Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Problem Solving Skills on Academic Help-Seeking and Self-Efficacy of Female High School Students

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of problem solving skills training on academic help-seeking and selfefficacy of students. The population consisted of high school female students during the academic year of 2011/2012 in Ghaemshahr, Iran. The sample consisted of 50 female students selected through multistage clusteringand they were divided into control and experimental groups (25 students in each group). Research tools included help-seeking behavior questionnaire and general self-efficacy scale (GSES). Problem solvingskills training duringeight sessions (2 hours) was appliedfor one month. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Results showed that problem solving skills training influenced adaptive help-seeking, avoidance of help-seeking and self-efficacy of students, so that it increased adaptive help-seeking, reduced avoidance of help-seeking and increased self-efficacy of the experimental group compared to the control group. The results of this study have important implications in the field of improved performance and academic achievement of students.
nfluence of storage conditions on the essential oil composition of hymus daenensis Celak

The changes in the compositions of essential oils (EOs) from the aerial parts of Thymus daenensis were determined at different temperatures and storage times. The EOs of air-dried samples were obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Changes of EO compositions were detected during storage for 3 months in refrigerator (4 ◦C), freezer (−20 ◦C), and at room temperature. The results indicated that at room temperature, the propor-
Facilitating the development of lifelong learners through e-communication tools

Computer mediated communication (CMC) skills are essential in todays rapidly changing, technologically focused environment. This study reports student perceptions towards using CMC to improve learning. Twenty-two Tertiary and Further Education students participated in a pilot study that measured student preferences and perceptions of e-communication tools via a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. Three units of varying levels and complexities of e-communication tools were used in the study, which provided perceptions influenced through varying levels of exposure and usage. The research indicated that students perceived most tools as being useful, but not all preferred to use them. A most important finding was students indicated a shared perception and preference for combinations of e-communication tools, and that by promoting the use of these tools, teachers help encourage students to develop as lifelong learners.
Supply and Performance of Wheat Markets in Digelu-Tijo District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Analyzing the supply and performance of wheat markets for smallholder farmers need to improve their marketed surplus and initiate them for commercialization. The objective of this paper is to analyze the marketed surplus of wheat by smallholders farmers and to identify its underlying determinants. Two- stage sampling technique was used and a total of 123 smallholder farmers from five kebeles were randomly and proportionately sampled to collect both secondary and primary sources. The model results showed that six explanatory variables significantly affected the volume of wheat marketed by smallholder wheat producers. Family size, access to credit, off- farm income and livestock holding were negatively and significantly affecting supply. Oxen ownership and perception of farmers towards wheat market price were positively and significantly influence market supply. Based on the study policy interventions like family planning, awareness to farmers to supply wheat to the market when price is fair for them, awareness to farmers on rearing livestock besides farming agricultural crops, encouraging farmers to involve them self in both off-farming and farming activities to improve their livelihood
Malleable Contextual Partitioning and Computational Dreaming

Computer Architecture is entering an era where hundreds of Processing Elements (PE) can be integrated onto single chips even as decades-long, steady advances in instruction, thread level parallelism are coming to an end. And yet, conventional methods of parallelism fail to scale beyond 4-5 PE’s, well short of the levels of parallelism found in the human brain. The human brain is able to maintain constant real time performance as cognitive complexity grows virtually unbounded through our lifetime. Our underlying thesis is that contextual categorization leading to simplified algorithmic processing is crucial to the brains performance efficiency. But, since the overheads of such reorganization are unaffordable in real time, we also observe the critical role of sleep and dreaming in the lives of all intelligent beings. Based on the importance of dream sleep in memory consolidation, we propose that it is also responsible for contextual reorganization. We target mobile device applications that can be personalized to the user, including speech, image and gesture recognition, as well as other kinds of personalized classification, which are arguably the foundation of intelligence. These algorithms rely on a knowledge database of symbols, where the database size determines the level of intelligence. Essential to achieving intelligence and a seamless user interface however is that real time performance be maintained. Observing this, we define our chief performance goal as: Maintaining constant real time performance against ever increasing algorithmic and architectural complexities. Our solution is a method for Malleable Contextual Partitioning (MCP) that enables closer personalization to user behavior. We conceptualize a novel architectural framework, the Dream Architecture for Lateral Intelligence (DALI) that demonstrates the MCP approach. The DALI implements a dream phase to execute MCP in ideal MISD parallelism and reorganize its architecture to enable contextually simplified real time operation. With speech recognition as an example application, we show that the DALI is successful in achieving the performance goal, as it maintains constant real time recognition, scaling almost ideally, with PE numbers up to 16 and vocabulary size up to 220 words.
Chromones and tannins from the fruit of Euscaphis japonica var. wupingensis

Euscaphis japonica var. wupingensis is a variety of E. japonica in the family Staphyleaceae. The biological characteristics of E. japonica var. wupingensis have been well described, but few studies have been conducted on its constituents. After repeated separation using column chromatography and preparative high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ten compounds were isolated from the methanol extract of fruit of E. japonica var. wupingensis. The structure of the components was characterized on the basis of spectroscopic data, including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and mass spectra (MS). These compounds included five chromone derivatives: isobiflorin (1), biflorin (2), 2-methyl-5,7-dihydroxy-chromone-7-O-ß-D-glucopyranoside (5), 5,7-dihydroxy-2-methyl-4H-chromen-4-one (6), and quercetin-3-O-D-arabinoside (7), and four tannins: eugeniin (3), ellagic acid (8), 3, 3′-di-O-methylellagic acid 4-(5”-acetyl) -α-L-arabinofuranoside (9), 3,3′-di-O-methylellagic acid (10), and methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate (4). The antioxidant activity of the isolated compounds were tested. Ellagic acid (8) exhibited potent 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity with an SC50 value of 4.05 M.
Relation between O 3-Inhibition of Photosynthesis and Ethylene in Paddy Rice Grown under Different CO 2 Concentrations

This study was conducted to evaluate the role of ethylene in acute ozone (O3: 0, 0.1, and 0.3 cm m; O, O and O, respectively)-induced photosynthetic inhibition of paddy rice leaves grown under different atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations (CO2: 400 and 800 cm 3 m; C and C, respectively). Ethephon and silver thiosulfate complex (STS) were applied one day before exposure to O3. Gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, and ascorbic acid were measured immediately before (BE), immediately after (AE-0), and 1 d and 3 d after (AE-1, AE-3) the start of the exposure to O3. In the plants exposed to O3, visible leaf symptoms on the adaxial leaf surface appeared at AE-3. O3 decreased photosynthesis-related parameters, total ascorbic acid content, and redox state of ascorbic acid (RDS), and C ameliorated O3-induced damage. STS ameliorated the O3-induced visible leaf symptoms and O3-inhibition of photosynthesis but ethephon worsened slightly or did not affect them. Additionally, we evaluated the effects of O3 and CO2 on ethylene production in rice leaves. Although elevated CO2 did not affect ethylene production, exposure to O3 greatly increased ethylene production at AE-0 and rapidly reduced it at AE-1. These results indicate that ethylene is an important component of signal transduction for the extension of O3 injury in paddy rice.
Variation of the chlorophyll a related to sea surface temperature , wind and geostrophic currents in the Cape Verde region using satellite data

We present a comparative analysis of satellite derived climatologies in the Cape Verde region (CV). In order to establish chlorophyll a variability, in relation to other oceanographic phenomena, a set of, relatively long (from five to eight years), time series of chlorophyll a, sea surface temperature, wind and geostrophic currents, were ensembled for the Eastern Central Atlantic (ECA). We studied seasonal and inter-annual variability of phytoplankton concentration, in relation to the rest of the variables, with a special focus in CV. We compared the situation within the archipelago with those of the surrounding marine environments, such as the North West African Upwelling (NWAU), North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre (NASTG), North Equatorial Counter Current (NECC) and Guinea Dome (GD). At the seasonal scale, CV region behaves partly as the surrounding areas, nevertheless, some autochthonous features were also found. The maximum peak of the pigment having a positive correlation with temperature is found at the end of the year for all the points in the archipelago; a less remarkable rise with negative correlation is also detected in February for points CV2 and CV4. This is behavior that none of the surrounding environments have shown. This enrichment was found to be preceded by a drastic drop in wind intensity (SW Monsoon) during summer months. The inter-annual analysis shows a tendency for decreasing of the chlorophyll a concentration.
Analyzing the Impact of Quality Tools and Techniques on Quality Related Costs : Comparing German Industries .

The proportions of quality costs in engineering budgets are higher than 30% on average and in manufacturing budgets higher than 20%. Measuring and analyzing quality related costs have proven to be beneficial. Although it is a well discussed topic in literature, the implementation rate in industry is still low. However, market leaders have significantly lower quality costs when compared to their competitors. This paper presents data regarding quality related costs and the effects after using quality tools and techniques. The study was carried out as an online survey of quality experts of German companies from three industries: Automotive, Mechanical Engineering and Electronics. Survey results are compared to literature, discussed and conclusions drawn. Findings indicate that the implementation rate of quality tools and techniques and the amount of total quality costs vary starkly among industries. Furthermore, evidence shows that there is untapped potential for increasing profits if quality related costs are reduced. The greatest barriers to attaining this potential are limited resources and access to data. There is a strong need for tools and techniques to facilitate the cost reduction exercise. Since existing models are theoretical in nature, the collaboration with real-world companies is required. Accompanying and coaching the client during the implementation phase is a key success factor to sustainably integrated solutions. Practical models can be derived from learnings of those projects as a guide to others.
Tail and Volatility Indices from Option Prices

Both volatility and the tail of stock return distributions are impacted by discontinuities or large jumps in the stock price process. In this paper, we construct a model-free jump and tail index by measuring the impact of jumps on the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s VIX index. Our jump and tail index is constructed from a portfolio of risk-reversals using 30-day index options, and measures time variations in the intensity of return jumps. Using the index, we document a 50-fold increase in jump fears during the financial crisis, and that jump fears predict index returns after controlling for stock return variability.
Crowdsourcing Feedback for PayAsYouGo Data Integration

Providing an integrated representation of data from heterogeneous data sources involves the specification of mappings that transform the data into a consistent logical schema. With a view to supporting large-scale data integration, the specification of such mappings can be carried out automatically using algorithms and heuristics. However, automatically generated mappings typically provide partial and/or incorrect results. Users can help to improve such mappings; expert users can act on the mappings directly using data integration tools, and end users or crowds can provide feedback in a pay-as-you-go fashion on results from the mappings. Such feedback can be used to inform the selection and refinement of mappings, thus improving the quality of the integration and reducing the need for expensive and potentially scarce expert sta. In this paper, we investigate the use of crowdsourcing to obtain feedback on mapping results that inform mapping selection and refinement. The investigation involves an experiment in Amazon Mechanical Turk that obtains feedback from the crowd on the correctness of mapping results. The paper describes this experiment, considers generic issues such as reliability, and reports the results for dierent mappings and reliability strategies.
Special Bureau for the Core

The Special Bureau for the Core (SBC) is one of the eight Special Bureaus (SB’s) of the Global Geophysical Fluids Center (GGFC), established by the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) on January 1, 1998 to facilitate the link between the space geodetic and the geodynamic communities. Within the GGFC, the SBC is responsible for the research and data service activities related to the core and plays a role in stimulating and coordinating research on this topic. In particular, the SBC focuses on theoretical modeling and observations related to core structure and dynamics (including the geodynamo), and on inner core outer core mantle interactions.
Factors Affecting Compliance with Therapeutic Regimen for Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft : Suggested Nursing Guidelines

Background: Compliance with therapeutic regimen after CABG is very important to keep patients' well-being and away from complications. So it is important for patients to modify their lifestyle and accept their new life with new changes. The aim of this study was to determine factors that affecting compliance with therapeutic regimen for patients with CABG and develop suggested nursing guidelines, Design:A descriptive exploratory design was utilized, Setting: the study was conducted in the Cardio-Thoracic Surgery outpatient Clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals, Sample: A purposive sample of72 patients, Tools: three tools were used to collect the study data.Self-administered questionnaire, factors affecting patients' compliance with therapeutic regimen and compliance with therapeutic regimen. Results: the study revealed that 87.5% of the studied patients had unsatisfactory knowledge about disease and its' treatment, 77.5% of patients believes toward therapy, 54.2% of patients attitude toward therapy, 48.9% of health literacy related factors, 60% of therapy related factors, 48.7% of socioeconomic related factors, 44.4% of disease related factors, 33.3% of health care system related factors. 79.2% of the studied patients had uncompliance behavior with therapeutic regimen. Conclusion:There were many factors which had significant impact on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft patients' ability to comply with therapeutic regimen such as; patients-related factors, therapy-related factors,socioeconomic-related factors, disease-related factors and healthcare system-related factors, the majority of the studied patients were un-compliant with therapeutic regimen. Recommendation: Educational guidelines should be conducted for CABG patients to improve their compliance.
DETERMINANTS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS’ PERFORMANCE IN ETHIOPIA

According to previous studies, determinants of bank performance are categorized into two main groups: external and internal. The Internal determinants are sometimes called microeconomic determinants or inherent performance which are specific to each bank and that, in many cases, are the direct result of managerial decisions, so such management effects will definitely affect the operating result of banks. External determinants, on the other hands, are variables that reflect economic and legal environment which are out of the control of the management of the banks. They are again grouped in to two parts as factors relating to the industry structure and to the macroeconomic environment within which the banking system operates.
How Does Earnings Management Affect Innovation Strategies of Firms?

As documented in the literature, firms engaging in more real earnings management have higher cash flow volatility than those involving less real earnings management. In contrast, firms taking part of accrual-based earnings management mainly affect their reporting earnings. However, such activities have little impacts on volatility of firms’ cash flows. Because firm executives have discretions to decide their innovation strategy by either developing patents in-house or purchasing patents from a third party and these strategies have different degree of impacts on firms’ cash flows, we explore whether these is an association between firms’ innovation strategies and types of earnings management. Then, we investigate the effect of such association on firm value. The findings reported in this study indicate that there is a strong association between innovation strategy and types of earnings management employed by executives. More importantly, this association has significant impacts on firm value.
Decline in FEV 1 and hospitalized exacerbations in individuals with severe alpha-1 antitrypsin de ﬁ ciency

Background and aim: The value of the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ) is useful in the diagnosis and prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Previous studies on lung function in individuals with severe alpha-1 antitrypsin de ﬁ ciency (AATD) have shown a variable annual decline in FEV 1 ( Δ FEV 1 ). The aim of this study was to analyze Δ FEV 1 and to identify risk factors for Δ FEV 1 in individuals with severe AATD. Material and methods: Data on smoking habits, symptoms, results of lung function tests and exacerbations were obtained from the Swedish AATD Register and the Swedish National Patient Register (SNPR). The Δ FEV 1 was analyzed by random-effects modeling and adjusted for age and FEV 1 at baseline. Results: One hundred and four (9%) current smokers, 539 (48%) ex-smokers and 489 (43%) never-smokers were included in the study and followed-up from 1991 to 2016. A total of 584 (52%) individuals with severe AATD had COPD at inclusion. The median (IQR) annual severe exacerbation rate was 0.66 (1.4). The adjusted mean Δ FEV 1 was signi ﬁ cantly higher in the current smokers compared with the ex-smokers and never-smokers (70 [95% CI 56 – 83] vs 42 [95% CI 36 – 48] and 32 [95% CI 25 – 38) mL·yr − 1 ], in the middle – aged individuals compared with the young individuals (48 [95% CI 41 – 55] vs 32 [95% CI 18 – 45] mL·yr − 1 ), in the individuals with respiratory symptoms at inclusion compared with the asymptomatic individuals (46 [95% CI 40 – 52] vs 30 [95% CI 22 – 38]mL·yr − 1 ), and in the individuals with frequent exacerbations compared with those with infrequent exacerbations (57 [95% CI 47 – 68] vs 27 [95% CI 17 – 37] mL·yr − 1 ). Conclusion: Active smoking, age, respiratory symptoms at baseline and repeated severe exacerbations of COPD are factors associated with an accelerated decline of lung function in individuals with severe AATD.
Effect of Cu application on growth , yield and biochemical responses of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L . ) in Gomti-upland alluvial soil

A field experiment was conducted during winter season Lucknow University (New Campus) to study the response of copper (Cu) application on wheat reproductive yield, Cu uptake, sugar, proline and protein contents and activity of amylase, catalase and peroxidase enzymes. Cu were added to soil @ 0, 2, 4, 8 and 12 kg h-1 as CuSO4 at the time of sowing in all the treatments Least significant difference analysis of data revealed that yield parameters (No. of tillers plant-1, No. of ear plant-1, Ear length plant-1 and Ear weight plant-1), proline and protein contents of wheat plants were significantly increased up to 8 kg h-1. As compare to control, content of Cu were significantly (p<0.01) increased in root and shoot of wheat plants by 1666 and 1449% while grown at 12 kg h-1 Cu. Number of grain ear-1, grain seed-100 weight significantly (p<0.01) increased by 112 and 33.5% in wheat plants grown at 12 kg h-1 Cu. Pigments synthesis under Cu application increased up to 4 kg h-1 levels then decrease up to higher levels. Proline contents in the leaves of wheat plants increased up to higher level while protein contents increased up to 8 kg h-1 cu supply. Activity of catalase, peroxidase and amylase were found to be significantly increased by 54%, 157% and 130% respectively in the leaves of wheat plants grown in soil amended with 12 kg h-1compared to control.
Workgroup 3 : Perioperative Antibiotics Liaison :

Delegates: William V. Arnold MD, PhD, Goran Bicanic MD, PhD, Stefano A. Bini MD, Fabio Catani MD, Jiying Chen MD, PhD, Mohammad T. Ghazavi MD, FRCSC, Karine M. Godefroy MD, Paul Holham MD, Hamid Hosseinzadeh MD, Kang I.I. Kim MD, PhD, Klaus Kirketerp-Møller MD, Lars Lidgren MD, PhD, Jian Hao Lin MD, Jess H. Lonner MD, Christopher C. Moore MD, Panayiotis Papagelopoulos MD, LazarosPoultsidesMD,MSc, PhD, R. LorRandallMD,BrianRoslundPharmD,Khalid SalehMD,MSC, FRCSC,MHCM, Julia V. Salmon MD, Edward M. Schwarz PhD, Jose Stuyck MD, Annette W. Dahl MD, Koji Yamada MD