Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Educational psychologists’ involvement in critical incidents: self-efficacy and influencing factors

ABSTRACT Supporting school communities following a critical incident (CI) is a stressful, yet established, part of an educational psychologist’s (EP's) role. The authors aim to explore whether emotional intelligence (EI), the number of CIs worked, and coping strategies predict EPs’ CI self-efficacy, and to gather EPs’ views on CI training. Ninety-five EPs working for UK local authorities completed an online survey that measured their self-efficacy towards CIs, their EI, and coping strategies. Information about how CIs are allocated, supervision, training received, and suggestions for future training were obtained. EI, approach coping strategies, and avoidant coping strategies were all predictors of CI self-efficacy. Results showed that 76.5% of EPs considered they needed more CI training and expressed they would benefit from knowledge- and experiential-based training. Implications are discussed, using a training framework informed by sources of self-efficacy, emphasising the need to be consciously aware of the EI and coping strategies that EPs already possess.
Sustainability Labels on Olive Oil: A Review on Consumer Attitudes and Behavior

Product labeling is a way to inform consumers and increase their awareness about sustainability attributes of products. It guarantees the use of specific production conditions, promotes market incentives and highlights environmental, social and/or ethical product attributes. This study provides a literature review of sustainability labels on olive oil including consumer attitudes and behavior towards this product. Results show that consumers have positive attitudes towards olive oil carrying sustainability labels and are willing to pay more for olive oil carrying those labels. However, the major drivers of this behavior are far from being related to sustainability. This insight jeopardizes the main objective of those labels and suggests more clarifications about the information delivered by them. More in-depth investigations are needed about the drivers of consumer behavior towards olive oil carrying sustainability labels.
Exosomal lncRNA SHNG7 Promotes High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Progression and Function As ceRNA to Target Notch1 By Sponging miR-34a-5p

Serous ovarian cancer, especially high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) has a high mortality rate, and its five-year survival rate is only 30%. The reason for the difficulty in diagnosis and treatment is that the origin and pathogenic mechanism of HGSOC are still poorly understood. In this study, we tried to explore the molecular mechanism of lncRNA SHNG7 in regulating proliferation, invasion and migration in HGSOC. The expression of lncRNA SHNG7 was upregulated in cancer tissues, and was closely correlated with poor outcomes. LncRNA SHNG7 promoted cell proliferation, invasion, migration and influenced the cell cycle of cancer cell lines. Furthermore, lncRNA SHNG7 could function as competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) via directly sponging of microRNA-34a-5p, which further regulating the expression of Notch 1. Moreover, lncRNA SHNG7 could be carried by exosomes and the exosomal lncRNA SHNG7 promoted angiopoiesis. Taken together, our results proved that lncRNA SHNG7 could function as ceRNA and contribute to HGSOC progression, which provided a novel prognostic and therapeutic marker for HGSOC.
Bearing fault diagnosis by combining a deep residual shrinkage network and bidirectional LSTM

Bearings are indispensable and key components in rotating machinery. To ensure the safe and reliable operation of rotating machinery, bearing fault diagnosis plays a crucial role. To explore the spatial and temporal information in vibration signals, a novel bearing fault diagnosis method is proposed by combining a deep residual shrinkage network (DRSN) and bidirectional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM) network in this study. Firstly, a DRSN is employed to extract the spatial features from noise-related vibration signals. Then, a Bi-LSTM network is adopted to further address the long-term dependencies problem in vibration signals, where the temporal information is exploited. By integrating DRSN and Bi-LSTM, the spatial and temporal information of vibration signals is fully extracted. Finally, a fully connected layer with Softmax is used to offer the diagnostic results. Experimental results using two case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method by comparison with other state-of-the-art methods.
Wege aus dem Defizit. Eine Analyse der Determinanten der Konsolidierungspolitik in den OECD-Staaten

Die Entwicklung der öffentlichen Finanzen in den OECD-Ländern zeichnet sich in den vergangenen drei Jahrzenten durch eine starke temporale und zwischenstaatliche Varianz aus: Nicht allen Staaten aus der OECD-Ländergruppe gelang es, die öffentlichen Haushalte zumindest zwischenzeitlich zu konsolidieren; zudem schwankt die Konsolidierungsperformanz stark über die Zeit. Die vorliegende Studie verbindet politikwissenschaftliche und politökonomische Theorieansätze und untersucht mithilfe einer quantitativen Analyse die Gründe für diese Unterschiede in der Konsolidierungspolitik. Dabei erweisen sich der sozioökonomische Problemdruck, parteipolitische Differenz, institutionelle Faktoren, wie etwa die Zahl der Vetospieler oder der Grad der Steuerautonomie subnationaler Glieder, die Pfadabhängigkeit der Sozialversicherungssysteme und das Ausmaß der internationalen Verflechtung der Staaten als wichtige Determinanten der Konsolidierungsperformanz.
Nonlinear Attitude and Position Control of a Micro Quadrotor using Sliding Mode and Backstepping Techniques

The present study addresses the issues concerning the developpment of a reliable assisted remote control for a four-rotor miniature aerial robot (known as quadrotor), guaranteeing the capability of a stable autonomous flight. The following results are proposed: after establishing a dynamical flight model as well as models for the rotors, gears and motors of the quadrotor, different nonlinear control laws are investigated for attitude and position control of the UAV. The stability and performance of feedback, backstepping and sliding mode controllers are compared in simulations. Finally, experiments on a newly implemented quadrotor prototype have been conducted in order to validate the theoretical analysis.
Estimation of Serum Hepcidin and Ferritin in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Background: Hepatitis C virus affect iron metabolism leading to iron overload which associated with liver damage. Aim: estimation of the level of serum hepcidin and ferritin in chronic hepatitis C, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma on top of hepatitis C. Methods: this study was conducted on 60 Egyptian patients (study group); Group I comprise 20 patients with chronic HCV infection, Group II comprise 20 patients with HCV cirrhosis, Group III comprise 20 patients with HCC due to HCV infection, and also, control group comprise 20 apparently healthy individuals. All patients and control were subjected to history taking, clinical examination, abdominal ultrasound, computed tomography on abdomen. Laboratory investigations include complete blood picture, renal function tests, liver function tests, and viral hepatitis marker. Antinuclear antibody, Alpha-fetoprotein, serum iron, serum ferritin and serum hepcidin. Results: There was highly significant decreased in S. iron level in group I, II and III in comparison to control group (p=0.000). There was highly significant increase in S. Ferritin level in group II and group III in comparison to control group and in group III in comparison to group I. Also, there was significant increase in S. Ferritin level in group II in comparison to group I. There was highly significant decrease in S. hepcidin level in group II and group III in comparison to control group, in group II and group III in comparison to group I and in group III in comparison to group II. S. Hepcidin has highly significant negative correlation with S. ferritin in group I, II and III. Conclusion: Low levels of serum iron, ferritin and hepcidine were observed in HCV cirrhotic and HCC compared to control group.
Economie di scala versus economie di densità nella distribuzione elettrica: un'analisi quantitativa

L’obiettivo di questo articolo e analizzare i costi nell’attivita di distribuzione elettrica in Italia. Il caso esaminato, la distribuzione dell’Enel, e a questo proposito particolarmente interessante, grazie alla specifica organizzazione dell’Enel che prevede la presenza di centri di gestione gerarchicamente separati. E stato cosi possibile distinguere nettamente fra effetti dovuti alla scala produttiva ed effetti connessi alla concentrazione territoriale dell’utenza (effetti di densita). Il modello econometrico costruito sui dati dell’Enel ha, al riguardo, permesso di verificare che le economie di densita sono piu importanti di quelle di scala.
Off-therapy response after nucleos(t)ide analogue withdrawal in patients with chronic hepatitis B: An international, multi-center, multi-ethnic cohort (RETRACT-B study).

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Functional cure, defined by hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss, is rare during nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) therapy and guidelines on finite NA therapy have not been well established. We aim to analyze off-therapy outcomes following NA cessation in a large, international, multi-center, multi-ethnic cohort of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. METHODS This cohort study included virally suppressed CHB patients who were hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) negative and stopped NA therapy. Primary outcome was HBsAg loss after NA cessation, and secondary outcomes included virological, biochemical, and clinical relapse, ALT flare, retreatment, and liver-related events after NA cessation. RESULTS Among 1,552 CHB patients, cumulative probability of HBsAg loss was 3.2% at 12 months and 13.0% at 48 months of follow-up. HBsAg loss was higher among Caucasians (vs. Asians: SHR 6.8; 95% CI 2.7-16.8; P < .001), and among patients with HBsAg levels <100 IU/mL at end of therapy (vs. ≥100 IU/mL: SHR 22.5; 95% CI 13.1-38.7; P < .001). At 48 months of follow-up, Caucasians with HBsAg levels <1000 IU/mL and Asians with HBsAg levels <100 IU/mL at end of therapy had a high predicted probability of HBsAg loss (>30%). Incidence rate of hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was 0.48 per 1000 person-years and 0.29 per 1000 person-years, respectively. Death occurred in 7/19 decompensated patients and 2/14 patients with HCC. CONCLUSION The best candidates for NA withdrawal are virally suppressed, HBeAg negative, non-cirrhotic CHB patients with low HBsAg levels, particularly Caucasians with <1000 IU/mL and Asians with <100 IU/mL. However, strict surveillance is recommended to prevent deterioration.
The Effect Of An Equatorial Continent On The Tropical Rain Belt. Part 2: Summer Monsoons

The TRACMIP ensemble includes slab-ocean aquaplanet control simulations and experiments with a highly idealized narrow tropical continent (0-45°W; 30°S - 30°N). We compare the two setups to contrast the characteristics of oceanic and continental rain bands and investigate monsoon development in GCMs with CMIP5-class dynamics and physics. Over land, the rainy sea-son occurs close to the time of maximum insolation. Other than in its timing, the continental rain band remains in an ITCZ-like regime akin deep-tropical monsoons, with a smooth latitudinal transition, a poleward reach only slightly farther than the oceanic ITCZ’s (about 10°), and a constant width throughout the year. This confinement of the monsoon to the deep tropics is the result of a tight coupling between regional rainfall and circulation anomalies: ventilation of the lower troposphere by the anomalous meridional circulation is the main limiting mechanism, while ventilation by the mean westerly jet aloft is secondary. Comparison of two sub-sets of TRACMIP simulations indicates that a low heat capacity determines, to a first degree, both the timing and the strength of the regional solsticial circulation; this lends support to the choice of idealizing land as a thin slab ocean in much theoretical literature on monsoon dynamics. Yet, the timing and strength of the monsoon are modulated by the treatment of evaporation over land, especially when moisture and radiation can interact. This points to the need for a fuller exploration of land characteristics in the hierarchical modeling of the tropical rain bands.
From the Old, the Best: Parathyroidectomy in the Management of Soft-Tissue and Vascular Calcification in Patients with Chronic Renal Disease

Introduction. Bone mineral disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD-MBD) is a clinical syndrome involving bone, biochemical changes, and extraosseous calcification. These complications increase morbidity and mortality. Prevalence reports are rare. Case Report. This case shows a young woman on peritoneal dialysis (PD) for 10 years with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism and soft-tissue calcifications in the hands, pelvis, and right knee, as well as severe vascular calcification, managed with calcimimetics without success. We decided to perform subtotal parathyroidectomy (STPTX). Three months after surgery, she had satisfactory evolution, despite notable hungry bone disease, without bone pain or functional limitation and almost no calcifications. Discussion. The benefit of hemodialysis has been shown with better volume management and improvement of calcium/phosphate products. STPTX allowed biochemical control and calcification improvement, with an evident better quality of life for our patient. Therapeutic alternatives need to be tailored to the patient's characteristics in the calcimimetics era.
Assessing Grapevine Nutrient Status from Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Hyperspectral Imagery

This study aimed to identify the optimal sets of spectral bands for monitoring multiple grapevine nutrients in vineyards. We used spectral data spanning 400–2500 nm and leaf samples from 100 Concord grapevine canopies, lab-analyzed for six key nutrient values, to select the optimal bands for the nutrient regression models. The canopy spectral data were obtained with unmanned aerial systems (UAS), using push-broom imaging spectrometers (hyperspectral sensors). The novel use of UAS-based hyperspectral imagery to assess the grapevine nutrient status fills the gap between in situ spectral sampling and UAS-based multispectral imaging, avoiding their inherent trade-offs between spatial and spectral resolution. We found that an ensemble feature ranking method, utilizing six different machine learning feature selection methods, produced similar regression results as the standard PLSR feature selection and regression while generally selecting fewer wavelengths. We identified a set of biochemically consistent bands (606, 641, and 1494 nm) to predict the nitrogen content with an RMSE of 0.17% (using leave-one-out cross-validation) in samples with nitrogen contents ranging between 2.4 and 3.6%. Further studying is needed to confirm the relevance and consistency of the wavelengths selected for each nutrient model, but ensemble feature selection showed promise in identifying stable sets of wavelengths for assessing grapevine nutrient contents from canopy spectra.
miRNA Delivery by Nanosystems: State of the Art and Perspectives

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short (~21–23 nucleotides), non-coding endogenous RNA molecules that modulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level via the endogenous RNA interference machinery of the cell. They have emerged as potential biopharmaceuticals candidates for the treatment of various diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. However, in order to advance miRNAs therapeutics into clinical settings, their delivery remains a major challenge. Different types of vectors have been investigated to allow the delivery of miRNA in the diseased tissue. In particular, non-viral delivery systems have shown important advantages such as versatility, low cost, easy fabrication and low immunogenicity. Here, we present a general overview of the main types of non-viral vectors developed for miRNA delivery, with their advantages, limitations and future perspectives.
Pathogen Evolution when Transmission and Virulence are Stochastic

Evolutionary processes are inherently stochastic, since we can never know with certainty exactly how many descendants an individual will leave, or what the phenotypes of those descendants will be. Despite this, models of pathogen evolution have nearly all been deterministic, treating values such as transmission and virulence as parameters that can be known ahead of time. We present a broadly applicable analytic approach for modeling pathogen evolution in which vital parameters such as transmission and virulence are treated as random variables, rather than as fixed values. Starting from a general stochastic model of evolution, we derive specific equations for the evolution of transmission and virulence, and then apply these to a particular special case; the SIR model of pathogen dynamics. We show that adding stochasticity introduces new directional components to pathogen evolution. In particular, two kinds of covariation between traits emerge as important: covariance across the population (what is usually measured), and covariance between random variables within an individual. We show that these different kinds of trait covariation can be of opposite sign and contribute to evolution in very different ways. In particular, probability covariation between random variables within an individual is sometimes a better way to capture evolutionarily important tradeoffs than is covariation across a population. We further show that stochasticity can influence pathogen evolution through directional stochastic effects, which results from the inevitable covariance between individual fitness and mean population fitness.
High performance damascene metal gate MOSFETs for 0.1 /spl mu/m regime

A novel transistor formation process (damascene gate process) was developed in order to apply metal gates and high dielectric constant gate insulators to MOSFET fabrication and minimize plasma damage to gate insulators. In this process, the gate insulators and gate electrodes are formed after ion implantation and high temperature annealing (/spl sim/1000/spl deg/C) for source/drain formation, and the gate electrodes are fabricated by chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of gate materials deposited in grooves. Metal gates and high dielectric constant gate insulators are applicable to the MOSFET, since the processing temperature after gate formation can be reduced to as low as 450/spl deg/C. Furthermore, process-damages on gate insulators are minimized because there is no plasma damage caused by source/drain ion implantation and gate reactive ion etching (RIE). By using this process, fully planarized metal (W/TiN or Al/TiN) gate transistors with SiO/sub 2/ or Ta/sub 2/O/sub 5/ as gate insulators were uniformly fabricated on an 8-in wafer. Further, the damascene metal gate transistors exhibited low gate sheet resistivity, no gate depletion and drastic improvement in gate oxide integrity, resulting in high transistor performance.
How are service automation and national ICT development associated with international trade in services?

ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate how service automation is associated with the volume of international trade in services and how the interactions of automation, industry, and national ICT development are associated with it. We use data from the U.N. Comtrade, O*NET Online, the U.N. Global ICT Development Index, and the World Bank Open Data to test our hypotheses. We find that the marginal year-by-year growth rates of international trade in highly automatable services decreased in 2007–2017, whereas those of international trade in less automatable services have increased. ICT development is positively associated with the volume and annual growth rate of a country's service exports, but it is negatively associated with the volume and annual growth rate of the country's service imports. The growth rate of international trade in highly automatable services is lower for importing countries with advanced ICT, but it is higher for exporting countries with advanced ICT.
Performance optimization for gridded-layout standard cells

The grid placement of contacts and gates enables more effective use of resolution enhancement techniques, which in turn allow a reduction of critical dimensions. Although the regular placement adds restrictions during cell layout, the overall circuit area can be made smaller and the extra manufacturing cost can be kept to the lowest by a careful selection of the grid pitch, using template-trim lithography method, allowing random contact placement in the vertical direction, and using rectangular rather than square contacts. The purpose of this work is to optimize the gridded-layout-based process. The trade-off between the layout area and manufacturing cost, and the determination of the minimum grid pitch are discussed in this paper. We demonstrate that it is a 1-D scaling instead of the conventional 2-D scaling for standard cells and the narrow MOSFETs inside after the application of the gridded layout on the contact and gate levels. The corresponding effects on circuit performances, including the leakage current, are also explored.
Variability in Oral Iron Prescription and the Effect on Spanish Mothers’ Health: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Background: No consensus exists regarding the hemoglobin (Hb) values that define postpartum anemia. Knowledge is currently lacking regarding prescription and consumption practices, which prevents evaluating the rational use of iron supplementation postpartum. Aim: In this study, our objective was to describe this practice and analyze its association with maternal health outcomes. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted with 1010 women aged between 18 and 50. The hemoglobin value on the first postpartum day; the prescription schedule at hospital discharge; iron consumption; and data on hemoglobin, serum ferritin, maternal fatigue, type of breastfeeding, and perceived health six weeks after delivery were collected. Findings: Oral iron was prescribed to 98.1% of mothers with anemia and 75.8% without anemia. At the same Hb value, the maximum amount of total iron prescribed was between 8 and 10 times greater than the minimum amount. Iron intake was significantly lower than prescribed (p < 0.01). At six weeks, anemic mothers who took iron presented a 3.6-, 3-, and 2.4-times lower probability of iron deficiency, anemia, and abandoning breastfeeding, respectively. Discussion: Postpartum iron intake shows a protective effect on iron deficiency and anemia at six weeks, but not on fatigue or self-perceived health level. Conclusion: We conclude that there is wide variability in the prescription regimen. Oral iron supplementation can benefit mothers with anemia and harm those without. Subsequent studies should further explore the Hb figure that better discriminates the need for postpartum iron.