Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mediatisation of Politics as An Emanating Research Paradigm: Assessment and Reflection on the Weaknesses and Potential Contributions of Strömbäck” (2008) Theory of Mediatisation of Politics

Within the last couple of decades, “mediatisation” has been taking shape as a prominent research approach, which has been robustly adopted to capture and explore transformations of the roles, positions and powers of the media and their consequences on society, culture and politics. However, whilst diverse theories and concepts of mediatisation and mediatisation of politics have been advanced within the specific context of the Western-established democracy, controversial debates regarding formulations of such theories and concepts and their applications within and across democratic countries have been unresolved properly yet. Since this issue remained prevail, we lacked sufficient knowledge regarding the development of mediatisation of politics as a research paradigm and its potential theoretical contributions for understanding political communication phenomena that took shape within and across democratic countries countries. This work purposely selected the Stromback” (2008) theory of mediatisation of politics as a starting point to evaluate such issues. The strengths and weaknesses of this theory are discussed. Further recommendations to improve the robustness of this theory are displayed as well. Dalam beberapa dekade terakhir, “mediatisasi” sedang menjadi sebuah pendekatan penelitian yang menonjol dan diadopsi secara masif untuk menjelaskan dan mengeksplorasi transformasi peran, posisi dan kekuatan media dan konsekuensinya terhadap masyarakat, budaya dan politik. Namun, ketika beragam teori dan konsep mediatisasi dan mediatisasi politik telah berkembang dalam konteks spesifik demokrasi yang mapan di Barat, perdebatan kontroversial mengenai rumusan teori dan konsep semacam itu dan aplikasinya di dalam dan di seluruh negara demokratis belum terselesaikan dengan baik. Karena persoalan tersebut masih belum teratasi dengan baik, maka kita tidak memiliki pengetahuan yang memadai mengenai pengembangan mediatisasi politik sebagai paradigma penelitian dan kontribusi teoritis potensialnya untuk memahami fenomena komunikasi politik yang terjadi berbagai negara-negara demokrasi. Tulisan ini sengaja memilih teori Stromback’ (2008) tentang mediatisasi politik sebagai titik awal untuk mengevaluasi isu-isu tersebut. Normal 0 false false false IN X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
Women Groups: A Pathway to Rural Development in Nyamusi Division, Nyamira County, Kenya

Despite their fundamental socio-economic responsibilities, rural women still have less access to knowledge, assets, services and participation in decision-making. These inequalities affect their ability to carry out critical roles in their communities leading to rural poverty. In Kenya, women groups form the majority of local initiatives. Although women groups are the solution to the local problems, there is little support they receive from the government and other development stakeholders, hence their inability to address rural problems. Besides, there are limited studies particularly in Kenya on women groups' contribution to rural development. This paper is a portion of the outcome of an empirical descriptive study conducted in Nyamusi Division in Nyamira County by the authors. The sample was drawn from ten registered women groups and fifteen informal women groups in the study area. The unit of analysis was a women group. This paper critically examines the relationship that exist between rural community-based approaches (in this case-women groups) and rural development. It also looks at the barriers that hamper women's development efforts in community interventions. This paper concludes that if given opportunity, women have the potential to change their own socio-economic status as well as that of the communities in which they live in for the reason that women groups act as an effective instrument for rural development. Once women groups have sufficient solidarity, experience and unity of purpose in their undertakings, rural development is achieved. This paper recommends policy frameworks that not only promote community-based approaches for rural development, but also encourage sustainability and equal participation of all genders in development.
Modelling gravity currents without an energy closure

We extend the vorticity-based modelling approach of Borden & Meiburg (Phys. Fluids, vol. 25 (10), 2013, 101301) to non-Boussinesq gravity currents and derive an analytical expression for the Froude number without the need for an energy closure or any assumptions about the pressure. The Froude-number expression we obtain reduces to the correct form in the Boussinesq limit and agrees closely with simulation data. Via detailed comparisons with simulation results, we furthermore assess the validity of three key assumptions underlying both our as well as earlier models: (i) steady-state flow in the moving reference frame; (ii) inviscid flow; and (iii) horizontal flow sufficiently far in front of and behind the current. The current approach does not require an assumption of zero velocity in the current.
ADR and Scottish Commercial Litigators: A Study of Attitudes and Experience

This paper reports on a questionnaire-based research project carried out in 2005 by the author into the experiences and attitudes of commercial litigators in Scotland towards Alternative Dispute Resolution processes (ADR). The study uncovered a small, but significant measure of generally successful commercial mediation practice in Scotland and revealed a legal profession that in the main was well-disposed towards ADR and their role within it. The research suggests that much still remains to be achieved, however, in terms of court-referral of mediation, legal professional body promotion, effective marketing to clients and further research regarding the suitablilty of mediation to different case-types if commercial mediation is to move from the sidelines into the mainstream.
A Chemical-Physical Procedure to Reduce Levels of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Municipal Sewage Sludges

The current waste policy in EU aims at reducing the amounts of sludges to be disposed in landfill, encouraging their energy reuse (e.g. energy source, fertilizers, etc.). In this perspective a reduction of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and water is welcome, in view of a more sustainable reutilization of sludges, e.g. in agriculture. Aim of this work was to set up a chemical-physical procedure, named modified Fenton process (patent n° PC2012A000008 of 22/03/2012), which was able to improve the reduction of some PTEs (Zn, Ni, Cu, Pb, Cd and Cr) and water in municipal sewage sludges from anaerobic digestion, better than a conventional Fenton process, avoiding significant decreases of total organic carbon (TOC).
Assessment of transboundary aquifers of the world—vulnerability arising from human water use

Internationally shared, or transboundary, aquifers (TBAs) have long played an important role in sustaining drinking water supply and food production, supporting livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. Rapidly growing populations and their food demands cast significant doubt on the sustainability of TBAs. Here, this study provides a first quantitative assessment of TBAs worldwide with an aquifer stress indicator over the period 1960–2010 using groundwater abstraction, groundwater recharge, and groundwater contribution to environment flow. The results reveal that 8% of TBAs worldwide are currently stressed due to human overexploitation. Over these TBAs the rate of groundwater pumping increased substantially during the past fifty years, which worsened the aquifer stress condition. In addition, many TBAs over Europe, Asia and Africa are not currently stressed, but their aquifer stress has been increasing at an alarming rate (>100%) for the past fifty years, due to the increasing reliance on groundwater abstraction for food production. Groundwater depletion is substantial over several TBAs including the India River Plain (India, Pakistan), the Paleogene and Cretaceous aquifers (the Arabian Peninsula), and a few TBAs over the USA–Mexico border. Improving irrigation efficiency can reduce the amount of groundwater depletion over some TBAs, but it likely aggravates groundwater depletion over TBAs where conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater is prevalent.
EFFECT OF BAKING AND FRYING METHODS ON QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF POTATO CHIPS

Effect of cooking method (baking and frying) on quality attributes of potato chips was investigated in this study. Baking and frying experiments were conducted at 170, 180, 190 ̊C using potato slices with a thickness of 1.4 mm. Texture and color measurements were carried out and surface and internal temperatures of potato slices were monitored during the experiments. Fmax values of potato chips were found around 2.5 N for both treatments, deformation values of baked samples (0.91 mm at 170°C, 0.65 mm at 180°C 1.14 mm for 190°C) were lower than fried ones (1.77 mm at 170 ̊C, 1.09 mm at 180°C, 2.24 mm for 190°C). Hardness values of baked samples (3.90 N/mm at 170 ̊C, 3.17 N/mm at 180°C, 2.33 N/mm at190°C) were higher than fried ones (1.88 N/mm at 170 ̊C, 2.85 N/mm at 180°C, 0.99 N/mm for 190°C). Colors of fried and baked potato chips were orange yellow and brilliant yellow, total color changes were determined in the range of 16.7 22.3 and 21.7 – 37.4, respectively. The results showed that baking process failed to provide acceptable quality attributes although it is considered as healthy alternative to frying due to its potential to provide texture and color with existence of less oil.
A Stable Model to Predict the Hard disk failure

The increase in the production of digital information every second has raised the demand for storage as its counterpart. Hard disk serves an important storage device but subjected to failure which leads to the loss of data. To improve its reliability several researches were put forward, which didn't provide a satisfactory result and had no real-time implication of their system. The purpose of this research is to propose Disk Failure Prediction (DFP) models based on Random Forest (RF), Feed Forward Neural Network (FFNN) and unsupervised K-means clustering, with a real-time Self-Monitoring System (SMS) built on a predictive model showing the most stable and reliable performance. The performance of the model were evaluation under various test cases such as providing samples of different sizes, taking timing into account and considering voting in the predicted result. The RF model performed best under this test cases with a maximum DFP rate of 99% with 0.01% False Alarm Rate (FAR) which is superior to state of the art model such as Decision Tree (DT).
Intelligent Controller Based Feed Forward Control for AC to DC Converter PWM strategy With Reduced Switching Loss

A single-stage power factor correction (PFC) converter for feeding a bidirectional AC/DC converter. A simplified pulse width modulation (PWM) strategy is used for the bidirectional ac/dc single phase converter in a microgrid system. Then, the operation mechanism of the novel simplified PWM is clearly explained. The number of switching’s of the simplified PWM strategy is one fourth that of the unipolar PWM and bipolar PWM. Based on the novel simplified PWM strategy, a feasible feedforward control scheme is developed to achieve better rectifier mode and inverter mode performance compared with the conventional dual loop control scheme. The requirement of continuous and controlled flow of voltage has met with the support of fuzzy logic controller and the capacitors present with the schematic design helps this requirement to be met in an efficient way. The conduction losses are reduced by using fuzzy logic controller in closed loop condition which reduces the switching losses and increases the output energy and the total harmonic distortion will be reduced. The proposed fuzzy logic controller based converter is implemented in MATLAB simulation platform and the output performance is analyzed.
PARIT NGAMARTO DRAINAGE EFFECTS ON BEKOK RIVER WATER QUALITY

Bekok River is an important river which supply potable water for the community of Batu Pahat. The highly acidic and metal-polluted Bekok River is of major concern to the water treatment plant operations located at the downstream reach of the river. The problem is presumed to be the results of pyrite oxidation in acid sulfate soils, which occurs in the surrounding area of the river. Based on previous study, the construction of drainage system at Parit Ngamarto which part of Johor Barat Project was one of the possible cause of the presence of the pyrite oxidation. However there was yet no evidence to indicate the process. Hence, this study was initiated to study the occurrence of acid sulfate soil and soil oxidation process at Parit Ngamarto and its influence to Bekok River water quality. River and drainage water samples were collected and analysed for pH, SO42-, electrical conductivity, Al, Fe and Mn concentrations. Soils sampled at various horizons were analysed for soil chemical characteristics. There was evidence that the deterioration of Bekok River water quality is probably due to the results of pyrite oxidation in the acid sulfate soils.
Renewal and Enlightenment: Muslim Women’s Biographic Narratives of Personal Reform in Mali

The article takes Muslim women’s biographic self-constructions as proper believers in urban Mali as a window to inquire into the kind of responsibility and moral agency that these women assume and make central to their search for ‘closeness to God’. Focusing on the moral agency the women claim for themselves, it is argued, brings insights into their particular conception of collective and personal renewal and, by implication, into the particular religious subjectivity they formulate. Women’s accounts of their learning activities highlight the virtues of personal enlightenment and individual self-improvement, thereby revealing how a longer-standing trend toward individuation comes to inform these believers’ articulation of eschatological concerns. Moral agency, defined by its capacity to scrutinize and choose between alternative normative viewpoints, assumes a central significance.Illustrating the great variety of motivations that prompt women to join a Muslim women’s group, the paper argues that these motivations need to more consistently studied with reference to Muslims’ everyday struggle and negotiation than has been often done in ethnographies of Islamic revival.
Quality evaluation of potato and vegetable crisps in Latvian market

Salty snacks are popular appetizers consumed between meals and are one of favourite components of menu at different social gatherings and private celebrations. Consumers base their choice of snacks not only on flavour and smell of product, but also on different kinds of parameters like colour, texture and nutritional value as well as other information labelled on packaging. Typically salty snacks are associated with potato (Solanum tuberosum) crisps, but in present paper there were viewed also vegetable crisps and snacks. The aim of this research was to evaluate nutritional value and physical quality of potato and vegetable crisps and wholegrain snacks in Latvian market. From January to March 2017, 22 potato and vegetable crisps and wholegrain snack samples from Latvian market were analysed. For all samples, information on the labels was analysed as well as salt content, thickness, crispness and colour using standard methods. For 31.8% of the investigated samples, presented information on label and determined salt content do not differ significantly (p > 0.05). That means that 68.2% of the analysed potato, vegetable crisps and snacks on the packaging labels have represented incorrect salt content. Positive moderate correlation (r = 0.489) between potato and vegetable crisps thickness and crispness was found out. Raw materials and ingredients of samples directly impact colour values. If a sample contains beetroot, the colour results would indicate dark red. All potato crisps colour values point out light yellow colour.
Infant Mortality in Northern and Southern Regions of India: Differentials and Determinants

Using the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) 2005-06 data, this paper examines the differentials and determinants of IMR in northern and southern regions of India –which record two extreme levels (highest and lowest respectively). Inferential statistics,bivariate analysis and multilevel Cox proportional regression were used as the methods of analysis. The result suggests that IMR is more pronounced in the northern than southern region. This was observed across the factors taken into consideration in the study. Nevertheless, mother’s illiteracy, working status, and marrying and delivering first child at a young age were the major mother-related factors for a high IMR. Birth interval of less than two years, being of small-sized at birth, being a female child, and not breastfed at the time of survey were the main child-related factors for a high IMR. Further, poor economic condition, living in a rural area and not having access to basic civic amenities were the key household-related covariates of a high IMR. Female literacy, utilization of mother and child healthcare, and availing basic civic amenities at household level is essential to bring reduction in the IMR - without which achieving the recently crafted SDG 3 will be difficult for India.
Predicting desire to betrayal based on romance jealous and sensation seeking in married women

Introduction: Desire to infidelity refers to a wide range of non-relationship behaviors that concluded to in breach of commitment and trust in marital relationships. Sensation seeking and romance jealous can be accompanied by immoral behaviors, including desire to infidelity. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive role of romance jealous and sensation seeking on desire to betrayal among married women. Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this descriptive correlational survey included all married women in Isfahan city in year 2017-2018. 150 married women selected through convenient method. The participants responded to desire to betrayal scale, Multiple Jealousy Scale and sensation seeking Scale. Data were analyzed using multiple regression by stepwise method. Results: The results showed that among the components of romance jealous (cognitive jealousy, emotional jealousy and behavioral jealousy), and sensation seeking (diversity and excitement intensity), romance jealous (total), diversity and behavioral jealousy had the highest contribution to emotional and sexual issues and anger of desire to betrayal. Also variable of cognitive jealousy is the best predictor for dissatisfaction of desire to betrayal. Regarding desire to betrayal (total), romance jealous (total), behavioral jealousy and diversity had the highest prediction power respectively. Conclusion: Overall, it is obvious that desire to betrayal in married women can be explained based on romance jealous and sensation seeking.
Community metabolism in temperate maerl beds: I. carbon and carbonate fluxes

Maerl community respiration, photosynthesis and calcification were measured season- ally in the Bay of Brest (France). The dynamics of oxygen, carbon and carbonate fluxes at the water-sediment interface were assessed using benthic chambers. Community respiration (CR) fluc- tuated in accordance with the seasonal changes in water temperature, from 1.5 mmol C m -2 h -1 in winter to 8.7 mmol C m -2 h -1 in summer. Mean gross community production (GCP) varied signifi- cantly among seasons, according to incident irradiance and temperature, from 3.4 mmol C m -2 h -1 in winter to 12.7 mmol C m -2 h -1 in summer. Mean annual Pmax for the P-E curve was estimated to 13.3 mmol C m -2 h -1 . Carbonate precipitation only occurred during light incubations and varied sea- sonally from 0.7 mmol CaCO3 m -2 h -1 in winter to 4.2 mmol CaCO3 m -2 h -1 in summer. Mean annual Pmax was 3.2 mmol CaCO3 m -2 h -1 . Annual CR was estimated to 407.4 g C m -2 yr -1 , and GCP, to 240.9 g C m -2 yr -1 . Maerl communities are, therefore, heterotrophic systems (GCP:CR = 0.6), and are a source of CO2 for surrounding environments. In addition, CO2 released by calcification averaged 39.2 g C m -2 yr -1 . Maerl community annual carbonate production was estimated to 486.7 g CaCO3 m -2 yr -1 ; they are therefore one of the most important carbonate producers in shallow coastal waters.
Aspirations of intergenerational mobility. Perception of change in young Europeans

In this study, the importance of certain subjective variables in the aspiration towards intergenerational social mobility were examined, by using logistic regression, according to data from the PACT project. Each factor is understood as an “argumentative tool” to which the choices of the young students interviewed may be “anchored”. What stands out, other than the specifics of the individual national contexts (Italy, France, Germany, and United Kingdom), is a disparity which still seems to characterise the system of aspirations in lower social classes, together with their objective condition.
Newton Type Iteration for Tikhonov Regularization of Nonlinear Ill-Posed Problems in Hilbert Scales

Recently, Vasin and George (2013) considered an iterative scheme for approximately solving an ill-posed operator equation . In order to improve the error estimate available by Vasin and George (2013), in the present paper we extend the iterative method considered by Vasin and George (2013), in the setting of Hilbert scales. The error estimates obtained under a general source condition on ( is the initial guess and is the actual solution), using the adaptive scheme proposed by Pereverzev and Schock (2005), are of optimal order. The algorithm is applied to numerical solution of an integral equation in Numerical Example section.
Yield performance and responses studies of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes under drought stress

Drought is a major abiotic constraint limiting the chickpea yield up to a greater level in Pakistan. The yield levelremain very low under prolong moisture deficit conditions. A set of 40 chickpea lines including some approvedvarieties were assessed for drought tolerance under glasshouse conditions. The crop was given an artificialdrought stress at pre-flowering stage for a period of 30 days and then re-irrigated regularly till harvesting. Theobservations were recorded on plant wilting-I, plant wilting-II, crop recovery percentage and grain yield. Theresults revealed a relatively divergent response of various chickpea lines/varieties for all the studied parameters.Genotypes SL-05-30 NCS950219 and F-97-112 C remained superior while observing plant wilting-I by scoring1, 1.67 and 2.00 at 1-9 rating scale and produced higher yield of 18.43, 18.33 and 18.23 grams per plantrespectively. The plant recovery response revealed that more than 50% of studied lines could not properlyrecover after termination of moisture stress suggesting that moisture stress at pre-flowering has usually lethaleffect on chickpea plants. Kabuli type chickpea lines were more sensitive to moisture stress and hightemperature and produced lower yields as compared to desi type chickpea.