Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Empowerment of Cadres by Using Module for Changes in Nutritional Behavior in Pregnant Women in Dlingo, Bantul, Indonesia

The infant mortality rate in Indonesia is currently high. One of the causes is baby born with low birth weight (LBW). Prevalence of LBW in Sub-district Dlingo, District Bantul increase in three years (2013-2015) so it takes innovation to overcome them. Efforts to handle health problems are not only the responsibility of the government, but also the community. Indonesia organizes Posyandu, a community health effort in the implementation of health development, to empower the community and provide convenience to the public in obtaining basic health services to accelerate the reduction of MMR and IMR. The role of cadres in the implementation of Posyandu is very large because in addition to providing health information to the community as well as a community mobilizer to come to Posyandu, including in nutritional behavior. Unfortunately, nowadays cadres provide education to the community without a structured module so that variants of educational content, breadth of material, and tools are very varied. This study aims to determine the effect of empowerment of cadres with the use of modules for changes in nutritional behavior in pregnant women in Dlingo, Bantul. The design of this study was a pre-posttest with control group design. The study was conducted at 2 posyandu in Sub-district Dlingo, involving 10 health cadres. Total sample of 70 pregnant women consisted of 35 intervention groups and 35 control groups with purposive sampling technique. The intervention group was the group given the nutrition education in pregnant women using curriculum according to the module made by the researcher, while the control group was using leaflet and casual consultation (as usual, if needed). Data of pregnant women were obtained from primary data (research questionnaire) and secondary data (KIA book and medical record) in December 2016 until January 2017. Data analysis paired t-test and unpaired t-test . The results showed that there was an increase in knowledge, attitude, and behavior before and after treatment. There was a significant average difference between intervention groups dan control groups before and after intervention ( p-value = 0,000 <0.05) in knowledge ( p-value = 0,000, CI.95% 1,77- 1,04-2,5) attitude ( p-value = 0,000, CI.95% 9,2-14,8), and behavior ( p-value = 0,000, CI.95% 8,65-13,6). The conclusion in this research is empowerment of cadre using module have a significant effect to increase knowledge, attitude and behavior of pregnant woman nutrition.
Fish assemblage and structure as well as hydrological parameters at Karatoya Fish Sanctuary, Panchagarh, Bangladesh

Spatiotemporal variations in fish assemblage structure was studied from January to December 2015 in order to understand the impacts of the sanctuary on ichthyo-faunal diversity and to determine the indices and major hydrological factors in six sampling stations of Karatoya Fish Sanctuary sectioned in the River Karatoya. A total of 69 fish species were obtained from this sanctuary including 21 threatened species where Aspidoparia jaya, Pethia ticto, Puntius sophore, Canthophrys gongota and Barilius barna were the major contributory species (>4.17%) both in space and time. The uppermost species richness and abundance were viewed in January and lowest in May. Based on analysis of similarities (ANOSIM), fish assemblages were significantly different in all stations (p<0.001, R=0.15) and months (p<0.001, R=0.62). Through two-dimensional nonmetric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) and cluster analysis based on Bray-Curtis similarity index, assemblages were alienated into two groups at a value of 42% and 28% partition for station and month, respectively. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) recognized considerable relations between the number of fishes and hydrological parameters where dissolved oxygen (mg L -1 ) and water temperature (oC) were the main leading factors in shaping the fish assemblage structure.
Effect of Replacing Fishmeal with Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) on Growth, Feed Conversion and Carcass Composition for Nile Tilapia Fry (Oreochromis niloticus)

Tilapia is one of the most popular aquaculture species and is farmed in more than 120 countries and territories. However, global tilapia aquaculture production is highly imbalanced, with the top ten countries in 2015 accounting for over 90 percent of the 5.7 million tonnes of global production (FAO, 2018). Tilapia is second most important cultured finfish worldwide and farmed globally by many small holders. Nile tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus) ranks 6 th among the most important cultured species, providing food, jobs, domestic and exporting earnings. Tilapia is an important protein source especially for poor consumer because they are an omnivorous diet, are tolerant to high density in aquaculture and relatively diseases resistant (FAO, 2017).
Composted Waste as a Peat Substitute in Peat-lite Media

Sewage sludge, pharmaceutical fermentation residues, cranberry wastes, and food flavoring wastes that had been composted by in-vessel techniques were tested as substitutes for Canadian sphagnum peat in a Cornell peat-lite mix-A. Marigolds (Tagetes erecta L. ‘Lemondrop’) were grown in a medium containing 50% (by volume) vermiculite, and 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, or 50% compost, with the remainder comprised of Canadian peat. Marigold growth was improved when any or all of the peat was replaced with composted sewage sludge. Except for media containing 40% and 50% composted food flavoring waste, plant growth in nonliquid fertilized media containing the other composts was equal or superior to conventional Cornell peat-lite mix. Except for media containing 50% pharmaceutical, 50% cranberry, or 40% or 50% food flavoring compost, plant growth was improved by supplemental liquid fertilizer. Improved growth was related to increased levels of plant nutrients, while decreased growth, at the highest proportions of compost, resulted from excessive NH4N, pH, or soluble salts. Differences in aeration, water holding capacity, and other physical media properties were small. We conclude that many types of organic wastes, composted by in-vessel techniques, can be used as a substitute for part or all of the peat in a conventional peat-lite potting media.
Gains from Selection for High Grain Yield under Contrasting N Environments in F2 Populations of Wheat Diallel Crosses

Breeding of low-N tolerant cultivars of wheat is one approach to reduce N fertilizer input, while maintaining acceptable yields. The objective of this investigation was to develop new bread wheat genotypes (transgressive segregants) of high grain yield under low-N stress conditions. Seventy fiveF3 families were selected for high grain yield fromF2populations of diallel crosses among 6 parents under low-N and high-N and evaluated for grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) traits in their F3progenies compared with their parents under both high and low N conditions, using a split plot design in lattice (9 x 9) arrangement with three replications. The best F3 families (4) that exhibited the highest grain yield and NUE under low-N as well as under high-N and exceeded significantly their better parents in the respective crosses were identified. They were all selected under low-N conditions and were significantly superior over their respective better parents. Actual significant superiority over the better parent in grain yield/plant ranged from 21.5% for SF11 to 33.7% for SF13 under lowN stress and from 14.2% for SF14 to 25.3% for SF11 under high-N conditions. Actual gain from selection for high yield in the best F3 selected families is higher than corresponding expected genetic gains under both low-N and high-N.Superiority in grain yield over better parent were attributed to their high superiority in number of spikes/plant reaching to 80.1%, number of grains/ spike reaching to 31.2% and 100-grain weight reaching to 50.9% under low-N target environment. Selection in F2 populations under low-N for high grain yield caused simultaneously a superiority in NUE, which reached to 30.4% under low-N and 22.7% under high-N environment. Moreover, superiority of the best selectants in grain yield and NUE traits was associated with superiority in grain protein concentration in most cases, which reached to 45.9 and 47% superiority for SF13 under low-N and high-N, respectively over the better parent.
Digital Commons@Georgia Southern

Traffic sign detection and positioning have drawn considerable attention because of the recent development of autonomous driving and intelligent transportation systems. In order to detect and pinpoint traffic signs accurately, this research proposes two methods. In the first method, geo-tagged Google Street View images and road networks were utilized to locate traffic signs. In the second method, both traffic sign categories and locations were identified and extracted from the location-based GoPro video. TensorFlow is the machine learning framework used to implement these two methods. To that end, 363 stop signs were detected and mapped accurately using the first method (Google Street View image-based approach). Then 32 traffic signs were recognized and pinpointed using the second method (GoPro video-based approach) for better location accuracy, within 10 meters. The average distance from the observation points to the 32 ground truth references was 7.78 meters. The advantages of these methods were discussed. GoPro video-based approach has higher location accuracy, while Google Street View image-based approach is more accessible in most major cities around the world. The proposed traffic sign detection workflow can thus extract and locate traffic signs in other cities. For further consideration and development of this research, IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) and SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) methods could be integrated to incorporate more data and improve location prediction accuracy.
Production preference and importance of fruit species in home garden among rural households in Igbo-Eze North Agricultural Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria

The study examined production preference and importance of fruits in home garden using one hundred randomly selected household heads. Data were collected by use of structured interview schedule and analysed using descriptive statistics. Household produced Treculia Africana (100%), Anacardium occidentalis (100%), Psidium guajava (100%), Citrus spp. (100%), Carica papaya (93%) and Manifera indica (90%) fruits for nutritional purpose, while fruits of major economic importance were Irvingia gabonensis (98.0%), Kola acuminate (97.0%), Persea Americana (88.0%), Spitium sativum (84.0%), Citrus spp (80%), Pentaclethra macrophyllum (78%), Musa-sapientum (71.0%) and others. Fruits of social importance were Kola macrophyllum (100%), Garcina kola (100%), A. occidentalis (100%) and Cocos nucifera (58%); and only G. kola (100%) was of medicinal benefit to households. The most preferred fruits for production in home garden were Irvingia gabonensis (1 st ), K. acuminate (2 nd ), Citrus spp. (3 rd ), Persea americana (4 th ), Dennettia tripatale (5 th ) and the least preferred was Manifera indica (15 th ) fruit species. Preference was based on input requirement, resistant to pest and diseases, frequency of fruiting, availability of market and others. Extension and research should promote, intensify research/training to increase awareness on nutritional and medicinal importance of most fruit species particularly the less preferred to guide against extinction.
Pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers: Going beyond the gift #_#x2013; An explorative review

Interactions between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers are increasingly scrutinized by academics, professionals, media, and politicians. Most empirical studies and professional guidelines focus on unilateral donor-recipient types of interaction and overlook, or fail to distinguish between, more reciprocal types of interaction. However, the degree of goal alignment and potential for value creation differs in these two types of interactions. Failing to differentiate between these two forms of interaction between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers could thus lead to biased conclusions regarding their desirability. This study reviews the empirical literature regarding the effects of bilateral forms of interactions between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers in order to explore their effects.
A green chemistry approach for facile synthesis of functionalized boron nitride nanosheets

The lack of a high-yield, renewable and low-cost synthesis method limits the potential applications of boron nitride with impressive characterizations. In this study, a facile method is developed for the preparation of chemically functionalized boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) by considering the quantity and quality of chemical materials involved in the synthesis process. The proposed green method is a suitable and high-efficiency method for replacing other production methods of BNNSs. Ultrathin BNNSs is produced by chemical reactions and subsequent liquid exfoliation. The possibility of chemical reaction is the highest at the defect sites especially at the upper/lower surfaces as well as the edge of bulk material. Due to hydroxyl functional groups that are coupled to the surface during the synthesis, the obtained products can well be dispersed in polar solutions such as water, ethanol, acetone and isopropyl alcohol. AFM, TEM, and SEM techniques are utilized to confirm the quality of the used method and illustrated that the produced-BNNSs have minimum thicknesses in the range of 1–5.6 nm and with lateral sizes ranging from 0.8–2.5 μm. The existence of functional groups and the structure of the BNNSs are verified by FTIR, EDX, XPS, XRD and Raman analyses. It was seen that the hexagonal structure was retained during the functionalization procedure. One can expect that the functionalization and sonication process introduces functional groups onto the surface of BNNSs. By this method, the obtained yield of BN dispersion is improved up to 17-20%.
Communication, Persuasion and Guilt in an Ultimatum Game

We run an experiment to assess whether preferences for risk significantly differ for individuals with different health habits. We administrate a questionnaire followed by an experimental test to a sample of 120 subjects. The questionnaire measures health characteristics, habits and life style and assesses details about individual nutritional balance , drinking, smoking and physical exercise. We construct a number of individual health and nutritional indexes, including the Healthy Eating Index based on the USDA guidelines. We elicit preferences for risk using variants of the Holt and Laury (2002) paired lotteries test. Conditional on individual health and life style variables, we estimate the risk preferences for each subject, using Maximum Likelihood estimation. We observe that risk preferences significantly differ for subjects with different health habits and found some evidence of risk aversion. In particular, while smokers do not appear to be significantly more risk seeking, subjects with high scores of the Healthy Eating Index are characterized by higher degree of risk aversion. JEL: Experiments in Health Economics; Healthy Eating Index; Risk Preferences. 1 We are grateful to John Bone, John Hey and John Suckling for access to the ORSEE recruitment system and the mailing list of EXEC. We are grateful to Miguel Costa-Gomes for his suggestions and support. Previous versions of this paper have been presented at the ESA World Congress in Experimental Economics at LUISS University, Rome; at the 1 international conference Gastronometrica on economics of food and nutrition, at University of Bordeaux; at the V IMEBE International Meeting on Experimental and Behavioral Economics, at University of Granada; at the international conference APES in Health Economics in Lisbon; at the X international conference JEE Experimental Economics Days at Bourgogne Business School of Dijon; at the Centre for Health Economics of University of York; at the European Conference in Health Economics, at University Tor Vergata, Rome; at the Health Econometrics and Data Group of the University of York; at the London Health Economics Group, at London School of Economics; at I Workshop of Italian Experimental and Behavioural Economists, at University of Florence; at Health Management Group at Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London; at seminars at Universities of Brescia; Tor Vergata, Rome; Kuopio; Leeds; Sheffield; Bocconi, Milan; Oxford. We thank all the participants for their helpful comments. We are especially grateful to Pierre Combris, Anna Conte, Daniela Di Cagno, Mark Dusheiko, Simone Ghislandi, Glenn Harrison, Arne Risa Hole, Andrew Jones, Raffaele Miniaci and Peter C. Smith for their suggestions and discussions. 2 Matteo M Galizzi gratefully acknowledges funding from the Alan Williams Fellowship. Part of this research was conducted while he was Alan Williams Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics of the University of York.
Family Planning and Child Health Care: Evidence from a Permanent Aggressive Intervention

Our study aims at estimating the e? ects of the exposure to an unusual family planning program on child mortality and child health. The PNSRPF, carried out in Peru during the period 1996-2000, promoted for the ? rst time in the country voluntary surgical contraception. Yet, many indigenous women from rural areas were sterilized using coercion. We use DHS self-reported information on sterilization among indigenous women, if and when it took place —corroborated by other o? cial data at the aggregate level— to identify which provinces were exposed to the program and at which point in time. By exploiting the geographical and time variation in its implementation, we can compare provinces a? ected by the program before (treated) with provinces a? ected later (control), before and after the policy. Results suggest that children in treated provinces are less likely to die within their ? rst year of life and are breast-fed for longer compared to children in control provinces. Women in treated areas are also more likely to use temporary contraceptive methods. Nonetheless, we observe di? erential impacts by ethnic groups in treated provinces: while non-indigenous children bene? t from the policy regardless of the contraceptive method adopted by their mothers, almost all its positive impacts are washed away for indigenous children whose mothers got sterilized.
Corporate Taxes and the Earnings Distribution: Effects of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction

This paper investigates how corporate tax changes affect workers’ earnings. We use a dataset of U.S. worker-level W-2 filings matched with corporate tax returns and study the implementation of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction (DPAD). We find the DPAD tax rate reduction has a substantial effect on the distribution of annual wage earnings within a firm. Earnings of workers at the top of their firm’s earnings distribution rise relative to those at the bottom of the distribution. We estimate a semi-elasticity of average earnings of 1.1 with respect to the DPAD marginal tax rate reduction, while the semi-elasticity of median earnings is notably smaller—0.5. Furthermore, we estimate a semi-elasticity of 1.3 at the 95th percentile of workers’ earnings and 2.7 at the 99th percentile. This trend of larger semi-elasticities at the top of the earnings distribution is especially pronounced for small firms. Looking at overall employment effects, we see no change overall, but the number of employees rises at small firms and declines at large firms. In contrast, we find that capital investment rises for large firms, suggesting that the DPAD also resulted in domestic capitallabor substitution for large corporations. Our paper has significant implications for assessing the progressivity of the U.S. tax code and for analyzing the effect of corporate tax policy changes on the U.S. income distribution.
JCB_201501101 1..12

Protein modification by O-linked -N-acetyl glucosamine (O-GlcNAc) has rapidly emerged as a major cellular signaling mechanism rivaling protein phosphorylation in terms of the number of modified targets (Fig. 1 A). O-GlcNAc is an uncharged acetylated hexosamine sugar attached through a glycosyl linkage to hydroxyl-containing amino acids that adds bulk to modified amino acid side chains. O-GlcNAc is added to and removed from nucleocytoplasmic and mitochondrial target proteins by the intracellular enzymes O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA). These O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes are distinct from the glycosyltransferases and glycosidases sequestered within the lumen of endomembrane organelles or routed to the cell surface. The enzymatic machinery catalyzing O-GlcNAc addition and removal bear some structural resemblance
Levels of basophils and eosinophils are elevated while lymphocytes are reduced in patients with panic disorder compared to controls: a preliminary study

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates total blood count especially white blood cells (WBCs) in patients with panic disorder, based on the possible association between the immunologic system and panic disorder. METHODS: Whole total blood count parameters were detected by using an auto-analyser in 40 patients with panic disorder and the same number of healthy comparison subjects. To detect the severity of panic disorder and depression, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and the Panic Agoraphobia Scales were used. RESULTS: Patients with panic disorder and healthy subjects were not different in regard to red blood cell count and related haematological parameters including haemoglobin, haematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration and platelet count. As for the WBC parameters, total WBC, neutrophil, and monocyte counts of the patients with panic disorder were similar those of healthy comparisons. However, basophil (0.02 ± 0.02/mm3 for the control subjects versus 0.05 ± 0.05/mm3 for the patient group), eosinophil (0.18 ± 0.13/mm3 for the control subjects versus 0.37 ± 0.24/mm3 for the patient group), and lymphocyte (2.50 ± 0.69/mm3 for the control subjects versus 2.06 ± 0.80/mm3 for the patient group) counts were statistically significantly different in the patient group compared to healthy subjects. CONCLUSION: In summary, this study represents the first published report of total haematological parameters in patients with panic disorder. Though further replication is required to confirm this association, there seems to be a relationship between panic disorder and immunologic system. ABBREVIATIONS: DSM-IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed.; HCT: haematocrit; HDRS: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; HGB: haemoglobin; HLA: human leukocyte antigen; IFN-γ: İnterferon; IL-4: İnterleukin-4; MCH: mean corpuscular haemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; NK: natural killer cell; OCD: obsessive compulsive disorder; PAS: Panic Agoraphobia Scales; PD: panic disorder; RBC: red blood cell count; TNF: tumour necrotising factor; WBC: white blood cell