Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Shifting gears: A workshop to increase well being in older adults residing in congregate housing

Shifting Gears: A Workshop to Increase Well Being in Older Adults Residing in Congregate Housing by Amanda Haboush Dr. Jeffery Kem, Examination Committee Chair Professor o f Psychology University o f Nevada, Las Vegas Many adults who are moving into the later stages of life have difficulties transitioning into a new lifestyle including the move into congregate housing. This lack o f a well-adjusted mental transition could lead to mental disorders or health problems, if not addressed. To attend to this concern, the current program was designed to educate older adults residing in congregate housing about basic coping strategies for common stressors. Results o f the study indicated that there were no significant changes from pre to post treatment measures. These results may be explained by an insufficient sample size and to overall pre-treatments scores indicating good mental health. Even though results were non-significant, participant feedback was positive and indicated a desire to participate in future workshops. Future research should replicate this study with suggested changes to a clinical population to better detect treatment effects.
Sensor applications of carbon nanotubes

A search of published research on sensing mechanisms of carbon nanotubes was performed to identify applications in which carbon nanotubes might improve on current sensor technologies, in either offering improved performance, reduced cost of manufacture, or both. Using this overview of carbon nanotube-based sensors, specific sensor technologies that could benefit from the use of newly developed techniques for producing aligned and ordered bundles of carbon nanotubes were selected. Reports of chemical/gas, biological, optical, mechanical, and a few other sensor applications of carbon nanotubes are reviewed. Only a few of these applications might benefit from aligned and ordered bundles of carbon nanotubes. Of these potential applications, only applications in semiconducting gas sensors, DNA sensors, and infrared sensors appear to have clearly defined market niches and are sufficiently technologically mature to allow a detailed assessment of commercial potential. It is argued that DNA and infrared sensors have good commercial potential with a medium amount of risks, while gas sensors have a smaller potential. Finally, DNA sensors are believed to derive the most value from aligned and ordered bundles of carbon nanotubes. Thesis Supervisor: Carl V. Thompson Title: Stavros Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Studies on the influences of use of innovative intention in choosing of IPTV Service in Jiangsu Province

This paper takes cities in Jiangsu Province as samples to conduct empirical researches over influences of use of innovative intention in choosing of IPTV Service through questionnaires. It aims to run a comparative analysis of importance and method of the use of creative intention in users' choice of IPTV businesses in the cities of Jiangsu. It also give suggestions for the development of IPTV business in Jiangsu. The results indicates that the use of creative intention and the use of diffusion has positive correlation. So it suggests IPTV business providers further undertake market segmentation and launch targeted product-service packages to satisfy demand of customers who use creative intention. It also suggests that intensive research on the new technologies and businesses of IPTV can further motivate customers' use of creative intention, and further improve the utilization rate and pluralism of IPTV businesses.
Digital Waste? Unintended Consequences of Health Information Technology

We exploit a large-scale natural experiment - the rollout of a nationwide electronic prescribing system in Finland - to study how digitization of prescriptions affects pharmaceutical use and health outcomes. We use comprehensive administrative data from patients treated with benzodiazepines, which are globally popular, effective but addictive psychotropic medications. We find no impact on benzodiazepine use on average, but among younger patients e-prescribing increases repeat prescription use. Younger patients' health outcomes do not improve but adverse outcomes, such as prescription drug abuse disorders and suicide attempts, increase dramatically. Improving access to medication through easier ordering may thus increase medication overuse.
On the threshold based neuronal spike detection, and an objective criterion for setting the threshold

In this paper, we investigate the workings of threshold (TH) based spike detection for neuronal extracellular field potential spikes. Thresholding is the most used spike detection method. In general, it is employed by setting the TH as per convention and without considering either the undetected or spurious spikes. In this paper, we provide insight in to the workings of thresholding, and proposed a new objective way to set the TH based on spike count histogram analysis. We illustrate the method with 2D and 3D simulations and analysis of measured data.
Long‐Term Insulin‐Independence After Allogeneic Islet Transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes: Over the 10‐Year Mark

Results of islet of Langerhans transplantation have markedly improved in recent years, but most patients still lose insulin independence in the long‐term. We report herein the longest (over 11 years) case of insulin independence after allogeneic islet transplantation. The subject had a 27‐year history of type 1 diabetes and received a single islet‐after‐kidney graft of 8800 islet equivalents (IEQ)/kg, pooled from 2 donors. Insulin was discontinued by 3 months posttransplant and the patient has remained off insulin ever since. Yearly follow‐up studies have revealed normal metabolic control, including normal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Reasons for success may involve choice of immunosuppression, low metabolic demand and low immune responsiveness as suggested by an excellent HLA matching and a high count of circulating regulatory T cells. This observation is so far an exceptional case, but clearly demonstrates the validity of the concept that long‐term insulin independence after allogeneic islet transplantation is an achievable target.
A Comparative Analysis of Factor Effecting the Buying Judgement of Smart Phone

Smart phone has various utilizations to various clients as per their necessities. With sensational rise in the usage of smart phone the individuals are considering different factors while purchasing a smart phone. This paper has put endeavor to reveal the fundamental factors which effect clients in picking up of the smart phone. A sample of 512 responses was taken through questionnaire. An organized questionnaire was planned with five point Likert scale was utilized to meeting respondent’s . Factor analysis and descriptive statistical tools were applied to extricate the basic variables influence cell phone acquiring choice. The result shows that the most important factors are physical attributes, apps and sounds while the less importance is given to other factors such as convenience, price which can also vary by age, service and gender. The future scope of this paper lies in the fact that whether age, occupation, gender makes any difference in purchasing decision of smart phone.
Hormonally Induced Spawning, Embryonic Development, and Larval Rearing of the Southern Temperate Banded Morwong, Cheilodactylus spectabilis

Banded morwong (Cheilodactylus spectabilis) are of interest for marine finfish aquaculture in temperate southern Australia. To improve their ovulatory response, adult females were implanted during the autumn spawning season with slow-release pellets containing 0-400 ug luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogue (LHRHa)/kg body weight within 24 h of capture from the wild. Compared to the sham control group, animals treated with LHRHa produced significantly more eggs on each day after implantation for the following 7 days (91 +/- 39 ml and 290 +/- 38 ml) and a higher proportion ovulated (8/12 and 27/27). Of fish treated with LHRHa, 93% ovulated two days after implantation and 79% ovulated three times at two-day intervals, whereas control animals showed no cyclicity of ovulation and few ovulated more than once. Egg production was highest at the first ovulation after LHRHa treatment and declined at subsequent ovulations. In a second experiment investigating the range 100-400 ug LHRHa, there was no effect of dose rate on ovulation parameters which additionally examined implantation either immediately after capture or after a 5-day delay. Compared to immediate implantation, a delay resulted in a lower proportion of animals which could be stripped after implantation (100% and 50%, respectively) and the volume of eggs was lower (135 +/- 15 ml and 107 +/- 10 ml). The egg quality was poor following delayed implantation, resulting in no fertilisation after artificial insemination compared with immediate implantation in which fertilisation and hatch rates were higher for eggs collected on Day 2 after implantation (79 +/- 8% and 58 +/- 9%) than on Day 4 (23 +/- 7% and 15 +/- 6%). Thus, it is important to implant animals as soon as possible after capture to ensure optimum egg quality. Good quality eggs were buoyant, spherical and had a diameter of 1050 +/- 25 um with a single pigmented oil droplet of 190 +/- 9 um. When a separate large batch of eggs collected two days after implantation with 100 ug LHRHa was inseminated and cultured at 18 C, larvae hatched after 63 +/- 2 h at a standard length of 2.6 +/- 0.4 mm. Newly-hatched larvae were buoyant and transparent with only a few melanophores, eyes were non-pigmented and jaws were non-funtional. By the fourth day, jaws were functional and eyes were fully pigmented. Utilisation of the endogenous yolk and oil was completed by Day 6 and swimming commenced with exogenous feeding. Larvae, initially fed lipid-enriched rotifers followed by Artemia, reached 8.9 +/- 0.7 mm length on Day 55, after which they metamorphosed to the post-larval paperfish stage of development, 22 +/- 0.9 mm on Day 100, and 43 +/- 1.0 mm at six months old. The results show that treatment of wild-caught females with slow-release pellets containing LHRHa is effective for the production of eggs for hatchery rearing.
A comparison of synthesis methods for cellular structures with application to additive manufacturing

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate design synthesis methods for designing lattice cellular structures to achieve desired stiffnesses. More generally, to find appropriate design problem formulations and solution algorithms for searching the large, complex design spaces associated with cellular structures.Design/methodology/approach – Two optimization algorithms were tested: particle swarm optimization (PSO) and Levenburg‐Marquardt (LM), based on a least‐squares minimization formulation. Two example problems of limited complexity, specifically a two‐dimensional cantilever beam and a two‐dimensional simply‐supported plate, were investigated. Computational characteristics of the algorithms were reported for design problems with hundreds of variables. Constraints from additive manufacturing processes were incorporated to ensure that resulting designs are realizable.Findings – Both PSO and LM succeeded in searching the design spaces and finding good designs. LM is one to two orders of magnitu.
Quality of life in ovarian cancer.

BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer and its management interventions can produce significant impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQOL). These effects have been studied in both localized and advanced disease settings. METHODS The authors assessed research reports that focus on the evaluation of HRQOL in patients with ovarian cancer in order to describe the findings and to suggest approaches that might maintain or maximize the quality of life in these patients. RESULTS Evaluation of quality of life and functional impairment can include consideration of several issues such as the effects of the disease and its treatments on symptomatology, systemic therapy effects, the balance between life-prolonging but toxic protocols, and the sexual, psychosocial, social, and financial effects of treatment. The Gynecologic Oncology Group is actively studying these issues in its protocols. CONCLUSIONS HRQOL evaluation is a valuable measure in optimizing care of patients with ovarian cancer, but more research is needed to make such evaluations sufficiently inexpensive and easy to perform so that they can be more fully incorporated into general oncologic practice.
Effects of treated wastewater irrigation on soil salinity and sodicity in Sfax (Tunisia): A case study

In arid regions such as near Sfax (Tunisia), treated wastewater effluents (TWE) are often applied as agricultural irrigation. Irrigation TWE usually contain large amounts of carbon, nitrogen and sodium. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of TWE irrigation on soil salinity and sodicity. In the city of Sfax, two sites were selected with two soil types (fluvisol and calcisol) having been irrigated for 4 and 15 years respectively. Soils were sampled at three different depths (0-30, 30-60 and 60-90 cm) in the TWE irrigated area and in a non-irrigated control area. Irrigated and non-irrigated study soils were analyzed for pH, nitrate and ammonia, electrical conductivity (ECs), exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP), sodium absorption ratio (SAR) and soil organic matter. The fluvisol, irrigated for only four years, is more affected by salinity than the calcisol irrigated for 15 years. In the upper fluvisol layer irrigated by the treated wastewater, ECs reach 8 mS•cm-1 and ESP a value of 15% while in all layers of the calcisol, ECs and ESP are lower and rarely exceed 4 mS•cm-1 and 6% respectively. This result is due to a combination of factors in the fluvisol treatment area including texture, cation exchange capacity, irrigation procedure and crop management.
Geographic Clustering of Obesity, Diabetes, and Hypertension in Nashville, Tennessee

To better understand how neighborhood environments contribute to health outcomes by encouraging or discouraging healthy lifestyles, we studied the clustering of health outcomes, health behaviors, and environmental characteristics in Nashville, Tenn. Data from 2 large telephone surveys (N = 7606) were geocoded and linked to the long-form census data at the census-tract level. Cluster analysis was used to create 12 scales that measured neighborhood characteristics using census variables. A geographic information system was used to map patterns of health, health behavior, and neighborhood characteristics at the census-tract level. Pearson correlations across the 129 census tracts were in the 0.20 to 0.60 range and provided evidence for spatial clustering of health outcomes, health behaviors, and neighborhood characteristics.
Crystallization at Inorganic-organic Interfaces: Biominerals and Biomimetic Synthesis

Crystallization is an important process in a wide range of scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, biology, geology, and materials science. Recent investigations of biomineralization indicate that specific molecular interactions at inorganic-organic interfaces can result in the controlled nucleation and growth of inorganic crystals. Synthetic systems have highlighted the importance of electrostatic binding or association, geometric matching (epitaxis), and stereochemical correspondence in these recognition processes. Similarly, organic molecules in solution can influence the morphology of inorganic crystals if there is molecular complementarity at the crystal-additive interface. A biomimetic approach based on these principles could lead to the development of new strategies in the controlled synthesis of inorganic nanophases, the crystal engineering of bulk solids, and the assembly of organized composite and ceramic materials.
Immune memory redefined: characterizing the longevity of natural killer cells

Summary: Natural killer (NK) cells respond rapidly to transformed, stressed, or virally infected cells and provide a first‐line immune defense against pathogen invasion and cancer. Thought to involve short‐lived effector cells that are armed for battle, NK cells were not previously known to contribute in recall responses to pathogen re‐encounter. Here, we highlight recent discoveries demonstrating that NK cells are not limited to driving primary immune responses to foreign antigen but can mount secondary responses contributing to immune memory. We also further characterize the phenotype and function of long‐lived memory NK cells generated during viral infection.
Anisotropy and Corotation of Galactic Cosmic Rays

The intensity of Galactic cosmic rays is nearly isotropic because of the influence of magnetic fields in the Milky Way. Here, we present two-dimensional high-precision anisotropy measurement for energies from a few to several hundred teraelectronvolts (TeV), using the large data sample of the Tibet Air Shower Arrays. Besides revealing finer details of the known anisotropies, a new component of Galactic cosmic ray anisotropy in sidereal time is uncovered around the Cygnus region direction. For cosmic-ray energies up to a few hundred TeV, all components of anisotropies fade away, showing a corotation of Galactic cosmic rays with the local Galactic magnetic environment. These results have broad implications for a comprehensive understanding of cosmic rays, supernovae, magnetic fields, and heliospheric and Galactic dynamic environments.
Causative Investigation of Corporate Social Responsibility to Customers on Employees’ Commitment to the Organization and Job Satisfaction in Construction Corporates

In the standard tactic, a lot of companies believe that the customer is actually interested just in the last product that it buys, or perhaps quite, how it's constructed. How the company deal with customer, whether there is a strategy for customer care and social responsibility to their customers, are found to be important by public and internal employees. Nowadays, nonetheless, employees are starting to evaluate businesses in phrases of job conditions and what the business does for customers. This particular realization offers a chance for this particular study to take a look at the process of CSR to customers (as one of the primary stakeholders) as well as satisfaction and commitment of employees to the organization in the UAE construction sector. The model has three variables, CSR to customers, employees’ job satisfaction, and employees’ commitment to the organisation, and three direct relations to be assessed in this study. The study is a descriptive study based on quantitative analysis of original data, which has been collected by using a well-structured questionnaire. The study are deductive approach and following the scientific approach steps for deciding about the proposed argument of the research problem. The valid sample size, after data Original Research Article Hammouda and Junoh; JEMT, 22(2): 1-12, 2019; Article no.JEMT. 46318 2 cleaning, is 457 cases, which is satisfying the needed sample size. The usable dataset found to be reliable and valid based on a variety of Smart PLS assessments. Employees evaluate their commitment to the organization and satisfaction at below average levels, which is partly caused by the CSR to employee. The results show that employees’ commitment and satisfaction are at below average level. CSR to customers’ found to be a strong cause of the low employees’ commitment and the low employees’ job satisfaction. Overall, the findings show that CSR to customers in UAE is influencing the employees’ job satisfaction and commitment to the organisation, and it is for sure one of the causatives of the low employees’ commitment. Overall, the three proposed direct relation within the model was approved at significance level of 1%. Thus, public relation, marketing, and customer care management must enrich the corporate social practices towards customers and corporate governance must adapt the policies to be a CSR effective. Projected future research is to investigate other constructs of CSR and to examine more consequences such as performance and loyalty.
The Efficiency-Quality Trade-Off of Cross-Trained Workers

Does cross-training workers allow a firm to achieve economies of scale when there is variability in the content of work, or does it create a workforce that performs many tasks with consistent mediocrity? To address this question we integrate a model of a stochastic service system with models for tenure- and experience-based service quality. When examined in isolation, the service system model confirms a well-known "rule of thumb" from the queueing literature: Flexible or cross-trained servers provide more throughput with fewer workers than specialized servers. However, in the integrated model these economies of scale are tempered by a loss in quality. Given multiple tasks, flexible workers may not gain sufficient experience to provide high-quality service to any one customer, and what is gained in efficiency is lost in quality.Through a series of numerical experiments we find that low utilization in an all-specialist system can also reduce quality, and therefore the optimal staff mix combines flexible and specialized workers. We also investigate when the performance of the system is sensitive to the staffing configuration choice. For small systems with high learning rates, the optimal staff mix provides significant benefits over either extreme case (a completely specialized or completely flexible workforce). If the system is small and the rate of learning is slow, flexible servers are preferred. For large systems with high learning rates, the model leans toward specialized servers. In a final set of experiments, the model analyzes the design options for an actual call center.
Policy instruments and barriers to rural tourism development – a case study of cluster in the Liptov touristic region in Slovakia

Tourism industry, in general, and rural tourism specifically is often promoted as a go-to solution to the various problems that rural regions and communities are currently facing. In Slovakia, several policies have been formulated and implemented in order to harness this potential in reality. The main aim of this contribution is to (via an in-depth case study of a tourism cluster in Liptov region in Slovakia) find out the current state of the policy instruments being implemented to promote the development of rural tourism as well as barriers that hinder the effectiveness of said instruments. By means of questionnaire survey and interviews with relevant stakeholders (accommodation providers, representatives of local self-government and support organizations at the local and regional level) we identified both financial and institutional hurdles, but also a difference in opinions of different actors concerned.
Distributed control synthesis for data-dependent iterative algorithms

Data-dependent control flow changes are typically implemented in complex general-purpose controllers. However, in medium to fine-grained iterative algorithms found in DSP and arithmetic, it is desirable for both cost and performance reasons to develop simplified and distributed control structures throughout the array architectures. We present a transformation technique to systematically convert an iterative algorithm whose loop bounds are data-dependent to an equivalent data-independent regular algorithm. We use the worst-case situation to define the structure of a given computation. Then, depending upon applications, various optimizations are performed to minimize cost overhead associated with data-dependent characteristics. To demonstrate the feasibility of our methodologies, we have designed and simulated parallel algorithms for two important applications using the proposed transformation. Based on the resulting algorithms, we have developed VLSI array architectures using conventional methods of regular array synthesis (S.Y. Kung, 1988). Compared with previously reported structures, we have achieved substantial improvements in terms of both performance and array costs. <<ETX>>