Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Study in mobile music technology: high school students composing with GarageBand for iPad

Given that a new era of music education technology has emerged in the 21 century and that technology presents increased opportunities for creativity, I investigated one application of integrating technology in the classroom using GarageBand for iPad. Music technology was shown to be an effective tool for reaching students outside of traditional music ensemble courses. Music technology can also fuse various music roles together, such as performer, composer, engineer, and producer. The purpose of this case study was to examine the experiences of high school students using GarageBand for iPad in a music technology class to compose original music. Students then shared and presented their works in class during peer-review critique sessions for growth and reflection. This study was carried out in my own classroom, and I served as both teacher and researcher. Three themes emerged from my research: Music and Production Features, Thinking Creatively, and Instructional Roadblocks. Recommendations for music teachers and for future research using music technology are also included in this dissertation.
The Effect of Upper Removable Orthodontic Appliances on Oral Candidal Mucosal Carriage

Background: Treatment of malocclusions using removable orthodontic appliances may prepare new stagnant areas susceptible for colonization and retention of Candida species, therefore; the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of upper removable orthodontic appliances on the mucosal Candidal count in group of apparently healthy orthodontic patients. Materials and Methods: Patients enrolled in this study were children aged 8-12 years having upper removable orthodontic appliances. Candidal counts at six mucosal sites were estimated using Imprint Culture method before, 14 and 28 days during orthodontic therapy. Results: Whole mouth and individual mucosal sites for Candidal counts increase significantly during treatment with upper removable orthodontic appliances. Conclusion: The results suggest that removable orthodontic appliances treatment promotes an increase in Candida counts. Furthermore, removable appliance therapy had a positive transient influence upon the prevalence and density of oral candidal carriage. This can indicate a more cautious approach when providing orthodontic treatments for immunocompromised children regarding the increased possibility of candidal infection
Suicide mortality among deployed male military personnel compared with men who were not deployed

In de Verenigde Staten zijn berichten verschenen dat militairen die naar Irak en Afghanistan zijn uitgezonden vaker zelfmoord plegen. Het RIVM heeft een eerste onderzoek gedaan naar de vraag of dat ook aan de orde is onder uitgezonden Nederlandse mannelijke militairen. Er zijn geen aanwijzingen gevonden dat de onderzochte uitgezonden Nederlandse militairen tussen 2004 en 2012 vaker zelfmoord hebben gepleegd. Het is niet uit te sluiten dat onderzoek over een andere periode met andere missies, andere uitkomsten kan geven. Om meer inzicht te krijgen in de gevolgen van uitzending op militairen en hoe dat ingrijpt in hun leven is ander onderzoek nodig. Hiervoor is het onder andere van belang uit te zoeken welke factoren van invloed zijn geweest op zelfmoordgevallen die zich hebben voorgedaan. Ook zouden andere zaken onderzocht kunnen worden, zoals het aantal mislukte zelfdodingen. \ Het RIVM baseert zijn bevindingen op gegevens van ruim 40.000 Nederlandse mannen die op (vredes)missies zijn uitgezonden; het ministerie van Defensie houdt deze gegevens sinds 2004 centraal en gestructureerd bij. In dit onderzoek is gekeken naar militairen die langer dan 30 dagen zijn uitgezonden. Het aantal militairen dat tussen 2004 en 2012 is overleden en de doodsoorzaken zijn herleid door de gegevens van Defensie te koppelen aan de registratie van doodsoorzaken van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS). De mate waarin zelfdoding voorkomt onder militairen die op missie zijn geweest, verschilde niet statistisch significant van de mate waarin dat voorkomt onder werkende Nederlandse mannen en mannelijke militairen die niet of korter dan 30 dagen zijn uitgezonden. Het onderzoek is op verzoek van het ministerie van Defensie uitgevoerd naar aanleiding van de zorg over dit onderwerp onder militairen, in de media en de politiek.
The Effect of Organizational Culture and Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance Emergency Installation

This research aimed to describe and analyze: 1) the effect of the organizational culture toward the performance of emergency department employees, 2) the effect of the job satisfaction toward the performance of emergency department employees, and 3) the effect of the organizational culture and the job satisfaction simultaneously toward the performance of emergency department employees.Survey method was implemented with qualitative approach. Population unit were 167 teachers. Research sample were 63 teachers which randomly selected from 167. Questionnaire with Likert scale was the technique used to collect the data. Testing the hypothesis were using simple and multiple correlation analysis.The result of data analysis showed that: 1) there was effect of the organizational culture toward the performance of emergency department employees, 2) there was effect of the job satisfaction toward the performance of emergency department employees, and 3) there was effect of the organizational culture and the job satisfaction toward the performance of emergency department employees, RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandow Manado.Based on these conclusion, it could be recommended that: 1) organizational culture should get attention from all institutional devices, such as; the leaders of hospitals, doctors, administrative staff, laboratory personnel, and the community, 2) the efforts to improve employee performance, it is expected that hospital leaders need to pay attention to policies, such as; job satisfaction for employees. Keywords: Organizational Culture, Job Satisfaction, Employees performance. DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-14-02 Publication date :May 31 st 2019
Adversarial behavioral cloning*

ABSTRACT Imitation learning has been widely applied for autonomous robotics control. A popular IL approach is apprenticeship learning (AL) which alternates RL and inverse reinforcement learning (IRL). AL fundamentally requires a large number of environment interactions and thus takes a long time for training. We believe that IL algorithms would be more applicable to real-world problems if the number of interactions could be reduced as close to zero as possible. In this paper, we propose an IL algorithm which we call Adversarial Behavioral Cloning (ABC). Experimental results on MuJoCo physics simulator show that our algorithm achieves competitive results with a state-of-the-art AL algorithm, namely generative adversarial imitation learning (GAIL), even without any environment interactions. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
The impact of alliance justice capability on the performance of strategic alliances in the Indian IT sector: the mediating role of inter-firm commitment

Abstract This paper conceptualizes and operationalizes alliance justice capability (AJC) as a second order firm-level capability consisting of three distinct yet related first-order firm level skills which foster procedural justice (PJ), distributive justice (DJ) and interactional justice (IJ) in the relationship between alliance partners. The paper then goes on to test how AJC affects alliance performance, mediated by inter-firm affective commitment and calculative commitment. This model is tested via a survey that yielded 154 complete responses from alliance managers in the Indian Information Technology sector. The data was analysed with structural equation modelling using Mplus. Research findings partially validate the theoretical model put forward in this paper demonstrating the mediating role of affective commitment in the relationship between AJC and alliance performance.
Telecommunication ties and gender ideologies in the age of globalization: International telephone networks and gender attitudes in 47 countries

Scholars have posed different hypotheses on the impact of global telecommunications on value orientations. We analyze and characterize the global telecommunication network and test a series of hypotheses on the relationship between gender values and three types of telephone connections: ties with the global society, ties with Western nations, and ties within groups of nations sharing similar cultural, religious, political, or geographical traits. We use multilevel models and data on two levels, between-country telecommunications network data from TeleGeography, and individual-level data (N = 70,225) on people living in 47 countries from the World Value Survey, waves III and IV. Countries with high degrees of communication insulation, measured as a high percentage of within-group ties of all global telephone links, hold less egalitarian attitudes toward gender equality. This negative effect of group insulation depresses the egalitarian effects of younger birth cohort, college education, and higher income. Embeddedness in a localized information diffusion network and isolated from global communication is associated with less egalitarian attitude toward gender equality. But neither global ties nor ties with Western countries are linked with gender attitudes.
Beyond full-time equivalents : gender differences in activity and practice patterns for BC's primary care physicians

ii Preface . iv Table of contents . vi List of tables . xi List of figures . xiii List of abbreviations . xiv Acknowledgements . xvi CHAPTER 1: Introduction . 1 1.1 Core terminology . 3 1.1.1 Gender and sex . 3 1.1.2 Practice specialty . 5 1.2 Primary care physician remuneration in British Columbia . 6 1.2.1 Payments for clinical care . 6 1.2.2 Incentives and non-clinical payments . 8 1.2.3 Current pattern of physician payments . 9 1.3 The feminization of British Columbia’s primary care physician workforce . 11 1.3.1 Physician supply . 11 1.3.2 Medical students and residents . 13 1.4 Health human resources planning . 15 1.4. 1 Gender and health human resources policy and planning . 17 1.4. 2 Conceptual model . 19 1.5 Research objectives and hypotheses . 27 1.6 Thesis roadmap . 29 1.7 Publication of thesis chapters . 31 CHAPTER 2: Systematic literature review . 32 2.1 Methodology . 33 2.1.1 Search strategy and inclusion criteria . 33 2.1.2 Data abstraction and article typology . 34 2.2 Results . 37 2.2.1 Search results . 37 2.2.2 Thematic results . 40 vii 2.3 Discussion . 50 2.3.1 Consistency of results . 52 2.3.2 Quality of included studies . 54 2.3.3 Remaining knowledge gaps and future research . 55 2.3.4 Limitations . 57 2.3.5 Implications for health human resource planners . 58 2.4 Conclusions . 58 CHAPTER 3: Data sources, file preparation, and study variables . 60 3.1 Outline of data sources and linkage procedures . 60 3.2 Datasets . 62 3.2.1 MSP Practitioner File and CPSBC Registry . 62 3.2.2 MSP Consolidation File . 63 3.2.3 MSP Payment Information File . 64 3.2.4 APP Database . 65 3.2. 5 Discharge Abstracts Database and Vital Statistics . 66 3.3 Analytic file creation . 67 3.4 Creation of physician cohort . 68 3.5 Variables and indicators . 69 3.5. 1 Physician characteristics . 71 3.5. 2 Physician activity . 72 3.5. 3 Patient characteristics . 76 3.5. 4 Patient care approaches . 78 CHAPTER 4: Remuneration and Activity . 81 4.
Foliar application of plant growth regulators changes the physiological quality of crambe seeds

The application of plant growth regulators can manipulate the development of cultivated plants, and their physiological effects may be reflected in the physiological quality of the seeds. This study evaluated the effects of plant growth regulators (PGR) on the physiological quality of crambe seeds produced in the 2014 and 2015 harvests. During crop development, we applied two foliar sprayings of the following treatments: 1) control treatment with distilled water; 2) indole-3-acetic acid 100 mg L-1 (IAA); 3) 3-gibberellic acid P.A. 100 mg L-1 (GA3); 4) commercial PGR Stimulate® 6 mL L-1. The seeds were harvested and evaluated for water content, germination percentage and germination speed index (GSI), electrical conductivity and concentrations of leached Ca, Mg and K ions. Means were compared by Tukey´s and Dunnett tests (p<0.05). Applying Stimulate® increased the germination percentage and the germination speed index, while IAA application showed an opposite effect, increasing the electrical conductivity of crambe seeds. Calcium leaching decreased with IAA application, and all regulators reduced K leaching. We therefore infer that the application of plant growth regulators influences the physiological quality of crambe seeds.
Using Prostatic Fluid Levels of Zinc to Bromine Concentration Ratio in Non-Invasive and Highly Accurate Screening for Prostate Cancer

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) does not provide the high reliability and precision that is required for an accurate screening for prostate cancer (PCa). The aim of our study was to search for a simple, rapid, direct, preferably non-invasive, and highly accurate biomarker and procedure for the screening for PCa. For this purpose the levels of bromine (Br) and zinc (Zn) were prospectively evaluated in expressed prostatic fluid (EPF). Also Zn/Br concentration ratio was calculated for EPF samples, obtained from 38 apparently healthy males and from 33, 51, and 24 patients with chronic prostatitis (CP), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and PCa, respectively. Measurements were performed using an application of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescent (EDXRF) microanalysis developed by us. It was found that in the EPF of cancerous prostates the levels of Zn and Zn/Br were significantly lower in comparison with those in the EPF of normal, inflamed, and hyperplastic prostates. It was shown that “Sensitivity”, “Specificity” and “Accuracy” of PCa identification using the Zn and Zn/Br levels in the EPF samples were all significantly higher than those resulting from of PSA tests in blood serum. It was concluded that the Zn and Zn/Br levels in EPF, obtained by EDXRF, is a fast, reliable, and non-invasive diagnostic tool that can be successfully used by local, non-urologist physicians at the point-of-care to provide a highly effective PCa screening and as an additional confirmatory test before a prostate gland biopsy.
Regulation of the oocyte pool in mammals

During mammalian oogenesis, oogonia proliferate forming the so-called cysts. The oogonia enter meiosis progressing through prophase I and the cysts break down concomitantly to massive perinatal oocyte death. During meiotic prophase I, double strand breaks (DSBs) are induced throughout the genome and repaired by homologous recombination to promote the synapsis of the homologous chromosomes. In response to errors in these processes, different response pathways are activated triggering cell cycle arrest or even apoptosis. The DNA damage response (DDR) is activated in response of meiocytes with recombination failure in the recombination checkpoint; while errors in synapsis trigger the synapsis checkpoint. We aimed to characterize the roles of the DDR and synapsis checkpoint in mammalian oogenesis. Contrary to what occurs in spermatocytes, oocytes present high numbers of unrepaired DSBs at pachynema, at the time of the massive oocyte death and cyst breakdown. In order to know if the recombination checkpoint participates in the regulation of the oocyte number in mammals, we analyzed the presence of DSBs, the oocyte number in both perinatal and adult females, the cyst breakdown, the formation of follicles and the reproductive lifespan using control and mutant mice for the effector kinase of the DNA damage response pathway, CHK2. Our data revealed the involvement of CHK2 in the regulation of the oocyte number but only in fetal ovaries prior to birth, raising the question of a possible alternative regulator acting just after birth. Our studies using in vitro ovarian cultures using inhibitors, suggest that CHK1 may compensate the loss of CHK2 perinatally in vivo. Thus, revealing that the DDR pathway controls the oocyte number in mammals. Furthermore, we found an increased number of oocytes in elder Chk2 mutant females suggesting that the DDR controls the reproductive lifespan extension in mammals. Finally, we studied the possible involvement of TRIP13 in the synapsis checkpoint. The protein TRIP13 is required for recombination, but it is also needed for the synapsis of sex chromosomes and the sex body formation. Thus, suggesting a possible role in the synapsis checkpoint. We analyzed the oocyte number in females from Spo11-/- Trip13mod/mod and Dmc1-/- Chk2-/- Trip13mod/mod ovaries in order to infer if TRIP13 is required to implement the synapsis checkpoint in females. Our data revealed a rescue in the number of oocytes in the triple mutant, but not in the double mutant. These results leave open the possibility of a participation of TRIP13 in the synapsis checkpoint, but as an alternative, they could be compatible with a possible role of TRIP13 regulating the DSB repair pathway choice.
The Role of Englacial Hydrology in the Filling and Drainage of an Ice‐Dammed Lake, Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon, Canada

Outburst floods from ice‐marginal lakes are poised to become more prevalent in a warming climate. As glaciers thin and tributaries detach, water can be impounded in these unstable lakes at valley confluences. To characterize the role of the little‐studied englacial hydrological system during an outburst flood cycle, we deployed a variety of geophysical and hydrometeorological instruments in and around an ice‐marginal lake dammed by the Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon, Canada, to capture its 2017 filling and drainage. The subaerial lake reached a maximum volume of 9.9 ±0.5×106 m 3 on 17 August before draining over the course of ∼ 19 days. During lake filling, abrupt changes in ice shelf uplift rates are associated with the formation of faults and fractures. These hydromechanical interactions are closely linked to a redistribution of englacial water as evidenced by fluctuations in shallow borehole water pressures, and changes in radar internal reflection power. Water balance calculations reveal that the subaerial, subglacial, and englacial reservoirs respectively store 20 (17–23)%, 40 (25–50)%, and 40 (30–60)% of water in the catchment at peak lake level. The calculated englacial storage volume implies saturated porosities up to 4–10% locally or 2–4% catchment‐wide. The englacial system is therefore both volumetrically important and influenced by the hydromechanical interactions between the lake and glacier. Its spatial extent and storage capacity may play a role in lake drainage initiation, modulation of the flood hydrograph, and lake refilling.
Real time prediction of irregular periodic time series data

By means of a novel time‐dependent cumulated variation penalty function, a new class of real‐time prediction methods is developed to improve the prediction accuracy of time series exhibiting irregular periodic patterns: in particular, the breathing motion data of the patients during robotic radiation therapy. It is illustrated that for both simulated and empirical data involving changes in mean, trend, and amplitude, the proposed methods outperform existing forecasting methods based on support vector machines and artificial neural network in terms of prediction accuracy. Moreover, the proposed methods are designed so that real‐time updates can be done efficiently with O(1) computational complexity upon the arrival of a new signal without scanning the old data repeatedly.
Digitizing resilience: Feasibility of mobile applications for psychological research

Changes in technology have increased our capacity to interface with existing tools and measures in social sciences and healthcare research. Demands for increased accessibility and preference for flexibility in data collection have resulted in an influx of technological innovations and adaptations of existing tools. Yet, the usability of digital adaptations of self-reported measures have not been well studied. This research investigated the comparability and reliability of the empirically-validated Multi-System Model of Resilience Inventory through two modalities: an online survey platform, and a digital mobile application. User experiences of the mobile application in research was also studied. Implications of the findings for the use of digital applications in research in healthcare and social sciences are discussed.
Efficacy of an Asthma Self-management Education Intervention for Children (9-13 Years) with Asthma and Their Caregiver in Wuhan, China

: OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the efficacy of an asthma self-management education program delivered to children and their caregiver at an outpatient clinic in Wuhan, China. METHOD: A quasi-experimental, two-group, pretest/posttest design was used. A convenience sample of children with asthma ( N = 81) and their caregiver completed a survey at baseline and at 2-month follow-up. The experimental group ( n = 41) received a 45-minute cognitive-behavioral asthma self-management educational intervention with 3 follow-up contacts at 15-day intervals before their scheduled revisit to the clinic at 2 months post-intervention. The control group ( n = 40) received the current standard of care. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were found in the groups at baseline based on demographic or disease characteristics or outcome measures. Compared to participants in the control group, participants in the intervention group demonstrated statistically significant improvement ( P < 0.05) in asthma self-management, frequency of peak flow meter use, asthma control, and child and caregiver quality of life. CONCLUSION: The outpatient asthma self-management education intervention was deemed efficacious for children with asthma and their caregiver.
Quantitative analysis of inflammatory and adhesion molecules in lungs of neonates with chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) receiving mechanical ventilation

INTRODUCTION: Chronic lung disease (CLD), clinically known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), is a major cause of morbidity in premature newborn and were submitted to oxygen therapy. OBJECTIVE: Immunohistochemical identification of inflammatory molecules in the lung tissue of premature neonates that died with CLD. METHODS: Immunohistochemical analysis of 51 samples of premature newborn lungs – grouped in: without CLD,"classic" CLD and"new" CLD. RESULTS: Neutrophil influx and the number of CD4+ and CD45RO+ cells were higher in the"classic" CLD group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that the inflammatory response is mediated by neutrophils and CD45RO+ and CD4+ T lymphocytes in the"classic" CLD.
The Effects of Head Position in Different Sitting Postures on Muscle Activity with/without Forward Head and Rounded Shoulder

【Purpose: Differences in scapular kinematics and muscle activity appear in the forward head and rounded shoulder posture (FHRSP). Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the following effects according to different postures on scapular kinematics and muscle activity around scapular region in individuals with and without FHRSP during overhead reaching task. Methods: Thirty pain-free subjects with/without FHRSP participated in this study. All subjects were positioned into three positions: habitual head posture (HHP), self-perceived ideal head posture (SIHP) and therapist-perceived neutral head posture (TNHP). Muscle activities of upper trapezius (UT), lower trapezius (LT) and serratus anterior (SA) were measured during overhead reaching task. Results: Muscle activity of trapezius muscle (UT and LT) during HHP was significantly higher than SIHP and TNHP in FHRSP group (p】