Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE: ROLE OF GREEN EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT PRACTICES, GREEN TRAINING AND GREEN SHARED VISION

: The prime objective of the present study was to assess the impact of green training; green shared vision and Green employee involvement practices on organizational citizenship behaviour environment and environmental performance of the textile sector of Indonesia. Moreover, the mediating role of OCBE is examined, as well. The data was collected from the employees of the textile sector through survey method. The response rate of the study was 59.83%. The tool employed for analysis was PLS 3.2. 9. the findings of the study confirm the mediating role of OCBE between green training, green shared vision and Green employee involvement practices and environmental performance. Moreover, the direct impact of green training, green shared vision and Green employee involvement practices on OCBE is also supported by the findings of the study. Present the study fills the gap of limited studies conducted regarding environmental issues. The findings of the study are helpful for practitioners and policymakers of the textile sector to use HRM strategies in order to improve environmental performance.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SALT POLICY IN INDONESIA

In general, the goal of a policy is to achieve public welfare through regulations made by the government. Regulations are generally made because they are required to regulate the interests of the communities. Salt is an important commodity demanded by the people in Indonesia. In adition, Indonesia is a country with the second longest coastline in the world; therefore, it has a potential to produce salt and achieve self-sufficiency. However, the national salt production has not been able to meet the demand for salt, especially in meeting the needs for industrial salt. To overcome this problem, the government issued a policy of procuring salt through imports with the hope that industrial needs are met and simultaneously domestic salt production can be increased. The objective of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of the government policies related to salt by adopting the Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) approach. Data and information were obtained through focus group discussions with relevant stakeholders and literature studies analyzed using the RIA approach. The results of this study concluded that the salt policies in Indonesia, especially related to the policy of salt imports, has not been effective. Strategies and corrective actions must be taken so that they can be optimally effective. Strategies that can be carried out include improving the import salt trade system through strengthening the data collection system, monitoring the running of local salt businesses and enforcing laws. The combination between improving the quality of salt produced by the local farmers and guaranteeing the salt prices at the farmer level will accelerate the achievement of the policy objectives. Keywords: self-sufficiency, public policy, imports, farmers, regulatory impact analysis
A Two-Stage X-Band 20.7-dBm Power Amplifier in 40-nm CMOS Technology

For higher integration density, X-band power amplifiers (PAs) with CMOS technology have been widely discussed in recent publications. However, with reduced power supply voltage and device size, it is a great challenge to design a compact PA with high output power and power-added efficiency (PAE). In the proposed design, a 40-nm standard CMOS process is used for higher integration with other RF building blocks, compared with other CMOS PA designs with larger process node. Transistor cells are designed with neutralization capacitors to increase stability and gain performance of the PA. As a trade-off among gain, output power, and PAE, the transistor cells in driving stage and power stage are biased for class A and class AB operation, respectively. Both transistor cells consist of two transistors working in differential mode. Furthermore, transformer-based matching networks (TMNs) are used to realize a two-stage X-band CMOS PA with compact size. The PA achieves an effective conductivity (EC) of 117.5, which is among the highest in recently reported X-band PAs in CMOS technology. The PA also attains a saturated output power (Psat) of 20.7 dBm, a peak PAE of 22.4%, and a gain of 25.6 dB at the center frequency of 10 GHz under a 1 V supply in 40-nm CMOS.
Benefits of Vehicle Automation for Public Transportation Operations

Over the past few years, vehicle automation has witnessed tremendous focus from both the academic perspective and industrial perspective. However, autonomous cars have been the main focus of many studies in the literature, unlike research on the automation of buses which is rare. Thus, this paper discusses the benefits of the application of the automation technology to the public transportation service. Autonomous buses can improve the quality of transit service, reduce the operating costs dramatically, increase vehicle utilization, increase the frequency of the transit service with low operating costs and allow for vehicle platooning. While many benefits can be achieved from the automation of buses, further research studies and focus from the academia are required to quantify these benefits, estimate the implications of the automation of public transportation service, and understand how these implications will affect both transit agencies and transit users.
Haematological indices of Salmonella Gallinarum (Gr. D1-1, 9, 12) infected broiler chickens treated with ethanolic leaf extract of Chrysophyllum albidum (G. Don)

This experiment was conducted for eight weeks to evaluate the haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler chickens infected with Salmonella Gallinarum (Gr. D1-1, 9, 12) and treated with ethanolic leaf extract of Chrysophyllum albidum (G. Don). The experimental design was a factorial arrangement in a completely randomised design (CRD) involving one hundred and sixty two (162) unsexed day-old Arbor Acre broiler chicks. The chickens were allotted to nine (9) groups of three (3) replicates with each replicate comprising six (6) birds of infected, non-infected, treated and untreated group. Phytochemical screening of C. albidum revealed the presence of tannins, saponins, cardiac glycosides, steroids, terpenoids and flavonoids. The extract and the standard drug were th administered at 7 day post infection. There were significant differences (P< 0.05) in Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), Packed Cell Volume (PCV), Red Blood Cell (RBC), Haemoglobin (Hb), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin (MCH), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Lymphocyte (LYM) and none in Heterophil (HET), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration (MCHC), Monocytes, Basophils and Eosinophils at all levels. The highest values of PCV (33.67±1.86a ), RBC (3.02±0.4a ) and Hb (11.23±0.62a ) though normal were observed in the standard drug (Doxygen®) group. Most of the serum biochemical parameters were found to be within range usually seen in avian species. It was concluded that ethanolic leaf extract of C. albidum had no deleterious effect on haematological and biochemical indices of broiler chickens and hence can be further explored pharmaceutically for its usefulness in treating fowl typhoid.
Development of Graphenated Polyamic Acid Sensors for Electroanalytical Detection of Anthracene

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are typically present in environmental samples at very low concentrations. Therefore, extensive sample preparation is necessary to enhance the signal for analytical determination of these compounds by classical methods based on chromatography or spectroscopy. In this study an electrochemical sensor for anthracene based on polyamic acid- graphene oxide (PAA-GO) nanocomposite electrode was prepared for application in the direct analysis of small volumes of samples with minimal pre-treatment steps. Polyamic acid and graphene oxide (GO) are materials with well-defined electrochemistry of their own and both are readily synthesised under ambient laboratory conditions. The sensor was prepared by cyclic voltammetric co-deposition of PAA and GO onto a commercial screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE) in five voltammetric cycles with initial and switch potentials of -1000 mV and +1000 mV, respectively, at a potential scan rate of 50 mV/s. The sensor materials (GO, PAA and PAA-GO) were characterised by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM) and cyclic voltammetry (CV), while their corresponding screen printed electrode systems (GO/SPCE, PAA/SPCE and PAA-GO/SPCE) were evaluated as possible chemical sensors for anthracene.
Preparation of thermoresponsive fluorescent carbon dots for cellular imaging

Nowadays, carbon dots (CDs) have aroused widespread interest due to their chemical stability, biocompatibility as well as low toxicity. Herein, polymerizable CD monomers were synthesized through amidation between hydrophobic CDs and methacryloyl chloride, which has emerged as a facile method for preparing various fluorescent CD monomers. The fluorescent polymerizable CDs were copolymerized with N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) to form thermoresponsive fluorescent nanoparticles. The poly(NIPAM) (PNIPAM) grafted hydrophobic CDs (CDs-g-PNIPAM) have excellent dispersivity in water, rendering hydrophobic CDs with fluorescence properties in aqueous media. Moreover, CDs-g-PNIPAM nanocomposites show a remarkable thermoresponsive behavior, and the fluorescence intensity decreases progressively with increase in temperature. Cytotoxicity tests show that CDs-g-PNIPAM nanocomposites have great biocompatibility. When the CDs-g-PNIPAM nanocomposites were cultured with HaCaT cells at a concentration of 2000 µg mL−1, cell viability was maintained over 85%. Benefiting from the copolymerization of NIPAM, the excitation-independent fluorescence of CDs-g-PNIPAM nanocomposites can be used for cellular labeling and show long-term biostability in a cellular environment. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry
ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF THE LEAVES OF Alstonia scholaris R.Br.

Alstonia scholaris is a large evergreen tree belongs to family Apocynaceae, grows throughout India, in deciduous and evergreen forests and also in plains. The plant is also abundantly found in Mizoram and is known as Thumriat. The latex of the plant is applied to wounds and boils and also mixed with oil to cure earache by mizo tribes. Plants or plant-derived compounds possessing high levels of antioxidant properties also show wound-healing activities as antioxidants reduce the adverse effects of wounds by removing products of inflammation. In the present study, the antioxidant activity of the methanolic extract of leaves of Alstonia scholaris R.Br. was estimated by three In vitro assay methods namely (1) DPPH free radical scavenging activity (2) Ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) assay and (3) Total Phenolic content estimation, spectrophotometerically. The observed DPPH free radical scavenging activity was 23.26±0.79 mg TE/gm dry leaves while FRAP activity and total Phenolic content were 6.93±1.04 mg TE and 0.79±0.14 mg GAE /gm of dry leaves respectively.
Thermodynamic Properties of cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-Hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz(Z)): Measurements of the pρT Property and Determinations of Vapor Pressures, Saturated Liquid and Vapor Densities, and Critical Parameters

In this work, comprehensive measurements of pρT (pressure–density–temperature) properties of cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz(Z)) were performed. Although this novel fluid has been proposed for various applications, including its use as a possible working fluid for organic Rankine cycle systems, reliable experimental data on its thermodynamic properties are scarcely available. In this work, the isochoric method was employed to obtain the properties of this fluid along 26 isochores for densities between 88 and 1295 kg·m–3, and 344 pρT data points were obtained in the temperature range from 323 K (49.85 °C) to 503 K (229.85 °C) and at pressures up to 10 MPa. The data covered single-phase liquid and vapor regions, two-phase region, and supercritical region. The data in the critical region were correlated with a simple polynomial expression, which was used to determine the critical parameters analytically. The vapor pressures and the densities of the saturated liquid and vapor were obtained fr.
Factors that Influence the Enrolment of Students in Vocational STEM courses at MCAST

International evidence shows that the demand for STEM workers is expected to grow significantly. Despite this, students’ interests and motivation towards STEM learning especially STEM Vocational Education and Training (VET) is not increasing. This Skills Gap phenomenon has driven many countries to adopt policies and take initiatives to help close it. The purpose of this research is to study what factors influence the enrolment of students in Vocational STEM courses. The participants were students following a STEM programme at the Institute of Applied Sciences, MCAST. A quantitative research methodology was adopted for this study. An online cross-sectional survey questionnaire, containing Likert scale responses, was used to collect data. The SPSS Statistics 24 program was used to analyse the data and test it for reliability and validity. Factor analysis was carried out to reduce the initial independent variables into a fewer number of dimensions.The study found that parental advice, students’ interest in STEM subjects, their previous work experience and their positive attitude towards VET education are most influential in students’ enrolment in vocational STEM courses. It also highlights the need for school guidance officers to acquire more knowledge about VET STEM careers and accurate labour market information so as to assist students to make well-informed career path decisions. The findings of this study will provide valuable insight as to the causes of low enrolment within MCAST STEM programmes and help stakeholders determine the measures and strategies needed to encourage participation in STEM vocational studies.
Dynamic Characteristics of the Rubber-Tailings Mixture Based on Dynamic Triaxial Test

The liquefaction of tailings is a common failure mode under earthquake actions. The traditional treatment measures of waste rubber have the disadvantages of environmental pollution and occupying soil resources. The combined treatment of waste rubber and tailings is very likely to have important engineering application and theoretical value, and the dynamic characteristics of the rubber-tailings mixture (RTM) are essential and indispensable for handling them together. In this paper, the dynamic triaxial test was used to study the dynamic mechanical characteristics of the RTM. The test was divided into 5 groups with 54 valid samples. The effects of the rubber particle size, rubber content, consolidation pressure, pH value, and soaking time on the dynamic characteristics of the RTM were studied and discussed. The results show that the liquefaction cycle number of the RTM is 50% higher than that of tailings, and the particle cluster effect theory of the RTM is put forward. It will provide a theoretical basis and guidance for the treatment of the waste rubber and tailings.
Development and Validation of a Functional Foods Frequency Questionnaire for Greek Adults

The aim of the study was to investigate whether a food frequency questionnaire is a valid tool for recording and evaluating the frequency of consumption of different functional foods in a sample of the Greek population. Ninety healthy adults aged 18-75 years, not on a specific diet for the past six months and residing in the same location during the past one year were randomly selected to participate in this study. They answered a functional food frequency questionnaire, which included 76 food groups, and filled three consecutive 24-h recalls. The functional food frequency questionnaire was weighted by grams of each food group consumed per day. SPSS-21 program was used for the interpretation of the results. The nonparametric Wilcoxon sign rank test was used to correlate the variables derived from the functional food frequency questionnaire and those derived from the mean of the 24-h recall. The functional food frequency questionnaire was validated at the rate of 80.3%, especially for 61 of 76 functional food subgroups, and there was no statistically significant difference between the two assessment tools, concerning food frequency consumption. These findings showed that the developed functional food frequency questionnaire is a valid tool to investigate the frequency of functional foods consumption in the Greek population.
In situ growth of TiO2 on TiN nanoparticles for non-noble-metal plasmonic photocatalysis

Plasmonic photocatalysis could provide a promising solution to the two fundamental problems of current TiO2-based visible-light photocatalysis on low photocatalytic efficiency and low usage of solar illumination. But till now, most plasmonic photocatalysts have relied on noble metal nanostructures of Au or Ag due to their easy synthesis and efficient absorption of visible light. In this study, a TiN/TiO2 nanocomposite photocatalyst was synthesized by the in situ growth of TiO2 nanoparticles on TiN nanoparticles with a fluorine-free, vapor-phase hydrothermal process. In this composite photocatalyst system, the desirable visible light absorption could be attributed to the LSPR effect of a nanostructured TiN phase. Thus, a plasmonic photocatalyst without noble-metal components was developed, and its good visible light photocatalytic activity was demonstrated by both the photodegradation of organic pollutants of RhB and 4-NP and the disinfection of microorganisms of E. coli. From the energy alignment analysis, hot electrons were expected to be completely injected from TiN to TiO2 once they were excited above the Fermi energy level of TiN because no barrier existed, resulting in better electron injection efficiency than previous reported noble-metal-based plasmonic photocatalysts.
Statistics for N = 1

Research in education is often associated with comparing group averages and linear relations in sufficiently large samples and evidence-based practice is about using the outcomes of that research in the practice of education. However, there are questions that are important for the practice of education that cannot really be addressed by comparisons of group averages and linear relations, no matter how large the samples. Besides, different types of constraints including logistic, financial, and ethical ones may make larger-sample research unfeasible or at least questionable. What has remained less known in many fields is that there are study designs and statistical methods for research involving small samples or even individuals that allow us to address questions of importance for the practice of education. This article discusses one type of such situations and provides a simple coherent statistical approach that provides point and interval estimates of differences of interest regardless of the type of the outcome variable and that is of use in other types of studies involving large samples, small samples, and single individuals.
Accurate radial basis functions technique for competitive and efficient solutions of non-linear Black-Scholes equations

ABSTRACT Objective: This article aims to solve the non-linear Black Scholes (BS) equation for European call options using Radial Basis Function (RBF) Multi-Quadratic (MQ) Method. Methodology / Approach: This work uses the MQ RBF method applied to the solution of two complex models of nonlinear BS equation for prices of European call options with modified volatility. Linear BS models are also solved to visualize the effects of modified volatility. Additionally, an adaptive scheme is implemented in time based on the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg (RKF) method.
Thin Films and Solar Cells Based on Semiconducting Two-Dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper (CH3(CH2)3NH3)2(CH3NH3)n−1SnnI3n+1 Perovskites

Low electrical resistivity (high dark carrier concentration) of CH3NH3SnI3 often leads to short-circuiting in solar cells, and appropriate thin-film modifications are required to ensure functional devices. The long-term durability of organic–inorganic perovskite solar cells necessitates the protection of perovskite thin films from moisture to prevent material decomposition. Herein, we report that the electrical resistivity and the moisture stability of two-dimensional (2D) Ruddlesden–Popper (CH3(CH2)3NH3)2(CH3NH3)n−1SnnI3n+1 perovskites are considerably improved compared to those of the three-dimensional (3D) CH3NH3SnI3 perovskite and subsequently show the solar cell fabrication using a simple one-step spin-coating method. These 2D perovskites are semiconductors with optical band gaps progressively decreasing from 1.83 eV (n = 1) to 1.20 eV (n = ∞). The n = 3 and n = 4 members with optimal band gaps of 1.50 and 1.42 eV for solar cells, respectively, were thus chosen for in-depth studies. We demonstrate th.
Virtual Painting with Opencv Using Python

In modern technologies video tracking and processing the feed has been very essential. This processed data can be used for many research purposes or to express a particular output on a particular system. There are various methods for processing and manipulation of data to get the required output. This paint application is created using OpenCV module and python programming language which is an apex machine learning tool to create an application like this. Given the real time webcam data, this paint-like python application uses OpenCV library to track an object-of-interest (a bottle cap in this case) and allows the user to draw by moving the object, which makes it both awesome and challenging to draw simple things.
Decontamination of Salmonella Typhimurium with chitosan and lactic acid on broiler carcasses

: Salmonella Typhimurium is frequently isolated from chicken meat. The main purpose of current study was to analyze the decontamination of S. Typhimurium by using different concentrations of chitosan, lactic acid and chitosan and lactic acid combination on broiler carcasses. S. Typhimurium was inoculated to broiler carcasses at 10 8 cfu/mL in eight different study groups. Then, contaminated carcasses were treated with 1%, 2% lactic acid and 0.1%, 0.05% chitosan for 5, 10, 15 min. Also, effects of the combination of chitosan and lactic acid (0.05% chitosan-1% lactic acid, 0.01% chitosan-1% lactic acid) were analyzed for 5, 10, 15 min. Carcasses samples treated with chitosan and lactic acid were analysed for survival of S. Typhimurium on the 0, 3 and 7 days of storage time. Lactic acid (1%, 2%), combination of chitosan and lactic acid (0.05% chitosan + 1% lactic acid and 0.01% chitosan and 1% lactic acid) were detected to have antimicrobial effect on S . Typhimurium inoculated into carcasses (P<0.05). There is no difference between the working groups in terms of implementation time (P>0.05). According to the study, it was found that the combination of lactic acid and chitosan is the most effective method against S . Typhimurium in poultry carcasses. As a result, it is thought that the decontaminant agents which preferred in the study can be used in various applications in the poultry industry.