Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments: An In Vitro Comparison (Torsional Resistance of Two Heat-treated Reciprocating Files).

AIM AND OBJECTIVE The present study aims to evaluate the difference in torsional resistance of two reciprocating nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) rotary files: WaveOne Gold and EdgeOne Fire. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 40 nickel-titanium rotary instruments (n = 40): 20 WaveOne Gold Small (WOGS) and 20 EdgeOne Fire Small (EOFS) were divided into two groups. Each instrument was tested using a torsional resistance device already validated in previous studies to evaluate and compare torsional resistance. The static torsional test was implemented by blocking each instrument at 3 mm from the tip and rotating it until fracture with a reciprocating motion. Torque to fracture (TtF) and fragment length (FL) were measured and statistically analyzed. RESULTS Statistical analysis of TtF found significant differences between the two groups (p<0.05). The EOFS showed higher TtF if compared to WOGS, with a mean value and a standard deviation of 3.05 ± 0.07 (N cm) against 2.97 ± 0.08 (N cm). Data for FL showed no significant differences (p>0.05) between the two groups. CONCLUSION According to the results of this study, it is reasonable to assert that EOFS instruments showed a higher torsional resistance if compared to the WOGS. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE As evidenced by this study, EOFS should be considered as a safer solution, in terms of torsional resistance, if compared to WOGS, reducing the risk of intracanal separation due to excessive torsional load.
Holistic Needs for Patients with Cancer and Suggested Nursing Guidelines

Background: Cancer is a significant concern for public health for millions of people worldwide and it claims thousands of lives. Meeting the needs of cancer survivors in the long term has become a significant concern for public health. This study aimed to assess holistic needs for patient with cancer and suggest nursing guidelines. Descriptive design was used on hundred patients with cancer admitted to viruses' outpatient unit, in Zagazig University Hospital before receiving chemotherapy. Patient Interview Questionnaire was used to assess patient condition including sociodemographic data, Patient knowledge about cancer, Needs of patient with cancer by scale based on quality of life. Results: Half of the studied patients had unsatisfactory knowledge about cancer while nearly three-quarters of the studied patients had high needs, the highest needs was for Psychological needs more than four-fifths of the studied sample followed by physical need about three quarter, near three quarter for spiritual needs, and above three fifth for socio-economic needs. Conclusion: There was a statistical significant relation between patients' level of knowledge, total needs and their socio demographic characteristics. In addition there was statistical significant relation between patients' total needs and their level of knowledge. Recommendation: conducting proposed protocol of patient's holistic needs management that's evidenced – based should be implemented and evaluated.
Investor Attention to Accounting Information

I investigate whether capital market anomalies are attenuated or exacerbated when more attention is paid to public accounting information by individual investors, whose processing of information is less efficient due to higher costs involved. Based on Internet search behavior, I create a firm-specific measure of individual investors’ attention to accounting information, such as financial reports and earnings, relative to other valuerelevant information, such as price trends. Consistent with the theoretical predictions of Hirshleifer, Lim, and Teoh (2011), I find that the post-earnings announcement drift and the profit anomaly are weaker, but the accrual anomaly is stronger when individual-investor attention to accounting information is high. The last result does not hold for sophisticated investors. Under the premise that anomalies indicate inefficiencies, this study provides evidence that individual investors’ acquisition of accounting information does not necessarily contribute to informationally efficient capital markets.
Formation of fine and encapsulated mefenamic acid form I particles for dissolution improvement via electrospray method

ABSTRACT The potential of using electrostatic atomizer or electrospray in producing fine and encapsulated particle of mefenamic acid (MA) form I with β-cyclodextrin (βCD) was demonstrated in this study. Encapsulated MA-βCD with a molar ratio of 1:2 was prepared in water-ethanol suspension, followed by the electrospray process to atomize the droplet into fine dried particles. The working distance (WD) between the electrospray needle tip and the substrate were varied from 15 to 25 cm. The sizes of encapsulated MA-βCD particles were found to decrease from 91 ± 26 to 42 ± 35 nm as the WD increased. The dissolution rate of encapsulated particles of MA-βCD was found to be higher compared to the particles of as-received MA and the unencapsulated MA. The presence of the encapsulated MA-βCD was proven by a thermal analysis with the disappearance of MA peak after the atomization process. The x-ray diffraction and FTIR analysis showed that the encapsulation occurred with the existence of new solid phase that was expected from interaction between MA and βCD and the appearance of C = C. Further analysis by transmission electron microscopy showed the size and morphology of MA-βCD particles when immersed in water and acetone. Encapsulated MA-βCD particles were solubilized in water but suspended as spherical shape in acetone.
An Investigation on Grade VIII Students’ Mathematical Self-Efficacy and Math Anxiety

This quantitative research study aimed to investigate the mathematical self-efficacy and mathematics anxiety among grade VIII students’ of Karachi across gender and school systems. The study explored the subscales of self-efficacy and math anxiety (i.e. general mathematical self-efficacy, test anxiety factor, future anxiety and classroom anxiety). Mathematical Self-Efficacy and Math Anxiety (MSEMA) questionnaire (May, 2009) for finding out various factors which influence mathematical self-efficacy and mathematics anxiety was used. Data from six private community and nine government schools in Karachi were collected and an independent samples t-test was used to compare differences across gender and school systems. On the whole, results revealed that male students showed greater mathematical self-efficacy than female students. The government school students displayed more selfefficacy and less anxiety towards mathematics in comparison to the private community school students. The study recommends a student centred approach which serves the purpose of providing effective classroom activities that encourages students’ motivation, interest and added performance. Furthermore, qualitative research studies are needed to identify the reasons for students’ mathematical anxiety and address these in order for schools and educators to teach mathematics in an enjoyable manner.
FACTORS INFLUENCING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: A STUDY OF SANA’A UNIVERSITY

The human resource is one of the most important assets of any organization and the success of organization in terms of productivity and profitability rests on the values created by its assets, especially the workforce. In order for improved performance of the organization, to succeed in the long run, and to have competitive advantage, there is need to maintain good relationship with the human resources and to manage them effectively. Employee’s engagement therefore aims to provide more effective ways of involving the human resource of an organization in order for them to aligning with the goals and objectives of the organization. The study tries to figure out the main factors that affect degree of employees’ engagement within the company. This study determines three main factors to be predictor of employees’ engagement which are: employee’s communication, rewards and recognition and employee’s development. Data analyzed was carried out using SPSS. The result from the study shows that the three factors namely employee’s communication, reward and recognition and employees development have a significant positive relationship with employee’s engagement, therefore, confirming all the hypotheses.
Predicting the effects of climate change on future freshwater fish diversity at global scale

The aim of the present study was to predict future changes in biodiversity attributes (richness, rarity, heterogeneity, evenness, functional diversity and taxonomic diversity) of freshwater fish species in river basins around the world, under different climate scenarios. To do this, we use a new methodological approach implemented within the ModestR software (NOO3D) which allows estimating simple species distribution predictions for future climatic scenarios. Data from 16,825 freshwater fish species were used, representing a total of 1,464,232 occurrence records. WorldClim 1.4 variables representing average climate variables for the 1960–1990 period, together with elevation measurements, were used as predictors in these distribution models, as well as in the selection of the most important variables that account for species distribution changes in two scenarios (Representative Concentration Pathways 4.5 and 6.0). The predictions produced suggest the extinction of almost half of current freshwater fish species in the coming decades, with a pronounced decline in tropical regions and a greater extinction likelihood for species with smaller body size and/or limited geographical ranges.
Storage related changes in basundi added with jaggery

Basundi is one of the heat desiccated indigenous dairy product, Now-a-days, the popularity and demand of basundi is increasing due to its delicacy also important nutritional properties of jaggery along with available in local area, attempts were made for replacement of sugar with jaggery in preparation of basundi. The basundi prepared by addition of jaggery (T2) was subjected to storage stability and compare with basundi added with sugar (T1). The product was stored at 5±1 oC in laminate pouches and observed changes in sensory, physico-chemical and microbial attributes were evaluated periodically at 4 days interval. As the storage period increases there was decreases the sensorial qualities of Basundi such as colour, flavour, body and texture and consistency also physico chemical attributes as the moisture decreased other parameters such as fat, protein, lactose, sucrose, total ash, and acidity were slightly increased. Also the standard plate count and yeast and mould count increased in both sample during storage period.
EMPOWERMENT LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE: ANTECEDENTS

The development of research on empowerment leadership has continued to increase over the last few decades. However, an in-depth discussion of the antecedents of empowerment leadership is still limited. This study explores several antecedents of empowerment leadership, including collectivism and narcissism orientation. In addition, the inconsistency of the influence of empowerment leadership on the performance of subordinates was still found in several studies. The results of this study indicate that collectivism and narcissism orientation have an influence on leadership empowerment. The results of this study support the influence of empowerment leadership on the performance of subordinates.
THE CONCEPT OF FLOW AS MEDIATING VARIABLES ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PERCEIVED USEFULNESS WITH REPURCHASE INTENTION

In the existing literature, studies rarely found in the context of mobile shopping incorporate the concept of flow in their research. This study aims to examine and analyze the role of the concept of flow in which three dimensions of flow are chosen, including flowconcentration, flow-control, and flow-enjoyment as an intervening variable to perceived usefulness and purchase intention through Shopee shopping services. The concept of flow related to studies with the context of mobile shopping is scarce. The type of this study is explanatory research. For this reason, this study had been examined 153 respondents who have used Shopee shopping services. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyze for in-depth studies of related variables. The results show that the concept of flow from the three dimensions is proven to be an intervening variable between perceived usefulness and repurchase intention. Future exploration additionally can be applied to the business division with a bigger scope and more extensive topographical region.
Assessment of tubal patency through sono-hysterosalpingography using B-mode and colour Doppler: a comparative study

Background: Tubal factors constitute a major proportion of infertility causes, and include disorders affecting one or more components of the fallopian tube. Demonstration of tubal patency using imaging modalities can help lower the rate of invasive diagnosis and management. Hysterosalpingography provides optimal delineation of fallopian tube anatomy, allowing detection of tubal patency, tubal occlusion, and peri-tubal disease. Sonosalpingography with saline infusion was started as an alternative because of its added benefits of structural and morphological abnormality detection. Methods: Patients referred for primary and secondary infertility were assessed on B-mode ultrasound transabdominally, followed by cervical catheterization and trans-vaginal ultrasound. Sterile saline fluid was pushed through the cervix, to use as a contrast medium, and its movement was assessed on B-mode and as a colour Doppler artefact. Results: B-mode, colour Doppler and presence of free-fluid in pouch of Douglas showed presence of tubal patency in 59.6%, 82.7% and 78.8% cases respectively and presence of bilateral and unilateral tubal block in 60.4%, 17.3% and 21.2% respectively. Diagnostic accuracy of B-mode and colour Doppler is 84.6% and 95.2% respectively. Conclusions: Sonosalpingography can be used to pin-point the exact location of the tubal block, due to its real-time imaging benefits. Normal saline infusion can be used effectively. Colour Doppler provides higher sensitivity for evaluation of tubal patency and has higher specificity for tubal block. Used in combination, they improve diagnostic accuracy and efficacy of sonosalpingography.
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTIC STUDIES

Due to the pivotal role that interaction plays in SLA, the issue of willingness to communicate has drawn considerable attention among researchers in the field. Nonetheless, literature on WTC has been primarily theoretical; little has been done to find practical solutions to the problem that could actually help ESL practitioners in their daily classroom practice. In light of this, the current article is a review of past studies on how to foster WTC. It begins with providing some insights on how to facilitate L2 WTC gained from the identified studies. Next, based on the review, it is highlighted that the current research trend tends to focus on facilitating in-class WTC, with less attention given on out-of-class WTC. This might lead to a separation between in-class and out-of-class learning. To address this issue, the article ends with a series of suggested activities which employs a multi-systematic approach to learning (Akkerman & Eijck, 2011) and a critical conception of in-class learning resources (Wright, 2006). The series of activities allow learners to engage in rich interactional resources, both in and out-of-class, as well as an opportunity to reflect on their experiences in relation to their WTC. © 2021 JLLS and the Authors - Published by JLLS.
HUBUNGAN HIPERTENSI DENGAN KEJADIAN STROKE PADA LANSIA DI WILAYAH KERJAPUSKESMAS SEKUPANG KELURAHAN TANJUNG RIAU KOTA BATAM

Stroke Prevalence Globally, based on the Stroke Forum (2015), 15 million people have a stroke each year, one third die and the rest have permanent disabilities. In Indonesia, stroke ranks third after asthma and cancer. The results of Riskesdas 2018, the percentage of stroke presentations was 4.4%. Batam City has elderly with 2,085 cases and the most in Sekupang Health Center with 242 cases. One of the risk factors for stroke is hypertension. This study aims to determine the relationship between hypertension and the incidence of stroke in the elderly with a case control design. The number of respondents in this study were 23 elderly in each group with consecutive sampling. The results of the study were obtained from 23 elderly in the case group, it was found that 21 elderly with hypertension (45.7%) and only 2 elderly (8.7%) without hypertension had a stroke, while 23 elderly in the control group found 8 elderly people with hypertension. had hypertension (34.8%) and 15 elderly who did not have hypertension (65.2%). The results of the chi square statistical test showed the relationship between hypertension and the incidence of stroke (p value = 0.000 with α 0.05) and OR = 19.68.
Biocomposites made from starch and natural fibers: study of a new processing method and modeling of the biocomposites mechanical properties

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U npacking I nformation B ottlenecks : S urrogate O bjec - tives for D eep L earning

The Information Bottleneck principle offers both a mechanism to explain how deep neural networks train and generalize, as well as a regularized objective with which to train models. However, multiple competing objectives are proposed in the literature, and the information-theoretic quantities used in these objectives are difficult to compute for large deep neural networks, which in turn limits their use as a training objective. In this work, we review these quantities, and compare and unify previously proposed objectives, which allows us to develop surrogate objectives more friendly to optimization without relying on cumbersome tools such as density estimation. We find that these surrogate objectives allow us to apply the information bottleneck to modern neural network architectures. We demonstrate our insights on MNIST, CIFAR-10 and Imagenette with modern DNN architectures (ResNets).
The role of preoperative computed tomography in surgical planning of intertrochanteric femur fractures fixation

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> A precise preoperative evaluation of stability of intertrochanteric fractures is crucial for surgical planning. Three dimensional CT scanning is a useful tool for understanding the exact type of fracture pattern. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A prospective study included 40 patients with intertrochanteric femoral fractures. They were classified into stable and unstable intertrochanteric fractures according to the X-ray based AO/OTA classification and according to Nakano 3D-CT classification and both classifications were correlated. The patients were operated on using dynamic hip screw (DHS) and were assessed radiologically and clinically by Harris hip score (HHS) after 6 months. <strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> There was significant statistical difference (p=0.031) and relation (p<0.001) between X-ray based AO/OTA classification and 3D-CT classification. Six cases from the 24 cases with stable pattern in AO/OTA system have unstable patterns in the 3D-CT (25%) and their percent from the 22 unstable patterns in 3D-CT is 27.27% and their percent from the total number of patients in the study is 15%. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The superolateral support in the form of the greater trochanter which affects the lateral wall thickness is as important as the posteromedial lesser fragment in assessing the stability of the fracture pattern. </p>
The Progeny test of Friesian sires for milk traits by using the contemporary comparison method

In this study, the contemporary comparison method (CC) of half-sibs relation was used to estimate the breeding values of Holstein-Friesian sires for 305 -day milk yield (305-DMY) and basic components of milk traits, 409 records of cows that are daughters of ten sires in eight Syrian dairy farms where used. Result of the study showed differences in the estimated breeding values(ccEBVs), where the E Sire achieved the highest value of 305-DMY trait (254.47 kg), while the B Sire achieved the highest value of milk protein percentage (MPP), milk fat percentage (MFP)and milk lactose percentage (MLP) traits (0.822 %, 0.857 %and 1.09% respectively). According to their sires, daughters of E Sire outperformed the counterparts in the 305-DMY (p = 0.001), MPP (p = 0.001) and MFP (p = 0.04) traits (5701.44 kg, 3.55%, and 3.88% respectively). According to source of farm, daughters in Farm 5 achieved the highest value of 305-DMY trait (p=0.04) and daughters in the seventh farm achieved the highest value of MPP trait (p=0.007), the values were 5403.48 kg and 3.54 % respectively. Values of heritability (h2) for the traits of 305-DMY, MPP, MFP and MLP were 0.33,0.54,0.43 and 0.47 respectively. Most of genetic and phenotypic correlations coefficients were approaching to zero except the genetic relation between MLP and MPP and phenotypic relation between MFP and MPP (0.88 and 0.84 respectively).
Soil Test Based Micro-Nutrient Application and Its Profitability in Pulse Production: A Micro-Evaluation Study of Bhoochetana Scheme

‘Bhoochethana’ (Bhoo= soil; Chethana =rejuvenation) scheme was launched by the Government of Karnataka in the year 2009 in technical collaboration with ICRISAT to enhance the yield level of major dry land crops by adopting integrated crop management (ICM) practices. The primary strategy of Bhoochetana is soil test based nutrient management with a major thrust on micronutrients and bio-fertilizers. In this study, the cost and returns, resource use efficiency and functional analysis of redgram production among the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of Bhoochetana scheme have been reported. The study has been conducted in the Kalaburagi District of Karnataka State which is an economically backward region with large part of the area is under dry land and redgram is the predominant crop. The study found that cost of cultivation of redgram among beneficiaries was marginally higher than nonbeneficiaries. But, beneficiaries harvested additional redgram and their returns were also higher. The ratio of MVP to MFC (Resource use efficiency) was also higher among the beneficiaries compared to non-beneficiaries. A significant Original Research Article Sagar et al. CJAST, 39(42): 27-33, 2020; Article no.CJAST. 63815 28 positive co-efficient of dummy variable indicate that the Bhoochetana beneficiaries realised higher redgram production by 0.38 quintals per farm. Hence, the schemes like Bhoochetana are highly beneficial for the dry-land farmers when they are implemented and monitored efficiently.