Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Emotion regulation and psychological and physical health during a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.

The current research tests the links between emotion regulation and psychological and physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study 1, parents (N = 365) who had reported on their psychological and physical health prior to the pandemic completed the same health assessments along with their use of emotion regulation strategies when confined in the home with their school-aged children during a nationwide lockdown. In Study 2, individuals (N = 1,607) from a nationally representative panel study completed similar measures of psychological and physical health and use of emotion regulation strategies one-year prior to the lockdown and then again during the lockdown. Accounting for prepandemic psychological health, greater rumination and emotional suppression were independently associated with poorer psychological health (greater depressive symptoms and psychological distress, lower emotional and personal well-being), even when controlling for the emotional challenges of the pandemic (emotion control difficulties, perceived support; Studies 1 and 2) and a range of demographic covariates (Study 2). Greater rumination was also associated with greater fatigue in both studies, but greater rumination and emotional suppression were only independently associated with poorer perceptions of physical health in Study 2. The results for cognitive reappraisal were mixed; positive associations with personal well-being and general health only emerged in Study 2. The results provide evidence that key models in affective science help explain differences in psychological and physical health within the throes of a real-world demanding context and thus offer targets to help facilitate health and resilience during the pandemic (and other crises). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
Separation of Copper and Zinc from aqueous solution using Liquid-Membrane-Gel (LMG) containing Trioctylphosphine Oxide TOPO as Carrier

Transfer and extraction of metallic species (Ag + and Cu 2+ ions) through a flat sheet dense supported-liquid-membrane was investigated previously [1, 2 ] using thin sheets of polybutadiene rubber cross-linked with 0.1% and/or 0.4% of dicumylperoxyde at 160°C for 15 minutes noted BR 1 and for 5 minutes noted BR 2 [3]. In this work, column filled with a liquid-membrane-gel LMG in form of beads impregnated beforehand with the solvating organo-phosphoric carrier the trioctyl phosphine oxide TOPO, was used to study the extraction-concentration-recovery and the transport of Cu (II) and Zn (II) from an aqueous solution. Extraction of Cu (II) at different pH aqueous solutions has been described. The speciation of the extracted complexes in the membrane supported organic phase (extractant) was also, performed using the theoretically derived equations to elucidate the stoichiometry and the Cu (II) mechanism complexation through the liquid-membrane-gel LMG. Kinetic parameters were calculated from the experimental data. About 86-97 % and 50-82 % of respectively copper and zinc, were extracted from aqueous solutions at pH = 6 according to first-order kinetics and t he separation factor away from the unit . The solvated copper species by TOPO are of the type [Cu(NO 3 ) 2 ]TOPO.
The Effect of Additives on the Low Temperature Ice-Melting Capacity of NaCl

Winter maintenance of high-traffic volume roads requires chemicals for the strategy of obtaining sufficient friction. Challenges often arise in very cold temperatures because the effect is reduced. To improve the low temperature ice-melting capacity of road salt, additives are sometimes used. There is a lack of knowledge as to how these additives affect low temperature ice-melting capacity. The tests often use SHPR H-205.1 and H-205.2; however, recent research has shown that the SHRP tests produce inaccurate results. This paper uses calorimetry to study the effect of additives on the low temperature ice-melting capacity of sodium chloride (NaCl). Magnesium chloride (MgCl2), calcium chloride (CaCl2), potassium formate (KFo), calcium magnesium acetate (CMA), and sugar (sucrose) were added to NaCl at −18°C. The chemicals were also tested individually. The measurements were done in a recently improved custom-made calorimeter, described in the paper. The results showed that solid chemicals had a far higher melting capacity than solutions. In a solid state NaCl had the highest ice-melting capacity, however, the results differed for solutions, where brine had the lowest. CaCl2 had the highest ice-melting capacity of the solutions, melting 285% more than NaCl at −18.6°C. This was followed by MgCl2, KFo, mix NaCl/CaCl2, mix NaCl/CMA, CMA, and mix NaCl/MgCl2. The improvements using chlorides (MgCl2 and CaCl2) depended on the amount of additive. KFo had a destructive influence on melting capacity when mixed with NaCl, whereas mixing CMA with NaCl produced a higher melting capacity than the two components individually. Sugar froze at −18°C.
An Appraisal of Informal Commercial Activities in Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria

: This study appraises the characteristics and respondents’ perception of the environmental effects of informal commercial activities; as well as the efforts made by government to manage informal commercial activities in Osogbo. The study utilized questionnaire administration in areas with significant informal activities using random sampling technique. A total of 102 and 182 at 10% were chosen from a total of 1,020 and 1,815 identified residents and informal commercial operators respectively. Frequency and percentages as well as correlation analysis were used to analyze the data collected. The study reveals that trading accounted for the highest informal commercial activities (62.96%) while exposure to severe weather (29.01%) were what respondents considered the riskiest encounter. Waste generation (3.7) was the highest ranked factor that negatively impacted on the environment while O-Traffic which ranked (3.3) was the most effective tool in the management of informal commercial activities. Finding from correlation analysis (r=-0.5, p=0.040) indicated that there is moderate negative significant relationship between perceptions of the environmental effects of informal commercial activities and effectiveness of efforts made by government to manage informal commercial activities at p<0.05 confidence level. The study concludes by recommending that informal operators should be recognized and integrated into the city’s main stream planned commercial activities.
Evaluation of the Predictive Power of the Theory of Planned Behavior on the Intention of Pregnant Women to Neonatal Care

Background: Considering that neonatal are the most sensitive group to kind of diseases, the present study aimed to evaluation of the predictive power of the Theory of Planned Behavior on the intention of pregnant women to neonatal care.Method: In this cross-sectional study, 100 pregnant women in trimester of pregnancy were selected by random sampling. Data was collected using valid and reliable questionnaire and interviews conducted with pregnant women. The questionnaire included demographic characteristic of the mothers and theory planned behavior construct. Finally the data were analyzed by SPSS 20 T-test, Chi-square, Correlation, ANOVA and regression. Results: The average age of the sample was 26.12±4.9 and the average duration of marriage age was 3.9 ±2.74 years. There was a high correlation between perceived behavioral control and behavioral intention (r=0.40; p < 0.001). Over 40% of pregnant women were shown to lack overall Knowledge about the items related to neonatal care. The mothers who were better prepared for parenting tended to have a higher level of schooling, perceived control behavior and knowledge. Regression analysis showed that the knowledge and perceived behavior control R2 =32% in the prediction of neonatal care intentions.Conclusions: Findings of this study show support for the predictive ability of the theory of planned behavior in predicting for neonatal care therefore the design of educational intervention should be based on intention and knowledge as the most important predictors of maternal behavior.
Correlation of Fractional Foam Coverage with Gas Transport Rates

Because breaking waves are believed to increase the flux of gases across the air/sea interface, it may be possible to correlate air/sea gas transport velocities with whitecap coverage. Correlation of gas transport velocities with whitecap coverage may then allow their prediction from measurements of apparent microwave brightness temperature because breaking waves are also known to increase sea surface microwave emissivity. As an initial step in developing this remote-sensing based method for predicting air/sea gas transport velocities, air/water gas transport velocities were measured for oxygen, helium, sulfur hexafluoride and dimethyl sulfide in the Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory Whitecap Simulation Tank. This allowed gas exchange to be studied as a function of bubble plume coverage, molecular diffusivity and aqueous phase solubility. For the sparingly soluble gases studied, bubble plume surface coverage was correlated with gas transport velocity. However, bubble plumes were less effective in promoting gas exchange as the aqueous phase solubility of the gas increased.
Assessing households’ determinants to adopt energy efficient light bulbs in Kiwatule, Uganda

Energy is the dominant climate change contributor accounting for around 60% of total global gas emissions. Given the growing concerns and complexities associated with climate change, most countries worldwide have committed to delivering clean energy. One way to attain this is to invest in energy-efficient technologies such as efficient light bulb technologies. This study’s question was; what determines households’ energy efficiency light bulb adoption in Kiwatule? The main objective of this study was to investigate the behavior and attitudes of households adopting energy-efficient light bulbs in Kiwatule. The research findings indicated financial motivation as the major determinant of efficient light bulb adoption. To facilitate this, the study suggested that the Ugandan government enacts the current energy light bulb bill and also extends efficient light bulb subsidies to all households.
LINC00886, as a Biomarker Indicative of Thyroid Cancer Dedifferentiation, Negatively Regulates the Malignancy in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

Backgroud: Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is the most aggressive type of thyroid cancer. This study aimed to identify a long non-cdoing RNA (lncRNA) as a specific biomarker associated with ATC, and further investigated its biological function and molecular mechanism underlying regulation of malignancy in ATC.Methods: We searched for lncRNAs associated with dedifferentiation and screened out specific lncRNAs significantly deregulated in ATC by using transcriptome data of dedifferentiation cancers from Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (FUSCC) and the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The above lncRNAs were analyzed to identify a useful biomarker in thyroid cancer patients from the FUSCC, GEO and The Cancer Genome Atlas, which was further investigated for its functional roles and molecular mechanism in ATC in vitro.Results: The clinicopathological association analyses revealed that LINC00886 was correlated with thyroid cancer dedifferentiation and significantly suppressed in ATC. In vitro, LINC00886 was confirmed to negatively regulate cell proliferation, colony formation and cell migration and invasion of ATC. LINC00886 physically interacted with protein kinase R (PKR) and affected its stability through ubiquitin/proteasome-dependent degradation pathway in the ATC cell. Decreased PKR caused by LINC00886 downregulation, enhanced the activity of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) via reducing the phosphorylation of eIF2α and thus promoted protein synthesis to maintain the ATC malignancy. Conclusions: Our findings identify LINC00886 as a novel biomarker of thyroid cancer and suggest that the LINC00886/PKR/eIF2α signaling axis is a potential therapeutic target in ATC.
Photovoltaic Lifetime Forecast: Models for long-term photovoltaic degradation prediction and forecast

Finally, the hybrid model allows to achieve accurate long-term predictions and a physical understanding of the dominating degradation mechanisms. We believe such a model is useful to calculate more reliable levelized cost of energy and thus the economic viability of solar energy. It will also help to improve development of new PV materials according to the operating climatic conditions. Fecha de entrega Tesis Doctoral: 1 febrero 2020
Parents’ Perceived Mental Distress When Their Infant is Admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) a Quantitative Cross-Sectional Study

Background. It is normal for parents to experience a range of emotions and changes in behaviour while their newborn infant is in the NICU. The stress experienced by these parents during their infant’s hospital stay is found to affect the parent-infant relationship and their ability to bond reciprocally. Several studies have pointed out that support from family and friends can be useful for parents’ mental distress in this situation. Some differences are found between mothers’ and fathers’ experiences of the support. The aim of the current study is to examine parents’ perceived mental distress when their infant is admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and factors important for their support. The relationship between parents perceived mental distress and satisfaction with NICU care are spare researched. Methods. A multicentre prospective cohort study. A total of 568 parental participants from six different NICUs geographically spread throughout Norway. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-6) were used to collect data. All the responses were rated and analysed using parametric analysis methods, descriptive statistics, logistic regression, factor analyses and linear regression analyses.Results. A total of 275 mothers reported receiving support from family and friends compared with 232 fathers. Younger parents had a higher OR of reporting anxiety compared with that of older parents. Parents with a primary or high school education level showed a higher OR of satisfaction than did parents with a college or university education level.Conclusion. There are differences in mothers’ and fathers’ responses to their experiences of various distress symptoms related to their children being in the NICU, as well as their received support from family and friends. There are also outcome differences between the age and education level of the parents and their experience of stress in the NICU. Mothers are more distressed and have more anxiety and depression than do fathers have.Trail registration: This project was first presented to the Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics which reported that the project was outside its mandate (2015/386). The project is approved from the Norwegian Data Protection Officials.
Pengaruh Emotional Branding Dan Emotional Connection Compass Terhadap Loyalitas Pelanggan

Emotional Branding dan Emotional Connection dilakukan sebuah merek agar pelanggan mendapatkan pengalaman yang baru. Emosional yang dimaksud adalah bagaimana suatu merek berhasil menciptakan perasaan pelanggan yang menggugah. Hubungan emosional melalui pengalaman dibangun oleh perusahaan lalu akan menjadi memorable bagi pelanggannya. Implementasi tersebut dilakukan merek karena pelanggan tidak hanya membutuhkan barang yang berkualitas, melainkan mencari pengalaman yang didapatkan dari menggunakan suatu produk atau jasa tertentu. Tujuan pada penelitian kali ini, untuk mengetahui dan menjelaskan pengaruh emotional branding dan emotional connection Compass terhadap loyalitas pelanggan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan berupa kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian metode analisis deskriptif dan kausal. Peneliti menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Kata kunci : Sepatu Compass, Emotional Branding, Emotional Connection, Loyalitas Pelanggan.
HAIR GROWTH ACTIVITY AND SAFETY TEST OF ETHOSOMAL GEL ETHYL ACETATE FRACTION OF NOTHOPANAX LEAVES (NOTHOPANAX SCUTELLARIUM MERR.)

Objective: The aims of this study were to know the hair growth activity from the ethosomal gel of ethyl acetate fraction compared to the nonethosomal gel of ethyl acetate fraction, as well as its ability to penetrate into the skin and its safety from ethosomal gel testing.Methods: The hair growth activity was measured by three parameters: Hair length, hair thickness, and hair weight.Results: The results obtained are shown that the ethosomal gel with concentration 1% has better hair growth activity rather than the ethosomal gel with concentration 0.5% and the nonethosomal gel but it has similarity to the positive control (minoxidil gel with concentration 2%). In vitro penetration test using Franz diffusion cells shown that the ethosomal gel with concentration 1% has cumulative penetration of quercetin higher than nonethosomal gel, which value was 3. 3175Â±0.02 I¼gcmâˆ’2 for the ethosomal gel with concentration 1%; and 2. 7663Â±0.19 I¼gcm-2 for the nonethosomal gel with flux values for the ethosomal gel with concentration 1% and the nonethosomal gel, respectively, are 0. 4147Â±0.01 I¼gcmâˆ’2hâˆ’1 and 0. 3458Â±0.02 I¼gcmâˆ’2hâˆ’1.Conclusion: As for the safety test using henâ€™s egg test-chorioallantoic membrane (HET- CAM) safety test) have shown that both concentrations 0.5% and 1% of the ethosomal gel can generate mild irritation for topical application.
School Climate Contribution as an Intermediary Variable to Teacher’s Work Through Work Motivation and Satisfaction

A teacher has a crucial role in creating a high-quality education in the world. This research aims to find out the school climate contribution to the teacher's performance through work motivation and satisfaction as the intermediate variable. The study focus was on the national junior high school of Tabalong district model, South Kalimantan. There are 132 teachers used as a sample from a population of 199 teachers. The result is analyzed and grouped into four questionnaires. The result showed that: (1) The school climate is a major contributing factor to the teacher's work motivation; (2) The teachers work contribution is a great contributor to the performance; (3) The satisfaction of the teacher is a significant factor in the gift to work performance; (4) The school climate is an intermediate variable to a teacher work contribution and (5) The contribution of the school climate is an intermediate variable of teacher work satisfaction.
Are Extracellular Vesicles Reliable Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis?

During the last decades growing attention has been given to extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by the cells as new specialized structures for intercellular communication without direct cell contact. EVs are small membrane vesicles, commonly distinguished in microvesicles (MVs) (100-1000nm in diameter) and exosomes (EXOs) (40-100nm in diameter), which differ in size, content and mechanism of formation [1]. They are involved in different biological processes, including neuroinflammation.
A Survey of Seasonal and Perennial Allergic Conjunctivitis in Children in Southwest China: A Case-Control Study

Background Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC) and perennial allergic conjunctivitis (PAC) were the most usual types of allergic conjunctivitis. House dust mites were the most common sensitization agents for SAC and PAC. This study aimed to explore SAC and PAC risk factors in children.Methods We recruited 176 children suffering from SAC or PAC and 131 control subjects in southwest China. A questionnaire , several eye exams and the skin prick test (SPT) were performed.The scores of the symptoms/signs were recorded.Results The percentage of children that had ever been breastfed in the case group was lower than in the control group (P<0.05). The rate of parental allergy history in the case group was higher than for the control group (P<0.01). Compared with the control group, the case group was more likely to have other systemic allergic diseases (P<0.01). The incidence rate of adenoidal hypertrophy (ATH) in case group was higher than control group (P<0.05). The ocular symptoms and signs scores had significant correlation to the course (P<0.05), but no correlation to the SPT results (P>0.05). Conclusion Allergic conjunctivitis may coexist with a variety of allergic diseases, and SAC and PAC may be a risk factor for ATH. Breastfeeding should be recommended, as it may be an alleviating factor for allergic diseases, especially for children of parents with a history of allergic diseases. The disease severity is closely related to its course. Therefore, to avoid difficulty in treatment caused by the aggravation of symptoms and signs, timely antiallergic treatment was recommended.
Protective and curative role of Citrus sinensis peel on cadmium-induced testicular and spermatic damage: a morphometric and immunohistochemical evaluation using monoclonal antibodies against Ki-67 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen

This study examined the protective and curative effects of aqueous zest extract of Citrus sinensis on Cadmium-induced testicular tumor in animal models. Twenty four male Wistar rats (10 to 12 weeks old) weighing 165-275 g were divided into group A (treated orally with 2.5 ml/kg body weight/daily of normal saline), Group B (treated intraperitoneally with a single dose of 5mg/kg of cadmium), group C (Treated intraperitoneally with 5 mg/kg of cadmium before 10 mg/kg aqueous zest extract of Citrus sinensis orally), group D (treated with 5mg/kg of cadmium before 40 mg/kg extract), group E (treated with 10 mg/kg extract before 5 mg/kg of cadmium) and group F (treated with 40 mg/kg extract before 5mg/kg of cadmium). The procedure lasted for 8 weeks. Group B rats showed a significant (p 0.001), sperm motility (p > 0.001), abnormal sperm morphology (p<0.001) and a significant decrease in tubular diameter, length (p <0.05), cross sectional area, width, germinal epithelia height, numerical density (p <0.01), perimeter, number (p < 0.001) and a significant increase in tubular lumen of the seminiferous tubules. Rats that were treated with cadmium without pre-treatment or post-treatment with extract showed marked degeneration and atrophied seminiferous tubules with absence of late stage germ cells. There was also a reduction in proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) materials and Ki67 positive cells in these rats. Interestingly, all these parameters were however attenuated in the groups that were pre-treated and post-treated with the extract.Taken together therefore, it was concluded that aqueous zest extract of Citrus sinensis have protective and curative roles in the abatement of cadmium-induced testicular tumor and that these effects might be as a result of the antioxidant and free radical scavenging potentials of these neutraceuticals.
Optimal road network and the gains from intranational trade

This paper assesses the efficiency of the Brazilian road network using data on road speeds and distances and a spatial general equilibrium model with costly trade. We find that Brazil would gain 0.31% of welfare if better organize its road network for intranational trade and that the most populated regions are relatively oversupplied of transport infrastructure compared with the remote and poor areas. We further find long lasting effects of the highways’ project designed to integrate Brasilia with the rest of the country in the 1960s. Regions connected by the so-called Radial Highways are currently oversupplied of transport infrastructure.