Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With or Without Mitral Regurgitation

Background Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common complication in hospitalized cardiac patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); however, the patient outcomes depend on various factors that vary across facilities and regions. There is an acute need to stratify STEMI patients by risk of in-hospital mortality. We conducted this study to compare the mortality of patients with acute STEMI with or without MR admitted to different units of the Cardiology Department at Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) in Peshawar. Methods In this prospective study, we compared the mortality rates of STEMI patients with and without MR from June 5 to October 30, 2021. All patients with different types of STEMI treated at LRH were enrolled in the study regardless of age and gender. ST-elevation was confirmed via electrocardiogram, and MR was confirmed via echocardiography. We excluded any patients with primary organic valve disease or congenital heart disease. We also collected patient demographic and clinical characteristics. We used IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 24.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) for statistical analyses. Results Our study population included 228 patients with a mean age of 62.4 ± 12.3 years. Most of the patients were men (n=140; 61.4%), and only 78 (38.6%) were women. The prevalence of MR was 29.4%. Hypertension was the most common comorbidity (63.6%), and inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI) was the most common type of MI (49.1%). Hypertension, prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and Killip class ≥ 2 were significantly associated with MR (p<.001). In-hospital mortality was 29.8%, significantly associated with MR (p=.0001). Patients who needed CPR prior to hospitalization and those with Killip class ≥ 2 were less likely to survive (p=.0001). Conclusions MR is common following MI, especially in cases of inferior wall MI. Patients with MR have a poorer prognosis than those without MR following MI, more so when combined with other comorbidities. Regarding its relation to MI complications, an assessment of the MR is necessary to make an appropriate decision for treatment.
Predicting Development Of Critical Illness In Patients With Covid-19 Presenting To A Tertiary Care Hospital In A Developing Country.

BACKGROUND With the increasing number of COVID-19 patients and limited resources available to accommodate them, there is a need for risk stratification tools to ensure better utilization of resources. METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study in patients discharged from the COVID designated areas of a large tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan from the 1st of May to the 31st of July, 2020. 581 patients were included and the COVID GRAM score was calculated at the time of admission and patients developing critical disease as per COVID GRAM study criteria (need of intensive care unit admission, invasive ventilation or death) after 24 hours of admission were noted. RESULTS The mean age of the study population was 56.3±14.8 years. Patients that developed critical illness (as per COVID GRAM study criteria) beyond 24 hours after admission had higher COVID GRAM scores at admission versus those that did not (183.2±80.7 versus 130.3±42.6). The Area under the Receiver Operator Curve for the COVID gram score to predict critical illness in the study population was 0.802 (95% confidence interval, 0.753-0.850). On binary logistic multivariable regression analysis, the COVID GRAM and SOFA scores on admission and need of ICU admission during hospitalization were significant predictors of mortality 24 hours after admission. CONCLUSIONS The COVID GRAM score is a useful risk assessment tool and can be used for appropriate allocation and prioritization of resources where they are most needed.
Spatial variation in mechanical properties along the sciatic and tibial nerves: An ultrasound shear wave elastography study.

Ultrasound shear wave elastography has become a promising method in peripheral neuropathy evaluation. Shear wave velocity, a surrogate measure of stiffness, tends to increase in peripheral neuropathies regardless of etiology. However, little is known about the spatial variation in shear wave velocity of healthy peripheral nerves and how tensile loading is distributed along their course. Sixty healthy young adults were scanned using ultrasound shear wave elastography. Five regions of the sciatic (SciaticPROXIMAL, SciaticDISTAL) and tibial nerve (TibialPROXIMAL, TibialINTERMEDIATE, and TibialDISTAL) were assessed in two hip positions that alter nerve tension: 1) neutral in supine position; and 2) flexed at 90°. Knee and ankle remained in full-extension and neutral position. We observed spatial variations in shear wave velocity along the sciatic and tibial nerve (P < 0.0001). Shear wave velocities were significantly different between all nerve locations with the exception of SciaticDISTAL vs. TibialINTERMEDIATE (P = 0.999) and TibialPROXIMAL vs. TibialINTERMEDIATE (P = 0.708), and tended to increase in the proximal-distal direction at both upper and lower leg segments. Shear wave velocity increased with hip flexion (+54.3%; P < 0.0001), but the increase was not different among nerve locations (P = 0.233). This suggests that the increase in tensile loading with hip flexion is uniformally distributed along the nerve tract. These results highlight the importance of considering both limb position and transducer location for biomechanical and clinical assessments of peripheral nerve stiffness. These findings provide evidence about how tension is distributed along the course of sciatic and tibial nerves.
Validation of a Spanish Translation of the Faceted Inventory of the Five-Factor Model in Two Mexican University Student Samples

The validity, and thus utility, of psychological instruments requires continued evaluation of their underlying psychometric properties across contexts. Measurement tools have been developed over the past few decades to assess personality constructs developed through various theoretical frameworks. The Big Five has been a particular focus of such inquiry; however, few studies have validated a Spanish version for use in Mexico. Using two separate Mexican college student samples (Sample 1: n = 289, Sample 2: n = 309) we tested factorial structure, reliability, and validity of a Spanish translation of the Faceted Inventory of the Five-Factor Model (FI-FFM; Watson, Nus, & Wu). An exploratory factor analysis showed a similar structure to the original FI-FFM, albeit with some exceptions primarily within the Extraversion and Agreeableness domains. Furthermore, the FI-FFM scales were internally consistent and highly stable over time (average interval = 5 months). Finally, the scales showed strong convergent and discriminant validity and the facet scales displayed validity in predicting outcomes.
EFFECT OF BIOFERTILIZERS, ORGANIC MANURE AND MINERAL FERTILIZER ON PRODUCTION OF NARCISSUS TAZETTA, L. BULBS GROWN ON CALCREOUS SANDY LOAM SOIL

A pot experiment was carried out throughout two successive seasons (2002/03 and 2003/04) at Antoniades Research Branch, Hort. Res. Inst. Alex. , Egypt to evaluate the effect of applying organic manure and Kristalon TM mineral fertilizer (19:19:19 of NPK) in presence or absence of biofertilizers of Nitrobein ( Azotobacter chroococcum and Azospirillum barasilense ) and Phosphorein (containing phosphate dissolving bacteria) on bulbs production of Narcissus tazetta , L. grown in sandy loam soil. The mineral fertilizer was added at three rates (1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 g/ pot/month) four times during the growing season. Organic manure was added to the soil before planting at three rates of 6.0, 12.0 or 18.0 g/ pot. The biofertilizers were added at the rate of 10 g/ pot. The results indicated, generally, that all biofertilizer treatment significantly increased most of the studied leaf characteristics, bulb circumference, fresh and dry weights of bulbs, root dry weight, bulbs uptake of N and P and the available of these elements in the sandy loam soil. The same trend of results was observed as a result of applying gradual rates of organic manure combined with mineral fertilizer. The interaction effect between biofertilizers inoculation in the soil amended with organic manure with increasing mineral fertilizer rates caused a gradual significant increase in leaf characteristics, the produced bulb characteristics and bulbs uptake of N and P and the available of these elements in the sandy loam soil. The best results were obtained with application of organic manure and mineral fertilizer at rates of 18 g and 3 g per pot, respectively in the presence of biofertilizer, which increased all leaf and bulbs characteristics, roots dry weight, the uptake of N, P and K of bulbs. As well as, significant increasing was detected on the availability of N, P and K in sandy loam soil. The study recommends that application of organic manure at the rate of 18 g/pot with 3 g/pot of mineral fertilizer and inoculation with biofertilizers is the best treatment for producing high quality narcissus bulbs in sandy loam soil and obtaining suitable levels of available of N, P and K in the soil.
A Multiple Salient Features-Based User Identification across Social Media

Identifying users across social media has practical applications in many research areas, such as user behavior prediction, commercial recommendation systems, and information retrieval. In this paper, we propose a multiple salient features-based user identification across social media (MSF-UI), which extracts and fuses the rich redundant features contained in user display name, network topology, and published content. According to the differences between users’ different features, a multi-module calculation method is used to obtain the similarity between various redundant features. Finally, the bidirectional stable marriage matching algorithm is used for user identification across social media. Experimental results show that: (1) Compared with single-attribute features, the multi-dimensional information generated by users is integrated to optimize the universality of user identification; (2) Compared with baseline methods such as ranking-based cross-matching (RCM) and random forest confirmation algorithm based on stable marriage matching (RFCA-SMM), this method can effectively improve precision rate, recall rate, and comprehensive evaluation index (F1).
Expression of the Heterotrimeric GP2/GP3/GP4 Spike of an Arterivirus in Mammalian Cells

Equine arteritis virus (EAV), an enveloped positive-strand RNA virus, is an important pathogen of horses and the prototype member of the Arteiviridae family. Unlike many other enveloped viruses, which possess homotrimeric spikes, the spike responsible for cellular tropism in Arteriviruses is a heterotrimer composed of 3 glycoproteins: GP2, GP3, and GP4. Together with the hydrophobic protein E they are the minor components of virus particles. We describe the expression of all 3 minor glycoproteins, each equipped with a different tag, from a multi-cassette system in mammalian BHK-21 cells. Coprecipitation studies suggest that a rather small faction of GP2, GP3, and GP4 form dimeric or trimeric complexes. GP2, GP3, and GP4 co-localize with each other and also, albeit weaker, with the E-protein. The co-localization of GP3-HA and GP2-myc was tested with markers for ER, ERGIC, and cis-Golgi. The co-localization of GP3-HA was the same regardless of whether it was expressed alone or as a complex, whereas the transport of GP2-myc to cis-Golgi was higher when this protein was expressed as a complex. The glycosylation pattern was also independent of whether the proteins were expressed alone or together. The recombinant spike might be a tool for basic research but might also be used as a subunit vaccine for horses.
Improving construction industry through Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Construction industry has long been plagued by the fragmentation issue that has been passed along from one generation to another.Due to that problem, a number of issues have recently arisen in current construction methods, such as reworks, time delay, rising costs, lack of communication and coordination, and wastages.This paper, through literature review aims to highlight this fragmentation issue and clarify how far it affects to the construction project delivery process.Suggestion on how an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) approach for design and construction process in order to minimise the fragmentation issue will be concluded.
THE DISINFODEMIC MITIGATION STRATEGY OF MAFINDO IN INDONESIA

Social media is usually utilized for literacy and education in articulating ideas and criticism. This study focused on the utilization of social media in the community during the COVID-19 outbreak, the implications for critical political awareness, and the wise use of social media. The data used was a compilation of hoax data circulating in Indonesia from independent fact-checking sites, government-run fact-checking sites, and fact-checking channels created by the mainstream media. The results revealed that the strong political polarization among the people was the cause of the massive spread of false news and hate speech during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study also described the mitigation strategy of MAFINDO to improve information security in facing an event that leads to an information crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, disinfodemic mitigation strategy was constructed as part of an early warning system in increasing public immunity against disinfodemic and controlling the spread of public suggestions and dangerous reactions. This study can be used an early warning system to prevent health misinformation by revitalizing the movement of the anti hoax community in online and offline education.
New Bounds and a Generalization for Share Conversion for 3-Server PIR

Private Information Retrieval (PIR) protocols, which allow the client to obtain data from servers without revealing its request, have many applications such as anonymous communication, media streaming, blockchain security, advertisement, etc. Multi-server PIR protocols, where the database is replicated among the non-colluding servers, provide high efficiency in the information-theoretic setting. Beimel et al. in CCC 12’ (further referred to as BIKO) put forward a paradigm for constructing multi-server PIR, capturing several previous constructions for k≥3 servers, as well as improving the best-known share complexity for 3-server PIR. A key component there is a share conversion scheme from corresponding linear three-party secret sharing schemes with respect to a certain type of “modified universal” relation. In a useful particular instantiation of the paradigm, they used a share conversion from (2,3)-CNF over Zm to three-additive sharing over Zpβ for primes p1,p2,p where p1≠p2 and m=p1·p2, and the relation is modified universal relation CSm. They reduced the question of the existence of the share conversion for a triple (p1,p2,p) to the (in)solvability of a certain linear system over Zp, and provided an efficient (in m,logp) construction of such a sharing scheme. Unfortunately, the size of the system is Θ(m2) which entails the infeasibility of a direct solution for big m’s in practice. Paskin-Cherniavsky and Schmerler in 2019 proved the existence of the conversion for the case of odd p1, p2 when p=p1, obtaining in this way infinitely many parameters for which the conversion exists, but also for infinitely many of them it remained open. In this work, using some algebraic techniques from the work of Paskin-Cherniavsky and Schmerler, we prove the existence of the conversion for even m’s in case p=2 (we computed β in this case) and the absence of the conversion for even m’s in case p>2. This does not improve the concrete efficiency of 3-server PIR; however, our result is promising in a broader context of constructing PIR through composition techniques with k≥3 servers, using the relation CSm where m has more than two prime divisors. Another our suggestion about 3-server PIR is that it’s possible to achieve a shorter server’s response using the relation CSm′ for extended Sm′⊃Sm. By computer search, in BIKO framework we found several such sets for small m’s which result in share conversion from (2,3)-CNF over Zm to 3-additive secret sharing over Zpβ′, where β′>0 is several times less than β, which implies several times shorter server’s response. We also suggest that such extended sets Sm′ can result in better PIR due to the potential existence of matching vector families with the higher Vapnik-Chervonenkis dimension.
Loan Fair Value Disclosures and Deposit Flows

Using a large sample of U.S. commercial banks from 1994 to 2019, we provide the first evidence on the decision-relevance of loan fair values for uninsured depositors. Our evidence suggests that loan fair value changes are quite relevant for depositor decision making, but the information in fair values about loan quality is limited and does not explain the relevance of fair values for depositors. The relevance manifests more strongly in banks where depositors’ incentives to withdraw money before other depositors (i.e., strategic complementarities) are stronger. The findings inform the cost-benefit trade-off of reporting loan fair values. JEL Classification: M40, G21, G32, D82
The Influence of Psychological, Situational and the Interactive Technological Feedback-Related Variables on Customers’ Technology Adoption to Use Online Shopping Applications

Abstract The study aims to explore the predictors of customers’ online shopping attitudes and their influence on customers’ e-satisfaction, behavioral intention, and continuance intention to use online shopping applications during coronavirus outbreaks. A unique integrated model was validated by incorporating the expectation-confirmation model, Health Belief Model, and technology acceptance model, along with psychological (i.e., perceived threats), situational (e.g., physical distance), and the interactive technological feedback-related variables (i.e., online review). The data were collected from 410 respondents and analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling using SMART PLS3. The results depicted that attitude is predicted by usefulness and ease of use, while the behavioral intention was predicted by online review, physical distance, perceived threats, ease of use, usefulness, and attitudes. Moreover, the customers’ expectation’s confirmation influences e-satisfaction and usefulness. Similarly, the ease of use, usefulness and attitudes, e-satisfaction, and intention predicted continuance intention. Besides, behavioral intention mediated the influence of online review, ease of use, usefulness, threats, and physical distance except attitudes on continuance intention. Finally, usefulness and e-satisfaction mediate the influence of confirmation on continuance intention. The study contributes to the existing literature integrating psychological, situational, and interactive technological feedback-related variables into expectation confirmation theory, Health Belief Model, and technology acceptance model.
ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD FORTIFIED WITH ACID CASEIN HYDROLYSATE

Acid casein hydrolysates were prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis using pepsin for 40 min with constant agitation. The acid casein hydrolysate was added at different levels (0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50%) into process cheese spread blends made from young Cheddar cheese (15 days storage) just before processing. The chemical composition, radical scavenging activity, total free amino groups and sensory properties of the products were evaluated. The results showed that the radical scavenging activity of the resultant cheese increased with increasing the concentration of casein hydrolysate. Also, free amino groups were estimated in process cheese while fresh and during storage )20,40 and 60 days) at 7°C ± 1°C, the results were represented as the increase in optical densities (O. D). The obtained O. D. values increase with increase the concentration of casein hydrolysate. The O.D values increased to 0.976, 0.986, 1.023, 1.137, 1.164 and 1.203 after 60-day storage in the same order. Moreover, cheese preparations underwent sensory evaluation for appearance, aroma, taste, mouth feel, color, overall quality and total score. In general, no significant differences (P <0.05) were observed between control sample and treated samples with 10, 20 and 30% casein hydrolysate for total scores therefor, these samples can be grouped together. However, the cheese made with 40 and 50% casein hydrolysate received significantly (P < 0.05) lower scores and water phase separation was observed after 60 days storage with 50% treatment.
Magnetic resonance coupling wireless power transfer for green technologies

Wireless power transfer (WPT) is a technology that is considered the focus of scientists' attention for its development and creation to be compatible with many devices that are used today and also consider one of the green technology apps which means any technology can reduce the effect of people on the environment which is today grow continuously. In this paper, a wireless power transfer for a mobile charger had been discussed to get a maximum power and efficiency power transfer. WPT is considered as a reliable technology, efficient, fast, not using wires, and can be used for short and long-range. There are three methods for WPT, electromagnetic induction, magnetic resonance coupling, and radio waves which are classified by the distance that sends the power. Magnetic resonance coupling is the method that has been focused on in this paper because of compatibility with short or medium distances as battery chargers which depend on the magnetic field to transfer power without wires that can protect devices from damages and heating. As result the effect of distance on efficiency has been discussed with reached to nearer distance can improve efficiency however by using magnetic resonance technique, acceptable efficiency can be obtained with appropriate distance.
Learning Factory Concepts and Performance

Lifelong learning is essential as the industrial skill requirements are ever-increasing. However, traditional upskilling activities for industrial workers have shown less-than-optimal transfer of the learning content from education to practice. Hence, new approaches are needed, and Learning Factory-concepts are showing great potential. This paper investigates how Learning Factories (LF) under the Manufacturing Academy of Denmark (MADE) apply LF concepts in lifelong learning. The MADE initiative comprises three LFs operated by university colleges which develop and evaluate the learning activities in collaboration with university researchers. The LFs focus on 3D-printing, simulation and Operations Management, respectively. We analyse the MADE LFs' concepts and develop hypotheses to be tested in future work.