Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Azimuthal capillary waves on a hollow filament – the discrete and the continuous spectrum

We study the temporal spectrum of linearised, azimuthal, interfacial perturbations imposed on a cylindrical gaseous filament surrounded by immiscible, viscous, quiescent fluid in radially unbounded geometry. Linear stability analysis shows that the base state is stable to azimuthal perturbations of standing wave form. Normal mode analysis leads to a viscous dispersion relation and shows that in addition to the discrete spectrum, the problem also admits a continuous spectrum. For a given azimuthal Fourier mode and Laplace number, the discrete spectrum yields two eigenfunctions which decay exponentially to zero at large radii and thus cannot represent far field perturbations. In addition to these discrete modes, we find an uncountably infinite set of eigenmodes which decay algebraically to zero. The completeness theorem for perturbation vorticity may be expressed as a sum over the discrete modes and an integral over the continuous ones. We validate our normal mode results by solving the linearised, initial value problem (IVP). The initial perturbation is taken to be an interfacial, azimuthal Fourier mode with zero perturbation vorticity. It is shown that the expression for the time dependent amplitude of a capillary standing wave (in the Laplace domain, $s$) has poles and branch points on the complex $s$ plane. We show that the residue at the poles yields the discrete spectrum, while the contribution from either side of the branch cut provides the continuous spectrum contribution. The particular initial condition treated here in the IVP, has projections on the discrete as well as the continuous spectrum eigenmodes and thus both sets are excited initially. Consequently the time evolution of the standing wave amplitude and the perturbation vorticity field have the form of a sum over discrete exponential contributions and an integral over a continuous range of exponential terms. The solution to the IVP leads to explicit analytical expressions for the standing wave amplitude and the vorticity field in the fluid outside the filament. Linearised analytical results are validated using direct numerical simulations (DNS) conducted using a code developed in-house for solving the incompressible, Navier–Stokes equations with an interface. For small perturbation amplitude, analytical predictions show excellent agreement with DNS. Our analysis complements and extends earlier results on the discrete and the continuous spectrum for interfacial viscous, capillary waves on unbounded domain.
Pengaruh Ekspor, Impor, Kurs Nilai Tukar Rupian, Dan Tingkat Inflasi Terhadap Cadangan Devisa Indonesia Periode 1999-2018

The writing of this thesis aims to find out exports, imports, exchange rate, and the inflation rate has an impact on foreign exchange reserves Indonesia either partially or simultaneous. This research using secondary data published Bank Indonesia and the Central Bureau of statistics includes data on foreign exchange reserves, exports, imports, exchange rate, and inflation data in the form of annual 1999-2018 period. The object of this research is the total foreign exchange reserves, exports, imports, exchange rate, and inflation. Analysis tools in this study is the analysis of multiple linear foreign exchange reserves as the dependent variable and independent variable: exports, imports, exchange rate, and inflation are processed using the SPSS program. The results of this study using two stages, the first stage of variable Import experience multicollinearity resulting in variable import issued, phase two showed significant influential variable export results and a positive exchange rate effect, variable significant and positive, and significant influential variable inflation and negatively to foreign exchange reserves. To the three variables export, exchange rate, and inflation together impact Indonesia foreign exchange reserves.
Efficacy and tolerance of botulinum toxin injections after sacral nerve stimulation failure for idiopathic overactive bladder

Management of idiopathic overactive bladder (iOAB) after the failure of sacral nerve modulation (SNM) is very challenging. To the best of our knowledge, no study has evaluated the use of botulinum toxin A (BoNT‐A) after SNM failure for iOAB. The aim of this study is to evaluate the tolerance and efficacy of BoNT‐A injection after the failure of SNM for iOAB.
The effects of shocks on Turkish tourism demand: Evidence using panel unit root test

This empirical study examines the stationarity of tourism demand in Turkey in response to the effects of structural breaks, which indicate external or internal shocks based on tourist arrivals from 12 Slavic-speaking countries between 2000 and 2016. We employed a panel unit root test based on the Flexible Fourier approach, which Karul enhanced to allow gradual shifts and a smooth transition process; structural break dates come from the Carrion-i-Silvestre unit root test framework. The empirical findings indicate that there are differences in the effects of these structural breaks across the 12 countries in question.
"I hate Tuesdays!" The self-efficacy beliefs of postgraduate language practice students

The high drop-out and low throughput rates in higher educational institutions is a matter of concern. Students must overcome many psychological barriers in the pursuit of an under- and postgraduate qualification. Self-efficacy is regarded as an under-researched psychological variable that may impact on students’ success at tertiary level. Drawing on Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, this study explores the self-efficacy beliefs of postgraduate Language Practice students. A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research design was used. Eleven narrative essays were completed and analysed by means of directive coding. Tuesdays were identified as the worst day of the week due to the module Research Methods and Techniques, that impacted negatively on the students’ self-efficacy beliefs. Social engagement in the form of support groups is seen as an important role player in self-efficacy beliefs. Educators should consider students’ various backgrounds when engaging with students, since this aspect proves to be an important factor in the development of self-efficacy beliefs. The findings may help navigate educators towards rendering the necessary emotional and social student support as a strategy to address the low success rate in universities.
Effect of rosemary on fasting blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c and Vitamin B12 in healthy person and Type 2 diabetic patients taking glucomid or/and metformin -

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is risky threats to human health nowadays, and various trials of treatments were announced including chemical and drugs extracted from medicinal plants. Rosemary plants were shown to have antidiabetic and antilipidemic effects. Aims and Objective: Evaluate and investigate the effect of Rosemary administration on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1C) and Vitamin B12 in healthy and diabetic patient who intake glucomid or metformin. Materials and Methods: Forty individuals with Type 2 diabetes of both genders and 10 healthy persons of age 40 years or older were recruited for participating in this study. Diabetic patients were divided into two groups: The first one was taking only glucomid, and the other group was taking both glucomid and metformin together. Rosemary was supplemented as 500 mg powder-encapsulated. All participants were asked to intake 3 g/day (2 capsules at breakfast, lunch, and dinner)and be conducted for 8 weeks. Results: Our data and results showed that rosemary has potentially significant effects on fasting blood glucose (FBG), HbA1c and Vitamin B12 in both healthy and patients participants. In healthy persons, level of Vitamin B12 was improved 29%, with some effect on HbA1c and FBG (5%, 14%, respectively). In diabetic patients, who were uptaking glucomid only, a significant reduction about 16-18% in both FBG and HbA1c, with a prominent increase in Vitamin B12 level (25%). On the other hand, patients who were receiving both glucomid and metformin responded more effectively to rosemary in FBG and HbA1c (23%) with less increase in Vitamin B12 (10%). In comparison between the levels of Vitamin B12 before rosemary consumption, data indicated that Vitamin B12 level in diabetic patients was 40% less than healthy persons notifying that diabetic patient may suffer from Vitamin B12 deficiency. Conclusion: The present results declare that rosemary can exert significant effects on improving levels of FBG, HbA1c, and Vitamin B12 in both healthy persons and diabetic patients involved in antidiabetic medication.
Cost variation analysis of different brands of commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs, available in Indian market: a pharmacoeconomic study

During last few decades the demand for healthcare has increased rapidly resulting in high expenditure. To spend financial resources as efficiently as possible, cost containment has assumed significant importance. The consideration of cost of treatment is an important aspect of health economics. The cost of drug is an important factor, especially in developing countries. The most basic cost of a drug is reflected in the acquisition price from a supplier. There are three types of costs associated with medicines in health care system: direct, indirect and intangible. These ABSTRACT
Effects of Fiber Content on Mechanical Properties of UHPFRC with Coarse Aggregates

Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) is a relatively new construction material with superior mechanical properties. The addition of fibers in UHPFRC has been recognized to significantly enhance its tensile strength, post-cracking ductility and energy absorption capacity. This study investigates the influence of fiber content on the mechanical properties of UHPFRC with coarse aggregates. By applying the Brouwers design method, UHPFRC with a maximum particle size of 8 mm is achieved. The incorporation of coarse basalt aggregates reduces the powder volume fraction in the matrix, and hence brings economic and environmental benefits. Experiments are conducted to investigate the effects of fiber content on the tensile and compressive strengths, as well as the flexural behavior of the UHPFRC. The results show that the compressive strength of the UHPFRC is almost independent on the fiber content. On the contrary, the tensile and the flexural strengths are significantly increased with the increase of the fiber content, and consequently the toughness of the UHPFRC composite has a prominent enhancement with the addition of the steel fibers as well.
The dynamic effects of monetary policy innovations in Ethiopia

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of unanticipated monetary policy innovations on output and price for Ethiopia from 1991:Q1 to 2016:Q1. ,Short run and long run identification schemes on structural vector autoregressive model are employed in this study. ,The impulse response function results generated show that while a positive shock in interest rate causes a reduction in output and price puzzle, a positive shock to broad money supply has a positive and significant effect on output and price. A positive shock in real effective exchange rate has also an expansionary, though insignificant, effect on impact on both output and price. These results are especially true for the short run identification scheme. As to the results from the variance decomposition, the study shows that the highest variation in output and price is caused by broad money supply shock in the short run. ,It adds to the scarce empirical literature on the effects of monetary policy innovations on the Ethiopian economy.
Costus speciosus: Traditional uses, phytochemistry, and therapeutic potentials

Medicinal plants are sources of novel drug discovery targets. Costus speciosus is an important medicinal plant widely used for the treatment of various ailments. The plant has multiple active ingredients and has been found to possess many pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, hepatoprotective, steroidogenic, adaptogenic, and antimicrobial effects. This review gives an account of unique studies on C. speciosus phytochemical, toxicological, and pharmacological studies and traditional uses of C. speciosus based on searching the databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, and Springer Link. The previous studies stated the pharmacological potentials of C. speciosus, but it is still needed for more research efforts concerning molecular basis of its biological activities, especially in vivo models and safety assessment of its different extracts.
Processes of ‘hummocky moraine’ formation in the Gaick, Scotland: insights into the ice‐marginal dynamics of a Younger Dryas plateau icefield

Younger Dryas ice‐marginal (‘hummocky’) moraines in Scotland represent valuable terrestrial archives that can be used to obtain important information on ice‐marginal dynamics and glacier thermal regimes during a period of rapid climatic change. In this paper, we present detailed sedimentological studies of Younger Dryas ice‐marginal moraines in the Gaick, central Scotland, the former site of a spatially restricted plateau icefield. Exposures demonstrate that moraines in the Gaick represent terrestrial ice‐contact fans, with evidence of proglacial and subglacial glaciotectonization, as reported elsewhere in Scotland. The exposures also reveal the influence of local hydrogeological conditions, with pressurization of the groundwater system leading to the formation of hydrofracture fills within some moraines. Clast shape analysis shows that all the moraines contain debris consistent with transport in the subglacial traction zone. The sedimentological data, and the planform arrangement of the moraines as nested arcs or chevrons, indicate that retreat of the Younger Dryas Gaick Icefield outlets was incremental and oscillatory. This evidence strongly suggests a mainly temperate thermal regime and short glacier response times, but with narrow cold‐ice zones near the margins facilitating the elevation of basal debris to the glacier surface. Analogous glaciodynamic regimes occur at modern ice‐cap and plateau icefield outlets in Iceland and Norway, although there are significant differences in the nature of ice‐marginal deposition. The glaciodynamic signature recorded by moraines in the Gaick has allowed us to shed new light on the ice‐marginal dynamics and thermal regime of one of the most easterly Younger Dryas icefields in Scotland.
DETERMINANTS OF JORDANIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH: TIME SERIES APPROACH

This paper examines the dynamic relationship between domestic investment, foreign direct investment, economic openness, labour and economic growth in Jordan. Time series data for 1985-2017) period and autoregressive distributed lag model is used. The results of the study reveal that, domestic investment, foreign direct investment, economic openness and labours lead to increase the level of the economic growth in Jordan in the long run and short run. Thus, the policy makers in Jordan have to give more attention to attract more foreign direct investment from side and encouragement the domestic investment form other side to improve the level of economic growth in Jordan.
Pharmacokinetics of Tetracycline and Tetracycline Loaded Nanoemulsion Formula in Rabbits

| Nano-sized drug delivery systems used to improve drug pharmacokinetics especially bioavailability. Different tetracycline loaded nanoemulsions were formulated and evaluated for thermodynamic stability, morphology, droplet size and zeta potential measurements. Pharmacokinetic of TC-NE (10% Mig, 50% S/CoS and 40% water with drug concentration of 5%, w/w) was investigated in rabbits following a single oral and IV doses (50 mg/kg bwt) and compared to tetracycline HCl powder (TCPowder) at the same dose. Tetracycline concentrations were determined in plasma samples using standard high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) procedure. Following IV injection higher AUC0-inf (83.3 ± 4.2 and 74.8 ± 2.9 μg/ml.h) and volume of distribution (Vdss) (0.78 ± 0.06 L/kg and 0.71 ± 0.10 L/ kg) reported for TC-NE compared to TC-Powder, respectively. Furthermore, after oral administration, TC-NE was slowly absorbed and eliminated than TC-Powder with longer t1/2ka (0.518 ± 0.091 h and 0.253 ± 0.024 h) and t1/2β (4.22 ± 1.67 h and 3.33 ± 0.68 h), respectively. Moreover, the time at which maximum tetracycline plasma concentration achieved (Tmax) was 0.869 ± 0.059 h for TC--NE and 0.397 ± 0.033 h for TC-Powder. Significantly higher area under curve AUC0-t 20.4 ± 1.5 μg/ml.h and 11.1 ± 0.6 μg/ml.h and consequently higher bioavailability 29.2 ± 2.3% and 13.9 ± 0.8% was recorded for TC-NE than TC-Powder, respectively. Following oral admistiration TC-NE formula exhibited prolonged T> MIC of 10.36 ± 0.64 h compared to 7.1±0.32 h in TC-powder. In conclusion, the prepared Tetracycline loaded nanoemulsion formulation has improved oral bioavailability and prolonged the blood concentration time than TC-Powder. Further clinical studies are required to justify dosage that supports clinical efficiency.
Predictor's Factors of Mortality of Patients Suffering from Severe Head Injury in Emergency Department at General Hospital Tugurejo Semarang

This research is a descriptive correlation study with cross sectional design to search the relation factors affecting mortality among severe head injury patients. Data of the study was collected from medical record of patients suffering from severe head injury who admitted at energency department of Tugurejo general hospital Semarang during Nopember 2010 until Oktober 2011. From 57 respondents, 19 people passed away during obtaining treatment at emergency department. There were three factors related to mortality of severe head injury patients. Theese were blood pressure on emergency department (ED) admission (p = 0,000), GCS on admission (p = 0,000), and Injury Severity Score (ISS) (p = 0,000). The logistic regression biner resulted that there were no dominant factors related to mortality of severe head injury patients (p>0,05). The odd ration of blood pressure variable is the hightes (0,688) compare to other variables such as GCS (OR = 0,281) and ISS (0,594).
Pharmacokinetic characteristics of fluticasone, salmeterol and tiotropium after concurrent inhalation

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive, obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term poor airflow. The symptoms of COPD may be relieved and its progression delayed by fluticasone (FTS), salmeterol (SM), and tiotropium (TTP). The aim of this study is to investigate pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of inhaled FTS, SM, and TTP after co-administration. An open-label, single-arm, three-period, simple ascending dose study was conducted in 10 healthy male subjects. A single dose of FTS/SM (250/50 µg) and TTP (18 µg) were concomitantly inhaled in period 1, and the dose of each drug was escalated to two- and three-fold in periods 2 and 3, respectively, with a 2-week washout between periods. Activated charcoal was co-administered before and after inhalation to block gastrointestinal absorption. Blood samples for PK analysis were collected up to 24 hours. PK parameters were obtained by non-compartmental analysis. FTS, SM, and TTP rapidly reached maximum plasma concentration after inhalation (0.08–3.00 h, 0.03–0.10 h and 0.03–0.10 h, respectively) and were eliminated with mean half-lives of 9.29–10.44 h, 6.09–12.39 h and 0.25–47.42 h, respectively. PK assessment of the lowest dose of TTP was limited due to relatively low systemic exposure compared to the lower limit of quantification. In conclusion, PK characteristics of FTS, SM, and TTP by pulmonary absorption were evaluated after concurrent inhalation. FTS and SM showed dose-proportional PK profiles between 250–750 µg and 50–150 µg, respectively, while TTP presented dose-proportionality in the early phase exposure between 18-54 µg.
The Dietary Decision-Making Process of Women in Nigeria

The Dietary Decision-Making Process of Women in Nigeria by Gachomo Mapis PharmD, Howard University, 2009 BS, Ohio State University, 2004 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Public Health Walden University October 28, 2019 Abstract Nigerians have been opting for a more processed Western diet. These changes in dietary choices have aligned with obesity and undernutrition, attributable to micronutrient deficiencies or malnutrition. Many scholars have presented varying intervention strategies ranging from consumption of a variety of foods containing the necessary micronutrients to food fortification. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore the perceptions of women in an urban city in Nigeria on indigenous foods andNigerians have been opting for a more processed Western diet. These changes in dietary choices have aligned with obesity and undernutrition, attributable to micronutrient deficiencies or malnutrition. Many scholars have presented varying intervention strategies ranging from consumption of a variety of foods containing the necessary micronutrients to food fortification. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore the perceptions of women in an urban city in Nigeria on indigenous foods and Western dietary influences to determine social interactions, the consequence of the interactions, and the women’s current perceptions of food choices. The social-ecological model was used to explore the interaction between a woman and her environment. Women between the ages of 20 to 30 from the urban city of Jos, Nigeria, constituted the population of interest, and 12 women were chosen for the sample. From the in-depth interviews, a thematic analysis was employed to provide sociocontextual reasoning for changes in diet that have led to the loss of interest in traditional foods and cultures. This study found that Jos has a variety of foods, yet women choose the same staple foods to feed their families. Additionally, despite a marginal understanding of the health impact of diet, most women choose the convenience and palatability of Western options, citing cost as the rationale for choosing to cook staple Western-inspired meals at home. Understanding media, convenience, and cost can impact social change by enlightening communities on the interconnectedness of human health, cultures, and industrialization. Health care providers can monitor the outcomes of those who consume a variety of indigenous foods to see how such a practice could influence the overall health status of Nigerian families. The Dietary Decision-Making Process of Women in Nigeria by Gachomo Mapis PharmD, Howard University, 2009 BS, Ohio State University, 2004 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Walden University October 28, 2019