Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Straight From the Scientist’s Mouth—Plain Language Summaries Promote Laypeople’s Comprehension and Knowledge Acquisition When Reading About Individual Research Findings in Psychology

Easily comprehensible summaries of scholarly articles that are provided alongside ‘ordinary’ scientific abstracts, so-called plain language summaries, can be a powerful tool for communicating research findings to a wider audience. Using an experimental within-person-design in a preregistered study (N = 166), we showed that the comprehensibility for laypeople was higher for plain language summaries compared to scientific abstracts in a psychological journal and also found that laypeople actually understood the corresponding information more correctly for plain language summaries. Moreover, in line with the easiness effect of science popularization, individuals perceived plain language summaries as more credible and were more confident about their ability to make a decision based on plain language summaries. If and under which circumstances this higher perceived credibility is justified, is discussed together with other practical implications and theoretical implications of our findings. In sum, our research further strengthens arguments for providing plain language summaries of psychological research findings by demonstrating that they actually work in practice.
Evaluation of acoustical parameters and thermal conductivity of TiO2-ethylene glycol nanofluid using ultrasonic velocity measurements

Abstract The nanosized titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized via sol-gel method. The crystalline nature of the synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles was confirmed by X-ray powder diffractometry method. The surface morphology and particle size of the nanoparticles were analyzed by high-resolution scanning electron microscopic method. UV-visible spectroscopy was employed to determine its band gap energy value. The different concentrations of nanofluid samples of TiO2 NPs dispersed in ethylene glycol were prepared and mixed thoroughly by ultrasonication process. The value of ultrasonic velocity and density were measured for the different concentrations of TiO2 nanofluids. The acoustical parameters such as adiabatic compressibility, intermolecular free length, and acoustic impedance were calculated from the experimental data. It was observed that ultrasonic velocity showed linearity with particle concentration, and the results were discussed. In addition to the TiO2-ethylene glycol (particle-fluid) interaction studies, a new methodology was proposed to find the thermal conductivity of nanofluids using ultrasonic velocity.
A Dual-DC Output Three-Phase Three-Level AC–DC Converter for Low-Frequency Pulsed Power Decoupling Applications

A dual-dc output three-phase three-level ac–dc converter is proposed for low-frequency pulsed power decoupling applications. One of the dc output is connected to the dc pulsed load, whereas the other one is used as power decoupling port and connected to the decoupling capacitor. The voltage of the power decoupling dc port can vary in a wide range to reduce the value and volume of the power decoupling capacitor. A buck/boost converter is employed to interface the power decoupling port with the dc pulsed load. A modified space vector pulsewidth modulation strategy is proposed for the ac–dc converter, based on which independent voltage and power regulation of the two dc outputs is achieved. The steady-state power is directly fed to the dc load with single power conversion stage, and the low frequency pulse power is fed to the power decoupling port. As a result, high-power quality and efficient power decoupling with reduced power conversion stages are achieved. Operation principles, modulation, and control strategies of the ac–dc converter are analyzed in detail. A prototype is built and tested to verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed ac–dc converter for pulsed load.
Octreotide long-acting release (LAR) in combination with other therapies for treatment of neuroendocrine neoplasia: a systematic review.

Background In the last decades, the incidence of neuroendocrine neoplasia (NEN) increased from 1 to 5 new diagnoses/100,000 persons/year. The synthetic somatostatin analogues (SSAs) represent the first-choice treatment for both functionally active and inactive gastro-enteric-pancreatic NEN. This systematic review examines the role of octreotide long-acting release (LAR) in combination with other therapies for NEN management. Methods Primary outcomes were the disease control rate and the progression free survival (PFS), defined as the time between treatment initiation and progression of disease. Secondary outcomes were overall survival (OS) and safety. Results This systematic review identified 13 studies, concerning the use of octreotide LAR in association with other therapies in advanced NENs and included 1,206 patients. Patients were treated with octreotide LAR in combination with other drugs, mainly with everolimus (404 patients, 35%), but even with Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy, bevacizumab, interferon or fluoride-derivatives. Disease control was observed in 85% cases with SSAs in combination with other therapies; PFS ranged from 15 to 16.4 months and OS from 25 to 61.9 months. SSAs are very well tolerated drugs, with few side effects which are usually mild, not requiring drug withdrawn. Conclusions The review summarizes the effectiveness and available safety data on octreotide LAR in combination with other therapies in patients with NEN and may provide suggestions to address the therapeutic strategy. Further comparative head-to-head studies are needed to understand which is the best combination treatment for patients with progressive NEN after failure of first-line therapy.
Dyeing kinetics from a finite bath of direct dyes on DMDHEU-AA crosslinked cotton

In this study, we use three direct dyes to study the dyeing kinetics at 40-60°C of cotton fabrics crosslinked with various carboxyl acid groups containing crosslinking agents [DMDHEU-AA(0), DMDHEU-AA(1), and DMDHEU-AA(2)]. We have found that the equilibrium dye absorption values, rate constants, and structural diffusion resistance constants are ranked as DMDHEU-AA(2) > DMDHEU-AA(1) > DMDHEU-AA(0). At the same dyeing temperature and the same treated fabric, the rank of the equilibrium absorption values and structural diffusion resistance constants is Direct Red 111 > Direct Red 81 > Direct Red 80, inversely related to dye molecular weight. In addition, the activation energies for the three finished fabrics (dyed with the same direct dye) decrease with increased carboxyl acid groups on DMDHEU. Also, the activation energies for the three direct dyes decrease with the increased molecular weight of the direct dyes. The reaction between -COOH and -OH of the pre-reacted DMDHEU-AA during the pad-dry-cure process can affect the pore structure of the DMDHEU-AA treated fabrics.
MORPHOMETRICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES IN DOMESTIC DUCK SALT GLANDS IN RESPONSE TO SALINATED WATER

The salt glands of freshwater and saltwater drinking domestic ducks were investigated morphometrically and histologically. In salt drinking ducks, the gland was dark red in color, larger in size and heaver in weight than the fresh water duck, in which the gland was red in color, smaller in size and lighter in weight. However, the principal cells were hypertrophied and the basal cells were highly proliferated. The connective tissue was thinner and the capillaries were congested.This study suggested that the marked changes in size, weight and color of salt gland during saltwater adaptation were due to a hypertrophy of the principle cells, increase in basal cell number and the congestion of blood vessels.
Perdida de humedad y absorción de aceite durante fritura de tajadas de plátano (musa paradisiaca l.)

En el presente trabajo se estudio el efecto de la temperatura y el tiempo sobre la perdida de humedad y ganancia de aceite y se determino el coeficiente de difusion en tajadas de platano maduro durante la fritura por inmersion. Se utilizo platano de la variedad Harton con un indice de madurez de 18,9 ± 0,008 cortado en rodajas de 4 mm de espesor. La prefritura se realizo en aceite de palma a tres temperaturas (160, 170 y 180°C) durante intervalos de tiempo de 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 y 105 segundos. Se observo que hubo mayor evaporacion de agua a 180°C, desde 0,66 kg de agua/kg muestra hasta 0,346 kg de agua/kg muestra, que a 160 y 170°C. En cuanto a la absorcion de aceite, el contenido de aceite se incremento rapidamente con el tiempo de proceso, siendo maximo a los 60 segundos para la temperatura de 160°C (13,38% de extracto etereo). El coeficiente de difusion aumento a medida que se incrementa la temperatura asi: 160°C 8,2137±0,0936x10-9 m2 /s, a 170°C 8,3218±0,0935x10-9 m2 /s, y a 180°C 8,8622±0,0935x10-9 m2 /s
Characterising Essential Fish Habitat using spatio‐temporal analysis of fishery data: A case study of the European seabass spawning areas

Fish habitats sustain essential functions for fish to complete their life cycle, such as feeding, growing and spawning. Conservation is crucial to maintain fish populations and their exploitation. Since 2013, the spawning stock biomass of the northern stock of European seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) has been in a worrying state. A series of low recruitments with a persistently high level of fishing has been blamed, raising concerns about the processes involved in seabass reproduction and settlement in nurseries. Here, we characterise seabass spawning areas along the French Atlantic coast using vessel monitoring system (VMS) data. A non-linear geostatistical approach was applied, from 2008 to 2014, to detect locations where seabass aggregate for spawning. Occurrence maps of spawning distribution were combined into probability maps to quantify the seasonal and inter-annual variability and to highlight recurrent, occasional and unfavourable spawning areas. We identified three main spawning areas: the Rochebonne Plateau in the Bay of Biscay, the Western English Channel and the North of the Cotentin peninsula in the Eastern English Channel. The correlative link between this geographical distribution and environmental factors was investigated using a Bayesian spatio-temporal model. The spatio-temporal structure accounted for the vast majority of the model predictive skills, whereas environmental covariates had a negligible effect. Our model revealed the persistence of the spatial distribution of spawning areas with intra- and inter-annual variability. Offshore areas appear to be essential spawning areas for seabass, and should be considered in spatial management strategies.
Determinants of tax avoidance – evidence on profit tax-paying companies in Romania

Abstract Our objective is to investigate the determinants of tax avoidance in Romanian companies in 2013–2017. Our initial sample comprises 236 privately owned companies that are payers of profit tax and have been found guilty of tax evasion. This was matched with 236 ‘compliant’ companies structured similarly by industry, whereas the final sample comprises 1674-year-observations. We defined ‘compliant’ those companies that have never been prosecuted for tax evasion. Our main finding is that larger companies with lower financial performance and lower leverage ratio are more inclined towards tax avoidance. The geographical region and the industry sector in which companies operate in are also determining their tax avoidant-behaviour. Surprisingly, the fiscal regulations amended starting with 2016 did not lead to an apparent exacerbation of tax avoidance among profit tax payers.
Effects of core stochastization on particle and momentum transport

The effects of the stochastic magnetic field in a plasma center produced by electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD) on transport have been revealed. Because the electron temperature profile is flat in the core region, in the case of counter-directed ECCD (ctr-ECCD) against the toroidal magnetic field, the magnetic field is stochastic in the core region with rotational transform ᵼ ∼ 1/3. The particle diffusion coefficient of the ctr-ECCD plasma is approximately 20 times as large as that of the plasma without the stochastic magnetic field produced by co-directed ECCD (co-ECCD) at the maximum. Furthermore, in the stochastic magnetic field with ctr-ECCD, counter-directed intrinsic rotation is observed in the plasma with balanced NBI discharge.
The Role of Geomorphological Maps in Regional Planning and Management in Indonesia (Case: Buleleng Regency, Bali)

This research aims to study how much the role of the geomorphological map for planning and managing the territory in Buleleng regency and evaluating the geomorphological map in planning and managing the territory in Buleleng regency. The research was conducted by descriptive and data-collection methods with field surveys and interpretation images Landsat 8 and DEM as primary data. According to this research, planning and managing the regional of Buleleng regency has not fully yet maximized the role of geomorphology map and uses only a few factors between soil types, groundwater, slope, and basin. Then provoke environmental damage by land transfer function and settlements project around the drainage basin. The result of this research is that Landsat 8 and DEM can be used in making geomorphology maps with 81,6% accuracy of 6 landforms in the Buleleng regency. The geomorphology map role capacity can support reference data until it determines the location at the beginning of construction.
Hydraulic nutrient transport in a restored peatland buffer

The aim of this study was to investigate the hydraulic transport of nitrate (NO 3 - ) and phosphate (PO 4 3- ) in a restored peatland buffer by quantifying the nitrate and phosphate input-output balance and nutrient transport in the buffer. The area of the buffer was ca. 0.5 ha, and it amounted to ca. 15%-25% of the water catchment area above. Nitrate and phosphate were added continuously during June-July in 1999, applying Ca(NO 3 ) 2 (110 kg Ca, 90 kg N ha -1 ) and K 3 PO 4 (38 kg K, 30 kg P ha -1 ) water solution in the experimental area. Nutrient transport and retention in the buffer were monitored in the site in 1998-2001. Only ca. 0.5% of added nitrate and ca. 7% of added phosphate was leached through the buffer during the period 1999-2001. Especially added nitrate was retained in a relatively small area in the upper experimental area, ca. 0.2 ha, whereas added phosphate spread out to a much larger area. The results obtained indicate that the buffer is capable of removing effectively especially nitrate but also phosphate from throughflowing water, if the buffer area is large enough, and if the slope of the buffer is suitable.
Is there a nonlinear relationship between financial development and poverty in Africa?

PurposeThe paper examines whether there is a threshold between financial development and poverty in African economies.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts the innovative dynamic panel threshold model of Seo and Shin (2016) made practicable by Seo et al. (2019)–the model estimates threshold relationship even in the presence of endogeneity. Also, following the recommendations of Cihak et al. (2013) and Sahay et al. (2015), we also adopt a robust measure of financial development based on the four pillars of financial deepening, stability, efficiency and access derived from the principal component analysis (PCA). FindingsThe empirical results show that there exists a threshold level of financial development necessary for poverty reduction in Africa.Research limitations/implicationsOur result is important for policy formulations. First, individual African country must discover the level of financial development necessary for spurring poverty reduction. Second, policymakers, especially in lower-income countries, must keep improving their financial sector development to achieve the threshold level necessary for achieving poverty reduction even though financial development might seem less relevant at its present level.Practical implicationsThe policymakers in Africa should note that there exists a threshold level of financial development that reduces poverty. Hence, the present level of financial development might have not yielded a considerate effect on poverty. Still, the policymakers must keep pushing on until the threshold is achieved.Social implicationsFinancial development reduces poverty level but it must reach a certain threshold level before it does so. So, we advise African policymakers to continue to develop their financial sector to achieve this threshold.Originality/valueThis seems to be the first work to document the threshold relationship using the dynamic panel threshold. Besides, the study specifically concentrates on Africa dividing the continent into different income levels. Moreover, we adopt a robust measure of financial development unlike extant studies on Africa.
Better once it's over, worse now: Prospective moral behaviors after the coronavirus epidemic and cyberchondria

The COVID? 19 crisis might generate effects in what regards people? s propensity to engage in moral and immoral actions, both during and after the pandemic. We used an experimental manipulation to explore the impact of the current lockdown on anticipated behaviors and its association with cyberchondria and moral identity. A convenience sample of 865 participants completed an online survey in which they were asked to rate the probability of engaging in certain morally positive and negative behaviors over the next week. The experimental group was required to imagine that the pandemic would be over by then, and all restrictions would be lifted, while the control groups did not receive this instruction. Participants? moral identity and cyberchondria were also measured. Results showed that participants in the experimental condition expressed higher intentions to perform positive behaviors and lower intentions to engage in negative actions. Furthermore, cyberchondria was positively associated both to intended negative behaviors in the control group, i.e., during the lockdown and to positive behaviors in the experimental group, i.e., after the lockdown. We discuss these results in relation to prospective moral licensing and cleansing, and to the role of health anxiety in shaping moral decisions.
On the move: Exploring Inuit and non-Inuit health service providers’ perspectives about family participation in care in Nunavik, a qualitative study.

Background: Literature about participation in health and social services suggests that youth, and more specifically Indigenous youth, are difficult to engage within health and social services. Youth are less likely to access services or to actively participate in decision-making regarding their personal care. Service providers play a crucial role in engaging youth based on the ways in which they seek, establish, and maintain relationships with youth and their families. The way in which providers engage with youth will depend on various factors including their own perceptions of the roles and relationships of the various people involved in youth’s lives. In this article, we analyze health and social service providers’ perspectives, experiences and expectations regarding the roles of Indigenous youth, families and community in care settings in Nunavik, Quebec. Methods: Using a snowball sampling approach, we recruited 58 interview participants (39 non-Inuit and 19 Inuit), including psychiatrists, general practitioners, nurses, social workers, school principals, teachers, student counsellors, representatives of local committees, and police officers. The interviews focused on three broad areas: 1) participants’ current and past positions and roles; 2) participants’ perceptions of the clientele they work with (youth and their families); and 3) participants’ understandings of how collaboration takes place within and between services and the community. We conducted inductive applied thematic analyses and then analyzed the interview transcripts of Inuit and non-Inuit participants separately to explore the similarities and differences in perceptions based on positionality. Results: We organized the findings around three themes: I) the most commonly described interventions, II) different types of challenges to and within participation; and III) what successful participation can look like according to service providers. Participants identified the challenges that families face in moving towards services as well as the challenges that services providers face in moving towards youth and families, including personal, organizational and historical factors. Conclusion: We adopt a critical lens to reflect on the key findings in order to tease out points of tension and paradoxes that might hinder the participation of youth and families, specifically in a social context of decolonization and self-governance of services.
Effect of foliar application of various micronutrients on growth characters of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.)

A field experimented was conducted at Vegetable Research Farm (South Block), Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh during winter season of 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to study the effect of foliar application of various micronutrients on growth characters of cabbage. The results reveals that the maximum plant height (35.28, 37.67 and 36.47 cm during 2017-18, 2018-19 and pooled analysis, respectively), plant spread (94.44, 96.65 and 95.70 cm during 2017-18, 2018-19 and pooled analysis, respectively) and minimum stalk length (6.53, 9.04 and 7.78 cm during 2017-18, 2018-19 and pooled analysis, respectively) were observed with application of (T13) B-20 @ 0.075% + Mo @ 0.45% which was statistically at par with (T16) B-20 @ 0.100% + Mo @ 0.45%, (T15) B-20 @ 0.100% + Mo @ 0.30%, (T14) B-20 @ 0.100% + Mo @ 0.15% and (T12) B-20 @ 0.075% + Mo @ 0.30% during both the years as well as pooled analysis. However, least value of all growth characters was observed with (T1) control.
Public Open Spaces Evaluation Using Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) in Saudi Universities: The Case of King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Public open spaces (POSs) provide multiple services (such as facilities for physical activities and social interactions) to local people, and these services are important for the well-being of society and for improving the quality of life. Extensive research on POSs has been carried out in developed countries (such as the US and Australia, as well as European countries including Spain, France, and Germany). However, POSs in the Saudi Arabian context remain unexplored. This study aims to examine the importance and performance of public open spaces on King Abdulaziz University (KAU) campus, Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia, using importance-performance analysis (IPA). One-way ANOVA and Kruskal–Wallis tests were performed to identify differences in the importance and performance of POSs. It was observed that there are significant differences between the importance and performance of public open spaces on the KAU campus, as perceived by stakeholders. Therefore, this study may be helpful in understanding the importance and performance of public open spaces, allowing spaces to be prioritized to improve management and restore open spaces to achieve environmental sustainability at a local scale. In addition, this study suggests that decision-makers involved in campus planning should consider the contribution of public open spaces to education, recreation, and the environment, at the campus planning stage.