Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Is French (dis)inflation explained by conflicting-claims theory? Evidence from cointegration with structural break

ABSTRACT The aim of this article is to provide an explanation of French (dis)inflation based on the conflicting-claims theory. Making use of cointegration techniques with structural breaks, we bring some empirical evidence suggesting the soundness of such a theory in order to explain the variation of inflation in the long run. Amongst our main results, we show that the transition from the Great Inflation of the 1970s to the Great Moderation was the consequence of a dramatic collapse in the bargaining power of both workers and firms. As a secondary objective, it is also an attempt to fill the gap with other competing theories of inflation since the conflicting-claims approach is characterized by a relative paucity in terms of empirical works.
Improvement of the Self-Controlled Hyperthermia Applications by Varying Gadolinium Doping in Lanthanum Strontium Manganite Nanoparticles

In this study, silica-encapsulated gadolinium was doped in lanthanum strontium manganite nanoparticles (NPs) with different concentrations using the citrate–gel auto-combustion method. We focused on tuning the Curie temperature and enhancing the specific absorption rate (SAR) of silica-coated gadolinium-doped lanthanum strontium manganite NPs to make them suitable for self-controlled magnetic hyperthermia. The samples were characterized by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and magnetic measurements to examine the structural, optical, and magnetic properties of the manganite NPs. While our results exhibit a successful doping of gadolinium in lanthanum strontium manganite NPs, we further prepared magnetic core NPs with sizes between 20 and 50 nm. The Curie temperature of the NPs declined with increasing gadolinium doping, making them promising materials for hyperthermia applications. The Curie temperature was measured using the magnetization (M-T) curve. Magnetic heating was carried out in an external applied AC magnetic field. Our present work proved the availability of regulating the Curie temperature of gadolinium-doped lanthanum strontium manganite NPs, which makes them promising candidates for self-controlled magnetic hyperthermia applications.
Overview of Media Poster Effectiveness about Tuberculosis to Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior of Puskesmas Visitors Leuwiliang Kabupaten Bogor

Posters are one of the visual media that can play an important role in preventing littering behavior. By the definition of posters which are media used to convey certain information, suggestions, or ideas, to stimulate the desire of those who see them to carry out the content. This study used a quantitative approach. This research is research with Cross-sectional method. This method is considered by the purpose of this study, namely Knowing the picture of the effectiveness of poster media on increasing knowledge and attitudes of visitors to the Leuwiliang Health Center. The results of the study described the knowledge variables of bad respondents as many as 44 people (54.3%) and the category of good respondent knowledge variables as many as 37 people (45.7%), the behavioral variables of respondents did not do as many as 41 people (50.6%) and the category of behavioral variables of respondents did as many as 40 people (49.4%), negative respondent attitude variables as many as 1 person (1.2%) and the variable category of positive respondent attitudes as many as 80 people (98.8%), The respondents' media type variable did not understand as many as 21 people (60%) and the respondent's media type variable category understood as many as 60 people (74.1%).
An ethno-veterinary survey of medicinal plants in woredas of Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia

For generations, the use of ethno-veterinary practices to treat and control livestock diseases is an old practice in a large part of the world, particularly developing countries where animal health services are still very poor. This study was undertaken to document the ethno-veterinary medicinal plant knowledge of 115 purposively selected local farmers in Tanqua-Abergele and Kolla-Tembien woredas of Tigray region using a semi-structured interview, observation and field guided walk from October 2008 to April 2009. Specimens of plants that were used for treatment of livestock ailments were collected, coded and transported for taxonomic identification at Mekelle University and Addis Ababa University National Herbarium. The survey led to documentation of 29 medicinal plant species belonging to 23 various families. Achyranthes aspera L. (10.4%) Calpurinia aurea (Ait) Benth (9.6%), Nicotiana tabacum (9.6%) and Malva parviflora L. (7%) were the most frequently reported plant species. Herbs were the most widely used for the treatment of various ailments constituting the largest percentage (60%) followed by trees and shrubs with 24.3 and 15.7%, respectively. The study reveals that the local farmers of the study areas were with a wealth of knowledge of medicinal plants used to manage livestock health problems by harvesting the ones found in their vicinity. Further ethno-veterinary botanical surveys in these areas and other unexplored part of the region as well as the other regions of the country is advocated before most times, tested indigenous knowledge of the traditional herbalists passes away. Key words: Medicinal plants, livestock, ailments, Tanqua-Abergele, Kolla-Tembien, Ethiopia.
A Numerical Simulation Study of Secondary Ice Productions in a Squall Line Case

Secondary ice productions (SIPs) can produce ice crystals with a number concentration much higher than that of ice nucleating particles in mixed-phase clouds and therefore influence cloud glaciation and precipitation. For midlatitude continental mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), how SIPs affect the microphysical properties and precipitation is still not clear. There are few studies of SIPs in midlatitude continental MCSs. This study investigates the roles of three SIPs (rime splintering, freezing drop shattering, and ice-ice collisional breakup) on a squall line case in North China on 18 August 2020 using the WRF model with a modified Morrison double-moment bulk microphysical scheme. Including SIPs, especially ice-ice collisional breakup, in the model simulations markedly improves the simulated convective area and convective precipitation rate of the squall line, while slightly improving the area and precipitation of the stratiform region. Within the mixed-phase layer in both the convective and stratiform regions of the squall line, ice-ice collisional breakup is the dominant process to generate ice crystals. In contrast, rime splintering generates an order of magnitude fewer ice crystals than ice-ice collisional breakup, while freezing drop shattering plays a negligible role due to the lack of large drops. Ice multiplication through ice-ice collisional breakup and rime splintering produces numerous snowflakes and graupel. This leads to enhanced depositional growth and weaker riming, which in turn weakens rime splintering. It is recommended to add SIP parameterization to the model.
Sunni to Shia Conversion in Indonesia

Since the Iranian Islamic revolution led by Imam Khomeini, Shia and its community have received a lot of attention as a research subject. This paper aims to examine how the phenomenon of conversion from Sunni-Shia in Indonesia. What underlies the choice to convert even with the consequence that conversion to Shia has the potential to cause psychological, economic, social and political tensions. This research was conducted in four cities in Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Makassar. These cities are used to represent Indonesia. The results of the study show that there are at least four 'gates' which are the main arguments in their decision to convert from Sunni to Shia. These gates are 'philosophy', 'history', 'Irfan/Sufism', and 'fiqh gates'. The typology of encounters through the four doors is a strong typology that I encountered in my research. most people who convert from Sunni to Shia usually pass through one or several gates that become milestones for their acceptance of Shia.
Integrated stratigraphy and palaeoclimate history of the Carnian Pluvial Event in the Boreal realm; new data from the Upper Triassic Kapp Toscana Group in central Spitsbergen (Norway)

The Late Triassic climate is characterized by arid conditions interrupted by a humid phase known as the Carnian Pluvial Event (CPE). This wet phase is well documented in the Tethyan realm, but evidence from the Boreal realm is scarce. Here we present evidence from quantitative palynology for the CPE from the Kapp Toscana Group on central Spitsbergen integrated with organic carbon isotope data linked to the geomagnetic polarity time scale. Our data reveal an early to mid-Julian-1 age for the Tschermakfjellet Formation. The transition to the Julian-2 is located in the De Geerdalen Formation and the Isfjorden Member is confirmed as mostly Tuvalian-3 in age. The Aulisporites astigmosus pollen assemblage zone that marks the base of the CPE in the Tethys realm at the base of the Julian-2 is assigned to the Julian-1 in the Boreal region. Palaeoclimate proxy data inferred from principal component analysis indicate wetter conditions from the Julian-2 onwards, which is in agreement with the establishment of local swamp vegetation on top of a delta plain. The palaeotemperature curve indicates a period of cooler climate during the early Julian-1 followed by warming during the late Julian-1. Supplementary materials: A list of all identified morphotaxa of pollen, spores and aquatic palynomorphs is available at http://www.geolsoc. org.uk/SUP18879.
Effects of Short-Term Intermittent Fasting on Growth Performance, Fatty Acids Profile, Glycolysis and Cholesterol Synthesis Gene Expression in European Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax

The present study was applied to evaluate the effects of alternate feeding and feed restriction on gene expression, growth, proximate composition and biochemical indices in European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Fish were randomly divided into six indoor tanks with 90 fish per tank in a recirculating aquaculture system. Two feeding strategies were applied, in which the first group was fed daily to satiation and the second was intermittently fed (8 days feeding to satiation–2 days starvation) for 40 days. At the end of the experiment, outlier fish were sorted as fast growers (FG) and slow growers (SG) according to their final body weight. The differential gene expression tested was related to glycolysis (pk, ldha, hk, g3pdh, eno1 and alda), fatty acid metabolism (lpl and acc) and cholesterol synthesis (7dhcr and sqle). In addition, muscle ldha and gpi expressions were positively correlated with fish weight. The concentrations of glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) were not affected by the dietary treatments. Glucose and NEFA differed significantly between SG and FG fed groups. Overall, the physiological responses of glucose and fatty acid metabolism in fish, as recorded by gene expression assays, were triggered by minor interventions in feeding rather than the different growth rates. Expression of specific genes and biochemical parameters could be used as potential biomarkers to improve aquaculture practices and benefit fish husbandry through selective breeding, feeding strategies and farm management. The study provides new insights on the impact of intermittent feeding of European seabass, with gene markers and their potential effects, for European seabass aquaculture.
Wildlife Harvesting and Sustainable Regional Native Economy in the Hudson and James Bay Lowland, Ontario

To assist the Omushkego Cree in planning a community and regional economic development strategy that takes into account the traditional economy, we developed appropriate methodologies to investigate the quantitative importance and economic value of hunting and fishing for the Mushkegowuk region, Hudson and James Bay Lowland. Harvests of wildlife by the 6500 aboriginal residents of eight communities - Moose Factory, Moosonee, New Post, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Attawapiskat, Peawanuck and Fort Severn - were estimated by means of a questionnaire study. A total of 925 persons were interviewed for 56% coverage in a stratified sampling design. Four species (moose, Canada goose, caribou, lesser snow goose) accounted for about two-thirds of the 1990 bush food harvest of 687 000 kg, the equivalent of 402 g meat or 97 g protein per adult per day. The replacement value of the bush food harvested in the region was about $7.8 million in 1990. Including other products of the land (fur, fuelwood, berries), the total value of the traditional economy, $9.4 million for the region or $8400 per household per year, was about one-third as large as the total cash economy. The results show that the traditional economy is a cornerstone of the regional mixed economy, and that such a mixed economy may persist as a culturally and environmentally sustainable base for the region. Key words: Hudson Bay and James Bay Lowland, Canadian subarctic, Cree, sustainable development, subsistence, wildlife, fisheries
Comparing farmers ’ perception of climate change and variability with historical climate data in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Perception of climate change and variability supported by local knowledge has helped to advance understanding of climate change and its impacts on agricultural land-use systems. This study compares farmers’ perception of climate change and variability in four communities of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Using a sample of 186 households from these four communities, farmers’ perception was compared with historical climatic data from the closest weather station of the study area. Also, logistic regressions were used to estimate factors that influence the perception of climate change and variability in the area. Findings show that 71% of respondents perceived an increase in temperature which matches with the climatological evidence. On the other hand, decreasing rainfall with a shortening period was observed by 95% of respondents. From the climatological data, no real evidence of reduction in the amount of rainfall was apparent due to the high inter-annual variability. Unlike the rainfall data, there is an agreement between climatological data and farmers’ observation that the onset of the rainy season is now shifting from April to June, accompanied by an increasing dry spell. In contrast, there is a divergence concerning the length of the growing season which is explained by the strong influence of the onset rather than by the end of the rainy season. From the findings of the binary logistic analyses, the local topography and the information on weather and climate were significant in determining the likelihood of a good perception of climate change and variability. Therefore, for any policy directed at farmers to adopt adaptation measures to climate change, more attention should be given to the role of the local environment and access to climate-related information.
The Anti-Nociceptive Effects of Nicotine in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Pain can have a serious impact on a patient’s physical, mental, and social health, often causing their quality of life to decline. Various nicotine dosage forms, such as nicotine patches and nasal spray, have been developed and used as analgesics in clinical settings. However, there is controversy over the anti-nociceptive effects of nicotine among different clinical trials. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to quantify the analgesic effect of nicotine patches, nicotine nasal spray, and tobacco smoking on pain in humans. Methods: Relevant articles published in English prior to July 2023 were identified using the PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase online databases in accordance with PRISMA (2020) guidelines. Two reviewers independently screened and selected studies, extracted data, and assessed the quality of the included studies using version 2 of the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2). RStudio was used for data synthesis, heterogeneity assessment, sensitivity analysis, publication bias assessment, trim-and-fill analyses, and generating forest plots. Results: Sixteen eligible articles, including k = 5 studies of pain tolerance (n = 210), k = 5 studies of pain threshold (n = 210), and k = 12 studies of pain scores (N = 1249), were included for meta-analysis. Meta-analytic integration for pain threshold (Hedges’ g = 0.28, 95% CI = 0–0.55, Z = 1.99, p = 0.05) and pain tolerance (Hedges’ g = 0.32, 95% CI = 0.05–0.59, Z = 2.30, p = 0.02) revealed that nicotine administered via tobacco smoke generated acute analgesic effects to thermal stimuli. Meta-analytic integration for pain scores revealed that nicotine had a weak anti-nociceptive effect on postoperative pain of −0.37 (95% CI = −0.77 to 0.03, Z = −1.80) but with no statistical significance (p = 0.07). In addition, a limited number of included studies revealed that long-term smoking produced hyperalgesia that may be characterized as small to medium in magnitude (Hedges’ g = 0.37, 95% CI = 0.29–0.64, Z = 5.33, p < 0.01). Conclusion: These results help to clarify the mixed outcomes of trials and may ultimately inform the treatment of pain. We observed that acute nicotine administration prolonged the laboratory-induced pain threshold and tolerance time and may mildly relieve postoperative pain. In addition, long-term tobacco smoking may have a nociceptive effect on different types of chronic pain. More research is needed to determine the anti-nociceptive effects of nicotine in humans, and to understand the optimal timing, dose, and method of delivery of nicotine.
Susceptibility Test of Aedes aegypti Larvae to Temefos (Abate)

Dengue fever is an infectious disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Temefos is a tool used in controlling Aedes aegypti larvae and its use for a long time without based on rules can cause resistance. This study aims to determine the susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti larvae to Temefos in the Ciamis and Cimaragas areas. The method of this research is experimental with samples obtained from residential areas in Ciamis and Cimaragas sub-districts then hatched into instar IV larvae at the Parasitology Laboratory of STIKes Muhamamadiyah Ciamis in May 2019. The results of the test on temefos 0.1 g showed that Aedes aegypti larvae from both regions obtained the results of Ciamis (100%) and Cimaragas (100%) sub-districts were still susceptible to temefos. From these results it can be concluded that the test larvae from both areas are still susceptible to temefos so that the tool can still be used as a larvicide, especially in controlling Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
Noncohesive critical Coulomb wedges: An exact solution

Active fold-and-thrust belts or submarine accretionary complexes can be modeled as critically tapered wedges of material on the verge of Coulomb failure everywhere, overlying a basal decollement where frictional sliding is occurring. Ignoring cohesion, the four strength parameters needed to describe a critical Coulomb wedge are its internal and basal coefficients of friction μ and μb and its internal and basal Hubbert-Rubey fluid pressure ratios λ and λb. An exact relation between surface slope α and basal dip β of a noncohesive critical wedge with uniform properties is derived. The state of stress within such a wedge has the same orientation everywhere, and α is constant if β is, and vice versa. A coefficient of internal friction μ = 1.1 is consistent with the known surface slope, basal dip, and pore fluid pressures in the active fold-and-thrust belt of western Taiwan, assuming that Byerlee's law, μb = 0.85, is valid on the base. The wide variety of tectonic styles observed to occur along convergent margins, including subduction erosion, active accretion, subduction without accretion, and even extension and normal faulting, may be controlled by relatively small spatial or temporal variations in either μb or λb.
The probability distribution of intense daily precipitation

The probability tail structure of over 22,000 weather stations globally is examined in order to identify the physically and mathematically consistent distribution type for modeling the probability of intense daily precipitation and extremes. Results indicate that when aggregating data annually, most locations are to be considered heavy tailed with statistical significance. When aggregating data by season, it becomes evident that the thickness of the probability tail is related to the variability in precipitation causing events and thus that the fundamental cause of precipitation volatility is weather diversity. These results have both theoretical and practical implications for the modeling of high‐frequency climate variability worldwide.
EXPRESS: CEO Narcissism, Corporate Inertia, and Securities Analysts’ Stock Recommendations

The narcissism of chief executive officers (CEOs) is attracting much research interest because of its potential effects on the strategic decisions, financial performance, and competitive standing of firms. This article addresses a significant gap in the literature by analyzing the effect of CEO narcissism on security analysts’ stock recommendations (ASR). As financial-market intermediaries between firms and investors, analysts are an important corporate-governance actor, whose stock recommendations are consequential for the market value of a firm. Drawing on the idea of observers’ implicit leadership theories, we argue that greater CEO narcissism will predict lower ASR because narcissistic CEOs’ penchant for risk taking will lead analysts to categorize them as ineffective leaders. We argue further that signals of corporate inertia conveyed by the age, size, and reputation of firms will positively moderate the CEO narcissism – ASR relationship, because analysts will expect inertia to be offset by narcissistic CEOs’ risk taking, a dynamic likely to improve firm performance. U.S. panel data provides support for the theorized CEO narcissism – ASR relationship and indicates significant moderation effects of the reputation and size of firms. The article discusses the study’s contributions and implications for research and practice.