Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Les pratiques d'évaluation des apprentissages en salle de classe: perceptions des enseignantes et des enseignants

Afin de cerner les pratiques courantes d’evaluation des apprentissages en salle de classe, les chercheuses ont interroge des enseignantes et des enseignants de diverses regions de l’Ontario afin de mieux connaitre les modalites de leurs interventions et leurs besoins de formation en la matiere. Meme si en general ils estiment s’acquitter convenablement de cette tâche, leurs reponses temoignent d’un decalage important entre leurs pratiques actuelles et celles que necessitent Le programme d’etudes commun (MEFO, 1995). Les preoccupations majeures des enseignantes et des enseignants se concentrent autour des questions suivantes: le manque d’uniformite des pratiques et l’absence de directives claires emanant des autorites scolaires a ce sujet, la necessite d’evaluer les performances, les competences, les habiletes superieures de la pensee et les attitudes, puis la pression visant a impliquer les eleves dans le processus d’evaluation. To identify standard practices for evaluating classroom learning, we questioned teachers in various regions of Ontario about the kinds of evaluation methods they use and their evaluation training needs. Although in general teachers consider themselves to be dealing adequately with evaluation, their responses indicate that there is still a wide gap between their current evaluation practices and those required by The Common Curriculum (Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, 1995). Teachers are mainly concerned about (a) the lack of uniformity in evaluation practices combined with the absence of clear instructions on this subject from school authorities, and (b) the necessity to evaluate performance, competencies, attitudes, and higher-order thinking skills, as well as the pressure to include students in the evaluation process.
An Examination of Computer Engineering Students' Perceptions about Asynchronous Discussion Forums.

This study was conducted in order to reveal the usage profiles and perceptions of Asynchronous Discussion Forums (ADFs) of 126 computer engineering students from the Computer Engineering Department in a university in Turkey. By using a mixed methods research design both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed. Research findings indicated that the ADFs were frequently and effectively used by computer engineering students as a learning instrument. Another finding was that discussions in the ADFs were in the form of question-answer and resulted in important learning outcomes especially in eliminating the problems encountered by the students.
Where do they come from? Flow connectivity detects landscape bottlenecks

In this paper, bottleneck flow connectivity is first introduced. A landscape bottleneck is defined here as the portion of an arbitrary study area which inevitably tunnels a specimen towards the point where it has been detected in situ. In other words, a bottleneck delimits the portion of the study area which forces the specimen to pass through the detected point of presence with, at most, a tolerance distance equal to an a priori defined uncertainty. There is one precise reason for the introduction of bottleneck flow connectivity: when a specimen is detected through in situ observations or GPS devices, it should be possible to derive the portion of the landscape where it can come from. In fact, the detected specimen is usually just one individual of an entire population that is moving somewhere in the landscape. Hence, such specimen can work as a tracker of the whole population if we have the proper methodological tools to turn its detected position into a map where the landscape bottleneck of the detected location is delineated. In case of a species of conservation interest, the application of bottleneck flow connectivity is useful for the individuation and then the conservation of such population. In case of an exotic undesired species, bottleneck flow connectivity can help individuate the location of the population that should be eradicated, starting from few field observations. An applicative example for wolf in the Ceno Valley (Italy) is provided. Bottleneck flow connectivity has thus interesting implications both for the conservation of species of interest, but also for the management of undesired exotic species.
Hypovitaminosis D Is Associated With Visceral Adiposity, High Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein and Triglycerides in Alternating Shift Workers

Background: Studies suggest that there is a strong association between low vitamin D levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors (RFs). Hypovitaminosis D (25(OH)D < 30 ng/mL or 75 nmol/L) is a recent public health problem that has reached different populations. The objective of the study was to investigate whether hypovitaminosis D is an additional mechanism to explain the disturbances in the lipid profile as well as the excess of abdominal fat presented by alternating shift workers of a mining company in the region of Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 391 adult males, aged 20 - 57 years old and working alternating shifts, who had at least one risk criterion for CVD. Demographic, behavioral, clinical, and anthropometric and body composition variables were obtained. A blood sample was drawn for determining 25(OH)D, parathyroid hormone intact molecule, lipid profile, blood glucose, insulin, C-reactive protein, and adipokines. Results: The average age of the 391 study participants was 36.1 ± 7.3 years. The percentage of hypovitaminosis D and dyslipidemia was 73% and 74.2%, respectively. Excess visceral fat was significant in the hypovitaminosis D group, with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.4 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1 - 5.2). Dyslipidemia showed 25(OH)D levels significantly lower (OR: 2.7, 95% CI: 1.6 - 4.3) than in individuals with normal levels of cholesterol and fractions, and triglycerides. After adjusted the analysis by age and seasonality, the vitamin levels had a significant inverse association and dose-dependent with low-density lipoprotein (OR: 5.9), triglycerides (OR: 2.3) and visceral fat area (OR: 2.4). Conclusion: Hypovitaminosis D and dyslipidemia were found in the majority of our mining company shift workers. Furthermore, excess visceral adiposity, hypertriglyceridemia and high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are strong predictors of hypovitaminosis D. J Endocrinol Metab. 2016;6(3):80-89 doi: http://dx.doi. org/10.14740/jem340w
When Stakeholder Representation Leads to Faultlines. A Study of Board Service Performance in Social Enterprises

Following the growing interest in sustainability and ethics, organizations are increasingly attentive to accountability toward stakeholders. Stakeholder representation, obtained by appointing board members representing different stakeholder groups, is suggested to be a good ethical practice. However, such representation may also have nefarious implications for board functioning. Particularly, it may result in strong faultline emergence, subsequently mitigating board performance. Our study aims at understanding the process through which faultlines affect board performance, and particularly the board service role through which the board is involved in providing counsel and strategic decision-making. We study the relationship between faultlines and board service performance in the particularly relevant context of social enterprises. We find that faultline strength is negatively related to board service performance and that this relationship is mediated by board task conflict. Furthermore, our study reveals the importance of clear and shared organizational goals in attenuating the negative effects of faultlines.
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Children living in homes where intimate partner violence occurs are often exposed to such violence through witnessing, seeing its effects, hearing about it, or otherwise being made aware that violence is taking place between parents or caregivers. Exposure to intimate partner violence is considered to be a form of child maltreatment, and affected children are often also the victims of targeted child abuse. This paper presents findings from a comprehensive review of the literature on the impact of exposure to intimate partner violence for children and youth, focusing on: (a) neurological disorders; (b) physical health outcomes; (c) mental health challenges; (d) conduct and behavioural problems; (e) delinquency, crime, and victimization; and (f) academic and employment outcomes. The notion of cascading effects informed our framework and analysis as it became evident that the individual categories of impacts were not only closely related to one another, but in a dynamic fashion also influence each other in multiple and interconnected ways over time . The research reviewed clearly shows that children who are exposed to intimate partner violence are at significant risk for lifelong negative outcomes, and the consequences are felt widely in society.
The Manifestation of Internal Corporate Social Responsibility on Employee’s Behaviour in Small Medium Sized Enterprises

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained increasing attention and popularity since the last decade. There are many CSR debates arise since then. These debates were shaped by trends and fundamental changes of the political, social, and economic spheres of life. Tracing back, the precursor to CSR was topic of charitable giving, which had been in existence since 1980s. Todate, CSR has evolved to a business concept that had been accepted widely. Business corporations are focusing on CSR due to tremendous pressures from the society. Presently, CSR approach has emerged from focusing on the shareholders to stakeholders due to the acknowledgement of the crucial roles of stakeholders in every organisation. Stakeholder management and CSR is a relational affair. Stakeholder theory involves list of critical stakeholders namely employees, suppliers, customers, media, local communities, NGOs, that could be source of new competitive advantage. This present a research agenda to look into internal CSR practices as to how it manifest among the crucial stakeholders of every organisation, i.e. the employees, on their attitudes and behaviours. As Small Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are gaining its foothold in Malaysia, they also encountered many challenges, one of these is the issue of high employee turnover that lead to substantial costs to the organisations. The findings reveal that internal CSR practices enhanced employeei¯s job satisfaction and also resulted in the reduction of employeei¯s turnover intention. It was interesting to discover that internal CSR practices enhance employeei¯s organisational commitment like job satisfaction, but it failed to reduce employeei¯s turnover intention through enhanced organisation commitment as a result of internal CSR practices. The results also show that perceived ease of movement has an impact on employeei¯s turnover intention.
The Journey Toward Developing Political Consciousness Through Activism for Mexican American Women

This study examined how Mexican American women made meaning of their undergraduate activism and its potential implications on their development toward self-authorship. The developing political consciousness model emerged from their interviews to demonstrate the process of developing increasingly complex social knowledge, the shift of motivation to engage in activism from being a peer expectation to an internalized life calling, and an increasingly complex understanding of political tactics and ability to collaborate with members and other organizations for the goal of achieving political change.
Molecular cloning and characterization of α 1‐soluble guanylyl cyclase gene promoter in rat pituitary cells

The transcriptional regulation at the promoter levels of four soluble guanylyl cyclase subunits, termed α 1, α 2, β1 and β2, has been incompletely characterized. In this study, we identified the transcription start site of α 1‐soluble guanylyl cyclase gene in rat anterior pituitary cells and cloned the 3.5 kb 5′‐promoter. Sequence analysis of this TATA‐less promoter revealed the presence of several putative binding sites for transcriptional factors, including CCAAT site at −41 to −32 and Sp1 site at −34 to −24. Transfection of immortalized pituitary cells with constructs of variable lengths confirmed the relevance of different promoter regions in bidirectional control of basal transcriptional activity. Among them, a construct carrying −516 to +156 promotor region showed elevated basal transcriptional activity, which was significantly reduced by mutation of CCAAT/Sp1 site located in this region. Furthermore, the electrophoretic mobility shift assay using nuclear proteins extracted from normal and immortalized pituitary cells showed that the CCAAT/Sp1 site was able to specifically bind with CCAAT binding factor and Sp1. Finally, the in vivo recruitment of CCAAT binding factor and Sp1 was confirmed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. These results indicate that a composite CCAAT/Sp1 cis‐element contributes to the expression of α 1‐sGC subunit in resting pituitary cells.
THE ROLE OF CATTLE MANURE IN ENHANCING ON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY, MACRO- AND MICRO-NUTRIENT UPTAKE, AND PROFITABILITY OF MAIZE IN THE GUINEA SAVANNA

SUMMARY An on-farm trial was conducted in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria, over a period of five years, with the objectives of quantifying the effects on maize of applying cattle manure in combination with synthetic fertilizer with regard to soil characteristics, yield, plant nutrition and profitability. Maize grain yield was significantly increased by the annual application of cattle manure, compared to maize receiving an equal amount of N through synthetic fertilizer, but only from the third year of the experiment. The application of manure resulted in higher soil Kjel N, Bray-I P and exchangeable K values, and an increased N utilization efficiency by maize, suggesting that yield-limiting factors other than N deficiencies were of lesser importance than in the treatment receiving sole inorganic fertilizer. Nutrients other than N applied via the manure, particularly P, K and/or B, may have contributed to the higher grain yields in treatments receiving manure. A partial budgeting analysis revealed that, over a 5-year period, investments in the application of manure, in combination with synthetic fertilizer, resulted in higher margins than the application of fertilizer alone. However, analyses of marginal rates of return of changes from low urea N to high urea N or additional manure applications suggested that it was more profitable to invest in additional urea than in organic manure in the first two years of the experiment. The results suggested that manure applications, even when applied at relatively high rates, did not serve as a quick fix to on-farm soil fertility problems, but over a longer period, manure applied in combination with synthetic fertilizers did provide a significant and profitable contribution to enhanced cereal production.
Induction of a C-repeat binding factor gene by calcium to resist low temperature stress in rice

Adaptation to stress is an important phenomenon in plants. C–repeat binding factor (CBF), an Apetela 2 domain transcriptional activator, helps the plant in combating cold stress. Here, we cloned and purified a CBF family gene (OsDREB1B) from Oryza sativa. This gene (OsDREB1B) is induced by calcium in absence of cold. The bioinformatics analysis reveals that the induction of OsDREB1B is probably mediated through an EF hand calcium binding protein. This result establishes a link between rise in calcium and CBF induction in cold acclimation. Key words: C–repeat binding factor (CBF), abiotic stress, calcium, CBF regulon.
Social Network Analysis

Social networks have increased in popularity and play an important role in people's life nowadays. Hundreds of millions of people participate in social networks and the number is growing day by day. Social networks have become a useful tool and help people in every field of life such as in education, politics and business. Social networks give people the idea of knowing and interacting with each other, experiencing the power of sharing and being connected with people from different places and countries. The purpose of this study is to analyse the behaviour of actors in a network, the graph and the relationship between actors in social networks. The researcher expects to use the technique of Social Network Analysis with Organisation Risk Analyser (ORA) tool to analyse the data. Three different types of dataset are analysed in the form of network visualisation and centrality measurement. The results reveal the hidden relationships and clusters in the network, and indicate which nodes provide better performance for each centrality measure.
Service quality as an antecedent in enhancing customers’ behavioural intentions: A case study of Malaysian army medical centers

Behavioural intention is a customer preference to use services provided by service providers and this preference manifests itself in the form of the customer’s readiness to recommend, intention to repurchase, and deliver positive words of mouth regarding the services provided. This has a lot to do with the ability of providers to effectively offer services which are not only tangible but also reliable, responsive, reassuring, and empathic. Extant studies in this field reveal that the ability of service providers to appropriately deliver these qualities in performing daily job may have a significant impact on customers’ behavioural intentions. Even though this relationship has been studied widely the role of service quality as an important antecedent has been relatively ignored in current organizational quality research literature. In this light, this study was undertaken to measure the relationship between service quality and behavioural intention. Primary data were gathered from 128 customers and eleven administrative staff and doctors of the military hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia. The outcome of a SmartPLS path model analysis confirmed that the ability of organizations to properly implement quality in medical services would enhance the intention of customers to continuously use the services. Keywords: behavioural intention, customers, medical centers, service providers, service quality, SmartPLS
Migration of primordial germ cells during late embryogenesis of pikeperch Sander lucioperca relative to blastomere transplantation

Güralp H. , Pocherniaieva K. , Blecha M. , Policar T. , Pšenička M. , Saito T. (2017): Migration of primordial germ cells during late embryogenesis of pikeperch Sander lucioperca relative to blastomere transplantation. Czech J. Anim. Sci, 62, 121–129. Pikeperch Sander lucioperca is a valuable fish in Europe, and basic information about its embryonic development, especially primordial germ cell (PGC) migration, is important for use in biotechnology. We categorized pikeperch embryonic development into six stages as in other fish species: zygote, cleavage, blastula, gastrula, segmentation, and hatching and described PGC migration. PGCs were visualized by injection of synthesized green fluorescent protein (GFP) within the 3’untranslated region (UTR) mRNA of nanos3. GFP-positive PGCs appeared in all embryos at approximately 100% epiboly. Time-lapse imaging revealed the PGC migration pattern from their initial appearance to location at the gonadal ridge. We conducted blastomere transplantation (BT) at the blastula stage. Donor embryos were labelled with GFP-nos3 3’UTR mRNA and tetramethylrhodamine dextran to label PGCs and somatic cells, respectively. Twelve BT chimeras were produced, with eight surviving to hatching. All exhibited donor-derived somatic cells in the developing body. The PGCs from donor embryos were observed to migrate towards the gonad region of the host embryos. Our results indicated that BT can be successfully applied in pikeperch, and these findings may be useful to produce germline chimeras in percids.
Influence of epidemiological factors on the prevalence and intensity of infestation by Hypoderma spp. (Diptera: Oestidae) in cattle of Potowar Region, Pakistan.

In the present study an epidemiological survey was conducted to determine the influence of epidemiological factors on prevalence and infestation rate of Hypoderma spp. in cattle of Potowar Region, Pakistan. A total of 1000 animals were examined on monthly basis by palpation method from the study area. The effect of age, sex, breed, management, previous exposure on hypodermosis was investigated. The mean number of nodules in the infested animals ranged from 1-35 (12.1±10.23). Higher prevalence was detected in young and female animals. The animals of local breeds, extensive grazing system and primoinfested showed higher infestation rate. Warbles were detected from September to January with a peak in December. The CHAID algorithm showed that grazing pattern as the most influencing factor for warble fly prevalence, followed by the district locality. Only previous exposure to the parasite had a significant influence on the intensity of parasitation. The management system is another contributing factor influencing the prevalence of hypodermosis. Despite the prevalence found in this study is moderate, the intensity of infestation is noticeable taking into consideration that Pakistan is a major exporter of skin, leather and their products warbles thus results in serious economic losses of the country.
PutatIve bIofIlm-formIng organIsms In the human vasculature : exPanded case rePorts and revIew of the lIterature

Objectives: New technologies, particularly in the field of clinical metagenomics, have opened up new avenues to explore microbial involvement in illnesses where disease initiation is poorly understood. Here we present a series of six patients suffering from diseases with potential microbial involvement: systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and arteriosclerosis. Material and methods: Peripheral blood (first five cases) and suction debris from carotid percutaneous angioplasty (arteriosclerosis) were refrigerated and transported to the site of analysis. DNA was extracted using the standard QIAamp DNA Blood Mini and Protozoal Extraction kits. Bacterial-specific DNA sequences were amplified and subsequently barcoded for DNA sequencing with 16S rRNA-directed primers flanking the variable regions 1 and 2 and variable regions 4 and 5, respectively. Protozoal-specific DNA sequences were amplified and subsequently barcoded for DNA sequencing using low stringency conditions and primers directed to variable regions in the 18S rRNA gene. Results: We found previously unreported mixed bacterial and protozoal biofilm communities in all samples. In all six disease types we revealed protozoa, being close relatives to known aquatic-based protozoa, such as: Oblongichytrium, Chrysocapsa vernalis, Ochromonas, and Perkinsus qugwadi. In a blood sample from the patient with lupus erythematosus DNA stains and culture studies revealed an unknown protozoan exhibiting profound biofilm-forming capability: candidatus Protomyxzoa rheumatica. Conclusions: Discovery of these potentially pathogenic protozoa in human blood may be of great clinical relevance. However, our preliminary results should be confirmed by independent researchers, and the role of biofilm-forming protozoa in human disease should be elucidated.