Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Concretizing intersectional research methods: Incorporating social justice and action into United States sex trafficking research

ABSTRACT Theoretical frameworks have been developed for utilizing intersectionality theory in empirical social science research. This article 1) examines how one theoretical framework can be used to assess the extent to which United States sex trafficking research employs an intersectional approach and 2) extends this framework to include a Social Justice and Action stage to inform the dissemination of research findings. Findings from this review revealed that, overall, US sex trafficking research selectively incorporates an intersectional perspective and conceptualizes sex trafficking as an individual-level issue with limited focus on how individual experiences are also influenced by interlocking systems of oppression.
Lived experiences in daily life with myalgic encephalomyelitis

Introduction Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a complex systemic condition, causing severe symptoms that limit the quality of life of the people living with it. This study examined changes in life, coping strategies, and the ability to obtain a successful occupational adaptation in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis in Denmark, viewed from the perspective of the model of human occupation. Method In-depth qualitative interviews with seven persons with myalgic encephalomyelitis aged 31–61 years were analysed with qualitative content analysis. Results The participants experienced severe changes in their lives leading to impaired occupational competences which affected their occupational identity and made them lonely. Pacing and environmental changes were the preferred coping strategies in their attempt to adapt to the new circumstances. Conclusion The participants experienced major changes in everyday life with the onset of myalgic encephalomyelitis. Pacing and environmental changes were not sufficient strategies to secure a successful occupational adaptation. Thus, people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis need assistance to enable a successful occupational adaptation and preserve hope. Access to occupational therapy within the Danish programme for people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis may support more effective occupational adaptation in the population.
The Tenacity of the Couple-Norm

The Tenacity of the Couple-Norm explores the ongoing strength and insidious grip of couple-normativity across changing landscapes of law, policy and everyday life in four contrasting national contexts: the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Norway and Portugal. By investigating how the couple-norm is lived and experienced, how it has changed over time, and how it varies between places and social groups, this book provides a detailed analysis of changing intimate citizenship regimes in Europe, and makes a major intervention in understandings of the contemporary condition of personal life. The authors develop the feminist concept of ‘intimate citizenship’ and propose the new concept of ‘intimate citizenship regime’, offering a study of intimate citizenship regimes as normative systems that have been undergoing profound change in recent decades. Against the backdrop of processes of de-patriarchalization, liberalization, pluralization and homonormalization, the ongoing potency of the couple-norm becomes ever clearer. The authors provide an analysis of how the couple-form is institutionalized, supported and mandated by legal regulations, social policies and everyday practices, and how this serves to shape the intimate life choices and trajectories of those who seem to be living aslant to the conventional heterosexual cohabiting couple-form. Attending also to practices and moments that challenge couple-normativity, both consciously chosen and explicit, as well as circumstantial, subconscious and implicit, The Tenacity of the Couple-Norm makes an important contribution to literatures on citizenship, intimacy, family life, and social change in sociology, social policy, socio-legal studies, gender/sexuality/queer studies, and psychosocial studies.
Effects of a Brief Preventive Intervention in Cyberbullying and Grooming in Adolescents

The development of brief and inexpensive interventions that reduce risky behaviors in adolescence constitute a challenge for current research. This study addresses the prevention of two online behavior problems in adolescents (cyberbullying and online grooming). Two pilot studies evaluated the effects of a 1-hour intervention, which combined self-affirmation (SA) with the incremental theory of personality (ITP), for cyberbullying and online grooming. Study 1 involved 339 adolescents (51p male, mean age = 14.12 years, SD = 0.70), who were randomly assigned to the SA + ITP intervention or one of two control conditions. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that the SA + ITP intervention reduced the reciprocity between sexual solicitation and sexualized interaction with adults, as well as between cyberbullying victimization and perpetration. Study 2 included 214 adolescents (50.3p male, mean age = 14.06 years, SD = 0.96), who were randomly assigned to the SA + ITP or a control condition. Hierarchical linear modeling analyses indicated that the SA + ITP reduced the reciprocity between sexual solicitation and sexualized interaction with adults, and reduced cyberbullying perpetration. The studies provided preliminary evidence of the benefits of the SA + ITP intervention.
Estimation of Regional Effect, Evaluation Index and Subordinate Function of Mulberry Silkworm in Some Egyptian Governorates

Two local and important hybrids of silkworm, Bombyx mori L. were reared in three Egyptian governorates of Qalubyia, Giza and Sohag (Q, G and S). Fourteen parameters of 5th instar duration (FD), whole larvae duration (LD), mortality percentage (MP), number of cocoon/liter (C /L), cocooning percentage (CP), duple cocooning percentage (DCP), cocoon crop by number (Crop/N), cocoon crop by weight (Crop/W) were recorded. Cocoon weight (CW), cocoon shell weight (CSW), pupae weight (PW), cocoon shell ratio (CSR), silk productivity (SP) for females and males were investigated. The results revealed that rearing silkworm was better in Qalubyia and Giza comparing with Sohag governorate. Some modifications for adjusting the rearing techniques, temperature and humidity to raise the silk production were recommended. As well as selections the hybrids suitable for Upper Egypt conditions. Performances of hybrids characters are changed according to the environment changed. The average of CW, CSW, PW, CSR and SP traits were better for both sexes in Qalubyia governorate. Hybrid of hy1 was the best for CW, CSW, PW, CSR and SP traits for both sexes. Both of hy1 and hy2 were mostly the best hybrids in Qalubyia, Giza and Sohag of females and males. Evaluation index and subordinate function values depended on the hybrids which represented the genetic factor and the locations that represented the environmental factor and its interactions.
A comprehensive analysis of the properties of reservoir rocks to determine the productive oil horizons

The purpose of the research is to study the reservoir and filtration properties of reservoir rocks of the Aptian horizon of formation No. 1 within the Kovylnoye field. The initial data were reservoir-filtration and geological-geophysical parameters within the exposed rocks of the reservoirs of the Aptian horizon of formation No. 1, for wells No. 1 and No. 2, which were drilled at the search and evaluation stage of work: porosity coefficient, permeability coefficient, rock resistivity, oil-saturated thickness. High values of effective porosity, permeability, and oil and gas saturation are found in biomorphic, organogenic, and clastic carbonate rocks where the void space has not been subjected to secondary changes (salt deposits), resulting in reservoirs characterized by low capacitance and filtration properties. Analysis of carbonate reservoirs gives values of permeability up to 0.3-1 mm2 and porosity of 20-35 %. Rocks are lumpy, loose, weakly cemented with cement content up to 10%. Their initial water saturation in the oil deposit does not exceed 5-20 %. The research has shown the effectiveness of conducting a comprehensive analysis of reservoir rock properties to determine the oil and gas content of the site.
Review of the laboratory methods applied to assess the reactivity of alkaline siliceous aggregates in concrete

The alkali-silica reaction is one of those reactions that cause the concrete destruction. The question of the alkali-aggregate reaction has not been fully explained as yet. This paper presents the outline of the reaction mechanism, and discusses the most common methods of investigating the reactivity of aggregates and of aggregate-cement mixtures. The ideal testing method should be fast, simple, precise and accurate. None of the accessible methods combine all those assumptions. The paper presents the evaluation of the applied methods.
Attitude and Perception of Residents towards the Benefits, Challenges and Quality of Neighborhood Parks in a Sub-Saharan Africa City

Urban parks provide various environmental, socio-cultural and economic benefits, also called ecosystem services, as well as challenges. Urban park planning and management needs to consider the perception and attitude of people towards the benefits, challenges and quality of the parks. However, such information is largely lacking for cities of Sub-Saharan Africa. The objectives of this study are to understand the perception and attitude of residents towards the benefits, challenges and qualities of neighborhood parks in a formal settlement area in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and to investigate whether these aspects are affected by the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents. Data were collected through a household survey (n = 398) and three focus group discussions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests. The focus group discussion resulted in the selection of 18 ecosystem services (benefits) and five challenges. Supported by a very high response rate (96.6%), the household survey shows that respondents recognize the environmental, socio-cultural and economic benefits provided by neighborhood parks, but that the socio-cultural and environmental benefits are perceived as more important than the economic benefits. The socio-demographic characteristics of age, gender and education level were found to have no significant effect on perceptions or attitudes. The cost of managing neighborhood parks and the attraction of nuisance insects were the two most important challenges, respectively. The majority of respondents rated the quality of the existing neighborhood parks excellent or good, with the existing safety condition and the presence of high plant diversity receiving the highest number of high scores. The availability of park facilities was the aspect of park quality considered poor by the most respondents. This study highlights the importance of place-based studies for assessing the perceived benefits that attract people to use urban parks, as well as the challenges that deter use. One important lesson that cities in Sub-Saharan Africa could draw from the development and management of neighborhood parks in Addis Ababa is the vital importance of public participation in urban park development and management.
Synthesis of Nanosized CaZrO3 from Oxalate Precursor

ABSTRACT Nanosized calcium zirconate (CaZrO3) was synthesized from its oxalate precursor, calcium zirconyl oxalate (CZO). Thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction techniques were used to characterize the precursor and optimize the processing conditions. Thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis study shows that CZO precursor decomposes through three steps gives final product CaZrO3 above 700°C. XRD study shows that pure CaZrO3 phase is formed at 800°C. Particle size of CaZrO3 powder was measured using transmission electron microscope and distribution of particles was studied using particle size analyzer. The band gap and dielectric constant of the CaZrO3 were calculated.
Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Droughts in Spain

Drought is an important natural hazard that is expected to increase in frequency and intensity as a consequence of climate change. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of future changes in the temperature and precipitation regime of Spain on agricultural droughts, using novel static and dynamic drought indices. Statistically downscaled climate change scenarios from the model HadGEM2-CC, under the scenario representative concentration pathway 8.5 (RCP8.5), were used at a total of 374 sites for the period 2006 to 2100. The evolution of static and dynamic drought stress indices over time show clearly how drought frequency, duration and intensity increase over time. Values of static and dynamic drought indices increase over time, with more frequent occurrences of maximum index values equal to 1, especially towards the end of the century (2071–2100). Spatially, the increase occurs over almost the entire area, except in the more humid northern Spain, and in areas that are already dry at present, which are located in southeast Spain and in the Ebro valley. This study confirms the potential of static and dynamic indices for monitoring and prediction of drought stress.
Can an e-bike share system increase awareness and consideration of e-bikes as a commute mode? Results from a natural experiment

Abstract Electric-assisted bicycles (e-bikes) may encourage commuters to shift from car to bike by improving perceptions of bicycling safety and increasing destination accessibility. Awareness of e-bikes is an important first step toward more widespread adoption. This article uses a natural experiment design to examine the impact of the implementation of an e-bike share system in Davis, CA, on awareness of e-bikes and consideration of the use of e-bikes for commuting. We use data from three cross-sectional surveys of employees at the University of California, Davis, to estimate the effect of the opening of the e-bike system on changes in awareness and consideration and examine other important factors associated with these outcomes. The results suggest that a shared e-bike system can substantially increase awareness of e-bikes, but that additional strategies may be needed to convert awareness into consideration of the use of e-bikes for commuting.
On the Formation of Wedge‐Like Ion Spectral Structures in the Nightside Inner Magnetosphere

Recent observations in the nightside inner magnetosphere have identified a series of wedge‐like spectral structures in the energy‐time spectrograms of oxygen, helium, and hydrogen ion fluxes. Although the shapes and distributions of these structures have been characterized by case and statistical studies, their formation mechanism remains unclear. Here we utilize a particle tracing model to reproduce the wedge‐like structures successively observed by the twin Van Allen Probes. The model suggests that these structures originate from intermittent substorm injection, and it is the accessibility region of these injected ions that determines their shapes. This mechanism is similar to the formation of another kind of structures, the inner magnetospheric nose‐like structures, except that the wedge‐like structures are separated from the tail population by the discontinuation of ion injections. This scenario is also supported by the distribution statistics of wedge‐like structures, which provides new insights into the dynamics of the magnetotail‐inner magnetosphere coupled system.
Psycho-physiological aspects of small combats in taekwondo: impact of area size and within-round sparring partners

The study investigated physiological and psychological responses to taekwondo combat sessions as a function of different area sizes and within-round sparring partners. Twenty-four adolescent (age: 17 ± 1years) male (n = 12) and female (n = 12) taekwondo athletes participated in the study. Each athlete confronted 1 (1vs.1; no sparring partner change) or 2 (1vs.2; within-round sparring partner change every minute) opponents in different area sizes (i.e., 4 × 4 m, 6 × 6 m, and 8 × 8 m) for 2 min. Blood lactate concentration ([La]) was measured before and after bouts. Heart rate (HR) was measured throughout the contests and rating of perceived exertion was assessed after bouts. Mean HR (HRmean) and percentage of maximum HR (%HRmax) determined during a 20-m multistage shuttle run test were used for analysis. Mood states were assessed before and after bouts and physical enjoyment was analyzed after bouts. The results showed higher HRmean and %HRmax values for the 1vs.1 compared to the 1vs.2 condition (p < 0.001) and [La] values were higher at post-combat measurements (p < 0.001). Moreover, tension and fatigue were higher in 6 × 6 m compared with 8 × 8 m (p = 0.022 and p = 0.023, respectively) and anger was higher in 6 × 6 m and 8 × 8 m in comparison with 4 × 4 m (p = 0.012 and p = 0.043, respectively). Confusion increased from before to after bouts (p < 0.001), from 4 × 4 m and 6 × 6 m area sizes to 8 × 8 m (p = 0.001 and p = 0.018, respectively), and from 1vs.1 to 1vs.2 (p < 0.001). Furthermore, vigour decreased from before to after bouts (p < 0.01). Taekwondo combat sessions are a specific conditioning exercise for athletes. Thus, coaches can use the 1vs.1 condition to elicit higher HR responses and 6 × 6 m area size to induce higher psychological stress, mimicking what occurs during a competition.
The Influence of Individual Characteristics, Training Content and Manager Support on On-the-Job Training Effectiveness

The study examines the influence of individual characteristics, training content, and manager support on the effectiveness of on-the-job (OJT) training in the banking and finance industry. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the samples. Questionnaires were distributed to respondents in order to obtain the data. Using cross-sectional data obtained from 396 respondents in Bank A in Malaysia, the multiple regression results show that self-efficacy, motivation to learn, training content, and manager support have positive influence on OJT training effectiveness. Among all these factors, manager support is very highly correlated with OJT training effectiveness. The findings have given fruitful insight of the crucial roles of OJT training in the respective bank, particularly to bring forward the roles of systematic design and implementation of OJT training. This study is not only expanding knowledge in OJT and training, but offers managers practical insights in developing good OJT training program by considering employees need, capabilities, skills and job requirement. Furthermore, this study also provides a valuable framework in identifying the effectiveness of OJT training program for certain jobs. Further discussion of the research findings and its implications to theoretical knowledge of training and managers are promised at the end of the article.
Review of “Effects of heterogeneous reactions on global tropospheric chemistry”

Abstract. This study uses a chemistry-climate model CHASER (MIROC) to explore the roles of heterogeneous reactions (HRs) in global tropospheric chemistry. Three distinct HRs of N2O5, HO2, and RO2 are considered for surfaces of aerosols and cloud particles. The model simulation is verified with EANET and EMEP stationary observations, R/V MIRAI ship-based data, ATOM1 aircraft measurements, satellite observations by OMI, ISCCP, and CALIPSO-GOCCP, and reanalysis data JRA55. The heterogeneous chemistry facilitates improvement of model performance with respect to observations for NO2, OH, CO, and O3, especially in the lower troposphere. The calculated effects of heterogeneous reactions cause marked changes in global abundances of O3 (−3 %), NOx (−2.2 %), CO (+3.3 %), and global mean CH4 lifetime (+5.9 %). These global effects were contributed mostly by N2O5 uptake onto aerosols in the middle troposphere. At the surface, HO2 uptake gives the largest contributions, with a particularly significant effect in the North Pacific region (−24% O3, +68 % NOx, +8 % CO, and −70 % OH), mainly attributable to its uptake onto clouds. The RO2 reaction has a small contribution, but its global-mean negative effect on O3 is not negligible. In general, the uptakes onto ice crystals and cloud droplets that occur mainly by HO2 and RO2 radicals cause smaller global effects than the aerosol-uptake effects by N2O5 radicals (+1.34 % CH4 lifetime, +1.71 % NOx, −0.56 % O3, +0.63 % CO abundances). Nonlinear responses of tropospheric O3, NOx, and OH to the N2O5 and HO2 uptakes are found in the same modelling framework of this study (R > 0.93). Although all HRs showed negative tendencies for OH and O3 levels, the effects of HR(HO2) on the tropospheric abundance of O3 showed a small increment with an increasing loss rate. However, this positive tendency turns to reduction at higher rates (> 5 times). Our results demonstrate that the HRs affect not only polluted areas but also remote areas such as the mid-latitude sea boundary layer and upper troposphere. Furthermore, HR(HO2) can bring challenges to pollution reduction efforts because it causes opposite effects between NOx (increase) and surface O3 (decrease).
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratios correlate with staging in patients with colorectal carcinoma

Background: Systemic inflammation status is revealed to be associated with prognosis of solid tumours. Inflammatory markers including C-reactive protein, Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio have been claimed to provide insight into resectability of carcinoma and in predicting prognosis. The objective of this study was to study neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and platelet lymphocyte ratio profiles in patients with colo-rectal cancers.Methods: This study was done as a hospital based descriptive on 80 patients diagnosed with colonic and rectal cancers. The study was carried out from May 2017 to May 2018 at General Surgery and Radiotherapy departments at Government Medical College, Trivandrum. Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and platelet lymphocyte ratio was calculated and correlated with the pre-operative staging, post-operative staging and the histopathological grade.Results: Both neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and platelet lymphocyte ratio were found to be higher in patients with colo-rectal cancers as compared to values in normal healthy population. Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio was well correlated with tumour status, nodal status and overall stage in pathological staging. Platelet lymphocyte ratio was well correlated with tumour status and overall stage in CT staging and with tumour status, nodal status and overall stage in pathological staging.Conclusions: Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and platelet lymphocyte ratio are correlated with colo-rectal carcinomas and may provide valuable information in staging the patients. They are cost-effective, easily measurable but affected by race, sex, age, co-morbidities and many other potential factors. Routine estimation of these ratios can serve as adjunct to staging as well as help to prognosticate the patients.