Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Insufficient Zn uptake reduces rice grain yield in integrated rice-crayfish culture – a case study in the Jianghan Plain, China

ABSTRACT China has recently seen a substantial increase in integrated rice-crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) culture (IRCC). However, grain yield reductions (GYR) with rice plants having normal vegetative growth but failed filling are becoming common in IRCC, and the driving factors remain unclear. Here, we tried to identify the mechanisms behind this GYR mode in the Jianghan Plain, China, by investigating the soil properties, grain yield parameters, and plant mineral content in five IRCC plots experiencing GYR and an adjacent paddy-upland rotation plot (CK). The results showed slight to extreme GYR (11–82%) in the IRCC plots compared to those in CK. The translocation of phosphorus from shoot to grain during the productive stage of rice plants was inhibited in IRCC plots (26–71%) compared to CK (75%). The grain yield and phosphorus translocation coefficient correlated strongly (r > 0.95) with zinc uptake in aboveground rice organs which was significantly lower in IRCC than in CK. We conclude that this GYR in IRCC plots is not due to decreased macronutrients availability or heavy metals toxicity in IRCC soils, but the insufficient uptake of zinc by IRCC rice plants. We recommend Zn foliar spray or introducing Zn efficient rice cultivars as potential mitigation measures.
Insecticidal Activity of Plectranthus amboinicus Essential Oil against the Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) and the Horse Fly Tabanus megalops (Diptera: Tabanidae)

Simple Summary Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. , commonly known as Indian borage, has been reported to have insecticidal activity against various insects. In this study, the insecticidal properties (contact and fumigant toxicities) derived from P. amboinicus essential oil were investigated against the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, and the horse fly, Tabanus megalops. The results showed that P. amboinicus essential oil has both contact and fumigant toxicities against the target species and thus has potential as an alternative control agent. Abstract The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae), and the horse fly, Tabanus megalops (Diptera: Tabanidae), are important ectoparasites of livestock in Thailand. These species affect animal health and cause economic losses. This study investigated the insecticidal activity of Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil against S. calcitrans and T. megalops through contact and fumigant toxicity tests and evaluated the effects of the essential oil on these flies through histopathological and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) studies. The results of the contact toxicity test indicated that the median lethal dose against S. calcitrans and T. megalops was 12.05 and 131.41 µg/fly, and the 90% lethal dose was 45.53 and 200.62 µg/fly, respectively. The results of the fumigant toxicity test showed that the median lethal concentration against S. calcitrans and T. megalops was 1.34 and 7.12 mg/L air, and the 90% lethal concentration was 4.39 and 30.37 mg/L air, respectively. Histopathology revealed neuronal degeneration in the brain of S. calcitrans and interstitial neuronal edema of the brain and ovarian necrosis in T. megalops. No external morphological changes were observed via SEM. Given its insecticidal properties against S. calcitrans and T. megalops, P. amboinicus essential oil could be developed into a natural insecticide to control these fly species.
Technological Innovations in Thyroid Cancer Surgery

Thyroid cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the USA, with differentiated subtype accounting for more than 95% of neoplasm. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment, either with lobectomy or total thyroidectomy. In the last decades, many technological innovations have been introduced in this field. The aim of this review is to illustrate the most recent advances regarding the classical surgical approach, particularly regarding hemostatic devices, parathyroid identification with fluorescence systems, intraoperative identification of lymph node metastases, and intraoperative neuromonitoring.
Dyslexia Identification: Tackling Current Issues in Schools

Recent advocacy efforts and state policies have recognized the identification of and support for students with dyslexia as a critical issue for schools. Current issues related to dyslexia identification include the lack of a universal definition for dyslexia and the possible confusion created by state legislation related to dyslexia. Tackling these issues in schools may include using current research to implement hybrid models of identification, evaluating and improving screening tools for dyslexia risk, and addressing data-based decision-making through response-to-intervention frameworks.
Research Note Association analysis for oil yield yield and component traits in sunflower

Simple correlation analyses was studied in 35 hybrids along with 12 parents of sunflower in order to understand the relationship between yield and its component characters. Observations were recorded on 11 traits viz.,50% flowering, plant height, head diameter, volume weight, 100-seed weight, hull weight, kernel weight, hull percentage, oil content, seed yield per plant and oil yield per plant. The results revealed that all the observed traits are important as selection indices for oil and seed yield improvement programme. It may also be noted that the oil content had significant and negative association with hull per cent and no association with hull weight. The association between oil content and hull per cent might be due to the derived data from hundred seed weight and also kernel weight. Tratis viz., plant height, days to 50 per cent flowering, head diameter, volume weight, kernel weight, hull content and 100-seed weight, oil content and seed yield per plant are important and hence due emphasis should be given in selection programme for oil yield per plant.
Internal Brand Management and Its Effects on Employees’ Attitude in an Indonesian Airline Company

ABSTRACTResearch Aims – This study investigates the impact of Internal Brand Management (IBM) towards brand commitment, employee job satisfaction, and intention to stay in an airline company in Indonesia.Design/methodology/approach – This study is a quantitative study and the hypotheses are tested from 131 questionnaires from the employees of an airline company and are analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Research Result – The result shows that IBM affects positively brand commitment and employee job satisfaction. Job satisfaction impacts positively brand commitment, while both job satisfaction and brand commitment give a positive effect on the intention to stay.Research limitations – The information and research on IBM are limited especially the implementation of IBM in Indonesia. The literature on IBM is also dominated from a marketing point of view rather than human resource management and strategic management point of view.Originality/Value – This study is conducted in an airline company in Indonesia while the previous researches were conducted in financial institutions in South Africa and Saudi Arabia. Even though IBM comes originally from the marketing concept, but it has a significant impact on determining the attitude and behaviour of employees at work.Keywords : Airline, Brand Commitment, Human Resource, Internal Brand Management, Intention To Stay, Job Satisfaction.
Hybrids of Imatinib with Quinoline: Synthesis, Antimyeloproliferative Activity Evaluation, and Molecular Docking

Imatinib (IMT) is the first-in-class BCR-ABL commercial tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). However, the resistance and toxicity associated with the use of IMT highlight the importance of the search for new TKIs. In this context, heterocyclic systems, such as quinoline, which is present as a pharmacophore in the structure of the TKI inhibitor bosutinib (BST), have been widely applied. Thus, this work aimed to obtain new hybrids of imatinib containing quinoline moieties and evaluate them against K562 cells. The compounds were synthesized with a high purity degree. Among the produced molecules, the inhibitor 4-methyl-N3-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl)-N1-(quinolin-4-yl)benzene-1,3-diamine (2g) showed a suitable reduction in cell viability, with a CC50 value of 0.9 µM (IMT, CC50 = 0.08 µM). Molecular docking results suggest that the interaction between the most active inhibitor 2g and the BCR-ABL1 enzyme occurs at the bosutinib binding site through a competitive inhibition mechanism. Despite being less potent and selective than IMT, 2g is a suitable prototype for use in the search for new drugs against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), especially in patients with acquired resistance to IMT.
The utility and limitations of the New Ecological Paradigm scale for children

Abstract The New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale adapted for use with children (NEP-C) is one of the most frequently used measures of children’s environmental beliefs. Though widely utilized, the limitations of the NEP-C instrument are often overlooked. Based on a systematic synthesis of existing literature examining the NEP-C, we argue that the scale assesses specific types of beliefs within the larger NEP, that some children have difficulty comprehending items of this scale, and that the one-factor and three-factor models proposed in the original NEP-C did not achieve an exact fit to empirical data. Additionally, the relevance of the NEP-C total score as a predictor of children’s pro-environmental behaviors is questionable. Although the NEP-C is useful for measuring specific types of environmental beliefs, many researchers using this scale may be interested in broader constructs. We highlight potential benefits and drawbacks of using the NEP-C and discuss new directions for environmental education research. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2022. 2044281 .
The Influence of Attitude and Need for Cognition on Student’s Purchase Intention Behavior on Halal Food: Schools Clustering Perspective

The halal food study is one of the research fields in halal trend which prominent. Currently, the halal food concept is not only the worship of Muslims to Allah, but also this concept is adopted by non-Muslim with healthy lifestyle considerations. Therefore, the insight of the influenced variable on purchased intention behavior of students is crucial to research as basic information for all stakeholders, such as the seller, marketer, policymaker, government, and researchers. A quantitative approach has investigated the influence of attitude and need for cognition variables on student’s purchase intention behavior on halal food. This research aimed to explore the independent variable that influenced students' purchase intention behavior. Then, the other aim is to compare them through the school's clustering perspective. The self-administrated questionnaire was used to collect the data from 561 respondents and inputted into the Survey123 software. The data were analyzed using descriptive and interferential statistics. The result showed that attitude toward halal (HA) and need for cognition (NC) were accepted as the influenced variable on halal food purchase intention behavior. Furthermore, the students from Islamic schools tended to have purchase intention on halal than senior high school. The result of this study could be strategic marketing in the halal food industry. Then, the school must strengthen halal awareness in the syllabus.
Awareness Regarding Hygienic Practices in Tuberculosis Patients of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore

Worldwide, in a working-age population the tuberculosis poses a vital health care load among young adults. As the prevalence of tuberculosis increased, therate of morbidity and mortality also increased. The objective of the study was to assess the awareness regarding hygienic practices among tuberculosis patients visiting Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore. A cross-sectional study was carried out at the chest department of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore during November-2018 to January- 2019.A sample of 100 samples of tuberculosis patients was selected through nonprobability convenient sampling technique. Patients were assessed through pre-tested questionnaire. SPSS version 21.0 was used for data analysis. Among 100 participants, 55 patients were female and 45 patients were male. The prevalence of extra pulmonary TB is more in female 33% than male 21%. The mean age of the patients was 35 years. 63% TB patients cannot covered their face with mask when they cough or sneeze; 37 % TB patients had covered their faces with mask when they cough or sneeze. Total 79% TB patient’s houses were good ventilated while 21% TB patient’s houses or rooms were not ventilated. It was concluded that an increased family size, poor hygienic environment and low socioeconomic status were major determinants of tuberculosis
Effects of mechanochemically activated phosphate rock on maize growth and phosphorus use

It is well known that mechanochemically activated phosphate rock (MAPR) could improve extractable phosphorus (P) (extracted in 2% citric acid) greatly in an ecological way. To evaluate the agronomic effectiveness of MAPR, we conducted a field experiment using spring maize in Luvisol (pH 6.47) soil in Northeast China for three consecutive years. Treatments consist of variation of P levels for substitution of triple superphosphate (TSP) (100% TSP, 10% MAPR, 20% MAPR, 50% MAPR, 100% MAPR). Compared with 100% TSP, all the combined applications of MAPR and TSP were as effective on straw yield. Treatments of 10% MAPR and 20% MAPR had similar effect on grain yield and P uptake, while 50% MAPR and 100% MAPR were significantly lower. For P partial nutrient productivity and apparent P recovery with the treatment of 20% MAPR had equal effectivity, likewise. For soil POlsen, treatment of 10% MAPR was equally operative, while 20% MAPR had the similar performance only in the last year (i.e. 2016). It is concluded that 10–20% of TSP can be effectively replaced by MAPR without affecting spring maize yield in soil with neutral pH.
THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION AND JOB SATISFACTION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE WITH EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT AS A MEDIATION VARIABLE AT JABAL GHAFUR UNIVERSITY

This study aims to examine the effect of public service motivation and job satisfaction on employee performance with employee commitment as a mediation variable at Jabal Ghafur University. The population was all employees of Jabal Ghafur University, totaling 41 employees. The number of samples was determined as 41 employees through the census technique. Data were analyzed through Partial Least Square (PLS). The direct test results conclude that public service motivation affects employee commitment and employee performance, Job satisfaction affects employee commitment but not employee performance, and Employee commitment affects employee performance. These results prove that the model for improving employee performance at Jabal Ghafur University is a function of increasing Public Service Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Employee Commitment. An increase in Public Service Motivation can have a direct impact on improving performance and it can also be through an increase in commitment first, while an increase in satisfaction will only result in an increase in commitment first and will then have an impact on increasing performance.
Impact of ejaculatory abstinence period and semen characteristic on the reproductive outcomes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Objective The prognostic of semen characteristics in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes is not clear. Also, there is no evidence-based recommendation for the abstinence period before ICSI. So, we aimed to assess the influence of the abstinence period and semen characteristics on ICSI outcomes. Methods A total of 1003 fresh ICSI cycles were divided into six groups; group 1 (1-day abstinence), group 2 (2 days abstinence), group 3 (3 days abstinence), group 4 (4 days abstinence), group 5 (5 days abstinence), and group 6 (6-10 days abstinence). Results We showed that semen volume (p=0.0001) and total sperm count (p=0.005) were increased in the groups with higher abstinence periods. Other semen parameters did not significantly associate with the abstinence period. The percentage of progressively motile sperm was associated with fertilization rate (p=0.007), and the sperm morphology was associated with cleavage-stage embryo rate (p=0.036). No influence of abstinence or semen parameters on rates of pregnancies was observed. Conclusions The abstinence period before ICSI can influence the semen volume and total sperm count, and possibly fertilization. Although the sperm with the highest quality are selected for ICSI, the percentages of progressively motile and morphologically normal sperm in the ejaculated semen have a predictive value for fertilization and cleavage rates after ICSI, respectively.
An Assessment of Ghanaian Colleges of Education Readiness for e-Learning Given COVID-19 Pandemic

This paper investigates how Ghanaian colleges of education students are responding to the rapidly changing educational structures, instruction and pedagogy given COVID-19 pandemic. Particularly, we focus on the readiness of students for online learning, and the level of support tutors and administrators are offering to ensure a smooth transition. We present the critical hurdles that need to be addressed for successful adoption and implementation of e-learning programmes. The study adopts a mixed-method approach to examine students’ involvement and perspectives in online teaching and learning in higher education given COVID-19 pandemic. The nature of this study is descriptive, explanatory and evaluative. Primary data were collected through an online survey conducted from March 1 to August 30, 2020, with a total of 506 respondents from all the forty-six (46) public colleges of education in Ghana. Our findings show increased adoption of e-learning as a result of the pandemic. However, access, lack of clear policies on acceptable use of ICT, poor technological infrastructure, financial constraints, lack of e-learning knowledge, inadequate support and training have led to a slow-pace in adapting to the new norm.
Development of New Restorer Lines Carrying Some Restoring Fertility Genes with Flowering, Yield and Grains Quality Characteristics in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

This study was carried out using 22 promising restorer lines of rice and their parental lines to study genetic variability and genetic advance for yield and yield-associated grain quality traits and floral traits. These genotypes are evaluated in a replicated trial using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications at the Experimental Farm of Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt, during the seasons from 2012 to 2020. Analysis of variance revealed that highly significant variations were observed among the genotypes for all the studied characters. Both GCV% and PCV% were high for the number of spikelets per panicle, the number of filled grains per panicle, and panicle weight. The genetic advance in the percentage of mean was high for days to plant height, panicle length, number of spikelets per panicle, number of filled grains per panicle, panicle weight, grain yield per plant, anther length, anther breadth, duration of floret opening, and head rice percentage. Mean performance of the rice genotypes indicated that the genotypes NRL 59, NRL 55, NRL 62, NRL 63, NRL 66, and NRL 54-2 were promising for grain yield and associated desirable traits. Thus, some of these promising lines can be promoted as a new rice variety and could be used as a source for developing new hybrid combinations in hybrid rice breeding programs. The percentage of advantage over better parent and Giza 178 as the commercial variety was significant and there were highly significant desirable values among the genotypes for all the studied traits in the two years, indicating that the selection is effective in the genetic improvements for these traits.
Democratic Culture Development: Educational Factors’ Impact on Fairness Experience from High School Seniors’ Perspectives

The development of a democratic political culture is one of the challenging areas in countries under democratization. The political culture of a country is nourished by the values its society shares, which are sourced from different mainsprings. Considering that fairness is one of the core values upon which democracy is founded, the way the young generation perceives and experiences this value is significant. Keeping in mind that inequalities of the society are also reflected in schools, the question if education is a sphere that mirrors fairness raises naturally. In this paper, we explore the relationship between fairness experience and education-related variables. We also investigate the total variance of fairness experience as explained by educational variables altogether and by each of them individually. The study uses a quantitative methods design and collects data through a questionnaire developed by the researchers delivered online to senior high school students from the four main educational directorates in Albania. The analysis of the data yielded a significant positive correlation between educational variables and fairness experience. It also revealed that educational variables altogether and separately can be predictors of fairness experience. Received: 19 November 2021 / Accepted: 1 February 2022 / Published: 5 March 2022
The effect of high involvement work systems on organisational performance and employee well‐being in a Spanish industrial context

This study investigates whether employee perceptions of High Involvement Work Systems (HIWS) mediate the positive relationship between implemented-HIWS and the parallel outcomes of employee well-being and organisational performance. To test these relationships, data was collected from 20,646 employees and 2066 managers in 198 organisations from Spanish industrial companies (mainly small and medium enterprises, SMEs). Results from a 2-1-2 multilevel structural equation modelling analysis showed that imple-mented-HIWS are positively related to perceived-HIWS, which in turn, are positively associated with both financial performance and the well-being outcomes of job satisfaction and positive affect while being negatively associated with the well-being outcome of negative affect. Finally, the study also showed a direct negative effect of implement-ed-HIWS on job satisfaction suggesting that the source from which HIWS are rated matters for their consequences on some well-being outcomes. We discuss the implications of these results for theory and practice.
Perceived feasibility of an occupation-based telerehabilitation intervention for older adults with chronic health conditions in Israel

Aims Our study explored the perceived feasibility of using a home-based telerehabilitation service for older adults with chronic health conditions in Israel. Method This mixed-methods study included two focus groups of registered occupational therapists (n = 10) working in rehabilitation wards in Israel. Participants completed an open-ended questionnaire and Likert scale items so that data could be gathered on their perspectives regarding using an in-home telerehabilitation service for older adults after discharge from rehabilitation units. Thematic analysis with an a priori coding approach was applied to the data. Results Perceived advantages included transfer to the natural environment and the overcoming of geographical distance. Caregiver support and patient motivation were recognized as enabling factors. Perceived barriers included lack of hands-on contact and the concern that safety could be impeded by technological challenges and the patients’ cognitive status. Conclusions Findings from this study can potentially contribute to facilitating the implementation of a home-based telerehabilitation service as a practical alternative for elderly patients after discharge from rehabilitation units in Israel.