Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
“Best of both worlds”: A students-as-partners near-peer moderation program improves student engagement in a course Facebook group

Social media platforms like Facebook are designed to facilitate online communication and networking, primarily around content posted by users. As such, these technologies are being considered as potential enhancements to traditional learning environments. However, various barriers to effective use may arise. Our research investigated the effectiveness of a students-as-partners near-peer moderation project, arising from collaboration between instructors and senior students, as a vehicle for enhancing student interaction in a Facebook group associated with a large introductory science course. The quantity and quality of sample posts and comments from Facebook groups from three successive academic years were evaluated using a rubric that considered characteristics such as civility, content accuracy, critical thinking and psychological support. Two of these groups were moderated by near-peer students while the third group was not moderated. We found improved course discussion associated with moderated groups in addition to benefits to moderators and the faculty partner. This suggests that near-peer moderation programs working in collaboration with faculty may increase student engagement in social media platforms.
Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets

An accessible introduction to optimization analysis using spreadsheets Updated and revised, Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition emphasizes model building skills in optimization analysis. By emphasizing both spreadsheet modeling and optimization tools in the freely available Microsoft(R) Office Excel(R) Solver, the book illustrates how to find solutions to real-world optimization problems without needing additional specialized software. The Third Edition includes many practical applications of optimization models as well as a systematic framework that illuminates the common structures found in many successful models. With focused coverage on linear programming, nonlinear programming, integer programming, and heuristic programming, Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition features: * An emphasis on model building using Excel Solver as well as appendices with additional instructions on more advanced packages such as Analytic Solver Platform and OpenSolver * Additional space devoted to formulation principles and model building as opposed to algorithms * New end-of-chapter homework exercises specifically for novice model builders * Presentation of the Sensitivity Toolkit for sensitivity analysis with Excel Solver * Classification of problem types to help readers see the broader possibilities for application * Specific chapters devoted to network models and data envelopment analysis * A companion website with interactive spreadsheets and supplementary homework exercises for additional practice Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition is an excellent textbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses that include deterministic models, optimization, spreadsheet modeling, quantitative methods, engineering management, engineering modeling, operations research, and management science. The book is an ideal reference for readers wishing to advance their knowledge of Excel and modeling and is also a useful guide for MBA students and modeling practitioners in business and non-profit sectors interested in spreadsheet optimization.
Brief communication (Original). Melioidosis: an underdiagnosed disease in India (epidemiology, clinical features, and outcomes)

Abstract Background: Melioidosis is an emerging infectious disease in Southeast Asia. It is an under diagnosed and under reported disease in India mostly because of lack of awareness. Objective: We studied the clinical profile and outcome of melioidosis. Methods: A prospective observational study conducted at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal University from May 2007 to July 2009. Results: There were 31 diagnosed patients in all. Diabetes mellitus was the most common risk factor (68%). Eighty-one percent of cases were detected in the rainy season. Male to female ratio was 3:1. The median age was 48 years. Fifty-two percent of patients were in the age group 41 to 60 years. Thirty-two of patients were agriculturists. Respiratory symptoms were the predominant presentations. The majority (87%) of patients had fever. The bacteria were sensitive to ceftazidime, cotrimoxazole, carbapenems, piperacillin, doxycycline, and chloramphenicol, and resistant to aminoglycosides. Forty-eight percent of patients had bacteremia. Forty-five percent of cases were cured. Twenty-percent of patients had septicemia and septic shock. Sixteen percent of patients died because of septic shock. Conclusion: Melioidosis is very difficult disease to diagnose clinically and to treat; mostly because of varied presentations. Awareness of the existence of this disease in an endemic region with various underlying risk factors is essential for successful treatment. The early use of appropriate antibiotics and the efficient care of patients with sepsis improves outcomes dramatically. Patients with septicemia and septic shock still result in high mortality rates in spite of efficient critical care.
Rickets and child abuse: the case of a two year old girl from the 4th century in Lisieux (Normandy)

The burial of a child of two years of age from the 4th century site of Lisieux-Michelet (Calvados, France) was examined for bone hyperplasia and a variety of mechanical deformations recognized in association with skeletal trauma. Results of DNA analysis of bone using the PCR method identified this child as female. Microscopic features of the teeth (interglobular dentine) and a sample taken from the tibia conclusively determined that this child suffered from vitamin D-resistant rickets and possibly X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets as its most common form of occurrence. In addition, evidence for child abuse is suspected based on the presence of cranial and tooth fractures and the appearance of successive plaque-like endocranial (meningeal) appositions. This is the first palaeopathological report of child abuse in antiquity. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Language: en
Gender, Coaching, and Occupational Turnover

Women are underrepresented in coaching positions, both at the assistant and head coach levels. The purpose of this study was to examine one reason for this occurrence: gender differences in occupational turnover. The authors provided a review of the literature related to occupational turnover, integrating coaching and organizational psychology literatures. Based on these frameworks, the authors then conducted a meta-analysis of the quantitative research in the area, statistically aggregating results from 10 samples and 2,802 coaches. Results indicated that women intend to leave coaching sooner than do men (d = .38). Drawing from the review, the authors then examined potential reasons for the differences. Contrary to expectations, women were younger (d = −.56) and had shorter occupational tenures (d = −.59) than men, suggesting that other factors, such as their aspirations for advancement or the macro-level barriers they encounter, make coaching an unattractive option. Women had lower aspirations for advancement in the profession (d = −.74) and less positive experiences in coaching (d = −.23), though organizational experiences did not vary by gender. The results collectively suggest that occupational constraints can limit women’s aspirations and intentions to remain in coaching, even beyond what would be expected based on their age and time in the profession.
The therapeutic role of Somali humour in digesting military humanitarian intervention

Despite its humanitarian rhetoric, the US-led UN military humanitarian intervention in Somalia (UN Operation Somalia, 1992–1995) involved high levels of violence against the recipient population generating long-term psychosocial effects on the Somali people. While survivors’ personal narratives of the intervention display numerous symptoms of undigested pain, Somali oral literature performs an important role in healing individual and collective wounds inflicted by the violent past. In line with the traditional roles and functions of the Somali oral literature, psychosocial consequences of UN armed involvement in Somalia (UNOSOM) intervention are mainly addressed through oral verses and poetry. Some elements of the violent past, however, are engaged with by means of humorous oral prose. Focusing on the intervention-related humour appearing in the drama Refugee Life created by the Somali artist in Dadaab refugee camps (Kenya), the therapeutic potential of laughter in digesting some aspects of the intervention-violence that are otherwise difficult to process are explored in this article.
Clinical Manifestations of Norovirus Infection in Korean Pediatric Cancer Patients

목 적 : 노로바이러스는 바이러스성 설사의 흔한 원인이며, 면역 저하 환자에서도 심각한 감염증을 유발하는 것으로 알려져 있어, 소아 암환자에서 노로바이러스 감염의 임상 양상을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2008년 11월부터 2009년 9월까지 삼성 서울병원에 입원한 환아 중 대변에서 노로바이러스 PCR 양성을 보였던 소아 암환자를 대상으로 하였고, 이들의 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과:연구에 포함된 환자는 총 10명이었으며, 이들 연령의 중앙값은 0.83세, 남녀의 비율은 1.5대 1이었다. 기저질환은 혈액암 4명, 신경모세포종 4명, 뇌종양 2명이었고, 감염 진단 당시 조혈모세포이식 수여자는 4명이었다. 모든 환자에서 설사 증상을 보였으며, 설사 횟수의 중앙값은 8.5회/일, 바이러스 배출 기간의 중앙값은 72.5일이었다. 장기종 소견을 보인 4명의 환자는 금식 및 총정맥 영양을 투여 받았으며, 노로바이러스 관련 사망은 관찰되지 않았다. 결 론 : 노로바이러스 감염은 소아 암환자에서 다양한 임상 증상을 유발 할 수 있으며, 이들 면역저하 환자에서 바이러스 배출 기간이 매우 길어, 설사가 있는 암환자에서 고려해야 할 바이러스 감염이다. 【Purpose : Norovirus infection, a common cause of community-acquired gastroenteritis, can also lead to severe illness in immunocompromised patients. We investigated clinical manifestations of norovirus infection in pediatric cancer patients. Methods : Stool specimens were collected from pediatric patients with gastrointestinal symptoms between November 2008 and September 2009 at Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. Norovirus infection was identified by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). A retrospective chart review was performed in pediatric cancer patients who were diagnosed with norovirus infection. Results : Ten patients were diagnosed with norovirus infection by RT-PCR in stool samples. The median age was 0.83 years (range 0.25-5.5 years) and the male to female ratio was 1.5:1 (6 males and 4 females). Underlying diseases were hematologic malignancies (4/10, 40%), neuroblastoma (4/10, 40%), and brain tumors (2/10, 20%). Three patients were infected before hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and four patients after HCT. All patients had diarrhea (10/10, 100%), with a median frequency of diarrhea of 8.5 times/day (range 4-22 times/day). Median virus shedding duration was 72.5 days (range 19-299 days). Four patients with pneumatosis intestinalis were conservatively treated with bowel rest and total parenteral nutrition. One patient with severe diarrhea and bloody stool had concomitant chronic gut graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Norovirus infection-related mortality was not observed. Conclusion : Norovirus infection can cause significant clinical manifestations with prolonged viral shedding in immunocompromised patients. Norovirus should be considered in pediatric cancer patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms. 】
QRS detection using a fuzzy neural network

We developed a QRS detection algorithm which uses a fuzzy neural network (FNN) to process lead II recordings of the ECG. We trained and tested our algorithm using the MIT/BIH arrhythmia database, and compared our results to existing algorithms. For tapes 100, 105 and 108, our FNN reduced the total number of combined false-positive and false-negative detections from 174 to 44.
Case-Based Reasoning Support for ERP Pre-Planning

A project planning is one of the most important processes that determines success and failure of the project. A pre-project planning is also essential job for information system implementations at the early stage of project planning, especially for management information system like ERP. However, pre-project planning is very difficult, because lots of factors and their relationships should be considered. Pre-project planning of ERP implementation has been done by project manager's own knowledge and experiences. In this article, we propose a system that help project manager to make a pre-project plan of ERP project with case-based reasoning(CBR) framework. The proposed CBR system saves previous cases of ERP pre-project planning in the case base. Then, the system finds the best similar case with the current pre-project planning problem. Project manager can make a pre-project plan by adjusting the most similar case. From the interview with project managers, we collect some field cases of ERP implementation. We organized these cases by using XML(Extensible Markup Language), which is good for representing hierarchical information. XML gives us some 리exibilities to correct and maintain cases. We make a prototype system, PPSS(Project Planning Support System) that help project manager to make a pre-project plan of ERP implementations. The object of the system is to support project manager to make a pre-project plan of ERP. We hope the result of the study can be applied to other information systems. Our research should be extended to cover other stages of project planning.
KASAMARDA (SENNA OCCIDENTALIS LINN): AYURVEDIC APPROACH

India has an ancient history of the use of plants in the indigenous system of medicine dating back to over 5000 years. It has been estimated that over 8000 plants are used in traditional, folk and herbal medicine, Senna occidentalis Linn (Caesalpiniaceae), a perennial plant of southern India, is an Ayurvedic plant which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. The parts of the plant used are roots, leaves and seeds. Leaves of S. occidentalis plant have ethno medicinal importance like paste of leaves is externally applied on healing wounds, sores, itch, cutaneous diseases, bone fracture, ringworm, skin diseases and throat infection. The plant is used for fever, menstrual problems, tuberculosis, diuretic anaemic, liver complaints, and as a tonic for general weakness and illness and is also reported to cure leprosy. An infusion of the plant bark is given by the folklore in diabetes. Hence this paper is an attempt to bring this effective drug to lime light by describing palliative, therapeutic and other uses of Senna occidentalis Linn.
Navigation control and stability investigation of a mobile robot based on a hexacopter equipped with an integrated manipulator

In this article, the dynamics model of a hexacopter equipped with a robotic arm has been formulated using Newton–Euler’s method and its stability was investigated. For disturbances emulation, a simplified pendulum method was used. This hexacopter configuration was not covered in scientific papers before. The resulting model is a nonlinear, coupled, and underactuated dynamics model, which includes aerodynamic effects and disturbances because of equipping the hexacopter with a robotic arm. The purpose of the presented article is to offer a comprehensive study of determining the inertia moments of the hexacopter using a simplified pendulum method, taking into consideration the effect of mass distribution and center of gravity changes, which are a result of the continuous movement of the manipulator during the hexacopter motion in the air. The experimental tests were made using SolidWorks application and were evaluated using LabVIEW in order to get a complete view of the disturbances, which were inserted into the dynamics model. The overall aircraft model was driven by four classical proportion, integral, and derivative controllers for the vehicle’s attitude and altitude of a desired trajectory in the space. These controllers were used to get a good understanding of how to evaluate and validate the model to make it an anti-disturbance model, in addition to their ease of design and fast response, but they require development in order to get optimal results. In future, a precise trajectory will be defined, and the controllers will be developed in order to get robust stability using nonlinear techniques and artificial intelligence.
TUTORS' AND PRINCIPALS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A QUALIFICATION-BASED IN-SERVICE PROGRAM FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS

Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine tutors’ and principals’ perceptions of the effectiveness of a postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) program offered at a South African university. The ACE reported here was a qualification meant to prepare practicing teachers to be more effective practitioners of Mathematical Literacy, Life Sciences or Physical Sciences in the Senor Phase (Grades 7-9) and Further Education and Training (FET) phase (Grades 10-12). The study involved soliciting tutors’ and principals’ perceptions through and a survey questionnaire regarding the effectiveness of the program in terms of its fitness for purpose. The primary purpose of the program was to upgrade or to reskill teachers for these crucial subjects in the midst of a gripping mathematics and science education crisis and a rapidly evolving curriculum in the country. A 5-point Likert-type semantic scale version of the student questionnaire was adapted to evaluate the perceptions of graduates’ principals as major consumers and an interview schedule based on the questionnaire was prepared and used to collect interview data from the full time and part-time tutors who facilitated in the program. Findings were that although there were contextual, process, content and outcome aspects of the program that were rated positively by both tutors and principals and, to that extent, needed to be consolidated, there were some aspects, such as subject matter knowledge that needed re-configuration. On balance there was a relatively high approval of the program in terms of meeting its purpose of preparing teachers to cope with the current curricular changes and classroom proficiency demands. The findings also corroborated the experience of professional growth in teaching competencies reported by graduates in a separate study [1].
Clinical features and survival pattern of central nervous system leukemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Infiltration of leukemic cells into the central nervous system (CNS) is one of the causes of neurological disorders in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that worsen the prognosis. This retrospective cohort study aimed to review the clinical manifestations of children with CNS leukemia, their survival pattern and the role of early CNS leukemial. The survival curve was developed by Kaplan-Meier method, while the comparison of survival curves was done with log-rank test. Among 128 new ALL patients, 23 (18.0%) patients suffered from CNS leukemia, while 13 (10.2%) suffered from early CNS leukemia and 10 (7.8%) suffered from relapsing CNS leukemia. CNS leukemia was more common in male, in those aged less than 2 years, in those with white blood cell (WBC) count above 50,000/µl, and in patients type FAB-L2 ALL. The clinical manifestations most commonly found were decrease of consciousness (61%), vomiting (48%), cranial nerve palsy (44%), seizures (39%), and headache (26%). Relapsing CNS leukemia was more common in high risk (12.5%) compared with standard risk leukemia (5.7%). Patients with early CNS leukemia had a lower survival rate than those without early CNS leukemia (p = 0.0005). The percentage of patients with early CNS leukemia surviving up to 3 years was 26%. We conclude that early CNS leukemia could cause low survival ALL patients. (Paediatr Indones 2001; 41:247-252)
Do Students of Mining and Allied Engineering Programmes have any Problems in English

In recent times, concerns about the falling standard of English among university students in Ghana have generated many studies, which have focused mainly on analysis of errors in the English of students, using test-based extracted data such as student examination scripts or students’ responses to questionnaires and interviews specially designed for the purpose. These studies have usually centred on undergraduate students but none has involved the students of University of Mines and Technology (UMaT). This paper studies the standard of English among undergraduates of UMaT, who are all students of mining and allied engineering programmes. Unlike previous studies, the data comprise 498 faulty sentences selected from comments written by the students on their lecturers’ teaching performance. This source of data is not test-based because the students write the comments anonymously, at their leisure and without knowing that the errors they commit could be used to assess their competence level in English. The comments therefore reflect the English that the students normally know. The faults detected in the comments are categorised into nine error types and the frequency of occurrence calculated for each category. Samples from each category are tabulated and analysed while assigning plausible reasons for the errors and suggesting corrections. The analysis shows that the most frequently occurring errors involve wrong register (wrong tone of language and vocabulary misuse) and wrong concord (subject-verb disagreement) while the least frequently occurring ones involve wrong punctuation and capitalisation as well as wrong adjective, adverb and pronoun usage. The findings indicate that the students have difficulties in expressing themselves in formal, written English owing to limited lexicon and inadequate knowledge in English grammar, usage and style. To reverse the situation, it is suggested that the Communication Skills course be extended beyond the current first year of undergraduate study and given more emphasi.
Social, Cultural and Behavioural Contexts of 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak in Nigeria: Community Perspectives and Nurses' Preparedness

The 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in two states of Nigeria created social challenges because of the socio-cultural and behavioural implications of the disease. The outbreak lasted for three months, had twenty cases, eight deaths, and a case fatality of 40%. Ebola control guidelines suggest consideration of the socio-cultural responses to the outbreak. Therefore this study sought to identify the socio-cultural responses that influenced Ebola control, and determined nurses' preparedness to provide relevant socio-cultural care during the Ebola outbreak. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to explore the socio-cultural and behavioural perspectives of Ebola in different communities for 3 weeks during the epidemic. Qualitative data were collected from 178 conveniently selected adults living in four communities in two South-South states of Nigeria; transcribed and analysed using NVivo 7.0. Quantitative data were collected from 85 nurses randomly selected from 6 community health centres, and data were analysed using descriptive statistics on SPSS 20.0. Approval for the study was obtained from the Ministry of Health of both states. Results revealed five themes: “naming the disease”, “beliefs that impede Ebola control”, “socio-cultural practices that impede control”, “behavioural responses that enhance control” and “social concerns about the epidemic”. Only 41% nurses were able to identify the Ebola-related socio-cultural factors; over 55% did not see socio-cultural factors as playing any important role in Ebola care; and only 36.5% agreed that they need training to provide such care. This study sheds light on the rarely considered issue of socio-cultural influence on Ebola control, and the results reveal low level of nurses‟ preparedness to deal with socio-cultural issues and provide relevant socio-cultural care during the epidemic. Although certain sociocultural beliefs and practices influencing EVD control existed in Nigeria during the epidemic, nurses working in the community had inadequate knowledge of these. ISSN 2639-9474 Research Article Citation: Mildred E John, Patience E Samson-Akpan, Edidiong E John, et al. Socio-Cultural and Behavioural Contexts of 2014 Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Nigeria: Community Perspectives and Nurses' Preparedness. Nur Primary Care. 2017; 1(2): 1-6.