Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Sensitivity to fine-grained and coarse visual information: The effect of blurring on anticipation skill

We examined skilled tennis players' ability to perceive fine and coarse information by assessing their ability to predict serve direction under three levels of visual blur. A temporal occlusion design was used in which skilled players viewed serves struck by two players that were occluded at one of four points relative to ballracquet impact (-320ms, -160ms, Oms, +160ms) and shown with one of three levels of blur (no blur, 20% blur, 40% blur). Using a within-task criterion to establish good and poor anticipators, the results revealed a significant interaction between anticipation skill and level of blur. Anticipation skill was significantly disrupted in the '20% blur' condition; however, judgment accuracy of both groups then improved in the '40% blur' condition while confidence in judgments declined. We conclude that there is evidence for processing of coarse configurai information but that anticipation skill in this task was primarily driven by perception of fine-grained information.
Effect of pre-sowing treatment with permanent magnetic field on germination and growth of chilli (Capsicum annum. L.).

A b s t r a c t.The effect of a weak permanent magnetic field (PMF) with a strength of 62 iT on chilli (Capsicum annum. L.) seed germination, growth and development was investigated. Four pre-sowing treatments at different times (4, 8, 12, and 24 h exposure) of chilli seeds were carried out in the experiment to compare with the untreated control. PMF had a stimulating effect on the first stages of growth of chilli seeds for all exposure times studied. Statistically processed experimental data suggest that the effect of PMF significantly increased seed germination and initial development and growth compared with the untreated control. It was also identified that variation in seed germination, emergence and development existed between the north and south poles, and the seeds treated with south pole were showing maximum growth status as compared to north pole and untreated control. K e y w o r d s: permanent magnetic field, chilli, stimulating effect, germination
Mathematics teachers’ reflective practice within the context of adapted lesson study

There seems to be paucity of research in South Africa on mathematics teachers’ reflective practice. In order to study this phenomenon, the context of lesson study (in an adapted form) was introduced to five mathematics teachers in a rural school in the Free State. The purpose was to investigate their reflective practice whilst they collaboratively planned mathematics lessons and reflected on the teaching of the lessons. Data were obtained through interviews, video-recorded lesson observations, field notes taken during the lesson study group meetings and document analyses (lesson plans and reflective writings). The adapted lesson study context provided a safe space for teachers to reflect on their teaching and they reported an increase in self-knowledge and finding new ways of teaching mathematics to learners. This finding has some potential value for planning professional learning programmes in which teachers are encouraged to talk about their classroom experiences, share their joys and challenges with one another and strive to build a community of reflective practitioners to enhance their learners’ understanding of mathematics.
Antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of holy basil

Abstract Wangcharoen, W. and Morasuk, W. Antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of holy basil Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol. , 2007, 29(5) : 1407-1415 The antioxidant capacity of white and red holy basil leaves (Ocimum sanctum Linn., white and redvarieties) from fresh markets in Chiang Mai was estimated by three different methods; ferric reducingantioxidant power (FRAP) assay, improved ABTS radical cation decolorization assay, and DPPH freeradical scavenging activity; together with their total phenolic contents. Water and 95% ethanol ratios ofextraction solvents were also studied, and it was found that 57 and 76% ethanol solvents were more suitablein this study. All three antioxidant capacity assays showed that red holy basil was higher in antioxidantcapacity than white holy basil (p<0.05). ABTS values were higher than FRAP and DPPH values, respectively,because of their different mechanisms, but their significant correlation (p<0.01) expressed their similartrends. In addition, correlation between results of all antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content wasfound (p<0.01). ABTS values were highly correlated into the results of total phenolic content than were FRAPand DPPH values.
ON CONVERGENCE AND STABILITY OF DIFFERENCE SCHEMES FOR NONLINEAR SCHRODINGER TYPE EQUATIONS

are investigated. Here A and B are real and real positive definite, respectively, constant diagonal matrices, f is a polynomial complex vector function. We do not try to get rid of the addend A ,~u Using a new ilx " type of a priori estimates, convergence and stability of difference schemes of Crank-Nicolson type for these problems in W~ norm are proved. No restrictions on the ratio of time and space grid steps are assumed.
Design of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Structures UsingStructural Mechanics ModelingPart 1: Theory and Individual Carbon Nanotube Modeling

Aligned carbon nanotubes structures are emerging new materials that have demonstrated superior mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties and have the huge potential for a wide range of applications. In contrast with traditional materials whose microstructures are relatively "fixed", the aligned carbon nanotube materials have highly "tunable" structures. Therefore, it is crucial to have a rational strategy to design and evaluate the architectures and geometric factors to help process the optimal nanotube materials. Astructural mechanics based computational modeling is used for designing the aligned carbon nanotubes structures. Part 1 of the papers presents the theory of the computational method as well as the design and modeling of individual nanotube. As the fundamental building block of the aligned nanotube structures, the variations of geometric parameters of the individual nanotube on its mechanical properties are thoroughly examined.
Growth Patterns and Inequality in the Presence of Costly Technology Adoption

The stylized facts that motivate this article include the diversity in growth patterns that are observed across countries during the process of economic development and the divergence over time in income distributions both within and across countries. We construct a dynamic general equilibrium model in which technology adoption is costly and agents are heterogeneous in their initial holdings of resources. We interpret the adoption cost as the resources expended in acquiring skills associated with new technologies. Endogenous growth occurs in our model largely as a result of human capital deepening. The analytical results of the model characterize three growth outcomes associated with the technology adoption process depending on productivity differences between the technologies. These outcomes are labeled ‘poverty trap,’ ‘dual economy,’ and ‘balanced growth. ’ The model is then capable of explaining the observed diversity in growth patterns in addition to the divergence of incomes over time and across countries.
Performance and economic viability of broiler chicken fed diets with multienzyme complexes

This study evaluated the effect of multienzyme complexes (EC1 and EC2) in low nutritional density diets on performance and economic viability of broilers. A total of 840 day-old chicks were assigned to 7 treatments, distributed in a completely randomized design: (1) PC: positive control, basal diet formulated to meet nutritional requirements; (2) NC1: negative control, reduced energy and nutrient density diet without enzymes; (3) NC1+EC1; (4) NC2: negative control, diet formulated with 7% over-estimated crude protein and amino acids of soybean meal without enzymes; (5) NC2+EC2; (6) NC3: negative control, reduced energy and nutrient density diet and over-estimation of crude protein and amino acids of soybean meal; (7) NC3+EC1+EC2. Feeding NC1 or NC3 impaired feed conversion ratio at 7, 21 and 42 days, and NC2 at 21 days. Inclusion of EC2 in NC2 diet improved feed conversion ratio and kept it similar to basal diets from 1 to 21 days. Association of EC1 with EC2 in NC3 diet did not improve performance. In summary, inclusion of EC2 in diets with reduced nutrient density keep feed conversion ratio similar to basal diets from 1 to 21 days but does not improve performance of broiler chicken from 1 to 42 days post-hatch.
Petty Corruption and Citizen Feedback

Numerous countries are introducing citizen feedback schemes to tame corruption. We study how best to incorporate feedback in public officials’ incentives. The main novelty of our proposal is to allow citizens to directly influence officials’ pay. We consider a situation in which entrepreneurs must comply with regulation before undertaking a risky activity. Officials verify compliance to determine whether to grant permits, and may engage in either bribery or extortion. Without feedback, the government has no choice but to tolerate bribery, which leads to too many permits being granted and large negative externalities. By contrast, implementing a feedback scheme that (i) rewards entrepreneurs filing complaints and (ii) ties officials’ pay to these complaints makes deterring both bribery and extortion possible. Our proposed scheme does not require the government to be able to verify the accuracy of complaints. In an extension, we incorporate the role played by intermediaries, and show their involvement makes the feedback scheme even more valuable.
Supporting academic literacies: university teachers in collaboration for change

ABSTRACT This article deals with an action research project, where a group of university teachers from different disciplines reflected on and gradually extended their knowledge about how to support students’ academic literacy development. The project was conducted within a ‘research circle’ [Bergman, L. 2014. “The Research Circle as a Resource in Challenging Academics’ Perceptions of How to Support Students’ Literacy Development in Higher Education. ” Canadian Journal of Action Research 15 (2): 3–20], in which the teachers engaged in a continuous dialogue where experience-based and research-based knowledge could meet. The two-year long process was divided into three phases: exchange of experiences and knowledge, small-scale empirical investigations in the participants own teaching, and presentations of the outcome of the research circle work. The main focus in this article is the second phase. The choice of small-scale-investigations, and how they were discussed and developed in the collaborative work, will be foregrounded as well as the changes that occurred in the participants’ teaching practices and how the participants value the outcome of the research circle work.
Effect of Household Factors on Repayment Ability among Islamic Microfinance Borrowers in Bangladesh

The paper aims to discuss the effect of household factors on repayment ability among borrowers of Islamic microfinance in Bangladesh. Cross-sectional survey was used on borrowers who have been involved for more than two years in rural development scheme. Data was collected from 507 households through a close-ended questionnaire. The survey found that household income increased significantly after access to the Islamic microfinance program. The structural equation model analysis shows that household income has a significant positive effect on repayment ability. Household savings and consumption were also found to have a significant positive relationship with household income. Household savings also has a significant positive relationship with repayment ability when it is negative with the household consumption. Unlike conventional studies, this study found that borrowers involved in farm activities have a better repayment ability. The emerging result contributes to the research regarding repayment problems and the findings demonstrate that the adoption of Islamic microfinance could be a better solution. It is also anticipated that the empirical result will contribute to the furtherance of literature on Islamic microfinance.
Effects of Resistance and Endurance Exercises on Serum Androgens, Cortisol and Lactate in Menopause Women

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resistance and endurance exercises on the acute response of androgens, cortisol and lactate in elderly postmenopausal women. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional research, 10 elderly postmenopausal women (Age=54.3±3.74 years, BMI= 24.88±2.07kg/m) participated in three protocols: 1) Resistance protocol (1 session, 3 sets of 10 repetitions of eight exercises with %80 1RM), 2) Endurance protocol (45 minutes of cycling at 60-70% Vo2max) and 3) Rest protocol (control group). Blood samples were taken before, immediately after, and 15 minutes after the end of each protocol. Finally, the serum levels of testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, cortisol and blood lactate were measured and the data was analyzed using GLM-Repeated Measures (ANOVA) at a Significance level of P<0.05. Results: Both resistance and endurance groups showed a significant increase in androgen and lactate serum levels after resistance and endurance exercises (P<0.05). But variations in androgens and lactate levels were not significant between the groups. There was no significant difference in within-group cortisol concentration, but there was a significant difference in cortisol levels between the groups in endurance exercise: after the endurance protocol, there were higher levels of cortisol in endurance group compared to resistance and rest groups. Discussion and Conclusion: The results showed that a single bout of resistance exercise or endurance exercise does not acutely influence androgens and lactate levels, though cortisol concentration increased following an endurance exercise session.
Focus on the forms: Form recognition practice in Chinese vocabulary learning

This study examines the effect of recognition-based retrieval practice on vocabulary learning in a university Chinese class. Students (N=26) were given practice retrieving new vocabulary (single or two-character words) in a series of simple form recognition tests administered over four weeks. The test sets consisted of target vocabulary that appeared in the previous week's lesson and distracter items drawn from upcoming vocabulary. Tests were group-administered via PowerPoint and students used a checklist response to indicate whether a given item had appeared in the previous week's material. Responses relied on episodic knowledge of previous exposure and required no processing of semantic information. Students were able to reliably identify the target items in the retrieval task with performance on these items being found superior to that for supplementary list control words on mid-term and final vocabulary tests. The findings indicate that a focus on word forms can have a measurable effect on vocabulary learning in the classroom and underscores the efficacy of retrieval-based testing (the testing effect, Barcroft, 2007; Roediger and Karpicke, 2006) in facilitating vocabulary learning. The implications for recognition-based retrieval practice in vocabulary instruction in the Chinese classroom are discussed.
Triticale grains as substitute for yellow corn in laying Japanese quail diets.

The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of partial substitution (0, 15, 30, 45 and 60%) of yellow corn (YC) with triticale grains (grown locally) in Japanese quail diets on productive performance, mortality rate and economical efficiency. A total number of 225 one week-old Japanese quail chicks were divided equally into five treatments (45 birds each), each treatment was equally subdivided into three replicates of 15 birds each. Results obtained could be summarized in the following: 1Inclusion of triticale grains in the diets of Japanese quail at different levels caused a significant increase in live body weight (LBW) at 21, 28 and 35 days of age. Moreover, quails fed diet containing 45% triticale grains had significantly higher LBW values at 21, 28 and 35 days of age. 2Inclusion of triticale grains in the diets of quail at different levels caused a significant increase in live body weight gain (LBWG) values during the periods from 15 to 21 and 7 to 35 days of age. Quails fed diet containing 45% triticale grains had higher LBWG values during the same periods. 3Inclusion of triticale in the chick diets of quail at different levels caused significant differences in feed intake (FI) during all periods studied. Chicks fed diet containing 45% triticale had higher FI during the all experimental periods. 4Inclusion of triticale grains in the diets of quail at different levels caused a significantly differences in feed conversion (FC), crude protein conversion (CPC) and caloric conversion ratio (CCR) values during the periods from 7 to 14, 15 to 21 and 29 to 35 days of age. Quails fed triticale grains diets had better FC, CPC and CCR values during the periods from 7 to 14 and 15 to 21 days of age. M.S. Ragab, and M. M. M. Namra, 624 5Growth rate of quails fed triticale grains were significantly higher during the period from 7 to 35 days of age. Performance index of quails fed triticale grains were significantly higher during the periods from 7 to 14 and 15 to 21 days of age. Mortality% appears that mortality of quails fed triticale grains were not related to treatments studied. 6Inclusion of triticale grains in the Japanese quail diets at different levels caused a significant higher in hemoglobin, red blood cells count and hematocrit compared with control groups. 7Feeding different levels of triticale grains insignificantly affected slaughter parameters of Japanese quails. 8Economical efficiency values (from 7 to 35 days of age) was improved of quails fed all experimental diets containing triticale grain as compared with those fed the control diet. Generally, it can be concluded that triticale grains can be substitute by YC in growing Japanese quail diets to get the best performance and the highest economical and relative efficiency.
Predicting output curves for deep wells in the Asal Rift, Djibouti

Decade’s long combined effort of various surface exploration campaigns and deep drilling has confirmed the existence of a high-temperature geothermal anomaly within the Asal Rift in Djibouti. Several km2 of at least 1 km thick 240-350°C saline resource hosted in a basaltic extensional rift environment is seen. The high scaling potential of the very salty geothermal fluid encountered at depth is however a potential show stopper for long term operations. This is seen as rapid wellbore scaling deposition on the order of 3 cm/year. By doing a numerical wellbore model, calibrated with field data gathered earlier in well A-3 in the Asal Rift, a large 133⁄8” casing well design appears amongst the straightest forward scaling mitigation options. Coupled with a decision to operate future Asal Rift wells at wellhead pressures of 20 bars or more. The wellbore model infers a more beneficial wellhead output curve if a reservoir volume hotter than the current 260°C of well A-3 can be intersected. One interesting option in continuing the Asal Rift steam field development is therefore to drill a large diameter, ~2000 m deep directional well from A-3 towards the ~300°C temperature measured in well A-4. Thereby intersecting the presumable near-vertical fracture-dominated permeability of the rift zone, tapping the proven permeability in wells A-3 and A-6 right under the casing shoe and, ideally, finding more permeability at deeper and hotter levels in the bedrock near well A-4. As the reservoir near A-3 was suffering long term pressure drawdown due to the presumably tight outer reservoir boundaries, reinjection should be part of the steam field management strategy. Ideally, one or two successful wells drilled from A-3 towards A-4 can be used for early 5-10 MW production and then some of the older existing wells near A-3 for injection.
EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF ANGINA PATIENTS IN MASHHAD, IRAN: RESULTS OF AN INTERVENTION

Background and Aim: Unstable angina (UA) patients are the majority of hospitalized patients in CCU exposed to high probability of recurrence. Most often re-hospitalization of these patients is due to lack of enough information and not obeying medical advice. The main objective of this study was to determine the impact of an educational intervention based on Health Belief Model on knowledge and attitudes of unstable angina patients in Mashhad university hospitals. Materials and Methods: An interventional study was conducted on 180 patients with unstable angina, consisting of 90 cases and 90 controls, who were hospitalized in the Heart Wards of two university hospitals in Mashhad. Randomly, the patients of one of these hospitals were selected as the case (intervention) and those in the second as control group (90 patients each). Professional physicians and nurses instructed the patients in the intervention group before and after discharge for two months. Data were obtained through a questionnaire before and after intervention in both groups. Then, the data were analyzed by SPSS (11.5) & STATA (8.0) software’s, using chi-square and ANCOVA tests. In all statistical analyses α=0.05 was taken as the significant level. Results: The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed that, compared with the subjects’ pre-intervention knowledge status score, there was a significant increase in the score of the intervention group (P<0.0001). The intervention resulted in improving the attitude status in the group (P<0.0001). But there was no significant increase in these variables in the control group. Conclusion: It is possible to use nurses' capacities in improving heart patients' knowledge and attitudes. Thus, it is necessary that instructional service by nurses be offered under a well-planned program in order to improve the quality of life of heart patients.
Allelopathic effect of leaf loppings of homestead trees on ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)

A pot culture study was carried out to investigate the allelopathic effect of mulching with fresh leaves of eight tree species viz., jack ( Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.), mango ( Mangifera indica L.), tamarind ( Tamarindus indica L.), matty ( Ailanthus triphysa Dennst.), wild jack ( Artocarpus hirsuta Lamk.), teak ( Tectona grandis L.f.), rubber ( Hevea brasiliensis Mull. Arg.) and panal ( Glycosmis pentaphyllus Retz.) on growth and yield of ginger ( cv . Karthika). Mulching with mango and tamarind leaves adversely affected growth and yield of ginger. Rhizome yield was significantly less when mulched with mango (521 g plant -1 ) and tamarind (512 g plant -1 ) leaves which was a consequence of the significantly lower plant growth, tiller production, leaf production, root length, root spread, rhizome spread, rhizome thickness and stomatal conductance in ginger. However, mulching with all the other tree leaves gave significantly high rhizome yield. An interesting observation was that in the control where newspaper was used as mulch, the yield was high (637 g plant -1 ) and comparable to mulching with panal , rubber, teak, matty , wild jack and jack leaves.