Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Oral Health Literacy – Adult Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties and its Influence on Oral Health Status of School Teachers in Bhubaneswar, India

Objective: To translate Oral Health Literacy – Adult Questionnaire from English to Odia language and test its psychometric properties and assess its influence on oral health status of school teachers. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed among 400; 116 (29%) males and 284 (71%) female school teachers of Bhubaneswar. OHL-AQ questionnaire subsequent to being translated to Odia language utilizing World Health Organization recommended translation back translation protocol was then tested for the establishment of its psychometric properties with assistance from the selected expert panel of academicians. The oral health status of participants was assessed using the WHO oral health assessment form-2013. Chi-square, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and linear regression were used for statistical analysis. Results: Internal consistency of OHL-AQ-O was acceptable with an alpha value of 0.70. Test-retest reliability showed almost perfect agreement (ICC=0.90, CI=0.85-0.93) indicating highly reliable translated scale (p=0.001). Overall mean oral health literacy scores were 13.02±1.86, with about 80% belonging to the high oral health literacy level group. Caries prevalence was 78%, with a mean DMFT of 3.04±2.55. Shallow pockets were absent majorly in teachers belonging to the high oral health literacy group (p=0.01). The multiple linear regression model depicted that only the teaching experience variable added significantly to the prediction (p=0.008). Conclusion: OHL-AQ-O questionnaire was found valid and reliable to measure OHL. Further application of the instrument in other communities and populations will support establishing the external validity of the OHL-AQ-O.
Relationship between Learning Style and Academic Performance among the Generation Z Students in Kuala Lumpur

Every student has a unique learning style. Their personalities are shaped by factors affecting their learning styles. Besides that, it is evident that students’ distinctive learning style has a significant impact on their academic success. A cross-sectional study was done to investigate the degree of association between students’ learning styles and academic achievement. This research was conducted in Kuala Lumpur, and the participants were first-to third-year biomedical science students. This survey included 84 students, where 24 students were selected from each year. The learning style inventory questionnaire was used to measure students’ learning styles through a survey. According to the findings, the majority of students had the highest amount of visual learning styles for each academic year. However, the majority of the first-year students had the second-highest learning style, which scored the highest for visual learning style compared to auditory and kinaesthetic. Furthermore, the academic year affected the mean score of learning styles as demonstrated by two-way ANOVA tests (p<0.01). The correlation test was then performed, and the results show that only audio learning style and CGPA had a positive and significant correlation (p<0.05). In conclusion, this study revealed that academic performance was not influenced by learning style. Nonetheless, students’ learning styles are different for the different academic years.
ASSESSING FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN FLEXIBLE LEARNING VIA COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY FRAMEWORK

Educational institutions adopted online distance learning to ensure continuity of education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea of online distance learning was not welcome by some stakeholders for a variety of reasons such as poor internet connection particularly in rural areas, and lack of technological devices to support learning and teaching. Compared to traditional face-to-face delivery, studies show that online distance learning needs new teaching strategies and approaches. One teaching approach that has been seen beneficial to students with limited resources in attending online classes is the use of flipped classroom pedagogy. This study aimed to assess the flipped classroom pedagogy in flexible learning modality using the Community of Inquiry (CoI). It further tried to identify the different issues and challenges of students in using this teaching approach in the context of the pandemic. The descriptive research design was utilized to attain the goal of this study. Using the purposive sampling technique, respondents were selected from two identified cohort classes employing the flipped classroom pedagogy. The findings show that teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence are observed in the flipped classroom pedagogy. In addition, the study identified advantages of the flipped classroom pedagogy in online distance learning during the pandemic. As perceived by the respondents, the flipped classroom (1) provides flexibility and convenience to students, (2) addresses the problem of students on internet connectivity and access to technological devices, and (3) offers heightened reinforcement. The study further identified two issues of flipped classroom as observed by the students. These are (1) needed interaction during asynchronous lecture, and (2) limited time for synchronous meetings. Results are futher discussed as well as the implications for future research.
Sporothrix brasiliensis and Feline Sporotrichosis in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1998–2018)

Feline sporotrichosis is enzootic in different regions of Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. This study compared the genotype profiles of Sporothrix sp. isolated from cats in Rio de Janeiro between 1998 and 2018 and evaluated their association with clinical and epidemiological characteristics. One hundred nineteen Sporothrix sp. isolates from a cohort of cats with sporotrichosis seen at INI/Fiocruz were included. Clinical and epidemiological data were obtained from the medical records of the animals. T3B PCR fingerprinting was used for molecular identification of the Sporothrix species. All isolates were characterized as Sporothrix brasiliensis, with the observation of low intraspecific variation in 31 isolates (31.3%). The interval between lesion onset and first medical visit at INI/Fiocruz, as well as treatment duration until clinical cure, was longer in cats from the first decade of the epizootic. In addition, the frequency of the variables “good general status” and “presence of lymphadenomegaly” was higher among cats whose strains did not exhibit intraspecific variation. So far, S. brasiliensis has been the only species identified in feline cases of sporotrichosis since the beginning of the epizootic in Rio de Janeiro at INI/Fiocruz.
Are Traditional Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) Landraces Valuable to Cope with Climate Change? Effects of Drought on Growth and Biochemical Stress Markers

Agrobiodiversity and adaptability to environmental changes derived from global warming are challenges for the future of agriculture. In this sense, landraces often have high levels of genetic variation, tightly connected with the changing environmental conditions of a territory. The genus Phaseolus, with five domesticated species, is one of the most important sources of proteins, carbohydrates and micronutrients in various countries. This study aimed to compare the adaptation capacity to drought, in the vegetative growth phase, of a commercial cultivar and two landraces traditionally cultivated in the Mediterranean basin of Phaseolus lunatus (Lima bean). Growth and biochemical responses of the analysed genotypes to different water-deficit treatments were evaluated and compared. In addition, the effectiveness of the voltammetric method for evaluating stress levels in cultivated plants was tested. The studied parameters revealed that P. lunatus is a drought-tolerant species, showing similar results for the three cultivars. However, contrary to what was expected from the germination phase results, the commercial variety Peru showed some better responses under water stress conditions. Finally, the voltammetric method proved to be a good and fast tool for assessing oxidative stress in cultivated plants, showing results in agreement with total phenolic compounds and total flavonoid fluctuations.
Visual Comfort and Acute Alerting Effects of Diurnal Intermittent Bright Light

ABSTRACT Intermittent bright light during the night has shown to be able to generate circadian phase-shifting effects, suppress melatonin and induce alertness, but little attention has been devoted to the effects of diurnal intermittent bright light. Following a night of sleep restriction, forty participants were exposed in a counterbalanced within-subject design to an intermittent (100 lux – 1000 lux), a continuous dim (100 lux) and a continuous bright light condition (1000 lux) each lasting 90 min. Repeated assessments of self-reported sleepiness, cognitive performance and physiological arousal as well as subjective visual comfort were taken during each light condition. Results showed that alertness-related parameters were not significantly affected by the light conditions: neither the intermittent nor the bright condition improved alertness compared to the dim condition. Visual comfort was highest in the dim condition, followed by the intermittent and bright conditions respectively, even though the visualizations showed marked decreases in visual comfort during the bright light phases in the intermittent condition. The results illustrate the diversity in mechanisms underlying these visual experiences and neurobehavioral responses.
Shifting the “Default”: The Case for Making Diversity the Expected Condition for Engineering Education and Making Whiteness and Maleness Visible

As I listened at the ASEE 2017 conference to Dr. France C ordova give her keynote speech on NSF’s INCLUDES program, I reflected on how much time and energy at every conference goes into arguing for why engineering should spend energy and money on becoming a more diverse profession. My thoughts went in two diverging directions. First, I wondered, is there really anyone here who still needs convincing? Then I worried if this thought was accurate, noticing that the majority of the audience were men (an unfair accusation to many equity-minded male allies indeed present). Next, I began to think about how much more energy we all might have for solving the problem of engineering’s demographic homogeneity if we stopped feeling like we had to justify that focus in the first place. I’ve been reading Tara Mohr’s book Playing Big (2015), and in the chapter titled “Let It Be Easy,” she talks about the value of making “the desired action the default” (p. 236). I think the engineering education research community could use this idea: if our desired state is one where the demographics of our profession reflect those of the general population of where we live, what would we need to do to make this the “default” position? In other words, what if we shift the burden of proof from the people advocating for the value of diversity to those supporting the status quo, asking this latter group to justify the white, male state of their research? What might this look like? I have two ideas: First, for this editorial context, I suggest that JEE as a journal should accept the research claim that diversity is important to engineering education and no longer expect authors to justify a focus on diversity in the introductions of their papers. Of course, authors could still provide this rationale if they wanted, particularly if they are making a specific claim related to their research question, but we could take it as given in the same way we don’t have to justify that math “works” or that engineering is worthy of study. We shift the “default” to that we as a research community value diversity. Instead, we would expect research focused on predominantly white male populations to provide justification for why that limited focus is appropriate. If we no longer had to argue for the value of diversity in papers, more words would be free for other discussions or for more detail about the research. It might even prompt people conducting research on homogeneous populations to work differently to make their programming or research design more inclusive if they had to justify why demographic homogeneity was a factor. Second, I suggest JEE set an expectation that whenever people are being studied in manuscripts being considered for publication, in whatever context and with whatever research focus, the participants’ gender and race (and their associated complexities) must be
An axially slotted cylinder with specific inhomogeneous coatings

An axially slotted cylinder coated with two different types of inhomogeneous coating layers is considered. These inhomogeneous coatings have decreasing permittivity profiles. The effects of various parameters of these coatings upon the gain pattern have been investigated using numerical simulations. It is studied that the gain at certain observation angles can be enhanced or diminished by controlling the inhomogeneity parameters of these considered profiles. It is further studied that for specific type of considered inhomogeneous coatings, the forward direction gain can be enhanced significantly.
Self-reported Alcohol Misuse Is Associated with Disordered Eating and Binge Eating Disorder in Adults

ABSTRACT Alcohol use disorder (AUD) can co-occur with mental disorders including feeding and eating disorders (EDs). One hundred-nine adults completed a cross-sectional study examining disordered eating, EDs, and alcohol use. Based on “tendency to abuse alcohol” frequency, drinking was dichotomized into misuse or non-misuse and examined as a predictor of disordered eating and EDs. Sixteen (14.7%) reported alcohol misuse and had significantly higher drive for thinness, anxiety associated with specific foods, frequent dieting, feelings of guilt/shame with eating, and binge eating disorder (BED) than non-misusers. Alcohol misuse may be associated with disordered eating and BED, warranting larger studies and screening efforts.
The Effects of Biochar on Microbial Community Composition in and Beneath Biological Soil Crusts in a Pinus massoniana Lamb. Plantation

Biological soil crusts (BSCs) hold promise for reducing soil erosion in subtropical forest plantations, and microorganisms profoundly affect the formation and development of BSCs. The effects of biochar as a soil conditioner on the diversity and structure of soil microbial communities in BSCs are largely unknown. Therefore, our aim was to determine how biochar might improve microbial community composition and BSC function. Herein, a field experiment was conducted in a P. massoniana plantation; the addition of biochar was the treatment, and no biochar addition was the control (CK). Soil microbial communities associated with moss BSCs (in and beneath BSCs) with and without the addition of biochar were analyzed by Illumina sequencing technology. The results showed that Acidobacteria (28.35%), Proteobacteria (22.53%), Actinobacteria (17.41%), and Chloroflexi (16.74%) were the dominant bacterial phyla, whereas Basidiomycota (70.00%) and Ascomycota (22.76%) were the dominant fungal phyla in BSCs. The soil bacterial and fungal OTU number and richness in BSCs were higher than those beneath BSCs. The relative abundances of Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi, and Basidiomycota were higher in BSCs than beneath BSCs, whereas the relative abundances of Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, Ascomycota, and Chytridiomycota showed the opposite trend. Beneath BSCs, biochar addition increased the soil bacterial OTU number and richness (ACE index and Chao1) but decreased the soil fungal OTU number and richness. Biochar had little effect on soil microbial community structures in BSCs; however, beneath BSCs, it significantly increased the relative abundances of Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi, and Basidiomycota and significantly decreased the relative abundances of Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, Ascomycota, and Chytridiomycota. Biochar-induced changes in soil microbial communities were related to soil environmental factors, especially urease activity, organic matter content, pH, total nitrogen content, and sucrase activity. We demonstrated the different effects of biochar on soil microbial communities in and beneath the BSCs of subtropical forest plantations; these findings provided new insights into soil stabilization with BSCs below the forest canopy in subtropical regions.
The Diurnal Variation of the Evaporation Duct Height and Its Relationship With Environmental Variables in the South China Sea

Based on data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ECWMF ERA5 Reanalysis (ERA-5) and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) datasets, the diurnal variation of the evaporation duct height (EDH) in the South China Sea (SCS) and its relationship with environmental variables using the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) model are analyzed, discussed, and presented. The findings are given as follows. First, the EDH diurnal variations are primarily influenced by the sea-land thermal contrast, with the major influencing variables being the relative humidity (RH) and the near-surface wind speed (WS), followed by the air-sea temperature difference (ASTD). Secondly, the areas where the EDH and the RH are highly correlated are mostly in northern SCS, and the two variables are negatively correlated. Besides, in southeastern SCS, the EDH has a greater and positive correlation with the WS. Seasonal changes can be found in areas where the EDH is highly correlated with the ASTD, primarily to the northwest of Luzon Island in winter and the east coast of Vietnam in summer. Finally, the spatial patterns of the EDH first mode in the SCS present a monopolar structure with the strong loading in northern SCS.
How art market actors experience market emergence in an unequal field: placing Brazilian contemporary art in the global art market

ABSTRACT This paper contributes to art marketing and consumption literature by studying how art market participants from Brazil – a market considered “emergent” – position themselves in the global art market. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 60 art market participants and participant observation in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the paper shows how position and validation gains are understood as entailing practices of (ex)change (or troca in Portuguese) at the individual and field level. Beyond the extension of their social networks and circulation in art market circuits outside Brazil, art market participants understood their positioning gains as dependent on changes to (the perceptions of) art market practices and operating context, and the negotiation of alternative valuations of Brazilian contemporary art in the global art market, addressing power inequalities.
Learning Preferences of Generation Z Undergraduates at the University of Cyberjaya

A new generation (Generation Z) of learners has entered universities/colleges. They were raised in an environment full of technology and high access to the online world which well affected their preferences for receiving information. It is indispensable to know their preferred learning style, which could aid in enhanced content delivery. The main aim of this study was to infer the Gen Z undergraduates’ learning preferences. In this cross-sectional study, convenience sampling was applied. The VARK questionnaire link was forwarded through the student WhatsApp groups. Descriptive and group comparisons were inferred using the chi-square test with p < 0.05 as level of significance. Three hundred Gen Z undergraduates from University of Cyberjaya participated in this study. There is a statistically significant higher preference for multimodal learning (75.7%) with higher preference among male Gen Z undergraduates. There is a statistically significant difference in the preference for various learning styles among the undergraduates who preferred unimodal learning style. Gen Z undergraduates at the University of Cyberjaya preferred the multimodal form of learning while the kinaesthetic mode of learning was highly preferred by both unimodal and multimodal learners.
Predicting virtual care continuance intention in the post-COVID world: Empirical evidence from an emerging economy

ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unexpected rise in the use of virtual care, with four crores of new users joining the virtual care services. Retaining these new users would pave the way for the widespread usage of virtual care, which would undoubtedly boost the healthcare industry, especially in an emerging economy like India, which has a population of 1.39 billion people. This paper attempts to determine what factors influence virtual care continuation intention in the post-COVID world among individuals who began utilizing virtual care during COVID-19. The study employed the theoretical scaffoldings of the theory of planned behavior to fulfill the motive. This cross-sectional study is based on a survey conducted among 321 Indians who have commenced using virtual care services amidst COVID-19. The outcomes of a two-staged Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modeling revealed that perceived benefits, attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control substantially impact virtual care continuance intention. The study has managerial implications for healthcare marketers that help manipulate virtual care continuance intention in the post-pandemic world.
Epidemiological Role of Dictyophara europaea (Hemiptera: Dictyopharidae) in the Transmission of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’

Bois noir, an economically important disease of grapevine yellows that causes significant economic losses in wine production, is associated with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ and transmitted to grapevines by cixiids Hyalesthes obsoletus and Reptalus panzeri. Polyphagous planthopper Dictyophara europaea, commonly found in natural habitats, harbors phytoplasmas from distinct groups and is an alternative vector in the open epidemiological cycles of the Flavescence dorée phytoplasma in grapevine in European vineyards. This study addresses the role of D. europaea in the transmission cycle(s) of ‘Ca. P. solani’ among wild habitats, natural reservoir plants, and the vineyard agroecosystem using MLSA and transmission trials with naturally infected adults to grapevine and Catharanthus roseus. The infection rates of D. europaea ranged from 7% to 13% in diverse locations, while reservoir herbaceous plants were infected in the amount of 29%. A total of 13 CaPsol MLSA genotypes were detected in D. europaea (7) and plants (8). Nine of them corresponded to previously identified genotypes. Two new genotypes were found in D. europaea (tuf-b1/S1/V14/Rqg50-sv1 and tuf-b1/S18/V14/Rqg50-sv1) and one in Convolvulus arvensis (tuf-b1/S1/V2-TA/Rqg31-sv1), whereas one was shared by two hosts, Crepis foetida and Daucus carota (tuf-b1/S1/V2-TA/STOL-sv1). Naturally infected D. europaea successfully transmitted the tuf-b1/S1/V2-TA/STOL type to five grapevines and six periwinkles, tuf-b1/S1/V2-TA/Rqg31 to one grapevine, and tuf-b1/S1/V2-TA/Rqg50 to one periwinkle, indicating that D. europaea is an intermediate vector in CaPsol epidemiological cycles.