Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Availability and Readability of Emergency Preparedness Materials for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and Older Adult Populations: Issues and Assessments

A major public health challenge is to communicate effectively with vulnerable populations about preparing for disasters and other health emergencies. People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Deaf/HH) and older adults are particularly vulnerable during health emergencies and require communications that are accessible and understandable. Although health literacy studies indicate that the readability of health communication materials often exceeds people’s literacy levels, we could find no research about the readability of emergency preparedness materials (EPM) intended for Deaf/HH and older adult populations. The objective of this study was to explore issues related to EPM for Deaf/HH and older adult populations, to assess the availability and readability of materials for these populations, and to recommend improvements. In two California counties, we interviewed staff at 14 community-based organizations (CBOs) serving Deaf/HH clients and 20 CBOs serving older adults selected from a stratified, random sample of 227 CBOs. We collected 40 EPM from 10 CBOs and 2 public health departments and 40 EPM from 14 local and national websites with EPM for the public. We used computerized assessments to test the U.S. grade reading levels of the 16 eligible CBO and health department EPM, and the 18 eligible website materials. Results showed that less than half of CBOs had EPM for their clients. All EPM intended for clients of Deaf/HH-serving CBOs tested above the recommended 4th grade reading level, and 91% of the materials intended for clients of older adult-serving CBOs scored above the recommended 6th grade level. EPM for these populations should be widely available through CBOs and public health departments, adhere to health literacy principles, and be accessible in alternative formats including American Sign Language. Developers should engage the intended users of EPM as co-designers and testers. This study adds to the limited literature about EPM for these populations.
PANDANGAN GURU TERHADAP INTEGRASI KEARIFAN LOKAL DALAM PEMBELAJARAN SEJARAH: STUDI DESKRIPTIF DI BEBERAPA SMA DI BENGKULU SELATAN DAN KAUR

Abstract: Teachers’ Perspective of Local Wisdom Integration in History Learning: A Descriptive Study of High School Teachers in Sout Bengkulu and Kaur. The purposes of this research are: 1) to describe teachers’ perspective about term, scope and types of local wisdom; 2) to describe teachers’ perspective of integration local wisdom in high school history learning; and 3) to describe teachers’ perspective of strategy in local wisdom integration in history learning. This research used descriptive qualitative method. Data collection technique used is in-defth interview and interactive model of Milles and Huberman for the data analysis. The result of this research are: 1) local wisdom that is understood by history teacher is about tradition and custom, containing values, and helt for long time from generation to generation. Local wisdom, based on teachers’ perspective, can be categorized into several types, that in firm idea and activity as well as local widom related to relationship between human with God, human and human, and human and environment; 2) the teachers consider that local wisdom is very important to be integrated in history learning for three reasons; to preserve cultural hetitage, local wisdom as a sources of values, and to be used as an enrichment of learning material; 3) in integrating local wisdom in history learning, the teachers have one strategy, that is integration through relevance theme in official predetermined learning material.
Citation Analysis of Undergraduate Research Projects: A Case Study of the College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State

Purpose: The study focused on citation analysis of undergraduate honors project in the College of Agricultural Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State. Specifically, the study sought to know the average citation counts per programme in the College of Agriculture; investigate the recency of sources cited by students of the College; examine the sources of cited materials by students of the College; find out the information sources mostly cited by the students; and ascertain the highest and lowest citations by programmes in the College. Design/Methodology: The study adopted a Bibliometric method and specifically a citation analysis of degree research project submitted by graduates of the College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State. The study covered the 2015 and 2016 sets of graduates from the College of Agricultural Sciences. Analysis focused on submission of project, citation counts, and average citation counts per programme; sources of cited materials, recency of citation and highest and lower citation by individual project. Findings: It was found that students’ projects submitted from the programmes in the College of Agriculture were very low. This is not peculiar to Landmark University considering the declining nature of enrolment into agricultural programmes in Nigerian universities. Animal Science programme had the highest submissions in 2015 but this dropped in 2016. Prevalence of the materials cited are books with 5,756 citation counts representing 43.7%. Journals ranked 2ndwith 4,604 citation counts (34.9%). Newspapers were the least cited materials representing 0.1%. The most recent (2016 and above) citations were just 5% while the Not Recent (below year 2000) 28.4%. Book citation surpassed that of journal and internet/electronic resources. Originality/Value: Undergraduate students need proper orientation on general research culture and most especially citation and referencing. This will guide against plagiarism and ensure due credit to sources of research information. Keywords: Academic librariesCitation, Project, Landmark University, Research, Undergraduate, Nigeria
Forests, Women and Health: Opportunities and Challenges for Conservation

SUMMARY Health issues of forest women in developing countries merit more serious attention. This paper reviews existing literature on the interface of women, health and forests to highlight conservation opportunities and challenges. Most women in forests are collectors and users of forest species. However, existing conservation efforts, deforestation, poor health services and household responsibilities can intensify health and safety concerns for forest dependent women. Women are likely to bear the strenuous burden of carrying fuelwood (and other forest products) long distances and inhaling smoke while cooking. The burden of unintended childbearing, diseases and cultural issues can compound their health problems. To improve local livelihoods and environments, some organisations have initiated activities that integrate conservation and human health objectives, including family planning. This article provides project examples, where the involvement of women has been identified as a key component in effectively meeting both conservation and development goals.
Tax Policy for Economic Recovery and Growth

This paper identifies tax policy that both speeds recovery from the current economic crisis and contributes to long-run growth. This is a challenge because short-term recovery requires increases in demand while long-term growth requires increases in supply. As short-term tax concessions can be hard to reverse, this implies that policies to alleviate the crisis could compromise long-run growth. The analysis makes use of recent evidence on the impact of tax structure on economic growth to identify which growth-enhancing tax changes can also aid recovery, taking account of the need to protect those on low incomes.
Optimal Investment Policy with Fixed Adjustment Costs and Complete Irreversibility

We develop and characterize analytically an investment model in discrete time with a fixed adjustment cost not proportional to existing capital and complete irreversibility that reproduces the lumpiness of investment at the micro-level. In agreement with the empirical evidence, as a firm size increases, investment becomes less lumpy. The optimal policy is of the generalized (S,s) form.
Plant Scientists and the Productivity Effects of Extension Appointments

This article analyzes the primary scholarship activities of agricultural college plant science faculty with and without Extension appointments using survey data from all 1862 land-grant institutions. The evidence suggests that differences between Extension professors and others without Extension appointments are small for minor Extension appointments, but show significant and increasing tradeoffs between Extension and research outputs above a 35-50% Extension appointment. The evidence is suggestive of the potential for gains from exploiting complementarities between Extension and research rather than from pursuing high levels of specialization. The work concludes with implications for the role of state specialists in Extension.
A lattice singleton bound

The binary coding theory and subspace codes for random network coding exhibit similar structures. The method used to obtain a Singleton bound for subspace codes mimic the technique used in obtaining the Singleton bound for binary codes. This motivates the question of whether there is an abstract framework that captures these similarities. As a first step towards answering this question, we use the lattice framework proposed in [1]. A lattice is a partially ordered set in which any two elements have a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound. A `lattice scheme' is defined as a subset of a lattice. In this paper, we derive a Singleton bound for lattice schemes and obtain Singleton bounds known for binary codes and subspace codes as special cases. The lattice framework gives additional insights into the behaviour of Singleton bound for subspace codes. We also obtain a new upper bound on the code size for non-constant dimension codes. The plots of this bound along with plots of the code sizes of known non-constant dimension codes in the literature reveal that our bound is tight for certain parameters of the code.
Model-based kernel for efficient time series analysis

We present novel, efficient, model based kernels for time series data rooted in the reservoir computation framework. The kernels are implemented by fitting reservoir models sharing the same fixed deterministically constructed state transition part to individual time series. The proposed kernels can naturally handle time series of different length without the need to specify a parametric model class for the time series. Compared with most time series kernels, our kernels are computationally efficient. We show how the model distances used in the kernel can be calculated analytically or efficiently estimated. The experimental results on synthetic and benchmark time series classification tasks confirm the efficiency of the proposed kernel in terms of both generalization accuracy and computational speed. This paper also investigates on-line reservoir kernel construction for extremely long time series.
Anti‐tumor activity of CPT‐11 in experimental human ovarian cancer and human soft‐tissue sarcoma

CPT‐11, a semi‐synthetic derivative of camptothecin, was investigated for its activity in panels of 15 human ovarian‐cancer lines and 10 human soft‐tissue sarcoma lines grown s.c. in nude mice. Various factors were analyzed that may be of influence on the extent of tumor‐growth inhibition induced by CPT‐11. At equitoxic doses, CPT‐11 was more effective in the daily ×5 schedule than the weekly ×2 schedule, although a 2‐fold higher dose was administered in the weekly ×2 schedule. Since i.p. and i.v. injections were similarly effective, the selected treatment schedule was 20 mg/kg i.p. daily ×5, starting when tumors measured approximately 150 mm3. Growth inhibition of ≥75% was obtained in 8/15 human ovarian‐cancer lines and in 6/10 human soft‐tissue sarcoma lines. A weak correlation was found between topoisomerase‐I mRNA in xenograft tissues and sensitivity to CPT‐11. Relative topoisomerase‐I expression was highest in MRI‐H‐207 and WLS‐160 xenografts, in which CPT‐11 was able to induce cures of all tumors. The high efficacy in the 2 panels of human tumor lines suggests over‐prediction of its potential clinical activity in these tumor types. The difference in efficacy of CPT‐11 between species may be related to the metabolism of the drug, since CPT‐11 is converted more efficiently into SN‐38 in mice. In addition, mice may be less sensitive to SN‐38‐induced side‐effects. On the basis of the preclinical data, frequent administration of lower doses of CPT‐11 should be considered in order to increase response rates in the clinic. Int. J. Cancer 73:891–896, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Argyrophilic Grain Disease Is a Sporadic 4‐Repeat Tauopathy

Argyrophilic grain disease (AGD) was first reported as an adult-onset dementia, but recent studies have emphasized personality change, emotional imbalance, and memory problems as clinical features of AGD. AGD is characterized by spindle- or comma-shaped argyrophilic grains in the neuropil of entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala. Immunohistochemistry with monoclonal antibodies specific to tau isoforms with four (4R) or three (3R) repeats in the microtubule-binding domain showed immunostaining of grains with 4R, but not 3R, tau antibodies, suggesting that AGD was a 4R tauopathy. The tau isoform composition of AGD was confirmed with densitometric analysis of Western blots of sarkosyl-insoluble tau from the medial temporal lobe of AGD brains with a range of concurrent neurofibrillary pathology and compared with Alzheimer controls. The 4R/3R ratio was 1 or less for Alzheimer disease; the 4R/3R ratio was more than 1 for AGD, decreasing with increasing neurofibrillary pathology and demonstrating that insoluble tau in AGD was enriched in 4R tau. The frequency of the extended tau haplotype was not different in AGD compared to other sporadic 4R tauopathies, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Furthermore, AGD occurred in PSP and CBD more frequently than in dementia controls, including Alzheimer disease. These results suggest that AGD, PSP and CBD are 4R tauopathies that share common pathologic, biochemical, and genetic characteristics.
Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith

What impact does the experience of university have on Christian students? Are universities a force for secularisation? Is student faith enduring, or a passing phase? Universities are often associated with a sceptical attitude towards religion. Many assume that academic study leads students away from any existing religious convictions, heightening the appeal of a rationalist secularism increasingly dominant in wider society. And yet Christianity remains highly visible on university campuses and continues to be a prominent identity marker in the lives of many students. Analysing over 4,000 responses to a national survey of students and nearly 100 interviews with students and those working with them, this book examines Christianity in universities across England. It explores the beliefs, values and practices of Christian students. It reveals how the university experience influences their Christian identities, and the influence Christian students have upon university life. Christianity and the University Experience makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in the survival and evolution of religion in the contemporary world. It offers fresh insights relevant to those working with Christian students, including churches, chaplaincies and student organisations, as well as policy-makers and university managers interested in the significance of religion for education, social responsibility and social cohesion.
The Difficult Process of Scientific Modelling: An analysis of novices' reasoning during computer‐based modelling

Although computer modelling is widely advocated as a way to offer students a deeper understanding of complex phenomena, the process of modelling is rather complex itself and needs scaffolding. In order to offer adequate support, we need a thorough understanding of the reasoning processes students employ and of difficulties they encounter during a modelling task. Therefore, in this study 26 students, working in dyads, were observed while working on a modelling task in the domain of physics. A coding scheme was developed in order to capture the types of reasoning processes used by students. Results indicate that most students had a strong focus on adjusting model parameters to fit the empirical data with little reference to prior knowledge. The successful students differed from the less successful students in using more prior knowledge and in showing more inductive reasoning. These observations lead to suggestions for the design of appropriate scaffolds.
Cadherin transfection of Xenopus XTC cells downregulates expression of substrate adhesion molecules

Cadherins are discussed not in terms of their adhesive function but rather as morphoregulatory proteins. Changes in gene expression following cadherin transfection of cells in culture or by overexpression in embryos have, until now, not been reported. We established a protocol for stable transfection of Xenopus XTC cells and generated cells bearing high levels of membrane-integrated mouse uvomorulin (E-cadherin) or Xenopus XB-cadherin. These cell lines showed drastically impaired substrate adhesion on fibronectin and laminin. In immunoblot and radioimmunoprecipitation experiments, we found that fibronectin and alpha 3/beta 1 integrin are downregulated. The reduced amounts of proteins result from a decrease of the respective mRNAs as proven by RNase protection assays. Coprecipitations revealed that transfected cadherin molecules are complexed with alpha-catenin and beta-catenin at plasma membranes. However, the alpha-catenin present in the XB-cadherin complex differs immunologically from that found in the uvomorulin complex. When a truncated form of XB-cadherin lacking 38 of the most C-terminal amino acids was expressed in XTC cells, complex formation with endogenous catenins was abolished. In these transfectants, substrate adhesion was not affected. These results prove that complex formation of transfected cadherins in XTC cells with endogenous beta-catenin correlates with altered synthesis of certain substrate adhesion molecules.
Inferring Causal Complexity

In The Comparative Method, Ragin (1987) outlined a procedure of Boolean causal reasoning operating on pure coincidence data that has since become widely known as qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) among social scientists. QCA—including its recent forms as presented in Ragin (2000, 2008)—is designed to analyze causal structures featuring no more than one effect and a possibly complex configuration of mutually independent direct causes of that effect. This article presents a procedure of causal reasoning that operates on the same type of empirical data as QCA and that implements Boolean techniques related to the ones resorted to by QCA. Yet in contrast to QCA, the procedure introduced here successfully identifies structures involving both multiple effects and mutually dependent causes. In this sense, this article generalizes QCA.
Descriptive decision-making of lung cancer treatment using a DM model with Dempster-Shafer theory and Prospect theory

This paper explains a descriptive decision-making framework under uncertainty elucidating different decision attitudes of a newly-diagnosed lung cancer patient regarding treatment decision. The problem of treatment decision making of a lung cancer patient has been defined as Evidential Decision-making Problem (EDMP) at first. Belief function of Dempster-Shafer theory is exploited to explain uncertainty of EDMP and Prospect theory is applied to accomplish a descriptive decision-making framework. The goal of this paper is to find what decisions regarding treatments are made by a lung cancer victim when attitudes towards uncertainty are different.
Patient simulation for training basic and advanced clinical skills

Introduction Patient simulators are increasingly used in the education and training of healthcare professionals. This paper describes the history of human patient simulator development, the features of contemporary simulators, the acquisition of basic and advanced clinical skills using patient simulators, and the benefits, cost, limitations and effectiveness of this innovative learning modality.
Internet-Based Corporate Disclosure and Market Value: Evidence from Latin America

We examine the relationship between an Internet-based corporate disclosure index and firm value in the seven largest stock markets of Latin America. We find, after controlling for firms' characteristics, industry and country of origin, that an increase of 1% in the Internet-Based Corporate Disclosure Index causes an increase of 0.1592% in the Tobin's Q and an increase of 0.0119% in the firm's ROA. These findings are robust after considering the potential endogeneity of our regression variables. The evidence contributes to the literature suggesting that firms can differentiate themselves by self-adopting better financial and corporate disclosure measures using the Internet.
INTRACELLULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF BEAN YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS-INDUCED INCLUSIONS BY DIFFERENTIAL ENZYME DIGESTION

The composition of crystalline inclusions and dense bands in cells of broad bean leaves infected with bean yellow mosaic virus was studied by differential enzymatic digestion. Frozen thick sections were prefixed in glutaraldehyde and exposed to proteinases and nucleases, after which ultrathin sections were prepared for electron microscopy. Examination revealed that the crystals were completely digested by pepsin in 30 min, whereas the dense bands remained intact for the first 20 min, and could not be found after longer periods of digestion. When ultrathin sections of tissues embedded in glycol methacrylate were incubated with the enzymes, pepsin digested the crystals; this left only a filamentous residue which did not disappear after further exposure to pepsin or to RNase. Trypsin had the same effect, but was slower and less consistent. The dense bands were entirely digested in thin sections by pepsin and trypsin. Neither inclusion was affected by RNase or DNase in thick or thin sections. These results demonstrate that the crystals and dense bands are composed entirely or primarily of protein, but there is no evidence that they contain nucleic acid.
A Simple, Low-Cost Conductive Composite Material for 3D Printing of Electronic Sensors

3D printing technology can produce complex objects directly from computer aided digital designs. The technology has traditionally been used by large companies to produce fit and form concept prototypes (‘rapid prototyping’) before production. In recent years however there has been a move to adopt the technology as full-scale manufacturing solution. The advent of low-cost, desktop 3D printers such as the RepRap and Fab@Home has meant a wider user base are now able to have access to desktop manufacturing platforms enabling them to produce highly customised products for personal use and sale. This uptake in usage has been coupled with a demand for printing technology and materials able to print functional elements such as electronic sensors. Here we present formulation of a simple conductive thermoplastic composite we term ‘carbomorph’ and demonstrate how it can be used in an unmodified low-cost 3D printer to print electronic sensors able to sense mechanical flexing and capacitance changes. We show how this capability can be used to produce custom sensing devices and user interface devices along with printed objects with embedded sensing capability. This advance in low-cost 3D printing with offer a new paradigm in the 3D printing field with printed sensors and electronics embedded inside 3D printed objects in a single build process without requiring complex or expensive materials incorporating additives such as carbon nanotubes.