Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Incentivised physical activity intervention promoting daily steps among university employees in the workplace through a team-based competition

Introduction The benefits of walking on health and well-being is well established and regarded as the most accessible form of physical activity (PA) that most individuals can incorporate into their lives. Despite the benefits, the impact of a competitive walking intervention combined with a prize incentive in the workplace is yet to be established. The aim of this intervention was to promote PA among university employees through teams-based competition with a prize incentive targeted towards the recommended 10,000 steps per day. Methods A total of 49 employees participated and formed eight departmental teams ranging from Senior Admin management, Educational & Social work, Nursing & Midwifery, Sport & Exercise, Health Sciences, Admin Assistant, Library, and IT to compete in a walking intervention. Each team was handed an ActiGraph wGT3X-BT from Monday to Friday to record their walking steps. Steps. Post intervention participants completed an open-ended survey to provide their views about the intervention. Results The ActiGraph findings determined that steps increased by 4,799 per day from daily baseline of 5,959 to 10,758 throughout this intervention. The themes from qualitative data showed that the prize incentive and competitive nature of this intervention has motivated staff to walk more, changed their behaviour, enjoyed the team-based competition, and improved perceived productivity in the workplace. Discussion and conclusion This intervention increased employees’ daily steps by 4,799 and met the 10,000 steps guideline. The ‘Health Sciences’ team recorded the highest steps 531,342 followed by the ‘Education and Social Work’ accumulating 498,045 steps throughout this intervention. This intervention with prize incentive demonstrated a positive impact on employees personal and work-based outcomes as well as contributed to the workplace PA, health, and wellbeing literature, and more specifically, to the scarce research focused on university settings.
Factors for Acceptance and Use of Mobile Money Interoperability Services

Using mobile phones for financial transactions has been on a sharp increase globally and particularly in Tanzania. The introduction of mobile money interoperability allows customers to undertake money transfers across different telecom mobile money accounts and bank accounts. This study aimed to find out factors that may influence the acceptance and successful use of mobile money services interoperability that are tailored to banking and unbanked users' intention by integrating three globally accepted theories; DeLonge and McLean information system success model, The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and The Task-Technology Fit (TTF) Theory. The study hypotheses were empirically tested using data from 447 mobile money users from both telecom and banks. Data were analysed using the correlation and regression technique. This study found that approximately 81.5% of the dependent variable, which is interoperability of mobile money services, was accounted for by the regression analysis and therefore can strongly be explained very well by independent variables, which are Perceived Ease of Use; price value; Network Availability; Security and Trust; Service quality; Task Characteristics. This study's findings provide valuable understandings for formulating effective strategies concerning financial inclusion to mobile money service providers, governments, and other stakeholders and expand the existing customer base to mobile money service providers. Moreover, this study's results will provide the basis for further refinement of technology acceptance and success models in the emerging mobile money service domain.
Comparisons of brightness temperature measurements and calculations obtained during the spectral radiance experiment

In radiometric remote sensing of the atmosphere, the ability to calculate radiances from underlying state variables is fundamental. To infer temperature and water vapor profiles from satellite- or ground-based radiometers, one must determine cloud-free regions and then calculate clear-sky radiance emerging from the top of the earth`s atmosphere from the underlying profiles of temperature and water vapor. Equally important is the validation of the radiometric retrievals. Usually such validation is made by comparing retrievals with profiles derived from other sensors. Traditionally, such {open_quotes}forward model{close_quotes} calculations and validations have coupled radiosonde observations of the state variables with detailed absorption and radiative transfer models. However, for a variety of reasons, radiosonde moisture measurements are not always satisfactory, especially during low humidity conditions or when there are large horizontal or temporal gradients in the humidity structure. A recent alternative to radiosonde moisture measurements is Raman lidar. The Raman lidar provides humidity measurements with temporal and spatial resolution far superior to radiosonde measurements. In November-December 1991, a substantial number of remote sensor and in-situ instruments were operated together in Coffeyville, Kansas, during the First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) 11. Included in the suite of instruments were (1) the Environmental Technology Laboratory`s (ETL) three-channel microwavemore » radiometer, (2) the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center`s (GSFC) Raman lidar, (3) ETL`s radio acoustic sounding system (RASS), and (4) frequent research-quality radiosondes. The Raman lidar operated only at night, and this portion of the experiment focused on cloud-free conditions. In this presentation, we present results of simultaneous microwave radiometer measurements with collocated Raman lidar measurements of water vapor over 10 nights during the experiments. « less
Incidence of Emotional Disorder Symptoms and Emotional Intelligence in Slovak Secondary School Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The study aimed to replicate our research findings of 2019 by comparing the incidence of emotional disorder symptoms and global trait emotional intelligence (EI) and assessing the closeness of relationships of the observed variables in the context of the new COVID-19 pandemic situation. The data were gathered by self-report tests measuring levels of fears (KSAT), anxiety (STAI), depression (CDI) and trait emotional intelligence (TEIQue-ASF) in Slovak adolescents (N 270) aged 18 to 20 years (AM 18.42; SD 0.59) before (N 138) and during (N 132) the COVID-19 pandemic. Results revealed an increased incidence of emotional disorders (situational anxiety, stage fright, fear, and trait anxiety) and also a decreased level of global trait EI in the pandemic of 2019. Strong negative relationships were identified between global trait EI and trait anxiety (r -0.578; p ≤ .001), as well as medium negative relationships with overall fear (r 0.398; p ≤ .01) and stage fright (r 0.398; p ≤ .01). There were weak or no relationships between global trait EI and the other variables. Thus, higher global trait EI is related to a lower incidence of symptoms of specific emotional disorders. Our findings point to the validity of implementing socio-emotional learning elements into secondary school students' education.
Morphological, teratogenic and behavioral evaluations of Gelidium spinosum methanol extract on zebrafish embryos

Gelidium spinosum is an edible red seaweed from the family Gelidiaceae with possibility to be developed. The potential medical benefits of G. spinosum have been established, yet adequate empirical research on its toxicity is still lacking. Hence, the present work was aimed to examine the toxicity of G. spinosum methanol extract (GsME) on zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and to identify the phytoconstituents using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Results of this study showed that GsME induced morphological defects in zebrafish embryos, including reduction in eye size and body length. Moreover, yolk sac size and mortality were increased in zebrafish embryos exposed to GsME in a dose-dependent manner. GsME at high concentrations triggered teratogenic effects in zebrafish embryos such as decrease in heartbeat/minute, lack of pigmentation, lack of somite, structural deformity, pericardial oedema, and yolk oedema. The LC50 and EC50 of GsME were < 100 mg/L, which classified as a harmful category. The teratogenic index of GsME was found to be > 1, indicating its teratogenic attribute. Additionally, GsME exerted behavioral effects i.e. significantly lower total distance of movement and slower swimming speed of zebrafish embryos. GC-MS analysis of GsME was confirmed the presence of amino acid, phenolics, carboxylic acids, reducing sugars, saturated fatty acids and brominated saturated fatty acid in the extract. It suggesting that compounds of 13-bromotetradecanoic acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid containing in GsME were contributed to the toxic effects.
A two-decade analysis of the spatial and temporal variations in burned areas across Zimbabwe

Understanding wildfire dynamics in space and over time is critical for wildfire control and management. In this study, fire data from European Space Agency (ESA) MODIS fire product (ESA/CCI/FireCCI/5_1) with ≥ 70% confidence level was used to characterise spatial and temporal variation in fire frequency in Zimbabwe between 2001 and 2020. Results showed that burned area increased by 16% from 3,689 km2 in 2001 to 6,130 km2 in 2011 and decreased in subsequent years reaching its lowest in 2020 (1,161km2). Over, the 20-year period, an average of 40,086.56 km2 of land was burned annually across the country. In addition, results of the regression analysis based on Generalised Linear Model illustrated that soil moisture, wind speed and temperature significantly explained variation in burned area. Moreover, the four-year lagged annual rainfall was positively related with burned area suggesting that some parts in the country (southern and western) are characterised by limited herbaceous production thereby increasing the time required for the accumulation of sufficient fuel load. The study identified major fire hotspots in Zimbabwe through the integration of remotely sensed fire data within a spatially analytical framework. This can provide useful insights into fire evolution which can be used to guide wildfire control and management in fire prone ecosystems. Moreover, resource allocation for fire management and mitigation can be optimised through targeting areas most affected by wildfires especially during the dry season where wildfire activity is at its peak.
Personality traits and leadership styles of students: Evidence from Ecuador

The study aims to evaluate how personality traits affect transformational, transactional, and passive-avoidant leadership styles. It uses the quantitative approach with a non-experimental research design; the data were collected cross-sectionally, with a correlational-causal scope. The sample included 418 professionals studying MBA at private universities in Ecuador and working in private companies. Personality traits were measured with the Revised NEO-PI-R Personality Inventory, while the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) measured leadership styles through the survey. Data analysis included the use of correlations and multivariate regression models. The results show that openness to experience (β = 0.100*), extraversion (β = 0.217**), conscientiousness (β = 0.239**), and work experience (β = 0.086*) generated a positive and meaningful effect on transformational leadership. Neuroticism was also significant but with a negative standardized coefficient (β = –0.445**). Also, extraversion (β = 0.169**), conscientiousness (β = 0.303**), and work experience (β = 0.222**) had a positive and significant effect on transactional leadership; neuroticism was also significant but with a negative standardized coefficient (β = –0.243**). Finally, extraversion (β = –0.311**) and conscientiousness (β = –0.192**) had a negative and significant effect, and neuroticism (β = 0.451**) had a positive and significant effect on the passive-avoidant leadership style.
Summary Report of the SATREPS Project on Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru

E-mail: fumio.yamazaki@faculty.chiba-u.jp ∗2CISMID, Faculty of Civil Engineering, National University of Engineering, Lima, Peru ∗3International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan ∗4Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan ∗5Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan ∗6Secretary of the Disaster Risk Management, Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), Lima, Peru
Criminal Record Stigma in the Labor Market for College Graduates: A Mixed Methods Study

: One of the primary ways in which contact with the criminal legal system creates and maintains inequality is through the stigma of a criminal record. Although the negative effects of the stigma of a criminal record are well-documented, existing research is limited to the low-wage labor market. Through a job application audit design, this study examines the role of criminal record stigma in the labor market for recent college graduates across Black, Latino, and white men. We find that criminal record stigma has a large effect among white college-educated men but not among Black or Latino men and find no evidence that earning a college degree after the record mitigates criminal record stigma. In-depth interviews with college-educated men with a criminal record show that the criminal record stigma has effects beyond the initial application stage, as many reported provisional job offers being rescinded following a criminal background check, leading participants to limit the jobs to which they applied.
Resilience indicators support valuation of estuarine ecosystem restoration under climate change

Abstract Economic valuation of ecological restoration most often encompasses only the most tangible ecosystem service benefits, thereby omitting many difficult‐to‐measure benefits, including those derived from enhanced reliability of ecosystem services. Because climate change is likely to impose novel ecosystem stressors, a typical approach to valuing benefits may fail to capture the contribution of ecosystem resilience to sustaining long‐term benefits. Unfortunately, we generally lack predictive probabilistic models that would enable measurement and valuation of resilience. Therefore, alternative measures are needed to complement monetary values and broaden understanding of restoration benefits. We use a case study of Chesapeake Bay restoration (total maximum daily load) to show that ecosystem service benefits that are typically monetized leave critical information gaps. To address these gaps, we review evidence for ecosystem services that can be quantified or described, including changes in harmful algal bloom risks. We further propose two integrative indicators of estuarine resilience—the extent of submerged aquatic vegetation and spatial distribution of fish. Submerged aquatic vegetation extent is indicative of qualities of ecosystems that promote positive feedbacks to water quality. Broadly distributed fish populations reduce risk by promoting diverse responses to spatially heterogeneous stresses. Our synthesis and new analyses for the Chesapeake Bay suggest that resilience metrics improve understanding of restoration benefits by demonstrating how nutrient and sediment load reductions will alleviate multiple sources of stress, thereby enhancing the system's capacity to absorb or adapt to extreme events or novel stresses.
Board independence, CEO tenure, and private firm performance in Nairobi, Kenya

Governing board members includes a mix of non-executive and executive members who seek the best interests of shareholders. Non-executive board members relay on independence to execute their responsibilities and enables better firms’ performance. The independent board members are vetted in by shareholders to reduce agency problems. The study aims to establish how Chief executive officer tenure influence independent board members on decision making to enhance firm performance. Agency theory and stewardship theory were utilized in the study. The explanatory research design was used 371 private firms were the sample size. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. Hierarchical multiple regression models were used to test for direct effect and moderation effect. According to the findings, board member independence is critical for monitoring the CEO and reducing principal-agent conflict, hence enhancing business performance. The independence of board members is critical for organizations to remain inventive and competitive in order to improve firm performance.
Company Size and Leverage to Company Value in Food and Beverage Companies Listed on the IDX with Dividend Policy as an Intervening Variable for 2018 – 2021

Food and beverage companies are one of the business sectors that continue to experience growth. Along with increasing number growth population in Indonesia, the total demand for food and beverages continue increase. The purpose of this research is to analyze and test the company’s size and Leverage on company value in Food Companies and Beverages listed on the IDX through the dividend policy. Data analysis and hypothesis testing in this study using the Structural Equation Model - Partial Least Square (PLS-SEM). The results of the direct effect hypothesis test using the Smart PLS 3.0 application, shows the size of the company has a positive and significant effect on dividend policy. Leverage has a positive effect but not significant on dividend policy. Company size has a positive effect but not significant to company value. Leverage has a negative and significant effect on company value. Dividend policy has a positive effect but not significant to company value. Indirect hypothesis test results shows that company size has a negative effect but not significantly to the value of the company through the dividend policy. Leverage positive but not significant effect on company value through Dividend policy.
Three Pregnane Glycosides from Pergularia Pallida

Three new pregnane glycosides designated as pergulinine, pallicine and pallicinine have been isolated from the chloroform soluble extract of Pergularia pallida. On the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence their structures were established as drevogenin P-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-cymaropyranoside, cissogenin-3-O-β-D-oleandropyranoside and calogenin-3-O-α-L-diginopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-digitoxopyranoside, respectively.
Planning the intangible : place attachment and public participation in South African town planning

Local opposition to town planning applications creates time delays for developers, town planners, and municipal authorities, while also increasing financial costs associated with development. For local communities, opposition means considerable time and financial investment to protect the place they live in from unwanted development. Place attachment, which develops as a result of experiences with or in a place, is one of the reasons why local communities oppose land development – this reaction towards proposed land changes is often considered NIMBYist. Although disciplines such as natural resource management already trained its focus on the influence of place attachment as a motivating factor in participatory planning intentions internationally, it is not clear whether there exists a relationship between place attachment and public participation in South African town planning processes. As such, the aim of this research is to explore the relationship between place attachment and public participation in a South African town planning process. This research focuses on the lived experience of place attachment of residents of the Bult area of the Tlokwe Local Municipality in the North West Province of South Africa, and the role that place attachment experiences played in their participation in a town planning process. The research design is qualitative, using archival data, located participant interviews, and supportive photographic data to explore the lived experiences of 18 participants from three case studies. The data was analysed thematically. The data indicated the link between actual or potential incremental changes through town planning actions in an urban environment and the impact these changes had on the well-being of the residents of that place. The effect of incremental urban changes, actual or potential, motivated participants to participate in the public participation process of rezoning applications in order to oppose the environmental changes. These potential and/or actual environmental changes also led to place protective actions outside the formal participation process. This research indicates that due consideration should be given to opposition to town planning applications, as it can in fact be driven by deeper emotional reasons that cannot be expressed in the legal and technical language associated with the town planning discipline. These reactions should not be considered in a negative light by developers, town planners, and municipal authorities, as they can provide insight on what types of land use changes can implemented successfully in a place. To this effect, a life cycle relationship between place attachment and public participation in a town planning process (as it happened in the three case studies) is proposed as a point of departure for future research. A suggestion is made to incorporate place attachment in urban planning practice.
Whole genome sequencing and genotyping Klebsiella pneumoniae multi-drug resistant hospital isolates from Western Kenya

Objectives. Klebsiella pneumoniae are a frequent cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. Sequence type 147 (ST147) has been reported as a major circulating high-risk lineage in many countries, and appears to be a formidable platform for the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) determinants. However, the distribution of this pathogen in Western African hospitals has been scarcely studied. The main objective of this work was to perform whole genome sequencing of K. pneumoniae isolates from a referral hospital in Kakamega (Kenya) for genotyping and identification of AMR and virulence determinants. Methods. In total, 15 K. pneumoniae isolates showing a broad spectrum antimicrobial resistance were selected for whole genome sequencing by Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform. Results. ST147 was the dominant lineage among the highly-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates that we sequenced. ST147 was associated with both community- and the hospital-acquired infections, and with different infection sites, whereas other STs were predominantly uropathogens. Multiple antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants were detected in the genomes including extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) and carbapenemases. Many of these genes were plasmid-borne. Conclusions. Our data suggest that the evolutionary success of ST147 may be linked with the acquisition of broad host-range plasmids, and their propensity to accrue AMR and virulence determinants. Although ST147 is a dominant lineage in many countries worldwide, it has not been previously reported as prevalent in Africa. Our data suggest an influx of new nosocomial pathogens with new virulence genes into African hospitals from other continents.