Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Consumer’s Acceptance to Green Building Concept for Sustainable Construction in India

The changing consumer demands for eco-friendly products and services in all industrial sectors have paved way for constant growth and development of the real estate sector, especially in Delhi-NCR. The growing interest towards green products in real estate can be attributed to the fact that quality of air is decreasing day by day. According to few reports, buildings consume more than 30% of energy utilizing 40% of resources while simultaneously generating 40% of wastes and 35% of harmful greenhouse gases. So this study is focused on consumer’s acceptance and willingness to pay more for green building products in Delhi-NCR. For the purpose of the study 150 commercial property owners were contacted to identify the factors stimulating them to pay premium prices for sustainable buildings over conventional buildings. From the results, it was found that environmental attitude, green awareness, architectural factors and social influence significantly influence the customer willingness to pay higher prices for green buildings. Social Influence is the strongest factor that has positively influenced the customer inner will to pay premium prices for green buildings. The research also provides an in-depth understanding of factors stimulating customers to go green in the context of construction industry specifically in Delhi-NCR region.
Energy consumption in terms of shear stress for two types of membrane bioreactors used for municipal wastewater treatment processes

Two types of submerged membrane bioreactors (MBR): hol- low fiber (HF) and hollow sheet (HS), have been studied and compared in terms of energy consumption and average shear stress over the membrane wall. The analysis of energy consumption was made using the correlation to determine the blower power and the blower power demand per unit of permeate volume. Results showed that for the system geometries consid- ered, in terms the of the blower power, the HF MBR requires less power compared to HS MBR. However, in terms of blower power per unit of perme- ate volume, the HS MBR requires less energy. The analysis of shear stress over the membrane surface was made using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling. Experimental measurements for the HF MBR were com- pared with the CFD model and an error less that 8% was obtained. For the HS MBR, experimental measurements of velocity profiles were made and an error of 11% was found. This work uses an empirical relationship to deter- mine the shear stress based on the ratio of aeration blower power to tank volume. This relationship is used in bubble column reactors and it is extrap- olate to determine shear stress on MBR systems. This relationship proved to be overestimated by 28% compared to experimental measurements and CFD results. Therefore, a corrective factor is included in the relationship in order to account for the membrane placed inside the bioreactor.
Effects of stocking density, feeding technique and vitamin C supplementation on the habituation on dry feed of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) pond reared juveniles

Influence of three different stocking densities, vitamin C supplementation of Daphnia spp. and feeding practice (i.e. mechanical, hand) on the success of dry feed habituation of pond reared pikeperch juveniles was investigated through one month trial. Pond reared pikeperch juveniles were harvested 42 days post-fertilisation (mean individual weight 1.1 ± 0.3g) and stocked into the experimental recirculation system. For the stocking density trial, fish were stocked in three different initial densities of 0.5, 1 and 1.5 fish L -1 , while the trial on live food supplementation and feeding practice was performed with two two-group comparisons with one common control treatment. All treatments were performed in 3 replicates. Analysis of variance did not reveal any significant differences in the assessed parameters between the tested stocking densities. However, Pearson correlation for the habituation success was strong in the course of increased density (r 2 = 0.829, p = 0.006). Vitamin C supplementation led to increased survival, habituation success and growth, although the differences were not significant (p > 0.05). Similarly, there were no significant differences between the hand and mechanical feeding in the habituation success (p = 0.860). Based on the results of present study and previous results reported for habituation of pikeperch and walleye pond nursed juveniles, stocking densities of 4 to 8 fish L -1 , feeding with dry feed with worms supplied manually and possible enrichment with vitamin C of the given food could be suggested for the successful commercial pikeperch dry feed habituation.
Title Alcohol Use among Adolescent youth : The role of friendship networks and family factors in multiple school studies Permalink

To explore the co-evolution of friendship tie choice and alcohol use behavior among 1,284 adolescents from 12 small schools and 976 adolescents from one big school sampled in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (AddHealth), we apply a Stochastic Actor-Based (SAB) approach implemented in the R-based Simulation Investigation for Empirical Network Analysis (RSiena) package. Our results indicate the salience of both peer selection and peer influence effects for friendship tie choice and adolescent drinking behavior. Concurrently, the main effect models indicate that parental monitoring and the parental home drinking environment affected adolescent alcohol use in the small school sample, and that parental home drinking environment affected adolescent drinking in the large school sample. In the small school sample, we detect an interaction between the parental home drinking environment and choosing friends that drink as they multiplicatively affect friendship tie choice. Our findings suggest that future research should investigate the synergistic effects of both peer and parental influences for adolescent friendship tie choices and drinking behavior. And given the tendency of adolescents to form ties with their friends' friends, and the evidence of local hierarchy in these networks, popular youth who do not drink may be uniquely positioned and uniquely salient as the highest rank of the hierarchy to cause anti-drinking peer influences to diffuse down the social hierarchy to less popular youth. As such, future interventions should harness prosocial peer influences simultaneously with strategies to increase parental support and monitoring among parents to promote affiliation with prosocial peers. PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone. 0119965 March 10, 2015 1 / 19 a11111
SUPPORTING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION THROUGH NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES

In preparing citizens of the knowledge society and in building new kinds of capacities, vocational (and other) education must address issues such as being able to act in a network society, developing collective intelligence, and fostering collaborative work (Cornu, 2005). In terms of accessing and processing information and developing procedural as well as other forms of knowledge, new learning technologies are ideally positioned to provide appropriate support. However, the term ‘appropriate’ is not unproblematic, and an activity theory approach could help to align the various kinds of applications with their intended outcomes. From another perspective, research on informal learning in the workplace could inform the design and development of mediating technologies in formal education, even though there are different contexts and goals in the different activity systems. This paper will synthesise research on the needs of a knowledge society, new learning technologies as mediating artefacts, and informal workplace learning.
Syddansk Universitet Shock in the emergency department a 12 year population based cohort study

Background: The knowledge of the frequency and associated mortality of shock in the emergency department (ED) is limited. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence, all-cause mortality and factors associated with death among patients suffering shock in the ED. Methods: Population-based cohort study at an University Hospital ED in Denmark from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2011. All patients aged ≥18 years living in the hospital catchment area with a first time ED presentation with shock (n = 1646) defined as hypotension (systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≤100 mmHg)) and ≥1 organ failures. Outcomes were annual incidence per 100,000 person-years at risk (pyar), all-cause mortality at 0–7, and 8–90 days and risk factors associated with death. Results: We identified 1646 of 438,191 (0.4 %) ED patients with shock at arrival. Incidence of shock increased from 53.8 to 80.6 cases per 100,000 pyar. The 7-day, and 90-day mortality was 23.1 % (95 % CI: 21.1–25.1) and 40. 7 % (95 % CI: 38.3–43.1), respectively. Independent predictors of 7-day mortality were: age (adjusted HR 1.03 (95 % CI: 1.03–1.04), and number of organ failures (≥3 organ failures; adjusted HR 3.13 95 % CI: 2.28–4.30). Age, comorbidity level and number of organ failure were associated with 90-day mortality. Conclusion: Shock is a frequent and critical finding in the ED, carrying a 7and, 90day mortality of 23.1 and 40. 7 %, respectively. Age and number of organ failures are independent prognostic factors for death within 7 days, whereas age, comorbidity and organ failures are of significance within 8–90 days.
6 B . 7 EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF THE WEBB CORRECTION FOR CO 2 FLUX WITH AN OPEN-PATH GAS ANALYZER

The observation was made in the large parking lot on August 24, 2006. This site is located at a coast in Okayama, Japan. This parking lot extends 110 m x 180 m and provided a uniform and dry asphalt surface. The fine weather continued and the surface was very dry. Sea breeze dominated during this observation period. Turbulent flux by the eddy covariance technique is the only direct measurement over earth surfaces. CO2 and water vapor are the only trace gases that can measure turbulent flux with the open-path gas analyzer. The open-path CO2/H2O gas analyzer does not measure non-dimensional CO2 and water vapor concentrations as mixing ratios but it measures CO2 and water vapor densities. For this reason, the trace gas flux using this analyzer needs to be corrected for the mean vertical flow due to air density fluctuation. Webb et al. (1980) suggested that the flux due to the mean vertical flow cannot be neglected for trace gases such as water vapor and CO2. To evaluate the magnitude of the influence by the mean vertical flow, Webb et al. (1980) assumed that the vertical flux of dry air should be zero for the mass conservation. Practically, sensible and latent heat fluxes evaluated by the eddy covariance technique are used to calculate water vapor and CO2 fluxes by the mean vertical flow (Webb or WPL correction). Fluctuations of three-dimensional wind velocities and sound virtual temperature were measured using a sonic anemometer–thermometer (KAIJO, DA-600-3TV). The SAT probe was directed against the dominant sea breeze. CO2 and water vapor density fluctuations were measured using an infrared open-path CO2/H2O gas analyzer (LICOR, LI-7500). Both instruments were mounted on a tripod at a 1.62 m height above the asphalt surface and separated horizontally by 0.25 m. The observation point was located near the northwest edge of the parking lot to ensure the sufficient fetch from the sea breeze. The fetch to the southeast coast was more than 180 m. The analog output signals from these instruments were sampled and digitized at the rate of 10 Hz by a data acquisition system (LabVIEW, National Instruments) on a PC. The Webb correction is important over sea surface CO2 flux as it is much smaller than the vegetated surface. Ohtaki et al. (1989) suggested that the Webb correction term of CO2 flux is larger than the raw CO2 flux and changes the transport direction of the CO2 flux over the coastal sea surface. And recently, Kondo and Tsukamoto (2007) also confirmed the importance of the Webb correction over the open ocean surface. 3. EDDY FLUX EVALUATION INCLUDING THE WEBB CORRECTION
Number of File Usage on Dentinal Defect Incidence of WaveOne GOLD and Reciproc NiTi Instruments

Abstract Objectives: To compare the incidences of dentinal defects caused by Reciproc and WaveOne GOLD NiTi files during root canal preparation and to exam the effect of number of file usage on the incidence of dentinal defect. Materials and Methods: Two hundred seventy mandibular incisor teeth were randomly divided into 3 different groups as follows: negative control (no preparation performed) (n: 30), Reciproc (n: 120) and WaveOne GOLD (n: 120) groups. The specimens were sliced at 3, 6 and 9 mm from the apex. Microscopic pictures of the specimens were taken with the aid of light emitting diode and the dentinal defects were examined. Results: There was no statistically difference among the WaveOne GOLD, Reciproc and control groups in terms of dentinal defect formation. The number of dentinal defects occurred in apical region in Reciproc group following 4 th use was found to be statistically higher than 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd use in WaveOne GOLD group ( P < .05). Conclusion: All the NiTi files tested in present study were found to cause defect in root canal dentin but there were not significant difference among the WaveOne GOLD, Reciproc and control groups in term of total dentinal defect formation
Maladaptation of cortical circuits underlies fatigue and weakness in ALS

Abstract Although fatigue is frequently reported in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Cortical excitability studies were utilized to determine the contribution of central mechanisms to development of fatigue and weakness in ALS. Threshold-tracking transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies were undertaken in 16 ALS patients and 22 normal controls using a 90-mm circular coil. TMS studies were performed at baseline, immediately after a voluntary contraction (VC) period of 120 s duration (three VC periods), and at 5, 10 and 20 min after last VC. At baseline, there was a significant reduction of short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) at interstimulus interval of 1 ms (ALS 2.3 ± 2.3%; controls 9.5 ± 2.5%, p < 0.01) and 3 ms (ALS5.1 ± 3.4%; controls 16.8 ± 1.7%, p < 0.01) in ALS patients. Although there was a significant reduction of SICI post-VC in controls at ISI 1 ms (p < 0.05) and ISI 3 ms (p < 0.05), there was no significant change in ALS patients at ISI 1 ms (p = 0.15) or 3 ms (p = 0.31). The changes in cortical excitability correlated with fatigue (R = 0.59, p < 0.05). In conclusion, maladaptation of cortical processes related to degeneration of inhibitory GABAergic intracortical circuits, is a feature of ALS that significantly correlates with development of fatigue and weakness.
Genetic variation and heritability estimation in Jatropha curcas L. progenies for seed yield and vegetative traits.

In this study, experiment was conducted on sandy loam soils poor in organic carbon and water holding capacity in southern Haryana, India to determine the best progenies of Jatropha curcas for bio-diesel production. Fifty progenies raised from seed sources collected from nine states of India were evaluated after five years of plantation for growth, seed and oil content traits. The progenies showed significant (P> 0.05) differences for all the traits studied. Maximum seed yield/plant (879.37 g), number of capsules/plant (522.67) and plant height (408.33 cm) was recorded in P-44. Maximum oil content observed in P-37 (36.08%) followed by P-5 (35.64%). The magnitude of phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) was higher than the corresponding genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) for all the characters studied. Heritability was highest for oil content (95.49%) and 100-seed weight (87.75%) followed by seed yield (75.54%). Total capsules/plant exhibited highest genetic advance (92.69%) followed by number of branches per plant (64.32%). Hierarchical Euclidean cluster analysis of all 50 progenies using D2 statistics was done where the D2 analysis grouped the progenies into five clusters. The intra cluster distances ranged from 1.33 to 2.72. The maximum inter-cluster distance was observed between cluster II and V (6.43) followed by I and V indicating greater divergence among progenies belonging to these clusters and an attempt to cross the progenies in these clusters should bring out desirable gene combinations. These progenies showed considerable potential which can be tapped for planting and selecting the improved varieties.
Alternative Mating Strategies in Male Morphotypes of the Prawn Macrobrachiumidellaidella (Hilgendorf, 1898)

An alternative reproductive behaviour can be defined as any discontinuous variation in an aspect of reproductive behaviour among one sex within a single population. Alternative reproductive behaviours occur in a wide variety of taxa and, when referring to particular aspects of the mating behaviour are commonly termed alternative mating tactics. A close examination of M. idellaidella males reveals that three distinct morphotypes based upon size ranking, the ratio of claw length to body length (relative claw length) which included small male (SM), medium size male (MS) and bigger size male (BS). To know the alternative mating strategies 7 experiments were conducted. The following stocking combinations were tried in the present study: (1) 3 BS males (110-120mm) Vs female (55-90mm); (2) 3 MS males (70-80 mm) Vs female (55-90mm); (3) 6 SM males (45-55 mm) Vs female (55-90mm); (4) 1 blocked BS male and 2 MS males Vs female (55-90mm); (5) 1 BS male and 2 MS males Vsfemale (55-90mm); (6) 1 blocked BS male and 5 SM males Vs female (55-90mm); (7) 1 BS male and 5 SM males Vs female (55-90mm) respectively.
Thiamine deficiency in diabetes — is diet relevant?

2 To this end, we aimed to investigate the relationship between thiamine intake and status in people with diabetes in Perth, Australia. Subjects were 113 people with diabetes (58 type 1, 55 type 2; duration of diabetes 19.3+12.0 years (y)). Of these patients, 70 (mean age 58.5+13.0 y) were not taking and 43 (mean age 55.9+15.9 y) were taking thiamine supplemen- tation. Body mass index (BMI), glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C) and urinary albumin excretion (UA), which may be modifiers of thiamine status, were not significantly different between the two groups (BMI 28.7+6.0 and 28.9+5.3 kg/m 2 , respectively; HbA1C 7.9+1.5% and 7.8+1.4%, respectively; UA 13.9+35.9 mg/L and 10.9+28.0 mg/L, respectively). Dietary thiamine intake was estimated by vali- dated 24-hour recall, using the NUTTAB 95 database FSANZ (Food Standards Australia New Zealand) for Australian foods, and compared with Australian Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDI) (1.1 mg/d females, 1.2 mg/d males). 7 Red cell and serum thiamine were used as indices of thiamine status. 8,9 Dietary intake was categorised as RDI and supplemented > 4 mg/d; and red cell thiamine was categorised as < normal range (190-400 nmol/L)
A Comparison of Factor Models on the PCL-R With Mentally Disordered Offenders

For more than a decade, researchers and practitioners have generally accepted a two-factor model for the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) composed of core personality features and an antisocial lifestyle. Very recently, Cooke and Michie (2001) proposed a three-factor solution that divided the core personality features into two dimensions while eliminating antisocial behavior. This study of male, mentally disordered offenders (N = 96) directly compared factor models via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). When using testlets to combine theoretically similar items into single ratings, the nested three-factor model was an excellent fit. Of importance, the development of a four-factor model with the inclusion of antisocial items also produced an excellent fit. Combined with recent research, these findings have important ramifications for the construct validity of the PCL-R.
Entrepreneurial Propensity in Pakistan and UK: A comparative study of Pakistani and UK Prospective Teachers

This research compares entrepreneurial inclination of Pakistani and UK primary level prospective teachers (B.Ed. students). Factor analysis revealed entrepreneurial intentions, instrumental readiness and self-efficacy as three common factors among both the data sets. Both the groups of respondents were also compared on five conceptual variables namely locus of control, self efficacy, entrepreneurial intentions, instrumental readiness and subjective norms. The prospective teachers from UK were found to be significantly lower on instrumental readiness and entrepreneurial intentions than their Pakistani counterparts. There were some partial impacts of demographic variables on entrepreneurial propensity of both the groups of respondents. Some implications for planning and policy were outlined.
Chemical and sensory changes during storage of concentrated fig (Ficus carica L.) pulp

The present investigation entitled “Chemical and sensory changes during storage study of concentrated fig (Ficus carica L.) pulp” was carried out during 2015–2016 at Post Harvest Technology Centre, Department of Horticulture, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri. The storage behaviour of concentrated fig pulp which was packed in different packaging materials (glass bottles and standy pouches) and stored at two different storage conditions (ambient temperature and cold storage) was studied. The data revealed that there was increase in TSS, total sugars, reducing sugars and titratable acidity, whereas the calcium and iron decreased during 180 days of storage in concentrated fig pulp. The sensory score viz., colour, flavour, taste and overall acceptability of concentrated fig pulp during 180 days of storage were found to be decreased in all the treatment combinations. The microbial quality viz., yeast and mould count were found to be increased during 180 days of storage in concentrated fig pulp but was found to be within acceptable level in all treatment combinations. The treatment CP1S2 i.e. concentrated fig pulp packed in glass bottles and stored in cold storage; was found to be superior in respect of chemical composition, sensory evaluation and microbial quality. The cost of production and storage of 1 kg concentrated fig pulp is Rs 158.64.
Comparison between the charge carrier mobilities in pentacene OFET structures as obtained from electrical characterization and potentiometry

Potentiometry with a Kelvin probe atomic force microscope is used to investigate the contact resistances of pentacene OFETs, so that the injection of the charges at the source contact and their extraction at the drain contact can be distinguished from the influence of trap states on the charge transport through the accumulation channel. The samples consist of Au bottom contacts on a SiO2 gate dielectric with a channel length of L=10- 15 μm and a channel width of W=100 μm. The gate oxide is first treated by an oxygen plasma before depositing about 30 nm of pentacene under high vacuum conditions. The output characteristics are measured as a function of temperature in an evacuated cryostat, revealing temperature-activated hole transport. The potentiometry measurements are performed ex situ under atmospheric conditions after storing the samples in air for several weeks. At room temperature, the pentacene OFETs are dominated by the resistance at the injection contact, so that the mobility in the channel region as deduced from potentiometry is about one order of magnitude higher than the value obtained from the output characteristics. The measurements are interpreted with microscopic model calculations for the temperature-activated currents.