Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
“Making Every Second Count”: Utilizing TikTok and Systems Thinking to Facilitate Scientific Public Engagement and Contextualization of Chemistry at Home

TikTok is a social media video-based phone application which enables creative and engaging videos to be shared on social media platforms worldwide. TikTok has been applied to create fun, exciting, and engaging 15–60 s long chemistry outreach educational videos, to encourage public dissemination of science with a systems thinking approach. With the creation of an online TikTok account called “The Chemistry Collective” by undergraduate students, 16 educational videos were created, with approximately 8,500 views. Upon surveying participants, viewers of these TikTok videos strongly agreed that they had learned something new about chemistry since watching these videos (4.66/5.00) and had an increased interest in chemistry (82.7% agreed). As such, TikTok can be used to enhance public and undergraduate student engagement with chemistry and science education, together with facilitating the ability of the public to understand how chemistry can be fun, can be performed at home, and is part of our daily lives.
Impact of perceived peer to peer accommodation development on community residents’ well-being

ABSTRACT A survey of 780 UK residents was conducted to identify the extent to which perceived peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation development is associated with changes in community members’ well-being from economic, social and environmental perspectives, and to understand in which circumstances P2P listings have positive and negative effects on community members’ well-being. Partial least squares analysis demonstrates that the perceived positive community impacts of P2P accommodation are more pronounced than the perceived negative impacts. Additionally, weak but statistically significant effects of perceived P2P accommodation prevalence on residents’ social and environmental well-being are observed. Based on these findings and in accordance with social exchange theory, both policy makers and the P2P accommodation sector should develop strategies to enhance the perceived positive impacts on residents’ well-being and mitigate the perceived negative impacts.
Mayfly ecological traits in a European karst spring: species, microhabitats and life histories

Despite the recent increase in the number of mayfly studies in karst freshwater habitats, their biology and ecology in springs are still poorly characterized. Therefore, we studied mayfly assemblages in a European karst rheocrene spring at five microhabitats monthly over a one-year period. Three species were recorded: Baetis alpinus (Pictet, 1843), Baetis rhodani (Pictet, 1843) and Rhithrogena braaschi (Jacob, 1974). The latter species represents a new record for the fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All three species inhabited all studied microhabitats but with varying abundance. Individual species were associated with a specific substrate type and/or water velocity and/or water depth. The grazer/scraper Rh. braaschi was most common at microhabitats with inorganic substrate (cobbles, mixture of pebbles and sand), moderate water velocity and higher water depth. The rheophilic grazer/scraper and gatherer/collector B. alpinus was most common at microhabitats with mosses and highest water velocity. The grazer/scraper and gatherer/collector B. rhodani was recorded at all microhabitats, yet due to its preference for moderate water velocity, the highest number of individuals were collected from cobbles. We recorded movements of mayfly nymphs among the available microhabitats during their life cycles, due likely to their dietary requirements and search for suitable refugia. Baetis alpinus has a bivoltine, B. rhodani polyvoltine and Rh. braaschi univoltine life cycle with a long emergence period. The results presented here contribute to the knowledge of spring and mayfly ecology.
Antioxidative Activity of Sea Buckthorn and Quality Characteristics of Brown Rice Sulgidduk

This study was performed to investigate the antioxidative properties of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.; leaf, fruit and stem) and the quality characteristics of brown rice sulgidduk prepared using a powder of sea buckthorn leaves. First, the antioxidative activities of sea buckthorn were measured to choose the most effective part of this plant. By analyzing the measured values, we concluded that the effective part of sea buckthorn was its leaves. The IC50 value of the DPPH radical scavenging activity and the ABTS radical scavenging activity in sea buckthorn leaves were 7.78 µg/mL and 264.04 µg/mL, respectively. The total polyphenol and total flavonoid contents of sea buckthorn leaves were 3.80 mg/mL and . 19 mg/mL, respectively. Therefore, the brown rice sulgidduk was prepared using a powder of sea buckthorn leaves in the weight ratio of 0%, . 5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0% and 2.5%. For analyzing the quality characteristics of the prepared sulgidduk, proximate compositions, color and texture profiles were measured and a sensory evaluation was conducted. With an increase in the added content of the sea buckthorn leaf powder (SBLP), the L-value significantly decreased while the a-value and the b-value increased. In the case of texture profiles, the control group (control A) had a higher score for hardness than the case groups in which the SBLP was added. However, springiness, chewiness and adhesiveness were not significantly different among the groups. In the sensory evaluation, the sample containing 1.5% SBLP yielded the best results. Therefore, we suggest that the powder of sea buckthorn leaves is a good ingredient for increasing the consumer acceptability and functionality of sulgidduk.
ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN ERHUWAREN COMMUNITY IN UGHELLI SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out to explore and document various plants and plant parts used for medicinal purposes in Erhuwaren Community, Ughelli-South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Ethnobotanical data was collected from 40 respondents (16 males and 24 females) by means of Semi-structured questionnaires to obtain information on the Local names of the medicinal plants, their medical uses, the plant parts used, methods of preparation and method of administering treatments to people. The study exposed 65 medicinal plant species belonging to 36 families, used to prepare 120 recipes for different ailments. The major methods of herbal preparation were juice (28%) and decoction (26%). Family Asteraceae was the most commonly represented plant family having about 9.7% of all the medical plant species recorded in this study. The plant parts most frequently used were the leaves (53.8%). The disease categories with the highest ICF values were Gastrointestinal (0.80) and Antipyretic disorders (0.77). Solenosternon monostachyrus, Musa paradisiaca, Phyllantus amarus and Ocimum gratissimum were the most utilized medicinal plant species with the highest RFC value. Results revealed that residents in the study area find the use of traditional medicines cheaper and effective as compared to orthodox medicine.
Mango Seed Kernel From Cameroon Savannah: Characterization And Antioxidant Potential

The aim of the present study is to characterize mango seed kernel of some varieties from the Cameroon savannah, to evaluate their potential uses. The results have shown a total sugar content ranging from 38.81% (Indecinard) to 67.33% (Brook), oil content, from 6.27% (Brook) to 10.62% (Kent), and proteins 3.94% (Local Maroua) to 6.09% (Kent). Uses as feedings or substitution in breadmaking and bakery is possible like some authors have shown. Phenolics compounds content and antioxidant activity have also been assessed and the results are promising for a valorisation of that aspect. Similar varieties were grouped in the respect of their polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant properties.
Food Science of Animal Resources

We investigated the effect of high density lipoprotein from egg yolk (EYHDL) on serum, hepatic and fecal lipid and fatty acids (FAs) levels and on gene expression involved in FAs metabolism. Male KM mice were fed either normal diet (ND; n=20), high fat diet (HFD; n=20), or high fat diet containing EYHDL (EYHDL; 0.6 mg/g, every day by oral gavage, n=20) for 100 days. At the end of the experiment, the effects of treatments on biochemical parameters, FAs profiles and involved gene expression were analyzed. Our results revealed that EYHDL markedly suppressed the body weight gain, accumulation of abdominal fat tissues, serum concentrations of LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides, hepatic triglycerides and cholesterol accumulation, while increased serum concentration of HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C). EYHDL intake also increased total cholesterol (TC) excretions compared with HFD group. Moreover, it alleviated the severity of fatty liver and improved glucose and insulin tolerance compared with HFD. More importantly, EYHDL partially normalized FAs profiles in serum, liver and fecaces and neutralized the HFD-induced upregulation of SREBP-1c, Acaca, Fasn, GPAT and Scd1. In conclusion, our findings indicate that EYHDL may have the potential to improve metabolic disturbances that occur in HFD mice and can be considered as an appropriate dietary recommendation for the treatment of metabolic syndrome (MetS).
Meat and Fat Quality of Salem Black Goat meat Reared under Different Rearing Systems

Background: The work was carried out to complementary contribution to the comprehensive study of the recently recognised promising Salem Black goat breed’s meat quality raised under intensive and semi intensive systems at different age for both sexes. Methods: The study was conducted on sixty four, three months old Salem Black goat kids (32 males and 32 females) by allotting randomly as16 kids in each group in a 2 X 2 factorial design. Results: The pH value for meat was significantly (P less than 0.05) higher at 9 months male animals. Meat redness (a*) value increased and the lightness (L*) and yellowness (b*) values significantly (P less than 0.01) decreased with age. The shear force indicates that male had significantly (P less than 0.01) higher value. Meat at 6 months had significantly (P less than 0.01) higher sarcomere length. Hydroxyproline content was significantly (P less than 0.01) higher with lower muscle fibre diameter in intensively reared male kids meat. Acid insoluble ash, ether extract and PUFA contents were significantly (P less than 0.05) increased with age in meat. Intensively reared animals had significantly (P less than 0.05) low level of SFA and high level of PUFA, MUFA and PUFA/SFA ratio than semi-intensively reared animals. The intensively reared animal shows better meat quality, more nutritious than semi intensively reared animal meat.
Analisis Profitabilitas, Leverage, Pertumbuhan Penjualan Dan Kepemilikan Keluarga Terhadap Penghindaran Pajak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh Profitabilitas, Leverage, Pertumbuhan Penjualan dan Kepemilikan Keluarga terhadap Penghindaran Pajak. Didorong oleh pentingnya pendapatan pajak sebagai salah satu sumber pendapatan terbesar di negara ini, dengan sampel yang diambil adalah perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada 2013-2017. Penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif dengan data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder yang bersumber dari laporan keuangan dengan pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Sebelum data dianalisis, uji asumsi klasik dilakukan dengan tujuan agar persamaan regresi yang dihasilkan tidak bias dan konsisten. Analisis data yang dilakukan adalah statistik deskriptif dan pengujian regresi linier berganda dengan bantuan alat statistik SPSS versi 24. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan perusahaan memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap penghindaran pajak. Sementara Profitabilitas, Leverage, dan Kepemilikan Keluarga tidak berpengaruh pada Penghindaran Pajak. Dan Profitabilitas, Leverage, Pertumbuhan Penjualan, dan Kepemilikan Keluarga secara simultan memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap Penghindaran Pajak di Perusahaan Manufaktur pada 2013-2017. Kata Kunci : Profitabilitas, Leverage, Pertumbuhan Penjualan, Kepemilikan Keluarga, Penghindaran Pajak
Analysis of the virome associated to grapevine downy mildew lesions reveals new mycovirus lineages

Abstract The obligatory biotrophic oomycetes Plasmopara viticola is the causal agent of downy mildew, a destructive disease of grapevine worldwide. So far, chemical fungicides are widely employed to limit this pathogen, but their adverse effects are stimulating the quest for environmentally friendly alternative approaches. Here, we report on the search for mycoviruses that might be later developed as biocontrol agents for this pathogen. Symptomatic leaves were collected from various regions in Spain and Italy and mycelia associated to leaf lesions was harvested. Total RNA extractions were depleted of rRNA and metatranscriptomes were generated using a high-throughput sequencing approach. The virome associated to leaf lesions was then characterized through a bioinformatic pipeline relying on blast searches against current viral databases. Here, we present an inventory of 283 new RNA viruses: 222 positive strand RNA viruses, 29 negative strand RNA viruses, 27 double-stranded RNA viruses and 5 ORFan virus RdRP segments, which could not be reliably assigned to any existing group in the Riboviria. In addition to ORFan viruses, we found other surprising new evolutionary trajectories in this wide inventory of viruses. The most represented viruses in our collection are those in phylum Lenarviricota, and, among them, a group of mycovirus segments distantly related to narnaviruses, but characterized by a polymerase palm domain lacking subdomain C, with the putative GDD catalytic triad. We also provided evidence of a strict association between two RNA segments that form a new mycovirus clade of positive strand RNA in the phylum Kitrinoviricota, order Martellivirales. In the phylum Negarnaviricota, we report for the first time in the order Mononegavirales a clade of viruses that is ambisense, a feature that so far was present only in the order Bunyavirales. Furthermore, in the same phylum we detected the widespread occurrence and abundant accumulation in our libraries of a distinct mycovirus clade distantly related to the Muvirales and Goujanvirales orders, which so far include only viruses infecting invertebrates. Possible new oomycetes-specific virus clades are also described in the phylum Duplornaviricota. These data greatly expand the evolutionary history of mycoviruses adding new layers of diversity to the realm Riboviria.
The Differential Expressions of PPARγ and CAST mRNA in Muscle Tissues of Jinhua and Landrace Pigs

Background: Fat deposition affected meat quality and the suitable amount of intramuscular fat (IMF) can significantly improve the taste of meat, palatability, juicy, tenderness and flavor, thereby enhancing the meat quality in animals. Although, calpastatin (CAST) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-ã (PPARã) could regulate meat quality by altering meat tenderness or IMF content in animals, reports concerning the relationship between CAST, PPARã expression and pork quality is unclear.Methods: A total of twenty 28-day-old purebred weaned Jinhua and Landrace piglets (10 piglets per breed) were divided into two groups according to breed for the feeding trials lasting for 120 days. At the 148 days of age, 3 pigs of each breed were selected to slaughter. Total RNA was extracted from longissimus dorsi and biceps femoris muscle to investigate the differential expression of PPARã and CAST in muscle tissues of different breed pigs by RT-PCR methods, as well as their relationship with IMF and carcass lean content.Result: These results suggested that PPARã is an important effector for regulating fat deposition in pigs, which was correlated with IMF and carcass lean content of pigs. This data would provide a scientific basis for the regulation of pork quality.
Possible Wormhole Candidates in Active Galactic Nuclei

The hypothesis is considered that the active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are wormhole (WH) mouths rather than supermassive black holes (SMBHs). We study the difference in the physical properties of such objects from those of AGNs with SMBH, as well as the the corresponding difference in observational data. Firstly, the radiative efficiency for some types of WHs (both static and rotating) can be significantly larger than the theoretical maximal value for the Kerr SMBHs. A number of AGNs is presented, for which the observational data can be interpreted as the result of the presence of WHs in them. Secondly, a sufficiently strong gamma radiation with a characteristic spectrum noticeably differing from that of AGNs jets, can be emitted from a static WH as a result of a collision of accreting flows of matter inside the WH.
Automatic Diabetic Retinopathy Grading via Self-Knowledge Distillation

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common fundus disease that leads to irreversible blindness, which plagues the working-age population. Automatic medical imaging diagnosis provides a non-invasive method to assist ophthalmologists in timely screening of suspected DR cases, which prevents its further deterioration. However, the state-of-the-art deep-learning-based methods generally have a large amount of model parameters, which makes large-scale clinical deployment a time-consuming task. Moreover, the severity of DR is associated with lesions, and it is difficult for the model to focus on these regions. In this paper, we propose a novel deep-learning technique for grading DR with only image-level supervision. Specifically, we first customize the model with the help of self-knowledge distillation to achieve a trade-off between model performance and time complexity. Secondly, CAM-Attention is used to allow the network to focus on discriminative zone, e.g., microaneurysms, soft/hard exudates, etc. Considering that directly attaching a classifier after the Side branch will disrupt the hierarchical nature of convolutional neural networks, a Mimicking Module is employed that allows the Side branch to actively mimic the main branch structure. Extensive experiments are conducted on two benchmark datasets, with an AUC of 0.965 and an accuracy of 92.9% for the Messidor dataset and 67.96% accuracy achieved for the challenging IDRID dataset, which demonstrates the superior performance of our proposed method.
Improving interactions of transition-age peers with visual impairment and intellectual disability

This collaborative action research study addressed the interaction skills of two young adults with visual impairments and intellectual disability in the context of a board game. The intervention involved the use of an adapted board game, four social stories, and rehearsal of game play skills in the context of individual and group therapy sessions. Instructional strategies included clear within and between activity routines, least to most prompting system, sufficient wait time, and modeling of game play behaviors. Both young men improved their initiation skills, terminated interactions appropriately with fewer prompts, and learned some of the elements of board game play. Self-stimulation and anxiety over changes in their daily lives impacted progress. More research is needed to investigate the potential benefit of social stories for students with visual impairments and additional disabilities.
Rethinking Knowledge Creation in Information Technology and Tourism

This letter is a rejoinder to Xiang, Fesenmaier, and Werthner (2020), who responded to our letter to the editor about knowledge creation in information technology and tourism (ITT) research (Cai and McKenna 2020). We believe the authors have misinterpreted our claims and failed to address our main points in relation to the lack of theoretical and methodological development of ITT. Therefore, we address and clarify some misunderstandings in their response. We also elaborate on our ideas for broadening the paradigmatic boundaries of ITT research and opening up potential topics to tackle wider social issues. In addition, we provide more guidance for the growth and development of ITT through broadening boundaries, methodology and theorizing, as well as knowledge dissemination.
Multivariate Pattern Classification of Primary Insomnia Using Three Types of Functional Connectivity Features

Objective To investigate whether or not functional connectivity (FC) could be used as a potential biomarker for classification of primary insomnia (PI) at the individual level by using multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA). Methods Thirty-eight drug-naive patients with PI and 44 healthy controls (HC) underwent resting-state functional MR imaging. Three commonly used FC metrics (voxel-wise functional connectivity strength, large-scale functional connectivity and regional homogeneity) were calculated for each participant. We used the MVPA framework using linear support vector machine (SVM) with the three types of metrics as features separately. Subsequently, an unbiased N-fold cross-validation strategy was used to generate a classification system and was then used to evaluate its classification performances. Finally, FC metrics with significant high classification performance were compared between the two groups and were correlated with clinical characteristics, i.e., Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS). Results The best classifier could reach up to an accuracy of 81.5%, with sensitivity of 84.9%, specificity of 79.1% and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 83.0% (all P < 0.001). Right fronto-insular cortex, left precuneus and left middle frontal gyrus showed high classification weights. In addition, right fronto-insular cortex and left middle frontal gyrus were the overlapping regions between MVPA and group comparison. Correlation analysis showed that functional connectivity strength (FCS) in left middle frontal gyrus and head of right caudate nucleus were correlated with PSQI and SDS respectively. Conclusion The current study suggests abnormal FCS might serve as a potential neuromarkers for PI. Key Points FCS in fronto-insular cortex and middle frontal gyrus may be a neuroimaging biomarker for insomnia. FCS can be used to distinguish between patients with primary insomnia from healthy controls with high classification accuracy (81.5%; P < 0.001). FCS in left middle frontal gyrus and head of right caudate nucleus were correlated with PSQI and SDS respectively.
Emergency remote education experiment amid COVID-19 pandemic

Technology has been instrumental for efficient communication to counter the pandemic that the world is facing today. It also redefines how the educational system can proliferate the delivery of the teaching-learning process amidst COVID-19. This paper articulates the effectiveness of distance education, highlights the possible challenges in emergency remote education, and recommends emerging remote learning platforms along with policies for the utilisation of emergency remote teaching and protocols for the prevention of COVID-19 in Philippine learning institutions. The paper offers further research of innovative strategies, virtual learning experiences, and the transition from the physical classroom into an emergency remote education environment during the pandemic.