Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Livelihood Assets on Living Strategies: An Empirical Study of Farmer Household Characteristics

This study aims to analyze the effect of livelihood assets and demographics on the implementation of farmers' livelihood strategies in Pandansari Village, Ngantang District, Malang Regency after the eruption of Mount Kelud. This research is a type of quantitative research that uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis with the Warp PLS approach. Primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews using questionnaires and field observations, while secondary data obtained through literature studies from various related sources. It was determined the location deliberately considering that Pandansari Village was the area in Ngantang District that was the worst affected by the eruption of Mount Kelud. Seventy-five farmers with simple random sampling technique were selected as respondents in this study. The results showed that livelihood assets had a positive but insignificant effect on demographics. Then livelihood assets have a positive and significant influence on livelihood strategies. Meanwhile, demographics have a negative and significant impact on livelihood strategies. Keywords : Sustainable Livelihoods, Livelihood Assets, Livelihood Strategies, Eruption, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), WarpPLS.
Adherence to a generic medicine policy: A developing country's experience

Escalating pharmaceutical expenditure is a global phenomenon, and Ghana has not been spared. To attend to the increasing cost of healthcare resulting from the high cost of drugs, the government of Ghana took a strategic decision to reduce its expenditure on healthcare without compromising the quality of care. The government directed that all medicines be prescribed by their generic names only at all health facilities. The purpose of this study is to assess the extent to which physicians adhere to the policy by assessing physicians' generic medicine prescribing patterns across the healthcare system in selected facilities in the Greater Accra Region. Questionnaires were administered to 87 physicians in 13 selected health facilities in Ghana. The results were analyzed using SPSS. The study's findings revealed that 74.7% of physicians adhere to the policy, and there is a likely relationship between knowledge of the policy and its implementation. Also, there is no significant relationship between health facility, physician's experience, disease diagnosis stage, and the prescribing of generic medicines. There is a need for regular review of the policy with aggressive and wellstructured in-service training on the subject and the introduction of pharmacists' substitution rights.
How Starting Strategy and Network Structure Shape Problemistic Search: An Examination of Venture Capital Firms

Building on the behavioral theory of the firm, we empirically examine how starting strategies and syndication networks can influence venture capital (VC) firms’ problemistic search. We propose that: (a) depending on a VC’s strategic starting point, that is, the VC’s extent of specialization, the directionality of problemistic search may change to either expanding or contracting search activities; and (b) depending on search direction, structural holes in syndication networks can either impede or facilitate the problemistic search process. In a sample of U.S. VC firms, we find results consistent with our predictions, which have important implications for entrepreneurship and organizational strategy research.
The Effect of Brand Perception in Malaysia’s International Airline Industry During Covid 19

Nowadays consumers play a vital role in the company’s income especially during Covid 19. The borders are closed and airline companies facing a huge downsizing regarding the performance. Hence, this current study caring the agenda of how the perception brand of the airline companies influences intention to purchase the airline ticket and actual customers purchase. Highlighted how consumers’ behavior shifted during Covid19. The current research will clarify the information for the airline companies and will bring their attention to the performance. The conceptual model includes Brand attitude (brand association and brand belief), brand reputation (brand reliability, brand benevolence), brand experience (brand relationship-based experience). The result of the current research with 211 participants has shown a positive impact of brand attitude and brand experience on purchase intention. Subsequently, purchase intention with R (0.75) has a substantial value on actual behavior. Brand reputation has a negative and insignificant impact on purchase intention. The study suggests the airline companies should strategically manage the consumer attitude towards brand attitude along with association and brand belief, brand experience plays an important role in the consumer intention to purchase.
Sustained‐Flux Global Warming Potential Driven by Nitrogen Inflow and Hydroperiod in a Model of Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands

Wetlands impact global warming by regulating the atmospheric exchange of greenhouse gases (GHGs), including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). We investigated GHG emissions in the Great Lakes coastal wetlands across various hydrologic, temperature, and nitrogen (N) inflow regimes using a process‐based simulation model. We found the emission of CH4, N2O, and sequestration of C (i.e., negative net ecosystem exchange, NEE) in our simulations were all positively related to water residence time and N inflow, primarily due to greater plant productivity and N uptake, which facilitated greater C and N cycling rates in the model. Water level scenarios also had an effect on GHG exchanges by moderating the transitions between aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Temperature effects on GHGs were minimal compared with other factors. The net sustained‐flux global warming potential (SGWP; i.e., sum SGWP of CH4, N2O, and NEE) of wetlands on 20‐year and 100‐year time horizons were both primarily driven by CH4 emissions and strongly controlled by the tradeoffs between CH4 emission and CO2 sequestration, with a negligible amount of simulated N2O emissions. Future research could include model enhancements to provide increased process‐level details on the aerobic‐anaerobic transitions or the direct effects of plants on mediating GHG exchanges. Field studies addressing the interaction of N inflows and water residence time at appropriately large scales are needed to test the complex interactions revealed by our modeling study. Our results highlight the previously under‐appreciated role of nitrogen and water residence time in modulating SGWP in coastal wetlands.
Multilayer sheets for thermoforming non thermoformable polymers

Multilayer sheets were used for thermoforming non thermoformable polymers in order to face the challenge of semi-crystalline polymers like low melt-stiffness. Mono- and 2-layer sheets consisting of different polypropylene (PP) homopolymers were extruded on a twin screw extruder. The PP viscosity as was measured by melt flow rate (MFR) 3 g/10 min., 12 g/10 min., 22 g/10 min. and 50 g/10 min. The layer ratio was varied between the equal layer ratio (A50/B50) of the individual layers and the low (A30/B70) or high viscosity ratio (A70/B30). The extrusion results show that for extreme viscosity differences (MFR3 and MFR50), the critical layer ratios known from the literature are only valid to a limited extent. The critical viscosity ratio < 4, which is known from the literature, is much lower here and should be less than 3. The investigation of thermoformability on laboratory scale of the extruded PP sheets with different viscosities showed that the low viscous layer position has only a marginal influence on the general thermoformability. Thermoforming of materials that are not thermoformable, with a storage modulus of less than 10³ Pa and a ratio between storage and loss modulus (tan δ) greater than 1, becomes possible using a multilayer sheet independant of the layer ratio. If the layer with higher viscosity acts as a stabilizing layer, thermoforming is possible.
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Rizgary Hospital Building In Erbil City, the Capital City of KR of Iraq

Collapsing building structures during recent earthquakes, especially in Northern and Eastern Kurdistan, including the 2003 earthquake in Cewlig; the 2011 earthquake in Van; and the 2017 earthquake near Halabja province, has raised several concerns about the safety of pre-seismic code buildings and emergency facilities in Erbil city. The seismic vulnerability assessment of the hospital buildings as emergency facilities is one of the necessities which have a critical role in the recovery period following earthquakes. This research aims to study in detail and to extend the present knowledge about the seismic vulnerability of the Rizgary public hospital building in Erbil city, which was constructed before releasing the seismic provisions in the region. ETABS software is employed to conduct Eigenvalue analyses, nonlinear static analyses, and about 120 incremental dynamic analyses; furthermore, the actual response of the hospital building is evaluated by considering possible irregularities in both directions and the effect of seismic pounding. The outcomes of the research indicate that the hospital building is in poor performance under anticipated earthquakes. In addition, the existing combination of irregularities and seismic pounding in the model increases the vulnerability under the seismic load. A suitable strengthening strategy is also recommended.
Young Fathers in Jail: Associations between Father Experiences, Father–Child Relationships, and Community Stability

ABSTRACT Research on paternal incarceration has paid less attention to young fathers incarcerated in jail settings where most residents are either pretrial detained or serving out short sentences. This study describes the characteristics of a sample of 103 jailed fathers aged 18 to 25, including two subsamples consist of participants who had opportunity to recidivate (n = 83) and participants who completed trauma history questionnaire (n = 62), and explores associations between father experiences, father–child relationships, behavioral health factors, and recidivism. Results show jailed young fathers have several risk factors as well as strengths. Their father–child relationship is positively associated with training on fathering skills, employment experiences, and self-efficacy, and negatively associated with incarceration history. Employment is the only variable that identifies the differences in recidivism. Implications for a future research agenda are discussed.
Modelling the Impact of Electricity Access on Labour Market Outcomes in Uganda

This study is designed to assess the impact of household electricity access on labour market outcomes in Uganda. The quasi-experimental method is applied on a sample of 28,035 households, divided into two counterfactual of treatment (n=8,925) and control (n=19,110) groups. Results strongly show that access to electricity significantly increases wages while decreasing the time spent at work. Specifically, the average wage of the households with access to electricity increased by 155%, 124% and 154% with the Kernel Matching (KM), Nearest-Neighbor Matching (NNM) and Radius Matching (RM) technique, respectively. The average job duration of households with electricity access decreased by 1.34%, 2.01% and 2.5% with KM, NNM and RM technique, respectively. It is recommended that the government of Uganda should increase electricity generation coverage through alternative sources as renewable and nuclear energy and improve the quality of existing energy infrastructures. JEL codes: C13, C31
Is my employee still attracted to me? Understanding the impact of integrated communication and choice of communication channels on employee attraction

PurposeThe study attempts to extend the current scholarship in the field of employer branding. Integrated communication is about consistent communication that is synergistic through multiple communication channels. Employer branding activities that involve multiple internal communication channels aim to attract employees. The study proposes that the perceived impact of effective integrated communication in employer branding shapes employee attitude and hence employee attraction. Employee perception of the choice of communication channels is also proposed to have an impact on employee attraction.Design/methodology/approachAn exploratory qualitative study in the form of interviews and a preliminary survey was conducted in the first phase. The main study involved a questionnaire survey to empirically test the proposed hypotheses. The respondents were information technology–business process management (IT-BPM) employees (n = 520) in India.FindingsThe direct and interaction effects of integrated communication and usefulness of communication channels on employee attraction within the organization were empirically validated to suggest a positive impact on employee attraction.Originality/valueThe study extends the current body of knowledge on talent attraction to include present employees. Similarly, the study on integrated communication and its impact on employee attraction is an important addition to the literature on employer branding, internal communication and talent management, given the present coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation.
Economic Growth, Corruption, and Financial Development: Evidence from Ukraine

This study was aimed to determine the long-run as well as the short-run impact of economic growth on the financial development of Ukraine during the period of study 1996-2019. The outcome variable of the study was financial development and the independent variables include economic growth as well as corruption. The data was obtained from the official website of world development indicators as well as from the world’ bank's official website for this purpose. The findings of ARDL estimations using error-corrected versions proved that economic growth and corruption strongly influencing the financial development of Ukraine during the period of study 1996-2019. The economic growth proved to be positive while the corruption proved to be negatively influencing the financial development of Ukraine during the period of study. It is inferred from the findings of this study that the financial development of Ukraine during 1996-2019 is strongly boosted by economic growth while the same is strongly declined by corruption in the long term as well as in the short term. The policymakers in Ukraine should carefully take steps to enhance their per capita real GDP to enhance financial development. However, they need to take some series of steps to control their increasing trend of corruption, as it will harm their level of financial development. The study is generable to other countries in comparative mode with lower-middle-income level category only. Future studies may include some more indicators of corruption as well and economic growth that may influence financial development.
Digital Customer Experience Mapping in Russian Premium Banking

The purpose of this study is to identify, in an era of extensive digitalization, the major opportunities and threats that influence the experiences of digital premium banking customers at key stages of their banking interactions. This study’s conceptual research model combines the content of online questionnaires, completed by a representative sample of 3629 customers, in-depth interviews with heads of premium banking departments, and an audit of customer experiences conducted via Mystery Shopping in 13 Russian banks. The authors formulate four research hypotheses, substantiated by the empirical data and highlight key barriers preventing premium banks from effective digital interactions with their customers. Key opportunities for improving customer experiences are also identified. The theoretical contribution of the research includes the adaptation of an axiological approach to studying digital customers in premium banking. Practical contributions include the Premium Digital Customer Experience Map, designed by the authors as a ready-made tool for planning and improving premium banking services and a tool for performance comparison between competing banks. This study also discusses the authors’ definition of a “digital customer”. It presents a new approach to the Mystery Shopping methodology, including the recruitment of Mystery Shoppers following the three premium banking customer portraits: “saver”, “spender”, and “saver–spender”.
Towards a Conceptual Framework for Political Leadership Theory and Practice: A Thematic Analysis of the Literature

While there is agreement on the relevance of political leadership theory and practice, there is still deficiency in literature on viable approaches, enabling factors, and suitable personality characteristics. Suggested models for political leadership are mostly untested, which make their applicability and effects largely unknown. This paper proposes development of a conceptual framework and discusses how it can be used to design a model for political leadership. A thematic review of literature on political leadership identified 27 different theories and practices which elucidated fully or partially the components of political leadership theory and practice. The models were subjected to a thematic analysis to identify themes used in political leadership. The results were used to develop a conceptual framework. Two themes and four processes of political leadership were identified. From these results, a conceptual framework for political leadership theory and practice was developed. The framework illustrates the two components of the political leadership theory and practice while indicating a multidisciplinary set of relationships. As such the framework allows for individual themes to occur repeatedly through the political leadership continuum. The results of the study can serve as a preliminary model for developing an extended understanding of the theory and practice of political leadership, and also be used in disciplines such as political science, economics, sociology, and psychology, as a guide in determining inter-relational dynamics in political leadership patterns, behaviors, and character traits of leaders in future studies. The framework provides a foundation for gathering evidence from scenario-based case studies on the political leadership function. Attempts at utilising thematic analysis to develop a framework for ascertaining congruence between political leadership theory and practice is a new concept and it calls for further future study to improve the framework with an aim of advancing its practicality in explaining the concepts.
An Autonomous Wireless Sensor Node Based on Hybrid RF Solar Energy Harvesting

The widespread deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) requires the development of new embedded systems, which will provide a diverse array of different intelligent functionalities. However, these devices must also meet environmental, maintenance, and longevity constraints, while maintaining extremely low-power consumption. In this work, a batteryless, low-power consumption, compact embedded system for IoT applications is presented. This system is capable of using a combination of hybrid solar and radiofrequency power sources and operates in the 900 MHz ISM band. It is capable of receiving OOK or ASK modulated data and measuring environmental data and can transmit information back to the requester using GFSK modulated data. The total consumption of the system during its sleep state is 920 nW. Minimum power required to operate is −15.1 dBm or 70 lux, when using only radiofrequency or solar powering, respectively. The system is fully designed with components off the shelf (COTS).
National and state-level colorectal cancer mortality trends in Mexico, 1998-2018.

OBJECTIVE To describe the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Mexico and understand mortality patterns based on sex, geography, and insurance status. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mortality data (1998-2018) from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía was obtained. We included colon (C18.0, C18.2-18.9) and rectal cancer ICD-10 codes (C19, C20), and estimated age-standardized national, state-level and health insurance mortality rates. We estimated the average annual percent change using joinpoint regression. RESULTS Between 1998 and 2018, the observed women and men mortality rate increased annually by 1.3 and 2.7%, respectively. Higher CRC mortality was observed in northern and more urbanized states and in groups with greater access to health insurance, which currently facilitates but does not routinely cover screening. CONCLUSION CRC mortality in Mexico is increasing rapidly, with marked differences based on sex, geography, and insurance status. Our findings underscore potential benefits of increased investment in comprehensive screening, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for the general population.
Taxonomy with an absence of evidence results in unnecessary nomenclatural change: the case of Tetragonia trigyna Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. (Aizoaceae) from New Zealand

ABSTRACT Tetragonia trigyna Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. was the accepted name for a well-known coastal species in New Zealand from when it was formally named by J. D. Hooker in 1864 until the 1990s. In 1994, a Flora of Australia volume covering Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands reduced T. trigyna to synonymy of the Australian T. implexicoma (Miq.) Hook.f. This was followed in 1999 by the first acceptance of T. implexicoma in New Zealand botanical literature when the name was used in a checklist of plant species from Aorangi Island, Poor Knights Islands. In a departure from what is generally considered accepted taxonomic practice, no empirical evidence or discussion of characters was provided in support of either decision. Subsequently, T. implexicoma has become widely used in New Zealand. The taxonomic study of T. implexicoma and T. trigyna reported here provides empirical data from herbarium specimens and cultivated plants, and concludes both species should be recognised. Tetragonia trigyna differs from T. implexicoma by its broader leaves, shorter pedicels, shorter tepals, and fewer and shorter stamens. Images in the citizen science iNaturalist platform confirm the diagnostic characters and distribution, and recently published nrDNA ITS sequence data distinguish both species. Accordingly, T. trigyna is reinstated with a distribution of New Zealand (including Chatham, Kermadec and Three Kings islands), Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island, and T. implexicoma is considered restricted to continental Australia and Tasmania.
Reproductive Biology of the Silver Hatchet Chela cachius (Hamilton 1822) in a Perennial Water Body in Bangladesh.

The reproductive biology of the silver hatchet chela, Chela cachius, was addressed in the present study. A total of 1200 specimens were caught by fine-meshed seine nets from a large perennial water body in Bangladesh Agricultural University Campus, Mymensingh. The gonadosomatic index and the histological examination suggested that the spawning seasons of C. cachius were from February to May and from July to September. Based on histological examination, nine stages of oocyte development were determined; namely, early perinucleolus, late perinucleolus, yolk vesicle, primary yolk, secondary yolk, tertiary yolk, migratory nucleus, premature and mature stage. The absence of postovulatory follicles and hydrated eggs and the presence of two modes of eggs in the mature ovaries indicated that C. cachius was a single spawner, and its spawning frequency or strategy was a synchronous type. The average fecundity was 1708±838.86 having a standard length of 49±2.89 mm in the first season (February to May) and 1997.33±889.92, whereas the standard length was 46.66±1.53 mm in the second season (from July to September). The findings of the present study might be helpful for induced breeding of the species for commercial purposes as well as for management of the natural population (banning/restriction of fishing during spawning season) of C. cachius.