Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Adaptability and AMMI biplot analysis for yield and agronomical traits in scented rice genotypes under diverse production environments

The crucial aspect of the identification of the genotypes adaptable to different production environments (systems) for the thirty-six popular scented rice varieties was countered via adaptability and AMMI biplot analysis. The varieties were evaluated for several agronomical traits (twelve) under four production environments namely, direct-seeded rice (DSR), the system of rice intensification (SRI), chemical-free cultivation (CFC) and transplanted rice (TPR). Among different production environments, SRI was found on the top followed by TPR, CFC and DSR. Genotype × environment interactions were significant for all of the traits. Based on the AMMI biplot technique, Pusa Sugandh 3, HKR -11-509 and Pusa Sugandh 5 were found suitable for grain yield per plant and general adaptation to all the environments.
Low Measles Seropositivity Rate among Thai Adolescents in the Thai National Immunization Program

To achieve the goal of measles elimination, herd immunity with 95% seroprotection in the community is required. This study aimed to describe the measles seropositivity rate among Thai children and adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted among children aged 3–18 years in Bangkok and its suburbs. Measles IgG antibodies were measured using a EUROIMMUN enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. Seropositivity is defined as a measles IgG titer of ≥200 IU/L, due to a correlation with a >85% positive rate with a plaque reduction neutralizing titer of >120. Factors associated with seropositivity were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. From May to July 2020, 570 children with a median (IQR) age of 11.7 (9.4–14.8) years were enrolled. The geometric mean titer (GMT) of anti-measles IgG was 281 IU/L (95% CI; 257–306). The proportion of children with seropositivity was inversely correlated with age; 3–5 years 85.3%, 6–9 years 72.5%, 10–14 years 50.7%, and 15–18 years 56.3%. Adolescents aged 10–18 years had a lower measles seropositivity rate compared with young children; aOR 0.29 (95% CI 0.17–0.48). Only half of the adolescents who received two doses of measles-containing vaccine maintained measles IgG above the seropositive level. A measles booster dose for young adults may be needed to achieve the measles elimination goal.
A Survey on the Differences of Using User Story and Tasks in the ASD Effort Estimation in Brazil

This paper investigates the state of the practice of ASD estimation based on User Stories. We conducted a survey with 85 Brazilian professionals experienced in ASD estimating. The survey analyzes what is used in the estimation (User Story, task, or both), its differences, how the estimate is made (especially if there is any segmentation), and the average precision of the effort estimates. The main findings are: 1) Planning Poker is the most used technique and points with a Fibonacci scale as a metric; 2) User Stories are broken down into tasks in the vast majority of teams; 3) Teams that estimate both: User Stories and tasks/subtasks showed greater accuracy compared to the others; 4)At least ¼ of the teams make estimates for the team segmenting by some criteria.
The impact of merit-based scholarships on enrolment yield: a branch campus case study

ABSTRACT Universities use merit-based scholarships as a recruitment tool to attract and enrol academically talented students. Various literature concludes scholarships can have an overall positive impact on the enrolment yield of new students. This article provides an analysis of the merit-based scholarship programme for new students at a Japan-based branch campus of a large, public university in the United States of America (US), which serves as an evaluation of the programme itself and provides a case study for universities to use in evaluating their own programmes. Using a data sample of students recruited from outside of Japan across five academic years, the enrolment yield of scholarship recipients is compared against non-recipients in general, and across several academic rankings. It found that not only did merit-based scholarship recipients enrol at a higher yield in general, but scholarships were also a likely factor in an increased yield for the most academically talented students.
The effectiveness of risk assessments in risk workshops: the role of calculative cultures

Abstract This paper investigates drivers of the effectiveness of risk assessments in risk workshops dominated by ‘quantitative skepticism’. Moreover, it contrasts our findings with those of previous research that assumed the dominance of ‘quantitative enthusiasm’. Quantitative skepticism is a calculative culture characterized by an attitude that regards risk assessments as learning tools supporting the holistic formation of judgments incorporating difficult-to-quantify information. It contrasts with quantitative enthusiasm, which is a calculative culture that considers risk assessments as fully descriptive of reality. Prior research primarily focused on understanding the effectiveness of risk assessments under a calculative culture of quantitative enthusiasm. To understand what drives the correctness of risk assessment and the time needed to assess risks in workshops under a calculative culture of quantitative skepticism, we use an agent-based model that simulates risk assessment with risk workshops and that models agents’ cognitive processes using ECHO, a constraint satisfaction network (CSN). Our simulations show that, compared to risk workshops under conditions of quantitative enthusiasm, there are often lengthy periods of stagnation in individual and collective risk assessments and a strong path dependency on discussions. Prioritizing concerned participants improves the correct assessment of high risks at the expense of the correct assessment of low risks. Notwithstanding similarities in the drivers of the effectiveness of risk assessment across different calculative cultures, our results show that the predominant calculative culture matters when—to enhance their effectiveness—designing and implementing risk workshops.
Cardiovascular risk associated with allopurinol or benzbromarone treatment in patients with gout

Background: In previous studies, cardiovascular (CV) risk was increased in patients with gout. The effects of uric acid–lowering therapy on CV risk in gout patients have been investigated in numerous studies; however, allopurinol and benzbromarone have rarely been compared. Objectives: To compare CV risk based on allopurinol and benzbromarone treatment in Korean gout patients. Design: A nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study. Methods: We used South Korea database of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment (HIRA) service to identify gout patients ⩾18 years of age who newly started allopurinol or benzbromarone between 2009 and 2015. The primary outcome of the study was the occurrence of a composite CV endpoint, which included coronary revascularization, hospitalization due to myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and transient ischemic attack. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis and Kaplan–Meier curves were used for analysis. Results: The study included 257,097 allopurinol initiators and 7868 benzbromarone initiators. Compared with allopurinol initiators, the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of the composite CV endpoint of benzbromarone initiators was 1.01 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.83−1.21], which was not significantly different. The results did not change even when 1:3 propensity score matching was performed for baseline characteristics. In subgroup analysis of high-risk patients with CV disease, significant difference was not observed between allopurinol and benzbromarone initiators. Conclusion: In this study, significant difference was not found in CV risk between allopurinol and benzbromarone initiators. In the high-CV-risk group, the incidence of CV events did not differ between allopurinol and benzbromarone initiators.
“From work meaningfulness to playful work design: the role of epistemic curiosity and perceived Leader's autonomous support”

PurposeBuilding on the self-determination theory (SDT), the purpose of this study is to empirically examine the influence of work meaningfulness (WM) on employees' involvement in playful work design (PWD) in the context of software development firms in Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachFor the present study, a two-wave employee survey (online questionnaire) was used for data collection. The data were collected through an adopted questionnaire from employees working in software development firms in Pakistan. structural equation modeling and Hayes Process Macro of SPSS were used to analyze data collected from 305 respondents.FindingsThe findings of this study show that work meaningfulness and epistemic curiosity (EC) positively and significantly influence employee playful work design strategies. Moreover, the relationship between work meaningfulness and playful work design was partially mediated by employee epistemic curiosity. This mediating role of epistemic curiosity is strengthened by the presence of the perceived leader's autonomous support (LAS). Research limitations/implicationsEmployees improve their personal work experience through playful work design. Theoretically, this study contributes to the body of knowledge on the factors (work meaningfulness, epistemic curiosity and leader's autonomous support) that can influence employees' self-determination to design fun and competition into their work. This study contributes to the theory by introducing the antecedents (work meaningfulness and epistemic curiosity), of employee playful work design and explores the role of epistemic curiosity as a mediator and the leader's autonomous support as a moderator through SDT perspective.Practical implicationsFor practitioners, this study pinpoints that software development firms can consider improving employees' perception of work meaningfulness, which can lead them to become epistemically curious to proactively design their work experience for their psychological need fulfillment, well-being and better functioning. Moreover, leader's autonomous support can support involvement in playful work design.Originality/valueThe current study is the first investigation in the Asian context to study the antecedents of playful work design and a critical boundary condition. This study extends the literature on the antecedents of employee playful work design and explores the role of epistemic curiosity as a mediator and the leader's autonomous support as a moderator specifically through a self-determination perspective.
Machine Learning Assisted Traffic-Aware Approach to Path Assignment in SDM-EONs

The introduction of new technologies and applications connected to the Internet has demonstrated the inability of current optical networks to provide resources for next-generation Internet. Although the emergence of elastic optical networks with space-division multiplexing has shown to be a promising solution to deal with the capacity problem, some of the technical requirements for the implementation of these networks remain open challenges. In this sense, this paper proposes MISSION, a Machine Learning assisted, fragmentation, and crosstalk-aware model for path allocation in Space Division Multiplexing Elastic Optical Networks (SDM-EONs). The proposed approach is capable of ordering candidate paths for allocation based on metrics such as crosstalk, fragmentation, and the number of slots. Besides, MISSION shows competitive performance, by keeping a comparatively low blocking probability and fragmentation, even under heavy loads.
Biologic DMARDs and targeted synthetic DMARDs and the risk of all-cause mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis to compare the risk of all-cause mortality between biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) and non-b/tsDMARDs involving patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: We performed a systematic review of articles published up to August 2021 using electronic databases. We included studies that reported all-cause mortality in RA patients and compared b/tsDMARDs and non-b/tsDMARDs. Results: We included a total of 77 studies involving 64,428 patients. These comprised 44,227 patients treated with b/tsDMARDs and 20,201 treated with non-b/tsDMARDs. The occurrence of all-cause mortality was the primary outcome. The risk of all-cause mortality between the 2 treatments was not significantly different (relative risk = 1.08; 95% confidence interval = 0.98–1.19). However, subgroup analyses showed significant increase in risks of mortality in anti-TNFs users with RA compared with non-b/tsDMARDs (relative risk = 1.47, 95% confidence interval = 1.02–2.12). No significant differences were found after subgroup analyses based on other molecules involved and study duration. Conclusion: In comparison with non-b/tsDMARDs, our results suggest that antitumor necrosis factor therapy is associated with observed increased risks of mortality and further investigation is needed.
Integrated Hydrologic-Hydrodynamic Inundation Modeling in a Groundwater Dependent Tropical Floodplain

The rapid development of free and open-access hydrological models and coupling framework tools continues to present more opportunities for coupled model development for improved assessment of floodplain hydrology. In this study, we set up an Upper Zambezi hydrological model and a fully spatially hydrological-hydrodynamic coupled model for the Barotse Floodplain using GLOFRIM (GLObally applicable computational FRamework for Integrated hydrological–hydrodynamic Modelling). The hydrological and hydrodynamic models used are WFLOW and LISFLOOD-FP, respectively. The simulated flows generated by the wflow model for the upstream gauge stations before the Barotse Floodplain were quite similar and closely matched the observed flow as indicated by the evaluation statistics; Chavuma, nse = 0.738; kge = 0.738; pbias = 2.561 and RSR = 0.511; Watopa, nse = 0.684; kge = 0.816; pbias = 10.577 and RSR = 0.557; and Lukulu, nse = 0.736; kge = 0.795; pbias = 10.437 and RSR = 0.509. However, even though the wflow hydrological model was able to simulate the upstream hydrology very well, the results at the floodplain outlet gauge stations did not quite match the observed monthly flows at Senanga gauge station as indicated by the evaluation statistics: nse = 0.132; kge = 0.509; pbias = 37.740 and RSR = 0.9233. This is mainly because the representation of both floodplain channel hydrodynamics and vertical hydrological processes is necessary to correctly capture floodplain dynamics. Thus, the need for an approach that saves as a basis for developing fully spatially distributed coupled hydrodynamic and hydraulic models’ assessments for groundwater dependent tropical floodplains such as the Barotse floodplain, in closing the gap between hydrology and hydrodynamics in floodplain assessments. A fully coupled model has the potential to be used in implementing adaptive wetland management strategies for water resources allocation, environmental flow (eflows), flood control, land use and climate change impact assessments. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2022-03-02-09 Full Text: PDF
Thrombosis in unvaccinated and Gam-COVID-Vac-vaccinated patients with COVID-19

Aim. To analyze the incidence of thrombotic events in unvaccinated and GamCOVID-Vac-vaccinated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Material and methods. This prospective study included 316 patients (group 1) vaccinated with two doses of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) hospitalized between November 20, 2020 and June 1, 2021 for COVID-19. Group 2 included 754 unvaccinated patients with a positive polymerase chain reaction test for SARSCoV-2.Results. During inhospital period, deaths were recorded only in unvaccinated patients (group 1 — 0%; group 2 — 10,7% (n=87); p<0,0001). Among unvaccinated patients, the following thrombotic events were more common: upper- extremity deep vein thrombosis (group 1 — 0,63% (n=2); group 2 — 5,4% (n=41); p=0,0003), lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis (group 1 — 2,21% (n=7); group 2 — 11,4% (n=86); p<0,0001), pulmonary embolism (PE) (group 1 — 0%; group 2 — 3,4% (n=26); p=0,0008), lower limb arterial thrombosis followed by thrombectomy (group 1 — 0,31% (n=1); group 2 — 12% (n=91); p <0,0001), lower limb arterial retrombosis after retrombectomy (group 1 — 0,31% (n=1); group 2 — 8,7% (n=66); p<0,0001), lower limb amputation (group 1 — 0%; group 2 — 8,7% (n=66); p<0,0001), composite endpoint (group 1 — 3,8% (n=12); group 2 — 55,2% (n=416); p<0,0001). In the long-term follow-up period (125,5±26,5 days), recurrent COVID-19 developed significantly more often in unvaccinated patients (group 1 — 0,63% (n=2); group 2 — 3,6% (n=24); p=0,007). All arterial and venous thromboses, limb amputations were diagnosed only among unvaccinated patients.Conclusion. Vaccination with Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vak) prevents the severe COVID-19 with the development of deaths, pulmonary embolism, venous and arterial thrombosis.
Stable isotopic investigation of the feeding ecology of wild Bornean orangutans

Abstract Objectives We applied stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses to wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus morio) to investigate the feeding ecology of wild orangutans. Compared with African great ape species, orangutans are adapted to environments with chronic lower nutrition. But the usefulness of stable isotope analysis in the study of wild orangutan feeding ecology has not been fully explored. Methods The study site was a primary lowland dipterocarp forest in the Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. A total of 164 plant and 94 fecal samples collected across 18 months were analyzed. Results Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of plant food samples do not systematically vary by plant parts (i.e., bark, fruits, and leaves). Elemental composition and stable isotope ratios of orangutan feces do not systematically vary by orangutans' sex and age classes, although fecal stable isotope ratios showed seasonal fluctuations. No isotopic contribution of breast milk was found in fecal samples collected from individuals at 2.7–6.5 years of age. Conclusions This study revealed key characteristics of the stable isotope ecology of wild orangutans living in a primary lowland forest. Although there was little isotopic variation among plant foods and orangutan individuals, seasonal fluctuations in baseline isotope ratios or orangutans' diet were found in Danum valley.
Transformasi Spasial Peri-Urban di Sekitar Sungai Ciliwung dan Keberlanjutan Kegiatan Wisata Berbasis Sungai

Daerah peri-urban telah dibangun menjadi kawasan perumahan dan pariwisata. Namun, pengembangan kawasan yang semacam ini telah menyebabkan penurunan kualitas lingkungan, seperti yang terjadi di Kawasan peri-urban Sungai Ciliwung. Untuk mengatasi hal ini, Komunitas Ciliwung Depok mendirikan Saung Pustaka Air (SPA) sebagai wisata konservasi dan eduksi. Berdasarkan hal ini, maka artikel ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan transformasi spasial di sekitar Sungai Ciliwung tahun 2009-2019, serta menganalisis evolusi dan arah pengembangan SPA sebagai wisata berbasis sungai menggunakan model Tourist Area Life Cycle (TALC). Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa transformasi spasial di sekitar sungai sangat signifikan, dari lahan terbuka atau kawasan hijau menjadi kawasan terbangun. Sedangkan, evolusi dan arah pengembangan destinasi wisata SPA berada pada tahap “involvement”. Tahap ini menunjukkan bahwa fasilitas wisata maupun aksesibilitas menuju lokasi telah memadai bagi wisatawan, bahkan penduduk lokal dan pemerintah daerah juga telah terlibat dalam kegiatan wisata dan upaya pengembangannya. Berbagai kebijakan dan strategi yang lebih komprehensif masih perlu dilakukan oleh pemerintah daerah untuk mencegah terjadinya degradasi lingkungan sekitar Sungai Ciliwung, terutama di bagian hilir sungai. Masyarakat sekitar juga perlu diikutsertakan secara intensif dalam setiap kegiatan pelestarian lingkungan dan pengambilan keputusan.Kata kunci: transformasi; peri-urban; Sungai Ciliwung; wisata
ENCLOSURE OF OUTDOOR SPACES IN A RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN VISIBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY

This article attempts to study the impact of spatial intelligibility and the visual perception of the user on his habitat and focuses on how the inhabited space is experienced, practiced, and appropriated by its inhabitants through the study of concepts affecting the habitability and use of outdoor spaces in the residential environment based on the space syntax approach. The aim is to measure the degree of visibility, spatial and visual accessibility, connectivity, and integration between one space and another. Once the diagnosis is made, it becomes possible to intervene to improve the visual characteristics of the urban fabric and landscape, towards a better fabric of the city. The results show that the living practices and the ways that the inhabitants appropriate and use the space are intimately linked to the use of visibility by the inhabitants according to the integration of the space in question, its intelligibility, permeability, and its accessibility. Ultimately, the visual perception of the landscape image of the residential environment and the use of space are too important and closely related parameters, they affect each other and are shaped mainly by the physical environment in which the resident lives. Keywords: Habitability, residential environment, enclosure, space syntax
Do Pre-Registration and Pre-Analysis Plans Reduce p-Hacking and Publication Bias?

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are increasingly prominent in economics, with pre-registration and pre-analysis plans (PAPs) promoted as important in ensuring the credibility of findings. We investigate whether these tools reduce the extent of p -hacking and publication bias by collecting and studying the universe of test statistics, 15,992 in total, from RCTs published in 15 leading economics journals from 2018 through 2021. In our primary analysis, we find no meaningful difference in the distribution of test statistics from pre-registered studies, compared to their non-pre-registered counterparts. However, pre-registerd studies that have a complete PAP are significantly less p -hacked. This results point to the importance of PAPs, rather than pre-registration in itself, in ensuring credibility. distributions.