Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impacts and Importance of Introduction of Culture-based Fisheries in Three Medium Sized Perennial Reservoirs in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is endowed with a large number (>12,000) of irrigation reservoirs, which are primarily used for irrigation. Culture-based fisheries in perennial reservoirs are a recent development in Sri Lanka. The government of Sri Lanka has recognised culture-based fisheries as an effective way to increase fish supplies in rural areas at affordable prices, providing livelihood opportunities, strengthening rural economy and thereby contributing towards poverty alleviation. In this paper, the impact of the introduction of culture-based fisheries into three reservoirs, namely Amparawewa, Hambegamuwa and Aluthdiulwewa, is assessed. Introduction of culture-based fisheries resulted in significant increases in fish production in all three reservoirs. Stocking of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), catla Catla catla (Hamilton 1822), rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton 1822), mrigal Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton 1822) and freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man 1879) in these reservoirs resulted in positive monetary gains. Culture-based fisheries provided livelihoods for 55, 77 and 37 villagers in Amparawewa, Hambegamuwa and Aluthdiulwewa, respectively. Gross income generated from culture-based fisheries in these three reservoirs was 88.9 %, 68.1 % and 50.6 % of that of downstream paddy cultivation. Profits earned through culture-based fisheries in the three reservoirs were 133.2 %, 129.4 % and 86.3 % respectively of that of downstream paddy cultivation. Introduction of CBF in these three reservoirs resulted in increased availability of fish in rural areas, enhanced food security, more livelihood opportunities and strengthening of the rural economy.
Effective Removal of Algae from Water
by Diatomite Enhanced Graphene
Oxide Flocculation

The ability of graphene oxide (GO) to function as a flocculant capable of mediating the removal of algae and associated extracellular organic matter (EOM) from water was assessed. GO was demonstrated to mediate the dose-dependent removal of algae via flocculation, with 40 mg/L GO being sufficient to remove 100% of chlorophyll-a (chl-a) and 99.1% of the UV254. Diatomite addition failed to enhance GO flocculation efficiency or to reduce the necessary GO dosage, although it did result in a significantly reduced settling time, with denser floc and a corresponding increase in supernatant ratio. GO-mediated algae flocculation was primarily achieved via netting and bridging mechanisms, with diatomite addition leading to the conversion of a subset of two-dimensional GO nets into threedimensional nets containing a diatomite core. Flocculation efficiency was comparable under acidic and neutral conditions but declined significantly with rising pH when pH≥7, with just 13.8% of chl-a being removed at pH of 10. At pH of 5, more than 60% of EOM and 57.6% to 90.1% of the disinfection byproduct formation potentials were reduced following the GO/diatomite flocculation process, and following flocculation the solution always had a final pH of 7.4±0.4 regardless of the starting pH.
The Relationships of Structural Empowerment, Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Commitment in Staff Nurses in Saudi Arabia

Aim: This study aimed to examine and compare the relationship between empowerment and organizational commitment in Saudi and non-Saudi registered nurses working in Saudi Arabia. The factors that predict organizational commitment among the two study population were also studied. Methods: The study employed a descriptive comparative multivariate correlational research design and selfadministered and a convenience sample of inpatient nurses (N = 398) in three governmental hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Paper and pencil questionnaires were used to collect data. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, one-way ANOVA, and multiple regressions with moderation analyses. Results: Statistically significant positive partial correlations were found between empowerment and organizational commitment. Non-Saudi nurses perceived higher levels of empowerment and commitment compared to Saudis. Psychological empowerment had a small moderation effect on the relationship between structural empowerment and continuance commitment. Study findings suggest that fostering empowering environment can improve nurses’ retention and commitment. Conclusions: Structural empowerment, psychological empowerment and organizational commitment have positive relationships among each other. Findings of this study may assist the nursing authority figures understand the relationships between empowerment and organizational commitment among nurses and facilitate the necessary changes to improve the current working conditions.
Maps preserving absolute continuity of positive operators

Motivated by their measure theoretic analogues, Ando introduced in [1] the notions of absolute continuity and singularity of positive operators, and proved a Lebesgue-type decomposition theorem. Since then, similar results have been proved in more general contexts [3, 4, 5, 7, 8], just to mention a few. Molnár in [6] described the structure of bijective maps on the cone of positive operators that preserve the Lebesgue decomposition in both directions. It turned out that the cone is quite rigid in the sense that these maps can be always written in the form A 7→ SAS∗ with a bounded, invertible, linearor conjugate linear operator S. A natural question arises: is it possible to weaken the preserver property, and to characterize those bijections that preserve absolute continuity only? The aim of this talk to answer this question in the affirmative.
Influence of secondary orography on trapped lee wave rotors in water tank experiments

Water tank experiments have been carried out to investigate the influence of a double mountain obstacle on rotors beneath trapped lee waves. To trigger trapped lee waves a density jump was created by using saline. By towing the obstacle along the bottom of the tank a constant initial velocity was imitated. For the visualization of the flow, particles of different density have been added that float at different heights. Moveable and fixed cameras were used to take pictures of the flow during the experiment. Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) instantaneous velocity fields were obtained. Analysis of the data showed an dependency of rotors on non-dimensional mountain distance, mountain height ratios and type of interference. A comparison of composite pictures showed that coinciding downslopes of the wave and the second mountain are needed to obtain rotors. This was observed for the ridge seperation distance being a bit shorter than a multiple of the single mountain lee wave wavelength. In these cases, all experiments that were investigated featured constructive interference and mountain height ratios of H2 H1 = 1. Rotors as well occurred when the ridge seperation distance was a bit longer than a multiple of the single mountain lee wave wavelength. The strongest rotors in this case were obtained for constructive interference and mountain height ratios of H2 H1 = 2 3 which leads to a coincidence of the downslopes as well.
Adding Value to States and Institutions

Multi-campus higher education systems in the U.S. developed during the 20th century. They began as a way for states to oversee their several public colleges and universities. By the middle of the last century, they started to develop prominent roles as coordinators, regulators, and allocators. However, the structures and roles of the past are not necessarily the best way to contend with current demands and environmental constraints on public higher education. Some systems have begun to explore ways to steer their constituent campuses to advance the needs of their state and to identify new ways to support and serve the campuses—that is, add value to internal and external stakeholders. This concept of adding value is a core dimension of higher education system 3.0. This chapter provides a broad overview of the development and current status of multi-campus higher education systems, briefly examines the literature on the topic, and provides readers with an orientation to the structure of the volume. In November 2012 a very unusual weather pattern formed off the east coast of the United States. Superstorm Sandy, a super-charged hurricane, traveled up the eastern seaboard, making a sudden turn inland around New York City, bringing high-powered winds, dramatic water surges, and significant amounts of rain. It proved to be one of the most destructive natural disasters in the region’s history, Lane and Johnstone_Higher Ed 3.indd 3 8/7/13 7:26 PM © 2013 State University of New York Press, Albany
Do Internal Rating Models Mitigate Bank Opacity? Evidence from Analysts’ Forecasts

Based on a sample of large European banks, we test whether the usage of internal rating models for regulatory purposes affects bank opacity. We find that a more intensive use of advanced internal rating models is associated with lower forecast error and disagreement across analysts on bank earnings per share. We also find that these models alleviate the negative effect of non-performing loans on bank transparency. JEL Classification: G20; G21; G28
Safety evaluation of biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals

バイオ医薬品では，薬理作用に種特異性が高い場合が多く，安全性評価には薬理作用が認められる動物種を用いることが望まれる．毒性の特徴として，医薬品自体に対する免疫反応の誘導，抗体医薬の一部に認められるサイトカイン放出などがあり，ヒト細胞を用いたin vitro評価法などが検討されている．DDSによるバイオ医薬品の毒性への影響の例として，PEG化による免疫原性の改善，PEG化リポソームにおけるABC現象，徐放性製剤における皮膚刺激性について解説する．
ORIGINAL: Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy and Sertraline in Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Material and Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was performed randomly among patients referring to the specialty psychiatric clinic of Imam Sajjad Hospital, Ramsar. Group 1 received cognitive-behavioral sessions in combination with Sertraline and Group 2, received only drug (starting at a daily dose of 25 mg and after the one-week dose was increased to 50 mg, and then, according to the patient's examination and response, the treatment gradually increased to 150 mg daily). Patients were assessed with Beck Anxiety Questionnaire before and after the end of treatment. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22.
Importance of soil solution chemistry to field performance of Galium odoratum and Stellaria nemorum

Six beech forest sites, representing the variability of soil-pH of Galium odoratum and Stellaria nemorum in S. Sweden, were sampled during 1 year using percolation lysimeters installed immediately under the root horizon of the studied species. Chemical analyses were made of DOC, Al, Ca, Cl, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, NH 4 , NO 3 , PO 4 , SO 4 and Zn. Within each site the sample plots were selected for a well-developed cover of mainly Galium odoratum, mainly Stellaria nemorum or a mixture of both species. This design allows inter- and intra-species comparisons within the limits of their occurrence. The percolation water had lowest concentrations of most constituents in the summer, probably due to a high uptake by the vegetation. This was most evident for productive sites, where the substantial decrease might have approached limiting levels (.)
Occult Thyroid Carcinoma: A Tertiary Hospital Experience in Ibadan, Nigeria

Introduction: There is a dearth of knowledge on the proportion that occult thyroid carcinoma constitutes amongst patients with thyroid cancer in our practice. This study was therefore conducted to review the cases of occult thyroid carcinoma with a focus on the presentation, management, and the outcome of care in a low resource tertiary hospital setting. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study of 62 patients who were managed for thyroid cancer over a 15-year-period at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The patients who had more than two follow-up visits to the Thyroid Clinic, over the preceding fifteen years were included in this study. The types of surgeries performed on the patients were noted. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. We also identified the various limitations that might have hindered the effective care of such patients. Results: Sixty-two consecutive patients, 12 male (19.4%) and 50 females (80.6%) with a median interquartile age range of 45 years, were diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The surgeries performed on the patients were total thyroidectomy, 48 (77.4%), completion-thyroidectomy, 14 (22.6%), near total thyroidectomy, etc. Occult thyroid cancer constituted 38 (61.3%) of the patients managed for thyroid cancer. The most common histology subtype was papillary carcinoma. We identified late presentation, inadequate oncologic surgery, financial constraint etc., as limitations of optimal care. Conclusions: In view of the proportion of occult thyroid cancer in this cohort of patients, the clinically benign goitres might contain carcinoma or micro-carcinoma. Therefore, an aggressive public health campaign to encourage early presentation of our patients and primary reduction through total thyroidectomy is recommended to improve the outcome of care.
Does Complexity Enable Complicity? Corporate Diversification and Earnings Management: Evidence from European Firms

This paper investigates whether corporate diversification, both international and industrial, provides a favourable environment for earnings management. It also explores whether managers of diversified firms have preferences in terms of earnings management strategies. Using a sample of firms listed on the largest European exchanges, we find that the international distribution of sales is associated with greater manipulation of accruals and sales but with lower manipulation of production costs. We also find that industrial diversification is associated with lower levels of all three earnings management tools. We find strong evidence that the combination of industrial and international diversification increases the level of real activity manipulation both in terms of sales and production costs while it has little effect on accrual manipulation. Our findings suggest that firms’ complexity should be examined from different perspectives, as industrial and international diversification have different effects on earnings management. They also show that prior research on this topic provides a myopic view as it does not analyse the impact of diversification on real activity manipulation. Our results provide useful insights to investors by highlighting the impact of corporate diversification on earnings management and thus the accurate estimation of firm value.
Development and Testing of an Americium/Lanthanide Separation Flowsheet Using Sodium Bismuthate

The separation of Am from the lanthanides and curium is a key step in proposed advanced fuel cycle scenarios. The partitioning and transmutation of Am is desirable to minimize the long-term heat load of material interred in a future high-level waste repository. A separation process amenable to process scale-up remains elusive. Given only subtle chemistry differences within and between the ions of the trivalent actinide and lanthanide series this separation is challenging ; however, higher oxidation states of americium can be prepared using sodium bismuthate and separated via solvent extraction using diamylamylphosphonate (DAAP) extraction. Among the other trivalent metals only Ce is also oxidized and extracted. Due to the long-term instability of Am(VI) , the loaded organic phase is readily selectively stripped to partition the actinide to a new acidic aqueous phase. Batch extraction distribution ratio measurements were used to design a flowsheet to accomplish this separation. Additionally, crossflow filtration was investigated as a method to filter the bismuthate solids from the feed solution prior to extraction. Results of the filtration studies, flowsheet development work and flowsheet performance testing using a centrifugal contactor are detailed.
Nitrogen depletion enhances endodermal suberization without restricting transporter-mediated root [formula omitted] influx

Roots vary their permeability to aid radial transport of solutes towards xylem vessels in response to nutritional cues. Nitrogen (N) depletion was previously shown to induce early suberization of endodermal cell walls and reduce hydraulic conductivity of barley roots suggesting reduced apoplastic transport of ions (Armand et al., 2019). Suberization may also limit transcellular ion movement by blocking access to transporters (Barberon et al., 2016). The aim of this study was to confirm that N depletion induced suberization in the roots of barley and demonstrate that this was a specific effect in response to NO−3 depletion. Furthermore, in roots with early and enhanced suberization, we assessed their ability for transporter-mediated NO−3 influx. N depletion induced lateral root elongation and early and enhanced endodermal suberization of the seminal root of each genotype. Both root to shoot NO−3 translocation and net N uptake was half that of plants supplied with steady-state NO − 3 . Genes with predicted functions in suberin synthesis (HvHORST) and NO−3 transport (HvNRT2.2) were induced under Ndeplete conditions. N-deplete roots had a higher capacity for high-affinity NO−3 influx in early suberized roots than under optimal NO−3 . In conclusion, NO − 3 depletion induced early and enhanced suberization in the roots of barley, however, suberization did not restrict transcellular NO−3 transport.
Physics Enrichment Book Based On Contextual Teaching And Learning To Develop Academic Performance Of Students

Teaching should have a context for creating the meaningful learning. In addition, students should have a variety of learning resources to enrich their abilities. However, learning resources for physics enrichment were still not available. The solution to this problem is to apply physics enrichment e-books by integrating contextual teaching learning (CTL) and environmental factor. The objective of the research was to investigate the effect of physics enrichment e-books by integrating CTL and environmental factor on academic performance of students. The research method was quasi-experimental for two groups of samples. The research design can be entered into the posttest only design. Data collection instruments consist of written test of knowledge aspect, observation sheet to assess attitudes, and performance assessment sheet to assess thinking skills of students. The results of data analysis stated that the application of physics enrichment e-book has given a significant effect on academic performance of grade X students including knowledge and thinking skills aspects.
Intention to adopt WeChat Mobile Payment Innovation toward Indonesia Citizenship Based in China

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development plays a major role in present society regardless to the location geographically. The society including government and companies are racing to catch up with the advance technology that present in the environment. The dynamical movement of information and communication technology led to a smartphone high ownership by the society. Hence, businesses are boosting the business performance by adjusting to present technology. It led to a new method of the business phenomenon where businesses put more attention in introducing and leveraging the employment of mobile payment. Mobile payment can be a medium to transact online and create a cashless society. Therefore, current study has aimed to explore behavioral intention to adopt mobile payment by using UTAUT 2 Theory. However, the models employ is limited to five constructs and put aside the moderators’ effect on current study. There are four independent variables (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions) and one dependent variables (behavioral intention to adopt WeChat mobile payment) proposed in the research model. The study objective is Indonesia citizenship that reside in China. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) under the software of Partial Least Square (PLS) v. 3.2. 7and IBM SPSS Statistic 24 are employed to analyze the data. The findings indicate that facilitating conditions plays a key predictor to the behavioral intention to adopt WeChat mobile payment innovation for Indonesian in China. It signified a positive significant relationship on facilitating conditions to behavioral intention to adopt WeChat mobile payment. Furthermore, performance expectancy, effort expectancy and social influence signified a positive insignificant relationship toward behavioral intention to adopt WeChat mobile payment innovation.
Network Meta-analysis Comparing Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Antibodies in Solid Cancers

Background: Multiple anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies have been approved, and in some diseases, there is a choice of more than one. Comparative efficacy, safety and tolerability are unknown. Methods: Randomized trials (RCTs) supporting the registration of single agent anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 inhibitors between 2015-2019 were identified. We extracted the hazard ratio (HR) for overall survival (OS) and calculated the odds ratio (OR) for commonly reported safety and tolerability outcomes. We then performed a network meta-analysis, reporting multiple pair-wise comparisons between different anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies. Results: Sixteen RCTs comprising 10673 patients were included; 10 in non-small-cell lung cancer, 2 in melanoma, 2 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and 2 in urothelial cancer. Compared to pembrolizumab, efficacy was similar for nivolumab (HR: 1.02 95% CI: 0.91-1.14) and for atezolizumab (HR: 0.97 95% CI: 0.85-1.10), however, avelumab appeared inferior (HR: 1.30, 95% CI: 1.06-1.56). Pembrolizumab showed similar odds of serious adverse events (SAEs) as nivolumab (OR: 1.12, 95% CI: 0.56-2.27) and atezolizumab (OR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.55-2.04). Compared to nivolumab, atezolizumab was associated with more SAEs (OR: 2.14, 95% CI: 1.47-3.12). Avelumab had the lowest odds of grade 3-4 adverse events compared to pembrolizumab (OR: 0.42, 95% CI: 0.24-0.74), nivolumab (OR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.24-0.62) and atezolizumab (OR: 0.21, 95% CI: 0.14-0.33). The odds of treatment discontinuation without progression were similar between nivolumab and atezolizumab (OR: 1.20, 95% CI: 0.73-2.00), and between pembrolizumab and nivolumab (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 0.83-2.17), but was higher with atezolizumab compared to nivolumab (OR: 2.56, 95% CI: 1.29-5.00). Pembrolizumab was associated with higher OR of immune-related adverse events (IRAEs) compared to nivolumab (OR: 2.12, 95% CI: 1.49-3.03) and atezolizumab (OR: 1.63, 95% CI: 1.09-2.43). Conclusions: Pembrolizumab, nivolumab, and atezolizumab have similar efficacy. Avelumab appears less efficacious. Safety and tolerability seem better with avelumab, but worse with atezolizumab and pembrolizumab.
Evaluation of Transient Overvoltages at Terminations in Low-voltage Installations

Surge protection devices (SPD) are widely used in low-voltage (LV) power systems in order to damp the possible transient surges that can occur at the terminals of electrical and electronic equipment. According to the standard IEC 62305-4, if the length between the SPD and the equipment is electrically long, there may be an overvoltage of up to twice the SPD protective voltage level due to the reflection effect. There are works in scientific literature claiming that the surge in these same circumstances, could reach up to three times the SPD protective voltage level, which in turn can cause greater interference, failure or total equipment loss. This paper investigates the maximum impulse voltage that can appear on the terminals of the equipment. A TN-S single phase circuit is modeled powering loads in an open circuit (high impedance) condition, through different routes of a three-story building. The simulations are made with the commercial softwares ANSYS HFSS and PSpice. A new measurement scheme is proposed in the simulations for interpretation and analysis of transients in the internal lines. The results show that IEC 62305-4 recommendations are suitable for surge protection projects.