Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Pregnancy outcome in amniocentesis and chorionic villous sampling: ten- year report

Background: Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis are two invasive methods of diagnostic approaches for prenatal diagnosis. The indication, adverse effects and final outcome of these two methods aredifferent. The goal of this study was to compare indication, complications and outcomes of CVS and amniocentesis in pregnant women underwent prenatal screening program.Methods: Medical records of 1464 women who underwent CVS, or amniocentesis were reviewed in two tertiary hospitals (imam and women hospitals, affiliated hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences). Results: For 1073 patients amniocentesis was performed while for 391 cases CVS was one. Mean maternal age, gestational age, and age at birth of the neonates were significantly lower in CVS group than the other group. Mean needle time was significantly higher in CVS group. Mean needle time was significantly higher in CVS Group (1.3 vs. 1.5, P < 0.001). The most finding of CVS result was minor Thalassemia while trisomy 21 was the most finding in amniocentesis group. Rupture of membranes was the most side effects in amniocentesis group and intrauterine fetal death was the most complication in CVS group. Conclusions: Indication, results and complications of CVS and amniocentesis are different. © 2014 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
Comedy Movies and Stock Returns of Locally Headquartered Companies: Evidence from China

We utilize data on comedy moviegoers from 18 cities in China to investigate the impact of the positive mood triggered by these movies on the stock returns of locally headquartered listed companies. We find that although these movies have no relation to investment itself, the sentiment triggered by these movies could affect the risk decision making of investors. Moreover, the stock returns of locally headquartered companies become significantly negative after comedy movies are screened in their respective cities. These results support the mood maintenance hypothesis. This research also provides new evidence for the presence of home bias in capital markets.JEL Classification: G11; G12
340 Sustainable Development Goal 16.1: are nonkilling societies possible?

Background In September 2015 the United Nations adopted the newly drafted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as the post-2015 development agenda. The SDGs replaced the Millennium Development Goals that expired at the end of 2015 and, for the first time, include an item explicitly addressing the need for “peaceful and inclusive societies”, setting the goal to “significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere” (16.1). Description of the Problem The SDGs will significantly shape international development policies until 2030 and set targets to be met by major national and international agencies. Besides the overarching SDG 16.1, other goals specifically address different types and contexts of violence (4a, 4.7, 5.2, 5.3, 16.2) and a number of risk factors closely connected to violence. However, the possibility of significantly reducing death rates and building killing-free societies is still strongly questioned. Results The field of violence prevention has grown significantly over the past decade, signalled in 2002 with the publication of the World Report on Violence and Health that clearly identified violence as “a preventable disease”. This paper explores some of the accumulative supportive evidence for violence prevention policies that provide a solid base for taking SDG 16.1 seriously and making the case for the necessary build up to escalate their application. Conclusions We currently have much of the needed knowledge to drastically reduce death rates everywhere and to start building killing-free societies, as sought by SDG 16.1. Failure to seize this opportunity may not only prove an strategic failure in the efforts to reduce violence, but may also jeopardise other development goals. SDGs are interdependent, and failure to address certain targets will obstruct advances in others. Disregarding violence prevention as an integral part of the solution could undermine the process and even lead to unwarranted harmful practices.
InSAR observations over the Taupō Volcanic Zone's cone volcanoes: insights and challenges from the New Zealand volcano supersite

ABSTRACT Launched in 2015, the New Zealand volcano supersite provides regular radar acquisitions covering all the major calderas and cone volcanoes which form the Taupō Volcanic Zone (TVZ). This paper documents new InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) observation of deformation over the cone volcanoes within the TVZ including the Tongariro Volcanic complex (TVC) and White Island. Observations over White Island support earlier observations indicating that the stability of the crater wall is controlled, at least in part, by the water level in the crater lake with downslope motion of ∼50 mm/yr observed during the latest period of lake drop in early 2019. Deformation over the TVC is dominated by the continued subsidence above the 2012 Te Maari eruption site at rates of ∼30 mm/yr with no evidence of deformation elsewhere. Synthetic models, used to test the potential detectability of magma movement beneath Ruapehu and White Island, suggest that for small volumes (<0.005–0.02 km3), intruded over short periods of time, it would be difficult for InSAR data alone to identify their accumulation. These challenges are not unique to New Zealand's volcanoes and are likely to be faced at other volcanic systems globally.
Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Growth of Mid-Sized Enterprises in Kenya

XIX CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 Background of the Study . 1 1.1.1 An Overview of Entrepreneurial Orientation . 2 1.1.2 Global Outlook of SMEs . 3 1.1.3 Regional Outlook of SMEs . 4 1.1. 4 Industry Experience . 6 1.1. 5 Growth of Enterprises. 7 1.1. 6 Mid-Sized Enterprises in Kenya . 8 1.2 Statement of the Problem . 9 1.3 Research Objective. 10 1.3. 1 General Objective . 10 1.3. 2 Specific Objectives . 10
How do drinking cultures change? – or do they?: A provisional model based on evidence of transitions in Denmark

Abstract Denmark, along with other industrialised nations, has experienced recent declines in alcohol consumption and other changes to its drinking culture. The point of departure for this study stems from growing evidence of changes in the Danish drinking culture. We have thus proposed a model to describe a society’s drinking culture and have then applied it to the Danish case. We examine trends for several components of the model and focus roughly on a 10-year period from 2003 to 2013. The components include longitudinal survey data on consumption and alcohol‐related harm, registry data on morbidity and mortality, alcohol taxes and prices, physical availability, consumer purchasing power, demographic and structural changes, drinking norms and attitudes, alcohol advertising, as well as health education and promotion efforts. Although unable to conduct formal tests of drinking culture change, a review of our assembled data points in the direction of declining or stagnating consumption and increasing restrictiveness in attitudes, policies and regulations, thus suggesting the start of a shift in drinking practises and perceptions in Denmark. Such changes may also apply to other industrialised countries. Future research should examine longer periods, refine the model and its components, and if possible, conduct formal tests of change.
Antiretroviral Therapy Access, Acceptance and Adherence among Urban Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV in Saskatchewan: The Indigenous Red Ribbon Storytelling Study

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be managed effectively with antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. However, Indigenous peoples living with HIV (IPLWH) in Canada are less likely than nonIndigenous peoples living with HIV to access and adhere to ARV therapy. To date, most studies examining this issue aim for statistical generalization and do not focus enough on contextual factors. To investigate this imbalance, a collaborative research effort called the Indigenous Red Ribbon Storytelling Study (IRRSS) was developed by the study investigator and 11 community partners. The purpose of the IRRSS was to examine how IPLWH construct and understand their experiences of ARV therapy use. The study used an Indigenous qualitative research design, critical ethnography, and a community-based participatory research orientation. Study participants included adults from two cities in Saskatchewan. Informed consent was obtained from all study participants, who also accepted a traditional offering of tobacco. The study involved two Indigenous sharing circle interviews comprising a total of 15 key informants including IPLWH, 20 individual IPLWH interviews, six IPLWH participant observation sessions, and a survey of socio-demographic and health information. Thematic data analysis was conducted using the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use and sensitizing concepts within the context of critical Indigenous qualitative research. Themes included holistic health care, culture, family and friends, and the value placed on respect and trust. The majority of IPLWH live with three interacting dimensions of social vulnerabilities. Their identity living with HIV is compounded by their substance use disorder and their social contexts as a culture-sharing group iii impacted by relations with the Nation State of Canada. Nonetheless, they are able to adapt positively to adversity, especially when appropriate underlying socio-structural mechanisms are in place to support
Impact of Peer-mediated Learning on Achievement and Motivation in Computer Science among Senior Secondary School Students in Minna Metropolis, Niger State

The study examined the Impact of Peer-Mediated Learning on achievement and motivation in computer science among senior secondary school students in Minna metropolis, Niger state. The study adopted a randomized pre-test, post-test control group design. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select four (4) Private Secondary Schools from Minna, Metropolis. Eighty (80) Students were drawn from the four Secondary Schools as sample size through stratified random sampling technique. Validated Test Instrument; Basic Computer Skills Acquisition Test (BCSAT) and Questionnaire: Motivated Strategy for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) vetted by experts from Computer Science and Educational Technology Departments were used for data collection. The BCSAT was made up of 20 items multiple-choice objective test questions to test students’ cognitive knowledge and 5 practical questions, each comprising steps that tested students’ computer practical skills while MSLQ, a Likert scale with 31 items was used to determine the motivational beliefs of students taught computer skills. ANOVA and Kruskal Wallis H test was used for data analysis and was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there was a statistically significant difference in the mean scores of students taught using Peer-Mediated Learning (PML) than those taught using conventional method. The study further revealed that students’ motivation towards PML were significantly positive when compared to the students taught using conventional method. Based on these findings, the researchers recommended that Secondary Schools should adopt PML for effective teaching and learning of computer skills related concepts in Computer Science.
The Right to a Nationality and the Right to Adequate Housing An Analysis of the Intersection of Two Largely ‘Invisible’ Human Rights Violations

Millions of individuals around the world face challenges enjoying their right to a nationality, and millions more face challenges enjoying their right to adequate housing. While these human rights violations are recognised in general terms, little research has considered the extent to which these human rights abuses intersect as stateless persons face violations of specific socioeconomic rights, especially the right to adequate housing. This research attempts to fill that gap. This analysis explores the term adequate housing and the various legal instruments that enshrine this right, as well as the unique challenges faced by stateless persons in its enjoyment. This research argues that states have failed to respect, protect and fulfil the right to adequate housing for stateless persons in a number of contexts and that these failures are particularly acute for stateless persons with additional marginalised identities, which can then result in additional human rights violations. This analysis examines how previous policy solutions have failed to adequately consider the unique needs of inadequately housed stateless persons and calls attention to the need for more holistic and inclusive approaches to realise the right to adequate housing for all, which must include stateless persons.
Study of Intraoperative Complications in Small Incision Cataract Surgery, its Management and Visual Outcome

Aims: To study the intraoperative complications in small incision cataract surgery and its management and to study the visual outcome following the management of intraoperative complications. Material and Methods: A total of 250 cases studied from who underwent SICS. Intraoperative complications were studied and managed. Visual outcome following these complications were studied by noting the best corrected visual acuity after day 1, 1 st week, 3 rd week, 6 th week following surgery. Results: The total intraoperative complications were seen in 22 (8.8%) patients. Posterior capsule rent was seen in 6 eyes (2.4%). Iris prolapse in 5 eyes (2%). Descemet detachment was seen in 3 eyes (1.2%). Premature entry was seen in 3 eyes (1.2%). Capsulorrhexis extension was seen in 2 eyes (0.8%). Zonular dialysis was seen in 2 eyes (0.8%). Superior iridodialysis was seen in only one eye (0.4%). Out of 250 cases, 246 came for follow up till 6th week. 214 (85.6%) patients had post operative BCVA 6/6 at the end of 6 th week, 25(10%) patients had 6/9, 5 patients (2%) had 6/12-6/18 and remaining 2 patients (0.8%) had 6/24-6/36 BCVA. Conclusion: The study results shows that in high quality cataract surgery (91.2% without intraoperative complications) 99% BCVA 6/18 or better can be attained. In our study incidence of intraoperative complications was 8.8% in which posterior capsular rent and iris prolapse were the common intraoperative complications.
Perceptions of Shariah Scholars on Shariah Audit in Malaysian Takaful Industry

Takaful is shariah compliant insurance scheme which become an important component in the Islamic financial system in Malaysia. Takaful industry in Malaysia is relatively young compared to other sectors in the financial industry, but it has enjoyed robust growth. However, despite the robust growth, Takaful industry also continues to face several challenges such as ineffective governance practices. Ineffective governance practice will lead to the possibility of facing shariah risk and incident of shariah risk in their activities and operation. Shariah audit function is one of the component of governance that play a role in ensuring the takaful operator to have a sound and effective internal control system of shariah compliance. This study aim to examine the shariah scholars’ perception on current shariah audit process and scope particularly in Takaful industry. Semi-structured interviews was conducted with shariah scholars who are members of the Shariah boards in various Takaful Operators. The finding discovers that there are different points of view demonstrated by the Shariah scholars. This study may provide relevant guidelines for future development of shariah audit practices in Islamic financial institutions in achieving maqasid shariah
Pengaruh likuiditas, solvabilitas, manajemen aset, dan ukuran perusahaan terhadap kinerja keuangan

Financial performance refers to companies capability which is showed in financial report and used for decision making by stakeholders. The objective of this research was to obtain empirical evidence about the effect of liquidity, solvency, management asset, and firm size towards financial performance. The object in this research were manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for period 2015-2018. The sample was selected by using purposive sampling method. The secondary data used in this research was analyzed by using multiple regression method. The result of this research were (1) liquidity have significant effect towards financial performance, (2) solvency does not have effect towards financial performance, (3) management asset have significant effect towards financial performance, (4) firm size does have significant effect towards financial performance.
Original article Hyperlipidemia in pediatric patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

We evaluated serial measurements of se- rum lipid levels in 68 patients aged 12. 6___4. 7 years undergoing treatment with continuous am- bulatory peritoneal dialysis/continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CAPD/CCPD). Fasting mean levels of triglycerides (TG) and cholesterol (C) were elevated above the 95th percentile of pub- lished normal values by 102% and 19%, respec- tively, at the start of dialysis. Except for a short- term decrease in TG levels at 6 and 9 months, no significant change in mean lipid levels was ob- served during a follow-up period of 2 years. At in- itiation of dialysis, elevated TG and C levels were present in 90% and 69% of the patients, respec- tively. The prevalence of hyperlipidemia (HL) varied between 63% and 88% (TG) and 61% and 93% (C), respectively, during the follow-up peri- od. TG and C levels were not correlated with calo- ric intake (evaluated in 17 patients), serum albu- min levels, treatment modality (CAPD or CCPD), a history of the nephrotic syndrome, or previous treatment with hemodialysis or transplantation. However, a significant inverse correlation was ob- served between age and serum lipids at the initia- tion of dialysis treatment and after 1 year (TG: r = -0.40;C: r = - 0.44). Our data indicate a high prevalence of HL but no significant change of serum lipid levels during 2 years of treatment with CAPD/CCPD.
A Nonlinear Version of the Reynolds Equation for Flow in Rock Fractures With Complex Void Geometries

This study presents a nonlinear Reynolds equation (NRE) for single‐phase flow through rock fractures. The fracture void geometry is formed by connected wedge‐shaped cells at pore scale, based on the measured aperture field. An approximate analytical solution to two‐dimensional Navier‐Stokes equations is derived using the perturbation method to account for flow nonlinearity for wedge‐shaped geometries. The derived perturbation solution shows that the main contributors to the determination of general flow behaviors in local wedges are the degree of aperture variation relative to mean aperture, the ratio of aperture variation to wedge length, the Reynolds number, and the degree of wedge asymmetry. The transmissivity of the entire fracture is then solved with a field of local cell transmissivity that varies along both longitude and latitude directions on the fracture plane. The performance of the proposed NRE is tested against flow experiments and flow simulations by solving numerically the three‐dimensional Navier‐Stokes equations for three cases of rock fractures with different void geometries. Results from the proposed model are in close agreement with those obtained from simulations and experiments. As the Reynolds number increases, the pressure difference obtained from the NRE demonstrates the same nonlinear behavior as that obtained from the simulations. Overall, the mean discrepancy between the proposed model and flow simulations is 5.7% for Reynolds number ranging from 0.1 to 20, indicating that the proposed NRE can capture the flow nonlinearity in rock fractures.
Numerical investigation of Non-Synchronous Vibration with Fluid-Structure Interaction using Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation

A Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) simulation is carried out for GE 1-1/2 stage high speed compressor using the Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (DDES) based on the SpalartAllmaras (SA) turbulence model. The structural motion equations and the unsteady spatially filtered compressible Navier-Stokes equation with the SA-DDES turbulence model are solved in a fully coupled manner. A Low Diffusion E-CUSP Riemann solver is used for the inviscid flux with a 3rd order WENO reconstructed conservative variables and a 2nd order central differencing scheme for the viscous flux. The tip vortex instability generates an excitation force with the non-engine order frequency. The predicted NSV frequency shows an excellent agreement with the rig test measurement.
The direction of associations: prior knowledge promotes hippocampal separation, but cortical assimilation

What does it mean to say, “a new association is learned”? And how is this learning different when adding new information to already-existing knowledge? Here, participants associated pairs of faces while undergoing fMRI, under two different conditions: a famous, highly-familiar face with a novel face or two novel faces. We examined multivoxel activity patterns corresponding to individual faces before and after learning. In the hippocampus, paired novel faces became more similar to one another through learning. In striking contrast, members of famous-novel pairs became distinct. In the cortex, prior knowledge led to integration, but in a specific direction: the representation of the novel face became similar to that of the famous face before learning, but less so vice versa, suggesting assimilation of new into old memories. We propose that hippocampal separation might resolve interference between existing and newly learned information, allowing cortical assimilation. Associations are formed through divergent but specific neural codes, that are adaptively shaped by the internal state of the system – its prior knowledge.
Study of Morphology of Placenta in anaemic subjects

Introduction -placenta is one of the most challenging organs, any insult to placenta during the developmental stageaffects the morphometry of placenta which in turn affects the growth of fetus in-utero. The study was conducted in department of anatomy and department of Obstetrics& Gynaecology, NSCB medical college & hospital, Jabalpur.Objective–The study was carried out to study the morphology of placenta in anaemic subjects.Material and method-In the presentstudy, 100 placentae, 20 from normal pregnancies (control group) and 80 from anaemic mothers(study group) were studied. The parameters studied were mean placental weight, volume, diameter, average thickness,no. of cotyledons, presence of infarction, calcification and site of attachment of umblical cord &no. of blood vessels incord. Result -Study revealed that, there is significant increase in placental weight, volume, diameter &thickness ofplacenta in study group and also reduction in number of colyledons.Conclusion - From the study it is concluded that anaemia affects placental outcome.