Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Financial Situation of College Students

The aim of the study was to determine the financial well-being of university students in sports education according to their gender, age, grade/class, education department and residence (place to live). Total 654 college studentsn (M, age=21.08 ± 1.25) participated in the study. The study designed as a descriptive study and the Turkish version of Financial Well Being used as the data-gathering tool. In the evaluation of data independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA statistical methods used as the hypothesis tests. According to the study findings, financial situation of university students in the research is a bad level. However, although there was no statistically significant difference in the gender variable, the financial status perceptions of the female participants were found to be worse than the male participants. Also as a result of the analyses, no statistically significant difference was determined according to the variable of department. According to the results of the study, it was found that financial well-being decreased with age. According to the results of the research, it was found that the financial well-being decreased as the grade level increased. In addition, it was found that the financial situation of the participants living in the student house was worse than the other group participants.
Religiosity and Time Perspective: Associations with Psychological Wellbeing

This study aimed to investigate the additive contribution of time perspective to the link between religiosity and psychological wellbeing. Previous research examined religiosity and time perspective from a subjective wellbeing perspective but failed to address these factors in regard to psychological wellbeing; the current study addressed this. A sample of 120 participants (39 males, 81 females) completed three questionnaires: Religious Orientation Scale-Revised, Zimbardo’s Time Perspective Inventory, and Psychological Well-being Scale. Hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted, revealing intrinsic religiosity, future time perspective and past-positive time perspective as significant positive predictors of psychological wellbeing. Extrinsic religiosity and past-negative time perspective were significant negative predictors of psychological wellbeing. These findings agreed with the study’s hypotheses and with previous research. Interestingly, with time perspective added to the regression model at stage 2, intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity became no longer significant predictors of psychological wellbeing. The implications, limitations, directions for future research were discussed and potential underlying mechanisms were explained.
Work in Progress – Investigating the Concurrent Validity of an Academic Resilience Scale

Resilience reflects the ability to bounce back from adversity and unfavorable conditions. Previous studies have shown the importance of resilience to succeed in the workplace, as well as academic career. Being resilient is particularly significant in engineering programs; encouraging students to develop resilience may be a key catalyst for academic improvement and subsequent career success. While the literature pertaining to academic resilience is well-developed, there are not many instruments that measure the construct. With a focus on engineering students. The current study examines the structure validity of the Academic Resilience Scale (ARS -30). Participants included 113 engineering students enrolled in an engineering class who completed an online survey of the concurrent resilience scales. An exploratory factor analysis was performed to examine the latent factors that underlie items on the instrument. The analysis demonstrated adequate reliability among the examined factors. Directions for future study are discussed.
ROLE OF THIAZOLIDINEDIONES (TZDs) AND GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 (GLP-1) AGONISTS AND ANTAGONOSTS IN TYPE-II DIABETES MELLITUS ON ADULT MALE ALBINO RATS

Background: The rising incidence of insulin resistance to epidemic proportions has closely paralleled the surge in the prevalence of diabetes and outpaced therapeutic advances in diabetes prevention and treatment. Thiazolidinediones and glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists are insulinotropic peptides and are being evaluated for the regulation of lipid profile in diabetes mellitus (DM). Thiazolidinedione and glucagon-like peptide-1 antagonists have anti- insulinotropic effects. Objectives: Evaluating the possible effects of thiazolidinediones and glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, and their antagonists in lipoststic function in diabetic male albino rats. Materials and Methods: Seventy adult male albino rats were divided into seven equal groups: Group I served as a normal control group, group II was diabetic control, group III was diabetic group treated with thiazolidinedione agonist (pioglitazone), group IV was diabetic group treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists (exendin-4), and group V was diabetic group treated with both pioglitazone and exendin-4, group VI was diabetic group treated with thiazolidinedione antagonist [Bisphenol A diglycidyl Ether (BADGE)], and group VII was diabetic group treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 antagonist (Exendin- 9-39). At the end of the experimental period, blood samples were collected for measuring of fasting blood glucose, insulin level, total cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), low density lipoproteins (LDL), high density lipoproteins (HDL), aspartate transaminase (AST), and alanine transaminase (ALT). Body weights at the beginning and at the end of the study were determined. Results: Alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus was associated with significant higher levels of serum blood glucose, total cholesterol, TG and LDL-C, AST, and ALT, with significant lower levels of insulin, and HDL-C as compared to the control normal group. Pioglitazone, exendin-4 or both showed significant lower levels of blood glucose, total cholesterol, TG, LDL-C, AST, and ALT, and significant higher levels of insulin and HDL-C as compared with the control diabetic rats. BADGE and exendin-9-39 revealed significant higher levels of serum blood glucose, total cholesterol, TG, LDL-C, AST, and ALT, and significant lower levels of insulin and HDL-C as compared with the control normal group. As regards the differences between pioglitazone (group III) with exendine-4 group (group IV), the obtained data showed insignificant changes in all parameters. There were insignificant changes also between groups VI and VII in all parameters. Conclusion: Thiazolidinediones and glucagon- like peptide-1 agonists therapy has a marked effect on improvement of blood glucose, lipid profile and liver enzymes, while their antagonists blocked insulin secretion and impaired liver enzymes.
Fault Detection Filter Design of Polytopic Uncertain Continuous-Time Singular Markovian Jump Systems with Time-Varying Delays

This paper investigates the problem of full-order and reduced-order fault detection filter (FDF) design under unified linear matrix inequality (LMI) conditions for a class of continuous-time singular Markovian jump systems (CTSMJSs) with time-varying delays and polytopic uncertain transition rates. By constructing a new Lyapunov function, sufficient conditions are firstly provided for the singular model error augmented system such that the system is stochastically admissible with an performance level . And then, by applying a novel convex polyhedron technique to decoupled linear matrix inequalities, the full-order and reduced-order fault detection filter parameters can be obtained within a convex optimization frame. The reduced-order fault detection filter (FDF) can not only meet the fault detection accuracy requirements of complex systems but also improve the fault detection efficiency. Finally, a DC motor and an illustrative simulation example are given to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.
Features of autonomous regulation in young subjects with increased vestibular analyzer sensitivity

Introduction: Each person's body have adaptation during the load due to different changes in the cardiovascular system. One of the first systems that responds to any factors and is actively involved in the processes of adaptation is the autonomic nervous system. It is known that as a result of excitement of the vestibular analyzer kinetosis develops - "motion sickness", which is accompanied by nausea, dizziness, unsteadiness of gait, general weakness. In this regard, assessment of the functional state of the body and its adaptive reserves continues to be one of the most important problems of modern physiology and medicine. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the features of autonomous regulation in subjects with increased sensitivity of the vestibular analyzer. Materials and methods : 60 people between the ages of 18-19 were examined. Vestibular sensitivity was determined with a help of questionnaire. The state of the autonomic nervous system was determined by analyzing heart rate variability using a 5-minute ECG registration technique. The registration and recording was performed by the «PolySpectr +» computer program. Results and discussion: Based on the questionnaire, the students were divided into 2 groups: with proper and with increased vestibular sensitivity. In students with proper vestibular sensitivity, the LF / HF ratio of 1.06 indicates a balanced type of autonomic heart rate modulation. The analysis of spectral indices in subjects with increased vestibular sensitivity showed a lower overall power of the spectrum, which indicates less functional reserves of the organism. We set much higher HF waves, which indicates an increase in the activity of the parasympathetic system. This is also indicated by the LF / HF ratio of 0.59. When considering the rhythmograms of subjects with increased vestibular sensitivity, 64% of 1-st grade rhythmograms, 20% of 2-nd grade rhythmograms and 16.6% of 3-rd grade rhythmograms were registered. When assessing rhythmograms of the 3-rd class, it can be concluded that the level of functional reserves of subjects with increased sensitivity of the vestibular analyzer can be reduced, which may lead to a decrease in the adaptive capacity of these subjects. Conclusions: In subjects with increased vestibular sensitivity, the parasympathetic autonomic nervous system makes the greatest contribution to the regulation of cardiac rhythm.
Corrosion of AISI 316 Stainless Steel Embedded in Sustainable Concrete made with Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) Exposed to Marine Environment

This research evaluates of the electrochemical behavior of steel bars of the AISI 316 and AISI 1018 embedded in sustainable concrete with partial replacement of CPC 30R by Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) and Silica Fume (SF). The electrochemical techniques used to evaluate the corrosion were half-cell potential or Ecorr -ASTM C-876-15- and the Linear Polarization Resistance Technique (LPR) - ASTM G59-. Ecorr and Icorr results indicate after more than 300 days of exposure to the marine environment (3.5% NaCl solution), a high resistance of AISI 316 steel, with Ecorr values lower than -200 mV indicating a 10% probability of corrosion, and a level of negligible corrosion, with values less than 0.1 µA/cm2 in the three mixtures, with sustainable concrete values slightly lower. The results indicate a resistance of more of almost 100 times greater than AISI 316 steel compared to the results obtained in AISI 1018 steel.
Resituating the Influence of Relevant Alternatives on Attributions

Phillips et al. (2015) provide what looks like compelling evidence in favor of explaining the impact of broadly moral evaluations on a range of attributions in terms of the relevance of alternative possibilities. In a series of manipulation studies, they found that asking participants to describe what an agent could have done differently in neutral cases (cases in which information about broadly moral considerations was removed) showed a similar effect to varying the morality of the agent’s action. Phillips et al. take this to show that broadly moral evaluations impact the alternative possibilities people see as relevant, which in turn impact their attributions. These studies leave open the possibility that the manipulation impacts people’s broadly moral evaluations which in turn impact their attributions, however, rather than directly impacting their attributions. But this alternative model conflicts with Phillips et al.’s account, while being compatible with competing explanations. These two models are tested for causal attributions using the same manipulation method. Against Phillips et al.’s model, the results suggest that the influence of relevant alternative possibilities on causal attributions works primarily through people’s broadly moral evaluations.
INFLUENCE OF CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING BY AGRICULTURAL MEDIA RESOURCES AND EXTENSION CENTRE (AMREC) ON RURAL FARMERS’ LIVELIHOODS IN ODEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE

The role of extension service providers as practical problem-solving organizations in rural settings is targeted at poverty reduction, various mechanisms including capacity building training is adopted in achieving this. Purposive selection of hundred and twelve (112) beneficiaries from 14 communities was made. The mean age of respondents is 39years. The household size is 6persons and the farm size is 2.3hectares. Farming experience is 8years and the average yield is 184.6kg, average annual income after the training is N15, 732.00k. 62.5% and 37.5% of farmers respectively benefitted from crop and livestock training and also have access to hybrid stems and seeds. Results indicates positive relationship between farm size (r = 0.397, p = 0.001), farm yield (r = 0.555, p = 0.004) and farmers income (r = 0.808, p = 0.002), farmers’ sex, (χ2 =10.63, df = 1, P > 0.05) and the purpose of attending the training (χ2 =11.67, df = 4, P > 0.05). The mean score of farmers’ response on perception about the benefits of capacity building training on their livelihoods is 3.66. 95.5% and 80.4% strongly agreed that the training has assisted in poverty reduction and that it is a developmental issue targeted at building human resources.
Color Image Enhancement Techniques for Endoscopic images

ii Acknowledgements . iv Table of contents . v List of figures . ix List of tables. xi List of abbreviations . xii Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 1.1 Overview of endoscopic systems . 1 1.2 Overview of endoscopic imaging . 2 1.3 Motivations . 3 1.4 Thesis objectives . 5 1.5 Thesis organization . 5 Chapter 2: Endoscopic imaging techniques . 7 2.1 In-Chip techniques . 7 2.1.1 Narrow band imaging (NBI) . 7 2.1.2 Autofluorescence imaging (AFI) . 8 2.2 Post-processing techniques . 9 2.2.1 Virtual chromoendoscopy . 10
3rd KANITA POSTGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GENDER STUDIES

Self-compassion refers to the ability to care and have compassion towards oneself during the hard time in their life, which offers them a sense of warmth, connectedness and concern. Social connectedness refers to how individuals relate themselves with others and how they perceive themselves in those relationships. Self-regulation of health behaviour refers to one’s initiatives, such as setting goals, taking action and monitoring progress, in personal health management. This study examined 1) gender difference in self-compassion, 2) the level of self-compassion, social connectedness and self-regulation of health behaviour, and 3) the relationship between self-compassion, social connectedness and self-regulation of health behaviour, among local undergraduates in Malaysia. Participants were 292 local undergraduates in a Malaysian public university who completed a questionnaire package on Self-Compassion Scale (α = .79), the Health Responsible part of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (α = .85) and The Social Connectedness Scale-Revised (α = .87). Findings reported insignificant gender difference in self-compassion among local undergraduates. Findings also reported adequate level of selfcompassion, high level of social connectedness and low level of self-regulation of health behaviour among local undergraduates in Malaysia. There was significant and positive relationship between self-compassion, social connectedness and self-regulation of health behaviour. Contribution, limitation and future research direction of current study were discussed.
Moving mentorship to opportunity for women university presidents

Women remain underrepresented in U.S. university presidential positions. Mentorship is a tool used to support women in gaining access to the position. In this qualitative study, eight U.S. women university presidents of public doctoral granting universities were interviewed about their mentorship experiences. Interviews were then coded and analyzed to understand the mentorship construct. Findings from the data show an interconnection between mentorship, informal relationships, and opportunity. Participants also gained greater support from male mentors versus female mentors, and from informal mentorship versus formal mentorship programs. Mentorship connected to opportunity is imperative in building the administrative careers of women leaders.
Expression of synthetic Phytochelatin EC20 in E. Coli increases its biosorption capacity and cadmium resistance

In this study E. coli recombinant clones that express the EC20 synthetic phytochelatin intracellularly were constructed. The increasement of Cd biosorption capacity, and, also, the increasement of resistance to this toxic metal were analyzed. A gene that encodes the synthetic phytochelatin EC20 was synthesized in vitro. The EC20 synthetic gene was amplified by PCR, inserted into the DNA cloning vectors pBluescriptKS and pGEM-TEasy, and also into the expression vectors pTE [pET-28(a) derivative] and pGEX-T4-2. The obtained recombinant plasmids were employed for genetic transformation of E. coli: pBsKSEC20 and pGEM-EC20, they were introduced into DH10B and DH5α strains, similarly to pTE-EC20 and pGEX-EC20 that were introduced into BL21 strain. The EC20 expression was confirmed by SDS-PAGE analysis. The recombinant clones’ resistances to Cd were determined by MIC analyses. The MIC for Cd of DH10B/pBKS-EC20 and DH10B/pGEM-EC20 were 2.5 mM (EC20 induced), and 0.312 mM (EC20 repressed); respectively, 16 and 2 times higher than the control DH10B/pBsKS (0.156 mM). The MIC for Cd of BL21/pTE-EC20 was 10.0 mM (EC20 induced) and 2.5 mM (EC20 repressed), compared with the control BL21/pTE which was only 1.25 mM. Analysis of ICP-AES showed that BL21/pGEX-EC20, after growth on the condition of EC20 expression, absorbed 37.5% of Cd, and even when cultured into the non-induction condition of EC20 expression, it absorbed 11.5%. These results allow the conclusion that recombinant E. coli clones expressing the synthetic phytochelatin EC20 show increased capacity for Cd biosorption and enhanced resistance to this toxic ion.
Impact of forest floor fire on soil carbon sequestration of Pinus roxburghii forest in Langtang National Park, Nepal

Forest floor fires are known to be significantly important in carbon sequestration in soil. The present study investigated the total soil carbon stock (charcoal+soil organic carbon) andCO2 flux from four different depths (0-2, 2-10, 10-30 and >30cm) in fired and unfired forest of P. roxburghii from Langtang National Park, Nepal. The aim of this study was to test the impact of forest floor fire on soil carbon sequestration. We measured total carbon stock in soil of unfired and fired sites of different intensities namely: high frequency and high intensity, high frequency and moderate intensity and high frequency and low intensity. There was significant difference (P=0.00) of the soil organic carbon between the sites and different soil depths tested by one-way ANOVA. Similarly, one-way ANOVA test showed that soil charcoal stock was significantly different (P=0.00) at different soil depths. The value of CO2 flux was increased with increasing volumetric water content and decreasing soil temperature. One-way ANOVA showed significant difference (P=0.00) of volumetric water content, soil temperature and CO2 flux between the sites. In high frequency and medium intensity site, high amount of carbon sequestrated in soil suggested that fire of medium intensity mitigates high CO2 from the atmosphere.
Spermiological Profile of Patients with Varicocele in Cotonou

Objective: To evaluate the effects of varicocele on sperm characteristics, on testicles and its responsibility in male fertility. Patients and Methods: The study took place in the National University Teaching Hospital Hubert Koutoukou Maga of Cotonou. It was a prospective study, from December 2015 to July 2016, which concerned 45 patients affected by the varicocele and seen for infertility. The duration of the infertility was 12 months or more, according to the definition. The studied parameters were the age, the profession, the deadline of the infertility, the type and the rank of the varicocele, the data of the ultrasound and the spermogram. Results: The average age of our patients was 35 years with a range of 20 and 56 years. The average duration of infertility was 3 years and 5 months. The pattern of consultation was a desire of paternity in 71.1% of cases. The testicular hypotrophy was found in 93.3% of cases at the right side and in 97.8% at the left side. The varicocele was bilateral at 82.2% of cases. The most frequent sperm abnormality was the oligoasthenoteratozoospermia found in 31.1% of cases. Conclusion: The varicocele is a male subject pathology. Its consequences on fertility are bad as well as on the volume and the capacity of the testicles to play its endocrine and exocrine function. The better choice is to start the treatment just when it is found in a man. The surgery seems to be the best solution to that important social problem.
Determinants of Microbial Contamination of Street-Vended Chicken Products Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya

Food safety problems pose a great threat to the health of consumers with the greatest burden in developing countries. Street-vended foods play a key role in providing many urban dwellers with cheap, nutritious, and accessible food, but when prepared in an unhygienic and unregulated environment, they could contribute to increased food safety burden. The study investigated the microbiological recovery of work surfaces and chicken sold in Korogocho and Kariobangi North slums in Nairobi County as well as evaluating vendors' hygiene and food safety practices. This is a cross-sectional study on an exhaustive sample size of 15 vendors, and swabs of the equipment and work surfaces and chicken were taken for microbial analysis. An exhaustive sample size of 15 vendors was selected for the study. The results showed that most vendors operate under unhygienic conditions. Microbial results revealed that raw portions of chicken had the highest contamination with all the four tested microorganisms (p < 0.05). The level of E. coli ranged from 6.42 ± 1.64 to 2.22 ± 1.88; Salmonella spp. , 6.42 ± 1.64 to 2.22 ± 1.88; Staphylococcus aureus, 6.92 ± 1.32 to 2.86 ± 1.61; and Campylobacter jejuni, 8.95 ± 0.94 to 4.66 ± 2.67 log CFU/g in raw and cooked chicken samples, respectively. The predictors of E. coli contamination were the presence of pests and flies, unclean vending place, vending environment littered with waste, washing of hands by the vendor, and lack of appropriate clothing among the vendors at R2 of 0.33. The vendor practices and environmental hygiene of the vending place would not significantly (p > 0.05) predict contamination with Campylobacter and Staphylococcus. Consequently, there is a need to regulate the informal food processing and marketing channels, besides trainings, infrastructural development, and code of practice and inspections which are recommended in order to enhance the quality and safety standards of street-vended chicken products.