Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Work Environment on Work Engagement with Self Efficacy As Moderator Variable at Hotel Pelangi Malang Employees

The purpose of this study is to (1) determine the conditions of work environment, work engagement, and self-efficacy at Hotel Pelangi Malang employees, (2) find out whether the work environment has a significant effect on work engagement amongst Hotel Pelangi Malang employees, and (3) find out whether self-efficacy can serve as the moderator variable that displays the most significant influence on work engagement of Hotel Pelangi Malang employees. This study evaluated 64 employees of Hotel Pelangi Malang with a fixed and contract status. Using proportional sampling, and a sample of 55 respondents was obtained. Data was collected by survey, interview, and documentation. The results of this study are (1) the conditions of work environment, work engagement, and self efficacy of the Hotel Pelangi Malang employees fall in the good/high category, (2) the work environment has a significant effect on work engagement, and (3) self efficacy is not a significant moderator variable on the work engagement of Hotel Pelangi Malang employees. This study ascribes this to differences in self-efficacy conditions, respondent’s characteristics, job characteristics, and selection of work environment indicators with previous research. Keywords: work environment, work engagement, self efficacy
Predator diversity vis-á-vis pest incidence in rice ecosystem

Abundance and diversity of predator species during different growth stages of rice crop in an untreated field was analysed through Simpson index, Shannon-Wiener index and Berger-Parker index. Fifteen species observed to predate upon rice pests during the crop season included nine spider species, one species each of mirid bug and rove beetle, and two carabid and coccinellid species each. Spiders were dominant during early crop stages, while mirid bug dominated during post-flowering period. Spider and mirid bug populations were positively correlated with planthopper population and these exhibited a sort of population regulatory behaviour. Based both on species richness and equitability, Simpson index and Shannon-Wiener index found the predator community to be the most diverse between 39–51 days after transplanting (DAT) and the least diverse at 79 DAT. Dominance of any single species in the community, as revealed by Berger-Parker index, led to decline in community diversity.
Performance profile of Kadakanath desi hens under normal rearing system

Attempts were made to study the general performance profile of Kadakanath hen under normal system of rearing. One hundred and twenty healthy adult hens from the same hatch and nearly similar body weight were taken. For the fertility and hatchability studies 30 cocks were also reared and maintained under uniform husbandry conditions in individual cages. They were allowed to get the normal/breeder ration and water ad libitum with 14 h light per day. Various general performance characteristics, egg quality traits, and biochemical aspects (hormones and antioxidants) were examined at the age of initial egg production (21 weeks) and 1 year completion (52 weeks of egg production). Results of this study indicated that a significant (P<0.01) increase in body weight, egg weight, feed efficiency and average production per hen was noticed at the age of 52 weeks when compared to 21 week. However, between these 2 intervals, no significant differences were noticed in relation to egg quality traits, serum hormones and blood plasma antioxidants. First egg in flock was recorded in 145 day whereas the average age of first egg production was found 162 day after hatch. Total egg production was recorded 105 eggs per hen in duration of 21 to 52 weeks. Nearly 45% birds were producing the eggs at the age of 52 weeks. Fertility and hatchability (fertile egg basis) was noticed 81 and 87%, respectively. Hatchability on total egg set basis (TES) was found poor (70%). From this study, it may be concluded that more research work is needed to establish the base line values of general performance characteristics of Kadakanath fowl under the normal system of rearing in order to enhance poultry production in our neglected desi fowl.
An Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Obstetricians and Midwives Concerning Oral Health of Pregnant Women in Birjand in 2019

Background: Periodontal disease in pregnant women usually occurs due to physiological changes during pregnancy and is associated with adverse prenatal and perinatal outcomes. However, pregnant women are reluctant to visit a dentist because of unreliable information or perceived hazards of dental procedures for the mother and fetus. Therefore, it is vital to examine the knowledge and practice of obstetricians and midwives and their attitude towards oral health of pregnant women as they are closely connected with these women. Methods: In this study, 90 obstetricians and midwives from Birjand were randomly selected. The data for their knowledge, attitude, and practice were collected through self-report. The scale developed by Malek Mohammadi et al, with a high reliability of 80%, was used for data collection. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 22.0. Results: Most of the participants (65.6%) worked in the hospital setting, and an average period of 10.32±8.24 years had passed from the subjects’ graduation. Of them, 82.2% provided care services for more than 40 hours per week for an average number of 31.3±67.6 patients. The mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice were 6.27±1.33, 19.43±2.10, and 4.32±1.35, respectively. All participants considered it important to observe oral health during pregnancy, and 91.1% referred their patients to the dentist. Most of the participants (37.78%) obtained their information from continuous medical education programs. Conclusions: The results of this survey showed that the attitude and practice of obstetricians and midwives were satisfactory given their level of knowledge about the importance of oral health during pregnancy. However, they were still far from standard guidelines. Therefore, it is recommended that their knowledge and skills should be increased to obtain optimal care during pregnancy.
Geology of Pennsylvania

Year Book of the U. S. Agricultural Department for 1895.2 -It has been the aim of the Department of Agriculture to make this report for 1895 a concise reference book of useful information forall who are interested in agricultural pursuits. It consists of (1) a general report of the operations of the Department, (2) a series of popular well-illustrated essays discussing the results of investigations in agricultural science, or new developments in farm practice, (3) an appendix containing information compiled from miscellaneous government publications. The volume is especially adapted to the farmers of the country.
On Some Dimension Formula for Automorphic Forms of Weight One, II

Let Γ be a fuchsian group of the first kind and assume that Γ contains the element and let x be a unitary representation of Γ of degree 1 such that X(—I) = — 1. Let S1(Γ,X ) be the linear space of cusp forms of weight one on the group Γ with character X. We shall denote by d1 the dimension of the linear space S1(Γ, X). It is not effective to compute the number dl by means of the Riemann-Roch theorem. Because of this reason, it is an interesting problem in its own right to determine the number d1 by some other method (for example,).
A zoogeographical boundary between the Palaearctic and Sino‐Japanese realms documented by consistent north/south phylogeographical divergences in three woodland birds in eastern China

The location of zoogeographical boundaries in eastern China has long been the subject of debate. To identify any north/south genetic divergence between the Palaearctic and Sino‐Japanese realms proposed by previous studies, we conducted a comparative phylogeographical study involving three passerine species with wide latitudinal distributions in eastern China.
Private Information, Human Capital, and Optimal “Home Bias” in Financial Markets

By allowing for imperfectly informed markets but optimal private information acquisition, we offer new insights about observed variations in portfolio concentrations in domestic versus foreign risky assets, or “home bias,” and the degree to which home asset prices are “information revealing. ” Our model produces discriminating hypotheses about the role of “specific” and “general” human capital endowments and opportunity costs of managing risky assets in determining whether to hold these assets and how their portfolio shares vary across heterogeneous investors and financial markets. These hypotheses are supported by numerical and econometric analyses of panel data from the United States and 23 international financial markets.
Characteristics of an exploited tropical shallow-water demersal fish community in Malaysia

Trawling provided insights into the characteristics of an exploited tropical shallow-water demersal fish community. A total of 6,565 fish specimens weighing 285 kg were caught at 20 sampling stations. In all,139 species belonging to 50 families were recorded. The major families ranked by weight were Dasyatidae (19.7%), Synodontidae (18.3%), Paralichthyidae (8.9%), Dactylopteridae (8%), Nemipteridae (5.3%), Lagocephalidae (5.2%), Priacanthidae (5%); and Mullidae (4%). The overall fish trawled consisted of 53% food fish and 47% trash fish. The demersal fish community could be partitioned into four trophic groups, i.e., large zoobenthos feeders, intermediate predators, small demersal zoobenthos feeders and small demersal zooplankton feeders. Small crustaceans played an important role as food resources for all the trophic groups. They were the major food for small demersal zoobenthos feeders, the dominant group, and large zoobenthos feeders. Analysis of growth characteristics of ten common species using length-frequency data showed that Saurlda elongata and Trachlnocephalus myops ·(Synodontidae) and Dactyloptena orlentalis (Daetylopteridae) had higher growth rates than the other fishes in the community. Exploitation rates of these three species by trawlers were also high although they have little commercial value. Annual recruitment patterns. for the demersal fishes were generally protracted showing a single pulse, although some species have a second minor pulse.
Employed parents' satisfaction with food choice coping strategies: influence of gender and household structure

The need to integrate work and family demands has implications for the food choices of employed parents. This study aimed to understand parents' satisfaction with the ways they integrated work‐family demands to manage food and eating. Employed, low/moderate‐wage, urban, U.S., Black, White, and Latino mothers (35) and fathers (34) participated in qualitative interviews exploring work and family conditions and spillover, food roles, and food‐choice coping and family‐adaptive strategies. Ten evaluative categories emerged, based on parents' satisfaction with their ability to enact preferred food roles as they attempted to integrate work and family demands. Conditions that contributed to parents' evaluations differed by gender. Mothers based their evaluations on their ability to achieve balance between work and family, while managing traditionally maternal food roles. Fathers based their evaluations on their ability to achieve stability in routines and schedules and participate in family meals, while meeting expectations to contribute to food preparation. The findings support intersecting economic and gender explanations for differences in household‐level strategies and adaptations used to integrate work and family demands. These findings have implications for understanding other aspects of work‐family spillover and for workplace and family policies affecting a vulnerable population.
Role of Behavior in the Evolution of Insect Adaptation to Insecticides and Resistant Host Plants

A two-locus genetic model was developed for examining factors influencing adaptation by pests to compounds or plants that have both insecticidal and repellent properties. The model allows genetic variation in the pest population for physiological adaptation and behavioral avoidance. The biological assumptions of the model are appropriate for mobile pests such as Heliothis spp. The results of the model suggest that: (1) in many situations, physiological adaptation will evolve more slowly when insecticide formulations with high repellency are used instead of nonrepellent formulations; (2) Crop cultivars with both “antibiotic” and “nonpreference” types of resistance should often be less prone to counter-adaptation by oligophagous and polyphagous pests than cultivars exhibiting only antibiotic resistance; (3) It is reasonable to expect some insect populations to evolve behavioral avoidance of antibiotic crop cultivars and insecticides which were originally not repellent to them; (4) Pest mobility and the spatial patterns of insecticide/repellent use can influence the direction and rate of evolutionary change in the pest. Development of insecticide formulations containing noninsecticidal compounds with repellent properties could lower the rate of pest physiological adaptation to an insecticide. Use of such formulations may, in some cases, induce higher pest damage to untreated crops thus raising problems for producers and regulatory agencies. In special cases, it may be possible to influence the development of resistance by pest or natural enemy species by mass release of strains with appropriate behavioral and physiological characteristics.
Increasing Trophic Complexity Influences Aphid Attendance by Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Predation

Abstract Species that are involved in multitrophic interactions are affected by the trophic levels that are above and below them in both indirect and direct ways. In this experiment, interactions among ants (Formica montana Wheeler; Hymenoptera: Formicidae), aphids (Myzus persicae [Sulzer]; Hemiptera: Aphididae), lepidopteran eggs (Pieris rapae [L.]; Lepidoptera: Pieridae), and lady beetles (Coleomegilla maculata DeGeer; Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) were examined on canola (Brassica napus L.; Brassicales: Brassicaceae) to determine whether aphids mediate interactions between ants and eggs and if aphid-tending ants will protect these species from predation by the lady beetles. The first trial examined how ant attendance affected aphid and egg survival over 72 h when these herbivores were present on their own or in combination. The second trial examined these same interactions when a lady beetle was included in the system. Ants consumed significantly more aphids when this prey was offered alone than when eggs were offered alongside. When lady beetles were present, ants did not consume aphids. Ants and lady beetles consumed nearly all of the eggs regardless of whether aphids were present or not. When a lady beetle was absent, ant attendance increased significantly, but only when eggs and aphids were present in the system together. Ants visited the aphids less frequently when a lady beetle was present in the system, possibly due to increased competition. This trend was consistent over time in all treatments. All of this suggests that ants can be an important source of pest management of other herbivores (and even of the aphids that they are attending) but that these interactions are mediated by whether an additional predator is present within the system.
A novel gain-of-function KCNJ2 mutation associated with short-QT syndrome impairs inward rectification of Kir2.1 currents.

AIMS Short-QT syndrome (SQTS) is a recently recognized disorder associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and sudden death due to ventricular arrhythmias. Mutations in several ion channel genes have been linked to SQTS; however, the mechanism remains unclear. This study describes a novel heterozygous gain-of-function mutation in the inward rectifier potassium channel gene, KCNJ2, identified in SQTS. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied an 8-year-old girl with a markedly short-QT interval (QT = 172 ms, QTc = 194 ms) who suffered from paroxysmal AF. Mutational analysis identified a novel heterozygous KCNJ2 mutation, M301K. Functional assays displayed no Kir2.1 currents when M301K channels were expressed alone. However, co-expression of wild-type (WT) with M301K resulted in larger outward currents than the WT at more than -30 mV. These results suggest a gain-of-function type modulation due to decreased inward rectification. Furthermore, we analysed the functional significance of the amino acid charge at M301 (neutral) by changing the residue. As with M301K, in M301R (positive), the homozygous channels were non-functional, whereas the heterozygous channels demonstrated decreased inward rectification. Meanwhile, the currents recorded in M301A (neutral) showed normal inward rectification under both homo- and heterozygous conditions. Heterozygous overexpression of WT and M301K in neonatal rat ventricular myocytes exhibited markedly shorter action potential durations than the WT alone. CONCLUSION In this study, we identified a novel KCNJ2 gain-of-function mutation, M301K, associated with SQTS. Functional assays revealed no functional currents in the homozygous channels, whereas impaired inward rectification demonstrated under the heterozygous condition resulted in larger outward currents, which is a novel mechanism predisposing SQTS.
Vegetation-radiation relationships in mountainous terrain: eucalypt-dominated vegetation in the Risdon Hills, Tasmania

The vegetation along a north-south transect across a valley in the Risdon Hills, Tasmania, varies from Eucalyptus globulus-E, viminalis-E. amyg- dalina open-forest with a dense understorey of broad-leaved shrubs toE. Risdonii open-scrub with a sparse understorey of sclerophyll shrubs and graminoids. The variation in vegetation along the transect is highly correlated with total annual solar radiation, calculated to include the effects of shading, cloud cover and the sky view factor. The distributions of a large proportion of the species found along the transect are most highly significantly correlated with the solar radi- ation received in one of the solstice months. However, the response of most species to variation in incident solar radiation is curvilinear rather than linear. The topographically driest site does not possess the most xeric vegetation. This deflection is probably a consequence of downslope movement of soil moisture and runoff. Also, the most xeric vegetation tends to occur on northwest rather than north-facing slopes, possibly a result of an evapotranspiration peak in late
Stretch It but Don’t Break It: The Hidden Cost of Contract Framing

Recent research suggests that loss-framed contracts are an effective instrument for principals to maximize the effort of their agents. Framing effects arise from defining quantity and quality thresholds that vary the salience of losses and gains even while preserving the payoff equivalence of the underlying contract. While plausible interpretations of prospect theory’s loss-aversion insight suggest that a loss frame would lead to more effort, we show that contract thresholds also exert a norm-framing effect on performance that can trump the impact of loss aversion. Loss framing therefore carries a risk: poorly selected thresholds may reduce effort. Principals may prefer to avoid this risk by offering contracts that impose no threshold at all.
Embryonic development in Clarias gariepinus under laboratory conditions

The embryonic development in Clarias gariepinus was studied under laboratory conditions. The developmental stages of eggs starting from first cleavage were examined microscopically. Photomicroscope was used to take important stages of segmentation, blastulation, differentiation of embryo and hatching. The films of the photograph were developed and printed for each stage produced. The accurate timing and detailed description of each stage was done. The results show that the blastodisc (Polar cap) appeared about 35 minutes after fertilization and the first cleavage dividing the blastodisc into two blastomeres occurs 15 minutes after polar cap formation. Details of the developmental stages of embryos and the timing from one stage to the other were described. The larva shook off the shell and emerged completely from the egg case about 22 hours after fertilization at a water temperature of 25.1 degree C. The accurate determination of the time of initiation of first mitosis is of great importance in fish culture and breeding especially in the production of tetraploids
The ecological role of Asian elephants as agents of seed dispersal in human-dominated landscapes

At an elephant camp in central Myanmar (Burma), I interviewed mahouts and veterinarians to describe the diet of Asian elephants in a mixed-deciduous forest. Elephants showed a broad dietary breadth (103 plant species from 42 families); consumed mostly browse plants (94% of species); and were very selective about plant parts (e.g. many trees were eaten exclusively for their bark (22%) or fruits (14%)). The fruits from 29 plant species were recorded to be eaten by elephants. Several of them were found as fruit remains, seeds, or seedlings in elephant dung, suggesting a role of Asian elephants in seed dispersal. Work elephants and their mahouts prove to be a rich source of information to understand wild elephant ecology.
Biometrics

After selection of criteria, there are two steps in biometrics; verification and identification. In verification step, firstly, reference data is created for all individuals, secondly, this reference data is matched with randomly selected samples. In identification step the target sample will be matched against the reference for identification, this can help to confirm the identity (positive identification) or reject the identity (negative identification). In his or her first interaction with the biometric machine the person enrolls him for the system so that the matching be done in any further interaction of individual with the system. In majority of setups this biometric identification is done by using a single criteria and faces criticism for frequent failures, eg. If retinal scale is used and person is suffering from some eye problem, in case of fingerprints if finger amputation happens and so on. Thus, the latest concept is to have a multimodal biometric system like a combination of fingerprint, retinal prints and so on. This, will not only avoid problems arising due to hacking of single point data but can also be useful in situations where one parameter cannot be used for one or the other reason.
Changes in biomass of eight species of finfish around the South Orkney Islands (Subarea 48,2) from three bottom trawl surveys

Stocks of finfish exploited around the South Orkney Islands (Subarea 48.2) suffered substantial declines from split-year 1977/78 to 1989/90. The biomass of several species of finfish has been monitored through scientific bottom trawl surveys within the 500 m isobath of the South Orkney Islands, most recently by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1985, Spain in 1991 and the USA in 1999. From these surveys, estimates of total stock biomass were computed for the eight species of finfish which were most abundant in catches. Biomass levels and size composition from the March 1999 trawl survey were compared to previous surveys conducted in February 1985 and January to February 1991. Species examined were Gobionotothen gibberifrons, Lepidonotothen sqtlarnifrons, Pseudochaenichfhys georgianus, Charnpsocephalus gunnari, Chae~zocephalus aceratus, Chionodraco rastrospinosus, Notothenia rossii and Lepidonotothen larseni. Despite substantial variability in point estimates, biomass levels of most species appear to be unchanged or may have declined slightly since 1991. The stock of C. gzinnari is currently extremely low, while there appear to be strong signs of recovery for N . rossii. However, overall levels of biomass indicate very little potential for commercial exploitation at this time.