Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WOMAN RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION – FIELD STUDY AMONGST FEMALE STREET FOOD VENDORS IN TANGERANG-INDONESIA AND HAT YAI-THAILAND

Rural-urban movements from poor rural areas to rich urban areas have been the dominant form of migration. A sharp increase in rural-urban migration is stated in recent years in Tangerang, Indonesia, and Hat Yai, Thailand. One of the important changes in internal movements in Indonesia and Thailand have been the rise in the participation of women in migration streams that were previously dominated by men. For studying the causes and effects of women migration, 200 female migrant vendors in Tangerang and 96 in Hat Yai were surveyed, 20 biographical interviews were recorded. Important differences in both study areas were in the proximity of the urban centres. In Tangerang, long-distance migration dominated, in contrast to the shortdistance migration in Hat Yai. The start of the migration was slightly shorter in Hat Yai. The influencing decision makers showed wide differences. In Tangerang, the influence of the male-dominated society was strong, and husbands were the most important decision maker, while in Hat Yai females’ own decisions dominated. The information sources for migration were families, relatives and friends, whereas mass media played a minor role. The pull and push factors for migration differed in both study areas. Prospects were namely at first place in both study areas, but in different percentages. Remittances to the families were reported from a few number. The rural-urban migration and working as street food vendors had positive effects for the women, their families and relatives, but the agricultural production in rural areas can be hampered through the decrease of younger population.
Role of Competitive Product Advantages to Rise up Marketing Performance

The main objective of this research is to develop a conceptual model of competitive advantage that can improve marketing performance. The specific targets of this study empirically examine the effects of market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation, competitive advantage on marketing performance. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling, the sample in this study was the leadership of small and medium food businesses of 225 respondents in Indonesia. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling business leaders in Indonesia. After being collected, it is analyzed with SPSS 16 technique. The theoretical findings in this research namely enriching the literature creating competitive advantage can improve marketing performance. While the managerial findings in this study are models for developing small and medium scale food industries in Indonesia.
Orantes-Gonzalez, E, Heredia-Jimenez, J and Robinson, MA A Kinematic Comparison of Gait with A Backpack Versus A Trolley for Load

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Variation in lipid compositions during the ovarian maturation of the prawn.

This paper presents the variation in lipid compositions during the ovarian maturation of the prawn Penaeus japonicus. The ovarian lipid concentrations increased during the slight mature and yellow ovarian periods, remained at roughly constant levels during the subsequent ovarian period to spawning, and then decreased to low levels at the spent ovaries. The hepatopancreatic lipid concentrations increased with increasing maturity of the ovaries, reached a maximum level at the yellow period of ovaries, and then decreased during the subsequent period to spawning. These results suggest the possible movement of hepatopancreatic lipids to the ovaries during the ovarian maturation. Both triglycerides and phospholipids were responsible for the increase in ovarian lipid concentrations during the sexual maturation. The fatty acid composition of lipids, trigly-cerides, and phospholipids of the ovaries did not vary markedly during the ovarian maturation.
Determinants of Intellectual Capital Disclosure in Non-Vocational Higher Education in Indonesia

Research aims: This study aims to how intellectual capital (IC) disclosure has been carried out by Indonesian higher education institutions (HEI). In addition, this study examines the determinants of IC disclosure, namely age, size and accreditation status of HEI. Design/Methodology/Approach: The IC components used in this study refers to Ulum (2019), which modified the research from Leitner and Karl-Heinz (2002). This modification refers to the Study Program Accreditation Instrument (IAPS) 4.0 which has been regulated by the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education. The hypotheses test is conducted using SEM PLS. Research findings: The test results show that the age, size and accreditation status variables have a significant effect on intellectual capital disclosure (ICD). Theoretical contribution/ Originality: This study examines the IC disclosure with IAPS 4.0 that has just been applied in Indonesia. Practitioner/Policy implication: The study results provide an overview of the factors that drive IC disclosure in Indonesian HEI. Research limitation/Implication: This study only involved 86 large Indonesian non-vocational HEI.
Progress and problems of gender equality in Japanese academics and geosciences

Abstract. In its gender equality status, Japan lags behind the European Union (EU) and other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Only 16.7 % of academic staff in national universities are women. Although there has been a slow improvement during the last 45 years, the percentage of female staff remains particularly low in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. In 2018, female stuff accounted for only 12.3 % in agriculture, 8.7 % in science, and 6.2 % in engineering. The number of female graduate students and the number of female members of the Japanese geoscience societies have been steadily increasing since the 1998 campaign that increased the total number of graduate school places. However, low representation of females in academic job positions, as well as among the recipients of academic awards, suggests that a strong unconscious bias against women still exists in Japan. Continuing public attention to these issues is essential for the improvement of the situation.
Effects of Chemical and Visual Stimuli Upon Chemosensory Searching by Garter Snakes and Rattlesnakes

Many studies indicate that chemical cues activate garter snake feeding behavior whereas visual and/or thermal stimuli do so for rattlesnakes. However, no experiments have factorially combined chemical and visual cues for either of these taxa. The present work explored possible interactive effects of these stimuli on rate of tongue flicking (RTF) in garter snakes (Thamnophis radix haydeni) and rattlesnakes (Crotalus e. enyo, C. v. viridis, and Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus). In Experiments 1 and 2 snakes were exposed to four conditions represent- ing an orthogonal combination of presence vs. absence of visual and chemical stimuli arising from prey. RTF was recorded for 5 min under each condition. Garter snakes exhibited a significant elevation in RTF in the presence of chemical cues whether or not visual cues were present. There was also an effect of visual cues but no interaction between visual and chemical cues. Rattlesnakes did not respond to chemical cues; these snakes showed only an effect of visual cues. In Experiment 3, rattlesnakes were again observed as above, with the exception that test sessions were of 10 min duration. Behavior during the first 5 min was identical to that seen in Experiment 2, but during min 6-10 the snakes responded more in the condition containing visual plus chemical cues than in any other condition. Visual stimuli alerted rattlesnakes to the presence of potential prey and gave rise to elevated RTF which subsequently allowed these predators to utilize chemical cues that happened to be available. Hence, garter snakes and rattlesnakes use both chemical and visual information but differ in the sequence in which these stimuli are used.
A FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA

With the proliferation of small businesses in the South African construction industry as fuelled by the black economic empowerment initiative, competition has increased significantly. As a result, construction businesses, especially smaller ones, face the pressure to improve their performance, which increases their chances of survival and success in this highly competitive industry. This study proposes and tests a conceptual framework for improving environmental and business performance in the South African construction industry. Specifically, the study examined relationships existing between social responsibility, green purchasing, environmental and business performance using data collected from SMEs operating in the construction industry. A quantitative approach using the cross-sectional survey design was applied in which data were collected from a convenience sample consisting of 213 respondents drawn from SMEs based in Gauteng Province. A structural equation INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES Vol 10, No 2, 2018 ISSN: 1309-8047 (Online) 278 modelling approach using SMART PLS 3 software was applied to test the formulated hypotheses. In the results of the study, social responsibility emerged as a driver for green purchasing and environmental performance. The purchase of green products leads to improvements in environmental performance. In turn, environmental performance was positively linked to business performance. However, there were no direct relationships between business performance and two predictor constructs, namely social responsibility and green purchasing. The study confirms the importance of social responsibility and green purchasing as antecedents of environmental and business performance in the construction industry. The study also confirms the mediating role of environmental performance on the relationship between business performance, social responsibility and green purchasing. To overcome the prevailing competition and succeed in their dynamic industry, construction SMEs could identify and create specific interventions for improving these two individual predictor factors.
The efficiency of remote ischemic preconditioning on serum cystatin C-based acute kidney injury in patients undergoing coronary angiography; a randomized controlled trial

Introduction: Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a known complication of cardiac interventions. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a non-pharmacological method which has a nephroprotective effect. Serum cystatin C (CysC) is a suitable biomarker for the early diagnosis of AKI. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of CI-AKI after RIPC in patients undergoing coronary angiography, through assessment of CysC. Patients and Methods: Around 140 patients with stable coronary artery disease undergoing angiography were randomly allocated to two groups of RIPC and control groups. In each group, the following biomarkers were assessed: serum creatinine (Cr) and CysC at baseline, 24-hour and 48-hour serum Cr and 24-hour CysC. The endpoint was the development of AKI based on either the KDIGO criteria or a 15% increase in serum CysC. Results: No significant difference was observed between two groups regarding the incidence of AKI according to either KIDIGO criteria or by the increase of serum CysC (P =0.116 and P =0.392, respectively). Moreover, a 46.99% increase in CysC level was observed among patients with AKI during the first 24 hours after the procedure, while at the same interval, it increased only 16.01% in patients without AKI. Conclusion: RIPC with three cycles of 5-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion, did not decrease serum CysC based CI-AKI or alter renal biomarkers course in patients with low risk, who underwent coronary angiography.
Perkinsus marinus in the pleasure oyster Crassostrea corteziensis cultivated on the southeast coast of the Gulf of California, Mexico

The protozoan Perkinsus marinus has been associated with high mortality episodes of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in the USA. The presence of P. marinus on the pleasure oyster Crassostrea corteziensis cultivated in two estuaries on the southeast coast of the Gulf of California was evaluated. Oysters were collected monthly (September 2016 to September 2017) and analyzed using Ray's fluid thioglycollate medium (RFTM) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Water parameters and oyster biometrics were also recorded. Pathogen prevalence increased over time from 0 to 100% in oysters from La Pitahaya, and from 0 to 83.33% in those from Bacorehuis. At both oyster farms, infection intensity was light (<1×10 4 parasites g -1 wet tissue), pathogen prevalence and infection intensity were correlated with oyster size and weight, and there was a strong correlation between P. marinus prevalence and intensity (La Pitahaya r = 0.91; Bacorehuis r = 0.82). The oysters that resulted positive for P. marinus by RFTM also were assayed using PCR. P. marinus presence was confirmed in 98.27% (114/116) of the oysters from La Pitahaya, and 95.83% (46/48) of those from Bacorehuis. The detection of P. marinus confirms that this pathogen is well established in the area with high expression during the warmer season. Despite the light infection intensity of this parasite at both sites, health surveillance of this bivalve in the region is highly advisable.
Does the market value social pillar?

: The paper addresses the link between the social component of corporate social responsibility and market value of equities. Preceding results on this topic are, to our knowledge, still scarce and not really conclusive. Using a both rich and worldwide dataset, Asset4 – Thomson Reuters, we find that social expenses are clearly value-adding. Moreover, all the social subsets are positively related to a goodwill, even if those concerning human capital reveal to be more significant. Social expenses therefore prove to be a social investment, creating value for both social stakeholders and shareholders.
Some Aspects of the Ecology of Fresh-Water Algae: (With Special Reference to Static Waters)

IN the following I propose to give a general account of the present position of our knowledge as regards the algal ecology of static fresh-waters. A good deal of attention is now being paid to flowing waters in this country in relation to pollution and, since it became necessary to narrow down the field of these considerations, it appeared most suitable to omit flowing waters and to confine my attention to standing water. This may be the more appropriate, since it is to be hoped that the present year will see the establishment of a fresh-water biological station on Lake Windermere. One of the earliest attempts to classify fresh-water algal communities as a whole was made by G. S. West in 1916 (161) in the Cambridge Botanical Handbooks2. West had enjoyed unrivalled opportunities of becoming acquainted with the fresh-water algal flora of many parts of the world and this, combined with his extensive investigations on British Algae, afforded him a general view of algal habitats such as few others possessed. With few exceptions, however, he did not succeed in establishing a classification that could serve as a foundation for further investigations. As will be familiar, his main classification was into subaerial associations, associations of irrorated (or dripping) rocks, and aquatic associations, the last being further subdivided into those of swiftly running water, those of bogs and swamps, those of ponds and ditches, and those of pools and lakes. A perusal of these aquatic associations leaves one with very few tangible data for their separation or for the distinction of individual communities among them. The data provided are essentially floristic, and this is true also of a large number of so-called ecological accounts of the algal flora of various districts that have been published in the last two decades. West and his father, howeveri, made one very noteworthy contribution in the direction of a further elucidation of algal habitats. As a result of their extensive studies of British phytoplankton they arrived at the conclusion that the rich Desmid floras, comprising a large number of types in this country exclusively confined to the western region, corresponded geographically with
The bigger the better? Vigour of the exotic host plant Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) affects herbivory

The Plant Vigour Hypothesis states that herbivores preferentially feed on the most vigorous plants within a plant population and/or the most vigorous modules within a plant. The goal of this study was to evaluate how shoot size (as an indication of module vigour) affects leaf herbivory in the host plant Calotropis procera, an exotic xerophyte perennial milkweed shrub. We predicted that the proportion of leaf area removed by insect herbivores would be positively related to shoot size. Eight patches were selected containing a varied number of C. procera individuals (5, 8, 29, 31, 55, 79, 116, and 172 individuals/patch) in the Brazilian seasonally dry vegetation (Caatinga), of which five individuals were randomly selected for further analysis. From each individual, three to six shoots were randomly selected, measured and had their leaves collected, for a total of approximately 200 leaves per patch. At the regional scale, the proportion of leaf area removed was positively affected by shoot size. In addition, this pattern was also found for the majority of the studied patches (29, 31, 55, 116, and 172 individuals/patch). Among the insect herbivores associated with C. procera, larvae of Danaus spp. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) were commonly observed feeding on all patches. These herbivores present a specialized behaviour to circumvent the presence of latex in the host leaves. Although more vigorous plant modules should be better defended compared with the less vigorous modules, Danaus species were able to bypass host defences, and feed on healthy, rapidly growing and vigorous plant modules of C. procera, hence causing more damage to these modules.
Calculation of Electron Swarm Parameters in Tetrafluoromethane

The electron swarm parameters and electron energy distribution function (EEDF) are necessary, especially onunderstanding quantitatively plasma phenomena and ionized gases. The EEDF and electron swarm parameters including the reduce effective ionization coefficient (α-η)/N (α and η are the ionization and attachment coefficient, respectively), electron drift velocity, electron mean energy, characteristic energy, density normalized longitudinal diffusion coefficient, and density normalized electron mobility in tetrafluoromethane (CF4) which was analyzed and calculated using the two-term approximation of the Boltzmann equation method at room temperature, over a range of the reduced electric field strength (E/N) between 0.1 and 1000 Td(1Td=10-17 V.cm2), where E is the electric field and N is the gas density of the gas. The calculations required cross-sections of the electron beam, thus published momentum transfer, vibration, electronic excitation, ionization, and attachment cross-sections for CF4 were used, the results of the Boltzmann equation in a good agreement with experimental and theoretical values over the entire range of E/N. In all cases, negative differential conductivity regions were found. It is found that the calculated EEDF closes to Maxwellian distribution and decreases sharply at low E/N. The low energy part of EEDF flats and the high-energy tail of EEDF increases with increase E/N. The EEDF found to be non-Maxwellian when the E/N> 10Td, havingenergy variations which reflect electron/molecule energy exchange processes. In addition, limiting field strength (E/N)limit has been calculated from the plots of (α-η)/N, for which the ionization exactlybalances the electron attachment, which is valid for the analysis of insulation characteristics and application to power equipment.
Developing an Explanatory Risk Management Model to Comprehend the Employees’ Intention to Leave Public Sector Organization

This paper reviews research and theory on the important topic of labour turnover resulting from issues related to job performance and/or job satisfaction which have, in turn, been initiated by changes in work motivation. We focus on labour turnover in the public sector—a neglected area of public administration research—and propose an explanatory model of the development of the intention to leave an organization. The model first describes the relationships between work motivation and job performance and/or job satisfaction. It then explains how changes in performance and/or satisfaction result in the formation of an intention to leave public service employment. The paper concludes by identifying key areas for future research.
Analisis Penerapan Virtual Laboratorium Versus Reality Laboratorium

Pembelajaran kimia memiliki kegiatan pembelajaran teori dan praktikum, Infrastruktur laboratorium merupakan bagian yang sering menjadi hambatan utama. Secara umum penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan alternatif solusi pada keterbatasan sumberdaya pembelajaran di Perguruan Tinggi khususnya prakikum, Secara khusus penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisa penerapan virtual laboratorium dan reality laboratorium dengan metode eksperimental. Hasil analisa dari 15 sampel mahasiswa Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang yang diberikan 7 jenis pertanyaan adalah, penerapan virtual lab dapat mengurangi kesalahan dan kecelakaan kerja saat praktikum, selain itu penerapan virtual lab juga dapat menjadi solusi bagi perguruan tinggi yang memiliki permasalahan dengan fasilitas laboratorium, namun virtual lab tidak bisa diterapkan secara penuh menggantikan reality lab, hal ini dikarenakan tingkat pengalaman dan keterampilan praktikan dengan virtual lab tidak sebaik dengan reality lab. Praktikan tidak secara langsung berinteraksi dengan alat dan bahan kimia, sehingga virtual lab lebih efektif jika diterapkan sebagai praktikum pendahuluan untuk menunjang pemahaman praktikan dalam melakukan praktikum.
Response of boron and molybdenum on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under medium black calcareous soil

A pot experiment was conducted at Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Junagadh during summer season of 2016 to evaluate soil application of boron and molybdenum and its effect on Growth parameters, yield attributes, yield, nutrient content, uptake, and quality parameters of summer groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and post harvest soil fertility. The experiment comprising of five levels of boron viz., 0, 2, 4, 8 and 10 kg B ha and three levels of molybdenum viz., 0, 1, 2 kg Mo ha and experiment was laid out in Factorial Completely Randomization Design and replicated thrice. The results revealed that the application of boron 8 kg B ha and molybdenum 1 kg Mo ha significantly increased the Growth parameters, yield attributes, yield, nutrient content, uptake, and quality parameters of summer groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and post harvest soil fertility under medium black calcareous soils of south Saurashtra region of Gujarat.