Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Consumers’ Choice Behaviour Toward Green Clothing

Purpose: The article aims to identify the factors influencing consumers’ choice of green clothing products in the context of the theory of consumption values. Design/methodology/approach: The research was conducted on 496 Polish consumers in December 2020 from who 212 had experience in purchasing green clothing products. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed and structural equation modelling was used for analysis. Findings: The results show that emotional, conditional, and environmental values had significantly positive impact on consumers’ choice behaviour toward green clothing products; however functional, social and epistemic values had no influence on it. Practical Implications: The results are important for retailers and producers of green clothing products for building a marketing communication campaign for Polish market as well as labelling and creating eco-brands for those products. Originality/value: The recognition of Polish consumers’ incentives of buying green clothing through the lens of consumption values theory.
Electron Transfer at Oxide/Water Interfaces Induced by Ionizing Radiation

The electron transfer from oxide into water is studied in nanoparticle suspensions of various oxides (SiO2, ZnO, Al2O3, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, and Er2O3) by means of pulse and γ radiolysis. The time-resolved and steady-state investigations of the present study demonstrate independently that whatever the band gap and the electron affinity of the oxide, the electron transfer always takes place in these nanometric systems: Irradiation generates hot electrons which have enough energy to cross the semiconductor–liquid interface. Moreover, picosecond measurements evidence that the spectrum of the solvated electron is the same as in water. Lastly, the decay of the solvated electron is similar on the picosecond to nanosecond time scale in water and in these suspensions, but it is clearly different on the nanosecond to microsecond time scale.
Knowledge, attitude and practice of preventive measures against coronavirus disease 2019 among pregnant women in a tertiary health facility in southwest Nigeria

Introduction: The outbreak of corona virus disease (COVID-19) affects all categories of people and has resulted in death of several thousand of them all over the world including pregnant women. Various preventive strategies have been recommended to curb further spread of the disease thus limiting the morbidity and mortality of the disease. Objectives: This study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practice of preventive measures against COVID‐19among antenatal attendees in Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 423 pregnant women attending prenatal care at EKSUTH between 1 st April, 2020 and 31 st May, 2020. Data was collected using a self-administered validated questionnaire from consenting participants on their socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and practice of preventive measures against COVID-19. Logistic regression was done to identify determinant factors with p <0.05. Results: About 87.2%, 79.2% and 74.5% of the pregnant women had good level of knowledge and practice of preventive measures as well as positive attitude towards COVID-19 respectively. The mean age, parity and gestational age of women was 28.45±5.51years, 2.21±1.61 and 27.73±8.99weeks respectively. Younger age group, higher education, being married, late trimester of pregnancy and urban residency were the significant determinants of good knowledge, attitude and practice of COVID-19 preventive measures, p <0.05. Conclusion: The massive campaigns by government and non-governmental organization have tremendously created awareness among the pregnant women. These efforts should be sustained through the provision of information, education and communication materials that will further improve the compliance to the various preventive measures.
A Study of Microvascular Density in Carcinoma of Breast with CD34 Immunostaining

Introduction: Tumor agiogenesis is generally classified in to two types, namely, sprouting and intussusceptive angiogenesis. The formation of new blood vessels from the already existing is termed as sprouting angiogenesis. Many growth factors including endothelial growth factor (VEGF) contribute the formation of new vessels at the tumor sites. On other hand, the tumor able to split the existing blood vessels, this type is termed as intussuscepted angiogenesis and discovered in human colon adenocarcinoma xenograft. In intussuscepted angiogenesis, an existing blood vessel splits into two new blood vessels by formation of trans vascular pillars. Objective: The present study aimed to analyse the nicrovascular density on breast cancer patients using CD 34 immunostaining method. Results: This mis-regulation may lead to the development of cancers. Histological grading with Grade II were more with 19 (63.3%) cases followed by Grade I with 4 (13.3%) and Grade III with 3 (10%) cases. There was increase in mean vascular density in Grade II when compared with Grade I and Grade III. However no significant correlation was observed statistically with a P value of 0.176. Using different antibodies such as CD34, CD31, Factor VIII and CD105 to microvessels differentiation was highlighted. Conclusion: The results showed that the anti-CD34 monoclonal antibody is more sensitive than the antiCD31 antibody in calculation of MVD in breast cancer as mentioned in previous studies. Original Research Article Debnath and Lilly; JPRI, 33(25B): 1-12, 2021; Article no.JPRI. 66748 2
GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL: EVIDENCE FROM CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PERCEPTION INDEX

ABSTRACT This research aimed to examine the effect of financial performance on Good Corporate Governance and intellectual capital to the top ten companies that ranked to the CGPI (Corporate Governance Perception Index). We have 45 samples from 9 companies which included in top ten of the CGPI (Corporate Governance Perception Index) 2013-2017. Based on multiple linear regression, this research have no proved the GCG (Good Corporate Governance) and IC (intellectual capital) as a predictor of financial performance. It means that corporate governance cannot always be used to measure short-term financial performance but is more useful for measuring the company’s prosperity in the long run. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk menguji kinerja keuangan atas Good Corporate Governance dan modal intelektual terhadap perusahaan dengan memiliki peringkat sepuluh besar pada CGPI (Corporate Governance Perception Index). Berdasar pada metode sampling bersasaran, didapatkan sebanyak 45 sampel dari 9 perusahaan untuk tahun amatan 2013-2017. Teknik uji statistik menggunakan regresi linier berganda. Penelitian ini mengonfirmasi bahwa GCG yang diproksi dengan kepemilikan institusi, kepemilikan manajer, serta modal intelektual bukan merupakan determinan kinerja finansial. Ini berarti bahwa tatakelola perusahaan akan mendatangkan manfaat jangka panjang sehingga tidak selalu dapat digunakan untuk mengukur kinerja keuangan jangka pendek.
OKUN’S LAW AND ASSESSMENT OF STIMULUS TO THE ECONOMY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

The effects of coronavirus pandemics are omnipresent in the national economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Output and unemployment are probably the most important variables for measuring the negative effects of the pandemics from a macroeconomic perspective. Different organizations, both national and international, have announced their autumn and winter prognoses of these variables for 2020. None of them are optimistic. The Bosnian economy is in the worst situation in the last two decades. International Monetary Fund approved US$ 361 million in urgent support to B&H in 2020 to alleviate the COVID-19 negative economic consequences. This paper aims to investigate the potential economic impact of that financial support with the application of simple arithmetic. In the paper, Okun's law is used as a methodological framework to assessing the effects of the IMF's rapid financial instrument. The relationship between the real economic growth and change in the unemployment rate is estimated for the B&H economy. Findings of the paper show that the IMF financial support effect amounts to about 3.7% of GDP in B&H. Effects on the unemployment rate are estimated to 2.3 percentage points less than what it would otherwise have been. Since the early estimations of the GDP in B&H indicated a deep recession in 2020 this financial support proved to be an insufficient stimulus to the B&H economy. Decision-makers in the country should be aware of their responsibility for providing larger stimulus packages to avoid bad economic and social outcomes soon.
Abnormalities in lysine degradation are involved in the regulation of early stage compensated cardiac hypertrophy in pressure-overloaded rats

Background Cardiomyocyte metabolism changes before cardiac remodeling. However, its role in early detection of cardiac hypertrophy remains unclear. This study investigated the early changes in serum metabolomic in a pressure overload cardiac hypertrophy model induced by transverse aortic constriction (TAC). Methods The TAC model was constructed by partly ligating the aortic arch. Twelve Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the TAC group (n = 6) and sham group (n = 6). Three weeks after the surgery, cardiac echocardiography was performed to assess cardiac remodeling and function. HE and Masson staining were used to observe the pathologic changes. The plasma metabolites were detected by UPLC-QTOFMS and Q-TOFMS. The specific metabolites of the model were screened by orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). The metabolic pathways were characterized by KEGG analysis, and the predictive value of the screened metabolites was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results Three weeks after the surgery, the TAC and sham groups had similar left heart function and thickness of the interventricular septum and diastolic left ventricular posterior wall. However, in pathologic examination, the cross-sectional area of cardiac myocytes and the severity of myocardial fibrosis were significantly elevated in TAC rats. OPLS-DA analysis showed different metabolic patterns between TAC and sham groups. Based on the criterion of VIP > 1 and p < 0.05, 13 metabolites were screened out. KEGG analysis identified the disruption of the lysine degradation through the related metabolites 5-aminopentanoic acid, N6-acetyl-L-lysine, and L-lysine, with the AUC of 0.917, 0.889, and 0.806 in predicting compensated cardiac hypertrophy, respectively. Conclusion The disruption of lysine degradation might be involved in the early pathology of cardiac hypertrophy, and the related metabolites might be potential predictive and interventional targets for subclinical cardiac hypertrophy.
Boundary layer water vapour statistics from high-spatial-resolution spaceborne imaging spectroscopy

Abstract. Daytime clear-sky total column water vapour (TCWV) is commonly retrieved from visible and shortwave infrared reflectance (VSWIR) measurements, and upcoming missions such as the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) will offer unprecedented horizontal resolution of order 30–80 m. We provide evidence that for convective planetary boundary layers (PBLs), spatial variability in TCWV corresponds to variability in PBL water vapour. Using synthetic optimal estimation retrievals applied to Large Eddy Simulation (LES) output, we show that EMIT can retrieve horizontal variability in PBL water vapour, provided that the domain surface is uniformly composed of either vegetated surfaces or mineral surfaces. Random retrieval errors are easily quantified and removed, but biases from −7 % to +34 % remain in retrieved spatial standard deviation and are primarily related to the retrieval’s assumed atmospheric profiles. Future retrieval development could greatly mitigate these errors. Finally, we account for changing solar zenith angle (SZA) from 15–60° and show that the non-vertical solar path destroys the correspondence between footprint retrieved TCWV and the true TCWV directly above that footprint. Even at the 250 m horizontal resolution regularly obtained by current sensors, the derived maps correspond poorly to true TCWV at the pixel-scale, with r2 < 0.6 at SZA = 30°. However, the derived histograms of TCWV in an area are closely related to the true histograms of TCWV at the nominal footprint resolution. Upcoming VSWIR instruments, primarily targeting surface properties, can therefore offer new information on PBL water vapour spatial statistics to the atmospheric community.
Collagen profile and tenderness of strip loin and silverside originated from polish Holstein-Friesian bulls of the black and white variety

The aim of the study was to determine and compare the collagen profile of two beef carcass cuts: silverside (M. semitendinosus) and strip loin (M. longissimus lumborum), originated from Polish Holstein-Friesian bulls of the black and white variety. Silverside showed higher total, acid-soluble, total soluble, and insoluble collagen content than strip loin. Significant differences between silverside and strip loin were noted in their share of water-soluble and acid-soluble collagen (% total collagen, P<0.05). The thermal treatment caused cooking losses, which reached 38% in strip loin and 40% in silverside. There were no significant differences in shear force values or organoleptic quality between the cuts, which indicates their similar usefulness as meat for roasting. The content and profile of intramuscular collagen did not influence the organoleptic quality or shear force values of silverside and strip loin.
Gut microbiome profiles associated with steatosis severity in metabolic associated fatty liver disease

Aim: The microbiome has been shown to be pivotal in the development of metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). Few have examined the relationship of the microbiome specifically with steatosis grade. Therefore, our aim was to characterize the association of the microbiome with MAFLD steatosis severity while adjusting for metabolic comorbidities including diabetes. Methods: We enrolled patients with MAFLD at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affair Hospital. All patients underwent ultrasound elastography, fasting serum collection, and fecal sampling for 16S sequencing. We examined the associations of microbial diversity and composition with advanced steatosis, defined as a CAP score of ≥ 300 dB/m, with or without the presence of metabolic comorbidities. Results: Seventy-five patients were enrolled. African American were less likely to have advanced steatosis than either Hispanics or Whites (P = 0.001). Patients with more advanced steatosis had higher fasting serum triglyceride (192.6 ± 157.1 mg/dL vs. 122.5 ± 57.4 mg/dL), HbA1c (6.7% ± 1.4% vs. 6.1% ± 0.8%), transaminases, and were more likely to have metabolic syndrome (52.4% vs. 24.2%, P = 0.02). Advanced steatosis and diabetes were associated with altered microbial composition. Bacteroides was negatively associated with advanced steatosis while Megasphaera was positively associated with steatosis. Akkermansia was negatively associated with diabetes, while Anaerostipes and Parabacteroides were positively associated with diabetes. Conclusion: Diabetes and metabolic syndrome are associated with hepatic steatosis severity in MAFLD patients and both advanced steatosis and comorbid diabetes are independently associated with microbiome changes. These results provide insight into the role of the gut microbiome in MAFLD associated with metabolic syndrome.
EGFR TKI Combined with PD1 Inhibitor for EGFR Mutated Lung Cancer with Breast Metastasis

Background: Lung adenocarcinoma with breast metastasis is rare. In the present study, a case of an advanced patient with breast metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR 21 exon p.L858R mutation who underwent EGFR TKI combined with PD1 inhibitor is reported.Case presentation: A 62-year-old female patient diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma who had undergone six times disease progress and breast metastasis in fifth-time disease progress.The patient underwent left breast puncture and axillary lymph node in ultrasound-guided and the postoperative pathological diagnosis of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma was confirmed. And then gene detection showed EGFR 21 exon p.L858R mutation. Breast metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma was diagnosed and the patient is being treated with Almonertinib combined with PD1 inhibitor.Conclusion: Breast metastasis is rare and lung adenocarcinoma might be the primary disease. Gene indection is important. And for lung cancer patients with recurrent pleural effusion, visit of the breast should be included in the follow-up process. In addition, the treatment model of interspersed immunotherapy after EGFR resistance has brought new ideas for the treatment of lung cancer with breast metastasis.
Identification of Eight Species of Sea Cucumber Chondroitin Sulfates by High Temperature ~1H NMR

Crude polysaccharides,extracted from eight species of sea cucumbers were separated and purified through the cellulose DEAE-52 anion-exchange column to obtain the corresponding sea cucumber chondroitin sulfates(SC-CHS). The chemical properties of SC-CHS,such as the monosaccharide composition,the sulfate content and the molecular weight were determined and their structures were identified by high temperature 1H NMR.The result showed that the high temperature 1H NMR spectra of SC-CHS were better resolved,particularly the anomer hydrogen signals of their fucose branches.A fingerprint of sea cucumbers based on the indices of the anomer hydrogen signals of fucose branches was thus established for the identification of different species of SC-CHS.By reference of the characteristics of the growth of sea cucumbers in different sea regions,it was found that the fucoses of SC-CHS of sea cucumber living in frigid waters were mainly substituted with disulphate,2,4-di OSO3,3,4-di OSO3,and some were substituted with monosulphate,4-OSO3;Those in temperate waters were mainly substituted with 2,4-di OSO3 and some were substituted with 4-OSO3;and those in tropical and subtropical waters were mainly substituted with 2,4-di OSO3 and 4-OSO3.The above results may provide theoretical basis for further studying of the structure-activity relationship of SC-CHS.
NOVA: Rendering Virtual Worlds with Humans for Computer Vision Tasks

Today, the cutting edge of computer vision research greatly depends on the availability of large datasets, which are critical for effectively training and testing new methods. Manually annotating visual data, however, is not only a labor‐intensive process but also prone to errors. In this study, we present NOVA, a versatile framework to create realistic‐looking 3D rendered worlds containing procedurally generated humans with rich pixel‐level ground truth annotations. NOVA can simulate various environmental factors such as weather conditions or different times of day, and bring an exceptionally diverse set of humans to life, each having a distinct body shape, gender and age. To demonstrate NOVA's capabilities, we generate two synthetic datasets for person tracking. The first one includes 108 sequences, each with different levels of difficulty like tracking in crowded scenes or at nighttime and aims for testing the limits of current state‐of‐the‐art trackers. A second dataset of 97 sequences with normal weather conditions is used to show how our synthetic sequences can be utilized to train and boost the performance of deep‐learning based trackers. Our results indicate that the synthetic data generated by NOVA represents a good proxy of the real‐world and can be exploited for computer vision tasks.
Investigation for the Ciprofloxacin Resistance Genes Gyr A and Par C in E. Coli Isolates from Urinary Tract Infected Patients

Background and Objective: Gyr A and Par C genes, are known to cause resistance especially in Alterations in proteins of ﬂuoroquinolones. Here, we investigated human pathogens Escherichia coli causing Urinary Tract Infection [UTI] to explore the possible link between the abundance of mutations, and the exposure to ﬂuoroquinolones. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of Gyr A and Par C gene producers among Quinolones resistant [QR] Escherichia coli isolated. Methods: 148 Urine samples were collected from a patients with UT infections. Phenotypically, Ciproﬂoxacin resistance was screened by micro broth dilution method. Multiplex PCR was carried out to determine the mutations in Gyr A and Par C genes. We have determined partial sequences of the Gyr A and Par C genes of E. coli including the regions analogous to the quinolone resistance-determining region of the E. coli Gyr A gene. Results: Out of 148 urine samples, 100 E. coli were isolated and identiﬁed. We analysed 20 quinolone-resistant strains for alterations in Gyr A and Par C . Of these, 11 Gyr A -positive isolates were identiﬁed using the Gyr A speciﬁc primers and were clearly Ciproﬂoxacin resistant. The other 9 Ciproﬂoxacin-resistant isolates were found to have Par C genes using speciﬁc primers. We observed an unexpectedly high prevalence of Gyr A than Par C in patients attending a tertiary care hospital by PCR with an estimation of 9.0% (95% conﬁdence interval). This study demonstrated that the number of mutations in QRs of Gyr A and/or Par C was signiﬁcantly associated with the MICs of quinolones (P<0.01). Conclusion: The Gyr A and Par C genes were detected predominantly in E. coli . The data emerging out of this study helps in understanding the dynamics of this infection and provide inputs for antibiotic policy in the treatment of urinary tract infections. based detection (9) , and single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP). The present study is to check the prevalence, demonstrate the virulence factors and study the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of E. coli in our clinical settings. Studies on the prevalence of drug resistant E. coli have been done in the hospital. The data emerging out of this study helps in understanding the dynamics of this and provide inputs for antibiotic policy in the treatment of such infections.
Single-Ended-to-Balanced Broadband/Filtering Planar Magic-Ts With High Common-Mode Suppression

In this article, a single-ended-to-balanced (SETB) broadband magic-T based on microstrip/slotline transitions and microstrip/slotline T-junctions is proposed. For the purpose of miniaturization and low interconnection loss, an SETB filtering magic-T with a sharp selectivity is also achieved by introducing a pair of microstrip stub-loaded resonators (SLRs) at the two output ports. For the first design, a U-type microstrip feed line integrated with a circular slot stub is adopted at each output port, which makes the differential-mode (DM) response independent of the common-mode (CM) one. Therefore, the design procedure is simplified significantly. Meanwhile, based on the microstrip/slotline T-junctions, in-phase and out-of-phase two-way equal power division networks can be realized, respectively. For the second design, a DM passband with two transmission zeros (TZs) is generated by introducing SLRs based on the first design. By employing the characteristic mode analysis method, it is easy to find that the center frequency and fractional bandwidth (FBW) can be controlled by changing the dimensions of SLR. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the SETB magic-T with broadband or filtering performances may be the first ever reported. To verify the feasibility of the designs, two prototype circuits of the proposed magic-Ts are fabricated and measured. The simulation results are in good agreement with the measured ones. In these two designs, the functions of in-phase and out-of-phase power dividing, broadband or frequency selectivity, isolation between output ports, and CM suppression can be realized at the same time.