Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The effect of the components of King's spiritual intelligence group training on stigma in patients with cancer

Background & Aim: cancer stigma is one of the Psycho-social consequences of a cancer diagnosis. It seems that spiritual intelligence training can reduce cancer stigma by enhancing spiritual intelligence. Therefore, the purpose of the present research was to determine the effect of the components of King's spiritual intelligence group training on stigma in patients with cancer. Methods & Materials: This randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out in Omid Oncology Hospital of Mashhad, Iran in 2018-19. The statistical population of the study included 54 patients with cancer who were then randomly divided into an intervention group (23 individuals) and a control group (27 individuals). The patients in the intervention group received King's spiritual intelligence group training (2008) for ten (90-minute) sessions, while the patients in the control group received routine care. The data collection instrument was Cancer Stigma Scale (patient version). The data were analyzed by SPSS-22 software using independent t-test, Man Whitney, paired t-test, and Wilcoxon statistical test. Results: The findings showed that there is no statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups in terms of stigma total mean score for the pre-intervention phase (p>0.05). However, in terms of stigma total mean score changes between the post and pre-intervention phases, there was a significant difference between the scores of the intervention and the control group (p<0.001). Conclusion: Spiritual intelligence training is effective in reducing stigma among patients with cancer.
Landscape Structure Influencing the Spatial Distribution of the Short-Toed Treecreeper Certhia Brachydactyla in a Mediterranean Agroecosystem

The Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla is a sedentary passerine species, considered a typical woodland species and an ecological indicator of forest alteration and fragmentation. The aim of the research was to define the habitat selection of the Short-toed Treecreeper during the breeding season in a Mediterranean landscape with scarce and highly altered woodland cover. The study was carried out in southern Italy, where point counts were made between April and May in the 2012 and 2013 breeding seasons. The habitat suitability was evaluated following a use vs availability approach, investigating the effect of arboreal habitats, such as woodlands, orchards, and olive groves, at the presence sites and in the surrounding landscape. A resource selection probability function was formulated, performing a logistic regression analysis with binomial error distribution. Model selection followed an information-theoretic approach using the AICc. The best model showed that the most important variables positively affecting the species were percent cover of orchards and olive groves within 750 m of the presence sites, as well as the number of patches of olive groves and woodlands within 250 m. The results showed that olive groves and orchards could be supplementary habitats for the Short-toed Treecreeper when woodlands were absent. Furthermore, the results suggest a primary influence of habitat fragmentation in the population dynamics which lead to Short-toed Treecreeper occurrence, even in a Mediterranean setting.
Comparison of Neural Activation Area in Primary Somatosensory Cortex and Brodmann Area 3 According to Finger and Phalange High-Frequency Vibration Stimulation

In this study, we measured neuronal activation in the primary somatosensory area (S1) and Brodmann area 3 (BA3) using 3T functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while presenting a 250-Hz high-frequency vibrational stimulus to each of three phalanges (distal, intermediate, and proximal) of four fingers of the right hand (index, middle, ring, and little). We compared the nerve activation area between each finger and each phalange. Ten healthy male college students (26.6 ± 2.5 years old) participated in this study. One session consisted of three blocks: a rest (30 s), stimulation (30 s), and response phase (9 s). In the rest phase, the vibrational stimulus was not presented. In the stimulation phase, the vibrational stimulation was presented at any one of the three phalanges of the selected finger. In the response phase, subjects were instructed to press a button corresponding to the phalange that they thought had received the vibration. The subtraction method was used to extract the activation area. The activation area in the S1 was the largest when the little finger was stimulated (for the finger comparison), and largest when the second phalange was stimulated (for the phalange comparison). The BA3 showed similar trends, and there was no statistically significant difference.
Ethical Consumer Behavior: Does Second-Hand Consumption Influence Satisfaction with Life?

What do we really need to live a happy life? Second-hand consumption has been proposed to be a lifestyle choice which is done voluntarily (Steffen, 2017, p. 204) and could increase peoples’ life satisfaction. Besides economic motives, many people consume second-hand for ethical reasons, e.g., to distance themselves from the consumption system, for ecological reasons, social reasons or have hedonic motivations (Guiot & Roux, 2010). Some consumers simply want to shop clever (Gregson & Crewe, 2003, p. 11), started to reduce their consumption or re-use to reduce their ecological footprint (Waight, 2013). This study assesses the relationship between second-hand consumption motivation and satisfaction with life in a structural equation model. 203 Germans participated in the online study and evaluated their motivation for second-hand consumption based on the scale of Guiot and Roux (2010). Satisfaction with life was measured with Diener, Emmons and Griffin’s (1985) Satisfaction of life scale which has been translated into German by Janke and Glockner-Rist (2014). The findings indicate that consumers primarily buy second-hand to hunt for treasures, to find original products, to engage socially and for ethical reasons. Economic motives were also dominant. The study shows that second-hand consumption motivation does not influence satisfaction with life.
The Contribution of the Flipped Classroom Method to the Development of Information Literacy: A Systematic Review

With the arrival of the Internet and information and communication technologies (ICTs), today’s society has driven many changes in which the digital channel is one of the main information consumption channels for young university students. Due to the turbulent landscape full of fake news and confusing information we have entered, there is a need to promote information literacy among quality students. To this end, the use of innovative strategies and methods such as Flipped Classroom can be a novel alternative to receive this content. Based on these ideas, the objective of this work was framed in the methodological design corresponding to the systematic review. Thus, empirical work was compiled to put into practice the Flipped Classroom methodology and to promote informational teaching from different knowledge disciplines at the university level. The results showed that the application of the methodology is multivariate, and that it can be administered to students in various ways (video-tutorials, animated videos, training modules, etc.) depending on the creativity of the teacher. Likewise, the results compiled in the review turn towards the improvement of the students’ informational skills, as well as the increase in diverse personal and academic variables.
A New Vampire Saga: The Molecular Mechanism of T Cell Trogocytosis

protect against severe disease. This isconsistent with the ﬁnding that recombi-nant IFN-a administration early in PbAinfection reduced parasitemia and pro-tectedagainstECMinaIFN-g-dependentmanner (Vigario et al., 2007). A beneﬁcialeffect of type I IFNs was also suggestedby higher plasma IFN-a levels in Africanchildren with mild malaria compared tothose with hyperparasitemia or severemalarial anemia (Luty et al., 2000). Theheterogeneity and complexity of humansevere malaria necessitate examiningthe role of type I IFNs in diverse patientpopulations and in multiple murinemodels representing different aspects ofhuman disease. However, the presentﬁndingsdocautionagainstadministrationof type I IFNs as adjunctive therapy forCM, especially because patients typicallypresent with advanced pathology.In summary, Sharma et al. (2011)identify a unique cytosolic DNA sensingpathway and considerably expand ourknowledge of the induction and role oftype I IFNs in malaria infection. The pres-ence of AT-rich motifs in the genomes ofother protozoa, bacteria, and humanssuggests that these motifs could con-tribute to the pathogenesis of othersevere infectious syndromes. In the caseof extracellular DNA sources, it is in-triguing to consider that other crystals(e.g., urate) may move these motifs intothe cytosol for innate sensing. This pro-posed mechanism, if conﬁrmed, mayhave relevance for the development ofDNA-based vaccine adjuvants.
Evaluation of explosive strength ability of the upper body for athletic throwers

Physical fitness evaluation of throwing athletes has been performed based on measurement items for the purpose of power evaluation of the lower limbs and whole body; however, the method for assessing the muscle strength and exertion of the upper body has not been acknowledged extensively. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the evaluation of the explosive muscle performance of the upper body of an athlete using several measurement parameters, including push up jump (PJ), countermovement push up (CMPU) flight time, medicine ball throw (MBT), countermovement medicine ball throw, and one repetition maximum of the bench press (BP-1RM). The relationship between these measurement items and athletic performance as determined using the IAAF score was examined. Eleven male athletes training on a daily basis were enrolled. A significant positive correlation between MBT and athletic performance was observed, indicating the usefulness of physical fitness evaluation in athletes. Conversely, PJ and CMPU were not associated with athletic performance, suggesting that these parameters may be negatively affected by the subject’s weight. Further, BP-1RM did not show a significant correlation with athletic performance, owing to the fact that the exertion characteristics of one repetition maximum do not reflect the shrinkage rate of the muscle required for throwing. It is recommended that athletes select an event wherein their weight positively affects the competitive ability and does not affect measurement parameters. Further, explosive muscle performance without counter movements maybe incorporated into the physical fitness assessment of athletes.
The Influence of Behavioural Finance Factors and the Moderating Effects of Contextual and Demographic Factors on Individual Investor’s Investment Performance

Individual investors trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), Sri Lanka, behave irrationally despite objective finance models available for them to refer in making rational decisions. Therefore this paper examines the irrationality by testing whether behavioural finance factors (BF), stock broker’s recommendations (SBR) as a contextual factor, and individual investor’s existing knowledge of the stock market (EK) as a demographic factor affect individual investor’s investment performance (IP). Heuristic behaviour, prospect behaviour and market factors were conceptualised as independent variables of the study whereas SBR and EK act as moderators on the relationship between BF and IP. Data of 221 individual investors of CSE during first half of 2019 were analyzed using structural models to draw empirical evidence to test hypotheses of the study. Results of the study reveal that market information and past stock trends as market factors have a significant bearing on investment decision making, which ultimately affect IP, while the aggregate effect of BF upholds a significant impact on IP. The results expose some novel findings such as: investors receive inferior financial returns when imitating other investors’ trading behaviour whilst trading on SBR; receive lower returns once trading on market factors whilst resuming SBR; and receive mediocre returns when EK is affirmative whilst following other investors’ decisions; and suffer losses when trading on market factors whilst exploiting EK. The findings imply that the stock brokers should not merely consider the output of objective finance models, but market wide herding, market manipulations, market factors and EK in investment recommendations.
Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Some Bacteria Implicated in the Seasonal Summer Mortalities of Farm-raised Oreochromis niloticus at Kafr El-Sheikh and Dakahlia Governorates

In the last years, there were some bacterial outbreaks occurred during the summer season of farm-raised Oreochromis niloticus at Kafr El-Sheikh and Dakahlia Governorates resulting in high fish mortalities and severe economic losses in these farms. So, this study aimed to detect the causes of the summer fish mortalities in these governorates to facilitate the diagnosis methods of study pathogens. Thirty fish farms were surveyed (20 in Kafr El-Sheikh and 10 in Dakahlia). 150 examined diseased fish (five from each farm) were succumbed for bacteriological isolation and biochemical and molecular identification. LD50 experiments were done to detect the infectivity and pathogenicity of some strains of bacterial isolates. The obtained results cleared that O. niloticus summer mortalities were caused by mixed infections with different bacterial species. The isolated bacterial species were 9 types of bacteria; 7 gram negative bacteria; 78 (30.5%) Aeromonas hydrophila, 52 (20.3%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 40 (15.6%) Vibrio anguillarum, 20 (7.8%) Edwardsiella tarda, 12 (4.7%) Edwardsiella ictulari, 10 (3.9%) Pseudomonas fluorescens, 7 (2.7%) Flavobacterium columnare and 2 gram positive bacteria; 30 (11.7%) Streptococcus agalactia and 7 (2.8) Enterococcus feacalis which were the most prevalent bacteria affecting fish farms and implicated in the O. niloticus seasonal summer mortalities and LD50 experiments confirmed the pathogenicity of some isolated bacteria. From the obtained results, it could be concluded that, the main cause of summer fish mortalities in studied farms was 81.82% gram negative bacteria and 18.18% was gram positive bacteria.
Psychological Characteristics of a Tourist as Predictors of Expenditures: An Analytical Review and Proposal of the Predictive Model

Tourism plays an important role in the economies of countries, which is evidenced by macroeconomic studies. However, analyses highlighted the need to do research on tourist expenditure and to identify factors at the microeconomic level. The article presents an overview of the extensively investigated and validated predictors of tourist expenditure and microeconomic modeling procedures used in their analysis. While two large sets of factors, i.e. economic and sociodemographic variables, have often been the subject of microeconomic modeling of tourist expenditures, variables which are related to the subject of expenditure have been taken into account insufficiently. The overview reveals the incompleteness of the tested models and in the literature the repeated recommendations to take into account the psychological variables which are missing in the models. The study describes the current state of defining and measuring psychological variables in tourism. Terms „psychographic variables“ and „psychological characteristics of a tourist“ are used for psychological variables in tourism research however, these were generally understood as respondents' current views on travel aspects, subjective evaluation of travel satisfaction, or as reasons for travel. As psychological variables in this study were considered the complex and relatively stable psychological characteristics of the person – personal values, personality and motivational system of the person as defined and measured in psychological science. Based on this, a conceptual model is developed which integrates economic, sociodemographic and psychological variables of expenditure and recommends procedures of its testing.
Recurrent pregnancy loss at gynecology and obstetrical hospital in Duhok Province

Background: Recurrent pregnancy loss is physically and emotionally harmful for mothers. This study aimed to find out the prevalence and associated factors of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) in pregnant women in Duhok province.Methods: In this retrospective study, the medical records of the patients who had pregnancy loss and registered in Duhok Maternity Hospital were reviewed for the period of January - December 2019. Accordingly, 300 women aged 18 years and older with pregnancy loss were included in this study.Results: The prevalence of EPL was 16.3%. The study found that patients with RPL were statistically older compared to those patients without RPL, (39.27 vs. 33.24 years; P<0.001), respectively. Besides, the RPL group had a significantly higher percentage of family history of pregnancy loss (12.24% vs. 1.20%; P<0.001). The patients with RPL had significantly higher prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (14.29% vs. 3.59%; P=0.002), cervical incompetence (8.16% vs. 0.80%; P=0.002), structural abnormalities of uterus (14.29% vs. 4.8%; P=0.012), and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (40.82% vs. 11.95%; P<0.001). There was no significant association of RPL with smoking (P=0.261). Conclusions: This study revealed a high prevalence of RPL in patients with pregnancy loss. Also, the study showed that the patients in the RPL group were significantly older and had a higher prevalence of medical illnesses; including chlamydia trachomatis, cervical incompetence, structural anomalies of the uterus, and polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Identification of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Kenya using morphometrics and DNA barcoding

Stingless bees are important pollinators of wild plants and crops. The identity of stingless bee species in Africa has not been fully documented. The present study explored the utility of morphometrics and DNA barcoding for identification of African stingless bee populations, and to further employ these tools to identify potential cryptic variation within species. Stingless bee samples were collected from three ecological zones, namely Kakamega Forest, Mwingi and Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, which are geographically distant and cover high, medium and low altitudes, respectively. Forewing and hind leg morphometric characters were measured to determine the extent of morphological variation between the populations. DNA barcodes were generated from the mitochondrial cytochrome c-oxidase I (COI) gene. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) on the morphometric measurements separated the bee samples into three clusters: (1) Meliponula bocandei; (2) Meliponula lendliana + Plebeina hildebrandti; (3) Dactylurina schmidti + Meliponula ferruginea black + Meliponula ferruginea reddish brown, but Canonical Variate Analysis (CVA) separated all the species except the two morphospecies (M. ferruginea reddish brown and black). The analysis of the COI sequences showed that DNA barcoding can be used to identify all the species studied and revealed remarkable genetic distance (7.3%) between the two M. ferruginea morphs. This is the first genetic evidence that M. ferruginea black and M. ferruginea reddish brown are separate species.
Common opossum population density in an agroforestry system in Bolivia

The common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis thrives near human settlements. Understanding its ecology could help planning management decisions about this species, especially in anthropogenic landscapes. Yet, there are no density estimations for this species throughout its distribution range in Bolivia. We estimated the density of D. marsupialis in a rural agricultural community, where agroforestry plantations and fallows cover most of the land. We counted individuals in line transects and used DISTANCE software to calculate density. We covered a total of 70.21 km in 143 night counts, obtaining 38 records of D. marsupialis. We estimated a density of 0.30 individuals ha-1 (SE = 0.062; range: 0.20 0.45 individuals ha-1), with a mean encounter rate of 0.54 individuals km-1. Encounter rate varied between habitats, with mean values of 0.20 in secondary forests and 0.64 in agroforestry plantations. Our density estimate is near the lower range of previously reported values for the common opossum in other countries. We argue that our results may reflect the response to the availability of food resources and predation pressure in agroforestry plantations.
Low-Cost Multispectral Sensor Array for Determining Leaf Nitrogen Status

A crop’s health can be determined by its leaf nutrient status; more precisely, leaf nitrogen (N) level, is a critical indicator that carries a lot of worthwhile nutrient information for classifying the plant’s health. However, the existing non-invasive techniques are expensive and bulky. The aim of this study is to develop a low-cost, quick-read multi-spectral sensor array to predict N level in leaves non-invasively. The proposed sensor module has been developed using two reflectance-based multi-spectral sensors (visible and near-infrared (NIR)). In addition, the proposed device can capture the reflectance data at 12 different wavelengths (six for each sensor). We conducted the experiment on canola leaves in a controlled greenhouse environment as well as in the field. In the greenhouse experiment, spectral data were collected from 87 leaves of 24 canola plants, subjected to varying levels of N fertilization. Later, 42 canola cultivars were subjected to low and high nitrogen levels in the field experiment. The k-nearest neighbors (KNN) algorithm was employed to model the reflectance data. The trained model shows an average accuracy of 88.4% on the test set for the greenhouse experiment and 79.2% for the field experiment. Overall, the result concludes that the proposed cost-effective sensing system can be viable in determining leaf nitrogen status.
Screening of antagonistic bacteria for controlling fungal contamination on Para rubber sheer

The aim of this study was to isolate Bacillus spp. and actinomycetes and screen for their antagonistic activity against fungi contaminated on para rubber sheet. Total of 206 Bacillus spp. and 151 actinomycetes from soils and para rubber sheets were screened for antagonistic activity by dual culture technique against six fungi (2 Aspergillus spp., 1 Penicillium sp., 1 Fusarium sp., 1 Rhizopus sp. and 1 Cladosporium sp.) commonly found on contaminated para rubber sheets in southern Thailand. Eighty-five percents of actinomycetes exhibited antifungal activity against at least one fungal isolate, whereas only 16% of Bacillus isolates was active. Thus, the top 30 actinomycetes having antifungal activity were selected for fermentation in ISP2 broth. The culture filtrates were tested for antifungal activity by agar dilution. Actinomycetes isolates AC41 and AC51 showed >80% inhibitory activity against all tested fungi. The culture filtrates were also extracted with ethyl acetate and the crude extracts were tested for their minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) by broth microdilution. Extracts from 8 actinomycetes AC37, AC41, AC51, AC70, AC72, AC74, AC78 and AC84 exhibited antifungal activity against all tested fungi with MICs ranging from 8-200 μg/ml. The best MICs were in the range of 16-64 μg/ml by AC41 and AC51 which appeared to be comparable to p-nitrophenol, a control antifungal agent (32-128 μg/ml). The effect of agitation, initial pH and temperature on the production of antifungal metabolites by the isolates AC41 and AC51 was investigated. The optimum conditions for AC41 and AC51 were observed at the static condition, pH7 and temperature 30 o C. The top 8 antagonistic actinomycetes were identified by morphological characteristics and molecular technique (16S rDNA). All of these actinomycetes are in the genus Streptomyces.