Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Type 1 Diabetes Patient Experiences Before and After Transfer from a Paediatric to an Adult Hospital

Introduction The management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is especially complex during adolescence when youths are transferred to adult care centres. The objectives of this qualitative study were to: a) determine the expectations of young T1D patients prior to transfer, b) evaluate the transfer process between the 2 centres, and c) evaluate the therapeutic education and care programme (TECP) in the adult centre from their point of view. Material and Methods Opinion sampling of adolescents from 2018–2019 was performed: Phase 1: adolescents with T1D prior to transfer to the adult hospital; Phase 2: adolescents with T1D one or two years after transfer and having undergone TECP. A focus group (1.5h) and semi-structured interviews (45 min) were performed and taped, transcribed, and sent to the participants for confirmation. Date analysis was performed of the transcriptions of the focus group and interviews. Fragments were selected and meta-categories created. Results Eleven youths accepted to participate: 7 in Phase 1, 4 repeated in Phase 2 and 4 more transferred 2 years previously were added. The meta-categories obtained were: 1) perception of the quality of care and therapeutic education in the paediatric hospital. 2) transfer to the adult hospital. 3) experience of the youths 1–2 years after transfer and having undergone TECP. The data are presented in narrative form and are supported with text fragments of the participants’ discussions. Discussion and conclusions Analysis of patients’ experience complemented by clinical-educational evaluation of TECP provides understanding of the perspectives of youths on the complexity of living with a chronic disease since childhood. It also provides information regarding the factors favouring quality care and therapeutic education, the complexity of transfer from paediatric to adult care, determination of the strong and weak points and the establishment of strategies to improve the programme.
TESTING THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR TPB IN DETERMINING INTENTION AND BEHAVIOR TO HIRE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN EGYPTIAN HOTELS

Purpose: The current study aims to analyze the hotels' managers' intention to hire PWDs in the hotel industry by using the theory of planned behaviors model. Design/methodology/approach: It has employed a quantitative approach with the TPB model to collect the data. The survey has been developed based on literature, and a total of 207 valid questionnaires distributed among senior hotel managers in four and five-star hotels in Egypt, then were analyzed. Findings: Results of the path analysis showed that attitude and subjective norms significantly affect senior hotels managers' intention, also the intention has a positive effect on their behavior to hire PWDs. Moreover, the attitude affects directly the behavior of hiring PWDs. Theoretical Implications: The attitude can affect directly the behavior of hiring PWDs. The intention plays a vital role as a mediator between subjective norms and behaviors. Practical Implications: The managers should be trained and motivated to accept PWDs to enhance the hotel image. PWDs should be trained Testing the Theory of Planned Behavior TPB in Determining Intention and Behavior to hire People with Disabilities in Egyptian Hotels. by using Knowledge Management KM and assistive technology. The government should create employment opportunities for PWDs through vocational training courses. Research Limitations and Further Researches: Further research should work to overcome current limitations. Future comparative studies can be conducted between the hospitality grades, management style, hotel departments, and sectors. Also, the socio-demographic factors may play a vital role in hotel managers' opinions. Originality/Value: This is a pioneering effort to apply TPB to measure the intention and behavior of hotel managers to hire Egyptian PWDs.
Survival and Revival: Transition Path of the Chinese Construction Industry During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extensive influence on the world’s economy and society. Many industries suffer from enormous losses in China, while the construction industry achieves a “V’ shape revival in performance. Based on an online survey of 283 Chinese civil engineers, this study reveals that the construction industry encountered difficulties of lack of workers, blocked transportation, shortage of materials, and inadequate funds, which led to common problems of schedule delay and cost overrun during the pandemic. Key measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and help the construction industry transit from survival to revival include efficient epidemic control, various government support, usage of digital technologies, and flexible management and communication schemes. These responding strategies imply that the government, the construction industry, and construction enterprises should improve information technology intelligence to meet the challenges of a global pandemic.
Marine-Derived Piericidin Diglycoside S18 Alleviates Inflammatory Responses in the Aortic Valve via Interaction with Interleukin 37

Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is a valvular disease frequently in the elderly individuals that can lead to the valve dysfunction. Osteoblastic differentiation of human aortic valve interstitial cells (HAVICs) induced by inflammation play a crucial role in CAVD pathophysiological processes. To date, no effective drugs for CAVD have been established, and new agents are urgently needed. Piericidin glycosides, obtained from a marine-derived Streptomyces strain, were revealed to have regulatory effects on mitochondria in previous studies. Here, we discovered that 13-hydroxypiericidin A 10-O-α-D-glucose (1→6)-β-D-glucoside (S18), a specific piericidin diglycoside, suppresses lipopolysaccharide- (LPS) induced inflammatory responses of HAVICs by alleviating mitochondrial stress in an interleukin (IL)-37-dependent manner. Knockdown of IL-37 by siRNA not only exaggerated LPS-induced HAVIC inflammation and mitochondrial stress but also abrogated the anti-inflammatory effect of S18 on HAVICs. Moreover, S18 alleviated aortic valve lesions in IL-37 transgenic mice of CAVD model. Microscale thermophoresis (MST) and docking analysis of five piericidin analogues suggested that diglycosides, but not monoglycosides, exert obvious IL-37-binding activity. These results indicate that S18 directly binds to IL-37 to alleviate inflammatory responses in HAVICs and aortic valve lesions in mice. Piericidin diglycoside S18 is a potential therapeutic agent to prevent the development of CAVD.
The Ratio of the Size of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm to That of the Unchanged Aorta as a Risk Factor for Its Rupture

Background: A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is a severe condition associated with high mortality. Currently, the most important criterion used to estimate the risk of its rupture is the size of the aneurysm, but due to patients’ anatomical variability, many aneurysms have a high risk of rupture with a small aneurysm size. We asked ourselves whether individual differences in anatomy could be taken into account when assessing the risk of rupture. Methods: Based on the CT scan image, aneurysm and normal aorta diameters were collected from 186 individuals and compared in patients with ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. To take into account anatomical differences between patients, diameter ratios were calculated by dividing the aneurysm diameter by the diameter of the normal aorta at various heights, and then further comparisons were made. Results: It was found that the calculated ratios differ between patients with ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. This observation is also present in patients with small aneurysms, with its maximal size below the level that indicates the need for surgical treatment. For small aneurysms, the ratios help us to estimate the risk of rupture better than the maximum sac size (AUC: 0.783 vs. 0.650). Conclusions: The calculated ratios appear to be a valuable feature to indicate which of the small aneurysms have a high risk of rupture. The obtained results suggest the need for further confirmation of their usefulness in subsequent groups of patients.
Outcrossing in Common Bean Phaseolus vulgaris L.1

Twelve common bean cultivars were utilized to obtain estimates of outcrossing at Davis in 1971 and 1972. The maximum and minimum rates of outcrossing were estimated to be 0.007 and zero. Thus, outcrossing blocks cannot be used successfully in environments like that at Davis in 1971 and 1972, and little or no isolation is needed to obtain selfed seed.
Going underground

When and why do groups participating in mass dissent choose to initiate terrorist campaigns? I argue that groups involved in civil wars and mass civil resistance might face similar organizational pressures, which encourage the initiation of terrorism due to higher tactical effectiveness. Internal organizational pressure might depend on leaders’ expectations of a decline in followers’ commitment with protracted use of mass tactics. This is likely to motivate leaders to initiate terrorist campaigns to secure organizational survival. External organizational pressures might depend on increasing dissident campaigns’ fragmentation. This intensifies competition making leaders more likely to initiate terrorism so as to establish themselves at the forefront of their movements. The findings provide empirical support consistent with my claims and indicate no significant difference between civil wars and mass civil resistance movements with regards to these effects. Contrary to the common idea that the use of conventional violence should entail a higher willingness to engage in illegal violence against non-combatants, this finding suggests that conflict dynamics affect the decision to initiate terrorism and that terrorist campaigns have a coherent strategic logic across different types of mass dissent.
The Bank of Japan’s equity exchange-traded funds purchasing operation and its impact on equity returns

Abstract The Bank of Japan (BoJ) conducts an unconventional monetary policy that includes exchange-traded fund (ETF) purchases, which can be expected to affect aggregate equity indices. As equity ETF purchases represent a unique and exceptional monetary policy framework, there are few studies on how such purchases have affected the stock markets or the real economy. The motivation of this paper is therefore to reveal the effectiveness of the BoJ’s equity ETF purchases and contribute to the broad literature on unconventional monetary policy by providing new insights. Ordinary least squares regression analysis is conducted to examine the effects of the BoJ’s ETF purchases and determine whether they are predictable, the effect of expected versus unexpected purchases on aggregate equity indexes differs, and price effects are long lasting. Since the October 2014 increase in the annual volume of ETF purchases by the BoJ, such purchases have become less predictable. Expected purchases do not affect prices, whereas unexpected purchases have a significant, positive price impact. However, this impact is found to be temporary in nature.
Using experimental sprinkler actuation times to assess the performance of Fire Dynamics Simulator

This article considers the predictive capabilities of Fire Dynamics Simulator for sprinkler actuation time when benchmarked against data from a series of 22 enclosure experiments. Sensitivity analyses have been undertaken for grid size, conductivity factor, radiative fraction and enclosure leakage areas. ‘Goodness of fit’ calculations indicate that Fire Dynamics Simulator is able to provide an average prediction of sprinkler actuation time within a Euclidean relative difference of 0.18. Comparisons to results determined in previous studies, using different modelling methods and Fire Dynamics Simulator versions, have also been made. The sensitivity analyses and comparisons indicate the importance of the decisions made by the modeller in representing fire scenarios, even when modelling ‘simple’ experiments where data for inputs such as the heat release rate, geometry and sprinkler characteristics are available. The comparisons therefore indicate that with the reduced degrees of freedom compared to other modelling studies, there is still potential for a range of assumptions and simulation results.
Lateglacial and Holocene palaeoenvironments at Sierra La Madera, northwestern Mexico: Sharp signals of Younger Dryas and North American monsoon

During the last glacial termination, the climate system experienced intense global variations whose causes and impacts are not fully defined, particularly for low latitudes. The northwestern Mexico Sky Islands present a climate‐sensitive ideal setting to record palaeoecological and palaeoclimatic changes due to their physiographic complexity and location in the ecotone between temperate and tropical ecosystems. High‐resolution pollen analysis and a detailed sedimentological study were conducted at the Ciénega Tonibabi tropical thorn scrub site. The 15 540–0 cal a bp nearly continuous record shows that the North Atlantic Ocean did have a cold and humid climatic influence during the glacial stages of the end of the Pleistocene, including a sharp pulse during the Younger Dryas. However, a shift to the Pacific Ocean influence occurred during the Holocene, which led to the development of the El Niño conditions prevailing today. Colder and warmer phases follow one another with higher or lower winter precipitation, including a sharp Bølling–Allerød and development and intensification of the North American monsoon. They are reflected in hydrological changes as well as in the advances, retreats and intermingling of coniferous forests and tropical thorn scrub.
The Effect of Intellectual Capital Investment, Corporate Governance, and Barriers to Entry on the Intellectual Capital Performance of Banking Companies

Intellectual capital is an important element in determining the performance of banking companies. This study aimed to examine the effect of intellectual capital investment, good corporate governance (proxied by foreign ownership and institutional ownership), and barriers to entry on intellectual capital performance. This research was conducted on conventional banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2015 to 2019. The sample was selected using a purposive sampling method based on specific criteria. Eighty-nine banking companies met the criteria. Data analysis was performed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that intellectual capital investment and barriers to entry have a negative effect on intellectual capital performance. On the other hand, foreign ownership and institutional ownership have no significant effect on intellectual capital performance. These findings recommend that banking companies pay attention to efficiency in investment in human resource development to improve bank performance. Inefficient investment in human resources can lead to a decrease in intellectual capital performance. Banking companies also need to continuously innovate service products to maintain their competitiveness and no longer rely on fixed asset investment as an element of a barrier to entry.
Aerodynamic Analysis and Noise-Reducing Design of an Outside Rear View Mirror

The outside rear view mirror (OSRVM) is installed on the exterior of vehicles to secure the side and rear views of the vehicle, but its extruded design causes unwanted aerodynamic noise and vibration during driving. In this study, additional line holes (inner dents) are made on the inner and outer edges of the mirror housing without a reduction in size in order to enhance the aerodynamic flow and noise around the mirror. Based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis, this study compares the aerodynamic characteristics of the original and modified mirror models. The comparative analyses verify that the proposed OSRVM model with the inner ducts dramatically improves the velocity profiles and sound pressure levels.
Dynamics of the Glycogen β-Particle Number in Rat Hepatocytes during Glucose Refeeding

Glycogen is an easily accessible source of energy for various processes. In hepatocytes, it can be found in the form of individual molecules (β-particles) and their agglomerates (α-particles). The glycogen content in hepatocytes depends on the physiological state and can vary due to the size and number of the particles. Using biochemical, cytofluorometric, interferometric and morphometric methods, the number of β-particles in rat hepatocytes was determined after 48 h of fasting at different time intervals after glucose refeeding. It has been shown that after starvation, hepatocytes contain ~1.6 × 108 β-particles. During refeeding, their number of hepatocytes gradually increases and reaches a maximum (~5.9 × 108) at 45 min after glucose administration, but then quickly decreases. The data obtained suggest that in cells there is a continuous synthesis and degradation of particles, and at different stages of life, one or another process predominates. It has been suggested that in the course of glycogenesis, pre-existing β-particles are replaced by those formed de novo. The main contribution to the deposition of glycogen is made by an increase in the glucose residue number in its molecules. The average diameter of β-particles of glycogen during glycogenesis increases from ~11 nm to 21 nm.
You Booze, You Lose? Spillovers to Crime from Alcohol Sales at College Football Games

In recent years, many schools have lifted their alcohol sales bans at college football games, possibly as a tool to increase attendance and revenues. However, spillovers to crime deserve consideration, given the research that links alcohol consumption and availability to crime. Alcohol sales may spill over to crime through their impacts on attendance, preferences for alcohol consumption among fans, and endogenous changes to policing and enforcement, although the net effect on crime is theoretically ambiguous. Using data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) over the 2005 to 2016 period for law enforcement agencies that serve 33 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools, and utilizing difference-in-differences (DD) and triple-differences empirical strategies (leveraging variation in pre-vs. post-sales periods, home vs. away game days, and sales-adopting vs. non-adopting schools), I find that alcohol sales are associated with reductions in arrests for liquor law violations (83.5 percent) and disorderly conduct (81.0 percent) on home game days.
Preoperative Prediction of Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer Based on Intratumoral and Peritumoral DCE-MRI Radiomics Nomogram

Objective To investigate the value of preoperative prediction of breast cancer axillary lymph node metastasis based on intratumoral and peritumoral dynamic contrast enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) radiomics nomogram. Material and Methods. In this study, a radiomics model was developed based on a training cohort involving 250 patients with breast cancer (BC) who had undergone axillary lymph node (ALN) dissection between June 2019 and January 2021. The intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics features were extracted from the second postcontrast images of DCE-MRI. Based on filtered radiomics features, the radiomics signature was built by using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator method. The Support Vector Machines (SVM) learning algorithm was used to construct intratumoral, periatumoral, and intratumoral combined periatumoral models for predicting axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) in BC. Nomogram performance was determined by its discrimination, calibration, and clinical value. Multivariable logistic regression was adopted to establish a radiomics nomogram. Results The intratumoral combined peritumoral radiomics signature, which was composed of fifteen ALN status-related features, showed the best predictive performance and was associated with ALNM in both the training and validation cohorts (P < 0.001). The prediction efficiency of the intratumoral combined peritumoral radiomics model was higher than that of the intratumoral radiomics model and the peritumoral radiomics model. The AUCs of the training and verification cohorts were 0.867 and 0.785, respectively. The radiomics nomogram, which incorporated the radiomics signature, MR-reported ALN status, and MR-reported maximum diameter of the lesion, showed good calibration and discrimination in the training (AUC = 0.872) and validation cohorts (AUC = 0.863). Conclusion The intratumoral combined peritumoral radiomics model derived from DCE-MRI showed great predictive value for ALNM and may help to improve clinical decision-making for BC.
RATE OF CONVERGENCE IN BOOTSTRAP APPROXIMATIONS WITH RANDOM SAMPLE SIZE

We give the convergence rates of the random sample size bootstrap approximations of the distribution of the sample mean. Using the quantity fi 2 =E £i Nn n i1 ¢ 2 ⁄ , where N n is the random sample size, we obtain a convergence rate O(n i 1 2 (log log n) 1 2 ) if fin=O i n i 1 2 (log log n) 1 2 ¢ .
Comparison of electro-oxidation (BDD anode and Ti/Pt cathode) and electro-coagulation (aluminum electrodes) for the treatment of raw landfill leachate

The current work examines the efficiency of electro-oxidation (EO) and electro-coagulation (EC) on removing chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia nitrogen from landfill leachate using boron-doped diamond and Ti/Pt electrodes in EO and aluminum electrodes in EC. After 250 min of electro-processing time at current density of 40 mA/cm 2 , pH 7.53 and initial COD 5,440 mg/L, a COD removal efficiency of 93% was recorded with EO and 80% with EC, respectively. Ammonia nitrogen was efficiently removed by the applied electro-oxidation process and reached 82% after 200 min reaction time. The results of this study showed that removal of organics and ammonia nitrogen was successfully achieved rendering the electrochemical processes of interest for landfill leachate processing.
Growth and mortality rates for management of the common smooth-hound shark, Mustelus mustelus in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters

The present study aimed to provide information on growth and mortality rates for the management of the common smooth-hound shark, Mustelus mustelus in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters at Alexandria. The study was based on a total of 311 specimens of M. mustellus which were monthly collected from the commercial catch at Alexandria coast of the Mediterranean Sea, during the period from June 2020 to May 2021. Results showed that the total length of male M. mustellus ranged from 38.6 to 106.8 cm for males and from 38.6 to 117.5 cm for females. The total weight varied from 155.9 to 3611.7 g for males and from 157.3 to 2828 g for females. The b value (2.88, 2.74, and 2.8 for male, female and whole population, respectively) is slightly lower than the ideal, indicating a tendency towards slightly negative allometric growth. Results showed that the present levels of exploitation represented 0.407, 0.417 and 0.42 for males, females, and the whole population, respectively which were higher than that of E 0.5 = as 0.30, 0.295, and 0.297 for males, females, and the whole population, respectively. It gives the maximum (Y/R), which means that the stock of M. mustellus is highly overexploited, which is needed to maintain 50% of the stock biomass. For management purposes, the exploitation rate of M. mustellus should be reduced to be < E 0.5 i.e., the fishing mortality should be reduced to lower than the current fishing mortality (F=0.39, 0.42 and 0.45 y -1 for male, female, and the whole population respectively) to maintain sufficient spawning biomass for sustainability. Finally, this study concluded that the length of the first capture of M. mustellus was calculated at 33.8 cm, while M. mustellus doesn’t reach maturity unless reaches 83 cm at least. These indicated that M. mustellus in Egyptian Mediterranean waters was captured way before it reached its maturity stage.