Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Anthropometric Variables, Blood Pressure, and Glucose and Lipid Profile in Healthy Adults: A before and after Pandemic Lockdown Longitudinal Study

In December 2019, 27 cases of pneumonia were reported in Wuhan. In 2020, the causative agent was identified as a virus called SARS-CoV-2. The disease was called “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19) and was determined as a Public Health Emergency. The main measures taken to cope with this included a state of lockdown. The aim of this study was to assess how the unhealthy lifestyles that ensued influenced different parameters. A prospective study was carried out on 6236 workers in a Spanish population between March 2019 and March 2021. Anthropometric, clinical, and analytical measurements were performed, revealing differences in the mean values of anthropometric and clinical parameters before and after lockdown due to the pandemic, namely increased body weight (41.1 ± 9.9–43.1 ± 9.9), BMI (25.1 ± 4.7–25.9 ± 4.7), and percentage of body fat (24.5 ± 9.1–26.9 ± 8.8); higher total cholesterol levels, with a statistically significant increase in LDL levels and a reduction in HDL; and worse glucose levels (90.5 ± 16.4–95.4 ± 15.8). Lockdown can be concluded to have had a negative effect on health parameters in both sexes in all age ranges, causing a worsening of cardiovascular risk factors.
Does the pattern of age dependency matter in the promotion of financial development in an emerging economy?

ABSTRACT In this study, we examine the financial development effect of population aging pattern in India. We examine the period 1960 to 2017 and analyse the various types of age dependency, which includes both old and young measures. By using structural VAR and ARDL techniques, we find that changes in young age dependency have a significant impact on changes in financial development in India while dependency by the old generation does not affect it. This study suggests that government and policymakers should protect the health, longevity and working conditions of young age people for the promotion of better financial development in India.
Quantitative Health Risk Assessment of the Chronic Inhalation of Chemical Compounds in Healthcare and Elderly Care Facilities

Previous studies have described the chemical pollution in indoor air of healthcare and care facilities. From these studies, the main objective of this work was to conduct a quantitative health risk assessment of the chronic inhalation of chemical compounds by workers in healthcare and elderly care facilities (hospitals, dental and general practitioner offices, pharmacies and nursing homes). The molecules of interest were 36 volatile and 13 semi-volatile organic compounds. Several professional exposure scenarios were developed in these facilities. The likelihood and severity of side effects that could occur were assessed by calculating the hazard quotient for deterministic effects, and the excess lifetime cancer risk for stochastic effects. No hazard quotient was greater than 1. Three compounds had a hazard quotient above 0.1: 2-ethyl-1-hexanol in dental and general practitioner offices, ethylbenzene and acetone in dental offices. Only formaldehyde presented an excess lifetime cancer risk greater than 1 × 10−5 in dental and general practitioner offices (maximum value of 3.8 × 10−5 for general practitioners). The health risk for chronic inhalation of most compounds investigated did not appear to be of concern. Some values tend to approach the acceptability thresholds justifying a reflection on the implementation of corrective actions such as the installation of ventilation systems.
Manajemen Strategik Pada Pendidikan Indonesia Jenjang Perguruan Tinggi Selama Pembatasan Sosial Pandemi Covid-19

Covid-19 disease has alarming public since early 2020 that on March 11, 2020 WHO has stated the coronavirus plague as global pandemic. The practice of social distancing policy is a tough choice for every country to prevent the covid-19 due to the negative impact of this policy on various aspects of life. College education is one of the areas affected by social distancing policies during the coronavirus pandemic. The government's decision to move the process of teaching and learning in campus to become at home suddenly creates difficulties for many parties. Moving on from these conditions, the authors conducted a study with the aim of analyzing and describing the implementation and evaluation of strategic management in an effort to maintain the continuity, effectiveness and quality of college education in Indonesia during the practice of social distancing. The research conducted is a qualitative research with descriptive method. Various adjustments need to be made by lecturers, students, and university stakeholder in overcoming problems during lecturing activities at home. And how this condition becomes an opportunity in the development of Indonesian education.
Performance Comparison of three Sorting Algorithms Using Shared Data and Concurrency Mechanisms in Java

Sorting large data sets or database is a problem commonly found in Computer Science and to find a solution to this problem, several quicksorting algorithms were developed while some need to be improved upon to make them more efficient. Sorting algorithms can be developed using both shared and non-shared data based on programmers’ choices. This paper aimed to develop three distinct sorting algorithms that involved shared data using three concurrency mechanisms in Java to measure their running times and to compare their performances. The main method used is the practical measurement of running times using benchmarking carried out on a machine with eight (8) processing cores. System current Time Millis () was used to measure time during the experiment. The results show that SD-Parallel quick sort implementation using Atomicity outperforms the other two algorithms. It was also shown that creating more threads leads to overhead when algorithms are developed using shared data. It was concluded that the running times of algorithms that involved shared data increase with the increase in the array size when proper synchronization is performed It was further revealed that SD-Parallel quick sort implemented using Acyclic-Barrier emerged as the second-best algorithm. Other concurrency mechanisms namely: Phaser, and Double-Atomicity provided by other Java JDK versions have the capacity of building more efficient framework that can be used to improve the performance of these algorithms due to their dynamic functionality. These and other concurrency mechanism provided by Java deserves further investigation as they are also capable of building more efficient algorithm.
Nickel and Chromium Stable Isotopic Composition of Ureilites: Implications for the Earth's Core Formation and Differentiation of the Ureilite Parent Body

We report the first Ni and Cr stable isotope data for ureilite meteorites that are the mantle residue of a carbon‐rich differentiated planet. Ureilites have similar Ni stable isotope compositions as chondrites, suggesting that the core‐mantle differentiation of ureilite parent body (UPB) did not fractionate Ni isotopes. Since the size of Earth is potentially larger than that of UPB; with diameter >690 km), resulting in higher temperatures at the core‐mantle boundary of Earth, it can be predicted that the terrestrial core formation may not directly cause Ni stable isotope fractionation. On the other hand, we also report high‐precision Cr stable isotope composition of ureilites, including one ureilitic trachyandesite (ALM‐A) that is enriched in lighter Cr stable isotopes relative to the main‐group ureilites, which suggests that the partial melting occurred on UPB. The globally heavy Cr in the UPB compared to chondrites can be caused by sulfur‐rich core formation processes.
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Small-Incision Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Intracorneal Concave Lenticule Implantation in Patients with Keratoconus

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term prognosis of small-incision femtosecond laser-assisted intracorneal concave lenticule implantation (SFII) in correction of human keratoconus. Methods This was a prospective study for 11 patients who received SFII after being diagnosed as progressive keratoconus based on the Amsler–Krumeich classification system. Clinical assessment was performed for all the patients prior to and postsurgically at different time points for 5 years. These included uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), biomechanically corrected intraocular pressure (bIOP), corneal topography, anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT), confocal microscopy, and biomechanical assessment with Corvis ST. Results Comparison of preoperative and 60-month postoperative UDVA and CDVA (P60months=0.081 and 0.001, respectively), all eyes showed an improvement in CDVA. Corneal topography showed no significant changes in corneal anterior K1, K2, posterior K1, K2, posterior elevation, or corneal densitometry compared with preoperative levels (P > 0.05). Corvis ST showed that central corneal thickness (CCT) and stiffness at applanation 1 (SP-A1) were significantly greater 1 week postsurgically when compared to the baseline (P < 0.05) and remained stable thereafter. The lenticule under the AS-OCT remained transparent throughout the entire postsurgical period. Under confocal microscopy, corneal edema and an increase in cell activation and reflectivity were observed at the lenticule-stromal interface within 1 week postoperatively. These reactions gradually subsided with time within 6 months. Conclusion SFII is an effective procedure to prevent the progression of keratoconus due to its minimal invasiveness and capability of maintaining a steady biometry of the cornea.
Synchrotron radiation-based phase-contrast microtomography of human dental calculus allows nondestructive analysis of inclusions: implications for archeological samples

Abstract. Purpose: Dental calculus forms on teeth during the life of an individual and its investigation can yield information about diet, health status, and environmental pollution. Currently, the analytical techniques used to visualize the internal structure of human dental calculus and entrapped inclusions are limited and require destructive sampling, which cannot always be justified. Approach: We used propagation phase-contrast synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography (PPC-SR-μCT) to non-destructively examine the internal organization of dental calculus, including its microstructure and entrapped inclusions, on both modern and archeological samples. Results: The virtual histological exploration of the samples shows that PPC-SR-μCT is a powerful approach to visualize the internal organization of dental calculus. We identified several important features, including previously undetected negative imprints of enamel and dentine growth markers (perikymata and periradicular bands, respectively), the non-contiguous structure of calculus layers with multiple voids, and entrapped plant remains. Conclusions: PPC-SR-μCT is an effective technique to explore dental calculus structural organization, and is especially powerful for enabling the identification of inclusions. The non-destructive nature of synchrotron tomography helps protect samples for future research. However, the irregular layers and frequent voids reveal a high heterogeneity and variability within calculus, with implications for research focusing on inclusions.
Behavioral Biases and the Asset Growth Anomaly

Abstract We find evidence that the asset growth anomaly is due, in part, to investors’ behavioral biases. Two-way sorts based on asset growth and proxies for known behavioral biases (anchoring, recency, nominal price illusion, and lottery-seeking) indicate that the asset growth anomaly is stronger in stocks that investors affected by behavioral biases tend to buy and non-existent or negative in stocks they tend to sell. These results are not explained by limits of arbitrage or investor sentiment and hold in both portfolio analyses and regressions. The evidence suggests that behavioral investors’ attraction to certain stocks drives the asset growth anomaly.
Cognitive Bias in Medical Decision Making

Cognitive bias is well known recognized factor that causes many diagnostic errors. Such errors hampers with quality patient care in medical practice. This paper focuses on various biases that may affect decision making and idea flow. Growing awareness for such biases is need of hour as only then de biasing techniques could be adopted to prevent such cognitive errors.
STUDI KOMPARASI MOTIVASI DAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA SMK KELAS X PADA PENERAPAN PEMBELAJARAN DARING DI ERA PANDEMI COVID-19

The Covid-19 pandemic is an extraordinary event that is currently hitting various parts of the world. Many of the consequences caused by this outbreak of this virus. Limitation of social interaction (social distancing) in an effort to break the chain of the spread of Covid-19 was taken and followed government health protocols. Online learning as an alternative to learning in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Learning that is carried out indirectly and is in a network, of course, makes students must have strong learning motivation to achieve maximum learning outcomes. There are two objectives in this study, namely 1) to analyze and test the differences in learning outcomes of class X students of SMK Muhammadiyah Kartasura in offline learning before the Covid-19 pandemic era and in online learning in the Covid-19 pandemic era, 2) Analyze and test the influence of motivation on outcomes. class X student of SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Kartasura in online learning in the Covid-19 pandemic era. This research uses a quantitative approach with the type of comparative causal research. The results of this study indicate that there are significant differences in the average learning outcomes of Class X Vocational School students in offline learning before the Covid-19 pandemic era and in online learning in the Covid-19 pandemic era. Student learning outcomes in offline learning are higher than in online learning. Meanwhile, the one-way Anova test results show that there is an influence of motivation on learning outcomes of class X Vocational High School students in online learning in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. Students have high motivation to learn in the high and low groups.
The Impact of Physical Features On the Book Selection Process of Fourth and Eighth Graders

Dr. Cindy Hendricks, Advisor Reading education is a fundamental aspect of literacy development, however, it is often times difficult to discover what truly motivates children to read. This study was created as a way of trying to further identify the motivation behind students’ book preferences when given the opportunity to self-­‐select. Several studies have been previously conducted that examine similar motivational factors, such as author, genre, and topic. This study delved deeper into the physical characteristics of books that motivate students after their reading interests have been considered. Twenty-­‐nine fourth grade students and sixty-­‐ three eighth grade students were asked to take a brief questionnaire that discussed the physical factors that most impact their selection. Following the questionnaire, five were selected from each grade level to take part in a short interview session that was created to gain further insight into their reasons and methods for selecting books. The results from the questionnaires were then analyzed and tallied onto a spreadsheet to look for the patterns and themes. The interview sessions were transcribed and used to support reasoning for choosing a particular factor. The majority of the fourth grade students were influenced by the front cover, while eighth grade students were found to be most influenced by the back-­‐of-­‐the-­‐book summary found on books. However, the researcher concluded that the same top three factors were considered by both fourth and eighth grade students.
Changes in Ventilation Practices for Bronchiolitis in the Hospital Ward and Need for ICU Transfer over the Last Decade

There is limited evidence of the potential benefits of the use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) for the management of bronchiolitis in the ward. Our aim is to describe the ventilation trends for bronchiolitis in our hospital along with the introduction of an HFNC ward protocol and to determine the need for respiratory support escalation and transfer to an intensive care unit (ICU). A retrospective analytical observational study of children < 12 months old requiring admission for a first RSV bronchiolitis episode in a single centre from January 2009 to December 2018. The sample was divided into four groups according to the type of respiratory support that would ensure the clinical stability of the infants on admission. A total of 502 infants were recruited. The total number and percentage of patients admitted in the ward grew progressively over time. Simultaneously, there was an increase in HFNC and, paradoxically, an increase in ICU transfers. The risk of failure was higher for those who required HFNC or CPAP for clinical stabilisation in the first 12 h after admission. Moreover, the risk of failure was also higher in children with standard oxygen therapy promptly escalated to HFNC, especially if they had atelectasis/viral pneumonia, coinfections or a history of prematurity. Despite the limitations of a retrospective analysis, our study reflects usual clinical practice and no correlation was found between the usage of HFNC and a shorter length of hospital stay or less time spent on oxygen therapy.
Abundance, Diversity, and Function of Soil Microorganisms in Temperate Alley-Cropping Agroforestry Systems: A Review

Modern temperate alley-cropping systems combine rows of trees with rows of crops (agroforestry), which allows for diverse interspecific interactions such as the complementary and competitive use of resources. The complementary use of resources between trees and crops is considered the main advantage of these multifunctional land use systems over cropland monocultures. Moreover, several studies demonstrated that agroforestry systems are environmentally more sustainable than cropland monocultures. Over two decades of research on soil microorganisms in temperate alley-cropping systems are characterized by a variety of different methodological approaches and study designs to investigate the impact of agroforestry on the soil microbiome. Here, we review the available literature on the abundance, diversity, and functionality of soil microorganisms in temperate alley-cropping systems. Further, we identify current knowledge gaps as well as important experimental factors to consider in future studies. Overall, we found that temperate alley-cropping systems increase soil microbial abundance, diversity, and functions as compared to cropland monocultures, which is expected to contribute to enhanced biological soil fertility in these systems.
Service modularity in e-learning programs: an analysis from the perceived usefulness perspective

PurposeThis study investigates the effects of service modularity on the perceived usefulness (PU) of e-learning programs through the perceived ease of use (PEoU) and service customization.Design/methodology/approachStructural equation modeling was used to test four hypotheses with survey data from 517 undergraduates in Turkey.FindingsResults show that service modularity affects the PU of e-learning programs through the PEoU. Service customization negatively moderates the effect of service modularity on the PEoU, but positively moderates the effect of the PEoU on the PU of e-learning programs.Practical implicationsThis study offers insights that support the decisions of policymakers and higher education institutions on how to design appealing e-learning programs cost-effectively.Social implicationsThis study reveals the determinants of the PU of e-learning, which could support the democratization of access to higher education in emerging countries where barriers to higher education are relatively greater than in developed countries.Originality/valueThe concept of service modularity is explored in the e-learning context from the students' perspective. This study shows that the standardized interfaces across course modules increase the PU of e-learning programs by improving the ease of use. It also shows, interestingly, that service customization, enabled by modularity, is not always appreciated by service consumers, because of the potential extra effort demanded in communicating their unique needs to service providers.
Effect of heat-moisture treatment on physicochemical properties and digestive characteristics of sweet potato flour

In the present study, the effects of heat-moisture treatment (HMT) on the structural properties, physicochemical properties and in vitro digestibility of sweet potato flour were investigated. Moisture mass fractions of samples were set as 20%, 25%, 30% or 35%, and treated at 110 °C for 4 h. Gelatinization characteristics, short-range order, double helix structure, crystallinity and digestive characteristics were studied by test of pasting and thermal, analysis of X-ray diffraction spectra, infrared spectra and in vitro digestion test. The results showed that the structural characteristics of the sweet potato flour with different moisture concentrations were quite different. The viscosity, breakdown value and setback value of HMT-sweet potato flour were all lower than those of the original flour. The content of rapidly digestible starch (RDS) decreased, while the contents of slowly digestible starch (SDS) and resistant starch (RS) increased after HMT. The results showed that HMT-25 had good cold and heat stability, low pasting viscosity and high contents of SDS and RS.