Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Work engagement among dental and medical professionals in Jodhpur city

Introduction: Work Engagement which is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption is known to have positive impact on mind of individual. An optimistic approach that focuses on promotion of engagement at work place rather than reducing stress is considerably an effective intervention. Methodology: A questionnaire based survey was conducted among 204 medical and dental practitioners to measure work engagement in Jodhpur city, using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-17(UWES-17). The respondents use a seven point Likert scale to indicate the frequency with which they experience the feeling described by the statement, ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (always). Statistical analysis was undertaken using SPSS version 22.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago II, United States of America). Work engagement scores were compared according to various demographic features using the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis Chi test. Item scores are totaled and divided by 17 and compared to various demographic features. Results: The study shows association between study participants according to the gender, education, designation, income, marital status, practice, practitioners in private and government practice with Utrecht work engagement scales. Total Utrecht Work Engagement scale was related to education. Conclusion: Of all the other dimensions, education was significantly associated with work engagement, indicating that education has buffering effect which delivers energy and boosts work engagement.
Cooperation and Competition Impact Environmental Action: An Experimental Study in Social Dilemmas

Previous research about social dilemmas has identified cooperation as a possible underlying facilitator of proenvironmental behavior. However, there has been no discussion about how manipulating cooperation and competition could influence environmental action experimentally. The current study filled this gap in previous literature by manipulating cooperation and competition in a group of 155 participants and comparing their respective environmental actions. Participants were randomly placed into one of three conditions and primed by writing a short passage regarding a significant personal experience where they acted cooperatively, competitively, or neutrally. It was found that those in the cooperative priming group scored significantly higher on environmental participatory action than people in the competitive priming group. However, no difference was found on environmental leadership action. The results indicated that participatory environmental actions are relatively easier to change, as the threshold for interest in them is much lower than leadership environmental actions.
Economic and Environmental Costs and Benefits of Paper Mulberry: A Case Study of Islamabad-Pakistan

Plants and trees make our cities more attractive and provide many ecosystem services but some of these also cost society harm in the form of pollen allergy. According to an estimate, 60-70 percent of the trees in Islamabad are of Paper mulberry. Thirty percent of the people are affected each year from pollen allergy in Islamabad. This study evaluated age and gender-wise effects of Pollen Allergy on health followed by proposing options for Paper Mulberry as an alternative. The economic and environmental costs and benefits of Paper mulberry and its alternative plants were also quantified. The annual benefits and costs of Paper Mulberry and its alternative plants were estimated through “The National Tree Benefits Calculator”. Descriptive statistics along with expert opinion method was used for the analysis of the data. The pollen allergy affects children more as compared to other age groups and more on female as compared to male. Urban respondents were affected more by pollen allergy as compared to rural respondents. Most of the respondents were found affected in the month of March. The average monthly health expenditures of the respondents from pollen as Rs. 879. Pine Rexburg and Kachnar are viable alternatives for Paper Mulberry from both economic and environmental viewpoints. Based on the findings it is concluded that Pine Rexburg and Kachnar are the best alternative for Paper Mulberry in Islamabad. The Capital Development Authority should replace Paper Mulberry with Pine Rexburg and Kachnar in the city. Besides, Government should arrange awareness program especially in the pollen month (March) and should provide free of cost treatment and preventives for the pollen patients.
An exploration of the assessment for intervention model in an Irish educational psychological context

ABSTRACT The current research sought to explore the utility of the Assessment for Intervention (AFI) model in bridging the gap between assessment and intervention, through the conceptual lens of Bio-Ecological Systems Theory (BEST) and Social Constructivist Theory (SCT). AFI is a five-stage assessment model that aims to provide useful and evidence-based recommendations. An exploratory ‘two case’ case study was employed and the AFI framework was applied to two case referrals made to a school psychological service in Ireland. A pilot study was conducted to inform the research design. Participants rated Likert statements exploring case propositions, before and after application of the AFI model. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted. Thematic analysis and pattern-matching were employed to analyse interview data. The findings suggest the AFI model, grounded in BEST and SCT, can address the gap between assessment and intervention, discussed in the literature. Implications for policy and practice in educational psychology are discussed.
Adult conservative management

was included in the ICI 5 edition PFMT (24) vs PFMT + resistance device (28) 52 Women with SUI or MUI (stress predominant) PFMT: As below without device PFMT +resistance; 5 quick and 5 slow (sustained), high-intensity contractions daily. Advised to hold contractions as long as possible, relaxing their PFM for an equivalent time before repeating the process. Intravaginal resistance: instructions to use the Pelvic-Toner Device concurrently whilst exercising. Two clinic visits and one phone call Reported cure (based on the Q11 of the ICIQFluts) PFMT 0/13 PFMT+resistance 1/15 Non-sign. difference btw groups (p=0.429) Improvement (post-Tx) PFMT 10/19 PFMT+resistance 11/21 Non-sign. difference btw groups 16 weeks of treatment, outcomes assessed at post-Tx and at 6 month follow-up Dropouts (at 6 month) PFMT 9/24 PFMT + resistance 15/28
Association Between Glucocerebrosidase Mutations and Parkinson's Disease in Ireland

Multiple studies implicate heterozygous GBA mutations as a major genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD); however, the frequency of mutations has never been examined in PD patients from the Irish population. We prospectively recruited 314 unrelated Irish PD patients (UK Brain Bank Criteria) and 96 Irish healthy controls (without any signs or family history of parkinsonism) attending. The Dublin Neurological Institute (DNI). Complete exon GBA Sanger sequencing analysis with flanking intronic regions was performed. The GBA carrier frequency was 8.3% in PD and 3.1% in controls. We identified a number of potentially pathogenic mutations including a p.G195E substitution and a p.G377C variant, previously described in a case study of Gaucher's disease in Ireland. On genotype–phenotype assessment hallucinations, dyskinesia, and dystonia were more prevalent in GBA-PD. The genetic etiology of PD in Ireland differs from the continental Europe as seen with the lower LRRK2 and higher than in most European countries GBA mutation frequency. Determining genetic risk factors in different ethnicities will be critical for future personalized therapeutic approach.
Trajectory Planning of Free-Floating Space Manipulators With Spacecraft Attitude Stabilization and Manipulability Optimization

This article focuses on trajectory planning of the free-floating space manipulator (FFSM), so that the end-effector trajectory tracking and the spacecraft attitude stabilization are achieved simultaneously. A novel spacecraft attitude stabilization constraint with the time-decaying term and the time-varying gaining parameter is constructed, such that not only is the designed constraint satisfied at the initial instant but also the spacecraft attitude can converge into the small neighborhood of the desired attitude. Two constraints on joint accelerations are constructed, such that the constraints on joint angles/velocities/accelerations and the requirement on the end-effector trajectory tracking are both satisfied. Besides, for the cost function with the control efforts and the manipulability optimization, it can be equivalently converted as a strictly convex quadratic function. Correspondingly, the trajectory planning problem of the FFSM at the acceleration level can be formulated as a constrained convex quadratic programming problem. The proposed trajectory planning algorithm avoids the dynamic singularity of the FFSM. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is validated by the simulation results.
Factors Motivating Older Population for Social Media Adoption

Social media has become essential part of almost everyone’s life nowadays. Everyone is attracted to social media these days with bearing all its positive and contrary negative effects. The present research study aims to investigate the factors that motivate the older population to adopt Internet and social media. Previous studies have shown significant relation between age and social media usage. Cross sectional research with multistage cluster sampling design was employed to investigate the relationship of attitudinal, normative and control beliefs on older population to adopt social media. It is hypothesized that attitudinal, normative and control beliefs have significant positive relationship in adoption of social media by older population. Data collection was carried out through randomly selected population of 150 people with age of more than 50 years. The findings of the study revealed that attitudinal belief, dimensions utility outcomes and relative advantage were significantly positively correlated with the adoption of social media by the older population. In normative beliefs, dimensions primary and secondary influences were significantly correlated but the older population negatively correlated secondary influence with the
PROPERTIES OF PARTICLEBOARD PANELS MADE OF SUGARCANE PARTICLES WITH AND WITHOUT HEAT TREATMENT

ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to determine the properties of particleboard panels made of “in natura” sugarcane bagasse particles, heated at 250 °C for 5 minutes. Various particle proportions were utilized to produce the panels and their properties were compared with that of a panel made of Pinus sp. The panels were produced with 8% tannin formaldehyde adhesive, and 0.5% paraffin emulsion, being pressed at 32 kgf.cm-2 for 10 minutes at 180 ° C. It was determined the basic density of the “in natura” and heat-treated particles, their chemical composition, as well as the compression ratio necessary to obtain panels with density equal to 0.75 g.cm-3. The basic density of the panels, hygroscopic equilibrium humidity, thickness swelling, linear expansion, water vapor adsorption, modulus of elasticity and rupture, perpendicular traction, screw pullout, and Janka hardness were determined. The basic densities of Pinus particles and sugarcane bagasse without and with heat treatment were 0.46, 0.27 and 0.30 g.cm-3, respectively. The average specific mass of the panels was 0.74 g.cm-3 with no significant difference between them. Generally, panels made of sugarcane particles were less hygroscopic and dimensionally more stable than panels made of Pinus particles. However, the perpendicular tensile strength, screw pullout and Janka hardness of these panels were higher than for the Pinus panels. The heat treatment of sugarcane bagasse particles resulted in better mechanical properties of perpendicular traction and Janka hardness. In general, the panels are within the limits set by ANSI A208.1. It is therefore possible to replace panels made of Pinus particles for the ones made of sugarcane bagasse, provided that at least 25% of the particles are heat treated for 5 minutes at 250 ° C.
The Effect of IFRS Convergence on Accounting Pay for Performance Sensitivity with the Role of Audit Committee as Moderate Variable

—This research aims to investigate the impact of IFRS convergence on accounting pay for performance sensitivity. This research uses samples 515 firm-years of non-financial public companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2012-2016. For comparability with previous studies which using only dummy variable for pre and post IFRS adoption as a measurement of IFRS convergence, we use a more reliable measurement in the degree of convergence by looking at three types of difference in adopting IFRS standards such as differences in terms of transition, difference in effective date, and difference on text-based on Mita (2015). The result of this study is that IFRS convergence can positively influence accounting pay for performance sensitivity. This positive effect is likely due to a principle-based IFRS framework that raises the chance of directors to improve their compensation through earnings management. The result of this study is also that the effectiveness of the Audit Committee does not influence the positive effect of IFRS convergence on accounting pay for performance sensitivity. This may be because the audit committee oversight is less able to limit management actions at the time of IFRS implementation.
Adolescent Pregnancy: Risk Factors, Outcome and Prevention

Adolescent pregnancy, which is detrimental to the health of mother and child, is a common public health problem worldwide. It is one of the key issues concerning reproductive health of women not only in developing countries but also in developed countries. There is growing awareness that early child bearing has multiple consequences in terms of maternal health, child health and over all well-being of the society. The purpose of the article is to review current trends and issues on adolescent pregnancy to update the practitioners. The readers are provided with more recent data on adolescent sexuality, child bearing as well as suggestions for addressing the challenges of teenage pregnancy. Chatt Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.15 (1); Jan 2016; Page 53-56
Reasonableness as a virtue of citizenship and the opacity respect requirement

This article defends a specific account of reasonableness as a virtue of liberal citizenship. I specify an account of reasonableness that I argue is more consistent with the phenomenology of intersubjective exchanges among citizens over political matters in contexts of deep disagreement. My reading requires reasonable citizens to undertake an attitude of epistemic modesty while deliberating public matters with agents who hold views different from theirs. In contrast with my view, I debate Martha Nussbaum’s and Steven Wall’s accounts of reasonableness and specify why I believe that these proposals, although interesting, both require revisions. Distinguishing my account from theirs, I specify the normative relation between reasonableness and a general framework of political legitimacy that identifies citizens as ‘co-authors of democratic decisions’. Here, I argue that the liberal ideal of ascribing to each member of the constituency the status of putative epistemic authority can be properly fulfilled if coupled with a correct specification of the political ideal of mutual respect. I conclude claiming that opacity respect, a notion of respect according to which the recognition respect that is owed to individuals is expressed by the idea that we have to treat them as ‘opaque’, is the most adequate concept of political respect when dealing with interpersonal deliberations at political level in contexts of deep disagreement.
Increased variability but intact integration during visual navigation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Significance Recent computationally focused theories of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have postulated that the pathological condition is broadly defined by anomalies in either the width of sensory likelihoods (i.e., the reliability of incoming sensory information) and/or the strength and flexibility of priors (i.e., contextual information)—the two components forming Bayes’ Rule. Furthermore, many consider that the process of integration is impaired in ASD. Here, we use an ecologically valid and data-rich navigation task to fit Bayesian likelihoods and priors as well as examine how self-velocity estimates are integrated into self-position in control and ASD subjects. Results suggest that priors and integration are intact in ASD; instead, their variability is heightened. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disturbance afflicting a variety of functions. The recent computational focus suggesting aberrant Bayesian inference in ASD has yielded promising but conflicting results in attempting to explain a wide variety of phenotypes by canonical computations. Here, we used a naturalistic visual path integration task that combines continuous action with active sensing and allows tracking of subjects’ dynamic belief states. Both groups showed a previously documented bias pattern by overshooting the radial distance and angular eccentricity of targets. For both control and ASD groups, these errors were driven by misestimated velocity signals due to a nonuniform speed prior rather than imperfect integration. We tracked participants’ beliefs and found no difference in the speed prior, but there was heightened variability in the ASD group. Both end point variance and trajectory irregularities correlated with ASD symptom severity. With feedback, variance was reduced, and ASD performance approached that of controls. These findings highlight the need for both more naturalistic tasks and a broader computational perspective to understand the ASD phenotype and pathology.
A Multiplicative Version of Forgotten Topological Index

In this paper, we present upper bounds for the multiplicative forgotten topological index of several graph operations such as sum, Cartesian product, corona product, composition, strong product, disjunction and symmetric difference in terms of the F–index and the first Zagreb index of their components. Also, we give explicit formulas for this new graph invariant under two graph operations such as union and Tensor product. Moreover, we obtain the expressions for this new graph invariant of subdivision graphs and vertex – semitotal graphs. Finally, we compare the discriminating ability of indices.
The Effect of Human Resource Practices on Employee Performance in Hospitals: A Systematic Review

Background: Even though management practices are recognized as important factors in enhancing quality of health care, many studies hitherto has focused on individual practices, overlooking the contexts within which these practices are operating. Human resource (HR) practices are key for enhancing employee and performance and received substantial attention in recent research on management sciences. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the literature for two purposes. First, to understand how the major management practices and employee performance are linked. Secondly, to forward suggestions that will guide further research on how research in such a complex relationship might best be undertaken. Results: This paper is a review of 106 relevant articles (out of the total 398 articles as per the set criteria) published in pre-eminent international refereed journals between 1994 and March 2013. The review covers the linkages between HR practices on employee performance guided by key theoretical framework/model informing the article; findings on HR practices and employee performance conceived and operationalized. The study shown disparities in the concepts and treatment of HRM practices and performance, but also some commonalities that show guidance on how to best undertake future research on the link between strategic HRM practices, individual and organizational performance in promoting quality of health care in the developing countries. Conclusions: There is a need to develop systems approach of assessing the structural and process dimensions and apply comprehensive model to analyze the correlation between strategic HRM and employee performance at micro and macro level.
Implementation of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Nutrition Service at Toto Kabila Regional Public Hospital, Bone Bolango

Hospitalized patients are very susceptible to various food-borne diseases. Food management in the hospital needs more careful attention. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a preventive control system based on identification of critical points in the management and production of food as a way to ensure food safety. The objective of this study is to identify the implementation of HACCP principles in nutritional and dietetic service of RSUD Toto Kabila, Bone Bolango. This qualitative study employed descriptive survey method with HACCP as the study focus. The informants consist of eight people; three people as key informants and five people as triangulation informants obtained by purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using Miles and Huberman method, in which the collected data was written as matrix and then as checklist. The result revealed that nutrition and dietetics of RSUD Toto Kabila Bone Bolango was yet to implement HACCP according to the national standard (without documentation). This issue attributed lack of facilities and human resources at the department. It is suggested that the hospital implements HACCP according to the Indonesian National Standard as well as provides supporting facilities.
Organizational studies on the complementarity of power and ethical leadership

The study’s goal is to clarify the nature of relationship between leader moral identity and ethical leadership. We draw on the social-cognitive perspective on moral identity (Aquino, Freeman, Reed, Lim, & Felp, 2009) and the approach-inhibition theory of power (Keltner, Gruenfeld, & Anderson, 2003) to test a multi-level first-stage moderated mediation model, which depicts the relationship between leader moral identity and ethical leadership by affective empathy as an intervening morally relevant affective state, while incorporating the moderating role of a leader’s power. Results of a multi-level field study that surveyed teams of 61 leaders and 225 employees supported the proposed model: a leader’s empathic concern towards followers mediated the positive relationship between leader moral identity and ethical leadership. Moreover, a leader’s sense of power moderated both the direct relationship between leader moral identity and ethical leadership and the first stage of the mediation model. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.