Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Nostalgic neighborhood belongings: Theorizing the interrelationship among nostalgias, belongings and neighborhood changes

Depending on one’s socio-territorial contexts, age, and time spent residing in the same place, the spatial-temporal experience of belonging is lived differently. Within this framework, this article looks at perspectives of neighborhood belonging in long-term residents aged 65 years and older. Based on the narratives of 51 people from three neighborhoods of Valparaíso, Chile, who participated in the 2019 workshops and/or in-depth interviews, I identify different types of nostalgic senses of belonging; and examine the social and spatial conditions that influence their formation. From this empirical research, I argue that these belongings are based on daily practices that refer to the past neighborhood and that, at the same time, are embodied in their current materialities. The results show, on the one hand, the role of nostalgia in the formation of a belonging, from the past to the present; and, on the other, the influence of place in these experiences. From the above, this article contributes to the conceptualization of the material dimension of nostalgic belongings and their interrelationships among nostalgias, belongings, and changes in social and physical environments.
The Effect of the New Normal Policy on Individual Behaviors

The outbreak of the Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic which has shocked not only the national scale, but the international is busy with the presence of this virus outbreak as well. This incident hinders the various activities of human life from various sectors. Therefore, the issuance of policies carried out by the government in dealing with this problem, one of which is the new normal. The new normal policy has a big impact in various lines of community life, in its handling it still needs close supervision. Many people do not understand the true meaning of new normal. This policy also resulted in changes in the structure of behaviour and conditions in society. This change is in the form of carrying out a health protocol consisting of 3M, namely using masks, washing hands with soap or hand sanitizer, and maintaining a minimum distance of 1.5 meters which not only affects him, but also has the potential to affect the surrounding environment and society at a wider scale. However, the emergence of this policy can also have an impact on the mental health of the Indonesian people. Mental health is difficult to predict, but if it happens it will have a butterfly effect. For example, such as feeling bored in doing activities in the house which is very limited to the emergence of a feeling of being buried for a long time, later it will cause unexpected things negatively like ignoring health protocols when it is time to interact outside the home. Keywords—public policy, new normal, mental health
Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Hypertension among Asian Populations in the United States: NHANES 2011-2016

Background:Asian Americans have been reported having higher arsenic (As), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg) levels, comparing with non-Asian Americans. Exposure to these metals/metalloids have been associated with risk of hypertension, however, limited studies have explored the associations of As, Pb, Cd and Hg levels with hypertension among general Asian Americans. This study aimed to investigate the associations of As, Pb, Cd and Hg levels with blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension among Asian Americans who participated in the 2011-2016 National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES). Methods:The study included participants aged 20 years and older with determinations of As, Pb, Cd and Hg in blood (n=7913) and urine (n=3954). These metals levels were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels were examined through a standardized protocol. Censored normal regression model and logistic regression model were employed to explore the associations of As, Pb, Cd and Hg levels with blood pressure levels and hypertension respectively, and potential confounders were also adjusted in these regression models.Results:In multivariable-adjusted models, blood Hg levels were associated with increased SBP (tertile 2 vs. tertile 1: β=-0.9 mmHg, 95%CI:-6.1, 4.4; tertile 3 vs. tertile 1: β=5.6, 95%CI: 0.0, 11.2; P trend=0.003), DBP level (tertile 2 vs. tertile 1: β=4.1 mmHg, 95% CI: 0.1, 8.1; tertile 3 vs. tertile 1: β=5.8 mmHg, 95% CI: 1.9, 9.7; P trend=0.003) and prevalence of hypertension (tertile 2 vs. tertile 1: OR=1.2, 95% CI: 0.4, 3.4; tertile 3 vs. tertile 1: OR=2.8, 95% CI: 1.1, 7.3; P trend=0.001) among Asian Americans. The positive associations were also found between blood methyl-Hg level and blood pressure levels and prevalence of hypertension, whereas we did not identify significant associations of As, Pb and Cd levels in blood and urine with blood pressure levels and hypertension among Asian Americans. Conclusions:Highly exposed to Hg level among Asian Americans might associated with increased blood pressure levels and prevalence of hypertension. Further prospective studies with larger sample size should be performed to warrant the results.
Controlling the Structural Robustness of Zirconium-Based Metal Organic Frameworks for Efficient Adsorption on Tetracycline Antibiotics

Tetracyclines (TCs) are the most widely used antibiotics for the prevention and treatment of livestock diseases, but they are toxic to humans and have frequently been detected in water bodies. In this study, the physical and chemical properties of the zirconium-based metal organic framework (MOF) UiO-66 and its NH2-functionalized congener UiO-66-NH2 were investigated along with batch TC adsorption tests to determine the effect of functionalization on TC removal. TC removal was highest at pH 3 and decreased with increasing pH. Pseudo-1st and pseudo-2nd-order kinetic models were used to study the adsorption equilibrium times, and Langmuir isotherm model was found to be more suitable than Freundlich model. The maximum uptake for UiO-66 and UIO-66-NH2 was measured to be 93.6 and 76.5 mg/g, respectively. Unexpectedly, the TC adsorption capacity of UiO-66-NH2 was observed to be lower than that of UiO-66. Density functional theory calculations revealed that the pore structures are irrelevant to TC adsorption, and that the –NH2 functional group could weaken the structural robustness of UiO-66-NH2, causing a reduction in TC adsorption capacity. Accordingly, robust MOFs with zirconium-based metal clusters can be effectively applied for the treatment of antibiotics such as TC in water.
Association of marine Collagen/Biosilicate composites and photobiomodulation in the process of bone healing using an experimental model of calvarial defect

The study comparing the bone regenerative capacity in an experimental model of cranial bone defects in rats, into 3 groups: G1: bone defects irradiated with photobiomodulation; G2: Biosilicate + photobiomodulation and G3: Biosilicate and Spongin + photobiomodulation. Histocompatibility and bone responses were performed after 15 and 45 days of implantation. Histological analysis demonstrated that photobiomodulation irradiated animals presented an increased amount of newly formed over time. Histomorphometry showed higher values for bone volume for G3 and G1, higher values for osteoid volume and number of osteoblasts observed for G3 compared to G2. TGF-β immunolabelling was higher for G2. The values found for VEGF were higher for biosilicate (with or without spongin) 15 days of implantation with an increased difference being observed for G1, 45 days after surgery. In conclusion, the stimulus provided by photobiomodulation associated to the biomimetic composite increased bone formation in the cranial bone defect in rats. Consequently, these data highlight the potential of the introduction of spongin into biosilicate and irradiated with photobiomodulation to improve the biological performance for bone regeneration applications.
Double-diffusive thermochemical convection in the liquid layers of planetary interiors : a first numerical exploration with a particle- in-cell method

De nombreux corps du systeme solaire possedent des enveloppes liquides internes, comme par exemple les noyaux metalliques des planetes telluriques et les oceans profonds des satellites de glace de Jupiter et Saturne, dans lesquelles se produisent des courants de convection. La modelisation de la dynamique de ces enveloppes est cruciale pour comprendre la generation des champs magnetiques planetaires (pour les noyaux) et pour mieux determiner l’habitabilite potentielle des satellites joviens. La convection dans ces enveloppes est generalement produite par la combinaison d’au moins deux sources de flottabilite : une source thermique et une source solutale. Une telle situation est plus complexe qu’un regime de convection purement thermique ou purement solutale, d’une part en raison de l’existence d’un couplage thermochimique lorsqu’un processus de fusion ou de cristallisation se produit a l’une des frontieres de l’enveloppe, et d’autre part a cause de la forte difference de diffusivite moleculaire entre les champs thermique et compositionnel qui permet potentiellement le developpement d’instabilites double-diffusives. Classiquement, ces complexites ont ete ignorees dans les simulations numeriques de la dynamo terrestre ; les champs thermique et compositionnel ayant ete combines en une seule variable nommee « codensite ». Cette approche est sans doute simpliste mais permet d’esquiver une difficulte technique liee a la description du champ compositionnel dont la tres faible diffusivite necessite de recourir a des methodes numeriques adaptees. Cette these presente d’abord l’implementation d’une methode semi-Lagrangienne du type « particle-in-cell » dans un code de dynamo pre-existant, permettant ainsi de traiter de maniere plus realiste le champ de composition dans les enveloppes liquides internes des planetes. Les optimisations realisees sont detaillees ainsi que les resultats de tests sur des cas de benchmark qui valident cet outil. Une comparaison avec des methodes Euleriennes est egalement presentee. Une premiere exploration de la physique de la convection compositionnelle et thermochimique en rotation dans la limite d’un nombre de Prandtl compositionnel infini est ensuite conduite dans le contexte du noyau liquide terrestre. Il est montre que la dynamique convective est tres differente de celle de la convection thermique pure. Notamment, les materiaux legers injectes a la frontiere graine/noyau liquide sont capables d’atteindre la frontiere noyau/manteau et de s’y accumuler pour former une couche chimiquement stratifiee, dont l’existence a ete evoquee theoriquement mais qui n’a jamais pu etre produite dans de precedentes simulations. Enfin, la dynamique double-diffusive des couches stratifiees est egalement discutee, et de premieres simulations de « salt fingers » sont presentees.
Formation of cobalt ferrite nanopowders in an impinging-jets microreactor

The dependence of cobalt ferrite nanosized powder production process on the synthesis method and conditions was studied. The paper shows the possibility for producing nanocrystalline CoFe 2 O 4 with an average particle size of 12 nm under conditions of an impinging-jets microreactor at room temperature. The inﬂuence exerted by the parameters of process implementation in the microreactor on phase formation in the CoO–Fe 2 O 3 – H 2 O system was analyzed.
Satisfying Information Needs of Food Science Research by Analyzing the Citation Patterns of Faculty and Graduate Students Research

Abstract The paper provides comparative information on the citation characteristics of theses and dissertations and research faculty publications in food science over an eleven-year period. These include: the types of publications that they cite; the age of resources; the characteristics of the journals they cite (scatter of cited journals articles, zones of cited journals, overlap of cited journals, Journal Citation Report categories, and ranking of cited journals); and the publishers of cited journals. The similarities and differences between graduate students’ citation patterns (theses [Masters] and dissertations [Ph.D.]) and those of the faculty are highlighted and discussed throughout the paper.
Microcosm Study on Allelopathic Effects of Leaf Litter Leachates and Purified Condensed Tannins from Kandelia obovata on Germination and Growth of Aegiceras corniculatum

Kandelia obovata (Ko) and Aegiceras corniculatum (Ac) are common and dominant plant species in mangrove wetlands in South China, and distribute in the similar tidal zones along the coastline. The present study aimed to determine the allelopathic effects of leaf litter leachates (LLLs) from Ko and their purified condensed tannins (PCTs) on the germination and growth of Ac by mangrove microcosms. Replicate pots containing five different levels of LLLs and PCTs were separately prepared and propagules of Ac were placed in each treatment. Both LLLs and PCTs significantly inhibited the germination and growth of Ac, especially in high levels. The final germination rates of roots, stems, and the number of fine roots declined continuously while other growth indicators, including the lengths of fine roots, nutritive roots, the biomasses of roots, stems, leaves, increased firstly and then decreased with increasing levels. These results indicated that LLLs from the leaf litter of Ko, in particular, their PCTs exerted an inhibition effect on propagule germination and seedling growth of Ac, and the inhibitory effects were concentration dependent. This study suggested that condensed tannins from leaf litter, acting as allelochemicals, could regulate the natural regeneration of a mangrove forest.
The Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Sexually Abused Children: A Hospital-Based Study

Introduction: Child sexual abuse is an extensive health and societal problem as even the lowest prevalence of child sexual abuse includes a huge number of victims who still need to be considered. Africa has the highest prevalence of child sexual abuse yet still with a paucity of literature on the subject matter. Objective: Describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of children victim of sexual abuse reported at the Yaounde Gynaeco-obstetric and Pediatric Hospital (YGOPH). Methods: A hospital based cross sectional descriptive study was conducted from January 1st, 2017 – December 31st, 2019 at the Yaounde Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital. Consultation files were examined and identified cases of child sexual abuse (CSA) recruited. Epidemiological and clinical data of included participants were treated using a pre-established questionnaire. Collected data were entered and analysed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) software version 26.0 with p-values calculated following a one variable binomial sampling. Results: In total, data was assessed from 51,331 pediatric consultation files of which 127 cases of child sexual abuse met our inclusion criteria. The prevalence of child sexual abuse was 0.25%. Most victims of child sexual abuse were of the female gender (92%) from single parenting homes (36.8%) (p< 0.05) within two age groups < 5years (32.9%) and 10-15 years (32.9%). Perpetrators were in majority males (84%) of age ≥18 years (72.4%) and were persons known to the victims (73.7%) who proceeded by taking advantage of the victims’ trust. Vaginal penetration (57.9%) with vaginal lesions (59.2%) were the most encountered cases which were placed on highly active anti-retroviral prophylaxis however with poor clinical follow-up (35.5%) as the patients did not turn-up for their visits. Conclusion: Child sexual abuse though not addressed as a matter of urgency, yet it is a problem with a gradual upward trend in our community most especially as perpetrators are persons we are familiar with. Thus, a call for greater vigilance with regards to the guidance we leave our children with.
A new combined detection algorithm for blocking and subtropical ridges

Blockings are high-impact atmospheric systems of mid/high-latitudes and have been widely addressed in meteorological and climatological studies. However, the diversity of blocking definitions makes comparison across studies not straightforward. Here, we propose a conceptual model for the life-cycle of high-pressure systems that recognizes the multifaceted and transient characteristics of these events. A detection scheme identifies and classifies daily structures, discriminating between subtropical ridges and different types of well-established blocking patterns (omega and dipole-like Rex). This is complemented by a spatio-temporal tracking algorithm, which accounts for transitions between patterns, providing a global catalogue of events for 1950-2020. Criteria rely on simple metrics retrieved from one single-level field, and allow implementation in different datasets and climatic realms. Using reanalyses data, we provide illustrative examples, the first global and seasonal climatological assessment of the diversity of high-pressure events, their associated impacts and recent frequency changes.Results reveal that ridge and blocking events affect widespread regions from the subtropics to high-latitudes. We find remarkably distinct regional impacts among the considered types, which had been hindered in previous studies by restricted focus on Rex-like structures. This plethora of high-pressure systems is much less evident in the Southern Hemisphere, where activity is dominated by subtropical ridges and secluded blocking-like patterns. We report increasing frequencies of low-latitude systems, although with hemispheric and seasonal differences that can only be partially interpreted as a consequence of subtropical expansion. Blocking frequency trends exhibit more heterogeneous and complex spatial patterns, with no evidence of generalized significant changes.
The contribution of open economies to environmental performance

The main purpose of this master thesis is to examine the role of the openness of a market economy and the quality of the institution in the protection of the environment. The question here is: To what extent does a country’s political system and, consequently, the free market and its economic development affect its environmental performance? Put differently, is open economy and institutional quality the answer to sustainability? To address this question, various macroeconomic, environmental and institutional indicators are selected, namely Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDPc), the ‘Open Markets Index’, calculated by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 2013, the ‘Environmental Performance Index’ (EPI), calculated by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) and the ‘Control of Corruption’ (CC), ‘Rule of Law’ (RL) and ‘Government Effectiveness’ (GE) indicators, part of The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project. The sampled countries include all G20 and EU mem-bers and, together with the remaining ones, they comprise ‘more than 90% of global trade and investment’, as stated in ICC’s report. The results show that the Environmental Performance Index is directly proportional to the Open Markets Index & GDPc and that countries with stable democratic establishments better protect the environment. For the estimation of a statistical model, Principal Component Regression is applied, where EPI is the dependent and GDPc & OMI & the three governance indicators, i.e. CC, RL and GE, are the independent variables, that strongly suggests that high per capita income, an open economy and high levels of corruption control, legal system viability and government effectiveness, i.e. good governance, have a positive effect on a country’s environmental performance. Mainly, it is shown that there is a statistically signiﬁcant positive correlation between a country’s economic growth, openness of economy & levels of effective governance and its environmental performance.
Assessing tourists’ preferences for conservation of large carnivores in the Italian Alps using a discrete choice experiment

A study on tourists’ preferences for wildlife conservation in the Italian Alps using a choice experiment is presented. The study focuses on wolves, lynx and salamanders, which are in danger of extinction. Welfare analysis suggests that WTP for varying sizes of animal population increases up to 45–55 animals and then decreases. This indicates that tourists are willing to financially contribute to an increase in the number of animals, but they do not want too many individuals, probably due to the impacts that large populations of carnivores may have. Estimated consumer surplus confirms a larger positive welfare change for the scenario with 50 animals. A population of 50 animals is considered a viable population for the survival of wolves and lynx; therefore results indicate that tourists are willing to contribute for sustainable wolf and lynx conservation. The analysis also indicates that the places of residence and where respondents grew up influence preferences.
Effect of Copper Chloride on the Growth of Maize (Zea mays)

Maize is an important cereal crop which is directly eaten by humans. The present study was conducted to access the effect of copper chloride on the growth of Zea mays plant. The experiment was carried out in pots. Different concentration of copper chloride (0 ppm as control, 25 ppm, 50 ppm, 75 ppm) were applied to plant before germination and after two weeks of germination. The results showed that there is decreased in growth of Zea mays takes place, while the highest biomass above ground (3.63±0.2 g, 0.29±0.005 g), biomass below ground (2.26±0.15 g, 0.08±0.005 g) total biomass (5.90±0.20 g, 0.29±0.005g) fresh and dry respectively were noted at control. Maximum shoot length (27.86±1.07 cm), root length (2.46±0.15 cm), leaf length (27.93±0.56 cm), leaf width (3.13±0.30 cm), leaf area (65.72±7.68 cm2), number of leaves (9.0±1.0), number of seeds germinate (10.0±0.50) were also noted at control level.
Communication privacy management for smart speaker use: Integrating the role of privacy self-efficacy and the multidimensional view

Smart speakers can transform interactions with users into retrievable data, posing new challenges to privacy management. Privacy management in smart speakers can be more complex than just making decisions about disclosure based on the risk–benefit analysis. Hence, this study attempts to integrate privacy self-efficacy and the multidimensional view of privacy management behaviors into the privacy calculus model and proposes an extended privacy calculus model for smart speaker usage. The study explicates three types of privacy management strategies in smart speaker usage: privacy disclosure, boundary linkage, and boundary control. A survey of smart speaker users (N = 474) finds that perceived benefits are positively associated with privacy disclosure and boundary linkage, whereas perceived privacy risks are negatively related to these two strategies. Also, perceived privacy risks are positively related to boundary control. Finally, privacy self-efficacy promotes all three strategies while mitigating the impact of perceived privacy risks and boosting the impact of perceived benefits on privacy management.