Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of an Educational Program on Nurses’ Performance regarding Reducing Pressure Ulcer and Safety of Immobilized Patients

Background: Pressure ulcers remain a common problem in hospitals and the community. It is more common among immobilized patients and is often related to the high incidence of life-threatening complications that can be avoided by nursing care. Aim of study: Was to evaluate effect of an educational program on nurses’ performance regarding reducing pressure ulcer and safety of immobilized patients. Research design: A quasi-experimental, pre-test and post-test intervention study design was implemented to achieve the aim of the current study. Setting: The study was conducted at the orthopedic department in Benha University Hospital, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: A convenient sample consisting of 50 nurses of both gender who assigned caring the immobilized patients and a purposive sample consisting of 80 patients. Tools of data collection: Four tools were used to collect data; I: Interview questionnaire. II: Observational check list for nurses' practice. III: Braden Scale and IV: Patient's assessment questionnaire. Results: Total knowledge level and total practice level mean scores immediate post and after one month follow up of the program implementation were higher statistically significant than preprogram. There was a marked decreased (improved) in total Braden scale post implementation of program, implementation of educational program was very effective in reducing pressure ulcer which was best predicted by patients’ age, weight, chronic disease, and length of hospital stay. Conclusion: Application of the educational program is highly effective in improving (knowledge and practice) regarding reducing of pressure ulcer and safety of immobilized orthopedic patient, which supported the study hypotheses. Recommendations: Provide continuous education and training sessions for nurses caring for immobilized patient to improve their knowledge and practice about pressure ulcer prevention.
How does international entrepreneurial orientation influence firms' internationalization? An exploration with Indian software product top management teams

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore how international entrepreneurial orientation of top management team (TMT) of software product firms influence their firms' internationalization activities.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses interpretive analysis techniques and examines data collected from in-depth interviews and secondary sources from 20 software product firms.FindingsThe analysis of data reveals the existence of a pathway through which the international entrepreneurial orientation of the TMT influences the firm's strategic learning functions (knowledge creation, dissemination, interpretation and implementation) which in turn influences the firm's internationalization activities.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors extend the existing knowledge by demonstrating an existence of path to interpret the individual attribute of international entrepreneurial orientation of TMT with the organization's knowledge management functions. Building on the theories of knowledge-based view and organizational learning, and by leveraging the microfoundations approach, a process model is also derived based on evidence from data analysis to enable examination of the combined effects of the international entrepreneurial orientation of TMT, firm's strategic learning on internationalization.Originality/valueThe authors provide an integrative process model that connects TMTs' international entrepreneurial orientation to the firms' strategic learning processes, which in turn is linked to examine the combined influence of these constructs on the internationalization activities of a firm.
An Assessment of the Profile and Predictors of Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in a Tertiary Care Institute in Central India

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the largest pandemic that has affected people around the globe. Various researches have been conducted worldwide, but there is a scarcity of data from Central India on the relationship between several risk factors for infection and mortality. Our study assessed the predictors and patient profiles of those with COVID-19, which will aid in prioritizing patient treatment and preventive measures. Methods A retrospective study was done between March and December 2020. The study included 5,552 COVID-19 patients admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur. A validated questionnaire form provided by the WHO was used. Data for multiple clinical and nonclinical parameters were collected, and analysis was done using SPSS version 26 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) and STATA version 12 (StataCorp LLC, College Station, TX, USA). Mortality and risk assessment of patients was done using multivariate logistic regression. Result In our study cohort of 5,552 COVID-19 patients, the median age was found to be 47 years (interquartile range (IQR): 31-60 years; range: 14-100 years), and 3,557 (64%) were male. Predominantly, patients presented with fever (41.30%), cough (40.20%), and dyspnea (29.29%). The major comorbidities were hypertension (29.70%), diabetes (25.40%), and chronic cardiac disease (5.79%). The common complications were liver dysfunction (26.83%), viral pneumonitis (23.66%), acute renal injury (15.25%), and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (13.41%). In multivariate analysis, age (more than 40 years) (odds ratio (OR): 2.63; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.531-4.512; p<0.001), diabetes (OR: 1.61; 95% CI: 1.088-2.399; p=0.017), obesity (OR: 6.88; 95% CI: 2.188-12.153; p=0.004), leukocytosis (OR: 1.74; 95% CI: 1.422-2.422; p<0.001), lymphocytopenia (OR: 2.54, 95% CI: 1.718-3.826; p<0.001), thrombocytopenia (OR: 1.15; 95% CI: 1.777-8.700; p=0.001), and ferritin concentration > 1,000 ng/mL (OR: 4.67; 95% CI: 1.991-10.975; p<0.001) were the independent predictors of mortality among COVID-19 patients. Conclusion The leading comorbidities in our study were hypertension, followed by diabetes. Patients who were 40 years or older, obese patients, and diabetic patients have a higher mortality risk. The poor prognostic predictors in COVID-19 patients were high ferritin levels (>1,000 ng/mL), leukocytosis, lymphocytopenia, and thrombocytopenia.
Pengaruh Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Dan Pengendalian Internal Terhadap Kualitas Laporan Keuangan Pemerintah Daerah

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh sistem informasi akuntansi dan sistem pengendalian internal terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan pemerintah daerah. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah pemerintah daerah Kota Bogor. Sample penelitian ini menggunakan teknik nonprobability sampling dengan metode sampling insidental yang diperoleh dari kepala sub bagian keuangan, bendahara dan staf bagian keuangan, maka di dapat responden 48 orang responden. Data dikumpulkan dengan menyebarkan langsung kuidioner kepada responden yang bersangkutan. Teknik analisi data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi berganda, uji t, dan uji f, dengan bantuan SPSS 26. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa (1)Sistem Informasi Akuntansi (SIA) tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan, (2) Sistem Pengendalian Internal (SPI) tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan,. Kata Kunci : Sistem informasi akuntansi, sistem pengendalian internal, kualitas laporan keuangan pemerintah daerah
EFFECT OF MORINGA OLIFERA SUPPLEMENTATION ON IMMUNE RESPONSE, OXIDATIVE STRESS IN BARKI RAMS

: Fifteen Barki ram were used to study the effect of MOL or MOSC supplementation in the ration on IR, MAD, TAC, IgG, IgM, WBCs, serum transaminases and renal function. The rams were divided into 3 groups. Rams in G1 were fed a basal diet supplemented with MOL (0.5% of CFM/day), rams in G2 were fed a basal diet supplemented with MOSC (10% of CFM/day) while G3 were fed a basal diet without supplementation. The results indicated that supplementation with MOSC increased antibodies after immunization, TAC and decreased MAD in blood samples of rams fed a ration containing MOSC or MOL compared to those rams fed moringa-free rations in contrast to the activity of MAD. The highest IgG recorded in blood samples of rams fed MOl followed by that measured in rams fed MOSC, the lowest was for rams fed a Moringa-free ration. However, the highest IgM recorded in rams fed MOSC followed by that in rams fed a Moringa-free ration and the lowest for rams fed ration with MOL. MOSC or MOL supplementation slightly increased WBC and neutrophil cells, supplementation of rams with MOSC significantly reduced creatinine and GPT compared to those supplemented with MOL or the control group. It can be concluded that feeding supplementation ration of Barki rams with MOSC can increase antibody production, WBCs, neutrophils, TAC and decreased MAD, having a positive effect on kidney function and liver enzymes, and enhances the immunity status of rams
Assessment of Antimicrobial Potential of Plagiochasma rupestre Coupled with Healing Clay Bentonite and AGNPS

The impact of individual component, i.e., plant extract (Plagiochasma rupestre), biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), and healing clay (bentonite) as antimicrobial agent is reported but their combined effect as a ternary system is a new approach. This study is aimed at investigating the impact of the proposed ternary system against selected human pathogens. AgNPs were synthesized by using Plagiochasma rupestre extract (aqueous) as reducing agent and neutral polymer (PVP) as stabilizer. The morphology, size, and structural properties of synthesized AgNPs were determined with XRD and SEM analysis which showed spherical monomodal particles with an average particle size of 25.5 nm. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of the individual and nanoternary system were investigated. The phytochemical screening of plant extract showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenol, and glycosides in methanol extract as compare to aqueous and acetone extract. The antimicrobial activities of crude extracts of Plagiochasma rupestre with AgNPs and bentonite clay were studied as an appropriate candidate for treatment of microbial infections, especially bacterial and fungal diseases. The antioxidant activity of Plagiochasma rupestre aqueous extract and nanoparticles was assessed by (DPPH) free radical, and absorbance was checked at 517 nm. Crude extract has inhibitory effect towards bacteria and fungi, and bentonite clay also showed some degree of antimicrobial resistance. Strategy can be efficiently applied for future engineering and medical. The nanoternary systems showed 3 and 3.5 times higher antibacterial and antifungal activity, respectively, in comparison to Plagiochasma rupestre and bentonite clay, individually.
AgriBERT: Knowledge-Infused Agricultural Language Models for Matching Food and Nutrition

Pretraining domain-specific language models remains an important challenge which limits their applicability in various areas such as agriculture. This paper investigates the effectiveness of leveraging food related text corpora (e.g., food and agricultural literature) in pretraining transformer-based language models. We evaluate our trained language model, called AgriBERT, on the task of semantic matching, i.e., establishing mapping between food descriptions and nutrition data, which is a long-standing challenge in the agricultural domain. In particular, we formulate the task as an answer selection problem, fine-tune the trained language model with the help of an external source of knowledge (e.g., FoodOn ontology), and establish a baseline for this task. The experimental results reveal that our language model substantially outperforms other language models and baselines in the task of matching food description and nutrition.
Microwave Treatment Prevents Cytomegalovirus Transmission to Preterm Infants through Human Milk

Background: Mother’s own milk (MOM) is the best nutrition for preterm infants; however, milk from cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seropositive mothers may cause the transmission of the virus to the infants. As extremely preterm infants are at a risk of developing serious conditions due to CMV infection, even MOM is sometimes pasteurized. Previously, we demonstrated that microwave heating of 50 mL formula milk containing CMV at 500 W for 40s prevented CMV infection in living cells. However, we do not know if this is the case with reactivated CMV in human milk (HM). Therefore, we investigated if microwave heating of HM would be effective in preventing CMV infection in living cells. Methods: Twenty-three CMV-IgG-positive and four CMV-IgG-negative mothers who donated HM to the human milk bank during 6 to 16 weeks postpartum were enrolled. The HM was treated with microwave at 500 W. HFL-III cells were seeded in culture dishes. Aliquots of HM samples subjected to microwave was inoculated onto susceptible cell monolayers. Infectious vial titer was measured by the 50% median tissue culture infectious Dose (TCID50) assay. Results: The TCID50 assay was decreased in five out of eight 100-mL samples after microwave at 200W for 60 s. The CMV infectivity assay was negative in three, decreased in eight, and no change in six 100-mL samples, and negative in four and decreased in eight 50-mL samples. Conclusions: Microwave heating of HM at low settings could decrease CMV transmission through HM, however, to obtain entire prevention is difficult when loss of bioactive properties is considered.
Project Governance, Project Performance, and the Mediating Role of Project Quality and Project Management Risk: An Agency Theory Perspective

Abstract Although project governance has garnered the attention of academicians, the area remains underdeveloped. This study measures the influence of project governance on project performance directly as well as through the mediation of project management risk and project quality and with moderation of project leadership. The survey yielded 354 responses from 132 Pakistani software firms, while SEM was applied using AMOS-21 for data analysis. This study finds that project governance has a significant positive influence on project performance directly and through mediation, whereas the moderation is insignificant. The findings will help not only Pakistan’s software firms but also those in developing countries to improve their projects’ performance through effective project governance.
Impact of Brand Equity on Consumer Purchasing Decision: A Study on Carbonated Soft Drinks Product in Khulna City

In Bangladesh, the carbonated soft drinks industry is characterized by some domestic and a few global brands. In recent years, the purchasing tendency of carbonated soft drinks products by young adults has elevated significantly. Considering the underlying issue, this study has gone to significant lengths to determine the degree to which brand equity factors influence consumers’ purchasing decisions. Data for statistical analysis were collected from the non-probabilistic convenience method sampling 120 respondents of Khulna city. Based on the previous studies a structured questionnaire was developed to conduct the survey. To depict and prove the statistically significant factors impacting consumers’ purchase decisions, multiple regressions were conducted. Among the brand equity elements, brand loyalty and brand awareness result in a significant positive impact on consumers to purchase carbonated soft drinks products. Where brand image and perceived quality have no significant influence on consumers to purchase carbonated soft drinks products. The findings of the study will be essential for brand owners and decision-makers who are vigorously seeking to develop loyal customers to get a competitive advantage and improve the financial condition of their company.
A quantitative analysis of the language policy processes in early childhood professionals’ advice on multilingual parenting

ABSTRACT Whereas early childhood professionals can play a pivotal role in fostering young children’s home language development, little is known about what determines the kind of multilingual parenting advice they offer families. The objective of this study was to deconstruct the processes culminating in two types of such recommendations: advice highlighting the usage of the home language in the family domain versus advice to include the dominant language. Different theories, including Spolsky’s insights on language policy and Ricento and Hornberger’s Onion model, were used to investigate several aspects influencing professionals’ interpersonal language policy. Logistic regression analyses were performed on a sample of 305 professionals employed at Flemish infant welfare clinics in Belgium. Our findings indicate that advice highlighting the home language is connected to manifold variables on the national, institutional, and interpersonal language policy levels. However, only few variables at the interpersonal and institutional level were associated with advice to include the dominant language. Hence, future research could further investigate the hitherto unidentified mechanisms underlying this type of advice. Overall, our results show the complex and nuanced ways in which the national, institutional, and interpersonal levels intersect in shaping different types of multilingual advice.
?Is Online Store Atmosphere a Determinant of Online Store Revisit Intention

Online purchase has increased dramatically over the previous ten years. The growing demand increased the competition among online stores and hence, the ability to attract visitors' attention leading to actual purchase become critical for business success. This research aims at analyzing the determinants of online store revisit intention namely online store atmosphere and its dimensions including virtual layout and design, virtual atmospherics, virtual theatrics, and virtual social presence. A thorough literature review was conducted whereby research hypotheses were developed. Structured questionnaires were distributed among a sample of electronically via Google forms. Statistical analysis was employed where appropriate statistical techniques were adopted to analyze the gathered data. Results revealed a significant positive effect between virtual layout and design and virtual social presence on online store revisit intention. Moreover, an insignificant effect was reported between virtual atmospherics and virtual theatrics on online store revisit intention. Discussion of results and managerial implications were explored.
Evaluation of security metrics in AIoT and blockchain-based supply chain by Neutrosophic decision-making method

ABSTRACT Today, smart supply chains are one of the main and growing applications of evolving technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain, which bring many benefits. IoT and blockchain security is a subset of cybersecurity that protects against IoT-related threats. Therefore, the simultaneous combination of these technologies and the creation of a supply chain based on the artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) and blockchain, in addition to increasing the performance of activities in supply chain processes, can also bring many security challenges to this smart supply chain. Because the data collected by IoT devices and stored in the blockchain-based systems that manage them are much more sensitive than traditional network security strategies.Due to the importance of this issue, in this study, an attempt has been made to analyse these security indicators in the AIoT and blockchain-based intelligent supply chain using a combined decision-making method in a fuzzy neutrosophic environment. Understanding these security measures will definitely help to implement more secure and powerful smart supply chains. The results showed that customer privacy criteria have the highest priority. The following priorities are authentication, Security challenges based on infrastructure, and network integrity.
SCHISTOSOMIASIS INFECTION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN AGULU TOWN OF ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

,i Investigation was made to reveal the state and level of Schistosomiasis haematobuim infection in the whole of Agulu town in Anaocha local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria where a lake (Agulu lake) is implicated in the transmission of the disease. Urine sample was collected from 3029 children for Schistosoma egg identification. This was used to calculate the level of infection in the different schools. Schistosomiasis prevalence was highest (55.2%) in Umuowelle primary school and lowest (4.1%) in Obeagu primary school. Males had higher infection rate than females in the endemic schools. In Umuowelle, Community and Nneogidi primary schools, infection rates in males were 36.4%, 13.3% 11.3% respectively while infection rates in females were 25.2%, 11.7% and 6.8% respectively. However, the sex differences were not statistically significant at 5% confidence level (t-test = 2.179, df = 12). Infection levels investigated in all the schools revealed that the age group 10-14 years recorded the highest level while 0- 4 years had the lowest. There was also shifts in peaks of infection within the var ous age groups, for instance, in the 10 - 14 years age group of Ifiteani primary school, infection peak was in 14 years while in Nneogidi primary school it was in 13 year old pupils.
Another Day, Another Visit: Impact of Arkansas' Mandatory Waiting Period for Women Seeking an Abortion by Demographic Groups

* Twenty-six states require that women seeking an abortion wait between 18 and 72 hours after receipt of counseling before the abortion can be completed. Thirteen states require that the counseling be given in person necessitating at least two visits to the provider. In April of 2015, Arkansas increased the waiting period for an abortion from 24 to 48 hours and more significantly, required that women receive the counseling in person. We use a regression discontinuity design to analyze the immediate effect of Arkansas’s 2015 mandatory waiting period (MWP) law on abortion rates. We use de-identified, individual-level data from the Arkansas Department of Health (DOH) on all abortions performed in Arkansas from 2000 to 2020. Abortion rates fell 17 percent among all women, but 22 percent among white non-Hispanics and 14 percent among black non-Hispanics immediately after the law went into effect. We show that the law decreased abortion rates the most among unmarried adults with children. Abortion is now illegal in Arkansas. Given the decline in abortion rates associated the MWP’s two-visit requirement, abortion rates will likely fall further as travel distance to the nearest legal provider increases.