Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Factors Affecting Continuance Intention in E-Tourism Technologies Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

The recent eruption of COVID-19 has led to the adverse effect to the people and the economy across the world where it has brought life, companies, and the tourism industry to a halt. Consequently, it has been said that this impact will depend not only on the length of the pandemic but also potential long-term changes in travel behaviour as a result of the crisis. Nonetheless, as trips become safer during post pandemic, people may need extra encouragement to travel again, and one promising way to do this is through continuous use of novel immersive technologies that are able to provide timely information and protect them from the pandemic. Hence, grounded by the Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM), the purpose of this study is to examine tourists’ continuanc e intention to use e-tourism technologies such as social media, mobile apps, augmented reality, and smart technologies, as well as websites and reservation systems, in the Malaysian context during post pandemic period. Data were collected from 200 respondents using purposive sampling method. Subsequently, the data were analysed using SPSS. The multiple regression analysis result of the main model shows that satisfaction in using e-tourism technologies was found to be the most important factor in determining the continuance intention in those technologies, explaining 76.3% of the variance. On the other hand, confirmation highly influences satisfaction in using e-tourism technologies, explaining 60.6% of the variance. Finally, the similar findings to the present study are discussed. Undoubtedly, this study provides good insights for tourism application developers and service providers in understanding tourist behaviour in terms of continuance intention to use e-tourism technologies during the post pandemic era.
Effects of High-Intensity Aquatic or Bicycling Training in Athletes with Unilateral Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common overuse injuries experienced by athletes. It is characterized by pain and functional deficits that lead to decreased performance, thereby limiting sports activity. Therefore, optimal training interventions are required to improve physical fitness and function while minimizing pain due to PFPS. This study aimed to compare and analyze the effects of high-intensity aquatic training (AT) and bicycling training (BT) in male athletes with PFPS. Fifty-four athletes with PFPS were divided into AT and BT intervention groups. Intervention training was conducted three times per week for 8 weeks. Cardiorespiratory fitness was evaluated using the graded exercise test (GXT) based on peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak), and anaerobic threshold. For the knee strength test, extension and flexion were performed and measured using isokinetic equipment. One-leg hop tests and the Y-balance test (YBT) were performed to evaluate dynamic balance, and the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scoring system was used for subjective knee evaluation. The GXT, YBT, and IKDC scores were reported according to the group and duration of the intervention. After training, VO2 peak, YBT, knee extension strength, and IKDC score improved significantly in both the AT and BT groups compared with the pre-training values. Furthermore, the AT group exhibited significant improvement compared with the BT group. We demonstrated that AT and BT effectively improved the symptoms and muscle strength of athletes with PFPS who were only able to engage in limited high-intensity field training. AT produced a modestly better effect than BT.
Comparison of mental rotation ability, attentional capacity and cognitive flexibility in action video gamers and non-gamers

Nowadays, video games have become the most popular form of entertainment. For this reason, it is crucial to investigate the positive and negative consequences of gaming. The action genre is the most played amongst gamers and is interesting for cognitive psychology research because gaming requires many perceptual and cognitive abilities. The present study examined the association between playing action video games and the ability to mentally rotate objects, track multiple objects, and switch between tasks. Using a sample of emerging and young adults (18–37 years old), we compared non-gamers (N = 81) and action video gamers (N = 82). Results showed that playing action video games was related to better mental rotation ability and higher attentional capacity. Although gamers switched between tasks faster than non-gamers, the groups did not differ in switching costs, which are an important indicator of cognitive flexibility. The results suggest that playing action video games is positively associated with information processing speed, attention, and visuospatial abilities, and suggest a possible use of such games to improve these abilities.
Factors affecting the Sustainable Growth Rate and its impact on Firm Value: Empirical Evidence from the Egyptian Stock Exchange

Currently, the sustainable growth has become essential for any firm to survive and expand without running into financial problems. This research empirically examines the effect of the Firm Performance accounting indicators as leverage, liquidity, profitability, asset efficiency, and size on the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR). Moreover, this research also examines the effect of the Sustainable Growth Rate on the value of firms listed in the Egyptian Stock Market. The research use a sample of Egyptian listed firms for 5 year’s period starting from 2015 till 2019. The empirical results have found statistically significant positive relationships between the SGR and the firm leverage, profitability, and firm asset efficiency. However, there is a statistically significant negative relationship between the SGR and the size of the firm. Meanwhile, the relationship between the SGR and the firm’s liquidity is insignificant. In addition, the empirical results have found a statistically significant positive effect of the SGR on the Firm Value for firms listed in the Egyptian Stock Market. This research recommends that the financial regulatory authority to establish a database for listed Egyptian firms according to their sustainable growth rate to attract potential investors as well as to attract and enhance foreign investments. Moreover, the research recommends that Accounting Departments in the Egyptian Universities should focus on the sustainable growth rate issue in their conferences to enhance the awareness of the Egyptian firms by this topic; thus firms will be able to compete, expand and perform well in the long run without running into financial problems.
The Role of Customer Experience in the Relationship between Augmented Reality and Purchase Intention in Times of COVID-19: An Applied Study on the Online Retail Sector in Egypt

: This paper aims to investigate the impact of Augmented Reality (AR) in creating customer experience and purchase intention from the online shoppers' perspective in Egypt in times of COVID-19. The research depended on the quantitative research method. The primary data was collected by an online questionnaire. Convenience sampling was used. The sample size was 400. A total of 384 responses were collected and valid. The data were analyzed via (SPSS v22). The results highlighted that there is a significant relationship between AR, customer experience, and purchase intention along with a significant mediation effect. Additionally, the model has a high ability to predict the consumer purchase intention through AR and customer experience. The study recommends online retailers to depend on AR as a technology to create a memorable customer experience and purchase intention. The paper is limited to the online retail sector in Egypt, and findings may be applicable in the other sectors.
Study of relation between Serum C1Q / TNF-Related Protein 9 (CTRP9) and Diabetic Retinopathy in a Sample of Egyptian Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background: C1q/TNF-Related Protein (CTRP) family members are novel adipokines that have immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, glucose regulating, and vascular effects. However, their microvascular effects in diabetic patients remain unclear . Objective: To evaluate the relation between serum CTRP9 and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 90 subjects with their ages ranging from 35-70 years, selected from diabetes and ophthalmology outpatient clinics of Ain shams University Hospitals for 6 months in a period from May 2019 to November 2019. They were divided into 3 groups: Group (I): 35 Patients with T2DM with diabetic retinopathy. Group (II): 35 Patients with T2DM without diabetic retinopathy. Group (III): 20 Apparently healthy individuals. Results : there is a highly statistically significant difference between the studied groups as regards S. CTRP9 being highest in Group II Patients with T2DM without diabetic retinopathy followed by Group III Apparently healthy individuals then Group I Patients with T2DM with diabetic retinopathy (P-value <0.001). Also, there is a negative correlation between serum CTRP9 level and Duration of DM, HbA1C FBS, and 2hpp. On performing multiple linear stepwise regression analysis to the statistically significant factors using CTRP9 as a dependent variable with other independent variables, only HbA1C and Duration of DM remained significantly associated with CTRP9. Conclusion: T2DM patients with diabetic retinopathy have decreased CTRP9 levels regardless of the grade of retinopathy. Loss of protective role of CTRP9 may attribute to DR in patients with long-standing Diabetes.
A social identity analysis of how pay inequality divides the workplace

The present research examines why organizations with more unequal pay structures have been found to be characterized by a range of negative workplace outcomes. Drawing on the social identity approach, we propose that higher pay disparity can increase the comparative fit of pay categories whereby the organizational “haves” (the highest paid employees) and “have nots” (the lowest paid employees) are more likely to be categorized into distinct social groups. In turn, this can lead to poorer organizational functioning. In two studies, a field survey (N = 413) and an experiment (N = 286), we found that higher pay inequality increased the comparative fit of pay categories, which, in turn, was associated with lower superordinate (organizational) identification, higher perceived workplace conflict, higher leader toxicity, and lower perceptions of identity leadership (i.e., a leader who creates a sense of shared identity in the organization). Our research provides novel insights into how higher inequality affects employees’ categorization processes, thereby creating a psychological divide and contributing to organizational dysfunction.
Modified Body Mass Index as a Novel Nutritional and Prognostic Marker in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis

The nutritional assessment is gaining clinical relevance since cardiac cachexia and malnutrition are emerging as novel markers of functional status and prognosis in many cardiovascular disorders, including cardiac amyloidosis (CA). This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic role of different nutritional indices for cardiovascular mortality in patients with CA and subgroups. Fifty CA patients (26 AL and 24 ATTR wild-type) were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent a comprehensive clinical and laboratory evaluation. Conventional body mass index (cBMI), modified BMI (mBMI), new BMI (nBMI) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) were analyzed. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to identify the association between nutritional and other clinical-laboratory parameters with cardiovascular death. Compared to ATTRwt patients, those with AL showed lower mBMI values. No significant difference was observed for the other nutritional indices. During a median follow-up of 11.2 months, a lower mBMI quartile was associated with worse survival, in both groups. In multivariate analysis, mBMI emerged as an independent predictor for cardiovascular death. This study showed that mBMI is a novel index of malnutrition and an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality in patients with CA in both AL and ATTRwt form.
Effects of Mixed Layer Depth on Phytoplankton Biomass in a Tropical Marginal Ocean: A Multiple Timescale Analysis

In open oceans, changes in mixed layer depth (MLD) may affect phytoplankton growth and biomass variations via the regulation of nutrient supply from deep waters. Estimates of relationships between variability in phytoplankton dynamics and the MLD remain limited, especially at different time scales. We compiled and analyzed averaged euphotic‐depth‐integrated chlorophyll‐a (IChl‐a) and surface chlorophyll‐a (SChl‐a) concentrations collected from 27 cruises during the period of 1999–2019 in the tropical northern South China Sea (SCS). Seasonal differences existed in both averaged IChl‐a and SChl‐a concentrations, with significantly high concentrations in the cold season. Inconsistent relationships between the averaged IChl‐a and SChl‐a concentrations between seasons implied that the use of SChl‐a concentration as a common indicator of phytoplankton biomass dynamics should be performed with caution. Over the past decades in the northern SCS, the averaged IChl‐a, SChl‐a, and MLD decreased to a greater extent in the cold season than in the warm season, while sea surface temperature (SST) rose rapidly and dramatically in both seasons. The MLD was observed to have better correlations with the averaged IChl‐a and SChl‐a concentrations than the SST in the time‐series data. Our results highlight the importance of IChl‐a concentration, which is an overall measure of phytoplankton responses to euphotic zone conditions, and the MLD could be used as a good index for changes in phytoplankton biomass under climate change.
Role of the inflammatory activity in haemodialysis patients with COVID-19

Objectives: It is known that haemodialysis (HD) patients are older and have more co-morbidities, and therefore they are very susceptible against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Inflammatory activity plays an important role in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the intensity of inflammatory response makes the severity of COVID-19 worse. Biomarkers related to infection such as procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), ferritin, albumin, troponin I, D-dimer, white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, lymphocyte, and platelet play an important role in the inflammatory response of COVID-19. Our objective is to compare these biomarkers between healthy individuals with COVID-19 (HI-COVID-19) and haemodialysis (HD) patients (HP-COVID-19). Methods: 50 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were included in this cross-sectional and monocentric retrospective study. The population of this study was separated into two groups: Group 1 consisted of HI-COVID-19 (n=27), and Group 2 consisted of HP-COVID-19 (n=23). Demographic data, basic clinical characteristics, and laboratory tests were recorded during the application. Group 2 participants were chosen from those whose biomarkers such as ferritin (<200 ng/mL), CRP, PCT, ferritin, albumin, D-dimer, troponin I, WBC, neutrophil, lymphocyte, and platelet were within the normal range three months before (prior to having COVID-19). Findings: When Group 2 and Group 1 were compared in terms of gender, age, presence of lung uptake, and fever, there was no difference. Five HP-COVID-19 patients lost their lives. There were no deaths in the other group. There was a statistically significant difference. Comorbid diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM), coronary artery disease (CAD), and hypertension (HT) were significantly higher in Group 2. It was observed that CRP, PCT, troponin I, D-dimer, and ferritin from biochemical parameters were higher in Group 2, and platelet and albumin were higher in Group 1. Although WBC and neutrophil elevations and low lymphocytes were detected in Group 2, it was statistically not significant. Tocilizumab and convalescent plasma use were significantly higher in Group 2. Conclusions: The strength of inflammatory activity in HP-COVID-19 can be estimated by observing serum levels of biomarkers such as CRP, PCT, ferritin, albumin, D-dimer, troponin I, WBC, neutrophil, lymphocyte, and platelet.
Assessment of knowledge and awareness of oral health in rural and urban school teachers in Bareilly city: A cross-sectional study

Background: To assess the oral health knowledge and awareness among urban and rural school teachers in and around Bareilly. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 279 school teachers of rural and urban, Bareilly using a questionnaire to assess the knowledge, and awareness regarding oral health. Descriptive analysis was done and data were analyzed using chi-square and ANOVA test. Results: The age of the teachers ranged from 19-50 years with a mean age of 36.73±10.5 years. Among them, 17.20%(48) were males and 82.7% (231) females, among which 75% of the population brushed their teeth twice daily. Most of the teachers (40.38%) used a brush and paste and 57% of teachers changed their brushes every 3mnths, 10% in every 6 months while 27% were those who changes their brush when their bristles get frayed up. Conclusion: From the results of the study, it is evident that school teachers in both urban and rural areas, with more emphasis on the rural area, need to be provided with adequate training on effective oral hygiene practices.
Novel Screen-Printed Sensor with Chemically Deposited Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode: Preparation, Characterization, and Application

New screen-printed sensor with a boron-doped diamond working electrode (SP/BDDE) was fabricated using a large-area linear antenna microwave chemical deposition vapor system (LA-MWCVD) with a novel precursor composition. It combines the advantages of disposable printed sensors, such as tailored design, low cost, and easy mass production, with excellent electrochemical properties of BDDE, including a wide available potential window, low background currents, chemical resistance, and resistance to passivation. The newly prepared SP/BDDEs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. Their electrochemical properties were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy using inner sphere ([Fe(CN)6]4−/3−) and outer sphere ([Ru(NH3)6]2+/3+) redox probes. Moreover, the applicability of these new sensors was verified by analysis of the anti-inflammatory drug lornoxicam in model and pharmaceutical samples. Using optimized differential pulse voltammetry in Britton–Robinson buffer of pH 3, detection limits for lornoxicam were 9 × 10−8 mol L−1. The oxidation mechanism of lornoxicam was investigated using bulk electrolysis and online electrochemical cell with mass spectrometry; nine distinct reaction steps and corresponding products and intermediates were identified.
Femoral neck-shaft angle in Sohag population & its variation relating to age

The femur is the longest and strongest bone in the human body. It is about 45 cm in length in an average man. The femoral neck-shaft angle (NSA) is very important in the diagnosis and treatment of many pathological conditions relating to the femur and hip joint. Our study aims to evaluate the values of femoral NSA and detect the relationship between this angle and age in the Sohag population. 3-Patients & Methods CT scans of 300 patients (40. 90 years, range of 18 – 60 years; 150 females). CT scans were reformatted to three-dimensional pelvic models (3D) simulating standardized radiographic views of anteroposterior roentgenograms of the pelvis in the anterior pelvic plane (APP). NSA values were 129.45° (range 116.1° – 146.7°; SD 4.88°) for patients aged from 18y to 39y & 129.48° (range 115.7° – 145.9°; SD 5.25°) for patients aged from 40y to 60y. There was no statistically significant difference regarding NSA & age as p-value = . 785 (p-value > .05). Correlation analysis revealed no significant relationship between NSA and age.
EFFECT OF BIO AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZATION ON YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) UNDER SOHAG CONDITIONS

The study was carried out at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt during of 2015 and 2016 seasons. The experiment amid to investigate the efficiency of biofertilizers i.e. ( Nitrobin, Phosphorine and Potasiomag) as an effective alternative for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium chemical fertilizer on okra green fruits and protein percentage. NPK chemical fertilizers were added at four rates i.e. (43.75, 87.5, 131.25 and 175 kg N/fed.), (15, 30, 45 and 60 kg P 2 O 5 /fed.) and (12.5, 25, 38 and 50 kg K 2 O/fed.), respectively. The four rates represent 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and the whole recommended dose of NPK according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt. Two okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) cultivars i.e. Balady and Eskandrani were used in this study. The obtained results indicated that there were significant differences between the two okra cultivars and among different fertilizer treatments in most studied characteristics in both studied seasons. The interaction between Eskandrani cultivar and bio-fertilizers plus 3/4 NPK significantly enhanced vegetative growth traits, green fruits yield characteristics and its components as well as seed yield characteristics except number of seeds/pod in both seasons. However, the highest protein percentage recorded when Eskandrani cultivar fertilized by recommended dose of chemical NPK or bio-fertilization plus 1/2 NPK or bio-fertilization plus 3/4 NPK with no significant differences among them in both seasons.
Scheduling for Anthropocentric Cell Manufacturing System(Machine Elements and Manufacturing)

The concept of Anthropocentric Cell Manufacturing System (ALMS) is relevant to skill enhancement rather than skill replacement. Thus, this approach ACMS consists of scheduling system, post on-the-job training (OJT) system and safety system. However, efficiency of the best ACMS scheduling still depends on how to allocate skilled engineers on the appropriate jobs. In this paper, we described the scheduling based on skill level or attitude of engineers. The matching of equivalent skill level evaluation and genetic algorithms, a scheduling method was used as job and engineer characteristics evaluating, job based cell resources for encoding a bit string of chromosomes. The main contributions are evaluation of equivalent skill levels of engineers on each job by their supervisors and selection of machine models based on capabilities of engineers on that. The results showed that the equivalent skill levels of engineers on each job depended on job characteristics and the scheduling by this method was presented through the gantt-chart. This new approach of ACMS scheduling will be practically to achieve the highest production efficiency in cell manufacturing by putting a right man on a right job at right time.