Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tackling gender inequalities in music: a comparative study of policy responses in the UK and Sweden

Abstract Cross-disciplinary research has highlighted the persistence of gender inequalities across music scenes. However, the way in which cultural policy shapes responses to gender inequalities in music has been relatively underexplored. This article draws on research from Swedish and UK contexts, supporting analysis with reference to 9 key-stakeholder interviews from both. Comparing perspectives from ‘more’ and ‘less’ gender-equal contexts, with sufficiently different cultural policy traditions, the article explores how responses to gender inequalities in music are influenced by ‘cultural democratic’ and ‘arm’s length’ approaches. It demonstrates that, as a result of these traditions, there is a comparatively more interventionist approach in Sweden at a national level, whereas the lack of central government response in the UK has encouraged more market-oriented solutions. It suggests that this ‘arm’s length’ approach necessitates different grassroots organisational strategies in order to affect change but notes that these, alongside austerity agendas, are insufficient in the long term.
The Post-Washington Consensus and Economic Representations of Women in Development at the World Bank

In the past few years, the neoliberal Washington consensus has given way to a "post-Washington consensus' aimed at integrating social and economic dimensions of development, paying attention to broader goals such as sustainability, and challenging the old state versus market dichotomy. Among its other effects, this shift in development thinking has contributed to a greater emphasis on gender concerns in development institutions such as the World Bank. This article examines the recent innovations in economic theory that have informed these efforts. Through an analysis of the ways that these theories construct meanings about gender equity and development, the article concludes that the post-Washington consensus maintains the economistic and colonial discourses of neoliberalism, and thus provides little space for the meaningful social transformations called for by feminists working in development.
The effects of the ‘Welcome Schools’ Program in Madrid, Spain: an ethnographic analysis

The aim of this paper is to share the conclusions of a recent ethnographic study carried out in Madrid from 2005 to 2008 to analyze the effects of a program implemented by the Community of Madrid, Spain, to address diversity in schools. The Program was given an English name – ‘Welcome Schools’ – and was aimed at preparing children recently arrived from outside Spain for entry into the regular school system. The Program was implemented through different measures, including (in English) ‘Linking Classrooms. ’ Linking Classrooms are separate classrooms for immigrant children in regular schools where they are taught Spanish for a period of up to nine months, after which the children are supposed to enter the regular school system (preferably in the same school, but this is not always possible) and follow the Program without any other official support. This paper aims at analyzing the aims of the Welcome Schools Program and, given these, what the Program solves and what it leaves unresolved. The paper ends with a general discussion of immigrant student opportunities with respect to participation in the host society. What I shall present here are the final conclusions of this analysis.
Knowledge and Preference of Mothers Delivering at ALKadhumyia Teaching Hospital Regarding Caesarean Section and Normal Vaginal Delivery

INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy & delivery are considered as normal physiological state women. Of all deliveries approximately 10% are considered high risk, some of which may require caesarean section . A Caesarean section (C-section) is a surgical procedure to deliver one or more babies. It is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or mother's life or health at risk (2). Recent studies reaffirm earlier world health organization (WHO) recommendation about optimal C-section rates, the best outcomes of mothers & babies appear to occur with C-section
Evaluation of Liver Function in Healthy Subjects and Liver Disease Patients Using BOLD MRI

The liver is a multi-function organ that plays important roles in nutrient metabolism, biochemical transformations and blood detoxification. The purpose of the current work was to optimize Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) liver functional MR imaging and analysis to allow the distinction between healthy volunteers and subjects with chronic liver disorders known to lead to fibrosis and reduced liver function (in this case, Hepatitis-C). Liver BOLD signal can be modulated by breathing 100% 0 2 or through intake of a meal. Previous results using these stimuli have been inconclusive when comparing healthy and diseased livers. In addition, liver BOLD analysis has been traditionally carried out using general linear models (GLM). Since the liver has a dual blood supply (portal and arterial derived), its resultant haemodynamic response is complex. This makes it too difficult to employ GLM approaches, as they require the prediction and modeling of a response function. We chose a model-free, or data-driven approach, called principle component analysis (PCA) to analyze liver data. Initial optimization was done by determining the time of maximal hepatic portal vein (HPV) blood flow following ingestion of a controlled meal (235 mL of Ensure Plus®). Statistically significant increases in HPV flow resulted at all measurement intervals, with the maximal postprandial change (71% increase in comparison to the baseline flow) at thirty minutes after ingestion. Implementing acquisition and analysis optimizations with our dual liver challenge model (hyperoxia cycling in preand postprandial states), the PCA
Mild cognitive impairment of vascular origin: Proposal for an empirical approach in primary care

The incidence of mild cognitive impairment of vascular origin is increasing continuously among individuals with cardiovascular risk factors. The etiology of this kind of impairment is related to cerebrovascular pathologies, with the presence of silent cerebral infarctions the most relevant etiology. The incidence of cognitive impairment affects around 22% of patients at 3 months after an ischemic stroke, and this incidence is maintained or increased even 5 years after the stroke. Silent infarction should be considered the first clinical suspicion in patients with cardiovascular risk factors (such as hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia) who are attending a consultation for cognitive complaints, not only memory complaints. There are various tools for detecting such cognitive problems during the examination, such as brief cognitive tests and neuropsychological evaluations (for example, MMSE, SPMSQ or MoCA), and to assess its development. For a patient with cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive complaints it should be possible to carry out an empirical treatment and assess the development of the cognitive deficits before referring the patient to the specialist. This review outlines various attitudes and therapeutic possibilities that might be useful in the scope of Primary Care.
Perbandingan Jumlah Seroma Antara Modified Radical Mastectomy Dengan dan Tanpa Fiksasi Flap Kulit di RSUP H. Adam Malik Medan

Latar belakang: Kanker payudara merupakan kanker paling sering ke dua di dunia dan pada wanita dengan perkiraan ditemukannya 1.67 juta kasus kanker payudara baru pada tahun 2012. Kanker payudara merupakan kanker yang sering ditemukan di negara berkembang maupun kurang berkembang. MRM adalah salah satu modalitas terapi pada kanker payudara. Seroma merupakan komplikasi pascaoperasi MRM pada kanker payudara yang paling banyak dijumpai. Fiksasi flap kulit yang ideal akan meminimalkan keluarnya seroma. Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental yang dilakukan di RSUP H. Adam Malik selama satu tahun. Sampel adalah semua penderita perempuan kanker payudara yang berobat ke RSUPHAM yang dilakukan MRM dengan fiksasi flap kulit dan tanpa fiksasi flap kulit yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Jumlah sampel adalah 78 subjek penelitian. Variabel Bebas adalah Fiksasi flap kulit dan variabel tergantung adalah produksi seroma. Data karakteristik pasien akan disajikan secara deskriptif dan dianalisis secara statistik bivariat berpasangan dengan menggunakan uji yang sesuai. Hasil: Penelitian melibatkan pasien kanker payudara yang dilakukan tindakan MRM dengan dan tanpa fiksasi flap kulit sebanyak 78 subjek penelitian dengan masing-masing besar sampel adalah 39 subjek dan jumlah seroma dihitung selama lima hari pasca operasi. Hasil penelitian pada tabel menunjukkan Jumlah seroma dengan menggunakan fiksasi flap kulit adalah 212,82 dan tanpa fiksasi flap kulit adalah 357,66 dengan nilai p = 0,003 (p < 0,05). Kesimpulan: Terdapat perbedaan jumlah seroma yang bermakna antara pasien yang dilakukan modified radikal mastektomi dan atau tanpa fiksasi flap kulit.
Book Reviews

The subject of technology-based higher education (HE) has tended to evoke the worst kind of myopia amongst the academic digerati. Whilst many media and communication dons lack familiarity with the day-to-day minute of the technocultures they theorize about, the issue of information and communications technology (ICT) and HE is one area of the information age where academics should be on safe ground. The appeal to ‘write about what you know’ has afforded even the most outmoded and detached academic commentators the chance to wax lyrical with regard to the one area of technology and society they should be an integral part of. It is therefore disappointing that much academic writing on HE and ICT can be characterized as subjective and sensationalist. Throughout the 1990s, a rash of breathless predictions and poorly focused reports of ‘virtual classrooms’, ‘e-universities’ and ‘cyber-campuses’ proliferated the literature – in stark contrast to the decidedly low-tech realities of the university environs in which they were being produced. Yet, the issue of universities and ICT has begun recently to attract the sustained attention of a new wave of critically informed and objective commentators. From the seminal writing of Douglas Noble on ‘digital diploma mills’ to the recent spate of articles in this very journal, a critical social science discourse has grown up around HE and ICT countering the worst excesses of the ‘educational technology’ lobby. This growth in mainstream social science interest is neatly captured in the two edited collections on offer here.
RESEARCH: "The Sanctification of the Body and Behavioral Health Patterns of College Students"

This study applies the construct of sanctification to college students' perceptions of their bodies. Students (N = 289) completed measures on the extent to which they viewed their bodies as being a manifestation of God (e.g., "My body is a temple of God") and as characterized by sacred qualities (e.g., holy, blessed, sacred). Greater levels of both forms of sanctification were related to higher levels of health-protective behaviors, strenuous exercise, satisfaction with one's body, and disapproval of alcohol consumption as well as to lower levels of illicit drug use, unhealthy eating practices, and alcohol consumption. Viewing the body as having sacred qualities was also related to lower rates of binge eating and illicit drug use.
Coping with Sexual Identity Stigma in the U.S. Military: An Examination of Identity Management Practices Prior to and After the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

ABSTRACT This study assesses the identity management strategies employed by gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the U.S. military prior to and after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. ” In-depth interviews were conducted with gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members and veterans. Data were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Findings revealed that these service members made thoughtful and deliberate decisions about whether or not, and to whom, they would reveal their sexual identities. Identity concealment was practiced most often, even after the repeal, which was found to incite feelings of self-reproach, isolation, and stress. However, several new identity management strategies emerged after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (i.e., strategies of openness) that stimulated positive self-feelings. By engaging in some level of openness, participants in this study were able to overcome some of the adverse effects of their minority stress.
Human Resource Practices, Organizational Learning and Business Performance

This paper deals with the relationship between high performance human resource practices, organizational learning and business performance. The hypotheses proposed here are tested on a sample of 195 Spanish companies employing over 200 people, and using structural equation modeling as a statistical technique. Our findings show that high performance human resource practices have a positive effect on organizational learning, which in turn has a positive influence on business performance. Nevertheless, a direct effect of human resource practices on business performance has not been observed. Thus, we can conclude that human resource practices by themselves are not a source of competitive advantage, since this will depend on their capacity to provide incentives for employees to put their knowledge into practice and thereby promote active cooperation.
Feelings and codependent behavior in the family of illicit drugs users

Current descriptive and qualitative study described feelings and codependent behavior in relatives of illicit drug users. Data were collected between March and April 2012 by an open interview with eight family members of illicit drugs-dependent individuals and subjected to theme-mode content analysis. Results were classified into two categories which showed intense suffering coupled to feelings of guilt, fear, shame, sadness, shame and manifestation of codependent behaviors such as denial and control of the one´s situation and that of others. Professionals should know the situation in which the families of drug addicts live to assist them in a different way. They should also identify codependent relatives, since they also need care so that their behavior does not worsen the symptoms and behavior of the drug user and prevents a possible medical or psychiatric diagnosis.
Modeling Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration In Vitro: Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Alginate Beads, Hypoxia, Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2, and Synthetic Peptide B2A

Study Design. Using a low cell density, hypoxic, alginate-bead culture system, the effects of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) and synthetic peptide B2A on cell proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis were assessed at days 0, 3, 5, and 7, using nucleus pulposus (NP)-like differentiated mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Objective. This is a preliminary investigation into B2A's potential adjunctive role with MSCs and BMP-2, in NP regeneration. Summary of Background Data. B2A analogs, alone and in combination with BMP-2, have been shown to promote proliferation and ECM production in chondrocytes and MSCs. Articular chondrocytes and NP cells often respond in a similar manner to growth factor treatments, thus suggesting a potential role for B2A in treating disc degeneration by NP regeneration. Methods. Using the NP regeneration in vitro model (low cell density, hypoxic, alginate bead culture), B2A and BMP-2 were evaluated alone and in combination, to determine effects on proliferation and ECM synthesis in the presence of transforming growth factor-beta 3 on NP-like differentiated MSCs. Results. B2A administration induced mild proliferation of NP-like differentiated MSCs and diminished an initial wave of low-dose BMP-2–prompted apoptosis. Individually and in combination, B2A and BMP-2 were found to inhibit transforming growth factor-beta 3–permitted collagen accumulation; levels remained similar in their presence. Both collagen I (Col I) and collagen II (Col II) were found in almost all specimens, but increased B2A levels favored Col II unlike BMP-2, which favored Col I. BMP-2 resulted in a minor reduction in aggrecan synthesis, which was unchanged by B2A. Conclusion. Using this in vitro model, B2A induced proliferation, continuous aggrecan synthesis, and stabilized collagen accumulation favoring Col II. These characteristics are consistent with cells of the young, healthy NP, indicating potential use of the peptide early in an MSC-based NP-regeneration therapy; whereas, BMP-2 induced apoptosis, Col I accumulation, and aggrecan production hindrance, and was found untherapeutic.
Pharmacy Technician Workload and Human Resources Requirements at MOH Primary Health Care Center Over Nine years Mass Gathering Hajj (2006-2014) in Al-Medina Region, Saudi Arabia

Objective: To explore the pharmacy technician workload analysis and workforce requirements at Ministry of Health Primary care center during mass gathering Hajj nine years (2006-2014) in Al-Medina Region, Saudi Arabia. Methods: It is a retrospective analysis of nine years (2006-2014) of primary care center pharmacies workload during mass gathering Hajj period. The duration of workload collection was 15-30 days. The pharmacy technician prepares medications and provides pharmaceutical for dispensing through the pharmacist to all patients either Pilgrim or not Pilgrim at Al-Medina region. The workforce requirements calculated based on MOH workforce standards per primary care centers (PCC), the workload drives as central pharmacy services, patient specific pharmacy activities, and general administration specific pharmacy activities. Results: The total number of Pilgrims (1,952,817-3,161,573) with average (2,445,208) and with an average of (210,765.91) pilgrim visited each primary care center. The mean number of primary care center prescription per day (710.58) contained (2,131.74) medications. The grand average number of pharmacy technician based on MOH standards for PCC was (13.33 FTE) while the mean number pharmacy technician needed based on workload was (591.99 FTE) for all PCC. Conclusion: The pharmacy technician workload analysis showed the massive demand of pharmacy technician during mass gathering Hajj period in Al-Medina Region. Targeting to change the MOH standards of primary care center pharmacy workforces during mass gathering Hajj time is necessary for Al-Madina region in Saudi Arabia. Keyword: Pharmacy technician, Workload, Workforces, Primary care center, Mass Gathering, Hajj, Al-Medina, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Electrical Properties of BST Thin Films Fabricated by a Modified Sol—Gel Processing

ABSTRACT A modified Sol-Gel process was used to get the higher-performance BST thin films. The BST thin films possessed different composites and structures in the substrate of Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si. The microstructure, morphology and the electrical properties of the prepared BST thin films were investigated via X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy techniques and measurement techniques. The results show that the optimum processing for BST films is RTA750°C × 20 min and with sandwich structure seed layers. BST20 film with good resistivity, comparatively dielectric and ferroelectric properties is practical for the detecting materials of UFPA. The system with dielectric constant of 405, loss tangent of 0.011, remanent polarization of 2.3 μC cm−2, a coercive field of 45 kV cm−1 can be obtained by the modified Sol-Gel processing.
The pivotal and peripheral roles of bilingual classroom assistants at a Swedish elementary school

ABSTRACT This article presents a qualitative study of how the individual roles and ideologies of four Arabic and Somali bilingual classroom assistants at an elementary school in Sweden both mirror and challenge larger discourses about language, education and social integration. Data were analyzed using the theoretical constructs of positioningand reveal that the classroom assistants were left out of curricular planning and pedagogical decision-making while at the same timetaking on three pivotal roles as disciplinarians, parent-teacher liaisons, and role models to students. As schools seek solutions to instructional dilemmas inherent in the simultaneous inclusion of newcomer immigrant and refugee students in Swedish-medium classrooms and the promotion of bilingualism, this research sheds light on how bilingual classroom assistants take up their roles as mediators of language and culture within this dynamic.
Towards Real-Time Clinical Imaging with Multi-Spectral Optoacoustic Tomography: Reconstruction Approaches and Initial Experimental Studies

Multi-Spectral Optoacoustic Tomography is an emerging biomedical imaging modality evolving from proof-of-principle biological research towards its routine clinical application to complement established imaging modalities. In this work, novel video-rate reconstruction algorithms and image quality enhancement strategies for Multi-Spectral Optoacoustic Tomography are introduced. Further, initial experimental studies in the location of the finger show its potential for a routine clinical application in the field of prevalent peripheral vascular diseases.
Innovation Clusters in Technological Systems: A Network Analysis of 15 OECD Countries for the Mid‐1990s

The paper aims to investigate how innovations cluster in different technological systems (TSs) when their “techno‐economic”, rather than “territorial” space, is considered. Innovation clusters of economic sectors are identified by referring to the innovation “potential” represented by their R&D expenditure and by applying social network analysis to the intersectoral R&D flows matrices of 15 OECD countries in the mid‐1990s. Different clusterization models are first tested in order to detect the way sectors group on the basis of the embodied R&D flows they exchange. Actual clusters are then mapped in the different TSs by looking for intersectoral relationships which can be qualified to constitute “reduced TSs” (ReTSs). In all the 15 TSs investigated the techno‐economic space appears organized in hierarchies, along which its constitutive sectors grouped into clusters with different density and composition. Once ReTSs are looked for, the 15 TSs display highly heterogeneous structures, but with some interesting similarity on the basis of which different clusters of TSs can be identified in turn.
EDITORIAL

heyne-Stokes respiration with central sleep apnea (CSR-CSA) occurs when periods of hyperventilation with waxing/waning tidal volume alternated with periods of central hypopnea/apnea. It is present in approximately 40 percent of patients with severe congestive heart failure (CHF). CSR-CSA may contribute to the progression of heart failure by causing repetitive arterial oxygen desaturation, sleep fragmentation, increased left ventricular afterload, activation of sympathetic nervous system, and oscillations in heart rate and blood pressure. There are evidences indicating that CSR-CSA is associated with a remarkable increase in mortality and is also an independent risk factor for cardiac transplantation; furthermore, treatment of CSR-CSA in combination with optimal medical therapy may influence the course of chronic heart failure, improve quality of life and the survival of patients. The paper by Zhang et al highlights the importance of recognizing this pathological breathing pattern as a potential therapeutic target.