Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impact of Violence on Health Reproduction Among Wives in Donggala

Background: This study aims to investigate the impact of violence and the relationship between the socio-demographic factors and health reproduction problems. It is important to identify the groups (via screening) that are vulnerable to the impact of violence. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in Sunju village (rural) and the Tanjung Batu sub-district (urban) of Donggala Regency Central Sulawesi. The participants included 94 women and the sample consisted of married women of child bearing age who were pregnant, puerperium, had experienced pregnancy or had given birth in the last 2 years and had experienced violence. Results: The results of this study revealed that the violence of a husband toward his wife that occurs during pregnancy and puerperium affects reproductive health and it is associated with pregnancy complications, unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, unsafe abortions, premature birth/low birth weight and loss of sexual desire. Additionally, there are differences in the health reproduction problems (pregnancy complications) according to the socio-demographics of the wives. Wives who suffered from pregnancy complications were more likely to be <35 years of age, have an elementary school level education (SD>), have a total of <4 children and live in a village. Meanwhile, unwanted pregnancies were more common in the group of women who are <35 years of age, have a high school education, are dating, have <4 children and live in the city. Conclusion: In conclusion, violence towards wives during pregnancy and puerperium has variable health reproduction effects according to the socio-demographic conditions of the wife.
The Relation between the Theory of Mind and Socio-Emotional Functioning in a Sample of Older Adults Keywords: Theory of Mind (ToM); Mental state attribution; Aging;

We explored the relationship between the “Theory of Mind” (ToM) and socio-emotional functioning among primary aging individuals. Our sample was comprised of 266 older adults ranging from 65 years old to 94 years old. On all participants, we measured ToM and calculated indexes of performance such as causal connection and psychological lexicon. In addition, we assessed emotional (depression, alexithymia, distress, life satisfaction, empathy and hostility) and social variables (perception of the future, loneliness, social avoidance and perception of social support) with a battery of tests. The results of our cognitive screening indicated that 189 older adults presented normal or primary aging patterns. The results obtained with the sample of normal older adults showed that: a) social variables are independent from ToM; and b) emotional functioning predicted the making of causal connection and the use of psychological lexicon among participants who responded to ToM tasks. We discuss our work within a socio-emotional conceptual framework.
Interaction of ubiquitin ligase CBL with LMP2A protein of Epstein-Barr virus occurs via PTB domain of CBL and does not depend on adaptor ITSN1

Previously Latent membrane protein 2A (LMP2A) of Epstein-Barr virus was found to be ubiquitylated by CBL ubiquitin ligase but no direct interaction of LMP2A with CBL was reported. We aimed to explore this interaction and study a possibility of adaptor protein involvement. Taking into consideration that both LMP2A and CBL were shown to interact with endocytic adaptor protein intersectin 1 (ITSN1), we assumed that the latter could serve as a scaffold for LMP2A/CBL complex. Methods. We used an immunofluorescence and coimmunoprecipitation approaches to test a mutual complex formation of ITSN1, CBL and LMP2A proteins. Results. LMP2A coimmunoprecipitated with CBL while LMP2A did not interact with CBL G306E mutant harboring inactive phosphotyrosine-binding domain. We observed a triple colocalization of ITSN1, CBL and LMP2A signals in MCF-7 cells as well as coprecipitation of all mentioned proteins. Overexpression of ITSN1 did not affect the efficiency of complex formation of LMP2A with CBL. Moreover, LMP2A mutant unable to interact with ITSN1 was readily precipitated with CBL. Conclusions. LMP2A can be engaged in the complex together with endocytic adaptor ITSN1 and ubiquitin ligase CBL. We show that PTB domain of CBL is responsible for interaction with LMP2A. ITSN1 is not required for LMP2A recruiting to CBL.
Comparison of Substrate Oxidation and Energy Expenditure During Acute Aerobic Exercise With Moderate and High Intensity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Background: Type 2 diabetes and obesity are related to other metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, high blood pressure, visceral obesity increase and metabolic syndrome with high danger of cardiovascular disease expansion. Objectives: This study aimed to determine whether in patients with type 2 diabetes, substrate oxidation and energy expenditure were affected by the type of intensity of acute aerobic exercise they were provided. Materials and Methods: Nine men with type 2 diabetes (Mean ± SD; age 52.6 ± 0.36 years, Body Mass Index (BMI) = 30.3 ± 2.4) and 9 obese control group (Mean ± SD; age 49.1 ± 1.4 years, BMI = 31.3 ± 1.8) were participated in this study. In the first session, anthropometric measurements, body composition and maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) were measured in all subjects. In the next sessions, subjects completed two acute aerobic exercises on separate days in a crossover design. The two exercise trials performed at intensity of 60% and 80% VO2 peak after fasting for at least 10 hours. Means of volume of oxygen (VO2) and Volume of Carbon dioxide (VCO2) were calculated during 30 minutes for measuring the rates of fat oxidation, carbohydrate oxidation and energy expenditure at each intensity. Results: The results showed that substrate oxidation and energy expenditure were lower in the diabetic group (P < 0.05) compared to the control one. Also, the results revealed that carbohydrate oxidation and energy expenditure were statistically increased by providing high intensity rather than moderate intensity; however, fat oxidation was statistically increased by providing moderate intensity rather than high intensity (P < 0.05). Conclusions: According to the results of the present study, aerobic exercise at moderate intensity and proper time can be considered as a special treatment to prevent diabetes complications and related disorders, particularly obesity.
Accounting narratives and disclosure quality: Empirical evidence from the UK, France and Germany

In this paper, we analyse narrative disclosures from over 28,000 corporate announcements for 137 UK, French and German companies over the years 2003 to 2011. A custom-dictionary, based on software used by Kothari et al (2009) is employed to classify the disclosures into six categories based on theme and content, and the volume of disclosures in each category, in each month is recorded for each firm. The resulting variables are then used in models of disclosure quality based on the accuracy and dispersion of analysts’ earnings forecasts, to draw conclusions about the extent to which the quantity of disclosed information is related to disclosure quality. We also investigate the effects of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by the firms during this period, differences between countries and the effect of various company specific factors including the level of intangible assets and goodwill in the firm’s balance sheet.
What Large Sample Size Is Sufficient for Hydrologic Frequency Analysis?—A Rational Argument for a 30-Year Hydrologic Sample Size in Water Resources Management

The calculation of hydrologic frequency is an important basic step in the planning and design stage of any water conservancy project. The purpose of the frequency analysis is to deduce the hydrologic variables under different guarantee rates, and to provide hydrologic information for water conservancy project planning and design. The calculation of hydrologic frequency requires that the sample size is large enough, as only then can the statistical characteristics of samples take the place of the total statistical eigenvalues. This means that the samples can reveal the statistical characteristics of hydrologic variables and identify the randomness rule of hydrologic phenomena. Many countries in the East Asian monsoon climate zone (China, Japan and South Korea) have stipulated a sample size of 30 years for hydrologic frequency analysis. In this paper the rationality of the 30-year sample size is proved by analyzing the periodic and random rules of hydrologic phenomenon and the influencing mechanism of solar activity, and by adopting the general conclusion of the sampling theorem. Then, using the wavelet analysis method to examine annual precipitation data in a long series generated from representative precipitation observation stations in China, the strong-weak cycle of solar activity is proved to be 10 years, which is consistent with the wet-dry cycle of the representative precipitation stations (10–12 years). Finally, adopting numerical modeling to analyze the normal distribution of randomly generated samples and long-range annual precipitation data collected from representative stations, hypothesis testing (u, F and t) is used to prove that a 30-year sample size is reasonable. This research provides a reference as to how to prove the necessary sample size for relevant statistical analyses (for example, how large the sample should be for analyzing hydrologic factors trend evolution, hydrologic data consistency and ergodicity of statistical samples), thus ensuring the reliability of the analytical results.
XIANGBIN XU AN ONTOLOGY-DRIVEN VISUALIZATION MODEL FOR PRO- DUCTION MONITORING SYSTEMS

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master of Science Degree Programme in Machine Automation XIANGBIN XU : An ontology-driven visualization model for production monitoring systems Master of Science Thesis, 82 pages, 12 Appendix pages OCTOBER 2013 Major: Factory Automation Examiner: Prof. José Luis Martínez Lastra
Choice Modeling and Tests of Benefit Transfer

Benefit transfer is increasingly being used by decision makers as a way of estimating environmental values suitable for use in benefit cost analysis. However, recent studies examining the validity of benefit transfer of passive use values estimated using contingent valuation have rejected the hypothesis of convergent validity. In this article, we demonstrate the usage of a form of conjoint analysis known as choice modeling for benefit transfer. Choice modeling has been touted as being particularly suitable for benefit transfer because it is possible to allow for differences in environmental quality and socioeconomic characteristics when transferring benefit estimates. We demonstrate that choice modeling is suitable for benefit transfer, particularly when the transfers involve implicit prices. Second, we examine the circumstances in which benefit transfer of choice modeling derived value estimates is likely to be most valid. Two split sample tests were undertaken to achieve this objective. The evidence from these tests indicates that transfers across different case study sites are likely to be subject to less error than those across different populations.
Effectiveness of foreign aid in sub-Saharan Africa: Does disaggregating aid into bilateral and multilateral components make a difference?

Inspired by the contradicting findings of studies on aid effectiveness and the recently emerging dissatisfaction of scholars with the methodologies of earlier works, this study took up the examination of the effectiveness of bilateral and multilateral aids on economic growth. To this end, the study applied the estimation technique of system-GMM (system generalized method of moments) to panel data of 42 Sub-Saharan African countries collected from secondary sources for the years 1980 through 2007. For the data at hand, there was no evidence for the (conditional or unconditional) effectiveness of both kinds of aid. This result was robust to the use of alternative growth models. Bilateral aid on its own, or in interaction with policy, is ineffective at enhancing economic growth, regardless of whether one measures it relative to the recipients' gross domestic product or in per capita terms. The same holds for multilateral aid. This conclusion confines itself to the data at hand and thus gives no evidence about the effectiveness of the recently emerging aid modalities, which are argued to possess elements of better government accountability, better transparency and better recipient ownership.
PREDICTORS OF HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH BETA THALASSEMIA IN THREE HOSPITALS IN MALAYSIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

ABSTRACT Background: Prognosticating factors associated with health related quality of life (HRQoL) facilitates better treatment outcomes in patients with beta thalassaemia. This study evaluated the predictors of health related quality of life among children and adolescents with beta thalassaemia in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study in three public hospitals in Malaysia was conducted between July 2008 and July 2009. All registered patients aged 8 to 18 years with beta thalassaemia and of Malaysian citizenship that attended the haematology daycare centres were invited to participate in this study through their parents. A universal sampling method was used. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to record the socio demography, medical information and HRQoL (measured by Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory TM version 4.0). Binary logistic regressions were performed to determine the predictors of HRQoL of patients with beta thalassaemia. Result: The mean total scale score, physical health summary score and psychosocial health summary score of the participants were 69.76 (SD 13.10), 69.51 (SD 16.64) and 69.93 (SD 14.89), respectively. The psychosocial subscale: the mean emotional functioning, social functioning and school functioning scores were 71.89 (SD 17.47), 78.93 (SD 17.79) and 58.93 (SD 17.93), respectively. The predictors of poor physical health of HRQoL were not on blood transfusion or chelation treatment (adjusted OR=18.29; 95% CI=4.34, 76.86) and presence of side effects from chelation treatment (adjusted OR=9.67; 95% CI=2.15, 43.56). The predictor of poor psychosocial health of HRQoL was duration of thalassaemia less than 10 years (adjusted OR=4.91; 95% CI=1.71, 14.13). Conclusion: Patients with beta thalassaemia who were not on any blood transfusion or chelation treatment and had side effects from chelation treatment were assoiated with poor physical health of HRQoL, while having thalassaemia less than 10 years was associated with poor psychosocial health of HRQoL. Keywords: beta thalassaemia, children, adolescent, health related quality of life, Malaysia
Disturbance Rejection and Asymptotically Stabilizing Control for a Quadrotor UAV

A novel attitude controller based on Lyapunov stability theory is developed for a quadrotor UAV considering different bounded disturbances and parameters’ perturbation. Specifically, the proposed controller is able to compensate for a disturbance without requiring concrete information of its structure (e.g. period or amplitude). In addition, the controller can handle the situation when external disturbances and internal parameters’ perturbation exist simultaneously. Furthermore, sufficient conditions are derived for the control law to ensure global asymptotic stability of the closed loop system. A theoretically rigorous proof has been given. Numerical simulations are carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of control algorithm. Simulation results show that the proposed control strategy has a satisfactory performance of disturbance rejection and anti-multi-parameter perturbation.
A Suite of Authoring Tools for the Design of Structural Communication Activities in Web-Based Environments

Resumo: This paper presents the rationale for and the architecture of an intelligent authoring environment and tool set that supports the work of teachers-authors who wish to develop instruction using the pedagogical technique called Structural Communication. Structural Communication (SC) is a pedagogical technique that can provide an objective snapshot of a participant’s sophisticated intellectual skills and cognitive structures. The SC can be used to develop Problem Based Learning Instruction in a ITS paradigm. The computer environment uses techniques of Automatic Text Summarization to help teachers in the authoring process and Clusters Algorithms to help to identify the main strategies and help to author the appropriate feedback. The environment permits the authors of SC exercises to share their expertise with other teachers and domain experts, thus acting as a collaborative design and learning environment for the teachers. Abstract: This paper presents the rationale for and the architecture of an intelligent authoring environment and tool set that supports the work of teachers-authors who wish to develop instruction using the pedagogical technique called Structural Communication. Structural Communication (SC) is a pedagogical technique that can provide an objective snapshot of a participant’s sophisticated intellectual skills and cognitive structures. The SC can be used to develop Problem Based Learning Instruction in a ITS paradigm. The computer environment uses techniques of Automatic Text Summarization to help teachers in the authoring process and Clusters Algorithms to help to identify the main strategies and help to author the appropriate feedback. The environment permits the authors of SC exercises to share their expertise with other teachers and domain experts, thus acting as a collaborative design and learning environment for the teachers.
Why e-commerce firms outsource consumer credits from a transaction cost and resource-based perspective

Swedish e-commerce has in the recent decade grown exponentially to hit 57,9 billion SEK in 2016. The increase in e-commerce activity is a driver of consumer credits that have higher penetration in online sales channels compared to physical stores. Most e-commerce firms outsource consumer credits to external suppliers although it becomes easier to offer consumer credits in-house due to technological advances. The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyze why Swedish e-commerce firms outsource consumer credits. This thesis has applied two major theoretical approaches to outsourcing: transaction cost economics (TCE) and the resource-based view (RBV). The theoretical approaches have been combined to a common theoretical framework used to guide outsourcing decisions and to answer the research question of how firms’ decision to outsource consumer credits are influenced by transactional and resource-based aspects. To answer the research question, a qualitative case study has been conducted where a set of e-commerce firms, suppliers of consumer credits and investors have been interviewed. A trend of low asset specificity, limited opportunism, and increased costs of in-house production due to the need of capital and stable cash flows have been found within the context of TCE. A trend within the context of RBV is the belief that outsourcing consumer credits gives firms access to complementary capabilities that they lack internally. In addition, no firm is considering TCE and RBV as theoretical concepts in the outsourcing decision, but all firms are considering the theoretical approaches’ underlying aspects. Both TCE and RBV generally suggest outsourcing and it is argued that both approaches influence the decision of outsourcing, although it cannot be stated that one of TCE and RBV is more influential than the other.
Spatial models for distance sampling data: recent developments and future directions

Our understanding of a biological population can be greatly enhanced by modelling their distribution in space and as a function of environmental covariates. Such models can be used to investigate the relationships between distribution and environmental covariates as well as reliably estimate abundances and create maps of animal/plant distribution. Density surface models consist of a spatial model of the abundance of a biological population which has been corrected for uncertain detection via distance sampling methods. We review recent developments in the field and consider the likely directions of future research before focussing on a popular approach based on generalized additive models. In particular, we consider spatial modelling techniques that may be advantageous to applied ecologists such as quantification of uncertainty in a two‐stage model and smoothing in areas with complex boundaries. The methods discussed are available in an R package developed by the authors (dsm) and are largely implemented in the popular Windows software Distance.
The dynamical evolution of molecular clouds near the Galactic Centre - I. Orbital structure and evolutionary timeline

We recently proposed that the star-forming potential of dense molecular clouds in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ, i.e. the central few 100 pc) of the Milky Way is intimately linked to their orbital dynamics, potentially giving rise to an absolute-time sequence of star-forming clouds. In this paper, we present an orbital model for the gas stream(s) observed in the CMZ. The model is obtained by integrating orbits in the empirically constrained gravitational potential and represents a good fit (⁠χ2red=2.0⁠) to the observed position–velocity distribution of dense (n > several 103 cm-3) gas, reproducing all of its key properties. The orbit is also consistent with observational constraints not included in the fitting process, such as the 3D space velocities of Sgr B2 and the Arches and Quintuplet clusters. It differs from previous, parametric models in several respects: (1) the orbit is open rather than closed due to the extended mass distribution in the CMZ, (2) its orbital velocity (100–200 km s-1) is twice as high as in previous models, and (3) Sgr A* coincides with the focus of the (eccentric) orbit rather than being offset. Our orbital solution supports the recently proposed scenario in which the dust ridge between G0.253+0.016 (‘the Brick’) and Sgr B2 represents an absolute-time sequence of star-forming clouds, of which the condensation was triggered by the tidal compression during their most recent pericentre passage. We position the clouds on a common timeline and find that their pericentre passages occurred 0.30–0.74 Myr ago. Given their short free-fall times (tff ∼ 0.34 Myr), the quiescent cloud G0.253+0.016 and the vigorously star-forming complex Sgr B2 are separated by a single free-fall time of evolution, implying that star formation proceeds rapidly once collapse has been initiated. We provide the complete orbital solution, as well as several quantitative predictions of our model (e.g. proper motions and the positions of star formation ‘hotspots’). The paper is concluded with a discussion of the assumptions and possible caveats, as well as the position of the model in the Galactic context, highlighting its relation to large-scale gas accretion, the dynamics of the bar, the x2 orbital family, and the origin of the Arches and Quintuplet clusters.