Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Grounded Theory as an Analytical Tool to Explore Housing Decisions Related to Living in the Vicinity of Industrial Wind Turbines

Background: Some people living near wind turbines have reported adverse health effects and taken the step to vacate/abandon their homes, while others contemplate doing so or have decided to remain in their homes. Research on the extent and outcomes of these events is lacking. To date, our preliminary findings and an overview of results have been published in the scientific literature. Methods: This study utilized a qualitative methodology, specifically Grounded Theory, to interview 67 residents of Ontario living within 10 km of an industrial wind turbine project. Objectives: Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research each has strengths and weaknesses in addressing particular research questions. The purpose of this article is to compare the qualitative and quantitative methodologies and to describe the benefits of having used a qualitative methodology, specifically Grounded Theory, to explore the events that influenced families living within 10 km of wind energy facilities to contemplate vacating their homes and to formulate a substantive theory regarding these housing decisions. Results: It was found that research into the impacts of siting industrial wind turbines in a rural residential population can be challenging for a quantitative methodological approach due to factors such as low population density, obtaining a sufficient sample, and achieving statistical power and statistical significance. We conclude that the Grounded Theory methodology was applicable to this study as it assisted with the development of a coherent theory which explained participants’ housing decisions. Discussion: This paper assesses the appropriateness of a qualitative methodology for conducting the vacated/abandoned home study. Through the utilization of the qualitative Grounded Theory methodology, government authorities, researchers, medical and health practitioners, social scientists and policy makers with an interest in health policy and disease prevention have the opportunity to gain an awareness of the potential risk of placing wind energy projects near family homes.
Ectopic expression of a wheat superoxide dismutase gene TaSOD5 enhances salt and oxidative stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a crucial reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger, which converts superoxide radical to H2O2, so it is thought to enhance abiotic stress tolerance by reducing ROS and thus avoiding oxidative damage. In this study, we isolated a salt- and oxidative stress-responsive copper-zinc (Cu/Zn) SOD encoding gene TaSOD5 from wheat. The ectopic overexpression of TaSOD5 in Arabidopsis thaliana increased total SOD and Cu/Zn SOD activities and enhanced tolerance to salt stress. Arabidopsis ectopically expressing TaSOD5 possessed a superior resistance to oxidative stress stimulated by exogenous H2O2. Ectopic overexpression of TaSOD5 elevated the activities of both ROS scavengers and an O2. - producer - NADPH oxidase. These findings show that Cu/Zn SOD enhanced salt tolerance via regulating the machinery of redox homeostasis rather than improving SOD activity alone.
Comparison of General Health of the Older Adult Population by Age and Sex

The aim of the study was to examine the changes in health status by age and sex in the older adult population in order to assist development of health care programs that are attuned to the characteristics of the elderly age group and sex. The data for this study was obtained from 72,503 older adults, aged 65 years or older, who responded in the 2018 Community Health Survey (Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention). To gain a deeper understanding of the changes in health status by age and sex, then, age was divided into 5-year interval classes comprising 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 8589, and ≥ 90 years groups, with each age group further divided according to sex, resulting in a total of 12 groups for comparison of frequency and percentage of the study variables. The data were analyzed using the statistical program SPSS 18.0 to perform X2 test. The significance level for all statistical analyses was set at the level of p<0.05. The results of this study showed that all variables, with the exception of stress experience in men, significantly differed according to age. The factors that differed most markedly according to age were mobility discomfort, chewing difficulty, and perceived health, and factors that differed most markedly according to sex were mobility discomfort, sleep quality, and pain. Women showed poorer health conditions in all parameters compared to men. Therefore, the findings confirm that estimating the health-related variables of older adults without considering their age and sex may not be appropriate to represent a particular age group of older adults. Based on these results, it would be effective to develop elderly health management programs with consideration of the unique characteristics of sex and each age group.
Relationships between algal primary productivity and environmental variables in tropical floodplain wetlands

ABSTRACT Floodplain wetlands are among the most productive and biodiverse ecosystems on Earth and provide a major subsidy of food resources for consumers in river systems. The basal energy source for those consumers in many systems comes from aquatic algal production influenced by different characteristics of the floodplain environment. Our aim was to estimate relationships between algal productivity and environmental variables in the channels and wetlands of the Mitchell River floodplain in tropical Australia. We measured physical, chemical, and biological variables in a range of different wetland types (palustrine, lacustrine, and riverine) and different habitat types (emergent macrophytes, floating macrophytes, submerged macrophytes, and open water). The most productive areas were found among riverine wetlands and submerged habitats. The statistical models showed that habitat type and turbidity alone can predict algal productivity with reasonable accuracy (pseudo-R 2 = 0.35, n = 63). Importantly, those attributes can be measured using remote sensing, and hence the model can be used to predict algal productivity over wider spatial scales and identify important “hotspot” areas of primary productivity that sustain aquatic food webs. Through this approach we can inform current conservation and water planning frameworks to manage the impact of human development on the productivity of wetlands at large spatial scales.
Hydrothermal and mechanochemical synthesis of crystalline CaCO3

Mechanochemical and microwave-assisted hydrothermal (MicroWave Treatment [MWT]) procedures were applied to prepare crystalline CaCO3. Mechanochemical process was carried out at different speeds of rotation (500 or 850 rpm/min), different duration times (30 or 60 min) and in the aqueous suspensions or in dry state. MWT synthesis was conducted in a saturated water vapour or under the layer of water. The crystalline and porous structures of the prepared samples as well as their morphology were investigated using N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy methods. As a result, the calcium carbonate samples in the form of calcite were obtained. The materials prepared by the mechanochemical route performed in the aqueous suspension are characterized by smaller crystallite sizes as compared to those obtained without the addition of water. The samples obtained hydrothermally have the largest size of crystallites. Powders prepared by energetical milling possess higher values of specific surface area in relation to the parameter for those synthesized hydrothermally. In the process of hydrothermal treatment, macroporous structure of the prepared materials is created. With the increasing specific surface area of the sample, the size of the crystallites decreased.
Accurate long-read eDNA metabarcoding of North Sea fish using Oxford Nanopore sequencing

To halt North Sea ecosystem degradation, accurate and intensive monitoring of the North Sea ecosystem and its fish is vital to correctly inform management decisions. DNA based techniques and especially the use of environmental (e)DNA from seawater can become a powerful monitoring tool. However, current eDNA based metabarcoding approaches are based on genetic target regions of <500 nucleotides which offers only limited taxonomic resolution. We tested sensitivity and applicability for field samples of newly designed universal fish primer targeting a 2kb region covering mitochondrial 12S and 16S genes in eDNA samples. Samples were processed using long read nanopore sequencing in combination with the consensus builder Decona and retrieved accurate read identities of up to 99.9%. To test accuracy of the primer, eDNA was analyzed from a tropical aquarium with a known species composition of bony fish and elasmobranchs. This showed that over 50% of species present can be identified. The majority of remaining reads are identified as -in aquarium present- genera and can be explained by an incomplete reference database for the fish present in the aquarium. Primers were also applied in North sea eDNA field samples. Distinct species compositions between different locations could be observed and consisted of ecological relevant species and shows the applicability for long-read eDNA metabarcoding in field studies. Incomplete reference databases currently form the main bottleneck to further develop high resolution nanopore based long read sequencing as metabarcoding strategy. Nevertheless, this study shows that long read nanopore sequencing of eDNA can be used to obtain accurate information on the fish and elasmobranch species composition in the North Sea and beyond.
Plasma EBV miRNAs Profiles Reveal Potential Biomarkers for clinical prognosis of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-related Lymphoma

Background:Acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related lymphoma (ARL) is closely related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. However, there are few studies on the occurrence and development of EBV microRNAs (miRNAs) in ARL patients.Methods:The plasma of 5 EBV-infected ARL patients and 8 EBV-infected HIV patients were screened for EBV miRNAs differentially expressed between the two groups through a customized EBV microRNA quantification chip. The plasma of 35 EBV-infected ARL patients and 20 EBV-infected HIV patients was verified by qRT-PCR expanded samples. And we gave a further analysis of the correlation between differentially expressed EBV miRNAs and clinical indicators in ARL patients.Results:1. There were differential expressions of EBV miRNAs in the plasma of EBV-infected ARL patients and EBV-infected HIV patients. It was found that ebv-miR-BART2-5p, ebv-miR-BART8-3p, ebv-miR-BART15, ​​ebv-miR-BART19-5p expression was significantly up-regulated and ebv-miR-BART9-5p expression was significantly down-regulated; 2. EBV miRNAs with significantly different expressions in the screening results were expanded and verified by qRT-PCR, and the differential expression was found to be consistent with the screening results; 3. The relative expression levels of ebv-miR-BART8-3p,ebv-miR-BART19-5p and ebv-miR-BART9-5p in plasma were positive correlated with the international prognostic index (IPI) score of Lymphoma, eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) scores are the incidence of lymphoma B symptoms (P = 0.03, 0.01, and 0.04, respectively);4. EBV miRNAs could be used as biomarkers for ARL prognosis evaluation.Conclusions:The expression of ebv-miR-BART2-5p, ebv-miR-BART8-3p, ebv-miR-BART15, ebv-miR-BART19-5p, ebv-miR-BART9-5p and ebv-miR-BART6-3p in ARL patients were highly different; and ebv-miR-BART8-3p, ebv-miR-BART19-5p, ebv-miR-BART9-5p could be used as the biomarkers of the prognosis of ARL evaluation.
A novel approach for teaching soil texture estimation: Replacing standard protocols with directed self-calibration

Abstract Estimation of soil texture is an essential skill for soil scientists, but a difficult skill to learn. We compared two approaches for teaching soil texture: the traditional flowchart approach and an experimental self-calibration method. Three lab sections of an introductory soil science class were assigned to learn by the flowchart method (n = 60) and three lab sections were assigned to learn by the self-calibration method (n = 53). Students who learned by self-calibration recorded data for observations related to clay (i.e., soil cohesion and plasticity) and sand (i.e., volume remaining after separating sand by washing) and instructors used this data to provide each student with a personalized method. Students who learned by the flowchart method practiced following a protocol by molding the soil into a ribbon to estimate clay and estimating sand by feel. After spending one lab period learning their assigned methods, all students attempted to identify the texture of four soils. The accuracy of texture class assignments was slightly higher for the self-calibration group (27%) compared to the flowchart group (20%). Students in the self-calibration group performed better at estimating clay because they were directed to use the method that worked best for them. However, the flowchart students performed better at sand estimation because feel is an easier technique to learn compared to separating sands by washing. The self-calibration approach is recommended for advanced soil science courses focused on field methods, with modification to incorporate feel as a metric for sand estimation.
The feasibility of combined coagulation flocculation and constructed wetland as green technology for sustainable leachate treatment

This study aims to determine the feasibility of coagulation flocculation processing using Moringa oleífera seed powder (MOSP) and vertical sub surface flow constructed wetlands (VSSFCW) to process leachate landfill (LL). The method used is to do a jar test to determine the optimum conditions and then proceed with VSSFCW processing. In the coagulation flocculation process, the optimum conditions were obtained with a dose of 175 mg/L, pH 6.5 and a speed of rapid mixing of 100 rpm for 10 minutes. This optimum condition is able to reach the percentage of COD, turbidity and Mn removal of 35.27%, 69.48%, and 94.83%, respectively. However, the effluent value is still above the Minister of Environment regulation standard No. 5/2014 regarding the standard quality of wastewater for the parameters of COD and Mn that is equal to 584.19 mg/L for COD and 6.98 mg/L for Mn, while for turbidity meets the standard of 69.83 mg/L. Further processing with VSSFCWs can improve the quality of LL effluent resulting from coagulation flocculation 66.36 mg/L; 4.97 mg/L for turbidity and 0.12 mg/L for Mn or with efficiencies of 88.64%, 92.88% and 98.22%. These results were obtained at the optimum HRT conditions for 10 days.
Portfolios for Long-Term Investors

How should long-term investors form portfolios in our time-varying, multifactor and friction-filled world? Two conceptual frameworks may help: looking directly at the stream of payments that a portfolio and payout policy can produce, and including a general equilibrium view of the markets’ economic purpose, and the nature of investors’ differences. These perspectives can rationalize some of investors’ behaviors, suggest substantial revisions to standard portfolio theory, and help us to apply portfolio theory in a way that is practically useful for investors.
The Extent of the Impact of Blended Learning on Developing Habits of Mind from the Standpoint of Students of Learning and Scientific Research Skills Course at the University of Jordan

The study investigates the extent of the impact of blended learning on developing habits of mind from the standpoint of students of the Learning and Scientific Research Skills Course at the University of Jordan. The study sample consists of (150) students. A measure of the extent of the impact of blended learning on developing habits of mind is prepared, consisting of (32) items. The validity and reliability of the study instrument are also verified.The results show that the extent of the impact of blended learning on the development of habits of mind among students of learning and scientific research skills at the University of Jordan is medium on the measure as a whole. The results also show statistically significant difference in the impact of blended learning on habits of mind according to the gender variable and it favors of males. Besides, the results show that no statistically significant differences in the extent of the impact of blended learning on developing habits of mind among students according to the faculty variable.
Design of Intelligent Assistant System for Billiards Hit Training

Image processing technology has increasing important applications in sports in recent years, such as result prediction, technical analysis, and foul determination. For most billiards beginners, how to hit the billiard ball into the ball belt is not a simple matter. In order to assist the beginners in billiards training, this article proposes an assisted hitting system. The system is divided into three parts: bag detection, billiard detection, and hitting suggestions. In the ball belt detection, double-peak histogram threshold segmentation, edge detection and Hough transform are used to detect the edge line, and then the ball belt position is detected. In billiard ball detection, the normalized RGB method is used to extract the foreground, the Hough transform circle detection method is used to detect the center and radius of the sphere, and the neural network is used to determine the white ball. In the shot suggestion, the force and angle of the shot are given by the dynamic formula, and the path simulation of the ball in the background is given. Experiments show that the recognition method is effective and the path simulation is consistent with reality, which can assist beginners in the training of billiards to a large extent.
Leadership and Decision-making Style among Women Entrepreneurs: A Case of Malaysia

Women entrepreneur plays a catalytic role in economic development, as women constitute half of Malaysia's population. The contribution of women entrepreneurs in the country's economy is significant and may not ignore. Malaysia is a multicultural and multiethnic society comprised of Malays, Chinese, Indian and other local ethnics. The present study investigates the leadership and decision-making style among Malaysian women entrepreneurs. The present study adopted the qualitative research strategy, and ten women entrepreneurs are interviewed. A semi-structured interview technique is applied, and 6 Malays and 4 Chinese entrepreneurs made the study population. The result highlights that both Malay and Chinese entrepreneurs used democratic leadership styles for business management. Regarding decision-making, Malaysian women experienced failures in making the right decision. However, they considered the failure as a learning process for future decision-making. The present study will help new entrepreneurs persevere in their business ventures, and policymakers look into the best supports to enhance Malaysian women entrepreneurs' success. Keywords: Women Entrepreneur, Decision-making Process, Leadership Styles, Malaysia.
X‐Ray Amorphous Components in Sedimentary Rocks of Gale Crater, Mars: Evidence for Ancient Formation and Long‐Lived Aqueous Activity

The CheMin instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity detected ubiquitous high abundances (∼15–70 wt%) of X‐ray amorphous components (AmCs) in ancient sedimentary rocks of Gale crater. Mechanisms and timing of formation for the AmCs are poorly constrained, and could include volcanic, impact, or aqueous processes. We explore trends in AmC composition and abundance, and look for systematic compositional variation between sites within Gale crater. AmC compositions were estimated indirectly based on bulk chemistry and the nature and abundance of the crystalline phases for 19 sedimentary rock samples. AmC abundances positively correlate with AmC SiO2 contents, and a mixing relationship appears to exist between SiO2‐rich and FeOT‐rich AmC endmembers. Endmember compositions are inconsistent with volcanic or impact glass alone, and so we conclude that the SiO2 and FeOT contents formed largely through aqueous processes. Cross‐cutting relationships and geologic context provide evidence that the most SiO2‐rich AmCs observed in Gale crater thus far may result from interactions with localized fluids during late diagenesis. AmCs with moderate to low SiO2 contents likely formed earlier (before or soon after sediment deposition). Thus, the AmC SiO2 and FeOT contents in Gale crater rocks represent mixtures of sedimentary materials formed over most of the sedimentary history of Gale crater, starting before the first sediments were deposited in the crater (late Noachian), and ending well after the youngest sediments were lithified (at least mid‐Hesperian). However, it remains unclear how these metastable minerals have persisted through billions of years of diagenesis in Gale crater sediments.
Innovation Capability Model and Co-Creation as an Improvement of SMEs Performance

The creative industries of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the field of guitar manufacturing, currently the sales condition has decreased. To overcome these conditions, product innovation capability and collaboration between consumers and producers is needed. SMEs must provide innovation for the sustainability of product marketing to meet customer needs. Collaboration in Co-Creation between consumers and producers can improve the marketing performance of SMEs including things about product design, raw materials, and markets for new products, as an effort to increase marketing. The population in this study is the owner of SMEs in the creative industry with a total sample of 60 people. The Purposive sampling technique and analysis technique are applied by using SEM-PLS. The findings of this study indicate that innovation capability has a significant effect on marketing performance. Furthermore, Co-Creation and value-based selling and innovation capability have a significant effect on market performance. With Innovation and Co-Creation Capability can improve SMEs marketing performance.