Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Assessing Culture Competence Among Nurses in an Acute Care Setting

The aim of the study was to assess cultural competence among nurses in an acute care setting. A 25-item questionnaire developed by Campinha-Bacote (2003) titled Inventory to Assess Cultural Competence Among Health Care Providers (IAPCC-R) along with a demographic survey were utilized to assess cultural competence among 100 nurses in an acute care hospital. The results of the study indicated that 70% of nurses (n=63) were culturally aware and 30% (n=27) were culturally competent. There was no statistical significance between the level of cultural competence and years of experience, educational degree or self rating of 'being culturally competent'. 2 The findings of the study provide direction to strengthen cultural competence education and training among nurses and strategies to enhance the structure and processes of organization's efforts to deal with diversity. Assessing Culture Competence Among Nurses in an Acute Care Setting Maleka Virani RN, BSN, MS Staff Nurse in IICU, Stanford Hospital, California Phyllis M. Connolly PhD, PMHCNS-BC Graduate Coordinator, Assistant Director, Professor School of Nursing at San Jose State University, California Deepika Goyal, PhD, RN, FNP Associate Professor School ofNursing at San Jose State University, California
Long‐term ecological sites: musings on the future, as seen (dimly) from the past

Long‐term ecological sites are ‘listening places’– places where we press our ears to the earth and strain to hear its pulse. Such sites will be needed especially in coming decades, as ecosystems throughout the world face mounting stresses, mostly from human influences. My aim, in these musings, is to elicit conversation, by way of seven questions, about how best to look after the long‐term sites, so that they remain intact, relevant, and enlightening for our successors, decades hence.
FACTORS INFLUENCING BURROWING OWL REPRODUCTIVE ;PERFORMANCE IN CONTIGUOUS SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE

ABSTRACT We analyzed Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) reproductive performance (i.e., clutch size, brood size, and number of young fledged) in relation to nest and colony factors in Buffalo Gap National Grassland, South Dakota. We monitored 129 pairs of Burrowing Owls in 43 prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies in 1999 and 143 pairs in 45 colonies in 2000. Mean clutch size was 7.2 and ranged from 3–10 eggs. Pairs averaged 2.6 fledglings per nesting attempt and 76% of the nesting pairs were successful in fledging at least one young. Abandonment appeared to be the primary cause of nest failures. Variables measured at the colony level explained more (34–70%) of the variability in reproductive performance than did variables measured at the nest level (7–33%). In general, Burrowing Owls that arrived early, initiated clutches sooner, and either nested at greater distances from nearest neighbors or had fewer owl nests within 250 m of the nest burrow, had larger clutches, larger broods, and more fledglings. Seventy percent of prairie dog colonies were occupied by owls; most (85%) unoccupied colonies were <10 ha in size. Larger prairie dog colonies supported greater numbers of owl nests and consequently produced more total fledglings than did smaller colonies (P < 0.001).
A PULSE WIDTH MODULATION FOR PV CONNECTED DIODE ASSISTED Z SOURCE NPC-MLI TO OBTAIN HIGH VOLTAGE GAIN

The Z source inverter/ multilevel inverter (MLI) is an unavoidable converter technology in the power electronics family for renewable energy application since it having a nature of single stage operation. Particularly, in PV application these inverters are boosting the voltage in the single stage while converting DC to AC. Normally, the diode assisted Z Source Neutral Point Diode Clamed (NPC-MLI) with the photovoltaic system produces a supreme voltage gain that is relatively better than other double stage boost conversion practices. This paper mainly explores vector selection approach based pulse width modulation (PWM) for diode-assisted NPC-MLI to obtain a high voltage gain without compromising in waveform quality. To attain a higher voltage, gain maximum dc-link voltage utilization and power switches stress must be reduced. From the above issues in the diode assisted NPC-MLI leads to vector selection approach PWM technique to perform uniform charging and discharging capacitor to obtain maximum voltage gain. The operation of proposed inverter and its relation between the voltage gain and boost duty ratio then voltage stress on the switching device and gain are theoretically investigated. Due to energetic performance, Z source diode assisted NPC-MLI is more capable for wide range dc/ac power conversion in single stage, which is more suitable for PV applications. Besides, theoretically investigated are validated via simulation and experimental results
585. ASCLEPIAS BARJONIIFOLIA

Summary An illustration and description is provided for Asclepias barjoniifolia E. Fourn. This species is compared with A. pilgeriana Schltr. , a second yellow-flowered species from the Andes of Bolivia and northern Argentina. Revised synonymies are outlined for each species, and five names are lectotypified. Thomas Bridges’ travels in Bolivia are summarised briefly.
An advanced laser-based fluorescence microstructure profiler (TurboMAP-L) for measuring bio-physical coupling in aquatic systems

An advanced model of the Turbulence Microstructure Acquisition Profiler, TurboMAP-L, to investigate the coupling between phytoplankton and turbulence in aquatic systems is described. The profiler provides simultaneous measurement of turbulence, hydrographic and biological parameters at sampling rates between 64 and 512 Hz. Specifically, the addition of a new laser fluorescencebased sensor extends the measurement of in situ chlorophyll fluorescence distributions to millimeter scales. Complementary information on phytoplankton patch and particulate matter size and spatial structure are obtained through the attachment of a separate CMOS mini-camera system. Images of the TurboMAP-L LED fluorescence/turbidity sensor sample volume are obtained with 330 � 330 mm resolution. Results with respect to the performance of the laser sensor and camera system are presented from laboratory tests and field experiments conducted in coastal waters off Tokyo, Japan.
Interdependence and the cost of uncoordinated responses to COVID-19

Significance As local governments relax shelter-in-place orders worldwide, policy makers lack evidence on how policies in one region affect mobility and social distancing in other regions and the consequences of uncoordinated regional policies adopted in the presence of such spillovers. Our analysis suggests the contact patterns of people in one region are significantly influenced by the policies and behaviors of people in other, sometimes distant, regions. When just one-third of a state’s social and geographic peer states adopt shelter-in-place policies, it creates a reduction in mobility equal to the state’s own policy decisions, highlighting the need for national coordination. The paper gives governors a roadmap for coordination in the absence of national leadership and applies globally to other regions lacking coordination. Social distancing is the core policy response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). But, as federal, state and local governments begin opening businesses and relaxing shelter-in-place orders worldwide, we lack quantitative evidence on how policies in one region affect mobility and social distancing in other regions and the consequences of uncoordinated regional policies adopted in the presence of such spillovers. To investigate this concern, we combined daily, county-level data on shelter-in-place policies with movement data from over 27 million mobile devices, social network connections among over 220 million Facebook users, daily temperature and precipitation data from 62,000 weather stations, and county-level census data on population demographics to estimate the geographic and social network spillovers created by regional policies across the United States. Our analysis shows that the contact patterns of people in a given region are significantly influenced by the policies and behaviors of people in other, sometimes distant, regions. When just one-third of a state’s social and geographic peer states adopt shelter-in-place policies, it creates a reduction in mobility equal to the state’s own policy decisions. These spillovers are mediated by peer travel and distancing behaviors in those states. A simple analytical model calibrated with our empirical estimates demonstrated that the “loss from anarchy” in uncoordinated state policies is increasing in the number of noncooperating states and the size of social and geographic spillovers. These results suggest a substantial cost of uncoordinated government responses to COVID-19 when people, ideas, and media move across borders.
MULTIPLE FITNESS PEAKS AND EPISTASIS

ABSTRACr The importance of genetic interactions in the evolutionary process has been debated for more than half a century. Genetic interactions such as underdominance and epistasis (the interaction among genetic loci in their effects on phenotypes or fitness) can play a special role in the evolutionary process because they can create multiple fitness optima (adaptive peaks) separated by fitness minima (adaptive valleys). The valleys prevent deterministic evolution from one peak to another. We review the evidence that genetic interaction is a common phenomenon in natural populations. Some studies give strong circumstantial evidence for multiple fitness peaks, although the mapping of epistatic interactions onto fitness surfaces remains incompletely explored, and absolute proof that multiple peaks exist can be shown to be empirically im
A new predatory flatworm (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida) from Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia

A new species of Stylochidae flatworm Imogine lateotentare is described from Botany Bay, eastern New South Wales, Australia. This flatworm is distinguished from other species in the same genus mainly by having small, transparent and inconspicuous tentacles, densely packed purplish pink flecks at the posterior of the dorsal surface, distinctive purplish red colour gonopores and continuous bands of numerous frontal and cerebral eyes. Feeding and reproductive behaviour in the laboratory are described. This flatworm was found closely associated with the barnacle Balanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854) on which it fed by extending its pharynx over the barnacle opercular and sucking out the flesh but ejecting the cirri. It consumed one Balanus variegatus in a 14‐day observation period and it was observed feeding exclusively at night.
Summer drought alters plant‐mediated competition between foliar‐ and root‐feeding insects

Summer droughts are predicted to increase in severity and frequency in the United Kingdom, due to climate change. Few studies have addressed the impacts of drought on interactions between species, and the majority have focussed on increases in CO2 concentration and changes in temperature. Here, the effect of experimental summer drought on the strength of the plant‐mediated interaction between leaf‐mining Stephensia brunnichella larvae and root‐chewing Agriotes larvae was investigated. Agriotes larvae reduced the abundance and performance of S. brunnichella feeding on a mutual host plant, Clinopodium vulgare, as well as the rate of parasitism of the leaf‐miner. The interaction did not, however, occur on plants subjected to a severe drought treatment, which were reduced in size. Changes to summer rainfall, due to climate change, may therefore reduce the occurrence of plant‐mediated interactions between insect herbivores.
Phylogeny and biogeography of the ant subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

We investigated phylogenetic relationships among the 'primitive' Australian ant genera Myrmecia and Nothomyrmecia (stat. rev.) and the Baltic amber fossil genus Prionomyrmex, using a combination of morphological and molecular data. Outgroups for the analysis included representatives from a variety of potential sister-groups, including five extant subfamilies of ants and one extinct group (Sphecomyrminae). Parsimony analysis of the morphological data provides strong support (~95% bootstrap proportions) for the monophyly of (1) genus Myrmecia, (2) genus Prionomyrmex, and (3) a clade containing those two genera plus Nothomyrmecia. A group comprising Nothomyrmecia and Prionomyrmex is also upheld (85% bootstrap support). Molecular sequence data (~2200 base pairs from the 18S and 28S ribosomal RNA genes) corroborate these findings for extant taxa, with Myrmecia and Nothomyrmecia appearing as sister-groups with ~100% bootstrap support under parsimony, neighbour-joining and maximum-likelihood analyses. Neither the molecular nor the morphological data set allows us to identify unambiguously the sister-group of (Myrmecia + (Nothomyrmecia + Prionomyrmex)). Rather, Myrmecia and relatives are part of an unresolved polytomy that encompasses most of the ant subfamilies. Taken as a whole, our results support the contention that many of the major lineages of ants - including a clade that later came to contain Myrmecia, Nothomyrmecia and Prionomyrmex - arose at around the same time during a bout of diversification in the middle or late Cretaceous. On the basis of Bayesian dating analysis, the estimated age of the most recent common ancestor of Myrmecia and Nothomyrmecia is 74 million years (95% confidence limits, 53-101 million years), a result consistent with the origin of the myrmeciine stem lineage in the Cretaceous. The ant subfamily Myrmeciinae is redefined to contain two tribes, Myrmeciini (genus Myrmecia) and Prionomyrmecini (Nothomyrmecia and Prionomyrmex). Phylogenetic analysis of the enigmatic Argentine fossils Ameghinoia and Polanskiella demonstrates that they are also members of the Myrmeciinae, probably more closely related to Prionomyrmecini than to Myrmeciini. Thus, the myrmeciine ants appear to be a formerly widespread group that retained many ancestral formicid characteristics and that became extinct everywhere except in the Australian region.
Counseling-Style Reflection Generation Using Generative Pretrained Transformers with Augmented Context

We introduce a counseling dialogue system that seeks to assist counselors while they are learning and refining their counseling skills. The system generates counselors’reflections – i.e., responses that reflect back on what the client has said given the dialogue history. Our method builds upon the new generative pretrained transformer architecture and enhances it with context augmentation techniques inspired by traditional strategies used during counselor training. Through a set of comparative experiments, we show that the system that incorporates these strategies performs better in the reflection generation task than a system that is just fine-tuned with counseling conversations. To confirm our findings, we present a human evaluation study that shows that our system generates naturally-looking reflections that are also stylistically and grammatically correct.
Firms’ openness and organizational innovation: From fashion and rational perspectives

Two main perspectives on drivers of Organizational I novation (OI) adoption are generally opposed in the literature: the institutional (fashi on) and the rational (efficient-choice) ones. This paper aims at bridging these two perspectives to analyse the external antecedents of OI. Using the French COI (Organizational Change and Com puterization) survey for the period of 2003-2006, we find that OI is not only influenced b y mimetic and coercitive pressures but also by an active external search strategy. Our results also show the existence of a substitution effect between external search activity and absorptiv e capacity when OI is concerned. Thus, while openness is beneficial for manufacturing firm s seeking to adopt OI, internal obstacles still prevail in French manufacturing firms.
COMPARISON OF THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF SEVEN FLUOROQUINOLONES IN MAMMALIAN AND BIRD SPECIES USING ALLOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Summary Haritova, A. M. & L. D. Lashev, 2009. Comparison of the pharmacokinetics of seven fluoroquinolones in mammalian and bird species using allometric analysis. Bulg. J. Vet. Med., 12, No 1, 3−24. Allometric analysis is used to predict the pharmacokinetic behaviour of drugs in animal species where it has not been studied yet. This method was applied to calculate total body clearance, volume of distribution and elimination half-life of seven fluoroquinolone drugs. The results showed that provided information for quinolones’ pharmacokinetics was very close to real data, with the highest accuracy for marbofloxacin. On the contrast, the prediction of pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin and its active metabolite ciprofloxacin was the most unreliable. Birds should be separately subjected to allometric scaling in order to receive more accurate results. The comparison of data among species showed that in rabbits, pigs, sheep, donkeys and wild animals as gorals, alpakas and oryxes, allometric scaling of fluoroquinolones could not always provide a reasonable accuracy. Therefore, the specificity of metabolism and excretion of a given drug should be taken into account.
Effects of Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation on Growth Performance, some Hematological Parameters, Plasma Enzymes Activities in Broilers with Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome (PHS)

This study investigated the effects of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation on hematological, enzymes activities and biochemical parameters in broilers with pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS). Two hundred and forty 1-d-old Ross 308 male broiler chicks were randomly allocated into 3 groups with 4 replicates. From d 14, the diets were supplemented with CoQ10 at levels of 0, 20 and 40 mg/kg, respectively, while exposing them to low ambient temperature (10 to 15 ˚C) to induce PHSuntil d 42.Mortality was inspected to determine cause of death and diagnose of PHS. Hematological, biochemical and pathological tests were used to determine the incidence of PHS: total red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HCT), plasma protein and glucose, activity of alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Blood samples were taken at d 21 and 42. At the end of the experiment (wk 6), 2 chicks from each replicate were randomly selected and slaughtered. The heart was removed; the right ventricle was dissected away from the left ventricle and septum and the ratio of right ventricle weight to total ventricle weight (RV/TV) was calculated.Average BW gain and average feed intake were measured weekly from d 15 and average feed conversion ratio was calculated and reported weekly.The results showed that 40 mg/kg CoQ10 supplementationimprovedfeed conversion ratio(FCR)(P<0.05). Moreover, RBC count and plasma protein and glucose level were significantly decreased by 40 mg/kg CoQ10 compared to the other groups, but no significant changes were observed in HGB and HCT. The LDH activity decreased by CoQ10 supplementation (P<0.05). Measurement of malondialdehyde (MDA) content in plasma, RV / TV and mortality due to PHS decreased by 40 mg/kg CoQ10 supplementation (P<0.05). In conclusion, CoQ10 exerted preventive roles in PHS, possible through delivering antioxidant effect of cardiac myocytes and erythrocytes.
A NEW SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON ( ERICACEAE ) FROM CHINA

Two new species, Rhododendron dayaoshanense L. M. Gao & D. Z. Li from Guangxi, southern China, and Rhododendron longilobum L. M. Gao & D. Z. Li from Yunnan, southwestern China, are described and illustrated here. Rhododendron dayaoshanense, known only from Dayaoshan Mountain, Guangxi, is distinguished by the following characters: the leaves narrowly oblanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, short setose on undersurface and midrib, petiole densely glandular setose, pedicel densely gray-puberulent and glandular-pilose as well as ovary densely flavescent-tomentose. Rhododendron longilobum is collected only from Daweishan Mountain, southeast Yunnan, and is distinguished from its close relatives by the characters of the leaf blades with prominent lateral primary veins on both surfaces, calyx lobes membranaceous, linear, linear-lingulate or narrowly triangular, and 0.5-2 car long; ovary densely flavescent tomentose and truncate at the apex.
Improving Autoregressive NMT with Non-Autoregressive Model

Autoregressive neural machine translation (NMT) models are often used to teach non-autoregressive models via knowledge distillation. However, there are few studies on improving the quality of autoregressive translation (AT) using non-autoregressive translation (NAT). In this work, we propose a novel Encoder-NAD-AD framework for NMT, aiming at boosting AT with global information produced by NAT model. Specifically, under the semantic guidance of source-side context captured by the encoder, the non-autoregressive decoder (NAD) first learns to generate target-side hidden state sequence in parallel. Then the autoregressive decoder (AD) performs translation from left to right, conditioned on source-side and target-side hidden states. Since AD has global information generated by low-latency NAD, it is more likely to produce a better translation with less time delay. Experiments on WMT14 En-De, WMT16 En-Ro, and IWSLT14 De-En translation tasks demonstrate that our framework achieves significant improvements with only 8% speed degeneration over the autoregressive NMT.
Dynamic Sentence Boundary Detection for Simultaneous Translation

Simultaneous Translation is a great challenge in which translation starts before the source sentence finished. Most studies take transcription as input and focus on balancing translation quality and latency for each sentence. However, most ASR systems can not provide accurate sentence boundaries in realtime. Thus it is a key problem to segment sentences for the word streaming before translation. In this paper, we propose a novel method for sentence boundary detection that takes it as a multi-class classification task under the end-to-end pre-training framework. Experiments show significant improvements both in terms of translation quality and latency.
Unsupervised Discovery of Firm-Level Variables in Earnings Call Transcript Embeddings

In this paper, we repurpose an algorithm from the computational biology literature to detect the extent to which modern document embedding meth-ods are sensitive to ﬁnancial and micro-economic variables. The contributions are two-fold. First, we provide a novel application of methods from an outside ﬁeld and show its usefulness for unsupervised discovery of economic information in high-dimensional embeddings of ﬁnancial documents. Second, we use the quantitative output of the al-gorithm to compare different embedding methods across different economic variables.