Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ethnomedicinal use of pythons by traditional medicine practitioners in Ghana

ABSTRACT The use of Python spp. for traditional medicine purposes has been recorded, but there is a dearth of information on the versatility of body parts used for the treatment of human ailments. This study aimed to determine the medicinal knowledge and level of agreement among traditional medicine practitioners in Ghana on the use of pythons for the treatment of human ailments. Ethnozoological data on the use of pythons for the treatment of human ailments were gathered from 45 traditional medicine practitioners using semi-structured interviews. The use value index and informant agreement ratio were calculated to ascertain the most sought after python body part and the level of agreement of a python body part for the treatment of human ailments. The python head, bones, and skin were the body parts found to be used for traditional medicine purposes together with the fat and eggs. Python fat had the highest use value and informant agreement ratio. Rheumatism, headache, bedwetting, diabetes, and spiritual protection were among the human ailments that were treated with python. Overall, python medicinal use was mainly for spiritual ailments rather than medical ailments. Although the python is currently of less international conservation importance, there is a need to reconcile the high use values of species by traditional medicine practitioners with their conservation status to evaluate their current threats.
Nature-Based Video with Music for Individuals Experiencing an Episode of Sundown Syndrome

Context: There is currently little research using short duration activities like a six-minute nature-based video with classical music to assist in improving tranquility levels of individuals with dementia. Previous studies have shown that the combined use of a nature-based video with music has improved the tranquility levels of individuals with dementia living in a dementia care unit. Objectives: The current study attempts to assess the efficacy of a six-minute nature-based slideshow video accompanied with classical music and its effect on the tranquility levels of individuals with dementia during an episode of sundown syndrome. Methods: A one-group pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental design with mixed-methods data collection was used for this exploratory study. Ten participants living in a dementia care unit, who were experiencing an episode of Sundowning had their tranquility levels collected along with comments before and after the research intervention. Findings: Descriptive statistics of both CNA and participant statistics indicated improved tranquility levels and comments appeared to be more positive after the research intervention. Discussion: Increased levels of tranquility, more positive participant behaviors, and improved attitudes after the nature-based video with music occurred. The research video with music appeared to assist in the mitigation of sundown syndrome symptoms. Limitations: A limited number of participants were studied before and after only one episode of Sundowning. Multiple occurrences of Sundowning and implementation of the research intervention may add more evidence-based findings. Implications: A simple short duration six-minute nature-based video with music intervention could be integrated into a care home worker’s daily routine for residents with dementia and who are Sundowning to assist in mitigating symptoms of sundown syndrome. This method could also be used by home health care workers and family caregivers.
Statistical modeling of radiation-induced proton transport in silicon: deactivation of dopant acceptors in bipolar devices

We show that radiation-induced dopant deactivation in MOS capacitors that simulate the base oxides of silicon bipolar transistors is due primarily to direct neutralization by protons. The strong dependence of the deactivation process on electric field is related to the transport of H/sup +/ in the depletion region. The probability of acceptor neutralization near the Si surface is higher for small irradiation biases when protons diffuse through the depletion layer rather than drift through it. The observed dependence of the neutralized-acceptor concentration on the irradiation bias is explained by analytical modeling and statistical Monte Carlo simulations. The analytically estimated and numerically calculated density of passivated acceptors near the Si-SiO/sub 2/ interface is in very good agreement with experimental data. Neutralization of protons in the Si is not necessary to describe the observed dopant deactivation.
A Complex Paleo‐Surface Revealed by the Yutu‐2 Rover at the Lunar Farside

The observable lunar surface is represented by a ubiquitous layer of fine‐grained materials produced by billions of years of hypervelocity pounding of its crustal layer. The data from the Lunar Penetrating Radar onboard Chang'e‐4 (CE‐4) rover (Yutu‐2), which is exploring the Von Kármán Crater on the lunar farside, are helping to peel back the upper layer of finely comminuted materials, interpreted as a thick layer of ejecta from the neighboring Finsen crater, to reveal a complex paleo‐surface morphology. During the rover’s 560 m journey, from depths of 7–20 m, distinct variations in the returned signal characteristics reveal a possible 270 ± 10 m buried crater with an estimated age of less than 100 m.y. A smooth surface depression that lies to the southwest of the Yutu‐2 rover’s travel path might not be the remnant of a degraded crater but a related surface expression of the hidden structure.
Aeroacoustic wind tunnel tests of wind turbine arfoils

Aeroacoustic wind tunnel tests were performed for six airfoils that are candidates for use on small wind turbines. One additional airfoil (NACA 0012) was tested for comparison to benchmark data. The acoustic measurements were performed in NLR's Small Anechoic Wind Tunnel, for a range of wind speeds ( U) and angles of attack, with and without boundary layer tripping. Besides the airfoil self-noise measurements in a clean tunnel flow, the models were also tested with a turbulence grid in the nozzle, to investigate airfoil noise associated with inflow turbulence. A 48-microphone out-of-flow acoustic array was used to locate noise sources and to separate airfoil noise from extraneous wind tunnel noise. Special techniques were applied to translate acoustic source plots to absolute airfoil noise spectra. The acoustic results indicate that in a clean tunnel flow trailing edge noise is dominant for all airfoils. In the untripped condition a number of airfoils exhibit intense tones, that disappear after proper tripping is applied. Broadband trailing edge noise levels are found to scale with U 4.5 . The agreement with the benchmark data was generally good. In case of inflow turbulence, leading edge noise is dominant for all airfoils, and no difference is observed between results with and without tripping. The inflow turbulence noise levels are found to scale with U 6 . Comparison of the acoustic results for different airfoils indicates that inflow turbulence noise levels increase with increasing sharpness of the model leading edge. The directivity of both trailing edge and inflow turbulence noise is found to be symmetrical with respect to the chord. With regard to the test set-up, it was found that a treatment of porous material at the model-endplate junctions yields a reduction of broadband extraneous noise up to 10 dB. As a result, the array can look much 'deeper', which enables the detection of very low trailing edge noise levels.
Thermal niche dimensionality could limit species’ responses to temperature changes: Insights from dung beetles

Adequate responses of species to climate changes require that thermal changes remain compatible across different key biological aspects (e.g. reproduction, feeding and development). However, limits of thermal compatibility to such biological aspects are largely unknown in extant ectotherm groups. To fill this gap, we studied the intraspecific congruence of thermal responses across biological aspects.
Design and Implementation of the Ulul Albab Teacher Training Program at Imtiaz Schools in Malaysia

Ulul Albab education is an education that offers in selected secondary schools in Malaysia. In the context of the teachers at the Ulul Albab schools, the in-service program is essential as the existing pre-service programs do not directly focus on the concept of Ulul Albab education. This qualitative study aims to examine the design and implementation of the Ulul Albab teacher training program at Imtiaz secondary schools. This qualitative study employed the case study method by interviewing six participants using a purposive sampling technique consisting of Ulul Albab program coordinators, Imtiaz secondary school principal, and four teachers at Imtiaz secondary schools who performed Ulul Albab programs. The findings showed that there are several designs of teacher training programs such as Quranic culture, explanation of school mission, benchmarking visits to excellent schools, and the emphasis on holistic education concept. The findings of the study also indicate that the implementation of teacher training programs should be carried out periodically, and consistently by the school and relevant departments. This study has important implications for professional development programs for Ulul Albab teachers during their services, especially on the aspects that have been highlighted in the study findings.
Quality of Spindle-Picked Cotton

Three cotton varieties were grown under furrow-irrigated conditions in southern New Mexico and harvested with three different spindle picker machine/speed combinations. Results for harvest losses and trash content showed a highly significant interaction between variety and machine/speed combination. This interaction caused difficulty in interpreting results from this 1-year study. Therefore, a follow-up study is planned.
MODELLING OF VIBRATION AND MODAL PROPERTIES OF ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE DRIVE

The article provides a method of mathematical modelling of the dynamic properties of the electric locomotive wheelset drive. The linkage of the traction motor by means of the rotor pinion gear with the gear of wheelset drive is considered. The impact of couplings and operation conditions on the dynamic properties is studied. The method of decomposition into subsystems is applied for derivation of mathematical model of an interconnected system. This model is used for the calculation of modal values and also for investigating the forced vibration excited by pulsation moments of the asynchronous traction motor. The method is applied to a particular drive of the locomotive SKODA 109E.
Genetic dissection of yield and its components in upland cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.)

A 4x4 diallel cross experiment involving three exotic lines that is DPL-775, 71-821 Bulk-OP and Coker-100/A-2 and one local line that is MNH-53, was conducted for genetic analysis of yield and its components in upland cotton, to evaluate the gene action for different agronomic and fiber characters in upland cotton. Additive gene action with partial dominance appeared to control plant height, number of sympodial branches, number of bolls, yield of seed cotton, boll weight and lint percentage, where as over dominance type of gene action was noted for number of seeds per boll, seed index, lint index, staple length, fiber fineness. On over all basis 71-82 Bulk-OP has maximum dominant genes for number of sympodial branches, yield of seed cotton, seed index, lint index and fiber fineness while dominant genes for number of seeds per boll, boll weight, lint percentage and staple length are present in Coker-100/A-2. MNH-53 has maximum dominant genes for plant height and number of bolls while DPL-775 did not possess and dominant genes for any character. Key words: Gene action, diallel cross agronomic traits, cotton.
Quantitative assessment of social losses based on physical damage and interaction with infrastructural systems

Metrics that describe direct social losses, such as number of casualties and fatalities, or the number of displaced people, which pose a demand for emergency shelter needs, or on the health‐care system and other critical facilities, are key inputs for emergency response planning and preparedness. This paper presents a model to evaluate such performance indicators. The model integrates multiple infrastructural systems within a consistent computational framework where the consequences of their physical damage and interactions are used in the quantitative assessment of social losses. In particular, the interaction between the physical damage state of buildings and the combined residual service level in the utility networks is used to assess the habitability of buildings from which the number of displaced persons can be computed. The model is integrated within a larger analysis framework for the seismic vulnerability assessment of interconnected infrastructural systems, accounting for relevant uncertainties and interdependencies. A simple application illustrates the model capabilities. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Reverse bias capacitance-voltage characteristics of Au/n-GaAs Schottky diodes under hydrostatic pressure

In Au/n-GaAs Schottky diodes, a remarkable decrease in the depletion layer capacitance was observed by application of hydrostatic pressure. The capacitance decrease induced by the hydrostatic pressure is attributed to the change of ionized additional donor-like defect centres. Since the capacitance decrease is due to hydrostatic pressure, we suggest an application as a pressure-sensitive capacitor.
Provenance, source weathering, and tectonics of the Yarlung Zangbo River overbank sediments in Tibetan Plateau, China, using major, trace, and rare earth elements

This paper studies the major, trace, and rare earth elements (REEs) in fluvial sediments from the Yarlung Zangbo River (YZR) on the Tibetan Plateau, China, with the aim of investigating their provenances, sediment maturity, weathering conditions, and tectonic settings. All samples and analytical techniques are based on Environmental Geochemical Monitoring Networks, which are a crucial part of IGCP259/360 (Global Geochemical Baseline). The results show that the YZR sediments consist of greywacke and litharenite with low‐moderate maturities of textures and minerals. The chemical index of alteration (CIA) (49–71), plagioclase index of alteration (49–77), and index of compositional variability (ICV) values (0.82–1.54) indicate that both mature and immature sediments are present in the YZR and have experienced weak to moderate weathering with little intense weathering in the source area, which is also confirmed by the ICV‐CIA, A‐CN‐K, A‐CNK‐FM, and MFW plots. Moreover, the provenance discrimination diagrams suggest that the YZR sediments are predominantly derived from felsic rocks that are close to the upper continental crust and from acid intermediates, and the tectonic settings of the YZR source rocks were associated with active continental margins and continental island arcs. The overall sediment types, weathering conditions, and tectonics of the YZR were consistent with those of the Brahmaputra River and Meghna River during the Himalayan–Tibetan orogeny, while the sediments of the Brahmaputra River are characterized by recycled‐quartzose sources when compared with the other two Himalayan rivers due to the contributions of quartzolithic composition.
Women's consumption of men's professional sport in Canada: Evidence of the ‘feminization’ of sports fandom and women as omnivorous sports consumers?

Women sports fans have been substantially understudied compared to their male counterparts. While a growing number of studies seek to redress this, there remains a stark absence of quantitative approaches that would allow investigations regarding patterns of women’s sporting consumption and historical trends in the potential growth of this fandom. Using large-scale survey data from Canada from 1990 through to 2015, and employing quantitative methods of latent class and regression analysis, this study seeks to redress these issues by testing the ‘feminization’ thesis of increased women’s sporting fandom over the past three decades. In addition, we consider whether women’s fandom has become increasingly ‘omnivorous’ over this time period and the nature of this consumption today. Results show support for the feminization thesis. These findings are significant as through the use of quantitative methodologies we evidence the narrowing gender gaps in professional sports following between men and women, and women’s increasingly omnivorous consumption of sports. However, we find substantial gender gaps and inequalities in omnivorism by which the evidence suggests increased socio-economic and cultural barriers to omnivorous consumption of sport for women. We suggest that these women omnivores may be able to utilize their sporting knowledge in an instrumental way for benefits in various social settings, especially workplaces. It is hoped that this article will pave the way for further quantitative studies on women sports fans across different contexts.
Subspace-based techniques for blind separation of convolutive mixtures with temporally correlated sources

This contribution addresses the blind identification of multiple input multiple output linear finite impulse response systems having a number of inputs less than the number of outputs. Recent publications have proposed an efficient second-order identification method in the single input multiple output case. Based on a subspace analysis, it allows a perfect recovery of the system parameters and excitation in a noise-free environment. Some extensions to the case of multiple inputs are also available under quite specific conditions. In this paper we indicate how to extend the original subspace-based approach to the general case.
Applicability of Varshni potential to predict the mass spectra of heavy mesons and its thermodynamic properties

In this present study, the radial Schrodinger equation is solved analytically with Varshni potential model using the Nikiforov-Uvarov method. The energy equation and corresponding wave function were obtained. The analytical energy expression was used to predict the mass spectra of heavy quarkonia such as charmonium and bottomonium. Also, the thermodynamic properties such as free energy, mean energy, entropy, and specific heat were obtained. The results obtained with the present model agree excellently with experimental data and the work of other researchers with a maximum error of 0.0055 GeV.
Social media information and student performance: the mediating role of hedonic value (entertainment)

PurposeThis study evaluates the mediating role of social media entertainment on social information (content) and social media performance, during the COVID-19 era.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data were randomly gathered from 373 students from two top universities (public and private) in Ghana, a sub-Saharan African economy. Data analysis was achieved utilizing the partial least square–structural equation model (PLS-SEM). FindingsSocial media (SM) entertainment partly mediates the link between social media content and social media performance of students, suggesting that social media entertainment is almost indispensable in creating social media content to achieve optimum performance among tertiary students.Research limitations/implicationsThe use of cross-sectional data alone for this study does not give us the opportunity to observe the social media activities of respondents over a longer period. Future studies could, therefore, include longitudinal data.Practical implicationsThe findings in this study suggest that faculties can modify their pedagogical activities to include social media and reflect some entertainment content, since it has an influence on student performance within the social media space.Social implicationsSM has a great influence on students' performance socially and academically; therefore, educational stakeholders like university authorities, faculties, parents and guardians, and the government should consider social media as a tool for attaining educational goals.Originality/valueThe study extends the use of UTAUT2, in understanding students' learning and behavior processes, by linking antecedents of adoption to the post-adoption effect.
RUNOFF AND SOIL EROSION CHARACTERISTICS IN DIFFERENT PERIODS OF AN INTENSIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A TROPICAL INDONESIAN RAINFOREST

Tropical Indonesian rainforest is managed using an Intensive Forest Management System (IFMS). The main activity is selective logging for timber harvesting and intensive line planting to enrich the standing stock. These activities signifi cantly alter the forest canopy cover and the hydrologic response of catchments, including peak discharge, direct runoff and soil erosion. Understanding the hydrologic effects in an IFMS is helpful to develop a forest management strategy. This study investigated the impact of vegetation changes on runoff and soil erosion characteristics in different periods of an IFMS resulting from their respective forestry treatments. This study was conducted in a natural tropical rainforest at Bukit Baka Experimental Catchment, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Runoff and soil erosion characteristics were investigated in three small catchments, a virgin forest catchment (C1), a 10-year-old line plantation catchment (C2) and a 1-year-old line plantation catchment (C3). The IFMS has increased in large scale of open forests and exposed the bare soil, especially in the early years after forest operation. This condition has changed drastically in the catchment hydrologic responses. The increase in discharge, direct runoff, and suspended sediment discharge in the C3 was higher than those in the C2 and C1, particularly for large rainfall events. The proportion of annual rainfall as water yield in the C1, C2, and C3 was 27, 30, and 41%, respectively. The annual suspended sediment yield in the C1, C2, and C3 was 0.15, 3.6, and 14.9 t ha −1 y −1 , respectively. The results showed that the magnitude of runoff and soil erosion depends on the interaction among the rainfall, forest cover changes, forest treatment applied and catchment characteristics. Ten years after forest operation, forest cover has recovery close to natural condition, but still there are differences in hydrological response. Controlling soil erosion during logging activities by reducing the impact of logging and combining ecologically based vegetation structure design is an effective way to control runoff and soil erosion.
Hydrodynamical analysis of the effect of fish fins morphology

The previous works on the biomechanics of fishes focuses on the locomotion effect of the fish bodies. However, there is quite a insufficiency in unveiling the respective function of fins when the fishes pose statics and exposed to fluid flow. Accordingly, this paper's focus is to investigate the hydrodynamic effect of the fins configuration to the fluid flow of shark-shaped-inspired structure. The drag and lift coefficient is computed for different cases of fish fins addition and configuration. The k-epsilon turbulence model is deployed using finite volume method with the aid of commercial software ANSYS CFX. The finding will demystify some of the functions of the fish's fins in term of their contribution to the hydrodynamic flow around the fishes.