Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tax-funded digital government communication in Austria: Members of the government on Facebook

For a few years now, members of the government in Austria have been using Facebook to reach out to the public as well as to the mass media. Following normative guidelines and regulations, tax-funded government communication should be neutral, informative and autonomous of party politics. Using a multi-method approach, combining a structural analysis of formal criteria of Facebook accounts and an automated quantitative content analysis of Facebook postings, we investigated to what extent the official Facebook accounts of members of the last two Austrian governments were an exclusive tool for digital government communication. We found that not all representatives made use of Facebook. Moreover, tax-funded digital government communication on Facebook was not all neutral and autonomous of party politics. Based on our findings, we conclude that there is a lack of regulatory framework in Austria to govern tax-funded use of social media.
Multimorbidity and integrated care

BackgroundHealth systems internationally face a common set of challenges: ageing populations,increasing numbers of patients suffering from multiple long-term conditions(multimorbidity) and severe pressure on health and care budgets. Integrated care? ispitched as the solution to current health system challenges. But, in the literature, whatintegrated care actually involves is complex and contested.Aims1. What does ? integrated care? currently look like in practice in the NHS? 2. What is the effectiveness of current models of ? integrated care? 3. To what extent are there differential effects of ? integrated care? for different typesof multimorbidity? MethodsThe thesis utilises routinely collected data, systematic review and meta-analysis,combined with quasi-experimental methods (difference-in-differences, and subgroupanalysis, difference-in-difference-in-differences). ResultsThe current implementation of the concept of integrated care is predominantly carriedout through multidisciplinary team (MDT) case management of ? at risk? (usually ofsecondary-care admissions) patients in primary care. This approach, however, has notproven capable of meeting health outcome and utilisation/cost aims. Patientsatisfaction, though, is consistently improved by the approach. There might also bepositive spill-over effects of increased team-working through MDTs for the wider practicepopulation. There does not appear to be a multimorbidity subgroup which benefitssignificantly more than others in terms of secondary-care utilisation or cost. However,patients at the end of life and/or those with only primary-care sensitive conditions mightbenefit slightly more than others.ConclusionsIntegrated care, in its current manifestation, is not a silver bullet that will enable healthsystems to simultaneously accomplish better health outcomes for those with long-termconditions and multimorbidity while increasing their satisfaction with services andreducing costs. The current financial climate might mean that other means of achievingprioritised aims are required in the short-term, with comprehensive primary care andpopulation health strategies employed to better prevent/compress the negative effectsof lifestyle-associated conditions in the longer-term.
Counseling Psychology and the Amelioration of Oppression: Translating Our Knowledge Into Actionψ

In the new millennium, counseling psychologists have answered the call to address oppression related to intersectional identities. We have played a major role in the development of practice guidelines and policies, as well as in the application of ethical principles in cultural contexts. The Counseling Psychologist has served to disseminate information addressing needs and interventions for diverse communities. In this article, we review the history and impact of our efforts to ameliorate oppression. The pressing challenges of economic and educational disparities are highlighted along with how counseling psychologists are uniquely situated to meet the needs of the underserved. Our research, training, and practice are anchored in methodological pluralism, global helping paradigms, participatory engagement, and the promotion of liberation and radical healing. We offer recommendations to deconstruct current models and reconstruct a decolonized approach, embrace interdisciplinary collaboration to fight cultural encapsulation, strengthen prevention and advocacy, train a culturally diverse workforce, and prioritize intersectional research.
Comparison of Stunting and Thinness among Early Adolescents from Government and Private Schools of Dharan, Nepal. -

Background: Early adolescence (10-13 yrs) is the period of rapid growth and maturation in human development. Under nutrition among adolescents is a serious public health problem internationally, especially in developing countries like Nepal. Nutritional deprivation affects almost all growth parameters including adult body size resulting into thinness and stunting. Objective: To determine overall prevalence of stunting, thinness and severe thinness among study population and compare them with respect to government and private schools. Materials and Methods: Comparative cross sectional study was conducted in different schools of Dharan sub-metropolitan city, Nepal. A total of 800 early adolescents were selected, 400 each from 6 government and 18 private schools. Height and weight was measured and BMI calculated. Height for age and BMI for age based on WHO 2007 guidelines were used as indicator to assess nutritional status. Results: Among study population 23.9% stunted, 13.0% thinned, 5.9% were severely thinned. The prevalence of stunted, thinned and severely thinned adolescent was higher in government schools as compared to those in private schools. In government schools, these were higher among male than female. Whereas in private schools stunting was same among both genders while thinness was higher among males and severe thinness was higher among females. Conclusion: The prevalence of under nutrition is higher among early adolescents in the study area, being much higher among early adolescent from government than private schools.
The psychological impact of breast reconstruction after prophylactic or therapeutic mastectomy for breast cancer

In this thesis the psychological impact of two types of breast reconstruction after prophylactic or therapeutic mastectomy for breast cancer was investigated with a prospective study including 202 patients from different hospitals in the South-West of the Netherlands between 2007-2012. With semi-structured interviews the motives to opt for breast reconstruction were qualitatively investigated. The impact of breast reconstruction was further investigated with psychological questionnaires from baseline to the end of the breast reconstruction procedure (mean follow-up of 21 months). The psychological outcomes after breast reconstruction that were investigated were: body image, satisfaction with the partner relationship and the sexual relationship, general anxiety and depression, cancer distress, and general mental and physical health. In general, the psychological outcomes after breast reconstruction were acceptable, however a subgroup of women experienced psychological adjustment problems. A percentage of 20-30% remained having problems with changes in their body image and the impact on the intimate partner relationship. Women at risk for psychological adjustment problems were younger women, those with significant cancer distress, women who experienced complications after surgery, particularly if the breast reconstruction failed, and women who underwent bilateral prophylactic mastectomy because of an increased hereditary risk to develop breast cancer.
Biophysical analysis of Plasmodium falciparum Hsp70-Hsp90 organizing protein (PfHop) reveals a monomer that is characterised by folded segments connected by flexible linkers

Plasmodium falciparum causes the most lethal form of malaria. The cooperation of heat shock protein (Hsp) 70 and 90 is important for folding of a select number of cellular proteins that are crucial for cyto-protection and development of the parasites. Hsp70 and Hsp90 are brought into a functional complex that allows substrate exchange by stress inducible protein 1 (STI1), also known as Hsp70-Hsp90 organizing protein (Hop). P. falciparum Hop (PfHop) co-localises and occurs in complex with the parasite cytosolic chaperones, PfHsp70-1 and PfHsp90. Here, we characterised the structure of recombinant PfHop using synchrotron radiation circular dichroism (SRCD) and small-angle X-ray scattering. Structurally, PfHop is a monomeric, elongated but folded protein, in agreement with its predicted TPR domain structure. Using SRCD, we established that PfHop is unstable at temperatures higher than 40 °C. This suggests that PfHop is less stable at elevated temperatures compared to its functional partner, PfHsp70-1, that is reportedly stable at temperatures as high as 80 °C. These findings contribute towards our understanding of the role of the Hop-mediated functional partnership between Hsp70 and Hsp90.
Health Policy Analysis from a Potential Outcomes Perspective: Smoking During Pregnancy and Birth Weight

Most empirical research in health economics is conducted with the goal of providing scientific evidence that will serve to inform current and future health policy. The use of parametric nonlinear regression (NR) methods for empirical analysis in health economics abounds. Studies that offer clear policy-relevant interpretations of NR results are, however, rare. We offer a comprehensive policy analytic framework within which the applied researcher can: 1) clearly define the policy-relevant estimation objective; 2) consistently estimate that objective using NR methods designed to account for the possible endogeneity of the policy variable of interest; 3) conduct correct asymptotic inference; and 4) offer policy-relevant interpretations of the empirical results. For binary policies, Rubin (1974, 1977) developed the potential outcomes framework (POF). We propose a generally applicable extension of the POF (EPOF) which covers a broad range of policy analytic contexts. In particular, our EPOF accommodates: a) a non-binary policy variable of interest ( p X ); b) policy-relevant counterfactual versions of p X that are not fixed values; and c) a policy-defining increment to p X that is not constant. Moreover, our EPOF facilitates the use of extant nonlinear regression (NR) methods that correct for potential bias due to the endogeneity of p X . As a case in point, we consider the analysis of potential gains in infant birth weight that may result from a prenatal smoking prevention and cessation policy which, if fully effective, would maintain zero levels of smoking for non-smokers (prevention) and convince smokers to quit before becoming pregnant (cessation). In the context of our EPOF, using endogeneity-correcting NR methods, we re-analyze the data examined by Mullahy (1997) and estimate the potential effect of the smoking prevention/cessation policy described above. The EPOF should serve as a useful guide to applied health policy analysts.
Clinical profile and deformities in leprosy patients: a record based study

Background: Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae , infectious in some cases, and affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin and certain other tissues. Even though leprosy was declared eliminated as a public health problem in India on December 2005, new cases of leprosy continue to appear. Hence a study on clinical profile and deformities in all leprosy cases registered in the last 5 years was done to know the current status of leprosy in this area. Methods: This was a retrospective record-based study of leprosy cases done at Government Medical College, Manjeri, for a period of 5 years from October 2014 to September 2019. Results: 42 cases from the record were included in the study. Maximum cases belonged to the age group of 31 to 40 and males were more than females. 81% of the patients were multibacillary leprosy (MB) and 8 cases belonged to paucibacillary (PB) leprosy. Four child cases were registered as PB cases. Mostly encountered clinical diagnosis was borderline tuberculoid leprosy (23 out of 42) and two had type 1 reaction. Seven patients had deformity of which two had grade 2 deformity and rest had grade 1 deformity. Conclusions: One patient who presented with grade 2 deformity and type 1 reaction was from tribal area indicating low awareness about leprosy among them. More number of cases in the multibacillary group and presence of child cases and deformities reinforces the need for strict surveillance to eradicate leprosy.
Identification of the determinants of Blockchain-based business Model using hybrid method: Content analysis & System Dynamics

The new information technologies have a great impact on the evolution of organizations’ business models. One of the emergent technologies in recent years is Blockchain. The difficulty of Blockchain implementation is not limited to technical concepts, the focus should also be on the re-engineering of the related processes. We attempt to analyze the business model changes related to the readiness of organizations for coping with Blockchain in the future. Organizations should be prepared for a business model modification in the sense of passing from centralized and isolated business models to decentralized and cooperation-based models that could assist them in using Blockchain efficiently. In this study Qualitative method as Content analysis is employed in order to codify the scientific authors’ opinion in two fields of business model and Blockchain industrialization. The analyses revealed that the determinants of the Blockchain-based business model comprise 9 canvas blocks and also new category is identified in this study that is called „cooperation”. Given the nature of Blockchain's information sharing, the cooperation approach consists in the fact that all stakeholders in the value chain share their values and generate new value-added products or services that none of them could access individually. So business model planning will be a community-based activity. In the new business model, some of the traditional canvas blocks have overlapped due to the nature of Blockchain namely Key Partners, Key Resources and Customer Segment. Then we model the Blockchain, determinants based on System Dynamics approach. This shows us that changing factors like registration fee or transaction tax in the network, could improve cooperation in sharing resources and increase total value.
Time biases: exploring the work–life balance of single Nigerian managers and professionals

PurposeThis study investigates the overarching ideology of work–life balance (WLB) or conflict as predominantly being a work–family affair. Based on a Nigerian study, and using organisational justice as a theoretical lens, it explores perceived fairness in accessing family-friendly policies by managers and professionals who are single and do not have children – a workgroup conventionally ignored in research on WLB.Design/methodology/approachRelying on an interpretivist approach, the data set comprises of interviews with 24 bank managers and 20 medical doctors working in Nigeria.FindingsThe authors’ findings highlight employers' misconceptions concerning the non-work preferences and commitments of singles as well as an undervaluation by employers of their non-work time. Conceptualised as “time biases”, such time is routinely invaded by the organisation, with profound implications for perceptions of fairness. This fosters backlash behaviours with potential detrimental effects in terms of organisational effectiveness.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is limited to investigating the WLB of singles in high-status roles, namely banking and medical careers. Future research may examine the experiences of a more diverse range of occupations. The sample comprises heterosexual, never-married professionals, whose experiences may differ from other categories of single workers, such as childless divorced people, widows, non-heterosexual singles and partners who have no children.Practical implicationsIn order to avoid counterproductive behaviours in the workplace, WLB policies should not only focus on those with childcare concerns. Inclusive work–life policies for other household structures, such as single-persons, are necessary for improving overall organisational well-being.Originality/valueThe majority of WLB studies have been undertaken in Western and Asian contexts, to the neglect of the Sub-Saharan African experience. Additionally, research tends to focus on WLB issues on the part of working parents, overlooking the difficulties faced by singles.
Mode investigation of parasitic annular ring loaded dual band coplanar waveguide antenna with polarization diversity characteristics

This document presents a dual band dual polarized coplanar waveguide (CPW) antenna with single port feed. Lower resonating band is circular polarized, while the upper band is linear polarized. A novel concept of realizing dual polarization by suppressing the undesired modes is introduced in this work. Orthogonal Even/Odd modes are excited at lower band and a phase difference of 90° is maintained between them. Hence, circular polarization behavior is realized for lower operating band. For upper band, Odd mode is suppressed by introducing step shaped modifications in the ground plane at left side of the feed line, resulting in linear polarized upper band. Dual band nature of the antenna is confirmed by 10 dB impedance bandwidth extending from 3.91‐5.31 GHz to 7.51‐8.72 GHz. Circular polarized nature of lower band is confirmed by enclosure of lower band by 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth extending from 4.01 to 5.59 GHz. Advantages of proposed antenna involves the use of single port feed for generating dual polarization performance along with compact antenna size. (30 × 30 × 1.6 mm3).
Refactoring Web Services Interface Using Many-Objective Search

Service-oriented computing (SOC) has changed the way of how software applications are designed, delivered and used. Web services is the widely used technology to implement service-oriented architectures (SOA). The Web service interface is a critical component in an SOA since it is the only source of interactions with the user to adopt the services in real-world applications. Although several studies focused on the quality of services (QoS), very few work addressed the problem of improving the design quality of Web service interface. A common bad service design practice is to group together several operations implementing diﬀerent abstractions into a single interface. In this paper, we propose a many-objective search-based approach to automatically refactor service interfaces. A refactoring solution consists of a sequence of interface changes that optimizes ﬁve objectives of cohesion, coupling, number of interfaces, the interfaces size deviation, and the number of service antipat-terns in the generated interfaces. We validated our approach on a benchmark of 22 real-world Web services provided by Amazon and Yahoo. Our results provide evidence that the produced interfaces are able to improve the service design quality and achieve results similar, on average, to manually performed refactorings by developers at 81% of precision and 80% of recall.
Modified Modulated Model Predictive Control Strategy for a Grid-Connected Converter

This article proposes a modified modulated model predictive control (M3PC) for a grid-connected converter, which features enhanced steady-state and transient performance, low complexity, and capability of multiobjective optimization. The advantages of fast dynamics and inherent overmodulation capability of finite control set model predictive control are preserved while a constant switching-frequency and improved steady-state performance are achieved. High tracking error and distortion caused by the limitation of conventional modulated model predictive control (M2PC) optimization near the hexagonal limit of voltage vectors and the sector boundaries are addressed with the proposed M3PC scheme. Experimental results verify that reduced tracking errors and lower total-harmonic distortion in grid current are achieved by the proposed method compared to the conventional M2PC scheme. It is also confirmed that the capability of overmodulation operation in the proposed method enhances transient performance and dc-bus utilization.
Coding Over Sets for DNA Storage

In this paper we study error-correcting codes for the storage of data in synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). We investigate a storage model where a data set is represented by an unordered set of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$M$ </tex-math></inline-formula> sequences, each of length <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$L$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. Errors within that model are a loss of whole sequences and point errors inside the sequences, such as insertions, deletions and substitutions. We derive Gilbert-Varshamov lower bounds and sphere packing upper bounds on achievable cardinalities of error-correcting codes within this storage model. We further propose explicit code constructions than can correct errors in such a storage system that can be encoded and decoded efficiently. Comparing the sizes of these codes to the upper bounds, we show that many of the constructions are close to optimal.
Psychiatric hospital staff knowledge and attitudes towards AIDS, and the impact of an in-house education seminar

Abstract A self-administered questionnaire assessing general knowledge about AIDS, including modes of transmission, methods of prevention and attitudes to the disease, was completed by staff in a psychiatric hospital after an AIDS education seminar. The data were used to assess staff knowledge of and attitudes to AIDS, and to assess the usefulness of the seminar in changing these. Responses to individual questionnaire items were examined for associations with age, sex, job description and attendance at the seminar. Eighty-six staff members returned questionnaires, a response rate of 39%. The results showed that levels of knowledge concerning AIDS transmission and prevention were high. A significantly greater proportion of seminar attenders were aware that needles should not be recapped after taking blood samples, but when this and other knowledge and attitude responses were corrected to allow for the higher proportion of non-medical staff among the non-attenders, there were no significant differences between attenders and non-attenders. These results suggest that an omnibus AIDS education seminar may not produce a worthwhile improvement in staff knowledge of or attitudes to AIDS.