Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
WELLNESS TOURISM IN UBUD. “A QUALITATIVE APPROACH TO STUDY THE ASPECTS OF WELLNESS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT”

This study aims to describe the aspects of wellness tourism development in Ubud. Adopted from Corbin theory (2006) which states the body, mind and spirit as part of the five dimensions of wellness, namely physical wellness, emotional wellness, social wellness, intellectual wellness, and spiritual wellness, authors would therefore to identify product wellness, wellness activities, wellness dimension and life cycle of development of wellness tourism in Ubud. This study uses qualitative research methods, starting with literature studies related research about wellness tourism and in-depth interviews with wellness service providers in Ubud. In this study, the authors reviewed the literatures and analyzed the information collected from eight wellness service providers. The eight informants are determined by considering the type of wellness service scale such as spa resorts, health resorts, retreat centers, and wellness centers, located in Ubud. The results showed that wellness tourism in Ubud had fulfilled aspects and dimensions of wellness. This is reflected from the identification which was resulted where the highest-demanded wellness products in Ubud, namely yoga retreats, meditation retreats, spiritual retreats, detoxes and spa resorts. While wellness activities in Ubud are considered more relevant to BalineseHinduism lifestyles such as customs, cultural-religion activities and valuable-local knowledge of Balinese herbs in which are part of the wellness experience offered in Ubud. While in the terms of phase of development, the current situation of wellness tourism stays in development phase.
Compact Trap-Assisted-Tunneling Model for Line Tunneling Field-Effect-Transistor Devices

Trap-assisted-tunneling (TAT) is a well-documented source of severe subthreshold degradation in tunneling field-effect-transistors (TFET). However, the literature lacks in numerical or compact TAT models applied to TFET devices. This work presents a compact formulation of the Schenk TAT model that is used to fit experimental drain-source current (Ids) versus gate-source voltage (Vgs) data of an L-shaped and line tunneling type TFET. The Schenk model incorporates material-dependent fundamental physical constants that play an important role in influencing the TAT generation (GTAT) including the lattice relaxation energy, Huang–Rhys factor, and the electro-optical frequency. This makes fitting any experimental data using the Schenk model physically relevant. The compact formulation of the Schenk TAT model involved solving the potential profile in the TFET and using that potential profile to calculate GTAT using the standard Schenk model. The GTAT was then approximated by the Gaussian distribution function for compact implementation. The model was compared against technology computer-aided design (TCAD) results and was found in reasonable agreement. The model was also used to fit an experimental device’s Ids–Vgs characteristics. The results, while not exactly fitting the experimental data, follow the general experimental Ids–Vgs trend reasonably well; the subthreshold slope was loosely similar to the experimental device. Additionally, the ON-current, especially to make a high drain-source bias model accurate, can be further improved by including effects such as electrostatic degradation and series resistance.
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mozambican Public Employees on the Prevention of Covid-19

Objective: To analyze the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Mozambican public employees on the prevention of COVID-19. Methodology/Approach: 126 Mozambican public employees (79 men, 43 women and 4 who chose not to disclose their gender) answered a closed questionnaire applied through the Google Form online platform. The questionnaire was open for 5 days (two weekend and three business days). Findings: The results suggest that employees are knowledgeable; however, efforts should be made to carry out educational actions to improve attitudes and change practices related to the prevention of COVID-19. Research limitation/implications: Existence of some respondents who are not public employees due to online data collection, who were excluded from the study. Originality/Value of the article: The conclusions of the study serve as a means of punctual intervention for Mozambican health entities as well as illustrating specific areas of concentration in education for the prevention of COVID-19. On the other hand, they enrich the specific scientific field, which is still empty of knowledge. Keyword: sars-cov-2, coronavirus, social distancing, quarantine. CONHECIMENTOS, ATITUDES E PRÁTICAS DOS FUNCIONÁRIOS PÚBLICOS DE MOÇAMBIQUE EM RELAÇÃO À PREVENÇÃO DA COVID-19
Cross-Category Product Choice: A Scalable Deep-Learning Model

Personalized marketing in retail requires a model to predict how different marketing actions affect product choices by individual customers. Large retailers often handle millions of transactions daily, involving thousands of products in hundreds of categories. Product choice models thus need to scale to large product assortments and customer bases, without extensive product attribute information. To address these challenges, we propose a custom deep neural network model. The model incorporates bottleneck layers to encode cross-product relationships, calibrates time-series filters to capture purchase dynamics for products with different interpurchase times, and relies on weight sharing between the products to improve convergence and scale to large assortments. The model applies to loyalty card transaction data without predefined categories or product attributes to predict customer-specific purchase probabilities in response to marketing actions. In a simulation, the proposed product choice model predicts purchase decisions better than baseline methods by adjusting the predicted probabilities for the effects of recent purchases and price discounts. The improved predictions lead to substantially higher revenue gains in a simulated coupon personalization problem. We verify predictive performance using transaction data from a large retailer with experimental variation in price discounts.
Basidiomycetes Associated with Alnus glutinosa Habitats in Andros Island (Cyclades, Greece)

Alluvial forests dominated by black alder (Alnus glutinosa) are widespread in Europe along river banks and watercourses forming a habitat of renowned ecological/conservation importance. Despite the considerable interest this habitat has attracted in terms of the associated fungal diversity, very few pertinent data are available from the eastern Mediterranean. Andros island (Aegean Sea, Greece) hosts the southernmost population of A. glutinosa in the Balkan Peninsula; such stands have been systematically inventoried for several years in respect to macrofungi. In total, 187 specimens were collected and studied by examining morphoanatomic features and by evaluating (when necessary) the outcome of sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) to elucidate their identity and obtain an insight into phylogenetic relationships. As a result, 106 species were recorded, 92 are saprotrophic and 14 form ectomycorrhizae (ECM) with alders. Twenty-one species are first national records, while 68 other species are reported for the first time from this habitat in Greece. Several findings of particular interest due to their rarity, ecological preferences and/or taxonomic status are presented in detail and discussed, e.g., six Alnicola taxa, Cortinarius americanus, Lactarius obscuratus, Paxillus olivellus and Russula pumila (among the ECMs), and the saprotrophs Entoloma uranochroum, Gymnopilus arenophilus, Hyphoderma nemorale, Lepiota ochraceofulva, Phanerochaete livescens and Psathyrella hellebosensis.
Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Water Treated under Methane with Low-Temperature Glow Plasma of Low Frequency

Our former studies delivered a strong evidence that water indirectly treated with low-temperature, low-pressure glow plasma of low frequency (GP) changed its structure depending on the atmosphere in which such treatment was performed (air, ammonia, and nitrogen) and on the time of the treatment (0 to 120 min). In every case, water of different physicochemical characteristics and interesting biological functions was produced. Therefore, the relevant studies were extended to treating deionized water with GP under methane. The resulting samples were characterized by means of ultraviolet/visible (UV/VIS), Fourier transformation infrared-attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR), electron spin resonance (ESR) and Raman spectroscopies, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry, pH, conductivity, and refractive index. The generated samples of water had entirely different physicochemical properties from those recorded for water treated with GP in the air and under both ammonia and nitrogen. The treatment of water with GP under methane did not produce clathrates hosting methane molecules. Thermogravimetry delivered an evidence that the treatment with GP increased the aqueous solubility of methane. That solubility non-linearly changed against the treatment time.
Prevalencia del síndrome de fragilidad y factores asociados en adultos mayores

Introduccion: En Latinoamerica, la prevalencia del sindrome de fragilidad en adultos mayores no institucionalizados de 60 anos a mas oscila entre 7,7 y 39,3 %. En Peru, pocos estudios han abordado este tema y sus factores asociados en poblaciones similares. Objetivo: Identificar la prevalencia de fragilidad y los factores asociados en adultos mayores pertenecientes a siete centros de atencion primaria. Metodos: Estudio transversal analitico cuya variable desenlace fue la presencia de fragilidad, segun criterios de Fried. Se incluyeron tambien datos sociodemograficos (para la ocupacion se uso la clasificacion SEE y Sem FyC), tamizaje de depresion (con la escala de Yesavage), grado de funcionalidad (con el indice de Barthel) y las comorbilidades (usando el indice Geriatrico de Comorbilidad y el indice de severidad de Greenfield). Resultados: Se evaluaron 116 adultos mayores, la prevalencia de fragilidad fue de 20,7 %. Los factores asociados fueron tener dos o mas enfermedades (RPa = 3,33; IC 95 %: 1,04 - 10,68), tener depresion moderada (RPa = 6,50; IC 95 %: 2,52 - 16,75) y dependencia moderada para la realizacion de AVD (RPa = 2,63; IC 95 %: 2,63 - 14,15). Los factores protectores fueron haber tenido una ocupacion clase III (RPa = 0,11; IC 95 %: 0,02 - 0,54), IV (RPa = 0,07; IC 95 %: 0,01 - 0,35) o V (RPa = 0,24; IC 95 %: 0,09 - 0,60) y el vivir con algun familiar (RPa = 0,25; IC 95 %: 0,08 - 0,74). Conclusion: Uno de cada cinco adultos mayores fue fragil. Los sintomas depresivos, tener dos o mas comorbilidades y el ser dependiente para las actividades de la vida diaria fueron factores asociados a la fragilidad. Por su parte, trabajar en cargos no directivos y el vivir acompanado de algun familiar fueron factores protectores.
Strategy to improve the solid waste management of Barangay Matictic, Norzagaray, Bulacan

Solid Waste generation in the Philippine continues to be a national problem, and it is still increasing as the country’s population grows. This study aims to recommend improvements in the Solid Waste Management program at the national level by implementing behavioral change initiatives and alternative disposal plans for solid waste starting with Barangay (Brgy.) Matictic in Norzagaray, Bulacan as a pilot test. The research focus is reducing waste at the source and implementing changes in the manner of mobilizing resources to minimize waste generation. Research methodology includes Focus Group Discussion, interviews, and research with both internal and external stakeholders to facilitate gathering of data. This study shows that improvements in Solid Waste Management can be accomplished by allocating sufficient funds and efforts into changing the behaviour of households. It is recommended further that funding for the usual solid waste management interventions such as landfill and recycling must be implemented only if waste generation is avoided via proper resource planning and if waste segregation is strictly implemented through incentive programs or awareness initiatives. While technology plays a great role in managing solid waste, reframing the problem will improve outcomes. The global issue of waste must be perceived and resolved as an adaptive challenge, and not just a technical problem.
Effect of replacing Tifton Hay with Guandu Hay on intake, digestibility and ingestive behavior of dairy goats

The purpose was to evaluate the effect of replacement of Tifton 85 hay with Guandu hay on the intake, digestibility and ingestive behavior of dairy goats. Five Saanen goats with average milk production of 2.26 ± 0.10 kg d, around 123 ± 4 days of lactation were assigned to a 5 x 5 Latin square design. The treatments consisted of five levels of replacement with Guandu: 0, 8.4, 16.8, 25.2, or 36.4 %. We sampled the food offered, leftovers and feces to calculate intake and digestibility, and the ingestive behavior was monitored for 24 hours. Regression analysis was applied with 5% significance. The nutrient intake and the digestibility of dry matter, organic matter and protein decreased linearly with increasing levels of Guandu hay in the diet (p < 0.05). On the other hand, the neutral detergent fiber digestibility increased linearly, without change the water intake and ingestive behavior with replacement levels of Tifton hay with Guandu hay in the diet (p < 0.05). The replacement of up to 36.4% Tifton hay with Guandu hay in the dairy goat diet reduces the intake and digestibility of dry matter, organic matter and protein, and increasesfiber digestibility, without changing the ingestive behavior and water intake.
Tendencias metodológicas en la evaluación del grado de contaminación y de riesgos por metales pesados presentes en sedimentos viales urbanos

El objetivo principal de este artículo es analizar las tendencias a nivel mundial en el uso de métodos para evaluar la contaminación por metales pesados (MP) asociados con el sedimento vial (SV) urbano. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de literatura entre los años 1995-2018. Se empleó un índice de frecuencia de citación con el fin de establecer un orden de importancia para las categorías detectadas. Los resultados muestran el siguiente ordende importancia para las categorías detectadas: enriquecimiento metálico (87,0%) > riesgo sobre la salud (55,8%) > riesgo ambiental (35,1%). Los métodos de preferencia mundial para cada una de las categorías son el índice de geo-acumulación (55,8%), cociente de riesgo no cancerígeno (50,6%) e índice de riesgo ecológico (31,2%), respectivamente. Estas preferencias están posiblemente condicionadas por la existencia local de información de concentraciones de fondo de MP, dosis diarias de inhalación de partículas vinculadas a SV, factores de toxicidad por ingesta/contacto dérmico con MP, y factores de emisión de partículas de SV. Los MP de mayor relevancia son Pb (97,4%), Cu (93,5%) y Zn (89,6%). No obstante, también se destacan Cr-Cd-As por su elevado riesgo ecológico y cancerígeno.
Financial statement comparability and cash holdings: the mediating role of disclosure quality and financing constraints

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of financial statement comparability as a qualitative feature of financial reporting on cash holdings and the mediating role of disclosure quality and financing constraints in firms listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). ,Using panel data from 110 TSE-listed firms from 2011 to 2017 in Iran, this study uses the regression analysis to examine the research hypotheses. The first hypothesis examines the relationship between financial statements comparability and cash holdings and two other hypotheses examine the mediating role of financing constraints and disclosure quality in this relationship. ,Based on pecking-order theory and institutional context of Iranian firms, the results show that financial reporting comparability has a significant negative impact on corporate cash holdings. The results also show that disclosure quality and financing constraints have no mediating role in the relationship between accounting comparability and cash holdings. The robustness tests with alternative measures of accounting comparability and cash holdings support the findings of this study. ,The limitations of this study are as follows: limited number of TSE companies that have necessary data to conduct research; and using the disclosure quality scores provided by TSE organization. ,The findings suggest that creditors should consider the financial status and also the quality of financial reporting of companies, before granting credit to them. It is also recommended that regulators in the capital market publish the ratings of companies in terms of financial statement comparability alongside the disclosure ratings and a continuous regulatory oversight on companies. ,To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first empirical research on the effect of accounting comparability on the level of cash holdings that examines the mediating role of financing constraints in the context of Iran market as an emerging economy. Moreover, this is the first empirical research that studies the effect of disclosure quality on this relationship.
INSIGHTS INTO RESEARCH ON CARBON DISCLOSURE

Along with the rapid growth of technology, environmental problems have become an unavoidable event. These environmental problems are the main factors that can affect sustainable development. Under the increasingly modern market pressure, many companies are disclosing information about carbon emission. This study tries to provide an overview of research related to carbon emission disclosure. This research was conducted by analyzing the research with the title “carbon emission disclosure” or “carbon disclosure project” on Scopus. 21 studies were found in this search. We found articles with extensive discussion covering the environment, accounting, and law. We also provide control variable may be used by future researchers.
Machine Learning Approach Using MLP and SVM Algorithms for the Fault Prediction of a Centrifugal Pump in the Oil and Gas Industry

The demand for cost-effective, reliable and safe machinery operation requires accurate fault detection and classification to achieve an efficient maintenance strategy and increase performance. Furthermore, in strategic sectors such as the oil and gas industry, fault prediction plays a key role to extend component lifetime and reduce unplanned equipment thus preventing costly breakdowns and plant shutdowns. This paper presents the preliminary development of a simple and easy to implement machine learning (ML) model for early fault prediction of a centrifugal pump in the oil and gas industry. The data analysis is based on real-life historical data from process and equipment sensors mounted on the selected machinery. The raw sensor data, mainly from temperature, pressure and vibrations probes, are denoised, pre-processed and successively coded to train the model. To validate the learning capabilities of the ML model, two different algorithms—the Support Vector Machine (SVM) and the Multilayer Perceptron (MLP)—are implemented in KNIME platform. Based on these algorithms, potential faults are successfully recognized and classified ensuring good prediction accuracy. Indeed, results from this preliminary work show that the model allows us to properly detect the trends of system deviations from normal operation behavior and generate fault prediction alerts as a maintenance decision support system for operatives, aiming at avoiding possible incoming failures.
Addressing Impact of Technology in English Language Teaching at Secondary Level Education in Bangladesh

— In this technological age, integration of multimedia technology with traditional teaching methods is considered as a key promoter of creating effective teaching and learning atmosphere across the globe. Comprehending its importance, the present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness, adaptation, and contribution of technology-based ELT in different domains of English language alongside its key challenges at the secondary level (6-10 classes) education in Bangladesh via analyzing English teachers and learners’ responses against it. The data collected from twenty-five randomly selected secondary schools located at Khulna and Dhaka, Bangladesh following classroom observation, questionnaire, FGD, SGD, and PA where data were analyzed by IBM SPSS Statistics 20. The results highlighted that technology integrated ELT had a stringent contribution to improving teaching-learning atmosphere ever than before via creating an interactive environment along with drawing and retaining students’ attention throughout the class. Comparatively young teachers (36-45 years) were found more interested over old groups (56 or above) to enjoy using these modern tools in ELT classes. Students were found highly motivated to ELT classes equipped with multimedia technology as they could visualize the subject matter with reading. Key challenge filtered from the study pointed, teachers required adequate prior training to operate the multimedia and to prepare subject contents using AV tools. Majority of respondents believed, the use of technological tools with conventional methods not only inspires students’ creativity but also leads the students to create new knowledge, and thus, helps develop a capable future generation open to face any global challenges.
Comparison of the Prevalence of Comorbidities and its Effects in COVID-19 Patients in China and New York; A Mini Review

Ouyang. Comparison of the Prevalence of Comorbidities and its Effects in COVID-19 Patients in China and New York; A Mini Review. J Sci Res 28(1)-2020. The COVID-19 is rapidly evolving. People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported - ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Though older age and comorbidities have been reported as risk factors for unfavorable prognosis in COVID-19 patients; it is still less clear so far has been how the number and types of comorbidities influence the patient outcome. However, the comorbidity list could be varied by countries and population from different ethnic background. Based on the above background, we conducted comparative research of prevalence of Comorbidities and Its effects in COVID-19 patients in China and New York, the result showed that the median age of the 4199 patients in China was 51.6 years old, among them 2383 (56.8%) being male. The most significant pre-conditions are hypertension (22.7%), diabetes (15.3%), coronary artery diseases (CAD, 14.6%), chronic obstructive