Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of multiple extrusions on structure–property relationships of hybrid wood flour/poly (vinyl chloride) composites

This study emphasizes on closed-loop recycling of wood flour/poly (vinyl chloride) composites, since there is normally a considerable amount of material waste in wood plastic production lines. Composite materials were produced and subjected to four times reprocessing cycles under industrial conditions. Detailed analytical methods including bending strength, modulus of elasticity, impact strength, scanning electron microscopy, fiber length, water absorption, contact angle, Fourier transform infrared, and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) were conducted to evaluate the effects of recycling on the mentioned composites. Results demonstrated that the recycled composites, except for the four-time recycled ones, had lower bending strength, modulus of elasticity, and impact strength due to fiber-chain scission/fracture resulting from shear stress during reprocessing; however, impact strength remained almost unchanged after the first recycling cycle. Results also revealed that generally the reprocessed composites showed lower water absorption rates due to better fiber wetting and encapsulation. There was also a reduction in hemicellulose hydroxyl groups, rendering the recycled composites less hydrophilic. DMTA results showed an increase in mechanical loss factor (tan δ) for all the reprocessed composites showing a more viscous than elastic nature. The glass transition temperature of Rec4 composites increased due to polymer dehydrochlorination and the resulting cross-linking, which restricted the molecular mobility of the polymer chains.
Seleção de espécie, temperatura e tempo de carbonização na produção de carvão vegetal com resíduos madeireiros da Amazônia

Forestry activities in the Amazon generate large amounts of waste, from logging process, with carbonization being a potential alternative to mitigate this liability. However, the diversity of species and the lack of information on ideal carbonization parameters make the operation of the ovens difficult. In this research, the effects of the species and carbonization parameters on energy quality in the conversion of wood industry residues into charcoal are evaluated. The study material came from the municipality of Paragominas, Para, collecting samples of the three most commercialized species, Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl) S.O. , Hymenolobium petraeum Ducke and Enterolobium schomburgkii (Benth.) Benth. The carbonizations were carried out in a muffle furnace, with temperatures of 500 °C and 600 °C and a final level of 30 min and 60 min. The species and temperature parameters were those that had a significant effect, exerting the greatest influence on the production and quality of charcoal. The time at the final level of carbonization did not show any influence on the variables. The increase in temperature caused a reduction in gravimetric yield. The wood residues of the three species showed high quality characteristics for the production of charcoal.
Pesan-Pesan Dakwah Da’i Pada Khalayak (Analisis Konten Pada Ceramah Da’i tentang Covid-19 di Youtube)

Da'is Da'wah Messages to the Public (Content Analysis on Da'is Lecture on Covid-19 on Youtube). Indonesian society in particular has been presented with cases and natural phenomena that occur almost all over the world, Covid-19 has made the world's inhabitants to pause for activities and social activities. The role of the preacher here is to provide knowledge that builds social and religious knowledge in the community. With this, the community needs to filter out the preaching messages conveyed through social media (YouTube) in order to provide a truth rather than giving a controversy and ambiguity to the community. This research uses content analysis which aims to reveal the da'wah messages in the covid-19 pandemic. As for the subjects in this study were Ustadh Abd Somad, Ustadz Adi Hidayat, Ustadz Abdullah Zaen, Lc, MA, Habib Novel Alaydrus. The data source of this research is the video lecture about the message of preaching on the covid-19 pandemic on youtube. The method of collecting lecture video data originating from YouTube, after that is coding to provide a difference between videos and other videos. Whereas in the analysis of research data interpreting the da'wah messages conveyed by the teachers above through youtube. The results of the research messages Da'wah Habib Alaydrus, Ustadz Abd Somad, Ustadz Adi Hidayat, Ustadz Abdullah Zaen. In this discussion there are many. Pesan-Pesan Dakwah. 139 At Tabsyir Jurnal Komunikasi Penyiaran Islam IAIN Kudus Juni 2020
HER2-D16 oncogenic driver mutation confers osimertinib resistance in EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer

Transl Lung Cancer Res 2020;9(5):2178-2183 | http://dx.doi. org/10.21037/tlcr-20-578 Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are the most frequent drivers of tumor development among patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Asian-Pacific countries. Several phase 3 trials have demonstrated that first-generation (gefitinib and erlotinib) and second-generation (afatinib and dacomitinib) EGFRtyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) exhibit superior efficacy to standard platinum-based chemotherapy for treating patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced NSCLC (1-3). Despite the remarkable success of EGFR-TKIs in clinical settings, with an objective response rate of 60–70%, the emergence of resistance remains a major limitation to therapeutic efficacy, with the average progressionfree survival (PFS) ranging from 9 to 15 months (4). Development of the EGFR-T790M mutation in EGFR exon 20, which prevents the binding of firstand secondgeneration EGFR-TKIs to the ATP binding site, has been reported as the most common resistance mechanism (5). However, the third-generation EGFR-TKI osimertinib was developed for clinical use to overcome resistance (6). Currently, osimertinib, a mutant selective, irreversible EGFR-TKI, is approved for treating patients with EGFRT790M-positive advanced NSCLC following treatment with firstand second-generation EGFR-TKIs and has been also approved as a first-line therapy for patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced NSCLC regardless of their T790M mutation status (7). As an initial therapy, osimertinib resulted in a median PFS of 18.9 months (7). After the failure of previous EGFR-TKI therapy with EGFR-T790M mutation, osimertinib exhibited significantly greater efficacy than platinum-pemetrexed therapy. The median PFS was significantly longer with osimertinib than with platinum-pemetrexed (10.1 vs. 4.4 months). The objective response rate was significantly better with osimertinib than with platinum-pemetrexed (71% vs. 31%) (8). Therefore, osimertinib was approved for treating patients with EGFR-T790M-positive NSCLC following progression during prior EGFR-TKI treatment. However, all patients ultimately developed resistance to osimertinib in both in the first-line treatment setting and as a salvage therapy for EGFR-T790M-positive NSCLC. The mechanisms underlying resistance to osimertinib include a wide spectrum of aberrations, reflecting the molecular heterogeneity of NSCLC tumors. Hsu et al. (9) recently described a human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) exon 16-skipping mutation in a patient with NSCLC also harboring EGFR-L858R/ T790M mutations who acquired resistance to osimertinib. To determine the underlying mechanism linking HER2 mutation with drug resistance, the researchers used an in vitro model of H1975 cells stably expressing high levels of HER2 accompanied by an exon 16-skipping deletion (designated HER2-D16). The study showed that afatinib, a pan-HER inhibitor, overcame HER2-D16 Editorial Commentary
Adult sex-ratio in ostracods and its implications for sexual selection

ABSTRACT The Ostracoda – ubiquitous aquatic micro-crustaceans – show an exceptionally high incidence of female-biased adult sex ratio. Intraspecific sex ratio is known to vary in extant species and yet in the fossil record a species’ adult sex ratio can be highly stable across time. Sex ratio conditions the intensity of sexual selection and influences which sex undergoes stronger selective pressure. However, the impact of variation in spatial and temporal intraspecific sex ratio on the evolution of sexual selection remains an open question, calling for further investigations on the factors controlling adaptive sex ratio. This mini-review aims to introduce the system, and explores some of the key literature addressing factors influencing intraspecific variation in adult sex ratio (ASR) and its implication in the intensity of sexual selection and evolution of mating systems.
Political budget cycles in Latin America, 1982-2014.

This paper aims to detect the presence of political budget cycles (PBuCs) around presidential elections in four large Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico) over the 1982-2014 period, in the framework of democratic regimes. Extended autoregressive models are estimated for total public expenditure and their chief components, considering the effect of economic fluctuations. Among the most important findings, weak evidence of PBuCs was found in the case of Argentina and Chile, while in the case of Mexico and Colombia, post-electoral adjustments in budget items sensitive to political manipulation were found, such as subsidies and public works, along with pre-electoral increases in total expenditure in the former one, and in goods and services in the latter.
Connected Phonation is More Effective than Segmented Phonation for Teaching Beginning Readers to Decode Unfamiliar Words

ABSTRACT Two methods of decoding instruction were compared. Participants were kindergartners who knew letter sounds but could not decode nonwords, M = 5.6 years. The segmented phonation treatment taught students to convert graphemes to phonemes by breaking the speech stream (“sss – aaa – nnn”) before blending. The connected phonation treatment taught students to pronounce phonemes without breaking the speech stream (“sssaaannn”) before blending. The CVC nonwords contained continuant consonants that could be stretched and connected. Following learning to criterion, students completed a transfer task to decode CVCs with stop consonants that are harder to blend because of intrusion from schwa vowels. Results showed that connected phonation training facilitated learning to decode as well as reading nonwords accurately on the transfer task compared to segmented phonation training. An error analysis suggested that breaking between phonemes caused students to forget initial phonemes during blending. Findings suggest how to teach decoding more effectively.
Technology Acceptance in e-Governance: A Case of a Finance Organization

Presently, one of the most critical challenges for e-government and e-banking is the accurate and correct realization of factors that have a significant impact on customer behavior. Without appropriate knowledge of these factors, it would be impossible to predict the level of welcoming toward new services, acquire a competitive advantage, and coordinate marketing programs with the needs of customers. On the other hand, in today’s competitive world, banks are obliged to implement new services to retain current customers and attract new ones. This research has been conducted with the goal of identifying influential factors that have an impact on the development of user intentions. The theoretical research model has been designed based on the technology acceptance model (TAM), as well as technology adoption theory, technology dissemination theory, and planned behavior theory. This study adopted an empirical approach to investigate key acceptance factors in a case organization. The statistical population of this research consists of customers and employees in different branches of a financial institution called Mehr bank in Iran. The data was collected by means of questionnaires that were completed by 200 customers and employees who work at Mehr bank or have business relationships with it. Data analysis in descriptive and inferential statistics domains had been done in SPSS and AMOS software, respectively. This paper presents first-hand data analysis of a case study on technology adoption in banking systems in Iran. In addition, structural equations have been used for inferential analysis. The findings of this study confirm the direct impact of “perceived usefulness” and “perceived ease of use” towards user attitudes. In addition, results show that “attitude” and “perceived usefulness” have a direct impact on the development of usage intention in customers. However, the results do not confirm the role of subjective norms on the development of user intent. This study is limited to a selected organization, and the proposed model should be examined by applying it in different contexts.
Factors Associated with Anemia among Pregnant Women in Trimester III

Background: The estimated anemia pre­va­len­ces among pregnant women are Asia 48.2%, Af­ri­ka 57.1%, Amerika 24.1% and Eropa 25.1%. 40% of maternal deaths in developing countries is asso­­ciated with anemia during pregnancy. Ad­ver­se impacts of anemia in pregnancy toward fetus in developing countries is higher, whereas in industrial countries, perinatal prognosis is not asso­ciated with anemia in pregnancy. Anemia in TM III gives effects to the incidence of Low Birth Weight and preterm labour. The study aims to find out factors associated with anemia inci­den­ces among pregnant women in TM III in Commu­nity Health Center (Puskesmas) Pesantren I, the city of Kediri. Subjects and Method: It was a cross sectional study conducted in Puskesmas Pesantren I the city of Kediri. There were 30 pregnant wo­men of TM III. The dependent vari­able was anemia. The independent variables were age, education, occu­pation, parity, and the com­­pliance in consuming iron tablet. The data were collected by question­naire. The data were analyzed by Chi square. Results: Low education (OR= 9.33; 95% CI= 1.51 to 5.76; p= 0.010), work at home (OR= 8.66; 95% CI= 3.46 to 21.65; p<0.001), multi­parous (OR= 13.20; 95% CI=2.11 to 8.25; p=0.003), and did not adhere to iron tablet consumption (OR= 5.50; 95% CI­=­1.­14 to 2.64; p=0.028) increased the risk of anemia. Age 20-35 years old (OR= 0.35; 95% CI=0.15 to 0.80; p=0.012) reduced the risk of anemia. Conclusion: Low education, work at home, multi­parous, and did not adhere to iron tablet consumption increase the risk of anemia. Age 20-35 years old reduces the risk of anemia. Keywords: anemia, iron tablet Correspondence: Katmini. Masters Program in Public Health, IIK Strada. Jl. Manila 37 Sumberece Tosaren Pesantren, Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. Email: katminitini@gmail.com. Mobile: +628233466-2921. Journal of Maternal and Child Health (2020), 05(03): 313-320 https://doi.org/10.26911/thejmch.2020. 05.03. 10
DNA conformational changes and phase transitions induced by tension and twist

DNA CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES AND PHASE TRANSITIONS INDUCED BY TENSION AND TWIST. David Argudo Prashant K. Purohit DNA is a double stranded helical molecule with an intrinsic right handed twist. Its structure can be changed by applying forces and torques in single molecule experiments. In these experiments DNA has been seen to form super-helical structures (supercoils), collapse into tightly condensed states (toroids) and undergo structural changes (phase transitions). Our work focuses on studying all these phenomena by accounting for DNA elasticity, entropic effects due to thermal fluctuations and electrostatics. First, we study the DNA compaction problem in super-helices and toroidal structures. To do so we combine a fluctuating elastic rod model of DNA with electrostatic models for DNA-DNA interactions. Our models are able to predict the onset of the transition to supercoils and toroids under a wide range of experimental conditions. Next, we address DNA phase changes in the presence of mechanical loads. A phenomenon well known from experiments is the overstretching transition associated with the sudden change of DNA extension at high tensions. Depending on the ionic concentration, temperature and pulling rate, DNA can either transform into a melted state (inner strand separation) or S-DNA. Motivated by this, we study the equilibrium and kinetics of the DNA overstretching transitions making use of a quartic potential and non-gaussian integrals to evaluate the free energy of the system. We find that the cooperativity of the transition is a key variable that characterizes the overstretched state. In a separate study we make use of a heterogeneous fluctuating rod model to examine the hypothesis that a newly discovered left-handed form called L-DNA is a mixture of two relatively
Etude du rôle des sidérophores microbiens dans la modulation des défenses de la plante Arabidopsis thaliana

Le fer est un element essentiel pour presque tous les etres vivants cependant, il est peu biodisponible et est toxique dans sa forme libre car il engendre des formes reactives de l'oxygene via la reaction de Fenton. Pour se procurer le fer, les microorganismes secretent de petites molecules nommees siderophores ayant une tres forte affinite pour Fe3+. Les siderophores sont requis pour la pathogenie de plusieurs agents pathogenes sur hotes animaux ou vegetaux, mais ce sont egalement des eliciteurs de defense. Des travaux anterieurs ont montre que les siderophores activent les defenses et les genes de reponse a la carence en fer chez Arabidopsis thaliana. L’activation de reponses de defense par le siderophore requiert un niveau physiologique de fer dans la plante indiquant que le fer participe a la mise en place de ce processus. Au cours de ma these, les reponses globales de la plante A. thaliana au siderophore deferrioxamine (DFO) ont ete etudiees par une approche transcriptome. Les resultats obtenus montrent que le principal processus active est l’immunite. En utilisant des chelateurs de fer differents, j’ai montre que l’effet chelation du fer est responsable de l’activation de l’immunite. Le traitement siderophore provoque egalement une perturbation de l’homeostasie du fer et d’autres metaux dans la plante. Dans un mutant irt1 affecte dans le transport de plusieurs metaux lourds dont le fer, l’activation des defenses par la DFO est compromise. Par ailleurs, j’ai etudie l’effet du statut en fer de la plante sur sa sensibilite a la bacterie pathogene Dickeya dadantii et sur l’expression des defenses. Il apparait que le fer est requis pour la mise en place de plusieurs processus de defense en reponse a D. dadantii. Les plantes carencees en fer sont plus resistantes a l’infection. Une quantite de fer physiologique dans la plante est requise pour la multiplication bacterienne et pour l’expression des facteurs de pathogenie, les pectate lyases. Le marquage du fer par la methode Perls’-DAB-H2O2 montre que celui–ci est tres peu abondant dans les tissues vegetaux contenant les bacteries qui, elles, sont chargees de fer. Dans l’ensemble, nos resultats montrent que le fer est requis dans l’arsenal defensif de la plante mais qu’il est egalement un facteur limitant pour le cycle infectieux de D. dadantii.
Investigating the Role of the Knowledge Sharing and Innovative Behavior in Supply Chain Management

Abstract — In the era of highly competitive environment and fastly technology advance, an organization should continuously adapt and innovate. The main purpose of the research is to investigate and to analyse the effect of knowledge sharing and innovative climate supply chain performance . The current research is also to investigate and to analyse the moderating role of the relationship between knowledge sharing and innovative behavior in supply chain management . Two hundreds and ten respondents are the sample of the research. SPSS software was used to analyse the research data. The result showed that knowledge sharing and innovative climate significantly affected to supply chain performance . However, the study failed proving moderating role of innovative climate to the relationship between knowledge sharing and innovative behavior. Results showed to maximize knowledge sharing benefits in supply chain networks . Finally Theoritical and practical implication of the current research are conveyed.
Toxoplasma gondii Detection in Urban Hawai´i

Author(s): Davis, Alisa A. ; Lepczyk, Christopher A. ; Crow, Susan E. ; Morden, Clifford W. | Abstract: Feral cats have flourished in urban areas of Hawai´i due to the state’s favorable climate and people’s positive perception of cats. However, the presence of large numbers of feral cats has raised concern both in terms of predation of native species and as vectors of disease. One disease, in particular, that has aroused a great deal of attention is toxoplasmosis, caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite. Cats are the definitive host of T. gondii and concerns arise regarding transmission to humans due to the relationships people have with cats. Another concern is the fact that the parasite has infected endemic and endangered species found in the state. Toxoplasma gondii oocysts are shed in cat excrement and can persist in soil between 1 and 4 years. The presence of T. gondii at cat colony sites could be an important factor when making decisions for the management of feral cats in the state. We intend to test soil samples taken from cat colony sites at the University of Hawai´i at Mânoa for T. gondii oocysts using molecular identification methods. Cat colony sites are defined by feeding stations maintained by cat colony caretakers. Given that cats are definitive hosts of T. gondii, we hypothesize that the presence of toxoplasmosis in soil is correlated to cat colony locations. Because most cats within a colony remain in close proximity to their feeding location, we predict that toxoplasmosis is spatially contained within tight proximity to cat colonies. If T. gondii oocysts are present in soil at the University of Hawai´i at Mânoa, then cat colonies may cause potential health hazards for landscaping personnel, students, staff, and visitors.
Four- to six-year-olds’ ratio reasoning-from 2D to 3D quantities

Abstract Recent research has suggested that young children may have primitive knowledge of ratio and proportions. However, it is unclear how precisely young children represent ratio magnitudes and how well they apply their ratio knowledge across different contexts. The current study examined 4- to 6-year-olds’ reasoning of ratio magnitudes. In the baseline task, children judged ratio relations between 2 D lengths. In the 3 D depth task, children judged ratio relations of two pictorial depths. In the 3 D cube task, children judged ratio relations of the volumes of two pictorially presented cubes. Linear regression models of estimated ratios on expected ratios were significant across all three tasks for all children groups. Children demonstrated a remarkable ability in understanding and expressing ratio magnitudes. However, relative to the baseline condition, the 3 D depth and cube tasks were associated with smaller explained variance and, hence, more noise. Children, particularly 4-year-olds, were unable to distinguish ratios of slightly different magnitudes in the 3 D cube task. Our study reveals both the potential and the limits of young children’s ratio reasoning abilities.
The role of sexual orientation, age, living arrangements and self-rated health in planning for end-of-life care for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) older people in the UK

This article reports on findings from the quantitative phase of a two-year research project designed to explore end-of-life care experiences and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. We draw on a subset of the sample (N = 180/237) to analyse the relationship between advance care planning, sexual orientation, living arrangements and self-rated health. The results contribute to a growing body of evidence on how sexual minorities approach and make decisions on advance care planning. A greater understanding of such patterns could help inform the way healthcare professionals engage in conversations about end-of-life care planning with older LGB people.