Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Business Excellence (BE) as Predictor of Total Quality Management (TQM) under Mediation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practices

In fact, every business strives to achieve business excellence and competitiveness in the light of globalization, scientific and technological advancement. Hence, companies must adopt new technologies in order to achieve excellence. Many companies have adopted multiple management systems to promote business. It is known that the success of the business depends on the satisfaction of internal and external stakeholders, and to reach business excellence requires the adoption of a management model that can achieve the aims of the company and push them to success in its business. Corporate social responsibility practices and total quality management are considered as strategic orientations allowing the achievement of business excellence. In this current study, the researcher developed a model of the connection between total quality management (TQM), corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices as a mediator, and business excellence (BE). The researcher examined the model with the gathered information from a sample of 354 Palestinian companies in 2019 by utilizing the structural equation modeling to analyse the model. The results added a contribution to the strong correlation between TQM and business excellence by illustrating that corporate social responsibility practices mediate the relationship between total quality management and business excellence. By focusing on their stakeholders' managers can improve company performance and achieve business excellence. Anyhow, both TQM and CSR practices ultimately lead to the company doing the right thing.
Structure, action and change: a Bourdieusian perspective on the preconditions for a degrowth transition

Abstract A deprioritization of economic growth in policy making in the rich countries will need to be part of a global effort to re-embed economy and society into planetary boundaries. However, societal support for a degrowth transition remains for the time being moderate, and it is not well understood as yet why this is the case. This article argues that Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology can help theorize societal stability and transformational change as well as the preconditions for a degrowth transition. The point of departure is the structure/action debate in sociology highlighting Bourdieu’s middle-ground position. Using his theory of practice, it moves on to analyze the predominating correspondence between structure, habitus, and action as well as the preconditions under which this correspondence may break and result in transformational change. Subsequently, his distinction of “doxa,” “orthodoxy,” and “heterodoxy” is applied to understand possible solutions to the multidimensional crisis of contemporary European societies. The last section addresses Bourdieu’s take on the role that researchers and activists may play during such a transition. The article concludes that in order to facilitate degrowth, formulations of eco-social policy strategies should avoid overburdening people’s experiences and immediate expectations of the future. Deliberative citizen forums can help co-develop and upscale such initiatives as well as broaden their social basis.
Effect of Depth of Tuber Planting on Growth and Yield Parameters of Potato Crop

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an annual herbaceous tuber crop, belonging to the family Solanaceae (Sayed et al., 2013). It has good nutritive value as it contains starch, sugar, crude fiber, proteins, amino acids, vitamin C and essential minerals (P, Ca, Mg, K, S, and Cl). This crop has immense potential of solving hunger and malnutrition problem of the country’s ever growing population. There are many factors affecting the successful cultivation of potatoes but depth and date of planting of potato tubers are two major factors which effects the growth, quality and yield of crop.
The Impact of Corporate Strategy on the Capital Structure of Pakistani Companies (Diversification and Capital Structure)

Research into the capital structure of firms has been the subject of extensive empirical investigation. This study seeks to extend the debate by examining the endogenous influence of corporate strategy on financing decisions made by firms. Diversification is one of the corporate strategies that allow a company to enter business lines that are same or different from current operations as well as operate in several economic markets. Financial choices need to be evaluated because of their close interaction with management choices. Optimal capital structure plays a key role in achieving the overriding goal of financial management. The study sought to discover the impact of corporate diversification strategies on financial choices because study main focus is diversification strategy (A type of corporate strategy). For purposes of comparison, the current study used four of the nine Rumelt categories which correspond to Wrigley's original four, which were single product strategy, dominant strategy, related firm strategy and unrelated firm strategy. Panel data model was constructed and using a sample of 120 companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange and data was obtained for companies with seven years’ quarterly data annually from 2010 to 2017. Using empirical tests, we found no relationship between diversification and leverage. Our analysis suggests that Diversifications strategy impact on capital structure indicate that this focus of enquiry has considerable potential for further resolution of the capital structure puzzle.
Pengaruh Supervisi dan Kepemimpinan Kepala Madrasah terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Tenaga Pendidik Madrasah Tsanawiyah se Kecamatan Perhentian Raja

Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan yang semakin maju sehingga menimbulkan persaingan yang ketat. Persaingan ini memaksa kepala madrasah agar berusaha semaksimal mungkin untuk meningkatkan kualitas lembaga pendidikan yang di kelolanya. Kualitas suatu lembaga dapat dinilai dari tingkat kepuasan para pengguna jasa. Dalam lembaga pendidikan tenaga pendidik menjadi tolak ukur keberhasilan proses pendidikan, dan untuk itu kepala madrasah harus mampu menciptakan kepuasan kerja bagi tenaga pendidiknya. Untuk mencapai kepuasan kerja tenaga pendidik, dibutuhkan pelaksanaan supervisi (pengawasan) dan kepemimpinan kepala madrasah yang baik. Namun kenyataannya masih terdapat tenaga pendidik yang bekerja tidak sesuai dengan kemampuannya, kurangnya disiplin kerja, dan metode pembelajaran yang kurang bervariasi serta masih ada tenaga pendidik yang belum mampu membuat perangkat pembelajaran. Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah, untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh pelaksanaan supervisi terhadap kepuasan kerja tenaga pendidik, untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh kepemimpinan kepala madrasah terhadap kepuasan kerja tenaga pendidik dan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pelaksanaan supervisi dan kepemimpinan kepala madrasah secara bersama-sama terhadap kepuasan kerja tenaga pendidik di Madrasah Tsanawiyah se kecamatan Perhentian Raja. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif, subjek penelitiannya adalah seluruh tenaga pendidik yang berjumlah 61 orang, sedangkan objeknya adalah kepuasan kerja tenaga pendidik. Tehnik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket dan dokumentasi dan diolah dengan menggunakan SPSS 17. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapatnya pengaruh pelaksanaan supervisi terhadap kepuasan kerja tenaga pendidik sebesar 46,2% dan terdapat juga pengaruh kepemimpinan kepala madrasah terhadap kepuasan kerja tenaga pendidik di Madrasah Tsanawiyah se kecamatan Perhentian Raja sebesar 48,2%, dan terdapat pengaruh pelaksanaan supervisi dan kepemimpinan kepala madrasah di Madrasah Tsanawiyah se kecamatan Perhentian Raja secara simultan sebesar 72,2%. Hal ini membuktikan kedua faktor tersebut mempunyai pengaruh terhadap kepuasan kerja tenaga pendidik.
Aware I Am Alone: Intersections of Solitude and Mindfulness

This paper explores the relationship between solitude and mindfulness. Parallels between the two constructs exist, allowing them to complement each other in furthering the well-being of individuals and communities. Three perspectives through which mindfulness may assist in forming foundational understandings of solitude are presented; these comprise Theoretical , Practice , and Research . The Theoretical lens provides introductory understandings of both solitude and mindfulness. On this basis, integral parallels between the two constructs are outlined. Next, Practice reviews solitude that is fostered through mindfulness practices. Further, additional models for recognising solitude as a part of mindfulness are proposed. Finally, Research summarises a current project that uses biophysical data to investigate mindfulness experienced both alone and together.
EFFECT OF MAGNETIC WATER AND FLOCK AGE ON SEMEN EVALUATION AND HATCHABILITY TRAITS IN GOLDEN SABAHIA STRAIN

The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of magnetic water and flock age on semen parameters, egg quality traits, some hatching traits and hatchling internal organs weight for Golden Sabahia strain chickens. Two hundred and eighty females with twenty eight males from this strain at two different ages 35 and 50 weeks were used in this experiment. Besides, 80 cocks (20 cocks / group) used for semen evaluation. Birds of each age were divided into two groups, the 1 drank non magnetic tap water (TW) and the 2 group drank water exposed to magnetic field (MFW). The main results could be summarized as follows: 1In Golden Sabahia strain, drank elder cocks with MFW significantly improved ejaculate volume, sperm concentration, motility percentage and number of live sperm compared with elder cocks non-drinking magnetic water. 2Interaction between magnetic water and flock age reveals that the best improvement of egg weight and shell weight % were observed for MFW × old group. 3Fertility and hatchability percentages improved for eggs produced from hens drank magnetic water compared with control groups. Also, drank elder chickens magnetic water (MFW × old) significantly improved fertility % compared to (TW × old ) group. 4At 18 day of incubation, the relative weight of yolk sac was higher in eggs produced from birds drank magnetic water compared with those drank non magnetic tap water (P≤0.05). 5Drinking chickens with MFW realized the heaviest chicks body weight at hatch and significantly increased of chick length when compared with the control group for this strain. Also, drinking elder hens with magnetic water improved chick length (MFW × old) compared to (TW × old) and (TW × young) groups. 6Magnetic water had no influence on internal organs weight of chicks at hatch and egg shell weight at 14 and 18 day of incubation. It was concluded that treated Golden Sabahia strain with magnetic water improved semen parameters, egg quality traits, fertility and hatchability percentages especially for older age.
VASCULAR INJURIES OF THE UPPER LIMB IN A URBAN TRAUMA CENTER: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

1. Institute of Vascular Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India. 2. Assistant Professor, Institute of Vascular Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India. 3. Professor, Institute of Vascular Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India. Manuscript Info Abstract . Manuscript History Received: 22 March 2020 Final Accepted: 25 April 2020 Published: May 2020
Expression of the Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) TIP-like and sucrose synthase genes during two growing seasons and correlation with relative wood densities

Scots pine is one of the dominant tree species in Latvian forests and has great ecological, social and economic importance globally. Research on connecting molecular data with phenotype is still developing for non-model plant species. To study the linkages between gene expression and desirable wood properties in Scots pine and to determine the dynamics of gene expression for organisms growing in field conditions, we investigated the expression of two genes, previously reported to be involved in wood formation processes. Fifty Scots pine individuals with differing relative wood densities were analysed at one time point during early and late wood formation during the first growing season. During the second growing season, a subset of fifteen trees with large gene expression differences detected during the first season were analysed at four time points during early wood formation and five time points during late wood formation. We found that during both growing seasons, sucrose synthase gene expression tended to be higher for trees with higher wood density, while the tonoplast intrinsic protein-like gene was more highly expressed in trees with lower wood density. Both genes showed differential gene expression dynamics during the second growth season, but at some time points there was correlation with gene expression in the
Survey on Early Detection of Alzhiemer’s Disease Using Capsule Neural Network

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an disorder which is irreversible of the brain related to memory loss, mostly found in the old and aged population. Alzheimer's dementia results from the degeneration or loss of brain cells. The brain-imaging technologies most often used to diagnose AD is Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI or structural magnetic resonance is a very popular and actual technique used to diagnose AD. An MRI uses magnets and powerful radio waves to create a complete view of your brain. To actually detect the presence of Alzheimer’s, the MRI should me studied carefullyImplementation of CBIR Content Based Image Retrival which is a revolutionary computer aided diagnosis technique will create new abilities in MRI Magnetic resonance imaging in related image retrieval and training for recognition of development of AD in early stages
Next Location Prediction with a Graph Convolutional Network Based on a Seq2seq Framework

Predicting human mobility has always been an important task in Location-based Social Network. Previous efforts fail to capture spatial dependence effectively, mainly reflected in weakening the location topology information. In this paper, we propose a neural network-based method which can capture spatial-temporal dependence to predict the next location of a person. Specifically, we involve a graph convolutional network (GCN) based on a seq2seq framework to capture the location topology information and temporal dependence, respectively. The encoder of the seq2seq framework first generates the hidden state and cell state of the historical trajectories. The GCN is then used to generate graph embeddings of the location topology graph. Finally, we predict future trajectories by aggregated temporal dependence and graph embeddings in the decoder. For evaluation, we leverage two real-world datasets, Foursquare and Gowalla. The experimental results demonstrate that our model has a better performance than the compared models.
Cellular response to injury in spiny lobsters

This paper presents a review of the cellular defense mechanisms of spiny lobsters. These mechanisms can be divided, for convenience, into three broad groupings: maintenance of exoskeleton integrity; foreign agent recognition, inactivation and elimination from the internal organs; and repair of damage by toxins. Cellular defense mechanisms are dependent on circulating haemocytes and phagocytes, fixed phagocytes and fibrocytes. The process or processes by which these cell types are generated and mature in the animal have not yet been adequately described for spiny lobsters. In addition, attention has only recently focused on the way in which cellular defence responses are influenced by environmental stress and by the nutritional and moult status of the lobster. These are areas of critical importance to animal husbandry and production in aquaculture. While rapid advances are being made in the understanding of humoral defense mechanisms of crustaceans there are still large gaps in our understanding of the cellular components of the system in spiny lobsters.
N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease

Neuroinflammation may factor in the etiology of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and their bioactive lipid mediator derivatives have inflammation-modulating properties. Epidemiological and animal data suggests n-3 PUFA may be protective in AD, but whether this protection is conferred by modulating neuroinflammation is unknown. To determine how integral neuroinflammation is to AD pathology, a systematic review was conducted of studies comparing microglial markers in post-mortem human brain samples from patients with AD and controls. The analysis of 114 studies presented in Chapter 2 showed that markers of microglial activation are elevated in AD, suggesting that neuroinflammation is an important feature of the disease. A series of experiments were conducted to examine the effects of n-3 PUFA on neuroinflammation in an AD model. Fat-1 transgenic mice, animals that endogenously synthesize n-3 PUFA, and their wildtype littermates were fed either a n-3 PUFA deprived safflower oil diet, or a fish oil diet containing n-3 PUFA. In Chapter 3, we examined the timecourse of neuroinflammation and its resolution following intracerebroventricular infusion of amyloid-β 1-40. Wildtype mice fed the n-3 PUFA-deprived diet exhibited a greater increase in microglia proliferation, more neuronal death, and alterations in microglia morphology consistent
The Original US Public Land Survey Records: Their Use and Limitations in Reconstructing Presettlement Vegetation

Their Use and Limitations in Reconstructing Presettlement Vegetation Above: European settlement introduced new disturbances to the northern Lake States, including broadscale removal of forest vegetation and tilling of the soil. This photograph was taken in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, in 1895, at the height of the lumbering era in this region. C ou rt es y of S ta te H is to ric al S oc ie ty o f W is co ns in divided into 36 one-square-mile sections (Stewart 1935) (fig. 1). Surveyors traversed the boundaries between all sections and, in so doing, marked the intersection of section lines (section corners) and the midpoint between section corners (quarter corners), using a wooden post set into the ground, a mound of earth, or stones. Surveyors also marked the locations where section lines crossed navigable rivers, bayous, or lakes (meander corners) (fig. 2). At section, quarter, and meander corners, surveyors “blazed” two to four nearby trees as “witness” or “bearing” trees. Blazing consisted of inscribing the corner identification and coordinates on the tree, so that given locations could subsequently be relocated. Tree species, diameter, compass bearing, and distance from the corner were then recorded in surveyor notebooks. Other data recorded by surveyors, which are frequently used in studies of historical vegetation, include (1) the location of abrupt boundaries between distinct vegetation types (e.g., swamp versus upland forest); (2) incidences of visible fire or wind disturbance; and (3) line and township descriptions of dominant overand understory species, agricultural suitability of the soils, topography, and Native American and early Euro-American settlements. Thorough reviews of the survey technique, changes over time in survey instructions, and consistency between the actual survey and the instructions provided can be found in Bourdo (1956). Data Quality The intention of the PLS was legal rather than scientific; although surveyors were provided general instructions on how to conduct the survey, lack of expertise and care meant they often did not apply methods consistently. Preference for or discrimination against certain tree species, sizes, and locations has been documented, as well as cases of fraud, which contemporary surveyors usually uncovered and resurveyed (Bourdo 1956). Despite inconsistencies, data collection was largely systematic, quantitative, and statistically representative. PLS records also provide the broadest coverage (Ohio to the 6 Journal of Forestry • October 2001 Figure 1. Government Land Office surveyors first surveyed township and range lines, which together divided the land into townships, measuring 36 square miles. Townships were divided into one-square-mile units, called sections, and survey data were collected along section boundaries. Surveyors marked and recorded witness trees at section corners, quarter corners, and meander corners. Figure 2. Page of notes recorded by a surveyor of the original US Public Land Survey. A schematic of data collected runs right to left along the bottom.
COVID-19 in Children: A Narrative Review

BACKGROUND: In December 2019, coronavirus (CoV) disease 2019 (COVID-19) was detected in Wuhan, China, which is known as severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV 2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS]-CoV-2). AIM: This study attempted a narrative review of the researches about COVID-19 in children. METHODS: We searched all articles between 2000 and April 2020 in PubMed, Scopus, and ScienceDirect related to COVID-19 in children, using the following terms: “COVID-19,” “coronavirus,” “SARS-CoV-2” in combination with “pediatrics,” or “children. ” RESULTS: The most common method of transmitting the disease to children was through close contact with family members through respiratory droplets. Coinfection is common in pediatric with COVID-19 infection. One of the most important transmission routes is oral feces. The severity of the disease was mild or asymptomatic in most children. The most common clinical symptoms were fever and cough, and gastrointestinal symptoms were more common in children than in adults. Infants and preschoolers had more severe clinical symptoms than older children. The most common radiographic findings from the lungs were bilateral ground-glass opacity. Increased procalcitonin and lactate dehydrogenase should be considered in children. The use of intravenous immunoglobulin, lopinavir/ritonavir, and oseltamivir, along with oxygen therapy, had the greatest effect on improving children’s conditions. CONCLUSIONS: The most important way to prevent this disease in children is to follow the health tips of family members. Although the number of children with the disease is low, children are vulnerable to infection. Antiviral medications along with the use of muscle relaxants and oxygen therapy have a great impact on children’s condition.
Quantification of microenvironmental metabolites in murine cancers reveals determinants of tumor nutrient availability

Cancer cell metabolism is heavily influenced by microenvironmental factors, including nutrient availability. Therefore, knowledge of microenvironmental nutrient levels is essential to understand tumor metabolism. To measure the extracellular nutrient levels available to tumors, we developed a quantitative metabolomics method to measure the absolute concentrations of >118 metabolites in plasma and tumor interstitial fluid, the extracellular fluid that perfuses tumors. Comparison of nutrient levels in tumor interstitial fluid and plasma revealed that the nutrients available to tumors differ from those present in circulation. Further, by comparing interstitial fluid nutrient levels between autochthonous and transplant models of murine pancreatic and lung adenocarcinoma, we found that tumor type, anatomical location and animal diet affect local nutrient availability. These data provide a comprehensive characterization of the nutrients present in the tumor microenvironment of widely used models of lung and pancreatic cancer and identify factors that influence metabolite levels in tumors. Impact Statement Nutrient availability is an important tumor microenvironmental factor that impacts cancer cell biology; we developed methods to measure nutrients available in tumors and characterized factors that influence tumor nutrient availability.