Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Fuzzy Logic based Assessment Model Proposal for Online Problem-based Learning

In this research, problem based learning over web is suggested. This model includes fuzzy logic and MYCIN trust factor. Through the model, MYCIN trust factor and the number of attempts to solve the problem are used in order to identify students' learning levels. MYCIN confidence factor value and number of attempts to solve the problem are to be entered to fuzzy logic decision system. The output of the fuzzy logic decision system becomes the new level of learning. This level of learning is calculated through fuzzy logic in linguistic term as well as numeric expression. In every try, a hint given to student. Each used hint lowers the score of the student. Thus the students who solved the problem in one try will score more than the ones who solved the problem in more than one try.
Feeding Techniques To Increase Calf Growth In The First Two Months Of Life

FEEDING TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE CALF GROWTH IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF LIFE ________________________________________________________ Authors R.J. Fallon, S. Morrison, L. Dawson and J. Twigge Teagasc, Grange Research, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland Food & Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, U.K. Nutreco Ruminant Research Centre, 5830 AE Boxmeer, The Netherlands Email: rfallon@grange.teagasc. ie
Serum magnesium in pregnancy induced hypertension

Background: PIH is a major cause of maternal & perinatal morbidity & mortality worldwide because of its complications. The etiology of PIH is uncertain but appears to be related to uteroplacental ischaemia. Magnesium is one of the principle macronutrients, regulates vascular tone, causes relaxation of muscles of uterus and decreases excitability of nerves & muscles. Hence the study was planned to estimate and compare the levels of magnesium between women with PIH and normal pregnant women. Methods: The study comprised of thirty clinically diagnosed PIH patients and thirty gestational age-matched controls. Serum magnesium was estimated spectrophotometrically. Results: Significant decrease was observed in magnesium levels in women with PIH as compared to normal pregnant women. Conclusion: The decreased serum magnesium levels may indicate its possible role as one of the risk factors in the development of PIH in pregnant women. Hence the screening of clinically diagnosed cases of PIH for hypomagnesemia may help in minimizing the complications of PIH. Hypomagnesemia could be treated with magnesium supplementation and follow up of the patients for complications would be necessary to comment further.
Refusals of offers by catalan learners of english

This is an interlanguage pragmatics study dealing with refusals of offers by Catalan EFL subjects (ILC) compared to those made by British (NSE) taken from Aksoyalp (2009). The research questions are to know what strategies ILC use while performing refusals of offers and to determine if they achieve a native-like frequency. A DCT is used to gather the data which is coded following Beebe et al.’s (1990) classification. The main finding is confirming, as expected, that ILC do not have a native-like frequency and do not use the same strategies as NSE regardless of their C1 level.
To Boost Students’ Motivation and Achievement through Blended Learning

This study aims to determine differences in motivation and student achievement between students using direct learning model and students using blended learning model, improving motivation and student achievement by applying blended learning model of students of SMKN 1 Kraksaan. The quasi-experimental study used two groups, the experimental group using blended learning model and control group using direct learning model. The population of this research is the students of Eleven Grader of SMKN 1 Kraksaan. The result of the research shows that there is a significant difference between students ’motivation and achievement using blended learning model and students using direct learning model, there is a significant increase of students’ motivation and achievement as a result of the blended learning model, and there is no interaction of the influence of the application of learning model and motivation to student achievement.
Parental Discipline in Emerging Adulthood: The Creation and Validation of the Domains of Young Adult Discipline Scale (DYADS)

Emerging evidence suggests that parents engage in discipline practices during emerging adulthood, and the use of physical discipline is associated with negative mental health outcomes for emerging adults. However, it appears that no measure of discipline strategies used in emerging adulthood exists. The current study developed the Domains of Young Adult Discipline Scale (DYADS), a measure of parental discipline during emerging adulthood. After item construction, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted on a random half of the data (N = 288), followed by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the second random half of the data (N = 304). Results of the CFA supported the factor structure of the EFA (i.e., three-factor structure) and revealed the best fitting model contained 24 items. The DYADS correlated with measures of parenting style and discipline as well as a measure of emerging adult mental health. Implications for future research are discussed.
Relative importance of body composition, osteoporosis- related behaviours and socioeconomic status on bone SOS in adolescent females

The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between bone speed of sound (SOS) and body composition, osteoporosis-related health behaviours, and socioeconomic status (SES) in adolescent females. A total of 442 adolescent females in grades 9-11 participated. Anthropometric measures of height, body mass, and percent body fat were taken, and osteo-protective behaviours such as oral contraceptive use (OC), physical activity and daily calcium intake were evaluated using self-report questionnaires. Bone SOS was measured by transaxial quantitative ultrasound (QUS) at the distal radius and mid-tibia. The results suggest that fat mass is a significant negative predictor of tibial SOS, while lean mass is positively associated with radial SOS scores and calcium intake was positively associated with tibial SOS scores (p<O.05). Additionally, users of OC had higher radial SOS. No significant correlation was found between physical activity and bone SOS. Therefore bone strength measured by QUS is reduced in adolescents with an increased fat mass, and influenced positively by OC use, calcium intake and lean mass.
Perbandingan Status Gizi Anak Toddler berdasarkan Indeks Antropometri BB/ U dan BB/TB di Puskesmas Sukasari Kota Tangerang

Latar Belakang. Status gizi adalah derajat ekpresi terhadap pemenuhan kebutuhan fisiologi. Parameter antropometri merupakan dasar dari penilaian status gizi. Pemilihan dalam pengukuran indeks antropometri akan mempengaruhi interpretasi status gizi. Beberapa indeks antropometri yang sering digunakan yaitu BB/U, TB/U, BB/TB. Perbedaan penggunaan indeks tersebut akan memberikan gambaran prevalensi status gizi yang berbeda. Gangguan gizi akan terjadi jika pemenuhan fisiologis ini tidak terpenuhi atau terpenuhi berlebihan dalam kurun waktu tertentu, sehingga bermanifestasi dalam bentuk gangguan gizi, baik masalah kelebihan gizi maupun kekurangan gizi. Pertumbuhan merupakan indikator penting dalam status kesehatan anak. Ketidakadekuatan gizi pada anak akan mempengaruhi status pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak. Tujuan penelitian . Untuk membandingkan gambaran status gizi pada anak toddler yang dinilai dengan indeks antropometri BB/ U dan Indeks BB/ TB. Metode Penelitian . D e skriptif analitik dengan dengan rancangan cross sectional. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Puskesmas Sukasari Kota Tangerang dengan jumlah sample 195. Pemilihan sampel dilakukan dengan cluster sampling dengan unit cluster Posyandu kemudian dilakukan dengan teknik pusrposive sampling untuk orang tua yang berada di wilayah pusyandu terpilih. Uji statistik pada penelitian ini menggunakan uji Wilcoxon. Hasil. P e nelitian ini menunjukkan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan klasifikasi status gizi anak dengan menggunakan indeks BB/U dengan indeks BB/TB dengan nilai (ρ <0.05). K ata Kunci: S tatus Gizi; Indeks Antropometri; BB/U; BB/TB
Beyond linear similarity function learning

Being able to measure the similarity between two patterns is an underlying task in many machine learning and data mining applications. However, handcrafting an effective similarity function for a specific application is difficult and tedious. This observation has led to the emergence of the topic of similarity function learning in the machine learning community. It consists in designing algorithms that automatically learn a similarity function from a set of labeled data. In this thesis, we explore advanced similarity function concepts: local metric, deep metric learning and computing similarity with data uncertainty. Linear metric learning is a widely used methodology to learn a similarity function from a set of similar/dissimilar example pairs. Using a single linear metric may be a too restrictive assumption when handling heterogeneous datasets. Lately, local metric learning methods have been introduced to overcome this limitation. However, most methods are subject to constraints preventing their usage in many applications. For example, some require the knowledge of all possible class labels during training. In this thesis, we present a novel local metric learning method, which overcomes some limitations of previous approaches. Deep learning has become a major topic in machine learning. Over the last few years, it has been successfully applied to various machine learning tasks such as classification or regression. In this thesis, we illustrate how neural networks can be used to learn similarity functions which surpass linear and local metric learning methods. Often, similarity functions have to deal with noisy feature vectors. In this context, standard similarity learning methods may result in unsatisfactory performance. In this thesis, we propose a method which leverages additional information on the noise magnitude to outperform standard methods.
The role of tax havens and offshore financial centres in shaping corporate geographies: an industry sector perspective

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of tax havens and offshore financial centres (THOFC) in the global economy. Network analysis of 24 industry sectors suggests that THOFC feature prominently in knowledge-intensive activities such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and semiconductors, and are least significant in industrial activities such as automobiles and consumer durables, and place-bound activities such as real estate and retailing. Contrasting with the notion that most THOFC are ‘rogue’ offshore territories, the most significant are either continental nation-states or British territorial dependencies. It is concluded that global firm networks often mimic the geographies of taxation more than actual production or consumption activities.
PHYTOSOME LOADED NOVEL HERBAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM: A REVIEW

Novel drug delivery system (NDDS) is an innovative approach to drug delivery that addresses the limitations of the traditiona l drug delivery systems. If the novel drug delivery system is applied in herbal drugs, it should facilitate in increasing the effic aciousness and reducing the side effects of various herbs. This is often the essential plan behind incorporating novel technique of drug delivery in herb compounds. So i t's necessary to integrate novel drug delivery system and Indian Ayurvedic medicines to conflict additional serious diseases. For a long time herb medicines weren't considered for development as new formulations because of lack of scientific justification and process difficulties such as s tandardization, extraction and identification, purif ication of individual drug elements or phyto - constituents in advanced polyherbal systems. The on the market approaches for novel herb analysis will solve the scientific wants (such as determination of pharmacokinetics, mechanism and site of action, correct dose needed etc.) of herbal medicines to be incorporated in novel drug delivery system. Phytosomes are proprietary method developed by Indena, to include phospholipids into standardized extracts and then greatly improve their absorption and utilization. P hytosomes loaded are advanced herbal products made by binding individual part of herb or plant extract to phosphatidylcholine leading to a product that's higher absorbed a nd produces higher results than the traditional herbal extracts.
Improving survey response rates: The effect of embedded questions in web survey email Invitations

Survey response rate is one of the most critical survey data quality indicators. Many research efforts have been devoted to exploring new ways to improve response rates, especially among web surveys. When inviting participants to web surveys through email, the survey email invitation is the first point of contact made to the survey participants. Several previous studies have examined the impacts of content and design of an email on response rate. However, to our knowledge none of them tested the effect of presenting a survey question in the email. In this study, we report our findings from a web survey experiment focused on embedding the first survey question within the email invitation s . In this condition survey takers are able to see and answer the first question of the survey within the survey email invitation. The results show that as compared to the standard email invite (a link without any survey questions shown), the embedded question email invite improves the email click rate, and survey completion rate, with a small cost to survey drop-out rate. Additionally, the responses to the first question of the survey has shown no difference between the embedded and standard email conditions. The implications of this study and future research directions are also discussed.
Solving Transportation Problem by Various Methods and Their Comaprison

The most important and successful applications in the optimaization refers to transportation problem (tp), that is a special class of the linear programming (lp) in the operation research (or). Transportation problem is considered a vitally important aspect that has been studied in a wide range of operations including research domains. As such, it has been used in simulation of several real life problems. The main objective of transportation problem solution methods is to minimize the cost or the time of transportation. An Initial Basic Feasible Solution(IBFS) for the transportation problem can be obtained by using the North-West corner rule, Miinimum Cost Method and Vogel’s Approximation Method. In this paper the best optimality condition has been checked. Thus, optimizing transportation problem of variables has remarkably been significant to various disciplines.
Evde yaşayan yaşlılarda yaşam kalitesini etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi

Purpose: This study was planned to determine factors affecting quality of life in elderly at home. Material and Methods: Two hundred and eighty three elderly 1 Öğr. Gör. , Pamukkale Üniversitesi Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu, Denizli 2 Yrd. Doç. Dr., Pamukkale Üniversitesi Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu, Denizli 3 Prof.Dr., Pamukkale Üniversitesi Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu, Denizli Evde yaşayan yaşlılarda yaşam kalitesini etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi 49 aged between 51 and 99 years were included in study. The subjects were assessed using by the Nottingham Health Profile (NSP), the Geriatric Depression Scale (FIM), the Functional Independent Measurement and the Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI). Results: The mean age was 71.11±7.74 years. Of the 54.1 % (n=153) were woman and 45.9 % (n=130) were man. The median NSP score was 14.0 and interquartile range14.0 The results showed that the score of quality of life of the subjects, who had social support by government, and are pleased due to their living environment (p<0.01), was found to be higher than the others. The same result was found for the subjects, who were not taken medicine and had no any chronic disease. Quality of life is affected by aging process negatively. Increased depression symptoms, decreased mobility and functional independence scores lead to decreased quality of life in the aging process. This was an inverse correlation (p<0.01). Quality of life is affected by RMI and education levels negatively; quality of life is affected by positive chronic disease and depression symptoms Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that there are a lot of factors affecting the quality of life in the subjects aged 50 and over.
Tired Consultation to Improve and Maintain Teachers’ Behavior Specific Praise

ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . iv LIST OF TABLES . x LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . xi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION . 1 CHAPTER II – REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. 4 School-based Consultation. 4 Teacher Training . 5 Indirect Teacher Training . 6 Direct Teacher Training . 8 Treatment integrity. 9 Performance Feedback . 10 Teacher Training for Praise . 14 Direct Training for Praise . 18 Summary of Teacher Training Studies . 22 RtI Approach to Consultation . 22 Purpose of the Study . 27 CHAPTER III METHOD . 29 Participants and Setting. 29 vi Materials . 31 Observation Tools . 31 Consultation Materials . 31 Tier 1 Training Materials. 31 Motivaider® . 32 Bug-in-the-ear device (BITE). 32 Laptop computer. 32 Social validity measures . 32 Dependent Measures . 33 Data Collection Procedures . 34 Experimental Design . 36 Data Analysis . 37 Rule 1: Baseline. 38 Rule 2: Tier 2 consultation. 38 Rule 2.1: Tier 2 consultation to maintenance . 38 Rule 3: Tier 3 consultation. 38 Rule 3.1: Tier 3 consultation to maintenance . 38 Effect Sizes . 38 Procedures . 39 Universal Teacher Training. 39 vii Identification of teachers in need of consultation. 40 Baseline after Tier 1. 40 Tier 2 consultation and data collection. 41 Tier 3 consultation and data collection. 42 Maintenance. 42 Interobserver Agreement . 43 Teacher 1. 43 Teacher 2. 44 Teacher 3. 44 Teacher 4. 45 Procedural Integrity and Treatment Integrity . 46 Universal Teacher Training. 47 Tier 1 Baseline. 47 Tier 2. 47 Tier 3. 48 Maintenance. 49 CHAPTER IV – RESULTS . 50 Visual Analysis . 50 Teacher 1 . 50 Teacher 2 . 54 viii Teacher 3 . 55 Teacher 4 . 56 Effect Sizes . 60 Social Validity . 61 CHAPTER V – DISCUSSION . 63 Question 1 . 64 Question 2 . 65 Question 3 . 67 Question 4 . 68 Question 5 . 69 Other contributions to the literature . 70 Limitations and Future Directions . 71 Conclusion . 73 APPENDIX A IRB Approval Letter . 74 APPENDIX B Agency Consent Form . 75 APPENDIX C Teacher Consent Form . 76 APPENDIX D Observation Form . 80 APPENDIX E Consultation Satisfaction Survey . 82 APPENDIX F Treatment Satisfaction Survey . 84 APPENDIX G Procedural Integrity for Tier 1 Universal Teacher Training . 87 ix APPENDIX H Procedural Integrity for Tier 1 – Baseline Observations . 88 APPENDIX I Procedural Integrity for Tier 2 Initial Meeting . 89 APPENDIX J Integrity of Tier 2 Observations . 90 APPENDIX K Procedural Integrity for Tier 3 Initial Meeting . 91 APPENDIX L In Situ Training Procedural Integrity .
High-frequency high-Q BiCMOS current-mode bandpass filter and mobile communication application

The design of a tunable high-frequency fully integrable current-mode bandpass filter is presented using a complementary high-performance BiCMOS process. The new architecture of this filter is based on impedance simulation and employs current controlled conveyors. The Q-factor and the center frequency can be electronically controlled with dc bias currents over a broad range of values, thus allowing easy tuning of this filter. An application to a mobile communication IF receiver channel centered at 85 MHz and with 1-MHz bandwidth based on the cascade of two identical second-order bandpass cells has been designed. Measurements show very interesting frequency performance (f/sub 0/ tunable in the range 30-120 MHz and Q from 1-140) in conjunction with low power consumption (25 mW for the fourth-order filter with /spl plusmn/2.5 V supplies).
THE INTER-RATER AND INTRA-RATER RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF WORKPLACE ERGONOMIC RISK ASSESSMENT

Observation tools have found wide application in ergonomic assessment of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) because of their ease of use, ability to be used by multiple users with less specialised training and less operation time. However, their major challenge remains the reliability of their findings. Since MSD is a multidisciplinary problem, there is need for observation tools to be precise when used by practitioners from different professions. This study therefore, investigated the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of workplace ergonomic risk assessment (WERA) observation tool. Thirteen ergonomics and safety stakeholders, from four different professions were trained and thereafter, independently asked to carry out risk assessment of ten different videos-captured work activities. WERA was used to evaluate the participants’ exposure to six physical risk factors of MSDs in six body regions, so as to determine their risk level. The assessment was repeated after two weeks. The interclass reliability analysis was carried out using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with the two-way mixed model and absolute agreement as the preferred types. Two of the tasks, tyre extraction and quay crane operation were rated as high risked with an exposure rating greater than 60%, while the remaining eight were medium-risked. The body regions with high probability of MSD exposure were the neck (70%), leg (60%), wrist (60%) and back (50%). Inter-rater reliability (ICC) of the activities by the professionals ranged between 0.97 and 0.99 while intra-rater reliability of the participants ranged between 0.81 and 1.0. The reliability analysis demonstrated consistency among the different professionals using WERA. Therefore,there is a need to urgently redesign the tasks and carry out ergonomic interventions in the work activities assessed.
Digital simulation of power systems and power electronics using the MATLAB/Simulink Power System Blockset

The Power System Blockset (PSB) is a graphic tool that allows schematics and simulation of power systems to be built in the Simulink environment. The blockset uses the MATLAB/Simulink environment to represent common components and devices found in electrical power networks. Simulink's variable-step event-sensitive integration algorithms allow increased accuracy in zero-crossing detection of currents as compared with fixed step algorithms. One important feature of the Power System Blockset which has been introduced with version 2.0 is its ability to simulate either with continuous variable time-step integration algorithms or with a discretized system. For small and medium size systems, variable time steps algorithms are usually faster because the number of steps will be less than with a fixed-time step method. However, for large systems which contain many states or many nonlinear blocks such as power electronic switches, it is advantageous to discretize the electrical system. Both the continuous integration and fixed-time step methods are illustrated. The graphic interface of Simulink provides a user-friendly environment where the power circuit and control system are represented in the same diagram. The results are displayed while the simulation is running. The processing power of MATLAB allows the designer to perform complex post-processing on simulation results. This special technical session presents the features of the Power System Blockset and its applications in the simulation of power systems and power electronics systems.