Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Komunikasi nonverbal dalam pengajaran bahasa Arab di sekolah menengah agama / Nordin Halias

Kajian ini bertujuan melihat penggunaan komunikasi nonverbal (KNV) dalam pengajaran bahasa Arab di Malaysia dan pengaruhnya terhadap pemboleh ubah motivasi, sikap dan hasil pembelajaran serta melihat kedudukan motivasi dan sikap sebagai pemboleh ubah penengah dalam hubungan antara KNV dengan hasil pembelajaran melalui model persamaan berstruktur. Terdapat lapan persoalan kajian yang telah dikemukakan dalam kajian ini. Kajian kuantitatif ini menggunakan reka bentuk tinjauan melalui soal selidik yang telah diubahsuai dan mendapat kesahan sekumpulan 12 pakar serta kebolehpercayaan dengan nilai Alpha Cronbach.98 dalam kajian rintis. Seramai 750 orang telah dipilih sebagai sampel kajian menggunakan kaedah rawak berstrata daripada populasi berjumlah 84841. Data dianalisis menggunakan perisian SPSS 18 dan AMOS 18. Kebolehpercayaan item kajian sebenar adalah terbaik dengan nilai Alpha Cronbach . 96. Kesahan soal selidik juga diperoleh melalui ujian pengesahan faktor analisis (CFA). Kajian ini juga telah menguji kedudukan variabel motivasi dan sikap sebagai mediator dengan menggunakan teknik Model Persamaan Berstruktur (SEM) mengikut pendekatan Barron dan Kenny. Untuk itu satu model hubungan antara pemboleh ubah kajian juga telah dibina dan disahkan semula kedudukan mediator dengan menggunakan metode Monte Carlo. Dapatan menunjukkan guru-guru bahasa Arab kerap (Min = 3.88, SP = 0.50) menggunakan KNV semasa pengajaran mereka. Enam saluran KNV digunakan dengan amat kerap iaitu penampilan fizikal (Min 4.39, S.P = 0.42), ekspresi wajah (Min=4.30, S.P=0.54), kronemik (Min = 4.24, S,P = 0.55), paralinguistik (Min = 4.14, S.P = 0.55), proksemik (Min = 4.12, S.P = 0.63) dan kinesik (Min = 4.09, S.P = 0.55). Manakala empat lagi saluran KNV digunakan dengan kerap iaitu okulesik (Min = 3.83, iv S.P = 0.67), artifaktual (Min = 3.77, S.P = 0.79), olfatik (Min = 3.58, S.P = 0.79) dan haptik (Min = 3.27, S.P = 0.85). Dapatan juga menunjukkan terdapat hubungan positif dan signifikan antara KNV dengan sikap pelajar (r =.42, p = < .05), antara KNV dengan motivasi pelajar (r =.40, p = < .05) dan antara KNV dengan hasil pembelajaran (r =.35, p = < .05). Dapatan juga menunjukkan secara signifikan terdapat empat saluran KNV yang menjadi penyumbang utama kepada pencapaian hasil belajar iaitu olfatik (β=.18, p <.05), kronemik (β=.14 p <.05), okulesik (β=.15, p <.05) dan tampil (β=.09, p <.05). Dalam ujian mediator, dapatan menunjukkan motivasi dan sikap merupakan mediator separa dalam hubungan antara KNV dan hasil pembelajaran. Histogram Ujian Monte Carlo juga telah mengesahkan peranan motivasi (LL=0.02, UL=0.06) dan sikap (LL=0.10, UL=0.19) sebagai mediator dalam hubungan tersebut.
Giant magnons in TsT-transformed AdS5 × S5

We consider giant magnons propagating in a ? -deformed AdS5 ? S5 background obtained from AdS5 ? S5 by means of a chain of TsT transformations. We point out that in the light-cone gauge and in the infinite J limit the deformed and undeformed string models share the same magnon dispersion relation, the (2|2)? (2|2)-invariant world-sheet S-matrix and the dressing factor. The ? -dependence in the limit is only due to different level-matching conditions. We consider the reduction of the deformed model to R ? S3 and determine the leading ? -dependence of the dispersion relation for a finite J giant magnon.
An Exploration of Parenting Styles, Emotion Regulation, Depression, and Culture's Role

The present research examined whether cultural background had an effect on depressive symptoms through parenting style and emotion regulation strategies. Recent literature suggests that parenting styles differ across cultures, thus leading to different levels of depressive symptoms as a result differences of parenting styles aligning with cultural values. Additionally, it is suggested that some emotion regulation strategies are harmful in western cultures, but are not in collectivistic culture. Lastly, it is suggested that certain parenting techniques foster both harmful and helpful emotion regulation strategies. Participants (N=83) completed measures of PAQ (Parental Authority Questionnaire), ERQ (Emotion Regulation Questionnaire), and CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale). Multiple mediation, mediated-moderation, and moderated-mediation analyses were used to examine these relationships. Results found that permissive parenting style was correlated with age and suppression in western sample, while authoritarian parenting styles, age, and reappraisal were correlated to depression, and sex and permissive parenting style were related to suppression. Further analyses showed that permissive parenting was related to increased depression and suppression, while authoritarian parenting were also related to increased depression. Additionally, analyses showed that hailing from an Arab background led to increased use of suppression. Lastly, analyses showed that being from a collectivistic culture did not assume these
The degrees of freedom problem in postural control

This dissertation tackled a longstanding, yet unresolved problem in the motor control literature known as the degrees of freedom problem (Bernstein, 1967). Two experiments were setup to study the redundancy and collective variable(s) of the complex postural control system at the behavioral level. To this aim postural control mechanisms were studied under a variety of environmental and intrinsic constraints to posture such as increasing the task difficulty (standing on one leg) or channeling sensory information to visual processing via augmented real-time biofeedback. The overall goal was to identify the dimension of functional synergies and candidate collective variables from a dynamical system's point of view. Using multivariate statistical methods (canonical correlation analysis) this dissertation provided further evidence for varying degrees of multi-link postural control strategies and identified the COP-COM coupling relationship as a potential collective variable which organizes and harnesses the system's behavior. Index words: Postural control, postural stability, upright stance, visual feedback, canonical correlation analysis, virtual time-to-contact, center of pressure, center of mass The degrees of freedom problem in postural control: Collective variables and redundancy
Managing loyalty through brand image, judgement and feelings for leveraging power brands

Abstract Recent developments in the marketing literature highlight the significance of consumer loyalty in driving global brands. In order to provide a clear understanding of the impact of consumer loyalty on power brands, the study explores an integrated framework for managing consumer loyalty attributes: image, judgement and feelings for leveraging power brands. The article utilizes a survey-based empirical study of 600 consumers from FMCG sector. Subsequently, factor analysis has been used to test a series of hypotheses concerning the direct effect of consumer loyalty attributes on power brands. The findings of the study suggest that a firm that pays more attention to manage their consumer loyalty attributes would be significantly benefited from the implementation of power brands and classify clusters of such loyal segments for FMCG sector.
Prospective study to evaluate the clinical outcome of intralesional interferon-α2b in the management of Peyronie's disease

Context: Interferon (IFN)-α2b in Peyronie's disease (PD). Aims: This study aims to evaluate clinical efficacy of the IFN-α2b in both subjective and objective manner for the treatment of PD and compared with previously used intralesional verapamil in terms of cost-benefit analysis. Settings and Design: Prospective study. Materials and Methods: A prospective study conducted from January 2013 to July 2016 in the Department of Urology, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan, India. We included patients with identifiable Peyronie's plaque with or without pain, curvature ranging between 30 and 90 degrees. We excluded patients with a calcified plaque and the ventral location of the plaque, any infective foci over the penis, erectile dysfunction due to other etiologies and patients who had received previous intralesional therapy. Patients were evaluated by clinical history, physical examination including plaque location, size, consistency, and penile curvature. Patients received intralesional IFN-α2b in a dose of 3 × 106 IU. Patients completed the visual analogue pain (VAS) score for pain, and International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) questionnaire at first visit as well as at follow-up of 1 month and 3 months. Statistical Analysis Used: Comparisons were performed using the paired Student's t-test and Chi-square tests as appropriate. Patient's objective and subjective clinical characteristics were described as a means (standard deviation). Results: We included 86 patients in this study. Patients had a mean age of 48.6 years, mean plaque volume 256 mm3, and disease duration of 15.2 years. After 1 month of treatment, there was a significant change in plaque volume 256– 60.8 mm3; P < 0.01) and penile curvature 34.8– 24.6°; P < 0.01). The patients reported significant improvement in pain score VAS and IIEF-5. Conclusions: IFN-α2b, as minimal invasive (intralesional) options for the treatment of PD, demonstrated significant improvement in plaque volume, penile curvature with minimal complications. Patients subjectively reported significant improvement in pain on erection and sexual activities. IFN-α2b and verapamil had an almost similar clinical outcome, but verapamil at much lower cost.
Regulation of Galactolipid Biosynthesis by Overexpression of the Rice MGD Gene Contributes to Enhanced Aluminum Tolerance in Tobacco

Membrane lipid alterations affect Al tolerance in plants, but little is known about the regulation of membrane lipid metabolism in response to Al stress. Transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) overexpressing rice monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) synthase (OsMGD) gene and wild-type tobacco plants were exposed to AlCl3, and the impact of Al toxicity on root growth, Al accumulation, plasma membrane integrity, lipid peroxidation and membrane lipid composition were investigated. Compared with the wild type, the transgenic plants exhibited rapid regrowth of roots after removal of Al and less damage to membrane integrity and lipid peroxidation under Al stress, meanwhile, the Al accumulation showed no difference between wild-type and transgenic plants. Lipid analysis showed that Al treatment dramatically decreased the content of MGDG and the ratio of MGDG to digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) in wild-type plants, while it was unchanged in transgenic plants. The stable of MGDG level and the ratio of MGDG/DGDG contribute to maintain the membrane stability and permeability. Moreover, Al caused a significant increase in phospholipids in wild-type plants, resulting in a high proportion of phospholipids and low proportion of galactolipids, but these proportions were unaffected in transgenic plants. The high proportion of phospholipids could contribute to a higher rate of Al3+ binding in the membrane and thereby leads to more membrane perturbation and damage. These results show that the regulation of galactolipid biosynthesis could play an important role in maintaining membrane structure and function under Al stress.
A Novel Method for Modeling Complex Network of Software System Security

Complexity is an inherence of software systems. Network models are valid and significant models to describe large-scale complex systems. On the basis of studying the theory development and application status of complex networks, the complex network topology rules based on component of software system security is proposed, the formalized definition of software security complex network model is proposed, and the application value of software security complex network model is prospected. These provide a positive theoretical inspiration and reference value for applying the complex network achievements to the next generation software engineering.
Spatiotemporal interactions in the visual cortex following paired electrical stimulation of the retina.

PURPOSE Retinal prostheses use spatiotemporal patterns of electrical stimulation across multiple electrodes to provide visual percepts to blind patients. It is generally assumed that percepts produced by individual electrodes are independent of one another, which may not be the case. In this study, we aimed to quantify interactions between pairs of electrical stimuli delivered to the retina. METHODS Normally sighted cats were implanted with a suprachoroidal electrode array. The retina was stimulated with a paired-pulse paradigm that consisted of a conditioning stimulus followed by a test stimulus, while recording multiunit activity in the visual cortex. Conditioning current, and spatial and temporal separation between the conditioning and test stimuli were varied. Cortical interactions were quantified by changes in multiunit activity elicited by stimulation with the paired-pulse paradigm, compared to stimulation of the test stimulus alone (control). RESULTS Interactions varied as a function of conditioning current and temporal separation between the two stimulating pulses. Cortical activity increased compared to the control condition at an interstimulus delay of 1.025 ms and was significantly suppressed for delays between 20 and 90 ms, returning to near control levels for longer delays. The level of interactions increased when the conditioning current was increased. Interactions were found to be similar for electrode separations up to 3 mm. CONCLUSIONS Interactions between sequential stimulation of pairs of electrodes in a suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis occur for delays up to 100 ms and electrode separations of several millimeters. Knowledge of these spatiotemporal interactions is essential for developing effective patterns of stimulation for retinal prostheses.
N ov 2 00 2 Spinning deformations of the D 1-D 5 system and a geometric resolution of Closed Timelike Curves

The SO(4) isometry of the extreme Reissner-Nordstrom black hole of N = 1, D = 5 supergravity can be partly broken, without breaking any supersymmetry, in two different ways. The “right” solution is a rotating black hole (BMPV); the “left” is interpreted as a black hole in a Gödel universe (GBH). In ten dimensions, both spacetimes are described by deformations of the D1-D5-pp-wave system with the property that the non-trivial Closed Timelike Curves (CTC’s) of the five dimensional manifold are absent in the universal covering space of the ten dimensional manifold. In the decoupling limit, the BMPV deformation is normalizable. It corresponds to the vev of an IR relevant operator of dimension ∆ = 1. The Gödel deformation is sub-leading in α unless we take an infinite vorticity limit; in such case it is a non-normalizable perturbation. It corresponds to the insertion of a vector operator of dimension ∆ = 5. Thus we conclude that from the dual (1+1)-CFT viewpoint the SO(4) R-symmetry is broken ‘spontaneously’ in the BMPV case and explicitly in the Gödel case.
High-voltage electrode position: a key factor of electrostatic separation efficiency

Industry application of electrostatic separation technologies still faces a major difficulty: good results can be obtained only by adequate control of a multitude of operating parameters. The aim of the present paper is to analyze a key factor of electrostatic separation efficiency: the position of the high-voltage electrodes. Experiments were performed with two types of granular materials: chopped electric wire wastes and foundry sands. The electrostatic separator employed for the tests was provided with a needle-type corona electrode, associated - in some experiments - with a tabular-type electrostatic electrode, at various angular and radial positions, with respect with a rotating roll electrode connected to the ground. The experimental data are discussed in relation with the results of the numerical analysis of the electric field, carried out with a charge simulation program. They show that the outcome of the separation process (i.e. the weight percentage of the conductor and non-conductor fractions, as well as the purity of the recovered materials) depend on the configuration of the electrode system. The position of the electrodes affects both the particles charging conditions on the surface of the roll electrode, and the trajectories of the charged particles in the high intensity electric field of the separator. Some recommendations could be formulated for the industrial application of the electrostatic separation technology.
Kinematic studies of BOMEX: Phase IV.

Computations of divergence and vorticity are made by the triangular method for six 100-mb layers (1000-400 mb) for those observation times (11) when wind data is available from eight stations in the BOIMEX region during the period 11-28 July 1969 (Phase IV). The results are compared to cloudiness from satellite pictures. Contemporary correlation coefficients between vorticity and divergence in the six layers ranged from -. 19 to +. 26. The correlation in the lowest layer (1000-900 mb) (where Ekman theory predicts a large (--1.0) negative correlation) was -. 19. The vorticity and divergence values had the same sign in approximately 50r of the sample. Despite the low values for the correlation coefficients, the comparison of the results to satellite pictures is encouraging in that convergence and cyclonic vorticity are associated with regions of maximum cloudiness. When algebraic means are computed within each of the six layers, the results indicate the vorticity has the same order of magnitude from 1000 to 400 mb while the divergence decreases by an order of magnitude above 800 mb. The divergence and vorticity were of the same order of magnitude from 1000 to 800 mb. Computation of mean magnitudes showed no such decrease in the order of magnitude of the divergence above 800 mb. All triangles cere subjectively classified as either disturbed, undisturbed or neither. Comparison of the mean values of divergence and vorticity within layers by the St.udent's t-test revealed there were significant (1i level) differences between the vorticity results for disturbed and undisturbed conditions and the results for divergence indicate significant differences at the 2a level in the lowest layer and at the 10-2C0 levels in the next two layers (900-700 mb) thereby supporting the CISK hypothesis. Thesis Supervisor: Frederick Sanders Professor of Meteorology ~l-"Y-u~aoa~BrC-~
Current and Future Niche of North and Central American Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Climate Change Scenarios

Ecological niche models are useful tools to infer potential spatial and temporal distributions in vector species and to measure epidemiological risk for infectious diseases such as the Leishmaniases. The ecological niche of 28 North and Central American sand fly species, including those with epidemiological relevance, can be used to analyze the vector's ecology and its association with transmission risk, and plan integrated regional vector surveillance and control programs. In this study, we model the environmental requirements of the principal North and Central American phlebotomine species and analyze three niche characteristics over future climate change scenarios: i) potential change in niche breadth, ii) direction and magnitude of niche centroid shifts, iii) shifts in elevation range. Niche identity between confirmed or incriminated Leishmania vector sand flies in Mexico, and human cases were analyzed. Niche models were constructed using sand fly occurrence datapoints from Canada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. Nine non-correlated bioclimatic and four topographic data layers were used as niche components using GARP in OpenModeller. Both B2 and A2 climate change scenarios were used with two general circulation models for each scenario (CSIRO and HadCM3), for 2020, 2050 and 2080. There was an increase in niche breadth to 2080 in both scenarios for all species with the exception of Lutzomyia vexator. The principal direction of niche centroid displacement was to the northwest (64%), while the elevation range decreased greatest for tropical, and least for broad-range species. Lutzomyia cruciata is the only epidemiologically important species with high niche identity with that of Leishmania spp. in Mexico. Continued landscape modification in future climate change will provide an increased opportunity for the geographic expansion of NCA sand flys' ENM and human exposure to vectors of Leishmaniases.
A new look at exploiting data parallelism in embedded systems

This paper describes and evaluates three architectural methods for accomplishing data parallel computation in a programmable embedded system. Comparisons are made between the well-studied Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) and Single Instruction Multiple Packed Data (SIMpD) paradigms; the less-common Single Instruction Multiple Disjoint Data (SIMdD) architecture is described and evaluated. A taxonomy is defined for data-level parallel architectures, and patterns of data access for parallel computation are studied, with measurements presented for over 40 essential telecommunication and media kernels. While some algorithms exhibit data-level parallelism suited to packed vector computation, it is shown that other kernels are most efficiently scheduled with more flexible vector models. This motivates exploration of non-traditional processor architectures for the embedded domain.
A Path Model Linking Business Analytics, Data-Driven Culture, and Competitive Advantage

Business analytics (BA) has become increasingly important for companies to gain valuable insights from big data and ultimately competitive advantage. However, little empirical evidence exists regarding the mechanisms through which BA impacts on competitive advantage. In light of this paucity, this paper aims to advance our understanding of the impact of BA on competitive advantage. First, this paper provides a BA classification. Second, drawing on contingency theory and the resource-based view, it develops a research model that specifies the paths from BA to competitive advantage. Third, it empirically tests the proposed model using structural equation modelling, offering valuable insights into how different types of BA impact on competitive advantage. Fourth, it systematically tests how resource value, rarity and inimitability impact on competitive advantage. The findings demonstrate that BA, through the mediation of a data-driven culture, positively impacts on information processing capabilities, which in turn have a positive effect on competitive advantage. The findings also demonstrate that resource value, rarity and inimitability partially but strongly mediate the impact of information processing capabilities on competitive advantage. Finally, the paper contributes to managers’ knowledge by demonstrating how different types of BA should be implemented to develop information processing capabilities and gain competitive advantage.
The Potential of Science Diasporas

WO powerful currents in today’s international landscape present important opportunities for American diplomacy: the unrelenting advance of scientific knowledge and innovation and the ever-thickening web of connections that brings diaspora communities and their homelands closer together. By making the most of these two trends, American diplomacy can accelerate innovation, prove that one nation’s benefit need not be another’s loss, and help our scientists come together to solve the health, environment, and economic challenges no government can solve on its own.