Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Bulk chemistry and Hf isotope ratios of the Almogholagh Intrusive Complex, western Iran: a consequence of an extensional tectonic regime in the Late Jurassic

ABSTRACT The Almogholagh Intrusive Complex (AIC) in the central part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone (C-SaSZ) includes gabbros to granites. Zircon U-Pb dating of mafic, intermediate, and felsic intrusions yield age of 146 to 141 Ma (Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous). Bulk chemistry shows a wide range for SiO2 (46.8 to 73.3 wt.%), MgO (0.08 to 8.95 wt.%), and Fe2O3(T) (0.47 to 9.25 wt.%) and also alkali elements ranging from 3.59 to 10.12 wt. %. These rocks are characterized by a high content of large-ion lithophile elements (LILEs; e.g. Rb, U, Th, and K) and LREEs with weak Nb and Ta negative anomalies, showing many similarities to an extensional setting. The 176Hf/177Hf ratios vary from 0.282802 to 0.282985 with positive εHf(t) values from + 1.67 to +10.74 (avg: 7.85). Trace-element and isotope ratios modelling indicate that the AIC mafic-intermediate rocks were generated by partial melting of spinel lherzolite and then underwent considerable crustal contamination. The present work in combination with previous data confirm an extensional tectonic regime for the northern part of the C-SaSZ during the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous. Magmatic differentiation with crustal contamination played a fundamental role in the wide compositional range from mafic to felsic types that formed the AIC.
A relationship between productivity and significant controlling factors of highway construction earthwork

Abstract Productivity has a significant impact on the success of a highway construction project. Furthermore, time and cost predictions are primarily based on previous productivity. Thus, reasonably accurate productivity forecasting is required to plan highway construction projects successfully. Predicting the productivity of construction operations, on the other hand, is difficult. Due to dynamic variations in productivity throughout construction, frequent and consistent time basis productivity forecasting is crucial for effective highway construction management. This study aimed to identify and examine the impact of critical factors on the productivity rate of highway construction earthwork activities. Given the dynamic and context-dependent nature of productivity, the study analyzed extensive literature and employed multiple embedded case studies to address the study’s stated aims. Based on cross-case and statistical analysis, it was found that the critical factors influencing soft excavation productivity rate were allowable working space or clearance width, working hours, and weather conditions (temperature, atmospheric pressure, and rainfall). In the case of hard excavation, the critical factors influencing productivity rate were terrain type, clearance width, working hours, and weather conditions (temperature and cloud cover).
Evolution of Machine Learning in Tuberculosis Diagnosis: A Review of Deep Learning-Based Medical Applications

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that has been a major menace to human health globally, causing millions of deaths yearly. Well-timed diagnosis and treatment are an arch to full recovery of the patient. Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) has been a hopeful choice for TB diagnosis. Many CAD approaches using machine learning have been applied for TB diagnosis, specific to the artificial intelligence (AI) domain, which has led to the resurgence of AI in the medical field. Deep learning (DL), a major branch of AI, provides bigger room for diagnosing deadly TB disease. This review is focused on the limitations of conventional TB diagnostics and a broad description of various machine learning algorithms and their applications in TB diagnosis. Furthermore, various deep learning methods integrated with other systems such as neuro-fuzzy logic, genetic algorithm, and artificial immune systems are discussed. Finally, multiple state-of-the-art tools such as CAD4TB, Lunit INSIGHT, qXR, and InferRead DR Chest are summarized to view AI-assisted future aspects in TB diagnosis.
Comparison of pregabalin with magnesium sulfate in the prevention of remifentanil‐induced hyperalgesia in patients undergoing rhinoplasty: A randomized clinical trial

Remifentanil is usually used for controlled hypotension during rhinoplasty under general anesthesia (G/A). One of the complications of the remifentanil is postoperative hyperalgesia. In this study, we compare the effectiveness of pregabalin with that of Mg sulfate in postoperative remifentanil‐induced hyperalgesia prevention.
Effects of Biogas Slurry Instead of Chemical Fertilizer on Soil Nutrients and Maize Growth

: In order to explore the best ratio of chemical fertilizer and biogas slurry in the process of biogas slurry returning to the field, experiments were carried out with different fertilization methods such as different proportion of biogas slurry replacing chemical fertilizer and whether topdressing or not. When the proportion of biogas slurry instead of chemical fertilizer was 60% to 70%, the weight of per plant and leaf of maize reached the maximum value, which were 1064.37g and 959.13g, respectively. When the proportion of biogas slurry replacing chemical fertilizer were 60% to 70%, the content of available phosphorus was the highest. The content of soil total nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen was the highest when the proportion of biogas slurry replacing chemical fertilizer was 80%, and the content of soil alkali hydrolyzable nitrogen was the highest when the proportion of biogas slurry replacing chemical fertilizer was 70%. In terms of the yield of silage corn and the content of soil nutrients, and the effect is the best when the proportion of biogas slurry instead of chemical fertilizer was between 60% and 80%.
Do Religious Values Influence the Decision of Saudi Arabian Public Sector Employees to Adopt Government Resource Planning Systems?

This research aims to investigate the impact of religious values on the adoption of Government Resource Planning (GRP) systems by public sector employees in Saudi Arabia. The study also explores the impact of demographic characteristics as moderating factors between the religious factors and perceptions of GRP systems in Saudi government agencies. Not many studies have been conducted on religious values concerning to what extent technological innovation is embraced. Most research on the effects of cultural norms has been conducted in Western countries and little has been published on Arab nations. This research fills that knowledge gap by investigating the effect of religious values on public sector employees’ adoption of technological innovation in Saudi Arabia. Theoretically, this study related to religious factors will facilitate an understanding of the issues affecting individual employees’ adoption of new technologies in the workplace context where conservative social and religious values hold sway. The study developed a conceptual model based on two theories: Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and Theory of Reasoned Action. The sample data comprised 340 responses to an online survey questionnaire sent to employees at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia. Data were analyzed using multivariate statistical analysis. Results show that 37% of the variance (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mathrm {R}}^{2}=.372$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) of employees’ attitudes to GRP application can be explained by the effect of religious variables. Findings show that the religious factors - perfection (Itqan) (t (340) =7.678, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{p} < 0.000$ </tex-math></inline-formula>), cooperation (Ta’awun) (t (340) =4.007, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{p} < 0.000$ </tex-math></inline-formula>), and transparency (Shaffaf) (t (340) =4.700, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{p} < 0.000$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) exerted a significant effect on users’ attitude to the system’s usage. However, responsibility (Mas’uliyyah (t (340) =1.284, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{p} < 0.200$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) did not reveal any level of significance. This research will help managers identify and benchmark strategies to motivate technology adoption in their workplaces and customize them to best fit their users’ unique characteristics in a traditional and conservative society such as Saudi Arabia. Contributions, implications, limitations of this study and what future research could pursue are highlighted in the paper.
Mesenteric elasticity assessed by shear wave elastography and its relationship with peritoneal function in peritoneal dialysis patients

ABSTRACT Background We evaluated the mesenteric elasticity in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) using shear wave elastography (SWE) and investigated its relationships with peritoneal function. Methods Patients were recruited in our peritoneal dialysis (PD) centre between 15 July 2019 and 31 December 2021 and followed up to 31 March 2022. Twelve chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and nineteen healthy people were included as controls. Correlation, linear regression and Cox regression analyses were applied. Results Of the 218 PD patients, 104 (47.8%) were male. Their mean age was 48.0 ± 13.2 years and the median PD duration was 59.0 months [interquartile range (IQR) 17.0–105]. The median mesenteric SWE value was 8.15 kPa (IQR 5.20–16.1). The mesenteric SWE values of patients with a PD duration of <3 months [5.20 kPa (IQR 3.10–7.60)] were not significantly different from those of CKD patients [4.35 kPa (IQR 2.63–5.20), P = . 17] and healthy controls [3.60 kPa (IQR 2.90–5.10), P = . 13] but were lower than those of patients with a PD duration of 3 months–5 years [6.40 kPa (IQR 4.10–10.5), P < . 001], 5–10 years [11.9 kPa (IQR 7.40–18.2), P < . 001] and >10 years [19.3 kPa (IQR 11.7–27.3), P < . 001]. Longer PD duration (β = 0.58, P < .001), high effluent interleukin-6 (β = 0.61, P = .001) and low effluent cancer antigen 125 (β = −0.34, P = .03) were independently associated with low mesenteric elasticity. The mesenteric SWE value was independently correlated with the dialysate:plasma creatinine ratio (β = 0.39, P = .01) and negatively correlated with the total daily fluid volume removed (β = −0.17, P = .03). High mesenteric SWE values were an independent risk factor for death-censored technique failure [adjusted hazard ratio 4.14 (95% confidence interval 1.25–13.7), P = . 02). Conclusions SWE could be used to non-invasively characterize peritoneal textural changes, which were closely associated with changes in peritoneal function.
O ct 2 00 6 D-branes and Coherent Topological Charge Structure in QCD

Monte Carlo studies of pure glue SU(3) gauge theory using the overlap-based topological charge operator have revealed a laminar structure in the QCD vacuum consisting of extended, thin, coherent, locally 3-dimensional sheets of topological charg e embedded in 4D space, with opposite sign sheets interleaved. Studies of localization properti es of Dirac eigenmodes have also shown evidence for the delocalization of low-lying modes on effec tively 3-dimensional surfaces. In this talk, I review some theoretical ideas which suggest the poss ibility of 3-dimensionally coherent topological charge structure in 4-dimensional gauge theor y and provide a possible interpretation of the observed structure. I begin with Luscher’s “Wilson ba g” integral over the 3-index ChernSimons tensor. The analogy with a Wilson loop as a charged wor ld line in 2-dimensional CPN−1 sigma models suggests that the Wilson bag surface represent s the world volume of a physical membrane. The large-N chiral Lagrangian arguments of Witte n also indicate the existence of multiple “k-vacuum” states with discontinuous transition s between k-vacua at θ = odd multiples ofπ . The domain walls between these vacua have the properties of a Wilson bag surface. Finally, I review the AdS/CFT duality view of θ dependence in QCD. The dual realtionship between topological charge in gauge theory and Ramond-Ramond charge in type IIA string theory suggests that the coherent topological charge sheets obser ved on the lattice are the holographic image of wrapped D6 branes.
IMPACT OF PARENTING STYLES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN BAHAWALPUR

This study intended to explore the impact of different parenting styles on academic achievements of the university students. Randomly selected 91 male and 109 female students from different departments of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur were participated in the study. The data was collected with their consent through two scales. The first scale was parental Authority Questionnaire Revised version used to measure Parental authority. Second was Academic Performance scale which used to measure academic performance of students. The results were derived through statistical analysis of the data, using SPSS software. As hypothesized, it was found out that the authoritative parenting style boosts the academic achievements of the university students. Parenting styles also have significant impact on the academic achievements. Gender and family system was found significantly different but the locality of the students was insignificant. Present research has contributed in gaining the deeper understanding of the constructs understudy. Styles, Academic Achievement, University beneficial findings to the available literature on parenting styles and academic achievement. Like all studies, it also has some limitations, which include the restricted area for sample determination. Further researches can be carried out on a broader spectrum with inculcation of moderating and mediating variables.
Constrained QML Estimation for Multivariate Asymmetric MEM with Spillovers: The Importance of Matrix Inequalities

In this paper we review and generalize results on the derivation of tractable non-negativity (nec-essary and su¢ cient) conditions for N -dimensional asymmetric MEM and GARCH/HEAVY models with spillovers. We show that the non-negativity constraints are translated into simple matrix inequalities, which are easily handled. In practice these conditions may not be ful(cid:133)lled. To deal with these cases we propose a constrained QML estimation. We also obtain new theoretical results about the second moment structure and the optimal forecasts of such multivariate processes. Four empirical examples are included to show the e⁄ectiveness of the proposed method.
Effect of Interactive Teaching Strategies on Polytechnic Students’ Performance in English Reading Comprehension in Kebbi State, Nigeria

: This study investigated the effect of Interactive Teaching Strategies on Polytechnic students’ performance in English reading comprehension in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The main objective of the study was to find out if teaching polytechnic students English reading comprehension using the Interactive Teaching Strategies rather than Conventional (traditional) Teaching Strategies could improve their performance. One thousand four hundred and twenty (1420) National Diploma One (ND 1) students from the two polytechnics in the state formed the population of the study. The population sample of the study comprised Ninety-one (91) ND 1 students of the department of Science Laboratory Technology from the two polytechnics of the state, drawn into two comparison groups (experimental and control groups). The design for the study was quasi-experimental, comprising of two intact classes. The study instrument was Reading Comprehension Performance Tests (RCPT), consisting of three parts. The groups were subjected to a pretest before they were exposed to treatments. The experimental group was exposed to treatment using the Interactive Teaching Strategies while the control group was exposed to treatment using the Conventional (traditional) Strategies. The groups were also subjected to a posttest. Three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance using statistical procedures of mean, standard deviation, and the t-test. All three null hypotheses were rejected. The findings of the study revealed that polytechnic students taught aspects of reading comprehension using the Interactive Teaching Strategies performed better than students taught the same using the Conventional (traditional) Strategies. The researchers recommended that teachers should adopt interactive teaching strategies that makes the learner perform better in English reading comprehension and that teachers should be trained and re-trained on the application of the Strategy to teaching reading comprehension in particular and other components of English Language in general.
Does Compliance Training Decrease Corporate Misconduct? Evidence From Field Data

Firms spend significant resources on compliance training, but it is often criticized as being cosmetic. Using proprietary records on compliance training and allegations of misconduct from a large multinational firm, I investigate whether compliance training decreases corporate misconduct. I find that in-person training impacts employee behavior but do not find evidence for video training, which indicates that compliance training can be effective when employees are attentive. However, this effect lasts for only two months, suggesting that compliance training only temporarily raises awareness. I also find that the effectiveness of training is curtailed by employees’ economic incentives to misbehave, such as high performance pressure and weak public enforcement. Overall, this study advances our understanding of how and when compliance training can impact employee behavior and describes its limitations.
Tumor Microenvironment and its Implications for Antitumor Immunity in Cholangiocarcinoma: Future Perspectives for Novel Therapies

The incidence of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has been increasing over the past few years. Although there are surgery, chemotherapy and other conventional treatment methods, the effect is not as expected. At present, immunotherapy has become the research frontier of cancer treatment, and CCA tumor microenvironment (TME) is becoming a hot exploration direction of immunobiology. TME can affect tumor progression through changes in metabolism, secretion and immunity. Accordingly, understanding the role played by immune cells and stromal cells in TME is important for the study of CCA immunotherapy. This review will discuss the interactions between immune cells (including CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, macrophages, natural killer cells, dendritic cells, myeloid suppressor cells, mast cells, and neutrophils) and stromal cells (including cancer-associated fibroblasts, endothelial cells) in the TME of CCA. In addition, we will also discuss current research results on TME of CCA and recent advances in immunotherapy.
Comparative Gross Morphometrical Study on Appendicular Skeleton of Duck and Fowl

The comparative morphometrical study of appendicular skeleton was conducted on twelve birds (six duck and six fowl). Scapula was longer and ilium and ischium was shorter in duck. Clavicle of fowl caudally had well-developed bony plate hypocleidium. The ratio between angle of reflection between clavicular branches in duck and fowl was 3:2. In duck, humerus and radius-ulna was slightly longer than fowl but was not remarkable. In duck, coracoid and carpo-metacarpal was robust and strong but coracoid was shorter and carpo-metacarpal was longer in duck. Approximate ratio between the width of pelvic girdle of fowl and duck was 1.5:1, respectively. The ratio of maximum diameter of acetabulum was 3:4 in duck and fowl, respectively. Ilio-ischiatic foramen was longer in duck but wider in fowl. A well developed pectineal process was present in fowl and was approximately six times longer than duck. The bones of the wing were comparatively longer in duck which was attributed to heavier wing. Due to lower ground clearance, bones of the pelvic limb was comparatively shorter in duck. Digits were longer in duck which were attributed to webbed digits and swimming habitat.
Numerical Judgments and Recall by Consumers: Selective Accessibility under Prevention and Promotion Motivations

Prior research suggests that people’s numerical estimates are often excessively influenced by an arbitrary anchor given during earlier comparative judgments (“anchoring bias”). In the current research, we suggest that such biases are subject to motivational influences of regulatory focus. Across three studies, we found that compared to a promotion focus, prevention focus leads to greater anchoring bias. It is also found that in responding to the anchoring questions, prevention-focused people generated more thoughts consistent with the anchor and such a difference in proportion of anchor-consistent thoughts mediated the heightened anchoring biases. Finally, even though prevention-focused people relied heavily on the anchors in making their estimates, they also demonstrated a greater “hindsight bias” in that after receiving outcome knowledge (i.e., information on the true value), they recalled their earlier estimates to be more accurate than they actually were. We argue that these greater biases stem from the same underlying process, that is, selective retrieval of information consistent with the initial anchor (“anchoring bias”) or the outcome knowledge (“hindsight bias”) for prevention-focused individuals. Taken together, such differences reflect prevention-focused individuals’ vigilant and focused processing style.
GARCH (1,1)- A Review

: An investor’s major risk comes from the fact that asset prices are volatile in essence. There’s always an eternal effort by researchers to be able to measure accurately this volatility so as to make required returns. Researchers for ages are committed to solve this issue through introducing new models. There has been vast number of papers on measuring volatility in several markets through different models. One amongst the foremost popular family of models tested is the GARCH family which relies on the very fact that returns are auto-regressed, and therein family also, GARCH(1,1) has been quite an idol member. So, present study tries to review some papers from the extant literature available on GARCH(1,1) and to appreciate how it stands as compared to other models in the same family yet as other models across assets and countries. in seven volatility models to test the efficiency of the Toronto 35 index options market. The, GARCH (1,1), EGARCH (1,1), implied volatility, a simple average model and a weighted average model (both based on average of implied and GARCH(1,1) volatility models), a GARCH/IV model and also a historical volatility model . To test the effectiveness of the volatility models, the authors used a 1-month forecast horizon and calculated 3 statistical error measures, MAE, MAPE and RMSE. The combination forecasts came out to be the most precise, followed by the GARCH forecasts.