Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An Analysis on the Relationship of Thinking and Learning Styles withCommunication Style

The study focuses on identifying and describing (1) the communication style, (2) the thinking style, (3) the learning style of the postgraduate (graduates and postgraduates) students of Nusa Cendana university (Universitas Nusa Cendana (Undana), (4) the level of relationship of thinking style and communication style of the students, (5) the level of the relationship of learning style and communication style of the students, (6) the level of the relationship of both, thinking and learning styles with the communication style, and (7) the level of the difference between thinking style, learning style and communication style of the students. The study applies the correlation design of quantitative research involving 203 samples of 306 student population. The study reports the following main findings. (1) In general the students vary in their communication style according to listeners, creator, doers, thinkers. (2) To be in detail, whatever type of communication style (listeners, creators, initiators, and thinkers) is not determined by any type of thinking style (synthetic, idealistic, pragmatic, analytic, and realistic). (3) Then, whatever type of communication style performed by the students (listeners, creators, active doers, and thinkers) is not determined by learning style variations (visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic). (4) Another finding is there is no significant relationship shown by the three variables studied, thinking, learning, and communication styles, as is shown by correlation coefficient at 0.010. (5) Finally, there is difference in thinking style, learning style, and communication style performed by the students, male and female students.
Social Cognitive Constructs Are Just as Stable as the Big Five Between Grades 5 and 8

Personality traits and social cognitive variables are central constructs in psychological research. It is often assumed that personality traits are less changeable than social cognitive variables, and thus interventions usually tend to focus on the latter. However, these assumptions about the mutability of personality and social cognitive variables have never been tested side-by-side in a longitudinal study. Using a large longitudinal study with four time points and N = 3,876 students in 136 classes (99 schools), we compared the mutability of the Big Five personality traits and social cognitive constructs more often described as socioemotional skills or motivational variables (individual interest, self-concept, and academic effort in the school subjects math, English, and German). The results indicated that there are no marked differences between personality traits and social cognitive constructs across multiple indicators of stability or changeability.
On the runtime analysis of the 1-ANT ACO algorithm

The runtime analysis of randomized search heuristics is a growing field where, in the last two decades, many rigorous results have been obtained. These results, however, apply particularly to classical search heuristics such as Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) and Simulated Annealing. First runtime analyses of modern search heuristics have been conducted only recently w.r. t a simple Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm called 1-ANT. In particular, the influence of the evaporation factor in the pheromone update mechanism and the robustness of this parameter w.r. t the runtime behavior have been determined for the example function OneMax.This paper puts forward the rigorous runtime analysis of the 1-ANT on example functions, namely on the functions LeadingOnes and BinVal. With respect to EAs, such analyses have been essential to develop methods for the analysis on more complicated problems. The proof techniques required for the 1-ANT, unfortunately, differ significantly from those for EAs, which means that a new reservoir of methods has to be built up. Again, the influence of the evaporation factor is analyzed rigorously, and it is proved that its choice can be very crucial to allow efficient runtimes. Moreover, the analyses provide insight into the working principles of ACO algorithms and, in terms of their robustness, describe essential differences to other randomized search heuristics.
Exploring the Influence of an Early Talent Development Program on Teacher Perceptions of Giftedness in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

This critical race case study sought to examine the influence of an early talent development program on teacher perceptions of giftedness among culturally and linguistically diverse students in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, MD. The central research question investigated was how the Maryland State Department of Education Primary Talent Program (2009) influenced teacher perceptions of giftedness in culturally and linguistically diverse students. Data was analyzed using categorical aggregation to establish themes and patterns among the participants’ responses. Findings revealed the challenges participants experienced with assimilating the program goals of the early talent development program and identifying the characteristics of giftedness among culturally and linguistically diverse students. The findings lead to four conclusions: teacher expectations of students were transformed as a result of observing for student potential; teachers perceived talent as latent versus developing; ongoing and differentiated professional development was vital for teacher assimilation of the Maryland State Department of Education Primary Talent Program (2009) goals; and implicit bias was found to be a contributing factor to deficit thinking which lowered teacher expectations of culturally and linguistically diverse students.
Now you see them: Self-representation and the refugee selfie

ABSTRACT Images of Syrian refugees taking selfies have circulated throughout the news media, yielding a range of responses, from dismay to disgust. An exploration of postcolonial digital humanities methods, this article brings together quantitative textual analysis of news media articles from the United States and United Kingdom, postcolonial theory, and selfie scholarship to explore the representation of Syrian refugees in the news media and their self-representation in selfies. Examining “migrant-related selfies” theorized in scholarship on migrant media, I argue that photographs of refugees taking selfies are being marshaled by news media to complement reporting on immigration anxieties within the Global North. On the other hand, “refugee selfies,” the images refugees themselves are taking, avoid co-optation into such narratives. They do so, I propose, as a form of self-representation that produces agency, creates communities, and resists the inscription of refugees as objects of knowledge in the digital cultural record.
Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta for anemia with chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for end-stage renal failure and cardiovascular events. In patients with CKD, anemia is often caused by decreased erythropoietin production relative to hemoglobin levels. As correction of anemia is associated with improved cardiac and renal function and quality of life, erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are standard therapy for anemia in CKD patients. However, traditional ESAs such as epoetin or darbepoetin have short half-lives and require frequent administration, dose changes, and close monitoring of hemoglobin concentration to maintain target hemoglobin levels. Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (MPG-EPO) is the only ESA that is generated by chemical modification of glycosylated erythropoietin through the integration of one specific, long, linear chain of polyethylene glycol. This ESA induces continuous erythropoietin receptor activation and has a long half-life (approximately 130 hours). Subcutaneous or intravenous administration of MPG-EPO once every 2 weeks or monthly achieved a high hemoglobin response rate in patients with anemia associated with CKD, regardless of whether the patient was undergoing dialysis. According to data from an observational time and motion study, MPG-EPO maintains hemoglobin levels when the same dose is administered, however infrequently. This suggests that compared with the use of traditional ESAs, administration of MPG-EPO reduces the overall time and cost associated with the management of anemia in CKD patients undergoing dialysis. MPG-EPO is generally well tolerated and most adverse events are of mild to moderate severity. The most commonly reported adverse effects are hypertension, nasopharyngitis, and diarrhea. Subcutaneous injection of MPG-EPO is significantly less painful than subcutaneous injection of darbepoetin. In conclusion, MPG-EPO is as effective and safe as traditional ESAs in managing renal anemia, irrespective of whether the patient is undergoing dialysis.
“We feel left out”: Experiences of social inclusion from the perspective of young adults with intellectual disability

ABSTRACT Background: Few studies discuss social inclusion from the voice and perspective of young adults with intellectual disability who have been lifelong recipients of individualised community-based coordination and services focusing on inclusion and participation. It is important to understand the perspective of people with an intellectual disability how they experience and perceive social inclusion within their own lives. Method: Ten participants aged 18 to 24 years diagnosed with intellectual disability living in the community alone, or with their family, participated. All received long-term individualised community-based coordination and services. They were interviewed about how they spend their time, form relationships, and feel included. A phenomenological approach was used with a thematic analysis to form codes from transcripts into two major themes. Results: Young adults within this study experienced feelings of segregation and exclusion from community. Participants experienced trouble finding employment and were frequently bored. Social interactions were mainly with family and others with a disability in formal programs. Conclusions: Despite being long-term recipients of individualised community-based coordination the young adults discussed significant experiences of segregation and exclusion impacting negatively on their lives.
Automatic detection of laser marks in retinal digital fundus images

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most frequent complication of diabetes mellitus that affects vision to the point of causing blindness. In advanced stages its progress can be delayed with laser photocoagulation which leaves behind marks on the retina. Modern screening programs rely on automatic diagnostic algorithms to detect signs of DR in patients. These systems performance may be impaired when patient retina presents marks from previous laser photocoagulation treatments. Since these patients are already being treated, it is desirable to detect and remove them from the screening program. An algorithm that automatically detects the presence of laser marks in retinal images using tree-based classifiers is proposed and the results on its performance are obtained and described. Two new public accessible datasets containing retinal images with laser marks are provided in this paper.
Filtering spam e-mail from mixed arabic and english messages: a comparison of machine learning techniques

Spam is one of the main problems in emails communications. As the volume of non-english language spam increases, little work is done in this area. For example, in Arab world users receive spam written mostly in arabic, english or mixed Arabic and english. To filter this kind of messages, this research applied several machine learning techniques. Many researchers have used machine learning techniques to filter spam email messages. This study compared six supervised machine learning classifiers which are maximum entropy, decision trees, artificial neural nets, naive bayes, support system machines and k-nearest neighbor. The experiments suggested that words in Arabic messages should be stemmed before applying classifier. In addition, in most cases, experiments showed that classifiers using feature selection techniques can achieve comparable or better performance than filters do not used them.
Fast Synaptic Vesicle Reuse Slows the Rate of Synaptic Depression in the CA1 Region of Hippocampus

During short-term synaptic depression, neurotransmission rapidly decreases in response to repetitive action potential firing. Here, by blocking the vacuolar ATPase, alkalinizing the extracellular pH, or exposing hippocampal slices to pH buffers, we impaired neurotransmitter refilling, and electrophysiologically tested the role of vesicle reuse in synaptic depression. Under all conditions, synapses onto hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells showed faster depression with increasing stimulation frequencies. At 20 Hz, compromising neurotransmitter refilling increased depression within 300 ms reaching completion within 2 s, suggesting a minimal contribution of reserve vesicles to neurotransmission. In contrast, at 1 Hz, depression emerged gradually and became significant within 100 s. Moreover, the depression induced by pH buffers was reversible with a similar frequency dependence, suggesting that the frequency-dependent increase in depression was caused by impairment of rapid synaptic vesicle reuse. These results indicate that synaptic vesicle trafficking impacts the kinetics of short-term synaptic plasticity at an extremely rapid time scale.
The stochastic nature of larval connectivity among nearshore marine populations

Many nearshore fish and invertebrate populations are overexploited even when apparently coherent management structures are in place. One potential cause of mismanagement may be a poor understanding and accounting of stochasticity, particularly for stock recruitment. Many of the fishes and invertebrates that comprise nearshore fisheries are relatively sedentary as adults but have an obligate larval pelagic stage that is dispersed by ocean currents. Here, we demonstrate that larval connectivity is inherently an intermittent and heterogeneous process on annual time scales. This stochasticity arises from the advection of pelagic larvae by chaotic coastal circulations. This result departs from typical assumptions where larvae simply diffuse from one site to another or where complex connectivity patterns are created by transport within spatially complicated environments. We derive a statistical model for the expected variability in larval settlement patterns and demonstrate how larval connectivity varies as a function of different biological and physical processes. The stochastic nature of larval connectivity creates an unavoidable uncertainty in the assessment of fish recruitment and the resulting forecasts of sustainable yields.
Problem Based Learning Berbasis Socio-Scientific Issue untuk Mengembangkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis dan Komunikasi Siswa

Pembelajaran pada umumnya masih berpusat pada guru dengan menggunakan metode ceramah yang mengakibatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis dan komunikasi siswa kurang berkembang. Model Problem Based Learning membantu siswa untuk mengembangkan keterampilan berpikir kritis dan berkomunikasi. Pembelajaran PBL sangat tepat apabila didasarkan pada Socio-Scientific Issue (SSI) yang berkaitan dengan kehidupan sehari-hari siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pengaruh penerapan PBL berbasis SSI terhadap pengembangan kemampuan berpikir kritis, komunikasi, dan hasil belajar kognitif pada konsep keanekaragaman hayati kelas X-MIPA SMAN 1 Ciawigebang. Penelitian quasi eksperimental ini menggunakan desain posttest only control group design dengan populasi sebanyak 4 kelas. Sampel sebanyak 2 kelas menggunakan teknik probability sampling jenis cluster random sampling. Kelas X-MIPA I sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas X-MIPA II sebagai kelas kontrol. Data berupa kemampuan berpikir kritis, komunikasi tertulis dan verbal serta hasil belajar kognitif. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji independent sample t test. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan model PBL berbasis SSI berpengaruh terhadap pengembangan kemampuan berpikir kritis, komunikasi tertulis dan verbal serta hasil belajar kognitif. Penerapan model PBL berbasis SSI dapat dikembangkan lebih baik lagi dengan merancang LKS minimal satu minggu sebelum pelaksanaan disertai lebih dari satu media pembelajaran serta hasil belajar mencakup aspek afektif dan psikomotor. Learning is still centered on the teacher by using lecture method that resulted in not developed enough to critical thinking skills and communication students. PBL helps students develop critical thinking and communication skills. PBL learning is based on SSI associated with the student's daily life. This study aims to determine the effect of the implementation of PBL based SSI to develop critical thinking, communication, and cognitive learning outcomes on biodiversity concept of X-MIPA SMAN 1 Ciawigebang. This quasi experimental study design using posttest only control group design with 4 class population. Samples were 2 classes using probability sampling techniques types of cluster random sampling. X-MIPA was an experimental class and X-MIPA II was the control class. Data was in the form of critical thinking skills, written and verbal communication and cognitive learning outcomes. Data analysis used the independent sample t test. Based on the result can be concluded that the application of the PBL based SSI influence on the development of critical thinking skills, written and verbal communication and cognitive learning outcomes. PBL based SSI application can develop be better by designing LKS at least one weeks earlier using more than instructional media and learning outcomes include affective and psychomotor.
Treatment outcomes in relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia patients initially treated with all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic compound-based combined therapies

Contemporary combined therapies that include the use of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic compounds have reduced relapse rates from ~50 to <10% in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients, however relapse treatment remains controversial. Treatment outcomes in relapsed patients with APL previously treated with combined ATRA + arsenic compound therapy were investigated. A retrospective, observational study was conducted of 25 patients with APL (male to female ratio, 17:8; mean age, 36.4±10.3 years) exhibiting first-time relapse following combined ATRA + arsenic compound therapy. These patients were subsequently treated with secondary ATRA + arsenic compound therapy, salvage chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy or intrathecal chemotherapy, between January 1994 and December 2010. The overall remission rate, duration of remission and toxic effects were assessed. Patient outcomes included mortality during secondary induction therapy (6/25, 24.0%); complete recovery from central nervous system (CNS) relapse following intrathecal chemotherapy (1/25, 4.0%); complete remission following ATRA + arsenic compound therapy (10/25, 40.0%), chemotherapy (3/25, 12.0%) and targeted therapy (1/25, 4.0%); and non-remission (NR) following ATRA + arsenic compound therapy (4/25, 16%). Four (16.0%) patients were subsequently treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), two of which remained disease-free at the end of the study period and two of which succumbed to the disease. Secondary bone marrow and CNS relapse occurred in 14 (56.0%) patients and one (4.0%) patient, respectively. ATRA + arsenic compound-based combination therapy was effective in re-inducing morphological remission in relapsed patients with APL with previous exposure to ATRA + arsenic compounds, producing low molecular remission rates and high risk of secondary relapse. Furthermore, investigation of early allo-HSCT is required to determine its potential as a therapeutic option for re-inducing morphological remission in relapsed patients with APL with previous exposure to ATRA + arsenic compounds.
Legionella translocates an E3 ubiquitin ligase that has multiple U‐boxes with distinct functions

Legionella pneumophila has a Dot/Icm type IV secretion system used to translocate a number of ‘effector proteins’ which subvert host cell functions. In this study, we identified 19 novel Dot/Icm substrate proteins using a systematic screening technique. A blast analysis revealed that one of the substrates, which we named LubX (LegionellaU‐box protein), contains two domains that have a remarkable similarity to the U‐box, a domain found in eukaryotic E3 ubiquitin ligases. The expression of LubX is induced upon infection, and most of the LubX produced was translocated into the host cells. LubX has ubiquitin ligase activity in conjunction with UbcH5a or UbcH5c E2 enzymes and mediates polyubiquitination of host Clk1 (Cdc2‐like kinase 1). We demonstrate that one of the U‐boxes (U‐box 1) is critical to the ubiquitin ligation, and the other U‐box (U‐box 2) mediates interaction with Clk1. Thus, the two U‐boxes of LubX have distinct functions, and U‐box 2 plays a non‐canonical role in substrate binding. Although we demonstrate that inhibition of Clk kinase results in a marked reduction of Legionella growth within mouse macrophages, the consequence of Clk1 ubiquitination is still being elucidated. Together, these data suggest that Clk1 is the target host molecule which Legionella modulates during infection.
Discovering Causal Relations in Textual Instructions

One aspect of ontology learning methods is the discovery of relations in textual data. One kind of such relations are causal relations. Our aim is to discover causations described in texts such as recipes and manuals. There is a lot of research on causal relations discovery that is based on grammatical patterns. These patterns are, however, rarely discovered in textual instructions (such as recipes) with short and simple sentence structure. Therefore we propose an approach that makes use of time series to discover causal relations. We distinguish causal relations from correlation by assuming that one word causes another only if it precedes the second word temporally. To test the approach, we compared the discovered by our approach causal relations to those obtained through grammatical patterns in 20 textual instructions. The results showed that our approach has an average recall of 41% compared to 13% obtained with the grammatical patterns. Furthermore the discovered by the two approaches causal relations are usually disjoint. This indicates that the approach can be combined with grammatical patterns in order to increase the number of causal relations discovered in textual instructions.