Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The impact of employees' job satisfaction and stress on work quality

Work quality is an important organizational aspect because it reduces the organizational costs and ensures good performance. Realizing the importance of work quality, it is important to investigate whether job satisfaction and stress effect work quality. However, there are limited studies focusing job satisfaction and stress on work quality. Therefore, the research objective is to determine the relationship of job satisfaction, stress, and work quality. The research design of this study was multiple case studies using a quantitative approach. The study was carried out in two companies in Masai City, where standardized established questionnaires by Spector and NIOSH’s Generic were distributed to all of the employees in the companies. Pilot test was conducted before distribution and the rate return is 93.0% after collected. Pearson correlation coefficient test was used to determine the relationship among the variables. The questionnaire data was analysed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The findings showed that there were insignificant relationship between job satisfaction and stress on work quality. This research enables the selected companies to understand their employees’ job satisfaction and stress, and the result can be used as a reference to improve their efficiency.
Evaluation of Significance of Liver Enzymes as Screening Tests for the Early Detection of Clinically Asymptomatic Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been linked with abnormal liver function tests. Increased activities of liver enzymes such as aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), ? -glutamyl transferase (GGT) are markers of liver cell injury. Increased activity of these markers is associated with metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study was aimed to evaluate the significance of liver enzymes such as aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), ? -glutamyl transferase (GGT) in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Materials & Methods: Total of 108 cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, comprising of 68 males (62.9%) and 40 females (37%) were included in the study. 110 healthy subjects were includes as controls. Age of the subjects ranged between 27 to 75 years. Serum sample was used for the estimation of study parameters such as FBS, PPBS, AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, Total bilirubin, Direct bilirubin, Total proteins and Albumin. Results: In the present study, mean values of AST, ALT, ALP and GGT were statistically significantly increased in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients when compared to controls (P value 0.001). Conclusion: In this study, we found an association between the increased levels of liver enzymes such as AST, ALT, ALP and GGT in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Increased levels of ALT and AST are the surrogate markers for associated non alcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Hence, testing for AST, ALT, ALP, and GGT should be carried out to screen for underlying non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
Impacts of Psychological Security, Emotional Intelligence and Self-Efficacy on Undergraduates’ Life Satisfaction

The purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of psychological security, emotional intelligence and self-efficacy on life satisfaction. The study was conducted among undergraduates in Nigeria where evidence of low life satisfaction has been established. Data were collected from 273 (178 males and 95 females) participants purposively selected from a southwest State in Nigeria. Results of the study showed that psychological security, β = . 27, p < . 05, emotional intelligence, β = . 19, p < . 01, and self-efficacy, β = . 21, p < . 01, independently predicted life satisfaction. Furthermore, the result indicated that psychological security, emotional intelligence and self-efficacy jointly predicted life satisfaction, R² = . 13, F(3, 270) = 13.63, p < . 01. Based on these findings, we suggest that psycho-educational interventions that would increase undergraduates’ feelings of psychological security and enhance their emotional intelligence and self-efficacy should be organized.
Experimental investigation of nonequilibrium capillarity effects: Fluid viscosity effects

Numerical models have been widely used to simulate multiphase flow in porous media for a variety of applications (e.g., NAPL migration in subsurface aquifers, carbon sequestration, agriculture, paper production, and petroleum reservoir development). The relationship between the difference in phase pressures and saturation is used as one of the important constitutive relationships in numerical models. Theoretical studies have suggested that this relationship should include a damping coefficient or capillarity coefficient () on the basis of thermodynamic considerations. A literature review suggests that the magnitude of this capillarity coefficient varies by over three orders of magnitude. While recent experimental studies have explored the effect of porous medium properties, effect of domain size, hysteresis, and the imposed boundary conditions on the magnitude of , there has been no experimental study investigating the impact of fluid viscosity on . This study reports on a series of primary drainage experiments conducted under both static and dynamic conditions in F70 silica sand. Fluid pairs used included water and silicone oil with two differing viscosities and slightly different densities (used as model nonaqueous phase liquids) in addition to air. Water saturation and both wetting and nonwetting phase pressures were measured in a custom‐built aluminum column using EC‐5 probes and tensiometers at three levels. Results show a strong dependence of the magnitude of the capillarity coefficient on effective fluid viscosity. This implies that consideration should be given for the inclusion of a capillarity coefficient in modeling tools used to simulate multiphase flow when fluids saturations are changing rapidly and when fluids have a large viscosity ratio.
Does Firm Size Distribution Matter? An Empirical Test of the Entrepreneurial Pipeline Theory *

This paper analyzes the relationship between the local economic growth and the distribution of businesses across size categories. The distribution is measured by the employment share in businesses of various sizes and by a business distribution index. The index provides a measure of the extent to which the local economy deviates from an equal employment share in each of nine business size categories. We find strong links between a county’s business size distribution and its economic growth. There is also a difference between the optimal income and job growth enhancing distributions. The results also indicate that the optimal growth-enhancing distribution of employment has a higher share of the smallest businesses (with 1 to 4 employees) than it is currently the average. In summary, the results support increased policy emphasis on encouraging small business start-ups and development. However, the optimal development strategy depends on the initial distribution of businesses within a local economy.
Risk Assessment of Salmonella spp. in Labeo rohita Marketed in Lahore, Pakistan

Aquatic food especially fish is significantly accomplishing the need of protein of the major part of the world. Fish is very prone to parasites including Salmonella. Salmonella is the second largest group of pathogens, causing food borne diseases. During the course of study, a total of 25 Labeo rohita samples were collected randomly from five markets of Lahore. These samples were transported to the Microbiology section of Fish Quality Control Labs, Manawan, Lahore, under hygienic conditions to preserve the original state. Fish was found healthy and normal when observed for appearance, texture, odor, and abnormality. The samples were tested for Salmonella spp. using biochemical procedures and the results were negative for Salmonella spp. in all fish samples. All the samples indicated the healthy condition for consumption of fish as food.
A Method for Locating a High-energy Dissipation Region in a Blazar

The production site of gamma-rays in a blazar jet is an unresolved problem. We present a method to locate a gamma-ray emission region in the framework of a one-zone emission model. From measurements of the core-shift effect, the relation between the magnetic field strengths (B′) in the radio cores of the jet and the distances (R) of these radio cores from the central supermassive black hole (SMBH) can be inferred. Therefore, once the magnetic field strength in the gamma-ray emission region ( ) is obtained, one can use the relation of B′–R to derive the distance (Rdiss) of the gamma-ray emission region from the SMBH. Here, we evaluate the lower limit of by using the criteria that the optical variability timescale tvar should be longer than or equal to the synchrotron radiation cooling timescale of the electrons that emit optical photons. We test the method with the observations of PSK 1510-089 and BL Lacertae, and derive pc for PSK 1510-089 with tvar ∼ a few hours and pc for BL Lacertae with tvar ∼ a few minutes. Here, δD is the Doppler factor and A is the Compton dominance (i.e., the ratio of the Compton to the synchrotron peak luminosities).
Establishing landuse/cover change patterns over the last two decades and associated factors for change in semi arid and sub humid zones of Tanzania

This study investigated landuse cover change patterns and established potential environmental and social factors that have contributed to changes in two zones namely sub humid and semi-arid found in southern highland and central parts of Tanzania respectively. The overall objective was to understand change patterns; the process evolves and clearly isolates various factors that have contributed to the changesover the last 20 years. A total of four villages,two in each zone were involved whereby historical land use cover changes were analysed using remote sensing techniques. To do so satellite imageries for1991 and 2011 and those of1986 and 2009 for sub humid and semi-arid zones respectively. Factors for changes were established through focus group discussions (FDGs) with a total of 80 participants (20 per village) and household (HH) interviews subjected to 10% of the total number of HH per village. Both woodlands and bush lands decreased in the expense of mixed farming in both sub humid and semi- arid zones to a maximum of 121% and 146.8% respectively. Wetland farming also increased particular in sub humid zone. In general, both environmental and social factors were found to have contributed to LUCC in various magnitudes in both zones. Such observed change on landuse will continue and it is recommended that there is a need to have in place and implement proper landuse plan also have capacity building programs on climate and land management issues for both livelihood and ecosystem sustainability need to in place.
Core and Global Properties of Early-Type Galaxies and Their Globular Cluster Systems

The core and global properties of the early-type ("red sequence") galaxies in the Virgo and Fornax clusters are examined using high-quality HST/ACS imaging for 143 galaxies. Rather than dividing neatly into disparate populations having distinct formation and/or evolution histories, many of the core and global properties of these galaxies show smooth and systematic variations along the galaxy luminosity function. The few examples of the rare class of compact elliptical galaxies in our sample all show properties that are strongly suggestive of tidal stripping by massive galaxies; if so, then these systems should not be viewed as populating the low-luminosity extension of so-called "normal" elliptical sequences. These results demonstrate that complete and/or unbiased samples are a pre-requisite for identifying the physical mechanisms that gave rise to the early-type galaxies we observe locally, and how these mechanisms varied with mass and environment.
Enhancing Big Ideas Through Regional Planning: Cross-Jurisdictional 'Value Added' in Washington State

This paper argues that enhancing multi-jurisdictional planning i.e. regionalism in various forms -should be at the center of how we ameliorate most of our major developmental challenges. Put another way, efforts to improve the planning profession’s contribution to concerns like “climate action,” “economic development,” “social equity,” “local government capacity,” and so on, all require more attention to stronger regional planning processes. The paper is divided into three sections. In the first section, we develop the over-arching theme that experiments in regionalism longer refer to significant institutional-structural reforms in particular, to consolidation or centralization of planning authority -but instead to far less threatening, more politically viable, and also less ambitious efforts to build incremental, horizontal collaborations that frequently lack much formal authority because they rely heavily on voluntary reciprocity. We then turn to a lengthy discussion of five different regional planning experiences in Washington State: (1) efforts by the Yakima Council of Governments to making homelessness a “cross-cutting” regional issue; (2)Walla Walla’s efforts to strengthen regional watershed planning; (3) a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the Columbia River Gorge Commission; (4) a critical reflection on the importance of tribes in regional planning and possible future dynamics in the Whatcom-La Connor-Swinomish area; and (5) a discussion of recent efforts in the Olympia-Thurston County to coordinate local climate action through enhanced regional collaborations. The final section of the paper recapitulates the main ideas and offers preliminary suggestions as
Mechanisms for Spontaneous Gravity Wave Generation within a Dipole Vortex

Previous simulations of dipole vortices propagating through rotating, stratified fluid have revealed smallscale inertia‐gravity waves that are embedded within the dipole near its leading edge and are approximately stationary relative to the dipole. The mechanism by which these waves are generated is investigated, beginning from the observation that the dipole can be reasonably approximated by a balanced quasigeostrophic (QG) solution. The deviations from the QG solution (including the waves) then satisfy linear equations that come from linearization of the governing equations about the QG dipole and are forced by the residual tendency of the QG dipole (i.e., the difference between the time tendency of the QG solution and that of the full primitive equations initialized with the QG fields). The waves do not appear to be generated by an instabilityofthebalanceddipole,ashomogeneoussolutionsofthelinearequationsamplifylittleoverthetime scale for which the linear equations are valid. Linear solutions forced by the residual tendency capture the scale, location, and pattern of the inertia‐gravity waves, although they overpredict the wave amplitude by a factor of 2. There is thus strong evidence that the waves are generated as a forced linear response to the balanced flow. The relation to and differences from other theories for wave generation by balanced flows, including those of Lighthill and Ford et al., are discussed.
Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos: A Social History of the Tattoo With Gangs, Sailors, and Street-Corner Punks 1950-1965

Contents Foreword * Introduction * From Academia to Skidrow * A Cut-Throat World * Dr. Kinsey (Prometheus) and the Shop * Sex and the Tattoo: Motivations * The Folklore of Tattooing * The Clientele * Barnacles and Leeches * Excuses--Mine and Theirs, Before and After * Masters, Methods, and Maladies * Art and the Tattoo * The Tattooist and His World * The Vanishing Art . * Appendix A: A Brief Historical Sketch of Tattooing * Appendix B: A Note on the Literature of Tattooing * Index
Bleaching of Palm Oil by Activated Local Bentonite and Kaolin Clay from Afashio, Edo-Nigeria

The bleaching potential of Afashio kaolin (AFK), from Edo state in Nigeria, for removal of pigments from palm oil was investigated in comparison with that of local bentonite (BN). Both AFK and BN were activated by acid treatment. Batch experiments were conducted to study the effects of adsorbent dosage (2 – 8 %), contact time (0 – 1.5 hr) and temperature (60 – 90 o C) on pigment adsorption. Four adsorption isotherms were used to model the equilibrium data for both adsorbents (AFK and BN), namely Langmuir, Freundlich, Sips and Redlich-Peterson models. The Sips model provides the best correlation and adsorption occurred in monolayer. Kinetic adsorption data were analyzed using the pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and intraparticle diffusion models. The regression results showed that the adsorption kinetics was more accurately represented by the pseudo-first order kinetic model. Intraparticle diffusion studies reveals that pore diffusion is the controlling mechanism. Thermodynamic parameters, ? G, ? H and ? S, were calculated as a function of both temperature and adsorbent dosage. The values of enthalpy change were positive and greater than 40 kJ/mol in all cases, indicating that the bleaching process is endothermic and chemisorption in nature. The results suggest that AFK could be employed as low-cost alternative for removal of pigments from vegetable oil though BN is better. Keywords: Afashio kaolin, bentonite, bleaching, equilibrium isotherms, kinetic models
European retailers as agents of change towards sustainability: The case of fruit production in Brazil

Abstract As multinational food producers and large retailers are increasingly adopting programmes for safe and sustainable agriculture, they could play a role as ‘agents of change’ in the transition process towards socially and environmentally responsible production methods. This article argues that the present private-sector programmes indeed provide an impetus for farmers to change their production methods, but are at the same time a second-best option, because their scope is limited, they may suffer from a weak environmental and social content, they may have discriminating effects on market access, and they may lack democratic procedures. Therefore, it seems necessary that competing initiatives will be developed using a multi-stakeholder approach, because competition between certification programmes may give an impetus to raise their ambition level in terms of content and good governance. At the same time, governments could play a more active role by using regulatory intervention. Governments could work, for example, on minimum definitions of sustainable agricultural production methods, the restriction of concentrated buyer power and the assistance of smaller producers in coping with the new quality and safety requirements. The empirical focus of this article is on the retailer-led EUREPGAP programme for fruit and vegetables in combination with three fruit producing companies in Brazil.
The pulsed nature of the nightside contribution to polar cap convection: repetitive substorm activity under steady interplanetary driving

Abstract. The aim of this study is to investigate the relative contributions of dayside and nightside processes to the spatial and temporal structure of polar cap plasma convection. The central parameter is the cross-polar cap potential (CPCP). Selecting a 10-h-long interval of stable interplanetary driving by an interplanetary CME (ICME), we are able to distinguish between the dayside and nightside sources of the convection. The event was initiated by an abrupt enhancement of the magnetopause (MP) reconnection rate triggered by a southward turning of the ICME magnetic field. This was followed by a long interval (10 h) of steady and strong driving. Under the latter condition a long series of electrojet intensifications was observed which recurred at 50 min intervals. The detailed temporal structure of polar cap convection in relation to polar cap contraction events is obtained by combining continuous ground observations of convection-related magnetic deflections (including polar cap magnetic indices in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, PCN and PCS) and the more direct, but lower-resolution ion drift data obtained from a satellite (DMSP F13) in polar orbit. The observed PCN enhancements combined with DMSP satellite observations (F13 and F15 data) of polar cap contractions during the evolution of selected substorm expansions allowed us to estimate the CPCP enhancements (25%) associated with individual events in the series. Ground-satellite conjunctions are further used to investigate the spatial structure of polar cap convection, i.e., the homogeneous plasma flow in the centre (Vi ≤ 1 km s−1) versus channels of enhanced antisunward flows (Vi ≥ 1 km s−1) along the periphery of the polar cap. We emphasise the temporal structure of these polar cap flow phenomena in relation to the prevailing solar wind forcing and the repetitive substorm activity.
The relationship between employee motivation and job involvement

The study aims to assess the current level of, and relationship between, employee motivation and job involvement among permanent and temporary employees in various departments in a financial institution. This cross-sectional study was undertaken on 145 employees who were drawn by using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using the Employee Motivation Questionnaire (Fourie, 1989) and the Job Involvement Questionnaire (Lodahl & Kejner, 1965) and, was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicate that there are significant intercorrelations among the majority of dimensions and sub-dimensions of employee motivation and job involvement. Recommendations are presented to provide practitioners and managers with guidelines for enhancing employee motivation and job involvement respectively.
Oxidative Stress in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Diseases in a Tertiary Health Care Setting in Africa

Oxidative stress has been recently implicated in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Systemic Lupus (SLE). Little is known on oxidative status of these patients in Sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed oxidative stress in 52 RA patients, 29 SLE patients and 72 healthy controls from measuring serum levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH) and ferric acid reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) and investigated association of these with disease activity. Oxidant status was high serum MDA or low GSH and anti oxidant status was low plasma FRAP. Patients had higher mean serum MDA compared to controls (0.44 ± 0.37 μmol/l; 0.19 ± 0.93 μmol/l); p=0.036. Mean serum GSH values (0.37 ± 0.35 μmol/l) was lower in patients vs. (0.71 ± 0.20 μmol/l); p<0.001 in controls. Mean serum FRAP values was lower in patients vs. controls (199 ± 100 μmol/l; 212 ± 99 μmol/l; p=0.420). There was a positive correlation between MDA and disease activity DAS-28 (r=0.035, p=0.040), SLEDAI (r=0.136, p=0.241); negative correlation between GSH and disease activity DAS-28 (r=-0.275, p=0.024), SLEDAI (r=-0.063, p=0.373); negative correlation between FRAP and disease activity (DAS-28 (r=-0.103, p=0.233), SLEDAI (r=-0.033, p=0.039). Sub-Saharan African RA and SLE patients have higher oxidant status and lower antioxidant status compared to healthy individuals as described in other settings. Oxidative stress in these patients is associated to disease activity.