Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
“My Favorite Brand and I”: Self-Congruity and Brand Loyalty of Fast Fashion Product

This study aims to identify the role of self-congruity in the brand loyalty of Fast fashion products among students at one of the Indonesian tertiary institutions. The sampling technique is a quantitative method with non-opportunity sampling using convenience sampling and obtaining 214 respondents who are Fast fashion consumers among students at an Indonesian university. The data was processed using the Windows application analysis software Software Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) v23. The results of this study indicate that self-congruity plays a role of 40.8% in driving Fast fashion product brand loyalty, with an actual self-congruity role of 41.2% and an ideal self-congruity role of 27.3% towards Fast fashion product brand loyalty. Tracing the role of self-congruity in brand loyalty for low-involvement product types among students. This research will have a practical impact on product development by considering the characteristics of target consumers to match the type of product and image built on a brand.
Limited usefulness of neurocognitive functioning indices as predictive markers for treatment response to methylphenidate or neurofeedback@home in children and adolescents with ADHD

Introduction Earlier studies exploring the value of executive functioning (EF) indices for assessing treatment effectiveness and predicting treatment response in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) mainly focused on pharmacological treatment options and revealed rather heterogeneous results. Envisioning the long-term goal of personalized treatment selection and intervention planning, this study comparing methylphenidate treatment (MPH) and a home-based neurofeedback intervention (NF@Home) aimed to expand previous findings by assessing objective as well as subjectively reported EF indices and by analyzing their value as treatment and predictive markers. Methods Children and adolescents (n = 146 in the per protocol sample) aged 7–13 years with a formal diagnosis of an inattentive or combined presentation of ADHD were examined. We explored the EF performance profile using the Conners Continuous Performance Task (CPT) and the BRIEF self-report questionnaire within our prospective, multicenter, randomized, reference drug-controlled NEWROFEED study with sites in five European countries (France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium). As primary outcome for treatment response, the clinician-rated ADHD Rating Scale-IV was used. Patients participating in this non-inferiority trial were randomized to either NF@home (34–40 sessions of TBR or SMR NF depending on the pre-assessed individual alpha peak frequency) or MPH treatment (ratio: 3:2). Within a mixed-effects model framework, analyses of change were calculated to explore the predictive value of neurocognitive indices for ADHD symptom-related treatment response. Results For a variety of neurocognitive indices, we found a significant pre-post change during treatment, mainly in the MPH group. However, the results of the current study reveal a rather limited prognostic value of neurocognitive indices for treatment response to either NF@Home or MPH treatment. Some significant effects emerged for parent-ratings only. Discussion Current findings indicate a potential value of self-report (BRIEF global score) and some objectively measured neurocognitive indices (CPT commission errors and hit reaction time variability) as treatment markers (of change) for MPH. However, we found a rather limited prognostic value with regard to predicting treatment response not (yet) allowing recommendation for clinical use. Baseline symptom severity was revealed as the most relevant predictor, replicating robust findings from previous studies.
Time-delay signature suppression in delayed-feedback semiconductor lasers as a paradigm for feedback control in complex physiological networks

Physiological networks, as observed in the human organism, involve multi-component systems with feedback loops that contribute to self-regulation. Physiological phenomena accompanied by time-delay effects may lead to oscillatory and even chaotic dynamics in their behaviors. Analogous dynamics are found in semiconductor lasers subjected to delayed optical feedback, where the dynamics typically include a time-delay signature. In many applications of semiconductor lasers, the suppression of the time-delay signature is essential, and hence several approaches have been adopted for that purpose. In this paper, experimental results are presented wherein photonic filters utilized in order to suppress time-delay signatures in semiconductor lasers subjected to delayed optical feedback effects. Two types of semiconductor lasers are used: discrete-mode semiconductor lasers and vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). It is shown that with the use of photonic filters, a complete suppression of the time-delay signature may be affected in discrete-mode semiconductor lasers, but a remnant of the signature persists in VCSELs. These results contribute to the broader understanding of time-delay effects in complex systems. The exploration of photonic filters as a means to suppress time-delay signatures opens avenues for potential applications in diverse fields, extending the interdisciplinary nature of this study.
PAMPs and DAMPs in Sepsis: A Review of Their Molecular Features and Potential Clinical Implications

Sepsis is a serious organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated immune host reaction to a pathogen. The innate immunity is programmed to react immediately to conserved molecules, released by the pathogens (PAMPs), and the host (DAMPs). We aimed to review the molecular mechanisms of the early phases of sepsis, focusing on PAMPs, DAMPs, and their related pathways, to identify potential biomarkers. We included studies published in English and searched on PubMed® and Cochrane®. After a detailed discussion on the actual knowledge of PAMPs/DAMPs, we analyzed their role in the different organs affected by sepsis, trying to elucidate the molecular basis of some of the most-used prognostic scores for sepsis. Furthermore, we described a chronological trend for the release of PAMPs/DAMPs that may be useful to identify different subsets of septic patients, who may benefit from targeted therapies. These findings are preliminary since these pathways seem to be strongly influenced by the peculiar characteristics of different pathogens and host features. Due to these reasons, while initial findings are promising, additional studies are necessary to clarify the potential involvement of these molecular patterns in the natural evolution of sepsis and to facilitate their transition into the clinical setting.
A Flow Simulation Based on SWAT Model in Wohushan Reservoir Basin

In order to study the applicability of the SWAT model in small and medium-sized basins,the author installs DEM,land utilization database,soil database and climate database for the establishment of SWAT model based on 3S,and establishes distributed hydrological model in Wohushan Reservoir watershed.Then,the parameters were calibrated by observed flow from 2007 to 2009 and were validated from 2010-2011.The results show that the correlation coefficient and Nash coefficient of monthly runoff simulation were higher than 0.70,and the relative error was lower than 15%. Overall,the SWAT model functions well in the Wohushan reservoir watershed.
Bariatric arterial embolization in patients with body mass index ranging from 25 to 40 kg/m2: A systematic review & meta-analysis

The present review sought to evaluate by meta-analysis the efficacy of bariatric arterial embolization (BAE) in promoting weight loss in patients with body mass index (BMI) ranging from 25-40 kg/m2. This study was performed and reported according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis guidelines. A systematic literature search of MEDLINE, Embase Google Scholar, and World Health Organization Library database was done for studies evaluating BAE for promoting weight loss in patients with BMI ranging from 25-40 kg/ m2 published up to March 10, 2021. Primary outcome measure included weight loss after the embolisation procedure. Three single-arm studies comprising of a total of 28 patients (BMI: 25- 40 kg/m2) were found eligible for meta-analysis. All patients underwent embolization with either Embosphere microspheres or PVA particles. The predominant artery embolised was left gastric artery (in all patients). Additional arteries embolised included gastroepiploic artery (8 patients), or accessory left gastric artery (1 patient), or short gastric artery (1 patient). Pooled absolute mean weight loss was 7.854 kg (95% CI: 6.103-9.605). No significant statistical heterogeneity was detected (I2=51.75%, P=0.126) among pooled studies. In conclusion, limited single-arm studies report BAE as an effective, and relatively safe procedure for promoting weight loss in patients with BMI ranging from 25-40 kg/m2, although the number of patients included is very small. Initial results of BAE in promoting weight loss are promising with no major/severe complications reported; however, long term follow-up is required to see the sustainability of the effects.
Interaction of surface water and groundwater in Nida valley, Poland

: The study area of the Nida valley was examined to investigate variations in groundwater and surface water levels, as well as the interaction between them. In the valley, there were three branches. The two actives were the Nida River itself and the Smuga Umianowicka branch while the Stara Nida branch was dry during the measurement session. Over a 12-month period from June 2021 to June 2022, 7 monitoring points were equipped with piezometers, comprising 5 groundwater points and 2 surface water points. The monitoring frequency was set to 30 minutes. The results of this research indicate that there are significant differences in the water level at the same observed point at different times. This study demonstrates seasonal changes in both surface water and groundwater levels with higher levels in autumn and winter and lower levels in spring and summer, which are closely tied to the changes in meteorological conditions during the research period, such as precipitation and air temperature. The study results also indicate that during summer and winter at the Nida River and its riparian area, losing stream is the primary process occurring in the studied reach. Conversely, during autumn and spring, the main process is gaining stream. At the human-maintained Smuga Umianowicka branch and in its riparian area, losing stream is the main process during summer and autumn, and gaining stream is the main process during spring. During winter, losing stream and gaining stream processes can occur simultaneously, and neither process takes place mainly.
Government Expenditure and Economic Growth Nexus in Ghana

Purpose: Economic growth is widely regarded as a crucial indicator of economic advancement within a nation, as it has significant implications for the provision of state benefits, the improvement of living standards, and the generation of employment opportunities. The present study employed a time series analysis spanning from 1983 to 2018, focusing on Ghana, in order to comprehensively examine the diverse impact of both aggregate and disaggregated government expenditure and debt on the country's economic growth. Methodology: The study conducted initial examinations, including unit root tests, cointegration tests, and correlation matrices, to determine the statistical reliability and validity of the data series for the research. The long-run parameters were estimated using the two-stage least square regression method, the autoregressive distributed lag method, and the threshold regression method. Findings: Based on our research, it has been determined that government expenditure exerts a positive and statistically significant influence on overall economic growth. However, when examining the disaggregated effects, it becomes evident that consumption expenditure has a positive and significant impact on economic growth, whereas capital expenditure has a negative effect on economic growth. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy (Recommendations): In relation to the prevailing economic conditions characterised by periods of prosperity or recession, it is evident that the government should prioritise its attention towards external debt rather than domestic debt during times of economic expansion. Moreover, during periods of economic downturn, it is imperative for the government to prioritise foreign direct investment as a means of financing its budget, rather than relying on debt
Indoor Pedestrian Navigation Using PDR/Wi-Fi Integration

Positioning of pedestrians is a challenging problem, especially, in case of global positioning system (GPS) signal outage inside buildings. The inertial navigation systems (INS) are used to detect the motion of the human body by placing the inertial measurement unit (IMU) in a speci ﬁ c part of the human body. However, using IMU alone will not produce a proper navigation solution with suf ﬁ cient accuracy due to the gradually accumulated errors of IMU stochastic drift, noise, and state integration with time. This led researchers to enhance the performance of indoor navigation systems using aiding sources such as the received signal strength (RSS) from beacon sources recorded on a database, and maintained on a server for collecting signals from certain locations and then using classi ﬁ cation methods such as the k-nearest neighbors (KNN) and support vector machines (SVM) for identifying locations that are not in the database to provide ﬁ ngerprint system-based localization. However, it was discovered that this approach presents drawbacks such as low precision and excessive cost. In this paper, the proposed system is based on integrating both INS and Wi-Fi access to mitigate errors. Further, the Kalman ﬁ lter is used for optimally fusing the data from the INS and Wi-Fi signals. In addition, the algorithm is modi ﬁ ed by the bubble technique to build a more accurate Kalman ﬁ lter observation model to remove the need for a database to determine the position using the ﬁ ngerprint method. The proposed algorithm is validated using simulation and real experiments at the Faculty of Engineering in Mansoura. The proposed work presented a low-cost and less complex pedestrian indoor navigation system with suf ﬁ cient performance with an accuracy of less than 7.2905 cm.
Insecticidal Activities of Chromolaena odorata and Vernonia amygdalina leaf extracts against Anopheles gambiae [Diptera: Culicidae]

Female Anopheles mosquitoes are the vectors of human malaria. The use of chemical insecticides for vector control has hampered with environmental pollution and insect. This suggests the need for the development of more potent and environment-friendly insecticides for effective control of malaria.This research investigated the larvicidal, pupicidal and adulticidal activities of Chromolaena odorata and Vernonia amygdalina leaf extracts against, An. gambiae in the laboratory at ambient temperature of 28 ± 2 °C and 75 ± 5% relative humidity. Different concentrations of 20 mg/L, 40 mg/L, 80 mg/L, 120 mg/L and 160 mg/L were prepared and these aqueous solutions were used for the experiments. Larval, pupal and adult mortality of An. gambiae were tested after 24 hours of exposure. Results showed that there were significant differences (P < 0.05) in toxicity level of the two plant extracts on An. gambiae larvae, pupae and adults. Vernonia amygdalina extract was the most toxic to An. gambiae larvae at all tested concentrations of 20 mg/L, 40 mg/L, 80 mg/L, 120 mg/L and 160 mg/L causing 47.5%, 82.5%, 100%, 100% and 100% mortality after 24 hours of treatment, respectively. Chromolaena odorata extract caused 32.5%, 60%, 82.5%, 92.5% and 100% mortality of An. gambiae larvae after 24 hours of treatment at concentrations 20 mg/L, 40 mg/L, 80 mg/L, 120 mg/L and 160 mg/L, respectively. Vernonia amygdalina extract was the most lethal to An. gambiae pupae and adults which caused 55% mortality of adult An. gambiae at concentration 160 ml/L. The concentration of C. odorata and V. amygdalina leaves extracts required to evoke 50% death of An. gambiae adult were 296.20 mg/L and 147.98 mg/L respectively. The LC90 of C. odorata extract was 3107.55 mg/L while V. amygdalina extract was 2221.05 mg/L for mosquito adults. The plant extracts were not as effective against adults compared to larva and pupa of An. gambiae. This study showed that C. odorata and V. amygdalina were toxic to malaria vector with V. amygdalina being more potent. This suggest that V. amygdalina extracts could serve as an alternative method to synthetic chemical control of malaria vectors.
Dyson equation and eigenvalue statistics of random matrices

The eigenvalue density of many large random matrices is well approximated by a deterministic measure, the \emph{self-consistent density of states}. In the present work, we show this behaviour for several classes of random matrices. In fact, we establish that, in each of these classes, the self-consistent density of states approximates the eigenvalue density of the random matrix on all scales slightly above the typical eigenvalue spacing. For large classes of random matrices, the self-consistent density of states exhibits several universal features. We prove that, under suitable assumptions, random Gram matrices and Hermitian random matrices with decaying correlations have a $1/3$-Holder continuous self-consistent density of states $\rho$ on $\R$, which is analytic, where it is positive, and has either a square root edge or a cubic root cusp, where it vanishes. We, thus, extend the validity of the corresponding result for Wigner-type matrices from~\cite{AjankiCPAM,AjankiQVE,Ajankirandommatrix}. We show that $\rho$ is determined as the inverse Stieltjes transform of the normalized trace of the unique solution $m(z)$ to the \emph{Dyson equation} \[-m(z)^{-1} = z - a + S[m(z)] \] on $\C^{N\times N}$ with the constraint $\Im m(z) \geq 0$. Here, $z$ lies in the complex upper half-plane, $a$ is a self-adjoint element of $\C^{N\times N}$ and $S$ is a positivity-preserving operator on $\C^{N\times N}$ encoding the first two moments of the random matrix. In order to analyze a possible limit of $\rho$ for $N \to \infty$ and address some applications in free probability theory, we also consider the Dyson equation on infinite dimensional von Neumann algebras. We present two applications to random matrices. We first establish that, under certain assumptions, large random matrices with independent entries have a rotationally symmetric self-consistent density of states which is supported on a centered disk in $\C$. Moreover, it is infinitely often differentiable apart from a jump on the boundary of this disk. Second, we show edge universality at all regular (not necessarily extreme) spectral edges for Hermitian random matrices with decaying correlations.
Karyotype Variability in Wild Narcissus poeticus L. Populations from Different Environmental Conditions in the Dinaric Alps

Narcissus poeticus L. (Amaryllidaceae), a facultative serpentinophyte, is a highly variable species and particularly important ancestor of cultivated daffodils, but is rarely studied in field populations. This study, based on natural populations in the Balkans, focused on karyotype variability, genome size, ploidy and the presence of B chromosomes. Thirteen native populations from different environmental and soil conditions were collected and analyzed using flow cytometry to estimate nuclear genome size, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for physical mapping of rDNA, fluorochrome labeling (chromomycin and Hoechst) for heterochromatin organization and silver nitrate staining of nucleoli for determining rRNA gene activity. The organization of rDNA and natural triploids is reported here for the first time. The presence of individuals with B chromosomes (in 9/13 populations) and chromosomal rearrangements was also detected. The observed B chromosome showed three different morphotypes. The most frequent submetacentric type showed four different patterns, mainly with active ribosomal genes. The results obtained show that N. poeticus has a dynamic genome with variable genome size due to the presence of polyploidy, B chromosomes and chromosomal rearrangements. It is hypothesized that the observed changes reflect the response of the genome to different environmental conditions, where individuals with B chromosomes appear to have certain adaptive advantages.
On the seismic behavior of the main tower of the San Felice sul Panaro (Italy) fortress

The medieval fortresses are a very common and distinctive type among the Emilian historical constructions and the earthquakes of May 20th and 29th, 2012 underlined their high vulnerability. Among those heavily damaged, there is the fortress of San Felice sul Panaro located between the two epicenters. This study presents some FE results regarding the behavior under seismic actions of the main tower (Mastio tower). The Mastio has peculiar geometric features and represents a typical example of non-isolated tower. In fact, it is constrained in very different ways by the surrounding parts of the fortress along two of its sides: on the north side it is constrained by the perimeter wall until one third of his high, while a stiffer building constrains it on the west side. In order to remodel the entire fortress, a multidisciplinary project involving the Municipality of San Felice sul Panaro and four Universities of the Emilia- Romagna (Bologna, Ferrara, Parma and Modena) together with the University of Genoa is g.
The economic impact of cannabis use disorder and dementia diagnosis in veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury

Background Studies have demonstrated that individuals diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) frequently use medical and recreational cannabis to treat persistent symptoms of TBI, such as chronic pain and sleep disturbances, which can lead to cannabis use disorder (CUD). We aimed to determine the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) healthcare utilization and costs associated with CUD and dementia diagnosis in veterans with TBI. Methods This observational study used administrative datasets from the population of post-9/11 veterans from the Long-term Impact of Military-Relevant Brain Injury Consortium-Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium and the VA Data Warehouse. We compared the differential VHA costs among the following cohorts of veterans: (1) No dementia diagnosis and No CUD group, (2) Dementia diagnosis only (Dementia only), (3) CUD only, and (4) comorbid dementia diagnosis and CUD (Dementia and CUD). Generalized estimating equations and negative binomial regression models were used to estimate total annual costs (inflation-adjusted) and the incidence rate of healthcare utilization, respectively, by dementia diagnosis and CUD status. Results Data from 387,770 veterans with TBI (88.4% men; median [interquartile range (IQR)] age at the time of TBI: 30 [14] years; 63.5% white) were followed from 2000 to 2020. Overall, we observed a trend of gradually increasing healthcare costs 5 years after TBI onset. Interestingly, in this cohort of veterans within 5 years of TBI, we observed substantial healthcare costs in the Dementia only group (peak = $46,808) that were not observed in the CUD and dementia group. Relative to those without either condition, the annual total VHA costs were $3,368 higher in the CUD only group, while no significant differences were observed in the Dementia only and Dementia and CUD groups. Discussion The findings suggest that those in the Dementia only group might be getting their healthcare needs met more quickly and within 5 years of TBI diagnosis, whereas veterans in the Dementia and CUD group are not receiving early care, resulting in higher long-term healthcare costs. Further investigations should examine what impact the timing of dementia and CUD diagnoses have on specific categories of inpatient and outpatient care in VA and community care facilities.