Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
SAS-SV Smartphone Addiction Scale in Mexican University Students

Objective. The aim of this work was to validate the statistical significance and unidimensionality of the construct formed by the variables of the revised and short version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS-SV), adapted into Spanish, when applied to Mexican university students. Method. The questionnaires were administered to 244 students of Bachelor’s Degree in Administration of the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico; 174 women and 70 men, aged 17 to 30 years, between August and December 2018. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed, and the parameters of the variables were checked by maximum likelihood and also by Bayesian analysis. The reliability of the instrument was verified through Cronbach’s alpha. As a final analysis, estimates of nonstandardized weights for the maximum likelihood method were compared against Bayesian a posteriori distribution estimates. Results. As a result, the model was found to adequately describe the sample data, presenting very small standard error estimates, and it was validated with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.885. In both Bayesian and maximum likelihood analysis, it is consistently evident that the construct is unidimensional. However, for the sample studied, it was observed that 3 of the variables did not reach a significant weight for the model. Conclusion. It concludes that the variables that measure smartphone addiction on the SAS-SV scale adapted to Spanish, indeed, form a unidimensional construct when applied to Mexican university students, which is consistent with results from previous studies. However, it is identified necessary to conduct further studies, in order to explain the low significance obtained for 3 variables of the model.
Digital access through smartphones and well-being of BoP women: insights from a field study in India

PurposeThe authors study the effect of access to smartphones on the socio-economic well-being in the case of rural base of the pyramid (BoP) women. While smartphone access may have its benefits, the paper suggests augmenting access with a sociotechnical intermediary (STI) that facilitates training and online community building to enhance the well-being outcomes.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a survey from three groups of women from rural West Bengal (India) – (1) who do not own smartphones, (2) who have their own smartphones and (3) who receive smartphones and STI support (over two years). The authors evaluate the effect of access to smartphones and STI support on social well-being (including structural social capital and empowerment) and economic well-being (including entrepreneurial intent and subjective economic well-being). FindingsThe analysis results suggest a high relationship between smartphone ownership and higher structural social capital, empowerment (in terms of freedom of movement) and entrepreneurial intent. The authors further find these effects to be enhanced amongst women who received smartphones and support from STI.Originality/valueThe authors attribute this enhanced well-being amongst women with smartphones and STI support to peer-learning and cultivation of virtual role models facilitated by the STI through creation of intra-community online groups. The results have significant policy implications for socio-economic well-being of rural BoP women.
HoloLens and mobile augmented reality in medical and health science education: A randomised controlled trial

Due to increasing demands in the amount of content to be learned within a medical and health sciences curriculum, there are benefits towards exploring options for new and effective delivery modes. Augmented reality technology has the potential to enhance learning in physiology and anatomy, where students require a three-dimensional knowledge of human organ systems and structures. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of learning when an identical lesson was delivered through augmented reality using either the Microsoft HoloLens or a mobile hand-held tablet device. Thirty-eight pre-clinical undergraduate participants completed a lesson detailing the physiology and anatomy of the brain. Pre-and post-intervention tests were provided to evaluate acquired knowledge. After the activity, participants also completed a Likert-style questionnaire to evaluate adverse health effects experienced and assess their perceptions of the module. There were no significant differences between test scores from lesson delivery in either the HoloLens or mobile-based augmented reality. However, a significant increase was reported in dizziness when using the HoloLens (25% higher, n=19, p =0.04). No other adverse health effects, such as nausea, disorientation or fatigue were observed. Both modes were effective for learning, providing evidence to support educators and developers wishing to adopt an augmented reality method of delivery in health sciences and medicine.
The expansin EXP1 gene in the elongation zone is induced during soybean embryonic axis germination and differentially expressed in response to ABA and PEG treatments

Abstract During soybean seed germination, the expansive growth potential of the embryonic axes is driven by water uptake while cell wall loosening occurs in cells from the elongation zone (EZ). Expansins are regarded as primary promoters of cell wall remodelling in all plant expansion processes, with the expression profiles of the soybean expansins supporting their cell or tissue specificity. Therefore, we used embryonic axes isolated from whole seed and focused on the EZ to study seed germination. Using a suite of degenerate primers, we amplified an abundantly expressed expansin gene at the EZ during soybean embryonic axis germination, which was identified as EXP1 by in silico analyses. Expression studies showed that EXP1 was induced under germination conditions in distilled water and down-regulated by abscisic acid (ABA), which inhibits soybean germination by physiologically restraining expansion. Moreover, we also identified a time window of ABA responsiveness within the first 6 h of incubation in water, after which ABA lost control of both EXP1 expression and embryonic axis germination, thus confirming the early role of EXP1 in the EZ during this process. By contrast, EXP1 levels in the EZ increased even when germination was impaired by osmotically limiting the water availability required to develop the embryonic axes’ growth potential. We propose that these higher EXP1 levels are involved in the fast germination of soybean embryonic axes as soon as water availability is re-established. Taken together, our results show strong EXP1 expression in the EZ and postulate EXP1 as a target candidate for soybean seed germination control.
Effects of Pneumoperitoneum on Splanchnic Oxygenation during Abdominal Laparoscopic Surgery in Paediatric Patients: A prospective, Observational Study

Objective Pneumoperitoneum can cause disruption in splanchnic perfusion. This study aims to investigate effects of pneumoperitoneum on splanchnic oxygenation during abdominal laparoscopic surgery in paediatric patients with NIRS (Near-Infrared Spectroscopy). Material and methods A total of 45 patients between 1 and 4 years of age with ASA physical status I–II and scheduled to undergo abdominal laparoscopic surgery under general anaesthesia were enrolled in this prospective, observational surgery. No premedication was used. Standard monitoring and regional splanchnic saturation (rSPcO2), regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rScO2) with NIRS were established before anaesthesia. Anaesthesia was induced with an inhalational agent and maintained with an oxygen/air mixture and sevoflurane. Peripheral oxygen saturation (SPO2), rSPcO2, rScO2, heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), end tidal CO2 (Et-CO2), and insufflation pressure (IP) were continuously monitored during administration of anaesthesia and recorded. After intubation (baseline T0); before CO2 insufflation induced pneumoperitoneum (PP) (T1); CO2 PP insufflation (T2); 5 minutes after PP insufflation (T3); 10 minutes after PP insufflation (T4); 15 minutes after PP insufflation (T5); 20 minutes after PP insufflation (T6); 30 minutes after PP insufflation (T7), 60 minutes after PP insufflation (T8), and after desufflation (T9). Bradycardia and hypotension were recorded. Paracetamol IV 10 mg kg−1 was applied for post-operative analgesia. p<0.05 wasconsidered significant. Results HR, rScO2, and rSPcO2 decreased at all measured time intervals when compared to T0 (p<0.01) MAP decreased at T1 compared to T0 (p<0.001). Et-CO2 increased at T3-T4-T5-T6 compared to T0 (p<0.001). Conclusion We found that pneumoperitoneum reduced splanchnic oxygenation during laparoscopic abdominal surgery in paediatric patients, which was measured using NIRS.
Effect of Wind Turbine Blade Profile Surface Roughness on Ice Accretion – A Numerical Case Study

A parametric numerical study of wind turbine blade profile surface roughness has been carried out to investigate its effects on boundary layer characteristics and accreted ice growth. DU96-W-180 blade profile is used in this paper. Multiphase numerical analysis has been performed at glaze ice conditions for three different surface roughness values: Shin et al. surface roughness model and two specific roughness values (0.03m and 0.0003m). Study shows that surface roughness considerably effects the shear stresses as well as heat fluxes, which results a variation of ice accretion in rate and shape. Results show that accreted ice mass and ice thickness increases with the increase of surface roughness.
Effects of social media on residents’ attitudes to tourism: conceptual framework and research propositions

Abstract The pervasive influence of social media on our lives provides new opportunities to study residents’ attitudes to tourism. Even though it is now common for residents to express their opinions and read about tourism development on social media, the consequences of this for their attitudes remain to be understood. This article uses the analytical perspectives of the information society and draws from the elaboration likelihood model, the influence of presumed influence model, and the social exchange theory to develop a causal-chain framework that considers the influence of social media on residents’ attitudes to tourism. Twenty-five research propositions emanate from the conceptual framework. The framework examines the direct as well as indirect influence of social media tourism messages on residents’ attitudes. It also recognizes users as the receivers and expressers of pro- as well as anti-tourism messages on social media. Our framework is theoretically inclusive, providing a reference to scholars and stimulating new ideas for future research on social media and residents’ attitudes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that provides the necessary theoretical foundations and a conceptual framework to study residents’ attitudes to tourism in an information era intensified by the growth of social media.
Characterizing the Energy Trade-Offs of End-to-End Vehicular Communications using an Hyperfractal Urban Modelling

We characterize trade-offs between the end-to-end communication delay and the energy in urban vehicular communications with infrastructure assistance. Our study exploits the self-similarity of the location of communication entities in cities by modeling them with an innovative model called "hyperfractal". We show that the hyperfractal model can be extended to incorporate roadside infrastructure and provide stochastic geometry tools to allow a rigorous analysis. We compute theoretical bounds for the end-to-end communication hop count considering two different energy-minimizing goals: either total accumulated energy or maximum energy per node. We prove that the hop count for an endto-end transmission is bounded by O(n 1−α/(d F −1)) where α 2 is the fractal dimension
Inspeksi Usabilitas pada Locomotion Tiga Aplikasi Realitas Virtual Berbasis Cardboard

Realitas virtual memerlukan mekanisme interaksi yang menggerakkan pengguna di dunia (locomotion). Hingga saat ini sudah banyak aplikasi realitas virtual yang dikembangkan, seperti pada bidang permainan, kesehatan, dan navigasi. Penelitian ini berfokus menemukan masalah usabilitas locomotion pada aplikasi realitas virtual. Aspek tersebut dievaluasi dengan beberapa locomotion yang berbeda terhadap tiga aplikasi permainan. Analisis ini dilakukan untuk mendapatkan ringkasan informasi berupa locomotion yang menjadi masalah pada ketiga aplikasi realitas virtual. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa masing-masing responden memiliki perbedaan kriteria pergerakan sistem yang efektif. Locomotion dengan tingkat kesulitan pergerakan yang berbeda akan berpengaruh pada masalah usabilitas dan memiliki efek samping yang berbeda. Locomotion movement 1:1 memiliki nilai modus tingkat ketidaknyamanan yang tinggi dengan skor 3, pengguna merasa sakit dan mengalami efek samping. Locomotion rail movement dan head-tracking movement memiliki tingkat kenyamanan yang tinggi sehingga pengguna tidak merasa sakit dan tidak mengalami efek samping. Kata Kunci: cardboard, interaksi, locomotion, realitas virtual, usabilitas
ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF INSULATING AND CONDUCTIVE PARTICLES FROM GRANULAR MIXES

Abstract Electrostatic separation is extensively used for the selective sorting of granular mixtures, by means of the electric forces which act on charged or polarized bodies. The roll-type separator with combined corona-electrostatic field has been proved to be the most advantageous solution when the purpose is to isolate conductive particles from non-conductive ones. The paper presents the contributions of the High Intensity Electric Fields Laboratory of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca to the development of this solution for various industrial applications. The first chapter is devoted to the theoretical analysis of the phenomena and points out the multitude of factors which influence the efficiency of the separation process. A special attention is paid to the study of the corona charging conditions of insulating particles. In the second and third cahpters, the authors show how the results of numerical modeling guided the design of new equipment and the optimization of their operating conditions.
Managerial performance models through decision making and emotional intelligence in public sector

Managerial performance may reflect organizational performance. The achievement of organizational goals closely related to managerial performance, but many researchers only look in terms of workforce performance, whereas managerial roles as leaders of organizations have a huge influence in making decisions. A leader also needs emotional intelligence related to how to make the right decisions according to the organization's goals. This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of emotional intelligence on managerial performance directly and indirectly through decision making. The sample in this study amounted to 44 regional device organizations leaders in Bungo Regency. Data analysis method using path analysis. The results of the study note that emotional intelligence and decision making simultaneously affect managerial performance, but partially decision making has a more dominant influence. The indirect effect of emotional intelligence on managerial performance through decision making is greater than the direct influence of emotional intelligence on managerial performance, thus decision making is able to be an intermediary variable for the influence of emotional intelligence on managerial performance. The implication of the study is that if a managerial has good emotional intelligence it will be able to produce the right decision, so that it will have an impact on managerial performance.
The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score is a Prognostic Biomarker in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Patients Treated with First-Line Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

BACKGROUND: The controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score is an objective indicator of general condition from the aspect of nutritional status, calculated from serum albumin, total cholesterol, and total lymphocyte count. The CONUT score is also considered to reflect the degree of tumor-derived chronic inflammation and the host immune status in patients with advanced cancer. OBJECTIVE: To examine the prognostic role of the CONUT score in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC) treated with first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. METHODS: Associations of the CONUT score with clinical parameters and overall survival (OS) were investigated retrospectively in 147 patients with aUC receiving first-line platinum-based chemotherapy at a single cancer center from February 2003 to April 2019. RESULTS: The median (range) CONUT score was 1 (0–7). A higher CONUT score was associated with lower hemoglobin (P < 0.001) and higher C-reactive protein levels (P = 0.023) but not with chemotherapy response (P = 0.432). The median OS for patients with CONUT scores 0–1, 2–3, and ≥4 were 23.3, 14.9, and 9.4 months, respectively (P < 0.001). In the multivariable analysis, a higher CONUT score was independently associated with shorter OS (scores 2–3 vs 0–1, HR 1.58, P = 0.048; scores ≥4 vs 0–1, HR 2.63, P = 0.008) along with poorer performance status (HR 4.79, P < 0.001), primary tumor site of the upper urinary tract (HR 1.70, P = 0.016), higher LDH (HR 3.85, P = 0.036), higher alkaline phosphatase (HR 3.06, P = 0.028), and non-responders to chemotherapy (HR 2.07, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The CONUT score is a prognostic biomarker in patients with aUC receiving first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.
Cost Optimization of a Zero-Emission Office Building

The cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency measures meant to achieve a zero-emission office building is investigated and compared to business as usual energy efficiency measures. The laboratory for zero emission buildings, the ZEB Lab, located in Trondheim, Norway, is an office building designed and built to compensate its lifecycle emissions with the use of a large array of building-integrated photovoltaic panels, pursuing a zero-emissions ambition level. Three design alternatives are investigated by downgrading the building insulation level to the values recommended by the currently enforced Norwegian building code, the byggteknisk forskrift TEK17. A sensitivity analysis of the variation of the installed area of the photovoltaic panels is performed to evaluate if smaller areas give better cost performances. Net present values are calculated by using three scenarios of future increase of electricity price for a time horizon of 20 years. Results show that business as usual solutions give higher net present values. Optimized areas of the photovoltaic panels further increase the net present values of the business as usual solutions in the highest electricity price scenario. The zero-emission ambition level shows a higher net present value than that of the business as usual solutions for a time horizon of at least 36 years.
ACCOUNTING AS A TOOL FOR CORRUPTION CONTROL IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN KENYA

The culture of corruption has grown deep roots in the Kenyan society and become endemic. Institutions, which were designed for the regulation of the relationships between citizens and the State, are being used instead for the personal enrichment of public officials. Corruption persists in Kenya primarily because there are people in power who benefit from it and the existing governance institutions lack both the will and capacity to stop them from doing so. This paper looked at the role of accounting on how to control corruption in the Kenyan Public Sector and the rate of existing internal control and accounting standards are helping to reduce the level of corruption. The main objective of the study is to establish whether internal control and accounting standards have significant relationship with corruption control in the public sector in Kenya. The study got primary data using a structured questionnaire while secondary data were obtained from reports. To test for reliability of result from data used, the Cronbach alpha coefficient was applied. Questionnaires were administered to staff in Kenyan ministries. Respondents were selected using stratified random sampling method. Multiple regression analysis result showed that both internal control and accounting standards do not have significant relationship and effect on corruption control in the Kenyan Public Sector. The recommendations of the study showed that management personnel should at least have basic knowledge of accounting while staff in the accounts and finance department needs to proceed regularly on capacity building to upgrade emerging accounting trends.
Şema Başa Çıkma Biçimleri Ölçeği Türkçe Formunun Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

This study aims to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Schema Coping Questionnaire. The study participants consist of 367 university students, attended at Anadolu University's formal undergraduate programs in the 2017-2018 academic year. Demographic Information Form, Schema Coping Questionnaire and Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE) Inventory were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed using the LISREL 9.1 program together with the SPSS 24.00 software. Confirmatory factor analysis and similar scale validity was used to evaluate the validity of the scale, and Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient and split-half test (equivalent halves) methods were used to determine the reliability. In the confirmatory factor analysis performed for the construct validity of the scale, it was determined that the three-dimensional 12-item model of the scale (avoidance, surrender, and overcompensation) has a good fit. The internal consistency coefficients of the scale were . 67 in the avoidance sub-scale, . 73 in the surrender sub-scale, . 69 in the overcompensation sub-scale, and . 78 for the scale total. Item-total correlation coefficients of the scale were in the range of . 24 and . 58. According to the findings of the study, it can be stated that the Turkish form of the Schema Coping Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to evaluate schema coping styles.
Anxiolytic, Antidepressant-Like Proprieties and Impact on the Memory of the Hydro-Ethanolic Extract of Origanum majorana L. on Mice

Marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) infusion has been used as folk medicine against depression and anxiety. However, no studies have been carried out yet to prove those activities scientifically. In this study, the anxiolytic, antidepressant-like effects, and memory impact of the hydro-ethanolic extracts of marjoram were evaluated in mice. The hydro-ethanolic extracts (250 and 500 mg/kg) were evaluated for their central nervous effect using six different behavioral tests such as light–dark box (LDB) and open field (OF) for anxiety, forced swim test (FST), and tail suspension test (TST) for depression, and object recognition test (ORT), Morris water maze (MWM) for the impact on memory. The experiments were realized on days 1, 7, 14, and 21 of treatments and compared with bromazepam for anxiety (1 mg/kg) and paroxetine for depression (11.5 mg/kg). The phytochemical screening was performed by HPLC, and the acute and sub-acute toxicities were performed following OCED guidelines (N◦423 and 407) with biochemical parameters evaluation and histopathological analysis. Oral administration of marjoram hydro-ethanolic extract induced significant anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects without memory impairment, increasing the exploration and time spent in the light area in the LDB test in a similar way to that of bromazepam. In the FST and TST, the extract was as effective as paroxetine (11.5 mg/kg, p.o.) in reducing immobility. The phytochemical screening showed the presence of ferulic acid, naringin, hydroxytyrosol, geraniol, and quercetin. This study approves the traditional use of this plant and encourages further investigation on its bioactive compounds. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 8420; doi:10.3390/app10238420 www.mdpi. com/journal/applsci Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 8420 2 of 13