Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PRESENTING A MODEL FOR IMPROVEMENT OF NUTRITION AND GROWTH PROMOTION OF CHILDREN BY THE CIPP EVALUATION MODEL IN ISFAHAN

Background: Assessment of national children's growth has shown that a large percent of country’s children are afflicted with growth failure. In recent decade, different models have been used for growth promotion, but there is yet a long way for achieving the desired state of children's growth. In this study we present the CIPP (Context, Input, Process, and Product) Evaluation Model. Methods: The present study is a community-based field trial and has been rendered on 74 mothers, with children less than three years of age. A model was designed for increasing mother’s participation. On the basis of this Model, a group of volunteer mothers were instructed in the subjects of growth monitoring and child nutrition. Then, these instructed other participants (beneficiaries) in the study. For the evaluation of this model, special indices and criteria were considered. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS software and suitable statistical tests. Findings: We report in this article only the results of impact evaluation. The growth state of children was significantly improved after intervention (P<0.005). Indices like understanding and knowing how to draw growth charts by mothers as well as other indices of child care were also improved (in the two cases, the difference was meaningful P<0.001). Conclusions: Considerable improvement of growth state of the children and other considered indices shows the efficacy of this Model. Systemic approach and the capability of step by step evaluation are other characteristics of the Model. As the present Model is designed on the basis of cultural and social background of the country and in accordance with its Health System, it can be also used in other regions and for development of other Health Services.
Glacier Flow Dynamics of the Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago in Russian High Arctic Using the Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR) Technique

Glacier velocity is one of the most important parameters to understand glacier dynamics. The Severnaya Zemlya archipelago is host to many glaciers of which four major ice caps encompassing these glaciers are studied, namely, Academy of Sciences, Rusanov, Karpinsky, and University. In this study, we adopted the differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (DInSAR) method utilizing ALOS-2/PALSAR-2 datasets, with a temporal resolution of 14 days. The observed maximum velocity for one of the marine-terminating glaciers in the Academy of Sciences Ice Cap was 72.24 cm/day (≈263 m/a). For the same glacier, an increment of 3.75 times the flow rate was observed in 23 years, compared to a previous study. This has been attributed to deformation in the bed topography of the glacier. Glaciers in other ice caps showed a comparatively lower surface velocity, ranging from 7.43 to 32.12 cm/day. For estimating the error value in velocity, we selected three ice-free regions and calculated the average value of their observed movement rates by considering the fact that there is zero movement for ice-free areas. The average value observed for the ice-free area was 0.09 cm/day, and we added this value in our uncertainty analysis. Further, it was observed that marine-terminating glaciers have a higher velocity than land-terminating glaciers. Such important observations were identified in this research, which are expected to facilitate future glacier velocity studies.
Development of Performance Properties of Ternary Mixtures: Phase I Final Report

This report summarizes the findings of Phase I of the research project. The project is a comprehensive study of how supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), can be used to improve the performance of concrete mixtures. The initial stages of this project consider several sources of each type of supplementary cementitious material (fly ash, slag, and silica fume) so that the material variability issues can also be addressed. Several different sources of portland cement (PC) and blended cement are also used in the experimental program. The experimental matrix includes 110–115 different mixtures; hence, the project is being conducted in three different phases. This report contains a brief literature study to summarize the state of the practice in ternary mixtures. The literature study includes the efforts by state departments of transportation (DOTs) that have utilized ternary mixtures in field work (for example, Ohio DOT, New York State DOT, Pennsylvania DOT, Iowa DOT) to discuss practical concerns about field applications. The initial phase covered in this report is a study with a large scope to identify materials combinations that will likely perform adequately in Phases II and III. Phase I of the study consisted of a 24-month laboratory program that studied the influence of multiple combination and proportions of cement, slag, silica fume, and fly ash on specific performance properties of mortar specimens. Test results are presented in this report. Chemical admixtures (water reducers, air-entraining agents, and accelerators) were included in this phase of the study to compare the effects of ternary mixtures on setting time, water demand, and air content. Phase I results have created the architecture for predicting the performance of ternary systems based on the material properties of the total cementitious system.
Toxieity and Potential Dangers of Penta-Erythritol-Tetranitrate (PETN).

A colorimetric method for the determination of aliphatic nitrate ester is described, based on the hydrolysis of the ester in 62-5 per cent. sulphuric acid and the nitration of m-xylenol by the nitric acid liberated. The method has been applied to nitroglycerin, erythritol- tetranitrate, and penta-erythritol-tetranitrate over a range of 3-0-005 mg. The nitro-xylenol is readily volatilized by steam distillation which permits the applica-tion of the method to complex systems. The reaction proceeds in stoichiometric proportions so that the quantity of the ester present can be evaluated from a potassium nitrate standard. A biological to the the liberation nitrite from and NG. vitro very
Real-time destination prediction for mobile users

Abstract. The number of GPS trajectories recorded daily has been continuously growing in the recent years and new methods to analyse such big data are surfacing all the time. In this paper, we focus on destination prediction, which is useful in various applications like hazard detection and advertisement. We proposed a real-time method for destination prediction of moving users. It uses the current movement trajectory of the user together with historical and regional information to make an accurate prediction. The method is efficient because we can rapidly compute features with the help of spatial and non-spatial indexing methods. We tested the method with real trajectories collected by Mopsi users. The success rate of the method is up to 65 % depending on the length of the recorded trajectory so far, i.e. how long the user has been on move. To our knowledge, this is the first real-time system capable of such success.
Influence of Transformational Leadership Style and Organizational Culture to Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Employee’s Performance in Mothers and Children Hospitals in East Java

This study aims to test and analyze the influence of transformational leadership style and organizational culture to Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and employee’s performance in mothers and children hospitals in East Java. The research samples are 89, i.e., 89 nurses and midwives who work in 3 mothers and children hospitals in East Java. The sampling technique uses population study. The analysis data method used is path analysis. The study results conclude that the transformational leadership style significantly influences OCB; the organizational culture significantly influences OCB, the transformational leadership significantly influences employee’s performance, the organizational culture insignificantly influences employee’s performance and OCB significantly influences nurse’s performance in mothers and child hospitals in East Java.
Analysis of Hyper-spectral Discriminatory Methods on Typical Plateau Forestry Vegetation

Spectral characteristics analyzing is the foundation of classification and matching for surface features. In this paper, field spectrum measurement was conducted on typical plateau forestry vegetation types in upper reaches of Min Jiang River. Meanwhile, hyper-spectral similarity measurement indicators were established. This paper tested 5 spectral similarity measurement operators including Euclidean Distance (ED), Spectral Angel Measurement (SAM), Spectral Information Divergence (SID), Spectral Information Divergence-Spectral Angel Measurement (SID-SAM) and Douglas Peucker Spectral Dimensionality Reduction Distance (DPSD) on identification of plateau forestry vegetation in quantified analyzing methods. Analyzing results indicate that (1) the spectral characteristics differences of all the 5 plateau forestry vegetation types mainly fall into the crest or trough of reflection spectra; (2) Chinese China fir, palm, pilea notata, ferns and mottled bamboo generally have high standard of spectral discriminatory probability, meanwhile, the spectral discriminatory probability between pilea notata and ferns is quite low; (3)for plateau forestry vegetation types, spectral discriminatory ability for of all the 5 spectral similarity measurement operators shows in descending order: Spectral Angel Measurement, Euclidean Distance Measurement, Douglas Peucker Spectral Dimensionality Reduction Distance Measurement, Spectral Information Divergence- Spectral Angel Measurement, spectral Information Divergence Measurement.
A New Momentum Strategy Based on Chinese Securities Market

Facing the current gaps with regard to the momentum effect in Chinese securities market, a momentum strategy was constructed to compare the securities market price under the effective market theory with under the non-effective market theory by the Hushen 300 index from 2006 to 2015 and a stock price residual measurement model. An important result was that the root cause of the momentum effect was systematic irrational behavior. On this basis, a new momentum strategy was constructed based on RSP (Residual of Stock Price), and the performance of that strategy was tested in different ranking and holding periods. The new momentum strategies were obtained positive average cumulative abnormal returns in the super short-term, short term and medium term. This finding confirmed the significant existence of the momentum effect in China’s stock market and the validity of the RSP momentum strategy. Therefore, this finding can be contributed to effectively addressed the current gaps and examine the applicability of classic asset pricing theory and behavioral finance theory in China's stock market. Finally, after considering the transaction costs, the momentum strategy is effective in both theory and practice.
Assessment of critical period of crop-weed competition in grain sorghum under Sudanian conditions of Southern Senegal

Weeds are among the most harmful factors limiting sorghum production under Sudanian conditions of southern Senegal. Despite, the taxonomic structure of the flora is relatively well known, few studies have focused on crop-weed competition. Field experiment was carried out to determine the critical time for weed competition in grain sorghum. Ten treatments, weedy for initial 15, 30, 45 and 60 DAS and then weed-free, and weed-free for initial 15, 30, 45 and 60 DAS and then weedy, weed-free and weedy up to harvest were assigned in a randomized block design with four replications. The beginning and the end of critical period of weed competition were determined respectively under fertilized and unfertilized conditions. The results showed that more the weeds competition is longer, more sorghum parameters of growth and yield are reduced. Sorghum yield were significantly influenced by many factors such as year, nitrogenous fertilization and weeding periods. The highest plant height, dry matter, and yield were recorded in weed free treatment followed by weed free up to 60 DAS and weedy up to 15 DAS. Plant height, dry matter and yield decreased significantly with each increase in competition period. Therefore, the lowest growth parameters and yield were noticed in weedy check treatment followed by weedy up to 60 DAS and weed free up to 15 DAS. Moreover, our findings showed that sorghum height, dry matter and grain yield increased significantly under fertilized conditions compared to unfertilized conditions, which is widely used in traditional cropping system. The maximum competition between crop and weed was between 15-45 and 15-55 DAS under unfertilized conditions (F0) and 10-55 and 15-55 DAS under fertilized conditions (F1), which can be considered as critical period of crop-weed competition. The weeding practice should be adopted during these periods for getting optimum sorghum production under Sudanian conditions of Senegal.
A MODEL OF ASSESSING THE VALUE OF THE TOURISM POTENTIAL OF MOINEȘTI, TÂRGU OCNA AND SLĂNIC MOLDOVA

The most viable type of tourism for these three urban settlements choosen for evaluation Moineşti, Târgu Ocna and Slănic Moldova, is health tourism, due to the existence of several curative factors such as mineral water springs, moffettes, local bioclimate, salt-mine microclimate. According to the modern patient-tourist preferences, a highly diversified tourist offer is required, which gives the tourist the possibility, besides health recovery, to rest and to relax. The present paper’s objective is to elaborate the tourist offer of an ideal health resort and to estimate the value of the entire tourist heritage for showing which one of these three urban settlements is able to realize the most attractive health tourist offer, through a complex methodology use (analysis, synthesis, observation, comparative, graphic, cartographic), not before determining the ideal tourist value graphic of natural and anthropic resources from a health resort.
Effects of fertilisers on pulse crop productivity and nitrogen assimilation on acid soil

This research aimed to compare the productivity of three species of pulse plants (Vicia faba L., Pisum sativum L., Lupinus angustifolium L.) in acidic sandy loam soil and to determine the influence of NPK (N0P0K0, N0P27K73, N30P27K73) fertilisers on grain yield and nitrogen assimilation. The experiments were conducted Voke Branch of Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (Baltic Sea region, 54°33'49.8''N, 25°05'12.9''E) in 2016–2018. Fertilisation with PK increased the grain yield of Vicia faba L. and Pisum sativum L. (P < 0.05) and had no effect on the yield of Lupinus angustifolium L. (P > 0.05). Nitrogen fertilisers only increased the yield of Pisum sativum L. grain, reduced the yield of Lupinus angustifolium L. grain and did not affect Vicia faba L. The chlorophyll concentration in the leaves was significantly dependent on the species of plant. In acidic soil, Vicia faba L. and Lupinus angustifolium L. assimilated similar amounts of total nitrogen in the grain – 146.8–230.0 and 160.1–220.5 kg N/ha, respectively. Pisum sativum L. nitrogen assimilation was lower – 93.0–128.8 kg N/ha. The assimilation of total nitrogen in Pisum sativum L. was stimulated by the application of P27K73 and N30, and in Vicia faba L. – only by fertilisation with PK.
University of Birmingham Explaining why childhood abuse is a risk factor for poorer clinical course in bipolar disorder

Background. Childhood abuse is a risk factor for poorer illness course in bipolar disorder, but the reasons why are unclear. Trait-like features such as affective instability and impulsivity could be part of the explanation. We aimed to examine whether childhood abuse was associated with clinical features of bipolar disorder, and whether associations were mediated by affective instability or impulsivity. Methods. We analysed data from 923 people with bipolar I disorder recruited by the Bipolar Disorder Research Network. Adjusted associations between childhood abuse, affective instability and impulsivity and eight clinical variables were analysed. A path analysis examined the direct and indirect links between childhood abuse and clinical features with affective instability and impulsivity as mediators. Results. Affective instability significantly mediated the association between childhood abuse and earlier age of onset [effect estimate ( θ )/standard error (SE): 2.49], number of depressive ( θ /SE: 2.08) and manic episodes/illness year ( θ /SE: 1.32), anxiety disorders ( θ /SE: 1.98) and rapid cycling ( θ /SE: 2.25). Impulsivity significantly mediated the association between childhood abuse and manic episodes/illness year ( θ /SE: 1.79), anxiety disorders ( θ /SE: 1.59), rapid cycling ( θ /SE: 1.809), suicidal behaviour ( θ /SE: 2.12) and substance misuse ( θ /SE: 3.09). Measures of path analysis fit indicated an excellent fit to the data. Conclusions. Affective instability and impulsivity are likely part of the mechanism of why childhood abuse increases risk of poorer clinical course in bipolar disorder, with each showing some selectivity in pathways. They are potential novel targets for intervention to improve outcome in bipolar disorder.
FOOD INSECURITY AND SOME ASSOCIATED SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS AMONG WOMEN WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME REFERRED TO CLINICS OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Background & aim: Food insecurity is defined as limited availability at all times to sufficient food of an active life. The aim of this study was assessing the food insecurity status and some associated socioeconomic factors in women with metabolic syndrome. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 130 women between 30-60 years of age with metabolic syndrome referred to health centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2011. Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and food insecurity status were assessed using demographic and the 18-item Agriculture Organization of the United States of America household food security questionnaires, respectively. Data were analyzed by Chi-square, t-tests and Logistic Regression statistical tests. Results: Prevalence of food insecurity in the population was 69.2%. Logistic regression showed the independent variables affecting food insecurity in women with metabolic syndrome were household economic status, family size, and income respectively (P<0.05). Conclusion: Due to high rate of food insecurity in women with metabolic syndrome, perhaps reducing food insecurity is associated with reduced metabolic syndrome. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce food insecurity in the society, especially among women.
Size and Value Effect: Application of the Fama French Three-Factor Model in the Irish Stock Market

There are several studies of the Fama French three factor model in international capital markets. This study empirically examines the feasibility of the Fama French three factor model as an asset pricing model in the Irish stock market. According to Fama and French methodology, monthly returns of twenty-six stocks over the period of 2011 to 2015 is used to construct four portfolios based on market capitalisation (size) and book equity-to-market equity (value) ratio. A time series regression approach is employed using the ordinary least square method by regressing the excess return of the portfolios against three independent factors (excess return on the market, size and value). The findings show that there is evidence for excess return on the market and value factors in the Irish stock market and that the Fama French three factor model has a higher explanatory power than the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). The market risk factor is positive and the most significant among the three risk factors. However, the size factor is significant for portfolios containing both small and big or large capitalisation stocks. This suggests that the small capitalisation stocks did not realise higher premiums than the big or large capitalisation stocks. The value factor is positive and significant for portfolios containing high book equity-to-market equity stocks. This indicates that high book equity-to-market equity stocks outperform low book equity-to-market equity stocks. The results are partially consistent with those of the Fama and French (1993), this implies that the Fama French three factor model does not completely hold for the Irish stock market. The empirical evidence of this study can be a basis for further research of other factors that explain in more detail the variation in the average returns of portfolios in the Irish context.
Management of IT Services in the Field of Pre-Hospital Emergency Management with the Combined Approach of COBIT Maturity Model and ITIL Framework: A Conceptual Model

The purpose of emergency management planning is to enable the management to makequality decisions under the pressure of time to avoid or minimize the damage Planning isa complex issue, which involves key actions and critical decisions. It improves the responseto the effects of a disaster by organizing timely delivery, effective rescue, relief and timelyand reliable assistance; also, it ensures that the right people are functioningat the right time.Effective plans are also intended to provide and possibly include the resources and proprietaryfunds that are provided through powerful rules. Written and well documented programsincrease the likelihood of successful outcomes.This research aims to develop an information technology (IT) maturity model for prehospitalemergency management that merges the most known IT frameworks’ practices.Our proposal intends to help the organizations overcome the current limitations ofmultiframework implementation by informing the organizations about the frameworks’overlap before their implementation. ITIL is the most popular “best practices” framework formanaging Information Technology (IT) services. However, not only implementation of ITILis very difficult, but also there are no recommendations and guidelines for it. As a result, ITILimplementations are usually long, expensive and risky. In this paper, we proposed a maturitymodel to assess an ITIL & COBIT implementation and provided a roadmap for improvementbased priorities, dependencies, and guidelines. We finally concluded that considering ITIL &COBIT implementation in pre-hospital emergency management could be very useful.