Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Influence of cure parameters in polymer matrix composites using embedded optical fibers

The influence of cure processing parameters was investigated using strain distributions from embedded optical fibers. The determination of optimized cure parameters is often needed to achieve material properties which meet aerospace industry design requirements. Optical fibers were embedded near the midplane of thin (5 mm; [0/90/90/0]3s) composite laminates to monitor the internal strain during cure for two different cure cycles (manufacturer-recommended and an alternative two-step cure). Each laminate was fabricated using a vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding process. The internal strain with respect to the spatial position and time were monitored. During cure, greater variations in the strain near the vicinity of the laminate edges were observed. However, a two-step cure cycle revealed that the variation of strain near the laminate edges is reduced. The results demonstrate the capability of high-spatial resolution optical fibers to measure the in-situ cure and residual strain during the processing of composite structures.
Non-adherence to asthma medications: Relation to socio-economic status and asthma education

Background: Poor adherence to asthma medications remains a major problem and improved patient adherence may lead to improved asthma control and quality of life[1]. Objectives: To understand the reason for non-compliance and whether it's related to socio-economic status and asthma education received. Methods: Asthma patients visiting the outpatient department completed questionnaires that included demographics, socio-economic condition, inhalers usage, asthma education received and reasons for non-compliance. Results: Two hundred and forty two patients(133 males) participated in the study. Twenty-six percent patients were non-compliant with inhalers. Reasons for non-compliance included fear of side effects(38%), inhaler cost(30%), concerns about habit formation(12.7%), as advised by family members(11%) and as advised by physician(22%). Non-compliance was higher with usage of metered dose inhaler without spacer compared to other devices (p=0.00). Non-adherence to treatment was significantly higher in low-income and lower education groups (p<0.05). Compliance was higher when physician was directly involved in asthma education and inhaler technique demonstration compared to other health professionals/non-medical persons (p=0.004). Conclusions: Non-adherence to asthma medications was significant in the survey with significant variations related to socio-economic or educational status. Compliance improved when the physician was directly involved in asthma education and inhaler technique demonstration. References: 1.Bender BG, Bender SE. Patient-identified barriers to asthma treatment adherence: responses to interviews, focus groups and questionnaires. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2005;25(1):107-130.
An Exploring the Factors Structure of Human Resource of Supply Chain Management Based Entrepreneurship in Aceh, Indonesia

The entrepreneurial opportunities emerge when certain individuals have insights into the value of resources that others do not. The resources such as alertness of entrepreneurial, knowledge, and ability become their own right. This study is intended to explore the factors structure of human resource of supply chain management based entrepreneurship in Aceh, Indonesia. The questionnaires were sent to 175 managers in firm, and were received back for an 86% response rate from 175 managers. The first factor analyzed was structure of the human resources. The summated entrepreneurship scores for managers were correlated, and responses to the human resource and entrepreneurship items were made using multivariate analysis of variance. These results identify the factors of human resources that are very influential on entrepreneurship in cluster 1 are Entrepreneurial Ability and Entrepreneurial Innovation.
Toward a Configurational Protection Motivation Theory

Protection motivation theory (PMT) has been widely used as a theory to explain users’ adoption of health information technologies. Prior studies based on PMT tend to treat it as a variance model and explain the parallel and independent effects of its constructs. This theorization neglects the original insights about the sequence of decision making and the interdependencies between PMT constructs. To address both of these two issues, this study proposes and tests a configurational protection motivation theory (CPMT). Specifically, different configurations are identified to reflect the potential sequential effects, substitutive effects, and complementary effects. A survey of 204 mobile health service users in China is conducted to test CPMT and the data analysis results confirm the theoretical expectations. This study can contribute to protection motivation theory and e-health research and suggest practitioners to think in a holistic way during service promotion.
Mental Health in Kenya: Not yet Uhuru

The year 2013 was a remarkable year in the history of Kenya, for the country celebrated its 50th birthday as a sovereign nation after gaining its independence, or uhuru in Swahili, from its colonial power, the United Kingdom in 1963. To commemorate this important milestone, the government in power rolled out lavish celebrations costing billions of Kenyan Shillings (Kangethe, 2013). The celebrations were even more pompous and nostalgic as the government of the day was headed by Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of independent hero and the founding father of the nation Jomo Kenyatta, who swept to power with his Jubilee Party coincidently in the same year (2013).
Bulgarian Consonant Acquisition in Preschoolers with Typical versus Protracted Phonological Development

Previous research on Bulgarian consonant acquisition reports earlier acquisition of stops, nasals and glides than fricatives, affricates and liquids. The current study expands the investigation of Bulgarian consonant acquisition. The primary objective was to identify characteristics of protracted versus typical phonological development (PPD versus TD) relative to consonant match (accuracy) levels and mismatch patterns. A native speaker audio-recorded and transcribed single-word productions (110-word list) of sixty 3- to 5-year-olds (30 TD, 30 PPD). Another two transcribers confirmed transcriptions using acoustic analysis for disambiguation. Data generally confirmed previous findings regarding the order of consonant acquisition. Factors characteristic of PPD in comparison with TD were: lower match levels, especially at age 3 for onsets in unstressed syllables: later mastery of laterals; and a greater proportion and range of mismatch patterns, including deletion and more than one feature mismatch per segment (e.g., Manner & Place). The paper concludes with clinical and research implications.
Evaluation of the level of acceptance of the disease and of satisfaction with life in patients with colorectal cancer treated with chemotherapy

Wyniki. Poziom akceptacji choroby w badanej grupie chorych osiąga wartości nieco większe od prze­ ciętnych (63,7%), co świadczy o dość dobrym przystosowaniu się do choroby nowotworowej. Satysfakcja z życia według skali SWLS również osiąga wartości nieco większe (55,8%) od średnich. Wśród sposobów radzenia sobie z chorobą nowotworową w skali Mini­MAC zdecydowanie dominuje styl konstruktywny z przewagą strategii ducha walki i pozytywnego przewartościowania (88,4%). Styl destrukcyjny osiągnął małe wartości. Wiek badanych osób wpływa na: poziom satysfakcji z życia (SWLS) – p < 0,03, pozytywne przewartościowanie (Mini­MAC) – p < 0,02, styl konstruktywny (Mini­MAC) – p < 0,02. Zaobserwowa­ no, że zależność wpływu wieku i wykształcenia badanych oraz odczuwania i nasilenia bólu na akceptację choroby jest istotna statystycznie. Im większa akceptacja choroby, tym większa satysfakcja z życia.
Pengaruh Karakteristik Pekerjaan dan Komunikasi Interpersonal Terhadap Komitmen Organisasi (Suatu Studi pada Karyawan Toserba Gunasalma Kawali)

Penelitian ini difokuskan pada pengaruh karakteristik pekerjaan dan komunikasi interpersonal terhadap komitmen organisasi (suatu studi pada karyawan toserba gunasalma kawali). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah 1). Pengaruh karakteristik pekerjaan terhadap komitmen organisasi pada Toserba Gunasalma Kawali? 2). Pengaruh komunikasi interpersonal terhadap komitmen organisasi pada Toserba Gunasalma Kawali? 3). Pengaruh karakteristik pekerjaan dan komunikasi interpersonal terhadap komitmen organisasi pada Toserba Gunasalma Kawali? Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode yang bersifat deskriftif kuantitatif. Sedangkan untuk menganalisa data yang diperoleh digunakan Analisis regresi linier sederhana, analisis regresi linier berganda, analisis koefisien korelasi sederhana, analisis koefisien korelasi berganda, analisis koefisien determinasi, uji hipotesis menggunakan uji signifikasi (uji t) dan uji f. Hasil dari penelitian dan pengolahan data menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik pekerjaan dan komunikasi interpersonal berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap komitmen organisasi.
Artificial soil aeration increases soil bacterial diversity and tomato root performance under greenhouse conditions

Soil aeration can enhance soil enzyme activity and plant growth. These effects may be caused by variations in soil microbial diversity and plant root development. However, little is known about the responses of soil microbial composition, structure, and diversity and plant root development to artificial soil aeration. The aims of this study were to examine the composition, structure, and diversity of rhizosphere bacterial communities and tomato root morphology under four aeration volumes in combination with drip‐tubing placed at two different soil depths. The aeration volumes (V) were 0, 0.5, 1, and 1.5 times (CK, V1, V2, and V3, respectively) the standard aeration volume. The drip irrigation tube burial depths were 15 (D15) and 40 cm (D40). The results demonstrated that soil aeration had a significant influence on root performance (root morphology and activity) and soil bacterial diversity in the tomato root zone. In comparison with the CK treatment, V3 soil aeration increased root length, surface area, tip number, and activity by 7.9%, 6.3%, 14.5%, and 7.0%, respectively. The abundance‐based coverage estimator, Chao index, and Shannon diversity increased by 5.3%, 4.7%, and 3.5%, respectively. The abundance of Acidobacteria increased and that of Gammaproteobacteria decreased in response to the soil aeration treatments; conversely, Geobacteraceae and Halanaerobiaceae were eliminated. Moreover, different subsurface tubing placement depths changed the rhizosphere bacterial community. The results indicate that soil aeration ameliorates hypoxic conditions and provides benefits to soil bacterial communities and root morphology.
Single-Phase ZAC-Source AC–AC Converter With High Buck and Boost Voltage Conversion Capability

In this article, a novel ZAC-source single-phase ac–ac converter with high buck and boost voltage conversion capability is introduced. The proposed topology utilizes the ZAC-source network to regulate the frequency and magnitude of the output voltage. The proposed converter operates in buck mode when the duty cycle lies between 0 and 0.33, and boost mode when the duty cycle lies between 0.33 and 1. The switching control strategy is discussed and the proposed converter provides a feature to control the magnitude and frequency of the output voltage independently. Employment of capacitors in the outer closed loop results in a highly consistent operation characterized by inherent soft commutation capability, removal of the source shoot-through risk, and enhanced input current waveform quality. Due to these advantages, it can be applied to the adjustable speed drives and traction systems. The control code is executed in dSPACE 1006 embedded with field-programmable gate array (FPGA) dS5203 board and the performance of the proposed converter is tested experimentally. The obtained experimental results are provided which validates the theoretical analysis and performance of the proposed converter.
Low taxonomic resolution of papillate Cupressaceae pollen (former Taxodiaceae) impairs their applicability for palaeo-habitat reconstruction

Abstract The former family Taxodiaceae is currently treated as nine genera in five subfamilies of the family Cupressaceae. Pollen of the ‘taxodiaceous’ Cupressaceae typically has a papilla in the leptoma area and is common in Cenozoic strata because some of its genera were key elements in lignite forming swamp forests. Dispersed fossil pollen of this group are often assigned to particular genera and, based on the modern ecologies of these taxa, to particular palaeoenvironments. In this study, we investigated pollen of all nine genera of the former Taxodiaceae using light and scanning electron microscopy to evaluate whether pollen morphology can be used to discriminate modern genera of this paraphyletic group. We found few genus- or subfamily-diagnostic characters among members of taxodiaceous Cupressaceae. Features such as orbiculae and pollen and leptoma size cannot be used to discriminate subfamilies. However, three basal subfamilies share short papillae, whereas in two more derived clades (Sequoioideae and Taxodioideae) papillae are markedly longer. In the generally non-papillate core Cupressaceae, the leptoma (aperture) area may or may not possess a distinct circular thinning as also found in the basal grade of taxodiaceous Cupressaceae. Our results show that it is difficult if not impossible to distinguish genera of the ecologically distinct Taxodioideae and Sequoioideae based on pollen morphology. In view of a much wider ecological amplitude of many taxodiaceous Cupressaceae during large parts of the Cenozoic, we conclude that it is not recommendable to infer particular palaeoenvironments on the basis of dispersed taxodiaceous pollen grains alone.
Effect of System Quality, Information Quality, and Perceived Usefulness on User Satisfaction of Webstudent Applications to Improve Service Quality for Budi Luhur University Students

—Universitas Budi Luhur (UBL) is one of the private universities that prioritize the application of IT in the learning process. One application developed by UBL is the Webstudent application. The web-based application presents information and academic services for students. Based on interviews with UBLs Webstudent application users, there are still some complaints and inconveniences to application users. Most complaints are related to access to servers that are often interrupted when the number of application users increases. Also, the information displayed on Webstudent is not up-to-date. Therefore, in this study, an analysis of the relationship between application user satisfaction and several factors, namely system quality, information quality, and perceived usefulness, was analysed. This research uses the success model of the DeLone-McLean information systems combined with the Seddons success model. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires to active students in 2018/2019 odd semester at UBL. Based on the test results, it can be concluded that user satisfaction is influenced by system quality, information quality, and perceived usefulness simultaneously and significantly at 71.4%. Meanwhile, service quality is influenced by user satisfaction at 70.01%. The results of this study can be used as a basis for developing and improving services in the Webstudent application.
Study of Lipid Abnormalities in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Nephropathy in Eastern India

Background: Diabetic nephropathy is one of the major complications of diabetes. Nephropathy patients must be evaluated for dyslipidemia as it is an established risk factor for cardiovascular events. We compared the degree of dyslipidemia among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) subjects with or without nephropathy and analyzed the factors associated with nephropathy among them. Methods: In this retrospective study, T2DM patients with overt nephropathy were enrolled in the study group (n = 50); without nephropathy were enrolled in the control group (n = 50). Both groups were matched for age duration of diabetes. After taking informed consent anthropometrical clinical examinations were done. Biochemical investigations (Total cholesterol, TG, HDL, LDL, VLDL, sdLDL-C, S. urea, S. creatinine were done in SCB MCH, Biochemistry department. Urine microalbumin per gm of creatinine was done. TG/HDL-C ratio, a surrogate marker for small, dense, LDL particles (sdLDL), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were calculated using equations. Results were analyzed statistically using SPSS version 20. Results: Mean Total cholesterol, TG, LDL, sdLDL are significantly high in nephropathy patients with p values 0.026, 0.012, 0.014, 0.04 respectively. Estimated GFR has a significant positive correlation with TCHOL (r = −0.850, p = 0.01), TG (r = −0.14, p = 0.008), LDL (r = −0.62 p = 0.037). Estimated GFR has a significant negative correlation with S. urea (r = −0.587, p ≤ 0.01), S. creatinine (r = −0.59, p ≤ 0.01), UACR (r = −0.47, p ≤ 0.01). Dyslipidema sdLDL is significantly more in nephropathy group in comparison to diabetic group with p values 0.033, 0.045 respectively. Conclusion: Our study shows that dyslipidemia was highly prevalent among subjects with nephropathy. So cardiovascular risks can be averted by regular screening for dyslipidemia in diabetic nephropathy patients.
Progressivity and Development

Our contribution is threefold. First, using micro data from 21 countries including the poorest and the richest in the world---our aim is to reach 72 countries for which data are available---we document (i) a negative relationship between the ability to insure consumption against income shocks and economic development and (ii) a negative relationship between the degree of tax progressivity and the stage of development. Importantly, the computation of tax progressivity includes formal and informal (family) net transfers across households, which is particularly relevant for poor countries. Second, to capture these facts we propose a macroeconomy with idiosyncratic income shocks in which agents accumulate physical and human capital (through learning-by-doing) and face a progressive income tax function that depends on the stage of development. Our goal is tassess whether tax progressivity can go a long way in explaining the larger ability to insure consumption in poor countries than in rich countries. Third, we use this economy to assess the role of tax progressivity in explaining income per capita and welfare differences across countries. Our preliminary results suggest a important role for progressivity in explaining income and welfare differences across countries.
Making CEO Narcissism Research Great: A Review and Meta-Analysis of CEO Narcissism

Chief executive officer (CEO) narcissism is an important area of research due to the strategic implications of how this multifaceted personality trait affects CEO behavior. This article presents a combined meta-analytic and narrative review of CEO narcissism and makes future research recommendations. Our review and meta-analytic findings lead to the creation of a framework for CEO narcissism research focused on narcissistic CEO supply, demand, behavior, and consequences. Additionally, our review identifies five methods of measuring CEO narcissism, each with strengths and weaknesses. We find that while extant findings exhibit common themes, such findings remain mixed and potentially dependent upon methods. We recommend that future research expand beyond the strategic consequences of CEO narcissism to consider additional foci of the research framework and its moderators. Additionally, we suggest that research can benefit from moving beyond the predominant theoretical lenses of upper echelons theory and leadership theory to the lenses of the extended agency model of narcissism, the admiration-versus-rivalry perspective of narcissism, and tournament theory.
PENGARUH GREEN PERCEIVED VALUE TERHADAP GREEN REPURCHASE INTENTION YANG DIMEDIASI OLEH GREEN TRUST (STUDI PADA KONSUMEN LUSH FRESH HANDMADE COSMETICS DI KOTA JAKARTA)

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh green perceived value dan green trust terhadap green repurchase intention pada konsumen Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics di kota Jakarta. Pengaruh yang ingin diketahui adalah pengaruh langsung maupun tidak langsung. Jenis penelitian ini adalah explanatory research yang menguji suatu hipotesis antara variabel satu dengan variabel lainnya yang saling berpengaruh. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer dalam bentuk survey dengan kuesioner sebagai instrumen pengumpul data. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel sebanyak 172 responden yang dipilih berdasarkan beberapa kriteria. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah Partial Least Square (PLS) menggunakan perangkat lunak SmartPLS 3.0. Hasil dari penelitian ini mengimplikasikan bahwa variabel green perceived value memiliki pengaruh langsung secara signifikan terhadap green repurchase intention dan green trust. Green trust juga memiliki pengaruh langsung secara signifikan terhadap green repurchase intention. Hasil penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa green perceived value memiliki pengaruh tidak langsung terhadap green repurchase intention yang dimediasi oleh green trust. Kata Kunci: Green Perceived Value, Green Trust, Green Repurchase Intention
Serum Free Zinc as A Predictor for Excessive Function of Pancreatic Beta-Cells in Central-Obese Men

BACKGROUND: Central obesity is known as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Its development is influenced by many factors such as a progressive failure of pancreatic beta cell function. The beta cells increase their function to secret insulin along T2DM development to compensate before it becomes exhausted. Zinc (Zn) plays a crucial role in beta cell function and insulin secretion. The majority of Zn in serum are bound to protein which is not readily available interact with cells. The free Zn in serum has been suggested as being more representative than total Zn in beta cell function. This research aimed to investigate the correlation between serum free Zn and homeostasis model assessment for beta cell function (HOMA-B) and to predict the pancreatic beta cell function in the development of T2DM. METHODS: This study was designed as an observational with a cross-sectional approach. The subjects were centrally obese men aged 30-50 years and who had met the inclusion and exclusion criteria from the screening tests. Control subjects were lean men without T2DM. Serum free Zn and serum total Zn were measured by using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). RESULTS: There was positive correlation between serum free Zn and HOMA-B (R=0.361, p -value 1.7 ug/dL in central obese men was suggested as an excessive function of pancreatic beta cell and as an early warning before its exhausted. CONCLUSION: This study suggested that serum free Zn had a correlation with beta cell function and had a predictive ability for beta cell excessive function before its exhausted. KEYWORDS: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, HOMA-B, serum free zinc, central obesity