Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Economic and Conservation Evaluation of Capital Renovation Projects: Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 1 (Edinburg) - Curry Main - Final

xii Bureau of Reclamation’s Endorsement of RGIDECON . xiii Executive Summary . xiv Introduction . xiv District Description . xv Proposed Project Components . xv Economic and Conservation Analysis Features of RGIDECON . xv Cost Considerations: Initial & Changes in O&M . xvi Anticipated Water and Energy Savings . xvi Cost of Water and Energy Savings . xvi Project Components . xvi Component #1: Curry Main [72" Pipe] . xvii Initial and O&M Costs . xvii Anticipated Water and Energy Savings . xvii Cost of Water and Energy Savings . xvii Summary . xviii Sensitivity Analyses . xviii Legislative Criteria . xvii
Mitigation of arsenic in broccoli through consumptive use of ground water and pond water as sources for irrigation

ABSTRACT Arsenic (As) contamination in ground water is raising concerns due to indiscriminate irrigation for a large variety of crops. Therefore, it is a challenge to reduce As uptake in relation to safe human consumption either by reducing water supply or by improving water quality without major yield losses. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) replicated four times with five water management treatments viz. T1 = 100% shallow tube well (STW), T2 = 25% STW + 75% pond water (PW), T3 = 75% STW + 25% PW, T4 = 50% STW + 50% PW andT5 = 100% PW with broccoli (cv. Green Magic) as a test crop in an As-affected village of Ghetugachi, West Bengal, India. Plant and soil samples were collected during harvesting. The calculated hazard quotient (HQ) suggests that despite having higher yield, As content in broccoli under T1 is unfit for human consumption. T2 having a low HQ (0.564) and moderate crop water productivity (CWP) and irrigation water productivity (IWP) values (5.46 and 8.07, respectively) is marked as safest. T4 with moderately high HQ (0.776) and fairly high CWP and IWP (5.62 and 8.31, respectively) can be considered for areas having relatively less contamination.
Engaging with restorative environments in wellness tourism

ABSTRACT Drawing from environmental psychology and consumer well-being perspectives, this study leverages the theoretical mechanisms underlying the concept of restorative environments to develop and test a model based on Kaplan and Kaplan’s (1989) Attention Restoration Theory framework to examine the restorative potentials of wellness tourism settings. A total of 357 valid questionnaires were collected. The results show that the restorative environment is an important aspect of the wellness experience, contributing to positive emotions and life satisfaction as well as determining an individual’s loyalty and intention to revisit. Multi-group analysis was applied to further examine the moderating effect. This research provided a theoretically and empirically consistent explanation for the theoretical mechanisms of ART underlying the concepts of restorative experience, tourist well-being, and loyalty, the manifestation of which in the wellness tourism context extrapolates the importance of restorative environments for well-being.
Effect of straw mulching on water consumption components and crop coefficients in a maize field

ABSTRACT Clarifying the components and regulatory mechanisms of evapotranspiration is essential for irrigation scheduling. In this study, straw mulching and non-mulching treatments were set up in a maize field with drip irrigation, where the water use and related factors were determined in 2014 and 2015. Straw mulching slightly reduced evapotranspiration by 2.6% on average for the two years. However, transpiration of straw mulching increased by 10.0% and 9.0% and soil evaporation decreased by 36.0% and 31.1%, compared to the non-mulching treatment for 2014 and 2015, respectively. Straw mulching decreased the average crop coefficients of the entire growth period (from 1.03 to 1.01) while increasing them in the mid-growth period (from 1.20 to 1.22). The net radiation above the canopy for straw mulching was 92.3%–96.3% of that for non-mulching treatment, which could explain the lower evapotranspiration of the mulching treatment. The daytime canopy conductance of straw mulching was 30% higher than that of non-mulching treatment, which could potentially result in higher biomass. This study provided essential parameters for water management of drip irrigation maize fields with straw mulching in similar areas.
Participatory Action Research for the assessment of Community-Based Rural Tourism: a case study of co-construction of tourism sustainability indicators in Mexico

ABSTRACT Research about Community-Based Rural Tourism (CBRT) shows that participation of local stakeholders is a key factor in the pursuit of sustainability and supports the idea of using collaborative methods like Participatory Action Research (PAR) with local initiatives to address management and planning issues. This paper describes a case study in which tourism sustainability indicators (SIs) for a CBRT initiative were constructed through PAR with a group of women in rural Mexico. It reconstructs the steps and the process through which the indicators were established and implemented, and proposes a critical analysis of the assessment and its impacts on the group. The findings show that, provided that the SIs are adapted to the rural context, the co-construction of tourism SIs has led to assess the tourism activity using criteria adapted to the women’s needs and vision. The PAR process encouraged collective action, horizontal dialogue and made more visible the inter-relations and power relations between the stakeholders, demonstrating the potential for collaboration and empowerment in a transdisciplinary perspective.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PRODUK DAN HARGA TERHADAP PERILAKU KONSUMEN DALAM MENGAMBIL KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN BUKU DI SENTRAL BUKU KAMPUNG ILMU SURABAYA

Science is one that must be met in people’s live, that one way is to read a book. For the middle to lower consumers would prefer to choose a traditional bookstore that offers books at a cheaper price book although with relatively low quality products. Kampung Ilmu Surabaya whose name is attached to the center of the book sale cheap, also attached to the center of the old book. Variables that researched are product quality (X1), price (X2) and purchase decision (Y) of book at book central Kampung Ilmu Surabaya. This research uses question form and 384 samples by using multiple linear regression. Product quality and price of book at book central Kampung Ilmu Surabaya obtained Fcount of 739,206 and t count of 12,374 for product quality 19,301 for price with a significance level of less than 0,05 we conclude the influence simultaneously and partially between Product Quality and Price for Purchase Decision of book at book central Kampung Ilmu Surabaya, and Price is the most dominant variable influencing Purchase Decision of book at book centrl Kampung Ilmu Surabaya. Keywords : Product Quality, Price, Purchase Decision
Fluorescence tagging of phosphatase and chitinase activity on different structures of Utricularia traps

The genus Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) comprises about 220 species and represents the largest genus of carnivorous plants (Taylor 1989; Guisande et al. 2007). The trap of Utricularia is a hollow utricle usually 1-4 mm long, with walls mostly two cells thick, and filled with water. It is the most sophisticated trap within carnivorous plants (Juniper et al. 1989), with a variety of glands and trichomes both on the inner and outer surfaces (see Figure 1). After the prey irritates trigger hairs situated close to the trap door, it is sucked in as a result of the underpressure maintained inside the utricle. After firing, the trap restores the underpressure by rapidly removing approximately 40% of the water from the lumen. This process lasts about 30 min and the trap is ready to fire again (Sydenham & Findlay 1975).
Analisa Nilai Kekasaran Permukaan Paduan Magnesium AZ31 Yang Dibubut Menggunakan Pahat Potong Berputar

Paduan magnesium merupakan salah satu material ringan yang banyak digunakan pada komponen otomotif, biomedik material, sport dan elektronik, karena memiliki sifat yang ringan dan tahan terhadap korosi. Namun magnesium dikenal sebagai bahan logam yang mudah terbakar, karena memiliki titik nyala yang rendah. Sehingga pada proses pemesinannya harus menggunakan cairan pendingin untuk mnurunkan suhu pemotongan. Bagaimanapun juga penggunaan cairan pendingin mulai diminimalisir karena berdampak terhadap pencemaran lingkungan. Salah satu metode untuk menurunkan suhu pada proses pemesinan magnesium adalah dengan menggunakan pahat potong berputar. Di mana pahat akan mengalami pendinginan selama satu periode putaran pahat tanpa pemotongan. Selain aspek suhu, aspek kekasaran juga perlu diperhatikan pada proses pemesinan magnesium. Sebab nilai kekasaran merupakan salah satu karakteristik kualitas kritis yang penting pada proses pemesinan. Hasil pengujian nilai kekasaran menggunakan material magnesium AZ31 pada parameter kecepatan benda kerja (Vw) 25,50,120,160,200 m/min, kecepatan potong pahat putar (Vt) 25,50,75 m/min, gerak makan (f) 0,05 dan 0,1 mm/rev, serta kedalaman potong 0,2 mm menggunakan insert (pahat) berdiameter 16 mm. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa nilai kekasaran minimum 0,62 μm dicapai pada penggunaan insert 16 mm, dimana lebih rendah dibandingkan dengan nilai kekasaran maksimum pada penggunaan insert 20 mm yakni sebesar 2,86 μm. Penggunaan gerak makan yang tinggi mengahsilkan nilai keksaran yang tinggi, namun sebaliknya penggunaan kecepatan potong pahat putar yang tinggi menghasilkan nilai kekasaran yang rendah, Kata Kunci : Magnesium AZ31, pahat potong berputar, nilai kekasaran, surface tester
Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Potential of Gongronema latifolium Extracts on Some Wound-Associated Pathogens

This present study investigated the antimicrobial potential of the leaf and stem extracts of Gongronema latifolium against some selected wound-associated pathogens: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumonae and Candida albican using the punch-hole agar diffusion method. The outcome of the study show that neither the aqueous nor the methanolic leaf and stem extracts of Gongronema latifolium showed any inhibitory activity against the bacterial and fungal isolates at all the concentrations (200, 150, 100 50 and 25 mg/mL) tested either singly or combined; whereas the positive control was effective against all of them; with zones diameter of inhibition ranging between 18-24 mm (Pseudomonas aeruginosa), 17-23 mm (Escherichia coli), 15-23 mm (Proteus mirabilis), 18-22 mm (Staphylococcus auerus) and 17-24 mm (C. albicans). On the other hand, as expected, the negative control (distilled water) did not show any zone of inhibition. The antibacterial activity of the positive control was statistically significant at P value <0.05 when compared against the extracts and negative control. Although the antimicrobial potential of extracts of G. latifolium have been previously demonstrated against various clinical isolates, the findings in this current study did not support claims made by different researchers in previously studies. All the test isolates were found to be resistant to the extracts. Lack of inhibitory activity by extracts of G. latifolium growing in Irolu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun state in this present study is plausible and would require further investigation. Due to differences in topographical factors of various geographical locations, nutrient concentrations of the soil, chemical composition, age and time of harvest of the plant, extraction method as well as method used for antimicrobial study; it is therefore important that scientific protocols be clearly identified, adequately followed and reported.
Experimental evidence for expectation-driven linguistic convergence

Abstract:This article examines the role of sociolinguistic expectations in linguistic convergence, using glide-weakened /aɪ/—a salient feature of Southern US English—as a test case. I present the results of two experiments utilizing a novel experimental paradigm for eliciting convergence—the word-naming game task—in which participants read aloud (baseline) or hear (exposure) clues describing particular words and then give their guesses out loud. Participants converged toward a Southern-shifted model talker by producing more glide-weakened tokens of /aɪ/, without ever hearing the model talker produce this vowel. Participants in the control (Midland talker) condition exhibited no such response. Convergence was facilitated by both living in the South and producing less-weakened baseline /aɪ/ glides, but attitudinal and domain-general individual-differences measures did not reliably predict convergence behaviors. Results are discussed in terms of implications for the cognitive mechanisms underlying convergence behaviors and the mental representations of sociolinguistic knowledge.
Congenital intrinsic duodenal obstruction: Clinical study and predictors of neonatal surgical mortality

Background: This study was aimed to analyze the clinical profile and the predictors of neonatal surgical mortality of congenital intrinsic duodenal obstruction (CIDO). Methods: This is a case series of 67 patients with CIDO (duodenal atresia and stenosis) admitted at our teaching institute, from October 2018 to June 2020. The demographic data, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, location & type of duodenal atresia, the operative procedure performed, and neonatal surgical mortality (NSM) predictors such as birth weight, age on presentation, associated anomalies, duration of surgery, extubation after surgery, sepsis, and vasopressors support were analyzed. Results: Of 67 patients, 40(60%) were premature; mean weight and age at presentation were 2.06±0.6 (1-8 kg) and 6.7(1-240days), respectively. The majority of patients (59, 88%) presented with vomiting, and the most common finding on the x-ray abdomen was a double bubble sign (54, 81%). Twenty-four (36%) were associated with congenital heart disease and 19(28%) had Down’s syndrome. Type 3 duodenal atresia was the commonest finding in 43(64%) followed by type 1 in 22 (33%), and type 2 in 2(3%). In 49 (73%) Kimura’s duodenoduodenostomy, excision of web & duodenoplasty in 13 (19%), and side to side duodenoduodenostomy in 4 (6%), were performed. The mean hospital stay of survivors was 9 days. Overall survival was 63%. Conclusion: Type 3 duodenal atresia is the commonest variety observed. The prematurity, low birth weight, associated major congenital anomalies, surgery >90 minutes, delayed extubation after surgery, sepsis, and need for vasopressors support are significant predictors of NSM.
Mental Health of Newcomer Refugee and Immigrant Youth During COVID-19

Abstract:In this paper, we examine how the degree of newcomer youth assimilation and acculturation, food insecurity, resilience, and social connections affect the mental health of recent refugee and immigrant youth in a mid-sized city during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data for this study are based on a sample of newcomers, mostly refugees, surveyed between July and November 2020. Indicators of mental health problems include the frequency in which respondents felt sad, stressed, confused, isolated, helpless, nervous, hopeless, or depressed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multivariate analysis points to the importance of resiliency and family density (i.e., number of siblings) for decreasing mental health problems, while food insecurity and length of residency in Canada increased them. Among these, food insecurity followed by resiliency were the strongest predictors of refugee and immigrant youth’s mental health. Résumé:Dans cet article, nous examinons comment le degré d’assimilation et d’acculturation des jeunes réfugiés, l’insécurité alimentaire, la resilience, et les liens sociaux affectent la santé mentale des jeunes réfugiés et immigrants récents dans une ville de taille moyenne pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Les données de cette étude sont basées sur un échantillon de nouveaux arrivants, principalement des réfugiés, interrogés entre juillet et novembre 2020. Les indicateurs de mauvaise santé mentale incluent la fréquence à laquelle les répondants se sont sentis tristes, stressés, confus, isolés, impuissants, nerveux, désespérés ou déprimé pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. L’analyse multivariée souligne l’importance de la résilience et de la densité familiale (le nombre de frères et sœurs) pour la diminution des problèmes de santé mentale, cependant que l’insécurité alimentaire et la durée de résidence au Canada ont accru la mauvaise santé mentale. Parmi ces facteurs, l’insécurité alimentaire suivie par la résilience étaient les prédicteurs les plus forts de la santé mentale des jeunes réfugiés et immigrants.
Stillbirth in COVID-19 Affected Pregnancies: A Double Whammy for the Mother

Introduction Pregnant women represent a high-risk group especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, suffering at the expense of pandemic restrictions and landing up in adverse maternofetal outcomes including stillbirth. Fetal demise along with COVID-19 disease acts as a double blow to these mothers. Literature is still limited on its impact on maternofetal outcomes. Methods A prospective, observational study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, India from April 15, 2020 to April 14, 2021, wherein all pregnant mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the hospital who delivered a stillborn baby were enrolled and analyzed for incidence of stillbirth. These women were evaluated for risk factors and causes for stillbirth. Results Out of 15859 deliveries in the institute, there were 330 viable births among COVID-19 affected pregnancies. The incidence of stillbirth was 7.2% (24/330). The institutional delivery rate fell by 43% during the pandemic. The majority of cases were unbooked, from rural areas and of low socioeconomic status (p<0.01). The most significant risk factor and cause for stillbirth was an associated comorbidity (75%, p<0.001), notably severe forms of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP, 41.6%, p=0.002), followed by preterm labour (58.3%) and preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM, 29.1%, p<0.001). HDP remained the main cause of macerated stillbirths while maternal fever (50%, p<0.001) was the main cause of fresh stillbirth. Major modifiable factors were lack of awareness of when to seek care (83.3%), financial reasons (75%), commutation problems (87.5%), distance to hospitals (50%) and delayed referral (41.6%). Conclusion Improved policy-making, with an emphasis on telemedicine, COVID-19 preparedness alongside amped up vaccination and healthcare workers training will help reduce adverse maternofetal outcomes.
Perceptive and affective impairments in emotive eye-region processing in alexithymia

Abstract Alexithymia is characterized by impairments in emotion processing, frequently linked to facial expressions of emotion. The eye-region conveys information necessary for emotion processing. It has been demonstrated that alexithymia is associated with reduced attention to the eyes, but little is known regarding the cognitive and electrophysiological mechanisms underlying emotive eye-region processing in alexithymia. Here, we recorded behavioral and electrophysiological responses of individuals with alexithymia (ALEX; n = 25) and individuals without alexithymia (NonALEX; n = 23) while they viewed intact and eyeless faces with angry and sad expressions during a dual-target rapid serial visual presentation task. Results showed different eye-region focuses and differentiating N1 responses between intact and eyeless faces to anger and sadness in NonALEX, but not in ALEX, suggesting deficient perceptual processing of the eye-region in alexithymia. Reduced eye-region focus and smaller differences in frontal alpha asymmetry in response to sadness between intact and eyeless faces were observed in ALEX than NonALEX, indicative of impaired affective processing of the eye-region in alexithymia. These findings highlight perceptual and affective abnormalities of emotive eye-region processing in alexithymia. Our results contribute to understanding the neuropsychopathology of alexithymia and alexithymia-related disorders.
The virtual aging brain: a model-driven explanation for cognitive decline in older subjects

Healthy aging is accompanied by heterogeneous decline of cognitive abilities among individuals, especially during senescence. The mechanisms of this variability are not understood, but have been associated with the reorganization of white matter fiber tracts and the functional co-activations of brain regions. Here, we built a causal inference framework to provide mechanistic insight into the link between structural connectivity and brain function, informed by brain imaging data and network modeling. By applying various degrees of interhemispheric degradation of structural connectivity, we were not only able to reproduce the age-related decline in interhemispheric functional communication and the associated dynamical flexibility, but we obtained an increase of global modulation of structural connectivity over the brain function during senescence. Notably, the increase in modulation between structural connectivity and brian function was higher in magnitude and steeper in its increase in older adults with poor cognitive performance. We independently validated the causal hypothesis of our framework via a Bayesian approach based on deep-learning. The current results might be the first mechanistic demonstration of dedifferentiation and scaffolding during aging leading to cognitive decline demonstrated in a large cohort.
Criteria for the Selection of Suppliers: A Case of Motorcycle Industry of Pakistan

Purpose: Supplier selection is receiving considerable attention these days; firms are investing heavily in finding those suppliers who can give them better quality products in lowest possible cost. This paper reveals the appropriate supplier selection criteria in motorcycle industry of Pakistan and this paper also reveals whether this selection differ in different regions or it is uniform in its nature. Methodology: For this we have adopted a questionnaire from Supplier Selection Instrument and make it filled from Purchase managers of 24 different companies from different locations. Non probability sampling technique was used. Specifically quota sampling was used to make sure sample is equally represented across region then factor analysis was run to see which items were appropriate in Pakistani settings. Findings: Result shows that companies prefer those suppliers who are offering better service and quality features to the manufacturing companies. And supplier selection in Lahore and Karachi is similar but supplier selections in other regions of Punjab are different. Implications: Companies should consider those suppliers, having strategic importance to their firm so they should built consensus between the company and the supplier that every decision will be made through mutual collaboration. Companies should make relationship with their suppliers and try to make transparency in business transactions.