Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Relation of harvesting time on physicochemical properties of Haden, Kent, Palmer and Keitt mango varieties for export and local markets

PurposeFruit ages (early, mid, and late harvest stages) of Haden, Kent, Palmer, and Keitt mango varieties were determined through age-control and established for physiological (early harvest) and eat-ripeness stages (mid and late harvests). This was followed by determining physicochemical properties at these stages that could be used as simple harvest indicators for export and local markets. Research Method:Randomized Complete Block Design and Completely Randomized Design with four replications in each case were used. For each of the four varieties, five mango trees were sampled at random in each of the four replications of a mango plantation when fruits were physiologically matured.FindingsPhysiological and ripe maturity index values were 8.94, 6.88, 7.25, and 6.56 oBrix respectively, for soluble solids; 24.9, 8.5, 35.5, and 23.8 mg.100g-1 respectively, for ascorbic acid; 3.25, 3.50, 3.33, and 3.49 respectively, for pH; and 18.5, 17.5, 19.5, and 17.0 oBrix respectively, for total soluble solids; 8.05, 3.32, 5.52, and 3.66 mg.100g-1 respectively, for ascorbic acid; 5.11, 4.08, 5.00, and 5.80 respectively, for pH; respectively. Pulp colour (turning yellow) was nearly the same for the different varieties at physiological maturity but varied when ripe, with uniform consistent texture at both stages.Limitations: No limitations to report. Originality/Value: Fruit should be harvested after full maturity in order to develop the most adequate organoleptic quality and the longest post-harvest life, and before full ripeness but should never be over-ripe or immature for any purpose unless otherwise.
Curricular and pedagogic innovation in a Social Education programme: findings from the implementation of PBL

This paper describes the results from the implementation of PBL experiences in the Social Education degree programme at Portucalense University, Portugal. It aims to discuss the curricular and pedagogical changes implemented in the past three years, in this programme. In total, five PBL experiences will be reported in this study: three editions were carried out with second year students and two editions with first year students, since the academic year of 2017/2018 to 2019/2020. The objective of this study is to report findings concerning the main curricular and pedagogic innovations implemented as a result of the shift to the PBL approach, such as the teaching strategies, assessment methods, learning outcomes, student competences, partnerships with community, amongst end of each PBL edition, through questionnaires and individual narratives. Until the present, ten different curricular units have participated in the PBL projects, involving about forty students and five teachers in the five PBL editions mentioned. The results, in general, suggest a positive view of the PBL experiences and the role of the project to enhance student centred teaching and learning. Teachers showed interest in developing active learning strategies and openness to change / rethink their teaching practices. Creativity, oral and written communication, problem solving, project management, interpersonal and teamwork skills were key competencies highlighted by students as a result of the PBL project. This also resulted in greater student autonomy and the development of an active role by students, characteristics which are in accordance with the main guidelines of European Standards and Guidelines for Quality in Higher Education. Key-words: Higher Education; Pedagogic innovation; Project-based Learning (PBL), Social Education.
Inter-Arm Blood Pressure Difference Among Nigerian Primary Care Patients— the Need for Dual Arm Blood Pressure Measurement

Background: For many decades, hypertension guidelines have recommended dual-arm blood pressure measurement. However, the practice is poor in Nigerian primary care and its significance largely unidentified. Hence, the need to determine the significance of detecting inter-arm blood pressure difference among primary care patients in our local population. This study was done to determine the point prevalence of inter-arm blood pressure difference and its relationship with hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 214 respondents at the general outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Demographic characteristics and anthropometric indices were obtained. Blood pressure readings were obtained through sequentially repeated measurements in respondents’ arms. Results: One hundred and eighty-six respondents had complete data given a completion rate of 86.9%. Systolic blood pressure was higher on the right and left arm in 102 (54.8%) and 56 (30.1%) of the respondents respectively. Diastolic blood pressure was higher on the right and left arm in 73 (39.2%) and 63 (33.9%) of the respondents respectively. The overall prevalence of significant systolic inter-arm difference (? 10 mmHg) and diastolic inter-arm difference (? 10 mmHg) were 24.2% and 18.8% respectively. Significant systolic inter-arm difference (p=0.033) and diastolic inter-arm difference (p=0.01) were significantly more among respondents with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: The blood pressure readings in both arms were different among majority of the respondents, being higher on the right arm in more of them. The prevalence of significant inter-arm difference was high in the unselected primary care patients studied especially among patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus. Blood pressure measurement in both arms should become a routine practice during initial patients’ visits in primary care.
Segment-based Volatile Organic Compound Emission Characteristics from Different Types of Coking Plants in China

ABSTRACT The source profiles, emission factors, and chemical reactivity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) generated by two typical coking plants, one employing a non-recovery process and the other, a mechanical process, in Shanxi Province, a major coking hub in China, were determined for different segments of coke production during normal operations. The primary components in the stack flue gas were ethylene, 1-butene, benzene, acetylene, and 2,2-dimethylbutane for the non-recovery plant and styrene, benzene, and ethylene for the mechanical plant. The fugitive emissions were also monitored at the mechanical plant, and the most abundant species leaking from the oven were benzene, toluene, ethane, m-xylene, and ethylene, whereas those leaking from byproducts were benzene, propane, ethane, ethylene, n-pentane, n-butane, isobutene, 1-butene, toluene, and propylene. The stack flue gas at the non-recovery and mechanical coking plants exhibited VOC emission factors of 96 g Mg–1-coke and 0.4 g Mg–1-coke, respectively; thus, VOCs released by the former merit greater concern. Since the highest ozone formation potential (OFP) was observed for the stack flue gas at the non-recovery plant (80.26 mg m–3), followed by fugitive oven emissions at the mechanical plant (7.22 mg m–3), controlling these VOCs will significantly reduce their conversion into ozone. Overall, replacing non-recovery coking plants with mechanical coking plants will decrease VOC emissions and improve the ambient air quality in China.
DUAL-WAVELENGTH TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING AS A CALIBRATION TOOL FOR SATELLITE ESTIMATION OF FOREST CANOPY MOISTURE CONTENT

Abstract. Satellites can estimate forest canopy moisture content at the landscape level, and thus have been widely utilized in forest health monitoring. However, the calibration and validation of the estimation models can be challenging. Collecting a sufficient number of leaf samples from the canopy top layers in sampling plots that match the pixel size of the sensor is needed, which is a cost, time and effort consuming process. Dual-wavelength Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) has been successfully used in estimating canopy moisture content of individual trees in three dimensions (3D) in several recent studies. Such 3D estimates, if produced at the plot level, can be used in the calibration and validation of satellite forest canopy moisture content estimation models. In this study, forest canopy moisture content, quantified as the leaf Equivalent Water Thickness (EWT), was estimated in 3D at the plot level in a mixed-species deciduous broadleaf forest plot using dual-wavelength TLS intensity data (808 nm near infrared and 1550 nm shortwave infrared wavelengths). The relative error in the EWT estimation was 6%, and the EWT point cloud revealed vertical heterogeneity in the EWT distribution. EWT was 37% higher in the canopy top layers than in the canopy bottom layers. The results obtained in this study showed that dual-wavelength TLS has the potential to be used in operational landscape-scale EWT estimation, and can be a useful tool for the calibration and validation of satellite EWT estimation models.
Biosorption of Cu(II) Ions from Aqueous Solution using Plantain Stalk (Musa Paradisiaca L.)

The study presents the adsorption of Cu (II) ions from aqueous solution by plantain stalk (musa paradisiacal) in relation to its equilibrium and kinetics characteristics, using batch adsorption method. The adsorbent was characterized using FTIR Spectrometry. The following functional groups were observed; hydroxyl, carbonyl, amine and phosphate groups which confirms the potential capability of sorption of the biosorbent. The study shows that there was optimum adsorption at pH 6.0 (75.41%) for Cu (II) ions. There was significant adsorption from the lowest to the highest time (5-180mins) and also there is a significant removal of the metal ions from the lowest to the highest concentration (10 mg/l-500 mg/l). The study also revealed that adsorption of Cu(II) ions by plantain stalk from aqueous solution is best described by Langmuir isotherm due to its R 2 values of 0.950. When both order rate equations were tested, data showed a good compliance with the pseudo-second-order rate constant for Cu(II) ions due to its R 2 value of 0.999, while the data for pseudo-first-order did not show a good compliance with Cu(II) ions due to its R 2 value of 0.549. The results obtained from this study show that plantain stalk is a good adsorbent for the removal of Cu (II) ions from aqueous solution.
Effect of the administration of probiotic Bacillus NP5 in the rearing media on water quality, growth, and disease resistance of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Abstract. Putra AN, Syamsunarno MB, Ningrum W, Jumyanah, Mustahal. 2020. Effect of the administration of probiotic Bacillus NP5 in the rearing media on water quality, growth, and disease resistance of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Biodiversitas 21: 2566-2575. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of administration of the probiotic Bacillus NP5 in rearing media on water quality, growth, and disease resistance of African catfish. The study consisted of three different concentrations of probiotic Bacillus NP5 - C: control, A: probiotic Bacillus NP5 of 1 x 109 CFU/mL, and B: probiotic Bacillus NP5 of 1 x 1010 CFU/mL, on the rearing media of African catfish for 45 days. Based on the results, the lowest significant ammonia (P <0.05) was found in treatment A (1.91 ± 0.17 mg/L), then followed by B (2.12 ± 0.14 mg/L) while the highest was in the control (2.36 ± 0.19 mg/L). Treatment A also had a better immune response compared to other treatments shown with the highest significant number of leukocytes at 6.69 ± 0.17 x 104 cells/mm3 and phagocyte activity at 65.19 ± 0.04%. Furthermore, treatment A significantly resulted in the best specific growth rate and feed conversion ratio (2.02 ± 0.07%.day-1, 1.05 ± 0.07, respectively). The administration of probiotic Bacillus NP5 of 1 x 109 CFU/mL in rearing media significantly improved the ammonia value, growth, and resistance of African catfish to Aeromonas hydrophila infection.
Human anatomy and clinical nursing practice

Introduction and Objective: Human anatomy is an essential component of the undergraduate nursing curriculum for learning the specific disciplines which deal with clinical practice. Anatomical knowledge provides assurance for the practice of clinical assessment and invasive procedures of legal competence of nurses. The aim of the study was to analyze the correlation of the content taught in the discipline Human Anatomy with the clinical practice of undergraduate nursing students in the discipline Semiology and Semiotics in Nursing and The Care Process, as well as their assurance to start it. Methods: Quantitative descriptive study with the application of an online questionnaire to 66 undergraduate nursing students at a public education institution in the interior of Sao Paulo. Data analysis by number of occurrences and Chi-square test. Results: There was partial agreement about the interdisciplinarity between human anatomy and disciplines of clinical nursing practice. The students agreed to be partially assured about the procedures to start the semiological practice of different devices and to perform nursing procedures. The predominance of the superficial approach to content related to the clinical practice of the disciplines Semiology and Semiotics in Nursing and The Care Process was predominant. Conclusions: The teaching of human anatomy, along the lines offered, maintains an unsatisfactory correlation with clinical practice due to the students’ experience, interfering with learning, acting in clinical teaching and professional training.
The Viability of Green Bonds as a Financing Mechanism for Green Buildings in ASEAN

As the growth of energy demand outstrips that of energy supply in Southeast Asia, it becomes imperative for ASEAN member states to seek energy efficiency improvements for sustained energy security. While green buildings have an overall low penetration rate in ASEAN, when compared to the rest of the world, a relatively large proportion of green bond proceeds in ASEAN have been channeled to financing green buildings. Green bonds hold vast potential as a financing mechanism, and the importance of green bonds as a funding source for green buildings in ASEAN is projected to increase in the future. ASEAN governments can encourage the use of this source of finance to address underinvestment in green buildings through providing information on raising funds through green bonds, endorsing investment in green buildings through codifying green building standards, and promoting local currency bond financing through domestic investors.
Associations between musical preferences and personality in female secondary school students.

It is widely believed that someone’s personality can be assessed through their musical taste. There are many theoretical approaches that explain why this could be true, and a long tradition of research has investigated the associations between personality and musical preferences, but empirical evidence regarding these correlations shows inconsistent results. An explanation for these inconsistent findings could be that personality and musical preferences might be largely stable and not correlated in adults, whereas during childhood and adolescence, these traits may be connected more strongly, as younger individuals’ traits are still developing and music is a highly influential factor at this point of life. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to test whether pupils’ personality profiles are associated with musical preferences. Data from a cross-sectional study at a British girls’ secondary school were used (N = 312) for this purpose. Musical preferences were assessed using a nonverbal inventory with sound examples. By using structural equation modeling, regression trees, and random forest models, it was investigated how well ratings of musical sound excerpts can be used to predict the Big Five personality traits. Results from random forest regression models indicate that extraversion (R² = 6.4%), agreeableness (R² = 5.6%), and conscientiousness (R² = 4.1%) can be predicted by musical preferences to a small degree. In contrast, the explained variance for openness to experience and neuroticism was negligibly small (< 1%). The results arising from a data-driven structural equation model show that mellow musical styles are associated with agreeableness, whereas intense and sophisticated music is correlated with extraversion.
Interactive comment on “Seasonal sea ice forecast skills and predictability of the KMA’s

The paper tc-2018-217 by Byoung Woong An et al. addresses the scientific question of seasonal sea-ice forecast skill, which is relevant and within the scope of TC. Used scientific methods and assumptions seem valid and sound, and the GloSea5 system technical description in section 2.1 is rather clear. In general, the results seem sufficient to support the interpretations and conclusions presented.
Interplate coupling in the Ryukyu Trench: possibility of large interplate earthquakes and mega-tsunamis

Although the seismic coupling is assumed to be only 5 % along the Ryukyu Trench, the mega-tsunamis occurred repeatedly in the Ryukyu Trench. The source of 1771 April 24 Yaeyama tsunami was the latest interplate earthquake which occurred at the south of Ishigaki Island, south Ryukyu Trench. The recurrence interval of the mega-tsunami in the Ryukyu Trench was about 500 years from ages of the coral fossils which brought from reef to land. However, the displacements associated with the back-slip cannot be detected in the GPS station in the Ryukyu arc if the coupled zone is limited near the Trench. To detect the inter-plate coupling near the central Ryukyu trench, the GPS/acoustic seafloor observation had been started. This measurement system contains two main tasks: precise acoustic ranging between a ship station (observation vessel) and seafloor transponders, and kinematic GPS positioning of observation vessels. The seafloor reference point was set at about 33 km landward from the axis of the Ryukyu trench (southeast of Okinawa Island). A set of three acoustic transponders has been installed on the seafloor, at a depth of about 2900m. The coordinates of the seafloor benchmark were calculated using the least-squares technique; this technique minimizes the square sum of acoustic travel-time residuals. The result shows that the benchmark moved to northwest direction for two years at a rate of 4 cm/yr relative to the Amurian plate. Since the benchmark would move south direction at a rate of 2 cm/yr if the interplate coupling rate is weak, this movement shows that the coupled zone is distributed near the Trench. The estimated width of the interplate coupling area is about 50 km from the Ryukyu trench. The results also show that the length of the coupled area is over 50 km. Since the calculated displacements are not sensitive to the change in the length of the coupled area, the accurate length is uncertain. The observation suggests that the coupled zone exists near the Ryukyu Trench. This can cause magnitude 8 class earthquake if length of the coupled zone is over 100 km. The coupled zone near the Ryukyu Trench would be the source of historical mega-tsunami which occurred repeatedly at an interval of 500 years, and it would cause large interplate earthquakes and mega-tsunami in future.
Faculty members' readiness implementing e-learning in higher education Saudi Universities: A cross-sectional study

Background/ Objectives: This article reports on an e-learning readiness study that was carried out to determine the institutional, individual, and communication factors of the two major stakeholder groups (teachers and institutions) in the higher education universities in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A sample of 139 faculty members working in ten higher education universities in Saudi Arabia was surveyed in this cross-sectional study. A pre-validated survey questionnaire of e-learning was adopted to collect data from the participants\' between April and May 2019. Findings: The pre-validated survey tool of Teachers\' Readiness for Online Learning Measure (TROLM) of an 18 item scale has been explored in four factors: Communication self-efficacy, institutional support, self-directed learning, and learning-transfer self-efficacy. The findings of this study are instrumental in implementing successful e-learning resources (strategies) in Higher Education Institutions and will also benefit e-learning initiatives in similar institutions in other regions of Saudi Arabia and beyond. The Study demonstrated the supportive e-learning strategies Blackboard system that facilitated faculty members\' readiness to teach university students during the sudden transition from traditional methods to the e-learning platforms. Keywords: Faculty members\' readiness; higher education institutions; e-learning strategies; e-learning resources; information technology; institutional support
SEA LEVEL CHANGE IN WESTERN-CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SINCE 300 KYR: COMPARING GLOBAL SEA LEVEL CURVES WITH OBSERVED DATA

In this study, we used published sea level markers to provide a review of observational data for the Western-Central Mediterranean during the last 300 kyr. For the last interglacial (MIS 5.5, 125 kyr BP) and Holocene (10 kyr cal BP) periods, hundreds of data have been observed, measured, and dated using C, U/Th, amino acid racemization (AAR), and electron spin resonance (ESR) methods. The maximum highstand for a MIS 5.5 sea level is normally set at 7±2 m. This altitude remains a key value for the Mediterranean Sea and is often used to establish the neotectonic stability of coastal areas or to uplift/downlift rates in a tectonically active coast. Information on MIS 9 is available only from cores or terraces in tectonically active coastal areas. Knowledge on MIS 7 was recently improved by papers reporting precise sea level data from submerged speleothems in a stable coastal area: the Argentarola cave (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). These data (highstand duration and sea level) agree with global eustatic sea level curves. On the contrary, few observed data are available for MIS 3, 5.1, and 5.3. Moreover, most of these data disagree with global sea level curves. Only one recorded and dated observational datum for MIS 2 was published for the Late Glacial Maximum (LGM) lowstand (-129.5 m in Sicily). This datum agrees with global sea level curves and predicted sea level data from glacio-hydro-isostatic models. With regard to the Holocene period, it can be assumed that sea level changes along the Mediterranean coasts are the sum of eustatic, glacio-hydro-isostatic, and tectonic factors. The first is only time dependent, while the latter two also vary with location, which means that at the same time slices the sea level (the sum of three different movements) may be different in different coastlines.