Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ventilation Rates during the Aggregate Daytime Activities of WorkingFemales in Hospitals: Data before their Pregnancy and at their 9th, 22ndand 36th Week of Gestation

Working females in hospitals may inhale pharmaceutical agents, chirurgical smokes, organic solvents, bacteria and/or viruses. These inhaled agents may generate adverse effects in gravid females, their embryo or fetus. Therefore, minute ventilation rates (VE) during the aggregate daytime activities of under (n=68), normal (n=268), overweight (n=42), obese class 1 (n=68) and classes 2-3 (n=51) females working in hospitals were determined before and during their pregnancy using published measurements of energy expenditures. For comparison purposes, VE values were also calculated for the same females at rest. Activity energy expenditures were based on disappearance rates of oral doses of water isotopes (i.e. 2H2O, H2 18O) monitored in urine samples of free-living hospital workers during 175 days by gas-isotope-ratio mass spectrometry. Basal energy expenditures were obtained by indirect calorimetry, whereas energy costs for pregnancy were measured in a room calorimeter. Sleep durations (7.30 ± 1.59 to 8.09 ± 1.25 hours/ day; mean ± standard deviation) and ventilatory equivalents (31.7 ± 0.93 to 39.3 ± 3.3 L of air inhaled/L of oxygen consumed) during pregnancy were determined and integrated into the calculation process. Based on VE percentiles some non-pregnant and pregnant female workers inhale more air (thus more air pollutants), than the default VE value of 20.83 L/min (i.e. 10 m3 in an 8 hour workday) notably used for calculations of hygienic standards for airborne xenobiotics. Highest 99th percentiles of 34.28, 29.27 26.49 and 29.52 L/min were found in obese classes 2-3 female workers, before their pregnancy and at their 9th, 22nd and 36th week of gestation, respectively. Considering what precedes and the fact that the human chorionic gonadotropin is detected in the blood or urine samples of women after the implantation of their blastocyst, which occurs many days after fertilization, the non-exposure of female workers to teratogenic agents in hospitals is recommended before and during their pregnancy. The same applies for the exposure to carcinogens which may generate procarcinogenic DNA damage in the fetus.
Short-term telemonitoring program after hospital discharge for COPD exacerbation: Greek pilot of the renewing health multicenter randomized trial

Introduction: Home telemonitoring for COPD patients has been assessed for reduction of COPD exacerbations and improvement ofhealth-related outcomesbut still has not been established. Aims and objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a short-term telemonitoring program in reduction of hospital readmissions and Quality of Life (QoL) improvement compared to usual care. Methods: 155 patients (male:141,age:72.9±9.3 years) discharged from hospital after COPD exacerbation were randomized in intervention (I) or control (C) group [(I)/(C):85/70]. Patients in group (I) were followed at home by telespirometry/teleoxymetry, while group (C) visited outpatient department, at 4 and 12 weeks. QoL was assessed by SF36v2 and St. George9s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Results: The trial completed 115 patients [(I)/(C):83/32]. Total number of readmissions was 0.30±0.56 in group (I) versus 0.08±0.37 in group (C) [p=0.015]. There was significant improvement of QoL (SF36v2) at the end of trial only in (C) [p=0.034]. However, there was no difference of QoL (SF36v2 and SGRQ) between groups at month 3. Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale (HADS) was significantly improved in (C) group [p=0.002] and the difference between groups was statistically significant [p=0.02]. FEV1 was improved in both groups, with a significant difference between them [(I):108.95ml-(C):196.38ml,p=0.005]. Total cost of treatment per patient was 551.92€ for group (I) versus 59€ for group (C). Conclusions: In the present study home telemonitoring does not affect QoL and it appears not to reduce readmissions, however it is difficult to conclude due to high drop-out rate in control group.
Spatial Model of Settlement Expansion and its Suitability to the Landscapes in Singkawang City, West Kalimantan Province

Expansion of settlement is part of a change that happens in a land cover that occurs in a city, changes in the land cover itself occur due to a development process that happens dynamically. Singkawang City has experienced land cover changes, in 2014-2015 Singkawang City have decreased the farming area by 5.33% and a population growth of 2.67%, and from the projection of data, Singkawang’s Population will increase by 22.14% from 2015 to 2035. The purpose of this study aims to analyze the spatial pattern of settlement expansion that occurred in Singkawang city, and by using Cellular Automata Markov Chains (CAMC) it could identify the condition of settlement in Singkawang City in 2032 by model projection. This method assumes that each existing cell will represent a unique land cover and will affect each other's surrounding cells after the model have been made, the model will be overlaid with the Singkawang City landscape suitability model using Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) method. The results show that the calibrated data can be used to predict settlement expansion by 2032 and suitable landscape conditions will support the current existing expansion. Afterwards, settleme nt areas that are currently expanding will always be affected by geographical and development factors in the region. In the end, it is necessary to analyze between the model that has been developed with the Regional urban plan of Singkawang City to see the availability of space for the construction of settlements and buildings in a sustainable manner.
Patterns of CD8+ T-cell infiltration and immune escape mechanisms in head and neck cancer.

6078 Background: Immunotherapy with PD-1/PD-L1 axis blockade has shown promising preliminary results in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) (Seiwert ASCO 2014). Using a 12-gene chemokine expression signature (Harlin/Gajewski 2009) 33-47% of HNC have a T-cell inflamed phenotype (TCIP-High) characterized by CD8+ TIL enrichment and PD-L1 expression in both HPV(+) and HPV(-) HNC. In this study, we sought to identify patterns of CD8+ tumor infiltration and describe immune escape mechanisms. Methods: We evaluated the patterns of infiltration of CD8+ TILs in a subset of tumors (N = 73) from the Chicago HNC Genomics (CHGC) cohort using IHC. 58 were also stained for PD-L1 expression. 55 tissues were evaluated with dual CD8/FOXP3 staining. To assess potential mechanisms of immune escape, we interrogated the different patterns of CD8+ TIL infiltration in conjunction with the TCIP-high signature. Results: 27% (20/73) of CHGC tumors showed either no CD8+ T-cells (Immunologic Ignorance (II), 8%.
Quality of Leader-Member Relationships in Saudi Arabia: Nursing Perspectives

Background: High-quality leader-member relationships (LMRs) assist employee readiness for greater responsibilities beyond one‘s main job descriptions. This is to better contribute to other aspects or units within the organization. The Saudi Ministry of Health focuses on building human resources development to achieve improved organizational performance. Unfortunately, few studies have examined the Saudi Arabian healthcare sector‘s handling of LMRs. Objectives: The goal of the present study was to explore LMR levels and whether a nurse‘s work position influences LMRs within a university-affiliated hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive method was used and applied to a sample of 538 nursing staff. A self-report questionnaire was adopted for analysis Results: Results revealed that ―Respect,‖ ―Affect,‖ and ―Contribution‖ dimensions were high perceived while the ―Loyalty‖ moderate perceived. The association between overall LMR perception and current position was statistically significant (p = 0.012). Discussion: Sustainability of an LMR should be promoted where functioning and overall performance need to be enhanced. Conclusion: LMRs were modestly present within the current study, where the Respect dimension was perceived most highly among nurses, with Loyalty having the least positive perception. However, the Affect and Contribution dimensions were also perceived positively. The present findings also indicate that nurse managers‘ perceptions were higher than those of bedside nurses.
Characterizing Hydrogen Microbubble Stiffness Properties Using Atomic Force Microscopy

In the past decades, bubbles have been gaining extensive attentions for their wide range of applications, especially those at the micro-scale. Research on the bubbles’ mechanical properties is necessary for better implementations. Precise measurement of the microbubbles’ mechanical properties (e.g. stiffness and adhesion) relies largely on delicate manipulation technologies in aqueous environment. As a consequence, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been widely adopted in this field. Bubble stiffness is an important indicator to reflect the stability. Existing studies mainly focused on statistic property of the microbubbles’ stiffness, which may omit delicate specific characteristics of a single microbubble. In this letter, as an instance, AFM-based stiffness measurement of a single hydrogen microbubble has been carried out. The electrochemistry method was adopted to generate stable hydrogen microbubbles. By using force volume mode of a commercial AFM, the temperature-dependent stiffness property of the microbubble was studied. Furthermore, stiffness map of a single microbubble was captured, which shows location-dependent anisotropic characteristic, contradicting the preassumption that stiffness of bubbles should be isotropic. To explain this phenomenon, the contact condition between the AFM tip and the bubble surface is considered as the key reason that induces the anisotropic observation, and a corresponding model is established to verify this hypothesis.
Frequency of bullying perceived in clinical practices of last year interns of a medicine school: cross sectional study

Introduction: During the medical internship year, students attend several hospitals and are observed and influenced by postgraduate students, general practitioners and other interns, who provide them with fundamental support regarding professional training. Bullying is defined as an aggressive behavior that occurs between a perpetrator and a victim in different scenarios and authority relationships, such as clinical practices at Medicine programs. Objective: To describe the perceived frequency of bullying among a group of interns of the Faculty of Medicine from Universidad Nacional de Colombia during internship. Materials and methods: A transversal analytical study was performed through a questionnaire applied to 82 medical interns of the School of Medicine from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Results: The perceived frequency of bullying was 90%. Statistically significant differences were not found in the stratified analysis by sex or place of practice. In most cases, bullying was perpetrated by other interns, while residents and specialists showed a lower frequency. Conclusion: Perceived frequency of bullying was higher than expected according to the existing literature. These results can be used as a basis for new studies.
Assessing the genetic diversity conserved in the Norwegian live poultry genebank

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate genetic diversity within and between lines at the Norwegian live poultry gene bank as well as assessing the conservation value in an international context. Eight lines including the national breed, Jærhøns, were genotyped with the 600K Affymetrix® Axiom® Chicken Genotyping Array. The white egg layers were generally more inbred than the brown layers. Comparative analyses were carried out with 72 international populations of different origins. The lines that were last bred for commercial production in Norway, Norbrid, are clearly separated from the rest of the international set and more closely related to the current commercial lines. The brown egg layer Norbrid 7 has the highest relative contribution to genetic diversity. The Norwegian genebank lines are of conservation value in a national and international perspective, as they all add genetic diversity to the global set.
Psychosocial safety climate and better productivity in Australian workplaces: costs, productivity, presenteeism, absenteeism

Previous research has indicated that addressing psychosocial hazards by improving Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC) and also improving three psychological health outcomes: depression, psychological distress, and engagement may be effective in reducing sickness absence and presenteeism. Addressing psychosocial hazards that contribute to human capital costs is an innovative strategy that could improve productivity while also making substantial improvements to the well-being of workers. Data from the 2014-15 Australian Workplace Barometer (AWB) project was used in this report. Participants were randomly selected across all states and territories and the data were weighted to ensure the sample was representative of the working population in respective states and territories.
THE USE OF BOOKS IN CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL)

Connection between language and content in school environment is important, especially when we teach our students to be independent language users. The present paper investigates the connection between language and content goals. Research sample consisted of 10 and 11 years old primary school students (N = 12, M=1, F=11). The research was focused on the book Your Body, where vocabulary connected to body was being taught. New vocabulary was presented in the context, afterwards, new vocabulary and phrases were being thought through the mind maps. The case study approach was used to get an in-depth analysis of the research problem. The main aim of the research was to connect language and content, where the main emphasis was put on the content. The paper answers the research question focused on the role of the books in language and content integrated learning. The results of the research show that books are a great connection between language and content goals and can be used in content and language integrated learning.
Adaptive periodic event-triggered control for missile-target interception system with finite-horizon convergence

In this paper, the optimal control problem for finite-time missile-target interception systems is posed in a finite-horizon two-player zero-sum (ZS) differential game framework using a periodic event-triggered (PET) scheme. To solve the optimal control problem, a time-varying Hamilton-Jacobi-Issac (HJI) equation and a time-dependent cost function are constructed to deal with finite-horizon constraints, and an event-based periodic adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) algorithm is employed to find the Nash equilibrium solution for the designed HJI equation. Comparing with the traditional continuous event-triggered (ET) scheme, the proposed PET scheme only verifies the event-triggered conditions at periodic sampling instants, which reduces resource consumption in monitoring and excludes the Zeno behavior. A single critic neural network (CNN) is used to implement the proposed event-based optimal control algorithm, which reduces approximate errors bust also simplifies structures. Further, an additional error term is added in the designed weight updating law to such that the terminal constraint is also minimized over time. By resorting to Lyapunov function approach, some sufficient conditions are derived to achieve the uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB) of the ET closed-loop system and the estimation weight error of CNN. Finally, a missile-target interception system is introduced to illustrate the efficiency of the presented methods.
Education and Employment Transitions among Young Adults with Disabilities: Comparisons by Disability Status, Type and Severity

ABSTRACT It is well established that successful transitions into adulthood vary greatly by numerous factors (e.g., race, gender); yet, understanding of ways that disability-related factors shape transitions into adulthood are less clear. While individuals with disabilities, generally, often fall short of their non-disabled peers in achieving many early adult milestones, fuller conceptualisations that recognise the diversity among individuals with disabilities are warranted. Informed by recent findings suggesting the variability of experiences of young adults with disabilities by disability type and severity, as well as disability frameworks that focus on ‘normative’ population outcomes as proxies of activities and participation among individuals with and without disabilities, this study uses data from two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to describe and compare the success of young people by disability status, type, and severity as they transition from high school, enrol in college, or gain employment. Findings derived from logistic regression models suggest consistent disadvantages for individuals with cognitive disabilities relative to peers with physical disabilities as well as peers without disabilities across important early adult transitions. Policy and practice implications to address these inequalities are discussed.
Structure, Conduct and Performance of Soybean Marketing in Embu, Tharaka Nithi and Meru Counties, Kenya

Current demand for soybean in Kenya exceeds supply despite numerous efforts by the government to increase production. Soybean farmers are faced with the difficulty in accessing the market reason for their reluctance in producing. Little is known about the soybean market in the central highlands of Kenya. This study was carried out with the aim to assess the structure conduct and performance of soybean markets in EmbuTharaka-Nithi and Meru Counties. Key informant interviews were carried out among soybean farmers’ groups, Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries and soybean processing companies. A structured questionnaire was administered to processors, wholesalers, retailers and assemblers of soybean. Data was collected mainly on characteristics of respondents and marketing information. The collected data were used to calculate Herfindahl Hirschman Index (HHI), gross margins, marketing margin, and marketing efficiency. The results of the study showed that there were eight important marketing channels with channel 1 being the most efficient followed by channel 7, 3, 8, 4, 2, 6 and 5 respectively. The HHI showed that wholesalers were competitive (0.0997); retailers were relatively competitive (0.1701) while processors indicated an oligopolistic market structure with an HHI index of 0.18. Farmers groups, wholesalers and assemblers sold their soybean to processors at a fixed price (60ksh) given by the processors. Quantities traded were low with an average of 333.3kg for wholesalers, 793.33kg for assemblers and 47kg for retailers. There were no trader associations in the study area even though farmers engaged in group marketing. The study concluded that Constraints to marketing by farmers included low prices, lack of processing equipment’s, inadequate marketing arrangements, and high cost of processing.
Local Users, Consortial Providers: Seeking Points of Dissatisfaction with a Collaborative Virtual Reference Service

Abstract Objective – Researchers at an academic library consortium examined whether the service model, staffing choices, and policies of its chat reference service were associated with user dissatisfaction, aiming to identify areas where the collaboration is successful and areas which could be improved. Methods – The researchers examined transcripts, metadata, and survey results from 473 chat interactions originating from 13 universities between June and December 2016. Transcripts were coded for user, operator, and question type; mismatches between the chat operator and user’s institutions, and reveals of such a mismatch; how busy the shift was; proximity to the end of a shift or service closure; and reveals of such aspects of scheduling. Chi-square tests and a binary logistic regression were performed to compare variables to user dissatisfaction. Results – There were no significant relationships between user dissatisfaction and user type, question type, institutional mismatch, busy shifts, chats initiated near the end of a shift or service closure time, or reveals about aspects of scheduling. However, revealing an institutional mismatch was correlated with user dissatisfaction. Operator type was also a significant variable; users expressed less dissatisfaction with graduate student staff hired by the consortium. Conclusions – The study largely reaffirmed the consortium’s service model, staffing practices, and policies. Users are not dissatisfied with the service received from chat operators at partner institutions, or by service provided by non-librarians. Current policies for scheduling, handling shift changes, and service closure are appropriate, but best practices related to disclosing institutional mismatches may need to be changed. This exercise demonstrates that institutions can trust the consortium with their local users’ needs, and underscores the need for periodic service review.
Sustaining Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives in Nigerian Universities

ABSTRACT Open educational resources (OERs) have increased in popularity and are becoming an important method of providing access to, and enhancing, the teaching and learning experience for both lecturers and students. Despite their popularity, approaches that may work best for sustaining OER initiatives in Nigerian universities are still evolving in Library and Information Science (LIS) literature. Considering the current budget climate for higher education in Nigeria, a framework that is tended towards the sustainability of OER needs to be developed. This article examines opportunities and threats surrounding OER, as well as highlighting major players in the OER landscape. A mixed method approach consisting of a survey and focus groups was used to gather both qualitative and quantitative information from academics and librarians at selected universities in Nigeria, who participated in the Nigerian Universities Commission’s (NUC) OER ranking exercise. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis respectively. While this paper provides recommendations based on findings on one hand, it also proffers suggestions for other libraries interested in growing OER initiatives focusing on development, implementation and assessment for universities operating with limited resources.