Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Chemistry of Hair‐care Products

The chemical composition and mode of action of products designed for use on human hair are reviewed and contrasted with processes for the dyeing and finishing of wool. The morphological structure of human hair and wool are compared and the restrictions required of hair-care processes are discussed. The product classes considered include bleaches, hair colorants, permanent waving and straightening, setting and styling aids, shampoos, conditioners, and cream rinses.
Charge Transport in High‐Mobility Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Inkjet Printed Random Networks of Polymer Wrapped Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Printed random networks of polymer‐wrapped multi‐chiral semiconducting carbon nanotubes (s‐SWCNTs) are an opportunity for mass‐manufacturable, high‐performance large‐area electronics. To meet this goal, a deeper understanding of charge‐transport mechanisms in such mixed networks is crucial. Here, charge transport in field‐effect transistors based on inkjet‐printed s‐SWCNTs networks is investigated, obtaining direct evidence for the phases probed by charge in the accumulated channel, which is critical information to rationalize the different transport properties obtained for different printing conditions. In particular, when the fraction of nanotubes with smaller bandgaps is efficiently interconnected, the sparse network provides efficient charge percolation for band‐like transport, with a charge mobility as high as 20.2 cm2 V−1 s−1. However, when the charges are forced by a less efficient morphology, to populate also higher bandgap nanotubes and and/or the wrapping polymer, thermally activated transport takes place and mobility drops. As a result, a trade‐off between network density and charge transport properties is identified for device current optimization, in both p‐ and n‐type regimes. These findings shed light on the fundamental aspects related to charge transport in printed s‐SWCNT mixed networks and contribute to devise appropriate strategies for the formulation of inks and processes towards cost‐effective mass production schemes of high‐performance large‐area electronics.
ZnO based field-effect transistors (FETs): solution-processable at low temperatures on flexible substrates

A well-performing ZnO field-effect transistor (FET) on polyethylenenaphthalate (PEN) foil with solution-processed ZnO semiconductor and dielectric material is presented for the first time. In addition, we developed a route that allows preparation of the ZnO semiconductor layer simply from commercially available ZnO dissolved in aqueous ammonia in a single processing step. The material performance in FETs exceeds that of state of the art solution-processable ZnO materials at comparably low processing temperatures (≤150 °C). Polysilsesquioxanes are identified as physically and chemically suitable dielectric materials that also fulfill the criteria solution processability at low temperatures. Water and ethyllactate are used as “green” solvents.
#Digital parents: Intergenerational learning through a digital literacy workshop

Abstract In this article, we present findings of a research study centered around a 10-week digital production workshop developed specifically for families in an urban school board, a population rich with culturally diverse immigrant families and English language learners (ELLs). The aim of this research was to support parents/guardians in an urban community in their development of a practical, hands-on understanding of twenty-first century literacies, using a ‘production pedagogy’ framework that emphasizes learner agency. We sought to critically reflect, alongside parents/guardians, on how new media and new literacies are being utilized in schools today, and to provide models, tools and practices for parents/guardians and their children to enact digital competences together, specifically, through the production of a short digital story.
Sex and Age Effects on Neurobehavioral Toxicity Induced by Binge Alcohol

Historically, most alcohol neurotoxicity studies were conducted in young adult males and focused on chronic intake. There has been a shift towards studying the effects of alcohol on the adolescent brain, due to alcohol consumption during this formative period disrupting the brain’s developmental trajectory. Because the most typical pattern of adolescent alcohol intake is heavy episodic (binge) drinking, there has also been a shift towards the study of binge alcohol-induced neurobehavioral toxicity. It has thus become apparent that binge alcohol damages the adolescent brain and there is increasing attention to sex-dependent effects. Significant knowledge gaps remain in our understanding of the effects of binge alcohol on the female brain, however. Moreover, it is unsettling that population-level studies indicate that the prevalence of binge drinking is increasing among American women, particularly those in older age groups. Although study of adolescents has made it apparent that binge alcohol disrupts ongoing brain maturational processes, we know almost nothing about how it impacts the aging brain, as studies of its effects on the aged brain are relatively scarce, and the study of sex-dependent effects is just beginning. Given the rapidly increasing population of older Americans, it is crucial that studies address age-dependent effects of binge alcohol, and given the increase in binge drinking in older women who are at higher risk for cognitive decline relative to men, studies must encompass both sexes. Because adolescence and older age are both characterized by age-typical brain changes, and because binge drinking is the most common pattern of alcohol intake in both age groups, the knowledge that we have amassed on binge alcohol effects on the adolescent brain can inform our study of its effects on the aging brain. In this review, we therefore cover the current state of knowledge of sex and age-dependent effects of binge alcohol, as well as statistical and methodological considerations for studies aimed at addressing them.
Seeing the forest for more than the trees: aesthetic and contextual malleability of preferences for climate change adaptation strategies

Climate change is still addressed largely through expert-driven processes that rely on large-scale scenarios to transmit knowledge of anticipated trends to land managers and the lay public who are forced to confront and adapt to impacts at the local level. Thus, there is a disconnect between large-scale scenarios and the top-down management paradigm that decision-makers use, and local scenarios and management actions that deal with familiar landscape features in the context of actually existing ecological disturbances and socioeconomic vulnerabilities. Downscaled visual scenarios developed through image alteration of specific landscapes are a useful way of contextualizing and communicating possible outcomes and educating participants about alternative land management strategies. Furthermore, visual imagery can allow for a greater range of information exchange than written or verbal information alone and is a particularly effective tool for conveying knowledge and gathering public opinions among communities with and without scientific backgrounds. We are therefore interested in how visual preferences for adaptive management align with participant’s understandings of functional ecological resiliency and aesthetic form. To investigate this, we detail the development of a visual survey method designed to test community preferences for adaptive management of forest systems in the southern portion of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range. For each site-specific scenario, the survey assessed participant’s preferences among three alternative strategies: passive management, traditional restoration practices, and practices that are adaptive to uncertainty and changing outcomes. We asked the following: Does the inclusion of explanatory text with a visual scenario affect management preference? Do preferences differ between respondent professional category? And, how does stated familiarity with place-based landscape management practices affect preferences? Our results show that inclusion of explanatory site background information and narrative text with each strategy image aided in the understanding of and buy-in for adaptive management, which is dependent on place-based context.
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND DIFFUSIVITY OF SHELLED CORN AND GRAIN

Increasing energy costs have stressed the importance of calculation of heat and mass transfer in a grain bulk in order to be able to optimize drying facilities. Therefore values for the thermal conductivity and diffusivity of grain and especially shelled corn were determined. The investigations were carried out for single kernels as well as for grain and corn in bulk. Thermal conductivity and diffusivity were found to be mainly dependent on moisture content. Regression analyses showed a good correlation between moisture content and thermal conductivity or diffusivity, respectively.
Interaction of (−)-Epigallocatechin Gallate and Silver Colloid with Bovine Serum Albumin

The interaction between borate-ion-stabilized silver (Ag) nanoparticles and (–)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) has been investigated. The added EGCG molecules chelate with the borate ions to form a borate ester. This complex provides a better stability to the metal particles by formation of a cap around them. The spectral line profile of the surface plasmon resonance band of the metal particles has been used to probe the metal–molecule interactions. The withdrawal of electron density from the surface of the Ag particle by the phenolic group of EGCG molecule results in a red-shift of the surface plasmon resonance band of the particles in the sol. In this study we show that both borate-ester-capped Ag nanoparticles and the borate ester itself can be transported by blood plasma serum albumin.
Detección de Adenovirus Entéricos en infantes con enfermedad diarreica aguda de la Ciudad de Chihuahua

El objetivo del estudio fue la deteccion de Adenovirus entericos en muestras de heces de infantes menores de 5 anos con enfermedad diarreica aguda (EDA) en la ciudad de Chihuahua en el periodo de 2004 a 2008 y 2012. Se analizo un total de 236 muestras de heces diarreicas provenientes de infantes con EDA. Con el material genetico extraido y almacenado se realizo la deteccion molecular por PCR utilizando los primer Hex1deg y Hex2deg. Posteriormente, se determinaron los serotipos entericos, en las muestras positivas para adenovirus, mediante el patron de restriccion de las enzimas HaeIII y HinfI. Los resultados obtenidos revelaron que el 24 % de las muestras fueron positivas para adenovirus entericos, 22 % del serotipo 41 y 1.7 % del serotipo 40. Con este estudio se ratifica la presencia de adenovirus entericos en la ciudad de Chihuahua durante los periodos de 2004 a 2008 y 2012 como causantes de enfermedad diarreica aguda en infantes menores de 5 anos. Abstract The objective of the study was to detect the presence of enteric Adenovirus in stool samples of infants under 5 years of age with acute diarrheal disease (ADD) in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico, in the period from 2004 to 2008 and 2012. A total of of 236 diarrheal stool samples from infants hospitalized with ADD from the city of Chihuahua, Mexico, with the PCR technique using the Hex1deg and Hex2deg primers. The enteric serotypes were determined in the samples positive for Adenovirus, using the standard of the restriction enzymes HaeIII and Hinfl obtained from the PCR products. The results obtained revealed that 24% of the 236 samples analyzed were positive for enteric Adenovirus, of which 22.3% corresponded to serotype 41 and 1.7% to serotype 40, with a greater number of cases in the winter period. With this study, the presence of enteric Adenovirus was detected as an etiological agent of ADD in infants under 5 years of age in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico, in the period 2004-2008, in addition the presence of non-enteric Adenovirus was found, suggesting their care in the future as agents, causes of ADD. Keywords: Adenovirus, gastroenteritis, infectious, epidemiology, Chihuahua (city), Mexico.
Determinants of Economic Growth in ASEAN-4 Countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand)

A country that is successful in its economy is a country that has succeeded in rapidly encouraging the existence of international trade and maintaining the monetary policy in an increasingly integrated world economy. This study intends to evaluate the effect of monetary policy and international trade on economic growth in four ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand), 2008 quarter I to 2019 quarter IV. By using panel data analysis, the results show that monetary policy with the instrument of interest rate policy has a negative effect on economic growth. An expansive monetary policy has effectively accelerated economic growth, while international trade is not driving economic growth in ASEAN-4 countries.
On a generalization of the test of endogeneity in a two stage least squares estimation

In situations that the predictors are correlated with the error term, we propose a bridge estimator in the two-stage least squares estimation. We apply this estimator to overcome the multicollinearity and sparsity of the explanatory variables, when the endogeneity problem is present.The proposed estimator was applied to modify the Durbin-Wu-Hausman (DWH) test of endogeneity in the presence of multicollinearity. To compare our modified test with the existing DWH for detection of an endogenous problem in multi-collinear data, some numerical assessments are carried out. The numerical results showed that the proposed estimators and the suggested test perform better for the multi-collinear data. Finally, a genetical data set is applied for illustration the our results by estimating the coefficients parameters in the presence of endogeneity and multicollinearity.
Inconsistency of Classical Penalized Likelihood Approaches under Endogeneity

With the high speed development of information technology, contemporary data from a variety of fields becomes extremely large. The number of features in many datasets is well above the sample size and is called high dimensional data. In statistics, variable selection approaches are required to extract the efficacious information from high dimensional data. The most popular approach is to add a penalty function coupled with a tuning parameter to the log likelihood function, which is called penalized likelihood method. However, almost all of penalized likelihood approaches only consider noise accumulation and supurious correlation whereas ignoring the endogeneity which also appeared frequently in high dimensional space. In this paper, we explore the cause of endogeneity and its influence on penalized likelihood approaches. Simulations based on five classical pe-nalized approaches are provided to vindicate their inconsistency under endogeneity. The results show that the positive selection rate of all five approaches increased gradually but the false selection rate does not consistently decrease when endogenous variables exist, that is, they do not satisfy the selection consistency.
Two-Stage Stochastic Programming Based on Particle Swarm Optimization for Aircraft Sequencing and Scheduling

A two-stage stochastic programming algorithm based on particle swarm optimization is proposed for an optimal and robust design in the aircraft sequencing and scheduling problem. The first and second stage decision problems are defined as aircraft sequencing and scheduling, respectively, and the uncertainties that arise from the aircraft flight time between two successive fixes are considered. Particle swarm optimization is utilized for a randomized search to make the first stage decision under incomplete information about uncertain parameters. In addition, the random key representation is adopted to apply particle swarm optimization to a discrete aircraft sequencing problem. Then, the second stage decision is made using mixed integer linear programming after the realization of the uncertain parameters. The performance of the proposed algorithm is verified by numerical simulations.
Laser Needling® and Natural origin, Highly Purifi ed Polynucleotides (PN-HPT™) in Knee Osteoarthrosis: Benefi ts in Physiatry and Sports Medicine

Submitted: 28 October 2020; Approved: 05 November 2020; Published: 06 November 2020 Cite this article: Conforti M. Laser Needling® and Natural origin, Highly Purifi ed Polynucleotides (PN-HPTTM) in Knee Osteoarthrosis: Benefi ts in Physiatry and Sports Medicine. Int J Sports Sci Med. 2020 Nov 06;4(2): 030037. doi: 10.37871/ijssm.id53 Copyright: © 2020 Conforti M. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. International Journal of Sports Science & Medicine
Testing the Validity of Keynesian Military Model of Fiscal Side in Case of Pakistan

a PhD scholar in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, Email: ahmedgulzar2011@gmail.com b Assistant Professor of economics, Govt. College Township, Lahore, Higher Education Department, Govt. of the Punjab, Pakistan Email: ad.tahir77@gmail.com c Chairman Department of Economics , University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, Email: drhrehmankhan@gmail.com d Lecturer, Department of Economics, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan Email: naghmana.ghafoor@lcwu.edu. pk
The Impact of the Educational Potential of School on Successful Development of the Motivation-value Attitude to the Learning Activities of Students

An analysis of the state of education at school leads to the conclusion that, in the secondary school age, the individual enters a new period of development and the definition of personal values changes. The psychological characteristics of students of this school age make it more urgent to develop the motivation and value of students of secondary school age in their educational activities. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to seek and explore conditions that encourage motivation to maintain interest in the cognitive activities of students. The article at the theoretical and empirical level proves that the level of development of motivation and cognitive activity depends on the conditions of education and upbringing defined pedagogical conditions that have the greatest impact on these personal characteristics. The authors identified the following conditions: training using the research method, based on the leading type of activity, taking into account the personal interests of students, building individual educational routes, by filling them with non-formal education funds as part of extra-time activities. These studies make a theoretical contribution to pedagogical science. The validity of the provisions is also proved by empirical research (questionnaires, observations, testing). The experimental study also applied mathematical methods to the results of the experiment (of variation, Whitney U-test). The results obtained by the authors can be useful for further research into the development of motivational and value attitude to cognitive activity of secondary school students in a digital educational environment.
Nonlinear Modeling and Harmonic Analysis of Magnetic Resonant WPT System Based on Equivalent Small Parameter Method

The magnetic resonant wireless power transfer (WPT) system with a class E inverter has wide application in mid-range power transmission, especially for several megahertz scenario. However, it is cumbersome for the existing modeling and analysis methods to obtain the analytical solution to the system variables, which limits the evaluation of system characteristic. This paper proposes a nonlinear mathematical model for the WPT system with a class E inverter. The equivalent small parameter method (ESPM) is first adopted to solve the proposed six-order nonlinear model, and symbolic-form steady-state periodic solutions are yielded. During the whole solving process, only three iteration steps are needed for the proposed method. Compared with other existing modeling and analysis methods, the symbolic periodic results acquired by the ESPM exhibit sufficient accuracy by virtue of the combination of more higher harmonics. Meanwhile, the calculation complexity is simplified remarkably. Simulation and available experiments validate the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed method.
Study on Job Satisfaction among Teachers in Sultanate of Oman

The high rate of education quality in Oman is attributed to the enhanced professional development that has brought a range of merits to both, the students and the education service providers in Oman. The efficient learning environment in Oman is a result of a teacher development that has not occurred overnight but was caused by the cumulative growth of quality teachers through a qualitative training program. While the provision of a conducive teaching and learning environment is necessary for teachers on their part, teachers have to impact the school morale by motivating the learners positively. Indeed, this type of motivation can be credited to the pre-service training that the teachers in Oman get to position their learners properly for them to be imparted with the correct knowledge, skills, beliefs, and attitudes. Moreover, teachers have to be satisfied with their work to focus on enhancing their skills and expertise. Consequently, this paper seeks to discuss job satisfaction among teachers in Oman.
Beliefs of preschool teacher candidates about the nature of science

The aim of science education is to enable children to become “science-literate. ” Science literacy is defined as taking responsibility for and making decisions about situations requiring scientific understanding and having sufficient knowledge, skills, attitudes and understanding of values to put their decisions into practice. Revealing teachers’ beliefs can help to understand the types of experiences presented by teachers in their classrooms. Inadequate understandings and misbeliefs of teachers shape the first perceptions of children about the NOS when they are formally introduced with science education in their early childhood. Most of the studies were also performed with science teachers and there have been few studies conducted with preschool teachers. Therefore, the present study was directed towards determining NOS beliefs of preschool teacher candidates. To achieve this aim, Nature of Science Beliefs Scale (NOSBS), developed by Özcan and Turgut (2014), was administered to the preschool teacher candidates studying in Preschool Education Department of Buca Education Faculty at Dokuz Eylül University in the spring semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. In the study, the NOS beliefs of the teacher candidates were found to be acceptable in general. While the findings of this study are consistent with those revealed in several relevant studies in the literature.