Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE INFLUENCE OF INSTRUCTORS COMPETENCY AND FACILITIES ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER (ETC) GRADUATES IN FACING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0

The industrial revolution 4.0 is a digital-based era that demands the quality of human resources (HR) who have high skills. The Education and Training Center (ETC) is one of the institutions that plays role in increasing the quality level of human resources. This study aims to see the effect simultaneously and partially between the competence of instructors and infrastructure on the quality of ETC graduates in the face of the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. in Indragiri Hulu Regency. The population in this study consists of all ETCs in Indragiri Hulu, there are 15 ETCs and all ETCs were sampled. Multiple regression and correlation analysis using SPSS 22.0 was used to determine whether or not there is an influence and relationship between variables. The results of the study concluded (1) the competence of instructors and infrastructure simultaneously had a significant effect on the quality of graduates. (2) Instructor competence partially has a significant effect on the quality of graduates. (3) Facilities partially has a significant effect on the quality of graduates. The variable that has the greatest contribution to the quality of ETC graduates in Indragiri Hulu Regency is the competence of the instructor followed by infrastructure. In this case, of education it will be very difficult for ETC graduates to compete in the world of work. Because this is a factor caused from within the ETC itself.
Adverse Drug Effects and Non-Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Nigeria: A Review

Objectives: This review aims to assess the link between adverse drug effects and non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Nigeria. Methodology: Databases were searched namely PubMed, Web of science core collection, Science direct, Global Health (CABI) and MEDLINE. Fifteen (15) primary articles (studies carried out in Nigeria) met the inclusion criteria and were selected for the review. The primary articles selected for the review were analyzed and critiqued. Results: The articles selected for review showed that adverse drug effects is a barrier to adherence to ART. Conclusion: The review conclude that adverse drug effect is a barrier to adherence to ART among PLWHA in Nigeria and recommends patient education on side effects of ART, the need for regular exercises, eating healthy meals and the need for physicians to simplify the regimen with regards to the amount of medication to take and the timing.
Public Information Systems and Alternative Therapeutic Approaches for Cancer in India

Received: July 12, 2019 Revised: September 18, 2020 Accepted: September 23, 2020 Published Online: October 14, 2020 Background: Early detection can decrease incidences of mortality related to cancer in India. Primary tests at detection centres (generally established in urban areas and mobile facilities), need to be followed by specialized cancer centric tests. This leaves a gap for discontinuation of diagnostic process. Other factors like the prevalence of Complimentary and Alternate medicine systems (CAM), availability of mainstream healthcare services, cultural and social beliefs need to be understood for new formats for diagnosis and treatment to be devised for minimizing delay in cancer diagnosis.
Vehicle Number Plate Detection and Recognition Techniques: A Review

Article history: Received: 07 January, 2021 Accepted: 08 February, 2021 Online: 17 March, 2021 Vehicle number plate detection and recognition is an integral part of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) as every vehicle has a number plate as part of its identity. The quantity of vehicles on road is growing in the modern age, so numerous crimes are also increasing day by day. Almost every day the news of missing vehicles and accidents are perceived. Vehicles tracking is often required to investigate all these illegal activities. So, vehicle number plate identification, as well as recognition, is an active field of study. However, vehicle number plate identification has always been a challenging task for some reasons, for example, brightness changes, vehicle shadows, and non-uniform license plate character type, various styles, and environment color effects. In this review work, various state-of-the-art vehicle number plate detection, as well as recognition strategies, have been outlined on how researchers have experimented with these techniques, which methods have been developed or used, what datasets have been focused on, what kinds of characters have been recognized and how much progress have been achieved. Hopefully, for future research, this review would be very useful.
Associations of Self-Consciousness with Insomnia Symptoms

Insomnia is a common health problem that have recently been getting more attention. According to a 2017 Korean Gallup survey on 1004 Korean adults, 34 percent of people reported that they did not sleep well recently [1], and World Health Organization Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health claimed that 150 million of adults from 8 countries have sleep problem in 2007, and the numbers are expected to be increased more than 260 million in 2030 [2]. Insomnia symptoms including initiating or maintaining sleep, short sleep duration, and poor sleep quality are known to have correlation with cardiovascular disease risk, overall mortality, poor psychiatric condition, or daytime functioning including cognitive performance [3-8]. Self-consciousness, which is defined as one of the adaptive perAssociations of Self-Consciousness with Insomnia Symptoms
Oxygen transfer by multiple vertical plunging jets in tandem

AbstractInvestigations were conducted of oxygen transfer by multiple jets in tandem configuration discharging into water flowing in a rectangular channel based on the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient, KLa20. Results from this study show that water depth in the receiving channel, number of jets, fall height, and jet velocity influence oxygen transfer. Consistent with previous research, an optimum depth was observed corresponding to maximum oxygen transfer, which deviated from estimations using the equation for hydraulic structures due to the low velocities of water in the channel. Since increasing the number of jets increases KLa20, but not essentially standard oxygen transfer efficiency (SOTE) for the same jet power per unit volume (P/V), the authors introduced the concept of an optimum P/V. This optimum was constant for any number of jets investigated, and at this value, both KLa20 and SOTE increase with increasing number of jets. Ultimately, a relationship is proposed for estimating KLa20 for mult.
Emotions, Quality of Life and Games in Oncology Outpatient Clinic

A cancer diagnoses and treatment can trigger unpleasant emotions, which may affect the Quality of Life (QoL). Games are known to promote wellness. The aim of this study was to evaluate emotions and QoL of adult cancer patients in medical care waiting rooms and to identify changes in patient emotions after playing board games. A total of 150 patients were included. Emotions were assessed using emojis and QoL with WHOOL-BREF. The mean age was 64.8 ± 9.6 years. QoL was measured as ‘good’ just in the social domain (score 72.38 ± 13.24). The most frequently reported emotion before playing was joy (58.0%), followed by neutral (21.3%), sadness (8.7%) and fear (6.7%); 34.0% of the patients accepted to play a board game. Emotions of neutrality and sadness in these patients significantly changed to joy after playing the game (p<0.05). We conclude that participation in games might positively change emotions in waiting rooms.
Hepato-Renal-Curative Effect of the Herbal Supplement of Aloe vera Linn Gel versus Moringa oleifera on Acetaminophen-Induced Damage on the Liver and Kidney of Wistar Rats (Rattus novergicus)

Background: Acetaminophen (APAP, paracetamol) is the most frequently used over-the counter analgesic and antipyretic drug. Conversely, its overdose leads to both liver and kidney damage. Several scientific reports have focused majorly on protective effects of medicinal plants on APAP – induced hepato-renal-toxicity. actually, there is a dearth of work on the hepato-renal-curative effects of the herbal drugs supplements on APAP induced toxicity. Aims: In the present study, Aloe vera (ALOV) gel versus Moringa oleifera (MORN) leaf supplement effects was evaluated curatively against Acetaminophen (APAP) induced hepatorenal-toxicity. Original Research Article Abaekwume and Kagbo; JAMPS, 23(1): 12-23, 2021; Article no.JAMPS. 64940 13 Study Design: This study was an experimental study in the Animal House of the Department of Pharmacology University of Port Harcourt. The work lasted for 7 days. Methodology: Twenty adult wistar rats weighing 185-220 g were divided into four (4) groups of five (5) animals each and treated orally as follows: group 1(normal control) received distilled water (7days), group 2 received 1 g/kg acetaminophen (APAP) (2 days), whereas group 3-4 received APAP (2 days) followed by 500 mg/kg of ALOV and MORN supplements respectively for 5 days. At the end of the experiment, animals from different groups were anaesthesized, the liver and kidney tissues were dissected and blood collected subjected to different biochemical, antioxidants, and histopathological test. Statistical Analysis: was done using One-Way Anova followed by Tukey’s Post-hoc Test. Results: APAP caused significant (P<0.05) decrease in creatinine with significant (P<0.01) increase and decrease in liver enzymes and renal catalase levels respectively in relation to normal control. Treatment of rats with the ALOV and MORN supplements attenuated the elevated liver and kidney biochemistry as well as improved histopathological alterations by APAP treatment. Conclusion: The supplements demonstrated restorative ability. MORN and ALOV supplements extract can be suggested as a convincing remedy against APAP-induced hepato-renal-toxicity.
Haemodynamic changes and peripheral vascular characteristics associated with pathophysiological alterations in Preeclampsia patients at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

Background: The circadian blood pressure changes in pregnancy are poorly documented though the severity of hypertensive disorders especially in pregnancy is said to be better detected by 24hour blood pressure monitoring. The contribution of peripheral vascular variations to these alterations is yet to be elicited. The association of these changes to the renal pathological dysfunction is also not fully understood. Materials and method: Ambulatory blood pressure measurements and kidney function tests (i.e. creatinine, protein, sodium and uric acid) were done in patients admitted to UTH for hypertension in second and third trimesters of pregnancy. The Complior was used to determine the pulse waveform, pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (Aix) as surrogate parameters for peripheral vascular compliance. Results: Twenty-six (26) women, between 22-42 years old and 24-36 gestational weeks, participated in this study. The majority of our population were either non- or reverse dippers (91.6%). The type A pulse waveform was dominant in all three groups indicating endothelial dysfunction. Dippers had a higher creatinine concentration in both urine andserum and uric acid in serum than non-dippers (7.051mmol/24hrs; 108.703ìmol/L;0.507mmol/L; respectively p<0.0001). The observed association of diurnal variations in hemodynamic parameters and dipping status indicates significant vascular pathology that may herald these individuals' increased risk of cardiovascular complications. The dominance of the type A pulse waveform in this population is indicative of significant endothelial dysfunction. Conclusion: The association seen between elevated blood pressure readings and proteinuria indicates a possible common pathophysiological process that leads to increased porosity at the glomeruli.
Mobile Phone Automated Messaging Service’s and the Fulfilment of Planned Clinical Appointments: Lessons from an Ebola Clinical Study in Kambia District, Sierra Leone

Introduction: The Ebola vaccine Deployment, Acceptance, and Compliance (EBODAC) project was established to develop a communication and community engagement strategy, including the development of appropriate technology, to maximize Ebola vaccination impact in the targeted population both in support of clinical trials and in the broader vaccination program beyond the clinical trial. EBODAC supported the EBOVAC-Salone trial in Kambia district in Sierra Leone to ensure that the novel prime-boost vaccine regimen is well accepted and successfully used in the context of clinical trials; while also preparing to maximize the impact of the potential deployment of a future Ebola vaccination program. The Mobile Technology for Community Health (MOTECH) platform was utilized and customized to help ensure compliance with the prime-boost vaccination regimen. Its main role was to support the communications and reminders surrounding the Ebola vaccine trial through an automated message service to participants’ mobile phones as Interactive Voice Responses (IVR) and SMS (Short Message Service) messages. Methods: The study was cross-sectional and adopted qualitative and quantitative research methods. The design was constructed to provide a representation of different user segments. The sample size was not constructed to provide statistical differences or detect differences in impact among groups but was simply designed to provide insights into how study participants interacted with the technology. Eligibility criteria involved randomly selecting participants from those that: a) received IVR and SMS and didn’t miss an appointment (booster compliant), b) received IVR and SMS and missed an appointment (booster non-compliant), c) received no IVR and SMS and didn’t miss or missed an appointment (MOTECH non-user). Quantitative information was entered in well-designed data entry templates. All participants’ names were anonymized for data analysis. Results: All the respondents, (n=81) revealed liking both the IVRS and SMS messages and majority of these, 80.2% (n=65) reported that IVR was very easy to understand. Respondents 47.5% (n=45) were comfortable receiving IVR, as opposed to 35.8% (n=29) preferred both text and voice messages. It was also found that 74.1% (n=60) of the respondents who were sent visit reminder messages never missed clinic appointment and 81.5% of those that received information preferred to know how to protect themselves from the disease. Conclusion: The EBOVAC-Salone automated voice messages contributed to valuable learning about areas of improvement for the MOTECH that will be of great importance for future outbreaks and medical interventions.
Performance of New Photovoltaic System Designs

The goal of this document is to provide a compendium of new performance characterization methods for new photovoltaic (PV) system designs as a reference. New methods are described and explained by laboratory tests up to case studies. While performance characterization is more than evaluating efficiency of a component or a system in certain operating points, the results account for multidimensional usage and benefits. These assessments are intended to provide well-founded and comparable key figures in order to enable new PV system designs to move faster into new fields of application. This report gives a short introduction into current standards and definitions regarding performance characterization of PV systems as a starting point. New PV system components and complex new systems with PV are then described with their respective performance characterization methods. Where currently no performance characterization methods for complex PV systems particularly with multiple functions exist, their design and their performance, energetically and regarding multi-dimensional usage benefits, are presented and described by means of showcases. PV systems are not only PV modules and PV inverters in an optimally oriented system which produce as much electrical energy as possible. Current PV systems may provide a dual or even a triple use. However, as varied as the use of each system and each PV installation is, as different is the approach of performance evaluation.
Juvenile Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disease of neuromuscular blockade, characterized by rapid fatigability of striated muscle. Estimated incidence has been reported at 1/200,000 to 1/1,000,000 worldwide, but its incidence in Indonesia is not clearly recorded. We report a rare case of juvenile ocular myasthenia gravis which is considered rare in child population. The objective of this case report is to describe the proper assessment of its clinical presentation. Patient is an eleven years old boy who had ptosis and opthalmoplegia on both sides for three weeks duration. Its complaint was exaggerated with sustained gaze on daily activities. Ptosis was triggered quickly after being induced by fixated upgaze without blinking and improved after ice pack was put on his eyelids for five minutes. However, his vision was preserved and no slurred speech, dysphagia or limb weakness on physical examination. Neostigmine test showed positive result and rapid nerve stimulation test also revealed withsignificant decrement on the affected eyelid muscles. No thymoma was seen on chest CT scan and thyroid function test was also normal. Hence the diagnosis was made and pyridostigmine was started for its medication. This report present a rare case of juvenile ocular myasthenia gravis. Early recognizing by some diagnostic modalities confirms its diagnosis so that treatment could be started to control the muscle weariness and improving patient's quality of life.
Plasma grafting with methyl di-ally ammonium salt to impart anti-bacterial properties to polypropylene

4Center for Thin Film Technologies and Applications, Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 24301, R. O. C. Abstract Quaternary methyl di-ally ammonium salt (MDAA) was grafted on the surface of a polypropylene (PP) nonwoven using a low-temperature radio frequency discharge plasma. The graft ratio of MDAA to PP increased with the grafting temperature; at low grafting temperatures (30 or 60 °C), the graft ratio increased with the H2SO4 catalyst concentration, but at a high grafting temperature (80 °C), it was not affected, even without the use of an acid catalyst. The finished PP nonwoven exhibited excellent antibacterial activities toward Staphylococcus aureus, suggesting that plasma grafting is an effective method.
The impact of circuit resistance training on serum glucose, insulin resistance and health related physical fitness in elderly men with type 2 diabetes

Background: Obesity and decreased physical activity are the most important factors in the development of type 2 diabetes, which in recent decades has led to an increase in the number of people with this disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of circuit resistance training (CRT) on serum glucose, insulin resistance and health related physical fitness in elderly men with type 2 diabetes. Material and methods: Twenty-two patients with type 2 diabetes (60.99 ±2.93 years) volunteered to participate in this study. They were divided randomly into two groups: training (n = 11) and control (n = 11). Participants in the training group performed a progressive CRT program for ten weeks. In addition, anthropometry variables, muscular strength and endurance were evaluated before and after ten weeks’ CRT. Also, 10 ml of the blood sample was taken from participants to measure fasting serum glucose, fasting serum insulin and insulin resistance. Results: After ten weeks of CRT, the body composition and glucose dropped significantly (P < 0.05) in the training group. Also, muscular endurance, upper and lower body strength in the post-test were significantly higher than the pre-test in the training group (P < 0.05). Conclusions: CRT led to a signiﬁcant improvement in insulin resistance, fasting serum glucose, BMI, endurance and strength of elderly men with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, this type of resistance training can be useful for improvement in physical and physiological variables of elderly men with type 2 diabetes.
Bearing fault diagnosis employing Gabor and augmented architecture of convolutional neural network

The vast impact on machinery that is rooted by bearing degradation thus pinpointing bearing fault diagnosis as indubitably very crucial. The research is innovated to diagnose the fault in bearing by implementing deep learning approach which is Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) that has superiority over image processing and pattern recognition. A novel model comprises of Gabor Transform and CNN is proposed whereby Gabor Transform is utilized in representing the raw vibration signals into its image representation. The CNN architecture is augmented for a better accuracy of the bearing fault diagnosis model. To date, the method combination has never been deployed in establishing fault diagnosis model. Plus, the usage of Gabor Transform in mechanical area especially in bearing fault diagnosis is meagrely reported. Scant researches in mechanical diagnosis are dedicated to work on the image representation of the vibration data whereas the CNN works better when fed by images input due to its unique strength of CNN in images processing and spatial awareness. At the end of the research, it is perceived that the proposed model comprises of Gabor Transform and CNN can diagnose the bearing faults with 100% accuracy and perform better than when CNN is fed with raw signals.
Performance of keratin nanoparticle and its magnetic nanocomposite for Zn(II) removal from its aqueous solution

The comparative sorption studies were carried out to investigate the performance of keratin nanoparticles (KNPs) and magnetic KNPs (MKNPs) for Zn(II) uptake. MKNPs showed remarkably higher Zn(II) removal due to the lower keratin weight percent in its structure (8.4%). MKNPs revealed relatively uniform Zn(II) removal within pH range between 4.0 to 6.0 at the temperature of 25°C rather than KNPs. Both KNP and MKNP exhibited two-stage kinetic behavior and reached to their equilibrium adsorption capacity within 30 min. The adsorption of Zn(II) on KNPs and MKNPs followed pseudo second order kinetic model. It was found that the experimental data were best fitted to Sips or Redlich-Peterson isotherm when KNP was used as biosorbent. Unlike KNP, MKNP conformed better to Langmuir model. The maximum adsorption capacity of MKNP at two doses of 3.0 and 5.0 g/L was calculated to be 30 and 18 mg/g, respectively. As the dosage of MKNP raised from 3.0 to 5.0 g/L, the value of KL increased from 0.045 L/mg to 0.154 L/mg, confirming more biosorbent tendency to adsorb metal ions.