Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
INFLUENCE OF SELF-ESTEEM AND OBJECTIVE KNOWLEDGE FINANCIAL OF THE FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH SUBJECTIVE FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE MEDIATION AS VARIABLE

This study aims to determine the effect of self-esteem and objective financial knowledge on financial behavior. In addition, this study also seeks to assess the impact of subjective financial knowledge as a mediating variable between self-esteem and objective financial knowledge on financial behavior. The population of this research is young adults in Surabaya. The research sample is the population aged 25-34 years and invested in stocks for less than three years. Data analysis method used is partial least square analysis. The results showed that self-esteem had a significant effect on financial behavior, objective financial knowledge had no considerable impact on financial behavior, subjective financial knowledge had a significant effect on financial behavior, self-esteem, and financial. In addition, objective knowledge has a significant effect on subjective financial knowledge, and self-esteem and financial knowledge objective have a significant impact on financial behavior with financial knowledge subjective as a mediating variable.
Industry Repertoires: How Transgressive and Conventional Industry Associations Seek to Counter Contention

While considerable attention has been devoted to the repertoires of social movements, we know considerably less about how the repertoires of industry groups evolve as those industries face movement-driven contention. This is particularly important for environmental movements, which regularly target industries seen as contributing to environmental harms and risks. Focusing on contention surrounding hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), we compare the repertoires of the two central industry associations promoting fracking in the Marcellus Shale region of the United States: one that is more transgressive and likely to counter-attack activists (Energy in Depth) and one that is more conventional and likely to tout the industry’s economic benefits (Marcellus Shale Coalition). We examine the tone and topical content of each of these industry groups’ communications between 2009 and 2019. We examine a number of specific features of industry groups’ communications: whether they use a more positive or negative tone, and the extent to which their communications address activism, government regulation, jobs/economy, and climate change. We find that the more transgressive association focuses far more directly on countering activism, both in the timing and content of communications. Both engage with government roughly evenly, and each engages with the politics of climate change in unique ways. We develop insights for our understanding of how targets strategically respond to environmental activism, and how industry groups develop a meta-level division of labor to engage multiple audiences.
Applying Diagnostic Stewardship to Proactively Optimize the Management of Urinary Tract Infections

A urinary tract infection is amongst the most common bacterial infections in the community and hospital setting and accounts for an estimated 1.6 to 2.14 billion in national healthcare expenditure. Despite its financial impact, the diagnosis is challenging with urine cultures and antibiotics often inappropriately ordered for non-specific symptoms or asymptomatic bacteriuria. In an attempt to limit unnecessary laboratory testing and antibiotic overutilization, several diagnostic stewardship initiatives have been described in the literature. We conducted a systematic review with a focus on the application of molecular and microbiological diagnostics, clinical decision support, and implementation of diagnostic stewardship initiatives for urinary tract infections. The most successful strategies utilized a bundled, multidisciplinary, and multimodal approach involving nursing and physician education and feedback, indication requirements for urine culture orders, reflex urine culture programs, cascade reporting, and urinary antibiograms. Implementation of antibiotic stewardship initiatives across the various phases of laboratory testing (i.e., pre-analytic, analytic, post-analytic) can effectively decrease the rate of inappropriate ordering of urine cultures and antibiotic prescribing in patients with clinically ambiguous symptoms that are unlikely to be a urinary tract infection.
Measuring S-Phase Duration from Asynchronous Cells Using Dual EdU-BrdU Pulse-Chase Labeling Flow Cytometry

Eukaryotes duplicate their chromosomes during the cell cycle S phase using thousands of initiation sites, tunable fork speed and megabase-long spatio-temporal replication programs. The duration of S phase is fairly constant within a given cell type, but remarkably plastic during development, cell differentiation or various stresses. Characterizing the dynamics of S phase is important as replication defects are associated with genome instability, cancer and ageing. Methods to measure S-phase duration are so far indirect, and rely on mathematical modelling or require cell synchronization. We describe here a simple and robust method to measure S-phase duration in cell cultures using a dual EdU-BrdU pulse-labeling regimen with incremental thymidine chases, and quantification by flow cytometry of cells entering and exiting S phase. Importantly, the method requires neither cell synchronization nor genome engineering, thus avoiding possible artifacts. It measures the duration of unperturbed S phases, but also the effect of drugs or mutations on it. We show that this method can be used for both adherent and suspension cells, cell lines and primary cells of different types from human, mouse and Drosophila. Interestingly, the method revealed that several commonly-used cancer cell lines have a longer S phase compared to untransformed cells.
The impact of higher leverage ratios on the South African economy

Abstract We employ a micro-founded, stock-flow consistent computable general equilibrium model to study the impact of increases of the leverage ratio on the South African economy. The model provides for a richer representation of institutional balance sheets than existing models and captures the important relationship identified in the literature between bank capital, lending spreads and economic activity. The financial accelerator mechanism operates through the balance sheets of all institutions in the economy. The move to a higher leverage ratio for banks is likely in the short-run to generate negative economic impacts that depend on the banks’ choice of adjustment strategy. The negative GDP effect is greatest if the financial sector reduces leverage by reducing the value of its assets rather than raising its liabilities. The shock also leads to the financial sector changing its perceptions of risk, which reduces the size of the money multiplier and increases lending spreads. The transition to a higher leverage ratio also affect the transmission of monetary policy. Executing monetary policy effectively thus requires understanding how the financial sector is likely to meet the new requirements and how its perceptions of risk are affected.
An Analysis Of Achievements Of Adult Literacy Component Of National Plan Of Action (2001-2015) Of Education For All In Punjab And Development Of Future Implementation Strategy

Literacy has direct and indirect effects on the life of an individual as well as on a nation or a country.It is an important fundamental need of every individual to lead a successful, happy and prosperous life. In modern era, it has become even more imperative to improve the standard of life.The major objectives, to analyse the targets of the Adult Literacy Programme in the light of NPA (2001-2015) on EFA, to pointout the problems, gaps in implementing the Adult Literacy Programme and to develop a remedial approach for implementation.Sample consisted of 1,370 respondents, comprising 204 DLLO, 636 TLLO and 530 ALT for conducting the study.Three questionnaires were developed, validated and administered.Chi-square and percentage was used.The main findings are low awareness about the project’s targets, low literacy rate in most of the districts, non-cooperative attitude of local communities, untrained teachers, low honorarium, improper control and lack of governance, uncooperative attitude of learners.The cores conclusions are, most of the districts were uncapable to accomplish the predetermined targets.Lack of awareness, less literacy centres, lack of Vocational and Skill Training centres, lack of arrangement of refresher courses, no cooperation between GO and NGO, Invigilation and Supervision was not properly managed. Media did not play a vigorous and active role.The key recommendations are, fully understanding about plan / project, streamline the literacy department, increase literacy centres’ strength of learners and literacy centres, incentives, proper arrangement, motivational techniques, joint efforts, involvement of local resources, electronic and printed-media.
EFFECTS OF VARIED MUSIC TEMPOS AND VOLUMES ON VERTICAL IMPACT FORCES PRODUCED IN STEP AEROBICS

INTRODUCTION This study examined the effects of selected combinations of music tempos and volumes used during a step aerobics routine on the peak ground reaction forces (GRF') exerted on a force plate while stepping METHODS 'helve college females having beginning step aerobics experience performed a 20 min. Basic step routine on a . 15 m bench. The subjects performed a step aerobics routine to cadences of 122 and 130 bpm and the music volume was varied from 68 to 83 dB while landing on a Kistler piezoelectric force plate connected to an Ariel APAS. The GRFs were sampled at 500 Hz for three 20 sec intervals during 5 min application of each tempo1 decibel condition. The middle 3 impacts of the right and left strides within each 20 sec interval were analyzed, resulting in a total of 9 right and 9 left footfall GRFs. RESULTS The subjects' mean age was 22.8 2.8 years, height was 164.9 4.9 cm, and weight was 60.8 6.4 kg. The peak vertical GRFs were analyzed using a 2 x 2x 2Ax9 ANOVA (Volume x Tempo x Ft x Trial) with repeated measures on all factors. No significant effects were found for factors of volume (p = .424), stride (p = .217), or trial (p = .733). Significant differences for the varied tempo factor were found to exist at the . 09 level when the tempo of the music was increased from 122 to 130 bpm. The mean peak vertical impact GRFs were 908.2 149.6 Nt (167% BWT), 930.8 147.3Nt(171%BWT), 921.5 167.0Nt(170%BWT),and943.3 187.1 Nt(174%BWT)forthe treatment conditions of 68 dB1122 bpm, 83 dB1122 bpm, 68 dB1130 bpm, and 83 dbl130 bpm, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that the faster loading and unloading rates of the musculature due to the faster tempo caused less control of the movement and this resulted in a 4% increase in the vertical GRFs. Therefore, the use of faster tempos in a beginning level step aerobics class could be a source for elevated risk for potential injury. REFERENCES Finch A. , & Hecko, K. (1996). Effects of prolonged bench stepping on impact forces. Biomechanics in Sports MV ISBS in Sports, Madeira Portugal, 248-25 1. Newton, R. , & Humphries, B. (1991). Peak ground reaction forces during step aerobics, walking, and jogging. Proceedings of Ninth ISBS Symposium. Ames, Iowa, 67-71.
SISTEM PAKAR DIAGNOSA PENYAKIT JANTUNG MENGGUNAKAN METODE CERTAINTY FACTOR BERBASIS WEB

Currently, computers have been widely used in the medical world to help diagnose a disease. The disease is most commonly found is Heart Disease. One technique in the diagnosis of heart disease is an expert system. Expert systems are computer-based system that uses knowledge, facts and reasoning techniques in solving problems that typically can only be solved by an expert in a particular field. Expert system technology provides added value to assist in dealing with an increasingly sophisticated era of information.The method used in software development is the waterfall method. Waterfall method which consists of requirements analysis and definition, software system design, implementation, testing, and maintenance. In a needs analysis and definition, in general this stage to collect all the needs. This need is an early stageor base from the manufacturing process further. Later on in the design of input and output interface is a software system design. Therefore this study aims to develop an expert system used for early diagnosis of heart disease based on symptoms that feel. The system will display the level of trust fowards these symptoms for the possibility of illnesses by patient. The value of trust is the result of calculation using the method of certainty factor (CF). System implementation is realized into the PHP programming language and can be run/ accessed via the web based, which can be accessed at any time by the general public.
Study on the application value of BACs-on-Beads technology combined with chromosome karyotype analysis in prenatal diagnosis

Background Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) marker-microsphere identification/separation technique [BACs-on-Beads (BoBs)] not only has a high detection rate for major chromosomal changes, but also for the other 9 microdeletion syndromes. In this study, the application value of BoBs combined with karyotype detection in prenatal diagnosis was evaluated. Methods The amniotic fluid samples of 132 pregnant women with prenatal diagnosis indications in Harbin Red Cross Central Hospital from June 2018 to June 2019 were collected and subjected to the detection of BoBs and routine karyotyping. Results Among the 132 pregnant women’s amniotic fluid samples, 30 cases were abnormal in BoBs detection, with a detection rate of 22.73%, and 29 cases were abnormal in chromosome karyotype analysis, with a detection rate of 21.97%. Among them, 1 case of DiGeorge Type I microdeletion syndrome BoBs was successfully detected. The karyotype analysis failed to detect the same syndrome; the total coincidence rate of two methods was 99.24%, the positive coincidence rate was 100.00%, and the negative coincidence rate was 99.03%; the sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of the chromosome karyotype analysis was 96.67%, 100%, and 99.03%, respectively; the accuracy, specificity, and PPV/NPV of BoBs detection were 100%. Conclusions When BoBs technology is combined with chromosome karyotype analysis, it can increase the detection rate of fetal chromosomal abnormalities, which could provide a basis for clinical prevention and follow-up diagnosis and treatment.
Lens-coupled folded-dipole antennas for terahertz detection and imaging

The authors report the design, simulation and characterisation of lens-coupled folded-dipole antennas (LC-FDAs) for terahertz (THz) detection and focal-plane imaging arrays. LC-FDAs operating at 200 GHz have been designed on semi-insulating silicon wafers with a resistivity larger than 20 000 Ω·cm. Even–odd mode analysis (EOA) has been performed to extract the currents of the two modes. The embedding impedance of the designed LC-FDAs has been simulated using conventional numerical electromagnetics, and the results show that a wide range of impedance values (both real and imaginary parts) can be achieved by changing the antenna geometry. This property makes LC-FDAs suitable for high-performance THz detectors in which impedance matching between antennas and devices is desired. From the currents calculated using EOA, the LC-FDA far-field radiation patterns, antenna directivity and Gaussian coupling efficiency for different lens structures have been examined using ray-tracing techniques. Good agreement between calculation results and measurement has been observed demonstrating the effectiveness of the above analysis approach. The single element FDA design has also been explored for use in high-resolution two-dimensional THz focal plane arrays by optimising the lens structure and evaluating the off-axis radiation patterns.
Dupilumab Improves Pruritus in Netherton Syndrome: A Case Study

The patient was a 26-year-old male. He had red and scaling skin of the entire body since birth, as well as an elevated level of serum IgE. Genetic testing revealed a mutation in the SPINK5 gene, which had confirmed the diagnosis with Netherton syndrome. He has had significant pruritis since birth, and subsequently had symptoms of sleeping disorders and concentration difficulty throughout the day. Since treatment with various antihistamines were not effective, we administered dupilumab and found that it was effective in immediate elimination of pruritus and gradual reduction of the rash. Dupilumab has been administered for one year without any adverse events or recurrence of symptoms. Although studies have previously described cases who used dupilumab for Netherton syndrome, reported effects have been limited or transient. Additional studies are needed to confirm the effect of dupilumab for Netherton syndrome, which currently lack any effective treatment strategies.
Long-Term Subjective and Objective Assessment of Smell and Taste in COVID-19

Among the first clinical symptoms of the SARS-CoV-2 infection is olfactory–gustatory deficit; this continues for weeks and, in some cases, can be persistent. We prospectively evaluated 162 patients affected by COVID-19 using a visual analogue scale (VAS) for nasal and olfactory–gustatory symptoms. Patients were checked after 7, 14, 21, 28, 90, and 180 days. A total of 118 patients (72.8%) reported an olfactory VAS < 7 at baseline (group B), and 44 (27.2%) reported anosmia (VAS ≥ 7) (group A) and underwent the Brief Smell Identification Test (B-SIT) and Burghart Taste Strips (BTS) to quantify the deficit objectively and repeated the tests to confirm the sense recovery. Group A patients showed B-SIT anosmia and hyposmia in 44.2% and 55.8% of cases, respectively. A total of 88.6% of group A patients reported ageusia with VAS ≥ 7, and BTS confirmed 81.8% of ageusia and 18.2% of hypogeusia. VAS smell recovery was recorded starting from 14 days, with normalization at 28 days. The 28-day B-SIT score showed normosmia in 90.6% of group A patients. The mean time for full recovery (VAS = 0) was shorter in group B (22.9 days) than in group A (31.9 days). Chemosensory deficit is frequently the first symptom in patients with COVID-19, and, in most cases, recovery occurs after four weeks.
Exploring Feature Selection and Feature Transformation Techniques to Improve Telephone-based Biomedical Speech Signal Processing towards Parkinson's Assessment

: Clinical decision support tools mining speech signals for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) applications typically rely on relatively small numbers of participants, having collected data under highly controlled acoustic conditions. We recently reported on the Parkinson’s Voice Initiative (PVI), a large international project leading to the collection of 19,000+ sustained vowel phonations (control and PD groups) across seven countries, where participants were self-selected and provided phonations over the standard telephone network. In this study, we explored sustained vowels in a balanced subset of the US-speaking cohort in PVI comprising 3000 participants (1500 PD and 1500 controls). The aim was to investigate feature selection and feature transformation techniques towards improving binary differentiation of controls and PD and obtaining new insights in a lower dimensional space. We acoustically characterized each sustained vowel /a/ phonation using 307 dysphonia measures which had previously been successfully employed in speech-PD applications. We explored five different feature selection and two manifold embedding techniques to project data into new feature spaces which might be more predictive of the binary outcome, and presented those into a Random Forest. We assessed the performance of the resulting models using internal 10-fold Cross-Validation (CV). We report classification accuracy of 67% and provide tentative interpretation by comparing the different feature subsets identified using different methods. Collectively, these findings provide new insights towards developing parsimonious feature subsets to facilitate the development of a large-scale tool for PD screening at minimal cost using telephone-based sustained vowels.
Research Progress and Treatment Status of Liver Cirrhosis with Hypoproteinemia

Liver cirrhosis is the 14th leading cause of death in adults worldwide. The liver is an important organ for the metabolism of sugar, protein, and fat. Liver cirrhosis with hypoproteinemia (LCH) can lead to metabolic disorders of the nutrients such as sugar, protein, and fat, as well as insufficient protein intake, digestion and absorption disorders, and continuous leakage of plasma protein into the abdominal cavity. Severe hypoproteinemia leads to a poor prognosis in patients. For every 10 g/L decrease in peripheral blood albumin, the risk of secondary liver disease complications will increase by 89% and the mortality rate increased by 24%–56%. Therefore, it is necessary to take urgent measures to treat liver cirrhosis with hypoalbuminemia and effectively treat and reverse the deterioration of the disease caused by hypoalbuminemia, so as to reduce the burden of secondary liver disease. Emerging evidence suggests that protein balance disorders, auxin resistance, and hyperleptinemia are key steps in the development of cirrhosis and hypoproteinemia. This study comprehensively analyzed the common complications, pathogenic mechanisms, and treatment status of cirrhosis caused by hypoproteinemia and proposed research prospects for dealing with this increasingly serious problem.
The Effect of Direct-Focused and Unfocused Written Corrective Feedback Toward Freshmen Foreign Language Writing

This study aims at finding out the effect of direct-focused and direct-unfocused written corrective feedback in improving freshmen essay writing the use of preposition, article and past tense are investigated in students revision text and new pieces of essay writing. The study uses an experimental method and true-experimental design. Data collected from 60 students for 3 month. Data are analyzed by two-way ANOVAs using SPSS 21. The study found the significant effect of Direct-Focused CF. Likewise, using Direct-Unfocused CF has positive effect. Both groups outperform in revision and new pieces of writing than group without corrective feedback. In addition, there is positive interaction effect among the use of such corrective feedback and exposure. For that reason, it seems that is evidence underpinning the importance of such feedbacks and exposure in increasing students’ writing accuracy at using any grammatical items. Further study needs to be held in order to reveal the relationship or effect of students’ motivation, perception and engagement and typology of feedback in improving students writing performance.
Science Teachers' Use of Analogies: Findings from Classroom Practices

This paper is a quasi-experimental investigation into the effectiveness of using analogy in teaching new and unfamiliar physics concepts to students enrolled in a British curriculum school in the United Arab Emirates. The students (N = 34) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the control group (N = 17) following the traditional teaching method, and the experimental group (N = 17) using the student-centered analogical method. The students relied on previous class knowledge to construct models, which in turn helped them explore new ideas and derive new knowledge. Pre-tests and post-tests were given to the two groups, where the post-test (test 6) results confirmed that the experimental group showed a more consistent outcome of high grades, no failure, and good homogeneity of results. On the other hand, the control group kept fluctuating around the same level in the all-study’s tests (pre-test and repeated measures (tests 2,3,4 and 5). The effect size of the intervention was very large and practically important, at Cohen’s d = 2.35. As a result, analogy-based pedagogies have demonstrated impact on students' learning performance and perceptions. Consequently, the result is capable of providing significant insights for educational policy and curriculum development.