Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Non-English Major Freshmen’s Perception and Practice of the Vocabulary Notebook as their Vocabulary Learning Strategy

Freshmen English is one of the compulsory courses in universities in Taiwan. Vocabulary notebooks are frequently advocated as a way for students to take control of their vocabulary learning (Fowle, 2002). This study focuses on the perception and practice of 157 freshmen, who were all non-English majors, of the vocabulary notebook as their vocabulary learning strategy. The major data in this study included vocabulary notebooks, self-evaluation of keeping vocabulary notebooks, and instructional PowerPoint files. The freshmen in this study had a positive attitude toward vocabulary notebooks, because vocabulary notebooks helped them learn English words and increase their word knowledge, particularly of word families. They used the vocabulary notebooks to review the lessons and prepare for the exams. One interesting finding was that participants in this study preferred making their vocabulary notebooks in hard copy on paper because they could easily carry the notebooks around and review the lessons. Moreover, of all the required elements of the vocabulary notebooks, the learners found that word families were the most useful, because they could memorize word families and use them to make sentences. Suggestions are provided for how to make vocabulary notebooks an effective vocabulary learning strategy.
Firms, shocks, and business cycles

Matija Lozej onderzocht het gedrag van bedrijven en de rol die bedrijven spelen in de conjunctuurcyclus. Hij bekeek of financiele innovatie heeft geleid tot een verandering in de manier waarop bedrijven financiering zoeken. Lozej concludeert dat een onverwachte monetaire verkrapping voor 1980 leidde tot een significante daling van bedrijfsschuld, maar na 1985 juist leidde tot een significante toename daarvan. Uit zijn onderzoek blijkt dat monetaire schokken een belangrijke oorzaak zijn van de positieve correlatie tussen bedrijfsschuld en productie voor 1980, maar na 1985 is dat niet meer het geval. Hiernaast gaat hij in op vraag of de aankondiging van stijgende productiviteit in de toekomst, al voor een gezamenlijke stijging van consumptie, productie en werkgelegenheid kan zorgen voor de productiviteitsstijging daadwerkelijk plaatsvindt. Dit fenomeen staat bekend als de Pigou-cyclus. Lozej ontwikkelde twee modellen die Pigou-cycli kunnen genereren voor een brede set aan parameterwaarden. De belangrijkste elementen van beide modellen zijn de snelle en grote reacties van bedrijven op het moment dat een productiviteitsschok aangekondigd wordt, en de aanwezigheid van fricties op de arbeidsmarkt.
Quantification of Non - Calcified and Calcified Coronary Plaques Using 64 - Slice MDCT in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Purpose: To investigate the accuracy of 64-row MDCT to analyze and quantify coronary arterial plaques in patients presented with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Patients and methods: Between April 2010 and December 2013, 50 patients presented with acute cardiac chest pain were categorized into 2 groups according to their diagnosis based on clinical evaluation, ECG findings and cardiac biomarkers; group A including patients with ACS and group B including patients with stable angina (SA). Both groups underwent 64-row multidetector CT (MDCT) coronary arterial imaging. For each plaque, stenosis percentage was evaluated and the plaque was quantified using software (Sureplaque®) based on the density (HU) and percentage of its individual components including lipid, soft tissue, and calcium density. Results: Of the 50 patients; 24 and 26 were grouped into groups A & B respectively. The mean value of stenosis percent of the proximal & middle coronary segments of group A patients = 77.2% ± 10.2% - 90.5% ± 58.4% and 79.5% ± 9.1% - 85.25% ± 11% respectively, while in group B = 54.1% ± 12.1% - 65.2% ± 18.4% & 53.3% ± 1.5% - 68.6% ± 11.7% respectively (p=0.00-0.001). Quantification showed a mean value of lipid content percentage of group A = 15.4% ± 0.8% - 47.7 % ± 19.2 %, while in group B = 7.2% ± 5.5% - 10.3% ± 8.2% (p=0.008–0.001). The mean value of soft tissue content percentage in group A = 15.4% ± 0.8% - 47.7 % ± 19.2 %, while in group B = 7.2% ±5.5% - 10.3% ± 8.2%. The calcification content percentage in group A = 18% ± 8.7% - 35.1 % ± 16 %, while in group B = 66.4% ± 13.8% - 76.7% ± 16.5%. Conclusion: 64-row MDCT angiographic quantification software provides a good basis for the future attempts of proper risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease especially those liable for developing ACS.
UMA VISÃO PECULIAR SOBRE A CULTURA NACIONAL: A "TOURADA PORTUGUESA" COMO METÁFORA

Indagado sobre o que lhe parecia distinto na cultura portuguesa, Hofstede (1997) respondeu: “Portugal e um pais tipicamente latino, pertencendo, por isso, ao grupo mais feminino. No entanto, reconheci imediatamente que os portugueses diferem dos outros paises latinos e, ao contrario dos espanhois, nao matam os seus touros. Os portugueses tendem a ser mais simpaticos para as pessoas e sao bons negociadores, tentando sempre encontrar uma via pacifica. Por isso, resolvem muitos problemas negociando, e nao guerreando” (p. 40). Gannon, num livro (2001) destinado a comparar as culturas de 23 nacoes, conotou Portugal com uma metafora: “Tourada portuguesa”. Neste artigo, far-se-a luz interpretativa sobre varios estudos realizados em Portugal, os quais apontam em varios sentidos: (a) o perfil motivacional mais frequente em amostras portuguesas segue a seguinte hierarquia, por ordem decrescente: afiliacao, sucesso, poder; (b) este perfil e consonante com o outrora extraido por McClelland (1961); (c) na linha da hipotese de McClelland (1987, 1992), os trabalhos realizados em Portugal sugerem que o perfil de lideranca mais eficaz combina elevadas motivacoes para o poder e para a afiliacao; (d) de entre os 4 estilos comunicacionais aventados por Alessandra e Hunsaker (1993), o mais frequente (e considerado mais eficaz) e o afiliativo/relacional. Esta convergencia afiliativa/relacional sugere a necessidade de os gestores serem cautelosos na “importacao” de tecnicas e modelos que podem ferir o traco “feminino” portugues – porventura mais sedento de consideracao individualizada, comunicacao afiliativa/social e “diplomatica”, harmonia interpessoal, gestao cooperativa de conflitos.
Efficacy of millets in the development of low glycemic index sweets for diabetics.

Introduction: Three types of burfi (a sweet confection), namely, foxtail millet burfi (FMb), barnyard millet burfi (BMb) and control Bengal gram flour burfi (CBGFb) were developed for the consumption of diabetics. Methods: The flour blends for FMb and BMb contained 43% of foxtail millet and barnyard millet flour, respectively and 57% of bengal gram flour. The CBGFb was prepared by using 100% Bengal gram flour and served as control. The burfis were analysed for sensory quality, acceptability, storage stability, nutritional quality, glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL). Results: All the three burfis were acceptable to diabetic as well as non-diabetic subjects and could be stored easily for 15 days under ambient conditions. The millet burfis possessed fibre and starch contents which contributed to a low GI value of 37.5 for FMb compared to the control. The GL values were 14.7, 17 and 17.9 for FMb, BMb and CBGFb, respectively. Conclusion: The millet, especially foxtail millet which had a low GI value has the potential of being served to diabetics in the form of sweets.
Assessment of Nutritional Status Based on STRONGkids Tool in Iranian Hospitalized Children

Background & Objective: Malnutrition is very common in hospitalized children and is associated with related clinical consequences such as increased risk of infections, increased muscle loss, impaired wound healing, longer hospital stay and higher morbidity and mortality. The estimated prevalence of acute malnutrition in hospitalized children varies from 6.1 to 40.9% in different countries. The current study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the efficiency of STRONGkids (Screening Tool for Risk On Nutritional Status and Growth) tool for assessing malnutrition in hospitalized children in Iran. Methods: All children older than 28 days admitted to the pediatric hospital (Dr. Sheikh, Mashhad, Iran) were enrolled in this study and the screening tool named STRONGkids was applied for them. The anthropometric measurements were measured by a trained operator using standard methods and equipments. The children were classified in three groups of being at high risk, moderate risk and low risk of malnutrition. Results: According to STRONGkids score; 17% of children were classified as low risk, 75% as moderate risk and 8% as high risk group. According to WFH, HFA and WFA z-scores31.4%, 19.2% and 28% of children were identified as moderately and severely malnourished respectively. According to MUAC cut-offs, 3.4% of children were classified as having moderate malnutrition and there was no child with severe malnutrition. Conclusion: It is very important to recognize the nutritional status of the children as early as possible because of its effects on children's growth. Therefore, evaluating the nutritional status of the hospitalized children is an essential step in clinical assessment. We suggest to apply the STRONGkids score aside with other clinical and anthropometric data.
Association between screen time and dietary patterns and overweight/obesity among adolescents

Objetivo Analisar a associacao entre tempo de tela e padroes alimentares com sobrepeso/obesidade em adolescentes de Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Metodos Estudo transversal com amostra probabilistica de 963 adolescentes de 11 a 14 anos de idade matriculados em escolas publicas e privadas do municipio. O sobrepeso/obesidade foi avaliado por meio do indice de massa corporal e o consumo alimentar do dia anterior por meio da aplicacao de questionario qualitativo. Analise de Componentes Principais foi utilizada para obtencao dos padroes alimentares. Os fatores de confusao considerados foram: tipo de escola, maturacao sexual, peso e escolaridade da mae. Usou-se teste Qui-quadrado e regressao de Poisson nas analises bruta e ajustada, respectivamente. Resultados A prevalencia de sobrepeso/obesidade foi de 29,8%, sendo estatisticamente maior nos meninos (34,7%). A prevalencia de alto tempo de tela foi de 39,1%. Os padroes alimentares obtidos foram: obesogenico; cafe e produtos lacteos; refeicao tradicional brasileira; frutas e vegetais; pao e achocolatado. O padrao de consumo alimentar que melhor representou o consumo dos adolescentes nessa amostra foi o obesogenico. Nao houve associacao estatisticamente significativa entre tempo de tela e sobrepeso/obesidade. Foram inversamente associados com sobrepeso/obesidade os padroes: obesogenico; cafe e produtos lacteos; e pao e achocolatado (apenas em meninas). Padroes de consumo alimentar influenciaram a prevalencia de sobrepeso/obesidade, porem, em alguns casos, de maneira contraria ao esperado. Conclusao Observou-se alta prevalencia de sobrepeso/obesidade e alta frequencia de atividades sedentarias. Os resultados sugerem alto indice de padrao alimentar nao saudavel pelos adolescentes.
The Great Hollywood Musical Pictures

In their newest "Great.Pictures" volume, the authors take a lively look at some 340 motion pictures from Hollywood's most distinctive genre, providing extensive cast, credits, character names, plot synopses, contemporary review quotes, and in-depth critical observations for each movie covered, including telefilms. Features discussed in detail range from The Hollywood Review of 1929 to such lavish Busby Berkeley musicals as Footlight Parade, the Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy operettas (Rose Marie), the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers teamings (Carefree), the Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland entertainments (Strike Up the Band), Doris Day's excursions (My Dream Is Yours), and finally such contemporary genre examples as Body Rock and School Daze.
An empirical examination of users’ adoption of mobile advertising in China

With the development of mobile technology, mobile advertising has become popular worldwide. It seems that almost every user who owns a mobile device receives mobile advertisements from various service providers. However, most consumers hold negative attitudes towards mobile advertising. This research aims to investigate the factors which influence consumers’ adoption of mobile advertising. Based on a literature review from previous research, a research model is proposed. This research model is empirically evaluated using survey data collected from 302 receivers of mobile advertising in China. Consumers’ attitudes toward mobile advertising and incentives explain about 80 percent of consumers’ intention to receive mobile advertisements. In addition, entertainment, credibility, personalization and irritation all have direct effects on consumers’ attitudes toward mobile advertising; the effect of entertainment is quite strong. Both theoretical and practical implications of this research are discussed.
A descriptive study of adjustment disorder diagnoses in general hospital patients

Abstract Objective: A descriptive survey of the characteristics of medical and surgical patients given the diagnosis of adjustment disorder. Method: 124 case notes of patients with adjustment disorder diagnoses seen over a one year period in a tertiary care hospital were reviewed to describe their characteristics. Patient demographic data, medical illness, hospitalisation details and psychiatric consultation notes were examined. Results: This diagnosis represented 18.5% of consultation-liaison referrals. The length of hospitalisation for the adjustment disorder patients was more than twice that of general medical admissions. At least one psychosocial stressor was noted in 93% of all patients; in 59% of patients the medical illness was one of the stressors noted. About a third of patients had a past psychiatric history. Only 9% of patients had new courses of antidepressants recommended and in only 2% was inpatient psychiatric admission required. The diagnosis was used especially in patients with serious medical conditions, self-harm, injury and poisoning, and in cases presenting with a mixture of somatic and psychic symptoms. Conclusions: The results suggest that this is a commonly used diagnosis in the medical consultation setting; it is largely being used in a way consistent with DSM criteria, whilst there were indications that it was also used for a range of problem behaviours that are difficult to classify.
Natuurbeelden in de praktijk : de invloed van natuurbeelden en natuurvisies op gedrag en mening over het beleid

Aan de hand van dertig diepte-interviews worden de belangrijkste natuurbeelden en natuurvisies van de Nederlandse bevolking geschetst, evenals de invloed hiervan op het gedrag en de mening over het natuurbeleid. Klassieke plattelandsnatuurbeelden worden steeds meer vervangen door wat vroeger als stedelijke beelden werden gezien. De onafhankelijkheid van de mens is hierin het belangrijkste onderscheidende kenmerk van de natuur. In het dagelijks leven neemt de natuur een zeer ondergeschikte plaats in.De mens ziet de natuur dan ook steeds meer als consumptieruimte en steeds minder als productieruimte. Daardoor heeft men weinig kennis van natuurvriendelijke gedragsalternatieven en van het huidige natuurbeleid. Om natuurvriendelijk gedrag te bevorderen is vooral behoefte aan laagdrempelige gedragsalternatieven. Acceptatie van het natuurbeleid hangt niet alleen af van het draagvlak voor natuur, maar vooral ook van de waarde die men aan andere belangen hecht, zoals landbouw en infrastructuur.
* The Mechanism of Uterine Action and its Disorders

INTRODUCTION. THE determination of labour and the onset of expulsive contractions of the uterine musculature can hardly be considered apart; but although Hippocrates (460-370 B . c . ) ~ ~ viewed the phenomenon of childbirth with the same perspicacity as that he applied to his other studies, he seems to have credited the foetus with greater powers of active progression than it possesses. Nevertheless, his assumption of an insufficiency of nutriment as being the reason why the foetus leaves the uterus to seek other methods of assimilation cannot be deemed wide of the mark. Galen (131-201 A.D.) ,36 the founder of experimental physiology, was apparently the first to assign definite functions to the uterine muscles during pregnancy and parturition. He attributed to them a 'retentive faculty', which might be interpreted in modern parlance to be the result of inhibition, and a 'propulsive faculty', which we should describe as a sequel to stimulation. William Harvey (1578-1657),"' disputed the opinion of Fabricius (1537-1619),~~ his teacher, who was the pupil of Fallopius, namely, that childbirth represented the expulsion of 'excrementitious matter', when this caused distension, and he supported the hunger-theory of Hippocrates. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries we find that Mauriceau5' and Baudelocque3 endeavoured to rehabilitate the views of Fabricius. Naegele,57 however, in the early part of the nineteenth century reverted to the doctrine of Hippocrates, and was supported by a number of contemporary writers. Brown-%quard'* appears to have been the first to perform
Ferroelectric FETs-Based Nonvolatile Logic-in-Memory Circuits

Among the beyond-complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) devices being explored, ferroelectric field-effect transistors (FeFETs) are considered as one of the most promising. FeFETs are being studied by all major semiconductor manufacturers, and experimentally, FeFETs are making rapid progress. FeFETs also stand out with the unique hysteretic <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$I_{\text {ds}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$V_{\text {gs}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> characteristic that allows a device to function as both a switch and a nonvolatile (NV) storage element. We exploit this FeFET property to build two categories of fine-grained logic-in-memory (LiM) circuits: 1) ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) which integrates efficient and compact logic/processing elements into various levels of memory hierarchy; 2) basic logic function units for constructing larger and more complex LiM circuits. Two writing schemes (with and without negative supply voltages respectively) for FeFETs are introduced in our LiM designs. The resulting designs are compared with existing LiM approaches based on CMOS, magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs), resistive random access memories (ReRAMs), ferrorelectric tunnel junctions (FTJs), etc., that afford the same circuit-level functionality. Simulation results show that FeFET-based NV TCAMs offer lower area overhead than MTJ (79%) and CMOS (42% less) equivalents, as well as better search energy-delay products (EDPs) than TCAM designs based on MTJ (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$149\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>), ReRAM (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.7\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>), and CMOS (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.3\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>) in array evaluations. NV FeFET-based LiM basic circuit blocks are also more efficient than functional equivalents based on MTJs in terms of propagation delay (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4.2\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>) and dynamic power (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2.5\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>). A case study for an FeFET-based LiM accumulator further demonstrates that by employing FeFET as both a switch and an NV storage element, the FeFET-based accumulator can save area (36%) and power consumption (40%) when compared with a conventional CMOS accumulator with the same structure.
Understanding Physicality on Desktop: Preliminary Results

This paper describes the functionality of desktop from users’ perspectives. The preliminary results update and extend earlier studies carried out in 1985 and 1995. The study is aimed at investigating users’ organizational habits across their workspace by comparing the structure of their document, email and web bookmark. We found that desktop serve more functionality such as availability, permanent location as visibility and security and safety.
ASTENIA CUTÂNEA EM GATO (RELATO DE CASO)

Cutaneous asthenia is characterized by alterations in the synthesis of collagen or in the formation of fibers that results in loss of elasticity and fragility of the skin. It was attended in HV of UNOESTE, a crossbred male cat, 1 year, no vaccinated and dewormed, with free access to the street and with apathy and anorexia, presenting hyperextensible and cutaneous fragility of the head’s area and of the right flank, with skin disruption and visualization of the subcutaneous without bleeding. Any touch or manipulation of the animal the skin detachment increased. Skin samples were collect for biopsy and the histological examination demonstrated atrophy epidermo-dermal with depletion of annex and discreet areas of hemorrhages in the places of cutaneous laceration. To the Masson’s trichrome it was noticed disorganization of the fibers of collagen. In the electron microscopic intense variation of diameter of the fibers of collagen was observed. With base on the physical and histopathological findings it was confirmed the suspicion of cutaneous asthenia, pathology that doesn’t have specific treatment, only management measures to minimize possible traumas or lacerations, as padded ambient and restriction to the exit for street, besides treatment of the lesions and of the detachment of the skin. KEY WORDS: Cat, cutaneous asthenia, syndrome of the cutaneous fragility.
DSS support groups: an empirical investigation

Decision support systems (DSS) are widely used by managers to provide problem solving assistance. Despite their widespread use, little is known about how organizations support DSS users. This paper reports on a field study that sought to identity the support characteristics of a sample of DSS groups. Twenty-three DSS groups participated in the study to provide information on group location, staff size and backgrounds, formalization, and DSS services in addition to other support characteristics. <<ETX>>
Clinicians’ Perceptions of Telemedicine: Opportunities and Barriers for Emergency Medicine

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