Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Immunomodulator Activity of Puguntano (Picria fel-terrae Lour.) Extract in White Male Mice By Carbon Clearance Method

Poguntano Herb Plants (Picria fel-terrae Lour.) contains flavonoids compounds that have been potentially to developed into immunomodulators. The purpose of this study was to determine the immunomodulatory activity of Poguntano herb extract (Picria fel-terrae Lour.), with the method of carbon clearance. n-hexane extract puguntano herb(ENHHP), extract of ethyl acetate of Poguntano herb (EEAHP), and ethanol extract of puguntano herb(EEHP) Poguntano multistage results in the test of immunomodulatory activity with a method of carbon clearance. Results showed that the EEHP 200 mg/kg BB showed a strong immunostimulation effect, EEAHP 200 mg/kg BB showed strong immunostimulation effect, ENHP 200 mg/kg BB demonstrated strong immunostimulation effect. It is thought that extract N-hexane herb Poguntano (ENHHP), extracts of ethyl herb acetate Poguntano (EEAHP), and herb ethanol extract Poguntano (EEHP) Poguntano herb may increase phagocytosis activity. Extract of ethyl acetate Poguntano herb 200 mg/kg bw (EEAHP) has the best phagocytosis activity with a value of 2.376 which indicates there is a significant difference (P < 0.05) with another treatment group.
Evaluation of the Global Climate Models in CMIP6 over Uganda

This study employed 15 CMIP6 GCMs and evaluated their ability to simulate rainfall over Uganda during 1981-2019. The models and the ensemble mean were assessed based on the ability to reproduce the annual climatologyseasonal rainfall distribution, trend, and statistical metrics, including mean bias error, root mean square error, and pattern correlation coefficient. The Taylor diagram and Taylor skill score (TSS) were used in ranking the models. The models performance varies greatly from one season to the other. The models reproduced the observed bimodal rainfall pattern of March to May (MAM) and September to November (SON) rains occurring over the region. Some models slightly overestimated, while some slightly underestimated, the MAM rainfall. However, there was a high rainfall overestimation during SON by most models. The models showed a positive spatial correlation with observed dataset, whereas a low correlation was shown interannually. Some models could not capture the rainfall patterns around local-scale features, for example, around the Lake Victoria basin and mountainous areas. The best performing models identified in the study include GFDL-ESM4, BCC-CMC-MR, IPSL-CM6A-LR, CanESM5, GDFL-CM4-gr1, and GFDL-CM4-gr2. The models CNRM-CM6-1 and CNRM-ESM2 underestimated rainfall throughout the annual cycle and mean climatology. However, these two models better reproduced the spatial trends of rainfall during both MAM and SON. The model spread in CMIP6 over the study area calls for further investigation on the attributions and possible implementation of robust approaches of Machine learning to minimize the biases.
Protectant Effect of Vegetable Oils against Cowpea Weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus) on Stored Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]

Cowpea is one of the common edible annual herbaceous legume. Callosobruchus maculatus is one of the common post-harvest pest of cowpea.This work was aimed at determining the protectant effect of five vegetable oils; coconut oil, cotton seed oil, groundnut oil, palm oil and sesame oil for the protection of stored cowpea against cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus). The study was conducted in Gombe State University between October, 2018 and April, 2019. Black eye seeds were used for the experiment. A completely randomized design with five replicates per treatment was used.Black eyed seeds (susceptible variety) used for the experiment were subjected to different oil treatments namely: coconut, cotton, groundnut, palm and sesame oils applied at 0.4, 0.8 and 1.2 ml/100 g of cowpea equivalent to 4, 8 and 12 kg. Effect of the oils on weight lost and seed germination was also tested.Percentage adult mortality at 12 ml/Kg revealed that all the five oils killed 100% of the insects. Among the different edible oils evaluated, cotton seed oil was more effective killing 95% of the insect at 4 ml/kg and 100% at 8 ml/kg. The lowest mortality was recorded in the treatment with palm oil with 60 and 91.67% mortality at 4 and 8 ml/kg dose treatment respectively. Minimum percentage weight loss after 90 days of storage was observed in grains treated with cotton seed oil (1.95%) followed by sesame oil (2.00%) and groundnut oil (2.38%) at 12 ml/kg grains. Cotton seed oil, groundnut oil and sesame oil at doses between 8 and 12 ml/kg could be effective for protecting cowpea in storage against cowpea weevil for 90 days of storage.All the treatments indicated minimal effect on the germination of cowpea. The 8 ml/kg of cotton seed, groundnut and sesameoils investigated are promising bio friendly preservatives that could serve as an alternative formulations to synthetic chemical based insecticides for storage of cowpea.
Psychological kinship between fat therapists and fat patients: healing and solidarity around stigma, family relationships, and body image

ABSTRACT While therapist matching between patient and therapist based on race and gender has received much scholarly attention, and some work has examined fatness in therapy for either the patient or the therapist, little has been written about therapies that involve fat therapists and fat patients. This manuscript explores the psychological kinship of the patient and therapist relationship when both identify as fat, particularly as connected to therapeutic work on self, body, and family relationships. I draw from four case studies from the last two years of my therapeutic practice (shared within the context of an IRB-approved study) in order to make specific and broader speculations about the ways that being a fat therapist working with a fat patient informed the therapeutic work. Specifically, I discuss six areas of focus in working as a fat therapist with fat patients: food struggles, body image, attachment/loss, medical challenges, fat stigma, and family conflict. Solidarities around fat oppression, reimagining fatness in family and couples dynamics, and situating therapists as needing to do fat-affirmative work were all explored.
Coated Stainless Steel Bipolar Plates for Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers

Given its rapid response to fluctuating currents and wide operation range, proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis is utmost suitable for generation of hydrogen from renewable power. However, it is still hindered by the high cost of the stack components compared to those used in the alkaline technology. In particular, the titanium bipolar plates (BPP) are an issue and the replacement of this metal by stainless steel is a challenge, due to the highly corrosive environment inside PEM electrolyzer stack. Herein, we coat stainless steel BPPs with 50–60 μm Ti and 1.5 μm Pt coatings by vacuum plasma spraying (VPS) and magnetron sputtering physical vapor deposition (PVD), respectively. The BPPs are evaluated at constant 1 A cm−2 for more than 1000 h. The thermally sprayed Ti coatings fully protect the stainless steel substrate during this period of time, and the Pt surface modification allows achieving a cell performance comparable to the baseline.
Effect of Sowing Date and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate on Yield of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and Nitrogen Use Efficiency

A field experiment was conducted at the College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology in Khartoum (Shambat), during two summer seasons 2011/2012 and 2012/2013, to study the effect of Sowing date and Fertilizer rate on growth of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.). The cultivar used was Wad Ahmed. The experimental design used was splitplot arrangement ( a randomized complete block design (CRBD) with three replications. The main plots were four Fertilizer rate control (No), 45kg/ha (N1), 90kg/ha (N2) and 135kg/ha (N3), subplots were four sowing date on 1 st July (s1), 15 th July (s2), 1 st August (s3) and 15 th August (s4). Yield components which studied were length of head, seed weight /plant, 100. Seed weight, grain yield, harvest index and nitrogen use efficiency. The general trend was that sowing date had significant effect on harvest index in both seasons, grain yield in season one, length of head and 100. Seed weight in season two . Generally application of fertilizer resulted in significant effect on grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in both seasons.
Empirical Evidence of the Potentials of Fintech Islamic Banking in the Eradication of Poverty in North West Geopolitical Zone, Nigeria

and cultural attributes as likely measure that could be used in fighting poverty. However, there are paucity of study involving institutional e.g., financial inclusion and fintech Islamic banking; individual factors e.g., gender, education and occupation as well as cultural attributes e.g., cultural norm in relation to poverty reduction. The study therefore examined both direct relationship Abstract: The study examines the potential of fintech-Islamic banking to eradicate poverty in Nigeria in population of self-employed bankable adults who maintain formal account with the full fledge Islamic banks Jaiz and Tajbank as well as Sterling Plc being conventional bank with Islamic banking Window in Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria covering the seven states. The study used 400 samples drawn through multistage and purposive sampling techniques in four randomly selected states in the Northwest. The study used researcher’s developed questionnaire with six subscales alongside demographic variables having satisfied validity and reliability requirements being important psychometric properties for any data collection instrument. The researchers however collected data through on spot data mechanism and were managed and processed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The Data were analysed using simple regression analysis involving predictor and criterion variables. The findings of the study revealed that financial inclusion, knowledge and patronage of Islamic banking, education, occupation and fintech Islamic banking directly and significantly influence poverty reduction. However, fintech Islamic banking mediate in the relationship between predictor and dependent variables. The study concludes that financial inclusion, knowledge and patronage of Islamic banking, cultural norm and occupation as well as fintech Islamic banking have the capacity to eradicate poverty in northern Nigeria. It is therefore recommended that practical consideration should be given these variables when designing poverty eradication initiatives in Nigeria.
Solithromycin as A Potential Novel Antibiotic Against Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Resistance

Gonorrhea is one of the most often sexually transmitted infection in the world. In 2016, WHO stated the Southeast Asia region as the fourth-highest incidence rate and prevalence of gonorrhea. One of the current problems with gonorrhea is related to its emerging resistance to first-line drugs such as cephalosporins, macrolides, and fluoroquinolones. This resistance has an impact on the difficulty of finding effective antibiotics to eradicate the infection, thus risking financial loss and infertility in sexually active age patients. This literature review will discuss solithromycin, the first fluoroketolide in phase III clinical trial, and show its potential as a new antibiotic against infection with resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Literatures are searched using Pubmed and Google Scholar search engines with keywords: antibiotics, CEM-101, clinical trial, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, new treatment, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, resistance, safety, and solithromycin. This semisynthetic antibiotic is supported by a different chemical structure from previous macrolides; improving solithromycin becomes more stable and able to bind easier with bacterial ribosomes. Pharmacologically, solithromycin provides an advantage in its high bioavailability, easy oral administration route, wide distribution, metabolism mainly in the liver, but not required dosage adjustments due to hepatic impairment, and a single dosage preparation that can increase patient compliance in healing gonorrhea infections. Also, its lower MIC50 than previous antibiotics makes it well-tolerated, therefore making this antibiotic as a potential recommendation for the management of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in the future. Solithromycin is not inferior to the standard therapy (ceftriaxone and azithromycin), with 80% vs. 84% gonorrhea eradication rates. Per the anatomic site, the eradication rate is 92% in genital, 94% in the pharynx, and 83% in the rectum. However, special attention needs to be paid to the side effects of the gastrointestinal tract of solithromycin, as observed in phase III clinical trials at a dose of 1000 mg in the form of diarrhea (24%) and nausea (21%).
INDONESIAN EFL LEARNERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT ADVANTAGES OF SONGS IN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Abstract: Despite a considerable body of studies, little attention is given to the advantages of using songs in learning (learner-centred). The study, therefore, is aimed at eliciting Indonesian EFL learners’ beliefs about the advantages of using songs for their language learning. Researching the research phenomenon through a qualitative study using a case study design, in-depth interview technique was applied to collect the data of the learners’ beliefs from eleven university learners majoring English. This study indicated an interesting finding that it was perceived that the learners believed that there were some advantages of using songs in learning English: increasing their EFL learning in the aspects of language skills (listening and speaking), language components (vocabulary mastery and pronunciation), their knowledge, their confidence and relaxation, and improving their mood and focus. Thus, it is recommended that songs be used either in teachers’ EFL teaching and in learners’ EFL learning. Abstrak: Meskipun telah banyak penelitian yang dilakukan, namun masih sedikit perhatian yang diberikan tentang manfaat penggunaan lagu dalam pembelajaran (berpusat pada peserta didik). Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap keyakinan pembelajar Bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing di Indonesia tentang manfaat penggunaan lagu dalam pembelajaran bahasa asing mereka. Meneliti fenomena melalui studi kasus, teknik wawancara mendalam diterapkan untuk mengumpulkan data tentang keyakinan sebelas mahasiswa jurusan Bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ii menunjukkan temuan yang menarik bahwa peserta didik percaya bahwa ada beberapa keuntungan dari pemanfaatan lagu dalam pembelajaran bahasa Ingris mereka pada aspek keterampilan bahasa (menyimak dan berbicara), komponen bahasa (penguasaan kosa kata dan pengucapan), pengetahuan mereka, kepercayaan diri dan relaksasi mereka, serta memperbaiki suasana hati dan fokus mereka. Oleh karena itu, disarankan agar lagu digunakan dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris oleh guru maupun dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris oleh peserta didik.
Ameliorative effects of Allium cepa Linn. scaly leaves extract on reproductive dysfunctions in streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar rats

Diabetes mellitus, an endocrine and metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia and low blood insulin or target organs insensitivity to insulin affects life quality due to its complications. Infertility is a complication in diabetes. Various agents have been used for research on diabetes-induced infertility globally, but there are little documented treatments for diabetes associated infertility. Allium cepa scaly leaves extract (ACSLE) possess anti-oxidant and anti-diabetic activities. This study investigated the effects of ACSLE on reproductive dysfunctions in male diabetic rats. Twenty eight male rats were assigned to 4 groups (n=7): CT (control); DNT (streptozotocin, 60 mg/kg once, intraperitoneal), DT1 and DT2 (streptozotocin, 60 mg/kg once, intraperitoneal, ACSLE 125 and 250 mg/kg rat/day respectively). Organ samples were obtained after 2 weeks and testicular weights recorded. Fasting blood glucose was determined using a digital glucometer. Sperm count, motility, viability and morphology were assessed microscopically. Testes were histologically evaluated. Glucose levels were reduced in DT1 and DT2 compared with DNT. Testes weights increased in DT1and DT2 compared with DNT. Sperm concentration increased in DT1 and DT2 compared with DNT motility increased in DT1 and DT2 compared with DNT; viability increased significantly in DT1 and DT2 compared with DNT. Abnormal sperm morphology decreased in DT1 and DT2 compared with DNT. Testes showed degenerated cells in DNT and no lesions in DT1 and DT2. Reduced blood glucose, improved testicular functions and morphology showed that ACSLE ameliorated reproductive dysfunctions associated with streptozotocin-induced diabetes in male Wistar rats.
A National Study of School Spending and House Prices

We conduct the first national study of the causal impact of school spending and local taxes on housing prices by pairing variation induced by school finance reforms with 25 years of national data on housing prices. Our analysis speaks to two classic questions in economics: whether school spending matters and whether it is provided at efficient levels. The results indicate that households highly value school spending and, in particular, spending on the salaries of teachers and staff. Moreover, we find that salary spending is provided at inefficiently low levels throughout much of the United States, as increases in salary spending within a school district funded entirely by local taxes would generally raise house prices. Our analysis points to both the hiring of more teachers and increasing teacher pay as mechanisms for improving the efficiency of the provision of public schooling in the United States.
Age and Job Satisfaction among Public Secondary School Teachers in Nakuru County, Kenya

Teacher job satisfaction has in the recent past raised concerns among researchers and practitioners in Kenya. This concern has been occasioned by industrial disharmony in the teaching profession by way of teachers’ strikes including dissatisfaction related behaviours among teachers such as absenteeism and desertion of duty. This is what informed the study whose core objective was to investigate the level of job satisfaction among secondary school teachers in Nakuru County-Kenya and the extent to which age differences existed in job satisfaction among the teachers. Data were collected through a self-delivered questionnaire from 341 teachers who were randomly selected from 3,092 teachers in the county. The instrument was validated through a pilot study while its internal and external reliability was estimated through Cronbach’s alpha (r= .945) and split-half (r= .905) techniques. Collected data was analyzed usingANOVA statistic. The study revealed that job satisfaction increased with teachers’ age and that the age-job satisfaction gap was statistically significant (p=.000). The findings also demonstrated that the significant job satisfaction differences were between teachers below 30 years of age and their 30 years and above counterparts. Drawing on these findings, it is imperative for the national teacher management entity, specifically the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to borrow a leaf from the recommendations of this study with a view to enhancing job satisfaction among the newly recruited teachers. Similarly, secondary schools Boards of Management (BoMs) need to implement these recommendations in their schools so as to improve job satisfaction among newly posted teachers in their schools. This will undoubtedly enhance their performance to the benefit of the students.
Evaluation and Improvement of Thermal Energy of Heat Exchangers with SWCNT, GQD Nanoparticles and PCM (RT82)

Today, due to the reduction of energy resources in the world and its pollutants, energy storage methods and increase the thermal efficiency of various systems are very important. In this research, the thermal efficiency and energy storage of two heat exchangers have been investigated in series using phase change materials (RT82) and single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and graphene quantum dot nanoparticles (GQD) In this research, two heat exchangers have been used in combination. The first heat exchanger was in charge of storing thermal energy and the second heat exchanger was in charge of heat exchange. The reason for this is to improve the heat exchange of the main exchanger (shell and tube) by using heat storage in the secondary exchanger, which has not been addressed in previous research. The results of this study showed that using two heat exchangers in series, the thermal efficiency of the system has increased. Also, the heat energy storage of the double tube heat exchanger was obtained using phase change materials in the single-walled carbon nanotube composition of about 3000 W. The average thermal efficiency of the two heat exchangers as the series has increased by 52%. In general, the effect of the two heat exchangers on each other was investigated in series with two approaches (energy storage and energy conversion) using fin and nanoparticles, which obtained convincing results.
The Impact of R&D Intensity on the Innovation Performance of Artificial Intelligence Enterprises-Based on the Moderating Effect of Patent Portfolio

The patent portfolio affects the research and development (R&D) decisions of artificial intelligence enterprises, and provides rights protection for the enterprise’s product market, which is of great practical significance for the realization of innovation performance. The aim of this paper is to discover how the patent portfolio of artificial intelligence enterprises affects the relationship between R&D intensity and innovation performance. Based on the panel data of 164 listed enterprises in the A-share artificial intelligence concept sector of China, using the panel fixed effect regression method, the impact of R&D intensity on innovation performance was analyzed, and the moderating effect of the three dimensions of the patent portfolio on the two was examined. Studies have shown that the impact of R&D intensity on innovation performance is in an inverted U-shaped relationship. In addition, the diversity characteristics of the patent portfolio have a moderating effect on the relationship between R&D intensity and innovation performance, and when the enterprise is at a high level of diversity, the two have a U-shaped flip relationship. The size of the patent portfolio has a positive impact on innovation performance. The research results have theoretical and practical significance for the implementation of effective R&D management in artificial intelligence enterprise organizations.