Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Entrepreneurship of Professional Managers in High-Tech Firms to Enhance Service Innovation: Case Study of Hsinchu Science Park and Silicon Valley Park

International Business Machines (IBM) points out that academics and industries pay a higher attention on "Service Science" since 1985. With the rotation of the wheel of a service era, many companies has driven from production to service-orientation, and focus on manufacturing services field. In the past, high-tech companies with leading technologies and unique products were ahead of other companies, but nowadays, this pattern is changed due to the changing market environment, consumption and other factors. In order to attract customers and to continue a leading position at the market, companies require to have service innovation infrastructure. This study focuses on enhancement of service innovation goal by professional managers' entrepreneurship for high-tech companies in Hsinchu Science Park and Silicon Valley areas. Initially, in accordance with the purpose of the study, relevant literatures integrated from domestic and international journals to develop the draft questionnaire. Then, a survey was conducted at Hsinchu Science Park and Silicon Valley by the participation of 12 experts to finalize the content of the questionnaire. Third, the pilot questionnaire survey sent out to 250 participants (200 in Hsinchu Science Park and 50 in Silicon Valley) through e-mail and internet platform. Finally, the statistical software is used analyze multivariate regression. Findings state that the personality (PersA) of Entrepreneurial Orientation to Service Innovation (InnV) no significant correlation. The personality (PersB) to InnV have significant correlation. When PersA integrated environment (Env) to InnV generated significant positive correlation; PersB integrated Env to InnV got strong positive correlation. Consequently, environment factor hold on intermediary efficient results. PersA integrated Organizational Factor (OrgV) have significant correlation but only increase a little coefficient value. PersB integrated OrgV have significant correlation but decrease the coefficient value. Consequently, this study demonstrates that OrgV doesn't have an intermediary efficient result. The result of the analysis is useful for decision - makings of top managers, when they adopt service innovation in these two Science Park. Moreover, results provide theoretical contribution for academicians for their future academic reports.
An Amplifying Reconfigurable Reflectarray Antenna

Electronically tunable reflectarrays and amplifying reflectarrays have attracted considerable research in recent years, however, little work has been done to combine these two features simultaneously in a single design. This paper focuses on the design of such a reflectarray, which can be used as a high gain, reconfigurable transmitting antenna for communication links. The reflectarray element is an aperture-coupled microstrip patch that accepts a linearly polarized wave, phase shifts and amplifies the guided-waves in the transmission lines, and then re-radiates an orthogonally-polarized wave. First, the element design, modelling, stability analysis and experimental results are presented. Then a 48 element reflectarray prototype operating at 5.7 GHz is described and its two dimensional beam steering capability and amplifying nature are successfully demonstrated and verified.
Factors affecting the gene expression of in vitro cultured human preimplantation embryos.

STUDY QUESTION What is the relative effect of common environmental and biological factors on transcriptome changes during human preimplantation development? SUMMARY ANSWER Developmental stage and maternal age had a larger effect on the global gene expression profile of human preimplantation embryos than the culture medium or oxygen concentration used in in vitro culture. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Studies on mouse and bovine embryos have shown that different conditions in the in vitro culture of embryos can lead to changes in transcriptome profiles. For humans, an effect of developmental stage on the transcriptome profile of embryos has been demonstrated, but studies on the effect of maternal age or culture conditions are lacking. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION Donated, good quality, day 4 cryopreserved human preimplantation embryos (N = 89) were randomized to be cultured in one of two culture media (G5 medium or HTF medium) and one of two oxygen concentrations (5% or 20%), with stratification for maternal age. Next to these variables, developmental stage after culture was taken into account in the analysis. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Embryos that developed to morula or blastocyst stage during these 2 days whose amplified mRNA passed our quality control criteria for microarray hybridization were individually examined for genome-wide gene expression (N = 37). MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Based on the number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs), developmental stage (3519 DEGs) and maternal age (1258 DEGs) had a larger effect on the global gene expression profile of human preimplantation embryos than either tested culture medium (596 DEGs) or oxygen concentration (492 DEGs) used during in vitro culture. Interactions between the factors were found, indicating that culture conditions might have a different effect depending on the developmental stage or the maternal age of the embryos. Affected pathways included metabolism, cell cycle processes and oxidative phosphorylation. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Culture of embryos for only 2 days might have limited the effect on global gene expression by the investigated culture conditions. Earlier stages of development (Day 0 until Day 4) were not analyzed and these embryos might respond differently to the experimental conditions. The freezing and thawing procedures might have had an effect on gene expression. RT-PCR validation was not performed due to scarcity of the material. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Our results show that when studying gene expression in single human preimplantation embryos under various experimental conditions, one should take into account the confounding effect of biological variables, such as developmental stage and maternal age. This makes these experiments different from gene expression experiments where these variables can be tightly controlled, for example when using cell lines. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTERESTS This study received no external funding and there were no competing interests.
A systematic approach to managing pregnant dialysis patients--the importance of an intensified haemodiafiltration protocol.

BACKGROUND Pregnancy is still uncommon in women on maintenance dialysis; and their outcomes is reported to have improved to 40% to 85% live births. Here, we report the successful multidisciplinary management of five consecutive pregnant dialysis patients. METHODS In our centre, we treated each of five patients with a systematically intensified haemodiafiltration protocol, increased erythropoeitin dosages, a generous administration of water-soluble vitamins and trace elements, and a multidisciplinary clinical management approach with a very low threshold for hospitalization. RESULTS All patients received haemodiafiltration at least 6 times/week, an average of 28.6+/-6.3 h/week. We achieved a mean weekly Kt/Vdp of 9.6+/-1.4 and urea reduction rates of 54.8+/-29.4%. The mean erythropoeitin dose was increased from 169+/-94 IU/kg/week prior to admission at our centre to 314+/-111 IU/kg/week after the initiation of intensified haemodiafiltration. Haemoglobin levels increased from 8.9+/-1.9 g/dl to 10.7+/-0.5 g/dl. Mean gestational age at delivery was 32.8+/-3.3 weeks and mean birth weight was 1765+/-554 g. The length of hospital stay amounted to 85+/-61 days for the mothers and 26+/-18 days for the newborns, and all were discharged healthy. CONCLUSIONS These modified management guidelines led to favourable outcomes in all our patients, and may help to guide therapy in other pregnant dialysis patients.
Dual band polarization insensitive metamaterial absorber in X-band

This paper presents the design of dual band polarization insensitive metamaterial absorber at 9 GHz and 10 GHz. The unit cell of the metamaterial consists of four circular rings copper with copper lines printed on 0.8 mm thick FR4 substrate with dielectric constant of 4.6 and loss tangent of 0.019. The simulated result shows that the dual band metamaterial absorber achieves 97.00% and 97.77% for normal incident electromagnetic waves at 9 GHz and 10 GHz respectively. The corresponding full width half maximum (FWHM) are 3.59% and 3.31%. The simulation result verified that the absorber well performance at any polarization of incident electromagnetic waves.
Noradrenergic Inputs to the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis and Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus Underlie Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis But Not Hypophagic or Conditioned Avoidance Responses to Systemic Yohimbine

The α2 adrenoceptor antagonist yohimbine (YO) increases transmitter release from adrenergic/noradrenergic (NA) neurons. Systemic YO activates the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, inhibits feeding, and supports conditioned flavor avoidance (CFA) in rats. To determine whether these effects require NA inputs to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), vehicle or saporin toxin conjugated to an antibody against dopamine β hydroxylase (DSAP) was microinjected bilaterally into the BNST to remove its NA inputs. Subsequent tests failed to reveal any lesion effect on the ability of YO (5.0 mg/kg, i.p.) to inhibit food intake or to support CFA. Conversely, HPA axis responses to YO were significantly blunted in DSAP rats. In a terminal experiment, DSAP and control rats were perfused 90–120 min after intraperitoneal injection of YO or vehicle. Brains were processed to reveal Fos immunolabeling and lesion extent. NA fibers were markedly depleted in the BNST and medial parvocellular paraventricular hypothalamus (PVNmp) in DSAP rats, evidence for collateralized NA inputs to these regions. DSAP rats displayed significant loss of caudal medullary NA neurons, and markedly blunted Fos activation in the BNST and in corticotropin-releasing hormone-positive PVNmp neurons after YO. We conclude that a population of medullary NA neurons provides collateral inputs to the BNST and PVNmp, and that these inputs contribute importantly to Fos expression and HPA axis activation after YO treatment. Conversely, NA-mediated activation of BNST and PVNmp neurons is unnecessary for YO to inhibit food intake or support CFA, evidence for the sufficiency of other intact neural pathways in mediating those effects.
Comparison of Home versus Physical Therapy-Supervised Rehabilitation Programs after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Background Because of health care funding and policy changes, there is a need to examine the effects of an evolution toward patient-directed (ie, home-based) rehabilitation programs on clinical outcomes of patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Hypothesis There will be no difference in the effectiveness of a home-based rehabilitation program and a standard physical therapy-supervised rehabilitation program in patients 3 months after nonacute anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts. Study Design Randomized controlled clinical trial; Level of evidence, 1. Methods There were 145 patients (16-59 years) who attended a presurgery education class. Home-based patients attended 4 physical therapy sessions, and physical therapy-supervised patients attended 17 physical therapy sessions over the first 12 weeks after surgery. All patients followed the same standardized rehabilitation program. Study outcome measures included active-assisted knee flexion and passive knee extension range of motion, knee range of motion during walking, KT computerized arthrometer results, and isokinetic quadriceps and hamstrings strength. Patient outcomes were dichotomized as either clinically acceptable or unacceptable. Rehabilitation programs were compared by the proportion of acceptable patients in each group. Results The home-based group had a significantly higher percentage of patients with acceptable flexion and extension range of motion compared to the standard physical therapy group (flexion, 67% vs 47%; extension, 97% vs 83%). There were no significant differences between the groups in range of motion during walking, ligament laxity, and strength. Conclusion A structured, minimally supervised rehabilitation program was more effective in achieving acceptable knee range of motion in the first 3 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction than a standard physical therapy-based program. Clinical Relevance Recreational athletes undergoing nonacute anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction can successfully reach acceptable rehabilitation goals in the first 3 months after surgery with a limited number of purposeful physical therapy education sessions, allowing recreational athletes more flexibility when integrating the necessary postoperative rehabilitation into their daily activities.
Analysis of the order degree of flood emergency response organization based on Structure-Entropy model

The organization structure plays an important role in keeping order degree and other characteristics of organization. Structure-Entropy is a general method to evaluate the order degree of an organization. In this paper, we apply it to evaluate the flood emergency response organization. Firstly, the concept of the Structure-Entropy is described. Then the flood emergency response organizations of Beijing and Shenzhen are analyzed. Finally, based on the Structure-Entropy Model, time-efficacy entropy and quality entropy are calculated to measure the order degree of these two organizations. The results prove that it is applicable and available to use Structure-Entropy Model to evaluate the order degree of organization. Some suggestion based on the evaluation can be helpful to the construction of city flood emergency response organization.
Patient's Beliefs about Adherence to Medication toward Hypertension: a Qualitative Study

Introduction: As beliefs of patients with hypertension can have significant differences among different people, therefore numerous researchers concluded that beliefs associated with adherence to treatment in different populations should be studied by objective methods, and then beneficial interventions should be developed. Hence, the present survey was carried out to test patient's beliefs about adherence to drug therapy toward hypertension. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted on 18 patients with hypertension using content analysis method. Purposive sampling technique was run and also continued until data saturation. Semi-structured interview was considered as the main method of data collection. To analysis, qualitative content analysis and constant comparative analysis were employed. Results: After exploring and separation of basic concepts, 914 primary codes were extracted from interviews. Classes were created based on codes and similarities, and also after several review and summarization. Inner meanings of classes were identified as primary themes through more reviews and comparison of classes. Given the nature, these conceptual and abstract themes were named that were as follow: 1) attitude toward disease, 2) attitude about drug, and 3) religious beliefs. Conclusion: The current findings revealed that patients' beliefs about adherence to treatment had three dimensions. These results appeared to be useful for health managers and planners to develop and intervene in the important area for facilitating adherence to treatment as the most critical factor in controlling hypertension.
Renal arteriolar Na 1 /Ca 2 1 exchange in salt-sensitive hypertension

P. Darwin Bell. Renal arteriolar Na 1 /Ca 2 1 exchange in salt-sensitive hypertension. Am. J. Physiol. 276 ( Renal Physiol. 45): F567–F573, 1999. —The present studies were performed to assess Na 1 /Ca 2 1 exchange activity in afferent and efferent arterioles from Dahl/Rapp salt-resistant (R) and salt-sensitive (S) rats. Renal arterioles were obtained by microdissection from S and R rats on either a low-salt (0.3% NaCl) or high-salt (8.0% NaCl) diet. On the high-salt diet, S rats become markedly hypertensive. Cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca 2 1 ] i ) was measured in fura 2-loaded arterioles bathed in a Ringer solution in which extracellular Na (Na e ) was varied from 150 to 2 mM (Na was replaced with N -methyl-D -glucamine). Baseline [Ca 2 1 ] i was similar in afferent arterioles of R and S rats fed low- and high-salt diet. The change in [Ca 2 1 ] i ( D [Ca 2 1 ] i ) during reduction in Na e from 150 to 2 mM was 80 6 10 and 61 6 3 nM (not signiﬁcant) in afferent arterioles from R rats fed the low- and high-salt diet, respectively. In afferent arterioles from S rats on a high-salt diet, D [Ca 2 1 ] i during reductions in Na e from 150 to 2 mM was attenuated (39 6 4 nM) relative to the D [Ca 2 1 ] i of 79 6 13 nM ( P , 0.05) obtained in afferent arterioles from S rats on a low-salt diet. In efferent arterioles, baseline [Ca 2 1 ] i was similar in R and S rats fed low- and high-salt diets, and D [Ca 2 1 ] i in response to reduction in Na e was also not different in efferent arterioles from R and S rats fed low- or high-salt diets. Differences in regulation of the exchanger in afferent arterioles of S and R rats were assessed by determining the effects of protein kinase C (PKC) activation by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA, 100 nM) on D [Ca 2 1 ] i in response to reductions in Na e from 150 to 2 mM. PMA increased D [Ca 2 1 ] i in afferent arterioles from R rats but not from S rats. These results suggest that Na 1 /Ca 2 1 exchange activity is suppressed in afferent arterioles of S rats that are on a high-salt diet. In addition, there appears to be a defect in the PKC-Na 1 /Ca 2 1 exchange pathway that might contribute to altered [Ca 2 1 ] i regulation in this important renal vascular segment in salt-sensitive hypertension.
Predictors of Emotional Strain Among Spouse and Adult Child Caregivers

Abstract This study used data from the 1999 National Long Term Care Survey to examine predictors of emotional strain between spouse and adult child caregivers using the frameworks of role theory and the stress process model. Secondary data analysis examined if and how emotional strain differed between the groups and what the predictors of emotional strain were for each group. Common group predictors of emotional strain were elder's disruptive behaviors, caregiver's perceived overload, family disagreement, limitations on the caregiver's life, and utilization of personal coping strategies by the caregiver. There were predictors unique to spouse's emotional strain but elders' race and respite availability were unique predictors of adult child caregiver's emotional strain. Ways in which predictors of emotional strain can be used to design effective and efficient social work interventions are discussed.
Sleep-disordered breathing and type 2 diabetes

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been associated with insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, and is frequently found in people with type 2 diabetes. SDB not only causes poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness, but has clinical consequences, including hypertension and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition to supporting the need for further research into the links between SDB and diabetes, the International Diabetes Federation Taskforce on Epidemiology and Prevention strongly recommends that health professionals working in both type 2 diabetes and SDB adopt clinical practices to ensure that a patient presenting with one condition is considered for the other. # 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Enhancing the Performance of Blue Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Mg-Doped ZnO as an Electron Transport Layer

Highly efficient blue quantum-dot light-emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) have been fabricated by substituting Mg-doped ZnO (Mg<italic><sub>x</sub></italic>Zn<sub>1-</sub><italic><sub>x</sub></italic>O) for ZnO as an electron transporting layer (ETL). The device performance can be enhanced by optimizing Mg-doped ratios for the device structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PVK/QDs/Mg<sub>x</sub>Zn<sub>1-</sub><italic><sub>x</sub></italic>O/Al. The maximum luminescence efficiency and maximum brightness of blue QD-LEDs increase from 1.1 cd/A and 1500 cd/m<sup>2</sup> for ZnO to 2.3 cd/A and 2500 cd/m<sup>2</sup> for 10% Mg-doped ZnO (Mg<sub>0.10</sub>Zn<sub>0.90</sub> O), respectively. The improved device performance should be attributed to balance electron and hole injection due to Mg-doped ZnO increasing the band gap and reduce exciton loss at the interface between the ETL and the emissive layer.
The Utility of the Spatial Span from the Wechsler Memory Scales in a Geriatric Population with Cognitive Impairments

Performance on the Spatial Span subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale has been viewed as an indicator of working memory and visuospatial processing. A number of factors including age and gender have been posited to effect performance on Spatial Span by older adults. The current study examined the impact of various forms of cognitive impairment and severity of impairment on Spatial Span performance. Five hundred thirty-eight individuals between the ages of 65 and 89 were evaluated in a university memory disorders clinic using a battery of neuropsychological tests that included Spatial Span. Participants were grouped by consensus diagnosis into type of cognitive impairment (Alzheimer's disease, vascular disease, amnestic mild cognitive impairment or non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment) or cognitively normal. As expected, an increase in severity of impairment results in a decrease in Spatial Span Total Score. Other findings included a weak relationship between age and Spatial Span Total Score. Gender, as well as age, did not fully account for the decline in Spatial Span Total Score. Spatial Span Forward score was not as good a predictor of severity in that reduction in score for Spatial Span Forward remains relatively stable regardless of level of impairment. Spatial Span Backward performance was found to be more sensitive to severity. No significant differences were found between performance of Alzheimer's disease and vascular disease suggesting they share similar deficit patterns with regard to the cognitive abilities measured by the Spatial Span subtest. A comparison between those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and individuals without such a diagnosis showed no significant difference suggesting that visuospatial processes are not affected early in the dementing process.