Retracted: Cognitive disorders and sexual dysfunction in women with gynecologic cancers undergoing cancer treatment in Tehran, 2016

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Synthesis and optimization of the composite pellets of SrS:Ce,Sm nano-phosphor as a sensor for the space radiation dosimeter

In this study, the SrS nanopowder co-activated by Ce3+ and Sm3+ (SrS:Ce,Sm) was synthesized by the co-precipitation method. The transparent pellets were fabricated by mixing the SrS:Ce,Sm nanopowder and bisphenol-A epoxy resin as a crystal of the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeter. The crystalline phase verification and also, the morphology of the synthesized nanopowder were investigated using the XRD patterns and FESEM images, respectively. The effects of Ce3+ and Sm3+ concentration and the Thioglycerol (as capping agent) concentration on the sensitivity of SrS:Ce,Sm OSL response were evaluated in the same exposure and measurement conditions. The obtained results demonstrated the optimum sensitivity of the OSL response of the samples to a test dose of approximately 0.4 mGy by X-ray irradiation, which was related to 0.02 and 0.01 mol% concentrations of Ce and Sm, respectively; the 0.1 M concentration of the Thioglycerol was associated with the nanocrystallite size of 24+2 nm as wel

Factors that Influence Workers’ Participation in Unhygienic Cyber Practices: A Pilot Study from Nigeria

Part 3: Southern-Driven Human-Computer InteractionInternational audienceParticipation or engagement in unhygienic cyber practices could ultimately harm an organization’s information and communication technologies, if unchecked. This present study used concepts from the theory of planned behavior and organizational control theory to examine the effects of factors such as attitude, subjective norms, organizational facilitators, monitoring, and self-efficacy on workers’ participation in unhygienic cyber practices. A cross-sectional survey of Nigerian professionals was used to test the formulated hypotheses. Partial least squares technique of structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for data analysis. The results indicate that attitude toward cyber hygiene has a negative effect on worker’s participation in unhygienic cyber practices; similarly, subjective norms have a negative effect on engagement in such acts. The data did not show that organizational facilitators, self-efficacy, and monitoring had a meaningful impact on Nigerian workers’ participation in unhygienic cyber practices. Implications of the study were discussed and contribution to the extant literature noted