Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effectiveness of Day Reporting Centers

A Day Reporting Center is a community-based, highly structured, non-residential alternative to incarceration. Day Reporting Centers (DRCs) are programs that have been utilized for a variety of offender populations (e.g., pre-trial released offenders, probationers, and parolees). Most of the studies on DRCs suffer from a number of methodological deficiencies; the most prominent flaw being the lack of the use of quasi-experimental design. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of DRCs on the criminal recidivism of adult offenders by conducting a meta-analysis of DRC studies that used a quasi-experimental design. The findings show that, overall, DRCs do not differ from traditional supervision options in terms of recidivism outcomes. One the major challenges in conducting evaluative research on DRCS is that the programs themselves differ from state to state and even from county to county. Inconsistencies in program characteristics and different types of clients the program serves (e
Measuring Peak Inspiratory Flow in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Abstract Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are breath actuated, and patients using DPIs need to generate an optimal inspiratory flow during the inhalation maneuver for effective drug delivery to the lungs. However, practical and standardized recommendations for measuring peak inspiratory flow (PIF)—a potential indicator for effective DPI use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—are lacking. To evaluate recommended PIF assessment approaches, we reviewed the Instructions for Use of the In-Check™ DIAL and the prescribing information for eight DPIs approved for use in the treatment of COPD in the United States. To evaluate applied PIF assessment approaches, we conducted a PubMed search from inception to August 31, 2021, for reports of clinical and real-life studies where PIF was measured using the In-Check™ DIAL or through a DPI in patients with COPD. Evaluation of collective sources, including 47 applicable studies, showed that instructions related to the positioning of the patient with their DPI, instructions for exhalation before the inhalation maneuver, the inhalation maneuver itself, and post-inhalation breath-hold times varied, and in many instances, appeared vague and/or incomplete. We observed considerable variation in how PIF was measured in clinical and real-life studies, underscoring the need for a standardized method of PIF measurement. Standardization of technique will facilitate comparisons among studies. Based on these findings and our clinical and research experience, we propose specific recommendations for PIF measurement to standardize the process and better ensure accurate and reliable PIF values in clinical trials and in daily clinical practice.
Exploring Stem Cell Transplanted Patients’ Perspectives on Medication Self-Management and Electronic Monitoring Devices Measuring Medication Adherence: A Qualitative Sub-Study of the Swiss SMILe Implementation Science Project

Purpose Little is known about allogeneic stem cell transplant (alloSCT) patients’ medication adherence strategies. Acceptability and preferences regarding electronic monitoring (EM) systems to assess all three phases of medication adherence (ie, initiation, implementation, persistence) are crucial to allow their successful implementation in clinical or research settings but have not yet been evaluated. We therefore aimed to explore: 1) alloSCT patients’ medication adherence and self-management strategies; and 2) their acceptability and preferences of three different EM systems (MEMS Cap, Helping Hand, Button) as part of the Swiss SMILe study. Patients and Methods Respecting anti-pandemic measures, we used a purposive sample of six adult alloSCT patients from the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (USB)—6 weeks to 2 years post-alloSCT—to conduct three focus group sessions with two patients each. Using a semi-structured outline, we explored 1) patients’ medication adherence strategies and medication self-management; and 2) their acceptance and preferences regarding EM use. The three tested EM systems were available for testing during each session. Discussions were audio-recorded, visualized using mind-mapping and analyzed using Mayring’s qualitative content analysis. Results Patients (33% females; mean age 54.6±16.3 years; 10.4±8.4 months post-alloSCT) used medication adherence enhancing strategies (eg, preparing pillbox, linking intake to a habit). Still, they indicated that post-alloSCT medication management was challenging (eg, frequent schedule changes). All participants preferred the MEMS Button. Participants said its small size and the possibility to combine it with existing pillboxes (eg, putting it into/next to them) made them more confident about implementing it in their daily lives. Conclusion Regarding EM systems for medication adherence, end-user preferences and acceptability influence adoption and fidelity. Of the three systems tested, our sample found the MEMS Button most acceptable and most preferable. Therefore, we will use it for our USB SMILe study.
Examining pulmonary TB patient management and healthcare workers exposures in two public tertiary care hospitals, Bangladesh

Implementation of tuberculosis (TB) infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines in public tertiary care general hospitals remain challenging due to limited evidence of pulmonary TB (PTB) patients’ duration of hospital stay and management. To fill this evidence gap, this study examined adult PTB patient management, healthcare workers’ (HCWs) exposures and IPC practices in two public tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh.Between December 2017 and September 2019, a multidisciplinary team conducted structured observations, a hospital record review, and in-depth interviews with hospital staff from four adult medicine wards.Over 20 months, we identified 1,200 presumptive TB patients through the hospital record review, of whom 263 were confirmed PTB patients who stayed in the hospital, a median of 4.7 days without TB treatment and possibly contaminated the inpatients wards. Over 141 observation hours, we found a median of 3.35 occupants present per 10 m2 of floor space and recorded a total of 17,085 coughs and 316 sneezes: a median of 3.9 coughs or sneezes per 10 m2 per hour per ward. Only 8.4% of coughs and 21% of sneezes were covered by cloths, paper, tissues, or by hand. The HCWs reportedly could not isolate the TB patients due to limited resources and space and could not provide them with a mask. Further, patients and HCWs did not wear any respirators.The study identified that most TB patients stayed in the hospitals untreated for some duration of time. These PTB patients frequently coughed and sneezed without any facial protection that potentially contaminated the ward environment and put everyone, including the HCWs, at risk of TB infection. Interventions that target TB patients screening on admission, isolation of presumptive TB patients, respiratory hygiene, and HCWs’ use of personal protective equipment need to be enhanced and evaluated for acceptability, practicality and scale-up.
Does Immunohistochemistry Add to Morphology in Differentiating Trichoepithelioma, Desmoplastic Trichoepithelioma, Morpheaform Basal Cell Carcinoma, and Microcystic Adnexal Carcinoma?

Background: The distinction among cutaneous basaloid neoplasms such as trichoepithelioma (TE), desmoplastic trichoepithelioma (DTE), morpheaform basal cell carcinoma (MBCC), and microcystic adnexal carcinoma (MAC) can be difficult, especially in superficial biopsies. As the treatment plan of each entity is different, accurate characterization is important for appropriate management. While TE and DTE are benign neoplasms with indolent behavior, MBCC and MAC are typically locally aggressive. The expression of several recently described immunohistochemical (IHC) markers, including p40, IMP3, and ProEx C, has not been adequately established in cutaneous neoplasms. We explored the potential utility of a broad IHC panel, including previously reported and novel markers to differentiate TE, DTE, MBCC, and MAC. Design: A total of 35 archival cases [TE (n=14), DTE (n=9), MBCC (n=6), and MAC (n=6)] were stained with 9 IHC markers: p40, IMP3, ProEx C, p16, CK20, Ki-67, androgen receptor, D2-40, and beta-catenin. Tumors with >5% immunoreactivity were scored as positive. The intensity was scored on a scale from 1+ to 3+. The pattern of positivity- nuclear, cytoplasmic, membranous, or in combination; peripheral or central distribution with lesion was also recorded. Results: CK20 (in contrast to prior studies) and IMP3 were negative in all cases. Likewise, with the exception of one case of TE, androgen receptor showed no immunoreactivity in all categories. No significant difference was observed in the expression of beta-catenin, p16, ProEx C, and p40 among the four groups of cutaneous neoplasms. The mean Ki-67 labeling index for MBCC (8%) was slightly higher than DTE (3%). Interestingly, the proliferation index for TE (15%) was significantly higher than that of MBCC. All six cases of MAC and 36% of TEs expressed D2-40; neither the MBCC nor DE cases showed D2-40immunoreactivity. Also, we confirmed the previously published observation of scattered CK20 positive Merkel cells in the epidermis of all cases of DTE; whereas, no Merkel cells were identified in MBCC and MAC cases. Conclusions: Except Ki-67, our IHC panel showed no significant added diagnostic utility of IHC in discriminating among TE, DTE, MBCC, and MAC. Among the four cutaneous neoplasms, DTE and MBCC show a small but discernible difference in Ki-67.
Navigating psychological membership in sport organizations: Exploring sport employees’ identities

Abstract This study was created to examine sport employees’ social identities. While a clearer understanding of sport fans’ social identities exists, there is a gap in the literature pertaining to the identification processes of sport employees–including the influence of fandom. As such, this study is positioned to examine how and why sport employees identify with their sport organizations. The study was grounded in a hermeneutic phenomenology approach to gather deep and rich data concerning sport employees’ lived experiences of working in the sport industry. Specifically, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 full-time sport employees from a variety of American sport sectors. A thematic analysis of the transcribed interviews was used to develop a total of four themes that explored the meanings of the self-concepts of participants, the symmetry between their self-views and sport organizations, the experience of a sense of belonging with a sport organization, and the interplay between sport employees and fans. The results of the study support previous work suggesting that sport employees have a distinct social identification process with their sport organizations. In terms of potential outcomes, the application of social identification in the sport workplace could lead to enhanced employee and organizational performance, as participants were willing to engage in labor, primarily in the form of organizational citizenship behaviors, that supported the functionality their sport organizations. Lay summary: This study explored sport employees’ sense of fandom and membership with sport organizations. During interviews, participants viewed sport and competition as important aspects of themselves and working in sport organizations reinforced such ideals. Further, there is potential for improved employee and organizational performance when sport employees identify with their organization. Implications for practice Employees’ social identities can be supported by emphasizing competition Identified sport employees value their contributions and will increase work efforts Sport organizations can leverage identified employees to enhance performance by promoting an atmosphere of helping behaviors and valuing organizational outcomes
Evaluation of Three Isolation Experiments for Campylobacter Bacteriophages from Chicken Skin: A Comparative Study

Background: Campylobacter strains are of the leading pathogens causing bacterial gastroenteritis, whose infections are generally considered to be one of the most common foodborne illnesses of animal origin. The etiology of this infection often goes back to eating contaminated raw meat or infected poultry. The bacteria are present in abundance in chicken skin. The use of appropriate bacteriophages is one of the most effective experiments in eliminating Campylobacter strains. Phage therapy refers to the use of bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections. Aim: Accordingly, the present study aimed to compare three experiments of bacteriophage isolation in chicken skin. Experiments: Thus, 15 samples of chicken skin were collected from five different fresh chicken suppliers in Ghaemshahr, Iran. The samples were transported to the laboratory aseptically in the vicinity of ice, and then cultured in blood agar medium, and the isolates were identified by various tests including gram staining, catalase and oxidase tests. Results: The results were compared before and after three bacteriophage isolation experiments. Out of 15 chicken skin samples tested in all three experiments, 6 (40%) strains were identified in the first experiment, 8 (53.4%) strains in the second experiment and 12 (20%) strains in the third experiment after bacteriophage therapy. Conclusion: The bacteriophage isolation experiments alone or in combination with other intervention strategies are recommended as promising tools for greater food safety. These experiments can be useful to increase food safety and reduce the risk of infection in humans through the consumption of potentially infected edible parts of chicken. According to the results of this study, among the three proposed experiments, the experiment of chicken skin enrichment in Bolton selective media containing target isolates was the most efficient approach, which showed a high limit of detection at low concentrations and the highest rate of phage recovery. This can be a more reliable way to isolate the Campylobacter bacteriophages and eliminate the Campylobacter strains.
Enhancing vase life of Helianthus annuus L cut flowers using Salicylic Acid and Dill
essential oil

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of dill oil and salicylic acid on the vase life of Helianthus annuus L . Experiments were carried out in the laboratory of the Ornamental Horticulture Dep. , Fac. of Agric. , Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt, during the two successive seasons 2018 and 2019. Flower diameter, relative fresh weight, water uptake, bacterial count, chlorophyll content, total carbohydrates, total phenols, protein content and anthocyanin. Distilled water was used as a control; while dill oil rates at 50,100 and 200 mg/l, supplemented or not with salicylic acid (100 and 200 ppm) were applied by adding to the holding solution. The addition of dill oil at rate of 200 mg/l combined with salicylic acid at 200 ppm to holding solution increased vase life, water uptake, and flower diameter in both seasons compared to the control (distilled water). The highest value of relative fresh weight obtained from flowers holding in vase solution containing dill oil at rate of 50 mg/l combined with salicylic acid at rate of 200 ppm. On the other hand, bacterial count decreased with holding flowers at vase solution containing dill oil at rate of 100 and 200 mg/l combined with salicylic acid at rate of 200 ppm compared to the control and other treatments. The maximum value of chlorophyll content, total carbohydrates, total phenols, protein content and anthocyanin obtained from flowers treated by dill oil at 200 mg/l combined with salicylic acid at rate of 200 ppm.
Alternative tests for the significance of the intraclass correlation coefficients under unequal family sizes

Abstract The intraclass correlation coefficient ρ is used as a measure of the degree of resemblance among family members with respect to some biological or psychological attribute, such as blood pressure level or IQ. Many studies have been done in the area. However, a significant gap in the literature is that few statistics are available to test the significance (H0:ρ=0 against HA:ρ≠0) of this important biological measure and no study is available as to the performance of these statistics with respect to level and power. In this paper we develop three large sample test statistics and compare these, in terms of level and power, using extensive simulation studies of these, the Wald test developed in this paper is found to have a very simple form and highest power while maintaining level well.
Predicting Mortality in Patients with Stroke Using Data Mining Techniques

The mortality due to stroke is increasing. Accurate prediction of stroke-caused death is very important for healthcare. Data mining methods are novel ways to predict these mortality risks. The aim of this study is to employ popular data mining algorithms to predict the survival of stroke patients and extract decision rules. The data on stroke patients (n=4149) were collected from paper medical records. Missing data were managed using the multiple imputation method. Also, the target variable was balanced using methods such as over-sampling, under-sampling and Synthetic Minority Oversampling (SMOTE). The support vector machine (SVM), decision tree, and logistic regression (LR) algorithms were employed to predict the survival of stroke patients. Also, the Repeated Incremental Pruning to Produce Error Reduction (RIPPER) algorithm was used to extract the decision rules from the main dataset. LR outperformed other algorithms in terms of accuracy (76.96%), sensitivity (79.06%) and kappa (33.34). However, specificity (65.35%) and AUC (0.77) scores were lower than those of other algorithms. An independent dataset with 234 records was selected to challenge the LR algorithm with the best performance from the main dataset. After employing this algorithm on the external validation dataset, its performance was improved in accuracy (79.91%), sensitivity (83.94%), kappa (39.26) and AUC (0.8), but not in specificity (60.98%). The constructed model predicted the survival of stroke patients with high scores and useful rules were extracted for clinical usage
The Whistleblowing System, Literacy of Big Data Analytics, and Tax Avoidance: Experimental Study

Awareness of the existence of a system that can monitor non-compliance will certainly affect the behavior of taxpayers. Testing taxpayers' intentions to avoid taxes because of the whistleblowing system and big data analytics literacy is very relevant due to being in the era of 4.0. The purpose of this research is to find out the differences in taxpayer decisions to avoid taxes based on the whistleblowing system implemented by the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) and big data analytics literacy. The test is conducting an experimental method with a 2x2 factorial design. Researchers experimented with student respondents who consisted of several groups with certain treatments. To test the main effect and interaction effect hypotheses between the variables studied, used the Two Way ANOVA analysis technique. The results showed that the main influence and interaction proved significant or not. Taxpayers' actions in tax avoidance can be minimized when the DJP whistleblowing system runs effectively. However, there is no big data analytics literacy effect on tax avoidance, and there is no interaction effect between factors. The uneven literacy of big data analytics among taxpayers in Indonesia will certainly change shortly. So, the DJP should make more optimal use of advances in science and information technology to increase its tax revenue target.
Food and Aeroallergen Sensitization in IgE -Mediated Asthma in Egypt

Purpose: Identifying the distribution of allergens is valuable to the effective diagnosis and treatment of allergic disease. So, our aim is to explore the sensitization of food and aeroallergens in Egyptian patients with atopic asthma. Methods: Cross-sectional study recruited 268 Egyptian patients with atopic asthma. Asthmatic patients were assessed by the enzyme allegro sorbent test (EAST) method for specific IgE to a panel of 19 common regional inhaled allergens and 15 food allergens. Results and Discussion: One hundred percent of the patients were sensitive to at least one allergen. Allergy to food allergens only was 2.9%; inhaled allergens only were 26.2% and both were70.9%. Fungi (62%) were the most frequent sensitizing aeroallergen amongst our asthmatic patients, followed by the pollen allergens (42.5%) and house dust mites (HDMs) (26%). Cows’ milk (30.5%) was the most frequent sensitizing food amongst our asthmatic patients, followed by eggs (22.4%) and fish (21.6%). Mono-sensitized patients accounted for 6.7% of all cases, while polysensitized was 93.3%. Moderate and severe asthma showed a significantly higher frequency of polysensitization compared to mild asthma. Conclusion: Fungi and cow's milk are the chief sensitizing allergens in Egyptian patients with atopic asthma. This study represents the first report of sensitization in atopic adult asthma using a large extract panel in Upper Egypt.
The productivity paradox of information technology: The Ghanaian bank–level evidence

This study attempts to investigate the impact of information technology (IT) investments on efficiency among banks in Ghana. The study further tests the presence of the productivity paradox in the Ghanaian banking sector. This study employs a random effect model (REM) using 23 banks in Ghana from 2000 to 2019, thus yielding 460 observations. The study revealed that there is a significant and negative relationship between IT investments and cost to income ratio used as a surrogate for banks' efficiency. This result, therefore, suggests that investment in IT translates into banks' efficiency. The study further revealed that varied results are produced when the same relationship is tested in terms of banks' ownership structures, different minimum capital requirement regimes and listing status of banks in Ghana. The findings also suggest that while investment in technology by locally‐owned banks enhances efficiency, the introduction and changes of minimum capital requirements do not translate into banks' efficiency. The results have implications for the management of banks, governments and regulators. It shows the need for policy and investments that improve state‐of‐the‐art technology.
Role of Socioeconomic Status (SES) in Globe Injuries: A Review

Abstract Globe injury is a serious worldwide public health issue frequently leading to permanent vision impairment. The plethora of different types of globe injuries is classified into categories, including open and closed globe injuries. Globe injury occurs mainly in the workplace and at home, affecting predominantly middle-aged working men. Socioeconomic status (SES) is defined by income level, educational attainment, and employment status. Low socioeconomic status has been associated with a higher incidence of globe injury and can be utilized to identify at-risk populations. For managing open and closed globe injuries, different strategies are applied and the implementation of adequate globe injury prevention measures is needed for reducing the occurrence of globe injury. The following article aims to provide an overview of globe injury characteristics and their correlation with socioeconomic status and to highlight the significance of considering SES as a variable in globe injury prevention.