Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Challenges of Nigerian Hospital Ward Setting in Providing for Family Participation

Healthcare facilities design is a complex and dynamic process that considers meeting the needs of each of its stakeholders. The design becomes more complex when it involves building for particular user groups with non-standard specification. The Nigerian healthcare delivery system like many other health care systems in developing countries requires active participation of the patient's family member. However, the hospital setting in Nigeria has not been configured to accommodate their stay. This qualitative study is carried out to explore the extent of family participation in caring for their hospitalised ones with a view to identify design indices that will guide Nigerian hospital ward design. Data was obtained through observation and unstructured interview in a typical adult male and female surgical wards in one of the tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. Data was analysed using classical content analysis method. The result shows the design indices generated from patient's families involvement required in the Nigerian hospital ward configuration.
Microstructure and Its Influence on the Welding Quality of 6063 Aluminum Alloy Porthole Die Extrusion

Extrusion experiments and 3D numerical modeling were conducted to investigate the dynamic recrystallization and welding quality of a 6063 aluminum alloy hollow square tube extruded by a porthole die at the ram speeds of 3 mm/s, 7 mm/s, 9 mm/s and 11 mm/s. The results showed that average grain size of hollow square tube extruded at the ram speed of 7 mm/s was the smallest. The profile extruded at the ram speed of 3 mm/s exhibited the highest expansion ratio. Dynamic recrystallization (DRX) fractions were highly variable at different ram speeds. DRX fractions in the matrix zones were higher than those in the welding zones, resulting in smaller grain sizes in the matrix zones. Mechanical properties in the welding zones and matrix zones was different. A local strain concentration would occurred during expansion, which would affect the welding quality. Finally, it was found that the uniform microstructure near the welding line would also affect the welding quality.
An experimental investigation on the behaviour of self-piercing riveted connections in aluminium alloy AA6060

Abstract This paper presents an experimental study on the behaviour of self-piercing riveted connections in aluminium alloy AA6060 under quasi-static loading conditions. Factorial design is used in the planning of the experimental programme as well as in the results interpretation. The test specimens were made of two U-shaped plates joined in the centre by a single self-piercing rivet. The experimental programme is focused on the influence of important model parameters such as thickness of the plates, geometry of the specimens, material properties of the plates and loading conditions. The programme was divided into two parts. In the first part, a 23 factorial design was used to investigate the influence of the thickness, thematerial properties and the width of the specimens. In the second part, the interaction between the thickness and the material properties of the top and bottom plates on the response of the connections was investigated. The single-rivet specimens were tested under three different loading directions, i.e. 0° (pure shear), 45° and 90° (pure pull-out) and a failure envelope, relating the normal and shear forces acting on the rivet, was generated. Furthermore, the applicability of the design rules in the European standard on cold-formed aluminium structures (prEN 1999-1-4) was evaluated. Finally, a three-dimensional numerical model of the single-rivet specimen was generated using the explicit finite element code LS-DYNA. From the numerical simulation, a failure criterion was generated and compared with the corresponding experimental curve.
Influence of nanoindentation test direction on the elastic properties of human cortical bone lamellae

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld. com/smpp/title~content=t713455284 Influence of nanoindentation test direction on the elastic properties of human cortical bone lamellae M. Vanleene a; P.-E. Mazeran b; M. -C. Ho Ba Tho a a Laboratoire de Biom canique et G nie Biom dical, Universit de Technologie
Evapotranspiration Trends and Interactions in Light of the Anthropogenic Footprint and the Climate Crisis: A Review

Evapotranspiration (ET) is a parameter of major importance participating in both hydrological cycle and surface energy balance. Trends of ET are discussed along with the dependence of evaporation to key environmental variables. The evaporation paradox can be approached via natural phenomena aggravated by anthropogenic impact. ET appears as one of the most affected parameters by human activities. Complex hydrological processes are governed by local environmental conditions thus generalizations are difficult. However, in some settings, common hydrological interactions could be detected. Mediterranean climate regions (MCRs) appear vulnerability to the foreseen increase in ET, aggravated by precipitation shifting and air temperature warming, whereas in tropical forests its role is rather beneficial. ET determines groundwater level and quality. Groundwater level appeared to be a robust predictor of annual ET for peatlands in Southeast Asia. In semi-arid to arid areas, increases in ET have implications on water availability and soil salinization. ET-changes after a wildfire can be substantial for groundwater recharge if a canopy-loss threshold is surpassed. Those consequences are site-specific. Post-fire ET rebound seems climate and fire-severity-dependent. Overall, this qualitative structured review sets the foundations for interdisciplinary researchers and water managers to deploy ET as a means to address challenging environmental issues such as water availability.
Pengaruh Kompetensi Dan Independensi Terhadap Kualitas Audit Dengan Etika Auditor Sebagai Variabel Moderasi

ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisissecara empiris mengenai pengaruh kompetensi dan independensi terhadap kualitas audit dan menganalisis secara empiris mengenai pengaruh kompetensi dan independensi terhadap kualitas audit yang dimoderasi oleh etika auditor khususnya pada internal auditor yang bekerja pada KAP di Kota Surakarta dan Yogyakarta. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh auditor yang bekerja pada Kantor Akuntan Publik (KAP) yang ada di Kota Surakarta dan Yogyakarta dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling, maka diperoleh 49 auditor sebagai sampel penelitian. Metode analisis data menggunakan Analisis Regresi Berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa : (1) Kompetensi Auditor berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Kualitas Audit. Hal ini ditunjukkan dari nilai thitung(2,845) lebih besar daripada ttabel(2,021) atau dapat dilihat dari nilai signifikansi 0,007 < α= 0,05. (2) Independensi Auditor berpengaruh terhadap Kualitas Audit. Hal ini ditunjukkan dari nilai thitung(-3,483) lebih besar daripada ttabel(-2,021) atau dapat dilihat dari nilai signifikansi 0,001 < α= 0,05. (3) Interaksi Kompetensi dan Etika auditor berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Kualitas Audit. Hal ini ditunjukkan dari nilai thitung(-2,541) lebih besar daripada ttabel(-2,021) atau dapat dilihat dari nilai signifikansi 0,015 < α= 0,05. (4) Interaksi Independensi dan Etika Auditor berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Kualitas Audit. Hal ini ditunjukkan dari nilai thitung(3,276) lebih besar daripada ttabel (2,021) atau dapat dilihat dari nilai signifikansi 0,002 < α= 0,05. Kata kunci : Kompetensi Auditor, Independensi Auditor, Etika Auditor dan Kualitas Audit
Prognostic Impact of Proximal Versus Distal Localization in Extremity Long Bone Osteosarcomas

Background/Aim: This study aimed to identify the prognostic factors and outcomes of osteosarcoma (OS) located in proximal versus distal extremity long bones. Patients and Methods: A nationwide cohort comprising all Norwegian high-grade OSs in extremity long bones between 1982 and 2009 was investigated. Results: The univariate analysis results identified no significant differences in survival between patients with OS in proximal long bones (101 cases) as a group in comparison to patients with OS in the distal part of these bones (120 cases). However, proximal femur and primary metastasis were both independent adverse prognostic factors for sarcoma-specific survival in multivariate analyses, while elevated LDH and secondary OS were inferior prognostic factors for event-free survival. Adequate surgery and chemotherapy had a positive impact on survival. Conclusion: OS of the proximal femur had an unfavorable outcome in comparison to OS in other anatomical locations in extremity long bones.
Insulations of low-voltage equipment at high frequencies

The characteristics of selected insulation arrangements of low-voltage equipment at high-frequency voltage stress are examined. Increased dielectric losses as well as accelerated degradation by partial discharges (POs) at high frequencies were investigated. Tests were performed with voltages up to 6 kVp and frequencies up to 6.45 MHz. To generate these voltages the test equipment contains an electron tube amplifier and a resonance step-up transformer. Test specimen were insulating films with thicknesses between 5 /spl mu/m and 12 /spl mu/m. Both air and transformer oil were used to embed the electrodes. With the latter the insulating strength of the arrangement could be considerably increased. The experiments also show the limits of this improvement due to the decreasing partial-discharge (PO) inception voltage at high frequencies. In addition, printed-circuit boards with a test-electrode pattern were embedded with cast resin and tested at high frequencies. These experiments show increased dielectric losses at high frequencies both in the cast resin and in the base material. <<ETX>>
Interface state density distribution in Au/n-ZnO nanorods Schottky diodes

Interface states density (NSS) distribution is extracted in Au/ ZnO Schottky diodes. Nanorods of ZnO are grown on silver (Ag) using aqueous chemical growth (ACG) technique. Well aligned hexagonal–shaped vertical nanorods of a mean diameter of 300 - 450 nm and 1.3 -1.9 μm high are revealed in SEM. Gold (Au) Schottky contacts of thickness 60 nm and 1.5mm diameter were evaporated. For electrical characterization of Schottky diodes current-voltage (I-V) and capacitance-Voltage (C-V) measurements are performed. The diodes exhibited a typical non-linear rectifying behavior with a barrier height of 0.62eV and ideality factor of 4.3. Possible reasons for low barrier height and high ideality factor have been addressed. Series resistance (RS) has been calculated from forward I-V characteristics using Chueng's function. The density of interfacial states (NSS) below the conduction band (EC-ESS) is extracted using I-V and C-V measured values. A decrease in interface states density (NSS) is observed from 3.74 × 1011 − 7.98 × 1010 eV−1 cm−2 from 0.30eV - 0.61eV below the conduction band edge.
Travel Time Reliability during Evacuation: Impact of Heterogeneous Driving Behavior

Earlier studies have shown that driving behavior differs strongly in emergency conditions compared with behavior in normal traffic conditions. In this paper, these findings are followed up with an investigation of how these differences in driving behavior affect travel time reliability. In particular, the focus is on the effect of relatively strong heterogeneity in driving behavior. The microscopic simulation framework S-PARAMICS is adapted accordingly and applied to the emergency evacuation network of the Dutch city of Almere. This experimental setup allows a structured and in-depth analysis of the relationship between a number of driving behavior parameters and the emergent travel time reliability. The main findings from this study are thus insightful and directly applicable to evacuation planning and management studies. For instance, it is found that although a reduction in drivers’ mean time headway and minimum gap acceptance typically improves the overall evacuation time, travel times are simultaneously less reliable. Also, the reliability of travel times decreases over time and results in much less reliable travel times for those travelers who depart later. And finally, in general, heterogeneity in driving behavior strongly reduces travel time reliability.
EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING IN INDONESIAN SMES

Tremendous change in environment during the Corona virus pandemic has put organizational agility as one of the most important discussion topics among scholars in the world. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with limited resources, need to have strong agility to thrive in today's increasingly competitive market. It is, therefore, crucial to study the factors that may affect organizational agility. This study aims to examine the effects of entrepreneurial leadership on organizational agility through organizational learning in the perspective of organizational behavior. There was a scarcity of evidence on which entrepreneurial leadership could significantly influence organizational agility through organizational learning. The respondents are 200 employees who work at SMEs within the Small Industrial Village which is called Perkampungan Industri Kecil (PIK) in East Jakarta, Indonesia. Data were obtained through the survey method and quantitatively analyzed using SEM – LISREL 8.8. The results indicated that each entrepreneurial leadership and organizational learning has significantly affected organizational agility, and entrepreneurial leadership has significantly affected organizational learning. This study also found that organizational learning partially mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and organizational agility. These results provide recommendations for SMEs entrepreneurs to promote organizational learning in order to enhance the effect of entrepreneurial leadership to increase organizational agility.
Impact of institutional and regulatory quality on FDI inflow: case of a developing Indian economy

Abstract The study examines the impact of regulatory & institutional quality (IQ) on FDI inflows, focusing on select factors to explain evolving FDI patterns in India over 2006–2019. India, one of the top 5 FDI attracting nations in the Asian region, is taking various measures to improve IQ and encourages FDI. The reforms facilitating the Ease of starting business and reduction in EPU significantly and positively impacts FDI; however, the measures easing trade across border and resolving insolvency has a positive but insignificant impact of FDI. In addition, deteriorating Labor Freedom significantly inhibits FDI. The results demonstrate that improvement in IQ positively influences FDI; however, the IQ impact is insignificant in some cases due to the weak institutional structure. The study suggests that IQ factors tend to be pivotal in attracting FDI inflows, but India is yet to arrive.
Impact of just-in-time on job content, employee attitudes and well-being : a longitudinal study

Just-in-time (JIT) production systems are increasingly being seen as a vital way for manufacturing organizations to enhance their competitiveness. A number of commentators have suggested that this will simplify jobs and reduce employee well-being. This paper presents a conceptual framework for interpreting the effects of JIT and reports findings from a study of the impact of JIT on the content of workers'jobs and on job satisfaction and psychological strain. The introduction of JIT led to a reduction in control over work timing, an increase in production pressure, and a drop in job satisfaction. Contrary to claims in the literature, no changes were found in control over work methods, other aspects of cognitive demands and skill use, and in psychological strain. The study shows that JIT can be implemented without radical changes in job content or adverse impact in terms of employee strain, and the implications of these findings are discussed.
Moisture Sensitivity of Modified Asphalt Binders

Bond strength is a critical parameter in evaluating a binder's ability to resist moisture-induced damage. The influence of polymer modification, moisture conditioning, and long-term aging on the bond strength of asphalt binders was measured by means of the modified pull-off test method previously developed to evaluate moisture sensitivity of asphalt binders using the pneumatic adhesion tensile testing instrument (PATTI). The pull-off test is able to distinguish between binders with the same performance grade but different chemical properties due to modification. However, the exact effect of modification on bond strength cannot be determined without consideration of the binder's physical properties. Moisture conditioning was the most influential factor on bond strength. Long-term laboratory aging increased cohesive strength of asphalt binders. However, aging combined with moisture conditioning decreased adhesive strength of binders. Comparisons of binder resistance to permanent deformation with pull-off tensile strength highlight the need for a test method that measures adhesive properties, namely, bond strength, of asphalt binder and mastics. Finally, recommendations are provided to improve the ability of the pull-off test method to determine bond strength.
TLS-ESPRIT in a time delay estimation

In this paper TLS-ESPRIT is applied to a time delay estimation. The correlation method and a frequency domain deconvolution are used to convert the time delay estimation problem to a estimation of frequencies of complex sinusoids in a white nonstationary noise. TLS-ESPRIT is then applied to estimate the unknown frequencies, i.e., the time delays. It is shown that if the noise (after the deconvolution) is a white stationary process the TLS-ESPRIT derived returns to TLS-ESPRIT derived earlier for the stationary noise case. The computer simulations show that the derived method produces unbiased, high resolution time delay estimates.
Soluble Complement Component 1q Receptor 1 (sCD93) Is Associated with Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Cluster of differentiation 93 (CD93), also known as complement component 1q receptor 1 is a transmembrane glycoprotein expressed in endothelial and hematopoietic cells and associated with phagocytosis, cell adhesion, angiogenesis and inflammation. The extracellular part, soluble CD93 (sCD93), is released to body fluids in inflammation. Data on sCD93 in kidney diseases are limited. Our aim was to evaluate serum sCD93 in long-term kidney transplant recipients as a marker of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction that may be potentially useful in early recognition of graft dysfunction. Seventy-eight adult patients with functioning kidney graft and stable clinical state were examined at least one year after kidney transplantation. Serum sCD93 was measured by enzyme immunosorbent assay. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and albuminuria or proteinuria were assessed at baseline and over one-year follow-up. Increased sCD93 was associated with lower baseline eGFR independently of the confounders. Moreover, sCD93 was negatively associated with eGFR during one-year follow-up in simple analysis; however, this was not confirmed after adjustment for confounders. Baseline sCD93 was positively associated with baseline albuminuria and with increased proteinuria during the follow-up. Serum sCD93 was not correlated with other studied inflammatory markers (interleukin 6, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and C3 and C4 complement components). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report regarding the concentrations of sCD93 in kidney transplant recipients and one of the first reports showing the inverse association between sCD93 and renal function. Serum sCD93 should be further evaluated as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in renal transplantation.
Inflammation Biomarkers Are Independent Contributors to Functional Performance in Chronic Conditions: An Exploratory Study

Chronic health conditions are accompanied by low-grade systemic inflammation and increased blood concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Blood levels of soluble receptors for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) can influence functional performance in patients with chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and Chagas disease. However, a gap remains with regard to the association between systemic inflammation biomarkers and functional performance in chronic conditions. The aim of this International Journal of Medical Science and Health Research Vol. 5, No. 04; 2021
Avoidance behavior is an independent indicator of poorer on-road driving skills in older adults.

OBJECTIVES The aim of the current work was to investigate the relationship between avoidance of specific driving situations and on-road driving skills in older drivers considering factors found to be related to both avoidance behavior and driving skills. METHOD Seventy-two older drivers (M = 76 years) from the general population were included in this study. Self-reported avoidance behavior, driving practice, perceived driving difficulties, driving-related cognitive functions, as well as medical conditions were assessed within two sessions. Standardized on-road assessments served for assessing on-road driving skills in a third session. RESULTS Self-reported avoidance behavior was associated with reduced driving skills (r = -0.41), and this relationship remained significant beyond the influence of cognitive skills, self-reported health, driving practice, and perceived driving difficulties. Specifically, avoidance of driving in bad weather, poor visibility and complicated parking was found to be associated with reduced driving skills. DISCUSSION This study suggest that avoidance behavior is an independent indicator of impaired driving skills in older drivers. Our results argue against the assumption that avoidance behavior may be a reasonable strategy for safe traffic participation. Longitudinal studies are urgently needed to get more evidence on safety aspects of avoidance behavior.
Bioinformatic Analysis of Immune Significance of RYR2 Mutation in Breast Cancer

Background Currently, immunotherapy is widely used for breast cancer (BC) patients, and tumor mutation burden (TMB) is regarded as a valuable independent predictor of response to immunotherapy. However, specific gene mutations and their relationship with TMB and tumor-infiltrating immune cells in BC are not fully understood. Methods Comprehensive bioinformatic analyses were performed using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) datasets. Survival curves were analyzed via Kaplan-Meier analysis. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used for prognosis analysis. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was performed to explore regulatory mechanisms and functions. The CIBERSORT algorithm was used to calculate the tumor-infiltrating immune cell fractions. Results We analyzed somatic mutation data of BC from TCGA and ICGC datasets and found that 19 frequently mutated genes were reported in both cohorts, namely, SPTA1, TTN, MUC17, MAP3K1, CDH1, FAT3, SYNE1, FLG, HMCN1, RYR2 (ryanodine receptor 2), GATA3, MUC4, PIK3CA, KMT2C, TP53, PTEN, ZFHX4, MUC16, and USH2A. Among them, we observed that RYR2 mutation was significantly associated with higher TMB and better clinical prognosis. Moreover, GSEA revealed that RYR2 mutation-enriched signaling pathways were related to immune-associated pathways. Furthermore, based on the CIBERSORT algorithm, we found that RYR2 mutation enhanced the antitumor immune response by enriching CD8+ T cells, activated memory CD4+ T cells, and M1 macrophages. Conclusion RYR2 is frequently mutated in BC, and its mutation is related to increased TMB and promotes antitumor immunity; thus, RYR2 may serve as a valuable biomarker to predict the immune response.