Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Quantitative Assessment of the Time to End Bainitic Transformation

Low temperature bainite consists of an intimate mixture of bainitic ferrite and retained austenite, usually obtained by isothermal treatments at temperatures close to the martensite start temperature and below the bainite start temperature. There is widespread belief regarding the extremely long heat treatments necessary to achieve such a microstructure, but still there are no unified and objective criteria to determine the end of the bainitic transformation that allow for meaningful results and its comparison. A very common way to track such a transformation is by means of a high-resolution dilatometer. The relative change in length associated with the bainitic transformation has a very characteristic sigmoidal shape, with low transformation rates at the beginning and at end of the transformation but rapid in between. The determination of the end of transformation is normally subjected to the ability and experience of the “operator” and is therefore subjective. What is more, in the case of very long heat treatments, like those needed for low temperature bainite (from hours to days), differences in the criteria used to determine the end of transformation might lead to differences that might not be assumable from an industrial point of view. This work reviews some of the most common procedures and attempts to establish a general criterion to determine the end of bainitic transformation, based on the differential change in length (transformation rate) derived from a single experiment. The proposed method has been validated by means of the complementary use of hardness measurements, X-ray diffraction and in situ high energy X-ray diffraction.
Assessment of changing graduate attributes and competencies in the marketing communication profession

With the advent of new technologies and greater accesses to information by consumers, the marketing communication environment is experiencing an unprecedented „velocity of change‟. Acknowledging this and the need to ensure that our academic programs meet the vocational needs of the industries we serve, every five years the advertising course at Charles Sturt University undergoes rigorous review to ensure the relevance of course objectives, as well as the currency of strategies and content. Whilst much has been written in the literature concerning vocational teaching practices, and to a lesser extent graduate attributes (Waller et al, 2003; Kerr & Proud, 2005), there appears minimal documentation that specifically identifies what educational skills will be required by both the direct employer advertising agencies and the client organisations that employ these agencies. This paper firstly sets out to review the state of marketing communications education – are teaching and learning strategies in line with evolving industry requirements – then to identify specific strategies and content for a contemporary advertising program that is both practitioner focused and pedagogically sound, one that is in line with the demands of both the Australian and international marketing communications industry.
A study of the prevalence of blood-borne viral diseases in injecting drug users receiving methadone maintenance in the National Drug Treatment Centre at Trinity Court in Dublin.

Injecting drug users are known to be at greater risk of becoming infected with the blood-borne viruses because of the risk-taking behaviours they engage in. This study was undertaken to document the prevalence of the blood borne viral infections in the population of injecting drug users attending the national Drug Treatment Centre at Trinity Court in Dublin for methadone maintenance treatment and to look at the risk factors involved.
Technical Challenges in Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Industries in Nigeria: A Review of the Roles of Membrane Technology

Pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries are being confronted with new and increasingly complex technical challenges, such as emulsion stability, metals impurity, air bubbles, hydration, and thickening. These technical challenges often result in the high cost of production, and waste of time, energy and raw materials. Over the years, a variety of research efforts has been made to address these challenges. Membrane technology is one of the promising approaches to solve these challenges. Membrane separation technology is a rapidly growing technology with much better flexibility, energy efficiency, and space economic than the traditional equipment currently used in these industries. This paper, therefore, looks into the possible applications of membrane technology in the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries. Specifically, issues of emulsions stability, the problem of thickening and hydration, and metals impurities are discussed. Then, the possible applications of the membrane in addressing these issues are presented.
Estimating HIV prevalence in the general female population in the UK using data from pregnant women

Globally HIV is increasing rapidly amongst women and an appreciation of the total burden of infection amongst this population group is essential for planning purposes. In GB women having live births are taken to be representative of all women. Monitoring is undertaken using samples from neonates as maternal antibodies to HIV cross the placenta prior birth. However, results may be biased as pregnant women could differ from all women in terms of HTV prevalence and those with HIV could have differential fertility than uninfected women. In this thesis, ways to improve the extrapolation of neonatal seroprevalence to all women are investigated. The application of pregnant women data to all women assumes no differential fertility between persons at varying risk of HTV infection. However, analyses showed African women have both higher HTV and fertility rates than other women. In addition, results from a literature review suggested that HIV infected women may have reduced live birth rates after diagnosis, although it was unclear whether recent advances in the therapeutic and mother to child prophylactic management for HTV infected women have affected women's desire for children. A cross-sectional questionnaire study carried out to address these questions showed a third of HTV positive women did not want children after they received their HTV diagnosis. Of this group, approximately half changed their desire for children due to improvements in HIV management. Additional analyses confirmed recent changes in childbearing patterns amongst HIV positive women were likely to have taken place and that the factor most strongly associated with desire for children was reproductive history. A model developed using results described above estimated 16,000 women were living with HIV in GB in 2002. This was more than previously estimated using a 'direct' approach, reflecting an improved methodology accounting for differences in fertility and HIV risk between pregnant and non-pregnant women.
Does the design of CEO equity-based compensation contracts mitigate agency costs? Evidence from the U.K.

Using a sample of 185 U.K. firms over the time-period 2013 to 2017, we investigate if the degree of granted CEO equity-based compensation is positively associated with audit fees. Further, we investigate whether the design of CEO equity-based compensation contracts is associated with variations in audit fees. We find audit fees to significantly increase when higher degrees of equity-based compensation are granted for CEOs, consistent with the notion that auditors perceive highly incentivised CEOs as more prone to act opportunistically. Further, our findings suggest that the design of CEO equity-based compensation contracts is associated with variations in audit fees, where firms with market-based performance targets present higher audit fees, as compared to accountingor combination-based targets. Conversely, firms applying accounting-based targets present lower audit fees. Our findings highlight the importance of an adequate design of CEO equity-based compensation contracts, to mitigate agency costs to the greatest extent.
Improving the risk assessment of inherited breast and ovarian cancer : clinical significance of BRCA1/2 variants and risk modifiers

Genetic screening of the BRCA1/2 genes is performed to members of families with early onset breast and/or ovarian cancer. Identification of the BRCA1/2-mutation carriers (at risk of early onset of breast and/or ovarian cancer and others in the case of male carriers) and non-carriers (which have the same risk as the general population) allows providing adequate clinical options to these individuals regarding cancer risk prevention and, eventually, prevention of transmission of the disease-causing variants to their offspring. However, accurate risk assessment is hampered by the difficulty to predict whether a woman will develop breast or ovarian cancer and the high number of variants of uncertain clinical significance identified during genetic screening, as it is not possible to determine if these are disease causing. This thesis compiles several studies that describe successful approaches for a more accurate cancer risk assessment of individuals from breast and/or ovarian cancer families.
A natural-resource-based approach to closed-loop supply chain management : competitive environmental sustainability in the fashion sector

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to conceptualise a natural-resource-based approach to closed-loop supply chain management, proposing a pollution prevention loop, a product stewardship loop and a clean technologies loop. This is intended to respond to calls for competitive environmental sustainable operations in fashion. Design/Methodology/Approach: Conceptualisation is based on interrogation of literature. Qualitative content analysis supports identification of existing parallels between the natural-resource-based view and closed-loop supply chain management in literature. Research Implications: This study bridges the gap between competitiveness and sustainability in closed-loop fashion, adds distinction and competitiveness to closed-loop supply chain management and advocates the application of NRBV resources in sustainable supply chain management. Practical Implications: In presenting a natural-resource-based approach to closed-loop operations this study responds to the need for enhanced competitiveness and sustainability in fashion. Originality: This paper forms the base of, and proposes a methodology for, a future empirical study of pollution prevention, product stewardship and clean technologies loops in fashion, and the impact on competitive environmental sustainability.
INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ON EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION AND COMMITMENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE IN KENYA

This study assessed the influence of organizational structure on employee job satisfaction and commitment in the civil service in Kenya. Three components of organizational structure were examined, namely; centralization, formalization and span of control. The study used a cross-sectional survey design. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from a target population of one hundred and sixty employees in senior, technical and middle level management. The results of the study indicated that organizational structure significantly influenced employee job satisfaction and commitment in the civil service in Kenya. This study validated findings from previous studies that established a significant link between organizational structure and employee job satisfaction and commitment. The study recommended that top policy makers in the civil service should review and implement the current organizational structure designs to enhance employee job satisfaction and commitment for improved service delivery. Key words: Organizational Structure, Job Satisfaction, Employee Commitment, Civil Service in Kenya CITATION: Woyengo, P M. N. , Nzulwa, J., Odhiambo, R. (2019). Influence of organizational structure on employee job satisfaction and commitment in the civil service in Kenya . The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (3), 616 – 620.
Interventional Pain Management : Image-Guided Procedures

Correspondence to: Gul K. Talu, M.D., Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Algology, Monoblok, Capa, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey Tel: (+90 212) 531 31 47 Fax: (+90 212) 631 05 41 e-mail: gktalu@yahoo.com Interventional pain management image-guided procedures isimli kitap, P.Prithvi Raj’›n bafl editorlu¤unde Algoloji alan›nda bircok eseri olan de¤erli bilim adamlar› taraf›ndan haz›rlanm›fl Saunders Elsevier yay›nevi taraf›ndan 2008 y›l›nda bas›lm›flt›r.
The Analysis and Cognition of Melodic Complexity: The Implication-Realization Model

In this work, Eugene Narmour continues to develop the unique theories of musical perception and cognition first set forth in The Analysis and Cognition of Basic Melodic Structures. The two books together constitute the first comprehensive theory of melody founded on psychological research. Narmour explains the cognitive operations by which listeners assimilate and ultimately encode complex melodic structures, and goes on to show how sixteen melodic archetypes can combine to form some 200 complex structures that, in turn, can chain together in a theoretically infinite number of ways. Of particular importance to music theorists and music historians is Narmour's argument that melodic analysis and formal analysis, though often treated separately, are in fact indissolubly linked. Illustrated with over 250 musical examples, The Analysis and Cognition of Melodic Complexity will also appeal to ethnomusicologists, psychologists, and cognitive scientists.
Who Is Successful in Foreign Exchange Margin Trading? New Survey Evidence from Japan

We use a 2018 survey of FX margin traders in Japan to investigate which key factors influence their trading performance: socio-demographic and economic situation, investment strategy and trading behaviour, and/or financial literacy. We study this question using general-to-specific modelling and impulse-indicator saturation. First, the data show that variables from all three groups are significant predictors of traders’ performance. Second, we find that older traders and those without a specific trading strategy demonstrate lower performance. Performance is higher for those who trade greater amounts, rely more on fundamental analysis, and report having profitable FX trade skills. Third, respondents’ subjectively stated claim of having FX trade skills is based on a more advanced understanding of FX trading and a reliance on professional advice. Neither objective financial knowledge nor over/underconfidence play a noteworthy role in the performance of margin traders.
Rożnorodność manifestacji klinicznych zakażeń Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Obserwacje kliniczne

Zakażenie Mycoplasma pneumoniae stanowi złożony problem kliniczny. Jego najczęstszą manifestacją jest tzw. aty‐ powe zapalenie płuc, charakteryzujące się łagodnym przebiegiem, umiarkowanie podwyższoną temperaturą ciała oraz obecnością niewielkich zmian osłuchowych nad polami płucnymi. Nasilenie objawów zależne jest od wieku pacjenta. U starszych dzieci choroba może przebiegać pod postacią śródmiąższowego lub płatowego zapalenia płuc, czasem z zapaleniem opłucnej, a stany gorączkowe mogą osiągać wyższe wartości. Wspólnym i najbardziej charakterystycznym objawem zakażenia jest suchy, męczący kaszel, utrzymujący się od 4 do 6 tygodni. Poza ukła‐ dem oddechowym zakażenie M. pneumoniae może manifestować się objawami z niemal każdego narządu ludzkiego organizmu. Obserwuje się powikłania neurologiczne, sercowo‐naczyniowe, ze strony przewodu pokarmowego, kostno‐stawowe i skórne. Mnogość manifestacji klinicznych wynika z faktu, że obok bezpośredniego uszkadzania komórek nabłonkowych bakteria ma zdolność do stymulowania procesów autoimmunologicznych i prozakrzepowych. Diagnostyka zakażenia opiera się głównie na metodach serologicznych. W leczeniu stosuje się makrolidy, a czas trwania terapii wynosi minimum 2 tygodnie. W artykule przedstawiliśmy dwa przypadki zakażenia M. pneumoniae, znacznie różniące się przebiegiem klinicznym. U pierwszego pacjenta główną manifestacją zakażenia było zapale‐ nie płuc, które długo przebiegało z wysoką gorączką, zapaleniem opłucnej oraz obecnością licznych zmian osłu‐ chowych nad polami płucnymi. Dodatkowo występowały objawy ze strony przewodu pokarmowego pod postacią wymiotów i intensywnych bólów brzucha. Z kolei u drugiego pacjenta w przebiegu świeżego zakażenia M. pneumoniae i w obecności innych czynników ryzyka doszło do rozwoju masywnej zakrzepicy żył głębokich.
Motivations of Using Social Media Through Smartphones Among University Students in the United Arab Emirates

The aim of the study was to investigate gratifications of using social media among university students in the United Arab Emirates. Adopting the uses and gratification approach, the study investigates how the students utilize social media to gratify their personal, social, psychological, and educational needs. The study uses a questionnaire to collect data from a sample of 420 students from two universities in the UAE: University of Sharjah and Zayed University. In each university, two colleges were selected to represent art colleges and sciences colleges. The findings of the study show that 69.3% of the students are accessing social media more than five hours daily. 79.0% of the students access the social media through their smartphones. The main social media accessed are WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. The main reasons of using social media are seeking information, communicating with friends, consuming time, and following up public affairs.
Surgically Treated Posterior Acetabular Fractures Via Iselin’s Modified Approach with A Short-Term Follow-Up

Objective: The main purpose of the surgical treatment of posterior acetabular fracture is to achieve anatomical reduction to attain a functional and stable hip joint without pain. Although Kocher-Langenbeck (K-L) approach is the most commonly used surgical exposure, various modified approaches have been described in the literature. The aim of this study to determine the early surgical results of the acetabulum posterior fractures surgery via Iselin's modified K-L approach. Methods: We reviewed the hospital records of patients who were operated for acetabulum posterior wall fractures via Iselin's modified approach between 2016 and 2018. All patients had detailed radiological, clinical evaluation and fractures were classified by AO/ASIF classification. All patients had radiological and clinical evaluation at the end of the postoperative 1 st year. Results: There were 16 men and 4 women with an average age of 42.8±18.0 (range 18-77) years. The average follow-up was 14.8±6.1 (range 6-28) months. The right hip was involved in 12 (60%) patients and the left in 8 (40%) patients. The average operative time was 78.6±16.7 (range, 54–115) minutes. Average blood loss during the operation was 179.22±51.9 (range, 100–260) ml. The postoperative reduction was graded as anatomic (0–1 mm of displacement) for 17 hips and imperfect (2–3 mm of displacement) for 3 patients. No patient had a deep infection, implant loosening, recurrent dislocation, deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE) or revision fixation . Conclusion: The modified approach of Iselin is a successful approach with its ease in the surgery of displaced fractures that extending proximally and early radiological and functional results.
Overspending or saving in property, do different measures of saving matter in Australia?

Given the relatively low official saving rate, rapid rise in housing price and high ownership of property in Australia in last decade, the question naturally arises whether increases in house prices over the last decade ramped up property investment and hence crowded out traditional household saving. If yes, then the over-spending which traditional measures of savings suggest might be less of an issue since Australians might have saved in their property. In this paper, we attempt to answer these questions using HILDA panel data and aggregate macroeconomic data.
The development of design guidelines for educational programming environments

2 Acknowledgements . Error! Bookmark not defined. Chapter One: Introduction . 9 1.1 Background of Research Problem . 9 1.2 Thesis Statement and Objectives . 9 1.3 Motivation and Contribution . 10 1.4 Thesis structure . 11 Chapter Two: Literature Review. 13 2.1 Chapter Overview . 13 2.2 Problem Description . 13 2.3 Predominant Programming Problems . 13 2.3.1. Teaching Method . 15 2.3.2. Learning Styles and Preferences in Students . 18 2.3.3. Choice of first programming language taught . 21 2.4 Summary . 23 Chapter Three: Design Principles of Programming Environments . 24 3.1 Chapter Overview . 24 3.2 Classification of Programming Environments for Novice Programmers . 24 3.3 Examples Programming Environments for Novices . 27 3.3.1 Alice . 27 3.3.2 BlueJ . 28 3.3.3 Jeliot3 . 29 3.3.4 Robolab . 30 3.3.5 RAPTOR . 31 3.4 Evaluation of Programming Environments for Novices . 31 3.4.1 Functional Features Evaluation . 31 3.4.2 Educational Impact Evaluation . 32 3.5 Programming Environments Use: Teachers and Students . 22 3.6 Guiding Principles for Educational Programming Environments. 34 3.7 Summary . 47 Chapter Four: Python Interactive Learning Tool: Architecture, Features and Demo . 34 4.1 Chapter Overview . 34 4.2 System Architecture . 36 NB: this page omitted from bound and electronic versions
Experimental Meningitis in Guinea Pigs.

Brain. -Marked pericellular edema and cell hydrops in cortex, tigrolysis In stem ganglia, empyema of lateral ventricles with softening, hemorrhages, small abscesses and purulent infiltration of adjacent brain tissue, pus in third and fourth ventricles, purulent meningeal infiltration especially on base and in major fissures.
Synchronized and Propagating States of Human Auditory Processing

Human brain dynamics combine external drivers (e.g. sensory information) and internal drivers (e.g. expectations and memories). How do the patterns of inter-regional coupling change when the balance of external and internal information is altered? To investigate this question, we analyzed intracranial (ECoG) recordings from human listeners exposed to an auditory narrative. We measured the latencies of coupling across consecutive stages of cortical auditory processing and we investigated if and how the latencies varied as a function of stimulus drive. We found that the latencies along the auditory pathway vary between no delay (“synchronized state”) and a small, nonzero delay (~20 ms, “propagating state”) depending on the external stimulation. The long-latency propagating state was most often observed in the absence of external information, during the silent boundaries between sentences. Moreover, propagating states were associated with transient increases in alpha-band (8-12 Hz) oscillatory processes. Both synchronized and propagating states were reproduced in a coupled oscillator model by altering the strength of the external drive. The data and model suggest that cortical networks transition between i) synchronized dynamics driven by an external stimulus, and ii) long-latency propagating dynamics in the absence of an external stimulus.
Prophylactic Dosing of Myofascial Release in a Human Fibroblast Model of Wound Closure

Human fibroblast (HF) were seeded at a concentration of 1x105 cells per well onto Bioflex plates arranged in 6-well format with flexible collagen coated elastomeric well bottom. Once the cultures reached 70-80% confluence, growth media (DMEM supplemented with 2% FBS) was replaced with a reduced serum (0.2% FBS) medium to induce quiescence. After twenty-four hours a modeled scratch wound was induced via a sterile 1000 ul pipet tip. The result was a “wound” strike of approximately 2 mm by 25 mm or a 50 mm2 area completely devoid of cells. Debris and medium was removed with a sterile phosphate buffer saline wash. Fresh growth medium was reintroduced to each well and the plates were imaged as a time point of 0 hours and then subjected to one of the four strain paradigms (Fig 1, 2A, 2B). They groups were then reimaged at 24, 36, and 48 hours.