Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impacts of accelerated measles elimination activities on immunisation services and the health system in Ethiopia

Background: Ethiopia introduced accelerated measles elimination activities (AMEAs) as part of the global effort to eliminate the disease. However, the impact on immunisation and other health services has not been previously examined. Objectives: The overall aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of AMEAs on routine immunisation services and on the health system at large. Methods: A mixed-methods approach was used, combining key informant interviews, a staff profiling survey and relevant document reviews. Data were collected at the national level and in two districts: Kolefe-Keranyo sub-city in Addis Ababa city administration and Wegera district in North Gondar. Results: Supplementary immunization activities ( SIAs) tended to increase community demand for vaccines through social mobilization. Add-ons such as distribution of vitamin A, de-worming drugs and insecticide-treated nets improved the efficiency of SIAs. Improving staff capacity through planning and strengthening of the health management information system and cold chain management were felt to be added advantages of SIAs. On the other hand, SIAs caused interruptions to the delivery of the Expanded Program for Immunizations (EPI) and other services (except emergency services). Conclusion: SIAs impacted the routine EPI and other health services both positively and negatively. While maintaining the positive impacts, strategies to minimize negative impacts, including disruption of routine immunization and other health services, need serious attention. [ Ethiop. J. Health Dev . 2015; Special Issue 1:23-30]
Measuring and Validating Innovation Self-Efficacy: The Case of Business Management Students

: The research adapted an innovation self-efficacy scale that is designed for engineering students and applied it to Filipino business management college students. This paper describes the process of the adaptation, development, and determination of the representative questions per construct using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Furthermore, post hoc analyses using Levine’s test of homogeneity and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were employed to determine the relationships of the research variables to the demographic profiles of business students. Results show that business management students exhibit moderate degrees of self-efficacy. The measurement model shows that while Associational Thinking is the most observed trait, Observing is the most critical factor that defines what innovation self-efficacy should be. Post hoc analyses show that respondents being homogenous or heterogenous have no bearing on the ultimate effects of the demographic variables towards the main research variables. Lastly, the research was successful in confirming the entire measurement model with a contextually different dataset that can be easily deployed and combined with other scales or items of interest. Several theoretical and practical implications were presented, and some directions for future research were identified.
Linkage between Indigenous Fish Processing Practices and Sustainable Fisheries Development: A Case Study of Northern Nigeria

Development efforts have tried to introduce improved knowledge and technologies to fish processors; these efforts take no cognizance of understanding the fishers’ indigenous practices that have sustained production, hence fish processors continued to rely on indigenous fish processing practices to reduce post-harvest losses. The study ascertained types of indigenous fish processing practices and the profitability of indigenous fish processing practices that encouraged the use. The result was used to determine the linkage between Indigenous Fish Processing Practices (IFPP) and sustainable fisheries development. Purposive sampling procedure was used to select two States in Northern Nigeria based on the level of fish processing. Cluster sampling technique was used to select Local Government Areas and processing centers, while snowball technique was used to select 81 respondents. Qualitative data were also obtained through focused group discussions (FGDs) and In-depth interviews (IDIs). Data analysis was done using descriptive statistic, profitability analysis of IFFP. The mean age of the respondents was 59.9 years, 49.7% were female while 50.3% were males. Of these respondents, 65.3% were married, 68.9% had no formal education and 48.5% had non-formal education. The net profit at peak and lean season were found to be N1,449,231 and N358,483, respectively. However, for the fisheries sector to improve food security and make a significant contribution to sustainable fisheries and millennium development, the study suggests that the introduction of new technologies should be based on the types and profitability of indigenous fish processing practices (IFPP).
Simulated rectangular wave infectious-like events replicate the diversity of time-profiles observed in real-world running 12 month totals of admissions or deaths

Received: September 01, 2015; Accepted: September 10, 2015; Published: September 15, 2015 In the previous and this edition of FGNAMB I presented the evidence for a series of rectangular wave infectious-like events which show slow spatial spread, and endure for around 12 months before abating. This unique spatiotemporal spread appears to explain entirely anomalous behaviour in medical admissions observed between 2008 and 2013 in Wigan (near Manchester), and in North East Essex following the 2008 event [1,2].
University of Birmingham 3D-printed liquid metal polymer composites as NIR-responsive 4D printing soft robot

4D printing combines 3D printing with nanomaterials to create shape-morphing materials that exhibit stimuli-responsive functionalities. In this study, reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization agents grafted onto liquid metal nanoparticles are successfully employed in ultra-violet light-mediated stereolithographic 3D printing and near-infrared light-responsive 4D printing. Spherical liquid metal nanoparticles are directly prepared in 3D-printed resins via a one-pot approach, providing a simple and ef ﬁ cient strategy for fabricating liquid metal-polymer composites. Unlike rigid nanoparticles, the soft and liquid nature of nanoparticles reduces glass transition temperature, tensile stress, and modulus of 3D-printed materials. This approach enables the photothermal-induced 4D printing of composites, as demonstrated by the programmed shape memory of 3D-printed composites rapidly recovering to their original shape in 60 s under light irradiation. This work provides a perspective on the use of liquid metal-polymer composites in 4D printing, showcasing their potential for application in the ﬁ eld of soft robots. 4D
saccade-related potentials during face recognition: A study combining EEG, eye-tracking, and deconvolution modeling

Under natural viewing conditions, complex stimuli such as human faces are typically looked at several times in succession, implying that their recognition may unfold across multiple eye fixations. Although electrophysiological (EEG) experiments on face recognition typically prohibit eye movements, participants still execute frequent (micro)saccades on the face, each of which generates its own visuocortical response. This finding raises the question of whether the fixation-related potentials (FRPs) evoked by these tiny gaze shifts also contain psychologically valuable information about face processing. Here we investigated this question by co-recording EEG and eye movements in an experiment with emotional faces (happy, angry, neutral). Deconvolution modeling was used to separate the stimulus-ERPs to face onset from the FRPs generated by subsequent microsaccades-induced refixations on the face. As expected, stimulus-ERPs exhibited typical emotion effects, with a larger early posterior negativity (EPN) for happy/angry compared to neutral faces. Eye-tracking confirmed that participants made small saccades within the face in 98% of the trials. However, while each saccade produced a strong response over visual areas, this response was unaffected by the face’s emotional expression, both for the first and for subsequent (micro)saccades. This finding suggests that the face’s affective content is rapidly evaluated after stimulus onset, leading to only a short-lived sensory enhancement by arousing stimuli that does not repeat itself during immediate refixations. Methodologically, our work demonstrates how eye-tracking and deconvolution modeling can be used to extract several brain responses from each EEG trial, providing insights into neural processing at different latencies after stimulus onset.
Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: Is It a Unified Phenomenon?

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Tomato Landraces May Beneﬁt from Protected Production—Evaluation on Phytochemicals

: Plant genetic resources (PGRs) serving as a wide genetic pool of tomato germplasm can provide a solid base for recent breeding efforts to increase consumer acceptance towards the taste and the phytonutrient properties of novel tomato varieties. Old varieties and landraces were abandoned by producers due to unfavorable phenotypic characteristics; however, their high adaptability and nutritional properties are inevitably valuable. This study aims to investigate the impact of open-ﬁeld vs. protected production on various bioactive compound parameters and on the antioxidant status of seven indeterminate-type tomato PGRs in an organic production system for two years (2015–2016). Genotype main effect plus genotype × environment interaction (GGE) biplots were created for visualizing the which-won-where concept of the PGRs investigated. The GGE analysis revealed that the phytonutrient content of certain PGRs is less dependent on location and more inﬂuenced by differences in microclimatic conditions. “Balatonbogl á r”, “M á trafüred” and “Fadd” PGRs performed better in a polytunnel, while Tarnam é ra provided better results in an open ﬁeld. “M á riap ó cs” and “San Marzano” showed a relative independence from production location in terms of their measured phytonutrient values. These ﬁndings enrich the nutritional datasets of tomato landraces, which support the in situ conservation and utilization of PGRs in breeding programs.
EFFICIENT METHODOLOGY FOR LONG TERM FORECASTING OF THE SOLAR RESOURCE: A CASE STUDY FOR CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL VALLEY

We develop a long-term solar irradiance forecasting model by adopting predicted meteorological variables from the U.S. National Weather System (NWS) forecasting database data as inputs. We evaluate the solar resource in Merced, which is centrally located between Bakersfield and Sacramento, at the heart of California's central valley (Merced is also very close to the geographical center of the state of California). An important component of our study is the development of a set of criteria for selecting relevant inputs for the forecasting model. We select variable inputs using a version of the Gamma test for stochastic modeling. In all, eleven inputs are considered, nine of which are meteorological variables, while the other two depend on solar geotemporal quantities. The solar geotemporal variables are found to be critically important, while the most relevant meteorological variables include sky cover,probability of precipitation, and maximum and minimum temperatures. A secondary objective of our study is to assess model quality as a function of both forecast horizon and seasonal dependence. For Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI), the relative Root-Mean-Square-Error (rRMSE) is shown to be stable and relatively flat for 5-day ahead forecasts when calculated over the entire data set (a period of over a year). For Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI), the rRMSE increases by over 15% after 5 days. When the rRMSEs are calculated using monthly averages, the results show that model quality is best (lowest rRMSEs) during the months of March through September (7 months). These results are important because the highest quality of forecast results coincide with peak demand of power for the region. Prediction intervals are also derived based on regression of the squared residuals on the input variables; in this way, the model quality dependency on sky conditions is obtained. This information is also important because, as results on the monthly RMSEs suggest, forecastability depends strongly on local weather conditions and on seasonal
Examining The Students' Satisfaction of the Computer Laboratory Quality in University of Medan Area, Indonesia

—ICT and higher education are now complete each other. A higher education institution needs ICT to improve their quality, and ICT tools are needed to be qualified to support the continuity of entire process in a higher education institution. As the one of learning tool, the computer laboratory of a university should be qualified and provide aids for students. The paper aims to discover the students’ satisfaction regarding devices condition, staff helpfulness, educators’ capability in delivering the material, and learning material from the computer laboratory. A total 168 questionnaires have been obtained from random students of University of Medan Area, Indonesia. The study employed the Sturges formula to classify the respondents based on service quality from the computer laboratory. The result pointed out that students perceived a very good quality of services including facilities, learning method, and learning content. Students also claimed that staffs and educators should more improve for a better quality of computer laboratory.
Preliminary results of electrical characteristics of mineralized and nonmineralized rocks from the Yellowknife area, Northwest Territories

Electrical resistivity characteristics of a suite of ten rock samples from the Giant and Con mines (Northwest Territories) have been investigated to provide information for development of exploration strategies and to aid interpretation of down-hole, ground, and airborne electromagnetic (EM) surveys. Samples include material from 1) gold-bearing quartz veins; from altered shear zones represented by 2) sericite schist immediately adjacent, and 3) chlorite schist further removed from these veins; and from 4) basalt that hosts the shears and veins. Preliminary results indicate that nonmineralized rocks display electrical resistivity (rr) values of 2000–24 000 W.m with weak electrical anisotropy (4:1–7:1). Some sections of the gold-bearing vein display low rr values (30–100 W.m), but without evidence of continuity. Mineralized sericite schist displays intermediate rr values (600–1000 W.m) and with continuity along foliation with relatively strong anisotropy (10:1), implying that it might form a good exploration target; however, inappropriate survey-line orientation could cause EM surveys to miss the target, due to the electrical anisotropy. 1 Contribution to the 1999-2003 Yellowknife, Canada-Northwest Territories Exploration Science and Technology (EXTECH III) Initiative 1 Resume : Les caracteristiques de resistivite electrique d’un ensemble de dix echantillons de roches provenant des mines Giant et Con (Territoires du Nord-Ouest) ont ete etudiees afin d’obtenir l’information necessaire a l’elaboration de strategies d’exploration et pour faciliter l’interpretation de leves electromagnetiques de sondage, au sol et aeriens. Les echantillons consistaient en materiaux tires 1) de filons de quartz aurifere; de zones de cisaillement alterees representees par 2) du sericitoschiste immediatement adjacent et 3) du chloritoschiste un peu plus loin de ces filons; et 4) de basalte encaissant les cisaillements et les filons. Les resultats preliminaires indiquent que les roches non mineralisees presentent des valeurs de la resistivite electrique (rr) de 2 000 a 24 000 W.m et une faible anisotropie electrique (de 4:1 a 7:1). Certains segments des filons auriferes presentent de faibles valeurs de rr (de 30 a 100 W.m), mais aucune indication de continuite. Le sericitoschiste mineralise presente des valeurs intermediaires de rr (de 600 a 1 000 W.m) et une continuite le long de la schistosite avec une anisotropie relativement forte (10:1), ce qui signifie qu’il pourrait constituer une bonne cible d’exploration. Cependant, des lignes de leves electromagnetiques mal orientees pourraient ne pas permettre la detection des cibles en raison de l’anisotropie electrique.
Comptes Rendus Mathématique

Inthisarticle,usingatwistedversionofHörmander’s L 2 -estimate,wegivenewcharacterizationsof notions of partial positivity, which are uniform q -positivity and RC-positivity. We also discuss the deﬁnition of uniform q -positivity for singular Hermitian metrics.
Edinburgh Research Explorer ‘The first, but not the last’

The 2021 Scottish Parliament election delivered the most diverse range of MSPs in Holyrood’s history, including a record number of women. We situate the 2021 election within its wider context, evaluating dynamics of party feminisation over time. Drawing on original candidate data and analysis of party manifestos across the main Scottish parties, we assess parties’ substantive appeals to women voters; the integration of different groups of women as candidates, MSPs and leaders; and the adoption and implementation of gender quotas. We find evidence of descriptive and substantive party feminisation in Scotland over time—including increases in both the amount and diversity of party manifesto pledges directed at women voters; improvements in the number and diversity of women selected and elected; and the increasing diffusion of, and inter-party competition over, gender quota measures. Yet we also find that progress has been uneven across parties and that some groups of women continue to be descriptively and substantively under-represented in Scottish politics.
Catch my errors if you can: The relative value of peer editing in the language classroom

Even though peer review enjoys sound theoretical support, classroom research has not always provided a clear picture of its effectiveness, particularly when it comes to form-fo-cused editing. In addition to yielding conflicting findings with respect to the number of corrections students make based on peer feedback (Connor & Asenavage, 1994; Mendonça & Johnson, 1994; Paulus, 1999; Villamil & de Guerrero, 1998), several gaps in the literature remain unaddressed, particularly in terms of error detection rates. This study sought to determine to what extent learners are able to (a) detect errors during peer editing, (b) provide each other with correct information, and (c) incorporate peer-provided suggestions in subsequent individual writing tasks. Participants were 20 undergraduate students enrolled in an intermediate Spanish course. They individually wrote a story based on pictures, exchanged papers with a partner, and provided each other with feedback on lexical, grammatical, and orthographic issues. The learners’ audio-recorded interactions and the narratives produced by the learners during and after the peer-editing session were analyzed. Results indicate that even though learners detect a small proportion of errors, the majority of corrections were accurate and were incorporated in writing tasks completed immediately after the peer editing session, as well as two weeks later.
Urbanization Issue in the Era of Globalization: Perspectives for Urban Planning in Kigali

Kigali has embarked on rapid urbanization and modernization process. A growing number of its inhabitants, mushroom residential and business buildings, infrastructural development and a clean city are indicators of that dynamic among others. The housing issue, particularly for the lower and medium classes, remains however a challenge which continues to impact on their living condition but also on sustainable urban planning. This paper critically analyses that issue from land and housing affordability perspective. It proposes a viable framework to create a sustainable and inclusive city.
A Comparative Evaluation of Marginal Fit of Cad-Cam Milled Pmma Crowns Fabricated By Three Different Techniques -An In Vivo Study

AIM: The aim of this study is to compare and evaluate the marginal fit of CAD-CAM milled PMMA crown fabricated by three different technique Material And Methods 10 participants were selected who have undergone root canal treatment and mandibular first molar teeth were prepared with a shoulder margin. It was scanned using an intra oral scanner (Dentsply Sirona) of prepared teeth, extraoral scanning of impression and extraoral scanning of casts. The PMMA crown was designed using the scanned STL file with CAD software (Dentsply Sirona). Results Accuracy of marginal fit were higher for extraoral scanning of impression compared with intraoral scans and extraoral scanning of die.
Digital Commons @ New Haven Digital Commons @ New Haven

This study examines herding behavior in all industrial sectors of the Turkish stock market. Applying the methodology of Chang et al. (2000) to the Turkish sectoral daily stock prices from 2002 to 2014, we found strong evidence of herding. This evidence did not disappear even after we controlled for market regimes and firm fundamentals. Investor herding is asymmetric in all sectors; even though herding is prevalent in both rising and falling markets, it is more pronounced in rising markets. In the financial, services, and technology sectors herding is detected only in the highly volatile markets. In contrast, in low-volatility markets we confirm herding only in the services sector
Permafrost in the Middle-East Section of Qilian Mountains(I):Distribution of permafrost

Climate is very cold in the Qilian Mountains because of higher altitude.There are periglacial phenomenon widespread that is controlled by topographical and hydrological conditions.The permafrost in Qilian Mountains is subjected to the sub-permafrost area of Altun Mountains-Qilian Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau permafrost area with a lower limit about 3 400 m.The distribution characteristics of permafrost in this area were described based on drilling investigation.With the increase of altitude,the seasonally frozen ground zone is subrogated by patchy permafrost zone and then by continuous permafrost zone.Lower limit of permafrost descends from west to east,dependent on latitude and precipitation.Distribution of permafrost also depends on slope orientation,seasonally snow cover distribution and vegetation distribution.