Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Relationship between Work Stress and Workplace Deviant Behaviours in the Nigerian Banking Industry

: This paper focuses on examining the relationship between work stress and workplace deviant behaviours in the Nigerian banking industry. Hence, the paper plans to propose ways of reducing work stress in the workplace, which will consequently reduce workplace deviant behaviours in the workplace, particularly within the Nigerian banking industry. However, the current study adopted a quantitative research approach, a survey research design. In addition, one non-probability sampling method and two sampling approaches were used, namely purposive stratified and simple random sampling, respectively. The findings revealed that work stress has a statistically positive significant relationship with workplace deviant behaviours in the Nigerian banking industry. Moreover, the results of this investigation have major implication for organisational behaviour, managerial decisions, and harmonious employee employment relationship in the Nigerian banking industry. Increased work stress significantly increases workplace deviant behaviours in the Nigerian banking industry. Hence, the Nigerian banking industry can minimise workplace deviant behaviours through a decrease or reduction in the level of work stress. There have been little, if any studies done to ascertain the relationship between work stress and workplace deviant behaviours in the Nigerian banking industry. The current investigation noticed a significant moderate positive relationship between work stress and workplace deviant behaviours in the Nigerian banking industry, indicating that the Nigerian bank employees will engage more in deviant behaviours if they encounter an increased levels of work stress in the Nigerian banking industry, as well as engage less in deviant behaviours in proportion to the low levels of work stress encountered.
Hashimoto Thyroiditis: Simple Diagnosis with 2D-Shear Wave Elastography

Background: Hashimoto thyroiditis diagnosis is primarily established on clinical and laboratory findings; however, some hashimoto thyroiditis cases are euthyroid and seronegative. Moreover, these patients might also have normal conventional ultrasound findings. Aims: In our study, we aimed to distinguish the typical background characteristics of hashimoto thyroiditis using virtual touch tissue imaging quantification maps obtained with acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. Methods: Our study consisted of 28 hashimoto thyroiditis patients without characteristics of ultrasound findings and 28 healthy subjects. The thyroid parenchymal tissue mechanical properties were analyzed with the virtual touch tissue imaging quantification after ultrasound examination, and then related colored maps were obtained. Shear wave velocities were recorded (m/s) from the homogenous area where hardest and softest points were closest to each other on virtual touch tissue imaging quantification maps. The difference between the minimum and maximum shear wave velocities for each case (Δv) was calculated and recorded. Results: Assessment of virtual touch tissue imaging quantification maps revealed a significant difference between hashimoto thyroiditis and control groups in terms of maximum SWV’s, but no significant difference was observed between the minimum shear wave velocities (p Δv values were taken into account. In summary, the effects of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis can be distinguished by simply using Δv on virtual touch tissue imaging quantification maps. When the cut-off value of Δv was accepted 0.42, the diagnosis of hashimoto thyroiditis could be made with 88% accuracy. Conclusion: We suggest that shear wave velocities measurement on virtual touch tissue imaging quantification maps is a promising method in equivocal hashimoto thyroiditis cases, in which the diagnosis of hashimoto thyroiditis is unachievable with clinical, laboratory and conventional ultrasound findings.
Stability of Marine Organic Matter Respiration Stoichiometry

The amount of oxygen consumed during organic matter remineralization critically depends on how much organic carbon is remineralized per unit dissolved oxygen respired (respiratory quotient, RQ) but the global distribution and the mechanisms that control RQ are not well understood. Here we estimate RQ in the surface ocean by using two independent methods, one using satellite‐derived macromolecular composition of phytoplankton and another using objectively gridded nutrient data. Both methods yield mean RQ of ~0.7 with small spatial variability consistent with previous estimates. This pattern is likely to be a result of phytoplankton protein content universally exceeding those of carbohydrates and lipids. At face value, the relative stability of RQ suggests that the remineralization stoichiometry will not affect the ongoing deoxygenation of the world ocean. However, the possibility remains that RQ may increase in the future (e.g., organic matter becoming more carbohydrate‐dominated) and thus ameliorate deoxygenation.
Effectiveness of Customized Foot Insoles in Nursing Staff with Mechanical Low Back Pain and Pronated Feet.

Background: Low back pain is third most common disorder and its prevalence among the nurses is slightly higher varying between 56% and 90%. The literature reflects how excessive pronation of the foot is linked to low back pain. Previous studies also states that individuals with low back pain have diminished postural balance. Therefore there was need to quantify the effects of customized foot insoles for low back pain and pronated feet. Aims and Objectives: The present study evaluates the effect of customised foot insoles on pain and balance among nursing staff with mechanical low back pain. Methodology: 30 nursing staff of age 30-55 years with mechanical low back pain and pronated feet participated in the study which was a pre-test post-test experimental study design. LBP was evaluated by a visual analog scale for pain and Oswestry Disability Questionnaire. Both static and dynamic balance was evaluated using unipedal stance and Star excursion balance test respectively. Pre-test data of pain and balance was recorded without intervention. Then the customized foot insoles were given to the subjects for the duration of 4 weeks and post-test data of pain and balance was collected. Results: A paired t-test was used to compare the difference in VAS, Oswestry LBP questionnaire and static & dynamic balance for pre-test and post-test. There was a significant difference in pain with (p<0.000) and improvement in both static balance and dynamic balance with (p<0.001). Conclusion: Customized foot insoles reduces pain and improves balance among nursing staff with mechanical low back pain and pronated feet therefore customized foot insoles can be prescribed for patients with mechanical low back pain and pronated feet.
Mapping metabolic oscillations during cell cycle progression

Proliferating cells must synthesize a wide variety of macromolecules while progressing through the cell cycle, but the coordination between cell cycle progression and cellular metabolism is still poorly understood. To identify metabolic processes that oscillate over the cell cycle, we performed comprehensive, non-targeted liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) based metabolomics of HeLa cells isolated in the G1 and SG2M cell cycle phases, capturing thousands of diverse metabolite ions. When accounting for increased total metabolite abundance due to cell growth throughout the cell cycle, 18% of the observed LC-HRMS peaks were at least 2-fold different between the stages, consistent with broad metabolic remodeling throughout the cell cycle. While most amino acids, phospholipids, and total ribonucleotides were constant across cell cycle phases, consistent with the view that total macromolecule synthesis does not vary across the cell cycle, certain metabolites were oscillating. For example, ribonucleotides were highly phosphorylated in SG2M, indicating an increase in energy charge, and several phosphatidylinositols were more abundant in G1, possibly indicating altered membrane lipid signaling. Within carbohydrate metabolism, pentose phosphates and methylglyoxal metabolites were associated with the cycle. Interestingly, hundreds of yet uncharacterized metabolites similarly oscillated between cell cycle phases, suggesting previously unknown metabolic activities that may be synchronized with cell cycle progression, providing an important resource for future studies.
Influence of soil moisture on mesoscale convective initiation in central Mexico

ABSTRACT The presence of deep moist convection in a large part of Mexico is a condition typical of summer; the effects of land surface processes and mesoscale circulations are usually not included in the diagnostic and forecasting of deep moist convection, mainly because of the scale at which they occur. This study examines the effect of the soil moisture fluxes on convective initiation in the central region of Mexico during the summer periods of 2010–2014. Other aspects considered are the function of the average flux of the boundary layer in the transport of humidity towards the initiation zone. Remote sensing satellite data used are the cloud-top temperature, soil moisture, land surface temperature and precipitation. The results show over the initiation zone an increase in the soil moisture and a decrease in the land surface temperature in the direction of the mean flux at low levels. The soil moisture anomaly (SMA) presents a temporal variability being May, the composite more similar to previous studies, initiation zone drier and warmer than surroundings. The background low-level winds have an important role in the displacement of convection core and creating different features of SMA and land surface temperature anomaly.
Navigating complex social landscapes: examining care experienced young people’s engagements with sport and physical activity

ABSTRACT Internationally, there has been growing interest in the experiences of care experienced youth and their engagements with activities that can support positive development. Despite the acknowledged potential of sport/physical activity (PA) to act as a vehicle for positive development, there remain concerns about the piecemeal nature of sport/PA opportunities for care experienced youth at a local level and their capacity to access these. To date, relatively few studies have considered the role of sport/PA within the day-to-day lives of care experienced young people and, furthermore, these have often drawn more on the voices of adults than care experienced youth themselves. In response, the ‘Right to be Active’ (R2BA) project was developed to examine care experienced youth’s perspectives on/experiences of sport/PA. This paper seeks to provide a broad overview of the study and discusses key empirical findings. Adopting a predominantly qualitative, participatory approach, R2BA comprised four interconnected phases: (1) a rapid review of policy documents; (2) the distribution of adult and young people surveys; (3) focus group interviews with 63 care experienced youth; and (4) repeat focus groups with 40 care experienced youth. Informed by Bourdieu’s theoretical concepts and his perspectives regarding the multi-dimensional nature of social life, the analysis of data highlights the complex social landscapes that care experienced youth navigate on a day-to-day basis. Moreover, it demonstrates how the configuration of key factors (activities, places and people) can be influential in shaping care experienced youths’ attitudes towards, participation in and experiences of sport/PA within the broader field of the care context. It is argued that the study points to the need for a more holistic understanding of care experienced young people’s lives and for more thought to be given as to how different stakeholder groups can work in partnership to facilitate this population’s access to/engagements in sport/PA.
Outcomes of Childhood Cholestasis in Alagille Syndrome: Results of a Multicenter Observational Study

Alagille syndrome (ALGS) is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder with cholestasis as a defining clinical feature. We sought to characterize hepatic outcomes in a molecularly defined cohort of children with ALGS‐related cholestasis. Two hundred and ninety‐three participants with ALGS with native liver were enrolled. Participants entered the study at different ages and data were collected retrospectively prior to enrollment, and prospectively during the study course. Genetic analysis in 206 revealed JAGGED1 mutations in 91% and NOTCH2 mutations in 4%. Growth was impaired with mean height and weight z‐scores of <−1.0 at all ages. Regression analysis revealed that every 10 mg/dL increase in total bilirubin was associated with a decrease in height z‐score by 0.10 (P = 0.03) and weight z‐score by 0.15 (P = 0.007). Total bilirubin was higher for younger participants (P = 0.03) with a median of 6.9 mg/dL for those less than 1 year old compared with a median of 1.3 mg/dL for participants 13 years or older. The median gamma glutamyl transferase also dropped from 612 to 268 in the same age groups. After adjusting for age, there was substantial within‐individual variation of alanine aminotransferase. By 20 years of age, 40% of participants had developed definite portal hypertension. Estimated liver transplant–free survival at the age of 18.5 years was 24%. Conclusions: This is the largest multicenter natural history study of cholestasis in ALGS, demonstrating a previously underappreciated burden of liver disease with early profound cholestasis, a second wave of portal hypertension later in childhood, and less than 25% of patients reaching young adulthood with their native liver. These findings will promote optimization of ALGS management and development of clinically relevant endpoints for future therapeutic trials.
Stability and ℓ1-Gain Analysis for Switched Positive Systems With MDADT Based on Quasi-Time-Dependent Approach

This article is concerned with the exponential stability and $\ell _{1}$ -gain performance analysis of discrete-time switched positive systems (DTSPSs) under mode-dependent average dwell time (MDADT) switching. A novel linear copositive Lyapunov function, which is both quasi-time-dependent and mode-dependent, is designed for the stability and performance analysis. Stability conditions are developed such that the considered DTSPS is exponentially stable and also attains an attenuation performance. The solved conditions for the controllers design are presented in terms of linear programming (LP), and are both quasi-time-dependent and mode-dependent. Two examples are organized to validate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme finally.
Vibration Analysis of Rotary Tapered Axially Functionally Graded Timoshenko Nanobeam in Thermal Environment

In this paper, vibration analysis of rotary tapered axially functionally graded (AFG) Timoshenko nanobeam is investigated in a thermal environment based on nonlocal theory. The governing equations of motion and the related boundary conditions are derived by means of Hamilton’s principle based on the first order shear deformation theory of beams. The solution method is considered using generalized differential quadrature element (GDQE) method. The accuracy of results are validated by other results reported in other references. The effect of various parameters such as AFG index, rate of cross section change, angular velocity, size effect and boundary conditions on natural frequencies are discussed comprehensively. The results show that with increasing angular velocity, non-dimensional frequency is increased and it depends on size effect parameter. Also, in the zero angular velocity, it can be seen with increasing AFG index, the frequencies are reducing, but in non-zero angular velocity, AFG index shows complex behavior on frequency.
College students’ ambivalence over emotional expression and counselor’s directiveness: an analogue experiment on perceived therapeutic bond

ABSTRACT This experimental analogue study estimated how clients’ ambivalence over emotional expression (AEE) is linked to their perception of the therapeutic relationship and satisfaction with counseling, depending on the counselor’s communication style (i.e., directive versus non-directive). One hundred and seventy three college students were recruited using a research participation pool. Participants viewed videos of mock counseling sessions that demonstrated a counselor with a directive or non-directive communication style and were instructed to imagine they were the client in the video. Participants then rated their perceived therapeutic bond and satisfaction with the counseling in the video. Results from a moderated mediation effect analysis indicated that the counselor’s directiveness moderated the relationship between AEE and perceived therapeutic bond, which in turn mediated the relationship between AEE and counseling satisfaction. Specifically, participants with higher levels of AEE reported lower levels of satisfaction when they watched a non-directive style of therapy session, and this relationship was mediated by lower levels of perceived therapeutic bond. However, this association was not found for the directive style video. Implications and future directions for research and practice are discussed.
Can Positive-Pressure Ventilation be Administered with Laryngeal Mask to Pediatric Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Operation?

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the effects of intubation and laryngeal mask airway (LMA) use by evaluating the results of blood gas tests, end-tidal CO2 measurements, and airway changes during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in children. Methods: This study was designed to be a prospective randomized study enrolling 150 ASA-I patients, aged 1–8 years; who were scheduled for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Group 1 (n=75) received general anesthesia with fentanyl, propofol, and rocuronium and they were orotracheally intubated. Group 2 (n=75) received general anesthesia with fentanyl and propofol and were inserted an LMA. Demographical data were recorded. Arterial blood gas test results at baseline, in the 10th min after the insufflation, and in the 10th min after the end of the insufflation were noted. The end-tidal CO2, HR, SPO2, inspiratory pressure, plateau pressure, tidal volume (TV), and respiratory frequencies were recorded. The duration of anesthesia, operation, and insufflations was noted. Emergent complications were recorded. Results: The duration of both anesthesia and recovery was longer in Group 1 compared to Group 2. Hemodynamical parameters, end-tidal CO2 values, TVs, airway pressures, and respiratory frequencies were not statistically significantly different between the groups. There were no statistically meaningful differences in the levels of pH, PCO2, and PO2 between the groups. Conclusion: Compared to orotracheal intubation during laparoscopic inguinal surgery; LMA did not cause any statistically significant differences in the blood gas test results or airway pressures and recovery was faster with LMA. Therefore, LMA can be used in pediatric laparoscopic surgery as a safe tool for maintaining the airway.
Globalization as a socio-environmental equilibrium: applying Luhmann`s theory to Integrated Reporting

International accounting standards systems are able to define borders by producing reference codes for institutional, informational and cultural codes. Such ways of influence are similar to globalization in other societal spaces: for example internalization of trade systems has been produced by creating institutes and organizations as well as miscellaneous standards. These tendencies have been highlighted by Niklas Luhmann through differentiation of borders determinants of a system. And this operational determination of globalization as continual creation of the world system is to be highly appreciated for comprehensive analysis of the last developments in accounting and reporting field influenced by environmental issues. In this paper three-tier classification of globalization in terms of system definition proposed as development of Niklas Luhmann ideas. Through analysis of the mean shifts in reporting as social memory phenomenon and communication process accounting problems reformulated as world system`s issues and demonstrated existence of globalization as operational phenomenon for accountancy and social responsibility systems. Concepts of the social systems theory have been visualized and interpreted to determine possible ways of equilibrium states for human systems and environment. As a result main ways for integrated reporting application and its future development formulated.
Facial Expressions Recognition Using Markov Stationary Feature - Vector Quantization and Support Vector Machine Method

Facial expression is a form of nonverbal communication that can convey the emotional state of someone to the person who observes it. Research on the recognition of facial expressions is one of the interesting fields in computer science. This research aims to improve the accuracy of recognition performance. The process carried out in this research is to perform feature extraction and image classification. Markov Stationary Feature - Vector Quantization (MSF-VQ) method is used for feature extraction and Support Vector Machine (SVM) for image classification. Data set in used is 1440 data with six classifications of facial expressions. The results of the testing showed 97.41% which stated that this method could be recommended to be applied in the facial expressions recognition.
HEMODYNAMIC AND METABOLIC RESPONSES DURING SELF-PACED AND RAMP GRADED EXERCISE TESTING TREADMILL PROTOCOLS

Purpose: To investigate: 1) if a self-paced (SP) graded exercise testing protocol elicits similar and reliable maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) responses compared to a ramp (RAMP) treadmill protocol; 2) the impact of SP on cardiac output (Q), stroke volume (SV), and arteriovenous oxygen difference (a-vO2diff); and 3) the metabolic response during SP through blood lactate (BLa) accumulation and ventilatory threshold (VT) attainment. Methods: Sixteen recreationally trained men (23.7±3.0 yrs) completed two separate treadmill graded exercise testing protocols. SP consisted of five 2-min stages (10 min total) of increasing speed based on the Borg RPE6-20 scale. RAMP consisted of increases in speed by 0.16 km/hr every 15 s until volitional exhaustion. All tests were performed at 3% incline. VO2 was measured via indirect calorimetry, hemodynamic function was measured via thoracic impedance, and BLa was measured via portable lactate analyzer. Differences between SP and RAMP protocols were analyzed as group means by using paired samples t-tests (R Core Team (2017)). Results: Maximal values for SP and RAMP were similar (p>0.05) for VO2max (47.1±3.4 vs. 47.4±3.4 mL•kg•min ), heart rate (198±5 vs. 200±6 beat•min), ventilation (158.8±20.7 vs. 159.3±19.0 L•min ), Q (26.9±5.5 vs. 27.9±4.2 L•min), SV (145.9±29.2 vs. 149.8±25.3 mL•beat), avO2diff (18.5±3.1 vs. 19.7±3.1 mL•dL), VT (78.2 ± 7.2 vs. 79.0 ± 7.6% VO2max), and peak BLa (11.7±2.3 vs. 11.5±2.4 mM•L), respectively. Conclusions: SP elicits similar physiological responses in comparison to RAMP. These results support SP as a feasible GXT protocol. Electing to employ SP may benefit clinicians and researchers from a timemanagement perspective.
Combination therapy for the treatment of schizophrenia

The present invention is directed to a new treatment for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia was found to respond to the combination of an atypical antipsychotic and valproate compound. This combination is particularly useful for alleviating acute symptoms of schizophrenia. The present invention also relates to new formulations containing antipsychotic in combination with valproate compound.