Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Decisions with Several Objectives under Uncertainty: Sufficient Conditions for Multivariate Almost Stochastic Dominance Based on Means and Variances

Important business, public policy, and personal decisions typically involve multiple objectives, which in turn can be represented by multiple attributes, and uncertainty. Assessing both multiattribute utility and multivariate distributions for the attributes can be challenging. Moreover, big decisions are often made by boards or committees with members holding divergent views and preferences and facing pressures from different stakeholders. Thus, a full-blown traditional decision analysis that leads to the computation of expected utility is very difficult at best and often not possible. We develop sufficient conditions for multivariate almost stochastic dominance (MASD) based on marginal distributions of the attributes or just on their means and variances. To apply MASD, one only needs to assess bounds on marginal utilities. Alternatively, preferences can be explained and elicited via transfers. Realistic examples illustrate our results, which provide tools for “fast and frugal” screening and evaluation of the available options, while properly accounting for tradeoffs and riskiness. Such tools, consistent with normative decision analysis, are useful when making important decisions in today’s fast-moving and often complex world.
Synthesis and Pd-catalyzed coupling of1-C-stannylated glycals

Abstract 1-Tributylstannyl glycals were applied as versatile tools in the Pd(0)-mediated synthesis of glycal phthalonitrile conjugates. Likewise, selective homo-coupling of 1-tributylstannyl glycals furnishing C1-C1’ linked glycal dimers was investigated by using Pd(II)-species. For both Stille type couplings the rate-accelerating effect of copper(I) thiophene-2-carboxylate (CuTC) was exploited. The synthesis of stannylated glycal precursors was significantly improved by establishing a one-pot two-step procedure via glycosyl sulfoxides. Graphical Abstract
Lake networks and connectivity metrics for the conterminous U.S. (LAGOS‐US NETWORKS v1)

Identifying lake networks and knowing the degree of surface‐water connectivity among lakes can help scientists better understand and predict the movement of abiotic materials and biota within networks. Quantifying broad‐scale networks that include lake and stream connections is difficult computationally. Starting from the medium resolution National Hydrography Dataset's lakes, streams, and rivers, we applied a graph theory approach to identify lake networks, a set of lakes connected by streams both upstream and downstream. The LAGOS‐US NETWORKS v1 module contains four data tables, one of which includes derived surface‐water connectivity metrics for lakes (n = 86,511 lakes ≥ 1 ha in surface area) and networks (n = 898) within the conterminous United States, including dams. The NETWORKS module also includes a flow table as well as a bidirectional and a unidirectional distance table that provide the stream course distances between every connected lake. Finally, this module includes a detailed User Guide.
Interelasi kecerdasan sosial dengan interaksi sosial mahasiswa luar Jawa Fakultas Ilmu Sosial Universitas Negeri Malang

Social intelligence is an individual's ability to take action and mindset in living life as a social being. Social intelligence is used by individuals to interact and understand other individuals, phenomena or the environment around them. This social intelligence consists of basic empathy, listening, empathic accuracy, and social understanding or cognition. Meanwhile, this social facility consists of synchrony, self-presentation, influence, and care. At this time in the world of academia, it focuses more on critical thinking which tends to lead to intellectual intelligence. Social intelligence is very important for students in the world of academia and for their adjustment to the social environment which is useful as a support for social life. It is important for a student to have social intelligence so that his life is balanced between his intellectual and social abilities. Because with social intelligence, students will find it easier to build good relationships with the community. the importance of social intelligence for students needs to be studied in academia at this time. To study this, the researcher examined the interrelation of social intelligence with the social interaction of students outside Java at the Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Malang. The research method used was a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The data collection techniques used were observation and interviews. Kecerdasan sosial merupakan kemampuan individu dalam melakukan tindakan dan pola pikir dalam menjalani kehidupan sebagai makhluk sosial. Kecerdasan sosial digunakan oleh individu untuk berinteraksi dan memahami individu lain, fenomena atau lingkungan disekitarnya. Kecerdasan sosial ini terdiri dari empati dasar, mendengarkan, ketepatan empatik, dan pengertian atau kognisi sosial. Sedangkan fasilitas sosial ini terdiri dari sinkroni, presentasi diri, pengaruh, dan kepedulian. Pada saat ini dalam dunia akademisi lebih menitik beratkan pada pemikiran kritis yang cenderung mengarah pada kecerdasan intelektual. Kecerdasan sosial sangat penting bagi mahasiswa dalam dunia akademisi dan untuk penyesuaian diri terhadap lingkungan sosial yang berguna sebagai penunjang kehidupan bermasyarakat. Kecerdasan sosial penting dimiliki oleh seorang mahasiswa agar kehidupannya seimbang antara kemampuan intelektual dan sosialnya. Karena dengan adanya kecerdasan sosial maka mahasiswa akan lebih mudah membangun hubungan yang baik dengan masyarakat. pentingnya kecerdasan sosial bagi mahasiswa ini perlu untuk dikaji dalam dunia akademisi pada saat ini. Untuk mengkaji hal ini, peneliti mengkaji interelasi kecerdasan sosial terhadap interaksi sosial mahasiswa luar jawa di Fakultas Ilmu Sosial Universitas Negeri Malang dengan metode penelitian yang peneliti gunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif dengan teknik observasi dan wawancara sebagai teknik pengumpulan data.
Exogenous L-proline Increases Stress Tolerance of Yeast Pichia kudriavzevii Against Inhibitors in Lignocellulose Hydrolysates and Enhances its Ethanol Production

Three ethanologenic yeast isolates (E, R and T) capable to use both pentose and hexose sugars as substrate for ethanol fermentation was isolated. Thus, suggesting its potential for 2nd generation of ethanol production by using lignocellulose hydrolysate. Based on ITS sequence, those three isolates were identified as yeast Pichia kudriavzevii. Prior its utilization as fermentation substrate, lignocellulose is subjected to complex hidrolysis reactions, which results certain toxic compounds (furfural and organic acid). Our results indicate that P. kudriavzevii isolates were sensitive toward 0.15% furfural and 0.375% acetic acid. Interestingly, supplementation of 1.5% L-proline in the medium significantly enhanced the survival rate of all P. kudriavzevii isolates against the particular toxic compounds. Moreover, supplementation of L-proline also enhanced the production of ethanol in glucose as substrate, in a dose dependent manner. Indeed, addition of 1.5% L-proline could increase the ethanol yield of isolate E, R and T for approximately 57%, 53%, and 62%, respectively, as compared to that 0.5% L-proline. The highest ethanol production was exhibited by isolate T (14g/100mL) in 1.5% L-proline treatment. Our data indicate, that L-proline supplementation may potentially be applied to enhance ethanol production by P. kudriavzevii isolates, particularly for its future application in lignocellulose-based ethanol productions.
Response of onion (Allium cepa L.) to plant population and weed control methods in a chicken weed (Portulaca quadrifida L.) infested field In Sudan Savanna, Nigeria

Chicken weed is a significant weed in India and it occurs under onion cultivated field at Birnin Kebbi in the Sudan Savannah, Nigeria. On-farm experiment was conducted at Birnin Kebbi during the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 dry season to evaluate the effect of plant population and weed control methods on the management of chicken weed (Portulaca quadrifida) alongside other weeds in onion field. The experiment consisted of three plant populations (500,000, 333,333 and 250,000 plants per hectare) and twelve weed control methods (Pendimethalin at 1.0 kg a.i. ha-1, + 1Hw; pendimethalin at 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + fluazifop-p-butyl at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1; pendimethalin at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1; butachlor at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1 + 1Hw; butachlor at 2.8 kg a.i. ha-1 + oxyfluorfen at 1.0 kg a.i. ha-1; butachlor at 3.6 kg a.i. ha-1; fluazifop-p-butyl at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1; oxyfluorfen at 1.0 kg a.i. ha-1 + 1Hw; hoe weeding at 3 (WAT); hoe weeding at 3 and 6 WAT; weed free and weedy check). The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete Block design replicated three times. Results showed that weed, growth and yield parameters were not significantly affected by plant population. Pendimethalin at 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + fluazifop-p-butyl at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1 and weed free plots consistently recorded the lowest weed cover and highest weed control efficiency. Butachlor at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1 + 1 Hw recorded the lowest crop injury score. Increase in plant height was observed when pendimethalin at 1.0 and 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + 1 Hw and fluazifop-p-butyl at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1 respectively was applied, while application of pendimethalin at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1 and butachlor at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1 + 1 Hw recorded highest number of leaves and leaf area. Cured bulb and marketable bulb yield were greater with the use of pendimethalin and butachlor at 1.0 and 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + 1 Hw and the pooled data respectively. Application of pendimethalin and butachlor at the rate of 1.0 and 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1 followed by 1 Hw at 6 WAT respectively was therefore recommended for the control of chicken weed alongside other weed species in the ecology
Comparison of EPA and DHA utilization in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed two diets with different content of fish oil and rapeseed oil

ABSTRACT Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout with initial weights of 460–468 g were fed two diets either high in fish oil (FO) or rapeseed oil (RO) content. The abilities of the fish to metabolize and deposit lipid and n-3 fatty acids were compared. Growth rates, FCR, and fat digestibility were similar in both species. Rainbow trout showed higher condition factors and lower dress-out percentage and hepatosomatic index than salmon. Whole-body content of EPA and DHA were higher in both species fed the FO diet than in the RO diet, but indicated higher capacities to produce DHA in rainbow trout than in salmon. The total fat content in the RO group was lower and DHA higher in rainbow trout liver than in salmon, indicating a greater ability of rainbow trout to increase metabolism to DHA.
Comparison of the Effects of Paricalcitol and Calcitriol on Vascular Calcification in Patients Undergoing Chronic Hemodialysis

©Copyright 2021 by the University of Health Sciences Turkey, İstanbul Training and Research Hospital/İstanbul Medical Journal published by Galenos Publishing House. ©Telif Hakkı 2021 Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi/İstanbul Tıp Dergisi, Galenos Yayınevi tarafından basılmıştır. Received/Geliş Tarihi: 30.07. 2020 Accepted/Kabul Tarihi: 15.02. 2021 İstanbul Med J 2021; 22(3): 168-74
Balancing Awareness and Congestion in Vehicular Networks Using Variable Transmission Power

Vehicular ad Hoc networks (VANETs) support a variety of applications ranging from critical safety applications to “infotainment” or “comfort” applications. In North America, 75 MHz of the spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band has been allocated for vehicular communication. Safety applications rely on event-driven “alert” messages as well as the periodic broadcast of Basic Safety Messages (BSMs) containing critical information, e.g., position, speed, and heading from participating vehicles. The limited channel capacity and high message rates needed to ensure an adequate level of awareness make the reliable delivery of BSMs a challenging problem for VANETs. In this paper, we propose a decentralized congestion control algorithm that uses variable transmission power levels to reduce the channel busy ratio while maintaining a high level of awareness for nearby vehicles. The simulation results indicate that the proposed approach is able to achieve a suitable balance between awareness and bandwidth usage.
Translanguaging in an EFL classroom discourse: To what extent it is helpful for the students?

Translanguaging is a tool for bilingual or multilingual to learn more than one language. In the field of linguistic, translanguaging is not something new. However, its implementation is still found rare in higher education. To fill this void, this study aims to investigate the implementation of translanguaging in classroom, especially in higher education. This research was intended to answer how helpful translanguaging practices in EFL Classroom is. By using qualitative method, the data were collected by recording two credits full face-to-face classroom interaction. One lecturer and her forty-five students voluntarily became the research participants. The data were then analyzed by using thematic analysis. The findings showed that the practices were helpful in a way that the tutors could build an engaging dialogue for the students, enabling them to understand the complex learning materials. These findings then implied that in the teaching and learning process, EFL lecturers tend to be more attentive as they prefer to have their students understanding on complex subject to build English proficiency of their students’.
‘Hurricane’ 
Debbie
 – 60 years on: a fresh analysis

Sixty years ago on 16 September 1961 an extremely severe windstorm swept across Ireland, causing widespread damage and the deaths of 18 people. The storm arose directly from an explosively deepening mid-latitude depression, which had recently transitioned from Hurricane Debbie into an extra-tropical cyclone. To this day, Debbie remains the most severe storm to have affected Ireland in modern memory, and much like the Great Glasgow Storm of January 1968 (Tranter and Galvin, 2018) or even Oíche na Gaoithe Móire (‘Night of the Big Wind’; Shields and Fitzgerald, 1989), it quickly entered national history and popular folklore across Ireland as the ‘benchmark storm’ with which to compare all subsequent events, especially across the north and west of the island. At the peak of the storm, which took place during the morning and early afternoon of a Saturday when many people were outdoors, the Met Éireann meteorological station at Malin Head (county Donegal) recorded a maximum wind gust of 98kn (113mph), a station record that still stands to this day, and which equals the strongest wind gust yet recorded at a land-based lowland site in the Republic of Ireland (see Table 1). New data uncovered in this work also shows that the same station recorded a possible new Irish mean (10min) windspeed record of 76kn (87mph), during four unique consecutive hours of Hurricane Force 12 winds that afternoon. The record winds associated with Debbie – with inland gusts exceeding 85–90kn widely across the north and west of Ireland (Table 1) – remain largely unequalled to this day. Owing to the track of the cyclone, however, the storm was considerably less severe over the south and east of Ireland. The lowest air pressure measured at a synoptic station during the storm was 961.4hPa at Belmullet (Co. Mayo) at 1100 utc, which remains a September station record (a station record of 967.1hPa was also set at Valentia Observatory, Co. Kerry). Such was the intensity and speed of transit of Debbie that it set another record – the only recorded instance in the Met Éireann database (back to 1942) ‘Hurricane’ Debbie – 60 years on: a fresh analysis
Age, growth and mortality of the Bartail Flathead (Platycephalus indicus) in Bardawil lagoon, North Sinai, Egypt.

Age, growth, and mortality of bartail flathead (Platycephalus indicus) were studied from a small-scale fishery of Bardawil lagoon, North Sinai, Egypt. A total of 947 specimens of Platycephalus indicus varied from 17.9 to 52.1 cm TL with weights ranging between 27.6 and 1003.7 g were collected from August to December during two fishing seasons 2019-2020. A subsample of 654 specimens was taken for age determination using otoliths readings. The relationship between length and weight was W = 0.002 L3.3402 (R2 = 0.98) indicating positive allometric growth. Age was determined and age groups 0 to 5 years were observed. Growth in length and weight at the end of each year of life was calculated. The growth parameters of von Bertalanffy equation were calculated as L∞ = 59.98 cm TL, K = 0.34 yr-1, t0 = -0.44 year and W∞ = 1737.9 g. The growth performance index was calculated as φ = 3.09 for length and φ= 1.69 for weight. Mortality rates were 1.152 yr-1, 0.482 yr-1 and 0.67 yr-1 for total, natural and fishing mortality, respectively. The current exploitation rate (E) was 0.583 for both sexes combined.
Adaptability in the Brazilian Capital Market: Aspects Associated with Efficiency Reported by Companies Listed in B3

This article aims to verify the influence of political uncertainty, accounting elements, and the macroeconomic environment on the (in)efficiency of securities traded by Brazilian public companies. Between 2000 and 2019, we used 275 non-financial companies with shares traded in B3. We performed regression tests with panel data for two samples, one balanced and one unbalanced, totaling two models. For each model, we performed an additional analysis using the Stepwise method. The dependent variable comprises the inefficiency of daily stock data. The independent variables comprise political-economic uncertainty, the companies’ accounting indicators, gross domestic product per capita, and interest rate. We used controls related to the size, liquidity of the shares, and sectors of the companies. According to the selected sample, the results show that higher rentability companies tend to increase efficiency while liquidity positively or negatively affects efficiency. In periods where interest rates are high, there is less efficiency in predicting securities. These results aim to contribute to the literature on adaptive markets by providing evidence on defining aspects of Brazilian securities’ efficiency variability.
Trace DNA recovery rates from firearms and ammunition as revealed by casework data

ABSTRACT Understanding casework DNA recovery rates per evidence type is crucial for advancing forensic methodologies and practices. This study assesses DNA recovery and profile data for 17 firearm parts (including cartridges, bullets and cases: CBCs) using New South Wales firearms casework data from 2015 to 2019. CBCs were further classified as shotgun or metallic cartridges and as unfired or fired. Quantitative data analysis showed that the least DNA was recovered from the hammer, safety and CBCs, while a single swab of multiple firearm parts resulted in the highest DNA recovery. Shotgun and unfired cartridges yielded more DNA than metallic and fired cartridge cases, respectively. Additionally, DNA collected from exhibits after fingerprinting yielded more DNA than exhibits sampled for DNA without any fingerprint examination. Profile data analysis showed that at least 64% of samples were unusable in casework. Cumulatively swabbed areas were most likely to produce usable profiles. Up to 22% and 38% of usable and unusable profiles, respectively, were mixed. Internal parts of the firearms had lower percentages of mixed profiles. The results from the data suggest the areas to prioritize for DNA recovery from firearms and highlights the need for further research to improve sample collection from firearms and ammunition.
Validity of zakat ratios as Islamic performance indicators in Islamic banking: a congeneric model and confirmatory factor analysis

Purpose There is much debate in the literature about how the performance of Islamic banks (IBs) should be measured. Basically, IBs’ business models are different from that of conventional banks; thus, the performance of IBs should be measured by using a Sharīʿah-based approach. This paper considers zakat (Islamic tax) as an alternative indicator to measure the performance of IBs. This paper aims to examine whether zakat ratios can be used as Islamic performance (ISPER) indicators for IBs besides the conventional performance (COPER) indicators. Design/methodology/approach The investigation covered a sample of 214 yearly observations of 37 IBs located in Indonesia, Malaysia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the period 2007–2015. This study used a single-factor congeneric model and confirmatory factor analysis, performed using the AMOS 23.0 software. Findings The findings assert that the discriminant validity of multi-bank performance, as measured by ISPER [zakat on assets (ZOA) and zakat on equity (ZOE)] and COPER indicators (return on assets, return on equity and operational efficiency in terms of assets), is very high. Hence, ISPER and COPER measurements are valid, either together to measure the multi-performance of IBs from both the Islamic and conventional perspectives, or independently as each measurement is valid to measure the Islamic and conventional performance if it is used separately. Research limitations/implications This paper does not investigate whether the findings are constant across time. This represents one of the limitations of this study. Practical implications It is strongly recommended that IBs calculate and disclose zakat ratios, particularly ZOA and ZOE, in their annual reports. Researchers and academicians should use these ratios for measuring the ISPER of IBs, either along with COPER or separately. Originality/value Empirical evidence is provided in this paper on the development and validity of zakat ratios as ISPER indicators in the Islamic banking industry. Zakat ratios are suitable indicators that can measure IBs’ performance and achieve the goals of IBs as well as those of Islamic economics. Technically, zakat has a dynamic ability to reflect the profitability of IBs. The more the IBs generate profit, the more they pay zakat. Furthermore, the greater the total assets of IBs, the higher the amount of zakat that they should pay. Thus, zakat ratios can be used as profitability measurements as in the case of tax ratios.