Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Investigation of a Suspected Malaria Outbreak in Sokoto State, Nigeria, 2016

Background: Malaria, a vector borne disease that contributes to the 17 percent of the global burden of infectious diseases, is preventable, treatable and completely curable. The disease is endemic in Nigeria, staggering at 27 percent prevalence and contributes up to 29 percent of global burden of the disease. It contributes to the high child mortality in Nigeria, attributed 30 percent of under five deaths. In October 2016, WHO team in Nigeria in collaboration with Nigerian Centre for Disease Control investigated a suspected malaria outbreak in Sokoto state of northwestern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: We reviewed hospital records of 190 patients who presented to the health facility with febrile illness, investigated and treated from 3/10/2016 to 25/10/2016. Data used during the study included age, sex, residential address, signs and symptoms. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the region of the outbreak to assess the knowledge of the community on malaria control measures. SPSS version 24 was used for the data analyses. Results: Out of the 190 cases, 168 (88.4%) tested positive for RDT and 22 (11.5%) tested negative. The age range of the cases was from three months to 70 years (median: 14 years), the sex distribution was 118 (62.1%) females and 72 (37.9%) males, and the CFR of the RDT positive cases was 2.97% (5/168) with M:F ratio of 1:4. A survey to assess the knowledge of the affected community on malaria preventive measures shows 59.5% (25/42) are aware of at least three out of four measures asked. Conclusion: Although government commitment to malaria control is commendable, this suspected outbreak has clearly brought to fore some gaps in the on-going malaria control in Sokoto state. Thus, there is a need for government to intensify health education programmes on environmental hygiene, state malaria control programme to strengthen awareness campaigns on malaria interventions as well as improve access to the available interventions especially for the more vulnerable members of the community.
THE IMPACTS OF PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITEMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING IN CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES

The purpose of this study is to examine the findings of previous research on perceived organizational support that is associated with organizational commitment and psychological well being on contractual employees. Respondents were taken using the purposive sampling method. This research inspired by organizational support to their contractual employee to fight job stressors. Previous research on perceived organizational support (POS) has found a moderating role of organizational commitment (OC) in the relationship with psychological well being (PWB). Research Examined the role of perceived organizational support and component of organizational commitment (affective, normative and continous) to the psychological well being using structural equation model and partial least square method. This study uses the organizational commitment as a moderating variable (Z) and makes the perceived organizational support as the independent variable (X). While psychological well being as the dependent variable (Y). This research found that perceived organizational support have significant effect to affective commitment and normative commitment but not significant to continous commitment. This study found a rejection of the hypothesis about the positive relationhip between organizational commitment (affective commitment, normative commitment and continous commitment) and psychological well being, as well as direct relationship between perceived organizational support and psychological well being. Keywords: POS, organizational commitment, psychological well being, contractual worker
THE SMALL WORLD OF INFORMATION OF NEW FEMALE REFUGEES IN TURKU, FINLAND

With the increasing number of refugees coming to Finland in recent years, the dilemma of an effective social and cultural integration of newcomers is in the highlights. The way the newcomers choose to integrate in the Finnish society is closely linked with their preferences of seeking and sharing information. Social networks assuredly help the newcomers to integrate in the Finnish society from the social and the cultural perspective. The overall aim of this study is to highlight the importance of ‘information in new female refugees’ life, in which they possess specific types of information needs, utilize certain types of social networks to acquire information and their motivation for forming a small-world of information around them. To reach these objectives, a combination of focus group and semi-structured interviews with eight female refugees from Iraq, Syria and Somalia were conducted for the data collection, and a thematic analysis approach was adopted to analyze the results. The city of Turku situated in the South-West of Finland is selected for conducting the study. To answer the research questions, the findings were examined through a theoretical framework derived from the five theories and the models including Chatman ́s (1992) theory of small-world, Habermas (1992) theory of life-world, Caidi, Allard, and Quirke ́s (2010) model of migrant settlement stages, Berry ́s (1997) theory of acculturation and Chatman ́s (1996) theory of information poverty. The findings of the study reveal that the newcomers possess two levels of information, i.e. small-world and open-world of information, in which they join distinct types of social networks for seeking certain kinds of information. The small-world of information is largely adopted by the newcomers and contains coethnic social networks. The major factor motivating them to follow the pattern of ‘Separation’ and build a ‘Small-world’ of information is the cultural similarities’among co-ethnic connections. The small-world of information is valued for personal and help-seeking information needs during the integration process, while the open-world of information is considered useful for seeking general and practical information needs in the early settlement stage. The refugees’ interest towards their own culture and ethnic people may create a risk for social isolation and information poverty for such minorities and may consequently lead to an ineffective integration into the Finnish society. A proper cultural integration plan, together with government and private organizational support, is needed for an effective social and cultural integration of new refugees in the country.
The Relationship of Innovation Capabilities towards Employees’ Performance: Mediating Effect of Cultural Diversity in UAE Manufacturing Companies

Innovation cabilities of employees was considered as the main stratrgic activity of administered as a means of objective assessment of the individual performance of various professionals in MOI UAE. This study first aimed to identify whether employees’ innovation capabilities in MOI would exhibit more better performance in UAE. Secondly, this study also aimed to identify the theoratical issues related with cultural and technological diversity with individual innovation capabilities and gave the ways to improve their performance in MOI UAE setting. This study proposes a conceptual framework for understanding innovation process and knowledge managenent aspects of innovation capability which would influence individual performance. The conceptual framework includes cultural diversity as mediating variable in the effect of innovation capability which would influence individual performance. The conceptual carry out through emperical review of literature and development of hypothesis. The adaption of well-structured questionairre used in this study. The study also validates the proposed conceptual framework using a second-order confirmatory factor analysis technique, namely, structural equations modeling, with the data collected from 607 followers from 6 MOI departments in the UAE. The findings suggest that innovation process and knowledge managenent aspects of innovation capability has significant positive impact on individual performance. Moreover, cultural diversity has partial mediation effect in the relationship between innovation capability and individual performance. This study contributes to the research that identifies individual performance influenced by innovation capability that can affect organizational performance, particularly in the context of UAE MOI departments.
Öğretmenlerde Mobil Telefon Yoksunluğu Korkusunun Ve Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusunun İncelenmesi

Bu arastirmada ogretmenlerin mobil telefon yoksunlugu korkulari (Nomofobi) ve gelismeleri kacirma korkularinin (FoMO) cesitli degiskenlere gore incelenmesi amaclanmistir. Arastirma kapsaminda 2016-2017 egitim ogretim yilinda Ic Anadolu bolgesindeki bir ilde gorev yapan ve akilli telefonu olan 685 ogretmenden veri toplanmistir. Verilerin toplanmasinda Przybylski, Murayama, DeHaan ve Gladwell (2013) tarafindan gelistirilen Gelismeleri Kacirma Korkusu Olcegi ile Yildirim ve Correia (2015) tarafindan gelistirilen Nomofobi Olcegi olmak uzere iki farkli olcek kullanilmistir. Katilimcilarin nomofobi ve FoMO duzeylerinin cesitli degiskenlere gore incelenmesi icin bagimsiz gruplar t-testi, tek yonlu varyans analizi (one-way ANOVA) ve cok yonlu varyans analizi (MANOVA) yontemleri kullanilmistir. Ayrica nomofobi ve FoMO arasindaki yordamanin ortaya konulmasi icin regresyon analizi yapilmistir. Elde edilen sonuclar dogrultusunda nomofobi ve FoMO arasinda pozitif yonde dogrusal bir iliski oldugu bulgusuna ulasilmistir. Katilimcilarin nomofobi olceginden aldiklari puanlar; yasa, bransa ve cihaz kullanim surelerine gore farklilik gosterirken, cinsiyete, mezuniyet duzeylerine, gorev yapilan kuruma gore farklilasmamistir. Katilimcilarin FoMO olceginden aldiklari puanlar ise; cinsiyete, yasa, bransa, mezuniyet duzeylerine, gorev yapilan kuruma ve cihaz kullanim surelerine gore farklilik gostermektedir. Ayrica sosyal ag kullanim surelerine gore nomofobi ile FoMO duzeylerinin anlamli bir sekilde farklilastigi, bu farkliligin daha az sure (1 saatten az) sosyal ag kullananlarla daha cok sure (1-3 saat arasi, 4 saat ve uzeri) kullananlar arasinda anlamli oldugu gorulmustur.
The Association of Preoperative Body Mass Index with Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplantation Recipients: A Retrospective Study

Background Liver transplantation (LT) is a complicated procedure with a high incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI). Previous studies indicate that even transient or mild post-LT AKI can result in critical conditions, including prolonged stays in hospitals and intensive care units and increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and occurrence of AKI in LT recipients. Methods Medical data from 203 patients who received LT surgery from January 2010 to August 2016 in a single university hospital setting were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Patients were classified as either underweight (BMI <20 kg/m2) or normal weight (20 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2). Demographic data, anesthetic methods, complications, and perioperative laboratory test values of each patient were assessed. Propensity analyses and logistic regression were performed to evaluate the association between BMI and post-LT AKI. Results There was no significant difference in occurrence of post-LT AKI between underweight and normal weight patients. The underweight patient group had significantly longer hospital stay compared with the normal weight patient group (P = 0.023). Conclusions BMI classification was neither a positive nor negative predictor of postoperative AKI occurrence. However, patients with lower BMI had significantly longer hospital stay compared with their counterparts. Although our study was limited by its retrospective design, our observations suggest that lower BMI might play a role in post-LT AKI.
Implementing a multimodal corpus of TED Talks for teaching academic presentations: Perspectives on EFL learners’ attitudes

II DECLARATION . III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . IV TABLE OF CONTENTS . V LIST OF FIGURES . XII LIST OF TABLES . XIII GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATED TERMS . XV CHAPTER 1 – RESEARCH BACKGROUND, CONTEXT AND RATIONALE . 1 1.
Social Capital and Economic Development: Learning From Kasih Sayang Village

Economic development generally relies on economic capital as the main determinant of economic growth. Whereas social capital such as the spirit of cooperation, mutual cooperation, and love can also be used as development capital. This study aims to explain whether social capital (love) can be used to drive the economy. It uses the qualitative approach where Kasih Sayang Village, also known as Perkampungan Majelis Ta’lim Fardhu ‘Ain (MAFTA) is chosen as the research location. With the goal to explore how Kasih Sayang Village empowers economy by using social capital, the findings reveal that Kasih Sayang Village community constructs their economy through the basis of mutual understanding about the bond of love among all community. With that understanding, they manage many potential economic resources to fullfill community needs with a principle: from, by and for the sake of the community. The use of social capital appears to be effective in making Kasih Sayang Village as one of an economically selfsufficient villages in North Sumatra.
Foreign cash holdings and credit rating: Evidence from U.S. multinationals

Using a sample of listed U.S. multinationals in 1999-2016, we document a positive correlation between foreign cash holdings and credit ratings, suggesting that firms may credibly signal their liquidity by accumulating large foreign cash reserves and pledging not to repatriate “in the foreseeable future”. Also, we find that this positive correlation is stronger in financially distressed firms, suggesting that the escalated signaling costs (e.g., an increased penalty in the case of cash shortages) in financially distressed firms amplify the signaling effect of foreign cash holdings, and thus, strengthen its positive impact on credit rating assessments. These two findings hold for an instrumental variable approach, reducing the likelihood of our results being purely driven by endogeneity bias. In additional analyses, we find that rating agencies are more conservative in discounting the value of foreign cash holdings when multinational firms are at the investment-grade cutoff and/or are subject to higher repatriation costs.
PEMANFAATAN EKSTRAK MORINGA OLEIFERA SEBAGAI MASKER ORGANIK UNTUK MERAWAT KESEHATAN KULIT WAJAH

ABSTRACT Organic masks are often chosen by the public as an alternative to facial skin health care. Organic masks can be made with basic ingredients made from fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Moringa oleifera leaves contain many benefits that are beneficial to the health of facial skin. Antioxidants in the content of Moringa leaves can repair facial skin cells damaged by free radicals, brighten facial skin also protect facial skin. Vitamins, minerals, calcium, phosphorus can reduce black spots so that it can brighten facial skin. Phenolate contained therein serves to protect and maintain the skin’s facial moisture. Keywords: Organic Mask, Moringa Oleifera ABSTRAK Masker organik kerap dipilih masyarakat sebagai alternatif dalam merawat kesehatan kulit wajah. Masker organik dapat dibuat dengan bahan dasar terdapat dari buah, sayuran, dan rempah. Daun kelor (Moringa Oleifera) mengandung banyak senyawa yang berguna bagi kesehatan kulit wajah. Antioksidan yang ada dalam kandungan daun kelor dapat memperbaiki sel kulit wajah yang rusak akibat radikal bebas,mencerahkan kulit wajah serta melindungi kulit wajah. Vitamin, mineral, kalsium, fosfor dapat mengurangi flek hitam di wajah sehingga dapat mencerahkan kulit wajah. Fenolat yang terkandung didalamnya berfungsi melindungi dan menjag kelembaban kulit wajah. Kata Kunci: Masker Organik, Moringa Oleifera
Self-critical machine-learning wall-modeled LES for external aerodynamics

The prediction of aircraft aerodynamic quantities of interest remains among the most pressing challenges for computational fluid dynamics. The aircraft aerodynamics are inherently turbulent with mean-flow three-dimensionality, often accompanied by laminar-to-turbulent transition, flow separation, secondary flow motions at corners, and shock wave formation, to name a few. However, the most widespread wall models are built upon the assumption of statistically-in-equilibrium wall-bounded turbulence and do not faithfully account for the wide variety of flow conditions described above. This raises the question of how to devise models capable of accounting for such a vast and rich collection of flow physics in a feasible manner. In this work, we propose tackling the wall-modeling challenge by devising the flow as a collection of building blocks, whose information enables the prediction of the stress as the wall. The model relies on the assumption that simple canonical flows contain the essential flow physics to devise accurate models. Three types of building block units were used to train the model: turbulent channel flows, turbulent ducts and turbulent boundary layers with separation. This limited training set will be extended in future versions of the model. The approach is implemented using two interconnected artificial neural networks: a classifier, which identifies the contribution of each building block in the flow; and a predictor, which estimates the wall stress via non-linear combinations of building-block units. The output of the model is accompanied by the confidence in the prediction. The latter value aids the detection of areas where the model underperforms, such as flow regions that are not representative of the building blocks used to train the model. The model is validated in a unseen case representative of external aerodynamic applications: the NASA Juncture Flow Experiment.
Independence and Interdependence of a Professional Development School Partnership

Professional Development School Partnerships have the potential to provide unique experiences for teacher candidates and also provide important professional development for the K-12 school personnel involved in the relationship. According to the National Association of Professional Development Schools (2008), a key essential to a successful partnership involves the entities’ ability to achieve objectives together that neither partner might be able to fully accomplish individually. Our Professional Development School is a model for how the partners’ joint mission operates beyond each institution’s ability to provide the experiences and services in isolation. Although both the school district and the university are independent entities, their interdependence in the Professional Development School allows us to accomplish the overarching mission to improve education at all levels in our community from six weeks old to the doctoral level. The benefits are initiatives such as a joint Montessori Academy for children, participation on advisory councils, and a grade seven through twelve Early College program. Classrooms are made available for university faculty to do research, preservice teacher candidates can observe and practice, and first-generation at-risk students have the support they need for college placement. Professional development offerings by university faculty and District staff in areas such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports allow District teachers a unique professional development experience and the ability to continue and achieve a university certificate for their participation.
A revised option pricing formula with the underlying being banned from short selling

An important issue in derivative pricing that hasn't been explored much until very recently is the impact of short selling to the price of an option. This paper extends a recent publication in this area to the case in which a ban of short selling of the underlying alone is somewhat less ‘effective’ than the extreme case discussed by Guo and Zhu [Equal risk pricing under convex trading constraints. J. Econ. Dyn. Control, 2017, 76, 136–151]. The case presented here is closer to reality, in which the effect of a ban on the underlying of an option alone may quite often be ‘diluted’ due to market interactions of the underlying asset with other correlated assets. Under a new assumption that there exists at least a correlated asset in the market, which is allowed to be short sold and thus can be used by traders for hedging purposes even though short selling of the underlying itself is banned, a new closed-form equal-risk pricing formula for European options is successfully derived. The new formula contains two distinguishable advantages; (a) it does not induce any significantly extra burden in terms of numerically computing option values, compared with the effort involved in using the Black–Scholes formula, which is still popularly used in finance industry today; (b) it remains simple and elegant as only one additional parameter beyond the Black–Scholes formula is introduced, to reflect the dilution effect to the ban as a result of market interactions.
Treatment Satisfaction and Health-related Quality of Life among Individuals with Psoriasis: National Psoriasis Foundation Survey Findings

Objective To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and treatment satisfaction among individuals with psoriasis. Methods Survey data from the National Psoriasis Foundation (2003–2006) were evaluated for >3,000 adult respondents. Psoriasis Quality of Life questionnaire (PQOL-12, lower scores = better HRQoL) assessed HRQoL. Respondents indicated satisfaction with psoriasis treatment on a scale of 1 (very unsatisfied) to 10 (very satisfied). Mean scores were compared by psoriasis severity using ANOVA. Multivariate linear regression evaluated the association of PQOL-12 scores and treatment satisfaction with demographic, clinical and treatment factors. Results Respondents with severe psoriasis had significantly higher PQOL-12 scores (mean= 7.0) than respondents with moderate (5.7) and mild (4.0) psoriasis, p<0.05. PQOL-12 scores were significantly associated with age, age at diagnosis, gender and psoriasis severity. Respondents with severe or moderate psoriasis reported lower (4.6 and 4.8, respectively) treatment satisfaction than respondents with mild psoriasis (6.1), p<0.0001. Psoriasis severity, psoriatic arthritis, therapy type, dermatologist and number of doctors seen were significantly associated with treatment satisfaction. Conclusion HRQoL and treatment satisfaction were significantly lower among respondents with severe and moderate psoriasis.