Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Religiosity and consumer decision making styles of young Indian Muslim consumers

ABSTRACT Religion as a sub-culture is an important part of the socio-cultural environment of consumers and marketers. Notwithstanding the age of reason and rationality, religion has sustained its presence in contemporary societies and there are little prospects of it being completely expunged in the foreseeable future. The effects of religious affiliation and religious commitment (religiosity) on various aspects of consumer behavior have been reported. We attempt to contribute to the limited academic literature in the field of religion and consumer research, more so in the Indian Muslim context. Specifically, the applicability of Sproles & Kendall’s Consumer Style Inventory (CSI) is examined in the context of young Muslim consumers in India. In addition to that, the study also explores the influence of religiosity on consumer decision-making styles of young Indian Muslim consumers measured using the Consumer Style Inventory. Data has been collected from 487 respondents drawn from three states of India. Exploratory factor analysis followed by confirmatory factor analysis revealed six major decision-making styles. The findings also reveal that religiosity has a significant influence on four of the six identified decision-making styles. The study limitations and implications are discussed.
A Human Factors Approach to Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention and Safety Culture in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Pilot Report

1 Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, M-508, New York, NY 10065 nbbishopmd@gmail.com 2 Department of Pediatrics, Quality and Patient Safety, Weill Cornell Medicine 3 Department of Medicine, Quality and Patient Safety, Weill Cornell Medicine 4 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, Komansky Children’s Hospital 5 Quality and Patient Safety, New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, Komansky Children’s Hospital 6 Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University 7 Center for Nursing Research, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2019 Annual Meeting
Clasificación de lesiones en mamografías mediante una red neuronal convolucional

Breast cancer is one of the 2 most deadly cancers for women worldwide. This type of cancer is attributed to killing 411 000 people each year. Research has shown that early detection can improve survival rate in patients with breast cancer (Kamanger, 2006), which is why it is important to improve mammography Reading techniques in order to accurately diagnose patients.
Post-operative patient care and hospital implications of fast track

Safe and efficient postoperative care is one of the corner stones of successful management of cardiac patients. The ever-increasing number of cardiac procedures, together with limited ICU bed availability, frequently leads to the postponement of cardiac procedures. Post-cardiac surgery fast track (FT) management is a multidisciplinary process using multimodal management techniques to improve the efficiency and safety of postoperative patient management, using available resources appropriately. The fast track concept includes the application of different pathways to fit different hospital structures. Fast track is proofed to be safe and the patient s quality of life is better than those following conventional pathways. Especially patients undergoing modern aortic valve replacement techniques are good candidates for FT treatment.
Near-field Imaging Using Self Mixing in Terahertz frequency Quantum Cascade Lasers

Self-mixing (SM) effect in terahertz (THz) quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) can be good a candidate to replace the standard detection systems, offering a compact and coherent detection. SM effect occurs when part of the radiation emitted from a laser and reflected from a target is re-injected into the laser cavity. The re-injected field interferes with the intra-cavity field creating perturbations that can be measured by recording the laser terminal voltage. Amplitude and phase of the re-injected field can be recorded. In this work, SM detection in THz QCLs was used to acquire images of radically different samples; a human skin sample, a skin sample containing melanoma and silicon wafers. A noise equivalent power (NEP) of 1.4pW \sqrt{Hz} is demonstrated, making SM techniques suitable for applications that requires detection of weak fields such as near-field (NF) systems. NF imaging allows the investigation of micro- and nano-scale structures below the diffraction limit. In this work SM detection in a THz QCL was combined with a scattering-type near-field optical microscope (s-SNOM) to achieve a sub-wavelength resolution <100 nm. By exploiting the current-controlled frequency tuning of the THz QCL and the intrinsically coherent nature of the SM scheme, a stepped-frequency approach was developed to obtain interferometric data at each pixel of the image using an all-electrical approach. The possibility to retrieve complex permittivity information of materials is demonstrated by using two samples, Au/SiO_{2} (gold on silicon dioxide) and Au/KBr (gold on potassium bromide). The final part of this work is dedicated to the study and NF imaging of graphene with a particular focus on the possibility of imaging propagating plasmons using THz radiation. This thesis presents the relevant theory and describes the modelling of surface plasmons in graphene taking into account two possible substrates, SiO_{2} and hexagonal boron nitride, h-BN.
BETTER PRESCRIBING IN THE ELDERLY

Medication-related problems are common, costly, associated with poor outcomes, and potentially preventable in older adults. Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) continue to be prescribed and used as first-line treatments for the most vulnerable older adults despite better therapeutic choices and evidence of poor outcomes. 1 Patients aged 60‐79 years fill an average of 35 prescriptions per year, which is estimated to increase to 74 per year in patients over the age of 80 years, suggesting that the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is high (Figure 1).
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Mild traumatic brain injury is defined as isolated head injury producing a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13 or greater and occurs in the context of sports, recreational activities and vehicle accidents. These patients are usually asymptomatic on presentation. Most patients recover quickly, with a predictable clinical course of recovery within the first one to two weeks following traumatic brain injury. 5%-20% of the patient’s physical, cognitive or behavioral post concussive symptoms may be persistent. Radiological investigations including computer tomography scans should be obtained and magnetic resonance imaging can be very valuable in patients who have sustained mild traumatic brain injury. If there are any concerns about the safety of the discharged patient with mild injury, a brief inpatient observation period of 12 to 24 hours is advisable. Careful neurologic examination must be made to determine the presence of delayed complications if the patient returns for second time. Far from diagnosis and observation of symptoms, we will review the differential diagnosis studies, imaging options, cognitive-behavioral findings and molecular trials for mild traumatic brain injury.
Pharmacologic Considerations in Oncology Critical Care

Critical care in the oncology population consists of diverse levels of diseases, syn‐ dromes, and emergencies that are not observed in typical medically‐ill patients and, with it, comes even more specialized treatment strategies. Therefore, the uncommon or less well‐understood pharmacologic considerations in this population must be discussed to better assist any clinician at the bedside. This chapter outlines some of the situations commonly encountered in this setting such as the challenge of treating and preventing infectious diseases when the patient lacks the ability to mount appropriate immune responses to conventional therapy, the paradigm of treating thromboembolism in the group of patients who are at highest risk for both bleeding and clotting and treatment of acute and long‐term consequences of cancer or chemotherapy requiring escalation of care to the intensive care unit (ICU).
Sarcoidosis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia: is there a pathogenic link?

The association between sarcoidosis and AIHA is extremely rare. Herein, we report a novel case of this association in which will focus on the pathogenesis and the prognosis. Mr. A. F. , a 43 year old patient was presented to internal medicine department in November 2007 with bilateral inguinal adenopathies. The diagnosis of sarcoidois was made on the basis of identification of granulomas in salivary biopsy with the negativity of other etiological investigations. He was treated with steroids with favorable outcome. Seven years later, he was presented with deep autoimmune hemolytic anemia which was not related to sarcoidoisis. He was again put on steroids with favorable evolution.
Genocide and the Male Warrior Psychology

Is the capacity for genocide “hard-wired” into the evolved psychology of our species? Using perspectives from evolutionary psychology, this chapter discusses and provides evidence for the evolved psychological underpinnings of intergroup violence and outlines how sexual selection may have prompted the evolution of psychological mechanisms that facilitate intergroup violence, particularly among men. For ancestral humans, participating in strategic intergroup violence may have allowed men to enhance their reproductive fitness, thereby inducing selection pressures for psychological mechanisms that produce cognitions, affect, and behaviors that promote intergroup violence under specific circumstances. This chapter emphasizes how these psychological mechanisms may interact with features of our modern environment, such as social, cultural, and political factors, to produce genocide.
SODIUM THIOSULPHATE AND TWEEN 80 PREVENT THE FORMATION OF PARA-CHLOROANILINE IN THE IRRIGATING SOLUTIONS

Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of using sodium thiosulphate and Tween 80 to prevent the formation of para-chloroaniline (PCA) between NaOCl and CHX in the apically extruded irrigating solutions. Materials and Methods: Twenty-five extracted human mandibular premolar teeth were instrumented up to size 40. To collect the apically extruded irrigating solution, the roots were placed into the glass vial, and the specimens were divided into 5 groups according to the irrigation protocols, as follows; positive control, negative control, distilled water as intermediate flush between NaOCl and CHX, sodium thiosulphate irrigation between NaOCl and CHX, and Tween 80 irrigation between CHX and NaOCl. The collected liquid was centrifuged and the precipitate was analyzed using 1H NMR spectra. The data were analyzed with chi-square test at 95% confidence level. Results: PCA was detected for all specimens in the positive control group. PCA was absent in the negative control group. Although distilled water irrigation did not prevent the formation of PCA, sodium thiosulphate and Tween 80 prevented the formation of PCA between NaOCl-CHX and CHX-NaOCl, respectively. Conclusion: Within the limitations of the present study, sodium thiosulphate or Tween 80 prevented the formation of PCA between NaOCl-CHX and CHX-NaOCl, respectively. Keywords: chlorhexidine, para chloroaniline, sodium thiosulphate Sodyum Tiyosulftat ve Tween 80 Irrigasyon Solusyonlari Icinde Para-kloroanilin Formasyonunu Engeller Oz Amac: Bu calismanin amaci NaOCl ve CHX arasinda sodyum tiyosulfat ve Tween 80 kullaniminin apikalden ekstruze olan irrigasyon solusyonlari icinde PCA formasyonunun onlenmesine etkisinin degerlendirilmesidir. Gerec ve Yontem: Yirmi-bes cekilmis mandibular premolar dis 40 numaraya kadar genisletildi. Apikalden ekstruze olan irrigasyon solusyonlarinin toplanmasi icin, kokler cam sise icine yerlestirildi, ornekler irrigasyon protokolune gore 5 gruba ayrildi: pozitif kontrol, negatif kontrol, NaOCl ve CHX arasinda distile su ile yikama, NaOCl ve CHX arasinda sodyum tiyosulfat ile yikama, CHX ve NaOCl arasinda Tween 80 ile yikama. Toplanan sivi santrifuje edildi ve cokelti 1H NMR spectra ile analiz edildi. Veriler ki-kare testi ile %95 guven araliginda analiz edildi. Bulgular: Pozitif kontrol grubundaki tum orneklerde PCA tespit edildi ve negatif gruptaki orneklerin hicbirinde tespit edilmedi. Distile su irrigayonu PCA olusumunu onlememesine ragmen, sodium tiyosulfat ve Tween 80 sirasiyla NaOCl -CHX ve CHX- NaOCl arasinda kullanimla PCA formasyonunu engelledi. Sonuc: Bu calismanin limitasyonlari dahilinde, sodium tiyosulfat ve Tween 80, sirasiyla NaOCl -CHX ve CHX- NaOCl arasinda kullanimla PCA formasyonunu engellemektedir. Anahtar kelimeler: klorheksidin, para kloroanilin, sodyum tiyosulfat
Response Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Respect to Tumour Size, Number of Lesion, and Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Level

Background : Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is widely used as a palliative treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). TACE is also used as bridging therapy before liver transplantation to avoid tumour progression and considered for downstaging to fulfill tumour resection or liver transplantation criterias. This study aimed to evaluate response of TACE in unresectable HCC according to changing of tumour size, number of lesion, and AFP level. Method : Retrospectively, we evaluate 69 HCC patients who underwent TACE in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital in January 2012-June 2015, including their age, sex, aetiologies, and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer/BCLC staging. Laboratory examinations such as complete blood count (hemoglobin/Hb, leucocyte, thrombocyte), liver function test (aspartate aminotransferase/AST, alanine aminotransferase/ALT, bilirubin, albumin, international normalized ratio/INR), alpha-fetoprotein/AFP level, and abdominal CT-scan were performed before and 1 month post-TACE. Data was analysed using paired t-test. Results : 69 patients with mean age of 51.81 ± 12.8 years old, predominantly 76.8% males, the most common aetiology was hepatitis B 68.1%, 92.8% BCLC B, 64.3% with stable disease, none achieved complete response, 97.1% had tumour size > 5 cm, 69.6% had single tumour, and 55.7% had AFP level >1000 ng/mL. There was a significant increase in tumour size and number of lesions in 1 month post-TACE that were approximately 1.76 cm and 2.33, respectively, and there was no significant difference between AFP level before and 1 month post TACE. Conclusion : In 1 month post TACE evaluation, there was a significant increase of tumour size and number of lesion, but there was no significant alteration in AFP level. TACE might be performed repeatedly with shorter evaluation interval than 1 month to achieve better response.
Analysis of Three-Dimensional Circular Tracking Movements Based on Temporo-Spatial Parameters in Polar Coordinates

Motor control characteristics of the human visuomotor control system need to be analyzed in the three-dimensional (3D) space to study and imitate human movements. In this paper, we examined circular tracking movements on two planes in 3D space from a motor control perspective based on three temporospatial parameters in polar coordinates. Sixteen healthy human subjects participated in this study and performed circular target tracking movements rotating at 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 Hz in the frontal or sagittal planes in three-dimensional space. The results showed that two temporal parameter errors on each plane were proportional to the change in the target velocity. Furthermore, frontal plane circular tracking errors without depth for a spatial parameter were lower than those for sagittal plane circular tracking with depth. The experimental protocol and data analysis allowed us to analyze the motor control characteristics temporospatially for circular tracking movement with various depths and speeds in the 3D VR space.
Real-time imaging of cerebrospinal fluid flow physiology at 7T

Background The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is involved in several diseases and patho- physiological states, such as Alzheimer’s disease and hydrocephalus. Previous studies CSF dynamics in the brain show that the flow of the CSF depends on cardiac pulsation, time of day and respiration. Methods In this thesis, the validity of using real time phase contrast MRI in order to study CSF flow is evaluated in a phantom experiment. Furthermore, the same sequence is used in vivo in healthy volunteers (n = 7) to study CSF flow behaviour under differ- ent respiratory conditions. For the phantom experiment, fluid flow with two frequencies corresponding to cardiac pulsations and respiration was produced in tubes submerged in water. A comparison of the two frequency components between a real-time phase contrast protocol and a gated reference protocol was made. For the in vivo study, correlation be- tween respiratory behaviour during exercises and CSF flow was evaluated. Net volumes were acquired and CSF flow deceleration in breath hold intervals was studied. Results The frequency component comparison in the phantom study showed that high frequency amplitudes were underestimated in the real time protocol. Furthermore, it was shown that exploiting temporal sparsity allowed for a significantly better frequency ampli- tude estimation than ignoring temporal sparsity, as in conjugate gradient. For the in vivo study, there was a clear correlation between CSF flow curves and respira- tory curves, measured with respiratory bellows, with a mean R2 0.5 for the deep breath- ing exercise. The mean volume transported per breath for the deep breathing exercise was 1.6 ml (upward flow) for inspirations and 3.0 ml (downward flow) for expirations. A de- celeration of the CSF flow of 0.005 mls−2 was found for breath holding exercises. Conclusion This method is a viable option for studying CSF flow in real-time in phan- tom measurements and could be further developed to be a means of studying CSF flow in vivo in the future.
The Effects of Health Care Expenditures on Health Outcomes in West Africa: Analysis of Selected 14 Countries from 2000 to 2018

This study has examined the impact of health expenditure on health outcomes in the selected West African countries. The health outcomes used in this study are infant mortality, under-five mortality, and maternal mortality rates. A panel data set for 14 countries for the period 2000‒2018 was used. Aside from examining the role of total health expenditure on the health outcomes, we examine whether public and private healthcare expenditure could have dissimilar health outcomes. This research used panel data estimation method. Panel data has some advantages over the cross sectional analysis and time series analysis in the sense that it controls for the effect of omitted variables, takes into consideration the international differences and provides more accura1te inference of model parameters via more degrees of freedom and more sample variability. A one percentage point increase in health expenditure will reduce infant mortality by 2.4 percent, under-five mortality by 3.9 percent and maternal mortality by 4.9 percent. These are economically significant effects too and indicate decent contribution of health resources toward building human capital in these economics. Human capital expansion presumably affects economic growth positively in the developing countries of West Africa, making it worthwhile to increase health expenditure in the region. Acknowledgment I thank the Almighty God for seeing me through the thick and thin of life. I sincerely want to appreciate my research mentor, Dr. Mukti Upadhyay, for his enormous support and supervision during the writing of this paper. More also, I register my gratitude to my thesis committee members, and Dr. Ali Moshtagh, Dr. Linda Ghent for their massive contribution in completing this research project. I thank my family members; Mr.& Mrs Baiyewu, Sola Kilanko, Damilola Kilanko, Segun Adeniran, Tunde Olawuni, Precious Allor, Aunty Bosede Woody, Uncle Onigbinde, Ayodele Alademomi, Aloba Oluwaseun for their moral and financial supports throughout my master’s degree program at EIU and my previous academic programs. I sincerely express my gratitude to the Barber’s family for their profound kind gesture when I needed it most during my program. God bless you in return. To all immediate past and current graduate students in the department of Economics, I thank you all.
Generation and manipulation of chiral broadband terahertz waves from cascade spintronic terahertz emitters

Polarization shaped terahertz sources play a key factor in terahertz wireless communications, biological sensing, imaging, coherent control in fundamental sciences, and so on. Recently developed spintronic terahertz emitters have been considered as one of the next-generation promising high performance broadband terahertz sources. However, until now, polarization control, especially for twisting the circularly polarized terahertz waves at the spintronic terahertz source, has not yet been systematically explored and experimentally achieved. In this work, we not only demonstrate the generation of circularly polarized terahertz waves in cascade spintronic terahertz emitters via delicately engineering the amplitudes, applied magnetic field directions, and phase differences in two-stage terahertz beams but also implement the manipulation of the chirality, azimuthal angle, and ellipticity of the radiated broadband terahertz waves. We believe our work can help with further understanding of the ultrafast optical magnetic physics and may have valuable contributions for developing advance terahertz sources and optospintronic devices.Polarization shaped terahertz sources play a key factor in terahertz wireless communications, biological sensing, imaging, coherent control in fundamental sciences, and so on. Recently developed spintronic terahertz emitters have been considered as one of the next-generation promising high performance broadband terahertz sources. However, until now, polarization control, especially for twisting the circularly polarized terahertz waves at the spintronic terahertz source, has not yet been systematically explored and experimentally achieved. In this work, we not only demonstrate the generation of circularly polarized terahertz waves in cascade spintronic terahertz emitters via delicately engineering the amplitudes, applied magnetic field directions, and phase differences in two-stage terahertz beams but also implement the manipulation of the chirality, azimuthal angle, and ellipticity of the radiated broadband terahertz waves. We believe our work can help with further understanding of the ultrafast optical m.
Failing the Least Advantaged: An Unintended Consequence of Local Implementation of the Housing Choice Voucher Program

ABSTRACT Although scholars have acknowledged that shrinking federal resources for low-income housing programs increase economic inequality across the U.S. society as a whole, the question of how the allocation of these resources affects inequality among the poor has received little attention. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study examines local administrative practices of distributing scarce housing resources and the potential redistributive effects of those choices. Analyses of administrative and qualitative data collected from local housing agencies suggest that local administrative practices of managing a waitlist disadvantage residentially unstable applicants. Juxtaposing this finding with results from the Survey of Income and Program Participation suggests that among those who are income-eligible for program participation, poorer individuals have a greater likelihood of experiencing residential instability, thus compounding their disadvantage in the competition for a housing voucher.