Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Finding Meaning in Life After a Cancer Diagnosis: What Is the Role of Financial Strain?

Finding meaning in life is important for maintaining physical and mental well-being. Obtaining a deeper understanding of activities that patients with cancer find meaningful is essential in improving cancer care and increasing meaning in life in these individuals. The sample of the present study consisted of patients with cancer (N = 61) who reported their levels of financial strain and listed types of activities that they found most meaningful as a part of an online study. Participants engaged in activities that could be grouped into four broad domains (companionship, personal responsibility, recreation, and existential). In addition, results showed that financial strain was associated with higher preference for activities in the existential domain and lower preference for activities in the recreation domain. Future researchers could extend this study by exploring why certain activities are found to be more meaningful and how to combat the influence of financial strain in cancer.
Teaching physics with interactive computer simulation at secondary level

Early research investigated the students understanding of science concepts using physical equipment, such as visiting labs and performing experiments but due to the advancement of new technology, students now can learn complex science concepts through advanced means, such as iPad, smart books and simulations. In Pakistan, interactive computer simulation program is rarely used for teaching at the early ages. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the interactive computer simulation program PhET to teach weight and mass concepts to high school students. Quasi-experimental design was used to study the effect of the interactive computer simulation on students’ physics concepts. Study also explored the student’s engagement with simulation to exercise high order thinking skills. The experimental group was taught with the interactive computer simulation program, and the control group was taught with traditional teaching method. There were five lessons each week, and the program was used for a month. Pre- and post-tests were designed for both experimental and control groups. Independent sample t-tests showed that the difference was significant between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups after the experiment (p
The Impact of Child‐Parent Psychotherapy on Child Dependency Court Outcomes

Although parental compliance with court orders in child welfare cases is key to achieving physical parent-child reuniﬁcation and successful case closure, little research has examined how parent-child relationship-focused rehabilitative services uniquely inﬂuence case outcomes. This project ﬁlls this gap by investigating links between court ordering of and parental participation in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) with court outcomes. Data were obtained from court records of 448 court-in-volved parents. Hierarchical regressions revealed that greater participation in CPP led to reuniﬁcation and successful case closure but not faster case closure. Courtroom professionals should consider parent-child relationship-based therapies as tools for achieving child welfare goals.
The Association of Serum Irisin with Vitamin D and Body Mass Index in Healthy Adults

Objectives: This study was designed to explore the relationship between serum irisin hormone with VitaminD levels and investigate the association of serum Vitamin D3 concentrations and serum irisin levels withBMI of male healthy individuals in Anbar province.Method: This study included 84 Iraqi men with the age range (20-40) year, divided into three groupsdepending on body mass index (BMI). The weight and height of all participants were taken to extract BMI.The ELISA method has been used to estimate levels of vitamin D and the irisin hormone in the serum.Pearson correlation coefficient was used to find the association between the studied variables.Results: The mean and standard deviation of serum vitamin D concentrations was significantly lower inall groups. This study showed there was non- significant difference in the mean of irisin among the threegroups. A negative linear correlation was found between vitamin D and BMI, while a positive correlationwith irisin. A positive correlation was found between irisin with BMI.Conclusion: People with a high BMI are deficient in Vitamin D. There was a positively relation betweenserum irisin levels and BMI.
Effect of Green Manuring and Tillage Practices on Physical Properties of Puddled Loam Soil under Rice-Wheat Cropping System

Rice-wheat cropping system is the most vital cropping system of Indian subcontinent. As the optimum soil physical environment for the puddled rice and upland wheat differs substantially, cropping sequence that includes both crops requires special management practices to become sustainable. Field and laboratory studies were conducted for two years to study the effect of green manuring and tillage practices (chiseling, disc ploughing, disc harrowing and no tillage) on soil physical environment. Observations on temporal changes in soil bulk density, saturation percentage, saturated hydraulic conductivity, size distribution of macro-pores and infiltration rate were monitored regularly during the study period. The study showed that incorporation of green manure before puddling for rice improved the soil aggregation and thereby decreased the bulk density and increased the saturated hydraulic conductivity, saturation percentage and macro-pores > 0.03 mm. It was also found to improve infiltration rate, soil dispersion, and soil strength. The dry aggregate size distribution in wheat fields at size ranges of >2.0 mm, 0.25–2.0 mm, 0.05 mm with puddling was 54.3 in green manured and 49.5 in non-green manured plots compared with 66.8 in the unpuddled plot. Green manuring caused significant reduction in soil strength in the 0–15 cm layer of the puddled soil. Disc ploughing and chiselling for wheat seed bed preparation, decreased the bulk density and increased the saturation percentage, saturated hydraulic conductivity, amount of macropores >0.30 mm. The final infiltration rates were two-fold higher under the CHP and DP treatments and 33 per cent higher under the DH treatment than the values of 1.99 and 0.52 cm h−1, respectively, for NT treatment in green manured plots at 40 DAS.
Clinical studies about the influence of calcium intake on the biochemical parameters of bone metabolism

Calcium is a major component of bone, an adequate dietary supply of calcium during growth being considered critically important for the development of strong and healthy bone. The aim of the study was to evaluate the short term effects of dietary calcium intake on the biochemical diagnostic of the hyperparathyroidism in healthy people Subjects. The study was conducted on 36 subjects (age between 21 and 71 years, 4 men and 32 women) recruited from patients refereed to the Endocrinology Department of Elias Hospital who were not diagnosed with diseases proved to influence calcium or bone metabolism and agreed with the study for inclusion in the study, all subjects were checked for thyroid dysfunctions, hypercortisolism, hypogonadism, and active liver diseases which might interfere with total alkaline phosphatase values. The data obtained through this study sustain the significant effect of short term variations in calcium dietary intake on the biochemical diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism.
Sublethal Effects of Two Insecticides, Deltamethrin, Thiamethoxam and the Botanical Insecticide (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) on Callosobruchus maculates (Fabr.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

The cowpea beetle Callosobruchus maculates (Fabr.) is a serious pest that infests pulse seeds in storage. The current study aimed to assess the sublethal effects of two insecticides deltamethrin, thiamethoxam and a botanical power of fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare Mill) on C. maculatus development and its essential enzymes. Thiamethoxam, deltamethrin insecticides and fennel plant powder activities against the cowpea beetle, C. maculatus, were assessed throughout direct contact application. Thiamethoxam showed the LC 50 value of 21.05 ppm followed by deltamethrin (LC 50 = 85.1 ppm) while, the least effect was recorded with fennel seeds powder with LC 50 value 36325.8 ppm. Concerning sublethal effects, sublethal concentrations of thiamethoxam (LC 10 , LC 25 , LC 50 and LC 75 ) significantly reduced egg-laying. While LC 75 of deltamethrin significantly decreased egg-laying related to control. In contrast, fennel seeds powder failed to turn down the number of eggs laid by C. maculatus females compared with the control. Complete protection to deltamethrin against C. maculatus adults was maintained after 24 h till 7 months and to thiamethoxam from 24 h till 4 months. Biochemical studies showed that the activity of acetylcholine esterase (AChE), α, ß esterase and glutathione -S-transferase (GST) showed a significant decrease in sublethal concentrations of thiamethoxam and deltamethrin related to the control. Regarding the effect on germination, no adverse effect was noticed due to the chemical and botanical seed protectants application.
Frequency of Patient Complaints Before and After Legal Medicine Consultation in Orthopedic Ward

Background: Patient who complain of the health community are unpleasant and may endanger the honor of the medical community. However, patients’ complaints can improve the quality of medical services, increase the accuracy of the medical staff, and reduce diagnostic and treatment costs. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of patients’ complaints before and after legal medicine consultation in the orthopedic ward of Taleghani hospital in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study investigated the frequency of the complaints of 460 patients before and after legal medicine consultation from spring 2011 to winter 2017. Data were analyzed by excel. Results: The results of this study showed that the frequency of complaints was lowest in spring and highest in fall. The number of complaints and frequencies also decreased over time compared with the previous year. The lowest number of complaints was in 2011 and the highest in 2013. Conclusion: In this study, performing legal medicine consultation in Taleghani hospital in Tehran, Iran reduced the number of registered complaints.
Company Size, Financial Distress And Audit Complexity Against Audit Report Lag

The purpose of this study is to measure and test thecompany size, financial distress, and audit complexity on audit report lag either partially or simultaneously. The type of research used is quantitative research with associative methods. The sample method in this study used a purposive sampling technique with a total sample of 7 miscellaneous industry sector companies and petroleum and natural gas obtained from the annual report for 5 years of observation as many as 35 annual reports 2015-2019. The data analysis technique used in this research is descriptive statistical analysis, classical assumption test, multiple regression test, and hypothesis testing with the help of the SPSS version 25 software program. The results of this study indicate that partially company size affects the audit report lag, financial distress variables. it does not affect the audit report lag, and audit complexity has an effect on the audit report lag. Meanwhile, the simultaneous test shows that all independent variables affect the audit report lag.
Electrical conductivity of melts: implications for conductivity anomalies in the Earth's mantle

Abstract Magmatic liquids, including silicate and carbonate melts, are principal agents of mass and heat transfer in the Earth and terrestrial planets, and they play a crucial role in various geodynamic processes and in Earth's evolution. Electrical conductivity data of these melts elucidate the cause of electrical anomalies in Earth's interior and shed light on the melt structure. With the improvement in high-pressure experimental techniques and theoretical simulations, major progress has been made on this front in the past several decades. This review aims to summarize recent advances in experimental and theoretical studies on the electrical conductivity of silicate and carbonate melts of different compositions and volatile contents under high temperature and pressure. The electrical conductivity of silicate melts depends strongly on temperature, pressure, water content and the ratio of non-bridging oxygens to tetrahedral cations (NBO/T). By contrast, the electrical conductivity of carbonate melts exhibits a weak dependence on temperature and pressure due to their fully depolymerized structure. The electrical conductivity of carbonate melts is higher than that of silicate melts by at least two orders of magnitude. Water can increase electrical conductivity significantly and reduce the activation energy of silicate melts. Conversely, this effect is weak for carbonate melts. In addition, the replacement of alkali-earth elements (Ca2+ or Mg2+) with alkali elements causes a significant decrease in the electrical conductivity of carbonate melts. A distinct compensation trend is revealed for the electrical conductivity of silicate and carbonate melts under anhydrous and hydrous conditions. Several important applications of laboratory-based melt conductivity are introduced in order to understand the origin of high-conductivity anomalies in the Earth's mantle. Perspectives for future studies are also provided.
Magnetic Fe@g-C3N4: A Photoactive Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of Alkenes and Alkynes

A photoactive catalyst, Fe@g-C3N4, has been developed for the hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes using hydrazine hydrate as a source of hydrogen. The magnetically separable Fe@g-C3N4 eliminates the use of high pressure hydrogenation, and the reaction can be accomplished using visible light without the need for external sources of energy.
Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation Controlled by the Coupling of Surface Crystallinity and Surface Hydrophilicity

The microscopic mechanisms controlling heterogeneous ice nucleation are complex and remain poorly understood. Although good ice nucleators are generally believed to match ice lattice and to bind water, counter examples are often identified. Here we show, by advanced molecular simulations, that the heterogeneous nucleation of ice on graphitic surface is controlled by the coupling of surface crystallinity and surface hydrophilicity. Molecular level analysis reveals that the crystalline graphitic lattice with an appropriate hydrophilicity may indeed template ice basal plane by forming a strained ice layer, thus significantly enhancing its ice nucleation efficiency. Remarkably, the templating effect is found to transit from within the first contact layer of water to the second as the hydrophilicity increases, yielding an oscillating distinction between the crystalline and amorphous graphitic surfaces in their ice nucleation efficiencies. Our study sheds new light on the long-standing question of what constitu.
Pulsed eddy current array design and electromagnetic imaging for defects detection in metallic materials

ABSTRACT Defects caused by a harsh working environment and cyclic loading may seriously lead to catastrophic industrial accidents. Therefore, an efficient and accurate detection method is needed to quantitatively characterise the multiple defects of large-area metal components. In this paper, a pulsed eddy current (PEC) array is designed by considering mutual electromagnetic influence between the PEC array; the differential peak values at different scan positions are abstracted as feature signals for defect characterisation, and the relationship between defect width and detection signal is discovered; the detection capability of sensor array for adjacent defects is analysed. Subsequently, the electromagnetic imaging is applied to visualise and quantitatively evaluate the multiple defects, and then, the quantitative detection approaches for the localisation and width of multiple defects in metal components are proposed. An experimental setup is built and the proposed approach is validated by experiment. The results show that the proposed method can effectively determine the locations and widths of defects in metal components within the absolute error of 1 scan step.
A Study of Learning Search Approximation in Mixed Integer Branch and Bound: Node Selection in SCIP

In line with the growing trend of using machine learning to help solve combinatorial optimisation problems, one promising idea is to improve node selection within a mixed integer programming (MIP) branch-and-bound tree by using a learned policy. Previous work using imitation learning indicates the feasibility of acquiring a node selection policy, by learning an adaptive node searching order. In contrast, our imitation learning policy is focused solely on learning which of a node’s children to select. We present an offline method to learn such a policy in two settings: one that comprises a heuristic by committing to pruning of nodes; one that is exact and backtracks from a leaf to guarantee finding the optimal integer solution. The former setting corresponds to a child selector during plunging, while the latter is akin to a diving heuristic. We apply the policy within the popular open-source solver SCIP, in both heuristic and exact settings. Empirical results on five MIP datasets indicate that our node selection policy leads to solutions significantly more quickly than the state-of-the-art precedent in the literature. While we do not beat the highly-optimised SCIP state-of-practice baseline node selector in terms of solving time on exact solutions, our heuristic policies have a consistently better optimality gap than all baselines, if the accuracy of the predictive model is sufficient. Further, the results also indicate that, when a time limit is applied, our heuristic method finds better solutions than all baselines in the majority of problems tested. We explain the results by showing that the learned policies have imitated the SCIP baseline, but without the latter’s early plunge abort. Our recommendation is that, despite the clear improvements over the literature, this kind of MIP child selector is better seen in a broader approach to using learning in MIP branch-and-bound tree decisions.
Comparison of the Inhibitory Effect of PEG-Liposomal and Conventional Doxorubicin on Migration and Extravasation Efficacy on Canine Osteosarcoma Cell Line- in Vitro and Ex Ovo Studies.

Magdalena Jolanta Walewska (  magdalenawalewska13@gmail.com ) Warsaw University of Life Sciences: Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4492-8375 Anna Małek Warsaw University of Life Sciences: Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Bartłomiej Taciak Warsaw University of Life Sciences: Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Anna Wojtalewicz Warsaw University of Life Sciences: Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Sylwia Wilk Warsaw University of Life Sciences: Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Agata Wojtkowska Warsaw University of Life Sciences: Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Katarzyna ZabielskaKoczywąs Warsaw University of Life Sciences: Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Roman Lechowski Warsaw University of Life Sciences: Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
A Framework Analysis for Lean Transformation: A Case Study of a Public Utility in Greece

Purpose: Nowadays, the worldwide economic recession has created numerous challenges in the Public Sector of Greece, which in turn affect the sustainability of public enterprises. Overall, there is a high pressure to increase productivity and reduce operating costs. The need to adapt to the new environment is pushing public organizations to implement Lean Management strategies in accordance with Private Sector standards. However, the limited budget, public deficits and debts, bureaucratic culture, political dependence and lack of transparency present several issues. These pose a serious threat to successful implementation of Lean practices in the long-run. Lack of relevant research and dichotomous role of public service organizations make this study very interesting. This research paper is aiming at exploring and highlighting the impact of the most important Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the effective integration of Lean Management principles in Public Utility organizations in Greece by combining bibliographic research and empirical—with the quantitative method-research through case studies. Research Methodology: The research method combines bibliographic research and empirical—with the quantitative method. Quantitative method was employed on a sufficient sample of public employees from two of the largest public companies of Greece: Public Power Corporation (PPC S.A.) and Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP S.A.) in order to investigate the impact of the most important CSFs on successful Lean Transformation of them. Findings: Quantitative findings from this research illustrated that the most important CSFs that have a positive impact on successful Lean Transformation on Greek public organizations/utilities are: Effective Communication, flexible Organizational Infrastructure, Customer Focus, Linking Lean to Suppliers, Business Plan and Vision, competent Change Management, Top Management Support and Commitment, Training and Education, as well as Selection of Staff. On the contrary, the existence of a bureaucratic Organizational Culture has a negative effect on successful integration of Lean Management. Limitations: Important limitations of this study are the utilization of a convenience sample and the strict focus on Greek public organizations operating in a competitive environment.
Unraveling the Origin of Structural Disorder in High Temperature Transition Al2O3: Structure of θ-Al2O3

The crystallography of transition Al2O3 has been extensively studied in the past, because of the advantageous properties of the oxide in catalytic and a range of other technological applications. However, existing crystallographic models are insufficient to describe the structure of many important Al2O3 polymorphs, because of their highly disordered nature. In this work, we investigate structure and disorder in high-temperature-treated transition Al2O3 and provide a structural description for θ-Al2O3 by using a suite of complementary imaging, spectroscopy, and quantum calculation techniques. Contrary to current understanding, our high-resolution imaging shows that θ-Al2O3 is a disordered composite phase of at least two different end-members. By correlating imaging and spectroscopy results with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we propose a model that describes θ-Al2O3 as a disordered intergrowth of two crystallographic variants at the unit-cell level. One variant is based on β-Ga2O3, and the o.