Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
MEASURING PERCEPTIONS OF WORK ENVIRONMENT AMONG EDUCATED FEMALE PUBLIC SERVANTS IN PAKISTAN

This paper provides empirical evidence on the extent to which the work environment of public sector organizations of Pakistan is sensitive to women's needs. Perception of Work Environment Index (PWEI) has been developed to measure satisfaction of female public servants with the opportunities, facilities and inter-relationships for smooth career advancement given their special needs and requirements. The data were collected by administering PWEI through face-to-face interviews with 300 women belonging to administrative, health and education sectors. Results show that while the work environment may not be openly hostile, women employees were dissatisfied with arrangements to accommodate their personal and family needs. Significant differences were found in perceptions of women belonging to different categories of public sector organizations. Unmarried females working on contract were more satisfied with the working conditions than married women on permanent posts.
Vietnamese Online Hotel Reviews Classification Bases on Term Features Selection

This paper aims to present the improved techniques to classify the user’s feedbacks on hotel service qualities. The data were mainly collected from online feedback sources by PHP program. The training set was manually tagged as: NEGATIVE, POSITIVE, and NEUTRAL. In total, 2969 Vietnamese language terms were successfully collected. In the first part, the common machine learning techniques like K-Nearest Neighbor algorithm (KNN), Decision Tree, Naive Bayes (NB) and Support Vector Machines (SVM) were applying for classification. In the second part, we enhanced the efficiency of the text categorization by applying feature selection techniques, χ2 (CHI). At the end of the paper, we concluded that the overall performance of general machine learning techniques was significantly improved by applying feature selection.
Estimation of total antioxidant capacity from diet and supplements in US adults

Given the importance of dietary antioxidants in reducing the risks of chronic diseases, the present study aimed to estimate the intake of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) from diet and dietary supplements of US adults. We utilised the US Department of Agriculture flavonoid and proanthocyanidin databases, dietary supplement data and food consumption data of 4391 US adults aged 19+ years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001–2. In order to convert the intake data of individual antioxidant compounds to TAC values, the vitamin C equivalent (VCE) of forty-three antioxidant nutrients measured previously was also applied. Daily TAC averaged 503·3 mg VCE/d (approximately 75 % from diet and 25 % from supplements). The energy-adjusted daily TAC level from diet and supplements was higher in women (except for carotenoids), older adults, Caucasian (except for carotenoids), non-alcohol consumers (for vitamin E and proanthocyanidins), subjects with higher income (except for carotenoids) and higher exercise levels than their counterparts (P < 0·05). TAC was positively associated with daily consumption of fruits and fruit juices, vegetables and vegetable products, beverages, wines and teas (P < 0·001). Teas, dietary supplements, and fruits and fruit juices were the major sources of dietary TAC of the US population (28, 25 and 17 %, respectively), while the contribution of vegetables and vegetable products to TAC was minimal ( < 2 %). The present study indicates that antioxidant intake from various diet and supplements contributes to TAC status. TAC levels are different in sociodemographic subgroups of the US population. The relationship between TAC intake and risks of chronic disease warrants further investigation.
A cognitive distortion associated with eating disorders: thought-shape fusion.

OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this study was to describe and investigate a cognitive distortion associated with eating psychopathology. This distortion, termed 'thought-shape fusion', is said to occur when merely thinking about eating a forbidden food increases the person's estimate of their shape or weight, elicits a perception of moral wrongdoing and makes the person feel fat. DESIGN Two studies were conducted. The first was a psychometric study and the second utilized a within-participants experimental design. METHODS In Study 1, thought-shape fusion was assessed in a sample of 119 undergraduate students using a questionnaire. In Study 2, 30 students with high thought-shape fusion scores participated in an experiment designed to elicit the distortion. RESULTS Thought-shape fusion was found to be significantly associated with measures of eating disorder psychopathology. The questionnaire used to measure thought-shape fusion had high internal consistency, a good factor structure accounting for 46.2% of the variance and predictive validity. The results from Study 2 indicated that the distortion can be elicited under experimental conditions, produces negative emotional reactions and prompts the urge to engage in corrective behaviour (e.g. neutralizing/checking). This corrective behaviour promptly reduces the negative reactions. CONCLUSION The results of the two studies indicate that the concept of thought-shape fusion is coherent, unifactorial and measurable. It is associated with eating disturbance and elicits negative emotional and behavioural responses.
N-(2,3,4-Trifluorophenyl)morpholine-4-carboxamide

In title molecule, C11H11F3N2O2, the central –N—C(=O)—N– unit is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.013 (2) Å] and forms a dihedral angle of 57.33 (9)° with the benzene ring. The morpholine ring is in a chair conformation. In the crystal, molecules are linked into chains along [001] by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
Effect of nitrogen limitation on cell growth, lipid accumulation and gene expression in Chlorella sorokiniana

The influence of nitrogen (N) limitation on the cell growth, chlorophyll content, intracellular lipid production and expression levels of two pathway genes in Chlorella sorokiniana was investigated in mixotrophic culture in this study. The maximum biomass concentration of C. sorokinianacultured in modified BG11 medium containing 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 mM N were 1.60, 2.21, 2.74, 3.18 and 3.21 g/L of dry cell weight, respectively with maximum specific growth rate of 0.180, 0.198, 0.201, 0.203, 0.206 day−1 during culture with an initial N feed of 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 mM in the first eight days, respectively. The maximum lipid content was 51 % with 3 mM N. However, the maximum lipid productivity of 0.00884 g L−1 day−1 was achieved with 6 mM N. Expression levels of accD (heteromeric acetyl-CoA carboxylase beta subunit) and accI (homomeric acetyl-CoA carboxylase) genes in C. sorokiniana were studied by real-time PCR. Increased expression levels of accD reflected the increased lipid content in stationary phase. In contrast, expression of the acc1 gene always remained low, showing that the gene might not be critical for lipid accumulation.
The Dark Side of Fiscal Federalism: Evidence from Hospital Care in Italy

We use 2009-14 data from patients hospital discharges to assess the effects of fiscal federalism on the quality of care provided to regional and extraregional patients in Lombardy. Empirical results suggest that even after controlling for hospital fixed effects, patients demographic and health characteristics, extraregional patients wait less compared to regional ones, stay longer in hospital and are associated with higher reimbursement costs. However, private and public hospitals with higher proportion of extraregional patients show a lower mortality and lower reimbursement costs. This result suggest that competition works because of the spillovers effects that the market for extraregional patients produces.
The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido

Morihei Ueshiba, who founded Aikido early in this century, intended that his martial art would give form to profound spiritual truth, and lead to a unification of the world's peoples. He saw Aikido not as a fighting method or as a competitive sport but rather as a means of becoming one with the laws of universal order--ki, or life energy. Unfortunately, the subtleties of Ueshiba's teachings, veiled in the esoteric terminology of Shinto, can be puzzling for even the most advanced practitioners. They are not passed down today, and have never been introduced to the West. Gleason, a fifth-degree (Godan) black belt in Aikido, recognizing the importance of the spiritual aspects of the discipline, researched its roots in Shinto, and in this book is able to offer a clear explanation of Ueshiba's teachings. Unlike the common "how-to" manuals on basic technique, this is the first book to introduce the underlying spiritual principles of Aikido--the elusive concept of kototama (word souls), expressed as one spirit, four souls, three origins, and eight powers--and how they relate to the forms. Teaches the student how to use Aikido to accomplish spiritual goals. Reveals little-known teachings of Shinto and Aikido, relating them to Buddhism, Christianity, and other spiritual teachings.
MANAGEMENT CONTROL FOR START-UP COMPANIES – FRAGMENTED EFFORTS OR A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK?

Summary: The rationality of implementing management control in start-ups has not been confirmed in research studies so far. On the contrary, it was suggested that formality may negatively affect innovativeness of a business. Despite a scarcity of positive evidence, the authors initiated research testing whether managers and employees witnessed benefits of MC to start-ups. The study was conducted on a sample of 45 enterprises. It showed, that although only 4 companies appointed a controller, over a half of the sample monitored effectiveness of work, production or services and installed cost or quality management. The start-ups appreciated use of non-financial ratios in their performance management. Finally, lower intensity of using MC methodology was not observed among the youngest companies.
Towards a theory of nearly constant time parallel algorithms

It is demonstrated that randomization is an extremely powerful tool for designing very fast and efficient parallel algorithms. Specifically, a running time of O(lg* n) (nearly-constant), with high probability, is achieved using n/lg* n (optimal speedup) processors for a wide range of fundamental problems. Also given is a constant time algorithm which, using n processors, approximates the sum of n positive numbers to within an error which is smaller than the sum by an order of magnitude. A variety of known and new techniques are used. New techniques, which are of independent interest, include estimation of the size of a set in constant time for several settings, and ways for deriving superfast optimal algorithms from superfast nonoptimal ones. <<ETX>>
Ownership Structure And Bank Performance During Economic Crisis In Indonesia

Indonesia had the economic and political crisis in mid-1997 through 1999. This crisis resulted in bank performance down even a loss. The banks are also experiencing financial hardship issues, loan loss and the threat bangkrup. A unique characteristic of Indonesian banking system is the existence of regional development banks (Bank Pembangunan Daerah), which is owned by local governments. This study examines the performance of this type of banks compared to private between regional development banks and federal government banks. Also this study examines the factors influence of bank performance. Measurement bank performance are Return On Assets (ROA) and Return On Equity (ROE). The sample of this study consists of 15 community development banks, 56 private banks, and 3 central government banks from 1997 to 1999. Using panel data methodologies, we find that community development banks and federal government banks perform at least as good as the private banks. Dummy equity, economic growth, equity ratio, loan ratio, cost ratio and total assets influence bank performance during economic crisis in Indonesia.
Polysomnographic Sleep Dysregulation in Cocaine Dependence

Insomnia and sleep disturbance are associated with declines in health functioning, alongwith increases in mortality risk. Given the prominence of reported sleep disturbance incocaine-dependent subjects and persistence into recovery, understanding the natureand severity of these disturbances in this population may help to identify relevantpathways that contribute to the increased mortality in cocaine dependence. Polysomnography provides a means of objectively characterizing sleep and, in turn, sleep disturbances. Few studies have used polysomnography to evaluate sleep incocaine-dependent persons, yet these studies have the potential to advance treatmentsthat will ultimately reduce morbidity in cocaine-dependent subjects.
Solvent effects on the catalytic activity of subtilisin suspended in organic solvents

We studied a model transesterification reaction catalyzed by subtilisin Carlsberg suspended in toluene, n‐hexane, diisopropyl ether, and mixtures of these solvents. To account for solvent effects due to differences in water partitioning between the enzyme and the bulk solvents, we measured water sorption isotherms for the enzyme in each solvent. We measured catalytic activity as a function of enzyme hydration and obtained bell‐shaped curves with maxima at the same enzyme hydration in all the solvents. However, the activity maxima were different in all the media, being the lowest in toluene. Differences in the partitioning of substrates and product between the bulk solvent phase and the enzyme active site were accounted for but could not explain the lower catalytic activity observed in toluene. The fact that toluene is very similar to one of the substrates suggested the possibility of competitive inhibition by this solvent. We derived a model allowing for differences in solvation of the substrates, by using thermodynamic activities instead of concentrations, as well as for competitive inhibition by toluene. The model fit the experimental data well, confirming that toluene had a direct adverse effect on the catalytic activity of the enzyme. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
INTERNAL CONTROL ROLE IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYEE AND PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence of the impact of employee’s Public Service Motivation (PSM) and Organizational Commitment on the Organizational Performance through Internal Control System (ICS) as an intervening variable. The study was conducted on all State Civil Employees at the State Treasury Services Office in Bali Province through a survey on 98 respondents and was analyzed with SEM-PLS. The results show that Organizational Performance improvement in order to achieve performance contract’s designated targets done by increasing employee’s motivation and commitment. PSM and Organizational Commitment play an important role in goals achievement, and without both variables, the performance management will not lead to higher public services quality. Public sector organizations can make ICS as a tool to controls over employee’s motivation and commitment. The integrated ICS within the organizational unit structure is not only able to controls the overall business process but also on the employee’s daily work life.
Performance Analysis of Slotted Carrier Sense IEEE 802.15.4 Medium Access Layer

Advances in low-power and low-cost sensor networks have led to solutions mature enough for use in a broad range of applications varying from health monitoring to building surveillance. The development of those applications has been stimulated by the finalization of the IEEE 802.15. 4 standard, which defines the medium access control (MAC) and physical layer for sensor networks. One of the MAC schemes proposed is slotted carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA), and this paper analyzes whether this scheme meets the design constraints of those low-power and low-cost sensor networks. The paper provides a detailed analytical evaluation of its performance in a star topology network, for uplink and acknowledged uplink traffic. Both saturated and unsaturated periodic traffic scenarios are considered. The form of the analysis is similar to that of Bianchi for IEEE 802.11 DCF only in the use of a per user Markov model to capture the state of each user at each moment in time. The key assumptions to enable this important simplification and the coupling of the per user Markov models are however different, as a result of the very different designs of the 802.15. 4 and 802.11 carrier sensing mechanisms. The performance predicted by the analytical model is very close to that obtained by simulation. Throughput and energy consumption analysis is then performed by using the model for a range of scenarios. Some design guidelines are derived to set the 802.15. 4 parameters as function of the network requirements.
The Menace of Melanoma: A Photodynamic Approach to Adjunctive Cancer Therapy

Metastatic malignant melanoma (MMM) remains one of the most dreaded skin cancers worldwide. Numerous factors contribute to its resistance to hosts of treatment regimes and despite significant scientific advances over the last decade in the field of chemotherapeutics and melanocytic targets, there still remains the need for improved therapeutic modalities. Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a minimally invasive therapeutic modality has been shown to be effective in a number of oncologic and non-oncologic conditions. Using second-genera‐ tion stable, lipophillic photosensitizers with optimised activation wavelengths, PDT may be a promising tool for adjuvant therapy and even pre-treatment in combating melanoma. Po‐ tential targets for PDT in melanoma eradication include cell proliferation inhibition, activa‐ tion of cell death and reduction in pro-survival autophagy, a decrease in the cellular melanocytic antioxidant system and a disruption in the endogenous multi-drug resistant (MDR) cellular machinery. This chapter highlights the current knowledge with respect to these characteristics and suggests that PDT be considered as a good candidate for adjuvant treatment in post-resected malignant metastatic melanoma. Furthermore, it suggests that primary consideration must be given to organelle-specific destruction in melanoma specifi‐ cally targeting the melanosomes – the one organelle that is specific to cells of the melanocyt‐ ic lineage that houses the toxic compound, melanin. We believe that using this combined knowledge may eventually lead to an effective therapeutic tool to combat this highly intract‐ able disease.
Challenges of implementing the contributory pension scheme in public universities in Nigeria

This study discussed the challenges of implementing the contributory pension scheme in public universities in Nigeria. The rationale, objectives, and features of the contributory pension reform act of 2014 (amended) were discussed. Secondary sources of data were used for the discussion and the views of other scholars as it concerns the implantation of the contributory pension scheme. The identified challenges includes: non-compliance by many state governments thus state owned universities; non remittance by government; inability of retired employees to access their pension benefits; unique engagement arrangements of Nigeria universities; inability of employees to open and own a retirement savings account (RSA); perception of employees to the scheme; contributing ratio by government and employees; different pension scheme and uncertainties of the old defined benefits scheme in some universities; inability of government to fund the guaranteed minimum pension (GMP); inadequate induction and orientation programme at the point of engagement. It was however recommended among others that state governments should appreciate the benefits of the contributing pension scheme and enact laws that will ensure its implementation in all state owned institutions including the universities. Key words: Employees, public universities and contributory pension scheme.
Sistem Informasi Manajemen (SIM) Berbasis Website Pada Kanwil Kementerian Agama Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan

ABSTRAK FADLIANI. 2012 Sistem Informasi Manajemen (SIM) Berbasis Website Pada Kanwil Kementerian Agama Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan (dibimbing oleh Arifin Ahmad dan Jumadi Tangko). Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk menggambarkan pelaksanaan Sistem Informasi Manajemen (SIM) Berbasis Website Pada Kanwil Kementerian Agama Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan yang meliputi : pengelolaan penginputan data, pengelolaan proses data, pengelolaan output/informasi, serta faktor pendukung dan penghambat Sistem Informasi Manajemen (SIM) Berbasis Website Pada Kanwil Kementerian Agama Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan . Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan sumber data adalah kakanwil, kepala tata usaha, kepala sub.bagian hukmas dan kub, kasi pengembangan santri, administrator, dan staf kabupaten/daerah. Teknik yang digunakan dalam pengumpulan data adalah wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Sistem Informasi Manajemen (SIM) Berbasis Website Pada Kanwil Kementerian Agama Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan dalam hal pengelolaan data menjadi informasi sebagai keterbukaan informasi publik telah dilakukan, namun belum secara optimal, pengelolaan proses data sudah diaplikasikan , namun realisasinya belum maksimal, pengelolaan output/informasi telah terlaksana namun belum maksimal, serta faktor pendukung dan penghambat belum sepenuhnya sesuai dengan harapan. ABSTRACT FADLIANI. 2012. Management Information System (MIS) based websites at the regional office of the ministry of religion South Sulawesi province (Superviset by Arifin Ahmad and Jumadi Tangko) This study aimed to describe the implementation of Management Information Systems (MIS)-based Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Website In South Sulawesi province that includes: managing input data, process data management, output management / information, as well as the factors supporting and inhibiting the Management Information Systems (MIS) Based Website at the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs in South Sulawesi This research is a qualitative study with the data source is regional head, the head of administration, chief sub.bagian hukmas and kub, kasi development of students, administrators, and staff district / area. Techniques used in data collection were interviews, observation, and documentation. The data obtained were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis The results showed that the Management Information Systems (MIS)-based Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Website In South Sulawesi province in terms of data management to information as a public disclosure has been made, but not optimally, the management of data processing has been applied, but its realization is not maximized, output management / information has been accomplished, but not maximum, as well as supporting and inhibiting factors not fully in line with expectations
Electroacupuncture for fatigue, sleep, and psychological distress in breast cancer patients with aromatase inhibitor‐related arthralgia: A randomized trial

Although fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression, and anxiety are associated with pain in breast cancer patients, it is unknown whether acupuncture can decrease these comorbid symptoms in cancer patients with pain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on fatigue, sleep, and psychological distress in breast cancer survivors who experience joint pain related to aromatase inhibitors (AIs).