Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of YouTube eWOM on Consumer Buying Interest (El efecto del boca a boca electrónico en el interés de compra de los consumidores)

<b>English Abstract:</b> YouTube creates valuable social media opportunities in eWOM content. Individuals currently discuss products and other matters with their friends and new acquaintances over the internet. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of YouTube eWOM conversations on consumer buying interest. Based on the Information Adoption Model (AIM) and the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRAM), we developed a new conceptual model: The Information Acceptance Model (IACM). In this quantitative study, the population under analysis, composed of followers of a YouTube channel, was selected using purposive sampling so that the number of respondents was 200. We implemented data analysis techniques using the Structural Equation Model with Lisrel. The results show that information quality, information credibility, information needs, information usefulness, information adoption, and attitude towards information influence consumer buying interest. <br><br><b>Spanish Abstract:</b> YouTube crea oportunidades valiosas para las redes sociales con el boca a boca electrónico (eWOM en inglés). Las personas ahora hablan de productos y otros asuntos con sus amigos y nuevos conocidos en internet. El objetivo de este estudio es determinar el efecto del boca a boca electrónico en conversaciones en YouTube sobre el interés de compra de los consumidores. Basado en el Modelo de Adopción de Información y la Teoría de la Acción Razonada, se desarrolló el Modelo de Aceptación de Información. El método de esta investigación fue de carácter cuantitativo. La población analizada estuvo compuesta por los seguidores de un canal de YouTube y se seleccionó usando muestreo intencional. Se implementaron técnicas de análisis de datos usando el Modelo de Ecuaciones Estructurales del paquete Lisrel. Los resultados muestran que la calidad, credibilidad, necesidad, utilidad y adopción de la información, así como la actitud hacia la misma, influencian el interés de compra de los consumidores.
An overview of different retrofitting methods for arresting cracks in steel structures

Fatigue cracks are inevitable in circumstances in which the cyclic loading exists. Therefore, many of mechanical components are in a risk of being in exposure to fatigue cracks. On the other hand, renewing the facilities or infrastructures is not always possible. Therefore, retrofitting the structures by means of the available methods, such as crack arrest methods is logical and in some cases inevitable. In this regard, this paper considers three popular crack arrest methods (e.g., drilling stop-hole, steel welded patch, and carbon fiber reinforced (CFRP) patch), which have been compared by using extended finite element method (XFEM). In addition, effects in terms of the width and thickness of patches and the configuration of drilling stop holes have been evaluated. Test results indicated that among the considered methods, CFRP patches were the most effective means for arresting cracks. Besides, in the case of arresting by means of drilling stop holes, drilling two holes next to the crack-tip was more effective than blunting the crack-tip by drilling one hole. In other words, the results indicated that the use of symmetric welded metal patches could lead to a 21% increase in fatigue life, as compared to symmetric stop holes. Symmetric CFRP patches enhanced the fatigue life of cracked specimen up to 77%, as compared to drilling symmetric stop holes. In addition, in all cases, symmetric configurations were far better than asymmetric ones.
Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Host Pattern-Recognition Receptors Show Association with Antiviral Responses against SARS-CoV-2, in-silico Trial

Introduction: Coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) can be detected by host pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) expressed in inherent immune cells The polymorphisms in PRRs leads to different recognizing and immune responses against viral infections
Prognostic Value of F-18 FDG PET/CT Volume-Based Metabolic Parameters in Patients with Cancer Esophagus.

Aim: To evaluate the prognostic value of the initial quantitative PET/CT parameters in terms of therapy response and survival in patients with esophageal carcinoma. Material &methods: This retrospective study includes thirty-two patients (17 males and 15 females). All patients had pathologically proven esophageal cancer. These Patients underwent whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT as a baseline staging method before Neoadjuvant therapy. Initial FDG PET/CT scans were retrieved and PET volumetric images were analysed for metabolic parameters including maximum SUV (SUV max), mean SUV (SUV mean), (SUV peak), MTV and TLG. Results: 53.1% of the enrolled patients were males and 46.9%were female with the dominating pathological subtype was Squamous cell carcinoma in 20 patients (62.5%). Quantitative analyses of the metabolic parameters of the enrolled patients revealed SUV max with average value 16.13 +/8.71, SUV mean with average value 9.47+/5.2, SUV peak with average value 13.09 +/-7.1. MTV with average value 32.5+/-21.88 and TLG with average value 332.44+/318 and range between (34 and 1149). Survival analysis showed that initial SUV max, SUV mean, SUV Peak of oesophageal tumour were not correlated with OS. While MTV and TLG were correlated with OS with p value of 0.045 and 0.031 respectively. Egyptian J. Nucl. Med., Vol. 20, No. 1, June 2020 40 Conclusion: The initial PET/CT MTV and TLG metabolic parameters are prognostic parameter for response and survival is more efficient than the other metabolic parameters in patients with esophageal cancer.
Diapause in Cyclops vicinus

Observations on the seasonal cycle of Cyclops vicious (Uljanin) in a eutrophic reservoir over a period of two years have indicated that a proportion of stage IV copepodites leave the open water in mid-summer and remain in diapause until the following spring. The distribution of diapausing copepodites in the mud is shown to be positively correlated with reservoir depth and organic carbon of the substrate. From field and laboratory data it appears that the copepodites diapause in response to long-day conditions in summer and then emerge, after a period of winter cold, in response to increasing spring temperature. Exposure to long photoperiod in the laboratory is also effective in terminating diapause but this probably has no ecological significance.
Do Acquiring Firms Gain from Takeovers ? Empirical evidence from the Norwegian stock market with a focus on the payment method Navn :

2 1.0 INTRODUCTION . 3 2.0 LITERATURE AND BACKGROUND . 6 2.1 Motives for M&A . 6 2.2 Literature review . 7 3.0 HYPOTHESIS AND METHOD . 12 3.1 Hypothesis . 12 3.2 Methodology . 13 3.2.1 Estimating the abnormal returns . 13 3.2.2 Testing the hypothesis . 14 3.3 Limitations and econometric issues . 15 4.0 DATA . 17 4.1 Descriptive statistics . 17 4.2 The sample . 19 5.0 EMPIRICAL RESULTS . 21 5.1 Trend plots . 21 5.2 Results from comparative event studies . 23 5.2.1 Abnormal return in the Norwegian market . 23 5.2.2 Abnormal return regarding cash and stock as the method-of-payment . 25 5.3 Robustness and discussion . 27 5.3.1 Tests . 28 5.3.2 Regression results . 30 6.0 CONCLUSION AND CRITIQUE . 35 REFERENCES . 37 0982801 0982754 GRA 19703
Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in Mathematics

The present paper is an attempt to study the impact of ICT on academic achievement of senior secondary school students in mathematics. Eighty senior secondary students of 11th grade were selected through purposive sampling technique from an Inter College, Rudian, Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh. Pre-treatment achievement marks were considered to form equated two groups and were randomly labeled as experimental and control group. Results reveal that 1) ICT has significant and positive impact on academic achievement of senior secondary school students in mathematics as comparison to conventional method of teaching mathematics; 2) ICT has significant and positive impact on academic achievement of senior secondary school boys and girls in mathematics as comparison to conventional method of teaching mathematics. Teaching of mathematics with the integration of ICT was found more effective when compared with teaching of mathematics through general method. It is recommended that ICT integration should be there in mathematics teaching in senior secondary schools for the enhancement of studentsÂ achievement in mathematics.
Students’ Scientific Evaluations of Water Resources

Socially-relevant and controversial topics, such as water issues, are subject to differences in the explanations that scientists and the public (herein, students) find plausible. Students need to be more evaluative of the validity of explanations (e.g., explanatory models) based on evidence when addressing such topics. We compared two activities where students weighed connections between lines of evidence and explanations. In one activity, students were given four evidence statements and two models (one scientific and one non-scientific alternative); in the other, students chose four out of eight evidence statements and three models (two scientific and one non-scientific). Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that both activities engaged students’ evaluations and differentially shifted students’ plausibility judgments and knowledge. A structural equation model suggested that students’ evaluation may influence post-instructional plausibility and knowledge; when students chose their lines of evidence and explanatory models, their evaluations were deeper, with stronger shifts toward a scientific stance and greater levels of post-instructional knowledge. The activities may help to develop students’ critical evaluation skills, a scientific practice that is key to understanding both scientific content and science as a process. Although effect sizes were modest, the results provided critical information for the final development and testing stage of these water resource instructional activities.
Avoiding pitfalls when using information-theoretic methods

We offer suggestions to avoid misuse of information-theoretic methods in wildlife laboratory and field studies. Our suggestions relate to basic science issues and the need to ask deeper questions (4 problems are noted), errors in the way that analytical methods are used (7 problems), and outright mistakes seen commonly in the published literature (5 problems). We assume that readers are familiar with the information-theoretic approaches and provide several examples of misuse. Any method can be misused-our purpose here is to suggest constructive ways to avoid misuse.
The Association between Vitamin D Deficiency and Dyslipidemia

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the commonest disorder found in all age groups. Some studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency may have an influence on lipid parameters. Dyslipidemia is an independent risk factor in development of cardiovascular diseases. Aims and objectives: The aim of our study was to find the association between Vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia. Materials and Methods: The study group comprised of 50 patients with Vitamin D deficiency in the age group of 20-60 years. 50 age and sex matched healthy participants comprised the control group. The blood samples of all the participants were used for measuring vitamin D levels and Lipid profile. HDL cholesterol level and total cholesterol was measured by Cholesterol Oxidase Peroxidase method. Triacylglycerol estimation was done by Glycerol 3-Phosphate Oxidase Peroxidase method. VLDL and LDL cholesterol were calculated by formula given in Tietz textbook. Results: Total cholesterol and LDL were significantly elevated in participants with vitamin D deficiency compared to the control participants. Total cholesterol, Triglyceride and VLDL have significant negative correlation with vitamin D deficient patients, whereas there was no significant correlation with the lipid parameters in control participants. Conclusion: The present study showed increased levels of trigycerides, total cholesterol, VLDL, LDL and decreased HDL in vitamin D deficient patients compared to the control participants. Thus patients with vitamin D deficiency should be evaluated for abnormalities in lipid profile.
Detection of Subclinical Crystal Arthropathy in Primary Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Background: Crystal deposition is one of the most common arthropathies among the elderly. Similarly, osteoarthritis (OA) considers the most common joint pathology amongst the elderly; it is usually associated with significant pain, disability, and even synovitis. Objective: The aim of the work was to detect Crystals in Non-symptomatized crystal arthropathy in cases of primary knee Osteoarthritis. Patients and Methods: 50 patients with primary knee osteoarthritis who diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for osteoarthritis. Patients underwent to history taking, clinical examination, laboratory examination, knee US, plain radiography and synovial fluid analysis. Results: Fifty patients (35 females, 15 males) were enrolled. Mean values were 65.4 years ± 13.5 SD for age and 50.7 months ± 35.5 SD for disease duration. Plain radiography revealed chondrocalcinosis in 4 patients (8%). Crystals were detected by US in 36 knees (72%), 24 patients had calcification characteristic of CPPD and 12 patients had calcifications characteristic of MSU crystals deposition. synovial fluid examination revealed crystal deposition in 38 knees (76%), it was MSU in 12 patients and CPPD in 26 patients. The sensitivity of US for the detection of calcification was (83.3%) while that of plain X-ray was (22.2%), and the specificity was (93.8%) and (90.2%) respectively. There is statistically significant difference between patients with crystal deposition and patients without crystal deposition as regard WOMAC stiffness score. Conclusion: Subclinical crystals were detected in a significant number of Primary Knee Osteoarthritis Patients. US showed high specificity and acceptable sensitivity for the diagnosis of Crystal Arthropathy.
Mean performance of growth, yield and quality parameters of parents and F1 hybrids of pooled data in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) over coastal Andhra Pradesh conditions

The present study was conducted to assess the general combining ability effects of parents and specific combining ability effects of hybrids for qualitative and quantitative traits and explore their use in hybrid development. Twenty one eggplant hybrids generated by 7 × 7 half diallel and evaluated along with their 7 parents and 2 checks. Seven elite parents viz., Pennada, EC-169084, Bhagyamati, Babajipet-1, Babajipet-2, EC-169089 and Tuni Local were crossed in half-diallel fashion and the resultant 21 hybrids along with parents and two checks viz., Arka Anand and VNR-51 were evaluated for combining ability, heterosis and stability at three locations viz., Nuzvid, Pandirimamidi and Venkataramannagudem during summer, 2017-18. Data were recorded on nineteen quantitative traits viz., plant height, number of primary branches per plant, days to first flowering, days to 50% flowering, days to first harvest, days to final harvest, number of flowers per cluster, number of fruits per cluster, fruit length, fruit girth, fruit length to girth ratio, average fruit weight, number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant, fruit yield per plot, fruit yield per hectare, phenols, ascorbic acid and fruit borer damage percentage. A perusal of per se performance revealed that crosses Bhagyamati x EC-169084 (3.45 kg), Pennada x EC-169084 (3.05 kg), Bhagyamati x EC-169089 (2.94 kg), EC-169084 x EC-169089 (2.87 kg), Babajipet-1 x EC-169089 (2.79 kg) and Babajipet-2 x EC-169089 (2.79 kg) were the most promising F1s for fruit yield per plant and other desirable traits over two checks, Arka Anand (2.52 kg) and VNR-51 (3.06 kg). Significant standard heterosis over two checks with regard to fruit yield and its components was exhibited by the crosses viz., Bhagyamati x EC-169084, Pennada x EC-169084 and Bhagyamati x EC-169089 in positive direction. Thus, it is concluded that four hybrids viz., Pennada x EC-169084, Bhagyamati x EC-169084, Bhagyamati x EC-169089 and EC-169084 x EC-169089 exhibited stable performance with desirable per se performance, sca effects and heterosis for fruit yield and other important traits.
Muscari sandrasicum (Liliaceae), a new species from Turkey

Karlen, Th. : Muscari sandrasicum (Liliaceae), a new species from Turkey. - Willdenowia 16: 375382. 1987. - ISSN 0511-9618. A new species of Muscari, M. sandrasicum, is described from Sandras Dag in SW Anatolia. It is the only species of the genus confined to serpentine. The karyology of this species and that ofM. bourgaei are also presented, and the affinities of the species with each other and with related species are discussed.
Antimicrobial Efficacy of Nanopropolis Coated Vs Silver-Curcumin Nanoparticles Coated Gutta-Percha Points on Various Microbial Species. A Comparative In Vitro Study

Introduction: Nanopropolis, nanosilver and curcumin have a wide antimicrobial action range. They are to be tested as a gutta-percha coating. Objectives: Comparing the antimicrobial efficacy of silver-curcumin nanoparticles versus nanopropolis coated gutta-percha against Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans and assessing the continuity of both coatings. Materials and Methods: Suspensions of both materials were loaded on filter discs, placed on the surface of agar plates inoculated with tested microbes and incubated for 24 hours. Gutta-percha cones were inserted in Eppendorf tubes containing the tested materials for 24 hours, placed on the surface of agar plates inoculated with the tested microbes and incubated for 24 hours. The antimicrobial activity of the discs was determined by measuring the diameter of the inhibition zone whereas it was measured by positive response and its degree around gutta-percha. Coated gutta-percha cones were scanned under scanning electron microscope to assess the continuity of the coating. Results: Mean and Standard Deviation of the inhibition zone diameter for Silver-curcumin nanoparticles around discs were 12.35±0.71mm for E.faecalis, 20.6±0.39mm for S.aureus, 14.6±0.61mm for E.coli and 18.2±0.67mm for C.albicans. For nanopropolis they were 8.95±0.69mm for E.faecalis, 15.4±0.7mm for S.aureus, 9.75±0.86mm for E.coli and 14.8±0.63mm for Candida. The inhibition zones around gutta-percha were more pronounced for Silver-curcumin nanoparticles. Statistically significant difference was found between the inhibitory effect of silver-curcumin nanoparticles and nanopropolis against all tested microorganisms P
LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION POLICY: A BARRIER TO ACADEMIC AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNERS ACROSS GRADES: A CASE OF SOUTH AFRICAN TEACHERS’ NARRATIVES.

Decolonising education has and is still an uphill task for many African countries especially those that have scars of a gruesome colonial past such as South Africa, among others. It is against this background that I argue in this paper that the language of instruction imposed through Language in Education policy has and is perpetuating the colonial legacy and bottle necking impacting negatively on cognitive and academic development of learners. Consequently, there are loud calls from various stakeholders and student bodies to decolonise education in South Africa to change the status quo. Since 1976 and later on 2015, South African youth in higher education institutions have intensified the call to decolonise education. One of the major areas of concern towards decolonisation is language of learning and teaching (LoLT) and the language of learning materials. This call comes because even though South Africa is now a democracy that gives official status to its indigenous languages, English still enjoys hegemony in all areas including and especially in education as the LoLT from grade 4 up to tertiary education. This translates to a betrayal of the constitutional prerogative of inclusive education for all. Teacher narratives and questionnaire were data generation tools from teachers in South Africa. They articulated their experiences and their recommendations to improve the system. The data generated was processed and presented into themes. Keyword: language in education policy, language of learning, decolonisation, indigenous language,
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR: MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE

ABSTRACT: The investigation aims to know the possible impact of Job Satisfaction (JS) on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB), while taking Organizational Justice (OJ) as a mediating variable. Four areas of JS, five areas of OCB and four dimensions of OJ are analyzed in the study. Population includes personnel working in privately owned banks located in Malakand Division, Pakistan. Sample size is 260 but only 153 responses were received and recorded. The results showed a direct impact of JS on OCB i.e. 48%; the effects on OJ due to JS is 71%, the effects of OJ on OCB gave a result of 58%; while the effects of JS on OCB, being mediated by OJ are 31%.
’ s repository of research publications and other research outputs Enchantment in Business Ethics Research Journal Item

This article draws attention to the importance of enchantment in business ethics research. Starting from a Weberian under‐ standing of disenchantment, as a force that arises through modernity and scientific rationality, we show how rationalist business ethics research has become disenchanted as a consequence of the normalization of positivist, quantitative methods of inquiry. Such methods absent the relational and lively nature of business ethics research and detract from the ethical meaning that can be generated through research encounters. To address this issue, we draw on the work of political theorist and philosopher, Jane Bennett, using this to show how interpretive qualitative research creates possibilities for enchantment. We identify three opportunities for reenchanting business ethics research related to: (i) moments of novelty or disruption; (ii) deep, meaningful attachments to things studied; and (iii) possibilities for embodied, affective encounters. In conclusion, we suggest that business ethics research needs to recognize and reorient scholarship towards an appreciation of the ethical value of interpretive, qualitative research as a source of potential enchantment.