Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Alignment of Business Goals With IT Goals By Measuring The Level of Capability Using Cobit 5

The application of IT to help implement business processes in the company should always be organized and managed because most IT implementation is carried out without supervision, so there is often a misalignment between business goals and IT goals. For this reason, it is necessary to assess whether the IT implemented is in line with business objectives, whether using the measurement of IT maturity level using Cobit 4.1 or the level of capability using Cobit 5. This study measures the level of capability in two government offices engaged in communication, namely cities and provinces. Based on the results of calculations, APO12 and APO13 process scores were 82.63% and 73.81%, which were included in the L (Largely Achieved) category. Thus, the APO12 and APO13 process capability levels only reach level 1. Thus, it can be concluded that the level of readiness of information security management for provincial and municipal offices is still at the implementation stage.
Crude oil and GCC stock markets

This paper aims to investigate the transmission of international oil prices to the stock market indices of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over the weekly period from April 07, 2004, to August 15, 2018. ,The authors use the augmented Dickey–Fuller (ADF) unit root test to check the order of integration of data series. Afterward, the authors use the ordinary least square method to determine the spillover of international oil prices to the stock markets of GCC countries while accounting for the time-varying volatility of oil and stock market returns through the generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity. Then, the Johansen (1991) cointegration test is used to determine the long-run equilibrium relationship. Finally, the Granger (1969) causality test is used to determine the short-run causal effects between oil and the stock markets returns of GCC countries. ,The findings indicate that the stock markets of GCC countries are efficient and respond significantly to international oil prices and evidence of high volatility associated with oil returns. ,Investors and portfolio managers should consider the association between international oil prices and GCC stock returns when allocating their funds for diversification strategy. Moreover, policymakers should better understand the behavior of local stock markets.
The influence of diet on iron, copper, zinc, growth and development in children under 24 months

The weaning period is a time when children are at risk of developing iron deficiency anaemia. The COMA Report (Department of Health, 1994) recommends dietary and nutritional information be available for the first two years of life. The main aim of this research was to provide information regarding quality and provision of dietary iron, zinc and copper for this period, the effect these had on biochemical and haematological markers, growth and development. The study also aimed to identify the role red meat has in providing dietary iron in comparison to white meat and non-meat diets. 193 subjects were recruited from within Surrey, Hampshire and London boroughs of Chiswick, Brentford and Houslow. Subjects were allocated to one of five dietary groups dependent on the type and amount of meats consumed. Dietary assessment, using 7-day weighed records, and anthropometric measurements were undertaken at four monthly intervals, biochemical and haematological measurements were assessed on three occasions. Psychomotor assessment was completed at 20 months of age. Analysis of dietary intake results showed significant differences for a range of nutrients (energy, protein, and folate) at different ages and within different dietary groups. Whilst no significant differences for zinc intakes were seen between dietary groups, iron intakes in the mixed meat groups and the non-meat groups were significantly different from 16 months of age onwards. Copper intakes at 24 months were highly significantly different between non-meat and mixed meat groups. Anthropometric results highlighted differences in weight growth velocities and z-scores between birth and 4 months of age within mixed meat groups and Ponderal Index scores were significantly different at 8 months of age within mixed meat groups. No statistically significant difference in haematology, biochemistry parameters or psychomotor development was identified between groups. This study has provided detailed information on the dietary intakes of children under 2 years of age. This study has not identified that inclusion of meat in the diet leads to enhanced iron status or reduction in the incidence of IDA in children under 2 years old. No negative effect on growth and psychomotor development was seen at 20 months of age in children who consumed no meat in their diet.
Non-Pessimistic Predictions of the Distributions and Suitability of Metasequoia glyptostroboides under Climate Change Using a Random Forest Model

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W. C. Cheng, which is a remarkable rare relict plant, has gradually been reduced to its current narrow range due to climate change. Understanding the comprehensive distribution of M. glyptostroboides under climate change on a large spatio-temporal scale is of great significance for determining its forest adaptation. In this study, based on 394 occurrence data and 10 bioclimatic variables, the global potential distribution of M. glyptostroboides under eight different climate scenarios (i.e., the past three, the current one, and the next four) from the Quaternary glacial to the future was simulated by a random forest model built with the biomod2 package. The key bioclimatic variables affecting the distribution of M. glyptostroboides are BIO2 (mean diurnal range), BIO1 (annual mean temperature), BIO9 (mean temperature of driest quarter), BIO6 (min temperature of coldest month), and BIO18 (precipitation of warmest quarter). The result indicates that the temperature affects the potential distribution of M. glyptostroboides more than the precipitation. A visualization of the results revealed that the current relatively suitable habitats of M. glyptostroboides are mainly distributed in East Asia and Western Europe, with a total area of approximately 6.857 × 106 km2. With the intensification of global warming in the future, the potential distribution and the suitability of M. glyptostroboides have a relatively non-pessimistic trend. Whether under the mild (RCP4.5) and higher (RCP8.5) emission scenarios, the total area of suitable habitats will be wider than it is now by the 2070s, and the habitat suitability will increase to varying degrees within a wide spatial range. After speculating on the potential distribution of M. glyptostroboides in the past, the glacial refugia of M. glyptostroboides were inferred, and projections regarding the future conditions of these places are expected to be optimistic. In order to better protect the species, the locations of its priority protected areas and key protected areas, mainly in Western Europe and East Asia, were further identified. Our results will provide theoretical reference for the long-term management of M. glyptostroboides, and can be used as background information for the restoration of other endangered species in the future.
The Attractive Serratia plymuthica BMA1 Strain With High Rock Phosphate-Solubilizing Activity and Its Effect on the Growth and Phosphorus Uptake by Vicia faba L. Plants

Abstract The present work aims to investigate the attractive ability of the newly isolated bacterium Serratia plymuthica BMA1, to release phosphorus (P) from rock phosphate (RP) and also to assess its beneficial effect in promoting the growth of Vicia faba. This strain exhibited the highest RP-solubilization activity ever reported, with 450 mg l−1 of soluble P at 30 °C. At 10 and 20 °C, its RP-solubilization was estimated at 100 and 200 mg l−1, respectively. HPLC analysis revealed that RP-solubilizing activity was associated with the release of gluconic acid. The hydroxyapatite (HA) solubilization activity concomitantly occurred with the secretion of gluconic acid and lactic acid. Under greenhouse conditions, application of BMA1 strain as an inoculant in presence of RP as the sole P source, considerably increased phosphorus uptake by V. faba L. and upgraded its overall growth in terms of dry weight and length by 76% and 39%, respectively. This growth promoting effect was accompanied by a substantial increase in chlorophyll contents. Additionally, phosphorus levels within roots and shoots of S. plymuthica BMA1-treated plants were approximately three times greater, compared to the non-inoculated control plants. When HA was used instead of RP, bacterization with BMA1 strain also enhanced the plant growth parameters and P contents, but significantly less than RP. These findings revealed that S. plymuthica BMA1 could be a potential candidate to improve the agronomic effectiveness of RP, toward a clean P-nutrition through the formulation of bio-phosphate fertilizers for plant growth promotion.
Empowering the Bandwidth of Continuous-Mode Symmetrical Doherty Amplifiers by Leveraging on Fuzzy Logic Techniques

Achieving a fractional bandwidth (FBW) of more than 60% has been a challenging problem for two-way symmetrical Doherty power amplifiers (TW-SDPAs) that are designed using a continuous-mode technique. As reported in the literature, these designed continuous-mode-based TW-SDPAs possess less than 52% FBW, which cannot satisfactorily meet the challenging, complex, and ever-evolving modulation schemes’ demands. To overcome such a limitation, this article proposes a novel approach based on fuzzy logic techniques able to simplify and speed up the design of continuous-mode-based TW-SDPAs with the state-of-the-art FBW. In particular, the proposed technique uses the $K$ -means unsupervised learning clustering algorithm and the continuous-mode technique in a modeled fuzzy logic system environment. As a result, extensive impedance solution design space is readily made available and the optimal impedances required by the carrier and peaking subamplifiers for efficiently operating at the saturation and output-power-back-off (OPBO) levels are automatically obtained. For verification, a TW-SDPA was designed and measured. According to the measured results, the TW-SDPA operates within the 1.2–2.4-GHz frequency band corresponding to 66.7% FBW. As compared with the designed continuous-mode-based TW-SDPAs reported in the literature, this article indicates over 15% increment in FBW. Moreover, 41.59%–81.1% drain efficiency (DE) at saturation, 35%–63% DE at 6-dB OPBO, 42–45-dBm output power, and 7–10.52-dB gain were successfully achieved. Adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR) better than −46 dBc and average DE within 46%–55% were successfully recorded after linearization.
Biochars Originating from Different Biomass and Pyrolysis Process Reveal to Have Different Microbial Characterization: Implications for Practice

Sustainable technologies are increasingly promoted in various production areas. Protection of natural resources, as well as rational waste management, may lead to better optimization of technologies. Biochar, a product of pyrolysis of organic residues has found wide applications in waste management, agriculture, energy and construction industry. In the present study biochar samples produced in Poland and in Brazil were analysed for microbial content using three substrates: Plate Count Agar, Malt Agar, and Potato Agar. Both qualitative and quantitative measurements were done. Microscopic analysis of the biochar structure was also performed. We found that microbial cultures in both biochars represented a wide range of biodiversity of microorganisms genera and species. We demonstrate that the biochar samples differ depending on the botanical origin as well as on the production technology. Structure of the tested samples also varied depending on the botanical origin. Sample 1-PL (pine) was characterised by a compact and regular structure, while sample 2-PL (oak) showed porous and irregular structure. Sample from Brazil (1-BR) showed a more delicate structure than Polish biochars. Obtained properties may suggest a range of implications for practice.
Arthroscopic lateral discoid meniscectomy. Case discussion and review of literature

Discoid meniscus is a morphological anomaly which was described for the first time in the late nineteenth century. It is most commonly found on the lateral aspect of the knee and can be associated with significant morbidity. With the advent of arthroscopic surgical management, either partial or sub-total meniscectomy (depending upon the type of the anomaly) is replacing older techniques. We present our experience with four cases of discoid meniscus treated with arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.
Immunotherapy for malignant primary brain tumors with ICT-107, a dendritic cell vaccine

ABSTRACT Introduction: ICT-107 is a dendritic cell vaccine for the treatment of primary malignant brain tumors such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). For this immunotherapy treatment, autologous dendritic cells are pulsed with peptides from six tumor-associated antigens expressed on gliomas. Areas covered: Review of phase I and II clinical date is presented. In a phase I clinical trial with ICT-107 treatment in patients with malignant gliomas, the vaccine was found to be safe and tolerable, with encouraging results for overall survival and progression-free survival. A Phase II trial has completed enrollment, while a Phase III trial is currently opened to enrolling patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. Expert opinion: Immunotherapy with ICT-107 might present a therapeutic option for treatment in a subgroup of GBM patients.
Towards a Psychology of the Food‐Energy‐Water Nexus: Costs and Opportunities

∗Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Stacia J. Dreyer, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, PO Box 875603 Tempe, AZ 85287-5603 [e-mail: stacia.dreyer@gmail.com]. We would like to extend our gratitude to the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP), and the University of Pennsylvania for hosting the Psychology of Sustainable Consumption Small Group Meeting. Our call to action for psychology researchers to become involved in FEW nexus research emerged from a FEW nexus workshop at this meeting which was co-led by the first two authors of this article. 1
Improvements on the Disease Migration Model

The number of aging populations and chronic disease patients has increased continuously in China. The increasing trend leads to public health problems and heavy financial burden in the society. To counter these problems, an early intervention approach is needed. Disease Migration Model (DMM) takes the subject's current health status and medical historical data as input and predicts future disease migration. DMM, as a prediction model, could be useful in disease early treatment. In this study, we propose an integrated DMM system based on XGBoost machine learning algorithm. With health screening data and living habits as input, our DMM model could predict future disease risk. Besides, we implement a feature selection module and data imputation module to improve system performance and robustness. In a preliminary test, we show that the above improvements can increase the hypertension prediction accuracy to 85%.
The Life Course Consequences of Very Preterm Birth

Around 15 million children are born preterm (<37 weeks of gestation) every year. Of these, 15% or 2.25 million are born very preterm (VP; <32 weeks of gestation). Here, the developmental outcomes of VP babies in diverse domains from motor, cognitive, and social function to mental health and well-being throughout childhood and adolescence are reviewed. Their life course adaptation in terms of romantic relationships, employment, and quality of life into adulthood is also considered. Some adverse effects reduce as individuals age, and others remain remarkably stable from childhood into adulthood. We argue that to advance understanding of developmental mechanisms and direct resources for intervention more effectively, social factors need to be assessed more comprehensively, and genetically sensitive designs should be considered with neuroimaging integrated to test alternative developmental models. As current evidence is based almost exclusively on studies from high-income countries, research from low- and middle-income countries is urgently needed.
Financial Market Development and Economic Growth. New or Old Nexus in the Euro Area?

The problems of the nexus of financial development, financial market development, and economic growth have so far been controversial. Some authors have questioned the linearity of that nexus or the general idea of nexus. In recent literature devoted to those problems, authors emphasise the changes in the link between financial development and economic growth. The consequences of financialization and the last financial crisis have become the premises for a new hypothesis concerning the nonlinearity of the financial development and economic growth nexus. Some authors indicate that this nexus probably has the shape of inverted letter U. When financialization measured by the relation of financial assets to GDP reaches too high a level, the impact of financial development on economic growth will be negative (after reaching the inflection point on the U curve). There are a number of arguments that indicate that the use of quadratic terms leads to statistical illusions, which are connected with specific mathematical and statistical features of the quadratic function form. Therefore, the authors have implemented the traditional method of the dynamic panel data model, which is unbalanced (because some of the data is not available). The aim of our research is to answer the question: does the nexus of financial market development and economic growth exist? Thus our hypothesis is as follows: financial market development influences economic growth in the euro area in an economically and statistically significant way. We investigate this phenomenon based on the euro area countries and implemented panel data models (unbalanced), and use annual data concerning main financial market development and macroeconomic control variables.
Recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor after autologous bone marrow transplantation for lymphoid cancer.

BACKGROUND The period of neutropenia after autologous bone marrow transplantation results in substantial morbidity and mortality. The results of previous phase I-II clinical trials suggest that recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) may accelerate neutrophil recovery and thereby reduce complications in patients after autologous bone marrow transplantation. METHODS We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial at three institutions. The study design and treatment schedules were identical, and the results were pooled for analysis. One hundred twenty-eight patients were enrolled. Sixty-five patients received rhGM-CSF in a two-hour intravenous infusion daily for 21 days, starting within four hours of the marrow infusion, and 63 patients received placebo. RESULTS No toxic effects specifically ascribed to rhGM-CSF were observed. The patients given rhGM-CSF had a recovery of the neutrophil count to 500 x 10(6) per liter 7 days earlier than the patients who received placebo (19 vs. 26 days, P less than 0.001), had fewer infections, required 3 fewer days of antibiotic administration (24 vs. 27 days, P = 0.009), and required 6 fewer days of initial hospitalization (median, 27 vs. 33 days; P = 0.01). There was no difference in the survival rate at day 100. CONCLUSIONS In patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation for lymphoid neoplasia, rhGM-CSF significantly lessens morbidity. Further studies will be required to establish its optimal dosage and schedule of administration.
Caracterización de la investigación educativa sobre el cambio climático y los estudiantes de educación secundaria

espanolResumen La finalidad de este estudio es aportar evidencias bibliometricas que permitan caracterizar la investigacion educativa sobre la representacion del cambio climatico en alumnado de educacion secundaria (12-18 anos). A traves de una revision sistematizada se seleccionaron 84 articulos (1993-2017) sobre los que se realizo un analisis bibliometrico. Se recurrio a las bases de datos Scopus y Web of Science para articulos publicados en ingles, y a Redalyc, Scielo y Dialnet para los de castellano, portugues y gallego. Se ofrecen resultados sobre tendencias de publicacion por ano, pais y revista, asi como sobre el perfil de los principales autores, las referencias bibliograficas utilizadas y las palabras clave como indicadoras de sus orientaciones metodologicas y tematicas. EnglishAbstract The purpose of this study is to contribute bibliometric evidence that permits characterizing educational research on the representation of climate change among secondary school students (ages 12 to 18). Through a systematized review, 84 articles were selected (1993-2017) for the bibliometric analysis. The Scopus and Web of Science databases were used for articles published in English, and Redalyc, Scielo, and Dialnet for articles published in Spanish, Portuguese, and the Galician language. Publication trends are given by year, by nation, and by journal, as well as author profiles, bibliographic references, and keywords as indicators of methodological and thematic orientations.
Girişimcilik Yönelimi ve Finansal Performans İlişkisinin Araştırılmasında Aile Şirketlerinin Moderatör Rolü

Bu calismada ulkemizdeki isletmelerin %95’ini olusturan aile sirketlerinin “girisimcilik derecesi - finansal performans” iliskisini duzenleyici etkisi incelenecektir. Uluslararasi literaturde aile sirketlerinin inovasyon ve degisimi destekleyen bir yapisi oldugu savunulmaktadir. Benzer sekilde, aile sirketi olmayan kurumlar ile karsilastirildiginda, bu sirketlerin girisimciligi tesvik ettigi ve hizli karar alma, buyuyebilme potansiyeli acisindan on plana ciktigi gorulmektedir. Orgutsel basarinin kilit bir bileseni olarak tanimlanan girisimcilik yoneliminin, sirket finansal performansina olumlu yansimalari oldugu ve yuksek performans dogurdugu da ayrica ileri surulmektedir. Ulke ekonomisine katkisi yadsinamaz bir gercek olan bu sirketlerin faaliyetlerini gelistirmek, is surekliliklerini korumak Turkiye acisindan buyuk bir onem tasimaktadir. Dolayisi ile son donemlerde sirketlerin rekabet edebilirligini ve girisimcilik ozelliklerini gelistirmek adina duzenlenen cesitli politika ve programlarin artisi bu sirketleri yakindan ilgilendirmekte. Ayrica, bu durum Turkiye’nin konuya verdigi onemi desteklemektedir. Bu calismanin amaci BIST Imalat Sektorunde faaliyet gosteren sirketlerin ortaklik yapisini dikkate alarak girisimcilik yonelimini ampirik olarak test etmek ve sirket performansi uzerine etkisini incelemektedir. Orneklem 2018 yilinda Imalat Sektorunde kote edilmis 94 adet sirketi kapsayip, yillik finansal raporlardan toplanan verinin test edilmesinde Moderator Coklu Regresyon yonteminden yararlanilmaktadir. Calisma sonucunda girisimcilik yonelimi yuksek olan sirketlerin risk almaktan kacindigi veya daha temkinli kararlar aldigi soylenebilir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Aile Şirketi, Finansal Performans, BIST, Moderator Iliski, Girisimcilik Yonelimi JEL Siniflandirmasi: M1, M4, M41, L26