Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Comparative Assessment of the Baking Quality of Hybrid and Population Wheat Cultivars

The study assessed the quality parameters of grain and flour, the rheological properties of dough and the quality of bread prepared from flour of hybrid cultivars of wheat in comparison with population cultivars of wheat. As the interest in wheat hybrids cultivars from the agricultural and milling industry is growing, their technological value of grain and flour was evaluated at two levels of nitrogen fertilisation (N1—110 kg/ha, N2—150 kg/ha). Increasing the fertilisation (N2) produced a significant influence on the crude protein and gluten content in the flour, as well as the moisture of the crumb and the yield of the dough without impacting other rheological traits and parameters of bread baking process. The performed principal component analysis (PCA) allowed for identification of the best cultivars among the studied wheat cultivars (Hybery and Hyvento). The hybrid cultivar Hyvento was characterised by favourable qualitative traits of the grain (vitreousness, crude protein content) and rheological parameters of the dough (bread volume), however, it had lower baking quality parameters. Among the hybrid cultivars, the best applicability for baking purposes was Hybery due to the favourable values of the baking process parameters and bread quality (bread yield, bread volume, Dallmann porosity index of crumb). Hybrid cultivars of wheat can therefore be used for the production of bread and be an alternative in agricultural production for population cultivars, which will contribute to filling the knowledge gap for the hybrid wheat cultivars.
DATABOOK ON NONFATAL INJURY: INCIDENCE, COSTS, AND CONSEQUENCES

This book presents nonfatal injury facts from an extensive three year analysis of health statistics. It provides comprehensive information on the incidence, severity, and consequences of injuries in America. It details comprehensive information on the number of nonfatal injuries in the United States, by severity; on the cost and length of hospital and nonhospital care; on the likelihood of partial or permanent impairment; and on the risk of temporary or permanent work loss and workers' compensation. It includes tabulations of injury by various causes from motor vehicles, to the workplace, to consumer products, and to intentional injury inflicted by others.
Adolescents Health and Using Information Communication Technologies (ICT)

The social support networks become important to guide the feelings and conduct adopted by relatives. Social media provide an additional informal source of data that can be used to identify health information not reported to medical office or health departments and to reveal viewpoints on health-related topics, especially of a sensitive nature. Babylon secondary schools were hunted to be the setting of the study in order to achieve the objectives of the study. This was a correlation study of Babylon adolescents aged 12–15 years. A total sample of 125 participants was achieved via convenience and snowball sampling. Instruments were developed and used in order to collect data. Data were collected through self-administration of questionnaire regarding the study. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 was used for data analysis. Conclusion: Internet health resources have the potential to be extremely valuable in reducing peer isolation for adolescents with chronic conditions and facilitating their transition to adult health care. A variety of Internet resources are available. The study recommended providing guidelines for engagement in daily moderate to vigorous physical activity which may have had a protective effect on the intensity of IT-related discomfort reported.
Managing the Risk of Workplace Stress: Health and Safety Hazards

1. Introduction: Costs Associated with Occupational Stress: Risk Management of Stress: The Structure of the Book: 2. The Effects of Stress on Employee-Related Outcomes: Absenteeism, Turnover and Productivity: Work-Related Accidents: 3. Environmental Factors and Occupational Safety: Organisational Accidents: Organisation and Management: Safety Management Practices: Safety Culture: Safety Climate: Leadership: Supervision: Safety Subclimates: 4. Psychological Factors and Occupational Safety: Human Factors: Human Error: Violations: Accident Proneness: Personality Characteristics: Risk Propensity: 5. Job-Stress and Work-Related Accidents: Job Stress and Unsafe Acts: Job Stress and Safety Behavior: Individual Differences: 6. A Risk Management Approach to Occupational Stress: The Concept of Risk Assessment: Risk Assessment Methodologies: Risk Assessment of Occupational Stress: Risk Evaluation: Risk Reduction: Stress Interventions: 7. Assessment of Job Stress: Stress Audit Tools: Case Study - Stress Auditing at Somerset County Council: Stage One: Assessment of Job Stress: 8. Risk Evaluation: Risk Factors: Assessing Safety Risks: Case Study - Managing Stress and Accidents in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry: Stage Two: Risk Evaluation: Risk Control: 9. Risk Reduction: Secondary / Tertiary Stress Prevention: Primary Stress Prevention: Reducing Safety Risks: Stage Three: Risk Reduction: Index
Short-Term Performance of Plant-Mixed Warm Stone Mastic Asphalt: Laboratory Testing and Field Evaluation

Warm-mix asphalt (WMA) is gaining attention in the pavement industry because of its environmental benefits. WMA would be especially useful if it could be applied to heat-sensitive mixes, such as stone mastic asphalt (SMA). However, before these SMA mixes are used with warm mix additives, the performance of the mixes must be examined. A study was conducted to verify the early-age performance of a warm SMA with an Evotherm 3G additive. An Evotherm SMA and a conventional SMA were evaluated and compared with in situ lightweight deflectometer testing and comprehensive laboratory tests, including complex modulus, wheel track, indirect tensile strength, and semicircular bending fracture. Gyratory-compacted specimens made with fresh plant mixtures were tested in the lab at various curing periods; lightweight deflectometer tests were conducted in the field directly on an Illinois expressway overlay immediately after compaction up to 24 h. The results showed that at the same curing period, the early-age performance of the Evotherm SMA was generally comparable to that of the conventional SMA. The curing process increased the dynamic modulus of both Evotherm SMA and conventional SMA but did not significantly affect other laboratory test results. The onsite modulus of the Evotherm SMA was found to be less than that of the conventional SMA at the same temperature. However, because of the lower compaction temperature, the pavement constructed with the Evotherm SMA could be opened to traffic earlier than could the pavement constructed with the conventional SMA while providing the same modulus.
Parental and special education teachers influence on psychological adjustment of pupils with learning disabilities in inclusive primary schools in Kenya

Learning disabilities (LDs) encompass a very extensive range of academic problems which can give rise to social and psychological problems. Apart from experiencing academic problems, pupils with LDs experience strong feelings of frustrations, sadness and shame as a result of repeated failure and this can lead to psychological difficulties. These psychological problems are experienced at home and at school and if not addressed, they add to the burden of the condition and could find their way into adulthood. The study was guided by the following objectives: to determine the influence of parent child relationships on pupils’ psychological adjustment and to examine the influence of teacher pupil relationships on psychological adjustment of pupils with LDs. Mixed methods research design was used. Saturated and purposive sampling techniques were used to select participants. The sample size was 116 which comprised of 96 pupils, 10 parents and 10 special education teachers. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used as data collection instruments. Parent child relationships were found to be positively correlated with psychological adjustment with a Pearson’s R-value of 00.375** with parents explaining 14.1% of the relationship. Teacher pupil relationships were found to have influence on psychological adjustment of pupils with LDs with a Pearson’s R-value of 0.571** with teachers explaining 32.6 % of the relationship.
Proceder de la innovación en la industria farmacéutica. El caso de España Proceed to the innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. The case of Spain

This article explores sectors identified innovation in Spanish pharmaceutical companies. It also considers domestic firms and foreign subsidiaries in the country. The analysis covers the period 2009 to 2011 for a population N=200 affiliates at that time Farmaindustria and Plan Profarma. The work involved a search of useful information on the websites of pharmaceutical companies based in Spain statically describes the innovative profile of the Spanish pharmaceutical through descriptive statistical analysis. Thus a foundation for documenting the results in a database in order to get a picture with determination on the behavior of Spanish pharmaceutical sector and possible trends is created.
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and Platelet to lymphocyte ratio: Novel markers of inflammation in Psoriasis

Background: Psoriasis is a systemic, autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease. Novel inflammatory biomarkers like neutrophil-tolymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) may help in evaluation of systemic inflammation. Aim of the present study was to evaluate NLR and PLR in patients of psoriasis and to correlate them with psoriasis area severity index (PASI) score. Methods: The study was done in a tertiary care hospital. A study was performed with 40 psoriasis patients (study group) and 20 healthy control subjects. Complete hemogram was determined using the 5-part hematology analyser. NLR and PLR values were calculated from the appropriate absolute cell counts. Mann-Whitney U test was applied to compare the data between patients and controls. Pearson correlation was used to find correlation between NLR, PLR and PASI. Result: Mean PLR was 121.79 (42.36) for study group and 101.42 (SD 52.28) for the control group. We found that PLR was significantly higher in study group than the control group (p value = 0.041). There was a positive correlation between PASI and PLR (r=0.476, p value 0.002). We found no difference in NLR values between patients and controls as well as no correlation between PASI and NLR in the study group. Conclusion: PLR can be used as a biomarker to measure and monitor the disease activity in psoriasis patients at the time of diagnosis and follow up. This can also aid in preventing comorbidities in psoriasis patients.
Continuity and change in housing and settlement patterns in post-earthquake Gujarat, India

Purpose – This paper aims to examine people's strategies to regain control over the socio-spatial organisation of their villages and transform their agency-built houses in culturally meaningful places post-disaster. In the aftermath of a disaster, building processes are often taken over by external agencies whose approach towards reconstruction is governed by considerations such as safety, efficiency, cost-effectiveness and – in some cases – also by an explicit will to trigger social transformations. As a result, reconstruction often entails dramatic changes in settlement location and morphologies, housing designs, building materials and construction processes. Design/methodology/approach – Based on an ongoing interdisciplinary empirical research project focusing on communities’ patterns of adaptation to post-disaster relocated settlements in India, the paper examines people’s strategies to regain control over the socio-spatial organisation of their villages and to transform their agency-built houses in c.
Assessment on soil fertility status and growth performance of Planted Dipterocarp Species in Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

A study was conducted in the rehabilitation of degraded forestland in the Bukit Kinta Forest Reserve, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia with two main objectives: (1) to assess the growth performance of two indigenous dipterocarp species, Shorea pauciflora (King) and S. macroptera (Dyer) planted under various line planting widths and gap planting openings and (2) to examine soil fertility status and site quality of the study area using two indices; Soil Fertility Index (SFI) and Soil Evaluation Factor (SEF), which are commonly used for estimating soil fertility of secondary forest in humid tropical regions. The survival rate of the two species was not affected by line planting width and gap planting opening. However, its effect on the tree growth was very clear probably due to preference of light intensity under the canopy, which in turn can be controlled by line planting widths and gap planting openings. Principal component analysis categorized the soil properties into three principal components which explained 70% of the total variation. The First Component Score (PC1) was related to cation retention capacity with a high contribution of soil organic matter. The linear regression analysis indicated that there were positive correlations between PC1 score and the proposed SFI and SEF for both soil depths (p < 0.01). The SFI and SEF were also highly correlated with height, dbh (diameter at breast height) and tree volume, while PC1 score was only correlated with dbh and tree volume for the surface soils. This shows that the SFI and SEF can be used as indices to predict soil fertility and site quality of rehabilitated degraded forestland.
Costs of coexistence: understanding the drivers of tolerance towards Asian elephants Elephas maximus in rural Bangladesh

Abstract Habitat degradation and fragmentation have heightened the importance of understanding human tolerance towards wildlife, as the fate of wildlife in multi-use landscapes depends on people's capacity for coexistence. We applied the wildlife tolerance model to examine drivers of tolerance towards Asian elephants Elephas maximus in rural Bangladesh, interviewing local people in 17 villages. We used structural equation modelling to identify causal pathways in which elephant-related exposure, positive and negative interactions, costs and benefits (tangible and intangible) contributed to tolerance. Contrary to expectations, monetary costs were non-significant in shaping tolerance despite major impacts on livelihoods. Instead, intangible costs and intangible benefits were significant factors determining tolerance. Furthermore, reducing people's exposure to elephants would not necessarily affect tolerance, nor would increasing positive interactions. We discuss how the socio-economic and bio-cultural dynamics of local communities can explain these results, and demonstrate how our model can be used to incorporate such complexities into conservation decision-making. For instance, compensation schemes aim to recompense monetary losses and direct damages, to improve tolerance, whereas our results suggest a more effective approach would be to enhance resilience to non-monetary costs and improve perceived benefits. We conclude that future studies should pay increased attention to intangible costs and consider the less direct drivers of tolerance. Through repeated testing of universal models such as that presented here, broad trends may emerge that will facilitate the application of policies across contexts and landscapes.
The Effect And Implementation Of Just in time System From A Cost And Management Accounting Perspective

Gunumuzun yuksek rekabet altindaki calisma ortamlarinda, isletmeler daha iyi rekabet edebilmek icin cesitli yollar bulmak zorundadirlar. Isletmeler maliyetleri dusurmek, kaliteyi ve musteri tatminini artirmak icin birtakim arayislar icinde olmaktadirlar. Tam Zamaninda Uretim (Just in Time) Sistemi (TZU) isletmelerin rekabet gucunu artirabilecek yontemler arasinda bulunmaktadir. TZU Sisteminin bir isletmede yerlestirilmesi, o isletmenin daha iyi rekabet edebilmesini saglamakla birlikte, sistem, o isletmede ciddi degisiklikler de gerektirmektedir. Ornegin, maliyet muhasebesi TZU Sisteminin kullanilmasindan en cok etkilenen alanlardan biridir. Bu calismanin amaci, TZU Sisteminin maliyet ve yonetim muhasebesi acisindan etkilerini tartismaktir
Evaluating NF for DBP control with the RBSMT

At the center of the rapid bench-scale membrane test (RBSMT) is a tangential-flow flat-sheet cell with recycle, which represents a differential element of a fullscale spiral-wound nanofiltration element treating the average feed for a full-scale system. The RB SMT incorporates operational parameters, such as recovery, pressure, crossflow velocity, and hydraulic conditions that approximate field-scale operation. Four conventionally treated surface waters and one untreated groundwater were evaluated using the RBSMT. All of the waters tested would meet the Stage 1 requirements of the Disinfectants/Disinfection By-product Rule after nanofiltration, and the four surface waters would satisfy the Stage 2 requirements
A proposed type test for interturn insulation in multi-turn coils

Stator insulation failures are a significant cause of forced outages of electrical machines. Accelerated aging tests or type tests have been developed and are now applied routinely to groundwall insulation in coils and bars used in machines to ensure satisfactory life time performance. It is generally accepted that many groundwall insulation failures in multi-turn coils are initiated by a premature breakdown of turn insulation. However, so far there is no type test available to examine the long term behaviour of the turn insulation. The authors have been striving to develop such a type test for turn insulation for more than ten years. Electrical, thermal and mechanical stresses have been investigated for the accelerated aging of turn insulation. A combination of thermal and mechanical stresses applied simultaneously has been demonstrated to produce a significant aging of the turn insulation. This paper summarizes the experimental results from tests on a large number of coils aged under electrical, thermal and mechanical stresses. The results from factorial tests are analyzed to select the optimum test parameters which are then used to define a possible functional type test for the turn insulation.
Flow and Heat Transfer at the Hub Endwall of Inlet Vane Passages — Experiments and Simulations

The heat transfer distribution on the hub endwall of a model turbine vane passage was studied experimentally and by numerical simulation. The experiments were carried out in a low speed wind tunnel featuring a linear cascade of scaled-up inlet vanes. Measurements were made both without and with secondary air injection through slots located upstream of the vane leading edge using the transient liquid crystal technique. Results are presented for ReCax, in = 6.76 × 104 and blowing ratios of zero (no secondary air injection) and 1.3. Simulations were performed on unstructured grids using Fluent. A near-wall description of the flow field was employed. Turbulent stresses in the momentum equations were closed using the Spalart-Almaras model, and the turbulent heat flux in the thermal energy equation was closed using a constant turbulent Prandtl number. The agreement between the measurements and the simulations is generally good.Copyright © 2000 by ASME
Consistent improvements in soil biochemical properties and crop yields by organic fertilization for above-ground (rapeseed) and below-ground (sweet potato) crops

Abstract Although application of organic fertilizers has become a recommended way for developing sustainable agriculture, it is still unclear whether above-ground and below-ground crops have similar responses to chemical fertilizers (CF) and organic manure (OM) under the same farming conditions. The current study investigated soil quality and crop yield response to fertilization of a double-cropping system with rapeseed (above-ground) and sweet potato (below-ground) in an infertile red soil for 2 years (2014–16). Three fertilizer treatments were compared, including CF, OM and organic manure plus chemical fertilizer (MCF). Organic fertilizers (OM and MCF) increased the yield of both above- and below-ground crops and improved soil biochemical properties significantly. The current study also found that soil-chemical properties were the most important and direct factors in increasing crop yields. Also, crop yield was affected indirectly by soil-biological properties, because no significant effects of soil-biological activities on yield were detected after controlling the positive effects of soil-chemical properties. Since organic fertilizers could not only increase crop yield, but also improve soil nutrients and microbial activities efficiently and continuously, OM application is a reliable agricultural practice for both above- and below-ground crops in the red soils of China.
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) leg cycling exercise in paraplegia: a pilot study for the definition and assessment of exercise testing protocols and efficacy of exercise

A custom FES-cycling ergometer equipped with an electric motor and an integrated feedback system for accurate control of exercise workrate and cadence has been employed in this study. This experimental setup allowed the imposition of arbitrary workrate profiles with high precision and provided the potential for highly-sensitive exercise testing. One aim of the work described in this thesis was to propose and evaluate novel protocols for incremental exercise test (IET) and step exercise test (SET). Valid protocols would allow reliable estimation of the key markers of cardiopulmonary fitness in SCI subjects performing FES-cycling. Measures which can be used to evaluate the effect on cycling performance of changes in stimulation parameters, and which might therefore be used to optimise them, were also investigated. Thus, a second aim of this work was to determine whether oxygen uptake and a new measure of stimulation cost (i.e. the total rate of stimulation charge applied to the stimulated muscle groups during cycling) are sensitive enough to allow discrimination between the efficacy of different activation patterns during constant-power cycling. A discussion on the concept of metabolic efficiency in AB and SCI subjects is presented in this thesis. Efficiency of FES-cycling is much lower than that of voluntary cycling. Therefore, a third aim of this work was to define new efficiency measurements that are more appropriate for the SCI population. Two volunteer subjects took part in this study and the data obtained from the tests they performed are presented as case studies. The main outcome shows feasibility of the two exercise testing protocols. Moreover, the first report of a ventilatory threshold in SCI subjects during FES-cycling has been provided here. Oxygen uptake and stimulation cost measurements both allow discrimination between the efficacy of different muscle activation patterns. However, stimulation cost is more easily determined in real time, and responds more rapidly and with greatly improved signal-to-noise properties than oxygen uptake.
Tracking changing extrema with adaptive particle swarm optimizer

A modification of the particle swarm optimizer (PSO) involving updating obsolete particle memories has been shown to be effective in locating a changing extrema. In this paper we investigate the effectiveness of the modified PSO in tracking changing extrema over time. We demonstrate that a modified PSO, called the adaptive PSO, reliably and accurately tracks a continuously changing solution.