Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Improving Motivation to Learn English in Japan with a Self-Study Shadowing Application

The scarcity of opportunities to communicate in English in Japan proves a challenge for learners, as significant improvements in English as a Foreign Language) (EFL) listening and speaking will not materialize without consistent practice and a motivation to study. Furthermore, analysis of standardized test scores shows that university students’ scores tend to decrease after their first year of study (Sumida 2015; Mikada 2016). In order to overcome these difficulties, a team of teachers at a university in Japan introduced a mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) shadowing application where students can train their ears while also practicing speaking with shadowing, a technique recognized as effective for improving speaking and listening (Kadota 2014; Hamada 2016). This paper describes the introduction of this application in general education English classes. It then considers its impact on the motivation, attitudes towards communicating orally in English, and perception of English ability of 1001 first-year university students, the majority science and engineering majors, who used it over one semester. Preliminary results of a pre- and post-intervention Likert questionnaire indicate that through this system, linguistic self-confidence, interest in English, ideal L2 self, attitudes towards communicating in the L2, and perceptions of English ability were potentially enhanced.
Modelling of the oblique impact of an elongated body by a 2D+t approach

We consider the oblique impact on deep water of an elongated body at high horizontal velocity. In the global coordinate system (x, y, z), the problem is assumed to be symmetric with respect to the plane x-z, see figure 1(a). The orientation of the body is defined by the pitch angle α(t) and the position of the centre of the body in the x − z plane, position in surge and heave, is (X(t),Z(t)). As the body is assumed elongated, it is relevant to use a 2D+t approach, which makes it possible to simplify the three-dimensional problem into a sequence of two-dimensional (2D) problems in a succession of vertical planes. In contrast to studies on the steady planing of prismatic hulls where the 2D+t approach leads to the 2D impact of a wedge, for more general curved shapes such as an ellipsoid, the 2D+t approach leads to the water entry and exit of a fictitious 2D body, the shape of which is changing in time. The originality of our approach consists in using the 2D+t approach together with the Modified Logvinovich Model (MLM), see Korobkin (2004). This model is based on linearised potential flow theory similar to the Wagner approach, but includes nonlinearities in the pressure. The MLM has already been shown to be an attractive model for the prediction of hydrodynamic loads during vertical water impacts at constant speed, see Tassin et al. (2011), and is therefore expected to predict accurately the longitudinal force distribution in a 2D+t approach. In this work, the MLM is adapted to the water-entry problem at variable speed. Also, a method due to von Karman (1929), consistent with the MLM, is proposed to describe the water exit stage. The combined MLM/von Karman method has been used to study the water entry and exit of a wedge, showing very good agreement with the fully nonlinear numerical results of Piro and Maki (2011). The prediction of the longitudinal force distribution during the oblique impact of an elongated ellipsoid is also presented, showing the presence of significant suction forces which act vertically downward in certain positions along the x-axis.
Zn and K influence in fruit sizes of Valencia orange

In orange commercial farms, Zn deficiencies symptoms and small fruits were observed in Corrientes, Argentine. During four years (1995 to 1998), Valencia orange (Citrus sinensis Osb.) on Rough lemon (C. jambhiri Lush.) rootstock, implanted in 1974 in sandy soil, where six treatments were tested. Treatments varied from 1 to 3 Kg KCl.tree-1.year-1 (applied in April and December) with and without Zineb 80, 0,35%. year-1, 20 L. tree-1 (13,3 g Zn.tree-1 applied in December). The experimental design was a randomized complete block with four replications, with a single tree and borders in the experimental plot. Foliar sample were taken every year in Autumn and Summer, foliar concentrations of Zn and K were determined by atomic spectrum absorption. Harvested fruits were classified into small, medium and big. Analysis of Variance, Tukey test and Pearson correlations between production and foliar concentrations were performed. Higher fertilization levels of K with Zn increased medium and big fruits production (Kg and percentage). Foliar concentrations of K and Zn were positively correlated with big and medium fruit production and negatively correlated with small one. Chemical names used: Ethilenbis-ditiocarbamate of Zn (Zineb).
Nutritional Status of Adult Population of Raika Community in Jodhpur, Desert District of Rajasthan

Abstract In Rajasthan, Raika community in Jodhpur district commonly consumes camel milk, may be helpful in reducing the nutritional deficiencies and morbidities in adult community in addition to diabetes. With this aim, study was designed to assess the nutritional status of adult population of Raika community in Jodhpur district by means of anthropometry, dietary intake, clinical examination and to study the association between nutrition and morbidity, if any. Data collected on 203 adults, who approached camps organized at three villages of Jodhpur district, 2003 and examined for their anthropometry, dietary intake, nutritional deficiency signs and haemoglobin estimation. Proportion and t-test were applied as per their feasibility for application to test the strength of associations. The results of present study revealed that Raika adults suffered from Chronic Energy Deficiency (44.1 %), Vitamin A and B complex deficiencies (3.4 % and 2.4 %) along with anemia (87.7 %). Main morbidities reported at the time of survey were Aches (56.6 %), Gastric complaints mainly abdominal pain (26.1%) and Respiratory (8.8 %). Morbidity showed negative association with personal cleanliness, housing conditions, education and Haemoglobin estimation. Diet analysis showed that Raika adults suffered from calorie deficit but their intake of proteins met the allowances recommended by ICMR indicating proteins are being used for this purpose of providing energy in face of calorie inadequacy leading to malnutrition. It shows that malnutrition does not exist only in children but also in adults. In adults too, the extant of malnutrition is high in Raika community in comparison to comparative group of earlier study. There is strong need of planning nutrition education program for this community to reduce malnutrition and morbidity in this area.
Application of the heuristic-systematic model to computer code trustworthiness: The influence of reputation and transparency

Abstract Computer programs (code) are integral to the functions of current society. Yet, little is known about why programmers trust code they did not create. The current paper applied the heuristic-systematic model (HSM) of information processing to perceptions of code trust for reuse. The studies explored transparency (readability and organization) and reputation (source) as factors that influenced trust perceptions and time spent reviewing code using professional programmers. Source and readability manipulations led to higher trustworthiness assessments in the first study. Organization had nonlinear effects on trustworthiness. A three-way interaction including time was also found. The second online study largely replicated the first study’s main and interaction effects for trustworthiness, but the main effects on time were not significant. Our findings suggest the relationships of transparency on trustworthiness are not as straightforward as previously thought. Additionally, the findings of the current study expand the HSM to trust in code.
Endemicity of newcastle disease virus in village indigenous chickens and the role of carrier ducks

While the epidemiology of Newcastle disease (ND) in commercial poultry systems is very well documented, the ecology of this disease in indigenous birds, especially in tropical environments, is not adequately reported. This thesis covers work carried out to investigate the ecological and biological factors that are associated with NDV endemicity in local indigenous chickens in wet and dry areas. The results led to the development of the elements o f an endemicity model. Three on-farm studies were done, namely: (1) Establishing factors associated with ND disease outbreaks in chickens for five different agro-ecological zones; (2) Establishing ND virus prevalence in chickens in these zones; and (3) Establishing the role of serum and egg-yolk antibodies as indicators of ND carrier status in chickens. The first study was carried out by interviewing 15 farmers from each zone using questionnaires. Samples were collected from chicken for viral isolation and serology from the respective farmer’s flocks for the second and third studies. Controlled studies were then designed to investigate whether a stress model can explain the dynamics o f Newcastle disease virus (NDV) ecology in the duck chicken transmission interactions. Stress was simulated by injecting birds with dexamethazone to induce immunosuppression (IS). The study design comprised experiments 4 -7, namely: (4) Cross-transmission studies between infected ducks and sentinel chickens; (5) Studies establishing the types of pathological lesions in NDV carrier ducks, (6) Determination of NDV antigen localization in various tissues of experimental ducks; and (7) Determination of persistence o f the virus in experimental ducks with various levels of NDV antibodies. Various groups of NDV seronegative ducks, raised at the university premises, were
Modelling the joint effects of predator and prey diversity on total prey biomass

Summary 1 Niche differentiation is widely thought to promote both coexistence of many species within a trophic level, and higher total biomass of those species. However, the joint effects of changes in diversity within multiple trophic levels are unknown. The potential for niche differences to promote high diversity and biomass within a trophic level may depend on the diversity and composition of adjacent trophic levels. 2 Using a simple mechanistic model, I examine the joint consequences of changes in diversity on two adjacent trophic levels (‘predators’ and ‘prey’) for the total biomass of prey. Niche differences among prey reflect a trade-off between ability to compete for resources and ability to avoid/sustain predation. Niche differences among predators reflect differences in ability to consume different prey species. 3 Total prey biomass is a complex, joint function of prey and predator diversity. In particular, transgressive overyielding (when a diverse polyculture of prey outperforms any prey monoculture) can occur for some parameter values when a specialist predator mediates prey coexistence, and for a different set of parameter values when a specialist and a generalist predator together mediate prey coexistence, but is impossible when a generalist predator alone mediates prey coexistence. 4 Increased initial predator diversity tends to reduce total prey biomass even when predators cannot coexist, due to a ‘selection’ effect for the most effective predator. Predators coexist only in prey polycultures. Coexisting predators can, but do not necessarily, reduce total prey biomass to a lower level than could any predator alone. 5 The niche differences that permit coexistence strongly constrain the rank order of total prey biomass across all prey and predator combinations. Knowledge of the key trade-offs that promote coexistence within food webs can allow powerful qualitative predictions of the effects of species loss on ecosystem-level properties such as total biomass.
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF BRAND LOVE IN CLOTHING BRANDS DOI: 10.17261/Pressacademia.201519963

This paper aims to explore brand love in the context of brand trust, resistance to negative information and intention to repurchase in the clothing brand context. Based on a sample of 400 respondents, simple regression and multiple regression analyses were conducted to analyse direct effects and bootstrapping analyses were run to examine mediating roles. The analyses indicate a significant positive effect of brand trust on brand love, resistance to negative information, and intention to repurchase. In addition, brand love is confirmed to positively influence resistance to negative information and intention to repurchase. Concerning mediating roles, brand love is the mediator of the relation between brand trust and resistance to negative information and intention to repurchase. These results provide guidance to managers of clothing brands by disclosing the importance of brand love and brand trust. Accordingly, to have a brand customers love, managers should invest in gaining consumers’ trust. Such valuable relationships eventually facilitate consumer resistance against negative information and intention to repurchase.
"All my sour-sweet days I will lament and love" – a comparative analysis of metaphors with the basic taste adjectives in Polish and English

All my sour-sweet days I will lament and love – a comparative analysis of metaphors with the basic taste adjectives in Polish and EnglishThis paper provides a comparative analysis of verbal synesthetic metaphors with the basic taste adjectives in Polish and English: słodki/sweet, gorzki/bitter, kwaśny/sour, słony/salty. Since taste seems to be an ideal candidate for a universal, biologically determined source of metaphors, the authors seek to verify the hypothesis of metaphor embodiment. The corpus-based analysis of nominal phrases with basic Polish and English taste adjectives indicates that cultural influences on the metaphorical mapping, as well as the importance of the target conceptual domains, must be taken into account. All my sour-swet days I will lament and love – kontrastywna analiza metafor z przymiotnikami oznaczającymi podstawowe smaki w języku polskim i angielskimW artykule analizowane są metafory synestezyjne z przymiotnikami określającymi podstawowe smaki w języku polskim i angielskim: słodki/sweet, gorzki/bitter, kwaśny/sour, słony/salty. Percepcja smakowa, uwarunkowana biologicznie, wydaje się dobrym przykładem uniwersalnej domeny źródłowej w procesie metaforyzacji. Celem pracy jest weryfikacja kognitywnej teorii o metaforze ucieleśnionej oraz sprawdzenie, w jakim stopniu na proces metaforyzacji wpływają czynniki kulturowe.
A generalized finite element method for linear thermoelasticity

We propose and analyze a generalized finite element method designed for linear quasistatic thermoelastic systems with spatial multiscale coefficients. The method is based on the local orthogonal decomposition technique introduced by Malqvist and Peterseim (Math. Comp. 83 (2014) 2583-2603). We prove convergence of optimal order, independent of the derivatives of the coefficients, in the spatial H-1-norm. The theoretical results are confirmed by numerical examples.
Factors Associated with Adherence to Sickle Cell Crisis Preventive-Practices among Youths of Sickle Cell Clubs in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Adherence to sickle cell crisis preventive-practices is a major problem in at-risk population. Evidenced-based studies on factors associated with adherence to crisis prevention are few. This study sought to explore how the Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skill (IMB) model can provide understanding of underlying factors associated with adherence to crisis-preventive-practices behaviour among youths with sickle cell disease in Abeokuta, Nigeria. This cross-sectional descriptive study employed a validated 43-item questionnaire to collect information from 84 participants who consented about crisis-risk prevention. Variables in the study were information, motivation, self-efficacy and adherence behaviour and measured on a 10-, 36-, 15and 21point scale respectively. Correlation and regression analysis was used to test for association, significance and prediction of best pathway to adherence with a cut-off at p≤0.05 level of significance. The Mean Age of the participants was 20.07(0.69) ± 6.28 with 40.5% males and 59.5 % females. Majority were Yoruba and single with minimum of secondary school education. The sample mean scores reported for knowledge about crisis-prevention in sickle cell disease was 7.93±1.22, motivation was 30.07 ± 4.67 and self-efficacy skills were 11.88 ±2.88. The Adherence behaviour mean score was 11.23 ±3.30 giving a behaviour prevalence rate of 53.5%. Motivation was significantly associated with self-efficacy skills and adherence behaviour, while information was not significantly associated with either. Self-efficacy skills were significantly correlated with adherence behaviour. Path-analysis showed that the combined motivation and self-efficacy adherence behaviour (r2=0.34). Findings showed that an informed and motivated sickle cell youth with good self-efficacy skills will adhere better to the crisis prevention-practices. The study recommends that counselling that provides information should be motivational to build self-efficacy that promotes crisis-prevention behaviour.
Financial Performance in Manufacturing Company with Multiple Linier Regression and MARS

The purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of environmental disclosure and environmental performance on economic performance with firm size as a control variable. The environmental disclosure was measured by GRI index, environmental performance measured by PROPER index, firm size measured by ln total assets and economic performance measured by economic performance index. The sample of this study consists of 32 companies listed on the IDX 2013-2016. The criteria of the research sample are manufacturing companies that follow PROPER index, issuing financial statements with rupiah currency, publish a complete annual report. The results of this study inform that the performance of Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline (MARS) is better than multiple linear regression. The result of multiple linear regression informs that not all classical assumption requirements are fulfilled. This results in a non-significant regression model, small R-square, and many predictor variables have no effect on response variables. MARS is one of the alternative methods to overcome the lack of multiple linear regression methods. MARS is not a requirement with classical assumptions because it includes one of the non-parametric regressions. MARS results informed that the MARS model is significant, R-square is large and the variables that affecting the economic performance are environmental disclosure and environmental performance while the most influential is the environmental performance. JEL Classification : F64; G30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26905/jkdp.v22i1. 1609
The Comparison of Ethyl-Alcohol-Wet Bonding Techniques on the ShearBond Strength of Resin Cements; An in vitro Study

Aims: The aim of this in vitro study was to assess the shear bond strengths of hydrophobic and hydrophilic resin cements to dentin, after application of ethyl-alcohol-wet and water-wet bonding techniques. Materials and Methods: Seventy flat dentin surfaces were etched, rinsed, blot-dried, and kept moist before applying the water-wet bonding technique. In addition to these procedures, the surfaces were re-wetted with 100% ethanol solution for 30 seconds for the application of the ethanol-wet bonding technique. They were then bonded with adhesives. After construction of resin composite build-ups with resin cements, the specimens were held in water for 1 day. An Instron device was used to measure bond strength and environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) was used to evaluate dentin surfaces treated with adhesive. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the three factor with interaction model were used for statistical analysis. Results: The mean bonding values of the experimental groups generally were statistically insignificant (P>.05). However, resin cement–ethanol interaction was significant (P= .027). According to ESEM images, it was clear that the groups with high bond strength values had more resin in the dentinal tubules. Conclusion: Higher bond strengths were achieved when dentin was bonded with ethanol with hydrophobic resins, or when dentin was bonded moist with water with hydrophilic resins.
Contribution TAGGEDH 1 REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES MEDIATE THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND-INDUCED , MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE ACTIVATION IN C 28 / I 2 CHONDROCYTES TAGGEDEND

TAGGEDPHARMANPREET KAUR,* ARNO G. SIRAKI,y MONIKA SHARMA,z HASAN ULUDA G,x DOUGLAS N. DEDERICH,* PATRICK FLOOD,* and TAREK EL-BIALY* T AGGEDEND *Department of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; yFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; zDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and xDepartment of Chemical and Material Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
of Geophysical Research : Solid Earth On the shaping factors of the secondary microseismic wavefield

Seismic noise in the period band 3–10 s is known as secondary microseism, and it is generated at the ocean surface by the interaction of ocean gravity waves coming from nearly opposite directions. In this paper, we investigate the seismic content of the wavefield generated by a source at the ocean surface and three of the major wavefield shaping factors using the 2-D spectral element method: the ocean-continent boundary, the source site effect, and the thickness of seafloor sediments. The seismic wavefield recorded on the vertical component seismograms below the seafloor is mainly composed of the fundamental mode and the first overtone of Rayleigh waves. A mode conversion from the first overtone to the fundamental mode of Rayleigh waves occurs at the ocean-continent boundary. The presence of a continental shelf at the ocean-continent boundary produces a negligible effect on land-recorded seismograms, whereas the source site effect, i.e., the source location with respect to the local ocean depth and sediment thickness, plays the major role. A source in shallow water mostly enhances the fundamental mode of Rayleigh waves, whereas a source in deep water mainly enhances the first overtone of Rayleigh waves. Land-recorded long-period signals (T > 6 s) are mostly due to deep water sources, whereas land-recorded short-period signals (T<6 s) are due to sources in relatively shallow water, located close to the shelf break. Seafloor sediments around the source region trap seismic waves reducing the amplitude of land-recorded signals, especially at long periods (T > 6 s).
Invasibility and species richness of island endemic arthropods: a general model of endemic vs. exotic species

Aim This paper has two objectives. First, we examine how a variety of biotic, abiotic and anthropogenic factors influence the endemic and introduced arthropod richness on an oceanic island. Second, we look at the relationship between the endemic and introduced arthropod richness, to ask whether areas with high levels of endemic species richness deter invasions.