Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Financial Sector Development and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Dynamic Pool Mean Group Approach

financial development and economic growth as the reported sign, size and significance of the coefficients linking finance to growth vary significantly both within and across studies. Also, as Ono (2017) and Bijlsma, Kool and Non (2018) observed, the differences in the estimated effects of financial development on growth may be due to factors such as measures used to indicate financial sector development, estimation methods used, the period covered, sampled countries, and the control variables used. This study therefore contributes to the empirical literature by considering the effects of financial development indicators on economic growth in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries using the dynamic pooled mean group (PMG) framework. This empirical framework is mostly applicable for a panel dataset with longer time series Abstract: This study examines the effect of financial sector development on economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries using the dynamic pooled mean group estimation approach. The sample comprises six countries; Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa, while the time-series dimension of the data covers from 1995 to 2019. Our results generally suggest that financial sector development is an important factor for economic growth. However, while financial sector development affects economic growth through money supply in the short run, its long-run impact occurs through stock market performance, gross fixed capital formation and domestic savings. Increase in both credit to private sector ratio to GDP and government expenditure ratio to GDP has no effect on growth in both the short run and long run. Our results show that the selected sub-Saharan economies would converge to their long run equilibrium levels after suffering a shock. Therefore, our results support the view expressed many authors that the impact of financial development on growth depends on how the former is measured.
Association Between Sociodemographic, Obstetric and Pathologic Factors with Late Fetal Death: A Case-Control Study in a Hospital in Peru

controls. Abstract Introduction: In Peru, little is known about the risk factors associated with late fetal death to implement prevention strategies. Objectives: To determine the sociodemographic, obstetric and pathological factors associated with late fetal death. Methods: Retrospective study of cases and controls between July 2014 and June 2016. The cases were pregnant women who had intrauterine fetal death and controls were pregnant women who had a newborn alive. Results: 60 cases and 120 controls were included. Primary education level (OR = 4.3; CI = 1.0-18.0), working occupation (OR = 3.8; CI = 1.3-11.0), no CPNs (OR = 21, 0; CI = 2.6-170.1), preeclamsia (OR = 4.1; CI = 1.3-12.7), preterm birth (OR = 10.1; CI = 4.7-21, 7) and intrauterine growth retardation (RCIU) (OR = 7.0; CI = 2.4-20.5) were associated with fetal mortality. Conclusion: There are associated sociodemographic, obstetric and pathological risk factors during pregnancy to have late fetal death.
Phonics Instruction and Perceptions of Teachers in Ave Maria Amnatcharoen School in Thailand

This paper aimed to explore how teachers implemented effective techniques of teaching phonics and the teachers’ perceptions of the effects of teaching phonics to the elementary school students of Ave Maria Amnatcharoen School in Thailand. The writers employed qualitative research. Five teachers who were teaching phonics in Ave Maria Amnatcharoen School of Thailand were the research participants. The writers used a questionnaire and an interview. Findings showed that most of the teachers perceived the process of implementing effective techniques in teaching phonics positively. The participants regularly employed various techniques in teaching phonics to the students. Furthermore, the participants also had positive perceptions of the effects of implementing effective techniques in teaching phonics. Most teachers agreed that the students had developed their reading skills through learning phonics. However, there were still some students who did not improve in their reading skills through learning phonics.
Synthetic Zeolite A as Zinc and Manganese Fertilizer in Calcareous Soil

ABSTRACT The Leccino olive cultivar was grown in pots contained calcareous rendzina soil amended with NPK fertilizer (control treatment) or with further addition of Zeolite A (ZA) containing either zinc (Zn2+) or manganese (Mn2+) (Zn-ZA and Mn-ZA). After one year, vegetative growth and root morphological parameters were measured and elemental analysis was performed on the root, stem, and leaves. Compared to other treatments, the Zn-ZA fertilizer enhanced Zn concentration and total quantity in the root, stem, and leaves, as well as the root diameter. The root volume was greater using Zn-ZA treatment than control treatment. The total quantity of Mn in root and the root length were enhanced when using Mn-ZA compared to control or Zn-ZA treatment. According to the results of this study, it appears that zeolites containing Zn provide favorable conditions for Zn uptake in calcareous soils, while both Zn and Mn zeolites have a positive impact on olive root morphology.
Survival and Quality of Life of Patients After Rectal Cancer Surgery in a Low-Income Country: A Study in Cameroon, Sub-Saharan African Region

Background: Survival of patients after rectal cancer surgery as well as their quality of life (QoL) has been little study in Africa and never in our country in particular. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional multicentre study in Yaounde (Cameroon). We reviewed operating reports of the selected departments to identify patients operated from January 2010 to December 2019 for a rectal cancer. The outcome of patients enrolled had to be known until December 2020. Patients who were alive were contacted to evaluate their QoL using the EORTC QLQ C30 (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QoL questionnaire). Results: During the study period, rectal cancer was ranked 4thM/sup> within the digestive cancers. We included 68 patients; their mean age was 49.74 years and 41.18% were under 45. The sex ratio was 1.19 in favour of males. The tumour was mainly located in the lower rectum (45.6%). The main surgical procedure implemented was abdominoperineal amputation (42.6%). Forty-one patients died, giving a mortality rate of 60.29%. The mean survival time was 13 months. The 5-year survival rate for the 32 patients operated from January 2010 to December 2015 was 21.87%. The overall QoL of the 27 living patients was good with a mean of 62.346±15.907. Sexual complications and urinary disorders were found in 40.74% and 14.81% of patients, respectively. Conclusion: There is a low hospital incidence of rectal cancer in our context. The 5-year survival after rectal cancer surgery is poor while the QoL of living patients is good.
Subgingival pathogens in chronic periodontitis patients affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective case-control study

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence and bacterial load of 6 main periodontal pathogens between pairs of periodontal patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans genotypes were also investigated. Methods Twenty patients affected by chronic periodontitis and type 2 diabetes were retrospectively selected and matched to 20 patients without diabetes on the basis of the degree and severity of periodontal disease. Microbiological data of subgingival biofilms were analysed and compared for the examined pathogens: A. actinomycetemcomitans, P. gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Treponema denticola, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Tannerella forsythia. Results The pairs were balanced in terms of demographic and clinical parameters, except for bleeding on probing and suppuration. In the microbiological test sites (4 for each patient), the mean probing pocket depth was 6.34±1.63 mm in patients with diabetes and 6.41±1.78 mm in patients without diabetes. No significant difference between pairs in the prevalence of P. gingivalis or the distribution of its genotypes was recorded. Patients with diabetes had a significantly greater amount of total bacterial load, P. gingivalis, T. denticola, T. forsythia, and F. nucleatum (P<0.05). Moreover, patients with diabetes had a higher number of sites with a greater cell count than patients without diabetes. When compared to the total bacterial load, only T. forsythia maintained its relative load in patients with diabetes (P=0.001). Conclusions This retrospective matched study supports the hypothesis that microbiological differences exist among periodontal patients with and without diabetes mellitus. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03786133
WORK-RELATED CHANGES IN THE TRUNK STIFFNESS OF NURSING PERSONNEL

OF THESIS WORK-RELATED CHANGES IN THE TRUNK STIFFNESS OF NURSING PERSONNEL Low back pain (LBP) is a significant issue related to spinal stability and, therefore, to trunk stiffness. Due to the nature of their work, nursing personnel are exposed to potential risk factors for LBP, such as lifting and trunk flexion, which have been reported in the literature to lead to decreases in trunk stiffness. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to investigate potential occupational effects on the trunk stiffness in nursing personnel. Twenty-four nursing personnel participated in this study and completed two sessions (pre-shift and post-shift) during which two passive flexion tests (with and without an ~7.5-lb load) were conducted to characterize their trunk stiffness in upright standing. Overall, no work-related changes in trunk stiffness were found in this study. However, trunk stiffness was higher for the loading condition with the load being held in the subjects’ hands than for the condition without this load (p=0.002). Finding no work-related changes in trunk stiffness may have resulted from the heterogeneity of the recruited sample of nursing personnel and the potential recovery of trunk stiffness before their post-shift data collection sessions. Future studies should try to reduce participant heterogeneity and perform data collection closer to where the participants work.
Legionella pneumophila recovery using Legiolert and a traditional culture method

Methods for recovery and identification of Legionella spp. in water have not been improved significantly since the traditional culture method using buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE) agar was developed in 1979. Variations to the BCYE method include sample concentration techniques, acid and heat treatment of samples, and inclusions of antibiotics and dyes in the medium to improve Legionella recovery. A new culture method—Legiolert—was developed and is targeted specifically for recovery and enumeration of Legionella pneumophila, the pathogen responsible for >97% of Legionella pneumonia cases. This study assessed the performance of the Legiolert and BCYE methods in water samples. A total of 247 potable water samples were collected and analyzed using both methods. Mean recoveries in reagent water were similar for both methods (~70%), while Legiolert was more likely than BCYE to detect L. pneumophila when it is present in low numbers.
KURS RUPIAH, INDEKS NIKKEI 225, BI RATE, DAN PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP STOCK EXCHANGE INDEKS HARGA SAHAM GABUNGAN (IHSG) PERIODE TAHUN 2018-2020

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is a constructive indicator and vice versa. A rise in GDP affects the buying power of citizens positively. It will therefore raise demand for the commodity. A surge in the market for goods raises the firm's earnings and may also increase the stock price. The analysis was designed to examine the impact on composite stock price index using data from time series from January 2018 to December 2020 of Rupiah Exchange rate, Nikkei 225 Index, and BI Rate. Multiple linear regression is used in the mixed Stock Price Index scheme to identify the relevant influence of BI on the Rupiah and Nikkei 225. The test results show that the BI rate has a significant positive effect on the Rupiah exchange rate for the composite stock pricing index. Meanwhile, the Nikkei 225 Index has no impact on the Composite Stock Price Index.
Learning-Based Policy Optimization for Adversarial Missile-Target Assignment

The missile-target assignment (MTA) is a typical weapon-target assignment problem in Command and Control of modern warfare. Despite the significance of the problem, traditional algorithms still lack efficiency, solution quality, and practicability in the adversarial environment. In this article, we propose a data-driven policy optimization with deep reinforcement learning (PODRL) for the adversarial MTA. We design a comprehensive reward function to motivate the optimization of assignment policy. As such, the learned policy can implicitly model the penetration of missiles under an adversarial environment in a data-driven way. We also present a fair sample strategy to improve the sample efficiency and accelerate the policy optimization. Experimental results show that PODRL can adaptively generate satisfactory solutions in both small-scale and large-scale instances. Furthermore, we evaluate the effectiveness of PODRL in a multiobjective scenario. The result demonstrates that a well-optimized policy can achieve high-quality allocation and demand forecast of the missile resources simultaneously.
The Structure Of Functional Graphs For Functions From A Finite Domain To Itself For Which A Half Iterate Exists

The notion of a replica of a nontrivial in-tree is deﬁned. A result enabling to determine whether an in-tree is a replica of another in-tree employing an injective mapping between some subsets of sources of these in-trees is presented. There are given necessary and suﬃcient conditions for the existence of a functional square root of a function from a ﬁnite set to itself through presenting necessary and suﬃcient conditions for the existence of a square root of a component of the functional graph for the function and for the existence of a square root of the union of two components of the functional graph for the function containing cycles of the same length using the concept of the replica.
A potential role of fecal oxalate-degrading activity in oxalate homeostasis in end-stage renal disease patients; a descriptive pilot study

Introduction: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have significant differences in plasma oxalic acid (POx) concentration under the same treatment conditions. Objectives: In the present study, we adopted the method of redoximetric titration with a KMnO4 solution to evaluate the effect of total fecal oxalate-degrading activity (ODA) on oxalate homeostasis in ESRD patients which has never been reported before. Patients and Methods: A total of 56 participants were enrolled in this cross-sectional pilot study, including 24 healthy volunteers (a control reference group) and 32 ESRD patients. Among the ESRD patients, there were 21 hemodialysis (HD) and 11 peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Total ODA in fecal samples as well as POx concentration, daily urinary oxalate (UOx) and PD effluent oxalate excretion were determined. Cohen’s d was computed to calculate the effect size using post-hoc analysis. Results: Total ODA in fecal microbiota ranged from -23 to 24%/0.01 g of feces and was statistically higher in healthy volunteers compared with the ESRD patients. The ESRD patients with positive total fecal ODA status had higher UOx excretion level and lower POx concentration compared with the patients with negative total fecal ODA status. Cohen’s d effect size was 1.99 and 1.05, respectively. Total fecal ODA was an independent risk factor associated with POx elevation in the ESRD patients. Conclusion: Our pilot study firstly demonstrated a potential role of total fecal ODA in oxalate homeostasis in ESRD patients. The results might be useful for determining sample size considerations and providing groundwork for future research projects.
THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ON TALENT MANAGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AT THE MAIN BRANCH OFFICE SURAKARTA

The objectives of this study are (1) To examine and analyze the partial impact of talent management and knowledge management on employee performance at the Main Branch Office of Social Security ( BPJS) Surakarta. (2) To examine and analyze the impact of employee engagement mediation on the impact of talent management and knowledge management on employee performance at the main branch office of Social Security (BPJS)Surakarta. This research was conducted in Surakarta, by taking the subject of employees at the Social Security (BPJS) Surakarta Main Branch which consists of several District Operational Service Offices (KLOK Kantor PelayananOperasionalKabupaten), namely KLOK Karanganyar, KLOK Sragen, KLOK Wonogiri and KLOK Sukoharjo. The results of the study found that the direct impact and indirect impact indicate that both pathways are effective, so that the Talent Management and Knowledge Management variables need to be maintained. The direct impact of Talent Management is greater than the indirect impact, while the direct impact of Knowledge Management is smaller than the indirect impact. There are positive and significant direct and indirect impacts between Talent Management and Knowledge Management on employee performance, so that employee attachment mediation as a mediating variable is partial mediation. Keywords: Talent Management, Knowledge Management, Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Path Analysis.
The Changing and Distribution Laws of Oxygen Transfer Efficiency in the Full-Scale IFAS Process

The integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) process has been widely used in the upgrading of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The oxygen transfer efficiency (αOTE) is of great significance to the design and operation of the IFAS process. The carrier filling ratio (CFR) and aeration type are two critical factors affecting αOTE and standard oxygen transfer efficiency (αSOTE). However, the distribution and changing laws of αOTE and αSOTE in the full-scale IFAS process areunclear. To optimize the operation of a WWTP and to improve the αOTE of the aeration systems, several off-gas tests were conducted under different aeration types and different CFRs. The results show that for the aerobic tank investigated (the ratio of length and width was 8:1), the αOTE and the αSOTE of the middle of the aeration systems were higher than those of the other two sides. However, the reason for the low αOTE at the beginning and the end of the tank may be different. Coarse-bubble aeration systems had a lower αOTE and almost the same oxygenation capacity (αSOTE) as the fine-bubble aeration systems under constant CFR (43%). The average αSOTE (18.7–28.9%) of the hybrid aeration systems increased with increasing CFR (7.7–57.7%), and different locations exhibited different degrees of change. The results reveal the distribution and changing law of the αOTE of aeration systems in the IFAS process, and attention should be paid to the improvement of the OTE of the plug-flow IFAS process.
Islamic Worldview Conceptions of Muhammadiyah Elementary School East Java Teacher on the Leadership of the Principal and Student Learning Outcomes

The purpose of this study was to obtain an overview of the contribution or influence of the perception of Islamic worldview of the teachers on the leadership behavior of principals and the learning outcomes of students in Muhammadiyah Elementary School in East Java Indonesia through rational, emotional, organizational, family path, and family socio economic status (SES). Survey research design using proportional area random sampling technique based on the district / city of the school location. The data was taken through a questionnaire by the teacher, whose instruments were adopted and adjusted from the Leading Student Achievement (LSA) Elementary School Principal Survey Kenneth Leithwood. Data analysis techniques using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), consisting of measurement models and structural models through the Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS) program. Research hypothesis testing is done with path coefficient, by t test. The results of the Islamic worldview research that theoretically encompasses human behavior proved to have a direct effect on the leadership of the principal and teacher behavior in the classroom through rational and emotional paths. Indirect influence on learning outcomes is found through the leadership of the principal - rational path - organizational path. This study shows that in the religion-based schools Muhammadiyah, the Islamic worldview factor plays an important role in controlling the leadership behavior of principals and teacher learning in the classroom to achieve student learning outcomes. The results of the study also show that the only direct path of the influence of the principal's leadership on student learning outcomes is only through the rational path. And independently the family path affects student learning outcomes, but the socio economic status (SES) of the family has no influence.
Relationship between Mother’s Status Too Young, Too Old, Too Close, Too Much (4T), and Contraceptive Use with Incidence of Maternal Mortality

Maternal Mortality Rate in Bojonegoro Regency in 2019 ranked second in East Java, namely 146.64 per100,000 Live Births. Meanwhile, in the first semester of 2020, there were 24 maternal deaths. This researchwas conducted to see the relationship between the mother’s status is too young, too old, too much, and tooclose (4T) to Maternal Death. This study analyzed quantitative secondary data for the first semester of 2020in Bojonegoro Regency using the Risk Ratio (RR) calculation with a significance level of 95% CI. A motherwith age too old will likely cause maternal death with RR= 0.443. Mothers with too many children have arisk of dying with RR= 3.153. A mother with the child’s birth spacing is too close has a risk of dying withRR= 1.05. Analysis of maternal mortality based on mothers with 4T who use contraception is that they riskbreaking with RR = 19.3, 5. The status of mothers with 4T can be a risk factor for maternal mortality, so itis necessary to monitor and prevent it with a family planning program.
The effects of customer relationship management, human resource competence and internal control systems on the effectiveness of supply chain management in the Indonesian public sector

The purpose of this research is to empirically examine the factors that influence effectiveness of supply chain management by investigating the role of the variables of the customer relationship management, human resource competence, and the organization’s internal control system. The research method used is explanatory research and the type of research is verification. The research instrument was tested through the validity and reliability of the data. Furthermore, inferential data analysis using SEM-PLS statistics. The results found that the factors that affect the effectiveness of supply chain management were customer relationship management, competence of human resources affects the effectiveness of supply chain management, and internal control system. The results are useful for providing and utilizing various forms and means of communication and for managing the customer relationship, developing human resources, and updating control systems continuously in public organizations.