Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A study of monocular near‐to‐eye display positions for a navigation task

Wearable computers with near‐eye‐displays (NEDs) are expected to be fundamental components of the future smart systems, for which several companies are concurrently working. NEDs are designed and commercially available with different display locations; at the top, middle, or bottom of one of the eyes. It is not known how the location of displays and the nature of tasks would influence the comfort of users. In this study, the effects of display positions and the number of turns on visual discomfort of wearing NEDs during navigation tasks were evaluated. The experiment considered four display positions and three number of turns for 2D maze navigation tasks. The eye movement data were recorded by using a Tobii eye tracker, and then blink rates, eye movement velocities, saccades rates, and subjective ratings were analyzed. The results have shown that the blink rates, saccades rate, and eye movement velocities were sensitive to the positions of the displays, where the top‐right was marginally more comfortable display position. However, subjective ratings did not show significant differences. It is concluded that monocular NEDs can be used for shorter duration navigation tasks, with a reasonably acceptable level of visual comfort.
Organizational antecedents and talent turnover: A relational analysis of credit card departments of banks

Article history: Received: October 14, 2020 Received in revised format: November 11 2020 Accepted: November 14, 2020 Available online: November 14, 2020 The study is conducted on the management factors affecting talent turnover in the banks’ credit card centers. For this purpose, the primary data are gathered from 73 respondents of credit card departments of banks listed in Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Reliability test of questionnaire items, chi-square test, cross-tab, relational and regression analyses are used to analyze the interactions among variables. The study finds that work pressure and industrial development prospectus have positive linkage with dimensions of employee loyalty and talent turnover while compensation and benefits, promotion opportunities, management communication and work responsibilities are negatively associated with dimensions of employee loyalty and talent turnover. Conclusively, the study finds the following aspects as the main causes of talent turnover; loyalty imbalance, small promotion space and unstable working conditions. The prime cause of talent turnover in banks’ credit card businesses is loyalty imbalance. The study suggests banking firms to focus on trainings, recruitment and employees’ professional development with active characteristics of work to reduce the talent turnover rate. The banking firms should also provide opportunities to their employees to show their abilities and expertise. © 2021 by the authors; licensee Growing Science, Canada
Deprivation and the Electoral Geography of Brexit

This paper provides a comprehensive examination of the relationship between deprivation and the electoral geography of Brexit, using the most granular referendum data and the most detailed deprivation data currently available. Using rank-based statistics we demonstrate that geographic deprivation is positively associated with Leave voting. However, this relationship is neither strong nor straightforward: educational deprivation drives the association, and once higher educational attainment or occupational composition are controlled for the association becomes negative. This has important implications for narratives that assume a causal mechanism connecting multi-dimensional deprivation with the geography of Brexit.
Effects of zoledronic acid combined with metformin on bones of DB/DB mice

Background Diabetic patients are prone to osteoporosis. Both zoledronic acid and metformin have certain anti-osteoporotic effects.Here we explore the anti-osteoporotic effect of the combination of two drugs. Methods 12-week-old DB/DB mice were divided into DB/DB group, zoledronic acid group,metformin group and zoledronic acid combined with metformin group, WT mice were treated as WT group alone. The mice were killed after ten weeks. Then using Micro-ct to scan the tibia and stain the contralateral lower limbs with HE. Results First, we find that the body weight of DB/DB mice treated with metforminre stable and their blood glucose reduce.Second, after HE staining,it is observed under light microscope that there are a large number of adipocytes, few bone trabeculae, few osteoblasts and osteoclasts in the bone marrow cavity in the DB/DB group compared with the WT group, while the number of bone trabeculae in the combined treatment group is higher than that in the zoledronic acid group or metformin group, and a large number of blood cells, blood vessels and adipocytes are found in the bone marrow cavity of the combined drug group compared with the zoledronic acid group. Last, the results of Micro-ct present that, comparing with the DB/DB group and the metformin group,SMI is significantly different(P < 0.05);comparing with the DB/DB group and the zoledronic acid group,Tb.N,Tb.Sp,Conn.D and SMI are significantly different(P < 0.05);BV/TV, Conn.D, SMI, BMD, Tb.N and Tb.Sp in the combination treatment group are significantly difference than those in the DB/DB group(P < 0.05). Conclusion In term of the bone mass lose of DB/DB mice, the treatment of the zoledronic acid combined with metformin outperforms that using the zoledronic acid or metformin only.
Experimental Investigation for Some Properties of PMMA Denture Base Strengthened by Different Nanoadditives

In dental and medical applications, poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA) has been widely accepted due to the excellent biocompatibility and easy fabrication. Yet, some of the physical and mechanical characteristics of this compound are considered inferior. Seven groups of PMMA nano-composite samples were reported to be fabricated at laboratory temperature . These samples could be used in manufacturing the complete or partial maxillary denture base. The aim of this research is to prepare nanocomposite materials which consist of PMMA as a matrix material and two different types of powder (prepared nanoparticles of SnO2 and natural egg shell powder (ESP)) as strengthening materials. The selected additives were used in many cases as pure or hybrid composites, specifically with weight percentage ratios of 1 and 2 wt%. Several analytical tests, namely AFM, FTIR, XRD and SEM, were used on the prepared nanoparticles. In addition, several tests were applied to assess the mechanical behavior before and after the reinforcement, including thermal conductivity, Vickers micro-Hardness, and water absorption. The results showed that the maximum amount of energy absorption in the composites was 1% at different types of additives, while a significant increase in thermal conductivity was recorded as the SnO2NPs percentage was increased. For surface micro-hardness, an obvious trend of increase was observed with the increase in additive percentage. The highest measured values of micro-hardness (19.59VHS and 13.30VHS) were recorded for the pure composites of 2% ESP and 2% SnO2, respectively. The results of water absorption test showed that higher percentages of ESP and SnO2, separately, within the pure composite resulted in higher water absorption capacity and an increased value of diffusion coefficient (D).
Business and Benevolence: A Cross-disciplinary Intervention

This special issue is a bold attempt at cross-disciplinary collaboration. Business management and humanities faculty from three continents working on German, American, Chinese and Indian contexts contribute scholarship on the intertwining of business and benevolence. With attention to this journal’s recent shift in focus to uncovering ‘values’, not only the religious or spiritual but also the secular, this special issue examines benevolence through a study of both corporate and religious institutions, and from the perspectives of individuals, corporations and states. Specifically, we consider employer– employee and corporate–society relations in corporations that engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR), as well as the interplay of ethics and economics inherent in the ways that religious leaders allocate donations made explicitly to Buddhist institutions. In other words, through this special issue, an attempt is made to understand the various facets of institutional benevolence—be it corporations or religious institutions —and to identify the role of ‘business’ in such cohorts. Our study shows that CSR is often understood as a moral imperative—including and especially in a time of a global pandemic like COVID-19—and that a corporation’s commitment to CSR is becoming increasingly attractive to individual employees. Many young employees in particular make career decisions based on the extent to which employers will allow their individual social responsibility (ISR) to be supported by CSR policies. Benevolence is a value that is attractive to corporations and corporate leaders for reasons beyond profit, and yet it may be profitable as well. The contributions to Buddhism demonstrate that it is just as difficult to disentangle benevolence and profit when it comes to religious corporations in the form of Buddhist sites. Religious tourism in both India and China has the effect of spreading and popularizing Buddhism, albeit in altered forms. As Buddhist temples and monasteries attract more and more visitors (be they tourists or devotees), donations are put to use in social engagement projects including educating the poor and protecting the environment, rather than focusing merely on maintaining traditional ritual practices. In each of these cases, acts of benevolence take on new meaning in the twenty-first century as corporations are held to greater account for their actions in a global economic context of widening inequality, and as religious sites along with so many other aspects of human life become increasingly commodified. The consequences of those acts are sometimes unintended, and reflect as well as produce new dynamics between individuals, institutions and societies. Journal of Human Values 27(1) 7–14, 2021 © 2020 Management Centre for Human Values Reprints and permissions: in.sagepub. com/journals-permissions-india DOI: 10.1177/0971685820970067 journals.sagepub. com/home/jhv
Hepatitis B Virus Antibody as Potential Biomarker to Predict the Effect of Rituximab in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Patients

Background: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has been correlated with virus infection and immunity status. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a significant public health problem around the world, especially in China. Previous research regarding the association of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and HBV mostly focused on HBV antigen and HBV DNA. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between HBV antibody and clinical prognosis in DLBCL. Methods: We retrospectively investigated the clinical characteristics of 190 newly diagnosed and untreated DLBCL patients and did a follow-up study. Results: Compared with HBeAb- patients, HBeAb+ patients displayed unique clinical features, such as more advanced disease stage (p=0.031) and higher International Prognostic Index (IPI) score (p=0.015). HBV antibody-negative patients had better therapeutic efficiency than positive patients (p<0.05). The media progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of HBV antibody-positive group were shorter than the negative group, respectively (p<0.05). Furthermore, we found positive association between CD21 and HBsAb (p=0.06) and their synergistic effect for prognostic predication. Interestingly, the effect of Rituximab in prognostic improvement was more significant in HBV antibody-positive group than negative group. Univariate analysis showed that HBV antibody status was independent risk factor for prognosis of DLBCL patients. Conclusions: Taken together, our investigations identified for the first time the close association between HBV antibody and clinical prognosis and Rituximab responses in DLBCL patients. These findings indicate the novel association between HBV infection and DLBCL prognosis, provide potential biomarker to predict the effect of Rituximab, and offer novel insights into the role of immune response to HBV infection in DLBCL progression.
The effect of the film thickness and doping content of SnO2:F thin films prepared by the ultrasonic spray method

This paper reports on the effects of film thickness and doping content on the optical and electrical properties of fluorine-doped tin oxide. Tin (II) chloride dehydrate, ammonium fluoride dehydrate, ethanol and HCl were used as the starting materials, dopant source, solvent and stabilizer, respectively. The doped films were deposited on a glass substrate at different concentrations varying between 0 and 5 wt% using an ultrasonic spray technique. The SnO2:F thin films were deposited at a 350 °C pending time (5, 15, 60 and 90 s). The average transmission was about 80%, and the films were thus transparent in the visible region. The optical energy gap of the doped films with 2.5 wt% F was found to increase from 3.47 to 3.89 eV with increasing film thickness, and increased after doping at 5 wt%. The decrease in the Urbach energy of the SnO2:F thin films indicated a decrease in the defects. The increase in the electrical conductivity of the films reached maximum values of 278.9 and 281.9 (Ω·cm)−1 for 2.5 and 5 wt% F, respectively, indicating that the films exhibited an n-type semiconducting nature. A systematic study on the influence of film thickness and doping content on the properties of SnO2:F thin films deposited by ultrasonic spray was reported.
Changes in Growth and Production of Non-Psychotropic Cannabinoids Induced by Pre-Sowing Treatment of Hemp Seeds with Cold Plasma, Vacuum and Electromagnetic Field

In this study, the effects of seed treatments with different stressors, such as cold plasma (CP), a vacuum and an electromagnetic field (EMF), on the in vitro germination of industrial hemp cv. Futura 75 were compared with the effects on germination in the field, plant growth, and the amount of major cannabinoids in the leaves and inflorescences of female plants. CP and EMF (but not vacuum) treatments improved in vitro seed germination, but had no impact on germination in the field. EMF treatment increased the weight of the above-ground part of male and female plants grown for 4 months by 65–70% and the number of female inflorescences by 70%. CP stimulated the growth of male plants (weight increased 1.4 times) but reduced the growth of female plants. Vacuum treatment did not induce changes in the growth of female and male plants. Vacuum and EMF treatments did not change the amount of cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), but CP decreased the CBDA content in hemp leaves by 41%. Vacuum treatment increased the amount of CBDA in female plant inflorescences by 26%. Thus, hemp seed treatment with EMF has a potential application for increasing the biomass of female plants. CP treatment can be used to increase male plant production while vacuum treatment can stimulate CBD production.
Optimization of the de novo assembly of the transcriptome of the venom gland of Pamphobeteus verdolaga, prospecting novel bioactive peptides

Background: Spiders are among the most venomous animals in nature. Their venom constitutes a source of novel and innovative peptides and proteins with medicinal and biotechnological interest. However, their potential as antimicrobial, anti-cancerous, anti-hypertensive and even in the modulation of nociception is under-studied, mainly because handling the venom is technically challenging and there is paucity of next-generation-sequencing (NGS) data. Due to the increasing evidence of underestimation of the number of genes by the use of a single transcriptome assembler, we re-assembled and optimized the de novo transcriptome of the venom gland of the recently described Colombian spider P. verdolaga, by using three free access algorithms: Trinity, Soapdenovo and SPAdes. All the assemblies were evaluated by statistical parameters (e.g. contigs, GC%, max and min length and N50), by applying BUSCO´s terms retrieval against the arthropod data set to determine the best assembly for each software.Results: Our analyses show that while approximately 54% of all the assembled and structurally annotated sequences could be found in all three algorithms, around 23% of these were unique for Trinity and 21% were unique for SPAdes. The non-redundant merge of all three assemblies’ output permitted the annotation of 8640 sequences; at least 15% more when compared to each software separately, and an increase of 20% when compared to a previous P. verdolaga assembly. Analysis of the annotated genes allowed the identification of unreported lectins, kinins and over 200 peptides and proteins with potential antimicrobial and protease inhibition activities. Furthermore, homology search against the Arachnoserver database and the EROP knowledgebase allowed the identification of 135 novel theraphotoxins of biotechnological interest.Conclusion: Transcriptomic data is of utmost importance for spiders, as it is one of the more feasible and scalable ways to characterize these organisms. However, the use of a single de novo assembler implies an under representation of the expressed sequences, as it has been shown here. In the generation of data for non-model organisms as well as in the search for novel peptides and proteins with biotechnological interest, it is highly recommended that at least two different assemblers are employed.
Evaluation of Serum Levels and Expression of Galectin-4 in Cervical Cancer

Galectin-4 has been reported to be altered in different cancer types. Its expression changes have been associated with early recurrence and metastasis. In cervical cancer (CC), galectin-4 has not been studied. The aim of the study was to determine the expression level and subcellular localization of galectin-4 in CC tissue and the concentration in the serum of patients with CC. For the analysis of serum levels of galectin-4, an ELISA assay was performed. To assess the expression in cervical tissue, immunohistochemical staining was performed. The results showed that the concentration of galectin-4 in the serum of patients with CC was higher (647.9 pg/ml) than that in the serum of women with normal cytology (382.1 pg/ml). The immunohistochemical analysis of CC samples showed a higher expression in keratinizing tumor than nonkeratinizing tumors and a trend of increased expression in tumors from patients with advanced clinical stage. In normal cervical tissue, galectin-4 was detected in the cytoplasm, and in tumor cells, the presence of galectin-4 was also detected in the nucleus, in both adenocarcinoma and squamous cervical cancer. The increase in serum concentration and different localization in the tumor cells suggest a possible role of galectin-4 in CC development.
Environment factors affecting individual’s continuance usage of mobile payment technology in Indonesia

Abstract This study aims to determine the factors that influence an individual’s continuance usage of mobile payment. This study proposed a research model that combines two well-known theories, namely Technological Personal Environmental (TPE) model and Technology Continuance Theory (TCT) to examine the impact of environmental factors in mobile payment continuance usage. The data were obtained empirically from 443 respondents by using an online questionnaire. Then, the data were used to test the research model by using covariance-based SEM (CB-SEM). The results of data processing showed that user satisfaction was a factor that positively influenced the continuance usage of mobile payment. Furthermore, user satisfaction was directly influenced by environmental factors, consisting of Additional Value (VA), Payment Culture (PC), Lifestyle Compatibility (LC), and Facilitating Conditions (FC). Thus, this research is useful for mobile payment service providers in Indonesia to help them engage with their customers to use mobile payment for the long term. This research provides an explanation of the relationship among environmental aspects used as research models to understand the phenomenon of mobile payments sustainable use in Indonesian customers who have a cultural tendency to use cash as the payment method. By understanding factors that influence continuance usage of mobile payment in Indonesia, the mobile payment providers can evaluate then improve their services and determine the right strategy by emphasizing various environmental aspects in developing and promoting mobile payment services.
Spatial and temporal variations in motor vehicle theft in a university environment

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to identify spatial and temporal variations in motor vehicle thefts on a public, 4-year University campus and in the surrounding community. Utilizing Routine Activities Theory, it was hypothesized that the presence of tens of thousands of students on campus and in the surrounding area would provide an influx of opportunities (suitable targets) and that guardianship of these vehicles is likely lower among college students than among the general population. Our results generally support the latter hypothesis. The results also show that the locations of thefts and the aggregate measures of motivated offenders, guardianship and opportunities influence the location of thefts. Preventative measures to increase guardianship and decrease target suitability are discussed.
[Increase in medical offices in pharmacies in Mexico and health care in public healthservices between 2012 and 2018].

OBJECTIVE To study changes in health care utilization in the public and private sector in Mexico in 2012 and 2018. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used the 2012 and 2018-19 National Health and Nutrition Surveys and aggregated data on the supply of health services. RESULTS There was an acceler-ated increase in medical offices in pharmacies (MOP) that was related to a lower use of public health services, even among the population with social security. We found that individu-als living in municipalities with a high density of MOP had a lower probability of using public services. The increase in the affiliation to the Seguro Popular (SP) was not followed by an increase in public health services and was not associated with a higher utilization of public health services. CONCLUSIONS Affiliation or health insurance does not guarantee access to public services. Given the high increase in MOP, it is urgent to design and evaluate strategies to regulate their performance.
Sensitivity of CCN spectra on chemical and physical properties of aerosol: A case study from the Amazon Basin

Organic material, about half of which is water soluble, constitutes nearly 80% of the wet-season aerosol mass in the Amazon Basin, while soluble inorganic salts (predominantly ammonium bisulfate) represent about 15%. A detailed analysis of number distributions and the size-dependent chemical composition of the aerosol indicates that, in principle, the sulfate fraction could account for most of the cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activity. Uncertainty about the chemical speciation of the water-soluble organic component precludes a rigorous analysis of its contribution to nucleation activity. Within reasonable assumptions, we can, however, predict a similar contribution of the organic component to CCN activity as that from sulfate. Because of the nonlinear dependence of droplet nucleation behavior on solute amount, the nucleation activity cannot be attributed uniquely to the inorganic or organic fractions. The role of water-soluble organic compounds as surfactants, however, may be significant (especially in the case of biomass-burning aerosol) and more field measurements are needed to quantify their effects on the surface tension of ambient aerosols. The parametric dependence of the CCN spectra on the physical and chemical properties of the aerosol show that the number distribution, soluble content of the aerosol, and surface tension effects all play an important role in determining CCN spectra. (Less)