Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Workplace coaching: Processes and effects

Coaching, gedefinieerd als ‘een resultaatgericht en systematisch proces waarbij een coach een coachee helpt om zelf-gestelde doelen te behalen en zijn/haar algehele functioneren en welzijn te verbeteren’ (Grant, 2003), wordt steeds vaker ingezet om medewerkers in organisaties te ondersteunen bij hun dagelijkse taken, en hun persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling. In dit proefschrift worden verschillende onderzoeksmethoden gecombineerd met een theoretische beschouwing om verschillende vragen rondom het thema ‘de effectiviteit van coaching’ te beantwoorden. Onze meta-analyse laat zien dat coaching effectief kan worden ingezet om o.a. het welzijn en de prestaties van medewerkers te bevorderen, hoewel de meta-analyse tegelijkertijd liet zien dat de (methodologische) kwaliteit van effectiviteitsonderzoek nog voor verbetering vatbaar is. De concept-mapping studie laat zien dat ervaren coaches over het algemeen succesindicatoren hanteren die in lijn zijn met eerder effeciviteitsonderzoek (o.a. het behalen van doelen en welzijn). Hierbij viel op dat coaches in Nederland over het algemeen meer belang hechten aan welzijn van medewerkers, dan aan de prestaties van medewerkers. Onze experimentele studies laten zien dat oplossingsgerichte en probleemgerichte coachingsvragen verschillende effecten hebben. In ons onderzoek leidde oplossingsgerichte vragen in vergelijking tot probleem gerichte vragen tot meer positieve gevoelens en een hoger probleemoplossend vermogen. Tenslotte dragen wij een temporeel model van coaching aan, waarin we psychologische theorieen en mechanismen bespreken die relevant zijn tijdens de verschillende fases van een coachingstraject. Wij hopen met het onderzoek en het theoretisch werk in dit proefschrift een bijdrage te leveren aan de ontwikkeling van coaching als onderzoeksveld en als veranderingsmethodiek in organisaties.
Outcome of individualized task related circuit training program on walking ability in a 9 years old female child with Moya-moya disease: a case report

Moyamoya disease is a rare progressive vaso-occlusive disorder of an unknown etiology. It is characterized by progressive stenosis of terminal portions of internal carotid arteries bilaterally, and the main trunks of Anterior and Middle Cerebral Artery, and is associated with collateral vessels at the base of the brain ('Moyamoya' vessels). 1 Moyamoya was first described in Japan in the 1960s and, in Japanese, its name means "puff of smoke", which describes how the tangle of blocked arteries appear in an X-ray.2 Although the disease is most common in Japan, many subsequent cases have been reported elsewhere, including North America, Europe, and India.3 Stroke in childhood is rare, with an incidence of approximately 2.5 to 2.7 cases per 100 000 per year. Pediatric stroke is an important cause of chronic morbidity in children and can leave a child with disabilities that span motor, cognitive, and behaviour functions. Moyamoya disease or syndrome is believed to be a rather uncommon cause of stroke in childhood.
Management of major insect pests of black gram under dryland conditions

Field experiments were conducted during rabi 2011 and 2013 to evaluate the efficacy of different insecticidal treatments against aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch, leafhopper, Empoasca kerri Pruthi, defoliator, Spodoptera litura (Fab.) and pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) on black gram. The results showed that seed treatment with thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 3 g/ kg of seed + spray with thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 0.4 g/ l recorded the lowest population of aphids (1.60, 1.45 no. /plant) and leafhoppers (2.36, 2.12 no./ plant) followed by spraying of imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.4 ml/ l with 83.96, 87.45 kg and 66.13, 71.61 per cent reduction over control, respectively after second round of spraying in the fields trials I and II. Indoxacarb 14.5 SC @ 1 ml/ l provided an effective control of S. litura and H. armígera which recorded 0.04, 0.00 and 0.09, 0.03 nos of larvae/plant at 7th day after the second application in the field trial I and II, respectively, which was at par, with sponsored 45 SC @ 0.4 ml/ l (0.08, 0.07 and 0.13, 0.13 at 7 DAT of second application) but was significantly better than the untreated control. Thus, seed treatment with thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 3 g/kg of seed + spray with thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 0.4 g/ l and indoxacarb 14.5 SC @ 1 ml/ l proved effective against sucking pests and borers of black gram, respectively and can be recommended for their use in black gram ecosystem.
Influence of early feeding with different diet composition
on performance and intestinal morphology of layer-type chicks
during the brooding period

In the current poultry industry, birds often do not have free access to feed and water during the first 48–72 h post-hatch due to differences in the time of hatching and management practices. Delayed access to feed and water post-hatch has been reported to negatively influence yolk utilization, survivability, gastrointestinal development, carcass yield and immunological development (e.g., Yang et al., 2009; Pretorius, 2011; Shinde et al., 2015; Sarlak et al., 2016). Saki (2005) reported a linear relationship between the weight of the first week of rearing and the slaughter weight in broiler chickens. Therefore, early feeding of post-hatch chicks could greatly influence the growth performance of broiler chickens (Yang et al., 2009). Birds that have early access to a high amino acid diet, even in the presence of subABSTRACT. The study was conducted to examine the effects of early feeding with diets of different composition or fasting for 72 h on performance, intestinal organs development and intestinal histomorphology of layer-type chicks during the brooding period. In total, 400 chicks (50% males, 50% females) were randomly allocated to 4 treatments with 4 replications of 25 chicks each. The dietary treatments during the first 72 h of life were: T1 (control) – fasting, T2 – a starter layer diet containing crude protein (CP) 20% and metabolizable energy (ME) 11.84 MJ/kg, T3 – a diet containing 20% CP and 11.81 MJ/kg ME (3% molasses in its composition), and T4 – a starter broiler diet (23% CP and 12.68 MJ/kg ME). For the whole 42-day experimental period, it was indicated that birds fed T4 and T3 diets had higher body weight gain and better feed conversion ratio than fasted ones. Chicks fed T4 diet had the highest intestinal weight and length at day 14 of age. Whereas, birds from T3 group had increased gizzard weight than other groups both at days 14 and 28 of age. At day 14 of age, increased duodenal villus height and width and smaller crypt depth were recorded in T4 group in comparison to fasted and other groups of animals. Longer villi and smaller crypt depth of jejunum were found in T4 and T3 chicks than in fasted ones. Longer ileal villi was observed in T4 birds at day 14 of age. The obtained results suggest that early feeding with a diet rich in CP or containing molasses addition has beneficial effects on the production performance and intestinal development of layer-type chicks. Received: 8 January 2018 Revised: 20 April 2018 Accepted: 27 August 2018
The inflammatory response in myocarditis and acute myocardial infarction

This thesis is about myocarditis and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). These are two cardiac diseases in which inflammation of the cardiac muscle occurs. In myocarditis, inflammation results in the elimination of a viral infection of the heart. During AMI, one of the coronary arteries is occluded, causing ischemia and damaged cardiac muscle cells. Here, inflammation removes these damaged cells, so that scar formation can occur. However, for both diseases, inflammation also results in additional damage to the heart, actively increasing morbidity and mortality related to myocarditis or AMI. Therefore, it is important to be able to diagnose and treat inflammation of the heart adequately. The projects described in this thesis contribute to this purpose. First, we investigated a new diagnostic method for myocarditis, and found that by quantifying leukocytes in a quadriceps muscle section, we can diagnose myocarditis with great accuracy. We also demonstrated that atrial inflammation occurs in myocarditis patients, and we investigated the efficacy of an anti-inflammatory drug (colchicine) in a mouse model of acute viral myocarditis. For AMI, we investigated another anti-inflammatory drug (C1-inhibitor). First, we evaluated two different administration routes for C1-inhibitor in rats (subcutaneous and intravenous administration). Next, we induced AMI surgically in rats, and demonstrated herein that C1-inhibitor can reduce atrial inflammation. Finally, in the same rat model we investigated a stem cell therapy, and found that stem cell administration after AMI restores the cardiac function of the rats.
The primacy of institutions reconsidered: Direct income effects of malaria prevalence

Some recent empirical studies deny any direct effect of geography on development and conclude that institutions dominate all other potential determinants of development. An alternative view emphasizes that geographic factors such as disease ecology, as proxied by the prevalence of malaria, may have a large negative effect on income, independent of the quality of a country’s institutions. For instance, pandemic malaria may create a large economic burden beyond medical costs and forgone earnings by affecting household behavior and such macroeconomic variables as international investment and trade. After controlling for institutional quality, malaria prevalence is found to cause quantitatively important negative effects on income. The robustness of this finding is checked by employing alternative instrumental variables, tests of overidentification restrictions, and tests of the validity of the point estimates and standard errors in the presence of weak instruments. The baseline findings appear to be robust to using alternative specifications, instrumentations, and samples. The reported estimates suggest that good institutions may be necessary but not sufficient for generating a persistent process of successful economic development.
A comparison of Family cohesion, perceived stress and self-conception in mothers of children with attention deficit /hyperactive and mother of normal children

Copyright © 2016, MEJDS. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits copy and redistribute the material just in noncommercial usages, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background and objective: The aim of this study was to compare the cohesion of the family, perceived stress, and self-conception in mothers of children with and without attention deficit/hyperactivity. Methods: This study is a causal comparative type. The population consisted of all mothers of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity and also mothers of normal children in the city of Rasht (1392). 101 mothers (49 mothers of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity, and 52 mothers with normal children) were selected in non-random and accessible sampling method. To measure the variables, Perceived Stress Scale of Cohen et al (1983), the scale of family cohesion and Nar Bloom (1994) and Beck's self-concept questionnaire (1989) were used. In order to analyze the obtained data, descriptive statistics mean and standard deviation and multivariate variance analysis methods were applied. Results: The results of the multivariate analysis of variance showed a significant difference between the two groups of mothers of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity and mothers of normal children in the total score of family cohesion(p=0.000) , perceived stress(p=0.001), selfconcept (p=0.02) and their aspects. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that mothers of children without attention deficit / hyperactivity compared to mothers of children suffering from attention deficit / hyperactivity have higher levels of self-conception and family cohesion while having lower degree of perceived stress. Thus, by designing appropriate training programs for parents, the risk of attention deficit / hyperactivity effects on family members, particularly mothers must be eliminated.
Diet and Nutritional Status of Children with Cow's Milk Protein Allergy, Treated with a Milk-Free Diet

Citation: Rowicka G, Strucińska M, Riahi A, Weker H (2017) Diet and Nutritional Status of Children with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy, Treated with a Milk-Free Diet. Int J Aller Medications 3:025. doi.org/10.23937/25723308.1510025 Received: October 09, 2017: Accepted: November 27, 2017: Published: November 29, 2017 Copyright: © 2017 Rowicka G, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. International Journal of Allergy Medications
Ethylene Production by Fe-deficient Roots and its Involvement in the Regulation of Fe-deficiency Stress Responses by Strategy I Plants

Abstract Species that showed marked morphological and physiological responses by their roots to Fe-deficiency (Strategy I plants) were compared with others that do not exhibit these responses (Strategy II plants). Roots from Fe-deficient cucumber (Cucumis sativusL. ‘Ashley’), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentumMill. T3238FER) and pea (Pisum sativumL. ‘Sparkle’) plants produced more ethylene than those of Fe-sufficient plants. The higher production of ethylene in Fe-deficient cucumber and pea plants occurred before Fe-deficient plants showed chlorosis symptoms and was parallel to the occurrence of Fe-deficiency stress responses. The addition of either the ethylene precursor ACC, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid, or the ethylene releasing substance, Ethephon, to several Fe-sufficient Strategy I plants [cucumber, tomato, pea, sugar beet (Beta vulgarisL.),Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana(L.) Heynh ‘Columbia’), plantago (Plantago lanceolataL.)] promoted some of their Fe-deficiency stress responses: enhanced root ferric-reducing capacity and swollen root tips. By contrast, Fe-deficient roots from several Strategy II plants [maize (Zea maysL. ‘Funo’), wheat (Triticum aestivumL. ‘Yecora’), barley (Hordeum vulgareL. ‘Barbarrosa’)] did not produce more ethylene than the Fe-sufficient ones. Furthermore, ACC had no effect on the reducing capacity of these Strategy II plants and, except in barley, did not promote swelling of root tips. In conclusion, results suggest that ethylene is involved in the regulation of Fe-deficiency stress responses by Strategy I plants.
Modern claim frequency and claim severity models: An application to the Russian motor own damage insurance market

Abstract During 2012–2015, the motor insurance in Russia received considerable attention both from the parts of the Russian government and from the insurance business. This was caused, in particular, by significant losses from the side of insurance companies that occurred during 2012–2013. Experts explain these losses not only by the effects of inflation or by the changes in Russian insurance legislation, but also by the incomplete set of factors that has been used by insurance companies for tariff calculation. This research analyses the factors that influence claim frequency and claim severity in the Russian motor own damage (MOD) insurance to assess the efficiency of the existing set of factors used for MOD insurance tariff calculations. To this end, we employ the appropriate claim frequency and claim severity models on the data provided by one of the leading St. Petersburg (Russia) insurance companies for the period of 2012–2013. The results of our calculations, organized within a resampling framework, show that additional factors may indeed be worth taking into account in the MOD insurance tariff calculation.
Developing lean supply in construction

Since the Latham Report in 1994 the UK government has been active in urging the construction industry to improve how it manages its supply chains. Yet despite these efforts, research has shown that sophistication of supply chain management (SCM) in construction, in general, is still at a low level in comparison to that in many other industries. Often citing the manufacturing industry the government has largely focused on encouraging construction organizations to make their supply chains leaner. However, the construction industry has a unique working culture, a project-based feature, and high levels of fragmentation, which together differentiate it from mainstream manufacturing. This makes lean supply for most constructed products a different proposition to that of most factory manufactured products. This paper presents a Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) approach which is developed for addressing complex, multi-disciplinary project problems. Research is proposed to examine the use of SSM in construction projects undertaken by a large UK contractor. Such use should enable project managers and SCM practitioners to view the process of developing lean supply in a holistic manner and also to take into account the ‘soft’ cultural and project-based features of construction, leading to more effective solutions for delivering their project.
Exploring the potential effects of marine protected areas on the ecosystem structure of the Gulf of Gabes using the Ecospace model

The Gulf of Gabes is considered as one of the most productive areas of the southern Mediterranean Sea and it plays an important role in Tunisian economy. It is known to be an archetypal ecosystem in which the effects of fisheries are the most pronounced. Based on the stock assessment outcomes, it is as a highly exploited ecosystem. Thereupon, it becomes necessary to establish adequate measures to facilitate the recovery of the marine resources. The most important sets of management measures regard the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). However, these management plans should be assessed beforehand to make sure of the relevance of the measure and its impact on marine resources. Modeling may significantly enhance our understanding of the likely impacts of fisheries management plans on groups that are very difficult to study and this approach gives insights at larger spatial scales. We used Ecospace to investigate the potential impacts of several spatial management plans on the ecosystem structure of the Gulf of Gabes. The Ecospace model is based on the existing Ecopath model elaborated by Hattab (2013). The simulation were carried over a 15-year period. The outcomes of the simulations, suggest that the implementation of MPAs in the Gulf of Gabes could be simultaneously beneficial for the ecosystem and fishing activities. However, the benefits are related to the characteristics of the MPA. The spatial simulations highlight that the location is crucial to the success of the MPA. Additionally, an increase in the size of a MPA can result in an increase in the spillover effect and, consequently, in catches in the neighborhood without harming ecosystem integrity. The configuration of the implemented MPA is of capital importance, a set of many small MPAs is more beneficial than fewer and larger MPAs, especially in terms of catches.
Agricultural Price Distortion and Stabilization: Stylized facts and Hypothesis Tests

This paper describes agricultural policy choices and tests some predictions of political economy theories. It begins with three broad stylized facts: governments tend to tax agriculture in poorer countries, and subsidize it in richer ones, tax both imports and exports more than nontradables and tax more and subsidize less where there is more land per capita. We test a variety of political economy explanations, finding results consistent with hypothesized effects of rural and urban constituents' rational ignorance about small per person effects, governance institutions' control of rent seeking by political leaders, governments' revenue motive for taxation, and the role of time consistency in policy making. We also find that larger groups obtain more favorable policies, suggesting that positive group size effects outweigh any negative influence from free ridership, and that demographically driven entry of new farmers is associated with less favorable farm policies, suggesting the arrival of new farmers erodes policy rents and discourages political activity by incumbents. Another new result is that governments achieve very little price stabilization relative to our benchmark estimates of undistorted prices, and governments in the poorest countries actually destabilize domestic prices.
Intelligence Integration in Distributed Knowledge Management

Intelligent methods are used in distributed environments in countless ways, with examples such as propagation, communication, collaboration, and cooperation. With the abundant purposes for intelligence in distributed systems, it is pertinent for researchers, technicians, and students in various areas of computer science to discover the most current and definitive advances in the field. Intelligence Integration in Distributed Knowledge Management provides recent technologies and practices in intelligence for distributed systems while covering major aspects of the agent based systems. This book is a must for those striving to enhance their understanding of distributed knowledge management and extend their ideas of cooperation using for numerous real-world problems.
Health risk assessment of heavy metals in indoor dust from Bushehr, Iran

Environmental contamination with heavy metals is one of the main concerns on a global scale and the risk related to exposure to heavy metals present in indoor dust is considered as a serious threat to human health. Therefore, the purpose of the current research was to evaluate the heavy metals concentrations in indoor dust and their potential risks in urban areas in Bushehr city, Iran. Fifty-four indoor dust samples were collected from different buildings including lab rooms, offices, school rooms and households within the Bushehr City, during May – July 2016 and analyzed using ICP-AES (Arcousmodel, Germany). The sum of hazard quotient (hazard quotient (HQs) for heavy metals for adults declined in the order of Cr > Cd > Cu >Ni > Zn > Pb for the household while the order of ΣHQ for trace metals for adults in offices is Cr > Cd > Ni >Cu > Zn > Pb. Moreover, the values ΣHQ for trace metals for children declined in the order of Cr > Cd > Zn > Ni > Cu > Pb for the schools while the order of ΣHQ for trace metals for children in households is Cd > Zn >Cu > Cd > Ni > Cr > Pb. For all heavy metals, the HQs was about an order of magnitude higher for children than for adults. These findings can be attributed to the more vulnerability of children to the toxic substances.