Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effective search mechanism for finding nearest healthcare facilities

Android Smartphones are increasing in day-to-day life with lots of features including GPS, Wi-Fi, camera, 3G etc., which are replacing the bulky desktops. Health care systems are designed to fulfill the health care wants of individuals. Areas like biotechnology, pharmaceutical drugs, information technology, the event of medical devices and equipment and more have all made significant contribution to improving the health of the people all around the world. Database can be created with the parameterized value of location address. In this work, the Information Retrieval R-Tree Algorithm is used for fetching data with spatial, textual filtering and document ranking from bulky database or network is described. The major constraint is that time taken for data handling and network issues are more. In order to overcome the constraint, Information Retrieval R-Tree algorithm is used to show the nearest location of Relevant details with the K-Nearest Neighbor query technique and getting connected with Google API for routing. This technique is implemented using Ahuja- Dijkstra's algorithm with Fibonacci Heap and Priority queue which helps in analyzing the road length and distance to give the shortest route and nearest facilities.
The association of earnings quality with corporate performance: Evidence from the emerging market of China

Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate the association of earnings quality with corporate performance of publicly listed firms of China and tries to provide a new explanation. Poor earnings quality is normally characterized by unhealthy profitability and/or untrue financial information, which leads to a misallocation of capital and low corporate performance. The largest emerging economy of China has experienced a fast and fluctuant growth, while the companies have been thought of low earnings quality. Design/methodology/approach Initial univariate and multivariate analyses are conducted using four earnings quality measures and either accounting-based corporate performance or market-based corporate performance. Further analyses apply unmanaged earnings, earnings-increase management and financially distressed firms. Findings The authors find that low earnings quality is associated with high corporate performance for the Chinese publicly listed firm in their sample period. Further evidence shows that earnings management is only a contributor to the negative relationship, not its main driver. They argue that the negative association of earnings quality with corporate performance is a phenomenon of a new emerging market within an economy booming period, particularly in China. Research limitations/implications The results and argument of this paper may not totally follow the traditional literature. But they provide a new research question that requires further studies. Originality/value In theoretical discussion, this paper partitions earnings quality into two components: One results from reporting accuracy and the other results from firm’s operating outcome. In empirical analyses, this paper examines both accounting-based performance and market-based performance, and both managed earnings and unmanaged earnings.
Proinflammatory Cytokines Cause No·-Dependent and -Independent Changes in Expression and Localization of Tight Junction Proteins in Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Intestinal epithelial barrier function is impaired after the exposure of enterocytes to proinflammatory cytokines. The mechanism(s) responsible for this phenomenon remain incompletely understood. We used cultured monolayers of Caco-2 enterocyte-like cells to characterize the effect of cytomix, a mixture of interferon-&ggr;, tumor necrosis factor-&agr;, and interleukin-1&bgr;, on the expression and localization of several tight junctions proteins. Cells were stimulated with cytomix in the presence or absence of 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (cPTIO), an NO· scavenger. Some cells were treated with (Z)-1-[2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-(2-ammonioethyl) amino]diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate] (DETA-NONOate), an NO· donor. Tight junction protein expression was measured in cellular extracts by Western blotting and localized in cells using immunofluorescence. Steady-state mRNA levels were determined using semi-quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Incubation of cells with DETA-NONOate or cytomix decreased epithelial barrier function, decreased expression of ZO-1 mRNA, decreased expression of ZO-1, ZO-3, and occludin protein, and increased expression of claudin-1 protein. The effects of cytomix on barrier function and tight junction protein expression were modulated by cPTIO. Cytomix caused incorrect subcellular localization of ZO-1, occludin, and claudin-1, and this was modulated by co-incubation with cPTIO. DETA-NONOate caused similar protein mislocalization as observed with cytomix. The effectiveness of cPTIO in maintaining tight junction protein expression and correct subcellular localization was less apparent at early time points (12 h) compared with later points, suggesting an NO·-independent effect of cytokines on barrier function. Thus, cytomix appears to increase the permeability of Caco-2 monolayers through NO·-dependent and -independent mechanisms that are associated with changes in the expression and/or targeting of proteins involved in tight junction function.
The Effect of Testosterone on Cytokine Production in the Specific and Non‐specific Immune Response

Problem: Cytokine production of monocytes and lymphocytes differs between males and females. This difference is characterized by a decreased percentage of interleukin (IL)‐2‐producing lymphocytes and an increased percentage of IL‐12, IL‐1β and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)‐α‐producing monocytes in males compared with females. In the present study, we investigated whether testosterone may explain these differences.
City as province in China: the territorial urbanization of Chongqing

Abstract Chongqing is a province-level city region in China’s interior with a land area larger than many small countries. Limited scholarship tends to treat Chongqing as a new jurisdiction formed in relation to development of the Three Gorges Dam and reform of historic state-planned industry from the Mao era. This analysis turns to the complex process of land redistricting in a process of “territorial urbanization” that has also simultaneously reshaped the economy of Chongqing. By conceptualizing Chongqing as a dynamic administrative territory, this analysis defines changes in the relational configuration of its administrative divisions (xingzheng quhua) as a multi-faceted state strategy of governing land use change and the fiscal regime to realize infrastructure development. Especially by establishing districts in Chongqing, territorial urbanization works to enhance the funding capacity of the Chongqing government to develop larger, expansive infrastructure projects. This urban transformation of Chongqing demonstrates how processes of land use change and government funding, materializing in the built environment, are directly related to changes in state territorial configuration.
Preference for Musical Tempo Involving Systematic Variations of Presented Tempi for Known and Unknown Musical Excerpts

Previous studies have indicated inconsistently that preferred tempo was moderate or fast. The basis for inconsistency might be differences in methods, i.e., differences in tempo operation and subjects' experience of listening to musical pieces. The present study examined the preference for tempo using known and unknown melodies which were presented at varied tempi systematically. 119 undergraduates not majoring in music were subjects, divided into three subgroups, slow, medium, and fast music groups according to tempi designated by composers. Subjects rated items about Perceived Activity and affect for each stimulus presented at varied tempi. Subjects evaluated fast tempi as active regardless of differences in the designated tempi and prior listening experience. Affect (including preference) showed an inverted-U shape relationship to variations in tempo. The most preferred tempo was the designated tempo for known melodies, while moderate tempi (109 to 130 in metronome measure) were preferred for unknown melodies.
The influence of corporate social responsibility on employee satisfaction

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee satisfaction. The study proposes and empirically tests two hypotheses: that CSR is positively associated with employee satisfaction, and that organizational image mediates the relationship between CSR and employee satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses were tested through regression analyses, using data from 85,167 questionnaires completed by employees at 381 Brazilian companies, as well as data pertaining to the “breadth” of CSR engagement of those same companies. Findings The results of this study provide evidence that CSR-oriented actions undertaken by companies will lead to a better organizational image, and this, in turn, will lead to greater employee satisfaction. Practical implications Because employee behaviour influences organizational outcomes and higher job satisfaction may lead to greater employee commitment to organizational goals and values, understanding the impact of CSR on employee satisfaction is relevant to corporate performance. Originality/value The study contributes to the body of empirical research on CSR by investigating the underlying mechanisms linking CSR with employee behaviour. Scholars in the area of CSR regularly explore the outcomes and impacts of CSR actions on internal and external stakeholders. However, the impacts of CSR for a critical group of stakeholders – namely, employees – and its underlying mechanisms are understudied in the CSR literature.
Vulnerability scanning of IoT devices in Jordan using Shodan

Internet of Things (IoT) is an advanced automation and analytics system which exploits networking, sensing, big data, and artificial intelligence technology to deliver complete systems for a product or service. These systems allow greater transparency, control, and performance when applied to any industry or system. Due to their unique flexibility and ability to accommodate any environment, IoT systems attract a wide range of industrial, civilian, commercial, and military applications across the globe. They enhance data collection, automation, operations, and much more through smart devices and powerful enabling technology. However, there are many challenges facing the widespread usage of IoT, such as security, privacy, interoperability, standards, and emerging economies and development. In this paper, we concern with security and privacy of IoT, where we perform a vulnerability scanning of IoT devices in Jordan using the IoT search engine Shodan. The vulnerability scanning results is analyzed and presented to show how IoT devices could be an easily attacked and how they could be exposed by hackers The research outcomes should encourage IoT users in Jordan to be aware and watch out the security of their IoT devices to maintain high level of security and privacy.
Experimental networked embedded mini drone - Part I. Consideration of faults

This paper deals with a networked embedded system. The studied prototype is a 4 rotors mini-drone (helicopter) equipped with an attitude central for system positioning, made of 3 rate gyros, 3 accelerometers and 3 magnetometers. A mathematical model of the drone has been integrated within an observer (for attitude estimation) and a control law is implemented for flight control, thus forming a closed loop system. Its fault free behavior is used as a reference for further analyses. Several possible network technologies are compared. The influence of several types of faults is simulated, including sensor, actuator or network induced faults.
Fine mapping of human 5S rRNA genes to chromosome 1q42.11----q42.13.

The human 5S rRNA genes have been localized by in situ hybridization to metaphase chromosomes. Tritiated RNA probes were made by transcription from 2.300-bp and 638-bp DNA fragments containing an isolated human 5S rRNA gene. Hybridization to metaphase spreads from a balanced reciprocal translocation carrier, 46,XX.t(1:7)(q42.13;p11.1), showed that the 5S rRNA genes were entirely localized on the normal and the derivative chromosome 1. This narrows the chromosome position of the major fraction of 5S rRNA genes and pseudogenes to the region 1q42.11----q42.13.
Accelerated growth rates of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation

The growth rates of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTX) were estimated by calculating the tumor doubling time (TDT) in 20 patients. The mean TDT, calculated by multiple measurement of tumor size, was 44.3 ± 11.3 days (mean ± standard error) in 12 patients with pulmonary metastasis (range, 10 to 161 days) and 37.6 ± 8.9 days (range, 7 to 65 days) in 5 patients with liver allograft recurrence. The TDT as estimated by serum alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) levels in 6 patients was 37.3 ± 10.0 days (range, 12 to 84 days). The mean TDT obtained from 5 control subjects with HCC who were treated with liver resection (without immunosuppression) was 273.8 ± 79.1 days (range, 82 to 560 days). The disease‐free period and survival time after OLTX both correlated well with the TDT (r = 0.546 and r = 0.701, respectively). The patients with fibrolamellar HCC had a greater TDT and a longer survival time than those with nonfibrolamellar HCC. Despite a wide range of TDT in patients who received transplants, their recurrent HCC tumors grew significantly faster than those of patients with the same disease who did not receive transplants. The factors involved in this accelerated growth rate may include the use of immunosuppressive drugs and the consequent suppression of host immunity against the growth of micrometastasis. Cancer 68:2095–2100.
Family-based cardiac screening in relatives of victims of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.

AIMS Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) occurs when a person suffers a sudden, unexpected death, with no cause found at postmortem examination. We aimed to describe the cardiac screening outcomes in a population of relatives of SADS victims METHODS AND RESULTS Prospective and retrospective cohort study of consecutive families attending the Family Heart Screening clinic at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, from January 2007 to September 2011. Family members of SADS victims underwent a standard screening protocol. Adjunct clinical and postmortem information was sought on the proband. Families who had an existing diagnosis, or where the proband had epilepsy, were excluded. Of 115 families identified, 73 were found to fit inclusion criteria and were retained for analysis, with data available on 262 relatives. Over half of the screened family members were female, and the mean age was 38.6 years (standard deviation 15.6). In 22 of 73 families (30%), and 36 of 262 family members (13.7%), a potentially inheritable cause of SADS was detected. Of the population screened, 32 patients (12.2%) were treated with medication, and 5 (1.9%) have received implantable cardiac defibrillators. Of the five families with long QT syndrome (LQTS) who had a pathogenic gene mutation identified, three carried two such mutations. CONCLUSION In keeping with international estimates, 30% of families of SADS victims were found to have a potentially inherited cardiac disease. The most common positive finding was LQTS. Advances in postmortem standards and genetic studies may assist in achieving more diagnoses in these families.
Cultural and phylogenetic analysis of mixed microbial populations found in natural and commercial bioleaching environments

A range of autotrophic and heterotrophic enrichment cultures were established to determine the cultural bacterial diversity present in samples obtained from the acidic runoff of a chalcocite overburden heap and from laboratory-scale (1- to 4-liter) batch and continuous bioreactors which were being used for the commercial assessment of the bioleachability of zinc sulfide ore concentrates. Strains identified as Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, Thiobacillus thiooxidans, "Leptospirillum ferrooxidans," and Acidiphilium cryptum were isolated from both the natural site and the batch bioreactor, but only "L. ferrooxidans," a moderately thermophilic strain of T. thiooxidans, and a moderately thermophilic iron-oxidizing bacterium could be recovered from the continuous bioreactor running under steady-state conditions. Sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA genes of 33 representative strains revealed that all of the strains were closely related to strains which have been sequenced previously and also confirmed the phylogenetic diversity of bacteria present in bioleaching environments.
Vascular Cognitive Deterioration and Stroke

Vascular cognitive impairment, the recent modification of the terminology related to vascular burden of the brain, reflects the all-encompassing effects of vascular disease or lesions on cognition. It incorporates the complex interactions between vascular aetiologies, risk factors and cellular changes within the brain and cognition. The concept covers the frequent poststroke cognitive impairment and dementia, as well as cerebrovascular disease (CVD) as the second most common factor related to dementia. CVD as well as vascular risk factors including arterial hypertension, history of high cholesterol, diabetes or forms of heart disease are independently associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. Traditional vascular risk factors and stroke are also independent factors for the clinical presentation of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In addition to these vascular factors, CVD/strokes, infarcts and white-matter lesions may trigger and modify the progression of AD as the most common cause of neurodegenerative dementia. The main subtypes of previously defined vascular dementia (VaD) include the cortical VaD or multi-infarct dementia also referred as poststroke VaD, subcortical ischaemic vascular disease and dementia or small-vessel dementia and strategic-infarct dementia. Whilst CVD is preventable and treatable, it is clearly a major factor in the prevalence of cognitive impairment in the elderly worldwide.
Solving generalized Nash equilibrium problem with equality and inequality constraints

In this paper, a homotopy mapping for a generalized Nash equilibrium problem (GNEP) with equality and inequality constraints is constructed. From proving the existence of a homotopy path, a globally convergent homotopy method is developed to find a solution to the GNEP. Several numerical examples are presented.
Women, Quotas and Politics

Part I. Introductory chapters 1. Introduction Drude Dahlerup 2. Arguing for and against quotas: theoretical issues Carol Bacchi Part II. Regional chapters 3. The Nordic Countries: An incremental model Lenita Freidenvall, Drude Dahlerup and Hege Skjeie 4. Latin America: The experience and the impact of quotas in Latin America Clara Araujo and Ana Isabel Garcia 5. Sub-Saharan Africa: On the Fast Track to Women's Political Representation Aili Tripp, Dior Konate and Colleen Lowe-Morna 6. The Balkans: From total rejection to gradual acceptance of gender quotas Milica G. Antic and Sonja Lokar 7. The Arab Region: Women's Access to the Decision-Making Process Across the Arab Nation Gihan Abou-Zeid with the assistance of Dina Obied 8. Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand: Gender Quotas in the Context of Citizenship Models Mona Lena Krook, Joni Lovenduski and Judith Squires 9. South Asia: Gender Quotas and the Politics of Empowerment : A comparative study Shirin M. Rai, Farzana Bari, Nazmunnessa Mahtab and Bidyut Mohanty Part III. Short case studies 10. Gender Quotas in Post-Conflict States: East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq Julie Ballington and Drude Dahlerup 11. Indonesia: The struggle for gender quotas in the world's largest Muslim country Cecilia Bylesjo and Francisia SSE Seda 12. Affirmative action at the IPU Kareen Jabre Part IV. Concluding chapters 13. Electoral Quotas: Frequency and Effectiveness Richard E. Matland 14. Conclusion Drude Dahlerup
Automated quantification of three-dimensional subject motion to monitor image quality in high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Subject motion during acquisition of high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) results in image artifacts and interferes with quantification of bone architecture used to study bone-related diseases such as osteoporosis. We propose an automatic method to measure physical subject motion that frequently takes place during acquisition. Three measures derived from projection data are proposed to quantify motion artifacts: in-plane translation (εT) and in-plane rotation (εR) utilizing projection moments and longitudinal translation (εz) based on tracking projection profiles. Validation was performed using a phantom containing sections of distal human cadaver radii attached to a mechanical device to precisely control in-plane rotation and longitudinal translation that was intentionally performed during HR-pQCT data acquisition. Motion measured by the new automated technique was compared to the known applied motion, and related to percent errors in morphological parameters quantifying bone properties. It was determined that of the three proposed measures, εT best captured a quantified representation of image quality. εT linearly relates to true physical in-plane translational motion (r2 = 0.95, p<0.001) and is independent from longitudinal translational motion as well as the object being scanned. Additionally, εz captures large longitudinal movements and combines well with εT to fully characterize physical motion artifacts. The magnitude of εT corresponds to morphological parameter error and is an excellent basis to select high-quality images. Morphological parameter errors from these experiments confirmed our earlier computer simulations which showed that increased subject motion resulted in artificially higher trabecular number, and artificially lower bone mineral density and cortical thickness. The magnitude and, notably, the uncertainty of the morphological errors increased with increased physical motion, and this impedes a direct linear compensation of parameter errors. The automated method presented provides a basis for consistent and objective quality assurance for HR-pQCT scanning, and addresses an important challenge for this novel imaging modality that is rapidly becoming an important basis for assessment and monitoring of bone quality.
Cerebellar Development in the Preterm Neonate: Effect of Supratentorial Brain Injury

Cerebellar injury has been increasingly recognized as a complication of preterm birth, with decreased cerebellar volumes seen on follow-up neuroimaging. A cohort of 38 preterm newborns, including 14 with two scans, was studied with MRI, including single-shot fast spin-echo diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) sequence specifically to assess the posterior fossa. Early changes in the cerebellum [apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA)] were assessed and correlated with supratentorial manifestations of injury [intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or white matter injury (WMI)]. ADC decreased and FA increased with increasing gestational age in both cerebellar gray and white matter. Severe IVH was associated with increased ADC in the middle cerebellar peduncles and hila of the cerebellar nuclei, decreased ADC in the cerebellar cortex, and decreased FA in all three regions. Changes with WMI were not consistent. Significant developmental changes in water diffusion were seen in cerebellar gray and white matter that were altered in patients with supratentorial IVH. DTI studies may provide an early indicator for cerebellar injury and abnormal cerebellar development in preterm neonates.