Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The prevalence of low back pain among Iranian hospital nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is common among nurses. Yet, studies reported contradictory results about its prevalence. Objectives: The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the prevalence of LBP among Iranian hospital nurses. Methods: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis. Online databases such as Scientific Information Database, MEDLINE (PubMed), Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar were searched for studies on Iranian hospital nurses' LBP published in 2000–2017. A meta-analysis was performed using the random effects model via the Comprehensive Meta-analysis software. The heterogeneity of the studies was assessed using the Cochran's Q test and I2 statistic. Results: In total, 17 studies were included. The overall prevalence of LBP among Iranian hospital nurses was 64.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 59.6%–69.7%). The lowest and the highest LBP prevalence rates were, respectively, 46.2% (95% CI: 43.5%–49%), among nurses in Tehran and 89.1% (95% CI: 82.2%–93.6%) among nurses in Isfahan. Meta-regression analysis revealed that increase in the sample size and the publication year of the reviewed studies were associated, respectively, with statistically significant decrease and increase in the prevalence of LBP (P < 0.05). Conclusion: With an overall prevalence of 64.8%, LBP is highly prevalent among Iranian hospital nurses. Health policymakers and hospital managers need to provide nurses with necessary educations about LBP prevention and management and make necessary modifications to their workplace in order to create an ergonomically appropriate environment for their practice.
Wharton’s jelly derived allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells for treatment of type 1 diabetes: Study protocol for a double-blinded, randomized, parallel, placebo-controlled trial

Background and objectives: The Wharton’s jelly of the umbilical cord tissue contains a high density of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). Wharton’s jelly derived mesenchymal stromal cells have immunosuppressive potential that can be utilized for treatment of autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes (T1D). The objectives of this study are to assess the safety and efficacy of allogeneic Wharton’s Jelly derived MSCs (WJMSCs) in the treatment of T1D from the viewpoints of changes in beta-cell function, metabolic control, and diabetes treatment satisfaction during one year study period. Design: A two stage design. An open, non-randomized, dose-escalation scheme will be used in the first stage of the study, and a randomized, double-blinded, parallel, placebo-controlled scheme in the second stage of the study. Methods: The study population will consist of adult patients with T1D for Outcome measures: The primary outcome measure of this study will be safety. The secondary outcome measure will be efficacy of treatment, i.e., preservation of endogenous insulin production. This will be evaluated as delta change in C-peptide concentration in response to a mixed meal tolerance test, compared with before treatment. Discussion: By combining the first part (dose-escalation scheme) with the second part (double-blinded, parallel, placebo-controlled scheme), this study will provide both safety and efficacy data for the use of WJMSCs in the treatment of T1D. Obtained findings will guide on how to pursue this concept and indicate what dose of cells will be optimal for future trials. Ethics and dissemination: This study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee Stockholm (approval number: 2017/1533-31/2) and the Swedish Medicinal Product Agency (EudraCT number: 2017-002766-50), and will be performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Dissemination plans include presentations at scientific conferences and scientific publications. Patient recruitment was initiated in January 2018, and the first stage of the trial, the dose escalation, is expected to be completed for 1-month follow-up safety data, in the fourth quarter of 2018. Primary outcome measure will be estimated in 2020. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03406585.
De l'approche patrimoniale a la gestion durable des forets: l'entree "biodiversite" comme nouveau canon d'apprehension du reel

Conformément aux grands principes développés lors de la Conférence sur l’environnement et le développement de Rio en 1992 et déclinés dans la Convention sur la diversité biologique, l’Etat français a engagé depuis 2006 un « Plan d’action forêt » visant à renforcer une gestion forestière durable respectueuse de la biodiversité. Ce programme fait suite à une série de conférences internationales : Conférence ministérielle pour la protection des forêts en Europe à Lisbonne en 1998, Conférence de Vienne en 2003. dont un des objectifs était la mise en place d’indicateurs pour une gestion forestière durable. Les engagements français, réaffirmés lors de la tenue des Assises de la forêt en 2007/2008, visent à proposer un certain nombre de recommandations auprès des propriétaires forestiers pour garantir une gestion durable qui concilie objectifs économiques de production et protection de la biodiversité. Depuis lors se multiplient les rencontres et les journées de formation destinées à tout gestionnaire de ces espaces, qu’ils soient propriétaires, représentants d’organismes de protection et/ou de gestion, associations, usagers. Les thématiques développées se présentent sous une forme très pédagogique, organisées le plus souvent sur le terrain, et rappellent très fortement les programmes « d’éducation à l’environnement » proposés en général à un public plus jeune. Au-delà de l’application des L’intervention des sociologues lors de nos travaux de Foresterranée a permis de mettre en évidence la transformation du regard social sur les choses de la nature et particulièrement sur la biodiversité. De tout temps les propriétaires forestiers se sont souciés de leur patrimoine, gérant leur forêt dans la perspective de sa durabilité. Mais aujourd’hui, la justification de la durabilité tient à de nouvelles valeurs : fragilité, vulnérabilité, diversité et responsabilité. On rejoint l’affectif et l’émotionnel, rationnalisé par un nouveau discours scientifique qui conduit à la divulgation de nouvelles “bonnes pratiques” sylvicoles.
Diastasis Rectus Abdominis and Lumbo-Pelvic Pain and Dysfunction-Are They Related?

ABSTRACTObjective:The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical assumption that the presence of diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) causes lumbo-pelvic pain (LPP) or dysfunction.Study Design:This study was a prospective exploratory analysis of DRA and LPP or dysfunction.Background:Only one other
Use of the Child and Diet Evaluation Tool (CADET) With Mothers of PreschoolagedChildren

Objective: Obtaining a diet history on children is difficult and often inaccurate. This study utilized the Child and Diet Evaluation tool to conduct a 24-diet history on preschoolaged children. Methods: One-hundred and twenty-six mother/child dyads participated in the study. Each mother competed a demographic data sheet and the Child and Diet Evaluation tool. Results: The DADET provided a great deal of descriptive data as to what food choices mothers offered their preschool-aged child during a 24- hour period. None of the mothers in the study offered their child the recommended numbers of servings from each food group during the 24 hour-period. Conclusion: The Child and Diet Evaluation Tool provided a great deal of descriptive data about the food mothers offered their children during a 24-hour period. Mothers found the tool easy to use. The tool lacks the ability to determine the portion sizes.
Scoping Personal Data: Towards a Nuanced Interpretation of the Material Scope of EU Data Protecton Law

The concept of personal data – any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person – is a cornerstone of the European data protecton framework since its very inception. The processing of personal data is a condito sine qua non for the applicability of EU data protecton law. Despite the crucial importance of the notion, the boundaries of the concept are often blurry. Ascertaining whether data is personal frequently depends on each individual processing’s concrete context and characteristics. As a result of the contextual and relative character of the notion of personal data, in cases dealing with indirect identifiability, much is left to the discretion of the interpreter. European doctrine and jurisprudence favour an expansive interpretation of the notion of personal data. In particular, the identifiability threshold is seen as very low; at the same time, the ways in which the information can be said to be relating to a natural person are manifold. The combination between the low identifiability threshold, and of the wide range of ways to satisfy the requirement for a relational link between data and natural person, leads to an extremely wide material scope for EU data protecton legislation. Data protecton is thus becoming, it has been argued, ‘the law of everything’. This paper responds to the growing concerns surrounding the perceived over-inclusiveness of the noton of personal data, suggesting a balanced approach to its interpretation. It starts by defining the concept of personal data in EU data protection, taking into account law, doctrine, and jurisprudence. It then delves into the two most crucial elements of the concept of personal data: identifiability, and the connection that must link information and natural person to make the data personal. The paper concludes by providing a balanced reading of the concept of personal data, pleading for a nuanced approach to its interpretation.
Inter-day test–retest reliability and feasibility of isokinetic, isometric, and isotonic measurements to assess quadriceps endurance in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A multicenter study

The aims were to determine reliability and feasibility of measurements to assess quadriceps endurance in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sixty participants (forced expiratory volume in one second (mean ± standard deviation) 55 ± 18% of predicted, age 67 ± 8 years) were tested in an inter-day, test–retest design. Isokinetic, isometric, and isotonic protocols were performed using a computerized dynamometer. Test–retest relative and absolute reliability was determined via intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), coefficient of variation (CV%), and limits of agreement (LoA%). Isokinetic total work demonstrated very high relative reliability (ICC: [95% confidence interval] = 0.98 [0.94–0.99]) and the best absolute reliability (CV% (LoA%) = 6.5% (18.0%)). Isokinetic fatigue index, isometric, and isotonic measures demonstrated low-to-high relative reliability (ICC = 0.64 [0.46–0.77], 0.88 [0.76–0.94], 0.91 [0.85–0.94]), and measures of absolute reliability (CV% (LoA%)) were 20.3% (56.4%), 14.9% (40.8%), and 15.8% (43.1%). For isokinetic total work and isometric measurements, participants performed better on retest (4.8% and 10.0%, respectively). The feasibility was similar across protocols with an average time consumption of less than 7.5 minutes. In conclusion, isokinetic, isometric, and isotonic measurements of quadriceps endurance were feasible to a similar extent and presented low-to-very high relative reliability. Absolute reliability seems to favor isokinetic total work measurements.
The use of virtual reality for public health education with reference to Syrian refugee camps

Author Summary: In this study we used Virtual Reality (VR) technology to provide an immersive interactive learning experience for undergraduate public health students in the UK and Lebanon. Students carried out a problem-based learning exercise around public health challenges faced by Syrian refugees in Lebanon. In the wider context of a Virtual Student Exchange programme small, mixed nationality groups were connected by Skype, WhatsApp and other technologies to research specific healthcare requirements for refugee camps (e.g. sanitation) and constructed an interview guide for the Lebanese students to use on a visit to a camp at the end of the programme. Lebanese students captured 360-degree videos to allow UK peers to ‘join’ them on their camp visit using VR. Findings from post-hoc video interviews focusing on the use of VR indicated that students felt closer to the subject of their research than before it was used. Participants’ emotions were affected by what they saw in the camps, providing a broader cognitive experience in which sight, sound, and emotions were linked to the camps, deepening learning about the refugees’ conditions. Faculty were able to move beyond the use of simple text-based scenarios, facilitating students’ learning about a real-world situation that they would not have been able to access through other means. This approach has potential for wider use in education, providing virtual access to locations it can be difficult for learners to visit by other means.
A 2.2-V operation, 2.4-GHz single-chip GaAs MMIC transceiver for wireless applications

A 2.2-V operation, single-chip GaAs MMIC transceiver has been successfully developed for 2.4-GHz-band wireless applications such as wireless local area network terminals. The chip is fabricated using a planar self-aligned gate field-effect transistor. To generate sufficient negative voltage for gate-biasing and to enhance switch power handling capability under a 2.2-V supply, a newly designed negative voltage generator with a voltage doubler (NVG-VD) and a switch control logic circuit are integrated on the chip, together with a power amplifier, a transmit/receive switch, and a low-noise amplifier. The NVG-VD is designed to produce both a 3.3-V positive step-up voltage and a -2.1-V negative voltage under 2.2 V in operation voltage. Biased with these outputs, the logic circuit accommodates high power outputs of over 25 dBm with a low operating voltage of 2.2 V in transmit mode, With a 2.45-GHz modulated signal based on IS-95 standards, a 21-dBm output power and a 33% efficiency are obtained at a /spl plusmn/1.25-MHz-offset adjacent channel power rejection of -45 dBc. In receive mode, a low-noise amplifier achieves a 1.8-dB noise figure and an 11-dB gain with a 3.0-mA current. This transceiver enables significant size and weight reductions in 2.4-GHz-band wireless application terminals.
Accountability practices in Islamic charities in Scotland : a critical and postmodern perspective

II DEDICATION . III ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. IV DECLARATION STATEMENT . V LIST OF TABLES . IX LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . XI ARABIC GLOSSARY . XII CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION. 1 1.
Alternatif kanatlı yetiştirme sistemlerinde yetiştirme pratikleri ve refah standartları

Dunya nufusunun hizli bir sekilde artmasinin sonucunda, tarimsal faaliyetlerde birim uretim alanindan maksimum verimliligin saglanmasi en onemli hedeflerden biri olmustur. Ancak ozellikle son yillarda tuketicilerin cevrenin korunmasi, surdurebilir tarim ve saglikli beslenme konusunda gosterdikleri hassasiyet sonucunda gerek bitkisel gerekse hayvansal uretim faaliyetlerinde yeni yaklasimlar gundeme gelmistir. Benzer gelismeler kanatli sektorunde de gerceklesmis olup, uretimde hayvan haklari ve refahinin ihlal edilmesi, insan sagligi acisindan risk olusturabilecek ilac ve kimyasal maddelerin kullanilmasi ve cevreye etkileri gibi kaygilar tuketiciler arasinda giderek yayginlasmistir. Bunun sonucunda, Avrupa Birligi basta olmak uzere dunyanin bircok ulkesinde, etlik pilic yetistiriciligi ile yumurta tavukculugu icin yeni uretim sistemleri gelistirilmistir. Bu noktada, hayvanlarin fizyolojik gereksinimleri ve dogal davranislarinin dikkate alindigi uygun barindirma, bakim, yonetim, besleme, saglik koruma ve tedavi uygulamalari belirlenmistir. Bu makalede, etlik pilic yetistiriciligi ve yumurta tavukculugunda geleneksel yetistirme sistemlerine alternatif olarak gundeme gelen organik ve serbest dolasimli (free range) yetistirme sistemlerinde yetistirme pratikleri ve refah standartlari hakkinda bilgi verilmistir
Changes in the semen quality among 5739 men seeking infertility treatment in Northern Norway over past 20 years (1993–2012)

Semen quality plays a pivotal role in sustaining the fertility rate and healthy population growth. Therefore, assessment of temporal trends in the semen quality provides valuable public health information. We analyzed the semen quality parameters of 5739 North Norwegian men among consecutive couples attending the fertility clinic of University Hospital of North Norway for investigation and/or treatment from 1993 to 2012. The seminal fluid volume, sperm concentration, and total sperm count were found to have gradually decreased during the past 20 years. The proportion of hypospermic, azoospermic, and oligozoospermic men had increased by 24.6% (p < 0.001), 109.5% (p < 0.001), and 9.5% (p = 0.05), respectively, in the last decade (2003–2012) compared to the first decade (1993–2002). The parameters of semen quality are rapidly deteriorating in North Norwegian men seeking fertility treatment.
Parallel Implementations for Computing the False Nearest Neighbors Method

The False Nearest Neighbors (FNN) method is particularly relevant in several fields of science and engineering (medicine, economics, oceanography, biological systems, etc.). In some of these applications, it is important to give results within a reasonable time scale; hence, the execution time of the FNN method has to be reduced. This chapter1 introduces the basic theory and concepts of nonlinear dynamics and chaos, and then describes some parallel implementations of the FNN method for distributed, shared and hybrid memory architectures. The accuracy and performance of the parallel approaches are then assessed and compared with the best sequential implementation of the FNN method, which appears in the TISEAN project.
The Influence of Personality and Grit on The Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Examining the Mediating Roles of Job Involvement: Survey on lecturers at higher education of the ministry of industry in Indonesia

This study investigates whether personality and grit affect the Organizational Citizenship Behavior and if so, whether the effect is mediated by job involvement or not. Using a sample of 132 lecturers of Higher Education of The Ministry of Industry in Indonesia in 2018, this research revealed that personality and grit are positively related to the organizational citizenship behavior. This study proves that there is relationship between personality and grit with organizational citizenship behavior, and this relationship is partially mediated by job involvement. These empirical findings reinforce previous researches about the relationship between personality and organizational citizenship behavior. As the extension of the theoretical concepts constructed in this study, it also proved that the relationship between grit and organizational citizenship behavior is also partially mediated by job involvement. Finally, this finding offers the empirical evidence about the importance of job involvement on the relationship between personality and grit to organizational citizenship behavior. It indicates that the presence of personality and grit do not automatically increase the level of organizational citizenship behavior of lecturers, if there is no job involvement inside. This research recommends the strategy to increase the level of organizational citizenship behavior by optimizing the job involvement of lecturers. Keywords—organizational citizenship behavior; job involvement; lecturers of higher education
Relief Goods: Sensitive to Women and Girls during Calamities and Emergencies

This study determined the profile, common relief goods received, their usual practice during planning, repacking and distributing of relief goods and their sensitiveness relating to their profile. During disasters and emergencies affects various aspects of people’s well- being in their physical, social and economic domains but particularly women. About 75% of displaced people are women and girls, due to separation from their families which their vulnerability to reproductive and sexual health problems increased rates of domestic violence is evident. Relief goods are essential in alleviating their worries and problems considering the different types of relief goods but mostly the family package goods but few on the personal needs of women and girls. Descriptive survey design utilized, questionnaire-checklist and interview were used. The locale of the study includes the four cities and 12 municipalities representing the six (6) districts and with a total of 168 respondents. Percentage and weighted mean was utilized. Sex- disaggregated data pre and post is observed. Repacking stage is mostly female while in distributing of relief goods mostly are male. Plans should be adjusted to people’s needs in order to overcome their being vulnerable. Train more women leaders to institutionalize gender-equal project planning, implementation and monitoring initiatives. Enhance women’s capacity to manage risks on reducing their vulnerability and maintaining or increasing their opportunities in development.
Subjective experience of depressed mood among medical students at the University of Pretoria

Introduction. Following the suicide of a 4th-year medical student, questions were raised as to whether medical students are more vulnerable to depression and suicide than their counterparts studying other courses at the University of Pretoria. A literature search revealed that medical students and doctors run a higher risk for suicide than other students and professions. Method. A questionnaire was devised and distributed to medical students and a control group of other students, asking about feelings of despair/hopelessness, suicide ideation and previous attempts, knowledge regarding support structures provided by the university, and willingness to use these structures. Results. Both groups of students responded similarly to all questions. Frequency of diagnosed psychiatric illness, use of medication, and suicidal thoughts and attempts did not differ significantly. Both groups of students were unaware of support services offered by the university, and both were unwilling to utilise such services. The students seemed to have high rates of depression in comparison with prevalence data from other countries. Conclusion. Attempts to improve support for medical students should address students’ awareness of available support structures and their willingness to utilise them.
Job Rotation for Optimal Performance of Employees in the University of Sindh Jamshoros

Job rotation is a human resource practice by which where an employee is rotated on different job functions in the organization enhance his practical knowledge, skills and expertise in his professional job. Job rotation is a process through a employee rotated at the various positions in the organizati enhance the functional expertise of the employees in all areas of the organization. The research study is focused on to analyze the effect of Job Rotation on employees’ performance in private organizations. The survey technique is used for the collection of data gathered from 100 employees including males and females working in5 private organizations in Pakistan. Hence, SPSS is used to analyze the effect of job rotation on performance of employees at all levels of Management and data is analyzed by using Descriptive analysis. The finding has mentioned that job rotation does the performance of employees in the organizations. Job rotation positively influences on employees’ performance by improving their skills, expertise in the various functional areas of the management of the organization and develop enough diversity in the career development of the employee.