Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN IMPROVING HOUSEHOLD WELFARE (CASE STUDY IN LAMBU DISTRICT, BIMA REGENCY)

This study aims to analyze how the role of social capital in improving household welfare. This study was conducted on households in the Lambu sub-district with an analytical method using probit and Tobit models, as well as a two-way causality relationship between the welfare model and social capital using the TSLS approach. The results of the study show that only bridging capital has an impact on increasing household welfare, due to the complexity of the heterogeneous interactions within it. While bonding capital is only on homogeneous community interactions so that it is less effective in increasing welfare, as well as capital linking which tends to produce distribution bias. The heads of households with more unmarried status are below the poverty line and tend to be active in bridging capital. They are aware that they must be involved in heterogeneous communities to improve their welfare, while married/divorced households tend to be above the poverty line and spend more time in the workplace than active in community activities. Keywords: Bonding capital, bridging, linking, household status, depth of poverty
Growth, carcass characteristics and organ development of goat kids fed different levels of cow milk

This study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding different levels of cow milk on growth, hematological parameters, carcass characteristics, rumen and testicular development of goat kids. Eighteen Black Bengal kids were randomly allocated to three groups on the basis of milk feeding levels, 10% (n=6), 15% (n=6), and 20% (n=6) of liveweight. The average liveweight of each group was 2.40 kg. The milk was fed at regular intervals daily up to 13 weeks of age when they were weaned. Blood samples were collected at 8 weeks of age to determine different blood components. At 16 weeks of age kids were sacrificed to examine carcass characteristics, rumen and testes development. Increasing levels of milk improved liveweight gain of kids. Kids fed 20% milk were heavier (7.78 ±0.37kg) at slaughter than others. Numbers of red blood cells were significantly higher in the 15% milk fed group than 20% milk fed group. Carcass weight and dressing percentage of meat did not differ significantly among the groups. Histological examination revealed that rumen papillae length (707.00 ± 37.07µm) and width (430.23 ± 29.86µm) were significantly higher in 20% milk fed kids than others. The sizes of right testicles were significantly wider in 20% milk fed kids than that of 10% groups of kids. In conclusion, cow milk could be fed to kids at the rate of 20% of their liveweight for maximum growth and organ development. J Bangladesh Agril Univ 17(4): 551–559, 2019
SMEs and Economic Growth in Nigeria: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach

This empirical study adopts an autoregressive distributed lag approach in order to examine how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have contributed to economic growth in Nigeria between 1981 and 2013. We find that investment in SMEs has had a significant and positive impact on economic growth in the country. Given that Nigeria is economically underdeveloped, it is essential that the majority of its (largely rural) population be integrated into the process of economic development through entrepreneurship in small businesses. This means encouraging further investment in SMEs and prioritizing their access to credit facilities, infrastructure development, and capacity building to promote long-run socioeconomic development through this medium.
Competitiveness of innovation-driven economies: Insights from selected European countries

Objective: The aim of this paper is to analyse the role of innovation in competitiveness development and to identify the most competitive European economies. From the perspective of contemporary challenges, the following research question will be considered: How innovations determine development of the most competitive European economies? Research Design & Methods: Besides employing critical literature analysis, the research methods based on quantitative synthesis will also be used. Interpretations are developed through an in-depth comprehensive review of different studies and secondary data analysis. Findings: The results provide valuable insights into how innovations determine development of the most competitive European economies. Measuring competitiveness relies on taking into account both supply-side and demand-side indicators. Based on the GCI both the demand-side as well as the supply-side innovation indicators were identified. Contribution & Value Added: The novelty of the study consists, on the one hand, in developing the conceptual framework for innovative competitiveness that contributes to the shaping of socioeconomic transitions and, on the other hand, in determining the innovation-driven factors of the most competitive European countries.
PHASOR MEASUREMENT UNITS (PMUS) ALLOCATION FOR POWER SYSTEMS OBSERVABILITY

The recent development of phasor measurement units (PMUs), enhancing synchronization and high time-resolution of measurements, allows the creation of dynamic snapshots and makes network real-time observability possible. A proposed analysis of power system observability and the rules of PMUs placement with the aim of linear static state estimation (SE) of power system networks are presented in this paper. According to the Power System Analysis Toolbox (PSAT), MATLAB toolbox, several algorithms of PMUs allocations as well as their differences and relations are introduced such as a graph-theoretic procedure based on Depth First Search, Simulated Annealing Method, Minimum Spanning Tree Method, and others. These different methods are used to benchmark the real networks with different scales, topologies and voltage levels in Egypt besides the standard test systems of IEEE 14-bus and IEEE 30-bus. The obtained results indicate the effectiveness of the applied methods of optimal PMUs placement for power system observability with the aim of linear static SE as well as the further requirements for optimal PMUs placement, which are not provided by any of the different methods for future work. By comparing the studied methods, we found that, it could not be said that there is an algorithm is optimal for all cases. ذمة لا ذةحظملا تايوتذسمح وذيربتلا ضرذع مذت اذما كذححلا ااذه ىف ىهاهجتلاا سايقلا تادحو عيزوت سسلا زجوم ضرع مت ىذلع لوصحلل سارد ضرع مت و يحرهالا ىوقلا احذ ليذصوت ياحذصو لظذب اذهبيزوت يااذمنو ىهاذجتلاا ساذيقلا تادذحو ددذع رذي لا هذلاحلا رذي تم ذميو دذيدحت ىذف مهست اه وا لثمتت ىتلاو لحلل ساساا ماة لل ىطب هلاح ريدقت ىلع لوصحلل يحرهالا ىوقلا ا يذم قاذط ىذف ذحاتملا تاذسايقلا وذيةوتح كلا و ماة لا ةحظم قيقحت سارد عم ووربم ريث ذت ذسارد مذت و ريياذبملاو دذعاوقل ىذلع لوذصحلل ذمزظلا ىهاذجتلاا ساذيقلا تادذحو يااذمنو دادعن ىلع اصيا ئراطلا و لي تلل يدابلا لي تلا وورة يم ديدبلا ماذ رح قذيحطت لظذب يذم كذلا و هذمدع يذم ماذة لل ذمات ذةحظمل لوذصولل و لذحلل ساذساا ماذة لل ىذطب هلاح ريدقت PSAT و ت ىالا رذ احذ و يرذصملا يدذحوملا احذ لا يذم رذيحا بزذج ىذلع اذهراحتبا عم ما رحلا اهلم ي ىتلاو فلتبملا قرطلا حر م لا ىماذة ظذا ىذلع اذهراحتبا ىذلا فاذصلااح كلا و اتلدلا IEEE ىوا ييذسايقلا 41 و 03 ااذه ذياه ىذفو ليذصوتلا يذصو يذم جلاو يحيصوتلا تاططبملا و ئات لا ضربت كححلا عذيزوتو يااذمن ييذح ذ راقم ايذصوت عذم ذبحرلاا ذمة ظل يدا رتسلاا لواد رذثان ذقيرط ىذلا ذجاحلا ايذصوت مذت اذما ذفلتبملا اذهتاراحتعاو لي ذ تلا وورذة ذسح ىذلع اهدادذعنو ىهاذجتلاا سايقلا تادحو امنو دادعن ديدحت ىلع اهريث ت ابلأ امملا ضورفلا يم ديزملا يمصتتلل يمومع و يلوم ذيهاجتلاا ساذيقلا تادح و عيزوت يا . ماة لل مات حوارمل لوصولل
Synthesis, physico-chemical investigation, DFT calculations and cytotoxic activity of palladium complexes with 3'-amino-4-thiо-1H-tetrahydropyranspiro-5'-hydantoin

Synthesis, physico-chemical investigation, DFT calculations and cytotoxic activity of palladium complexes with 3'-amino-4-thiо-1H-tetrahydropyranspiro-5'-hydantoin E. Cherneva*, R. T. Buyukliev, N. Burdzhiev, R. Michailova, A. G. Bakalova 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University Sofia, 2 Dunav Str. , 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria 2 Department of Organic Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University, 1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University Sofia, 2 Dunav Str. , 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Homogeneity or implicature: An experimental investigation of free choice

A sentence containing disjunction in the scope of a possibility modal, such as Angie is allowed to buy the boat or the car , gives rise to the FREE CHOICE inference that Angie can freely choose between the two. This inference poses a well-known puzzle, in that it is not predicted by a standard treatment of modals and disjunction (e.g., Kamp 1974 ). To complicate things further, FREE CHOICE tends to disappear under negation: Angie is not allowed to buy the boat or the car doesn’t merely convey the negation of free choice, but rather the stronger DUAL PROHIBITION reading that Angie cannot buy either one. There are two main approaches to the FREE CHOICE - DUAL PROHIBITION pattern in the literature. While they both capture the relevant data points, they make a testable, divergent prediction regarding the status of positive and negative sentences in a context in which Angie can only buy one of the two objects, e.g., the boat. In particular, the implicature-based approach (e.g., Fox 2007 ; Klinedinst 2007 ; Bar-Lev & Fox 2017 ) predicts that the positive sentence is true in such a context, but associated with a false implicature, while it predicts the negative sentence to be straightforwardly false. The alternative approach (e.g., Aloni 2018 ; Goldstein 2018 ; Willer 2017 ) predicts both the positive and negative sentences to be equally undefined. Investigating the contrast between these sentences in such a context therefore provides a clear way to address the debate between implicature and non-implicature accounts of FREE CHOICE . We present an experiment aiming to do just this, the results of which present a challenge for the implicature approach. We further discuss how the implicature approach could in theory be developed to account for our results, based on a recent proposal by Enguehard & Chemla ( 2018 ) on the distribution of implicatures.
The Potential of Bait al-M l wa Tamwil (BMT) in Developing The Border Area of Indonesia-Malaysia

This research aims at investigating the potential of Bait al-Māl wa Tamwil (BMT) in the development of border areas of Indonesia-Malaysia by prioritizing the welfare approach. Primary data was obtained through in-depth interviews with respondents from academics, practitioners, and regulators. The Analytic Network Process (ANP) method and Benefit Opportunity Cost Risk (BOCR) network are used to review the interview results. The results reveal that BMT is able to help the development of the border areas. Moreover, the aspects of benefit and opportunity in exploiting BMT is more significant than the cost and risk aspects. There are three alternative strategies to be implemented in order to maximize the benefits and opportunities and also minimize the costs and risks, namely the capital of third parties, linkage programs, and special regulations.
Experimental characterization and modelling of microfluidic radial diffusers for passive self-regulating valves

A microfluidic radial diffuser typically comprises a hole in a membrane facing a concentric pillar separated by a small gap where the fluid is forced to flow radially between the membrane and the pillar. Such diffusers are notably used to make passive flow rectification valves for drug delivery devices, wherein several holes are machined into a flexible membrane progressively deflecting against pillars as the pressure increases on top of it. The fluidic modelling of such a diffuser is made difficult by the presence of a transition region between the hole and the diffuser itself. An experimental investigation has been conducted using SOI wafers to form membranes having only one central hole and Pyrex wafers for the substrate and pillars. Both wafers are anodically bonded together after alignment. A simple fluidic model accounting for the specific geometry of the diffuser is proposed and compared to experimental results. A good match is obtained, for Reynolds number in the range 0.5 to 35, using the analytical formula of a radial diffuser in the laminar regime with an effective inner radius 40% smaller than the actual one, in order to correctly simulate the flow constriction at the entrance of the diffuser.
Ant Colony Optimization for Resolving Unit Commitment Issues by Considering Reliability Constraints

Unit Commitment or generator scheduling is one of complex combination issues aiming to obtain the cheapest generating power total costs. Ant Colony Optimization is proposed as a method to solve Unit Commitment issues because it has a better result convergence according to one of journals that reviews methods to solve Unit Commitment issues. Ant Colony Optimization modification into Nodal Ant Colony Optimization as well as addition of several elements are also conducted to overcome Ant Colony Optimization limitations in resolving Unit Commitment issues. Nodal Ant Colony Optimization simulations are then compared with Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing methods which previously has similar simulations. Reliability index combination in a form of Loss of Load Probability and Expected Unserved Energy are also added as reliability constraints in the system. Comparison of three methods shows that Nodal Ant Colony Optimization is able to provide better results up to 0.08% cheaper than Genetic Algorithm or Simulated Annealing methods.
Developing Guidelines for Thermal Comfort and Energy Saving during Hot Season of Multipurpose Senior Centers in Thailand

In Thailand, many government buildings and facilities are adapted to serve as Multipurpose Senior Centers (MSCs). However, most of them have been used without taking into account of thermal comfort of occupants. The present research aimed to develop guidelines for improving suitable indoor environment for the Thai elderly in hot season and analyze energy use of the 3 case-study MSCs. Both field study and climate-controlled chamber study were conducted. The obtained data were analyzed to develop the equation for predicting the thermal sensation, which would be inputted in the scSTREAM program for analysis purposes. The energy use was evaluated using the DOE-2 program. The results suggested that during 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. , natural ventilation should be used together with orbit fans to produce an actual air velocity of 0.64–0.73 m/s. From 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. , air conditioners should set at 26.00–26.50 °C with an actual air velocity of 0.06–0.22 m/s. The results also showed that the developed guidelines could improve the level of thermal comfort from “slightly cool” to “neutral” and reduce energy use in hot season by 16.56% due to the reduction of cooling load and fan operation of air conditioning systems. Moreover, energy consumption in MSCs are also affected by the building parameters. These findings can be applied as guidelines for improving a large number of MSCs in Thailand.
Motivation of Quantity Surveyors towards Improved Job Performance in the Malaysian Construction Industry

Performance is a product of motivation and is viewed as the implementation of an action or one’s ability. Meanwhile, employee performance is the measure of the quality of an organisation. Motivation has been described as the key factor that influences people to perform better, resulting in higher productivity. Motivation triggers action into achieving goal(s). The issue of motivation is important as it is the key to high performance especially since the construction industry is related to human management. In construction, quantity surveyors contribute to the overall construction performance, mainly, by adding value to the contractual and financial management of projects starting from the pre-construction stage until post-construction. However, the roles of the quantity surveyor have undergone significant change in different countries in the last decade and the profession now faces several challenges that threaten its existence. The way quantity surveyors carry out their work has changed in order to adapt to the challenging environment. The quantity surveying profession has been established in Malaysia since 1961. However, there is a paucity of research that has investigated the motivational practices towards improvement of job performance of quantity surveyors; and the evolution of the role of the quantity surveyor in order to study the relationship between motivation and work performance of this profession in Malaysian construction industry. This paper compares 5 studies related to motivation and job performance of employees. This paper is based on on-going PhD study which is expected to complete in 2017. Conclusions and recommendations are offered for the benefit of academics, researchers, professional institutions and the construction industry in Malaysia. The conclusions and recommendations are offered for the benefit of academics, researchers, professional institutions and the construction industry in Malaysia.
The Roles of Community in the Administration of Secondary Schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria (Peranan Komuniti dalam Pentadbiran Sekolah Menengah di Negeri Ekiti, Nigeria)

Community roles in secondary schools are very fundamental for the development of education. Mutual co-operation between schools and the community is very significant for the ultimate goals of education to be realized . This paper reports a survey done to determine the roles of community in the administration of secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria with regards to provision of material, financial support, staff welfare and their relationship with the schools. 27 principals and 409 teachers were randomly selected as samples. Role of Community in the Administration Secondary School Questionnaire (RCASSQ) was used to collect the data. The data was analysed descriptively. The result showed that the community play their roles in providing materials ( =2.32) , rendering financial support ( =2.00) and improving the staff welfare ( =2.11) to a low extent. Meanwhile, the community was revealed to play their roles in preserving the cordial relationship with schools ( =3.18) to a great extent. This implicates that a proper awareness and orientation of the community members on their roles in the administration of school is pertinent. The study therefore recommends that the Ministry of Education should organized quarterly seminar, workshop, and conferences for the principals, teachers and community members to sensitize them on the need of community members in the administration of secondary schools. K eywords: Community roles, principals, teachers, secondary school administration Peranan masyarakat kepada sekolah menengah sangat penting untuk pembangunan pendidikan. Kerjasama bersama antara sekolah dan masyarakat sangat penting bagi merealisasikan matlamat utama pendidikan. Artikel ini melaporkan tinjauan yang dilakukan untuk menentukan peranan komuniti dalam pentadbiran sekolah menengah di Negeri Ekiti, Nigeria berkaitan dengan penyediaan bahan, sokongan kewangan, kebajikan kakitangan dan hubungan mereka dengan sekolah. 27 pengetua dan 409 guru dipilih secara rawak sebagai sampel. Soal Selidik Peranan Komuniti di Sekolah Menengah (RCASSQ) digunakan untuk mengumpul data. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil menunjukkan bahawa komuniti memainkan peranan yang kecil dalam menyediakan bahan ( = 2.32), memberikan sokongan kewangan ( = 2.00) dan meningkatkan kebajikan kakitangan ( = 2.11). Sementara itu, komuniti memainkan peranan yang besar dalam memelihara hubungan mesra dengan sekolah-sekolah ( = 3.18). Kajian ini mengimplikasikan bahawa kesedaran dan orientasi yang betul bagi ahli-ahli masyarakat mengenai peranan mereka dalam pentadbiran sekolah adalah penting. Kajian ini mengesyorkan agar Kementerian Pelajaran menganjurkan seminar, bengkel, dan persidangan suku tahunan untuk para pengetua, guru dan ahli komuniti untuk memberi sensitiviti kepada mereka tentang keperluan ahli komuniti dalam pentadbiran sekolah menengah. Kata kunci: Peranan komuniti, guru besar, guru, pentadbiran sekolah menengah
Four Facets to Know a Cancer Care-related Journal: An Example of Eur. J. Cancer Care (Engl.)

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the journal features by collecting some data from Pubmed Central (PMC) and to interpret the characteristics of the journal for Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) (EJCC). Methods: Selecting 1611 abstracts and their corresponding author names and keywords on September 3, 2017, from PMC, we analyzed data mentioned above to address following features: (1) Nation distribution and author collaborations; (2) Journal features represented by article keywords; (3) The most productive authors and their authorship clusters; (4) The top 10 journals most similar to EJCC. Microsoft Excel VBA routines were programmed to extract data from PMC. Rasch model and SNA Pajek software were used to present visualized displays for EJCC features. Original Research Article Hsieh et al.; JCTI, 9(4): 1-9, 2019; Article no.JCTI. 52681 2 Results: We found (1) the majority of the articles are from UK (28%) Australia (10%) and Sweden (5%); (2) The most linked
AlCoCuFeNi high–entropy alloy nanoparticle melting and solidification: a classical molecular dynamics simulation study

The processes of melting and solidification of AlCoCuFeNi nanoparticle of about 10 nm is studied by molecular dynamics simulation at three different cooling rates (1∙1011 K/s, 1∙1012 K/s, and 1∙1013 K/s) using the embedded atom model (EAM) potential. The melting and crystallization of the nanoparticle are characterized by studying the temperature dependence of the potential energy. The adaptive common neighbor analysis (CNA) is performed and the radial distribution function (RDF) is calculated to determine the structure and lattice parameters of phases of the AlCoCuFeNi nanoparticle. It is shown that the final structure of the investigated nanoparticle changes from amorphous to crystalline with decreasing of the rate of cooling, and the temperature hysteresis takes place during the melting and crystallization of AlCoCuFeNi HEA nanoparticle.
Effect of metformin and indole-3-carbinol on a rat model of Parkinson’s disease induced by 6-hydroxydopamine

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a motor system disorder caused by factors that lead to depletion of dopamine from the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Mechanisms of PD include mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Metformin is an old antidiabetic drug that has recently been shown to offer protective effects against many types of cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a phytochemical derived from the cruciform vegetables. Recently, I3C was proven to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. The aim of this work was to study the effect of metformin and/or I3C on 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced PD in rats. Sixty male Wistar rats were divided into 6 equal groups: Control; 6-OHDA, metformin + 6-OHDA; I3C + 6-OHDA; carboxymethyl cellulose + 6-OHDA and metformin + I3C + 6-OHDA group. Striatal dopamine, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-β1), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR), mitochondrial complex 1 activity, total swim score and catalepsy score were measured. The striatum was subjected to immunohistochemical examination. The combination between metformin and I3C induced significant increase in striatal SOD, GR, mitochondrial complex 1 activity and dopamine with significant decrease in striatal TNF-α, IL-6, TGF-β1, MDA and nuclear factor kappa-B expression with significant improvement in catalepsy and total swim scores better than the groups that received either I3C or metformin alone. So, metformin/I3C combination may represent a beneficial therapeutic modality for amelioration of 6-OHDA-induced PD in rats.