Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Employee Engagement and Organizational Performance of Public Enterprises in Nepal

Background: Employee Engagement’ has been a considerable topic in the public sector. It is a buzz word that managers think they understand, but face difficulties and challenges while practicing. Objective: This study aims that employee engagement impacts on organizational performance in some extent. Drawing on theory “Employee Engagement and Higher Work Ethic, (The Gallup Organization, 2013), this study examines the relation between employee engagement and organizational outcome. Methodology: Based on descriptive analysis, this study consisted officer level employees from Tribhuvan University from 49 campuses and offices as respondents. The data was collected through 115 set of structured questionnaires during last three months of 2075 BS and It used descriptive and inferential statistics tools to analyze the data. Result: It was hypothesized that the employee engagement was positively related to the organizational performance with liking of work force diversity. It is revealed that majority employees of TU are engaged with work and organization as well. During the analysis, the hypothesis was supported with 0.505r2 (50 percentages). It was also found that explanatory and dependent variables are correlated with 0.696. Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is significant relation between organizational performance and employee engagement. Employees, who are engaged with jobs can understand social cues among the others thus they can choose the way to improve social skills in order to achieve organizational goals. This study also complies that the relation between employee engagement and performance is diverse as per work force patterns in work place. Implication: This research stimulates researchers to begin to think about how employee engagement relates to HR and organizational outcome. Public enterprises should always try to make employees engaged and transform not engaged and disengaged employees to engaged ones which ultimately leads to enhance organizational culture.
An iatrogenic septic tenosynovitis of the digital flexor tendon sheath after diagnostic anaesthesia in a horse

Summary This report describes the unsuccessful treatment of an iatrogenic septic tenosynovitis following diagnostic anaesthesia of the digital flexor tendon sheath in an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding. Diagnostic anaesthesia is a valuable tool in localising the cause of lameness, but is not without risk. After diagnosing the septic tenosynovitis, the horse was treated with local and systemic antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and was subjected to a total of three tenoscopies in conjunction with copious lavage of the deep digital tendon sheath. During the second tenoscopy a desmotomy of the palmar annular ligament was performed to relieve constriction of the tendons. After the first two tenoscopies the surgical portals were closed. After the third tenoscopy the surgical incisions were left open for open drai- nage. Because of the development of a non-weight-bearing lameness after a long and aggressive treatment period the horse had to be euthanized and was cremated. The septic tenosynovitis was considered to be of iatrogenic origin, as a complication of the diagnostic ana- esthesia during the lameness examination. sie ist jedoch nicht ohne Risiko. Ein 11-jähri- ger Holländer-Wallach erlitt nach einer diagnostischen Anästhesie der distalen gemeinsamen Beugesehnenscheide eine septische Tendovaginitis. Nachdem die septische Tendovaginitis diagnoistiziert wurde das Pferd systemisch und lokal mit Antibiotika sowie mit nichtsteroi- dalen Antiphlogistika behandelt. Im Laufe von drei Tenoskopien wurde die Sehnenscheide intensiv gespült. Anlässlich der zweiten Tenoskopie wurde das Ringband durchtrennt, um die eingetretene Konstriktion der Sehnen zu vermindern. Nach den beiden ersten Tenoskopien waren die chirurgischen Zugänge verschlossen worden, nach der letzten Tenoskopie wurde der Zugang zum Zweck der Drainage offen gelassen. Nachdem das Pferd nach langdauernder und aggressiver Behandlung eine starke Lahmheit entwickelte und die betroffene Glied- maße nicht mehr belastete, wurde es euthanasiert und kremiert. Die septische Sehnenscheidenentzündung wurde als iatrogenen Ursprungs betrachtet, verursacht durch die diagnostische Anästhesie.
Citizenship profiling and diminishing procedural justice: local immigration enforcement and the reduction of police legitimacy among individuals and in Latina/o neighbourhoods

ABSTRACT The U.S. has witnessed increases in the local policing of federal immigration law. This practice raises concerns about citizenship profiling, where local law enforcement questions individuals on suspicion of being undocumented and, in turn, its influence on police legitimacy. We examine whether citizenship profiling influences two measures tapping into legitimacy, perceptions of trust in police effectiveness and cooperation with local police, among individuals and in Latina/o-immigrant neighbourhoods. Based on 691 surveys collected in 46 neighbourhoods in a county along the U.S.-Mexico border, multilevel analyses shows that citizenship profiling reduces both trust in policing effectiveness and cooperation with police among individuals. Moreover, while residents in Latina/o-immigrant neighbourhoods reported more cooperation with police, being citizenship profiled and residing in these neighbourhoods significantly reduced cooperation with law enforcement. In conclusion, there is strong evidence that the local policing of immigration compromises police legitimacy, raising concerns about perceptions of procedural justice.
Should we or should we not? A phenomenological approach to understand health professionals’ perception about adding information on stair climbing to physical activity questionnaires

Introduction: Stair climbing being one of the most common suggestions as part of physical activity (PA) promotion, adding information regarding stair climbing as part of PA assessment could be beneficial but not usually done. This study was aimed at understanding the perception of health professionals about the need, feasibility, advantages and disadvantages of including stair climbing information as part of physical activity questionnaire. Materials and Methods: Eight health professionals from departments of physiotherapy and community medicine were shortlisted based on their domain expertise and experience. Using a content analysis framework, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted among health professionals who consented to participate. The interviews were conducted at a mutually convenient time and audio recorded. Data coders performed verbatim transcription of the interviews to MS word for content analysis and themes were derived from the transcription by the investigators. Results: All participants opined that stair climbing can be beneficial form of PA promotion and seven felt adding information about stair climbing is useful. Advantages reported by participants include capturing all activities of an individual, stair climbing being a part of regular PA and capturing calories burnt in stair climbing. Majority of dwellings not having stairs, less opportunity to climb stairs in urban areas due to presence of elevators, difficulty for individuals with pain/weakness and recall bias were mentioned as limitations. Most suggested adding a question to ascertain if they climb stairs as part of their routine before proceeding to ask about frequency. Conclusion: Adding stair climbing information to PA questionnaires is needed but questions about its relevance in large population exist. Keywords: Physical activity, Stair climbing, Physical activity questionnaire, Physical activity Promotion, Exercise.
An achromatic gantry for proton therapy with fixed-field superconducting magnets

A novel concept for a superconducting, fixed-field bending section is presented for use in a proton therapy gantry. The large momentum acceptance of this design allows for treatment over the full proton energy range of 70-220 MeV with fixed field in the superconducting magnets, eliminating the technical risks associated with fast-field ramping to match beam energy changes during treatment. A combined study of beam dynamics and magnet design is shown for such a system in which a simple magnet geometry with straight Nb-Ti racetrack coils is used to produce the desired fields. Particle tracking through this design is compared with clinical requirements for beam spot shape and size at isocenter over the full range of proton energy.
Whole Genome Sequences of 23 Species from the Drosophila montium Species Group (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A Resource for Testing Evolutionary Hypotheses

Large groups of species with well-defined phylogenies are excellent systems for testing evolutionary hypotheses. In this paper, we describe the creation of a comparative genomic resource consisting of 23 genomes from the species-rich Drosophila montium species group, 22 of which are presented here for the first time. The montium group is well-positioned for clade genomics. Within the montium clade, evolutionary distances are such that large numbers of sequences can be accurately aligned while also recovering strong signals of divergence; and the distance between the montium group and D. melanogaster is short enough so that orthologous sequence can be readily identified. All genomes were assembled from a single, small-insert library using MaSuRCA, before going through an extensive post-assembly pipeline. Estimated genome sizes within the montium group range from 155 Mb to 223 Mb (mean = 196 Mb). The absence of long-distance information during the assembly process resulted in fragmented assemblies, with the scaffold NG50s varying widely based on repeat content and sample heterozygosity (min = 18 kb, max = 390 kb, mean = 74 kb). The total scaffold length for most assemblies is also shorter than the estimated genome size, typically by 5–15%. However, subsequent analysis showed that our assemblies are highly complete. Despite large differences in contiguity, all assemblies contain at least 96% of known single-copy Dipteran genes (BUSCOs, n = 2,799). Similarly, by aligning our assemblies to the D. melanogaster genome and remapping coordinates for a large set of transcriptional enhancers (n = 3,457), we showed that each montium assembly contains orthologs for at least 91% of D. melanogaster enhancers. Importantly, the genic and enhancer contents of our assemblies are comparable to that of far more contiguous Drosophila assemblies. The alignment of our own D. serrata assembly to a previously published PacBio D. serrata assembly also showed that our longest scaffolds (up to 1 Mb) are free of large-scale misassemblies. Our genome assemblies are a valuable resource that can be used to further resolve the montium group phylogeny; study the evolution of protein-coding genes and cis-regulatory sequences; and determine the genetic basis of ecological and behavioral adaptations.
Devices to help combat stone retropulsion during ureteroscopic lithotripsy in 2016

Proximal migration of stones during ureteroscopic lithotripsy is a common problem that faces many urologists and reduces stone-free rates, which translates into higher costs and longer operative times. In a bid to increase stone-free rates, there are several anti-retropulsion devices on the market, to help urologists during ureteroscopic lithotripsy. We previously reviewed these anti-retropulsion devices and wish to update what is currently available on the market.
Clinical recommendations of European Society for Medical Oncology for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of selected cancer in women

Diagnostyka powinna obejmować całościowe badanie fizykalne, w tym badanie miednicy, piersi, węzłów chłonnych, skóry. Badanie promieniowaniem jonizującym powinno się ograniczać do niezbędnego minimum. Biopsję cienkoigłową i gruboigłową oraz otwarte wycięcie węzła można bezpiecznie przeprowadzać. Podstawowymi badaniami pozwalającymi określić stopień zaawansowania raka są: badanie rentgenodiagnostyczne klatki piersiowej i mammografia z osłoną jamy brzusznej oraz badania ultrasonograficzne, w razie potrzeby uzupełnione rezonansem magnetycznym [IV, B]. W pierwszym trymestrze ciąży nie należy stosować gadolinium [V, D]. Należy unikać badania za pomocą tomografii komputerowej i stosowania radioizotopów.
Sparsity-Inspired Optimal Topology Control of Complex Networks

So far there are still limited results on the role of network topology matrix in controlling complex networks with minimum control cost. In this article, we study this problem and propose an optimization model by considering the topology matrix as a variable to minimize the control cost. As sparsity nature commonly exists in many real-world networks, sparse, and non-negative constraints are included in the optimization model. Sparse projected gradient with momentum (SPGM) is proposed to solve the problem numerically. The convergence property of SPGM is theoretically established. As the optimization model is non-convex, a possible optimality condition is further derived to determine whether the converged solution is global optimal or not. Through numerous extensive simulations, we investigate the characteristics of the optimal topology with minimum control cost. It is found that several identical/similar stems are naturally evolved and the number of nodes in each stem is evenly distributed, which is also verified with examples from the cooperation problem in social networks. These findings provide a comprehensive understanding and explanation in controlling real-life networks from the control energy point of view, suggesting that some underlying universal mechanism in the formation and evolution of complex networks.
Synthesis of novel N- and C-acyclic nucleosides derived from 2-hydrazino-6-methyluracil

The reaction of 2-hydrazino-6-methyl uracil with different aldo- sugars yields the corresponding N-acyclic glycosides. However, some of them have cyclized successfully to form a new fused triazole ring. Apparently, such cyclization depends upon the Stereochemistry of the N-glycoside intermediates that produce the C-glycosides. ”
Relationships between grain yield and agronomic traits of rice in southern China

Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the grain yield and agronomic traits of inbred and hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) ‘Yuxiangyouzhan’ and ‘Shenliangyou 58 xiangyouzhan’ at 11 different planting sites during 2013-2017 in Southern China. The grain yield, growth period, panicle number m-2, productive tiller percentage, plant height, panicle length, grain number per panicle, filled grain number per panicle, filled grain percentage, and grain weight were evaluated. Results indicated that ‘Shenliangyou 58 xiangyouzhan’ produced higher grain yields than ‘Yuxiangyouzhan’ which was attributed to high grain weight and panicle length. Grain yield showed an increasing trend during 2013-2017 and the yield gaps among different years were attributed to differences in plant height, filled grain percentage and grain weight. The differences in grain yield among sites were mostly due to the combination effect of the agronomic traits which was greatly affected by the different climate conditions. The grain yield was significantly and positively correlated with the plant height, grain number m-2, filled grain number per panicle, filled grain percentage and grain weight. Moreover, principal components analysis (PCA) suggested that grain number per panicle and filled grain number per panicle are critical parameters attributed to grain productivity. Therefore, flowering and post-flowering stage is the most critical in this regard to improve the grain number and filled grain number per panicle to get better yields in the agro-climatic conditions of southern China.
Diet diversity and pesticide risk mediate the negative effects of land use change on solitary bee offspring production

Threats to bee pollinators such as land use change, high pesticide risk and reduced floral diet diversity are usually assessed independently, even though they often co-occur to impact bees in agroecosystems. We established populations of the non-native mason bee Osmia cornifrons at 17 NY apple orchards varying in proportion of surrounding agriculture and measured floral diet diversity and pesticide risk levels in the pollen provisions they produced. We used path analysis to test the direct and indirect effects of different habitats, diet diversity and pesticide risk on emergent female offspring number and weight. High proportions of agricultural habitat surrounding bee nests indirectly reduced the number of female offspring produced, by reducing floral diet diversity in pollen. When the proportion of agriculture surrounding bee nests was high, bees collected increased proportions of Rosaceae in their pollen provisions, which marginally (0.05
Bankers on the Board and CEO Turnover

Governance literature finds that the independent directors from the lending banks (CBDs) bring both financial expertise and conflict of interest between shareholders and debtholder. We examine how the presence of CBDs affects the implicit incentive of CEO turnover. Using BoardEx and DealScan data, we hypothesize and find that CBDs make the CEO turnover more sensitive to both performance and risk. Post CEO turnover analysis reveals that firm performance improves and risk decreases in the presence of CBDs.
GS-Preprocess: Containerized GUIDE-seq Data Analysis Tools with Diverse Sequencer Compatibility

RNA-guided nucleases (e.g. CRISPR-Cas) are used in a breadth of clinical and basic scientific subfields for the investigation or modification of biological processes. While these modern platforms for site-specific DNA cleavage are highly accurate, some applications (e.g. gene editing therapeutics) cannot tolerate DNA breaks at off-target sites, even at low levels. Thus, it is critically important to determine the genome-wide targeting profile of candidate RNA-guided nucleases prior to use. GUIDE-seq is a high-quality, easy-to-execute molecular method that detects and quantifies off-target cleavage. However, this method may remain costly or inaccessible to some researchers due to its library sequencing and analysis protocols, which require a MiSeq platform that must be preprogramed for non-standard output. Here, we present GS-Preprocess, an open-source containerized software that can use standard raw data output (BCL file format) from any Illumina sequencer to create input for the Bioconductor GUIDEseq off-target profiling package. Single-command GS-Preprocess performs FASTQ demultiplexing, adapter trimming, alignment, and UMI reference construction, improving the ease and accessibility of the GUIDE-seq method for a wide range of researchers.
Evaluation Experiments of Memory-Aid Agent Interaction System for Dementia Elderly

Today, dementia people tends to increase year by year in Japan. Rehabilitation support and prophylaxis of dementia are required. Amnesia is a common symptom of dementia, and memory-aid is common therapy used to reduce the progression of Amnesia. Since there is a problem that current memory-aid method puts increasing pressure on both caregivers and dementia elderly, a new memory-aid method is needed. Therefore, we proposed and developed Memory-Aid Agent, which can reduce the burden of caregivers and make dementia elderly more comfortable, using interactive agent interface that we have developed. Memory-Aid Agent can provide a multi-modal interface and friendly memory-aid to dementia elderly. In this paper, we conduct demonstration experiments with dementia people as a target to verify the effectiveness of multi-modal interface, and consider the applicability of
An Efficient Facial Expression Learning Model with Video

Facial expression recognition is a challenging computer vision problem. In the process of that, the first step is face labeling, the bad effect of facial labeling will directly affect the subsequent facial expression recognition. Before, many works used MTCNN as the face preprocessing, but the accuracy has always been not good. In this paper, we propose use RetinaFace model to replace the commonly used MTCNN for face preprocessing, which greatly enhances the robustness and accuracy of the entire model; secondly, because A Compact Deep Learning Model can’t resolve multi-angle face expression recognition problem. Therefore, we propose redesign the expression recognition network by adding a dimensionality reduction module before the traditional convolution layer, which pretty reduces the thickness of the feature map and improves the accuracy of expression recognition; finally, in order to make the whole system is suitable for face recognition in video streams. Based on the problem that the number of frames sent by the camera does not match the rate of GPU processing, we propose to set the sequence cache to one, which can solve the problem of video freezing and model jumping under the condition of low-configured hardware and fluently online recognition of facial expressions. Experiments on large-scale datasets suggest that our proposed method reduces the remaining residual generalization error on the JAFFE, RER2013 and CK+datasets, reach human-level performance, and outperform state-of-the-art methods on facial expression recognition in the wild using emotion and affect concepts.
“Me Against the World”: Parental Uncertainty Management at Home Following Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge

ABSTRACT This study explored the uncertainty management processes experienced by parents at home following their child’s discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). In-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 mothers and fathers whose children were cared for and “graduated” from NICU units in seven different hospitals from 6 to 183 days (M = 63.58 days). Interviews revealed three types of parental uncertainties: parental role shift, caring through equipment, and adherence to provider advice. Parents relied on three strategies to manage these uncertainties: reorientation, calibrating appropriate responses, and limiting exposure. Findings highlight how parental experiences, communication interactions, and expectations in the NICU complicate parental uncertainties postdischarge and negatively affect parental perceptions of self-efficacy, readiness, and competency. Our findings suggest that family-centered care can be enhanced by redefining discharge as an ongoing process that necessitates distinct uncertainty management practices to negotiate tensions between protecting preterm children and supporting parents.
Nitrogen, Phosphorus Co-doped Carbon Obtained from Amino Acid Based Resin Xerogel as Efficient Electrode for Supercapacitor

The organic xerogel was synthesized from the polymerization reaction of a kind of amino acid, tyrosine, and pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde using phosphoric acid as the catalyst and phosphorus source. Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) co-doped carbon (NPC) aerogels were obtained via the cabonization of the synthesized organic xerogel and subsequently being activated by KOH. The influences of the activation agent ratio and activation temperature on the structure, morphology, and the final electrochemical property of NPC materials have been investigated. Compared to the nonactivated sample, the obtained activated N/P-co-doped hierarchical porous carbon exhibits superior electrochemical performance. The optimized sample shows a high specific capacitance of 302 F g–1 at 0.5 A g–1 and good rate capability with capacitance remaining of 214 F g–1 at 20 A g–1, as well as excellent cycling stability with 100% retention after 20,000 cycles in 6 M KOH electrolyte. Considering the practical application, when 60 mg of active mat.