Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
MAGNITUDE OF GENERALIZED ANXIETY AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING ON COVID-19 AT DILLA REFERRAL HOSPITAL DILLA, ETHIOPIA

Background: In Ethiopia, Corona confirmed cases are increasing from time to time, and health care professionals were front line exposed risky groups for infection. The mental health of the health professional is vital for better care and treatment outcome patients. This study aimed to determine the health care professional’s current mental health status and associated factors in response to the pandemic. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional survey using a consecutive sampling technique was employed from April 5-10, 2020. Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) was the assessment tool used to determine current anxiety symptoms. Multivariate Logistic regressions at 95% CI and p< 0.05 were used to identify factors associated with the outcome variable. Results: This study enrolled a total of 326 respondents, and the overall prevalence of GAD was 40.2%. Variables associated with General anxiety disorder were being female, family size 3+, nurses, working in out-patient and emergency service, and ≤ 3years working experience at 95% confidence interval, p< 0.05. Conclusions: This study found that more than one-third of the respondents had a general anxiety disorder in response to the pandemic, and identified groups of the participants were female, nurses, family size 3 +, and ≤ three years of working experience. So there should be immediate psychological intervention and training for an identified group of peoples to promote the mental health status of health professionals for better and quality health service.
Data Quality and Trust: Review of Challenges and Opportunities for Data Sharing in IoT

Existing research recognizes the critical role of quality data in the current big-data and Internet of Things (IoT) era. Quality data has a direct impact on model results and hence business decisions. The growth in the number of IoT-connected devices makes it hard to access data quality using traditional assessments methods. This is exacerbated by the need to share data across different IoT domains as it increases the heterogeneity of the data. Data-shared IoT defines a new perspective of IoT applications which benefit from sharing data among different domains of IoT to create new use-case applications. For example, sharing data between smart transport and smart industry can lead to other use-case applications such as intelligent logistics management and warehouse management. The benefits of such applications, however, can only be achieved if the shared data is of acceptable quality. There are three main practices in data quality (DQ) determination approaches that are restricting their effective use in data-shared platforms: (1) most DQ techniques validate test data against a known quantity considered to be a reference; a gold reference. (2) narrow sets of static metrics are used to describe the quality. Each consumer uses these metrics in similar ways. (3) data quality is evaluated in isolated stages throughout the processing pipeline. Data-shared IoT presents unique challenges; (1) each application and use-case in shared IoT has a unique description of data quality and requires a different set of metrics. This leads to an extensive list of DQ dimensions which are difficult to implement in real-world applications. (2) most data in IoT scenarios does not have a gold reference. (3) factors endangering DQ in shared IoT exist throughout the entire big-data model from data collection to data visualization, and data use. This paper aims to describe data-shared IoT and shared data pools while highlighting the importance of sharing quality data across various domains. The article examines how we can use trust as a measure of quality in data-shared IoT. We conclude that researchers can combine such trust-based techniques with blockchain for secure end-to-end data quality assessment.
Cultural intelligence and social distance among undergraduate students in clinical professions

Cultural competence, also known as cultural intelligence (CQ), is considered a necessary skill in the clinical professions and for resolving intergroup conflict, yet it has not been examined within the framework of the contact hypothesis. The aim of the present research is to extend CQ theory from management to the clinical professions and examine it in a context of intergroup conflict. The present study examined CQ and social distance among entering undergraduate majority (Jewish) and minority (Arab) students in clinical study domains, hypothesizing that CQ will be negatively associated with social distance towards outgroup members and that minority students will report higher CQ than majority students. First-year students (N = 180) from diverse demographic and study domains (social work, nursing, behavioral sciences) were surveyed. The results reveal a novel negative association between CQ and outgroup social distance, and higher CQ among minority-group students. The finding that students from minority backgrounds were more receptive to intercultural exchange at the outset of their training suggests that CQ theory could be used in training and evaluation criteria of students entering clinical professional training.
Comparative study of rotary-EDM, gas assisted-EDM, and gas assisted powder mixed-EDM of the hybrid metal matrix composite

ABSTRACT Hybrid metal matrix composite is an integration of two or more reinforcements to produce better strength, stiffness, and high strength to weight ratio. However, low material removal and high electrode wear are some of the major obstacles in the EDM processing of hybrid metal matrix composites due to the fragile and non-conductive nature of the reinforcement ceramics. For this purpose, processes such as rotary electrical discharge machining (REDM), gas-assisted electrical discharge machining (GAEDM), and gas-assisted powder mixed electrical discharge machining (GAPMEDM) are compared on the basis of the material removal rate and the electrode wear rate. The metal removal rate obtained in the gas-assisted powder mixed electrical discharge machining process is up to 75% higher and the electrode wear rate is at least 25% lower than the REDM process. The metal removal rate acquired by the gas-assisted powder mixed electrical discharge machining process is at least 45% better and the electrode wear rate is at least 15% lower than the GAEDM process. Experimental findings show that MRR is better and EWR is lower in GAPMEDM compared to GAEDM and the conventional REDM process.
Size matters: When resource accessibility by ecosystem engineering elicits wood‐boring beetle demographic responses

Abstract Episodic natural disturbances play a key role in ecosystem renewal, and ecological engineering could do so by transforming resource accessibility. While such coupling creates nontrophic and lasting interactions between resource consumers and ecosystem engineers, it is unclear how large the disturbance must be to sustain such coupling. Natural disturbances that occur from the ecological engineering by the Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis) modulate deadwood dynamics in many forest ecosystems. Relying on such episodes of fresh woody debris, primary wood‐boring beetles, organisms that dig tunnels into those debris for reproduction, act as important deadwood decomposers in the ecosystem. Here, we investigate how the age and size of beaver disturbances act as predictors for primary wood‐boring beetle abundance and species richness around beaver‐altered habitat patches. To do so, we sampled beetles around 16 beaver‐disturbed and unaltered watercourses within the Kouchibouguac National Park (Canada) and modeled beetle demographic responses to site conditions and their physical characteristics, distance from the watercourse, deadwood biomass, and the geographical location of the sites. Our results indicate that the size of the disturbance is positively associated with beetle abundance, which highlights unique deadwood dynamics inherent to large beaver ponds. The role of beavers in forest ecosystems by reaching multiple taxa at multiple spatiotemporal scales further exemplifies the need to study nontrophic interactions and their complex consequences in ecosystem management.
Grain chemical composition of dents, popping maize and sweet maize genotypes

Maize is one of the most important field crops both in the world and in our country. All commercially grown maize hybrids can be classified into one of five elementary types: dent, flint, floury, popping and sweet maize. The objectives of this study were to characterize the grain chemical compositions of yellow-seeded and white-seeded maize dents, popping maize and sweet maize genotypes. The results show that grains contents of starch, protein, oil, crude fibre, and ash of four selected maize genotypes ranged in the intervals: 53.54-68.13%; 9.19-13.00%; 4.35-5.39%; 2.13-3.93% and 1.28-2.85%, respectively. The amylose to amylopectin ratio varied from 21:79 to 28:72, which is a principal property of normal maize starch. The content of lignocellulosic fibres: NDF, ADF, ADL, hemicellulose and cellulose ranged from 11.31-15.27%; 2.51-3.54%, 0.24-0.52%, 8.10-12.68% and 2.14-3.02%, respectively. The solubility index of albumin, globulin, zein and glutelin ranged from 9.46-29.42%, 5.64-13.13%, 21.11-28.10% and 18.81-23.69%, respectively.
Assessment of Complete Blood Counts of Cannabis sativa Smokers in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria

Smoking of Cannabis sativa (Marijuana), a known psychoactive substance may result in side effect on living cells of the system. The aim of this study is to assess the complete blood count of Cannabis sativa smokers and make comparison with non-smokers in Ekpoma, Edo State. A total of one hundred subjects were recruited for this study which consist of Fifty (50) Cannabis sativa smokers and fifty (50) non Smokers which served as control. A complete record of medical and smoking history was obtained for each subject, with the use of the questionnaire. The samples obtained were taken to the laboratory for analysis using Sysmex KX auto analyzer. The result showed that the levels of WBC, RBC, granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, Haemoglobin, packed cell volume and platelet levels were significantly lower (p<0.05) in cannabis smokers as compared to the control. The MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, PDW and MPV values of cannabis smokers were significantly different (p<0.05) as compared to the control subjects. In conclusion, this study showed that haematological parameters of cannabis smokers differed significantly from non-smokers. Original Research Article Amaechi et al.; ACRI, 20(7): 38-48, 2020; Article no.ACRI. 62118 39
Apparent wh-in-situ in Bellunese: Microparametric variation in the locus of subject clitic inversion

The paper investigates wh-in-situ in Lamonat and Sovramontino, two understudied varieties of the Bellunese super-dialect area (Munaro 1998; 1999; Munaro et al. 2001; Poletto & Pollock 2004; 2009; 2015), from a new perspective, whereby patterns of non-canonical wh-constituent order are dictated primarily by discourse-pragmatic needs and only secondarily by morpho-syntactic constraints. I propose that the canonical vs. non-canonical position of the wh-element is determined by three factors: (i) the discourse-pragmatics of the wh-item, (ii) its morpho-syntactic status as clitic or tonic, and (iii) the height of verb movement that targets the split C-domain (Rizzi 1997) and assures the well-formedness of root interrogatives across North-Eastern Italian Dialects (abbreviated NEIDs). By comparing Bellunese with Friulian (a neighbouring NEID) with respect to the formation of wh-questions, I argue that the special in-situ position of whelements in Bellunese is only apparent: it is the result of a deeper micro-parametric variation in the left-peripheral projection targeted by T-to-C movement in questions across NEIDs, which can be either ForceP or FinP. In Bellunese root interrogatives, the left-peripheral head targeted by T-to-C movement, Force°, is higher than the left-peripheral position occupied by the wh-element, SpecFocP, generating apparent wh-in-situ and the rigid constituent order: verb, wh-item, subject. Finally, I put forward the hypothesis that, in root interrogatives, such micro-parametric variation is a V2 reflex; in fact, Wolfe (2016) argues that, across medieval NIDs, V2 could be satisfied either in FinP or ForceP.
Using Social Media for Mental Health Surveillance

Data on social media contain a wealth of user information. Big data research of social media data may also support standard surveillance approaches and provide decision-makers with usable information. These data can be analyzed using Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to detect signs of mental disorders that need attention, such as depression and suicide ideation. This article presents the recent trends and tools that are used in this field, the different means for data collection, and the current applications of ML and NLP in the surveillance of public mental health. We highlight the best practices and the challenges. Furthermore, we discuss the current gaps that need to be addressed and resolved.
Simultaneous Retrievals of Nighttime O(3P) and Total OH Densities From Satellite Observations of Meinel Band Emissions

Retrieving the total number density [OH], which is used in the chemical balance equations and is the sum of both ground and excited vibrational state populations, is a challenging problem to such a degree there exist no such estimates from recent space observations. We present a novel retrieval approach to simultaneously and self‐consistently derive both [O(3P)] and total [OH] in the nighttime mesosphere and lower thermosphere which operates with the Meinel band volume emission rates and their ratios. Its application to the Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) and Scanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) observations shows a good agreement of the retrieved [O(3P)] taking into account the measurement uncertainties and variation of model inputs used. However, retrieved [OH] show a large discrepancy, mainly above 90 km. SCIAMACHY [OH] is generally in good agreement with WACCM [OH] after accounting for uncertainties, while SABER OH is larger than WACCM [OH] by up to a factor of 2.
Ocena żywienia dzieci w przedszkolu na podstawie dekadowych jadłospisów

Żywienie jest jednym z najwazniejszych czynnikow warunkujących prawidlowy wzrost i rozwoj dzieci. W zywieniu przedszkolnym powinno byc realizowane 75% calodziennejracji pokarmowej. Celem pracy byla ocena wartości energetycznej i odzywczej posilkow serwowanych w stolowce przedszkolnej w oparciu o teoretyczną analize jadlospisow z zastosowaniem programu komputerowego Dieta 4D. Obliczono wartośc energetyczną, zawartośc: bialka, tluszczu, weglowodanow; witamin A i C oraz skladnikow mineralnych: Ca i Fe dla 40 calodziennych jadlospisow przedszkolnych z czterech por roku: wiosny, lata, jesieni i zimy.W badanych racjach pokarmowych uwidocznily sie nieprawidlowości związane ze zbyt duzym spozyciem energii, tluszczow oraz weglowodanow w stosunku do normy. Ponizej normyw analizowanych jadlospisach przedszkolnych byla zawartośc wapnia i witaminy C. Powyzej normy w badanych racjach pokarmowych ksztaltowala sie zawartośc witaminy A. Sugeruje to koniecznośc edukacji pracownikow przedszkola w zakresie prawidlowego zywienia dzieci. (abstrakt oryginalny)
Synthesis of Modified Poly(vinyl acetate) Adhesives

Modified poly(vinyl acetate) copolymers with drying oils as comonomers have been prepared. The unsaturated triglycerides can produce cross-linking and give a waterproof effect due to their hydrophobicity. The new copolymers synthesized by solution polymerization in an organic medium have been submitted to analytical characterization in order to investigate the role of the drying oils in the polymerization reaction. NMR spectroscopy has been used to obtain information on the structure of the polymerization products and to confirm the eventual C–C bond formation between vinyl acetate and triglycerides. Spectroscopic data are found to be in agreement with copolymer formation. Copolymers as water dispersion have also been synthesized by emulsion polymerization in presence of poly(vinyl alcohol) as protective colloid and evaluated as wood adhesives. The corresponding polymer films have been subjected to mechanical characterization. An improvement in the water and solvent resistance has been observed due to the presence of drying oils. The cobalt acetate, if present as catalyst in the adhesive formulation, promotes cross-linking and produces a positive effect on the adhesive performance.
The Application of UTAUT Theory to Determine Factors Influencing Malaysian Adoption Mobile Banking

Mobile banking refers to use of mobile devices such as a smartphone or tablet to conduct financial transactions and services remotely. However, mobile banking adoption rate in Malaysia are relatively low. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors influence mobile banking adoption in Malaysia context using UTAUT theory with an extension of “trust” variable. The data of this study was collected from primary sources through online questionnaire. Findings denoted that performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social influence (SI) and trust (T) have significant influences towards behavioural intention (BI) of mobile banking adoption (MBA). Thus, banks are recommended to look into these factors in encouraging mobile banking adoption in Malaysia.
The effectiveness of corpora on Saudi EFL academic writing performance

This study reports on quantitative research that investigated the effects of the Corpus-Based Approach (CBA) as a pedagogical approach to Academic Writing Instruction in the context of Saudi Arabia. A total of fifteen female preparatory year students at an intermediate language proficiency level at King Abdulaziz University participated in the study. The study aimed at investigating the effect of applying corpora on learners’ lexico-grammatical abilities following a pretest-post-test design. Classroom intervention has been conducted and data were collected from written tasks over a period of time. The findings of the study demonstrated that the improvement of lexico-grammatical abilities among students is observed.
High-performance all-organic aqueous batteries based on a poly(imide) anode and poly(catechol) cathode

All-organic aqueous batteries based on universal poly(imide) anodes and poly(catechol) cathodes with tunable cell voltage are reported by exploiting different charge carriers (Li+, Zn2+, Al3+, and Li+/H+). A full-cell achieves the highest energy/power density of 80.6 W h kg−1/348 kW kg−1 in Li+/H+.
Diffusion coefficients for hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide in water over the temperature range 293--368 K

Acid gases such as H[sub 2]S and CO[sub 2] are generally removed from natural gas, biogas, synthetic natural gas, and other process gas streams by means of absorption into aqueous alkanolamine solutions. A key parameter needed to model this diffusion with chemical reaction process in the liquid phase is the diffusion coefficient. A wetted-sphere absorption apparatus was used to measure the liquid-phase diffusion coefficients for hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide over the temperature range 293--368 K. The experimental results obtained in this work are compared with values in the literature and with predictions from the Wilke-Chang equation. The data presented here extend the temperature range of reported diffusivities for these gases in water.
Non-Negative Matrix Factorization for Detection and Diagnosis of Plantwide Oscillations

In this paper, we propose the use of non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) of multivariate spectra for plantwide oscillation detection. One of the key features of NMF is that it provides a parts-based representation that allows us to retain the causal basis spectral shapes or parts that constitute the spectra of measurements, unlike the popular principal component analysis (PCA)-based methods. The contributions of this paper are as follows: (i) a novel measure known as the pseudo-singular value (PSV) to assess the order of the basis space (the PSV is also useful in determining the most dominant features of a data set); (ii) a power decomposition plot that contains the total power (defined in this work) and its decomposition by NMF (the power plot is a useful and compact visual tool that provides overall spectral characteristics of the plant and shows the decomposition of these characteristics into well-localized frequency components); and (iii) a novel measure defined as the strength factor (SF) to ass.
Photodegradation of Emamectin Benzoate in Aqueous Solutions

The half-life of [14C]4‘‘-deoxy-4‘‘-(epi-methylamino)avermectin B1a (MAB1a) benzoate (1 ppm) photodegradation in buffer (pH 7), natural pond water, and sensitized buffer (1% acetone in pH 7 buffer) determined at Three Bridges, NJ (latitude ∼40° N) during the fall season under natural sunlight was 22, 7, and 1 days, respectively. The half-life of [14C]MAB1a benzoate (10−12 ppm) photodegradation in buffer (pH 7) containing 1% (v/v) acetonitrile, ethanol, or acetone as cosolvent under continuous exposure with a xenon lamp was 64.5, 8.5, or 0.5 days, respectively. The photoisomer 8,9-Z-MAB1a, 8a-hydroxy-MAB1a, and unknown polar residues were found in light-exposed samples of MAB1a in buffer and natural pond water. In light-exposed sensitized buffer samples, 8a-oxo-MAB1a and MAB1a-10,11-14,15-diepoxide were additional products. Very polar residues found in the organic and aqueous phases after extraction increased with time, and their formation followed the order sensitized buffer ≫ natural pond water > buffer.
EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND GAMES ON ORAL HYGIENE OF CHILDREN AND ORAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR OF MOTHERS:A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) as well as games in changing oral health behaviors among preschool children in Edko administration, Beheira governorate, Egypt. Materials and Methods: The participating children, in this randomized controlled clinical trial, in 2018, were recruited from the 12 governmental preschools available within Edko administration of Beheira governorate, Egypt. A cluster random sampling strategy was used so that the contributors, mother/child dyads (pairs), in each nursery, were subsequently assigned to experimental group I (MI), experimental group II (MI+ gaming) or the control group (conventional dental health education (CE). The two outcomes, oral hygiene index simplified (OHI-S) for children and knowledge, attitude and practice of children’s mothers were measured at base line and after six months follow-up. Paired t-test was used. Results: After six months follow-up, compared with the control group (1.41 ± 0.77), preschool children in experimental group I and II had significantly lower mean ± SD of OHI-S (0.69± 0.61 and 0.70±0.72), P Conclusions: Using MI as an oral health education tool was significantly more effective in promoting preschool children's oral hygiene and improving mothers' knowledge, attitude and oral health related practices than CE alone. The protocol of the study was registered and posted on the ClinicalTrials.gov public website. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04258748.