Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Exploring Persistence Factors Of Students in Agricultural Science

The authors employed a qualitative case study design to explore factors of persistence in agricultural science program. Specifically focused on factors that influence participants continue in enroll the agricultural program in tertiary education since previously studied a subject or several subjects related to agriculture in secondary school. All participants had taken agricultural programs in tertiary education and previously had studied subject that related to agriculture during secondary school. Findings show that support from close individual, school environment, exposure to agriculture and personal factor were factors influencing the persistence of students in agriculture. The authors address implications for increasing student’s persistence in agricultural science program.
Biodegradation of synthetic textile dyes reactive red 195 and reactive green 11 by Aspergillus niger grp: An alternative approach

Textile dyes (reactive red 195 and reactive green 11) were selected for biodegradation studies by Aspergillus niger grp using synthetic wastewater. Addition of glucose (1 g % w/v), ammonium sulphate (0.2 g % and 0.3 g % respectively for reactive red 195 and reactive green 11) favoured degradation. Optimum inoculum (size 1 g %, pH 7.0 and temp. 30 °C) was prepared for degradation of both [he dyes. Static conditions favoured dye decolarization than shaking conditions. Under optimized conditions, degradation by Aspergillus niger grp was found to be: reactive red 195, 93.0; and reactive green 11. 80 %. Degradation of dyes was confirmed by UV- Spectrophotometric and TLC analysis. This indigenous isolate could be a potential organism for developing an efficient and effective technology for bioremediation of textile wastewater effluents carrying these dyes.
Expectancy Value Theory as an Interpretive Lens to Describe Factors that Influence Computer Science Enrollments and Careers for Korean High School Students

To ensure a robust pipeline of computer scientists worldwide, male and female students must perceive computer science (CS) as a viable field of study and career. Using expectancy-value theory (EVT) as an interpretive framework, this paper reports on a descriptive case study conducted within a CS course in a private, international high school in South Korea to illuminate factors that influenced student ( N =10) enrollment in the class and assessments of CS careers. EVT was chosen as a validated model to understand how students’ perceptions and choices influence the value and future participation in an activity (like CS). Data was collected from questionnaires, journal entries, essays, and class discussions over a ten-day unit exploring careers in CS. Data was coded using constructs of expectancy-value theory and informed themes for analysis. Factors that influenced sampled students to enroll in the high school CS class included interests in technology and society, perceived difficulty (challenge), interest in math and science, cultural influences, and wanting early exposure to CS content. Career aspirations in CS illustrated both desirable (i.e., broad applications of CS, positive societal impacts, leveraging creativity) and undesirable (i.e., high ability for CS, stifling of creativity) aspects of CS careers. Gender differences showed that only males ( n =7) held negative views of creativity and females ( n =3) made connections between CS content and other career fields. The difference shows that attracting more gender diversity means focusing on different interventions for males and females. Half of the students ( n =5) reported that learning about CS careers changed prior negative perceptions, suggesting CS career information is important for students to develop accurate value judgments of CS.
Subsidized R&D Collaboration: The Causal Effect of Innovation Vouchers on Innovation Performance

We study the causal effect of subsidized R&amp;D collaboration on innovation performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In particular, we make use of a randomized controlled trial to analyze the effect of a nationwide innovation voucher scheme in the United Kingdom that grants SMEs across all industries financial support of up to 5,000 GBP for engaging the services of experts, e.g., from universities, research institutes or IP advisors, when pursuing an innovation-related project. Our results show that the innovation voucher program successfully promotes the execution of these innovation projects with positive short- and medium-term effects on product and service development, internal processes and intellectual property protection. Based on our results, we also provide some practical guidance to further improve the effectiveness of voucher programs.
‘Not in My Bin’: Consumer’s Understanding and Concern of Food Waste Effects and Mitigating Factors

About one third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted. Along with a lively debate on food loss and waste definition and quantification, growing attention is dedicated to the faceted dimensions of consumers’ food waste. Drivers, effects, and mitigating factors have been mainly studied in isolation, with limited attention paid to their interrelationships. This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the underlying relationship between the causes of food waste and consumers’ perception of their role and of their concern on food waste effects and mitigating factors. The article draws on a survey submitted to 938 respondents while shopping at a supermarket in Italy in 2015. Data were processed by principal components to identify latent dimensions of consumer behavior, and a cluster analysis was performed to identify homogenous groups of consumers. Results emphasize the complexity of the relationship between consumers and food resources. They suggest that while consumers are aware about food waste as a global issue, they often fail to identify the individual contribution they might provide for its prevention and reduction. The article also detects three groups of consumers with different approaches to food waste management and a specific perception of the food waste phenomenon.
Follow then Forage Exploration: Improving Asynchronous Advantage Actor Critic

Combining both value-iteration and policy-gradient, Asynchronous Advantage Actor Critic (A3C) by Google’s DeepMind has successfully optimized deep neural network controllers on multi agents. In this work we propose a novel exploration strategy we call “Follow then Forage Exploration” (FFE) which aims to more effectively train A3C. Different from the original A3C where agents only use entropy as a means of improving exploration, our proposed FFE allows agents to break away from A3C's normal action selection which we call "following" and "forage" which means to explore randomly. The central idea supporting FFE is that forcing random exploration at the right time during a training episode can lead to improved training performance. To compare the performance of our proposed FFE, we used A3C implemented by OpenAI’s Universe-Starter-Agent as baseline. The experimental results have shown that FFE is able to converge faster.
Influence of hard defence structures on shoreline erosion along Molise coast (southern Italy): a preliminary investigation

The 36 km long coastline of Molise region is part of the Central Adriatic coast and consists of two nearly independent physiographic sub-units separated by the rocky promontory of Termoli. The Molise shoreline has undergone significant erosion during the last 60 years that prevailingly affected the coastal segments including the major river mouths (Trigno and Biferno). Erosion has been faced mainly through engineering interventions and, nowadays, nearly 62% of the shoreline is covered by hard defence structures. In this study, the numerical model GENESIS is used to assess the potential shoreline trends, in order to evaluate the potential interference of hard defence structures. The wave climate has been reconstructed and the concept of Littoral Drift Rose (LDR) has been employed to achieve the wave parameters responsible for littoral transport. Results indicate that defence structures most likely have played a key role in shoreline recession whereby their removal could positively influence the Molise littoral regime.
Toward Integrated Processual Theories of Crime: Assessing the Developmental Effects of Executive Function, Self-Control, and Decision-Making on Offending

Research on executive function indicates that self-control stems partially from normative brain development. Extant research has also provided evidence of an association between self-control and offender decision-making. Yet, to date, there has been no attempt to account for these associations within one model. The current study used structural equation modeling to estimate the links between executive function, self-control, moral disengagement, and perceptions of risk and reward in a sample of male offenders (n = 1,170) from the Pathways to Desistance data. The results indicated that executive function affects self-control, which subsequently influences perceptions of offending and offending behavior, supporting the integration of these concepts under one processual model. Moreover, moral disengagement, certainty of punishment, and rewards of offending mediated the majority of the effects of self-control on offending. The results from the current study advance theories in the life-course/developmental perspective and inform policy toward a developmentally oriented juvenile justice system.
Pengaruh Kualitas Pembelajaran dan Minat Belajar Terhadap Hasil Belajar Mahasiswa Akuntansi Pada Mata Kuliah Matematika Ekonomi

Abstrak: Kualitas pembelajaran dan minat belajar memungkinkan hasil belajar mahasiswa meningkat. Sehingga diharapkan kualitas pembelajaran dan minat belajar mahasiswa tinggi untuk mencapai hasil belajar yang tinggi pula. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bahwa kualitas pembelajaran dan minat belajar mahasiswa berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan hasil belajar mahasiswa Akuntansi pada mata kuliah Matematika Ekonomi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian survei dengan meggunakan teknik analisis jalur (path analysis), dimana terdapat dua variabel eksogen dan satu variabel endogen. Variabel eksogen berupa kualitas pembelajaran dan minat belajar, sedangkan variabel endogen berupa hasil belajar. Hasil penelitian ini adalah Kualitas Pembelajaran berpengaruh langsung positif terhadap Hasil Belajar, Minat Belajar berpengaruh langsung positif terhadap Hasil Belajar, dan Kualitas Pembelajaran berpengaruh langsung positif terhadap Minat Belajar Mahasiswa. Abstract: The quality of learning and interest in learning allows student learning outcomes to increase. It is hoped that the quality of learning and student interest in learning will be high to achieve high learning outcomes. This study aims to see that the quality of learning and student interest in learning has an effect on improving student learning outcomes in Accounting Economics Mathematics courses. This research is a survey research using path analysis technique, where there are two exogenous variables and one endogenous variable. Exogenous variables are learning quality and learning interest, while endogenous variables are learning outcomes. The results of this study are Learning Quality has a direct positive effect on Learning Outcomes, Learning Interest has a direct positive effect on Learning Outcomes, and Learning Quality has a direct positive effect on Student Learning Interest.
An Experimental Investigation of Wave Forces on a Submerged Horizontal Plate over a Simple Slope

We experimentally investigated the forces induced by monochromatic and solitary waves on a submerged horizontal plate in a wave flume. The experimental results of two-dimensional wave forces on the plate over a 1:10 simple slope and a flat bottom are presented. The effects of the uneven bottom on wave loads are discussed by comparing the results with those in a constant water depth. The measured nonlinear wave forces exhibited considerable discrepancies with the theoretical results from the linear wave theory. The wave forces on the plate induced by monochromatic waves over the simple slope in intermediate water showed no appreciable difference with the flat-bottom results. The solitary wave forces in terms of the downward vertical force and overturning moment significantly decreased in the existence of the simple slope. Furthermore, the dependency of the wave length, wave height and the submergence depth on the wave loads is also discussed.
APLIKASI TIK TOK SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN KETERAMPILAN BERSASTRA

Abstrak: Artikel ini merupakan sebuah gagasan tertulis sebagai tindak lanjut dari penelitian yang dilakukan sebelumnya oleh penulis, terkait dengan pengembangan media pembelajaran. Seiring dengan dicanangkannya revolusi industri 4.0 maka dinamika pembelajaran tidak boleh lagi mengimplementasikan cara yang konvensinal, terutama dalam pemilihan media pem¬¬belajaran. Media pembelajaran di era digital harus diselaraskan dengan perkembangan teknologi. Media pembelajaran haruslah menarik, dekat dan lekat dengan peserta didik. Aplikasi Tik Tok hadir dengan predikat minir dari masyarakat, namun ironisnya rerata anak generasi Z sangat menikmati aplikasi ini, Berdasarkan premis tersebut maka dapat ditarik generalisasi bahwa apabila digunkan serta dimediasi secara tepat maka Aplikasi Tik Tok akan menjadi sebuah media pembelajaran yang menarik serta menyenangkan. Penggunaan Apli¬kasi Tik Tok sebagai media pembelajaran interaktif diharapkan membantu peserta didik dalam memahami dan menerima proses pembelajaran yang dilakukan guru. Media pembe¬lajaran in¬ter¬aktif dapat mewakili apa yang belum bisa disampaikan guru dan proses pem¬belajaran akan lebih efektif dan efisien. Melalui aplikasi Tik Tok, guru dapat dengan mu¬dah menciptakan pembelajaran interaktif, sehingga dapat disesuaikan dengan lingkungan, situasi, dan kondisi dari peserta didik. Kata Kunci: media pembelajaran, aplikasi tik tok, bahasa dan sastra indonesia
PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT. WIN ACCES TELECOMMUNICATION PALEMBANG DENGAN KEPUASAN KERJA SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING

This research aims to find out how much leadership impact on employee performance in PT. Win Acces Telecommunication Palembang with the satisfaction of working as a variable intervening. This research uses primary and secondary data. The population of the research is all employees of PT. Win Acces Telecommunication Palembang, sampling techniques using census samples with a sample number of 46 respondents. Data analysis techniques are quantitative by using linear regression and pathway analysis. The results showed that the leadership and work satisfaction of a partial and simultaneous effect on performance with the significance of 0.000. In a direct, leadership impact on performance is 41% while the impact of leadership on performance through the work of the intervening variable is 13%. The research also proves that job satisfaction is not proven as an intervening variable.
Public Sector Reform and the Challenges of Open and Expansive Unionism in Zambia

This article analyses the challenges of open and expansive unionism in the era of public sector reform in Zambia. A sample of 20 former and current leaders of the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia was engaged in the research. The research reveals that trade unions in poor countries like Zambia are more vulnerable to the challenges of open and expansive unionism. These include inter-union conflict and lack of resources for union organising. Despite their vulnerability, these unions make strategic choices to deal with these challenges. Their strategies include networking and information gathering and sharing.
Institutional shareholding and corporate social responsibility reporting: evidence from Bangladesh

Purpose – This study aims to examine the influence of institutional shareholding on a firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a content analysis to capture a firm’s CSR practices, based on various attributes of social and environmental reporting made by the firm. Based on these attributes, a corporate social responsibility reporting index (CSRI) is constructed. To examine the causal relationship between institutional shareholding and firm CSR practices, this study uses a simultaneous equations approach to control the endogeneity problem. Findings – The finding of this study is that both CSR reporting and institutional shareholding negatively influence each other. Research limitations/implications – This study is subject to some limitations such as the subjectivity or judgement associated in the coding process. Practical implications – If the institutional investors are not concerned with its environmental and societal issues, there will be a sustainability issue for the business because companies will continue ignoring the employee health and hygiene, education, training and welfare. Their ignorance of these societal issues will lead to compromising the quality of living for important stakeholders within the society. Originality/value – This study contributes the literature on CSR reporting.
Tranexamic Acid for Melasma Treatment: A Split-Face Study.

BACKGROUND Melasma is an acquired hyperpigmented skin disorder. Tranexamic acid (TXA) prevents ultraviolet radiation induced pigmentation in melasma through interfering with the plasminogen-plasmin pathway. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect and safety of TXA by intradermal injection versus TXA with microneedling for melasma treatment. METHODS Fifty-six female patients with bilateral symmetrical melasma were recruited in a split-face study. All patients received an intradermal injection of TXA on one side of the face, and the other side received TXA with microneedling for 6 sessions at 2 weeks intervals. Clinical efficacy was assessed using a modified Melasma Area Severity Index (mMASI) score at the baseline and after treatment. Global photographs underwent blinded review by 2 dermatologists. Patient self-assessment and satisfaction were recorded. RESULTS After the treatment, the mMASI score was significantly reduced compared with the baseline in both treated sides (p < .001). No significant difference between both treated sides (p > .05). Patient satisfaction was higher in the microneedling-treated side than the intradermal-injected side (p < .001). No significant adverse effects were observed in both treated sides. CONCLUSION Intradermal injection and microneedling of TXA could be safe and effective in melasma treatment. Microneedling of TXA was significantly more satisfying to the patients.
“Just how depraved is this town?”: An intersectional interrogation of feminist snaps, slut shaming, and sometimes sisterhood in Riverdale’s rape culture

ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how rape culture is represented in “Chapter Three: Body Double” of Riverdale through an examination of how it operates through issues of feminism and sisterhood. This case study illustrates the complex ways in which teen television addresses rape culture with increased attention to intersectionality by examining an episode depicting how girls respond to features of rape culture—namely, slut-shaming. Through an intersectional feminist close reading, as well as attending to conceptual frameworks including the “feminist snap” and understandings of sisterhood, I argue that while young women of colour do important work via their feminist snaps, Riverdale’s feminism and sometimes sisterhood are whitewashed, weakening resistance to the local rape culture. This episode represents how Riverdale—to some extent—problematizes understandings of rape culture but ultimately falls short. Furthermore, it gestures towards how popular media such as teen television both clumsily and critically wrangle with storying feminist politics.
Private Precaution and Public Restrictions: What Drives Social Distancing and Industry Foot Traffic in the Covid-19 Era?

We examine the role of state and local policies to encourage social distancing, including stay at home orders, public school closures, and restrictions on restaurants, entertainment, and large social gatherings. Outcomes come from cell phone records and include foot traffic in six industries (essential and nonessential retail, entertainment, hotel, restaurant, and business services) plus the fraction of cell phones that are home all day. Structural break models show mobility series at the national and state levels start to change dramatically in a short window from March 8-14, well before state or local restrictions of note are in place. In difference-in-difference models, declarations of state of emergency reduce foot traffic and increase social distancing. Stay at home restrictions explain a modest fraction of the change in behavior across outcomes. Industry-specific restrictions have large impacts. For example, restrictions on dining in restaurants reduce traffic in restaurants, hotels, and nonessential retail. Private, self-regulating behavior explains more than three-quarters of the decline in foot traffic in most industries. Restrictive regulation explains half the decline in foot traffic in essential retail and 75 percent of the increase in the fraction home all day. In this latter result, public school closings have a substantial effect.
Is your smartphone ugly? Importance of aesthetics in young people's intention to continue using smartphones

ABSTRACT This research intends to understand the relationship between aesthetics and young people's intention to continue using smartphones. In particular, the study validates a research model that proposes aesthetics as an antecedent of variables that explain the intention to continue using smartphones (performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, and habit). An online questionnaire was conducted to develop the empirical study in two countries of South America, using a non-random sample of young smartphone users. A total of 306 valid answers were analysed using a structural equation modelling approach. The validation of the research model was based on partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results indicate, on the one hand, the validation of the scale of measurement of smartphone aesthetics in Latin America and, on the other hand, the research model explains 52% of the intention to continue using a smartphone. In conclusion, the findings support the idea that aesthetics is a necessary antecedent to explain the continued use of smartphones. This study contributes to the professional field of marketing and design in the sense of understanding what makes young smartphone consumers continue using them.