Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
BEHAVIORAL INTENTION TO USE DIGITAL WALLETS IN INDONESIA

The growing number of internet and smartphone users has resulted in the rise of a variety of digital platforms. A digital wallet, which now dominates digital payments, is one type of digital platform. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that influence behavioral intentions to use a digital wallet in Indonesia using The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). This study examines whether effort expectancy, social influence, and price value significantly affect behavioral intention to use a digital wallet. The number of respondents used is 211 users of one of the digital wallets in Indonesia. All data samples analyzed using the smartPLS 3.2. 9 application were declared valid and reliable. PLS-SEM approach will be used to analyze the data in this study. This study concludes that effort expectancy, social influence, and price value have a significant effect on behavioral intentions to use digital wallets. It was also found that the effort expectancy variable is the strongest predictor among exogenous variables that affect endogenous variables.
Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Addition to Standard Medical Therapy Increases Clinical Remission in Adolescents and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Abstract Background Inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD] are chronic and pervasive conditions of the gastrointestinal tract with a rising incidence in paediatric and young adult populations. Evidence suggests that psychological disorders might be associated with relapse of disease activity. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy [STPP] in addition to standard medical therapy [SMT] in maintaining clinical remission in adolescents and young adults [AYA] with quiescent IBD, compared with SMT alone. Methods A two-arm, single-centre, randomised, controlled trial was conducted in 60 IBD AYA in clinical remission. Patients were randomised to receive an 8-week STPP + SMT [n = 30] or SMT alone [n = 30]. The primary outcome was the steroid-free remission rate at 52 weeks after treatment. Secondary outcomes included the overall hospitalisation rate within 52 weeks after treatment, and medication adherence obtained from patient’s electronic medical records. Results Intention-to-treat analysis showed significant improvement in maintaining disease remission rates in the 8-week STPP + SMT group compared with the control one. The proportion of patients maintaining steroid-free remission at 52 weeks was higher in patients in STTP group [93.1%] compared with patients randomised to control group [64.3%; p = 0.01]. There were no significant differences in secondary outcomes, except for depression reduction in STPP + SMT group. Conclusions An 8-week STPP intervention in addition to SMT effectively increases the steroid-free remission rates in AYA with quiescent IBD. Results do not support effects for other secondary outcomes, except for depression reduction.
Comparison of Lower Extremity Long Bone Fracture Surgery Results between Obese and Non-obese Patients

Background: Obesity is a growing epidemic in developed countries which leads to an increase in the percentage of obese people in the orthopedic trauma population and affects patients’ postoperative period. Lower extremity long bone fractures are among the most common fractures and lead to significant complications, prolonged hospitalization, and heavy financial burden on the community health networks. Methods: In this cohort study, all patients with lower extremity long bone fractures (tibia or femur) treated in Bahonar hospital in Kerman were included using the simple sampling method. Then, they were divided into two groups based on BMI (patients with BMI greater than or equal to 30 were considered obese, and with BMI less than 30 were considered non-obese) and followed up for one year after treatment. Results: Our study was conducted on two groups, each including 65 people, of obese and non-obese people with lower extremity fractures. In statistical studies, no significant difference was found between the obese and non-obese groups in terms of underlying disease (P=0.1), fracture site (P=0.130), open or closed fracture (P=0.283), type of surgery (P=0.217), and fracture complications (P=0.699). Conclusion: According to this study, there is no significant relationship between the complications of lower extremity long bone fractures in obese and non-obese people; it seems that after the incidence of fracture, mostly systemic complications should be considered in obese people. Finally, considering the differences between the results of this study and similar studies and genetic and ethnic differences in other parts of Iran, conducting further studies in this field with larger sample sizes in different geographical locations is recommended.
The Assessability of Approximal Secondary Caries of Non-Invasive 3D-Printed Veneers Depending on the Restoration Thickness—An In Vitro Study

To date, no scientific data is available regarding the development and radiographic assessment of approximal caries development after the insertion of 3D-printed, non-invasive veneers of different restoration thicknesses. For the present study, non-invasive veneers were fabricated from two different materials for printing and milling (Vita Enamic and VarseoSmile Crown plus). Three different restoration thicknesses (0.5, 0.7, and 0.9 mm) were selected. After digital design, leaving the approximal space free, and manufacturing of the restorations, adhesive insertion followed. All specimens were placed in a demineralizing solution for 28 days. Subsequently, a radiological and fluorescent examination was performed. The present study showed statistically significant interactions for the day (p < 0.0001) and manufacturing method (p < 0.0001) but not for restoration thickness. Additive manufactured restorations showed less radiological caries progression compared to subtractive manufactured restorations after 21 and 28 days (0.7 and 0.9 mm restoration thickness) (p < 0.0001). DIAGNOdent proved that the restoration thickness affected the caries progression within the subtractive group (p < 0.0001). Radiographic and fluorescence examination showed equivalent results regarding approximal caries assessment. For additive manufacturing, less caries progression was shown without consideration of the restoration thickness.
Temporal/Spatial Distribution of Rainfall and the Associated Circulation Anomalies over West Africa

The most important climate variable over West Africa is rainfall, where many sectors of the economy depend on water resources. In this study we investigate the temporal/spatial features of rainfall and the associated circulation anomalies over West Africa. The spatial and temporal distribution of Jun-Sept (JJAS or wet) seasonal rainfall over West Africa was analyzed during the period 1960-2009, inclusive. Empirical Orthogonal Functions (EOF) was used and the associated large scale circulation patterns analysed. The result from EOF analysis shows that the spatial distribution of rainfall during wet season is relatively uniform (EOF1), showing positive loadings in most parts of the study region, except southeastern part. The wet (dry) years of PC1 were identified as; 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1988, 1994, 1999, and 2003 (1972, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, and 2002). Analysis of the wet and dry years with respect to the different variables including wind, velocity potential/divergence (convergence) shows that the wet (dry) years were associated with convergence (divergence) in the lower troposphere, ( at 850hpa) and divergence (convergence) at the upper level (200hpa). This suggests rising (sinking) motion, especially over the study area. The study region is dominated by westerly and southwesterly wind anomalies vectors, especially during wet years at 850hpa and northeasterlies during dry years at 850hpa.
Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography to noninvasively assess coronary vasoconstrictor and dilator responses in humans.

Human studies of coronary circulation are limited because of methodological issues. Recently, a noninvasive transthoracic duplex ultrasound (TTD) technique has emerged as an important tool to measure coronary blood flow velocity (CBV) in conscious humans. We employed two protocols to determine whether noninvasive "native" coronary artery velocity responses to constrictor or dilator stimuli assessed by TTD provide reliable data. In the first protocol, coronary vascular resistance (CVR = diastolic blood pressure/CBV) responses to static handgrip were examined in the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) and native left anterior descending artery (LAD) into which the graft was inserted (patient age 63 +/- 3 years). Our prior report documented increased CVR in the LIMA graft during static handgrip (Momen et al., J Appl Physiol 102: 735-739, 2007). We hypothesized that the magnitude of increases in CVR during handgrip would be similar in the LIMA graft and LAD in the same individual. Percent increases in CVR were similar in the LIMA and distal native LAD (27 +/- 4% vs. 28 +/- 6%). In the second protocol, we studied six patients (age 61 +/- 3 years) who underwent cardiac catheterization of the LAD. We compared coronary vasodilator responses to intravenous adenosine infusion (0.14 mg.kg(-1). min(-1)) obtained by intracoronary Doppler guidewire technique and TTD on separate studies. The relative increases in CBV with adenosine obtained by intracoronary Doppler guidewire and TTD were similar (62 +/- 10% vs. 65 +/- 12%). Noninvasive TTD provides reliable human coronary circulatory constrictor and dilator data.
Long-Lasting Epigenetic Changes in the Dopamine Transporter in Adult Animals Exposed to Amphetamine during Embryogenesis: Investigating Behavioral Effects

The dopamine transporter (DAT) is an integral member of the dopaminergic system and is responsible for the release and reuptake of dopamine from the synaptic space into the dopaminergic neurons. DAT is also the major target of amphetamine (Amph). The effects of Amph on DAT have been intensively studied; however, the mechanisms underlying the long-term effects caused by embryonal exposure to addictive doses of Amph remain largely unexplored. As in mammals, in the nematode C. elegans Amph causes changes in locomotion which are largely mediated by the C. elegans DAT homologue, DAT-1. Here, we show that chronic embryonic exposures to Amph alter the expression of DAT-1 in adult C. elegans via long-lasting epigenetic modifications. These changes are correlated with an enhanced behavioral response to Amph in adult animals. Importantly, pharmacological and genetic intervention directed at preventing the Amph-induced epigenetic modifications occurring during embryogenesis inhibited the long-lasting behavioral effects observed in adult animals. Because many components of the dopaminergic system, as well as epigenetic mechanisms, are highly conserved between C. elegans and mammals, these results could be critical for our understanding of how drugs of abuse initiate predisposition to addiction.
Macrophage Polarization and the Regulation of Bone Immunity in Bone Homeostasis

Abstract Bone homeostasis is a dynamic equilibrium state of bone formation and absorption, ensuring skeletal development and repair. Bone immunity encompasses all aspects of the intersection between the skeletal and immune systems, including various signaling pathways, cytokines, and the crosstalk between immune cells and bone cells under both homeostatic and pathological conditions. Therefore, as key cell types in bone immunity, macrophages can polarize into classical pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages and alternative anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages under the influence of the body environment, participating in the regulation of bone metabolism and playing various roles in bone homeostasis. M1 macrophages can not only act as precursors of osteoclasts (OCs), differentiate into mature OCs, but also secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines to promote bone resorption; while M2 macrophages secrete osteogenic factors, stimulating the differentiation and mineralization of osteoblast precursors and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), and subsequently increase bone formation. Once the polarization of macrophages is imbalanced, the resulting immune dysregulation will cause inflammatory stimulation, and release a large amount of inflammatory factors affecting bone metabolism, leading to pathological conditions such as osteoporosis (OP), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and steroid-induced femoral head necrosis (SANFH). In this review, we introduce the signaling pathways and related factors of macrophage polarization, as well as their relationships with immune factors, OB, OC, and MSC. We also discuss the roles of macrophage polarization and bone immunity in various diseases of bone homeostasis imbalance, as well as the factors regulating them, which may help to develop new methods for treating bone metabolic disorders.
Blended Teaching and Learning in a New Zealand Rural Secondary School: Using an Ecological Framework

v Glossary . vi Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 Chapter 2: Literature review . 4 Introduction . 4 2.1. Education and ICT in the Knowledge Society . 4 2.2. Online/blended school education . 6 2.2.1. The New Zealand context . 6 2.2.2. Research on online/blended school education . 8 2.2.3. Educational change with ICT and blended teaching and learning . 14 2.3. Implications for research . 17 Chapter 3: Methodology . 18 Introduction . 18 3.1. Qualitative research – Case study . 18 3.1. 1. Pilot study . 19 3.2. Participants and setting . 20 3.3. Data collection methods . 23 3.3.1. Interviews . 25 3.3.2. Observations . 27 3.3.4. Review of documents/web resources . 28 3.4. Data analysis . 28 3.5. Validity and reliability . 29 3.6. Ethical considerations . 30 Chapter 4: Findings . 32 Introduction . 32 4.1. The school context . 33 4.1. 1. Vision and support from the e-Learning cluster . 33
Contactless photoplethysmography for assessment of small fiber neuropathy

Chronic pain is a prevalent condition affecting approximately one-fifth of the global population, with significant impacts on quality of life and work productivity. Small fiber neuropathies are a common cause of chronic pain, and current diagnostic methods rely on subjective self-assessment or invasive skin biopsies, highlighting the need for objective noninvasive assessment methods. The study aims to develop a modular prototype of a contactless photoplethysmography system with three spectral bands (420, 540, and 800 nm) and evaluate its potential for assessing peripheral neuropathy patients via a skin topical heating test and spectral analyses of cutaneous flowmotions. The foot topical skin heating test was conducted on thirty volunteers, including fifteen healthy subjects and fifteen neuropathic patients. Four cutaneous nerve fiber characterizing parameters were evaluated at different wavelengths, including vasomotor response trend, flare area, flare intensity index, and the spectral power of cutaneous flowmotions. The results show that neuropathic patients had significantly lower vasomotor response (50%), flare area (63%), flare intensity index (19%), and neurogenic component (54%) of cutaneous flowmotions compared to the control group, independent of photoplethysmography spectral band. An absolute value of perfusion was 20%–30% higher in the 420 nm band. Imaging photoplethysmography shows potential as a cost-effective alternative for objective and non-invasive assessment of neuropathic patients, but further research is needed to enhance photoplethysmography signal quality and establish diagnostic criteria.
Plasma levels of arginines at term pregnancy in relation to mode of onset of labor and mode of childbirth

The exact biochemical mechanisms that initiate labor are not yet fully understood. Nitric oxide is a potent relaxant of uterine smooth muscles until labor starts, and its precursor is L‐arginine. Asymmetric (ADMA) and symmetric (SDMA) dimethylarginines, are potent NO‐inhibitors. However, arginines (dimethylarginines and L‐arginine) are scarcely studied in relation to labor and childbirth. We aimed to investigate arginines in women with spontaneous (SLVB) and induced (ILVB) term labor with vaginal birth and in women undergoing elective caesarean section (ECS).
Generation of twisted γ-ray radiation by nonlinear Thomson scattering of twisted light

Interaction of twisted strong laser radiation with electrons in the classical regime is considered. We investigate transfer of the angular momentum of absorbed laser photons to the emitted radiation. An interaction regime is considered where radiation reaction is negligible and the formation length of radiation is comparable to or larger than the laser wavelength. The latter condition ensures that the structure of the laser field plays a role in the electron dynamics during the formation of radiation. We distinguish the case of a single electron from that of an electron beam. For a single electron, the spin angular momentum of the driving laser photons is transferred to the radiation field, while the orbital angular momentum of the laser field is not. We conclude that in the classical regime, to imprint the angular momentum of twisted light on radiation, an electron beam is a prerequisite. In the latter case, nonlinear Thomson scattering of twisted light off an ultrarelativistic electron beam produces high-frequency radiation that is twisted, with a topological charge proportional to the harmonic order.Interaction of twisted strong laser radiation with electrons in the classical regime is considered. We investigate transfer of the angular momentum of absorbed laser photons to the emitted radiation. An interaction regime is considered where radiation reaction is negligible and the formation length of radiation is comparable to or larger than the laser wavelength. The latter condition ensures that the structure of the laser field plays a role in the electron dynamics during the formation of radiation. We distinguish the case of a single electron from that of an electron beam. For a single electron, the spin angular momentum of the driving laser photons is transferred to the radiation field, while the orbital angular momentum of the laser field is not. We conclude that in the classical regime, to imprint the angular momentum of twisted light on radiation, an electron beam is a prerequisite. In the latter case, nonlinear Thomson scattering of twisted light off an ultrarelativistic electron beam produces hig.
Descriptive statistics tables from a detailed analysis of the National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS) data

Detailed results tables are presented from an unweighted statistical analysis of selected portions of the 1992--1994 National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS) data base. This survey collected data on the potential exposure of Americans to important household pollutants. Randomly selected individuals (9,386) supplied minute-by-minute diaries spanning a 24-hour day as well as follow-up questions on specific exposure types. Selected 24-hour diary locations and activities, selected regroupings of the 24-hour diary locations, activities, and smoker-present categories, and most of the follow-up question variables in the NHAPS data base were statistically analyzed across 12 subgroups (gender, age, Hispanic, education, employment, census region, day-of-week, season, asthma, angina and bronchitis/emphysema). Overall statistics were also generated for the 9,386 total respondents. Tables show descriptive statistics (including frequency distributions) of time spent and frequency of occurrence in each of 39 locations and for 22 activities (that were experienced by more than 50 respondents), along with equivalent tables for 10 regrouped locations (Residence-Indoors, Residence-Outdoors, Inside Vehicle, Near Vehicle, Other Outdoor, Office/Factory, Mall/Store, Public Building, Bar/Restaurant, Other Indoor), seven regrouped activities and smoker present. Tables of frequency distributions of time spent in exposure activities, or the frequency of occurrence of exposure activities, as determined from the follow upmore » questions that were analyzed are also presented. Detailed indices provide page numbers for each table. An Appendix contains a condensed listing of the questionnaires (Versions A and B for adults, child-direct and child-proxy interview types), including the question number, the NHAPS data base variable name, and the verbatim question text. « less
Singularity Resolution in Anisotropic and Black Hole Spacetimes in Loop Quantum Cosmology

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Compact 3-D Printed Bandpass Filters Using Folded Mixed Hemispherical Resonators

A new class of high quality factor and highly miniaturized hemispherical resonator-based bandpass filters (BPFs) with asymmetric transfer functions is presented. The proposed BPF concept is based on a monolithic integration scheme using 3-D printed hemispherical resonators. Size compactness is achieved by: 1) effectively using the available 3-D volume through resonator folding and capacitive loading; 2) introducing transmission zeros (TZs) by cross coupling; and 3) by monolithic integration enabled by a stereolithography apparatus (SLA) 3-D printing manufacturing method. A design methodology starting from coupled-resonator-based synthesized examples and translating them to a physical geometry is presented. The concept has been validated at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$X$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-band through the manufacturing and testing of a three-pole/one-TZ BPF prototype with: center frequency: 8 GHz, 3-dB BW of 0.37 GHz fractional bandwidth (FBW): 4.6%, and minimum insertion loss (IL): 0.287 dB (effective <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$Q$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of 1400).
Role of Innate Immunity in Allergic Contact Dermatitis: An Update

Our understanding of allergic contact dermatitis mechanisms has progressed over the past decade. Innate immune cells that are involved in the pathogenesis of allergic contact dermatitis include Langerhans cells, dermal dendritic cells, macrophages, mast cells, innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils. ILCs can be subcategorized as group 1 (natural killer cells; ILC1) in association with Th1, group 2 (ILC2) in association with Th2, and group 3 (lymphoid tissue-inducer cells; ILC3) in association with Th17. Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) including toll-like receptors (TLRs) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors (NLRs) in innate immune cells recognize damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and cascade the signal to produce several cytokines and chemokines including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interferon (IFN)-α, IFN-γ, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-12, IL-13, IL-17, IL-18, and IL-23. Here we discuss the recent findings showing the roles of the innate immune system in allergic contact dermatitis during the sensitization and elicitation phases.
The Problems And Possibilities Of Using Digital Storytelling In Public History Projects

Kelvin Grove is a small inner-city working-class suburb, which has always been a gathering point for various people. While never densely populated, the 16-hectares of land that is now the heart of the Kelvin Grove Urban Village (KGUV) – a Department of Housing redevelopment -- has been a meeting place for indigenous clans, and military and educational institutions that have shaped Brisbane and Queensland. Each of these groups has its own history, but collectively their stories offered an opportunity to compose a public history project about Kelvin Grove as a place with an evolving and complex identity. A multi-art form public history project has offered a range of possibilities for the telling of this history, while also increasing a sense of community, and for allowing individuals, through the use of oral history and digital storytelling (DST) in particular, to construct a personal sense of place, identity and history.