Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Does Supply-Leading Hypothesis Hold in Emerging Markets? Empirical Insights from a European Market

This study examines the relationship between financial development and economic growth, and the extent to which the finance-leading hypothesis holds in Hungary by using annual time series data over the period 1970-2019. To test the hypotheses of the study, the autoregressive distributed lag approach and Granger causality test have been applied. The empirical findings show that there is a relationship between financial and economic growth, but the evidence of the supply-leading hypothesis in the long run in Hungary is varied according to the sector. While in the short run, the changes in the ratios of credit to both agencies of the private sector have no statistically significant impact on economic growth. According to the Granger test, there is evidence supporting the neutrality hypothesis for the credit-to-corporate ratio and the feedback hypothesis for the credit-to-household ratio in relation to economic growth. This is a consequence of the fact low levels of efficiency characterized the Hungarian financial system, despite it being characterized by high levels of financial depth. Besides, financial liberalization and financial development increased reliance on external finance, which caused the fragility of the financial system and the effect on its role in economic growth. Policymakers need to target the channels and financial efficiency mechanisms to influence and transform the real economy in all the regions of the country to equally develop goals and economic growth together and ensure stable macroeconomic policies.
Pandemic Shock and Economic Variables Responses in ASEAN Countries Using Panel Vector Autoregressive Model

This quantitative research aims to measure the factors that affect the economy in 10 ASEAN countries in 2014-2020. The method used is panel vector autoregressive (PVAR). The results of the research were divided into several tests. First, the causality test shows that GDP has an effect on inflation and money supply with a one-way causality. Second, the PVAR test shows that the money supply has a significant effect on inflation and unemployment rate at lags 1 and 2. The follow-up test, namely IRF, shows that the shocks of GDP responded by all economic variables are greater than shocks to other variables. While the results of the VD test show that GDP is the largest contributor to the variation in the value of all economic variables studied, both in the short and long term.
Peruvian contributions to scientific publications on experimental research against COVID-19: a systematic review

Background: One of the countries most adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak was Peru. Worldwide scientific knowledge creation has significantly grown because of this pandemic. This systematic study aims to examine several facets of Peru's experimental scientific production concerning COVID-19. Methods: Between December 2019 and June 2022, searches were made in the PubMed database for experimental scientific articles created in Peruvian institutions. Data were extracted and analyzed on the type of biomedical research, the study's applicability, the thematic area and specific thematic, journal impact factor and quartile, funding, grants, and institution of affiliation for the first and correspondence authors. Results: The systematic review resulted in nine studies that met the requirements. The results revealed that Peru needs to promote policies to boost research funding and the number of researchers to produce information that will be useful for managing diseases in the future. Yet, despite the funding provided by national organizations like National Council for Science, Technology, and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC), there were few publications and little international collaboration. The studies that have been published focus mostly on applied research in the areas of diagnostics, sanitary products, and treatment and transmission, and they have great visibility because they are indexed in Q1 journals. Conclusions: This thorough study revealed Peru's inadequate reaction to COVID-19 regarding experimental scientific research. Peruvian authorities should think about supporting the required policies to boost the number of researchers and financial aid to produce information that may be utilized to manage potential new diseases in the future. Inplasy registration: INPLASY202340080 (23/04/2023).
The Clinical Significance of CD73 in Cancer

The search for new and effective treatment targets for cancer immunotherapy is an ongoing challenge. Alongside the more established inhibitory immune checkpoints, a novel potential target is CD73. As one of the key enzymes in the purinergic signalling pathway CD73 is responsible for the generation of immune suppressive adenosine. The expression of CD73 is higher in tumours than in the corresponding healthy tissues and associated with a poor prognosis. CD73, mainly by the production of adenosine, is critical in the suppression of an adequate anti-tumour immune response, but also in promoting cancer cell proliferation, tumour growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis. The upregulation of CD73 and generation of adenosine by tumour or tumour-associated immune cells is a common resistance mechanism to many cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. Therefore, the inhibition of CD73 represents a new and promising approach to increase therapy efficacy. Several CD73 inhibitors have already been developed and successfully demonstrated anti-cancer activity in preclinical studies. Currently, clinical studies evaluate CD73 inhibitors in different therapy combinations and tumour entities. The initial results suggest that inhibiting CD73 could be an effective option to augment anti-cancer immunotherapeutic strategies. This review provides an overview of the rationale behind the CD73 inhibition in different treatment combinations and the role of CD73 as a prognostic marker.
Vibration Characteristic Analysis and Structural Optimization of the Frame of a Triplex Row-Baling Cotton Picker

The frame of the cotton picker is exposed to complex and varying loads during its operation. Therefore, conducting research on the vibration characteristics of the frame is crucial. In this study, vibration tests were conducted on the main vibration sources in a cotton picker at several measuring points on the frame. An accelerometer sensor was utilized to collect the signals. Fourier analysis was applied to analyze the vibration sources, encompassing the excitation frequency and the vibration source-coupled excitation frequency. Modal tests were also conducted to validate the finite element model and determine the natural frequencies of the frame. The results showed that the natural frequencies of the frame, specifically the third-order, fourth-order, and sixth-order frequencies, were comparable to the vibration source-coupled excitation frequencies. To prevent frame resonance, the response surface method was used to optimize the frame. Based on the MOGA algorithm, scheme 4 was identified as the optimal design. Furthermore, fatigue life calculations were carried out to optimize the parts with short lifespans on the frame, thereby enhancing the working performance.
Locating dayside magnetopause reconnection with exhaust ion distributions

Magnetic reconnection at Earth's dayside magnetopause is essential to magnetospheric dynamics. Determining where reconnection takes place is important to understanding the processes involved, and many questions about reconnection location remain unanswered. We present a method for locating the magnetic reconnection X line at Earth's dayside magnetopause under southward interplanetary magnetic field conditions using only ion velocity distribution measurements. Particle‐in‐cell simulations based on Cluster magnetopause crossings produce ion velocity distributions that we propagate through a model magnetosphere, allowing us to calculate the field‐aligned distance between an exhaust observation and its associated reconnection line. We demonstrate this procedure for two events and compare our results with those of the Maximum Magnetic Shear Model; we find good agreement with its results and show that when our method is applicable, it produces more precise locations than the Maximum Shear Model.
A search for new heavy particles in events with highly ionising, short tracks at the CMS experiment

The main focus of the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is to search for physics beyond the Standard Model and to measure Standard Model parameters. For both purposes it is essential to determine important performance parameters of the CMS detector. The here presented thesis contributes in a twofold way to the physics program of CMS. In the first part of this thesis, a search for physics beyond the Standard Model is presented. It is motivated by supersymmetric models with nearly mass-degenerate lightest neutralinos and lightest charginos. The small mass gap between chargino and neutralino can lead to long lifetimes of the chargino due to phase space suppression. Thus, the chargino can reach the tracking system before its decay. The here presented search targets chargino lifetimes of cτ ≈ 1− 30 cm where most of the charginos decay in the first layers of the tracker. This search aims at increasing the search sensitivity of existing searches with respect to these models in a twofold way: first, the inclusion of tracks down to three measurements in the tracking system, and second, the discrimination against Standard Model background by the energy loss per path length. The search is performed on 19.7 fb−1 of data recorded at the CMS experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of 8TeV. No excess above the Standard Model expectation is found and the supersymmetric parameter space is constrained. The search can exclude supersymmetric models with chargino masses of 100GeV down to lifetimes of cτ = 2 cm and models with masses of 500GeV down to lifetimes of cτ = 70 cm. Current limits are confirmed and improvements of the order of 10− 40GeV in chargino mass are achieved. In the second part of the thesis, a measurement of the jet transverse-momentum resolution at 8TeV at the CMS experiment is presented. In order to exploit the good energy resolution of the electromagnetic calorimeter of the CMS detector, the measurement is performed using γ + jet events. Due to the transverse momentum balance in the absence of further jet activity, the photon momentum can be used as a measure for the true jet transverse momentum. The applied method is based on earlier measurements but is further developed within this thesis in order to consistently account for the influence of additional jet activity on the jet transverse-momentum response. Relative differences of the resolution in simulation and in data are measured between 7% and 20%.
Perception of Women’s Knowledge of and Attitudes towards Cervical Cancer and Papanicolaou Smear Screenings: A Qualitative Study in South Africa

Background: Cervical cancer is the most common form of cancer worldwide. Consequently, it is crucial that women are encouraged to undergo interventions early via Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screenings to improve their health. In light of this, this study explored the knowledge of and attitudes towards cervical cancer and Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screenings among women in the Caleb Motshabi district, South Africa. Four focus group discussions were carried out among 19 women. The interviews/discussion were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim and then analysed thematically. In this regard, seven main themes emerged that provided insight into the perceptions of the participants regarding their knowledge of and attitudes towards cervical cancer and Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screenings. While the majority of participants were aware of cervical cancer and Pap smears, they lacked more specific knowledge of what this cancer is or its related causes. Although some participants had had a Pap smear done, they neither knew how the procedure was done nor the reasons for it. In addition, most mentioned receiving information about this procedure from their peers rather than healthcare workers. Notably, those with previous experience indicated that they had regular screenings. Furthermore, they better understood exactly how it is done. The findings emphasised women’s limited knowledge of cervical cancer and Pap smears. It further highlighted the need for sustainable education programmes and mobile clinics to encourage an awareness of and accessibility to this particular type of screening within South African communities. Therefore, intervention strategies that make people aware of this specific cancer and encourage the uptake of Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screenings are crucial, as is the continued advocacy for sustained educational programmes and accessible healthcare services.
The Effect of Time Management, Student Creativity and Learning Motivation on Student Learning Outcomes Case Studies on Economics

This study aimed to analyze the effect of time management, student creativity and learning motivation on student learning outcomes at SMAN 62 Jakarta in the subject of Economics. The method used in this research was descriptive quantitative with Path Analysis approach. The population in this study were all students of class XI science and social studies at SMAN 62 Jakarta, totally 239 students. Population members taken as a sample were 120 respondents. The sampling technique was proportional stratified random sampling. Data was collected by using a questionnaire and distributed via google forms to 120 students of class XI science and social studies at SMAN 62 Jakarta. This study revealed that: (1) time management had a positive and significant effect on learning outcomes, (2) student creativity had a positive and significant effect on learning outcomes, (3) learning motivation had a positive and significant effect on learning outcomes, (4) time management, student creativity and motivation learning together had a positive and significant effect on learning outcomes.
PROBLEM OF NON-STATIONARY WAVES IN VISCOELASTIC ORTHOTROPIC STRIP SOLVED USING ANALYTICAL METHOD

The transient response of an infinite orthotropic strip subjected to a transverse load is investigated using an analytical method in this work. The material properties of the strip are described by the discrete model of standard linear viscoelastic solid. In this study, the case of special orthotropy is assumed, i.e., the principal material and geometric axes of the strip are coincident. Once the final system of equations describing the plane-stress problem solved is derived, the integral transform method is used to obtain the Laplace transforms of displacement and velocity components. The inversion of the resulted formulae back to time domain is carried out by the help of numerical inverse Laplace transform. In particular, an algorithm based on the FFT and Wynn’s epsilon accelerator was used for this purpose. In the last part of this work, the analytical results obtained for selected orthotropic material are compared to those resulted from numerical simulation performed in the finite element code MSC.Marc. The comparison made showed good agreement between analytical and numerical results and proved their correctness. Finally, the efficiency of both approaches is discussed.
The Effect of IFRS Adoption, Firm Performance, Audit Quality, Leverage, and Firm Size on Foreign Ownership

IFRS and IAS are internationally accepted accounting standards issued by the IASC/IASB with the aim of uniform accounting standards throughout the world. In diversifying their investments, in addition to understanding the financial statements, investors also need to understand the firm performance and audit quality to increase confidence that the investment will generate profits in the future. The purpose of this research is to determine whether the IFRS adoption, firm performance, and audit quality will significantly affect foreign ownership. The method applied to process research data is a quantitative-descriptive method with unbalanced panel data of eighteen companies registered in the manufacturing sector from 2017-2020. From the results of multiple regression analysis using SPSS, it is known that IFRS adoption has a positive and insignificant effect on foreign ownership. Meanwhile, based on the research results, it is known that the firm performance and audit quality show significant positive results on foreign ownership.
Public Anxiety, Attitudes, and Practices towards COVID-19 Infection in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, still has a terrifying potential due to its continuous genetic variation. Although vaccines have been created, adherence to preventive measures remains a privileged choice to tackle the pandemic. This study aims to investigate the anxiety, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) towards COVID-19 infection in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected from 400 participants via an online self-structured questionnaire. Anxiety, attitude, and practice scores were calculated by summing the points of the statements under the corresponding domain multiplied by 100 over 12, 21, or 15, respectively. Chi-square and one-way analysis of variance were used to investigate the relationships between vaccination, anxiety, attitude, practice scores, and demographic characteristics. More than half of the participants were female (58.5%; mean age of 29.5 years; the majority in the age groups of <20 years and 21–30 years). Only 21.5% of the participants were suffering from or previously had chronic diseases. Notably, 22.3% of the male participants were vaccinated (p = 0.000). The old age groups (41–50 years and >50 years) were more vaccinated (16.3% and 24.1%, respectively, p = 0.000), as well as the unemployed (36.4%; p = 0.000). The mean scores of anxiety, attitude, and practice were 66.8, 72.3, and 85.2, respectively. Females had an anxiety score of 68.5% (p = 0.008) and a higher attitude score of 68.5% (p = 0.008). Infected male participants had a lower practice score of 80% (p = 0.038), while females recorded higher practice scores (85.7 ± 11.6). The results highlight the importance of reliable communication from health representatives and legislators in educating the public and promoting their knowledge about non-therapeutic interventions. Efficient intervention approaches are required to fill the gap during the implementation of non-therapeutic measures. Also, it is recommended that awareness programs, during COVID-19 or any other similar pandemics, should be tailored to target Eastern Province inhabitants, especially males.
Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Adjustment: A Meta-Analysis and Review

With the advancement of robot technology, the use of a robot system to control an endoscope during minimally invasive surgery has evolved significantly. Using a robot assistant to control the endoscope frees the surgeon’s hands and enables them to concentrate more on the surgical procedure. In addition, it can prevent the doctor’s hand trembling from affecting the surgical field of vision, which is more conducive to a smooth operation. This enhances the clinical efficacy of endoscopic minimally invasive surgery. Despite considerable progress, there are still substantial obstacles to overcome. This article will comprehensively analyze the key technologies involved in using robots to control endoscopes in accordance with the surgical field of vision and discuss the current challenges and future directions for research in robot-assisted endoscopic surgery.
Influence of the Tip Clearance on a Compressor Blade Aerodynamic Damping

The flutter CFD calculations conducted in industry generally use a single-row, single-passage approach with a minimum of detailing to reduce the computational time as much as possible. The question arises of what level of detailing is necessary for accurate aerodamping predictions. In this study, the influence of tip clearance size on the steady flowfield and aerodynamic damping is assessed for a high-pressure compressor second-stage rotor. The steady analyses are conducted on an isolated blade passage by imposing the experimental boundary conditions at the inlet and outlet of the passage. Two operating points are considered: 74 and 100% corrected speed. It is observed that, at the same pressure ratio, the mass flow decreases with a larger tip gap due to the tip clearance flow rolling into a vortex on the blade suction side. Then, unsteady analyses are conducted by enforcing the first torsion mode shape at the corresponding natural frequency. For all interblade phase angles, the same trend is observed: th.
Observation of direct evolution from antiferromagnetism to superconductivity in C u 1 -x L i x FeAs (0 ≤x ≤1.0 )

We report the structure, antiferromagnetism, and superconductivity in $\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{u}}_{1\ensuremath{-}x}\mathrm{L}{\mathrm{i}}_{x}\mathrm{FeAs}$ ($0\ensuremath{\le}x\ensuremath{\le}1.0$) samples. A direct evolution from antiferromagnetism to superconductivity is observed as increasing doping level of Li. A phase diagram is constructed to show this evolution, which features no coexistence region between superconductivity and antiferromagnetism. This behavior shows that antiferromagnetic CuFeAs can be regarded as a parent compound to the observed superconductivity by equivalent doping, which is different from the cases with other FeAs-based superconductors. Structural analyses and first-principles calculations indicate that the anion height of $\mathrm{F}{\mathrm{e}}_{2}\mathrm{A}{\mathrm{s}}_{2}$ tetrahedral layer plays a crucial role on the physical properties. Moreover, the simple Fermi surface nesting picture adopted to explain the evolution from spin-density wave to superconductor in other FeAs-based superconductors might be not applicable to $\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{u}}_{1\ensuremath{-}x}\mathrm{L}{\mathrm{i}}_{x}\mathrm{FeAs}$.
Nail Psoriasis: An Updated Review of Currently Available Systemic Treatments

Background Nail psoriasis (NP) has a prevalence that ranges from 10 to 82% among patients with psoriasis (PsO) and is one of the most common difficult to treat site of psoriasis. We performed a thorough review of the literature, exploring evidence regarding all available NP systemic treatments, describing also in detail NP dedicated clinical trials. Methods A literature search was conducted in PubMed and Embase prior to February 2023 using a combination of the terms “nail” AND “psoriasis” AND “systemic therapy” AND/OR “systemic treatment”. A total of 47 original studies and case reports were reviewed in this article. Results Systemic therapies should be considered when the disorder involves more than 3 nails, has extensive skin and joint involvement, and has a significant impact on QoL, due to their best long-term efficacy. In detail, conventional and biologic systemic drugs demonstrated efficacy in recent trials, including acitretin, methotrexate, cyclosporine, apremilast, adalimumab, infliximab, etanercept, certolizumab, golimumab, ustekinumab, secukinumab, ixekizumab, brodalumab, bimekizumab, guselkumab, risankizumab and tildrakizumab. Conclusion Several therapies have demonstrated efficacy and safety in the treatment of NP; however, the choice of treatment depends not only on the severity of the nail involvement, but also on whether PsA is present, the patient’s comorbidities other than PsA, previous treatment history, and the patient’s drug preferences.