Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Determinants of brand loyalty in the apparel industry: A developing country perspective

Abstract The study aims to investigate the determinants of brand loyalty in the apparel industry of Botswana. A descriptive quantitative design was followed, and data were collected from respondents using a self-administered questionnaire. A structured equation modelling technique was used to validate the hypotheses. The results indicated an array of positive significant relationships between brand awareness, brand image, brand trust, and brand loyalty. Additionally, brand commitment significantly moderated the influence of brand trust on brand loyalty. Therefore, it is important for the management of apparel brands to cultivate the levels of brand awareness, brand image, brand trust, and brand commitment in order to strengthen brand loyalty and, in turn, contribute to the longevity of apparel brands in Botswana.
An Exploration of Reasons and Relationships between Female Teachers’ Anxiety towards Teaching Mathematics and Students’ Achievement

This study explored the relationship between Teaching Mathematic Anxiety of Female Teachers and Students Learning Achievements. Moreover, a comparison was made on the basis of schools’ type and gender in context of teachers’ anxiety and students’ achievements scores. Explanatory mixed method design was adopted. The sample included 128 teachers of mathematics and 512 students of secondary school level selected from four towns of a district. The first research tool used to collect data from teachers was Mathematic Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS). The second research tool was Mathematic Subject based Test (MST) based on students’ mathematic course book. Mathematic based Subject Test was administrated to calculated 9 th and 10 th grades of students, learning achievements’ score in mathematics. Findings of the study show that Teaching Mathematic Anxiety of Female Teachers’ has significant effect on Students Learning Achievements
Prediction of Pharmacokinetics Parameter and Molecular Docking Study of Antidiabetic Compounds from Syzygium polyanthum and Syzygium cumini

Syzygium polyanthum leaf extract and Syzygium cumini herbs extract have been reported to have antidiabetic activity. This study aimed to predict the molecular target of chemical constituents of S. polyanthum and S. cumini as well as study their interactions with various macromolecular targets of an antidiabetic agent. Molecular docking of all ligands was studied using the Autodock Vina program in PyRx, and the results are presented as binding affinity values (kcal/mol) of ligand against the protein. PyMOL is used to visualize the 3D molecular of docked conformation and ligand-protein interactions. The predicted pharmacokinetic parameters were obtained by SwissADME. Delphinidin-3-gentiobioside and isoquercitrin are predicted to have good interaction with DPP-4 and α-glucosidase, respectively. However, they are predicted to have poor absorption properties. Quercetin and kaempferol are predicted to have good interaction with PTP1B and glucokinase and showed good pharmacokinetic properties.
Chemistry and technology of coal

Classification, Origin, and Properties: Terminology and Classification. Geology and Resources. Coal as an Organic Sediment. Coal as an Organic Rock. Recovery. Preparation and Transportation. Mineral Matter. Evaluation. Properties. Solvent Extraction. Chemical Reactions. Thermal Decomposition. Organic Constituents. Combustion. Carbonization. Liquefaction Processes. Gasification. Clean Coal Technologies. Briquetting and Pelletizing. Gas Cleaning. Chemicals from Coal.
ECONOMICS OF RECOVERY FOR URBAN PARTICULATE MATTER AND CHEMICALS

Recovery of particulate matter (PM) and PM-associated chemicals (metals, nutrients, organics) deposited in urban drainage (stormwater and/or wastewater) conveyance and treatment systems is reality; often ignored until loss of hydraulic functionality, treatment mis-behavior or system failure requires recovery. Sustainability practices (recovery of PM and chemicals), such as street sweeping (SS), can provide significant economy for PM and PM-associated chemicals such as total phosphorus (TP) and total nitrogen (TN) loads compared to unit operations (nominally, best management practices (BMPs)), before such loads become part of the urban water cycle. Any resulting recovery has potential to significantly reduce PM and chemical loads to the urban drainage cycle and would otherwise directly impact conveyance, treatment and receiving water systems. The primary study objective is to demonstrate that sustainability, through quantified maintenance practices, is economically beneficial based on cost-per-load-recovered. A second objective is examination of maintenance intervals that accounted for PM build-up, washoff and recovery functions for SS, catch basins and BMPs. The methodology of this study was physical sampling from 14 municipal separate storm sewer systems in Florida; over 400 samples of PM (~ 2 kg each) were recovered. Since PM was the vehicle for recovery of TP and TN, these analytes were quantified through laboratory analysis for each sample. Results from across Florida indicate that when SS was used as a serial control strategy in a source area providing runoff to a BMP, an SS interval from 3–15 days with a 6–12-month BMP cleaning interval provided the lowest recovery costs. Nominally, SS-load recovery costs were $0.10/kg (PM), $250/kg (TP), $200/kg (TN) at a 7-day SS interval, compared to $8–12/kg (PM), $21,000–33,000/kg (TP) and $9,000– 13,000/kg (TN) at a 6-month cleaning interval for BMPs. For any level of recovery or SS efficiency, results indicate that SS manages constituents before transport and partitioning in runoff, which is much more economical than BMP treatment. Extension of these results leads to the recommendation that when combined with BMPs, SS as an upstream control strategy for BMPs improves serial recovery of PM, TP and TN loads for BMP designed to provide volumetric and flow control. Results of this study represent a defensible and quantifiable foundation to build pollutant-load-reduction credits and quantify load-recovery economics.
Association Study of Grain Yield and Nutritional Quality Traits in Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] Hybrids

Pearl millet is an important coarse grain cereal adapted to the arid and semi-arid tropical areas of Africa and the Indian subcontinent with 200-800 mm annual rainfall, where no other cereal crop can be grown successfully. India is one of the largest producers in Asia. Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. ] belongs to the family Poaceae (graminae) and genus Pennisetum. It is a highly crosspollinated crop with protogynous flowering and wind borne pollination mechanism, which fulfils the essential biological requirement for hybrid development. Pearl millet remains as the major source of nutritious food for poorest people in semi-arid regions of tropical and sub-tropical countries. The ultimate aim of the plant breeding programs is improvement of productivity which measured in terms of yield per unit area. The complex nature of yield is associated with yield contributing characters which are interrelated among them. Such interdependence of the contributory features often affects their direct relationship with yield, thereby making correlation coefficients International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 10 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Who Improves Most? The Differences in First-Year Students’ Learning Attitudes and Behaviors Measured by College Success Factor Index

Utilizing a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research design, this study investigated the impacts of participation in a First-Year Seminar (FYS) course on student learning attitudes and behaviors. Using the sample of 1,231 freshmen students in a large, public, research university in the Southeast, the study examined if FYS participation promoted students learning attitudes and behaviors in the following ten areas: responsibility, competition, task-planning, expectation, wellness, time-management, college involvement, family involvement, precision, and persistence. Additionally, the study tested for the differences in changes of students learning attitudes and behaviors among five student populations enrolled in the seminar: first-time in college, summer bridge, international, out-of-state, and teacher pre-professionals. Hotelling's T2 test revealed statistically significant differences in learning attitudes and behaviors between pre and posttests for each of the 10 measured factors, while a two-way mixed design MANOVA indicated that changes in students’ learning attitudes and behaviors were not significantly different for any of the factors depending on the subgroup. The lack of between-group differences demonstrated that the FYS course participation was equally beneficial for students from all populations examined in the study.
Generalised Linear Models for Prediction of Dissolved Oxygen in a Waste Stabilisation Pond

Due to simplicity and low costs, waste stabilisation ponds (WSPs) have become one of the most popular biological wastewater treatment systems that are applied in many places around the globe. Increasingly, pond modelling has become an interesting tool to improve and optimise their performance. Unlike process-driven models, generalised linear models (GLMs) can deliver considerable practical values in specific case studies with limited resources of time, data and mechanistic understanding, especially in the case of pond systems containing vast complexity of many unknown processes. This study aimed to investigate the key driving factors of dissolved oxygen variability in Ucubamba WSP (Ecuador), by applying and comparing numerous GLMs. Particularly, using different data partitioning and cross-validation strategies, we compared the predictive accuracy of 83 GLMs. The obtained results showed that chlorophyll a had a strong impact on the dissolved oxygen (DO) level near the water surface, while organic matter could be the most influential factor on the DO variability at the bottom of the pond. Among the 83 models, the optimal models were pond- and depth-specific. Specifically, among the ponds, the models of MPs predicted DO more precisely than those of facultative ponds; while within a pond, the models of the surface performed better than those of the bottom. Using mean absolute error (MAE) and symmetric mean absolute percentage error (SMAPE) to represent model predictive performance, it was found that MAEs varied in the range of 0.22–2.75 mg L−1 in the training period and 0.74–3.54 mg L−1 in the validation period; while SMAPEs were in the range of 2.35–38.70% in the training period and 10.88–71.62% in the validation period. By providing insights into the oxygen-related processes, the findings could be valuable for future pond operation and monitoring.
Everything is fine! Using “The Good Place” to teach administrative ethics

ABSTRACT Creating an engaging and educational experience in an ethics class can be difficult. But media, such as TV and movies, can supplement ethics education in public administration. For this study, I used the TV show “The Good Place” as a case study for a masters-level Administrative Ethics class. Through this, I explore the themes presented in the show and discussion questions which can be used to encourage conversation. Furthermore, building on previous literature, I explore how TV and movies can accent the ethics education in a public administration classroom.
Perception is shaped along the (L+M)–S axis (and possibly confused with a memory color effect)

What shapes perception? Does what we know and remember actively affect what we see? Perhaps the most intuitive example of something remembered or known possibly affecting perception is the case of objects with canonical hues. Since people are aware of the typical colors of certain objects, are those objects perceived differently? All other reflectance and lighting properties held constant, do such objects elicit color appearances that are different from those that would arise for surfaces without canonical color associations? The question is difficult to answer empirically because it is one precisely about one’s phenomenological experience. But in the last two decades, a small number of studies have supplied rigorous evidence of canonical memory modulating color appearance. I sought to extend these studies to cases of objects with more than one canonical color association (e.g. grapes). But I failed to obtain a memory color effect for any of the stimuli, even those intended to replicate the original effects. Results however demonstrate the shaping of perception along the (L + M) – S axis, the axis which daylight illumination is known to vary along, in what normal trichromats judged to be a neutral, achromatic point. Specifically, subjects typically adjusted familiar objects in the opponent direction of their achromatic points. These biases may explain the appearance of effects in past studies. More broadly, these results point to a need for replication in order to establish a consensus around whether cognition (e.g. memory) does in fact modulate perception.
Influence of Hydrogen Temperature on the Acoustics of a Rocket Engine Combustion chamber operated with LOX/H2 at Representative Conditions

Since the late 1960s, hydrogen temperature is known to have a significant effect on high frequency combustion instabilities in liquid propellant rocket engines with the propellant combination hydrogen and oxygen. In the framework of experimental investigation of high frequency combustion instabilities at the DLR Institute of Space Propulsion in Lampoldshausen, self-excited combustion instabilities were found in an experimental rocket engine combustor with the propellant combination hydrogen / oxygen at a hydrogen temperature of 95K. In order to analyse the influence of hydrogen temperature on these self-excited combustion instabilities, a hydrogen temperature ramping test run was performed. The hydrogen temperature was varied between 40 and 135K. In agreement with previous test runs, highest amplitudes of the 1T mode were found for hydrogen temperatures around 100K.
Experimental and numerical analysis of crack growth in stiffened panels

ABSTRACT The work deals with an experimental and numerical assessment of crack growth in a welded stiffened panel subjected to a cyclic load of a sine shape. A stiffened panel with one central stiffener is manufactured for testing cracks simultaneously propagating in the plate and web. The unified fatigue growth rate equation proposed by Cui et al. 2011 is employed in the analysis of the crack growth. The stress range intensity factor is calculated by employing the finite element method using finite singularity elements. The crack growth rate for both plate and web of the stiffened panel is statistically analysed based on the testing results using the one-sided tolerance method. It has been shown that the crack growth rate in the plate is faster than the one in the web of the stiffened panel and a high correlation in the crack propagation in the plate and stiffener exist.
Antibacterial activity of several Indonesian plant extracts and combination of antibiotics with Syzygium malaccense extract as the most active substance

Natural products have an important role in the development of drugs, especially as an antibacterial. Some plant extracts in Indonesia such as Syzygium (Myrtaceae) and Graptophyllum (Acanthaceae) have been used empirically for the treatment of non-infectious diseases, and are also for management infections such as throat, mouth and vaginal infections, dysentery and diarrhea. The objectives of this study are to investigate antibacterial activity of 11 extracts from ten plants which were used in traditional medicine in Indonesia to treat infection disease and to evaluate interaction between potential antibacterial extract and antibiotics. Antibacterial activity and combination extract with antibiotics were evaluated using agar diffusion method on Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Among the ten plants, Syzygium malaccense leaves extract, and Nephelium lappaceum peel and leaves extracts showed significant antibacterial activity. They have antibacterial activity against Gram positive and Gram negative. S. malaccense extract had better antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa compared to the other tested bacteria and provided better activity compared to N. lappaceum leaves extract. Phytochemical screening showed that S. malaccense leaves extract contained flavonoid, tannin, quinone, phenol and triterpenoid/steroid. The combination of S. malaccense extract with antibiotics showed that the usage of S. malaccense extract together with ciprofloxacin gave antagonistic result, so the usage of S. malaccense extract together with ciprofloxacin needs caution because it can reduce the effect of ciprofloxacin.
The Relationship between Patient’s Dental and Oral Health Attitude Towards Patient’s Obedience during Multivisit Treatment

Background: Caries is the world's number one chronic disease and the prevalence increases in modern times. However, most people ignor ed and cho se dental care when they feel pain. It will worsen the condition of the tooth until require multivisit treatments. The number of visits required for multivisit treatments resul ted incomplete treatment due to patient’s non-obedience. One of the factors that affect obedience is attitude. One's attitude towards something will determine someone's behavior towards the same thing. Purpose: To determine the relationship between patient’s dental and oral health attitude towards patient’s obedience during multivisit treatment. Method: Analytical observational study with cross-sectional study conducted on 30 patients who came to Conservative Dentistry Unit, Dental Hospital, Faculty of Dental Medicine, UniversitasAirlangga, Surabaya during September-November 201 8 . The data about the attitude was obtained from questionnaire, while collecting cards of patient’s status and direct interviews of the operators conducted to obtain data about patient’s obedience. Result: Based on the results of Spearman Correlation with α=0,05 obtained p-value=0,364 (p>0,05). It suggests that there was no significant relationship between patient’s dental and oral health attitude towards patient’s obedience during multivisit treatment. In addition, test results of the relationship between unexamined variables with obedience obtained p-value=0,010 (motivation), p=0,017 (desire), p=0,004 (perception), and p=0,009 (financing). This suggests that there was a significant relationship between motivation, desires, perceptions, and financing with obedience. Conclusion: There is no relationship between patient’s dental and oral health attitude towards patient’s obedience during multivisit treatment. However, other factors found associated, namely motivation, desires, perceptions, and financing.
Efficacy of Sea Weed Extract-Sagarika (Liquid) for Enhancing the Productivity of Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.)

Green gram (Vigna radiata L.) is the third most important food legumes grown and consumed in India and is also an important kharif legume of northern Karnataka. It is sown along with onset of monsoon. Normally farmers do not apply the recommended fertilizers including seed treatment because of its shorter duration. Though the productivity is low, they value this crop for leaf fall and the subsequent advantages to the succeeding crop. The simple and low cost production technologies like seed treatment and foliar nutrition can boost the productivity, increasing the monetary benefits. There are reports that sea weed extracts as organic biostimulants is fast becoming accepted practice due to its beneficial effects (Verkleij, 1992). In green gram, sea weed extract enhanced the seed germination and performance of growth and yield parameters (Kavipriya et al., 2011). This technology is simple and cost effective. Keeping in view the beneficial effects of sea weed extract, the study was initiated with Sagarika (liquid) with the following objectives include effect of sagarika foliar spray along with recommended seed treatment on growth and yield of green gram. And also study about economic analysis of International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 7 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Smartphones and Our Students:A Case of Undergraduate Students in an EFL Context

Immoderate smart phone usage usually makes the students addicted to it and spends less time reading lecture notes and textbooks. This study aims to determine university students' usage of smart phones and perceived rejection of paper books in an EFL context. The study collected data through a 20-item structured questionnaire consisting of the general characteristics, the number and hours of general smart phone usage, the daily usage of textbooks or paper books, and via the online short version of Smart phone Addiction Scale (Kwon, Kim, et al., 2013) administered to200 Iranian EFL participants aged ≥ 18 years and recruited from the Department of Humanities and Biological Sciences in Rabe Rashid Higher Education Institute (RRHEI), Tabriz, Iran. Results of the online SAS showed that the participants had a mean SAS-SV score of 47.02 (SD = 4.235), so theywereregardedasexcessivesmartphoneusers.Also,resultsofquestionnaireindicatedthatthe majority of participants were more inclined to spend an alarming amount of time on their smart phones rather than on their lecture notes and textbooks. The author concludes that students inRRHEIarestronglyaddictedtosmartphonesandthisaddictivebehaviormakesthemspendless time reading textbooks and using university library. The author ultimately gives some useful tips onhowtomitigatethenegativeeffectsofsmartphones.Theresultsofthisstudypromisepractical implications for policy-makers, parents, and academics and their students.
Thermospheric Neutral Winds Above the Oukaimeden Observatory: Effects of Geomagnetic Activity

In the context of space weather, we investigate the effect of geomagnetic activity on Earth's thermosphere above the Oukaimeden Observatory in Morocco (geographic coordinates: 31.206°N, 7.866°W; magnetic latitude: 22.77°N) over 3 years from 2014 to 2016. The observatory is equipped with a Fabry‐Perot interferometer (FPI) that provides measurements of thermospheric wind speed. In this study 41 disturbed nights (with SYM‐H ≤ −50 nT, Kp ≥ 5) were identified and analyzed. We have characterized the meridional and zonal winds variability and dependence on the solar cycle, during both quiet and disturbed conditions. We have classified the storm time meridional neutral winds into three types of variation. The first type is characterized by traveling atmospheric disturbance (TAD)‐induced circulation: the first TAD coming from the north and the second TAD being transequatorial, coming from the south. This type of storm with TAD‐induced circulation accounts for 59% of the cases. The second type exhibits only slight discrepancies between the disturbed and quiet night flows. These cases account for 33% of the cases. The third type is characterized by the transequatorial wind in whole the night. This last type accounts for 8% of the cases. Finally, we apply a superposed epoch analysis method on the FPI data, and the effect of each phase of the geomagnetic storm on the wind flow and vertical total electron content VTEC has been quantified.