Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Cooperative actors in domestic abuse and their association with prosecution: implications for the criminal justice system

Suggestions to increase prosecution rates in domestic abuse cases often focus on improving victim cooperation and evidence gathering. This study explores the impact of persons involved in abuse investigations by modelling five variables (victim cooperation; witness cooperation; presence of children; suspect admission; and presence of physical evidence) across 540 cases of domestic abuse. The presence of physical evidence, as well as victim and witness cooperation, all increased the likelihood of a charge against the suspect. However, suspect confession often resulted in a police caution, meaning no successful charge. The implications of these findings to improve investigation and prosecution are discussed.
Recombinant leptospiral immunoglobulin like B protein based latex agglutination test for serodiagnosis of human leptospirosis

Humans get leptospirosis by contact with fresh water, damp soil, or vegetation contaminated by the urine of infected animals, swallowing contaminated food or water or while working in contaminated flood plains or at wet agricultural settings. The bacteria enter the body through abrasions in the skin and mucous membranes. In the present study recombinant LigB protein is employed in latex agglutination test, which is a cross reacting lipoprotein able to detect acute infection caused by any pathogenic leptospiral serovars. It was employed for serodiagnosis of leptospirosis. The 46 KDa 6X His tagged LigB protein, obtained by IPTG induction of recombinant E. coli M15 cells containing the N-terminal region of LigB gee in PQE30 expression vector, was purified by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography and adsorbed on latex bead surface for performing latex agglutination test against leptospirosis suspected human sera. A total of 28 human sera samples were received from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh India, which tested positive by IgM ELISA test kit were subjected to both rLigB based LAT and MAT. All the 28 sera showed seropositivity by both the tests. Icterohaemorrahigae was the predominant serovar followed by Javanica and Grippotyphosa. Six out seven sera samples received from Indian Veterinary research Institute, Human Hospital and City Hospital, Bareilly were tested positive both by rLAT and MAT. The result showed that sera were tested positive by rLigB based LAT, which were reconfirmed using microscopic agglutination test (MAT). The results from LAT were in concordance with MAT. In conclusion, rLigB based LAT is a rapid, reliable diagnostic tool at resource poor and remote diagnostic centers with high sensitivity and specificity, under laboratory and field conditions, for the detection of leptospirosis.
Political Communication of Ahok in Demolishing Slums to Normalise River Ciliwung in Jakarta

The relocation of residents of Kampung Pulo in East Jakarta to make way for the normalisation of River Ciliwung ended in chaos. The chaos was inseparable from the policy of the then governor of the Special Capital Province of Jakarta, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, known for his harsh and temperamental attitude. This research aims to study the political messages of Governor Ahok in applying a policy to the normalisation of River Ciliwung. The theory of symbolic interaction, the theory of coordinated management of meaning, the theory of conflict, and the theory of speech act are used to analyse the political messages of Governor Ahok and the responses of Kampung Pulo residents to the political messages. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. Research data were collected through in-depth interviews, video recordings and broadcasts of news. This research found inconsistency of the political messages, thus disrupting the implementation of the policy to normalise River Ciliwung. The political messages of Ahok contain euphemism: “our brothers who haven’t had any luck”; metaphor “no rent but maintenance fees”; and labeling “illegal residents”. The residents responded to the political messages in the context of episode, identity, relation and culture. Consequently, both sides were locked in their respective meaning. The residents insisted on demanding compensation for the relocation of the residents as legal ones, while Ahok was confined to the meaning of illegal residents. The dispute culminated in a clash between Kampung Pulo residents and government apparatuses on August 20, 2015.
Evaluation of The Stability and In Vitro Anti-inflammatory Activity of Partially Purified Bromelain Nanoemulsion

Bromelain is an enzyme belonging to cysteine protease. It is known for topical use as debridement for inflammation treatment. Nanoemulsion of bromelain (NEB) aims to solve this problem and also improve its stability. NEB was made by high emulsification method using homogenizer and sonicator. Nanoemulsion physicochemical stabilities were evaluated. The bromelain as an active compound was isolated from the core of pineapple (Ananas comosus [L.] Merr) which was purified by ammonium sulphate fractionation and then dialysis followed. Nanoemulsion formula 2 was found to be the most suitable formula for encapsulating bromelain with good physicochemical stability after 30 days of storage. This formula showed clear visual appearance with globule diameter of 37.42 nm with polydispersity index of 0.40. The result showed that the fraction of bromelain obtained from each purification step showed an increase in specific activity. The specific activities of fractionation using 20-50% ammonium sulphate and dialysis were 152.05 and 266.58 U/mg, respectively. The purest bromelain fraction was encapsulated into nanoemulsion formula 2. The bromelain fraction’s anti-inflammatory activity was tested based on HRBC membrane stabilization method. The result showed that bromelain dialysis fraction shows the ability as anti-inflammatory agent with stability percentage of 79.76%.
Exploring UK foundation doctors’ perceptions surrounding raising concerns in the workplace

ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the perceptions of foundation doctors (FDs) in the United Kingdom (UK) surrounding raising concerns in the workplace. An online survey was sent to all FDs in the UK between February and March 2018. Respondents were asked what they had observed or experienced that had been ethically challenging during their foundation training. The qualitative responses were coded into themes. Reasons why FDs wished to raise concerns in the workplace included disagreements about clinical decisions within the team, insufficient availability of resources, lack of senior colleague support and having to work beyond their competencies. Challenges faced by FDs when raising concerns included organisational resistance to change, difficulties in communicating ideas to those higher up in the hierarchy and the emotional stress of whistleblowing regarding senior colleagues. Perceived consequences of raising concerns included negative impact on FDs’ reputation and career, and fear of bullying. To overcome these barriers, changes within organisations at all levels must take place in order to provide an environment where FDs are encouraged to raise concerns and thus make positive changes to their work environments for themselves, their colleagues and patients.
Estimating Roughage Quality with Near Infrared Reflectance (NIR) Spectroscopy and Chemometric Techniques

Yakin Kizilotesi Spektroskopisi yem kalite degerlendirmelerinde yaygin olarak kullanilmaya baslanmistir. Yapilan calismalarin buyuk kismi lifli bilesenlerin NIR ile tespitine yonelik olarak yurutulmustur. Kaba yem kalitesinin degerlendirilmesinde kullanilan Nisbi yem degeri (Relative Forage Value, RFV), Nisbi yem Kalitesi (Relative Forage Quality, RFQ) ve Net Enerji Laktasyon (Net Energy Lactation, NEL) gibi farkli kalite ozelliklerine yonelik ise model gelistirme calismalari henuz yayginlasmamistir. Bu calismada farkli kaba yem orneklerinde NFV, RFQ ve NEL degerlerinin NIR spektroskopisi ile tespiti ve dalgaboyu seciminin model basarisi uzerine etkisinin arastirilmasi amaclanmistir. Arastirmada silaj, yonca kuru otu, yulaf kuru otu ve bugday samani orneklerinde alinan spektral veriler ve laboratuvar analiz sonuclari kullanilarak kismi en kucuk kareler regresyon (PLSR) yontemine gore tahmin modelleri gelistirilmistir. Dalga boyu secim yontemi olarak variable importance projection (VIP) metodundan yararlanilmistir. Arastirma bulgularina gore gelistirilen tahmin modellerinin RFV icin VIP-PLS model kombinasyonundan (RMSE=12.7, Bias=0,000, R2=0,804, RPD=2,28) elde edilmistir. VIP yontemi butun degiskenler icin tahmin basarisini yukseltmistir. Arastirma bulgularina dayanarak, kaba yem kalite degerlendirme parametrelerinde kullanilan hesaplamalarin NIR ile tespitinin mumkun oldugu anlasilmistir.
Predicting Intraday Prices in the Frontier Stock Market of Romania Using Machine Learning Algorithms

This paper investigates if forecasting models based on Machine Learning (ML) Algorithms are capable to predict intraday prices in the small, frontier stock market of Romania. The results show that this is indeed the case. Moreover, the prediction accuracy of the various models improves as the forecasting horizon increases. Overall, ML forecasting models are superior to the passive buy and hold strategy, as well as to a naïve strategy that always predicts the last known price action will continue. However, we also show that this superior predictive ability cannot be converted into “abnormal”, economically significant profits after considering transaction costs. This implies that intraday stock prices incorporate information within the accepted bounds of weak-form market efficiency, and cannot be “timed” even by sophisticated investors equipped with state of the art ML prediction models.
Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of a stream-lake network in the upper zone of the trans-Andean basin of the Valdivia River (Chile)

ABSTRACT Stream-lake networks include multiple transition zones between lake-like and river-like conditions. This study analysed environmental features, macroinvertebrate assemblages (MIB) and functional feeding groups in outlet, inlet and tributary streams (i.e. streams other than the main stem) of a stream-lake network in Chilean Andean lakes, to verify if lake outlets reflect an ecotone condition. Permutational analysis of variance and canonical analysis of principal coordinates based on environmental features and MIB revealed a significant difference between stream types. Higher taxa richness was found in tributaries, whereas population densities, equitability and diversity indices varied between stream types. Eighty-five taxa were identified, with 7% of taxa found exclusively in outlets, 5% in inlets, and 22% in tributaries. Collector-gatherers were dominant in all stream types and there was no statistical differences among feeding groups and stream types. The distance-based linear model identified water temperature, % rock, % sand, and % FPOM coverage as having significant influence on richness and density of MIB in summer, while water temperature and %FPOM coverage were significant in spring. Our results suggest that lake outlets house MIB different than lake inlets and tributaries, as well as environmental variables, supporting the idea that Andean lake outlets reflect an ecotone condition.
Manufacture of Lightweight Thermal Insulation Concrete Using Recycled Aggregates and Syrian Pozzolan

This research is part of the national project for the recycling and reuse of demolished building and infrastructure in Syria. It is an attempt to find a lightweight concrete mix with local components suitable for use in the concrete mixes with acceptable resistance to pressure and low thermal conductivity and good workability. aggregate (PA) was used with recycled concrete (RCA) aggregates to manufacture concrete mixtures for use in a concrete mixes or in the outer cover of the buildings, as slabs of inclination on the last roofs, and in the non-load-bearing exterior walls to benefit from it as a thermal insulator and get rid of important quantities of rubble that constitute an environmental and economic damage on the government in the reconstruction phase. values related decreased very significantly. relatively lightweight.
Energy Consumption Analysis of Beamforming and Cooperative Schemes for Aircraft Wireless Sensor Networks

In this paper, the eight schemes for aircraft wireless sensor networks are investigated, which are single-hop array beamforming schemes (including analog beamforming (ABF), and digital beamforming (DBF)), non-cooperative schemes (including single-hop and multi-hop schemes), cooperative schemes (including amplify and forward (AF), decode and forward (DF)), and incremental cooperative schemes (incremental decode and forward (IDF), and incremental amplify and forward (IAF)). To set up the aircraft wireless communication environment, we design the aircraft channel model by referring to the experimental parameters of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union)-R M.2283, which is composed of path loss, shadowing fading, and multi-path fading channel responses. To evaluate the performance, the conditions energy consumption and throughput analysis are performed. Through simulation results, the incremental cooperative scheme outperformed by 66.8% better at spectral efficiency 2 than the DBF scheme in terms of the energy consumption metric. Whereas, in terms of throughput metric, overall SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) ranged from −20 to 30 dB the beamforming scheme had the best performance in which the beamforming scheme at SNR 0 dB achieved 85.4% better than the multi-hop scheme. Finally, in terms of normalized throughput metric in low SNR range between −20 and 1 dB the ABF scheme had the best performance over the others in which the ABF at SNR 0 dB achieved 75.4% better than the multi-hop scheme. Whereas, in high SNR range between 2 and 30 dB the IDF scheme had the best performance in which the IDF at SNR 10 dB achieved 62.2% better than the multi-hop scheme.
The Influence of Principal Managerial Competence on Teacher Performance at Schools in Bandar Lampung

Any improvement effort made without the support of quality teacher performance will not possibly work well to help enhance high-quality education. High teacher performance is influenced by many factors. Theoretically, one important factor is principal managerial competency. However, how this factor influences teacher performance is under-researched, particularly in Bandar Lampung schools. This study aimed at investigating the influence of principal managerial competence on teacher performance in public vocational high schools in Bandar Lampung. This study used a quantitative research design, using a questionnaire of which its validity and reliability were ensured before data collection. The samples of the research were 88 teachers from nine vocational high schools in Bandar Lampung City, Lampung Province, Indonesia. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and simple regression, with the help of SPSS version 24. Results showed that principal managerial competence positively and significantly influenced teacher performance in public vocational high schools in Bandar Lampung. This study recommends the whole stakeholders to pay more attention and to evaluate the principals’ performance.
A research on the botanical composition of Çamlıhemşin-Palovit Plateau

Bu calisma ile Rize ili Camlihemsin ilcesine bagli Palovit Yaylasinin, botanik kompozisyonu, bitkilerin topragi kaplama orani ve mera derecesinin belirlenmesi amaclanmistir. 2019 yili icerisinde, yaylanin mera vejetasyonunun klimaks evresine ulastigi Temmuz ayinda gerceklestirilen arazi calismalari sonunda, Lup metodu ile alinan hatlardan, 112 bitki ornegi toplanmistir. 22 cins ve 15 familya ait toplam 25 taksonun, 10 tanesinin monokotil, 15 tanesinin ise dikotil oldugu belirlenmistir. Arastirma alaninda, mera kalite derecesine gore meralarin durumunun tespit edilmesinde botanik kompozisyon bakimindan onemli olan familyalardan, Poaceae familyasi 6 takson ve % 54.98’lik bir oran ve Fabaceae familyasi 1 takson ve % 2.88 gibi son derece dusuk bir oranla temsil edilmektedir. Arastirma alanindaki diger 18 taksonun dahil oldugu 13 familyanin toplam botanik kompozisyon oraninin % 42.14 oldugu saptanmistir. Arastirma sonucunda, bitkilerin toplam topragi kaplama oraninin % 70.75, mera durumunun ise hesaplanan 2.383’luk mera derecesine gore zayif oldugu belirlenmistir.
Management and prognosis of acute extracranial internal carotid artery occlusion

Acute occlusion of the internal carotid artery is the underlying etiology in 4 to 15% of all ischemic strokes. The clinical presentation varies considerably ranging from asymptomatic occlusion to severe ischemic strokes. Substantial differences in the acute management of acute symptomatic internal carotid artery occlusions (ICAO) exists between centers. Thusly, we comprised a narrative review of the natural course of acute ICAO and of available treatment options [i.v. thrombolysis, endovascular thrombectomy and stenting, bypass between the superficial temporal and the middle cerebral arteries (MCA) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA)]. We found that very few randomized treatment trials have been performed in patients acute symptomatic ICAO. Most evidence stems from case series and observational studies. Especially in older studies the intracranial vessel status has rarely been considered. After revision of these studies we concluded that the mainstay of the acute management of acute symptomatic ICAO is i.v. thrombolysis when applied within the label and in combination with mechanical thrombectomy in case of intracranial large vessel occlusion. In cases without intracranial large vessel occlusion mechanical thrombectomy of acute ICAO is associated with a risk of distal embolization. More research on prognostic parameters is needed to better characterize the risk of decompensation of collateral flow and to better define the time-window of intervention. When mechanical thrombectomy fails or is not available, surgical approaches are an alternative in selected patients.
Investor Protection, Stock Liquidity, and Capital Structure

This paper investigates empirically the impact of stock liquidity and investor protection on corporate capital structure. We predict that stock liquidity has a significantly negative impact on firm leverage and this negative impact is stronger in a country where the investor protection is strong. The sample consists of 2,203 firms listed in the UK, Germany, France, and Italy over the period from 2009 to 2018. Using a firm fixed effects model, we find evidence supporting our prediction. Our results are robust when we use a random effects model model, or when we employ an alternative measure of investor protection. Additionally, we find that an exogenous event that reduced the investor protection could dampen the negative impact of stock liquidity on firm leverage. Our paper suggests that future studies should consider the effects of factors related to the level of investor protection when investigating the relationship between stock liquidity and firm characteristics, such as firms’ default risk.
Jardín botánico y arboretum: estrategias de conservación forestal en paisajes antropizados del trópico mexicano

Los jardines botánicos y arboreta son considerados instrumentos de conservación relevantes a partir de las alarmantes tasas de deforestación que tienen las selvas y la consecuente afectación de su diversidad. En este trabajo se analizó la diversidad, el estatus de conservación y el uso potencial de las especies arbóreas en el jardín botánico (JB) y el arboretum (A) del Centro de Investigación y Transferencia de Tecnología Forestal El Tormento. En el primero, el muestreo se realizó en un área total de 9 375 m2; mientras que, en el segundo el muestreo se hizo en 1.6 ha. Ambos espacios representan vegetación de selva mediana subperennifolia, con 11 871 individuos pertenecientes a 92 especies y 35 familias. El JB fue 1.6 veces más diverso que A. Se documentaron 15 usos potenciales en 98.9% de los taxones con al menos un uso registrado. Entre los taxa de ambas colecciones, se tienen siete clasificadas en la lista roja de la IUCN, dos en CITES y ocho en la NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010. Estos resultados subrayan la importancia del jardín botánico y el arboretum como reservorios de especies forestales útiles desde muy diversas perspectivas y como espacios de conservación de taxa amenazados de las selvas medianas subperennifolias del sur de México.
Understanding Peer-to-Peer, Two-Sided Digital Marketplaces: Pricing Lessons from Airbnb in Barcelona

Peer-to-peer, two-sided digital marketplaces are reshaping the way in which consumers exchange products and interact with brand value propositions, particularly in the travel and tourism industry. Within the dynamics of these marketplaces, pricing approaches are of the utmost importance; yet, in contrast to conventional digital marketplaces, prices are set by non-professional vendors who are also consumers. We contribute to research on the topic by examining pricing within a single peer-to-peer, two-sided marketing platform: Airbnb. We use a large dataset covering accommodation listed by non-professional hosts in Barcelona, Spain. We identify a range of intrinsic and extrinsic attributes of the value propositions of Airbnb peer-to-peer accommodation, which enables us to explain differences in price levels. The paper offers evidence that higher accommodation prices are best explained by guests’ preference for the intrinsic functional qualities of the value proposition; and that the systematic interaction of valence and volume of online reviews can produce a crucial impact on pricing.
The Professional Profile of a Post-editor according to LSCs and Linguists: a Survey-Based Research

The boundaries between translation technologies are fading and language professionals are heading towards a pluriand transdisciplinary job description, for which the use of CAT tools, translation management systems, and machine translation (MT) are compulsory. “Language paraprofessionals”, “paralinguists”, “language consultants”, “digital linguists”, and a long list of other titles is emerging to refer to the professionals who master a number of features of several tools, while remaining attentive to linguistics (see Bond 2018). According to TAUS DQF Dashboard data presented in TAUS Newsletter the 1st of May of 2019, the industry averages show that 9.7% of the translation output origin comes from MT and that 1,057 words per hour are post-edited on average. This has clear repercussions on the profession from the employability perspective.With 66 submissions by LSCs and industry stakeholders, and 142 answers from individuals (in-house or freelance translators), we present the most salient subject matters from and for the translation industry regarding MT post-editing. Some represent gaps to be filled; others represent common ground already found. Thanks to this up-to-date knowledge of the globalization landscape, clear goals can be set, and the way is paved for evolution.