Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Let Photos Speak: The Effect of User-Generated Visual Content on Hotel Review Helpfulness

A picture is worth a thousand words. User-generated photos (UGPs) are increasingly accompanying online reviews of hotels. This article draws on media richness theory to estimate the effects of UGPs on hotel reviews’ helpfulness. Based on a sample of 1,159,590 valid reviews with 464,316 photos, we utilized an integrated analytical model incorporating both econometric analyses and image-processing techniques. The results show that reviews accompanied by UGPs are generally rated as more helpful than those with textual content only. Furthermore, photos showing guestroom objects were rated as more helpful than those showing food & beverages. Finally, the positive effects of UGPs on review helpfulness were especially prominent for hotels with lower prices and negative reviews. This study adds new insights to the online review literature and advances the methodological approach in analyzing unstructured user-generated content. This study provides important implications for hotel managers and online booking platforms regarding UGP management.
Wild and Domestic Cattle in the Ancient Nile Valley: Marks of Ecological Change

ABSTRACT Archaeological sites at Affad (Sudan) are the only ones in northeastern Africa providing ostological remains of both African aurochs (Bos primigenius), dated to 50 kya, and domestic cattle, dated to 7–6 kya. The evidence enables studies of behavioral diversity between taurids. Strontium isotope analyses of the tooth enamel of both Pleistocene and Holocene ruminants suggest the local origin of these animals. The archaeozoological analysis reveals the temporal variability of environmental conditions was linked to a humid climate during the Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS3), which was more humid than the dry fluctuations during the African Humid Period. In addition, changes in the phenotype of cattle indicate that humans influenced domesticated animal behavior in the sub-Saharan region.
Shearlet-Based Structure-Aware Filtering for Hyperspectral and LiDAR Data Classification

The joint interpretation of hyperspectral images (HSIs) and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data has developed rapidly in recent years due to continuously evolving image processing technology. Nowadays, most feature extraction methods are carried out by convolving the raw data with fixed-size filters, whereas the structural and texture information of objects in multiple scales cannot be sufficiently exploited. In this article, a shearlet-based structure-aware filtering approach, abbreviated as ShearSAF, is proposed for HSI and LiDAR feature extraction and classification. Specifically, superpixel-guided kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) is firstly adopted on raw HSIs to reduce the dimensions. Then, the KPCA-reduced HSI and LiDAR data are converted to the shearlet domain for texture and area feature extraction. In contrast, superpixel segmentation algorithm utilizes the raw HSI data to obtain the initial oversegmentation map. Subsequently, by utilizing a well-designed minimum merging cost that fully considers spectral (HSI and LiDAR data), texture, and area features, a region merging procedure is gradually conducted to produce a final merging map. Further, a scale map that locally indicates the filter size is achieved by calculating the edge distance. Finally, the KPCA-reduced HSI and LiDAR data are convolved with the locally adaptive filters for feature extraction, and a random forest (RF) classifier is thus adopted for classification. The effectiveness of our ShearSAF approach is verified on three real-world datasets, and the results show that the performance of ShearSAF can achieve an accuracy higher than that of comparison methods when exploiting small-size training sample problems. The codes of this work will be available at http://jiasen.tech/papers/ for the sake of reproducibility.
Phase 3, randomized, single-dose, open-label study to investigate the safety and efficacy of pafolacianine sodium injection (OTL38) for intraoperative imaging of folate receptor positive ovarian cancer.

5503 Background: Pafolacianine sodium is under investigation as an adjunct to visual inspection and palpation by providing intra-operative imaging of folate receptor positive (FR+) ovarian cancer. Since complete resection (R0) is the strongest predictor of overall survival, methods to enhance detection of lesions are expected to benefit patient outcomes. Methods: For this phase 3, randomized, multicenter, single dose, open-label pivotal trial (NCT03180307), patients with ovarian cancer who were scheduled to undergo cytoreductive surgery were recruited from 11 sites in the US and Netherlands from March 2018 through April 2020. The study objectives were to confirm efficacy and safety of pafolacianine sodium (0.025 mg/kg i.v., ≥1 h prior to imaging) in combination with intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging to detect additional lesions not detected by palpation and normal white light alone. Results: Pafolacianine sodium was administered to 150 total patients (safety analysis set); 109 patients comprised the full analysis set for efficacy analyses. Patients had primarily serous adenocarcinoma (n = 72; 68.6%) and advanced stage disease (n = 83; 76.1%). In 33% of patients (36 of 109), NIRF imaging with pafolacianine sodium identified additional lesions that were not planned for resection and were not detected by normal white light and palpation ( P < 0.001, 95% CI [0.243, 0.427]). Among patients who underwent interval debulking surgery, the rate was higher, at 39.7% of patients (23 of 58; 95% CI [0.270, 0.534]). At the individual lesion level, the accuracy of pafolacianine sodium with NIRF to detect ovarian cancer is reflected by sensitivity of 83% (95% CI [73.9, 89.4]) and a false positive rate of 32.7% (95% CI [25.6, 40.7]). Investigators reported achieving complete resection (R0) in 62.4% (68 of 109) of patients. Drug-related adverse events (AEs) were reported by 30% of patients (45 out of 150). The most frequently reported drug-related AEs were nausea (18.0%), vomiting (5.3%), and abdominal pain (4.7%). Infusion reactions at the time of the procedure were mostly (96%) mild or moderate in severity; 89% resolved within 24 hours of onset. No drug-related serious AEs or deaths were reported. Conclusions: This phase 3 trial of pafolacianine sodium with NIRF imaging met its primary endpoint, intraoperatively identifying additional cancer not planned for resection in a statistically significant number of patients. Therefore, pafolacianine sodium may offer a novel real-time adjunct to current surgical imaging practice in ovarian cancer surgery. Clinical trial information: NCT03180307.
INTERACTIONS OF Δ1-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL WITH BARBITURATES AND METHAMPHETAMINE

NIale albino rats were tested for interactions of Δ1-tetrahvdrocannabinol (Δ1-THC), a pure, synthesized compound thought to be the principal euphoric constituent of marihuana, with the depressant action of two barbiturates and with the stimulant action of methamphetamine. In a test of spontaneous motor activity in a photocell arena, Δ1-THC (4 and 16 mg/kg) potentiated the depressant effect of both pentobarbital (10 mg/kg) and barbital (120 mg/kg). The same doses of Δ1-THC also prolonged sleeping time under pentobarbital (30 mg/kg) and barbital (240 mg/kg). Since barbital is not metabolized, interaction with . Δ1-THC is attributable to synergetic depressant actions in the central nervous system rather than inhibition of microsomal enzymes. The higher dose of Δ1-THC (16 mg/kg), which by itself greatly decreased spontaneous motor activity, failed to diminish the stimulant effect of two doses of methamphetamine (0.5 and 2 mg/kg). However, the percentage of animals surviving a toxic dose of methamphetamine (25 mg/kg) was increased by Δ1-THC (4 and 16 mg/kg). The findings suggest that Δ1-THC has sedative or tranquilizing actions. enhancing depressant effects of barbiturates and counteracting toxic effects of methamphetamine stimulation. These interactions with other drugs were found even with a low dose of Δ1-THC (4 mg/kg). which by itself had little effect on spontaneous motor activity.
Impacts of Cartoon Animals on Human–Alloanimal Relations

ABSTRACT A majority of animated films incorporate alloanimal characters to some extent, either as primary or secondary protagonists. These characters generate interest in the alloanimals they represent, which have been shown to have a variety of effects such as increased visits to zoos, conservation donations, pet buying, and even animal trafficking. This research seeks to establish a general framework for understanding the potential effects these characters can have on human–alloanimal relations. By employing qualitative analyses, we first explore the affective design factors behind these characters. From there, we examine the sign function of these characters using Paul Wells’ schemata of bestial ambivalence and Dagmar Shmauks’ typology of artificial animals. The associated sign-process of these characters and the consideration for alloanimal Umwelten result in what we introduce as the “Expected Animal. ” We then go on to explain how “Expected Animals” create imagined human–alloanimal relations which can impact real-world interactions between humans and other animals. This research offers insights into understanding the ecosemiotic impacts of cartoon animals, which can be used by animation studios to better mediate positive human–animal interactions with the release of their films.
CopyrightChain: Permissioned Blockchain-based Collaboration and Design Right using Hyperledger Composer and IPFS

Information technologies, which have developed in every field in recent years, bring various problems in digital environments. The increase in digital records has increased the importance given to digital identity information in terms of data security and data source. With digital identity, information such as where and when data is shared can be obtained. Data that can be easily reproduced in digital environment puts copyright holders in a difficult situation. This article outlines how copyrights can be secured digitally and executed in a transparent manner. For this purpose, the furniture sector, which is one of the sectors where personalized products increase, has been examined as an example. Reaching customer demands in customized production and ensuring manufacturer-customer integration can be achieved by overcoming various difficulties. For this purpose, blockchain-based in this article proposed to bring together the actors in the manufacturing sector and the customer. In addition, it was emphasized how to secure the copyright of products designed by the customer or other actors. It is known that the data obtained during the protection of copyrights becomes cumbersome over time. For this purpose, it is aimed to increase the speed by using an external database. A distributed database, IPFS, was used for this.
Efficacy of BotaniGard® against the mushroom phorid fly Megaselia halterata

ABSTRACT Megaselia halterata (Wood) (Diptera: Phoridae) is a major pest of cultivated white button mushrooms, Agaricus bisporus (J.E.Lange) Emil J. Imbach (Agaricales: Agaricaceae), in the United States. The incidence and severity of M. halterata have been increasing in recent years, possibly due to the removal of certain chemical pesticides from tolerance by the EPA. Farmers’ demand for alternative control measures resulted in a label extension of the fungal biopesticide BotaniGard® ES, which contains viable spores of Beauveria bassiana (GHA strain), for use in mushroom crops. Here we describe laboratory bioassays to evaluate the efficacy of the label recommended dose of the abovementioned commercial biopesticide for control of immature and adult stages of M. halterata. According to our results, eggs and larvae of M. halterata were not susceptible to infection by B. bassiana whereas pupae displayed a partial susceptibility with mortality reaching up to 65%. Concerning adults of M. halterata exposure for 60 min to a paper surface sprayed with the registered label application rate of BotaniGard® ES led to 100% mortality within a period of 16 days and a mean survival time of 8.13 days, which differed significantly from the control batch, but unlikely to result in meaningful control of phorid populations in the field. Further studies should be examined to increase efficacy of the formulated product against immature and adult stages of M. halterata.
Cross-Linguistic Transfer and Language Proficiency in the Multilingual Education System of Burundi: What has the Existing Literature so far Discovered?

This paper discussed Cross-Linguistic Transfer (CLT) and Language Proficiency in multilingual education in general and highlighted samples of CLT in Burundi as the existing literature reveals. As there exist CLT on all linguistic levels, this discussion has provided examples of phonological (including phonetics), lexical and semantic, and syntactic transfer. It has been realized that there exist a limited number of publications related to CLT among languages studied in the multilingual education system of Burundi. Yet analyses of CLT would supply interesting samples of linguistic features that are likely to be transferred. This would be useful for both language curriculum designers and language policymakers in deciding which language features to supply in language curriculum materials. Furthermore, teachers would find ways of helping learners to improve their language proficiency based on samples of CLT analysis.
Factors influencing recommendation of sub-Saharan Africa travel products: A Hong Kong–Kenya importance–performance analysis

This study adopts an exploratory sequential mixed method approach to examine perceptions of Hong Kong travel agencies on factors influencing recommendation of Kenya travel products. First, we conducted 32 in-depth interviews with outbound travel practitioners to collect qualitative exploratory data. Based on 39 identified attributes, we then developed a questionnaire well-adapted to the outbound travel practitioners and study purpose. With survey data of 239 travel agency practitioners, we then conducted an importance–performance analysis to rate and analyze six identified factors: Catering and Ancillary Services, Shopping, Tourist Transport Provision and Infrastructure, Hotel Accommodation, Institutional Support, and Destination Image. The results suggest that in a resource-constrained situation, priority should be given to enhancing Tourist Transport Provision and Infrastructure. This article provides a starting point for further research on strategic tourism marketing and management within the underresearched Asia–Africa nexus.
Effects of Different Seaweed Bioactive Compounds on Neurodegenerative Disorders, Potential Uses on Insomnia: A Mini-review

ABSTRACT Seaweed is the general term for marine algae. It is the algae growing in the sea. There are various of bioactive substances in the seaweed which have been proved to have acceptable neuroprotective functions. Among studies to date, drugs for neurodegenerative diseases treatment have detrimental side effects in vivo. Furthermore, in recent years, insomnia is afflicting people of different ages as a intractable precursory problem of neurasthenia and neurodegenerative. In this review, we first summarized the effects and mechanisms of different seaweed bioactive compounds on neurodegenerative disorders, then discussed the effects on insomnia. The various seaweed bioactive compounds were finally confirmed to be effective on neuroprotection, which in turn may provide thoughts for further research on potential dietary therapeutic strategy for insomnia.
Synthesis, Structure and Thermal Decomposition of a New Iodine Inclusion Compound in the 2,2-Dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine/HI/I2 System

The reaction of 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine with hydroiodic acid in the presence of iodine gave a new polyiodide best described as bis(2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diazanium) tetraiodidediiodine (1 : 1), (C5H16N2)2I4·I2 (1). The title compound can be transformed into the known 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diazanium diiodide, (C5H16N2)I2 (2), upon iodine release at 433 K and 2 × 10−3 mbar. Both compounds have been characterised by spectroscopic methods (Raman and IR) and powder diffraction. For 1the single-crystal structure determination has been successful. The asymmetric unit of 1consists of one half 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diazanium cation and two half iodide anions, all lying in a mirror plane. In addition, there is one quarter of an iodine molecule located near to a centre of inversion (2/m site) which is disordered over two positions with occupancy factors of 0.22 and 0.78. The structure of the title compound contains cube-shaped structural units in which the -NH3+ groups of four 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diazanium cations occupy the corners. The iodide anions lie near the midpoints of eight of the twelve edges, and the disordered iodine molecule fills the void in the centre. Weak I.I interactions between the disordered iodine molecules and adjacent iodide anions may also allow a description as conceivable I42− dianions. The cube-type building units are further connected to adjacent ones by weak to medium strong N-H.I hydrogen bonds resulting in a two-dimensional layered structure parallel to the ab plane. Graphical Abstract Synthesis, Structure and Thermal Decomposition of a New Iodine Inclusion Compound in the 2,2-Dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine/HI/I2 System
The Profile of Green Human Resource Management (GRHM) Practices of Employees in PT. CABOT Indonesia

This study aims to identify GRHM practice from PT employees. Cabot Indonesia. In this study, GRHM practice analysis was identified in general or based on the company’s last level of education. The research method used was descriptive quantitative. Respondents who filled out GRHM questionnaires numbered 200 employees of PT. The dominant Cabot Indonesia has the last undergraduate to doctoral education. The instruments used were GRHM practice questionnaires that have good validity and high reliability. Data analysis techniques were descriptive analysis using Ms. Excel. The results show that 30.6% of employees have GRHM capability in the medium category, while 69.4% of employees are in the high category. This research’s results become a reference in the development of the company’s program in creating a clean and green work environment.
Dietary palmitic acid promotes tumor growth and epithelial-mesenchymal transformation in prostate cancer

Background High-fat diet (HFD) is a major risk factor for prostate cancer (PCA). Palmitic acid (PA) is the main constituent of HFD, and the main end product of fatty acid synthase (FASN). However, the effect of dietary intake of PA on the occurrence and development of PCA is rarely reported. This study aims to explore the effect of PA on PCA in mice. Methods Twelve nude mice were divided into two groups, one group was fed with a high-PA diet and the other group was fed with a normal control (NC) diet. Twelve c-MycT mice were treated the same as the nude mice. The following analyses were performed: measuring tumor weight and size, H&E staining, immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and western blot assay detecting the expression of Ki67, E-cadherin, N-cadherin, TGF-β1, as well as searching and analyzing of the gene data from TCGA database. Results FASN is positively related to the malignancy of PCA. PA diet stimulated the progression of PCA, induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and activated transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) signal both in nude mice and c-MycT mice. The expression levels of CD36 were positively associated with the expression of TGF-β1, and these two genes were related to poor prognosis of patients with PCA. Conclusion PA promotes PCA formation and activates TGF-β1 signal, inducing EMT in PCA. TGF-β1 is a potential target for the treatment of PCA.
Propriétés optoélectroniques de LEDs à nanofils coeur-coquille InGaN/GaN

Les nitrures d’elements III, a savoir GaN, InN, AlN et leurs alliages, forment une famille de materiaux semi-conducteurs dont les proprietes sont particulierement interessantes pour la realisation de diodes electroluminescentes (LEDs). Leur interet reside en particulier dans leur bande interdite qui est directe et qui couvre une large bande spectrale de l’infrarouge (0,65eV pour InN) a l’ultraviolet (6,2eV pour AlN). En raison de l’absence de substrats accordes en maille avec ces materiaux, les couches minces heteroepitaxiees de nitrure sont generalement touchees par des problemes de qualite cristalline. Grâce au phenomene de relaxation des contraintes en surface, les nanofils offrent une solution prometteuse pour resoudre ce probleme. Ils combinent de nombreux autres avantages : en comparaison des couches minces, l’efficacite quantique interne des LEDs peut etre amelioree (surface effective plus importante permettant de diminuer l’effet Auger a courant injecte identique, absence de champ de polarisation en utilisant les facettes non polaires des nanofils) et l’extraction des photons est facilitee par l’effet guide d’onde des nanofils. Cependant, une des difficultes est de parvenir a controler la synthese de ces nano-objets pour garantir une homogeneite des proprietes structurales d’un fil a l’autre et au sein d’un meme fil. Dans ce contexte, mon travail de these a consiste a etudier d’un point de vue experimental et theorique l’impact des inhomogeneites structurales sur les proprietes optoelectroniques de dispositifs a nanofils de type LED. J’ai pu mettre en evidence et modeliser un effet de concentration du courant dans les regions riches en indium lorsque les courants injectes sont moderes. Pour de forts courants, le courant se concentre a proximite du contact sur la coquille dopee p. Theoriquement, j’ai montre que la derive des porteurs de charge dans les puits quantiques et leur diffusion unipolaire et ambipolaire en presence d’un gradient de compositions des puits etaient negligeables. Par ailleurs, je me suis egalement interesse a l’interpretation des caracteristiques courant-tension. A l’aide d’un modele simple, j’ai egalement identifie la presence de courant de fuite par effet tunnel dans des structures presentant une densite importante de defaut. Dans une seconde partie de ma these, je me suis egalement interesse a la caracterisation de nanofils a structure coeur-coquille par la technique de courant induit par faisceau d’electrons (Electron Beam Induced Current). La dependance des cartographies EBIC en fonction de la tension appliquee et de l’energie du faisceau incident a ete modelisee. Ce travail m’a notamment amene a proposer une nouvelle methode de caracterisation permettant de cartographier les resistivites du coeur et de la coquille des nanofils.
THE EFFECT of GA3 AND SALINITY on GROWTH of ROSELLE (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)

In order to alleviate the deleterious effects of salinity, different types of phytohormones have been used. Among them, GA3 has been the main focus of some plant scientists. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of gibberellic acid and salinity on growth and production of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L). This research was conducted in a greenhouse of Agriculture Faculty, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan. The study used utterly randomized design with two factors. The first factor was gibberellic acids. They were gibberellic acid (5 mg L-1) and no gibberellic acid. The second factor was salinity. They were 0 dsm-1 and 4-5 dsm-1. The interaction between gibberellic acid and salinity acid indicated a significant effect on the percentage of germination, chlorophyll a and b and beta-carotene. The application of giberellic acid helped in the tolerance of plants to salinity. Thus, application of GA3 become essential to improve overall productivity in salinity.