Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Does CSR Enhance Young Bank Customers’ Satisfaction and Loyalty in a Developing Economy? The Mediating Role of Trust

The role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on firm performance is well documented in the literature. Although the majority of the evidence available points to a positive association between CSR and determinants of company performance such as monetary performance, personnel commitment and corporate identity, findings still remain rather inconclusive as negative or no correlation results are also reported. In addition, little is known about how CSR is perceived from a bank customer’s point of view and studies examining its effect on customer satisfaction and loyalty in developing economies are scanty. Drawing insights from the stakeholder and signaling theories, this study examines the effect of CSR on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. The study also examines the mediating role of trust on these relationships. Data from 348 bank customers in Zambia indicate that CSR positively affects satisfaction and loyalty. It was also established that trust has a significant mediating effect on the relationships. With the increase in complexity and dynamism of today’s business environment banks are advised to be more socially responsible as one way of building trust and customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Enhanced P16INK4A Expression In Cervical Cancer Among HPV Infected Women

Cancer cervix is the most common cancer among women. High incidence and mortality rates for cancer cervix have been reported in India. Among Indian population highest incidence rates for cancer cervix has been reported in Tamilnadu and Puducherry. Cancer cervix is a preventable disease characterized by a significantly improved prognosis when diagnosed at earlier stages. It is a well-established fact that cervical neoplasia are caused by persistant infection with certain oncogenic types of HPV. Therefore research has turned towards identification of factors that work together with HPV to cause cervical cancer. p16INK4a a tumor suppressor protein is associated with cervical cancer, various epidemiological studies worldwide have shown its association with cervical cancer. Considering the fact that only few studies have been studied in India, this study was aimed at finding out the association between p16 and cervical cancer among our population. The study included sixty four women with cervical carcinoma, HPV was confirmed by PCR based HPV-DNA analyses.p16 was determined by Western-Blot. Independent sample t test method was employed. Results revealed that p16 was expressed in 40% of controls and 90% of cases, showing a strong evidence for the association between p16 and cervical carcinoma. It is concluded that further studies involving other markers are required to augment the sensitivity and specificity of p16 expression analysis for early detection of cancer cervix.
Sequential TSH Determinations May Help in Assessing the Adequacy of Treatment for Overt Hypothyroidism in Older Patients

BACKGROUND Hypothyroidism is a common problem and the risk of developing hypothyroidism increases with age. In some studies, an increased TSH levels is seen in up to 25% of individuals over the age of 75. Severe hypothyroidism can be fatal and less severe hypothyroidism can lead to an increased risk of death if not diagnosed or if inadequately treated. Further, it is known that there is an increased risk of death associated with an underactive thyroid. To determine whether thyroid hormone treatment is adequate, measurements of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in the blood are done. However, the target level TSH in the blood is not clearly established in older patients. This study evaluated the association between a series of TSH and free T4 levels and risk of death in older patients with hypothyroidism treated with thyroid hormone.
Canary in the Mine: Ombuds as First Alerts for Workplace Bullying on Campus

Nationally, only Tennessee and California have enacted statutes to begin addressing workplace bullying (Yamada 2015). Hence, workplace bullying remains a critical workplace issue. Responses from 401 study participants employed at 175 four-year colleges and universities in the United States indicated that 62% have experienced the adverse impact of workplace bullying (Hollis 2015). Despite the debilitating impact in higher education related to employee disengagement, health issues, and the cost of turnover, many study respondents still perceived offices of human resources to be ineffective in dealing with this problem. The ombuds office can bridge the gap by providing impartial and confidential support to visitors who report bullying . The purpose of this article is to highlight the ombuds person as an early alert figure who can impartially mitigate personal and financial losses for those affected by workplace bullying .
Calibration of an AC Zero Potential Circuit for Two-Dimensional Impedimetric Sensor Matrices

The alternating current zero potential circuit (AC-ZPC) has been recently proposed for two-dimensional resistive sensor matrices, where each matrix row is driven by an AC signal at an individual frequency and every column is read separately. The AC-ZPC method enables the simultaneous measurement of all sensors in the matrix and is insensitive to DC offset voltages of amplifiers. This work aims to investigate the feasibility of the AC-ZPC method for matrices of impedimetric sensors and to propose a calibration approach for suppressing the measurement deviations caused by row interface impedances. The feasibility of the AC-ZPC measurement method for the impedimetric sensor matrices and the proposed calibration approach have been proved by both simulation and implementation results. Based on the commercial impedance measurement circuit AD5933, a prototype has been realized. It achieves a measurement deviation below 1% in the range from 1.9 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{k}\Omega \vert \vert 361.7$ </tex-math></inline-formula> pF to 15.9 k <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Omega \vert \vert 102.0$ </tex-math></inline-formula> pF.
Two new genera of Oriental xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae).

As part of an ongoing revision of the Southeast Asian fauna two distinct species groups were identified and hypothesized as new genera. These species groups were monophyletic as evidenced by a Bayesian analysis of DNA sequences from four genes for 181 xyleborine taxa augmented by 18 species newly included in this phylogenetic analysis. The species groups and newly discovered species demonstrated unique combinations of diagnostic characters and levels of DNA sequence difference commensurable to other xyleborine taxa. Hence, two new genera and three new species were described: Fraudatrix gen. n. , Tricosa gen. n. , Tricosa cattienensis sp. n. , T. indochinensis sp. n. , T. jacula sp. n. The following new combinations are proposed: Fraudatrix cuneiformis (Schedl, 1958) (Xyleborus) comb. n. , Fraudatrix melas (Eggers, 1927) comb. n. , F. pileatula (Schedl, 1975) (Xyleborus) comb. n. , F. simplex (Browne, 1949), (Cryptoxyleborus) comb. n. , Tricosa mangoensis (Schedl, 1942) (Xyleborus) comb. n. , T. metacuneola (Eggers, 1940) (Xyleborus) comb. n. Keys to the females of the species included in the new genera are presented. Diagnostic characters are given for the genera and species, and the distribution and biology of each taxon is discussed. The addition of these new genera increases the number of recognized genera of Xyleborini to 41.
Assessment of Intention and Practice of VCT and Infant Feeding in The Context of HIV/AIDS among Lactating Mothers in Dilla University Referal Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Background: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is the most significant route of HIV infection in children and by far the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years. Objectives: the aim of this study was to assess current practices and future intention of lactating mothers on VCT and infant feeding in relation to prevention of MTCT of HIV in DURH. Methods: Institutional based cross sectional quantitative survey was conducted from February, 1 to February 1
RFLP- PCR for identification of dermatophytes and Candida species from clinical isolates of hair and skin

The identification of hair and skin agents is important in order to define clinical treatment. However, in most cases conventional culture identification can be considered to be time-consuming and not without errors. The aim of the present study was to identify the dermatophytes and Candida spp. isolated from hair and skin lesions by using the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (PCR/RFLP). Fungal universal primer pair (ITS3/ ITS4) was able to amplify internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region of rDNA. However, three restriction enzymes were used to digest the PCR products: HaeIII, MspIand Corf. Twenty fourisolates of dermatophytes and Candida spp. identified based on their PCR/RFLP pattern. Our study of PCR/RFLP method easily differentiated dermatophytes and Candida spp. and this result was also explained genetic intra-evolution for these isolates.
Convergent cross‐sectional and longitudinal evidence for gaming‐cue specific posterior parietal dysregulations in early stages of internet gaming disorder

Exaggerated reactivity to drug‐cues and emotional dysregulations represent key symptoms of early stages of substance use disorders. The diagnostic criteria for (Internet) gaming disorder strongly resemble symptoms for substance‐related addictions. However, previous cross‐sections studies revealed inconsistent results with respect to neural cue reactivity and emotional dysregulations in these populations. To this end, the present fMRI study applied a combined cross‐sectional and longitudinal design in regular online gamers (n = 37) and gaming‐naïve controls (n = 67). To separate gaming‐associated changes from predisposing factors, gaming‐naive subjects were randomly assigned to 6 weeks of daily Internet gaming or a non‐gaming condition. At baseline and after the training, subjects underwent an fMRI paradigm presenting gaming‐related cues and non‐gaming–related emotional stimuli. Cross‐sectional comparisons revealed gaming‐cue specific enhanced valence attribution and neural reactivity in a parietal network, including the posterior cingulate in regular gamers as compared to gaming naïve‐controls. Longitudinal analysis revealed that 6 weeks of gaming elevated valence ratings as well as neural cue‐reactivity in a similar parietal network, specifically the posterior cingulate in previously gaming‐naïve controls. Together, the longitudinal design did not reveal supporting evidence for altered emotional processing of non‐gaming associated stimuli in regular gamers whereas convergent evidence for increased emotional and neural reactivity to gaming‐associated stimuli was observed. Findings suggest that exaggerated neural reactivity in posterior parietal regions engaged in default mode and automated information processing already occur during early stages of regular gaming and probably promote continued engagement in gaming behavior.
Hierarchical Semantic Propagation for Object Detection in Remote Sensing Imagery

Object detection in remote sensing imagery is a critical yet challenging task in the field of computer vision due to the bird’s-eye-view perspective. Although existing object detection approaches in remote sensing imagery have achieved great advances through the utilization of deep features or rotation proposals, but they give insufficient consideration to multilevel semantic information and its propagation for guiding the learning process. Accordingly, in this article, we propose a hierarchical semantic propagation (HSP) framework to boost object detection performance in remote sensing imagery, which is better able to propagate hierarchical semantic information among different components in a unified network. Given a remote sensing image as input, the HSP framework can detect instances of semantic objects belonging to certain categories in an end-to-end way. First, the multiscale representation is captured by a basic feature pyramid network, which can hierarchically combine spatial attention details and the global semantic structure in order to learn more discriminative visual features. Second, the soft-segmentation prediction is used as an auxiliary objective in the intermediate layer of our HSP; its output instance-aware semantic information can be propagated to suppress noisy background information and thereby guide the proposal generation in the region proposal network. By further propagating this hierarchical semantic information into the region of interest module, we can then predict the object category information and the corresponding horizontal and oriented bounding boxes. Comprehensive evaluations on three benchmark data sets demonstrate the superiority of our HSP to the existing state-of-the-art methods for object detection in remote sensing imagery.
Epidemiological evaluation of subclinical mastitis of dairy cows in Greece

Subclinical mastitis, diagnosed by elevated somatic cell count (SCC) in milk, is an important monitoring parameter of dairy cows’ udder health, related to their productivity and welfare. The present retrospective study aims to evaluate the epidemiology of subclinical mastitis (SCM) among the 37 herds of the Holstein Association of Greece participating in the milk quality recording system “ΙΩ”, from the start of 2015 until the end of 2018. The herds’ inclusion criterion was the consistency of monthly SCC recording throughout at least one full year between 2015 and 2018, with a maximum interval of 61 days between two consecutive monthly SCC recordings. Twenty-six herds (8630 cows) in 2015, thirty herds (10763 cows) in 2016, thirty herds (10945 cows) in 2017 and twenty-six herds (9597 cows) in 2018 were included. The prevalence of SCM and chronic SCM, the incidence rate of new cases of SCM, as well as the average somatic cell score and bulk tank milk SCC were determined for each of the four years. The results indicate a progressive deterioration of udder health from the onset of the cow’s productive life until culling. A year-over-year increase in the number of cows with subclinical mastitis led to an overall SCM prevalence of 34.5%, chronic SCM prevalence of 26.9% and a bulk tank milk SCC of 463000 cells/mL, in 2018. The average somatic cell score, a base 2 logarithm of individual cow’s SCC, was found persistently above the subclinical mastitis indicative cut-off in all four years, with a peak in 2018. At herd level, the incidence rate of new SCM cases was 12 new cases / 100 cows / month; the highest incidence rate was observed in the early lactation stage group (1-60 days-in-milk), in all four years, reaching a peak of 31 new cases / 100 cows / month, in 2018. In 2018, prevalence of heifers’ SCM and chronic SCM was 23.4% and 16.9%, respectively. Despite the adequate average 305-days milk yield (9608 kg in 2018), the results were indicative of poor udder health status, pointed out by reduced duration of cows’ productive life (less than 3 lactations) and lower milk quality (elevated SCC). The severity and wide spreading of subclinical mastitis in Greek dairy herds highlights the necessity of a national mastitis control program, aiming to improve the productive efficacy, management decisions accuracy and quality of produced milk.
Scaling and Similitude in Single Nozzle Supersonic Retropropulsion Aerodynamics Interference

Retropropulsion, or the firing of rocket engines or motors into the direction of flight, is a method of spacecraft deceleration and soft landing that dates back to the early 1960s. Current conceptual designs for landing humans on the surface of Mars require supersonic retropropulsion, or initiation of retropropulsion at supersonic freestream conditions, as part of an extended powered descent phase of flight. The objective of this work is to identify the design parameters and flow condition bounds for self-similar behavior of powered descent aerodynamic interference in relevant flight environments. In applications of sub-scale test data, an “unknown” uncertainty lies in scaling to and from full-scale environments and systems. The issue of scaling for the opposing flows characteristic of powered descent is the focus of the following analysis, using data from wind tunnel testing of configurations with a single, central nozzle as a point of departure
A novel methodology to measure waiting times for community-based specialist care in a public healthcare system

Background: Monitoring of waiting time (WT) in healthcare systems is essential, since long WT are associated with adverse health outcomes, reduced patient satisfaction and increased private financing. Objective: To develop a methodology for routine national monitoring of WT for community-based non-urgent specialist appointments, in a public healthcare system. Design: Observational historical study using data from computerized appointment scheduling systems of all Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) in Israel. Data sources: Data included available appointments for community-based specialists and actual number of visits. The first 50 available appointments from each specialist appointment book were collected throughout December 2018. Five most frequently visited specialties - orthopedics, ophthalmology, gynecology, dermatology and otolaryngology - were included. Data collection/extraction approach: WT offered to HMO members (OWT) were calculated for two scenarios: specific physician and any physician in the clinic's geographical region. Distribution of OWT was calculated separately for each specialty and geographical region, combined to create the nationwide distribution, and expressed as mean, standard deviation and percentiles. Principal findings: Estimated national median OWT for "specific" physician, ranged from 6 days (ophthalmology) to 13 days (dermatology), with large variation between geographic regions. OWT for any physician were 28-50% shorter than for specific physician. Conclusions: This novel method offers a solution for ongoing national WT measurement, using computerized scheduling systems. It integrates patient preferences for physician choice and allows identification of differences between specialties and regions, setting the ground for interventions to strengthen public healthcare systems.
Chemical Changes of Graphene Oxide Thin Films Induced by Thermal Treatment under Vacuum Conditions

Reduction of graphene oxide is one of the most promising strategies for obtaining bulk quantities of graphene-like materials. In this study, graphene oxide was deposited on SiO2 and reduced by annealing at 500 K under vacuum conditions (5 × 10−1 Pa). Here, graphene oxide films as well as their chemical changes upon heating were characterized in depth by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron and atomic force microscopies. From the chemical point of view, the as prepared graphene oxide films presented a large quantity of oxidized functional groups that were reduced to a large extent upon heating. Moreover, residual oxidized sulfur species that originated during the synthesis of graphene oxide (GO) were almost completely removed by heating while nitrogen traces were integrated into the carbon framework. On the other hand, regarding structural considerations, reduced graphene oxide films showed more homogeneity and lower roughness than graphene oxide films.
Why do People Continue to Play Mobile Game Apps? A Perspective of Individual Motivation, Social Factor and Gaming Factor

This study attempts to identify the possible decisive factors of continuance intention and proposes a research model to predict the intention to continue playing mobile game apps based on the motivation theory and TAM framework. 377 valid respondents were collected by conducting an online survey and Partial Least Square (PLS) technique was applied to test our research model. The statistical results indicate that perceived playfulness (intrinsic motivation), perceived convenience (extrinsic motivation), social influence (social factor) and flow experience (gaming factor) are the significant determinants of continuance intention. Among these determinants, the flow experience is the most significant factor and the second one is intrinsic perceived playfulness. Perceived ease of use, does not affect continuance intention directly, but indirectly through perceived convenience and perceived playfulness.
A STUDY ON TREATMENT PATTERN AND OUTCOMES OF POISONING CASES IN A TERTIARY CARE AND GOVERNMENT DISTRICT HOSPITAL

Objective: Poisoning is a major prevalent problem, with thousands of deaths occurring every year, mainly in developing countries. The present study sought to identify the treatment pattern and outcomes of poisoning cases admitted to Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital and Research Centre (BMCH and RC) and Government District Hospital and to determine the type of poison cases. Methods: This is a prospective observational study aimed to analyse the poisoning cases admitted to general medicine departments and emergency departments of BMCH and RC and Government District Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka for a period of six months. Results: A total of 100 cases were enrolled in this study. 63% of the cases were identified from BMCH and RC, with the remainder being from Government Hospital. The study shows that 41% of the cases were 21-30 y old. 48% (n=48) were males and 52% (n=52) were females. Different types of poisoning cases were observed; organophosphorus poisoning (OP) taking the lead, followed by snake bite cases. The study denotes a mortality rate of 4% and morbidity rate of 96%. A majority of cases were reported in the second quarter of the year. Conclusion: It was concluded from the above findings that young age adults constituted a significant percentage of the subjects. It is essential, therefore, to propose policies that can terminate the free trade of poisonous pesticides and to create awareness and periodically counsel the vulnerable group of the population.
Modeling and evaluation of attention allocation in an intelligent tractor head‐up display interface

Tractors are becoming increasingly intelligent due to developments in electronics and information technology. Amid the large quantities of information in the driving cab, drivers may lack the attention resources demanded when operating, thus leading to neglect of important information. Therefore, the interface design stage must consider the human factors of the design. Designers must study and optimize the factors influencing attention allocation related to the interface design. In this study, the criticality of information is first proposed for quantifying the importance of various information in the display interface. Subsequently, the factors affecting attention allocation are investigated through experimental methods. Finally, a matching index is proposed to evaluate the interface design with respect to attention allocation. This enables the optimization of the interface design by matching attention allocation and criticality of the information. The matching index can thus serve as a design specification for tractor head‐up display interfaces.