Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Purchase intention toward organic food among young consumers using theory of planned behavior: role of environmental concerns and environmental awareness

This study aims to propose an extended model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) which helps us to investigate young Chinese consumers from college and university, and who are aged 18 to 30 years, on purchase intention for organic food. Using a sample of 515, analyses were done using structural equation modeling. The findings indicated that attitude (A), subjective norms (SNs), and perceived behavioral control (PBC) have positive effects on the purchase intention of young consumers for organic food. Moreover, attitude has a positive effect on environmental concerns (EC). Furthermore, EC has a positive effect on young consumers’ purchase intentions for organic food. Findings indicated that EC positively mediates the association between attitude and young consumers’ purchase intentions for organic food. More importantly, the relationship between all latent variables (A, SNs, PBC) and purchase intention by young consumers is positively moderated by environmental awareness.
A Review on Application of GANs in Cybersecurity Domain

Cybersecurity is essential to protect the tremendous increase in data stored on servers and its transmission on networks. The techniques used to detect threats and preserve data need to be updated regularly to prevent advanced attacks in the future. The information transferred over a network is converted into unintelligible data using codes and cyphers to achieve data integrity and confidentiality. At present, a firewall is used to block unknown traffic, antimalware software to detect viruses, trojan, worms and intrusion detection systems to detect attacks. The security professionals are employing Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to produce amazing results in fields such as Intrusion Detection, Steganography, Password Cracking, and Anomaly Generation. This paper presents a systematic literature review of GANs applications in the cybersecurity domain, including analysis of specific extended GAN frameworks and currently used stable cybersecurity datasets.
Reconstruction of Ancient Stone Arch Bridge Via Terrestrial LiDAR Technology

The ancient stone arch bridge is the cultural and architectural heritage of human, the protection of it is a worldwide problem. Considering the problems that some ancient stone arch bridges with a long history lack reliable design data, and it is difficult to identify their detailed geometric features efficiently, a novel reconstruction method of ancient stone arch bridge via terrestrial LiDAR scans is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the terrestrial LiDAR w applied to get the whole point clouds of the ancient stone arch bridge surface, and then the point clouds was preprocessed. The non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) algorithm is used to extract, fit and reconstruct the ancient stone arch bridge based on the point clouds. The results show that terrestrial LiDAR technology could be used to get point clouds of the stone arch bridge comprehensively and accurately, and realize the reconstruction of the stone arch bridge model.
Divine designation in the use of the Bible: The quest for an ‘all-powerful God’ (the omnipotence of God) in a pastoral ministry of human empowerment

It is within the dialectic between powerlessness (despair and despondency) and the spirituality of strength (to manage life and regain power in order to cope with the existential challenges of daily living) that the quest for empowerment (inner strength) comes into play. The need for ‘inner strength’ and ‘social fortification’ has even led to new developments in psychology. Besides the notion of ‘positive psychology’, a new branch has been established in the past 30 years, namely, fortigenetics.
A method to generate context information sets from analysis results with a unified abstraction model based on an extension of data enrichment scheme

Context‐awareness techniques generally deal with steps for processing information that can be gathered from perspectives of objects in real‐world scenes in accordance with resolving heterogeneous devices and providing meaningful context information in recent computing domains such as Internet of Things, cloud computing, edge computing, and big data analysis. However, analysis applications are necessary to be improved in a way of cooperative approaches because they are independently executed far away from context‐aware systems. This means that the stages are applied to process the data or the derived results, are isolated. That leads difficulties of management and integration for other software modules. As a result, a computing paradigm called edge computing has been suggested to compromise such isolations. For processing context information, it is necessary to establish knowledge parts with validation processes against the isolations. In this paper, we suggest a method for processing datasets in a view of building knowledge parts. The suggested method uses an extensible data enrichment scheme, which represents the relations for the object. In the experiment section, applications of the proposed method are shown in one of the healthcare community centers, and the data abstraction with the analysis jobs can be processed for each real‐world object.
Capturing the struggle: adult learners and academic writing

ABSTRACT In this article we discuss the findings from a qualitative research project that explored the struggles of twelve work-based learners whilst they studied on a Foundation Degree in an English University. It examines the concept of struggle within the current context of Higher Education and discusses the need to acknowledge learners’ emotional domain as a normalised and essential aspect of academic study at university. Concepts of self-belief, self-efficacy and agency were central to this investigation where motivation and purpose for learning presented as critical factors for undertaking the Foundation Degree. The learners’ experiences in undertaking written assignments were analysed to explore implications for practice within universities to meet the complex learning needs of non-traditional, adult learners. The data leads the authors to recommend that universities adopt a pedagogy of transparency for learners within the context of widening participation agendas. Learners’ emotions, we advocate, should be welcomed and nurtured as they frequently precede the business and purpose of a Foundation Degree; that of learning and personal growth.
Active Motion Control of a Knee Exoskeleton Driven by Antagonistic Pneumatic Muscle Actuators

The pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA) has been widely applied in the researches of rehabilitation robotic devices for its high power to weight ratio and intrinsic compliance in the past decade. However, the high nonlinearity and hysteresis behavior of PMA limit its practical application. Hence, the control strategy plays an important role in improving the performance of PMA for the effectiveness of rehabilitation devices. In this paper, a PMA-based knee exoskeleton based on ergonomics is proposed. Based on the designed knee exoskeleton, a novel proxy-based sliding mode control (PSMC) is introduced to obtain the accurate trajectory tracking. Compared with conventional control approaches, this new PSMC can obtain better performance for the designed PMA-based exoskeleton. Experimental results indicate good tracking performance of this controller, which provides a good foundation for the further development of assist-as-needed training strategies in gait rehabilitation.
Monomer Reactivity in Functionalized Vinyl Copolymers: A Theoretical Approach

Abstract This work studies how the variation of the inter‐atomic distance affects the total energy in addition reactions of several vinyl radicals on vinyl monomers. Based on the energetic profiles obtained, the corresponding activation energies were evaluated and correlated with the relative reactivity of the monomers forming the vinyl copolymers poly(2‐vinylpyridine‐co‐N‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone), poly(4‐vinylpyridine‐co‐N‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone), poly(vinyltrimethylsilane‐co‐N‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone) and poly(vinylcyclohexane‐co‐N‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone), previously characterized with an estimation of their monomer reactivity ratios (MRR). The results are discussed as a theoretical support to a work developed in the general framework of the synthesis and characterization of functionalized vinyl copolymers.
SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE ROLE OF PROTON TUNNELING IN CERTAIN CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESSES

Quantum mechanical tunneling of H atoms in certain reactions can have a rate comparable with that of the corresponding classical reaction. Proton tunneling appears to be the mechanism of proton transport in ice. Further studies of this mechanism have been made by determination of the a-c. and d-c. conductance of D2O (and H2O) ice under rigorous conditions of purification. Pre-electrolysis techniques have been applied to the ultrapurification of the D2O and H2O used for the conductance determinations. Isotopic ratios of conductance in solid H2O and D2O are obtained and discussed in terms of the mechanism of H+ or D+ transport in the solid and liquid substances. The theory of proton tunneling previously given is improved by using a quantal distribution function in the calculation of tunneling rates and better agreement with experiment is then obtained. The theoretical isotopic ratio of conductances by the tunneling mechanism in the ices is similar to that found experimentally and smaller than that predicted.
A CONFORMAL QUASI-ISOTROPIC DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE APPLICATION

A conformal quasi-isotropic dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is first investigated for wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) application under the 5.8-GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) standard. The probe-fed hemispherical DRA (HDRA) is studied to match the shape of the spherical dome end, and the characteristic mode analysis (CMA) tool is applied to analyze the resonant modes of the proposed antenna to reveal the intrinsic behavior of the dielectric resonator. It is found that the quasi-isotropic radiation pattern can be achieved by combining HDRA’s TE111 sinφ mode which radiates like a magnetic dipole and a small ground plane’s TM10 mode that radiates like an electric dipole. In order to reach the requirement of 5.8 GHz in ISM, a ceramic hemispherical dielectric resonator with dielectric constant of 21.984 is investigated. The radius of the hemisphere is set to 5.35 mm. In free space, the measurement results show that the proposed antenna achieves 3.25% bandwidth, 86% maximum efficiency, and 7.2 dB gain deviation. The antenna is also measured in pork to approximate human body environment. The measurement results demonstrate that the antenna achieves 3.20% bandwidth, 8.15% maximum efficiency, and 9.0 dB gain deviation. Accordingly, the proposed antenna is suitable for WCE application at 5.8 GHz ISM standard.
SISTEMA DE INFORMAÇÕES GEOGRÁFICAS APLICADO À ANÁLISE ESPACIAL DA COVID-19 NO ESTADO DE ALAGOAS, NORDESTE DO BRASIL

No presente artigo são aplicadas diferentes metodologias e ferramentas, disponíveis no Sistema de Informações Geográficas (SIG), na análise da distribuição espacial da Covid-19 no Estado de Alagoas. Para isso, representa espacialmente os casos de Covid-19 por municípios, a densidade demográfica, a incidência por 100 mil habitantes e as taxas de mortalidade por 100 mil habitantes. Através dos métodos de figuras geométricas proporcionais, do coroplético univariado e bivariado e da técnica de anamorfose foram gerados diferentes mapas. Com isso, os resultados mostram como os produtos cartográficos podem representar o espaço geográfico, o território e as rugosidades que estão presentes em ambos os conceitos. Além disso, correlaciona os dados acima com outras questões, como econômicas e sociais, que são importantes para entender a sociedade e como suas relações ocorrem. Conclui-se que as melhorias em geotecnologias nos últimos anos foram essenciais para ampliar as possibilidades de compreensão do espaço/território, o que permite diferentes aplicações de métodos cartográficos na análise espacial do fenômeno geográfico.
Pattern recognition: An effective tool for quality assessment of herbal medicine based on chemical information

Herbal medicine has obtained great attention for its effective efficacy using its crude materials and patent medicines. It is believed that the efficacy is a synergetic action by several chemical components. To present a detailed overview of the usage of multivariate statistical techniques developed for analytical chemistry in quality assessment and origins traceability, we provided an extensive pragmatic and practical overview of these techniques for the quality control of these crude medicines. Two pattern recognition methods, unsupervised and supervised approaches, were interpreted using practical instances. Overall, the review briefly summarized common applications for location, species, harvesting time, processed production, manufacture, botanical part, and authenticity. Besides, we focused on data pretreatment and fusion strategies listing recently published literature to provide a detailed reference to choose the most appropriate statistical method and fusion strategies. Actual applications have proved chemometrics as an effective and rapid tool for the quality control of herbal medicine.
Determination of diffusion and adsorption coefficients for volatile organics in an organophilic clay - sand - bentonite liner

In the design of barriers for containment of petroleum products it is essential to know the conditions for contaminant transport. In this work, a batch test method was used to determine the adsorption coefficients (Kd) of benzene, toluene, and 2-fluorotoluene (a tracer for toluene) on three soils. For Ottawa sand using soil to water ratios of 0.100.30 g/mL, Kd values were 2.51.2 mL/g (benzene), 11.33.6 mL/g (toluene), and 10.93.7 mL/g (2-fluorotoluene), respectively. Using organophilic clay at similar soil to water ratios, the Kd values were 40.950.0 mL/g (benzene), 154129 mL/g (toluene), and 157114 mL/g (2-fluorotoluene), respectively. Kd values for bentonite were 37.60.14 mL/g (benzene), 60.316.5 mL/g (toluene), and 51.233.6 mL/g (2-fluorotoluene) using soil to water ratios in the range 0.010.05. In general, for a given mixture, toluene was two to five times more adsorptive than benzene, indicating that hydrophobicity was an important factor in their adsorption. The diffusion coefficients in .
A Study into the Wealth of Successful Technology Entrepreneurs in the UK

Article history Received: 24 November 2020 Accepted: 7 December 2020 Published Online: 30 December 2020 This paper describes an academic study into the wealth of successful technology entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom. Here we are concerned with the dimensions of wealth in terms of its measurement. The methodology used involved three stages to determine the nature of the wealth involved. Initial sources (predominantly literature) and further sources (mainly business information) were considered in stage one to understand the measurement of the wealth of successful technology entrepreneurs. Analysis and synthesis of data undertaken in stage two determined the net wealth for technology entrepreneurs in different areas of activity. The nature and importance of the measurement of the wealth of technology entrepreneurs were examined in stage three to formulate conclusions. The research question investigated “what is the average net wealth of successful technology entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom? ” The contribution of the study is to bring together findings of the research in terms of the measurement of the wealth of successful technology entrepreneurs.
Unambiguous carbon-13 NMR assignments of some biologically active photoberberine alkaloids

Unambiguous proton and carbon-13 nmr chemical shifts of the protoberberine quaternary alkaloids palmatine and jatrorrhizine, their tetrahydro derivatives and tetrahydroberberine have been determined-through the use of 2D, CSCM 1D and selective INEPT nmr techniques
Effect of integrated fertilization with inorganic, organic fertilizers in presence of Enterobacter ludwigii local strain on growth, yield and fruit quality of Anna Apple Trees

Received: 17/11/2020; Accepted: 9/12/2020 DOI: 10.21608/jenvbs.2020. 50074.1113 ©2020 National Information and Documentation Center (NIDOC) THE investigation was conducted to search for novice strains of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and apply them to apple trees with organic fertilizer to reduce the amount of chemical fertilizers. Twelve different bacterial isolates were isolated on Ashby’s medium from rhizosphere of healthy fruit trees. Screening process was achieved based on in vitro plant-growth-promoting features. The more potent bacterial isolate (B3) was selected for the subsequent experiments. Morphological and cultural characteristics and 16S rRNA gene partial sequence were used for identification obtained isolate. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing results revealed that the nearest bacterial species to our isolate was Enterobacter ludwigii, KJ638989.1, with about 98% matching. During 2019 and 2020 field traits were carried out to evaluate the effective role of E. ludwigii strain combined with doses of inorganic and organic fertilizers on “Anna” apple trees growth, yield and fruit quality. Data revealed that inoculation by E. ludwigii combined with compost could compensate 50% of chemical fertilizer with significant increment in growth, yield and fruit quality. Since, data showed high yield and fruits quality by using 50% mineral-NPK, compost (14 kg/tree) and E. ludwigii inoculant followed by treatment of 75% NPK, compost (7 kg/tree) and E. ludwigii inoculant. Finally, the obtained strain, E. ludwigii could be capitalized on promoting plant growth for various fruit crops since it exhibits reasonable potential characteristics.
Determination of Macronutrients in Spices by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry

The concentrations of the macronutrients sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and iron were determined in spices by microwave-assisted digestion with nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The analytical methods were validated by recovery checks and the analysis of spinach leaves Standard Reference Material (NIST-1570a). The concentrations were dependent upon the identity of the spice. Potassium, calcium, and magnesium were the most abundant elements, followed by sodium, iron, and phosphorus. Concentrations of all analyzed elements were comparable to the published literature on spices and met the critical limits of Recommended Dietary Allowances and Tolerable Upper Levels, specified by the Food and Nutrition Board, USA.
Global Soil Gross Nitrogen Transformation Under Increasing Nitrogen Deposition

Soil nitrogen (N) transformations, which regulate soil N availability, are important for ecosystem productivity and other functions. Nitrogen deposition influences soil N transformations, but it remains unclear how soil N transformations, especially microbial N immobilization, change with different N deposition rates. In this study, we compiled a global data set of gross N mineralization, nitrification, and microbial mineral N immobilization rates with different N addition treatments across terrestrial ecosystems to reveal their responses to different N deposition rates. The results showed that gross N mineralization and gross nitrification rates were stimulated by both low and high N additions, but the increments slightly decreased with increasing N addition rate. However, microbial ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3−) immobilization rates responded differently under low versus high N additions. They changed from being inhibited (NH4+ immobilization) or not affected (NO3− immobilization) under low N addition to being stimulated under high N addition (>55 kg N ha−1 yr−1), performing a linear increase along with the increasing N addition rate. This challenges the traditional perception that N enrichment limits microbial N utilization. Our results suggest that the effects of N deposition on gross N transformations are highly dependent on N deposition rate. These findings indicate that biogeochemical models should take into account the differential responses of gross N transformations to different N addition rates to better predict ecosystem N cycling in the context of increasing N deposition.
Metabolomic and kinetic investigations on the electricity‐aided production of butanol by Clostridium pasteurianum strains

In this contribution, we studied the effect of electro‐fermentation on the butanol production of Clostridium pasteurianum strains by a targeted metabolomics approach. Two strains were examined: an electrocompetent wild type strain (R525) and a mutant strain (dhaB mutant) lacking formation of 1,3‐propanediol (PDO). The dhaB‐negative strain was able to grow on glycerol without formation of PDO, but displayed a high initial intracellular NADH/NAD ratio which was lowered subsequently by upregulation of the butanol production pathway. Both strains showed a 3–5 fold increase of the intracellular NADH/NAD ratio when exposed to cathodic current in a bioelectrochemical system (BES). This drove an activation of the butanol pathway and resulted in a higher molar butanol to PDO ratio for the R525 strain. Nonetheless, macroscopic electron balances suggest that no significant amount of electrons derived from the BES was harvested by the cells. Overall, this work points out that electro‐fermentation can be used to trigger metabolic pathways and improve product formation, even when the used microbe cannot be considered electroactive. Accordingly, further studies are required to unveil the underlying (regulatory) mechanisms.
The Impact of Carrier Transport Confinement on the Energy Transfer Between InGaN/GaN Quantum‐Well Nanorods and Colloidal Nanocrystals

The energy transfer (ET) between InGaN/GaN multiple‐quantum‐well (MQW) nanorods (NRs) and semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) for efficient color conversion is studied. An exceptional contribution of carrier transport confinement to the ET mechanisms is observed in the proximal side‐wall coupling system, which consists of InGaN/GaN NRs and CdSe NCs. Under relatively low or high excitation, the ET rate shows different carrier‐density dependence, resulting from different electron‐hole configurations, i.e., bound excitons and free carriers. In the localized exciton regime, the ET rate decreases when increasing temperature from 20 K to 200 K. However, in the free‐carrier regime, the ET rate varies insignificantly in the same temperature range. The temperature dependence in this NR‐NC coupling system is different from that in the previously studied planar MQW‐NC coupling system. It is suggested that the carrier transport confinement in NRs is a major factor for these divergences. The highly efficient ET with efficiency up to 80% shows a promising potential of using such NR‐NC coupled structures for ET‐pumped, NC‐based, light‐emitting devices.