Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE EFFECT OF PROBLEM-BASED E-LEARNING CONTENT ON THE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC COMPUTER SYSTEM COURSE ( DSK ) OF THE STUDENT OF INFORMATICS ENGINEERING EDUCATION

This study was aimed at finding out the difference in learning achievement in basic computer system course (DSK) between the students who learned from content e-problem-based learning in experiment class and those who learned from conventional model in control class in learning basic computer system course. This study used quasi-experimental non-equivalent Pretest Post-test Control Group Design. There were three variables involved in this study. Two of them were independent variable and dependent variable. The independent variable was e-problem-based learning and the dependent variable was learning achievement. Another variable which functioned as covariate was students’prior learning achievement. The population consisted of all students of the first semester in Informatics Engineering Education Department. The sample was selected by using simple group random sampling technique. An essay test was used to know the students’basic computer system learning achievement (DSK). The hypothesis was tested by one-way analysis of co-variance (ANACOVA). The results showed that the mean score in the learning achievement of the students who learned from content e-problem-based learning was higher than that of those who learned from using conventional model. Content e-problem-based learning plays the role in improving students’ learning achievement.
Science Teachers’ Conceptualizations and Implications for the Development of the Professional Development Programs

This study aimed to investigate the two primary school science teachers’ conceptions of professional development, their perceptions of self-improvement and the factors influencing their professional development. In this investigation, a case study approach was adopted. The participant teachers were given a semi-structured interview and the data collected was qualitatively analyzed. After individual case analysis, cross- case analysis was carried out to compare the participants’ conceptions of professional development, their perceptions of self-improvement and the factors influencing their professional development.The findings of the study revealed that the two teachers viewed professional development as an individual process rather than collaborative. They perceived their professional development locally practiced and self-renewed, gained with the help of self critical reflection. They also emphasized that the in-service training courses offered to them by the Ministry of Education do not respond to their needs. Thus, they cannot get the maximum benefit from them. The findings of this study has a significant contribution in drawing a clearer picture of the professional development endeavours the teachers get engaged into and the nature of the professional development in Northern Cyprus context. The findings of this study also indicated that there is a need to develop teacher development programs where teachers are also involved in the decision making process and constructivist stance is adopted that puts the teachers in the center of learning and development process.
Using Project-Based Learning in Writing an Educational Article: An Experience Report.

Writing skills of students in various faculties are competencies that need to be developed in accordance with the vision and purpose for the faculty itself. The Faculty of Education is a faculty which educates and writing skills to students from any department to have a sensitivity and a critical attitude toward education. This research employs qualitative research. It was expected to give inspirations to further research in linear field and also to inspire readers to implement writing based-project in their instruction. Using project-based learning directly guides them to write an article. The study involved 32 students of the 2nd of Mathematics Education Academic Year 2015/2016. We describe a reflective study on their articles that published in the local mass media. The results show that the students' interest were very varied, there are education and history education, education and values, contemporary problems of education and mathematics education. It is also show that using project based-learning, the number of students' articles published in mass media is 25% (8 of 32 articles), the remain articles (75%) were under review. From the results, it can be concluded that by using project-based learning, students' writing ability can be enhanced. Further, this learning can foster student learning and engage faculty in professional development.
Effect of post hatch delayed access to feed on performance, GIT physical and histological development and yolk absorption in young broiler chicks

The effect of post hatch starvation on growth rate, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, yolk absorption, and small intestine morphological index and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) organs relative weight were evaluated in young broiler chicks. Two hundred and twenty five newly hatched male "Ross-308" broiler chicks were placed in three treatments with five replications of 15b each. The experiment was arranged in a complete random design (CRD) at 6, 12 and 18 hours delay access to feed immediately after hatching as treatments. Body weight and weight gain increased significantly in birds that had access to feed with 6h delayed compared with those at 12 and 18h delayed access to feed. The total gastro intestinal tract and small intestine relative weight and small intestine length numerically decreased with increased delayed access to feed. The highest small intestine relative weight and length were observed in birds that started to feed at 6h after hatching and the lowest weights were observed in birds that started to feed at 18h after hatching. Also, the highest villus height, villus width and apparent villus surface area were observed in birds that started to feed at 6h after hatching. The results of this study revealed that delayed access to feed has adverse effects on broiler performance. Therefore, be recommended that transportation plan have to be provided to chicks to reduce starvation time after hatching.
An Autosomal STR Profile of Napoléon the First

Objective: We report the results of nuclear DNA analyses of Napoleon the First (Napoleon Bonaparte; 1769-1821). Design: His genomic DNA was extracted from dandruff adherent to his hair, coming from a lock of his hair dating from the year of 1811. Results: We obtained the complete STR (short tandem repeats) profile of Napoleon, based on fifteen autosomal loci. On this profile, ten loci (D8S1179, D21S11, D7S820, D3S1358, TH01, D16S539, D2S1338, vWa, D18S51 and FGA) are heterozygous; the most frequent alleles in Caucasians are present for only seven (allele 8 for TPOX and allele 11 for D5S818, allele 13 for D8S1179, allele 10 for D7S820, allele 9.3 for THO1, allele 12 for D16S539 and allele 24 for FGA) of the homozygous and heterozygous loci. Conclusions: So the discriminating power of this sort of genetic profile is elevated, permitting useful comparisons to other STR profiles in the future. Finally, an analysis of fifteen Y chromosomal STRs from the dandruff of this lock of hair confirms allele values of Napoleon already obtained or deduced for the corresponding loci in previous determinations.
Relative forage preference by camel (Camelus dromedarius) as influenced by season, sex and age in the Sahel zone of north western Nigeria

A study on effect of age, sex and seasonal variation in forage preference of camel was conducted in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of north western Nigeria. A total number of 12 camels were used in the study. Data were collected at an interval of 5 min for each category of animal for 3 consecutive days in dry and rainy seasons using scan sampling method. Based on the observation, the number of plants preferred in this study by young camel calves was less than that preferred by matured camel. Matured animals consume mostly diversified, thorny and taller plant species which might not be easily accessed by the camel calves. Leptadania hastata was found to be the most preferred forage during the rainy season, while Ziziphus mauritiana was the preferred forage during dry season with mean feeding time of 87.33 and 46.66 min/day, respectively; while the least preferred forage during the rainy and dry seasons were Acacia sieberiana and Bauhinia rufescens with mean feeding time of 0.11 and 15.00 min/day, respectively. Browse species found in the study area are extremely important as feed for camels. Key words: Camel, preference, forage, grazing.
A DYNAMIC FACTOR MODEL FOR THE COLOMBIAN INFLATION

ABSTRACT. We use a dynamic factor model proposed by Stock and Watson [1998, 1999,2002a,b] to forecast Colombian inflation. The model includes 92 monthly series observedover the period 1999:01-2008:06. The results show that for short-run horizons, factor modelforecasts significantly outperformed the auto-regressive benchmark model in terms of theroot mean squared forecast error statistic.
The impact of foreign direct investment on unemployment in Japan

The flow of foreign direct investment is one of the indicators of economic interconnection with the rest of the world. The paper is aimed at evaluating of inward FDI flows into Japanese economy and unemployment development. For many decades, Japan has attracted considerably lower levels of inward FDI compared to other developed countries of the world. Also the rate of unemployment in Japan was relatively low which is caused by a specific attitude of the active population of Japan towards employment issues. Methods of regression and correlation analysis (including testing the statistical significance) were used in the analysis of FDI and unemployment. The correlation has been approved between FDI and the rate of unemployment.
Title Stochastic filtering for determining gravity variations fordecade-long time series of GRACE gravity

We present a new stochastic filter technique for statistically rigorous separation of gravity signals and correlated “stripe” noises in a series of monthly gravitational spherical harmonic coefficients (SHCs) produced by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission. Unlike the standard destriping process that removes the stripe contamination empirically, the stochastic approach simultaneously estimates gravity signals and correlated noises relying on covariance information that reflects both the spatial spectral features and temporal correlations among them. A major benefit of the technique is that by estimating the stripe noise in a Bayesian framework, we are able to propagate statistically rigorous covariances for the destriped GRACE SHCs, i.e. incorporating the impact of the destriping on the SHC uncertainties. The Bayesian approach yields a natural resolution for the gravity signal that reflects the correlated stripe noise, and thus achieve a kind of spatial smoothing in and of itself. No spatial Gaussian smoothing is formally required although it might be useful for some circumstances. Using the stochastic filter, we process a decade-length series of GRACE monthly gravity solutions, and compare the results with GRACE Tellus data products that are processed using the “standard” destriping procedure. The results show that the stochastic filter is able to remove the correlated stripe noise to a remarkable degree even without an explicit smoothing step. The estimates from the stochastic filter for each destriped GRACE field are suitable for Bayesian integration of GRACE with other geodetic measurements and models, and the statistically rigorous estimation of the time-varying rates and seasonal cycles in GRACE time series.
Competitive Reaction Modelling in Aqueous Systems: the Case of Contemporary Reduction of Dichromates and Nitrates by nZVI

In various Countries, Cr(VI) still represents one of the groundwater pollutant of major concern, mainly due to its high toxicity, furthermore enhanced by the synergic effect in presence of other contaminants. As widely reported in the recent literature, nanoscale zero valent iron particles (nZVI-p) have been proved to be particularly effective in the removal of a wide range of contaminants from polluted waters. In this work, experimental tests of hexavalent chromium reduction in polluted groundwater in the presence of nitrate by nZVI-p are presented and discussed. The effect of different nitrate amounts on Cr(VI) reduction mechanism was investigated and the obtained results were successfully interpreted by the proposed kinetic model. nZVI-p produced by the classical borohydride reduction method were added in to synthetic solutions with the initial concentration of Cr(VI) set at 93, 62 and 31 mg L-1 and different nitrate contents in the range 10-100 mg L-1. According to the experimental results, nitrate showed an adverse effect on Cr(VI) reduction, depending on the nZVI/Cr(VI) and Cr(VI)/NO3- ratio. The proposed kinetic model soundly grasps the competitive nature of the Cr(VI) reduction process when other chemical species are present in the treated solution.
14-Mohd Saleem.cdr

1 2 3 3 * Mohd Saleem | Shahid. M. A. | Abdulmohshen Saad Alghassab | Yousef Ateeg Awad ALsadi | 3 3 3 Yossef fahad khaled AL-aslami | Naser Sultan Meshal Alshammry | Saud Abdulaziz Alhuwayfi | 3 Abdulsalam Eisa Alshammari 1 Assistant Professor, Sub-Division Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA. (*Corresponding Author) 2 Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Effect of seed priming on germination percentage, shoot length, root length, seedling vigour index, moisture content and electrical conductivity in storage of kabuli chickpea cv., MNK – 1 (Cicer arietinum L.)

The storage experiment was conducted at Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, UAS, Raichur, to know the effect of seed priming treatments on storability of kabuli chickpea. The experiment consists of seven treatments and four replications in Complete Randomized Design, seed treated with mancozeb 50% + carbendazim 25% at 3 g/kg of seed recorded significantly higher germination (85.00%), shoot length (5.38 cm), root length (13.31 cm), seedling vigour index (1589), lowest electrical conductivity (0.742 dSm) and moisture content (7.65%) at the end of ninth month of storage.
New Concept For Calculating The Age Of A Fossil Bone By Uranium-Series Method

The age of a fossil bone can be determined based on the chain of radioactive uranium, as far as it behaves like a closed system. Uranium is incorporated into the bone after its death and disintegrates into thorium. The calculation of age is based on the assumption that living tissue does not contain uranium and at the entrance of uranium in the dead tissue, it did not contain thorium. Uranium is soluble in water and easily enters the bone while the thorium adsorbs on the clay soil particles since it is insoluble in water. In this work, we determined the equations needed to calculate the age of a bone sample. We have shown that age cannot be determined from the activity ratio between uranium-234 and its source uranium-238 because ratio had to be 1 from 3.5 million years, before they both entered the bone. Thus, we used the activity ratio of thorium-230 and its source uranium-234 which allowed us to go backward up to 350 000 years. In the case where 234 U/ 238 U is greater than 1, an amount of exogenous 234 U should be deducted.
Sensitivities and uncertainties of modeled ground temperatures in mountain environments

Abstract. Model evaluation is often performed at few locations due to the lack of spatially distributed data. Since the quantification of model sensitivities and uncertainties can be performed independently from ground truth measurements, these analyses are suitable to test the influence of environmental variability on model evaluation. In this study, the sensitivities and uncertainties of a physically based mountain permafrost model are quantified within an artificial topography. The setting consists of different elevations and exposures combined with six ground types characterized by porosity and hydraulic properties. The analyses are performed for a combination of all factors, that allows for quantification of the variability of model sensitivities and uncertainties within a whole modeling domain. We found that model sensitivities and uncertainties vary strongly depending on different input factors such as topography or different soil types. The analysis shows that model evaluation performed at single locations may not be representative for the whole modeling domain. For example, the sensitivity of modeled mean annual ground temperature to ground albedo ranges between 0.5 and 4 °C depending on elevation, aspect and the ground type. South-exposed inclined locations are more sensitive to changes in ground albedo than north-exposed slopes since they receive more solar radiation. The sensitivity to ground albedo increases with decreasing elevation due to shorter duration of the snow cover. The sensitivity in the hydraulic properties changes considerably for different ground types: rock or clay, for instance, are not sensitive to uncertainties in the hydraulic properties, while for gravel or peat, accurate estimates of the hydraulic properties significantly improve modeled ground temperatures. The discretization of ground, snow and time have an impact on modeled mean annual ground temperature (MAGT) that cannot be neglected (more than 1 °C for several discretization parameters). We show that the temporal resolution should be at least 1 h to ensure errors less than 0.2 °C in modeled MAGT, and the uppermost ground layer should at most be 20 mm thick. Within the topographic setting, the total parametric output uncertainties expressed as the length of the 95% uncertainty interval of the Monte Carlo simulations range from 0.5 to 1.5 °C for clay and silt, and ranges from 0.5 to around 2.4 °C for peat, sand, gravel and rock. These uncertainties are comparable to the variability of ground surface temperatures measured within 10 m × 10 m grids in Switzerland. The increased uncertainties for sand, peat and gravel are largely due to their sensitivity to the hydraulic conductivity.
Exploring Genetic and Spatial Structure of U.S. Weedy Red Rice (Oryza sativa) in Relation to Rice Relatives Worldwide

Abstract Weedy red rice is a highly troublesome weed of rice in the United States and throughout the world. Effective management of this weed has remained challenging to U.S. farmers, partly because of the biological diversity among red rice populations, resistance to or avoidance of control measures, and genetic similarities with crop rice that allow crossing between the two plant types. The aim of this research was to identify simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker loci that will unambiguously differentiate between U.S. weedy red rice, commercial rice cultivars, and their hybrids, to characterize the genetic diversity and structure of U.S. weedy red rice accessions in relation to Oryza collections from international sources, and to relate genetic and geographic variability within U.S. weedy red rice. Thirty-one SSR markers were used to analyze 180 worldwide Oryza entries and 80 U.S. weedy red rice and U.S. rice cultivars. Twenty-six of the 31 SSR marker loci were highly informative with respect to genetic distinctions between U.S. weedy red rice and U.S. rice cultivars. U.S. red rice are accessions clustered into two main SSR-based collections, awnless strawhull (SA−) and awned blackhull (BA+), according to genetic distance analysis and principal coordinate analysis. Genetic structure analysis clearly identified SA− and BA+ red rice, rice–red rice hybrids, commercial japonica rice cultivars, indica rice, and a number of international and wild Oryza spp. standards (e.g., Oryza nivara, Oryza rufipogon, and Oryza glaberrima) as genetically distinct groups. U.S. SA− red rice exhibited greater spatial structure than did BA+ in that the genetic makeup of SA− accessions changed nearly twice as much with geographic distance as compared to BA+. However, the overall genetic variability within SA− red rice accessions was less than for BA+ accessions, suggesting that the SA− types may be genetically less compatible than BA+ types with other Oryza plants such as rice or other red rice types present in U.S. rice fields. Several of the awned red rice entries exhibited evidence of natural hybridization with different red rice types. Our results suggest that the SA− and BA+ red rice collections have different genetic backgrounds. SA− accessions generally associated most closely with indica-like red- or white-bran Oryza sativa cultivar standards, while BA+ accessions generally associated more closely with O. nivara or O. nivara–like O. sativa entries. Although the U.S. red rice accessions appear not to have descended directly from introductions of the worldwide Oryza standards analyzed, an Oryza red-pericarp entry from Niger (UA 1012; PI 490783) was genetically very similar to some U.S. BA+ accessions. Nomenclature: Oryza nivara Sharma and Shastry; Oryza rufipogon Griff. ; red rice, O. sativa L. ; O. glaberrima Steud. ; rice, O. sativa L. ORSAT.
Evaluation of Transition to Electronic Prescriptions in Turkey: Perspective of Family Physicians

Background: One of the most important steps of the health transformation program involves the application of electronic prescriptions (e-prescriptions) in health services. Information technologies are highly important in generating e-prescriptions, which can be described as a document produced by authorized personnel electronically, containing written information and instructions regarding a patient’s medication and its usage. E-prescribing has become increasingly applied in recent years as a contributing application to prescribers and patients. The aim of this study was to determine the level of satisfaction of family physicians providing primary care in Turkey regarding the application of e-prescriptions, and reveal the related positive effects and problems encountered in the first months of implementation of e-prescribing. Methods: A questionnaire with eight questions was sent to e-mails of all family physicians working in Turkey in May 2013. A total of 1564 family physicians filled in the questionnaire form and sent it back by e-mail. The responses to openended questions were evaluated by content analysis. Results: It was observed that the most frequently indicated advantages of the application of e-prescriptions were speeding up the prescription process and saving time (36.6%). The most commonly reported problems regarding the application of e-prescriptions were found to be system-induced problems (26.5%) and internet problems (19.9%). In addition, the mean score of satisfaction of the family physicians who did not report problems with the application of e-prescriptions was higher than that of those who reported having problems with it. In the study, 77.8% of the family physicians were satisfied with the application of e-prescriptions. Conclusion: Although some problems were reported regarding the application of e-prescriptions in the first months of the application, family physicians participated in the study were found to be satisfied with the application of e-prescriptions, and identified positive effects on their work and processes.