Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Analyzing the Antecedents (I.E., Service Price and Service Quality) and Consequences (I.E., Repurchase Intention and Customer Loyalty) Of Customer Satisfaction in Transportation Industry of Ghana: The Mediated Model.

Background: Transportation is a service that Government across the world recognize as being an important facet in the advancement of environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable communities. However, the public transport usage is still much lower than automobile in most of the regions around the globe, and therefore,, novel strategies requires to be updated to promote the usage public transportation. Purpose: This research aims to explore the antecedents and consequences of customer/passenger’s satisfaction in the context of transportation industry in Ghana. In addition, to investigate the mediating role of customer satisfaction between service quality and customer loyalty. Design/methodology/approach: The study randomly selected respondents and data was collected through sharing online survey form generated using Google form. The study used partial least square structural equation modeling for the path analysis of 423 passengers of bus transport. Findings: The research findings of the study includes the direct positive and significant effect of service price and service quality on customer satisfaction and customer satisfaction on repurchase intention and customer loyalty. In addition, customer satisfaction partially mediate the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty. Conclusion: This research has implications for practitioners and scholars interested in exploring importance of service quality and customer satisfaction in the context of transportation. It builds an empirical, hypothesized model, which has 38.5% explanatory power.
E-Hailing Service Satisfaction: A Case Study of Students in a Higher Education Institution in Perlis, Malaysia

E-hailing is an online transportation administration recognised as the travellers’ top pick in the transportation industry, including collaboration among clients and service providers. As clients now are more informed and can decide to choose any service provider they prefer, the e-hailing companies are obligated to fulfil and offer better support to their numerous clients, particularly for e-hailing administration. Keeping up consumer loyalty is vital for e-hailing’s specialist organisations to support upper hands. This research aims to investigate the role of safety and security, price, convenience and accessibility and whether they affect e-hailing service satisfaction. This research adopted a quantitative research methodology using a survey approach. Data was collected from 276 e-hailing services customers from higher learning institutions using an online survey. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS), and a few analyses were carried out, such as descriptive analysis, correlations and regression analysis. The results have shown that all factors have somehow affected e-hailing service satisfaction. This result will provide understanding to ridesharing service providers and can be used to improve their services by looking at the most and least influencing customer satisfaction. In the future, researchers could include diverse variables to study the customer satisfaction of e-hailing services in Malaysia.
Managing Quality for Job Performance: Is Paternalistic Leadership Behavior an Alternative to Influence Trust?

Successful leaders play a complex role. Leaders may manipulate followers to accomplish goals since they have authority and power to influence. Interestingly, Paternalistic leadership has qualities of attributes not only on the reactions of dyadic systems and followers but also subordinates’ attitude and behaviour. Paternalistic leadership flows from a particular cultural context. A family environment is created by paternalistic leaders in the management system. They display 'goodwill' and act as a leader in family approaches towards staff. Currently, there is no specifically conducted gender-based research at the university level specifically to analyze the perceptions of paternalistic leadership on job performance and trust among the staff of the university. Therefore, this study focused primarily on the perceptions of paternalistic leadership behaviour among staff members at the university level. A total of 254 respondents from UiTM Perlis staffs (male, n = 125; female n = 129) from four departments [Student Affairs, academic affairs, administration, and academic staff (lecturers)] completed a questionnaire pack assessing the study variables. Results revealed that (i) there are significant correlations in the dimension of paternalistic leadership, job performance, and trust perceived by staff at UiTM Perlis Branch, (ii) there are no significant differences in the dimension of paternalistic leadership, job performance, and trust between gender by staff at UiTM Perlis Branch. In conclusion, a leader who can create a better work environment can enhance staff competencies and influence trust in them.
Antioxidant Potential and Phenolic Contents
of Various Flaxseed Cultivars from Different
Agro-Industrial Regions

This study focuses on the evaluation of antioxidant activity, phenolic and flavonoids contents of selected flaxseed cultivars, native to Pakistan. Antioxidant activities were determined using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, ferric ion reducing ability and inhibition of linoleic acid peroxidation (LAP). Total phenolic content (TPC) was determined using FolinCiocalteu reagent, whereas colorimetric method was used to assess total flavonoids (TF). The TPC, TF, DPPH ̊ scavenging activity and LAP were 2560 to 3286 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/100 g, 232.53 to 346.67 mg catechin equivalent (CE)/100g and 63.08 to 86.58%, 65.59 to 84.25%, respectively. Results of the present study revealed that flaxseed cultivars possess varying degree of antioxidant capacity and therefore may be considered as a potent source of natural antioxidants.
A Comparative Study of English-Arabic-English Translation Constraints among EFL Students

Because most of the previous research on translation constraints in English-Arabic-English translation has separately investigated EnglishArabic and Arabic-English translation problems, the current study is meant to compare the constraints that EFL students face across the two translation types. To attain this objective, English-Arabic and ArabicEnglish tests were administered to forty-seven (N= 47) EFL students in two Moroccan university educational settings to measure their abilities in the two translation domains. The results reveal that the participants' scores in both versions are not at the expected ability level due to the obstacles they encounter in the translation process. The study also shows that having a good ability in the English-Arabic version cannot strongly predict a similar good ability in Arabic-English translation because of the different natures of the two languages, which suggests taking more care of the student’s proficiency in English and Arabic languages and exposing students to their distinctive aspects for the sake of coming up with accurate and appropriate translations. The study ends with implications for pedagogy and recommendations for future researchers.
Mapping Analysis of Active Fire Protection System on Dormitory Building in X University

Introduction: Fire cases increase in residential buildings because short circuits, at dormitories are mostly affected by human factors. X university dormitory building is a place for 24 hours of students’ activities with a lot of electricity consumption, bad behavior; overpowering extensions, and many flammable objects such as paper and furniture. Research objectives are to investigate the appropriateness and mapping needs of fire protection systems with regulations. Methods: The research is a semi quantitative analysis. Primary data is conducted with observations by using a checklist form that refers to the regulations and results of managers' interviews. The obtained data are categorized into good with suitability >79-100%, moderate ≥60%-79% and poor<60%. Result: The appropriateness of the active fire protection system is under 60% or in the poor category. The appropriateness of the fire extinguisher is 47.77%, the hydrant is 58.75%, the alarm is 18.75% and the heat detector is 35.90%. There is no sprinkler installation in the dormitory building and no commitment from the top management regarding occupational safety and health. Fire extinguisher’s need is 10 tubes per floor, the number of hydrants have been fulfilled, alarm requires an additional 1 unit on each floor and a heat detector requires a total of 114 units. Conclusion: The active fire protection system is still under 60% (poor category) and no maintenances. Based on the aforementioned mapping results, it needs to add the number of piece equipment according to the regulations and maintenance efforts.
Correlation Analysis on the Effects of Wearing Compression Socks and Smooth Socks on Running Kinematics among Runners

This study was conducted to determine running kinematics while using compression socks (CS) and smooth socks (SS) among 16 recreational runners. They were required to complete a maximal treadmill test with two different running sock conditions (smooth and compression). All kinematic parameters (ground contact time, heel strike, stride length and swing time) were reported in an average of the four stages of Bruce protocol. Results showed more significant correlations (p<0.05) among the kinematic variables in the compression socks condition as compared to the smooth socks. In conclusion, wearing compression socks improves movement kinematics while running may be due to the enriched somatosensory information received by the foot.
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Child care quality in the Netherlands: From quality assessment to intervention

Repeated quality assessments in The Netherlands in 1995, 2001, 2005, and 2008 in representative samples of child care centers have demonstrated that quality of center based care has been steadily decreasing to a worrisome level over the last decades. Therefore, we developed a consultancy program for center directors to increase quality. This study examined the effects of a newly developed on-site consultancy program to improve global quality of the child care environment as measured with the ITERS-R and ECERS-R. Using a randomized controlled trial study design with a pretest, posttest, and follow-up test after 3 months, we compared an experimental group ( n = 35) with a control group ( n = 33). The consultancy program comprises three consultations in total, with two on-site consultations, lasting about two hours, and a third consultation given per telephone. The consultancy program had no significant overall effect on the ITERS-R and ECERS-R total scores. But when the analysis was restricted to include only those items that were specifically targeted during the consultancy, results demonstrated a significant increase between pretest and posttest and between posttest and follow-up for both the IT-ERS-R and the ECERS-R items targeted during the consultancy. The results were also meaningful in terms of changes from inadequate to adequate quality categories as defined for the ITERS-R and ECERS-R. Quality of the child care environment improved during the consultancy and this effect was retained over time.
Satellite-based estimation of the impacts of summertime wildfires on PM2.5 concentration in the United States

Abstract. Frequent and widespread wildfires in the northwestern United States and Canada have become the “new normal” during the Northern Hemisphere summer months, which significantly degrades particulate matter air quality in the United States. Using the mid-visible Multi Angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) satellite-derived aerosol optical depth (AOD) with meteorological information from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and other ancillary data, we quantify the impact of these fires on fine particulate matter concentration (PM2.5) air quality in the United States. We use a geographically weighted regression (GWR) method to estimate surface PM2.5 in the United States between low (2011) and high (2018) fire activity years. Our results indicate an overall leave-one-out cross-validation (LOOCV) R2 value of 0.797 with root mean square error (RMSE) between 3 and 5 µg m−3. Our results indicate that smoke aerosols caused significant pollution changes over half of the United States. We estimate that nearly 29 states have increased PM2.5 during the fire-active year and that 15 of these states have PM2.5 concentrations more than 2 times that of the inactive year. Furthermore, these fires increased the daily mean surface PM2.5 concentrations in Washington and Oregon by 38 to 259 µg m−3, posing significant health risks especially to vulnerable populations. Our results also show that the GWR model can be successfully applied to PM2.5 estimations from wildfires, thereby providing useful information for various applications such as public health assessment.
Multimarket investment funds: does manager’s discretion matter?

Revista de Contabilidade e Organizações Bruno Armezindo Storcka, Fabio Yoshio Suguri Motokib Corresponding author: Tel. +55 (27) 99234-5441 E-mail: brunostorckk@gmail.com (B. A. Storck); fmotoki@gmail.com (F. Y. S. Motoki) Fucape Business School. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 1358, Boa Vista Vitória/ES 29075-505, Brazil. www.rco. usp.br Journal of Accounting and Organizations Copyright © 2021 FEA-RP/USP. All rights reserved
Use of ICT by secondary school teachers analyzed using the learning ecology model: a case study in the region of Murcia

Prendes, M. P., Montiel, F. J., & González, V. (2021). Use of ICT by secondary school teachers analyzed using the learning ecology model: a case study in the region of Murcia. Publicaciones, 51(3), 137–163. https://doi.org/10.30827/publicaciones.v51i3. 18374 License 4.0 BY-NC-SA Publicaciones. Facultad de Educación y Humanidades del Campus de Melilla Depósito legal: GR-94-2001 · eISSN: 2530-9269 · pISSN: 1577-4147 Editor: Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte de Melilla (Universidad de Granada)
Trends in COVID-19 Cases, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospital Admissions Among Children and Adolescents Aged 0–17 Years — United States, August 2020–August 2021

Although COVID-19 generally results in milder disease in children and adolescents than in adults, severe illness from COVID-19 can occur in children and adolescents and might require hospitalization and intensive care unit (ICU) support (1-3). It is not known whether the B.1. 617.2 (Delta) variant,* which has been the predominant variant of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in the United States since late June 2021,† causes different clinical outcomes in children and adolescents compared with variants that circulated earlier. To assess trends among children and adolescents, CDC analyzed new COVID-19 cases, emergency department (ED) visits with a COVID-19 diagnosis code, and hospital admissions of patients with confirmed COVID-19 among persons aged 0-17 years during August 1, 2020-August 27, 2021. Since July 2021, after Delta had become the predominant circulating variant, the rate of new COVID-19 cases and COVID-19-related ED visits increased for persons aged 0-4, 5-11, and 12-17 years, and hospital admissions of patients with confirmed COVID-19 increased for persons aged 0-17 years. Among persons aged 0-17 years during the most recent 2-week period (August 14-27, 2021), COVID-19-related ED visits and hospital admissions in the states with the lowest vaccination coverage were 3.4 and 3.7 times that in the states with the highest vaccination coverage, respectively. At selected hospitals, the proportion of COVID-19 patients aged 0-17 years who were admitted to an ICU ranged from 10% to 25% during August 2020-June 2021 and was 20% and 18% during July and August 2021, respectively. Broad, community-wide vaccination of all eligible persons is a critical component of mitigation strategies to protect pediatric populations from SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 illness.
Two-Stage Acid-Alkali Pretreatment of Vetiver Grass to Enhance the Subsequent Sugar Release by Cellulase Digestion

Vetiver grass (VG; Chrysopogon zizanioides ) can be used as a potential feedstock for biofuels and biochemical production due to its chemical composition, which is rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. However, the complex and recalcitrant nature of lignocellulosic biomass requires a pretreatment process to disrupt the lignin seal in the cell wall in order to increase the accessibility for enzymatic hydrolysis and to liberate the sugars contained within the cellulose. The sequential acid-base pretreatment of VG using dilute sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ) followed by sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was found to be optimal when using a 5% (w/v) VG loading in 0.5 % (v/v) H 2 SO 4 at 120 °C, 60 min in the first stage followed by 4% (w/v) NaOH at 120 °C, 60 min in the second stage. This gave the highest yield of total reducing sugars (32.6 g/L as 22.0 and 10.6 g/L of hexose and pentose, respectively) in the subsequent cellulase digestion, which was 10.3% and 46.1% higher than that obtained with the single-stage alkali (24.1 g/L) or acid (13.5 g/L) pretreatment, respectively.
Return Differences between DAX ETFs and the Benchmark DAX

For the DAX index market, this paper analyses the development of return differences between exchange traded funds (ETFs) and the DAX index from the perspective of long-term investors. The newly introduced methodology provides the opportunity to continuously identify long-term costs of passively managed products independent from the information of annual financial statements. This enables to test for product-specific return differences and to identify relevant cost drivers such as index returns and market makers. Results reveal that on average, DAX ETFs costs considerably exceed total expense ratios. Product-specific return differences are significant, however, differences tend to converge over time. For all ETFs, deviations are significantly influenced by index returns. Product characteristics deliver valuable arguments to explain these findings. Also market makers significantly contribute to return differences.
Effect of supplemental Mn, Zn, Fe and Cu and their interactions on the performance of broiler chickens

Based on the results of the analysis of feed materials on the content of micronutrient elements and conducting scientific experiments on broilers chicken, the most effective source of Manganese, Zinc, Iron and Copper in mixed feeds, which contributes to solving the problem of increasing the quality of feeding and intensifying the growth of poultry has been substantiated. The optimum source of essential elements (Mn, Zn, Fe, Cu) for broilers chicken through feeds, the level of their incorporation into mixed fodders have been experimentally determined, and their influence on productivity and feed costs per 1 kg of body weight gain have been investigated. The tasks set in the work have been solved experimentally using analytical (analysis of literature sources), zoo-technical (growth indices, feed intake) and statistical (processing of the results obtained) methods of research. The use of mixed feeds in feeding broilers chicken which contained glycinate of Manganese, Zinc, Iron and Copper making 75 % of the needs, contributes to increasing their body weight by 2.5 % and increasing the growth rate by 2.4 %. Feed costs per 1 kg of broilers chicken growth were 1.5 % lower than the young bird index of the control group.
Students’ Perception of Lecturers’ Behaviors in the Learning Environment

This study aims to investigate the perception of undergraduate students about their lecturers’ behaviours in their learning environment. Behaviour is the explanation of observable outcomes and interaction between students and instructors. Behaviour can be positive, negative, effective or ineffective, and the way in which lecturers behave with their students in the learning environment may affect their learning experience and motivation. A Quantitative research design was employed in conducting the study. A questionnaire with 27 items was used to collect data from 140 randomly selected respondents from Takhar University, Afghanistan. SPSS version 25.0 was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, i.e., Independent Samples t-test and One-Way ANOVA were employed in data analysis. The findings indicate that the students had a positive perception about their lecturers’ behaviours in the learning environment. The study also revealed that there did not appear to be any statistically significant differences in participants’ responses by their gender or the classes they took. The findings of the current study may lead to policies with regard to lecturers’ behaviours and inform instructors to improve classroom practices in the learning environment.
Genetic diversity and population structure of Euscaphis japonica, a monotypic species

Background Understanding plant genetic diversity is important for effective conservation and utilization of genetic resources. Euscaphis japonica (Thunb.) Dippel, is a monotypic species with high phenotypic diversity, narrow distribution, and small population size. In this study, we estimated the genetic diversity and population structure of E. japonica using nine natural populations and inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. Our results could provide a theoretical reference for future conservation and utilization of E. japonica. Results We obtained a total of 122 DNA bands, of which 121 (99.18%) were polymorphic. The average number of effective alleles (Ne = 1.4975), Nei’s gene diversity index (H = 0.3016), and Shannon’s information index (I = 0.4630) revealed that E. japonica possessed a high level of genetic diversity. We observed that E. japonica consisted of both deciduous and evergreen populations. UPGMA tree showed that the evergreen and deciduous E. japonica form a sister group. There is little genetic differentiation among geographic populations based on STRUCTURE analysis. The Dice’s similarity coefficient between the deciduous and evergreen populations was low, and the Fst value was high, indicating that these two types of groups have high degree of differentiation. Conclusion Rich genetic diversity has been found in E. japonica, deciduous E. japonica and evergreen E. japonica populations, and genetic variation mainly exists within the population. The low-frequency gene exchange between deciduous and evergreen populations may be the result of the differentiation of deciduous and evergreen populations. We suggest that in-situ protection, seed collection, and vegetative propagation could be the methods for maintenance and conservation of E. japonica populations.