Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Intellectual Property and Foreign Direct Investment: An Empirical Analysis

With the help from both domestic and international markets, ASEAN countries are able to catch-up with the latest economic development if they can sustain high economic growth for a long-period of time. To do so, the resources available in the countries such as capital and labors should fully be utilized up to the optimum level. The capital itself, can be in many forms such as investment. Since most of the ASEAN countries are categorized as developing countries, the reliance on foreign direct investment (FDI) as a source of growth is highly needed as it helps the economy to step on a higher stage of economic development via the roles of foreign experts and technological transfer. In ensuring higher level of investment, there is a need to ensure high level of intellectual property protection since it assists in promoting invention, innovation and new business development. In opposite, lacking in protection might discourage foreign investors to invest in the countries, thus limiting the ability of the countries to grow further. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine whether strong intellectual property protection will really help in attracting more foreign investors to invest in ASEAN-5 countries. Using annual data from 2007 to 2016, panel data estimation using random effect is employed. It was found that the ASEAN-5 countries should strengthen their intellectual property protection in order to stimulate higher foreign investments. Nevertheless, in between copyright and patents, copyrights protection gives significant effect to the FDI inflows relative to the latter one. It indicates that the countries are slowly moving out from the production-based economy and catching-up towards a digital economy.
Artichoke Polyphenols Sensitize Human Breast Cancer Cells to Chemotherapeutic Drugs via a ROS-Mediated Downregulation of Flap Endonuclease 1

Combined treatment of several natural polyphenols and chemotherapeutic agents is more effective comparing to the drug alone in inhibiting cancer cell growth. Polyphenolic artichoke extracts (AEs) have been shown to have anticancer properties by triggering apoptosis or reactive oxygen species- (ROS-) mediated senescence when used at high or low doses, respectively. Our aim was to explore the chemosensitizing potential of AEs in order to enhance the efficacy of conventional chemotherapy in breast cancer cells. We employed breast cancer cell lines to assess the potential synergistic effect of a combined treatment of AEs/paclitaxel (PTX) or AEs/adriamycin (ADR) and to determine the underlying mechanisms correlated to this potential therapeutic approach. Our data shows that AEs/PTX reduced cell proliferation by increasing DNA damage response (DDR) mediated by Flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1) downregulation that results into enhanced breast cancer cell sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs. We demonstrated that ROS/Nrf2 and p-ERK pathways are two molecular mechanisms involved in the synergistic effect of AEs plus PTX treatment. To highlight the role of ROS herein, we report that the addition of antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) significantly decreased the antiproliferative effect of the combined treatment. A combined therapy could be able to reduce the dose of chemotherapeutic drugs, minimizing toxicity and side effects. Our results suggest the use of artichoke polyphenols as ROS-mediated sensitizers of chemotherapy paving the way for innovative and promising natural compound-based therapeutic strategies in oncology.
Bio-efficacy of bio-pesticides against tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta, a threatening pest of tomato

Tomato (Solanum lycoperdicum L.) is the most popular vegetable crop in Bangladesh as well as in the world. Huge amount of Tomato fruits became lost due to attack of insect pest. The yield of tomato decrease due to increase of infestation. Experiments were conducted at the Entomology laboratory and field laboratory under the Department of Entomology in Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh during Rabi season (01 October, 2018 to 15 March, 2019) in order to evaluate the bio-efficacy of some bio-pesticides for controlling tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta. The experiment was laid out in complete randomized design (CRD) with five (05) replications and randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three (03) replications in laboratory and field condition, respectively. Tomato var. BARI tomato-09 (Lalima) variety was used as experimental crop. Five (05) bio-pesticides viz. Neem leaf extract @ 2.0 ml/L, Bishkathali leaf extract @ 2.0 ml/L, Lemon extract @ 2.0 ml/L, Garlic clove extract @ 2.0ml/L and Mahagany seed extract @ 2.0 ml/L were used as treatments. From the result, it clearly revealed that, among five (05) bio-pesticides, neem leaf extract @ 2.0 ml/L is the best followed by garlic clove extract, lemon extract, bishkathali leaf extract and mahagany seed extract for controlling tomato leaf miner in both laboratory and field condition i.e. neem leaf extract @ 2.0 ml/L can act as an effective bio-pesticides control agent against tomato leaf miner while yield and yield attributes were also higher. On the other hand, based on the tomato yield and percentage of tomato fruit infestation, the present study showed that positive co-relation (significant correlation) existed between percent infestation of test fruit and yield loss of tomato. It could be recommended that further trail of this work in different doses and the effect of toxicity on human, soil and environment is needed for researcher and farmers.
Common Ownership and Product Market Competition: Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry

We study how common ownership in a financial market can affect competition in product markets. We adopt a structural demand and supply model and use additional instrumental variables to overcome endogeneity problems. We then analyze data from the U.S. airline industry. We find that common ownership raised airfare prices and softened the competition between airline companies. Firms with higher common ownership linkage are more likely to internalize their price effects on the competitors’ profits and thus coordinate on prices to a larger degree.
Preparation of Hybrid Molybdenum Disulfide/Single Wall Carbon Nanotube–n-Type Silicon Solar Cells

Carbon nanotube/silicon (CNT/Si) heterojunction solar cells represent one new architecture for photovoltaic devices. The addition of MoS to the devices is shown to increase the efficiency of the devices. Two structures are explored. In one case, the single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and MoS flakes are mixed to make a hybrid, which is then used to make a film, while in the other case, a two layer system is used with the MoS deposited first followed by the SWCNTs. In all cases, the solar cell efficiency is improved largely due to significant increases in the fill factor. The rise in fill factor is due to the semiconducting nature of the MoS, which helps with the separation of charge carriers.
The Use of Flashcards with Numbered Heads Together to Improve Students’ Vocabulary Knowledge

___________________________________________________________________ This quasi experimental study aims to find out the effectiveness of the use of Flashcards collaborated with Numbered Heads Together compared to the use of only Flashcards to improve seventh grade students’ vocabulary knowledge in one Junior High School in Batang. The data was obtained through pre-test and post-test. Conventional change score data analysis showed that the control group achieved better vocabulary knowledge improvement result with 3.42 compare to 2.66 improvement result of experimental group. Likewise, the data analysis using process-oriented change score by Frost (2014) also favour the control group with 22% improvement than the experimental group with 19% improvement. Thus, Flashcards is more effective than Flashcards collaborated with Numbered Heads Together to improve students’ vocabulary knowledge.
Introduction to the Computation Offloading from Mobile Devices to the Edge of Mobile Network

This paper introduces the concept of Small Cell Cloud (SCC) composed of multiple Cloud-enabled Small Cells (CeSCs), which provide radio connection for mobile User Equipment (UE) such as smart-phones or wearables such as smart glasses. Moreover, CeSCs host computations offloaded from UEs in a way similar to centralized cloud, yet different in its proximity to users. Proposed client-server architecture of SCC conveys mechanisms for moving offloaded computations from the UEs to CeSCs. Real-life implementation of the SCC architecture relies on custom-developed Offloading Framework which is responsible for low-level communication between the UE and the SCC. The Offloading Framework is accompanied by an Augmented Reality (AR) app, which employs intensive computations for discovery of places of interest. Such app is latency-sensitive, a~criterion which makes computation offloading beneficial due to its ability to decrease latency. The combination of the Offloading Framework and the AR app makes up an SCC testbed used for further performance evaluation. Numerous measurements are carried out to examine the impact of various parameters. Based on Proof-of-concept implementation and thorough measurements, it has been revealed that computation offloading can decrease overall latency as much as to 47% and energy consumption on the UE side to 56%.
Seasonal variation of the principal tidal constituents in the Bohai Sea

Abstract. The seasonal variation of tides plays a significant role in water level changes in coastal regions. In this study, seasonal variations of four principal tidal constituents, M 2 , S 2 , K 1 , and O 1 , in the Bohai Sea, China, were studied by applying an enhanced harmonic analysis method to two time series: 1-year sea level observations at a mooring station (named E2) located in the western Bohai Sea and 17-year sea level observations at Dalian. At E2, the M 2 amplitude and phase lag have annual frequencies, with large values in summer and small values in winter, while the frequencies of S 2 and K 1 amplitudes are also nearly annual. In contrast, the O 1 amplitude increases constantly from winter to autumn. The maxima of phase lags appear twice in 1 year for S 2 , K 1 , and O 1 , taking place near winter and summer. The seasonal variation trends estimated by the enhanced harmonic analysis at Dalian are different from those at E2, except for the M 2 phase lag. The M 2 and S 2 amplitudes show semi-annual and annual cycles, respectively, which are relatively significant at Dalian. The results of numerical experiments indicate that the seasonality of vertical eddy viscosity induces seasonal variations of the principal tidal constituents at E2. However, the tested mechanisms, including seasonally varying stratification, vertical eddy viscosity, and mean sea level, do not adequately explain the observed seasonal variations of tidal constituents at Dalian.
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND SELF-REPORTED SLEEP QUALITY AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN A RURAL AREA OF CENTRAL SULAWESI

Poor quality of sleep may increase burden of hypertensive patients and worsen quality of life. Recognition of individuals’ sleep quality and its related factors might benefit the outcome of hypertension management. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between depression and sleep quality among hypertensive patients in rural community. A cross-sectional, correlational study design was performed with 149 accidental samples at two public health care areas. Instruments included Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Almost 78% of participants experienced mild to moderate depression and 98.7% of poor sleepers were identified. Significant determinants of sleep quality were exercises and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Depression was associated to sleep quality but was not identified as a determinant. This study suggests future interventions should be directed to increase regular exercises and controlling co-existing disease particularly type 2 DM should be developed to improve sleep quality. Keywords: Depression, hypertension, sleep quality. Abstrak Kualitas tidur yang buruk dapat memperberat beban pasien hipertensi dan menurunkan kualitas hidup. Mengidentifikasi kualitas tidur individu dan faktor-faktor yang terkait dengannya dapat membantu meningkatkan hasil dari manajemen penyakit hipertensi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi asosiasi depresi dan kualitas tidur pada pasien hipertensi di daerah pedesaan. Desain penelitian menggunakan pendekatan potong lintang dan deskriptif korelasi dengan 149 sampel insidental pada wilayah kerja dua pusat kesehatan masyarakat. Kuesioner yang digunakan yaitu DASS-42 dan PSQI. Hampir 78% partisipan menderita depresi ringan hingga sedang dan presentase kualitas tidur buruk sebanyak 98.7%. Faktor determinan yang signifikan adalah olahraga dan DM tipe 2. Depresi berhubungan secara signifikan dengan kualitas tidur, tetapi tidak teridentifikasi sebagai faktor determinan. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan dilakukannya intervensi untuk meningkatkan kegiatan olahraga yang regular dan pengontrolan penyakit komorbiditas terutama DM tipe 2 untuk meningkatkan kualitas tidur. Kata Kunci: Depresi, hipertensi, kualitas tidur.
The investigation of sportsmanship behaviors of university students

The aim of the present study was to examine the effective factors on sportsmanship behaviors of university students. With this purpose, students’ attitudes for rules, injurious acts, opponent game perspective and sportsmanship behaviors were examined, and the effects of these factors were modeled via structural equation modeling. To measure the effective factors on students sportsmanship behaviors, a likert scale type questionnaire, ranging from 1 ‘strongly disagree’ to 5 ‘strongly agree’ was applied on a face-to-face basis. The sportsmanship questionnaire about sportsmanship was composed of 45 questions. In the statistical analysis obtained data, SPSS and LISREL software were used. The results of the analyses indicate that while “game perspective” is the most effective factor on students’ sportsmanship behavior, the factors; “opponent”, “rules”, and “injurious acts” are also statistically significant.
Using of lactate dehydrogenase and Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase as routine screening test among patients with breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States. Breast cancer can occur in both men and women, but it's far more common in women. Aim of this study to evaluate the lactate dehydrogenase and Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase as screening tests among women with breast cancer. Fifty women diagnosed with breast cancer were involved in this cross-sectional study, they were attended to Khartoum oncology hospital for diagnosis, treatment and follow up. They were grade I, II and III. Approval of study to be performed was obtained from each patient and hospital administration as well. Under hygienic condition blood withdrawn in plane containers from each subject considering labeling and data obtained from each one, blood allowed for clot formation and subsequent serum separation which preserved at 20 °C for later chemical analysis. Chemical analysis targeted enzymes, GGT, LDH and ALP, they measured by means of spectrophotometer method, using Biosystem device, reagents were Biosystem trademark, they were ready to use. This study conducted in concern of breast cancer, it involved 50 women with established diagnosis, the Mean±SD duration of the disease was (3.52+1.89) years and their age Mean±SD was (38.1+6.31) year’s . They were enrolled in the measurement of GGT and LDH Comparing the levels of measured parameters with normal value for each one, brought significant difference for LDH and ALP. Enzymes level among the three grades of breast cancer brought significant difference for LDH at grade II and III as p values 0.022 and 0.001 respectively, while GGT has only significant difference at grade III as p value 0.022. Significant elevation in serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase and Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase among patients with breast cancer and suggest that the estimation of both can be used as routine screening tests in all suspected carcinoma breast patients.
Perception and prediction of intention to use online banking systems

Online banking has become a vital instrument for delivering quality and easily reached banking services at the lowest possible time with ensuring affordability both for customers and service providers. Although this banking has huge potentials and benefits, the successful adoption of online banking remains a significant challenge in the context of an emerging economy like Bangladesh. The purpose of this empirical study is to investigate the factors influencing the online banking services adoption in Bangladesh by using the extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with government support and risk factors. A questionnaire survey method was used to collect data from 380 banking customers. To analyse the collected survey data and test the set of hypothesis, a structural equation modelling (SEM) method was used with the help of SmartPLS3 package. The results illustrate that some key factors such as,(i) perceived ease of use, (ii) perceived usefulness, (iii) attitude towards use, (iv) government support positively influence the intention to use as well as the intention to use positively impact on intention to continue to the adoption of online banking services. However, the relationship between risk and intention to use was statistically insignificant. Finally, the findings may assist banking professionals and programmers to develop and design successful policies regarding online banking services to boost this service industry in the future. © 2019 Bussecon International Academy. Hosting by SSBFNET. All rights reserved. Peer review under responsibility of Bussecon International Academy & SSBFNET.
TEACHERS� ATTITUDES AND PROBLEMS OF USING ICT IN TEACHING EFL

The implementation of ICT is very important in education. By using ICT, the process of teaching and learning is more effective and efficient. The objectives of this research were (1) to find out the attitudes of English teachers of public senior high schools in Palembang towards the use of ICT in the process of teaching and learning English, and (2) to find out the problems that commonly faced by English teachers towards the use of ICT in the process of teaching and learning English. This research was conducted at 16 public senior high schools in Palembang. There were 19 respondents who were selected by using ‘purposive sampling’ technique. The data were collected by using questionnaire, interview, observation and documentation. The obtained data were analyzed in descriptive statistics. The statement checklist which used Likert scale was presented in the form of percentage while the results of answering descriptive questions was reported descriptively. The results showed that the attitudes of the teachers towards the use of ICT in the process of teaching and learning English were positive. However, some of them still faced many problems such as lack of ICT equipments, lack of competency, and also unsupported regulation from institution. Therefore, the facilities and infrastructures in each school and also the teachers’ ability and knowledge about the use of ICT need to be increased.
Systematic Review Spiritual Intelligence Roles to Improve the Quality of Nursing Care: A Systematic Review

Introduction: The quality of nursing care is the biggest predictor of patient satisfaction in care. But the fact is that nurses have not shown an increase in the quality of nursing care. Lack of sense of responsibility, sincerity, self-awareness and professionalism is an indicator of the poor quality of nursing care in the health care system. The aim of the systematic review was conducted to examine the role of spiritual intelligence to improve the quality of nursing care. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in Pub Med, Science Direct, Research gate, and Emerald Insight data based. The search was identified 15 relevant original articles and full text published between 2013 until 2018. Results: The result showed that Spiritual Intelligence can be improving the quality of nursing care. Nurse with high spiritual intelligence have more competence, personal meaningful about caring, moral performance, personal excellence and flexibility were effective in increasing the quality of care. Conclusion: Spiritual intelligence was strengthened the beliefs and personality of nurses and the desire to grow and learn, work more professionally in improving the quality of nursing care. Because there was a lack in the reviewed studies used the crosssectional and correlation, well-designed such as randomized controlled trials or queasy experiment should be conducted to more objectively evaluated the effect of spiritual intelligence to improve the quality of nursing care. ARTICLE HISTORY Received: Dec 26, 2019 Accepted: Dec 31, 2019
Conducting Critical Research on Powerful Organisations

Independence and integrity in research are prerequisites for objective and ethically responsible research. At the same time, image promotion plays a significant role in many contemporary organisations, and this might influence how research is carried out and presented. The article suggests that organisational branding is significant to understand the conditions in which researchers conduct and present critical research on powerful organisations. In this article we explore what prevents researchers from challenging the police’s brand and how researchers can act when their results do so. The results are based on several sources of data, such as field notes, public records, media statements, research reports and interviews with researchers who have presented critical research.
Relationship between Service Quality, Customer Loyalty and Customer Satisfaction

This study examined the influence of service quality on customer loyalty, and aimed to determine if this relationship was mediated by customer satisfaction. Data were gathered from customers of eight banks in Pakistan through an adapted self-administered questionnaire. Respondents were selected using convenience sampling. The distributed questionnaire was based on a modified SERVQUAL model.479 complete survey responses were returned out of a total of 700 distributed. The completed questionnaires were examined through descriptive statistics, regression analysis, and PROCESS technique (Hayes2013). Results revealed a significant effect of service quality on customer loyalty. Customer satisfaction was found to have a significant mediating effect on the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty. The outcomes of our study could be useful for policy-making in bank management, and future banking expansion. There is additional generalized benefit to having insight into customers’ thinking regarding the banking sector.