Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hastane çalışanlarının performansa dayalı ek ödeme sistemine ilişkin görüşleri Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi’nde bir araştırma

The aim of the hereby study is to analyze whether the work system, called ” Performance based additional payment” affects the employees of the institutions, emerged after the co-colcational use of the Universities and the relevant institutions of the Ministry of Health in a negative or positive manner. The study in this regard was initiated by conducting a literature review and the books, articles, published or unpublished post graduate or doctorate thesis as well as the internet based documents were studied. In order to determine the impact of the Performance Based Additional Payment System, that is currently being implemented in the Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Training and Research Hospital, on the efficiency of the employees of the said hospital, a survey was developed and implemented on the working personnel. The population of the research is comprised of the entire personnel, working in the Institution, renamed Mugla Sitki Kocman University Training and Research Hospital, upon undersigning the “protocol for cooperation and collocation” signed by The Mugla State Hospital under the Ministry of Health and by Mugla Sitki Kocman University by time the indicated research was being conducted. 550 surveys were presented in order to acquire the assessments of the employees but only 338 of them were filled in. The data, received from this were analyzed in SPSS 14.0. As a result of the study it was seen that staff had negative attitudes towards to the Performance Based Additional Payment System
How alpine plant growth is linked to snow cover and climate variability

[1] Recent climate models predict future changes in temperature and precipitation in the Alps. To assess the potential response of alpine plant communities to climate change, we analyzed specific and combined effects of temperature, precipitation, and snow season timing on the growth of plants. This analysis is based on data from 17 snow meteorological stations and includes plant growth records from the same sites over 10 years. Using multiple regression and path analysis, we found that plant growth was primarily driven by climatic factors controlled by the timing of the snow season. Air temperature and precipitation before snow-up and after melt-out yielded the greatest direct impact on maximum plant height as well as growth rates. The variability of environmental drivers between sites versus between years had different effects on plant growth: e.g., sites with early melt-out dates hosted plant communities with tall, slow-growing vegetation. But interannual variations in melt-out dates at a given site did not produce measurable differences in plant growth performance. However, high temperatures after melt-out invariably resulted in a shortened growth period. We speculate that the plant growth patterns we observed in response to climate variation between sites are indicative of the long-term responses of alpine plant communities to persistent climate changes. With most climate models indicating shorter winters, we thus expect alpine grasslands in the Alps to display an enhanced biomass production in the future.
A MODIFIED ARTIFICIAL POTENTIAL FIELD METHOD FOR RIVERINE OBSTACLES AVOIDANCE

This paper presents a modified artificial potential field (APF) based method for an Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) obstacles avoidance in a dynamic riverine environment. The APF method is combined with a balance control scheme to achieve river tracking and obstacles avoidance simultaneously. The APF method is further modified modification to comply with marine collision avoidance regulations (COLREGs). The overtaking and head-on scenarios are simulated in MATLAB platform. The simulation results are compared with other APF methods to prove that the proposed method is efficient for the ASV riverine navigation.
IMPACT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM IN WOMEN 60 YEARS-OLD AND OLDER INCIDENCIA DE UN PROGRAMA DE ENTRENAMIENTO EN MUJERES MAYORES DE 60

In order to test the effects of an in group comprehensive exercise program, which exercises all the general physical abilities, a before and after comparison study was done with a group of 37 women (n=37) varying from 60-80 years old, with a median age of 66 all from Jaén. 58 sessions were administered bi-weekly (60 minute sessions). Significant differences between the initial and final measurements were found, p≤0.05, for variables weight (-1.28 kg), body mass index (0.9 kg/m2, -2,92%), fat mass (-1.78 kg, -3,63%), balance (+80%), walking test (-2 minutes) and VO2max, obtained by means of the walking test (+6 ml of O2/kg/minute). Changes in lean body mass and heart rate were not significantly different as measured before and after the Walking test. Conclusion: a comprehensive training program affects positively the physical abilities of women 60 years old and older. Rev.int.med.cienc. act. fís. deportevol. 13 número 50 ISSN: 1577-0354 218
The STM analysis of a silver mirror surface

In this work, the structure of a silver mirror surface was examined by the STM technique. It was shown that the structural characteristics which enable a high degree of mirror reflection from this surface, which is very close to the ideal reflectivity of silver, are: flat and mutually parallel parts of the surface which are smooth on the atomic level, and distances between adjacent flat parts which state several atomic diameters.
The Evolution of International Output Differences (1960-2000): From Factors to Productivity

This article presents a group of exercises of level and growth decomposition of output per worker using cross-country data from 1960 to 2000. It is shown that at least until 1975 factors of production (capital and education) were the main source of output dispersion across economies and that productivity variance was considerably smaller than in later years. Only after this date did the prominence of productivity start to show up in the data, as the majority of the literature has found. The growth decomposition exercises showed that the reversal of relative importance of productivity vis-a-vis factors is explained by the very good (bad) performance of productivity of fast- (slow-) growing economies. Although growth in the period, is on average, is mostly due to factor accumulation, its variance is explained by productivity.
Customer involvement in organizations’ interchangeability

Having high interchangeability in an organization’s production processes is becoming more and more important today. Interchangeability means being flexible and being able to move production between machines and production sites depending on where there is available capacity. Recent studies also show that companies put a lot of efforts into developing and maintaining close relationships with their customers, involving them more and more in the company’s processes. However, there is not much written about the relationship between close customer relationship and interchangeability. Consequently, here is where this thesis aims to contribute. The purpose is therefore to find out how customer involvement affects interchangeability in well-established organizations and to investigate how organizations motivate their customers to take part in the work with increasing interchangeability. In order to reach the purpose a case study has been conducted at the forestry company Stora Enso and their unit called Renewable Packaging. Information has been gathered through multiple interviews employees. A literature study was also carried out to be able to link findings and concepts together in the analysis. Results show that if a product has been developed decentralized at one production site to be produced only there, then it is difficult to achieve interchangeability for that product in retrospect. Instead, it is important to have a focus on interchangeability from the very beginning, meaning that during the new product development phase assure customers and the company that this product can be produced on more than one production site. Results also show that customers are not prepared to take part in the work for increasing interchangeability just for the sake of doing it. They must see some gain of their own or the will not take part. To conclude it can be seen that customer involvement can have a negative effect on interchangeability dependent on the type of product; existing product or new product.
Black Sea Observing System

The ultimate goal of modern operational oceanography are end user oriented products with high scientific quality. Beneficiaries are the governmental services, coast and offshore based enterprises and research institutions that make use of the products generated by operational oceanography. Direct users are coastal managers, shipping, search and rescue, oil spill combat, offshore industry, ports, fishing, tourism and recreation industry. Indirect beneficiaries, through climate forecasting based on ocean observations, are food, energy, water and medical suppliers. Availability of updated information on the actual state as well as forecast of marine environment is essential for the success and safety of maritime operations in the offshore industry. Various systems for the collection and presentation of marine data for the needs of different users have been developed and put in operation in the Black Sea. The systems are located both along the coast and in the open sea and the information they provide is used by both the maritime industry and the widest range of users. The Black Sea Monitoring and Forecasting Centre in the frame of the Copernicus Marine Service is providing regular and systematic information about the physical state of the ocean, marine ecosystem and wave conditions in the Black Sea area, assimilating observations, keeping efficient operations, advanced technology and high quality modeling products. Combining and optimizing in-situ, remote sensing, modeling and forecasting into a Black Sea observing system is a task that has to be solved, and that will allow to get a more complete and comprehensive picture of the state of the marine environment as well as to forecast future changes of physical and biogeochemical state of the Black Sea and the Black Sea ecosystem.
From Battery Hens to Chicken Feed: The Perceived Precarity and Identity of Australian Journalists

There is an industrial revolution taking place in the media sphere, and it is a result of digitalisation. Between mass layoffs and falling word rates, Australian journalists are exposed to multiple potential sources of precarity. This paper makes use of a case study of Australian journalists to explore the perceived causes and experiences of precarity for journalists working across the media industries. We find that the perceptions of precarity for salaried journalists are different from those of freelancers. We also find that not all of our journalist participants consider their work to be precarious, but that these perceptions are shaped by their professional identities. We contribute to the literature on employment precarity by identifying an unexplored role that preferred professional identities may play in enabling and limiting career mobility, and therefore in contributing to perceptions of precarity.
The Design and Evaluation of an activity Monitor for Persons with Chronic Heart Failure

In 2004 Chronic Heart Failure accounted for over 105,000 deaths in the United Kingdom. For sufferers of CHF, factors such as poor diet and lack of exercise can increase the risk of further complications.In this paper we outline the design, development and evaluation of a smartphone based activity monitor for persons with CHF. This application is a component of the SMART2 Project’s Personalised Self-Management System (PSMS). Given that exercise training has become a valid treatment modality for CHF, focusing on endurance exercises in the form of walking and cycling, the proposed application has focused on measuring walking exercises.
Marine mammals from the southern North Sea: feeding ecology data from δ13C and δ15N measurements

The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena, grey seal Halichoerus grypus, harbour seal Phoca vitulina and white-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris are regularly found stranded along southern North Sea coasts. Occasionally, offshore species such as the fin whale Balaenoptera physalus, the white-sided dolphin L. acutus and the sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus are also found stranded. In order to trace their diet, we measured δ 13 C and δ 15 N in their muscles as well as in 49 invertebrate and fish species collected from the southern North Sea. The δ 15 N data indicate that the harbour seal, grey seal and white-beaked dolphin occupy the highest trophic position, along with ichtyophageous fishes such as the cod Gadus morhua (mean muscle values of 18.7, 17.9, 18.8 and 19.2‰ respectively). The harbour porpoise occupies a slightly lower trophic position (mean δ 15 N value of 16.2 ‰), reflecting a higher amount of zooplanktivorous fishes in its diet (mean δ 15 N of 14.7‰); 2 suckling harbour porpoises displayed a significant δ 15 N enrichment of 2.2‰ compared to adult females. Adult females are δ 15 N-enriched compared to adult male harbour porpoises. Fin whales, sperm whales and white-sided dolphins are 13 C-depleted compared to southern North Sea particulate organic matter and species, suggesting that despite regular sightings, they do not feed within the southern North Sea area.
The Design and Evaluation of a Hope Enhancement Programme for Adults

The study evaluated the effectiveness of a hope enhancement programme for a group of adults and its impact on general psychological well-being. The intervention programme focused on participants' abilities to set feasible goals, planning ways to reach those goals (pathways) and increase determination and motivation (agency) to reach these goals. The workshop-format programme, consisted of six two-hour sessions conducted over five days. A pre and post-test design included an experimental group (n = 8), control group (n = 8) and ‘chat group’ (n = 8). Findings indicated that the programme increased hope levels of the experimental group as indicated by the Hope Scale and the Hopefulness Subscale of the Hunter Opinions and Personal Expectations Scale. Well-being also improved as indicated by a significant increase in sense of coherence along with a positive change in satisfaction with life. Recommendations for future research were made.
Performance-sensitive components exploration in Spark Streaming

Streaming data processing has become a hot topic in the big data research. To ensure the timeliness of data processing, it is important to explore the performance-sensitive components in the streaming data processing platform, which can contribute to the more efficient performance optimization. In this paper, we describe the data processing model in the Spark Streaming, the process can be divided into multiple phases. We propose a simple yet useful method to explore performance-sensitive component components among these phases. Experimental results show that the proposed method is suitable for a wide range of workloads. At last, we demonstrate a detail example of the application of this method on the typical Spark Streaming workload Word count and prove its practicability.
Studies on Aluminum — Fly-Ash Composite Produced by Impeller Mixing

The present investigation is focused on the utilization of abundantly available industrial waste, i.e., fly-ash in a useful manner by dispersing it into aluminum/aluminum—magnesium matrix to produce composites by a liquid metallurgy route. Composites are produced with different percentage of reinforcing phase. Further, these composites are characterized using XRD, wet chemical analysis, and image analysis. Mechanical and wear properties of the composites are evaluated.
An empirical correlation for isothermal parallel plate channel completely filled with porous media

This study reports a simple empirical correlation for friction factor and Nusselt number for laminar, steady state, hydraulically and thermally fully developed flow in isothermal parallel plate channel completely filled with porous media. The study is carried out using a finite difference numerical analysis. The Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model is used to model the flow inside the porous media. The empirical correlations are developed to relate friction factor and Nusselt number to Darcy and Forchheimer coefficient.
Effect of Single Dose of Antimicrobial Administration at Birth on Fecal Microbiota Development and Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Piglets

Optimization of antimicrobial use in swine management systems requires full understanding of antimicrobial-induced changes on the developmental dynamics of gut microbiota and the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impacts of early life antimicrobial intervention on fecal microbiota development, and prevalence of selected ARGs (ermB, tetO, tetW, tetC, sulI, sulII, and blaCTX–M) in neonatal piglets. A total of 48 litters were randomly allocated into one of six treatment groups soon after birth. Treatments were as follows: control (CONT), ceftiofur crystalline free acid (CCFA), ceftiofur hydrochloride (CHC), oxytetracycline (OTC), procaine penicillin G (PPG), and tulathromycin (TUL). Fecal swabs were collected from piglets at days 0 (prior to treatment), 5, 10, 15, and 20 post treatment. Sequencing analysis of the V3-V4 hypervariable region of the 16S rRNA gene and selected ARGs were performed using the Illumina Miseq platform. Our results showed that, while early life antimicrobial prophylaxis had no effect on individual weight gain, or mortality, it was associated with minor shifts in the composition of fecal microbiota and noticeable changes in the abundance of selected ARGs. Unifrac distance metrics revealed that the microbial communities of the piglets that received different treatments (CCFA, CHC, OTC, PPG, and TUL) did not cluster distinctly from CONT piglets. Compared to CONT group, PPG-treated piglets exhibited a significant increase in the relative abundance of ermB and tetW at day 20 of life. Tulathromycin treatment also resulted in a significant increase in the abundance of tetW at days 10 and 20, and ermB at day 20. Collectively, these results demonstrate that the shifts in fecal microbiota structure caused by perinatal antimicrobial intervention are modest and limited to particular groups of microbial taxa. However, early life PPG and TUL intervention could promote the selection of ARGs in herds. While additional investigations are required to explore the consistency of these findings across larger populations, these results could open the door to new perspectives on the utility of early life antimicrobial administration to healthy neonates in swine management systems.
Beyond Traditional IT-enabled Innovation: Exploring Frugal IT Capabilities Research-in-Progress

Innovation programs in developed economies are centered on resource richness and abundance. As firms seek newer innovation paradigms to sustain competitive advantage, we suggest the use of “frugal innovation”, which originates in emerging economies and is rooted in low cost approaches, constrained resources, and flexible improvisation. Frugal innovation principles when viewed from the theoretical lens of IT capability, RBV, and other related literature, can provide a rich foundation for frugal IT innovation research. In this exploratory paper, we explain the concept of frugal innovation and its position within a number of existing innovation paradigms. This is a significant contribution considering the number of emerging innovation concepts. We also demonstrate the potential integration of frugal innovation principles with traditional IT-enabled innovation approaches – a concept we call “frugal IT innovation”. We then explore potential “frugal IT capabilities” that may enable frugal IT innovation and finally provide propositions to guide future research.
Trimethylamine N-oxide–derived zwitterionic polymers: A new class of ultralow fouling bioinspired materials

Superhydrophilic zwitterionic polymers derived from trimethylamine N-oxide are reported as a new class of nonfouling materials. Materials that resist nonspecific protein adsorption are needed for many applications. However, few are able to achieve ultralow fouling in complex biological milieu. Zwitterionic polymers emerge as a class of highly effective ultralow fouling materials due to their superhydrophilicity, outperforming other hydrophilic materials such as poly(ethylene glycol). Unfortunately, there are only three major classes of zwitterionic materials based on poly(phosphorylcholine), poly(sulfobetaine), and poly(carboxybetaine) currently available. Inspired by trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a zwitterionic osmolyte and the most effective protein stabilizer, we here report TMAO-derived zwitterionic polymers (PTMAO) as a new class of ultralow fouling biomaterials. The nonfouling properties of PTMAO were demonstrated under highly challenging conditions. The mechanism accounting for the extraordinary hydration of PTMAO was elucidated by molecular dynamics simulations. The discovery of PTMAO polymers demonstrates the power of molecular understanding in the design of new biomimetic materials and provides the biomaterials community with another class of nonfouling zwitterionic materials.
COLA with scale-dependent growth: applications to screened modified gravity models

We present a general parallelized and easy-to-use code to perform numerical simulations of structure formation using the COLA (COmoving Lagrangian Acceleration) method for cosmological models that exhibit scale-dependent growth at the level of first and second order Lagrangian perturbation theory. For modified gravity theories we also include screening using a fast approximate method that covers all the main examples of screening mechanisms in the literature. We test the code by comparing it to full simulations of two popular modified gravity models, namely f(R) gravity and nDGP, and find good agreement in the modified gravity boost-factors relative to ΛCDM even when using a fairly small number of COLA time steps.