Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Modelling Employee Commitment in the Nigerian Manufacturing Sector

The study modeled employee commitment in the Nigerian manufacturing sector using Guinness Nigeria Plc as case study. The study ascertained the impact of reward systems, supervisor-subordinate relationship and opportunities for career development on employee commitment in the Nigerian manufacturing sector. The population of the study consists of all employees of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Benin City. A sample of one hundred (100) employees was randomly taken. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit data from respondents for the study. Out of the 100, eighty eight (88) were validly filled and returned. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analyses. The findings revealed that reward system, supervisor-subordinate relationship and opportunity for career development positively and significantly impact employee commitment in Guinness Nigeria Plc. The study recommends that Guinness Nigeria Plc should sustain and improve on current strategy on reward system to enhance commitment among employees in the workplace. Also, cordial relationship between employees (subordinate) and supervisor should be sustained in the operations of organisations to promote trust and commitment in the workplace. Keywords: Career development, employee commitment, manufacturing, reward system, workplace. DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/11-15-16 Publication date :May 31 st 2019
Upgrades for Teaching CE En/ME En 506

Upgrades for Teaching CE En/ME En 506 Kenneth L. Rose Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, BYU Master of Science This paper describes a project concerned mainly with improving teaching and learning in the course CE En/ME En 506 Continuum Mechanics and Finite Elements taught by Dr. Michael A. Scott of the BYU Civil and Environmental Engineering department. The project is aimed at developing a course in which students are able to succeed and an environment that will stimulate student interest in research into the field of computational mechanics. In pursuing this goal, the effort put into teaching the class and the methods used to teach the subject will play a significant role. The paper describes some of the improvements that have already been made over the course of the two years the class has been taught. The work done for the project mainly consisted of design and introduction of new homework assignments and a new coding project in which, for the first time, the students write code that works in multiple dimensions. So far, the new homework assignments will, in the future, necessitate enhanced teaching of mathematical manipulation techniques since they involve more complex computations than the students seemed prepared for this semester. The coding project has been a success with the only problems resulting from a significant increase in completion time for the students over previous semester’s coding assignments. Continued work on further enhancement of the upgrades introduced this semester ought to produce noticeable progress in the students interest and abilities in finite elements.
Demonstrating Use of Natural Language Processing to Compare College of Engineering Mission Statements

Sreyoshi Bhaduri is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education. She is a proponent for use of technology in the classroom as well as education research. Sreyoshi is a Mechanical Engineer by training, who likes programming to ”make life easier and efficient”. For her doctoral dissertation, she is exploring ways in which machine learning algorithms can be used by instructors in engineering classrooms.
Analysis of the functional roles of mammary serum amyloid A3 protein

La Serum Amiloide A3 (M? SAA3) mamaria es una proteina de fase aguda expressada principalment a la glandula mamaria. Els nivells d’expressio de la M? SAA3 varia en diferents situacions fisiologiques, el que suggereix un rol important a nivell funcional. Per tal d’analitzar les propietats de la proteina, es van dur a terme quatre estudis. En el primer, la M? SAA3 va ser expressada de forma recombinant en un sistema bacteria. Aquest pas es important ja que ens proporciona una font de proteina, en casos en que la purificacio de fonts naturals representa clarament un coll d’ampolla. Es va obtenir la sequ? encia de dues isoformes, pero nomes una va ser expressada recombinantment. La principal diferencia entre les dues formes era una delecio en la regio del motiu SNARE, el que suggeria que aquest motiu pot estar implicat en una activitat antibacteriana directe. A mes, en el primer estudi es va analitzar la primera funcionalitat. La M? SAA3 activava la fagocitosi mediada per macrofags, incrementant el nombre de macrofags actiu i la seva capacitat fagocitica. En el segon estudi es va analitzar l’efecte protector a nivell gastrointestinal. La M? SAA3 clarament reduia la translocacio de bacteris enteropatogens en cel? lules CaCo? 2, una linia d’epiteli intestinal comercial. La M? SAA3 tambe afectava la expressio de MUC3 i IL? 8, incrementant els seus nivells, el que connecta de forma directa la proteina amb la resposta immune innata. En el tercer estudi, es va desenvolupar un model intestinal en bovi a partir de cultius ex vivo de Plaques de Peyer. Aquests cultius ex vivo ofereixen un ambient unic on coexisteixen diferents tipus cel? lulars i una aproximacio mes realista a la situacio in vivo. En aquest context la infeccio tambe va ser disminuida i la M? SAA3 incrementava els nivells de IL? 8 i INF? Per contra, les mucines no es van veure afectades, i la proteccio va ser assolida per sobre? expressio de Occludina i Claudina? 2, proteines que formen les tight junctions, encarregades de segellar la barrera epitelial. A mes, es va demostrar que la M? SAA3 activa cel? lules dendritiques, incrementant l’expressio de citoquines i marcadors de maduracio, migracio i presentacio d’antigen. En el quart i ultim estudi, es va avaluar la possible aplicabilitat a nivell de la industria lletera. La M? SAA3 va ser infosa intra? mamariament durant el secat, un periode on es deixa de munyir les vaques per tal d’afavorir la regeneracio cel? lular i augmentar la seva productivitat. La M? SAA3 va incrementar parametres relacionats amb una activacio de l’involucio tals com les metaloproteinases. Els nivells de proteina i greix tambe eren augmentats i es va observar un augment numeric del recompte de cel? lules somatiques. Tambe es va observar que la proteina incrementava l’expressio de IL? 8 i TNF? en cultius primaris de glandula mamaria, i tambe inhibia la infeccio bacteriana. Finalment, les cel? lules dendritiques tambe eren activades en absencia d’infeccio
Deep convolutional neural networks for the automated segmentation of malignant pleural mesothelioma on computed tomography scans

Abstract. Tumor volume has been a topic of interest in the staging, prognostic evaluation, and treatment response assessment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) were trained separately for the left and right hemithoraces on the task of differentiating between pleural thickening and normal thoracic tissue on computed tomography (CT) scans. A total of 4259 and 6192 axial sections containing segmented tumor were used to train the left-hemithorax CNN and the right-hemithorax CNN, respectively. Two distinct test sets of 131 sections from the CT scans of 43 patients were used to evaluate segmentation performance by calculating the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) between deep CNN-generated tumor segmentations and reference tumor segmentations provided by a total of eight observers. Median DSC values ranged from 0.662 to 0.800 over the two test sets when comparing deep CNN-generated segmentations with observer reference segmentations. The deep CNN-based method achieved significantly higher DSC values for all three observers on the test set that allowed direct comparisons with a previously published automated segmentation method of MPM tumor on CT scans (p < 0.0005). A deep CNN was implemented for the automated segmentation of MPM tumor on CT scans, showing superior performance to a previously published method.
RESEARCH ON THE LOCOMOTION MECHANISM OF THE SNAKE-LIKE ROBOT

This paper presents a snake like robot. The structure of the snake like robot is discussed. The locomotion mechanism and the geometry analysis of the snake like robot are analyzed carefully. The control algorithm based on the locomotion mechanism and the geometry analysis is also deduced. The snake like robot can move forward and backward controlled by the algorithm. The snake like robot can reveal the locomotion of the real snake in some degree.
753PQuality of life (QoL) of patients (pts) with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPAC) initiating first-line chemotherapy (CT) in routine practice

startedfirst-lineCTbetween2014and2015in12Spanishcenters.Treatmentandclin-icalcharacteristicswererecordedatCTstart(baseline[BL]). Thepatients’QoL,ECOG,andKarnofskyindex(KI)weremeasuredatBL,atdays15and30,andevery4weeksupto6moofCT.QoLwasmeasuredusingtheEORTCQLQ-C30globalhealthstatusquestionnaire(QLQ). Othervariablesincludedtreatmentresponse,overallsur-vival(OS),andprogression-freesurvival(PFS). Results: Thestudysampleincluded117ptswithamedianageof65years(range37-84). Metastasesweremostlyhepatic(75%). AtBL,medianweightloss(last3mo)was9.2%,ECOGwas0-1and2in82%and18%ofpts,respectively,andKIwas70-80and90-100in48%and52%ofpts,respectively.Mainfirst-lineCTwasgemcitabineinmonotherapy(19%)orcombinedwithnab-paclitaxel(65%). Overall,medianOSandPFSwere9.0mo(95%CI6.4-10.6)and6.0mo(4.6-7.8),respectively;3%and28%ofptsachievedacompleteandpartialresponse,respectively,withstablediseasein39%ofpts.Duringthefollow-up,64%ofptsimprovedtheirQoL;theKIshowednosignificantchanges.Of19ptswithBLECOG2,between67%and100%hadimprovedtheirQLQscoreatvisitsatthe1
Bias correction of climate models for hydrological modelling – are simple methods still useful?

The spatial climatic characteristics of the Himalayas are complex and a challenge for regional climate models (RCMs). There is no doubt that some form of correction before any application of RCM simulations is a must. In recent years, simple bias correction techniques have been overshadowed by more popular and complex bias correction techniques. In this study an attempt is made to compare the performance of a simple and of a comparatively complex correction technique for hydrological analysis at a monthly resolution in the Kaligandaki River Basin of Nepal. The research workflow consists of bias correction of temperature and precipitation using a simple technique (linear scaling) and a comparatively complex one (quantile mapping). The performance at monthly resolution is evaluated against observed meteorological data while a combined evaluation is made via hydrological model response analysis. The wetter and colder RCM estimates were significantly improved after bias correction. The hydrological modelling response also shows the importance of the bias correction of the RCMs. However, no significant difference was observed between the outputs of linear scaling and quantile mapping which exhibited almost identical performances. Hence, this study has a novel conclusion that a simple method, such as linear scaling, is sufficient for hydrological analysis at monthly resolution.
Customer Relationship Management: An Analysis Framework and Implementation Strategies

Customer relationship management is a buzzword around businesses. “CRM comprises a set of processes and enabling systems supporting a business strategy to build long term, profitable relationships with specific customers. ” There are a few components of CRM implementation, most importantly, the IT component. While revolutionary in many respects, CRM is also a natural and predictable extension of how marketing and sales have evolved over the years and, in many ways, are coming full circle. The Customer Relationship Management Cycle consists of an evaluation phase, a planning phase, an implementation phase, and a review phase. Several intrinsic business reasons are driving a great number of companies going onto the CRM highway. Companies can overlay their own data to better understand customer attributes and get better results. The most substantial impacts from CRM transitions fall into the category of information support. Customer information and the associated technology tools are the foundation upon which any successful CRM strategy is built. CRM is theoretically sound; however, in practice the implementation of CRM has some pitfalls. The critical success factors in implementing CRM are theoretically analyzed. Achieving a successful CRM environment needs not only the critical success factors analyzed but also some practical aspects, especially the cooperation of the IT and other functionalities within the enterprise.
Bootstrap method versus analytical approach for estimating uncertainty of measures in ROC analysis on large datasets

The nonparametric two-sample bootstrap is employed to estimate uncertainties of measures in ROC analysis on large datasets with/without data dependency due to multiple use of the same subjects in many disciplines, based on our studies of bootstrap variability. On the other hand, it would seem that the analytical approach might be used for the same purpose. The differences between these two methods are noteworthy. The bootstrap method can intrinsically take account of how genuine scores and impostor scores are distributed, deal with data dependency, and solve the issue of the covariance occurred while the statistic is a weighted sum of two probabilities derived from two sets of data, respectively, in ROC analysis. The analytical approach cannot. The analytical approach generally underestimates the uncertainties of measures as opposed to the bootstrap method. The comparison was carried out using the real data obtained from the speaker recognition evaluations and the biometric evaluations, as well as the simulated data with normal distributions and nonparametric distributions, respectively.
Delivery Mode and Pelvic Floor Disfunction

Introduction: Pelvic floor disorders compromise quality of life for a lot of women of all ages. The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) is thought to range from 17 to 45% among adult women. The etiology is thought to be multifactorial. Traumatic damage to fascial and muscular support structures during childbirth may be, an important contributor to the development of UI and prolapse of pelvic organ (POP). The aim of this study is to consider the association between delivery mode and pelvic floor disorders (POP and UI) Materials and methods: A review of the literature was undertaken using the Medline and Popline CD Rom considering articles published from 1996 to 2011; additional sources were identified from references cited in relevant research articles. We studied articles concerning stress urinary incontinence, pregnancy, childbirth, pelvic prolapse were considered. Conclusion: Literature research confirms that anatomic and functional damages are linked with obstetric factors. Pregnancy may cause urinary incontinence and prolapse. However vaginal delivery is associated with a significant higher risk of urinary incontinence and pelvic defects. Caesarean section may protect from perineal risk of delivery but not from the damage due to the pregnancy itself. During pregnancy UI ranges from 31 to 39%, in post-partum ranges from 24,5 to 29% and from 5 to 8% after vaginal and caesarean respectively. Pelvic floor disorders ranges from 21 to 36% after instrumental operative delivery and from 9 to 21% in vaginal spontaneous delivery. Forceps is found out the most dangerous instrument for pelvic floor, followed by vacuum and vaginal delivery with tears. The consequences of a traumatic delivery affect quality of life and increasing late damages have to be considered.
Chemotherapy of Advanced Gastric Cancer

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research is an Open-Access Journal. All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. REVIEW ISSN 1738-3331, http://dx.doi. org/10.7704/kjhugr.2013. 13.3. 142 The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2013;13(3):142-146
Angioinvasive Lymphomatoid Papulosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is part of the spectrum of primary cutaneous CD30 lymphoproliferative disorders. The disease manifests with self-healing papulonodular skin lesions and exhibits a broad range of histological features. Five different histological LyP types, referred to as types A to E, have been delineated. The angioinvasive type E is characterized by angiocentric and angiodestructive tumoral infiltrates of medium sized to large CD30 atypical lymphocytes with nuclear pleomorphism. In the majority of the cases, the tumor cells express CD8. Because of its histological features and the immunophenotypic findings, this variant of LyP is particularly prone to be misinterpreted as an aggressive lymphoma. This review addresses the clinicopathologic features and differential diagnosis of LyP type E and emphasizes the role of clinicopathologic correlation in the diagnostic workup.
Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Translation, and Validation of the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score for Extremity Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Patients in Netherlands

Purpose The aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS) to Dutch and to validate the translated version. Methods The TESS lower and upper extremity versions (LE and UE) were translated to Dutch according to international guidelines. The translated version was validated in 98 patients with surgically treated bone or soft tissue tumors of the LE or UE. To assess test-retest reliability, participants were asked to fill in a second questionnaire after one week. Construct validity was determined by computing Spearman rank correlations with the Short Form- (SF-) 36. Results The internal consistency (0.957 and 0.938 for LE and UE, resp.) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients 0.963 and 0.969 for LE and UE, resp.) were good for both questionnaires. The Dutch LE and UE TESS versions correlated most strongly with the SF-36 physical function dimension (r = 0.737 for LE, 0.726 for UE) and the physical component summary score (r = 0.811 and 0.797 for LE and UE). Interpretation The Dutch TESS questionnaire for lower and upper extremities is a consistent, reliable, and valid instrument to measure patient-reported physical function in surgically treated patients with a soft tissue or bone tumor.
FACTORIZATION OF SIMULATIONS

A simulation is collection of agents that, according to some schedule, are making decisions based on information about other agents in that collection. In this paper we present a class of dynamical systems called Sequential Dynamical Systems (SDS) that was developed to capture these key features of computer simulations. Here, as an example of the use of SDS, we demonstrate how one can obtain information about a simulation by a factorization into smaller simulations.
USE OF WALLIS IN LOW BACK PAIN DUE TO DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE - CARDIFF EXPERIENCE

Our study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Wallis implant in management of discogenic back pain. We have prospectively studied thirty patients between 2006 and 2007. Average age of patients was 40.8 years. Average follow-up period 20.6 months (9-28). Main inclusion criteria includes failure of conservative management of low back pain due to degenerative disc disease, preservation of 50% of the disc height and positive discographic features. In majority of the patients the implant was put in at the level of L4-L5. Pre-op and post op SF36 and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores were assessed during clinic follow-up and by telephonic interview. Mean SF36 score improved from thirty-seven (8.3 – 54.3) to 51.4. Mean ODI improved from forty-three (20-60) to 26.5(2-60) (p = 0.026). Complications including superficial infection occurred in one patient, deep infection in one patient, erosion of spinous process in one and displacement of the implant in one case. Three (10%) patients had revision surgery due to various reasons. Wallis interspinous dynamic stabilization system could be used as a soft stabilisation device avoiding fusion and short-term results are promising. In selected group of discogenic low back pain patients it is a useful interim procedure. Long-term follow-up of our series is ongoing.
Geriatrics and the law : understanding patient rights and professional responsibilities

The updated Third Edition of "Geriatrics and the Law" by the leading scholar in law and old age belongs on the desk of every hospital and long-term care administrator, Director of Nursing, and Medical Director. It is the most comprehensive volume available on the topic. The book provides clearly written legal and ethical principles and their implications and applications. "--Elias S. Cohen, JD, Executive Director, Community Services Systems, Inc. Significant changes in the law are affecting patients' rights and professionals' responsibilities in providing clinical services to the elderly. This edition of Kapp's successful text continues to inform and sensitize health care professionals about the legal issues, and offers practical advice and guidance to practitioners in a variety of disciplines. The text has been thoroughly updated and, where appropriate, expanded. Topics woven into each chapter include: implications of the relevant statutes, regulations, judicial opinions, private guidelines, and discussion of new laws. This practical book is a valuable and useful resource for practitioners, health care students, and educators. It contains extensive references and a helpful Appendix of Resources.