Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Study of the Third Year Students' Attitude towards Learning 01361311 Pali-Sanskrit Loanwords in Department of Thai Language, Kasetsart University

The purpose of this research was to study the third year students' attitude towards learning 01361311 Pali-Sanskrit loanwords in department of Thai language, Kasetsart University. The populations in research were the 37 third year students who are studying at department of Thai language, Faculty of Humanities, Bangkhen Campus Kasetsart University. The research tool was a questionnaire on attitude that consists of 2 parts. Part 1 deals with general information of gender. Part 2 deals with 15 questions regarding attitude towards Pali-Sanskrit Loanwords. In those 15 questions, the 8 questions were for positive attitude and the 7 questions were for negative attitude. It was found that among the 37 students of third year students, who are studying at department of Thai language, Faculty of Humanities, Bangkhen Campus Kasetsart University, male students were 48.6% and female 51.3%. Mean of questionnaire on attitude towards learning 01361311 Pali-Sanskrit Loanwords is equal to 3.50. It showed that students have moderate level of attitude towards learning 01361311 Pali-Sanskrit Loanwords.
Death Anxiety, Coping Strategies, And Empathy Among Thai Physicians In Chiang Mai

This study investigates the relationship of years of experience and death anxiety to the empathy of Thai physicians in Chiang Mai toward their patients, as mediated by coping strategies (engaged, disengaged, and both). A total of 143 physicians (ages of 25 and 75) from four hospitals in Chiang Mai, who completed a self-administered questionnaire that was designed to measure the study’s variables, namely demography, death anxiety, coping strategy, and empathy. The results of the study indicate that the years of experience of Chiang Mai’s physicians directly and significantly relate to their reported level of death anxiety and empathy. Meanwhile, death anxiety is indirectly related to empathy when mediated by coping strategies. The results also reveal that physicians with a higher level of death anxiety tended to employ disengagement and coping strategies. Lastly, physicians who utilized all types of coping strategies reported higher levels of empathy toward their patients. These findings suggest that as Thai physicians in Chiang Mai become more anxious about death and feel more empathy toward their patients as they gain professional experience. While contending with death anxiety, they are more apt to employ disengagement or coping strategies; however, an engaged coping strategy is more likely to promote empathy in comparison to other strategies. The implications of these findings may assist physicians in further understanding death anxiety and identifying the most strategy to cope and generate empathy toward their patients.
Mechanical Performance of Stone Mastic Asphalt Incorporating Steel Fiber

Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) is a gap-graded hot mix asphalt that contains a large percentage of course aggregate and bitumen filler mastic. SMA is suffered from severe binder drain down due to the gap graded aggregates mixtures. Large difference between the sizes of aggregate tend to reduce tensile strength of the asphalt mixture. To overcome this, a type of fiber which is steel fiber is utilized to improve the tensile strength of SMA. Thus, the aim of this study is to increase the strength of SMA by utilizing steel fiber. To prepare SMA mixtures, specimens were compacted by applying 50 blows on each face using Marshall Compactor. Then, the modified specimens were tested to investigate the performance in terms of Los Angeles Abrasion Test, Marshall Stability Test, Resilient Modulus Test, and Dynamic Creep. From the results, it indicates that the addition of 0.3% fiber leads to better stability and stiffness while 0.5% fiber for resilient and enhanced modulus dynamic creep at 25°C and 0.4% fiber at 40°C. Thus, it can be concluded that the addition of steel fiber in the mixture significantly enhance the overall performance of SMA.
Predição Just-In-Time de Defeitos em Software Utilizando Inteligência Artificial

Durante o desenvolvimento ou modificação de um software, deve ser garantido que o produto final chegue ao usuário com a menor quantidade de erros possíveis. Métodos de predição de defeitos em software podem ser usados para isso. Neste artigo é apresentado um estudo utilizando, para a solução do problema de identificação de erros Just-In-Time (JIT), rede neural artificial (Artificial Neural Network - ANN) e árvore de decisão (Decision Tree - DT). As bases de dados utilizadas como treino, teste e validação neste trabalho foram as mesmas utilizadas e compiladas por [Kamei et al. 2013]. Os resultados obtidos, tanto com a ANN e com a DT são em média superiores aos trabalhos de [Kamei et al. 2013] e [Yang et al. 2017].
Asset Pricing With Data Revisions

This paper documents the asset pricing implications of the data release process of National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) consumption expenditure. We show that initial consumption data releases are more suitable for asset pricing than final revised releases. This is because most revisions smooth out important short-term consumption growth fluctuations. This also explains the documented success of non-revised proposals like garbage and electricity and unfiltered consumption which recover these lost short-term fluctuations. Yet, first revisions specifically incorporate novel information and their magnitude is strongly linked to uncertainty about consumption growth. On this basis, we formulate a new consumption-based model, the Revised CCAPM, which incorporates these effects from the release process using only NIPA vintage data. It explains a striking 75% of the cross-sectional variation in average returns on the 25 size-value portfolios, including a large part of the value premium, when featuring the first data release and state-dependent uncertainty coming from first revisions. These effects are consistent with investors' state-dependent ambiguity attitudes and are priced in the financial market as such.
The Associations of Malaria and Linear Growth Faltering in Infants and Young Children in Malawi

Background: In malaria-endemic settings, a small proportion of children suffer repeated malaria infections, contributing to most of the malaria cases, yet underlying factors are not fully understood. This study was aimed to determine whether undernutrition predicts this over-dispersion of malaria infections in children aged 6–18 months in settings of high malaria and undernutrition prevalence. Methods: Prospective cohort study, conducted in Mangochi, Malawi. Six-months-old infants were enrolled and had length-for-age z-scores (LAZ), weight-for-age z-scores (WAZ), and weight-for-length z-scores (WLZ) assessed. Data were collected for ‘presumed’, clinical, and rapid diagnostic test (RDT)-confirmed malaria until 18 months. Malaria microscopy was done at 6 and 18 months. Negative binomial regression was used for malaria incidence and modified Poisson regression for malaria prevalence. Results: Of the 2723 children enrolled, 2561 (94%) had anthropometry and malaria data. The mean (standard deviation [SD]) of LAZ, WAZ, and WLZ at 6 months were − 1.4 (1.1), − 0.7 (1.2), and 0.3 (1.1), respectively. The mean (SD) incidences of ‘presumed’, clinical, and RDT-confirmed malaria from 6 to 18 months were: 1.1 (1.6), 0.4 (0.8), and 1.3 (2.0) episodes/year, respectively. Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia was 4.8% at 6 months and 9.6% at 18 months. Higher WLZ at 6 months was associated with lower prevalence of malaria parasitaemia at 18 months (prevalence ratio [PR] = 0.80, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.67 to 0.94, p = 0.007), but not with incidences of ‘presumed’ malaria (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 0.97, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.02, p = 0.190), clinical malaria (IRR = 1.03, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.12, p = 0.571), RDT-confirmed malaria (IRR = 1.00, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.06, p = 0.950). LAZ and WAZ at 6 months were not associated with malaria outcomes. Household assets, maternal education, and food insecurity were significantly associated with malaria. There were significant variations in hospital-diagnosed malaria by study site. Conclusion: In children aged 6–18 months living in malaria-endemic settings, LAZ, WAZ, and WLZ do not predict malaria incidence. However, WLZ may be associated with prevalence of malaria. Socio-economic and micro-geographic factors may explain the variations in malaria, but these require further study. Trial registration NCT00945698. Registered July 24, 2009, https ://clini caltr ials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00 94569 8, NCT01239693. Registered Nov 11, 2010, https ://clini caltr ials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01 23969 3
Online Estimation of System Inertia in a Power Network Utilizing Synchrophasor Measurements

System inertia plays a vital role in controlling the angular stability of the system during a disturbance. Due to increased penetration of power electronic interfaced sources, such as Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) source, the overall system inertia reduces and varies depending on their operating conditions. In this paper, an approach for online inertia estimation in the power system network with SPV sources is proposed, using the synchronized measurements from Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs). An equivalent swing equation is used to emulate the network dynamics. A relationship between the inertia constant and the roots of this equation is determined. In order to numerically obtain the roots, the Estimation of Signal Parameter via Rotational Invariance Techniques (ESPRIT) method is first used to find the modes present in the frequency signal. A new formulation is proposed to extract an equivalent mode from all the obtained modes. Also, to avoid phase step error, Rate Of Change Of Frequency (ROCOF) is estimated from the equivalent mode of the frequency signal. Results obtained for the 39 bus New England system for various test cases, using Real-Time Digital Simulator (RTDS), prove the efficacy and superiority of the proposed approach over the existing approaches in the literature.
Prognostic value of the Residual Cancer Burden index according to breast cancer subtype: Validation on a cohort of BC patients treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Introduction The Residual Cancer Burden (RCB) quantifies residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). Its predictive value has not been validated on large cohorts with long-term follow up. The objective of this work is to independently evaluate the prognostic value of the RCB index depending on BC subtypes (Luminal, HER2-positive and triple negative (TNBCs)). Methods We retrospectively evaluated the RCB index on surgical specimens from a cohort of T1-T3NxM0 BC patients treated with NAC between 2002 and 2012. We analyzed the association between RCB index and relapse-free survival (RFS), overall survival (OS) among the global population, after stratification by BC subtypes. Results 717 patients were included (luminal BC (n = 222, 31%), TNBC (n = 319, 44.5%), HER2-positive (n = 176, 24.5%)). After a median follow-up of 99.9 months, RCB index was significantly associated with RFS. The RCB-0 patients displayed similar prognosis when compared to the RCB-I group, while patients from the RCB-II and RCB-III classes were at increased risk of relapse (RCB-II versus RCB-0: HR = 3.25 CI [2.1–5.1] p<0.001; RCB-III versus RCB-0: HR = 5.6 CI [3.5–8.9] p<0.001). The prognostic impact of RCB index was significant for TNBC and HER2-positive cancers; but not for luminal cancers (Pinteraction = 0.07). The prognosis of RCB-III patients was poor (8-years RFS: 52.7%, 95% CI [44.8–62.0]) particularly in the TNBC subgroup, where the median RFS was 12.7 months. Conclusion RCB index is a reliable prognostic score. RCB accurately identifies patients at a high risk of recurrence (RCB-III) with TNBC or HER2-positive BC who must be offered second-line adjuvant therapies.
The benefits of using topographic features to predict climate-resilient habitat for migratory forest landbirds: An example for the Rusty Blackbird, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and Canada Warbler

ABSTRACT Maintaining a functionally connected network of high-quality habitat is one of the most effective responses to biodiversity loss. However, the spatial distribution of suitable habitat may shift over time in response to climate change. Taxa such as migratory forest landbirds are already undergoing climate-driven range shifts. Therefore, patches of climate-resilient habitat (also known as “climate refugia”) are especially valuable from a conservation perspective. Here, we performed maximum entropy (Maxent) species distribution modeling to predict suitable and potentially climate-resilient habitat in Nova Scotia, Canada, for 3 migratory forest landbirds: Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus), Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi), and Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis). We used a reverse stepwise elimination technique to identify covariates that influence habitat suitability for the target species at broad scales, including abiotic (topographic control of moisture and nutrient accumulation) and biotic (forest characteristics) covariates. As topography should be relatively unaffected by a changing climate and helps regulate the structure and composition of forest habitat, we posit that the inclusion of appropriate topographic features may support the identification of climate-resilient habitat. Of all covariates, depth to water table was the most important predictor of relative habitat suitability for the Rusty Blackbird and Canada Warbler, with both species showing a strong association with wet areas. Mean canopy height was the most important predictor for the Olive-sided Flycatcher, whereby the species was associated with taller trees. Our models, which comprise the finest-scale species distribution models available for these species in this region, further indicated that, for all species, habitat (1) remains relatively abundant and well distributed in Nova Scotia and (2) is often located in wet lowlands (a climate-resilient topographic landform). These findings suggest that opportunities remain to conserve breeding habitat for these species despite changing temperature and precipitation regimes.
Nutrient Intake during Ramadan in Fasting People Referring to Health Centers in Qom, Iran

uring Ramadan, healthy Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise adhaan to sunset adhaan (1) and fast 12-17 hours (2). Islamic fasting lasts a full lunar month (Ramadan) that would be about 29-30 days (3). Fasting is not obligatory for menstruating, pregnant, or lactating women. Besides that, children, patients, and travelling people are excused from fasting (4). During fasting, Muslims eat two main meals (5). In Ramadan fasting, some changes occurs in lifestyle, sleep pattern, meal frequency, and dietary habits (6). In the recent years, several studies have examined the effects of fasting on health and disease (3-5,7-9). However, few studies have been conducted on healthy nutrition and dietary intake in fasting people. Al-Hourani et al. found that energy and macronutrients intake of 22 people did not change significantly during Ramadan fasting (1). Besides that, el Ati et al. reported that energy macronutrient intake remained unchanged in fasting people (10). A study indicated that diet diversity and food consumption in Iranian fasting people were significantly different from the recommended values (2). It seems that reduction in each food group may diminish the dietary intake of some nutrients. Therefore, we conducted this study to investigate the nutrient intake of fasting people with reference to daily values (DVs).
Health Information Needs of Immigrant Patients with Cancer in Iran

Introduction: Information plays an important role in supporting and increasing knowledge of people, especially particular group such as immigrants. This study was conducted to investigate the health information needs and its challenges for Afghan, Iraqi and Pakistani immigrants in Iran. Methods: This survey-analytic study was carried out on 69 immigrants with cancer who were hospitalized in Tehran, Mashhad, Kerman, Zahedan and Ahvaz Hospitals. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software by means of the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis Tests. Results: There was no significant difference between health information needs of cancer patients and their gender, age, marital status, level of education, job, lifestyle and living place. We also found that the most frequent information need of the participants was on "access to healthy living" (mean=4.19) and the main obstacle to access needed information needs was "lack of enough knowledge in using the health information in both electronic and printed resources" (mean=4.01). Conclusion: It is inevitable to pay enough attention to the health information needs of cancer patients, because of their cultural and social differences with the Iranian Society. Therefore, identifying their health information needs in the course of treatment and providing appropriate information by information scientists and doctors is helpful to decrease their mental stress and increase their mental security which would improve their well-being and accelerate their recovery from disease.
A laminar-jet-discharging method for measuring the interfacial tension of deformable surfaces

We propose a laminar-jet-discharging method to measure the interfacial tension of deformable surfaces such as soap bubbles. This method avoids the need to measure the small pressure difference inside and outside a soap bubble in a static state. By allowing the air in a soap bubble to discharge in a laminar flow state through a long tube, we show that the surface tension of the soap bubble is proportional to the rate of change of the fourth power of the bubble radius. Experimentally, we verify that this linear relationship is valid over a long period and thus can be measured with cameras at slow recording rates. Our method offers a straightforward and accurate way to measure the surface tension of soap bubbles using easy-to-obtain devices. In addition, we propose a new development of the pendant drop method based on the silhouette of the drop, which does not require any pressure transducer or computation of the second-order derivatives of the drop profile and hence is easier to implement and less sensitive to the accuracy of the drop profile determination. For pure liquids, results from the new pendant drop method compare well with standard values. This method is thus used to verify the laminar-jet-discharging measurements.
Co-creating a tailored public health intervention to reduce older adults’ sedentary behaviour

Objective: The increasing health care costs associated with an ageing population and chronic disease burden are largely attributable to modifiable lifestyle factors that are complex and vary between individuals and settings. Traditional approaches to promoting healthy lifestyles have so far had limited success. Recently, co-creating public health interventions with end-users has been advocated to provide more effective and sustainable solutions. The aim of this study was to document and evaluate the co-creation of a public health intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in older adults. Design: Community-dwelling older adults (N = 11, mean age = 74 years) and academic researchers attended 10 interactive co-creation workshops together. Setting: Workshops took place on university campus and the co-creators completed fieldwork tasks outside the workshops. Method: Workshops were informed by the Participatory and Appreciative Action and Reflection methodology. Data were collected using field notes, video recording and worksheet tasks. Analysis was conducted using a qualitative content analysis approach. Results: The co-creators developed a tailored intervention delivered through a mode congruent with older adults’ lives. Key elements of the intervention included (1) education on sedentary behaviour, (2) resources to interrupt sedentary behaviour, (3) self-monitoring, (4) action planning and (5) evaluating the benefits of interrupting sedentary behaviour. Conclusion: Co-creation is a feasible approach to develop public health interventions; however, it is limited by the lack of a systematic framework to guide the process. Future work should aim to develop principles and recommendations to ensure co-creation can be conducted in a more scientific and reproducible way. The effectiveness and scalability of the intervention should be assessed.
Evaluation of HIV prevention programme among out-of-school youths: achievements and implications of HIV/AIDS funded project in Osun State, Nigeria

Abstract Youths are disproportionately affected by HIV infection. This article presents the achievements and implications of HIV Programme Development Project among Out-of-School Youths (OSY) in Osun State, Nigeria. A total of 5934 peer educators from randomly selected areas of the State were trained. The Minimum Prevention Package for Intervention (MPPI) strategy including structural, behavioural and biomedical interventions was used. Data from DHIS2 platform was analysed with Microsoft Excel and qualitative interviews with the stakeholders was reported. Two hundred and sixty-three community dialogues were held within the period of the project with 2406 participants and 27,449 peers recruited by the peer educators. A total of 15,984 OSY were counselled, tested and received results for HIV and 167 (1.05%) of them tested positive to HIV infection. There is a need to scale-up this programme in Osun State and efforts at reaching the OSY based on MPPI should be intensified.
Influence of Peer Pressure on Sexual Behavior of Undergraduates in Kwara State

Sexual development of the youth has increased in the society and public health concerns of all involved. This study investigated the influence of peer pressure on sexual behavior of undergraduates in Kwara State. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study as well as multi stage sampling procedure. A total of 395 undergraduates participated in the study, four research questions were generated to guide the conduct of the study, while three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument used for data collection for this study was a researchers-designed and structured questionnaire entitled “Influence of Peer Pressure Questionnaire” (IPPQ). The findings revealed that the influence of peer pressure on sexual behavior of undergraduates reveals that it leads students to erotic electro-stimulation, prostitution, risk of contracting Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) and involvement in incest. There were no significant differences in the influence of peer pressure on sexual behavior of undergraduates in Kwara State based on gender and age. There was a significant difference in the influence of peer pressure on sexual behavior of undergraduates in Kwara State based on university attended. It was therefore recommended, among others that counsellors should enlighten the students on how peer pressure could be used to channel the students’ behavior towards positive activities, counsellors should inform the students about the positive and negative influence of peer pressure to enhance self-esteem and social skills rather than for abusive purposes to students of different gender and age and counsellors should look for underlying issues that may have led to exhibition of risk sexual behavior through peer pressure and try to identify the perpetrators so that the victims could be offered counselling on assertiveness skills, socialization skills and improving self-concept.