Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Factors Affecting the Farmer’s Response to the Development of Soybean Farming in East Java Indonesia

The research was conducted to find out (1) factors influencing farmer’s decision to cultivate soybean, and (2)the opportunity level of farmer response to soybean farming in Jember and Sampang. Research location was determined through purposive method and sampling conducted through simple random sampling method. Data analysis method used was logit regression model where the dependent variable (Y) was dummy variable with value of 1 (response) and 0 (non-response). Research result found G value of 130.198 (p-value = 0.0001) indicating that logistic regression model, as a whole, could explain farmers’ decision in their response to soybean farming. Factors influencing farmers’ response to soybean farming were acreage, education, income, and area status.
An Empirical Analysis of the Performance, Growth, and Potentiality of the Islamic Banking: A Perspective of Bangladesh

This paper attempts to have an empirical analysis of the performance, growth, and potentiality of the Islamic Banking across the world with a particular reference to Bangladesh. To achieve its aim and objectives, initially, this paper reviewed the existing knowledge- followed by a qualitative method of documentation analysis of 8 Islamic banks in performance with 965 branches, 9 conventional banks with 20 branches of Islamic banking facilities and 7 conventional banks with 25 Islamic banking windows are providing Islamic banking services in Bangladesh. Comments are derived from the analysis of the findings of these banks. The findings revealed that Islamic Banking system becomes a popular term of banking to the people of Bangladesh.
The Quality of Mathematical Education in the Context of Semiotics

The content of mathematics education takes on a specific form of existence in a variety of shells – verbal and non-verbal, which are created with the help of sign and symbol means of a different nature. The language is the main means. In teaching signs and symbols perform a substitutional, cognitive, and communicative function; build up an informational basis of students’ learning activities. In mastering learning contents signs and symbols are the subject of study, and an instrument of knowledge. Operating sign and symbolic means is a necessary component of students’ learning activities, which is directly related to semiosis in students’ training activities and enrichment of the conceptual structures possessed and acquired by the students. Mastering different means of fixing the training material contents and every kind of sign and symbolic activity, namely – substitution, coding (decoding), schematization, and modeling is the basis of the information culture and a prerequisite for the development of each student’s personality. The selection and use of sign and symbol means should be made on the basis of the analysis of conflicts between the logical and visual. Such conflicts may have not only an objective, historically conditioned character. Most often they are generated by subjective factors – the advent of the students’ misunderstanding of the contents of the material and the negative attitudes to the possibility to understand the content, inability to place content in different sign and symbolic shell, the presence of adhesions (but not a dialectical unity) of content and form which were formed in the prior learning students’ experience, etc. Adequate conditions for the training and development of all students in the course of mathematics acquisition are created through a comprehensive, systematic and activity approaches to the use of verbal and non-verbal sign and symbol means. Thus, the new goal in teaching mathematics is the ensuring of the two processes unity: the formation of subject knowledge, skills and abilities, on the one hand, and the experience of independent sign and symbolic activities of students, on the other hand.
A dose-finding and discontinuation study of clomipramine in panic disorder

Eighty-one panic disorder patients with or without agoraphobia were treated with flexible doses of clomipramine under single-blind conditions. Fifty-seven (70.3%) reached operational criteria for full remission in 16.2 ± 6.5 weeks, with a mean dose of 89.1 ± 8.2 mg/day. Fifty-four (81%) of them received a continuous post-remission maintenance treatment at full doses of clomipramine for 4–6 months. No patient relapsed during the clomipramine maintenance phase. Their medication was then tappered and discontinued with placebo substitution under double-blind conditions. Fifty-one (63%) patients were followed-up until relapse or recurrence for up to 3 years, with periodic assessments. Three different outcome groups were identified: the first (n = 19, 19; 37.2%) experienced an early/immediate relapse (5.2 ± 4.9 weeks after drug discontinuation); the second group (n= 22, 22; 43.1%) experienced recurrence after 42.9 ± 35 weeks following discontinuation; and the third group (n = 10, 10; 19.6%) remained assymptomatic and functionally well throughout the follow-up. Predictors of early relapse were: (1) higher baseline score in the Beck Depression Inventory; (2) higher global score on the phobic avoidance scale after the full remission criteria; and (3) the need for higher clomipramine doses to reach full remission. The need for long-term or intermittent maintenance for most patients is emphasized.
Entry-Level Employees’ Views of the Skills Gap in Digital Marketing

5 Introduction . 6 Literature Review. 7 Defining Digital Marketing . 7 Digital Marketing and the Skills Gap . 8 Challenges in Digital Marketing – Market Insights . 9 Digital Marketing in the Academic World . 11 Addressing the Digital Marketing Requirements in the Industry . 12 Skills in Digital Marketing . 13 Methodology . 14 Results . 16 Communication Skills . 16 Technical Skills . 18 Self-Regulated Learning . 20 Understanding the Digital World . 21 Lack of Strategic Digital Marketing Integration . 22 Addressing Skills Gap With Educational Training . 24 Recommendations Based on Findings and Future Directions for Study . 29 Acknowledging the Skills Gap in Digital Marketing . 30 “Test and Learn” Concept . 30 Relating Communication Skills and Digital Marketing . 30 SKILLS GAP IN DIGITAL MARKETING 4 Perspective of a Young Professional . 31 Limitations . 31 References . 33 Appendix A: Figures . 37 Appendix B . 40 SKILLS GAP IN DIGITAL MARKETING 5 ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYEES’ VIEWS OF THE SKILLS GAP IN DIGITAL MARKETING Anita Raghuraman School of Communication College of Liberal Arts Master of Science in Communication & Media Technologies Term Degree Awarded: Spring Semester 2017 (2165) Abstract This study examines which competencies are most necessary for entry-level employees in digital marketing from the perspective of employees with 0-3 years of experience. Qualitative methods were used to conduct in-depth interviews with 12 recent graduates with 0 to 3 years of industry experience in digital marketing. Transcriptions of audio recordings were organized into individual data units. These were thematically analyzed with a grounded theory framework resulting in six main themes about the most valued competencies, as well as six subthemes. Findings suggest that in the field of digital marketing, verbal and non-verbal communication skills such as interpersonal communication, public speaking, and writing are often more valuable for new graduates than even technical or data analytical skills.
In vitro induction of NETosis: Comprehensive live imaging comparison and systematic review

Background Multiple inducers of in vitro Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET) formation (NETosis) have been described. Since there is much variation in study design and results, our aim was to create a systematic review of NETosis inducers and perform a standardized in vitro study of NETosis inducers important in (cardiac) wound healing. Methods In vitro NETosis was studied by incubating neutrophils with PMA, living and dead bacteria (S. aureus and E. coli), LPS, (activated) platelets (supernatant), glucose and calcium ionophore Ionomycin using 3-hour periods of time-lapse confocal imaging. Results PMA is a consistent and potent inducer of NETosis. Ionomycin also consistently resulted in extrusion of DNA, albeit with a process that differs from the NETosis process induced by PMA. In our standardized experiments, living bacteria were also potent inducers of NETosis, but dead bacteria, LPS, (activated) platelets (supernatant) and glucose did not induce NETosis. Conclusion Our systematic review confirms that there is much variation in study design and results of NETosis induction. Our experimental results confirm that under standardized conditions, PMA, living bacteria and Ionomycin all strongly induce NETosis, but real-time confocal imaging reveal different courses of events.
Knowledge Review on Poverty and Rural Development in Nigeria

IFPRI-ABUJA International Food Policy Research Institute c/o International Center for Soil Fertility and Agriculture Development No.6/ Plot 1413 Ogbagi Street Off Oro-Ago Crescent Cadastral Zone 11, Garki, Abuja Nigeria E-mail: ifpri-nigeria@cgiar.org www.ifpri. org IFPRI HEADQUARTERS International Food Policy Research Institute 2033 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006-1002 USA Tel. +1-202-862-5600 Fax +1-202-467-4439 E-mail ifpri@cgiar.org www.ifpri. org NSSP Report 3
Highly reliable MONOS devices with optimized silicon nitride film having deuterium terminated charge traps

For highly reliable MONOS devices, an optimized silicon nitride film has been designed from a detailed investigation of relationships between electrically wide ranging films and device performance, and a large improvement has been realized by the powerful technique of deuterium annealing, yielding highly durable devices against endurance stress of write/erase operations.
Which Factors Drive the Prepayment of P2P Lending? Evidence from Prosper.Com

This paper investigates which factors drive the prepayment of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending based on the data collected from Prosper.com. By using the lending data of 50,109 loans between July 2009 and August 2013, we find that higher interest rate and loan amount indicate lower probability that the borrower fully paid the loan before the maturity. For the borrower characteristics, debt to income, employment length, delinquent amount, and revolving payment are significantly and negatively affect the outcome of the loans. Macroeconomic variable GDP growth is positivity significant while lending rate is negatively and significantly related to the probability of prepayment of the loans. We also find that monthly income and Prosper Rating are the main reasons which drive the borrowers to fully paid the loan before the maturity.
Multi-attribute quality competition with imperfect signals

We model competition for a multi-attribute service, like health care services, where consumers observe attribute quality imprecisely before deciding on a provider. High quality in one attribute is more important in terms of ex post utility. Attribute quality is stochastic, providers can shift resources in order to increase expected quality in some attributes. Consumers rationally focus on attributes depending on signal precision and beliefs about the providers' re- source allocations. When signal precision is such that consumers focus weakly on the less important attribute, any Perfect Bayesian Nash Equilibrium is in- efficient. Increasing signal precision can reduce welfare, as the positive effect of better provider selection is overcompensated by the negative effect that a shift in consumer focusing has on provider quality choice. We discuss the providers' incentives for information disclosure.
Chinese Megachurch Persecution: Application of an Indigenous Resource Framework

Despite increased religious tolerance in China over the past few decades, persecution of Christians persists. Small churches or Christians who clandestinely meet in small groups may avoid a certain degree of conflict; few studies consider how their larger, less conspicuous counterparts fare. An indigenous resource framework and content analysis of interview, secondary, and participant observation data inform this study of megachurch conflict in mainland China and whether responses follow patterns similar to those used by Black Christian-based activists in the United States during periods of persecution. In addition to the single megachurch identified in existing Chinese news media, this study uncovered twelve additional large congregations to suggest greater presence of such churches than acknowledged in China. Moreover, findings evidence use of a strategic combination of indigenous resources common before and during the Civil Rights Movement such as non-violent activism, charisma by church clergy, and prayer, but adapted to the specific politico-religious environment in China to combat persecution, engender social justice, as well as rally local and international support.
A Survey of Privacy-Preserving Collaborative Filtering Schemes

With increasing need for preserving confidential data while providing recommendations, privacy-preserving collaborative filtering has been receiving increasing attention. To make data owners feel more comfortable while providing predictions, various schemes have been proposed to estimate recommendations without deeply jeopardizing privacy. Such methods eliminate or reduce data owners' privacy, financial, and legal concerns by employing different privacy-preserving techniques. Although there are considerable numbers of studies focusing on privacy-preserving collaborative filtering schemes, there is no comprehensive survey investigating them with respect to different directions. In this survey, we mainly focus on studying various privacy-preserving recommendation methods according to the data partitioning cases and the utilized techniques for preserving confidentiality. We also review privacy in general and examine in collaborative filtering scenarios. We discuss the proposed schemes in terms of their limitations and practical implementation challenges. Moreover, we give an overview of evaluation of such schemes. We finally provide a comprehensive guideline for studying in this area and propose future research directions.
Antifungal Activity of LY303366, a Novel Echinocandin B, in Experimental Disseminated Candidiasis in Rabbits

ABSTRACT The safety and antifungal activity of LY303366 (LY), a new broad-spectrum semisynthetic echinocandin, were studied against disseminated candidiasis in persistently neutropenic rabbits. In vitro time-kill assays demonstrated that LY has concentration-dependent fungicidal activity. The pharmacokinetics of LY in the plasma of nonneutropenic rabbits suggested a linear relationship between dose and area under the curve (AUC). The times spent above the MIC during the experimental dosing interval of 24 h were 4 h for LY at 0.1 mg/kg of body weight/day (LY0.1), 8 h for LY at 0.25 mg/kg/day (LY0.25), 12 h for LY at 0.5 mg/kg/day (LY0.5), and 20 h for LY at 1 mg/kg/day (LY1). Antifungal therapy was administered to infected rabbits for 10 days starting 24 h after the intravenous (i.v.) inoculation of 103Candida albicansblastoconidia. Study groups consisted of untreated controls (UCs) and animals treated with amphotericin B (AmB; 1 mg/kg/day i.v.), fluconazole (FLU; 10 mg/kg/day i.v.), and LY0.1, LY0.25, LY0.5, or LY1 i.v. Rabbits treated with LY0.5, LY1, AmB, and FLU had similarly significant clearance of C. albicans from the liver, spleen, kidney, lung, vena cava, and brain in comparison to that for UCs. There was a dose-dependent clearance of C. albicansfrom tissues in response to LY. Among rabbits treated with LY0.1 there was a significant reduction of C. albicans only in the spleen. In animals treated with LY0.25 there was a significant reduction in all tissues but the brain. By comparison, LY0.5 and LY1 cleared all tissues, including the brain, of C. albicans. These in vivo findings were consistent with the results of in vitro time-kill assays. A dose-dependent effect of altered cell wall morphology was observed among UCs and animals treated with LY0.1, and LY0.25, with a progressive transition from hyphal structure to disrupted yeast forms. Serum creatinine levels were higher and serum potassium levels were lower in AmB-treated rabbits than in UCs and LY- and FLU-treated rabbits. LY0.5 and LY1 were well tolerated, displayed predictable pharmacokinetics in plasma, and had activities comparable to those of AmB and FLU in the treatment of disseminated candidiasis in persistently neutropenic rabbits.
THE INFLUENCE OF BOARDING EDUCATION PATTERN ON THE STRENGTHENING OF TECHNOLOGY BASED CHARACTERS OF POLIMARIN STUDENTS

Boarding education pattern makes its own interest for researchers because the boarding education of the discipline and structured conditions; Politeknik Maritim Negeri Indonesia (Polimarin) become the object of research because since the establishment of never happened violence seniority of students in the institution. Polimarin has the task of organizing vocational education in a number of fields of science and technology, focusing on maritime fields. Associated with the character of Polimarin, students based on the use of information technology, of course, must follow the applicable laws and regulations. Regulations in Indonesia related to information technology are namely Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 11 Year 2008 on Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE); and Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 19 Year 2008 concerning Amendment of Information and Electronic Transaction. Catching the reality of student boarding life in Polimarin, both from their daily life in dormitories and educational patterns of Polimarin students, researchers used a kind of qualitative research. Data collection techniques that researchers used were methods of observation, interview, documentation and validation. The results obtained from this research is that Polimarin is a new college that is required to improve the quality of both students and other academicians; one of the students qualities that need to be improved is the use of information technology in accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations in Indonesia. Article visualizations:
Identification of Volterra kernels of nonlinear system having backlash type nonlinearity

The authors have recently developed a new method for identification of Volterra kernels of nonlinear systems by use of pseudorandom M-sequence and correlation technique. This method is applied to the measurement of Volterra kernels of those nonlinear systems having backlash type nonlinearity. The comparison of actual output and the estimated output by use of the measured Volterra kernels show that we can still use Volterra kernel representation for those backlash-type nonlinear systems.
Cerebral Giant Cells are Necessary for the Formation and Recall of Memory of Conditioned Taste Aversion in Lymnaea

The pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis can acquire conditioned taste aversion (CTA) as a long-term memory. CTA is caused by the temporal pairing of a stimulus, such as sucrose (the conditioned stimulus; CS), with another stimulus, such as electric shock (the unconditioned stimulus; US). Previous studies have demonstrated changes in both cellular and molecular properties in a pair of neurons known as the cerebral giant cells (CGCs), suggesting that these neurons play a key role in CTA. Here we examined the necessity of the pair of CGC somata for the learning, memory formation and memory recall of CTA by using the soma ablation technique. There was no difference in the feeding response elicited by the CS before and after ablation of the CGC somata. Ablation of the CGC somata before taste-aversion training resulted in the learning acquisition, but the memory formation was not observed 24 h later. We next asked whether memory was present when the CGC somata were ablated 24 h after taste-aversion training. The memory was present before performing the somata ablation. However, when we tested snails five days after somata ablation, the memory recall was not present. Together the data show that: 1) the somata of the CGCs are not necessary for learning acquisition; 2) the somata are necessary for memory formation; and 3) the somata are necessary for memory recall. That is, these results demonstrate that the CGCs function in the long-term memory of CTA in Lymnaea.
Timely bolus insulin for glucose control during cardiopulmonary bypass.

Hyperglycemia during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with glucose containing cardioplegia is common; normoglycemia is difficult to maintain and failure to do so may result in worse outcomes. The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to show that a simple timely insulin bolus is more effective for glucose control during CPB with glucose containing cardioplegia than conventional (not standardized) glucose management in historical case-matched controls. A single bolus of insulin (.2 international units per kilogram; iu/kg) was administered, at the time of aortic cannulation, to 211 consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB and glucose containing cardioplegia. A further . 1 iu/kg bolus of insulin was given for blood glucose (BG) measurements greater than 10.0 mmol/L (180 mg/dL) during CPB. The control group of 211 historical case-matched patients had glucose management according to anesthesiologist preference (insulin as a bolus, bolus plus infusion, infusion only, or no insulin). The frequency of hyperglycemia (BG > 11.0 mmol/L; 198 mg/dL) during CPB was significantly less in the study group (22; 10.5%) than in the control group (117; 55.5%) (p < .0001). Hyperglycemia in the first 6 hours in the intensive care unit was also significantly less frequent in the study group (5; 2.4%) than in the control group (14; 6.6%) (p = .03). Severe hypoglycemia (BG < 2.8 mmol/L; 50.4 mg/dL) occurred in one patient (.47%) in the timely bolus insulin group and five patients (2.3%) in the control group (p = .09). The timely bolus insulin method is more efficacious, but equally safe, in preventing hyperglycemia during CPB with glucose containing cardioplegia, compared with conventional (not standardized) insulin treatment in historical case-matched controls.
The Effect of the 2008 Financial Crisis on Corporate Social Responsibilities: Evidence from Multinational Companies

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of financial crisis on the number and extent of CSR projects. The assumption is that, during a financial crisis, organizations act more conservatively and defensively and as such fail to balance the expectations of related parties. This study made use of secondary data in analysing the effect of the 2008 financial crises on the corporate social responsibility as well as analysing relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance of some 30 firms randomly sampled from the FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom. The secondary data for the study were retrieved from the Bloomberg database. Paired sample T-test, Pearson Correlation and regression analysis were used to find out whether there is significant difference between corporate social responsibility score in 2007 and 2008. The study revealed a positives significant relationship between CSR in 2007 and 2008. Though there was a positive highly significant rise in the CSR during the 2008 financial crises, there was no enough evidence to attribute the rise to the effects of the financial crises. Also, the impact of the CSR on the firms’ profitability during the 2008 financial crises was negative but insignificant. The study adds to the literature by contributing to the discussions on CSR and the ways they are affected by financial crisis. Keywords: financial crisis, corporate social responsibility, financial performance.