Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Relationship Between Serum Creatinine, Serum Urea And Blood Sugar Of Patients In Diyala City In Iraq

The present comparative study was done between normal and patients with diabetes and kidney disease in Diyala city in Iraq. The studied ages were ranged between 40 and more than 69. Serum samples were collected from hospitals in Diyala province. The result revealed that the serum sugar values behave in different manner than that of urine and creatinine values. The result showed that male patients percentage (50.0%) was less than male controls percentage (56.0%), while female patients percentage (50.0%) was more than female controls percentage (44.0%) With no significant differences (P> 0.05) among groups according to gender. Blood sugar, blood urea, and serum creatinine were higher in males compared to females. in males blood sugar was higher According to age, the highest age periods in patients was (50-59 year) and in control was (40-49 year), while the lowest age period in patients was (30-39 year ) and in control was (>69 year ) with high significant different between groups according to age periods. The mean value of serum sugar was high in the patients than control group with high significant differences between groups. The mean values of serum urea were high in patients from the control group with significant differences between groups. Besides, the mean values were significantly higher in Serum Creatinine in patients than controls. the mean value of Blood Sugar was higher in male patients than female with non-significant differences (P>0.05) among patients. So, the mean value of Blood Urea parameters was high in male patients than female with non-significant differences (P>0.05) among patients. Besides, the mean values of Serum Creatinine were higher in males patients than females with non-significant differences (P>0.05) between patients. Blood sugar did not settled, it goes up and down between the age forty to the age over 69.The least mean values of Blood Sugar were between (50-59) year and the highest values were between (60-69) year with non-significant differences among patients age. On the other hand, the least mean values of Blood Urea were between (40-49) year and the highest values were more than 60 years with non-significant differences among patients age. Besides, the least mean values of blood urea and Serum Creatinine lied between (40-49) years. With age, these values were elevated.
Learning ill-formed loanwords in Optimality Theory

An under-studied phenomenon of lexical borrowing is the ill-formed, or partially assimilated loanword. Loans of this kind invite otherwise prohibited structures into the borrowing language, and in doing so contradict the native grammar. Because of this contradiction, ill-formed loans offer researchers a unique perspective on the nature of phonological generalizations that extend over only a subset of the lexicon. This study argues that ill-formed loans are not derivable in classical OT, and proposes a perception-learning model of loanword adaptation in which loans are adapted during perception, but adaptation can be blocked by factors of intense language contact and bilingualism. This proposal is claimed to account for (a) the full range of observed loanword adaptations, (b) the observed potential for difference between loan and native phonologies, (c) lexically partial phonological generalizations within the native vocabulary, and (d) the historical conditions of language contact that allow for ill-formed loans to appear.1 1This thesis would never have been completed without my advisor Emily Gasser and her incredible guidance, critique, and thought-provoking questions. I would also like to thank Jane Chandlee and Kate Riestenberg for their thoughtful contributions. I owe great thanks as well to my major advisor Brook Danielle Lillehaugen for her support and encouragement. Last but not least, I would like to thank my fellow linguistics seniors Ziv Stern and Aradia Jinsi for their valuable, considered feedback on earlier drafts. Paul Learning ill-formed loanwords in OT 1
PHYSICAL AND NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF INSTANT KUNUN-ZAKI POWDER OBTAINED BY THREE DRYING METHODS

Effect of drying methods on some physical and nutritional composition of instant kunun-zaki powder were studied. The fresh kunun-zaki was dried in a tray dryer at 45oC for 24 hours, freeze dried for 72 hours and oven dried at 60oC for 24 hours. The powders obtained were reconstituted and analyzed for some of their physical and nutritional composition. The three drying methods drastically reduced the moisture content of the fresh slurry of kunun zaki to produce an instant ‘kunun-zaki’ powders. This was evident in the marked reduction of its weight which was reduced from a moisture content of 85.60% to arrange of 8.87 – 8.95%. The protein, ash, fat, crude fibre and carbohydrate contents increased from 1.75%, ash 0.40%, 1.02%, crude fibre 0.26% and carbohydrate 10.97% respectively to range of 17.22 to 17.93% for protein, 2.98 to 3.15% for ash, 1.14 to 1.18% for fat, 2.18 to2.22% for crude fibre and 67.23 to 67.86% for carbohydrate. There were no significant differences (P lessthan 0.05) between the values of bulk density, titratable acidity, pH and viscosity of the fresh and the reconstituted samples. The total soluble solid value for fresh and instant kunun-zaki powder ranged from 3.00 to 15.00oBrix, ascorbic acid ranged from 22.66 to 32.00mg/100ml. Calcium ranging from 2700 - 2873mg/l was the most abundant mineral element followed by potassium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus and sodium, while copper was considerably low. Chemical analysis showed that major nutrients were retained in the instant kunun-zaki powder. Wettability of the instant kunun-zaki powder showed that freeze dried sample dissolved faster within 12 seconds, 28 seconds for the tray dried and 41 seconds for the oven dried samples. The most abundant amino acid was glutamic acid (8.56, 6.97 and 7.88g/100g) followed by leucine (6.23, 4.86 and 5.30g/100g) and aspartic acid (6.14, 5.64 and 5.83g/100g) while methionine (0.62, 0.52, 0.57g/100g) was the least amino acid found in the samples. The most concentrated essential amino acid (EAA) was leucine (4.86-6.23 g/100g protein) followed by phenylalanine (2.95g/100g). The Total Essential Amino Acid (%) ranged from 34.84 - 36.69 %. The values were well above 26% considered to be adequate for ideal protein for children and 11% for adult. Instant kunun-zaki powder can be produced using tray drying at (45°C) and freeze drying methods without adversely affecting its physical and nutritional composition hence they will be appropriate methods of extending the shelf life of kunun zaki, a non alcoholic beverage. Keywords: Instant kunun-zaki, nutritional, amino acid, chemical, physical properties.
The Spread of Gig Economy: Trends and Effects

The development of online communication platforms has given rise to the phenomenon of the gig economy. A new economic model that embraces a variety of forms of short-term employment is rapidly spreading around the world, becoming an everyday reality and transforming the labor market. The article analyzes the factors influencing the dynamics of this process and its main effects. Testing the main hypothesis showed that the development of technological infrastructure, despite its importance, does not fully explain the unevenness of the penetration of the gig economy and the variations in its impact upon different sectors, professions, and skill levels.Gig economy drivers are subject to further study, but already now we can state the need for targeted measures to adapt the economy to the new model, including retraining or creating alternative employment opportunities for “traditional” workers giving up jobs in favor of gig-employed ones.
Colposcopic and microbiological correlation in patients with vaginal infections: a prospective study

Background: Objective of the study was to evaluate the association of abnormal vaginal flora with pathological colposcopic and microbiological findings. Methods: The present study was conducted in outpatient’s department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Government Medical College, Patiala. We studied 300 cases with symptoms and signs of vaginal infections in reproductive age group (15-49 years). After taking detailed history and examination, samples of vaginal discharge were collected for microbiological analysis and patients were subjected to colposcopy. Recorded data was analysed to find out any association of abnormal vaginal flora with pathological colposcopic and microbiological analysis. Results: The prevalence rate of vaginal infections was 31% among patients who reported to us with symptoms and signs of vaginal infections. The most common micro-organism detected was B. vaginosis (BV) in 14%, C. albicans (C) in 12% and T. vaginalis (T) in 3.33%. The normal colposcopic findings were observed in 81.33% and abnormal colposcopic findings were noted in 18.67% of the patients which were vaginal hyperaemia in 9%, chronic cervicitis in 5.33%, small iodine negative area in 2.33%, keratosis in 1.33% and cervical polyp in 0.67% of the patients. Conclusions: We concluded that vaginal discharge is a common gynaecological complaint and vaginal infections are an important cause of the vaginal discharge thus leading to significant proportion of female morbidity in reproductive age group. So, vaginitis and vaginal discharge highlights the importance of microbiological investigations to find out the causative organisms and the specific findings due to particular micro-organism can be correlated colposcopically and specific treatment can be provided.
Learning Behaviour of Individual Investors and its Effect on their Behavioural Bias: The Mediating Role of Self-reflection

Adding a new perspective to the bias-learning behaviour of investors, this paper aims to explore how the trading experience produces learning effects to reduce their behavioural biases. A web-based self-administrated questionnaire survey was conducted to a random sample of 1000 individual investors of the Colombo Stock Exchange, of which 189 valid responses were received during the study period from March to August 2018. The data analysis was performed by applying the Structural Equation Modelling technique to test the hypotheses of the conceptual model. The findings reveal that the learning occurs when past trading experiences are self-reflected to assess the validity of the mental frames underlying those past decisions, which consequently minimizes herd bias. The results also show that this self-reflection process has a full mediating effect on the relationship between the experience and herd bias. Accordingly, contrary to the reinforcement learning assumption used in the previous studies, this paper concludes that the past experiences do not itself produce learning effects, rather, should be cognitively reflected upon to reduce behavioural biases in decision making. Nevertheless, it is also found that the self-reflection is not strengthened by the relationships with investment advisors and other investors, which could be attributed to the market uncertainties occurred during the period of the study and the dominance of unsophisticated investors in the market.
THE ROLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN VOCABULARY TEACHING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THREE STRATEGIES

Vocabulary knowledge is very complex and learning vocabulary often requires the application of various vocabulary learning strategies (VLS). These strategies recommended by educationists and researchers are based on some theoretical principles and are considered as effective in varying degrees in different contexts. It is important to find out the comparative effectiveness of these strategies in case of the tertiary level students of Bangladesh who are not found to be very good at using VLSs. This study, thus, investigates the comparative effectiveness of three different strategies by randomly assigning 90 tertiary level students into three groups. These three groups received different treatments and were given tests to find out both the short term and long term retention rates of 16 vocabulary items. The findings show that both the short and long term retention rates were the highest when learners were taught vocabulary using the visual aids.
The Determinant Factors of Muzakki Toward Paying Zakat, Infaq, Sedekah (ZIS) in Zakat Institutions

Introductions to The Problem: Zakat is one of worship which is often mentioned in the Al Quran. It's just that the potential for Zakat, Infaq, Alms (ZIS) is not comparable to the actual actual figures. Many factors influence muzakki in paying ZIS. Purpose/Objective Study: This study aims to analyze the factors that influence muzakki to pay ZIS in zakat institutions, namely Yatim Mandiri Design/ Methodology/ Approach: The sample in this study amounted to 200 respondents. LAZ Yatim Mandiri was chosen because it is an Amil Zakat Institution that is consistent in collecting ZIS funds from the smallest amount to the large amount. This study uses logistic regression analysis and the data used are primary data. Based on the analysis that has been done, it is found that 61% results can be predicted correctly in the logistic regression model in this study. Findings: The consistency of muzakki in paying ZIS at the Yatim Mandiri Amil Zakat Institution is influenced by the variables of religiosity, income, trust, shariah compliance, knowledge, justice, data publication, financial accountability, motivation, the role of ulama, the role of government. And the consistency of muzakki in paying ZIS at the Yatim Mandiri Amil Zakat Institution is not influenced by the variables of shariah compliance and financial accountability.
Gas-Sensitive Biological Crystals Processed in Pressurized Oxygen and Krypton Atmospheres: Deciphering Gas Channels in Proteins Using a Novel `Soak-and-Freeze' Methodology.

Molecular oxygen (O2) is a key player in many fundamental biological processes. However, the combination of the labile nature and poor affinity of O2 often makes this substrate difficult to introduce into crystals at sufficient concentrations to enable protein/O2 interactions to be deciphered in sufficient detail. To overcome this problem, a gas pressure cell has been developed specifically for the `soak-and-freeze' preparation of crystals of O2-dependent biological molecules. The `soak-and-freeze' method uses high pressure to introduce oxygen molecules or krypton atoms (O2 mimics) into crystals which, still under high pressure, are then cryocooled for X-ray data collection. Here, a proof of principle of the gas pressure cell and the methodology developed is demonstrated with crystals of enzymes (lysozyme, thermolysin and urate oxidase) that are known to absorb and bind molecular oxygen and/or krypton. The successful results of these experiments lead to the suggestion that the soak-and-freeze method could be extended to studies involving a wide range of gases of biological, medical and/or environmental interest, including carbon monoxide, ethylene, methane and many others.
Recognition of Anger and Neutral Emotions in Speech with Different Languages

Speech emotion recognition is a very interesting area. It has board applications in man-machine interaction. In this work, the influence of speech features on the recognition of anger and neutral emotions in different languages is studied. And on the other hand, the influence of anger and neutral emotions for classifying male and female gender in different languages is also studied. Four databases in different languages are used to achieve our purpose. These databases are Algerian Dialect Emotional Database (ADED), Berlin Database of Emotional Speech (EMO-DB), Sharif Emotional Speech Database (ShEMO) and Crowd-sourced Emotional Multimodal Actors Dataset (CREAMA-D). The databases are exploited for extracting the features that used in the recognition and classification systems. The features extracted are the pitch, intensity, formants and MFCCs (Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients) parameters. The results obtained show us that the use a combination of features improve the performance of recognition in all the databases. It was showed also in the results that the classification of gender classes is influenced by the type of emotion and the language of databases.
Institutional Investors ’ Political Orientation and Tax Avoidance By :

ABSTRACT Prior literature shows that institutional investors influence the tax policies of investee firms. Our study examines the relationship between Republican-oriented institutional blockholders and tax avoidance, and finds that Republican-oriented institutional blockholders are associated with increased investee-firm tax avoidance. Using a difference-in-difference approach, we find that Republican oriented institutions do not simply affiliate with high-tax avoidance firms, but actively influence investees to increase tax avoidance. Further, we find that Republican-oriented institutional investors are most effective in influencing investee tax avoidance when (1) investee firms’ CEOs have compatible political orientations, and (2) investee firms are located in compatible political climates. Our findings add to the literature on the active role of institutional investors in firm policies and provide evidence that institutional investors’ political orientation can influence investee firms’ tax avoidance.
THE IMPORTANCE OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPEMENT IN SERBIAN SMALL-SCALE MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES

”Market pull” strategy is dominating in small scale manufacturing enterprises in the Republic of Serbia. The research whose results are presented in this work has determined the significance of this strategy from the aspect of developing new products. The strategy is reflected in close collaboration of enterprises and their customers, from the idea to the final product, including R & D activities. Beside customers, the main sources of ideas are: competitors and fairs. It has been also determined that marketing activities related to introduction of new products are limited and in comparison to the results from surrounding countries Serbia doesn’t lag behind. However, in order to improve the activities related to the development of new products in Serbian small-scale manufacturing enterprises we have suggested two strategies in this work: ”open innovation” in making closer collaboration with external knowledge sources and the creation of ”innovative networks” with partners in this concept usage. Limitations of this research are: weak feedback from respondents (the questionnaire was sent by e-mail), geographical limitations of the sample and the lack of homogenious sample group in the analysis of certain parameters.
Effect of Insecurity on the Provision of Pharmaceutical Care in Akwa Ibom State: The Community Pharmacist’s Perspective

Background: Pharmaceutical care is an important aspect of healthcare provided by pharmacists which is associated with good clinical outcomes and improved quality of life. Robberies and insecurities is a common occurrence in community pharmacies and when left unchecked can have economic, financial consequences and also influence the provision of care. The aim of this study was to assess the perceived effect of insecurity on the provision of pharmaceutical care in community pharmacies in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Methods: This study was a cross sectional survey among community pharmacists in community pharmacies in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. All community pharmacies in Uyo metropolis were visited and an informed consent was obtained from the pharmacists before the beginning of the study. A semistructured questionnaire was used in the collection of data in this study. The questionnaire evaluated the perceived effect of the current robberies on pharmaceutical care where the evaluation statements were structured in Likert scale format. Results: A total of 76 pharmacists consented to participate in the study where 56 (73.7%) were males and 20 were females. The mean age of the study participants was 28.25±1.543 years and 82.9% of the participants had 1-10 years’ community pharmacy experience. Majority of the pharmacists agreed that insecurity has hindered history taking (52%), blood pressure checks (84.2%), patient counselling (80.2%) and decreased sales (52.6%). Conclusion: There is a negative perceived effect of recent insecurities on the provision of pharmaceutical care services and sales. This aspect should be explored in further studies and research.
Anti-reflux surgery for gastroesophageal reflux in neurological impaired and non-impaired children: Long term outcomes after a median follow-up of more than 10 years

Introduction: The durability of a fundoplication (FP) in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children must be confirmed in the long-term. This study aimed to present the long-term outcome after a minimum of five years. Methods: Perioperative data were retrospectively reviewed from clinical records, and the follow-up data were collected through a standardized questionnaire. In total, 21 neurologically impaired (NI) and nine neurologically non-impaired (NNI) children were included in this study. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 25) through Fisher’s exact test, t-test, and Kaplan-Meier analysis. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The median follow-up period was 10.8 years (5-19.7), and the refundoplication rates ranged from 11% to 19%. Revisions were usually necessary within the first two postoperative years. Most delayed refundoplications were necessary for the NI children with a laparoscopic Nissen FP. In the long-term, symptoms and medication administration program were favorable in most cases. Most parents were highly satisfied with the postoperative outcome and would approve that FP is conducted on their child again under the same circumstances. Conclusions: The FP is a safe procedure with consistent benefits in the first 10 postoperative years in NI and NNI children with documented GERD. The NI children treated with a laparoscopic Nissen FP necessitate longer postoperative surveillance since more delayed redofundoplications were required in this group.
A Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) Based on SERVQUAL for Hotel Service Quality Management: Evidence from Vietnam

Nowadays, quality affects product or service performance and customer loyalty in the competitive business’ environment. This is truly important when it comes to how the customer interprets the service’s satisfaction and the judgment of the purchase process as a whole, in view of the fact that service quality is an abstract and elusive construction due to the three characteristics of services: intangibility, heterogeneity, and inseparability of output and consumption. The main purpose of this paper is to determine the hotel service quality using the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and SERVQUAL method. In this study, a five-star hotel’s real case is considered in evaluating the service quality criteria. The results revealed that Tangibles and Assurance are the most critical service quality criteria in the hotel industry. Accurate records, service consistency, Necessary arrangements for disabled people, Service flexibility to guests’ demands, and Providing the services at the time it promises are the most influencing sub-criteria of service quality. These findings indicate that hotels should concentrate on sequentially and organized priority factors to enhance service quality. This method of service quality assessment may also aid in distinguishing between hotels. Finally, as a future direction, more additional parameters can be used as a potential guide in our proposed model for the dynamic decision-making approach.