Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Pharmacognostic and Preliminary Phytochemical studies on leaf and FRUIT of Adansonia digitata L.

Background: Adansonia digitata, the baobab, is the well-known tree species of the genus Adansonia. Aim and Objectives: Review reveals that the leaves and fruit of the plant are used traditionally in the treatment of fever, diarrhea, dysentery, ophthalmic, insect bites, inflammation, and pain. Although it is used traditionally, scientifically the plant is yet to be evaluated for its pharmacognostical characters. Hence, the plant parts were subjected to macro-microscopic, photomicrographic, physicochemical, and preliminary phytochemical tests to fix the quality standards for this drug. Method: Plant authentication, pharmacognostical study, physicochemical and phytochemical study was performed by following standard procedures as per Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India. Results: Microscopy of T. S. of rachis shows circular to orbicular in shape, in the cortical region parenchyma cells heavily loaded by tannin content, cluster and rosette crystals. Schematic outline of T. S. of the leaflet is bulged in the center and consist of the outer epidermis, mesophyll cells differentiated into upper palisade and lower spongy parenchyma while lower epidermis interrupted by anisocytic type of stomata. T.S. of fruit shows the presence of epidermis followed by layers of stone cells and sclerids and T.S. of seed shows outer hard testa, spool cells layer, inner large endosperm. Both samples show Loss on drying less than 6% and very few amount of acid insoluble ash which directly indicate the amount of inorganic residue. Fruits are slightly acidic in nature. Qualitative tests showed the presence of carbohydrate, tannin, flavonoid, and steroids in leaves and fruits. Conclusion: This study would be useful in the identification and authentication of the raw drug.
Effective radiative forcing and adjustments in CMIP6 models

Abstract. The effective radiative forcing, which includes the instantaneous forcing plus adjustments from the atmosphere and surface, has emerged as the key metric of evaluating human and natural influence on the climate. We evaluate effective radiative forcing and adjustments in 17 contemporary climate models that are participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) and have contributed to the Radiative Forcing Model Intercomparison Project (RFMIP). Present-day (2014) global-mean anthropogenic forcing relative to pre-industrial (1850) levels from climate models stands at 2.00 (±0.23) W m−2, comprised of 1.81 (±0.09) W m−2 from CO2, 1.08 (± 0.21) W m−2 from other well-mixed greenhouse gases, −1.01 (± 0.23) W m−2 from aerosols and −0.09 (±0.13) W m−2 from land use change. Quoted uncertainties are 1 standard deviation across model best estimates, and 90 % confidence in the reported forcings, due to internal variability, is typically within 0.1 W m−2. The majority of the remaining 0.21 W m−2 is likely to be from ozone. In most cases, the largest contributors to the spread in effective radiative forcing (ERF) is from the instantaneous radiative forcing (IRF) and from cloud responses, particularly aerosol–cloud interactions to aerosol forcing. As determined in previous studies, cancellation of tropospheric and surface adjustments means that the stratospherically adjusted radiative forcing is approximately equal to ERF for greenhouse gas forcing but not for aerosols, and consequentially, not for the anthropogenic total. The spread of aerosol forcing ranges from −0.63 to −1.37 W m−2, exhibiting a less negative mean and narrower range compared to 10 CMIP5 models. The spread in 4×CO2 forcing has also narrowed in CMIP6 compared to 13 CMIP5 models. Aerosol forcing is uncorrelated with climate sensitivity. Therefore, there is no evidence to suggest that the increasing spread in climate sensitivity in CMIP6 models, particularly related to high-sensitivity models, is a consequence of a stronger negative present-day aerosol forcing and little evidence that modelling groups are systematically tuning climate sensitivity or aerosol forcing to recreate observed historical warming.
Executive coaching effectiveness: towards sustainable business excellence

In order to bridge the gap and provide organisations with practical assistance in dealing with the effectiveness of executive coaching for sustainable business excellence, the main purpose of this paper is to explore the complexity of executive coaching by proposing a comprehensive executive coaching framework that examines the important constructs and the entire impact of executive coaching effectiveness in Malaysia. Based on the extensive review of the current literature, coach-centric constructs, coachee characteristics, quality relationship and organisational support with coaching effectiveness are investigated through 320 questionnaires. The objective-driven model, which focuses on the extent to which coaching objectives have been met, was used to measure the effectiveness of executive coaching. The main results of the structural equation modelling analysis demonstrate that organisational support, coachee characteristics and quality relationship significantly influence coaching effectiveness. These findings provide a basis for the advancement of the executive coaching and human resource management (HRM) research literature. The practical implication of this study could be useful for HRM managers, who want to enhance leadership capabilities through executive coaching engagement that support their organisational performance. This Malaysian study will build upon the existing knowledge by investigating the factors contributing to executive coaching effectiveness from the coachee’s viewpoint.
Assessment of the accuracy of DTM river bed model using classical surveying measurement and LiDAR: a case study in Poland

The aim of this paper is to show that natural watercourses surveying gives the best results using integrated measurement methods (classical surveying and LiDAR). The paper contains comparison of the riverbed DTM results obtained using LiDAR data in relation to data derived from direct measurements. The paper involved the performance of appropriate tests on selected structures using integrated measurement techniques – GNSS, tachymetry and LiDAR. The conducted studies showed some limitations method for acquiring data from LiDAR. This is because the method does not enable the determination of measuring points coordinates which describe the topography in places inaccessible for a laser beam.
Ketinggian Tempat dan Kejadian Demam Berdarah Dengue

Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a disease that is widely found in tropical and subtropics. Factors of the spread of DHF namely air temperature, altitude, rainfall etc. The research aims to know the correlation between altitude of the place with DHF in Minahasa Regency in 2014-2018. This research used correlational quantitative research. Research was conducted in Minahasa Regency with the research time of August-October 2019. The population of this research is the DHF sufferer recorded in the health office of Minahasa District in 2014-2018. This research sample is the total population. Data were analyzed using microsoft excel and SPSS. This research was showed that the incidence of DHF was gradually increase. Minahasa regency has a various altitude. The correlation test showed that the p value= 0.001, there has correlation between altitude of place and DHF incidence. In conclusion, there has correlation between the altitude of the place and DHF incidence in Minahasa Regency.
The role of team-member exchange: Restaurant servers’ emotional intelligence, job performance, and tip size

Abstract With its roots in the social support resource and social exchange theories, this study examines how team-member exchange (TMX) mediates the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and job performance, eventually increasing restaurant servers’ tip size. The participants were 273 non-managerial servers working at full-service restaurants in the U.S. Results revealed that (1) TMX partially mediated the relationship between EI and job performance. In addition, (2) job performance was positively correlated with tip size. Theoretical and practical implications as well as recommendations for future research are discussed.
Detection of a Real Time Remote Sensing Indices and Soil Moisture for Drought Monitoring and Assessment in Jordan

Drought monitoring represents a challenge for water and agricultural sector as this natural hazard accelerates water deficiency and leads to adverse environmental and socioeconomic impacts. The use of remote sensing data and geospatial techniques to monitor and map drought severity expanded in the last decades with progressive developments in data sources and processing. This study investigates the correlations among drought indices derived with soil moisture stress (K) obtained from ground data collected from fields cultivated with barley. The study, carried out in Yarmouk basin in the north of Jordan, includes NDVI, PDI, MPDI and PVI derived from Landsat 8-OLI and Sentinel 2-MSI. Results showed different behavior among the indices and throughout the 2016/2017 growing season, with maximum correlation between PDI and MPDI followed by NDVI with PVI. Correlations among the remote sensing indices and K for different soil depths during March-April were significant for most indices with a maximum (R2) of 0.82 for K30-50 and MPDI, followed by K30-50 with NDVI. Drought severity maps for the month of March showed different trends for the different indices, with similarities between MPDI and PDI. The map of drought severity combined from the remote sensing indices and K showed that PDI and soil moisture could significantly explain 56% of variations in spatial patterns of drought, while the combination of MPDI, PDI and NDVI could significantly explain up to 59% of variations in drought severity map. Therefore, the study recommends the adoption of these remotely sensed indices for monitoring and mapping of agricultural droughts.
Representing Ecological Crises in Children’s Media: An Analysis of The Lorax and Wall-E

ABSTRACT This article examines representation of ecological crises in children’s media. Children’s media constitutes an important area of ecocinema critique due to the particular vulnerability of children to persuasive messaging. Using themes from ecocinema studies, we conduct a textual analysis of two animated motion pictures: Universal Pictures’ The Lorax [(2012). The Lorax. Directed by Chris Renaud. Universal City, CA: Author)] and Pixar’s Wall-E [(2008). Wall-E. Directed by Andrew Stanton. 2008. Emeryville, CA: Author]. We analyze these films in terms of: (1) anthropomorphic representations; (2) displacement of collective aspects of ecological crisis to the level of interpersonal conflict; (3) greenwashing; and (4) narratives of pastoralism and replenishment. We consider how these films discursively constitute ecological conditions, processes, and crises. We examine these representations as indicators of an underlying crisis in capitalism, of a struggle to come to terms with ecological destabilization. Ultimately, we conclude that a more speculative reimagining of the relationship between humans and the natural world is required to stave off the worst effects of global ecological destabilization.
The development of a wireless LCP-based intracranial pressure sensor for traumatic brain injury patients

Raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients can lead to death. ICP measurement is required to monitor the condition of a patient and to inform TBI treatment. This work presents a new wireless liquid crystal polymer (LCP) based ICP sensor. The sensor is designed with the purpose of measuring ICP and wirelessly transmitting the signal to an external monitoring unit. The sensor is minimally invasive and biocompatible due to the mechanical design and the use of LCP. A prototype sensor and associated wireless module are fabricated and tested to demonstrate the functionality and performance of the wireless LCP-based ICP sensor. Experimental results show that the wireless LCP-based ICP sensor can operate in the pressure range of 0 - 60.12 mmHg. Based on repeated measurements, the sensitivity of the sensor is found to be 25.62 µVmmHg-1, with a standard deviation of ± 1.16 µVmmHg-1. This work represents a significant step towards achieving a wireless, implantable, minimally invasive ICP monitoring strategy for TBI patients.
TRATAMENTO DA CANDIDÍASE VULVOVAGINAL E NOVAS PERSPECTIVAS TERAPÊUTICAS: UMA REVISÃO NARRATIVA

Introduction : The vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an infectious process of lower genitourinary tract and it´s caused by Candida fungus. In Brazil, VVC is the second most common diagnosis and it has turned into a concern to health professionals because of its growing number of cases of recurrence. The difficulty in the therapeutic approach of VVC points to the importance of the development of studies that address the current therapies used for this infection and its limitations, considering the professionals to develop a critical view on the subject and seek changes in the clinical management. Objective : This study aims to describe the current panorama of the VVC treatment and its new therapeutic perspectives. Methodological Strategy : It was developed a literature review including article in portuguese and english language that discussed the issue of current treatments for VVC and possible new therapeutic. Results : It is noted that VVC cases, especially recurrent, have displayed some level of resistance to current drug treatment and because of that there is an increasing search for new types of therapeutic interventions. Among the new possibilities, the Light Emitting Diode (LED) in the blue color of 405 nm is a possible treatment mode however it´s necessary more studies that can prove its effectiveness. Conclusion : The present antifungal therapy have shown limitations, mainly in cases of recurrence and this strengthens the need to search for new therapeutic modalities which are able to treat infectious processes by inhibiting microorganism resistance mechanisms.
Investigating Attitudes of Social Sciences Pre-Service Teachers Towards Using Technology

The aim of the current study is to investigate the attitudes of Social Studies teacher candidates towards using technology. The participants of this study, which was designed as survey study, consisted of 150 1st year and 4th year teacher candidates from Social Studies Teaching Department at Education Faculty in Afyon Kocatepe University in 2017-2018 Fall term. The data were collected by using Technology Attitude Scale (Teknoloji Tutum Olcegi; Yavuz, 2005). The collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and Independent Samples T-test. According to the findings of the study, it can be concluded that Social Studies teacher candidates had positive attitudes towards technology use. The results also demonstrated that Social Studies teacher candidates’ attitudes towards using technology had a statistically significant relationship in terms of gender in favor of males. On the other hand, educational level did not correlate with the attitudes of Social Studies teacher candidates towards using technology.
Mapping and Understanding Patterns of Air Quality Using Satellite Data and Machine Learning

The quantification of factors leading to harmfully high levels of particulate matter (PM) remains challenging. This study presents a novel approach using a statistical model that is trained to predict hourly concentrations of particles smaller than 10 μ m (PM10) by combining satellite‐borne aerosol optical depth (AOD) with meteorological and land‐use parameters. The model is shown to accurately predict PM10 (overall R 2 = 0.77, RMSE = 7.44 μ g/m 3 ) for measurement sites in Germany. The capability of satellite observations to map and monitor surface air pollution is assessed by investigating the relationship between AOD and PM10 in the same modeling setup. Sensitivity analyses show that important drivers of modeled PM10 include multiday mean wind flow, boundary layer height (BLH), day of year (DOY), and temperature. Different mechanisms associated with elevated PM10 concentrations are identified in winter and summer. In winter, mean predictions of PM10 concentrations >35 μ g/m 3 occur when BLH is below ∼ 500 m. Paired with multiday easterly wind flow, mean model predictions surpass 40 μ g/m 3 of PM10. In summer, PM10 concentrations seemingly are less driven by meteorology, but by emission or chemical particle formation processes, which are not included in the model. The relationship between AOD and predicted PM10 concentrations depends to a large extent on ambient meteorological conditions. Results suggest that AOD can be used to assess air quality at ground level in a machine learning approach linking it with meteorological conditions.
Stan wiedzy na temat Kodeksu Etyki Zawodowej wśród pielęgniarek i położnych

Wstep. Etyka zawodowa "jest zespolem zasad i norm, ktore określają poprawny z moralnego punktu widzenia sposob zachowania sie i postepowania przedstawicieli określonej grupy zawodowej. Uporządkowany i zapisany zespol norm etyki zawodowej to kodeks etyki zawodowej". Aby moc dokonac slusznego wyboru, kazda pielegniarka powinna znac Kodeks Etyki Zawodowej Pielegniarki i Poloznej. Wdrazanie regul prawnych wskazuje na najlepsze przygotowanie dotyczące wiedzy teoretycznej i praktycznej niezbednej do profesjonalnego wykonywania zawodu. Cel pracy. Celem pracy bylo poznanie stanu wiedzy na temat Kodeksu Etyki wśrod studentow Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie. Material i metody. Grupe badaną stanowilo 88 studentow Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie. Badanie przeprowadzono wśrod studentow I roku niestacjonarnych studiow magisterskich (31 osob), I roku stacjonarnych studiow magisterskich (18 osob) oraz tak zwanych studiow "pomostowych" (39 osob). W badaniach wykorzystano ankiete skonstruowaną przez jedną z autorek pracy. Uzyskane wyniki poddano analizie statystycznej. Wyniki i wnioski. W pytaniu dotyczącym czestości pojawiania sie wątpliwości etycznych 46 pielegniarek odpowiedzialo, ze pojawiają sie bardzo rzadko, u 29 pielegniarek pojawiają sie kilka razy w miesiącu, 7 nie zetknelo sie z takim problemem, zaś 6 pielegniarek odpowiedzialo, ze zdarza sie to kilka razy w tygodniu. Respondentow zapytano, czy czują potrzebe organizowania szkolen, konferencji, kursow na tematy etyczne. Znaczna cześc (77%) widzi potrzebe organizowania takich spotkan z udzialem filozofow, etykow, osob duchowych czy socjologow, 9% wykazuje taką chec jedynie w gronie pielegniarek na szkoleniach zakladowych, zaś 7% twierdzi, ze spotkania tego typu powinny odbywac sie, ale jedynie w kregu pracownikow danego oddzialu/przychodni. Natomiast 6% zupelnie nie widzi takiej potrzeby.
A Typology of Lifetime Criminal Justice Involvement Among Homeless Individuals With Mental Illness: Identifying Needs to Better Target Intervention

This study aimed to characterize lifetime criminal involvement among homeless people with mental illness in Canada (N = 1,682). A latent profile analysis yielded five classes. Most participants fell within the Fewer Needs (75.5%) group, characterized by less complex psychosocial histories and few criminal charges. Participants with Extensive Criminogenic Needs (5.0%) and Acute and Extensive Criminogenic Needs (5.0%) had more charges for justice administration, violent, and mischief/public order offenses and were more likely to have been charged before their first homelessness episode. Participants with Needs Associated with Homelessness (10.6%) and Needs Associated with Drugs (3.8%) were similar, although the former had the longest history of homelessness and the latter had more drug-related charges and were most likely to have drug use disorder. This typology, which sheds light on the cumulative needs associated with different patterns of lifetime criminal involvement among homeless people with mental illness, could guide prevention initiatives and intervention strategies.
Seasonal Shellfishing across the East Adriatic Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition: Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Phorcus turbinatus from Vela Spila (Croatia)

ABSTRACT The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition is a classic topic of archaeological discussion, and the East Adriatic is of particular interest as a gateway region for agriculture entering Europe from the Near East. Neolithisation along the East Adriatic coast has been characterised as a two-wave process of leap-frog demographic replacement along the Dalmatian coast, followed by a longer process of acculturation further inland. Research on this transition primarily addresses the arrival of Neolithic technology and domesticates, but the view from ‘traditionally Mesolithic’ activities can provide an alternative perspective. This pilot study highlights one such practice, identifying changes in the seasonality of shellfish gathering over the Neolithic transition using material from Vela Spila, Korčula (Croatia). Specimens of the gastropod Phorcus turbinatus from across this transition were assessed using oxygen isotope analysis. Results showed a focus on summer and autumn collection during the Mesolithic, which then shifted to autumn and winter in the Neolithic. These results indicate differences in shellfish gathering and exploitation across the Neolithic transition, and implications for the demographic transition and human-environment interactions are discussed. Shellfishing in the East Adriatic is identified as an area of Neolithisation rather than Mesolithic continuity.
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Traffic Load on the Mechanical Characteristics of HDPE Double-Wall Corrugated Pipe

The high-density polyethylene (HDPE) double-wall corrugated pipe, which is a kind of flexible pipe, is widely used in municipal drainage networks. The characteristics of the surrounding soil and pipe bed, pipe cover depth, backfill compaction, type of pavement and pavement design, and traffic loads are some of the major factors that affect the stress and deformation of pipes. In this study, the ABAQUS 3D finite element model was used to analyze the influence of backfill compactness, traffic loads, diameter, and hoop stiffness on the mechanical characteristic of an HDPE pipe under traffic loads. A series of full-scale tests were carried out to verify the validity of the simulation results. For the conditions tested, the results showed the following: (1) the Von-Mises stress of the pipe was mainly determined by the earth pressure at the crown, and the stress caused by backfill compaction increased significantly but had a short duration and limited impact on the pipe; (2) traffic load alone had little influence on the mechanical behavior of the pipe: while under the action of the loose backfill in contact with the pipe, the pipes were more sensitive to the traffic load response; (3) the fluctuations in the Von-Mises stress of the pipe mainly depended on the magnitude and speed of the traffic load; (4) for pipes with a small diameter, non-compacted backfill easily caused stress concentration in the pipe, while the degree of backfill compaction had almost the same effect on the distribution of stress for pipes with different hoop stiffness.