Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Vocabulary Acquisition Style in the ESL Classroom: A Survey on the Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies by the Primary 3 Learners

The factor that influences the effectiveness of vocabulary acquisition is the use of vocabulary learning strategies. It is one of the crucial factors that affect the success of English vocabulary learning. This study aims to explore the vocabulary learning strategies that mostly preferred by Primary 3 school pupils in a primary school of Padawan district, Sarawak. The survey design was employed and used questionnaire to collect the data from the participants. They were randomly chosen from Primary 3 class. Seven vocabulary learning strategies were adapted in conducting the survey namely dictionary strategies, guessing strategies, study preferences, memory strategies, autonomy learning, note-taking strategies and social strategies. The outcomes showed that majority of primary 3 pupils were strongly agreed that memory strategies were the most preferred strategies used to learn vocabulary, followed by dictionary strategies and guessing strategies. Thus, language teachers are recommended to be aware of the pupils’ learning styles at different proficiency, and apply various teaching and learning methods according to current education contexts.
An Analysis on Factors that Influence Customers’ Intention to Use Internet Banking in Jayapura City

The low acceptance rate for internet banking in Indonesia is an interesting phenomenon that had inspired this research. This study aims to analyze factors that influence customers’ intention to use internet banking in Jayapura City, Papua Province, Indonesia. The unit of analysis here comprises internet banking users from eleven banks in Jayapura City, using the proportional random sampling technique. This is a survey study using questionnaires for data collection. Data were collected from 205 research samples and analyzed using the SPSS for Windows 22 software and the Structural Equation Model (SEM) using the Amos 22 software. Results showed that customers’ perceptions, consisting of usefulness, ease of use, privacy, and security partially and significantly had positive influences on users’ trust, but did not influence customers’ intention to use internet banking. Trust can mediate the influences over customers’ perceptions on their intentions to use internet banking in Jayapura City.
Magneto-optical transmission in magnetic nanoparticle suspensions for different optical applications: a review

Recently, the magneto-optical properties of magnetic nanofluids have received increasing attention due to their wide range of applications in solar energy conversions and also as smart fluids in tunable photonic devices, optical switch, optical fiber sensor, etc. This review discusses up-to-date developments in magneto-optical transmission in ferrofluids. The magnetic nanoparticle would undergo various structural transitions under external magnetic field, including chainlike formation and lateral coalescence which, in turn, leads to various interesting light transmission phenomena. It is thus possible to alter the properties of the transmitted light by adjusting the orientation of the magnetic field with respect to that of the incident light. The polarization direction of light has a negligible effect on the magneto-optical transmission while light passing along the magnetic field. However, it makes a significant difference for light normal to the field direction. These characteristics are comprehensively reviewed, and their potential applications are presented. It is supposed to provide a general view on the research trends, existing problems and future work for the investigation of magneto-optical transmission in magnetic nanofluids.
Assessment of quality of life in asthma patients in 5 to 18 years of children

Background: Asthma is a common cause of morbidity and mortality with prevalence of 300 million in world. The QOL of asthmatic patients cannot be determined only on the basis the severity of the disease, but requires a measurement of personal perception. This study was conducted with the aim to assess and compare the QOL using PedsQl scale in asthma patients between 5 to 18 years of age with different demographic and clinical variables.Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study conducted at respiratory clinic in tertiary hospital, Rewa from October 2017 to June 2019. A total number of 150 asthmatic patients and their parents participated. Asthmatic patients (N=150) and their parents, presenting to asthma clinic of Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Rewa (after applying inclusion-exclusion criteria) were assessed for QOL using PedsQl scale 3.0. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS version 20. Test of significance by student T-test and one way ANOVA.Results: The QOL is severely hampered by asthma with mean of 59 in intermittent asthma, 51 in mild, 44.74 in moderate and 40 in severe persistent asthma, significant p value of <0.05. Younger age, level of asthma control and severity were significantly related to QOL with p value of <0.05. Sex, socioeconomic status, were insignificantly related.Conclusions: QOL is impaired as the grading of asthma increases. Impairment of Quality of life are mostly associated with low level of asthma control, poly-therapy and frequent night attacks.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: On the concentration dependence of the thermal ionisation energy of impurities in InP

It is shown that recently obtained data for the thermal ionisation energy of donors in InP exhibit the usual dependence on the concentration of ionised donor centres. It is suggested that the parameter in the semi-empirical relationship E = E0 - alpha N1/3 shows a definite correlation with the static dielectric constant in various semiconductors as predicted by a simple model based on Coulomb interactions.
Understanding perception and interpretation of Malaysian university students on renewable energy

Contribution of renewable energy (RE) in current Malaysian energy mix is limited despite of the abundant biomass from its agriculture and sufficient sunshine and rainfall throughout the year. As future leaders, the acceptance of young generation towards RE reflects the most important public decision and policy especially in reducing dependency on fossil fuels. In order to optimise the successful of an awareness program, a set of questionnaire has been used to examine the perception and interpretation of university students towards RE. A total of 2,863 completed questionnaire were analysed according to educational background (science and non-science) and family economic status classified as Bottom 40 (B40), Middle 40 (M40) and Top 20 (T20). The results revealed that most of them have positive perception and optimistic on the usage of RE. Unfortunately, more focus and attention should be given to students with non-science educational background and those who came from Bottom 40 economic group in understanding renewable energy. There is also a gap on interpretation that indicates the need for more intellectual activities that covers information on development, technologies and benefit of RE.
Genetic Variability and Character Association in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Genotypes

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) known as ‘benni seed’, ‘gingelly’, ‘simsim’, ‘til’ etc., is an important and perhaps the oldest and ancient oilseed crops known to man. It is cultivated extensively from tropical regions to the temperate zones in the world. It is fifth important edible oil crop in India after groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, sunflower and soybean. Sesame seed contains 50% oil, 23% protein and 15% carbohydrate (Ranganatha et al., 2012). Sesame seed oil has long shelf life due to the presence of lignans (sesamin, sesamol, sesamolin), which have remarkable antioxidant function, resisting oxidation. It can set seed and yield well under fairly high temperature and can grow in stored soil moisture without rainfall and irrigation. However, continuous flooding or severe drought adversely affects the crop resulting in low yield. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 11 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Empirical Analysis of Demand for Real Money Balances in Africa: Panel Evidence from Nigeria and Ghana

This study investigates demand for real money balances in Africa using panel timeseries data from Nigeria and Ghana between 1970 and 2014. The study employs Levin, Lin, Chu common unit root process and Pedroni Residual Cointegration Test which the results reveal that all the variables in the model are stationary and cointegrated respectively. Data sourced from the World Development Indicators (WDI) were analyzed using Panel Two-Stage Estimated Generalized Least Squares (cross-section Seemingly Unrelated Regression model (SURE)) with Instrumental Variables (IV). The results conform to the liquidity preference theory, with all the variables – inflation, real interest rates, and official exchange rates are statistically significant except real income. It is recommended that the monetary authorities in Africa especially the economies of Nigeria and Ghana should adopt appropriate monetary policies by placing interest rates, inflation and official exchange rates at acceptable levels to boost income through private sector investments.
The Editor’s Decisions in Editing Translation of Novel By The Time You Read This I’ll Be Dead

A published translation is not a translator’s original work. Many studies that have investigated the published translation give their suggestions only to the translator. In fact, there is an editor who handles the translator’s work and be the last decision maker of the work. The study of editor’s decision becomes crucial considering a few studies have investigated this topic. Hence, this article reveals the editor’s decision in editing the translator’s work (draft). The study was done by identifying the clauses edited by the editor, including the source text, draft (translator) version, and edited (editor) version; then classifying them into the terms of the editor’s decisions. The data were collected through purposive sampling from Julie Anne Peters’ novel entitled By The Time You Read This I’ll Be Dead. Meanwhile, the classification of editor’s decisions was done along with raters in focus group discussion. The results show that the editor changes the language style from informal to formal and conversely; changes the dictions; implies, explicates, and paraphrases the clauses; reduces and deletes the information; changes the target language into source language; adds, deletes, and changes the punctuation; and changes the word order. The editor’s decision that is significant is change the informal language style into the formal one. Furthermore, the editor is not consistent in editing the language style.
Hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic activities of the aqueous ethanolic extracts of Gymnema sylvestre (RETZ) R. Br. Ex SCHULT and Sclerocarya birrea (A RICH) HOCHST

Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R. Br. ex Schult (Asclepiadaceae) and Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) Hochst (Anacardiaceae) are two plants used in Burkina Faso in traditional medicine and in the form of phytomedicine in the treatment of diabetes. This study evaluated the effect of aqueous ethanolic extracts of leaves of Gymnema sylvestre and Sclerocarya birrea on glycemia. A phytochemical screening of the extracts obtained by successive exhaustion after maceration of the leaves was carried out. The effect of these extracts was tested on basal plasma glucose and oral tolerance glucose in mice. Saponosides, tannins, flavonoids, sterol and triterpene glycosides, reducing compounds and coumarinic derivatives were found in the leaves of both plants. Alkaloids were also detected in the leaves of G. sylvestre and anthocyanosides in the leaves of S. birrea. The aqueous ethanolic extracts from leaves of G. sylvestre, S. birrea or both in combination at 100 mg/kg body per weight did not have a significant hypoglycemic effect on basal plasma glucose but significantly reduced (p<0.05; p<0.001) peak of hyperglycemia. The effect of the combination of the aqueous ethanolic extracts of the two plants on hyperglycemia is greater (47% reduction) than the effect of the aqueous ethanolic extracts of G. sylvestre (21% reduction) or S. birrea (36% reduction) alone. These results show that the combined use of G. sylvestre and S. birrea aqueous ethanolic extracts would be an asset in the treatment of diabetes. Key words: Gymnema sylvestre, Sclerocarya birrea, oral glucose tolerance test, hypoglycemia, Antihyperglycemia.
FTIR- SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DZHAKSY-KLYCH DEPOSIT SALTS

Kazakhstan is a country with an arid climate, where a number of salt lakes are located, where industrial production of edible salt is carried out. Due to the increase in the volume of salt production for export needs and the possibility of expanding the scope of its use for medical and cosmetic purposes, new layers and deposits of salt are being developed. The purpose of this study was to refine the characteristics of Dzhaksy-Klych Deposit salts using FTIR spectroscopy. The objects of the study were samples of salt-containing raw materials selected from different sites of Dzhaksy-Klych Deposit. Based on the conducted research, it can be predicted that when the Aral sea turns into a chloride salt lake, the main sediment will be sodium chloride, with additional formation of salt deposits from sodium sulfate, calcium or magnesium. The results obtained provide useful information about the mineralogical composition of the Aral sea region salts, which complements the knowledge about the composition of minerals. The results of FTIR analyses show that the samples of salts of lake Dzhaksy -Klych are represented by the following compositions: halite, astrakhanite, hexahydrate, gypsum, mirabilite, and the absence of toxic substances in the studied salt samples confirms their suitability for use in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic purposes.
Rabies prevention and control practice and associated factors among dog owners in Aksum town and Laelay-Machew district, north Ethiopia: community based comparative cross-sectional study

Background Rabies is nearly 100% fatal zoonotic disease. One thousand seven hundred suspected rabies exposures reported in north Ethiopia, Tigray region in 2017, which has the highest rabies prevalence from Ethiopia. Almost half of them were from Central zone only. Of these 38% were in Aksum town and Laelay-Machew. Though Rabies exposure is prevalent in Tigray, there is scanty information on rabies prevention and control practices among dog owners. Thus, this deals with rabies prevention and control practice and associated factors among dog owners. Methods and materials Comparative community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Aksum town and Laelay-Machew district from March 01 to 20, 2018. A multi stage sampling was employed to recruit 558 households. Data were collected via structured and pretested questionnaire. Data were entered into Epi_info_7 and then exported to SPSS_20 for analysis. Both descriptive and inferential analysis was done with 95% confidence intervals at p value of 5% for the final model. Result The overall prevalence of poor rabies prevention and control practice was 56% [95%CI (50, 61.9)] in urban and 62% [95% CI (57.2, 67.7)] in rural dog owners. In urban; being government employee [AOR (95%CI) = 0.35 (0.13, 0.94)], private employee [AOR (95%CI) =0.39(0.16, 0.97)] and having poor attitude [(AOR (95%CI) =1.84 (1.04, 3.25)] were significantly associated with outcome variable. Whereas in rural dwellers; having no formal education [AOR (95%CI)=6.41(1.1,38.6)], poor attitude [AOR (95%CI)= 2.19 (1.18,4.05)], having one dog [AOR (95%CI)=3.31(1.34,8.15)], travel ≥30 minute to get vaccine [AOR (95%CI)= 4.26 (2.14,8.47]), no history of dog bite exposure [AOR (95%CI)= 4.16(1.49,11.6)] and neighbors as their source of information [AOR (95%CI) =3.64 (1.31,10.1)] have statistical significance with the outcome variable. Conclusion and Recommendation The prevalence of poor rabies prevention and control practice was higher among rural dog owners. Thus; interventions should be implemented both to urban and rural residents based on the identified findings so as to promote effective rabies prevention and control activities.
Recreational Cannabis Use and Risk of Prescription Opioid Overdose: Insights from Pediatric Inpatients

Objectives Our first goal is to evaluate the prevalence of hospital admissions for prescription opioid overdose (POD) in pediatric inpatients, and next goal is to measure the independent association between cannabis use disorders (CUD) and POD. Methods We used the nationwide inpatient sample (NIS) and included 27,444,239 pediatric inpatients (age ≤ 18 years), and 10,562 (0.04%) were managed primarily for POD. The odds ratio (OR) of the association of variables in POD inpatients was measured using the binomial logistic regression model that was adjusted for demographic confounders and psychiatric comorbidities. Results Adolescents have higher odds (OR 10.75, 95% CI 10.16-11.36) of POD-related hospitalization compared to children ≤ 12 years. Whites formed the significant proportion (67%), and those from low-income families (<50th percentile) had higher likelihood for POD-related hospitalization. The most prevalent psychiatric comorbidities were mood disorders (44.3%) and anxiety disorders (14.6%). Prevalent comorbid substance use disorders (SUDs) included cannabis (14.2%), tobacco (13.1%), and opioid (9.4%). A higher odds of association with POD-related hospitalizations were seen in pediatric inpatients with comorbid opioid (OR 8.79, 95% CI 8.08-9.56), tobacco (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.47-1.70), and cannabis (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.57-1.81) use disorders. Conclusion The prescription opioid is a bridge to opioid abuse/dependence, thereby increasing the risk of other SUDs like tobacco (by 58%) and cannabis (by 68%). Regulating the easy availability of prescription opioids and also improving the existing prescription trends are an essential way to reduce this problem. Finally, awareness and counseling are recommended strategies for harm reduction/rehabilitation among the pediatric population.
The Assessment of Alexithymia Across Positive and Negative Emotions: The Psychometric Properties of the Iranian Version of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire

Background: Construct of Alexithymia is important for understanding psychopathology that its assessment is of high interest as persons with difficulty in processing their emotions (either positive and negative) are more vulnerable to psychopathology problems. Objectives: The current study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Perth Alexithymia questionnaire (PAQ), and to describe appropriate measures for the field of clinical psychology and psychiatry. Methods: The Persian version of the PAQ was produced through forward translation, reconciliation, and back translation. The study population was all staff (soldiers) of the army force in Tehran, Iran, in 2018 - 2019. Two hundred and fifty four soldiers were selected by convenience sampling method. The following questionnaires were used to collect data: the PAQ, The Deliberate Self-Harm inventory (DSHI), Borderline Personality scale (STB), Cognitive Flexibility inventory (CFI), and Self-Compassion scale (SCS) short-form. The construct validity of the PAQ was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis, divergent, and convergent validity. Internal Consistency and test-retest reliability (2 weeks’ interval) were applied to evaluate reliability. Data were analyzed using LISREL (version 8.8) and SSPS (version 22). Results: PAQ and its subscales were found as valid and reliable measures, with good internal consistency and good test-retest reliability. The PAQ showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.91). Concerning the convergent validity, PAQ and its subscales showed a significant positive correlation with self-report measures of DSHI and STB (P < 0.05). However, they were negatively correlated with Self-Compassion scale (SCS) short-form and CFI (P < 0.05), which demonstrated a good divergent validity. Moreover, while the results of this study support the five-factor models of the PAQ (RMSEA = 0.08, NFI = 0.94, CFI= 0.95), the two-factor model does not fit the data. Conclusions: The PAQ showed good validity and reliability and can be useful for evaluating Alexithymia in the army force samples. The PAQ can be considered promising as a measure in Alexithymia-related research and clinical settings.
Fertility Status of Acid Soils under Different Land Use Types in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Information on soil fertility status of acid soil of a particular area as affected by land use type is important for developing sound soil management systems for improved and sustainable agricultural productivity. (e main objective of this study was to assess the fertility status and effect of land use change on soil physicochemical properties. In this study, adjacent three land use types, namely, enset-coffee, crop, and grazing land use were considered in four districts (i.e., Bolos Sore, Damot Gale, Damot Sore, and Sodo Zuria) of Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia. Soil samples were collected from a depth of 0–20 cm from each land use type of the respective districts for physicochemical analyses. (e results showed that land use types significantly affected (P≤ 0.05) soil properties such as bulk density, available P, exchangeable potassium, exchangeable acidity, exchangeable bases (Na, K, Ca, Mg), exchangeable acidity, and CEC. Besides, soil pH, OC, and TN were influenced significantly (P≤ 0.05) both by districts and land use types. (e very strongly acidic soils were found predominantly in the crop and grazing lands whereas a neutral acidity level was found in the enset-coffee land use type of four districts. In conclusion, the study proves that land use type change within the same geographic setting can affect the severity of soil acidity due to over cultivation and rapid organic matter decomposition. Finally, the study recommends an in-depth study and analysis on the root causes in aggravating soil acidity under crop and grazing land use types.
Are young people with primary social anxiety disorder less likely to recover following generic CBT compared to young people with other primary anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background: Social anxiety disorder (SoAD) in youth is often treated with a generic form of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Some studies have suggested that primary SoAD is associated with lower recovery rates following generic CBT compared with other anxiety disorders. Aims: This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated recovery rates following generic CBT for youth with primary SoAD versus other primary anxiety disorders. Method: Five databases (PsycINFO, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, Medline) were searched for randomised controlled trials of generic CBT for child and/or adolescent anxiety. Results: Ten trials met criteria for inclusion in the systematic review, six of which presented sufficient data for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Sixty-seven did not report data on recovery rates relative to primary diagnosis. While most individual studies included in the systematic review were not sufficiently powered to detect a difference in recovery rates between diagnoses, there was a pattern of lower recovery rates for youth with primary SoAD. Across the trials included in the meta-analysis, the post-CBT recovery rate from primary SoAD (35%) was significantly lower than the recovery rate from other primary anxiety disorders (54%). Conclusions: Recovery from primary SoAD is significantly less likely than recovery from any other primary anxiety disorder following generic CBT in youth. This suggests a need for research to enhance the efficacy of CBT for youth SoAD.