Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An Examination of the Effects of Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction on Customer Loyalty in the Hotel Industry

This paper aims to investigate the direct and indirect effects of service quality and customer satisfaction on customer loyalty in the hotel service industry. It proposes to confirm a theoretical model which has not been identified in the literature within the spectrum of the hotel industry in Indonesia. A quantitative methodology was used in this study. 182 respondents of hotel customers in Indonesia were used to gather information about their perception of service quality, customer loyalty and satisfaction. PLS-SEM was used to analyse the collected data and to specify the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) of the hypothesised model. The results revealed that SERVQUAL affects positively on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Similarly, the testing showed the positive effect of customer satisfaction on customer loyalty. A significant mediation effect of customer satisfaction was found on the relationship between SERVQUAL and customer loyalty. Therefore, the proposed model helps the hotel operator in developing their customer service development program to enhance customerâ€™s satisfaction and loyalty to increase the profitability of the industry. This research contributes to hotel service industry by confirming the proposed structural model and offering insights about the customer perception, which helps hotel operators to more successfully incorporate the service quality to build customer loyalty and achieve customer satisfaction.
Effect of Gibberellic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Cow Urine and Vermiwash on Corm Production of Gladiolus cv. Candyman

The modern gladiolus hybrids are botanically known as Gladiolus grandiflorus belonging to family Iridaceae. Gladiolus is popularly known as "queen of bulbous flower" with its magnificent inflorescence. The flowers, varying in colour with attractive shades mainly grown in herbaceous border, bed, pot and also for cut flowers have good shelf-life. Floriculture is still in infant stage in Chhattisgarh. Gladiolus is the most important cut flower crop in the country and rank third in Chhattisgarh in case of area. In Chhattisgarh, the area under the floriculture was 10130 hectare with production of 457300 MT Gladiolus is cultivated in 1870 hectare with the production of 5770 metric tons (Anonymous, 2015). Till now, the farmers of the state largely depends on other state for planting materials. However, with International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Special Issue-6 pp. 677-686 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Patient’s View about the Protection of Privacy by Healthcare Practitioners in Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Qom, Iran

Background & Aims: Privacy is considered a fundamental value and one of the essential human rights that is closely with normative values, attitudes, beliefs and moral principles. Therefore, protection of patients' privacy as primary and ethical principles should be considered with all the physicians, nurses and caregivers. The study aimed to investigate the viewpoint of patients to the protection of privacy by health care practitioners of Shahid Beheshti hospital, Qom, Iran. Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted on 462 patients hospitalized in Shahid Beheshti hospital of Qom, Iran. Subjects were selected by convenient sampling method. Data collection was the privacy questionnaire. Data analyzed using the Chi-Square ، ANOVA and t- test. Results: The results of this study showed that the protection of patients' privacy was inappropriate in 19.3%, in the 48.2% was moderate and in the 32.5% was appropriate. Conclusion: According to the viewpoint of the most patients, the protection of privacy was moderate. Therefore, in order to increase the trust and satisfaction of patients and improving the provided services, the privacy of patients should be given more attention.
Sarcopenia in male patients with head and neck cancer receiving chemoradiotherapy: a longitudinal pilot study

Introduction Muscle wasting conditions such as sarcopenia may be highly prevalent in advanced head and neck cancer (HNC) patients (16–71%), with these prevalence rates substantially greater in those who have received chemo-radiotherapy (CRT). According to the updated European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People consensus statement, sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss of muscle strength, muscle mass and physical performance. The high prevalence of sarcopenia in HNC patients is concerning as it has been associated with substantially increased risk of CRT toxicity, respiratory complications and early mortality. With the high prevalence of HNC and sarcopenia in India and the strong link between sarcopenia and poor HNC patient outcomes, it is important to screen for the presence of sarcopenia in Indian patients receiving CRT for HNC. Methods This longitudinal pilot study aimed to routinely monitor 19 men receiving CRT for their HNC for a variety of sarcopenic-related outcomes over three time points during their 7 weeks of CRT. Participants were required to be male, with a minimum age of 30 years, with a Stage III, IVa or IVb diagnosis of HNC and be currently undergoing a 7 weeks course of CRT in an oncology department. Outcomes included probable sarcopenic diagnosis were estimated by the SARC-F, handgrip strength, skeletal muscle mass was estimated by bioelectrical impedance and physical performance was assessed by the Timed Up and Go. Repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post-hoc tests were used to identify significant differences at the three time points with a p < 0.05. Results The 19 participants in this trial at a mean age of 56.5 ± 10.2 years (range = 39–75 years), with most (n = 13, 68.4%) employed in laboring occupations. At baseline, 31.5% (n = 6) of the participants already had probable sarcopenia based on their total SARC-F score, with this increasing to 89.4% (n = 17) at the end of 7 weeks CRT. In addition, significant decreases in strength, skeletal muscle mass and Timed Up and Go performance were observed, with these declines significantly greater at 7 weeks than 3 weeks after commencing CRT. Conclusions Patients with HNC undergoing 7 weeks of CRT showed clinically significant increases in the incidence of probable sarcopenia based on their total SARC-F score as well as clinically significant declines in handgrip strength, skeletal muscle mass and Timed Up and Go performance. Due to the relationship between sarcopenia and a host of adverse events related to CRT in HNC patients, these results suggest that oncologists and their allied health teams should routinely monitor these patients during CRT and provide the relevant exercise therapy and nutritional support to those patients in need.
KINETIC MODELING OF FULL SCALE CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEM IN BIOLOGICAL LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATE REMOVAL

Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LASs) are used daily and comprehensively in household and industrial applications as cleaning agents. They have the potential for broad-scale release into aquatic and terrestrial environments. Wastewater treatment plants have an important role in reducing the concentrations of LAS to the standard levels. In the present study, biodegradation of LAS was studied in a full scale activated sludge system treating municipal wastewater and different kinetic models were applied to the obtained experimental data of this study. The applied organic loading rate in this system was 379–534 gram COD/m 3 . d corresponding to LAS concentration of 1221 mg/L. Average COD and LAS removal efficiency were found to be 84.3% and 93.6%, respectively. The coefficients of first order kinetic model (K1) and second order (K2(s)) in LAS removal rate were found to be 1.215 1/d and 0.26 1/d, respectively. Umax and KB constants for Stover-Kincannon models in LAS removal were obtained 0.2 g/L.d and 0.24 g/L.d, respectively. The results showed that second order and Stover-Kincannon models were best fitted to the obtained data for this system. In conclusion, the kinetic models used in this study found to be a suitable tool for predicting removal rate of organic compounds such as LAS in CAS systems.
Physico-Chemical Profiling of Promising Cultivars of Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) Fruit Grown under Agro-Climatic Conditions of Multan

In the present study, variation in physico-chemical characteristics of fruit of three litchi cultivars (Gola, Calcutti and Bedana), grown under agro-climatic conditions of Multan, was studied. Different physico-chemical characteristics, like average fruit weight, average fruit diameter (Round and Polar), average peel weight, average peel thickness, average seed weight, average rag content, average moisture content, specific gravity, juice pH, total soluble solids, acidity, vitamin C, sugars, total phenolic contents, antioxidant capacity, antioxidant activity, were evaluated. The cultivars varied in some of the physico-chemical characters. Calcutti cultivar showed the maximum fruit weight (21.597 g), fruit diameter (Round and Polar) (31.733 mm and 36.317 mm), peel weight (4.33 g), pulp fresh, dry and ash weight (14.767 g, 1.560 g and 0.676 g), average rag weight (10.657 g), juice pH (5.466) and antioxidant activity (97.827 %). Peel thickness (1.765 mm), seed weight (2.856 g), moisture content (91.353 %), reducing sugars (14.843 %), total sugars (18.363 %) were more in cultivar Gola. The variations among physico-chemical properties of three litchi cultivars were possibly due to their genetic factor as well as due to the impact of environmental factors. Calcutti is recommended for commercial production in Multan.
A Survey Utility Person Detection Multi-View Video Tracking Annotation Model

: In this thesis a generic methodology for the semi-automatic generation of reliable position annotations for evaluating multi-camera people-trackers on large video data sets. Most of the annotation data are automatically computed, by estimating a consensus tracking result from multiple existing trackers and people detectors and classifying it as either reliable or not. A small subset of the data, composed of tracks with insufficient reliability, is verified by a human using a simple binary decision task, a process faster than marking the correct person position. The proposed framework is generic and can handle additional trackers. In this thesis studied the most commonly use face edge detection techniques of Enhnaced Sobel Edge Annotation Algorithm (ESEAA). Higher-level edge detection techniques and appropriate programming tools only facilitate the process but do not make it a simple task.
The Impact of Exchange Rate Regimes on Economic Growth in Nigeria

The choice and management of an exchange rate regime is a critical aspect of economic management to safeguard competitiveness, macroeconomic stability, and sustainable development. But rather, the country has continued to be at disadvantage in terms of macroeconomic performances as the different regimes have been accompanied by instability and uncertainties, hence the need for the present study to examine the relationship between exchange rate regimes and output growth in Nigeria in different periods from 1970 to 2014. The study employs the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) to estimate economic growth equation as a result of endogennity problem. In contrast with previous findings, ours study strongly suggest that exchange rate regimes indeed matter in terms of real economic performance in Nigeria as the results reveal that deregulated exchange rate regime spur economic growth in Nigeria as against the whole period and fixed exchange rate regime. All in all, the findings suggest that fixed exchange rates constrain the performance of the Nigerian economy as real exchange rate depicts inverse relationship with economic growth during the whole period and period of fixed exchange regime. It is against this background, that we recommend the sustainability of the regime of exchange rate liberalization that has been in operation from 1986 Keywords: Exchange Rate, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Economic Growth, Endogeneity JEL Codes: D51, E52, E62, O4, and C26
Asymmetrical 63 level Inverter with reduced switches and its switching scheme

This paper deals with reduced number of switches in multilevel inverter. Asymmetrical inverter has been used with the topology of cascading the fundamental unit. The grounds behind using multilevel is for enhancing the power quality and scaling down the distortions in waveforms. The output waveform attained is quite closer to sinusoidal waveform with a very low distortion. The switching is in a sequence and flexible for increasing or cutting down the voltage levels when desired. The switching methods with pulse width modulation have been discussed. And a comparative study of different topologies of symmetrical as well as asymmetrical inverter of different levels has been done. Lastly, the simulated results from Simulink/MATLAB is presented. Keywords—Multilevel inverter; Switching schemes, New topology, Cascaded H-Bridge multilevel inverter (CMLI); 63 level; PWM Pulse Width Modulation, asymmetrical
Genetic analysis confirms the freshwater origin of the endemic Caspian sponges (Demospongiae, Spongillida, Metschnikowiidae)

Abstract The Caspian Sea is a unique inland brackish waterbody inhabited by highly endemic fauna. This fauna consists of species of both marine and freshwater origin. Some Caspian invertebrates cannot be confidently referred to as animals of either origin. The endemic monophyletic family of sponges, Metschnikowiidae, is among them. Although these sponges are considered as fresh water in the modern literature, no researcher has seen them alive for many years, and its status is actually unconfirmed. Here, we present the first photos of Metschnikowia tuberculata Grimm, 1877 and report evidence for its freshwater origin based on analysis of ITS1 and ITS2 sequences and partial sequences of CO1 gene. According to the genetic analysis, M. tuberculata belongs to the order Spongillida. We observed specimens of diverse appearance, but their spicule complement proved to be similar, and ITS sequences were identical. Thus, we conclude that they belong to the same species. The obtained results expand our knowledge about the dispersal ability of freshwater sponges.
Effect of Early Heat Shock Exposure on Physiological Responses and Reproduction of Rabbits under Hot Desert Conditions.

This study aimed to apply early heat shock exposure programs for releasing HSP70 gene expression to improve production of rabbits reared under hot desert conditions at Egypt. 120 Hi-Plus rabbits, one-day old were randomly divided into six equal treatments (20 rabbits/ treatment), namely T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6. T1 served as control. The rabbits of second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth treatments were exposed to heat shock (36±1 °C for 3 hours from 12:00 15:00 for three successive days). Rabbits of T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 were exposed to heat shock at 3, 25, 60, 3+25 and 3+25+60 days of age, respectively. HSP70 expression and tri-iodothyronine hormone in the rabbits of T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 were significantly increased. Rectal and fur temperatures, respiration rate, alanine transaminase, corticosterone hormone levels and overall mortality rate significantly decreased in the rabbits exposed to heat shock programs. Red blood cells count, packed cell volume and hemoglobin concentration increased in the rabbits of T2, T3 and T4. Total protein and globulin concentrations increased in the rabbits of T5 when compared to the rabbits of T1, T2 and T6. However, rabbits of T2 and T4 showed an increase in total antioxidant capacity when compared to the rabbits of T1. Conception rate was higher in the does of T5 than that in T3, T4 and T6. Litter traits, productive efficiency index, feed conversion and cost of feeding improved in the rabbits exposed to heat shock programs. In conclusion, applying heat shock exposure programs of rabbits especially T3 treatment, might increase HSP70 gene expression, this led to enhance immunity responses and production under severe heat stress conditions.
Expression of Histo-blood Group Antigens in Tumor and Adjacent Normal Breast Tissues as Prognostic Markers of Breast Carcinoma

Purpose Aberrant glycosylation of the histo-blood group antigens (including the angina bullosa haemorrhagica [ABH]) is often observed during malignant transformation in most types of carcinomas. Data concerning their ethnic distributions are diverse which explains why their biological characteristics have to be studied in different populations. Our aim was to analyze the expression of the histo-blood group (specifically the ABH) antigens in breast carcinoma. Methods The expression of the histo-blood group (specifically the ABH) antigens was studied in 109 patients with breast carcinoma using immunohistochemistry. Statistical analysis was performed using χ2 and Fisher analyses. Results The loss of expression of histo-blood group (ABH) antigens in breast carcinoma was observed in 81.13% of patients with blood group O, 37.93% with blood group A, and 96.30% with blood group B. One key finding of this study was that the loss of expression of the ABH antigen was also observed in normal tissues adjacent to the tumor. The loss of expression was associated with higher tumor grade (p < 0.05). Expression of H antigen was observed in 50% of cases with loss of expression of B antigen and was associated with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression (p < 0.05). The loss of H antigen in patients with blood group O was associated with estrogen receptor expression (p < 0.001). Incompatible A antigen in tumor was expressed in 20.75% of patients with blood group O. Conclusion Loss of the ABH antigens correlated with the Scarff-Bloom-Richardson histologic grading. H antigen was associated with HER2 overexpression in breast cancer. However, further studies are needed to determine the role of incompatible A antigen in mammary carcinogenesis.
Bioremediation of Oil Refinery Effluent By Using Scenedesmus Obliquus

The contamination of groundwater, surface water and air with hazardous and toxic chemicals is one of the major problems in the industrialized world faces today. One among many new technologies to deal with this major problem is bioremediation. Bioremediation, the use of microorganisms or microbial processes to degrade environmental contaminants. Present investigation focuses on the bioremediation of oil refinery effluent by using micro algae. In order to select organism for the treatment process, micro algal populations were collected at different places from where the effluent was collected; isolated and identified by using the standard manual and were maintained in Bold Basal Medium (BBM). To study the role of micro algae in oil refinery effluent, the following protocols were employed. i) Effluent treated with Scenedesmus obliquus and ii) Effluent without Scenedesmus obliquus (control). Various physicochemical parameters such as pH, alkalinity, hardness, iron content, COD, BOD and free ammonia were estimated. It is observed that Scenedesmus obliquus proved to be an efficient removal of most of the parameters including COD and BOD. Results obtained for various parameters are critically analyzed and compared with those of similar investigations reported by various researchers. [The Journal of American Science. 2009; 5(4): 17-22].
Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine for Whitening

Melanin is the chief pigment responsible for the pigmentation of human skin. Increasing evidence indicates that traditional Chinese drugs with skin-whitening effects are attracting the attention of consumers and researchers because they are perceived to be milder, safer, and healthier than synthetic alternatives. This commentary summarizes the current research on Chinese herbal medicines that inhibit melanin and their biological activities. The findings presented in this study suggest that these traditional Chinese herbal medicines might be potential candidates for novel skin-whitening agents.
Effect of Auricularia auricula aqueous extract on survival of Lactobacillus acidophilus La‐5 and Bifidobacterium bifidum Bb‐12 and on sensorial and functional properties of synbiotic yogurt

Abstract The effect of Auricularia auricula aqueous extract (AAE) on the survival of Lactobacillus acidophilus La‐5 and Bifidobacterium bifidum Bb‐12, and on chemical and sensory properties of yogurt was investigated during 28 days of storage at 4°C. The use of 0.05% of AAE improved the survival of L. acidophilus La‐5 and B. bifidum Bb‐12 about 0.35 and 0.58 log CFU/g, respectively. However, AAE in 0.1% concentration enhanced the survival of L. acidophilus La‐5 and B. bifidum Bb‐12 about 0.43 and 0.51 log CFU/g, respectively. Moreover, 0.1% concentration of AAE drastically increased antioxidant activity and total phenolic content to 115.30 mg BHT eq./kg and 1,057.6 mg Gallic acid/kg after 28 days, respectively. Addition of AAE to the yogurt significantly decreased sensorial acceptance while increased syneresis compared to the control group (p < .05). In conclusion, the results of this study showed that addition of AAE improved probiotic protection and functional properties of the yogurt recommending its application in symbiotic yogurt.
Novel RGO/ ZnWO4/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite as High Performance Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Basic Medium

Normally, growing energy demands provide opportunities for the development of new technologies and efficient materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices [1]. With increasing energy consumption and the associated environmental problems, finding a sustainable and clean energy source has become the need of the day in the present world [2]. Water splitting technology to produce pure hydrogen has been investigated for many years as an avenue for clean energy [3]. A promising way to produce hydrogen is through electrolysis of water, which is composed of two half-cell reactions HER (hydrogen evolution reaction) at the cathode and OER (oxygen evolution reaction) at the anode [4]. In the water splitting reaction, there is a high over potential at the anode, due to the sluggish four electron transfer oxygen evolution kinetics. This has to be addressed to produce pure hydrogen in a facile way [5]. Thus, in order to accelerate the reaction rate and lower the anode over potential, it is essential to put in great efforts to find efficient electrocatalysts for OER [6]. The most extensively investigated metal catalysts such as RuO2, IrO2, and Pt/C were proved to be the promising candidates as catalysts for OER [7], Despite their good catalytic activity, they are expensive and have scarce availability which has severely restricted the large scale commercial applications of these materials [8]. Therefore, it is necessary to develop high-performance, cost effective, ecofriendly and noble metal free OER catalysts which are more-efficient, stable and earth-abundant. Various materials based on first row transition metals have proved to be efficient OER catalysts [9,10]. Graphene exhibits fascinating physical and chemical properties, such as excellent conductivity, high surface area and extraordinary electrocatalytic activities [11]. Therefore, it has been used as a suitable supporting material for OER catalysis [12]. Recently we published the synthesis of novel graphene zinc tungstate magnatite nanocomposite as high performance catalyst for photodegradation and reduction of 4-nitrophenol [13,14]. Inspired by the encouraging results obtained in those studies, we report herein, investigation on the catalytic activity of the novel RGO/ZnWO4/Fe3O4 nanocomposites for OER. The experimental results indicate that these novel ternary nanocomposites show a great promise as future noble metal free catalysts for OER in basic medium.