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Antecedents of Social Media Platforms on Consumer Behavior: An Evidence from Islamic Banking Sector of Pakistan

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the Social Media Platforms influence on consumer buying behavior in which Islamic banks can successfully compete with conventional banks. Methodology: Data is collected from the consumers of three conventional banks having Islamic banking divisions and three full-fledged Islamic Banks. These banks include “MIB, Askari Bank and Faysal Bank”, while the Islamic banks are “Dubai Islamic Bank, Meezan Bank and Al-Baraka Bank”. Out of the total social media users in Pakistan, about 400 different users were approached by us. Convenience sampling was used because during the pandemic situation it was the easiest option to collect the samples. The questionnaire used for the research was composed of a 5-point Likert scale. Findings: The research concludes that effective social media platforms play a very important role in influencing Islamic banking consumer buying behavior. It finds that effective social media advertising keeps updating consumers about the latest trends, news, and e-services, attracting banking consumers. Significance: Practical Implication: This study will support the Islamic banking Industry in understanding their consumers’ buying behavior, different expectations, requirements, and interests while using different Social Media sites for purchasing or buying purposes. It will help to understand marketers using social media advertisements for Islamic banking consumers and what type and kind of information should be the input to attract the consumers. The results also help the Islamic banking sector marketers to recognize that consumers are using which social media sites most often; hence they can increase their platform activities on these sites.
Dielectric Properties of Rubidium Nitrate under Hydrostatic Pressure

The relative permittivity ( e r ) and dielectric conductivity (σ) of RbNO 3 single crystals were measured at 1 MHz under hydrostatic pressures over its two phase transformations; II-III (219°C at l aim) and III-IV (164°C at 1 atm). The value of e r has a large peak at the II-III phase transition pressure, and 1/ e r obeys the Curie-Weiss law on pressure in the phase III. This behavior of e r is elucidated by the phenomenological theory for the first order antiferroelectric phase transition. The II-III phase boundary was determined by the dielectric measurement. At the IV-III phase transition temperature ( T c ), the changes in e r and σ seen in the e r vs. T and σ vs. T curves get smaller with increasing applied-pressure. The behavior of e r and σ is explained by taking account of the rotation of NO 3 - ions being hindered by the pressure.
Linguistic landscape: expanding the scenery

Linguistic Landscape: Expanding the Scenery Elana Shohamy and Durk Gorter eds. Introduction Elana Shohamy and Durk Gorter Part I: Theoretical Perspectives Linguistic Landscaping and the Seed of the Public Sphere Florian Coulmas, Prolegomena to a Sociolinguistic Theory of Public Signage Bernard Spolsky A Sociological Approach to the Study of Linguistic Landscapes Eliezer Ben-Rafael Language Economy and Linguistic Landscape Jasone Cenoz and Durk Gorter Framework for the Linguistic Analysis of Linguistic Landscapes Thom Huebner Language Ecology and Linguistic Landscape Analysis Francis M. Hult Part II: Methodological Issues Authorship in the Linguistic Landscape: A Multimodal-Performative View David Malinowski A Mapping Technique and the Linguistic Landscape Monica Barni and Carla Bagna What's in a Name? Classification of Proper Names by Language Loulou Edelman Part III: Language Policy Issues Rules and Regulations in Linguistic Landscaping: a Comparative Perspective Peter Backhaus State Ideology and Linguistic Landscape: a Comparative Analysis of (Post)communist Belarus, Czech Republic and Slovakia Marian Sloboda Language Ideology and Linguistic Landscape: Language Policy and Globalization in a Regional Capital of Ethiopia Elizabeth Lanza and Hint Woldemariam Local Policy Modeling the Linguistic Landscape Silvia Dal Negro Part IV: Identity and Awareness Languages on Display: Indexical Signs, Identities and the Linguistic Landscape of Taipei Melissa L. Curtin Constructing National Identity in Mixed Cities in Israel: Arabic on Signs in the Public Space of Upper Nazareth Nira Trumper-Hecht Linguistic Landscape and Language Awareness Diane Dagenais, Daniele Moore, Cecile Sabatier, Patricia Lamarre and Francoise Armand Tourism and Representation in the Irish Linguistic Landscape Jeffrey Kallen Part V: Extensions and the Way Forward Science and the Linguistic Landscape: A Genre Analysis of Representational Wall Space In a Microbiology Laboratory David I. Hanauer Linguistic Landscapes and the Transgressive Semiotics of Graffiti Alastair Pennycook Linguistic Landscape as an Ecological Arena: Modalities, Meaning, Negotiation, Education Elana Shohamy and Shoshi Waksman
LOCALIZATION AND THE MOBILITY EDGE IN ONE-DIMENSIONAL POTENTIALS WITH CORRELATED DISORDER

We show that a mobility edge exists in 1D random potentials provided specific long-range correlations. Our approach is based on the relation between binary correlator of a site potential and the localization length. We give the algorithm to construct numerically potentials with mobility edge at any given energy inside allowed zone. Another natural way to generate such potentials is to use chaotic trajectories of non-linear maps. Our numerical calculations for few particular potentials demonstrate the presence of mobility edges in 1D geometry.
Olanzapine/Samidorphan in Young Adults With Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform Disorder, or Bipolar I Disorder Who Are Early in Their Illness: Results of the Randomized, Controlled ENLIGHTEN-Early Study.

Objective: Patients with early-phase schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder (BD-I) are at greater risk for antipsychotic-associated weight gain. This 12-week, randomized, double-blind study conducted between June 2017 and December 2021 evaluated weight effects of combination olanzapine and samidorphan (OLZ/SAM) versus olanzapine in early-phase illness. Methods: Young adults (16-39 years) with DSM-5 schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, or BD-I, < 4 years since symptom onset, body mass index < 30 kg/m2, and < 24 weeks' cumulative antipsychotic exposure were randomized to OLZ/SAM (5-20/10 mg/d) or olanzapine (5-20 mg/d). Primary endpoint was percent change from baseline body weight at week 12. Secondary endpoints, tested hierarchically, were proportions of patients with ≥ 10% or ≥ 7% weight gain, waist circumference change, and Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) change. Results: Of 428 patients (OLZ/SAM, n = 213; olanzapine, n = 215), 408 had ≥ 1 postbaseline weight assessment and were analyzed. Percent weight change was significantly lower with OLZ/SAM versus olanzapine (4.91% vs 6.77%; least-squares mean [LSM] [SE] difference, -1.87% [0.75]; P = .012). Although fewer patients treated with OLZ/SAM had ≥ 10% weight gain, the difference was not statistically significant versus olanzapine (21.9% vs 30.4%, respectively; OR = 0.64; 95% CI = 0.39 to 1.05); hierarchical testing precluded further statistical evaluation of secondary endpoints. Proportions of patients with ≥ 7% weight gain (33.1% vs 44.8%; OR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.39 to 0.94) and waist circumference change (2.99 vs 3.90 cm; LSM [SE] difference, -0.92 cm [0.58]; 95% CI = -2.06 to 0.22) favored OLZ/SAM. LSM (SE) CGI-S change with OLZ/SAM was -0.82 (0.06). OLZ/SAM and olanzapine had similar safety profiles, including small, similar metabolic parameter changes. Conclusions: In patients with early-phase schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, or BD-I, OLZ/SAM treatment resulted in less weight gain versus olanzapine. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03187769.
Effect of Retirement on Life Satisfaction in Canada: Evidence from the 2008–2009 Canadian Community Health Survey–Healthy Aging

Abstract:Parce qu'elle représente une transition majeure dans la vie de la population âgée, la retraite peut avoir une incidence sur le bienêtre, en raison des changements liés au mode de vie, aux émotions et aux finances qui l'accompagnent. Dans cette étude, nous étudions empiriquement l'effet de la retraite sur la satisfaction à l'égard de la vie au Canada, à l'aide des données de l'Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes – Vieillissement en santé de 2008–2009. Isoler l'effet de la retraite sur la satisfaction à l'égard de la vie présente des difficultés intrinsèques : autosélection, causalité inverse et hétérogénéité non observée propre à la personne pouvant avoir une incidence à la fois sur la satisfaction à l'égard de la vie et sur la décision de prendre sa retraite. Pour tenir compte de ces facteurs, nous étudions les seuils pour l'âge de la retraite déterminés par la Sécurité de la vieillesse et du Régime de pensions du Canada/Régime de rentes du Québec en tant que variables instrumentales dans la décision de prendre sa retraite. Les estimations qui résultent de nos analyses donnent à penser que la retraite a un effet positif et important sur la satisfaction à l'égard de la vie de la population âgée au Canada. Cet effet demeure significatif après contrôle des variables de l'âge, du sexe, de l'état matrimonial, du niveau de scolarité, du revenu du ménage, de la race, du statut d'immigrant et des effets fixes à l'échelle provinciale.Abstract:Retirement is a major transition in the lives of the older population, potentially affecting well-being through the lifestyle, emotional, and financial changes that accompany the transition. In this study, we empirically investigate the effect of retirement on life satisfaction in Canada, using data from the 2008–2009 Canadian Community Health Survey–Healthy Aging. Identifying the effect of retirement on life satisfaction is inherently difficult because of self-selection, reverse causality, and unobserved individual-specific heterogeneity that may affect both life satisfaction and the decision to retire. To address these concerns, we explore the use of the age thresholds from the Old Age Security and the Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan as instruments in the decision to retire. The resulting estimates suggest that retirement has a positive and significant effect on the life satisfaction of the older population in Canada. This effect remains significant after we control for age, gender, marital status, educational background, household income, race, immigrant status, and province-level fixed effects.
Evaporation of a Water Droplet Deposited on a Hot High Thermal Conductivity Surface

Many studies have been performed to quantify the vaporization process for both single droplets and multiple-droplet arrays impacting on hot surfaces. For the studies found in the published literature, the full span of the droplet vaporization processes is usually reported. These would include evaporation, nucleate boiling, film boiling, and Leidenfrost transition. The present investigation is concerned with the evaporation of a droplet on a hot surface The study reports detailed results for spital and temporal variation of the heat flux at the exposed surface of the droplet, and for temporal variation of the droplet volume. Limiting the study to evaporation implies that conditions are maintained under which nucleate boiling is fully suppressed.
The Use of Satellite Data in the Specification of Convective Heating for Diabatic Initialization and Moisture Adjustment in Numerical Weather Prediction Models

Abstract Although diabatic processes play an important role in the tropical circulation, current analysis schemes and numerical weather prediction models are unable to adequately include diabatic heating information. In this paper, procedures for using outgoing longwave radiation data as proxy data for diabatic heating rates and to initialize the moisture field are proposed. The feasibility of using this data in the ECMWF data assimilation system is demonstrated, and it is further shown that using appropriate diabatic heating together with moisture initialization has the potential to substantially reduce the spinup time in numerical weather prediction models.
Mass loading in the solar wind interaction with Venus and Mars

An analysis of available experimental data and theoretical concepts indicates that the interaction of the solar wind (SW) on the subsolar side with Venus, which has no intrinsic magnetic field, and with Mars, which has a small intrinsic magnetic field, is determined by the solar wind dynamic pressure with a contribution from the neutral planetary atmosphere to this interaction. The pattern of the SW interaction with these planets is different in principle for high and low dynamic pressures of the SW and is related to the varying intensity of ion formation processes (the SW Mass loading effect) in the vicinity of the SW obstacle boundary, which moves for different SW dynamic pressures into regions of different neutral atmosphere density. For moderate or high SW dynamic pressures, the subsolar Martian magnetosphere is also affected by this process. Results of numerical simulations of the SE-Mars interaction for a magnetospheric obstacle boundary at an altitude of 300 km are presented. To estimate the relative role of photoionization and charge exchange processes and their effect on the shock front position, different versions of the mass loading effect were separately calculated. copyright American Geophysical Union 1989
Integrative network-based analysis on multiple Gene Expression Omnibus datasets identifies novel immune molecular markers implicated in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Introduction Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an advanced subtype of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), has becoming the most important aetiology for end-stage liver disease, such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. This study were designed to explore novel genes associated with NASH. Methods Here, five independent Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets were combined into a single cohort and analyzed using network biology approaches. Results 11 modules identified by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) showed significant association with the status of NASH. Further characterization of four gene modules of interest demonstrated that molecular pathology of NASH involves the upregulation of hub genes related to immune response, cholesterol and lipid metabolic process, extracellular matrix organization, and the downregulation of hub genes related to cellular amino acid catabolic, respectively. After DEGs enrichment analysis and module preservation analysis, the Turquoise module associated with immune response displayed a remarkably correlation with NASH status. Hub genes with high degree of connectivity in the module, including CD53, LCP1, LAPTM5, NCKAP1L, C3AR1, PLEK, FCER1G, HLA-DRA and SRGN were further verified in clinical samples and mouse model of NASH. Moreover, single-cell RNA-seq analysis showed that those key genes were expressed by distinct immune cells such as microphages, natural killer, dendritic, T and B cells. Finally, the potential transcription factors of Turquoise module were characterized, including NFKB1, STAT3, RFX5, ILF3, ELF1, SPI1, ETS1 and CEBPA, the expression of which increased with NASH progression. Discussion In conclusion, our integrative analysis will contribute to the understanding of NASH and may enable the development of potential biomarkers for NASH therapy.
Association between human papillomavirus infection and common sexually transmitted infections, and the clinical significance of different Mycoplasma subtypes

Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, especially persistent high-risk HPV, is associated with cervical cancer. Female reproductive tract microecological disorders and lower genital tract infections have been increasingly correlated with HPV infection and cervical lesions. Due to their common risk factors and transmission routes, coinfection with other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has become a concern. Additionally, the clinical significance of Mycoplasma subtypes appear to vary. This study aimed to assess the correlations between common STIs and HPV infection, and to investigate the clinical significance of Mycoplasma subtypes. Methods We recruited 1,175 patients undergoing cervical cancer screening at the Peking University First Hospital gynecological clinic from March 2021 to February 2022 for vaginitis and cervicitis tests. They all received HPV genotyping and detection of STIs, and 749 of them underwent colposcopy and cervical biopsy. Results Aerobic vaginitis/desquamative inflammatory vaginitis and STIs (mainly single STIs) were found significantly more often in the HPV-positive group than in the HPV-negative group. Among patients with a single STI, rates of infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 or UP6 in the HPV-positive group were significantly higher than in the HPV-negative group (ORadj: 1.810, 95%CI: 1.211–2.705, P=0.004; ORadj: 11.032, 95%CI: 1.465–83.056, P=0.020, respectively). Discussion Through detailed Mycoplasma typing, a correlation was found between different Mycoplasma subtypes and HPV infection. These findings suggest that greater attention should be paid to detecting vaginal microecological disorders in those who are HPV-positive. Further, lower genital tract infections, including both vaginal infections and cervical STIs, are significantly more common among women who are HPV-positive and who thus require more thorough testing. Detailed typing and targeted treatment of Mycoplasma should become more routine in clinical practice.
Safe duration of silicon catheter replacement in urological patients

Summary Objectives This study compared the infection rates, degree of encrustation, symptoms, and complications in patients regarding the duration of urethral catheterisation (three weeks, six weeks, and eight weeks). Design A cross-sectional study with stratified simple random sampling Setting Urology Unit, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Participants One hundred and thirty-seven male patients with long-term urinary catheters Interventions Participants were grouped into 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 8 weeks duration of catheter replacements Primary outcomes measures Symptoms due to the urinary catheters, urinalysis, urine and catheter tip cultures, sensitivity, and catheter encrustations were assessed. Results Eighty-six patients had a primary diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), 35 had urethral strictures,13 had prostate cancer, two had BPH and urethral strictures, and one participant had bladder cancer. There was no difference in the symptoms the participants in the different groups experienced due to the urinary catheters (p > 0.05). The frequency of occurrence of complications (pyuria, p = 0.784; blocked catheter, p=0.097; urethral bleeding, p=0.148; epididymo-orchitis, p=0.769 and bladder spasms, p=1.000) showed no differences in the three groups. There was no statistical difference in the urinalysis for the three groups (p>0.05) and the degree of encrustations (3 weeks: 0.03 ± 0.06, 6 weeks: 0.11±0.27 and eight weeks: 0.12 ±0.27) with p=0.065. Conclusions In this study, the duration of urinary catheterisation using silicone Foley's catheters did not influence the complication and symptom rates; hence silicon catheters can be placed in situ for up to 8 weeks before replacement instead of the traditional three-weekly change. Funding Enterprise Computing Limited
Hydrodynamic and rheological characteristics of a pseudoplastic fluid through a rotating cylinder

Abstract The fully developed turbulent flow of pseudoplastic ( ) and Newtonian fluids in an isothermal axially rotating cylinder has been carried out using a large eddy simulation (LES) with an extended Smagorinsky model. The simulation Reynolds number of the present predictions has been assumed to be at various rotation rates This investigation seeks to assess the influence of the centrifugal force induced by the swirl on the mean flow quantities, turbulent statistics, and instantaneous turbulence structure to describe the rheological behavior and the turbulence features. The predicted results indicate that with increasing rotation rate, the pseudoplastic fluid tends to behave like a liquid when approaching the pipe center due to the lower apparent fluid viscosity in the logarithmic region as the pipe wall rotates. Moreover, the reduction in the pseudoplastic apparent viscosity in the core region induces a pronounced increase in the axial velocity profile further away from the pipe wall toward the core region. It is interesting to note that the growth of the centrifugal force induced by the swirl driven by the rotating pipe wall results in an apparent attenuation in turbulence intensities of the axial velocity fluctuation and, consequently, in the kinetic energy of turbulent fluctuations and the turbulent Reynolds shear stress of the axial-radial velocity fluctuations, as the pipe wall rotates. Moreover, the increased rotation rate leads also to a noticeable increase in the Root mean square (RMS) of the radial and tangential fluctuations. It can be said that the transport mechanism of turbulence intensities from the axial components to the other ones exhibits a marked increase with increasing pipe wall rotation.
Structural and Phylogenetic Analysis of CXCR4 Protein Reveals New Insights into Its Role in Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases in Mammals

Chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) is a G protein-coupled receptor that plays an essential role in immune system function and disease processes. Our study aims to conduct a comparative structural and phylogenetic analysis of the CXCR4 protein to gain insights into its role in emerging and re-emerging diseases that impact the health of mammals. In this study, we analyzed the evolution of CXCR4 genes across a wide range of mammalian species. The phylogenetic study showed species-specific evolutionary patterns. Our analysis revealed novel insights into the evolutionary history of CXCR4, including genetic changes that may have led to functional differences in the protein. This study revealed that the structural homologous human proteins and mammalian CXCR4 shared many characteristics. We also examined the three-dimensional structure of CXCR4 and its interactions with other molecules in the cell. Our findings provide new insights into the genomic landscape of CXCR4 in the context of emerging and re-emerging diseases, which could inform the development of more effective treatments or prevention strategies. Overall, our study sheds light on the vital role of CXCR4 in mammalian health and disease, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target for various diseases impacting human and animal health. These findings provided insight into the study of human immunological disorders by indicating that Chemokines may have activities identical to or similar to those in humans and several mammalian species.
Triple Benefits of Cardanol as Chain Stopper, Flame Retardant and Reactive Diluent for Greener Alkyd Coating

Cardanol, a waste from the food industry and widely produced (1 Mt/y), has been used as a chain stopper during the polycondensation of short oil alkyd resins in order to replace benzoic acid. Then, phosphorylated cardanol has been added in order to both reduce solvent content and bring flame-retardant (FR) properties to the alkyd resins. The renewable carbon content of the formulations has been increased up to 23%. The impact of the introduction of phosphorylated cardanol molecules on the drying time and flexibility has been studied as well as the thermal and flame-retardant properties by differential scanning calorimeter, thermogravimetric analysis and pyrolysis-combustion flow calorimeter. The most effective flame-retardant coating that was associated with excellent FR properties and excellent coating properties has been obtained with phosphate-cardanol added at 2%wt of P. Indeed, the film properties were closed to the classical alkyd resin, the solvent content was reduced by 50% and the pHRR decreased by 42% compared to the reference alkyd resin.