Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Social Media and Political Agenda Setting

ABSTRACT What is the role of social media in political agenda setting? Digital platforms have reduced the gatekeeping power of traditional media and, potentially, they have increased the capacity of various kinds of actors to shape the agenda. We study this question in the Swiss context by examining the connections between three agendas: the traditional media agenda, the social media agenda of parties, and the social media agenda of politicians. Specifically, we validate and apply supervised machine learning classifiers to categorize 2.78 million articles published in 84 newspapers, 6,500 tweets posted on official party accounts, and 210,000 tweets posted by politicians on their own accounts from January 2018 until December 2019. We first use the classifier to measure the salience of the four most relevant issues of the period: the environment, Europe, gender equality, and immigration. Then, using a vector autoregression (VAR) approach, we analyze the relationship between the three agendas. Results show that not only do the traditional media agenda, the social media agenda of parties, and the social media agenda of politicians influence one another but, overall, no agenda leads the others more than it is led by them. There is one important exception: for the environment issue, the social media agenda of parties is more predictive of the traditional media agenda than vice-versa. These findings underscore how closely different agendas are tied together, but also show that advocacy campaigns may play an important role in both constraining and enabling parties to push their specific agendas.
DRUG UTILIZATION PATTERN IN PREGNANCY IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA: A FIVE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS KOSISOCHI

Drugs prescribed in pregnancy may diffuse across the placenta to the foetus thereby posing risk of teratogenicity. The rational use of drugs in pregnancy is paramount. The general objective of the study was to assess the pattern of drug utilization in pregnant women who attended antenatal outpatient department in Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State (FETHA). A validated proforma was used to retrospectively retrieve information on drugs prescribed from 1st January 2013 to 31st December 2017 using the World Health Organization/International Network for the Rational Use of Drugs (WHO/INRUD) core prescribing indicators. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics using the IBM SPSS version 25. Ethical approval was obtained from the Research and Ethics Committee of Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State (FETHA) prior to conducting the study. A total of 1036 prescriptions were utilized, drawn from 415 patient folders. The mean age of the subjects was 30.66 ± 5.17. Most of the patients had tertiary education (82.6%) and were civil servants (46.6%). Patients’ obstetrics history showed that about a fifth (20.2%) were primigravid and a tenth (9.9%), in their first trimester. Abdominal/muscle pains (7.9%), upper respiratory tract infections (7.7%) and malaria (7.3%) occurred most frequently. Haematinics (45.3%) were the most prescribed drugs while amoxicillin was the most frequently prescribed antibiotic (36.0%). The average number of drugs per encounter was 4.2. The percentage of encounters with an antibiotic and an injection prescribed were 12.9% and 0.96% respectively. Only 40.5% of the drugs were prescribed by their generic names. The average number of drugs per encounter was above the WHO/INRUD reference value. The percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name and from the essential drugs list or hospital formulary were less than 100%. Antibiotics and injections were not frequently prescribed. More efforts are needed to encourage rational prescribing, prescribing by generic name and the availability of drugs in the essential drugs list.
Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Stroke

Background: Stroke is a deficit death without clear causes. Objective: This study is aimed at investigating the epidemiology of stroke, and its prevalence and risk factors in order to increase the awareness of people towards this problem. Methods: Search was done using different database as Medline, PubMed, and Science Direct with different keywords to identify the relevant articles published. Also, the search was conducted using the electronic library of Taibahu University for Health Sciences. Conclusion: The second leading cause of mortality worldwide is stroke and it represents the third leading cause of morbidity globally. The stroke risk factors are divided into non-modifiable and modifiable factors. The common non-modifiable factors which cannot be changed or controlled are transient ischemic attack and family history. Furthermore, the most prevalent modifiable risk factors are uncontrolled hypertension followed by uncontrolled diabetes. Moreover, physical inactivity, cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol intake and obesity are considered as stroke modifiable risk factors. The alarming stroke can be decreased or even prevented by controlling or avoiding these modifiable risk factors.
Customer Perception Towards E-Banking in Trichy District

Banks today know better than anyone the opportunities and the risks they face in an ever changing competitive environment. In offering ecommerce products, banks had some key advantage over potential competitors. The purpose of this study is to find out the factors that mainly affect the customer perception of internet banking amongst gender and different age groups. This study helps in assessing these factors in the context of internet banking and would therefore help the bank management not only in improving level of satisfaction but also strengthening the bond between bank and their customer. This paper determines is to determine the customer’s perception towards the e-banking. A total number of customers taken for the study are 160. Questionnaires are used to conduct data collection and then analyzed using statistical techniques: Chi-square test, regression analysis, correlation and percentage analysis. This Study reveals that mostly the customers prefer internet banking due to reliability, convenience, sped, safety, security, cost effectiveness and an error free system.
Effectiveness of Food Safety Training on Food Safety Knowledge and Practices of Hospital Food Handlers in Selected Hospitals in Kenya

Epidemiological research has indicated that foodborne nosocomial diseases continue to be critical in the hospital environments. Additionally, research on foodborne disease risk factors has indicated that most outbreaks are associated with food service establishments can be attributed to food handlers’ improper food handling practices and observation studies have revealed that food handlers frequently engage in unsafe food hygiene practices. Food safety training has been identified as a way to assure public health, yet evidence supporting the effectiveness of training has been remains inconclusive. The objective of this study was to assess food safety knowledge and practices of food handlers working in selected hospitals in Kenya before and after food safety training. This study employed a quasi experimental study design. A systematic random sample of 42 hospitals in Kenya was selected to assess the effect of training on food safety knowledge and practices. A total of 140 food handlers employees (68 control and 73 interventional) participated in this study. Pre and posttraining assessments were conducted on knowledge and practices on food safety practices. Overall knowledge (P <0.05) improved significantly between preand post-training (56.5 ±16.5 87.8 ±15.5) while practices did not improve significantly (101.3±11.6 105.3±12.2), however some improvements were observed in some individual practices that were examined independently. Results indicated that training can improve knowledge but might not always improve practices. The results of this study support the assumption that the development and delivery of a food safety education training for food handlers would increase food safety knowledge and practices. Yet, increasing knowledge is not a guarantee that practices will change as demonstrated by high scores in knowledge and low scores in practices. Future studies investigating on ways in which acquired food safety knowledge can be translated into practice are warranted.
FAWCA: A Flexible-greedy Approach to ﬁnd Well-tuned CNN Architecture for Image Recognition Problem

— Convolutional Neural Networks are currently being used widely because they show competitive performance in several problem domains such as image detection, natural language understanding and signal processing. However, a complicated and cache inefﬁcient CNN architecture might show good accuracy but typically requires long processing time and a larger volume of main memory. In this paper, we develop a greedy algorithm with ﬂexible selection that efﬁciently tunes several hyper-parameters particularly the number of ﬁlters for a particular convolutional layer and the number of convolutional layers. Thus, our approach ﬁnds a CNN architecture by minimal exploitation of computing resources and time for any particular image classiﬁcation problem. The important aspect of the algorithm is that it can ﬁnd different well-tuned solution to different image datasets. The proposed CNN architectures generated by the algorithm show competitive performance in several areas of image recognition. We compare our Flexible-greedy approach with a Brute-force parameter tuning technique and ﬁnd that our approach takes much less time ﬁnding well-tuned CNN architecture compared to Brute-force technique. In the case of ﬁnding minimal number of trainable parameters, our approach is also competitive with the general Brute-force methods.
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate (PIP2) Regulates KCNQ3 K+ Channels through Multiple Sites of Action

Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) regulates the function of many ion channels, including M-type (KCNQ1-5, Kv7) K+ channels; however the molecular mechanisms involved in this regulation remain unclear. To identify the sites of action on KCNQ3 channels, we used as our baseline the A315T pore mutant (KCNQ3T) that increases channel currents without modifying the apparent affinity of PIP2 and performed extensive mutagenesis in regions that have been suggested to be involved in PIP2 interactions among the KCNQ family. Using the zebrafish (Danio rerio) voltage-sensitive phosphatase to deplete PIP2 as a probe for apparent affinity of the channels, we found that PIP2 modulates KCNQ channel function through four different domains. 1) the A-B helix linker that we previously identified as important for both KCNQ2 and KCNQ3, 2) the junction between S6 and the A helix (S6Jx), 3) the S2-S3 linker and 4) the S4-S5 linker. We found that PIP2 interactions within these domains were not coupled to the voltage dependence of activation. Extensive homology modeling and docking simulations between the wild-type or mutant KCNQ3 channels and PIP2, correlated with the experimental data. Our results indicate that PIP2 modulates KCNQ3 channel function by interacting synergistically with a minimum of four cytoplasmic domains.
Drosophilaas a Model for Neuroendocrine Control of Renal Homeostasis

Endocrinology is an intrinsically integrative discipline, and is well suited to study in organisms in which genetic intervention is possible; indeed, such integrative physiology is actually a subset of functional genomics. Drosophila, with its powerful genetic technologies and accessible renal system, makes an ideal organism for studies both of fundamental and applied biology, as well as a model with predictive value for the vast Class of Insects. This review illustrates the application of molecular genetic and transgenic technologies available for work in Drosophila to the study of homeostasis by the renal (Malpighian) tubules. This has furthered our understanding of cell‐specific signal transduction mechanisms and transport processes linked to epithelial renal function, which is under complex neuroendocrine control. The insights gained in Drosophila have proved applicable and relevant to other insects, and perhaps beyond.
Perceived Trust and Perceived Satisfaction enhances the acceptance of Health Wristbands in India: An empirical study

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the most important factors that influence consumer likelihood to adopt health wristbands using a sample representative of Indian users. Design/Methodology/Approach – It was a primary data based exploratory study which was conducted in five major cities of India using the questionnaire method. Convenience homogenous purposive sampling was used to collect the data from the selected respondents. Totally, one hundred & twenty (120) respondents participated in this study and Eleven (11) hypotheses were formulated. A modified TAM model was proposed and PLS-SEM was used to estimate and test the hypothesized model. Findings: The study assessed the likelihood of working professionals in Indian geography for the adoption of health wristbands. The users were more allured by the trust they develop in health wristbands and perceived satisfaction levels. Other factors like perceived ease of use (PEOU) and Perceived usefulness (PU) mildly influenced the adoption. Practical Implications: Enhanced features can increase the acceptance of wristband among Indians. Increased acceptance will enable more Indians to monitor themselves and better selfmanage in acute and chronic conditions. Further, it can help people to fight covid-19 pandemic as proactive health management is necessary for the vulnerable & sufferers. Originality/ Value: No work related to consumer likelihood with help of TAM model has been done in Indian scenario. In India, the users are reluctant to use the health wristband due to issues like confidentiality etc. So, it is essential to promote the adoption of wristband for consumers as huge number of people are suffering from chronic ailments (more than 10% of population) in India.
Bequest Motives, Estate Taxes, and Wealth Distributions in Becker-Tomes Models with Investment Risk

I introduce investment risk into Becker and Tomes (1979) model and reinvestigate the impacts of bequest motives and estate taxes on wealth inequality. Contrasting with Becker and Tomes (1979) and Davies (1986), I find that bequest motives increase wealth inequality and estate taxes reduce wealth inequality. Furthermore in my model the impacts of estate taxes on wealth inequality does not depend on the redistribution of tax revenues. Different from Davies (1986) I also find that economic growth decreases wealth inequality. JEL classification: D31; H20
INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC INPUTS AND GROWTH REGULATORS ON GROWTH, OF FRENCH MARIGOLD

Field experiment was undertaken to find out the influence of different orgaftfc inputs and growth regulators on growth, yield and quality of French marigold (Tagetes patula L.) cv. Sindhamani, in a farmer’s field at Sivapuri near Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. Various organic inputs and growth regulators including panchagavya 3%, vermiwash 1:5 dilution, humic acid 0.02%, gibberellic acid 300ppm, triacontanol at 250 ppm were applied. The growth, yield and quality characters were studied at different stages of crop growth. The study revealed that the growth characters expressed as plant height, number of laterals, number of leaves and leaf area were siginificantly higher by the application of Gibberellic acid @ 300 ppm + Panchagavya @ 3%. The hlorophyll content was also enhanced in this treatment.
Improvement of fermentation profile and structural carbohydrate compositions in mixed silages ensiled with fibrolytic enzymes, molasses and Lactobacillus plantarum MTD-1

Abstract In order to enhance the feed’s nutritive value and utilisation efficiency of local straws in Tibet, hulless-barley straw was conserved as silage by mixing with tall fescue and adding the tested additives and their combination. In experiment 1, hulless-barley straw was ensiled with four levels of tall fescue (0, 20, 40 or 60 of fresh weight, FW) in laboratory silos (1 L) for 60 days. The results suggested that 40% hulless-barley straw inclusion of 60% tall fescue was proper for further study. In experiment 2, a mixture of hulless-barley straw and tall fescue (40/60) were treated with (1) no additive (control), (2) fibrolytic enzymes (E, 0.1% FW), (3) molasses (M, 4% FW), (4) Lactobacillus plantarum MTD-1 (Lp, 106 cfu g−1 FW), (5) E + Lp and (6) M + Lp, respectively. Silos were opened after 7, 24, 45 and 60 days of ensiling respectively. The fermentation quality and structural carbohydrates were analysed. After 60 days of ensiling, all the additives except fibrolytic enzymes increased the lactic acid contents, and decreased the pH, ammonia nitrogen and butyric acid contents. All the treated silages had lower neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose and cellulose contents than that of control, especially in E + Lp and M + Lp treated silages. In conclusion, application of L. plantarum together with fibrolytic enzymes or molasses could further improve the fermentation quality and structural carbohydrate compositions in comparison with using each of the three additives alone. Highlights Enhancing the utilisation efficiency of local straws by mixed silage. Improving the feed’s nutritive value by reducing the crude fibre contents.
Mechanically Interlocked Linkers for Dynamic Metal-Organic Frameworks

vi DEDICATION . viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . ix LIST OF TABLES . xviii LIST OF FIGURES . xix LIST OF SCHEMES. xxxii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/SYMBOLS . xxxiii CHAPTER 1 . 1 1.1 Mechanically Interlocked Molecules . 1 1.1.
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection Among Pregnant Women and Small Ruminant Populations in Sistan Region, Iran

BACKGROUND: Toxoplasmosis is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in human societies and ani- mal populations, particularly pregnant women and domestic animals. This life-threatening infection may cause severe consequences in the fetus. OBJECTIVES: This study was aimed to estimate the prevalence of anti-parasite antibodies in pregnant wom- en and sheep and goat populations of Zabol city, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Southeast Iran. METHODS: Ninety serum samples of pregnant women and 184 serum samples of sheep and goats were collected and anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies were examined using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. Subsequently, the correlation between the seroprevalence of infection and socio-de- mographic data was statistically calculated. RESULTS: Among pregnant women, 13/90 (14%) samples were IgG positive and seroprevalence was signifi- cantly correlated to history of abortion (p <0.05). Among examined sheep and goats, 34 sheep (24.6%) and 3 goats (6.5%) out of 184 (138 sheep and 46 goats) serum samples were positive for parasite-specific IgG. Also, the seroprevalence of infection was significantly associated with animal species (p <0.05), history of abortion (p <0.05) and parity (p <0.05). CONCLUSIONS: According to the findings of this study, despite the relatively low prevalence of infection in pregnant women in Sistan, given the high prevalence of infection in the small ruminant population of the region, more careful monitoring and control of transmission of infection from small ruminants along with other common vectors of the disease are essential. However, more precise investigations are needed to reveal the epidemiological aspects of the parasite in Sistan.
Antibiotic susceptibility and pathogenicity of Aeromonas hydrophila isolated from red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus×Oreochromis mossambicus) in Malaysia

Background and Aim: Aeromonas hydrophila is a major cause of bacterial infections affecting a wide range of warm water fishes worldwide. In Malaysia, A. hydrophila isolations from diseased fishes were previously reported; however, with limited information. The present study investigates the antibiotic susceptibility and pathogenicity of A. hydrophila isolated from farmed red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A. hydrophila was biochemically identified and subjected to antibiotic susceptibility tests. The isolate was then intraperitoneally injected into red hybrid tilapia, and the mortality, clinicopathological changes, and LD50 were determined up to 240 h post-infection (hpi). Results: The isolate demonstrated multiple antibiotic resistances (MAR) toward amikacin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, amoxicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, erythromycin, and streptomycin, with a MAR index of 0.5. The experimental infection of A. hydrophila at 105 CFU/mL in the red hybrid tilapia resulted in 100% mortality at 240 hpi. The LD50 was determined at 1.1×104 CFU/mL. Infected fish demonstrated occasional erratic swimming patterns, localized hemorrhages and depigmentation on the body and operculum areas, fin erosion, enlargement of the gall bladder, and hemorrhage in internal organs. Microscopic observation of infected fish revealed brain congestion, tubular necrosis, and glomerular shrinkage in the kidneys, necrosis of hepatocytes, and congestion of blood vessels in the liver. Conclusion: The high virulence of A. hydrophila to the red hybrid tilapia emphasizes the importance of active, on-going monitoring of its prevalence in Malaysian tilapia farming.
Effect of Photoperiod on Some Zootechnical Performances of Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) Raised in Cage in Côte D’Ivoire

A study was conducted in Ismorel farm at Adiake, Cote d'Ivoire, to determine effect of photoperiod on some zootechnical performances of the quail ( Coturnix coturnix japonica ). One-day-old quail was separated into two photoperiodic groups, including group A (NL: 12-AL: 12) and group B (NL: 12-AL: 0). After one week of age, each group was divided into two subgroups. Group A was divided into subgroups A1 (NL: 12-AL: 12) and A2 (NL: 12-AL: 4) while group B was divided into subgroups B1 (NL: 12-AL: 0) and B2 (NL: 12-AL: 4). The experiment lasted 18 months with 6 months for a repetition, it ran from November 2016 to May 2018. During this experiment, 2960 chicks were used for the experiment and 2775 eggs were collected to determine fertility rate and hatching rate. Results showed a significant effect (p 0.05) on the length of eggs, fertility rate, hatching rate and mortality rate according to different subgroups formed.
An examination of the relationship between empowerment and organizational commitment (Case study Kurdistan province electric staff)

This study was done to examine the relationship between employees’ empowerment and their commitment to organization of electronic in Kurdistan province. Data were collected from 126 employees of electronic organization in Kurdistan province. SPSS software was used for data operation. The results of correlation showed a significant positive relationship between employees’ empowerment and their commitment to organization while a significant negative relationship between employees’ empowerment and turnover intention was noted. The results of simple regression also showed a significant positive impact of employees’ empowerment on employees’ commitment to their organization and a negative impact on turnover intention was noted. Both analyses also revealed a significant negative relationship between employees’ commitment to organization and their turnover intention.