Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Relationship between intracellular pathogens Toxoplasma gondii and Borrelia burgdorferi infections and migraine

Aim: In this study, the serological values of our patients followed up with a diagnosis of migraine were compared with the results of healthy controls in terms of possible association with intracellular pathogens, Toxoplasma gondii and Borrelia burgdorferi. Methods: Fifty patients with migraine, randomly selected among migraine patients without any additional disease, who applied to Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal Training and Research Hospital between January 1, 2015 and August 31, 2019 were included in the study. Fifty subjects without headache were included as control group. The history of infectious diseases of the patient and control groups (Toxoplasma gondii, Borrelia burgdorferi- causing Lyme disease) was determined by serological diagnostic methods. Results: The study group consisted of 64 women with a mean age of 45.5±13.1 (15-76) years. Migraine and control groups were found to be similar in terms of age (p=0.059) and gender (p=0.211) distributions. The frequency of Toxoplasma gondii positivity in the migraine group was 28% (n=14) and 10% (n=5) in the control group. The frequency of Lyme was 19.6% (n=11) in the migraine group and 14.3% (n=8) in the control group. The frequency of Toxoplasma gondii positivity was statistically significantly higher in the migraine group (p=0.022), while the frequency of Lyme was found to be similar in the migraine and control groups (p=0.450). Conclusion: The results of our study suggest that there are statistically significant differences between migraine and control groups only in terms of Toxoplasma gondii positivity rates, not Lyme. However, we believe that larger sample studies are needed to determine the detailed relationship between migraine and Toxoplasma gondii infection.
Can I Take Your Subdomain? Exploring Same-Site Attacks in the Modern Web

Related-domain attackers control a sibling domain of their target web application, e.g., as the result of a subdomain takeover. Despite their additional power over traditional web attackers, related-domain attackers received only limited attention from the research community. In this paper we deﬁne and quantify for the ﬁrst time the threats that related-domain attackers pose to web application security. In particular, we ﬁrst clarify the capabilities that related-domain attackers can acquire through different attack vectors, showing that different instances of the related-domain attacker concept are worth attention. We then study how these capabilities can be abused to compromise web application security by focusing on different angles, including cookies, CSP, CORS, postMessage, and domain relaxation. By building on this framework, we report on a large-scale security measurement on the top 50k domains from the Tranco list that led to the discovery of vulnerabilities in 887 sites, where we quantiﬁed the threats posed by related-domain attackers to popular web applications.
An Interaction between Employee Psychological Capital, Perceived Organizational Fit, and Work Well-Being on Organizational Commitment: An Empirical Study on E-Commerce Industry in Indonesia

The joining of the Millennial generation with their different characteristics and values in the workforce has brought new challenges to human capital management. However, research related to employee well-being and organizational commitment of the Millennial generation is still difficult to find in Indonesia. This study aims to investigate the role of psychological capital and perceived organizational fit to employee well-being and organizational commitment of the Millennial employees in e-commerce industry in Indonesia. Data were collected through a survey of 288 Millennial employees who work in e-commerce industry in Jakarta. We found that employee well-being and organizational commitment are positively associated with both psychological capital and organizational fit, while employee well-being also mediates the relationship between psychological capital and perceived organizational fit toward organizational commitment. The results contribute to better understanding of attitude of the Millennial generation and specifically to the predictors of employee well-being and commitment at work, especially in the e-commerce industry.
Simple Reduction of Front-Back Confusion in Static Binaural Rendering

The confusion of front and back directions is a typical problem in static binaural rendering due to ambiguous interaural cues and thus solely monaural spectral differences. These differences reduce towards the interaural axis, i.e. close to ±90◦, causing more confusions at lateral directions [1]. The confusion rate can be reduced by the application of individual head-related impulse responses (HRIRs) due to slight asymmetries [2]. Besides the individual measurement of HRIRs, they can be individualized based on anthropometric data [3]. Individualization can also be achieved by additional drivers in the headphones around the pinna that activate the individual directional cues [4, 5, 6]. The confusion can further be resolved by dynamic rendering that incorporates movements of the source or the listener [7, 8, 9, 10]. In practice, movement is typically limited to tracking the orientation of the listener’s head, as in [11, 12, 13].
On the preferred flesh colour in Japan, China and South Korea

Abstract The preferred flesh colour was surveyed in Japan, China and South Korea to investigate the influence of cross-cultural effects. The three groups of observers exhibited common factors, i.e. geographic environment (large cities in temperate Far East Asia), race, age and knowledge of image technologies. The mean lightness (L*) of flesh colour accepted by 50 per cent or more of the observers in each country was in descending order China > Japan > Korea, with a significant difference. Similarly, the mean values of CIELAB hue angle, hab, and chroma, C*ab, were in descending order Korea > Japan > China, and the Chinese mean values were significantly low. Differences between the preferences of male and female observers were common to all three countries. The results suggest that the preference for flesh colour is determined not only by memory colour but also by cultural factors.
Post-operative radiographic measures of pelvic limb alignment in dogs with medial patellar luxation after trochlear wedge recession versus trochlear block recession surgery

Background and Aim: Anatomical and mechanical femoral angles are quite different among dog breeds. Most published data are about large dog breeds, however, medial luxation of patella is more common in small breeds. Measures of pelvic limb alignment are important for outcome of patellar luxation surgery. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare the values of anatomical and mechanical femoral and tibial angles in dogs before, immediately after, and 1 month after surgery for correction of medial patellar luxation (MPL). Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with 54 dogs (67 stifle joints) from four small breeds that underwent surgery by either trochlear block recession (36 stifle joints) or trochlear wedge recession (31 stifle joints) techniques. Results: In both trochleoplasty techniques, statistically significant differences in the values of the anatomical medial proximal femoral angle (aMPFA), anatomical lateral distal femoral angle (aLDFA), and femoral varus angle (in MPL Grade II) and of aMPFA and Q-angle (in MPL Grade III) were found out. Conclusion: After block recession surgery, more angles were positively influenced and this effect was more pronounced in patients with MPL Grade II.
Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase to Platelet Ratio Predicts Liver Injury in Hepatitis B e Antigen-negative Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Normal Alanine Aminotransferase

Background and Aims Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious health problem worldwide. Evaluating liver injury in patients with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B (CHB) with detectable HBV DNA and normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is crucial to guide their clinical management. We aimed to investigate the stages of liver inflammation and fibrosis as well as the predictive accuracy of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-to-platelet ratio (GPR) in these patients. Methods A total of 184 treatment-naïve HBeAg-negative CHB patients with detectable HBV DNA and normal ALT were enrolled. The Scheuer scoring system was used to classify liver inflammation and fibrosis. Results The distribution of patients with different liver inflammation grades were as follows: G0, 0 (0%); G1, 97 (52.7%); G2, 68 (37.0%); G3, 12 (6.5%); and G4, 7 (3.8%). The distribution of patients with different liver fibrosis stages were as follows: S0, 22 (12.0%); S1, 72 (39.1%); S2, 42 (22.8%); S3, 19 (10.3%); and S4, 29 (15.8%). The areas under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves of GPR in predicting significant inflammation, severe inflammation, and advanced inflammation were 0.723, 0.895, and 0.952, respectively. The accuracy of GPR was significantly superior to that of ALT in predicting liver inflammation. The AUROCs of GPR in predicting significant fibrosis, severe fibrosis, and cirrhosis were 0.691, 0.780, and 0.803, respectively. The predictive accuracy of GPR was significantly higher than that of aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) and fibrosis index based on four factors (FIB-4) in identifying advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis, and it was superior to FIB-4 but comparable to APRI in identifying significant fibrosis. Conclusions Nearly half of the HBeAg-negative CHB patients with detectable HBV DNA and normal ALT levels had significant liver inflammation or fibrosis. GPR can serve as an accurate predictor of liver inflammation and fibrosis in these patients.
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. Digital signatures provide part of the solution, but the main benefits are lost if a trusted third party is still required to prevent double-spending. We propose a solution to the double-spending problem using a peer-to-peer network. The network timestamps transactions by hashing them into an ongoing chain of hash-based proof-of-work, forming a record that cannot be changed without redoing the proof-of-work. The longest chain not only serves as proof of the sequence of events witnessed, but proof that it came from the largest pool of CPU power. As long as a majority of CPU power is controlled by nodes that are not cooperating to attack the network, they'll generate the longest chain and outpace attackers. The network itself requires minimal structure. Messages are broadcast on a best effort basis, and nodes can leave and rejoin the network at will, accepting the longest proof-of-work chain as proof of what happened while they were gone.
The Benefits of Living With Close Others: A Longitudinal Examination of Mental Health Before and During a Global Stressor

For better or worse, the people one lives with may exert a powerful influence on one’s mental health, perhaps especially during times of stress. The COVID-19 pandemic—a large-scale stressor that prompted health recommendations to stay home to reduce disease spread—provided a unique context for examining how the people who share one’s home may shape one’s mental health. A seven-wave longitudinal study assessed mental health month to month before and during the pandemic (February through September 2020) in two diverse samples of U.S. adults (N = 656; N = 544). Preregistered analyses demonstrated that people living with close others (children and/or romantic partners) experienced better well-being before and during the pandemic’s first 6 months. These groups also experienced unique increases in ill-being during the pandemic’s onset, but parents’ ill-being also recovered more quickly. These findings highlight the crucial protective function of close relationships for mental health both generally and amid a pandemic.
Chemiluminescence Oscillation in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky(B-Z) Reaction Catalyzed by Ru(bpy)_3~(2+) Complex

A new chemiluminescence oscillation in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky(B-Z) reaction(reduction of bromate by malonic acid) catalyzed by Ru(bpy)~(2+)_3is reported.The effects of concentrations of Ru(bpy)~(2+)_3,KBrO_3,malonic acid and H_2SO_4 on chemiluminescence oscillation reaction were studied.The possible mechanism of chemiluminescence oscillation was also discussed.The chemiluminescence oscillation,which is due to the reduction of Ru(bpy)~(3+)_3 by some strongly reducing radical with formation of the emitting excited state of(Ru(bpy)~(2+)_3,) shows a very peculiar time behavior.
New Insights Into BiVO4 Properties as Visible Light Photocatalyst

Bismuth vanadate has attractive photocatalytic properties under visible light. The influence of structure and morphology of BiVO4 nanomaterials on its photocatalytic properties in the UV and the visible domain was investigated. The selection of different sets of synthetic parameters in aqueous solution—pH or the use of organic additives—allowed the formation of tetragonal zircon, tetragonal scheelite, and monoclinic scheelite structure and different morphologies of that last phase. First, the tetragonal zircon was found to be the only inactive structure. Then, the best material for photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B in solution and stearic acid deposited directly on the photocatalyst is the core–shell tetragonal zircon–monoclinic scheelite system prepared in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate. The enhanced properties are explained by the presence of strong surface acidic sites corresponding to the presence of surface sulfate residues rather than to the specific morphology of the material. Addit.
The Moderating Effects of Subjective Well-being on the Elderly's Acceptance and Use of Gerontechnology: An Extended UTAUT Model

Gerontechnology is playing a role in assisting the elderly in living independently, supporting their social interactions, improving their quality of life, and preventing emergencies. The purpose of this study is to extend the UTAUT model by referring to the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions [2] and examining the moderating effects of subjective well-being (SWB) on the UTAUT model for the elderly's intention to use and use behavior of gerontechnology. This study conducted a questionnaire survey method. Data were collected from 487 elderly users of gerontechnology in Guangzhou, China. The results showed that performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE) and social influence (SI) positively affected the elderly's behavioral intention (BI) to use gerontechnology. Facilitating conditions (FC) and BI had positive effects on the use behavior (UB) of the elderly. The major conclusion showed that SWB merely moderated the relationship between PE and BI. The implications for practice and future research directions are discussed.
Towards a framework for integrating place-based approaches in entrepreneurship education

Regional and institutional contexts have been acknowledged as important to the design of entrepreneurship education (EE), yet the importance of place for entrepreneurship has so far received less attention. There is still much work to do in connecting students to places and engaging them in understanding the relationship between entrepreneurship, local communities and local economies within the EE curriculum. Taking inspiration from the notions of place-based and place-conscious learning, the paper proposes a framework for place-based EE and considers challenges for integrating place-based approaches into the EE curriculum. A case study of place-based EE at a university business school is then used to illustrate how the framework can be used to review existing curricula, as well as to reveal how an institution’s context might both facilitate and constrain opportunities for place-based learning. The paper provides a contribution by making more visible the important yet often invisible role of place in EE, while being mindful of the needs, resources and educational aims of regions and institutions.
Unifying Privacy Policy Detection

Abstract Privacy policies have become a focal point of privacy research. With their goal to reflect the privacy practices of a website, service, or app, they are often the starting point for researchers who analyze the accuracy of claimed data practices, user understanding of practices, or control mechanisms for users. Due to vast differences in structure, presentation, and content, it is often challenging to extract privacy policies from online resources like websites for analysis. In the past, researchers have relied on scrapers tailored to the specific analysis or task, which complicates comparing results across different studies. To unify future research in this field, we developed a toolchain to process website privacy policies and prepare them for research purposes. The core part of this chain is a detector module for English and German, using natural language processing and machine learning to automatically determine whether given texts are privacy or cookie policies. We leverage multiple existing data sets to refine our approach, evaluate it on a recently published longitudinal corpus, and show that it contains a number of misclassified documents. We believe that unifying data preparation for the analysis of privacy policies can help make different studies more comparable and is a step towards more thorough analyses. In addition, we provide insights into common pitfalls that may lead to invalid analyses.
“I would have to evaluate their objections”: Privacy tensions between smart home device owners and incidental users

Abstract Recent research and articles in popular press have raised concerns about the privacy risks that smart home devices can create for incidental users—people who encounter smart home devices that are owned, controlled, and configured by someone else. In this work, we present the results of a user-centered investigation that explores incidental users’ experiences and the tensions that arise between device owners and incidental users. We conducted five focus group sessions through which we identified specific contexts in which someone might encounter other people’s smart home devices and the main concerns device owners and incidental users have in such situations. We used these findings to inform the design of a survey instrument, which we deployed to a demographically representative sample of 386 adults in the United States. Through this survey, we can better understand which contexts and concerns are most bothersome and how often device owners are willing to accommodate incidental users’ privacy preferences. We found some surprising trends in terms of what people are most worried about and what actions they are willing to take. For example, while participants who did not own devices themselves were often uncomfortable imagining them in their own homes, they were not as concerned about being affected by such devices in homes that they entered as part of their jobs. Participants showed interest in privacy solutions that might have a technical implementation component, but also frequently envisioned an open dialogue between incidental users and device owners to negotiate privacy accommodations.
Potassium release characteristics of some soils in the watershed areas of Phulbani district, Orissa

Potassium release characteristics by repeated extractions with boiling IN HNO3 were studied in the soils from eleven different locations in the watershed areas of Phulbani district, Orissa. These soils are medium to high in available K. Potassium-release parameters like total extractable K, total step K and CR-K varied widely in different locations indicating a ~ide variation in the K-supplying capacity of these soils. Total extractable K and total step K were positively correlated with each other. Both the K-release parameters were also positively correlated with nonexchangeable K, lattice K and total K. Significant positive correlations of total extractable K and total step K with nonexchangeable K having high ‘r’ values (r = 0.86** and 0.88**, respectively) indicate that nonexchangeable K may serve as a good index of the Ksupplying capacity of these soils.
Changes in some behavioral, hematological and biochemical indices of air-breathing Clarias gariepinus [BUCHELL, 1822] exposed to pharmaceutical effluent

This work aimed at evaluating the behavioral, biochemical and hematological effects of pharmaceutical effluent in laboratory population of Clarias gariepinus using a static renewal bioassay system. Fish specimens were collected and exposed to five (0.04, 0.06, 0.08, 0.10 and 0.12 mgL-1) sublethal concentrations of the effluent including a control experiment. Different dose dependent behavioral responses such as erratic swimming, gasp for breath, restlessness, and constant upward movement were observed in exposed fish. There was a steady decrease in the value of red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb) and packed cell volume (PCV) as concentrations increase compared to the control stock. White blood cell count was found to be significantly (p<0.05) higher as the concentration of the test medium increases. Irregular level of lymphocytes and granulocytes across all concentrations was observed and levels of lymphocytes and granulocytes were significantly (p<0.05) increased in all effluent-treated fish samples during the exposure period. Different levels of total protein, glucose, cholesterol, etc., were obtained in the control and effluent-treated fish samples (p<0.05). The levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase (serum enzymes) and lactate dehydrogenase were significantly (p<0.05) higher in the exposed C. gariepinus. The hematological and biochemical alterations in the effluent treated C. gariepinus, which were strongly indicative of cellular damages. This might be attributed to toxic effects of the phamarceutical effluent. Consequently, direct discharged of untreated or partially treated pharmaceutical effluent should be discouraged as this calls for public health concern. Key words: Hematology, biochemical, pharmaceutical, Clarias gariepinus, effluent.
An examination of the preconditions of learning to facilitate innovation in digitalization projects: a project team members’ perspective

In the modern business environment spearheaded by digitalization, organizations are faced with the challenge of maintaining a competitive edge despite constant dynamic changes. Organizations therefore, have to adopt new, improved and modern ways of doing things. This can be achieved through proper knowledge management within the organization, which is an antecedent of innovation. Innovation is one of the crucial means for tackling the digitalization challenge as it enables organizations to maintain their competitive edge. Although extant studies have extensively studied learning in projects, there is a lack of concrete examples of the correlation between learning and improving innovation in the digitalization context. This article is based on a qualitative study aimed at examining the organizations’ preconditions of learning in achieving innovation in digitalization projects focusing on the perspective of the project team members. Data was collected through open-ended questionnaires with a total of 97 respondents and analyzed using NVivo qualitative software. The findings revealed two viewpoints regarding the perception of learning for innovation. The preconditions for learning for innovation in digitalization were also identified. Moreover, the immediate outcomes of learning were identified that can be utilized in assessing whether employees are actually learning given the necessary preconditions are established.