Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review (Nigerian Chapter )

This study examined the data and information management as supported and related to strategic decision making in Ark Handling Limited. A survey research design was used in this study, to investigate the influence of data process techniques and management information systems practiced on strategic decision-making in ARK-H Limited. Data was gathered from a representative sample of management staff, particularly those that formed the decision maker of the company and those that implement every decision made. The survey instruments used were structured questionnaire and interview. Data generated were analysed using frequency, percentage, charts and content analysis. Finding from the study deduced that information network system and computer software were adequately available for staff to use in Ark-H. Most of the staffs that have very easy access to information management tools in Ark-H Limited are from IT department. Finding also revealed that, the staff found the use of information management very easy and significant to their strategic decision-making. Therefore, the study recommended that strategic decision-making can only be effective through consistent training and re-training of the staff and evaluation of management performance. Finally, various staff that needs to be trained are the managers.
Identi�cation of anoikis-related genes signature to predict the prognosis in cervical cancer

Anoikis is a special programmed cell death mode, and resistance to anoikis is a prerequisite for malignant tumors to acquire invasion and metastasis characteristics. The expression and impact of anoikis-related genes (ARGs) in cervical cancer (CC) are still unknown. The aim of this study is to reveal the prognostic role of ARGs in survival, immune in�ltration, and drug sensitivity of CC patients, and to identify potential clinical treatment targets. RNA seq and clinical data of CC patients were downloaded from the TCGA database and GEO database, and gene copy data was downloaded from UCSC. Bioinformatics methods was used to screen differentially expressed ARGs related to prognosis, and conducting data analysis using R software package and Perl software. TISCH database was used to analyze the expression of ARGs in tumor microenvironment (TME) at the single cell level. MMP3 on chromosome 11 is highly expressed in CC tissue and may be a key gene for CC progression. The signi�cant activation of the cycline-cycline receptor interaction, ECM-receptor interaction, JAK-STAT signaling pathway, and focal adhesion pathway may be associated with poor prognosis in CC patients. The decrease in CD8 + T cells and the increase in M0 macrophages may indicate a high-risk prognosis for patients. Bcl-2 inhibitor (ABT-737), axitinib, dihydrorotenone, sorafenib, venetoclax, and nilotinib are optional drugs for early treatment of CC. In the future, ARGs based miRNAs, small molecule drugs/inhibitors, peptide/protein speci�c therapies, and speci�c antibodies may be developed for early diagnosis and clinical treatment of CC.
Brine formation recorded by stable isotopes of Recent benthic foraminifera in Storfjorden, Svalbard: palaeoceanographical implications

We discuss water oxygen isotopes (δ18Ow) and carbon isotopes of dissolved inorganic carbon (δ13CDIC) of brine‐enriched shelf water (BSW) from Storfjorden (southern Svalbard) in comparison to Recent benthic foraminiferal δ18Oc and δ13Cc calcified in the same water. We determined relatively high δ18Ow values of 0.15±0.03‰ VSMOW in BSW below sill depth at temperatures below −1.8 °C, and high δ18Oc values of 3.90±0.18‰ VPDB. Such high BSW δ18Ow cannot significantly deplete 18Ow contents of Arctic Ocean deep water; furthermore, such high δ18Oc cannot be distinguished from δ18Oc values of 3.82±0.12‰, calcified in warmer Arctic and Nordic seas intermediate and deeper waters. Today, in Storfjorden low benthic δ13Cc and high δ18Oc reflect the low δ13CDIC and relatively high δ18Ow of BSW. High benthic δ18Oc is in contrast to expected low δ18Oc as brine rejection is widely thought to predominantly take place in surface water diluted by meteoric water with very low δ18Ow. Low epibenthic δ13Cc values of 0.50±0.12‰ partly reflect low δ13CDIC caused by enhanced uptake of atmospheric low δ13CCO2 decreased by anthropogenic activities. An adjustment for preindustrial higher values would increase δ13Cc by about 0.6‰. Therefore, in Storfjorden brine formed before the industrial era would be characterized by both high δ13Cc as well as high δ18Oc values of benthic foraminiferal calcite. Our data may cast doubt on scenarios that explain negative excursions in benthic foraminiferal stable isotope records from the Atlantic Ocean during cold stadials in the last glacial period by enhanced brine formation in Nordic seas analogously to modern processes in Storfjorden.
Nurses` safety practices provided for patients undergoing external fixation surgeries

: External fixation (EF) is an external metal frame connected to bone fragments, in which skeletal pins or wires are inserted into the bone through incisions of the skin. This study aimed to: assess nurses` safety practices provided for patients undergoing (EF) surgeries.Research Question: What are the nurses`safety practices provided for patients undergoing external fixation surgeries? Research design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: This study was conducted at all the Inpatient Orthopedic Wards in addition to the Operating Theaters of EL-Hadra Orthopedic and Traumatology University Hospital Alexandria, Egypt. Subjects: A convenient sample of all nursing staff (a total of 95 male and female nurses) involved in providing direct care for patients were included in the study. Tools: One tool was used: "Nurses` Safety Practices Provided for Patients Undergoing External Fixation Surgeries Observational Checklist". Results: The highest level of safety measures provided for patients undergoing external fixation surgeries preoperatively was related to psychological safety followed by chemical, biological, and physical safety preparations. Statistical significant correlations were declared between the studied nurses` "Preoperative safety preparation practices mean scores" and studied "Orthopedic ward physical set up mean scores. Conclusion: The highest level of safety measures provided for patients undergoing external fixation surgeries intraoperatively was related to instrumental and mechanical safety followed by physical, psychological, and biological safety preparations. Recommendations: Developing standards regarding nursing care for safe external fixation surgeries.
Ethical consumerism and wage levels: Evidence from an experimental market

This paper contributes to the promotion of multidisciplinary research on ethical consumerism by providing experimental evidence on consumer's willingness to reward sellers by paying higher wages to their workers. We analyze repeated interactions occurring between workers, sellers, and consumers within the framework of an experimental market. By successfully performing a task, workers allow sellers to offer a good through a market. Sellers set the price of goods and decide the wages of workers. Consumers enter the market sequentially and decide whether to accept one of the offers or to leave the market. Our data show that, especially in the first periods of the experiment, some sellers opt to pay high wages to their workers. However, this behavior is not rewarded by consumers, whose purchasing choices are almost exclusively driven by self-interest. In our interpretation, the connection between workers and sellers that connotes our experimental design, with workers who allow sellers to enter the market, may induce consumers to believe that eventual sacrifices for paying high wages to workers must be entirely on sellers. Our result suggests that the more salient is made the importance of some stakeholders in allowing the firm's activity, the fewer consumers' may be willing to sacrifice their monetary payoff to improve these stakeholders' condition.
Pre-training Robust Feature Extractor Against Clean-label Data Poisoning Attacks

In the transfer learning paradigm, models pre-trained on large datasets are employed as foundation models in various downstream tasks. However, this paradigm exposes downstream practitioners to data poisoning threats. Poisoning attackers craft malicious samples on foundation models, then inject these samples into re-training datasets to manipulate the behaviors of models at inference. In this work, we propose an upstream defense strategy that significantly reduces the success rate of various data poisoning attacks. Our defense aims to pre-train robust foundation models by reducing adversarial feature distance and increasing inter-categories feature distance. Experiments demonstrate the excellent defense performance of the proposed strategy towards state-of-the-art clean-label attacks in the transfer learning setting.
COVID-19 VACCINATION READINESS AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING CHILDREN IMMUNIZATION CLINIC

: An assessment of the willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and associated perceptions of the vaccine was carried out among 282 nursing mothers attending the children immunization clinic of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. A structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic information, previous vaccination history, perception of COVID-19 vaccination and the willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among the participants. Data analyses showed that the mean age of the participants was 30.8 ± 6.6 years. Of the 282, 47.2% were between 30 – 39 years, 42.9% of which were between 20 – 29 years and 10% were 40 years and above. The results showed that 92.9% of the respondents have heard of the COVID-19 vaccine, only 66% have ever received any other type of vaccine and 63.5% of the respondents were willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Persons whom had received any other type of vaccine prior were 2.3 times (95% C.I: 1.4 – 3.9) more likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. There was no significant association between age groups, monthly income, residence, and religion with the willingness to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. However, there was a significant association (p = 0.022) between occupation( employed) and the willingness to receive Covid-19 vaccine, (81.25%) while the unemployed were the least proportion of individuals (50%) willing to be vaccinated. The most significant perceptions influencing the willingness to receive Covid-19 vaccine include among others that “coronavirus vaccinations should be mandatory”, concerns that the COVID-19 Vaccination could cause COVID-19 infection, experiencing side effects from Covid 19 vaccination. The study showed that at least 1 in every 2 women were willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. However, safety concerns and concerns of contracting the infection after vaccination have significant influence on the willingness to receive the vaccine. Adequate public health education on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine is recommended to improve vaccine uptake especially among nursing mothers.
Compaction Grout: A Case History of Seismic Retrofit

Along the San Lorenzo River, the Laurel Street Bridge in Santa Cruz, California was constructed in 1967. As was typical in design and construction of that time, seismic issues were not fully understood, analyzed or implemented. This became very apparent when the performance of the downtown area of Santa Cruz following the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 17 October 1989 (Magnitude 7.1) was investigated and documented by Kropp and Thomas. The study indicates substantial ground failure effects on the west side of the Laurel Street Bridge and both sand boils and ground cracking in the areas north and south of the eastern abutment. With the results of this study it was determined that a definite potential for liquefaction during a design level earthquake (Magnitude 8.0) existed. This could result in lateral spreading, differential settlement, and axial and lateral support failure of the existing pile foundation. In 1996 plans were in place to further research the potential for liquefaction and develop the necessary solutions. The original geotechnical explorations were analyzed, and additional studies were performed. The combination of these investigations along with California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) seismic design criteria led to the development of a geotechnical and structural retrofit program to overcome the now apparent seismic issues. A large portion of this seismic upgrade of the bridge was to treat the liquefiable soils underlying and surrounding the bridge piers. Insitu densification of the liquefiable soils by a ground modification program of compaction grouting was accomplished. This increased the density and cyclic shear strength of the soil, thus resisting liquefaction. In turn, the soil would continue to provide the lateral support and frictional resistance to the piles so that the bridge will maintain stability.
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ROAD RAGE AMONGST COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE MOTORISTS IN OWERRI MUNICIPAL IMO STATE, NIGERIA

: Road Rage is accepted by all to have been in existence and seen amongst drivers, both commercial and private. It occurs when a driver reacts angrily to other drivers with some offensive attitude, gestures or actions. It is a public health concern and should be addressed as it is increasing. Therefore this study is aimed at comparatively assessing the prevalence, effects, associated factors of road rage amongst commercial and private motorists in Owerri Municipality, Imo State Nigeria and possible solutions to road rage. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted in this study by distributing research questionnaires to 131 commercial motorists and 131 private motorists, with 97.0% (n=127) and 95.4% (n=125) response rate respectively. Socio-demographic questionnaire, Drivers Anger Scale, Effect of Road Rage questionnaire, Solution to Road Rage questionnaire were employed to obtain their demographics, assess motorists anger, health impact of road rage and their opinions on road rage prevention, respectively. Data collected was analysed by descriptive statistics, using SPSS Version 26. Result: Research reveals higher preponderance of male gender (n=99; 79.2% for private motorist and n =122,96.1% for commercial motorists). The prevalence of road rage was 88.2% and 59.2% among commercial and private motorists respectively. Analysis showed that private motorists are of the opinion that after road rage they experience more body aches (56.0% vs 50.4%) and chest symptoms (66.4% vs 66.1%) than the commercial motorists. Being patience and cautious on the road (n=168; 66.7%), tolerating mistakes of other motorists (n=180;71.4%), maintaining road facilities (n=134; 53.2%) and obeying traffic rules (n=236; 95.6%) were suggested by the participants as measures to curb road rage (Table 6). Conclusion: Because of the high rate of road rage there is need for government to maintain the road, provide other means of survival for young people especially males and discourage sales and use of illicit substances.
The Development of Learning Meadia Based on Digital Card Learning to Improve High Level of Thinking Skills and Basket Ball Passing Skills of Junior High School Students

This study aims to develop learning media based on digital card learning to improve high-order thinking skills and basketball passing skills of junior high school students and to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of the digital card learning media. The research method used in this research is Research and Development (RnD) using 10 stages of research; 1) problem identification, 2) data collection, 3) product design, 4) design validation, 5) product trial (small scale), 6) product revision, 7) usage trial (large scale), 8) final product revision, 9) effectiveness test and 10) final product. The research subjects used were 32 samples for small scale, and 64 samples for large scale. The data analysis technique was descriptive quantitative analysis. Based on the assessments results from some experts, both basketball and media experts, it shows that the media developed is in the "Very Eligible" category to be used with a percentage of 91% eligibility. Based on the results of the small-scale test, the results of student assessments were 83%. While the results of large-scale trials on research subjects, the percentage of product feasibility is 85%. The results of the analysis of the effectiveness test conducted through the paired t-test, it was obtained a significance value of 0.000 (influence on HOTS) and 0.000 (influence on passing skills) less than 0.05. Meanwhile, the results of the independent t-test were of 0.002 (HOTS) and 0.030 (passing skill).
Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding

The study investigated junior high school students’ perspectives on printed and electronic textbooks. Even though there are many studies conducted in this area, the studies focus on examining university or college students’ perspectives (Abuloum et al., 2019; Adeyinka et al., 2018, Cumaoglu et al., 2013). Little research has been done to explore junior high school students’ perspectives. Thus, further investigation is needed. This study is a cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire adapted from Abuloum (2019) with 276 students completed the questionnaire. The results showed that printed textbooks were still preferred by the majority (54.7%) of the students. The ease of highlighting and taking notes as well as ease of use were the major reasons for students who preferred printed textbooks. For students preferring e-textbooks, the main reasons were the ease of access and searching. It could be concluded that, despite of the pervasiveness of digital technologies, the students still preferred using printed textbooks for learning. However, findings also indicated that e-textbooks were gaining popularity in the field of education with almost half (46.3%) of the students choosing e-textbooks. Since there is a growing interest in e-textbooks, teachers can help familiarize students to e-textbooks by showing the students how to use them and what their advantages. E-textbook developers can also use the findings as the basis for designing more attractive and appropriate e-textbooks for junior high school students.
Preliminary Study on Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy in Environment and Nutrition Variations: Chencha and Arba Minch Cases

: The Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) is well known drug used to improve the quality of life in persons living with HIV AIDS. HIV medication is very important but a variety of other factors may influence the effectiveness and adherence of ART that needs devotion from patients, provisions of health services and health care professionals, and having social and economical support from the society. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of ART in nutrition and environment as risk factor. Methods: A Hospital based cross sectional study was conducted from February to April, 2016 at Arba Minch and Chencha Hospitals. A total of 400 person who admitted ART drug were used in this Study. Data were collected through interviewer administered questionnaire technique and records and analyzed using descriptive statistics like frequency, percentage and average. The difference was again checked for significance at 0.5 confidence interval. The study participants were employed by using systematic random sample selection method. Results: The average increment of CD 4 Cell after ART admission in Chencha was 155.60 while that of Arba Minch was 99.00. The difference was significant at 1% confidence interval. The co-infection of TB at the ART admitted period was also compared in the two sites. TB co-infection in Arba Minch was 24.4% while it was 13.3% in Chencha. Average increment of CD 4 in males (134.11) was significantly higher than that of females (107.95). Conclusion: The study showed that variation existed on the effectiveness of ART in different environment of Chencha and Arba Minch town. Knowledge was poor on ART effectiveness and the relationship with nutrition. There was correlation between the number of CD 4 cell and prevalence of TB co infections. Nutrition and Environmental condition play great role in the prevalence of opportunitistic TB co infection.
Effect of Sensory-Motor Interventions on Feeding Outcomes and Weight-Gain among Preterm Neonates after Weaning from Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation

: Feeding difficulties of preterm neonates remain a challenge and consequently leads to prolonged hospital stay. Early sensory-motor interventions improve oral feeding abilities and facilitate sucking-swallowing-respiration coordination in preterm neonates with delayed feeding. Objective: The aim of this studyis to identify the effect of sensory-motor interventions on feeding outcomes and weight gain among preterm neonates after weaning from non-invasive mechanical ventilation. Research Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of (NICU) at Specialized Somouha University Hospital in Alexandria, Egypt. Subjects: A convenience sampling of 60 preterm neonates who had homodynamicstability and weaned from nasal CPAP for 48hours.Tools: Three tools were used to collect necessary data namely;preterm neonates’ feeding outcomes assessment, non-nutritive sucking pattern of preterm neonates and preterm neonates' oral feeding efficacy and weight gainassessment. Result: Significant statistical differences were found between the study and control groups regarding their ability to organize oral-motor functioning, remain engaged in feeding and coordinate swallowing and breathing (P=0.000) as well as their ability to maintain physiologic stability during feeding (P=0.008). Moreover, the mean of volume transfer per feeding session at the 10 th day of interventions was 82.90 ml ±14.12 for the neonates in the study group compared to 71.33 ml ±16.96. The rate of milk for the neonates in the study group was 1.97±0.34 ml/minute compared to 1.06±0.32 ml/minute for the control one. The mean body weight of preterm neonates of the study group was 1495±5.13 compared to 1371±5.15 of the preterm neonates of control group at 10 th day.Conclusion: It can be concluded that applyingsensory-motor intervention improve the preterm neonates’ feeding abilities,non-nutritive sucking pattern, feeding efficacy and weight gain after weaning from non-invasive mechanical ventilation. Recommendations: educational programs should be provided for neonatal nurses about the Sensory-motor interventions to improve feeding outcomes among preterm neonates.