Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Working at home and expectations of being available: effects on perceived work environment, turnover intentions, and health

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine if (i) working at home and (ii) expectations of being available to the employer in their spare time influences employees’ perceptions of their work environment and well-being, health, organizational commitment, or intention to leave. Methods We conducted cross-sectional analyses of survey data from 7861 office workers reporting hours worked at home and 3146 reporting frequency of expectations of being available to the employer in spare time (availability expectations). Prospective analyses (two-year follow up) comprised 5258 and 2082, respectively. Dependent variables were work factors previously associated with health complaints, mental distress, positive affect, work–private life conflict, commitment, and intention to leave. Random intercept linear and logistic regressions controlled for time worked (in addition to regular hours), age, gender, and skill level. Results “Hours working at home” was cross-sectionally associated with higher levels of demands, role ambiguity, role conflicts, decision control, empowering leadership, human resource primacy, commitment, work–private life conflict, and lower support from co-workers. “Availability expectations” was associated with higher levels of demands, role conflicts, neck pain, mental distress, thinking that work was not finished when going to bed, sleep problems, work–private life conflict, intentions to leave and with lower levels of superior support, co-worker support, fair leadership, and commitment. There were no prospective associations. Conclusions Working at home was associated with both positive and negative factors. Specific factors pertaining to role expectations and support from co-workers pose challenges. Availability expectations was associated with potentially negative work factors and health, organizational commitment, and intentions to leave. There were no long-term effects.
Driver support in congestion : an assessment of user needs and impacts on driver and traffic flow

Mobility is a key factor for modern societies. However, it also brings about problems, such as congestion, accidents and pollution. High expectations rest on in-vehicle systems to contribute to solving these problems. These so-called driver support systems use advanced information and communication technology to assist the driver in performing elements of the driving task, such as maintaining a proper speed or avoiding an accident. A variety of systems is under investigation or already commercially available. Most current systems are autonomous systems that do not communicate with other vehicles or the infrastructure. Recently, the development of driver support systems is more and more directed at cooperative systems that do communicate and therefore extend the driver’s horizon. Despite the research and development efforts, the market introduction of driver support systems finds itself in an early stage. Car manufacturers employ a rather conservative strategy, because they are uncertain about the financial risks and the usability of these systems. Governments and road operators are uncertain about the actual impacts of driver support systems on traffic safety and traffic efficiency, which makes them hesitant to take measures to facilitate, stimulate or regulate the introduction of these systems. This thesis aims at reducing the above uncertainties by improving the knowledge of user needs for driver support systems and the impacts of one of such systems, the so-called Congestion Assistant, on the driver and the traffic flow.
The ALARP principle in process safety

The principle that the risks for a facility should be reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) increasingly is embraced around the world. This article describes how the principle can be used to establish both individual and group risk tolerance criteria that are needed for risk analysis studies using techniques such as Layers of Protection Analysis. The consideration of uncertainties in risk estimates in the ALARP context and the use of the precautionary principle are also described, and the use of cost–benefit analysis in applying the ALARP principle is discussed. Other related principles used in risk management are described. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog 33: 36–40, 2014
Indeterminate Colitis – Update on Treatment Options

Abstract Indeterminate colitis (IC) is described in approximately 5–15% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It usually reflects a difficulty or lack of clarity in distinguishing between ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) on biopsy or colectomy specimens. The diagnostic difficulty may explain the variability in the reported prevalence and incidence of IC. Clinically, most IC patients tend to evolve over time to a definite diagnosis of either UC or CD. IC has also been interchangeably described as inflammatory bowel disease unclassified (IBDU). This review offers an overview of the available limited literature on the conventional medical and surgical treatments for IC. In contrast to the numerous studies on the medical management of UC and CD, there are very few data from dedicated controlled trials on the treatment of IC. The natural evolution of IC more closely mimics UC. Regarding medical options for treatment, most patients diagnosed with IC are treated similarly to UC, and treatment choices are based on disease severity. Others are managed similarly to CD if there are features suggestive of CD, including fissures, skin tags, or rectal sparing. In medically refractory IC, surgical treatment options are limited and include total proctocolectomy (TPC) and ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA), with its associated risk factors and complications. Post-surgical complications and pouch failure rates were historically thought to be more common in IC patients, but recent meta-analyses reveal similar rates between UC and IC patients. Future therapies in IBD are focused on known mechanisms in the disease pathways of UC and CD. Owing to the lack of IC-specific studies, clinicians have traditionally and historically extrapolated the data to IC patients based on their symptomatology, clinical course, and endoscopic findings.
Heterotypic Amyloid β interactions facilitate amyloid assembly and modify amyloid structure

It is still unclear why pathological amyloid deposition initiates in specific brain regions or why some cells or tissues are more susceptible than others. Amyloid deposition is determined by the self‐assembly of short protein segments called aggregation‐prone regions (APRs) that favour cross‐β structure. Here, we investigated whether Aβ amyloid assembly can be modified by heterotypic interactions between Aβ APRs and short homologous segments in otherwise unrelated human proteins. Mining existing proteomics data of Aβ plaques from AD patients revealed an enrichment in proteins that harbour such homologous sequences to the Aβ APRs, suggesting heterotypic amyloid interactions may occur in patients. We identified homologous APRs from such proteins and show that they can modify Aβ assembly kinetics, fibril morphology and deposition pattern in vitro. Moreover, we found three of these proteins upon transient expression in an Aβ reporter cell line promote Aβ amyloid aggregation. Strikingly, we did not find a bias towards heterotypic interactions in plaques from AD mouse models where Aβ self‐aggregation is observed. Based on these data, we propose that heterotypic APR interactions may play a hitherto unrealized role in amyloid‐deposition diseases.
Improved planar spiral transformer theory applied to a miniature lumped element quadrature hybrid

In this paper, an improved method of determining the primary-to-secondary coupling capacitance for planar spiral transformers (PST's) is presented, which enhances previous work. A more general monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) compatible lumped element multisection model is also presented based on symmetric-width uniformly coupled transmission lines. These techniques were developed to design a 90/spl deg/ hybrid as a MMIC with a center frequency of 2.5 GHz. The design was frequency scaled to 0.5 GHz and fabricated in the microwave integrated circuit (MIC) for verification. Producibility is enhanced and coupling is effectively increased with the novel use of series capacitors which cancel some of the self-inductance of the transformers. Measured results are presented for both a quadrature hybrid and the individual PST used in the quadrature hybrid. The measured results show excellent agreement with the computer models.
Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Brand and the reciprocal effects of touristic destinations

This study analyzes the effect of Brazil's national tourism brand on the image of Rio de Janeiro as the host city of the 2016 Olympic Games, and the reciprocal effect of Rio de Janeiro on Brazil, considering both as tourist destinations. A quantitative study was employed using structured questionnaires, with a sample of foreign respondents (n = 340) and a simultaneous equation method. A positive reciprocal effect was found. In general, the perception of a country as a tourist destination influences destinations within that country. However, the Brazil destination brand image did not influence Rio. This situation was proved to be an exception to the rule, the sports mega-event context probably contributing to the result.
THE EFFECTS OF TASK CONSTRAINTS ON THE HEART RATE RESPONSES OF STUDENTS DURING SMALL-SIDED HANDBALL GAMES UČINKI OMEJITEV NALOG NA ODZIVE V SRČNI FREKVENCI ŠTUDENTOV PRI ROKOMETNIH IGRAH NA OMEJENEM PROSTORU

Task constraints used by the teacher to guide students during small-sided games in a physical education context can be a factor to improve the quality of the students’ practice. One of these task constraints is the number of players present in small-sided games. Therefore, this study aims to analyse the inf luence of the number of players on the students’ heart rate intensity. Thus, eight male students (18.25 ± 1.04 years old) voluntarily participated in this study. The mean heart rate results were obtained in three sub-phases of the game (2 v 2, 3 v 3 and 4 v 4). ANOVA test showed statistically significant differences (F (2, 1077) = 25.661; p-value 0.001) between them. The results confirm the importance of task constraints in the management of practice intensity so as to simultaneously promote the opportunity to develop the game’s technical and tactical contents as well as the students’ fitness. Therefore, the teacher needs to carefully consider the number of players per task in order to develop the main goals of the lesson correctly.
Retrospective memory trace sustained by the human hippocampus during working memory task

Working memory is a subcategory of short‐term memory that voluntarily maintains behaviourally relevant information to prepare for a subsequent action. An established theory is that working memory is supported by the prefrontal cortex (PFC) for executive control, while the hippocampus (HPC) is largely involved in long‐term episodic memory. Recent studies suggest that the HPC is also involved in perception and short‐term storage. However, it remains unclear whether the HPC supports active maintenance of short‐term memory as working memory. To address this question, we devised a new delayed matching‐to‐sample task in which two visual items were presented at different locations one by one as samples. The sequential presentations of sample stimuli allowed us to dissociate the contents of working memory (i.e., identities and locations of two samples) from the constituent perceived information of single samples. By applying representational similarity analysis (RSA) to the blood‐oxygen‐level‐dependent (BOLD) signals of human participants, we investigated the delay activity after the two sample presentations. The results of the RSA showed that the right HPC signalled only the second sample as a conjunctional representation of its item identity and location. In contrast, the right PFC, including both lateral and medial parts, represented the conjunctional information of both samples. These results suggested that the HPC may support short‐term memory for retrospective coding to retain information of the last event rather than for prospective coding coupled with working memory.
Endocannabinoid Anandamide Attenuates Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome through Modulation of Microbiome in the Gut-Lung Axis

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a serious lung condition characterized by severe hypoxemia leading to limitations of oxygen needed for lung function. In this study, we investigated the effect of anandamide (AEA), an endogenous cannabinoid, on Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB)-mediated ARDS in female mice. Single-cell RNA sequencing data showed that the lung epithelial cells from AEA-treated mice showed increased levels of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and tight junction proteins. MiSeq sequencing data on 16S RNA and LEfSe analysis demonstrated that SEB caused significant alterations in the microbiota, with increases in pathogenic bacteria in both the lungs and the gut, while treatment with AEA reversed this effect and induced beneficial bacteria. AEA treatment suppressed inflammation both in the lungs as well as gut-associated mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs). AEA triggered several bacterial species that produced increased levels of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), including butyrate. Furthermore, administration of butyrate alone could attenuate SEB-mediated ARDS. Taken together, our data indicate that AEA treatment attenuates SEB-mediated ARDS by suppressing inflammation and preventing dysbiosis, both in the lungs and the gut, through the induction of AMPs, tight junction proteins, and SCFAs that stabilize the gut-lung microbial axis driving immune homeostasis.
Response of an isolated structure with deteriorating hysteretic isolator model

Cyclic motion of lead rubber bearings (LRBs) leads to increasing temperature in lead core initiating the reduction in strength of LRB. This reduction results in a deteriorating bi-linear force deformation relation for LRB. In this study, response of LRBs (with deteriorating hysteresis loops due to temperature change) subjected to near-field ground motions with distinct pulse-type behavior is studied. Ground motions are applied bi-directionally and LRBs are modeled with due consideration of coupled behavior in the two orthogonal horizontal directions. Response of LRBs with deteriorating hysteresis is compared with that of non-deteriorating ones by considering bounding analyses (upper and lower bound). Thus, nonlinear response history analyses are performed for each selected ground motion record. Bounding analyses result in over predicted displacement demands for LRBs compared to results obtained by implemented deteriorating bi-linear LRB model. By means of new deteriorating model, engineers may come up with more efficient isolation system designs.
Traffic Prediction and Management via RBF Neural Nets and Semantic Control

The objective of this work has been to develop layers of control and optimization modules for the purpose of urban traffic management. We utilize the semantic control paradigm to model both the macrolevel (traffic control) and the microlevel (vehicle path planning and steering control). A semantic controller consists of three modules for identification, goal selection, and adaptation, respectively. This hierarchical structure has been used successfully at the Center for Optimization and Semantic Control to solve complex, nonlinear, and time‐varying problems. In our previous work we have used a judicious combination of artificial intelligence, optimization, and control systems.
Rollback, scissor-like closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean and formation of an orocline: magmatic migration based on a large archive of age data

Abstract Tracing the closure of oceans with irregular margins and the formation of an orocline are crucial for understanding plate reconstruction and continental assembly. The eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt, where the Mongol-Okhotsk orocline is situated, is one of the world's largest magmatic provinces. Using a large data set of U-Pb zircon ages, we updated the timing of many published igneous rocks, which allowed us to recognize tightly ‘folded’ linear Carboniferous-Jurassic magmatic belts that wrap around the Mongol-Okhotsk suture and their migrations both sutureward and suture-parallel. The new successive magmatic belts reveal a rollback, scissor-like (or zipper-like) closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean that was fundamentally controlled by coeval subduction rollback and rotation of the Siberian and Mongolian-Erguna blocks. This study also demonstrates the complex mechanisms and processes of the closure of an ocean with irregular margins and the formation of a consequent orocline.
Understanding Loneliness in Adolescence: A Test of Competing Hypotheses on the Interplay of Extraversion and Neuroticism

Given that adolescents often experience fundamental changes in social relationships, they are considered to be especially prone to loneliness. Meanwhile, theory and research highlight that both extraversion and neuroticism are closely intertwined with individual differences in loneliness. Extant research has explored the linear main effects of these personality traits, yet potential non-linear associations (e.g., exponential effects) and the potential interplay of extraversion and neuroticism (e.g., mutual reinforcement effects) remain unknown. We addressed these open questions using cross-sectional and one-year longitudinal data from two adolescent samples (overall N = 583, Mage = 17.57, 60.55% girls) and an information-theoretic approach combined with polynomial regression. Analyses showed little evidence for interaction effects but revealed non-linear effects in addition to the main effects of extraversion and neuroticism on loneliness. For example, the positive cross-sectional association between neuroticism and loneliness was stronger at higher neuroticism levels (i.e., exponential effect). Results differed across loneliness facets in that both traits predicted emotional loneliness, but only extraversion predicted social loneliness. Longitudinal analyses showed that loneliness changes were mainly related to neuroticism. We discuss results in the light of sample differences, elaborate on the importance to differentiate between emotional versus social aspects of loneliness, and outline implications for adolescent development.
Effects of a Single Yoga Session on Cardiac Interoceptive Accuracy and Emotional Experience

Background: There is an increasing body of research supporting the idea that cardiac interoceptive accuracy (IAc) can be improved by training. Findings concerning the effects of a single yoga session on IAc and the related construct emotional experience are sparse. The aim of this study was to examine if a single yoga session increases IAc and improves emotional experience. Methods: 137 students were randomly assigned to a 20-min yoga session (n = 47), an endurance session (n = 46), or an inactive control condition (n = 44). IAc and emotional experience were assessed before and after the sessions. Results: There were no significant changes in IAc, or positive and negative affect. IAc at baseline and the change in positive effect were found as predictors for IAc after the yoga session. Conclusion: A 20-min yoga session seems to be not applicable to improve IAc and emotional experience. Future studies should investigate long-term interventions and diverse healthy and clinical populations.
PENGARUH HARGA DAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP LOYALITAS PELANGGAN MELALUI VARIABEL KEPUASAN (STUDI PADA BENGKEL AHASS 0002-ASTRA MOTOR SILIWANGI SEMARANG)

The competition with other dealers offering similar service results in the decreasing number of customers atAHASS 0002-Astra Motor Semarang Siliwangi (AMSS) within the past two years (2008-2009). This study is aimed at finding out the influence of price and service quality upon customer loyality mediated by customer satisfaction. A hundred customers are chosen using purposive sampling method. Data are obtained by using questionnaire, interview, observation and documentation which are then analyzed using path analysis. The study concludes that price and service quality have bigger direct impact upon customer loyalty than the indirect impact. Total impact of price upon customer loyalty is bigger that total impact of service quality upon loyality. Therefore it is suggested that AHASS 0002- AMSS give discount, free merchandise for regular customers, free snack, free internet facility, and additional service day such as during holiday. Persaingan dengan dealer lain yang menawarkan layanan yang sama membuat jumlah pelanggan pada Bengkel AHASS 0002-Astra Motor Semarang Siliwangi (AMSS) mengalami penurunan dalam dua tahun terakhir (2008-2009). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh harga dan kualitas pelayanan terhadap loyalitas pelanggan dimediasi oleh kepuasan pelanggan. Sebanyak 100 pelanggan diambil sebagai sampel melalui metode purposive sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner, wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Analisis data menggunakan analisis jalur. Penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa pengaruh langsung harga terhadap loyalitas lebih besar daripada pengaruh tidak langsungnya . Sedangkan pengaruh langsung kualitas pelayanan terhadap loyalitas lebih besar daripada pengaruh tidak langsungnya. Pengaruh total harga terhadap loyalitas lebih kecil daripada pengaruh total kualitas pelayanan terhadap loyalitas. Disarankan AMSS memberikan diskon harga, merchandise dan makanan ringan gratis, peningkatan fasilitas internet gratis dan layanan tambahan hari misalnya hari libur. Keywords: Price, Service Quality, Customer Loyalty Harga, Kualitas Pelayanan, Loyalitas Pelanggan
The Added Effect of Artificial Intelligence on Physicians’ Performance in Detecting Thoracic Pathologies on CT and Chest X-ray: A Systematic Review

Our systematic review investigated the additional effect of artificial intelligence-based devices on human observers when diagnosing and/or detecting thoracic pathologies using different diagnostic imaging modalities, such as chest X-ray and CT. Peer-reviewed, original research articles from EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane library, SCOPUS, and Web of Science were retrieved. Included articles were published within the last 20 years and used a device based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology to detect or diagnose pulmonary findings. The AI-based device had to be used in an observer test where the performance of human observers with and without addition of the device was measured as sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, AUC, or time spent on image reading. A total of 38 studies were included for final assessment. The quality assessment tool for diagnostic accuracy studies (QUADAS-2) was used for bias assessment. The average sensitivity increased from 67.8% to 74.6%; specificity from 82.2% to 85.4%; accuracy from 75.4% to 81.7%; and Area Under the ROC Curve (AUC) from 0.75 to 0.80. Generally, a faster reading time was reported when radiologists were aided by AI-based devices. Our systematic review showed that performance generally improved for the physicians when assisted by AI-based devices compared to unaided interpretation.