Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Climate Policies in Indonesia’s Development Agenda: Why a Carbon Tax is Marginalised

Drawing on the results of an exploratory qualitative study based on in-depth interviews involving government executives, politicians, business players, and non-government organisations (NGOs), this paper explores climate policies in Indonesia’s national development agenda, including whether a carbon tax could be one of the national priority policy goals. The results suggest that there is heterogeneity in how Indonesian key stakeholders perceive climate policies in Indonesia’s development agenda. Indonesian stakeholders are cognisant of the adverse impacts of climate change on social, economic, and environmental aspects. They also acknowledge that having clear and sound climate mitigation policies is required to achieve Indonesia’s ambitious GHG emissions reduction target. However, Indonesia’s development policy goals are focusing on economic growth, in particular boosting infrastructure investments, reducing poverty and inequality, and job expansion. This makes climate policies are compromised and has created conflicts between Indonesia’s development agenda and its commitment to deal with climate change issues. Overall, the study finds that climate policies are incompatible with Indonesia’s development agenda, therefore a carbon tax is placed at the bottom of the national policy goals.
Molecular Weight Dependence of the Properties of Chitosan and Chitosan Hydrogel for Use in Sustained-Release Drug

Chitosan was treated with NaBO3 under a homogeneous condition in which it was previously dissolved in an aqueous acetic acid solution. Different molecular weight chitosan samples were obtained, depending upon the reaction conditions, NaBO3 concentration, reaction temperature, and reaction time. The performance of chitosan hydrogel for use in a sustained-release drug was investigated while focusing on the swelling properties of chitosan coated on a drug. Theophylline was used as a model drug to be released. Theophylline tablets were coated with respective chitosan samples, and then tested for the drug release rate. Each drug release obeyed zero-order or near zero-order kinetics, due to a reservoir system comprising a saturated theophylline solution and a chitosan hydrogel wall. The release rate of theophylline decreased with increasing the amount of coated chitosan, which affects the permeability of the drug, and increased with decreasing the molecular weight of coated chitosan, which affects the degree of.
A Smart Home System based on Microcontroller using Android Application and MySQL Database

In recent years, people may disremember to turn off various devices or not be sure open or closed. Predefined scenarios for these people, home comfort and efficiency in the workplace will help a lot. Most people spend time with mobile phones throughout the day. Therefore, the control of smart devices by phones would be an appropriate solution. In this study, it is designed with microcontroller based intelligent building automation system hardware and software to provide energy efficient, security and comfort. The programming of the microcontroller, writing the android application program for the mobile phone and MySQL database software were realized. Microcontroller with GSM shield, it is possible to control the devices connected to the system by an android application automatically and manually by means of the internet connection by the MySQL database on the remote server. It is ensured that all devices are adjusted with a single touch according to predefined scenarios.
Chemical Vapor Deposition Based Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers Using a Template Method

We have developed a new approach for preparing graphitic carbon nanofiber and nanotube ensembles. This approach entails chemical vapor deposition (CVD) based synthesis of carbon within the pores of an alumina template membrane with or without a Ni catalyst. Ethylene or pyrene was used in the CVD process with reactor temperatures of 545 °C for Ni-catalyzed CVD and 900 °C for the uncatalyzed process. The resultant carbon nanostructures were uniform hollow tubes with open ends. Increasing the deposition time converted the carbon nanotubes into carbon nanofibers. Transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction data show the as deposited graphitic carbon nanofibers synthesized with the Ni catalyst were not highly ordered. Heating the carbon-containing membrane at 500 °C for 36 h, however, converts the carbon nanofibers into highly ordered graphite. The electron diffraction data show a spotted diffraction pattern characteristic of single-crystal graphite with the graphitic planes parallel to the long .
Social Networking Addiction Scale

Abstract Social networking is the new norm of the society as many of us remain “online” 24*7. However, excessive use of it would result in social networking addiction. There are some existing tools to measure social networking addiction but all of them suffer from conceptual or/and methodological problems. The present research aimed at developing a theoretically and psychometrically sound tool to assess social networking addiction by conducting three different studies. Study 1 established the factor structure of the social networking addiction scale as a higher-order construct having six first-level factors. In study 2, we found that social networking is a relatively enduring characteristic as test-retest reliability was found to be. 88 in a time span of 25 days. Study 3 was conducted to establish the convergent and divergent validity of the social networking addiction scale (SNAS). Problematic internet use, Facebook addiction, average time spent on the internet daily and loneliness were chosen to test the convergent validity of SNAS, while life satisfaction was used to test the divergent validity. The result establishes the convergent and divergent validity of SNAS. The scale situated nicely between problematic internet and Facebook addictions as it shared 53% of the variance with the former and 25% with the later.
Finite perturbation theory-density functional theory calculation of the spin-dipolar contribution to NMR spin-spin coupling constants

In this work an implementation of the FPT-DFT approach for calculating the spin-dipolar contribution to NMR spin-spin coupling constants is presented. This method was tested in a set of small molecules, giving results in excellent agreement when comparing them with values taken from the literature, which were obtained with state-of-the-art calculations. To obtain an insight into the relative importance of the spin-dipolar contribution in unsaturated compounds, calculations of J(F,C), J(F,F) and J(F,H) couplings in 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-difluorobenzenes were performed. An important spin-dipolar contribution to 3 J(F, F) and 5 J(F,F) was found, suggesting that this term might be important in some cases. When performing DFT calculations the non-singlet instabilities usually found in unsaturated compounds are overcome.
Event-triggered asynchronous H ∞ fault-tolerant control for discrete-time Markov jump system with actuator faults

This article focuses on the design of event-triggered asynchronous H ∞ fault-tolerant controller for Markov jump system subject to actuator faults and external disturbances. The asynchronization phenomenon not only occurs between the controlled system and controller but also exists between the controlled system and faulty actuator, which are portrayed as two corresponding hidden Markov models. Moreover, a mode-dependent event-triggered mechanism is introduced to facilitate network resources utilization. Then, by introducing mode-dependent Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, a sufficient condition is obtained to guarantee that the closed-loop system is randomly mean square stable with H ∞ performance. Finally, two numerical examples are employed to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed synthesis scheme.
An Institutional Politics of Place: Rethinking the Critical Function of Art in Times of Growing Inequality

This article reflects on the current status of art’s critical power in a world of intensifying economic inequality. We document how the art world is saturated with economic imperatives that limit the power of conventional artistic critique to meaningfully contest economic instrumentalism. Such imperatives also constrain both artistic and curatorial choices, with profound implications for questions of representation. Informed by interviews with artists, curators and managers of leading art institutions in London, we outline an emergent politics that acknowledges the way that inequalities are sustained and accumulate over long periods of time and is committed to addressing ‘historic wrongs’. We argue that an especially powerful dimension here is geographical, with institutions reconsidering their own historical and contemporary locations as a means of subverting universalising narratives that mask dominant power. We suggest that this focus on spatiality presents a promising approach to addressing contemporary inequalities in the art world by being able to productively link concerns around representation to a critical recognition of the spatially located impact of economic inequality.
Molecular-Theory of High Frequency Dielectric Susceptibility of Nematic Nanocomposites

A molecular-statistical theory of the high frequency dielectric susceptibility of the nematic nanocomposites has been developed and approximate analytical expressions for the susceptibility have been obtained in terms of the effective polarizability of a nanoparticle in the nematic host, volume fraction of the nanoparticles and the susceptibility of the pure nematic phase. A simple expression for the split of the plasmon resonance of the nanoparticles in the nematic host has been obtained and it has been shown that in the resonance frequency range the high frequency dielectric anisotropy of the nanocomposite may be significantly larger than that of the pure nematic host. As a result, all dielectric and optical properties of the nanocomposite related to the anisotropy are significantly enhanced which may be important for emerging applications. The components of the dielectric susceptibility have been calculated numerically for particular nematic nanocomposites with gold and silver nanoparicles as functions of the nanoparticle volume fraction and frequency. The splitting of the plasmon resonance has been observed together with the significant dependence on the nanoparticle volume fraction and the parameters of the nematic host phase.
Surface Charge of Hydroxyapatite and Bone Mineral

The surface charge of calcium phosphates in Simulated Body Fluid (SBF) may be one of the factors associated with the adhesion of cells and proteins, processes that are related with osteogenesis. For calcium phosphates in SBF, surface charge varies with solution pH due to the adsorption of positive ions and to the reactions that occur at the solid/biological fluid interface. In this work, the variation of the density of protons adsorbed and the surface charge as a function of pH were determined for Hydroxyapatite, CaHPO4, and Bone Mineral.
Research model for measuring the impact of customer relationship management (CRM) on performance indicators

Abstract Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has established itself as one of the fastest growing business management technology solutions in recent years, which makes it a key tool for companies that seek sustainable commercial success over time. The three CRM modules (sales, marketing, and services) are a definitive tool to obtain better business results through the customer-centred approach of modern marketing theories.
Forces between silica surfaces in aqueous solutions of a weak polyelectrolyte

The forces between negatively charged silica surfaces in the presence of a weak polyelectrolyte, poly (2-vinylpyridine), were measured as a function of polymer concentration, salt concentration, solution pH, and surface collision rates. The solubility of the polymer is highly dependent on the solution pH; that is, when the molar concentration of solution protons is equivalent to the molar concentration of pyridine groups the polymer is >70% protonated and is highly soluble. As the pH increases, the degree of protonation decreases and the polymer becomes insoluble and precipitates from solution. At low polymer concentrations, low salt concentration, and a low pH, the polymer adsorbs strongly with an essentially flat conformation. The forces during compression are well described by DLVO (Derjaguin−Landau−Verwey−Overbeek) theory with no steric forces apparent. During decompression, the adhesive forces are much greater than those between the bare silica surfaces, indicating a strong bridging between the surfa.
High‐Definition Optophysical Image Construction Using Mosaics of Pixelated Wrinkles

Despite many efforts in structuring surfaces using mechanical instabilities, the practical application of these structures to advanced devices remains a challenging task due to the limited capability to control the local morphology. A platform that programs the orientation of mechanically anisotropic molecules is demonstrated; thus, the surface wrinkles, promoted by such instabilities, can be patterned in the desired manner. The optics based on a spatial light modulator assembles wrinkle pixels of a notably small dimension over a large area at fast fabrication speed. Furthermore, these pixelated wrinkles can be formed on curved geometries. The pixelated wrinkles can record images, which are naturally invisible, by mapping the gray level to the orientation of wrinkles. They can retrieve those images using the patterned optical phase retardation generated under the crossed polarizers. As a result, it is shown that the pixelated wrinkles enable new applications in optics such as image storage, informative labeling, and anti‐counterfeiting.
Effect of Cause-Related Marketing in the Chinese Market: Moderating Effects of Product Type and Regional Characteristics

Although companies perform societal marketing activities across different cultural regions, previous research was predominantly centered on a specific cultural region ― the West. To address this limitation in the literature, the current research examines societal marketing in the Chinese market considering cultural characteristics. China has become the largest market in the world with great potential growth for its vast consumer base. Since there is heterogeneity among regions in China, it is imperative to divide China into several markets for better understanding. Thus, this study investigates different responses of Chinese regional (coastal vs. inland) consumers toward Cause-related Marketing (CM). Our findings reveal that Chinese consumers, in general, prefer utilitarian CM products compared to hedonic CM products, which is the opposite result of findings of the previous research. Further, this was truer for consumers in inland regions, while coastal consumers did not display any preference by product type. The academic and practical implications, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.
Mothers’ Global Psychological Health and Sex-specific Expression in Newborns

Stefanie R. Pilkay1*, Terri Combs-Orme2, Frances Tylavsky3, Nicole Bush4, Alicia K. Smith5 1Falk College, School of Social Work, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 2College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 3Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennesse Health and Science Center, e, Memphis, Tennessee 4Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California 5Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
A Study on the Development of Cranial Traction Therapy Program for Facial Non-Symmertric Correction -Utilize Delphi Technique

The purpose of this study is to develop a cranial traction therapy program to help correct facial asymmetry of the hard tissues through the means of the treatment of soft tissues—a non-surgical therapeutic method for the correcting of facial asymmetry. We have formed a group of experts who have agreed to the study. In the primary survey, open questions were used. In the second survey, the results of the first survey were summarized and the degree of agreement was presented to the questions in each category. In the third survey, we conducted a statistical analysis of the degree of agreement on each item of question. All surveys also performed email. The distribution was calculated using the SPSS (ver.23.0) program, and the mean difference between the result and X² was calculated. The significance level was set to p&lt;. 05. Most of the questions attained a certain level of consensus by the experts (average of 4.0 or higher), it can be said that most are important and suitable questions. the results regarding the degree of importance for each of the points of evaluation made by the groups of experts in both the second and third stage of the cranial traction therapy program were verified using content validity ratio (CVR 77). The ratio for the cranial traction 13 points of evaluation was within the range of 0.40∼1.00, so the Delphi program for the cranial traction therapy verified that the content was valid.
Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria from Homogenates and Commercial Beverages of Auricularia polytricha

Auricularia polytricha is an important edible and medicinal fungus in Taiwan. The cultivation environment and sterilization of the mushroom cultivation bag before cultivation may affect the fungal species that occur along the fruiting body for Mucor irregularis, M. fusiformis, and Trichoderma longibrachiatum and the stalk, for Hypocrea koningii, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, and Coprinellus radians from the stalk. The bacterial species associated with A. polytricha were also identified by PCR amplification, PCR-RFLP analysis, sequencing and BLASTn analysis. Bacterial species were identified as Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas tolaasii, Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Acinetobacter pittii, and Lysinibacillus fusiformis in the homogenates after Pasteur sterilization. During a flavor test of 11 commercial drinks, the testers reported experiencing diarrhea. Bacterial examination of the drinks found that three samples were contaminated. Five bacterial species were identified as Pantoea agglomerans, Serratia liquefaciens, and Pseudomonas psychrophila in sample 275, Cronobacter sakazakii and Pseudomonas azotoformans in sample 684 and Pseudomonas azotoformans in sample 539, and more than one bacterial species occurred in two samples. In conclusion, pathogenic fungal and bacterial species were obtained from the fruiting bodies, stalks, homogenates, and drinks of A. polytricha after Pasteur sterilization. To prevent foodborne diseases from A. polytricha, sanitation procedures should be enforced during cultivation, processing and post-harvest storage.
Development of novel frog‐skin peptide scaffolds with selectivity towards melanocortin receptor subtypes

Melanocortin receptors are pharmaceutically important receptors that are involved in complex physiological functions. They have been associated with various diseases including obesity, erectile dysfunction, acne, and skin cancer. It has been challenging to transform nonselective endogenous agonist and antagonist ligands into selective and potent ligands. In this study, we investigated naturally occurring peptides derived from frog skin secretions for selectivity and activity toward melanocortin receptors. Three peptides (ORB, ORB2K and ranacyclin‐T) were found to have selectivity towards the melanocortin receptor 5 (MC5R). ORB and ORB2K had partial binding affinity at nanomolar concentrations, whereas ranacyclin‐T had 57% binding efficiency at 1.6 μM. Backbone cyclization of ORB and ORB2K altered the binding efficiency to melanocortin receptors. Our results suggest that these frog‐skin peptides could be modified for developing melanocortin‐specific ligands and potentially future therapeutics.
DNA Hybridization at Magnetic Nanoparticles with Electrochemical Stripping Detection

A simple and practical method for electrochemical DNA hybridization assay has been developed to take advantage of magnetic nanoparticles for ssDNA immobilization and zinc sulfide nanoparticle as oligonucleotide label. Magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by coprecipitation of Fe2+ and Fe3+ with NH4OH, and then amino silane was coated onto the surface of magnetite nanoparticles. The magnetic nanoparticles have the advantages of easy preparation, easy surface modification and low cost. The target ssDNA with the phosphate group at the 5′ end was then covalently immobilized to the amino group of magnetite nanoparticles by forming a phosphoramidate bond in the presence of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimeth-ylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDAC). The zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticle-labeled oligonucleotides probe was used to identify the target ssDNA immobilized on the magnetic nanoparticles based on a specific hybridization reaction. The hybridization events were assessed by the dissolution of the zinc sulfide nanoparticles anchored on the hybrids and the indirect determination of the dissolved zinc ions by anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) at a mercury film glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The proposed method couples the high sensitivity of anodic stripping analysis for zinc ions with effective magnetic separation for eliminating nonspecific adsorption effects and offers great promise for DNA hybridization analysis.
Use of a Designed Triple-Stranded Antiparallel β-Sheet To Probe β-Sheet Cooperativity in Aqueous Solution

Cooperativity is a defining characteristic of protein tertiary structure; partially folded forms are usually less stable than either the native conformation or the denatured state. 1 Cooperativity can also occur at the secondary structure level: a single long segment ofR-helix is more stable than several short segments of equivalent total length. 2 Is â-sheet formation cooperative? It has been impossible to address this question experimentally, although cooperativity has been predicted. 3 Helical cooperativity is onedimensional, while there are two possible dimensions of â-sheet cooperativity, perpendicular to the strand direction (Figure 1a) and along the strand direction (Figure 1b). Here we describe a 20-residue peptide that adopts a triple-stranded antiparallel â-sheet conformation in aqueous solution, and the use of this model system to show that antiparallel â-sheet formation is cooperative perpendicular to the strand direction (Figure 1a). Elucidation of the factors that influence â-sheet stability has lagged behind analogous R-helix studies, because it is difficult to generate soluble â-sheet model peptides, 4 while short peptides that form monomericR-helices in solution are readily available. 5