Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Contribution of Work and Family Roles to Mental Health: An Evaluation of Additive and Interactive Models.

Rather than ask whether multiple roles, such as employee, wife, and mother, have a protective or harmful effect on women's psychological well being, the present study examines the combination of stressors and supports associated with work and family roles. A group of 44 female clerical workers who were married and/or had a child living at home completed questionnaires rating two dimensions of their work and family roles quality of interpersonal relations and role satisfaction and levels of depression and anxiety. First, associations between mental health and role conditions were evaluated for work and family roles separately. Next, two models of how experiences in the two roles are jointly linked to mental health were tested. According to an additive model, work and family roles act independently, whereas an interactive model suggests that conditions in one role modify the effect of the other role. As predicted, greater psychological distress was found among women who described their social interaction at home and on the job as conflictual and nonsupportive, and who reported being dissatisfied with their work and family roles. An additive model seemed to best describe how the two roles conjointly relate to well being: stress in one role appeared to have a constant impact on mental health, regardless of interpersonal relations or satisfaction in the other role. There was no evidence for the interactive model; conditions in one role did not modify the psychological effects of the other role.
Ethics of Empirical Qualitative Research in Construction Health and Safety: Reflections From a PhD Project Part 1

The increased use of empirical qualitative health and safety research involving hu mans in contemporary industrial do mains such as construction means a high degree of attention is being paid to research process; however less attention is paid to the ethical issues of the conduct of such research. In the main, it is generally understood that all qualitative researchers will follow established rules and guidelines as laid down by institute research boards and research agencies, through an approval process prior to the conduct of research. However, ethical issues permeate the entire qualitative research process; yet there is little in terms of published literatures that discuss how this important issue was actually addressed by the researchers as part of the research process. This is a significant gap in the literature in empirical qualitative health and safety research. Th is paper, one of two articles, is an attempt to narro w this gap. It reflects on ethical issues that were considered during planning, access and entry, and how these and other issues not considered and planned for addressed as part of the research project.
Fake but Original? Japanese Food in Southeast Asian Countries

This paper essentially tries to answer to two questions: whether restaurants using a national brand to capture customers actually use the named national ingredients for producing food, and ancillary, in cases when they do not use the original ingredients, what is the economic rationale behind this choice? In particular it tries to answer these questions by focusing on Japanese restaurants in three Southeast Asian countries. It does so by means of a theoretical model and a subsequent empirical investigation benefiting from interviews and survey data collected therewith through field research. Considering restaurants, their suppliers, and their customers, we highlight the existence of a double problem of incomplete information, existing both between suppliers and restaurants, and between restaurants and customers. Findings show that while a first reason for buying non-original ingredients may be connected with a desire to reduce costs, and this seems to be important for cheap 1 This paper is a part of the outcome of research performed under a grant from the Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan; a Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (2015B-361); and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B 23402027) in Japan.
Appendix 3: Physiological Effects of ACC deaminase Producing Rhizobacteria on Brassica oleracea

Plant growth promoting (PGPR) rhizobacteria may ameliorate plant drought stress responses by altering plant hormone homeostasis, particularly those that interfere in plant ethylene relations (a hormone which inhibits plant growth in response to drought stress). Rhizobacteria which produce ACC deaminase (ACCd) inhibited ethylene biosynthesis in planta but there has been some conflicting data on the effects of ACCd producing PGPR on signalling of another phytohormone (ABA) in different species. Therefore, this project investigated the growth-promoting effects of the ACC deaminase producing rhizobacteria Variovorax paradoxus 5C-2 and 3C-1 in a different species, broccoli (Brassica oleracea), under well watered and soil drying conditions in both pot and field trials. Drought and rhizobacterial impacts varied between trials. Seedling shoot fresh weight (SFW), root fresh weight (RFW) and leaf area (LA) increased by 50%, 42% and 43% respectively, when treated with V. paradoxus 5C-2 seven days after planting compared to the control. Conversely, when treated at seeding, SFW, RFW and LA were significantly decreased. As expected, drought treatment significantly reduced shoot dry weight of Brassica oleracea plants grown in pots in the greenhouse, but there was no effect of 5C-2 treatment during the drought period, unlike previous research. Field trials under commercial conditions indicated no effect of drought or rhizobacterial treatment with V. paradoxus on head weight. Thus rhizobacterial stimulation of early vegetative growth did not increase marketable yield.
Formation of Enzymes of Autotrophic Metabolism During Heterotrophic Growth of Alcaligenes eutrophus

SUMMARY: Alcaligenes eutrophus strain H16 formed key enzymes of autotrophic metabolism during heterotrophic growth. The formation of the soluble and membrane-bound hydrogenases, ribulose-5-phosphate kinase and ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase were investigated. In addition, selected enzymes shared by autotrophic and heterotrophic carbon metabolism were examined. Key enzymes of autotrophic metabolism were not detected during exponential growth on succinate, pyruvate or acetate, but were found at intermediate activities in cells grown on fructose, gluconate or citrate. Growth with succinate at a suboptimal pH of 7.7 resulted in a decreased growth rate and a marked increase of enzyme activities. Oxygen-limited growth with succinate also led to a derepression of the synthesis of the hydrogenases and the key enzymes of the Calvin cycle. During growth on glycerol or formate, the activities of these enzymes were comparable with those found under autotrophic conditions with H2 and CO2. The results indicate that both the hydrogenases and the key enzymes of the Calvin cycle were formed under conditions of limited availability of energy. Molecular hydrogen was not required for the formation of the hydrogenases. The regulation of the gluconeogenetic enzymes, common to both autotrophic and heterotrophic carbon metabolism, was more balanced. An increase of enzyme activities was observed under autotrophic conditions, in accord with the physiological role of these enzymes under autotrophic and heterotrophic growth conditions.
Voice Conversion of emotional speech using hidden Markov model-based speech recognition and synthesis

This paper describes a many-to-one voice conversion (VC) technique that does not require a parallel training set of the source and target speakers. A VC method consisting of decoding and synthesis parts that do not require a parallel training set has already been proposed. The basic idea of this system is that an input utterance is recognized utilizing the hidden Markov model (HMM) for speech recognition and the recognized phoneme sequences are used as labels for speech synthesis. Performance of this type of system depends on phoneme recognition accuracy. The aim of this work is to improve the performance of this type of VC system using a highly accurate acoustic model for phoneme recognition. In particular, we focus on VC of emotional speech. In order to achieve this aim, emotional speech uttered by any speaker needs to be recognized. Speech recognition of emotional speech is a challenging task due to vast changes of acoustic features compared with normal speech. In order to solve the problem, we propose utilizing a deep neural network (DNN) as an acoustic model on the assumption that it is able to recognize emotional speech at a high level of accuracy. In order to evaluate the proposed system, subjective speech intelligibility tests were conducted on 8 subjects. The intelligibility was measured at the phoneme level. For the strongest emotion condition, the intelligibility scores were 78.7% and 72.9% with DNN-HMM and Gaussian mixture model (GMM)-HMM, respectively. The experimental results showed that the use of DNN-HMM contributed to the improvement of intelligibility scores in both normal and strong emotion conditions.
Reduced basis method for Maxwell's equations with resonance phenomena

Rigorous optical simulations of 3-dimensional nano-photonic structures are an important tool in the analysis and optimization of scattering properties of nano-photonic devices or parameter reconstruction. To construct geometrically accurate models of complex structured nano-photonic devices the finite element method (FEM) is ideally suited due to its flexibility in the geometrical modeling and superior convergence properties. Reduced order models such as the reduced basis method (RBM) allow to construct self-adaptive, error-controlled, very low dimensional approximations for input-output relationships which can be evaluated orders of magnitude faster than the full model. This is advantageous in applications requiring the solution of Maxwell's equations for multiple parameters or a single parameter but in real time. We present a reduced basis method for 3D Maxwell's equations based on the finite element method which allows variations of geometric as well as material and frequency parameters. We demonstrate accuracy and efficiency of the method for a light scattering problem exhibiting a resonance in the electric field.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND THE INTERNET: DESCRIPTIVE HYPOTHESES AND CAUSAL MECHANISMS

The aim of this paper is to outline the theoretical bases of a research project that examines the current influence of the Internet on political participation is Spain. It summarises the main debates identified in this literature and establishes the research questions and hypotheses. In the first phase of the project we are interested in producing good quantitative data in order to test the hypotheses generated by the literature on online political participation, which are, so far, unexistant for the Spanish case. For this, we have designed a survey on this matter that will be carried out by the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (Centre for Sociological Research). However, not all relevant issues can be tackled through survey research, and thus further attention should be paid to the potential use of other research designs.
Pathogenesis Affects Prevention

I ntravascular catheters and urinary catheters are the 2 most commonly inserted medical devices in the United States, and they are likewise the two most common causes of nosocomially acquired bloodstream infection. Biofilm formation on the surfaces of indwelling catheters is central to the pathogenesis of infection of both types of catheters. The cornerstone to any preventive strategy of intravascular catheter infections is strict attention to infection control practices. Antimicrobial-impregnated intravascular catheters are a useful adjunction to infection control measures. Prevention of urinary catheter–associated infection is hindered by the numbers and types of organisms present in the periurethral area as well as by the typically longer duration of catheter placement. Antimicrobial agents in general have not been effective in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection in persons with long-term, indwelling urethral catheters. Preventive strategies that avoid the use of antimicrobial agents may be necessary in this population. Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:842-850
Appraising Endophyte–Plant Symbiosis for Improved Growth, Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation and Abiotic Stress Tolerance: An Experimental Investigation with Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Chickpea is an important leguminous crop that improves soil fertility through atmospheric nitrogen fixation with the help of rhizobia present in nodules. Non-rhizobia endophytes are also capable of inducing nodulation and nitrogen fixation in leguminous crops. The aim of the current study was to isolate, characterize and identify the non-rhizobia endophytic bacterial strains from root nodules of chickpea. For this purpose, more than one hundred isolates were isolated from chickpea root nodules under aseptic conditions and were confirmed as endophytes through re-isolating them from root nodules of chickpea after their inoculation. Nineteen confirmed endophytic bacterial strains revealed significant production of indole acetic acid (IAA) both in presence and absence of L-tryptophan and showed their ability to grow under salt, pH and heavy metal stresses. These strains were evaluated for in vitro plant growth promoting (PGP) traits and results revealed that seven strains showed solubilization of P and colloidal chitin along with possessing catalase, oxidase, urease and chitinase activities. Seven P-solubilizing strains were further evaluated in a jar trial to explore their potential for promoting plant growth and induction of nodulation in chickpea roots. Two endophytic strains identified as Paenibacillus polymyxa ANM59 and Paenibacillus sp. ANM76 through partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene showed the maximum potential during in vitro PGP activities and improved plant growth and nodulation in chickpea under the jar trial. Use of these endophytic strains as a potential biofertilizer can help to reduce the dependence on chemical fertilizers while improving crop growth and soil health simultaneously.
Generation and characterization of spectrally factorable biphotons

Spectrally unentangled biphotons with high single-spatiotemporal-mode purity are highly desirable for many quantum information processing tasks. We generate biphotons with an inferred heralded-state spectral purity of 99%, the highest to date without any spectral filtering, by pulsed spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) in a custom-fabricated periodically-poled KTiOPO4 (PPKTP) crystal under extended Gaussian phase-matching conditions. The high purity achieved is made possible by the Gaussian phase-matching function of our custom PPKTP crystal. Without applying spectral filtering and using a standard PPKTP crystal, the highest previously reported purity is 93%. We characterize the joint spectral density of the generated biphoton by converting the spectral content to temporal information via dispersion through a 42-km SMF28 fiber. To characterize the JSD at high spectral resolution and more efficiently, we employ a commercially available dispersion compensation module (DCM) with a dispersion equivalent to 100 km of standard optical fiber and with an insertion loss of only 2.8 dB. Compared with the typical method of using two temperature-stabilized equal-length fibers that incurs an insertion loss of 20 dB per fiber, the DCM approach achieves high spectral resolution in a much shorter measurement time. We also verify the indistinguishability of the SPDC signal and idler photons via Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometric measurements. The near perfect interference visibility confirms that they are indeed indistinguishable. Thesis Supervisor: Franco N.C. Wong Title: Senior Research Scientist, Research Laboratory of Electronics
Locomotion of commercial broilers and indigenous chickens

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the steadiness of broilers during the stance phase of locomotion, and the primary disorders of the locomotor system and gait. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a factorial arrangement (2 × 2 + 32), indicating two sexes and two genetic commercial strains, with five replications of 53 broilers each, and 32 (16 males and 16 females) indigenous chickens. Gait score and valgus and varus condition were assessed. Pictures of the birds were taken and evaluated. The broiler body was considered a spherical shape, and the centroid was calculated. From the geometric center of the body, a line was drawn perpendicularly to the sphere radius that formed an angle (ANG) with the other vertical line drawn from the centroid to the ground. The angle projected onto the ground was analyzed, and the body steadiness (EC) was estimated. At the 42nd day of growth, broilers were weighed to assess the body weight, the breast weight after slaughter, and the percentage of the breast (PB). Femoral degeneration, tibial dyschondroplasia, spondylolisthesis, and footpad dermatitis were evaluated. Fast-growing broilers presented a high prevalence of locomotor issues. The PB was not affected by sex or genetic strain. Males showed better ANG than the females, regardless of the genetic strain. More balanced EC was found in commercial broilers when compared with the indigenous chicken that stood slightly towards the back during the stance phase. A medium (in males) to high (in females) association between EC and ANG was found amongst broilers from the commercial strains in both males and females. The broilers from commercial strains presented more locomotor issues than the indigenous chicken. Commercial broiler strains show less locomotor soundness than indigenous chickens.
Diversity of felodipine solvates: structure and physicochemical properties

Solvates of the calcium-channel blocking agent felodipine with three structurally related common organic solvents, acetone (ATN), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and acetophenone (APN), are described. A relationship between the felodipine packing arrangement in all known solvates and the van der Waals volume of the solvent molecule is established. Intermolecular interaction energies in the crystals are examined using the PIXEL approach in order to rationalize the difference between alternative molecule packing arrangements. DSC studies show that the desolvation onset temperatures of the solvates are closely comparable, despite the large difference in the boiling points of the solvent molecules. The enthalpies of formation derived from the calorimetric data for the solvates are also found to be similar, despite the difference in the van der Waals volume of the solvent molecules.
Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Dysfunction Current Opinion

From *The Pain Relief Centers, PA, Conover, North Carolina and #Pacifi c Coast Pain Management Center, Lake Forest, CA 92630. Address Correspondence: Hans Hansen, MD, 3451 Greystone Place SW, Conover NC 28613, E-mail: hans@hippocrates.org No external fi nancial support was obtained in preparation of this manuscript. The purpose of this current opinion on sacroiliac joint pain and dysfunction is to assist interventional pain physicians to apply appropriate treatment decisions and rationale to their patients in pain. Discussion of relevant scientifi c data and controversial positions will be provided. This review is intended to help characterize the sacroiliac joint as a pain generator, and explore its contribution to the differential diagnosis of low back pain. Historical, technical, and current treatment practice will be characterized against current evidence. Discussion will provoke support or criticism of the relevant scientific data, and general recommendations for interventional pain management physicians should be considered within the context of the individual practitioners skill and practice patterns. Current Opinion is not intended to provide a standard of care.
Integrating Safety and Quality Into the Requirements Oriented Product Development by the Example of a New Electro Mobility Concept

Modern product development is characterized by an increasing variety of requirements challenging the designing engineers. Neither current approaches of requirements engineering nor approaches from the field of systems engineering are satisfactory to manage these requirements for complex products. Against this background, the present paper introduces a holistic Generic Systems Engineering approach (GSE), which allows the combined consideration of requirements from various specialist disciplines along the product life cycle. Thereby the basis is created to apply a workflow of methods for risk analysis. A new electro mobility concept exemplifies GSE.
Effect of Nutrition Education on Pregnancy Specific Nutrition Knowledge and Healthy Dietary Practice among Pregnant Women in Addis Ababa

Background: Evidence showed that nutrition education during pregnancy has significant impact on dietary habit of pregnant women and on maternal and birth outcome of pregnancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that health care providers need to give adequate, specific and acceptable nutrition related advice to pregnant women during every visit of antenatal care (ANC). Objective: To assess the effect of nutrition reduction on the knowledge and practice of pregnant women during pregnancy in Akaki Kality Sub-city, Addis Ababa. Methodology: A before-after cross sectional study was conducted among 406 pregnant women in Akaki Kality Sub-city, Addis Ababa. Knowledge and practice of pregnant women on pregnancy specific nutrition was assessed before and after receiving education from trained ANC providers. Data was managed using SPSS 20. Change in nutrition knowledge and dietary practice of pregnant women during pregnancy was analysed by using paired t-test and 95% confidence interval. Results: The response rate of this study was 96.3%. The common source of information for pregnant women on nutrition during pregnancy was health professionals (59%). The mean knowledge and practice score of pregnant women was 5.5 (SD ± 2) out of 9 and 6.2 (SD ± 2) out of 11 respectively. After nutrition education program intervention the proportion of pregnant women with knowledge on proper nutrition during pregnancy increased from 53.9 (95% CI: 48.9, 58.8) to 97% (95% CI: 94.8, 98.5) while the pregnancy specific dietary practice of the pregnant women increased from 46.8% (95% CI: 41.8, 51.7) to 83.7% (95% CI: 79.8, 87.2). Conclusions and recommendations: Nutrition education during pregnancy by health care providers could improve knowledge and practice of women during pregnancy. Thus, attention should be given to promote nutrition education at the ANC for pregnant women to get reliable and accurate information from health professionals.