Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Gender preference on the quality of landscape aesthetic of urban agriculture

In addition to providing food benefits, urban agriculture also has aesthetic benefits. Therefore, a visual assessment of the urban agricultural landscape can be used to measure this aesthetic value. Gender preference was also carried out to see differences in visual assessment. This research was conducted in Makassar City using primary data with 129 respondents consisting of 53 people who had never been to Makassar and 76 people who had/lived in Makassar. The aesthetic assessment of agricultural landscapes in Makassar City uses the Scenic Beauty Estimation (SBE) method with a perceptual dimension. The results showed that the most beautiful urban agricultural landscapes had a high level of preference, namely in various plant gardens and viticultural hydroponic systems. Furthermore, the highest SBE score as a potential attraction that could be developed was chosen by men who had never been to Makassar. Possible urban agricultural landscape resources should receive special attention by arranging them neatly and cleanly so that they have high artistic value to provide beauty and comfort for visitors. JEL Classification : C00; O13; Q19
Correlation between CT and operative findings in pancreatic cancers and role of pre-operative CA19-9 values in predicting metastatic disease

Pancreatic cancers are relatively uncommon and consequent to their location and vague clinical features, their presentation is quite late. The annual incidence of pancreatic cancers worldwide is about eight per 1,00,000 persons. Similar data from our country is scarce and a study by Dhir et al reports the incidence of pancreatic cancers in India as 0.5-2.4 per 1,00,000 males and 0.2-1.8 per 1,00,000 females. Surgical resection is the only curable treatment for patients with resectable pancreatic cancers. However, 70-80% of patients suffering from pancreatic cancer present with locally advanced or metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis. Since the outcome in most patients of pancreatic cancers is poor, accurate staging allows appropriate treatment selection. Multi detector CT scan (MDCT) is the most commonly used imaging study for staging pancreatic tumours but only 60-91% of lesions ABSTRACT
Health Benefits Due to Reduction in Respirable Particulates during COVID-19 Lockdown in India

ABSTRACT To control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government of India imposed various phases of lockdown starting from the third week of March 2020. Improvement in city air quality has emerged as a benefit of this lockdown in India. The objective of this paper is to quantify the health benefits due to this lockdown. PM2.5 concentrations in nonattainment cities (NACs) in Uttar Pradesh and the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) in North India were studied. Data from prelockdown and the various lockdown phases were compared, with 2019 as a benchmark. Compared with those in 2019, the PM2.5 concentrations during lockdown Phase 1 were approximately 44.6% lower for cities in Uttar Pradesh and approximately 58.5% lower for the Delhi-NCR. The health impacts of particle inhalation were quantified using the multiple-path particle dosimetry and AirQ+ models, which revealed that the most considerable improvement was during lockdown Phase 1. Among the prelockdown and lockdown phases, Phase 1 exhibited the minimum PM2.5 concentration and thus the greatest health benefits. For the selected cities, the concentration of particle deposition in the tracheobronchial region of human lungs showed its maximum reduction during lockdown Phase 1(30.14%). Furthermore, the results highlighted a decrease of 29.85 deaths per 100,000 persons during lockdown Phase 1, primarily due to the reduction in PM2.5 concentrations. This quantification of the health benefits due to a decrease in PM2.5 may help policymakers implement suitable control measures, especially for NACs, where the respirable particulate matter concentrations remain very high.
Effect of organic acid treated drinking water on growth of broiler chickens

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of treating drinking water with different organic acids on growth performance of broiler chickens. The organic acids were acetic, butyric, citric and formic acids. One hundred and fifty (150) day old Abor Acre chicks were used. The experiment was divided into five treatments with treatment 1 serving as the control, while treatments 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively were offered drinking water treated with 0.25% acetic acid (AA), butyric acid (BA), citric acid (CA) and formic acid (FA). Each treatment was replicated three times with 10 birds per replicate. Feed and water were offered ad libitum. The experiment was arranged as completely randomized design (CRD). Results shows that except for BA organic acids significantly (P<0.05) improved final weight, daily weight gain, and protein efficiency ratio with AA having the highest (P<0.05) value at the starter phase. Also at the starter phase, daily water intake was significantly (P<0.05) reduced by BA, CA and FA. At the finisher phase, final body weight and daily gain were improved (P<0.05) by all the organic acids except BA. Final weight was better in AA compared to BA. There was no difference (P>0.05) in final weight between BA, Ca and FA. Daily feed and protein intakes were not affected (P>0.05). All the organic acids significantly (P<0.05) produced better feed: gain ratio. Only AA gave better protein efficiency ratio compared to the control. While AA, CA and FA encouraged water consumption, it was reduced (P<0.05) by BA. It is concluded that AA, CA and FA could be added in the drinking water for broilers for improved performance.
Uncovered Truths of Pupils’ Academic Achievement in Rural Cambodian Primary Schools

With attempts to understand the effect of school level and family level on academic achievement as well as to discover factors affecting pupils’ academic achievement, this study employed a 2-level Hierarchy Linear Model (HLM) for its analysis using the data from 1,131 Cambodian fourth graders and their families from 30 rural primary schools. Mathematics test scores was used as an outcome variable. Interview-guided questionnaire was used to collect data from these group of pupils due to limited knowledge to read and understand some concepts of questions. This study revealed that the effect of school was larger than that of the family like previous findings in other developing countries. Firs ever, using home-school book were claimed to have positive relation with the academic achievement. Child labor was found to be one of the determinants decreased the pupils’ test scores. However, if children helped parents with in-home housework showed modestly positive association with improving test scores with a threshold of three hours. However, socioeconomic status had no statistically significant contribution towards predicting the academic achievement in this study. Absenteeism of teachers and school principals had negative association with the test scores. This current study, additionally, recalled for more attention from any educational stakeholders to the rural schools in order to ensure the realization of national curriculum goals and national goals by 2030.
Adsorption of Indigo Carmen Dye by Using Corn Leaves as Natural Adsorbent Material

In this paper, the ability of using corn leaves as low-cost natural biowaste adsorbent material for the removal of Indigo Carmen (IC) dye was studied. Batch mode system was used to study several parameters such as, contact time (4 days), concentration of dye (10-50) ppm, adsorbent dosage (0.05-0.25) gram, pH (2-12) and temperature (30-60) oC. The corn leaf was characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy device before and after the adsorption process of the IC dye and scanning electron microscope device was used to find the morphology of the adsorbent material. The experimental data was imputing with several isotherms where it fits with Freundlich (R2 = 0.9937) and followed pseudo second order kinetic. The highest removal percent was equal to 91% of the dye which makes the corn leaves a suitable efficient material for the removal of IC dye from aqueous solutions.
POLITICAL MARKETING AND ELECTORATE’S CHOICE OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

The need for political parties and candidates to be electorate driven in their political activities, has led to the adoption of marketing principles to political processess and election campaigns. Political marketing offers political candidates and their parties the capability to address diverse electorate concerns and needs through appropriate marketing analyses. This article examines the relationship between political marketing tools and electorate’s choice of political candidates as well as the effect of political marketing tools and electorate’s choice of political candidates in Kwara State. The study’s primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire that was administered to 384 respondents who were selected through a combination of stratified, simple random and purposive sampling techniques from the three senatorial districts of the state. Multiple regression analysis technique was the statistical method used to test the hypotheses formulated for the study. The results revealed that the electorate’s choice of candidates has a positive relationship with almost all the political marketing tools except a needs-oriented manifesto. It was also found that political marketing tools have a positive effect on the electorate’s choice of candidates. It is concluded that political marketing tools have a positive relationship with the electorate’s choice of political candidates. The study recommends that political parties and candidates should explore, recognise and understand the relationship that exists between political marketing and the electorate’s choice of candidates. Political parties can do this by placing emphasis on efficient and effective utilisation of these political marketing tools.
Secrecy Performance of Cooperative Cognitive AF Relaying Networks with Direct Links Over Mixed Rayleigh and Double-Rayleigh Fading Channels

—This paper investigates the secrecy performance of an underlay cooperative cognitive relaying network, wherein a secondary source vehicle communicates with a ﬁxed secondary destination terminal via a direct link and with the assistance of a secondary amplify-and-forward relay vehicle in the presence of a passive secondary eavesdropper vehicle, taking into consideration of interference at the primary user. We assume that the eavesdropper vehicle takes the advantages of both the relay link and direct link. We consider that vehicle-to-vehicle links are modeled as double-Rayleigh fading, while vehicle-to-ﬁxed infrastructure links are modeled as Rayleigh fading. Such a scenario ﬁnds it relevancy in vehicle-to-vehicle communication and/or vehicle-to-infrastructure communication under spectrum sharing heterogeneous cooperative vehicular networks. For such a realistic scenario, in particular, we derive a tight lower bound expression of the secrecy outage probability under mixed Rayleigh and double-Rayleigh fading channels. We also present an effective secrecy diversity order analysis and show that the considered system can achieve a secrecy diversity order of 2 for inﬁnitely large average channel gain values of the main links. Finally, we demonstrate the accuracy of our analytical ﬁndings via numerical and simulation results and show the impact of channel conditions, primary interference constraints, and direct links on the secrecy performance of the considered system.
A Relational Study of Pre-Service Teachers' Epistemological Beliefs, Educational Philosophy Tendencies and Teaching-Learning Conceptions

The aim of this study is to analyze, using a path analysis model, the predictive relationships among pre-service teachers’ epistemological beliefs, their educational philosophy tendencies and their teaching-learning conceptions. A relational screening model and predictive correlational design were used in this study. The sample of this study consisted of 1621 pre-service teachers from the faculty of education in a state university in Turkey. The Epistemological Beliefs Scale adapted by Deryakulu & Büyüköztürk (2005), the Teaching-Learning Conceptions Scale adapted by Aypay (2011), and the Educational Philosophy Tendency Scale developed by researchers were all used as data collection tools. Path analysis was used to calculate predictive relationships among pre-service teachers’ epistemological beliefs, their educational philosophy tendencies, and their teaching-learning conceptions. Study findings indicate that pre-service teachers’ epistemological beliefs and their educational philosophy tendencies are statistically significant predictors of their teaching-learning conceptions. The findings also indicated that pre-service teachers’ epistemological beliefs are statistically significant predictors of their educational philosophy tendencies. In this context, predictive relationships among variables were scrutinized and a number of suggestions were made in light of these findings.
Curative potential of Zingiber zerumbet on paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity

Zingiber zerumbet is a type of wild ginger known worldwide for its medicinal values. Its constituents found in the rhizome suggest potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. As such, this study investigated the possible curative effects of Zingiber zerumbet rhizome ethanolic extract (ZZ) on Paracetamol (PCM)-induced hepatotoxicity. The plant was obtained from Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan and had been identified by the Biodiversity Unit of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. Its rhizomes were processed and extracted with 80% ethanol. The chemical profile of the extract was determined using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis, while hepatotoxic rats were treated orally with varied extract doses (250, 350, and 450 mg/kg bwt) for a week, and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) was used as reference drug. At the end of the treatment, sera samples were collected for liver function tests (LFTs). The chemical profile of the extract determined via GC-MS analysis revealed three major compounds that contributed to the bioactivity of the plant. Zerumbone had the highest component concentration (95%) in the extract for GC-MS study. Significant improvements in LFT parameters (alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and total protein (TP) levels) were also observed in groups that received 350 and 450 mg/kg bwt extract, wherein the 350 mg/kg bwt dose appeared to be the most effective dose that reduced liver enzyme markers in PCM-induced hepatotoxic rats. Overall, Z. zerumbet exhibited the most optimum hepatocurative potential in enhancing liver functions amidst PCM-induced hepatotoxic rats at 350 mg/kg bwt dose.
A Model for Implementing Problem-Based Language Learning: Experiences from a Seven-Year Journey

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it aims to identify the challenges and barriers experienced in implementing problem-based Learning (PBL) in a language program at Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman. Second, it proposes a working model for integrating PBL into an existing program. The research was conducted using a case study approach underpinned by design-based research principles. The proposed model came as a result of tracing the development of the program over a period of seven years with a total of 14 instructors and 2800 students. The model consists of a number of elements which include the use of hybridizing courses, the careful scaffolding of teachers and students, and the development of a PBL culture of collaboration and interdependence. Each of these elements is described from a process perspective, detailing how we attempted to implement them and how they reacted to challenges along the way. Even though the model was designed for a specific language learning and teaching context, it can be adapted to suit local needs. The model is unique in that it creatively integrates the relevant PBL and linguistic aspects that are often missing in PBL designs but are essential for a successful implementation. The skills training and the scaffolding that the model proposes can offer one means of working around rigid institutional and curricula requirements that often face PBL adoption. It is hoped that the model may support future implementations of successful PBL.
Cancer Therapy: Preclinical IL-17–Mediated M1/M2 Macrophage Alteration Contributes to Pathogenesis of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws

Purpose: Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is emerging as one of the important complications in cancer patients treated with antiresorptive agents. This study explored the potential role of interleukin (IL)-17– mediated M1/M2 macrophage alterations in the pathogenesis of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of
COMPETITION BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS AGENTS IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT

: The article applies complexity theory to study heterogeneous organizations in an environment filled with their competitors and complementors. An agent-based simulation model is used to analyze effects of interactions in an environment with different level of complexity. Agents, differing in size and adaptability, try to adapt to fitness landscape they are placed in (which is based on Kauffman’s NK model) in order to increase their fitness level. Results of conducted simulations are presented and analyzed.
Arctic observations and numerical simulations of surface wind effects on Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera measurements

Abstract. Ground-based measurements of frozen precipitation are heavily influenced by interactions of surface winds with gauge-shield geometry. The Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera (MASC), which photographs hydrometeors in free-fall from three different angles while simultaneously measuring their fall speed, has been used in the field at multiple midlatitude and polar locations both with and without wind shielding. Here, we present an analysis of Arctic field observations – with and without a Belfort double Alter shield – and compare the results to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of the airflow and corresponding particle trajectories around the unshielded MASC. MASC-measured fall speeds compare well with Ka-band Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Zenith Radar (KAZR) mean Doppler velocities only when winds are light ( ≤ 5 m s - 1 ) and the MASC is shielded. MASC-measured fall speeds that do not match KAZR-measured velocities tend to fall below a threshold value that increases approximately linearly with wind speed but is generally 0.5 m s - 1 . For those events with wind speeds ≤ 1.5 m s - 1 , hydrometeors fall with an orientation angle mode of 12∘ from the horizontal plane, and large, low-density aggregates are as much as 5 times more likely to be observed. Simulations in the absence of a wind shield show a separation of flow at the upstream side of the instrument, with an upward velocity component just above the aperture, which decreases the mean particle fall speed by 55 % (74 %) for a wind speed of 5 m s−1 ( 10 m s−1 ). We conclude that accurate MASC observations of the microphysical, orientation, and fall speed characteristics of snow particles require shielding by a double wind fence and restriction of analysis to events where winds are light ( ≤ 5 m s - 1 ). Hydrometeors do not generally fall in still air, so adjustments to these properties' distributions within natural turbulence remain to be determined.
The effect of animal friendly housing systems on milk quality

For animal welfare reasons, an increasing number of farmers give regular outdoor exercise to their cows throughout the year. In this study, 3 housing systems were compared: 1. tie stalls with minimal exercise during winter; 2. tie stalls with regular outdoor access; 3. loose housing systems with regular outdoor access. The objective was to evaluate whether animal friendly housing has an impact on bacterial contamination and somatic cell counts of milk. Bulk milk somatic cell and bacteria counts were recorded monthly from 129 farms over 24 months. From 78 farms, one milk sample was analysed bacteriologically in detail. Housing and management were described. Cleanliness of cows was examined. Data concerning the condition of the milking machine were collected. Risk factors for decreased milk quality were analysed using regression analysis. Regular outdoor access had little effect on milk quality. Somatic cell counts were lower if cows went on pasture more frequently during the vegetation period. Bacteria counts were slightly lower in loose housing systems than in tie stalls. Spores from spore forming bacteria were more frequent in farms that let the animals outside regardless of weather conditions. It could be shown that animal friendly production does not impair milk quality.
Effect of boron on growth, fruit quality and production of apple

The experiment was laid out in the Telangi village of Kinnaur District. The experimental orchard lies under the high hills and cold desert area of Himachal Pradesh (India). There are situations where the absorbed nutrient may be poorly translocated within the plant under such situations addition of this nutrient to the soil will be inefficient and foliar feeding provides the best possibility to supplement the nutrient requirement. This may also be attributed to low boron, beside other micro nutrients. Good supply of Boron to the plant is beneficial for promoting calcium movement to the fruits. It is proposed to study the effect of Boron on growth, fruit quality and production of apple. The experiment on boron comprised of ten treatments of viz. recommended dose of boron 1% at pink bud stage and one month after pink bud stage, 100g, 200g and 300 g of boron through soil application fall stage (end of October), mid-February and tight cluster stage). The results revealed that fall application of boron @ 200g treewas found to be the best treatment with respect to fruit set, fruit retention, yield and nutrient content of leaves which was at par with foliar application of boron @ 0.1% at pink bud stage.