Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Identifikasi kompetensi manajerial pada level manajemen menengah dalam industri perbankan Indonesia

The purpose if this study is to identify managerial competencies at middle management level in Indonesian banking industry. The study was conducted using a mixed method approach and the competeny menu and database a g eneric competency model of managers by Spencer & Spencer (1993). The results of the study propose a preliminary managerial competency model that demonstrates general competencies and key competencies for middle managers in banking industry that can be used as a framework in developing competency models in the Indonesian banking industry. This study presents perspectives and methods that provide further support and expansion in competency studies.
Crossing the final ecological threshold in high Arctic ponds

A characteristic feature of most Arctic regions is the many shallow ponds that dot the landscape. These surface waters are often hotspots of biodiversity and production for microorganisms, plants, and animals in this otherwise extreme terrestrial environment. However, shallow ponds are also especially susceptible to the effects of climatic changes because of their relatively low water volumes and high surface area to depth ratios. Here, we describe our findings that some high Arctic ponds, which paleolimnological data indicate have been permanent water bodies for millennia, are now completely drying during the polar summer. By comparing recent pond water specific conductance values to similar measurements made in the 1980s, we link the disappearance of the ponds to increased evaporation/precipitation ratios, probably associated with climatic warming. The final ecological threshold for these aquatic ecosystems has now been crossed: complete desiccation.
The Impact of Recruitment and Selection Criteria on Organizational Performance. GN Bank, Greater Accra Region of Ghana as the Mirror.

This study investigates the impact of recruitment and selection criteria on performance using GN Bank, Accra Ghana as point of convergence. The analyses of 130 valid responses obtained through a questionnaire that was administered to randomly selected respondents uncovered that recruitment and selection criteria have significant effect on organization’s performance (X2 = 35.723; df = 3; p<0.05). The more objective the recruitment and selection criteria, the better the organization’s performance (X2 = 20.007; df = 4; p<0.05). Therefore, its imperative to put candidates under meticulous check cum scrutiny so as to conceive an organizational palatability as the after-effect.
Bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage secondary to abciximab use: case report

ABSTRACT CONTEXT: There are no reports on cases of subconjunctival hemorrhage due to use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors. In this report, we present the case of a patient with bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage after receiving abciximab. CASE REPORT: A 40-year-old male patient underwent coronary angiography after acute anterior myocardial infarction and a coronary stent was placed. Abciximab was added to the therapy because of stent thrombosis. Bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage was observed after the administration of the abciximab treatment. We treated our patient by stopping abciximab and administering artificial tears. CONCLUSİON: For the first time in the literature, we presented the case of a patient with bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage after receiving abciximab, which was managed conservatively.
Model-based risk assessment for motion effects in 3D radiotherapy of lung tumors

Although 4D CT imaging becomes available in an increasing number of radiotherapy facilities, 3D imaging and planning is still standard in current clinical practice. In particular for lung tumors, respiratory motion is a known source of uncertainty and should be accounted for during radiotherapy planning - which is difficult by using only a 3D planning CT. In this contribution, we propose applying a statistical lung motion model to predict patients' motion patterns and to estimate dosimetric motion effects in lung tumor radiotherapy if only 3D images are available. Being generated based on 4D CT images of patients with unimpaired lung motion, the model tends to overestimate lung tumor motion. It therefore promises conservative risk assessment regarding tumor dose coverage. This is exemplarily evaluated using treatment plans of lung tumor patients with different tumor motion patterns and for two treatment modalities (conventional 3D conformal radiotherapy and step-&- shoot intensity modulated radiotherapy). For the test cases, 4D CT images are available. Thus, also a standard registration-based 4D dose calculation is performed, which serves as reference to judge plausibility of the modelbased 4D dose calculation. It will be shown that, if combined with an additional simple patient-specific breathing surrogate measurement (here: spirometry), the model-based dose calculation provides reasonable risk assessment of respiratory motion effects.
Distributional Effects of Alternative Strategies for Financing Long-Term Services and Supports and Assisting Family Caregivers

We use two historical data sources – the Health and Retirement Study and the Medicare Current Beneficiary Study – to consider the patterns in older Americans’ severe disability and their use of long-term services and supports (LTSS) by age and socioeconomic status. We then use a dynamic microsimulation model to project how the effects of various interventions to support those with severe disabilities and their caregivers would be distributed across the income distribution. The interventions that we examine fall into three broad classes: tax credits for caregiving expenses, respite care for people in the community with family caregivers, and new social insurance programs. Within each broad class of policies, we examine how sensitive outcomes are to changes in policy details (such as, in the case of tax credits, deductible levels, refundability, and income phase-outs).
Evaluation of Effect of Labour Strikes on Patient Satisfaction in Secondary Health Institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of labour strikes patient satisfaction in secondary Health Institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study is cross-sectional descriptive study of 508 respondents form outpatient department, laboratory department, pharmacy department, Ante-Natal and Post-Natal clinic and ART clinic at the 7 secondary health institutions in CRS spread across 3 senatorial districts in the state between January and February 2018 using semi structured; selfadministered, closedand open-ended questionnaires that were divided into different sections each. Raw data were entered EpiDataTM and exported for analysis using the SPSS software version 20. The data were cleaned and validated for use. Frequency tables were produced and associations between categorical variables were determined using chi squared test at a significance level of P<0.05. Meanwhile, the negative effects of strikes are generally highly felt among all patients with no statistical significant difference whether employed, unemployed or retired (P>0.05). One of the effects of health workers’ strike is that strikes increase death rates and the result showed that regardless of patient’s education level, patients are fully aware that one of the effects of frequent strikes is increase in death rate (P>0.05). The result indicates that there is statistical significant difference in respondents’ responses between those without formal education, non-graduates and graduates. i.e. the higher the level of education, the higher the awareness that labour strikes affect the duty of health workers and have effect on patient’s attendance, poor healthcare performance and cause patients’ dissatisfaction (P<0.05).
Latina Food Patterns in the United States: A Qualitative Metasynthesis

BackgroundObesity disproportionately affects Latinas living in the United States, and cultural food patterns contribute to this health concern. ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to synthesize the qualitative results of research regarding Latina food patterns in order to (a) identify common patterns across Latino culture and within Latino subcultures and (b) inform future research by determining gaps in the literature. MethodsA systematic search of three databases produced 13 studies (15 manuscripts) that met the inclusion criteria for review. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program tool and the recommendations of Squires for evaluating translation methods in qualitative research were applied to appraise study quality. Authors coded through directed content analysis and an adaptation of the Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument coding template to extract themes. Coding focused on food patterns, obesity, population breakdown, immigration, acculturation, and barriers and facilitators to healthy eating. Other themes and categories emerged from this process to complement this approach. ResultsMajor findings included the following: (a) Immigration driven changes in scheduling, food choice, socioeconomic status, and family dynamics shape the complex psychology behind healthy food choices for Latina women; (b) in Latina populations, barriers and facilitators to healthy lifestyle choices around food are complex; and (c) there is a clear need to differentiate Latino populations by country of origin in future qualitative studies on eating behavior. DiscussionHealthcare providers need to recognize the complex influences behind eating behaviors among immigrant Latinas in order to design effective behavior change and goal-setting programs to support healthy lifestyles.
Analyzing Media Coverage of Agricultural Health and Safety Issues

Farming, by the very nature of the occupation, is riddled with uncertainty. The risks associated with the agriculture industry are just as diverse as the industry itself. For all risks, one challenge is the development and dissemination of safety communication materials tailored for diverse audiences. Valkenburg, Semetko, and Vreese (1999) examined common frames used in news media. Their analysis pointed to four commonly used news frames: conflict, human interest, responsibility and economic consequences. The purpose of this study was to describe the agricultural and health safety issues discussed in Florida news media during the year 2016, discussing the prominence of the frames outlined by Valkenburg et al. (1999). In this study, the most prominent frame was the human interest frame, followed by responsibility, economic consequences, and conflict. Frames carry a great deal of weight in shaping individuals’ opinions, attitudes, and actions towards agriculturally based messages; therefore it is essential for agricultural communicators to understand the framing of agricultural health and safety issues. Acknowledging the frames used in the reporting of agricultural issues allows agricultural communicators to enter into informed interactions with media outlets and better prepare the resources they provide to them. These framing analyses also provide agricultural communicators with a solid foundation on which to best position and frame their messaging on behalf of the industry. Further research is recommended to examine frames from an audience perspective and to investigate the impact of human interest frames in the presentation of agricultural news articles.
Composition of the Essential Oils from Anthriscus cerefolium var. trichocarpa and A. caucalis Growing Wild in the Urban Area of Vienna (Austria)

The composition of the essential oil from the different above ground plant parts of Anthriscus cerefolium and A. caucalis collected in the urban area of Vienna has been studied. The essential oils of A. cerefolium were dominated by estragole (= methylchavicol) and 1-allyl-2,4-dimethoxybenzene, occurring in various proportions. The oils from young flowering plants had more estragole than 1-allyl-2,4-dimethoxybenzene. Fruits from one location reached 95% estragole in the essential oil. In A. caucalis, the main compound of all oils was cis-chrysanthenyl acetate (up to 74%) followed by cis-chrysanthenol (up to 16%). The fruit oils displayed a higher proportion of cis-chrysanthenyl acetate than the leaf or stem oils.
Gamma‐aminobutyric acid uptake and the termination of inhibitory synaptic potentials in the rat hippocampal slice.

Intracellular recordings were made from CA1 pyramidal cells in the rat hippocampal slice to study the processes that influence the time course of inhibitory post‐synaptic potentials (i.p.s.p.s) mediated by gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA), and conductance changes evoked by ionophoretically applied GABA. The GABA‐uptake inhibitors, nipecotic acid and cis‐4‐OH‐nipecotic acid (1 mM), greatly prolonged conductance increases associated with both hyperpolarizing and depolarizing responses to ionophoretically applied GABA. In contrast to their effects on GABA‐evoked conductances, uptake inhibitors only slightly prolonged antidromically evoked i.p.s.p.s. Their primary effect occurred after the i.p.s.p. had decayed to 5‐30% of its peak. 4‐OH‐isonipecotic acid, a nipecotic acid analogue that does not inhibit GABA uptake, did not prolong i.p.s.p.s or ionophoretically evoked conductance changes. Sodium pentobarbitone (100 microM), a drug that prolongs the open time of GABA‐activated chloride channels, potentiated both i.p.s.p.s and responses to ionophoretically applied GABA. Whereas pentobarbitone also prolonged i.p.s.p.s, it did not prolong responses to ionophoretically applied GABA. The prolongation of i.p.s.p.s by pentobarbitone occurred equally in both the early and late phases of the i.p.s.p., in contrast to the effects of GABA‐uptake inhibitors. I.p.s.p.s did not usually decay exponentially. The observation that uptake inhibitors prolonged the late but not the early decay phase of the i.p.s.p., together with the previous finding that the conductance change persists for the duration of the i.p.s.p., indicate that GABA is present in the synapse throughout much of the i.p.s.p. These data suggest that diffusion of GABA out of the synapse, a non‐exponential process, is an important determinant of the i.p.s.p. decay time course. Increasing the extracellular potassium concentration from 3.5 to 8.5 mM resulted in spontaneously occurring, synchronous burst firing of pyramidal cells. Cis‐4‐OH‐nipecotic acid significantly reduced the number and amplitude of extracellularly recorded population spikes within each burst. We conclude that diffusion, channel open time and GABA uptake all influence the time course of GABA‐mediated i.p.s.p.s. The time course of a single, brief i.p.s.p. is determined predominantly by post‐synaptic channel kinetics and diffusion of GABA out of the synapse, whereas the inhibition produced by prolonged synaptic bursts or relatively long application of exogenous GABA can be markedly influenced by GABA uptake. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
Gastrointestinal motility revisited: The wireless motility capsule

Introduction The wireless motility capsule (WMC) is a novel ambulatory technology that concurrently measures intraluminal pH, temperature, and pressure as it traverses the gastrointestinal tract. Objectives We aim to provide a concise summary of the WMC, detailing the procedure for its administration and the parameters it records. We also review the evidence that has validated the WMC against other methods currently regarded as ‘gold standard’. Conclusions The WMC offers a number of advantages over and above current techniques, especially with respect to patient tolerability, safety, and standardization. The WMC represents a considerable enhancement of the researchers’ and clinicians’ investigatory armamentarium. If this technology becomes widely adopted, coupled with international consensus upon the interpretation of physiological data derived therein, it may herald a new and exciting era in gastrointestinal physiology.
The Causal Effect of Family Income on Child Health: A Re-Examination Using an Instrumental Variables Approach

Despite a recent growth in studies examining the association between family income and child health, very few studies investigate whether this is a causal relationship. This paper addresses this major methodological gap and examines the causal effect of family income on child health in the UK. Using rich observational data from a British cohort study, we exploit exogenous variation in local labour market characteristics to instrument for family income. We estimate the effect of family income on subjective child health and control for potential transmission channels through which income could affect child health. The results from our models provide novel evidence that income has a small but significant causal effect on subjective child health. Moreover, the analysis shows that parental health does not drive a spurious relationship between family income and child health as argued in recent contributions. We do not find significant effects of family income on chronic indicators of child health. The results are robust to different sets of instrumental variables, and to alternative measures of income.
Socio-technical Challenges of Large-Scale EPR Standardization in Healthcare.

Jeg onsker at artikkel 5 "BALANCING LOCAL-GLOBAL TENSION IN LARGE-SCALE HEALTHCARE STANDARDIZATION - THE OPENEHR CASE" ikke publiseres i Munin for etter den er endelig publisert, den er for oyeblikket i en review prosess.
Profit Driven Decision Assist System to Select Efficient IaaS Providers

IaaS providers provide infrastructure to the end users with various pricing schemes and models. They provide different types of virtual machines (small, medium, large, etc.). Since each IaaS provider uses their own pricing schemes and models, price varies from one provider to the other for the same requirements. To select a best IaaS provider, the end users need to consider various parameters such as SLA, pricing models/schemes, VM heterogeneity, etc. Since many parameters are involved, selecting an efficient IaaS provider is a challenging job for an end user. To address this issue, in this work we have designed, implemented and tested a decision-assist system which assists the end users to select efficient IaaS provider(s). Our decision-assist system consists of an analytical model to calculate the cost and decision strategies to assist the end user in selecting the efficient IaaS provider(s). The decision assist system considers various relevant parameters such as VM configuration, price, availability, etc. to decide the efficient IaaS provider(s). Rigorous experiments have been conducted by emulating various IaaS providers, and we have observed that our DAS successfully suggests the efficient IaaS provider/ providers by considering the input parameters given by the user.
Formative Research on HPV Vaccine Acceptability Among Latina Farmworkers

The purpose of this study was to identify the barriers and benefits to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in a low-income, Latina farmworker population in central Florida. This study reports on formative qualitative research conducted on perceptions of benefits, barriers, costs, place, and promotion related to the HPV vaccine from surveys and interviews with a sample of 46 low-income, Latina farm workers and 19 health care workers serving this population. It was found that Latina farmworkers hold many misperceptions about the HPV vaccine and the potential links between HPV infection and cervical cancer. In addition, it was observed that HPV vaccination intention was inversely related to concerns about adolescent sexual behavior and low perceived risk of infection but might be positively influenced by belief in illness prevention and physician recommendation. These findings add to the growing research on HPV vaccine acceptability among Latina subgroups to inform intervention development, marketing materials, education, and policy.
Clasificación de sujetos según el control motor de la extremidad superior en Neurorrehabilitación Funcional

El presente trabajo propone la aplicacion de las redes neuronales artificiales (RNA) en la comparacion del movimiento de la extremidad superior entre sujetos con Dano Cerebral Adquirido y sujetos sanos. La finalidad de esta comparacion es clasificar a los sujetos segun su control motor para posteriormente emitir una valoracion funcional del movimiento como parte de un metodo de evaluacion objetiva en neurorrehabiliatacion funcional de extremidad superior. Para realizar esta comparacion se propone un metodo en el que se aplica un pre-procesado a los datos usando analisis de componentes principales (ACP) para reducir la dimension de los mismos y entrenar la red. Fueron evaluadas diferentes estructuras de redes. El resultado obtenido con el metodo propuesto fue de un 95.65% de exactitud en la clasificacion. Este resultado permite certificar el uso de las RNAs como una opcion viable para la evaluacion disfuncional del movimiento de sujetos sanos y con DCA. Esta investigacion puede ser considerada como un estudio piloto para investigaciones en mayor profundidad que corroboren estos resultados.
The Influence of Social Media and Service Quality on Satisfaction and Loyalty

Loyalty is an important for tourists’ destination. This research aims to know the influence of social media and the quality of service either directly or indirectly against loyalty through the satisfaction of tourists at nature tourism destination in Blitar District. The population in this study amounted to 202,990 people. The sample in this research totaled 123 respondents and purposive sampling method using the samples. The data analysis in this study using analysis of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method.
Internet Consumer Behavior: Web Atmospherics

INTRODUCTION This chapter develops the major components of web atmospherics (Richard, 2005). In retailing research, retail atmospherics (e.g., scents, color, design) are very important to the success of retailers. Similarly, Richard (2005) demonstrates that web atmospherics are important to the development of positive attitudes toward the website and the products it describes. In Figure 1, these are the shaded areas.
FORMAL EPISTEMOLOGY, CONTEXT AND CONTENT: INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FORMAL EPISTEMOLOGY

This special issue presents a series of articles focusing on recent work in formal epistemology and formal philosophy. The articles in the latter category elaborate on the notion of context and content and their relationships. This work is not unrelated to recent developments in formal epistemology. Logical models of context, when connected with the representation of epistemic context, are clearly relevant for many issues considered by formal epistemologists. For example, the semantic framework Joe Halpern uses in his article for this issue has been applied elsewhere to solve problems in interactive epistemology (which can be seen as an active branch of contemporary formal epistemology).