Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The use of herbal medicines by the elderly in rural area in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study among Acehnese

The use of herbal medicines has become increasingly popular worldwide. Elderly has been associated with higher consumption of many medications, including herbal medicines. However, there is a lack of documentation of medicinal herbs use among Acehnese population. Our study aimed at evaluating the profile of herbals use among the elderly population in a rural area of Aceh Province, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was conducted from October to November 2021 in Nagan Raya Regency of Aceh. To collect information on the use of herbs, a set of structured questionnaires was utilized. The data were presented in percentage (%). A total of 100 respondents were included comprising 54.0% female and most of the respondents aged between 60–64 years (43.0%). The largest percentage of the participants made their own herbal medicines (45.0%) and used them routinely as a habit (36.0%). About 75.0% of the elderly felt better and almost all of them (96.0%) reported no adverse reaction following herbs consumption. A total of 39 plant species were used by the respondents with Annona muricate L. was the most frequently used medicinal plant (16.0%) and leaves were the most commonly used parts (68.4%). Most of the herbs were prepared through boiling and squeezing (32.6%), and mainly used in the form of a drink (77.3%). Cough treatment with herbs made up 19.3%, followed by hypertension (18.0%), flatulence (7.6%), dyspepsia (5.8%), and fever (5.8%). Our investigation revealed consistency in the use of some medicinal herbs in the present study with published experimental data. However, since elderlies are often considered vulnerable individuals, the practice of herbal self-remedies among this population should be well-monitored.
Effect of Adding Olive Oil and Garlic on Biochemical, Microbiological, and Sensory Properties of Blue Crab Portunus segnis and Callinectes sapidus Meat Canning and Storage

ABSTRACT Effects of two covering media (CM1 and CM2) containing either garlic and/or olive oil on the canned meat properties of Portunus segnis and Callinectes sapidus were studied. A significant difference in moisture, proteins, fats, and energy value was observed between fresh and canned (CC) meat. Significant increases in saturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids appeared in canned meat with CM1. A significant increase in polyunsaturated fatty acids was observed in CC meat with CM2. Atherogenic and thrombogenic indices revealed a significant decrease in CCM2. Microbial count was lower in CCM2 than in CCM1. Sensory analysis showed that CCM2 was more appreciated and acceptable than CCM1
Conceptualizing, Embracing, and Measuring Failure in Social Marketing Practice

Background While failure in social marketing practice represents an emerging research agenda, the discipline has not yet considered this concept systematically or cohesively. This lack of a clear conceptualization of failure in social marketing to aid practice thus presents a significant research gap. Focus This study aimed to conceptualize failures in social marketing practice. Methods A qualitative survey was conducted using purposive sampling to solicit expert views of well-established social marketing academics and practitioners. Participants were asked to discuss failures in social marketing practice based on their experience in the field. A total of 49 participants provided their input to the survey. Thematic analysis was used to develop four themes addressing the research question. Importance It is widely acknowledged that reflecting and learning from past failures to promote future best practices is desirable for any discipline. As an empirically based social change discipline, social marketing would benefit from the elevation of failure within its broader research agenda. Results Four themes were identified: (1) Failures occur when the target behaviors are not achieved, (2) Tactics used to measure failures, (3) Process failure, and (4) Failures either not measured or reframed as lessons learned. A conceptual framework was created to characterize the nature of failures in social marketing practice, representing a feedback loop deemed problematic for the discipline. Recommendations We call for social marketers to explicitly acknowledge and address failures when describing and reporting on their work and project outcomes. Efforts should be made to adopt a reflexive stance and examine and address internal and external factors affecting the program’s failures.
Practical Step Length Estimation Combining FM Radio Signal and Accelerometer

Among various indoor positioning methods, pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) has become one of the mainstream methods for requiring neither expensive infrastructure nor laborious surveys. Step length estimation (SLE) is one of the key components of PDR. Most of the existing SLE methods utilize acceleration or angular velocity to estimate the step length, which are susceptible to the measurement noise of low-cost inertial sensors as well as different walking speeds and persons. In this article, we propose an SLE method based on the adaptive combination of frequency-modulated (FM) radio signal and acceleration, which considers both accuracy and practicality. First, based on the propagation model theory of radio signals, we derive the relationship between the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of FM signal and step length, which provides the theoretical basis for the proposed SLE algorithm. Second, FM signal features related to step length are extracted. Third, since the availability of FM signal depends on the type of scenes, an availability assessment strategy is proposed, enabling the utility in various scenes. Finally, with the assistance of availability assessment results, we apply support vector regression (SVR) to realize SLE by combining the FM signal features and acceleration features adaptively. Field experiments conducted by 14 experimenters in different indoor scenes validate that the introduction of FM signal features effectively reduces the SLE errors, thus improving the positioning performance.
The Problematic of Medicinal Plant: Negative effect of Catha Edulis (Khat) Abuse and Its Potential Benefits

Catha edulis (khat), belongs to a group of psychotropic plants, which has an amphetamine-like structure and contains many catin and cation. The plant contains hallucinogenic compounds and known for its calming effect. The excessive catin contained inside the fresh leave of khat could potentially induce a plenty of side effects especially when the leaves are directly consumed and uncooked. The side effects vary according to how long the plant has been consumed, started from local organ disruption to cardiovascular complication such as increased blood pressure to myocardial infarction. In the contrary, positive effects of the composition of khat have also been reported such as anti-inflammatory effect, antidiabetic, anticancer, immunomodulatory and increased improvement in respiratory diseases. Although myriad studies have been conducted to examine the best benefit obtained from the such plant, the legal issue on its utilization is still questionable. Therefore, khat consumption must be maintained with a proper and strong regulation to lessen the negative impacts. However, studies on the potency of khat are still ongoing. The literature review was written based on various books, journals, and search databases in Pubmed, Medline, Cochrane and Google Scholar to show the positive and negative effects of the habit in consuming khat.
Potential of Melia dubia-wheat based agroforestry system to cope up with climate change

Climate change has impact on agricultural production, because it raises CO2 levels in the atmosphere, which leads to higher temperatures. Agroforestry systems aid in climate change adaptation and mitigation by providing relatively lower temperature beneath the tree canopy. Therefore, diversified agricultural systems are needed to be identified and studied throughout the world that can help annual crops in providing better survival conditions with least effects on yield. Although food crop output in agroforestry systems is lower than in open regions, agroforestry is seen to be capable of supporting food security, soil and water conservation, land use diversification, and micronutrient adequacy and most importantly climate change mitigation. The present study showed that all the tree parameters (i.e., tree DBH, tree height and canopy spread) recorded in the intercropped conditions (Melia dubia based agroforestry system) were found higher compared to the trees devoid of intercrops. Trees with intercrops showed more canopy spread, tree height and DBH (6.9 m, 16.3m, 56.6 m) as compared to pure stand (6.6 m, 16.2 m, 55.6 m) of Melia dubia trees. The canopy temperature depression (CTD) of wheat crop grown with Melia dubia trees was -5.58 0C whereas; -5.27 0C CTD was recorded in non-shaded conditions. Significantly higher biological yield was observed in wheat variety HD 3086 in open and intercropped conditions (134.9 q/ha and 100.5 q/ha respectively). Study revealed that M. dubia based agroforestry provides trees to perform better in intercropped conditions and provides favourable environment for the crop growing beneath in terms of lowering temperature and maintaining apt moisture to the crop raised beneath.
Mercury concentrations in domestic and imported canned bivalves and cephalopods sold in northwestern Mexico

Mercury (Hg) is mainly incorporated into humans through the consumption of contaminated foods. Mercury was measured and the methyl-Hg (MeHg) concentration was estimated in canned mollusks sold in northwestern Mexico to assess the health risk to consumers. Five mollusk types were considered: oysters, clams, octopuses, mussels, and squids. The Hg concentration of mussels was significantly (P < 0.05) lower than those of the other bivalves (oysters and clams) and cephalopods (squids and octopuses). The average Hg concentration in bivalves (0.013 mg·kg–1) was significantly (P < 0.05) lower than that of cephalopods (0.018 mg·kg–1). The estimated MeHg concentrations were also lower in bivalves than in cephalopods. Based on our results, no health risk is associated with the consumption of canned mollusks that are sold in northwestern Mexico. The Hg and MeHg concentrations followed the order of octopuses > squids = clams > oysters > mussels. The Hg and MeHg concentrations in the mollusks evaluated in this study were below the maximum permissible limits for human consumption in Mexico.
The Effect of E-WOM through Social Media on Purchasing Intention: The Mediating Role of E-Trust at the Egyptian Youth Hostels

kind of communication that has the potential to greatly improve a user's experience. Working to stimulate and manage E-WOM activity. In order to increase customer purchase intent, hostel should also focus on the function of e-trust development by improving service credibility, and interaction convenience. In addition, special attention should be devoted to customer satisfaction and complaints.
A finite volume procedure for fluid flow, heat transfer and solid-body stress analysis

ABSTRACT A unified cell-centered unstructured mesh finite volume procedure is presented for fluid flow, heat transfer and solid-body stress analysis. An in-house procedure (A. W. Date, Solution of Transport Equations on Unstructured Meshes with Cell-Centered Colocated Variables. Part I: Discretization, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 48 (6), 1117-1127, 2005) is extended to include the solid-body stress analysis. The transport terms for a cell-face are evaluated in a structured grid-like manner. The Cartesian gradients at the center of each cell-face are evaluated using the coordinate transformation relations. The accuracy of the procedure is demonstrated by solving several benchmark problems involving different boundary conditions, source terms, and types of loading.
EFFECT OF ANNUAL FLOODING ON CASSAVA PRODUCTION AND COPPING STRATEGIES IN KOLOKUMA/OPOKUMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BAYELSA STATE

The study examined the effect of flooding on cassava production in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: ascertain the effect of annual flooding on cassava production and assess the coping strategies employed by the farmers in combating the effects in the study. Multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to select one hundred (100) cassava farmers for the study. Primary data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and mean scores, while ordinary least square simple regression analysis was used to test the null hypothesis at 5% level of significance. The result revealed that land erosion (= 3.05), pre-mature harvesting of crops (= 2.99), loss of crops (= 2.96), reduced soil fertility (= 2.93) and shortened farming season (= 2.71) were notable effects of annual flooding on cassava production. Furthermore, planting quick maturing varieties of crops (92.2%), digging of drainages/embankments before flood season (89.0%), planting early and harvesting before the onset of flood (85.0%) and conserving food and water (80.0%) were the major coping strategies employed by cassava farmers in combating the effects of annual flooding on cassava production. The ordinary least square regression analysis revealed that flooding (-45.285)*** significantly and negatively influenced the output of cassava farmers at 1% level of significance. The study concluded that flooding negatively influenced the output of cassava farmers. The study therefore recommended that there is need to support farmers in the study area with information on how to combat flooding menace so as to restore soil fertility, reduce land erosion/loss of crops thus ensuring food abundance during flooding. Keywords: Cassava, Coping, Effect, Flooding, Production, Strategies
Large‐eddy simulation of a warm‐air advection episode in the summer Arctic

While there is an increasing scientific interest in the role of advection of warm and moist air into the Arctic, there is little understanding of the interactive processes between the advected air, boundary‐layer clouds and turbulence during such events and almost all studies refer to winter conditions. We use large‐eddy simulation (LES) to investigate these processes for an extreme warm‐air advection episode observed during summer 2014. The results indicate that moisture advection is the critical factor for cloud formation; shutting off this supply resulted in cloud dissipation, regardless of heat advection being present or not. The dissipation of the cloud reduced the surface energy budget by up to 37 W/m2. Advection of heat suppresses cloud‐driven mixing through enhancement of the atmospheric stability. Turning off the large‐scale heat transport therefore resulted in a somewhat optically thicker cloud, on average increasing the liquid water path by ∼10 g/m2. The results showed little sensitivity to a number of assumptions and simplifications in the LES set‐up, such as the prescribed cloud condensation nuclei concentration, friction velocity, surface albedo and the available moisture above the cloud layer.
Effect of a Probiotic and a Synbiotic on Body Fat Mass, Body Weight and Traits of Metabolic Syndrome in Individuals with Abdominal Overweight: A Human, Double-Blind, Randomised, Controlled Clinical Study

L. fermentum strains K7-Lb1, K8-Lb1 and K11-Lb3 were found to suppress Th1 and Th2 response and to enhance defensin release by enterocytes, respectively. Based on these anti-inflammatory actions, we investigated the effect of these strains on traits of metabolic syndrome, which is driven by low-grade inflammation. In a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial with three parallel arms, 180 individuals with abdominal overweight were administered for 3 months with (1) placebo; (2) probiotic, comprising L. fermentum strains; or (3) synbiotic, comprising the strains + acacia gum (10 g daily). The effects were evaluated using Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance on ranks and post hoc tests (Holm–Sidak and Dunn’s tests). The alteration (∆) in body fat mass (kg) (primary parameter) during intervention was significantly (p = 0.039) more pronounced in the Probiotic group (−0.61 ± 1.94; mean ± SD) compared with the Placebo group (+0.13 ± 1.64). Accordingly, differences were found in ∆ body weight (p = 0.012), BMI (p = 0.011), waist circumference (p = 0.03), waist-to-height ratio (p = 0.033), visceral adipose tissue (SAD) (p < 0.001) and liver steatosis grade (LSG) (p < 0.001), as assessed using sonography. In the Synbiotic group, ∆SAD (p = 0.002), ∆LSG (p < 0.001) and ∆constipation score (p = 0.009) were improved compared with Placebo. The probiotic mixture and the synbiotic improved the parameters associated with overweight.
Enabling Interpersonal Dynamic Capability: Four Emerging Collaborative Practices in Globally Distributed Software Development

ABSTRACT Dynamic capabilities (DCs) are noted drivers of organizations’ competitive advantage in fast-changing, digitalizing operating environments. However, research has reached no consensus on the essence of DCs, and the focus has shifted from managerial excellence to employee involvement and participation. The interpersonal view of DCs is suggested as crucial in enabling organizations’ change capacity. At the same time, globally distributed work is a common operating model today but often hindered by tensions and collaborative challenges. In this qualitative single-case study, we explore the collaborative practices enabling interpersonal DC in globally distributed software research and development (R&D). By semi-structured interviews with senior key informants from a northern European site of a case organization, inductive and abductive analyses, and the practice perspective, we identified four emerging practices nurturing organizational dynamism in global software work: dialogical organizational development, constructive working culture, global open engagement, and facilitated shared learning. The findings highlight the role of employees and create a new understanding of the influence of collaborative practices in generating DCs in a global R&D working environment. Finally, the paper proposes a dynamic model for evaluating the development of such practices and suggests a stronger adoption of the practice perspective in further study of DCs.
Evaluation of the Long-term Reliability of Motor Uni Discharge Rates obtained by Decomposition of the Surface Electromyographic Signal

This study evaluated the long-term reliability of motor unit discharge rates (MUDRs) during isometric contractions at 60% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), obtained by decomposition of the surface electromyographic (sEMG) signal from the flexor carpi radialis (FCR) and tibialis anterior (TA). There were four test sessions: one week between sessions 1 and 2; six weeks between sessions 2, 3, and 4. Participants performed 3 maximal isometric contractions of the wrist flexors and 3-isometric ramp contractions to 60% MVC. A load cell and 5-pin electrode (dEMG System, Delsys, Inc., Boston, MA) were used to monitor force and sEMG, respectively. The MUDRs were obtained using the Precision Decomposition Algorithm III in the dEMG Analysis software, and calculated as the inverse of the smoothed firing intervals. The mean discharge rate was calculated during a one-second window centered at the plateau portion of the 60% MVC ramp contraction. Maximal isometric strength during wrist flexion and dorsiflexion was also monitored. Across the four test sessions, maximal isometric strength of the wrist flexors and dorsiflexors increased 10 and 11.85%, respectively (p’s<0.01). The slight lack of stability in means was compensated for a high degree of consistency of strength values within each subject as assess by the intraclass correlation coefficient (R’s >0.94). The MUDRs for the FCR (5.2%) and TA (7.8%) also exhibited slight fluctuations across the four test sessions (p’s<0.01). The consistency of MUDR values within each subject was still considered good, as the intraclass correlation coefficient for both measures was R=0.79. It was concluded that the overall long-term reliability of MUDRs in both the FCR and TA was good.
Training Needs Assessment and Analysis in Libyan Manufacturing Companies

This paper aims to investigate to what extent the participating companies analysed their needs and objectives, and planned their development. Four areas that will be examined: first, the number of companies that analysed the needs of T&D and the frequencies of analysing these needs. Second, the approaches used in determining these needs of T&D; third, the levels of analysing needs; and fourth, methods used in analyse the needs of T&D. A combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods was employed. Questionnaire data was obtained from 98 HRD practitioners and supplemented with interview results from 20 HRD practitioners in manufacturing companies in Libya.
Modeling of Cloud Microphysics: Can We Do Better?

Representation of cloud microphysics is a key aspect of simulating clouds. From the early days of cloud modeling, numerical models have relied on an Eulerian approach for all cloud and thermodynamic and microphysics variables. Over time the sophistication of microphysics schemes has steadily increased, from simple representations of bulk masses of cloud and rain in each grid cell, to including different ice particle types and bulk hydrometeor concentrations, to complex schemes referred to as bin or spectral schemes that explicitly evolve the hydrometeor size distributions within each model grid cell. As computational resources grow, there is a clear trend toward wider use of bin schemes, including their use as benchmarks to develop and test simplified bulk schemes. We argue that continuing on this path brings fundamental challenges difficult to overcome. The Lagrangian particle-based probabilistic approach is a practical alternative in which the myriad of cloud and precipitation particles present in a natural cloud is represented by a judiciously selected ensemble of point particles called superdroplets or superparticles. The advantages of the Lagrangian particle-based approach when compared to the Eulerian bin methodology are explained, and the prospects of applying the method to more comprehensive cloud simulations—for instance, targeting deep convection or frontal cloud systems—are discussed.
Annealing Effect on Structure and Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis

Polycrystalline ZnO has been grown onto glass substrates by chemical spray pyrolysis (CSP) method. They were given heat treatment at different temperature and constant time and for different time with constant temperature in air. The change in structural and optical properties was studied by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM, and optical absorption measurements. Structural analysis by X-ray diffraction pattern showed annealed ZnO film has high-orientation along c - direction (0 0 2), which remained the same with different heat treatment. The lattice constants of ZnO thin films were also obtained from XRD data. It is found that, with the increase of different heat treatment, the lattice constant a increases from 3.208 Å to 3.254 Å, and c increases from 5.125 Å to 5.219 Å. where at higher annealing temperature and time the lattice constant c and a approach from bulk value.