Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
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East Asian economies have been growing rapidly and are likely to lead the world economy as the new locomotives, replacing the US and EU, two regions which are still suff ering from the fallout from the global fi nancial crisis. Greater economic openness and globalization are the key factors in the rise of the East Asian economy as a pole of economic growth. Despite this remarkable performance, however, East Asian economies are not immune from economic turbulence caused by global and regional fi nancial crises. This has led many East Asian countries to search for collective remedial solutions and to intensify regional economic cooperation. Along with globalization, there is increasing regionalization in East Asia. East Asian economies are currently facing three challenges. The fi rst challenge is to construct a zone of sustained economic growth, amid the long and gradual decline of the US economy. The US has been the main East Asian export market and has played a dominant role in the ‘East Asian miracle’, headed by Japan and followed by the Asian tigers (Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong), then by the ASEAN economies, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and fi nally by China. Compared to the past when the US absorbed more than half of East Asian countries’ exports, however, the infl uence of the US on the East Asian economy has been declining rapidly and it currently absorbs only 15 per cent of East Asian countries’ exports. Considering the recurring huge trade imbalances of the US economy, it is clear that the US will no longer be a main engine for the growth of the East Asian economy. The East Asian region itself will be a new pole of economic growth and this will lead East Asian economies to strengthen their economic ties among themselves and, in particular, with China. Increasing regional economic integration in East Asia will inevitably contribute to a signifi cant reshaping of the global economic and monetary order. The second challenge is to prevent fi nancial crises and ensure economic stability. East Asian economies have an inherent weakness of being overly exposed to external shocks, because their growth is based on an exportoriented strategy. This weakness was demonstrated by two recent
Domestic division of labour and fertility preference in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

Background: Research on Western countries suggests that how couples share housework responsibilities has a significant impact on their fertility choices. The gender revolution framework offers an explanation for this relationship, but so far its applicability has not been tested on non-Western cases. Objective: This paper investigates whether male housework participation is associated with the number of children married couples aspire to in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Methods: Using data from the East Asian Social Survey 2006, we provide a descriptive account of housework participation by gender and country and actual and ideal numbers of children by country. This is followed by OLS regression models testing the associations between male and female housework contributions and the ideal numbers of children. Results: In all four countries, women do much more housework than men. For men, there is no consistent pattern across the four countries linking household participation and fertility preferences. The pattern for women, by contrast, is consistent across the cases: husbands’ greater involvement in housework is associated with wives’ desire for more children. Conclusions: Theoretically, our findings suggest that low fertility in East Asia is linked to women’s heavy housework burden. Our findings suggest that the gender revolution framework offers the best explanation for East Asian childbearing trends, and that low fertility trends in the region are likely to persist. Contribution: On a theoretical level this paper is the first to widen the framework for understanding current fertility trends in East Asia to include domestic work participation. On an empirical level this is the first paper to test the link between fathers’ housework contributions and fertility in East Asia.
Effect of Viral Infection on Carbohydrate and Chlorophyll Contents in Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)

Ginger is one of the earliest recognized oriental spices. From time immemorial, it is being cultivated in India for both as fresh vegetable and dried spice. The ginger family is a tropical group, especially abundant in the IndoMalaysian region. This family consists of more than 1200 plant species in 53 genera. It is one of the oldest spice crops of the world like cinnamon, clove and pepper. It is being cultivated in several parts of the world, mainly in the countries like India, China, Japan, Taiwan, Nigeria, Australia etc. Kerala has a good contribution in the total production of ginger. A high proportion of the dry ginger from the state, both bleached and unbleached is exported to overseas countries. India exports ginger mostly to the countries viz. USA, UK, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Singapore. Ginger is used principally as an ingredient in various spice blends, food processing and beverage industries for flavouring coffee and tea. A number of diseases are known to cause damage to ginger in India. The important of them are leaf spot, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 06 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Democratization, globalization, and institutional adaptation: the developmental states of South Korea and Taiwan

Abstract This paper concurs with Hamilton-Hart and Yeung that in South Korea and Taiwan, the predominance of global production networks, growth of private enterprises, and democratization have placed developmental state institutions under pressure. However, despite the reorganization of the pilot agency and state bureaucracy, new institutions have emerged to take on the functions of policy consultation and coordination. These institutions continue to control ample financial and regulatory resources, which allow state elites to coordinate industrial transformation and mediate global engagement. South Korea and Taiwan, however, differ in their ability to appease sociopolitical conflict and find common ground to defy neoliberal tendency. Moreover, they differ in their preexisting industrial structures, modes of engaging with the global market, and security considerations with respect to mainland China. Given path dependency, the two cases differ in their success in launching new industries and facilitating defensive globalization. Due to this divergence, the two economies hold disparate positions in the global division of labor: lead firms in South Korea, contract manufacturers in Taiwan, and aspiring platform leaders in both cases. Enterprises from these two economies also weave disparate types of production networks, with those from South Korea exhibiting a higher level of functional diversity and geographical expansion.
Adapting an attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder parent training intervention to different cultural contexts: The experience of implementing the New Forest Parenting Programme in China, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, and the United Kingdom

The New Forest Parenting Programme (NFPP) is a parenting program developed for parents who have a child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is a manualized program that is delivered in a parent's home over 8 weeks, or in a group format, or through a self-help manual. Three randomized controlled trials have been carried out in the United Kingdom. The NFPP group has adapted the program according to feedback from parents and therapists, and for use with different populations, both within the United Kingdom and internationally. The first international trial took place in New York, United States. Trials in Denmark, Hong Kong, and Japan followed. More recently, a trial of the self-help manual has been carried out in mainland China. This paper will outline the adaptions that were needed in order to be able to deliver the program in different countries with their own expectations of parenting, culture, and language. Training had to be differently focused; manuals and handouts had to be revised, translated and back-translated; and supervision had to be delivered at a distance to maintain the fidelity of the program. The international group will outline their experience of running trials in their own countries with the NFPP in a face-to-face format (Denmark), a group format (Hong Kong and Japan), and a self-help format (mainland China).
HIV awareness: a kap study among students in Italy reveals that preventive campaigns still represent a public health priority.

BACKGROUND Improving knowledge about HIV/AIDS among young people is crucial for preventing new infections. The aim of the study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding HIV infection among students attending university courses related to the healthcare professions, in order to better target future preventive and informative HIV campaigns tailored for young people. STUDY DESIGN A knowledge, attitude and practices study was conducted among university students attending the following university courses in Bari (Southern Italy): Medicine and Surgery (MS), Dentistry and Dental Prostheses, Health Assistance, Motor Activities and Sports Sciences, Sciences and Technology of Herbal and Health Products, Nursing, Biomedical Laboratory Techniques, and Dietetics. METHODS Students completed a self-administered questionnaire designed to assess their knowledge/attitudes re/ HIV and their own sexual practices. The general part of the questionnaire requested information about age, gender, nationality, religion and marital status. The second part included questions asking about knowledge, attitude and practices with respect to HIV, which required true/false answers or graduated answers (reported as agree, quite agree, quite disagree, and disagree). RESULTS Four hundred students were invited to fill in the questionnaire. The response rate was 91.2% (n=365). Almost all students were aware that HIV is transmitted through sexual intercourse and blood, but only 34% knew that breastfeeding is a route of transmission. Of the respondents, 86.8% referred to previous sexual intercourse (25.8% reported using a condom in all cases of sexual intercourse, 43.5% in most cases, 18.6% rarely and 12.1 never). Sexual intercourse with casual partners was reported by 37.5% of these students and 63.9% of them did not always use a condom. CONCLUSIONS The results of the study show that knowledge about some aspects of HIV is insufficient even though the students participating in the present study are students attending university courses related to the healthcare professions. Moreover, high-risk behaviors as the lack of the use of condom during sexual intercourse with casual partners are also common among interviewed students. Programs aimed at providing information that can prevent/reduce transmission of HIV in young people and new strategies to improve knowledge should be stressed as a public health priority.
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Subclinical Vertebral Fractures Among Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Introduction: Patients of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are prone to osteoporosis and overt fractures. Subclinical vertebral fractures (SVFs) precede overt vertebral fractures. We studied prevalence and risk factors of SVFs among women with RA. Aim: To determine the prevalence of SVFs in women with RA and to study the various risk factors associated with presence of SVFs. Settings and design: Adult patients of RA attending the rheumatology clinic of medicine department at a tertiary teaching hospital in Delhi. One hundred eleven adult women with RA were included. Clinical assessment included anthropometry, Body Mass Index (BMI), duration of RA, disease activity using Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI), disease disability using Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), and details of glucocorticoid (GC) use. Thoracic and lumbar vertebrae were graded for presence of VFs using the semi-quantitative method of Genant by two radiologists. Statistical analysis used: Simple descriptive statistics were used to describe prevalence of SVFs. Risk factors for SVFs were tested for significance using the Studentʼs t-test for quantitative variables and chi-square test for qualitative variables. Kappa statistics were calculated for assessment performed by the two radiologists. Two-sided alpha was set at <0.05. Results: Forty Nine percent women had SVFs; 40% had 1–3 SVFs, and 9% had >3 SVFs. Women with any SVF were significantly older as compared to women with no SVF. Fifty five percent of women using GCs had any SVF, while 44%, not using GC, had any SVF (P = ns). GC use, duration of RA, CDAI score, HAQ score, BMI, presence of RF, and anti-CCP were not different between women with and without SVFs. Kappa for inter-reader variability among the two radiologists was 0.98. Conclusions: This study provides evidence of very high prevalence of SVFs among women with RA. Traditional risk factors do not fully account for this enhanced risk.
Health Policy in East Asia: Objectives, Priorities and Performance

This article aims to identify how the economies that do not necessarily prioritise social rights in their social policy arrangements fare in achieving various healthcare objectives. The big five of East Asian countries – China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore plus Hong Kong – are considered as such cases. It first highlights a wide range of variations in their healthcare offerings. It then shows that, contrary to the common belief, they constitute a surprisingly high level of redistributive elements in them. Deviating from their overall welfare regime characteristics, each healthcare system presents a unique combination of policy objectives in social, medical, economic and political terms, raising a question of the utility of social rights as a central conceptual lens to understand the world of welfare capitalism.
Caracterização das camadas formadas pela nitretação a plasma em amostras de ferro sinterizado com e sem tratamento de ferroxidação

Nitretacao a plasma e um processo de tratamento termoquimico que consiste em um endurecimento superficial, provocado pela difusao intersticial de nitrogenio atomico nas superficies de ligas metalicas. Neste trabalho, este processo foi empregado na modificacao superficial de uma liga de ferro sinterizado. Foram feitos analises via microscopia eletronica de varredura (MEV) e difracao de raios X (DRX) em amostras submetidas ao tratamento de ferroxidacao e ao tratamento a plasma, realizado sob diferentes condicoes de tempo e temperatura. Os resultados mostraram que a espessura da camada de nitreto formada e maior para todas as amostras nitretadas em comparacao a amostra ferroxidada, e a mesma aumenta com o tempo e temperatura de nitretacao, sendo a temperatura a variavel que mais influencia. Tambem, resultados identificaram que a camada nitretada, para todas as amostras, proxima a regiao superficial consiste de uma mistura de fases de Fe4N e Fe3N.
Assisted Coral Reproduction in the Dominican Republic: A Successful Story to Replicate in the Caribbean

Coral assisted fertilization, larval rearing and recruit propagation success in significant ecological scales, largely depend on scaling up and replicating these efforts in as many regions as possible. The Dominican Foundation for Marine Studies (FUNDEMAR) has become a pioneer of these efforts in the Dominican Republic, being the first institution to successfully implement coral sexual reproduction techniques in the country and establishing the first mobile larvae culturing facility. Here we share our perspective on three main components behind the success of FUNDEMAR’s program: (1) a self-sustainable program in alliance with local and international organizations, (2) the design and construction of the first Coral Assisted Reproduction Laboratory in the country, and a (3) clearly defined scalable structure for outcome performance. Two years after program implementation, FUNDEMAR has successfully produced an annual regional coral spawning prediction calendar, cultured seven coral species, and seeded over 4,500 substrates with more than 268,200 sexual coral recruits in approximately 1,880 m2 reef areas. Here, we provide a detailed description of a fully functional assisted coral reproduction program, including the lessons learned during its implementation as well as a series of specific solutions. We hope this work will help and inspire other countries and small institutions to replicate FUNDEMAR’s coral assisted reproduction program components and contribute to the expansion of sexual coral restoration efforts in the Caribbean.
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) IN LIBYA

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak originated in Wuhan, China, as a series of acute atypical respiratory diseases. It has now spread to 221 countries.Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Though some people may be asymptomatic, the common symptoms of COVID-19 patients include, but not limited to, fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, the new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea.Materials and Methods: The information was gathered from the review of relevant literature obtained from various databases such as Science Direct, Springer, PubMed, Google, and Google Scholar.Mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 invasion into host cells: Coronaviruses are enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses of ~30 kb. They infect a wide variety of host species. They are divided mainly into four genera; α, β, γ, and δ based on their genomic structure. α and β coronaviruses infect only mammals 28 . Case Study in Libya: COVID-19 cases have affected the medical education system in Libya. Several medical schools were temporarily closed for several periods during the war, which resulted in delays in the graduation and medical education of thousands of medical students.Medicine traditional of herbal plant: Medicinal plants have a fundamental role in our beliefs, especially among the elderly, and in light of the lack of adequate treatment and lack of necessary medicines. Some herbs may boost the immunity in the blood and increase antibodies, and it is unknown to scientists until now whether this might positively affect the body's immunity.Conclusion: This study was aimed to provide information on epidemiological characterization and the spatial and temporal patterns of the COVID-19 pandemic in Libya. It is conclusively evident that the pandemic has affected the whole country, with incidence rates varying from one region to another. Meanwhile, the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Libya is still a tough fight.
Ethnomedicinal plants used by the indigenous tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh, India: a review

Background: In the absence of modern healthcare facilities in remote rural localities, the indigenous tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalayan region of India continue to rely on plant-based ethnomedicine for the treatment of various ailments prevalent within their biocultural landscape. This review work has been carried out to document the ethnomedicinal knowledge of the indigenous tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh by critically perusing the selected published literature. The exploration of ethnomedicinal knowledge of the tribal communities may provide clues for development of new drugs and can also help in the continuity and preservation of such important traditional healing practices. Methods: We downloaded 20 published ethnomedicinal literature (between 2005 to 2019) from online databases such as iMedPub, Academia.edu, ResearchGate, Semantic Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, Publons, PubMed, etc. using keywords ‘ethnomedicine’, ‘tribes of Arunachal Pradesh’, and ‘North-East India’. The diversity of ethnomedicinal plants, types of ailments treated, herbal formulation, informant consensus and the species and family use values have been quantified using relevant statistical tools and techniques. Results: The present review have reported 358 species of medicinal plants belonging to 100 families used by the fourteen indigenous tribal communities for treating 107 specific types of ailments which are classified under 10 broad categories of ailments, namely, cardiovascular, dermatological, gastrointestinal, general health, gynecological, musculoskeletal, odontological, orthopaedic, respiratory, and urological disorders. Asteraceae has shown the highest use reports per family (86) while Acanthacaeae demonstrated the highest family use value index (UVf) of 4.90. The highest species use report was observed under gastrointestinal disorders with an Informant consensus factor (FIC) of 0.41 while the least species use report was observed under urological disorder (FIC 0.11). Conclusion: Plants showing higher UVf index and FIC in the present analysis should be useful for conservation priority. It will also help in prioritization for in-depth investigation of bioactive phytochemicals of potential medicinal plants effective against reported target ailment categories.
Teachers’ Job Satisfaction In Relation To Some Demographical Variables

The study was investigated on teachers’ job satisfaction and its demographic variables. The main purpose of this study was to investigate how the job satisfaction is being effected by its demographical variables. The study was conducted on 100 schools’ teachers of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh and found that most of the teachers were having high job satisfaction level. The results showed that the female teachers were having high job satisfaction than male teachers, the teachers who are below thirty years of age are having high job satisfaction than the teachers of above thirty years of age, & private school teachers were having high job satisfaction than government school teachers, undergraduate teachers were having high job satisfaction than graduate teachers and unmarried or single teachers were having high job satisfaction than the married teachers.
Lithium‐ion battery: A comprehensive research progress of high nickel ternary cathode material

In the novel coronavirus epidemic, Russia–Ukrainian war environment, oil, and other energy resources are in short supply. With the increase of oil prices, electric vehicles become mainstream vehicles. As the core component of electric vehicles, batteries have become an integral part of people's daily life. The development of high‐performance, pollution‐free batteries has become the focus of the world. Because of the advantages of high specific capacity, environmental friendliness and low cost, ternary cathode material have become a research hotspot of lithium‐ion batteries. This paper mainly selects high nickel ternary material as the research object, and from its working principle, composition structure, material preparation, reaction mechanism, existing problems, and modification method to six aspects of a more comprehensive overview, for future researchers to provide a beneficial reference.