Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of teachers’ perception of effective communication skills according to gender

Living things express themselves verbally, textually or physically and it is called communication. Since the first moment of life, human beings are able to express their feelings and thoughts through various methods. Communication through these transfers has sometimes resulted in teaching. Teaching generally takes place in the classroom and teachers are expected to have an effective perception of communication skills for an effective communication process in the classroom. This study aimed to investigate teachers’ perceptions of effective communication skills in the classroom by taking gender into account. In this descriptive study, the participants consisted of 381 teachers. For data collection, the Classroom Effective Communication Skills Scale was administered. The five-point Likert type scale consisted of 23 items with four dimensions. The results revealed that although male and female teachers had high scores in terms of effective communication skills, no significant difference was observed between male and female teachers. According to the findings, female teachers had slightly higher scores than male teachers.
Diversity and Distribution of Hyphomycetes from Dung in Thailand

This investigation on hyphomycetes from dung samples of wildlife and domestic animals, including deer, barking deer, eld’s deer, elephant, guar, rabbit, camel, goat, horse, buffalo, cow, mouse and toad, was conducted from eighteen provinces in Thailand. Different isolation methods such as the moist chamber, Warcup’s direct plating, dilution plate, and heat and alcohol treatments were used. Identification of the fungal isolates was based on morphological characteristics of colony growth on agar media and examination of the spores and fruiting bodies using stereo and light microscopes. Fourhundred and six isolates comprising 24 genera and 28 species of hyphomycetes were recorded. They were most numerous on cow dung, followed by elephant, buffalo and deer dung. Coprophilous hyphomycetes included Arthrobotrys oligospora, Cephaliophora irregularis, Nodulisporium gregarium and Oidiodendron griseum. Potential plant pathogenic fungi included Alternaria alternata, Curvularia lunata, Exserohilum rostratum, Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, Nodulisporium gregarium and Thielaviopsis sp. Coprophilous hyphomycetes representing new records for Thailand were Nodulisporium gregarium, Oidiodendron griseum and Pithomyces karoo.
Binaural Rendering with Measured Room Responses: First-Order Ambisonic Microphone vs. Dummy Head

To improve the limited degree of immersion of static binaural rendering for headphones, an increased measurement effort to obtain multiple-orientation binaural room impulse responses (MOBRIRs) is reasonable and enables dynamic variable-orientation rendering. We investigate the perceptual characteristics of dynamic rendering from MOBRIRs and test for the required angular resolution. Our first listening experiment shows that a resolution between 15 ∘ and 30 ∘ is sufficient to accomplish binaural rendering of high quality, regarding timbre, spatial mapping, and continuity. A more versatile alternative considers the separation of the room-dependent (RIR) from the listener-dependent head-related (HRIR) parts, and an efficient implementation thereof involves the measurement of a first-order Ambisonic RIR (ARIR) with a tetrahedral microphone. A resolution-enhanced ARIR can be obtained by an Ambisonic spatial decomposition method (ASDM) utilizing instantaneous direction of arrival estimation. ASDM permits dynamic rendering in higher-order Ambisonics, with the flexibility to render either using dummy-head or individualized HRIRs. Our comparative second listening experiment shows that 5th-order ASDM outperforms the MOBRIR rendering with resolutions coarser than 30 ∘ for all tested perceptual aspects. Both listening experiments are based on BRIRs and ARIRs measured in a studio environment.
An Environmentally Stable Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite Containing Py Cation with Low Trap-State Density

The commonly-employed methylammonium-based perovskites are environmentally unstable, which limits their commercialization. To resolve this problem, a stable hybrid perovskite, pyrrolidinium lead iodide (PyPbI3), was synthesized successfully via a simple drop casting method. The formed PyPbI3 exhibited a hexagonal structure. It presented not only excellent phase stability, but also low trap-state density, as confirmed via the X-ray diffraction and space-charge-limited currents measurements. This novel perovskite may be applicable to perovskite photovoltaics to improve their environmental stability.
The High Frequency Flexural Ultrasonic Transducer for Transmitting and Receiving Ultrasound in Air

Flexural ultrasonic transducers are robust and low cost sensors that are typically used in industry for distance ranging, proximity sensing and flow measurement. The operating frequencies of currently available commercial flexural ultrasonic transducers are usually below 50 kHz. Higher operating frequencies would be particularly beneficial for measurement accuracy and detection sensitivity. In this paper, design principles of High Frequency Flexural Ultrasonic Transducers (HiFFUTs), guided by the classical plate theory and finite element analysis, are reported. The results show that the diameter of the piezoelectric disc element attached to the flexing plate of the HiFFUT has a significant influence on the transducer’s resonant frequency, and that an optimal diameter for a HiFFUT transmitter alone is different from that for a pitch-catch ultrasonic system consisting of both a HiFFUT transmitter and a receiver. By adopting an optimal piezoelectric diameter, the HiFFUT pitch-catch system can produce an ultrasonic signal amplitude greater than that of a non-optimised system by an order of magnitude. The performance of a prototype HiFFUT is characterised through electrical impedance analysis, laser Doppler vibrometry, and pressure-field microphone measurement, before the performance of two new HiFFUTs in a pitch-catch configuration is compared with that of commercial transducers. The prototype HiFFUT can operate efficiently at a frequency of 102.1 kHz as either a transmitter or a receiver, with comparable output amplitude, wider bandwidth, and higher directivity than commercially available transducers of similar construction.
The palaeobiology of the panderodontacea and selected other euconodonts

The apparatus composition and three-dimensional architecture of the coniform conodont genus Panderodus (Llanvim - Givetian) has been reconstructed. This modelling has led to a re-definition of the species concept within Panderodus, which is now reconstructed as a septimembrate apparatus. Taxonomic revision enables the recognition of twelve distinct species, characterised on gross morphological criteria. Using the Panderodus model, it has been possible to recognise recurrent apparatus styles within other coniform genera. This will provide a basis for future suprageneric classification. Homology between coniform and ramiform-pectiniform apparatuses has enabled the development of a unified locational notation for conodonts. A new functional model is presented, highlighting the close similarities of conodont oral apparatuses with those of the petromyzontids. Investigations into the histology of selected conodont elements have identified the presence of cellular bone, two enamel homologues, and globular cartilage. These provide definitive evidence for the vertebrate origins of conodonts, and revised growth models for elements are presented on the basis of these new observations. Cladistic analysis of the expanded character set places conodonts as a sister-group to the "dentineous" craniates. Dentine is no longer recognised as the primitive vertebrate hard tissue. Previous models of early vertebrate hard tissue development, and their significance in evolutionary studies, needs re-evaluation.
The Effectiveness of Embodied Pedagogical Agents and Their Impact on Students Learning in Virtual Worlds

Over the last years, the successful integration of virtual reality in distance education contexts has led to the development of various frameworks related to the virtual learning approaches. 3D virtual worlds are an integral part of the landscape of education and demonstrate novel learning possibilities that can open new directions in education. An important aspect of virtual worlds relates to the intelligent, embodied pedagogical agents that are employed to enhance the interaction with students and improve their overall learning experience. The proper design and integration of embodied pedagogical agents in virtual learning environments are highly desirable. Although virtual agents constitute a vital part of virtual environments, their exact impact needs are yet to be addressed and assessed. The aim of the present study is to thoroughly examine and deeply understand the effect that embodied pedagogical agents have on the learning experience of students as well as on their performance. We examine how students perceive the role of pedagogical agents as learning companions during specific game-based activities and the effect that their assistance has on students’ learning. A concrete experimental study was conducted in AVARES, a 3D virtual world educational environment that teaches the domain of environmental engineering and energy generation. The results of the study point out that embodied pedagogical agents can improve students’ learning experience, enhance their engagement with learning activities and, most of all, improve their knowledge construction and performance.
A detailed investigation of low latitude tweek atmospherics observed by the WHU ELF/VLF receiver: 2. Occurrence features and associated ionospheric parameters

As a companion paper to Zhou RX et al. (2020), this study describes application of the automatic detection and analysis module to identify all the tweek atmospherics detectible in the WHU ELF/VLF receiver data collected at Suizhou station during the period of 3 February through 29 February 2016. Detailed analysis of the identified low‐latitude tweek events reveals that the occurrence rate varies considerably — from 800 to 6000 tweeks per day, and exhibits a strong diurnal and local time dependence, the peak occurring before local midnight. The diurnal variation of identified tweeks was similar to that of the lightning data obtained by the World‐Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN). Estimates of the propagation distance and ionospheric reflection height of tweek atmospherics suggest that the majority (~92%) of the low latitude tweeks originate from the lightning activity within a radius of 4000 km and that they are very likely to reflect from the lower ionospheric D‐region at the height range of 75–85 km. At these lower ionospheric reflection altitudes, ~74% of the corresponding electron densities from the tweek spectral measurements are within 24.5–27.5 cm ‐3. The daily variation of estimated D‐region electron densities in the considered period (February 2016) also exhibits a small overall increasing trend from early to later in the month.
Teachers’ Patterns of Management of Conflicts With Students: A Study in Five European Countries

The present study proposed an application of the Rahim’ Model of Conflict Management, and aimed to explore the styles of handling interpersonal conflicts with students adopted by teachers from five European countries (Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Austria), identifying specific patterns and evaluating potential differences according to teachers' Gender, Age, Working Seniority and Country of belonging. Overall, 589 secondary school teachers completed a questionnaire consisting of Socio-demographic characteristics and the Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II (ROCI-II, Form B). Non-hierarchical k-means cluster analysis was employed to derive patterns of conflict management, identifying four patterns labelled as Multi-strategic and Engaged, Multi-strategic and Solution-Oriented, Control-Oriented and Avoidant, and Mediating. Significant differences between countries were found in the numbers of teachers grouped across the four patterns. Findings identified stable and meaningful patterns for evaluating teachers' styles of management of interpersonal conflicts with students and for promoting teachers’ effectiveness in conflict management in the European school context.
Relaparotomy after caesarean section

Relaparotomy after cesarean section do happen and a study was done to critically evaluate the relaparotomy cases following the cesarean delivery at a tertiary medical centre. The study was conducted for a period of two years. The database of exploratory laparotomy following primary operation had been collected. Obstetric patients requiring re-laparotomy after primary surgery within 6 weeks of cesarean section were analyzed. A total of 10 cases underwent relaparotomy of which 8 had CS done at this institute and 2 had been referred from a peripheral health centre. The prevalence rate of relaparotomy was 0.77%. The most common complication requiring relaparotomy were sepsis and hemorrhage. During relaparotomy the most common intervention was resuturing of the uterine incision. Emergency relaparotomy is a lifesaving procedure and every obstetrician should be able to tackle effectively the different complications related to the surgery.
Complying with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals: A Case of the Malaysian Ageing Population

Objective - The rapid growth in the ageing population necessitates a more intensified effort to include patients of all ages in global sustainable development. While many countries struggle to manage their ageing populations, efforts to ensure adequate health are alarmingly unconvincing. In fact, the spread of infectious diseases, especially Tuberculosis (TB), within the ageing population remains a threat to meet the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Studies related to the ageing population in Malaysia are rather limited and their perspectives on infectious disease patients are often neglected.Methodology/Technique - Therefore, this study aims to investigate the perspective of ageing tuberculosis patients on preventive measures and to what extent their behaviour helps Malaysia to comply with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Of 1,600 patients to whom questionnaires were sent, 1,368 completed questionnaires that were used for further analysis. This study was conducted in 2015 within selected states of Malaysia with high occurrence rates of TB cases.Finding - This paper confirmed that TB patients in this study possessed high TB knowledge especially among male and married patients with low household income. Also, the findings revealed that most TB patients understood that smoking increases the risk of TB infection, yet, they did not quit smoking which explains that majority of them have been diagnosed with TB for more than five years. Despite the patients possessed high TB knowledge, results on their attitude towards family, friends, and neighbours indicated that the patients did not distance themselves from others which might cause infections. In fact, in terms of TB practices; most patients still reluctant to wear facial mask in public.Novelty - Hence, the strategies to end the TB epidemic in Malaysia by 2035 should be improved so that the quality of life for the ageing population can be assured.Type of Paper - Empirical.
Influence of Cane Regulation ongrowth, Yield and Quality of Wine Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.)

Cane regulation is an essential form of pruning in vineyard operation. This is mainly done to regulate the current season growth, yield and quality of grapes. Crop load adjustment should be considered as one of the technical cultural practices suitable to modify grapevine physiology and plant production International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 2 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Imaging of cAMP/PKA dynamics induced by catecholamines in the neocortical network

Dopamine (DA) and noradrenalin (NA) are critically involved in multiple brain functions. NA and DA modulate neuronal functions via G protein coupled receptors and cAMP/PKA signaling. NA is released in the entire neocortex by axons of locus coeruleus (LC) neurons. DA projections to the neocortex, which originate in the ventral tegmental area, innervate more restricted areas. The aim of this project is to characterize the effect of exogenous and endogenously released NA and DA on cAMP/PKA signaling by using PKA sensitive fluorescent sensors. I showed PKA activation in pyramidal neurons in response to bath application of NA, isoproterenol, DA and SKF38393. Responses were observed throughout the cortex even in areas poorly innervated by DA fibers. Responses to NA and isoproterenol were inhibited by β-receptors antagonists while responses to DA and SKF38393 were blocked by a D1/D5 receptor antagonist. The negative contribution of D2-like and α2-adrenoceptor to PKA signaling was also demonstrated using specific antagonists. These results show a widespread distribution of functional NA and DA receptors in the neocortex that extends far beyond the territory of DA fiber innervations. The selective expression of the light activated Channelrhodopsin2 in NA neurons combined with cortical PKA imaging allowed demonstrating that release of endogenous NA reversibly increases PKA activity. These responses were blocked by β-receptors antagonists while a NA transporter inhibitor increased responses. These results demonstrate that endogenous NA released from LC fibers activates the cAMP/PKA pathway in cortical neurons, providing a means to characterize catecholaminergic transmission events.
COMPARING MORI-TANAKA METHOD AND FIRST-ORDER HOMOGENIZATION SCHEME IN THE VISCOELASTIC MODELING OF UNIDIRECTIONAL FIBROUS COMPOSITES

A comparative study of the viscous response of polymer matrix based fibrous composites predicted by the Mori-Tanaka method and finite element simulations based on the 1st order homogenization theory is presented. Aligned basalt and carbon fibers embedded into a polymeric matrix are considered to represent a quasi isotropic and transversely isotropic two-phase systems. While differences in the prediction of the macroscopic elastic response are attributed merely to the properties of the fiber phase, the viscoelastic behavior is largely affected by the selected homogenization method. A stiffer response predicted by the Mori-Tanaka method for both creep and relaxation tests is observed for both material systems and supports similar finding found in the literature. Thus suitable modifications of the original formulation of such two-point averaging schemes are needed for them to be applicable in the multi-scale modeling of generally anisotropic yarns in plane weave textile composites.
A Long-term Study of Home Range of Coachella Fringe-Toed Lizards, Uma inornata

Abstract. Long-term field studies of relatively long-lived lizards can reveal environmental influences and ontogenetic responses over the lifetime of an individual that would not be apparent in data from short-term field studies. Hence, we initiated a long-term (31-yr) study of a population of the Coachella Fringe-Toed Lizard, Uma inornata, to determine demographic (sex, size/age, population density) and environmental (rainfall) influences on HR size of individuals. Mark-and-recapture data and observations on marked individuals provided sufficient sightings to estimate HR size using minimum convex polygons for 45 males and 40 females varying from age 0 (birth year) to age 5. Home range size was positively correlated with age and body size and was nonlinearly correlated with individual growth. Males grew faster and attained larger body size than did females and had larger HRs than did females of similar age. However, the mean body size–adjusted HR size for adult U. inornata did not differ significantly by sex. Home range size was inversely related to density in males but showed no relationship to density in females. There was a significant inverse relationship between HR size and winter rainfall preceding a field season. Within individuals, HRs shifted geographically and increased in size over sequential years as individuals grew. The location of an HR's centroid shifted between 4 and 62 m between years (mean 28 m for males, 15 m for females). Hence, combining HR data from multiple years will overestimate the actual spatial usage of an individual during any single year.
Conscientiousness, Extraversion, College Education, and Longevity of High-Ability Individuals

ABSTRACT Using the 1922–1991 Terman Life-Cycle Study of Children with High Ability, I find a strong relationship between college education and longevity for men who have high intelligence. Conscientiousness and extraversion are strongly related to longevity of men, even though their effects on education are, at best, weak. I also find that men with higher levels of education and skills have superior health and healthier lifestyles over the lifespan. For women of this historical cohort (born around 1910), who live at least as long as college-educated men, I find no evidence of a relationship between education, noncognitive skills, and longevity.
SPEECH ACTS IN CORTEZ’S POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENT 2018

The study explores the role of language in the communication and interpretation of intentions by analyzing the narration of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s political advertisement in Congressional Campaign in 2018. Hence, the study focuses on the pragmatic functions of locution, illocutionary and perlocutionary acts of the speeches. This study was conducted using the qualitative descriptive method. The findings show that the overall relative frequency percentages for the speech acts in Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 political advertisement are: assertive 68%, directive 23%, commissive 4.5%, and declarative 4.5%. The results reflects that Ocasio-Cortez relied more on sentences that performed assertive acts than other speech acts since she wanted to introduce to the public who she is as an individual and what she is capable of as a future representative, and she also offered some relatable facts and situations that can appeal to the working class public to show that she’s on their sides. Using directive acts, she included herself as a part of the society and shows that she wants to make a change together with them, not on her own. This is a different approach to political advertisement since most of them rely more on the commissive acts by promising a better future for the society. This different strategy is something fresh that eventually played a part in her win in the 2018 Congressional District Election. Keywords: speech acts theory; pragmatics; political discourse; language and politics; political language.