Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Built environment stakeholders’ experiences of implementing healthy urban development: an exploratory study

ABSTRACT Healthy urban development, in the form of buildings and infrastructure, is necessary to reduce disease and injury internationally. The urban development process is complex, characterised by a plurality of actors, decisions, delays, and competing priorities that affect the integration of health and wellbeing. Despite clear shifts in the built environment sector towards considering health, there is a lack of research about how the principles of healthy design are put into practice in development projects. We explored this topic via semi-structured interviews with 31 built environment and public health professionals involved in such projects in Australia, China, England, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States. We used thematic analysis and three themes emerged from our hybrid deductive and inductive approach, encompassing challenges and potential solutions for integrating health in development. Managing risk, responsibility and economic constraints were paramount to persuade developers to adopt healthy design measures. Participants could push business-as-usual practices towards healthy urbanism by showing economic benefits or piloting new approaches. Finally, participants had contrasting views on whether increasing professional knowledge is required, with several arguing that financial barriers are more problematic than knowledge gaps. This exploratory study contributes insights into an under-research topic and outlines priorities for further investigation.
RNA Binding Protein RNPC1 Promotes Gastric Cancer Progression via Stabilizing the Aurora Kinase B mRNA

BackgroundRNPC1, was reported to act as a tumor suppressor by binding and regulating the expression of the target genes in various cancers. However, the role of RNPC1 on the gastric cancer and the underly mechanisms were still unclear.MethodsGastric cancer cells were stably transfected with lentivirus. Proliferation, migration, invasion, cell cycle in vitro as well as tumorigenesis in vivo were performed to assess the role of RNPC1. Quantitative real-time PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the relation between RNPC1 and Aurora kinase B (AURKB). RNA immunoprecipitation(RIP), RNA electrophoretic mobility shift assay (REMSA), dual-luciferase reporter assay were employed to identify the direct binding sites of RNPC1 with AURKB mRNA. CCK-8 assay conducted to confirm the function of AURKB in RNPC1-induced growth promotion. ResultsHigh RNPC1 expression was found in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines, associated with high TNM stage. RNPC1 overexpression could significantly promote the proliferation, migration, invasion of gastric cancer cells. Knockdown of RNPC1 could impede gastric cancer tumorigenesis in nude mice. AURKB expression was positively related with RNPC1. RNPC1 binded to the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of AURKB directly and enhanced AURKB mRNA stability. AURKB could reversed the proliferation induced by RNPC1 in gastric cancer cells. RNPC1 resulted in mitotic defects, aneuploidy and chromosomal instability in gastric cancer cells, as AURKB did. ConclusionRNPC1 acted as an oncogene in gastric cancer by influencing cell mitosis by regulating AURKB mRNA stability, which may provide a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for gastric cancer.
Hybrid face recognition under adverse conditions using appearance-based and dynamic features of smile expression

Although recent deep‐learning‐based face recognition methods give remarkable accuracies on large databases, their performance has been shown to degrade under adverse conditions (e.g. severe illumination and contrast variations; blur and noise). Under such conditions, soft‐biometric features such as facial dynamics are expected to increase the performance if they are used together with appearance‐based features. We propose a novel hybrid face recognition, which uses appearance‐based features extracted using deep convolutional networks and statistical facial dynamics features extracted from facial landmark positions during smile expression. We evaluated the performances of three different state‐of‐the‐art pre‐trained deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) under a variety of severe image distortions with different parameters. The experimental results show that, although the face recognition performance using only DCNN‐based features drops significantly under adverse conditions, the utilization of facial dynamics features together with DCNN‐based features can compensate for the performance loss and increase the accuracy significantly. We believe the proposed system can be useful when face recognition is performed using videos obtained from systems, which may contain blurry and noisy images with a wide range of illumination variations.
Financial Prominence and Financial Conditions: Risk Factors for 21st Century Corporate Financial Securities Fraud in the United States

Abstract Following the global financial crisis wrought by fraudulent activities of prominent US companies and considering the field’s lack of understanding about precursors to such vast corporate illegalities, this study measured firm prominence and financial conditions to identify corporate-organizational factors related to twenty-first century corporate financial fraud. We compiled data on 250+ US public companies involved in corporate securities frauds identified in 1,000+ Securities and Exchange Commission filings over 2005–2013; we randomly selected a comparable control group of 500+ US public companies from Compustat. Based on logistic multivariate regression analyses, marginal profitability, a strong growth imperative, and firm prominence were significant fraud risk factors. Prominent Fortune 500 firms were more susceptible to marginal profitability and/or strong growth-opportunities as risk factors. Findings were robust to various empirical measures and additional controls for undetected fraud. Anomic growth pressures and profit constraints, especially among America’s most prestigious firms, were linked to corporate securities fraud.
Recent progress in chemical approaches for the development of novel neuraminidase inhibitors

Influenza virus is the main cause of an infectious disease called influenza affecting the respiratory system including the throat, nose and lungs. Neuraminidase inhibitors are reagents used to block the enzyme called neuraminidase to prevent the influenza infection from spreading. Neuraminidase inhibitors are widely used in the treatment of influenza infection, but still there is a need to develop more potent agents for the more effective treatment of influenza. Complications of the influenza disease lead to death, and one of these complications is drug resistance; hence, there is an urgent need to develop more effective agents. This review focuses on the recent advances in chemical synthesis pathways used for the development of new neuraminidase agents along with the medicinal aspects of chemically modified molecules, including the structure–activity relationship, which provides further rational designs of more active small molecules.
Joint Family or Nuclear Family: The Youth’s Perspective

To identify the youth’s perspective regarding joint and nuclear family systems and the factors contributing to it. A cross-sectional study conducted in 2020 in Karachi. The target population was between 18 and 45 years of age with a sample size of 523. An online questionnaire was circulated through convenience sampling technique. Data was imported and analyzed in SPSS Version 20. The sample population included 523 participants with n=441(84.3%) between 18-24 years and a female predominance n=333(63.7%). N= 454 (86.8%) participants were single. More than half n=298(57%) live in a nuclear family system, whereas, 194(37.1%) live in a joint family system. Majority n=321 (61.3%) believed there is greater expectation to agree with the opinion of the head of the family in a joint family system and lesser freedom. Mixed views were reflected regarding an increased emotional and financial stability in a joint family system with 42.8% and 59.5%, respectively. The global drift from joint family systems towards nuclear family systems was also evident in our study. The younger generation prefers nuclear family systems as they feel it respects their privacy and freedom. Moreover, it also dissociates them from any family disputes and undue stress associated with it. This study identifies the youth’s perspective regarding joint and nuclear family systems and the factors contributing to it.
Prevalence of Direct Peer Bullying among Primary Schools’ Children in Holly Karbala Center

Background: Bullying among schoolchildren is certainly a very old phenomenon. The fact that somechildren are frequently and systematically harassed and attacked by other children has been described inliterary works, and many adults have personal experience of it from their own school days.Subjects and Method: This cross-sectional study carried out on randomly selected 450 elementary schools’students in 5th and 6th classes 222 males, 228 females in holly Karbala city, province in academic year 2015- 2016. Data were collected by using a standardized questionnaire.Result: Overall prevalence rate of peer bullying was 33.8% and the prevalence of victims was 25.3%. Results of current study show that there is statistical significant association between bullying and gender, thebullying is more common in males students 38.7% than female 28.89%, while 19.8 % males, 30.7% femaleswere victims of this behavior, this difference is statically significant also the study revealed that bulling wasprevalent in poor families.Conclusion: Peerbulling is highly prevalent in primary schools in holly Karbala city, Iraq, compared tomany countries, there were positive association between bulling and male students,poverty, low schoolachievement.
Investigation of wheat - Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.)) composite flours and baking temperature for cookies production

A study was conducted on properties of Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.)) flour and its application for cookie production by blending with wheat flour. The experiment was planned with two factors; Anchote blending ratios and baking temperatures. It consisted of nine combinations of treatments executed in a completely randomized design (CRD). The Anchote blending ratios were 10, 15 and 20% and the baking temperatures were 160,180 and 200°C. The functional properties such as water absorption, oil absorption, swelling power, solubility and dispersibility of Anchote flour were 2.44 g/g, 1.92 mL/g, 11.48%, 41.53% and 67.33% while those of the wheat flour was 1.84, 2.18, 9.08, 35.87 and 73.66, respectively with the relevant units indicated. Increasing the blending ratio of Anchote significantly (p<0.05) affected the functional properties of the composite flours. The physical properties of cookies of the composite flours such as spread ratio (6.87 to 10.07), specific volume (1.6 to 1.88 cm/g) and hardness (6.37 to 17.54 N) were significantly (p<0.05) affected by the blending ratios and baking temperatures. Sensory acceptability data of cookies showed that increasing the blending ratio resulted in reduced scores of all attributes. However, all the scores were above 5.00 on the 7-point hedonic scale indicating positive acceptance. With regard to baking temperature the highest score for each attribute was scored for cookies baked at 180°C. Thus, it can be concluded that Anchote flour can be blended with wheat flour up to 20% to produce cookies of good physical and sensorial acceptable quality.
‘Bulldozers aren’t just for boys’: respectful relationships education challenges gender bias in early primary students

ABSTRACT Addressing respect, gender equity and gender-based violence in schools has a long history. Renewed government efforts to address gender-based violence in schools through a whole school approach have commenced under the umbrella ‘respectful relationships education’. The research presented in this paper is nestled within a larger project aimed to evaluate the implementation and impact of a whole school approach to respectful relationships education across two Australian states (Our Watch, forthcoming). The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of a six-month respectful relationships education program on the gender awareness and bias of early primary school students. Using a single group pre-post test research design, students from two primary schools in Australia completed a survey before (n = 202) and after (n = 217) completion of a respectful relationships education pilot program. A modified version of the Children’s Occupation, Activities, and Traits-Attitudes Measure (COAT-AM; Liben and Bigler, 2002) and the Children’s Occupation, Activities, and Traits-Personal Measure (COAT-PM; Liben and Bigler, 2002) were used to assess students’ views about gender. After the pilot, boys and girls were significantly less likely to consider stereotypically masculine occupations and activities as only for boys and stereotypically feminine occupations and activities as only for girls. Results indicate that ongoing respectful relationships education could be an effective way to disrupt gender stereotyping in early primary school students.
Does Nepotism Run in the Family? CEO Pay and Pay-Performance Sensitivity in Indian Family Firms

Research summary: Using a principal-principal agency theory lens we examine corporate governance and compensation design in family-owned businesses. We conceptualize how CEO pay and pay-performance sensitivity is influenced by whether the CEO is a professional or drawn from the controlling family (family CEO). Data from a sample of 277 publicly listed Indian family firms during 2004-2013 support our argument that family CEOs get paid more than professional CEOs. This pattern is stronger in superior-performing firms that are named after the controlling family (eponymous firms). Furthermore, family CEOs of superior-performing firms have higher pay-performance sensitivity compared to professional CEOs of other superior-performing firms. Our findings reveal nuanced heterogeneity in nepotism in emerging economy family firms – CEO compensation is a mechanism for some controlling families to tunnel corporate resources. Managerial summary: We examine whether CEO compensation and its responsiveness to realized firm performance in Indian family firms in influenced by whether the CEO is a professional or drawn from the controlling family (family CEO). Data from a sample of 277 publicly listed Indian family firms during 2004-2013 suggests family CEOs get paid more than professional CEOs. This pattern is stronger in superior-performing firms that are named after the controlling family (eponymous firms). Furthermore, family CEOs’ high compensation is unaffected by poor firm performance and is disproportionately boosted by superior firm performance. These results suggest that poor corporate governance allows some family controlled Indian firms to use CEO compensation as a mechanism to tunnel corporate resources in ways that hurt minority shareholders.
Intervention with Fe supplementations and IEC about anemia against hemoglobin levels in female teenagers in state senior high school

Iron malnutrition anemia is a micronutrient problem that often occurs throughout the world. The prevalence of nutritional anemia in the teenager's age group nationally is 18.4%. The government has a program to prevent anemia in adolescents, which is to provide one grain of iron supplements every week throughout the year for female teenagers at school. The administration was carried out for 16 weeks with details of once a week and for 10 days of menstruation, so that the total gave was 52 tablets. Examine the characteristics of the sample (age, family socioeconomic, pocket money, menstrual history, nutritional status, and physical activity), knowledge about anemia, attitudes, compliance, family support, and teacher support in interventions with Fe supplementation and IEC about anemia against hemoglobin levels for female teenagers in State Senior High School in the District of Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, Indonesia. This research is a Quasi-Experimental with a sample of 126 female teenagers. The difference in the mean hemoglobin level of the intervention group before and after the intervention showed a significant difference in the average hemoglobin level between the three groups at pretest. The result of the multi regression analysis shows that the dominant variable is knowledge.
Positive leadership and organizational identification: Mediating roles of positive emotion and compassion

This study examined the effect of positive leadership experienced by employees on their organizational identification and the mechanisms through how positive leadership enhances organizational identification. Despite the importance of positive leadership at work, such as increasing the followers’ positive self-concepts at work, our understanding of the mechanisms through how positive leadership leads to employees’ organizational identification is still in a nascent state. Thus, this study addresses the research gap by investigating the mediating roles of compassion and positive emotions in the relationship between positive leadership and organizational identification. This study used path analysis and bootstrapping to analyze the survey data collected from 312 full-time employees in 10 large-sized companies located in South Korea. The path analysis results confirmed that positive leadership increases employees’ organizational identification. Furthermore, positive leadership enhances compassion and positive emotions at work, which, in turn, leads to higher organizational identification. Most importantly, the bootstrapping results revealed that both compassion and positive emotion mediate the positive relationship between positive leadership and organizational identification. The empirical results broaden the understanding of the mechanisms through how positive leadership could bring positive effects at work, such as employee organizational identification. Thus, from the managerial perspective, organizations could emphasize the importance of positive leadership at work, and provide the managers with opportunities to develop their positive leadership.
Performance implications of marketing agreement, cooperation, and control in franchising

ABSTRACT The affinity between franchisees and their franchisor represents a captive marketing channel relationship, requiring a mutually well-managed partnership for long-term success and sustained performance. The authors argue that franchisee social satisfaction and financial performance can be enhanced through greater strategic marketing agreement and operational marketing cooperation with their franchisor. Primary data were collected through a survey study of U.S. franchisees. Results from structural equation modeling indicate that both strategic agreement and operational cooperation positively affect franchisee satisfaction. Furthermore, satisfaction directly enhances as well as mediates benefits to performance. Franchisor marketing decision control is identified and tested as a boundary condition.
Hybrid vertical graphene/lithium titanate–CNTs arrays for lithium ion storage with extraordinary performance

In the present study, we report a synthetic strategy for the direct fabrication of hybrid vertical graphene/lithium titanate–CNTs arrays via atomic layer deposition in combination with chemical vapor deposition. A novel array architecture was formed where active lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12, LTO) was uniformly sandwiched by a vertical graphene backbone and an interconnected CNTs shell. The hybrid omnibearing conductive network was identified to be an extremely stable porous structure and demonstrated superior ultra-high rate capability (146 mA h g−1 at 50C and 131 mA h g−1 at 100C) with a capacity of 136 mA h g−1 at 20C after 10 000 cycles when used as an electrode in lithium ion batteries. This special electrode construction strategy is expected to provide a new route for the manufacture of electrochemical energy storage with ultra-high rate capability and ultra-stability.
The Methodological Aspects of Constructing a High-Resolution DEM of Large Territories Using Low-Cost UAVs on the Example of the Sarycum Aeolian Complex, Dagestan, Russia

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have long been well established as a reliable way to construct highly accurate, up-to-date digital elevation models (DEM). However, the territories which were modeled by the results of UAV surveys can be characterized as very local. This paper presents the results of surveying the Sarycum area of the Dagestan Nature Reserve of Russia with an area of 15 sq. km using a DJI Phantom 4 UAV, as well as the methodological recommendations for conducting work on such a large territory. As a result of this work, a DEM with 0.5 m resolution as well as an ultrahigh resolution orthophotoplane were obtained for the first time for this territory, which make it possible to assess the dynamics of aeolian processes at a qualitatively different level.
A CONTINUOUS VARIATION OF ROUGHNESS SCALING CHARACTERISTICS ACROSS FRACTAL AND NON-FRACTAL PROFILES

In this study, the scaling characteristics of root-mean-squared roughness ([Formula: see text]) was investigated for both fractal and non-fractal profiles by using roughness scaling extraction (RSE) method proposed in our previous work. The artificial profiles generated through Weierstrass–Mandelbrot (W–M) function and the actual profiles, including surface contours of silver thin films and electroencephalography signals, were analyzed. Based on the relationship curves between [Formula: see text] and scale, it was found that there was a continuous variation of the dimension value calculated with RSE method ([Formula: see text]) across the fractal and non-fractal profiles. In the range of fractal region, [Formula: see text] could accurately match with the ideal fractal dimension ([Formula: see text]) input for W–M function. In the non-fractal region, [Formula: see text] values could characterize the complexity of the profiles, similar to the functionality of [Formula: see text] value for fractal profiles, thus enabling the detection of certain incidents in signals such as an epileptic seizure. Moreover, the traditional methods (Box-Counting and Higuchi) of [Formula: see text] calculation failed to reflect the complexity variation of non-fractal profiles, because their [Formula: see text] was generally 1. The feasibility of abnormal implementation of W–M function and the capability of RSE method were discussed according to the analysis on the properties of W–M function, which would be promising to make more understandings of the nonlinear behaviors of both theoretical and practical features.