Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Data mining applications in healthcare

Data mining applications have benefited the healthcare industry in terms of fraud and abuse detection by insurers, use in customer relationship management decisions by healthcare organizations and identification of effective treatments and best practices by physicians. The enormous data generated by healthcare transactions cannot be properly examined and practiced using traditional methods. Data mining presents the techniques and tools used in converting large healthcare data into useful information for decision-making. This study discussed data mining applications in healthcare areas such as the healthcare detection of fraud and abuse, appraisal of efficiency in treatment, hospital infection control, healthcare management, customer relationship management and identification of high-risk patients. Keywords: Data mining, healthcare, customer relationship management, fraud, abuse
Small Business and Computers: Adoption and Performance

Until recently, little evidence suggested that the computer revolution of recent decades has had much impact on aggregate economic growth. Analysis at the worker level has found evidence that use of computers is associated with higher wages. Although some research questions whether this finding is solely due to unobserved heterogeneity in worker quality, others point to such results as evidence that the wage premia for skilled workers have increased over time. Adoption of new technologies is associated with higher productivity and higher productivity growth. As in the worker literature, firms adopting computers may simply be more productive firms. Using new data from the 1998 Survey of Small Business Finances, I examine the determinants of computer adoption by small, privately-held firms and analyze whether computer use affects profits, sales, labor productivity, or other measures of firm success. I am able to control for many firm characteristics not available in other data sets. I find that computer adoption is more likely by larger firms, by younger firms, by firms whose markets are national or international, and by limited liability firms. Adoption is also more likely by firms founded or inherited by a current owner and by firms whose primary owners are more educated. Firms with more than 50% of their ownership shares held by African Americans or Asians, and, in some specifications, firms with more than 50% of their shares held by Hispanics are less likely to have adopted computers, echoing results for households in the literature. Evidence concerning the link between computer use and firm performance is mixed. Current performance as measured by profits or sales is not associated with current computer use in the full sample. In some specifications, use of computers for specific tasks is associated with higher costs. Estimates of the effects of computer use on costs are larger (in absolute value) when the sample is restricted to manufacturing or wholesale trade firms or to larger small businesses. Estimates using the more parsimonious set of control variables widely available in other firm level data show large and positive effects of computer use on firm costs, sales, and profits, suggesting that controlling for managerial, firm, and owner characteristics is important.
Brand Satisfaction Toward Repurchase Intention With Affective Commitment And Continuence Commitment As Mediator Variables

The main purpouse of this study to examined the extent to which afective comitment and continuence commitmet serve as mediator of brand satisfactionrepurchase itention relationship. This study replicated from (Fullerton 2005) entitled the impact of brand commitmen on loyalty to retail service brands . As object of this study is . “NIKMAT RASA” The collected samples only reached 61 out of 100 sample spreaded and classified into gender,age, job and education level. This study found that both of mediators variables are partial mediation or not significantly mediated. Using hierachical regression analyisis.
Triple-S: A Matching Approach for Petri Nets on Syntactic, Semantic and Structural level

So far, a handful contributions have been made to the problem of process model matching. The Triple-S matching approach adheres to the KISS principle by avoiding complexity and keeping it simple and stupid. It combines similarity scores of independent levels as basis for a well-founded decision about matching transition pairs of different process models. The following three levels and scores are considered:
Optimizing queries with expensive video predicates in cloud environment

With the rapid developments in video processing technologies, video data have increased rapidly and become popular in our daily life for both professional and consumer applications such as surveillance, education and entertainment. Because of the increasing processing workload, more and more queries with expensive video predicates are being implemented in a parallel environment for better performance. Such requirements entail that the data management system not only be able to store and access video content, but also be able to optimize queries that have expensive video predicates in an effective and efficient way in a cloud environment. In previous research literatures, parallel and distributed policies and query optimizations in relational database management systems are often based on the disk input/output (I/O) cost of involved operations and network transmission cost. However, for a query that contains expensive video predicates in a cloud environment, the traditional cost estimation model does not work well. Although researchers have proposed some approaches that can solve the problem in certain situations, there are still some unresolved issues, and these approaches need further optimizations. This paper is motivated by a real‐world large supermarket business data and video surveillance data management scenario in a parallel environment. By considering the characteristics of video data and their expensive processing, we present methods named operating results buffer and operating results buffer‐C for implementing expensive video predicates at simple node, mapping video data and executing expensive video predicates in a cloud environment, which reduce the cost of video data transmission and the invoking times of expensive video predicates. We propose a novel query optimization approach that reconstructs the join order‐based estimation for attribute cardinality and computes the total cost with I/O, network and expensive processing. This approach reduces the invoking times of expensive video predicates to a greater degree and gives a better solution for mixed query optimization, which contains traditional data types and large object operations in a cloud environment. Our query performance improves by 30% to 80% compared with existing expensive predicates query optimization methods. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Special Issue—Data Sharing in Ecology and Evolution Nine simple ways to make it easier to (re)use your data

Sharing data is increasingly considered to be an important part of the scientific process. Making your data publicly available allows original results to be reproduced and new analyses to be conducted. While sharing your data is the first step in allowing reuse, it is also important that the data be easy to understand and use. We describe nine simple ways to make it easy to reuse the data that you share and also make it easier to work with it yourself. Our recommendations focus on making your data understandable, easy to analyze, and readily available to the wider community of scientists
Methodology tor analyzing clinical neurological data: ACTH in multiple sclerosis

From 1965 to 1968 a multicenter (USA) clinical trial was conducted to compare ACTH with placebo for the treatment of multiple sclerosis patients in a stage of acute exacerbation. Of seven evaluation systems which were used, one was a quantitative neurological examination. In this report, the quantitative neurological data have been re‐evaluated using a transformation of the data which express patient scores in terms of a percentage of age‐ and sex‐matched normal function followed by a reduction of the data into composite neurological functions vs time. The results support the positive findings of previous reports. In addition, the methodology helps to simplify the therapists' task of interpreting results by enabling him to determine how near normal function the patient came following the treatment trial.
nirA, the pathway-specific regulatory gene of nitrate assimilation in Aspergillus nidulans, encodes a putative GAL4-type zinc finger protein and contains four introns in highly conserved regions

The nucleotide sequence of nirA, mediating nitrate induction in Aspergillus nidulans, has been determined. Alignment of the cDNA and the genomic DNA sequence indicates that the gene contains four introns and encodes a protein of 892 amino acids. The deduced NIRA protein displays all characteristics of a transcriptional activator. A putative double-stranded DNA-binding domain in the amino-terminal part comprises six cysteine residues, characteristic for the GAL4 family of zinc finger proteins. An amino-terminal highly acidic region and two proline-rich regions are also present. The nucleotide sequences of two mutations were determined after they were mapped by transformation with overlapping DNA fragments, amplified by the polymerase chain reaction. nirA87, a mutation conferring noninducibility by nitrate and nitrite, has a -1 frameshift at triplet 340, which eliminates 549 C-terminal amino acids from the polypeptide. Under the assumption that the truncated polypeptide is stable, it comprises the zinc finger domain and the acidic region, which seem not sufficient for transcriptional activation. nirAd-106, an allele conferring nitrogen metabolite derepression of nitrate and nitrite reductase activity, includes two transitions, changing a glutamic acid to a lysine and a valine to an alanine, situated between a basic and a proline-rich region of the protein. Northern (RNA) analysis of the wild type and of constitutive (nirAc) and derepressed (nirAd) mutants show that the nirA transcript does not vary between these strains, being in all cases constitutively expressed. On the other hand, transcript levels of structural genes (niaD and niiA) do vary, being highly inducible in the wild type but constitutively expressed in the nirAc mutant. The nirAd mutant appears phenotypically derepressed, because the niaD and niiA transcript levels are overinduced in the presence of nitrate but are still partially repressed in the presence of ammonium.
Do Affiliated Analysts Mean What They Say?

Many investors were upset with the losses they experienced by following the recommendations of stock analysts during the recent market downturn. Allegations that these recommendations were often tainted by investment banking relationships fueled their anger. This study examines the investment performance of stock recommendations made by analysts employed by lead underwriters as compared to analysts independent of investment banking. The results indicate that during the 1994-2005 time period, Buy or Hold recommendations from affiliated analysts underperform stocks recommended by Independent analysts. On the other hand, shorting their Sells earns significant abnormal returns. Announcement period returns suggest that the market over-reacts to Buys from affiliated analysts, but under-reacts to their Holds or Sells. Further analysis indicates that affiliated analyst recommendations are viewed as more credible following recent regulatory reforms.
Satisfaction With Public Housing Among Urban Women In Ogun State, Nigeria

This study investigated satisfaction with public housing amongst women in urban areas of Ogun State Southwest Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey of residents in nine housing estates constructed by the Government of Ogun State between 2003 and 2010 was conducted using structured questionnaire as data collection instrument. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and factor analysis. It was observed that most women living in public housing sampled in the study area were low and middle- income earners and not satisfied with their present housing conditions. Although they were most satisfied with housing unit features, the main source of dissatisfaction was poor access to basic services and social infrastructure in the housing estates. The management aspects of the housing schemes, size and security of the dwelling units were the main factors that determined respondents' satisfaction with their housing environment. These findings suggest that the design and construction of housing units to specified standards does not ensure housing satisfaction, rather the management aspect of public housing which includes the location of the estates and provision of basic services and infrastructure are also important in enhancing housing satisfaction among low and middle-income urban women. Therefore, there is a need for improved knowledge of the specific housing needs of women among policy makers and housing developers as well as the involvement of women at all stages of public housing provision in Nigeria.
Metastatic Burst Fracture Risk Prediction Using Biomechanically Based Equations

Clinical guidelines are a useful adjunct to select patients with spinal metastases for prophylactic intervention. The objective of this study is to determine the ability of biomechanically based models to accurately predict metastatic burst fracture risk. Ninety-two vertebrae with osteolytic spinal metastases were examined retrospectively. Vertebrae were categorized as burst fractured, wedge fractured, or intact and analyzed using three predictive models: vertebral bulge (maximum radial displacement under load), vertebral axial displacement (maximum axial displacement under load), and a volumetric estimate of tumor size. The load-bearing capacity parameter (tumor volume, bone mineral density, disc quality, pedicle involvement) was determined from computed tomography while the load-bearing requirement parameter (pressure load, loading rate) was determined using computed tomography and patient records (retrieved for 37 patients [52%]). Fracture prediction was optimized using the vertebral bulge model considering only load-bearing capacity with a specificity, sensitivity, and confidence interval of 1 to yield a clear threshold for burst fracture risk. Fracture prediction in the other two models, vertebral axial displacement considering only load-bearing capacity and tumor size, also was strong with receiver-operator curve values of 0.992 and 0.988, respectively. The predictive power of these models can provide useful clinical information for prophylactic decision-making.
DIFFERENTIATION BASED ON SERVICE QUALITY: A VIABLE SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR MINIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF OUTSHOPPING

Small business operators are often frustrated by customers who leave their local retail trading areas to purchase goods and services in other, usually larger, communities. This practice, commonly referred to as "outshopping," is examined and a recommendation is made to minimize the effects of outshopping by differentiating on the basis of superior service quality. The proximity of nonurban businesses to their customers is a strategic advantage that facilitates such differentiation. Specific methods are suggesting for achieving and maintaining high levels of service quality.
Soy‐diet has beneficial effects on cardiovascular parameters that are independent of its lipid effect in male hypercholesterolemic rats

Diet‐induced atherosclerosis is lower in animals fed soy protein. The effects of various soy components have been extensively studied; however, little is known about the effect of crude soybean feeding on hypercholesterolemia‐induced cardiovascular changes. This study investigated the effect of soy feeding on cardiovascular parameters in hypercholesterolemic male rats. Total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), and triglyceride (TG) were measured. Rats were randomly assigned to control, high cholesterol (HC, 2% cholesterol) or HC + soy (HC+S) diets. In the HC+S group, rats received HC diet for 10 weeks followed by 2 weeks of soybean feeding. Arterial blood pressure, TC, TG, LDL and HDL were measured. TC, TG and LDL were higher in HC rats and were not significantly reduced by soybean feeding. Soy feeding reversed the HC‐induced increase in arterial blood pressure and also restored the impaired vascular responses to acetylcholine in isolated aortic rings. Pre‐incubation of HC+S aortic rings with L‐NAME (10−5 M for 20 min) partially reduced the effects of soy on acetylcholine responses, indicating that the beneficial vascular effects of dietary soy are partially mediated via nitric oxide pathway. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Document Delivery Service by Central Library, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow: A Study

Interlibrary loan, also recognised as interloan, interlending, document delivery, or document supply is a service whereby a user of one library can borrow books or receive photocopies of documents that are owned by another library 1 . Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow is a central university established in 1996. The University became a member of JCCC@UGC–INFONET in April 2008. The present paper discusses theoretical and practical frameworks of document delivery service (DDS) which was initiated by the University in July 2009. The paper deals with the steps and methods involved in DDS. It throws light on the advantages and disadvantages of the service and provides an understanding on the role of INFLIBNET for supporting the service in higher education. For this study, all the available official records were consulted, analysed and presented in tabulated form. The paper highlights the use and utility of the service and gives recommendations for improvement in services. http://dx.doi. org/ 10.14429/djlit.34. 7054
The Effects of Balanced Scorecard Implementation on the Intellectual Capital Accumulation of Taiwan-listed IT Companies: Using Corporate Innovation Activities as the Moderator

This study is primarily intended to verify the effects of Balance Scorecard (BSC) implementation on the Intellectual Capital (IC) accumulation of Taiwan-listed IT companies, with corporate innovation activities being the extraneous variable. Interviews were conducted on the managerial staff of financial, human resource and marketing departments at the afore-mentioned companies, selected by way of Simple Random Sampling. This study’s author tested the goodness-of-fit effects of the overall model, structural model, and measurement model using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and found a significantly positive extraneous/interactive effect of corporate innovation activities on the relationship between BSC implementation and IC accumulation at Taiwan-listed IT companies. In other words, corporate innovation activities noticeably accelerate the effects of BSC implementation on a Taiwan-listed IT company’s IC accumulation efforts.
Investor Valuation of Tax Avoidance Through Uncertain Tax Positions

This paper examines equity investor valuation of tax avoidance achieved through uncertain tax positions. New financial reporting standards require firms to separately disclose their contingent liabilities for tax positions that may be disallowed upon tax return audit. This disclosure provides investors with information about the magnitude of firms' tax avoidance activity through uncertain tax positions, or uncertain tax avoidance. I find evidence consistent with investors on average positively valuing uncertain tax avoidance, suggesting that tax-related contingent liabilities are viewed very differently from other liabilities. Additional analysis reveals that uncertain tax avoidance that gives rise to permanent (as opposed to temporary) tax savings in firms more likely to retain their uncertain tax positions is driving this positive relation. My findings are consistent with investors interpreting managers' past uncertain tax avoidance as an indicator of future uncertain tax avoidance where the economic benefit of avoidance (i.e., cash tax savings) is expected to be retained, and/or a positive reputation effect associated with uncertain tax avoidance activity.
Estimating Risk and Hedging in Options Trading

Derivatives markets have been outstandingly successful because of great deal of liquidity and participation of different types of traders like hedgers, speculators and arbitrageurs. Hedgers use derivatives to transfer the risk in the price movements of the underlying to the party who is ready to take that risk at certain premium. There are different pricing models to calculate the premium that should be charged for the risk taken. The risks involved in trading options are expressed in terms of different Greek letters like delta, gamma, theta, Rho, Vega. Each Greek letter measures a different dimension to the risk in an option position but there is no single parameter that explains the risk arising due to all the Greeks. In this paper we came up with a model that gives a parameter which explains the risk involved in trading the option at a particular premium without assuming any specific distribution of the underlying instrument. We also present a hedging strategy to maintain a portfolio at specified level of risk.
Upper limb asymmetries in the perception of proprioceptively determined dynamic position sense.

Recent studies of position-related proprioceptive sense have provided evidence of a nonpreferred left arm advantage in right-handed individuals. The present study sought to determine whether similar asymmetries might exist in "dynamic position" sense. Thirteen healthy, right-handed adults were blindfolded and seated with arms placed on instrumented manipulanda. In Part 1, subjects performed dynamic position matching of 3 target elbow amplitudes determined with the preferred or nonpreferred arm, and then matched during movement of the same or opposite elbow. In Part 2, a similar paradigm was used, but with varying target determination speeds to account for the so called "tau effect. " Overall, it was found that errors were smaller when the matching phase involved the nonpreferred arm, especially for larger target amplitudes. This asymmetry was independent of the tau effect and likely reflects specialization of the right hemisphere/left arm for proprioceptive feedback processing that is either position- or dynamic position-related.
Employee Factor and M & As

The acquisition of physical assets is remarkably distinct from the acquisition of human capital assets. Holding physical asset size fixed, acquisitions involving more employees of the target firms are associated with lower announcement period returns. This effect is particularly stronger in (1) within-industry mergers, (2) cross-state mergers, and (3) mergers involving employees with a higher human capital market value. Each of these conditions suggests that MA that is, controlling for this variable, the relative size of merger is unrelated to announcement period returns. Our finding validates one of the most cited reasons of M&A failures: the employee factor. (Comments welcomed)