Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Early-life risk factors for development of asthma from 8 to 28 years of age: a prospective cohort study

Background The objective was to estimate the incidence rate of asthma from age 8 to 28 years and evaluate early-life risk factors for asthma onset at different ages. Methods In 1996, within the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) studies, a cohort of 3430 schoolchildren (97% of invited) was recruited at age 8 years to a prospective study about asthma. The cohort was followed annually from age 8 to 19 years and at 28 years by questionnaire surveys (67% of the original cohort participated). Asthma was categorised as never-asthma, onset age ≤8 years, onset age 9–13 years, onset age 14–19 years or onset age >19 years. Results Of the 3430 individuals in the cohort, 690 (20.1%) reported asthma in any survey. The average incidence rate was 10.0/1000 per year at ≤8 years, 11.9/1000 per year at 9–13 years, 13.3/1000 per year at 14–19 years and 6.1/1000 per year at >19 years. The incidence was higher among boys until age 10 years, but from age 15 years, it became higher among girls. Family history of asthma, allergic sensitisation and breastfeeding <3 months were associated with asthma onset throughout the study. Low birthweight, maternal smoking during pregnancy, severe respiratory infection, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema were associated with asthma onset ≤8 and 9–13 years. Conclusions The incidence of asthma was high during childhood and the teenage period, and decreased substantially during young adulthood. Early-life factors were associated with asthma onset throughout childhood but had also a lasting effect on asthma incidence until adulthood. The incidence of asthma is high during childhood and teenage but decreases substantially during young adulthood. This study identified early-life risk factors for asthma in childhood; some remained important throughout teenage years and young adulthood. https://bit.ly/3nxGNal
Impact of Perceived Product Value on Customer-Based Brand Equity: Marx’s Theory – Value-Based Perspective

Management research is allocating energies to seek ways to improve organizational performance. Branding has become a significant phenomenon that academicians and scholars have studied. Improving the brand’s overall equity requires strategies that the brand managers must implement. Based on Marx’s theory, the present study attempts to determine the role of product perceived value on customer-based brand equity, brand resonance and customer affective commitment, respectively. Moreover, this study also tries to determine the mediating roles of brand resonance and customer affective commitment in the relationship between product perceived value and customer-based brand equity, respectively. For this purpose, the data were gathered from 310 customers of branding products in China. The present study applied partial least square structural equation modeling for empirical analyses using Smart PLS software. The present study’s findings acknowledge that product perceived value did not directly influence customer-based brand equity. However, results confirmed that product perceived value positively influences brand resonance and customer affective commitment. Furthermore, the outcomes of the present study also concluded that both brand resonance and affective commitment played a mediating role between product perceived value and customer-based brand equity, respectively. Theoretically, the study contributed to the literature by examining the influence of product perceived value on customer-based brand equity. The study also enriched the literature by providing key findings related to the mediating roles of brand resonance and customer affective commitment. Practically, the study is beneficial for the brands and they can enhance product perceived value by improving product design, effectively communicating product benefits, and executing effective promotional strategies.
Representing Irrigation Processes in the Land Surface‐Hydrological Model and a Case Study in the Yangtze River Basin, China

Irrigation is the dominant section of human water use, exerting essential impacts on hydrological processes and water resources. To more realistically simulate irrigation processes in water‐rich regions, an irrigation scheme is incorporated into a land surface‐hydrological model. It calculates the irrigation water requirement according to meteorological conditions, cropping area and growing stage, and root‐zone soil moisture, and determines the irrigation water withdrawal based on the available water resources as well as describing water extraction and irrigation processes in the model. The coupled model is applied to the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) in China, and verified using the observed daily river discharge from 1987 to 1990, evapotranspiration and irrigation amounts from 1999 to 2003. The results first show that the model can well reproduce hydrological processes within the basin, and the simulated irrigation largely agrees with the observation, in terms of annual irrigation and its spatial pattern. Second, inclusion of irrigation processes allows the model to better estimate evapotranspiration, with relative biases decreased from about −10% to −3%. It is also found that in comparison to arid/semi‐arid areas, although presenting a less effect on river discharge and groundwater, the irrigation in the YRB significantly alters hydrological processes through water redistribution. The irrigation‐induced evapotranspiration increment and runoff decrease indicate a shift in the surface water and energy balance, implying a potential effect on the atmosphere. Therefore, representing irrigation processes properly is important, particularly for understanding the coupling effect of the nature‐human system and improving the hydrological prediction accuracy.
Redefine the Role of Proton Beam Therapy for the Locally-Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Assisting the Reduction of Acute Hematologic Toxicity

Purpose To investigate the potential clinical benefit of utilizing intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) to reduce acute hematologic toxicity for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) patients and explore the feasibility of a model-based patient selection approach via the normal tissue complication probability (NTCP). Methods Twenty patients with LA-NSCLC were retrospectively selected. Volumetric modulated arc photon therapy (VMAT) and IMPT plans were generated with a prescription dose of 60 Gy in 30 fractions. A wide range of cases with varied tumor size, location, stations of metastatic lymph nodes were selected to represent the general cancer group. Contouring and treatment planning followed RTOG-1308 protocol. Doses to thoracic vertebral bodies (TVB) and other organ at risks were compared. Risk of grade ≥ 3 acute hematologic toxicity (HT3+) were calculated based on the NTCP model, and patients with a reduction on NTCP of HT3+ from VMAT to IMPT (△NTCP_HT3+) ≥ 10% were considered to ‘significantly benefit from proton therapy. ’ Results Compared to VMAT, IMPT significantly reduced the dose to the TVB, the lung, the heart, the esophagus and the spinal cord. Tumor distance to TVB was significantly associated with △NTCP _HT3+ ≥ 10%. For the patients with tumor distance ≤ 0.7 cm to TVB, the absolute reduction of dose (mean, V30 and V40) to TVB was significantly lower than that in patients with tumor distance > 0.7 cm. Conclusion IMPT decreased the probability of HT3+ compared to VMAT by reducing the dose to the TVB in LA-NSCLC patients. Patients with tumor distance to TVB less than 0.7 cm are likely to benefit most from proton over photon therapy.
Effects of seeding date on grain and biomass yield of intermediate wheatgrass

Intermediate wheatgrass ( Thinopyrum intermedium ) (IWG) is a perennial grass being domesticated for grain production with potential to provide economic return and ecosystem services across a broad geographic range in North America, yet optimum seeding dates for grain and biomass yield are unknown. Our objective was to determine the effect of late-summer, fall, and spring seeding dates on grain and biomass yield of a grain-type IWG population. Trials were conducted at St. Paul and Roseau, MN, Kalispell, MT
The Institutional Context Changes of Village- Owned Enterprises in Indonesia Towards the Implementation of Participative Governance and Social Enterprise Business Models

This research explains how Village-owned Enterprise (VOE) in Indonesia underwent institutional changes as a response to the institutional context changes and local village responses. The objective of this research was to provide evidence if any village has the capacity to interpret and formulate responses to institutional context changes. A detailed case study of VOE Panggung Lestari in Panggungharjo Village, Yogyakarta, Indonesia was documented by interviewing local leader and key actors in the process of VOE establishment and development. In depth interview with the key person in the Ministry of Village was done to understand the context and issues regarding the institutional context changes in VOE. This research provides a conceptual framework to demonstrate how institutional context changes of regulations, social, market failure and culture might trigger the Panggungharjo Village to provide local solutions to the waste problem by implementing the social enterprise business model and participative governance. This finding adds a new understanding of how a village might escape from the embedded institutional environment by interpreting and responding to the institutional changes to find innovative and sustainable solutions for their local problem, which in this case was the waste problem. Keywords: village-owned enterprise (VOE), institutional context, participative governance, social enterprise business model
Biochar Alone Did Not Increase Microbial Activity in Soils from a Temperate Climate That Had Long-Term Acidity Stress

Biochar can increase the microbial activity of a soil and the seed yield of oilseed rape. We performed a field experiment to determine the effect of different doses of biochar and the impact of nutrient additions on microbial activity in soils with low pH (4.69). Different doses of biochar were applied to plots in 2016 (0 t/ha (control), 15 t/ha (B15), 30 t/ha (B30), or 45 t/ha (B45)), and fertilization was applied during 2019 (90 kg P/ha) and 2020 (50 kg N/ha, 80 kg P/ha, and 50 kg K/ha). Maize was grown in 2016, barley in 2017, maize in 2018, wheat in 2019, and winter oilseed rape in 2020. All analyses were carried out in 2020. Higher biochar doses led to reduced seed yield of oilseed rape and inhibition of microbial activity (cumulative soil respiration, dehydrogenase activity (DHA), and leaching of mineral forms of nitrogen). Notably, dehydrogenase activity was more than 60% lower in plots with the highest biochar dose. All doses of biochar increased the soil pH compared to the control (control: 4.51 ± 0.04, B15: 4.69 ± 0.04, B30: 5.06 ± 0.05, B45: 5.05 ± 0.04) but did not increase microbial activity or the seed yield of oilseed rape. Thus, application of biochar alone did not increase the seed yield of oilseed rape or soil microbial activities, although it did increase soil pH.
Cutaneous manifestations in health care providers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during COVID care

To study the cutaneous manifestations of health care workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) during COVID care. This study was carried out in Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), Silchar, Assam, India. Healthcare providers of SMCH were provided with comprehensive picture based Google form. A total of 63 health care professionals enrolled voluntarily in the study and filled up the questionnaire. The responses were collected and tabulated. : The mean age of health care workers was 29.2 years. There were 36(57.14%) males and 27(42.85%) females. Out of these, 43(68.25%) were doctors, 14(22.22%) were nurses and 6 (9.52%) were Allied health professionals (AHP). Cutaneous manifestations due to use of PPE were reported in 60(95.23%) participants. Common skin manifestations due to use of masks were ear soreness (61.90%), pressure bruises (44.44%), acne (11.11%). Cutaneous manifestations are frequent with the use of gloves, out of which most common was contact rash and itching (34.92%). Problems due to body protection were less compared to mask and gloves. Excessive sweating and miliaria (73.01%) are most common followed by intertrigo (39.68%) and folliculitis (20.63%). This study throws light on the difficulties faced by the health care workers during COVID crisis and highlights few measures by which they can be prevented.
Factors related to clinical breast examination: A cross-sectional study

Background and Aim: Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women as well as one of the most serious and important public health issues in developing countries. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the factors related to clinical breast examination in women in Tehran. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 859 women in Tehran, Iran in 2020. Logistic regression was applied to identify determinant factors that related to clinical breast examination. Result: The prevalence of clinical breast examination was 52.6%. Results indicated significant differences between those who underwent clinical breast examination and those who had a nonclinical breast examination in terms of age, housing conditions, marital status, problem in the breast, perceived susceptibility, perceived barriers, fatalism, and self-care. Conclusion: It is essential to inform and educate women about breast cancer and associated complications and problems after being diagnosed with breast cancer as well as about the screening and diagnostic methods, including the need for clinical breast examination by a specialist.
The occurrence of myocarditis after the administration of vaccines against COVID-19: Systematic review

Introduction: COVID-19, a disease whose etiological agent is the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is a disease that, in addition to causing respiratory complications, also causes other complications, such as cardiovascular and thromboembolic diseases. And, after the use of vaccines produced and launched in record time, there were several reports of myocarditis related to vaccination campaigns in several countries around the world. Objective: To investigate the possible relationship between vaccination against COVID-19 and the occurrence of cases of myocarditis. Methods: Systematic review, search in the Pubmed database for articles published between January 2020 and March 2022. Articles from clinical and observational studies with humans were included. Articles that related adverse reactions to the vaccine other than myocarditis, and those that did not specifically relate the vaccine to myocarditis were excluded. Results: 19 articles were selected. The total number of patients was 63, of which 60 were men, aged between 12 and 60 years, with chest pain as the main symptom and, in the majority, with onset 2 to 60 years old. 3 days after administration of the second dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. The course of the disease was mostly mild and with rapid resolution of symptoms. Conclusion: Even with the search for evidence of the pathophysiological mechanism involved after vaccine administration and the development of acute myocarditis, there is still no evidence to prove this cause-effect relationship, beyond temporality. However, it is possible to confirm the temporal relationship between the mRNA vaccine and the development of myocarditis as adverse effects.
Reference Values for Point-of-Care Echocardiographic Measurements of Preterm Infants in China

Background Few studies have examined the reference value of the left ventricular structure and function in preterm infants. This study was designed to establish a point-of-care echocardiographic reference range of left ventricular structure and function based on different gestational age, weight, and body surface area (BSA) for preterm infants within 7 days after birth. Methods We retrospectively studied 489 patients with traditional echocardiographic data of left ventricular (LV) M-mode: LV end diastolic dimensions (LVED), LV end systolic dimension (LVES), end-diastolic interventricular septal thickness (IVSd), end diastolic LV posterior wall thickness (LVPWd), left atrial (LA) and aortic root (AO) diameters, and index of LA/AO, LV ejection fraction (LVEF), LV fractional shortening (LVFS), and pulsed wave Doppler: aortic valve flow rate (AV), peak mitral valve flow rate E(MV-E), peak mitral valve flow rate A(MV-A), and MV-E/A. The LV dimensions and the maximum blood flow velocities of the aortic valves and mitral valves according to gestational age, birth weight, and body surface area (BSA) are presented in percentiles tables. Percentile curves of aforesaid four cardiac measurements (LVED, LA diameter (LAD), MV-E, MV-E/A) using the R language Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale and Shape (GAMLSS) method were developed according to different gestational ages and weights. Results Measurements of all cardiac dimensions and Doppler maximum velocities of AV, MV-E, and MV-E/A showed a correlation with gestational age, weight, and BSA. LVED, LAD, MV-E, and MV-E/A showed a trend of increasing values with gestational age and weight on the percentile curves. Conclusion The percentile tables and graphs of these point-of-care echocardiographic data can provide reliable reference data for Chinese neonates. Normative values are recommended as a source of reference data for the identification of potentially abnormal echocardiography.
Understanding Ecological Agricultural Technology Adoption in China Using an Integrated Technology Acceptance Model—Theory of Planned Behavior Model

With the development of the economy and society, environmental pollution and resource waste problems are emerging, especially in agricultural production, and the adoption of ecological agricultural technologies is a prerequisite to alleviate ecological pressure. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model—Theory of Planned Behavior (TAM-TPB) and using research data from Hubei, Hunan, and Anhui provinces, this paper empirically analyzes the factors influencing farmers’ intention to adopt rice and shrimp crop technologies using the PLS-SEM method. The configuration path of high technology intention was further investigated by the fsQCA method. The results showed that: 1) farmers’ intention to adopt rice-shrimp crop technology was mainly positively influenced by behavioral attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, behavioral attitude; 2) Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use had a direct effect on farmers’ intention to adopt and an indirect effect with behavioral attitude as a mediating variable, while perceived ease of use had a positive effect and perceived usefulness did not. In doing so, four configuration paths of high technology acceptance intention were obtained. Given this, this paper makes relevant suggestions, suggesting that the relevant departments focus on the comprehensive benefits of rice-shrimp crop technology; agricultural technology departments provide technical assistance to farmers, and village committees organize regular inter-farmer exchanges.
Text- and author-dependent moral foundations classification

ABSTRACT Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) has attracted a great deal of attention in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and social media analysis, including both applications that attempt to infer moral values inference from text, or otherwise use moral foundations information to perform another downstream task. In this work, we address the issue of moral foundations inference from text data according to two perspectives, hereby called text- and author-dependent classification, by presenting a number of experiments to compare traditional text classifiers with more recent approaches based on pre-trained language models in both English and Portuguese languages. Results suggest that moral foundations classification relies heavily on lexical information, and that different models may be more suitable to each task, and leave a number of opportunities for further research in the field.
The Relationship Between Asset Purchases, Monetary Aggregates, and Inflation Between 2007 and 2022 – an Example of the Federal Reserve

The large asset purchase programs following the 2008 crisis led to a significant expansion of money aggregates, which led to an appreciation of the relationship between inflation and money supply. In this study, I analysed the changes in monetary aggregates caused by quantitative easing, the framework for the implementation of monetary policy with ample reserves and their impact on price levels using a vector autoregressive (VAR) model between 2007 and 2022 based on data for the United States. The study includes the pandemic after 2020, however, due to the limited length of time available and the uncertainty of the effects, the focus of the study is on pre-pandemic processes. Inflation fears caused by the significant expansion of the money supply during the period were not substantiated due to the increase of excess reserves, the changing monetary policy operational framework and negative output gap. According to the model monetary aggregate shocks are built into inflation expectations, changes in the money aggregates caused by asset purchases help the central bank to reach its medium-term inflation target.
Blockchain Adoption in Accounting and Auditing: A Qualitative Inquiry in Sri Lanka

Regardless of the benefits blockchain provides to the accounting information systems, its adoption and application is limited. This study: (1) investigated the underlying reasons for this limited adoption of blockchain in a developing country context; (2) explored the potential benefits and challenges of adopting blockchain; and (3) proposed how accounting and auditing should be facilitated to adopt blockchain technology. The study utilized a qualitative general inquiry approach by conducting 13 in-depth interviews with professionals and practitioners involved in the adoption process in organizations that had adopted blockchain technology, or are researching this technology and have plans to adopt this technology in the future. Findings revealed five reasons for the lack of blockchain adoption, contributing to Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework and Institutional theory. In addition, the study identified the benefits and challenges of introducing blockchain into accounting and auditing while proposing a framework to facilitate blockchain adoption in these disciplines. this