Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Instructional Practices and Challenges in Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairment in Selected Government Secondary Schools in Harari Region

The purpose of this study was to examine the instructional practices and challenges teachers face in teaching students with visual impairment in the government secondary schools of Harari regional state. A mixed methods approach with convergent design was employed. The sample consisted of 118 participants selected using simple random and purposive sampling techniques. Data was collected using questionnaire, semi-structured interview and focus group discussion. Mean, standard deviation and one sample t-test were used to analyze quantitative data and thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data from interview and FGD. The study revealed that teachers’ collaboration with other professionals, classroom supplies and equipment, and teaching strategies used by teachers were lower than the expected level for successful inclusion of SVI in the selected schools. Moreover, deficits in knowledge and skills, lack of training and budget constraints were found to be the major challenges that prevent teachers from the successful implementation of inclusive education for SVI. The study concluded that the identified instructional practices of SVI were not found at the expected level (average population mean). In addition, the study concluded that professional and logistical gaps were the major challenges for the inclusion of SVI in the government preparatory and secondary schools of Harari regional state. Arranging consultation sessions for collaborative work, strengthening the resource centers, providing professional support for teachers and seeking additional fund from donors were the recommended issues for the successful inclusion of students with visual impairment. Keywords: Critical disability theory; Inclusive education; Instructional practices; Visual impairment
Developing Self-Adaptive Service-Oriented Mobile Applications: A Framework Based on Dynamic Deployment

Today’s society is increasingly dependent on the use of mobile or smart devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets, hybrid devices, smart-TVs, smart-watches, among others), which have changed over these last 10 years the way people perform their daily tasks. In parallel, Internet of Things (IoT) systems have played a prominent position in this scenario, since they enable to exchange information among different types of devices and services (e.g. physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, sensors, among others). This scenario has boosted the demand for development of high-quality Mobile Applications (MobApps), which can be pre-installed on such devices during manufacturing platforms, or delivered as applications by the mobile stores or third parties. According to [1–3], mobile devices have some physical limitations (e.g. processing and storage) compared to personal computers. Thus, service-oriented MobApps have been a feasible alternative to overcome such limitations, improving the efficiency of the development life cycle of these applications with adoption of third-party components (e.g. software components, web services, and other mobile applications). In another perspective, it is also been noted a change in the user behavior of MobApps, which demand applications capable of operating in adverse conditions, maintaining their integrity of execution. Considering the relevance of such applications, this paper reports the extension of a framework to support the development of Self-adaptive Services-oriented MobApps (Self-MobApps), which enables modification of services at runtime [4] by means of a deployment dynamic approach. To show the feasibility of our framework, a case study for a smart restaurant was conducted in a mobile environment. The results of this study enable us to create a positive perspective on the contribution of our framework to the research communities involved.
The impact of classroom practice on secondary school children with statements of special educational needs

The intention of this case study is to evaluate the impact of classroom practice on the learning of pupils with statements of special educational needs in a mainstream secondary school and to consider the degree to which specialised teaching is required to enable such pupils to learn. A discussion of educational developments over the past thirty years, particularly with regard to provision for pupils with special educational needs, sets the context and explores the relevance of an increasing emphasis on teaching approaches and strategies as a means of meeting the needs of all pupils, including those with the most complex needs. The developing role of the teaching assistant particularly as it relates to the research is also discussed and evaluated. The study gathers qualitative data from classroom observations, interviews and questionnaires and reviews documentary evidence to examine classroom practice (particularly focusing on the work of teaching assistants) as it affects a cohort of pupils with special educational needs. This evidence is used to examine the extent to which pupils with learning difficulties need distinct educational provision – including distinctive teaching strategies – and whether the use of teaching assistants is an effective means of supporting these pupils’ learning.
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Perinatal Complications—Is Oxidative Stress the Connection?

Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex psychiatric disorders, with gene environment interaction being in the basis of their etiology. The association of perinatal complications and ASD is well established. Recent findings suggested that oxidative stress and polymorphism in genes encoding antioxidant enzymes might be involved in the development of ASD. Glutathione transferases (GSTs) have an important role in the antioxidant defense system. We aimed to establish whether the predictive effects of prenatal and perinatal complications (as possible oxidative stress inducers) on ASD risk are dependent on GST polymorphisms. Methods: The study included 113 ASD cases and 114 age- and sex group-matched healthy controls. All participants were genotyped for GSTA1, GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 polymorphisms. The questionnaire regarding prenatal and perinatal risk factors and complications was administered for all the subjects in the study. Results: The evaluated perinatal complications as a group significantly increased the risk of ASD [odds ratio (OR) = 9.415; p = 0.000], as well as individual perinatal complications, such as prematurity (OR = 11.42; p = 0.001), neonatal jaundice (OR = 8.774; p = 0.000), respiratory distress syndrome (OR = 4.835; p = 0.047), and the use of any medication during pregnancy (OR = 2.413; p = 0.03). In logistic regression model, adding GST genotypes did not modify the significant effects found for prematurity and neonatal jaundice as risk factors in ASD. However, there was a significant interaction of GST genotype with medication use during pregnancy and the use of tocolytics during pregnancy, which was predictive of ASD risk only in carriers of GSTM1-null, as opposed to carriers of GSTM1-active genotype. Conclusion: Specific perinatal complications may be significant risk factors for ASD. GSTM1 genotype may serve as a moderator of the effect of some prenatal factors on the risk of ASD such as using medication during pregnancy. It may be speculated that different oxidative stress-related genetic and environmental factors could lead to development of ASD. Apart from etiological mechanisms, possible therapeutic implications in ASD are also discussed.
Markets, Regulation and Drug Law Reform: Towards a Constitutive Approach

After a century of international drug prohibition, and amidst growing consensus that it has been a costly policy failure, arguments for drug law reform are gathering momentum globally. Despite a large body of empirically oriented policy research, the area remains underdeveloped conceptually and theoretically. This article seeks to address this gap by assembling some intellectual resources for a critical socio-legal analysis of drug law reform, drawing on insights from regulation studies, economics, political economy and economic sociology. Reframing the problem as one of market regulation, and using Shearing’s constitutive approach, opens up some new ways of thinking about how drug laws function and the possibilities for reform. It also highlights the importance of taking normative thinking about drug policy futures seriously. In conclusion, it is suggested that a new concept of exchangespace may be key to further theoretical development in this field.
IMMUNE RESPONSES TO CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPECIES IN HIV/AIDS INFECTED ADULTS ATTENDING KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL, NAIROBI, KENYA

xiii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Cryptosporidium: General overview and classification 1 1.2 Problem statement 2 1.3 Justification of the study 3 1.4 Research questions 3 1.5 Hypothesis 4 1.6 Objectives 4 1.6. 1 General objective 4 1.6. 2 Specific objectives 4 1.7 Significance of the study 5 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 6 2.1 Molecular epidemiology and geographical distribution of Cryptosporidium 6 2.2 Lifecycle of Cryptosporidium 9
Radicalization or Reaction: Understanding Engagement in Violent Extremism in Northern Ireland

Over the last decade various theoretical models of radicalization or pathways into engagement in violent extremism have been developed. However, there is a dearth of primary data based on direct contact with violent extremists to test these models. In order to address this weakness we analysed accounts of engagement in violent extremism produced by former Northern Irish loyalist and republican paramilitaries to explore their understanding of how and why they engaged in this seemingly politically motivated violence. A thematic analysis incorporating aspects of interpretative phenomenological analysis was employed to gain an understanding of these accounts. While the analysis of the interview transcripts produced findings that share similarities with many of the theoretical models, they challenge the importance of ideological radicalization in fuelling initial engagement in violent extremism. Instead, the results demonstrate the importance of collective identity, reaction to events, perceived threats, community grievance and peer and family influences, in fuelling initial engagement with the armed groups. While insulation and small group pressures within the organizations then amplify identity, threat perceptions, and biases, which increase feelings of efficacy and engagement in violence. Finally, the findings discuss the role of imprisonment in ideologically radicalizing the participants, which in turn allows the paramilitaries to both sustain and rationalise their violent extremism.
Building a Better Life: A Good Lives and Self-regulation Workbook

PO Box 340, Brandon, VT 05733 • 802-247-3132 • www.safersociety. org Exercise 10.1: This section is an alternative to the portion of Exercise 10.1 that explores risk factors, strategies, and those strategies in need of improvement or development (pp. 330-334). It was anticipated that some clients would need more space to write their answers, and so this version is approximately twice the size of the original. The additional space lends itself to either an extended narrative or essay-style response. Alternatively, clients may wish to organize their responses into numbered lists. Whatever the final result, the extra space is intended to create more options and flexibility. EXTENDED EXERCISE INTRODUCTION
The Effects of a Guided Imagery Intervention on the Working Memory of Primary Aged Students

Many practitioners view working memory as the temporary capacity to store and manipulate information. Current findings suggest a developmental trajectory of working memory and other executive functions. Limited research has been effective in improving working memory using short term methods; however, recent findings suggest guided imagery and mindfulness meditation improves working memory in children. This study examined whether or not a 30 day guided imagery intervention affected the working memory of students in the primary grades of an elementary school. Participants from a sample of convenience were randomly assigned to a guided imagery intervention (n = 12) or to a waitlist control group (n = 12) and received the intervention following the 30 day implementation. Pretest and post test data determined no interaction between the groups and pretest and posttest measures following interaction. Qualitative data from teacher reports note growth in the ability to complete tasks independently and following multistep directions. The study supports the feasibility of using a time limited guided imagery intervention with younger students during the school day to foster classroom climate and student mood. Study design elements hampered determining the impact of the guided imagery intervention on working memory and executive functioning. Additional studies may demonstrate these effects.
Factors Influencing on Job Preference among Shariah Banking Student

Abstract The aim of this study is to predict factors influencing in job preference among Shariah Banking Student at disruption era. There are two variables to predict the factors, knowledge about sharia banking career and attitude. This study used a quantitative approach and online survey as the data collection technique. The result showed that intention is influenced by attitude and knowledge. This research provided a suggestion for managers of Islamic banking programs to carry out two approaches to marketing it, namely the consumer approach and product approach. The consumer approach was carried out by transferring knowledge about broader job prospects in this era and conducting market sensing. While the product approach was done by compiling a curriculum that is always updated with the needs of markets that are moving rapidly in this era. This study is limited to only on sharia banking student. The limitation of this study is the absence of testing of factors other than knowledge and attitudes that contribute to predicting intentions.AbstrakTujuan dari penelitian ini adalah memprediksi faktor yang mempengaruhi preferensi pekerjaan pada mahasiswa Perbankan Syariah di era disrupsi. Ada dua variabel untuk memprediksi faktor-faktor tersebut, yaitu pengetahuan tentang karir kerja perbankan syariah di era dan sikap. Pendekatan kuantitatif diadopsi dalam penelitian ini. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan survei online. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan mengetahui pengaruh antar variabel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa niat dipengaruhi oleh sikap dan pengetahuan. Penelitian ini memberikan saran bagi manajer program perbankan syariah untuk melakukan dua pendekatan untuk memasarkannya, yaitu pendekatan konsumen dan pendekatan produk. Pendekatan konsumen dilakukan dengan mentransfer pengetahuan tentang prospek pekerjaan yang lebih luas di era ini dan melakukan penginderaan pasar. Sedangkan pendekatan produk dilakukan dengan menyusun kurikulum yang selalu diperbarui sesuai dengan kebutuhan pasar yang bergerak cepat di era ini. Penelitian ini terbatas hanya pada siswa perbankan syariah. Keterbatasan penelitian ini adalah tidak adanya pengujian faktor selain pengetahuan dan sikap yang berkontribusi untuk memprediksi niat.
Persistence of the First-Year College Students

The research was motivated by the phenomenon of first-year college students who experience persistence problems in overcoming difficult tasks during college. Persistence consists of intentional and directed, continuation or reapplication of effort, and temptation to stop. This study aims to express the persistence of first-year college students in the Educational and Guidance Psychology Undergraduate Study Program, Faculty of Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesias by involving 85 students by convenience sampling. The instrument used was the persistence questionnaire with the Guttman scale. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistical techniques with the help of SPSS Version.20. The research findings reveal that students' persistence in general is in a moderate condition. The study imply the need of a technique or strategy in improving the persistence of first-year college students and the role of the supervisor in increasing the intelligence of first-year college students.
Applying Social Network Analysis to Identify how Chief Resilience Officers Promote Community Resilience through Boundary Spanning, Interorganizational Collaboration, and Leadership

The purpose of this paper is to explore, in some depth, the functions of interorganizational collaboration (IOC) by analyzing the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) role in 5 US cities. The CRO can act as a key network collaborator or boundary spanner – managing relationships, communication and strategic responses within and across organizations. This study researches the IOC and leadership functions of CROs operating in the social network of 100 Resilient Cities to better understand their boundary spanning roles. This study explores how CROs create and maintain IOC, characterizes their leadership functions and role, and examines the boundary spanning role as reticulist, entrepreneur and innovator, and a leader. This study aims to describe the role of a CRO in the social construction of IOC in a social network context, providing a composite IOC network of a CRO and detailing the nature of their communication (frequency, mode, content) in a composite IOC network.
Applying Function-Means Tree Modelling to Personalized Medicines

Recent breakthroughs in diagnostics, genotyping and so forth, has created opportunities to satisfy the individual therapeutic needs of each patient, i.e. treatment can be tailored according to the patient’s biological attributes as well as according to behavioural and environmental factors. Medicines, when tailored to the individual needs are often referred to as personalized medicines. So far, pharmaceutical production platforms are dominated by mass production in a batch manner with limited possibilities to fully satisfy the emerging customization needs of pharmaceutical products. To face the challenge of customization in an economically feasible manner, re-engineering of the product and production concept is inevitable. The aim of the present work is to introduce a novel approach to customize treatments by structural parameterization of the medicinal product concept. The primary adaption is here evaluated for solid oral dosage forms (SODFs), e.g. tablets. The tablet concept is re-designed to embrace a modular architecture. A platform approach, more specifically the Configurable Component (CC) method (Claesson, 2006), is used for efficient configuration of product families. To support the design work, computer-aided design tools are used. The Configurable Component modeller (CCM) (Claesson, op. cit.) is used for the function-means tree modelling of the tablet concept and from this product variants are automatically generated. The properties of the generated product families are then evaluated with regards to following criteria; product variety and manufacturing complexity to identify critical trade-offs.
Resilient Control under Denial-of-Service Attacks

Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) have attracted much attention due to the advances in automation. By integrating communication and computation technologies, CPSs have a broad spectrum of applications ranging from the control of small local systems to the control of large-scale systems, some of which are safety-critical. This raises the issue of reliability of CPSs to a considerably important level. Among a variety of aspects in reliability problems, the security of CPSs becomes a challenge from both practical and theoretical points of view. This thesis investigates the stabilization problem of networked control systems under Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks. Intuitively, implementing predictor-based controllers can compensate for the data loss due to DoS attacks by estimating the lost signals, and hence the resilience of control systems can be improved. Following this idea, we have developed the resilient controllers by exploiting the recent results in finite-time observers. It is interesting to see that the resilience of the networked control systems depends on the prediction accuracy and horizon. Besides this, the thesis also investigates the stabilization problem of distributed systems under DoS attacks.
Changes in Global and Nodal Networks in Patients With Unipolar Depression After 3-Week Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment

Objectives: Repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) therapy has been applied in depressive disorders, but its neurobiological effect has not been well understood. Changes in cortical source network after treatment need to be confirmed. The present study investigated the effect of 3-week rTMS therapy on the symptom severity and cortical source network in patients with unipolar depression. Methods: Thirty-five patients with unipolar major depressive disorder participated in the study. High-frequency (10 Hz) rTMS was applied at the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during 3 weeks (five consecutive weekdays every week). Clinical symptoms were examined using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and Anxiety. The resting state electroencephalography was recorded with 62 scalp channels before and after rTMS treatment. Results: Clinical symptoms significantly improved after rTMS treatment in both the active (p = 0.001) and sham groups (p = 0.002). However, an increased cortical source network in global and nodal levels was observed only in the active group after a 3-week treatment. Conclusions: The present study indicates that rTMS treatment leads to improved symptoms in patients with unipolar depression. Furthermore, treatment outcome of real effect was assured in changes of cortical source network.
Health and Health Care Among District of Columbia Youth

Describes the health status of the more than 100,000 children residing in Washington, D.C., and their use of health services. The authors examine differences in health status and health care use within the city, environmental characteristics affecting health, and community resident and provider perspectives. The goal of the study is to lay a factual foundation for advocacy and policy decisions related to children's health in the District.
The European Diplomatic Corps: Diplomats and International Cooperation from Westphalia to Maastricht

An Epistemic Community of Diplomats The Diplomatic Dialogue: Between Power and Cooperation The Seventeenth Century and Treaty of Westphalia The Late Nineteenth Century and the Congress of Berlin The Early Twentieth Century and the Treaty of Versailles The Late Twentieth Century and the Treaty on European Union The Twenty-First Century European Corps