jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) ACTIVITIES OF SELECTED COMPANIES AT SOHAR PORT, OMAN

Purpose&#x0D; The objective of the study is to investigate into the roles of Corporate Social Responsibility towards the community development of Sohar. This study critically analyzes the current practices of CSR in the selected companies at Sohar Port area, Oman.&#x0D; Design/methodology/approach&#x0D; The study was carried out with ten selected companies from Sohar Industrial Port area selected on a random sampling basis. &#x0D; Findings&#x0D; The study has thrown light on the various activities of CSR carried out by the selected companies in the Al Batinah region of Sultanate of Oman. The study reveals that the manufacturing companies have high inclination towards CSR programs than the other.&#x0D; Practical Implications&#x0D; Further the study shows that the selection of CSR activities by one company does not have any impact on any other company from the same area. This will induce every company to come up with new CSR activities in to their manifold.&#x0D; Social Implications&#x0D; The study confirms that the selected companies play significant role through involving them in social responsibility activities resulting in sustained development of Sultanate of Oman.&#x0D; Originality/value&#x0D; No prior study has examined the CSR activities of the companies at Sohar Port, Oman. This study will pave a way to further scope of study on CSR activities of the companies of Oman.

Topic: Environmental Sustainability in Business
Subfield: Marketing
Field: Business, Management and Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
Hemodynamics of a Femoral Graft-Artery Connector Mitigating Restenosis

Abstract Thrombosis or restenosis, i.e., blood clot formation or neo-intimal hyperplasia plus atheroma, are too frequently the causes of graft failure post-operatively within hours (cf. thrombosis) or within a few years (cf. restenosis). It is hypothesized that among the many factors triggering these abnormal biological events in curved and branching arteries, non-uniform hemodynamics, well characterized by large wall shear stress gradients (WSSG), is a leading cause in a cascade of intricate physico-biochemical processes. Local sustained WSSG’s have been implicated in “injury” to the endothelium leading to high cell turnover, leaky cell junctions, individual cell bond rupture, as well as DNA changes causing excessive release of growth factors, smooth muscle cell proliferation and platelet aggregation. In turn, a significant reduction of the WSSG may be achieved with (optimal) geometric designs of specific branching blood vessels, which implies that non-uniform hemodynamics can be minimized and hence restenosis may be measurably reduced.

Topic: Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
PENGARUH TAKARAN PUPUK ORGANIK DAN ANORGANIK TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN PRODUKSI TANAMAN SELADA (Lactuca sativa L.)

The research objective was to study the effect of organic and inorganic fertilizer on the growth and production of lettuce. This research was conducted from February 2017 to April 2017 at Green House, Faculty of Agricultural,Sjakhyakirti University Palembang. The research used Randomized Block Design (RAK) with 12 treatments and repeated 3 times. The treatment in this research was K (50 g.crop-1 cowmanure and 0 g.crop-1NPK fertilizer), L (50 g.crop-1 cow manure and 1 g.crop-1 NPK fertilizer ), M (50 g.crop-1 cow manure and 2 g.crop-1 NPK fertilizer), N (50 g.crop-1 cow manure and 3 g.crop-1NPK fertilizer), O ( 80 g.crop-1 cow manure and 0 g.crop-1 NPKfertilizer), P (80 g.crop-1 cow manure and 1 g.crop-1 NPK fertilizer), Q (80 g.crop-1 cow manure and 2 g.crop-1NPK fertilizer), R (80 g.crop-1 cow manure and 3 g.crop-1NPK fertilizer), S (110 g.crop-1 cow manure and 0 g.crop-1 NPK fertilizer), T (110 g.crop-1 cow manure and 1 g.crop-1NPK fertilizer), U (110 g.crop-1 cow manure and 2 g.crop-1 NPK fertilizer), V (110 g.crop-1 cow manure and 3 g.crop-1 NPK fertilizer). The variables observed in this study were plant height (cm), number of leaves (strands), number of roots, wet weight of plant (g), dry weight of plant (g). The results showed that the organic fertilizer of cow manure and inorganic NPK fertilizer have no significant effect on the growth but has a significant effect on the production of lettuce plant. However, the U (110 g.crop-1 cow manure and 3 g.crop-1 NPK fertilizer) showed the best production of many leaves and wet trimming weight of lettuce.

Topic: Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques
Subfield: Soil Science
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
Miscarriage

Newer techniques for diagnosing early pregnancy have shown that post-implantation embryo loss may be four times the accepted rate of 15%-20%. This article describes various causes of spontaneous abortion and its clinical evaluation and treatment, and proffers suggestions for answering the questions of women who have experienced this loss.

Topic: Reproductive System and Pregnancy
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Room Temperature Cu-Cu Direct Bonding Using Wetting/Passivation Scheme for 3D Integration and Packaging

Ultra-low temperature wafer-level Cu-Cu direct bonding with wetting/passivation scheme has been successfully demonstrated at (1) room temperature with post-annealing at 100 ℃, or (2) 40 ℃ bonding without the post-annealing process. In this bonding structure, a wetting layer and a passivation layer were deposited on the Cu surface to improve the surface conditions and enhance the diffusion behavior of Cu atoms. In addition, the wetting layer can prevent formation of AuCu <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</inf> between passivation and Cu, which is beneficial for Cu bonding at a lower temperature. The proposed bonding structure provides the breakthrough to realize wafer-level Cu-Cu direct bonding with an almost thermal stress-free process, which is key to improve reliability and broaden applications of 3D integration and advanced packaging.

Topic: 3D IC and TSV technologies
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Calculation of spherical wave reflection and transmission coefficients and their application to shallow seismic exploration

The reflection and transmission coefficients of spherical waves vary strongly and in a more complicated manner to changing layer parameters than do the plane wave coefficients (figures 1 and 2). The difference between both types of coefficients increases when the radius of curvature of the wavefront approaches the order of the seismic wave Length. This is often the case in shallow seismic prospecting where the depth of exploration is between somet tens and a hundred meters.

Topic: Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
Subfield: Geophysics
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Thromboprophylaxis in Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction

Head and neck patients undergoing microvascular reconstruction are at high risk for thromboembolism. While the prevention of thromboembolism has become an essential aspect of care, within the field of microsurgery, concern for anastomotic complications have hindered the creation of an accepted regimen. The aim of this review was to evaluate the risks and benefits of prophylactic agents for thromboprophylaxis. A literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and PubMed/NCBI databases. Articles discussing thromboprophylaxis in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, or microvascular reconstruction were considered in the review from the past 30 years. The majority of patients undergoing microvascular surgery have multiple risk factors for thrombus formation. Several consensus guidelines exist for the prophylaxis in patients who are critically ill, undergoing surgery, or with malignancy. Significant evidence supports the routine use of mechanical means, such as early mobilization and pneumatic compression along with subcutaneous heparin. Low-molecular-weight heparin is also frequently utilized, although results are largely divided. Data on aspirin remain equivocal. Studies on microvascular failure and flap loss have demonstrated little to no association with chemoprophylaxis. The evidence for postoperative thromboprophylaxis regimens in patients undergoing head and neck free tissue transfer is variable. Multiple studies have supported the use of unfractionated heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin. There appears to be an expert consensus for the combined use of mechanical prophylactic methods and chemical prophylaxis. Prospective randomized trials are required to validate the most effective combination of chemoprophylaxis agents.

Topic: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
Subfield: Internal Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
How do we know what makes for “best practice” in clinical supervision for psychological therapists? A content analysis of supervisory models and approaches

Clinical supervision for psychotherapies is widely used in clinical and research contexts. Supervision is often assumed to ensure therapy adherence and positive client outcomes, but there is little empirical research to support this contention. Regardless, there are numerous supervision models, but it is not known how consistent their recommendations are. This review aimed to identify which aspects of supervision are consistent across models, and which are not. A content analysis of 52 models revealed 71 supervisory elements. Models focus more on supervisee learning and/or development (88.46%), but less on emotional aspects of work (61.54%) or managerial or ethical responsibilities (57.69%). Most models focused on the supervisee (94.23%) and supervisor (80.77%), rather than the client (48.08%) or monitoring client outcomes (13.46%). Finally, none of the models were clearly or adequately empirically based. Although we might expect clinical supervision to contribute to positive client outcomes, the existing models have limited client focus and are inconsistent. Therefore, it is not currently recommended that one should assume that the use of such models will ensure consistent clinician practice or positive therapeutic outcomes. Key Practitioner Messages There is little evidence for the effectiveness of supervision. There is a lack of consistency in supervision models. Services need to assess whether supervision is effective for practitioners and patients.

Topic: Counseling Practices and Supervision
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Modeling senescence in ARPE19 cells to investigate the role of small extracellular vesicles in age‐related macular degeneration

Aims/Purpose: Age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative disease causing significant vision loss in the elderly. The molecular mechanisms of AMD onset and progression are not fully understood. Senescent cells are known to secrete increased amounts of small extracellular vesicles (sEV). However, the impact of sEVs on RPE dysfunction and AMD through senescence spreading remains unclear. Our study aimed to develop an in vitro model of RPE cell senescence. Methods: We used the retinal pigment epithelial cell line, ARPE‐19. Senescence induction in RPE cells was achieved through two different approaches: repeated passaging (replicative senescence) and ionizing radiation (DNA damage‐induced senescence). Characterization of sEVs released by RPE cells was performed and markers of senescence were assessed. Results: RPE cells subjected to replicative exhaustion or ionizing radiation showed higher H2AX foci accumulation compared to p9 cells. Ionizing radiation significantly increased nucleus area and deformation, with a similar trend at p21 and p31. Levels of p21, critical for establishing senescence, increased at p31 and showed a tendency to rise in ionizing radiation‐exposed cells. Levels of p16, maintaining the senescence phenotype, also increased in ionizing radiation‐exposed cells and tended to rise at p21 and p31. Activities of active MMP‐2 and ‐9 increased in the conditioned medium of senescent cells, with MMP‐2 activity correlating with higher protein levels. sEVs from senescent cell‐conditioned medium showed significant increases in concentration and mean size compared to p9 cells. Conclusions: We successfully induced senescence in ARPE19 cells, creating a valuable model to investigate the role of sEVs in spreading senescence to neighboring cells, especially in the context of AMD onset. Support: FCT, Portugal: 2020.04811.BD; PEst UIDB/04539/Base/2020 and UIDP/04539/Programatico/2020. European Union's Horizon 2020 Teaming project MIA‐Portugal (no 857524) and CHAngeing – Connected Hubs in Ageing: Healthy Living to Protect Cerebrovascular Function (no 101087071), funded by Excellence Hubs Call – Horizon‐ WIDERA‐2022‐ACCESS‐04‐01.

Topic: Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Are you interested in telephone triage research?

In the fall of 1993, we described our 5-year experience in providing after-hours telephone triage and advice for patients of private pediatricians in metropolitan Denver (The After-Hours Program).1 In the year since our report, we have come to recognize a rapidly growing interest in large scale programs that offer centralized after-hours pediatric telephone triage and advice provided by well-trained nurses using standardized guidelines. In the past year our program has expanded to serve approximately 165 pediatricians throughout Colorado (95% of Denver private pediatricians and 75% of Colorado private pediatricians).

Topic: Emergency and Acute Care Studies
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
A pediatric experience with endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus.

Pediatric neuroscience nurses deal with many children with hydrocephalus. This paper will provide a review of hydrocephalus with a specific focus on third ventriculostomy. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an accepted treatment option for patients with obstructive hydrocephalus. At the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Alberta, we have been performing ETV for 15 years. This experience has helped us better understand the complications and benefits of ETV. The author will provide data on the complications specific to ETV in pediatric patients at the Alberta Children's Hospital. A case report comparing neurocognitive testing before and after ETV will be shared. An additional case report of a patient with a spontaneous third ventriculostomy will help illustrate our understanding of the natural history of hydrocephalus.

Topic: Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Hysteria, Dissociation, Conversion, and Somatization

This chapter aims to describe the psychopathology of the phenomena of hysteria, dissociation, conversion, and somatization across psychiatric nosologies. The extent of this field of research includes a vast range of experiences and mechanisms, and several phenomenological, epistemological, and ethical qualms have made this field difficult to comprehensively synthesize every aspect of these phenomena. The reader finds here a review of major contributions from seminal inputs, historical waves of research which ultimately led to the current use of these words. It further considers clinical and theoretical pitfalls which damaged the use of these symbols and demoted research to other clinical areas of psychiatry. Also, and by addressing the contributions from phenomenological psychopathology, it provides further clarification of their possible use in clinical practice and research—a necessary first step.

Topic: Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
The Interplay Between International Humanitarian Law, Terrorism and the “Foreign Terrorist Fighter” Regime

There seems to be a natural connection between armed conflict and terrorism: both involve acts of violence by nonstate armed actors. The acts of armed groups during armed conflicts are frequently labeled as acts of terrorism. Similarly, both international humanitarian law (IHL) and the international legal regime governing terrorism address acts of violence committed by nonstate armed actors. Yet, these superficial similarities obscure the significant conceptual differences between acts of violence in armed conflicts and those outside armed conflicts as well as the differences in the legal regimes governing them. Before turning to an analysis of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2178 (2014), it is necessary to briefly explain how IHL addresses acts of terrorism, followed by a brief description of the international treaty regime governing terrorism, including how this regime regulates its relationship with IHL.

Topic: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Strategic 'morphing' and the survivability of e-commerce firms

This research develops an evolutionary game theory-motivated framework that helps academic researchers and industry practitioners to understand the "strategic morphing" of DotComs. Our framework applies an analogy from the theory of bio-diversity and genetic survivability in population ecology to different species in a highly competitive organic biome. In the e-commerce context, however, we emphasize survivability in terms of a set of characteristic categories and constructs that provide explanatory power for firm "strategic fitness" in competition with other firms and in the marketplace in general. We illustrate our framework using mini-case studies on DotCom success and failure.

Topic: Digital Platforms and Economics
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Field: Business, Management and Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
Directional infrared temperature and emissivity of vegetation: Measurements and models

Directional thermal radiance from vegetation depends on many factors, including the architecture of the plant canopy, thermal irradiance, emissivity of the foliage and soil, view angle, slope, and the kinetic temperature distribution within the vegetation-soil system. A one dimensional model, which includes the influence of topography, indicates that thermal emissivity of vegetation canopies may remain constant with view angle, or emissivity may increase or decrease as view angle from nadir increases. Typically, variations of emissivity with view angle are less than 0.01. As view angle increases away from nadir, directional infrared canopy temperature usually decreases but may remain nearly constant or even increase. Variations in directional temperature with view angle may be 5C or more. Model predictions of directional emissivity are compared with field measurements in corn canopies and over a bare soil using a method that requires two infrared thermometers, one sensitive to the 8 to 14 micrometer wavelength band and a second to the 14 to 22 micrometer band. After correction for CO2 absorption by the atmosphere, a directional canopy emissivity can be obtained as a function of view angle in the 8 to 14 micrometer band to an accuracy of about 0.005. Modeled and measured canopy emissivities for corn varied slightly with view angle (0.990 at nadir and 0.982 at 75 deg view zenith angle) and did not appear to vary significantly with view angle for the bare soil. Canopy emissivity is generally nearer to unity than leaf emissivity may vary by 0.02 with wavelength even though leaf emissivity. High spectral resolution, canopy thermal emissivity may vary by 0.02 with wavelength even though leaf emissivity may vary by 0.07. The one dimensional model provides reasonably accurate predictions of infrared temperature and can be used to study the dependence of infrared temperature on various plant, soil, and environmental factors.

Topic: Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Subfield: Environmental Engineering
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Effect of Street Lightings on the Time of Leaf Fall of Roadside Trees

街路灯付近の落葉樹の葉は, 光の影響により秋遅くまで落葉しない傾向が見られる。しかし, その影響がどの程度のものかについて科学的に研究された例はない。そこで, 著者らは東京都内の代表的な7種の街路樹を対象に観測路線を設け調査を行った。また, 実験的にもその裏ずけを行った。その結果, 照明の落葉に及ぼす影響は樹種によって異なること, 照明の強く当たるところだけが落葉しない, などのことが明らかとなった。

Topic: Horticultural and Viticultural Research
Subfield: Plant Science
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
Evaluation of single low-dose caudal epidural block effectiveness in children undergoing circumcision surgery: Single center experience

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a single-dose caudal epidural block administered during circumcision surgery on postoperative analgesia. The study was conducted with the permission of the local ethics committee by screening the files of the patients with ASA I status between the ages of 4-9 years who had undergone circumcision surgery under general anesthesia at the Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Department of a training and research hospital between July 2018 and January 2019. Data were collected by using the anesthesia follow-up form of the participants and the Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale when post-operative pain was evaluated. Descriptive statistics of the constant numerical variables were presented with median, IQR [interquartile range] while number (n) and percentage (%) were used for the categorical variables. A total of 149 patient files were screened within the scope of the study. The median [IQR] age was 7 [6-9] years. No side effect developed and no analgesic was required during hospitalization in any patient. The median [IQR] of CHEOPS score was 4 [4-4] with a range of 4 to 6. When asked, 98.0% of the parents said that they were perfectly satisfied with the surgery. Effective postoperative analgesia was provided without any side effects or complications with the use of 0.25% bupivacaine at a low single dose of 0.2 ml/kg for caudal epidural block in the pediatric population undergoing circumcision surgery. [Med-Science 2020; 9(3.000): 545-8]

Topic: Anesthesia and Pain Management
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
The Antwerp tsetse fly laboratory: A new start

After the decease of professor Evens, the continuation of a tsetse fly laboratory at the Antwerp State University Center has been uncertain until two years ago, when the author decided to start a new research team for the study of the biology of tsetse flies. This paper reports on the first results, obtained on the following subjects: An automatic feeding device for rearing tsetse flies. A tan eyed mutant colony of Glossina palpalis palpalis. The possible effect of hormones in the diet on the fecundity of tsetse flies. The effect of ivermectin on the reproduction biology of Glossina palpalis palpalis.

Topic: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
Occurrence Download

A dataset containing 21 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query: { "TaxonKey" : [ "is Thompsonella spathulata Kimnach" ] } The dataset includes 21 records from 10 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0033799-210914110416597/datasets/export for details. Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.

Topic: Cryospheric studies and observations
Subfield: Atmospheric Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
[Demolition in Fort Worth at Calhoun and E 5th Streets]

Photograph of the demolition of a building at the 300 block of East Fifth Street in downtown Fort Worth. Calhoun Street is visible on the left as well as the Comerica Bank tower.

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
Subfield: Genetics
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences