Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Attitude and behavior on daily food purchasing decisions in the time of COVID-19: A case study of Indonesia consumers

This investigation was carried out to exam the influence of attitudes towards COVID-19 with food on purchasing decisions of early adult consumers with a quantitative survey approach. The data relates to the attitude which includes that the virus is dangerous, difficult to cure and originates from China and purchasing decision behavior to fulfill daily food needs consists of being careful in choosing, paying attention to producers, care to the countries of origin, cashless payment usage, and paper money avoidance was collected with a four-scale style questionnaire distributed via Google form. Data obtained by the sample (n = 157) were selected using convenience methods and then analyzed by playing the Structural Equation Modeling, assisted by Smart-PLS. The result shows that attitude correlates with behavior in fulfilling daily foods. The attitudes towards the COVID-19 come from China that is dangerous, difficult to treat, contributes to cautious behavior, healthy behavior in meeting daily food needs, and purchasing payment usage. The consumer tends to the more careful in choosing, paying attention to care for the food producers, and where food comes from. Attitudes also have an impact on the preference of consumers to use E-money and paper money avoidance as an effort to avoid physical contact with the seller or supplier.
The complete mitogenome of Saccharina cultivar ‘Xinbenniu’ (Saccharina japonica ×latissima) and phylogenetic analysis

Abstract Here, the complete mitogenome of Saccharina cultivar ‘Xinbenniu’ was reported. It had a circular mapping organization with a length of 37,657 bp and contained 35 protein-encoding genes, 25 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), 3 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), and 3 open reading frames (ORFs). Moreover, overall, AT content was 64.70%. The gene content and encoding order were consistent with other reported Saccharina species and cultivars. Mitogenome phylogenetic tree showed that ‘Xinbenniu’ firstly clustered together with ‘Pingbancai’ and ‘Ailunwan’ indicating their closer relationship. The complete mitogenome analysis in this work would help in understanding the genetic background of Chinese Saccharina cultivars.
An Enhanced Seeded Region Growing Based Techniques for Hippocampus Segmentation

In to this new era of technology image processing plays a very important role in medical where in many applications analysis of images is used. In medical image processing image segmentation is very important task in which image if partitioned in to disjoint meaningful regions or parts. Lots of image segmentation techniques are used which are different from each other in a way of working. In this our main area of focus is Hippocampus which is a part of the brain and helps in formation of new and long term memory. Alzheimer is a memory related brain disease in which the volume of hippocampus shrink day by day. Many researches has been done in this area so in this paper we explained the works done by many researcher and also present a HC segmentation method based on seeded region growing.
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in 58 ruminants showing neurological disorders

RESUMO. [Análise do líquido cefalorraquidiano em 58 ruminantes com distúrbios neurológicos. ] Os ruminantes podem ser afetados por uma grande variedade de doenças do sistema nervoso central (SNC). A análise do líquido cefalorraquidiano (LCR) constitui a base da avaliação diagnóstica ante mortem de ruminantes com sinais clínicos envolvendo o SNC. Apesar de sua importância como ferramenta para auxiliar no diagnóstico, os dados referentes aos exames do LCR em casos espontâneos de doenças do SNC em ruminantes no Brasil são limitados, e, a maioria dos relatos envolve estudos experimentais. Portanto, este trabalho teve como objetivo relatar os resultados da análise do LCR em 58 ruminantes com distúrbios neurológicos. Amostras do LCR foram obtidas de 32 bovinos, 20 ovinos e 6 caprinos por punção da cisterna cerebelo-medular (n=54) ou espaço lombossacro (n=4) para posterior análise. Esses ruminantes apresentaram ABSTRACT.Câmara A.C. L. , Gonzaga M.C. , Ziober T.M. , Queiroz C.R. R. , Fino T.C. M. , Castro M.B. , Borges J.R. J. & Soto-Blanco B. 2020. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in 58 ruminants showing neurological disorders. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 40(5):346-354. Hospital Escola de Grandes Animais, Universidade de Brasília, Área Especial SRB, Galpão 4, Granja do Torto, DF 70636-200, Brazil. E-mail: aclcamara@yahoo.com. br Ruminants may be affected by a wide variety of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis forms the basis for ante mortem diagnostic evaluation of ruminants with clinical signs involving the CNS. Despite its importance as a tool to aid diagnosis, data regarding CSF examinations in spontaneous cases of CNS diseases in ruminants from Brazil are limited, and most reports involve experimental studies. Therefore, this study aimed to report the results of CSF analysis in 58 ruminants showing signs of neurological disorders. CSF samples for analysis were obtained from 32 cattle, 20 sheep, and 6 goats by cerebellomedullary cistern (n=54) or lumbosacral space (n=4) puncture. These ruminants showed neurological signs related to viral (n=13), mycotic (n=3), or bacterial (n=15) infections, and toxic (n=21), traumatic (n=4), or congenital disorders (n=2). CSF analysis from ruminants with viral infections presented lymphocytic pleocytosis, even though CSF showed no changes in several cases of rabies. Neutrophilic pleocytosis, cloudiness, presence of fibrin clots, and abnormal coloration were evident in the CSF of most cases of CNS bacterial infection, such as meningoencephalitis, meningitis, abscesses, myelitis, and a case of conidiobolomycosis. On the other hand, CSF was unchanged in most cases of toxic disorders, as botulism and hepatic encephalopathy. Elevated CSF density was observed in 60% of ruminants diagnosed with polioencephalomalacia. Our findings show that evaluation of CSF is a valuable diagnostic tool when used in association with epidemiological, clinical and pathological findings for diagnosis of CNS diseases in ruminants.
Influence of oceanographic variability on near‐shore microbial communities of the sub‐Antarctic Prince Edward Islands

The Prince Edward Islands (PEIs) lie within the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), in a transition zone bordered by the sub‐Antarctic Front (SAF) to the north and the Antarctic Polar Front (APF) in the south. A climate‐driven southward shift of the ACC and its frontal systems, the SAF and APF, in the vicinity of the PEIs is associated with a long‐term decline in the frequency of island‐associated phytoplankton blooms. These oceanographic perturbations coincide with significant declines in top predator populations attributed to shifts in the distribution and availability of prey, illustrating the interconnectedness between the marine and terrestrial ecosystems of the PEIs. This study investigated the influence of oceanographic variability on the marine ecosystem of the PEIs. A shift in phytoplankton and bacterial communities was observed that coincides with the position of the southern branch of the SAF, which was located to the north of the PEIs during 2014 and to the south during 2012, 2013, and 2015. These shifts in the diversity and structure of marine microbial communities correlate with significant perturbations in the position of the SAF relative to the islands leading us to conlclude that bacterial and phytoplankton communities in the PEI region are strongly influenced by shifts in the position of the SAF relative to the PEIs. This study highlights the critical need to link on‐going physical time series measurements with biological observations to provide a better understanding of the direct role that the upstream dynamics has on the near‐shore island environment and its productivity.
Evolutionary consequences of viral resistance in the marine picoeukaryote Ostreococcus tauri

In marine environments, eukaryotic marine microalgae coexist with the viruses that infect them. Marine microalgae are the main primary producers in the oceans and are at the base of the marine food web. Viruses play important roles in top-down control of algae populations, cycling of organic matter, and as evolutionary drivers of their hosts. Algae must adapt in response to the strong selection pressure that viruses impose for resistance to infection. In addition to biotic selection pressures such as viral infections, algae must also adapt to their abiotic environment. Global climate change is affecting temperature, salinity, pH, light and nutrient concentrations in the oceans, particularly in surface waters, where microalgae live. Currently, little is known about how consistent the effects of viruses on their hosts are, whether the cost of host resistance varies across environments, and whether there is a trade-off between maintaining resistance to viruses and adapting to other environmental
ASSESS THE AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE REGARDING PREVENTION OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019

Objective: Coronavirus disease is the first pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization announced a name for the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This epidemic must stop, contain, control, delay, and reduce the impact of this virus by the people at every opportunity. Every person has the responsibility to contribute, to protect themselves, to protect others, whether in the home, the community, the health-care system, the workplace, or in the transport system. The study was aimed to assess the level of awareness and attitude regarding the prevention of novel coronavirus disease among people and to associate the knowledge level about the prevention of novel coronavirus disease with selected demographic variables of people. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was adopted. Using a convenient sampling technique, 950 samples were selected. The data were collected, analyzed in terms of both descriptive, and inferential statistics. Results: The study results showed that among the total number of people (950) surveyed, 499 (52.6%) were having poor knowledge, whereas 348 (36.6%) were having an average level of knowledge and 103 (10.8%) were showing good knowledge regarding prevention of COVID-19. Some of the people (40.7%) had a negative attitude on the overall aspects of COVID-19 prevention. Conclusion: The study concluded that there were inadequate awareness and poor attitude among the people about coronavirus diseases, and hence there is a need to create awareness through campaigns by public authorities and media.
Are Silver Nanoparticles Useful for Treating Second-Degree Burns? An Experimental Study in Rats

Purpose: In this work, the potential usefulness of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for treating burn wounds was examined. Methods: Second-degree burns were induced in male Wistar rats by touching the skin with a heated (70°C) metallic device for 10 s, after which the animals were randomly allocated to one of two groups: control (n=8, treated with sterile saline) and experimental (n=8, treated with AgNPs, 0.081 mg/mL; 50 µL applied to the burn surface). Seven, 14, 21 and 28 days after lesion induction two rats from each group were killed and blood samples were collected for a complete blood count and to assess oxidative stress. The livers were examined macroscopically and skin samples were collected for histological analysis. Results: Macroscopically, wound healing and skin remodeling in the experimental group were similar to the saline-treated rats. Likewise, there were no significant differences in the histological parameters between the two groups. However, treatment with AgNPs caused a persistent reduction in white blood cell (WBC) counts throughout the experiment, whereas platelet counts increased on days 7 and 28 but decreased on days 14 and 21; there was also an increase in the blood concentration of reduced glutathione on day 7 followed by a decrease on days 21 and 28. There were no significant changes in blood glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and catalase (CAT) activities or in the serum concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances. Conclusion: The findings of this study raise questions about the potential transitory effects of AgNPs based on the changes in WBC and platelet counts, blood glutathione concentrations and macroscopic hepatic alterations.
Ventral hippocampal projections to the medial prefrontal cortex regulate social memory

Inputs from the ventral hippocampus (vHIP) to the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) have been implicated in several neuropsychiatric disorders. Here, we show that the long-range vHIP-mPFC projection is hyperactive in the Mecp2 knockout (KO) mouse model of the autism spectrum disorder Rett syndrome, which has deficits in social memory. Chronically mimicking vHIP-mPFC hyperexcitability in wild-type mice impaired social memory, whereas chronic inhibition of mPFC-projecting vHIP neurons in Mecp2 KO mice rescued social memory deficits; the extent of memory rescue was negatively correlated with the strength of vHIP input to the mPFC. Acute manipulations of the vHIP-mPFC projection also affected social memory in a specific and selective manner, suggesting that proper vHIP-mPFC signaling is necessary to recall social memories. In addition, we identified an altered vHIP-mPFC innervation pattern and increased synaptic strength onto layer 5 pyramidal neurons as contributing factors in aberrant vHIP-mPFC signaling in Mecp2 KO mice.
Private renters’ housing experiences in lightly regulated markets: Review of qualitative research

It is known that the private rented sector (PRS) accommodates an increasingly diverse range of households and plays a variety of roles in the housing market (Marsh and Gibb, 2019). This report is one of the first efforts to review qualitative studies that foreground tenants’ voices and experiences in the PRS. It reviews 69 publications that were conducted in the lightly regulated markets of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and US and were published since 2000. The report examines how different groups (low- and middle-income households, younger and older people, families with children, students and migrants) experience the PRS and argues that there are endemic problems with affordability and insecurity that impact adversely on many tenants’ well-being, health and ability to create a sense of home. Spatial inequalities are also identified, whereby the poorest tenants are increasingly concentrated in more marginal and undesirable locations, including in unconventional forms of housing such as residential caravan parks or makeshift dwellings. The report aims to learning from international experiences and complements our previous qualitative work on the housing experiences of low-income private tenants aged 20-35 and 35-54 in the UK.
Moderator Effects of the Employees’ Gender on the Correlation between Facets of Job Satisfaction and Personality Dimensions

Nowadays, the main source of competitive advantage in business is related to skills and knowledge of the employees. In addition, the employees’ job satisfaction is often considered in the literature as a significant predictor of organizational business performance (Chi & Gursoy, 2009; De Leaniz & Rodríguez, 2015). Studies on the employees’ job satisfaction or their work motivation are typically based on a variety of sociological and psychological constructs (Arthaud-Day, Rode, & Turnley, 2012; Lopez, Babin, & Chung, 2009). One of the widely used psychological theories within the job satisfaction studies is the Big Five theory, oriented towards the five dimensions of personality: extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness to new experiences (Howard, Medina, & Howard, 1996). Numerous researchers focused their efforts on researching correlation between job satisfaction and the aforementioned employees’ personality dimensions (Judge & Zapata, 2015; Berglund, Johansson Seva, & Strandh, 2016; Hahn, Gottschling, König, & Spinath, 2016). It is also important to note that previous studies examined the influence of different fac-
Teleworking in Spain

As a result of the boost given to teleworking by the current crisis, this article analyses the potential of this form of work in Spain and the capacity of different socio-demographic groups to benefit from it. According to the Spanish Labour Force Survey, the percentage of the employed who, at least occasionally, work from home amounted to 8.3% in 2019, up 2.4 percentage points (pp) from 2009. By occupation type, remote working is more frequent among the self-employed, small companies and skilled occupations. Furthermore, this form of work is still infrequently used in certain sectors of activity which could have been bolstered by new technological developments, such as manufacturing, public administration, transportation and storage, administrative activities, wholesale and retail trade and other service activities. The type of workers, having taken into account the characteristics of their jobs, who work remotely are usually individuals aged between 35 and 65 and those with university studies. An analysis of the intrinsic characteristics of each occupation estimates that about 30% of persons employed could telework, at least occasionally, and, consequently, there is considerable room for improvement in the application of these working arrangements. However, this potential increase is asymmetrical and not all workers are going to be able to take advantage of these arrangements since those with a lower level of educational attainment will find it difficult to be able to benefit from them.
Polymer failure modeled by Molecular Dynamics

This thesis is written as a mandatory part of the master degree program Materials Science and Engineering at NTNU, spring 2014. This thesis has been done for the Departement of Engineering Design and Materials. Molecular dynamics (MD) is a field of science that studies interactions between atoms. MD operates on very small order of magnitudes, in space with Angstroms and in time with nanoseconds. Even with these small scales it is possible to reproduce events on a macroscopic level, due to some results of thermodynamics and statistical dynamics. MD is often used to model molecules, and in this thesis we will look at a distinct phenomenon: Bond scission. The breaking of bonds can happen in many cases, but in this thesis we wish to study irreversible bond breaking as a result of large strains for polyethylene. At what bond length can we say that the bond is broken? The model that we will use is a united atom (UA) polyethylene model with covalent bonds that have bond energy given by the Morse potential. We shall attempt to find bond breaking lengths that give strains that may be comparable with experimental results, so that this model can be used in further research down the line. MD is a science that builds upon a lot of other sciences, like quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. In this thesis, I have written a comprehensive introduction to the field, both in theory and in application of computer programs like LAMMPS, in hopefully such a way that one who is not familiar with MD can get a good enough understanding of the field to do some simulations themselves.
Assessment of aflatoxin B1 in maize and awareness of aflatoxins in Son La, Vietnam

ABSTRACT Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a fungal by-product which causes acute and chronic toxicity in humans and many other animals. This research was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of AFB1 contamination in maize and residents’ awareness of aflatoxins in Son La province, Vietnam. Maize samples were randomly collected from Son La province using multi-stage sampling. We used cut-off levels of 5 and 20 μg/kg and calculated the mean, median and range for each district. In addition, a questionnaire collected information from households about their knowledge, attitude and practice related to moldy maize. Out of 378 maize samples from Son La, 204 (54.0%) and 141 (37.3%) were contaminated with AFB1 at more than 5 µg/kg and 20 µg/kg, respectively. Mai Son district had the highest proportion of samples (54.0%) using a cut-off level > 20 µg/kg, and Yen Chau district the lowest (4%). People from the Thai ethnic group were 30.9 times more likely to consume meat from animals fed moldy maize than people from the Kinh ethnic group (p = 0.003). Maize in Son La is contaminated with AFB1 at levels which imply better control of aflatoxins in maize for human consumptions and animal feed is needed.
Study of the inhibitory effect of Ethanolic extract of( Quercus robur ,Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Thymus vulgaris ) on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical mastitis in cow

The present study was designed to evaluate the inhibitory effects of three local plant ethanolic extracts (Quercus robur , Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Thymus vulgaris) against the growth of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk of cow infected with clinical mastits in culture media by using of agar well diffusion method. For this purpose graduate concentrates for each extract (50 , 100 , 200 , 400 )mg/ml prepared and tested . The result showed that the extract of Quercus robur was more effective followed by Thymus vulgaris and Cinnamomum zeylanicum.The statistical analysis by using ANOVA with LSD at level (p<0.05) showed that there was no significant differences between the effect of the studied concentrations of Quercus robur , Cinnamomum zeylanicum while for Thymus vulgaris we find that the concentration 100 mg\ml had a significant difference with the other studied concentration in inhibition of the growth of the tested bacteria. We also find that between the antibiotics the largest zone of inhibition was given by LOM followed by SPV,PI,NV,RA and CX.
The Bright and Dark side of motivation in exercise: promoting persistence and adherence

Motivation seems to be a fundamental indicator of long-term physical exercise adherence. Self-Determination Theory argues that the social environment plays a central role in the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, which might directly affect the quality of one’s motivation. Individuals who appear to be more self-determined tend to persist longer at certain behaviors. Therefore, this body of work intends to analyze the relationship between motivational variables and behavioral outcomes in the exercise context, having as theoretical background Self-Determination Theory. This systematic review was conducted through an electronic search on Web of Science, PubMed, SPORTDiscus, and PsycINFO. Data such as instruments, main predictors and results were collected from studies published between 1985 and 2018. A total of 35 empirical studies were considered for a detailed analysis. Results showed the relevance of autonomy support performed by exercise professionals, as well as the major contribution that these behaviors have towards the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, besides the inherent benefits of developing more autonomous regulations. According to the literature, few studies have analyzed interpersonal thwarting behavior and the way this relates to basic psychological needs frustration. Nether less, there seems to be a negative relationship between less selfdetermined regulations and exercise practice. Despite the existence of numerous crosssectional studies that demonstrate positive correlations between Self-Determination Theory and behavioral outcomes in the exercise context, longitudinal research that analyzes all six dimensions of interpersonal behaviors and their relationship with persistence and adherence to exercise proves to be crucial. However, according to this review, interventions based on Self-Determination Theory appear to be fundamental when it comes to promote the maintenance of a long-term exercise practice. Key-words: Self-Determination Theory; interpersonal behavior; persistence;