nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
Mind Your Bedside Manners: The Effect Of Team based Learning On The Emotional Intelligence Of Physician Assistant Studies Students.
Year: 2019

.2 Dedication .3 Acknowledgments .4 List of Abbreviations Symbols..11 List of Tables .13 List of Figures .14 List of Appendices .15 Chapter 1: Introduction .16 Statement of the Problem .16  Question, Hypotheses .20 Research Questions .20 Hypotheses .20 Definition of Key Terminology .22 Theoretical Framework .23 A Critical Rationale for Trait Emotional Intelligence .24 Applying Theoretical Framework to the Proposed Research .25 Conclusions on Theoretical Framework .26 Chapter 2: Literature Review .27 Emotional Intelligence (EI).27 Ability Based EI .28 Goleman the Mixed Approach .31 8 Bar On's Model of EI .32 Trait Emotional Intelligence .33 Conclusion .37 EI in Healthcare .38 EI in Healthcare Education .39 EI Healthcare Practice .42 Conclusion .45 Team Based Learning (TBL) .45 Perceptions of TBL .48 TBL Student Success .50 TBL Healthcare..51 Team Based Learning Emotional Intelligence .53 Conclusion .54 Summary .55 Chapter 3: Methodology..58 Research Problem, Questions, Hypotheses..58 Research Questions .58 Hypotheses .59 Research Design..61 Design Limitations .64 Population and Sampling .65 Data Collection .66 Instrument .66 9 Procedures .69 Data Analysis .70 Protection of Human Subjects .72 Positionality .73 Who Am I? .74 What Do I Know About My Participants and Institutions? .75 What Do I Know About My Research Topic?.77 Conclusions .77 Summary .78 Chapter 4: Data Analysis .79 Research Problem, Questions, Hypotheses..79 Research Questions .79 Hypotheses .79 Pretest Statistical Analyses .81 Sampling .81 Pretest H1, H3, H5, H7 .83 Pretest H9 .84 Gender .84 Age .86 Ethnicity/Race .87 Posttest Descriptive Statistical Analysis .88 Sampling .88 Posttest Mixed Model ANOVA .89 10 H2 Global Trait Emotional Intelligence .89 H4 Emotional Regulation .91 H6 Stress Management .91 H8 Trait Empathy .92 H9 Age, Ethnicity/Race, Gender Covariates .93    H1, H3, H5, H7 .98 Posttest Findings .100 H2: Change in Global EI..100 A Caveat..104 H4 H6: Change in Emotional Regulation Stress Management .105 H8: Change in Empathy .106 H4, H6, H8: Conclusions .107 Posttest Sampling
Functional Anatomy, Histology and Biomechanics of the human Achilles Tendon a comprehensive review.
Venue: Annals of anatomy Anatomischer Anzeiger official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft
Year: 2020

The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the anatomical, histological, and biomechanical aspects of the Achilles tendon.  A comprehensive search on the relevant aspects of the Achilles tendon was performed through the main electronic databases up to October 2019. Data from relevant articles was gathered, analyzed, and included in this review.  This review outlines crucial topics on the anatomy, histology, and biomechanics of the Achilles tendon. The first part, focusing on clinically relevant anatomy, describes the tendon as well as its surrounding structures. Particular focus is made on anatomical divisions. The second part discusses histologic features, contrasting normal morphology with pathologic changes. The third part summarizes various biomechanical aspects of the Achilles tendon, especially those crucial to understanding the key functionality of the tendon. These components make up this review aimed to aggregate relevant information regarding the Achilles tendon to provide an up to date assessment of current knowledge, as well as visions for future directions of Achilles tendon research.  Comprehensive knowledge regarding the Achilles tendon is crucial whilst rates of injury continue to be relevant. A proper understanding of the anatomy, histology, and biomechanics is vital for clinical perception as well as establishing the direction of further research in new therapies.
Post Loss/Profit Announcement Drift
Year: 2008

We document a market failure to fully respond to loss/profit quarterly announcements. The annualized post portfolio formation return spread between two portfolios formed on extreme losses and extreme profits is approximately 21 percent. This loss/profit anomaly is incremental to previously documented accounting related anomalies, and is robust to alternative risk adjustments, distress risk, firm size, short sales constraints, transaction costs, and sample periods. In an effort to explain this finding, we show that this mispricing is related to differences between conditional and unconditional probabilities of losses/profits, as if stock prices do not fully reflect conditional probabilities in a timely fashion.
The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health
Venue: The Lancet
Year: 2012

Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. We summarise present global efforts to counteract this problem and point the way forward to address the pandemic of physical inactivity. Although evidence for the benefits of physical activity for health has been available since the 1950s, promotion to improve the health of populations has lagged in relation to the available evidence and has only recently developed an identifiable infrastructure, including efforts in planning, policy, leadership and advocacy, workforce training and development, and monitoring and surveillance. The reasons for this late start are myriad, multifactorial, and complex. This infrastructure should continue to be formed, intersectoral approaches are essential to advance, and advocacy remains a key pillar. Although there is a need to build global capacity based on the present foundations, a systems approach that focuses on populations and the complex interactions among the correlates of physical inactivity, rather than solely a behavioural science approach focusing on individuals, is the way forward to increase physical activity worldwide.
Systematic conservation planning: Trends and patterns among highly cited papers
Venue: Journal for Nature Conservation
Year: 2019

Systematic conservation planning (SCP) is a field of conservation biology concerned with the effective allocation of conservation efforts and the implementation of actions aiming to guarantee biodiversity persistence in the long term and the efficient use of conservation resources. Here, we evaluated the main spatial temporal trends and patterns among highly cited papers in SCP. We considered "highly cited" articles as those papers with at least 100 citations according to Web of Science database. A total of 132 highly cited articles were published between 1989 and 2014, with the highest frequency at 2006. Papers were published in 25 different scientific journals (with a highlight for Conservation Biology and Biological Conservation) by researchers from 208 institutions and 25 countries (most from Australia and USA) Most of the analytical and methodological studies were carried out in the terrestrial environment, by considering more than one taxonomic group, and at a regional scale. Eleven studies included information on costs (e.g. economic or land use) in the prioritization process, and only one article considered information on other biodiversity dimensions such as phylogenetic diversity. Among analytical papers, 41 included only biodiversity data in the prioritization process, while 16 papers considered data on other features such as ecosystem services, biophysical factors, and vegetation. Furthermore, a plethora of different algorithms and software were used to perform the analyses. By analyzing the top cited papers, we could track through time the main advances and stages of the development in SCP.
Trace Elements and Rare Earth Elements Characteristics of Turquoise from Zhushan and Ma'anshan Area
Year: 2011

Trace elements contents and rare earth elements(REEs) characteristics of turquoise samples from Zhushan and Ma'anshan area were analyzed.The analysis techniques of X ray Energy Dispersive Spectrometry,Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry(ICP MS),X ray Diffraction Analysis(XRD),Infrared Spectrometry(IR) and Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) were applied in this study on the mineral and structure characteristics.Research results indicated that trace elements contents of turquoise from the two areas were very different,but consistent in major elements compositions.Heavy rare earth elements(HREEs) were enriched in samples from both areas,however,the REEs distribution pattern diagram presented Pr reverse.Samples from Ma'anshan area showed negative anomaly in Eu.The research also indicated that turquoises from Ma'anshan area have better crystallinity than that from Zhushan.The studied method is suitable for the identification of turquoise.
Audit committees and financial reporting quality: Evidence from UK environmental accounting disclosures
Year: 2017

The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of the volume of environmental disclosures and their quality, with particular focus on the role of audit committees (ACs) and the effects of the Smith report recommendations for the UK Corporate Governance Code.  Quantitative large sample analysis of UK FTSE350 companies for the period 2007 2011.  Firms with higher quality ACs make higher quality disclosures. Larger firms with block shareholders have greater volume of disclosures, whilst AC quality does not increase disclosure volume.  Findings are based on evidence from single country and imply further international comparative research.  ACs mitigate the requirement for prescriptive legislation on narrative accounting disclosures relating to environmental issues.  The paper contributes to research that has examined the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms, specifically ACs, and the quality of financial reporting by considering voluntary narrative disclosures on environmental matters.
A comparison of the efficacy of transplantation of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells and unrestricted somatic stem cells on outcome after acute myocardial infarction
Venue: Stem Cell Research Therapy
Year: 2012

IntroductionA number of questions remain unanswered in the field of cell therapy for acute myocardial infarction, including what is the optimal cell type, and can therapeutic efficacy be enhanced by conditioning regimens. In this study, we sought to address these questions by directly comparing the effect of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells and unrestricted somatic stem cells delivered 24 hours post myocardial infarction and by determining if the therapeutic efficacy of unrestricted somatic stem cells could be enhanced by exposing the cells to guiding factors before cell transplantation.MethodsUnrestricted somatic stem cells were guided by exposure to 50 ng/mL basic fibroblast growth factor, 20 ng/mL hepatocyte growth factor and 20 ng/mL bone morphogenetic protein 2 for 24 hours. Using a Sprague Dawley rat model of acute myocardial infarction, we transplanted cells by intramyocardial injection 24 hours post myocardial infarction. Cardiac function was serially measured using echocardiography, and histological analyses of infarct morphology, angiogenesis and apoptosis were obtained. Transcriptomic and proteomic changes were assessed using microarray and real time quantitative PCR.ResultsWhen assessed 28 days after the myocardial infarction, the delivery of mesenchymal stem cells 24 hours post myocardial infarction did not improve ejection fraction (P 0.19) and did not prevent the decline in ejection fraction observed in the absence of cell therapy (P 0.17) The administration of unrestricted somatic stem cells also did not improve ejection fraction (P 0.11) but did prevent a further decline in ejection fraction (P 0.001) Delivery of guided unrestricted somatic stem cells significantly improved ejection fraction (P 0.03) Guided unrestricted somatic stem cells restored function to a greater extent than mesenchymal stem cells (P 0.03) The infarct area (P 0.2) apoptosis (P 0.07) and angiogenesis (P 0.09) did not differ between groups. Microarray analysis revealed that, following pre implantation guiding, the gene groupings of mitosis, signalling and angiogenesis were highly overrepresented, mediators of apoptosis were overrepresented, and cardiomyocyte associated genes were not differentially expressed.ConclusionsThese results suggest that guided unrestricted somatic stem cells have a moderate capacity to repair cardiac damage and that they are more effective than mesenchymal stem cells in restoring cardiac function after a myocardial infarction. The mechanism of the benefit was not fully elucidated in this study, but these observations may be mediated by favorable dysregulation of angiogenic and apoptotic gene groupings.
Studi Optimasi Keluaran Daya Aktif Distributed Generation (DG) Pada Sistem Distribusi Radial Tiga Fasa Dengan Rekonfigurasi Jaringan Dan Penentuan Lokasi DG Menggunakan Genetic Algorithm
Year: 2015

Perkembangan beban yang terus meningkat namun tidak diimbangi dengan pembangkitan energi listrik yang memadai dapat mengganggu ketersediaan energi listrik bagi pelanggan. Salah satu cara untuk menjaga ketersediaan energi listrik yang mampu mengakomodasi perkembangan beban tanpa menambah kapasitas pembangkit utama adalah dengan menempatkan Distributed Generation (DG) DG mampu memasok daya aktif tambahan pada jaringan distribusi energi listrik namun penempatan yang kurang tepat dapat mengakibatkan keluaran daya aktif DG yang tidak maksimal. Oleh karena itu, pada tugas akhir ini diusulkan rekonfigurasi jaringan dan penentuan lokasi DG yang sesuai dengan menggunakan metode Genetic Algorithm untuk diuji pada sistem distribusi radial tiga fasa. Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa penempatan 1 DG 1 MW pada bus 23 sistem IEEE 33 bus menghasilkan keluaran daya aktif sebesar 1 MW. Penempatan 2 DG 1MW pada bus 15 dan 31 sistem ieee 33 bus, menghasilkan keluaran daya aktif maksimal sebesar 1 MW pada setiap DG. Penempatan 3 DG 1MW pada bus 29,30 dan 32 sistem ieee 33 bus, menghasilkan keluaran daya aktif maksimal sebesar 1 MW pada setiap DG. Rekonfigurasi jaringan dan penempatan 3 DG 1 MW mampu menghasilkan keluaran daya aktif DG maksimal sebesar 0,87 MW pada bus 27, 0,94 MW pada bus 30, dan 1 MW pada bus 33.
Trout like multifunctional piezoelectric robotic fish and energy harvester
Venue: Bioinspiration biomimetics
Year: 2021

This work presents our experimental studies on a trout inspired multifunctional robotic fish as an underwater swimmer and energy harvester. Fiber based flexible piezoelectric composites with interdigitated electrodes, specifically macro fiber composite (MFC) structures, strike a balance between the deformation and actuation force capabilities to generate hydrodynamic propulsion without requiring additional mechanisms for motion amplification. A pair of MFC laminates bracketing a passive fin functions like artificial muscle when driven out of phase to expand and contract on each side to create bending. The trout like robotic fish design explored in this work was tested for both unconstrained swimming in a quiescent water tank and under imposed flow in a water tunnel to estimate the maximum swimming speed, which exceeded 0.25 m s 1, i.e. 0.8 body lengths per second. Hydrodynamic thrust characterization was also performed in a quiescent water setting, revealing that the fin can easily produce tens of mN of thrust, similar to its biological counterpart for comparable swimming speeds. Overall, the prototype presented here generates thrust levels higher than other smart material based concepts (such as soft polymeric material based actuators which provide large deformation but low force) while offering simple design, geometric scalability, and silent operation unlike motor based robotic fish (which often use bulky actuators and complex mechanisms) Additionally, energy harvesting experiments were performed to convert flow induced vibrations in the wake of a cylindrical bluff body (for different diameters) in a water tunnel. The shed vortex frequency range for a set of bluff body diameters covered the first vibration mode of the tail, yielding an average electrical power of 120 mW at resonance for a flow speed around 0.3 m s 1 and a bluff body diameter of 28.6 mm. Such low power electricity can find applications to power small sensors of the robotic fish in scenarios such as ecological monitoring, among others.
The Determinants of Corporate Dividend Policy: An Investigation of Pakistani Banking Industry
Year: 2012

The paper investigates the impact of different firm specific factors on the dividend policy of companies by selecting a sample of 18 banks listed in KSE for the period 2006 2011. The dependent variable is dividend policy where as explanatory variables include, firm size and risk, profitability, firm's growth and leverage. It was found that out of 18 banks 11 banks pay dividends whereas seven banks do not. The results have shown that the independent variables growth, profitability and firm size have positive coefficient of correlation when the dependent variable is dividend yield and Dividend Payout Ratio. However there is strong linear association between profitability and firm size with dividend policy but the variable growth rate has weak positive correlation with dividend policy. In contrast, the variables leverage and firm risk has inverse linear relationship with dividend policy. Banks that pay dividends were found, when we use method of correlation coefficient more profitable, stable and less risky as compare to banks that do not pay dividends.  Dividend Policy, Listed Banks, Pakistan
Panel and geospatial data for U.S. FDIC insured banks fiduciary activities and annual performance analyses over the periods 2016 to 2018
Venue: Data in brief
Year: 2019

Created in 1934, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is the independent agency of the United States Government tasked to protect depositors of insured banks located in the U.S. against the loss of their deposits in case of bank failure. To achieve this objective, the FDIC collects data on banks condition and income through quarterly Financial Report calls, which are then publicly released as "Statistics on Depository Institutions (SDI)" The present data article, as a follow up to Niankara and Ismail, 2019 that focuses on U.S. banks' exposure to foreign counterparty risk, describes an extract from the quarterly SDIs that is compiled into a panel of 16209 observations on 5403 U.S. FDIC insured Banks, observed over the three year periods of 2016, 2017 and 2018. Since our objective is to bring forth a useful data source for analyzing U.S. FDIC banks fiduciary activities and annual performance changes over the past recent years, our constructed sample contains all FDIC insured banks with end of year (4th quarter) financial reporting for each of the 3 fiscal years 2016 2018. We further supplement this data with U.S. county and state level geospatial data that allow analysts and business researchers to address questions with temporal significance, but also spatial relevance through appropriate modelling and mapping of the data. Finally, we demonstrate the usability of the data using R based descriptive analytics, with computer codes provided for prospective Analysts and business researchers.
Photodarkening effect and optical properties of a nanocomposite material polymer/Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles
Venue: Conference on Sensors, MEMS and Electro Optic Systems
Year: 2016

Materials with combined ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties or magneto electric coupling effects are promising candidates for information technology, photosensoring, and device fabrication. Preparation and characterization of multiferroic materials in which ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism coexist attracted much interest in research for functionalized materials and devices. They present a possibility to electrically control magnetic memory devices and, conversely, magnetically manipulate electric devices. In this work we considered Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles with and without a protective SiO2/TiO2 double layer coating embedded into the carbazole based, namely, polyepoxypropylcarbazole (PEPC) thin (500 nm) film. Optical characterization of the PEPC films was performed using light irradiation in the UV/VIS and NIR ranges. A shift in the optical absorption edge toward a higher wavelength region of the spectrum took place for all irradiated samples: the polymer film, as well as for the samples with Fe3O4 and Fe3O4/SiO2/TiO2 nanoparticles inside of the polymer matrix. We suggest that changes in the UV/VIS/NIR spectra took place as a function of the degree of structural changes and stabilizing of the atomic matrix, as well as due to change in the values of the refractive index following irradiation, calculated from the spectral data. In such a way photo structural modifications induced by the UV irradiation and the implantation of the magnetic nanoparticles make these materials perspective for optical recording media. We conclude, therefore, that Fe3O4 and Fe3O4/SiO2/TiO2 nanoparticles considerably affect the optical properties of the PEPC thin film, and result in the enhancement of the photodarkening effect following the UV irradiation.
Paracrine Mechanisms of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Based Therapy: Current Status and Perspectives
Venue: Cell transplantation
Year: 2014

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are one of a few stem cell types to be applied in clinical practice as therapeutic agents for immunomodulation and ischemic tissue repair. In addition to their multipotent differentiation potential, a strong paracrine capacity has been proposed as the principal mechanism that contributes to tissue repair. Apart from cytokine/chemokine secretion, MSCs also display a strong capacity for mitochondrial transfer and microvesicle (exosomes) secretion in response to injury with subsequent promotion of tissue regeneration. These unique properties of MSCs make them an invaluable cell type to repair damaged tissues/organs. Although MSCs offer great promise in the treatment of degenerative diseases and inflammatory disorders, there are still many challenges to overcome prior to their widespread clinical application. Particularly, their in depth paracrine mechanisms remain a matter for debate and exploration. This review will highlight the discovery of the paracrine mechanism of MSCs, regulation of the paracrine biology of MSCs, important paracrine factors of MSCs in modulation of tissue repair, exosome and mitochondrial transfer for tissue repair, and the future perspective for MSC based therapy.
An exploration of posttraumatic growth, loneliness, depression, resilience, and social capital among survivors of Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Venue: Journal of community psychology
Year: 2019

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among posttraumatic growth (PTG) loneliness, depression, psychological resilience, and social capital among survivors of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. The survey was administered to a spatially stratified, random sample of households in the three coastal counties of Mississippi. A total of 216 participants were included in this study who lived in close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico coastline during both disasters. Results from structural equation modeling analyses indicated that there was a significant and inverse relationship between PTG and loneliness. Conversely, a direct relationship was not found between PTG and depressive symptoms; instead, the results revealed an indirect relationship between PTG and depressive symptoms through loneliness. Social capital was related to loneliness only indirectly through PTG, while psychological resilience was related to loneliness both directly and indirectly through PTG. Understanding the relationships among these factors, particularly the importance of PTG, can provide insight into the long term adaptation among those who have survived multiple disasters. Further, these findings may lead to nuanced methods for behavioral health practitioners in assessing and treating individuals with symptoms of depression in disaster prone communities.