Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Instagram Marketing Activities on Customer-Based Brand Equity in the Coffee Industry

Instagram is used as an effective and visual marketing channel for building brand equity in the minds of consumers. Therefore, this study aims to classify Instagram marketing activities and analyze the associated effects on customer-based brand equity (brand awareness, brand image, perceived quality, brand love, and Instagram re-usage intention) formation through Instagram marketing activities. To this end, data were collected from 358 coffee consumers who had visited any of the five coffee brand Instagram accounts used in this study and analyzed using SPSS and AMOS. The results showed that four sub-dimensions (interaction, entertainment, customization, and trendiness) of Instagram marketing activities affect brand equity (brand awareness, brand image, and perceived quality), which in turn led to attitudinal loyalty (brand love) and behavioral loyalty (Instagram re-usage intention) towards the brand. This research comprehensively illustrates the influences of Instagram marketing activities on customer-based brand equity. The findings of this study will enable coffee brands to more accurately forecast the future purchasing behaviors of their customers through Instagram marketing activities and provide a guide to managing brand equity as well.
A Systematic Review of Psychobiotic Interventions in Children and Adolescents to Enhance Cognitive Functioning and Emotional Behavior

This systematic review brings together human psychobiotic interventions in children and adolescents (aged 6–25 years) to evaluate the efficacy of pre- and probiotic supplements on stress, anxiety, and cognitive outcomes. Psychobiotic interventions in animal studies highlighted sensitivity to effects during development and maturation in multiple domains from emotion to cognitive processing. Several translational psychobiotic interventions in humans have been carried out to assess effects on emotion and cognition during childhood and into adulthood. The findings illustrate that there are limited consistent psychobiotic effects in developing human populations, and this is proposed to be due to heterogeneity in the trials conducted. Consequentially, it is recommended that three specific factors are considered in future psychobiotic trials: (1) Specificity of population studied (e.g., patients, developmental age), (2) specificity of intervention, and (3) homogeneity in outcome measures.
Self-sizing Mechanisms of Thermomechanical Pulps Used in Newsprint Production

Wood fiber self-sizing is important for a number of reasons. It can work against manufacturers of absorbent products, but can also be used to promote the hydrophobicity of products where excessive liquid penetration is not desired. In this study, pine thermomechanical pulp (TMP) was shown to self-size both with heat treatment and the application of alum. Douglas fir bleached kraft pulp also self-sized upon exposure to heat. However, these three sizing mechanisms appeared to be different, as evidenced by the extractability of the samples with neutral, acidic, and basic solvents. The size linkage in heat treated pine could potentially be an ester bond, whereas in alum sized pine, the sizing mechanism is most likely a coordinate bond. The sizing effect in bleached Douglas fir Kraft pulp was extractable with acetone alone, and therefore was likely only held to the fiber surface by van der Waals attraction forces. Further research is needed to demonstrate whether alum and heat actually play a synergistic role in self-sizing of TMP pulps used for newsprint.
Central Effects of the Designer Drug Mephedrone in Mice—Basic Studies

Mephedrone belongs to the “party drugs” thanks to its psychostimulant effects, similar to the ones observed after amphetamines. Though mephedrone is used worldwide by humans and in laboratory animals, not all properties of this drug have been discovered yet. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to expand the knowledge about mephedrone’s activity in living organisms. A set of behavioral tests (i.e., measurement of the spontaneous locomotor activity, rotarod, chimney, elevated plus maze with its modification, novel object recognition, and pentylenetetrazol seizure tests) were carried out in male albino Swiss mice. Different dose ranges of mephedrone (0.05–5 mg/kg) were administered. We demonstrated that mephedrone at a dose of 5 mg/kg rapidly increased the spontaneous locomotor activity of the tested mice and its repeated administration led to the development of tolerance to these effects. Mephedrone showed the anxiolytic-like potential and improved spatial memory, but it did not affect recognition memory. Moreover, the drug seemed not to have any anticonvulsant or proconvulsant activity. In conclusion, mephedrone induces many central effects. It easily crosses the blood-brain barrier and peaks in the brain quickly after exposure. Our experiment on inducing a hyperlocomotion effect showed that mephedrone‘s effects are transient and lasted for a relatively short time.
Online Class: Its Implication Towards Academic Skills Development

We aimed to find out the students’ academic skills development through the use of descriptive research design. In the experiment, we used random sampling to determine the level of students’ online discourse skills in terms of spoken and written means as well as the level of student’s development of academic skills. This research was conducted by distributing a customized and corrected questionnaire to the validation of the online learning questionnaire with a 4-point Likert scale interpretation to determine the interpretation of the values. Findings showed that the written discourse levels are moderate with a mean of 2.972, and spoken discourse is moderate with a mean of 2.822. The four-level students’ development skills were obtained, and most of them are moderate. Academic participation was obtained with a mean of 3.118, making inferences with 3.01, text composition with a mean of 2.93, and reading with a mean of 3.00. Based on the results of multiple surveys, there is a significant relationship between the online class and the development of academic skills as implied by the Pearson correlation test result at a 5% level of significance (Sig. 0.05). It also indicates a moderate or substantial correlation or relationship with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.54. This study has shed light on the wariness of these educators on how this means of learning have an impact on their learning and development.
Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Relation to the Educational Background in Pakistan

We identify groups most at risk of ambiguity and reluctance to take a COVID-19 vaccination in a large sample of Pakistani people. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to poll the Pakistani population on their views regarding COVID-19 vaccinations acceptance. COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among the general public in Pakistan was poor 37.8%. Multivariate analysis showed that participants who had received their Influenza vaccination in recent years are more likely to show their interest in COVID-19 vaccination acceptance. A similar pattern emerged among individuals who thought vaccinations are usually safe and showed their willingness to pay for vaccines. In contrast, individuals over 45, and those unemployed, were less likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. Adopting COVID-19 vaccinations was also less probable among individuals who thought there was a conspiracy behind them. Public health officials must take systematic steps to decrease vaccination apprehension and increase vaccine uptake. They should be concerned about the low rate of acceptance and the need for additional research into the underlying reasons and awareness efforts. These measures should include restoring public confidence in national health authorities and organized awareness efforts that provide clear information regarding vaccination safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing.
How Can Environmental Impacts of Water Demand Management Policies on a Wastewater System be Assessed?

As applying water demand management policies (WDMPs) can affect urban water infrastructures like wastewater systems from various aspects, this study proposes a novel approach to address the environmental impacts of applying WDMPs for the first time. Baharestan city, in Iran’s Isfahan province, is considered as a case study where various WDMPs, such as public awareness campaigns and water pressure management, are applied to confront water scarcity and to reduce water demand. To this end, the life cycle assessment (LCA) method is used to assess the environmental burdens of utilizing WDMPs in the operation stage of a real wastewater collection network (WWCN) and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) under different WDMPs. A detailed inventory is considered, including detailed repairing of sewer pipelines and their maintenance, replacement of manhole covers, civil works, road rehabilitation, energy consumption, chemical usage, transportation, and air emissions of both the WWCN and WWTP, in various phases. The environmental assessment is conducted in SimaPro software using the ReCipe method. Based on results, a significant part of the environmental impacts accounts for energy consumption which has strong effects on most midpoint categories and has a great change in different scenarios. Besides, the results demonstrate that the environmental effects driven by the WWTP are eightfold the corresponding WWCN’s impacts. Overall, the outcomes from the present study revealed that implementing WDMPs can lead to diminishing environmental impacts. For instance, reducing wastewater production up to 68% can decrease 18% of the WDMPs’ environmental impacts of the wastewater system in the operation stage.
Property Price, Capital Inflows, and Financial System Stability in ASEAN-5 Economies: A Simultaneous Analysis

Introduction/Main Objectives: This study aims to estimate the impact of capital inflows on property prices and financial system stability (FSS) in ASEAN-5 and the simultaneous relationship between the two dependent variables. During the observation period of this study, there were large capital inflows to ASEAN 5 countries after the 2008-2009 financial crisis; on the other hand property prices showed an increase in that period. Background Problems: This study indicates the simul­taneous relationship between two dependent variables. In fact, using only a single equation for variables that have a simultaneous relationship can cause endogeneity problems, so the results obtained become unreliable/ biased. Novelty: The novelty of our research is we fill a gap in the previous studies by examining the relationship of property prices and financial system stability with the simultaneous method so as to solve the endogeneity problem that exists. Research Methods: We use the 2SLS simultaneous panel model to solve endogeneity problems. Finding/ Results: The results show that the massive capital inflows to ASEAN-5 countries caused a significant increase in property prices. Conclusion: This study confirms that property prices and financial system stability have simultaneous relationships. On the one hand, the impact of property prices on the financial system stability is positive and significant. On the other hand, testing the effect of the financial system stability on property prices does not show significant results.
The Key Enzymes in the Suberin Biosynthetic Pathway in Plants: An Update

Suberin is a natural biopolymer found in a variety of specialized tissues, including seed coat integuments, root endodermis, tree bark, potato tuber skin and the russeted and reticulated skin of fruits. The suberin polymer consists of polyaliphatic and polyphenolic domains. The former is made of very long chain fatty acids, primary alcohols and a glycerol backbone, while the latter consists of p-hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, which originate from the core phenylpropanoid pathway. In the current review, we survey the current knowledge on genes/enzymes associated with the suberin biosynthetic pathway in plants, reflecting the outcomes of considerable research efforts in the last two decades. We discuss the function of these genes/enzymes with respect to suberin aromatic and aliphatic monomer biosynthesis, suberin monomer transport, and suberin pathway regulation. We also delineate the consequences of the altered expression/accumulation of these genes/enzymes in transgenic plants.
The Distribution Law of Sharma's Coefficient of Variation

Pearson's coefficient of variation (CV) has now become one of the widely used measures of dispersion among researchers, despite its weaknesses and misleading nature. Faced with this problem, in 2011, Sharma and his research team attempted to find an alternative coefficient of dispersion via variance normalization. Although this new measure of dispersion appears to be better and more efficient than the Pearson coefficient of variation, its use is still limited. Thus, this article contributes to the study of the Sharma’s coefficient of variation (CVS) distribution law in order to promote its application to different scientific fields.
Sample size effect on the reliability and calibration of design wind load

The small sample size of the annual maximum wind speed at a wind speed recording site causes uncertainty in the estimated return period of wind speed. The influence of this uncertainty on the estimated return period values of annual maximum wind speed and structural reliability is quantified in this study. The results show that the effect of statistical uncertainty due to limited sample size on the estimated return period value of the wind speed and structural reliability is largely reduced if the sample size is increased from 10 to 20. The implication of the results is discussed in terms of two alternative options to specify the factored design wind load: (i) a low return period for selecting nominal wind speed combined with a large wind load factor and (ii) a high return period for selecting nominal wind speed combined with unity wind load factor. It was concluded that option (i) is preferred to cope with sample size effect if the design in a region with statistically homogeneous wind climate; for code making with spatially varying coefficient of variation of annual maximum wind speed, the analysis results support the use of option (ii) since it leads to improved consistency of reliability.
Use of Rumination and Activity Monitoring for Identification of Dairy Cows with Health Disorders

This presentation was given at the 2016 Northeast Dairy Producers Conference, organized by the PRO-DAIRY Program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. Additional copies of the conference proceedings may be ordered at http://ansci.cals. cornell.edu/extension-outreach/adult-extension/dairy-management/order-proceedings-resources.
Dimensions of service quality in tourism – an Indian perspective

The purpose of this paper is to identify dimensions of service quality (SQ) and their corresponding measurement variables in the tourism industry by focusing on India, a South Asian destination. The dimensions and the measurement variables have been identified through a detailed review of literature and exploratory research. Service quality in tourism comprises 10 dimensions, namely core-tourism experience, information, hospitality, fairness of price, hygiene, amenities, value for money, logistics, food and security. This study aims to enrich the body of knowledge pertaining to similar work undertaken by researchers in other parts of the world. The growing importance of Asian destinations in the global tourism market in general and emergence of India as a prominent tourist destination in South Asia in particular marks the importance of this study. The proposed framework is expected to equip the tour operators in the western world to better understand the tourism industry in South-Asian destinations. It would also be useful to service-providers for managing other equally important tourist destinations in South Asia and Asia-Pacific regions, which are endowed with similar socio-cultural backgrounds.
Comparison between the Physicochemical Properties, Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activities of Thai and Chinese Garlics

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is an economically important vegetable that contains bioactive compounds and has high levels of antioxidant activity. Thus, it is commonly used in traditional medicine and culinary contexts. The aim of the present work was to compare the physiochemical and antioxidant properties and the bioactive compounds of three commonly used garlic cultivars in Thailand, the ‘Srisaket’, ‘Chiangmai’ and ‘Chinese’ cultivars. The results revealed that Srisaket garlic contained the highest amount of protein (32.96±0.51% dry weight), while Chiangmai garlic contained the highest amount of carbohydrate (73.81±0.44% dry weight). Chinese garlic contained the highest amounts of fiber (3.29±0.05% dry weight) and ash (6.03±0.07% dry weight) and the lowest amount of fat (0.15±0.01% dry weight). Antioxidative measurements indicated that Chinese garlic had the largest total phenolic content (543.8±13.4 mg gallic acid equivalent per 100g dry weight). However, Srisaket garlic contained the highest amounts of allicin (100.8±2.7 mg per 100 g dry weight) and total flavonoids (95.0±2.0 mg of quercetin equivalents), as well as the highest antioxidant activity (161.6±24.9 and 348.9±1.0 mg of trolox equivalents based on the DPPH and the ABTS assays, respectively). These results suggests that the Srisaket cultivar might confer greater health benefits than the Chiangmai and the Chinese cultivars. From the consumer acceptance test of fresh garlics (n=30), Thai consumers accepted all three cultivars with nonsignificant differences. The Srisaket cultivar was rated at 5.47±1.36 for overall liking because of its pungent flavor.
Predictors of Polio Immunization Hesitancy: A Cross-Sectional Study from Mardan Pakistan

We identified groups most at risk of ambiguity and reluctance to take a polio immunization in Mardan, Pakistan general population. A descriptive ad cross-sectional study was conducted in Mardan to poll 593 Pakistani people on their views regarding polio immunization acceptance. Attitudes and perceptions towards polio immunization acceptance were predicted using logistic regression analysis. Polio immunization acceptance was 55.8%. There was higher vaccination acceptance among females having children of 5 years of age. People residing in rural areas with illiteracy, socioeconomic vulnerability, and not following the proper guidelines by the Government, concerning the safety of vaccine, suffered from food insecurity, and unemployed condition are less likely to accept the polio vaccination than participants who were university graduates, believe in healthcare agencies, residing in urban areas. Adopting polio immunization was also less probable among individuals who thought there was a conspiracy behind them. These measures should include restoring public confidence in national health authorities and organized awareness efforts that provide clear information regarding vaccination safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing.
2D CFD Simulation of Dynamic Stall on a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine: Verification and Validation with PIV Measurements

After a decrease of interest in the 1990’s, the research on Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) a has reappeared in the last years as a result of the its increasing application in the built environment, where VAWTs present several advantages over Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWT). The VAWT has an inherent unsteady aerodynamic behavior due to the variation of angle of attack with the angle of rotation µ, perceived velocity and consequentially Reynolds number. The phenomenon of dynamic stall is then an inherent efiect of the operation of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) at low tip speed ratios (‚), having a signiflcant impact in both loads and power. The complexity of the unsteady aerodynamics of the VAWT makes it extremely attractive to be analyzed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models, where an approximation of the continuity and momentum equations of the Navier-Stokes equations set is solved. The complexity of the problem and the need for new design approaches for VAWT for the built environment has driven the authors of this work to focus the research of CFD modeling of VAWT not in the perspective of creating one large academic model to test a particular situation, but to develop a work that would: † verify the sensitivity of the model to its grid reflnement (space and time), † evaluate the difierences between the difierent commonly used turbulence models (Laminar, Spalart i Allmaras and k i †), and † be evaluated using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) experimental data, thus determining the suitability of this data for model validation. The 2D model created represents the middle section of a single bladed VAWT with inflnite aspect ratio. The model simulates the experimental work b of ∞ow fleld measurement using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) by Sim~ao Ferreira et al 1 for a single bladed VAWT, for two difierent reference Reynolds numbers of Re = 52000 and Re = 70000 for three tip speed ratios: ‚ = 2;3;4. The results show the suitability of the PIV data for the validation of the model, the unsuitability of the application of a single turbulent model and the high sensitivity of the model to grid reflnement.
Dietary Supplements in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A New Hope?

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is one of the main and most prevalent side effects of chemotherapy, significantly affecting the quality of life of patients and the course of chemotherapeutic treatment. Nevertheless, despite its prevalence, the management of the CIPN is considered particularly challenging, with this condition often being perceived as very difficult or even impossible to prevent with currently available agents. Therefore, it is imperative to find better options for patients diagnosed with this condition. While the search for the new agents must continue, another opportunity should be taken into consideration—repurposing of the already known medications. As proposed, acetyl-L-carnitine, vitamins (group B and E), extracts of medical plants, including goshajinkigan, curcumin and others, unsaturated fatty acids, as well as the diet composed of so-called “sirtuin-activating foods”, could change the typical way of treatment of CIPN, improve the quality of life of patients and maintain the continuity of chemotherapy. This review summarizes currently available data regarding mentioned above agents and evaluates the rationale behind future research focused on their efficacy in CIPN.
Individualized interpretation: Exploring structural and interpretive effects on evaluations of emotional content in Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier

Audiences, juries, and critics continually evaluate performers based on their interpretations of familiar classics. Yet formally assessing the perceptual consequences of interpretive decisions is challenging – particularly with respect to how they shape emotional messages. Here, we explore the issue through comparison of emotion ratings (using scales of arousal and valence) for excerpts of all 48 pieces from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. In this series of studies, participants evaluated one of seven interpretations by highly regarded pianists. This work offers the novel ability to simultaneously explore (1) how different interpretations by expert pianists shape emotional messages, (2) the degree to which structural and interpretative elements shape the clarity of emotional messages, and (3) how interpretative differences affect the strength of specific features or cues to convey musical emotion.