Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Triple Whammy: Low Pay, Low Security, and Increased Exposure to a Downturn

A triple whammy buffets low-wage workers: they earn less, they lose their jobs more often, and they are more exposed to economic downturns. I build a job search model that explains these patterns, provides a missing mechanism for differential job destruction based on the premise that firms vary in productivity, higher productivity translates into higher wages and higher profits, and firms lay off workers whose jobs stop being profitable. Using the model, I compare the labor market impact of asset transfers, unemployment benefits, and an earnings subsidy, and evaluate how precautionary savings moderate consumption losses. An earnings subsidy raises consumption and reduces poverty relative to other policies, reaching more people at a lower unemployment rate. Simulations suggest that in the absence of intervention, average consumption falls by twice as much when an unexpected shock is accompanied by the loss of savings, and the poverty rate is 33% higher.
Grounding Psychological Similarity Spaces in Deep Neural Networks

Psychological similarity spaces are a useful tool for analyzing similarity judgments and categorization behavior made by humans. They are usually based on pairwise dissimilarity ratings (obtained in psychological experiments), which are processed with multidimensional scaling (MDS) [4] in order represent dissimilarity between stimuli as distances between points. A crucial shortcoming of this approach is its inability to generalize to novel stimuli [1]. Deep neural networks (DNNs) are a powerful machine learning tool and have become immensely popular in recent years due to their good generalization performance, especially in the area of computer vision [7]. The activation of the ﬁnal layers of such networks are generally regarded as high-level representations of the raw input.
Health management teaching of dentistry courses in Parana

The study aimed to analyze the teaching of management in dentistry at the universities of the state of Paraná. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional research, based on secondary data, conducted in 2019. Information was collected from public and private higher education institutions that offered a dentistry course, based on the list of approved, initiated and postgraduate courses; assets of the national register of higher education courses (e-MEC register). Data were synthesized in a standardized form using Microsoft Excel and after typing, this allowed descriptive analysis by EpiInfo (Version 7.2) and presentation in absolute and relative frequencies. Bivariate analyses were performed by the programBiostat using the G and Fischer's exacttests, at a significance level of 5%. In Paraná, 29 Dentistry courses were offered, of which 5 were approved, but had not yet started their activities. Of the researched courses, 21 were of a private (private) administrative nature, seven were public and only one public course thatcharged the undergraduate studentsamonthly fee. Most courses (58.6%) had a specific management discipline, as a compulsory curriculum component (96.6%), offered predominantly in the last year of graduation (55.2%), with hour loads ranging from 21to 60 hours (61.9%). Most (51.7%) of undergraduate dentistry courses devote only up to 1% of their workload to health management. The results showed that management education in this state has been little explored, making it necessary to include a higher workload focused on the theme in the curriculum matrices, aiming to improve the training of future dentists. Descriptors: Education, Higher. Education, Dental. Health Management Dentistry.
TheChanges inBloodFlowSeen in the Eye after FootAcupuncture Treatment in Mice

Acupuncture is used to treat a wide variety of eye diseases, although there is little evidence about the effects of acupuncture treatment and the mechanisms responsible for them. Foot acupuncture treatment has effects in both mice and humans. ,e purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of acupuncture treatment on ocular blood flow in mice. We evaluated ocular blood flow in C57BL/6J mice after foot acupuncture treatment using laser speckle flowgraphy. ,e mean blur rate, which is an index of blood flow velocity, was increased in the foot acupuncture group. Our results showed that, after 3 minutes’ foot acupuncture, ocular blood flow was significantly increased in both the blood vessels and tissue of the eye in C57BL/6J mice. ,us, performing acupuncture in mice might help to determine its effects. Furthermore, acupuncture is considered to be a possible treatment for ocular disease.
Perceptions of and adaptation to climate change in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Climate change and glacial disasters directly affect the Andean periglacial populations in the environmental, social, economic and cultural spheres. Regional atmospheric warming is causing an increasing retreat of glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. The melting of these glaciers causes, among other consequences, the formation of new glacial lagoons and an increase in volume of the pre-existing lagoons; both phenomena increase the possibility of glacial disasters. Thus, this paper reports an investigation of perceptions and adaptations to climatic change and glacial disasters in the Cordillera Blanca, Department of Ancash, Peru, through the ethnographic method with the campesino communities of Vicos and Humacchuco; this method included observations and semi-structured interviews with managers and campesinos. The measures adopted by the managers are, predominantly, engineering to reduce disasters, such as increasing of dike sizes and lagoon drainages. The retreat of the glaciers, as noted by the campesino communities themselves, is the main perception of the impacts of climate change. We suggest that the choice of safe places to live in campesino communities is the main strategy of adaptation and is related to an ancestral ethnoknowledge. The reterritorialization of sites susceptible to glacial disasters is not only due to the need to have a place (to plant, to live), but is also due to the topophilic feelings formed by the affective link between a person and a place. There is a central and structural issue that adds to these problems: the development model prevailing in Peruvian postcolonial society tends to complicate possible strategies for adapting to climate change in the Andes.
THE ANNALS OF “DUNAREA DE JOS” UNIVERSITY OF GALATI

Research shows that the involvement of majority of Lithuanian schoolchildren in sports activities is insufficient. Lack of physical activity has an adverse effect on their growth and maturity. Scientists, who have studied the issue of physical activity of children in Lithuania, envisage obviously declining trends of physical activity. Research data show that physical activity of more than 50% of boys and over 60% of girls in Lithuania are not sufficient (Skurvydas, 2017). Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that’s requires energy expenditure. The objective of the research: to assess the impact of strengthening exercises on the functioning of quadriceps muscle for teenagers children who are involved in sports activity or not involved in sports activity. Conclusions: 1. After application of strength exercises the increase in thigh volume, quadriceps muscle thickness and strength were statistically significant (p<0.05) in both groups: sporting and non-sporting. Quadriceps muscle thickness and muscle strength were statistically significantly greater (p<0.05) in sporting group, and thigh volume increase was statistically insignificant greater (p>0.05) in non-sporting group. 2. Difference in thigh volume, quadriceps muscle thickness and strength between the dominant and non-dominant leg was statistically insignificant (p>0.05) prior to and after the application of strength exercises. 3. The closest correlation was between the quadriceps muscle thickness and thigh volume as well as between the quadriceps muscle strength and thickness. The relation between the quadriceps muscle strength and thigh volume was average or weak.
Novel approach to produce oil from non-edible seeds of Indigofera colutea

ABSTRACT In present investigation, lipid extraction was performed from non-edible seeds of Indigofera colutea using Soxhlet technique with ultrasonic pre-treatment to evaluate maximum yield of oil. Different solvents were used for the extraction of oil from the biomass. Different parameters such as solvent, particle size, temperature, time, and solvent-to-solid ratio have been examined. The high yield of oil extraction was obtained at 6% moisture content, 0.15 mm particle size, 65°C temperature, 210 min, and 6:1 solvent-to-solid ratio using n-hexane as solvent. The maximum yield of oil (38.5%) was obtained from 75 g of I. colutea biomass. From Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis, the methyl group–CH3 bond indicates the presence of asymmetric stretch. Fatty acid profile of the optimized I. colutea oil was analyzed using gas chromatography mass spectroscopy analysis. The unsaturated fatty acid content was found to be very high at 52.214%. I. colutea biomass proved to be a suitable source for the biodiesel production.
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s that did not refer to provider outcomes were excluded. This may have limited our ability to identify relevant studies. Third, the review reflects a wide variety of different studies, many of which assessed provider attitudes via surveys, which are likely influenced by multiple forms of bias. Qualitative work and chart-based studies could more comprehensively explore changes in KABB. Finally, study heterogeneity—including different types of socioeconomic risk screening conducted— and lack of standardized outcome measures limited our ability to draw comparisons across studies. In addition, while a critical appraisal of the studies was not included in this review, many included studies were of nonexperimental designs.
Investigation Of The Effectiveness Of Xapit Electronic And Mobile Banking Product In Zambia

: Xapit is arguably the first banking facility in Zambia incorporating Self Service Banking (Online and Mobile banking and ATM’s) with traditional banking and is offered by the Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO). The main objective of the study was to determine the extent of effectiveness with which Xapit services are delivered to clients. The cross-section descriptive design was used with the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Xapit Acceptance Model (XAM) forming the theoretical and conceptual framework respectively. The study revealed the services/benefits offered through Xapit, that Xapit is effective in service delivery (from users responses on a 5 point likert scale), that 67.2% of the students do not see a service better than Xapit and that of the 32.8% opposed to this view; most consider First National Bank’s e-wallet as the best alternative to Xapit. Various other alternatives to Xapit with varying degrees of acceptance were discovered. Based on the findings, it was recommended that: ZANACO must continue its Xapit service offering because users view it as effective; the bank must work on inefficiencies such as system downtime, high cost in comparison to competition and obsolescence of the technological offering with time. Further, researchers should engage in more research on Xapit and other SSB Technologies so that updated data is available for marketing and client decision making. The XAM model would be useful in this regard.
Determinants of foreign direct investment backward productivity spillovers: A meta-analysis

Drawing on a unique dataset of 694 estimates from 24 studies on backward productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment in China, our prime objective is to investigate the determinants of such spillovers using a Bayesian model averaging–based meta-analysis. Our results suggest that backward spillovers vary across firm attributes, namely the ownership structure of foreign firms, the origin of foreign firms, market orientation of foreign firms, the ownership structure of local firms and the technological levels of local firms. For instance, export-oriented foreign firms are likely to generate the greatest backward spillovers for the domestic economy among firm attributes.
Financial Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Venture Creation among NGOs’ Beneficiaries in Kwara State, Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation

NGOs place much emphasis on the provision of diverse relevant training, counselling, mentoring, and financial empowerment in cash and equipment grants, loans and subsidies that made little or no impact on the lives of beneficiaries and the economy. Hence, this study examined the impact of financial empowerment and entrepreneurial venture creation among NGO beneficiaries in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study was posited on the empowerment theory. A survey was carried out employing the simple random sampling technique to select 358 respondents from a total of 5,354 sampling frame of NGOs' beneficiaries in Kwara State. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicated that financial empowerment contributes significantly to entrepreneurial venture creation among the NGOs' beneficiaries. It was further revealed that cash loans and subsidies offered by NGOs have a positive impact on entrepreneurial venture creation, while grants have an inverse impact on entrepreneurial venture creation. The study, therefore, suggests among other things that the management of NGOs should scrutinize business plans properly before giving loans, grants, and subsidies to the beneficiaries so that only viable and innovative ideas will be funded. Also, they should offer training and enlightenment to beneficiaries to ensure the presence of unique and innovative activities and solutions pointing at entrepreneurial ventures creation.
Implementation of strategic human resource management: challenges of a public enterprise

Th is study explores the factors related to the diffi culties of implementing strategic human resource management policies. Th e objective is to identify the institutional, political, organizational, and sectoral factors that may interfere in the implementation of strategic human resource management policies in the case of a public enterprise according to contingency categories found in the literature. Qualitative research using documentary research and interviews was carried out, and the data were analyzed through content analysis. Th e results indicate that the main interfering factors are related to i) cultural aspects, due to the profi le of the organization employees; ii) political aspects, because strategic projects tend to be discontinued in the organization; and iii) sectorial aspects, since the human resource management unit has low credibility, reputation, and autonomy. In conclusion, the implementation of strategic human resource management policies is mainly a process of cultural change. KeYWOrDs: Strategic human resource management. Implementation of human resource management policies. Public administration. Article submitted on June 10, 2019 and accepted for publication on November 30, 2019. [Translated version] Note: All quotes in English translated by this article’s translator. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.12660/rgplp.v18n3. 2019.79484
Sexism Prediction in Spanish and English Tweets Using Monolingual and Multilingual BERT and Ensemble Models

The popularity of social media has created problems such as hate speech and sexism. The identification and classification of sexism in social media are very relevant tasks, as they would allow building a healthier social environment. Nevertheless, these tasks are considerably challenging. This work proposes a system to use multilingual and monolingual BERT and data points translation and ensemble strategies for sexism identification and classification in English and Spanish. It was conducted in the context of the sEXism Identification in Social neTworks shared 2021 (EXIST 2021) task, proposed by the Iberian Languages Evaluation Forum (IberLEF). The proposed system and its main components are described, and an in-depth hyperparameters analysis is conducted. The main results observed were: (i) the system obtained better results than the baseline model (multilingual BERT); (ii) ensemble models obtained better results than monolingual models; and (iii) an ensemble model considering all individual models and the best standardized values obtained the best accuracies and F1-scores for both tasks. This work obtained first place in both tasks at EXIST, with the highest accuracies (0.780 for task 1 and 0.658 for task 2) and F1-scores (F1-binary of 0.780 for task 1 and F1-macro of 0.579 for task 2).
Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education System: University Student’s Perspective

Using a qualitative research approach, the current analysis aimed to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on Bangladesh's higher education from the viewpoint of students. The report comprises a survey of 300 students from higher education institutions. Convenient sampling method is used to pick fifty university students for the study in order to collect enough data to answer the test query. They were students from Bangladesh's eight universities and three other institutions, including five public universities and three private universities. The pandemic of Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on all facets of human life, including education. It has culminated in learning experiences that have never been seen before. Many schools and universities have shut their doors and moved their teaching and learning to the internet. This study found that there has an effect of COVID-19 on higher education system in Bangladesh. Both the government and private universities are required to work together to resolve the academic delays as fast as possible, such as the closing of educational schools and the transition to online schooling, have had a serious impact on the education sector and students' lives. This is the first study of Bangladesh. This study tries to find out the problem of education systems and solving the problem of Bangladesh which will be a great effect on the education system of Bangladesh and the economy.
Synthetic tourmaline (olenite) with excess boron replacing silicon in the tetrahedral site: II. Structure analysis

Two excess-boron olenite samples which had been synthesized from a reaction mixture of 0.625 Na 2 O · 4.5 Al 2 O 3 · 6.0 SiO 2 · 3.0 B 2 O 3 + excess H 2 O at 600°C / 25 kbar (sample 1) and 650°C / 20 kbar (sample 2) were structurally analyzed by a Rietveld refinement. The investigated tourmalines possess space group symmetry R3m with lattice parameters of a = 15.5996(8) A, c = 7.0224(6) A for sample 1 and a = 15.6329(8) A, c = 7.0365(6) A for sample 2. 29 Si MAS NMR spectroscopy showed no octahedral Si, so that the octahedral Y and Z sites are exclusively occupied by Al 3+ ions. The average T-O distances are 1.573 A and 1.590 A for samples 1 and 2, respectively, indicating that B 3+ ions (B-O = 1.470 A) partly replace Si 4+ ions (Si-O = 1.620 A) at the T-position. The refined occupancy factors give a chemical composition of Na 0.8 Al 2.9 Al 6 [Si 3.8 B 2.2 O 18 ](B 3 O 9 )(OH,O) 4 for sample 1 and Na 0.7 Al 2.9 Al 6 [Si 4.2 B 1.8 O 18 ](B 3 O 9 )(OH,O) 4 for sample 2, approximately confirming an earlier chemical analysis of sample 1. The difference in charge which is generated by the partial replacement of Si 4+ ions by B 3+ ions is compensated by protons leading to OH-contents near 4. It is interesting to note that sample 1 synthesized at a higher pressure and lower temperature contains a larger amount of tetrahedral boron.
Bacterial Secondary Production on Vascular Plant Detritus:

Bacterial production at the expense of vascular plant detritus was measured for three emergent plant species (Juncus effusus, Panicum hemitomon, and Typha latifolia) degrading in the littoral zone of a thermally impacted lake. Bacterial secondary production, measured as tritiated thymidine incorporation into DNA, ranged from 0.01 to 0.81 ,ug of bacterial C mg of detritus-' day-'. The three plant species differed with respect to the amount of bacterial productivity they supported per milligram of detritus, in accordance with the predicted biodegradability of the plant material based on initial nitrogen content, lignin content, and C/N ratio. Bacterial production also varied throughout the 22 weeks of in situ decomposition and was positively related to the nitrogen content and lignin content of the remaining detritus, as well as to the temperature of the lake water. Over time, production was negatively related to the C/N ratio and cellulose content of the degrading plant material. Bacterial production on degrading plant material was also calculated on the basis of plant surface area and ranged from 0.17 to 1.98 ,ug of bacterial C cm-2 day-'. Surface area-based calculations did not correlate well with either initial plant composition or changing composition of the remaining detritus during decomposition. The rate of bacterial detritus degradation, calculated from measured production of surfaceattached bacteria, was much lower than the actual rate of weight loss of plant material. This discrepancy may be attributable to the importance of nonbacterial organisms in the degradation and loss of plant material from litterbags or to the microbially mediated solubilization of particulate material prior to bacterial utilization, or both.
Medieval warm periods but is 2 disappearing under recent warming 3

Ana Moreno, Miguel Bartolomé, Juan Ignacio López-Moreno, Jorge Pey, Juan 4 Pablo Corella, Jordi García-Orellana, Carlos Sancho, María Leunda, Graciela Gil5 Romera, Penélope González-Sampériz, Carlos Pérez-Mejías, Francisco Navarro, 6 Jaime Otero-García, Javier Lapazaran, Esteban Alonso-González, Cristina Cid, 7 Jerónimo López-Martínez, Belén Oliva-Urcia, Sérgio Henrique Faria, María José 8 Sierra, Rocío Millán, Xavier Querol, Andrés Alastuey and José M. García-Ruíz 9
Matrix-bound PAI-1 supports membrane blebbing via RHOA/ROCK1 signaling

The microenvironment of a tumor can influence both the morphology and the behavior of cancer cells which, in turn, can rapidly adapt to environmental changes. Increasing evidence points to the involvement of amoeboid cell migration and thus of cell blebbing in the metastatic process; however, the cues that promote amoeboid cell behavior in physiological and pathological conditions have not yet been clearly identified. Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) is found in high amount in the microenvironment of aggressive tumors and is considered as an independent marker of bad prognosis. Here we show by immunoblotting, activity assay and immunofluorescence that, in SW620 human colorectal cancer cells, matrix-associated PAI-1 plays a role in the cell behavior needed for amoeboid migration by maintaining cell blebbing, localizing PDK1 and ROCK1 at the cell membrane and maintaining the RhoA/ROCK1/MLC-P pathway activation. The results obtained by modeling PAI-1 deposition around tumors indicate that matrix-bound PAI-1 is heterogeneously distributed at the tumor periphery and that, at certain spots, the elevated concentrations of matrix-bound PAI-1 needed for cancer cells to undergo the mesenchymal-amoeboid transition can be observed. Matrix-bound PAI-1, as a matricellular protein, could thus represent one of the physiopathological requirements to support metastatic formation.
Bottlenecks: Sectoral Imbalances and the Us Productivity Slowdown

Christina Patterson opened the discussion thanking the discussants for the terrific work and the useful comments. She agreed with John Fernald that TFP is hard to measure and, for this reason, her and co‐ authors also used patents data. Furthermore, she added that both the NBER‐CES and the BLS‐BEA datasets have similar level of TFP but different trends. Hence, the baseline result of the paper that, in the absence of sectorial imbalances, TFP growth would have been higher, remains valid. Finally, she explained that most of the specifications in the paper are unweighted because all the industries are informative of the existence of the mechanism described in the paper.