Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Terrorism and global business performance

This paper contributes to the literature on business performance by investigating the relationship between terrorism and global business performance at country level. A measure of a country's distance from the frontier score of the World Bank's Doing Business index is used to proxy for business performance. The results of the fixed-effects estimations based on 173 countries over 7 years (2009 – 2017) show that terrorism has no significant relationship with global business performance. We then partition our sample into developed, developing and fragile countries. The results still show that there is no robust significant relationship between terrorism and business performance for the sub-samples of developed and developing countries. However, the results based on the fragile countries' sub-sample suggest a significant negative relationship between terrorism and business performance. The results are consistent with an alternative measure of business performance and estimation technique that controls for endogeneity.
Moral Reasoning in Bodybuilding

Background. The aim of the research was to disclose the process of moral reasoning in bodybuilding: to reveal the features of bodybuilding sport (athletes’ goals, benefits of the sport and its costs), to find out the circumstances which can affect athletes’ moral decisions, to evaluate bodybuilding athletes’ moral reasoning strategies, and to reveal athletes’ most important moral decisions.Methods. The study employed qualitative research which involved eight bodybuilding athletes. The respondents were selected using the theoretical purposeful convenience sampling strategy. A semi-structured interview method was used to collect information.Results. Athletes’ goals in bodybuilding can be sports related (getting to know the sport, athletic achievements) or personal (moral and psychological toughness, personal improvement, self-realization, material benefits). Bodybuilders benefit from the sport in physical (health and appearance improvement) and social (gained experience, self-realization) ways. The price of this sport is athletes’ hard work, large amounts of money, sacrificed personal life and deterioration of psychological and physical health. Moral reasoning can be influenced by positive circumstances (bodybuilding philosophy, internal beliefs, fighting against cheating, team spirit) and negative (ingrained misdemeanours in sport, corruption, flawed rating system, possibility to avoid responsibility, big price of winning, psychological pressure, inadequate goals). Athletes most often use rational moral reasoning strategies (regarding their beliefs, solution seeking, situational decisions, self-mobilization, setting options, relying on experience). Athletes more often make positive moral decisions (changing the trainer, following the rules, resisting pressure, moral behaviour) than negative (adapting to the situation, acting like the others, winning at any cost). Conclusions. Bodybuilders most often aim for personal goals. Bodybuilding provides its athletes with physical and social benefits. The price of this sport is bodybuilders’ hard work, large sums of money, sacrifice of personal life and health. Certain circumstances might influence athletes to make positive moral decisions while others might influence negative decisions. Bodybuilding athletes use two different moral reasoning strategies: rational or irrational. Bodybuilders’ more often make positive moral decisions, but negative decisions occur as well. Keywords: morality, moral reasoning, bodybuilding.
The potential role of phenolic compounds on modulating gut microbiota in obesity

Obesity is a rising public health issue and challenge which is tightly correlated with socio-economic development paralleled with increased energy intake and sedentary behavior that subsequently cause adipose tissue accumulation. Physiological and metabolic status changes during obesity development have been suggested with low grade inflammation of gastrointestinal tract. The gut microbiota plays an essential role in regulating whole body energy metabolism and also lipid accumulation, and immunity of host. However, the detail mechanism of which the gut microbiota composition influence obesity development in humans still need deeper investigation owing to the complex pathophysiology of such disease. Recently, the consumption of phenols-rich food has been showed to have physiological function that attribute to improve gut microbiota and benefit body weight management. Here, we review the current knowledge regarding phenolic compounds that regulate the development of obesity and the importance of the axis that link dietary-induced gut microbiota change and metabolic health of host. We also discuss dietary intervention reshaping gut bacterial community to modulate obesity.
Hydration of cement mixtures containing contaminants : design and application of the solidified product

In this thesis the solidification process and the introduction of the solidified product as building material are described. This information can be used for better understanding of hydration of cement mixtures (possibly containing contaminants) and a for better understanding of the construction market in which the final product must be introduced. From this knowledge, technical and practical recommendations have been formulated that can be used by the cement and waste industry for the design and application of solidified products.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNET ADDICTION AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF UTM

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between internet addiction and depressive symptoms among undergraduate students in UTM. This study also aims to determine the level of internet addiction and depressive symptoms among the students. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 148 students aged between 18 and 27 years utilising a survey questionnaire. Internet addiction was accessed using Young Internet Addiction Test and depressive symptoms were assessed using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). Results demonstrated that the respondents met the criteria of mild addictive internet users and mild level of depressive symptoms. The findings of this study indicate that internet addiction is positively correlated with depressive symptoms.
Stakeholder Perception of Earnings Management and Its Influence on the Quality of Accounting Information

This study aimed to provide an overview of stakeholder perception among companies in Indonesia about earnings management and its influence on the quality of accounting information. Primary data was acquired from respondents consisting of stakeholders. The questionnaire was distributed both manually and through Google Form. The results indicate that: (1) there is no significant difference in stakeholder perception based on gender, (2) there is no significant difference based on maturity on earnings management, but there are significant differences based on maturity level on the influence of earnings management on the quality of accounting information, (3) there is no significant difference based on work experience , and (4) there is a positive and significant influence of earnings management perception on the quality of accounting information. Thus, it can be illustrated that the higher the stakeholder perception of earnings management, the higher the quality of accounting information will be.
Systemic Uptake of Fluorescent Tracers by Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Seed and Seedlings

Systemic seed treatment uptake was investigated in seeds and seedlings using fluorescent tracers to mimic systemic agrochemicals. Soybean was used as the model as soybean has the permeable seed coat characteristic to both charged and noncharged molecules. The purpose of the paper is to (1) screen 32 fluorescent tracers and then use optimal tracers for seed and seedling uptake, (2) investigate varietal differences in seed uptake, (3) examine the distribution of tracer uptake into 14-day-old seedlings, and (4) study the relationship between seed treatment lipophilicity, measured as log P on seed and root uptake. The major chemical families that displayed both seed and seedling uptake were coumarins and xanthenes. Seed uptake of coumarin 120 ranged from 1.1% to 4.8% of the applied seed treatment tracer from 15 yellow-seeded varieties. Rhodamine B, a xanthene compound uptake in seedlings, showed translocation from the applied seed treatment to all seedling tissues. Most of the tracer was measured in the hypocotyl and root, with lesser amounts in the epicotyl and true leaves. Log P is well documented in the literature to model systemic uptake by roots, but log P of the tracers were not related to seed uptake.
University Mentoring Programmes for Gifted High School Students: Satisfaction of Workshops

This paper analyses the degree of participant (mentees, mentors, and technical-research team) satisfaction with two university mentoring programmes for pre-university students with high intellectual capacities in Spain. Three versions of a Likert-type scale questionnaire were applied (mentees, mentors, and technical-research team), resulting in a total sample of 43 questionnaires from mentors, 314 from mentees, and 43 from the technical-research team in 43 workshops offered by the GuíaMe-AC-UMA Programme; and 27 questionnaires from mentors, 203 from mentees, and 27 from the technical-research team in the 27 workshops offered by the Amentúrate Programme. The results indicate a high level of satisfaction with the development of the workshops offered by both programmes, on the part of all participants. No significant differences were found in terms of thematic area or gender, although there were differences in age. The participation of the three agents involved in this training offer was very successful, and our results supported the findings of previous investigations. More work is required on the transfer and maintenance of the impact that this type of programme can have on young pre-university students with high abilities.
Effects of Character and Word Contextual Diversity in Chinese Beginning Readers

ABSTRACT While recent studies find that contextual diversity (CD) is a better determinant of visual word recognition than token frequency, there is a dearth of work comparing contextual diversity and token frequency in developing readers. In two sets of character and lexical decision experiments we examined token frequency and contextual diversity effects for fourth-grade children in Chinese. Experiments 1a and 1b used Chinese characters and words from SUBTLEX-CH. Experiments 2a and 2b used characters and words from a new corpus developed from Chinese primary school textbooks and reading materials from Grade 1 to 4. In both sets of experiments, CD affected character and lexical decision times but token frequency did not. The results are discussed in terms of recent context-based accounts of word learning and lexical processing, and implications are presented for models of skilled and developing reading.
Dynamic representations of behaviourally relevant features support rapid face processing in the human ventral visual stream

Humans are remarkably good at extracting information from faces even in challenging viewing conditions, yet the neural representations supporting this ability are still not well understood. Here, we varied the presentation duration of backward-masked facial expressions to investigate their representational dynamics using magnetoen-cephalography (MEG). The results highlighted a two-stage process supporting face perception, with the ventral stream encoding facial features at an early stage and facial configuration at a later stage. Reducing presentation time modulated this process: early responses were transient, while featural and configural representations emerged later. These patterns overlapped with representations of behaviour in ventral stream areas, pointing to their importance in extracting task-relevant information. Although both face presence and expression were decodable from MEG data when stimuli were presented as briefly as 30 ms, only face presence could be decoded outside of subjective awareness. Together, our results describe the adaptable system linking facial configuration, brain and behaviour.
Impact of dietary supplementation with a synbiotic, organic acids or their combination on growth performance, carcass traits, economic efficiency, jejunum histomorphometry and some blood indices of broiler chickens

The objective was to explore the possible impacts of dietary supplementation with a synbiotic, organic acids or their combination on the growing efficiency, carcass traits and some blood constituents in broilers. In total, 160 1-day-old male broilers (Ross 308) were randomly assigned into four equal groups (40 birds with 8 replicates). The control group received the basal diet with no supplements, while diets of the treated groups were supplemented with organic acids (OA; 1 g/kg), a synbiotic (S; 1 g/kg) and an equal mix of OA and the synbiotic (OS; 2 g/kg). The dietary supplementation with OA decreased the feed intake (P = 0.011) and bodyweight gain (P = 0.011) when compared with other experimental groups. However, the dietary supplementation with the synbiotic plus OA resulted in a considerable improvement in the overall feed conversion rate when compared with the control and OA-supplemented groups (P = 0.001). Groups fed the diets supplemented with the synbiotic or the synbiotic plus OA showed significantly higher net profits and the profit to cost ratio than did the CON and OA-supplemented groups (P = 0.010 and 0.005 respectively). Birds in the S and OS groups had a significantly higher jejunum villus height (P = 0.001), and carcass (P = 0.012) and breast meat (P = 0.001) yields than did those in the control and OA groups. However, the synbiotic-supplemented group produced significantly lower abdominal fat percentage (P = 0.021). The dietary supplementation with the synbiotic or the synbiotic plus OA decreased the lymphocyte counts (P = 0.003) and the serum reduced glutathione concentration (P = 0.001), but significantly decreased the heterophil to lymphocyte ratio (P = 0.001), and the serum cholesterol (P = 0.014) and oxidised glutathione (P = 0.002) concentrations compared with the control and OA-supplemented groups. The present findings showed that dietary supplementation with a synbiotic or a synbiotic plus OA can improve the growth performance, carcass traits, serum antioxidant activity and blood-related indices in broilers.
Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Boosts Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Capsicum annuum L. during Germination

The effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles on seed germination and seedling growth of Capsicum annuum L. were determined in this research. Total phenols content, total flavonoids, and condensed tannins, as well as 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) antioxidant capacity was determined. Results indicated that treatment with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) improved seed germination rate during the first seven days. The seed vigor germination increased 123.50%, 129.40% and 94.17% by treatment with ZnO-NPs suspensions at 100, 200 and 500 ppm, respectively. The morphological parameters tested revealed that ZnO-NPs treatments did not significantly affect plumule development, but they had a significant impact (p ≤ 0.01) on radicle length. Suspensions at 100, 200 and 500 ppm of ZnO-NPs inhibited seedling radicle growth and promoted accumulation of phenolic compounds, with a phytotoxic effect in this organ. Results suggested that zinc oxide nanoparticles influence seed vigor and seedling development and promoted the accumulation of desirable phenolic compounds in the radicle.
Effects of Storage on Physico-Chemical Parameters and Quality of Greater Rhea (Rhea Americana) Eggs

The Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) is a member of Brazilian fauna with potential for the production of eggs with a unique nutritional composition that differs from the eggs of other species. The present study aimed to gather information regarding the centesimal composition of Greater Rhea eggs and the storage time for the preservation of egg quality for human consumption. Twenty-five Greater Rhea eggs (albumen and yolk fractions), distributed into five groups of eggs stored for 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35 days at 10 °C, were analysed. For the determinations of the percentage composition, total protein was quantified by the Kjeldahl method and total lipids by the Soxhlet method. To assess egg quality, the Haugh unit (HU), pH, and protein degradation (by SDS PAGE electrophoresis) were determined. Based on the results, the albumen protein fraction quality was maintained for 21 days, while the yolk proteins began to denature on the 14th day. The total lipids of the albumen and yolk fractions did not change significantly until the 35th day of storage; at this time, the quality decreased significantly, indicating that the eggs were adequate for consumption until the 28th day. Considering the protein degradation profile and internal quality, Greater Rhea eggs can be stored for 21 days at 10 °C without alteration of their nutritional or functional characteristics.
The effects of industry dynamism, firm size, and ownership on HR strategic integration in China

Abstract HR strategic integration is a key factor reflecting the strategic use of human resources for competitive advantage. It has been argued that the changing business environmental factors such as industry conditions, institutional factors and organizational characteristics drive the emergence of HR strategic integration. However, empirical evidence about the environment factors and HR strategic integration relationship in China is inconsistent, which might be attributed to methodological and theoretical considerations. To address these issues, we draw on strategic tripod theory and employ a multi-source (combining HR managers’ subjective evaluations and Statistical Yearbook objective data), time-lagged (across three years), and multi-level research design to examine the environmental factors and the HR–strategic integration relationship. We explore the main and interactive effects of three key environmental variables (industry dynamism, firm size, and firm ownership) on HR strategic integration. We find that three-way interactions of environmental variables are more effective in explaining the relationship between context and HR strategic integration than are two-way interactions and main effects. Our study contributes to the HRM and strategy management literature.
Correlation of clinico-pathologic data with inflammatory cells infiltration in
colorectal cancer

Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide. At every phase of cancer development, the inflammatory process has an important impact. Accurate assessment inflammatory cells in the tumour environment in conjunction with clinico-pathologic features can be a relevant prognostic or predictive parameter. Purpose: To analyse inflammatory cell infiltration in CRC tumour mass and correlate with chosen clinico-pathologic parameters. Materials and methods: The study group consisted of 160 patients (64 women, 96 men) diagnosed with colorectal cancer who underwent surgery. Tissue material obtained from routine histopathological diagnosis was stained with H&E and used to assess the type of inflammatory cells in the invasive front and centre of the tumour. Results were subjected to statistical analysis with the age and gender of patients, tumour localization, tumour growth and size, TNM stage, adenocarcinoma type, fibrosis, necrosis, metastasis and tumour invasion (by the Spearman’s correlation coefficient test). Results: The presence of neutrophils in the invasive front of tumour mass was associated with fibrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration in the invasive front of tumour. Macrophages in the invasive front of tumour were found to correlate with tumour growth (expanding and infiltrate). Macrophages and eosinophils were associated with inflammatory cell infiltration in the invasive front and in the centre of tumour. Conclusions: The type of inflammatory cells in the invasive front or centre of the tumour may be useful to prognoses clinical features of colorectal cancer.
Assortative interactions revealed in a fission–fusion society of Australian humpback dolphins

Understanding individual interactions within a community or population provides valuable insight into its social system, ecology, and, ultimately, resilience against external stimuli. Here, we used photo-identification data, generalized affiliation indices, and social network analyses to investigate dyadic relationships, assortative interactions, and social clustering in the Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis). Boat-based surveys were conducted between May 2013 and October 2015 around the North West Cape, Western Australia. Our results indicated a fission–fusion society, characterized by nonrandom dyadic relationships. Assortative interactions were identified both within and between sexes and were higher among members of the same sex, indicating same-sex preferred affiliations and sexual segregation. Assortative interactions by geographic locations were also identified, but with no evidence of distinct social communities or clusters or affiliations based on residency patterns. We noted high residency among females. Models of temporal patterns of association demonstrated variable levels of stability, including stable (preferred companionships) and fluid (casual acquaintances) associations. We also demonstrated some social avoidance. Our results point to greater social complexity than previously recognized for humpback dolphins and, along with knowledge of population size and habitat use, provide the necessary baseline upon which to assess the influence of increasing human activities on this endemic, Vulnerable species.
Staff experience of delivering clinical care on acute psychiatric wards for service users who hear voices: a qualitative study

ABSTRACT Background Research indicates that clinical staff lack confidence in delivering clinical care for voice hearers. Understanding staff experience is therefore likely to benefit staff training. Objective To explore staff experience of delivering clinical care for voice hearers using qualitative methodology. Method A total of 18 multidisciplinary staff from five acute psychiatric wards participated in brief semi-structured interviews. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Six themes were identified. Participants reported Challenges of Understanding Subjective Experience (N = 16) of hearing voices, Empathy for Distress (N = 14) caused by voices, Curiosity about Experience (N = 10) and wish to understand, Anxiety about Clinical Risk (N = 8), especially regarding command hallucinations, Lack of Clinical Confidence (N = 7) in how to respond, and Diversity of Voices (N = 6) experienced by voice hearers. Conclusion Staff have empathy for voice hearers’ distress but feel they lack subjective understanding of what it feels like to hear voices. Lack of understanding, perceived clinical risks, and diversity of voices may be associated with reported lack of clinical confidence. Staff training that promotes greater subjective understanding has the potential to improve therapeutic relationships, clinical confidence, and quality of care. Using simulation technologies and involving people with lived experience in staff training may be ways to improve subjective understanding.