Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The impact of customer ties and industry segment maturity on business model adaptation in an emerging industry

Research Summary: Why do some young firms change their business models while others do not? Why do some firms make small changes, while others make more substantial changes? And does industry context matter? Drawing on organizational learning theory and utilizing a unique data-base tracking 187 young firms through the first decade of the mobile health industry, we examine the role of customers in young firms' business model adaptation. We find a positive impact of customer portfolio breadth (capturing the number and diversity of customers) on both the likelihood and degree of business model change. Importantly, industry segment maturity moderates this relation: customer effects are strongest in the earliest, most uncertain stages. Our study provides a rare view into how a new industry and its young ventures co-evolve. Managerial Summary: Customers have been viewed as critical in a start-up venture's search for an initial business model, but their role in young firms' business model adaptation has not been examined. In this study, we show that a young firm's customer portfolio breadth is an important driver of business model change, especially at the earliest, most uncertain stages of an industry. Our results highlight the value of customers as sources of knowledge in emerging industries, and suggest that when making decisions about establishing and fostering customer ties, entrepreneurs should consider the number and diversity of those ties in the context of the maturity of the young firm's industry segment. the question of what leads some firms to experiment with their business models while others do not, and why some firms make small changes to their business models while others opt for more substantial ones. Our results show that broader (i.e., larger and more diverse) customer portfolios make business model change both more likely and more substantial. Further, these effects are negatively dependent variables. We further also control for alliance portfolio diversity . This variable measures the diversity of the firm's alliance portfolio, including R&D, outside investor, manufacturing, supply, and marketing ties. This control captures the potential diversity and breadth of knowledge brought forth by these alliance partners; we expect that it will have a positive impact on likelihood and degree of business model change. Alliance portfolio
Land use-induced spillover: priority actions for protected and conserved area managers

Earth systems are under ever greater pressure from human population expansion and intensifying natural resource use. Consequently, novel micro-organisms that cause disease are emerging, dynamics of pathogens in wildlife are altered by land use change bringing wildlife and people in closer contact. We provide a brief overview of the processes governing ‘land use-induced spillover’, emphasising ecological conditions that foster ‘landscape immunity’ and reduce the likelihood of wildlife that host pathogens coming into contact with people. If ecosystems remain healthy, wildlife , and people are more likely to remain healthy too. We recommend practices to reduce the risk of future pandemics through protected and conserved area management. Our proposals reinforce existing conservation strategies while elevating biodiversity conservation as a priority health measure. Pandemic prevention requires that human health be regarded as an ecological service. We call on multi-lateral conservation frameworks to recognise that protected area managers are in the frontline of public health safety.
Comparison of Canine-Guided Occlusion with Other Occlusal Schemes in Removable Complete Dentures: A Systematic Review

Choosing an adequate occlusion is challenging during the construction of artificial dentures, and critical for patient satisfaction. However, there is no conclusive evidence to support which occlusal design is more appropriate. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate canine-guided occlusion in comparison to other occlusal schemes in removable complete denture wearers. The review was conducted according to the Preferred Reported Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. An extensive search was carried out on (PubMed (National Library of Medicine)), Scopus (Elsevier), Cochrane collaboration (Wiley), Science Direct (Elsevier) and Europe PMC (European Bioinformatics Institute). English and non-English studies were identified using keywords on canine-guided occlusion, denture occlusion, dental occlusion and artificial occlusal schemes. Out of 1759 articles searched, 18 were selected based on the inclusion criteria. The included studies were interpreted for the descriptive analysis for the calculation of occlusal schemes, occlusion assessment parameters, the outcome of the occlusal schemes and types of removable prosthesis used. The systematic analysis of occlusal schemes revealed that canine-guided occlusion is viable compared with other occlusal designs in terms of patient satisfaction, mastication, retention, esthetics, phonetics, oral-health-related quality of life and muscle activity. The type of occlusal scheme influences the complete denture patient’s’ masticatory efficiency, satisfaction, retention, phonetics and esthetics. Nevertheless, physical, physiological, mechanical and psychological factors play a vital role in the success of removable complete dentures. The canine-guided occlusal scheme is preferred because of its simplicity, less time consumption, good masticatory performance, ease of fabrication and modification into bilateral balanced occlusion if required. Further studies are required to reduce the controversies related to jaw relations, gnathology and occlusal schemes in complete dentures.
Defiant hospitality: a grounded theory study of harm reduction psychotherapy

Abstract Harm reduction psychotherapy (HRP) is an approach to providing psychotherapy to people who use substances in which abstinence is considered neither a prerequisite to treatment nor its predominant mark of success. There is to date scant empirical research on this clinical approach despite its decades-long practice. Our study aims to spur further investigations by asking: 1) what are the basic building blocks of HRP; and (2) what theory might explain how its core strategies are unified? Eight leading HRP proponents and practitioners participated in semi-structured interviews to explore the nature of their work and how they came to it. Through an analysis of the interviews guided by grounded theory, we propose an explanatory model of HRP as practiced in the U.S. In this model, practitioners, informed by an ethos of defiant hospitality, deploy a variety of therapeutic processes whose combined, complex effects are captured in the phrase making room, which conveys opening up space while simultaneously providing safe enclosure. Making room is operationalized in processes comprising: inviting, meeting at, staying with, holding, reframing substance use, leveraging change from within, supporting agency, and signaling the limits. We discuss the model as deeply informed by its socio-historical roots within treatment spaces that participants experienced as failing to meet their clients' needs. We also consider HRP's implications for expanding the reach and capacity of addiction care for the majority of individuals with substance use disorders who may initially be unwilling or unable to abstain. Lastly, we describe its potential for furthering the field's understanding of therapeutic practice with marginalized populations.
Hydrogeochemistry of intermittent alluvial aquifers controlling arsenic and fluoride contamination for corresponding influencing health risk assessment

Identification and management of safe groundwater supply in a high As and F− contaminated region is a major concern facing most of the developing countries worldwide. This study provides a comprehensive hydrogeochemistry result for a complex hydro-stratigraphy soil aquifer, which is bound between the Shillong plateau and Himalayan ranges in the North-Eastern region of India. In this study, distinct contaminated regions of As and F− were identified in rainy (n = 94) and winter (n = 50) seasons groundwater samples. The maximum dissolved concentration of As was measured as 71 µg L− 1 in rainy and 211 µg L− 1 in winter season groundwater samples, whereas maximum F− concentration was measured as 7 mg L− 1 in rainy and 6 mg L− 1 in winter season groundwater samples. Identified minerals saturation condition, weathering, and dissolution results of hydrogeochemistry were well corroborated with the Bivariate plot, Gibbs and Pourbaix diagrams. Results of health risk assessment showed that population of age below 18 years old are prone to carcinogenic diseases and symptoms of non-carcinogenic health risk due to daily consumption of As contaminated groundwater. Children of age below 18 years old, in total 39% (i.e. 6834) and 64% (i.e. 13937) were found more susceptible to arsenic ingestion effect. The male population was found prone to As cancer risk than the female population. Overall, this study provides a critical result about the cause of high As and F− concentration in groundwater and health risk assessment, it provides a prime concern matter for the young generation which is at higher risk of As cancer.
Tailored workplace education for immigrants in Rural Sweden: working with resources and deficits

ABSTRACT Incorporation into the labour market is a key endeavour, of heightened importance in recent years due to high migration flows, for both immigrants and their recipient countries. Hence, activation and employability are major themes in both transnational and national policy discussions, which have generated various programmes and policy measures. This article focuses on one type of such initiatives: collaborative agreements intended to increase the effective establishment of newly arrived migrants through work-related educational tracks in Sweden. Drawing on post-structural policy analysis techniques and theorisation of place, the author analyses documents regarding associated policies, and views expressed by interviewed actors, in three rural municipalities. In efforts to identify hindrances and possibilities for immigrants’ incorporation in rural settings, potential employers’ perspectives are included. The analysis shows that a ‘resource discourse’ and a ‘deficit discourse’ are prevalent in the construction of the agreements and the employers’ perspectives regarding immigrants in the municipalities, place and tracks. It also shows that the municipal strategies differ in terms of organisation and local goals of the tracks. The indications of how place is constructed in local rural settings highlight the importance of such a perspective in efforts to enhance immigrants’ incorporation into the labour market, address deficits and harness resources.
"SME executives' perceptions and the information security preparedness model"

Purpose Information security has increasingly been in the headlines as data breaches continue to occur at alarming rates. This paper aims to propose an Information Security Preparedness Model that was developed to examine how SME executives’ perceptions of security importance, implementation challenges and external influences impact their awareness and commitment to security preparedness. Design/methodology/approach Funded by the Department of Justice, a national survey of SME executives’ perceptions of information security preparedness was conducted. Using PLS-SEM, the survey responses were used to test the proposed Information Security Preparedness Model. Findings The results indicate that as perceptions of security importance and external influences increase, SME executives’ awareness and commitment to information security also increases. In addition, as implementation challenges increase, awareness and commitment to information security decreases. Finally, as security importance and awareness and commitment to information security increases, executives’ perception of security preparedness also increases. Research limitations/implications Executive perceptions of information security were measured and not the actual level of security. Further research that examines the agreement between executive perceptions and the true state of information security within the organization is warranted. Originality/value Prior information security studies using Roger’s (1975, 1983) Protection Motivation Theory have produced mixed results. This paper develops and tests the Information Security Preparedness Model to more fully explain SME executive’s perceptions of information security.
Interest, flow and learning strategies how the learning context affects the moderating function of flow

Abstract Using a sample of 787 German students in 6th/7th grades (Mage = 12.9; SD = .70; 53.6% female) latent means of interest, flow experience, and learning strategies (elaboration, control strategies, and persistence) were compared from two contrasting learning contexts [teacher-directed learning (TDL) and making (self-directed learning)], and based on this, the interplay of the variables was compared, taking into account the moderating role of flow experience. The results of the multi-group structural equation models show that students in making (SDL) experience more interest, flow, elaboration, and persistence. No differences were found in terms of control strategies. In SDL, flow positively moderates the relations between interest and learning strategies. In TDL, all relations between interest and learning strategies are negatively moderated and indicate restrictive learning context conditions.
Tunnel Behaviour Caused by Basement Excavation in Clay

Many researchers have investigated the effect of basement excavation on tunnel deformation. However, the influence of consolidation on the interaction of basement-tunnel-soil is rarely considered or systematically studied in clay. In this study, three-dimensional coupled-consolidation finite element analyses were conducted to investigate the effect of consolidation on the tunnel response to excavation. An advanced nonlinear constitutive model was adopted, and numerical parametric investigations were conducted to study the effect of the excavation depth, tunnel stiffness, soil permeability coefficient, and consolidation time on the tunnel response. The results revealed that the basement excavation led to stress release, which caused tunnel heave. Owing to the dissipation of excess negative pore water pressure, the tunnel heave further increased to become approximately twice as large compared with that observed when the foundation pit excavation had just been completed. As the consolidation time increased, the longitudinal tunnel heave and tunnel diameter change caused by the foundation pit excavation gradually increased, but the growth rate was slower down. When the consolidation time changed from 50 days to 150 days, the maximum tunnel heave at the crown and the maximum tunnel diameter change increased by 1.18 and 1.48 times, respectively. The soil’s permeability coefficient did not have a significant effect on the tunnel heave at the crown nor on the tunnel diameter change. The results obtained by this study are expected to be useful as an engineering reference for the analysis of soil structure problems in clay.
Interviewer Effects in Biosocial Survey Measurements

Increasingly surveys are using interviewers to collect objective health measures, also known as biomeasures, to replace or supplement traditional self-reported health measures. However, the extent to which interviewers affect the (im)precision of biomeasurements is largely unknown. This article investigates interviewer effects on several biomeasures collected in three waves of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP). Overall, we find low levels of interviewer effects, on average. This nevertheless hides important variation with touch sensory tests being especially high with 30% interviewer variation, and smell tests and timed balance/walk/chair stands having moderate interviewer variation of around 10%. Accounting for contextual variables that potentially interact with interviewer performance, including housing unit type and presence of a third person, failed to explain the interviewer variation. A discussion of these findings, their potential causes, and their implications for survey practice is provided.
Fertilization and Shading Trials to Promote Pinus nigra Seedlings’ Nursery Growth under the Climate Change Demands

Pinus nigra is one of the most widely used tree species for reforestation within its geographical distribution, as well as being a potential substitute for other tree species in Central Europe under future climate scenarios. P. nigra is transplanted into the field as two-year or three-year old seedlings because of its relatively low growth rate in the nursery. This study investigated the effects of fertilization programs and shading on P. nigra seedlings, aiming to accelerate early growth, and thus to reduce the nursery rearing time. The experiment (a completely randomized block design) was conducted in an open-air nursery by sowing seeds from Grevena, Northern Greece, in Quick pots filled with peat and perlite in a 2:1 ratio. The seedlings were subjected to two levels of fertilization—5 and 10 g L−1 NPK (30-10-10)—and two shading levels: 50% and 70%. At the ends of the first and second nursery growing season, we recorded the seedlings’ above- and below-ground morphology and biomass data. The results show that the application of all of the treatments produced seedlings which met the targeted quality standards for outplanting. However, the combination of a high fertilization rate and low shading level resulted in seedlings of a higher morphological quality, which is often considered to be an indicator for a successful seedling establishment in the field.
Prevalence and spectrum of dermatophytes in patients attending a tertiary care hospital Srinagar, Kashmir

Background: Dermatophyte infections are a global health problem but very neglected in Kashmir. India. This work aimed at determining prevalence and spectrum of dermatophytosis isolated from patients attending tertiary care hospital Srinagar. Kashmir. Methods: A total of 510 samples of skin, hair and nail scrapings were collected and processed using standard microscopy (KOH) and cultural methods as per the standard protocol. Results: Out of 510 samples collected, 272 (53.33%) patients were confirmed cases of dermatophytosis (confirmed clinically and on fungal culture). The prevalence of dermatophytosis was significantly associated with age groups of participants with higher infection among those aged 18-32 which accounted for 35.29%, followed by age group 1-17 with 30.14%. Out of 510 samples, 110 ( 21.56%) were both KOH (microscopy) and culture positive, 162 (31.76%) cases were only culture positive and 130 (25.49%) clinical samples were only positive for fungal elements on microscopy. 133 (26.07%) fungal isolates were obtained which included both dermatophyte and non-dermatophytic fungi(excluded in this study). T. mentagrophytes had highest distribution 40.44% among dermatophytes species and T. Unguium 114 (41.96%) accounted for most common site for dermatophytic infections. Poor hygiene was predominant risk factor in 143 cases (52.57%). Patients from lower socioeconomic status were affected more than others (34.92%). Conclusions: In this study we have focused to determine the prevalence, clinical pattern and pathogenic profile of dermatophytosis according to the age, gender, site, and fungal distribution. Improvization of these conditions more accurately can result in decreased incidence of dermatophytosis in this area.
Curved Surface Minijet Impingement Phenomena Analysed with ζ-f Turbulence Model

The jet impingement phenomenon plays an important role among the heat transfer intensification methods. Very often its application and analyses refer to simple flat surfaces, while there is a lack of information in the literature for cases addressing curved surfaces. In the present work, the single jet impingement on the non-flat (concave and convex) surface is studied for a wide range of geometries, which originate from the mini-jet heat-exchanger design. The numerical simulations were performed by an advanced ζ-f turbulence model implemented in the open-source OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD Ltd, Bracknell, United Kingdom) code. Noticeable differences in the phenomena occurring on the convex and concave surfaces were identified in the stagnation zone. Besides, the existence and location of the secondary peak in the Nusselt number distribution differed between the cases. These distributions were influenced by the shape of geometry, which determined flow characteristics and resulting heat transfer performance. The origins of these differences were looked at in the turbulence characteristics close to the impinged surface of the stagnations zone and its vicinity, where turbulence kinetic energy and enstrophy were analysed. It was stated that the differences are already noticeable for the single jet impingement case, but they might sum up when multiple jets are considered. Therefore, here presented results would be important for the analysis of the overall unit of mentioned mini-jets heat-exchanger.
Solid-state nanocrystalline solar cells with an antimony sulfide absorber deposited by an in situ solid–gas reaction

An Sb2S3 absorber layer is coated on mesoporous TiO2 films through a sequential deposition method: SbCl3 aqueous solution is first deposited, followed by reaction with H2S gas and further thermal annealing. Under our conditions, the Sb2S3-based solid-state heterojunction solar cells yield efficiencies of up to 6.27% at 100 mW cm−2 AM 1.5 G.
Dually-beneficial habitats serve as a practical biodiversity mainstreaming tool in European crop production

Die Schaffung semi-naturlicher Habitate in Europa ist eine Masnahme, um dem Verlust von Habitaten entgegen zu wirken, die durch die Vereinfachung landwirtschaftlicher Landschaften entstanden sind. Die meisten wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten zu Habitaten fokussieren auf Artenschutz, wahrend Untersuchungen zur Bereitstellung verschiedener Agrar-Okosystem-Dienstleistungen begrenzt sind. Kenntnisse uber den Nutzen derartiger Habitate fur den Ackerbau, wurden es jedoch ermoglichen, sie zur Standard-Masnahme („mainstreaming“) fur die Integration von Biodiversitat im Ackerbau einzusetzen. Diese Arbeit zielt darauf ab, zweifach-nutzliche Habitate zu identifizieren, die in Getreide, Raps und Sonnen­blumenfeldern eingerichtet werden konnten, da diese die drei wichtigsten Ackerkulturen in Europa darstellen. Diese Kulturen werden oft in vereinfachten Agrar­landschaften angebaut, wo die Notwendigkeit zur verbesserten Konnektivitat der biologischer Vielfalt auf Landschaftsebene hoch ist, und ihre Integration den grosten Nutzen verspricht. Eine qualitative Beurteilung dieser Habitate erfolgt im Rahmen okologisch fokussierter Agrar-Okosystem-Dienstleistungen und -Undienste, erlautert Kompromisse (Vor- und Nachteile) fur den Ackerbau sowie poten­tielle Synergien. Vier unterschiedlich geeignete Gruppen von Habitaten konnten identifiziert werden: 1. Brachfelder/Teilflachen, 2. Bewirtschaftete Felder/Teilflachen, 3. Bewirtschaftete Bluhflachen, 4. Bewirtschaftete Ackerrandstreifen.
Bond strengths in the disulphides of iron, cobalt and nickel

Decrease of microhardness FeS 2 >CoS 2 >NiS 2 , ligand-field stabilization effects retain constant total cohesive energy, sulfur-sulfur bonds strengthened proportionately to weakening of sulfur-metal bonds, pyrite from Spain, cattierite from Shinkolobwe, Katanga, synthetic polycrystalline NiS 2