Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A qualitative exploration of flourishing among nurses working in palliative care

The aim of the study was to qualitatively explore flourishing among a sample of nurses working in palliative care in South Africa. A purposive sampling method was used in selecting flourishing nurses working in palliative care. The participants were recruited from 6 palliative care institutions (Wide horizon, Steppingstone, Hospice Wits, F.W.C. hospice, East Rand hospice and Sebokeng Old Age Home and Multipurpose Centre) during August 2017 – September 2018. Semi-structured interviews and two focus group sessions were used to gather data for the study, which were subsequently analysed by means of thematic content analysis. 17 themes emerged from the analysis which described how nurses flourished in palliative care. In particular, religious and spiritual beliefs of participants such as prayer and religious faith; making a difference in their patient’s lives through generative acts such that as receiving support from the management team and staff, family and neighbours; receiving counselling; having meaningful and nourishing relationships inside and outside of work; receiving positive feedback from the management team, patients and patients’ families; having specific personality traits such as a sense of humour and introversion; having a positive mind-set/attitude towards the job; actively managing work; having passion for the job and patients and taking time away from work, were factors identified to support flourishing among nurses working in palliative care. It is hoped that the findings might be of value in supporting the development of various interventions aimed at assisting nurses who exhibit signs of languishing.
Dissimilarity in sulcal width patterns in the cortex can be used to identify patients with schizophrenia with extreme deficits in cognitive performance

Schizophrenia is a biologically complex disorder with multiple regional deficits in cortical brain morphology. In addition, interindividual heterogeneity of cortical morphological metrics is larger in patients with schizophrenia when compared to healthy controls. Exploiting interindividual differences in severity of cortical morphological deficits in patients instead of focusing on group averages may aid in detecting biologically informed homogeneous subgroups. The Person-Based Similarity Index (PBSI) of brain morphology indexes an individual’s morphometric similarity across numerous cortical regions amongst a sample of healthy subjects. We extended the PBSI such that it indexes morphometric similarity of an independent individual (e.g., a patient) with respect to healthy control subjects. By employing a normative modeling approach on longitudinal data, we determined an individual’s degree of morphometric dissimilarity to the norm. We calculated the PBSI for sulcal width (PBSI-SW) in patients with schizophrenia and healthy control subjects (164 patients, 164 healthy controls; 656 MRI scans) and associated it with cognitive performance and cortical sulcation index. A subgroup of patients with markedly deviant PBSI-SW showed extreme deficits in cognitive performance and cortical sulcation. Progressive reduction of PBSI-SW in the schizophrenia group relative to healthy controls was driven by these deviating individuals. By explicitly leveraging interindividual differences in severity of PBSI-SW deficits, neuroimaging-driven subgrouping of patients is feasible. As such, our results pave the way for future applications of morphometric similarity indices for subtyping of clinical populations.
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Amomum villosum Lour.

Abstract Amomum villosum Lour. (Zingiberaceae) is an important edible and medicinal crop. The complete chloroplast (cp) genome of A. villosum was determined using Illumina sequencing platform. The size of whole cp genome was 164,069 bp, containing a small single copy (SSC) region of 15,353 bp and a large single copy (LSC) region of 88,798 bp, which were separated by a pair of inverted repeat (IRs) regions (29,959 bp). The A. villosum cp genome contained 133 genes, including eight ribosomal RNA genes (4 rRNA species), 38 transfer RNA genes (30 tRNA species) and 87 protein-coding genes (79 PCG species). The overall GC content of A. villosum cp genome is 36.05%. To investigate the evolution status of A. villosum, as well as Zingiberales, a phylogenetic tree with A. villosum and other 21 species was constructed based on their complete chloroplast genomes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that A. villosum was closely related to Amomum krervanh.
CONTINENCE NURSE ADVISORS’ ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR INCONTINENCE IN HOME-DWELLING OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

Hypothesis / aims of study The majority of older people with dementia live in the community and the prevalence of incontinence among this population is very high. Incontinence is reported to be the most problematic symptom to manage by family members, is associated with significant carer burden and often triggers the need for permanent residential care . Currently there is little evidence for effective strategies to assess and manage incontinence in home-dwelling older people with dementia. Thus, the aim of this study was to understand assessment and management strategies for incontinence in older people with dementia used by continence nurse advisors who work with this population in the community setting.
Unraveling Phononic, Optoacoustic, and Mechanical Properties of Metals with Light-Driven Hypersound

A thorough understanding of the electron-phonon, thermo-optic, and acoustic properties of materials is of paramount importance for many applications in materials science and advanced applications adopting laser-induced sound waves. Even though metals are usually opaque to light, optical methods for materials characterization can still be developed, especially in the high-frequency regime, where phonon dynamics governs the thermal, acoustic, and even optical properties of metals. Ultrafast laser pulses incident on metals can lead to the generation of coherent phonon wave packets with frequencies in the gigahertz to terahertz range, providing a means to study the material properties in this otherwise inaccessible frequency range. While this principle has been known, the complex interplay of light and matter in both the generation and detection of such ultrafast hypersound pulses has limited its use mainly to geometrical effects. Here, we demonstrate the quantitative characterization of a range of different material properties using laser-driven hypersound. We use all-optical generation and detection of hypersound pulses to sensitively probe the bulk properties of various metals. We introduce an advanced two-dimensional numerical model that captures the generation, propagation, and detection of these hypersound waves in full detail. The combination of experiment and simulation allows us to unravel and elucidate various physical effects that appear over a wide range of different time scales. Through least-squares fitting of the data to the simulation results, we extract quantitative information about the electron-phonon, thermo-optic, and acoustic properties of metal films, establishing the ability to use light as a sensitive probe for the study of opaque materials.
Noninvasive evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure

In dit proefschrift worden patienten bestudeerd met een voorgeschiedenis van coronair lijden en hartfalen. De thesis is onderverdeeld in drie delen: 1. Niet-invasieve inschatting van vuldrukken door middel van geavanceerde echocardiografische technieken 2. Selectie van kandidaten voor cardiale resynchronizatietherapie met echocardiografie, nucleaire technieken en multi slice CT 3. Nietinvasieve prognostische markers waaronder nuchtere glycemie en determinanten van inspanningscapaciteit
Cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Integrated global management and therapeutic

Melhora significativa dos resultados do tratamento das Malformacoes Arteriovenosas (MAV) do sistema nervoso central tem sido observada, associada a avancos das modalidades de diagnostico e tratamento. Os autores relatam esses avancos no diagnostico e tratamento global integrado das MAV. (AU)
Listening to Makers: Exploring Engineering Students’ Recommendations for Creating a Better Makerspace Experience

and mindsets Abstract This paper explores the ways that students experience university-affiliated makerspaces as captured in interviews and during observations. Our research questions are focused on understanding the ways that engineering students have experienced makerspaces in a variety of institutions and institution-types, and their suggested ways of improving these makerspaces. In particular, we are interested in the ways that students from underrepresented groups have experienced these makerspaces and their suggestions for improvements to the makerspaces. Data collected for this study was gathered using semi-structured interviews with a diverse set of students from seven different institutions. An a priori codebook was developed to analyze transcribed interview data. The codes that are the focus in this study are the following: “experiences that shape identity,” “pathways to engineering,” and “recommendations for makerspaces” and the emergent patterns are around equipment-focused, logistical, curricular, and social recommendations for makerspaces. It was generally found that women and ethnic minorities tended to recommend social change in makerspaces, while men of all ethnicities tended to recommend equipment and technology changes. The implications of this study are to establish student makerspace recommendations in order to create more inclusive and welcoming environments in makerspaces and other engineering spaces.
IV Laryngeal Stenosis from Post-Typhoid Perichondritis, Tracheotomy, Thyrotomy, Intubation.—Exhibition of Two Patients

CASE I. -A. Di M. , laborer, Italian, aged 22, was admitted to the service of Dr. John W.Boyce in the \Yest Penn Hospital, for typhoid fever, in about the second week of the disease. Following the rule in the hospital he was sponged vvith cold water every time the temperature crossed 103. In spite of faithfully applied hydrotherapy, the temperature would often shoot up to 105. Some days, as many as ten spongings in 24 hours were necessary. This is mentioned to show the severity of the typhoid. At the end of the fourth week the temperature touched normal, and convalescence was established in the fifth week. In the sixth week some hoarseness developed, accompanied by dysphagia and some swelling and tenderness externally over the larynx. Dr. Day was called to see the case at this stage and found the patient slightly cyanotic, with a mild inspiratory dyspnea. On laryngoscopic examination, the epiglottis and arytenoids were found to be swollen into three edematous, rounded masses,
Automatic Identification of Political Ideology in Online News Articles

The following research discusses text analysis approaches to automatically categorize news articles based on their political ideology. In this case, ideology is defined as a writer expressing either a liberal or a conservative point of view. This classification is done at both the document and the phrase level, as previous research has indicated that doing so increases classifier performance over using a â€œbag of wordsâ€ approach. Linguistic features related to lexical richness are extracted from the articles via Python, and features related to emotions and values are extracted via the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count software. The machine learning software Weka is then used to apply various classification algorithms on the numeric features. Additionally, Amazon Mechanical Turk is used to measure human accuracy and inter-rater agreement on identifying the ideology of the same texts. In all, the trained classifiers perform well above the baseline and outperform the human annotators on the same tasks.
TranslucentID: analysis of complex DNA SNP mixtures with large numbers of donors

ABSTRACT Mixture analysis of complex forensic DNA mixtures can identify multiple individuals who cannot be excluded using massively parallel sequencing (MPS) with single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panels. For a defined MPS SNP panel, large numbers of donors will result in higher fractions of the loci in the panel having a called minor allele; for these mixtures, proportional donor concentrations can be leveraged to infer major SNP alleles for higher concentration donors at positions with call minor alleles from lower concentration donors. For these mixtures, we propose creating paired derived mixtures using an increased minor allele calling analytical threshold for mixture analysis. We introduce TranslucentID as an investigative tool for extended mixture analysis of mixtures with large numbers of donors. TranslucentID produced 46 new true-positive identifications in 58% of the 26 of the complex mixtures evaluated plus eight true positives plus 11 familial results in a 20-person mixture with known relative profiles available.
Quantitative Analysis of Poverty Indicators: The Case of Khon Kaen Province, Thailand

This study examines the poverty indicators in Northeast region of Thailand by adopting the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) methodology and the national survey of Minimum Basic Needs (MBN) of Thailand. Data are collected from three different districts in Khon Kaen province namely: Khok Po Chai, Sam Sung, and Nam Pong. The sample size is 187 households. Data analysis uses Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression approach and includes 7 dimensions of poverty (health, environment, education, economy, Thai value, asset? empowerment, and digital literacy) with a total of 41 indicators. This study has found that poverty indicators in Khon Kaen province remains centered around the aspects of health and employment dimensions. While a change of family structure in the Thai society since 1960s reduces the family size, household saving substantially increases over the years. The effects of health dimension in poverty, on the other hand, appears on the other poverty dimension of Thai value, which include (1) a bad living habit of head of household (smoke or alcohol consumption) that links with illness and disease, (2) religious practice, and (3) chronic illness. Lastly, there are income gaps of different careers in the area, which suggests the issue of income inequality.
Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques

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Bioremediation of chlorpyrifos and 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP) by a paddy field bacterial isolate: Insights from genome analysis for possible biodegradation pathway

Chlorpyrifos (CP) is one of the world’s most widely used organophosphorous pesticides (OPs) in agriculture, has led to contaminate soil and water ecosystems along with human species. Here, we report a newly isolated strain, Ochrobactrum sp. CPD-03 form a paddy field which could degrade CP and its metabolite TCP (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol) in 48 hours with an efficiency of 85-88% in minimal salt medium. GC-MS analysis revealed possible metabolites during CP degradation. Whole genome analysis indicated the presence of arylesterase and existence of other genes accountable for xenobiotic compounds degradation. CPD-03 exhibited chemotactic features towards CP along with other OPs suggesting its versatile role for possible mineralization of these toxicants. Further screening of CPD-03 also displayed plant growth promoting activities. Taken altogether, our results highlight the potentials of this new isolate Ochrobactrum sp. CPD-03 in bioremediation and application in OP-contaminated ecosystem.
Effects of Oil Drops and the Charcoal’s Proximate Composition on the Air Pollution Emitted from Charcoal Barbecues

ABSTRACT This research investigated the emission rates (ERs) and emission factors (EFs) of air pollutants generated from charcoal barbecues and the influence of temperature, the charcoal’s proximate composition (moisture, volatile matter, fixed carbon, and ash), and oil drops. Charcoal briquettes, longan charcoal, and binchotan (commonly used for indoor barbecues) were selected for combustion experiments, and the exhaust gas was collected for the analysis of air pollutants, viz., CO, CO2, NOx, hydrocarbons (HCs), benzene, toluene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, PM2.5, and trace metals (Al, Cr, Cu, Fe, and Zn). A linear regression model was employed to verify the major factors affecting the EFs. The EFs of HCs measured during the dripping of oil and sauce on the charcoal ranged from 2486.2 to 9305.2 mg kg–1, 76.4–357% higher than those measured during no dripping. For PM2.5, the EFs measured during dripping ranged from 3080.4 to 3926.5 mg kg–1, 8–19 times higher than those measured during no dripping. The EFs of benzene, toluene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde also significantly increased during dripping. In addition, increasing the combustion temperature reduced the EFs of HCs, formaldehyde, and CO but increased those of Fe and Zn. The charcoal moisture content was significantly positively correlated with the EF of HCs, whereas the volatile matter content was significantly positively correlated with those of HCs and benzene. Positive correlations existed between the charcoal ash content and the EFs of CO, Fe, and Zn. The fixed carbon content was significantly positively correlated with the EF of CO2 but negatively correlated with those of CO, Al, and Zn.
Dramatic effect of oxide on measured liquid metal rheology

Liquid metals have long been treated as Newtonian liquids, but several researchers have recently indicated that some metals may shear thin. While apparent shear thinning can be caused by surface oxidation, the reports of shear-thinning metals were investigated using cup and bob type rheometers, which are expected to only be weakly impacted by the surface contamination effects. We show here that even small amounts of oxide on the surface of liquid metals can cause dramatic changes to the measured viscosity of the sample. Using a Searle-type rotational rheometer, we measured the viscosity of eutectic gallium indium and tin in a low-oxygen environment. When either metal is slightly oxidized, the measured viscosity increases by orders of magnitude and the liquid displays erroneous shear-thinning behavior. When the oxide is removed via an active flux, the measured viscosity is Newtonian. The results outlined here provide insight into the difficulties of measuring the viscosity of easily oxidized liquids and confirm that liquid metals are likely best described as Newtonian liquids at all measured shear rates.Liquid metals have long been treated as Newtonian liquids, but several researchers have recently indicated that some metals may shear thin. While apparent shear thinning can be caused by surface oxidation, the reports of shear-thinning metals were investigated using cup and bob type rheometers, which are expected to only be weakly impacted by the surface contamination effects. We show here that even small amounts of oxide on the surface of liquid metals can cause dramatic changes to the measured viscosity of the sample. Using a Searle-type rotational rheometer, we measured the viscosity of eutectic gallium indium and tin in a low-oxygen environment. When either metal is slightly oxidized, the measured viscosity increases by orders of magnitude and the liquid displays erroneous shear-thinning behavior. When the oxide is removed via an active flux, the measured viscosity is Newtonian. The results outlined here provide insight into the difficulties of measuring the viscosity of easily oxidized liquids and co.
Hypothesis testing for normal distributions: a unified framework and new developments

Hypothesis testing for normal distributions is one important problem in statistics and related ﬁelds including management science, engineering science and medical science. In this paper, from a very unique perspective, we propose a uniﬁed framework to comprehensively review the existing literature on the one- and two-sample testing problems of normal distributions. The uniﬁed framework has integrated the literature in a way that it includes most commonly used tests as special cases, including the one-sample mean test, the one-sample variance test, the two-sample mean test, the two-sample variance test, and the Behrens-Fisher test. The uniﬁed framework has also put forward two new hypothesis tests that are rarely studied in the literature. To complete the puzzle, we propose two likelihood ratio test statistics to solve those new testing problems. Simulation studies and real data examples are also provided to demonstrate that our proposed test statistics are appropriate for practical im-plementation.
UJI DAYA ANTIINFLAMASI DAN ANTIPIRETIK EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN LENGKENG (Dimocarpus longan Lour) PADA TIKUS PUTIH JANTAN (Rattus norvegicus) GALUR WISTAR

Peradangan (inflamasi) dan demam adalah respon protektif normal pada cedera jaringan. Penanganan inflamasi dan demam biasanya dapat diberikan obat antiinflamasi nonsteroid (NSAID). Obat ini memiliki efek analgesik, antipiretik, dan pada dosis tinggi dapat bertindak sebagai antiinflamasi. Daun lengkeng ( Dimocarpus longan Lour) mengandung flavonoid yang diduga memiliki efek anti-inflamasi dan antipiretik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh efek anti-inflamasi dan antipiretik ekstrak etanol daun lengkeng ( Dimocarpus longan Lour) pada tikus putih jantan ( Rattus norvegicus ). Daun lengkeng diekstraksi menggunakan etanol 96% dengan rasio 1:10. Pengujian efek anti-inflamasi dan antipiretik masing-masing dibagi menjadi empat kelompok, yaitu kontrol negatif, kelompok kontrol positif dan kelompok uji ekstrak etanol daun lengkeng ( Dimocarpus longan Lour) dosis 200 mg/kgBB dan 400 mg/kgBB. Induksi pada uji antiinflamasi menggunakan karegenan 1% sedangkan induksi pada uji antipiretik menggunakan vaksin DPT-Hb. Data diolah dengan menggunakan statistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak etanol daun lengkeng ( Dimocarpus longan Lour) dosis 200mg/kgBB memiliki efek antipiretik, sedangkan ekstrak etanol daun lengkeng ( Dimocarpus longan Lour) dosis 400mg/kgBB memiliki efek anti-inflamasi.
Divisions of Research & Statistics and Monetary Affairs Federal Reserve Board , Washington , D . C . Time-varying uncertainty of the Federal Reserve ’ s output gap estimate

A factor stochastic volatility model estimates the common component to estimates of the output gap produced by the staff of the Federal Reserve, its time-varying volatility, and time-varying, horizon-specific forecast uncertainty. Output gap estimates are very uncertain, even well after the fact, especially at business cycle turning points. However, the common component of the output gap estimates is clearly procyclical, and innovations to the common factor produce persistent positive effects on economic activity. Output gaps estimated by the Congressional Budget Office have very similar properties. Increased macroeconomic uncertainty, as measured by the common factor’s volatility, leads to persistent negative responses in economic variables. •