Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
STOCHASTIC MODELS IN SOCIETY FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS IN A REAL TIME MODE

The human body is a complex system consisting of more than 32 trillion cells. Many systems and mechanisms in the human body interact in order to maintain homeostasis. Homeostasis is the property of a system in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable and relatively constant. All living organisms depend on maintaining a complex set of interacting metabolic chemical reactions. Many diseases involve a disturbance of homeostasis. Negative feedback mechanisms consist of reducing the output or activity of any organ or system back to its normal range of functioning. The feedback is important for the healthy functioning of one’s body. Complications can arise if any of the two feedbacks are affected or altered in any way. As the organism ages, the efficiency in its control systems becomes reduced. The inefficiencies gradually result in an unstable internal environment that increases the risk of illness, and leads to the physical changes associated with aging [1]. Over a lifetime, there may be situations when it is necessary to know, whether the state of the body is stable, or it undergoes substantial changes. It is particularly important to recognize the transition of the organism in a critical condition. For example, it is a problem for medicals performing complicated surgical operations under the general anesthesia. At the same time, the duration of decision making must not exceed five minutes, so a longer stay of a patient in a state of clinical death can lead to irreparable consequences. In such situations there is no time to conduct the comprehensive analysis of many vital parameters. So, it is possible to use only those data that are continuously monitored, for example, the rhythm of hart or the brain activity. This paper presents the study of the critical states of the organism by analyzing the heart rate variability in real time. These studies were carried out for a number of years at the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Science. The results can be considered as the additional information for medicals to make decision.
Hide or Seek? Physiological Responses Reflect Both the Decision and the Attempt to Conceal Information

The process of information concealment is more relevant than ever in this day and age. Using a modified concealed-information test (CIT), we aimed to unmask this process by investigating both the decision and the attempt to conceal information in 38 students. The attempt to conceal (vs. reveal) information induced a differential physiological response pattern within subjects—whereas skin conductance increased in both conditions, respiration and heart rate were suppressed only in the conceal condition—confirming the idea that these measures reflect different underlying mechanisms. The decision to conceal (vs. reveal) information induced enhanced anticipatory skin conductance responses. To our knowledge, this is the first study that observed such anticipatory responses in an information-concealment paradigm. Together, these findings imply that our physiological responses reflect, to some degree, both the decision and the attempt to conceal information. In addition to strengthening CIT theory, this knowledge sheds novel light on anticipatory responding in decision making.
Potentiale von IKT beim Ausfall kritischer Infrastrukturen: Erwartungen, Informationsgewinnung und Mediennutzung der Zivilbevölkerung in Deutschland

In der Sicherheitsund Krisenforschung stehen bislang primär Fragen der Vulnerabilität, Stärkung von Resilienz und Erhaltung bzw. Wiederherstellung kritischer Infrastrukturen (KRITIS) im Mittelpunkt; zunehmend wird auch die Bedeutung von Sozialen Medien und Krisen-Apps erkannt. Inwiefern ist die Zivilbevölkerung in Deutschland aber auf das Eintreten einer Krise tatsächlich vorbereitet? Welche Informationsund Kommunikationstechniken (IKT) werden im Alltag und bei einem potentiellen Infrastrukturausfall genutzt? Unser Beitrag stellt die Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Umfrage mit 1024 Teilnehmern in Deutschland vor, die belegen, dass Gefahrenbewusstsein, Vorbereitung, effektives Krisenmanagement und Verbreitung von Krisen-Apps in Deutschland noch relativ gering sind, während traditionelle Kommunikationsund Informationskanäle sowie informelle Informationsnetzwerke bevorzugt werden. Die Ergebnisse stellen weiterhin die beträchtlichen Unterstützungspotentiale von IKT in derartigen Krisensituationen heraus, die zur Erhöhung des Risikobewusstseins, der Erleichterung des Informationstransfers und der Verbesserung der Kommunikation zwischen Zivilbevölkerung, KRITIS-Betreibern und Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben (BOS) entscheidend beitragen können.
A Continuation Method for Computing Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces with Boundary

Defined mathematically as critical points of surface area subject to a volume constraint, constant mean curvatures (CMC) surfaces are idealizations of interfaces occurring between two immiscible fluids. Their behavior elucidates phenomena seen in many microscale systems of applied science and engineering; however, explicitly computing the shapes of CMC surfaces is often impossible, especially when the boundary of the interface is fixed and parameters, such as the volume enclosed by the surface, vary. In this work, we propose a novel method for computing discrete versions of CMC surfaces based on solving a quasi-linear, elliptic partial differential equation (PDE) that is derived from writing the unknown surface as a normal graph over another known CMC surface. The PDE is then solved using an arc-length continuation algorithm, and the resulting algorithm produces a continuous family of CMC surfaces for varying volume whose physical stability is known. In addition to providing details of the algorithm, vari.
Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice Strengthening pre-service teachers’ mathematical content knowledge Strengthening pre-service teachers’ mathematical content knowledge

Abstract The tertiary training of pre-service teachers is pivotal in their professional preparation and formation as qualified educators. Multiple authors posit that teachers require a development of pedagogical content knowledge, or knowing a variety of ways to present mathematical content and to assist students to deepen their understanding (Chick 2012; Shulman 1987). Emerick, Hirsch & Berry (2003) argue that high quality teachers must possess appropriate mathematical content knowledge, and must also possess considerable background in communicating effectively to students. There are two aims of this educational research. The first is to investigate the self-perceptions of pre-service primary and secondary teachers enrolled in a mathematics education unit as they engage with and consolidate their mathematics content knowledge. The second aim is to explore how these pre-service teachers understand and perceive their ‘readiness’ to undertake such a task, based on their recent tertiary training. Data were collected from participants through the exercise of pre-unit (Phase 1) and post-unit (Phase 2) surveys. Following the completion of Phase 1, participant self-reflections indicated varying degrees of readiness to teach mathematics to upper primary and lower secondary students. Less than half of the sampled participants asserted that they felt confident in teaching mathematics, and almost all participants stressed the need to strengthen both their content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. This paper will discuss the key findings of Phase 1 in light of the extant literature on the preparation of pre-service mathematics teachers.
Bangladesh Trade with India: Trends and Patterns

Bangladesh has a large and persistent trade deficit with its neighboring country India over the years. This paper explored the trends and patterns of trade between these two countries using both aggregated and disaggregated data. More specifically, it examined the relative position of the two countries in global trade, explores the overall trend in exports to and imports from India, and the trend in trade balance using aggregate level data. Further, utilizing some disaggregated data, analysis is conducted regarding the commodity composition of Bangladesh exports to and imports from India by major product categories. Additionally, the paper estimates revealed comparative advantage (RCA) to reflect inter-industry trade based on comparative advantage by HS-2 digit commodity groups. The paper finds that India has a much stronger position in the global trade vis-A -vis Bangladesh and that India strongly dominates Bangladesh in bilateral trade, resulting in a very large and persistent trade deficit with India. At a disaggregated level, the paper finds that Bangladesh has comparative advantage in some products whereas India has comparative advantage relatively in more product categories.
Analysis of High School Physics National Examination questions based on Bloom Taxonomy and National Examination Question Standard in 2017/2018

The National Examination is for measuring the success rate of student learning at school and mapping the quality of Education in Indonesia. To fulfill the objectives of the National Examination, an instrument is needed to represent the standards set by the Indonesian government. This research is a qualitative study that aims to analyze National Examination Questions in 2017/2018 based on Bloom’s taxonomy and National Examination Questions Standard. Data collected by analyzing the samples National Examination questions in 2017/2018 using operational verbs in Bloom’s taxonomy and grouping topics based the standard. Based on the research, it was found that most question is in the applying cognitive domain (C3), that is, 35 %, when the least question is in the creating cognitive domain (C6), that is, only 2.5%. According to the National Examination Questions Standard, the most topic in the National Examination in 2017/2018 are “Force and Motion” and “Electric, Magnet and Modern Physics” with the same amount of 22.5%. The National Examination Questions Standard is too general in writing down cognitive levels and the topics that appear on the question.
Analysis of Abnormal Operating Performance Between Family Owned Firms and State Owned Firms in Indonesia and Malaysia

Purpose: This study examines the financial performance of family owned firms and state owned firms listed in Bursa Malaysia and the Indonesia Stock Exchange.Design/Methodology/Approach: This study employed abnormal operating performance to measure firm performance over a 15 year period from 1992 to 2007.Findings: This study shows that the state owned firms outperformed the family owned firms in Indonesia and Malaysia. Hence, the family owned firms need to strategize on how to increase its competitive advantage in order to compete with the state owned firms especially if they are competing in similar industry. Based on abnormal operating performance result, for each type of ownership which have model that have influenced by changing in their internal company or changing within their industry, they need to consider all factors that can impact their performance.Practical Implications: This study may assists the family owned and government involvement in company and their performance.Originality/Value: This study contributes to the existing literature by providing a new data set on family and government owned companies in both countries.
A Review of 25 Years of Research: Elementary Prospective Teachers in University Mathematics Content Courses.

The purpose of this review was to examine the 25-year period of research on elementary prospective teachers (EPTs) in mathematics content courses since publication of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 1989). Analysis included an extensive electronic search and a manual search of 11 well-respected journals. Twenty-four studies met the inclusion criteria. Nineteen of the 24 studies occurred in the context of a reform pedagogy. Results showed positive changes in EPTs’ affect were possible, but these shifts were sometimes difficult to come by and encountered resistance from the EPTs. Some studies showed an increase in EPTs’ content knowledge, while others did not achieve the desired effects. Results show further study of EPTs’ content knowledge is warranted. Implications for course learning experiences and suggestions for future research are offered.
The quality of teaching

Rating Scale: 1=Strongly Disagree, 4=Neutral, 7=Strongly Agree, N/A=Not Applicab le (7 is b est) AVG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RESPONSES STDEV Stimulated interest 6.2 6 1.17 Displayed thorough knowledge of subject material 6.8 6 0.41 Helped me learn 6.6 5 0.89 Rating Scale: 1=Very Poor, 7=Excellent, N/A=Not Applicab le (7 is b est) AVG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RESPONSES STDEV Overall rating 6.7 6 0.82 Comments on teaching (strengths, areas for improvement) Student 1570-BEST TA I HAD THIS YEAR! Student 4573-Amazing TA, very structured clear and helped me learn a lot. Her recitations had a clear structure and I *always * came out of them with a much better understanding of the material. She is however a little bit intimidating at first, but you very quickly get used to it.
Ultra-differentiation of Sperm Tail of Lesser Egyptian Jerboa, Jaculus jaculus (Family: Dipodidae)

In the present study, events of sperm tail differentiation in Lesser Egyptian Jerboa, Jaculus jaculus were studied for the first time. Generally, stages of sperm tail differentiation are more or less similar to that described by other studies in other rodents. In the present species, special structures were observed. These structures include, first: the formation of a hollow large unit of microtubules that appears to surround the nuclear envelope at its equatorial plane. The manchette microtubules (MMs) are re-oriented toward the longitudinal direction and attached along hollow large unit of microtubules. Second, the formation of perinuclear space filled with an electron-translucent substance surrounds the posterior third of the developing nucleus. Third, the nuclear fossa and the connecting piece were inserted in the ventrodorsal region of the nucleus. Fourth, the fibrous sheath (FS) is formed of dextral spiral fibrous ribs. Finally, the sperm tail of the present species has a single outer FS, however, other rodents, having additional inner fibrous units, between the outer FS and the inner developing axoneme.
A Developmental Paradigm for English Language Instruction at Preparatory Year Programs

Preparatory Year Programs (PYP) at Saudi universities are meant to narrow the gap between high school and tertiary education. Improving English language proficiency and skills among newly admitted university students is also a major objective of these programs. However, PYP programs do not achieve much outside the ordinary to set students on the road to the university. In particular, low-level English language proficiency and poor language skills are still apparent among most PYP students. Hence, this study is an attempt to conceptualize some of the challenges and obstacles faced by both English as a foreign language(EFL) teachers and students at the PYP program at a Saudi university. The study then develops a paradigm that can improve EFL practices and pedagogies within similar PYP programs. A number of 48 EFL teachers within the PYP program participated in the study, and then challenges were categorized into six subcategories relevant to the context of the study. Teacher participants' feedback was formulated into a developmental paradigm. The study used a questionnaire with open-ended questions. Results were analyzed using a qualitative descriptive research method. Findings of the study can be implemented by policymakers and educators within PYP programs.
Measuring Social-Psychological Functioning Among Malaysian Pre-Service Teachers

The purpose of this study was to assess social-psychological functioning among pre-service teachers. A total of 693 pre-service teachers (male = 187, female = 506) from three public universities participated in this cross-sectional survey study. Responses from the 8-item Flourishing Scale was used to assess the status of social-psychological functioning. The results were then analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistics version 23. We reported statistically significant association between social-psychological functioning and gender (p = .000), the first year was significantly lower social-psychological functioning score than that of other groups (p = .033), while, the pure arts students demonstrated significantly higher mean score compared to other fields of study (p = .000). The analysis also showed that there was a moderate and positive relationship between socialpsychological functioning and academic achievement (r = .402, p = .000). In addition, we also provide discussions on possible reasons for these results, with focus on the challenges faced during their transitions into university life.
REVERSAL RETARDATION THROUGH INTRODUCING FORCED NON-REWARDING TRIALS IN OVERTRAINING BY WHITE RATS

The present study was designed for the purpose to evaluate the contribution of continuous rewarding trials as a possible basis of the overlearning effect (the facilitation of discrimination reversal by overlearning). In ordinary overlearning studies, overlearning Ss were given, after original criterion was attained, a definite number of additional overlearning trials and subsequently learned the reversal . Because the Ss rarely made errors on the overlearning trials (especially on the later trials), this . treatment unavoidably introduced the successive, extended occurrences of rewarding trials just prior to the beginning of reversal learning. It was highly probable, therefore, that when preceded by the continued series of rewardings the non-rewarding trials in the subsequent reversal might be more effective in attenuating the prior correct response and that the facilitation of reversal (REID, 10 ; PUBOLS, 9 ; CAPALDI and STEVENSON, 2) was merely due to the faster extinction of the prior response in the overlearning Ss. According to this interpretation of the overlearning effect, it was expected that, increasing the occurrences of non-rewarding trials during overtraining, the extinction of the original response would be progressively prolonged and the reversal retarded, since the amount of decrement per reversal non-rewarding trial could be assumed to be increasingly less. In the present study, the number of forced non-rewarding trials of incorrect response which were interspersed among forced rewarding trials of correct response in
Assessment of Mung Bean (Vignaradiata) pests in the Low Land Areas of North Shewa Zone

Mung bean known locally as “Masho” is a recent introduction in the Ethiopian pulse production and grown in few areas of the country and constrained by different biotic factors.However, the relative importance of each pest across locations has not been assessed and well profiled to sound management strategy. The objective of this study was to assess distribution and intensity of major pests on mungbean.The survey was made in 2016 and 2017 main cropping seasons following the main roads and accessible routes in each survey district (lowland areas of North Shewa Zone) and stops were made at every 5 -10 km intervals based on vehicles odometers as per mung bean fields available. Five stops were made in each mung bean field by moving “X” fashion at each stop interval using quadrants and data were collected from each. The result indicated that, Apion clavipes was most prevalent insect pest of mung bean in surveyed areas with maximum prevalence of 100%. Similarly, leaf blight and leaf spot were most prevalent diseases of mung bean in all districts. On the other hand, survey revealed that Cyperus spp. was frequently observed weed in both seasons with the highest weed density per m2. In 2017, weed Spps. Cyperus rotundus and Echinocloacolona L. were more frequently obtained weeds of mung bean in the surveyed districts with the consequent frequencies (77.42, 70.97%) and densities (16.11, 2.8 per m2). The current study indicated that a complex of pests exist on mung bean in the studied areas. Therefore, pest management strategies need to be devised.
DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES IN THE CAPACITY TO PROCESS FACE INFORMATION

The ability to recognize a face is an ability that improves with age. There is evidence that these improvements in performance are quantitative rather than qualitative, and have been interpreted as an increase in processing capacity (Itier & Taylor, 2004). We report results from a set of experiments designed to apply a precise, theoretically-motivated measure of capacity (Townsend & Nozawa, 1995) to this developmental question. Experiment 1 addressed two important questions: (a) whether children could complete the large number of trials needed to effectively use these capacity measures and (b) whether greater variability of children’s response times would prevent clear inferences from being made about changes in processing capacity. The results of Experiment 1 showed that children could complete the large number of trials needed to effectively use these measures of capacity and that interpretable inferences about changes in processing capacity could be made for children using these measures. There was also evidence of an age-related increase in the capacity to process redundant target dot stimuli with age. The purpose of Experiment 2 was to use these measures to test the hypothesis that there are age-related changes in the capacity to process face information, specifically changes in configural and featural information. The results of Experiment 2 provided support for this hypothesis. Taken together, this work suggests (a) precise measures of processing capacity are available to use in studies of children (b) a more precise and theoretically-driven account of age-related changes in the capacity to process face information was possible using these measures (c) a parallel can be drawn between the age-related increases in processing capacity in both experiments.
The experiences of nurses on Local Health Group boards in Wales : a gendered analysis

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