Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
“Moderating role of the gender and religiosity on the relationship between Gratitude and Stress”

Researchers have taken a comprehensive approach to understanding stress, spirituality, and religion, etc. over the past few decades. Recently, there has been increasing interest in understanding psychological correlations involving gratitude and stress. A study (Wood et al., 2007) has shown that being spiritual or having a religious belief plays a positive role in stress reduction. This relationship may not be equally true for women and men, as women may get benefited, particularly from the social context, therefore, resulting in positive emotional effects of gratitude for them. In the current study, an attempt has been made to investigate the relationship between gratitude and stress with gender and religiosity acting as moderators. For testing the hypothesized relationships, primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire from 348 respondents residing in India. Stress perception was measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, S., et al, 1983) and gratitude perception was captured using it (GQ-6; McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002), using response type 7-point likert scale. The study used scientific research tooli.e SPSS PROCESS Macro, Model 1, developed by Hayes, Andrew F, (2013) to test the conjectured hypotheses and establish the conceptual model. There is evidence of having a significant negative relationship between gratitude and stress and there was not a significant relationship between religiosity and stress. Further, the moderating role of gender and religiosity on the relationship between gratitude and stress, too, has been found checked and found significant for Gender. From this analysis, with the conditional effect, we have also found that significantly, there was the negative relationship between gratitude and stress those who female and male have believe in religiosity. Findings of the differences between gender and religiosity and the possible consequences for further studies in psychology and social science are discussed in a wider context
Downstream gradients in bioindicator responses: Point source contaminant effects on fish health

To investigate potential causal relationships between contaminant exposure and biological responses in fish, a suite of bioindicators ranging from the biochemical to the community-level were measured in fish populations and communities downstream from a bleached kraft mill effluent (BKME) discharge. Downstream gradients in responses were evident in elevated hepatic mixed-function oxygenase activity, several measures of condition and bioenergetic status, growth, the health assessment index, and several fish community-level parameters. A multivariate discriminant analysis procedure, which included many of the individual bioindicators, also demonstrated a gradient in integrated health status of a sentinel fish species in the contaminated river. These downstream response gradients were probably influenced to a greater degree by contaminant discharges than by natural or anthropogenic nutrient sources downstream. Establishing causal relationships between a specific contaminant source and responses in sentinel aquatic organisms becomes relatively more straightforward when downstream gradients in biological responses are observed at multiple levels of biological organization.
Trochanteric fractures treated by proximal femoral nail-Our experience

Background & Objectives: Intertrochanteric fractures pose a challenging problem for orthopaedic surgeons. Many implants have come in vogue. Use of Proximal femoral nail in treatment of trochanteric fractures gives an advantage of being intramedullary device along with the decrease in the number of complications. Materials & Methods: In our study 50 patients who presented to the orthopaedic unit of Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences between january 2010 to july 2013 with intertrochanteric fractures were included. All were followed upto 2 years & the final outcome was assessed for the type of fracture using evan’s classification, position of the lag screws, time of union and functional assessment score using kyle 's criteria. Results: Forty five patients completed 2 years follow up. 2 patients died after 1year due to comorbid conditions & 3 were lost to follow-up. Based on Evan's classification 80% fracturesunstable 20%stable, 76% of the lag screws in AP view were in the inferior quadrant & 92% in central position in lateral view, with mean time of union of 12.8 weeks. Functional results according to kyle's criteria were Excellent 55.6%, Good 31.1%, Fair 8.9% and Poor 4.4%. There were 3 cases of superficial infection, 2 cases of proximal migration (Z effect) & 1 case of screw breakage. All were adequately treated. Conclusions: PFN is a technically demanding procedure. Closed anatomical reduction, small size of incision, less blood loss, rigid fixation & early weight bearing are its advantages in helping patient return to his functional capacity at earliest.
Investigating the effect of system characteristics on user satisfaction of ERP end users

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are regarded as one of the major technological advancements in the previous decade and are entering the higher education sector on a global scale. The purpose of this research is to use structural equation modelling and mediation analysis to investigate the effect of system characteristics on user satisfaction of educational ERP end users. The research followed quantitative analysis and contributes to the little research done on ERP systems in education sector so far. There are several implications about the findings related to determinants in the model that provide strategic insight regarding the factors that can enhance satisfaction of ERP end users.
Distribution and Diel Activity Patterns of Glossina Fuscipes Fuscipes Newstead on Rusinga Island and Mainland in Mbita, Kenya

A study of population ecology and vectorial capacity of Glossina fuseipes fuscipes Newstead was initiated on Rusinga island and mainland of Mbita Division, South Nyanza District, Kenya. As part of the overall study, investigations into fly distribution and diel activity patterns were carried out using biconical traps. The distribution of flies was found to be confined to a strip of dense vegetation of several metres in width along the lake shore. Trap catches indicated unimodal diel activity patterns for both sexes. Catches were recorded between 0700 and 1900 hr with peaks for females at 0900 hr and for males at 1000 hr. Of the physical factors (solar radiation, relative humidity, temperature and windspeed), solar radiation was found to be the main factor significantly influencing the catches of both males and females during the day. For males Y = −29.46 + 6.30X1 + 0.40X2, (r2 = 0.59, P = 0.0053 and P = 0.0425, where X1 = solar radiation and X2 = relative humidity, respectively). For females, Y = 3.63 + 5.13X1 (r2 = 0.20, P= 0.0960, where X1 = solar radiation). RésuméUne étude de l’écologie de la population et de la capacité vectorielle de Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead a été initiée dans l’îe da Rusinga et sur le sol continental de la Division de Mb ita, District de Nyanza Sud, au Kenya. Nous avons utilisé des peiges biconiques pour étudier la distribution des mouches et leur activité journalière. Les prises ont été enregistriés a 7 h 00 et 19 h 00. Nous avons observé que la distribution des mouches est confinée a une bande étroite de végétation dense de quelques mètres de largeur en bordure du lac. Les prises indiquent une distribution unimodale de l’activité pour les deux sexes, avec uni pic a 9 h 00 et a 10 h 00, respectivement pour les femelles et les maies. Parmi les facteurs physiques étudiés (radiation solaire, humidité relative, température, vitesse du vent), seule la radiation solaire s’est revelée comme la facteur essentiel influençant significativement les prises pendant le jour. Pour les maies Y = −29 + 6.30X1+ 0.40X2, (r2 = 0.59, P = 0.0053 et P=0.0425, avec X1 = radiation solaire et X2 = humidité relative). Pour les femelles, Y = 3.63 + 5.13X1, (r2 = 0.20, P = 0.0960).
The π-Helix Formation between Asp and Thr as a Key Factor in E1-E2 Conformational Change of Na/K-ATPase

Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Biophysics, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, Centre for Cardiovascular Research, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, Institute of Biochemistry and Endocrinology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Population dynamics of the grass Anthoxanthum odoratum on a zinc mine.

'Our knowledge about the lives of individual plants and of their persistence in plant communities is very incomplete especially when perennial herbs are concerned. ' This remark made by Tamm (1948) is still largely true today: very few studies have been made on the longevity of plants in natural populations. Tamm (1948, 1956) mapped individual plants of various species over a 13-year period, using permanent quadrats. Harper (1967) re-analysed some of Tamm's data to show that the decay rates of the different species differed yet remained relatively constant over the period of the investigation. Sagar (1959, data quoted by Harper 1967) in a 2-year mapping study of Plantago lanceolata showed that this perennial herb in permanent grassland had a rapid population turnover. Harberd (1961, 1962) studying the clonal patterns in Festuca rubra and F. ovina concluded that there was probably very little population turnover and that some of the genotypes were likely to be over 1000 years old. Parallel studies on twelve other nongraminaceous species (Harberd 1962), on clover (Harberd 1963), and subsequent studies on grasses (Harberd 1967; Harberd & Owen 1969) showed the presence of more restricted clonal patterns. Williams (1970), in the only direct study of the longevity of perennial grasses, showed that Danthonia cespitosa had a relatively rapid decay rate (half-life of 15-30 months), which was somewhat decreased by grazing. Chloris acicularis behaved quite differently: under ungrazed conditions its decay rate was generally very slow (halflife of about 24 years) whereas under grazed conditions it was rapidly eliminated (half-life of about 2 months). The present mapping study was undertaken between August 1964 and September 1970 to obtain data on the rate of population turnover and individual longevity in Anthoxanthum odoratum L. , sweet vernal grass, on a derelict mine site.
Effect of Mobile Devices on the Use Intention and Use of Mobile Banking Service in Myanmar

Most banks in Myanmar have begun to provide their services via mobile phones. However, few studies investigated the factors that may help to set mobile services from a customer perspective. So, this study aims to propose and test a conceptual research model to predict the user's intention to use and actual use level of mobile banking service by combining UTAUT and DeLone-Mclean IS model. Data were collected from 206 citizens who had experienced mobile banking in various regions of Myanmar. The study found that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, information quality and service quality influence the user 's intention to adopt mobile banking services which directly affects the user's actual use of them. However, social influence, facilitating condition and system quality don't influence the user's intention. The study results contribute to meeting customer’s needs and reducing customer risk in Myanmar's mobile banking industry, suggesting to seamlessly provide the necessary resources like technology improvements, organizational infrastructure and service centers. Another future study are required to include service’s security and trust factors so that the service providers could gain their customers’ reliability and trust
Impact of Capital Structure on Islamic Banks Performance: (Evidence from Asian Country)

under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of Management and Business Research: C Finance Volume 18 Issue 3 Version 1.0 Year 2018 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853
Upfront debulking surgery for high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: current evidence

High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is a leading cause of mortality among women worldwide. Currently, there is no clear consensus over the regime these patients should receive. The main two options are upfront debulking surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy or neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking surgery (IDS). The former approach is proposed to be accompanied by lower chemoresistance rates but could lead to severe surgical comorbidities and lower quality of life (QoL). Optimizing patient’s selection for upfront debulking surgery might offer higher progression-free and overall survival rates. Further studies need to be conducted in order to elucidate the predictive factors, which are favorable for patients undergoing upfront debulking surgery in cases of high-grade serous ovarian cancer.
Deer herbivory as an important driver of divergence of ground vegetation communities in temperate forests

Ungulate herbivory can fundamentally affect terrestrial vegetation at the landscape and regional levels, but its impact has never been analyzed from meta-community perspectives. Here, we study a meta-community of forest ground-layer plants in a warm-temperate region along a clear gradient of deer density interplaying with gradients of other environmental factors (forest type, sky openness and topographic wetness). Canonical corresponding analysis showed that deer density was the most important determinant of species distributions. These distributions conformed to a two-directional filtering model, which selects for competitive species at low deer density but favours herbivory-tolerant plants at high deer density, with these two directions counterbalancing each other when herbivory is intermediary. This resulted in a bi-directionally nested meta-community, in which local species richness was highest at intermediate levels of deer density, conforming also to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis. Our results suggest that herbivory can be the most important driver of meta-community structure in mesic systems; this contrasts with the results of earlier studies conducted in harsh environments, where species sorting by abiotic factors at early life stages reduced the role of biotic interactions, including herbivory.
Increased proportion of female lambs by feeding Border Leicester × Merino ewes a diet high in omega-6 fatty acids around mating

The proportion of female lambs was previously higher when ewes were offered a diet high in omega-6 fatty acids (n-6) based on oats and cottonseed meal (oats/CSM) around joining. The effect of the length of time of feeding the high n-6 diet on the sex ratio of lambs has not previously been reported. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the proportion of female lambs was higher when Border Leicester × Merino ewes were fed a diet high in n-6 either pre-conception only or both pre- and post-conception. Ewes were fed a low n-6 diet based on silage or a high n-6 diet based on oats/CSM for 40 days pre-mating until the end of mating (pre-mating) or 40 days pre-mating and 17 days post-mating. Liveweight, fat score, plasma fatty acid status and lamb sex was determined. Plasma n-6 concentration was higher (P < 0.001) and the time to oestrus shorter (P < 0.001) when ewes received oats/CSM compared with silage. The proportion of female lambs was higher when ewes were fed a high n-6 compared with low n-6 diet pre-mating only (54.1% vs 44.4%, P = 0.049) and both pre- and post-mating (57.2% vs 43.4%, P = 0.018). The interaction between diet and length of time of feeding was not significant (P = 0.537). The mechanism resulting in the diet high in omega-6 influencing the sex ratio of lambs appears to operate before or around conception but is yet to be determined.
ActBERT: Learning Global-Local Video-Text Representations

In this paper, we introduce ActBERT for self-supervised learning of joint video-text representations from unlabeled data. First, we leverage global action information to catalyze the mutual interactions between linguistic texts and local regional objects. It uncovers global and local visual clues from paired video sequences and text descriptions for detailed visual and text relation modeling. Second, we introduce an ENtangled Transformer block (ENT) to encode three sources of information, i.e., global actions, local regional objects, and linguistic descriptions. Global-local correspondences are discovered via judicious clues extraction from contextual information. It enforces the joint videotext representation to be aware of fine-grained objects as well as global human intention. We validate the generalization capability of ActBERT on downstream video-and language tasks, i.e., text-video clip retrieval, video captioning, video question answering, action segmentation, and action step localization. ActBERT significantly outperform the state-of-the-arts, demonstrating its superiority in video-text representation learning.
AIP/123-QED A simulation tool for brassiness studies

A frequency-domain numerical model of brass instrument sound production is proposed as a tool to predict their brassiness, defined as the rate of spectral enrichment with increasing dynamic level. It is based on generalized Burger’s equations dedicated to weakly nonlinear wave propagation in non uniform ducts, and is an extension of previous work by Menguy and Gilbert (2000), initially limited to short cylindrical tubes. The relevance of the present tool is evaluated by carrying out simulations over distances longer than typical shock formation distances, and by doing preliminary simulations of periodic regimes in a typical brass trombone bore geometry. PACS numbers: 43.75. Fg and 43.25. Gf
Decay rate of reindeer pellet-groups

Counting of animal faecal pellet groups to estimate habitat use and population densities is a well known method in wildlife research. Using pellet-group counts often require knowledge about the decay rate of the faeces. The decay rate of a faecal pellet group may be different depending on e.g. substrate, size of the pellet group and species. Pellet-group decay rates has been estimated for a number of wildlife species but never before for reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ). During 2001 to 2005 a field experiment estimating the decay rate of reindeer pellet groups was performed in the Swedish mountains close to Ammarnas. In total the decay rate of 382 pellet groups in three different habitat types (alpine heath, birch forest and spruce forest) was estimated. The slowest decay rate was found in alpine heath and there the pellet groups persisted for at least four years. If decay was assumed to take place only during the bare ground season, the estimated exponential decay rate was -0.027 pellet groups/week in the same habitat. In the forest, the decay was faster and the pellet groups did not persist more than two years. Performing pellet group counts to estimate habitat use in dry habitats, such as alpine heath, I will recommend using the faecal standing crop method. Using this method makes it possible to catch the animals’ general habitat use over several years. Abstract in Swedish / Sammanfattning: Nedbrytningshastighet av renspillning Inom viltforskningen har spillningsinventeringar anvants under flera artionden for att uppskatta habitatval och populationstathet hos olika djurslag. For att kunna anvanda data fran spillningsinventeringar kravs ofta att man vet hur lang tid det tar for spillningen att brytas ner. Nedbrytningshastigheten ar olika beroende pa marktyp och djurslag. Nedbrytningshastighet pa spillning har studerats for bland annat olika typer av hjortdjur, men det har inte studerats pa ren ( Rangifer tarandus ) tidigare. I omradet kring Ammarnas genomfordes under aren 2001- 2005 ett faltexperiment for att uppskatta nedbrytningshastigheten av renspillning. Under tre somrar lades totalt 382 renspillningar ut i hagn i tre olika typer av habitat (fjallhed, fjallbjorkskog och granskog). Det visade sig att nedbrytningshastigheten var langsammast pa fjallheden, dar spillningshogarna fortfarande var kvar efter fyra ar. Den exponentiella nedbrytningshastigheten beraknades till -0.027 hogar/vecka om nedbrytningen antas ske under barmarksperioden. I skogshagnen gick nedbrytningen snabbare och alla hogar var borta inom tva ar. Vid spillningsinventeringar pa kalfjallsomradet eller omraden med liknande marktyp, dar syftet ar att studera djurens habitatval over en langre tid rekommenderas att anvanda den sa kallade ”faecal accumulation rate”-metoden, dar man inventerar orensade ytor. Det ger en generell bild av hur djuren anvant omradet under en langre period, eftersom nedbrytningen av spillning ar langsam i sadana habitat.
Pressure and temperature control of a thermophilic carboxypeptidase from sulfolobus solfataricus

The stability and the catalytic activity of a carboxypeptidase from the extreme thermophilic archaebacteria S. solfataricus was studied over a wide range of temperature (30–95 °C) and pressure (0.1 ‐ 400 MPa), and compared to carboxypeptidase A. The thermostability of both carboxypeptidases could be increased at high pressure. The catalytic activity of the enzyme from S. solfataricus showed two temperature dependent domains. Below 60°C, the values of the activation energy and activation volume were large: ? H‡ = 44 kJ/mol, ? V‡ = 21 ml/mol, suggesting a conformation with a high structural rigidity. In the high temperature domain (above 60 °C), both terms were quite small (? H‡ = 9 kJ/mol, ? V‡ = 6 ml/mol), comparable to those of carboxypeptidase A which were always small (? H‡ = 24 kJ/mol, ? V‡ = 0.5 ml/mol), regardless of the temperature. High pressure appeared to shift the enzyme conformation to the properties of the low temperature domain. These results point to the possibility that the thermostability of ca.
AN ANTICIPATORY ACTION: PORNOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE VIA INTERNET AND THE ATTITUDES OF THE STUDENT WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT TOWARD SEXUALITY

The presence of assistive technology to facilitate people with visual impairment in reading texts digitally, has other impacts that were previously not anticipated. Some negative digital content, includes pornography, can be easily accessed and have impact on attitudes regarding sexuality. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of exposure to pornography on students with visual impairment regarding sexuality, in the cultural context adopted by most Indonesian people, sexuality has certain limitations that must be maintained in accordance with social values. The findings are the initial stage for mapping efforts that can be taken by school institutions to expect the negative effects of pornography among students. The method used is a quantitative, using simple linear regression test, while the samples taken are 41 students. Along with data got from interviews and observations to map out the anticipation effort. The results showed that there was an influence from pornographic exposure on students with visual impairment regarding sexuality so there was a shift in the values adopted by some of them regarding sexuality, compared to the previous generation who were not familiar with pornographic content obtained from the internet. The anticipated actions include filtering, socializing the negative effects of pornography, teacher supervision, coordination between schools with parents, reminding each other among peers, strengthening religious value, consultation and addition activities that students can follow.