Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Syntax and Semantics of Relative Clauses in Kusaal

This paper looks at the syntax and semantics of relative clause constructions in Kusaal, a Mabia (Gur) language spoken in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Although extensive work has been done on sister Mabia languages on this topic, little can be said of same in relation to Kusaal. This paper presents a comprehensive discussion on the various elements, functions, and formations of Kusaal relative clauses and, among other things, shows that the language has both in-situ internally-headed relative clauses and left-headed internally-headed relative clauses (Hiraiwa et al. 2017). This is carried out with data collected on fieldwork, in addition to the author’s own native speaker intuitions.
An analysis of mathematical literacy of state junior high school students in Kupang

This survey was conducted to describe the mathematical literacy of state junior high school students in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara province. Not only was it done due to the low performances of Indonesian 15-year-old students in PISA but also since there was not any research studies that had been done before to map the mathematical literacy of 15-year-old students in Kupang. This study used two-stage cluster randomized sampling to choose six-state junior high schools representing six sub-districts around Kupang. A total of 377 ninth-grade students were selected to become the respondents in this survey. They were tested using fifteen mathematical literacy problems directly adopted from PISA 2012 and some development researches items. The results showed that the mathematical literacy of state junior high school students in Kupang generally was in a low category. When we looked into three process domains as well as four content domains, the math literacy of students was also classified as either a low or a very-low-category. The results of this study can provide valid and actual data for society and the government regarding the math literacy of students in Kupang.
Well-Being, Mental Health, General Health and Quality of Life Improvement Through Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Context: Mindfulness-based interventions have shown promising therapeutic outcomes in improving well-being, mental health, general health, and quality of life, however, ﬁndings in this regard are inconsistent. The present study aimed at clarifying this in-consistency in the literature focusing on the Iranian studies through a systematic review and meta-analysis study. Evidence Acquisition: The databases of Pubmed, Scopus, Doaj, EBSCO, Iranmedex, MagIran, SID, and Comprehensive Human Sciences Portal, and additional resources were searched using the set terms of “mindfulness” OR “mindfulness-based cognitive thera-py” OR “MBCT” OR “mindfulness-based stress reduction” OR “MBSR” AND “intervention” AND “well-being” OR “health” OR “quality of life”andthetimelimitof therecordswassetbetweenMarch2008andMay2017. Thelanguageof searchwasrestrictedtoEnglish andFarsi. OnlystudiesconductedonIranianpopulationswereselectedinthisstudy. Thirty-ﬁvestudiesconductedon3013subjects were assessed. Cochrane Q-test and I-squared index were used to detect the heterogeneity among results, and ﬁxed eﬀect model with a 95% Conﬁdence Interval (CI) was applied. The eﬀect size of mindfulness-based interventions on well-being, mental health, generalhealth,andqualityof lifeimprovement,measuredbyHedge‘sgratios,wererespectively1.54,1.08,0.89,and1.87. Results: The ﬁndings showed that the eﬀect size of mindfulness-based interventions on well-being, mental health, general health, and quality of life improvement were of high magnitude, according to the Cohen’s table. Conclusion: Mindfulness-based interventions eﬀectively improved well-being, health, and quality of life.
The mediating impact of customer satisfaction in relation of brand equity and brand loyalty

The purpose of this paper is to explore the inter-relationship of dimensions for consumer-based brand equity and brand loyalty with customer satisfaction as a mediator for oral care segment with special reference to Delhi and connecting areas. ,For achieving the objective of this study, the theoretical model was tested through structural equation modelling. Research scales from the literature were modified for suitability. Data were collected from 250 respondents. ,The results indicate that for the oral care segment, customer satisfaction is significantly related to the perceived quality, brand trust, perceived value of cost and lifestyle congruence. Moreover, customer satisfaction partially mediates the relationship of perceived quality and perceived value of cost with brand loyalty, whereas it fully mediates the relationship of lifestyle congruence and brand trust with brand loyalty. Thus, even for low-involvement products, consumer purchases are based on the attributes of the brand rather than being merely habitual. ,The literature supports the direct influence of brand equity on brand loyalty. However, no other study has investigated the mediating role of customer satisfaction on the relationship between brand equity and brand loyalty for low-involvement products.
Long Term Survival with Primary Angiosarcoma: A Case Study ofSurvival after Simple Resection

Here we report a case of primary angiosarcoma found in the typical location of the right atrium. Based upon a literature review the average documented survival is 6-14 months with maximal therapy. This patient had a simple resection with no cardiac transplant, chemotherapy, or radiation and has survived with no symptoms for over 7 years. We were unable to find any cases of a patient surviving this long with a primary angiosarcoma treated with simple resection. This indicates the possibility of survival for a prolonged period assuming the tumor does not infiltrate or alter cardiac function by obstruction.
Simulation of a THz radiation source on AlGaAs/GaAs superlattices

We report on the results of simulations of the carrier transport processes in THz radiation sources. The current-voltage characteristic, dipole matrix elements and LO-phonon relaxation time were obtained using the Ensemble Monte Carlo method, the shooting and effective mass methods. The electron-longitudinal phonon interaction assumed as a dominant mechanism of the carrier scattering for the current-voltage characteristic. The weakly coupled AlGaAs/GaAs superlattices considered for simulations.
Chemical composition and diuretic potential of the essential oil of Cymbopogon densiflorus (Steud.) Stapf. (Poaceae) in the mouse

The present study focused on the diuretic activity of the essential oil (EO) of Cymbopogon densiflorus (Steud.) Stapf and the citral (majoritaire compound). The analysis of the chemical composition of this oil by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) made it possible to identify several molecules. It emerges from this study that only EO at 150 mg/kg causes significant diuretic activity (V.U.E = 168.39%) such as furosemide; the latter being modest (V.U.E = 143.62%) for citral at a dose of 75 mg/kg. In treated mice, removal of sodium was significant and potassium was spared compared to mice treated with distilled water. The diuretic effect of EO of C. densiflorus leaves demonstrated in the present study is a mode of action of this plant that justifies its use in traditional medicine against high blood pressure. Keywords : Cymbopogon densiflorus , essential oil, citral, diuretic, diuretic index.
An audit of bonding failure among orthodontic patients in a tertiary hospital in South-South Nigeria

Introduction: The adhesion of brackets to the teeth throughout the period of orthodontic treatment is essential for achieving a timely and satisfactory treatment outcome. Bonding failure is therefore not desirable. Objective: To assess the prevalence of bonding failure among orthodontic patients at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Data were compiled from the files of all patients being managed with fixed orthodontic therapy at the orthodontic unit of a teaching hospital from August 2013 to December 2016. Results: A total of 42 patients comprising 26 (61.9%) females and 16 (38.1%) males with a mean age of 14.7 ± 7.8 years who were undergoing treatment were included in the study. Thirty-one patients (73.8%) experienced bracket failure. Male patients (81.2%) experienced this more than female patients (69.2%). Brackets bonded on the second premolars (46.8%) had the highest while maxillary anterior teeth (13%) had the least failure. Brackets on mandibular teeth had a higher failure rate (66.2%). There was a progressive decrease in bracket loss with age of the patient and duration of treatment. Conclusions: Bracket loss among patients treated at the hospital was found to be higher among males and younger patients. Brackets placed on mandibular premolars had the highest failure rate.
Role of age of incidence, parity, body mass index and socioeconomic class in endometrial carcinoma

Uterine cancer, cancer of the uterus (womb), or endometrial cancer is the: Fourth most common cancer in women. Most common gynecologic malignancy and accounts for 6% of all cancers in women. In India, it is third most common gynecologic malignancy. In India, the total number of estimated new cases of endometrial cancer in 2018 is 13, 328 with an estimated 5010 deaths. The age standardized incidence rate (ASIR) of endometrial cancer in India is 2.1/100,000 women. The median age for diagnosis of uterine cancer is 61 with the largest number of patients between 50 to 59 years. However, the number of younger women with uterine cancer is going up. Increase incident of endometrial carcinoma due to,
Molecular mechanisms involved in angiogenesis and potential target of antiangiogenesis in human glioblastomas

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most devastating and common primary malignant brain tumor in adults. Angiogenesis as a hallmark in glioblastoma has attracted more and more attention of the research community. Over the past years, several systematic studies have provided vital results in this field discovering alterations in unanticipated number of genes and other regulatory factors and the associated signaling pathways. Recent discoveries about such genes and signaling pathway associated with angiogenesis in GBM provide a picture of the genomic routes in angiogenesis and antiangiogenesis pathways and may lay the foundation for improved antiangiogenesis therapy and clinical care. In this review, we discuss several such recent progresses in the genes associated with GBM angiogenesis/antiangiogenesis pathways and explore the potential new targets for GBM treatment.
Trends in Disease Presentation, Management, Cost of Care and Outcomes: A Comprehensive Look at Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma (MM)

Background: Disparities in MM survival among different racial groups persist despite improvements in overall survival (OS). We report a comprehensive review of the SEER Medicare database to elucidate the causes of differences in disease presentation, management practices, cost of care and their relationships to outcomes among the MM patients (pts) from different racial groups. Methods: Pts diagnosed with MM between 1991-2010 with continuous Medicare coverage (1 year prior to diagnosis-date of death/end of 2012) were included. MM complications (MM-C); hypercalcemia (C), renal dysfunction (R), anemia (An), bone fractures (B), dialysis (D) occurring prior to/within 30 days of MM diagnosis (at diagnosis; AT-D), or any time later (after diagnosis; AF-D) were summarized. Demographics, survival (PEDSAF files) and disease characteristics, drug/stem cell transplant (SCT) utilization (NCH, OUTSAF, PDESAF files) were obtained. Trends in incidence of MM-C, treatment type over time (proportional odds) and their association with race (logistic regressions) were compared. Associations between race, MM-C AT-D and MM related death using Fine and Gray9s competing risk methods were analyzed. Medicare claims adjusted for inflation (2013) within the first 6 months (mth)/total MM care were summed by drug and total charges. Median cost of care by race and year of diagnosis were evaluated by Kruskal-Wallis (univariate) and proportional odds models (multivariate). Results: A total of 35842 pts (52.1% males) with median age of 76 yr (range 18-104) were included. Mutually exclusive racial subgroups were: White (W, 72%), Hispanic (H: 7.3%), African-American (AA, 16.2%), Asian (A, 4.1%), other (0.3%). A significantly increasing trend in the prevalence of all MM-C AT-D was seen over time (all p Conclusion: MM-C have generally decreased AF-D due to improved therapeutics although AA continue to have the highest rates of MM-C. Our data shows that utilization and cost of MM care have increased tremendously with resulting improved outcomes, but significant racial disparities persist. These disparities may be in part due to impaired access to new agents from lack of supplemental insurance for certain racial groups. Drug utilization and cost of care disparities may also be due to differences in co-morbidities, MM-C or access leading to differential healthcare utilization and should be explored in order to ameliorate disparities in outcomes. Disclosures Ailawadhi:Pharmacyclics: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy; Amgen Inc: Consultancy; Takeda Oncology: Consultancy.
Pengaruh Perawatan Metode Kanguru Terhadap Fungsi Fisiologis Bayi Prematur Dan Kepercayaan Diri Ibu Dalam Merawat Bayi

Premature babies at risk of death 70 times higher than term infants. Approximately one-fifth of premature infants can not survive in the first year, Maintenance kangaroo method is one effective treatment for premature babies. The purpose of this study to determine the effect of kangaroo care method to physiological responses of premature infants and mothers' confidence in caring for the baby. The study design was a one group pre and post test. Sampling by purposive sampling amounted to 14 respondents. Data analysis using the Wilcoxon test and paired difference test. Hasi statistical tests showed no significant differences in the physiological responses of premature infants and mothers confidence in caring for the baby. Kangaroo method can be a routine action to improve the physiological responses in hospitals and hospital Undata Anutapura Palu. The hospital set up a special room to maintain the privacy of the patient.
Police officers’ perceptions of specialist training, skills and qualities needed to investigate sexual crime

ABSTRACT This study explored police officers’ perceptions of specialist training for sexual offence investigations, as well as the skills and qualities needed to investigate sexual crime. The sample included 41 Australian police officers who completed anonymous questionnaires before, immediately after, and 9–12 months following a 4-week intensive course that focused on the Whole Story framework for conducting sexual offence investigations. Results indicated that the training changed officers’ perceptions to be more consistent with the information learned in the specialist course. Following training, officers placed greater importance on the specialist nature of sexual offence investigations, the specialist nature of interviewing adults and children, and evidence about the relationship between the suspect and the victim. Empathy, good communication, and open-mindedness were deemed to be particularly important attributes for investigating sexual crime. Potential implications for police forces and trainers are discussed, along with suggestions for future research.
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis among Cirrhotic Patients in Upper Egypt: Clinical and Bacterial Profiles

Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and its variants represent fatal and serious complications in cirrhosis patients with ascites. However, few detailed data are available regarding the clinical and bacteriological feature of SBP in our Locality. This work aimed to determine the predictors and variants of SBP, and the bacterial pathogens. Methods: We prospectively analyzed clinical characteristics and bacteriological profiles of 150 cirrhotic patients with ascites. Results: 53 (35.3%) patients had SBP. 29 (54.7%) patients found to be classical type, 19 (35.8%) patients found to be CNNA, and 5 (9.4%) patients found to have bacterascites. Patients with SBP have higher bilirubin, CRP, INR, MELD score, Child score, and turbid ascites while those with no SBP had significantly higher serum albumin and total proteins. The predictors for SBP were previous history of SBP (OR = 4.56, 95%CI = 1.22- 3.33; p = 0.02) and low albumin in the ascitic fluid (OR= 2.34, 95%CI = 2.01- 4.01; p = 0.03). The most frequently isolated organisms in the 34 patients who have positive culture were E. coli (41.1%) and Staph. aureus (35.3%) followed by Streptococcus (11.7%), Pseudomonas (5.9%) and Pneumococci (5.9%). In the current study, the frequency of gram positive organisms in combination was 52.9% (18/34). Conclusion: SBP is a serious complication that occurred in cirrhotic patients with ascites so, early empirical antibiotic is a key strategy in improving the prognosis in these patients. The frequency of gram positive organisms in SBP is increasing. It is essential to perform periodic epidemiological and bacteriological surveillance to adapt treatment recommendations.
Efficient Solution of Electromagnetic Scattering Problems Using Multilevel Adaptive Cross Approximation and LU Factorization

The multilevel adaptive cross approximation (MLACA), previously described in the literature, extends the single-level ACA with a recursive multilevel algorithm that significantly improves compression of off-diagonal matrix blocks resulting from electromagnetic integral equations (IE) discretized via the method of moments (MoM). In this article, the MLACA approach is extended and applied to a direct solution of the MoM matrix system via LU factorization. It will be shown through numerical experiments that the off-diagonal LU blocks are also compressible using MLACA, yielding a compression rate superior to the single-level ACA and a memory complexity of $O(N^{4/3} \log N)$ . In addition, the MLACA LU block updates are performed in rank-reduced form, yielding a very efficient software implementation via a Level 3 BLAS optimized for the CPU or GPU.
Stable isotopes indicate ecosystem restructuring following climate‐driven mangrove dieback

Extreme climatic events can trigger sudden but often long‐lasting impacts in ecosystems by causing near to complete mortality of foundation (habitat‐forming) species. The magnitude and frequency of such events are expected to rise due to anthropogenic climate change, but the impacts that such events have on many foundation species and the ecosystems that they support remains poorly understood. In many cases, manipulative experimentation is extremely challenging and rarely feasible at a large scale. In late 2015 to early 2016, an extensive area of mangrove forest along ∼ 1000 km of coastline in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, experienced severe dieback, an event associated with climatic extremes. To assess the effect this dieback event had on the mangrove ecosystem, we assessed benthic faunal assemblages and food web structure using stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in a comparative experiment of impacted forest and adjacent unimpacted forest. Eighteen months after the dieback, the forest that suffered dieback contained significantly fewer crabs that rely on mangrove litter food source but more crabs that rely on microphytobenthos food source than the unimpacted forest. However, the infaunal biomass was largely unaffected by the mortality effect. This is most likely because microphytobenthos was largely unaffected and consequently, this buffered the food web responses. However, overall, the habitat value for mangrove ecosystem services most likely decreased due to lower physical habitat complexity following tree mortality. Longer‐term monitoring could lead to better understanding of biological effects of this extreme event and underlying biological mechanisms that drive changes and recovery.
‘And yet I’m an adult now’. The influence of parental criticism on women’s body satisfaction/dissatisfaction during emerging adulthood

ABSTRACT Body dissatisfaction is widely recognized as an important public health concern mainly for women because of its increasing incidence worldwide. The aim of this exploratory study was to test the predictive role of family influence on body satisfaction (BS) among young Italian women, during a decade conceptualized as ‘emerging adulthood’. Instruments designed to assess BS, appearance-focused parental comments, maternal and paternal criticism were administered to 688 women aged between 18 and 28 years (M age = 23.40; SD = 2.33). Two regression analyses were used with life satisfaction levels, parental comments, and maternal/paternal criticism as independent variables to explain variance in BS for younger (18–23 years) and older (24–28 years) women. The data reveal an interesting difference in the influence of parental criticism on BS depending on the age cohort: maternal criticism negatively predicts BS in younger women, while paternal criticism is a risk factor for BS in older women.
AAP Expands Recommendations on SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Deaths

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a term attributed to any infant death that cannot be explained. Sudden unexpected infant death describes any sudden and unexpected death, whether explained or unexplained, that occurs during infancy. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) first recommended that infants be placed for sleep in a non-prone position in 1992.
Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of Romanian Origanum vulgare

The aim of this study was to determine the chemical characterization and antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of Romanian Origanum vulgare. The oil was isolated by hydro distillation. The chemical composition was characterized by Gas chromatography-Mass spectroscopy. Antibacterial activity was evaluated by disk diffusion method and determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Thirty-two volatile constituents were identified in the oil studied and the major compounds were thymol (35.51%), g-terpinen (19.19%), durenol (17.99%), durene (11.40) and carvacrol (2.69%). It showed a bactericidal activity towards all tested reference strains: Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Candida albicans.
Characterizing the Role of SUMO in Transcriptional Repression in S. cerevisiae

Small ubiquitin-like modifier, SUMO, is a member of the ubiquitin-like protein family. Similar to ubiquitin, SUMO is conjugated to target proteins as a post-translational modification via an E1, E2, and E3 enzymatic cascade, in a process known as SUMOylation. SUMOylation leads to altered target protein localization, half-life, or protein-protein interactions. Bursts of SUMOylation following stresses (SUMO Stress Response / SSR) have been documented, however what triggers the SSR, the kinetics of the response, and the cellular components necessary to mediate the response have not been well characterized. Additionally, SUMO has been widely implicated in transcriptional regulation and chromatin organization, although the nature of its role remains unclear. This thesis aims to: 1) complete a comprehensive characterization of the SSR, and 2) elucidate the true role of SUMO in transcriptional regulation and chromatin organization. To this end, I characterized the SSR following a variety of stresses and time courses. I then used mutants and inhibitors to demonstrate that the SSR is triggered by coordinated transcriptional changes (such as in response to a stress). RNA-Seq of a SUMO system mutant identified 162 transcripts which show a SUMO-dependent transcriptional derepression following SUMO system inactivation. These transcripts are primarily inducible genes which are normally induced under specific conditions. Notably, these mutants were still able to