Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Antecedents Affecting Purchase Intention of Green Skincare Products: A Case Study in Vietnam

The study aims to investigate the antecedents affecting purchase intention in the category of green skincare products. Many studies have used the theory of planned behavior to investigate factors affecting intention to purchase products in general. This paper not only retests the influences of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control on the intention to buy eco-friendly skincare products but also suggests a new antecedent – environment knowledge of purchase intention. More importantly, this study is the first to propose the moderating effect of country of origin and product knowledge on the relationship between attitude and purchase intention. This study employs a sample of 350 female customers from 18 to 39 years old in Ho Chi Minh City. The research applies the Multiple Linear Regression to analyze the proposed hypotheses in the conceptual framework and results in significant outcomes. The result shows that attitude is the most influential factor then, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and environmental knowledge. Most importantly, the findings of this study suggest that product knowledge is found to moderate the effect of attitude on purchase intention. The finding of moderating effect is a new contribution to the literature and future research can be carried out to validate this result.
Influence of Rainfall on the Phytotoxicity of Foliarly Applied 2,4-D

To study rainfall effects, simulated rainfall was applied to velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medic.), common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album L.), wild mustard [Brassica kaber (DC.) L. C. Wheeler var. pinnatifida (Stokes) L. C. Wheeler], soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. ‘Hodgson’], and redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) in greenhouse and field studies following foliar applications of the alkanolamine (AKA) salt or the butoxyethanol (BE) ester of 2,4-D [(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid] at rates that induced equivalent levels of phytotoxicity. Simulated rainfall less than 1 min after herbicide treatment reduced the phytotoxicity of the AKA salt of 2,4-D to a much greater extent than that of the BE ester with effects ranging from elimination of all injury from the AKA salt to soybeans to no reduction in phytotoxicity of the BE ester to common lambsquarters. The quantity of simulated rainfall required to induce maximum reductions in phytotoxicity of the BE ester ranged from 1 mm on common lambsquarters to 15 mm on velvetleaf. The time interval from 2,4-D treatment until rainfall required to achieve a phytotoxic response level of 80% of that attained without rainfall varied greatly among plant species and herbicide formulations; ranging from less than 1 min for the BE ester on common lambsquarters to more than 24 h for the AKA salt on velvetleaf. The addition of an alkylarylpolyoxyethylene glycol surfactant to 2,4-D spray solutions reduced herbicide rates required to induce equivalent levels of phytotoxicity, increased losses in phytotoxicity of the BE ester caused by rainfall, and reduced the time interval from treatment to rainfall required to attain an equivalent level of phytotoxicity with the AKA salt.
Machine Learning Assisted Stochastic Unit Commitment During Hurricanes With Predictable Line Outages

Stochastic unit commitment is an efficient method for grid operation in the presence of significant uncertainties. An example is an operation during a predicted hurricane with uncertain line out-ages. However, the solution quality comes at the cost of substantial computational burden, which makes its adoption challenging. This paper evaluates some possible ways that machine learning can be used to reduce this computational burden. First, a set of feasibility studies is conducted. Results suggest that using machine learning as an assistant to the stochastic unit commitment solver is more advantageous than using it as a standalone solver. In particular, the machine learning model is trained to facilitate solving the problem by determining the unnecessary constraints that can be removed from the original problem without affecting the final accuracy. The variables that can be used as input features/predictors or outputs for the machine learning model are determined through feasibility studies. Then, an algorithm to train and utilize a machine learning model is proposed. The method is tested on a 500-bus synthetic South Carolina system. Various test cases show an average reduction in solution time by more than 90% by using the trained machine learning model to assist the stochastic unit commitment solver.
Traditional-bank customers' digital-only bank resistance: evidence from South Africa

PurposeDigital-only banks are emerging as challenger banks to the traditional-bank business model in South Africa. However, traditional-bank customers could resist the use of digital-only banks, theoretically due to their satisfaction with the status quo. Consequently, inertia arising from bias to traditional banks based on status quo satisfaction could engender their resistance to become customers of digital-only banks. The objective of the study, therefore, is to investigate how traditional-bank customers' inertia influences digital-only bank resistance.Design/methodology/approachBased on a literature review, digital-only bank adoption barriers and cognitive-based initial distrusting beliefs were identified as mediators of the influence of inertia on digital-only bank resistance. To test the mediation model empirically, data was collected from 610 traditional-bank-only customers.FindingsThe five adoption barriers fully mediate the influence of inertia on cognitive-based initial distrusting beliefs. The five barriers in serial with cognitive-based initial distrusting beliefs partially mediate the influence of traditional-bank customers' inertia on digital-only bank resistance. Cognitive-based initial distrusting belief is an essential factor in the mechanism underlying the influence of traditional-bank customers' inertia on digital-only bank resistance.Originality/valueDigital-only banks are relatively new. Research is therefore lacking in consumer behavior explaining the use of digital-only banks by traditional-bank customers in the South African context. A further novelty of the study is the empirical assessment of mechanisms that explain the influence of inertia on cognitive-based initial distrusting beliefs, and the influence of inertia on resistance behavior.
On the Generation of Polyether‐Based Coatings through Photoinduced C,H Insertion Crosslinking

In this work, the synthesis of a photoreactive polyether and its subsequent photochemical attachment to various substrates is described. Poly(bisphenol A-co-epichlorohydrin) is chosen as an example for a technologically important class of polymers and modified in a polymeranalogous reaction with photoreactive benzophenone units. During brief UV activation, benzophenone forms reactive intermediates, which are able to formally insert into any aliphatic C,H bond, eventually forming a crosslinked polymer film. During the formation process the emerging polyether networks additionally bind to (practically) any organic molecule present at the substrate surface. This way in one reaction step directly a surface-attached polymer network is obtained. The examples, which are shown, include silane-covered oxidic surfaces and unmodified polyolefins. When appropriate masks are used, brief UV irradiation is sufficient to generate crosslinked, surface-attached polyether microstructures on a broad spectrum of substrate materials. The described strategy allows the generation of one-component polymer coatings from standard commodity polymers under very simple process conditions, which can be lithographically structured and covalently attached to a broad spectrum of substrates, comprising even chemically rather inert materials.
Payment for Results: Funding Non‐Profit Operations

Payment for results (PfR) funding approach, where donors reimburse the non‐profit organization (NPO) based on outcomes, is being increasingly adopted in the non‐profit sector. However, there is also concern expressed by many voluntary organizations that such a funding approach puts an undue financial burden on small NPOs and could actually be detrimental to social welfare. In this study, we build a theoretical framework to analyze PfR funding mechanisms. We use a sequential game to model the interaction between the donor and the NPO, with the donor as the first mover. This model captures how PfR funding is typically implemented in practice using social impact bonds (SIB), wherein social investors provide the upfront funding needed by the NPO to implement the project. The donor provides funding, based on the actual benefit delivered, at the end of the project and the investors are paid back using these funds. We find that higher targets set by the donor do not necessarily translate to higher expected utility or expected benefit delivered under PfR. When comparing the performance of PfR and traditional funding (TF) mechanisms, we find that the donor typically has a higher expected utility under the PfR mechanism when the probability of a negative outcome shock is either high or low, and is better off using the TF approach otherwise. When the donor’s opportunity cost of funding the project is high, the donor is better off using a PfR mechanism when her belief about the NPO having low efficiency is sufficiently high. Interestingly, we find that for a large range of parameter values there is a mismatch between the approach that gives a higher expected utility to the donor and the approach that maximizes the expected social benefit delivered. Our model and analysis suggest that the optimal funding approach, and the optimal target set under PfR, depend on the NPO’s financing cost from social investors and project outcome uncertainty.
The Profile of Students' Social Skills of Bengawan Solo Elementary Nature School

This study aimed to describe the profile of the students’ social skills of Bengawan Solo nature elementary school. The study was qualitatively conducted as a case study. The participants were teachers and students who were chosen by employing a purposive sampling technique. The data were obtained through observations, questionnaires, interviews, and document analysis. This study employed an interactive model data analysis included: data validating, data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The conclusions of the study comprise: (1) the cooperation aspect, students can collaborate well; (2) the assertion aspect, students can get along with new friends and communicate with others; (3) the responsibility aspect, students understand their role and responsibility to the God, themselves, others, and society; (4) the empathy aspect, students can feel others' feeling and problem; (5) the self-control aspect, students can control their mental state so that they can avoid anger and bad influences.
Use of UV‐C and Gaseous Ozone as Sanitizing Agents for Keeping the Quality of Fresh‐Cut Rocket (Eruca sativa mill)

The effects of UV-C radiation doses (5, 10 and 20 kJ/m2) and gaseous ozone doses (1, 2 and 5 ppm) on microbial growth and quality parameters of fresh-cut rocket (Eruca vesicaria subsp. Sativa) leaves throughout 12 days at 5C were investigated. As control, washing with water was used. Sensory attributes (general appearance, decay, color and odor), headspace gas composition, some chemical characteristics (chlorophyll a and b, total chlorophyll and total carotenoids) and microbial counts throughout shelf-life were studied. Fresh-cut rocket was not adversely affected by the UV-C and ozone treatment, maintaining the sensory quality during cold storage. The 20 kJ UV-C/m2 treatment was found to be better than the chlorine and gaseous ozone treatments, in terms of reducing the microbial load in fresh-cut rocket during 8 days of storage at 5C. Practical Applications The information provided in this study shows that the treatment with UV-C radiation and gaseous ozone treatment represent a novel technology that could be useful to the industry, allowing surface decontamination of fresh-cut rocket to be achieved while maintaining their overall quality. Its applications can easily be applied in industry.
Microwave-Assisted Solid Extraction from Natural Matrices

The extraction of secondary metabolites from plants, and natural sources in general, is a cornerstone in medicinal chemistry and required the development of sustainable extraction techniques. Microwave-Assisted Solid Extraction (MASE) is a promising extractive methodology being more effective than traditional extraction techniques. It offers higher and faster extraction performance ability with less solvent consumption and protection toward thermolabile constituents. For these reasons, MASE resulted in a suitable extractive methodology in all aspects, including economical and practical, compared to traditional extraction techniques, especially over Soxhlet or solid–liquid extraction. In this chapter, a brief theoretical background about the use of microwave energy for extraction has been presented for better understanding. Then, the potential of MASE for the extraction of secondary metabolites from natural resources, for evaluating the plant productivity and for evaluating the quality of the natural matrices will be reviewed. The discussion is supported by reporting recent applicative examples of MASE applied to the extraction of the most representative chemical classes of secondary metabolites, with a special focus on some drugs or compounds of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical interest.
Classification of Heritage Residential Building Stock and Defining Sustainable Retrofitting Scenarios in Khedivial Cairo

This study aims to develop an integrated classification methodology for retrofitting that preserves both energy use and cultural value aspects in hot climates, especially, in North Africa, as a hot zone, which lacks retrofitting initiatives of built heritage. Despite the number of existing methods of classification for energy purposes, little attention has been paid to integrate the perceptions of cultural values in those methods. The proposed methodology classifies heritage building stocks based on building physical characteristics, as well as heritage significance levels, and then later integrates the outcomes into a matrix to propose sustainable retrofitting scenarios based on three dimensions, i.e., heritage value locations, types, and heritage significance level. For validation, the methodology was applied to the heritage residential building stock along with a microscale analysis on a building in Khedivial Cairo, Egypt. The findings include extracting twelve building classes, providing a reference building for each class, and a detailed catalogue of the extracted reference buildings that includes retrofitting scenarios for creating energy models. The originality of this work lies in integrating cultural values in a building classification methodology and providing a list of sustainable retrofitting scenarios for reference buildings. The findings contribute to fill the gap in existing building classifications, more specifically in hot climates.
Statistics and Thermodynamics in the Growth of Antigen-Antibody Complexes

For the system consisting of multivalent antigen (Ag) and antibody (Ab) molecules, the branched growth process of antigen-antibody complexes is theoretically investigated by the methods of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. A main attempt is made to consider the statistical and thermodynamic properties concerning the formation of Ag-Ab complexes. Specifically, starting with two kinds of partition functions constructed from two different statistical view points, the equilibrium free energy and the law of mass action as well as the equilibrium size distribution of the Ag-Ab complexes are derived. The aggregation process resulting from Ag-Ab binding is studied by considering it as a sol-gel transition process. Then the gelation condition, the gelation region associated with the valences of Ag and Ab, and the composition are obtained, which enable one to find the proper conditions that the precipitation or agglutination takes place. For describing the sol-gel transition in the system of interest, the scaling behaviors of the k-th moment and the gel fraction near the critical point are investigated to give the corresponding scaling laws. Furthermore, as an application, the isothermal compressibility is obtained, which can characterize the connectivity induced by binding pairs.
Influence of Zinc Chelates on Yield and Zn Uptake by Maize

Zinc deficiency in soil is increasing at an alarming rate due to intensive cropping and reduced use of organic manures. Coarse textured, calcareous, alkaline or sodic soils having sandy texture, high pH and low organic matter are generally deficient in available Zn. Zn was one of the first micronutrients known to be essential for plants, animals and humans (KabataPendias, 2000). Zinc plays a key role in various plant metabolic processes such as development of cell walls, respiration, carbohydrate metabolism and gene expression and regulation (Klug and Rhodes, 1987). Zn is a component of various enzymes involved in metabolic activities in plants. Plants grown on International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 10 Number 01 (2021) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Village financial management: Case study in “Kampung Srer”

This study aims to analyze village financial management in the special autonomy region, analyze the constraints that hinder village financial management, and analyze efforts to resolve obstacles in village financial management. This study is conducted on the apparatus of Kampung Srer. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study approach and obtains the data through in-depth interviews, documentation, and observation. The results show that the village financial management in the Kampung Srer is partly in accordance with Minister of Home Affairs Regulation (or Permendagri) Number 20 of 2018 concerning the village financial management. The obstacles that hinder the management of village finances in Kampung Srer are political constraints, human resource constraints, and communication problems. Efforts made to resolve existing constraints in the management of village finances in Kampung Srer are that the village officials who are selected have the ability that is in accordance with the field of work. There is socialization from the district and district levels related to village financial management activities in the form of increasing the capacity of village officials. There needs to be good coordination for every element in the village community, among village officials, and assistants.
Stigma, Identity, and the Power of Communicative Interaction between People with and without Disabilities أثر مفاهیم العیب، والهویة، وسلطة التفاعلات الاجتماعیة بین العادیین وذوی الاحتیاجات الخاصة

This study is addressing the nature of communicative interaction between people with disabilities and the temporarily able-bodied community. It also investigates the covert and overt impacts of such interactions on the identity and self-image of people with disabilities. The purpose of this study is to scrutinize the nature of interaction between communication, identity, and perception and how these interactions influence the perception and identity of people with disabilities. Further, the study provides a robust perspective in regard to who is capable of defining people with disabilities, and how people with disabilities negotiate their self-identity at any given society. The study equips activists with a great perspective and profound understanding of the communication issues that people with disabilities are experiencing. Prejudices, stigmatizations, and negative attitudes toward people with disabilities perpetuate environmental and social injustices. However, this paper attempts to increase the awareness of the disability identity and its positive impacts on people with disabilities. تقوم هذه الدراسة بتسليط الضوء على طبيعة التفاعل التواصلي بين مجتمع ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة وبين مجتمع ذوي القدرة الجسدية المؤقتة (العاديين). کما تحقق الدراسة في الآثار الصريحة والضمنية لهذه التفاعلات التواصلية على الهوية وصورة الذات لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة. تهدف هذه الدراسة لفحص التفاعلات بين عوامل الهوية، والتواصل الاجتماعي، والإدراک؛ وکيف لهذه التفاعلات فيما بينها القدرة على صياغة هوية ذوي الإعاقة وتصوراتهم عن ذواتهم. إضافة إلى ذلک، تستعرض الدراسة تصور معرفي رصين ومتماسک حول سؤال من هو المخول في تعريف وتحديد ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة، وکيف لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة التفاوض مع مجتمعاتهم على تشکيل وصياغة هوياتهم الذاتية؟ تزود الدراسة المختصين والمهتمين بشأن ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة برؤية فلسفية غائرة وفهم عميق بمشکلات التفاعلات الاجتماعية التي يعيشها ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة. تعمل کلا من، التحيزات النفسية السلبية تجاه ذوي الإعاقة وإشعارهم بمشاعر العيب تجاه وجودهم في الفضاءات العامة والرؤى السلبية، على تخليد معاناتهم البيئية والاجتماعية. ولکن، الغاية الکبرى من هذه الدراسة هو رفع مستوى الوعي المجتمعي تجاه أهمية هويات الإعاقة وأثرها الإيجابي على ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة.
Micro/nano-structural evolution in spruce wood during soda pulping

Abstract Alkaline delignification of wood tissue is the core of the global pulping technology and the most prominent large-scale separation of the main wood components. This work aims at improved understanding of the interplay between the topochemistry of alkaline pulping and the associated morphological changes. Morphology and chemical structure of partially soda-delignified wood chips were studied combining X-ray tomography (XRT), X-ray diffraction analysis and compositional characterization (lignin and carbohydrate content). The XRT studies of wet samples (providing 3D structural information without interfering drying effects), allowed observation of the cell wall separation as an increasing amount of lignin was removed with the increasing pulping time. Comparison between the microstructure of the surface and the central parts of the treated chips showed a more delignified microstructure at the surface, which highlights the dependence of the delignification process on the mass transport (hydroxide ions and lignin fragments) through the wood tissue. The crystallite size of cellulose increased in the <200> crystal planes during the early stage of pulping while there was little effect on the <110> plane.
GRAVID INFUSION WATER COMPARISON FOR COLLECTION OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS VECTOR CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS SAY

Gravid traps are an important tool in mosquito surveillance for the collection of gravid female mosquitoes that can be screened for arboviruses. The type of infusion water used is vital in targeting certain mosquito species, especially the West Nile vector, Culex quinquefasciatus Say. The gold standard of infusions is a whey protein mixture but is expensive and time consuming to make. The current study compared a cattail infusion to whey protein to determine if it is as effective at collecting Cx. quinquefasciatus as the current standard. If as attractive, the cattail infusion could be a more economical and less time-consuming option for use in WNV surveillance. Three sites were used to evaluate the efficacy of cattail infusion water with whey protein mixture. Each site had a trap with 100% whey protein, one with 100% cattail infusion and one with 50% cattail water infusion. All 9 traps were operated for 24 hours for seven trap nights. Collected mosquitoes were identified, speciated, and physiological stage was assessed. There was no statistically significant difference in the total number of mosquitoes, gravid female, and total number of females amongst the three types of infusions, at any of the sites for the collection of Cx. quinquefasciatus. These results demonstrate that a cattail infusion can be used as a more economical and less labor-intensive alternative to whey protein for the collection of Cx. quinquefasciatus.