Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Folic Acid Conjugated PEG-PCL-PEG Triblock Copolymer Nanoparticles for Enhanced Delivery of 5-Fluorouracil to HT29 Colon Cancer Cells

Background: In the current study, folic acid conjugated magnetite PEG-PCL-PEG triblock copolymer were synthesized and loaded with 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU-SPION-PEG-PCL-PEG-FA) for targeted delivery of drug to HT29 colon cancer cells.Methods: The cytotoxic effect and cellular uptake of synthesized nanoparticles was assessed on HUVEC and HT29 cell lines. In addition, antitumor effects of nanoparticles were investigated based on gene expression of Bax and Bcl2, Annexin V/PI staining, ROS production and colony formation.Results: As compared to 5-FU, an improvement in therapeutic index was demonstrated for 5-FU-SPION-PEG-PCL-PEG-FA according to cytotoxicity induced in HUVEC and HT29 cells. In addition, 5-FU-SPION-PEG-PCL-PEG-FA was found to be more antitumor efficient in comparison to 5-FU based on Bax/Bcl2 ratio, percentage of cell death, ROS production and colony formation ability (P<0.05). Conclusion: The obtained results suggested that 5-FU-SPION-PEG-PCL-PEG-FA could be considered as promising targeted drug delivery system.
Influence of Care Protocol on Nurses’ Performance and Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Tube Thoracostomy

Background: Tube thoracostomy is a life-saving implementation for patients presenting with pneumothorax, effusions and hemothorax. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate influence of care protocol on nurses’ performance and clinical outcomes for patients with tube thoracostomy. Design: A quasi experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted at chest intensive care unit at Ain Shams University Hospitals. Sample: A convenient sample of all available nurses (30 nurses) from the previous mentioned settings willing to participate in the study and a purposive sample of 50 patients with tube thoracostomy divided into two groups: study & control group (25 patients in each group). Tools of data collection: I-Nurses’ performance assessment tool (demographic characteristics of nurses, nurses’ knowledge questionnaire and nurses’ practice observational checklist) II-Clinical outcomes assessment tool. Results: Concerning nurses’ level of performance (knowledge and practice) regarding tube thoracostomy care pre and post implementation of care protocol, there were statistically significant differences between mean scores of the pre and post-tests. Regarding clinical outcomes for patients with tube thoracostomy, there were statistically significant differences between control group and study group all over the variables of outcomes. Conclusion: Application of care protocol for patient with tube thoracostomy has a positive influence on nurses’ performance; and consequently had a positive influence in refinement the outcomes for patients in the study group rather than the control group with a statistically significant difference. Recommendations: Importance of presence of care protocol related to care of patients with tube thoracostomy and further researches should be done to assess and evaluate the clinical outcomes for patients with tube thoracostomy.
Corporate Social Performance and Use of Debt: an Examination of Australian Companies

This study examines whether the corporate social performance (CSP) activities of firms influence the structure of debt in the Australian context. Long-term debt is often associated with higher monitoring by lenders, which suggests that firms may benefit from using long-term debt strategically. Short-term debt arises from regular business dealings with a number of primary stakeholders such as customers, suppliers, employees and lenders. We propose in this study that businesses that are committed to improving CSP outcomes may reduce use of short-term debt contributing to building sustainable long-term relationships with the primary stakeholders. We therefore investigate whether firms that prioritise CSP favour long-term debt or short-term debt. Using a sample of Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed firms, this study finds that the level of CSP is not associated with long-term debt use, but there is a significant negative association between CSP and the short-term debt usage. This finding suggests that firms with stakeholder-friendly policies reduce their use of short-term debt rather than long-term debt. The reduced use of short-term debt helps resolve possible conflicts between the primary stakeholders and a firm, thus this study presents evidence supporting stakeholder theory and conflict-resolution hypothesis.
Boosting sodium ion storage by anchoring MoO2 on vertical graphene arrays

Developing high-capacity anodes is of great importance for the advancement of sodium ion batteries. In this work, we report a powerful combined method of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition–electrodeposition (PECVD–ED) to construct high-quality vertical graphene/MoO2 (VG/MoO2) core/shell arrays. The conductive MoO2 (n-type semiconductor) shell is uniformly electrodeposited on the VG core to form a binder-free integrated electrode. Compared with carbon fibre cloth-supported MoO2 film (CFC/MoO2), the obtained VG/MoO2 core/shell arrays display a higher surface area, better mechanical stability and improved electrical conductivity. Due to these positive advantages, the VG/MoO2 arrays show enhanced sodium ion storage performance with a reversible capacity of 678 mA h g−1 (vs. 542 mA h g−1 for CFC/MoO2) at the current density of 100 mA g−1, and a stable cycling life with a capacity retention of 81.7% (vs. 62.1% for CFC/MoO2) after 500 cycles. Our results provide a new route for the synthesis of high-capacity anodes for sodium ion batteries.
Wool quality traits of sheep reared in Karnah tehsil of J&K

A study was conducted to estimate wool quality traits of sheep reared in Karnah tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir. Accordingly, 100 wool samples were collected and analyzed for crimps per inch (CPI), staple length (SL) (cm), clean wool yield (CWY) (%), fibre diameter (FD) (µ) and medullation (M) (%). Overall estimates of 7.82±0.28, 3.23±0.117 cm, 21.77±0. 05µ, 70.83±0.04% and 3.40±0.37% for CPI, SL, FD, CWY (%) and medullation (%) with CV (%), 35.81, 32.82, 2.30, 0.51 and 108.24 respectively was obtained in the present study. All wool samples were black. To conserve the precious indigenous germplasm of Jammu and Kashmir, random crossbreeding with Kashmir Merino breeds should be checked.
Subversive or sexist : the effects of perceived gender on interpretations of disparaging and subversive humor

The goal of subversive humor about sex and gender is to challenge sexist beliefs and to subvert the traditional hierarchy of gender roles. However, because of the sensitive nature of the topic, this type of subversive humor can be misinterpreted as disparaging. This study sought to determine whether the a) perceived gender of the joke teller has an effect on the perception of disparaging and subversive humor and b) participants’ level of hostile sexism and the tendency to perceive gender prejudice would influence these reactions. A matched guise experiment featuring digitally altered recordings of subversive and disparaging jokes about gender was conducted with 238 participants recruited via MTurk. The results suggest that participants high in hostile sexism were more likely to enjoy disparaging humor against women, misinterpret subversive humor as disparaging, and rate male speakers as more likeable and less sexist than female speakers. Participants with higher level of stigma consciousness (SC) were more likely to enjoy both disparaging and subversive humor than those with lower levels vii of SC. Female participants rated female speakers as more likeable and less sexist, but male participants rated male and female speakers equally. Speakers who targeted their own ingroup were not viewed as more likeable than speakers who targeted the outgroup, but they were viewed as less sexist. There were no significant differences in ratings of joke funniness, joke offensiveness, speaker likeability, or speaker sexism between disparaging and subversive jokes, suggesting that listeners did not draw clear distinctions between the two types of humor. Furthermore, subversive humor was more likely to be misunderstood as disparaging than the other way around. Finally, jokes delivered by a male speaker were more likely to be labeled as disparaging while jokes delivered by a female speaker were more likely to be labeled as subversive. Results were interpreted in light of previous research findings and the study’s contributions, limitations, and possible future directions are discussed.
PENGARUH BEBAN PAJAK KINI, KEPEMILIKAN MANAJERIAL DAN PERENCANAAN PAJAK TERHADAP MANAJEMEN LABA

Penelitian ini bertujuan unttuk menganalisis seberapa besar pengaruh beban pajak kini, kepemilikan manajerial dan perencanaan pajak terhadap manajemen laba. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) tahun 2014-2019. Sampel dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 5 perusahaan manufaktur subsektor barang konsumsi yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia dari tahun 2014-2019 dengan menggunakan purposive sampling berdasarkan kriteria yang telah ditentukan. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder berupa laporan keuangan dari website Indonesia Stock Exchange ( www.idx.co.id ). Metode statistik yang digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis menggunakan regresi linear. Untuk analisis data digunakan SPSS ver. 25 dengan analisis regresi linear. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa (1) Beban pajak kini berpengaruh signifikan terhadap manajemen laba pada perusahaan manufaktur subsektor barang konsumsi yang terdaftar di BEI periode 2014-2019, dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,000 t tabel (4,351 > 2,05183). (2) Kepemilikan manajerial berpengaruh berpengaruh tidak signifikan terhadap manajemen laba pada perusahaan manufaktur subsektor barang konsumsi yang terdaftar di BEI periode 2014-2019, dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,019 0,05 dan nilai t hitung f tabel (7,371 > 2,98)
Research on education in Southeast Asia (1996–2019): a bibliometric review

ABSTRACT Although there has been an accelerated growth in the education field in developed countries since the second half of the 20th century, it is not the case among developing regions where progress is slow and uneven. To help the Southeast Asian region move forward, it is imperative to examine the topographical trends within this field of study. Thus, this study sought to gain empirical insights into the current status of educational research in Southeast Asia and how it compares globally and to the United States as the leading country in the field. A total of 13,527 documents from 709 education-related source titles from the Scopus database were examined. Using a bibliometric approach, the findings revealed that despite the region’s progress in educational research, its contribution to global scientific knowledge remains modest compared to other leading countries. A stable growth rate and selective publications in favour of top-tier journals were also observed among the leading countries in the region. Meanwhile, education scholars from emerging countries frequently publish their work in low-tier journals. A substantial link between research productivity, impact, and collaboration was also observed. The paper concludes with practical, theoretical, and methodological implications of the findings.
Multiple linear regression approach to deduce Internet addiction impact on the psychosocial wellness of young medical students

Background: The Internet is an inevitable part of life especially in the education sector, but at the same time irrational use of the Internet causes behavioral disorders. A high number of personality disorders such as impulsive behavior, depression, anxiety, and stress were also observed among medical students. Aim and Objectives: Hence, the present study hypothesized to find out the association of depression, anxiety, and stress with Internet addiction (IA) among young medical students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 250 1st-year medical students after taking ethics approval and written informed consent. Personal information and socio-demographic profile of participants were obtained. Young IA Test and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) survey questionnaire was self-administered by participants. To identify the risk and protective factors for IA with DASS-21 step-wise multiple linear regression analyses were performed. Results: The prevalence of IA was 24.0 % with mean scores (±Standard Deviation [SD]) of 39.01 (±16.99) among the medical students. Depression, anxiety, and stress mean scores (±SD) were 5.44 (±4.21), 4.94 (±3.84), 6.77 (±3.83), respectively. Students with IA had a statistically significant difference (P = 0.001) in all domains of DASS-21 over the non-internet addicted. A statistically significant positive relationship of IA with depression (coefficient of determination (R2), (R2 = 0.22)), anxiety (R2 = 0.26), and stress (R2 = 0.33) were observed. Conclusions: 1/4th of the medical students were internet-addicted and 3.0% having severe anxiety. 22.0% of depression, 26.0% of anxiety, and 33.0% of stress among young medical students are attributable to IA. The rational use of the internet should be learned for psychological health and well-being.
EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENTS AND PGR ON FRUIT QUALITY AND ECONOMICS OF TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM L.) VARIETY AZAD-T6

The present investigation was carried out during the rabi season 2018-19 and 2019-20 at Department of Vegetable Science Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology Kanpur U.P (208024) India. Experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with eleven treatments in replicated three times consist of two levels of each micronutrients and growth regulators with control i.e. T0 : Control, T1 : GA3 50ppm, T2 : GA3 100ppm, T3 : NAA 50ppm, T4 : NAA 100ppm, T5 : ZnSO4 0.5%, T6 : ZnSO4 1%, T7 : Boric acid 50ppm, T8 : Boric acid 100ppm, T9 : FeSO4 100ppm and T10: FeSO4 150ppm. Results revealed that there were significant differences between themicronutrients and PGR in tomato fruit quality. From the result it was observed that concentration of GA3 100ppm showed significant effect of fruit quality in tomato Azad-T6
The Effect of Seed Size and Salinity on Germination and Vegetative Growth of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Variety Imam

To investigate the effect of seed size and salinity stress on the germination and vegetative growth of wheat variety Imam, a laboratory and a pot experiment were conducted during the winter season of 2016. The experiments were conducted at the Seed Laboratory of Agronomy Department and at the Nursery, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, (Shambat). Seed size treatments were selected on the basis of seed diameter, and were categorized into three classes of small; medium and large. Salinity concentrations were: EC0 (control); EC2 (0.24 mM NaCl L -l ); EC4 (0.28 mM NaCl L -l ); EC6 (0.39 mM NaCl L -l ); EC8 (0.41 mM NaCl L -l ) and EC10 (0.59 mM NaCl L -l ). The experiments were conducted using a completely randomized design with two replicates for the germination test and three replicates for the pot experiment. Data were collected on: germination percentage on the 4 th and 8 th day after planting; plant height; number of leaves per plant; leaf area; number of tillers per plant and dry matter yield. The data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA and mean separation using LSD. The results revealed that seed size class did not show significant (p ≤ 0.05) effect on germination percent of wheat. However, salinity significantly (p ≤0.05) affected germination at both readings. Small seed class registered higher germination at EC4 and EC10. For the pot experiment, the results revealed that seed size class did not have a significant (p ≤ 0.05) effect on the studied parameters. However, better performance was observed for the large seed size class as compared to the other seed size classes. Salinity had a significant (p ≤ 0.05) adverse effect on all measured growth parameters and reduced dry matter yield by 10.4 %, 11.7 %, 47.7% ,
MODERASI BERAGAMA DALAM BINGKAI TOLERANSI

Pembahasan ini hendak menelaah lebih dalam tentang moderasi beragama di tinjau dari aspek toleransi. Hal ini dimaksudkan agar mendapatkan gambaran yang jelas, bagaimana sebenarnya moderasi beragama dan toleransi serta batas-batasnya. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kepustakaan (library research), yaitu suatu penelitian yang data-datanya berasal dari literatur-literatur yang terkait dengan obyek penelitian, kemudian dianalisis muatan isinya. Dari kajian ini menegaskan bahwa, moderasi dalam kerukunan beragama haruslah dilakukan, karena dengan demikian akan terciptalah kerukunan umat antar agama atau keyakinan. Untuk mengelola situasi keagamaan di Indonesia yang sangat beragam, kita membutuhkan visi dan solusi yang dapat menciptakan kerukunan dan kedamaian dalam menjalankan kehidupan keagamaan, yakni dengan mengedepankan moderasi beragama, menghormati keragaman, serta tidak terjebak pada Intoleransi, ekstremisme dan Radikalisme. Toleransi beragama bukanlah untuk saling melebur dalam keyakinan. Tidak juga untuk saling bertukar keyakinan dengan kelompok agama yang berbeda-beda. Toleransi di sini adalah dalam pengertian mu’amalah (interaksi sosial), sehingga adanya batas-batas bersama yang boleh dan tak boleh dilanggar. Inilah esensi moderasi dalam bingkai toleransi di mana masing-masing pihak diharapkan bisa mengendalikan diri dan menyediakan ruang untuk saling menghormati keunikannya masing-masing tanpa merasa terancam keyakinan maupun hak-haknya.
How the Digital Endorsement Campaign Affects Student’s Attitude towards a Cinema Theater Brand The Case of #JajanAsyikXXI on Instagram

The rapid number of social media users and changes in consumer behavior today requires marketers to adapt quickly. The use of celebrity endorser "Titan Tyra" in the #JajanAsikDiXXI campaign on Instagram is one of XXI's digital promotional activities. This study measures the effect of celebrity endorser characteristics "Titan Tyra" in the #JajanAsikdiXXI campaign on the attitudes of Communication Science students at Bakrie University toward the XXI brand. This research uses a quantitative approach with an explanatory case study method. The data was collected using questionnaires, observation, tracing professional documents, and digital documentation. The distribution of questionnaires was carried out to 86 active students of Communication Science at Bakrie University using cluster random sampling where the clusters used were classes from each course that took place in the even semester of 2019/2020. The results showed that all the characteristics of celebrity endorsers attached to Titan Tyra had a significant and simultaneous influence on the attitudes of active students of Communication Science at Bakrie University towards the XXI brand. This research is worthwhile to provide insight to marketers about promotional activities using celebrity endorsers to increase positive brand attitudes.
Gaseous ozone application on microbial properties of broiler feeds

Abstract Ozone is generally used for preservation and disinfection in many different areas, especially in the food, chemical industry, and health sector due to decompose into oxygen and leave no residue. In this study, the impacts of ozone application on the microbiological of commercially produced broiler feeds were investigated. For this purpose, Aspergillus niger NRRL 326 was introduced into the starter, grower, and finisher diets. Then the effects of gaseous ozone application at different doses (0.9 and 5.6 g h−1) and durations (15 and 30 min) were investigated. A. niger and total mould-yeast numbers were decreased in the feed samples as a result of the ozone application and statistically, a significant difference was found (p < .05). In this study, ozone dose, duration, and their interactions were found to be effective on the decrease of mould-yeast counts in all treated broiler feeds. However, the effect of ozone was higher on pelleted form feeds (grower and finisher). It might be concluded that the disinfection properties of ozone can change according to the physical and chemical structure of feed material and the surface area which contact with ozone. Highlights Ozone application can result in a moderate reduction in A. niger and total mould-yeast counts The most reduction on microbial load was observed in the feed applicated with 5.6 g h−1 gaseous ozone for 30 min. Ozone treatment might be useful to preserve and extend the shelf-life of broiler feeds Ozone efficiency also depends on the contact surface of the application area apart from the treatment time and dose.
Multi-Level Deep Learning Model for Potato Leaf Disease Recognition

Potato leaf disease detection in an early stage is challenging because of variations in crop species, crop diseases symptoms and environmental factors. These factors make it difficult to detect potato leaf diseases in the early stage. Various machine learning techniques have been developed to detect potato leaf diseases. However, the existing methods cannot detect crop species and crop diseases in general because these models are trained and tested on images of plant leaves of a specific region. In this research, a multi-level deep learning model for potato leaf disease recognition has developed. At the first level, it extracts the potato leaves from the potato plant image using the YOLOv5 image segmentation technique. At the second level, a novel deep learning technique has been developed using a convolutional neural network to detect the early blight and late blight potato diseases from potato leaf images. The proposed potato leaf disease detection model was trained and tested on a potato leaf disease dataset. The potato leaf disease dataset contains 4062 images collected from the Central Punjab region of Pakistan. The proposed deep learning technique achieved 99.75% accuracy on the potato leaf disease dataset. The performance of the proposed techniques was also evaluated on the PlantVillage dataset. The proposed technique is also compared with the state-of-the-art models and achieved significantly concerning the accuracy and computational cost.
Assessment of the Quality of Family Planning Counseling Interventionsin Female Solid Organ Transplant Patients

Objective: To evaluate if women were educated on the potential risks of unplanned post-transplant pregnancy and if the chart had documentation of contraception use and family planning discussions in solid organ transplant (SOT) patients at a major tertiary referral academic transplant center. Methods: This quality improvement study was a retrospective chart review of female patients at SOT center. An anonymous survey to identify potential knowledge gaps regarding post-transplant pregnancy risk was given to health care providers. Result: A total of 62 out of 208 patient charts were screened and included in the study. Exclusions included male gender or not being of child-bearing potential. In the 62 charts, 1.6% had documentation for an oral contraception prescription, 1.6% received instruction to utilize barrier contraception, 3.3% received an intrauterine device (IUD), and 11.5% received surgical sterilization. There was no documentation of any method of contraception in 84% of the charts. There was documented counseling on the teratogenic effects of mycophenolate in 98% of the patient charts, however none had documented counseling on the maternal or fetal risk of pregnancy within two-years post-transplant. There was a 35% response rate to the healthcare provider survey with majority understood and counseled post-transplant regarding the importance of contraception. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that there is an opportunity to address a lack of definitive family planning counseling, potentially by developing a multi-disciplinary approach. By utilizing all the resources and expertise of the multi-disciplinary team, this could improve the quality of patient education and reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancies in the female post-transplant population.