Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A GENDER PERSPECTIVE TO DRUG THERAPY NON-COMPLIANCE AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS

This study investigated from a gender perspective, analysis of the contributing factors to non-compliance of drug therapy among diabetes patients at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Nigeria. A self-designed questionnaire was administered and analysis was based on the 150 patients that agreed to participate in the study. Factors contributing to non-compliance with drug therapy observed in this study include; drug cost, care giving responsibilities, poor education, and the notion of feeling well. It was observed that 37.3% of female respondents compare to 27.3 % of male respondents, found it difficult to comply to their drug therapy due to high cost of the drugs. Also, 47.3% of female respondents compared to 10% of male respondents forgot to take their drugs due to child care giving responsibilities. Majority (52%) of female respondents compare to 18% of male respondents forgot to take their drugs due to the high demand of household chores. Furthermore, 32.7% of male respondents compared to female respondents (10.6%) forgot to take their drugs due to the notion that they are feeling well. The study concluded that gender gaps which hinder patients’ compliance to drug therapy should be bridged in order to improve the health care of women.
Impairment of goodwill, IAS 36 and determinants of mandatory disclosure in Italian listed companies

Disclosure allows investors to understand financial performance. The study provides findings on the level of compliance of mandatory disclosure concerning the impairment of goodwill under IFRS and its determinants. The examined sample is composed of 145 Italian listed entities. Size variables, performance variables and amortization of goodwill variables were tested in order to verify the determinant of the compliance with mandatory disclosure of the impairment of goodwill. We have run an ordinary least square (OLS) regression model: results show that the weight of goodwill, the way entities amortize goodwill and the size of the firm are positively associated with the mandatory disclosure requested by IAS 36. We have contributed to previous studies by providing findings on the role of mandatory disclosure, which is a fundamental characterization in accounting and extremely current after the publication of the Discussion Paper by the international accounting standards board (IASB). The contribution to current literature is to provide findings on the determinants of mandatory disclosure of goodwill in Italy. Key words: Intangible assets, goodwill, impairment test, financial mandatory disclosure, annual report, compliance, dscore index, IAS 36.
The Statistics and Biology of the Species-Area Relationship

Regional differences in species number have puzzled naturalists ince the early 1800's, and explanations account for a large part of modern ecological research. Two venerable observations form the cornerstone of our knowledge on the subject: The number of species within a taxonomic group tends to increase with decreasing latitude (see Fischer 1960; Pianka 1966); and the number of species within a taxonomic group tends to increase with increasing area (see Preston 1960, 1962; Williams 1964; MacArthur and Wilson 1967; Simberloff 1972). Despite early research on the latter trend (the species-area relationship), ecologists have studied it intensely only in the last 50 yr. The relationship was originally envisioned as an empirical tool and used in three principle ways: (1) to determine optimal sample size and sample number, (2) to determine the minimum area of a "community," and (3) to predict the number of species in areas larger than those sampled. All three uses are discussed by Kilburn (1966). More recently interest in the species-area relationship has focused on mechanistic explanations, its precise mathematical descriptions, and interpretations of parameters derived from these mathematical descriptions. Williams (1964) and Preston (1960, 1962) have proposed that the exponential and power function models ("exponential model" throughout his paper also refers to the species/log area transformation, and "power function" also refers to the log species/log area transformation) of the species-area relationship result from the way in which individuals are distributed among species. Williams' (1964) exponential model, which emphasizes habitat heterogeneity, was considered important by many plant ecologists but is now largely ignored. Preston's (1960, 1962) power function model was based on the assumption of a dynamic equilibrium of species exchanges between islands in an archipelago. This assumption led to the equation of the power function model with the idea of a dynamic equilibrium as expounded by MacArthur and Wilson (1963, 1967), such that an adequate fit of this model to observed species numbers has been viewed as support of the equilibrium hypothesis (Grant 1970; Diamond 1973; Simpson 1974). The interplay of the equilibrium hypothesis and the power function model of the species-area relationship has led to interpretation of the slope and intercept of the power function model exclusively in the context of the equilibrium hypothesis. In particular, specific values of the slope of the power function are often construed to * Order of authorship determined by the toss of a coin. t Present address: Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620. Am. Nat. 1979. Vol. 113, pp. 791-833. c) 1979 by The University of Chicago. 0003-0147/79/1306-0002$03.26
Micropropagation and Establishment of Humulus lupulus L. Plantlets Under Field Conditions at Southern Brazil

Tissue culture technique can be an important approach for the rapid propagation of Humulus lupulus L. (hop plant). The present study evaluated different culture media for hop plants (cv. Columbus) in vitro shoots multiplication, as well as ex vitro rooting and plantlets establishment under field conditions at Southern Brazil. The culture medium containing the plant growth regulator thidiazuron (TDZ) resulted in greater in vitro shoots multiplications (five shoots per explant). For microcuttings ex vitro rooting, indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) application at a concentration of 3000 mg L-1 resulted in higher rooting and survival percentages during acclimatization. After 90 days of acclimatization, the plantlets were transplanted under field conditions and had their development and productivity evaluated 122 days after transplanting. Micropropagated plants achieved 100% survival under field conditions. Nitrogen supply is highly necessary for hop plants initial development at Southern Brazil. Micropropagation is a viable technique for quality plantlet production of H. lupulus cv. Columbus.
Urban Land Use Early Warning System for Shenzheng City

Land is a sustainable renewable resource important for its huge influence on environment, society and economy. In this paper, a new framework was put forward to building urban land use spatial early warning system. In the proposed approach, system dynamic model (SD), cellular automata model (CA), temporal remote sensing data and geographical spatial analysis were integrated for Shenzhen land use spatial prediction and warning. SD model was applied for linking the socio-economic index, policies factors and land use area into a loop network at regional levels. Meanwhile, CA model was used to compute transitional probabilities of each cell in order to simulate land use changes. Based on land use control indices, spatial distribution of land use alert status was obtained. The results showed that the system had the ability to reflect the complex behavior of land use system, and met the needs of land use early warning systems and annual planning of land supplies of Shenzhen municipality.
Asymmetric Transmission of Linearly Polarized Waves and Dynamically Wave Rotation Using Chiral Metamaterial

The asymmetric transmission of the linearly polarized waves at normal incidence through the lossy anisotropic chiral structure is demonstrated. The proposed chiral metamaterial structure is composed of bi-layered discontinuous cross-wire-strips, and it is utilized in order to realize polarization rotation. Firstly, the theoretical relations between the incident polarization and the polarization rotation are derived using transmission matrices. Secondly, a strong and dynamically asymmetric transmission of linearly polarized electromagnetic wave through the chiral metamaterial has been demonstrated for microwave region, both by simulation and experimentally. The experiment results are in good agreement with the simulation ones. It can be seen from the results that the proposed chiral metamaterial structure can be used to design novel polarization control devices for several frequency regions.
Influence of boll sampling method and water stress on fiber quality of irrigated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

The quality of cotton fibers in Brazil has been studied. This was done by studying the fiber samples obtained from bolls removed from the middle third of the plants. These fiber samples are referred to as “standard sample”. This way to collect fiber data requires lots of labor, and may disguise the results obtained in experimental appraisals, due to human errors in gathering boll. Besides, cotton yield and quality is influenced by water availability, especially during abiotic tests with water deficit, in which, fiber quality samples may be affected by boll position. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of sampling method on the technological characteristics of cotton fibers, in irrigated and water stress tests at different stages of the crop cycle. Two methods were made to collect cotton fiber. The first method was the standard sample and the second way was gathering sample of bolls in randomized position, through all experimental plot (called randomized sample). The results show that the analysis performed by standard sample tend to overestimate the values of the fiber quality parameters, differing from the results obtained with the randomized sample that is representative of all plot. It was observed that the variability of cotton fiber quality affected by water stress treatments were best represented using bolls obtained by randomized method. Consequently, in the case of experiments with water stress, the most representative method to collect cotton fiber, is through a sampling of all the plant, and not only of the middle third. Key words: Boll position, cotton fiber, HVI, standard sample, water stress.
MB1533 is a Defensin-Like Antimicrobial Peptide from the IntracellularMeristem Endophyte of Scots Pine Methylobacterium extorquensDSM13060

Endophytes induce plant growth and protect host plants against abiotic and biotic stresses, such phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi. Here we explored the genome of plant growth-promoting, intracellular endophyte Methylobacterium extorquens DSM13060, isolated from bud meristems of Pinus sylvestris L. , for antimicrobial peptides. A defensinlike antimicrobial peptide MB1533 was identified using computational and prediction models from the genome sequence. MB1533 was produced in Escherichia coli with a molecular weight of 6160.26 Da. The antimicrobial activity was tested against several strains of bacteria and yeasts, and the peptide had activity against the grampositive Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis at 128 μg/ml. The potency of the peptide can be improved further by rational-design-techniques. MB1533 is the first defensin-like peptide identified from Methylobacterium genus and from bacterial endophytes, in general.
On Frobenius semisimplicity in Hida families

If $\ell\neq p$ is a prime not dividing the tame level of a $p$-ordinary Hida family with $p\geq 5$, then we show that the actions of the Frobenius element at $\ell$ on the Galois representations attached to almost all arithmetic specializations are semisimple and non-scalar.
Coupled‐Waveguides for Dispersion Compensation in Semiconductor Lasers

A dual waveguide for intracavity dispersion compensation in semiconductor lasers is presented and applied to a short mid‐infrared wavelength quantum cascade laser operating in the first atmospheric window ( λ≈ 4.6 μm). As a result, stable comb operation on the full multi‐mode dynamical range is achieved in this device. Unlike previously proposed schemes, the dual waveguide approach can be applied to various types of semiconductor lasers and material systems. In particular, it could enable efficient group velocity dispersion compensation at near‐infrared wavelengths where semiconductor materials exhibit a large value of that parameter.
Properties of the generalized nonlinear least squares method applied for fitting distribution to data

We introduce and analyze a class of estimators for distribution parameters based on the relationship between the distribution function and the empirical distribution function. This class includes the nonlinear least squares estimator and the weighted nonlinear least squares estimator which has been used in parameter estimation for lifetime data (see e.g. [6, 8]) as well as the generalized nonlinear least squares estimator proposed in [3]. Sufficient conditions for consistency and asymptotic normality are given. Capability and limitations are illustrated by simulations.
Financial distress condition of Manufacturing Firms of Ethiopia

Financial distress is the temporary lack of liquidity which leads to the permanent winding up of the business. The main objective of the study is to investigate the financial distress condition of manufacturing firms in Ethiopia for the period from 1999 to 2005. Due to data heterogeneity, non-continuity and because the Hausman test favors it over the Random Effect technique, the panel data General Least Square (GLS) regression method is used. The result proves that liquidity, profitability, and efficiency have positive and significant influence on debt service coverage. On contrary, leverage has negative and significant influence on Debt Service coverage To save infant manufacturing firms, policy makers have the opportunity to influence the financing policy of the firms in the promotion of equity financing by controlling leverage. Banks should supervise the liquidity, solvency, profitability and efficiency of firms in mitigating the debt burden through application of various techniques during loan evaluation process. The appropriate firm executives should consider improving efficiency of firm’s performance through retrenchment of assets and replacing, liquidity through improving cash collection, profitability through replacement of departments, products or lines of the business. FD have a negative impact on DSC and leading firms to bankruptcy and liquidation and can cause economic, social and political impact on manufacturing firms and contribute to the CEO resignation, employee’s layoff or loss of jobs, dividend reduction, plant closing and related consequential health and moral distress. Key words: Financial Distress, Debt Service Coverage, Ethiopia
Final Report to the EPA on Multilevel Models for Generalization

Multilevel statistical models are characterized by analyses undertaken simultaneously at different levels of aggregation or spatial/temporal scales. For example, one might study several reaches in a stream for a number of different research sites. Or one might study several transects in each of several forests. The basic idea in multilevel models is to have a regression equation characterizing relationships at the smaller, or micro, level and then have one or more of the regression coefficients at the micro level a function of predictors at the macro level. At the micro level, for instance, taxa richness may be a function of stream velocity (and other things). Then at the macro level, the regression coefficient linking stream velocity to taxa richness may be a function of proximity of the stream to land used for agriculture. Thus, one can address how the relationship between stream velocity and taxa richness varies (or not) in different locations, here with locale characterized by proximity to land use for agriculture. That is, one can learn when to generalize over sites and when not to generalize over sites. One can also learn how different temporal and/or spatial scales are linked.
Effect of Organic and Inorganic Chromium Supplementation on Meat Quality of Heat-Stressed Broiler Chicks

This study examined the effect of different levels of dietary organic and inorganic chromium (Cr) on meat quality of broiler chicks reared under heat stress condition. Four hundred and twenty Ross male chickens in heat stress condition (33±3°C) were allocated to seven treatments in a completely randomized design. Treatments were supplemented with 0 (control), 500, 1000 or 1500 µg kg −1 Cr in the form of Cr nicotinate and Cr chloride. Twelve chicks from each treatment were slaughtered at 42 d, to evaluate moisture, protein, lipid, pH and lipid oxidation of thigh and breast meat. Moisture, lipid and pH of meat were not affected by supplemental Cr. Breast meat protein was significantly (p<0.05) increased by the Cr supplementation especially organic Cr. Storage time increased lipid oxidation of meat (p<0.01). Lipid oxidation of breast and thigh muscle for two days of storage were affected by supplemental Cr and decreased (p<0.05). Results of the present study showed that supplementation of diet with Cr can improve the meat quality of broiler chicks in heat stress condition.
Supporting the Needs of Young Adults With Acquired Brain Injury During Transition From Hospital to Home: The Queensland Service Provider Perspective

Abstract Objective: To explore the availability and perceived adequacy of service support for younger people with ABI and their families in Queensland during the transition phase from the perspective of service providers. Research Design: A qualitative research design utilising survey-based open-ended questioning. Methods and Procedures: Participants were service provider organisations in Queensland for younger people with aquired brain injury (ABI). A two-part survey was developed for the purpose of the study. The first part of the survey obtained general information regarding client base and service characteristics for each organisation, while the second part was designed to identify gaps in, and barriers and facilitators to service provision. Snowballing recruitment was used with the initial seed point an existing Brain Injury Network. Results: A response rate of 20% was obtained with a total of 12 surveys returned representing seven service providers. Services currently available included rehabilitation, consultancy, education and training, and practical and emotional supports. Existing gaps in, and barriers to service provision were clustered under three key themes: service infrastructure, transition support, and transition context. Some of the facilitators to service provision identified included interagency linkages and financial compensation for injury. Conclusions: Gaps in, and barriers to service provision during the transition phase were identified that could be utilised to develop models of service delivery to improve short- and long-term outcomes for younger people with ABI.
Differences in the monthly evolution of the Antarctic ozone hole size

We study here the evolution of the ozone hole size (OHS) with the aim of contributing to understand the long term evolution and the origin of the discrepancies between modeled and observed size. Using the September, October and November monthly average data of the OHS, for the years 1982-2003, we separate the series into two components: a linear and a residual one. The residual OHS components for October-November, shows a tendency to decrease after 1997, whereas the residual component of September does not show a clear decrease. The OHS during September evolve different, in relation to the other months. Therefore, the earlier results for the OHS analysis obtained with an annual approach may be refined.
RESEARCHING THE BEGINNINGS OF BILINGUAL POLISH-ENGLISH / ENGLISH-POLISH LEXICOGRAPHY: POLYGLOT DICTIONARIES (PART 2)

The present paper is the second of two papers investigating polyglot dictionaries which comprised Polish and English wordlists. It rests on the assumption that, by providing the earliest documentation material for Polish and English respectively, the polyglots can be regarded as historical antecedents of bilingual dictionaries. While the first paper focused on three Renaissance works of reference, including Calepino’s eleven-language edition, this one concentrates on two relatively little known endeavours of the Enlightenment: Christoph Warmer’s Gazophylacium decem linguarum Europaearum … (1691) and Peter Simon Pallas’ Linguarum totius orbis vocabularia comparativa … (1787–1789). The bilingual material they embrace has been analysed and illustrated with examples in order to shed new light on the two polyglots, which are additionally traced back to their sources.
PHARMACOKINETICS OF CARVEDILOL IN CHILDREN WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

In order to study the pharmacokinetics of carvedilol (CVD) in children with congestive heart failure, multiple per os doses of 0.05-0.1-0.2-0.4-0.8 mg/kg body weight were administered to 5 children, with at least one week wash-out time among doses. Plasma concentrations of CVD were determined during a 24 hours period following drug administration. Pharmacokinetic parameters of CVD were calculated using non-compartmental analysis. Following administration of CVD doses between 0.05-0.8 mg/kg bw, the mean normalized peak plasma level (Cmax) was 5.13±2.89 ng/mL. The time taken to reach Cmax, tmax, was 0.93±0.39 h and the total area under the curve (AUC0-∞) normalized to dose was 20.4±12.89 (ng/mL)·h. The mean half-life of CVD was 3.12±1.37 h. Although there is a large inter- and intra-subject variability, the pharmacokinetics of CVD in children with congestive heart failure is linear and some pharmacokinetic parameters (half-life, mean residence time) have different values in comparison with those registered in healthy adult population. Rezumat
Door recognition in cluttered building interiors using imagery and lidar data

Building indoors reconstruction is an active research topic due to the importance of the wide range of applications to which they can be subjected, from architecture and furniture design, to movies and video games editing, or even crime scene investigation. Among the constructive elements defining the inside of a building, doors are important entities in applications like routing and navigation, and their automated recognition is advantageous e.g. in case of large multi-storey buildings with many office rooms. The inherent complexity of the automation of the recognition process is increased by the presence of clutter and occlusions, difficult to avoid in indoor scenes. In this work, we present a pipeline of techniques used for the reconstruction and interpretation of building interiors using information acquired in the form of point clouds and images. The methodology goes in depth with door detection and labelling as either opened, closed or furniture (false positive).