Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
SEX DIFFERENCES IN LOWER LIMB MOVEMENT VARIABILITY DURING A FATIGUING REPETITIVE LOADING TASK

This study evaluated differences in lower limb joint coupling variability between recreationally-active male (n = 21) and female participants (n = 20) during single-leg hopping to exhaustion. Spatio-temporal characteristics and variability of the knee-ankle and hip-knee joint couplings were determined over the duration of hopping. As fatigue progressed joint coupling variability increased by a greater magnitude in females compared to males. Females had significantly lower variability compared to males in the knee-ankle couplings during the propulsion phase at the beginning of the trial but this effect progressively disappeared during the trial. These findings suggest that as fatigue progresses, there is a regression to a similar magnitude of joint coupling variability which may represent a common level of synchronous joint interaction between sexes.
Palladium Recovery through Membrane Capacitive Deionization from Metal Plating Wastewater

The potential application of membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) for recovery of palladium (Pd) ions from catalyst solution wastewater generated from the plating industry was investigated in this study. Several major issues were explored in this work to verify the suitability of MCDI for Pd recovery from a practical perspective: adsorption and desorption efficiencies, desorption mechanisms into high concentration of Pd concentrate, and its sustainability in long-term operation. The lab-scale MCDI operation achieved satisfactory and highly competitive Pd removal (99.07–99.94% removal with 1.42–1.52 of Pd selectivity over ammonium ions) showing that Pd can be effectively collected from plating industry wastewater. A high concentration of Pd concentrate (64.77 and 919.44 mg/L of Pd from the 10 and 100 mg/L Pd containing catalyst solution, respectively) was obtained through successive five operation cycles of adsorption/desorption phases. However, it is significant to note that the desorption efficiency w.
Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Growth of Grape Rootstock

Grape (Vitis venifera L.) is one of the most delicious, refreshing fruit. Considering the advantages, demands for the crop is increasing day by day and is gaining much importance in the fruit industry. The grape vine is generally propagated by vegetative method such as hard wood cutting. Vegetative propagation is preferred because the plants propagated by this method produce fruits early, give more yield and true to type and quality fruit every year. The treatments of cuttings with plant growth regulators play an important role in regeneration of plants from cuttings. Reports on the systematic investigation on the propagation of grape from cuttings are very scanty. Therefore, it is felt necessary to undertake the study on propagation of grape vines by using different concentration of plant growth regulators for quicker multiplication in nursery.
The effects of different components of yoga: A review of comparative studies and meta-analyses

Traditional yoga encompasses a variety of practices, such as physical postures, breathing techniques, meditation practices, and ethical teachings. Numerous studies and meta-analyses have demonstrated yoga’s efficacy in promoting mental and physical health. Conversely, little is known about how the diverse components of yoga contribute to its overall effect. In this review, we summarize the current evidence on the differential and incremental effects of yoga components. We evaluated 18 comparative studies and 16 meta-analyses that conducted relevant subgroup analyses. These studies and meta-analyses examined a multitude of variables and varied greatly with regard to population, study design, and yoga components under investigation. Some meta-analyses included other mind–body interventions, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Nonetheless, combined interventions incorporating multiple components consistently outperformed simpler interventions. Adding breathing and/or meditation practices to yoga interventions proved particularly beneficial in this regard. However, specific components or combinations were more effective in enhancing certain variables or clinical conditions, suggesting a need for custom-tailored programs. Similarly complex mind–body interventions, such as yoga and MBSR, were often equally efficient. Still, most findings remain preliminary and more research is needed. The ethical component of yoga is particularly underresearched. Future studies should isolate and compare all of yoga’s components and evaluate additive effects by investigating different combinations of components. We encourage researchers to refer to theoretical frameworks, use rigorous methodology, and take into account individual factors.
Seasonal Variation in Microbial Contamination of Various Food Items in Karachi

The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of seasonal variation on the microbiological quality of various food items collected from Karachi, Pakistan. A total of two thousand food samples were collected during summer, winter, spring, and autumn season and analyzed for total bacterial count (TBC), total Califarm count (TCC), Fecal califarm count (FCC), mould and yeast count (MYC) and Salmanella spp. The highest percentage of unfit samples was recorded during summer i.e. 25.95%, while the lowest value 11.24% and samples were found unfit in terms of total bacterial count during winter. Furthermore, 24.25% of samples were unsatisfactory during the autumn season followed by spring i.e. 14.54%. Moreover, findings further demonstrated that MYC was observed higher in all seasons as compared to TBC. None of the samples was found positive for Salmanella spp.
Physiological, biochemical and productive changes in sesame genotypes subjected to different rates of water replenishment

Alterações fisiológicas, bioquímicas e produtiva em genótipos de gergelim submetidos a diferentes taxas de reposição hídrica R E S U M O O cultivo de gergelim vem se destacando devido ao alto teor nutricional de suas sementes, além de poder ser cultivado nas regiões tropicais e subtropicais como o Nordeste brasileiro, sendo necessária a identificação das alterações fisiológicas, bioquímicas e produtivas relacionadas com a tolerância ao estresse. Objetivou-se avaliar o comportamento fisiológico, bioquímico e produtivo de genótipos de gergelim em função de diferentes taxas de reposições hídricas. O experimento foi realizado na Unidade Experimental da Embrapa Algodão, localizada no Município de Barbalha, CE, sob condições de campo. O delineamento adotado foi em blocos casualizados, com tratamentos em esquema fatorial (4 × 6), correspondendo a quatro lâminas de irrigação (40; 70; 100 e 130% da ETo) e seis genótipos de gergelim (G1 = T3-EGSGO3; G2 = T7-EGSGO7; G3 = T5-EGSGO5; G4 = T2-EGSGO2; G5 = T6-EGSGO6; G6 = T4-EGSG04) com três repetições. Foram coletados dados correspondentes às variáveis: área foliar, pigmentos fotossintéticos, teor de relativo de água na folha, extravasamento de eletrólitos, catalase, peroxidase, produtividade e teor de óleo. Os genótipos de gergelim não diferiram estatisticamente, no entanto houve diferenças entre as reposições hídricas com um aumento no crescimento e consequentemente, na produção, atividade enzimática, teor de óleo e o potencial máximo da produção com a aplicação de lâminas entre 75 e 90% da ETo. O conteúdo de clorofila a e b, total e carotenoides foram incrementados com a aplicação de 80% da ETo.
Emotion and Reason in Political Language

This paper studies the use of emotion and reason in political discourse. Adopting computational-linguistics techniques to construct a validated text-based scale, we measure emotionality in 6 million speeches given in U.S. Congress over the years 1858-2014. Intuitively, emotionality spikes during times of war and is highest in speeches about patriotism. In the time series, emotionality was relatively low and stable in earlier years but increased significantly starting in the late 1970s. Across Congress Members, emotionality is higher for Democrats, for women, for ethnic/religious minorities, for the opposition party, and for members with ideologically extreme roll-call voting records.
Monitoring changes in resident attitudes toward tourism development in small island destinations

Small island destinations with populations of less than one million, typically rely on tourism for economic development and employment generation. Monitoring resident attitudes toward tourism is critical to ensure that government, private sector, and other stakeholders are aware of the perceptions held by residents about the tourism industry and its effects on their quality of life. This paper is a case study of the most recent survey of resident attitudes towards tourism on the Micronesian island of Guam and the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods to measure these perceptions. Results of the survey will be discussed as well as recommendations for destination stakeholders in small islands and rural destinations to prepare for future resident attitude surveys. Special considerations for these less-populated destinations in the post-COVID world will also be examined to ensure that resident perceptions are monitored as a key to maintaining a well-managed tourism destination.
The Organization of Knowledge in Multinational Firms

This paper provides the first in-depth study of the organization of knowledge in multinational firms. The paper develops a theoretical model that studies how firms optimally split knowledge between their headquarters and their production plants if communication costs impede the access of production plants to headquarter knowledge. The paper assumes that the foreign plants of multinational firms face higher communication costs with headquarters than their domestic plants, and shows that multinational firms therefore systematically assign more knowledge to both their foreign and domestic plants than non-multinationals. This helps explain why multinational firms pay higher wages to their production workers than non-multinational firms, and why their sales and their investment probability decrease across space. Empirical evidence from data on corporate transferees confirms the model predictions for multinationals’ organization of knowledge. Data on German multinational firms corroborate the implications of the model in relation to the geography of multinationals’ sales and investments.
LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING TUBERCULOSIS AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF AN APARTMENT IN KG PANDAN, KUALA LUMPUR

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which is transmitted through droplets. However, despite Tuberculosis being a curable and preventable disease, TB is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Malaysia. Recently there had been a rise in the number of suspected TB cases in health clinics in Kg Pandan, Kuala Lumpur. Therefore, there is a need to know the resident's level of knowledge on Tuberculosis as this disease is a communicable disease. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the level of knowledge regarding Tuberculosis among residents of an apartment in Kg Pandan, Kuala Lumpur and to determine whether there are any significant differences between demographic variable and level of knowledge regarding TB among residents of an apartment in Kg Pandan, Kuala Lumpur. Methodology: This is a cross sectional descriptive study on 352 residents of an apartment in Kg Pandan, Kuala Lumpur through simple random sampling. A validated 41-item questionnaire was used to determine the knowledge of TB according to causes, mode of transmission, symptoms, risk factors and prevention. Total scores range from 0 to 41. Result: Finding showed that the participants had an overall mean score of 28.45±5.18 out of a total score of 41. There are no significant differences between level of knowledge on TB and demographic variable except for level of education. Conclusion: Findings indicated that there is a need to provide measures to create better awareness of the community especially on the mode of transmission of TB as prevention is better than cure.
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS EFFECT ON CONFLICT LEVEL, ITS TYPE AND PERFORMANCE AMONG EMPLOYED NURSES IN RURAL HEALTH SETTING

Background: Nurses play an inevitable role among health care professionals and is consider as one of the main pillars of health system. Conflicts at all levels can affect performance, their heavy workload, can leave them overworked and stressed. The demanding nature of the profession exposes nurses to a higher risk of developing negative psychological states such as depression, anxiety, and stress. Aim : Study aimed to (1) assess estimating psychological problems commons among employed nurses in acute and critical units at rural health care setting (2) Determining conflict levels and types among working nurses, and (3) Investigating the effect of psychological problems on conflict level, type and nurse's performance. Methods : A quantitative descriptive and correlation research design was used, study setting was in Fayoum General Hospital affiliated to Ministry of Health belong to Fayoum governorate, Egypt. A non-probability purposive sampling technique was used with a total number (98 nurses). The tools used for collecting data were a structured self-administrative questionnaire to assess psychological problem by Depression Anxiety Stress scale (DASS), and to assess conflict using nursing conflict scale (NCS), along with Observational Check List to investigate nurse's performance. Results: The study results showed that, regarding to psychological problem 60% of the study sample had severe stress, 32.62% had moderate anxiety and 43.88% had mild depression. Positive correlation between conflict and anxiety ( P <0.051), conflict and stress ( P <0.001), stress and all types of conflict, and depression and only disruptive conflict type ( P <0.022) was found. Also, there is a positive correlation between stress and performance. Conclusion : The current study concluded that, psychological problems had a positive effect on conflict types and performance among employed nurses, in rural health settings. Also, a positive correlation between psychological problems and conflict types, and negative correlation between conflict and performance was found, and finally the study finding had answered the research questions Recommendation : It is recommended that, hospital administrators should have strategies to cope with psychological problems such as screening program to detect risk factor or early signs of stress related psychological problems and developing training programs that help nurses to improve psychological wellbeing, and performance.
Resilient Secure Control of Networked Systems Over Unreliable Communication Networks

This article considers the secure consensus of networked nonlinear multiagent systems (MASs) under denial-of-service attacks via unreliable communication networks in a directed graph. Different from existing consensus results in an undirected graph, the case that the communication topology of MASs may be frequently attacked by attackers in a directed graph is considered. The existence of attackers leads to the entire communication topology of MASs having no directed spanning tree that plays a key role in consensus analysis. Besides, to ease the communication load between agents, a resilient leader-following event-triggered control protocol and corresponding to the static triggering policy are first proposed, respectively. Then, an extra key variable is adopted to develop the dynamic triggering policy for the directed graph case to achieve secure consensus while reducing triggering instants, which subsumes several existing static ones as special cases. A unified hybrid framework is established to derive new sufficient conditions of achieving secure consensus without continuous communications among neighboring agents. Besides, parameters of sufficient conditions are designed by solving optimization problems. Finally, the theoretical analysis is verified by a robot manipulator system example.
The Effect of Acromioplasty or Bursectomy on the Results of Arthroscopic Repair of Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Does the Acromion Type Affect These Results?

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of subacromial decompression on the results of full thickness rotator cuff repair applied arthroscopically. Examination was also made of the effect of acromion type on the subacromial decompression procedure in patients applied with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods: The study included a total of 150 patients, comprising 102 (68%) females and 48 (32%) males with a full thickness rotator cuff tear repaired arthroscopically. The patients were separated into three groups of 50. Group A comprised those with acromioplasty and bursectomy applied additional to the repair. In Group B, only bursectomy was performed additional to the repair and in Group C, only rotator cuff repair was applied. Evaluation was made of the post-operative long-term pain and functional results. Results: The mean age of the cases was 65.63±9.22 years (range, 46–86 years). The affected side was right side in 95 (63.3%) cases and left side in 55 (36.7%). No statistically significant difference was determined between the groups according to the post-operative Constant Murley and ASES scores (p>0.05). In the paired comparisons, the post-operative VAS scores of Group C were higher than those of Groups A and B (p=0.018, p=0.029, p<0.05). No statistically significant difference was determined between Group A and Group B in respect of the post-operative VAS scores (p>0.05). Conclusion: In the arthroscopic repair of full thickness rotator cuff tears, neither acromioplasty, coracoacromial ligament loosening nor bursectomy were determined to have any positive effect on the results. Whatever the acromion type, there is no need for an additional subacromial decompression procedure after rotator cuff repair, in respect of pain and functional outcomes. Only acromial spurs should be gently removed paying attention to the coraco-acromial ligament.
Physiological Inflexibility in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Modulation by Trait Worry

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is associated with pathological worry and somatic symptoms including autonomic arousal and muscle tension. Individuals with GAD tend to engage in worry as an attempt to control feelings of uncertainty and avoid unwanted emotional experience. As a result, GAD patients may exhibit diminished physiological flexibility. Furthermore, there have been research attempts to examine psychophysiological correlates of GAD, but the findings are often mixed. Preliminary studies suggest that GAD is separable into cognitive and somatic domains, and individuals with GAD present different psychophysiological profiles depending on levels of worry tendency. Ninety-five undergraduate students (75 females and 20 males) were instructed to worry in a laboratory while electrodermal activity (EDA), electrocardiography, respiration rate, and electromyography (EMG) over a corrugator supercilii muscle were being continuously monitored. We found that during worry induction, the range of EDA reactivity was more restricted for GAD participants than non-GAD participants. Among GAD participants, respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) decreased for individuals with high trait worry whereas an increase in RSA was observed for those with low trait worry. These findings provide support for physiological inflexibility in GAD and have clinical implications for the assessment and treatment of individuals with GAD.
The Effect of Family Ownership and Corporate Governance on Firm Performance: A Case Study in Indonesia

This quantitative study aims to examine the effect of family ownership on company performance empirically. Specifically, this study examines the moderating effect of corporate governance on the relationship between family ownership and company performance which has never been explored in the previous studies. This study’s main target population was all listed companies in the Indonesian Capital Market Directory (ICMD) for 2008–2018. The study used criteria, namely data completeness, to measure research variables and obtained 2996 data or firm-year observations. The research contingency model to test the proposed hypothesis was the General Moment Method (GMM). The study presents the results of data descriptions shows the average, median, maximum, minimum, and standard deviation values for each variable. The descriptive data shows that family ownership is common in Indonesia: 64% of 244 companies in the sample. The inferential analysis results using a multiple regression model test show that family ownership significantly reduces company performance. However, corporate governance proxied by the board of directors, managerial risk profile, and independent commissioners significantly moderate the relationship between family ownership and company performance. Besides, the managerial risk profile and independent commissioners strengthened while the board of commissioners’ presence weakened the effect of family ownership on performance. a group of individuals, families, or ownership through other companies. This condition is especially found in national companies where family ownership controls the public company. Family owners have almost total control over the company by the business groups owned by their families. Claessens et al. (2000) find that majority ownership in Indonesia is owned and controlled by families. Carney and Hamilton-Hart (2015) stated before the economic crisis, family ownership dominated the company, which is more than two-thirds (68.6%) of the maximum ownership limit of 10%. After the crisis in 2008, corporations with family ownership declined even though the family ownership remained dominant (57.3%). Previous studies show that the relationship between family ownership and company performance is varied and inconsistent. Gedajlovic and Shapiro (2002), Kapopoulos and Lazaretou (2007), and Ma et al. (2010) showed a positive
X-ray diffraction study on a (111)-textured palladium thin film under hydrogen loading and unloading: film structure evolution and its mechanism

The incorporation of hydrogen normally results in degradation when applied to metals. In this diffraction study, however, improvement of the film structure, such as in-plane grain growth, lattice defect removal and texture enhancement, was observed in a (111)-textured palladium thin film during hydrogen loading and unloading cycles. Accordingly, diffraction stress analysis was performed to investigate the evolution mechanism. It was found that the formation of the β phase during the α-to-β phase transformation occurred at the same in-plane stress present in the α phase, and vice versa. This suggests that the cyclic α–β grain boundary motion during the transformation occurred mainly along the in-plane direction, contributing to the film structure evolution.
Correlation Studies of Cyclohexanone/(C5–C10) Alkan-1-ol Binary Mixtures: PC-SAFT Model and Free Volume Theory

In this article the behavior of cyclohexanone + 1-alkanol, namely, 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 1-heptanol, 1-octanol, 1-nonanol, and 1-decanol, binary mixtures through the density and viscosity measurements has been studied as a function of composition and within the temperature range of 293.15–323.15 K. The excess molar volume and viscosity deviations have been calculated and fitted by the Redlich–Kister polynomial equation. For binary mixtures of cyclohexanone + 1-pentanol, values of excess molar volume are negative and for other mixtures are positive. For all binary systems viscosity deviations are negative and increase with the alkyl chain of alcohol. The results provide information on the interactions among the molecules in the pure state as well as the binary liquid mixtures. The measured densities and viscosities have been applied to test the applicability of the PC-SAFT and free volume models.