Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Age, life-satisfaction, and relative income

We first confirm previous results with the German Socio-economic Panel, and obtain strong negative effects of comparison income. However, when we split the sample by age, we find quite different results for reference income. The effects on life-satisfaction are positive and significant for those under 46, consistent with Hirschman's (1973) tunnel effect and only negative (and larger than in the full sample) for those over 46, when relative deprivation dominates. Thus for young respondents, reference income's signalling role, indicating potential future prospects, can outweigh relative deprivation effects. Own-income effects are also larger for the older sample, and of greater magnitude than the comparison income effect. In East Germany the reference income effects are insignificant for all age groups.
The Exercise of Learner Autonomy in a Virtual EFL Course in Colombia.

This case study explores how a group of graduate students manifest autonomy in an English as a Foreign Language virtual course at a Colombian university. Analysis of questionnaires, forums, and interviews showed that students manifested attitudes that led to autonomy such as motivation and commitment at the beginning of the course, but they also manifested high levels of dependence and lack of self-confidence. Later, they became more confident and performed more independently, two attitudes closely-related to autonomy. Furthermore, the results show that factors such as course design, the platform, and the teacher’s role influenced the students’ exercise of autonomy. Finally, the need for designing virtual English as a Foreign Language courses that promote autonomous learning and the teachers’ and the students’ roles in virtual environments are discussed.
Land use effects on soil erodibility and hydraulic conductivity in Akure, Nigeria

This research was carried out to investigate the effects of three land use categories (grazed, cropped and forest land) on soil erodibility and hydraulic conductivity. Hydraulic conductivity was determined by a steady‐state flow using a mini‐disk infiltrometer while soil erodibility was determined following the Wischmeier and Smith equation. A suction rate of 2 cm s-1 was chosen for field infiltration measurement and subsequent estimation of soil hydraulic conductivity. The USDA textural classes for the land use types in forest, cropped and grazed lands are clay, sandy clay and sandy clay loam, respectively. The mean values of the hydraulic conductivity for the land uses/land cover are: forest land (0.00162±0.002019 cms-1), cropped land (0.002086±0.001299 cms-1), and grazed land (0.002244±0.002176 cms-1). Highest mean bulk density (1.45 ± 0.23 g cm‐3) and the lowest mean bulk densities (0.84 ± 0.14 g cm‐3) were observed in soils of forest and grazed land, respectively. Similarly, mean total porosity values ranged between 0.43 and 0.67 cm3 cm‐3. Highest organic matter was found out in the grazed soil (4.90%) as a result of the urine and excreta of the cattle. High organic matter was also observed in the forest soil (3.50%) but lower relative to grazed land. The soil erodibility was high in the sampled soils of grazed land with the value of 8.73 × 10-2 ±0.03, while the least erodibility (6.35 × 10-2 ± 0.02) was recorded in the forest land. These values indicate the eroding vulnerability of the three land uses. Key words: Infiltration rate, organic matter, bulk density, total porosity, land cover.
Antimicrobial Effect of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Satureja Bachtiarica on Some Pathogenic Bacteria in Vitro

Background:: Essences and extracts of herbs, possess a variety level of biological activities, in addition the antimicrobial activities of a large number of these have been proved. With regard to the biologically active compounds and traditional use of the Satureja bachtiarica, it seems that this plant has significant antimicrobial effects. Objectives:: The aim of this study is to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of S. bachtiarica against Enterobacter aerogenes, Bacillus subtilis and Listeria innocua of the important food pathogen. Materials and Methods:: In this experimental study, antimicrobial effect of extracts was evaluated by two methods, Collins method and disk agar diffusion method on Enterobacter aerogenes ATTC 13048, Listeria innocua ATTC 33090 and Bacillus subtilis PTCC 1720. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) determined using a dilution method. Statistical analysis was carried out by analysis of variance (ANOVA) technique. Results:: All ethanolic extract concentrations had an inhibitory effect on the disk agar diffusion method. In Collins method ethanolic extract, prevented the growth of both strains on medium. The MBC of ethanolic extract of S. bachtiarica for B. subtilis and L. innocua was 16 and 32 mg/mL respectively, and for E. aerogenes was 64 mg/mL. But the MBC of aqueous extract of S. bachtiarica for B. subtilis and L. innocua was 32 and 64 mg/mL, respectively and for E. aerogenes was 128 mg/mL. Conclusions:: The S. bachtiarica extract showed the more effective impact on the growth of B. subtilis PTCC 1720 and L. innocua ATTC 33090 than E. aerogenes ATTC 13048 (P < 0.05). The results indicated that ethanolic extract of S. bachtiarica had maximum effect on Gram positive bacteria B. subtilis PTCC 1720 and L. innocua ATTC 33090.
Human Posture Detection in Always-on Body Worn Cameras

Internet of Things (IoTs) is the emerging Technology as the third wave in the development of the internet. IOT is accepted to have massive impact sensors, surveillance devices; wearable’s and body area networks with advanced interface technique. This leads to the need for a hardware-software co-design approach. We present a highly parameterized hardware design allowing configurability and the ability to evaluate different design choices in a short amount of time. This paper aims to analyze the use of Deep learning algorithm for building such reconfigurable low power devices. We develop the hardware architecture for such a system and provide experimental results obtained for the case study of Posture detection for body worn cameras used for law enforcement. Our proposed system, implemented on a Raspberry picamera platform uses minimal power consumption with an accuracy of more than 90% for the selected case study of Posture Detection. 
Antiviral Properties of Probiotic Mixtures against Rotavirus in the Rat

Rotavirus is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis in young children in developed and developing countries. The use of probiotics for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases is both safe and easily accessible. In this study, we evaluated the anti-rotaviral activities of probiotic mixtures in a Sprague-Dawley rat. 24 litters with their dams were randomly assigned to four groups; placebo, phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and two probiotic mixture (PRO-1 and PRO-2) groups. All rats were inoculated with rotavirus at dose of 8 log plaque forming units per rat at 5 days old. Animals in the PRO-1 and PRO-2 groups were orally administered probiotic mixtures 1 or 2, respectively, at a dose of 8 log colony forming units daily during 4 days. For control purposes, placebo and PBS groups were orally administered the same amount of placebo (containing maltose and polydextrose) or PBS once daily for 4 days, respectively. Antiviral analysis was performed by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and observing intestinal villi. As a result, weights of small intestines were greater in the PRO-1, PRO-2 groups than in control groups. Villi were short and villous epithelial necrosis was exhibited in control groups, but these morphological changes were not observed in PRO-1, PRO-2 treated rats. RT-qPCR analysis showed that VP7 gene level of rotavirus in fecal samples and small intestinal epithelial cells were lower in the PRO-1 and PRO-2 groups. These findings suggest that probiotic mixtures may be useful probiotics for the treatment of or as alternative therapies for rotaviral gastroenteritis.
Medical Image Volumetric Segmentation for Tumor Detection in MRI Images Using ANFIS

Picture division is a basic preparatory advance in most mechanized striking example notoriety and scene investigation calculations. The rationale of portrayal and diagram is utilized to be the product of picture. In the utilization of picture preparing, we have to select a strategy and to do portrayal and blueprint, much the same as the notoriety of the expression, picture, et cetera. Since the early location of modest adjustments in tumor estimate is hard to identify in common unmistakable metric and medicinal exam estimations, the general clinical guide procedures have favored an approach of quantitative estimations of human tumor amount that utilized inside the various healing facilities, despite the fact that, its time ate up. Attractive reverberation imaging (MRI) approach used to determinate the human tumor volumes. The observe aggregate incorporates fifteen patients of different age levels (infer age, 21.5 ± 10.03 years), seven grown-up guys and 8 women with mind tumors of various length and particular frame. All patients filtered scanners and had histological demonstrated determination. When contrasted three digital strategies with measure tumor volumes from MRI records, set got at 1.Five Tesla of all sufferers. The outcomes show the better exactness of tumor measurement the utilization of triangle manual scientific procedure contrasted with various manual systems. Additionally, the near investigate three strategies proposes that the new scientific, front-line strategy has diminished boundless suggest botches (SEM) than the contrary two systems. So this method can be utilized to ascertain any human mind tumor length of different states of various sorts, and it's far valuable to apply it with the guide of radiologists in solution.
WATERBORNE PAINTS MODIFIED WITH ESSENTIAL OILS AS BIOPROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR RUBBERWOOD

MATAN N & MATAN N. 2012. Waterborne paints modified with essential oils as bioprotective coatings for rubberwood. Biopreservative waterborne paint was developed for protection of rubberwood by incorporating the paint with 50–500 μg mL-1 of essential oil (cinnamon oil, clove oil, anise oil, citronella oil, orange oil and nutmeg oil) and 0.1% surfactant. Antifungal activities of the paint against moulds (Aspergillus niger, Penicillium chrysogenum and Penicillium sp.) and a decay fungus (Trametes versicolor) and anti-termite capability of the paint were investigated. Within the concentration range studied, only cinnamon oil and clove oil at minimum concentrations of 350 and 450 μg mL-1 respectively were capable of providing complete protection against mould growth on rubberwood for up to 12 weeks during storage at 25 °C and 100% relative humidity. In addition, the paints incorporated with 450 μg mL-1 of both oils also showed high resistance to fungal decay and termite attack. Sensory evaluation test revealed that the paint incorporated with clove oil was better in odour and overall liking characteristics than the paint incorporated with cinnamon oil.
Involving Geospatial Information in the Analysis of Land-Cover Change Along the Tanzania Coast

Abstract This article provides the first comprehensive scientific data on land-use and land-cover change in the coastal zone of Tanzania over the 1990 and 2000 time periods. The research was part of an African region initiative to demonstrate the practical application of geographic information for sustainable development. Remotely sensed images from close to 1990 Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) sensor and 2000 Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor and geographic information system (GIS) technologies are applied to discern changes in land cover and land use along the mainland Tanzania coast. Change detection results show that urban land area has increased dramatically. Mangrove forest area declined modestly, but field verification shows severe deterioration of their conditions near urban areas. While the area of dense woodland decreased, the area of open woodland and the area of woodland interspersed with agriculture increased. This study demonstrates how geospatial information science and technologies provide critical information and tools for coastal resource managers who work at the crossroads of resource use, land-cover change, poverty alleviation, and environmental management.
Studies of kidney induction in vitro using gene expression profiling and novel tissue manipulation technique

For decades, the mammalian kidney has served as a model system for studying developmental processes, such as induced epithelialization, branching morphogenesis, and cell differentiations. The possibility to recapitulate and follow the renal organogenesis ex vivo in organ culture set-ups has provided a large amount of molecular and cellular information about sequential events during development. However, certain limitations remain when combining traditional organ culture setups with modern molecular technology. This thesis seeks to address these disadvantages. In the experimental part of the thesis, the traditional organ culture set-ups were studied, modified, and optimized to meet the needs of functional genetic screening. First, the traditional transfilterinduced nephrogenesis was characterized with a panel of nephron segment specific markers to reveal the differentiation level of in vitro developing mouse renal tissue. A comprehensive genome wide time course microarray analysis was also performed to in vitroinduced metanephric mesenchyme. Next, to improve the accessibility of genetic tools into the threedimensional organ in culture, the classic kidney culture set-ups were modified to tolerate dissociation and re-aggregation before the induction of nephrogenesis. This step was achieved with the aid of preservative growth factors offering a 24hour window to manipulate the genetic and cellular composition of the explant. The dissociation and re-aggregation per se had not particular effect on the progress of the nephron differentiation. Demonstrations of the addition and removal of cells, as well as a virus vector mediated gene knock in and knock down are presented. The gene expression data, together with the novel organ manipulation and culture techniques presented in this thesis, provide a useful guide and specific tools to further characterize the details of nephron development and differentiation in functional manner.
A novel EBSD‐based finite‐element wave propagation model for investigating seismic anisotropy: Application to Finero Peridotite, Ivrea‐Verbano Zone, Northern Italy

A novel electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) ‐based finite‐element (FE) wave propagation simulation is presented and applied to investigate seismic anisotropy of peridotite samples. The FE model simulates the dynamic propagation of seismic waves along any chosen direction through representative 2D EBSD sections. The numerical model allows separation of the effects of crystallographic preferred orientation (CPO) and shape preferred orientation (SPO). The obtained seismic velocities with respect to specimen orientation are compared with Voigt‐Reuss‐Hill estimates and with laboratory measurements. The results of these three independent methods testify that CPO is the dominant factor controlling seismic anisotropy. Fracture fillings and minor minerals like hornblende only influence the seismic anisotropy if their volume proportion is sufficiently large (up to 23%). The SPO influence is minor compared to the other factors. The presented FE model is discussed with regard to its potential in simulating seismic wave propagation using EBSD data representing natural rock petrofabrics.
Citizen Consultation from Above and Below : The Australian Perspective

Citizen engagement and e‐government initiatives in Australia remain somewhat underdeveloped, not least for a number of fundamental structural reasons. Fledgling initiatives can be divided into a number of broad categories, including top‐down government consultation through blogs and similar experimental online sites operated by government departments; bottom‐up NGO‐driven watchdog initiatives such as GetUp! ’s Project Democracy site, modelled on projects established in the UK; and a variety of more or less successful attempts by politicians (and their media handlers) to utilise social networking tools to connect with constituents while bypassing the mainstream media. This chapter explores these initiatives, and discusses the varying levels of success which they have found to date.
Alkalizing Nutritional Therapy in the Prevention and Reversal of any Cancerous Condition

While largely ignored in conventional oncology for decades, intravenous nutritional infusion (INI) and rectal nutritional infusion (RNI) are therapies that play a major key in recovering from and reversing any metabolic, environmental, or dietary caused “dis-ease. ” But when you visit your conventional doctor for any condition or “dis-ease”, he or she will rarely address the patient’s lifestyle or diet, besides sometimes shrugging and saying, “Eat better and get more exercise. ” This is generally stated to the patient without giving any specific recommendations of what to eat, what to drink or how to exercise [1-13].
Copper induced biofilm formation and changes on photosynthetic pigment in Euglena gracilis

1 Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (ICA-UABC). Carretera a Delta s/n C.P. 21705, Ejido Nuevo León, Baja California, México. 2 Instituto de Ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Blvd Benito Juarez S-N, Mexicali 21280, Baja California, Mexico. 3 Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal. Km 16,3, Antigua Carretera Mérida-Motul, Conkal, Yucatán, CP 97345 México.
The Effects of Safety Climate on Safety Performance: An Evidence in a Malaysian-Based Electric Electronic and Manufacturing Plant

The current paper aimed at investigating the effects of each dimension of safety climate on safety performance in a Malaysian-based electric and electronic manufacturing plant. The study was carried out as a non-experimental type research which employed questionnaire as the method of collecting data. A total of 313 production workers from a Malaysian-based electric and electronic manufacturing plant participated in the study. The obtained data were analyzed using simple linear regression analysis. The findings of the study demonstrated that each dimension of safety climate played a significant influence on safety performance.
Internal Consistency and Convergent Validity of the Klontz Money Behavior Inventory (KMBI)

The Klontz Money Behavior Inventory (KMBI) is a standalone, multi-scale measure than can screen for the presence of eight distinct money disorders. Given the well-established relationship between mental health and financial behaviors, results from the KMBI can be used to inform both mental health care professionals and financial planners. The present study examined the internal consistency and convergent validity of the KMBI, through comparison with similar measures, among a sample of college students (n = 232). Results indicate that the KMBI demonstrates acceptable internal consistency reliability and some convergence for most subscales when compared to other analogous measures. These findings highlight a need for literature and assessments to identify and describe disordered money behaviors.
Prevalence of key developments in trade of agro-food producers in the new member states of the European Union

Abstract The ten new member states (NMS-10) of the European Union (EU) have contributed to an enhancement in the agro-food trade among the EU-25 members. Intra-industry trade (IIT) represents only a minor part of NMS-10 trade in agro-food products. Their trade in agro-food products is specialized to different countries in terms of economic distance, factor endowments and/or degree of competitiveness of their agro-food sectors. The borderless EU markets are likely to influence the increase of IIT with implications for the EU trade policy, since more than one-third of agro-food trade in the EU-25 members is represented by NMS-10.
Confluence of density currents over an erodible bed

Results from laboratory experiments on conservative density current confluence are reported. Hydraulic characteristics and morphodynamic consequences of the confluence of two continuous release density currents in a horizontal, 45° asymmetrical junction are examined and compared to those of terrestrial subaerial river junctions. It was observed that density current confluence is markedly different than those in river junctions primarily due to the ease of the dense fluid to convect into the ambient fluid in the junction zone. Upward convection in the junction resulted in low horizontal velocity and shear stresses on the bed of the junction zone, followed by replunging to the layer of neutral buoyancy downstream of the junction where acceleration occurs. In the downstream reach was a distinctive erosional pattern similar to central scouring seen in river junctions but starting at the downstream junction point rather than at the upstream junction point. It was found that terrestrial river models match well with the density current case in terms of maximum velocity downstream of the junction, backwater effect, scour face protrusion into the downstream reach, and maximum scour orientation. Poor matching was found in terms of separation zone dimensions and shape, streamline deviation angle on the junction line, and maximum scour depth.
(k.l)-Anonymity for Social Networks based on k-Neighborhood Anonymity

Preserving the privacy of the data as released in social network has now become a hot topic. Many corresponding algorithms are proposed. An important factor to measure the privacy preserving algorithm is the utility of the released data. The k-anonymous algorithm is the most widely used in many privacy protection algorithms. K-anonymity algorithm ensures the security of data to some extent; but in the process of anonymity. due to the lack of data diversity. there is also a higher risk of privacy disclosure. In the current study. a simple undirected graph of a class of nodes that have attribute values is plotted. For the attack by the knowledge at the background of the neighborhood information of the nodes. we’ve developed. on the basis of k-anonymous and l-diversity. a (k.l)-anonymous model to preserve privacy. In this model. the nodes are neighborly anonymized and their attribute values are at meanwhile generalized. As shown in the experimental results. this model is safer than the simple k-anonymous model and more accurate in response to the queries of the anonymous data released in aggregate networks.
Emotional Facial Expression Based On Action Units and Facial Muscle

The virtual human play vital roles in virtual reality and game. The process of Enriching the virtual human through their expression is one of the aspect that most researcher studied and improved. This study aims to demonstrate the combination of facial action units (FACS) and facial muscle to produce a realistic facial expression. The result of experiment succeed on producing particular expression such as anger, happy, sad which are able to convey the emotional state of the virtual human. This achievement is believed to bring full mental immersion towards virtual human and audience. The future works will able to generate a complex virtual human expression that combine physical factos such as wrinkle, fluid dynamics for tears or sweating.