Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mothers’ Knowledge, Believes and Attitudes regarding Shaken Baby Syndrome Hazards

Background: Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) also known as abusive head trauma (AHT) is signifies a constellation of symptoms and signs, such as subdural hematoma, retinal hemorrhages and encephalopathy, often referred to as ‘the triad’ as caused by violent shaking. It is the leading cause of traumatic death and the leading cause of child abuse fatalities, accounts for more than 50% of accidental injuries and is the most common cause of death among newborninfants. Aim of study: to assess mothers knowledge, believes and attitudes regarding Shaken baby syndrome hazards. Research design: An exploratory descriptive research design was used to achieve the aim of the present study and answer the research questions . A convenient sample of 384 mothers who admitted to outpatient and inpatient pediatric department at Minia university hospital for obstetric and pediatric. Two tools were utilized to measure the variables of the study included; Tool I: Structured interview questionnaire were developed by the researchers that include Part I: Socio-demographic data of mothers such as age, number of children, residence, educational level, etc. Part II: Predesigned questionnaire to explore shaken baby syndrome hazards knowledge. Tool II: Likert Scale of 15 item that measure mothers, believes and attitudes regarding shaken baby syndrome hazards. Results: it was found that high percentage of mothers’ knowledge regarding shaken baby syndrome hazards is unsatisfactory 76.0% and 91.9 % of the mothers participate in the study have inappropriate attitudes and believes regarding shaken baby syndrome hazards. There was a positive relation between knowledge level, attitudes and believes, a negative relation of parent education and occupation and mothers’ knowledge regarding shaken baby syndrome hazards and positive relation between family income and knowledge, believes and attitudes regarding shaken baby syndrome hazards. Conclusion: high percentage the majority of studied mothers’ knowledge regarding shaken baby syndrome hazards was unsatisfactory and inappropriate attitudes and believes regarding shaken baby syndrome hazards. Recommendations: Applying educational and prevention programs for mothers and pediatric nurses about hazards of shaken baby syndrome
Relationship between trading volume, stock return and return volatility: A case of Nepalese insurance companies

This study examines the factors affecting the share price of Nepalese non-life insurance companies. The knowledge of the factors and their possible impact on share prices is highly appreciable as it would help investors make wise investment decisions and enable firms to enhance their market value. This study is based on secondary data of 15 non-life insurance companies which are listed in Nepal stock exchange. The study covers seven years period from the fiscal year 2011/12 to 2017/18. The result shows that firm size is positively related to market price of share and price earnings ratio. It indicates that larger firm size leads to increase in market price of share and price earnings ratio. However, the study shows that inflation is negatively related to market price of share and price earnings ratio. The study also shows that dividend per share and return on assets are negatively related to the market price of share and price earnings ratio. Similarly, earnings per share have negative relationship with market price of share and price earnings ratio. The study concludes that the increase in return on assets and earnings per shares do not explain the variation in stock price in Nepalese non-life insurance companies. Nepal is one of the emerging economy; the determinants identified may provide knowledge to the potential investors about the key factors affecting share prices in the country and accordingly assist them in optimizing their investment strategy.
Short-Term Prediction of PM2.5 Pollution with Deep Learning Methods

Particulate matter (PM), classified according to aerodynamic diameter, is one of the harmful pollutants causing health damaging effects. It is considered as cancerogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO) because of the substances found in the chemical composition of PM. In this study, short-term prediction of PM2.5 pollution at 1, 2 and 3 hours was modelled using deep learning methods. Three deep learning algorithms and the combination thereof were evaluated: Long-short term memory units (LSTM), recurrent neural networks (RNN) and gated recurrent unit (GRU). Air Quality Monitoring Stations of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of Turkey were utilized to obtain the data. Specifically, meteorological and air pollution data were obtained from a monitoring station located in Keçiören District of Ankara. Several trials were conducted using different combinations of RNN, GRU and LSTM models. Pollutant concentrations and meteorological factors were integrated into the model as input parameters to predict PM2.5 concentration for 1,2 and 3 hours. Best results with R2 of 0.83, 0.7 and 0.63 for 1-, 2-, and 3-hour predictions, respectively, were obtained by using a combination of GRU and RNN models. The results of this study are promising for explaining the effect of different deep learning models on prediction performance.
Response to the reviewers of AMT-2021-176: Reconstruction of the mass and geometry of snowfall particles from multi angle snowﬂake camera (MASC) images

This paper presents a method named 3D-GAN, based on a generative adversarial network (GAN), to retrieve the total mass, 3D structure and the internal mass distribution of snowflakes. The method uses as input a triplet of binary silhouettes of particles, corresponding to the triplet of stereoscopic images of snowflakes in free fall captured by a Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera (MASC). 3D-GAN is trained on simulated snowflakes of known characteristics whose silhouettes are statistically similar to real MASC observations and it is evaluated by means of snowflake replicas printed in 3D at 1 : 1 scale. 5 The estimation of mass obtained by 3D-GAN has a normalized RMSE (NRMSE) of 40%, a mean normalized bias (MNB) of 8% and largely outperforms standard relationships based on maximum size and compactness. The volume of the convex hull of the particles is retrieved with MNRSE of 35% and MNB of +19%. In order to illustrate the potential of 3D-GAN to study snowfall microphysics and highlight its complementarity with existing retrieval algorithms, some application examples and ideas are provided, using as showcases the large available datasets of MASC images collected worldwide during various field 10 campaigns. The combination of mass estimates (from 3D-GAN) and hydrometeor classification or riming degree estimation (from independent methods) allows for example to obtain mass-to-size power law parameters stratified on hydrometeor type or riming degree. The parameters obtained in this way are consistent with previous findings, with exponents overall around 2 and increasing with the degree of riming.
DMSO_A_252154 2001..2011

*These authors contributed equally to this work Purpose: We aimed to ascertain the association between thyrotropin (TSH) levels in euthyroid state and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a community-based Chinese population. Participants and Methods: Based on a large and well-characterized community cohort in Beijing, China, 1831 men and 1742 women with serum TSH levels within the reference range (0.50–4.78 μIU/mL) were stratified by quartiles of TSH (Q1-4). MetS was identified according to the criteria of International Diabetes Federation guidelines. Poisson regression models were used to estimate the association between serum TSH and the prevalence of MetS and its components before and after adjustment for potential confounding factors. The reported association was measured using the prevalence ratio (PR) with its respective 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Results: The prevalence of MetS in euthyroid population across TSH quartiles (Q1-4) was 38.9%, 44.6%, 41.0%, and 47.7%, respectively, in men (P = 0.045), and 47.7%, 46.6%, 46.9%, and 54.6%, respectively, in women (P = 0.032). Compared with the reference group TSH-Q1, the prevalence of MetS was higher among TSH-Q4 group both in men (PR = 1.27; 95% CI: 1.09, 1.48, P = 0.002) and women (PR = 1.21; 95% CI: 1.07, 1.37, P = 0.003) even after adjustment for age, lifestyle factors, serum levels of free triiodothyronine (FT3), and free thyroxine (FT4). Most of the components of MetS were common in higher serum TSH levels within the normal range. Conclusion: The prevalence of MetS and most of its components increased in the higher TSH group in euthyroid Chinese population.
Does perception of hospitality employment change post internship?

Remarkably, exposures to hospitality workplaces through internships have been found to rather dissuade students from envisaging hospitality career. However, knowledge of this phenomenon remains inconclusive. Consequently, this study explored the effect of internship work experience on undergraduate students’ commitment and perception of the nature of hospitality work using before-and-after design. A convenience sample of 171 hospitality management students in a Ghanaian technical university completed paper- and-pencil questionnaires, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The majority of the students indicated positive perceptions of hospitality employment and were accordingly willing to work in hospitality-related jobs after graduation. Contrary to the commonly held view, commitment, attitude, and perceptions of hospitality work do not undergo significant reconsiderations post-internships.
Paradigm of coinfection with viral and bacterial agents causing bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) in Central Serbia

Viral and bacterial agents causing bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) were examined over a five-year period (2015– 2019). Thirty-eight farms of beef and dairy cattle from Central Serbia which showed symptoms of BRDC were observed. A total of 118 nasal swab specimens collected from diseased bullocks (n=55), cows (n=18) and calves (n=45) were chosen for the isolation of bacteria and identification by aerobic cultivation. The most commonly isolated bacterial pathogen was Pasteurella multocida (72.88% positive samples). Disk-diffusion method (antibiogram) showed that Amoxiclav and Enrofloxacin were the most efficient antibiotics against Pasteurella multocida isolates (66.67% and 54.17%, respectively). From all examined samples, using the Real Time RT-PCR and PCR methods, we determined the genome sequences of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV– 34.78% of tested samples (8/23), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV, in 34.37% (11/32) and Mycoplasma spp. in 33.33% (8/24). The genome of BoHV-1 virus was not detected in any of the 19 samples tested by Real Time PCR method.
School Crisis Management: Attitudes and Perceptions of Primary School Teachers

Despite the fact that crisis management is essential for school’s smooth operation and crises occur at schools and education institutions around the world, Greek school is characterized by limited readiness to manage its potential crises. This study investigates the attitudes and perceptions of teachers concerning crisis events in school units bearing in mind that such events occur in a unique context in every school and every situation. The study’s findings are based on data collected through an empirica l, qualitative research. The results show that that school premises in Greece are not considered safe sites not only due to students’ aggressive behaviour but also to the feebly support provided by the Ministry of Education and the Local Authorities as well as teachers’ feelings of inadequacy and inappropriateness. Since the problem of school safety is proved to be multifaceted, it requires collectivity and a dedication to strong collaboration in order to be solved.
ELECTRONIC LOYALTY IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONSUMER HABITS, GROUPON WEBSITE REPUTATION, AND ONLINE TRUST: A CASE OF THE GROUPON TRANSACTION

Online group buying (Groupon) has become a business phenomenon; it is very popular in recent years. Like other online business forms, customer loyalty, which is one of the most important weapons of businesses, is also a challenge for online Groupon businesses to achieve in the competitive market. This study examined the factors that affect customer loyalty in online group buying based on the Theory of Reasonable Action. The mixed research method was done to achieve the research objectives, of which a survey through selfgoverning questionnaires with 633 participants. Research results pointed out that consumer habits and Groupon website reputation positively impact customers’ online trust. Ultimately, electronic loyalty was a consequence of the online trust in the Groupon site. Some managerial implications were proposed for businesses in the group buying model to build electronic customer loyalty.
TCRM_A_219979 109..123

Point your SmartPhone at the code above. If you have a QR code reader the video abstract will appear. Or use: https://youtu.be/n8sg_YlGJiA Abstract: Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) with polyneuropathy (formerly known as Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy) is a rare disease due to mutations in the gene encoding transthyretin (TTR) and characterized by multisystem extracellular deposition of amyloid, leading to dysfunction of different organs and tissues. hATTR amyloidosis represents a diagnostic challenge for neurologists considering the great variability in clinical presentation and multiorgan involvement. Generally, patients present with polyneuropathy, but clinicians should consider the frequent cardiac, ocular and renal impairment. Especially a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, even if usually latent, is identifiable in at least 50% of the patients. Therapeutically, current available options act at different stages of TTR production, including synthesis inhibition (liver transplantation and/or gene-silencing drugs) or tetramer TTR stabilization (TTR stabilizers), increasing survival at different disease stages.
Enhancement of Phosphate Adsorption on Zirconium Hydroxide by Ammonium Modification

Surface modification of adsorbents plays a crucial role in its adsorption performance. Furthermore, the most important step in modification is to design the modification groups based on target pollutants. In this study, the phosphate adsorption performance of zirconium hydroxide was enhanced by different ammonium modification as a result of increasing utilization efficiency of adsorption site. The maximum capacity is 155.04 mg/g from the zirconium hydroxide modified by dimethylamine. In comparison with undecorated zirconium hydroxide, the selectivity factors for Cl–, SO42–, and NO3– are all raised by almost 2 times by dimethylamine modification. The mass transfer rate K2 also increase 6 times using N-methylaniline and N-ethylmethylamine. Results from zeta-potential and FT-IR revealed that the enhanced adsorption capacity for phosphate were directly related to the inner-sphere complex and electrostatic interactions (quaternary ammonium groups and phosphate) and ligand exchange (the hydroxyl groups of zirco.
Osmoaconditioning of six maize populations subjected to accelerated aging

The pre-treatment of the seeds allows to improve their behavior in the field, through an increase in germination, vigor and lengthen the shelf life. In this investigation the effect of the pretreatment with potassium nitrate (3%) plus gibberellins (GA3) (0.06%) in two periods: 6 and 12 h on the seed of five races of maize, including an experimental hybrid (Roque B16) was quantified. The objective of this research was to undergo osmoaconditioning to these races of maize and then to accelerated aging and quantify their effect on the percentage of germination. The Roque B16 hybrid showed no difference in germination percentage and maintained a good germination percentage after 60 days of storage. The Elotes Occidentales (purple pigment) race exhibits a similar behavior between the control and the treated seed at 7 and 30 days of storage, at 60 days it indicated a significant fall. Elotes Occidentales (red pigment) showed a significant decrease at 7, 30 and 60 days of storage with the 12 h treatment. The Palomero race showed a significant decrease in germination at seven days with the 12 h treatment, Amarillo Roque evidenced a significant decrease at 7 and 60 days of storage with the 12 h osmoaconditioning, the Pozolero race revealed a significant decrease at 7 and 30 days of storage with 12 h and at 60 days with both periods of treatment (6 and 12 h). The Amarillo and hybrid varieties were statistically equal with a higher germination percentage during storage. Purple and Pozolero were very affected by the storage at three months. Rojo was also affected, but to a lesser extent than the previous two.
Melanoma dedifferentiation induced by interferon-gamma epigenetic remodeling in response to anti-PD-1 therapy.

Melanoma dedifferentiation has been reported as a state of cellular resistance to targeted therapies and immunotherapies as cancer cells revert to a more primitive cellular phenotype. Here we show that, counterintuitively, the biopsies of patient tumors that respond to anti-programmed cell death receptor 1 (PD-1) therapy decreased expression of melanocytic markers and increased neural crest markers, suggesting treatment-induced dedifferentiation. When modeling the effects in vitro, we documented that melanoma cell lines that were originally melanocytic differentiated underwent a process of neural crest dedifferentiation when continuously exposed to interferon gamma, through global chromatin landscape changes leading to enrichment in specific hyperaccessible chromatin regions. The interferon gamma-induced dedifferentiation signature corresponded with improved outcomes in patients with melanoma, challenging the notion that neural crest dedifferentiation is entirely an adverse phenotype.
Physiological changes in soybean cultivated with soil remineralizer in the Cerrado under variable water regimes

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of the soil remineralizer fine-graded mica schist (FMS) on soybean (Glycine max) physiology, yield, and grain quality under different water regimes (WRs) in the Brazilian Cerrado. The experiment was conducted under field conditions for two years, using four WRs and three treatments: mica schist, conventional fertilization, and control. In 2017 and 2018, the following WRs were evaluated: WR1, WR2, WR3, and WR4, corresponding to a mean value of 100, 65, 44, and 28% of crop evapotranspiration replacement, respectively. Photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, transpiration, internal CO2 concentration, effective quantum yield of photosystem II (PSII) (Fv’/Fm’), quantum yield (PSII) (ᶲFSII), and electron transport rate reduced as a function of the advanced phenological stage of soybean and the reduction in WR. Grain quality was only affected by the WR. The mica schist was statistically similar to conventional fertilization and the control in 2017 and 2018. Yield decreased due to the anticipation of soybean phenological age and WR, but there were no differences between the three treatments in 2017 and 2018. The reduction in soybean yield is attributed to stomatal closure, loss of photoprotective capacity, and damage to the photosynthetic machinery caused by drought.
Mispricing and Anomalies: An Exogenous Shock to Short Selling from the Dividend Tax Law Change*

We study the causal effect of short selling on asset pricing anomalies by exploiting a novel exogenous shock to short selling. After the Job and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (JGTRRA) of 2003, equity lenders are reluctant to lend shares around the dividend record dates because substitute dividends that they would receive are taxed at ordinary income rates while qualified dividends are taxed at 15 percent, thus creating a negative shock to short selling. Using arguably the most comprehensive set of anomalies to date and the difference-in-differences (DID) regression framework, we find that anomalies become stronger after the dividend record months in the post-JGTRRA periods, driven by stronger mispricing in the dividend record months. We further show that the effect mainly comes from the overpriced stocks. Overall, our results provide strong evidence that most anomalies are likely due to mispricing, with valuation anomalies as an exception. *We thank Lezgin Ay, John M. Barrios, Jason R. Donaldson, Radhakrishnan Gopalan, Adam Lei, and seminar (conference) participants at Washington University in St. Louis, and the 2020 Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting for helpful comments. †University of North Carolina Charlotte. Email: yhan15@uncc.edu ‡University of North Carolina Charlotte. Email: ylu28@uncc.edu §Clemson University. Email: weikex@clemson.edu ¶Washington University in St. Louis. Email: zhou@wustl.edu. Corresponding author. Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3730653 Mispricing and Anomalies: An Exogenous Shock to Short Selling from the Dividend Tax Law Change
Immunocytochemical assessment of FKBP51 and Glucocorticoid receptor localization in asthmatic patients

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting 5% of the world population. FKBP51 is an important immunophilin modular protein of the glucocorticoid receptor (GC). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the levels and immunocytochemical distribution of FKBP51 and GR in lymphocyte cells of asthmatic patients, by use of immunocytochemistry method, and to assesslevels ofstress hormones (cortisol and ACTH) by radioimmuniassay (RIA). The results showed significantly increased nuclear localization and decreasedcytoplasmic distribution of FKBP51, while they showed a significant increase in nuclear localization and a non-significant decrease in cytoplasmic distribution of GRin asthmatic patients(P<0.05). Cortisol and ACTH levels were also measured and showedinsignificant increases(P<0.05)in steroid treated (338.85 Â±139.5 mMol/L, 35.05Â±3.77 ng/ml, respectively)and non steroid treated asthmatics(280.5 Â± 74.6 mMol/L, 32.0Â±6.43 ng/ml, respectively)as compared with the control group (234.33Â±29.13 mMol/L, 29.0Â±7.02 ng/ml, respectively).
The Role of Institutions in the Economic Sustainability of Global Value Chains: A Transcendental Phenomenological Analysis of Pakistani Apparel Industry

The geographical spread of the global value chains (GVC) not only makes them complex structures but also raises the challenges of governance for them. Gereffi and Lee (2014) argued that such governance issues may arise from either the vertical (within the structure of the GVC) or the horizontal (from outside) governance of a GVC; and at times, bring the sustainability of GVCs at stake. This study explores the phenomenon in the domain of the horizontal governance, outlining the role of the local institutions and the effects they cast upon the sustainability of the GVCs. This study incorporates the findings derived from transcendental phenomenological analysis (TPA) of the in-depth interviews of twenty-three export managers, working in the apparel firms producing for the GVCs on a long-term basis. The study delivers an explanation of the phenomenon and highlights the role played by the government institutions in it. The essence of this study elaborates the mechanisms of cooperation and coordination between the government institutions and the industry, and the difference in the expected and actual performance of the institutions. It highlights that the government institutions in Pakistan, having rigid culture, are currently not fulfilling the requirements of the apparel production units linked with GVCs; and the behavior of government employees adds to it. The implications emerging from this study, directions for future research and limitations have also been discussed. Besides, the application of NVIVO software to perform the qualitative data analysis (QDA) while performing the TPA adds to the methodological innovation of this study.