Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Kromium serum dan asupan mikromineral pada penyandang diabetes tipe 2

Background: Status of minerals such as zinc, magnesium, and chromium among diabetic patients are considered lower than non-diabetic peoples, both in the serum and intake. Some reviews show that those minerals contribute to carbohydrate metabolism among diabetic patients. Objective: This study aims to explore intake of zinc, magnesium, and chromium among DMT2 in Denpasar. Method: This is a cross-sectional analytic study. The population was all (70) DMT2 patients registered at Chronic Disease Service (Prolanis) at two Primary Health Care (PHC) Denpasar Utara III PHC and Denpasar Timur I PHC. The sample for the study was DMT2 patients and non-diabetic people age 50-70 years reside in Denpasar city. DMT2 patients were randomly selected with simple random technique, while non-diabetic peoples were non-randomly selected. The level of serum chromium was measured by AAS method, whereas microminerals intake were collected by a recall and SQ-FFQ method. Data was analyzed descriptively and differences were tested with two independent t-test at 95% confidence level. Results: The mean of serum chromium DMT2 and non-diabetic were 0.044 mg/L and 0.094 mg/L respectively. The mean±SEM magnesium (DMT2 316.1±22.4 mg/day; non-diabetic 211.0±33.5 mg/day), zinc intake was (DMT2 8.4±0.7 mg/day; non-diabetic 6.2±0.8 mg/day), and chromium (DMT2 10.8±1.3 µg/day; non-diabetic 8.7±0.9µg/day). A significant difference was found between magnesium intake (p=0.01). Conclusion: The study showed that zinc, magnesium and chromium intake is appeared higher among DMT2 patients compare to non-diabetic in Denpasar region.
Efektivitas Flip Chart Dan Media Audiovisual Terhadap Peningkatan Pengetahuan Siswa SD Negeri Katangka tentang Karies gigi

Dental caries is a pathological process in the form of a process of damage that is limited to the hard tissue of the teeth that starts from the enamel and continues to the dentine. Primary children are the group most vulnerable to dental caries. One way to change behavior is to intervene in the way of providing information to improve the knowledge of elementary school students. Giving information to students will be more effective and optimal when using media or tools. Flipcharts and audiovisual media. Purpose: the purpose of this study is to know the comparison of the effectiveness of flipcharts and audiovisual media to increase the knowledge of students in the field of dental caries. methods: this research method is a quasi experiment with a non-equivalent control group design with previous and subsequent testing. Conclusion: the results of this study indicate that the provision of information on dental caries using flip chart media p = 0, . 001 (p <0.005) and audiovisual media p = 0.004 (p <0.005). The results of the statistical test averaged the difference in the information on dental caries using the flipchart 15.25 media while using audiovisual media that was 17.75.
Left ventricular dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is on the increase globally. Cardiovascular complications, such as left ventricular dysfunction is a major cause of death in patients with type II DM. Prior to the development of symptomatic heart failure, subclinical left ventricular dysfunction (systolic and diastolic) may exist for some time. Aim of this study is to find out abnormalities in left ventricular function in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus with help of 2D Colour Doppler Echocardiography. To find its correlation with glycemic control on the basis of glycosylated haemoglobin (Hba1c). Methods: Total 100 Patients of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus of duration more than 10 years of both sexes were included in the cross-sectional study conducted from Jan 2018 to Aug 2019.All the patients were assessed through clinical examination and 2-D echocardiography and control of diabetes determined on the basis of HbA1c.Results: Study consisted of 100 patients with type 2 DM, 55(55%) were females and 45(45%) males. Majority of patients were in the age group of 4th to 6th decade of life. Diastolic dysfunction was present in 81(81%) patients. systolic dysfunction was present in 14(14%) patients. There was a linear increase in prevalence of diastolic dysfunction with increasing age, increased FPG, increased BMI. There was also significant correlation between LV diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and LA size. While no statistical correlation found between gender, duration of diabetes, HbA1c with diastolic and systolic dysfunction.Conclusions: LV diastolic dysfunction is an early manifestation of diabetic cardiomyopathy. LVDD contributes significantly to morbidity of congestive heart failure in diabetic patients. Echocardiography is a very useful non-invasive tool in detecting LVDD and systolic dysfunction in type 2 DM patients.
URINARY INCONTINENCE AND WOMEN’S QUALITY OF LIFE IN OMAN

i DEDICATION.ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . iii LIST OF TABLES . x LIST OF FIGURES . xii CHAPTER PAGE CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION Introduction . 1 Background Information . 1 Statement of the Problem . 3 Need for the Study . 4 Purpose of the Study . 4 Research Questions . 4 Significance of the Study . 5 Instruments . 6 Sample and Participant Selection.7 Theoretical Framework . 7 Assumptions. 11 Limitations . 13 Delimitations . 14 Definitions of Terms . 15
Comparative evaluation of the effects of n-hexane, chloroform, and methanol fractions of Ricinus communis in carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxic rats.

Background:Ricinus communis(R.communis)is widely used among the Nigerian populace in ethnomedicine for the treatment of liver diseases.Aim of the study:A comparative study was carried out to evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of its n-hexane,chloroform,and methanol fractions using carbon tetrachloride-(CCL4)-induced hepatotoxicity model.Materials and Methods:Thirty Wistar rats were randomized as follows; Negative control group1 received Tween80, Positive group2 received CCL4 only. Treatment groups(3,4and5)received CCl4 + N-hexane, chloroform and methanol fractions, 100 mg/kg respectively. Standard reference, group6, received CCl4 + Silymarin, 100 mg/kg.The animals were treated for 7 consecutive days and hepatotoxicity was induced in groups 1,2,3,4 and 6 by a single oral administration of CCL4(2mL/kg). Thereafter, blood samples were collected for assay of haematological parameters and liver enzymes(aspartate aminotransferase,AST and alanine aminotransferase,ALT). Results:There were significant decrease(p < 0.05)in serum AST/ALT levels of animals treated with chloroform fraction(50.00±6.01 u/L/21.40±0.98 u/L)and methanol fraction(51.25 ± 2.88 u/L/24.80±1.52 u/L). The chloroform fraction produced a better improvement in haematological parameters when compared with other treatment groups. Photomicrograph showed near-normal structural liver integrity of the rats administered chloroform fraction. Conclusions:This study validates the usefulness of R.communis in the treatment of haematological disorders in patients with hepatic disorders. The chloroform fraction could be a promising fraction for further investigation and characterization of hepatoprotective compound(s).
Project Managers’ Communication Strategies for Team Collaboration in Software Development

Project Managers’ Communication Strategies for Team Collaboration in Software Development by John Rubena Wani MSc, American University in Cairo, 2004 BSc, Future University, Khartoum, 1998 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Information Technology Walden University October 2019 Abstract Effective communication among team members in software development projects is increasingly significant for the success of the project. Successful software projects are the catalyst for achieving profitability objectives and creating shareholder value in organizations. The purpose of this single case study was to investigate communicationEffective communication among team members in software development projects is increasingly significant for the success of the project. Successful software projects are the catalyst for achieving profitability objectives and creating shareholder value in organizations. The purpose of this single case study was to investigate communication strategies information technology (IT) project managers used for successful team collaboration in software development. The population for this study comprised senior IT project managers. The project managers had supervision responsibilities from a midsized IT company in Alberta, Canada. The sociotechnical theory guided this study as the conceptual framework. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 13 senior IT project managers on their experiences using effective communication strategies for team collaboration. A review of 11 company documents was conducted. Using methodological triangulation and member checking of original interview transcripts served to establish the trustworthiness of final interpretations. Through thematic analysis, 4 significant themes emerged from the study: effective communication, attributes of communication, the importance of social and emotional intelligence, and the impact of postwork activities for team collaboration. The findings of this study might bring about positive change by supporting senior project managers use of communication strategies for team collaborations in midsize IT companies to increase job satisfaction and project completion. Project Managers’ Communication Strategies for Team Collaboration in Software Development by John Rubena Wani MSc, American University in Cairo, 2004 BSc, Future University, Khartoum, 1998 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Information Technology
Performance measurement of the complaint and failure management process

Abstract In this paper, we empirically investigate linkages between the performance of the complaint and failure management (CFM) process and its potentially influencing factors. In contrast with earlier literature, we consider the CFM process holistically, while in the past it was only partially in focus (e.g., customer relationship management). We are interested to answer two questions: (1) What factors influence CFM process performance? (2) Does the implementation of CFM performance measures correlate positively with CFM process performance? First, to answer these questions, we conceptualized constructs theoretically related to CFM process performance and validated the measurement instrument. Second, we carried out non-parametric tests of correlation (Spearman) to investigate relationships between the constructs based on the data of a survey study among 77 companies. The findings provide empirical evidence that CFM performance measurement, data orientation and management attention positively influence CFM process performance. Additionally, we identified process maturity as lever for performance improvements. In this regard, we provide a CFM process maturity measure consisting of three main phases: “data collection and organization”, “failure valuation and elimination” and “implementation and knowledge transfer”. Our analyses showed that correlation findings are highly dependent on company size and only hold for companies with more than 1,000 employees.
Collective phenomena in networks of spiking neurons with synaptic delays

A prominent feature of the dynamics of large neuronal networks are the synchrony- driven collective oscillations generated by the interplay between synaptic coupling and synaptic delays. This thesis investigates the emergence of delay-induced oscillations in networks of heterogeneous spiking neurons. Building on recent theoretical advances in exact mean field reductions for neuronal networks, this work explores the dynamics and bifurcations of an exact firing rate model with various forms of synaptic delays. In parallel, the results obtained using the novel firing rate model are compared with extensive numerical simulations of large networks of spiking neurons, which confirm the existence of numerous synchrony-based oscillatory states. Some of these states are novel and display complex forms of partial synchronization and collective chaos. Given the well-known limitation of traditional firing rate models to describe synchrony-based oscillations, previous studies greatly overlooked many of the oscillatory states found here. Therefore, this thesis provides a unique exploration of the oscillatory scenarios found in neuronal networks due to the presence of delays, and may substantially extend the mathematical tools available for modeling the plethora of oscillations detected in electrical recordings of brain activity.
Convergence Effect Factors of Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus on Depression and Suicidal Impulse

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of hypertension and diabetes mellitus on depression and suicidal impulse through the total inspection on specific rural areas in Gangwon-do. This survey selected adults over the age of 30 and conducted from May 19 to Sep. 30 in 2014. Of the 1,200 questionnaires distributed, 970 were completed and returned to be used for the study. To figure out the actual condition of hypertension and diabetes among the participants, the research examined the degree of their depression and suicidal impulse. It examined their smoking and exercise habits to check their health conditions. The research showed that patients diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes had a higher tendency of depression and suicidal impulse. The significant variable affecting depression is suicidal impulse(p<0.001>). Also, the significant variables affecting suicidal impulse are hypertension and depression. Based on these results, local health institutions need to include mental health services for the patients with hypertension and diabetes and coordinate them comprehensively and effectively.
Predicting the Negative Emotional Symptoms in Relatives of Patients Residing in Intensive Care Unit

Balanced emotions are essential for wellbeing. Having a relative admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) associated with negative emotional symptoms, and the severity of such symptoms is associated with patients' health status, patients and relatives' characteristics as well. Purposes: To assess the level of depression, anxiety and stress, as well as to identify the predictors of negative emotional symptoms among relatives of Jordanian ICU patients. Methods: Descriptive correlation design was used, and 140 first degree relatives were recruited through convenience sampling. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale was used to collect data about relatives’ negative emotional symptoms. Standard multiple regression was conducted to determine the extent to which variance in depression, anxiety and stress could be explained by patients' health status, patients' sociodemographics, and relatives' sociodemographics. Results: Approximately, 56%, 70%, and 76% of relatives are suffering from depression, anxiety and stress respectively. Relatives have been found suffering from mild depression plus moderate anxiety and stress. Patients' Glasgow Coma Scores is the most significant predictor for relatives' stress level. Patients' age and insurance are predictors of relatives' depression, anxiety and stress. Whereas, relatives' gender and age; are the most significant predictors for their negative emotional symptoms. Conclusions: Interestingly, variances in relatives' negative emotional symptoms were explained by patients' sociodemographics and relatives' sociodemographics, more than patients' health status. Therefore, patients' and relatives' sociodemographics should be considered in dealing with relatives' psychological status.This will help nurses to minimize the devastating impact of the negative emotional symptoms on relatives of ICU patients.
Pedagogical Knowledge: Analisis Kemampuan Pedagogik Guru IPS dalam Merancang Pembelajaran

Sejalan dengan prestasi siswa dalam pembelajaran, mengidentifikasi kemampuan pedagogik guru merupakan topik penting dalam dunia pendidikan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kemampuan pedagogic Guru yang difokuskan pada indicator Merancang Pembelajaran, Termasuk memahami landasan pendidikan untuk kepentingan pembelajaran. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian adalah 12 Guru IPS SMA Negeri 8 Muaro jambi. Responden dipilih dengan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan pengumpulan dokumen perangkat pembelajaran dan observasi. Instrumen evaluasi yang digunakan adalah angket penilaian kinerja guru yang diadaptasi dari Direktorat Ketenagaan Dirjen Dikti dan Direktorat Profesi Pendidik Ditjen PMPTK Depdiknas. Hasil Penelitian didapatkan bahwa dari 4 indikator kemampuan guru dalam perencanaan pembelajaran, tiga indicator terlihat menunjukkan guru memiliki pemahaman yang baik, akan tetapi pada indicator menentukan strategi pembelajaran berdasarkan karakteristik peserta didik, kompetensi yang akan dicapai dan materi ajar terlihat bahwa kemampuan guru masih dalam kategori sedang.
Assessment of knowledge and practice of standard safety precautions among Primary Health Care Workers in Plateau State North Central Nigeria

Background: Standard safety precautions are the basic level of infection control precautions which are to be used, as a minimum, in the care of all patients. The control of spread of pathogens from any source is key in avoidance of transmission among health care worker.The practices of standard safety precaution helps to protect the patient by ensuring that the health care workers does not transmit infectious agents to the patients through their hands or equipment during patient care.Hence, this study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice of standard safety precautions among Primary Health Care workers in Plateau State.Methodology: A cross sectional study conducted among 50 primary health care workers from 30 publicly owned Primary Health Care centers using quantitative method of data collection. Epi info statistical software version 3.5. 4 was used for data analysis with a 95% confidence interval was used in this study and a p-value of ? 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Result: The mean age of the respondent was 34.5 9.9 years with more than half of the respondents, 28 (56.0%) as females. Most 34 (68.0%) of the health care workers had good overall knowledge of Standard Safety Precautions. Good practice of Standard Safety precaution was found among 39 (78.5%) of the respondents. Prior attendance of training had statistically significant influence on the respondents practice of standard safety precautions (odds ratio 12.9; p = 0.005). Conclusion: This study has demonstrated a reasonable good level of knowledge and practice of standard safety precaution among health care workers at the primary level care though with significant need for improvement in order to attain full compliance.
Design and the customer experience: The challenge of embodying new meaning in a new service

This is a post peer-review, pre copy-edit version of an article published in Creativity and Innovation Management. The final authentic version is available online at: ABSTRACT Innovation of Meaning is a framework that aims to innovate the “reason why” people use a product or service. However, as current research is limited to the strategic generation phase, we lack an understanding of how to embody new meaning in a new solution. This gap is critical, as development teams may pursue a reinterpretation of meaning strategy, causing the intended meaning to substantially differ from the constructed meaning. Moreover, the current dominant approaches derive from the design disciplines, which are founded on the opposite principles (outside-in vs inside-out). This study presents a new concepting method in line with the core principles of the IoM framework, testing its effectiveness through an experiment with 77 managers from 33 Italian retailers. Findings indicate that the service concept needs to be simple and focused on one specific element (moment) in the customer journey. This “Moment of Meaning” takes the role of a metaphor for the whole service, and allows a coherent but flexible operationalization of the new meaning strategy in the customer experience.
Quantitative Study of Membrane Nano-organization by Single Nanoparticle Imaging

La nano-organisation de la membrane cellulaire est essentielle a la regulation de certaines fonctions cellulaires. Dans cette these, les recepteurs EGF, CPeT et de la transferrine ont ete marques avec des nanoparticules luminescentes et ont ete suivis a la fois dans leur environnement local dans la membrane cellulaire vivantes pour de longues durees et sous un flux hydrodynamique. Nous avons alors applique des techniques d'inference bayesienne, d’arbre de decision et de clustering de donnees extraire des informations quantitatives sur les parametres caracteristiques du mouvement des recepteurs, notamment la forme de leur confinement dans des microdomaines. L’application d’une force hydrodynamique sur les nanoparticules nous a alors permis de sonder les interactions auxquelles ces recepteurs sont soumis. Nous avons applique cette approche in vitro pour favoriser et mesurer la dissociation in vitro de paires recepteur / ligand a haute affinite entre des recepteurs membranaires et leurs ligands pharmaceutiques, telles que HB-EGF et DTR et l’avons ensuite applique a l’etude d’interactions a la membrane cellulaire. Nous avons ainsi mis en evidence trois modes differents d'organisation de la membrane et de confinement des recepteurs: le confinement de CPeTR est determine par l'interaction entre les recepteurs et les constituants lipidiques / proteiques des microdomaines, le potentiel de confinement de l'EGFR resulte de l'interaction avec les lipides et les proteines de l’environnement du radeau et de l’interaction avec la F-actine; les recepteurs de la transferrine diffusent librement dans la membrane, uniquement limites steriquement par des barrieres d’actine, selon le modele ‘picket-and-fence’. Nous avons de plus montre que les nanodomaines de type radeau sont rattaches au cytoskelette d’actine. Ce travail presente donc a la fois un apercu quantitatif du recepteur membranaire, des mecanismes d’organisation a l’echelle nanometrique, et etablit un cadre methodologique avec lequel differents types de proprietes membranaires peuvent etre etudies.
Muscle-specific deletion of Arid5b causes metabolic changes in skeletal muscle that affect adipose tissue and liver

Emerging evidence suggests that AT-Rich Interaction Domain 5b (Arid5b) may play a role in energy metabolism in various tissues. To study the metabolic function of Arid5b in skeletal muscle, we generated skeletal muscle-specific Arid5b knockout (Arid5b MKO) mice. We found that Arid5b MKO skeletal muscles preferentially utilized fatty acids for energy generation with a corresponding increase in FABP4 expression. Interestingly, in Arid5b MKO mice, the adipose tissue weight decreased significantly. One possible mechanism for the decrease in adipose tissue weight could be the increase in phospho-HSL and HSL expression in white adipose tissue. While glucose uptake increased in an insulin-independent manner in Arid5b MKO skeletal muscle, glucose oxidation was reduced in conjunction with downregulation of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC). We found that glucose was diverted into the pentose phosphate pathway as well as converted into lactate through glycolysis for export to the bloodstream, fueling the Cori cycle. Our data show that muscle-specific deletion of Arid5b leads to changes in fuel utilization in skeletal muscle that influences metabolism in other tissues. These results suggest that Arid5b regulates systemic metabolism by modulating fuel selection.