Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
SDG 15: Life on Land – The Central Role of Forests in Sustainable Development

SDG 15 requires the maintenance of life on land and endorses priorities already established through international conventions and agreements. The scale, and complexity, of tropical forest loss and biodiversity decline versus the limited resources for conservation and forestry pose many challenges. The main innovation of SDG 15 is that decision makers will see this goal as one to integrate with other SDGs; the risk is that short-term priorities and a ‘business as usual’ approach will undermine this. We examine these opportunities and challenges, the factors that impinge upon them and how they may play out over the next decade. There will be trade-offs between SDG 15 and other SDGs resulting from competition for land, but there are also synergies and opportunities that require recognition. We encourage conservation and development professionals to engage with those responsible for all the Agenda 2030 targets to ensure that SDG 15 is a priority in all SDG related processes.
Light as a visual source domain for the divine in the 17th century painting

The aim of this paper is to explain the motivation behind the creation of religious visual art in which light plays the role of the signifier of divine presence. We will endeavor to show that representations of light in paintings from a particular socio-cultural period and context are based on metaphorization. The meaning that arises from this metaphorization establishes a connection between depicted light and the basic conceptual metaphor KNOWING IS SEEING. Our aim is to show that the understanding of these kinds of representations by the viewer as the presence of the divine is based on the fundamental human capacity to conceptualize abstract notions through concrete ones. We propose that a visual representation of light would not be completely understandable if the viewer did not possess an inherent knowledge of basic conceptual metaphors of light. The visual material selected for this article comprises samples of 17th century religious paintings of the Western artistic tradition, in which light serves as the primary carrier of divine meaning and the central element of the composition. Our proposition is based on the conjoining of two disciplines into an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing paintings from the Baroque period. The selected theoretical framework includes Conceptual Metaphor Theory and the conceptualization of abstract notions (Lakoff & Johnson 1980; Gibbs 1994, 2008; Kövecses 2005; Forceville & Urios-Aparisi 2009; Sharifian 2011; Raffaelli 2012; Forceville 2017), as well as art-historical insights into the utilization of pictorial elements of light in the formal visual language of the Baroque (Haskell 1963; Lambert 2007; Toman 2007; Cvetnić 2007). The significance of this kind of research lies in the prospects of interdisciplinary approaches to concepts in general. This combination of scientific perspectives could enable us to approach the concept of light from a wider perspective, which could lead to a deeper understanding of the concept, its use in human communication, and its significance for the structuring of the knowledge of the world by an individual, but also by the wider socio-cultural collective to which they belong.
Phase III Trial of Active Immunotherapy (FavId®, Id/KLH) Following Rituximab Induction Therapy: Clinical Responses in Patients (pts) with Follicular Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (fNHL).

Background: FavId is a personalized immunotherapy comprised of a recombinantly produced idiotype protein (Id) present on a pt’s lymphoma chemically conjugated with keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH). A single arm PhII study (Koc et al. Blood 2005, 106:11 abstr #772) showed that FavId may improve the clinical response and TTP in both treatment naive (TN) and relapsed/refractory (R/R) fNHL pts previously treated with rituximab. The results of that study formed the basis for this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled PhIII trial of FavId following rituximab (wkly x 4) in TN and R/R pts with fNHL. Randomization was stratified according to prior treatment status (TN vs. R/R) and rituximab response (stable disease (SD) vs. partial response/complete response (PR/CR)). Enrollment to this trial has been completed and follow-up evaluations are ongoing. This report describes clinical responses to rituximab at wk 11, prior to randomization to FavId or placebo. Objectives : The primary endpoint of this PhIII trial is TTP. Secondary endpoints include response rate improvement (RRI), defined as the percentage of pts with improvement in clinical response after randomization, duration of response and safety. The RRI data are expected to be available in November 2006. Treatment : Pts received rituximab (375mg/m2 wkly x 4) during wks 1–4. Clinical site assessments for response were performed at wk 11. Pts with stable disease or who had a clinical response to rituximab (PR or CR), were then randomized at wk 12 to receive either FavId or placebo (1 mg s.q. mo x 6) along with GM-CSF (250 mcg, s.q. on days 1–4). Pts continued a booster injection schedule until disease progression. Results : 364 eligible pts were evaluated for response to rituximab, 286 (79%) were TN and 78 (21%) were R/R. All pts had a good performance status (0 or 1) and the median age was 53 years (22–86 yrs). Baseline data collected to date on the first 272 randomized pts shows 86% had stage 3 or 4 disease. The responses to rituximab are shown below. Conclusions : Clinical responses to rituximab using a wkly x 4 schedule, including CR rates and SD rates, are not significantly different for TN and R/R pts. Further, >95% of pts treated with rituximab were SD or better at 11 wks and therefore eligible to be randomized. The large numbers of pts with PR or SD at wk 11 post rituximab provide a significant baseline to assess changes in RRI (SD to PR or CR and PR to CR). These data support the design and analysis plan for the PhIII study. | Response | TN (N=286) | Relapsed (N=78) | Total (N=364) | |:------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------- | | ORR (CR + PR) | 163 (57%) | 43 (55%) | 206 (57%) | | CR | 20 (7%) | 4 (5%) | 24 (7%) | | PR | 143 (50%) | 39 (50%) | 182 (50%) | | SD | 110 (38%) | 31 (40%) | 141 (39%) | | PD | 13 (5%) | 4 (5%) | 17 (5%) | Response to Rituximab at Week 11
Automation of Sleep Staging

This thesis primarily covers the automation problem for sleep versus awake detection, which is sometimes accomplished by differentiating the various sleep stages prior to clustering. This thesis documents various experimentation into areas where the performance can be improved, including classifier design and feature selection from EEG, EOG and Context. In terms of classifiers, it was found that the neural network MLP outperforms the continuous Hidden Markov Model with an accuracy of 91.91%, and additional performance requires better feature sets and more training data. Improved EEG features based on time frequency representation were optimized to differentiate Awake with 93.52% sensitivity and 94.60% specificity, differentiate REM with 96.12% sensitivity and 93.63% specificity, differentiate Stages II and III with 96.81% sensitivity and 89.28% specificity, and differentiate Stages III and IV with 93.60% sensitivity and 90.43% specificity. Due to the limited data set, an example of applying contextual information using a One-Cycle-Duo-Direction model was built and shown to improve EEG features by up to 10%. This level of performance is comparable if not superior to the human scorer accuracy of 88% to 94%. This thesis improved some aspects of sleep staging automation, but due to the limitations on resources, the full potential of these improvements could not be demonstrated. To further develop these improvements, additional data sets customized by sleep staging experts is crucial.
Parental Bereavement: Looking Beyond Grief - Challenges and Health

Parental Bereavement: Looking Beyond Grief Challenges and Health by Nancy Dias Nursing Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Debra Brandon, Supervisor ___________________________ Paula Tanabe ___________________________ Sharron Docherty ___________________________ Raymond Barfield An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing in the Graduate School of Duke University 2016 Copyright by Nancy Dias 2016
Mental health and subjective wellbeing in UK mental health nurses

This study explores the subjective wellbeing and subjective experience of mental health problems in UK mental health nurses using a mixed methods approach. It aimed to understand the relationships between mental health nurses' own mental health and their subjective wellbeing, and to explore the ways in which mental health nurses managed their own mental health and wellbeing and how they negotiated for and use their experiences both within and outside of their work. The mixed methods design had two phases. In phase one an online survey was sent to mental health nurses via their national professional bodies, the Royal College of Nursing and the Mental Health Nurses Association. The survey comprised three measures of subjective wellbeing, questions about personal and familial mental health history and questions about the impact of these experiences on mental health nursing work. 237 survey responses were included in the final statistical analysis. In the second phase 27 semi structured interviews were undertaken with a purposive sample of survey respondents who had both subjective experience of mental health problems and high subjective wellbeing. A major finding of the study was that mental health nurses critically appraised their experience of delivering and receiving mental health care from the expert perspectives of both being a nurse and having their own experience of mental ill health. Personal experience of mental illness was found to influence nursing practice in a number of ways: first, through overt disclosure and negotiation of professional boundaries; second, through the ‘use of the self as a tool’, the emotional labour of nursing; third, through the formation and development of professional nursing identity. This was in the context of a broader canvas of life experiences which participants considered to influence the development of their nursing identity, the use of self and self disclosure in their work. Mental health nurses in this study had a relatively low subjective wellbeing. Low subjective wellbeing was associated with having current mental health problems, and with having past experience of mental health problem. Personal experience of living with someone with mental health problems was associated with relatively higher subjective wellbeing. This study has implications for occupational health and human resources policy within healthcare organisations. The findings suggest that mental health nurses who present to primary care or occupational health services should be offered care and treatment commensurate with their expertise and experience. Employers’ ‘staff happiness strategies’ and occupational health promotion activities should address work life balance and what nurses could do outside of their work to be well, as well as addressing the effects that team and management changes have on staff wellbeing.
Priming the Project Talent Pipeline: Examining Work Readiness in Undergraduate Project Management Degree Programs

Undergraduate education is emerging as a direct pathway into the previously deemed ‘accidental profession’ of project management. We introduce the concept of graduate work readiness and explore whether undergraduate project management degrees are imparting industry-required work-readiness attributes. Documentary analysis of 12 Australian bachelor’s degree programs identified that many (but not all) of the work-ready attributes taught are consistent with those sought by industry. The results revealed that graduates’ work-readiness profiles vary according to university employer reputation. The findings suggest the need for a more industry-consultative approach to the way universities prepare their graduates for the project-based workplace.
Commercialize the Cultivation of Yellow Pumpkin Plants

This paper aims to explain the highly prospect and opportunity of yellow pumpkin commercialized and its indicate variable behind the lows interest of making it as the main crop by farming society. Cultivation technical approach used in identifying cultivating system of yellow pumpkin and use SWOT analysis to develop the strategy. Analyzing business feasibility commercialization of the cultivation of yellow pumpkin income calculations every harvest based on the primary data by the census of 9 sample group of farmers, observation, and in-depth interviews some key informants. The result of this research show that cultivation system of yellow pumpkin in Majasem Village do potential for cultivated commercially based on the mountain areas the mount of Northern Lawu with a production capacity 180.000 tons. Majasem Village qualified planting cultivation yellow pumpkin although using the simple and planting patterns the midst of rice, corn and soybean. Potential development cultivation yellow pumpkin in the future identified based on internal and external factors have a great capital opportunity to commercialization in supporting industrialization food and drink. Business feasibility in commercialization by requiring investment IDR 3.579. 800 and IDR 6.211. 667 at operational cost can produce income IDR 8.550. 000 per harvest or IDR 2.338. 333 per month with long turning capital during 2 months.
The Problem-Based Threshold: Shifting Pre-Service Teachers’ Thinking About Mathematics Instruction

Abstract The purpose of the mathematics methods course where this study took place was to support pre-service teachers (PSTs) as their thinking about instruction transitioned from a traditional, teacher-centered approach to a more problem-based, student-centered approach, and to guide them as they developed strategies for teaching through problem solving. We used writing assignments to prompt PSTs to think critically about mathematics instruction. We then analyzed their writing to determine whether PSTs’ thinking about instruction changed throughout the course. The results show that at the beginning of the course, PSTs’ thinking was deeply rooted in traditional views, but that as the course progressed, their thinking shifted toward more problem-based views. Additionally, we examined PSTs’ writing to look for instances where their traditional thinking interfered with their emerging problem-based ideas about instruction. Determining the ways PSTs’ struggled to develop problem-based views has significant implications for mathematics methods course design and teaching practices.
Present‐Day Crustal Deformation of Continental China Derived From GPS and Its Tectonic Implications

We process rigorously GPS data observed during the past 25 years from continental China to derive site secular velocities. Analysis of the velocity solution leads to the following results. (a) The deformation field inside the Tibetan plateau and Tien Shan is predominantly continuous, and large deformation gradients only exist perpendicular to the Indo‐Eurasian relative plate motion and are associated with a few large strike‐slip faults. (b) Lateral extrusions occur on both the east and west sides of the plateau. The westward extrusion peaks at ~6 mm/yr in the Pamir‐Hindu Kush region. A bell‐shaped eastward extrusion involves most of the plateau at a maximum rate of ~20 mm/yr between the Jiali and Ganzi‐Yushu faults, and the pattern is consistent with gravitational flow in southern and southeastern Tibet where the crust shows widespread dilatation at 10–20 nanostrain/yr. (c) The southeast borderland of Tibet rotates clockwise around the eastern Himalaya syntaxis, with sinistral and dextral shear motions along faults at the outer and inner flanks of the rotation terrane. The result suggests gravitational flow accomplished through rotation and translation of smaller subblocks in the upper crust. (d) Outside of the Tibetan plateau and Tien Shan, deformation field is block‐like. However, unnegligible internal deformation on the order of a couple of nanostrain/yr is found for all blocks. The North China block, under a unique tectonic loading environment, deforms and rotates at rates significantly higher than its northern and southern neighboring blocks, attesting its higher seismicity rate and earthquake hazard potential than its neighbors.
An Empirical Study on Power Evacuation Projects’ Performance: A Strategic Layout in the Indian Context

In a competitive business environment, project management aligned with the business strategy caters to the organisation goals. Researchers and practitioners are constantly probing into the possible enhancement of the existing approaches to manage projects. Though the relevant literature recommends numerous methodologies to enhance the achievement of project performance, yet the importance of power evacuation projects is still unnoticed and little has been done in this area. This research aims to develop a strategic layout using critical influence factors (CIFs) of power evacuation projects. A survey is carried out in 47 companies which are working on power evacuation projects. The results of the statistical analysis revealed that there is a significant direct and indirect impact of the strategy, risk, contract, information technology (IT) and stakeholders on the project performance with respect to power evacuation projects.
Full Length Research Article ANTIULCER ACTIVITY OF SEED EXTRACTS OF Gynocardia odorata ROXB. ON PYLORUS LIGATION AND INDOMETHACIN INDUCED GASTRIC LESIONS IN ALBINO RATS

Objective: The study was designed to evaluate anti-ulcer activity of ethanolic and aqueous seed extracts of Gynocardia odorata roxb. by using pylorus ligation and indomethacin induced ulcer models inrats. Material and method: The authenticated Gynocardia odorata roxb. seeds were powdered coarsely and ethanolic and aqueous extracts were prepared for it. The phytochemical screening was performed to find out the active composition of the extracts. Antiulcer activity was evaluated by pylorus ligation and indomethacin induced ulcer models at two different dose levels (100 and 200 mg/kg b.w. orally) using parameters like gastric content, total acidity, ulcer index, and pH of gastric juice. Ranitidine at a dose of 20 mg/Kg body weight orally was used as standard control in both the models. Result: The preliminary phytochemical screening of the ethanolic and aqueous extracts of the plant Gynocardia odorata showed the presence of phytoconstituents such as Flavonoids, Proteins, Fixed oils, Tannins, Proteins, Alkaloids, Carbohydrates, Glycosides, Saponin’s and Triterpenoids. In both the ulcer models the aqueous extract exhibited more significant activity than the ethanolic extracts. The observed pharmacological activity reveals that the aqueous extract significantly raised the pH of gastric contents; lowered the free and total acidity and ulcer index as compared to standard drug Ranitidine significantly. Conclusion: Both extracts of Gynocardia odorata roxb. reduced ulcer incidence, when compared to the control as evident by the decrease in ulcer scores, gastric content, total acidity, ulcer index, and pH of gastric juice in both the two models. Although this study establishes the traditional role of Gynocardia odorata roxb. in the gastric ulcers but still further exhaustive studies are required to find out and establish the main compound responsible for this activity as drug.
Effects of dietary Korean garlic extract aged by Leuconostoc mesenteroides KCCM35046 on growth performance, digestibility, blood profiles, gas emissions, and microbiota in weanling pigs

Abstract: A total of 150 crossbred pigs [(Duroc × Yorkshire) × Landrace; body weight (BW) = 5.74 ± 1.15 kg; weaned at day 21 after birth] were assigned to one of five dietary treatments (six pens per treatment and five pigs per pen) by BW and sex (two barrows and three gilts) for a 6 wk experiment. The pen was considered the experimental unit in the statistical model. Treatments were corn–soybean meal diets supplemented with 0.0033% tiamulin as well as 0%, 0.05%, 0.10%, or 0.20% fermented garlic (FG). The average daily gain, average daily feed intake (ADFI), and feed conversion ratio were linearly (p < 0.05) increased by FG inclusion during days 21–42 and days 0–42. Dietary supplementation of FG linearly increased (p < 0.05) the coefficient of apparent total tract digestibility of dry matter, nitrogen, and gross energy as well as blood immunoglobulin G concentration during week 6. The fecal ammonia (NH3), total mercaptan emissions, and Escherichia coli counts were linearly (p < 0.05) reduced by FG in the diet. Dietary supplementation of FG increased (p < 0.05) ADFI during days 21–42 and days 0–42 and reduced (p < 0.05) fecal NH3 emissions compared with pigs fed tiamulin. In conclusion, the results indicate that FG can enhance growth performance and digestibility, and reduce fecal E. coli counts as well as fecal gas emissions in weanling pigs.
Onkoloji hastalarının tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi yöntemlerini kullanma durumları

Amac: Calisma, kanser hastalarinin tamamlayici ve alternatif tedavi yontemleri (TAT) kullanma durumlarinin saptanmasi ve olasi risklere isik tutulmasi amaciyla gerceklestirilmistir. Gerec-Yontem: Arastirmaya katilmayi kabul eden 260 gonullu hastaya 20 soruluk bir anket, yuz yuze gorusme yoluyla uygulandi. Verilerin degerlendirilmesinde tanimlayici istatistikler ve ki-kare (χ 2 ) testi kullanildi. Bulgular: Şehir merkezlerinde yasayan hastalarda TAT kullaniminin kirsal bolgelerde yasayanlara gore onemli olcude fazla oldugu ( p =0,01) saptandi. Arastirmada hastalarin %31,5’inin medikal tedavi surecinde TAT yontemlerine basvurdugu belirlendi. Bu hastalarin %95,1’inin bitkisel urunler, %3,7’sinin biyorezonans ve %1,2’sinin homeopati yontemlerini kullandigi saptandi. Arastirmada TAT yontemi kullanan katilimcilarin %14,8’inin iki ayri TAT yontemini birden kullandigi tespit edildi. TAT yontemlerinden bitkisel urunleri tercih eden hastalarin toplam 17 farkli bitki kullandigi saptandi. Arastirmada corek otunun ( Nigella sativa L.) hastalarca en fazla tercih edilen bitkisel urun oldugu belirlendi. Prostat kanserli hastalarin diger hastalara gore TAT yontemlerine daha fazla basvurdugu saptandi ( p <0,05). Katilimcilarin tani konulmasi uzerinden zaman gectikce TAT yontemlerini kullanimlarinin anlamli derecede arttigi saptandi ( p <0,01). Katilimcilar icerisinde kanser haricindeki komorbiditeler icin ilac kullananlarin oraninin %36,9 oldugu belirlendi. Bu hastalarda ilginc olarak kanser disinda baska bir rahatsizligi bulunmayanlara gore TAT kullaniminin anlamli derecede daha yuksek oldugu saptandi ( p <0,01). Sonuc: Calismada, hastalarin cesitli TAT yontemlerini cok sik ve bilincsizce kullandigi belirlendi. Hastalarin, bu yontemlerin sagliklarina olan potansiyel zararlari hakkinda daha ayrintili olarak bilgilendirilmeleri gerekmektedir.
Does Organizational Culture Matter for Shaping up Hotel’s Responsiveness to Customer’s Demand? An Empirical Investigation

ABSTRACT The study investigates the inter-relationship among the different dimensions of organizational culture, for example, group, hierarchical, rational and development. Furthermore, it explores how these four dimensions influence the development of hotel’s agility. Perceptual responses collected from 186 hotel managers were analyzed using partial least squares in SmartPLS 2.0. M3. Furthermore, we also tested the robustness of the path coefficients by comparing them with OLS regression coefficients. Findings showed support for most of our hypothesized associations. Group, rational and development cultures are prominent enablers of hotel’s agility. Furthermore, rational culture is a prominent enabler for group and development culture. While hierarchical culture was posited as a negative factor for the development of other cultural dimensions and hotel’s agility, the path coefficients were insignificant.