Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Dominant Factors of Physical Ability Determining the Achievement of Artistic Gymnastic Techniques

The vault tool in artistic gymnastics is a sport with high-performance parameters, and it belongs to anaerobic. The maximum technique achievement in the vault is strongly supported by elements of good physical performance. The study aims to analyze the relationship of physical ability factor of running speed, the strength of; leg muscle, arm muscle, abdominal muscle, and balance to the achievement of vault technique. The study involved 137 artistic gymnastics athletes aged 10 to 12 years who participated in the junior competition in Central Java Province Indonesia. The study consists of two stages: first, physical ability using 20 m run test, vertical jump, push-up, sit-up, static balance test; second, technical skills are obtained from forwarding handspring movements and round-off entries. Physical and technical capability data were collected twice, and the best score was taken. The data of the research were analyzed using SPSS AMOS 22.0. The results showed that the speed and running factor did not significantly influence; leg muscle strength factor, arm muscle strength, and abdominal muscle strength have a significant effect. The most dominant factor of physical achievement ability of vault technique is leg muscle strength, while the smallest influence
Public preferences and attitudes towards the disclosure of medical errors: a survey in Iran

Awareness of the occurrence of medical errors is the right of patients and duty of the health service providers. This study was conducted to evaluate to what extent people want to know the occurrence of an error in their medical care, what they expect to be disclosed about medical error, and what are the influential factors in filing a lawsuit against physicians in disclosed medical errors from their point of view. In this cross-sectional survey, 1062 people residing in the city of Qom, Iran, were telephone interviewed using the random digit dialing method. The questionnaire used consisted of 4 demographic questions and 2 scenarios of major and minor medical error; the participants were asked if the physician should disclose the error in each scenario. The questionnaire also consisted of 16 questions about other issues related to error disclosure. Data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS software. About 99.1% of the study population believed that errors had to be disclosed to patients. They all wished to know that measures would be taken to prevent further errors. Moreover, 93.1% of the participants expected an explanation on the incident. As for the factors that decreased the likelihood of taking legal action against the physician from the viewpoint of the study population, treatment of the complications (96.1%) and honesty of the physician (95.8%) had the highest frequency. Based on the considerable preference of patients for error disclosure, it is recommended that physicians disclose all minor and major errors sympathetically and with transparency, honesty, and efforts to prevent future errors.
PROCEDURAL E-SCAFFOLDING IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ PHYSICS PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

The purpose of this study was to design scaffolding that is connected to an ICT system (e-scaffolding) which was implemented with blended learning to improve students’ physics problem solving skills (PSS). The research method used is Borg & Gall research method and the effectiveness test used is T-test in analyzing whether there are differences physics PSS in the experimental and control classes. This article describes scaffolding systems that focus in procedural types which using prompt questions and facts found during the implementation of this product. The results showed that the developed e-scaffolding was appropriate to be used for several examinations after being evaluated by experts and practitioners. In a limited implementation, e-scaffolding has proven not to be out of the social constructivist scope and adapted to the actual abilities of students. At effectiveness test, e-scaffolding is able to connect between students in solving problems both in synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. In addition, e-scaffolding is able to split problem categories that students are experts and beginners, giving shape to performance and increasing students’ physics PSS. So, it can be concluded that e-scaffolding has been successfully developed. Suggestions for further research have been presented in this article.
Mathematics Video Podcasts as Integrated Elements of Online Lessons in Further University Education: In-Service Teachers' Flow Experiences.

This case-study examined in-service teachers’ perceptions of learning by means of online mathematic lessons consisting of a mix of text and video podcasts. The investigation is part of further university education directed at practicing teachers in lower secondary schools. The course was a distant education course, with in-service teachers learning online only. The research, based on a series of questionnaires and follow-up interviews, examined whether in-service teachers perceived that video podcasts embedded in online lessons fostered their learning compared to reading similar material. The study focused on efficiency, enjoyment, and concentration as perceived conditions for learning in conjunction with flow theory.
Ev Ödevleri: Öğretmen, Öğrenci ve Veli Görüşleri

Bu arastirmada, son donemlerin tartismali konularindan biri olan odevler uzerine calisilmistir. Ogretmenlerin, ogrencilerin ve velilerinin ev odevine yonelik goruslerinin incelenmesini amaclayan bu calismanin calisma grubunu, 2016 – 2017 egitim ogretim yilinda Konya il merkezindeki iki farkli ilkokuldan toplamda 37 ogretmen, 335 ogrenci ve 222 veli olusturmaktadir. Nitel arastirma yonteminde gerceklestirilen bu arastirmanin verileri ogretmenlerden ve velilerden yari yapilandirilmis gorusme formu ile toplanmistir. Ogrenci verileri ise ogrencilerin ev odevi ile ilgili cizdikleri resimlerden elde edilmistir. Veriler icerik analizi ile cozumlenmistir. Arastirma sonunda ulasilan sonuclar sunlardir: 1. Ogretmenler ev odevine pekistirme, tekrar, gorev ve sorumluluk gibi anlamlar atfetmektedirler. 2. Veliler de benzer sekilde ev odevini genel olarak tekrar, pekistirme ve gorev olarak ele almaktadirlar. 3. Ogrencilerin sinif ortami gibi kapali mekanlari sikca resmettikleri tespit edilmistir. 4. Velilerin ve ogretmenlerin odev konusunda bazi noktalarda gorusleri birbirinden farklilasmaktadir.
Reduction of word-final obstruent-liquid-schwa clusters in Parisian French

Abstract This corpus study investigated pronunciation variants of word-final obstruent-liquid-schwa (OLS) clusters in nouns in casual Parisian French. Results showed that at least one phoneme was absent in 80.7% of the 291 noun tokens in the dataset, and that the whole cluster was absent (e.g., [mis] for ministre) in no less than 15.5% of the tokens. We demonstrate that phonemes are not always completely absent, but that they may leave traces on neighbouring phonemes. Further, the clusters display undocumented voice assimilation patterns. Statistical modelling showed that a phoneme is most likely to be absent if the following phoneme is also absent. The durations of the phonemes are conditioned particularly by the position of the word in the prosodic phrase. We argue, on the basis of three different types of evidence, that in French word-final OLS clusters, the absence of obstruents is mainly due to gradient reduction processes, whereas the absence of schwa and liquids may also be due to categorical deletion processes.
Mindfulness in Children: Exploring Measures Beyond Self-Report

Though interest around mindfulness is increasing, definitions and theories about this construct remain disjointed and relatively ambiguous. Limitations in survey measures has engendered the call for more objective measures to capture specific aspects of mindfulness in children. We therefore developed novel behavioral measures of mindfulness aimed to capture present-moment awareness. Biofeedback metrics were analyzed alongside reported measures of breath count and perceived heart rate to assess children’s abilities to monitor internal states. We designed and piloted a 2-session study utilizing an individual differences approach to compare internal and external monitoring abilities with one another and with established self-report measures of mindfulness. We predicted measures of internal monitoring would correlate positively with each other and with external monitoring. We also predicted that self-report measures would correlate positively. Though our sample was not large enough to draw conclusions regarding our predictions, this pilot study has positioned us to address limitations associated with data collection prior to running the broader 2-session study. Further research with appropriate power and variance is needed to more accurately examine these correlations.
Optimizing high-speed exercise performance : effect of load.

s/Presentations • Bai L. , Selimovic E. , Mueller R. , Beatty S. , Carter K.A. , Symons T.B. , Pantalos G. , Caruso J.F. Optimal load during high-speed high-impact exercise. Annual Conference of the American College of Sports Medicine. Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 2, 2018. (Accepted for Presentation, presenter) • Vargas L.J., Daunis M.K. , Bayers T. , Bai L. , Symons T.B. , Caruso J.F. Comparative responses to squats done with free weights and an exoskeleton. Annual Conference of the American College of Sports Medicine. Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 31 2018. (Accepted for Presentation). • RE Mueller, L Bai, LJ Vargas, IT O’Brien, CB McEnroe, MR Garland, SM Schultze, SR Beatty, JF Caruso. Intermittent Palm Cooling’s Impact on Resistive Exercise Performance. Spring Research Conference. Louisville Kentucky, March 24, 2018. • L Bai, EA Selimovic, RE Mueller, SR Beatty, KA Carter, TB Symons, G Pantalos, JF Caruso. Optimal Loads for High-Speed Resistive Exercise. Spring Research Conference. Louisville Kentucky, March 24, 2018. (Presenter) • L Bai, EA Selimovic, R Mueller, S Beatty, KA Carter, TB Symons, G Pantalos, JF Caruso. Optimal Load for High-speed Exercise. Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Chattanooga, Tennessee. February 17, 2018. (Presenter) • Vargas L.J., Daunis M.K. , Bayers T. , Bai L. , Symons T.B. , Caruso J.F. Comparative responses to squats done with free weights and an exoskeleton. Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Chattanooga, Tennessee. February 17, 2018. • Parmar PJ, Caruso J.F. , Voor M.J., Jaggers J.R. , Bai L. , Selimovic E.A. Musculoskeletal outcomes from chronic high-speed high-impact resistance exercise. 68th International Astronautical Conference. Adelaide Australia. September 25th-29, 2017.
PC-PNDT act: perspectives of medical undergraduates in a Sub-Himalayan state

Background: Sex selective abortions have grossly distorted the child sex ratio in India. Role of medical technology in declining sex ratio at birth cannot be undermined. To combat this social evil, PC-PNDT (Pre-conception Prenatal Diagnostic Test) was promulgated in 2003 by Government of India. Enhancing the knowledge of medical fraternity with focus on undergraduate students can imbibe an enduring commitment towards this predicament Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in Government Medical College of Jammu. Students of 1 year MBBS of Batch 2016-2017 were administered the pre-designed and pretested questionnaire. Information was collected regarding sex determination as well as PC-PNDT Act. Results: 80% respondents knew about the declining sex ratio and 95% knew that sex determination is possible during pregnancy. Only 24.29% had heard about PC-PNDT Act although 95% knew that prenatal sex determination is punishable. Higher proportions of female respondents were aware of both fine and imprisonment as punishment under the act. (p<0.05). Regarding technique used for sex determination, males had better knowledge about ultrasonography than their female counterparts (p<0.05). More females would like to have male child as preferred first child (p<0.05) and 87.14% of respondents preferred that sex determination be punished more vigorously. Conclusions: Awareness about some of the parameters about PC-PNDT Act among the medical undergraduates was poor and it would be pertinent to hold more educational sessions for them.
The Influence of Aspen Chemistry and the Nutritional Context on Aspen Herbivory

Nutrients and plant secondary compounds in aspen (Populus tremuloides) may interact with nutrients in the surrounding vegetation to influence aspen use by herbivores. Thus, this study aimed to determine aspen intake and preference by sheep in response to supplementary nutrients or plant secondary compounds (PSC) present in aspen trees. Thirty-two lambs were randomly assigned to one of four molasses-based supplements (N=8) during three experiments. The supplements were as follows: (1) high-protein (60% canola meal), (2) a PSC (6% quebracho tannins), (3) 25% aspen bark, and (4) control (100% molasses). Supplements were fed from 0700 to 0900, then lambs were fed fresh aspen leaves collected from stands containing high (Experiment 1, 2) or low (Experiment 3) concentrations of phenolic glycosides (PG). In Experiment 2, lambs were simultaneously offered aspen, a forb (Lathyrus pauciflorus), and a grass (Bromus inermis) collected from the aspen understory. Animals supplemented with high protein or tannins showed greater intake of aspen leaves than animals supplemented with bark or the control diet (P<0.05), likely because some condensed tannins have a positive effect on protein nutrition and protein aids in PSC detoxification. Animals supplemented with bark showed the lowest aspen intake, suggesting PSC in bark and aspen leaves had additive inhibitory effects on intake. In summary, these results suggest that not only the concentration but also the types and proportions of nutrients and chemical defenses available in the plant community influence aspen use by herbivores. 1 Kristen Y. Heroy, Samuel B. St. Clair, Elizabeth A. Burritt, and Juan J. Villalba
Engaged Employees Lead to Delighted Patients!

Rekha Rao has a MBA in Human Resources and a Diploma from Indian Society for Training & Development. Rekha manages employee engagement, internal communication and OD interventions. She is currently working as Senior Manager, Human Resources at Fortis Healthcare. With over 14 years of experience in service and healthcare sector, she is also Fortis performance management process champion and culture ambassador. She was awarded ISTD Best Student (2010-11). Her passion lies in the areas of employee engagement & service quality, and she is currently pursuing her Doctorate studies on these topics.
SHORT COMMUNICATION Identification of prokaryotic and eukaryotic signal peptides and prediction of their cleavage sites

applicable prediction methods with significant improvements We have developed a new method for the identification of in performance compared with the weight matrix method signal peptides and their cleavage sites based on neural (Arrigo et al., 1991; Ladunga et al., 1991; Schneider and networks trained on separate sets of prokaryotic and Wrede, 1993). eukaryotic sequence. The method performs significantly better than previous prediction schemes and can easily be Materials and methods applied on genome-wide data sets. Discrimination between cleaved signal peptides and uncleaved N-terminal signal- The data were taken from SWISS-PROT version 29 (Bairoch anchor sequences is also possible, though with lower preci- and Boeckmann, 1994). The data sets were divided into sion. Predictions can be made on a publicly available prokaryotic and eukaryotic entries and the prokaryotic data sets WWW server.
Recommendations for the standardization and interpretation of the electrocardiogram: part I: the electrocardiogram and its technology a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology; the American College of Card

This statement examines the relation of the resting ECG to its technology. Its purpose is to foster understanding of how the modern ECG is derived and displayed and to establish standards that will improve the accuracy and usefulness of the ECG in practice. Derivation of representative waveforms and measurements based on global intervals are described. Special emphasis is placed on digital signal acquisition and computer-based signal processing, which provide automated measurements that lead to computer-generated diagnostic statements. Lead placement, recording methods, and waveform presentation are reviewed. Throughout the statement, recommendations for ECG standards are placed in context of the clinical implications of evolving ECG technology.
Draft Genome Sequence of Streptococcus anginosus BVI, a New Vaginal Pathogen Candidate

ABSTRACT Streptococcus anginosus is a pathogen implicated in urogenital and gastroinstestinal tract infections. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of S. anginosus BVI, isolated from a bacterial vaginosis patient attending a prenatal care unit in Cali, Colombia. The genome sequence of BVI consists of 2,014,025 bp, encoding 2,008 predicted proteins.
Channel switch and quiet attack: New DoS attacks exploiting the 802.11 standard

Network communication using unprotected air as a medium leads to unique challenges ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability. While newer amendments of IEEE 802.11 provide acceptable confidentiality and integrity, availability is still questionable despite broad usage of Wi-Fi technologies for tasks where availability is critical. We will present new security weaknesses that we have identified in the 802.11 standard and especially the 802.11h amendment. Our results are underlined by an extensive analysis of attacks addressing the quiet information element and channel switch announcement in management frames. For some stations a complete DoS effect can be achieved with a single packet for more than one minute. This shows that the newly identified attacks are more efficient than earlier approaches like a deauthentication attack. Tests were performed with a large variety of network interface cards, mobile devices, and operating systems.
Pretreatment C‐reactive protein/albumin ratio is associated with poor survival in patients with stage IB‐IIA cervical cancer

Previous studies have shown that the C‐reactive protein/albumin ratio (CAR) is a prognostic indicator in multiple types of carcinomas. This study is the first to evaluate the prognostic significance of CAR in stage IB‐IIA cervical cancer patients treated with radical surgery, as well as that of several other inflammation‐based factors, including the neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and prognostic nutritional index (PNI). A total of 235 patients were enrolled in this study. The optimal cut‐off values of CAR and other inflammation‐based factors were determined by receiver operating characteristic curves. The Kaplan–Meier method and Cox regression model analysis were performed to determine the independent predictors of progression‐free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). At a cut‐off value of 0.15, patients with a high CAR had significantly shorter PFS and OS than those with a lower CAR (P < 0.001). A higher CAR was significantly associated with elevated scores of NLR and PLR and a decreased PNI (P < 0.001). Univariate analyses showed that elevated CAR preoperatively was significantly associated with poor survival; a similar trend was also noted for the NLR, PLR, and PNI. Multivariate analyses demonstrated that only CAR was an independent indicator for PFS (hazard ratio [HR]: 5.164; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.495–10.687; P < 0.001) and OS (HR: 4.729; 95% CI: 2.263–9.882; P < 0.001). In conclusion, preoperative CAR is a novel and superior predictor of poor survival in patients with stage IB‐IIA cervical cancer.
The initiation, propagation and dynamics of CRISPR-SpyCas9 R-loop complex

Abstract CRISPR-Cas9 system has been widely used for efficient genome editing. Although the structures of Cas9 protein in complex with single-guided RNA (sgRNA) and target DNA have been resolved, the molecular details about the formation of Cas9 endonuclease R-loop structure remain elusive. Here we examine the DNA cleavage activities of Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpyCas9) and its mutants using various target sequences and study the conformational dynamics of R-loop structure during target binding using single-molecule fluorescence energy transfer (smFRET) technique. Our results show that Cas9–sgRNA complex divides the target DNA into several distinct domains: protospacer adjacent motif, linker, Seed, Middle and Tail. After seed pairing, the Cas9 transiently retains a semi-active conformation and induces the cleavage of either target or non-target strand. smFRET studies demonstrate that an intermediate state exists in prior to the formation of the fully stable R-loop complex. Kinetics analysis of this new intermediate state indicates that the lifetime of this state increases when the base-pairing length of guide-DNA hybrid duplex increases and reaches the maximum at the size of 18 bp. These data provide new insights into the process of R-loop formation and reveal the source of off-targeting in CRISPR/Cas9 system.
Telescopic units: a new paradigm for performance optimization of VLSI designs

This paper introduces a novel optimization paradigm for increasing the throughput of digital systems. The basic idea consists of transforming fixed-latency units into variable-latency ones that run with a faster clock cycle. The transformation is fully automatic and can be used in conjunction with traditional design techniques to improve the overall performance of speed-critical units. In addition, we introduce procedures for reducing the area overhead of the modified units, and we formulate an algorithm for automatically restructuring the controllers of the data paths in which variable-latency units have been introduced. Results, obtained on a large set of benchmark circuits, show an average throughput improvement exceeding 27%, at the price of a modest area increase (less than 8% on average).
Software engineering: effective teaching and learning approaches and practices

A much-needed book presenting the latest developments in software engineering education will be published in early 2008 by the IDEA Group, Inc. Titled Software Engineering: Effective Teaching and Learning Approaches and Practices, the book is edited by Heidi Ellis (Trinity College), Steven Demurjian (University of Connecticut), and Fernando Naveda (Rochester Institute of Technology). The book will contain contributions from approximately 20 software engineering educators from around the world and encompasses areas including student assessment and learning, innovative teaching methods, project-based software engineering, educational technology, professional practice and ethics, curriculum management and certification and licensing. To give you a taste of what is coming, tentative chapter titles include Software Engineering Apprenticeship by Immersion, Managing the Intellectual Commons Associated with Academic Software Teams, and Professional Software Engineering Credentials: An International Perspective.
A hybrid genetic algorithm for constrained hardware-software partitioning

We propose a novel partitioning method for hardware-software codesign based on a genetic algorithm that has been enhanced for this specific task. Given a high-level program and an area constraint, our software considers different granularities levels to discover the most interesting blocks to be implemented in ad hoc functional units that can then be used as new instructions in a Move processor. Various optimizations are conducted to obtain a clean, very fast (in the order of a few seconds) and efficient partitioning on programs ranging from a few to several hundreds of lines of code.