak ground velocity, is developed using 2686 ground motion recordings from 11 recent earthquakes. To reduce the computational cost, Monte Carlo simulation and data reduction techniques are utilized to generate spatially correlated random fields for the vector IMs. The slope displacement hazards over the region are further quantified using empirical predictive equations. Finally, an illustrative example is presented to highlight the importance of the spatial correlation and the advantage of using spatially correlated vector IMs in seismic hazard analysis of spatially distributed slopes. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Factors Affecting Collaboration Portal Effectiveness of the Audit Board of Indonesia

The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia is known as Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK). In carrying out its duties and functions, it empowers and relies on information technology (IT) infrastructure that covers all aspects, including planning, procurement, service provision, information asset security, service continuity, and evaluation. BPK implements a collaboration portal to meet service needs and teamwork during the audit process, ad-hoc committees, and leader instructions to follow BPK’s strategic plan. BPK needs to assess the effect of the collaboration portal in supporting employee performance and improving IT services. As a result, this study aims to investigate the factors that influence the effectiveness of the BPK collaboration portal. This study used Delone and McLean model of information system success by looking at the relationship of system quality, information quality, service quality, facilitating conditions, and collaboration quality to user satisfaction and individual job performance. The research method used a quantitative approach with partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The sample data was collected from 60 respondents at BPK. The data obtained from the respondents were processed using the SmartPLS application. The study results show that information quality, facilitating conditions, and collaboration quality positively and significantly affect user satisfaction. There is a positive and significant influence of user satisfaction on individual job performance. In addition, system quality and service quality do not significantly influence user satisfaction with collaboration portal services.
Decision Support System for Local Water Management

Although technologically advanced methods have been used to manage large water resource systems, there is both a need and an opportunity for application of similar techniques at the level of the individual user. With a microcomputer as the computational tool, a decision support system (DSS) is developed for use by local water managers, where the appropriative water rights doctrine applies and irrigation is the primary water use. The DSS consists of data files describing the water rights, water use, and hydrologic systems integrated with simulation models for soil moisture and river routing in response to irrigation diversions and inflows. The model allows projection of irrigation demands and assessment of the effects of distribution strategies on flow in the river system. Operation of the DSS is demonstrated on a small, hypothetical river system. Even though the hardware and software appear to be suitable to the task, actual application may depend on cooperation among users and be limited to providing adv.
Guiding Attention via a Cognitive Aid During a Simulated In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Scenario: A Salience Effort Expectancy Value Model Analysis

Objective To investigate the effect of a cognitive aid on the visual attention distribution of the operator using the Salience Effort Expectancy Value (SEEV) model. Background Cognitive aids aim to support an operator during the execution of a task. The effect of cognitive aids on performance is frequently evaluated but whether a cognitive aid improved, for example, attention distribution has not been considered. Method We built the Expectancy Value (EV) model version which can be considered to indicate optimal attention distribution for a given event. We analyzed the eye tracking data of emergency physicians while using a cognitive aid application versus no application during a simulated in-hospital cardiac arrest scenario. Results The EV model could fit the attention distribution in such a simulated emergency situation. Partially supporting our hypothesis, the cognitive aid application group showed a significantly better EV model fit than the no application group in the first phases of the event, but a worse fit in the last phase. Conclusion We demonstrated that a cognitive aid affected attention distribution and that the SEEV model provides the means of capturing these effects. We suggest that the aid supported and improved visual attention distribution in the stressful first phases of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation but may have focused attention on objects that are relevant for lower priority goals in the last phase. Application The SEEV model can provide insights into expected and unexpected effects of cognitive aids on visual attention distribution and may help to design better artifacts.
The Relationship between Gut Microbiome and Cognition in Older Australians

Ageing is associated with changes in biological processes, including reductions in cognitive functions and gut microbiome diversity. However, not much is known about the relationship between cognition and the microbiome with increasing age. Therefore, we examined the relationship between the gut microbiome and cognition in 69 healthy participants aged 60–75 years. The gut microbiome was analysed with the 16S rRNA sequencing method. The cognitive assessment included the Cognitive Drug Research computerised assessment battery, which produced five cognitive factors corresponding to ‘Quality of Episodic Secondary Memory’, ‘Quality of Working Memory’, ‘Continuity of Attention, ‘Speed of Memory’ and ‘Power of Concentration’. Multiple linear regression showed that the bacterial family Carnobacteriaceae explained 9% of the variance in predicting Quality of Episodic Secondary Memory. Alcaligenaceae and Clostridiaceae explained 15% of the variance in predicting Quality of Working Memory; Bacteroidaceae, Barnesiellaceae, Rikenellaceae and Gemellaceae explained 11% of the variance in Power of Concentration. The present study provides specific evidence of a relationship between specific families of bacteria and different domains of cognition.
A Mystery of Academic and Industrial Skill Discordance among Business Graduates in Pakistan

The study had explored the cognitive, non-cognitive and vocational skill required by the Pakistani organizations and found that there are various dimension that employer are interested among their potential employee. It was observed that Non cognitive are the more deficient one among the focused and as per gender is concerned their little response as per all skills however on Non-cognitive skills a bet more maturity exist among female candidates whereas the confidence level and lower literacy rate disturb their response on job market. Curriculum covering the Field specific theoretical and practical knowledge there is rare convergence on field specific practical knowledge. The study reveals a higher attention on industry academia collaboration through developing a high level of university-Industry linkages.
Industry Expectation Of Australian Property Higher Education Programs

Purpose: Property education is predominantly taught at undergraduate level, supported by post-graduate programs at many Australian universities. This paper examines undergraduate property programs from the perspective of one of the major stakeholders; the property industry. The current offerings have evolved from highly applied practical valuation-centric programs in the 1970s to broader, more academic programs in the current era. This change has created different expectations for both students and industry. _ _Methodology: Initially a focus group of six property industry employers was held and their discussion is included in the paper and informed the development of a questionnaire using the online delivery vehicle Qualtrics. This questionnaire was emailed to 460 industry leaders, as listed on company websites and university Employer of Choice databases. 95 people responded to the questionnaire.Findings: After surveying students, recent graduates and industry leaders, it appears as if there is a gap between what the universities claim about their graduates and what many employers of property graduates find. Despite the best efforts of the universities and their staff, despite robust and rich curricula, it would appear that evidence from industry and the Australian Property Institute who register practitioners, is that most graduates require specialist training and additional study before they can be considered work ready.Value: This paper offers valuable insights with regard to how higher education property programs are regarded by the property industry in Australia.
Optimal piecewise-constant price under heterogeneous sensitivity to product freshness

When perishable products are priced uniformly, regardless of the amount of time remaining until expiration, consumers may gravitate towards fresher products, leaving some inventory unsold. This research considers dynamic pricing policies as well as replenishment policies in the context of perishable products with a fixed shelf life. Consumers are assumed to be heterogeneous in their sensitivity to freshness, i.e. their willingness to pay more for fresher products. We develop a model for identifying an optimal (profit-maximising) dynamic pricing policy and for evaluating the extent to which both the retailer and the consumer benefit from the implementation of a dynamic pricing policy as opposed to a static policy. The model assumes that the retailer is able to utilise knowledge regarding the heterogeneous characteristics of incoming customers (e.g. the retailer can gather specific information about customers’ historical purchases). Unexpectedly, it is proven that in an optimal pricing policy, the retailer should assign a lower price to fresher products and then raise the price as the products approach expiration. A numerical illustration shows that profits are strongly influenced by the volatility of consumer sensitivity to freshness; specifically, this variable has the potential to reduce optimal profits by up to 8%.
Intra-Household Property Rights and Well-Being: Evidence from the 2011 Chinese Divorce Reform

This study examines the effect of intra-household property rights on household members’ well-being by exploiting the 2011 Chinese divorce reform. This reform transfers ownership of the family home to the registered buyer, most often the husband, in the event of a divorce. Prior to this legal change, the family home was considered joint property. I examine two contrasting sets of hypotheses. For immediate effects, the divorce-threat bargaining model predicts that the divorce law change will reduce women’s well-being but increase men’s well-being, whereas the structural sexism theories predict that the divorce law change will decrease both women’s and men’s well-being. Results show that the 2011 Chinese divorce reform hurts both men and women through encouraging patriarchy, which is consistent with the prediction of the structural sexism theories. For longer-term effects, the divorce-threat bargaining model and the structural sexism theories predict the consequences of the divorce law change will persist in the long run, whereas the separate-spheres bargaining model predicts that the effects can be transitory when there exists marriage binding. I find that the effects of the legal change were weakened or even disappeared in the long run, suggesting that the bride price practice in China likely served as marriage binding.
International Journal of Instruction

Teachers cannot escape being learners if they are to be proficient practitioners. This study interrogates the effects of a professional development programme on mathematics teachers’ pedagogical practices in South African primary schools. Using critical theory as the illuminating lens, this qualitative study, which is cast within the participatory action research paradigm, examined mathematics teachers’ classroom practices before and after a professional development programme. Data were collected from 41 mathematics teachers during the pre-intervention cycle, the intervention programme, and the post-intervention cycle. Document analysis, focus group discussion, free attitude interviews and lesson observations were the data collection tools. In the pre-intervention cycle, mathematics teachers blamed learners for errors in solving complex mathematical problems, without reflecting on their own pedagogical shortcomings. The instructional intervention programme enabled teachers to reflect more critically on their teaching methods. It also enriched their mathematical content knowledge and pedagogical skills in using manipulatives. Post-intervention lesson observations showed some improvements in the teachers’ classroom practice as they reaped the benefits of the professional development programme. This study begins to demonstrate that, if properly organised, professional development activities can assist in filling gaps in teachers’ content mastery and pedagogical skills; ultimately improving learner performance. The implications of this study are that teacher professional development, if aligned to teachers’ pedagogical needs, can assist in improving classroom practice and is not a waste of resources as some previous studies have claimed.
Spatial and temporal calibration of Hargreaves equation for calculating monthly ETo based on Penman‐Monteith method

The Penman‐Monteith equation is the most common method for estimating reference crop evapotranspiration (ETo). However, this method needs full weather data, but few stations with complete weather data exist in Fars province in Iran. On the other hand, the Hargreaves equation is a simpler method for estimating ETo. In this study, using the weather data of seven synoptic stations in Fars province in Iran and seven synoptic stations outside the province, the Hargreaves equation was calibrated based on the Penman‐Monteith method for every month of the year and for a yearly time step. The results indicate that different coefficients should be used for each month of year and yearly time step instead of the original coefficient of 0.0023 in the Hargreaves equation. Therefore, it is possible to estimate monthly ETo by using the calibrated coefficients of the Hargreaves equation for different regions of Fars province for each month of the year. Also, according to the geographical locations of each station and by using the GIS‐assisted methods, spatial distribution maps of yearly calibrated coefficients in Fars province were prepared by the inverse distance square method. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Computation of inrush current forces on transformer windings

Inrush currents are frequently encountered during the switching process of transformers. The purpose of this paper is to present an investigation of forces that appear as a result of inrush currents. While both short circuit and inrush transformer situations might seem identical, they vary significantly from the core magnetization viewpoint. Three-dimensional computations have been carried out on a typical single-phase power transformer using the Hopfield neural network energy minimization technique. Results are given in the paper as well as comparison with short circuit forces.
Effect of Moringa Oleifera Lam Extract (MOLE) on Testicular Ultra Structure in Cryptorchidism Model

Moringa Oleifera Lam Extract (MOLE) is an antioxidant plant that belongs to the Moringaceae family. It also has antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anticarcinogenic, cardio-protective and sexual potential-enhancing effects. Cryptorchidism causes infertility with sperm DNA disorder and germ cell apoptosis with the production of ROS and increased oxidative stress. In the present study, the histopathological and ultrastructural changes in experimental Cryptorchidism-induced rat testes, and the effects of Moringa Oleifera Lam Extract (MOLE) on these changes were investigated at two different doses. A total of 26 male 15-17-day-old Sprague Dawley rats were used in the present study. The rats were divided into 4 groups as Control, Cryptorchidic, Cryptorchidic + 400mg/kg MOLE, and Cryptorchidic + 800mg/kg MOLE. The rats were sacrificed on the 15th day of the trial. Light and electron microscopic examinations were evaluated in the testicular tissues. It was determined as a result of the light microscopic examination after Cryptorchidism that there were ruptures in the interstitial area, separation of germ cells from basal membrane, cell loss into the lumen, and cytoplasmic vacuolization. In electron microscopy, it was determined that the basal membrane was intact, the tight cytoplasmic connections and the bridges between Sertoli Cells were broken, and there were mitochondria with abnormal crystals. It was determined that both doses of the MOLE plant, which were administered for treatment purposes, had a repairing effect on these pathological damages, and this effect was more pronounced in Dose 2.