jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Perceptions about Gossip and Rumours in Academic Organizations

Gossip and rumour, as forms of informal communication in academic organization have attracted little research attention in the literature. This paper examines the perceptions of Turkish academics of gossip and rumours, gossip topics and their relationship with certain organizational cultural issues. A web-based questionnaire was sent to 356 academics working in the communications field. The findings revealed that gossip and rumours are quite common in academic organizations. Internal gossip and rumours are perceived to be more common than the external gossip and rumours. Gossips and rumours about the management and the personnel rights are among the top topics. On the other hand, academics generally have negative opinions about gossip and rumours. However, such negative opinions about gossip and rumours were found to decrease when the perceived organizational democracy and internal communication levels increase. It is clear that academic administrators may not cope with gossip and rumours successfully unless they improve democratic participation and internal communication.

Topic: Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Supplementary Figure 2 from c-Myc Alteration Determines the Therapeutic Response to FGFR Inhibitors

&lt;p&gt;c-Myc downregulation is essential for FGFR inhibition caused growth arrest in FGFR-addicted cells.&lt;/p&gt;

Topic: Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Determinants of financial sustainability in the micro finance sector: evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

This study seeks to determine the factors influencing financial sustainability of micro finance institutions (MFIs) in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Data was obtained from 55 MFIs operating in there as at 31st December 2012. Using the OLS multiple regression model, we found that financial sustainability was mainly influenced by financial costs, outreach and the proportion of women borrowers. The results of this study are important to the MFIs as they continue to pursue their objective of poverty alleviation while maintaining financial sustainability.

Topic: Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Domain: Social Sciences
Fertilization and cropping systems: performance and oil content of basil varieties

Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an aromatic and medicinal crop that produces metabolites rich in chemical constituents for various purposes. The composition of the essential oil is variable due to external factors during production, such as fertilization and the environment, and the oil concentration may vary even among the genotypes of a species. For sweet basil mores studies are needed to clarify understanding about the biomass and essential oil yield and nutrient management. The objective of this study was to evaluate the biomass and essential oil yield of basil varieties with organo-mineral fertilizer under different agricultural systems. The experimental design was a randomized complete block (DBC), with three replications, in a 2X4 factorial scheme, with two varieties (Maria Bonita and Genovese) and four fertilizations (50 and 100% organo-mineral, one mineral source and one organic source). Two areas were carried out simultaneously (greenhouse and field) to evaluate plant height, fresh biomass, essential oil content, yield and chemical composition. Results indicate that Genovese showed superior height and biomass yield when mineral or organic fertilizer was used at the greenhouse. Organo-mineral and organic fertilizers provided significantly better results of biomass yield in both varieties at field cultivation. The oil content was higher in the field, reflecting higher oil yields in field treatments in comparison to greenhouse. We concluded that the environment of cultivation and the way fertilizer sources release the nutrients can be determinan factors in the performance of basil plants; without protected cultivation, the content of essential oil is higher and the organo-mineral fertilizer can provide better nutrient supply to the plants mainly during rainy season.

Topic: Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Evolution and Composition of Object-Oriented Frameworks

This thesis comprises studies of evolution and composition of object-oriented frameworks, a certain kind of reusable asset. An object-oriented framework is a set of classes that embodies an abstract design for solutions to a family of related problems. The work presented is based on and has its origin in industrial contexts where object-oriented frameworks have been developed, used, evolved and managed. Thus, the results are based on empirical observations. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches have been used in the studies performed which cover both technical and managerial aspects of object-oriented framework technology. Historically, object-oriented frameworks are large monolithic assets which require several design iterations and are therefore costly to develop. With the requirement of building larger applications, software engineers have started to compose multiple frameworks, thereby encountering a number of problems. Five common framework composition problems, together with existing solution approaches and the underlying causes for the problems are presented in this thesis. Adopting a reuse technology, such as object-oriented frameworks, in a software development organization causes changes and additions of practices and procedures. We present problems and possible solutions related to these issues. Examples of topics addressed are; domain scoping, business models, verification of the framework’s abstract behavior, and when to release a framework. Object-oriented frameworks, as all software, evolve due to changed and new requirements. The evolution of object-oriented framework can be more costly than conventional software since there generally exist several applications based on and forced to evolve with the framework. In our studies, we characterize different views of framework evolution. Aspects investigated are structural and behavioral stability, change and growth rates using historical information and effort distribution of framework development and customization. We also provide an assessment of the methods used for characterizing the evolution against the following management issues; identification of evolution-prone modules, framework deployment, change impact analysis, benchmarking and requirements management. As part of these studies, we have extended and validated two proposed methods for software evolution; one for quantitatively assessing stability of a framework, which has been extended with a set of framework stability indicators, and one for identifying evolution-prone modules based on historical information (adapted for object-orientation). Our studies have validated that these methods are feasible and possible to apply on industrial object-oriented frameworks. In addition, we provide quantitative evidence that the use of framework technology reduces application development effort.

Topic: Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Orthopedic Aspects of the XO (Turner??s) Syndrome

*From the Division of Orthopaedics and Crippled Children' Division, University of Oregon Medical School, Division of Orthopedics, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Road, Portland, Oregon 97201

Topic: Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
Subfield: Genetics
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Anonymizing Query Logs by Differential Privacy

Query logs are valuable resources for Information Retrieval (IR) research. However, because they are also rich in private and personal information, the huge concern of leaking user privacy prevents query logs from being shared from the search companies to the broad research community. Bothered by the lack of good research data for years, the authors of this paper are motivated to explore ways to generate anonymized query logs that can still be effectively used to support the search task. We introduce a framework to anonymize query logs by differential privacy, the latest development in privacy research. The framework is empirically evaluated against multiple search algorithms on their retrieval utility, measured in standard IR evaluation metrics, using the anonymized logs. The experiments show that our framework is able to achieve a good balance between retrieval utility and privacy.

Topic: Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Circumileostomy Skin Difficulties

A total of 597 replies were received from a questionnaire survey made in Great Britain. Together with a group previously received from the United States, this gives a total of 1,048 ileostomy patients from which the material for this paper was taken. Eighty-two per cent of those replying from Great Britain reported skin difficulty of varying degree in the circumileostomy area; 76% of the group from the United States reported circumileostomy difficulty. The two groups were similar in many respects. The primary cause of skin irritation was leakage of intestinal fluid on unprotected skin. Various devices for collecting the fluid have been used but a completely satisfactory appliance unit has yet to be found. A particular problem was the necessity of cementing the appliance to the abdominal wall. A nonirritating, long lasting, cosmetically suitable cement is needed. The treatment of recurrent skin difficulty was mainly that of acute or chronic dermatitis. Karaya gum powder was used to provide a temporary adhesive while weeping, painful dermatitis was healing. Patients learn by experience and pass information on to newer ileostomy patients through ileostomy clubs. The problem of skin difficulty in the circumileostomy area continues to be of major interest in the postsurgical patient.<sup>1,2</sup>In previous publications<sup>3,4</sup>we have reported on the prevalence and characteristics of circumileostomy irritation in a total of 451 patients located in the United States. The purpose of this report is to tabulate the results of a survey conducted among ileostomy patients in Great Britain. The number of patients reporting from Great Britain was 597. Whenever applicable, the totals of the two surveys were combined, giving a sum total of 1,048 patients for analysis.

Topic: Stoma care and complications
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) on Ghrelin, Leptin, and Adiponectin in GH-Deficient Patients

Ghrelin is an endogenous ligand specific for the growth hormone (GH) secretagogue receptor and is the most potent known substance releasing GH. It also increases appetite, glucose oxidation, and lipogenesis. GH, in contrast, promotes lipolysis and glucose production. Taking nutrients, especially glucose, depresses levels of both ghrelin and GH. Leptin and adiponectin are peptides whose levels correlate with adipose tissue mass. Serum leptin levels reportedly are increased in patients with GH deficiency (GHD). This study was done to determine the effects of GH treatment on levels of these substances in 36 patients known to have GHD for just over 10 years on average. All but 2 patients had complete pituitary insufficiency. Patients were randomized to receive either GH or placebo for 9 months and, after a 3-month washout period, the other treatment for 9 months longer. Recombinant human GH was begun in a dose of 0.5 U/m2 and the dose was increased as needed up to a maximum of 2 U/m2. GH treatment lowered total body fat while increasing fat-free mass. Men lost a small amount of body weight but had no change in body mass index. Levels of both ghrelin and leptin (Fig. 1) declined in men and women. Adiponectin increased in women only (Fig. 2). Estrogen replacement therapy did not alter the findings. Blood glucose levels increased in men given GH, whereas insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and insulin levels increased in both men and women after GH treatment. The drop in ghrelin correlated directly with decreased body fat and leptin levels, and inversely with the elevation of fat-free mass. Leptin levels correlated strongly with total body fat and inversely with fat-free mass before and after GH treatment. The reductions in leptin and total body fat correlated positively with one another. Insulin levels correlated positively with leptin levels after GH therapy. Levels of adiponectin correlated with body fat after GH. The changes in IGF-1 and fat mass significantly predicted the reduction in ghrelin. Suppression of ghrelin could promote the loss of body fat in patients with GHD who receive GH treatment. Possibly, the GH/IGF-I axis has a negative feedback effect on ghrelin secretion.Fig. 1: Leptin levels (ng/mL ± standard error of mean) before and after 9 months of growth hormone therapy in 21 men and 15 women with growth hormone deficiency. *P < 0.05; ***P < 0.001 versus baseline. Reproduced with permission. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003;88:5193–5198. Copyright © 2003, Endocrine Society. All rights reserved.Fig. 2: Adiponectin levels mg/L ± standard error of mean before and after 9 months of growth hormone therapy in 21 men and 15 women with GHD. *P < 0.05 versus baseline. Reproduced with permission. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003;88:5193–5198. Copyright © 2003, Endocrine Society. All rights reserved.

Topic: Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
A CASE OF CEREBROSPINAL SYPHILIS ASSOCIATED WITH PNEUMOCOCCIC MENINGITIS

Marked advances in the diagnosis of organic nervous diseases have been made in the past few years. This is in a great measure due to the careful and frequent studies of the spinal fluid in our obscure neurologic cases. The importance of Nonne's four tests, to which may be added a fifth, Lange's colloidal gold test, are demonstrated in the following case. The combination of cerebrospinal syphilis with pneumococcic meningitis seemed of sufficient interest for publication. A woman, aged 21, single, domestic, with negative family and personal history, except for an appendectomy in 1911, stated that about two years ago she had a sore on her hand, which the doctor pronounced a gonorrheal infection. Syphilis was denied. The present complaint began about Jan. 10, 1915, when the patient developed an abscess on her right thumb which was very painful. This continued to suppurate slightly for one week, and January 17

Topic: Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Improvement of physical, chemical and biological properties of aridisol from Botswana by the incorporation of torrefied biomass

Effective use of agricultural residual biomass may be beneficial for both local and global ecosystems. Recently, biochar has received attention as a soil enhancer, and its effects on plant growth and soil microbiota have been investigated. However, there is little information on how the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil amended with biochar are affected. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the incorporation of torrefied plant biomass on physical and structural properties, elemental profiles, initial plant growth, and metabolic and microbial dynamics in aridisol from Botswana. Hemicellulose in the biomass was degraded while cellulose and lignin were not, owing to the relatively low-temperature treatment in the torrefaction preparation. Water retentivity and mineral availability for plants were improved in soils with torrefied biomass. Furthermore, fertilization with 3% and 5% of torrefied biomass enhanced initial plant growth and elemental uptake. Although the metabolic and microbial dynamics of the control soil were dominantly associated with a C1 metabolism, those of the 3% and 5% torrefied biomass soils were dominantly associated with an organic acid metabolism. Torrefied biomass was shown to be an effective soil amendment by enhancing water retentivity, structural stability, and plant growth and controlling soil metabolites and microbiota.

Topic: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Subfield: Soil Science
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
Santri sebagai Motor Public Relations: Analisis Program Pemberdayaan di Lembaga Ittihadul Muballighin Lirboyo

As an integral part of the Islamic education system in Indonesia, Islamic boarding schools (pondok pesantren) play a crucial role in enlightening the nation—not only in terms of knowledge and character development but also through their contributions to educational advancement. Public relations (humas) within the pesantren environment serves as a strategic platform to prepare students (santri) for effective interaction with the broader community. This study explores the objectives, forms, implementation, and benefits of student empowerment in public relations at the Ittihadul Muballighin Institute (LIM) of Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School in Kediri. Employing a qualitative approach with a case study method, the research reveals that: (1) the objectives of student empowerment in public relations encompass cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains; (2) empowerment is realized through student involvement in educational, cultural, and institutional activities; (3) implementation proceeds through four stages: planning, organizing, execution, and evaluation; and (4) these activities strengthen the relationship between the pesantren and the surrounding community, fostering mutual understanding and public trust. Moreover, they provide valuable experiential learning opportunities for students, equipping them for future community engagement.

Topic: Islamic Finance and Communication
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Commutative Banach Algebras Generated by Toeplitz Operators on the Bergman Space

We present and study commutative Banach algebras generated by Toeplitz operators with generalized quasi-radial pseudo-homogeneous symbols acting on the Bergman space over the unit ball. We develop the Gelfand theory of these algebras and give some structural information about them. In particular, we provide a description of the radical of these algebras. This paper generalizes and completes the results from previous works related to Toeplitz operators with quasi-radial quasi-homogeneous symbols.

Topic: Holomorphic and Operator Theory
Subfield: Applied Mathematics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Random-phase approximation correlation energies from Lanczos chains and an optimal basis set: Theory and applications to the benzene dimer

A new ab initio approach is introduced to compute the correlation energy within the adiabatic connection fluctuation dissipation theorem in the random phase approximation. First, an optimally small basis set to represent the response functions is obtained by diagonalizing an approximate dielectric matrix containing the kinetic energy contribution only. Then, the Lanczos algorithm is used to compute the full dynamical dielectric matrix and the correlation energy. The convergence issues with respect to the number of empty states or the dimension of the basis set are avoided and the dynamical effects are easily kept into account. To demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of this approach the binding curves for three different configurations of the benzene dimer are computed: T-shaped, sandwich, and slipped parallel.

Topic: Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
CCDC 946773: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.

Topic: X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Microwave-Based State Diagnosis of Three-Way Catalysts: Impact Factors and Application Recommendations

This study reassesses an overview of the potential of the radio frequency (RF)-based state diagnostics of three-way catalysts (TWC) based on a previous study with an emphasis on the defect chemistry of the catalyst material during reoxidation and reduction. Some data are based on the previous works but are newly processed, and the signal parameters resonant frequency and inverse quality factor are evaluated with respect to applicability. The RF-based method uses electromagnetic resonances in a cavity resonator to provide information on the storage level of the oxygen storage component. The analysis focuses on a holistic investigation and evaluation of the major effects influencing the RF signal during operation. On the one hand, the response to the oxygen storage behavior and the resolution of the measurement method are considered. Therefore, this study merges original data from multiple former publications to provide a comprehensive insight into important measurement effects and their defect chemistry background. On the other hand, the most important cross-sensitivities are discussed and their impact during operation is evaluated. Additionally, the effect of catalyst aging is analyzed. The effects are presented separately for the two resonant parameters: resonant frequency and (unloaded) quality factor. Overall, the data suggest that the quality factor has a way higher signal quality at low temperatures (&lt;400 °C) and the resonant frequency is primarily suitable for high operating temperatures. At most operating points, the quality factor is even more robust against interferences such as exhaust gas stoichiometry and water content. Correctly estimating the catalyst temperature is the most important factor for reliable results, which can be achieved by combining the information of both resonant signals. In the end, the data indicate that microwave-based state diagnosis is a powerful system for evaluating the oxygen storage level over the entire operating range of a TWC. As a research tool and in its application, the system can therefore contribute to the improvement of the emission control of future gasoline vehicles.

Topic: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Microbial oil production from corncob acid hydrolysate by Trichosporon cutaneum

Corncob was treated by dilute H2SO4. The hydrolysate contained 45.7 g sugar/l. Without con- centration or adding other nutrients, the hydrolysate, after being detoxified by overliming and adsorption with activated charcoal, was used for oil production using Trichosporon cutaneum. After 8 days' growth in shake-flasks, the biomass was 22.1 g/l with a lipid content of 36%. The lipid yield per mass of sugar was 17.4% (w/w). Corncob thus is a promising raw material for microbial oil production by this yeast.

Topic: Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences