Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Overweight and Obesity among Primary School Going Children in Urban Agra

Introduction: Childhood obesity is global nutritional concern. It is precursor of various non- communicable diseases and metabolic disorders in adulthood. Objective: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school students in urban Agra. Method: This cross-sectional study was done among 200 children studying in grades 1st to 5th in government and private school of Agra. List of all schools in Agra city having 1 to 5 classes was obtained from official website of Agra District Authorities. One government and one private school were selected. 100 students were selected from each selected school. A pre-designed and pre-tested administered questionnaire was used to collect information and anthropometric measurement; height and weight of the student measured to calculate Basal Metabolic Index (BMI). Overweight/obesity was defined using age and sex specific body mass index cut off points. Result: Prevalence of overweight and obesity was 16.5% and 7% respectively. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was more in boys as compared to girls. Obesity is seen only in private school students. Conclusion:In the present study, the magnitude of overweight and obesity is high among boys and children studying in private school. Health education should be given in the schools so as to educate children as well as parents regarding risk factors, preventive measures and the consequences of overweight and obesity.
Analysis of Research Trends in Fractional Controller Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation

—Complex industrial processes demand high performance control characteristics. Fractional order controller is more robust than the classical controllers generally used in industry. This paper presents an analysis of research trends in this ever-growing domain. Firstly, a corpus of 200 research articles published during 2014-19 was collected from selected journals. Latent Dirichlet Allocation methodology was applied on this literature data set for topic modeling. Optimal number of topics, average topic weights and topic prevalence per year were obtained. Distributions of topic proportions were generated for the selected journals and with respect to the author nationalities. In addition, continent and country-wise distribution of documents were also depicted. Primary results indicate that the topics of fractional order controller design and stability of fractional order system have been researched most in past years, but are on a declining trend. Fractional sliding control system and applications of fractional order systems are upward trending topics. Other topics like optimization of fractional order systems need more attention. In addition, journals publishing in the upward trending topics were identiﬁed. Journals publishing in a wide range of topics were also determined. It was found that almost 75% of all fractional controller publications during 2014-19 have Asian ﬁrst authors, followed by European and African ﬁrst authors. The majority of ﬁrst authors belong to China (31%), India (19%), Iran(13%)and Turkey (8%). With regards to topic diversity, the Chinese and Indian authors have worked on the widest range of fractional controller topics, followed by the authors from Algeria, Iran, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. Researchers from other nations have focused on fewer topics.
Environmental Innovation and Technological Leadership: A Firm-Level Empirical Analysis

Environmental and climate change concerns have come to be ranked very highly on the competitive, political and socio-technical agendas of market economies over the last two decades, as demonstrated by the 2009 Copenhagen summit. This context appears to be an opportunity to reconcile economic imperatives and ethico-ecological requirements. This paper seeks to contribute to the green building debate in economics and innovation management by focusing on environmental innovation and innovation leadership–the latter is the dynamic capability of an innovative firm to seize new innovation opportunities as a result of a proactive investment policy and enhanced innovativeness. The paper defends the thesis according to which firms that are consistently “innovation leaders” are those that encourage environmental innovations in both integrated technologies and end-of-pipe technologies. We use French CIS Surveys and employ a binary probit model using a sample of 1180 firms to study which different forms of innovation leadership increase the propensity to develop environmental innovations. We find a strong impact of innovation leadership that is measured in a novel way, using innovation persistence, with a greater effect on cleaner production technologies.
Scope and Viability of Spaza Shops in a Selected Township in South Africa

Spaza shops are an essential component of the South African township economy as they provide vital goods, employment and an income to most township dwellers. Despite this, the sustainability of spaza shops has been problematic, with most closing down within the first few years of operation. Against this backdrop, this paper assessed the scope and operation of spaza shops in the Mankweng area to understand the problems that inhibit their viability. A quantitative approach that utilised structured and closedended questionnaire was adopted to collect data from 50 spaza shop owners. A GPS device provided the coordinates utilised to map the spatial distribution of the spaza shops in the area. Most of the spaza shops surveyed were foreign owned with thepreponderance of Ethiopians (34 per cent) and Somalians (34 per cent). South African spaza shop owners constituted only 26 per cent of the sample. The study notes that although spaza shops generate income for their owners and are integral to the township economy, they face a variety of challengesthat inhibittheir expansion. The study recommends that spaza shop owners form a union from which they can share strategies for overcoming challenges. Such a union would also enable the shop owners to access funding from government schemes and private investors alike so that their operations are expanded. This paper adopts an exploratory and integrated approach that focuses on exploring variables/ relationships that may be utilised for more focused and streamlined studies on spaza shops.
Language Teachers' Identity Configurations and Their Resolution Strategies for Imposed Identity

Identity conflict resolution is an essential stage in teachers' identity construction. As there seems to be no tool to measure resolution strategies for overcoming the imposed identity, we developed an 18-item questionnaire based on a previously validated imposed identity questionnaire. It included four options of resolution strategies for coping with imposed identity adopted by four identity configurations of teachers, namely Rebellious, Submissive, Harmonious, and Duplicitous. he analysis of the data which were collected from 42 EFL teachers through the resolution strategies questionnaire indicated the dominant types of configuration the teachers projected in coping with mandates by managers, supervisors, and learners as three sources of imposition. Faced with institute managers' imposition, most teachers manifested a Harmonious identity except when managers treated teachers based on their personal attitudes rather than teachers' professional abilities. To deal with supervisors' imposition, the teachers tended to be mostly Submissive or Harmonious. As to learner-driven imposition, the teachers opted for Rebellious and Harmonious strategies to resolve most of the impositions. The findings indicate how identity may be imposed, changed, and managed. Supervisors, managers, and EFL teachers need to consider how identity conflict resolution can lead to a desirable EFL environment for teaching.
Risk Factors Associated with Long COVID Syndrome: A Retrospective Study

Background: Recently, people have recognized the post-acute phase symptoms of the COVID-19. We investigated the long-term symptoms associated with COVID-19, (Long COVID Syndrome), and the risk factors associated with it. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. All the consecutive adult patients referred to the healthcare facilities anywhere in Fars province from 19 February 2020 until 20 November 2020 were included. All the patients had a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. In a phone call to the patients, at least three months after their discharge from the hospital, we obtained their current information. The IBM SPSS Statistics (version 25.0) was used. Pearson Chi square, Fisher’s exact test, t test, and binary logistic regression analysis model were employed. A P value of less than 0.05 was considered to be significant Results: In total, 4,681 patients were studied, 2915 of whom (62.3%) reported symptoms. The most common symptoms of long COVID syndrome were fatigue, exercise intolerance, walking intolerance, muscle pain, and shortness of breath. Women were more likely to experience long-term COVID syndrome than men (Odds Ratio: 1,268; 95% Confidence Interval: 1,122-1,432; P=0.0001), which was significant. Presentation with respiratory problems at the onset of illness was also significantly associated with long COVID syndrome (Odds Ratio: 1.425; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.177-1.724; P=0.0001). A shorter length of hospital stay was inversely associated with long COVID syndrome (Odds Ratio: 0.953; 95% Confidence Interval: 0.941-0.965; P=0.0001). Conclusion: Long COVID syndrome is a frequent and disabling condition and has significant associations with sex (female), respiratory symptoms at the onset, and the severity of the illness.
Transient simulation of a squeeze film damped turbocharger rotor under consideration of fluid inertia and cavitation

Squeeze film dampers (SFDs) are commonly used in turbomachinery in order to introduce external damping, thereby reducing rotor vibrations and acoustic emissions. Since SFDs are of similar geometry as hydrodynamic bearings, the REYNOLDS equation of lubri-cation can be utilised to predict their dynamic behaviour. However, under certain operating conditions, SFDs can experience significant fluid inertia effects, which are neglected in the usual REYNOLDS analysis. An algorithm for the prediction of these effects on the pressure build up inside a finite-length SFD is therefore presented. For this purpose, the REYNOLDS equation is extended with a first-order perturbation in the fluid velocities to account for the local and convective inertia terms of the NAVIER-STOKES equations. Cavitation is taken into account by means of a mass conserving two-phase model. The resulting equation is then discretized using the finite volume method and solved with an LU factorization. The developed algorithm is capable of calculating the pressure field, and thereby the damping force, inside an SFD for arbitrary operating points in a time-efficient manner. It is therefore suited for integration into transient simulations of turbo machinery without the need for bearing force coefficient maps, which are usually restricted to circular centralized orbits. The capabilities of the method are demonstrated on a transient run-up simulation of a turbocharger rotor with two semi-floating bearings. It can be shown that the consideration of fluid inertia effects introduces a significant shift of the pressure field inside the SFDs, and therefore the resulting damper force vector, at high oil temperatures and high rotational speeds. The effect of fluid inertia on the kinematic behaviour of the whole system on the other hand is rather limited for the examined rotor.
UNSTEADY HYDROMAGNETIC COUETTE FLOW UNDER AN OSCILLATING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNIFORM SUCTION AND INJECTION

In this paper, we consider the unsteady hydromagnetic Couette flow of a viscous incompressible flow between two infinitely-long horizontal parallel plates under an oscillating pressure gradient. We apply a constant magnetic field which is perpendicular to the plates, and there is uniform suction and injection through the plates. The governing equation for fluid motion within the channel is discretized with the help of the Galerkin Finite Element Method. The effects of the Suction parameter S, Hartmann number Ha, Reynolds number Re, the amplitude of the pressure gradient k and the oscillation frequency of the pressure gradient ω on the velocity distribution are investigated.
Tugging at Their Heartstrings: Partner's Knowledge of Affective Meta-Bases Predicts Use of Emotional Advocacies in Close Relationships

Traditional studies of attitude change have focused on attempts between strangers, but what about in close relationships? The present article examines whether accuracy regarding a partner's meta-attitudinal bases can influence persuasion attempts. Because meta-bases reflect informationprocessing goals, we hypothesized that given partners with more affective meta-bases, greater accuracy regarding partners' meta-bases would predict use of emotional advocacies and their perceived persuasiveness. Self and partner ratings of meta-bases were assessed, and emotional advocacies as well as cognitive ones were provided to participants to present to their partners. Results revealed that the correspondence between perceptions of partner's affective meta-bases and use of emotional advocacies was greater among those whose partners rated themselves as having more affective meta-bases compared to those whose partners rated themselves as having less affective meta-bases. Results remained significant when controlling for perceived similarity. Implications of meta-bases for understanding interpersonal influence are discussed.
Financial Dualism and Rural Income Earners in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

This study examined the effects of financial dualism on rural low income earners in Port Harcourt city Local government area in Rivers State. The purpose was to examine the relationship between financial dualism and rural low income earners. Questionnaire was administered to 200 respondents sampled from residence of the local government. Four research questions and null hypotheses were formulated to study the effect of financial dualism on rural low income earners. Financial dualism was proxied by commercial banks operations, microfinance banks, thrift association and local money lenders. Simple percentages and spearman rank correlation coefficient was used as data analysis methods. The study found a correlation coefficient of 21.9 percent between commercial banks and rural low income earners, 59.3 percent between microfinance banks and rural low income earners, 83.7 percent between thrift associations and rural low income earners and 59.9% between local money lender and rural low income earners in Port Harcourt. from the findings, the study conclude that commercial banks have no significant effect on rural low income earners while microfinance banks, thrift association and local money lenders have significant effect on rural low income earners in port Harcourt city local government area. it recommend that Policies such as rural banking scheme, branch banking and commercial banks reform should be directed towards increasing financial access of rural low income earners in Nigeria. The operational efficiency of the microfinance institution should further be strengthened; existing challenges should be eliminated by the regulatory authorities and management to enhance its function in increasing financial access to rural low income earners and there should be law to strengthen the operational functions of the informal financial institutions, this will increase the operational efficiency and further give access to financial services to rural low income earners.
Pro-health education in the fight against obesity and its complications among school-age children – 6-month programof cooperation with a child and parents

Since the beginning of the 21st century, there has been a high incidence civilization diseases: overweight and obesity, hypertension, atherosclerosis and diabetes. The problem is all the more serious because it is affecting younger and younger people. Overweight or obesity, as well as hypertension, are increasingly being diagnosed among children and adolescents. A high content of simple sugars and animal fats in the diet results not only in weight gain but also in significant changes within the body, which are evidenced by increased values of blood biochemical tests. High cholesterol levels are not indifferent to the proper functioning of the body, and the number of people suffering from insulin resistance is also increasing [1]. Prevention is an important element in the fight against overweight and obesity. It is vital that children are taught proper eating habits and active leisure activities from an early age. Periodic measurements should be conducted among children covered by a prevention program. The best way is to measure body mass, height, body fat level, and blood pressure and calculate indicators such as BMI. The measurement results should then be interpreted using current and standardized growth charts. It may also Pro-health education in the fight against obesity and its complications among school-age children – 6-month programof cooperation with a child and parents
The Status of Markov Blankets: An Abstracta Realist Proposal

This paper takes up a recent challenge to the use of Markov blankets in the context of demarcating the boundaries of cognition, what I call the “status problem”. The status problem says that while it makes sense to think of Markov blankets as either a methodological tool for investigating cognitive systems or an ontological category for determining the boundaries of systems, it does not make sense to think of them as both. The status problem generates a dilemma, either: i) Markov blankets are a purely formal tool, in which case they do not help to demarcate the boundaries of the cognition, or ii) they denote an ontological category, in which case they do help to demarcate the boundaries of cognition but only at the cost of taking on controversial metaphysical assumptions. After surveying potential responses, I argue that progress can be made on the status problem by reconceptualising Markov blankets as ‘abstracta’. This, I suggest, enables one to not only provide an answer to the status problem, but also avoid the dilemma.
Load-Independent Voltage Balancing of Multi-Level Flying Capacitor Converters in Quasi-2-Level Operation

Quasi-2-level (Q2L) operation of multi-level bridge-legs, especially of flying-capacitor converters (FCC), is an interesting option for realizing single-cell power conversion in applications whose system voltages exceed the ratings of available power semiconductors. To ensure equal voltage sharing among a Q2L-FCC’s switches, the voltages of a Q2L-FCC’s minimized flying capacitors (FCs) must always be balanced. Thus, we propose a concept for load-independent FC voltage balancing: For non-zero load current, we use a model predictive control (MPC) approach to identify the commutation sequence of the individual switches within a Q2L transition that minimizes the FC or cell voltage errors. In case of zero load current, we employ a novel MPC-based approach using cell multiple switching (CMS), i.e., the insertion of additional zero-current commutations within a Q2L transition, to exchange charge between the FCs via the charging currents of the switches’ parasitic capacitances. Experiments with a 5-level FCC half-bridge demonstrator confirm the validity of the derived models and verify the performance of the proposed load-independent balancing concept.
Promoting Suitable Plant Varieties For Agricultural Areas With Salt water Encroachment Problems In Don Manora Sub-District Samut Songkhram Province

For about four decades Thailand is experiencing its nastiest scarcity of water. The capacity of its half of the water reservoirs stands below 50%. Due to the low level of river water, the saltwater of the ocean is creeping upstream and damaging the drinking water supplies. In Thailand near 11 million people are attached to crop production and farming. Therefore, the economy is expected to suffer from the saltwater encroachment problem. The current study examines that how the Thai government can control the water encroachment problem by promoting suitable plant activities like advertisement, branding and sales promotion. The present study examines the effect of advertisement, branding and sales promotion activities on customer loyalty. How product establishment mediates the relationship of branding, advertisement and sales promotion on customer loyalty. A total of 296 members of DRRAA (Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation) and the Don Manora sub-district farmers were selected with the help of a simple random sampling technique. With the help of questionnaire data was collected. For the data analysis, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM-PLS) technique was used. The result of this study exposed that advertisement, branding and sales promotion significantly affect the product establishment. In turn, product establishment mediates the effect of the advertisement, branding and sales promotion on customer loyalty. The present study recommends that government can control the water encroachment problem by promoting suitable plant varieties. By adopting promotional activities like branding, advertisement and sales promotion
Supply Chain Management in B2C E-Commerce: Delineating Managers' Challenges

This study aims to describe the practices and challenges of managing a supply chain of e-commerce in an emerging economy. Studies have acknowledged that e-commerce requires distinct supply chain management; hence, this topic merits further investigation. As e-commerce is still a growing phenomenon in an emerging country, this study employs a phenomenology approach to reveal practitioners' experiences. This study uses a semi-structured interview to extract meaningful experiences from 17 practitioners responsible for managing the flow of e-commerce products. Two main themes emerge from the in-depth interviews: the uniqueness of e-commerce business, especially compared to the conventional one, and the challenges of managing the e-commerce products, particularly in terms of work pressures, level of details, and the way to manage its human resources. This study proposes a preliminary framework of supply chain management and e-commerce business viability based on the findings.
Vascular Endothelial Damage: The Role of Syndecan-1 and Hyaluronan as Severity Indicators in COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 was firstly found in bronchoalveloar lavage (BAL) of three suspected COVID-19 patients at Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The cases are still raisingwith2,12% global mortality rate. Hypoxic respiratory failure due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the main cause of COVID-19 death. Endothelial cell damage has an important role in the pathogenesis of ARDS and multi-organ dysfuntion of COVID-19 patients. The endothelium is protected by mural cells, which keep vascular integrity. Inflammation is prevented by these cells by inhibiting the interaction of immune cells and platelets with endothelial cells. These cells also prevent coagulation by producing glycocalyx, coagulation inhibitors, and blood-clotting enzyme. Vascular glycocalyx has an important role to maintain endothelial function and is disrupted systemically in elderly and patients with various comorbidities, which can be a probable mechanism for the serious complications of COVID-19. Glycocalyx disruption in severe and critical COVID-19 patients causes increased levels of its components such assyndecan-1 and hyaluronan in the serum. Previous studies showed the significant increase ofsyndecan-1 and hyaluronan levels in septic, and severe Kawasaki and dengue patients. These biomarkers are also markers of organ damage. Therefore, hyaluronan and syndecan-1can be significant prognostic factors for morbidity and survival in patients with COVID-19.