Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Oleotourism: A Comparison of Three Mediterranean Countries

The recent trends in the tourism industry, as well as the attention paid by scholars, practitioners, and institutions, show the relevance of natural tourism as a lever for local development (United Nations World Tourism Organization -UNWTO-, 2005). In this scenario, the business of oleotourism, namely, a form of domestic tourism based on activities related to olive oil production, its tasting, and some connected rural experiences such as harvesting, is continuously—albeit slowly—growing in Europe and especially in the Mediterranean area. Scholars agree that oleotourism plays a key role for multiple reasons, due to its relations to local territories, firms, resources, and other forms of tourism, also favoring sustainable development. Due to the interplay with the local context, the authors plan to combine and compare the evidence from three Mediterranean countries offering examples of tourism initiatives based on olive oil, namely, Spain, Italy, and Croatia. The similarities and differences emerging from the comparison will expand the understanding of this phenomenon and lead to the highlighting of key features and choices in favoring its development in the coming years. Therefore, this research, through the analysis of both theoretical and practical evidences and data from the local contexts, aims to identify additional knowledge for scholars, managers, and policy-makers. The results of the analysis allow the authors to conclude that, although each of the three countries is in a different stage of development, they all have elements that seem to be common to this type of tourism. Finally, it is concluded that oleotourism can be characterized as a form of sustainable tourism, given the preservation of local customs and landscapes, the participation of the resident community, or the development of quality and food safety labels.
A Computational Model for Cardiomyocytes Mechano-Electric Stimulation to Enhance Cardiac Tissue Regeneration

Electrical and mechanical stimulations play a key role in cell biological processes, being essential in processes such as cardiac cell maturation, proliferation, migration, alignment, attachment, and organization of the contractile machinery. However, the mechanisms that trigger these processes are still elusive. The coupling of mechanical and electrical stimuli makes it difficult to abstract conclusions. In this sense, computational models can establish parametric assays with a low economic and time cost to determine the optimal conditions of in-vitro experiments. Here, a computational model has been developed, using the finite element method, to study cardiac cell maturation, proliferation, migration, alignment, and organization in 3D matrices, under mechano-electric stimulation. Different types of electric fields (continuous, pulsating, and alternating) in an intensity range of 50–350 Vm−1, and extracellular matrix with stiffnesses in the range of 10–40 kPa, are studied. In these experiments, the group’s morphology and cell orientation are compared to define the best conditions for cell culture. The obtained results are qualitatively consistent with the bibliography. The electric field orientates the cells and stimulates the formation of elongated groups. Group lengthening is observed when applying higher electric fields in lower stiffness extracellular matrix. Groups with higher aspect ratios can be obtained by electrical stimulation, with better results for alternating electric fields.
Detection and analysis of antibiotic resistance variability among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from animal and human sources

1Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner, (Rajasthan), India 2Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, National Research Centre on Camel, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Bikaner, India _____________________________________________________________________________ ShARMA, S. K. , R. YADAv, S. C. MehtA, A. K. KAtARiA: Detection and analysis of antibiotic resistance variability among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from animal and human sources. vet. arhiv 90, 493-508, 2020. ABStRACt In consideration of the importance of Staphylococcus aureus regarding its contribution to antibiotic resistance, the present study was designed to find variability among S. aureus isolates in relation to their multidrug resistance patterns. A total of 157 species-specific 23S rRNA based confirmed S. aureus isolates from various clinical and nonclinical animal sources (cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep, dog, camel, pig and horse), human and pieces of meat from butcher shops were included in the present study. Overall more than 95% isolates were recorded resistant to ampicillin and penicillin-G, while approximately 100% isolates were sensitive to chloramphenicol, meropenem and nitrofurantoin. The isolates from different sources showed highly significant (P≤0.01) variation in their resistance patterns for 39 antibiotics, significant variation (P≤0.05) for levofloxacin and nitrofurantoin, and no significant variation (P>0.05) for clindamycin. In Bonferroni correction, human isolates were significantly variable with a P˂0.0001 probability level of variance in relation to other pieces of meat and animal origin sources for most of the antibiotics. Human isolates had the highest (0.40) MAR index. A highly significant difference was observed in the antibiogram pattern between different sources of S. aureus, which may indicate the pattern and frequency of use of various antibiotics in humans and animals.
ACCURACY OF SELF-REPORTED HYPERTENSION AMONG VIETNAMESE ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Background: This study aims to determine the validity of self-reported hypertension and to identify factors affecting discordance between self-reported hypertension and objective measures of blood pressure among adults in Vietnam. Materials and Methods: A total of 4,219 people 18 years old and above reported their hypertension status and had their blood pressure measured. The inter-reliability between self-reported hypertension and measured hypertension was assessed using Cohen’s kappa statistics. The univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to examine the affecting factors of discordance. Result: Self-reported hypertension prevalence was 13.2% (557/4,219) while measured hypertension was 20.9 % (881/4,219). An agreement between self-reported and measured data was moderate for hypertension of participants (κ=0.39, 95% CI 0.36-0.43). Self-reports for hypertension showed high specificity (93.9 %, 95% CI 93.0-94.7) but low sensitivity (40.1%; 95 CI 36.8-43.4). Percentage of decordance of hypertension (number of false positives and false negatives between self-reported and measured data) among adults in Vietnam was 17.3%. Multiple analysis showed that younger respondents, who were female, who were Kinh ethnicity, who were senior officials and professionals, BMI lower than 25 showing stronger agreements than their counterparts. Conclusion: In this study, our findings showed there was the discordance of hypertension between self-reported and measured data. The discordance of hypertension was observed more frequently in men, people older than 40, minority ethnic groups, farmers and who has BMI mỏe than 25kg/m 2 . Keywords: Accuracy, Hypertension, Self-report, Adults, Vietnam
Rheophysics of concentrated particle suspensions in a Couette cell using a refractive index matching technique

The main objective of this work is to gain insight into the rheometry and rheology of concentrated non-colloidal particle suspensions. Among the many questions that have as yet received little answers, we are especially interested in the rheometric problems associated with this type of fluid and in their rheology in the frictional and viscous regimes, as well as the transition between both regimes —a topic that is particularly unclear. To address these issues, we had initially to develop techniques capable of measuring non-invasively the velocity field within these concentrated suspensions. Part of this thesis is dedicated to the development and implementation of an optical visualization technique inside concentrated suspensions, which was developed at the Laboratory of Environmental Hydraulics. This measurement technique combines the development of iso-index fluids and the use of fluorescent particle image velocimetry. On this basis, we could then tackle the real issues of this work, that is, on the one hand, rheometric measurement techniques of these fluids and, on the other hand, the rheologic properties. Among the issues discussed, the following were the main: Is it possible to obtain a reliable flow curve for concentrated particle suspensions from bulk measurement? And this by considering the wide shear range within the gap, the non-homogeneous material and the inversion-technique problems due to the wide gap? What are the main rheological properties of concentrated non-colloidal particle suspensions in the frictional and viscous regimes? What about the transition between these two regimes?
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PUZZLE MATERI SIKLUS AIR UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA

Penelitian ini dilakukan karena media yang digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran IPA hanya menggunakan buku dan gambar, sehingga siswa kurang termotivasi dalam proses pembelajaran. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui peningkatan media puzzle materi siklus air pada siswa kelas V SD. Jenis penelitian R&D (Research and Development). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media pembelajaran puzzle siklus air dikatakan valid dengan mendapatkan skor persentase 96% dengan kategori sangat layak tidak perlu revisi dan hasil validasi materi mendapatkan skor 95% dengan kategori sangat layak tidak perlu revisi. Motivasi belajar siswa juga meningkat, hal ini dapat dilihat pada hasil angket motivasi belajar siswa sebelum pembelajaran mendapatkan skor 36% dengan kategori kurang, sedangkan pada angket motivasi belajar siswa sesudah pembelajaran mendapatkan skor 71% dengan kategori baik. hasil angket respon siswa mendapatkan skor 75% dengan kategori baik. Hasil peningkatan motivasi belajar siswa pada uji coba kelompok utama mendapatkan skor 35%.
Context-Aware Link Embedding with Reachability and Flow Centrality Analysis for Accurate Speed Prediction for Large-Scale Traffic Networks

This paper presents a novel method for predicting the traffic speed of the links on large-scale traffic networks. We first analyze how traffic flows in and out of every link through the lowest cost reachable paths. We aggregate the traffic flow conditions of the links on every hop of the inbound and outbound reachable paths to represent the traffic flow dynamics. We compute a new measure called traffic flow centrality (i.e., the Z value) for every link to capture the inherently complex mechanism of the traffic links influencing each other in terms of traffic speed. We combine the features regarding the traffic flow centrality with the external conditions around the links, such as climate and time of day information. We model how these features change over time with recurrent neural networks and infer traffic speed at the subsequent time windows. Our feature representation of the traffic flow for every link remains invariant even when the traffic network changes. Furthermore, we can handle traffic networks with thousands of links. The experiments with the traffic networks in the Seoul metropolitan area in South Korea reveal that our unique ways of embedding the comprehensive spatio-temporal features of links outperform existing solutions.
Drivers of perceived safety: do they differ in contexts where violence and police saturation feel ‘normal’?

ABSTRACT Feelings of safety vary by context, with disordered, high-crime areas typically generating more fear among residents. However, scholars have suggested that when violence permeates the daily routines in an area, it can begin to feel ‘normal. ’ Residents may become desensitized to the risky conditions and grow accustomed to a high police presence, more aggressive tactics, and being stopped by police. Thus, lived differences with crime and police may alter the lens through which residents interpret environmental cues about their safety. The current study draws on 820 household surveys of residents from high-, moderate- and low-violence areas in an effort to inform police and communities about strategies that promote feelings of safety within different contexts. Our findings demonstrate that collective efficacy is consistently important to residents’ feelings of safety, across all contexts. Hearing gunfire reduces feelings of safety most in the area with moderate levels of gun violence. The results imply a need to tailor safety strategies to what makes people feel safer in areas with different levels of violence.
Students’ Mediator Variables in the Relationship between Family Involvement and Academic Performance: Effects of the Styles of Involvement

The present study is aimed at observing the degree to which family support and control determine academic performance in Mathematics and Language, and at understanding how this relationship is mediated by a series of factors related to students’ motivation (self-efficacy), their study habits, the learning environment perceived at school, their school satisfaction, and a history of school retention. On this premise, a study was proposed in 44 Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE) schools, selecting 1,316 students (938 enrolled in the first, and 378 in the second year). Data confirm that both parental support and control directly influence academic performance in both subjects, but also indirectly through the mediator variables, which in the case of support are environment, satisfaction, study habits and self-efficacy, whereas in the case of control they are habits and retention.
Role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in staging of lung cancer: a thoracic surgeon’s perspective

In potentially resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accurate mediastinal staging is crucial not only to offer the optimal management but also to avoid unnecessary surgery. Mediastinal staging is generally performed by the use of imaging techniques (computed tomography and positron emission tomography). However, the accuracy of radiological imaging in mediastinal staging is suboptimal. Therefore, additional invasive mediastinal staging is frequently required to select patients who can benefit from a neoadjuvant treatment. In recent years, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has progressively replaced mediastinoscopy as a test for invasive mediastinal staging. The considerable potential of EBUS-TBNA as minimally invasive staging method has been understood by pulmonologists since the early 2000s but only recently by thoracic surgeons. The clinical impact of this diagnostic technology has been broadly highlighted in the literature and EBUS-TBNA is currently considered the test of first choice in preoperative nodal staging of NSCLC. We analyze the actual role of EBUS-TBNA in invasive mediastinal staging of NSCLC patients from the thoracic surgeon point of view, with particular emphasis on the performance characteristics of this endoscopic diagnostic method as well as its clinical use within the published guidelines.
Impact Of Stock Repurchase Announcement On Indonesia Stock Market Reaction 2015-2019

The negative global sentiment, Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused several listed companies in Indonesia to conduct a stock repurchase in the hope of maintaining and increasing the company's stock price. The research objective is to analyze the effect of stock repurchase announcements on market reactions that are reflected in abnormal return and trading volume activity in 2015-2019 as a guide for companies to make decisions in the present and the future regarding the same issue. This research uses a sample of 64 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the observation period. This study uses the event study method with the significance of the hypothesis test of 0.05. The results showed that there is no significant difference between before and after stock repurchase announcements for both variables. This is caused by the presence of negative sentiment throughout the observation period such as the Brexit tragedy, elections in the US won by Donald Trump, and the issue of the trade war by the US-China, this makes the market does not yet have full trust in the Indonesian capital market. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the stock repurchase announcement did not have a significant effect on the market reaction.
A sequential explanatory mixed methods study design: An example of how to integrate data in a midwifery research project

Integration of mixed methods involves bringing together quantitative and qualitative approaches and methodologies. Limited application in midwifery research has identified a need for practical examples. How to integrate two research approaches and methodologies in a sequential explanatory mixed methods study, at the design, methods, interpretation and reporting levels will be explained. This paper describes and discusses an example of how integration was used to develop a better understanding of midwives’ knowledge and confidence after attending a healthy eating education workshop/webinar. This example illustrates how integration can be achieved and emphasises how a weaving technique can be used, and findings are presented in a joint display and extreme case analysis. The sequential explanatory design was adopted to merge and mix different datasets to be collected and analysed. Then, using meta-analysis to identify areas of convergence or discordance, which provided a more comprehensive overview and understanding of the key themes that linked midwives' knowledge and confidence. The application of this mixed methods design assisted in investigating and exploring midwives' knowledge and confidence levels and provided clear insights for midwives needs and the effectiveness of healthy eating education on practice.
The Influence of Vegetation Succession on Bearing Capacity of Forest Roads Made of Unbound Aggregates

The aim of the research was to verify a common opinion concerning a positive influence of plants on the bearing capacity and durability of forest roads made of unbound aggregates. The surface bearing capacity is defined as the ability to transfer traffic loads without any excessive deformations which would hinder regular use of the surface and shorten its durability. It is a significant functional feature of any road. The article analyzed the influence of road surface plant succession on its bearing parameters. The research was conducted on sections of experimental road constructed using macadam technology and reinforced partly with a biaxial geogrid. Measurements were taken with a lightweight Zorn ZFG 3000 GPS type deflectometer with a 300 mm pressure plate radius and 10 kg drop weight which allowed to measure dynamic deformation modulus (Evd) and s/v parameter regarded as an indicator of compaction accuracy of the studied layer. Evd values and s/v parameters, which were obtained by measuring the road pavement covered in vegetation and after having it mechanically removed (mowed), were submitted to the analysis; next, they were compared with the results of an analysis done on areas naturally deprived of the plant cover and located in the immediate vicinity of the measuring points. The conducted research has indicated unfavorable influence of vegetation succession on the bearing parameters of the analyzed sections. The greatest drop in the mean Evd value was 39%, and s/v parameter deteriorated as much as 9%. Hence, a regular mowing of the road surface (including the maneuvering, storage and passing areas) should be taken as standard and mandatory procedures of forest road maintenance.
Trends Over Time in Emerging Adults’ Self-Reports of Attachment Styles

Recent trend analyses have documented changes over the past decades in psychological and relational variables (e.g., social interaction, empathy, loneliness) for emerging adults. With one exception), however, little research has examined how attachment styles may have changed over time. The present study, which involved data collected from 1997 to 2019 within one university setting, examined whether young adults’ selection of the attachment style that best described them from Bartholomew and Horowitz’s) four-category attachment measure changed over time, controlling for several sociodemographic variables. Results indicated that the probability of selecting an insecure attachment style (and particularly the dismissing attachment style) increased over time, controlling for sociodemographic variables. The results are consistent with those of Konrath et al.
Effect of planting density and row spacing on the yielding of soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill)

The paper presents the effect of planting density and row spacing on the growth, development and yield of soybean, cv. Merlin, under very diversified thermal and humidity conditions in the north-central part of Poland. The field experiment was performed in 2016–2019. Three planting densities were applied (70, 90 and 110 seeds per 1 m2) with two row spacing (16 and 32 cm), in 4 replications. Under good humidity and thermal conditions in 2016 and 2017, the yield of seeds and protein in soybean was 3.3 times higher than if exposed to extreme drought and accompanying high air temperatures in 2018 and 2019. The highly diversified thermal and humidity conditions also contributed to a significant decrease in the effect of the factors applied on the structural yield components, leaf area index and dry matter of nodules. As a result, no need of increasing soybean density was observed; along with row spacing, it should be chosen according to the region.
From pragmatic competence to intercultural competence: Pakistani ESL teachers perspectives of teaching interculturality in ESL classroom

In recent years, the areas of intercultural pragmatics and transcultural pragmatics under the phenomenon of “interculturality” have been investigated by linguists and language scholars because interculturality has a deep-rooted connection with the language and second language teaching and learning. This data-oriented study follows a quantitative research design. The data is collected through a survey questionnaire from 75 English teachers who are teaching at the university level in five different public and private sector universities in Pakistan. The overall results encourage embedding the knowledge of interculturality in ESL/EFL classes. There is a need to organize training sessions for teachers because many teachers reported that they do not utilize such skills in their ESL/EFL classrooms. In addition, the majority of teachers also believed in employing new approaches for teaching transcultural pragmatics to their students. This study further highlights that teacher/educators could also benefit from working together to develop the teaching of interculturality and transcultural competence, and to make this development happen in relation to teacher professional development.