Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Stronger Impact of Interpersonal Aspects of Satisfaction Versus Tangible Aspects on Sustainable Level of Resident Loyalty in Continuing Care Retirement Community: A Case Study

The objectives of the study were to examine the impact of interpersonal and tangible aspects of resident satisfaction on word-of-mouth (WOM) intention in community-embedded third places with long-duration service experiences and to investigate the mediating effect of interpersonal aspects on the relationship between tangible resident satisfaction and WOM intention. Paper-based survey questionnaires and postage-paid envelopes were mailed to 293 continuing care retirement community (CCRC) residents. Reliability and validity of the multidimensional construct of resident satisfaction were ensured through confirmatory factor analysis. Hierarchical regression analysis and MANOVA were used to test the hypotheses. A total of 157 completed surveys were received. Analysis showed that two categories of resident satisfaction were statistically distinct. Interpersonal aspects of resident satisfaction (resident involvement, social interaction, and staff care) positively impacted WOM intention more than the tangible aspects (room, home, and meals service). The relationship between tangible resident satisfaction and WOM intention was mediated by interpersonal aspects of resident satisfaction. This study contributes to the literature by (1) examining the mediating effect of interpersonal resident satisfaction between tangible satisfaction and WOM intention in community embedded third places and by (2) exploring the role of non-traditional third places, (i.e., third places nested within residential community settings) as opposed to conventional types (i.e., individual commercial settings). Thus, it addresses the call for research on permanent residents with long-duration service experiences and the effect of one location nested within another.
On the Origin of Life: A Possible Way from Fox's Microspheres into Primitive Life

The microspheres constituted by proteinoids synthesized from Fox’s simulation experiments. They had peptide bond structure and weak catalysis, as well as proliferated themselves. Such microspheres were believed the models for primitive life. Due to lack of metabolism and self-reproduction, the microspheres could not meet requirements of life. Thus, how microspheres could evolve into primitive life remain unsolved mysteries. The microspheres were supposed a dissipative structure and the processes of absorption and hydrolysis could be balanced to maintain their stability by consuming proteinoids. Proteinoid molecules differed in their life spans, which were mainly determined by their multi-space structures. Consequently, molecule selection and retention could occur spontaneously in microspheres and lead to a more organized and stabilized structure of the whole microsphere with time through dissipative process. More complex chain network of chemical reactions could happen in microspheres because the proteinoid with complex, ordered multi-space structure and relatively high catalytic activity would retain. In such microspheres, nucleotides could produce and further aggregate into RNA. The synthesis of real proteins could take place with RNA as the template catalyzed by proteinoids or RNA inside microspheres. When template-based protein molecules replaced the proteinoid inside the microspheres, a protein-based self-catalyzed network of chemical reactions could take place. It is plausible if Fox’s proteinoids microspheres is to dawn on a dissipative structure, then molecule selection could occur spontaneously by “dissipative” proteinoids, and the microspheres would acquire catalytic activity due to preserved the proteinoid with a large molecular weight and relatively complex and ordered multi-space structure, and relatively high catalytic activity. Thus the microspheres would spontaneously go to self-organizing, and evolve into primitive life.
Integrated control of Jungle rice in hybrid maize through sorghum allelopathy

Sorghum allelopathy has long been utilized as a bio-control technique for unwanted flora in economic crops and circumvent undue dependency on chemical weed control. An experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2017 to examine the integration of sorghum water extract (SWE), sorghum mulch (SM) and half dose of post emergence herbicide mesotrione + atrazine (MA50) for controlling jungle rice in hybrid maize (HC-8080). The treatments included; T0: Check, T1: Full dose (1250 ml ha) of mesotrione + atrazine (MA100), T2: Half dose (625 ml ha) of mesotrione + atrazine (MA50), T3: SWE @ 15 L ha + 625 ml ha (1/2 dose) of mesotrione + atrazine (MA50), T4: SM @ 8 t ha + 625 ml ha (1/2 dose) of mesotrione + atrazine (MA50), T5: SM @ 8 t ha + SWE @ 15 L ha and T6: SM @ 8 t ha + SWE @ 15 L ha + 625 ml ha (1/2 dose) of mesotrione + atrazine (MA50). The results of the study unveiled that combination of SWE + SM + MA50 reduced the fresh weed biomass by 84.82% and dry weed biomass by 87.37% and increased all the agronomic parameters eventually registering maximum kernel yield (4.80 t ha). Overall, the response of this treatment was similar as that of standard herbicide dose. Therefore it was concluded that standard dose of mesotrione + atrazine herbicide can be reduced to half with the integration of sorghum water extract and sorghum mulch which will ensure efficient and eco-friendly control of jungle rice.
How does Happiness at Work Affect Employee Performance in the Head Office of BKKBN?

This study aims to determine the extent of the role of happiness at work in improving employee performance in the head office of BKKBN, both directly and indirectly. The approach of research uses quantitative methods. Primary data were collected by distributing questionnaires. Analysis of data processed by descriptive analysis and inferential analysis using the Structural Equation Model through SmartPLS software to 200 respondents data. The results showed that happiness at work had not directly effect employee performance, but when the relationship was mediated by work motivation there was a positive and significant effect between happiness at work on employee performance.
Glibenclamide, an ATP-Sensitive K+ Channel Blocker, Inhibits Cardiac cAMP-Activated Cl− Conductance

Abstract Stimulation of the β-adrenoceptor activates a time-independent Cl− conductance that is known to be regulated via phosphorylation by cAMP-dependent protein kinase in guinea pig ventricular myocytes. Since epithelial cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator Cl− channels are known to be sensitive to an antidiabetic sulfonylurea, glibenclamide, we tested whether the drug modulates cardiac cAMP-activated Cl− conductance. Bath application of isoproterenol (1 μmol/L, n=11) or forskolin (1 μmol/L, n=17) or the intracellular application of cAMP (1 mmol/L, n=9) activated whole-cell Cl− currents recorded from single myocytes at 36°C. External glibenclamide (≥10 μmol/L, n=26) inhibited the Cl− current induced by either of the stimulants in a concentration-dependent manner. The half-maximal inhibition concentration (IC50) of glibenclamide and the Hill coefficient were 24.5 to 37.9 μmol/L and 1.6 to 2.2, respectively. During current-clamp experiments, forskolin was found to shorten the action potent.
Factors Influencing the Sale of Local Products through Short Supply Chains: A Case of Family Dairy Farms in Slovakia

Increasing consumption of local products is a key factor for sustainable agriculture. This study deals with the factors that influence the sales of local products with a focus on value-added dairy products. The research involved 30 family businesses operating in the agro-sector. Primary data were obtained by a detailed online questionnaire survey. For deeper examination, five hypotheses were determined and statistically tested using the Friedman test and Nemenyi method. Using the acquired theoretical background and empirical research in a set of family farms, we can state that the goal of farmers is to sell their products through the shortest possible route directly to the consumer. The most commonly used tools of a short supply chain are on-farm sales and telephone order sales, on the other hand, farms rarely sell products in farmers’ markets, celebrations and anniversaries or e-shops, even though these tools all have great potential. The results show that farmers consider the product itself (quality, freshness, locality) to be the most important factor when selling local products, as well as customer recommendations and loyalty. Based on the results of the research, we propose to streamline sales support through new forms of marketing approaches to premium products, such as locally fresh products produced on family farms.
A general framework for combining ecosystem models

When making predictions about ecosystems, we often have available a number of different ecosystem models that attempt to represent their dynamics in a detailed mechanistic way. Each of these can be used as a simulator of large‐scale experiments and make projections about the fate of ecosystems under different scenarios to support the development of appropriate management strategies. However, structural differences, systematic discrepancies and uncertainties lead to different models giving different predictions. This is further complicated by the fact that the models may not be run with the same functional groups, spatial structure or time scale. Rather than simply trying to select a “best” model, or taking some weighted average, it is important to exploit the strengths of each of the models, while learning from the differences between them. To achieve this, we construct a flexible statistical model of the relationships between a collection of mechanistic models and their biases, allowing for structural and parameter uncertainty and for different ways of representing reality. Using this statistical meta‐model, we can combine prior beliefs, model estimates and direct observations using Bayesian methods and make coherent predictions of future outcomes under different scenarios with robust measures of uncertainty. In this study, we take a diverse ensemble of existing North Sea ecosystem models and demonstrate the utility of our framework by applying it to answer the question what would have happened to demersal fish if fishing was to stop.
Associations Between Fear of Missing Out, Problematic Smartphone Use, and Social Networking Services Fatigue Among Young Adults

In this study, we aimed to adapt the Information and communication technology (ICT) Overload and social networking service (SNS) Fatigue Scale to measure the overload and SNSs fatigue experienced by individuals while using ICTs in the Turkish language and analyze the adapted scale based on various variables. The scale adaptation procedure was conducted by surveying 225 undergraduate-level university students. In addition to discriminant and convergent reliability, the general fitness index parameters were compared with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and the model results were found in accordance with the acceptable fitness index criteria, with clarification as a complete model in all sub-dimensions. The relationships between fear of missing out (FoMO), problematic smartphone use (PSU), and SNSs Fatigue levels of the participants were also investigated. The adapted scale was then applied to 469 participants. The findings demonstrated that there was a significant difference between PSU and SNS Fatigue levels of participants based on gender, favoring females. It was also revealed that the variables of interest FoMO and SNS Fatigue together predicted the PSU.
Epigenetics of floral homeotic genes in relation to sexual dimorphism in the dioecious plant Mercurialis annua

In plants, dioecy characterizes species carrying male and female flowers on separate plants and occurs in about 6% of angiosperms. To date, the molecular mechanism(s) underlying sexual dimorphism is essentially unknown. The ability of gender-reversal by hormone application suggests that epigenetics might play an important role in sexual dimorphism. Proteome analysis of nuclei derived from flower buds of females, males and feminized males of the dioecious plant Mercurialis annua revealed differentially expressed proteins related to nucleic acid binding proteins, hydrolases and transcription factors, including floral homeotic genes. Further analysis showed that class B genes are mainly expressed in male flowers, while class D genes, as well as SUPERMAN-like genes, were mainly expressed in female flowers. Cytokinin-induced feminization of male plants was associated with down-regulation of male-specific genes concomitantly with up-regulation of female-specific genes. No correlation could be found between the expression of class B and D genes and their DNA methylation or chromatin conformation. Thus, our results ruled out epigenetic control over floral identity genes as the major determinants regulating sexual dimorphisms. Rather, determination of sex in M. annua might be controlled upstream of floral identity genes by a gender-specific factor that affects hormonal homeostasis. Highlights Sex determination in Mercurialis annua is not related to epigenetics of floral homeotic genes but appears to be modulated by an unknown gender-specific regulator(s) that affects hormonal homeostasis.
Molecular Orbital Calculation of Lead-Free Perovskite Compounds for Efficient Use of Alkaline and Alkaline Earth Metals

The effective ionic charges of lead-free perovskite dielectric complex compounds were investigated with molecular orbital calculation. The base model was a double perovskite cluster that consisted of octahedral oxygen cages with a transition metal ion of titanium, niobium, or zirconium located at each of their centers, and alkali and/or alkaline earth metal ions located at the body center, corners, edge centers, or face centers of the cluster. The results showed significant covalent bonds between the transition metals and the oxygens, and the alkali metals, especially sodium and oxygen. On the other hand, the alkaline earth metals have weak covalency. Calculation was also performed with the replacement of some of the oxygens with chlorine or fluorine; such replacement enhances the covalency of the transition metals. These trends provide good guidelines for the design properties of lead-free perovskite piezoelectrics based on ubiquitous sodium use.
Comparison of Eye-Based and Controller-Based Selection in Virtual Reality

ABSTRACT Eye tracking, or pointing, in head-mounted displays enables new input modalities for point-select tasks. The goal of this paper is to explore the Fitts’ modeling of the eye-based selection in a virtual reality environment with controller-based input, providing the baseline for two types of eye-based interaction (dwell and physical trigger) in both three-dimensional and two-dimensional environment. In general, the controller-based interaction offered the highest throughput, best accuracy, and preferences of most participants. The eye-trigger interaction performed roughly between the other two. However, the performance difference between the three interaction modes had become smaller when it comes to three-dimensional targets. The performance of eye-movement interactions had been slightly better in terms of accuracy. Generally speaking, eye-based interaction still has a long way to go before becoming one of the mainstream interaction modalities in virtual reality due to the absence of a more stable and precise eye-tracking device with better calibration methods. Still, in some specific virtual reality environments, eye-based interaction has irreplaceable potential.
Effectiveness of Microfinance Integrated Approaches in Supporting Women’s Empowerment and Well-being of Family

This study deals with the effect of microfinance on women’s empowerment in Pakistan. This paper draws upon Longwe's framework of empowerment to examine the impact of microfinance’s innovative and integrated approaches on women’s empowerment and the well-being of the family, based on survey data collected from 300 women clients of three microfinance institutions (MFIs) from four districts of the Punjab, Pakistan. The findings showed the effectiveness of microfinance loans as positively impacting on women empowerment when credit is accompanied with financial services, enterprise development and social and welfare services. Analysis carried out using the Ordinal Logistic Regression suggests receiving microcredit tends to increase the empowerment and well-being of women. The result of this study are useful for microfinance providers and policy makers to better understand the complexities and interlinkages of gender, social and domestic norms in developing policy and microfinance products and services to support women empowerment in order to benefit the well-being of the family.
Voting with Their Sandals: Partisan Residential Sorting on Climate Change Risk

Climate change partisanship is reflected in residential choice. Comparing individual occupants at properties in the same zip code with similar elevation and proximity to the coast, registered republicans (democrats) are more (less) likely than independents to own houses exposed to sea level rise (SLR). Findings are unchanged controlling flexibly for other individual demographics and a variety of granular property characteristics, including the value of the home. This sorting is driven by differential perceptions of long-run SLR risks across the political spectrum not tolerance for current flood risk or preferences for correlated coastal amenities. Observed residential sorting manifests among owners regardless of occupancy, but not among renters. We also find no residential sorting in relation to storm surge exposure, which is a primary driver of current flood risk. Anticipatory sorting on climate change informs models of migration in the face of long-run risks and suggests households that are most likely to vote against climate friendly policies and least likely to adapt may ultimately bear the burden of climate change.
PREVALENCE OF CONGENITALLY MISSING TEETH (RADIOGRAPHIC STUDY)

The congenitally missing teeth considered a wide distributed among different countries of the world. The people suffered from different problems that are accompanying these anomalies as aesthetic, functional and psychogenic problems. Some factors might be related to the etiology of these cases and variables from hereditary, racial, gender and environmental causes. Aim of the study: To explore the prevalence of congenitally missing teeth in a sample of the Iraqi population and their correlation to the gender and jaws. Materials and Methods: The study was undertaken on 395 patients (189 Males and 206 Females) aged ranged between 13 to 25 years who referred to some dentistry centers in Baghdad for taking orthopantomogram (O.P.G) for the period from December 2018 to November 2019. All patients with O.P.Gs were examined clinically on the dental chair for diagnosis of the missing teeth and taking the history to confirm the congenital absence of teeth. The radiographs were viewed by an X-ray viewer. A tooth was registered as a congenitally missing tooth when there was no evidence of any calcification in the missing tooth region on O.P.G radiograph, as well as when the missing tooth region is not due to tooth extraction or exfoliation. Results: According to the statistical analysis, the rate of congenitally missing teeth in the current study was 10.37% of the study sample. The results showed that most congenitally missing teeth were the maxillary lateral incisors in the percentage of 4.81%, followed by the mandibular second premolars (4.30 %), mandibular lateral incisors (0.50%), maxillary central incisors (0.50%), and maxillary second premolars (0.25 %) respectively. The study showed no type of teeth a genesis for the other teeth. The results showed no significant increase in the prevalence of congenitally missing teeth in females compared with males. The statistical analysis showed no significant increase in the prevalence of congenitally missing teeth in the upper jaws compared with lower jaws. Also, the result of the study showed did not reveal a significant increase in the prevalence of congenitally missing teeth in the left side of the jaws when compared with the right side. The study also showed no significant increase in the prevalence of unilateral congenital missing teeth compared with the bilateral congenitally missing teeth. Conclusion: The rate of congenitally missing teeth in the sample of the Iraqi population was 10.37%.
Improving Mechanical Textile Recycling by Lubricant Pre-Treatment to Mitigate Length Loss of Fibers

Although there has been some research on how to use short fibers from mechanically recycled textiles, little is known about how to preserve the length of recycled fibers, and thus maintain their properties. The aim of this study is to investigate whether a pre-treatment with lubricant could mitigate fiber length reduction from tearing. This could facilitate the spinning of a 100% recycled yarn. Additionally, this study set out to develop a new test method to assess the effect of lubricant loading. Inter-fiber cohesion was measured in a tensile tester on carded fiber webs. We used polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 aqueous solution as a lubricant to treat fibers and woven fabrics of cotton, polyester (PES), and cotton/polyester. Measurements of fiber length and percentage of unopened material showed the harshness and efficiency of the tearing process. Treatment with PEG 4000 decreased inter-fiber cohesion, reduced fiber length loss, and facilitated a more efficient tearing process, especially for PES. The study showed that treating fabric with PEG enabled rotor spinning of 100% recycled fibers. The inter-fiber cohesion test method suggested appropriate lubricant loadings, which were shown to mitigate tearing harshness and facilitate fabric disintegration in recycling.
Clinical profile and outcomes of acute kidney injury patients in an intensive care unit in India

Background: The limited epidemiological and outcome data of acute kidney injury (AKI) is available in developing countries. The current single-center study determined the clinical profile of AKI by attempting to identify the presenting symptoms, etiologies, treatment modalities, and disease prognosis in patients admitted in intensive care unit at a tertiary care center in Mangalore, India. Methods: This retrospective study enrolled 70 AKI patients between October 2001 and October 2003, admitted at Wenlock district hospital, Mangalore, KMC hospital Attawar, Mangalore and KMC hospital, Jyothi circle, Mangalore, having a serum creatinine level greater than 1.4 mg/dl and blood urea greater than 53 mg/dl. Results: Amongst the enrolled patients, 45.7% of patients were 40-60 years old and 49 were males with no significant (p=0.412) gender difference. The most common presenting symptom was diminished micturition present in 47.1% of patients and the most common etiology of AKI was sepsis found in 27.1% of patients with the highest (17.1%) mortality. Amongst the patients who underwent conservative treatment (n=52) the mortality rate was 42.8%, while in those who underwent hemodialysis (n=18) the mortality rate was 4.2%. The overall survival rate in the study was 52.9%. Conclusions: The epidemiological data obtained in this study is similar to the previous studies in India with hemodialysis appearing to have better disease outcomes compared to conservative therapy.