Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Strengthening a research-rich teaching profession: an Australian study

ABSTRACT This paper reports on the background, context, design, and findings of a collaborative research project designed to develop a future roadmap for strengthening an Australian research-rich and self-improving education system. Building on the BERA-RSA Inquiry into the role of research in the teaching profession in the UK (Furlong, 2013), the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA), Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) and Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE) initiated a national study across education systems and jurisdictions to identify ideas, issues, challenges and opportunities to strengthen teacher education and education policy development through research. The mixed-method study, inclusive of focus groups and an on-line survey collected data from pre-service teachers, teachers, academics and leaders across schools, universities and education departments. A set of recommendations highlight the need for research literacies to be embedded at all stages of a teachers’ career and that the profession would benefit from professional learning strategies where teachers are positioned as both critical and discerning consumers and active producers of research. The importance of teachers being able to respond to data within their own set of contextual factors was a key message.
Design and Analysis of Dual-Metal-Gate Double-Cavity Charge-Plasma-TFET as a Label Free Biosensor

In this paper, the bipolar nature of tunnel field effect transistor (TFET) has been utilized for the first time for the identification of biomolecules. C harge plasma concept has been employed to achieve simpler process of fabrication, lower cost and to overcome random dopant fluctuation. The focus of this work is to utilize both ON and ambipolar state of dual metal gate double cavity charge plasma TFET (DMG-DC-CPTFET) biosensor for sensing the biomolecules. Consideration of cavities at both tunneling junctions, it is possible to sense different kinds of biomolecules simultaneously. Gate workfunction engineering has been employed to improve sensitivity and to minimize the OFF state current of the proposed biosensor. High-k gate dielectric is used to achieve maximum ON current. The variation in electrical characteristics like energy band, surface potential and the electric field resulting from the presence of charged and neutral biomolecules in the cavities has been studied. The proposed model offers maximum sensitivity of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2.88\times 10\,\,^{{11}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2.88\times 10^{13}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>%) under ON state and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.37\times 10^{{7}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.37\times 10^{9}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> %) under ambipolar state.
Concept Mapping: Benefits and Challenges in Higher Education

Abstract Undergraduates need to develop critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and deep understanding of concepts. Concept maps are considered an educational tool that promotes meaningful learning and that has demonstrated potential effects in the learning process. Based on studies carried out in adult/higher education, the aim of this review is to identify the effects of concept mapping activities and to discuss their benefits and challenges in pedagogical practices. Findings show that concept maps promote development of critical thinking skills, facilitate integration between theory and practice, develop meaningful learning, promote technology inclusion, promote student collaboration, can lead to better academic scores, and can be used as a tool for the learning progress and assessment. The findings also indicate challenges in integrating concept mapping in academic practices such as students having difficulties in concept and link selection, student resistance, and software difficulties. Despite the limitations, concept maps are well accepted by students.
Preliminary results of a whole-genome scan targeting QTL for carcass traits in a Texel × Romanov intercross.

INTRODUCTION Texel sheep are recognized for their good conformation, muscularity and leanness. In Belgium Texel sheep have been selected for an extreme form of muscular hypertrophy sometimes referred to as “double-muscling” by analogy with the bovine condition (Leroy, 1989). While this trait is recognized to be inherited, its precise mode of inheritance remains unknown. In order to clarify the heredity of this trait, a crossbreeding experiment involving Belgian Texel and Romanov was carried out. A large number of carcass traits were measured in these crosses in order to more precisely characterize this ovine muscular hypertrophy.
Numerical Study of the Lift Force, Velocities and Pressure Distribution of a Single Air Bubble and Two Interacting Air Bubbles Rising in Quiescent Liquid

The study of multiphase flow consisting of liquid and air bubbles has been attracting the interest of many researchers. Numerical methods for such a system are, however, facing difficulty in numerical accuracy and a heavy computational load. In this paper, we made corrections to the modified force-coupling method in our previous papers and applied it to the numerical studies of a single air bubble rising near a vertical wall and two interacting air bubbles rising in line in quiescent liquid. Corrections were made to the effective ranges of the force-coupling method. The calculation results showed that the lift force acting on an air bubble obtained by the experimental data was more accurately reproduced than those by our previous method. We accurately calculated the time evolution of the velocities of interacting two air bubbles rising in line obtained in the previous experiments and resolved the physical mechanism of the relative movement of two bubbles. We also found the present method is much quicker and needs much smaller memory capacity than other methods, such as the volume of fluid method.
Helping undergraduate students cope with stress: The role of psychosocial resources as resilience factors

ABSTRACT Despite a plethora of studies identifying the various stressors responsible for stress incursion, many undergraduates still fail to cope with them, especially if there is a lack of necessary psychosocial resources. The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of three psychosocial resources on stress reduction among undergraduates using a partial least squares-structural equation modelling approach. Based on cognitive adaptation theory (CAT), dispositional optimism, perceived academic control, and self-esteem were incorporated into the model to analyse the hypothesised relationships with stress. A survey-based cross-sectional study involving 147 undergraduates from a Malaysian public university was conducted. The questionnaire consists of four scales; namely Life Orientation Test-Revised, Perceived Academic Control Scale, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, and Perceived Stress Scale. SmartPLS 3.0 was applied to understand the role of each psychosocial resource on stress. First-year undergraduates were found to have the highest level of perceived stress as compared to students in the other years of study. The results indicated an acceptable level of the measurement model. The structural model also showed moderate predictive relevance. Although self-esteem was not found to predict stress, both dispositional optimism and perceived academic control were found to negatively predict stress. Moreover, importance-performance map analysis (IPMA) indicated that university management should focus on dispositional optimism and invest additional effort in prioritising perceived academic control. Findings from this study will provide valuable insights into the role of psychosocial resources for undergraduate students to cope with stress.
Income Trends among U.S. Residential Rooftop Solar Adopters

Author(s): Barbose, Galen L; Forrester, Sydney; Darghouth, Naim R; Hoen, Ben | Abstract: Berkeley Lab tracks and analyzes solar-adopter demographic characteristics. A central element of this work is an annual report describing income trends of residential solar adopters over time and across geographies. The report is based on household-level income estimates for single-family residential solar adopters across the United States, and is intended to serve as a foundational reference document for policy-makers, industry stakeholders, and other researchers interested in demographic trends among residential solar adopters. The report is published with an accompanying interactive data visualization tool that allows users to further explore the underlying data. In addition to the annual report, Berkeley Lab also conducts targeted topical analyses on issues related to solar-adopter demographics and provides direct analytical support to organizations working to expand access to solar energy among low-to-moderate income households. Requests for analytical support may be submitted through this form: "https://docs.google. com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOauinm2NRF-9J39aDh3447F9FDTOsP3tpMHJLzH_orKoTpw/viewform" target="_blank"gonline form.
Enhancing the efficacy of TCR gene therapy

TCR gene therapy allows redirection of the antigen specificity of T cells by the introduction of novel TCR α and β chains by retroviral transduction. These TCR gene modified T cells can be adoptively transferred to target defined tumour antigens. The majority of TCR gene therapy studies has focused on the adoptive transfer of CD8+ T cells but there is increasing recognition of a central role for CD4+ T cells in effective immunotherapy protocols. The use of CD4+ T cells has been limited by the lack of well defined class II restricted TCR and also because the majority of tumours don’t express class II MHC. As a result research has focused on introducing class I restricted TCR into CD4+ T cells. Initial work has demonstrated that class I restricted CD4+ T cells often have reduced functional avidity compared to the parental CD8+ T cell. In particular, CD4+ T cells transduced with CD8 dependent TCRs are often of much lower functional avidity when introduced in the absence of a CD8 co-receptor. In order to improve the functional avidity of class I restricted CD4+ T cells, murine CD4+ T cells were co-transduced with F5 TCR (specific for influenza peptide, NP, in the context of H2-Kb) and additional CD3 molecules. The amount of CD3 within in a cell is rate limiting for the expression of introduced TCR and thus when cells are transduced with additional CD3 it removes this rate limiting step and thus enhances the surface expression of the TCR. TCR surface expression is one of the key determinants of T cell functional avidity. CD4+ T cells co-transduced with F5- TCR and CD3 had increased surface expression of F5-TCR and increased pentamer binding. This translated in vitro into increased functional avidity compared to CD4+ T cells transduced with F5-TCR only. When adoptively transferred in vivo into irradiated tumour bearing syngeneic recipients, F5- TCR + CD3 CD4+ T cells had greater expansion and persistence and trafficked to the tumour site at higher and faster rates than F5-TCR only CD4+ T cells. In addition, F5-CD3 CD4+ T cells demonstrated superior control of tumour growth. Unexpectedly mice that received adoptive transfer of F5-TCR + CD3 CD4+ T cells developed marked lethal toxicity. Further experiments to try to determine the nature of this toxicity suggest a multifactorial cause including mispairing of the introduced TCR α and β chains with the endogenous TCR and development of autoreactive T cells in the presence of additional CD3 mediated either by upregulation of the introduced TCR or the endogenous TCR.
Aquatic Physiotherapy and Parkinson’s Disease: Effects on Functional Motor Skills

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive disease with motor impairment, and as such requires a multidisciplinary team that includes physiotherapy. Physiotherapy can stimulate learning ability, motor recovery, neuroplasticity and neuroprotection. The aquatic physiotherapy (AP) for PD enables movements to be progressively and safely executed, reducing the risk of falls. Hence, the objective of this study is to analyze the effects of an AP program on the functional motor skills of people with PD. This is a controlled quasi-experimental clinical trial, with blind assessor. The participants were male and female, diagnosed with PD, Hoehn and Yahr stages 1 to 4 and medical certificate for AP. The exclusion criteria were: not presenting independent walking; sensorial deficit; contraindications for attending a heated pool; alterations in levodopa ingestion. The functional assessments conducted on land were: walking speed test; Five Times Sit to Stand Test; Mini BESTest, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) for activities of daily living (ADL); and motor skill parts, evaluated before, after and 4 months after AP. The aquatic assessment was conducted through the Aquatic Functional Assessment Scale (AFAS). The participants were allocated in two groups: Control Group (CG), which did not take part in the pool activities, and Experimental Group (EG), which was submitted to AP, throughout 32 twice-a-week, 50-minute-long appointments. Functional exercises were proposed to respect the principles of specificity and progression regarding complexity in the aquatic activities through aquatic motor skills learning phases. Groups and times were compared statistically. At the end of the study, the EG was composed of 11 participants and the CG 7. There were no differences between the groups at the beginning of the study. A difference was observed between groups for gait speed in evaluation 2; difference between assessment 1 and 2 for GE in the ADL and motor, as well as between assessment 2 and 3 for GE in the motor assessment. CG presented a decline from assessment 1 and 3. In the aquatic assessment, the EG had a statistical difference after the intervention. It was observed that the AP program can modify the aquatic motor skills and the land motor skills of walking speed, the UPDRS ADL and the UPDRS motor.
Effects of plant growth promoting microorganisms inoculums on mineral nutrition, growth and productivity of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Abstract Two field experiments were carried out separately to evaluate the ability of three plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPM, Pantoea ananatis, Enterobacter sp. and Piriformospora indica) as bio-fertilizer on rice (Oryza sativa L.) productivity under different levels of potassium sulfate fertilizer (PSF). The results clearly showed that the PGPM significantly enhance the dry weight of rice plant tissues as compared with the control. Uptake of phosphorus and potassium in rice plant tissues and also nutrient use efficiency (NUE) remarkably increased especially when the co-inoculation with P. ananatis and P. indica in experiment I and the combined (seed + seedling root) inoculation method in experiment II were used. Grain yield (GY) increased linearly with the addition of PSF up to 110 kg ha−1 for the co-inoculation treatment (23% lower than the control), then remained constant at its maximum (5348 kg ha−1, 32% higher than the control) up to 180 kg ha−1 in experiment I. Similarly, the maximum value of GY (5330 kg ha−1, 20% more than the control) was obtained at 100 kg ha−1 PSF in experiment II. Consequently, both co-inoculation and combined inoculation methods could be selected as the best ways for improving NUE and plant growth of rice in sustainable production systems.
Pain Management Under COVID-19

Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a large family of enveloped, single-stranded, zoonotic RNA viruses Four CoVs commonly circulate among humans: HCoV2-229E, -HKU1, -NL63 and -OC43 However, CoVs can rapidly mutate and recombine leading to novel CoVs that can spread from animals to humans The novel CoVs severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) emerged in 2002 and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in 2012 The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is currently causing a severe outbreak of disease (termed COVID-19) in China and multiple other countries, threatening to cause a global pandemic In humans, CoVs mostly cause respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms Clinical manifestations range from a common cold to more severe disease such as bronchitis, pneumonia, severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, multi-organ failure and even death SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 seem to less commonly affect children and to cause fewer symptoms and less severe disease in this age group compared with adults, and are associated with much lower case-fatality rates Preliminary evidence suggests children are just as likely as adults to become infected with SARS-CoV-2 but are less likely to be symptomatic or develop severe symptoms However, the importance of children in transmitting the virus remains uncertain Children more often have gastrointestinal symptoms compared with adults Most children with SARS-CoV present with fever, but this is not the case for the other novel CoVs Many children affected by MERS-CoV are asymptomatic The majority of children infected by novel CoVs have a documented household contact, often showing symptoms before them In contrast, adults more often have a nosocomial exposure In this review, we summarize epidemiologic, clinical and diagnostic findings, as well as treatment and prevention options for common circulating and novel CoVs infections in humans with a focus on infections in children
Using Text Analysis Software to Detect Deception in Written Short‐Answer Questions in Employee Selection

This study investigated if word frequencies informed by the Newman&#8208;Pennebaker (NP) and Reality Monitoring (RM) models could classify honest and deceptive responses to short&#8208;answer questions often used in online employee applications. Participants (n&#160;=&#160;106; 58% male; M&#160;=&#160;30.28&#160;years, SD&#160;=&#160;8.85) completed two written short&#8208;answer questions both deceptively and honestly. The questions asked participants to describe a notable personal achievement or a time where they had demonstrated interpersonal skills. Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count was used to calculate the prevalence of words in various linguistic categories. Deceptive statements contained significantly fewer first&#8208;person singular pronouns, auxiliary verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, and cognitive process words. Results revealed the NP and RM models accuracy at classifying responses varied on question type.
The policies and politics of teachers’ initial learning: the complexity of national initial teacher education policies

ABSTRACT This paper analyses the nature and complexity that characterize the broader policy and political conditions of teachers’ initial learning within and across three different national settings. Drawing upon the transnational notion of ‘fast policy’, we show how neoliberal policies and associated policy artefacts constitute specific, national initial teacher education policies in Norway, Australia and the Netherlands. At the same time, we also indicate how hegemonic ideas and ideals mutate as part of these policy mobilities, thereby problematizing performative policy discourses. We do so by identifying and reflecting on how the ‘markers’ of fast policy are developed and how they are simultaneously challenged by alternative more collective, context-responsive conceptions of professional learning. In this way, we indicate how even as neoliberal instantiations of fast policy mobility unfold within specific national contexts, more collective, context-relevant approaches to teachers’ learning also exist, which can challenge performative policy conditions.
The Smc04388 omega amino transaminase from Sinorhizobium meliloti

Hydroxyproline (trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline (4-L-Hyp)) can be used by certain microorganisms as a source of carbon and nitrogen. The nitrogen fixing bacterium, Sinorhizobium meliloti carries a cluster (hyp cluster) of 14 genes responsible for the transport and degradation of this amino acid in the cell. The biological functions of several gene products in the hyp cluster are still unknown. So far, it is known that the conversion of trans-4-hydroxyproline to α-ketoglutarate, one of the intermediate of the TCA cycle, occurs in four enzymatic reactions. The whole hyp cluster is up regulated in the presence of 4-hydroxy-proline in the media. Previous studies have shown several other 4-hydroxy-proline-inducible genes. One of these genes, smc04388, has been annotated as a putative omega amino transaminase. The role of this omega transaminase in the main catabolic pathway of 4-hydroxy-proline has not been investigated. In order to address this, two mutant strains; a single smc04388 mutant and a double smc04388 hypD mutant were created. Growth curves of these mutants in minimal media showed that the Smc04388 protein is not required for the growth of S. meliloti in the presence of trans-4hydroxy-L-proline as the sole carbon and nitrogen source. The Smc04388 protein was overexpressed as a Strep-tagged and purified from S. meliloti. The purified enzyme showed amino transaminase activity with pyruvate and αmethylbenzylamine. In addition, an enzymatic reaction using the product of the second enzyme of the 4-hydroxy-proline pathway, Δ-pyrroline-4-hydroxy-2-carboxylate, was carried out to test the activity of Smc04388 with this compound. Mass spectrometry analysis of this reaction mixture revealed the formation of L-alanine from pyruvate and Δ-pyrroline-4-hydroxy-2-
Four Decades of Audit Committee Research: A Bibliometric Analysis (1977–2018)

In the post-SOX era, research on audit committees (AC) has evolved into a distinct scientific domain devoted to the analysis of corporate oversight and its effect on financial reporting and internal control quality. Numerous studies have contributed to the identification of potential determinants of AC effectiveness and possible performance effects associated with the AC oversight process. Nevertheless, the scarcity of studies that offer a holistic view on AC research impedes a profound understanding of the antecedent elements and emerging themes in this field within recent decades. Applying a combination of citation, co-citation, and social network analysis to 92 articles published in six leading accounting journals, we comprehensively map the intellectual structure of AC research. Thus, we contribute to the literature by offering insights on major publication trends, chronological developments, and underlying relationships between different strands of the AC literature as part of the accounting discipline. Our findings reveal a high level of homogeneity in AC-related studies published in the leading accounting journals, especially when it comes to sample selection and methodological approaches.
Comparative studies on the effect of some growth regulators on growth, yield and quality of paddy (Oryza sativa L.).

A trial was conducted during Kharif season of 2011 to find out effect of triacontanol (TRIA) (1 and 2 nl/ml), indole acetic acid (IAA) (20 and 40 μg/ml), gibberellic acid (GA) (20 and 40 μg/ml) and naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) (10 and 20 nl/ml) along with control on growth, yield and quality of paddy var. NDR-359. Lower dose of TRIA improved the growth parameters like total number of leaves/plant, chlorophyll intensity and total dry matter production/plant which ultimately increased yield attributes viz. test weight and harvest index. Quality characters of paddy namely protein content and starch content were also improved by TRIA. IAA improved only protein content.
ROLE OF VITAMIN D ON TREATMENT OF BRONCHIOLITIS IN CHILDREN

1. AL-Emmaman AL-kadhemain Teaching Hospital. 2. Professor, Department of Pediatric, College of Medicine, AL-Nahrain University. Manuscript Info Abstract . Manuscript History Received: 12 December 2019 Final Accepted: 15 January 2020 Published: February 2020