Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
HUBUNGAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF DAN MOTIVASI DENGAN HASIL BELAJAR MELALUI MODEL PBL

The objective of this research was to know: the correlation of creative thinking ability with learning results; correlation of motivation with learning result;correlation of creative thinking ability and motivation with learning results. This research used one-shot case study design. In the process of learning it uses students’ working sheets (LKK) based on PBL.The creative thinking ability can be measured by giving written test questions after the learning process has been done, learning motivation is acquired by motivation questionnaire, and learning results data can be measured by the posttest.The data analysis used the normality test, homogeneity, linearity, correlation and hypothesis test. Based on this research, it can be concluded that: there are positive and significant correlation between creative thinking abilities with learning results of 0.541; there are positive and significant correlation between motivation and learning results of 0.670; there are positive and significant correlation between creative thinking ability and motivation with learning results of 0.616. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui: Hubungan kemampuan berfikir kreatif dengan hasil belajar; Hubungan motivasi dengan hasil belajar; Hubungan kemampuan berfikir kreatif dan motivasi dengan hasil belajar.Penelitian ini menggunakan desain one-shot case study. Pada proses pembelajaran menggunakan bahan ajar yaitu LKK berbasis PBL. Kemampuan berfikir kreatif diukur dengan memberikan soal tes tertulis setelah melakukan proses pembelajaran, motivasi belajar diperoleh dengan angket motivasi, dan data hasil belajar diukur dengan posttest. Analisis data menggunakan uji normalitas, homogenitas, linearitas, uji korelasi dan uji hipotesis. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa: ada hubungan yang positif dan signifikan antarakemampuan berpikir kreatif dengan hasil belajar sebesar 0,541; ada hubungan yang positif dan signifikan antaramotivasi dengan hasil belajar sebesar 0,670; ada hubungan yang positif dan signifikan antara kemampuanberpikir kreatif dan motivasidengan hasil belajar sebesar 0,616. Kata kunci : berfikir kreatif, hasil belajar, motivasi.
Dual signal frequencies and voltage levels for low power and temperature-gradient tolerant clock distribution

A methodology based on supply voltage and frequency scaling for lowering the power consumption and temperature fluctuations induced skew of clock distribution networks is proposed in this paper. The clock signal is distributed globally at a scaled supply voltage and frequency. The optimum supply voltage that minimizes clock skew is 44% less than the nominal supply voltage in a 0. 18μm CMOS technology. Combined frequency multiplier and level converter circuits are utilized at the leaves of the clock tree for restoring the standard full voltage swing clock signal with the higher target clock frequency in order to maintain the performance of the system. A novel dual-threshold-voltage frequency doubler with voltage level conversion capability, suppressed temperature fluctuations sensitivity, and low power consumption characteristics is presented. The temperature fluctuations induced skew and power consumption of the proposed dual-VDD/dual-frequency clock distribution network are reduced by up to 80% and 76%, respectively, as compared to a standard distribution network operating at the nominal supply voltage with the target system clock frequency.
Analyzing noise in autoencoders and deep networks

Autoencoders have emerged as a useful framework for unsupervised learning of internal representations, and a wide variety of apparently conceptually disparate regularization techniques have been proposed to generate useful features. Here we extend existing denoising autoencoders to additionally inject noise before the nonlinearity, and at the hidden unit activations. We show that a wide variety of previous methods, including denoising, contractive, and sparse autoencoders, as well as dropout can be interpreted using this framework. This noise injection framework reaps practical benefits by providing a unified strategy to develop new internal representations by designing the nature of the injected noise. We show that noisy autoencoders outperform denoising autoencoders at the very task of denoising, and are competitive with other single-layer techniques on MNIST, and CIFAR-10. We also show that types of noise other than dropout improve performance in a deep network through sparsifying, decorrelating, and spreading information across representations.
An Operation for Hypospadias

In our hernia work we owe much to the use of penicillin, as serious sepsis in the wound and sinus formation have been eliminated. This operation is applicable to all types of inguinal hernia-direct, indirect and recurrentexcept the small congenital hernixe of children and young adults with good muscular and fascial supports where simple herniotomy, followed by repair of the internal ring, is the procedure of choice. I set no age-limit on my cases for hernia surgery, and only refuse those in which there are definite contra-indications such as pulmonary tuberculosis, &c. The important steps of the operation are: (1) Crease incision, as it heals well and the scar is flexible and almost invisible. (2) Stripping the cremaster muscle from the cord and removing an indirect sac after transfixion and ligation of the neck. (3) Suturing the cremaster and transversalis fascia (from the point where the cord issues from the internal ring to pubic spine) to Poupart's ligament. (4) The insertion of the floss silk darn from the pubic tubercle to the point where the cord issues from the internal ring and then back again to the symphysis. The first row is inserted along Poupart's ligament and the conjoint tendon, whilst the returning layer is introduced with a wider traverse-rectus sheath to Poupart's ligament. (5) Approximation of the cut edges of the external oblique aponeurosis behind the cord. (6) Ensuring that there is no gap or weak spot where the cord issues through the newly constructed combined rings. Floss silk is preferred to nylon, fascia lata, kangaroo tendon, stainless steel wire, tantalum wire, stout twisted silk, and other materials, because it is a beautifully soft material consisting of the individual fibrils of natural silk, offering a perfectly pliable framework for the subsequent growth of fibroblasts. [The precise method of introducing the lattice or darn repair was then shown on the film. ] The silk darn becomes incorporated into the tissues and stimulates the formation of a firm, strong but flexible barrier of fibrous tissue, making the area as strong as the tissues into which the lattice extends. As the repair-firm but not too tight-is sound in practice and in principle, we allow our patients out of bed on the day following the operation and they are discharged from hospital on the eighth day. They return to light duty in six weeks and to routine work in two months. In our hands, the sepsis rate is less than 1%, whilst the recurrence rate has never exceeded 3%. Our highest recurrence rate was in those cases operated on both sides at the same time; now, we allow an interval of ten days between the operations and this factor alone has done much to improve our results.
Beyond Models of National Culture in Information Systems Research

Many IS scholars argue that global organizations need to understand cultural differences if they are to successfully deploy information technology. We agree that an understanding of cultural differences is important, but suggest that the concept of â€œnational cultureâ€ that has tended to dominate the IS research literature is too simplistic. In this article, we challenge information systems researchers to go beyond models of national culture. We propose that IS researchers should adopt a more dynamic view of culture â€“ one that sees culture as contested, temporal and emergent.
The correspondences between the perception of the speaker individualities contained in speech sounds and their acoustic properties

This study investigates the correspondences between the differences among the phones in human speaker identification and their acoustic properties. In the speaker identification test, the Japanese CV syllables excerpted from the carrier sentences were used as the stimuli. As pointed out in the previous studies, the stimuli containing the nasal sounds were significantly effective for the identification of the speakers, compared to other stimuli containing only the oral sounds. In the acoustic analyses, we analysed the spectral properties of the stimuli in order to explain these differences in the perception test, and we found that the cepstral distances among the speakers were significantly larger in the nasal sounds than in the oral sounds. Also, there were correspondences between the rankings of the consonants in the identification test and in the cepstral distances.
Convolutional Neural Networks for joint object detection and pose estimation: A comparative study

In this paper we study the application of convolutional neural networks for jointly detecting objects depicted in still images and estimating their 3D pose. We identify different feature representations of oriented objects, and energies that lead a network to learn this representations. The choice of the representation is crucial since the pose of an object has a natural, continuous structure while its category is a discrete variable. We evaluate the different approaches on the joint object detection and pose estimation task of the Pascal3D+ benchmark using Average Viewpoint Precision. We show that a classification approach on discretized viewpoints achieves state-of-the-art performance for joint object detection and pose estimation, and significantly outperforms existing baselines on this benchmark.
Critical incident, adult attachment style and posttraumatic stress disorder: A comparison of three groups of security workers

In this paper the authors render the results of research investigating adult attachment and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of Belgian security workers. The sample contained 3 subsamples: 68 individuals who had directly experienced a critical incident, 67 individuals who indirectly went through a critical incident, and 77 individuals who had not experienced a critical incident in the last six months. The analysis of the research results shows that the secure attachment style and the three PTSD trauma symptom clusters in DSM-IV - intrusion, avoidance/numbing, and hyperarousal - discriminate between the three subsamples. In other words, security workers who were directly and actively confronted with a critical incident were significantly more insecurely attached and suffered significantly more from PTSD symptoms than the groups who had no or indirect experience of a critical incident. Furthermore, trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy is widely and quite efficiently used in the treatment of PTSD. Interest has been expressed in medical approaches.
Efficacy of 5-FU or Oxaliplatin Monotherapy over Combination Therapy in Colorectal Cancer

Recent clinical and research development supports the use of 5-fluorouracil in combination with oxaliplatin for the treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), which is as an anti-metabolite, is a widely used cytostatic drug. Although the rate of response, quality of life and overall survival differs between CRC patients, the above combination remains a widely used chemotherapeutic regimen. In some cases, a cancer stem cell (CSC) population may resist the majority of chemotherapeutic models. This study investigated if monotherapy is more efficacious than 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin combined for the treatment of CRC, using a CRC cell line and a CSC-like line. Cell viability was evaluated by cellular-based assays, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR) assays were performed to assess the expression of specific genes (TYMS, DNMT1, NANOG, DHFR, SHMT1, ERCC1, DPYD) correlated with 5-FU and oxaliplatin resistance. We observed that 5-fluorouracil was more effective in both CRC and CSCs. This finding proved the hypothesis that, in some cases, monotherapy may be more successful in CRC treatment than a drug combination that may be cytotoxic and inflict adverse side effects.
Identification of Design Principles

This report identifies those design principles for a (possibly new) query and transformation language for the Web supporting inference that are considered essential. Based upon these design principles an initial strawman is selected. Scenarios for querying the Semantic Web illustrate the design principles and their reflection in the initial strawman, i.e., a first draft of the query language to be designed and implemented by the REWERSE working group I4.
Patterns of mucin secretion in human intestinal mucosa.

The sections studied were from the jejunum, the ileum, the appendix, the caecum and different parts of the large intestine. All specimens were from adults. Most were from grossly and histologically normal areas of organs removed surgically for various reasons. The remaining sections were from well preserved autopsy specimens. All specimens were fixed in 1000 formalin for at least 24 h. Sections cut at 5,um thickness were stained by a combined Alcian blue-P.A. S. technique, as described by Culling (1963). (The Alcian blue was of 0-1 % strength, at pH of about 2 7.) Several sections were stained by either Alcian blue or P.A. S. alone for comparison.
Exploring the Clinical Experiences of Muslim Psychologists in the UK When Working With Religion in Therapy

Objectives: The research on working with religion in therapy in the UK has gained momentum over the last few decades however continues to be significantly less than its American counter-parts. Studies on religions, other than Christianity, in therapy are also significantly small. The following thesis looks at the experiences of Muslim Psychologists when working with religion in therapy and how the religious beliefs of Muslim psychologists impact upon their therapeutic approach with religious clients. Design: Qualitative research methods were chosen and used from a critical realist philosophical framework. Method: The Grounded Theory method was chosen to analyse the interviews of six Muslim psychologists’ experience of religion in therapy. Results: The analysis showed a model of Congruence in working with religion from the psychologists' perspectives. Congruence of religion in therapy was influenced by five high-order categories; Religious Journeys in Therapy, Therapeutic Approaches, Therapeutic Relationship, Therapists’ Identity, and Context of Therapy, and a further nineteen low-order categories. Each category is clearly explained by using participant extracts and the links between each category is explored. Conclusion: Overall, the Muslim psychologists interviewed believe faith is an important aspect of their identity which has an impact on therapy and can be integrated into therapy when necessary. They appear more comfortable to work with issues of religion in therapy in a secular setting in comparison to studies involving peers from different faiths. A critical evaluation of the study follows looking at strengths and weaknesses, limitations, validity and a personal reflection by the author is given. Recommendations for future research are made.
Associations of Physical Activity, Screen Time with Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Quality among Chinese College Freshmen

Objectives To investigate the independent and interactive associations of physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) with depression, anxiety and sleep quality among Chinese college students. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Wuhan University, China from November to December 2011. The students reported their PA, ST and socio-economic characteristics using self-administered questionnaires. Sleep quality was measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Depression and anxiety were assessed using the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), respectively. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of the independent and interactive relationships of PA and ST with depression, anxiety and sleep quality. Results A total of 1106 freshmen (471 females and 635 males) aged 18.9±0.9 years were included in the study. After adjustment for potential confounders, high PA and low ST were independently associated with significantly lower risks for poor sleep quality (OR: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.30–0.78) and depression (OR: 0.67, 95%CI: 0.44–0.89), respectively. An interactive inverse association was observed for combined effects of PA and low ST on depression (OR: 0.62, 95%CI: 0.40–0.92) and sleep quality (OR: 0.51, 95%CI: 0.27–0.91). No statistically significant associations were found between PA, ST and anxiety among the participants. Conclusions These findings suggest an independent and interactive relationship of high PA and low ST with significantly reduced prevalence of depressive problems and favorable sleep quality among Chinese college freshmen.
Study on the Effect of Fe3+ on Zircon Flotation Separation from Cassiterite Using Sodium Oleate as Collector

The effect of ferric ions (Fe3+) on the flotation of zircon and cassiterite using sodium oleate (NaOL) was investigated by single mineral flotation tests, adsorption density tests, zeta potential measurements, solution chemistry analyses, and FTIR analyses. It is difficult for zircon to be separated from cassiterite by using NaOL alone. Nevertheless, the flotation of zircon was activated while that of cassiterite was depressed in the presence of Fe3+. Adsorption density tests indicated that the addition of Fe3+ enhanced the adsorption of NaOL on zircon surfaces, whereas it receded on cassiterite surfaces. Zeta potential measurements and solution chemistry analyses found that H(OL) 2 − was the predominant species to determine the flotation behaviors of zircon and cassiterite. Furthermore, the addition of Fe3+ at pH < 8 reduced the negative charges on the zircon and cassiterite surfaces. It was confirmed that the positive charges of zircon were caused by the positively charged species of Fe3+, including Fe3+, Fe(OH)2+, and Fe(OH) 2 + . Meanwhile, these results revealed that the hydroxy complex and the precipitate of Fe(OH)3(s) adsorbed onto the cassiterite surfaces caused the flotation of cassiterite to be inhibited. It can be concluded from FTIR analyses that the peaks of zircon at 894.14 cm−1 and 611.65 cm−1 were strengthened and the adsorption on zircon surfaces was found to be chemisorption due to the addition of Fe3+, whereas both chemical and physical adsorptions of NaOL on cassiterite surfaces were weakened, resulting in the different flotation behaviors of zircon and cassiterite in the presence of Fe3+.
A Roadmap for Optimal Control: The Right Way to Commute

Abstract: Optimal control theory is the foundation for many problems in astrodynamics. Typical examples are trajectory design and optimization, relative motion control of distributed space systems and attitude steering. Many such problems in astrodynamics are solved by an alternative route of mathematical analysis and deep physical insight, in part because of the perception that an optimal control framework generates hard problems. Although this is indeed true of the Bellman and Pontryagin frameworks, the covector mapping principle provides a neoclassical approach that renders hard problems easy. That is, although the origins of this philosophy can be traced back to Bernoulli and Euler, it is essentially modern as a result of the strong linkage between approximation theory, set‐valued analysis and computing technology. Motivated by the broad success of this approach, mission planners are now conceiving and demanding higher performance from space systems. This has resulted in new set of theoretical and computational problems. Recently, under the leadership of NASA‐GRC, several workshops were held to address some of these problems. This paper outlines the theoretical issues stemming from practical problems in astrodynamics. Emphasis is placed on how it pertains to advanced mission design problems.
The L1 cell adhesion molecule is induced in renal cancer cells and correlates with metastasis in clear cell carcinomas.

PURPOSE The L1 cell adhesion molecule is overexpressed in many human carcinomas. The objectives of the study were to provide a comprehensive description of L1 distribution in human kidney and to establish the prognostic relevance of L1 expression in renal cell carcinomas (RCC). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Using two antibodies to the extracellular part and the cytoplasmic domain, respectively, we first compared L1 expression in normal kidney and renal tumors of diverse histopathologic origin, then we studied L1 expression together with tumor stage, grade, molecular prognostic biomarkers, and metastatic behavior. RESULTS In normal kidney, L1 immunoreactive with both antibodies was expressed in all epithelial cells originating from the ureteric bud except for intercalated cells. In renal tumors, L1 was mainly detected in those originating from cells that do not express L1 in the normal kidney [i.e., 33 of 72 clear cell RCC (ccRCC) and 25 of 88 papillary RCC (papRCC)]. Both in ccRCC and papRCC, L1 reacted only with the antibody to the extracellular domain, suggesting that the protein was truncated. In these carcinomas, L1 expression was strongly correlated with Ki-67 proliferation index (ccRCC, P = 0.0059; papRCC, P = 0.0039), but only in ccRCC, the presence of L1 was associated with the risk of metastasis (P = 0.0121). This risk was higher if cyclin D1 was concurrently absent in tumor cells (P < 0.0001). The L1(+)/cyclin D1(-) profile was an independent prognostic factor of metastasis occurrence in multivariate analysis (P = 0.0023). CONCLUSION We have found a combination of markers that can serve to identify a subgroup of high-risk patients with ccRCC that may require more aggressive therapies.
Dry Needling Combined With Physical Therapy in Patients With Chronic Postsurgical Pain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Series

STUDY DESIGN: Case series. BACKGROUND: This case series describes a combined program of dry needling and therapeutic exercise in a small group of patients with persistent pain following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). CASE DESCRIPTION: Fourteen patients who underwent TKA had persistent postsurgical pain and myofascial trigger points that were nonresponsive to treatment with conventional physical therapy and/or medication. The patients received a weekly dry needling treatment in combination with therapeutic exercises for 4 weeks. Pain perception was assessed preintervention and postintervention with a visual analog scale and function was assessed with the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, 6‐minute walk test, timed up‐and‐go test, 30‐second chair‐stand test, and knee joint range of motion. OUTCOMES: After TKA, the patients had a mean ± SD symptom duration of 6.3 ± 3.1 months. Subsequent to dry needling, patients reported a significant mean ± SD decrease in pain intensity from 55.6 ± 6.6 to 19.3 ± 5.6 (P<.001) and improvements in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scores from 10.1 ± 0.8 to 4.9 ± 1.0 for pain (P<.001), from 5.3 ± 0.4 to 2.4 ± 1.2 for stiffness (P<.001), and from 36.7 ± 2.0 to 20.1 ± 3.2 for function (P<.001). Knee flexion increased from a mean ± SD of 82.7° ± 5.2° to 93.3° ± 4.3° (P<.001), and joint extension improved from 15.8° ± 2.9° to 5.3° ± 2.4° (P<.05). The 6‐minute walk test also showed improvement in postintervention values from a mean ± SD of 391.4 ± 23.7 to 424.7 ± 28.4 m (P<.05). DISCUSSION: After dry needling combined with therapeutic exercises, patients who had chronic pain following TKA showed clinically significant improvements in pain, range of motion, function, and myofascial trigger points. Future randomized clinical trials should further investigate the effectiveness of this protocol under similar conditions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapy, level 4.