Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tri Hita Karana Oriented Problem Based Learning Improves Natural Science Learning Outcomes

This research focused on the low learning outcomes of Natural Science students in class V. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the Tri Hita Karana oriented PBL model on the learning outcomes of the fifth grade Natural Science students. The sample in this study amounted to 56 students. In this study, data were collected using a test technique using an objective test instrument with multiple choice forms which had previously been analyzed for the quality of eligibility by testing the validity, reliability, distinguishing features, and level of difficulty. The data that has been obtained is then analyzed using t-test. Based on the results of the t-test analysis, T-count = 5.42, while the value of T-table at a significant level of 5% with degrees of freedom 28 + 28 2 = 54 is 1.67. Based on T-count = 5.42 > T-table = 1.67 then H0 is rejected. The results of the analysis prove that there are significant differences between the groups of students who are taught with the Tri Hita Karana oriented Problem Based Learning model with groups of students who are taught with conventional learning models. From the results of the t-test analysis and the average learning outcomes it can be concluded that The Tri Hita Karana oriented Problem Based Learning model has a positive effect on the Natural Science learning outcomes of Class V students. Therefore, the Tri Hita Karana oriented Problem Based Learning model is suitabel for dealing with low Natural Science learning outcomes
Validation of the Test of Memory Malingering in a Clinical Population from Singapore

Abstract The present research aims to establish the predictive validity of the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) in a Singaporean sample with mood and psychotic disorders. Its clinical utility was compared against other performance validity tests: Dot Counting Test (DCT), Rey 15-Item Memory Test II (Rey II), Medical Symptom Validity Test (MSVT), Nonverbal Medical Symptom Validity Test (NV-MSVT), Word Memory Test (WMT) and Victoria Symptom Validity Test (VSVT). Findings revealed that TOMM, MSVT, NV-MSVT, WMT and VSVT preserved the ability to distinguish between Clinical participants' simulation groups, and TOMM outperformed all tests except NVMSVT. Overall, findings supported continued use of TOMM.
A new system to classify global climate zones based on plant physiology and using high temporal resolution climate data

Climate classification systems (CCSs) can be used to predict how species’ distributions might be altered by climate change and to increase the reliability of these estimates is an important goal in biogeographical research. We produce an objective, global climate classification system (CCS) at high temporal resolution based on plant physiology as a robust way to predict how climate change may impact terrestrial biomes.
Stormwater Detention Reservoirs: An Opportunity for Monitoring and a Potential Site to Prevent the Spread of Urban Microplastics

Stormwater runoff carries pollutants from urban areas to rivers and has the potential to be a main contributing source of microplastics (MPs) to the ecosystem. Stormwater detention reservoirs (SDRs) differ from ponds and lakes in that SDRs retain most particulate matter and they are emptied after storm events. This paper investigates the occurrence of MPs in the SDR of the Alto-Tietê catchment area, Itaim stream in Poá city, São Paulo, Brazil. The MPs found were classified in different categories: shapes (fragment, line/fibre, film/sheet and pellet); size (<0.5 mm, between 0.5 mm and 1 mm and >1 mm); and polymer composition. Results have shown that most of the MPs found in the samples are fragments (57%), followed by pellets (27%), fibres/lines (9%), and then films/sheets (6%). Small particles (<0.5 mm) represented 89% of the total MPs, and this category mainly included fragments (62%) and pellets (30%). MPs were found in a vast variety of shapes and colours, which shows a likely variety of sources. Besides the occurrence of MPs in the stormwater samples, the potential of SDRs as a first sanitary barrier to retain MPs before they reach the ecosystem has been speculated.
Growth and quality of Handroanthus heptaphyllus (Vell.) Mattos. seedlings as a function of controlled release fertilizer doses

Controlled-release fertilizers are great allies in the production of seedlings. However, there is a lack of studies focusing on the use of these fertilizers in native forest species. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different doses of controlled release fertilizers (CRF) on the development and quality of seedlings of Handroanthus heptaphyllus (Vell.) Mattos. The experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions with plastic cover for a period of 150 days. The pots were distributed in randomized blocks, using twenty plants per experimental unit. The treatments consisted of four doses of CFR Osmocote ® (0, 4.1, 8.2 and 12.3 g dm -3 ) in the formulation NPK 15-09-12, with four replications. The following variables were evaluated: seedling height (H), stem diameter (SD), root length (RL), number of leaf pairs (NLP), leaf area (LA), shoot dry mass (SDM), root dry mass (RDM), total dry mass (TDM), H/SD ratio, Dickson's quality index (DQI) and relative chlorophyll content (SPAD). All evaluated parameters responded significantly to the increasing doses of the CRF. The best responses were found for the doses between 8.5 to 9.5 g dm -3 , considering the evaluated experimental conditions.
Influence of Online Hotel Consumer Review Sites on Hotel Visitors’ Behavioural Intentions in Jordan

يستعين الزبائن بالتقييمات والتوصيات والمعلومات المقدمة عبر الإنترنت من أشخاص آخرين عند اتخاذ قراراتهم الشرائية. ومع ذلك، لا تزال المعرفة محدودة حول كيفية تقييم الزبائن للمواقع الإلكترونية والمتصفحات الخاصة بتقييم المنتجات. لقد تم اعتماد نظرية العملية المزدوجة في هذه الدراسة لبيان أثر المؤثرات المعلوماتية والمعيارية المقدمة عبر المواقع الإلكترونية في نية الزوار لارتياد الفنادق في الأردن. تم اعتماد الأسلوب الكمي في تحليل البيانات من عينة مقصودة من الطلبة الأردنيين، وقد تم توزيع 500 استبانة على طلبة الجامعة الأردنية عن طريق البريد الإلكتروني وباليد في المحاضرات وأماكن تجمع الطلبة ووصلت نسبة الرد إلى 72.6%. لقد أظهرت النتائج أن العوامل المعلوماتية والمعيارية مترابطة ويعتمد كل منهما على الآخر، كما أن تأثيرهما مجتمعين في النية للشراء أعلى من تأثير كل منهما على حدة، كما أظهرت النتائج أن أثر العوامل المعلوماتية في النية للشراء أكبر بالمقارنة مع المجموعة الثانية من العوامل. بصيغة أخرى، على الرغم من وجود تصنيف إجمالي للفنادق يعتمد على الأرقام والنجوم، فإن الزائر يعتمد أكثر على التقييمات والتوصيات المكتوبة من مصادر موثوقة بشكل أكبر. وفي النهاية، تم تقديم مجموعة من التوصيات والمقترحات لإفادة قطاع الخدمات بشكل عام وقطاع السياحة بشكل خاص.
Low specific absorption rate and gain‐enhanced meandered bowtie antenna utilizing flexible dipole‐like artificial magnetic conductor for medical application at 2.4 GHz

A flexible meander bowtie antenna incorporated with dipole‐like artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) is proposed. Two different types of AMC design are presented for comparison. A new medical transdermal patch is used as the dielectric substrate for both antenna and AMC. The gain enhancement is achieved using a modified dipole‐like unit cell of the AMC. The effect of the substrate thickness and separation distance between the antenna and the AMC is investigated. The results show that the antenna is operating at its original frequency (as in free space) when the antenna‐AMC separation distance is more than one‐eighth of the wavelength. The directive radiation pattern with high gain is obtained when the flexible antenna is placed above the AMC structure. The AMC increases the antenna's gain by 4.15 and 4.931 dB for single‐dipole AMC and double‐dipole AMC, respectively. The 10 g specific absorption rate is reduced by 98% and 68% for both simulated and measured results, respectively. The results demonstrate that the proposed flexible antenna‐AMC is suitable for on‐body application specifically for continuous health monitoring.
DOES IT MATTER WHEN YOU REVIEW?

Abstract This study is a conceptual replication of Rogers and Cheung’s (2018) investigation into distribution of practice effects on the learning of L2 vocabulary in child EFL classrooms in Hong Kong. Following a pretest, treatment, delayed posttest design, 66 primary school students (Cantonese L1) studied 20 vocabulary items over three training episodes under spaced-short (1-day interval) or spaced-long (8-day interval) learning conditions. The spacing of the vocabulary items was manipulated within-participants, and learning was assessed using crossword puzzles following a 4-week delay. While Rogers and Cheung (2018) resulted in minimal overall learning with a slight advantage for the spaced-short group, this study found large learning gains across the experimental conditions with no significant differences between the two learning schedules. Taken together, these results provide evidence that the results from previous research examining input spacing with adult populations in laboratory contexts might not generalize to authentic child learning contexts.
Simulation Study on the Influence of Multifrequency Ultrasound on Transient Cavitation Threshold in Different Media

Through the introduction of multifrequency ultrasound technology, remarkable results have been achieved in tissue ablation and other aspects. By using the nonlinear dynamic equation of spherical bubble, the effects of the combination mode of multifrequency ultrasound, the peak negative pressure and its duration, the phase angle difference, and the polytropic index on the transient cavitation threshold in four different media of water, blood, brain, and liver are simulated and analyzed. The simulation results show that under the same frequency difference and initial bubble radius, the transient cavitation threshold of the high-frequency, triple-frequency combination is higher than that of the low-frequency, triple-frequency combination. When the lowest frequency of triple frequencies is the same, the larger the frequency difference, the higher the transient cavitation threshold. When the initial bubble radius is small, the frequency difference has little effect on the transient cavitation threshold of the triple-frequency combination. With the increase of initial bubble radius, the influence of frequency difference on the transient cavitation threshold of the higher frequency combination of triple frequency is more obvious than that of the lower frequency combination of triple frequency. When the duration of peak negative pressure or peak negative pressure of the multifrequency combined ultrasound is longer than that of the single-frequency ultrasound, the transient cavitation threshold of the multifrequency combined ultrasound is lower than that of the single-frequency ultrasound; on the contrary, the transient cavitation threshold of the multifrequency combined ultrasound is higher than that of the single-frequency ultrasound. When the phase angle difference of multifrequency excitation is zero, the corresponding transient cavitation threshold is the lowest, while the change of the polytropic index has almost no effect on the transient cavitation threshold for the multifrequency combination. The research results can provide a reference for multifrequency ultrasound to reduce the transient cavitation threshold, which is of great significance for the practical application of cavitation.
Economic Predictors of Differences in Interview Faking Between Countries: Economic Inequality Matters, Not the State of Economy

Many companies recruit employees from different parts of the globe, and faking behavior by potential employees is a ubiquitous phenomenon. It seems that applicants from some countries are more prone to faking compared to others, but the reasons for these differences are largely unexplored. This study relates country-level economic variables to faking behavior in hiring processes. In a cross-national study across 20 countries, participants (N = 3839) reported their faking behavior in their last job interview. This study used the random response technique (RRT) to ensure participants anonymity and to foster honest answers regarding faking behavior. Results indicate that general economic indicators (gross domestic product per capita [GDP] and unemployment rate) show negligible correlations with faking across the countries, whereas economic inequality is positively related to the extent of applicant faking to a substantial extent. These findings imply that people are sensitive to inequality within countries and that inequality relates to faking, because inequality might actuate other psychological processes (e.g., envy) which in turn increase the probability for unethical behavior in many forms.
Pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal cancer: PulMiCC and future trials.

Quant Imaging Med Surg 2020;10(11):2215-2217 | http://dx.doi. org/10.21037/qims-20-774 Marcus Taylor and colleagues provide an excellent summary of the present situation with respect to the treatment of lung metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC), but we don’t agree with the specific research question they propose to test in a randomized trial. They write: ‘In conclusion, there remains very little high-quality evidence demonstrating the benefit of any form of intervention in this patient group and hence a controlled trial comparing overall survival between patients undergoing surgical metastasectomy, SABR or RFA for biopsy-proven metastatic colorectal cancer is required to address the question of which modality provides superior outcomes in this cohort of patients. ’ (1). In their review they found no good evidence for benefit of any of these local treatments of metastases and so, we contend, it would be irrational to do a randomized controlled trial (RCT) making a comparison between any of them. Unless you know there is benefit, which requires a non-interventional arm, all you might show is which does less harm. Otherwise you would, unknowingly, interpret the difference as a greater benefit. The paper by Hasegawa on which Taylor et al. comment includes 70 patients with a predominance of favorable features for longer than average survival. Ten departments took more than 6 years to select and accrue these patients and so it is likely that they were highly selected. But we are provided with no denominator. In 79% of them the prognostic indicators were good: metastases were solitary, the mean size was 1 cm, 66% of had no CEA elevation, and there was a mean interval since primary CRC resection of more than 3 years (2). As Taylor et al. observe there were also very few histological confirmations. The 3-year survival was 84%. At the same time point, survival in the non-metastasectomy arm of the RCT Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) was 70% (3). These were patients eligible for metastasectomy but not as highly selected as in Hasegawa’s RFA report. The difference in survival may simply be due to higher selection and a better prognosis. The belief in the clinical benefit of surgical lung metastasectomy has been entirely based on an assumption that 5-year survival would be zero, or close to it, if the lung metastases had not been removed (4). This assumption has been robustly challenged by the STS working group on lung metastasectomy. They could find no evidence to support this belief among over 1,000 papers. They state emphatically that the assumption of zero mortality is not supported by the literature (5). The zero belief was somewhat modified in the systematic review by Gonzalez et al. who wrote that survival is ‘worse than 5%’ (6). In support they cited a paper, from more than Letter to the Editor
Supplementary LED Interlighting Improves Yield and Precocity of Greenhouse Tomatoes in the Mediterranean

In Northern Europe, the use of light–emitting diodes (LEDs) is widely adopted in protected horticulture, enabling to enhance plant growth by ensuring needed radiative fluxes throughout seasons. Contrarily, the use of artificial lighting in Mediterranean greenhouse still finds limited applications. In this study, the effects of supplemental LED interlighting on vegetative development, fruit growth, yield, and fruit quality of high-wire tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. ‘Siranzo’) during spring and summer season were addressed in a hydroponic greenhouse in Italy. Plants were either grown under natural solar radiation (control), or by adding supplemental LED interlighting. LED treatment featured red (R) and blue (B) light (RB ratio of 3) and a photosynthetic photon flux density of 170 µmol m−2 s−1 for 16 h d−1. Supplemental LED interlighting enhanced yield as a result of increased fruit weight and dimension. While no effects on soluble solids content and fruit color at harvesting were observed, supplemental LED interlighting accelerated ripening by one week in spring and two weeks in summer and this also resulted in increased cumulated productivity (+16%) as compared to control treatment. Overall, supplemental LED interlighting can represent a feasible technology for tomato greenhouse production also in the Mediterranean region.
CYP2E1 mediated isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

To investigate the role of CYP2E1 in isoniazid (INH)-induced hepatotoxicity and the influence of rifampicin (RFP) on INH-induced liver injury. METHODS: Rats were treated with INH alone (100 mg/kg, ip) or co-administered with RFP (100 mg/kg, ig) for 10 d and 21 d. Hepatotoxicity was assayed by plasma enzymes (sALT, sAST) and histopathological examinations. Hepatic CYP2E1 activity was measured by aniline hydroxylase (ANH), and CYP2E1 mRNA expression was determined by RT-PCR. Plasma hydrazine concentration was determined by RP-HPLC.RESULTS: For a 10 d INH-treatment, hepatic CYP2E1 level was increased to 3.7-fold over the control; liver impairment appeared after 21 d treatment, while CYP2E1 and plasma hydrazine were, respectively, increased to 4.6-fold and 1.7-fold. However, in INH-RFP group for 10 d, CYP2E1 and plasma hydrazine were, respectively,decreased by 13 % and 18 % over INH group; similarly, hepatic injury is equal to INH group appeared after 21 d,and CYP2E1 was further decreased by 26 %. Correlation analysis showed that sALT had a positive correlation with plasma hydrazine and with CYP2E1 activity; CYP2E1 activity was also markedly correlated with plasma hydrazine.And compared with control, there is no difference in changes of CYP2E1 mRNA expression in INH and INH-RFP treatment for 21 d. CONCLUSION: The metabolite of INH, hydrazine, plays an important role in INH-inducedhepatotoxicity in rats. The induction of CYP2E 1 by hydrazine is involved in the hepatotoxicity of INH. RFP does not exacerbate lNH-induced henatotoxicitv in short term. which relates to down-regulation of CYP2E1.
Cbl Negatively Regulates NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation through GLUT1-Dependent Glycolysis Inhibition

Activation of the nod-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes is crucial for immune defense, but improper and excessive activation causes inflammatory diseases. We previously reported that Cbl plays a pivotal role in suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation by inhibiting Pyk2-mediated apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC) oligomerization. Here, we showed that Cbl dampened NLRP3 inflammasome activation by inhibiting glycolysis, as demonstrated with Cbl knockout cells and treatment with the Cbl inhibitor hydrocotarnine. We revealed that the inhibition of Cbl promoted caspase-1 cleavage and interleukin (IL)-1β secretion through a glycolysis-dependent mechanism. Inhibiting Cbl increased cellular glucose uptake, glycolytic capacity, and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation capacity. Upon NLRP3 inflammasome activation, inhibiting Cbl increased glycolysis-dependent activation of mitochondrial respiration and increased the production of reactive oxygen species, which contributes to NLRP3 inflammasome activation and IL-1β secretion. Mechanistically, inhibiting Cbl increased surface expression of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) protein through post-transcriptional regulation, which increased cellular glucose uptake and consequently raised glycolytic capacity, and in turn enhanced NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Together, our findings provide new insights into the role of Cbl in NLRP3 inflammasome regulation through GLUT1 downregulation. We also show that a novel Cbl inhibitor, hydrocortanine, increased NLRP3 inflammasome activity via its effect on glycolysis.
Role of Silviculture in the Formation of Norway Spruce Forests along the Southern Edge of Their Range in the Central Russian Plain

East European forests dominated by Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. ) in the broad-leaved–coniferous zone should be considered as secondary communities formed under the influence of centuries-long activities (logging, fires and planting) and extended outside their natural range. The study raises an issue—how stable is the current state of Norway spruce forests in the center of the Russian plain and what is the effect of silviculture on the forest cover of the large urban agglomeration—the Moscow Region? Current study is based on multidisciplinary research and consequently concerns the age dynamics of spruce plantation forests, the species and typological diversity of mature spruce forests and spatial pattern of spruce forests along the south edge of their range. The composition and structure of Norway spruce plantations have been studied for various age classes and compared with mature natural spruce forests and pine plantations on the basis of field data. Remote sensing data and modeling approach were applied to estimate the spatial structure of spruce forests. It is found that mature plantations (over 80 years) become similar to natural forests in terms of structure and composition. The relationship between the distribution of spruce formations and the climatic and geomorphological conditions are confirmed. The proportion of spruce and spruce–aspen/birch communities follows the pattern of zones—the transition from the coniferous and broad-leaved forest zone to the broad-leaved forest zone. Despite the significant anthropogenic impact and the high proportion of plantations in the composition of Norway spruce forests (about 60–80%), their floristic and typological diversities correspond to such properties of zonal broad-leaved–coniferous communities. Over-matured plantations can provide valuable habitats for the re-establishment of native typological diversity. This makes it possible to use silviculture stands as an accelerated alternative to the natural recovery of disturbed habitats.
The exercisability of the right to data portability in the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) environment

The right to data portability (RtDP), as outlined in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enables data subjects to transmit their data from one service to another. This is of particular interest in the evolving Internet of Things (IoT) environment. This research delivers the first empirical analysis detailing the exercisability of the RtDP in the context of consumer IoT devices and the information provided to users about exercising the right. In Study 1, we reviewed 160 privacy policies of IoT producers to understand the level of information provided to a data subject. In Study 2, we tested four widely available IoT systems to examine whether procedures are in place to enable users to exercise the RtDP. Both studies showcase how the RtDP is not yet exercisable in the IoT environment, risking consumers being unable to unlock the long-term benefits of IoT systems.