Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Development and Quality Evaluation of Danbunama (Meat Floss) - a Nigerian Shredded Meat Product

Danbunama (DB) is a shredded meat product that is light, easy to pack and nutrient retaining and is traditionally produced from beef. A completely randomized design was employed to study the effect of three meat types of beef, chevon and pork on quality attributes of DB. Proximate composition of the raw meats and their respective DB was determined using standard procedures. The Eating Quality (EQ) was determined using a 9-point hedonic scale. Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARS) was employed to assess shelf stability of the product. Raw meat protein ranged from 21.2 to 22.9% while the moisture content varied from 64.14 to 71.98%. The product yields were 70.1, 74.1 and 68.9% for Beef Danbunama (BDB), Chevon Danbunama (CDB) and Pork Danbunama (PDB) respectively. Chevon Danbunama has the highest protein (46.73%) followed by PDB (41.78%) while BDB has the least value (39.75%). The overall acceptability for BDB (7.4) was higher (P<0.05) than for CDB (6.6) and PDB (6.2). Pork Danbunama had the least TBARS compared to BDB and CDB irrespective of the length
ANALISIS KOMITMEN ORGANISASI, KESIAPAN SUMBERDAYA MANUSIA, INFRASTRUKTUR SERTA SISTEM INFORMASI DALAM MENERAPKAN STANDAR AKUNTANSI PEMERINTAH BERBASIS AKRUAL

Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the readiness of the Government of Kepulauan Meranti indicated with commitment, human resources, facilities and information systems; to know the constraints in the implementation of Government Regulation No. 71 of 2010 concerning the Government Accounting Standards (SAP) and to determine the acceleration of the implementation of the strategic model of PP No. 71 of 2010 on Government Accounting Standards (SAP). Type of research is descriptive qualitative research. The research was conducted by taking object in Kepulauan Meranti Regional Government. The type of data used in this study is primary data and secondary data. Methods of data analysis using descriptive analysis. Based on the previous data analysis Kepulauan Meranti government readiness is indicated by the commitment, human resources, facilities and information systems can be concluded that the district government integrity is seen from the parameter set categories and human resources for preparedness, readiness and information systems infrastructure is a category quite ready . Constraints in the implementation of Government Regulation No. 71 of 2010 concerning the Government Accounting Standards (SAP), among others, to date preparation LKPD still done manually no special software, the number of HR executive in quantity is not enough, lack Bimtek or training, lack of socialization, existing facilities and infrastructure, but still not sufficient. Acceleration of the implementation of the strategic model of PP. 71 of 2010 on Government Accounting Standards (SAP), among others Accrual-Based SAP Development according to the needs, preparation of Accrual-Based SAP Technical Bulletins as needed, Human Resource Development in the Field of Government Accounting. Keywords: readiness, commitment, human resources, facilities, information systems
Performance of regenerative stormwater conveyance (RSC) as a nature-base stormwater control measure (SCM)

Regenerative stormwater conveyance (RSC) uses principles from stream restoration to create a steppool ephemeral stream to convey and treat stormwater runoff, as well as provide critical ecosystem services in urban and suburban areas. Rigorous field evaluation of RSC is necessary to truly understand the ability of such systems to manage stormwater flows, both in terms of hydrology and water quality. Hydrologic and water quality monitoring of two RSC sites located in NC, one in the Coastal Plain and one in the Piedmont eco-regions commenced in Fall 2012. Data show that RSC effectively mitigate stormwater runoff in terms of volume and peak flow reduction. Additionally, other ecosystem functions, including carbon sequestration, biodiversity, soil formation, habitat potential, and nutrient cycling, are quantified via a field survey of sites in NC and MD. Overall, RSC systems appear be an attractive stormwater management alternative to manage stormwater runoff in urban and suburban areas.
Calibration-less direct capacitor-to-microcontroller interface

A new technique to measure a capacitor or a capacitive sensor by means of a direct sensor-to-microcontroller interface circuit that does not need a calibration capacitor is proposed. Basically, the measurement process consists of three consecutive steps of charge, discharge and charge of the capacitor under test. A non-linear equation is obtained and solved that is dependent only on known circuit parameters. Experimental results show that it is possible to measure a wide range of capacitor values with a maximum deviation of 2% from the reference value, and that temperature changes from 18 to 70°C yield relative errors below 0.1%. For the lowest measured capacitor range (33 pF-4.7 nF) the uncertainty holds below 1 pF which enables measurement of commercially available capacitive sensors. The main advantage of the proposed technique is cost and space reduction of the final design.
Deformation Analysis of Slideway Contact of a Long Span and Heavy Load Crossbeam

Using the long span and heavy load crossbeam of some machine tools plant's heavy-type numerical control milling planer as a subject,this paper builds a model and force analysis through the finite element software.The force distribution and deformation condition of the long span motion girder under the actual working condition are also studied.The describing method and establishing process of the long span load curve,which considers the strolling board superposition effect,are built by contacting analysis and restraining analysis.The tool tip's trajectory deformation is obtained.The research provides a sufficient theory basis and simulation method for improving the crossbeam structure and obtaining a perfect arch in advance.
A chemical biology toolbox to investigate in-cell target engagement and specificity of PRMT5-inhibitors

Increasing evidence suggests the protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT5 as a contributor to tumorigenesis in various cancer types and several inhibitors have entered clinical trials. Robust assays to determine cellular target engagement and selectivity are an important asset for the optimisation of inhibitors and the design of relevant in vivo studies. Here we report a suite of chemical biology assays enabling quantitative assessment of PRMT5 inhibitor in-cell target engagement and global selectivity profiling using a representative set of inhibitors. With the help of a bespoke cellular probe, we assess inhibitor target occupancy in cells in relation to biochemical and functional cellular assays. Investigating the influence of SAM, the natural cofactor of PRMT5, our results support the hypothesis that SAM positively contributes to the engagement of substrate-competitive inhibitors via a PRMT5:SAM:inhibitor ternary complex. Extensive proteomic profiling studies by drug affinity chromatography and thermal profiling further indicate high specificity of the clinical PRMT5 inhibitor GSK3326595 (pemrametostat). Graphical abstract
Determinant of Citizens’ Acceptance of E-government: Examining Semi-online Tax Filing System in Indonesia

This article examined the intention of Indonesian citizens to adopt and use a semi-online tax filing system service well-known as E-Form. The theoretical foundation used in this article is The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) with government trust, technology anxiety, and trust of the internet. The data were obtained from questionnaires filled out by Indonesian taxpayers who are acquainted with the E-Form. The Partial Least Square method based on Structural Equation Model was applied to analyze the data supported by SmartPLS 3.0. The results of data analysis demonstrated that, except for Effort Expectancy, the main variables of UTAUT, technology anxiety, and trust of the internet have a significant effect on the Intention to use the E-Form. Surprisingly, trust of government does not affect the decision to use the E-Form. However, performance expectancy is significantly influenced by trust of government and effort expectancy. Several recommendations for system developers and the government as policymakers are offered to assist the success of citizens’ acceptance of semi-online tax filling system services in Indonesia.
Butterfly wings exhibit spatial variation in chromatin accessibility

Butterfly wings exhibit a diversity of patterns which can vary between forewings and hindwings and spatially across the same wing. Regulation of morphological variation involves changes in how genes are expressed across different spatial scales which is driven by chromatin dynamics during development. How patterns of chromatin dynamics correspond to morphological variation remains unclear. Here we compared the chromatin landscape between forewings and hindwings and also across the proximal and distal regions of the hindwings in two butterfly species, Bicyclus anynana and Danaus plexippus. We found that the chromatin profile varied significantly between the different wing regions, however, there was no clear correspondence between the chromatin profile and the wing patterns. In some cases, wing regions with different phenotypes shared the same chromatin profile whereas those with a similar phenotype had a different profile. We also found that in the forewing, open chromatin regions (OCRs) were AT rich whereas those in the hindwing were GC rich. GC content of the OCRs also varied between the proximal and hindwing regions. These differences in GC content were also reflected in the transcription factor binding motifs that were differentially enriched between the wings and wing regions. Our results suggest that distinct wing patterns may result from the interaction of pioneer factors, including Hox genes, differentially opening chromatin in different wings and wing regions and cooperating with other transcriptions factors, that show preferences for specific GC content, to function either as activator or repressors of nearby genes.
Evaluating the Phytotoxicity of Methanolic Extracts of Parthenium hysterophorus L. on Selected Crops and Weeds

Herbicides made from natural molecules may be a good environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic chemical herbicides for weed control. As a result, this investigation was carried out to ascertain the phytotoxicity of Parthenium hysterophorus L. as well as to identify its phenolic components. Germination of seeds and development of seedlings of Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc, Raphanus sativus (L.) Domin, Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. , Cucumis sativus L. , Solanum lycopersicum L. , Capsicum frutescens L. , Zea mays L. , Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, Daucus carota L. , Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop and Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn were investigated using P. hysterophorus leaf, stem, and flower methanol extracts. Six concentrations (25, 50, 75, 100, and 150 g L−1) were comparison to the control (distilled water). The concentration of extracts increased, the rate of the seed sprouting and seedling growth decreased. EC50 values showed that the extraction of leaf of P. hysterophorus (811) was phytotoxic in comparison to the stem (1554) and flower (1109) extract. According to PCA analysis, Raphanus sativus, Solanum lycopersicum, Capsicum frutescens, Abelmoschus esculentus, Daucus carota, Digitaria sanguinalis, and Eleusine indica were all very susceptible to allelochemicals. A LC-MS analysis revealed that the P. hysterophorus leaf extract contained 7 phenolic compounds that were responsible for inhibition. These studies also revealed that the leaf of P. hysterophorus is a major source of phytotoxicity, which could be valuable in the future for developing a natural herbicide.
Barriers to Entry for Black Industrialists - The Case of Soweto Gold's Entry into Beer

The South African economy is characterized by concentrated industries, which pose particular challenges for the increased participation agenda. One such industry is the beer industry, where the competition authorities have failed to address market power and the structure of the industry continues to be shaped by past state interventions and entrenched interests. The case study uses the experience of Soweto Gold, a recent entrant, to illustrate the barriers to entry and expansion in the beer industry. The study highlights the new opportunities created by the niche craft beer segment of the industry and the interaction between the mainstream and craft brewing. The lessons that have emerged, are the difficulties that entrants face in getting product to market when the supply chain vertically integrated. The study also highlights some broader lessons for government support programs, by illustrating the challenges where capabilities exist and finance has been provided.
Climate Smart Production, Gross Income, and Downstream Risk Characterization of Rice Farmers in Ghana

Purpose - Climate smart production is a potential solution to the negative effects of the changing climatic conditions on agricultural production systems in Africa in general, and particularly in Ghana.Design/methodology/approach - In this study, we employed a Multinomial Treatment Effect (MTE) regression model, using primary data collected from 543 rice farmers in Ghana, to examine the drivers of single and joint adoption of selected Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices (i.e., improved rice varieties and irrigation). The study further explored the implications of the adoption of CSA practices on gross income and reduction of risk (skewness of rice yield) faced by rice farmers.Findings - The empirical results show that education, experience, and extension service significantly influenced joint adoption of irrigation and improved rice varieties positively; while livestock ownership, farm size, and social capital significantly influenced joint adoption negatively. In addition, single adoption of improved rice varieties and irrigation as well as joint adoption significantly influenced rice farmers’ income and risk exposure positively. Education, rice commercialization, experience, and social capital also bore significant positive relationships with income and rice farmers’ risk exposure, while quantity of fertilizer applied per acre and farm size significantly influenced income and rice farmers’ risk exposure negatively.Research limitations/implications - There exists a pool of literature on climate smart agriculture technology adoption among rice farmers. However, these studies do not highlight the nexus between the adoption of climate smart technology and its implications on gross income and risk characterization of rice farmers.Practical implications - The adoption of climate smart production mechanisms like the use of improved rice varieties and irrigation should be encouraged among rice farmers since they have the potential to increase gross income while reducing farmers’ exposure to risk in the face of climate change.Social implications - Policymakers and project implementers should give priority to socioeconomic and institutional factors that promote the adoption of CSA practices among rice farmers in programming of development interventions.Originality/value - The study examined the factors that drive rice farmers to adopt improved rice varieties and irrigation, as well as joint adoption of improved rice varieties + irrigation in northern Ghana.
Use and economic benefits of indigenous seasonal climate forecasts: evidence from Benin, West Africa

ABSTRACT Since immemorial times, farmers especially in Africa have built and transmitted orally from one generation to another a complex network of seasonal climate knowledge enabling them to lower climate variabilities and vagaries. Despite the prominent role of this knowledge system in smallholder farming, empirical studies relative to the production process, use and economic valuation of this knowledge to inform decision-making are scanty. Travel cost method, descriptive statistics and a two-step Heckman method are used to analyse the use and economic value of indigenous seasonal climate forecasts (ISCF) in Benin. ISCF were produced based on the observation of abiotic and biotic indicators in Kandi, Glazoué and Zè with the observations largely undertaken by local elders and professional traditional forecasters. Most farmers got ISCF either by travelling to visit a source of knowledge or by sacrificing their time. The use of ISCF increased a maize producer's net income by at least 3%, implying that ISCF are valuables goods. The main factors driving the use and value of ISCF were the use of fertilizer, large farm size, traditional African religions and access to market. Therefore, policy to promote the integration of indigenous forecasting knowledge with modern forecasting system should be taken.
Assessment of coal deposit using multivariate statistical analysis techniques

ABSTRACT Energy is one of the indispensable factors regarding the economic development of Turkey. Examination of calorific values in coal deposits has importance in the production of energy, and thus planning of the coal deposit. In this article, multivariate statistical analysis techniques, including cluster analysis and discriminant analysis, were applied to calorific values obtained from boreholes. Cluster analysis grouped borehole locations into two clusters based on the similarity of calorific values. Afterwards, discriminant functions were supported to cluster analysis and developed a linear discriminant function. Based on the locations of the boreholes, it was concluded that calorific values are a highly central part of the coal deposit. Thus, this article shows the usefulness of multivariate statistical analysis techniques for understanding spatial variation of coal deposits and effective deposit management.
Brain-optimized neural networks learn non-hierarchical models of representation in human visual cortex

Deep neural networks (DNNs) trained to perform visual tasks learn representations that align with the hierarchy of visual areas in the primate brain. This finding has been taken to imply that the primate visual system forms representations by passing them through a hierarchical sequence of brain areas, just as DNNs form representations by passing them through a hierarchical sequence of layers. To test the validity of this assumption, we optimized DNNs not to perform visual tasks but to directly predict brain activity in human visual areas V1–V4. Using a massive sampling of human brain activity, we constructed brain-optimized networks that predict brain activity even more accurately than task-optimized networks. We show that brain-optimized networks can learn representations that diverge from those formed in a strict hierarchy. Brain-optimized networks do not need to align representations in V1–V4 with layer depth; moreover, they are able to accurately model anterior brain areas (e.g., V4) without computing intermediary representations associated with posterior brain areas (e.g., V1). Our results challenge the view that human visual areas V1–V4 act—like the early layers of a DNN—as a serial pre-processing sequence for higher areas, and suggest they may subserve their own independent functions.
Development of problem-based learning model for corruption prevention in improving anti-corruption attitude in citizenship learning health certificate

This study aims to develop a valid, practical, and effective Problem Based Learning Model for Preventing Corruption to improve students' anti-corruption attitudes in the Citizenship Education course at the Health College. The process of developing this model refers to the ADDIE development model. The results showed that the validity of the Problem Based Learning model for Preventing Corruption which was actualized in the form of model books, lecturer books, student books, and anti-corruption attitude instruments on the validity criteria was very high. The practicality of the Problem Based Learning model to prevent corruption is in the very effective category. The average anti-corruption attitude skills after the intervention in the experimental class in both health high schools showed an increase in anti-corruption attitudes compared to the control class with results of 88.65 and 86.81 with N-Gain 0.56 and 0.49. based on the Independent T-Test test obtained sig (2-tailed) 0.000 <0.05. Based on these results, the Problem Based Learning To Prevent Corruption model meets the valid, practical, and effective criteria to improve students' anti-corruption attitudes and is expected to be an alternative reference to improve the quality of civics learning, especially in anti-corruption and corruption education.
Women Workers: Social Aspects and Accessibility in The Residential Neighborhood and Probability to Commuting

Women are often faced with considerations including the choice of mobility with or without commuting, which is inseparable from the role of social in the neighborhood. This study aims to analyze the probability of women workers commuting in Indonesia through social capital and accessibility from the neighborhood to the labor market. The logit model and marginal effect were applied in this research, using the 2018 microdata obtained from Indonesia National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) and Indonesian Village Potential (Podes). These data are combined based on residence similarity at the district level of each individual. The results showed that trust and solidarity increase, the probability of women workers commuting declines by 3.9%. The group and networks level increases through women groups in the residential neighborhood area cause commuting probability to decline of 14.3% on women workers. The variable of facilities will increase with a rise in women workers' commuting probability by 2.5%. These results were controlled by sectoral variables, work, income, education, age, and marital status of women workers in Indonesia. The findings in this study explain the social aspect in the social capital approach originating from the residential neighborhood causes a decreased probability of that decision. The indicates that the social ties of traditional society are still attached to women workers in Indonesia. However, the accessibility in this article is that public transportation gives a positive probability to the decision to commute to women workers in Indonesia.
On Problems and Countermeasures of HR Performance Evaluation in the Context of TQM

There has been relatively little work on the particular characteristics that should be adopted by an organization with a TQM approach to human resource(HR) performance evaluation.This paper establishes the context for future empirical research.The main difficulties with the concept of performance evaluation from a quality perspective is revealed.Both the assumptions of TQM and the requirements for HR evaluation are used as a foundation and it is put forward that the application of HR performance evaluation should be adjusted to integrate TQM requirements.