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The relationship between academic self-efficacy with level of education, age and sex in Lorestan University students

Academic self-efficacy beliefs represents the confidence of person to her/his ability to successfully accomplishment of academic tasks on a distinctive level. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the academic selfefficacy of students on the basis of age, gender and education degree. This study was descriptive and correlational. The study population included all students of Lorestan University in the academic year 93 -94. It was from this community, 196 students were selected (100 men & 96 women). All students were asked to complete College Academic Self-efficacy Scale (CASES, Owen & Froman, 1988). This scale include 33 items that designed to assessing academic self-efficacy beliefs of students. ANOVA test & Turkey test were used to comparison academic self-efficacy in men and women and different educational levels of students. To evaluate the correlation between spiritual intelligence and the age of students the Pearson Correlation Test was used. The results showed that in terms of academic self-efficacy there is a significant difference (p<01 and F=39/599) between BA students, MA students and PhD candidate as academic self-efficacy is more in higher level of education. The Average of academic self-efficacy was 40/03 in men and 44/23 in women, that this difference was significant. Also there was a positive significant relationship between academic self-efficacy and age (p< ) 01 / 0 . The results suggested that academic selfefficacy can be in relationship whit some factors include age, sex and level of education. However this finding may not be consonant, but perhaps the different society and research environment is the reason of it.
Guinea-Bissau Trade: A Panel Data Analysis

Guinea-Bissau became independent in 1973 and since then governments have elaborated different development policies to promote the country? s comparative advantages. In the mid-1990s, they promoted the liberalization of the economy and actually the country belongs to several regional economic blocs and it increased its insertion into new extra-continental markets. The purpose of this study is to analyze the determinants of Guinea-Bissau? s exports for the 5 trading partners in the period 1990-2014, using static and panel data dynamic models based on the traditional specification and extended gravity equation of international trade. The static panel data methods suggest that exports react positively to the currency depreciation, incomes, population growth, common language, colonial heritage and geographical proximity (border effects), but decrease with the increase of trade cost, which is consistent with the conventional trade literature. The Arellano and Bond (1991) dynamic panel data model confirms this pattern, also showing a positive correlation between exports and household consumption and investment. These results are important in guiding the country? s international trade policies as they suggest the importance of the variables that recur in this standard trade literature.
Analysis of the rate of convergence of neural network regression estimates which are easy to implement.

Recent results in nonparametric regression show that for deep learning, i.e., for neural network estimates with many hidden layers, we are able to achieve good rates of convergence even in case of high-dimensional predictor variables, provided suitable assumptions on the structure of the regression function are imposed. The estimates are defined by minimizing the empirical $L_2$ risk over a class of neural networks. In practice it is not clear how this can be done exactly. In this article we introduce a new neural network regression estimate where most of the weights are chosen regardless of the data motivated by some recent approximation results for neural networks, and which is therefore easy to implement. We show that for this estimate we can derive rates of convergence results in case the regression function is smooth. We combine this estimate with the projection pursuit, where we choose the directions randomly, and we show that for sufficiently many repititions we get a neural network regression estimate which is easy to implement and which achieves the one-dimensional rate of convergence (up to some logarithmic factor) in case that the regression function satisfies the assumptions of projection pursuit.
Disciples of the Heinous Path: Social network structure and genre hierarchy in Heavy Metal

Organization of social networks has been studied extensively viewed through the lens of inter-personal relations. However, the aim of this exploratory study is to find if there are different, domain-specific factors in play influencing the structure of the social network. As a case study, an extensive data-set from Encyclopaedia Metallum, a Heavy Metal band archive, was used to test the hypothesis whether or not the social network structure is influenced by a hierarchy of genres. Attempts were made to recategorize bands according to genre and to counter the fluid nature of the data, after which a Word2Vec analysis and hierarchical clustering was performed, the latter using the number of shared artists between bands as distance metric. A range of histograms where generated to gain insight into the distribution of genres, along with a colored dendrogram to see how genre distribution converges. While the Word2Vec results do show some interesting results with regards to stylistic clustering, the results from the hierarchical clustering remain inconclusive. A number of issues have been identified to address in future research.
Thoracoscopic versus Open Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Purpose: Thoracoscopic surgery is an increasingly popular surgical technique to repair Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). Here, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety between thoracoscopic surgery and traditional open surgical approach for CDH. Methods: A systematic search of the electronic databases was conducted to identify studies compared the Thoracoscopic Repair (TR) and Open Repair (OR) for CDH. Parameters such as operative time, post-operative mortality, incidence of hernia recurrence, rate of patch use and post-operative complications were pooled and compared by meta-analysis. Results: Among the 712 children with CDH included in the twelve studies, 309 had received TR and 403 OR. All studies were non-randomized controlled trials. There were shorter operative times with the OR compared with TR [95% Confidence Interval (CI) 15.83 to 66.75]. The TR group had a significantly lower rate of post-operative death [95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.09 to 0.63] but a greater incidence of recurrence [95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.88 to 5.71]. Rates of prosthetic patch use were similar between the two groups. Fewer cases of surgical complications were found in the TR group [95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.21 to 0.67]. Conclusion: Thoracoscopic repair for CDH is associated with lower post- operative mortality and longer operative times compared with traditional open repair. Although the rate of surgical complications appears to be lower in TR, the increased risk of CDH recurrence should not be ignored. More high quality prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trials are required to strengthen the conclusion.
University of Groningen Factors associated with functional limitations and subsequent employment or schooling in Buruli ulcer patients Stienstra,

Citation for published version (APA): Stienstra, Y. , van Wezel, M. J., Wiersma, I. C. , Hospers, I. C. , Dijkstra, P. U. , Johnson, R. C. , Ampadu, E. O. , Gbovi, J., Zinsou, C. , Etuaful, S. , Klutse, E. Y. , van der Graaf, W. T. , van der Werf, T. S. , & van Roest, M. H. (2005). Factors associated with functional limitations and subsequent employment or schooling in Buruli ulcer patients. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 10(12), 1251-1257. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005. 01519.x
Omega: a Secure Event Ordering Service for the Edge

Edge computing is a paradigm that extends cloud computing with storage and processing capacity close to the edge of the network that can be materialized by using many fog nodes placed in multiple geographic locations. Fog nodes are likely to be vulnerable to tampering, so it is important to secure the functions they provide. A key building block of many distributed applications is an ordering service that keeps track of cause-effect dependencies among events and that allows events to be processed in an order that respects causality. In this paper we present the design and implementation of a secure event ordering service for fog nodes. Our service, named Omegae, leverages the availability of a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) based on Intel SGX technology to offer fog clients guarantees regarding the order in which events are applied and served, even when fog nodes are compromised. We have also built OmegaKV, a key-value store that uses Omega e to offer causal consistency. Experimental results show that the ordering service can be secured without violating the latency constraints of time-sensitive edge applications, despite the overhead associated with using a TEE.
The effects of progressive resistive exercises on Activities of Daily Living of elderly persons

Background and Aim: Aging is a natural phenomenon that affects on different systems of our body. This process is not due to diseases and accidents. Activity of Daily Living (ADL) is important for elderly persons. The aims of this study are to investigate the effects of progressive resistive exercises on Activities of Daily Living of elderly persons. Material and Methods: Fifty elder men with age above 61 years old participated in this study. Twenty five elder men in exercise group with mean age of 69.45 and 25 elder men in control group whit mean age of 72.24. Strength of shoulder and knee extensors were evaluated by Tekdyne Incentive Dynamometers (TID). Activities of Daily Living were evaluated by Barthel – Index Results: The measurements of shoulder and knee extensors of elder men were evaluated with TID. The data showed significant differences between mean score of pre and post interventions (p ≤ 0/0001). The measurements of self care activities, mobility and total score of elder men were evaluated with Barthel–Index. The data showed significant differences between mean score of pre and post interventions (p ≤ 0.0001). Conclusion: Presents data showed that progressive resistive exercises could be an effective approach to increase strength upper and lower body and improve Activities of Daily Living of elder men. Key Word: Elderly , Progressive Resistive Exercises , Activities of Daily Living * Corresponding author : Dr. Hossein Bagheri, Rehabilitation Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Email: hbagheri@sina.tums. ac.ir This research was supported by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) D ow nl oa de d fr om m rj. tu m s. ac . ir a t 2 :4 3 IR D T o n S un da y Ju ne 6 th 2 02 1
Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on 1867 Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients. A Bergen NORSTROKE Study

Objective: Our aim was to compare the clinical characteristics including risk factors, comorbidities, short-term outcome and long-term mortality in acute ischemic stroke patients with or without diabetes mellitus. Methods: This study includes all consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to the Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital between February 2006 and January 2012. The National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was used to assess stroke severity on admission. Short-term outcome was determined by the modified Rankin scale (mRS), NIHSS, and Barthel index on day 7 after stroke onset. First emergency readmission < 12 months after discharge was registered. Survival state was obtained by consulting the official population registry. Results: In total, 1867 patients of which 283 (15%) patients had diabetes mellitus. Relative frequency of diabetes mellitus according to age showed and inverse U-shape with highest frequency at 75-80 years for males, whereas the frequency was independent of age among females. More males than females had diabetes mellitus. Patients with diabetes mellitus more often had myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, hypertension (all P<.001), and higher total risk factor burden (P<.001). Patients with diabetes mellitus had worse short-term outcome (P<0.001) and long-term mortality was increased. Patients with diabetes mellitus had more frequent first emergency readmission within 90 days (P=0.044). Conclusions: Stroke patients with diabetes mellitus have significantly more traditional risk factors. Short-term outcome and long-term mortality were worse. Relative frequencies of diabetes mellitus and age differed between males and females.
Determinantes de la transmisión de dengue en Veracruz: un abordaje ecológico para su control

Objective. To assess the ecological, social, and demographic factors associated with the transmission of dengue virus infection in Veracruz, Mexico, and to identify risk areas to target control measures. Material and Methods. This ecological study included data for 1,249 localities within the 11 Health Jurisdictions of the State of Veracruz, Mexico, for the 1995-1998 period. The following data were collected for each locality: total number of cases per year, population by sex, number of households, provision of public services, altitude, latitude, longitude, and deprivation index. Results. Dengue transmission was registered in 17% of the localities in the State; 70% of the cases were concentrated in only 6% of the localities. Recurrent localities were urban centers with adequate availability of public services and low deprivation indices. Dengue transmission was detected in rural areas, but it was not common. The average number of cases differed according to the size of the locality and the number of years dengue was reported. A population threshold to maintain transmission was found. Conclusion. Recurrent localities concentrating 70% of dengue fever cases were identified, as well as the ecological and demographic factors associated with dengue transmission. The risk stratification approach to dengue transmission may improve control and prevention of this disease in high-risk areas. The English version of this paper is available at: http://www.insp. mx/salud/ index.html
Qualidade do ambiente e fatores associados: um estudo em crianças de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

This study aims to describe and identify factors associated with environmental quality and characteristics of children exposed to environmental risk factors in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This was a prospective, population-based study, including 630 children from the 1993 birth cohort. During the year 1998, environmental quality and other information were assessed using the Home Observation for the Measurement of the Environment. Data were submitted to univariate analysis. The association between the variables and the outcome was evaluated through prevalence ratios, 95% confidence intervals, and chi-square. Logistic regression was performed according to a hierarchical model. Some 97 children (15%) were living in negative environments. Eight risk factors were associated with environmental quality: low monthly family income, low maternal schooling, male gender, households with more than 7 members, 4 or more siblings, tobacco use during gestation, children sleeping in their parents' bed at age 4 years, and mothers with psychiatric disorders.
BIOETANOL DARI LIMBAH KULIT SINGKONG MELALUI PROSES HIDROLISIS DAN FERMENTASI DENGAN Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Penggunaan bahan bakar fosil menghasilkan emisi CO2 terus meningkat padahal diperlukan pengurangan emisi CO2, dengan menggunakan bahan-bahan limbah yang sudah tidak terpakai, maka masalah untuk lingkungan dapat diatasi, bahkan dapat dialihkan menjadi suatu produk yang berdaya guna, yang dapat meningkatkan nilai ekonomi dan mendukung terciptanya lingkungan yang sehat. Kulit singkong merupakan limbah yang mengandung karbohidrat tinggi seperti pati dan selulosa, sehingga berpotensi dijadikan salah satu alternatif bahan baku bioetanol. Bioetanol merupakan senyawa alkohol yang diperoleh lewat proses fermentasi biomassa dengan bantuan mikroorganisme. Tahapan penelitian pretreatment yang dilakukan untuk mendapatkan substrat berupa padatan kering kulit singkong selanjutnya direndam dengan larutan NaOH (1%, 5%, 10%), hasil terbaik pada perendaman NaOH 10% dimana lignin yang tersisa dalam tepung kulit singkong 2,035% dan menghasilkan glukosa tertinggi yaitu 4,249%. Hidrolisis kimia dengam asam H2SO4 pada (0,25%, 2,5%, 4%), hasil terbaik yang menghasilkan glukosa pada hidrolisis asam H2SO4 4% yaitu sebesar 4,160 % dan hidrolisis biologis dari Trichoderma viride pada (0,5%, 0,75% dan 1%) v/v, hasil terbaik yang menghasilkan glukosa pada hidrolisis T.viride 1% sebesar 3,005%. Proses fermentasi, glukosa akan diuraikan menjadi etanol oleh ragi Saccharomyces cerevisiae sebanyak 20% selama 96 jam untuk mendapatkan bioetanol dengan hasil terbaik pada variasi hasil hidrolisis asam H2SO4 4% selama 240 menit yaitu menghasilkan etanol sebesar 0,225%.
Is Physical Exercise with a Support Group of Elderly Effective for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain?

Objective Evaluate the degree of clinical benefit of an exercising program performed by elderly patients with chronic pain. Methods This is an uncontrolled prospective longitudinal study that enrolled subjects with musculoskeletal pain who were voluntarily participating in the YMCA's elderly exercise program. Each session started with a 15-minute meeting to talk about their daily lives. Afterwards, they performed an hour session of flexibility, muscular strength, and aerobic exercises. There were four assessments that included a demographic data questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale [VAS] for pain intensity, the Health Assessment Questionnaire [HAQ], and the Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 Health Survey [SF-36]. Results Thirty-four subjects, all over 60 years old, with 83 percent female and 17 percent male were studied. The pain VAS showed a significant improvement in time 1 and 2 in relation to other times. Significant improvement in the HAQ and the functional capacity [P < 0.0001], pain [P < 0.0001], general health [P < 0.0001], social [P = 0.0002], and mental health [P = 0.002] scales of the SF-36 was observed. There was no improvement in the physical and emotional aspects and vitality. Furthermore, there was a significant improvement in general health when compared to a year before. Conclusion Physical exercise performed by patients with chronic pain who are looking for a support program for the elderly is beneficial in relation to the intensity of pain, functional capacity, and quality of life.
Liaison-consultation meetings in general practice

Aims and method Audio-recordings were made over a period of six months of liaison-consultation meetings between general practitioners and a community mental health team in the Scottish Borders to show general trends in length of discussion and information exchange. Results Meetings were predominantly supportive, with high levels of shared information, but little educational content. Some trends in discussion time are shown. Clinical implications Audio-recording could form the basis for reviewing the function of liaison-consultation meetings.
Phytotoxic Effects of Aqueous Extract of Sugar Beet, Ephedra and Canola on Seed Germination, Growth and Photosynthesis of Convolvulus arvensis

Laboratory and pot experiments were conducted to evaluate the allelopathic potential of shoot aqueous extracts of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), ephedra (Ephedra major Host) and canola (Brassica napus L. var Ocapi) on germination, growth and leaf photosynthesis of field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.). Seed germination, seedling growth and leaf photosynthesis of C. arvensis were inhibited by aqueous extract of the tested plant species. Sugar beet extract was more inhibitory to seed germination and seedling growth than ephedra and canola extracts. Seed germination of C. arvensis was significantly decreased by 91.7% and 100% at 10 and 20 g L-1 sugar beet extract concentration, respectively, than control. While ephedra and canola extracts reduced the weed seed germination by 68.8% and 20%, respectively at 10 g L-1 concentration. High extract concentration (20 g L-1) of sugar beet reduced plant height, leaf area, shoot dry weight and leaf photosynthesis of C. arvensis by 64.3%, 43.2%, 57.1% and 60.3%, respectively over the control, while, ephedra and canola extracts reduced the weed plant height by 54.3% and 35.7%, leaf area by 34.6% and 23.5%, shoot dry weight by 46.7% and 28.3% and leaf photosynthesis by 39.7% and 30.2%, respectively compared with control. These studies conclude that shoot aqueous extract of tested plant species especially sugar beet have the potential to suppress field bindweed growth. Therefore, it can be used as an eco-friendly approach to manage this weed.
Enclosed is a copy of the revised manuscript, “Spring net community production and its coupling with the CO2 dynamics in the surface water of the northern Gulf of Mexico” by Jiang

Net community production (NCP) in the surface water of the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM) and its coupling with the CO2 system were examined during the productive spring season. NCP was estimated using multiple approaches: 1) underway O2 and Ar ratio, 2) oxygen changes during light/dark bottle oxygen incubations, and 3) non-conservative changes in dissolved inorganic carbon or nutrients. These methods all showed high spatial variability of NCP and displayed similar patterns along the river-ocean mixing gradient showing high production rates in plume regions. NCPO2Ar estimated from high15 resolution O2 and Ar underway measurement indicated heterotrophic conditions at the high-nutrient and high-turbidity Mississippi river end (-51.3±11.9 mmol C m d when salinity < 2) resulting from the influence of terrestrial carbon input and light limitation on photosynthesis. High NCPO2Ar rates (105.0±59.2 mmol C m d, up to 235.4 mmol C m d) were observed in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya plumes at intermediate salinities between 15 and 30 where light and nutrient were both favorable for phytoplankton production. NCPO2Ar rates observed in the high-salinity, oligotrophic offshore waters (salinity > 20 35.5) were close to zero due to nutrient limitation. Air-sea CO2 fluxes generally showed corresponding changes from being a strong CO2 source in the river channel (55.5±7.6 mmol C m d), to a CO2 sink in the plume (-13.4±5.5 mmol C m d), and to be nearly in equilibrium with the atmosphere in offshore waters. Overall, the surface water of the nGOM was net autotrophic during spring 2017 with an area-weighted mean NCPO2Ar of 21.2 mmol C m d and was a CO2 sink of -6.7 mmol C m d. A temporal mismatch between in situ biological production and gas exchange of O2 and CO2 was shown through a box model 25 to result in decoupling between NCPO2Ar and CO2 flux (e.g., autotropic water as a CO2 source outside the Mississippi River mouth and heterotopic water as a CO2 sink in the Atchafalaya coastal water). This decoupling was a result of in situ biological production superimposed on the lingering background pCO2 from the source water because of the slow air-sea CO2 exchange rate and the buffering effect of the carbonate system. 删除了: pattern 30 删除了: the