Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG UNDERGRADUATE HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY FROM A UNIVERSITY IN LEBANON FROM A UNIVERSITY IN LEBANON

Abstract Introduction: Stress, whether real or perceived, is prevalent among young adults (18-24 years), with prevalence increasing. Previous research has identified and defined many coping mechanisms in response to stress among health professions students. Aims: This study aims at measuring perceived stress and exploring both sources of stress and coping strategies in undergraduate health professions students. Materials and Methods: A total of 427 (88.9% response rate) surveys were collected from the various faculties from across health professions faculties at Beirut Arab University (BAU). Surveys consisted of the Brief COPE Inventory (BCI) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and were distributed via the systematic sampling method. Results: There was no significant difference between perceived stress scores across faculties, with stress levels falling within a moderate stress range. Females (M=22, SD=6) demonstrated higher stress means than males (M=18, SD=6) across faculties. Junior students, except for pharmacy students, were more likely to use both approach-based and avoidance-based stratagems in comparison to their seniors. However, the differences were insignificant. Stress did not seem to decrease with seniority with any significance across all faculties. Coping stratagems were consistent across all years, leaning towards approach-based mechanisms. Conclusion: Moderate stress levels were observed across all health professions faculties at BAU, and stress levels did not seem to attenuate with passing academic years. It is imperative to optimize student support systems on campus, and encourage students to seek help whenever needed.
The Effectiveness of Modeling Instruction Learning on Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Rotational Dynamic

Rotational Dynamics is one of the physics topics which is quite difficult for students. Several previous studies showed students’ difficulties on this topic, one of which is the aspect of students’ conceptual understanding. Modeling instruction is the effective approach to improve students’ understanding. This model is in line with constructivist theory and cognitive model theory. This research aimed to examine the effectiveness of modeling instruction that we developed to improve students' conceptual understanding of rigid body mechanics, where the knowledge of particle mechanics serve as anchor or bridging to develop model of rigid body. This research used mixed method with embedded experimental design. It used one group pretest-posttest design and involved 65 students of a high school in Malang as the subject. Data were gathered using test consisting of 17 multiple-choice items with explanation. The students’ scores were analyzed quantitatively using t-test and N-gain to measure the improvement of students’ understanding, while the students' reasons were analyzed qualitatively. The results showed the average students’ score increased from 1.62 to 9.92 with N-gain of 0.54 (in upper medium category). We concluded that the modeling instruction was effective to improve students’ conceptual understanding.
Surface soil organic pools in response to silage cropping intensity under no tillage.

Although reduced tillage itself is beneficial to soil quality and farm economics, the amount of crop residues returned to soil will likely alter the success of a particular conservation tillage system within a farm operation. There is a need for more information on multiple-year impacts of different residue retention systems on surface-soil organic matter pools in different environments. We investigated the impact of three cropping systems (a gradient in residue returned to soil) on total organic C and N, particulate organic C and N, microbial biomass C, and mineralizable C and N in a Piedmont soil in North Carolina. There is an inverse relationship between silage intensity and residue returned to soil. With time, surface soil organic matter pools became higher with reduced silage cropping intensity as a result of greater crop residue returned to soil. These results suggest that greater quantities of crop residue returned to soil have positive effects on soil organic matter pools in continuous notillage crop production systems. These results can help to determine an optimum balance between short-term economic returns and longer term investments in improved soil quality for more sustainable production. INTRODUCTION Soil quality is a concept based on the premise that management can deteriorate, stabilize, or improve soil ecosystem functions. Soil provides a medium for plant growth, regulates and partitions water flow in the environment, and buffers the fluxes of natural and xenobiotic compounds through decomposition and fixation processes (Larson and Pierce, 1991). The organic components of soil are important in providing energy, substrates, and the biological diversity necessary to sustain many soil functions. Conservation tillage systems are now widely adopted by many producers, because they reduce fuel, time, and labor needed to make multiple tillage operations, reduce machinery wear allow for more timely planting of crops even under wetter soil conditions improve soil and water quality reduce runoff and make more effective use of precipitation improve wildlife habitat meet Farm Bill requirements
Baltic cities : perspectives on urban and regional change in the Baltic Sea area

What are the processes that transfigures the Baltic area's urban landscape, one of the most dynamic macro-regions in contemporary Europe? This anthology is approaching the issues of the Baltic cities and the urban transformation from a number of perspectives. Reviews of the economy, infrastructure, and historical aspects of the area is presented. The emphasis is on the "post-socialist" cities in the eastern part of the Baltic region, and in a series of in-depth studies goose St. Petersburg, Tallinn and Riga in detail. The book is intended for geographers, historians and those who have a genuine interest in the development in Eastern Europe and especially for the Baltic countries. The authors are historians, geographers and scientists from the Baltic states, Sweden and Poland.
Creditor Rights, Culture and Dividend Payout Policy

We study how creditor rights and culture interact with one another and influence corporate dividend payout policy. We identify two distinct substitution effects. First, creditors substitute poor legal standing with lower dividends, but only in countries defined as either individualist or with low levels of uncertainty avoidance. Second, creditors substitute poor creditor rights for “creditor friendly” culture, which is the culture in countries defined as either collective or with high levels of uncertainty avoidance. Our findings suggest that creditors exert a sizable influence over corporate dividend policy, and they do so after accounting for both the strength of creditor rights and the nature of the cultural tradition which prevails in each country.
The TÜBİTAK-UEKAE statistical machine translation system for IWSLT 2009

We describe our Arabic-to-English and Turkish-to-English machine translation systems that participated in the IWSLT 2009 evaluation campaign. Both systems are based on the Moses statistical machine translation toolkit, with added components to address the rich morphology of the source languages. Three different morphological approaches are investigated for Turkish. Our primary submission uses linguistic morphological analysis and statistical disambiguation to generate morpheme-based translation models, which is the approach with the better translation performance. One of the contrastive submissions utilizes unsupervised subword segmentation to generate non-linguistic subword-based translation models, while another contrastive system uses word-based models but makes use of lexical approximation to cope with out-of-vocabulary words, similar to the approach in our Arabic-to-English submission.
Baseline survey results: Integrating adolescent livelihood activities within a reproductive health program for urban slum dwellers in India

The Population Council’s Frontiers in Reproductive Health Program and Policy Research Division, in collaboration with CARE India, is conducting an operations research study of an intervention designed to improve the lives and prospects of young women in several urban slum areas of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The project aims to take a preexisting reproductive health program for adolescents and test the feasibility and impact of adding four additional components to it: 1) counseling about savings formation and livelihoods, 2) training in vocational skills, 3) assistance in opening savings accounts, and 4) follow-up support. CARE India is managing the larger adolescent reproductive health project, called the Action for Slum Dwellers’ Reproductive Health, Allahabad (ASRHA). Previous project updates have reported on the design and implementation of the study’s intervention and how it is integrated within the CARE ASRHA Project. This report presents key findings from the study’s baseline survey.
Genetic Variations in TrkB.T1 Isoform and Their Association with Somatic and Psychological Symptoms in Individuals with IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disorder of gut-brain interaction, is often comorbid with somatic pain and psychological disorders. Dysregulated signaling of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor, tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB), has been implicated in somatic-psychological symptoms in individuals with IBS. Thus, we investigated the association of 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the regulatory 3' untranslated region (UTR) of NTRK2 (TrkB) kinase domain-deficient truncated isoform (TrkB.T1) and the BDNF Val66Met SNP with somatic and psychological symptoms and quality of life in a U.S. cohort (IBS n=464; healthy controls n=156). We found that the homozygous recessive genotype (G/G) of rs2013566 in individuals with IBS is associated with worsened somatic symptoms, including headache, back pain, joint pain, muscle pain, and somatization as well as diminished sleep quality, energy level and overall quality of life. Validation using U.K. BioBank (UKBB) data confirmed the association of rs2013566 with increased likelihood of headache. Several SNPs (rs1627784, rs1624327, rs1147198) showed significant associations with muscle pain in our U.S. cohort. Notably, these SNPs are predominantly located in H3K4Me1-enriched regions, suggesting their enhancer and/or transcription regulation potential. Together, our findings suggest that genetic variation within the 3'UTR region of the TrkB.T1 isoform may contribute to comorbid conditions in individuals with IBS, resulting in a spectrum of somatic and psychological symptoms that may influence their quality of life. These findings advance our understanding of the genetic interaction between BDNF/TrkB pathways and somatic-psychological symptoms in IBS, highlighting the importance of further exploring this interaction for potential clinical applications.
Bilingual subtitles for second language acquisition and applied to engineering education as learning pills

This paper introduces the concept of bilingual subtitles, a kind of captioning in which a pair of subtitles (in mother tongue, L1, and second language, L2) are shown at the same time on the screen. The aim of this dual subtitles is to help the final user in different learning processes, due to the fact that several capacities (listening, reading, and matching) are exercised at the same time by the learner while watching a dual captioned media. The contribution of this paper is three-folded. First, it presents DualSub, an open source desktop tool aimed to create bilingual subtitles. Second, a descriptive study has been designed and executed to evaluate the extent in which bilingual subtitles are perceived by final users in the incidental vocabulary knowledge of a second language. Third, an experimental case study in which dual subtitles are used in the engineering education arena has been also carried out. The results of these surveys confirm that bilingual subtitles are perceived as useful in the different dimensions of the incidental vocabulary learning process (form, meaning, use) and are also helpful applied to the educational domain (deliberate learning).
ON THE ESTIMATION OF A NORMAL VARIANCE

Complementing Rukhin's [5] investigations, the mean squared error of members of a family of preliminary-test estimators and members of the basic family of shrinkage estimators are compared. The reference point is Stein's [6] estimator that is contained in both classes. It turns out that Stein's estimator has certain qualitative optimality properties among the preliminary-test estimators. But it also turns out that, while Rukhin's 4% maxim in the minimax shrinkage class is well known and frequently cited, without minimaxity greater improvements can be achieved in his local sense by estimators coming from the preliminary-test class. This underlines another aspect of Stein's original insight. Most of our (cid:12)ndings are presented graphically
Capital structure: the role of the funding sources on which Brazilian listed companies are based

This study evaluated the capital structure of Brazilian listed companies, within the period from 2005 to 2012, verifying the role of the funding sources on which such companies are based. To do this, the debt ratio in 3 different sources was evaluated: financial institutions, capital market, and sources with subsidized interest rates, the latter representing an institutional factor of the Brazilian economy. A sample of 95 companies was used, out of the 150 largest companies listed on the São Paulo Securities, Commodities, and Futures Exchange (BM&FBOVESPA). By using models with panel data, the results show that the funding sources impact on the companies’ capital structure formation, influencing both in leverage and in debts maturity. Regarding leverage, companies that have a higher proportion of their funds raised in the capital market are more leveraged. The same is not true for companies that have a higher proportion of subsidized resources. Regarding debts maturity, resources of different maturities are obtained from different sources: the resources of lower maturities are obtained from financial institutions and the resources of higher maturities are obtained from the capital market and sources with subsidized interest rates – i.e. the Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES). Comparing the resources from the capital market to subsidized resources, it is concluded that the former have higher maturity. Such a result may be explained by the growth of the Brazilian capital market in recent years, since 2009, so that companies have been based on the capital market for their funding with higher maturity and on subsidized resources, from BNDES, for their funding with intermediate maturities. the null hypothesis is rejected, the fixed effects model is appropriate.
Fabrication and operational characteristics of step-down piezoelectric transformer based on PMN-PT ceramics

Abstract A ring-type step-down piezoelectric transformer based on 0.65Pb(Mg1/2Nb2/3)O3-0.35PbTiO3 ceramic was manufactured to study its main operational characteristics through experimental measurements and numerical simulations based on the corresponding electrical equivalent circuit. The measured resonance frequency of 93.4 kHz was observed for the first vibration mode and the measured voltage gain and maximum efficiency were 0.1 and 49.3%, respectively, for the load resistance of 500 Ω. The simulated voltage gain and maximum efficiency were 44.3% and 0.1 at 733 Ω. The possible origin of the low efficiency in the studied piezoelectric transformer is discussed.
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What is already known • Culturally and linguistically diverse nurses, have been found to experience challenges while integrating to the workforce. ience and Health Management, Univ , Miro.Koskenranta@oulu.fi (M. Kosk .mikkonen@oulu.fi (K. Mikkonen). td. This is an open access article und • There is no previous umbrella review of integration strategies and models to support transition and adaptation of culturally and linguistically diverse nursing staff into healthcare environments. ersity of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. enranta), Heli-Maria.Kuivila@oulu.fi (H. Kuivila), ashlee.oikarainen@oulu.fi (A. Oikarainen), er the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 2 S. Kamau, M. Koskenranta, H. Kuivila et al. / International Journal of Nursing Studies 136 (2022) 104377 What this paper adds • This research identifies the need for healthcare organizations' provision of sufficient resources for the efficient integration of culturally and linguistically diverse nurses. • The study recommends the promotion of diversity, development and support for a multicultural workforce and healthcare system. • The reviewhighlights the need to improve culturally and linguistically diverse nurse competences, work satisfaction, wellbeing, quality of life and retention rates.
Determination of Antibiotic Resistance Pattern and Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis from Lymph Node Samples of Sheep and Goats in Ethiopia

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis consists of non-motile and pleomorphic rods. The frequent rout of entry of C. pseudotuberculosis into the body of animal is in punctures and scratches of the skin. It results in the development of caseous abscesses in external and internal lymph nodes. Therefore, the following were the objectives of this research: to identify and isolate bacteriologically, to characterize molecularly C. pseudotuberculosis from the external nodes of lymph of sheep and goats, and to determine multiple drug resistance of C. pseudotuberculosis in sheep and goats in Halal Food Industries, Modjo, Ethiopia. A total of 450 animals (100 sheep and 350 goats) were examined during antemortem and postmortem inspections. Bacteriological isolation and identification of the collected lymph nodes were performed and then confirmed by PCR. Then, the antibiotic resistance profile was revealed. Seven (17.7%) of goat isolates from Oromia, 5 (12.5%) from Southern Nations, nationalities and peoples regional states and 4 (10%) sheep isolates from Oromia were evaluated as positive for C. pseudotuberculosis in molecular diagnosis. C. pseudotuberculosis was moderately susceptible to gentamicin (68.75%) and highly susceptible to penicillin G (100%), doxycycline (100%), and ciprofloxacin (100%) had been observed. In conclusion, risk associated factors and seroepidemiology of caseous lymphadenitis in sheep and goats should be investigated in Ethiopia.
Less is More for Long Document Summary Evaluation by LLMs

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown promising performance in summary evaluation tasks, yet they face challenges such as high computational costs and the Lost-in-the-Middle problem where important information in the middle of long documents is often overlooked. To address these issues, this paper introduces a novel approach, Extract-then-Evaluate, which involves extracting key sentences from a long source document and then evaluating the summary by prompting LLMs. The results reveal that the proposed method not only significantly reduces evaluation costs but also exhibits a higher correlation with human evaluations. Furthermore, we provide practical recommendations for optimal document length and sentence extraction methods, contributing to the development of cost-effective yet more accurate methods for LLM-based text generation evaluation.
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The discrepancies between $b\to s\ell^+\ell^-$ data and the corresponding Standard Model predictions point to the existence of new physics with a significance at the $5\sigma$ level. While previously a lepton flavour universality violating effect was preferred, the new $R(K^{(*)})$ and $B_s\to\mu^+\mu^-$ measurements are now compatible with the Standard Model, favouring a lepton flavour universal beyond the Standard Model contribution to $C_9$. Since heavy new physics is generally chiral, and because of the stringent constraints from charged lepton flavour violation, this poses a challenge for model building. In this article, we point out a novel possibility: a diquark, i.e. a coloured scalar, induces the Wilson coefficient of the $(\bar s \gamma^\mu P_L b) (\bar c \gamma_\mu P_L c)$ operator at tree-level, which then mixes into $O_9$ via an off-shell photon penguin. This setup allows for a lepton flavour universal effect of $C_9\approx-0.5$, without violating bounds from $\Delta M_s$, $\Delta\Gamma$, $B\to X_s\gamma$ and $D^0-\bar D^0$ mixing. This scenario predicts a small and negative $C_9^{\prime}$ and a light diquark, preferably with a mass around $500\,$GeV, as compatible with the CMS di-di-jet analysis, and a deficit in the inclusive $b\to c\bar c s$ rate.
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Loose dry sow housing became mandatory in the European Union from January 2013 onwards. One of the major causes of injuries to sows’ hooves and associated lameness is fighting on concrete/slatted flooring at grouping. Previous studies observed that in sows submitted to feed restriction, feed supplemented with dietary fiber reduced the time spent in the standing position and increased the time spent in the lying position. Therefore, we investigated the effect of increased levels of dietary fiber (7.2-7.5% crude fiber/kg dry matter) on the severity of hoof lesions of group housed sows in three Greek swine herds. The feet of 596 sows were initially examined for lesions upon their entry to the lactation facilities. Lesions scored included hoof hyperkeratinization, erosions or cracks and toe and dew claws overgrowths. When exiting the farrowing facilities they were offered recipes with increased dietary fiber throughout one or two subsequent gestations. Thirty-eight percent were re-examined for feet lesions during the first and sixty-two percent during the second lactation after initial examination. The proportion of sows with at least one lesion on any foot, at first scoring, was more than 95% in all herds. The most frequently and severely affected sites were the heel and the elongated toes and dew claws. The increased dietary fiber had no effect on lesion severity on any of the hoof sites considered.
Hybrid Attention-based Encoder-decoder Model for Efficient Language Model Adaptation

Attention-based encoder-decoder (AED) speech recognition model has been widely successful in recent years. However, the joint optimization of acoustic model and language model in end-to-end manner has created challenges for text adaptation. In particular, effectively, quickly and inexpensively adapting text has become a primary concern for deploying AED systems in industry. To address this issue, we propose a novel model, the hybrid attention-based encoder-decoder (HAED) speech recognition model that preserves the modularity of conventional hybrid automatic speech recognition systems. Our HAED model separates the acoustic and language models, allowing for the use of conventional text-based language model adaptation techniques. We demonstrate that the proposed HAED model yields 21\% Word Error Rate (WER) improvements in relative when out-of-domain text data is used for language model adaptation, and with only a minor degradation in WER on a general test set compared with conventional AED model.