Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Students' Characteristics Influence Readiness to Use Mobile Technology in Higher Education

The purpose of the current study was to explore students' characteristics that influence student's readiness to use mobile technology at An-Najah National University in Palestine. The researchers used a mixed- methods approach to achieve the purpose of the study. 214 students from different schools were participated in the study. A descriptive and one-way ANOVA to test the hypotheses were used in data analysis stage. The findings of the study revealed that the availability of tech - nology is an important factor to use mobile technology in higher education, as well as the stu-dent's capability to use mobile technology for her study. Furthermore, student's attitudes towards mobile technology integration play crucial role in student's readiness to use it. Higher education institutions could benefit from the findings of the study through designing capacity building pro - grams for students to encourage them to use the mobile services inside and off campus. One of the limitations of the study was collecting data from one higher education institutions in Palestine. Furthermore, it depends on only on students' perspectives without including instructors' perspectives about students' readiness to use mobile technology.
Questioning Anglocentrism in plural policing studies: Private security regulation in Belgium and the United Kingdom

Recent Continental European scholarship has identified a problematic Anglocentric bias running through the field of comparative plural policing studies. It has sought to counter this bias by emphasizing a series of divergent plural policing trajectories between the more market-friendly countries in the Anglosphere and the more state-centric countries in Continental Europe. While acknowledging the significance of this corrective, we argue that it tends to overemphasize the levels of divergence between these two regions. We substantiate this claim by examining the rise of the private security industry and its regulation by the state in the UK (representing the Anglosphere) and Belgium (representing Continental Europe). Interpreting historical and contemporary data through Sabatier and Weible’s advocacy coalition framework, which focuses on the cut and thrust of democratic politics, we observe how in both countries this important dimension of the plural policing landscape is characterized not by counterposed market-friendly and state-centric trajectories, but rather by a complex mix of state–market interactions. In other words, the dynamics of private security regulation are more state-centric in the UK and more market-friendly in Belgium than recent Continental European scholarship suggests. Moreover, we illustrate how, under conditions of post-financial crisis austerity, the overarching pattern is, if anything, one of convergence towards a common set of political dynamics. This is an important finding that not only makes an original contribution towards private security regulation scholarship but also encourages us to question the nature of Anglocentric bias within comparative plural policing studies.
Performance Analysis of Object Detection Framework: Evolution from SIFT to Mask R - CNN

In a near of wide spread technological change that has givena positive impact to the society andhelpedinbuildingauser-friendly environment, object detection framework, an importantpart of Computer Vision (CV) plays a vital role. Starting fromasimpleautomaticattendancesystemforstudentsusingfacedetection, recognizing the presence of tumors in medical images,helping with automatic surveillance of cctv cameras to identifypeoplewhobreakstrafficrulescausingroadaccidentstobeingthecentral mechanism behind self-driving cars, object detection haswide range of applications and assist building an easy to cope withsmart environments. This in turn urges the need to evaluate theperformanceofthetechniquesbehindtheseframeworks.Thecentralideabehindthemodern-dayobjectdetectionandclassification is Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) which triesto mimic the occipital lobe, the visual cortex of the human brain.CNNhaswiderangeofvariationsandhascomethroughalongwaystarting from basic CV techniques like Scale Invariant FeatureTransform(SIFT),HistogramsofOrientedGradientsn(HOG)tillRegionbasedCNN’s(R-CNN). Theperformanceofeachandeverymethodthathas led throughthe evolutionofobjectdetectionmethods, its advantages and the disadvantages which has pavedway for the innovation of next technique has been discussed andrepresentedindetail.
Factors Affecting Consumer Attitude to Shop at Miniso

The very rapid development of Miniso outlets in Indonesia and the increasing number of consumers, as marked by the increasing sales value, are the competitive values that need to be investigated further regarding what factors that can cause this phenomenon to occur. Besides, since the appearance of Miniso in Indonesia, several similar retailers have started to appear, but their existence has not been able to beat the Miniso. This research is a causal research and the data collection was done by distributing the questionnaires to 180 respondents using the judgmental sampling technique. Data analysis used the SMARTPLS 3.0 statistical tool. The results show that perceived quality has a significant effect on consumer attitude. Meanwhile, the variables of perceived risk and price consciousness do not have a significant effect on consumer attitude. And finally, consumer attitude variable has a significant effect on the willingness to buy.
The Role of Source Credibility in the Validation of Information Depends on the Degree of (Im-)Plausibility

ABSTRACT This study examined the role of source credibility in the validation of factual information embedded in short narratives. In a self-paced reading experiment, we tested the assumption that the degree of (im-)plausibility determines the extent that source credibility affects validation during comprehension. We used reading times of target and spillover sentences and plausibility judgments as indicators of validation. Participants read stories with a high-credible versus low-credible person (expert versus nonexpert) who made plausible, somewhat implausible, or highly implausible assertions. Reading times increased and plausibility judgments varied as a function of knowledge consistency, decreasing from knowledge-consistent to implausible to knowledge-inconsistent items. Moreover, interactions of source credibility and plausibility were found for reading times of spillover sentences and plausibility judgments, indicating that source credibility and plausibility are jointly considered in validation. High-credible sources mitigated the perceived implausibility of somewhat implausible sentences but exacerbated the perceived implausibility of highly implausible information. A corresponding interactive pattern was found for the reading times of the spillover sentences. Thus, implicit and explicit indicators provided converging evidence that the modulating role of source credibility in validation depends on the degree of implausibility.
Impacts of Migration and Remittances on Ethnic Income Inequality in Rural China

Migration is often viewed as the best option for poor rural households to exit out of poverty, although the distributional effects of migrants’ remittances tend to be ambiguous in the literature. Given that increasing income inequality is a major concern and policy issue, this paper examines the impacts of migration and migrants’ remittances on income inequality in China’s rural minority areas using recent proprietary household data. Treating migrants’ remittances as a potential substitute for income, the results reveal that migration significantly boosts income for all ethnic groups, although the returns to ethnic minority households tend to be less than for Han households. Decomposition analyses further reveal that migration increases inequality between ethnic groups despite reducing spatial inequality. These countervailing effects imply that the continual transfer of rural–urban migrants will likely lead to spatial convergence despite reinforcing ethnic inequalities in rural minority areas. Importantly, the percentage contribution of ethnic inequality to total inequality is larger than that of spatial inequality across sampled rural locations, thus highlighting the fact that the ethnic dimension is an important, yet often overlooked component of inequality in China.
Long-term wheat production management effects on soil fertility indicators in the semi-arid eastern Free State, South Africa

This study evaluated temporal effects of wheat production management practices on soil fertility under semi-arid conditions. Treatments applied for 37 years included straw management (unburned and burned), tillage practices (no-tillage, stubble mulch, and mouldboard ploughing) and weed control methods (chemical and mechanical). Soil samples were collected from 0–50, 50–150 and 150–250 mm layers, in 1990, 1999, 2010 and 2016, and analysed for organic carbon (OC), total nitrogen, pH, phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). Supplied grain yield data were used to estimate straw yield. Uptake of N, P and K by grain (removal) and straw (recycle) were estimated across sampling periods. Results revealed that OC, C:N ratio and P generally increased from 1990 to 1999 or 2010, and that conservation tillage increased soil fertility as compared with mouldboard ploughing. The only year × treatment interaction effects were on pH and K in the soil layers 0–50 and 50–150 mm in some treatments. However, all soil fertility indicators increased from 1990 to 1999 or 2010, then declined or stabilised across all treatments. The results suggest that adoption of conservation tillage with associated straw and nutrient recycling and additions cannot enable farmers to maintain or improve soil fertility and yields over time.
Immunohistochemical Characterization of the Development of Long Photoreceptor Cells in the Lamprey Retina

The adult lamprey retina has two types of photoreceptor cells, short and long photoreceptor cells, which are equivalent to rods and cones of other vertebrates. In contrast, the retina of lamprey larvae only contains a single type of photoreceptor cell, which appears to correspond to the short photoreceptor cell. However, the developmental pattern of the long photoreceptor cell is unknown. Previously, we reported that antibodies against rhodopsin and iodopsin (the chicken red cone opsin) could discriminate between the outer segments of short and long photoreceptor cells, respectively, in the retina of adult Japanese river lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum). Here, we immunohistochemically investigate the appearance of long photoreceptor cells in the larval and adult retinas of the Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri), which is a close relative of the Japanese river lamprey, by using anti-iodopsin antibody. We found that iodopsin immunoreactivity was localized not only in the adult retina but also in the larval retina. Moreover, we examined the immunohistochemical localization of signal transduction molecules, such as transducin and arrestin, in the iodopsin-immunoreactive cells of the larval retina. The iodopsin-immunoreactive cells also contained both transducin and arrestin, suggesting that long photoreceptor cells are already functional in the larval stage before the acquisition of visual function. Our results suggest that the iodopsin-immunoreactive cells may be related to not only cone vision in the adult but also photoreception in the larval lamprey.
Phenotypic detection of Metallo-β-Lactamase in Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia at Schiphra Hospital of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso

Background: Epidemic of carbapenemase-producing bacteria has become worldwide. Thus, during the last decade, the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and non fermentative Gram-negative bacteria in human patients have increased. Carbapenemase-producing bacteria are usually multidrug resistant. Therefore, early recognition of carbapenemase producers is critical to prevent their spread. Objectives: The aim of this study was to contribute establishing the prevalence of isolates producing Metallo-β-Lactamase isolated from patients admitted to Schiphra Hospital of Ouagadougou. Material and methods: Susceptibility of bacteria to antimicrobial agents was evaluated by disc diffusion method using imipenem as screening antibiotic. The combination of imipenem-EDTA was used after detection the resistance to imipenem. Results: A total of 52 isolates resisting one of the third generation cephalosporins were collected. Five isolates showed an intermediary resistance to imipenem (9.61%). Two isolates were resistant to imipenem-EDTA (3.85%). The test of imipenem-EDTA was done to confirm to production of Metallo-β-Lactamase. The hydrolysis of bacterial extract by meropenem was confirmed by production with a kinetic activity at spectrophotometer V0=4.77x10–5µM/min for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and V0=1.183x10-4 µM/min for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Conclusion: This study showed that bacterial resistances by production to metallo-β-lactamases are a reality in Burkina Faso.
The inter‐annual variability of southerly low‐level jets in North America

The inter‐annual variability of southerly low‐level jets (SLLJs) over North America during the warm (April–September) and cool (October–March) seasons is investigated. SLLJ occurrences over a 31‐year period (1979–2009) were identified from the North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR) vertical wind profiles. The first empirical orthogonal function (EOF) modes of the SLLJ frequency during the warm and cool seasons account for about 30 and 20% of the total variance, respectively. Both modes can be interpreted as a strengthening or weakening of the core area of SLLJ anomalies. The principal component (PC) time series display significant positive trends, suggesting an increase in SLLJ activity during both seasons on inter‐decadal time scales and are significantly correlated to the summertime Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) for the warm season and the wintertime PDO, AMO and El Niño Modoki for the cool season. The second modes account for about 20 and 15% of the total variance for the warm and cool seasons, respectively, and are interpreted as primarily a subseasonal latitudinal shift in SLLJ activity between the central Great Plains and the western Gulf of Mexico and southern Texas during the warm season and a longitudinal shift between the western Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean during the cool season. The second mode appears to be significantly correlated to El Niño Modoki for the warm season and to Niño 3.4 for the cool season.
Finding Hope at Camp: An Investigation of the Influence of Grief Camp on Youth Depression, Anxiety, and Self-Concept Indicators

Abstract Grieving a loved one can be challenging for youth. The current body of grief literature lacks studies that provide evidence for short-term grief support interventions for youth. This quantitative study examined the influence of a two-day overnight grief camp on depression, anxiety, and self-concept indicators for youth ages 7 to 16. Results revealed that the grief camp had a significant positive effect on self-concept, a significant decrease in anxiety-related symptoms, and no significant changes in depression symptoms for participants. The grief camp model demonstrates promise as an intervention to increase self-concept and decrease anxiety indicators for grieving youth.
Outcomes in revision stapes surgery: ionomeric bone cement vs. malleostapedotomy in incus necrosis

Department of Otolaryngology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia; The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Contributions: (I) Conception and design: R Briggs, A Mitchell-Innes, B McOwan; (II) Administrative support: R Briggs, A Mitchell-Innes, T McLean; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: R Briggs; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: B McOwan, JWJ Lim; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: All authors; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Correspondence to: Dr. Benjamin McOwan. 19 Waterside Close Miners Rest VIC 3352, Melbourne, Australia. Email: mcowanbresearch@gmail.com; Prof. Robert Briggs. Suite 222, 100 Victoria Pde, East Melbourne, VIC 3002, Melbourne, Australia. Email: rjbriggs@melbourne-ear.com.
Assessing Heat Waves over Greece Using the Excess Heat Factor (EHF)

Heat waves are considered one of the most noteworthy extreme events all over the world due to their crucial impacts on both society and the environment. For the present article, a relatively new heat wave index, which was primarily introduced for the study of extreme warming conditions over Australia (Excess Heat Factor (EHF, hereafter)), was applied over Greece (eastern Mediterranean) for a 55-year period in order to examine its applicability to a region with different climatic characteristics (compared to Australia) and its ability to define previous exceptional heat waves. The computation of the EHF index for the period 1958–2012 demonstrated that, during the warm period of the year (June, July, August, and September (JJAS)), Greece experiences approximately 20 days per year with positive anomalous conditions (EHF > 0) with positive statistically significant trends for all stations under study. Moreover, an average of 128 spells with a duration of 3 to 10 consecutive days with positive EHF values were found during the examined 55-year period. As the duration of the spell was extended, their frequency lessened. Finally, it was found that the EHF index not only detected, identified, and described efficiently the characteristics of the heat waves, but it also provided additional useful information regarding the impact of these abnormal warming conditions on the human ability to adapt to them.
Hospitalization versus Home Care: Balancing Mortality and Infection Risks for Hematology Patients

Problem definition: Previous research has shown that early discharge of patients may hurt their medical outcomes. However, in many cases the “optimal” length of stay (LOS) and the best location for treatment of the patient are not obvious. A case in point is hematology patients, for whom these are critical decisions. Patients with hematological malignancies are susceptible to life-threatening infections after chemotherapy. Sending these patients home early minimizes infection risk, while keeping them longer for hospital observation minimizes mortality risks if an infection occurs. We develop LOS optimization models for hematology patients that balance the risks of patient infection and mortality. Methodology/results: We develop a Markov decision process formulation to explore the impact of the infection and mortality risks on the optimal LOS from a single-patient perspective. We further consider the social optimization problem in which capacity constraints limit the ability of hospitals to keep patients for the entirety of their optimal LOS. Using fluid models, we find that the optimal solution takes the form of a two-threshold policy. This policy may block some patients and immediately route them to home care, or speed up some patients LOS and send them to be home-cared early after an observation period at the hospital. Managerial implications: Physicians can use our model to determine a personalised optimal LOS for patients according to their infection and mortality risk characteristics. Furthermore, they can adjust that decision according to the current hospital load. In a case study, we show that around 75% of the patient population need some observation period. If the hospital is overloaded, using a speedup only policy is optimal for 90% of the patient types; applying it to all patient types increases overall mortality risk by 0.5%.
Prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress among Jordanian nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Abstract Background COVID-19 is an infectious disease with a wide range of physical and psychological health threats among health care workers, in particular, nurses because they spend a long time caring for their patients. Aims To investigate the prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress among Jordanian nurses. Methods This study was conducted among 405 nurses using an online survey from March 3, 2020 to March 24, 2020. The Arabic version of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) was used. Results the findings of this study showed that depression, anxiety, and stress were highly prevalent among nurses (57.8, 42.4, and 50.1%, respectively). Those who had close contact with a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient showed stronger psychological reactions than their counterparts. The full regression models in terms of depression, anxiety, and stress which contained gender, number of children, and dealing with a person with COVID-19 were statistically significant (F (3, 216) = 11.801; p < 0.001), (F (3, 216) = 10.501; p < 0.001), and (F (3, 216) = 11.659; p < 0.001), respectively. Conclusion In the COVID-19 pandemic, the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress are high among Jordanian nursing working in clinical settings. Hence, the mental health status of nurses should be given a priority, with a specific emphasis on those who are in contact with infected patients with COVID-19, female nurses, and those who have children.
Psychomotor therapy for individuals with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning presenting anger regulation problems and/or aggressive behaviour: A qualitative study on clients’ experiences

ABSTRACT Background Psychomotor therapy (PMT) is often applied in Dutch clinical practice to address aggressive behaviour in individuals with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning. However, the literature on clients’ experiences is lacking. Methods An interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse the semi-structured interviews of seven participants (19–60 years; four male, three female) who completed PMT targeting anger regulation problems. Results According to the participants, becoming aware of increasing tension and/or learning to downregulate the tension were the main goals of PMT. They emphasised both the possibility to learn by doing and the therapeutic alliance as essential to create a safe context, where participants can experiment with alternative behaviour. After completing PMT, participants perceived fewer aggressive outbursts and an increased self-esteem. Conclusions Participants in our sample experienced PMT as being helpful in targeting anger regulation problems and aggressive behaviour. The experiential nature of the program was perceived as a valuable aspect of PMT.
Agency or Self-Run: the effect of consumer green education on recyclers’ distribution channel choice under platform economy

ABSTRACT Consumer green education has significantly affected the green supply chain and recyclers have started to distribute remanufactured products via online platforms. Through a two-period game model, this study examines the effects of consumer green education on the recycler’s channel choice. The recyclers sell remanufactured products through either the E-retailer’s platform (Agency channel), or their own online platform (Self-Run channel). Surprisingly, our research indicates that a new product seller (E-retailer) can benefit from the remanufactured goods’ cannibalisation in the Agency channel, provided the consumer green education is under-developed. This finding challenges the traditional opinion that the cannibalisation causes loss of profit for new-product sellers. Besides, as the consumer green education effect increases, the recycler prefers the Self-Run channel even with high operational costs. This study provides new insights into the recyclers’ channel choice by considering the consumer green effect, thereby extending the research on the remanufactured products’ distribution channel strategy.