Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Relationship between religious attitude, hope and self-compassion among young adults & older adults

Hope, self-compassion, Religious Attitude are the terms which are used and practiced in every individual’s life, though the degree at which its practiced varies. In terms of Religious Attitude; the attitude which explains that an individual, be a believer or a non-believer respects the energies in the world and not confused with the perception of an individual’s faith in specific religion as it is a collective perception and belief of an individual which is expressed by the systemized and addressed in form of an original religious experience. Hope is another important component in an individual’s life; it is seen as an association linked with accomplishing future goals and having an optimistic mood. Lastly, Self-Compassion is the idea of being aware about the suffering and acceptance of that suffering as a common humanity and with kindness. In this study, the sample of 150 participants was taken who belonged to four different religions i.e. Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian with the help of stratified random sampling method. The findings of the study indicate that there is no correlation among all the three variables and through t – test and regression it can be concluded that hope and self-compassion of a person cannot be affected by their religious beliefs and attitude irrespective of age the individual belongs to.
Professional Self-Realization as a Factor in the Psychological Well-Being of Specialists of Caring Professions

Research Objective: the article discusses the mutual influence of professional self-realization and the psychological well-being of specialists of caring professions. Methodology: correlation and comparative analysis in different professional groups of specialists. The study involved 465 volunteers with work experience of 3 to 40 years: teachers, doctors, medical personnel, psychologists of state and private enterprises. Several standardized self-reports were used to collect data: Ryff’s Scales of Psychological Well-being, Professional Burnout Questionnaire, Kokun’s Professional Self-Fulfilment Questionnaire, Gura’s Workplace Satisfaction Self-assessment Survey, Tkalych’s Work-Life Balance additional scale. The use of the open questions allowed clarifying some phenomenological manifestations of professional self-realization among specialists of caring professions, as well as to clarifying the external and internal determinants of self-realization. The authors tested the hypotheses about the influence of several factors on the level of psychological well-being: belonging to a certain professional group, the degree of self-realization, as well as age, gender, and length of service. The results of the study present the structure of well-being and features of self-realization in different professional groups. We proved that professional self-realization is a significant factor in the formation of individual components of psychological well-being: self-acceptance and competence. However, in some cases, high scores for professional self-realization may be associated with burnout and the desire to leave the job. The conclusions contain recommendations on organizational agency and direct psychological interventions that ensure the psychological well-being of specialists of caring professions.
Hetero-sexting as mediated intimacy work: ‘Putting something on the line’

This article is concerned with women’s digitally mediated practices of creating and sending private sexual images to men, here referred to as ‘hetero-sexting’. Drawing on material from individual interviews with adult British women about their experiences of hetero-sexting, the article develops an understanding of women’s hetero-sexting practices as a form of female-conducted ‘mediated intimacy work’, constituted by a constant negotiation of female risk taking and male trustworthiness. In doing so, it shows how the women relied on and made active use of the sexting-related risk of digital image abuse as a means to establish and enhance trust and, as such, stress the significance of their hetero-sexting activities as performances of intimacy. Sexting-induced vulnerability was therefore both drawn on and dismissed within the very same accounts of hetero-sexting, as it was applied as a means to perform a new form of normative femininity, namely that of the agentic intimacy worker.
CeZrOx Promoted Water-Gas Shift Reaction under Steam–Methane Reforming Conditions on Ni-HTASO5

Ni-based catalysts (Ni-γ-Al2O3, Ni-HTASO5 and Ni-CeZrOx) were prepared by impregnation method and characterized by BET, AAS, XRD, H2-TPR, CO-TPD, NH3-TPD, XPS, TG-DSC-MS and Raman spectroscopies. Using CeZrOx-modified Al2O3 (HTASO5) as support, the catalyst exhibited good catalytic performance (TOFCH4 = 8.0 × 10−2 s−1, TOFH2 = 10.5 × 10−2 s−1) and carbon resistance for steam-methane reforming (SMR) reaction. Moreover, CeZrOx was able to enhance water-gas shift (WGS) reaction for more hydrogen production. It was found that the addition of CeZrOx could increase the content of active nickel precursor on the surface of the catalyst, which was beneficial to the decomposition of water and methane on Ni-HTASO5. Furthermore, Ni-HTASO5 could decrease the strong acid sites of the catalyst, which would not only contribute to the formation of low graphited carbon, but also decrease the amount of carbon deposition.
Characterization and antimicrobial activity of fungal Endophytes from selected Kenyan medicinal plants

vi LIST OF TABLES . xi LIST OF FIGURES . xii LIST OF PLATES . xiii LIST OF APPENDICES . xiv LIST OF ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS . xv CHAPTER ONE . 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 Background information . 1 1.2 Statement of the problem . 2 1.3 Objectives . 2 1.3. 1 General Objective . 2 1.3. 2 Specific Objectives . 3 1.4 Hypotheses . 3 1.5 Justification . 3 References . 4 CHAPTER TWO . 6 LITERATURE REVIEW . 6 2.1 Medicinal plants . 6 2.1.1 Genus Warburgia . 6 2.1.1.1 Warburgia ugandensis . 7
Evolution of soil carbon stocks under Miscanthus  ×  giganteus and Miscanthus sinensis across contrasting environmental conditions

Miscanthus is a C4 bioenergy perennial crop characterized by its high potential yield. Our study aimed to compare the carbon storage capacities of Miscanthus sinensis (M. sinensis) with that of Miscanthus × giganteus (M. × giganteus) in field conditions in different types of soils in France. We set up a multi‐environment experimental network. On each trial, we tested two treatments: M. × giganteus established from rhizomes (Gr) and M. sinensis transplanted seedlings (Sp). We quantified the soil organic carbon (SOC) stock at equivalent soil mass for both genotypes in 2014 and 2019 and for two sampling depths: L1 (ca. 0–5 cm) and L1‐2 (ca. 0–30 cm). We also calculated the total and annual variation of the SOC stock and investigated factors that could explain the variation and the initial state of the SOC stock. ANOVAs were performed to compare the SOC stock, as well as the SOC stock variation rates across treatments and soil layers. Results showed that the soil bulk density did not vary significantly between 2014 and 2019 for both treatments (Gr and Sp). The SOC concentration (i.e. SOC expressed in g/kg) increased significantly between 2014 and 2019 in L1, whereas no significant evolution was found in L2 (ca. 5–30 cm). The SOC stock (i.e. SOC expressed in t/ha) increased significantly in the superficial layer L1 for M. × giganteus and M. sinensis, by 0.48 ± 0.41 and 0.54 ± 0.25 t ha−1 year−1 on average, respectively, although no significant change was detected in the layer L1‐2 for both genotypes. Moreover, SOC stocks in 2019 did not differ significantly between M. × giganteus and M. sinensis in the soil layers L1 and L1‐2. Lastly, our results showed that the initial SOC stock was significantly higher when miscanthus was grown after set‐aside than after annual crops.
Global maximization of Jatropha oil production under semi‐arid conditions by balancing vegetative growth with reproductive capacity

Jatropha curcas L. is a drought tolerant crop that is globally cultivated under semi‐arid conditions as a biodiesel feedstock. Despite its great potential, however, many projects failed to reach commercially viable seed and oil yields. The aim of the study was to provide globally applicable solutions for maximization of Jatropha oil production under semi‐arid conditions. Under extremely low irrigation (10% of potential evapotranspiration; ETp), fruit production was very low and a surprisingly significant portion of the fruits delayed their maturity up to six months post‐bloom. Increasing irrigation to mid‐level (60% ETp) significantly elevated fruit production and speeded up the ripening rate, whereas further increasing irrigation to a higher level (90% ETp) decreased seed and oil yields, probably due to the increased investment in vegetative growth. Nevertheless, maximal seed and oil yields at 60% ETp remained far below targeted yields. Coupling irrigation at 60% ETp, with induction of vegetative arrest, by soil application of a commercial gibberellin synthesis inhibitor, brought forward the second bloom period by two months, reduced vegetative growth, promoted floral production and significantly enhanced reproductive capacity by more than doubling oil production. The results show that under semi‐arid conditions, commercially viable seed and oil yields of Jatropha can be achieved by carefully balancing vegetative growth with reproductive capacity through the combined application of optimal irrigation regimes and induced vegetative arrest.
Comparison of the Sodium Calcium Exchanger in the Porcine Coronary Artery Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells

Calcium (Ca+) is an important signaling molecule and hence its movement across cell membranes must be tightly regulated. The intracellular Ca+ concentration ([Ca+]i) in smooth muscle and endothelium controls the coronary tone. After stimulation, decreasing the [Ca+]i back to resting levels is achieved mainly by the sodium calcium exchanger (NCX), the plasma membrane calcium pmnp (PMCA) or the sarcoendoplasmic reticulum calcium pump (SERCA). The present study will focus on NCX and its interactions with SERCA in the smooth muscle and endothelium of pig coronary artery. Aim 1 of my thesis is determination of activity levels ofNCX in smooth muscle cells (SMC) and endothelial cells (EC). The NCX activity in cultured cells was approximately 5 times greater in EC than in SMC. The NCX inhibitors KB-R7943 and SEA 0400 blocked the NCX mediated Ca+ entry, as did collapsing the Na+ gradient with monensin. NCXl is the isoform largely responsible for NCX activity in SMC and EC. NCX activity was also assayed as the Ca+ efflux in cultured cells and as Ca+ uptake in plasma membrane vesicles isolated from freshly isolated smooth muscle. Aim 2 is to assess the existence of a functional NCX mediated Ca+ entry linked to SERCA in SMC. In the absence ofthapsigargin, BAPTA loading SMC increased the NCX mediated uptake. Thapsigargin did not affect the Ca+ uptake in BAPTA loaded cells but it inhibited the Ca+ uptake in cells that were not loaded with BAPT A. These data are consistent with a model in which SER acts as a sink for the NCX mediated Ca+ entry. However, with BAPTA chelation and the resulting lower intracellular Ca+, the
Integrated Inventory-Transportation Scheduling with Sustainability-Dependent Demand under Carbon Emission Policies

Carbon policies and consumer environmental consciousness are effective motivators that drive enterprises to adopt sustainability technology. To provide enterprises insights into sustainable investment and inventory-transportation decision-making and governments insights into policy-making, this study investigates integrated inventory-transportation scheduling considering consumer environmental consciousness and sustainability technology under carbon cap, tax, and cap-and-trade policies. We first examined sustainability that extends the economic order quantity (EOQ) models, simultaneously taking into account the comprehensive emission model, consumer environmental consciousness, and carbon policies. We then optimized the sustainability level and EOQ using the simulation method. Furthermore, we performed a regression analysis on the carbon policy effects on sustainability level, profit, and emission. Moreover, using the regression models, we estimated and discussed the optimal policy parameters from the perspective of social welfare maximization. The results indicate that the carbon cap-and-trade policy is superior to carbon cap and tax policies. Under carbon cap and tax policies, the tougher the carbon policy, the higher the sustainability level and the lower the profit and carbon emission. Meanwhile, under the carbon cap-and-trade policy, the carbon trading price is the decisive factor that affects the sustainability level, enterprises’ profit, and carbon emission; the carbon cap has a positive regulatory effect on profit.
Short Communication STK11/LKB1 Peutz-Jeghers Gene Inactivation in Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas

Despite the growing awareness of intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas among clinicians, the molecular features of IPMNs have not been well characterized. Previous reports suggest that inactivation of the STK11/LKB1, a tumorsuppressor gene responsible for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), plays a role in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal hamartomas as well as several cancers, including pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Using polymerase chain reaction amplification of five microsatellite markers from the 19p13.3 region harboring the STK11/LKB1 gene, we analyzed DNA from 22 IPMNs for loss of heterozygosity (LOH). LOH at 19p13.3 was identified in 2 of 2 (100%) IPMNs from patients with PJS and 5 of 20 (25%) from patients lacking features of PJS (7 of 22, 32% overall). Sequencing analysis of the STK11/LKB1 gene in these IPMNs with LOH revealed a germline mutation in one IPMN that arose in a patient with PJS and a somatic mutation in 1 of the 20 sporadic IPMNs. None of the 22 IPMNs showed hypermethylation of the STK11/LKB1 gene. These results suggest that the STK11/LKB1 gene is involved in the pathogenesis of some IPMNs. (Am J Pathol 2001, 159:2017–2022)
Rural community use and perception of rangeland products in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

The significance of rangelands to the welfare of the rural poor has been acknowledged. The study explores perceptions and determinants of rural households’ rangeland harvesting. A cross-sectional survey of 159 rural households harvesting communal rangeland products was utilized, as well as 64 non-harvesting households. The sample was purposively selected. Dyamala community in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province was the study area, and was also purposively selected. Questionnaires were the data collection tool utilized, aiming at data on demographics, perceptions and participation in rangeland harvesting. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were utilized to analyze the data. The study found that among the rangeland harvesters there was a high positive perception of rangelands in terms of recreation and tourism, storm protection, nutrient retention as well as provision of wild fruit. However, the rangeland harvesters also exhibited negative perceptions towards factors such as the hosting of predators and deity. The decision to participate in rangeland product harvesting was influenced by the age of household head as well as perceptions pertaining to rangelands as a source of medicinal plants, recreation and ecotourism, deep-water wells, storm protection, micro-climate stabilization, income and wild fruit. The study recommends the provision of extension-based training in sustainably utilizing rangelands as a source of income, food and nutrition. Ecotourism can also be promoted as this dualistically and sustainably incorporates rangeland harvesting and income generation from wildlife. Promotion of indigenous knowledge, especially in medicinal plants, may dualistically improve income and health from harvesting such flora as well as enhancing conservation of these vital plants.
Low Apparent Survival and Heterogeneous Movement Patterns of Invasive Blue Catfish in a Coastal River

AbstractBlue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus were purposefully introduced into freshwater tributaries to Chesapeake Bay in the past, and populations have subsequently spread to new areas, negatively impacting native communities and causing concern for resource managers. To aid development of management strategies, we implemented a multiyear (2012–2015) tagging study of invasive Blue Catfish in a 40-km stretch of the Potomac River to estimate survival and assess movement patterns. Blue Catfish (N = 1,237) were captured by electrofishing and double-tagged to allow us to estimate tag retention rates; we used reward tags to increase reporting rates. Recaptured fish (N = 104; 8.4% return rate) were at large for between 2 and 1,208 d. Tag retention rates were 0.88 (SE = 0.045) after 1 year and declined to 0.31 (SE = 0.107) after 2.7 years. The mean minimum distance moved by fish was 24.1 km (range = 0.0–112.6 km). Most (63%) fish displayed downriver movements, but distance moved was unrelated to fish size or days at.
Development of antiviral and bacteriostatic chitosan‐based food packaging material with grape seed extract for murine norovirus, Escherichia coli and Listeria innocua control

Abstract Edible coatings and films based on chitosan, and containing grape seed extract (GSE), were developed and their activities tested against murine norovirus (MNV‐1), Listeria innocua and Escherichia coli K12. Grape seed extract concentrations of 1%, 1.5%, and 2.5% dissolved in deionized water resulted in MNV‐1 plaque reductions (p < .05) of 1.75, 2.60, and 3.58 log PFU/ml, respectively after 3 hr. Two percent (w/w) chitosan solutions incorporated with 2.5% and 5% GSE also significantly (p < .05) reduced MNV‐1 titers by 2.68 and 4.00 log PFU/ml, respectively after 3 hr. Additionally, incorporation of the GSE into the chitosan films also showed antimicrobial efficacy against MNV‐1, L. innocua, and E. coli K12. Chitosan films containing 5%, 10%, and 15% GSE caused MNV‐1 reductions of 0.92, 1.89, and 2.27 log PFU/ml, respectively, after 4 hr of incubation. Also, after 24 hr, the 5% and 10% GSE films reduced MNV‐1 titers by 1.90 and 3.26 log PFU/ml, respectively, while the 15% GSE film reduced MNV‐1 to undetectable levels. For E. coli K12, there were reductions of 2.28, 5.18, and 7.14 log CFU/ml after 24 hr exposure by the 5%, 10%, and 15% GSE films, respectively. Also, L. innocua counts were reduced by 3.06, 6.15, and 6.91 log CFU/ml by the 5%, 10%, and 15% GSE films, respectively. This study demonstrated that GSE in edible films and coatings is effective against the organisms tested, and this shows that they are effective against foodborne microbes of public health concerns.
A fully digital bridge towards the realization of the farad from the quantum Hall effect

This paper presents the implementation of an electronic fully-digital impedance bridge optimized for RC comparisons with equal impedance magnitudes, together with an evaluation of the uncertainty. This bridge has been designed with the goal of realizing the farad directly from the quantum Hall effect with a bridge uncertainty component at the 10−7 level. Thanks to its simple design, ease of operation and affordability, this bridge is suitable to be industrially manufactured. Together with the increasing availability of graphene quantum Hall resistance standards, this can provide an affordable quantum realization of the unit farad for metrology institutes and calibration centres. In this paper we present the uncertainty budget of an example measurement and the results of the validation of the bridge against a suitably modified version of the traceability chain of the Italian national standard of capacitance. The combined uncertainty of the bridge resulted from repeated measurements (overall measurement time of about 200 min) is 9.2 × 10−8, suitable for the primary realization of the unit of capacitance from a quantized Hall resistance standard. The crosstalk among the channels of the electrical generator is the most significant uncertainty component, possibly reducible with internal shielding and filtering of the electronic generator.
Neuroprotective Effects of Rutin and Quercetin Flavonoids in Glaucium corniculatum Methanol and Water Extracts

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are characterized by loss of neurons. NDs are associated with development of inflammation. Existing drugs against NDs only delay the progression; however, they do not provide a cure. The studies for the treatment of NDs focused on to discover natural products that have the potential of anti-inhibition and anti-radical properties. The Papaveraceae family members are important for the synthesis of pharmaceutically compounds such as flavonoids which act like anti-inflammatory drugs. In this study, methanol and water extracts of Glaucium corniculatum , a member of the Papaveraceae family, were analysed for flavonoid compounds. The effects of extracts on neuronal PC12 cells viability was determined. The anti-inflammatory effects of extracts were assessed by measuring the levels of IL-6 and IL-10 cytokines on hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 )-stimulated PC12 cells. As a result of our studies, Rutin and Quercetin flavonoids have been found to be as major. The amount of Rutin was higher in methanol (45 μg/ml) than water (41 μg/ml). Quercetin was better extracted with methanol (12 μg/ml) than water (10 μg/ml). None of the tested extracts were cytotoxic even to PC12 cells. Both extracts showed an anti-inflammatory effect in a dose dependent manner. The water extract showed the maximum anti-inflammatory effect, with IL-6 secretion decreased 79 fold according to the H 2 O 2 treated group and IL-10 secretion increased to 87 fold according to the control group. This study is an evidence that the Rutin and Quercetin flavonoids detected in G. corniculatum methanol and water extracts have a neuroprotective effect through anti-inflammation.
Tool delivery robot using convolutional neural network

In the following article, it is presented a human-robot interaction system where algorithms were developed to control the movement of a manipulator in order to allow it to search and deliver, in the hand of the user, a desired tool with a certain orientation. A Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) was used to detect and recognize the user's hand, geometric analysis for the adjustment of the delivery status of the tool from any position of the robot and any orientation of the gripper, and a trajectory planning algorithm for the movement of the manipulator. It was possible to use the activations of a CNN developed in previous works for the detection of the position and orientation of the hand in the workspace and thus track it in real time, both in a simulated environment and in a real environment.
Temperature dependence of interaction parameters for Al–Li liquid alloy

ABSTRACT In the studies related to thermodynamic and structural functions of liquid alloys at high temperatures using linear temperature-dependent interaction parameters, in some cases, artificial miscibility gaps or artefacts are noticed. These artificial miscibility gaps in these functions at higher temperatures are usually asymmetric with respect to the concentration. The presence of the artificial miscibility gaps in the properties of the alloys at higher temperatures makes them less reliable and such data cannot be accepted at all. In the present work, we have computed thermodynamic and structural properties of liquid Al–Li alloy at temperatures 800, 1300 and 2000 K in the framework of Redlich–Kister (R-K) polynomials assuming interaction parameters to be linear temperature dependent and some artefacts were observed in these functions at around 2000 K. We have then obtained the optimised set of exponential temperature-dependent interaction parameters and computed the properties of the alloy again from the same polynomials where no miscibility gap was noticed at higher temperatures.