Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
“It can’t happen to me”

Background: In September 2012, a series of methanol poisonings occurred in the Czech Republic as a result of an influx of illicit alcohol into (predominantly) cheap alcoholic beverages on the retail market. The public authorities decided to prevent public health risks by prohibiting sales of liquors that contained more than 20% alcohol (> 20% liquor). The “partial” prohibition lasted for almost two weeks, but the poisonings still continued. This article assesses the impact of the methanol poisoning risks and the (partial) prohibition on alcohol drinking patterns, and describes the understanding of risks and their mitigation in vulnerable groups. Methods: The rapid assessment and response method (RAR) was used during the (partial) alcohol prohibition. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with respondents recruited for the study in alcohol-intake settings (e.g., bars and restaurants, street alcohol outlets) in six regions. In total, 107 alcohol users were interviewed, mostly with risky drinking patterns (69% scored ≥ 1 on the CAGE scale), and 53 alcohol retailers/staff members serving alcohol. Results: About one third of the alcohol users in the study (35%) drank > 20% liquors during the prohibition; a higher score on the CAGE scale was associated with a lower probability of drinking > 20% liquors during the period of the prohibition, probably because of the perception of being at high risk of poisoning. There was some increase in drinking liquors with an alcohol content less than 20%. Those who continued drinking > 20% liquors typically did so in the belief that some sources of these were safe. Conclusions: Public policies aimed at reducing the risk of methanol poisonings in emergency situations should adopt broader measures than those focusing on market control. These measures include increased access to brief interventions, addressing the strategies that alcohol consumers adopt to prevent risk, and, in general, helping consumers make informed choices to prevent further fatalities.
Geochemistry of the Late Cretaceous Pandan Formation in Cebu Island, Central Philippines: Sediment contributions from the Australian plate margin during the Mesozoic

The Late Cretaceous Pandan Formation in Cebu Island is one of the oldest sedimentary units in the Central Philippines. The inconsistencies in geological descriptions and interpretation of the depositional environment of the Pandan Formation complicated efforts to determine the origin and tectonic history of the basement of Cebu Island. This study therefore looks into the petrological and geochemical characteristics of the Pandan Formation and their implications for the tectonic development of the Philippine Arc during the late Mesozoic. Petrographic analyses indicate significant contribution from mafic sources with additional inputs from felsic rocks, siliciclastics and metamorphic sources. Enrichment of detrital quartz from felsic volcanic and plutonic rocks, as well as from siliciclastic and metamorphic sources, has shifted the SiO2 composition of the Pandan clastics from a mafic to a more intermediate source. Whole‐rock geochemical analyses revealed low SiO2/Al2O3 = 4.21, low K2O/Na2O = 1.16, low Th/Sc = 0.13, low Th/U = 2.78, high La/Th = 4.51, significantly low REEs = ca 76.45 ppm and low LaN/YbN = 4.28. A slight negative chondrite‐normalized Eu/Eu* (0.91) anomaly and significantly high PAAS‐normalized positive Eu/Eu* (1.39) values are consistent with derivation from a young undissected magmatic arc terrane. Tectonic discrimination diagrams suggest formation in an oceanic island arc to active margin/collision zone modelled to be located at the oceanic leading edge of Australia. Rapid uplift and erosion of the magmatic arc and older allochthonous blocks gave way to the rapid deposition of the Pandan Formation in the Late Cretaceous at the subequatorial region.
Falls Prevention in Dementia: Literature Review

Falls are common in the elderly and increase with age. One third of people over the age of 65 will fall at least once in a year. This figure increases to half in people over the age of 80. They are the most common cause of death from injury in people over 65 and cost the NHS over £2 billion a year. Older people with dementia and cognitive impairment have been shown to fall twice as much as their cognitively in-tact peers. NICE recommends that falls preventions programmes should be multifactorial and incorporate strength and balance training, home hazard assessments and interventions, vision assessment and referral with medication review. There is, however, evidence to suggest that this type of intervention may not be as effective in people with dementia at reducing falls. The purpose of this literature review is to examine recent evidence to establish if there are any effective interventions to reduce falls in those with dementia. Conclusion: Evidence for effective fall prevention programs in dementia is limited and often conflicting. Further research is needed to address what is a significant problem that is likely to increase as the world ages and rates of dementia increase. At this present time, there is insufficient evidence to support the use of any intervention to prevent falls in those with dementia. In the meantime, hospital trusts and care homes may need to consider novel approaches to reducing falls.
On shifted integer-valued autoregressive model for count time series showing equidispersion, underdispersion or overdispersion

Abstract In this paper, we introduce a first order integer-valued autoregressive process with Borel innovations based on the binomial thinning. This model is suitable to modeling zero truncated count time series with equidispersion, underdispersion and overdispersion. The basic properties of the process are obtained. To estimate the unknown parameters, the Yule-Walker (YW), conditional least squares (CLS) and conditional maximum likelihood (CML) methods are considered. The asymptotic distribution of CLS estimators are obtained and hypothesis tests to test an equidispersed model against an underdispersed or overdispersed model are formulated. A Monte Carlo simulation is presented analyzing the estimators performance in finite samples. Two applications to real data are presented to show that the Borel INAR(1) model is suited to model underdispersed and overdispersed data counts.
Nursing home quality of life in the Lebanon

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions, perspectives and meaning of quality of life for a sample of older residents, care staff and family caregivers in two nursing homes in Lebanon. Design/methodology/approach A classic grounded theory study was conducted between 2010 and 2011 in two nursing homes in Beirut. The semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a theoretical sample of 20 residents, 8 family caregivers and 11 staff. The constant comparative method was used to analyze the data. Findings Three distinct but interrelated properties of quality of life emerged from this process: “maintaining self,” “maintaining identity” and “maintaining continuity”. The dynamics that exist within and between each of these properties provide an indicator about shared and distinct meanings and the implications for care practice. Research limitations/implications The study was conducted in one city in Lebanon; accordingly, the transferability of findings may be challenging. Practical implications Implications for nursing and nursing policy – improving Lebanese national standards and regulations applicable to nursing home residents may help to enhance residents’ care needs and quality of life. Social implications There was limited guidance aimed at helping older residents to voice and increase their choice and control. Originality/value This paper provides new insights into the process of outlining the properties attached to the phenomenon of quality of life in nursing homes in Lebanon. It will be of interest to those in nursing home care as well as to policy makers.
Effect of Board Diversity, Promoter’s Presence and Multiple Directorships on Firm Performance

Abstract Purpose: This article analyses the effect of board diversity on the financial performance of non-financial firms listed in the Nifty Index. Specifically, it examines the mediation effect of the promoter’s presence and multiple directorships on the financial performance of the firm, that is, return on net worth (RONW), return on equity (ROE) and its sales growth. Methodology: The article uses the hierarchical regression model to analyse the effect of board diversity on financial performance. The presence of the promoters on the board and multiple directorships are taken as the control variables. Findings: Empirical results show the significant effect of the promoter’s presence on the board on the firm’s earnings and a significant positive effect of firm age, board size, age diversity and experience diversity on the financial performance. However, we do not find any statistically significant relationship between firm size and financial performance in any model. The results also show that the age and experience of the female directors are significantly less compared to the male directors. However, the age and experience of the non-executive directors and independent directors are found to be higher among the other positions held by the directors. We also find a negative relationship between multiple directorships in other firms and the financial performance of the firm. Value: The article proposes that there should be a greater number of independent directors in a firm that has its promoter on the board. One recommendation for the board is to reduce the number of directorships held in other boards to ensure more constructive contribution towards the firm’s financial performance. The article studies the effect of the promoter’s presence on the board and multiple directorships held by board members on the financial performance of the firm.
Formation of a 3‐D Oscillatory Current System Associated With Global High‐Correlation Pi 2 Event: A Case Study

We present a typical example of the formation of a three‐dimensional (3‐D) oscillatory current system associated with a global high‐correlation Pi 2 event. The time variation of the field‐aligned current (FAC) density in the magnetosphere is estimated using multisatellite magnetic field data in the near‐Earth plasma sheet (~10 RE, ~23 MLT). Pi 2 pulsations, which were accompanied with the development of the upward and downward FACs in the substorm current wedge, were observed at mid‐latitude stations in the pre‐midnight sector (20.6 and 22.6 MLT), and the periodicity of the FAC fluctuations was correlated with the estimated current‐density fluctuations in the near‐Earth plasma sheet. Compressional signals of the Pi 2 pulsation were observed by an equatorial ground station and a geosynchronous satellite located in the midnight sector (0.1 and 0.4 MLT). A detailed comparison of the Pi 2 waveforms, which were simultaneously observed on the ground and in the near‐Earth magnetosphere, revealed high correlations between the fluctuations of the FACs and compressional pulses. These observations strongly suggest the formation of a 3‐D oscillatory current system associated with the global high‐correlation Pi 2 event. The sources of the oscillatory current system and compressional pulses were confirmed to be closely coupled with one another.
Effectiveness of Parenting Program for Macau Shift Work Parents: Randomized Controlled Trial

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Happy Parenting: Round-the-Clock Parenting (HPRCP) program for Macau parents on shift work, using randomized controlled trial design. Methods: The participants included 154 parents on shift work who were randomized into the intervention (n = 78) and waitlist control (n = 76) groups. Participants were requested to complete a set of questionnaires on their children’s behavior, their own parenting stress, parenting practices, and emotion-focused parenting style both before and after the completion of the program by the intervention group. Results: Analysis was by intention-to-treat. The results indicated significant reduction in child behavior problems, parenting stress, and dysfunctional parenting practices in the intervention group after intervention. Conclusions: The results provided promising evidence on the effectiveness of the HPRCP program for parents on shift work.
Graphs, Entities, and Step Mixture

Existing approaches for graph neural networks commonly suffer from the oversmoothing issue, regardless of how neighborhoods are aggregated. Most methods also focus on transductive scenarios for fixed graphs, leading to poor generalization for unseen graphs. To address these issues, we propose a new graph neural network that considers both edge-based neighborhood relationships and node-based entity features, i.e. Graph Entities with Step Mixture via random walk (GESM). GESM employs a mixture of various steps through random walk to alleviate the oversmoothing problem, attention to dynamically reflect interrelations depending on node information, and structure-based regularization to enhance embedding representation. With intensive experiments, we show that the proposed GESM achieves state-of-the-art or comparable performances on eight benchmark graph datasets comprising transductive and inductive learning tasks. Furthermore, we empirically demonstrate the significance of considering global information.
Cultural-Centric Globalization Strategies for Increasing Companies’ Profitability

Cultural-Centric Globalization Strategies for Increasing Companies’ Profitability by Yao Kossi BS, Metropolitan States University, 2011 MBA, Hamline University, 2013 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration Walden University December 2019
Propagation of pistachio Pistacia vera L. by air layering under the effects of IBA and GA 3 treatments

This research was conducted in the College of Agricultural Sciences Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan region/ Iraq, to study the possibility of propagation of pistachio Pistacia vera cv. Batoury by air layering through treating the girdling wounds with IBA, and spray of layered shoots with IBA and GA3. The experiment was laid out by RCBD design with three replications on six trees. 20000 ppm IBA applied to the girdling wounds of layered shoots gave values of rooting percentage (63%), root number (4.6), root length (5.7 cm) and survival percentage (80%), while control gave no rooting. The rooting percentage of (33.4%) was achieved from layered shoots without spray and from those sprayed by 25 and 50 ppm IBA. A survival percentage of (50%) was achieved from layered shoots sprayed by 25, 50 ppm IBA and 30 ppm GA3. Interaction of 20000 ppm IBA treatment of girdling wound with 25 and 50 ppm IBA spray of layered shoots and without spray gave (70%) rooting percentage. 20000 ppm IBA treatment of girdling wound with spray of layered shoots by 25, 50 ppm IBA and 30 ppm GA3 showed the highest (100%) survival percentage.
Reevaluation of C4H Abundance Based on the Revised Dipole Moment

Abnormally large column densities of the carbon-chain molecule, C4H, have been reported in various sources. The main reason for this was supposed to be an underestimated value of the permanent dipole moment of C4H. C4H has a low-lying electronic excited state of 2Π with a large dipole moment in the previous quantum chemical calculations. However, the mixing of the excited state with the ground state 2Σ+ has not been taken into consideration. In the present study, we evaluated this mixing by introducing a multireference configuration interaction. The effective dipole moment of C4H in the ground state was calculated to be 2.10 D, which is about 2.4 times larger than the values used so far. Revised column densities of C4H in dark clouds, low-mass star-forming regions, and the circumstellar envelope IRC+10216 based upon the new value are about a factor of 6 smaller than the previous values. With the revised column densities, exponential smooth decreases are found for the abundances of the C2nH (n = 1–4) molecules with carbon-chain length in these sources, suggesting high similarities among individual formation mechanisms of the C2nH molecules.
Zercon utemisovi sp. n. – a new species of Zerconidae (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) from Kazakhstan with notes on Zercon karadaghiensis Balan, 1992

ABSTRACT Zercon utemisovi sp. n. , (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae) from Kazakhstan is described and illustrated based on adults of both sexes. The new species is most similar to Zercon karadaghiensis, which we compare to our new species, and we note that mites previously identified as Z. karadaghiensis may include more than one species. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:410D246F-90BF-4FE6-81C7-4CAD64A9BAD3
Study on physical properties of dispersed silica

The paper deals with the physical properties of colloidal silica dispersed system such as distribution width (Qx, %) and density (qx, %) defined by photon cross correlation spectroscopy (PCCS) at an average size of 17.06 nm for D50 % and the area of specific surface of 349.96 m2 cm−3 depending on molar (Rm2) optimal ratio of silica stone mineral to alkali ash powder. The change of crystal structure to amorphous state was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The results of their kinematic viscosity, liquid density, UV light adsorption inspections show possibility to produce the colloidal silica by using the wetting and ultrasonic vibration method for that fusible alloy.
Temporal variations of trends in the Central England Temperature series

Variations in trend rates of annual values of the Central England Temperature series (CET) over the period1659-2017 were analysed using moving windows of different length, to identify the minimum period in which the trend expresses a climate signal not hidden by the noise produced by natural variability. Trend rates exhibit high variability and irregular shifting from positive to negative values unless very long window lengths (of 100 years or more) are used. In general, as the duration of the length of the temporal window analysed increases, the absolute range of the trend rates decreases and the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio increases. The relationship between the S/N ratio and the window length also depended on the total length of the series, so high S/N values are achieved faster when shorter time series are considered. This prevents suggesting a minimum window length for undertaking trend analyses. A comparison between CET and the average continental series in the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST) database in their common period (1753-2017) repeats the patterns described for 1659-2017, although the average values of the rates, ranges and the "threshold period" in years change, and are more variable in CET than in BEST. Analysis of both series suggests that the recent warming started early and can be linked to the recovery of temperatures after the Little Ice Age. This process has characterised by progressively increasing trend rates, but also includes periods of deceleration or even negative trends spanning less than 50 years. The behaviour of the two long-term temperature records analysed agrees with a long-term persistence (LTP) process. We estimated the Hurst exponent of the CET series to be around 0.72 and 0.8, which reinforces the LTP hypothesis. This implies that the currently widespread statistical framework assuming a stationary, short-memory process in which departures from the norm can be easily assessed by monotonic trend analysis should not be accepted for long climatic series. In brief, relevant questions relative to the recent evolution of temperatures such as the distinction between natural variability and departures from stationarity; attribution of the causes of variability at different time scales; determination of the shortest window length to detect a trend; and other similar ones have still not been answered and may require adoption of an alternative analytical framework.
Conformation control of the histidine kinase BceS of Bacillus subtilis by its cognate ABC-transporter facilitates need-based activation of antibiotic resistance

Bacteria closely control gene expression to ensure optimal physiological responses to their environment. Such careful gene expression can minimize the fitness cost associated with antibiotic resistance. We previously described a novel regulatory logic in Bacillus subtilis enabling the cell to directly monitor its need for detoxification. This cost-effective strategy is achieved via a two-component regulatory system (BceRS) working in a sensory complex with an ABC-transporter (BceAB), together acting as a flux-sensor where signaling is proportional to transport activity. How this is realized at the molecular level has remained unknown. Using experimentation and computation we here show that the histidine kinase is activated by piston-like displacements in the membrane, which are converted to helical rotations in the catalytic core via an intervening HAMP-like domain. Intriguingly, the transporter was not only required for kinase activation, but also to actively maintain the kinase in its inactive state in the absence of antibiotics. Such coupling of kinase activity to that of the transporter ensures the complete control required for transport flux-dependent signaling. Moreover, we show that the transporter likely conserves energy by signaling with sub-maximal sensitivity. These results provide the first mechanistic insights into transport flux-dependent signaling, a unique strategy for energy-efficient decision making.
Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with intralesional meglumine antimoniate at a primary care unit in Brazil

Intralesional (IL) meglumine antimoniate (MA) is recommended for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) treatment. The lack of resources in primary health care units usually hinders monitoring of adverse events, handling of comorbidities, and use of second-line drugs. We report six CL patients treated with subcutaneous IL MA (due to contraindication or adverse effects to systemic MA) in a primary health care unit. The procedure was repeated every two weeks up to the epithelialization of the lesion. All treated lesions epithelialized. The only adverse effect was moderate local eczema. IL MA treatment seems to be a simple, efficient and safe therapy for CL.
PERAN KEUNGGULAN BERSAING DALAM MEMEDIASI CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT TERHADAP KINERJA PEMASARAN (Studi Kasus Pada Bank Perkreditan Rakyat se-Provinsi Bali)

The purpose of this study is to explain the relationship between customer relationship management on the marketing performance of Rural Bank of Bali province and competitive advantage as mediating variables. The variables examined in this study are customer relationship management, marketing performance and competitive advantage. The number of samples obtained was 120 marketing staff, Marketing Manager or owner of Rural Credit Bank in Bali Province. Data were collected through questionnaires. The analysis technique test using path analysis. Based on the analysis found the result that customer relationship management have a positive and significant effect on marketing performance Rural Credit Bank in Bali Province, customer relationship management have a positive and significat effect on competitive advantage of Rural Credit Bank in Bali Province, competitive advantage have a positive and significat effect on marketing performance of Rural Credit Bank in Bali Province, competitive advantage mediate effect of customer relationship management on marketing performance of Rural Credit Bank in whole of Bali Province. Keyword : Customer Relationship Management, marketing performance, competitive advantage.