Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Students' Attitudes toward Plagiarism in the Interior Design Field

Plagiarism is an important issue, with which students need to get acquainted before they start practicing as professionals after graduation. This study aimed to identify students' attitudes towards plagiarism in the interior design field. It identified three aspects of visual plagiarism according to students' perceptions: students' knowledge and understanding of the topic, causes of plagiarism, and the time when plagiarism typically occurs during a project. The participants were interior design and furniture students (n=59) from King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through a questionnaire. The results revealed that students understand the general meaning of plagiarism but lack clarity regarding its finer details in the field of interior design. Five reasons, related to accidental plagiarism, were found to drive student to plagiarize. Furthermore, coping was most likely to occur in specific project phases. This study provides information that will help facilitate better practices for preventing visual plagiarism in various artistic fields. It will also make faculty members aware of students' perceptions of plagiarism in the field of interior design, along with the need to include this issue in the curriculum to ensure academic integrity, foster creativity, and provide a clear understanding of plagiarism before students commence their professional careers.
Versatile Microfluidic Platforms Enabled by Novel Magnetorheological Elastomer Microactuators

Microfluidic systems enable rapid diagnosis of diseases, biological analysis, drug screening, and high‐precision materials synthesis. In spite of these remarkable abilities, conventional microfluidic systems are microfabricated monolithically on a single platform and their operations rely on bulky expensive external equipment. This restricts their applications outside of research laboratories and prevents development and assembly of truly versatile and complex systems. Here, novel magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) microactuators are presented including pumps and mixers using an innovative actuation mechanism without the need of delicate elements such as thin membranes. Modularized elements are realized using such actuators, which can be easily integrated and actuated using a single self‐contained driving unit to create a modular, miniaturized, and robust platform. The performance of the microactuators is investigated via a series of experiments and a proof‐of‐concept modular system is developed to demonstrate the viability of the platform for self‐contained applications. The presented MRE microactuators are small size, simple, and efficient, offering a great potential to significantly advance the current research on complex microfluidic systems.
Millennial job seekers' expectations: How do companies respond?

This study explores the expectations that Millennial job seekers have regarding their future employment as the economic situation changes This study also explores to what extent companies in Czech Republic respond to these expectations The theoretical framework guiding this study is the anticipatory psychological contract (APC) A mixed-method research design is employed using the Delphi method to investigate the expectations of final-year business university students and a content analysis of companies' profiles The research was conducted in Czech Republic in the academic year 2018/2019 The results indicate that business students give the highest importance to the factors such as career development, financial reward and work-life balance when searching for an employer Furthermore, the findings show that companies only partially respond to student expectations and meet them insufficiently, as indicated by their company profiles The study contributes to the literature on anticipatory psychological contracts by using APC dimensions as a relevant framework to assess the fulfilment of Millennials' workplace expectations Moreover, the study provides useful information for companies, HR managers, and recruitment specialists to design and implement effective recruiting strategies
Examining Changes in Electromyography during Swing Performance in Various Strike Zone Locations of Collegiate Baseball Players

Swinging a bat is considered a sequential movement requiring coordinated muscle activation during each movement phase. There are a limited number of studies investigating swing performance as it relates to electromyography. The purpose of this study was to investigate the muscle activation pattern of the stride leg in respect to the phases within the swing and throughout the various locations within the strike zone in collegiate baseball players. Surface electromyography (EMG) examined the muscle activation patterns of the stride leg gluteus maximus (GM), vastus medialis (VMO), semitendinosus (H), medial gastrocnemius (MG), and tibilais anterior (TA) in 13 Division I college baseball players. The swing was broken down into three distinct phases for analysis (stride, transition, swing) determined by the use of a motion capture system. Participants completed counterbalanced swing trials in various locations of their respective strike zone. Repeated measures ANOVA were used to examine possible differences in EMG over the strike zone independent of each phase of the swing. Significant main effect differences in percent activation and mean muscle activity of the lower extremity were seen in trials completed at various tee heights and tee placements within their respective strike zone independent of swing phase (p<.05). Significant main effect differences in percent activation were also seen in the phases of the swing for the VMO, H, MG and TA (p<0.05). This information can provide insight to strength and conditioning professionals to focus on sport specific exercises within these distinct phases of the swing.
Maintenance treatment with progesterone gel and the gel base delayed preterm birth more effectively than intravenous tocolysis alone – a randomized controlled trial

Introduction The aim was to evaluate the effect of maintenance treatment with progesterone gel compared to the gel base in delaying preterm birth among women with spontaneous preterm labor. Materials and Methods A randomized controlled trial in Sweden in 2009 − 18. Women with spontaneous preterm labor were randomized to daily progesterone gel 90 mg (n = 29) or gel base doses (n = 29) after intravenous tocolysis. Results The latency to delivery was 58 ± 34 days with progesterone gel and 64 ± 51 days with gel base (p = 0.83), compared to 2 days after intravenous tocolysis alone (both p < 0.001). The rate of preterm birth before 34 weeks was 34 % after progesterone gel and 38 % after gel base (p = 0.34). The composite neonatal morbidity (p = 0.65) and neonatal intensive care unit admission (p = 0.12) did not differ between the groups. Conclusion Preterm birth was delayed more effectively after both progesterone and gel base compared to intravenous tocoylsis alone, suggesting an effect of the gel base. We conclude, that the acidic gel base reinforced the physiological barrier at the uterine cervix, which counteracted ascending pathogen invasion and thereby delayed preterm birth.
Practicing Green Residence Business Model Based on TPB Perspective

Green residence is the future of urban development, it is also an attempt to implement the green business model in the residential business field. The key to the success of a green business model is that a wide range of customers can accept its green value proposition and react to it through their purchase decisions. This study aims to develop a theory of a planned behavior (TPB) research model to predict individuals’ intention to purchase green residence. This study took steel structure residence as an example, which was widely recognized as one emerging type of green residence. The samples were selected in Baotou city of Inner Mongolia, P.R. China. Data analysis was performed using the structural equation modeling (SEM) with data obtained from a survey of 208 respondents using SPSS19.0 and AMOS17.0. The results found that the individuals’ intention to purchase green residence was significantly affected by attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control. Moreover, the empirical evidence showed that these influences differed between different gender groups. Specifically, women responders had a stronger effect on the path attitude impact on purchase intention than men. These findings can provide implications for practicing the green business model of real estate enterprise.
The differential responses of Aegiceras corniculatum and Kandelia candel under salt stress and re-watering phase. A study of leaf electrophysiological and growth parameters

ABSTRACT This study investigates differential responses of Aegiceras corniculatum and Kandelia candel mangrove species, using physiological capacitance (CP), photosynthetic, and growth parameters under different salt stress and re-watering conditions. Experiment was conducted at various NaCl levels. The Results indicated that CP was significantly affected in stress phase due to the limitation of salt storage capacity of the vacuole. Although A. corniculatum has a secreting effect, the solute concentration in vacuole was significantly higher than K. candel at M and H treatment, because their volume of vacuole was lower than K. candel species. In the re-watering phase, CP values of both species increased at M-L and H-M treatments respectively. Furthermore, CP was positively correlated with net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance. This finding suggests that the concentration of solute in vacuole is an important factor controlling photosynthesis and growth parameters, and CP can better represent salt concentration in the plant leaf.
Law of large numbers for a two-dimensional class cover problem

We prove a Law of Large Numbers (LLN) for the domination number of class cover catch digraphs (CCCD) generated by random points in two (or higher) dimensions. DeVinney and Wierman (2002) proved the Strong Law of Large Numbers (SLLN) for the uniform distribution in one dimension, and Wierman and Xiang (2008) extended the SLLN to the case of general distributions in one dimension. In this article, using subadditive processes, we prove a SLLN result for the domination number generated by Poisson points in ℝ2. From this we obtain a Weak Law of Large Numbers (WLLN) for the domination number generated by random points in [0, 1]2 from uniform distribution first, and then extend these result to the case of bounded continuous distributions. We also extend the results to higher dimensions. The domination number of CCCDs and related digraphs have applications in statistical pattern classification and spatial data analysis.
Activation of the nickel foam as a current collector for application in supercapacitors

Nickel foam is widely used as a current collector and as a major component of the faradic electrode in supercapacitors. Activation of nickel foam would allow increasing the capacity of the nickel hydroxide electrode or preparing high-speed electrodes without additional active material. Multiple (1 – 20 times) short-term (5 min) treatment in a 1 М solution of HCl, H 3 BO 3 or H 2 C 2 O 4 has been proposed. The possibilities of activation of commercial nickel foam samples manufactured by “Novoment-Perm” (Russian Federation) and “Linyi Gelon LIB Co Ltd” (China) have been studied. Activated and non-activated nickel foam samples have been studied by means of X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning electron microscopy, electrochemical characteristics were determined by means of cyclic voltamperometry and galvanostatic charge-discharge cycling in the supercapacitor regime. The comparative analysis of nickel foam samples from Chinese and Russain manufacturers has revealed very low reactivity and low susceptibility to activation of nickel foam from Chinese manufacturer. An assumption has been made that low reactivity is because the sample is composed of Ni-P or Ni-B alloy. The maximum specific capacity of 0.084 F/cm 2 has been obtained after 20 treatments in HCl solutions. The activation mechanism is the increase in the specific surface area of nickel. However, this value is significantly lower than that of non-activated nickel foam from Russian manufacturer (0.333 F/cm 2 ). It has been discovered that the nickel foam sample from Russian manufacturer can be easily activated. The maximum activation effect is achieved when treated with oxalic acid: specific capacities are 1.213 F/cm 2 (one treatment), 6.578 F/cm 2 (five treatments) and 20.003 F/cm 2 (twenty treatments). The activation mechanism is the formation of nickel oxalate on the surface of nickel foam. The results of the comparative analysis have revealed the effectiveness of activation of the nickel foam sample from Russian manufacturer by multiple short-term treatment with oxalic acid. It has been concluded that activation of the nickel foam sample from Chinese manufacturer by multiple short-term treatment in solutions of hydrochloric, boric and oxalic acids is ineffective. Activation of nickel foam from Chinese manufacturer requires the development of a different method.
Fosfomycin Sensitivity Pattern among Uropathogens Isolated from Patients Visiting Day Care Facility of Sushila Tiwari Hospital in Kumaun Region, Uttarakhand, India

Introduction: Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are one of the most common infections responsible for antibiotic resistance. There are limited antibiotics options for treating the cases due to Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) bacteria. Fosfomycin is being used for treating UTIs and has shown promising results even against MDR pathogens. Aim: To determine the fosfomycin sensitivity pattern along with Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) against uropathogens by agar dilution method. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India, between August 2017 to September 2019. Clean catch, mid stream urine samples were inoculated on Cystine Lactose Electrolyte Deficient (CLED) agar and incubated. The significant growths of pathogenic bacteria were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing. Fosfomycin (200 μg) disc was used in Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion testing. Fosfomycin trometamol MIC was determined by agar dilution method as per Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines. The data collected in the study were analysed by using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software version 20.0. Results: Significant growth of pathogenic bacteria was observed in 365 out of total 2725 urine samples. E.coli (72.32%) was the leading isolate followed by Enterococcusspecies (10.41%). Fosfomycin was recorded as the most active antibiotic against all the bacterial pathogen with 85-100% susceptibility except Proteus species (40%) in disc diffusion method. The MIC of fosfomycin was recorded between 4-64 against most of the isolates by agar dilution method. Conclusion: Fosfomycin is the most active antibiotic against all the uropathogens in the study setup and can be included in empirical treatment of day care patients along with nitrofurantoin.
Effect of Pretreatment with Aqueous Leaf Extract of Vitex doniana on Cadmium-Induced Toxicity to Rats

Aim: To determine the effect of pretreatment with aqueous leaf extract of Vitex doniana on the cytotoxic response of the antioxidant defence systems in the liver and kidneys of rats exposed to a mild dose of cadmium. Materials and Methods: Sixteen Male Wistar strain rats (180-220 g b.wt) were divided into four groups: Group A served as the control and rats were exposed to and maintained on a normal rat diet and tap water throughout study. Group B was maintained on a normal rat diet and then exposed to a single daily oral dose of cadmium (3 mg CdCl2/kg) in drinking water for five days. Groups C were pretreated with 200 mg/kg Vitex doniana leaf extract for fifteen days and after that received a single daily oral dose of cadmium (3 mg CdCl2/kg) in drinking water for five days. Group D was exposed to only 200 mg/kg Vitex doniana leaf extract for fifteen days. At the end of the experiment membrane lipid peroxidation, glutathione contents and activities of antioxidant enzymes catalase, superoxide dismutase, and cadmium content were determined in the liver and kidney samples. Results: The results showed that pretreatment with aqueous leaf extract of Vitex doniana Original Research Article Mafulul et al.; IJBCRR, 21(4): 1-10, 2018; Article no.IJBCRR. 41684 2 effectively countered Cd-induced membrane lipid peroxidation, depletion of the non-enzymic antioxidants, glutathione, and induction of the antioxidant enzymes catalase and superoxide dismutase in the liver and kidney as well as effectively reduced cadmium accumulation in the liver and kidney and cadmium-induced liver tissue cell injury. The protective effect of aqueous leaf extract of Vitex doniana against Cd-induced lipid peroxidation and tissue glutathione depletion was more pronounced in the kidney than in the liver. Conclusion: The aqueous leaf extract of Vitex doniana significantly reversed Cd-induced deleterious alterations in the liver and kidney tissue of the rats. The active antioxidant principle was not determined but is presumed to be polyphenols.
NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

This study examined the coverage of domestic violence against women in select Nigerian dailies. Among the national dailies under review are Daily Sun, Vanguard and Guardian newspapers. The researcher used the content analysis research method in reviewing the manifest contents of the three papers from March 23rd to June 2020. The study period covered a total of 100 days which translates to 300 publications of the three newspapers under investigation. The specific objectives of the study are to ascertain whether the newspapers give prominence to domestic violence; find the dominant source of interventions for victims of domestic violence against women; observe whether the newspapers gave adequate publications to the rising domestic violence against women and find out if the newspapers actually follow-up domestic violence cases within the lockdown in their publications. The social responsibility and Agenda-setting theories served as the theoretical framework for the study. Findings revealed that the newspapers neither gave prominence nor adequate coverage to domestic violence against women within the lockdown period. It was also found that the newspapers hardly follow-up their stories on domestic violence within the period. The researcher concluded that the select newspapers did not do well in their coverage of domestic violence in the period under investigation by publishing only 115 news items on such crimes within the period. The study recommended among others that the media should as a respect to their social responsibility functions expose the people to the harmful effects of domestic violence against women in the country.
Success and Safety of Cesarean Myomectomy in Women with Single Uterine Myoma

Background: Cesarean myomectomy is the term used to describe the removal of fibroids at cesarean section ,most obstetricians are trained to avoid cesarean mymectomy. The aim for this study to determine the success and safety of the cesarean myomectomy and to evaluate the relationship between intra-operative and postoperative complications of the cesarean myomectomy in case of single uterine myomas. Methods: This case-control study was conducted at the Duhok Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching Hospital and Kurdistan Private Hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan between February 2016 and May 2019. The study included 61 pregnant women, they were divided into two groups ,Cesarean Myomectomy group and were compared with Cesarean Section group. Outcomes studied were duration of surgery, change in hemoglobin from pre-operative to post-operative period, need for blood transfusion, and duration of hospital stay, post-operative complications and follow up of patients up to 6 weeks postpartum. Result: During the study period, twenty-one pregnant women successfully underwent cesarean myomectomy and were compared with the control group and included forty pregnant women not having fibroids who underwent cesarean section only. There were no significant differences among the patients in the both groups in terms of baseline characteristics and indications for cesarean section. Duration of surgery was highly significant increased in study group as compared to control group. No complications were noted in either group during this period nor maternal death was reported. Conclusion: Myomectomy of a single myoma during cesarean section can be considered a safe and advantageous surgical procedure.
Public Corruption and Organizational Performance: Evidence from Highway Transportation

Public corruption has significant negative effects on the performance of public agencies in both developing and developed countries. In this paper, we propose a theoretical approach to understanding the potential impact of public corruption on the performance of public organizations. We constructed multiple indexes for capturing the sectoral and overall performance of US state highway transportation agencies based on road quality, the status of bridges, traffic congestion, traffic fatalities, and overall highway performance. Using state panel data for the period from 2002 to 2008, we found that public corruption had a negative impact on the quality of state roads and bridges and on traffic congestion and was associated with increases in traffic fatalities. Overall, we confirmed that corruption has the potential to diminish significantly the performance of US highway transportation agencies.
Transcriptome-wide identification and validation of reference genes of Black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) for quantitative RT-PCR

Background: The quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) is a widely used technique that relies on the reference gene for gene expression normalization. Selecting a suitable reference gene is a crucial step to obtain an accurate result in qRT-PCR. However, most previous studies of fishes adopted reference genes that were commonly used in mammals without validation. Results: In this study, we utilized 89 transcriptome datasets covering early developmental stages and adult tissues, and carried out transcriptome-wide identification and validation of reference genes in Sebastes schlegelii. Finally, 121 candidate reference genes were identified based on four criteria. Eight candidates (METAP2, BTF3L4, EIF5A1, TCTP, UBC, PAIRB, RAB10, and DLD) and four commonly used reference genes (TUBA, ACTB, GAPDH, RPL17) in mammals were selected for validation via qRT- PCR and four statistical methods (delta-Ct, BestKeeper, geNorm, and NormFinder). The results revealed that the candidate reference genes we recommended are more stable than traditionally used ones. Conclusions: This is the first study to conduct transcriptome-wide identification and validation of reference genes for quantitative RT-PCR in the black rockfish, and lay an important foundation for gene expression analysis in teleost.