Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Therapy on stroke units : an ethnographic study

Background: Guidelines and audit have been widely adopted as quality improvement strategies in healthcare. A recent stroke guideline states that 45 minutes of each relevant therapy, 5 days per week, should be provided to patients deemed appropriate. National audit data suggest variation across teams in the proportion of patients deemed appropriate, and the quantity and frequency of therapy provided. Reasons for these variations are unknown. Aim: To investigate the ways in which policy, professional judgement and patient need influence the delivery of therapies in stroke units (SUs) in the era of the 45 minute guideline. Method: An ethnographic study, including participant observation and interviews, was conducted in three SUs. Results: Drawing on theoretical concepts of audit society and street level bureaucracy, the study found that the 45 minute guideline was limited in its ability to influence delivery of therapies. The attempt to standardise therapy time was undermined by variation in the roles and remits of SUs and therapists, and varied understandings of ‘what counts’ as therapy. Thus they had different approaches to assessing therapy needs, and adopted different audit reporting practices. In line with the claims of street level bureaucracy, therapists developed routines of practice to simplify and manage their caseloads. In one example, the audit had become a way of categorising patients’ need for therapy and justifying resource allocation. The thesis identifies the role of ‘Street Level Leaders’ in guiding therapists’ attitudes and practices. The thesis provides empirical data to support the theoretical concept of audit society, showing how changes to therapy standards and practice took place in a wider economic and social context. Conclusions: The 45 minute guideline was one of many factors influencing delivery of therapy and was diversely interpreted and implemented. The study’s findings suggest that, in the context of the quasi-marketisation of healthcare, audit may become a tool of commissioner-centred, rather than patient-centred care. Ongoing engagement between strategic leaders, patients and clinicians is needed, to ensure that quality of care does not become secondary to ‘playing the numbers game’.
Enhancing root lodging resistance of maize with twin plants in wide-narrow rows: a case study

ABSTRACT Root lodging is known to reduce the yield and quality of maize, which will be more serious driven by the changes in agriculture such as the higher planting density and the more extreme precipitation events. Here we describe a new cultivation method to reduce the root lodging of maize. We designed two planting layouts: twin plants (TP) and single plant (SP) in a hole with the same density. The vertical root-pulling resistance, angle and rate of natural root lodging, root and shoot morphology related to root lodging and maize yield were compared between two planting layouts. TP planting significantly increased the vertical root-pulling resistance and angle of natural root lodging. This can be partly attributed to the gripping force between the staggered crown roots of the two adjacent plants. Moreover, the TP planting could increase root-lodging resistance by increasing the root angle (acute angle between the stem direction and root) and stem diameter. Additionally, TP planting did not reduce the maize yield and biomass. Consequently, our study demonstrated that the twin plants in a hole are effective to decrease the root lodging of maize in southwest of China. This technique is simple, inexpensive, safe, stable, and has broader potential for increasing maize yield and quality. Graphical abstract Twin plants layout in wide-narrow rows significantly increased the vertical root-pulling resistance of maize, which mainly attributed to the gripping force between the staggered crown roots of the two adjacent plants. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
Scottish Home Prices: Compatible with Euro Membership?

Although the Scottish electorate voted down independence in 2014, Brexit has led to renewed calls from Scottish political leaders for a second referendum. Scottish independence would likely lead to joining the European Union, and this would obligate Scotland to eventually join the euro common currency. If Scottish home prices were not highly cohesive with those in euro zone countries, the ECB’s monetary policy could cause major disruptions for Scottish housing, and, by extension, the Scottish economy. As an example, if most euro-country home values were rising, but those in Scotland were falling, the ECB would likely run a tight monetary policy, which would be devastating to housing conditions in Scotland. We accordingly investigate the co-movement of house prices in Scotland with those in eight major euro zone countries, as well as co-movement between Scottish and UK home prices, using a variety of metrics. The use of methods that are primarily linear indicates that joining the euro may not result in a large loss of co-movement with other regional housing markets, compared to Scotland’s current correlation with UK national home prices. However, the use of a measure that takes into account differences in the magnitude, and not just the phase of cycles yields results indicating Scotland exhibits very little co-movement with other euro housing markets. Indeed Scotland has co-movement metrics within the euro countries at levels similar to those of Spain and Ireland, which both suffered devastating booms and busts. Thus leaving sterling for the euro could be highly problematic.
When Cheating is an Honest Mistake: A Critical Evaluation of the Matrix Task as a Measure of Dishonesty

Dishonesty is an intriguing phenomenon, studied extensively across various disciplines due to its impact on people’s lives as well as society in general. To examine dishonesty in a controlled setting, researchers have developed a number of experimental paradigms. One of the most popular approaches in this regard, is the matrix task, in which participants receive matrices wherein they have to find two numbers that sum to 10 (e.g., 4.81 and 5.19), under time pressure. In a next phase, participants need to report how many matrices they had solved correctly, allowing them the opportunity to cheat by exaggerating their performance in order to get a larger reward. Here, we argue, both on theoretical and empirical grounds, that the matrix task is ill-suited to study dishonest behavior, primarily because it conflates cheating with honest mistakes. We therefore recommend researchers to use different paradigms to examine dishonesty, and treat (previous) findings based on the matrix task with due caution.
Mucinous carcinoma is a predictive factor for the risk of open conversion from laparoscopic colectomy in colorectal cancer

laparoscopic is widely in the of colorectal conversion to open surgery is associated with the rate of unfavorable outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with open conversion from laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer. Methods: A total of 3,002 patients who underwent laparoscopic colectomy as an initial plan for the treatment of colorectal cancer located from the sigmoid colon to the rectum were retrospectively evaluated between January 2009 and December 2018 at Samsung Medical Center in Korea. Risk factors significantly associated with open conversion were determined using univariate and multivariate regression models. Results: Among the 3,002 patients, open conversion was performed in 120 patients (4%). Age >60 years (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 2.370), preoperative bowel obstruction (AOR, 2.348), clinical T4 stage (AOR, 2.201), and serum carcinoembryonic antigen level >5 ng/mL (AOR, 2.289) were significantly associated with open conversion. Moreover, mucinous carcinoma was a significantly more frequent histopathologic type than adenocarcinoma (10.0% vs. 3.2%, P<0.001) in the open conversion group with an AOR of 2.549 (confidence interval, 1.259–5.159; P=0.009). Conclusion: The present study presented a novel finding, i.e. mucinous carcinoma as the histopathologic type could be an independent predictive factor for conversion from laparoscopic colectomy to open surgery. Identifying patients with mucinous carcinoma will help stratify the risk of open conversion preoperatively.
Systematic design of 7‐to‐40‐GHz on‐chip mixer based on optimal impedance deviation coefficient

In this article, a 7‐GHz to 40‐GHz ultra‐wideband passive double‐balanced mixer MMIC using compact wideband Marchand balun (CWMB) is presented. The CWMB is analyzed and designed by introducing a novel optimal impedance deviation coefficient. A trade‐off between the needed bandwidth and the acceptable insertion loss in an ultra‐wideband passive‐doubly‐balanced mixer design can be made through introducing the optimal impedance deviation coefficient. Finally, to verify the proposed methodology, a compact wideband passive double‐balanced mixer monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) was designed and fabricated using a standard gallium arsenide (GaAs) pHEMT technology according to the process characteristics. Experimental results show that an ultra‐wideband mixer MMIC is realized from 7 GHz to 40 GHz (140% fractional bandwidth) with a measured conversion loss between 9.5 dB~12.5 dB (in‐band fluctuation less than 3 dB) and a LO‐to‐RF isolation larger than 34 dB. The measurement results are in good agreement with the simulation results.
Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in People With Diabetes Mellitus: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association

The recent American Diabetes Association/American Heart Association statement recommends the use of low doses of aspirin as a strategy for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in all individuals with diabetes aged >40 years or who have additional risk factors (1). Like in previous recommendations (2), only selected pieces of evidence are mentioned to support this statement. The data used to sustain the efficacy of aspirin come from the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study, the only study specifically conducted in diabetic patients with and without previous cardiovascular disease (3). In this trial, treatment with 650 mg aspirin for 5 years was associated with a nonsignificant 9% reduction in the primary end …
Three-Phase Two-Third-PWM Buck-Boost Current Source Inverter System Employing Dual-Gate Monolithic Bidirectional GaN e-FETs

Latest dual-gate (2G) monolithic bidirectional (MB) gallium nitride (GaN) enhancement-mode field effect transistors (e-FETs) enable a performance breakthrough of current DC-link inverters, e.g., in terms of power conversion efficiency, power density, cost and complexity. In fact, a single 2G MB GaN e-FET can replace the two anti-series connected conventional power semiconductors required in this inverter topology, realizing a four-quadrant (AC) switch with bidirectional voltage blocking capability and allowing controlled bidirectional current flow. Furthermore, as shown in this paper in case of three-phase (3-Φ) buck-boost (bB) current source inverter (CSI) systems comprising a DC-link current impressing buck-type DC/DC input stage and a subsequent boost-type 3-Φ current DC-link inverter output stage, a variable DC-link current control strategy, based on a Synergetic Control concept, can be applied to significantly reduce the switching losses occurring in the 3-Φ inverter. This strategy is denominated two-third pulse-width modulation (2/3-PWM), since by properly shaping the DC-link current with the input stage, the desired 3-Φ sinusoidal load phase currents can be generated by switching, in each switching period, only two out of the three phases of the output stage. Based on comprehensive circuit simulations and analytical calculations, a detailed explanation of the developed modulation and control schemes in different operating conditions is provided, and the reduction of losses enabled by 2/3-PWM is confirmed. Next, the seamless transition of the 3-Φ bB CSI system from 2/3-PWM to conventional 3/3-PWM is demonstrated. Finally, a 3.3 kW 3-Φ bB CSI system, applying 2/3-PWM and employing research samples of 2G MB GaN e-FETs in the 3-Φ inverter, is estimated to achieve an efficiency of 98.4% and a power density of 18 kW/dm(295 W/in) at a switching frequency of 140 kHz.
Government Official Political Neutrality in Digital Era: Challenge for Administrative Ethics?

Political neutrality in bureaucracy is facing new challenges in the digital era. Due to its easiness in expressing someone’s political views, social media has been chosen by people to be actively involved in politics, including government officials. Public administration scholars believe that to maintain its professionalism, government officials should ethically take a clear distance from practical politics. In order to maintain such professionalism in offline world is easier than in online one. Even though online political activity of government official is apparent, very limited studies had conducted in the area. This study aim is to portray the online political activity of government official by using Indonesian 2019 election as the case study. A datamining from social media is used to collecting the data. Content analysis by using both quantitative and qualitative approach is used for analysing the data. Data is first captured using datamining and then quantitatively displayed using descriptive statistics. Qualitative analysis is conducted for gaining the identity of government officials in certain social media accounts. The result indicates that some government officials were unable to maintain its political neutrality. Further discussion on how political neutrality might challenge administrative ethics is discussed in the full paper.
Microbiological and Pharmacological Principles of Recent Antibiotic Therapy

The past few years have seen a major rise in resistance to antibiotics among Gramnegative bacteria (beta-lactamase [ESBL]-producing enterobacteria, carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii .) [1] and, especially, among Gram-positive bacteria (methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA], glycopeptide-intermediate [GISA] or resistant S. aureus [GRSA], vancomycin-resistant enterococci [VRE], multi-drug resistant S. pneumoniae [MDRSP]) [2]. This trend has considerably reduced therapeutic options and brought about a need for novel antibiotics, which have been approved by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) since 2000. The first of these was linezolid, an oxazolidinone for the treatment of nosocomial and community-acquired pneumonias and skin and soft tissue infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including MRSA, GRSA, VRE, and MDRSP [3]. The cephalosporin cefditoren pivoxil was approved to treat community-acquired respiratory infections (upper and lower airways) and uncomplicated infections of skin and soft tissues produced by Gram-positive or -negative bacteria that are not resistant to this group of antibiotics [4]. The carbapenem ertapenem is indicated for the treatment of intra-abdominal, skin and soft tissue infections, and community acquired pneumonia caused by Gram-positive ornegative microorganisms and is especially indicated for infections produced by ESBLproducing enterobacteria [5]. Doripenem is a new carbapenem that can be used against intra-
Modeling the Spatial Dimensions of Warehouse Rent Determinants: A Case Study of Seoul Metropolitan Area, South Korea

The spatial mismatch between warehouse locations and urban freight demand mainly driven by logistics sprawl can have negative environmental impacts, due to the increase in average trucking distances. This study investigated the spatial dimension of warehouse rent determinants identifying the regional specifics of supply and demand of warehouse facilities and services. Based on the case of the Seoul Metropolitan Area in South Korea, spatial autoregressive regression (SAR) and mixed geographically weighted regression (MGWR) models were developed to explain the spatial stationary and non-stationary relationship between warehouse rent and the explanatory variables, including the transactional characteristics of the rental contracts, physical characteristics of the buildings, location factors, and various warehousing services. The MGWR results identified the distance to the nearest highway interchange, repackaging service, and built-in ramps as globally fixed variables and contract floor space, total building floor space, building age, and land price as locally varying variables. The results of this study allowed us to provide meaningful insights into the sustainable development of urban logistics facilities through a better understanding of the interaction between logistics activities, transportation infrastructure, and land use.
Effect of light and darkness on the growth and development of downy mildew pathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis

Disease development in plants requires a susceptible host, a virulent pathogen, and a favourable environment. Oomycete pathogens cause many important diseases and have evolved sophisticated molecular mechanisms to manipulate their hosts. Day length has been shown to impact plant-oomycete interactions but a need exists for a tractable reference system to understand the mechanistic interplay between light regulation, oomycete pathogen virulence, and plant host immunity. Here we present data demonstrating that light is a critical factor in the interaction between Arabidopsis thaliana and its naturally occurring downy mildew pathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis (Hpa). We investigated the role of light on spore germination, mycelium development, sporulation and oospore formation of Hpa, along with defence responses in the host. We observed abundant Hpa sporulation on compatible Arabidopsis under day lengths ranging from 10 to 14 hours. Contrastingly, exposure to constant light or constant dark suppressed sporulation. Exposure to constant dark suppressed spore germination, mycelial development and oospore formation. Interestingly, exposure to constant light stimulated spore germination, mycelial development and oospore formation. A biomarker of plant immune system activation was induced under both constant light and constant dark. Altogether, these findings demonstrate that Hpa has the molecular mechanisms to perceive and respond to light and that both the host and pathogen responses are influenced by the light regime. Therefore, this pathosystem can be used for investigations to understand the molecular mechanisms through which oomycete pathogens like Hpa perceive and integrate light signals, and how light influences pathogen virulence and host immunity during their interactions.
Pembaharuan Hukum Pidana di Indonesia yang Berkeadilan Gender dalam Ranah Kebijakan Formulasi, Aplikasi, dan Eksekusi

Hukum merupakan alat utama yang digunakan untuk mengatur tata kehidupan bermasyarakat dan bernegara. Namun demikian, disebabkan karena perkembangan masyarakat dan juga didesak oleh kebutuhan semakin kompleksnya kehidupan sosial di masa sekarang, terutama berkaitan dengan nilai-nilai keadilan gender, hukum harus mengikuti arah perkembangan masyarakat. Pembaharuan hukum tidak lepas dari konsep tentang reformasi hukum yang cakupannya sangat luas, karena reformasi hukum tidak hanya berarti pembaharuan peraturan perundang-undangan. Reformasi hukum mencakup sistem hukum secara keseluruhan, yaitu reformasi substansi hukum, struktur hukum, dan budaya hukum. Tulisan ini berusaha mengkaji bagaimana arah pembaharuan hukum pidana Indonesia yang berkeadilan gender sebagai upaya untuk menjawab tantangan zaman dan juga mengakomodasi aspirasi masyarakat Indonesia pada umumnya. Penanggulangan tindak pidana yang didasarkan atas ketimpangan gender, yaitu kekerasan seksual, dapat dilakukan dengan sarana penal (penal policy) melalui kebijakan formulasi, kebijakan aplikasi, dan kebijakan eksekusi. Kebijakan formulasi digunakan untuk mewujudkan hukum yang berperspektif gender dan mengutamakan keadilan gender. Undang-undang yang mengatur hukum pidana dapat dirancang menggunakan konsep khusus (lex specialis) yang mengatur tindak pidana kekerasan seksual, baik dari aspek hukum materiil maupun hukum formil. Adapun kebijakan aplikasi, model pembaharuannya dilakukan oleh aparatur hukum dan dapat bekerja sama dengan masyarakat, dengan memiliki komitmen bersama dalam melawan segala bentuk tindak pidana yang berbasis ketimpangan gender. Sedangkan dalam kebijakan eksekusi, pemerintah dituntut untuk tegas dan tanpa ada sikap diskriminatif berdasarkan gender maupun pandangan yang merendahkan perempuan dalam melaksanakan tuntutan hukum yang telah diformulasikan maupun yang diputuskan oleh pengadilan.
DEVELOPMENT OF ETHNOSCIENCE PUZZLE GAME FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Science is the science that underlies the development of technology that is used to obtain an explanation relating to objects and phenomena that occur in everyday life. The purpose of this study is to develop science by using learning media in the form of puzzles with Javanese local wisdom to determine the learning activities and motivation of children with special needs. The research method used is a mixed method in which research uses qualitative and quantitative methods. While the data collection techniques used were interviews, documentation, and observation to determine the learning activities and motivation of children with special needs. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling area with a total sampling of seven children with special needs in the Panti 2 Yayasan Sayap Ibu Sampling was carried out for children in the Panti 2 Yayasan Sayap Ibu. Finally, the puzzle game can determine the activities and motivations of students with special needs. Therefore, it is important to develop learning media (game)based on local wisdom for children with special needs.
A review of relevant literature on the challenges involved in implementing nursing care plans within veterinary practice

Abstract Nursing care plans are portrayed as a key part of ideal human and veterinary nursing care as they encourage nurses to move away from nursing a patient as a condition to nursing them as an individual. However, despite arguments for their use within practice, the uptake is slow and challenges are encountered when implementing nursing care plans. This literature review aims to explore the reasoning behind such challenges and provide potential solutions or alternatives to the use of nursing care plans.
The Decreasing Value of Non‐SOEs’ Political Connections During China's Anti‐Corruption Campaign: Evidence and Mechanism

In this paper, we find that China&#8217;s anti&#8208;corruption campaign since 2012 significantly reduces the value of political connections for non&#8208;state&#8208;owned enterprises (non&#8208;SOEs). We provide evidence showing that the decline of the value of political connections for non&#8208;SOEs is attributed mainly to the decreasing return from political connections, instead of increasing political risk. We further find that the decreasing return of the politically connected firms is driven mainly by the disappearance of the &#8216;resource effect&#8217; of political connection in facilitating access to bank credit and government subsidies, but not due to the increasing cost of maintaining political connections.
Audio-visual media to improve sexual-reproduction health knowledge among adolescent

Lacking knowledge among adolescents affects their understanding of some problems related to sexual-reproduction health. Electronic media recognized as the favored source of information for adolescents. This research aimed to assess the effect of audio-visual media to the increasing of sexual-reproduction knowledge. We conducted a before and after without control informal experimental study design into 153 students in the 1st-3rd grade of junior high school. The effect of the intervention was assessed through the difference between pre- and post-intervention by using the Wilcoxon test. The mean score of the respondent pre and post-intervention was significantly increasing. The audiovisual increased the knowledge of the adolescent regarding sexual-reproduction health