Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PENGARUH PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN ARGUMENT-BASED SCIENCE INQUIRY (ABSI) TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MEMAHAMI DAN KEMAMPUAN BERARGUMENTASI SISWA SMA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran tentang pengaruh penerapan model pembelajaran ABSI terhadap kemampuan memahami dan kemampuan berargumentasi siswa, serta mengetahui hubungan kemampuan memahami dengan kemampuan berargumentasi siswa. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pre-experiment dengan desain one group pretest posttest design. Populasinya adalah seluruh siswa kelas XI di MAN Pamekasan Jawa Timur. Sampel sebanyak satu kelas yang dipilih secara cluster random sampling. Instrument penelitian yang digunakan adalah tes kemampuan memahami, tes kemampuan berargumentasi dan format observasi keterlaksanaan pembelajaran. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah effect size, , uji korelasi, serta % keterlaksanaan pembelajaran. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan model pembelajaran ABSI mempengaruhi kemampuan memahami dengan nilai effect size sebesar 4,78 dengan kategori sangat besar, serta meningkatkan kemampuan memahami siswa dengan nilai sebesar 0,74 atau pada kategori tinggi. Selain itu model ABSI juga mempengaruhi kemampuan berargumentasi siswa dengan nilai effect size sebesar 5,80 dengan kategori sangat besar, serta meningkatkan kemampuan berargumentasi siswa dengan nilai sebesar 0,85 atau pada kategori tinggi. Serta, hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang kuat antara kemampuan memahami dengan kemampuan berargumentasi siswa dengan nilai korelasi sebesar 0,725. Kata kunci: Model pembelajaran Argument-Based Science Inquiry (ABSI), kemampuan memahami, kemampuan berargumentasi. This study aims to gain an overview the implementation of argument-based science inquiry (ABSI) intructional model to understanding abilities and argumentation abilities students, and also to determine the correlation between understanding abilities and argumentation abilities. The method used pre-experimental with one group pretest-posttest design. The population is students in XI class MAN Pamekasan, East Java. Sample is a class selected by cluster random sampling. Instrument of this research is test of understanding abilities, test of argumentation abilities, and observation format feasibility instructional. Analysis data technique used to effect size, and while to knowing the ABSI used %. The results showed an implementation of ABSI intructional model influence to understanding abilities value of effect size is 4,78 or include in very big category and increase in students' understanding abilities value of is 0.74 or include in high category. In addition ABSI influence also to argumentation abilities value of effect size is 5,80 on include in very big category and increase students' argumentation abilities value of is 0.85 or include in high category. In addition, the results also showed that there is a strong relationship between the understanding abilities and the argumentation abilities correlation value is 0.725. Keyword:Argument-Based Science Inquiry Intructional Model, Understanding Abilities, Argumentation Abilities.
On the geometry of higher-order variational problems on Lie groups

In this paper, we describe a geometric setting for higher-order lagrangian problems on Lie groups. Using left-trivialization of the higher-order tangent bundle of a Lie group and an adaptation of the classical Skinner-Rusk formalism, we deduce an intrinsic framework for this type of dynamical systems. Interesting applications as, for instance, a geometric derivation of the higher-order Euler-Poincar\'e equations, optimal control of underactuated control systems whose configuration space is a Lie group are shown, among others, along the paper.
Lung involvement in primary Sjögren’s syndrome is mainly related to the small airway disease

OBJECTIVE To evaluate lung involvement in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome. METHODS Sixty one consecutive, non-smoking patients, 58 women and three men, were evaluated clinically, physiologically, and radiologically. A bronchial and/or transbronchial biopsy was performed on 13 of the patients. Physiological data were compared with that of a control group of 53 healthy non-smoking subjects matched for age and sex. RESULTS In 41% of the patients the main symptom was dry cough. Physiological studies revealed that the patients presented significantly lower expiratory flow values (% pred) when compared with those of the control group: the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) (mean (SD)) was 96% (16) v 111% (13) (p<0.0001), the maximal expiratory flow at the 50% of the vital capacity (MEF50) was 72% (24) v103% (17) (p<0.0001), and the maximal expiratory flow at the 25% of the vital capacity (MEF25) was 49% (25)v 98 % (20) (p<0.0001). No significant difference was noted for the carbon monoxide diffusion value (% pred), between patients and controls. Blood gases were evaluated in 44 patients: mild hypoxemia was observed, and the alveolo-arterial oxygen difference (P(A-a)o 2) correlated significantly with MEF50 (r=0.35, p<0.01) and MEF25 (r=0.33, p<0.01) values. Chest radiography showed mild, interstitial-like changes in 27 patients while slightly increased markings were present in 21. High resolution computed tomography of the lungs was performed in 32 patients (four with a normal chest radiograph, six with suspected interstitial pattern, 19 with apparent interstitial pattern, and three with hyperinflation) and revealed predominantly wall thickening at the segmental bronchi. All positive findings by computed tomography derived from the patients with abnormal chest radiographs. Transbronchial and/or endobronchial biopsy specimens in 10 of the 11 sufficient tissue samples revealed peribronchial and/or peribronchiolar mononuclear inflammation, while interstitial inflammation coexisted in two patients. CONCLUSION The airway epithelia seem to be the main target of the inflammatory lesion of the lung in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome. It seems to be common, subclinically leading to obstructive small airway physiological abnormalities.
Reliability and reproducibility of three-dimensional cephalometric landmarks using CBCT: a systematic review

Objective : The aim of this study was to review the reliability and reproducibility of 3D-CBCT (cone beam computed tomography) cephalometric landmark identification. Methods : Electronic databases (Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science) were searched for papers published from 1998 to October 2014. Specific strategies were developed for each database, with the guidance of a librarian. Two reviewers independently analyzed the titles and abstracts for inclusion. The articles that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected for full-text reading, and the selected articles went through methodological quality evaluation. After the exclusion of repeated articles, the titles of the remaining ones were read and 1,328 of them were excluded. The abstracts of 173 articles were read, of which 43 were selected, read in full and submitted to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Fourteen articles or studies with reliable methodology and reproducibility remained. The data were collected, organized into figures and analyzed for determination of the reliability and reproducibility of the three-dimensional cephalometric landmarks. Results : Overall, the landmarks on the median sagittal line and dental landmarks had the highest reliability, while the landmarks on the condyle, porion and the orbitale presented lower levels of reliability. Point S must be marked in the multiplanar views associated with visualization in 3D reconstruction. Further studies are necessary for evaluating soft tissue landmarks.
The effects of brief mindfulness induction and psychological stress manipulation on perceived stress

The effects of a brief mindfulness induction and psychological stress manipulation on perceived stress were studied using a sample of 51 Laurentian University Undergraduate Psychology students. Participants were subjected to either to a mindfulness manipulation condition (a focused attention task – an analogy of mindfulness induction – or a free mind wandering task), followed by a stress manipulation condition (either the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) or an activity-matched placebo (TSSTp). Trait mindfulness (covariate), state mindfulness (manipulation check), perceived stress (manipulation check/dependant variable), and mood measures (dependant variable) were administered. Both mindfulness induction and stress induction manipulation checks were significant, indicating that participants understood the instructions, and the manipulations provided significant measured changes between groups. The stress manipulation check was significant in the expected direction, such that those in the stress experimental group rated as more stressed than the control group; however, the mood induction was significant opposite to expectations, such that the mind-wandering condition elicited significantly higher state mindfulness scores than the focused-breathing condition. There was no significant main effect of mindfulness on perceived stress scores, and contrary to the main hypothesis, there was no significant interaction between mindfulness condition and stress condition on perceived stress scores. Results of the mindfulness manipulation check suggest that the brief mindfulness manipulation utilized was not sufficient enough to produce measurable differences in mindfulness scores; however, the unexpected significance of the control group scores, coupled with a significant negative correlation between the trait and state mindfulness measures, may reflect discrepancies between the two measures of mindfulness and ultimately a difference between schools of mindfulness, or it may reflect an artifact of the methodology used.
Sponsors, Communities and Standards: Winning in the local Area Networking Business

Sponsors, Communities and Standards: Winning in the Local Area Networking Business * BRIE Working Paper 154 July 2003 © Copyright 2003, by the authors Urs von Burg Senior Consultant McKenna Group, Inc urs_vonburg@hotmail.com and Martin Kenney Department of Human and Community Development University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 mfkenney@ucdavis.edu Fax (530) 752-5660 Senior Project Director Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy * The authors gratefully acknowledge the industry participants who consented to be interviewed for this research and commented on previous versions of this paper.
Large-Scale cis-Element Detection by Analysis of Correlated Expression and Sequence Conservation between Arabidopsis and Brassica oleracea1[W]

The rapidly increasing amount of plant genomic sequences allows for the detection of cis-elements through comparative methods. In addition, large-scale gene expression data for Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) have recently become available. Coexpression and evolutionarily conserved sequences are criteria widely used to identify shared cis-regulatory elements. In our study, we employ an integrated approach to combine two sources of information, coexpression and sequence conservation. Best-candidate orthologous promoter sequences were identified by a bidirectional best blast hit strategy in genome survey sequences from Brassica oleracea. The analysis of 779 microarrays from 81 different experiments provided detailed expression information for Arabidopsis genes coexpressed in multiple tissues and under various conditions and developmental stages. We discovered candidate transcription factor binding sites in 64% of the Arabidopsis genes analyzed. Among them, we detected experimentally verified binding sites and showed strong enrichment of shared cis-elements within functionally related genes. This study demonstrates the value of partially shotgun sequenced genomes and their combinatorial use with functional genomics data to address complex questions in comparative genomics.
Cancer Bone Metastasis an Experimental Model of Androgen-independent Prostate Ad-OCE 1 a , to Cotarget Prostate Cancer and Bone Stroma in A Conditional Replication-competent Adenoviral Vector , Updated

Prostate cancer has a high propensity to metastasize to bone, which often resists hormone, radiation, and chemotherapies. Because of the reciprocal nature of the prostate cancer and bone stroma interaction, we designed a cotargeting strategy using a conditional replication-competent adenovirus to target the growth of tumor cells and their associated osteoblasts. The recombinant Ad-OC-E1a was constructed using a noncollagenous bone matrix protein osteocalcin (OC) promoter to drive the viral early E1a gene with restricted replication in cells that express OC transcriptional activity. Unlike Ad-PSE-E1a, Ad-OC-E1a was highly efficient in inhibiting the growth of PSA-producing (LNCaP, C4–2, and ARCaP) and nonproducing (PC-3 and DU145) human prostate cancer cell lines. This virus was also found to effectively inhibit the growth of human osteoblasts and human prostate stromal cells in vitro. Athymic mice bearing s.c. androgen receptor-negative and PSA-negative PC-3 xenografts responded to a single intratumoral administration of 2 10 plaque-forming unit(s) of Ad-OC-E1a. In SCID/bg mice, intraosseous growth of androgen receptor-positive and PSA-producing C4–2 xenografts responded markedly to i.v. administrations of a single dose of Ad-OC-E1a. One hundred percent of the treated mice responded to this systemic Ad-OC-E1a therapy with a decline of serum PSA to an undetectable level, and 80% of the mice with PSA rebound responded to the second dose of systemic Ad-OC-E1a. Forty percent of the mice were found to be cured by systemic Ad-OC-E1a without subsequent PSA rebound or tumor cells found in the skeleton. This cotargeting strategy shows a broader spectrum and appears to be more effective than systemic Ad-PSE-E1a in preclinical models of human prostate cancer skeletal
Electrophysiological and experimental-behavioral approaches to the study of intra-sentential code-switching

A hallmark of bilingual language processing is intra-sentential code-switching. An emergent body of research seeks to understand the intricate neural and cognitive mechanisms that underlie this seemingly effortless skill. In this paper, we discuss electrophysiological and experimental-behavioral research approaches that have been used to study intra-sentential code-switching, and illustrate the use of these techniques by discussing a select number of empirical studies. More specifically, we discuss electrophysiological approaches that are used to study the comprehension of visually and auditorily presented code-switched sentences, including the Event-Related brain Potentials (ERPs) method, time-frequency analysis, and approaches to study inter-individual variation in electrophysiological response profiles. This is followed by a discussion of experimental-behavioral techniques to study the comprehension and production of code-switched sentences, including self-paced reading, shadowing, and confederate scripting.
A SVD-based approach to helicoidal NF-FF transformations

We propose a novel Near-Field-Far-Field (NF-FF) transformation technique for aperture antennas and cylindrical NF scanning. It exploits a proper aperture field representation, based on the use of the Prolate Spheroidal Wave Functions (PSWFs), accounting for the a priori information on shape and size of the Antenna Under Test (AUT). It furthermore allows a fast NF acquisition by employing a continuous and synchronized movement of probe and AUT, as well as on a helicoidal scan based on a nonredundant field representation. The NF-FF transformation problem is formulated as the inversion of a linear relation linking the unknown PSWF expansion coefficients to the NF samples and solved by a regularized Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) approach. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the approach, and how it enables a serious reduction of the measurement points without impairing the far-field estimation accuracy.
Links between Join Processing and Convex Geometry

This talk will survey some results on join processing that use inequalities from convex geometry. Recently, Ngo, Porat, Rudra, and Re (NPRR) discovered the first relational join algorithm with worst-case optimal running time [8]. Since the seminal System R project [12], the dominant database optimizer paradigm optimizes a join query by examining each pair of joins and then combining these estimates using dynamic programming. In contrast, NPRR examines all relations at the same time. This change to the “one-join-at-a-time” dogma is important for performance: there are classes of queries for which any join-project plan is destined to be slower than the best possible run time by a polynomial factor in size of the data. NPRR’s analysis makes a link from database theory to a pair of beautiful inequalities: one due to Atserias, Grohe, and Marx from computer science [2] and one due to Bollobas and Thomason from geometry [4, Theorem 2]. In a recent survey with Ngo and Rudra [9], we simplified the algorithms and the arguments for such worst-case optimal join algorithms, and I plan to present these simplified results. Additionally, I plan to describe the LeapFrog TrieJoin, a worst-case optimizer from LogicBlox [14]. Similar inequalities also underpin recent efforts to optimize join algorithms on parallel infrastructures like MapReduce [1, 3].
"For richer, for poorer": savings preferences and choice of spouse

Do couples share the same values? The social sciences have mainly concentrated on comparing the socioeconomic characteristics of spouses, but rarely their preferences to risk and time. In this paper, we use conventional measurements and an original method. We find that spouses are very similar in their savings preferences, even when we control for the individual characteristics. These conclusions are decisive in explaining wealth inequalities between households, since homogamy causes a divide in the population. However, if the correlation between preferences and wealth is clear when measured at the household level, spouses with opposite attitudes tend to be richer for some parameters.
Vitamin D, intermediary metabolism and prostate cancer tumor progression

Epidemiological data have demonstrated an inverse association between serum vitamin D3 levels, cancer incidence and related mortality. However, the effects of vitamin D on prostate cancer biology and its utility for prevention of prostate cancer progression are not as well-defined. The data are often conflicting: some reports suggest that vitamin D3 induces apoptosis in androgen dependent prostate cancer cell lines, while others suggest that vitamin D3 only induces cell cycle arrest. Recent molecular studies have identified an extensive synergistic crosstalk between the vitamin D- and androgen-mediated mRNA and miRNA expression, adding an additional layer of post-transcriptional regulation to the known VDR- and AR-regulated gene activation. The Warburg effect, the inefficient metabolic pathway that converts glucose to lactate for rapid energy generation, is a phenomenon common to many different types of cancer. This process supports cell proliferation and promotes cancer progression via alteration of glucose, glutamine and lipid metabolism. Prostate cancer is a notable exception to this general process since the metabolic switch that occurs early during malignancy is the reverse of the Warburg effect. This “anti-Warburg effect” is due to the unique biology of normal prostate cells that harbor a truncated TCA cycle that is required to produce and secret citrate. In prostate cancer cells, the TCA cycle activity is restored and citrate oxidation is used to produce energy for cancer cell proliferation. 1,25(OH)2D3 and androgen together modulates the TCA cycle via transcriptional regulation of zinc transporters, suggesting that 1,25(OH)2D3 and androgen maintain normal prostate metabolism by blocking citrate oxidation. These data demonstrate the importance of androgens in the anti-proliferative effect of vitamin D in prostate cancer and highlight the importance of understanding the crosstalk between these two signaling pathways.
The Effect of Probabilistic Information on Threshold Forecasts

Abstract The study reported here asks whether the use of probabilistic information indicating forecast uncertainty improves the quality of deterministic weather decisions. Participants made realistic wind speed forecasts based on historical information in a controlled laboratory setting. They also decided whether it was appropriate to post an advisory for winds greater than 20 kt (10.29 m s−1) during the same time intervals and in the same geographic locations. On half of the forecasts each participant also read a color-coded chart showing the probability of winds greater than 20 kt. Participants had a general tendency to post too many advisories in the low probability situations (0%–10%) and too few advisories in very high probability situations (90%–100%). However, the probability product attenuated these biases. When participants used the probability product, they posted fewer advisories when the probability of high winds was low and they posted more advisories when the probability of high winds was hi.
Rethinking software connectors

Existing work on software connectors shows significant disagreement on both their definition and their relationships with components, coordinators and adaptors. We propose a precise characterisation of connectors, discuss how they relate to the other three classes, and contradict the suggestion that connectors and components are disjoint. We discuss the relationship between connectors and coupling, and argue the inseparability of connection models from component programming models. Finally we identify the class of configuration languages, show how it relates to primitive connectors and outline relevant areas for future work.