Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Knowledge-scapes as Resources: An Archaeological Approach to the Construction of Cultural and Social Identities

Concepts of ‘cultural memory’ almost directly equate knowledge of the past with culture, usually referring to textual and/or mythological evidence. From this perspective, research on cultural knowledge has its focus on valuation and canonization in relation to the construction, sustaining or altering of identities, rather than on practical and useful skills securing subsistence. However, cultural knowledge is based not only on texts and myths, but also on things, monuments and landscapes, representations as well as body practices and emotions. Thus, knowledge-scapes as networks or meshed bundles connecting knowledge with shaped things, designed spaces and monuments, as well as associated body practices directed at senses and emotions, can be seen as resources in which cultural memories are actualized, representations of social groups are constructed and social spaces are generated. It will be argued that knowledgescapes conceptualized as resources of identity building are closely connected to sacred spaces in a broad sense of important public spaces set apart. From an archaeological perspective, different types of features related to sacred spaces can be analysed as evidence of knowledge-scapes. The Heroon of Poseidonia/Paestum is discussed as a case study of knowledge-scapes related to the construction of the past. Knowledge-scapes as Resources: An Archaeological Approach to the Construction of Cultural and Social Identities
The Effect of Motives on Enterprise Social Network Usage

Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs) have brought revolutionary changes to business organizations as they offer enormous potential to enhance collaboration, interaction, innovation, and efficiency. However, despite these benefits, many organizations have failed to encourage their employees to actively engage with ESNs, making their investment decisions questionable. Therefore, this study focused on examining the motivations to use ESNs. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify the gratifications motivating the employees to use ESNs. Accordingly, information sharing, self-documentation, entertainment, and social interaction were identified as the gratifications driving the employees to use ESNs at work. Data were collected from 146 employees in the software industry who use ESNs at work through an online survey-based structured questionnaire, and data analysis was performed using partial least square based structural equation modeling using SmartPLS. The results revealed that amongst the four gratifications examined in this study, information sharing, self-documentation, and social interaction have positive and significant effects on ESN use. The findings of the study have both theoretical and practical implications. Because the studies examining the gratifications driving ESN use are scarce, the present study helps to fill the existing knowledge gap in this context. This is especially significant in the Sri Lankan context.
Pattern of Neuroblastoma Among Children in Basra Pediatric Oncology Center

Background Neuroblastoma is a neoplasm of the sympathetic nervous system, is the second most common extracranial malignant tumor of childhood, it accounting for8% to 10% of all childhood cancers and for approximately15% of cancer deaths in children. Objective To designated demographic and clinical geographies of neuroblastoma in Basra pediatric oncology center. Patients and MethodsA retrospective study was carried out from October 2016 till end of April 2017to assessed characteristics features of patients with neuroblastoma who have been registered and admitted to the Basrah Hospital of Pediatric Oncology center during the period from the I st of January 2004 till the end of December 2016. Results The total cases of neuroblastoma admitted to the Center during that period were 179. Their age ranges from one month up to 14 years, 104 male and 75 female. A special data sheet was designed for the purpose of the study; the information was taken from patient's files; name, age (date of birth), date of admission, gender and residence. The study showed that the percentage of patients with neuroblastoma treated in Basrah Pediatric Oncology Center have increased gradually from 5% at 2004 to 13.4% at 2015. The highest frequency of neuroblastoma was found in the age group (1-5 years) that included 117 patients 65.4%. Higher numbers of patients with neuroblastoma were from the center and northern areas of Basrah (22.3%, 12.3%) respectively and to a lesser extent in western (9%) and, southern (9%), and eastern (2.2%). Other governorates like ThiQar and Maysan account for high rates (28.5% and 21.8% respectively) of admissions in Basrah Paediatric Oncology Center. This study revealed that most patients with neuroblastoma commonly presented with abdominal mass,gastrointestinal track symptoms and other symptom like pallor and fever, and most patients presented in stage IV (51.39%) or stage III (39.66%) of the disease. Distant metastasis occurs in 93(51.9%), the most common site of metastasis was bone marrow 72 (40.2).
Pectimorf and Azofert-F in the growth of bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

In recent years in agriculture, the use of biostimulants has been enhanced to improve productivity and crop quality. The objective of this work was to determine the most effective concentration of a mixture of oligogalacturonides (Pectimorf) in combination with the inoculant Azofert (based on rhizobia), in the vegetative development of bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cuba Cueto variety -25-9-N. Two experiments were conducted under controlled conditions, in which two forms of application were evaluated and the concentrations 1, 5, 10, 20, 40 and 100 mg L of Pectimorf in seeds inoculated with Azofert at the concentration of 1x109 CFU mL, and a dose of 200 mL of Azofert per 46.04 kg of seed. In the first experiment the seeds were treated with the mixture of Azofert and Pectimorf prior to planting and in the second experiment, the foliar spray of Pectimorf in the vegetative stage V3 was evaluated. Stimulation of nodulation and growth with the joint application of biostimulants depended on the form of application and the concentration of Pectimorf. Most of the morphoagronomic indicators evaluated were stimulated with foliar spray of Pectimorf at concentrations of 1, 5 and 100 mg L. However, only the radical dry mass was stimulated with 10 mg L Pectimorf when applied to the inoculated seeds.
a GEOTHERMAL INVESTIGATION USES A DIPOLE-DIPOLE CONFIGURATION GEOELECTRIC METHODS WITH DELPHI

Electricity is generated from recyclable energy or energy that cannot be recycled. Energy reserves that cannot be recycled, such as oil and natural gas will increasingly run out. According to [1] using geothermal rather than fossils reduces the greenhouse effect and atmospheric pollution. According to [2] geothermal energy can reduce electricity bills. One of them is the use of geothermal energy to drive the absorption of steam has been accepted by the world [3]. according to [4] Geothermal energy is an alternative and useful way to increase the energy crisis. According to [5] the US, Indonesia, Iceland, and New Zealand are enthusiastic countries to increase geothermal energy. According to [6]. It is very important for the country to look for the availability of geothermal resources. For the Indonesian government committed in 2025 the use of EBT is 25 %, among the EBT targeted by the government is geothermal which is targeted at 10 %. Estimating the potential for electrical energy that can be produced for at least 20 years. The non-volcanic system is a geothermal system not included in the quaternary volcanic pathway [7]. The geothermal system is which hydrothermal is hot water and heating rock. Heating rock serves as a source for heating water, the rock is in the form of granite rock, clay rock if non-volcanic and other batholite rocks. There are three types of geothermal temperature is a high temperature of 61–100 °C, a GEOTHERMAL INVESTIGATION USES A DIPOLE-DIPOLE CONFIGURATION GEOELECTRIC METHODS WITH DELPHI PROGRAMMING
Non-equilibrium processes in the crust of an accreting neutron star

Un modele d'evolution de la matiere dense de la croute d'une etoile a neutrons, soumise a la compression due a l'accretion de matiere a la surface de l'etoile, est developpe. L'influence des reactions de non-equilibre est analysee
Comfort properties of socks from seacell fibers

Abstract Since less air circulation occurs at feet in shoes than the other parts of the body, many people have foot-related problems as a result of faulty sock choice. Socks are generally expected to have better comfort properties than the other garments, and accordingly the industry continuously searches for various types of raw materials in order to accomplish the consumers’ comfort-related demands. In this study, our aim was to investigate the comfort properties of socks made from seacell fiber, which has a relatively wide range of application in medical textiles due to its skin and anti-inflammatory properties. For comparison reasons, the comfort properties of socks made from modal, bamboo, soybean cotton, and viscose fibers were also studied. Finally, the hybrid AHP-TOPSIS method was used to decide the best sock option in terms of the properties under discussion.
Literature Review: The Paradox of Social Network Ties in Creating Knowledge

─ Knowledge creation, as a salient concept in recent literature on business and strategic management, has been examined as one of the most valuable capabilities of firms. As the increasing impact of globalization and high competition challenge the firms to manage knowledge efficiently, social network ties among firms come to agenda. Network ties are beneficial in knowledge creation process since knowledge creation is a social process, in need of coordination and cooperation with partners who possess the knowledge the firm requires. Combination and exchange of knowledge is realized in social networks. The central argument in that context is which ties are more beneficial: Should firms forge strong or weak ties in their interorganizational relations to strengthen their knowledge creation capability is the question that tried to be examined in this paper. According to weak-tie theory, distant and infrequent ties are proper since they provide novel and diverse information from disconnected actors. However, strong-tie theory provides that frequent and long-lasting relationships are more conducive to support knowledge creation since they include trust, reciprocity and willingness to share the resources. The aim of this conceptual paper is to examine the extant literature concerning social networks and knowledge creation to develop a tentative model which presents the conditions affect the decision of utilizing strong or weak ties. Different benefits are embedded in these ties, but the point is to get understand under which conditions a strong or a weak tie generate a better return in knowledge creation process.
Exploring the Influence of Live Streaming in Social Commerce on Impulse Buying from a Affordance Perspective

As a new form of social commerce, live streaming still has the phenomenon of consumers' impulse buying. Based on S-O-R model, this study builds a theoretical model from the perspective of affordance to investigate the impact of live streaming in social commerce on consumers' impulse buying. We obtained data from consumers who watched live streaming in the form of questionnaires, and conducted empirical tests on the model. The results show that visibility, expressiveness, guidance shopping and trading affect consumers' social presence and immersion, and thus let consumers make impulse purchases.
The Social Influence of Technology to Support Physical Activity: A case study

Despite the proven health benefits of physical activity, only 48% of adults in New Zealand are physically active. There are many factors influencing individuals to be active. One of them is social influence, i.e., the effects others have on an individual's behaviour. Persuasive Technology is a relatively new research field, which explores how technology can influence the behaviour of its users. The purpose of this study is to investigate how technology can exert social influence to motivate and support physical activity. This paper presents a case study of a wellbeing initiative in a healthcare organization. The findings identify system requirements and social influence factors users perceive as essential in a system supporting the initiative. Four themes were identified as shaping the physical activity outcome of participants: personal attributes, organisation, technology features and persuasive technology aspects. The results demonstrate that the persuasive elements in the form of social comparison, feedback, information/ advice and recognition motivate participants, but technology can be persuasive only in combination with the other factors. A model for the design of Persuasive Technologies is proposed for the design of a system to support the health initiative considered the case.
Edinburgh Research Explorer Biology enters the scene

An editorial accompany Abstract The question of whether bilingualism can influence cognitive functions in healthy ageing as well as in brain diseases is currently a topic of an intense debate. In a study published in this issue of the “Neurobiology of Ageing” Estanga et al are breaking new ground by combining cognitive and biological approaches. Based on the data from the Guipuzkoa Alzheimer Project, they report that, compared to monolinguals, early bilinguals are not only characterized by a better cognitive performance in several domains and a lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease, but also by lower levels of t-tau in their CSF. We suggest that sustained activation of noradrenergic signaling pathways associated with bilingualism could provide a possible mechanism linking results of this study with previous observations of delayed onset of dementia in bilinguals.
Molecular Genetic Studies and QTL Mapping for Aflatoxin Resistance in Selected Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Breeding Lines

Molecular genetic studies and QTL mapping for aflatoxin resistance in selected groundnut breeding lines were undertaken. One hundred (100) parental breeding lines and eleven (11) progenies in the F2 generation were screened pathologically. Healthy accessions were subjected to in vitro Aspergillus seed invasion test. A total of 500 molecular markers (215 SSRs, 205 SNP/EST and 80 RAPD markers) were screened for polymorphism on the parental lines followed by the use of polymorphic markers on the F2 lines. Phenotypic and genotypic data were loaded into Minitab 16.0 and ICIM QTLIciMapping 4.2 software for cluster analysis and QTL linkage map construction respectively. In total, 23 breeding lines were identified as promising Aspergillus resistant genotypes. SAMNUT 22 X ICGV-91324 progeny was unique in genetic make-up using all co-dominant markers. Some parents closely associated with resistant F2 genotypes were: ICGV-94379, ICGV-IS-13878, ICGV-IS-13875 and SAMNUT 25. QTL map constructed was 344.32cM long where the various markers are positioned at intervals. A total of 8 markers and QTLs were identified as the most likely linked to the polygenes controlling aflatoxin resistance. Five linkage groups are located at position 124.45cM on the map and they are: IPAHM39 (position 124.45cM), Y70 (position 124.45cM), GA101 (position 124.45cM), EX24 (position 124.45cM), GM1076 (position 124.45cM), GA5 (position 34.48cM), MS120 (position 34.48 cM) and GM2165 (position 344.32 cM). The highlighted groundnut genotypes and markers in this report are recommended in groundnut breeding for aflatoxin resistance in the quest to achieving safe groundnut consumption globally.
& (2019). What does justice mean to black and minority ethnic (BME) victims/survivors of gender-based violence? Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

This paper draws on research that looked at how ‘justice’ is understood, sought, and experienced by a wide range of victims/survivors of (GBV) (domestic violence, sexual violence, ‘honour-based’ violence and forced marriage) and by key practitioners working with those victims/survivors within the UK context. This paper focuses specifically on how Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) victims/survivors of GBV experience and conceptualise justice. The key aims of this paper are to explore (a) what are the experiences of GBV for BME victim/survivors, (b) what are their experiences and perceptions of justice, and (c) what factors enable, or pose barriers to justice for, women from BME backgrounds, and to what extent are these enablers or barriers mediated by immigration status. The paper situates BME women’s experience of GBV and conceptualisations of justice within an ecological approach (Hagemann-White et al. , 2010; and see Hester and Lilley, 2014), and within Bourdieu’s conceptualisation of ‘social capital’ (1986). We found that migrant women lack access to vital aspects of social capital, that make access to justice particularly challenging, and that immigration status poses key barriers in migrant women’s experiences of accessing justice.
APOA5 polymorphisms inﬂuence plasma triglycerides in young, healthy African Americans and whites of the CARDIA Study

Genetic variation in the apolipoprotein A-V gene ( APOA5 ) has been associated with variation in plasma triglyceride (TG) levels in African American and white females and males older than 40 years and/or at increased risk of coronary artery disease. We have examined whether plasma TG levels are associated with 16 APOA5 polymorphisms in young (18–30 years) African American (1,075 females and 783 males) and white (1,041 females and 932 males) individuals of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study selected without regard to health. Plasma TG was signiﬁcantly ( P (cid:2) 0.01) associated with markers 27376 and 28837 ( (cid:2) 3A/G) in both white females and males, with 27709 ( (cid:2) 1131T/C) and 29085 in white males, with 29009 (S19W) in African American females and white males, and with 30966 in African American females. No statistically signiﬁcant associations were observed in African American males. These six single-nucleotide polymorphisms individually accounted for 0–0.78% of lnTG variation among white females, 0–2.46% among white males, and 0–0.69% among African American females. suggest a but
Application of Smart FRP Devices for the Structural Health Monitoring of Heritage Buildings - A Case Study: The Monastery of Sant’Angelo d’Ocre

The preservation of heritage buildings requires multidisciplinary skills ranging from materials and seismic design up to structural monitoring.One of the most interesting innovative solution that is being developing in the last years is based on smart FRP (FRP – Fibre Reinforced Polymer) devices, which can combine contemporary reinforcing and monitoring purposes. The use of composite materials has many advantages in comparison with traditional retrofitting techniques, such as low weight, high strength-to-weight ratio, ease of handling, drapability, speed of installation, low thickness and visual impact. At the same time, monitoring the structure during its lifetime (strain, cracks, temperature, etc.) and evaluating its in-service integrity, in order to predict possible anomalous situations, can be achieved by the combination of FRP materials and embedded fibre optic sensors into a smart FRP device, suitable for both reinforcing and monitoring purposes. Optical fibres can provide reliable measurement even in harsh environment, as they are chemically durable, corrosion resistant, stable and insensitive to external electromagnetic and environmental perturbations, allowing long distances signal transmission and several measures in different points along the same optical fibre (multiplexing). Furthermore, the embedding into composite material will preserve them from rupture during handling and installation.In the present work, the application of smart FRP devices for the structural health monitoring of the Monastery in Sant’Angelo d’Ocre, L’Aquila, performed in the framework of the national project PROVACI, is reported.Six Smart Patches, consisting of FRP reinforcing sheet with point FBG (Fibre Bragg Grating) sensors embedded were applied on the extrados of two different vaults, while four Smart Rebars, consisting in FRP pultruded bars with distributed optical fibres sensors embedded, were installed in four buttress of one same vault. All the smart FRP devices, after being cabled, have been connected to the relative control units (BraggMETER from Fibersensing for FBG sensors and OBR4600 control unit of Luna Technologies for the distributed optical sensors) connected with a remote server for on-line remote monitoring.Before the installation, the Smart FRP devices have been preliminary calibrated and tested in the laboratory in terms of mechanical properties, strain sensitivity and accelerated aging.The monitoring on the Monastery has been conducted for five months, showing the reliability of entire system and of the signal transmitted by each sensor over the time.
The Economics and Controversies of Nonpracticing Entities (NPEs): How NPEs and Defensive Patent Aggregators Will Change License Market

Nonpracticing entity or NPE has sparked hot debates among practitioners and scholars. Numerous studies have been published in a wide range of areas in law, economics, and innovation management. This study takes an integrating approach, by reviewing what we have learned from the literature, analyzing the major issues in NPE economics, and finally, providing an integrative framework of technology commercialization in which NPE and defensive patent aggregators (DPAs) would play a critical role to the complement venture capital (VC) model. The taxonomic discussions in this paper will examine two major approaches in defining and distinguishing NPE and patent troll, namely, by business model and by tactics. While holdup or troll as a market inefficiency does exist, there have been no compelling theories and models to prove that holdup is a systematic rather than idiosyncratic problem, nor any evidence that it is a pervasive rather sporadic phenomenon. NPEs, a new breed of market players, are the offspring of the specialization trend in technology commercialization, and will play an important role in navigating the patent thickets, by specializing at developing and/or acquiring complementary patents and building up patent portfolios. Specialization and patent proliferation also challenged the economics of symmetry, the bedrock of the conventional market remedies for patent thickets, such as patent pool and cross license. The dramatically increased asymmetries in patent holding and in product revenue exposure have caused defensive patenting. However, as shown in the paper, more patents are not a solution to too many patents. Defensive patent aggregators (DPA) offer a new risk management mechanism to end the vicious cycle of defensive patenting, and bring all players to the system, including NPEs, patent-holding producers, and non-patent-holding producers. Just as VC has drastically boosted the competition model by helping startups to build up complementary assets for technology commercialization, NPE will revitalize the cooperation model by building up complementary patents. NPE-held patents will be a mirror image of VC-backed startups across the two models for technology commercialization, while corporate licensing entity mirrors corporate venture capital. Before the Newtonian philosophy rooted in license market is updated and the new framework is in place, however, NPEs will keep being called “trolls,” just as VC firms used to be, and sometimes still are, called “company nappers” or “vulture capitalists. ” NPEs may have to take the negative publicity as a growth pain.