Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Stress-Inducing Factors vs. the Risk of Occupational Burnout in the Work of Nurses and Paramedics

Introduction: Contemporary healthcare faces new challenges and expectations from society. The profession of a nurse, as well as a paramedic, is essential for the efficient functioning of healthcare. It has its importance not only in promoting and preserving health but also in prevention. With the increasing importance of providing medical care at the highest level, it is expected of these two professional groups to have more knowledge and skills than a few years earlier. The daily contact with patients and their families, the low level of control of the environment, the hierarchical system of professional dependence, and the dissatisfaction with remuneration are becoming extremely burdensome aspects of the nursing and paramedic professions. Long-term exposure to stressors associated with these medical professions may, in the long term, lead to the emergence of occupational burnout syndrome. The aim of this study is an attempt to answer the question of whether and how stress factors affect the occurrence of occupational burnout in the work of nurses and paramedics working in various medical entities. Material and Methods: The study covered a group of 434 respondents, including 220 nurses and 214 paramedics, working professionally in hospital departments and care and treatment facilities as well as in hospital emergency departments and ambulance services. The study was carried out using a diagnostic survey based on the questionnaire technique using the authors’ questionnaire and the standardized MBI Ch. Maslach. Two statistical values were used to statistically analyze the research results and verify the adopted hypotheses: the chi-square test and the Student’s t-test. Results and Conclusions: The current study showed that the phenomenon of occupational burnout among the studied group affects only nurses, while this problem does not apply to the studied paramedics. The main stressor among the nurses and paramedics is, above all, a very high level of responsibility. Nurses are overburdened by excessive demands and shift work, while paramedics are mostly burdened by an excess of duties. Both nurses and paramedics claim that their work is often stressful, which leads to physical and mental exhaustion.
Poisson's Ratio Structure Beneath the Nazca Ridge

The Nazca Ridge (NR) was formed near the interaction of a hotspot mantle plume and an active spreading center. We use active‐source wide‐angle seismic data to obtain 2‐D Vp and Vs tomographic models, and hence the Poisson's ratio (ν) structure beneath the NR. Results show a ∼2 km thick seismic layer 2A with ν values of 0.25–0.32 in the uppermost crust interpreted as pillow basalts with a low degree of fracturing and/or hydrothermal alteration. The 2A/B boundary layer presents ν values of 0.27–0.29 consistent with pillow basalts/sheeted dykes units. A ∼3 km layer 2B overlies a ∼10 km layer 3 with ν values of 0.24–0.3 at the 2/3 boundary layer. The lowermost layer 3 presents ν values of 0.28 ± 0.02 suggesting an increase in Mg content (≥10% wt). The NR crust (∼15 km thick) requires an increment of the asthenospheric mantle potential temperature in ∼100°C formed by passive adiabatic decompression melting.
Parallel Evolution of Ameloblastic scpp Genes in Bony and Cartilaginous Vertebrates

Abstract In bony vertebrates, skeletal mineralization relies on the secretory calcium-binding phosphoproteins (Scpp) family whose members are acidic extracellular proteins posttranslationally regulated by the Fam20°C kinase. As scpp genes are absent from the elephant shark genome, they are currently thought to be specific to bony fishes (osteichthyans). Here, we report a scpp gene present in elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) that evolved from local tandem duplication of sparc-L 5′ exons and show that both genes experienced recent gene conversion in sharks. The elasmobranch scpp is remarkably similar to the osteichthyan scpp members as they share syntenic and gene structure features, code for a conserved signal peptide, tyrosine-rich and aspartate/glutamate-rich regions, and harbor putative Fam20°C phosphorylation sites. In addition, the catshark scpp is coexpressed with sparc-L and fam20°C in tooth and scale ameloblasts, similarly to some osteichthyan scpp genes. Despite these strong similarities, molecular clock and phylogenetic data demonstrate that the elasmobranch scpp gene originated independently from the osteichthyan scpp gene family. Our study reveals convergent events at the sparc-L locus in the two sister clades of jawed vertebrates, leading to parallel diversification of the skeletal biomineralization toolkit. The molecular evolution of sparc-L and its coexpression with fam20°C in catshark ameloblasts provides a unifying genetic basis that suggests that all convergent scpp duplicates inherited similar features from their sparc-L precursor. This conclusion supports a single origin for the hypermineralized outer odontode layer as produced by an ancestral developmental process performed by Sparc-L, implying the homology of the enamel and enameloid tissues in all vertebrates.
Impact of using Low Dose versus High Dose Antithymocyte Globulin Based Conditioning Regimen on the Outcome of Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in Children with βeta-thalassemia Major

Background: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only commonly available curative treatment for people with thalassemia major (TM). This work aimed to study the impact of using low dose versus high dose anti thymocyte globulin (ATG (based conditioning regimen on the results of peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in children with βeta- TM. Methods: This comparative study was established on 40 patients with βeta-thalassemia major (Pesaro class II and/or III) who subjected to (HSCT) from donor who is related. Our patients received the same myeloablative regimen. They were then categorized according to dose of ATG into two groups: group I (Busulfan/Cyclophosphamide/Low dose ATG-30 mg) and group II (Busulfan/Cyclophosphamide/High dose ATG-110 mg). Results: There was no association between both groups according to the clinical features, transplant related complications in both groups. There was a higher risk of mucositis and infections in high dose group. (P = 0.024 & P = 0.046; respectively). Patients in low dose group achieved faster neutrophil engraftment with median value of (14 days). No difference was found in the incidence of post-transplant viral reactivation, graft versus host disease in both groups. Conclusions: Pesaro II, III thalassemia patients can safely receive hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with low dose ATG-30 mg regimen and attain the same result.
Understanding the constraints and reasons to adopt natural farming - a study on rice growing farmers of Andhra Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT The study analyzed the reasons and constraints for adopting natural farming (NF) by ricegrowing farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, using participatory qualitative and quantitative analyses. A sample of 500 conventional ricegrowing and 500 natural rice-growing farmers are selected. The basis for qualitative research was developed during interviews, field visits, surveys to understand farmers' perceptions and knowledge on NF. Quantitative analysis was done by taking multiple responses to ascertain the constraints and reasons to adopt NF by using a pre-tested interview schedule. Garrett Ranking technique prioritized the reasons and constraints for adopting NF concerning ranks and Garrett mean score. The critical constraints found to adopt NF are higher labor costs, lack of experience in any of the agroecological techniques, low fertile soils, and higher incidence of pests and diseases. Awareness of the advantage of diversification of crops and staggered planting to arrive at different harvesting schedules are helpful. Detailed NF crop cultivation techniques, availability of NF input shops at the local level, soil testing, and soil treatment will boost farmer confidence to take up NF. Some of the significant reasons stated for adopting NF in the study are the lower production costs, lower farm size, debt reduction, and the farmers' health.
Providing optimal care for active youth in Canada

Sports are important activities for youth, with millions of children and adolescents participating in organized sports and recreational activities every year. Sports participation has many benefits but can also cause injuries, accounting for two-thirds of all injuries in Canadian adolescents and resulting in hundreds of thousands of medical visits annually. Despite the frequency of sport-related injuries in youth, many practising pediatricians are not comfortable managing these issues, citing lack of teaching and clinical exposure during training. Many studies have found deficits in musculoskeletal (MSK) and sport and exercise medicine (SEM) training in residency programs in North America, including Canadian pediatric residency programs. To address this learning gap, Canadian pediatric residency programs should incorporate more MSK/SEM training and clinical exposure to these issues. A standardized national curriculum in MSK/SEM will help ensure that community pediatricians practicing in Canada are adequately prepared to care for active youth.
Revisiting State-of-the-Art Applications of Blockchain Technology in Business Ecosystems: Analysis of Open Issues and Potential Solutions

In this paper, the authors provided a comprehensive analysis of blockchain technology and its state-of-the-art applications. The authors defined types of blockchain-enabled applications across various domains and research areas. Despite blockchain-enabled applications are widely deployed, the authors identified open issues and proposed potential solutions that are of high relevance and value for both academics and practitioners. As outstanding issues of the blockchain technology identified in this paper become addressed and as blockchain develops into more efficient, scalable, durable, and mature, its state-of-the-art applications will break into many more domains.
The Impact of Macroeconomic Sustainability on Exchange Rate: Hybrid Machine-Learning Approach

This paper constructed a robust methodology to investigate the impact of news regarding macroeconomic policies on exchange rate fluctuations, and to examined the applicability of qualitative information alongside historical data to predict exchange rates. To do so, hybrid machine learning algorithms comprised of natural language processing, fuzzy logic, and support vector regression have been constructed. This study emphasizes the significance of qualitative information on investors’ subjective consideration, the decision-making process, and causality on exchange rate volatility. To perceive the causality of expected and unexpected macroeconomic news on exchange rate fluctuations, news regarding the inflation rate, interest rate, unemployment rate, balance of trade, and credit ratings has been extracted from the web. Learning automata has been adopted to construct a unique lexicon for textual analysis. Subjective considerations of decision makers based on news have been evaluated by processing using the prospect theory and composing fuzzy antecedents for the fuzzy logic phase. The fuzzy logic method attained the correlation value between the macroeconomic news and the exchange rate. Finally, support vector regression predicted the exchange rate on a daily basis. The statistical test results indicated a strong correlation between recently published macroeconomic news on daily exchange rate fluctuations and their usability for predicting exchange rates in the short term, while emphasizing the significance of sustainable macroeconomic policies on exchange rate stability.
Simultaneous calibration of a microscopic traffic simulation model and OD matrix

Simultaneous Calibration of a Microscopic Traffic Simulation Model and OD Matrix. (August 2006) Seung-Jun Kim, B.S., Seoul National University; M.S., Seoul National University Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. Laurence R. Rilett Dr. Mark Burris With the recent widespread deployment of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in North America there is an abundance of data on traffic systems and thus an opportunity to use these data in the calibration of microscopic traffic simulation models. Even though ITS data have been utilized to some extent in the calibration of microscopic traffic simulation models, efforts have focused on improving the quality of the calibration based on aggregate form of ITS data rather than disaggregate data. In addition, researchers have focused on identifying the parameters associated with car-following and lane-changing behavior models and their impacts on overall calibration performance. Therefore, the estimation of the Origin-Destination (OD) matrix has been considered as a preliminary step rather than as a stage that can be included in the calibration process. This research develops a methodology to calibrate the OD matrix jointly with model behavior parameters using a bi-level calibration framework. The upper level seeks to identify the best model parameters using a genetic algorithm (GA). In this level, a statistically based calibration objective function is introduced to account for disaggregate form of ITS data in the calibration of microscopic traffic simulation models and, thus, accurately replicate dynamics of observed traffic conditions. Specifically, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test is used to measure the “consistency” between the observed and simulated travel time distributions. The calibration of the OD matrix is performed in the lower level, where observed and simulated travel times are incorporated into the OD estimator for the calibration of the OD matrix. The interdependent relationship between
Social Dimensions of Media Convergence in India

Abstract The current decade has witnessed rapid technological advances that have triggered off changes in the delivery system of providing information and the kind of information delivered to the society. Digitalisation, with its unique feature of carrying different technologies through a single pipe, is the driving force for convergence eliminating the distinction of various media of information dissemination. This convergence is in different areas of fixed and mobile telecommunications, television and radio broadcasting, imaging, video, audio recording, transmission, distribution, data communications, computer networks.1 This has resulted in far reaching changes in the communication scenario and the way we conduct our business and transactions. It implies changes at all levels – technology, content, reach and marketing.2 Convergence is perceived as an enabler of the information society. India is one of those countries, where media convergence is likely to be accelerated and in the near future, Indian society will no longer be influenced by one media alone. This convergence will have significant and far-reaching implications and impact on Indian society.
Book Review: Four internets: Data, geopolitics, and the governance of cyberspace

they represent success at the same time that they limit the vast majority of signees’ capacity to earn a living” (p. 31). Getting Signed is a book that builds a powerful critique of one of the biggest and most influential music industries worldwide, unveiling how the ideological motive of getting signed brings individuals to sign their own exploitation in the promise of economic success. By tackling fundamental issues in contemporary capitalistic societies, the book brings to the fore additional questions, such as “How do social inequalities, in terms of class, race, and gender, intersect with power unbalances between labels and artists in the signing of record contracts? ” “Does the ideology of getting signed trickle down into the cultural products of signed and independent artists, such as in music videos and lyrics? ” “Will new technologies, such as NFTs, challenge or reinforce the current power structure between labels and artists? ” These questions manifest the potential interest that this book can spark in audiences from different fields, including cultural and media studies, sociology, and communication science. By providing a toolkit of concepts, theories, and empirical evidence, Getting Signed is an important contribution to tackle fundamental questions about the unequal relationships of power that lie behind many of our daily cultural consumptions.
Opportunities and challenges in implementing Smart Specialisation in Nordic ‘strong innovator’ regions

ABSTRACT In this paper we consider the experience of implementing the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) in three regions in Finland, Norway and Denmark. We highlight the challenges each of these ‘strong innovator’ regions has faced in implementing S3. We elucidate the fact that each region faced different challenges when implementing S3. We extend a discussion around place-based policy, which is designed in a regionally bespoke and bottom-up manner, suggesting that this will inherently throw up unique and variable place-based challenges, questioning how to balance this uniqueness of problems with a universally applicable approach and support infrastructure.
Motives for Punishing Powerful Vs. Powerless Offenders: The Mediating Role of Demonization

ABSTRACT In the present research, we examine how power and group membership of an offender influence observers’ motives for punishment. As compared to powerless offenders, powerful offenders should elicit a stronger motivation of an observer to incapacitate them and protect society (i.e., utilitarian punishment motivation). Moreover, demonization of the offender (e.g., perceiving the offender as evil) should mediate the effect of power on punishing motives. Finally, we investigated whether group membership of an offender would moderate the effects of power on punishing motives. In three studies, we manipulated an offender’s power (high, low) and group membership (ingroup, outgroup, and – in Study 1 – ambiguous). Supporting our hypotheses, all three studies revealed that powerful offenders triggered stronger utilitarian punishment motivation as opposed to powerless offenders, while demonization of the offender mediated this effect. Moreover, Studies 1 and 2 showed that powerless offenders triggered stronger restorative punishment motivation as opposed to powerful offenders while low demonization of the offender mediated this effect. Contrary to our expectations, however, group membership did not moderate the effect of power on observer’s punishing motives. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Developing a Response to Secondary Trauma for American Indian and Rural Service Providers

How can victim service providers, the organizations they work for, and the communities they serve help respond to the issue of occupation-based secondary trauma? Over the last few years, federal agencies in the United States have spent millions in research and programming to answer this important scientific and policy question. The current study builds on this work by describing and evaluating a community-based participatory research project focused on finding manageable, effective, sustainable, and ethical ways to respond to occupation-based secondary trauma in two separate communities: a rural American Indian community, Blackfeet Tribal Nation, and a predominantly white county in Montana, Gallatin County, United States. Findings from evaluation questionnaires (n=178; 80.10% women; 64.60% American Indian; 29.14% White) representing a wide range of occupations document that: (1) the implementation of the project was successful; (2) toolkits created for the project were useful to both individual participants and organizations; (3) training outcomes improved significantly; and (4) findings were consistent across the two different community contexts. Contributions, lessons learned, and future directions are discussed.
Evaluation of a Peer-Facilitated Trauma Intervention for Incarcerated Men

This pilot study examined a peer-facilitated trauma-focused intervention among 624 incarcerated men (Exploring Trauma). Pre- and postintervention data were collected on trauma-related mental health symptoms, aggression, and anger. The results demonstrated statistically significant improvement in trauma-related symptoms relative to pretreatment functioning and demonstrated support for the feasibility of peer-facilitation. Effect sizes were small to moderate, with the largest impact on current traumatic distress, depression, and anxiety (Cohen’s d = .54, .48, .46, respectively). The mixed-effects regression results showed the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on outcomes was strong and cumulative (i.e., greater exposure to ACEs increased the likelihood of participant program gain on mental health and aggression symptoms, ranging from .15 to .77). The findings showed that trauma can be safely addressed in corrections and provide promising support for peer-facilitation with training and oversight. Rigorous studies are needed on the impact of trauma-informed services and models of program delivery.
To the Next Level! an Exploratory Study on the Influence of User Experience on the Acceptance of a Gamified Learning Platform

: Gamiﬁcation is associated with using game elements in different contexts, and one of these is the educational environment. The education area’s motivation for this concept assumes that gamiﬁcation provides an alter-native to motivate and engage students during the learning process. For this, it is common to use gamiﬁed teaching platforms, wherein the experience of students and teachers using these platforms impacts the suc-cess of their adoption. This paper presents an evaluation of the Classcraft gamiﬁed learning platform, aiming to investigate the User Experience (UX) and usability of this platform and how these elements inﬂuence its acceptance. We performed an empirical study with a group of high school students to investigate how UX-related factors inﬂuence platform acceptance. As a result, we identiﬁed that the students do not consider the platform’s visual elements attractive, with insufﬁcient stimulus for its use. Furthermore, we also noted the platform’s low attractiveness and usability through the AttrakDiff results. These results show that using gamiﬁcation in educational platforms does not mean it will reach a good level of acceptance. To achieve that, it is essential to also look forward to the usability and UX of those platforms.