Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Introducing building information modeling course into a newly developed construction program with various student backgrounds

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an emerging trend in construction industry and a desired skill for construction management students as they are preparing for their professional careers. Recent surveys showed that university level BIM education of the architecture, engineering, and construction programs in the United States increased dramatically in the past several years. Structuring a course that would properly address the learning needs of students with different levels of technology skills and construction experience is a considerable challenge. This paper presents the introduction of a BIM course to a construction management program with a diverse student body. The course is structured as a lecture-lab combination where the fundamental concepts and implementation issues are discussed in the lecture portion. In the lab sessions, the students are asked to complete individual projects and present them in different formats. The purpose of this paper is to provide a sample structure to deliver BIM content. Feedback from the students, instructor observations, and recommendations for the computer exercises are also included in the paper.
ASSESSMENT OF LOCALIZED PAIN SENSITIVITY OVER THE TRANSTIBIAL RESIDUAL LIMB AND ITS VARIABILITY AMONG MALE VETERANS WITH AMPUTATION

Localization of pain sensitization has clinical importance, however, rarely been assessed in amputees. The objective of this study was to investigate the sensitivity of pain over the residual limb and its variability among veterans with transtibial amputation. Pain sensitivity in 12 locations was explored twice in 19 veteran amputees using pressure algometry. The lowest pressure pain threshold (PPT) and pressure tolerance (PT) was recorded at the distal end of the residual limb (20.5 and 33 Ncm -2 , p=0.13 ), and the highest PPT and PT was recorded at the mid-patellar tendon (73.4 and 94.3 Ncm -2 , p=0.03 ). There was a significant moderate correlation ( r=0.48-0.52 ) between pressure pain and daily hours of prosthesis use. A localized pattern for sensitivity to pain over the transtibial residual limb was obtained that can be used to improve the transtibial socket design and fit as well as the selection of prevention, evaluation, and treatment methods. Abstract Purpose: Residual limb pain is common and jeopardizes general health and quality of life in amputees. Localization of pain sensitization has clinical practice implications, however, rarely been assessed in amputees. The objective of this study was to investigate the sensitivity of pain over the residual limb and its variability among veterans with transtibial amputation. Patients and methods: Pain sensitivity in 12 locations over transtibial residual limb was explored twice in 19 male veterans by determining their pressure pain threshold (PPT) and pressure tolerance (PT) using pressure algometry. Comparison of PPT and PT at each location within and between participants, and relationship of clinical and demographic characteristics with pain sensitivity were explored. Results: There were significant differences ( p<0.05 ) between PPT and PT at mid-patellar tendon, medial tibial flare, and distal end of the tibia. The lowest PPT and PT (20.5 and 33 Ncm -2 , p=0.13 ) was recorded at the distal end of the residual limb, and the highest PPT and PT (73.4 and 94.3 Ncm -2 , p=0.03 ) was recorded at the mid-patellar tendon. There was a significant moderate correlation ( r=0.48-0.52 ) between pressure pain and daily hours of prosthesis use. There was no significant relationship between pressure pain and age, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), time after amputation, years of prosthesis use, and prosthesis type. Conclusion: Pressure-sensitive and pressure-tolerant areas over residual limb and variability of pressure pain among transtibial amputees were identified. Schematic representation of localized pain over the transtibial residual limb and daily usage of prosthesis could be considered to improve the transtibial socket design and fit as well as the selection of prevention, therapeutic, and pain management strategies.
Potential Protective and Ameliorate Effects of Sesame Oil and Jojoba Oil Against Potassium Bromate (KBrO 3 )-induced oxidative stress in rats

Oxidative stress plays an important role in the etiology and pathogenesis of many chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and cancers. Dietary intake of antioxidants can inhibit or delay the oxidation of susceptible cellular substrates so prevent oxidative stress. The present study was designed to investigate potential protective and ameliorate effects of sesame oil and jojoba oil against potassium bromate (KBrO 3 )-induced oxidative stress using experimental rats. Thirty five of rats were randomly divided into five groups, seven rats each. Group 1 was fed on the basal diet and kept as a negative control group (normal rats). The other 4 groups were injected by a single intraperitoneal dose of KBrO 3 at dose of 125 mg/ kg body weight for induction of oxidative stress. Group 2 was left as a positive control group and groups 3, 4 and 5 were fed on supplemented diet with 5% sesame oil, jojoba oil and mixture of them, respectively. The obtained results revealed that the injected intoxicated groups with sesame oil (SO) or jojoba oil (JO) or mixture of them had significant reduced in serum levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-c, total bilirubin, blood urea nitrogen, uric acid, creatinine, aspartate alanine alkaline structures of liver and kidneys which were tended toward normal results were observed in treated KBrO3-intoxicated rats with mixture of SO with JO. In conclusion, the present findings suggested that regular intake of SO or JO may be useful in improving liver and kidney functions and may protect against KBrO 3 induced oxidative stress in rats by exhibiting stronger antioxidant activity. The mixture of SO with JO provide the preferable effects.
Utilization of Natural Dyes of Futus Woven Fabric as an Alternative to Dye Plant Tissue Preparation

Background: Natural plant dyes can replace synthetic dyes to reduce the adverse effects caused. This study aims to determine the types of color-producing plants, the process of using natural dyes as dyes for plant tissue preparations, and the percentage of quality and feasibility of plant tissue preparations. Methods: The experiments were carried out to apply natural plant dyes to plant tissue preparations. Data analysis was carried out to calculate the percentage of quality and feasibility of the preparations. Results: there were eight plant species from four families, namely Fabaceae, Zingiberaceae, Maliaceae, and Lamiaceae. Processing plant parts into natural dyes iareby soaking, boiling, pounding, grating, and applying to preparations of corn and spinach plants. The use of natural dyes on corn and spinach preparations with a percentage of preparation quality ranging from 33.33% - 75.00% and said to be poor to good, while the percentage of the feasibility of preparations ranged from 67.08% - 87.50% and was said to be feasible to very suitable for use in the observation of plant cells and tissues. Conclusions: Natural dyes from futus fabrics can replace synthetic dyes in dyeing plant tissue preparations.
The Two-Stage Social Identity Model of High-Reliability Organisations

The goal of this paper is to develop an evidence-informed model that explains how contemporary psychological theorising can be brought to bear on the challenges of making organisations highly reliable. Divided into two parts, Part 1 of the paper builds on the seminal work of Weick and colleagues to develop a Two-Stage Social Identity Model of High-Reliability Organisations (2SIM-HRO). This argues that two inter-related sets of processes are critical to the creation of HROs. First, the behaviour of organisational members needs to be informed by a sense of shared social identity (a sense of “us-ness”) such that their actions are underpinned by collective mind . Second, the content of that social identity needs to be informed by a sense that high-reliability behaviours are central to “who we are” and “what we want to be”. Building on this model, Part 2 of the paper argues that the key challenges of creating HROs are primarily challenges of leadership. However, in contrast to traditional approaches to this topic, we argue that in order to create and sustain HROs, leaders need to engage in identity leadership that serves to cultivate and then promote a sense of shared social identity built around high reliability. As well as mapping onto the specifics of the 2SIM-HRO, we note that identity leadership encourages processes of engaged followership whereby organisational members go ‘above and beyond’ in their response to leaders’ reliability-related directives. In this way, it is the synchronised forces of identity leadership and engaged followership — both of which revolve around the development and realisation of a sense of shared social identity — that can be seen as the key drivers and psychological hallmark of HROs.
Prosodic Information in the Resolution of Relative Clause Attachment Ambiguity in L2 Sentence Processing

H. -J. (2021). Prosodic information in the resolution of relative clause attachment ambiguity in L2 sentence processing. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 25 (1), 115-132. This study investigates the nature of L2 sentence processing mechanisms by examining whether or to what extent the sensitivity to prosody would affect the resolution of relative clause attachment ambiguity. The study examines how native speakers of a high attachment language would resolve the attachment ambiguity of their second language which has the opposite preference. Twelve Korean-speaking L2 learners of English and twelve native English speakers participated in a listening task to examine the effect of different types of prosodic information, such as prosodic boundary and focal prominence, along with a silent-reading task. The results showed that L2 learners’ high attachment preferences in English were consistent in both tasks, but the focal prominence factor reinforced this preference in the listening task. The findings suggest that L2 learners’ parsing routines generally followed their L1-specific high attachment, and this default preference was reinforced by convergent prosodic prominence and intonation contour. Emphasizing that L2 sensitivity to prosody reflects a specific modular organization, the study argues that an L1- induced default projection in processing of relative clause attachment can be enhanced or reduced by specific accentual patterns in L2 sentence processing, without the need to claim shallow processing of L2
Empirical likelihood analysis for the heteroscedastic accelerated failure time model

In this manuscript, we provide a general framework for the accelerated failure time (AFT) model that ties different data generating mechanisms, namely correlation and regression models, with different estimators that have been proposed for the AFT model. Furthermore, we develop empirical likelihood methods for inference that yield asymptotic chi-squared results by adequately reflecting the underlying data generating mechanisms in the construction of the likelihood. The results are also applicable to censored quantile regression, as illustrated in an example.
Development of Fast Kickers for the APS MBA Upgrade

The APS multi-bend achromat (MBA) upgrade storage ring will support two bunch fill patterns: 48 singlets and a 324 singlets. A “swap out” injection scheme is adopted. In order to minimize beam loss and residual oscillation of the injected beam and to minimize perturbation of the stored beam during a swap-on injection, the rise, fall, and flat-top parts of the kicker pulse must be held within a 22.8-ns interval. Traditional ferrite-core-type kickers can’t meet the timing requirements; therefore, we decided to use stripline-type kickers. We have completed a preliminary design of a prototype kicker geometry. Procurement of the pulser supply and other components of an evaluation system is under way. We report the specification and design of the fast kicker and current status.
Reasons for influenza vaccination in older adults in 2019 and 2020

Objective: To assess influenza vaccination coverage and reasons for vaccination or not in older adults, in the campaigns of 2019 and 2020. Methods: This is a quantitative and longitudinal study, carried out in Tres Lagoas (MS). Older adults registered in health care or social services participated. In the first quarter of 2020, 172 older adults were assessed in person, of whom 86 were re-interviewed between August and October 2020 through telephone contact. In the first interview, questions were asked about the flu vaccination in 2019 and the reasons for vaccination or not. In the second, the questions were about vaccination in 2020 and why. Vaccination coverage for 2019 and 2020 was compared using the McNemar test. Results: There was a predominance of women, with an average age of 69.1 years. Vaccination coverage in 2019 was 90.7%. Most of them took the vaccine because they believed it was important. As reasons for non-vaccination, the previous reactions and the fact that they did not have the flu were highlighted. In 2020, coverage was 86.0%. Most older adults were vaccinated because the vaccine was available in the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde). The reasons for non-vaccination were fear of leaving home due to the pandemic and lack of professional guidance. There was no significant difference in vaccination coverage in 2019 and 2020 (p=0.388). Conclusion: Vaccination coverage decreased in the year of the pandemic, with no significant difference. Reliable information from healthcare professionals and the media is essential for maintaining high vaccination coverage. © 2022 Departamento de Enfermagem/Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo. All rights reserved.
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Lesbian-mother families formed through donor insemination

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Is there a relationship between vitamin D levels, in ﬂ ammatory parameters, and clinical severity of COVID-19 infection?

OBJECTIVES: This study is aimed to determine the relationship between 25-OH vitamin D levels, inﬂ ammatory parameters of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), c-reactive protein (CRP) levels and the disease severity of COVID-19 infection. BACKGROUND: Inﬂ ammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 while identifying the clinical course and prognosis. The effect of vitamin D deﬁ ciency on contribution to inﬂ ammation in COVID-19 is unclear. METHODS: Based on the classiﬁ cation of the clinical course of COVID-19, the patients were divided into three groups, i.e., with mild (Group 1), moderate (Group 2) and severe/critical cases (Group 3). The 25-OH vitamin D values were deﬁ ned as deﬁ cient, insufﬁ cient or normal. RESULTS: There were no statistically signiﬁ cant differences in the distribution rates of 25-OH vitamin D levels (p>0.05) between the groups. Inﬂ ammatory parameters in Group 3 were statistically signiﬁ cantly higher as compared to Groups1 and 2 (p<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that NLR was an independent predictor of disease severity. CONCLUSION: There is no relationship between the severity of COVID-19 infection and 25-OH vitamin D deﬁ ciency. Inﬂ ammatory parameters are associated with the disease severity, while NLR is an independent predictor of severe COVID-19. There was no correlation between 25-OH vitamin D and inﬂ ammatory markers (Tab. 4, Fig. 1, Ref. 38). Text in PDF www.elis. sk
The Effects of Early Diabetes on Duodenal Alterations in the Rats

of early on SUMMARY: Diabetes mellitus (DM) mainly affects functional changes in the duodenum, which plays an important role in the digestion and absorption of food. The impairment of duodenal function contributes to malnutrition, abdominal bloating and pain in diabetic patients. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the histological alterations and quantitative measurements of duodenal structures in the early stage of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Eight male Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into three control and five diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal dose of 60 mg/kg STZ. After four weeks of diabetic induction, the duodenum was prepared for histological study and morphometric analysis. In diabetic rats, there were deformed villi with disrupted surface epithelium and mildly distorted shapes of crypts, together with an increase in villus height and crypt depth. The epithelial cells detached from their underlying basement membrane. The goblet cells decreased in number, whereas an increased number of Cellula panethensis (Paneth cells) with pale-stained eosinophilic granules occurred in the DM group. A diabetic thickened submucosal layer was observed as enhanced duodenal glands (Brunner’s glands) hypertrophy and collagen accumulation. These findings indicated that histopathologic lesions of the duodenum developed in the early stage of diabetes. The destruction of villi, crypts, and epithelium may affect digestion and absorption. The structural changes in goblet and Cellula panethensis and duodenal glands may be associated with malfunction to protect duodenal mucosa from bacteria and stomach acid. These conditions can worsen the quality of life in diabetic individuals, leading to complications such as maldigestion, malabsorption, and duodenal ulcer.
Influence of the virtual learning environment on the academic performance of nursing students

Objective: To analyze the influence of the virtual learning environment on the academic performance of nursing students. Methods: Quantitative, retrospective study, with secondary data from 108 first-year undergraduate nursing students, obtained through a virtual learning environment ( e-Disciplinas ). The indicators were: number of accesses to the virtual environment, number of materials accessed, number of mandatory tasks performed, number of attempts and correct answers in the quiz, and final grade in the course. The Mann-Whitney test and the Spearman correlation test were performed using software for statistical analysis. Results: 92% adherence to the quiz and a positive correlation between the number of correct answers and the final grade were identified. Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between the number of accesses to the virtual environment, the number of correct answers in the quiz, and the final grade in the course. The final grade was also correlated with the number of materials accessed and the number of
Diagnosis of Thyroid Malignancy Using Chemical Elements of Nodular Tissue Determined by Neutron Activation Analysis

Thyroid benign (TBN) and malignant (TMN) nodules are a common thyroid lesion. The differentiation of TMN often remains a clinical challenge and further improvements of TMN diagnostic accuracy are warranted. The aim of present study was to evaluate possibilities of using differences in chemical elements (ChEs) contents in nodular tissue for diagnosis of thyroid malignancy. Contents of ChEs such as calcium (Ca), chlorine (Cl), iodine (I), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), and sodium (Na) were prospectively evaluated in “normal” thyroid (NT) of 105 individuals as well as in nodular tissue of thyroids with TBN (79 patients) and to TMN (41 patients). Measurements were performed using non-destructive instrumental neutron activation analysis. It was observed that in TMN tissue the mean mass fraction of I was lower while the mean mass fractions of K and Mg were higher than in NT and TBN tissue. It was demonstrated that I content is nodular tissue is the most informative parameter for the diagnosis of thyroid malignancy. It was found that “Sensitivity”, “Specificity” and “Accuracy” of TMN identification using the I level in the needle biopsy of affected thyroid tissue was significantly higher than that using US examination and cytological test of fine needle aspiration biopsy. It was concluded that determination of the I level in a needle biopsy of TNs using non-destructive instrumental analytical method is a fast, reliable, and very informative diagnostic tool that can be successfully used as an additional test of thyroid malignancy identification.
Determining the Importance of Factors for Transport Modes in Freight Transportation

The road transportation has been overly used in freight transportation for decades, and it has undesirable effects on the environment. Nowadays, with the ever-increasing awareness of environmental issues which is mainly caused by road freight transportation, intermodal transport is thus promoted in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But, even though many policies promoting the use of intermodal transport have been proposed, they have less impact to trigger shippers to shift mode from road transport to intermodal transport. The main reason might be that the real requirements of shippers towards transport mode are not well understood, hence this research is to investigate freight transport mode choice from their perspectives. The requirements for transport modes are abstracted into a set of factors, and knowing the perceived importance assigned to each factor is helpful to understand what should be improved in intermodal transport. In this research, the literature review regarding freight transportation mode is done aiming to generate an exhaustive list of decisive factors, and these factors are transport cost, door-to-door travel time, on-time reliability, flexibility, frequency, and reduction of CO2-emission. However, apart from these six factors, characteristics of the freight itself do play a role as a premise in freight transport mode choice, and factors are possibly perceived differently regarding different types of freights, therefore, four type of freights are chosen, which are freights from manufacturing industry, agriculture industry, perishable food industry, and chemical industry. Best-Worst method which is a Multiple Criteria Decision Making method is chosen to conduct data analysis, and online questionnaires are sent to the respondents which are divided into three groups: practitioners, industry experts, and professors. And, since this research mainly focus on two regions: Europe and the United States, all respondents are chosen from these two regions. The results of data analysis indicate an overall ranking of all factors, where transport cost is viewed as the most important, closely followed by on-time reliability, and reduction of CO2- emission is viewed as the least important. Moreover, through the comparison of the general perception of factors regarding four types of freights, it can be seen that one or more factors are perceived differently based on four types of freights. Besides, different groups of respondents do perceive specific factor differently, and perceptions of practitioners and professors differ a lot. Since these two types of comparison analysis have not been done in the previous literature, so this research is the first study to provide a perspective for understanding factors from the perceptions of different types of respondents and in terms of different types of freights. Besides, by including reduction of CO2-emission, this research provides an overview of this ever-increasing important factor.