Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Pérdida de dientes y variables del estado periodontal asociadas en hombres policías adultos

Objetivo: Identificar las variables del estado periodontal asociadas con perdida de dientes en una muestra de adultos. Metodos: Estudio transversal de policias de Campeche. Los exa- menes clinicos incluyeron evaluacion de placa dentobacteriana, calculo dental, bolsas periodontales, insercion gingival, perdida de insercion, retraccion gingival, supuracion y sangrado. Se examinaron seis sitios en cada uno de los dientes presentes en la boca (excluyendo terceros molares). El analisis estadistico se realizo en el programa Stata version 9.0; debido a la sobredispersion de la variable dependiente se utilizo el analisis bivariado de regresion binomial negativa. Resultados: La media de edad fue de 38.36 ± 10.99 anos. La media de dientes y sitios examinados por personas fue de 24.45 ± 4.63 y 146.72 ± 27.80, respectivamente. La prevalencia de perdida de dientes fue de 73.3 %; estaban perdidos 571 dientes y la media fue de 3.55 ± 4.63; en los sujetos con dientes perdidos fue de 4.84 ± 4.80. La prevalencia de dentadura funcional (21 dientes o mas) fue de 83.8 %. Tener > 20 % de sitios con gingivitis, > 5 % de sitios con retraccion gingival y > 70 % de sitios con perdida de insercion periodontal > 2 mm, incremento la media esperada de dientes perdidos a 70.6, 156.4 y 86.9 %, respectivamente. Conclusiones: Los hallazgos mostraron alta prevalencia y prome- dio de dientes perdidos en la poblacion estudiada. Diversas variables del estado periodontal estuvieron asociadas con la perdida de dientes en este estudio transversal
ESO ELT system requirements verification

This paper presents the plan for the system-level requirements verification of the ESO ELT. It describes the process to undertake this already ongoing activity and the tools supporting such process. Verification methods (design, analysis, inspection and/or test), verification level (whether the concerned requirement is verified at system or subsystem level), milestones (at which stage in the programme the requirement is verified) and constraints, when applicable, are discussed. Particular emphasis is put on addressing how the key system requirements, i.e., the ones with a larger impact on the science return, are planned to be verified. Also, special attention is given to describe the model approach in place to help in the system-level verification activity. Finally, some conclusions and lessons learned extracted so far from the system requirements verification activity are summarized.
Factors Affecting the Bank Credit Accessibility of Rural Households in Vietnam

The research identifies and measures factors affecting the bank credit accessibility using Heckman (1979). The research uses data from dataset of Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) in 2014 and 2016 to eliminate the shock due to the global economic crisis in 2008-2009 making the estimate unsustainable. The results show that among the factors that can affect the bank credit accessibility considered in the first stage of Heckman model, there are six factors that significantly and statistically affect the bank credit accessibility of rural households. These factors include the household’s average income, householder’s age, ethnic group, marital status, previous loan period and members of the Farmers Associations. The estimate results obtained from the second stage of Heckman model on the possibility to receive loans of rural households in Vietnam indicates seven factors affecting the value of loans received from bank credit institutions are the household’s average income, householder’s age, ethnic group, marital status, previous loan period and members of the Farmers Associations.
Short-column acetabular fracture fixation through a mini-pararectus approach in anteriorly displaced acetabular fractures: A case series

Background: A mini-pararectus approach has been described as a minimally invasive approach for stabilizing acetabular fractures. This approach allows a direct view of anteriorly displaced acetabular fractures. In this preliminary study, we report the outcomes of short-column plating, using either a pelvic-brim plate or a spring plate to stabilize anteriorly and medially displaced fractures. Methods: Nine patients were included in this report, which was conducted between June 2015 and October 2016 in Assiut University Hospital, which is a level 1 trauma center in Upper Egypt. Eight patients had a transverse fracture of the acetabulum, and a single patient had a posterior hemi-transverse fracture of the anterior column. After the mini-pararectus approach through which anatomical reduction of the fracture was achieved, short-column plating, either a pelvic-brim plate or spring plate was introduced through this 3-5 cm incision. Outcomes were assessed. Results: The mean operative time was 88.8 min (range, 60-120 min). The mean blood loss was 78.8 mL (range, 50-150 mL). The maximal fracture displacement mean was 7 mm (range, 4–18 mm) preoperatively. According to the Radiologic Matta score, anatomical reduction of the fracture (0–1 mm displacement) was achieved in all patients. No complications of metal failure or secondary fracture displacement were encountered. Conclusions: Short-column plating through a mini-pararectus approach can be an alternative option for stabilizing acetabular fractures in a minimally invasive way in selected patients. Level of Evidence: Level IV.
The Lost Decade for Hedge Funds: Three Threats

The last decade has challenged the paradigm of the hedge fund industry as a unique performer. In this chapter three main factors are identified that have affected the operation of hedge funds: competition from mutual funds, the market environment, and tighter regulation. Recent trends in the financial industry have moved asset managers closer to hedge funds by introducing similar underlying strategies, such as liquid alternative funds, to directly compete with hedge funds. Such strategies can achieve performance similar to that of hedge funds, thus introducing more competition for hedge funds. Moreover, it is shown that several hedge fund styles that have traditionally worked well in crisis times—even in the last decade—are also strategies that can be replicated by liquid alternatives. Together with tighter regulation and a strong market environment, these developments continue to put pressure on the hedge fund industry. The chapter’s empirical findings add to the existing debate on the performance of hedge funds and the direct competition from liquid alternatives.
Comparative investigation of leaching of zinc from wastes of the zinc alloy production process

The main purpose of this study was to recover zinc from the waste obtained from plants manufacturing zinc alloys. Waste leaching in organic and inorganic acids has been studied in this article. It was shown that organic acids like citric acid have a higher efficiency in zinc leaching than inorganic acids. Applying optimum conditions, resulted in about 86% of zinc efficiency from the waste. Finally, thermodynamics and kinetics aspects of the process were also studied. Considering the results showed that the surface chemical reaction is the zinc leaching process controller in this condition.
Evolution and future of total quality management: management control and organisational learning

The competitive position achieved by the Japanese and Western industries during the 1970s to mid-1990s, and 1980s to mid-1990s, respectively, derived from understanding, implementing, and developing Total Quality Management (TQM) as a comprehensive management philosophy. Several research and/or company studies provided evidence of this development and its impact on leading companies’ efficiency and effectiveness. Despite that, research on TQM seemed on the surface, after a boom from about 1990–1995, to have declined. However, one recent detailed study from 2013 concluded that TQM is now at a more mature stage where focuses have shifted from being initially on TQM to the methods, tools, techniques and core values which are needed to implement TQM and to build a quality and BE (Business Excellence) culture. This study is an extension of the 2013 study, where we extend the previous study on TQM publications to 2017, and further analyse more detailed not only which methods, tools and techniques are used, but also at what organisational level they are used – strategical, tactical or the operational level. We collect data on research about TQM and its methods, tools and techniques, and we analyse further the shift of focus from TQM as a comprehensive management theory/ philosophy to a focus on the TQM methods, tools and techniques to be used at various management levels of a company. We use two of management’s basic functions – management control (MC) and organisational learning (OL) – to unveil the challenges faced by TQM and to help converting these challenges into new research opportunities to be jointly addressed by companies and research communities such as the Quality Management and Organisational Development (QMOD) Research Community. In light of the findings in this research, it became clear that MC and OL are two sides of the same coin. MC can never be effectively implemented without OL, and OL needs to be supported by a comprehensive MC system.
GlottDNN-based spectral tilt analysis of tense voice emotional styles for the expressive 3D numerical synthesis of vowel [a]

Three-dimensional (3D) acoustic models allow for an accurate modelling of acoustic wave propagation in 3D realistic vocal tracts. However, voice generated by these approaches is still limited in terms of expressiveness, which could be improved through proper modiﬁcations of the glottal source excitation. This work aims at adding some expressiveness to a 3D numerical synthesis approach based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) that uses as input an LF (Liljencrants-Fant) model controlled by the glottal shape parameter R d . To that effect, a parallel Spanish speech corpus containing neutral and tense voice emotional styles is analysed with the GlottDNN vocoder, obtaining F 0 and spectral tilt parameters associated with the glottal excitation. The variations of these two parameters are computed for happy and aggressive styles with reference to neutral speech, differentiating between stressed and unstressed vowels [a]. From this analysis, F 0 and R d values are then derived and used in the LF-FEM based synthesis of vowels [a] to re-semble the aforementioned expressive styles. Results show that it is necessary to increase F 0 and decrease R d with respect to neutral speech, with larger deviations for happy than aggressive style, especially for the stressed vowels.
Pledges as a Social Influence Device: Experimental Evidence

This paper reports the results from a two-person "pledge and give" experiment. Each person's endowment is private information available only to him. In the first stage, each agent informs the other about the amount he intends to give, or makes a pledge. In the second stage, each agent makes a contribution to the joint donation. A simple theoretical model shows that in this game the equilibrium pledge function is linear in the endowment of each agent. Furthermore, if agents have a strong taste for conformity, the optimal gift is positively related to one's own endowment and to the pledge of his partner. Data from the lab experiment show that, indeed, subjects pledge approximately 60% of their endowment. Also, pledges have an important social influence role: an agent will increase his donation by 20 cents on average if his partner pledges one more euro.
Further Evidence on the Economic Effects of Poor Health

This paper examines variations in current economic welfare attributable to different profiles or histories of health status over the preceding ten year period. A two-equation model, estimated with National Longitudinal Survey data for four sex-race groups, provides convincing evidence that health problems incurred in the past adversely affect current earnings. This legacy is difficult to overcome; it remains even for individuals in improving health willing to devote relatively greater effort to market work. A history of poor health is also shown to exact substantially different economic tolls from men and women as well as from whites and blacks.
Treatment of Depression in the Medically Ill

Abstract: Most studies on treatment methods in elderly depressive patients have included primarily patients in good physical health, excluding medical comorbidity, despite the fact that depression with medical comorbidity is the norm rather than the exception. In addition, depression is known to increase disability and mortality among the medically ill. This, therefore, becomes an extremely important issue. Although data are limited, the available evidence suggests that depression concomitant with medical illness can be treated. One or more of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have demonstrated potential usefulness in depressed patients with ischemic heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and Parkinson's disease and in patients after stroke and after myocardial infarction. Large-scale trials are needed to assess not only the safety and effectiveness of agents for the treatment of depression in comorbid illness, but also the effects of depression on the course of the medical illness itself.
Conceptualising Social Types and Figures: From Social Forms to Classificatory Struggles

The analysis of social types, such as the stranger, the marginal man and the folk devil, has a long, significant history in sociology and related fields. Although the social type concept currently enjoys a rather marginal status, in recent years the related concept of figure has been increasingly deployed in research. This article contends that Bourdieu’s work on classification and social differentiation can offer fruitful tools for a renewed focus on types and figures. To this end, it advocates a critical approach to the study of social types and figures in which they are conceived as social identities tied to classificatory struggles over meaning, value, recognition and resources between differentially positioned actors. The article also attempts to clarify the distinction between types and figures and discuss how they can be applied in research. The main arguments of the article are developed through a critical reading of key contributions to research on social types and figures as well as through the discussion of two empirical studies.
Integrating holistic human performance training into Basic Law Enforcement Training

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of integrating holistic human performance (HHP) training into Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET). Historical data from 37 police officer trainees (28 males, 9 females; M = 25.78 years) who completed BLET at a police department training academy in the southeastern United States were analyzed to determine the acceptability and efficacy of HHP training. Efficacy of HHP training was measured by comparing Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) scores, resting Heart Rate Variability, and BLET performance scores of those trainees who received HHP training to those who did not. One-way between-groups Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) supported efficacy for trainee performance during the Practical Skills Unity of BLET instruction; there was a statistically significant difference in performance between trainees that received HHP training and those that did not. Additionally, acceptability of HHP training was supported based on trainee responses to 5-point Likert-scale and open-ended items on end-of-program evaluation surveys completed by the BLET trainees who received HHP training. Trainees reported that they enjoyed HHP training, it increased their knowledge, helped them feel more prepared for beginning a career in law enforcement, and they would recommend including it in future BLET classes. Overall, findings support the feasibility of integrating HHP training into BLET. Future research should build upon these findings to improve HHP training in BLET.
Gendered punishment practices performed on female adolescents in their passage through the Uruguayan Juvenile Justice System

This article is based on two research studies conducted on the Uruguayan Juvenile Justice System (UJJS); the first study (2011) examined female adolescent incarceration contexts, and the second one (2016) focused on female adolescents in their passage through a program of non-custodial measures. This research is aimed at understanding gendered punishment practices performed on women who are subjected to judicial measures in the UJJS, in order to give visibility to an issue that is usually silenced, among other reasons because the number of women subjected to these measures is low and due to a hegemonic male model in adolescent offense construction. Following a qualitative methodology research, combined with an ethnographic approach, I discuss the singularities characterizing the passage of female adolescents through the UJJS, by applying two strategies: (re)constructing a lost domesticity and managing bodies and sexualities. El presente articulo surge de dos investigaciones realizadas en el sistema penal juvenil uruguayo (SPJU); la primera (2011) aborda los contextos de privacion de libertad de las adolescentes mujeres, la segunda (2016) trabaja con las adolescentes mujeres en su pasaje por un programa de medidas no privativas de libertad. Los objetivos de estas investigaciones buscan conocer las practicas de castigo generizadas destinadas a las mujeres que cumplen medidas judiciales en el SPJU, de modo de visibilizar una tematica que tiende a ser acallada, entre otras cosas por el escaso numero de mujeres que transitan por estas medidas y por el modelo hegemonico masculino en las construcciones de la infraccion adolescente. A traves de una metodologia cualitativa de investigacion, con enfoque etnografico discuto las singularidades de los transitos de las adolescentes por el SPJU, a traves de dos estrategias; la (re)construccion de la domesticidad perdida y la gestion de los cuerpos y las sexualidades. Available from: https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1070
Comparing the Role of Coal to Other Energy Resources in the Environmental Kuznets Curve of Three Large Economies

This article aims to examine the dynamic relationship between coal, gas and oil consumption, economic growth and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the three largest economies namely China, the United States and India, over the period of 1965–2017. In a novel attempt, we employ recent econometric techniques based on the inclusion of structural break(s) in unit root. We apply OLS, FMOLS, DOLS, and CCR econometric regression to validate the EKC hypothesis for three selected countries. We find that the United States and India exhibit a U-inverted EKC between CO2 emissions and economic growth. On the other side, China exhibits U-shaped EKC when we include as energy proxy coal and oil consumption. When we explore the connection between carbon emissions and economic growth considering gas consumption, we find a U-inverted EKC. These dissimilar behaviors confirm that the energy pattern of these countries exert a decisive impact over sustainable economic growth, enhancing previous literature that connects fossil sources, economic growth, and environmental degradation process. Our estimation results open up new insights for policy makers to control the level of coal consumption, to sustain economic growth and to mitigate CO2 emissions.
Implementation about Handy Intelligent Device to Alert and Ordeit Home Budget for People to Maintain Home Needy without Credit

: A budget is outlined as patterns of expenditure and revenue over the lifetime of the project. generally it's a prediction of the attainable prices that may be incurred by carrying out the activities planned in a very project. Realistic coming up with of finances is vital to the implementation of a project or programme. Budgeting doesn’t got to cramp your vogue and would possibly truly assist you afford a couple of a lot of discretionary purchases. you would possibly be appalled to find out however everyday waste and excess spending on little purchases add up to price you thousands every year. Creating a budget and change it often can assist you save extra money in order that you'll spend wherever you actually wish to.In this application initial user got to register their details and update possibility is employed to vary something in registration and once registration user will login with their user name and positive identification . after login there'll be 3 possibility Add expenses,view overall expense , graph . In add expenses user will choose the classes and allotted the specify quantity as per their expenditure and read|in sight|visible |seeable} overall expenses user will view total expenses of month and In graph the chart of expenses are going to be on the market and if the desired quantity is crossed their limit suggests that the user are going to be get notification
The Relationship between Supervisor Safety, Safety Management Practices, and Safety Compliance Behaviour among Employees

This cross-sectional research was conducted to establish the relationship between supervisor safety, safety management practices, and safety compliance behaviour among medical laboratory personnel in the private sector. There were 119 respondents from private medical laboratories in Selangor. The data were collected using a survey questionnaire adopted from past research that measured supervisor safety, safety management practices, and safety compliance behaviour. The data obtained from the study were analysed using SPSS. The findings show that supervisor safety has a positive correlation with safety compliance behaviour. Meanwhile, safety management practices were not significantly correlated to the dependent variable. The results of this study could give additional information to the private medical laboratory organisations in improving their safety practices and management for a safe and healthy work environment.
EA-Based LDE-Aware Fast Analog Layout Retargeting With Device Abstraction

As the technology node continuously scales down, layout-dependent effects (LDEs) have been significantly affecting the threshold voltage and mobility of MOSFET transistors and then, in turn, the performance of analog integrated circuits. In this paper, we propose an LDE optimization methodology based on the evolutionary algorithm, which aims to protect analog circuits from the LDE-induced circuit performance degradation. With the aid of a fast analog layout retargeting scheme, our proposed optimization can evaluate the circuit performance with the consideration of detailed physical layouts, tune the device placement and transistor finger number, and modify the layout patterns for the LDE-aware circuit performance preservation. To accelerate the physical layout synthesis, our new retargeting process supports general device abstraction. The experimental results show that our proposed methodology can more effectively preserve analog and even RF circuit performance with higher efficiency than the alternative approaches.
ESG Rating Disagreement and Stock Returns

Using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings from seven different data providers for a sample of firms in the S&P 500 Index between 2010 and 2017, we studied the relationship between ESG rating disagreement and stock returns. We found that stock returns are positively related to ESG rating disagreement, suggesting a risk premium for firms with higher ESG rating disagreement. The relationship is primarily driven by disagreement about the environmental dimension. We discuss the practical implications of our findings for firms’ equity cost of capital as well as for investment managers and asset owners who use ESG investment strategies.