Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hubungan Faktor Sosial Ekonomi Keluarga dengan Kejadian Stunting Anak Usia 24-59 Bulan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Barombong Kota Makassar Tahun 2014

Stunting merupakan masalah gizi kronis yang muncul sebagai akibat dari keadaan kurang gizi yang berlangsung cukup lama. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan sosial ekonomi keluarga (pendidikan orang tua, pengetahuan gizi dan stunting pada ibu, pekerjaan ibu, pendapatan orang tua, dan jumlah anggota keluarga) dengan kejadian stunting anak usia 24-59 bulan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Barombong Kota Makassar tahun 2014. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif melalui pendekatan analitik observasional dengan desain cross-sectional study. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 192 orang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan proportional stratified random sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kebanyakan sampel memiliki masalah stunting sebesar 54,7% (37,5% pendek dan 17,2% sangat pendek). Untuk status sosial ekonomi, terdapat sekitar 77,6% ayah yang berpendidikan kurang, sekitar 78,1% ibu yang berpendidikan kurang, sekitar 51% ibu yang berpengetahuan kurang, sekitar 20,8% ibu yang bekerja, sekitar 71,4% keluarga yang berpendapatan kurang dan terdapat sekitar 10,4% yang memiliki jumlah anggota keluarga besar. Berdasarkan hasil uji chi-square, menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat pendidikan ibu (p=0,020) dan pengetahuan gizi & stunting pada ibu (p=0,000) dengan kejadian stunting anak usia 24-59 bulan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Barombong. Dan tidak adanya hubungan antara pendidikan ayah (p=0,150), pekerjaan ibu (p=0,513), pendapatan orang tua (p=0,599), dan jumlah anggota keluarga (p=0,178) dengan kejadian stunting anak usia 24-59 bulan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Barombong. Untuk mencegah terjadinya peningkatan prevalensi stunting, diperlukan penanganan dimulai sejak dini, seperti perlunya pemantauan pertumbuhan balita dengan pengukuran tinggi badan secara berkala melalui posyandu, serta diperlukan penyuluhan kesehatan secara rutin dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan gizi bagi orang tua khususnya pengetahuan ibu sehingga pengetahuan meningkat demi mewujudkan keluarga yang sadar akan gizi.
Running Head: TFA’S EFFECTS ACROSS THE DISTRIBUTION OF ACHIEVEMENT

Acknowledgements: I would like to thank Kara Bonneau and the North Carolina Education Research Data Center and their invaluable assistance with providing administrative data from North Carolina. I would also like to acknowledge the support of Jason Atwood, Alissa Swartz and the External Research Partnerships team at Teach For America and their assistance in identifying Teach For America corps members in North Carolina. I am grateful to Greg J. Duncan, Marianne Bitler, Deborah Lowe Vandell, George Farkas, Thurston Domina, and participants at the Annual Meetings of the Sociology of Education Association and the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness for their valuable comments.
Resilience Levels Among College Students: A Comparative Study fromTwo Southern States inthe USA

During young adulthood, individuals transitioning to adulthood experience unique challenges that require appropriate adaptation to survive and maintain optimum functioning. Such challenges can include dealing with identity development, financial pressures, emotions, and additional increased stress. Knowing how young adults successfully transition this stage while overcoming adversity is critical.A dearth of such information in literature suggests a need for in-depth research on ways in which young adults can grow and cope successfully.The goal of the current research study is to examine how young adults utilize their resources and examine factors that enhance their level of resilience as opposed to those that hinder. Data were analyzed to determine any significant differences between young adults’ emotional well-being and their levels of resilience in the states of Alabama and Tennessee. Resources (individual, caregiver, and contextual) were explored to examine young adults’ resilience. It was found that there was a relationship between gender and resilience levels. Overall, the findings suggested that young adults in Alabama and Tennessee were highly resilient and have individual, caregiver, and contextual components that support their lives.
Breeding P ractices in the Merino Industry

In this topic we explore genetic improvement programs in the Merino industry. We start by looking at breeding trends in the commercial production sector, which are strongly related to market signals for the two main sheep products, wool and meat. We also briefly touch on the structure of the ram breeding sector which is the driver of genetic change for the industry. The traits which influence profit in commercial enterprises can be combined to develop breeding objectives, mainly for ram breeders but also for commercial breeders. These breeding objectives and the genetic variability of the individual traits involved are discussed at length. Evaluating both ram sources and individual animals for the objective and component traits is a key step in making selection decisions, and we will also discuss the development of across flock genetic evaluation systems for Merinos. Finally, we will look at an experiment currently under way which aims to provide objective information on alternative breeding systems used by Merino breeders.
Organisational Structure and Employee Commitment of Academic Staff in a Private University in Uganda

This study analysed the relationship between organisational structure (OS) and employee commitment (EC) of academic staff. The aspects of OS that were related to EC were formalisation, centralisation and complexity. This correlational and cross-sectional study was carried out on 145 academic staff of a branch of a private university in Uganda using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive analysis, Factor Analysis, Cronbach alpha (α) tests and correlation analysis were carried out. Descriptive analysis revealed that affective commitment of academic staff was high while continuance and normative commitment were moderate. However, the EC index of academic staff indicated that it was moderate. The study also revealed that while implementation of organisational formalisation (OF) and centralisation (OC) was high, for organisational complexity (OX) it was moderate. Factor analysis and Cronbach alpha (α) tests revealed that the items measuring both EC and OS subscales were valid and reliable measures. Correlation analysis revealed a weak positive but significant relationship between OF and OC with EC but for OX it was insignificant. It was concluded that EC of academic staff in private universities in Uganda was a challenge, organisational formalisation was pertinent to promotion of EC but centralisation and complexity were not. It was thus recommended that there should be effective implementation of formalisation in the universities. However, organisational centralisation and complexity may not be over emphasised.
Possible Role of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors in Physiology and Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular System

Abstract N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors belong to ionotropic glutamate receptor family, together with α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptors, kainite receptors and δ-receptors. All of these receptors are tetramers composed of four subunits. NMDA receptors have several unique features in relation to other ionotropic glutamate receptors: requirement for simultaneous action of two coagonists, glutamate and glycine; dual control of receptor activation, ligand-dependent (by glutamate and glycine) and voltage-dependent (Mg2+ block) control; and influx of considerable amounts of Ca2+ following receptor activation. Increasing number of researches deals with physiological and pathophysiological roles of NMDA receptors outside of nerve tissues, especially in the cardiovascular system. NMDA receptors are found in all cell types represented in cardiovascular system, and their overstimulation in pathological conditions, such as hyperhomocysteinemia, is related to a range of cardiovascular disorders. On the other hand we demonstrated that blockade of NMDA receptors depresses heart function. There is a need for the intensive study of NMDA receptor in cardiovascular system as potential theraputical target both in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
Results from a large-scale social experiment

This paper reports the impact on child schooling and work of the Government of Zambia’s Child Grant Programme (CGP), an unconditional cash transfer programme targeted to households with children aged under 3 years in three districts of the country. Although the CGP’s focus is on very young children, we look to see if the programme has impacts on older children who are not the explicit target group. We use data from a large-scale social experiment involving 2,519 households, half of whom were randomized out to a delayed-entry control group, which was implemented to assess the impact of the programme. Ex-ante analysis suggests that given the pattern of income effects and structural features of the Zambian schooling system, we would see impacts at very young ages, at the age of drop out, and little impact on child labour. Indeed, actual estimated impacts indicate that the CGP has raised school enrolment and possibly even decreased child paid labour. Programme impacts on enrolment at age 4-7 range from 5 to 6 percentage points, and larger impacts from 6 to 9 percentage points are seen for children age 11-14 years old who are transitioning to lower secondary school. An important pathway for these effects is through the purchase of school uniforms and shoes. The impacts reported here compare favorably with the ones from the CCT literature from Latin America, and lead to the conclusion that unconditional cash transfers in Africa have significant positive impacts on children’s human capital.
Salient or Not? US Air Travel Taxes

We exploit the abundance of tax changes in the airline industry after the Department of Transportation’s full-disclosure rule in order to shed light on the thin literature on airline taxes. We analyze how passengers reacted to changes in the sum of unit taxes levied on domestic travels. A set of Hausman-type instruments and cost shifters are used to address the problems arising from endogenously determined prices. We show that passengers react more strongly to taxes than to price changes: tax elasticity of demand is 1.5 times stronger than the price elasticity of demand. We extend the literature by providing a series of possible rationales for explaining how over-optimization can arise in the airline industry. JEL-Classification: H20, L93, L98, R41, R48
Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on Water Quality: The Case ofATHI River inMACHAKOS County, Kenya

This study sought to determine the effect of anthropogenic activities on the quality of water in Athi River within the Athi River locality in Kenya. The study focussed on analysing the level of hydrocarbon pollution, the relationship between industrial activities and proximity to the river and the level of coliforms in Athi River. Samples collected from selected sample points were tested in a laboratory for color, PH, total dissolved and suspended solids (TSS) dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), turbidity, hardness, total dissolved solids (TDS), chloride (Cl-), and Electrical Conductivity.The findings of the research indicated that the pollution of Athi River decreases as the river flows downstream an aspect that may be attributed to the natural filtration processes as the river flows through rocks and boulders leading to a decrease in pollution. The results provided evidence in support of the null hypothesis in the case of hydrocarbon pollution where no evidence was found in favour of hydrocarbon pollution. The results provided evidence towards a strong correlation between the distance from industries to the river and the level of pollution where a decrease in distance led to an increase in pollution leading to increased pollution load. However, based on the regression analysis results, various factors had to combine to form a significant impact on the quality of the water flowing through the river. The results also showed no evidence of any coliforms or coliform counts.
Extended IMD2020: a large-scale annotated dataset tailored for detecting manipulated images

Image forensic datasets need to accommodate a complex diversity of systematic noise and intrinsic image artefacts to prevent any overfitting of learning methods to a small set of camera types or manipulation techniques. Such artefacts are created during the image acquisition as well as the manipulating process itself (e.g., noise due to sensors, interpolation artefacts, etc.). Here, the authors introduce three datasets. First, we identified the majority of camera models on the market. Then, we collected a dataset of 35,000 real images captured by these cameras. We also created the same number of digitally manipulated images. Additionally, we also collected a dataset of 2,000 ‘real ‐ life’ (uncontrolled) manipulated images. They are made by unknown people and downloaded from the Internet. The real versions of these images are also provided. We also manually created binary masks localising the exact manipulated areas of these images. Moreover, we captured a set of 2,759 real images formed by 32 unique cameras (19 different camera models) in a controlled way by ourselves. Here, the processing history of all images is guaranteed. This set includes categorised images of uniform areas as well as natural images that can be used effectively for analysis of the sensor noise.
Using Protease and Xylanase Enzymes as Single or Combined Supplementation to Corn-Soybean Meal Broiler Diets

The nutrients requirements of broiler strains have increased over the past few decades because of genetic improvement of growth performance and production period. The endogenous production and excretion of digestive enzymes are insufficient to get complete digestion and absorption of nutrients especially at early age of broiler chicks [1]. This means that some of the consumed feed will be lost, resulting in economic and environmental problems such as increased cost of feeding [2], and nitrogen emission [3,4]. As a way to introduce a solution to this complicated situation, workers in the biotechnology field produce several enzymes products like phytase, endo-xylanases, endo-mannanases, beta glucanase and protease and researchers of poultry nutrition field have studied the response of broilers to those additives [5,6]. Abstract Two experiments (EXP 1 and 2) were conducted to study the effect of adding xylanase (X), protease (P) or their combination (XP) to corn-soybean meal broiler diets on growth performance and carcass quality. In both EXP 1 and 2, day-old unsexed Arbor Acres broiler chicks were subjected to three phases feeding program (1 40 d of age). The supplementation rates were 16000 U of X/kg diet (Econase XT25) and 300000U of P/kg diet (CIBENZA® DP100). In EXP1, 160 chicks were randomly allocated to 4 treatments; Chicks were fed corn-soybean meal standard diet (STD) without or with supplemental X, P or XP. Diets of STD were formulated to contain 3000, 3100 and 3200 kcal of metabolizable energy (ME)/kg and 23, 21 and 19 % crude protein (CP) during starter, grower and finisher periods, respectively. In EXP2, 400 chicks were allocated to (2 x 5 factorial design) 10 treatments. Chicks were fed one of 5 formulae of reduced levels of CP and ME from values of STD of each feeding phase without or with XP supplementation. The formulas (F) were: F1, (STD); F2, was lower 10% CP and 100 kcal ME; F3, was lower 10% CP and 150 kcal ME; F4, was lower 15% CP and 100 kcal ME; F5, was lower 15% CP and 150 kcal ME. All diets in both EXP1 and 2 contained the same total lysine/CP and methionine + cystine/CP of STD of each phase. Results of EXP1 showed significant improvement of FCR due to adding X, P or XP and the best value obtained by using XP (1.55) followed by P (1.58). Using XP increased dressing % (6.18%) and reduced meat contents of malondialdehyde (MDA) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Results of main effects of EXP2 showed improvement of FCR (13.2%), dressing % (3.8%), and meat quality due to supplemental XP. Using F2, F3, F4 or F5 resulted in gradual adverse effect on growth and meat drip loss, while meat contents of LDL and MDA decreased. Among treatments, supplementing F2 with XP improved growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and showed the highest saving of feeding cost/kg of body weight (9.1%) compared with STD value. These results recommend adding XP combination to lower 10% of CP and 100 kcal ME/kg broiler diet to reduce feeding cost and improve growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality.
The Effect of the Supportive Educative Nursing Program on Glycemic Control in Vietnamese Patients with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: The prevalence of uncontrolled diabetes has dramatically increased. Nursing interventions in this area are limited. This study was a randomized controlled trial design that aimed to test the effect of the supportive educative nursing program on glycemic control in Vietnamese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: Eighty-four participants were randomly assigned to an experimental (n=41) and a control group (n=43). Participants in the experimental group received the supportive educative nursing program while the control group received routine care. The glycated hemoglobin (Hb A1C ) level was measured as an indication of glycemic control on day one, before implementation of the program, and at 3 months after, following program implementation. Descriptive statistics, the Chi-square test and the Fisher exact test were used to analyze the data. Results: After 3 months of program implementation, the mean score of Hb A1C level in the experimental group (Mean = 8.47%, SD = 1.27) was lower than that in the control group (Mean = 9.4%, SD = 1.36). Moreover, the proportion of glycemic control in the experimental group was significant higher than that in the control group (p<.02). Conclusions: This finding suggests that a self-care education intervention can improve glycemic control level of Vietnamese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus which leads to better quality of patients’ life.
Haematological, Serological and Genotoxic Findings in the African Catfish Clarias gariepinus after the Administration of Copper Nanoparticles and Penconazole

Management of water quality, control of water pollution and environmental protection are major issues for preserving suitable living conditions for the future. Egypt has been listed among the ten countries that will be threatened by water deficiency by the year 2025 due to the rapidly increasing population [1]. Approximately 97% of Egypt’s water resources are from the Nile River [2], which has become polluted due to discharge of untreated waste, dumping of industrial effluent and runoff from agricultural fields [3,4]. One of the most severe impacts of such pollution is biodiversity loss. The African catfish Clarias gariepinus is the most common fish in Egypt. The African catfish has been used in fundamental research and toxicological studies [5], since it has a well-documented biology and is easy to rear in captivity [6]. During recent decades, the use of insecticides has increased dramatically, contaminating soil, water and biota. Abstract This work was carried out to investigate the toxic potential of recent application of two fungicides, penconazole and copper nanoparticles, on the African catfish Clarias gariepinus. Haematological and serological indices of catfish blood were evaluated after three months of exposure to sub-lethal doses of penconazole and copper nanoparticles. During the experiment, C. gariepinus was exposed to three different concentrations (1.8, 3 and 4.2 μg/L) of the two fungicides. Haematological and biochemical parameters and the induction of micronucleated red blood cells (RBCs) and nuclear lesions were evaluated as biomarkers for the toxicity of the two fungicides. Our results revealed that both chemicals could potentially cause haemato-serological and genotoxic alterations in the experimental catfish. The deteriorations in the investigated parameters were dependent on the concentrations of the administered chemicals. On the other hand, least significant difference (LSD) tests indicated that the tested parameters were more adversely influenced by penconazole than by copper nanoparticles. The mean RBC counts and haemoglobin (Hb) and haematocrit (Hct) levels decreased with increasing concentrations of both pesticides (1.8, 3, 4.2 μg/L). In relation to the levels of the control fish, glucose, glycerol, protein, alanine amino transferase (ALT) and aspartic amino transferase (AST) were also altered in the blood of fish exposed to both pesticides. The induction of micro nucleated RBCs and nuclear lesions was determined to be related to the exposure concentrations of the selected fungicides.
Early‐life dietary and epigenetic influences on childhood musculoskeletal health: Update on the UK component of the ALPHABET project

The ALPHABET project, funded through the European Research Area Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life Biomarkers call, aims to expand the knowledge base regarding interactions between diet, epigenetics and offspring health, characterising biomarkers that may inform future health strategies. This review focuses on the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-funded component in which the aim was to (1) generate and collate early-life epigenetic data and (2) investigate early diet and epigenetic marks as predictors of later bone health. The project builds on a wealth of evidence implicating environmental factors, such as maternal diet and body composition, as influences on the long-term health and development of the offspring, and that these relationships might be mediated at least in part through epigenetic signals. Experimental studies in animal models have demonstrated that manipulation of maternal diet during pregnancy leads to altered offspring epigenetic marking and phenotype. Human studies convincingly demonstrate associations between early environment and later health and disease for outcomes across musculoskeletal, respiratory, neurodevelopmental and cardiometabolic health. The priority now is to find ways in which such observations can be translated into improved lifelong health. A key approach is to identify early biomarkers of adverse health outcomes and then to test these, and subsequent interventions, in trials aimed at identifying strategies to optimise health throughout the life course. The ALPHABET project will inform this process for musculoskeletal outcomes, and the project as a whole should help elucidate not only novel mechanisms, but also potential strategies to reduce the burden of musculoskeletal, respiratory, neurodevelopmental and cardiometabolic disease in future generations.