Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparative Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of 4 Kinds of Pedicle Screw Schemes for Treatment of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

Background This study aimed to evaluate the biomechanical stress of the internal fixation screws and vertebral bodies after the full-segment, interval, key vertebral, and strategy pedicle screw fixations under 7 work conditions in a patient with adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) using finite elements (FE) analysis. Material/Methods A patient with ADS underwent internal fixation by pedicle screws after posterior incision in combination with subtotal laminectomy decompression and bone graft fusion, and received thin-layer computed tomography (CT) spine scanning at T12–L5. The CT data were used to constitute three-dimensional FE full-segment, interval, key vertebral, and strategic pedicle screw models. The stress of each screw-rod system under different working conditions was evaluated. Results Forward flexion, backward extension, lateral flexion, and rotation greatly increased the force of the pedicle screw systems. The maximum stress of the screw-rods was the lowest in the full-segment model under almost all the working conditions except for the upright situation. The maximum stress of the vertebral bodies was the minimum in the strategic model under all the 7 working conditions, followed by that in the key vertebra and full-segment models. Conclusions Collectively, the strategic and key vertebra pedicle screw schemes can decrease the biomechanical stress of screw-rod systems and vertebral bodies, which is close to the full-segment scheme. Our results may help explore the optimal surgical means for pedicle screw fixation for ADS patients, which can maximally reduce the risk of screws-related postoperative complications and simultaneously maintain a reasonable 3D orthopedic effect.
Knowledge Leadership vs. Knowledge Management: The Malaysian Bankers’ View

This study seeks to explore the Human Resource Managers’ perceptions on knowledge management and to determine whether these perceptions are influenced by their leadership style (either transformational or transactional). The qualitative method used in this study draws upon interviews, observations, and analysis of document content to gather data. This triangulated approach helped to ensure validity. Constant comparison method is used for data analysis. Ten Human Resource Managers in ten Malaysian local commercial banks are selected as sample for the study. To determine Human Resource Managers’ leadership style preference, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire is administered. The questionnaire is found not useful in light of the finding that participants view it socially and politically undesirable to be identified as a transactional leader. Two groups emerge from this research, which are apparently differentiated by their knowledge on knowledge management practice, application, and familiarity with the literature. These two groups, the ‘Beginner’ and the ‘Professional’, generally hold opposite and conflicting view concerning the adoption of knowledge management practice, barrier in its use, and perception on their company’s technological readiness, budgetary support, and management sponsorship. Examines Human Resource Managers’ perceptions on knowledge management and how leadership styles could influence their perceptions of knowledge management, which in turn represents a critical step toward enabling banks to more effectively manage organizational knowledge in order to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in the 21 century Knowledge Age.
Assessing personality dynamics in personnel selection 1 Assessing personality dynamics in personnel selection

Recently, there have been repeated calls in the literature for an integrative approach to personality, in which both betweenand within-person fluctuations are simultaneously considered. Although the integrative approach to personality offers a compelling extension of the traditional trait approach, one of the major challenges is its applicability in applied settings. In the present chapter, we address this challenge for the domain of personnel selection, showing that an integrative approach to personality assessment in selection settings is possible through careful consideration of available theories and selection methods. By explaining and delineating how existing concepts can be used and how existing selection methods can be adjusted and expanded to measure these dynamic personality constructs, the present chapter contributes to a better assessment and understanding of personality in selection contexts, which in turn should result in better predictive validities.
An update from the 35th Brussels ISICEM meeting

This report describes the latest news from the yearly Brussels ISICEM meeting held from 16-20 March 2015. Most importantly, opinion leaders concluded that future studies and interpretation of data should be more individualised. Virtually all intervention studies in the recent decennium that were performed in ICU patients show overlapping Kaplan-Meier survival curves. In view of the recent insights derived from omics research we will probably hear more from individualised therapeutic interventions, rather than interventions in more generalised groups. This is also substantiated by an increasing number of closed-loop systems, such as automated weaning from the ventilator, and regulation of glucose levels. New information on specific subjects such as the colloid-crystalloid controversy, end-of-life care, transfusion-related issues, immunonutrition and the early identification of pathogens is briefly discussed.
Developing a Working Data Hub

Bigtable is a distributed storage system for managing structured data that is designed to scale to a very large size: petabytes of data across thousands of commodity servers. Many projects at Google store data in Bigtable, including web indexing, Google Earth, and Google Finance. These applications place very different demands on Bigtable, both in terms of data size (from URLs to web pages to satellite imagery) and latency requirements (from backend bulk processing to real-time data serving). Despite these varied demands, Bigtable has successfully provided a flexible, high-performance solution for all of these Google products. In this paper we describe the simple data model provided by Bigtable, which gives clients dynamic control over data layout and format, and we describe the design and implementation of Bigtable.
Use of primary care services, care specialized and drug use by population 65 years and more in Madrid, Spain

This project is partially funded with a grant from the Ministry of Health,Instituto de Salud Carlos III (FIS: PI 09/2143) and RETICEF (Red Tematica de Investigacion Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad, RD 06/0013/1013)
Who you know or what you know? Job search and matching in the presence of patronage

This paper explores the role of networks in search and matching of university graduates. Networks are considered in relation to homophily which can arise from ethnic, political, institutional or social similarities. A simple analytical framework is developed which describes the search behaviour of firms and jobseekers in the context of networked search and patronage. Research on networked-search has chiefly sought to understand the effects at the extensive margin (being made aware of vacancies through networks), while this paper emphasises the importance at the intensive margin (being employed because of membership of a network), and the effects this has on the functioning of the labour market. Sierra Leone is used as a case study to explore these themes. The data shows that political and ethnic networks are the two most dominant in the Sierra Leonean labour market. Firms and jobseekers at the individual level, opt to utilise networks to maximise individual benefits, but this is costly to the labour market as a whole, as the information set is distorted and/or reduced, and search is likely lower. Networked-search combined with patronage therefore introduces a friction into the labour market by preventing employers and jobseekers from freely interacting with each other. Jobseekers respond to patronage by searching probabilistically and increasing applications to fairer sectors and organisations. In Sierra Leone, the perceived fairer sector is the development sector. Empirical data supports this perception as results show that candidates are more likely to be selected using visible signals like certification and grades in the development sector compared to other sectors. The outcome is higher demand for development sector jobs by workers who are not highly connected. JEL Codes: J01, J08, J22, J79, D01, O12 1 This work would not have been possible without the financial support from the International Growth Centre (IGC); my enumerators Abass Kargbo, Mousa Sesay, Sidi Saccoh and Umaro Tarawalie; and Alex Jones and my supervisor Christopher Adam for their comments and feedback in writing this paper.
1.THE CONCEPT OF A COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING COMMUNITY

Copyright © 2003, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of Idea Group Inc. is prohibited. ABSTRACT Regarding the growing task distribution in the area of design and product development (engineering) the idea of communities gets more importance next to the creation of classical development partnerships in engineering. Communities are known as a new organizational kind for users of electronic communication media. The main aim of this paper is to transfer the idea of communities to engineering networks. Therefore an overview on creation, requirements and profit of collaborative engineering communities is provided. Also a possible integration is shown between collaborative engineering environments and enterprise resource planning systems.
A Morse lemma at infinity for nonlinear elliptic fractional equations

In this paper, we consider the following nonlinear fractional critical equation with zero Dirichlet boundary condition Asu = Ku n+2s n−2s , u > 0 in Ω and u = 0 on ∂Ω, whereK is a positive function, Ω is a regular bounded domain of R, n ≥ 2 and As, s ∈ (0, 1) represents the spectral fractional Laplacian operator (−∆) in Ω with zero Dirichlet boundary condition. We prove a version of Morse lemmas at infinity for this problem. We also exhibit a relevant application of our novel result. More precisely, we characterize the critical points at infinity of the associated variational problem and we prove an existence result for s = 1 2 and n = 3. Mathematics Subject Classification (2010). Primary: 35J65; Secondary: 35R11, 58J20, 58C30.
The behavior of private entrepreneurs in an imperfect financial market

In this paper, we investigate the behavior of private entrepreneurs when an instrument that mitigates financing constraints is introduced in an imperfect financial market. If entrepreneurs face limitations on renting capital, it is optimal to accept the relaxation of financing constraints to overcome this obstacle to growth. However, acceptance involves a reduction in the efficiency of production. In this simulation exercise, we show that private entrepreneurs are likely to accept the relaxation of financing constraints to enable rapid growth in the early stages of the reform; however, they will reject it when the deterioration in production dominates the benefit from capital financing. I would like to thank the participants at the lunch time seminar at the Daito Bunka University's faculty of economics and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments and discussion. I also gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Daito Bunka University and the Institute for Economics Research of Daito Bunka University. Any errors remaining are my own. Citation: Tao Gu, (2020) ''The behavior of private entrepreneurs in an imperfect financial market'', Economics Bulletin, Volume 40, Issue 1,
Users as Subjects in and of Co-Design

Co-design implies the active participation of all stakeholders in the system development process. Users have a double role in this being subjects both in and of co-design – they take an active part in the design and the system is designed for them. This requires a design language that allows users to make meaningful contributions. Common system design languages, such as UML, do not fulfil this requirement. Here we investigate to what extent metaphors can provide an appropriate communicative medium to increase user involvement and how we can translate them into more detailed designs
Students perception of service quality and its impact on their satisfaction in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

This paper was aimed to assess the impact of service quality of higher education institutions on students’ satisfaction in Amhara region, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among undergraduate students of government universities in the Amhara region who graduated in the academic year of 2014/15. A total of 552 students were selected for the study using multistage sampling technique. Cronbach’s alpha was used to check the reliability of the questionnaire used for data collection. Chi-square test was used to test the association between students’ satisfaction and service quality dimensions. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was used to examine the effects of service quality dimensions on students’ satisfaction. The results showed that reliability, responsiveness and empathy have a significant impact on students’ satisfaction while students’ university, tangibility and assurance have no significant impact on students’ satisfaction. The findings of the study revealed that students’ satisfaction was much better than what was expected at their university. The results of the Chi-square test revealed a significant association between service quality dimensions and students’ satisfaction. The ordinal logistic regression analysis revealed that reliability, responsiveness and empathy are significantly related with students’ satisfaction and students who felt that the reliability, the responsiveness and the empathy. The quality of teaching methodologies, tasks with a friendly attitude of teaching, and the quality of learning environment were the key factors affecting the academic environment of an institution. The physical appearance of educational institution is not a matter instead the essence of students’ satisfaction lies in the quality of teaching and learning, experienced faculty, knowledgeable and liberality teachers. Universities are recommended to develop strict quality control and screening mechanisms while recruiting teachers. Key words: Higher Education Institution, Service Quality, Students’ Satisfaction, Ordinal Logistic Regression, Ethiopia.
A SURVEY ON SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE RECOMMENDATION

Scientific article recommender systems are playing an increasingly paramount role for research worker in retrieving scientific article of sake in the approaching era of sizable voluminous scholarly information Most subsisting studies have designed amalgamated method s for all target area research worker and hence the same algorithmic program are run to engender good word for all investigator no matter which post they are in However, different researchers may have their own feature and there might be corresponding methods for them resulting in better recommendations. In this paper, we reviewed a novel recommendation method acting which incorporates information on mundane writer blood kinship between clause (ie, two clause with the same writer (s)) The principle underlying our method is that relook up era often search article published by the same author(s) Since not all researchers have such author-predicated search design , we nowadays two feature film , which are defined predicated on information about distich sagacious articles with mundane author marriageability and frequently appeared source , to determine prey researchers for recommendation Extensive experimentation we observed on an authentic-world dataset that the defined feature are efficacious to determine pertinent target researchers and the method engenders more precise recommendations for pertinent researchers when compared to a Baseline method.
Authentication, enhanced security and error correcting codes

In electronic communications and in access to systems, the issue of authentication of the Sender S of a message M, as well as of the message itself, is of paramount importance. Recently S. Goldwasser has raised the additional issue of Deniable Authentication where the sender S authenticates the message M to the Receiver's (R) satisfaction, but can later deny his authorship of M even to an Inquisitor INQ who has listened to the exchange between S and R and who gains access to all of the the secret information used by S and R. We present two practical schemes for Deniable Authentication of messages M of arbitrary length n. In both schemes the Receiver R is assured with probability greater than 1 - 2 -k , where k is a chosen security parameter, that M originated with the Sender S. Deniability is absolute in the information theoretic sense. The first scheme requires 2.4kn XOR operations on bits and one public key encoding and decoding of a short message. The second scheme requires the same number of XOR operations and k multiplications mod N, where N is some fixed product of two large primes. A key new feature of our method is the use of a Shannon-style error correction code. Traditional authentication for a long message M starts by hashing M down to a standard word-size. We expand M through error correction. The first Deniable Authentication method is provably valid for any encryption scheme with minimal security properties, i.e. this method is generic. The second Deniable Authentication method is provably valid under the usual assumption that factorization is intractable.
Session Types with Linearity in Haskell

Type systems with parametric polymorphism can encode a significant pro- portion of the information contained in session types. This allows concurrent programming with session-type-like guarantees in languages like ML and Java. However, statically enforcing the linearity properties of session types, in a way that is also natural to program with, is more challenging. Haskell provides various language features that can capture concurrent programming with session types, with full linearity invariants and in a mostly idiomatic style. This chapter overviews various approaches in the literature for session typed programming in Haskell. As a starting point, we use polymorphic types and simple type-level functions to provide session-typed communication in Haskell without linearity. We then overview and compare the varying approaches to implementing session types with static linearity checks. We conclude with a discussion of the remaining open problems. The code associated with this chapter can be found at http://github. com/dorchard/betty-book-haskell-sessions.
Sex Differences in Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis: A Comprehensive Study Based on Bioinformatics

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disorder in the elderly. OA influences the daily life of patients and has become a worldwide health problem. It is still unclear whether the pathogenesis mechanism is different between males and females. This study investigated the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and explored the different signaling pathways of OA between males and females. Material/Methods Data sets of GSE55457, GSE55584, and GSE12021 were retrieved from Gene Expression Omnibus to conduct DEGs analysis. Enrichment analysis of Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway and Gene Ontology term was performed using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) bioinformatics tool. The protein interaction network was constructed in Cytoscape 3.7. 2. qRT-PCR was then performed to validate the expression of hub genes in OA patients and healthy people. Results In total, 4 co-upregulated and 10 co-downregulated genes were identified. We found that enriched pathways were different between males and females. BCL2L1, EEF1A1, EEF2, HNRNPD, and PABPN1 were considered as hub genes in OA pathogenesis in males, while EEF2, EEF1A1, RPL37A, FN1 were considered as hub genes in OA pathogenesis in females. Consistent with the bioinformatics analysis, the qRT-PCR analysis also showed that the gene expression of BCL2L1, HNRNPD, and PABPN1 was significantly lower in male OA patients. In contrast, EEF2, EEF1A1, and RPL37A were significantly lower in female OA patients. Conclusions The DEGs identified may be involved in different OA disease progression mechanisms between males and females, and they are considered as treatment targets or prognosis markers for males and females. The pathogenesis mechanism is sex-dependent.
A Study of Depression Factors in Taiwanese Students of Department of Design

Since Taiwan government has aggressively promoted its national capacity of innovative design in recent years, the need for designers with professional knowledge and skills has been increased significantly, and many colleges have established Department of Design accordingly. However, it was found that the fluctuation of mood of students from Department of Design is more significant than that from other Departments. The change in mood influences students’ recognition of shapes and colors. This study applied CES-D (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression) scale to test the current mood status of 120 freshmen from Department of Design and further find out the depression factors. From the factors of the study, six of them have been independent. These factors include “negative affect”, “interpersonal problem”, “physical and mental fatigue”, “sadness and crying”, “sleep disorder”, and “inappetence”. In fact, students from Department of Design appear to have Atypical Depression physically. They conceal the melancholic symptoms so that other people can hardly be aware of their depression. The study results can be the reference for current teachers of design education.
Diabetes Type II in Correlation to Non-Cancer and Cancer Diseases in 49 WHO Selected Countries (SC) on The Base of Age Standardized Death Rate (ASDR)

Background: Type 2 diabetes (2DM) represents one of most common diseases in the world and is the background for many other illnesses. Objective: To determine the Age Standardized Death Rate (ASDR) of illnesses bound to the condition of 2DM. Material and Methods: Among the 191 countries listed by WHO, the analysis was conducted in 49 countries (49 SC) with an approved registry. Eighteen among the most common illnesses, and 17 cancers were analyzed. ASDRs of 2000, 2010, and 2016 were correlated to 2DM. Results: Despite the population increase (+19.7 %), in 2016 Vs 2000 a significant reduction was shown for all ASDRs, with the exception of Alzheimer and pancreatic cancer in 2000. Positive correlations with 2DM was found for iron deficiency anemia (IDA), sexually transmitted diseases (STD), hemorrhagic stroke, respiratory diseases, chronic kidney diseases, prostatic and cervix cancers. Negative correlations were shown for pancreatic, throat/bronchus/lung (TBL), brain, bladder, kidney and melanoma cancers. For all the other illnesses no correlation was found. Conclusion: In case of 2DM, the most of CVD were under control, a part from hemorrhagic stroke. IDA, STD, respiratory and chronic kidney diseases, prostatic and cervix cancer should be addressed more carefully, while 2DM and the relative therapies seems protective towards pancreatic, TBL, brain, bladder, kidney and melanoma cancers.