Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Development of ‘Goatvision’- An Android based Mobile Application for Goat Farmers

The present study entitled “Development of „GoatVision‟-An Android Based Mobile Application for Goat Farmers” was conceptualized with the objective of developing an android based mobile application in local language. An exploratory research design was used for the present study. A total of 60 respondents were selected by purposive random sampling from Pune and Satara districts of Maharashtra to assess the information needs of the goat farmers and to study the effectiveness, perceived utility of developed mobile application. The data was collected through structured questionnaire and was administered to the respondents through personal interview method. On the basis of information needs of goat farmers, „GoatVision‟-an android based mobile application was developed on feeding and health care practices. After development of mobile application, it was again tested to see its effectiveness. The results revealed that
Teacher-Delivered Training to Promote Paraprofessional Implementation of Systematic Instruction

As paraprofessionals gain more instructional responsibilities for individual students, feasible training strategies must be established to promote effective delivery of instruction. This train-the-trainer study was designed to teach paraprofessionals how to implement an evidence-based instructional practice under the direction of the classroom teacher. After receiving training from a university researcher, a special education teacher trained three paraprofessionals to implement constant time delay while teaching three students with multiple disabilities. The paraprofessional training consisted of a workshop, video modeling, and coaching with performance feedback. A single-case multiple baseline across paraprofessionals design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the teacher-delivered training package. All paraprofessionals implemented the systematic instructional procedures with high levels of fidelity and accuracy after training. The special education teacher and paraprofessionals shared their perceptions on the highly effective training and value of the study through social validity surveys. Implications and limitations of the study are discussed.
How grit is Related to Objectively Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in School Student

This study aimed to estimate parameters of the model in which perseverance of effort and consistency of interest of grit scale are related directly to objectively measured physical activity (PA) and indirectly via PA intention in school students (N = 209) aged 12 to 14 years. The Grit Scale was used to estimate the consistency of interests and perseverance of efforts. The measure for intention consisted of two items from the Theory of Planned Behaviour Questionnaire. Actigraph was used to measure moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during seven consecutive days. A well-fitting structural equation model (χ2 = 46.169, df = 31; CFI = .958; RMSEA = .053) demonstrated the significant direct effect (β = .286, p< .001) from perseverance of efforts on intention to be physical active. Physical activity intention mediated the effect of the perseverance of efforts on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), but not the effect of consistency of interest. The total effect from the consistency of interest on MVPA was significant, but the perseverance of efforts was not. The dimension of the perseverance of efforts between groups with high and low MVPA was not statistically significantly different, whereas the intention was significantly higher in the high-MVPA group. The consistency of the interest dimension in the high MVPA group was significantly higher than in low group only at p < . 1 level. The findings of the study may be used by physical education teachers for the promotion of physical activity, highlighting the role of consistency of interest on MVPA.
Women, Sex, and AIDS

A biopsychosocial approach to education about human sexuality can be one of the most effective means of preventing the tragic consequences of HIV transmission to women and children. Transmission to women perpetuates the HIV epidemic, the result being that the AIDS population of women surpasses that of men in Africa [1], equals that of men in developing countries [2], and is the fastest growing group in developed countries [3]. It also means transmission to newborns and to generations of orphans left by mothers and fathers who have died of AIDS.
Exploring the Motive of Muslim Consumers’ Intention Toward Goat’s Milk Purchasing in Malaysia: A Focus Group Interview

Abstract This study aims to conceptualize the motive of Muslim consumers’ intention toward goat’s milk purchasing in Malaysia. Two focus group discussion sessions involving 10 existing Muslim consumers’ who are purchased goat’s milk were conducted. Preliminary findings from this qualitative study showed that health and price played a significant role in Muslim consumers’ intention toward purchasing goat’s milk. Other three motives of Muslim consumers’ intention toward purchasing goat’s milk is taste, religiosity and nutritious. Recommendation for future studies is provided at the end of the paper.Abstrak Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti motif niat pengguna Islam terhadap pembelian susu kambing di Malaysia. Kajian lepas yang berkaitan telah dibincangkan dan dua sesi perbincangan kumpulan berfokus melibatkan 10 orang pengguna Islam yang membeli susu kambing telah dijalankan. Penemuan awal dari kajian kualitatif ini menunjukkan bahawa faktor kesihatan dan harga memainkan peranan penting dalam niat pengguna Islam untuk membeli susu kambing. Tiga lagi motif niat pengguna Islam terhadap pembelian susu kambing adalah rasa, agama dan khasiat. Cadangan untuk kajian masa depan disediakan pada bahagian akhir artikel.
IDENTIFIKASI PERAN PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT TERHADAP KESEIMBANGAN HIDUP –KERJA

The aim of this study is to identify the influence of perceived organizational support on work-life balance of women employees in banking sector in Padang city. Sample is chosen by using purposive technique with some criteria namely married woman employees and have been employed for 5 or more years. The number of sample was 97. The data used are the primary data that collected through a questionnaire. The resulting data will be analyzed using regression analysis by SPSS. The research shows that, Perceived Organizational Support (POS) has positive and significant influence on female employees work-life balance in banking sector in Padang City.
Surgery for macular disease

The MD will primarily examine the role of surgery in the management of the wet form of age related macular degeneration (AMD) and secondarily for specific inherited macular dystrophies. It is postulated that in the early stages of wet AMD and other sub-foveal disorders involving choroidal neovascular membranes (CNV), photoreceptor loss is relatively limited with the disease confined to the sub-foveal layers, namely the choriocapilliaris-Bruch membrane-retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) interface. At this stage the retina is affected functionally and reversibly but with time the damage becomes permanent and irreversible. As such a critical window of opportunity exists to: 1. Salvage function from the existing photoreceptor pool before fibrovascular proliferation causes marked ‘irreversible’ photoreceptor loss 2. Treat any visual loss that may be due to secondary and potentially ‘reversible’ factors such as sub-foveal fluid and haemorrhage and 3. Mechanically restore normal anatomy. Previous attempts at sub-macular surgery have been associated with the loss of RPE in the area of the CNV during removal that secondarily causes degeneration of photoreceptors. Consequently, different innovative surgical approaches, including 360-degree macular translocation and full thickness autologous RPE transplantation, are under investigation for the management of sub-foveal CNV. The rationale of surgery in both techniques is to effectively restore the choriocapilliaris-Bruch’s-RPE interface beneath the foveal photoreceptors and rescue function before fibrovascular proliferation causes marked ‘irreversible’ photoreceptor loss. Pilot studies have been established to: 1. Examine the surgical feasibility and the anatomical and functional outcomes for each procedure 2. Investigate the pathophysiology of the underlying disease processes. In addition, a number of parameters will be investigated to evaluate the quality of recovery of vision. This will include assessing fixation stability, reading ability, histopathological studies and electrophysiological correlates.
Axial Development in Mongolia: intended and unintended effects of new roads

ABSTRACT Mongolia’s axial development strategy provides an opportunity to consider the intended and unintended effects of introducing paved roads into regions where none exist. This article analyzes data from a 125-person survey, 128 semi-structured interviews, and participant observation in sites proximate to and distant from new paved roads in six counties within three Mongolian provinces. We consider how roads engender connectivity and distantiation simultaneously in the re-shaping of Mongolia’s socio-economic geographies and rearranging of mundane spaces of everyday life.
Novice teacher challenges and promoting novice teacher retention in Canada

ABSTRACT This research revealed several themes that have an impact on six novice teacher participants as: understanding school culture and how they navigate the nuances within, what it means to be an effective teacher, access to mentors or mentorship programming, effective mentorship qualities, and school policies on mentorship. The literature supports the theoretical concept of an improved rate of teacher retention when mentorship is offered, but the research data collected for this article revealed a gap between this theory and practice. Teacher attrition is receiving worldwide attention; while some attrition in all professions is expected, high rates cause concern for the teaching profession. This phenomenological study focuses the experiences and challenges novice teachers endure in school settings within their first 3 years of classroom practice. This research work explored the phenomenon of being a novice teacher and how policies on mentorship influence/shape teacher retention/attrition within the early years of classroom practice.
Collateral damage associated with performance-based pay: the role of stress appraisals

ABSTRACT Drawing on stress appraisal and self-determination theories, we hypothesized that the more requirements of performance-based pay are appraised as a challenge, the more individuals will feel less strain and be more prosocial, and that these effects will be explained by autonomous motivations. Conversely, the more requirements of performance-based pay are appraised as a hindrance, the more individuals will feel more strain and be less prosocial, and these effects will be explained by controlled motivations. An experiment (N = 82) provided support for the mediational hypotheses regarding challenge appraisal, intrinsic motivation, and the strain outcomes of anxiety and fatigue. Hindrance appraisal was found to directly reduce prosocial behaviour (as coded in task responses). Furthermore, in reward conditions that were directly performance-salient, hindrance appraisal resulted in greater fatigue. A field study (N = 322) revealed further support for the hypotheses on emotional exhaustion and organizational citizenship. Overall, there was support for the role of autonomous forms of motivation as mechanisms in these associations, but less support for controlled forms of motivation. Thus, stress appraisals of performance-based pay can improve our understanding of when “collateral damage” effects of extrinsic rewards can occur (i.e., when requirements are viewed as hindering). Moreover, effects of stress appraisals can be partially explained by different qualities of motivation from the self-determination theory perspective.
Comparing cultural theory and cultural cognition theory survey measures to each other and as explanations for judged risk

Abstract Different approaches to operationalizing the cultural theory (CT) developed by Douglas, Thompson, Wildavsky, and others in survey research on risk perceptions are rarely compared, never for the same people outside of China. We compare for US respondents the construct validity of cultural worldview measures developed by Jenkins-Smith and colleagues—including both indices of items refining the Wildavsky and Dake approach, and short paragraphs (cultural ‘statements’)—to those developed by Kahan and colleagues based on cultural cognition theory (CCT). Correlational analyses reveal moderate convergent and discriminant validity among these measures, and along with regression analyses controlling for demographic variables similarly moderate predictive validity across measures for judgments of personal risk for 10 hazards. CT statements better discriminate between individualists and hierarchists, and CT indices explain more variance in judged risk (predictive validity) when controlling for demographic variables in regression analyses, but no cultural measure was consistently more predictive for the expected sign of regression coefficients. We discuss theoretical and methodological implications of our findings to foster further scholarly comparisons and improvements in these survey-based cultural approaches to explaining risk judgments.
The cross-cultural variation in the effects of transformational leadership behaviors on followers' identification

In this article, we examine the cross-cultural variation in the perceived effects of idealized influence and individualized consideration leadership behaviors – two behavioral dimensions of transformational leadership – on followers’ organizational identification in two culturally distinct countries: Russia and Finland. We also test whether the followers’ role ambiguity mediates these relationships. Using the self-concept-based theory of leadership as an explanatory framework, our analysis of white-collar employees in four Finland-based multinational corporations and their subsidiaries in Russia shows that whereas in Russia both behaviors facilitate followers’ identification, in Finland only idealized influence does. We also find differences in how role ambiguity mediates the relationship between the two behaviors and followers’ identification in the two countries. In Russia, it fully mediates the relationship between individualized consideration and followers’ identification, whereas in Finland it partially mediates the relationship between idealized influence and followers’ identification.
Relationships between Student Traits and Instructor Feedback Orientations

Abstract This article reports findings of two studies exploring instructor feedback orientations. Study one examined relationships between Big Five personality traits and student feedback orientations. Study two examined relationships between academic traits and feedback orientations. Canonical correlations identified two significant functions for each study. Study one found that agreeable, conscientious, and open individuals were more likely and neurotic individuals less likely to view instructor feedback as useful and likely to be retained while being less sensitive to it. Study one also found conscientious and neurotic individuals more likely and extraverted individuals less likely to desire confidential feedback. Study two found entitled and grade-oriented individuals to be more sensitive to feedback and view feedback as less likely to be retained. Study two also found learning-oriented individuals less likely to desire confidential feedback and grade-oriented individuals more likely to do so.
Tourists’ Perception on Memorable Tourism Experience Towards Their Revisit Intentions to Islamic Tourism Destination in Shah Alam, Selangor

Islamic tourism has gained popularity among tourists and a huge potential for Malaysia to explore in the tourism industry. Muslims travelers are inclined to adhere to Islamic teachings which may, directly and indirectly, impact their decisions concerning leisure and travel plans. This study aims to examine the relationship linking tourists' memorable tourism experience attributes and their revisit intentions to Islamic tourism destination. Using convenience sampling, a total of 384 survey questionnaires were distributed to respondents visiting Islamic tourism attractions in Shah Alam and were used for data analysis. Regression results revealed that three Memorable Tourism Experience attributes have significant relationships with tourists’ revisit intention. These include hedonism experience, meaningfulness experience and social interaction. Of these three attributes, hedonism proved to have the most significant impact on tourists’ revisit intentions
PLGA microparticle based vaccine carriers for an improved and efficacious tumor therapy

Cancer is a collection of diseases that is characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of aberrant cells. The conventional treatment strategies including chemotherapy and radiotherapy prove detrimental to healthy cells and are unable to combat primary and secondary metastases. Hence immunotherapy is gaining momentum in cancer clinics and translational research labs as an alternative safer and more efficacious approach to tumor therapy. Vaccines based on antigen alone lack the ability to optimally activate the antigen presenting cells (APCs) including dendritic cells (DCs) to generate significantly greater antigen-specific T cell responses. A typical strategy to overcome this limitation has been the use of adjuvants in order to improve the immunogenicity of the vaccines. A newer class of adjuvants called toll like receptor (TLR) ligands recognize pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMP) and thus elicit a Th-1 polarized response. The hypothesis of the current research is that co-delivery of antigen and adjuvant in a microparticulate carrier will elicit a strong cell-mediated immune response conferring anti-tumor immunity. Furthermore, we proposed that a combination of TLR ligands when co-delivered with an antigen will be able to mount a synergistic anti-tumor response in comparison to the delivery of antigen alone. There were three primary objectives of the study; 1) Fabrication, process design optimization and characterization of antigen and adjuvant co-loaded microparticles (MP), 2) Study the ability of the MP fabricated in step 1 in eliciting a potent immune response in a murine model by various routes of administration and 3) Study the effect of the various treatment as prophylactic and therapeutic cancer vaccines in a murine tumor model. Objective 1 was achieved by optimizing various process parameters including PLGA type and concentration, surfactant concentration and modification of a previously reported double emulsification solvent evaporation technique. Process optimization lead to the development of the following 5 treatment groups, a) Empty PLGA MP, b) OVA PLGA MP, c) OVA + CpG PLGA MP, d) OVA + poly I: C PLGA
Investigating the effectiveness of the flipped classroom in an introductory programming course

A flipped classroom is a teaching-learning environment in which students self-learn content by watching video lectures outside of the classroom and engage in learner-centered activities in the classroom with the guidance of an instructor� Earlier research into programming education has shown that students in the traditional classroom find introductory programming courses hard� This experimental study compared the effectiveness of a flipped classroom (experimental group, N=48) with a traditional classroom (control group, N=52) in two areas: 1� programming self-efficacy; and 2� academic performance� The results show that the students in the flipped classroom increased programming self-efficacy and achieved higher grades�
Effects of maternal subclinical mammary inflammation on infant growth

Breastfeeding is unquestionably the best nourishment for infants. Current epidemiological as well as experimental evidence has repeatedly demonstrated the nutritional, immunological, and psychosocial benefits attributable to breastfeeding. However, suboptimal breast health may compromise maternal ability to breastfeed and the well-being of breastfeeding infants. Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is an asymptomatic inflammatory condition of the lactating breast that is associated with a number of adverse outcomes including lactation failure, infant growth faltering during the early postpartum period, and increased risk of mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Three studies were carried out in Ghana with the overall aim of describing the mechanistic pathway(s) linking SCM and infant growth faltering. The specific objectives of the studies were to determine: 1) the prevalence of SCM among lactating women in Ghana, 2) whether SCM is associated with reduced breast milk intake by the infant, and 3) whether SCM occurring beyond the third month postpartum had an adverse effect on infant growth between the third and sixth month postpartum. Two cross-sectional studies were designed with respect to the first two objectives. Data were collected in a longitudinal study to examine the third objective. All data from the three studies were collected from infant-mother pairs residing in the Eastern region of Ghana. Maternal data included demographic, health, and anthropometric data as well as breast milk samples that were analyzed to determine maternal SCM status. Maternal SCM was primarily diagnosed as elevated breast milk sodium:potassium ratio (Na/K) above 1.0. California mastitis test (CMT) was also used in the cross-sectional studies to diagnose SCM. Infant breast milk intake was estimated using the test weighing procedure. Infant data included feeding, health, and growth measured as weight, length, head circumference, and mid-upper arm circumference.
Predicting musical taste: Relationships with personality aspects and political orientation

Based on their meta-analysis, Schäfer and Mehlhorn argue that the weak relationships identified indicate that personality is a poor predictor of musical taste. The present research challenged this by measuring personality aspects rather than the Big Five domains and also political orientation. A sample of 157 university students aged 17 to 55 years (M = 24.60, SD = 7.63) completed measures of musical taste (Short Test of Musical Preference [STOMP-R]), personality (Big Five Aspects Scale [BFAS]), and political orientation (International Personality Item Pool [IPIP] Liberalism). Responses to the STOMP-R produced four factors, labeled Intense, Rhythmic, Established, and Mainstream music. Hierarchical multiple regression indicated that, in comparison to domains (R2 range = .12–.23, p < .05), aspects of personality were better predictors of musical taste for three of four musical dimensions (R2 range = .20–.28, p < .05). Both the aspect and domain models included political orientation. Conflicting correlational relationships within domains were responsible for weaker relationships at the domain level. Aspects of intellect, openness, assertiveness, compassion, politeness, and also political orientation were unique predictors of musical taste across the four dimensions. Personality aspects and political orientation were superior predictors of musical taste in comparison to personality domains. Future research should investigate these aspect-level relationships in more diverse samples.