Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Multiculturalism as a Mediator of Ethnic Identity and National Identity among Javanese Adolescents

The development of national identity in a highly multicultural nation begins by identifying oneself to a particular ethnic group and realizing that multiculturalism is the bridge between both identities. This research aims to discover the link between national identity, ethnic identity, and multiculturalism in Indonesia, specifically for Javanese. This study utilized three measurement scales: (1) National Identity Scale to measure national identity; (2) Ethnic Identity Scale to measure the sense of belongingness to the Javanese ethnicity; and (3) Universal Diverse Orientation (UDO), to measure multiculturalism. This study's participants consist of 441 college students in Yogyakarta (male = 115; female = 326), ranging from 17 to 21. The regression analysis result shows that the mediation model supports this research hypothesis, namely that multiculturalism mediates the relationship between ethnic identity and national identity. Therefore, the current finding generates a new conception regarding the related theme.
Examining Marginality, Isolation, and Emotions and Their Relationship With Physical Educator Intrapersonal Job Beliefs

Purpose: Marginality and isolation have been found to negatively impact physical educators. Despite a significant body of research, few studies have included important personal attributes like teacher emotions. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships of teacher marginality, isolation, and emotions (enjoyment, anger, and anxiety) with intrapersonal job beliefs (turnover intention, perceived accomplishment, and organizational commitment). Methods: Physical educators (N = 227; 51% female) from the United States participated in the study. Results: Experienced teachers reported higher enjoyment, those with less experience reported more anger, and teachers in urban and secondary schools reported higher turnover intention. Hierarchical regression showed emotions add significant variance in relationships with job beliefs, and the interaction between marginality and emotions may help explain teacher perceptions and agency. Discussion/Conclusion: Marginality and teacher emotions, together, impact teacher well-being and job beliefs. Emotions warrant further investigation and may provide mechanisms to understand reactions to marginality and coping.
Tight bounds on the expected number of holes in random point sets

For integers d≥2$$ d\ge 2 $$ and k≥d+1$$ k\ge d+1 $$ , a k$$ k $$‐hole in a set S$$ S $$ of points in general position in ℝd$$ {\mathbb{R}}^d $$ is a k$$ k $$ ‐tuple of points from S$$ S $$ in convex position such that the interior of their convex hull does not contain any point from S$$ S $$ . For a convex body K⊆ℝd$$ K\subseteq {\mathbb{R}}^d $$ of unit d$$ d $$ ‐dimensional volume, we study the expected number EHd,kK(n)$$ E{H}_{d,k}^K(n) $$ of k$$ k $$ ‐holes in a set of n$$ n $$ points drawn uniformly and independently at random from K$$ K $$ . We prove an asymptotically tight lower bound on EHd,kK(n)$$ E{H}_{d,k}^K(n) $$ by showing that, for all fixed integers d≥2$$ d\ge 2 $$ and k≥d+1$$ k\ge d+1 $$ , the number EHd,kK(n)$$ E{H}_{d,k}^K(n) $$ is at least Ω(nd)$$ \Omega \left({n}^d\right) $$ . For some small holes, we even determine the leading constant limn→∞n−dEHd,kK(n)$$ {\lim}_{n\to \infty }{n}^{-d}E{H}_{d,k}^K(n) $$ exactly. We improve the currently best‐known lower bound on limn→∞n−dEHd,d+1K(n)$$ {\lim}_{n\to \infty }{n}^{-d}E{H}_{d,d+1}^K(n) $$ by Reitzner and Temesvari (2019). In the plane, we show that the constant limn→∞n−2EH2,kK(n)$$ {\lim}_{n\to \infty }{n}^{-2}E{H}_{2,k}^K(n) $$ is independent of K$$ K $$ for every fixed k≥3$$ k\ge 3 $$ and we compute it exactly for k=4$$ k=4 $$ , improving earlier estimates by Fabila‐Monroy, Huemer, and Mitsche and by the authors.
Comparison of high-resolution manometry parameters among type II diabetes patients and normal volunteers

Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) autonomic neuropathy and reflux esophagitis are common in chronic diabetics. To gauge the adequacy of peristalsis, high-resolution esophageal manometry is considered as a reliable test. Aim and Objective: To compare the GI symptoms and high-resolution manometry parameters between type II diabetes patients and normal volunteers. Materials and Methods: This comparative study was conducted on 35 known type II diabetes mellitus patients (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] levels ≥6.5%) and 35 normal volunteers between the age group of 35 and 70 years. Sociodemographic details, drug history, disease duration, and GI symptoms were elicited among the study participants. HbA1c and High-resolution manometry were measured for all the participants. Results: The frequency of epigastric pain (31.48%), heartburn (34.28%), pharyngeal irritation (31.43%), and loose stools (37.14%) were significantly higher in the diabetics. Significant difference (P < 0.05) was observed in mean basal expiratory pressure (MBEP) and mean basal inspiratory pressure (MBIP) values between diabetics and controls. There was a positive significant correlation between esophagogastric junction contractile integral and MBIP (r = 0.557), MBEP (r = 0.583), Median Integrated Relaxation pressure (r = 0.410). Conclusion: Hyperglycaemia seems to be an independent risk factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Obesity significantly increments the occurrence of GERD in diabetics. Strict adherence to preventive measures such as weight reduction, diet management, glycaemic control will have a great impact on the occurrence of GERD in diabetics.
University of São Paulo “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture Obtaining and using aerial thermal images for the study of in-field crop spatial variability

8 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION . 9 REFERENCES . 10 2. ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF A LOW-COST THERMAL CAMERA IN PROXIMAL AND AERIAL CONDITIONS. 13 ABSTRACT . 13. 13 2.
The Effects of Top Management Team External Social Capital on Firm's Openness: Exploring the Mediating Role of Strategic Knowledge Integration

Going from the knowledge-based view of the firm, we designed a framework to describe top management team's (TMT) external social capital as a determinant of the depth and breadth of external knowledge search strategies in open innovation and Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) innovation performance. Besides, we examined the significance of strategic knowledge integration in external knowledge search strategies and innovation performance. Using a sample of 252 Kenyan manufacturing SMEs, the authors applied partial least square to a structural equation model to test the suggested hypotheses. The findings reveal that firms with intense, more frequent, and closer TMT external social capital with external knowledge sources can enhance the stock of externally acquired knowledge, showing that TMT's external social capital plays a crucial role in facilitating the breadth and depth of external knowledge search strategies. The article also finds that external knowledge search breadth is more affected by TMT's external social capital, whereas strategic knowledge integration mediates external knowledge search practices and innovation performance. Therefore, firms with a good ability to identify new opportunities and dynamic strategic businesses tend to be more innovative. This article contributes to social capital and open innovation literature by analyzing two critical determinants: external social capital and strategic knowledge integration. This article attempts to address these gaps in the literature by linking TMT's external social capital, the search for external knowledge, and strategic knowledge integration to innovation performance.
FORMULATION OF GLUTEN-FREE BREAD WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE, RAW BANANA FLOUR AND PROOF TIME: MODELLING, PROXIMATE AND SENSORY ANALYSES

Semi-urbanization has increased the demand of bakery products triggering variousgluten-related disorders including Celiac Disease (CD), Non-celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS), Gluten Ataxia and Wheat Allergy. Among these, CD accounts for nearly 1-2%global population. Gluten withdrawal- cornerstone treatment for CD is a bumpy road with nutritional deficiencies and poor quality of life. Additionally, there is a surge of people intentionally avoiding gluten for various reasons. The present work intends to optimize a formula for a gluten free (GF) bread and determine the effect of prooftime, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and raw banana flour at different levels on moisture content, bake loss, specific volume, texture parameters andcrust-crumb brightness (L*) using response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite rotatable design (CCRD). The results revealed moisture content, hardness, springiness, resilience and crust-crumb L*were significantly affected. Different proof time levels altered moisture content, bake loss and colour parameters with no influence on textural parameters. Increasing levels of HPMC impeded bake loss and crumb lightness but exacerbated hardness. Nonetheless, on its interaction with raw banana flour, there was antagonistic effect on hardness. Addition of raw banana flour darkened the bread. Thus, optimal conditions (HPMC 2%, raw banana flour 37.16% and proof time 40mins) were appliedto produce good quality bread. Furthermore, sensory and proximateanalyses of optimum GF bread were compared to whole wheat bread depicting higherprotein-fat content, lower carbohydrate content and overall acceptability score of 7.88for the former; the demand for which is steadily and incessantly expanding
An Overmodulation Algorithm With Neutral-Point Voltage Balancing for Three-Level Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives

In this article, a virtual space vector based overmodulation algorithm is presented for three-level neutral-point (NP) clamped converters in high-speed aerospace motor drives. With the proposed inscribed polygonal-boundary compression technique, the output voltage capability is enhanced under a lower crossover angle and compression coefficient. As a result, it brings an opportunity for the operation of the studied aircraft electric starter/generator (ESG) systems easily extending from the linear modulation range into the overmodulation region. Furthermore, an active capacitor voltage balancing control method is investigated to recover NP potential imbalance in the case of high modulation index and low power factor operating conditions. To simplify the digital implementation of the algorithm, a fast calculation approach is adopted in this work. The modulation performance of the proposed strategy is verified by both simulation and experimental results with a 45 kW, 32 k r/min ESG prototype system.
THE EFFECTS OF ESCALATED COCAINE INTAKE ON DECISION-MAKING DYNAMICS

OF THESIS THE EFFECTS OF ESCALATED COCAINE INTAKE ON DECISION-MAKING DYNAMICS Cocaine Use Disorder (CUD) is characterized partly by the use of cocaine at the expense of other alternatives, in other words, it is a decision-making pathology (Kalivas & Volkow, 2005). Concurrent choice tasks assess decision-making in a dynamic scenario that more closely resembles real life. Value-based decision-making is an important facet of understanding the addictive properties of drugs of abuse. In order to compare two value-based theories of addiction (habit theory and relative value theory), a concurrent choice task was run in tandem with an escalation procedure. First, animals were trained on a choice task until stable, then trained on to self-administer cocaine (0.3mg/kg to the animal’s weight) using a fixed ratio 1 schedule under 1-hr access. For the escalation procedure, some animals remained on 1-hr access and others were given 6-hr access to cocaine for 21 days. Then all rats returned to 1-hr access. The animals were trained such that they performed the choice task in the morning (while not under the influence of drugs) and then after a rest in the home cage, were put back into the operant boxes for self-administration sessions. Escalation of cocaine intake was evident in the 6-hr exposed animals but intake was stable in the 1-hr exposure animals. The choice behavior between the two groups did not differ, despite difference in intake between the groups. Indicating that despite dysregulated cocaine intake, value-based decision-making and goal-directed behavior remained intact. This supports the idea of looking beyond habit theory as the sole explanation for the change in decision-making behavior seen in CUD.
In vivo Study of Mutagenic Activity of the Complex Antibacterial Medication of Mastitis in Mice Model

| Complex antimicrobial medications containing penicillin group antibiotics in combination with glucocorticoids are often used intramammary for the treatment of mastitis in lactating cows. However, there is insufficient data on the presence of negative and positive effects of their interaction. In this regard, we set the goal of identifying the potential mutagenic properties of the complex medication containing amoxicillin, cloxacillin and prednisolone as active substances. For this purpose, the samples of metaphase chromosomes were made from the bone marrow cells of white mice. The number of cells with chromosomal aberrations was counted. The micronucleus test was carried out in polychromatophilic erythrocytes of peripheral blood obtained from the tail vein of mice. As a result, it was found that subcutaneous administration of the complex medication to white mice for 7 days at a dose of 80 mg/ kg of body weight and a single administration at a dose of 560 mg/kg of body weight did not have a mutagenic effect. This is confirmed by the absence of a significant increase in the proportion of bone marrow cells with chromosomal aberrations and the number of polychromatophilic erythrocytes with micronuclei relative to the values of the control group.
Does Corporate Governance Have a Say on Dividends in Australian Listed Companies?

This paper investigates whether corporate governance has an impact on dividend policy in Australian listed firms. The empirical studies of corporate governance and dividend policy in the Australian context tend to have a limited scope and the findings are mixed. Unlike the existing literature, this paper provides a more comprehensive examination of the relationship between dividend policy and corporate governance mechanisms. Using a sample of 1,438 firm-year observations for the period of 2005 to 2011 and the panel data approach, this study finds that dividend payout is significantly positively (negatively) correlated with board size, board independence, institutional ownership and use of a Big-4 audit firm (CEO duality and managerial ownership). Moreover, dividend yield is significantly positively (negatively) correlated with managerial ownership (foreign ownership). These findings suggest that dividend policy and corporate governance mechanisms are complementary i.e. firms paying higher dividends are more likely to engage in good governance practices as well as having strong monitoring and control systems in place and therefore both dividend policy and corporate governance are considered as effective tools in reducing agency costs.
Conceptualizing the Role of Work Engagement: A Case Study of the Hotel Sector in Surabaya during the COVID-19

With increased competition in various industries comes increased organizational pressure to develop. Human resources are the most important assets in an organization because it is a source capable of directing, maintaining, and developing organizations to meet various demands of society and times. This study aims to analyze the effect of workload on turnover intention mediated by work stress and work engagement at four-star hotels in Surabaya Indonesia. In this study, data collection was obtained using questionnaires and saturated sample methods. The sample in this study is all employees at four-star hotels in Surabaya Indonesia, totaling 60 respondents. Partial Least Square approach was used for model analysis. The results showed that workload has a significant effect on turnover intention. Workload also has a significant effect on work stress and work engagement, and work stress and work engagement have a significant effect on turnover intention. The findings of this study suggest that four-star hotels in Surabaya Indonesia need to pay more attention to the tasks that are allocated to employees according to their abilities so that employees do not feel overwhelmed and can complete these tasks optimally, on time, and they need to create a strategy to relieve employee stress during work.
Retrospective and prospective study of progressive retinal atrophy in dogs presented to the veterinary hospital of the Federal University of Parana, Brazil

Background: Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is one of the main causes of blindness in dogs. Despite its clinical importance, there is limited epidemiological information available, particularly in South America. Aim: The main objective of this study was to perform a retrospective, and prospective analysis of PRA in dogs admitted at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. Methods: Medical records of dogs admitted between 2014 and 2018 were selected through the archives of the Comparative Ophthalmology Laboratory. A total of 130 dogs with medical records indicating clinical signs suggestive of PRA, independent of the electroretinography confirmation, were selected. In order to investigate common characteristics, each patient’s clinical history, ophthalmic examination, and visual status were reviewed (obstacle course, pupillary light reflex, dazzle reflex, visual tracking to a cotton ball, and menace responses). Additionally, a prospective study was performed, where flash electroretinography was performed on 30 animals with clinical signs suggestive of PRA, and 14 animals were selected for fundus photography. Data were assessed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: A total of 2,055 dogs were evaluated between January 2014 and December 2018. Of those, 130 animals were presumptively diagnosed with PRA (6.33%), consisting of 18 different breeds and 27 dogs with a mixed pedigree. Poodles were the most prevalent breed (n = 26; 20.00%), followed by Cocker Spaniels (n = 19; 14.62%). In the reported caseload, Pomeranians showed a considerably higher odds ratio for PRA development (15.36%). Conclusion: Pomeranians presented a high odds ratio, suggesting that further studies may be performed with breeds with a high potential for developing this disease.
Fungal contamination of pig farm feeds

The aim of this study was to establish the total fungal (mould) count in 79 commercial pig farm feed samples (42 samples for piglets, 29 samples for fattening pigs and 8 samples for sows) collected from the Serbian feed producers during the three-year period (2017-2019), as well as to evaluate the percentage of contamination samples by fungi, especially species from Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium genera. Using standard mycological methods, the total count and identification of fungi were determined. Total fungal count was ranging from 1 ? 102 to 1.41 ? 105 cfu g-1 in the feed samples for piglets. Furthermore, in the feed samples for fattening pigs it ranged from1 ? 102 to 2.54 ? 105 cfu g-1, and from 1 ? 102 to 1.93 ? 105 cfu g-1 in the feed samples for sows. It has established the impermissible limit of total fungal count in 3.45% and 4.76% of a feed for fattening pigs and feed for piglets, respectively. Statistical analysis of the total number of fungi did not establish significant differences between the examined feed groups. Fusarium species were present in the most feed samples for fattening pigs (65.52%), followed by the feed for sows (62.50%) and piglets (47.62%). Aspergillus species were determined in 59.52, 58.62 and 37.50% feed samples for piglets, fattening pigs and sows, respectively. Penicillium species contaminated the lowest percentage of feed samples for fattening pigs (27.59%) and the highest percentage of feed samples for sows (37.50%). In a small number of samples Alternaria, Mucor, and Rhizopus species were identified. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the investigation of fungal contamination is an important indicator of a hygienic condition of feed intended for the nutrition of farm pigs. In addition, the percentage of fungal contamination of the examined samples indicates a potentially high risk to animal health. Due to that, a regular mycological evaluation is necessary to assess nutritional quality as one of the fundamental criteria for feed safety.
A Primal-Dual Forward-Backward Splitting Algorithm for Distributed Convex Optimization

Motivated by modern large-scale information processing problems in engineering, this paper concentrates on studying distributed constrained convex optimization problems over a connected undirected network. The problem involves a sum of a differentiable convex function with Lipschitz continuous gradient and two non-smooth convex functions with a linear operator. To solve such a problem, we propose a novel distributed primal-dual forward-backward splitting algorithm, called D-PDFBS. Each agent locally computes the Lipschitz continuous gradient and two proximal operators, and exchanges information with its neighbors. D-PDFBS adopts non-identical stepsizes, and we reveal the relationship between selection of stepsizes and parameters of objective functions. The simulation results verify the feasibility of D-PDFBS and the correctness of theoretical findings.
KF-Loc: A Kalman Filter and Machine Learning Integrated Localization System Using Consumer-Grade Millimeter-Wave Hardware

With the ever-increasing demands of e-commerce, the need for smarter warehousing is increasing exponentially. Such warehouses require industry automation beyond Industry 4.0. In this work, we use consumer-grade millimeter-wave (mmWave) equipment to enable fast, and low-cost implementation of our localization system. However, the consumer-grade mmWave routers suffer from coarse-grained channel state information due to cost-effective antenna array design limiting the accuracy of localization systems. To address these challenges, we present a machine learning (ML) and Kalman filter (KF) integrated localization system (KF-Loc). The ML model learns the complex wireless features for predicting the static position of the robot. When in dynamic motion, the static ML estimates suffer from position mispredictions, resulting in loss of accuracy. To overcome the loss in accuracy, we design and integrate a KF that learns the dynamics of the robot motion to provide highly accurate tracking. Our system achieves centimeter-level accuracy for the two aisles with RMSE of 0.35 m and 0.37 m, respectively. Further, compared with ML only localization systems, we achieve a significant reduction in RMSE by 28.5% and 54.3% within the two aisles.
Conceptualizing Adult Identity Formation in Higher Education Context

The main intention of this paper is to explore the possibility of positioning the discourse on adult identity formation within the context of higher education. To this end, first formational potential of higher education is revisited. Further on, Eriksonian psychosocial theoretical approach and Arnett's concept of emerging adulthood are proposed as the referential framework for conceptualizing adult identity formation processes. It is concluded that by offering instituzionalized moratorium and the possibility for the extended transition from adolescence to adulthood, higher education context provides intensive identity work opportunities. However, in dominant discourses, higher education's humanistic ends have been suppressed by economistic and utilitarian objectives. Therefore, this paper also urges revitalizing higher education's humanistic values by exploring personal growth posibilities.