Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Moderate psychological distress as a barrier to breast cancer screening among women

Objective: To examine the relationship between Breast Cancer Screening (BCS) and Moderate Psychological Distress (MPD). Also, to assess the effect of aggregating women with No Psychological Distress (NPD) and MPD into one group, as done in prior studies when evaluating the relationship between BCS and Psychological Distress (PD). Methods: The study population comprised of 34,565 women aged 50-74 years who participated in the National Health Interview Survey from 2013 to 2017. The Kessler-6 PD index score (0-24) was dichotomized (0-12: NPD; > 13: Severe Psychological Distress SPD) and trichotomized (0-5: NPD; 5-12: MPD; > 13 SPD). Two multivariate logistic regressions were conducted for the dichotomous and trichotomous PD categories. Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Health Services Use guided the choice of covariates. Data analysis was conducted using SAS version 9.4. Results: Our study showed 4.6% had SPD, and 17.9% had MPD. The latter group (MPD) was included in the NPD group in the dichotomous analysis. In the dichotomous analysis, women with SPD (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) = 0.71, 95% CI = 0.63, 0.81, p < . 00001) were less likely to have received a mammogram than those with NPD. In the trichotomous model, women with SPD (aOR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.67, 0.87, p = .0001) and MPD (aOR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.78, 0.91, p <.00001) were both less likely to have had a mammogram than those with NPD. Conclusions: Prior studies that included individuals with MPD among those with NPD overestimated the effect of SPD on mammography and minimized the importance of targeting women with MPD along with those that have SPD to enhance the uptake of mammography.
The Dual Identity of Asian Americans

Objective This article investigates whether gains in ethnic identity reduce pan‐ethnic identity among Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Methods Ordered logit regression using data from the 2016 National Asian American Survey (NAAS). Results Gains in ethnic identity do not reduce pan‐ethnic identity among AAPI. As importance of ethnic identity moves from “not at all” to “extremely,” log odds of reporting higher levels of pan‐Asian identity are about three to four times higher. Furthermore, AAPI who value both ethnic and pan‐Asian identities show similar support for AAPI political candidates as those who identify in only ethnic or only pan‐Asian terms. Conclusion Identity politics and disaggregated AAPI data are not inherently divisive.
Life-Cycle Carbon Emissions and Energy Return on Investment for 80% Domestic Renewable Electricity with Battery Storage in California (U.S.A.)

This paper presents a detailed life-cycle assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions, cumulative demand for total and non-renewable primary energy, and energy return on investment (EROI) for the domestic electricity grid mix in the U.S. state of California, using hourly historical data for 2018, and future projections of increased solar photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity with lithium-ion battery energy storage, so as to achieve 80% net renewable electricity generation in 2030, while ensuring the hourly matching of the supply and demand profiles at all times. Specifically—in line with California’s plans that aim to increase the renewable energy share into the electric grid—in this study, PV installed capacity is assumed to reach 43.7 GW in 2030, resulting of 52% of the 2030 domestic electricity generation. In the modelled 2030 scenario, single-cycle gas turbines and nuclear plants are completely phased out, while combined-cycle gas turbine output is reduced by 30% compared to 2018. Results indicate that 25% of renewable electricity ends up being routed into storage, while 2.8% is curtailed. Results also show that such energy transition strategy would be effective at curbing California’s domestic electricity grid mix carbon emissions by 50%, and reducing demand for non-renewable primary energy by 66%, while also achieving a 10% increase in overall EROI (in terms of electricity output per unit of investment).
Identification of HIV virus in Najaf city, Iraq

Acquired Immune De iciency Syndrome (ADIS) is a disease of the human immune system that results in a decline in the ef iciency of the human immune system step by step to leave people exposed to many infections and tumours. It caused by the Human Immunode iciency Virus (HIV). The irst appeared of HIV in West Central Africa in the late 19th or early 20th century. The direct contact from personal mucus membrane or bloodstream and physical luid (blood, vaginal semen luid and breastfeedingmilk) containing the virus is the unique viral transmission route. Out of 80 blood sampleswere taken fromdifferent areas ofNajaf city, Iraq, for ages from20 to 60 years (males and females) to the period from 1/1/2019 to 19/12/2019. The surface antigen of the HIV was detected by the ELISA technique and mini VIDAS by a virus-speci ic kit. Out of 80 different patients by physical examination infected with ADIS: HIV viruses were the most incidences with 12 isolates (15%) while, there were 66 isolates (82.5%) were belonged to other infections and two strains (2.5%) were negative to any viral infection.
Truth and the Dynamics of News Diffusion on Twitter

This chapter investigates two aspects of misinformation: how to determine whether information (such as a news story) is true, and how the truthfulness of information affects its diffusion or spread. The chapter has a particular focus on the significance of social media for misinformation (in particular fake news): its prevalence, impact, and methods for identifying and studying the phenomenon. We review recent literature on how computational methods and “big data” sources (e.g., social media) are being used for identifying misinformation and understanding how people engage with and spread misinformation. Our empirical application involves a new approach for manually checking the truthfulness of news stories, and we apply this method to a sample of Australian political news stories from 2017. We then explore how the veracity of news affects its diffusion (via retweets) on Twitter, focusing on the following key measures of diffusion: reach (how many people are involved in the diffusion), speed, and breadth (how far into the network does the news spread, and how diverse are the actors involved in the diffusion).
PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE IN TERTIARY CARE CENTER, HYDERABAD

Background: Population specific, systematic comprehensive strategies are needed to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the neonates at the national level. Neonatal age group usually contributes to a major disease burden. Objective: The objective of the study was to identify the morbidity and mortality patterns in our neonatal tertiary care referral center. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective observational study done over a period of 1 year, 1 month from January 2019 to January 2020. Results: Admissions in early 7 days were more at 86.4% to after 7 days at 13.6%. Males were 50.9% with almost equal to female population 49.1%; preterm and low birth weight (LBW) babies were 49.3% and 49.75%, respectively, and term babies more than 2.5 kg babies were 50.7% and 51.25%. The LBW babies were admitted about 28.07% and 26.98% inborn and outborn babies. In preterm babies, more babies admitted in 34 weeks–37 weeks gestational age, 16.50% and 15.56% in inborn and outborn babies, respectively. As per morbidity profile, in inborn babies, the common reasons for admission were respiratory distress 22.09% and neonatal jaundice contributing about 22.03%. The common causes of admission in outborn were sepsis which was 27.45% and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which was contributing about 20%. Conclusion: In our study, we found that major portion of the babies were preterm and LBW babies. This shows changing trend toward preterm delivery. It is good in the sense of antenatal steroid coverage which was 80–90% but antenatal magnesium sulfate covered in 39% outborn babies only. Prematurity, infections, asphyxia, and neonatal jaundice were the leading cause of admissions into our neonatal unit.
Thermophysiological comfort properties of woven fabrics produced from hybrid yarns containing copper wires

The aim of this study was to determine the thermophysiological comfort behavior of fabrics based on copper wire that can be used for electro-textile applications. For this purpose, hybrid folding yarns were produced by twisting cotton/polyester yarn with copper wire. These electrically conductive hybrid yarns were then used to produce upholstery fabrics with different weave types as plain, 2/1 twill and sateen weave in three different density levels as tight, medium and loose. Thermophysiological comfort properties such as air permeability, thermal and water vapor properties of the hybrid fabrics were measured. In addition, the heat transfer properties of the fabrics were investigated with thermal camera videos, and porosity values were determined from microscope images. In this way, the main thermophysiological comfort properties of the basic electro-textile structures were revealed. According to the results obtained, it was found that the use of conductive wire in the fabric structure did not negatively affect the thermophysiological comfort properties of the fabrics, and fabric density was a determining parameter in relation to the thermophysiological comfort properties of the fabrics. The obtained results of this study may be used to improve the design of electro-textile structures taking into account the thermophysiological comfort.
The Role of the Media in Facing Pandemics and Infectious Diseases: the Corona Virus Pandemic as a Model

تناولت الدراسة دور الِإعلام في مواجهة الأوبئة والأمراض المعدية: وباء فيروس كورونا نموذجًا، وهدفت إلى بيان أهمية الِإعلام الصحّي ودوره في نشر الوعي بطرق الوقاية من الأوبئة والأمراض المعدية، والتعرف على الشائعات التي رافقت ظهور وباء فيروس كورونا ومعرفة توجّهاتها، وتناولت آراء عدد من المختصين والباحثين والكتاب والِإعلاميين في كيفية تعامل الِإعلام مع وباء كورونا، وكيف قدّمه، ودوره في زيادة الوعي بطرق الوقاية من الوباء، وذلك خلال فترة ظهور الوباء حتى نهاية شهر مايو 2020، واستخدمت الدراسة المنهج الاستطلاعي أو الاستكشافي لإجراء الدراسة. وتم التوصل إلى عدد من النتائج، أهمها أن وسائل الِإعلام التقليدية تتمتع بثقة أكبر لدى الجمهور من وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي المستحدثة خلال الأزمات، وهذا ما بينته الدراسة في أزمة وباء كورونا، وأوضحت أن بعض الحكومات العالمية والعربية منها لا تتعامل بشفافية ووضوح مع وسائل الِإعلام أوقات الأزمات، واتخذت من وباء كورونا ذريعة لتشديد رقابتها على وسائل الِإعلام، كما بيّنت الدراسة أن وسائل الِإعلام بشكل عام أسهمت إلى حد كبير في نشر الوعي الصحّي بطرق الوقاية من مرض كورونا، وفتحت المجال على نحو واسع لتبادل الآراء بين المختصين حول أفضل الطرق للوقاية منه والتعامل معه.
Standardisation of grafting techniques in African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

A study was conducted during 2017-18 at the Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, Thrissur to standardise the grafting method, age of rootstock and age of scion in African marigold ( Tagetes erecta L.). The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomised Design with 2 replications and 27 treatments, which comprised of different grafting methods (cleft, splice and hole insertion) using various stages of rootstock (4, 5, 6 and 7 weeks after sowing) and scion (3, 4 and 5 weeks after sowing). Among different treatments followed, cleft grafting 4 week old scion onto 6 week old rootstock was found to be superior in terms of graft survival. There was no survival when grafting was done on four week old rootstock, irrespective of the grafting methods. It was also observed that hole insertion method was not successful, irrespective of the age of root stock and scion.
Bathroom Modifications, Clutter, and Tripping Hazards: Prevalence and Changes after Incident Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of bathroom modifications, clutter, and tripping hazards in the homes of US older adults and to examine changes after an incident fall. Methods: We used data from the 2015–2017 National Health and Aging Trends Study (n = 7499). Outcomes were the prevalence of bathroom modifications, clutter, and tripping hazards and changes after incident fall. Results: In 2015, 26.5% of community-dwelling older adults had clutter or tripping hazards in the home, and 69.3% had at least one bathroom modification. Compared to nonfallers, older adults with multiple falls were significantly more likely to modify the bathroom. The magnitude of hazard reduction was similar after multiple falls but was not statistically significant. Discussion: Bathroom modifications are common and increase after multiple falls. A single incident fall does not appear to lead to home environment changes to reduce fall risk. Targeting home hazards may be an opportunity to reduce fall risk.
Corporate Governance and Banking Stability: The Case of Universal Banks in Ghana

Purpose: Many countries both develop and developing have issues concerning corporate governance mechanisms, policy and implementations and there needs to be addressed by researchers and academics. Our study seeks to investigate whether bank stability and corporate governance variables have a robust linkage. Methodology: A country sampling of 23 commercial banks’ data from 2008–2019 was used for our analysis. We employed a fixed effect estimator and generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation. Findings: Using the fixed-effect approach, we declare that board size, ages of board members, the financial experience of board members, and CEO duality have a strong positive effect on bank stability measures. We find evidence these corporate governance variables help decrease bank's risk/insolvency. Next, we found out that, percentage of female directors, audit committee activities, and directors' educational composition/qualification have reversed rather than encouraged risk in banks. For the generalized method of moments setting, we discovered that board size has a mixed effect on banks' stability. The audit committee has a negative effect on banks' stability for only the tier 1 capital. Educational qualification and directors' compensation is negatively related to the bank's credit risk measure only. The ages' of directors (average age) is strongly related to the bank's stability measures. However, the percentage of independent directors' on the board is linked to Z-score only, while the financial experience of directors and the percentage of female directors are connected to credit risk measure only while CEO duality has a great linkage with both credit risk and tier 1 capital. Practical Implications: The result indicates that banks still need to strengthen their corporate governance structures, which will help them stay strong and solvent. Originality/Value: This is crucial in understanding how governance works at the banks level and how it help in preventing financial instability.
Metabolic rhythms in flowing waters: An approach for classifying river productivity regimes

Although seasonal patterns of ecosystem productivity have been extensively described and analyzed with respect to their primary forcings in terrestrial and marine systems, comparatively little is known about these same processes in rivers. However, it is now possible to perform a large‐scale synthesis on the patterns and drivers of river productivity regimes because of the recent sensor advances allowing for near‐continuous estimates of river productivity. Here, we explore a dataset of 47 U.S. rivers to examine whether there are characteristic river productivity regimes. We use classification approaches to develop a typology of productivity regimes and then use these regimes to examine differences with respect to potential controls of productivity. We identified two distinct metabolic regimes, which we named Summer Peak and Spring Peak Rivers, within our dataset. These regimes meaningfully differed in both the timing and magnitude of productivity and were robust to different approaches to classification. We also found that several variables, including watershed area and characteristics of water temperature or discharge, were able to predict the class membership of these regimes with modest accuracy. Our results support the presence of characteristic metabolic regimes and suggests that these regimes may have common sets of environmental controls. We present classification as one approach to begin exploring the productivity regimes of rivers. The strength of our approach is that it fully leverages these newly available high‐frequency productivity estimates to create classes that can be used to draw inferences about how the controls of river productivity differ between or within systems.
Language experience of immigrant women in bilingual couples with Poles

Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: The article focuses on language experiences shared by female expatriates and aims to investigate the circumstances which are related to their language acquisition and communication in the couple. The research question concerns the degree of socialization of these women into the Polish language as adult bilinguals via marriages to Poles. Design/methodology/approach: Based on my recent data from in-depth interviews, analyzed by means of qualitative methodology, I concentrate on the sociolinguistic complexity of bilingual couples in Poland. Data and analysis: I analyze excerpts of interviews produced by eight couples of immigrant women who settled down in Poland to live with Poles. I investigate these women’s talk with regard to their subjective evaluations of language repertoires resulting from their individual histories of L2 acquisition and their language ideologies reflected in communication patterns with their Polish husbands. Findings/conclusions: My data suggest that language competence relates to the communication quality in cross-lingual and intercultural couples, as subjectively assessed by the target women. I found evidence for apparent reshuffles in language repertoires, an appreciation for formal language learning and the specific hierarchy of priorities in private communication. The results reveal language attitudes which affect the dyadic communication and the sense of ethnicity among mixed couples. Originality: The article views multilingualism and immigration from a new perspective by giving the voice to women living in bilingual couples. The novelty relies on the less studied Polish context where immigrant women from different ethnic backgrounds share language experiences and life situations. Significance/implications: This is significant because the qualitative investigation of the socialization process through language helps understand and interpret linguistic phenomena in terms of the meanings brought to intercultural relationships.
Using the social justice scale with business students: Findings and recommendations

Abstract Incorporating social justice (SJ) in business education is gaining attention amid criticism arguing that business school curricula remain too narrowly focused on maximizing profits and shareholder wealth. The authors examine the applicability of an established scale for measuring attitudes, values, and beliefs about SJ as an assessment tool in this context. They illustrate how the Social Justice Scale (SJS) can be used to understand business students’ perceptions and intentions, evaluate its psychometric properties, and suggest changes for scale refinement. The study supports using the SJS to develop effective strategies for integrating SJ into business curricula.
First records of contemporary testate amoeba assemblages from the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia and potential for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction

The Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia is a substantial landmass that is poorly documented in terms of most elements of biodiversity. Here we provide the first study of modern assemblages of testate amoebae, a widespread group of protists that are particularly abundant in soils. We present a data set of 78 widely distributed samples, including forest, fen, scrub and bog habitats. Testate amoebae are abundant and diverse across Kamchatka with 119 taxa identified. The assemblage is primarily composed of widespread taxa, but rarer occurrences such as Cyclopyxis puteus hint at important biogeographical differences that will require confirmation with molecular data. Assemblages from mineral soils are significantly different from those of peatlands with the former characterized by small idiosome taxa and the latter by larger taxa, often with secretion tests. Water table depth explained significant variance in the peatland samples, supporting the use of testate amoebae in palaeoecological studies. This study adds to our knowledge of the biodiversity of Kamchatka and the global biogeography of protists, and it paves the way for palaeoecological studies to understand long‐term environmental change in this region.
Allelic Polymorphism in the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene in Coronary Artery Diseases

Nitric oxide (NO) has an important role in the relaxation of the vascular smooth muscles, inhibits adhesion of platelets and leucocytes to the endothelium, reduces vascular smooth muscle cells migration and proliferation and limits the oxidation of atherogenic LDL. Nitric oxide is constitutively produced in the endothelium of blood vessels from L- arginine by the enzyme endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Polymorphism in the (eNOS) gene is an important risk factor in the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease( CAD) . In this study the polymorphism in (eNOS) gene was investigated in 30 patients with CAD and 20 control subjects using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. Patients were classified into 10 patients with unstable angina and 20 patients with myocardial infarction Results : The distribution of (eNOS) genotypes in patients affected by unstable angina was 50% for GG genotype , 40% for GT genotype and 10% for TT genotype and in patients affected by myocardial infarction was (45%) for GG genotype, (35%) for GT genotype and (20%) for TT genotype. In control subjects it was (50%) for GG genotype, (45%) for GT genotype and (5%) for TT genotype. Conclusion: there is a great controversy about the role of (eNOS) gene polymorphism in the pathophysiology of CAD.
Low expression of transferrin receptor 2 predict poor prognosis in gastric cancer patients

This study was to detect the expression level of transferrin receptor 2 (TfR2) in gastric cancer and to analyze its value in predicting the prognosis of gastric cancer patients. Real‐time PCR (RT‐qPCR) was applied to detect the mRNA expression of TfR2 in gastric cancer tissues and paired adjacent nontumorous tissues. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and western blotting were used to determine the protein expression of TfR2 in gastric cancer, and the relationship with the prognosis of gastric cancer patients was analyzed. The results were: (1) The mRNA and protein levels of TfR2 in gastric cancer tissues were remarkably lower than those in adjacent nontumorous gastric tissue (P < .05). (2) Clinicopathological analysis showed that the expression level of TfR2 was significantly correlated with TNM stage of patients (P = .047). (3) The results of univariate survival analysis showed that histological grade, T stage, N stage, M stage, Lauren's classification, and TfR2 expression level influenced the overall survival of gastric cancer patients. Multivariate survival analysis showed that low TfR2 expression (HR = 1.671, 95%CI: 1.006‐2.774, P = .047), poor differentiation (HR = 2.123, 95%CI: 1.188‐3.795, P = .011), and M1 stage (HR = 8.541, 95%CI: 3.416‐21.353, P < .001) were independent risk factors affecting the overall survival of gastric cancer patients. In conclusion, TfR2 exhibited low expression in gastric cancer tissue, and is an independent prognostic factor of gastric cancer patients.