Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mobile-based advisory services for sustainable agriculture: Assessing farmers’ information behavior

Mobile-based advisory services have significant benefits, including access to agricultural information, knowledge sharing, meteorological information, marketing-related information, and financial services for smallholder farmers. This study aimed to assess farmers’ information behavior regarding mobile-based advisory services and how farmers with different characteristics and attitudes access and adopt information. Data were collected from 382 farmers in Dakhalia governorate, Egypt. The most frequently received information was related to best agricultural practices, weather forecasts, seed varieties and treatment, and water management. Cluster analysis revealed that 47% of the farmers had low information behavior. Seventy-one of the respondents had a favorable attitude toward information retrieval from mobile agricultural services. The information behavior groups of the farmers significantly differed in education, farm size, diversity of agricultural production, and attitude regarding trust and quality of the information provided. Information behavior among farmers has useful implications for policymakers in supporting the long-term benefits of mobile-based advisory services.
Nonthermal Plasma Treatment Improves Uniformity and Adherence of Cyclodextrin-Based Coatings on Hydrophobic Polymer Substrates

Low surface energy substrates, which include many plastics and polymers, present challenges toward achieving uniform, adherent coatings, thus limiting intended coating function. These inert materials are common in various applications due to favorable bulk, despite suboptimal surface, properties. The ability to functionally coat low surface energy substrates holds broad value for uses across medicine and industry. Cyclodextrin-based materials represent an emerging, widely useful class of coatings, which have previously been explored for numerous purposes involving sustained release, enhanced sorption, and reversible reuse thereof. In this study, substrate exposure to nonthermal plasma was explored as a novel means to improve uniformity and adherence of cyclodextrin-based polyurethane coatings upon unreceptive polypropylene substrates. Plasma effects on substrates were investigated using contact angle goniometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Plasma impact on coating uniformity was assessed through visualization directly and microscopically. Plasma effects on coating adhesion and bonding were studied with mechanical lap-shear testing and XPS, respectively. Substrate surface wettability and oxygen content increased with plasma exposure, and these modifications were associated with improved coating uniformity, adhesion, and interfacial covalent bonding. Findings demonstrate utility of, and elucidate mechanisms behind, plasma-based surface activation for improving coating uniformity, adherence, and performance on inert polymeric substrates.
The phytochemical, proximate and mineral contents of cassava leaves and nutritive values of associated arthropod pests

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is the most important staple food crops grown in Nigeria. This study determined the phytochemical, proximate and mineral contents of cassava leaves and nutritive value of associated arthropod pests. Phytochemicals, proximate, mineral and vitamin contents of samples were analyzed using the method of Association of Official Analytical Chemists. Results showed high amounts of crude protein, crude fat, moisture content, carbohydrate and mineral content in all arthropod insects examined. The highest quantity of Ca (1152.84±0.67 mg/100g) was obtained in ABF4 followed by ABF5 (1148.72±1.09 mg/kg). The lowest phenol content of 0.10±0.00 ppm was obtained in the cassava branch. The leaf recorded the highest phenol value of 0.74±0.01 ppm. Alkaloid had the highest value of 3.51±2.45ppm in Manihot esculenta branch. The highest crude protein and crude fat values of 3.41±0.13 % and 4.83±0.02 % were obtained in ABF5. Vitamin C was found in very high quantities compared to the other types of vitamins examined in this work. The highest Vitamin C content of 34.930±0.136 mg/100g was obtained. Cassava leaves and the arthropod pests are good sources of nutrients. Cassava leaves could also be used as an antimicrobial agent.
Attraction of the cerambycid beetles Tetropium gabrieli, T. castaneum and T. fuscum to pheromones and host tree volatiles

Tetropium gabrieli is native to the European Alps where it breeds in European larch and may be an important pest during drought periods by killing trees. It has spread to larch plantations in several European countries including Sweden. In trapping studies conducted in Sweden, we tested whether T. gabrieli was attracted to E‐fuscumol, E,Z‐fuscumol, E,Z‐fuscumol acetate and the host volatile combination of α‐pinene plus ethanol. We also compared its response with those of the native congeners, T. fuscum and T. castaneum. All three Tetropium species were caught in significantly higher numbers in traps baited with E‐fuscumol plus host volatiles than in traps baited with host volatiles alone or in unbaited traps. There was no difference in catch of any Tetropium species between traps baited with E‐fuscumol plus host volatiles versus traps baited with E,Z‐fuscumol plus host volatiles, but the latter treatment caught more T. fuscum and T. castaneum than did E,Z‐fuscumol acetate plus host volatiles. The addition of E‐fuscumol to host volatile‐baited traps significantly reduced mean catch of T. gabrieli, significantly increased mean catch of T. castaneum, and had no significant effect on catch of T. fuscum. Mean catch of all three species was significantly greater in traps baited with E‐fuscumol alone than in traps baited with host volatiles alone. All three species were caught from May to August. The median date of captures was about 2 weeks earlier for T. fuscum compared with the other two species.
Statistical Associating Fluid Theory: A Successful Model for the Calculation of Thermodynamic and Phase Equilibrium Properties of Complex Fluid Mixtures

Statistical associating fluid theory (SAFT) is a powerful model for thermodynamic property and phase equilibrium calculations for fluid mixtures. In this paper, the model development, modifications, and generalizations proposed over the past decade are reviewed. Emphasis is given to developments resulting in equations of state applicable to real fluids. In addition, theoretical models are reviewed. Applications are discussed, and representative calculations are presented with emphasis on aqueous systems and polymers. Despite its wide acceptance, SAFT has several limitations that are discussed here.
Modeling lateral movement decisions of powered two wheelers in disordered heterogeneous traffic conditions

ABSTRACT This article reports a systematic investigation carried out to model the lateral movement decisions of Powered-Two-Wheelers (PTWs) in disordered heterogeneous traffic conditions. The lateral maneuvering decisions of PTWs were framed as a typical multiclass classification problem, and significant factors governing such decisions were identified. Four machine learning models, along with the statistical model, were built to achieve this objective. The comparative analysis regarding the predictive performance of these models shown that the random forest model outperforms the rest of the considered models in terms of its classification power. To this end, the results from this investigation revealed that the lateral movement pattern of PTWs could be predicted using speed and spatial information of its surrounding vehicles. Interestingly, this information can be seamlessly collected with some sensors presently deployed in the advanced vehicles. Thus, the developed models would help in the design of active safety and driving assistance systems for such vehicles.
Neutron total cross section measurements in the energy region from 47 keV to 20 MeV

Neutron total cross sections were measured for 26 elements. Data were obtained in the energy range from 47 keV to 20 MeV for 11 elements in the range of light-mass fission products. Previously reported measurements for eight heavy and actinide isotopes were extended to 20 MeV. Data were also obtained for Cu (47 keV to 1.4 MeV) and for Sc, Zn, Nd, Hf, and Pt (1.8 to 20 MeV). The present work is part of a continuing effort to provide accurate neutron total cross sections for evaluations and for optical-model parameteriztions. The latter are required for the derivation of other nuclear-data information of importance to applied programs. 37 references.
Diffusional Flow in Polycrystalline Materials

The thermodynamic theory of equilibrium under nonhydrostatic stress developed by Gibbs and Kamb is applied to obtain the general solution for stress‐directed diffusion in an elastically isotropic solid. It is shown that the form of the strain‐rate tensor is the same for lattice and grain‐boundary diffusion mechanisms and that the relation derived in the classic paper by Herring is a special case of the general theory. Diffusional creep acting by itself cannot lead to steady‐state flow; strain rates always decline at high strains.
Analysis of Traffic Noise in Two Cross-Sections at the Road Crossing The City

Resume The paper presents an analysis of the noise recorded by the two road traffic noise-monitoring stations. The stations were located in Kielce, Poland, at the road No. 74: on the outskirts of the city and near the center. Based on the experimentally recorded data, an equivalent sound level and acoustic pressure were determined for three sub-intervals of the day: nights, days and evenings. The conducted analyses showed that the average annual values (depending only on the time sub-intervals) of the median do not differ significantly between stations. A similar conclusion can be drawn based on simulations of the median and the C90 percentile of the sound pressure . However, the maximum relative differences in the C99 percentile of the acoustic pressure between stations are around 13%. The maximum relative differences in median pressure between stations are around 15% (for the time sub-interval nights). ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC NOISE IN TWO CROSS-SECTIONS AT THE ROAD CROSSING THE CITY Andrzej Bąkowski*, Leszek Radziszewski
CN(A 2Πi→X 2Σ+) and CN(B 2Σ+→X 2Σ+) yields from HCN photodissociation

The cross sections for the production of CN(A 2Πi→X 2Σ+) and CN(B 2Σ+→X 2Σ+) emissions from HCN photodissociation are measured using synchrotron radiation in the 1050–1550 A region. The photoabsorption cross section of HCN is also measured, and the quantum yields for the emissions are determined. The spectra for the photoabsorption and photoemission cross sections are interpreted with the known excited states of HCN. Three new excited states are found from the CN emission quantum yields. It is observed that the vibrational population of the CN(B 2Σ+) photofragments produced by photodissociating HCN at Rydberg states are more vibrationally excited than those produced at other dissociative states. The photodissociation processes for producing CN emissions at various excited states are discussed.
Knowledge, attitude, and practice study among healthcare workers, during COVID-19 pandemic in an aspiring district of Uttar Pradesh

Background: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) declared pandemic by WHO on 30th January 2020. Till date there is no antiviral treatment or vaccine has been developed for COVID-19. Primary preventive measures include regular hand washing, social distancing and respiratory etiquettes are only proven methods till date.Methods: A type of questionnaire based cross sectional study was conducted among the healthcare workers (HCWs) of Maharaja Suheldev Autonomous State Medical College, Bahraich.Results: In this predominantly uneducated and socially backward area, majority of participants had knowledge about COVID-19 precautionary measures and most of them are confident of winning over the disease; 77.5% were confident of successfully controlling the disease, yet maximum healthcare workers took seriously the precautionary measures.Conclusions: Good COVID-19 knowledge is associated with optimistic attitudes and appropriate practices towards COVID-19, suggesting that health education programs aimed at improving COVID-19 knowledge are helpful for encouraging an optimistic attitude and maintaining safe practices.
The Impact of Collaborative Activities on EFL Learners' Speaking Anxiety Levels and Attitudes

Bu calisma, isbirligine dayali tasarlanan konusma etkinliklerinin, ogrencilerin Ingilizce dersine yonelik kaygi ve tutum duzeylerine etkisini incelemeyi amaclamaktadir. Ingiliz Dili ve Edebiyati Bolumu hazirlik siniflarindan dokuz ogrenci ile alti haftalik calisma yurutulmustur. Nitel ve nicel verilerin kullanildigi karma desen turunde ve eylem arastirmasi niteligindedir. Horwitz, Horwitz ve Cope (1986) tarafindan gelistirilen ve Aydin (1999) tarafindan Turkceye uyarlanan Yabanci Dil Sinif Kaygisi Olcegi ve Aydoslu (2005) tarafindan gelistirilen Ingilizce Dersine Yonelik Tutum olcegi on test-son test olarak uygulanmistir. Ogrenciler haftalik calisma degerlendirme formlariyla ve calisma sonundaki odak grup gorusmesiyle goruslerini belirtmislerdir. Konusma sirasinda hata yapma, dogru kelimeyi bulamama, kelimeyi dogru soyleyememe ve akranlarin olasi alayci tavirlari gibi korkularin kaygiya neden olabilecegi saptanmistir. Ogrenciler bu yuzden kaygiyi azaltan ya da ortadan kaldiran guvenli ve eglenceli ogrenme ortamlari aramaktadir. Sonuclar grup calismasindaki etkinliklerin ogrenme ortaminda ogrencilerdeki kaygiyi azalttigini ve ogrencilerin derse yonelik olumlu tutum gelistirmelerini sagladigini gostermektedir.
Is the Value of The Company Affected by Company Investment Decisions and Financing Decisions?

This study aims to examine and analyze whether investment and financing decisions have a significant effect on the firm value of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study uses data from food and beverage sub-sector manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period 2013 to 2017. The analyzed companies are 13 companies based on sample criteria. The analysis method used is panel data analysis by using Microsoft Excel and Eviews 10 software. The results of this study found that investment decisions have a positive effect but not significant on firm value and financing decisions have a significant and positive effect on firm value in the food and beverage sub-sector manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
The Effect of Service Quality on Patient's Family Satisfaction in the Nicu Care of the Public Hospital in Datu Beru Takengon Region

The World Health Organization (WHO) infant mortality rate is the first indicator in determining a child's health status, 3.6 million of the 120 million newborns experience asphyxia, and nearly 1 million babies die. Meanwhile, the prevalence of patients treated at the NICU at the Datu Beru Takengon Hospital from 2016 to 2019 continues to decline every year. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of technical competence, efficiency and patient safety on patient family satisfaction. The research design used an analytic survey with a cross-sectional design. The data that had been collected were processed using univariate and bivariate and multivariate analysis. The population of all parents of babies who were treated in the NICU Care Room at Datu Beru Takengon Hospital was 329 people. The sampling technique used accidental sampling. The number of samples that will be studied is 67 people. The results of the research on technical competence variables obtained p-value = 0,000, efficiency 0,000, and patient safety 0,000 <α 0.05, meaning that there is an influence between technical competence, efficiency and patient safety on family satisfaction, from the results of multivariate analysis, the most influential variables are found. in this study is the technical competency variable with an Exp B value of 1.003. The conclusion is that there is an influence between technical competence, efficiency and patient safety while the multivariate analysis shows that the most dominant factor is the variable of technical competence on family satisfaction. It is recommended that the hospital be able to improve the technical competence of nurses in the NICU room by holding training and workshops both internal and external training.
Development of a violence prevention educational program for elementary school children using empathy (VPEP-E)

Purpose This study describes the development of a violence prevention educational program for elementary school children using empathy (VPEP-E) that teachers can use during class. Methods Hoffman’s theory of empathy and Seels and Richey’s (1994) ADDIE model were applied to develop this program. Results The developed program consisted of eight sessions: Orientation/definition of violence and empathy, types and boundaries of violence, look into my feelings, say it with a facial expression, preventing non-empathic violence due to social prejudice, preventing physical violence, verbal and online violence prevention: empathic conversation, and I can do well: review of the whole curriculum. The program was evaluated by 15 elementary school teachers, who considered it to be easily accessible to elementary school students. The final VPEP-E, which will be provided in eight times for 40 minutes each for fifth-grade students, will provide a basis for preventing violence by fostering empathy. Conclusion We expect the developed educational program to be effective in preventing violence among elementary school students. However, further research involving children from various age groups is needed.
Network Pharmacology-Based Study of Active Ingredients and Mechanisms of Compound Xuanju for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Objective: Compound Xuanju has good effects in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but its composition is complex, and its active ingredients and mechanism have not been fully defined. In this study, the active ingredients and mechanism of compound Xuanju for the treatment of RA were explored through network pharmacological methods. Methods: TCMSP and TCMID, Pubmed, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases were used to screen, select active pharmaceutical ingredients and targets; Drugbank disease target screening database, GeneCards database, Therapeutic The Target Database (TTD) database and DisGeNET database were used to collect RA targets, and OmicShare was used to screen compound Xuanju and RA for common targets and construct a Venn diagram. A protein target database String was used to construct a common target interaction network. OmicShare mapping software builds a "drug-active ingredient-target" network and analyzes their associations. DAVID online software performs gene annotation (GO) and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis on key targets. Results: A total of 73 effective ingredients of compound Xuanju were obtained, and corresponding to 229 targets; 2337 targets for RA. 155 key targets for potential active ingredients of compound Xuanju predicted therapeutic effect of RA, the key targets map 55 active ingredients of compound Xuanju capsules. These targets mainly involve signaling pathways such as Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, HIF-1 signaling pathway, and TNF signaling pathway acting on RA. Conclusion: Compound Xuanju may via its potential 55 active ingredients act on 155 targets to treat RA through Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, NF-κB signaling pathway, HIF-1 signaling pathway and TNF signaling pathway. This study lays the theoretical basis for the widespread application of compound Xuanju in clinical practice.
Dynamics of Foreign Portfolio Investment and Stock Market Returns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From India

This paper examines the causality relation between stock returns and foreign portfolio (FPI) flows in the Indian context during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using daily data and the Toda and Yamamoto Granger causality test, the study finds that unidirectional causality runs from FPI flows to stock returns during the pandemic.
Application of micro algae in poultry nutrition; a review

In this review, we unveil the the use of microalgae as a feed ingredient in poultry nutrition. Microalgae are small-sized algae, unicellular, photosynthetic aquatic plants which have been studied as a natural marine resource for a number of economically applications, including animal feed.nThey are introduced to poultry diets mainly as a rich source of n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, including docohexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acid, but they can also serve as a protein, microelement, vitamin and antioxidants source, as well as a pigmentation agent for skin and egg yolks. The majority of experiments have shown that microalgae, mainly Spirulina and Chlorella sourced as a defatted biomass from biofuel production, can be successfully used as a feed ingredient in poultry nutrition. They can have beneﬁcial effects on meat and egg quality, through an increased concentration of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids, and in regards to performance indices and immune function. Positive results were obtained when fresh microalgae biomass was used to replace antibiotic growth promoters in poultry diets. Because of their chemical composition, microalgae can be efﬁciently used in poultry nutrition to enhance the pigmentation and nutritional value of meat and eggs, as well as partial replacement of conventional dietary protein sources. n
Measuring lexical and structural conventionalization in young sign languages

Abstract Compounding, as a nearly universal word-formation process that is very useful in emerging languages, might be expected to conventionalize early in a language’s history. However, a recent study focusing on novel compounding in ISL and ABSL found that this may not be the case, and moreover, that the two languages appear to differ in how compounding is conventionalizing (Tkachman & Meir 2018). In this paper, we follow up on their findings, using six new measures to further evaluate lexical and structural conventionalization in the same set of novel compounds elicited by Tkachman & Meir (2018). We found that ISL shows more lexical convergence, whereas ABSL shows more structural convergence. We propose that the differences in conventionalization we observe can be linked to the different social circumstances of these languages (Meir et al. 2010).