Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Measuring the Success of Adoption and Acceptance of Technology in the Risky Environment: An Instrument Design

Electronic Government (eG) has become a very important tool to serve the beneficiaries; therefore, it has received the attention of many Information System (IS) researchers. Due to the importance of the IS successes, this paper identifies the emergence of a clear gap to measure the success of adoption and the acceptance of technology in unstable circumstances such as wars, conflicts and violence. Nowadays, the unsuitability issue is increasing remarkably. This paper expands on previous studies whose focus was on investigating the success of adopting electronic services in dangerous and unsecured countries in the world. Consequently, a need for a specific tool to measure the success of technology adoption and acceptance among the users in unstable and risky conditions has become urgent. Based on the findings, it can be confirmed that this instrument is reliable to measure the success of adoption and the acceptance of technology in risky environments.
Evaluation of Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

: Background : The incidence of chronic kidney disease continues to rise and, as a consequence, increasing numbers of individuals with such disease will probably continue to require oral health care. The study was done with aim of evaluating OHRQoL in patients undergoing haemodialysis in all aspects including physical, psychological, social and functional in a rural hospital of India. Study Design: - The study was conducted to determine oral health in patients undergoing hemodialysis as well as to evaluate the effect of oral health on quality of life within this group. The study evaluated Oral Health related Quality of Life by means of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP49). It involved 90 patients undergoing Hemodialysis. Results: - Mean OHIP score was 22.58(±3.75). Majority of patients fairly often thought their life unsatisfying (53.3%) and were unable to function (48.9%). Maximum of the patients very often suffered from financial liability (44.4%). Conclusion: - Results indicated that patients have negligence towards oral health and they do not visit the dentist. They were unaware of the effects of haemodialysis on their oral health and least concerned too. Hence, the Oral Health Related Quality of Life was low even though the participants do not complain about it.
Measurements of helicopter rotor tip vortices

This paper presents results from a recent wind-tunnel investigation of model helicopter rotor tip vortices. Measurements were made of the vortex positions, core sizes, and velocity distributions. A laser velocimeter was used to make the measurements, and a minicomputer-based data system was used to process the data and to aid in controlling the experiment. The velocimeter, the data system, and the software developed for the minicomputer are briefly described. The rotors investigated were two-bladed, teetering rotors with diameters of 2.1 m. Two sets of blades were used, one set with zero twist and one set with -11 deg of linear twist. The vortex positions were obtained by making flow field traverses while strobing the data system at a fixed azimuth. Aging of a vortex element was also studied by following the convected element while strobing the data system at different azimuths. By this method, the effects on the vortex of a close interaction with a blade and another vortex were studied.
and firm innovativeness An exploratory analysis for setting a research agenda

Purpose: This study seeks to assess the often repeated, but empirically unconfirmed, supposition that there is a positive connection between foreign board members (FBMs) and firm innovativeness, and to set a research agenda for future studies on the topic. Design: The analyses are based on a large sample of firms within the European Union, utilizing patent and trademark data together with information on the national diversity of the boards. Findings: The analyses confirm that there is a positive association between FBMs and firm innovativeness. Contrary to expectations, FBMs from less innovative countries than the countries of their host companies are more often associated with innovative firms than are FBMs from more innovative countries. Research implications: This study provides empirical support for propositions, drawn from resource dependency theory and group effectiveness/diversity theories, that diverse boards of directors can lead to greater firm-level creativity and innovativeness. It also outlines a detailed research agenda for future studies to build on the tentative findings presented in this paper. Practical implications: The findings suggest that greater national diversity in the board of directors can enhance innovation. Originality: Earlier studies on board diversity have not analysed empirically the issue of national diversity. The originality of this paper lies in its attempt to address this gap in the corporate governance literature.
agronomy Leaf and Fruit Nutrient Concentration in Rojo Brillante Persimmon Grown under Conventional and Organic Management, and Its Correlation with Fruit Quality Parameters

: This study aimed to evaluate the concentrations of the main macroelements in leaves and fruit grown following organic and conventional practices, and to relate them to physico-chemical parameters during commercial fruit harvests. Three samplings were carried out during fruit maturation. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) were determined in leaves and in two fruit ﬂesh areas: basal and apical. Weight, color, ﬁrmness, soluble tannins (ST), and total soluble solids (TSS) were also evaluated in fruit. During the study period, the lowering leaf N concentration was accompanied by its increment in ﬂesh. Leaf P and K lowered but did not imply changes in these concentrations in fruit. N, P, and K concentrations were higher in the apical area than in the basal ﬂesh. No changes in Ca concentration occurred in leaf, but Ca translocation from the basal to the apical area was detected in fruit. Management affected the concentrations of leaf K and Mg and the fruit N, P and Ca. The agronomic efﬁciency of the macronutrients in the organic crops was superior to that in the conventional crops. The Ca and Mg and the N/Ca and Ca/(K+Mg) ratios were closely related to color, ﬁrmness, TSS, and ST content.
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Opaque Financial Reporting due to Unemployment Concerns

This paper examines the link between rank-and-file employees’ unemployment concerns and financial reporting opacity. Following Agrawal and Matsa (JFE, 2013), we use exogenous variations in state unemployment insurance benefits to capture changes to unemployment concerns. We find that when unemployment concerns are lower, there is less opaque financial reporting. This relation is stronger when workers face higher unemployment risk, labor union participation is high, and executives have higher equity incentives. Using Tobin’s Q to capture firm value, we also find that the economic rationale to engage in opaque financial reporting reduces when unemployment benefits are high. Our findings suggest that labor market policies have a significant, likely unintended, positive externality on corporate reporting.
LYMPHOID NEOPLASIA NF- k B and AKT signaling prevent DNA damage in transformed pre-B cells by suppressing RAG1/2 expression and activity

In developing lymphocytes, expression and activity of the recombination activation gene protein 1 (RAG1) and RAG2 endonuclease complex is tightly regulated to ensure ordered recombinationoftheimmunoglobulingenesandtoavoidgenomicinstability.AberrantRAG activity has been implicated in the generation of secondary genetic events in human B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias (B-ALLs), illustrating the oncogenic potential of the RAG complex.SeverallayersofregulationpreventcollateralgenomicDNAdamagebyrestricting RAG activity to the G 1 phase of the cell cycle. In this study, we show a novel pathway that suppresses RAG expression in cycling-transformed mouse pre-B cells and human pre-B B-ALL cells that involves the negative regulation of FOXO1 by nuclear factor k B (NF- k B). Inhibition of NF- k B in cycling pre-B cells resulted in upregulation of RAG expression and recombination activity, which provoked RAG-dependent DNA damage. In agreement, we observe a negative correlation between NF- k B activityandtheexpressionof RAG1 , RAG2 ,and TdT inB-ALLpatients.OurdatasuggestthattargetingNF-
A LINEAR ‐ SCATTERING PHASE FUNCTION FOR SOLVING RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER EQUATION (RTE)

: A scattering-radiation phase function is proposed by the linear equation to be as the optional estimation of the radiative heat transfer equation (RTE) for the case of large diffusely reflective sphere. Simplified mathematics in calculating procedure is a prominent of the present method. Two arbitrary constants of the linear equation including of the slope and the value of the point in which the line cross the y-axis are determined by reproducing hemispherical emittances of isothermal, gray media bounded by a black surface. Thus, the presented equation is in the form of  (  ) = -1.616  + 1.082. Here, the  is denoted by the quantity of scattering phase function and  is the cosine of scattering angle. To validate the present linear scattering phase function, the conventional method (exact solution) and the solution of Henyey-greenstein approximation are compared. Agreement between the present equation and two mentioned equations is acceptable in the case of pure radiation problem. porous plate of optical thickness  0 is installed horizontally and is bounded both by an upper vacuum boundary and by a lower opaque diffuse solid one; 2) The porous plate and solid boundary are isothermal and are kept at a constant temperature T m (K); 3) Irradiation from the outside of the upper boundary can be disregarded; 4) The porous plate is quasi-homogeneous and is capable of emitting, absorbing and anisothopically scattering thermal radiation; 5) Radiative properties are gray and do not depend on temperature.
The Effect of Psychological Empowerment on Innovative Work Behavior: The Mediating Role of Employee Voice

The importance of innovative work behavior cannot be downplayed as it functions as a key variable through which novel ideas translates into innovative outputs enabling businesses to survive and thrive. The study investigated the effect of psychological empowerment on employee innovative work behavior by examining the mediating role of employee voice in Ghana. This was done to address the lack of research on this topic, as well as to contribute to the long-term strategic vision of the government of Ghana and foster innovation in the nation. Data from 200 full-time Ghanaian workers was used in this cross-sectional study. Employing Pearson’s correlation, linear regression and SEM, the empirical findings from the study demonstrates that psychological empowerment and employee voice correlates significantly and positively with innovative work behavior. Employee voice (promotive and prohibitive) sustained a favorable impact on innovative work behavior and also mediated the effect of psychological empowerment on employee innovative work behavior. The inference of this research implies that the government of Ghana and employers strengthen programs that integrate practices to increase employee psychological empowerment levels as a way of stimulating higher levels of innovative capabilities and also encourage employee voice primarily for the purpose of communicating ideas for organizational development.
OAEM_A_277269 365..375

1Clinical Pharmacy Unit, Department of Pharmacy, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia; 2Ginchi Health Center, Pharmacy department, Ambo, Ethiopia Background: Acute poisoning is a common reason for visiting the emergency department (ED) worldwide. However, little is known about this issue in the western part of Ethiopia. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence, predictors, and treatment outcome of acute poisoning at the ED of western Ethiopia. Patients and Methods: A hospital record-based retrospective study design was conducted on all patients admitted to the ED of the two hospitals between 01 January 2018 to 17 March 2019. Socio-demographic, clinical presentation, medication history, poisoning characteristics, time to hospital arrival, treatment given, and outcome of treatment were collected. All collected data were analyzed using SPSS Version 20. Backward multiple logistic regression analysis at p-value ≤0.05 tested the predictor for treatment outcome. Results: The prevalence of acute poisoning was 134/7883 (1.7%) per ED admissions. The mean ±SD age of the study participants was 23.90±10.606 with female to male ratio of 1:1.06. The most vulnerable patients to poisoning were individuals in the age range of 18 to 29 years 68/134 (50.7%) for both genders. Moreover, the most common poisoning agent was organophosphate 72/134 (53.7%). Besides, intentional poisoning was the most common 103/ 134 (76.9%) manner of poisoning with family disharmony 37/103 (35.9%) as the common reason. The case fatality rate of acute poisoning in the two hospitals was 2/134 (1.5%). The mean ±SD length of hospital stay was 1.86 ±0.943. The independent predictors of poor treatment outcome of acute poisoning were age ≥35 years [p-value= 0.049], female gender [p-value= 0.027], and hospital stay of >48 hours [p-value= 0.035]. Conclusion: The prevalence of acute poisoning in western Ethiopia is higher than the everreported data in Ethiopia. Thus, stakeholders should have to pay more attention to prevention and control strategies and appropriate handling of agrochemical substances to minimize their negative effects on this productive age group.
THE INFLUENCE OF PROPYLENE GLYCOL AND PEG 400 AS PLASTICIZER AGAINST PHYSICAL PROPERTIES PATCH OF ARECA CATECHU L. SEEDS EXTRACT

Extract of Areca catechu L. seeds was formulated in patch preparation. Components that affect the physical properties of the patch are polymers and plasticizers. The polymer that used was a combination of HPMC-PVA. While Propylene Glycol and Poly Ethylene Glycol (PEG) 400 as a plasticizer. The research aim is to determine the influence of Propylene Glycol and PEG 400 as a plasticizer on physical properties of the patch. The evaluation includes weight uniformity, the percentage of water content, thickness, tensile strength and the percentage of elongation patch. The results showed that Propylene Glycol plasticizer can produce the patch with average weight 0,4546 g, the percentage of water content 8,6731%, thickness 0,1898 mm, tensile strength 0,15 Kgf/mm 2 and the percentage of elongation 65,2222%. While plasticizer PEG 400 produces patch with average weight 0,5032 g, the percentage of water content 7,4234%, thickness 0,2123 mm, tensile strength 0,5370 Kgf/mm 2 and the percentage of elongation 58,95%. The conclusion is that Propylene Glycol and PEG 400 as plasticizers affect the physical properties of the patch including uniformity of weight, thickness, and tensile strength, which PEG 400 is the best plasticizer in patch formulation of A. catechu L extract.
EFFECT OF MATURITY DATES ON PROCESSING ATTRIBUTES OF POTATO VARIETIES UNDER NORTH-WESTERN INDIAN PLAINS

: Nine Indian and three exotic potato varieties were grown during autumn season for assessing the yield, processing (chips making/ French fries making) and nutritive quality attributes with manipulations of maturity dates so as to make them suitable for processing. Table varieties recorded higher total and processing grade tuber yield compared to varieties for processing. Dry matter content in processing varieties was more than 20% and reducing sugar (RS) contents also remained within the acceptable levels for chips (<150 mg/100 g fresh weight). Chip colour was directly related to RS content and processing varieties namely, Kufri Chipsona-1, Kufri Chipsona-4, Kufri Himsona, Atlantic, Lady Rosetta and the table variety Kufri Surya had acceptable chip colour on all the dates of maturity. Good quality French fries could be made from all the nine processing varieties and the table variety Kufri Surya. Enzymatic discoloration and phenol contents were generally low in processing varieties. Soluble protein contents were the maximum in exotic cultivars Lady Rosetta and Kennebec (1458.3, 1431.3 mg/100 g fresh weight). Vitamin C contents ranged between 8.87 (Kufri Chipsona-1) to 15.90 mg/100 g fresh weight (Kufri Sutlej). Mean carotene contents ranged between 23.41 to 110.44 µg/100 g fresh weight with maximum contents recorded in Kufri Pukhraj and Kufri Surya. The processing varieties viz. Kufri Chipsona-1, Lady Rosetta and Kufri Frysona, when grown in North Western plains can be made suitable to meet the needs of the potato industry by harvesting manipulations between 90 to 120 days after planting. However, the table variety, Kufri Surya containing one or more antioxidants can be suitable only for fresh consumption.
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Clifton Blackwood Panna Sanga 2 Isaac Nuamah Alexander Keenan Arun Singh 2 Maju Mathews Srihari Gopal 2 1Penn State University, Abington, PA, USA; 2Department of Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ, USA; 3Clinical Biostatistics, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ, USA; 4Health Economics and Market Access, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ, USA Introduction: Understanding patients’ preferences for long-acting injectable (LAI) or oral antipsychotics (pills) could help reduce potential barriers to LAI use in schizophrenia. Methods: Post hoc analyses were conducted from a double-blind, randomized, non-inferiority study (NCT01515423) of 3-monthly vs 1-monthly paliperidone palmitate in patients with schizophrenia. Data from the Medication Preference Questionnaire, administered on day 1 (baseline; open-label stabilization phase), were analyzed. The questionnaire includes four sets of items: 1) reasons for general treatment preference based on goals/outcomes and preference for LAI vs pills based on 2) personal experience, 3) injection-site (deltoid vs gluteal), 4) dosing frequency (3-monthly vs 1-monthly). A logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the effect of baseline variables on preference (LAIs or pills). Results: Data from 1402 patients were available for analysis. Patients who preferred LAIs recognized these outcomes as important: “I feel more healthy” (57%), “I can get back to my favorite activities” (56%), “I don’t have to think about taking my medicines” (54%). Most common reasons for medication preference (LAI vs pills) were: “LAIs/pills are easier for me” (67% vs 18%), “more in control/don’t have to think about taking medicine” (64% vs 14%), “less pain/sudden symptoms” (38% vs 18%) and “less embarrassed” (0% vs 46%). Majority of patients (59%) preferred deltoid over gluteal injections (reasons: faster administration [63%], easier [51%], less embarrassing [44%]). In total, 50% of patients preferred 3-monthly over 1-monthly (38%) or every day (3%) dosing citing reasons: fewer injections [96%], fewer injections are less painful [84%], and fewer doctor visits [80%]. From logistic regression analysis, 77% of patients preferred LAI over pills; culture and race appeared to play a role in this preference. Conclusion: Patients who preferred LAI antipsychotics prioritized self-empowerment and quality-of-life-related goals. When given the option, patients preferred less-frequent, quarterly injections over monthly injections and daily oral medications.
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LONG POST-OPERATIVE STAY IN SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

Background: The post-operative hospital stay is considered economic, psychologic and stressful event on the patient. In laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, there is not many studies in literature assessed the cause of prolonged hospital stay in LSG, so necessary preventive measures would be applied to decrease this Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in Saudi Arabia on all patients undergone the LSG. Correlation analysis and Wilcoxon rank test was conducted on continuous and categorical variables respectively to understand the relation between length of operation and other risk factors. Multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted to understand the significant relation. Results: BMI, age, sex, operative complications or operative time was associated with prolonged hospital stay. the associated risk factors for long post-operative stay was post-operative serum lipase (P-value <0.001) and presence of general post-operative complications. the regression analysis showed that one unit increase in lipase was accompanied by 0.007 increase in the length of post-operative stay while post-operative complications increase the length of post-operative stay by 1.46. Conclusion: The serum lipase level and post-operative complications was the only risk factors for prolonged hospital stay. More studies are needed to assess the risk factors related to prolonged hospital stay in LSG
Design and Analysis of Propeller Shaft

Substituting composite structures for conventional metallic structures has many advantages because of higher specific stiffness and strength of composite materials. This work deals with the replacement of conventional two-piece steel drive shafts with a single-piece e-glass/ epoxy, high strength carbon/epoxy and high modulus carbon/epoxy composite drive shaft for an automotive application. The design parameters were optimized with the objective of minimizing the weight of composite drive shaft. The design optimization also showed significant potential improvement in the performance of drive shaft. The main concept of our project is to reduce the weight of automotive drive shaft with the utilization of composite material. Composite materials have been used in automotive components because of their properties such as low weight, high specific stiffness, corrosion free, ability to produce complex shapes, high specific strength and high impact energy absorption etc . As the automotive drive shaft is a very important component of vehicle. The modeling of the drive shaft assembly was done using SOLIDWORKS software. A shaft has to be designed to meet the stringent design requirements for automotives. In automobiles the drive shaft is used for the transmission of motion from the engine to the differential. An automotive propeller shaft, or drive shaft , transmits power from the engine to differential gears of rear wheel-driving vehicle. In present work an attempt has been to estimate deflection, stresses under subjected loads & natural frequencies using Ansys software.