Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Bacteremia Due to Salmonella enterica Serotype Montevideo Producing Plasmid-Mediated AmpC β-Lactamase (DHA-1)

A Salmonella enterica Serotype Montevideo is described that harbors DHA-1, a plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase. The organism was isolated from blood and stool specimens of a 3-yr-old girl. The isolate was multi-drug resistant, including cefoxitin, gentamicin, piperacillin, cefuroxime, ceftazidime, and cefotaxime, and an antagonism was observed between cefoxitin and oxyiminocephalosporins. The resistance to ceftazidime and cefotaxime was transferred by conjugation to the recipient E. coli J53. To our knowledge, this is the first description of Salmonella enterica Serotype Montevideo harboring DHA-1. (received 2 January
Mood, Physical, and Mental Load in Spanish Teachers of Urban School: The Role of Intensive or Split Shift

Psychosocial risk factors threaten the health of teachers, who are considered to be a group at high risk of suffering burnout syndrome. The objective of this study is to measure the levels of work satisfaction, burnout, engagement, emotional stability, fatigue, and mood of teachers, depending on their workday: intensive or split shift. A nonexperimental, descriptive–comparative research design is proposed for this study. A follow-up questionnaire has been developed to assess a teacher’s levels of physical fatigue, mental fatigue, and mood at the beginning and end of the 9 days of work analyzed. The study sample consisted of 125 teachers (102 women and 23 men) with a mean age of 38.67 years (SD = 9.51) and 10.02 years of experience in teaching. The results show that the group of teachers working the traditional morning and afternoon shift present greater levels of physical and mental fatigue, worse mood, and less job satisfaction with supervision. However, there were no significant differences in levels of emotional stability, burnout, and engagement between the two groups of teachers. In short, it can be considered that the single morning shift generates higher levels of health among teachers.
Examining the Circles of Adults process for Children Looked After: the role of self-efficacy and empathy in staff behaviour change

ABSTRACT The Circles of Adults (CoA) group problem solving process has been used by educational psychologists (EPs) when supporting vulnerable educational placements, but its effects upon staff or student outcomes have not been explored. CoAs were used in the current research with staff supporting Children Looked After (CLA) in secondary schools. A quasi-experimental explanatory, sequential, mixed-methods design investigated changes in participant causal attributions, perceived self-efficacy, and perceived implementation of subsequent actions. Participation in the CoA had no significant effects upon causal attributions or self-efficacy; however, staff perceived greater self-efficacy and success in implementing actions following the CoA. They valued the process, reporting enhanced group cohesion and task focus. Insights and empathy were deepened regarding the focus student, as were awareness of group processes and reflection. Threats in small-scale research are considered and a possible mechanism for the CoA’s effect as a supervisory approach is proposed.
How to calculate sample size for observational and experiential nursing research studies?

Sample size estimation for a research study is the most crucial part of the research process because it helps to produce reliable results which improve generalizability of study results. A researcher must have understanding about significance level, effect size, studys power, and effect size; margin of error and ratio in event among population and design effect to use sample size calculation formulas efficiently. There are different formulas of sample size calculation for different types of variables measured in distinct study designs, namely descriptive, epidemiological, comparative, and interventional research studies which are covered in this article. Review authors searched online and grey literature related to sample size and read extensively. There were two authors who extracted and complied information related to topic.
The Role of Firm Size and Knowledge Intensity in the Performance Effects of Collective Turnover

As employees are among firms’ most important resources and labor markets are facing serious labor shortages, firm-level collective turnover is one of the most important challenges facing organizations. Context-emergent turnover theory provides a theoretical framework for the performance implications of collective turnover and argues that context, and in particular, firm size, plays a crucial role in the collective turnover–performance relationship. Yet, the moderating role of firm size remains undertheorized, empirically understudied, and thus, unclear. Based on the resource-based view of the firm, we develop a theoretical framework for two competing perspectives (a negative and a positive one) on the role of firm size and put forward the firm’s knowledge intensity as a crucial additional moderator. The main premise is that whereas firm size determines what resources firms have to successfully cope with turnover, knowledge intensity determines the resources firms need to do so. We propose a three-way interaction, suggesting that firm size reinforces the harmful effect of turnover in highly knowledge-intensive firms and buffers it in firms with low levels of knowledge intensity. Using a unique multi-industry and longitudinal administrative data set of 6,913 Belgian firms (2012–2016), we find support for these assumptions. This study highlights the importance of the context in which firms have to deal with turnover, and it spurs researchers to go beyond studying turnover in narrow study contexts, to take into account the interplay among different but intertwined organizational contingencies, and to acknowledge both the quantitative (how many employees leave) and qualitative components (who leaves) of turnover.
Who Shape the City? Non-profit associations and civil society initiatives in urban change processes: role and ambivalences

The present paper focuses on non-profit sector and civil society initiatives within urban change processes. More specifically, it looks into experiences that are characterised by a local/area-based approach and that arise in relation, response and reaction to the processes of city change, becoming and being recognised as one of its actors. By examining different initiatives variously involved in the regeneration process of a semi-central neighbourhood of the city of Torino (Italy), and by investigating their origins, goals and actions, the paper addresses the transformations that they go through over time, their complex relation with other local actors, and their role in the regeneration process, overall pointing out the different forms of ambiguity and ambivalences that they bear.
Category Test and WAIS Scores: Sex and Age Inter-Relationships

CATEGORY TEST AND WAIS SCORES: SEX AND AGE INTER-RELATIONSHIPS Julia Ann Shelton Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology, 1987 Chairman: John David Ball, Ph.D., EVMS The current study investigated sex and age differences on the WAIS and Category Test in a sample of 218 persons, half male and half female, between the ages of 16 and 39. The sample was composed of well educated diabetics without neurological symptomotology and of above average intelligence. Three types of statistical analyses were performed. The first of these were factor analyses of structural composition of WAIS and Category tests as influenced by sex. Results suggested that males and females exhibit different patterns of performance. The second analyses were regression analyses to predict Category Test performance from WAIS scores and age, as influenced by sex. Findings were that for males, verbal subtests and age more strongly predicted Category Test performance, while for females the Block Design subtest was the strongest predictor. The third analyses examined classification accuracy of good and bad Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. performance on the Category Test for males and females utilizing discriminant function analyses. Good performance could not be predicted for either males or females, and poor performance was best predicted for females by Block Design. The major findings of this study were: (1) differences in Category Test performance and underlying cognitive strategies for males and females, and (2) unique variance contributions from the Category Test in factor analyses. Males appear to rely on well learned cognitive skills most in their Category Test performance, while for females this task is more closely related to novel spatial problem solving. There is support here for the inclusion of the Category Test in a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery as a measure of abilities not tapped by traditional intellectual instruments. Future research should attend to sex and age differences in establishing normative data. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
Analysis of The Empathy and The Critical Thinking Disposition of The Teacher Candidates

In this research, it is examined that whether there is a statistically significant difference between the teacher candidates’ critical thinking dispositions and instead of empathy inclinations (dependent variables), and their curriculums, grades, genders, parental education levels, and perceived socio-economic status (independent variables) or not. The faculty of education students from Çukurova University constituted the universe of this study. Totally, 671 teacher candidates, who were all selected randomly, participated in the research. In the research, California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) which was designed by Kökdemir and Empathy Education Scale (EEO) which was invented by Dökmen were used. Furthermore, an “Individual Information Form” which consists of questions regarding the teacher candidates’ curriculums, grades, genders, parental education levels and perceived socio-economic status was prepared and applied by the researcher. As a result of this study, a low level of significant and positive relation between the teacher candidates’ critical thinking dispositions and empathy inclinations was found. It was detected that teacher candidate’s critical thinking disposition was not affected by their curriculums, grades, genders, parental education levels, and perceived socio-economic status. The difference between empathy inclination and all of the independent variables was statistically significant.
Depression as a risk factor for total mortality in the community: a meta-analysis

Aim: There is growing evidence that depression is associated with an increased mortality risk, but results from studies are ambiguous. To investigate whether depression leads to increased mortality, we reviewed the literature on depression and total mortality in the community. We also performed statistical pooling. Methods: We searched Medline and Psychinfo for relevant articles published between January 1966 and December 2000 and checked the references in the articles found in our search. We used the following inclusion criteria: published in English, Dutch or German language; prospective community based studies describing at least total mortality; the presence of a control group and the use of DSM-criteria or criteria resembling DSM in a reasonable way or by a validated and reliable depression questionnaire in the diagnosis of depression. Results: Twenty-four studies were included in our review. Of the 19 studies reporting data on males and females together, nine reported a significant positive association. The majority of studies showed a positive non-significant association between depression and mortality. No significant negative associations were reported. Overall the summary estimated relative risk was 1.56 (1.31-1.85). Conclusions: Our results support the hypothesis of depression being a risk factor for increased total mortality.
The testing effect in immediate recognition: tests of the episodic context account

ABSTRACT Three experiments explored when testing produces immediate advantages over restudying in old/new recognition tests. According to the episodic context account, the study context is reinstated with every accurate retrieval during relearning, enabling accurate discrimination of the originally studied word from similar foils. Context plays a little role when the foils are extremely dissimilar, at least on an immediate test. We predicted that recognition in a plurality discrimination test would be better for tested than restudied items. Experiment 1 used one study-test cycle and produced no testing effects. Experiment 2 used two study-test cycles and produced a testing effect for plurality discrimination but not for new words. Experiment 3a–e systematically varied the number of study and test opportunities. We replicated Experiment 2 in Experiment 3a, but using fewer study or test cycles did not produce a testing advantage. The results are interpreted as supportive of the episodic context account.
Placement disruption and dislocation in South Australian substitute care

The purpose of this study was to examine the degree of disruption experienced by 235 children aged 4–17 years placed into substitute care in South Australia during 1998–1999. Key measures of disruption included: the frequency of placement changes, the number of children forced to change school, the geographical distance from birth families, and the amount of planned contact between children and families during the placement. Parental contact was reduced when children were victims of abuse, but more likely when children were placed because of parental incapacity. Changes in school were more likely when children were older or were placed a long way from their families. Geographical dislocation was, as expected, more likely to be a feature of rural placements, although there were no rural-metropolitan differences in the nature and frequency of family contact. The implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
Blood Glucose Measured at Several Time Points and Correlation withIncremental Area under the Curve

Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is used as a standard to diagnose people with diabetes. However, it does not reflect the total glucose load. The aim of this study was to explore correlation between blood glucose values at different times during OGTT and the Incremental Area under the Curve (IAUC), to investigate whether there might be a time point for glucose measurement which would best represent the total glucose load. OGTT were performed in 196 Norwegian-Pakistani women, and glucose was measured fasting and every 15 minute up to 2 hours. The results indicate that fasting values are least correlated with total glucose load, but that values measured at 75, 90 and 60 minutes represent it the best. We suggest that fasting values fail to mirror total glucose load in many cases, and that 2 hour values may be inferior to earlier ones in representing glucose load. High-risk groups, such as Pakistani immigrants, may especially take advantage from improvements in methods to diagnose diabetes.
Social media marketing management: an application to small restaurants in the US

Purpose This study aims to use a social media management framework and strategic orientation framework to explore how small restaurants manage social media. Design/methodology/approach The authors content-analyzed social media activity and interviews with 14 managers of social media in small independent restaurants in the northeast region of the USA that employed fewer than 20 employees. Findings The results of the study show that most small restaurants can be classified as anarchic, hierarchical and conservative defenders, and that they mainly focus on promotional activities on social media. The majority use social media also to drive traffic to a restaurant and, thus, act as calculative pragmatists. Very few use social media strategically or creatively in any of the social media management stages, and very few monitor or use social media information to improve their operations. Research limitations/implications This study shows that the adopted theoretical framework in this study for social media management helps analyze social media operations in small restaurants, points to the strategic orientations applied in small restaurants, shows the intricacies of each stage and helps show what small restaurants do well and how they can improve. Future research may use larger samples, investigate frameworks particularly relevant to small restaurants, such as the resource-based view (RBV) framework, and may focus on creative and diverse strategic approaches toward social media management for small establishments. Practical implications As customers continue shifting to social media and review sites, more restaurants may want to invest in developing more creative approaches toward social media and do it in more structured, integrated and continuous ways. The study describes a process they may want to follow and specific tactics that could be implemented to use social media more strategically in all stages of social media management. Social implications Not only are small business establishments the backbone of the restaurant industry, but they also appeal to customers more than large chains. This study shows how these small businesses can utilize social media to attract more customers, engage them, learn about them and their competitive environment to market and improve their operations. Originality/value The authors focus on the supplier side of social media for restaurants, a perspective lacking in the literature, and specifically small restaurants that receive less attention in prior research. Few studies exist that explore how social media is incorporated in all stages of social media management. The study points to the unique challenges that small restaurants experience in the process of using social media for marketing, monitoring and using social media to improve their operations. The study uses a relatively large sample of qualitative interviews conducted with managers of small restaurants and a content analysis of their actual social media activity.
Prospective Teachers’ Activity Designing Skills in Accordance with Cognitive Constructivism Strategies

Bu arastirmanin amaci, Turkce dersi ogretmen adaylarinin iki onemli egitim yaklasimina gore ogretim sureci tasarlama becerilerini desteklemek ve incelemektir. Arastirma sureci, karma arastirma yonteminin asamalarina uygun olarak tasarlanmistir. Arastirmanin ilk asamasinda ogretmen adaylarina Yenilenmis Bloom Taksonomisi (YBT) ve 5E modeliyle ilgili egitim verilmistir. Daha sonra bu yaklasimlara gore gelistirilen ogretim stratejileri hakkinda bilgi verilmistir. Ikinci asamada ogretmen adaylari, bu stratejilerden yararlanarak etkinlik tasarlamislardir. Ucuncu asamada ise hazirlanan etkinlikler, onceden hazirlanan dereceli puanlama anahtari ile incelenmistir. Bu asamada hazirlanan etkinliklerin basari duzeylerine gore YBT ve 5E modelinin islevi ve bunlardan hareketle bilissel ve yapilandirici yaklasimlar karsilastirarak degerlendirmislerdir. Calismanin son asamasinda ogretmen adaylarinin YBT ve 5E modeliyle ilgili duygu ve dusunceleri nitel olarak incelenmistir. Bu kapsamda yari yapilandirilmis gorusme gerceklestirilerek veriler toplanmis ve incelenmistir. Nicel ve nitel veriler uzerinde yapilan incelemeler sonucunda ulasilan bulgular degerlendirilmistir. Bu bulgulara gore ogretmen adaylarinin YBT’ye gore hazirladiklari etkinliklerin 5E modeline gore hazirladiklari etkinliklerden genel olarak daha basarili ve yeterli oldugu belirlenmistir. Ulasilan sonuclara gore ogretmen adaylarinin bilissel yapilandirici stratejilerden yaralanarak etkinlik tasarlayabilecekleri onerilmistir.
Relational victimization and elementary schoolchildren’s risk-taking behavior: Impact of the classroom norm toward risk-taking

The association between relational victimization and risk-taking development in children is understudied. Also, it is not clear how the social classroom norm may affect this link. The aim of this study was, therefore, to investigate the link between relational victimization and risk-taking behavior in elementary schoolchildren, and the potential moderating role of the classroom norm salience toward risk-taking. We expected that relationally victimized children would show an increase in risk-taking behavior in classrooms that are unfavorable toward risk-taking as a way to provoke and act against the classroom norm. However, alternatively, relationally victimized children could show an increase in risk-taking behavior in classrooms that are favorable toward risk-taking as a way to fortify the feeling of belonging to the classroom. Participants were 1,009 children (50% boys) in 69 classrooms of 13 mainstream elementary schools, followed annually across ages 7–11 (Grade 1–5). Risk-taking was assessed using the Balloon Analogue Risk Task. Relational victimization was assessed using teacher reports. The classroom norm salience toward risk-taking was based on the within-classroom correlation of risk-taking with children’s social preference score among peers. Results from multilevel modeling showed that there was no significant main effect of relational victimization on risk-taking behavior. However, the classroom norm salience toward risk-taking significantly moderated the effect of relational victimization on risk-taking. Relational victimization was related to relative increases in risk-taking when classroom norms were unfavorable toward risk-taking. In classrooms where risk-taking was favored, relational victimization was related to relative decreases in risk-taking. These findings suggest that children who are relationally victimized may engage in norm-defying behavior in their classroom. Implications for further research are discussed.
Sex and age in relation to health and nutrition literacy levels in a sample of Greek adults

ABSTRACT Poor Health Literacy (HL) and Nutrition Literacy (NL) are associated with negative health outcomes and they comprise an emerging field for health policy, practice and research. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sex and age in HL and NL levels in Greece. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the urban area of the Attica region. The sample consisted of 1281 individuals, aged ≥ 18 years. HL and NL were assessed via the European Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS_EU_Q47) and the Greek version of the Nutrition Literacy Scale (NLS-Gr), respectively. Sociodemographic characteristics were also assessed. Sample’s mean HL and NL were 32.28 ± 8.28 and 22.11 ± 5.68, respectively. Linear regression analysis revealed that both age and sex seem to affect HL and NL levels. Men, overall, had lower HL (p = 0.042) than women, but after controlling for education, NL and the existence of chronic disease, the difference was not significant. Individuals aged 56–65 had higher levels of HL (p = 0.023) than the youngest group. Males > 65 years old and females 56–65 years and > 65 years old, had significantly lower levels of NL (p < 0.001, p = 0.009, p < 0.001, respectively), in comparison to the younger groups. Age and sex seem to play a crucial role as predicting factors for HL and NL levels.