Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Relationship between Ethno-Linguistic Composition of Social Networks and Activity Space: A Study Using Mobile Phone Data

This study is a contribution to the discussion on the ethnic segregation cycle, through the examination of individuals’ activity spaces—including residence and workplace—and from the perspective of social networks. Bridging social ties can be a key factor in higher minority inclusion and in breaking the vicious circle of segregation. We compare the spatial behaviour of two ethno-linguistic population groups living in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital city (Estonian-speaking majority and Russian-speaking minority), each of which have co- and interethnic social networks, through the use of mobile positioning (call detail records) and call-graph data. Among our main findings, we show firstly that interethnic social networks are more common for the Russian-speaking minority population. The probability of having an interethnic network is related to the ethno-linguistic composition of the residential district concerned; districts with a higher proportion of residents from another ethnic group tend to favour interethnic networks more. Secondly, the activity space is related to the ethno-linguistic composition of the social networks. Spatial behaviour is most expansive for Estonian speakers with co-ethnic networks, and most constrained for Russian speakers with co-ethnic networks. At the same time, speakers of Estonian and Russian with interethnic networks show rather similar spatial behaviours: They tend to visit more districts where the proportion of people from the other ethno-linguistic group is higher. Interethnic networks are therefore related to spatial behaviour, which can indicate interethnic meeting points and locations, something that is regarded as being important in assimilation and segregation cycle theories.
Task-Oriented Reading: A Framework for Improving College Students’ Reading Compliance and Comprehension

Abstract Undergraduates report a variety of reasons for not reading assigned text(s), including confusion regarding instructors’ expectations, while faculty report using reading as a major instructional tool and attest to the negative consequences of students’ lack of reading. To bridge this divide, we propose Task-Oriented Reading Instruction (TORI) as a theoretically-based framework which faculty can use to explicitly communicate reading goals to students, specify effective reading strategies, and align class assessments with assigned reading goals. Synthesizing educational and psychological research on effective reading, this general framework can be applied across courses and disciplines.
Estimation of the Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Thailand’s Rice Landraces Using SNP Markers

Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Modern rice varieties have been developed for high yield and quality; however, there has been a substantial loss of diversity. A greater number of genetically dynamic landraces could offer valuable and useful genetic resources for rice improvement. In this study, the genetic diversity and population structure of 365 accessions of lowland and upland landraces from four populations from different geographical regions of Thailand were investigated using 75 SNP markers. Clustering analyses using maximum likelihood, Principal Coordinate Analysis (PCoA), and Discriminant Analysis of Principal Components (DAPC) clustered these landraces into two main groups, corresponding to indica and japonica groups. The indica group was further clustered into two subgroups according to the DAPC and STRUCTURE analyses (K = 3). The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) analysis results revealed that 91% of the variation was distributed among individuals, suggesting a high degree of genetic differentiation among rice accessions within the populations. Pairwise FST showed the greatest genetic differentiation between the northeastern and southern populations and the smallest genetic differentiation between the northern and northeastern populations. Isolation-by-distance analysis based on a Mantel test indicated a significant relationship between the genetic distance and geographic distance among the Thai rice landraces. The results from this study provide insight into the genetic diversity of Thai rice germplasm, which will enhance the germplasm characterization, conservation, and utilization in rice genetics and breeding.
Classi�cation and Segmentation of Breast Tumor Using Mask R-CNN on Mammograms

Purpose Breast cancer has caused more deaths in women compared to any other cancer that might be found among women. With that being said, this research has proposed a method which can detect classify and segment the different types of breast tumors. This paper has also discussed the different methods by which the breast cancer has been classified and segmented in the past. Method Breast cancer can be detected in its early stages by MRI and/or mammography of the breast muscles. For this research a novel approach is proposed for breast cancer detection, classification and segmentation. The proposed framework uses breast mammograms from the CBIS-DDSM (Curated Breast Imaging Subset of DDSM) DICOM images. Mammograms are radio images of a muscle. The DICOM data has been preprocessed in such a way that it could be incorporated with more traditional format, then the patches from the mammogram images have been taken out and finally fed into the Mask RCNN neural network. Results The outcome of the approach is, that the proposed framework is able to localize cancer tumor, even when it has developed in multiple regions, making it a multi-class classifier. The framework is also able to classify whether the tumor is benign or malignant as well as segments the cancerous tumor region with a pixel wise annotation . The average accuracy observed is about 85% on test cases, with precision value of 0.75, recall being 0.8 and F1 score 0.825. Conclusion The proposed framework is cost efficient and can be used as a helping tool for the radiologist in breast cancer detection. In future the proposed approach can also be implemented on other cancerous tumors for classification and segmentation purposes.
PENGARUH INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, DAN UKURAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP KINERJA KEUANGAN PERUSAHAAN PERBANKAN YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh intellectual capital, good corporate governance, dn ukuran perusahaan terhadap kinerja keuangan pada perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2015-2019. Data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder dengan tehnik dokumentasi yang diperoleh melalui annual report yang dipublikasikan di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah Analisis Regresi Berganda. Hasil uji secara parsial (uji t) menunjukkan intellectual capital berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja keuangan, good corporate governance berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja keuangan, dan ukuran perusahaan tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja keuangan. Hasil uji secara simultan (uji F) menunjukkan bahwa variabel intellectual capital, good corporate governance, dan ukuran perusahaan secara bersama-sama berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja keuangan pada perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI).
A survey of tick infestation of animals before Eid-al-Adha as suspected cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Kabul city’s streets and live animal markets

Ticks are considered the crucial vectors of many infectious agents and considered the main vectors and reservoirs of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus which is endemic in Afghanistan. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of tick infestation in animals brought to Kabul city streets and live animal markets before Eid-al-Adha days as suspected cases of CCHF. Totally, 4,200 animals were examined in a four-day survey to estimate the prevalence of infested animals and related risk factors in Kabul city streets and live animal markets before Eid-al-Adha days in August 2019. The animals originated from 85.3% of provinces (29/34) and consisted of sheep (66.5%), goats (14.8%), cattle (14.9%), buffallos (1.9%) and camels (0.008%). The overall prevalence of the tick infestation was 25.2% and the mean number of ticks per animal was 2.6. The prevalence was 18.2% in animals <1 year old, 23.4% in animals 1-2 years old and 33.5% in animals > 2 years old (p<0.05), but it was 27.1% in female and 25.1% in male respectively (p>0.05). From the total 2,101 ectoparasites collected, Hyalomma was the dominant genus (40.7%), followed by Rhipicephalus (6.1%), Amblyomma (5.4%), Dermacentor (1.3%), Boophilus (1.0%), Ixodes (0.05%) and Argas (0.1%). The overall awareness about CCHF among sellers/farmers was low, and only 5% just had heard about the disease. It has been concluded that tick infestation is very prevalent in animals brought to Kabul city before Eid-al-Adha days and low awareness about zoonotic diseases including CCHF among society greatly threaten the health of people.
Effect of alternate feeding of normal and low protein diet on the growth performance and biochemical composition of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) fingerlings

A 56-day feeding trial was conducted with Clarias gariepinus fingerlings to evaluate the effects of alternate mixed feeding schedules of normal and low protein diets on growth and feed utilization. Two experimental diets with crude protein levels of 45% (Diet A – normal protein) and 35% (Diet B – low protein) were prepared using locally available feed ingredients. Four different feeding schedules were implemented: Diet A throughout (T1), 1-day Diet A followed by 1-day Diet B (T2), 2-days Diet A followed by 1-day Diet B (T3), and 1-dayDietA followed by 2-days Diet B (T4). The fish were fed 5% of their body weight twice daily throughout the experiment. The results showed no significant difference in the growth and feed utilization parameters except for the protein efficiency ratio. T4 recorded the highest value for weight gain, specific growth rate, feed and protein efficiency ratio. Similarly, T4 recorded the best feed conversion ratio. Hence, the study showed that alternate feeding of normal and low protein diets has no negative effect on fish growth performance with a possibility of reducing feed cost.
Magnetic and Gravity Surface Geometry Inverse Modeling of the TAG Active Mound

Seafloor massive sulfide deposits form in remote environments, and the assessment of deposit size and composition through drilling is technically challenging and expensive. To aid the evaluation of the resource potential of seafloor massive sulfide deposits, three‐dimensional inverse modeling of geophysical potential field data (magnetic and gravity) collected near the seafloor can be carried out to further enhance geologic models interpolated from sparse drilling. Here, we present inverse modeling results of magnetic and gravity data collected from the active mound at the Trans‐Atlantic Geotraverse hydrothermal vent field, located at 26°08′N on the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge, using autonomous underwater vehicle and submersible surveying. Both minimum‐structure and surface geometry inverse modeling methods were utilized. Through deposit‐scale magnetic modeling, the outer extent of a chloritized alteration zone within the basalt host rock below the mound was resolved, providing an indication of the angle of the rising hydrothermal fluid and the depth and volume of seawater/hydrothermal mixing zone. The thickness of the massive sulfide mound was determined by modeling the gravity data, enabling the tonnage of the mound to be estimated at 2.17 ± 0.44 Mt through this geophysics‐based, noninvasive approach.
The Social Identity and Investment of Learners in an Adult EFL Program －A Case Study of Three Korean Learners

This study leverages “Investment Theory” (Norton, 1995) to investigate English as a foreign language (EFL) when it comes to the social identity and investment of learners in an adult EFL program in South Korea. Using triangulation, this study examines how three Korean learners negotiated their social identity and English learning with regards to language investment. The data were collected via class observations, semi-structured interviews, and the EFL program’s class attendance sheet, from October 2019 to February 2020. The findings revealed that EFL learners’ social identity and investment, which can be negotiated and constructed over time, are diversified and changeable through the process of learning English. Lacking the daily language environment of English as a second language, EFL learners start learning English at school. As a result, a learner’s first English learning-related social identity is one that involves examinations and/or tests, while other social identities (e.g., those of a traveler, teacher, worker, volunteer, etc.) follow over time. When negotiating a learner’s foreign language learning, diverse social identities help promote language investment. Finally, implications for formal foreign language learning pedagogy are discussed within this study.
Trade credit in transition economies: does state ownership matter?

ABSTRACT This article investigates the effect of residual state ownership on trade credit in Vietnam. The empirical results show that a substantial withdrawal of the state from listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) does not disturb these firms’ supply of and demand for trade credit, suggesting that trade credit is not a source of soft budget constraint and local privatisation programmes have not been motivated by efficiency. Privatisation seems to be a transitional phenomenon in a state-dominated economy that is inadequately supportive of private sector development and a poor legal system encouraging informal contracts. Interestingly, Vietnamese firms with more accounting conservatism, probably in response to their creditors’ increasing demand for financial reporting quality, are found to provide less trade credit, suggesting that adopting more conservative accounting arising from the government’s privatisation may be associated with firms’ better accessibility to bank credit.
A Quad-Band RF Circuit for Enhancement of Energy Harvesting

Radio frequency energy harvesting is one of the new renewable sources that faces some technical challenges, which limit its performance. This study presents two scenarios to enhance the harvested power. The first scenario introduces a quad-band voltage multiplier circuit with a single receiving antenna and four band-pass filters of elliptic type. In this scenario, four frequencies of the Global System for Mobile communications, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, and Wireless Fidelity frequency bands have been considered for the study. The second scenario proposes a quad-band voltage multiplier circuit with four receiving antennas at the same frequency bands as the first scenario. High conversion efficiencies were achieved for the two scenarios. The proposed quad-band system developed a harvested power level, sufficient for powering up low power micro-devices with no need for an external power supply.
Coping with Energy Poverty: Measurements, Drivers, Impacts, and Solutions

Energy is required for socioeconomic development, and the world’s energy needs have significantly increased in the last decades. The lack of energy can have severe impacts on a person’s well-being; therefore, energy access should be ensured for everyone in the world. Energy poverty usually refers to a situation where a household cannot be kept adequately warm, but it is a complex issue with many more aspects. This paper aims to present a comprehensive review of the energy poverty problem, particularly presenting various definitions given in the literature that capture the multi-dimensional nature of the problem and analyzing the different ways of measuring energy poverty (expenditure approach and consensual approach). In addition, the impacts of the problem are identified, including health, socioeconomic, and environmental impacts, as well as the drivers that can worsen energy poverty conditions, such as several household characteristics and various socioeconomic and environmental factors. The situation occurring currently in the world is also presented, including studies that focus on different world regions, and the different solutions that can help address the problem are discussed, including changes to the living environments and the use of new technologies.
Blending mindfulness practices and character strengths increases employee well‐being: A second‐order meta‐analysis and a follow‐up field experiment

Correspondence Lucas Monzani, Ivey Business School, 1255 Western Road – Rm 2359, London, Ontario, Canada. Email: lmonzani@ivey.ca Abstract This study summarises the existing literature on Mindfulness‐Based Interventions (MBIs) and their effect on employee well‐being criteria and extends it by testing MBIs against aMindfulness‐Strengths‐Based Intervention (MSBI). Given that extant MBIs focus on restoring well‐being, our first hypothesis was that MBIs would perform better on reducing negative emotional states than on promoting well‐ being. To test our first hypothesis, we conducted a second‐ order meta‐analysis, which summarised 13 first‐order meta‐analyses (k = 311). MBIs had stronger effects on reducing negative emotions (g = −0.74) than on increasing well‐being (g = 0.58). Then, we conducted a follow‐up field experiment, comparing how an MSBI performed against an MBI on employee well‐being criteria. An MSBI combines mindful meditation, mindful living and Character‐Strengths‐
Higher Education Finance Between Ghana and the United States

Over the years, there has been a tremendous increase in enrollment in higher education as well as the cost of attendance. This article comparatively analyzes the higher education finance between the United States of America (U.S.A.) and Ghana, taking into consideration the goals of higher education, enrollment and expenditure, and the various sources of finance available to students in both countries. The source of education finance between both countries is examined through the lens of neoliberalism, which prioritizes capitalism, free trade, and market in public institutions, specifically higher education. While there are disparities in the financing of higher education in both countries, there is a similarity in the limited access to higher education and funding by students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
Understanding the Determinants of Hotel Consumer Trust : A Perspective Commitment-Trust Theory

Hospitality services are significantly affected by the pandemic, inseparable from Bali's province, known as the highest contributor of tourism revenue in the affected country of Indonesia, where the occupancy rate of hotels in Bali is also decreasing. This investigation will analyze the impact of services, Communication reduction on Bali hotels' occupancy during the Covid-19 outbreak. The research objective is to develop a conceptual model of consumer trust by implementing health protocol services and setting low prices. The research method used is descriptive quantitative with questionnaire instruments that have been disseminated, then each answer is processed and analyzed with a statistical application, namely PLS-SEM. Determination of the sample using non-probability sampling with 100 respondents. The findings also show that the influence on services, especially in the current health protocol, becomes significant in the hospitality service industry. The low Communications also directly affect tourists to choose hotels in the middle of a pandemic like this. Keywords: Health protocol services, communication,, consumer trust
Rapeseed Yield in a Maize – Rapeseed Cropping Pattern over a Long-Term Nutrient Management Experiment

A long-term soil fertility experiment in maize (Zea mays) – rapeseed (Brassica campestris var. toria) cropping system was initiated in Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Directorate of Agricultural Research (DoAR), Lumbini Province, Banke, Khajura (the then Regional Agricultural Research Station) since 1994. The field experiment was designed in the randomized complete block including nutrient as treatment at nine rates (0–0–0 nitrogen – phosphorus – potash (N–P2O5–K2O) kg/ha, 60–0–0 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha, 60–40–0 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha, 60–40–20 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha, 30–20–10 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha, 30–20– 10 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha + 30 cm stover from previous maize, 60–40–20 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha + 30 cm stover from previous maize, farmyard manure 10 t/ha and 30–20–10 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha + farmyard manure 6 t/ha) and was replicated three times. Rapeseed crop yield attributes including days to flowering, plant height, siliqua per plant, 1000 grains weight, seed yield and straw yield and soil fertility parameters including soil pH, soil organic matter content, soil total nitrogen content, soil available phosphorus content and soil available potash content were monitored from 1994 to 2018 growing seasons. There was a significant effect (p < 0.01) of nutrient treatments in the days to flowering, plant height, siliqua per plant, 1000 grains weight, seed yield and straw yield. The highest mean seed yield (445 kg/ha) was obtained from the nutrient application at the rate of 30–20–10 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha + farmyard manure 6 t/ha during 1994 – 2018. Yield trend analysis revealed nutrient treatment with farmyard manure both FYM 10 t/ha and 30–20– 10 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha + FYM 6 t/ha had significant positive (p < 0.001, R > 0.30) trend of rapeseed seed yield with the maximum 1000 kg/ha rapeseed yield in 2018. Soil analysis results after rapeseed harvest in 2018 showed two nutrient treatments including farmyard manure had significant high soil organic matter (SOM > 1%), soil available phosphorus content (P2O5 > 55 kg/ha) and soil available potash content (K2O > 550 kg/ha). In the long-term, integrated nutrient management applying 30–20–10 N–P2O5–K2O kg/ha + FYM 6 t/ha was the optimal nutrient management option for rapeseed production in maize – rapeseed cropping system at Khajura and similar agro-ecological conditions.
Raw Secondary Metabolites of Chitosan-enriched Pseudomonas fluorescens P60 to Control Corn Sheath Blight

Corn is a strategic cereal with economic value and always face the corn sheath blight in the field. An alternative safely and environmentally friendly disease control is the use of biological agent Pseudomonas fluorescens P60 that produced raw secondary metabolites. This study aimed to test the effectiveness of chitosan enriched P. fluorescens P60 raw secondary metabolites against leaf blight and to determine the effect on the growth of maize. The research was conducted at the Laboratory of Plant Protection and Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Jenderal Soedirman University. In vitro test used a completely randomized design and in planta test used a randomized block design consisted of four treatments and six replicates. The treatments consisted of control and the secondary metabolites of P. fluorescens P60 enriched with chitosan 1, 2, and 3%. Variables observed were inhibition ability, chitinase and protease analysis qualitatively, incubation period, disease intensity, infection rate, AUDPC, crop height, crop fresh weight, and root fresh weight. The results showed that the secondary metabolites of P. fluorescens P60 enriched with chitosan 3% was effective in inhibiting the growth of Rhizoctonia solani as 63.3%, produced chitinase and protease, and could control the disease by delaying the incubation period as 79.05%, lowering the disease intensity as 68.68%, lowering the infection rate as 100%, and lowering AUDPC as 83.32%. The secondary metabolites of P. fluorescens P60 enriched with chitosan 3% was effective in improving plant growth by increasing plant fresh weight as 33.9% and root fresh weight as 43.09% compared to control. Chitosan could be used for improving effectiveness of antagonistic bacteria raw secondary metabolites. The raw secondary metabolites of bacterial antagonists could be improved their effectiveness against plant diseases by enrichment of chitosan.