Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
In-Vitro Evaluation of Biofilm and Hemolysis activity of Candida albicans Isolated from Oral Cavity

Candida albicans is a member of the healthy human microflora, colonizing several niches in the body and can cause opportunistic infection under host debilitated and immunocompromised condition. The present study aimed to investigate the in-vitro hemolytic activity of C. albicans isolated from oral cavity and screen biofilm through three different methods. During the study, 200 oral rinse samples from general human population were analyzed in microbiology laboratory of Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Hattisar, Dharan. Nepal. Candida albicans were isolated and identified by conventional microbiological procedures. The hemolytic activity was evaluated through two different Sabouraud dextrose broth media (SDB) containing 7% defibrinated human blood, one supplemented with 3% glucose (SDBwG) and the other without glucose (SDBwoG). The biofilm formation was screened through congo red agar, tube method and tissue culture plate method. In this present study, 42 (21%) isolates of Candida albicans were isolated from 200 oral rinse samples. Isolated Candida albicans exhibited mean hemolysis activity of 28.66% on human blood SDB without glucose and 43.55% on human blood SDB with 3% glucose. Tissue culture plate method was considered sensitive, specific and accurate method for quantitative screening of biofilm in comparison to tube method and congo red agar method. This research concluded that Candida albicans exhibited greater hemolytic activity in human blood with glucose (SDBwG) than in human blood without glucose (SDBwoG). This finding explains that an increased blood glucose concentration may contribute to increased hemolysis activity of Candida albicans that could play pathogenic role for inducing infection like oral candidiasis in debilitated host like diabetic patients. Tissue culture plate method can accurately screen biofilms than tube and congo red agar method. Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 8(4): 394-399
Controllable Synthesis of Silver Dendrites via an Interplay of Chemical Diffusion and Reaction

Here we report a study on the role of chemical diffusion and reaction on the morphology evolution of silver particles. Electrochemical reaction is employed to synthesize silver particles. The reaction rate is regulated by current density while the diffusion rate of silver ions is regulated by the viscosity of solution. Silver dendritic particles are largely synthesized at various diffusion and reaction conditions. At a high reaction rate, silver dendrites are formed at the medium diffusion rates of silver ions while the dendritic structures are only formed at an extremely low diffusion rate of silver ions when the reaction proceeds slowly. Therefore, the interplay of diffusion and reaction plays a key role on the structure development of dendrites because the interplay determines the chemical distribution on the growth front of crystals. Once a chemical concentration gradient is established at the growth front, the dendritic structures is triggered.
PERBANDINGAN TEKNIK WARM DAN COLD START PADA MODEL WRF-3DVAR ASIMILASI DATA RADAR PADA PREDIKSI HUJAN LEBAT DI WILAYAH SURABAYA DAN SEKITARNYA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan hasil prediksi hujan WRF-3DVAR asimilasi data radar dengan menggunakan teknik warm start (spin-up 12 jam) dan cold start (tanpa spin-up). Kejadian hujan yang dianalisis adalah kejadian hujan lebat tanggal 19-20 Januari 2019 di wilayah Surabaya dan sekitarnya. Data yang digunakan untuk simulasi adalah data Global Forescast System (GFS) dan data reflektivitas radar cuaca BMKG Surabaya produk Constant Altitude Plan Position Indicator (CAPPI). Analisis dilakukan dengan membandingan kondisi awal model pada parameter suhu dan kelembaban udara untuk mengetahui efek dari metode asimilasi data. Uji keandalan model dilakukan dengan melakukan verifikasi dikotomi (hujan/tidak hujan) hasil luaran model WRF dengan data hujan di 4 titik pengamatan, yaitu di Stasiun meteorologi Juanda, Stasiun meteorologi Perak, Stasiun Klimatologi Karangploso, dan Stasiun Geofisika Tretes. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa asimilasi data radar dengan mode cold start mempunyai hasil yang lebih baik dibandingkan dengan warm start, yang ditandai dengan lebih tingginya nilai Probability of Detection (POD) dan lebih rendahnya False Alarm Ratio (FAR). Asimilasi data dengan menggunakan mode cold start memiliki performa yang lebih baik dalam mendeteksi curah hujan per jam dengan ambang batas >1 mm dan >5 mm, sedangkan curah hujan >10 mm per jam lebih baik diprediksi menggunakan mode warm start.
The Non-Aesthetic Aspect of Mangkunagaran-Style Dance: Study From The Perspective of Social Context

This study aims at analyzing the non-aesthetic aspect of Mangkunagaran-style dance from the perspective of its social context. The method employed in the study is interpretative-descriptive qualitative. The approach used social culture to analyze the perspectives. The research was conducted in Pura Mangkunagaran, with the focus of research lies on the non-aesthetic aspect of Mangkunagaran-style dance taken from the perspective of its social context. Techniques for collecting data was an observation, interview, and documentation study. The data validity mainly used data triangulation. Results show that from the perspective of social context, the Mangkunagaran-style dance is divided into four major social functions, i.e., the social order for integration, the function of expression, the function of entertainment, and the function of Psychiatric, Aesthetic, and Economic. These for main social functions are taken part in the existence of Mangkunagaran-style dance in Pura Mangkunagaran and wider communities.
The dynamic relationship between stock returns and trading volumes in Nepalese stock market

Prem Lal Adhikari* Abstract In finance, the relationship between stock returns and trading volume has been the subject of extensive research over the past years. The main motivation for these studies is the central role that trading volume plays in the pricing of financial assets when new information comes in. As being interrelated and interdependent subjects, a study regarding the trading volume and stock returns seem to be vital. It is a well-researched area in developed markets. However, very few pieces of literature are available regarding the Nepalese stock market that explores the association between trading volume and stock return. Realizing this fact, this paper aims to examine the empirical relationship between trading volume and stock returns in the Nepalese stock market using time series data. The study sample is comprised of 49 stocks traded on the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) from mid-July 2011 to mid-July 2018. This study examines the Granger Causality relationship between stock returns and trading volume using the bivariate VAR model used by de Medeiros and Van Doornik (2008). The study found that the overall Nepalese stock market does not have a causal relationship between trading volume and return on the stock. In the case of sector-wise study, there is a unidirectional causality running from trading volume to stock returns in commercial banks and stock returns to trading volume in finance companies, hydropower companies, and insurance companies. There is no indication of any causal effect in the development bank, hotel, and other sectors. This study also finds that there is no evidence of bidirectional causality relationships in any sector of the Nepalese stock market.
Regionalism under Challenge: Ideas and Joko Widodo’s Foreign Policy towards ASEAN, 2014-2019

Indonesia’s foreign policy under Joko Widodo ‘Jokowi’ has significantly shifted compared with his predecessor’s era, especially regarding policies on regionalism. While former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono emphasises multilateralism with a particular focus on ASEAN, Jokowi’s administration tends to overlook ASEAN as a multilateral organization. The research investigates the causal root of the tendency by using the concept of ideas in foreign policy. The results argue that the diminished role of Indonesia in ASEAN, especially during the first term of Jokowi’s presidency, is strongly influenced by causal beliefs held by Indonesian political elites and presidential advisors. Despite varying from one individual to another, these ideas have similar characteristics in proposing that Indonesia should expand its concentric circle beyond ASEAN, arguing that ASEAN is intrinsically weak and thus can no longer accommodate Indonesian aspirations. This idea acts as a road map that defines Indonesia’s national interests amid international politics dynamics in the 21st century.
Gases as ingredients of medicines

The literature review shows that today all over the world reference books on medicines, state Pharmacopoeia, textbooks on pharmacology and pharmacy, as well as scientific articles published in pharmaceutical and pharmacological scientific journals, contain information about medicines without taking into account the presence of gases in them. The effect of each drug is historically considered on the example of the action of its main ingredient without taking into account the action of other ingredients, namely, auxiliary, formative agents and means that change the color, taste and smell of drugs. At the same time, the biological activity of the main ingredients is traditionally considered as the activity of highly purified chemical reagents with the brand pure for analysis. The results of a review of scientific and patent literature have shown that in natural conditions, due to high atmospheric air pressure, air gases are always present in all substances, including liquid and solid drugs, as well as human and animal body tissues. Usually, air gases remain invisible to the naked eye. It was found that the composition and quantity of gases in medicines affect their mechanical, physical, chemical and physico-chemical properties, which give the drugs a non-specific activity when applied topically. Using the example of water, solutions and tablets, it is shown how the content of gases in them changes under vacuum, low, normal and high atmospheric pressure, and how this changes their physical and chemical properties. It is shown that the regulation of the content of gases in water, solutions and tablets of medicines allows to regulate their mass, volume, specific gravity, porosity and non-specific physical and chemical activity of medicines when applied topically. It is shown that air and individual gases have biological activity, so they can determine the mechanism of action of drugs. Recipes of new medicines in which gas is an auxiliary, formative or main ingredient are given. Itis proposed to include gases in the formulation of medicines, as well as to control the gas composition ofmedicines as an indicator of their quality and a factor of their physical and chemical activity, which can determine the type of medicines local action.
Antioxidant Protective Effect of Newbouldia laevis on Hepatotoxicity in Alloxan-Induced Diabetes in Rats

Due to some undesirable secondary reaction of synthetic drugs, natural products and plants with medicinal properties are been exploited in controlling and treating many chronic diseases including diabetes. Oxidative stress has a major effects in diabetes and the difficulties associated with it including hepatotoxicity. Newbouldia laevis is a traditional medicinal plant known to possess antimicrobial, anticonvulsant, sedative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antidiarrheal properties. However, there is scanty information on its utilization in diabetes management. This investigation was carried out to determine the potentials of aqueous ethanolic extract of Newbouldia laevis leaves to protect hepatic tissues of rats from diabetes caused by oxidative stress and hapatocellular injury. Diabetic condition was effected in rats by single intraperitoneal injection of alloxan. Rats were slaughtered by cervical dislocation after administration of Newbouldia leave extracts at dose of 200 and 400 mg/kg bw for 21 days. Hepatic tissues were analysed for catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH) activities, lipid peroxidation, lipid profile and protein content were also evaluated. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) which are hepatic biomarkers were analysed in the blood serum. Significant reduction (p<0.05) of GSH, catalase, and SOD activities were effected by diabetes induction, also rise in hepatic biomarkers and lipid peroxidation was observed. Treatment with extract at 200 mg/kg caused significant (p<0.05) increased activities of the studied antioxidant biomarkers and reduced lipid peroxidation. It also led to a reduced activity of hepatic biomarkers. These results shows antioxidant protective properties of N. laevis leaves against rise in oxidative stress and hepatocellular injury in diabetic rat’s hepatic tissues at lower dose, indicating that the extract may possess antioxidant activities in diabetics.
Penerapan Teknologi Deteksi Dini Stunting Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Status Gizi Anak Di Kelurahan Siwalankerto Kecamatan Wonocolo Surabaya

Abstrak: Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat bertajuk Penerapan Teknologi Deteksi Stunting Dini Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Status Gizi Anak di Kecamatan Siwalankerto, Kabupaten Wonocolo, Surabaya. Stunting adalah suatu keadaan dimana tinggi badan anak tidak bertambah sesuai dengan usianya, apabila keadaan ini semakin parah akan berdampak pada kematian anak. Program pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan para ibu kader dalam menggunakan aplikasi untuk menurunkan kejadian stunting. Selain itu, menghasilkan informasi SI JAKS untuk membantu memetakan status gizi dan memberikan edukasi dalam upaya menurunkan angka stunting. Aplikasi ini mampu menjadi tonggak lahirnya suatu sistem informasi yang dapat meminimalisir kesalahan pengolahan data dan keterlambatan pelaporan sehingga masalah yang berkaitan dengan masalah gizi dapat diminimalisir seminimal mungkin. Peran aktif kader sangat penting dalam memberikan informasi tentang aplikasi. Aplikasi ini dapat membantu para ibu balita dalam memahami tentang stunting pada masa tumbuh kembang anak. Dengan demikian bisa terjadi perubahan perilaku pada ibu balita. Ibu dari balita akan lebih memperhatikan kondisi anak selama masa tumbuh kembang.
INFLUÊNCIA DAS CARACTERÍSTICAS COERCITIVA E HABILITANTE DO ORÇAMENTO NO EMPODERAMENTO E NA CRIATIVIDADE

ResumoObjetivo: Analisar a influência das características coercitiva e habilitante do orçamento no empoderamento e na criatividade dos gestores. Método: Efetuou-se uma survey com 100 respostas válidas de gestores pertencentes a Associação das Empresas Brasileiras de Tecnologia da Informação – ASSESPRO. Os dados foram analisados a partir da modelagem de equações estruturais, com uso do Partial Least Squere (PLS). Resultados: Os resultados sugerem que as características coercitivas do orçamento aumentam a criatividade dos gestores de empresas tecnológicas. De outro lado, percebeu-se que as influências das características habilitantes do orçamento na criatividade foram significativas e maiores do que das características coercitivas. Em relação ao teste de mediação, verificou-se que empoderamento não mediou a relação entre as caraterísticas coercitivas do orçamento (planejamento) e a criatividade, mas o empoderamento mediou parcialmente a relação entre as caraterísticas habilitantes do orçamento (diálogo) e a criatividade. Contribuições: Esta investigação contribui ao campo teórico ao demonstrar que o orçamento empresarial oferece possibilidade de ser percebido de duas formas distintas, o que pode contribuir para o sentimento de empoderamento e a criatividade dos funcionários, facilitando o consumo de recursos de maneira sustentável e inovadora pelas iniciativas criativas dos funcionários. Palavras-chave: Controle Coercitivo, Controle Habilitante, Utilidade do Orçamento. Empoderamento, Criatividade.
Prevalence of renal failure patients with three-weekly standardized dialysis session at university teaching hospital of Butare

Dialysis is treatment technique applied to patients with chronic kidney diseases commonly known as chronic renal disease. It consists in artificially filtering waste products from blood following the inability of kidney to do so. It could be performed at hospital or at home and the decision is made by the medical doctor. Acute renal failure develops rapidly, and kidneys lose their filtering ability, dangerous levels of wastes may accumulate, and your blood’s chemical makeup may get out of balance. The symptoms of worsening kidney function are nonspecific, and it is diagnosed in many cases insidiously, through opportunistic screening among patients at risk, such as those with high blood pressure or diabetes, cardiovascular disease, anaemia or pericarditis. Treatment with peritoneal dialysis preserves native kidney function longer. This advantage has led several experts to recommend that peritoneal dialysis is the best modality to use early in the course of renal failure. There are some relative contraindications to peritoneal dialysis. Another advantage is that, it could be also ABSTRACT
Disonansi Kognitif pada Muslim dengan Perilaku Takhayul

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami secara mendalam disonansi kognitif pada muslim dengan perilaku takhayul, serta mencari faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi terjadinya disonansi kognitif seseorang. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologis. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara semi terstruktur dan dokumentasi. Subjek sebanyak tiga responden diperoleh melalui metode purposif sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 3 subjek mengalami disonansi kognitif yang bersumber pada inkonsistensi logika. Subjek pertama memiliki disonansi kognitif dengan menambah elemen kognitif baru, faktor rasionalitas serta adanya dorongan kepentingan. Subjek kedua mengalami disonansi kognitif dengan faktor rasionalitas yang terjadi dimasa lalu dan disertai trivilization dan subjek ketiga terdapat disonansi kognitif dari pernyataan -pernyataan yang tidak sesuai disertai trivilization . Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi subjek dalam melakukan hal yang bertentangan dengan keyakinan agama adalah ingin membantu orang lain, status pekerjaan, memiliki kekuatan, dan kebutuhan perasaan aman. Selain itu ditemukan bahwa keislaman seseorang tidak menjamin seseorang tidak mengalami disonansi kognitif pada diri seorang muslim, hal ini ditandai dengan 2 responden yang pernah menimba ilmu di pondok pesantren. Kata Kunci: Disonansi Kognitif; Muslim; Takhayul
Vision-based inspection of bolted joints: Field evaluation on a historical truss bridge in Vietnam

Vision-based inspection has received significant interests from structural health monitoring and maintenance academia. The vision-based approach has unique advantages over the traditional sensor-based inspection, including non-contact sensing, low cost, simple setup, and being immune to environmental effects. Despite that, the translation of the vision-based inspection to in-service structures in Viet Nam has been limited so far. Herein, the authors examine the field applicability of a vision-based approach for joints monitoring of a historical truss bridge in Vietnam. Firstly, a well-established vision-based bolt-loosening monitoring approach is briefly described. Secondly, a field test on the Nam O bridge (Da Nang City) is performed. A digital camera is used to capture the images of representative bolted joints of the bridge. Lastly, the vision-based approach is applied to monitor the bolted joints. The angle of bolts in the joints is estimated from the captured images, from which the accuracy of the approach is evaluated. This study is one of the first case applications, demonstrating the field applicability of the vision-based bolt-loosening approach for inspecting a real bridge in Vietnam.
Superficial Velocity Effects on HZ-PAN and AgZ-PAN for Kr/Xe Capture

Nearly all previous testing of HZ-PAN and AgZ-PAN was conducted at the same flow rate in order to maintain consistency among tests. This testing was sufficient for sorbent capacity determinations, but did not ensure that sorbents were capable of functioning under a range of flow regimes. Tests were conducted on both HZ-PAN and AgZ-PAN at superficial velocities between 20 and 700 cm/min. For HZ-PAN, Kr capacity increased from 60 mmol/kg to 110 mmol/kg as superficial velocity increased from 21 to 679 cm/min. Results for AgZ-PAN were similar, with capacity ranging from 72 to 124 mmol/kg over the same range of superficial. These results are promising for scaling up to process flows, demonstrating flexibility to operate in a broad range of superficial velocities while maintaining sorbent capacity. While preparing for superficial velocity testing it was also discovered that AgZ-PAN Xe capacity, previously observed to diminish over time, could be recovered with increased desorption temperature. Further, a substantial Xe capacity increase was observed. Previous room temperature capacities in the range of 22-25 mmol Xe/kg AgZ-PAN were increased to over 60 mmol Xe/kg AgZ-PAN. While this finding has not yet been fully explored to optimize activation and desorption temperatures, it is encouraging.
Species delimitation of North American Nyssa species

The development of next‐generation sequencing technologies allows researchers to address complex problems in species delimitation, especially for non‐model organisms. The taxonomic status of North American Nyssa species has long been debated and remains controversial. To elucidate the genetic structure and phylogenetic relationships of the five currently recognized North American Nyssa species, we conducted whole‐genome sequencing of representative individuals and identified genome‐wide single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) by utilizing the recently released chromosome‐level assembly of Nyssa sinensis genome. Population genetic and phylogenetic analyses consistently inferred four well‐supported genetic clusters from our sampled individuals, that is, N. aquatica, N. ogeche, N. sylvatica, and N. biflora–N. ursina. Although the identification of N. biflora and N. ursina is primarily based on the morphological characteristics of leaves and drupes, the present evidence, including our principal components analysis of leaf morphological traits, strongly supports the taxonomic designation of N. biflora and N. ursina as a single species. In addition, these four genetic clusters were grouped into two major clades, that is, clade 1 (N. aquatica and N. ogeche) and clade 2 (N. sylvatica and N. biflora–N. ursina). Despite the fact that no evidence of widespread gene flow was found between these two major clades, our analyses revealed the possibility of introgression from N. sylvatica into N. biflora, albeit at a relatively low frequency. This study demonstrates the use of whole‐genome sequences as a promising avenue for delimiting species boundaries and further advocates for an integrative approach in the assessment of species delimitation.