Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Electromyographic Activity of Masticatory Muscles in Adults with Posterior Crossbite

Introduction There is evidence that patients with posterior crossbite (PXB) have neuromuscular changes in the masticatory muscles. However, up to the present time, the relationship among these changes on the electromyographic activity of the masticatory muscles is still unclear. Objective To systematic review the available literature on the electromyographic activity of masticatory muscles in adults with PXB. Methods Between August 22 and September 9, 2020, we searched the following seven electronic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, SciELO, LILACS, and Scopus. No restrictions were applied regarding the language and year of publication. This systematic review was registered in the Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO - CRD42020205057) database and conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. After data selection and extraction, the methodological quality of the selected studies was conducted independently by two reviewers, using two different evaluation tools. Results 6957 records were initially located after the search process. In the end, eight papers were selected. Most studies were classified as having average to low methodological quality and moderate to high risk of bias. Based on the available evidence, adult patients with PXB have electromyographic activity changes in the masticatory muscles when compared with individuals without PXB. Moreover, adult patients with unilateral posterior crossbite (UPXB) have asymmetrical electromyographic activity when the crossbite side is compared with the noncrossbite side. Conclusion Despite the lack of studies with high methodological quality, electromyographic evaluation of masticatory muscles should be considered in the diagnosis and in the orthodontic treatment plan of patients with PXB. Prospective studies with a higher sample size and follow-up time, conducted using a rigorous scientific methodology, are necessary to reach a more reliable conclusion.
Short Communication: Dextran production using Leuconostoc mesenteroides strains isolated from Borassus flabellifer sap

Abstract. Ma'unatin A, Harijono, Zubaidah E, Rifa'i M. 2022. Short Communication: Dextran production using Leuconostoc mesenteroides strains isolated from Borassus flabellifer sap. Biodiversitas 23: 1154-1158. Exopolysaccharide (EPS) is a carbohydrate polymer secreted by several bacteria in their growth period, including Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB). Dextran is a type of EPS produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides and is used widely in the food and pharmaceutical fields. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the potency of two strains of L. mesenteroides isolated from Borassus flabellifer L. (lontar) sap, namely L. mesenteroides N5 and N7 for dextran production using the MRS broth medium supplemented with sucrose at varying concentrations of 5, 10, and 15% (w/v). The results showed that L. mesenteroides N5 produced dextran of 14.53 g/L in medium with 15% sucrose, while L. mesenteroides N7 yielded 13.16 g/L at 10% sucrose. The characteristics of selected dextran showed that it contains 89.93% total carbohydrate, 2.33% protein and has a surface structure with tight pore for dextran N5 while the dextran N7 contains 87.84% total carbohydrates, 2.22% protein and has looser porous surface structure.
Root canal anatomy and morphology evaluation of mandibular molars according to gender by cone-beam computed tomography in Iranian population

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate anatomy and morphology of mandibular permanent molars using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in a selected Iranian population. Methods and Materials: CBCT images of 638 first and second mandibular molars (322 of males and 316 of females) were included in this in vitro study. Number of roots and root canals, Vertucci’s configuration of each root, radix paramolaris (RP), radix entomolaris (RE), and C-shaped canals were determined in both genders. Data were analyzed by Pearson-Chi square test using SPSS (V.22) software (P = 0.05). Results: The most common configuration of distal roots were type I for both genders. Among 266 first molars, 97.3% teeth had two roots, 0.75% had RP and 1.87% had RE. All RP and RE were type I. C-shaped canals were found in 1.12% teeth and all were in male population, significantly at the left side (P=0.045). Among 372 second molars, 94.08% had two roots, 0.53% had RP and 0.26% had RE. The prevalent canal configuration of mesial roots was type III (52.96%) with significant difference between right (P=0.006) and left (P=0.049). C-shaped canals were found in 5.64% of second molars and more specifically detected in male group. Significant difference was observed between two genders in the right (P=0.024) and the left (P=0.009). Conclusion: Vertucci’s type III and type II were the most prevalent configurations in mesial roots while for distal roots the predominant configuration was type I. RE, RP, and C-shaped channels were not common in mandibular molars between Iranian population and their prevalence were higher among male population.
Building the Workingman’s Paradise: The Design of American Company Towns by Margaret Crawford (review)

This innovative and absorbing book surveys a little known chapter in the story of American urbanism - the history of communities built and owned by single companies seeking to bring their workers' homes and place of employment together on a single site. By 1930 more than two million people lived in such towns, dotted across an industrial frontier which stretched from Lowell, Massachusetts, through Torrance, California to Norris, Tennessee. Margaret Crawford focuses on the transformation of company town construction from the vernacular settlements of the late eighteenth century to the professional designs of architects and planners one hundred and fifty years later. Eschewing a static architectural approach which reads politics, history, and economics through the appearance of buildings, Crawford portrays the successive forms of company towns as the product of a dynamic process, shaped by industrial transformation, class struggle, and reformers' efforts to control and direct these forces.
The effects of retail environmental design elements in virtual reality (VR) fashion stores

ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to understand the impacts of retail greenery and correlated color temperature in biophilic design on consumers’ emotions, perceptions (pleasure, arousal, perceived merchandise quality) and responses (satisfaction and purchase intentions) in virtual reality fashion stores. This study is a 2 × 2 experimental design. Retail greenery/non-retail greenery is a within-subjects design, while correlated color temperature (warm/cool) is a between-subjects design. Shopping orientations (utilitarian/hedonic) is examined as a moderator. 295 undergraduate US female students participated in this study. The results showed that consumers prefer a retail greenery application over a non-retail greenery application. Cool lighting creates higher arousal than warm lighting. There are significant interaction effects between a retail greenery application and correlated color temperature as well as moderating effects of shopping orientations (utilitarian/hedonic). Being the first to measure the combined effects of retail greenery and correlated color temperature on consumers’ responses in a 360-degree virtual reality fashion retail space, this study provides insights into how retailers strategically plan their use of biophilic design to improve the 3D Virtual Reality (VR) shopping experience.
Can the spending of corporate social responsibility be offset? Evidence from pharmaceutical industry

Abstract This study aims to investigate whether the costs spent on corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be offset, and identify the inflection point when financial returns from CSR exceed the spending. By using Principal Component Analysis, we developed the Carroll’s CSR model to measure actual CSR spending. Drawing on data of 315 listed pharmaceutical firms from China, the quadratic effect was used to examine the inflection point, and the panel data regression was employed to examine the impact of CSR spending on current and subsequent financial performance. The results show that CSR spending cannot be offset in the short-term. After two years of CSR implementation, ethical-domain and overall CSR spending positively relate to return on assets (ROA), whereas legal-domain CSR spending positively affects ROA after three years of CSR implementation, all justifying that CSR spending can be offset in the long-term. This research contributes to literature by precisely recognizing the time-based inflection point in financial performance arises, which is less discussed in existing CSR studies. The study findings imply that corporate managers need to view CSR spending as capital investment rather than operating costs, and policy makers should mandate institutional arrangements to facilitate CSR.
A comparative review: distance decay in urban and rural tourism

ABSTRACT This paper reviews the literature on distance decay in urban and rural tourism. Through a systematic literature review, this paper aims to understand the current state of knowledge regarding distance decay in tourism including (1) reveal the main topics and domains, (2) variables applied in past studies, while simultaneously distinguishing them in the form of urban and rural tourism as well as (3) identify potential areas and gaps for future studies. The findings indicate a growing interest among tourism researchers to examine distance decay, with studies predominantly focusing more on urban tourism than rural tourism. Additionally, this review recommends future studies to investigate distance decay in crisis and disaster management for future study regardless of urban or rural tourism settings.
What Gets Measured Gets Managed? The Use of Performance Information across Organizational Echelons in the Public Sector

Abstract Public organizations increasingly produce performance information. However, quite often this information is not put to use. In this paper we study how different organizational echelons use performance information. We use a representative survey among Danish public managers to compare the extent to which different organizational echelons use performance information. We find that top managers generally use performance information – information on outcomes and user satisfaction in particular – more than other echelons. These findings are important, because performance management systems are often designed at the top of public organizations, even though they are intended to be used for different purposes at different organizational echelons. Our findings raise important questions regarding the use and design of performance information that are relevant for frontline managers and executives alike.
Relationship building in virtual teams: A leadership behavioral complexity perspective

E-leadership has emerged in virtual team literature as an important determinant of relationship building. However, the way e-leaders develop high quality relationship between virtual team members is little understood. The purpose of this paper is to identify the key roles that enable virtual team leaders to build high-quality exchanges with their team members. We draw on the behavioral complexity theory to analyze the roles played by e-leaders, which help them to develop effective leader-member exchanges (LMX). We draw up a research model to explain how e-leaders build cooperative and collaborative relationships through social-related and work-related activities. We then test the research model using a large survey of 193 virtual team members. Our findings show that, except for internal process roles (coordination and monitoring), open systems roles, roles of rational pursuit of goals and human relation roles have a significant positive effect on LMX.
Predicting IoT failures with Bayesian workflow

IoT networks are so voluminous that they cannot be treated as individual devices, but as populations. Main aim of the paper is to create a comprehensive method for predicting failures taking device variance into consideration. We propose using data fusion of happenstance observations (resets and failures) to better estimate device parameters. We propose using methods of population analysis in Bayesian statistics to estimate failure times investigating only a part of the population. For this purpose, we use multilevel hierarchical Bayesian model and provide it with post stratification. We propose model assumptions, construct the model and evaluate it, and perform computations using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo. This method is known as the Bayesian workflow. We have analyzed three different models showing that, in case of small device variance, it can be ignored, or at least compensated, while significant differences require hierarchical modeling. We also show that hierarchical model shows significant robustness to a small amount of data. We have shown attractiveness of Bayesian approach to modeling failures of IoT devices. Ability to diagnose and tune models, and assure their computational fidelity is a great advantage of Bayesian workflow.
Revealing Spanish mackerel’s diversity in Indonesian through local commodities in the fish market

Abstract. Widayanti R, Nugroho HA, Megarani DV, Widiasih DA, Pakpahan S. 2021. Revealing Spanish mackerel’s diversity in Indonesian through local commodities in the fish market. Biodiversitas 23: 624-630. The objective of this study was to explore the diversity of Spanish mackerel in Indonesian Archipelago based on commodities offered in local fish markets. Eighteen specimens were collected from six different fish markets around the Indonesian archipelago. According to Wallace Line, the cytochrome B sequence was used as a genetic marker to reveal diversity from West Indonesia to East Indonesia. Gene amplification was performed using the polymerase chain reaction followed by Sanger sequencing. Based on DNA sequence analysis, we identified three species of Spanish Mackerel available at various fish markets around the region. The first group is related to Scomberomorus commerson, which was sold in both Western and Eastern Indonesian fish markets; the second group is related to Scomberomorus semifasciatus, which was sold in Eastern Indonesian fish markets; and the third group is related to Scomberomorus koreanus, which was sold in Western Indonesian fish markets. The genetic differences amongst Spanish Mackerel populations ranged from 0 to 17% and the average evolutionary divergence in the overall populations was determined to be 4%. The data collected can be utilized to initiate map mackerel diversity based on CYT B sequence throughout the Indonesian Archipelago, as well as for further study and application in the identification of foods produced from mackerel.
Metode Inkuiri Terbimbing untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar IPA Siswa Kelas V

Kurangnya penerapan suatu metode pembelajaran yang tepat dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran di kelas menyebabkan keaktifan siswa dalam pembelajaran IPA masih kurang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis peningkatan hasil belajar IPA dengan menerapkan metode inkuiri terbimbing. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas dengan prosedur penelitian dilaksanakan dalam 2 siklus, dengan setiap siklus terdiri atas 4 tahapan, yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi/evaluasi, dan refleksi. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V yang berjumlah 30 orang, terdiri atas 13 orang laki-laki dan 17 orang perempuan. Data tentang hasil belajar siswa diperoleh dengan menggunakan metode tes. Teknik analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil yang diperoleh adalah pada siklus I nilai rata-rata hasil belajar siswa mencapai 67,66 berada pada kategori cukup. Ketuntasan belajar siswa pada siklus I mencapai 63,33%. Pada siklus II nilai rata-rata hasil belajar siswa mencapai 82,00 berada pada kategori baik. Ketuntasan belajar siswa pada siklus II mencapai 96,00%. Ketuntasan belajar secara klasikal ini sudah memenuhi kriteria keberhasilan penelitian sebesar 75%, sehingga penelitian ini telah behasil Maka, Metode inkuiri terbimbing siswa kelas V SD dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar IPA. Implikasi penelitian ini diharapkan dapat membantu siswa dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa.
The habitat suitability of Timor friarbird (Philemon inornatus) in Western Timor Island, Indonesia

Abstract. Paga B, Pudyatmoko S, Wijayanti LR, Yuda P, Sulaksono N. 2021. The habitat suitability of Timor friarbird (Philemon inornatus) in Western Timor Island, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 703-713. Timor friarbird is an endemic bird to Timor Island. The population of this bird has been declining due to land cover changes as a result of massive anthropogenic pressures. This study aimed to assess the suitability of Timor friarbird's habitat by using 12 ecogeographical variables. The sources of data included Sentinel 2A satellite imagery and remote sensing-based algorithms. The bird's presence was analyzed by using a combination of line transect with point count methods. Ecological Niche Factor Analysis (ENFA) model was applied to obtain habitat suitability value as well as coefficient of marginality (M) and specialization (S). These results showed that the Timor friarbird needs a habitat with a different value from the average of the entire habitat. High specialization value indicated that the species has a narrow ecological niche. Factors influencing habitat suitability included the distance from roads, the presence of mangroves, primary and secondary dryland forests, rivers, and low-density settlements. About 75% of the study area is classified as unsuitable habitat, and only 22% is suitable with range classes of suitability from marginal to optimal habitat. Areas with less anthropogenic pressure on the land cover will be preferred more by the bird. Improvement of unsuitable habitat and protection of suitable habitat, therefore, will be the most important strategy for Timor friarbird conservation.
THE NBER/SLOAN PROJECT ON INDUSTRIAL TECHAIOLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY: INCORPORATING LEARNING FROM PLANT VISITS AND INTERVIEWS INTO ECONOMIC RESEARCHt Knowledge Spillovers and Patent Citations: Evidence from a Survey of Inventors

It is well understood that the non-rival nature of knowledge as a productive asset creates the possibility of "knowledge spillovers," whereby investments in knowledge creation by one party produce external benefits by facilitating innovation by other parties. At least since Zvi Griliches's (1979) seminal paper on measuring the contributions of R&D to economic growth, economists have been attempting to quantify the extent and impact of knowledge spillovers. One line of research of this type has utilized patent citations to identify a "paper trail" that may be associated with knowledge flows between firms. ' Very little of this research has attempted to determine the modes or mechanisms of communication that actually permit knowledge to flow. Further, most of the work has simply assumed that citations or other proxies are sufficiently correlated with knowledge flows to allow statistical analysis of the proxies to be informative regarding the underlying phenomenon of interest. This paper reports on a preliminary attempt to improve this situation. The idea for this survey came from R&D managers whom we were interviewing to test whether the picture of knowledge flows produced by patent citations was consistent with the managers' impressions. One of these managers commented that he could not let us talk to the scientists who worked for him, but that he could not stop uls from contacting them via the postal address that appears on their issued patents. The survey results suggest that communication between inventors is reasonably irnportant, and that patent citations do provide an indication of communication, albeit one that also carries a fair amount of noise.
Control-oriented design of systems with operating ranges to optimize closed-loop performance

of Dissertation Presented to the Graduate School of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy CONTROL-ORIENTED DESIGN OF SYSTEMS WITH OPERATING RANGES TO OPTIMIZE CLOSED-LOOP PERFORMANCE By Sanketh Bhat December 2010 Chair: Richard C. Lind Jr. Major: Aerospace Engineering Traditionally, the design of structural systems and vehicles has focused first on the design of the structure and then the control and other aspects are considered. But systems of the future will be evaluated based on closed-loop metrics and will be designed directly for ‘high-performance’ applications. Such capability depends on a synergistic integration of different disciplines and sub-systems, which cannot be captured by the traditional sequential design approach. Hence, it is imperative that a formulation for design be introduced that inherently considers the interactions between different disciplines and brings in controls earlier in the design process for optimal closed-loop performance. But existing approaches to the simultaneous design and optimization of the dynamics and the controller have some issues for realistic systems. This dissertation introduces an approach that overcomes some of the drawbacks of the existing simultaneous design approaches. This research introduces a formulation for multi-disciplinary design optimization with an emphasis on control. This approach notes that since mission capability is evaluated using a closed-loop configuration; the design must consider closed-loop performance when choosing system parameters. The approach does not actually optimize both the open-loop plant and controller simultaneously; rather, the approach minimizes a closed-loop norm by optimizing over the open-loop plant while constrained to satisfying conditions for controller existence. In this way, the approach finds the optimal plant
Facilitative interpersonal relationship training enhances novices’ therapeutic skills

ABSTRACT Relatively little research focuses on the impact of therapeutic, relational skills training for untrained helpers. The current study is a randomized control trial, which tested a novel, research-informed training protocol that integrated elements of alliance-focused training (AFT) and facilitative interpersonal skills (FIS) in a sample of college undergraduates interested in social helping careers. The AFT/FIS training was compared to a time-matched video demonstration of cognitive therapy (CT video). All participants were assessed on their Facilitative Interpersonal Skills (FIS) and emotional reactions to FIS stimuli pre- and post-training. After controlling for baseline effects, participants in the AFT/FIS training saw a significant increase in post-training FIS, especially in the areas of empathy, alliance bond capacity, and alliance rupture repair responsiveness. AFT/FIS participants also saw increases in positive and affiliative emotional reactions to FIS clips compared to participants in the CT video training. Implications for future empirical investigations and training initiatives are discussed.