Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of Health Behavior Factors and Mental Health Factors in Korean Obese Adults on Their Metabolic State: Utilizing the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data

This is a descriptive research study that classified Korean adults with obesity into those with Metabolically Healthy Obesity and those with Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity based on the data from the fifth and sixth South Korea’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, designed due to the development of information and communication technology, to examine the impacts of obese adults’ health behavior factors and mental health factors on their metabolic state. With respect to data analysis, the collected data were analyzed by complex sample statistics. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: Men who were smoking at the time of the survey had a 1.29 times higher probability of inclusion in the MUO group than in the MHO group. Women who had a high stress cognition rate had a 1.02 times higher probability of inclusion in the MUO group than in the MHO group. This study is significant as it provides the basic data for establishing strategies of nursing intervention for the promotion of obese adults’ health, and it suggests that it is necessary to develop a program for the promotion of obese adults’ health based on these results.
Analysis of Fatty Acids in Breastmilk During a 9-month Lactation Period Using Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS)

Breastmilk is very much needed to meet the needs of babies in every way because it contains important nutrients, carbohydrates in the form of lactose, and fatty acids in the form of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Research on fatty acid content in breastmilk with a lactation period of 9 months is needed to provide information to the public related to fatty acid content of breastmilk during 9 months lactation. The study is to analyze fatty acid content in the form of saturated fatty acids or unsaturated fat contained in breast milk. Breastmilk taken in the study was as much as 50 ml in a 250 ml erlenmeyer solution. To the sample 50 ml of concentrated, HCL concentration was added as much as 5 m and then the solution was beat for 15 minutes and was exposed ultrasonic therapy for 1 hour. The solution was then extracted using n-hexane and aquabidest solution until the milk oil solution was separated. Milk oil was extracted by adding 50 ml of Na2SO4 1 m then deciphere was performed. The breastmilk milk extraction oil was weighed 0.1 gram in a Teflon-filled reaction tube. A 15% BF3 solution in methanol was added 0.5 ml and then was heated in an air bath with a temperature of 45 ° C for 30 minutes. After cooling, solution of 0.2 ml of n-hexane was added to form two layers. The upper layer which was fatty acid methyl ester was taken by using syringe and then was injected in GC-MS. In this study, the total saturated fatty acid was 42.54% and the total unsaturated fatty acid was 57.17%. Saturated fatty acids consisted of lauric, myristic, palmitate, and stearate. Omega-6 fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids consisted of omega-9 fatty acids. In Mother's Milk with 9 months lactation period there are various fatty acid content of both saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids (omega-9) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-6).
Residual Momentum in the Clean Technology Sector

As a result of humanity slowly depleting natural resources and using polluting processes our globe is facing numerous environmental problems. Given the enormous challenges, investing in cleantech is highly necessary and will most likely increase in the following years. Correspondingly, it is relevant to investigate how equity investing in a socially responsible and sustainable way can be profitable. To measure profitability in equity investing in the cleantech subsegment of the market, this thesis firstly evaluates the performance of 19 cleantech indices representative of the sector. This study claims that investing in cleantech market indices proves to be a poor decision from a profit perspective as most of the indices underperform the market. This is especially appropriate when looking at the risk adjusted results. What is more, clean technology indices tend to be more sensitive to market turmoil. Subsequently, using the equity pool of the indices I construct two profitable ways of investing in the sector. Using the momentum anomaly based on total return and residual return one can achieve substantial abnormal returns. Both strategies prove to be superior to the available cleantech indices or holding the whole sector. Finally, in line with existing literature, the residual momentum strategy beats the simple momentum strategy as it delivers higher risk adjusted returns and due to the lack of factor exposures exhibits significantly shorter and lower drawdown at market turmoil. The views stated in this thesis are those of the author and not necessarily those of the supervisor, second assessor, Erasmus School of Economics or Erasmus University Rotterdam.
International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies (IJMBS)

Background-Tuberculosis is a highly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease primarily affects lungs so it known as Pulmonary TB and other tissues of the body which is known as Extra-pulmonary TB. The vast majority of TB deaths are in the developing world left untreated, Tuberculosis is treatable with a course of antibiotics. The most successful strategy to treat TB patients is DOTS. Material and Method: This is a Prospective Longitudinal study conducted among the patients attending DOTS center of DTC located at S.G. M.H. campus Rewa for the Treatment provided under of a definitive time period ( as per RNTCP, last quarter of 2014) from 1 st Oct to 31 st Dec 2014. Aim & Objective: 1. To observe the sputum conversion rate of study population. 2. To find out the outcome of treatment. Result: 69.92%were pulmonary tuberculosis and 30.07% was Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum conversion rate of Pulmonary TB cases at the end of IP in new sputum smear positive cases was 96.66% but at the end of 5 month it was 100%. In retreatment cases Sputum Conversion rate at the end of IP was 89.28% and at the end of 5 month 92.85%. and overall treatment success rate were 90.97%. Conclusion: At the end of treatment as per DOTS schedules sputum smear examination is mandatory to know the exact treatment cure rate.
Impact of Time-Outs on Efficiency of Man-Up in Water Polo: An Analysis of the Differences between the Three Levels of Water Polo Players

In water polo, time-outs last one minute and only a team in possession of the ball can request one; although there are diverse opinions whether a time-out is advantageous for the team in possession. The aims of this study were, firstly, to identify and to explain the impact of time-out on the efficiency of man-up in water polo, and secondly, to identify and to explain the differences in the efficiency of man-up in water polo between three qualitative levels of players. The sample consisted of 132 matches of the Adriatic Water Polo League, who were observed for indicators of man-up efficiency. There was no statistically significant difference between man-up efficiency played after a time-out and man-up efficiency played without a time-out. Additionally, the Kruskal-Wallis test partially confirmed the existence of significant differences between three qualitative levels of water polo players. There is a reasonable possibility that the differences between levels are generated by the differences in tactical knowledge, motor ability, and scoring ability. Trainers can apply the results of this study for the selection of appropriate tactical solutions and the optimization of training processes among elite and sub-elite water polo players. Additionally, the study’s results can be the basis for further research dealing with exploring the dynamics of water polo, observed through recent changes in the rules.
Preterm birth and factors: An institution based cross-sectional study in case of southern Ethiopia

Background: Despite all the effort it has been taken, preterm birth is the most prevailed problem in modern obstetrics, in which it 40% of under-five death is accounted due to prematurity. In Ethiopia, 34% of neonatal deaths prematurity are because of prematurity. The multifactorial nature of factors related to preterm birth makes its etiology of poorly understood. In this regard, the evidence is limited in the study area. Therefore, this study aimed to assess preterm birth and associated factors in Southern Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 258 samples from February to April 2018 in Jinka General hospital, Southern Ethiopia. By using face-to- face interviews, the data were collected and extracted using a structured extraction sheet from mothers' charts. Gestational age was calculated either by using the last menstrual period or Ballard maturity examination. Binary logistic regression was applied to control confounders. Results: Among mothers (n=258) enrolled in this study data on preterm birth was revealed 28.4%, in which the average age of subjects were between 18 to 34 years. The probability. of developing preterm birth were increased among subjects with gestational diabetes mellitus and no antenatal attendance (AOR=4.65, 95% CI=1.46, 14.80) was found to have a significant statistical association with preterm birth. Conclusion: The mangnitude of preterm birth in jinka general hospital was 28.4%. Having no antenatal visit and diabetes mellitus during pregnancy were significantly associated with preterm birth. Women should be encouraged to receive antenatal care in order to mitigate preterm birth in the study area. It is essential to give attention to increase the number of pregnant women who are visiting a hospital for perinatal care, yet further investigation is needed.
An empirical analysis on financial development and bilateral trade flow nexus.

This paper aims to analyze effect of the financial development level on bilateral trade flows of China and its trading partners, by the results are escorted with a panel data of 60 countries (china`s trading partners) under the period 2003-2017. The impact of financial development level on import and export flows of machine electronics, textile and machine transport products is estimated by employing random effects model, fixed effects model and Hausman-Taylor estimation methods. The results exhibit that China`s financial development has a negative effect on import flows, while it has positive and significant impact on exports of China. Additionally, it was found that financial development level of China`s trading partners is negatively correlated with textile exports of China. These results reveal that financial development level correlates differently with import and export flows.
The Impact of Herding on the Risk Pricing in the Egyptian Stock Exchange

We test the impact of herding behaviour on the risk pricing in the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) by adding an additional risk factor reflecting herding behaviour to the Fama and French three-factor model. We construct a portfolio to mimic an additional risk factor related to herding behaviour, in addition to the original risk factors in the Fama and French three-factor model. The three-factor model will be tested in its original form and re-tested after adding the herding behaviour factor. The study is based on Hwang and Salmon methodology, in which the state space approach based on Kaman’s filter was used to measure herding behaviour. We used monthly excess stock returns of 50 stocks listed on the EGX from January 2014 to December 2018. The results do not support Fama and French model before and after adding the herding behaviour factor, therefore, there is no effect of herding behaviour on the risk pricing in the Egyptian Stock Exchange.
Quantum theory of sensing and thermoelectricity in molecular nanostructures

This thesis presents a series of studies into the electronic and thermoelectric properties of molecular junction single organic molecules: They include perylene Bisimide (PBIs), naphthalenediimide (NDI), metallo-porphryins and a large set of symmetric and asymmetric molecules. Two main techniques will be included in the theoretical approach, which are Density Functional Theory, which is implemented in the SIESTA code [1], and the Green’s function formalism of elctron transport (Chapter 2), which is implemented in the GOLLUM code [2], it is a next-generation code, born out of the non-equilibrium transport code SMEAGOL code [3]. Both techniques are used to extensively to study a family of perylene bisimide molecules (PBIs) (Chapter 3) to understand the potential of these molecules for label-free sensing of organic molecules by investigating a change in the electronic properties of PBI derivatives. Also, these techniques are used to simulate electrochemical gating of a single molecule naphthalenediimide (NDI) junction (Chapter 4) using a strategy to control the number of electrons on the molecule by modelling different forms of charge double layers comprising positive and negative ions. Chapter 5 will deal with the thermoelectric properties of the single organic molecule. I will demonstrate that varying the transition metal-centre of a porphyrin molecule over the family of metallic atoms allows the molecular energy levels to be tuned relative to the Fermi energy of the electrodes and that leads to the ability to tune the thermoelectric properties of metallo-porphryins. Chapter 6 will present our new approach to materials discovery for electronic and thermoelectric properties of single-molecule junctions. I will deal with a large set of symmetric and asymmetric molecules to demonstrate a general rule for molecular-scale quantum transport, which provides a new route to materials design and discovery. The rule of this approach that “the conductance of an asymmetric molecule is the geometric mean of the conductance of the two symmetric molecules derived from it and the thermopower of the asymmetric molecule is the algebraic mean of their thermopowers”.
Immersive Learning Technologies in English Language Teaching: A Systematic Review *

The aim of this study was to examine the trends (e.g., the distribution of the studies by year, country, research methods, and participants’ education level) and fundamental findings [e.g., interaction in Virtual Reality (VR) environments, educational content through VR and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, learning environment in AR, etc.] regarding immersive learning technologies such as VR and AR in English Language Teaching (ELT) between 2010 and 2019. Employing a systematic review research methodology, data was gathered from 59 academic articles published in the following databases: EBSCOhost, ERIC, Web of Science, and Taylor & Francis. The studies were analyzed using a content analysis approach, and findings demonstrated that immersive learning technologies in ELT came to prominence in 2017. Mixed methods research was the most widely employed research method. The most studied language skill was vocabulary for AR and speaking for VR. The results also revealed advantages and challenges with regards to the use of immersive learning technologies in ELT. Further analysis illustrated the findings related to characteristics of immersive learning technologies in ELT. Based on this review, research and design implications for researchers and practitioners are presented.
Anthropometric nutrition outcomes of children under 5 years undergoing cleft palate repair at CoRSU rehabilitation hospital Uganda; trends, patterns and determinants

Craniofacial congenital anomalies such as cleft lip and palate are among the most important contributors to the global burden of oral disease. In 2008, the World Health Organization included cleft lip and palate in the global burden disease (GBD), as these birth defects lead to significant infant mortality and childhood morbidity. Cleft lip and palate are common congenital anomalies occurring in 1.34 per 1000 live births worldwide. However, the incidence varies tremendously worldwide being lowest in Africans 0.18-1.67 per 1000 live births. In Uganda, the incidence of cleft lip and palate is 0.73 to 1.34 per 1000 live births. Regardless of the size, a cleft palate makes it difficult or impossible for the infant to breastfeed; the infant is unable to seal the oral cavity to generate suction, which negatively affects milk transfer. As a result, children with cleft palate use a lot of energy to suckle and swallow more air than breast milk. On the other hand, they are prone to recurrent respiratory tract infections due to spillage of feeds through the nose, recurrent aspiration during feeding and inability to balance ABSTRACT
In Vitro Interaction of 5-aminoorotic Acid and Its Lanthanum(III) Complex With Superoxide and Hypochlorite Radicals

Superoxide and hypochlorite radicals are involved in both normal and pathological processes in the human body. Excessive production of any of them may result in malignization of healthy cells. The ideal chemotherapeutic must exhibit prooxidant action in the tumor and antioxidant behavior in healthy tissues. Lanthanum (III) salts have been investigated for their antibacterial and antitumor activity. 5-aminoorotic acid (HAOA) has antioxidant properties. In this work the interaction of HAOA and its Lanthanum (III) complex (LaAOA) with with superoxide and hypochlorite radicals was evaluated in vitro by way of two superoxide-generating and one hypochlorite-generating systems at normal physiological pH. Luminol-dependent chemiluminescence (LDCL) and UV spectroscopy were used to estimate the radicals scavenging properties of the investigated compounds. The ability of both compounds to exchange electrons and to donate hydrogen was estimated by the utilization of two models of stable free radicals. Both HAOA and LaAOA were capable of participating in electron transfer and hydrogen donation, therefore they behave like promising antioxidants. The latter was proven by monitoring their interactions with superoxide (potassium superoxide and xanthine/xanthine oxidase generated) and hypochlorite (NaOCl generated) radicals in vitro. The complex LaAOA behaved as a better antioxidant than 5-aminoorotic acid itself. This suggested that these compounds would protect healthy tissues from oxidative damage. The antioxidant behavior of LaAOA and HAOA was in agreement with the 3D structure and UV-spectra of the compounds. It was suggested that LaAOA might be a promising anticancer agent with antioxidant properties.
The effect of co-teaching on advanced EFL learners’ writing ability

Students need to be skilled writers to get involved in a literate society. Providing learners with effective and appropriate teaching approach can lead to an easier and better mastery of skills. One of these approaches may be co-teaching. This study investigates the effect of co-teaching for Iranian advanced EFL learners’ ability to write. The co-teaching approach was taken as a treatment through which two teachers were cooperating simultaneously during the teaching writing process in the same class with the experimental group. The participants of the control group were taught traditionally by a single teacher during all class sessions. According to the data analyses after comparing the two groups, co-teachers have been more successful in improving the overall writing ability of the treatment group. The underlying rationale is one in which teaching a class with two teachers may first add to the variety of teaching styles, feedback giving, consultation and reviewing the teaching process that can lead to better teaching practice and also doubling the class time by increasing teacher-student interaction time. © 2020 JLLS and the Authors Published by JLLS.
AN INVESTIGATION OF BONDHOLDER-SHAREHOLDER CONFLICT IN ACCOUNTING CONSERVATISM

This study investigates bondholder-shareholder conflict in the banking industry in Indonesia. The banking industry has a high complexity, a large information risk, contractual differences, and strict regulations, that result in the high possibility of applying conservative accounting (Hsu, Novoselov, & Wang, 2017). This study uses panel data and multiple regression. Samples were taken from the banking financial statements in Indonesia from the Jakarta Stock Exchange in the 2016-2018 period by using purposive sampling under criteria of including the availability of complete financial statements, and from the banking sector industry. By using 66 observations, we found that first, bondholder conflict was related to accounting conservatism through two proxies, STDROA and LEV. Second, through the Basu coefficient we found that the banking industry in Indonesia adopted accounting conservatism. Third, bond-holder conflicts and accounting conservatism in the banking industry can only be proven through dividend and leverage policies.
TEACHING PEACE STUDIES AT THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL IN BULGARIA: AN EXOTIC IDEA OR A NECESSITY

Peace education represents an important tool to fight the repercussions of armed conflicts as well as to prevent the latter from occurring. Nonetheless and despite the existing challenges in terms of demographic trends, ethnic tensions, and the refugee and migrant flows, peace studies education in the Republic of Bulgaria at the tertiary education level has not still been developed to meet today’s peace and security challenges. What is more, the education system remains highly dependable on state funding, which in turn results in lack of understanding of the importance of peace studies and even in some controversial practices regarding the higher education in the country. The present paper explores the current challenges to implementing peace studies programmes at the higher education level in Bulgaria, and states that the education system in terms of peace studies should not depend only on state funding and market necessities. Taking this into account, and based on both quantitative and qualitative data, the paper is trying to raise awareness of the importance of having peace studies programmes at the tertiary education level in Bulgaria, as well as to provoke discussions on the topic among university teachers and researchers.
Re-Isolation Methodologies for Recovering Sporulation of Eucalyptus Pestalotiopsis grandis-urophylla Isolates after 14 Months Storage

After long periods of storage, plant pathogen isolates lose their sporulation capacity. The objective of this study was to evaluate re-isolation methodologies for recovering sporulation of Pestalotiopsis grandis-urophylla isolates after subjection to a long period of storage. Isolates of P. grandisOriginal Research Article Silva et al.; JSRR, 27(1): 68-77, 2021; Article no.JSRR. 65132 69 urophylla were kept for 14 months on Petri dishes with PDA medium at 10°C. After this period, the isolate colonies showed reduced mycelial growth and no sporulation. The isolates were inoculated on healthy Eucalyptus grandis-urophylla leaves, and after ten days they were subjected to three re-isolation methods: scraping of the lesions (S) removing of injured plant tissue fragments, followed by disinfestation (D) and without disinfestation (WD). Then, the purified isolates were evaluated for the recovery of its sporulation ability. The different methods for re-isolation resulted in the occurrence of differences among the isolates, showing that sporulation is an isolate-dependent feature. The three methods (S, WD and D) allowed the sporulation recovery of P. grandisurophylla, even after these isolates have been subjected to 14 months.