Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of ear pathogens isolated from patients in Tripoli, north of Lebanon

Background. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a severe public health problem. However, infected patients are usually treated empirically without preceding culture or antibiotics susceptibility testing, which may increase the antibiotic resistance level. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of common bacterial uropathogens isolated in Akkar governorate, North Lebanon. Methods. Spot midstream from urine samples from 9662 patients presenting UTI symptoms who came to Youssef Hospital Center located in Akkar governorate, were collected in sterile plastic cups. Culture, identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing were performed through conventional tools according to the manufacturer’s recommended procedures and the recommendations of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. Results. Overall, a total of 1009 bacterial uropathogens were isolated. Escherichia coli was predominant and represented 72.5% of all isolates , followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (8.2%), Enterococcus spp. (5.5%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (4.5%), Proteus spp. (3%), Enterobacter spp. (2%), Staphylococcus aureus (2%), Streptococcus agalactiae (1.6%), Staphylococcus saprophyticus (0.4%), Acinetobacter baumannii (0.2%) and Providencia rettgeri (0.1%). Moreover, the mean antibiotic resistance rates of isolates was relatively high, but similar to previous investigations reported in our country. Conclusion. To our knowledge, this is the first investigation reporting epidemiological data regarding the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of uropathogens isolated from patients in Akkar governorate. Our data indicated the urgent need of a strategic plan to tackle antibiotic resistance, particularly in deprived regions with poor healthcare structures such as Akkar governorate. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.3823/801
Results Provide Information About Cumulative Probabilities of Finding Significance: Let’s Report This Information

Commonly reported statistics, such as the t value and p value, contain useful information about the cumulative probability of finding statistical significance based on the properties of the sample being analyzed. Unfortunately, converting t values and p values into this form of information is not intuitive and is often done incorrectly. We show how the bootstrap can provide a way to understand the cumulative probability of finding significance based on the characteristics of a specific sample and the statistical model being used. We also provide a simple way to estimate this probability from t values without having to rely on the bootstrap. Reporting sample-based probabilities can help promote robust and reliable research by conveying appropriate levels of uncertainty into discussions of results. We provide recommendations to authors, editors, reviewers, readers, and educators to help counter origination bias (i.e., how much a single-study finding should be viewed as solid or sacred) and other biases tied to misunderstanding the variability inherent associated with reporting “statistically significant” findings.
Language Analysis of Convention on the Rights of the Child to Enhance Societal Awareness on the Issue.

The research aims to explore the cognitive-semantic structure of the above child rights phenomenon through the language analysis, and compare the perceptions of different stakeholders as target audiences with regard to diverse formats of the Convention contents and its essence representation. The research materials combine academic literature on the topic, the text of the Convention on the rights of the child, its child friendly version as the background material for empirical study, and the data from the open-ended questionnaire. The pool of its respondents included social workers, teachers, and lawyers who deal with children’s rights issues. The research methods integrated qualitative and quantitative approaches, theoretical analysis of relevant literature, textual analysis of the Convention text (including content analysis, manual and automated coding, distributional analysis), and open-ended questionnaire of the experts in the field under study. Factor analysis was implemented to analyze the experts’ views. SPSS was used for statistical data processing. The research results led to a number of conclusions. The linear enumeration of rights through the Convention articles leads just to the same linear perception of the facts. Meanwhile, verbal-visual multidimensional representation of the Convention macrostructure provides grounds for synergetic interpretation where not just the rights but the stakeholders, the scope and specifics of their duties and obligations, societal contexts of their activities are identified. This, in turn, it leads to the conclusion that the format of the Convention representation that was shaped through the present study can contribute to enhancing public awareness and education on the child’s rights within diverse social settings. The research findings cast new light on the potential of discourse analysis for the Convention interpretation within legal, educational and academic contexts.
Coordination of directional overcurrent and distance relays based on nonlinear multivariable optimization

To ensure stability, security, and protection of electrical equipment from the damage the suitable coordination must be made in interconnected networks. In this paper, the nonlinear multivariable optimization techniques have been used with different performance indexes: Sequential quadratic programming (SQP), Sequential quadratic programming legacy (SQP-Legacy), Interior-Point and Active-Set for IEEE- 8 bus test system. This system consists of twenty-eight protective relays divided into fourteen directional overcurrent relays (DOCR) and fourteen distance relays (DR). It has been tested in the ETAP environment to obtain three-phase short circuit current at the near and far end faults and operating time for all DOC relays for near-end fault as well as test the second zone time for distance relays (TZ2) with pilot signal (WP)and without pilot signal (WOP) of the proposed algorithm was used to reduce overall operating time of DOC relays and obtain optimal values for time multiplier setting (TMS) and TZ2 with the different coordination time interval (CTI) between main and backup relays. The simulation results were validated in ETAP program prove that the effectiveness of the Active-Set to minimize the TMS and TZ2 for the system.
P34 Quality improvement project aimed at reducing gentamicin errors in neonates

Aim A level 3 tertiary neonatal unit with a capacity of 40 cots providing intensive care, high dependency care, special care & transitional care services, had 18 gentamicin errors reported between January and June 2017, with 84% errors occurring at prescribing and 16% errors in administration. The majority of errors (67%) were due to the complexity of calculating a 36-hourly time interval between doses. A quality improvement project was undertaken with the aim of reducing the number of gentamicin errors on the unit over a 3 month period. Method An overview of all gentamicin errors were presented to the multidisciplinary team (MDT) with a view of gathering ideas for improvement to ensure a team based approach. An action plan was put in place in line with National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) recommendations1 and initiated in July 2017 based on a plan-do-study-act (PDSA) model. Results The PDSA cycles included: a simplified and standardised dosing interval for dosing of gentamicin after the first dose. an updated local monograph with dosing intervals and example prescription. posters displayed in prescribing areas to promote safe and focused prescribing. a feedback session to the full MDT team regarding improvements made and further feedback. ensure compliance with policy by promoting updated guideline & on going error monitoring. consideration of alternative lower risk antibiotic in low risk babies. incorporation of gentamicin prescribing exercise as part of the new doctor induction. The following interventions will be evaluated in 3 months using Datix reported errors before and after implementation. Sequential PDSA cycles will then be conducted for learning and improvement. Conclusion A team based approach, using open communication with regular feedback and review is essential in order to improve the quality of prescribing and gain engagement from medical and non-medical prescribing colleagues. Further audit will be undertaken on monthly basis to evaluate the implementation of improvement measures.
Public perceptions of trust in the police in Abuja, Nigeria

What the public thinks, believes and feels about the police determines if people will obey or disobey them, if they will support the police in fighting crime, and contributes to how and whether the police will succeed in maintaining order. Notwithstanding these incontrovertible facts, scholars and researchers in Nigeria have paid only minor attention to this crucial subject by viewing the problem from the fact that the police have failed in performing its obligations. So far, no research has deeply explored the relationship between police and the public in Nigeria and ordinary people’s perceptions of police corruption and trust and the historical background that forms the context of this. This research addresses this gap in knowledge through original empirical research into public perceptions of the police, experiences of contact with the police and views about the relationship of police behaviour and legitimacy. Using procedural justice as the main theoretical model, this thesis provides a platform for the qualitative narratives of 66 men and women in Abuja, Nigeria who have had direct and indirect experiences of the police. It analyses how their interactions with the police shape their day-to-day lives and ideas about justice, law and order. This research found that participants employed an idea of police effectiveness to assess their legitimacy that in turn was connected to procedural fairness as well as honesty. Participants believed that they would be more likely to trust the police if they were provided with the needed services such as securing lives and properties, maintaining law and order as well as investigation and detection of crime. These outcome- oriented views of good policing were combined with process-oriented views in which the importance for trust of being treated with dignity and even sincerity regularly featured in the interviews and focus groups. Hence, this research shows how procedural and distributive form of justice were interlinked for participants. The issue of police corruption, discussed at length in the thesis, has an implication in the achievement of effective policing and provides a useful illustration of how concerns about police results combined with views about police good conduct were inseparable in making determinations of trust in and legitimacy of the police.
Analysis of the socio-economic impact of renewable energy hybrid electricity utilization for rural community development (case study: Pantai Anyar, Yogyakarta special region, Indonesia)

The aim of this research were to: (1) study on socio-economics from Renewable Energy Hybrid Power Plant (PLTH) electricity development for rural communities, (2) find out information related to average households beneficiaries of electricity (pre and post the utilization of electrical energy hybrid electricity at Baru Beach. The research was conducted at Baru Beach, Yogyakarta Special Region on November – December, 2017. The data used were primary and secondary data. The research was conducted by surveying 68 respondents who are direct beneficiaries of hybrid electric energy utilization activities in Baru Beach. The analytical method used in this part of the study is the visualization analysis of the Baru Beach map area for 20072017, analysis of household income, and Paired Sample T-test. The results showed that: (1) based on changes in the map of Pantai Baru area in 2007-2017, changes in road changes, the access and connectivity of this region to other regions have become much better. In the analysis of income obtained, post PLTH was developed at Baru Beach. The income analysis was found that, post PLTH was developed in Baru Beach, there was an increase in the average income in the non-agricultural sector and household income for PLTH electricity beneficiaries, but there was a decrease in the average income value in the agricultural sector, (2) based on Paired Sample T-Test analysis show there is a significant difference the average household income post PLTH developed at Baru Beach with a significance level of 0.041. Thus the results of this research conclude that there is any a socio-economic impact from the utilization of renewable electricity not only for the beneficiaries of electricity in rural communities, but also for the development of local area.
Dampak Variabel Makro Ekonomi Domestik dan Global Terhadap Indeks Saham Syariah Indonesia (ISSI) Periode Mei 2011--Mei 2019

This study aims to find out empirically the effect of macroeconomics variables on the movements of the Indonesian Islamic Stock Index (ISSI). This research uses quantitative research methods, using multiple linear regression analysis models. Data collection uses secondary data from documentation related data. Data is taken from the monthly closing price of each variable from May 2011 to May 2019. The research test uses the t test and F test and is processed using Eviews8. The results showed that BI Rate and Exchange Rates (Kurs) has a negative and signifcant impact on Indonesia Sharia Stock Index (ISSI). However, the variable Bank Indonesia Certificates Sharia (SBIS), FED Rate, and World Gold Price, they do not have signficant influence on the Indonesia Sharia Stock Index (ISSI). The results showed that Bank Indonesia Certificates Sharia (SBIS), BI Rate, Exchange Rates (Kurs), FED Rate, and World Gold Price had a significant simultaneous effect on the ISSI, and the result of determination coefficient adjusted R 2 values of 35,2%.
Laboratory Tests Turnaround Time in Outpatient and Emergency Patients in Nigeria: Results of A Physician Survey on Point of Care Testing

Laboratory analytical turnaround time is a well-recognised indicator of how well a laboratory is performing and is sometimes regarded as the benchmark for laboratory performance. Methods: Total 104 doctors in public and private health institutions in Nigeria, spread across all six geo-political zones participated in survey requesting information on their experience with laboratory turnaround times in emergency situations (emergency room, special care baby unit, intensive care unit, dialysis unit) and outpatient situations (general medicine and diabetes). Results: The average turnaround time in hours was 5.12, 8.35, 7.32 and 8.33 for the emergency room, special care baby unit, intensive care unit and dialysis unit, respectively. For the outpatient situations, the average turnaround time in hours was 10.74 and 15.70 hours for the diabetes and general medical outpatients. The median range (hours) and modal range (hours) for: the emergency room was 2-4 and <2; the special care baby unit was 4-8 and 4-8; the intensive care unit was 2-4 and 2-4; the dialysis unit was 4-8 and 4-8. The median range (hours) and modal range (hours) for: the general outpatient clinic was 12-24 and 12-24; the diabetic clinic was 4-8 and 12-24 hours. Conclusion: These turnaround time results are quite consistent with published data from other countries. However, there is some measure of improvement that is required in some areas to reduce the laboratory turnaround in the emergency situations. This could be overcome with the introduction of more point of care testing devices into emergency units.
Discourse interactions in world politics: the dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands

Abstract Discourse, as a constructive power, plays a significant role in world politics. Rather than focusing on the formation or transformation of a single discourse, we investigate discourse interaction in the context of multiple competing discourses. Based on the theories of discourse interaction, this study analyses the realist dimension of discourse by examining the territorial dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands and shows how the two countries use discourses to pursue their own security and respective realist interests. This analysis identifies five major controversies in the two countries’ discourses on their claims of sovereignty over the islands and demonstrates that each of the two states uses both complementary and competing discourses to strengthen its own stance and delegitimize the other’s claims. The theoretical analysis of discourse interaction not only contributes to the growing research on discourse practices in IR, but also has important implications for practice-oriented strategic communication.
Film tourism impacts: a multi-stakeholder longitudinal approach

ABSTRACT This study examines multiple local stakeholders’ perceptions of film tourism impacts to shed light on the complexities of film tourism planning and development, using a longitudinal exploratory research approach. The Japanese TV series Mare (2015) was chosen as the case study. Qualitative interviews with various local stakeholders were conducted over a 21-month-long period of a film tourism development project in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The study found that this film tourism project was initiated with high expectations. However, due to several incidents, such as the controversial rebuilding of a local highway road for promotional purposes, the audience’s mixed reception of the series’ storyline, and a sexual harassment scandal involving one of the main actors, the film tourism development did not progress as planned. The study also revealed that consultation which included a diverse range of local stakeholders and long-term planning embedded into a larger regional development strategy were key factors for successful film tourism planning and development. We contribute that an investigation of local stakeholders’ consultation, diversity, inclusion and long-term embedding is reflected in perceptions across the pre-, during- and post-production stages. These four complexities provide valuable insights and even explanations for local’s dynamic perceptions of film tourism impacts.
Outcome of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer: A tertiary care center experience

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Bangladeshi women. Almost all present with palpable lump and 40% of them are with locally advanced breast cancer. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is the standard choice of treatment for the patients.This prospective study was done involving 220 newly diagnosed locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) patients from January 2010 to December 2014 in the National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH), Mohakhali, Dhaka to observe the clinical and pathological response of locally advanced breast cancer after four cycles of chemotherapy and surgery. Chemotherapy schedule with Cyclophosphamide 600mg/m 2 and Doxorubicine 60mg/m 2 (AC) was prescribed and carried out three weekly for four cycles. Primary tumor size and axillary nodal size was measured and compared with the previous record. After three weeks of chemotherapy the patients undergone mastectomy and axillary dissection. Histopathology was done to see the pathological response of primary tumor and axillary node. Other biological marker such as estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth receptor (HER-2) were done. After four cycles of chemotherapy with AC, 194 patients (88%) responded clinically, 29 patients (13%) showed complete clinical response (cCr) and 165 patients (75%) partial response (pCr). Surgical specimen showed complete pathological response (cPr) in 22 patients (10%). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with AC is the standard chemotherapy schedule for locally advanced breast cancer and radical surgery was possible in 75% of the patients. Bangladesh Med J. 2016 Sep; 45 (3): 141-146
Effects of Synchronous and Asynchronous Music During High Intensity Training on Obesity and Metabolic Health in Singapore Women

International Journal of Exercise Science 12(5): 1254-1264, 2019. Evidence suggests that high intensity exercise aided by music renders positive results in health related fitness components. However, less is known about the influence synchronous and asynchronous music may have on outcomes in overweight and obese women. A twelve-week, randomized-controlled trial was conducted using premenopausal overweight/obese (BMI > 24.9 kg/m2) adult Singapore women (n = 92) divided into three groups (exercise with synchronous, asynchronous, and no music, respectively). Pre-post clinical examinations, anthropometric, and fitness evaluations were conducted. Statistical analyses revealed that physical activity was effective in all groups with music or non-music. Body composition, particularly weight loss and BMI, fitness, and metabolic parameters improved. Non-music and synchronous music were ergogenically effective for curl-up fitness. This multidisciplinary study demonstrated positive results for obesity reduction, fitness, and metabolic health. This transdisciplinary, Asia-Pacific-centric research is important in behavioural epidemiology framework because of its direct impact on population health.
Rhodospirillum centenum, A New Growth Stimulant and Antagonistic Bacteria Against Leaf Spot of Rice Caused by Curvularia lunata

The research objectives were to find Rhodospirillum spp. to promote plant growth and as antagonists to control leaf spot of rice. The results showed that rice var. RD41 and Pitsanulok 2 (PL2) had leaf spot caused by Curvularia lunata. R. centenum is gram negative, mobile cell motility and negative of gelatin activity test. SM41 and 61 showed glucose and lactose and/or sucrose fermentation activity, but SM72 and 92 were non-fermented activity. Isolates of R. centenum were antagonized C. lunata, a leaf spot pathogen. R. centenum expressed for ability to produce amylase, protease and lipase. R. centenum isolates SM41, SM61, SM72, and SM92 with C. lunata causing leaf spot and seed-borne fungus. In addition, the inoculated seeds var. RD 41 and Pitsanulok 2 (PL2) applied R. centenum 41, 61, 72 and 79 gave significantly better seed germination, shoot and root length. Isolate SM41 reduced disease incidence in rice var. RD41 which the disease index was on level 2 when the inoculated one was level 5. Isolate SM61 showed the disease index of level 2 but the inoculated control was level 5. It is the first report that R. centenum plays the role for growth stimulant and biological control agents against leaf spot of rice caused by C. lunata.