Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Attitude, Knowledge and Donor Card Volunteering of Nursing Students Regarding Organ Donation

ÖZ Objective: To shed light on the educational curriculum and determining the organ donation attitude, knowledge and donor card willingness of students who study nursing. Methods: This study is a descriptive and cross sectional. The study is a descriptive cross-sectional design. The research was carried out on 203 students studying in the nursing department of a private university. The data were collected with Organ Donation Attitude and Knowledge Scales, which were validated and reliable in Turkey. The significance value was accepted as p<0.05. Results: The students’ organ donation knowledge (9.95±2.14) and donor card volunteer scores (mean ± standard deviation) (2.94±0.89) were low. Although the students' organ donation positive attitude scores were 106.75±13.21, the rate of supporting being a cadaver donor was 73.8%. 91.6% of the students did not intend to donate their organs after death. The semester they study, place they live and the education level of their parents did not seem to have a significant effect on the point average of organ donation knowledge, attitude and donor card willingness (p>0.05). Conclusions: It can be stated that lack of knowledge had more effect on students’ fear on attitude points rather than religion. Planned training on subjects such as brain death and the grieving process in undergraduate education may affect the motivation of students about organ donation.
Defining and assessing industry 4.0 maturity levels – case of the defence sector

Abstract Firms do not currently fully appreciate the complex characteristics of Industry 4.0 and as a result are uncertain about what it represents for them. In this study, an assessment model is developed to measure the level of implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies, around three dimensions: ‘Factory of the Future’, ‘People and Culture’, and ‘Strategy’. The ‘Factory of the Future’ is the main dimension and is composed of eight attributes: Additive Manufacturing, Cloud, Manufacturing Execution System, Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems, Big Data, Sensors, e-Value Chains, and Autonomous Robots. The study uses a defence manufacturing firm to develop, test and validate the model and report on 12 partners. We concluded that the focal firm has an Industry 4.0 maturity level of 59.35, above the sector average of 55.58. This research contributes by empirically developing a model and providing an analysis of major firms in the Defence supply network.
Asymptotic Expansions of Mathieu Functions and their Characteristic Numbers.

Straight forward and systematic procedures are developed for finding asymptotic expansions of Mathieu functions and their characteristic numbers. In particular, it is shown that three identically-constructed pairs of expansions exist for Solutions to the Mathieu equation: one pair in terms of trigonometrical functions, one pair in terms of Hermite functions of a real variable, and one pair in terms of Hermite functions of an imaginary variable. By linking these different expansions together in regions where they overlap, the behaviour of Mathieu functions can be investigated over the entire ränge of the independent variable.
Heliophysics: Space Storms and Radiation: Causes and Effects

Heliophysics is a fast-developing scientific discipline that integrates studies of the Sun’s variability, the surrounding heliosphere, and the environment and climate of planets. Over the past few centuries, our understanding of how the Sun drives space weather and climate on the Earth and other planets has advanced at an ever increasing rate. The Sun is a magnetically variable star and, for planets with intrinsic magnetic fields, planets with atmospheres, or planets like Earth with both, there are profound consequences. This volume, the second in a series of three heliophysics texts, integrates the many aspects of space storms and the energetic radiation associated with them – from their causes on the Sun to their effects in planetary environments. It reviews the physical processes in solar flares and coronal mass ejections, interplanetary shocks, and particle acceleration and transport, and considers many of the space weather responses in geospace. Historical space weather observations, in-situ particle measurement techniques, radiative emissions from energetic particles, and impacts of space weather on people and technology in space are also reviewed. In addition to its utility as a textbook, it also constitutes a foundational reference for researchers in the fields of heliophysics, astrophysics, plasma physics, space physics, solar physics, aeronomy, space weather, planetary science, and climate science. Additional online resources, including lecture presentations and other teaching materials, can be accessed at www.cambridge. org/9780521760515.
The first study of genetic diversity and population structure of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) and pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) in the Thai Andaman Sea based on ISSR

Background and Aim: The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus, and the pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata, are protected marine mammals in Thailand; however, knowledge regarding the populations of both species in Thai seas is minimal. We aimed to reveal the genetic diversity and population structure of two species, T. aduncus, and S. attenuata, based on inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSRs). Materials and Methods: Samples of stranded T. aduncus (n = 30) and S. attenuata (n = 23) found along Thai Andaman Sea coasts from 1998 to 2018 were used in this study. A total of 17 and 16 ISSR primers that produced clear and polymorphic bands were selected for T. aduncus and S. attenuata, respectively. Results: The highest percentages of polymorphic bands for T. aduncus and S. attenuata were 93.750% and 92.857%, respectively. Phylogenetic dendrograms indicated that the population of each species was clustered into three groups. This outcome was consistent with the genetic population structure, as both suggested three genetic clusters (DK = 3). Genetic diversity analysis revealed that the average Shannon’s information index (I) was 1.926 ± 0.066 for T. aduncus and 1.714 ± 0.090 for S. attenuata, which indicate a high level of genetic variation. Further, low fixation index (F) values were observed for T. aduncus and S. attenuata at −0.231 ± 0.024 and −0.312 ± 0.042, respectively, suggesting that inbreeding is unlikely to have occurred for both species over the past decades. Conclusion: At least three genetic clusters of both species were found in the Thai Andaman Sea, and the diversity indices of each species indicated that these species are not at a critical level for extinction. However, monitoring their population status should be prioritized to observe any future changes in the level of diversity.
ON THE CLUSTER PHYSICS OF SUNYAEV–ZEL’DOVICH AND X-RAY SURVEYS. IV. CHARACTERIZING DENSITY AND PRESSURE CLUMPING DUE TO INFALLING SUBSTRUCTURES

Understanding the outskirts of galaxy clusters at the virial radius (R200) and beyond is critical for an accurate determination of cluster masses, structure growth, and to ensure unbiased cosmological parameter estimates from cluster surveys. This problem has drawn renewed interest due to recent determinations of gas mass fractions beyond R200, which appear to be considerably larger than the cosmic mean. Here, we use a large suite of cosmological hydrodynamical simulations to study the inhomogeneity of the intra-cluster medium and employ different variants of simulated physics, including radiative gas physics and thermal feedback by active galactic nuclei. We find that density and pressure clumping closely trace each other as a function of radius, but the bias on density remains on average < 20 % ? > within R200. At larger radii, clumping increases steeply due to the continuous infall of coherent structures that have not yet passed the accretion shock. Density and pressure clumping increase with cluster mass and redshift, which probes on average dynamically younger objects that are still in the process of assembling. The angular power spectra of gas density and pressure show that the clumping signal is dominated by large-scale cosmic filaments that reach from the cosmic web into the clusters, signaling the presence of gravitationally driven “super clumping. ” While the prolateness of the gravitational halo potential implies an approximate radial correlation of these gaseous large-scale structures, gas density and pressure lose coherence on small scales across different radii due to dissipative gas physics. In contrast, the angular power spectrum of dark matter shows an almost uniform size distribution due to unimpeded subhalos. We provide a synopsis of the radial dependence of the clusters’ non-equilibrium measures (kinetic pressure support, ellipticity, and clumping) that all increase sharply beyond R200.
Generalizations of Szego Limit Theorem : Higher Order Terms and Discontinuous Symbols

The Ph.D. thesis is mainly concerned with two generalizations of Szego limit theorem, in a “smooth” and in a “discontinuous” setting. The first generalization has common combinatorial background with certain problems for random walks. In the first chapter, we explicitly compute the third term in Szego asymptotic formula for Zoll manifolds. This includes the case of the operator of multiplication by a smooth function on the sphere in any dimension. A possible application is an expression for a regularized determinant of a multiplication operator, or a zeroth order pseudodifferential operator, on the two dimensional sphere. Further asymptotic terms can also be calculated by our method, however the corresponding computation becomes very involved. We also calculate moments and certain joint distributions for maximal non-negative excursions of random walks with independent identically distributed steps. The main tool in both proofs is a new combinatorial identity, which is called generalized Hunt–Dyson formula, abbreviated as gHD, and is equivalent to Bohnenblust–Spitzer theorem (BSt). In the second chapter, we prove gHD, which is a formula for the quantity ∑ σ∈S m [( max(0, xσ1 , xσ1 + xσ2 , · · · , xσ1 + · · · + xσm) )n − ( max(0, xσ1 , xσ1 + xσ2 , · · · , xσ1 + · · · + xσm−1) )n] , where the summation is taken over all permutations of m real variables x1, · · · , xm, and n is an arbitrary natural power. In the case of power n = 1 the latter identity reduces to the classical Hunt–Dyson formula (HD). After that we establish a connection between gHD and BSt. More precisely, we derive BSt from gHD and vice versa providing the former with a new proof. In the third chapter, a one term Szego type asymptotic formula with a sharp remainder estimate for a class of integral operators with symbols having discontinuities in both position variable and momentum is established. In this case a logarithmic factor appears in the asymptotics. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary: 58J40, 58J37, 58J52, 47B35, 35Pxx, 35S05. Secondary: 60C05, 60G50, 05A19, 05E05. ISBN 91–7283–072–7 • TRITA-MAT–01–MA–03 • ISSN 1401–2278 • ISRN KTH/MAT/R–03/01–SE
EFFECTS OF SUB-LETHAL EXPOSURE OF ALUMINIUM ON GROWTH AND METAL ACCUMULATION PATTERNS IN INDIAN MAJOR CARPS

During the present research trial, the growth responses of 240 day-old three fish species viz. Labeo rohita , Gibelion catla and Cirrhina mrigala under chronic (1/3 of LC 50 ) exposures of Aluminium (Al) were determined. After 12 weeks metal exposure, gills, liver, kidney, intestine, skin, scales, bones and muscle were isolated for the determination of Al concentrations. G. catla gained significantly higher weight of 19.60±0.15 g, followed by that of C. mrigala (18.81±0.17 g) and L. rohita (18.10±0.15 g). All the experimental fish species, grown under contamination free (control) environment showed significantly better growth rate due to significantly maximum feed intakes than those grown under sub-lethal concentrations of Al. The sublethal exposure of Al to the three fish species caused significantly variable accumulation of metal in the body organs of test fish species. Fish liver, kidney and gills accumulated significantly higher Al as compared to other organs of fish.
SFP: State-free Priors for Exploration in Off-Policy Reinforcement Learning

Efficient exploration is a crucial challenge in deep reinforcement learning. Several methods, such as behavioral priors, are able to leverage offline data in order to efficiently accelerate reinforcement learning on complex tasks. However, if the task at hand deviates excessively from the demonstrated task, the effectiveness of such methods is limited. In our work, we propose to learn features from offline data that are shared by a more diverse range of tasks, such as correlation between actions and directedness. Therefore, we introduce state-free priors, which directly model temporal consistency in demonstrated trajectories, and are capable of driving exploration in complex tasks, even when trained on data collected on simpler tasks. Furthermore, we introduce a novel integration scheme for action priors in off-policy reinforcement learning by dynamically sampling actions from a probabilistic mixture of policy and action prior. We compare our approach against strong baselines and provide empirical evidence that it can accelerate reinforcement learning in long-horizon continuous control tasks under sparse reward settings.
The Effects of Chicory Extract Consumption by Mothers on the Frequency of Icterus and the Serum Bilirubin Level in Neonates

Background: Chicory has been used in Iranian traditional medicine for the treatment of various liver dysfunctions. This study aimed to investigate the effects of chicory extract consumption by mothers on the frequency of icterus and the serum bilirubin level in neonates. Methods: In this clinical trial, the research population included pregnant women referring to birth preparation classes in an urban area of Iran. Two hundred pregnant women were selected and randomly allocated into two groups of intervention and control. In the intervention group, the mothers were recommended to take Chicory extract (produced by SHAAF Shiraz Company, Iran) from the 36th week of gestation, at 70 cc, three times a day, and to continue the process during the first 2 weeks of lactation. The control group received routine care. Data gathering tools were a demographic questionnaire and a researcher-made checklist for recording the frequency of icterus and the mean level of bilirubin. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18. Results: The frequency of neonatal icterus in the intervention group was lower than that in the control group, but their difference was not significant (chi-square test, P = 0/11). The difference in the mean bilirubin level was not significant between the two groups on the first day of birth. However, on the third day after birth, the difference was significant and the intervention group had a lower mean of the bilirubin level (Independent T-test, P<0/05). Conclusions: Based on the results, the consumption of chicory by mothers can be effective in decreasing the bilirubin levels among the neonates.
Clinical Documentation for QbTest and QbCheck

The tests can be used in children (6-12 years) and in adolescents/adults (12-60 years). The computerized tasks differ in cognitive demand between the child version (go-no go paradigm) and the adolescent/ adult version (unconditional identical pair paradigm). This document describes the principal clinical studies supporting the use of QbTest/QbCheck in the assessment of ADHD and for treatment follow-up in patients with ADHD. In total, the clinical documentation consists of 40 different studies, of which the majority are peer reviewed independent publications. Documentation referred to as Data on file can be delivered at request. The documentation is based on studies with QbTest but since QbCheck is substantially equivalent to QbTest with the main difference that QbCheck can be performed online using a web-camera, the below documentation can also be considered valid for QbCheck.
Effect of copper and zinc supplementation on hematological parameters of osmanabadi goats

The present study was conducted on (n=18) Osmanabadi Goats for 90 days. Experimental animals were equally divided into three groups (T0, T1, and T2) with an average body weight of 29 kg. T0 was the control group and offered only a basal diet; the T1 group was supplemented with copper sulphate (100 mg/goat/day + Basal diet), and the T2 group was supplemented with zinc oxide (40 mg/goat/day + Basal diet). Blood samples were collected at fortnight intervals. Results indicated that MCHC values were significantly higher; Hb, RBC, and MCH values were non-significantly higher, whereas WBC and PCV values were non-significantly lower in the copper supplemented group. RBC and PCV values were non-significantly higher, whereas Hb and MCH values were significantly lower in the zinc supplemented group as compared with the control group. DLC revealed significantly higher lymphocytes, whereas neutrophils and monocytes were lacking in the zinc-supplemented group.
RapidUp: Multi-Domain Permutation Protocol for Lookup Tables

SNARKs for some standard cryptographic primitives tend to be plenty designed with SNARK-unfriendly operations such as XOR. Previous protocols such as [GW20] worked around this problem by the introduction of lookup arguments. However, these protocols were only appliable over the same circuit. RapidUp is a protocol that solves this limitation by unfolding the grand-product polynomial into two (equivalent) polynomials of the same size. Morevoer, a generalization of previous protocols is presented by the introduction of selectors.
Twisted and Coiled Polymer Actuators

Twisted and coiled polymer actuators are a form of soft actuator that are composed of nylon sewing thread or fishing line and use joule heating to contract or expand in length. The strands of polymer are twisted under load to produce a spring-like structure. Joule heating is the process of converting electrical energy to thermal energy through power dissipation by a resistor. For TCP actuators, voltage is applied (approximately 10V) to the coils and the current drawn heats the structure. Nylon thread has a negative thermal expansion in the axial direction, which provides a way to have reversible contractions by heating. Upon heating, the coils untwist, producing a torque that contracts the length of the coils. The benefits of this variety of actuator are the inexpensive lightweight polymer fibers, high energy density, reversible contractions, self-sensing (by inductance), and negligible hysteresis compared to other soft actuators. This literature review focuses on the problem of heat dissipation as it relates to restricting actuation frequency, and the methods that may enhance heat transfer. In particular, the proposed research is focused on increasing convection and conduction coefficients by increasing fluid flow, altering fluid medium, and embedding conductive nano-particles in an elastomer substrate or depositing directly on the polymer coils. The expected outcomes of the research are to determine the validity of the various restoring methods and ultimately produce a more competitive TCP actuator in the soft robotics industry. The impact can be summarized as creating a viable solution for more applications requiring a low voltage, inexpensive, and self-sensing actuator for fine control under moderate stress. Examples of applications where this can be used are with extensor muscles in forearms and biomimetic applications requiring actuator performance approaching human capability.
Self –Appraisal, Interpersonal Relationship, and Life Satisfaction of Teenage Parents

Designed with descriptive-correlational research, the study conducted in Pulong Sta.Cruz, City of Sta.Rosa, Laguna determined the relationship among fifty (50) teenage parents’ level of self-appraisal, interpersonal relationship and life satisfaction. Based on the data gathered, the respondents had high level of self-appraisal, interpersonal relationship, and life satisfaction. Meanwhile, a significant relationship was noted between the respondents’ level of self-appraisal and interpersonal relationship which indicated that the higher the level of self-appraisal, the higher is the level of their interpersonal relationship. Similarly, there was a correlation between their level of interpersonal relationship and life satisfaction which suggested that the higher the level of interpersonal relationship, the higher is the level of their life satisfaction. Finally, a significant relationship was also observed between the respondents’ level of self-appraisal and life satisfaction which showed that higher level of self-appraisal was related to the respondents’ higher level of life satisfaction.
TESAM Akademi Dergisi Journal of TESAM Academy This Gorgeous Bag is Just a Click Away! The Influence of Impulse and Hedonic Buying Tendencies on Online Compulsive Buying

With the widespread use of the Internet, consumers began to shop online instead of traditional channels. Hence, compulsive buying becomes a more problematic behavior in this online milieu because online shopping offered compulsive consumers a very convenient environment in which whenever and whatever they want to buy. Although it is becoming an increasingly important issue, there is gap in the literature on compulsive buying online. The main purpose of this research is to determine whether impulse buying and hedonistic buying are among the explanatory factors of online compulsive buying under the thumb of the new age technologic, economic and social trends. This is causal research which employed a multiple regression model. A research company performed an online survey over two weeks and 601 surveys were accepted. The results of the research revealed that impulse and hedonic buying have explanatory power for online compulsive buying behavior. However, the role of impulse buying dimensions is more powerful than the role of hedonic buying dimensions on online compulsive buying. Managerial and other implications of the results are presented.
Anticipating User Intentions in Customer Care Dialogue Systems

—In this work, we investigate the case of human-machine dialogues in the specific domain of commercial customer care. We built a corpus of conversations between users and a customer-care chatbot of an Italian telecom company, focusing on a sample of conversations where users contact the service asking for explanations about billing issues or overcharges. We observed that users’ requests are often vague, generic or incomprehensible. In such cases, commercial dialogue systems typically ask for clarifications or further details to fully understand users’ specific requests. However, from the corpus analysis it appeared that chatbot’s clarifying requests may result in ineffective interactions, with users eventually giving up the conversation or switching to a human agent for a faster query resolution. A recovery strategy is thus needed to anticipate users’ information needs, or intentions. We address this issue resorting to GEN-DS, a dialogue system based on symbolic data-to-text generation. GEN-DS analyzes the user-company contextual relational knowledge, with the aim to generate more relevant answers to unclear questions. In this paper, we describe the GEN-DS architecture along with the experiments we carried out to evaluate its output. Results from an offline human evaluation show significant improvements of GEN-DS compared to the original system. These improvements concern properties such as utility, necessity, understandability, and quickness of the information communicated in the dialogue. We believe that GEN-DS techniques may find application in all the dialogue systems that need to manage vague requests and must rely on relational knowledge.