Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Implication of computer assisted on achievement / retention of mathematics in junior secondary school FCT Abuja : inference , for sustainable progress in Nigeria

The study was designed to determine the effect of computer assisted instruction on achievement and retention trigonometry functions among junior secondary school students. The study was carried out in Municipal and Abaji Area Council of Abuja FCT Nigeria using sample size of 58 junior secondary school students two (JSSII). The study makes use of quasi experimental design. Intact classes were used for both the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught trigonometry using computer assisted instruction while control group were taught using conventional teaching method. To guide this study, four research questions were formulated. Trigonometry achievement test (TAT) instrument with the reliability coefficient of 0.80 was used as pre-test, post-test and retention tests through reshuffled the TAT items for data collection. T-test statistics were used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The results reviewed that computer assisted instruction was more effective in improving students‟ academic achievement and retention in trigonometry than that of conventional approach. The computer assisted instruction significantly differentiates between the sexes (male and female) academic achievement and retention scores in trigonometry. Based on the findings, it was recommended among other things the need for computer assisted instruction in schools mostly in junior secondary schools education as it better achievement and retention among students.
The Updated Version of Chinese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library ( CENDL-3 . 1 )

The updated Chinese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library CENDL-3.1 is an important achievement based on the nuclear data evaluation works in recent years, at China Nuclear Data Center (CNDC) in cooperation with China Nuclear Data Coordination Network (CNDCN). CENDL-3.1 contains the evaluated data for reactions with incident neutrons on 240 nuclides (from H to Cf) in energy region of 10−5 eV – 20 MeV. All data obtained according to the evaluations of experimental data and the predictions of the nuclear reaction model calculations. For most important nuclei of this library, the benchmark testing and validations have been performed, the comparisons with other nuclear data libraries (ENDF/B, JENDL, BROND, JEF, et al.) have been done. The testing version of CENDL-3.1 is CENDL-3.0, which has been provided for China domestic users. Follow the using back feed of CENDL-3.0, a lot of improvement has been done. The CENDL3.1 is provided for all users by ENDF format and is released to the world in the end of 2009. The overview, evaluation methodology and some important results of new evaluations, benchmark testing and validations for this library will be introduced in this contribution.
ANALYSIS AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNITED STATES ’ FIRST COMPLETELY STAINLESS STEEL BOLTED SPLICE ON A STEEL GIRDER HIGHWAY BRIDGE

In 2017, construction was completed on the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT’s) first ASTM A709 Grade 50CR (50CR) (formerly referenced as ASTM A1010) stainless steel bridge in Waynesboro, Virginia. In order to realize a truly low-maintenance structure, VDOT elected to use Grade 50CR steel for the bridge girders and cross frames, and to use stainless steel bolts for the bolted connections. Until this point, most of the bolts used on the other five 50CR steel bridges in the country had been either Type 3 (weathering steel) or galvanized bolts, although Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) used stainless steel bolts for cross frame connections. For its first 50CR steel bridge, VDOT decided to use stainless steel bolts for the steel girder bolted field splice connections, making it the first of its kind in the country.
ABDOMINAL ADIPOSITY AS A CVD RISK FACTOR : SUBCUTANEOUS OR VISCERAL FAT ?

1Québec Heart Institute, Hôpital Laval Research Centre; 2Division of Kinesiology, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine; 3Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec Correspondence and reprints: Dr Jean-Pierre Després, Scientific Director, International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk, Director of Research, Québec Heart Institute, Hôpital Laval Research Centre, 2725 chemin Ste-Foy, Pavilion Marguerite-D’Youville, 4th Floor, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5. Telephone 418-656-4863, fax 418-656-4610, e-mail Jean-Pierre.Despres@crhl.ulaval. ca Received for publication February 25, 2008. Accepted March 22, 2008 CJC SYMPOSIUM 2007
AFRL-RX-WP-JA-2017-0503 OXIDATION RESPONSE OF A SICF / SIC CMC WITH A HfB 2-BASED COATING IN AN ARC JET TEST ( POSTPRINT )

The behaviour of a SiC-fibre-reinforced composite with a graded matrix was investigated in an arc jet facility. The graded matrix was comprised of several layers of silicon carbide that transition to a mixed SiC-HfB2 top layer and was sealed with an HfB2-SiC coating. Samples were exposed to maximum specific total enthalpy hypersonic flow between 14 and 17 MJ kg under stagnation pressures between 2700 and 3050 Pa for hold times of between 137 and 395 s. The resulting sample surface temperatures ranged between 1600 and 1950°C. Spectral emissivity at about 1 μm was calculated using a pyrometer capable of switching between one and two color modes and was shown to decrease with oxidation and removal of SiO2 from the surface. The impacts of the surface chemistry changes during oxidation and of active oxidation were investigated. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 29 November 2017 Accepted 1 August 2018
High arousal Low arousal Positive valence Negative valence Tense Nervous Stressed Upset Alert Excited Elated Happy Calm Relaxed Serene Content Fatigued Lethargic Depressed Sad

We aim to draw on an important overlooked potential of affective dialogue systems: their application to promote positive emotional states, similar to that of emotional support between humans. This can be achieved by eliciting a more positive emotional valence throughout a dialogue system interaction, i.e., positive emotion elicitation. Existing works on emotion elicitation have not yet paid attention to the emotional benefit for the users. Moreover, a positive emotion elicitation corpus does not yet exist despite the growing number of emotion-rich corpora. Towards this goal, firstly, we propose a response retrieval approach for positive emotion elicitation by utilizing examples of emotion appraisal from a dialogue corpus. Secondly, we efficiently construct a corpus using the proposed retrieval method, by replacing responses in a dialogue with those that elicit a more positive emotion. We validate the corpus through crowdsourcing to ensure its quality. Lastly, we propose a novel neural network architecture for an emotion-sensitive neural chat-based dialogue system, optimized on the constructed corpus to elicit positive emotion. Objective and subjective evaluations show that the proposed methods result in dialogue responses that are more natural and elicit a more positive emotional response. Further analyses of the results are discussed in this paper.
MEASURED INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ON THE ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA

This study investigated the measured influence of gender and psychological factors on the academic self-concept of senior secondary school students in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Using the descriptive survey research design, two research questions and related hypotheses were formulated and tested. Data were collected from three hundred SS2 secondary school students in Ibadan using four validated instruments. Analysis of data was done using the multiple regression analysis, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistical tools. The results revealed among others that the independent variables (gender, self-efficacy, achievement motivation and emotional intelligence) made a joint contribution on the academic self-concept of senior secondary school students in Ibadan Nigeria. It also revealed that achievement motivation correlated most significantly with the academic self-concept of senior secondary school students in Ibadan. Thus it is recommended that the family, school, teacher, society and significant others should take time to give appropriate support to students as they strive to attain their dreamed academic height that would be beneficial to them and society.
YIELD RESPONSE OF AUTUMN PLANTED SUNFLOWER HYBRIDS TO ZINC SULFATE APPLICATION

A field trial was conducted during 2011 to investigate the impact of zinc sulfate (five levels ie. 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 kg/ha) on yield and yield parameters of autumn planted sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids at Agronomic Research area University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. The results revealed that maximum stem diameter (3.04 cm) head diameter (18.35 cm), number of achenes per head (1074), achenes yield (2578 kg/ha) and biological yield (12578 kg/ha) were recorded @ 45 kg ZnSO4/ha. The maximum values for 1000 achenes weight (64.62 g) and harvest index (21.11%) were achieved in treatment where zinc sulfate was applied @ 60 kg/ha which was at par with 45 kg ZnSO4. Plant height was non-significant among all the zinc sulfate levels. The sunflower hybrid Hysun-33 produced maximum achene yield (2461 kg/ha) @ 45 kg ZnSO4/ha. Zinc sulfate applied @ 45 kg/ha produced maximum values for all these traits as compared to minimum in control. As far as interaction between zinc levels and hybrids is concerned maximum head diameter (19.57cm), achenes per head (1093), achenes (2645 kg/ha) and biological yields (13019 kg/ha) were given by Hysun-33 @ 45 kg/ha zinc sulphate. It is concluded that zinc sulphate application promoted yield and yield components of sunflower hybrids.
Personal and social factors in construal : a cognitive grammatical approach to mind style

The distinction between a social ‘ideological point of view’ and a personal, psychological ‘mind style’ is one which raises questions for the stylistic analysis of literary texts (Semino, 2007; Stockwell, 2009). Though difficult to apply in practice, I argue that this distinction within worldview is significant to the variable readerly experience of fictional characters. This paper draws on Cognitive Grammar (Langacker, 2008) as the methodological basis for a developed approach to ‘mind style’ (Fowler, 1977) and, in particular, its relationship with ideology. In Langacker’s model, alternative linguistic construals of a scene (2008: 43), compatible with the concept of mind styles, are relative to both a particular individual, and the socio-cultural factors which condition them through the entrenchment of conventional linguistic units. This framework is applied to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), and its focalised representation of a dystopian fictional world. In this text, I argue, two alternative construals are presented side by side within language of the narrative; one best described as an ideological point of view and the other, an idiosyncratic mind style. Analysed using Cognitive Grammar, the narrator’s struggle to maintain an individual mind style against the worldview imposed upon her within this ideological context, is found to be embedded within the grammar of the novel.
Investigation on the biochemical changes occurs in the seeds of Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre by fungal infection

Pongamia pinnata has been found to be one of the most suitable bio-fuel plants due to its various favorable attributes. Numbers of fungal species were found associated with seeds. Among these fungi C. cladosporoids was dominant followed by Alternaria and Aspergillus species. The aim of research work is to estimate primary metabolites such as total lipid, protein, reducing sugar, carbohydrate and starch which are present in seeds of Pongamia pinnata. The percent of total Lipid content in healthy seeds (0.79mg/gm), reducing sugar (1.26mg/gm), protein (2.66 mg/gm) and carbohydrate (15.44 mg/gm) respectively. During fungal infection biochemical changes occur in the seeds and the infected seeds shows reduction in total lipid content (0.58 mg/gm), proteins (1.95mg/gm), reducing sugars (0.819 mg/gm) and carbohydrates (12.70 mg/gm). The percent of reduction in total lipid about 0.21%, reducing sugar 0.44% and carbohydrate 2.74%. From 100 gm of healthy seeds 37 ml oil is obtained by Soxhlet apparatus, while in infected seeds (100gm) it was 32ml. There was a reduction of 5% of oil.
Relationship between anthropometric variables , respiratory function and bio-motoric properties in Turkish flat water canoe athletes 1

The flatwater canoeing competition is held in lake or pond that flow rate is constant. The traction and thrust force are expected to be at high level as well as excellent technique. Also, the 1000-m event demands high levels of both aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Additionally, sportive performance is affected by anthropometric characteristics. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between anthropometric variables, respiratory function, bio-motoric properties and 1000-m canoe performance. Eight male canoe athletes volunteered to participate in this study (mean age: 17.125 ± 1.12 years; height: 171.86 ± 6.95 cm; weight: 61.262 ± 10.7 kg; BMI: 20.623 ± 2.41 kg/m). The canoe athletes underwent tests of anthropometric variables (height, weight, BMI, sitting height, arm span, sum of 8 skinfold, body fat percentage), respiratory function (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEF, FEF25-75 and MVV), bio-motoric properties (right and left hand-grip strength, anaerobic power and isokinetic knee strength) and 1000-m canoe performance. Anaerobic power was estimated by using countermovement jump height. Bilateral concentric isokinetic strength of the knee extensors and flexors was evaluated at 60/s and 240/s using CSMI-Humac/NormTM-770 dynamometer (Humac Norm Testing and Rehabilitation System, USA). A Spirolab-III ergospirometer (Medical International Research, Italy) was used to measure pulmonary function. The results of the present study demonstrated that there were no significant relationship between anthropometric variables, respiratory function, bio-motoric properties and 1000-m canoe performance (p> 0.05). A limited number of investigations focused on Turkish canoe athletes encourage us to design this study. Lack of training experience of participants may affect the results. Moreover, the small sample size is limitation of the present study.
Analysis of Compression Struts in The Slab of The Steel-Concrete Composite Beam

This paper examines the concrete stress state in the shear connection of the composite beam to investigate the effect of the strength and deformation of concrete on the structural behavior of the shear connection. Compression struts are formed inside the slab due to the shear force transferred through the base of the shear studs to the concrete slab. The present study analyzes the stress condition and stress contour developed in these compression struts using a 3-dimensional finite element model. The analysis shows that the exposure of the compression struts to different stress conditions according to their location in the slab influences the load bearing capacity of the shear connection with regard to the shear force. In addition, it appears that the stress conditions are more favorable in term of the load bearing capacity in the zones nearby the center subjected to the external loading than in those around the extremities of the beam. The compression strut exposed to favorable stress conditions is seen to develop relatively larger compressive strength, which leads the shear connection to support larger shear load. Moreover, the relatively higher material stiffness developed by concrete in such case results in smaller deformation of concrete in the shear connection. These deformation characteristics are seen to influence the slip stiffness occurring at the slab-girder interface and explains the different structural behaviors shown by the shear connection according to the location in the slab.
EFFECT OF PROLEM SOLVING ABILITY ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : A COMPARATIVE STUDY

*Professor & Head, Department of Education, M.D.University, Rohtak madhugupta1621@gmail.com ** Assistant Professor, Vaish College of Education, Rohtak poojapasrija@yahoo.com ***Research Scholar, Department of Education, M.D.University, Rohtak sami19.kavi@gmail.com 45 The ability of problem solving has a fundamental role in students‟ academic performance and their construction of the concepts. Keeping this in view, the present investigation has been planned out to examine the effect of problem solving ability on the academic achievement of high school students. The descriptive method was adopted in the present study. A sample of 250 students (165 male, 85 female) studying in 10th class of high schools affiliated to CBSE of Rohtak district was selected by using random sampling technique. In order to assess the Problem Solving Ability, Problem Solving Ability Test (PSAT) (2006) developed by Dr. L. N. Dubey was used. The marks obtained by the students in 9 th class (previous class) were considered as the academic achievement of students. ANOVA supplemented by t-test was applied for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that problem solving ability had a significant effect on academic achievement of high school students. It is further revealed that the female students performed better as compared to male students. However, no interaction effect of problem solving ability and gender was found on academic achievement of high school students.
AVO Crossplotting Revisited : A Practitioner ’ s Perspective

The development of AVO crossplot analysis has been the subject of much discussion over the past decade and has provided interpreters with new tools for meeting exploration objectives. Papers by Ross (2000) and Simm et al. (2000) provide blueprints for performing AVO crossplot interpretation. These articles refer to the Castagna and Swan (1997) paper which laid the foundation for AVO crossplotting. The AVO classification scheme presented by Castagna and Swan, which was expanded from the work of Rutherford and Williams (1989), has become the industry standard. Castagna and Swan also investigated the behavior of constant Vp/Vs trends, concluding that for significant variations in Vp/Vs many different trends may be superimposed within AVO crossplot space, making it difficult to differentiate a single background trend. A misapplication of this concept has been to infer a direct correlation between these changing background Vp/Vs trends with rotating intercept/gradient crossplot slopes (what Gidlow and Smith (2003) call the fluid factor angle, and Foster et al. (1997) the fluid line) observed in seismic data. The central question of this paper is: when is this background trend (or fluid line) rotation a representation of real geology and when is it a processing-related phenomenon? To answer this question I review the theoretical expectations regarding rotating AVO crossplot trends, the role of seismic gather calibration (or lack thereof), and the value of various compensating methods. Furthermore, I investigate the appropriateness of using constant Vp/Vs lines in a crossplot template by examining both the mathematical and modeled AVO crossplot responses which incorporate an established compaction trend. I conclude that when exploring in a reasonably compacted environment (Vp/Vs ratios of 1.6-2.4) a relatively small range of fluid angles (background trend rotations) can be expected. Large variations of fluid angle observed in seismic data can be attributed to the difficulty in preconditioning gathers for AVO analysis. AVO Crossplot Rotations
ON THE EFFECTS OF GROUTING PRESSURE AND OVERBURDEN PRESSURE ON THE PULLOUT RESISTANCE OF SOIL NAILS

A series laboratory soil-nail pullout tests on complete decomposed granite at the saturated condition under different grouting pressures and overburden pressures were carried out to study the effect of grouting pressure and overburden pressure on the pullout resistance of soil nails. The pullout tests were fully instrumented and monitored. The bare Fibre Bragg Grading point sensors were installed together with the strain gauges to measure the axial strain changes during testing. Some latest test results are presented and discussed in this paper. RÉSUMÉ Des séries d’essais d’arrachement sol-ongle sur du granit complètement décomposé à l'état saturé, sous différentes pressions de jointoiement et de surcharge, ont été effectués en laboratoire pour étudier leurs effets sur la resistance d’arrachement des sols-ongles. Les essais d’arrachement ont été entièrement équipés et surveillés. Des sondes d’évaluation de point de Bragg de fibre nue ont été installées ainsi que des jauges de contrainte pour mesurer les changements axiaux de contrainte pendant l'essai. Les derniers résultats d'essai sont présentés et discutés en cet article.
Size Scaling of Turbulent Transport in Tokamak Plasmas

This paper reports that: (1) global gyrokinetic particle simulations of electrostatic ion temperature gradient turbulence show that the fluctuation scale length is microscopic and independent of device size, while the transport coefficient exhibits a gradual transition from a Bohm-like scaling for device sizes corresponding to present-day tokamak experiments to a gyro-Bohm scaling for future larger devices; (2) a nonlinear model for turbulence radial spreading based on the modified porous-medium equation offers a phenomenological understanding of the transition from Bohm to gyro-Bohm scaling; (3) quantitative agreement is obtained between global and local simulations in the gyro-Bohm regime; and (4) we estimate the role of the trapped electron nonlinearity in zonal flow generation in trapped electron mode turbulence in the context of parametric instability theory.
Intelligent Vehicle Control Based on Identification of Road and Traffic Signal Operated RFID transponders

Our paper deals with automatic detection of red light traffic signals or vehicle speed limit signs on roads by using RFID technology to control an automobile. In the present scenario traffic violations are increasing rapidly. It gives rise to major problems which are beyond human control directly and therefore there is a need for automation. An RFID reader present in the vehicle senses the active RFID tag(which is linked with a red traffic light to turn it on or off) or senses the vehicle speed limit on the tag as a reference speed input(attached to the speed limit signboard). This is given to the electronic control unit. Meanwhile the vehicle speed sensor present in the wheel gives the actual speed of the vehicle on road. The output of this ECU unit is given to the proposed braking system present in the automobiles. We here suggest two braking systems in this paper. Keywords—RFID, ECU (Electronic control unit), traffic signal, speed limit boards, vehicle speed sensor, hydraulic braking, electrical fuel pump, fuel injector. I.INTRODUCTION Given below are the statistics of the road accidents especially in India. The seriousness of running a red light traffic signal and speed violation on roads can be seen from the statistics given below. Fig. 1 Statistics report on road accidents TABLE I. ROAD ACCIDENT STATISTICS 1970-2004 INDIA