Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Adoption of Safety Practices against Occupational Hazards among Building Construction Workers for Sustainable Development in Edo State, Nigeria

This study analyzed the safety practices followed by building construction workers against occupational hazards to sustainable development in Edo State, Nigeria, using a descriptive research survey design. The analysis was motivated by three research questions and three null hypotheses. The study population consisted of 5,305 construction workers from 23 construction sites in the Oredo local government area of Edo State, Nigeria. The sample size of 530 respondents was selected for the analysis using a systematic random sampling technique that applied the Taro Yamane formula in drawing the sample size. The instrument used to collect data was a 10-item questionnaire built from the literature examined. The instrument has been tested by five experts. Spearman Brown rank correlation coefficient was used to determine the internal accuracy of the instrument and a correlation coefficient of.81 was obtained. In answering the research questions, the multiple regression statistics and the Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to investigate the hypotheses at . 05 level of significance. The results of the study found, among other things, that there exist low use of safety practices among construction workers in the Oredo local government area of Edo State; a significant relationship exists between the use of safety practices and years of experience; a significant relationship exists between the use of safety practices and the level of education among construction workers. Based on the results of this report, it was suggested, among other things, that the management team of the various construction sites should demonstrate a greater commitment to the provision and compliance of safety equipment among workers to ensure optimal prevention of occupational hazards that will ensure sustainable growth.
Modelling the impact of COVID-19 in small pacific island countries

ABSTRACT This paper studies the economic impact of COVID-19 in Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu. The UNWTO’s International Tourism 2020 Scenarios and the World Bank’s projected decline in remittance flows are treated as negative COVID-19 led shocks in the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model. Negative tourism shocks are significant for all three countries, whereas negative remittance shocks are significant for Tonga only. Thus, the economic effects of COVID-19 are propagated by tourism for all three countries, whilst remittance is a COVID-19 transmission channel for Tonga only. Simulations with the projected declines in tourism and remittances suggest that Vanuatu would experience the greatest decline in growth and highest uncertainty, whilst Tonga would face the lowest decline and uncertainty.
SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP OF THE EFFECT OF A MAGNETIC FIELD ON CEREBRAL MOTOR DISORDERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Introduction:- There is a consensus about the short-term efficacy, but not about the long-term effect of the low-frequency impulse magnetic field in early childhood cerebral motor disorders. There is no consensus about the statistical significance of the two-week and six-month dynamics of the kinesiology tests, cranial ultrasound, pathological and primitive reflexes. Objective:- To compare the short-term and long-term effect of the low-frequency impulse magnetic field versus placebo control and compare the statistical significance regarding the two-week and six-month dynamics of the kinesiology tests, cranial ultrasound, pathological and primitive reflexes. Material and Methods:- 29 children (age 8.10 Â± 5.98 months) with cerebral motor disorders were followed for 6 months. They were divided into two groups - physiotherapeutic and control. The physiotherapy group (n = 14) received a once-daily low-frequency impulse magnetic field for two weeks at the start of the follow-up. The control group (n = 15) received a once-daily placebo magnetic therapy for two weeks at the start of the follow-up. Kinesiology tests, cranial ultrasound, pathological and primitive reflexes were recorded at the beginning of the follow-up, after two weeks, and after six months. Results:- At the beginning of the follow-up, there was no difference between the two groups regarding all parameters (P>0.05). Both groups showed better results after two weeks versus the start of the follow-up (P<0.05) and after six months versus after two weeks (P<0.05). The physiotherapy group showed better results versus the control group after the second week (P<0.05) and after the sixth month (P<0.05). The two-week and six-month dynamics of the kinesiology tests showed the highest significance (P<0.001), followed by primitive reflexes (P<0.04), followed by pathological reflexes (P<0.05), and finally - the cranial ultrasound (P>0.05), at comparable baseline parameters (P<0.05). Conclusion:- The low-frequency impulse magnetic field showed a significant short-term and long-term therapeutic effect that exceeded the corresponding placebo effects. The statistical significance at the second week and the sixth month of kinesiology tests was the highest, followed by primitive reflexes, and pathological reflexes. The cranial ultrasound did not show significant two-week and six-month dynamics. Despite the relatively stationary morphological changes, verified by cranial ultrasound, the developing nervous system in children aged 8.10 Â± 5.98 months showed significant positive dynamics and plasticity for two weeks and six months, verified by kinesiology tests, primitive and pathological reflexes.
EFFECT OF SALICYLIC ACID ON SOME OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS OF WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) UNDER DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CADMIUM STRESS

Nowadays, salicylic acid is used as a growth regulator to reduce the negative effects of different levels of stress. This research was conducted as factorial experiment on a completely randomized block design. Wheat plants were planted in four levels of cadmium (0, 100, 200 and 300 μmol) with three levels of salicylic acid (0, 0.5 and 1.0 mmol) in three replications. The results showed that root heights, fresh and dry weight of the stem were decreased significantly, and leaf proline and catalase and superoxide dismutase enzymes were increased due to cadmium stress. Foliar application of salicylic acid in non-stress conditions had a significant effect on the traits and resulted in their increase, as well. Application of two concentrations of 0.5 and 1.0 mmol salicylic acid in stress conditions resulted in reduction of the effects of stress and consequently, reduction of proline and catalase and superoxide dismutase enzymes and growth was improved. The amount of 1.0 mmol of salicylic acid was more effective and it can be concluded that salicylic acid has a moderating and decreasing effect on the negative effects of cadmium toxicity in wheat plant.
THE PERFORMANCE OF GO PUBLIC BANK IN INDONESIA: BEFORE AND DURING COVID-19

This study aims to examine differences in the performance of banks listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The type of data collected is quantitative data. The data source used is secondary data derived from data on financial statements of banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2019-2020. The analytical technique used is a different test, paired sample t test with a significance level of 5%. The results showed that the government policy POJK 11/POJK.03/2020 regarding credit restructuring which was later extended by POJK 48/POJK.03/2020 and POJK 12/POJK.03/2020 greatly affected the stability of bank performance.
PENGARUH PEMBELAJARAN STEAM BERBASIS PJBL (PROJECT-BASED LEARNING) TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KREATIF DAN BERPIKIR KRITIS

Perkembangan revolusi industri 4.0 telah menggeser tuntutan sumber daya manusia dengan kualifikasi yang lebih tinggi, yakni mereka yang memiliki keterampilan abad ke-21. Sayangnya, keterampilan berpikir kreatif maupun berpikir kritis yang merupakan bagian dari keterampilan abad-21 masih belum diberdayakan dengan baik. Salah satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kedua macam keterampilan tersebut yaitu melalui pembelajaran STEAM berbasis PjBL ( project-based learning). Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk menguji adanya pengaruh pembelajaran STEAM berbasis PjBL terhadap keterampilan berpikir kreatif dan berpikir kritis siswa. Penelitian menggunakan rancangan quasi experiment dengan desain nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas X MA Miftahul Ulum Bettet Pamekasan Tahun Pelajaran 2020/2021; sementara sampel yang digunakan meliputi satu kelas X IPA B untuk kelas eksperimen dan satu kelas X IPS I digunakan sebagai kelas kontrol. Data yang terkumpul selanjutnya dianalisis menggunakan uji anakova. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Pembelajaran STEAM berbasis PjBL berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa (P 0,000 < 0,005; F hitung = 35,551). 2) Pembelajaran STEAM berbasis PjBL berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa (P 0,003 < 0,05, F hitung = 9,401). Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pembelajaran STEAM berbasis PjBL dapat digunakan sebagai alternatif pembelajaran untuk memberdayakan keterampilan abad ke-21.
Geographic variation of leaf form among indigenous woody angiosperms in New Zealand

ABSTRACT Correlations of non-monocot woody angiosperm leaf traits to macroclimate are often used to reconstruct terrestrial paleoclimate under the assumption that macroclimate correlates with leaf phenotype are globally uniform, regardless of evolutionary history. Here, we evaluate if global trends in leaf trait variation with macroclimate are observed in the predominantly evergreen indigenous flora of New Zealand. A dataset of 557 indigenous woody dicot species and over 100,000 occurrences was employed to investigate community-level relationships of four leaf characters (leaf pubescence, margin teeth, area and length-to-width ratio) with geographic variation in temperature, precipitation, water deficit and solar radiation. Leaf area and the frequency of toothed leaves decline at higher latitudes in New Zealand. Variation in leaf pubescence and leaf teeth is associated primarily with measures of water availability, such as annual rainfall and annual water deficit; whereas leaf size is associated primarily with temperature. Variation in leaf length-to-width ratio was weakly correlated to climate parameters. The New Zealand relationship of leaf area with temperature aligns with global patterns, highlighting the importance of small leaves in limiting night-time chilling. The global negative correlation of leaf teeth with temperature is apparent in New Zealand trees and vines, but not in shrubs or all woody dicots combined. However, the primary correlate of leaf teeth in New Zealand is water availability, showing that the response of this trait to macroclimate is not globally uniform. The high occurrence of pubescent leaves in low rainfall and drought-prone environments in New Zealand suggests that the trait is associated with water retention in drier climates.
Functional beta diversity of New Zealand fishes: Characterising morphological turnover along depth and latitude gradients, with derivation of functional bioregions

Changes in the functional structures of communities are rarely examined along multiple large-scale environmental gradients. Here, we describe patterns in functional beta diversity for New Zealand marine ﬁ shes versus depth and latitude, including broad-scale delineation of functional bioregions. We derived eight functional traits related to food acquisition and locomotion and calculated complementary indices of functional beta diversity for 144 species of marine ray- ﬁ nned ﬁ shes occurring along large-scale depth (50 – 1200 m) and latitudinal gradients (29 ° – 51 ° S) in the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. We focused on a suite of morphological traits calculated directly from in situ Baited Remote Underwater Stereo-Video (stereo-BRUV) footage and museum specimens. We found that functional changes were primarily structured by depth followed by latitude, and that latitudinal functional turnover decreased with increasing depth. Functional turnover among cells increased with increasing depth distance, but this relationship plateaued for greater depth distances ( > 750 m). In contrast, functional turnover did not change signi ﬁ cantly with increasing latitudinal distance at 700 – 1200 m depths. Shallow functional bioregions (50 – 100 m) were distinct at different latitudes, whereas deeper bioregions extended across broad latitudinal ranges. Fishes in shallow depths had a body shape conducive to ef ﬁ cient propulsion, while ﬁ shes in deeper depths were more elongated, enabling slow, energy-ef ﬁ cient locomotion, and had large eyes to enhance vision. Environmental ﬁ ltering may be a primary driver of broad-scale patterns of functional beta diversity in the deep sea. Greater environmental homogeneity may lead to greater functional homogeneity across latitudinal gradients at deeper depths (700 – 1200 m). We suggest that communities living at depth may follow a ‘ functional village hypothesis ’ , whereby similar key functional niches in ﬁ sh communities may be maintained over large spatial scales.
Description of a New Species of the Marine Flatworm Prosthiostomum (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) and its Three Known Congeners from Misaki, Japan, with Inference of Their Phylogenetic Positions within Prosthiostomidae.

The present study provides morphological descriptions of four species of Prosthiostomum (Polycladida, Prosthiostomidae)-P. auratum Kato, 1937; P. hibana sp. n. ; P. cf. ostreae Kato, 1937; and P. vulgare Kato, 1938-based on specimens collected among branching coralline algae and kelp holdfasts in Misaki, Japan. The new species P. hibana sp. n. is characterized by i) the dorsal surface of the body covered with numerous orange maculae, some of which coalesce together to form larger ones; ii) a pair of linear cerebral-eyespot clusters, each consisting of relatively few (7-9) cerebral eyespots; iii) 3-4 pairs of ventral eyespots embedded in parenchyma: iv) the inner wall of the male atrium deeply ruffled; v) the lumen of the seminal vesicle being narrow and elongated in shape; and vi) a large sucker situated in the center of the body. We remark on some morphological characters that were not mentioned in the original description of P. auratum. We infer the phylogenetic positions of these four species within Prosthiostomidae using the maximum-likelihood analysis based on partial 28S rRNA and COI gene sequences determined de novo, in addition to those that are currently available in public databases. In the resulting tree, the four species-P. auratum, P. hibana sp. n. , P. cf. ostreae, and P. vulgare-were nested in a clade that was composed of all the other Prosthiostomum species included in the analysis.
Nature imagery in user interface design: the influence on user perceptions of trust and aesthetics

ABSTRACT User interfaces often utilise imagery of pristine natural environments, even if the system’s purpose and context are unrelated to nature. In this paper, we build on evolutionary psychology to develop a theoretical model for the influence of nature imagery on user perceptions of trust, visual aesthetics, and purchase intentions in a corporate sales setting. We evaluate our model by means of an online experiment (n = 408) using a website with different configurations of nature imagery. The results provide support for our theoretical model and hence confirm a positive influence of nature presence, that is, the extent to which the website allows a user to experience the natural environment as being present, on trust, visual aesthetics, and purchase intentions. Thereby, user perceptions of nature presence are specifically linked to nature imagery depicting water as well as vegetation. This study furthers our understanding of how the environmental context of on-site imagery can have subtle information processing benefits for users. For practitioners this study offers insight to the types of imagery that could be utilised more effectively in corporate interface designs.
This time without ‘feeling’: Children’s intuitive theories of art as a logical basis for learning progression in visual arts

Learning in Visual Arts has traditionally been framed as an experiential process in which feeling and intuition complement the development of aesthetic knowledge. However, while art can be about feelings and processes that develop students’ expressive capacities, the complexity of art understanding and thinking extends beyond this narrow common-sense assumption. I argue that this assumption, which is represented in the Australian Curriculum: The Arts (ACARA, 2015), and even more firmly resonates in recent proposals for the revision of this curriculum (ACARA, 2021), obfuscates the conceptual and theoretical bases on which students make progress in art understanding. This paper examines the proposition that art understanding emerges progressively and can be described in conceptual terms, the basis of which can be identified in empirical research on the emergence of children’s intuitive theories of art. This paper examines how selected studies articulate the cognitive grounds on which students’ ontologies of art and epistemological beliefs are represented in their reasoning about art over time. It is argued that an empirically supported conception of learning anchored in students’ cognitive development in art that recognises the theoretical commitments underscoring their conceptual and practical reasoning in visual arts practices K–12 provides a logical basis for articulating progression in the subject.
Platform Motions and Mooring System Coupled Solver for a Moored Floating Platform in a Wave

In advance of building moored floating offshore platforms, in recent years, there has been a greater demand for two-way coupled simulations between a motion solver based on the viscous flow theory and a mooring line model, including cable dynamics. This paper introduces open-source libraries such as MoorDyn (the lumped-mass mooring line model) and OpenFOAM (the computational fluid dynamics libraries). It describes the methods by which they can be coupled bi-directionally. In each time step, the platform motions calculated by OpenFOAM are transferred to MoorDyn as the boundary conditions for the mooring system analysis. In contrast, MoorDyn calculates the restoring force and moment due to the mooring system and transfers them to OpenFOAM. The restoring force and moment act on the platform as the external force and moment for the platform motions in the next time step. The static tension and profile of the mooring system, dynamic tension of the mooring system, and free decay motions of the floating buoy in the still water were simulated to check the accuracy of OpenFOAM and MoorDyn. The coupled solver was used to produce simulations of the moored decay motions of the floating buoy in the still water and the moored motions with the Stokes 5th order wave. All simulation results were compared and showed good agreement with the numerical solution and experiment results. In addition, the characteristics of each solver were investigated.
Anaerobic Codigestion of Sugarcane Press Mud with Food Waste: Effects on Hydrolysis Stage, Methane Yield, and Synergistic Effects

Sugarcane press mud (SPM) has a high potential to produce renewable energy through anaerobic digestion (AD); however, hydrolysis is the limiting stage of the process due to the presence of slowly biodegradable compounds. An alternative that can improve this deficiency is anaerobic codigestion (AcoD). In this investigation, the monodigestion of SPM and its AcoD with food waste (FW) were evaluated through the biochemical methane potential (BMP) test, and kinetic parameters were analyzed through the analysis of the kinetic models of first order and modified Gompertz. This study showed that the AcoD of SPM with FW improved the hydrolysis stage, increased methane (CH4) yield, improved the stability of the process, and presented synergistic effects. As regards the hydrolysis stage, the hydrolysis constant was increased, and the lag phase was reduced. The monodigestion of SPM (SPM : FW 100 : 0) showed an increase of 9% with the addition of external nutrients solution, while that of AcoD in the SPM : FW 80 : 20 ratio showed the highest CH4 yield, with increments of 12 and 22% in comparison with the monodigestion of SPM under WN and NN conditions, respectively. It is even possible to add up to 40% of FW (SPM : FW 60 : 40) and achieve an increase of 5% compared to the monodigestion of SPM under the NN condition. The synergistic effects obtained in this study showed that the incorporation of FW, in the substrates ratios evaluated, would improve the AD of the SPM without addition of external nutrients solution, which represents economic and environmental benefits of implementing this alternative at full scale.
Fluid-Rock Interactions in a Paleo-Geothermal Reservoir (Noble Hills Granite, California, USA). Part 1: Granite Pervasive Alteration Processes away from Fracture Zones

Only few data from geothermal exploited reservoirs are available due to the restricted accessibility by drilling, which limits the understanding of the entire reservoir. Thus, analogue investigations are needed and were performed in the framework of the H2020 MEET project. The Noble Hills range, located along the southern branch of the Death Valley pull-apart (CA, USA), has been selected as a possible granitic paleo-reservoir. The aim is to characterize the pervasive alteration processes affecting this granite, away from the influence of the faults, in terms of mineralogical, petrophysical and chemical changes. Various methods were used as petrographic, geochemical and petrophysical analyses. Mineral changes, clay mineralogy, bulk rock chemical composition, calcite content and porosity were determined on different granite samples, collected in the Noble Hills granite, far from the faults and in the Owlshead Mountains, north of the Noble Hills, considered as its protolith. In order to complete the granite characterization, the metamorphic grade has been studied through the Noble Hills granite body. This complete characterization has allowed distinguishing the occurrence of three stages of alteration: (1) a pervasive propylitic alteration characterized by calcite-corrensite-epidote-K-white mica assemblage, (2) a more local one, only present in the Noble Hills granite, producing illite, kaolinite, illite/smectite, calcite and oxides, characteristic of the argillic alteration, which overprints the propylitic alteration and (3) weathering evidenced by the presence of montmorillonite in the Owlshead Mountains, which is considered as negligible in both granites. Alteration was also outlined by the correlation of the loss on ignition, representing the hydration rate, to porosity, calcite content and chemical composition. Moreover, the Kübler Index calculated from illite crystals allowed to identify a NW-SE temperature gradient in the Noble Hills.