Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Factors Affecting the Interest of Using Financial Techology (Fintech)

Research has been conducted on the perception of usability, the perception of the speech, the perception of comfort, risk and confidence in the interest in using financial technology in the economics Faculty of Islamic University of Lamongan. This research aims to know the perception of usability, perception of the speech, perception of comfort, risk and confidence in the interest of using financial technology in economics Faculty of Islamic University of Lamongan. This study used quantitative approach using Survey research type. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling, the population in this research is the economics faculty student of the Islamic University of Lamongan school year 2019-2020, So that the selected sample as much as 95 students were counted from the Slovin formula. The analysis is done by spreading a poll or questionnaire online then conducted partial and simultaneous tests using independent sample T-Test with significant value 0,05. A partial test has been performed and produced tCount Greater than the ttable (X1 = 1,466<1,66216. X2 = 0,819>1,66216. X3 = 1,150<1,66216, X4 = -0,556<1,66216, X5 = 3,446<1,66216). So it can be known that the perception of usability, perception of benefits, perception of comfort, and risk does not have the influence of inopportune interest in using financial technology while the trust variable has partial influence on interest Using financial technology. And simultaneous testing has been conducted, produced FCount Greater than the Ftable (10,853>2,32). So it can be known that the perception of usability, the perception of ease, perception of comfort, risk and trust have a simultaneous influence on interest in using financial technology.
Resilience, Occupational Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Intention to Leave the Organization among Nurses and Midwives during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The current study on the intention to leave the organization among nurses and midwives aligns with the broader direction of research on the consequences of demanding jobs. This is particularly important in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020 and is ongoing. The aim of the current study was to identify the levels of intention to leave the organization and job satisfaction in a sample of 390 Polish nurses and midwives. A multiple stepwise linear regression was carried out to establish which variables are predictors of job satisfaction and intention to leave the organization. The following measures were used in the study: Nurses’ Occupational Stressor Scale, The Brief Resilience Coping Scale, The Turnover Intention Scale, The Job Satisfaction Scale, and an occupational questionnaire (number of workplaces, weekly number of evening and night shifts, working at a unit dedicated to treating COVID-19, working as a supervisor/executive). The current study showed that almost 25% of the sample reported high turnover intention, and a similar proportion reported low job satisfaction. Resilience was related to nurses’ job satisfaction. In the predictive models for job satisfaction, the organizational factor of the number of workplaces was significant (positively related), while job experience was a negative predictor of intention to leave. The practical implications of the results and the need to continue research on this topic are also discussed.
Digital Storytelling in Science Teacher Education: Evaluation of Digital Stories

The aim of the study was to evaluate digital stories prepared by preservice teachers in the frame of their planning, content, mechanics, story structure, and use of technology dimensions. Additionally, the study aimed to reveal differences among the aforementioned dimensions’ scores. In order to achieve this, the study’s participants attended a course on theoretical and technological process and tools implemented in digital story creation. A total of 46 digital stories were scored via a rubric and then analyzed. From the analysis, only the content dimension received a high score, whilst all other dimensions were scored at the medium level. The results revealed a significant difference among the digital storytelling dimensions, with mechanics, story structure, and use of technology dimensions negatively differentiated from content and planning. These findings support the use of digital storytelling content that is primarily based on the use of technology and basic digital storytelling principles for science teacher education programs. From this point of view, it can be strongly said that both in field education courses and for instructional technology and vocational courses, the potential for preservice teachers to graduate with having acquired higher skill levels may be realized through digital storytelling. So, teacher education programs should be supported by digital storytelling activities and instructions.
Genome-Wide Identification of MDH Family Genes and Their Association with Salt Tolerance in Rice

Malate dehydrogenase (MDH) is widely present in nature and regulates plant growth and development, as well as playing essential roles, especially in abiotic stress responses. Nevertheless, there is no comprehensive knowledge to date on MDH family members in rice. In this study, a total of 12 MDH members in rice were identified through genome-wide analysis and divided into three groups on the basis of their phylogenetic relationship and protein-conserved motifs. Evolutionary analysis showed that MDH proteins from rice, maize and wheat shared a close phylogenetic relationship, and the MDH family was conserved in the long-term process of domestication. We identified two segmental duplication events involving four genes, which could be the major force driving the expansion of the OsMDH family. The expression profile, cis-regulatory elements and qRT-PCR results of these genes revealed that a few OsMDH showed high tissue specificity, almost all of which had stress response elements in the promoter region, and ten MDH members were significantly induced by salt stress. Through gene-based association analysis, we found a significant correlation between salt tolerance at the seedling stage and the genetic variation of OsMDH8.1 and OsMDH12.1. Additionally, we found that the polymorphism in the promoter region of OsMDH8.1 might be related to the salt tolerance of rice. This study aimed to provide valuable information on the functional study of the rice MDH gene family related to salt stress response and revealed that OsMDH8.1 might be an important gene for the cultivar improvement of salt tolerance in rice.
The Impact of Mobile Phone Use on Young Drivers' Driving Behaviour and Visual Scanning of the Environment

Driver distraction has been identified as a contributing factor to road crashes, among which the most common is the use of mobile phones while driving. For this reason, the aim of this paper is to analyse the behaviour of young drivers while they use mobile phones (answering a telephone call, texting, and browsing the internet) and drive in a simulated urban environment. In total 28 volunteers participated in the study. Several variables were recorded for each participant: driving speed, acceleration, deceleration, and eye movement. The results show that the difference in driving speed, acceleration, and deceleration was relatively small for each task and for the control condition (no use of mobile phone). However, when looking at the total time required for conducting each task, participants spent 26.44% of the time looking at the phone when texting, 37.01% when browsing the internet, and 2.27% when talking on the phone. In addition, participants viewed on average 66.45% traffic signs when distracted, compared to 79.22% during undistracted driving. Based on the results, a proactive approach to reduce the problem related to the use of mobile phones while driving is proposed.
Carbon footprint of Argentine peanuts

Purpose: The general objective of this study is to perform a Carbon Footprint of peanut production, transportation and processing in Cordoba, Argentina, in order to have a better understanding of all the life-cycle stages of peanut production; study the environmental sustainability performance of peanut production; and to find hotspots in the existing farming, hauling and processing systems, that may be improved for environmental purposes. The intent of the study is to generate results that can be publicly communicated to different audiences. Methods: Surveys were conducted for the 2012-2013 crop season, in the province of Cordoba, with farmers and companies that processed 46% of the total national production (1.022.516 t), i.e., 470,000 t of raw peanuts or 223,000 t of shelled peanuts. The functional unit is 'one metric ton of raw peanuts in Argentina, at the farm gate'. A Carbon footprint analysis -based on the ISO 14067 standard (ISO, 2013)- from cradle-to-gate was conducted, up to the 'port of export' located in Zarate (Argentina), including crop production, processing and transportation. Co-product allocation was based upon economic value. Results from Carbon Footprint are: Crop production and mill processing contribute with 87 kg CO2 eq (37%) and 91 kg CO2 eq (38%), respectively, while transportation contributes with 59 kg CO2 eq (25%). This analysis also considers the use of co-products, such as hull and skin. Even though its industrial use also generates some emissions, substantial environmental benefits were derived from the combustion of peanut hulls for electricity cogeneration and heat, which reduced CO2 eq emissions by 196 kg CO2 eq (-83%), reaching a final value of 41 kg CO2 eq. Without considering the use of co-products, results from Carbon footprint are 237 kg CO2 eq. GWP was also estimated for a set of peanut-based final products, and expressed in terms of kg of CO 2 eq per kg of product. CO 2 values ranged from 0.4 for fried peanut, toasted peanut, and refined oil; 0.7 for peanut flour, coated peanut, caramelized peanut, and chopped peanut; 0.8 for peanut butter; and 1.0 for essential oil. In some cases, packaging environmental burdens overtake that of the products. The main hotspot in the farm stage was harvesting, explained by fuel consumption. Reduced tillage and soil nutrient reposition increased CO 2 eq. emissions. In the milling stage, due to the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) curing was the hotspot. Replacing road transportation by railway transportation decreases carbon footprint values. Conclusions: A Carbon Footprint analysis was successfully performed on the Argentine peanut value chain. This research is the first assessment of the contribution of peanuts to the global warming potential. Results are useful for the analysis of other food products that use peanut as ingredient.
Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Relatedness of Plasmodium ovale curtisi and Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in sub-Saharan Africa

P. ovale was until recently thought to be a single unique species. However, the deployment of more sensitive tools has led to increased diagnostic sensitivity, including new evidence supporting the presence of two sympatric species: P. ovale curtisi (Poc) and P. ovale wallikeri (Pow). The increased reports and evolution of P. ovale subspecies are concerning for sub-Saharan Africa where the greatest burden of malaria is borne. Employing published sequence data, we set out to decipher the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relatedness of P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri using the tryptophan-rich protein and small subunit ribosomal RNA genes from Gabon, Senegal, Ethiopia and Kenya. Higher number of segregating sites were recorded in Poc isolates from Gabon than from Ethiopia, with a similar trend in the number of haplotypes. With regards to Pow, the number of segregating sites and haplotypes from Ethiopia were higher than from those in Gabon. Poc from Kenya, had higher segregating sites (20), and haplotypes (4) than isolates from Senegal (8 and 3 respectively), while nucleotide from Senegal were more diverse (θw = 0.02159; π = 0.02159) than those from Kenya (θw = 0.01452; π = 0.01583). Phylogenetic tree construction reveal two large clades with Poc from Gabon and Ethiopia, and distinct Gabonese and Ethiopian clades on opposite ends. A similar observation was recorded for the phylogeny of Poc isolates from Kenya and Senegal. With such results, there is a high potential that ovale malaria control measures deployed in one country may be effective in the other since parasite from both countries show some degree of relatedness. How this translates to malaria control efforts throughout the continent would be next step deserving more studies.
Spinning a global web of EU external relations: how the EU establishes stronger joint bodies where they matter most

ABSTRACT Many international agreements of the European Union establish what we call joint bodies (JBs). Examples of such bodies include joint committees, joint sub-committees, and association and cooperation councils. Over the years, the EU has built an impressive global web of JBs, which bring together EU and third-country executive officials and play a key role in governing EU external relations. But not all of them are created equal, with some considerably stronger than others. What explains this variation in ‘JB strength’? We formulate a cost–benefit argument, where stronger JBs generate greater costs and are primarily included in agreements promising greater benefits. Benefits, in turn, are greater if implementation helps the EU attain its goals, parties are interdependent, and agreements have a broad scope. Drawing on an original dataset of 547 agreements concluded since 1992, we find support for the argument that the EU strategically establishes joint bodies ‘where they matter most’.
Daylight Measurement Acquisition of Defunct Resident Space Objects Combining Active and Passive Electro-Optical Systems

The uncontrolled growing number of resident space objects (RSOs) threatens the safe operation of space-related activities. Since the beginning of the Space Age, outer space is getting populated by objects emerging after breakup events; spare components through launching, orbiting, and aging of satellite missions; collisions between functional or defunct RSOs; or by missions that either completed or began their life cycle. One potential measure toward the sustainable use of outer space may start by preventing collisions between existing RSOs. Collisions between existing RSOs will only exacerbate the current situation, which could lead to a cascade effect known as the Kessler syndrome. In the context of such collisions, the enabling of optical daylight tracking has the potential to reduce the uncertainty of the estimated state vector for each RSO, thus aiding the planning and execution of efficient avoidance maneuvers when a collision is foreseeable, as well as benefiting just-in-time collision avoidance strategies in the future. This study starts by analyzing the impact of optical daylight observations, within the domain of defunct RSOs, with respect to the currently restricted nighttime observation windows, the type of observable acquired by the observing station, and the relative geometry between the Sun, the RSO, and the ground station. We highlight the role of key hardware components on each observing system deemed critical for current observing optical ground stations to enable daylight measurement acquisition. Once we have inspected all factors deemed crucial for daylight observations in our system, we present successful daylight observations, from which we derived angular observables, ranges, and apparent brightness. We additionally provide an example where the combination of measurements acquired by the different systems, operating in the optical regime only, contributed to partial disambiguation of the tumbling motion of a selected rocket body. All observations were conducted using a scientific complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) sensor and a geodetic laser ranging system. Both systems make use of the 1-m Zimmerwald laser and astrometry telescope (ZIMLAT) for measurement acquisition and target RSO tracking at the Swiss Optical Ground Station and Geodynamics Observatory Zimmerwald (SwissOGS), operated by the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Prediction of Shear Wave Velocity Based on a Hybrid Network of Two-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network and Gated Recurrent Unit

Compressional and shear wave velocities (Vp and Vs, respectively) are important elastic parameters to predict reservoir parameters, such as lithology and hydrocarbons. Due to acquisition technologies and economy, the shear wave velocity is generally lacking. Over the last few years, some researchers proposed deep learning algorithms to predict the shear wave velocity using conventional logging data. However, these algorithms focus either on spatial feature extraction for different physical properties of rocks or on sequential feature extraction in the depth direction of rocks. Only focusing on feature extraction in a direction of rocks might lead to a decrease in prediction accuracy. Therefore, we propose a hybrid network of a two-dimensional convolutional neural network and the gated recurrent unit (2DCNN-GRU), which can establish more complex nonlinear relationships between the input and output data based on the spatial features extracted by 2DCNN and the sequential features extracted by GRU. In this study, two cases are used to validate the reliability and prediction accuracy of the proposed network. Comparing the prediction results of 2DCNN, GRU, and the proposed network, the proposed network shows better performance. Meanwhile, for improving the prediction accuracy of the proposed network, the relationship is analyzed between the prediction accuracy of the proposed network and the length of the input sample.
Flyback Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Based SHE-PWM Control for STATCOM Applications

This paper presents the closed loop DC-DC flyback converter with multi-level cascaded H-bridge inverter (MCHI) for transformer-less static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) system. The STATCOM system is proposed to be controlled using decoupled dq vector control incorporating the new reactive current reference algorithm and multi-level selective harmonic elimination pulse width modulation (MSHEPWM) technique. This ensures transient performance enhancement as well as simpler control and modulation technique implementation for dynamic systems. As the proposed MSHEPWM solely depends on adjustable DC-link voltage levels, flyback converter is designed for that purpose to suit wider applications. In current work, a single phase five-levels CHI based STATCOM system incorporated with the aforementioned converters are presented to compensate the reactive power (VAR) at the point of common connection (PCC). The dynamic as well as the transient performances of the developed STATCOM control system and the proposed voltage closed loop control of each converter are investigated to meet different VAR demands at balanced loading conditions. Simulation studies are performed to verify the effectiveness and theoretical analysis of the approaches presented. Full Text: PDF DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.11591/ijpeds.v8. i1.pp100-108
USULAN PERBAIKAN PELAYANAN BENGKEL NISSAN HALIM DENGAN METODE SERVQUAL, IPA, DAN QFD

Abstract. This thesis aims to measure the quality of services provided by Nissan Halim. This study compares the levels of service according to the customer's expectations with the work done so far. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis method qualitative data collection method through literature study, observation and questionnaires. To determine the gap between perception and expectations of customers used the method ServQual. Results ServQual found that the quality of service provided does not meet customer expectations with the biggest gap found on factors thoroughness of work performed servicing To determine the performance which need to be rectified used Importance Performance Analysis. Results IPA found that the factors completeness of the service work performed, front linernya responsive, the operational time of the workshop according to your schedule, as well as the reasonableness of the price that needs to be fixed. Meanwhile, to suggest improvements to the company conducted method of Quality Function Deployment. QFD results provide the benchmark improvement in the booking system, the number of technicians, service allocation, role play SA, service tools and technician skill that needs to be improved so that the results could change science. Keywords: Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction, ServQual, IPA, QFD
Importance of pneumatophore fringe-mudflat continuum for an estuary-dependent fish species

ABSTRACT Shallow estuarine habitats are well recognized for providing a positive correlation to the abundance and diversity of juvenile fish species. This has been associated with the hypotheses of refuge from predators and the availability of food. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the importance of two adjacent habitats to mangrove fringes (area adjacent to pneumatophore zone and mudflat) as an ecological habitat for Diapterus auratus juveniles. Sampling was carried out in the rainy (January–July 2016) and dry (August–December 2016) periods. This study indicated that D. auratus juveniles did not show significant differences in abundance and biomass between adjacent habitats. However, univariate analyses found there was a significant increase in fish abundance in the dry season, due to influx of young-of-the-year. Further, the size-frequency of D. auratus showed a recruitment pattern recorded between August and January, suggesting a broad spawning period between the end of the rainy season and a recovery period between March and May. There were distinct changes in the diet between seasons for D. auratus, according to the dendrogram of the food eaten by the fish. The combined results from the distribution and feeding ecology suggest a connectivity among adjacent areas, and indicate that both habitats provide critical foraging and refuge habitat for D. auratus in this tropical estuary.
Mechanical and thermal analysis of the internal combustion engine piston using Ansys

The piston is one of the most important components of the internal combustion engine. Piston fail mainly due to mechanical stresses and thermal stresses. In this paper is determined by using the finite element method, stress and displacement distribution due the flue gas pressure and temperature, separately and combined. The FEA is performed by CAD and CAE software. The results are compared with those obtained by the analytical method and conclusions have been drawn.